Getting Started; Home Theater Sound Setup; Setting The Channel Levels - Pioneer XV-DV250 Mode D'emploi

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Getting started

Chapter 1
Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of
your room, you can place your speakers in one
of two ways using this system:
• Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is
a standard multichannel surround sound
speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel
home theater sound.
Front left
Surround
left
• Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup
is ideal when rear surround speaker
placement isn't possible or you want to
avoid running long speaker cables in your
listening area. Use this setup together with
the Front Surround modes to take
advantage of wall and ceiling reflections
for a very realistic surround effect.
Front
left
Surround
left
Note
1 See About the listening modes on page 11 for more on using the different listening modes with each speaker setup.
2 • This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.
• The speaker volume can be adjusted while listening to any sound source you want: Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP, use the
(cursor left/right) buttons to select the channel level setting, then press ENTER. Use
(cursor left/right) to move to the next channel. Press ENTER when you're finished.
channel levels;
3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.
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Center
Front right
Subwoofer
Listening position
Surround
right
Center
Front
right
Subwoofer
Surround
right
Listening position
After placing your speakers, complete Setting
the channel levels below then refer to Speakers
settings on page 22 to complete your surround
sound setup.

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main
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listening position.
1 Press SHIFT+TEST TONE .
The test tone is output in the following order
(from the speakers active in the current
listening mode):
• L – Front left speaker
• C – Center speaker
• R – Front right speaker
• SR – Right surround speaker
• SL – Left surround speaker
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• SW – Subwoofer
2 Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust
the volume to an appropriate level.
3 Use the (cursor up/down) buttons
to adjust the speaker levels in turn.
You should hear the test tone at the same
volume from each speaker when seated in the
main listening position. The channel level
range is ± 10 dB.
4 When you're done, press ENTER to exit
test tone setup.
(cursor up/down) to adjust the