Pioneer VSX-919AH-K User Manual
The Advanced MCACC menu
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Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual
MCACC setup menu.
2
Select the channel(s) you want and adjust
to your liking.
Use
/ to select the channel.
Use
/ to select the frequency and / to
boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go
back to the top of the screen and press
back to the top of the screen and press
to
return to
Ch, then use
/ to select the channel.
• The
OVER! indicator shows in the display if
the frequency adjustment is too drastic
and might distort. If this happens, bring the
level down until
and might distort. If this happens, bring the
level down until
OVER! disappears from
the display.
Tip
• Changing the frequency curve of one channel
too drastically will affect the overall balance.
If the speaker balance seems uneven, you
can raise or lower channel levels using test
tones with the
If the speaker balance seems uneven, you
can raise or lower channel levels using test
tones with the
TRIM feature. Use
/ to
select
TRIM, then use
/ to raise or lower
the channel level for the current speaker.
3
When you’re finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the
Manual MCACC setup
menu.
Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of
room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate
your system based on the direct sound coming
from the speakers.
room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate
your system based on the direct sound coming
from the speakers.
How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ
Professional
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
(when Type A or Type B shown on the diagrams
on the following applies), select
Professional
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
(when Type A or Type B shown on the diagrams
on the following applies), select
EQ Pro. & S-
Wave (or ALL) for the Auto MCACC setting in
Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 78 to
calibrate the room automatically.
Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 78 to
calibrate the room automatically.
•
Type A: Reverberance of high vs. low
frequencies
frequencies
•
Type B: Reverb characteristics for
different channels
different channels
If the pattern is as shown above, select the
30-
50ms setting. If not, this setting is not
necessary.
necessary.
1. Fine Channel Level
2. Fine SP Distance
3. Standing Wave
2. Fine SP Distance
3. Standing Wave
1c.Manual MCACC
4. EQ Adjust
5. EQ Professional
A/V RECEIVER
Exit
Return
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[Hz]
125
[Hz]
250
[Hz]
500
[Hz]
1k
[Hz]
2k
[Hz]
4k
[Hz]
8k
[Hz]
16k
[Hz]
TRIM
dB
1c4.EQ Adjust
Exit
Finish
0.0
Ch :
L
-6.0
-8.0
0.0
+8.5
+3.0
+8.5
0.0
0.0
+3.0
A/V RECEIVER
MCACC
M1.MEMORY1
Low frequencies
High frequencies
Level
Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro
calibration range
calibration range
Conventional MCACC
EQ calibration range
EQ calibration range
Time (in msec)
0
80
160
Front L
Front R
Level
Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro
calibration range
calibration range
Conventional MCACC
EQ calibration range
EQ calibration range
Time (in msec)
0
80
160
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