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The Advanced MCACC menu
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Adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave 
Control.
• Filter Channel – Select the channel to which you will 
apply the filter(s): MAIN (all except center channel 
and subwoofer), Center or SW (subwoofer).
• TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is 
SW) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to 
compensate for the difference in output post-filter).
• Freq / Q / ATT – These are the filter parameters where 
Freq represents the frequency you will be targeting 
and Q is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the 
narrower the bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation 
(ATT, the amount of reduction to the targeted 
frequency).
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When you’re finished, press RETURN.
You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.
Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
• Default setting: ON
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Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room 
equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It 
works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your 
room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that 
can color the original source material (providing a ‘flat’ 
equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the 
adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for 
surround sound (Auto MCACC)
 on page 41 or Automatic 
MCACC (Expert)
 on page 78, you can also adjust these 
settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits 
your tastes.
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Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup 
menu.
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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 
 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 
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 TRIM feature. Use 
/
 to select TRIM, then use / to raise or lower the 
channel level for the current speaker. 
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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. It 
can also provide you with a graphical output of the 
frequency response of your room.
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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, select EQ Pro & S-Wave (or ALL) for the 
Auto MCACC setting in Automatic MCACC (Expert) on 
page 78 to calibrate the room automatically. This should 
provide a balanced calibration that suits the 
characteristics of your listening room.
If you still aren’t satisfied with the results, the manual 
Advanced EQ Setup (below) provides a more 
customized calibration of your system using the direct 
sound of the speakers. This is done with the help of a 
graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or 
using a computer (with software available from Pioneer 
— see Output PC on page 88).
Note
1 When EQ Adjust is selected for an MCACC preset memory where EQ is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETEREQ ON is automatically 
selected.
1. Fine  Channel  Level
2. Fine SP Distance
3. Standing  Wave
1c.Manual MCACC
4. EQ  Adjust
5. EQ  Professional
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2 This system 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 Output PC on page 88 for more on this). 
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