Channel level, The system setup menu 07 – Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K User Manual

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The System Setup menu

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En

SW – LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels
set to

SMALL are output from the subwoofer when

YES is selected. Choose the PLUS setting if you want
the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or
you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that
would normally come out the front and center

speakers are also routed to the subwoofer).

1

If you did

not connect a subwoofer choose

NO (the bass

frequencies are output from other speakers).

3

Select ‘X. OVER’ and set the crossover frequency.

2

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the
subwoofer (or

LARGE speakers).

4

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the
overall balance of your speaker system, an important
factor when setting up a home theater system.

Important

• When Channel Level is selected while

MCACC is set

to

OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory

appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

1

Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup

menu.

2

Select a setup option.

MANUAL – Move the test tone manually from
speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel
levels.

AUTO – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves
from speaker to speaker automatically.

3

Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press

ENTER.

4

Adjust the level of each channel using

/.

If you selected

MANUAL, use

/ to switch speakers.

The

AUTO setup will output test tones in the order shown

on-screen:

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is

emitted.

3

5

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• You can change the channel levels at any time by

press

RECEIVER, then press CH LEVEL, and then

using

/ on the remote control.

Note

1 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select

LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not,

however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due
low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with
it set to

PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems,

the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting

SMALL for the front speakers.

2 This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as

LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back

from those selected as

SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

5b.Channel Level

:Cancel

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next

5.Manual SP Setup

:Return

a . Speaker Setting

b . Channel Level

c . Speaker Distance
d

.

X-Curve

6b.Channel Level

MCACC

: M1.MEMORY 1

Test Tone

AUTO

+0.5dB

ENTER:Next

:Cancel

3 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB
SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

5b.Channel Level

:Cancel

Please wait...

20

CAUTION

Loud test tones will
be output.

5b.Channel Level

:Finish

M C AC C

: M 1 . M E M O RY 1

L

0.0 dB

SR [ 0.0 dB ]

C

[

0.0 dB ] SBR [

0.0 dB ]

R

[

0.0 dB ] SBL [

0.0 dB ]

SL [ 0.0

dB

]

SW [ 0.0

dB

]

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