User manual PIONEER VSX-1017AV-S QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] VSX-1017AV-S VSX-1017AV-K AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http://www. pioneer. co. uk (or http://www. pioneer. eu). Operating Instructions IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. D3-4-2-1-1_En-A Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. [. . . ] This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0dB so that you'll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels. 3a. Fine Channel Level MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1 L(Reference) +0. 5dB 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you're doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order. · Fine Ch Level ­ Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below). · Fine SP Distance ­ Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 40). Enter:Next :Cancel 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/­10dB) as necessary. Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press to confirm and continue to the next channel. 39 En 08 The System Setup menu 3a. Fine Channel Level L R C SL SR SBL SBR SW + 0. 0dB (Reference) [ 0. 0dB ] + 1. 0dB [ -3. 0dB ] [+ 10. 0dB ] [­ 10. 0dB ] [+ 9. 5dB ] [­ 1. 5dB ] :Finish 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0. 1 to 9. 0 meters. 3b. Fine SP Distance L R C SL SR SBL SBR SW 3. 0 m (Reference) [ 1. 8 m ] 3. 0 m 1. 3 m ] 1. 2 m ] 1. 3 m ] 1. 2 m ] 2. 4 m ] :Finish · For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. · If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. [ [ [ [ [ Fine Speaker Distance · Default setting: 3. 0 m (all channels) For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup below. 1 Select `Fine SP Distance' from the Manual MCACC setup menu. The volume increases to the reference level. 3. Manual MCACC a. Fine Ch Level b. Fine SP Distance c. Advanced EQ Setup d. EQ Data Copy e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f . EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g. EQ Data Check :Return Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span. 1 When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next channel. · For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. · If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position. 3b. Fine SP Distance Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of speaker equalizer. It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your listening room and turning the ambient environment into a natural state to reproduce the source sound as it was originally recorded. [. . . ] 30 Hz to 15 kHz ± 1dB Antenna Input . 75 unbalanced AM Tuner Section Frequency Range . 531 kHz to 1602 kHz (9 kHz step) Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) . Loop antenna · The above specifications are applicable when the power supply is 230 V. Miscellaneous Power Requirements. [. . . ]