Crossover Network; Channel Level; Speaker Distance - Pioneer VSX-520-S Operating Instructions Manual

The System Setup menu

Crossover network

• Default setting: 100Hz
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
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SMALL.
It also decides where the cutoff will
be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.
1 Select 'X.OVER' from the SP SETUP menu.
Use / to choose the frequency cutoff
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point.
Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent
to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

Channel level

Using these settings, you can adjust the overall
balance of your speaker system.
1 Select 'CH LEVEL' from the SP SETUP
menu.
Use / to select a setup option.
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• T. TONE M – Move the test tone manually
from speaker to speaker and adjust
individual channel levels.
• T. TONE A – 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 T. TONE M, use / to switch
speakers.
The T. TONE A setup outputs test tones in the
following order (depends on speaker settings).
Note
1 For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker setting on page 40.
2 After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output.
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.
When the surround back speakers are
connected:
L  C  R  SR  SBR  SBL  SL  SW
When the front height speakers are connected:
L FHL  C  FHR  R  SR  SL SW
Adjust the level of each speaker as the test
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tone is emitted.
Tip
• You can change the channel levels at any
time by press
SELECT and LEV +/– on the remote
control. You can also press CH SELECT
and use / to select the channel, and
then use / to adjust the channel
levels.

Speaker distance

For good sound depth and separation from
your system, you need to specify the distance
of your speakers from the listening position.
The receiver can then add the proper delay
needed for effective surround sound.
1 Select 'SP DISTN.' from the SP SETUP
menu.
Use / to choose the speaker that you
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want then set the distance.
Use / to adjust the distance of each
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speaker (in 0.1 m increments).
, then press CH
RECEIVER
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