Getting Started; Setting Speaker Layout; Setting The Channel Levels - Pioneer HTZ180DVD Operating Instructions Manual

Getting started

Chapter 4
Getting started

Setting Speaker Layout

Select the speaker layout for the speaker
setting you arranged to your listening area
environment.
First time you switch on the system, the
following speaker layout setting appears. If you
switch off the system without finishing this
setting, the same appears again next time you
switch on the system.
1 Press  STANDBY/ON and confirm
WELCOME is shown on the display.
2 SELECT SPEAKER LAYOUT will run on
the display for about 10 seconds.
Use / to select appropriate speaker
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layout.
There are two speaker layout modes – 5 spot
speaker layout and 3 spot speaker layout.
See Setup Guide for more details about
speaker layout and mode description.
• 5 SPOT – Optimal for 5.1 channel home
theater sound by placing the two surround
speakers in the rear of the listening
position.
• 3 SPOT – This is the classic layout for the
Front Surround mode. The two surround
speakers are placed in front of the listening
position.
4 Press ENTER to confirm.
Note
1 To change the setting, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select SYS SET, then use / to select LAYOUT to start setting
procedure.
2 • This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.
• To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select
SOUNDSET, then press ENTER. Use / to select CH LEVEL, then press ENTER. Use / to switch between channels, and
/ to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you're finished.
3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.
4 When the volume is set to 51 or more, TESTTONE cannot be selected and the channel level setting range is restricted. In
addition, if the channel level range of any speaker is set to the + side, the maximum volume is also restricted.

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main
listening position.
1
2
press ENTER.
3
ENTER.
4
press ENTER.
The test tone is output in the following order
(from the speakers active in the current
listening mode):
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volume to an appropriate level.
6
turn.
You should hear the test tone at the same
volume from each speaker when seated in the
main listening position. The channel level
1
range is ±10 dB.
7
test tone setup.
2
Press SHIFT+SETUP.
Use / to select SOUNDSET, then
Use / to select CH LEVEL, then press
Use / to select TESTTONE, then
• L – Front left speaker
• C – Center speaker
• R – Front right speaker
• SR – Surround right speaker
• SL – Surround left speaker
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• SW – Subwoofer
Use the VOLUME +/– to adjust the
Use / to adjust the channel levels in
When you're done, press ENTER to exit
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