User manual PIONEER VSX-D512-S

[. . . ] Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. CAUTION WARNING ­ TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D1-4-2-1_En ­ PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD. RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. ATTENTION ­ POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE D2-4-4-1_EF A DECOUVVERT. IMPORTANT NOTICE ­ THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR. [. . . ] Select Return then press ENTER to go back to the Surround Setup menu. Setting Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ according to your room characteristics Using the manual setup, you can set the time period at which the frequency response is analyzed for calibration. You can pinpoint the time that is best for calibration of the system for your particular room characteristics. The graph below shows the difference between standard acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the gray circles represent the point at which the microphone captures the sound for frequency analysis). Level Test tone Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by calibrating your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers. It can also provide you with a graphical output of the frequency response of your room. Note · Before setting up with Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ, you should finish calibrating using the Auto Surround Setup on page 39. Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro calibration range Standard Acoustic Cal. EQ calibration range 0 80 160 Time (in msec. ) How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your listening room (i. e. it sounds `boomy'), or that different channels seem to exhibit different reverb characteristics, use the auto pro setup to calibrate the room automatically. This should provide a more balanced calibration than simply using the standard Acoustic Calibration EQ. The manual setup allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer--see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 88 for more on this). As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it is influenced by room characteristics, such as walls, furniture, and the dimensions of the room. The sooner the frequency analysis, the less it is influenced by the room. 5 Select a manual setup option and press ENTER. 2. 4. [ Reverb Measurement ] [ Reverb View ] [ Advanced EQ Setup ] [Return] [Return] 2 Select `Professional' then press ENTER. 2. Acoustic Cal EQ [Data Copy] [Manual] CUSTOM1 , CUSTOM2 [Auto] ALL ADJ & FRONT ALIGN [Professional] [Return] · Reverb Measurement ­ Use this to measure the reverb characteristics of your room for separate channels in select frequency ranges. · Reverb View (Normal) ­ You can check the reverb measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel. PC Output will also show as an option after you've completed the reverb measurement. See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 88 for more on this option. · Advanced EQ Setup ­ Use this to select the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment and calibration, based on the reverb measurement of your listening area. Note that using this setup will alter the settings you made in Automatically setting up for surround sound on page 39. 3 Select a setup option and press ENTER. 2. 4. ]al Surround Reverb Measurement Reverb View Advanced EQ Setup [Return] 64 En The Surround Setup menu 07 6 If you selected `Reverb Measurement', select `Start' and press ENTER. 2. 4. Reverb ·Connect microphone ·Please be quiet ·Move obstacles away ·If you have a subwoofer turn power on and turn volume up [Start] [Cancel] You can switch between your connected speakers (excluding the subwoofer), and display the measurements for the following frequencies: 63Hz, 125 Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz and 16kHz. Select the setting from the following time periods (in milliseconds): 0­20ms, 10­30ms, 20­40ms, 30­50ms, 40­60ms, 50­70ms and 60­80ms. [. . . ] Mono: 73 dB (at 85 dBf) Stereo: 70 dB (at 85 dBf) Distortion . Stereo: 0. 5% (1 kHz) Alternate Channel Selectivity . 30 Hz to 15 kHz ± 1dB Antenna Input . 75 unbalanced Continuous Power Output (6 ) Front. [. . . ]