Getting Started; Home Theater Sound Setup; Setting The Channel Levels - Pioneer HTZ151DVD Manual De Instrucciones

Getting started

Chapter 2
Getting started

Home theater sound setup

Place your speakers as shown below for
optimal surround sound (see the Speaker
Setup Guide for more placement tips).
• Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is
a standard multichannel surround sound
speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel
home theater sound.
Center
Front left
Listening position
Surround
left
Depending on the size and characteristics of
your room, you can choose to use the following
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setup option:
• 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.
Center
Front
left
Surround
left
Listening position
Note
1 When using this setup, make sure the front surround mode is switched on (page 14) before selecting any surround mode.
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 SETUP, use
press ENTER. Use
to move channel to channel, and
3 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.
Front right
Subwoofer
Surround
right
Front
right
Subwoofer
Surround
right
After placing your speakers, complete Setting
the channel levels below then refer to Speakers
settings on page 26 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 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
• SW – Subwoofer
2 Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust
the volume to an appropriate level.
3 Use 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.
to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you're finished.
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to select CH LEVEL then
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En