PIONEER VSX-516-S/SFLXJ
Owner's Manual

The System Setup menu

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come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer).1 If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass is output from other speakers).

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 SMALL.2 It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

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): L C R RS SB* LS SW
*VSX-516 model only Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted.4

Speaker Distance
For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position.5 The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound. 1 Select �SP DISTN.� from the SP SETUP menu.

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Select �X.OVER� from the SP SETUP menu.

2 Use / to choose the frequency cutoff 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.

2 Use / to choose the speaker that you want then set the distance. Use / to adjust the distance of each speaker (in 0.1 meter increments).

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Select CH LEVEL from the SP SETUP menu. Use
/

to select a setup option.

The Input Assign menu
You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn�t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs.

� 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.

Assigning the digital inputs
� Default settings:
COAX 1 (coaxial) � DVD COAX 2 (coaxial) � DVR OPT 1 (optical) � CD

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3 Confirm your selected setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER.3

Note
1 If you can�t get good bass results, listen to the bass response with the subwoofer set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you�re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers. 2 For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker setting above. 3 After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output. 4 � 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. � You can change the channel levels at any time by using EFFECT/CH SEL and LEVEL +/� on the remote control. You can set two channel levels: one for DVD 5.1 and one for the listening modes. 5 For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speaker is the same distance from the listening position.

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