Pioneer VSX-9120TXH-K User's Manual
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1. TAKING ANY STEP TO SET UP OR INSTALL THE PROGRAM MEAMS THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT PERMISSION TO DOWNLOAD Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose Mo the setup will close To install Pioneer Advanced MCACC you must accept this agreement Ert erred lt Back e The destination selection screen of the installer appears Continue P Troubleshooting If an error occurs when you double click EA and you are unable to proceed with the installation 3 Installing the Application Continued 4 Click Next Installshield Wizard Choose Destination Location select folder where Setup will install files setup will install Pioneer Advanced MGACC in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Dest ination Folder C Pioneer Advanced WCACC Browse Installshield Cancel The application is installed in the indicated folder and a gos shortcut icon is created on the desktop To select a different folder to install the application click Browse 5 Click Finish Installshield Wizard Install Shield Tizard Complete setup has finished installing Pioneer Advanced HCACG on your computer ance The installation is complete Operations on the Receiver and Cable Connections To display reverberation ch2. Edit E Displav D window W Help H e x cgi db 20 40 aml 2jo0neer n ner 2007 06 07 10 33 Front E T 3 5 60 07 Ch C Freq 5 55 0 7 ALL display 50 0 Z4 gt OT ree Feb ma f gt Time msec esf H 12 rial 1 iis S dR UE 60 0 BarGraph E 55 01 4 File memo 50 0 40 Time msec Legend 16k Surround E E Sk Es 60 0 B 4k 550 3 60 0 E 500 E 250 Time msec a Copyright c 2003 2004 Pioneer Corporation All Rights Reserved cem Print after selecting an individual channel or frequency graph Continue E Troubleshooting Continued Some functions in application operation cannot be used Cause You may not properly use the application software not corresponding to your receiver Check the model number of your receiver and use the application software corresponding to it The receiver causes a malfunction when it is connected to the PC with a RS 232C cable Cause When the receiver is connected to your PC with a RS 232C cable the power of the receiver may be automatically switched on when you operate the PC Unplug the cable when not in use EQ response in the graph following calibration does not appear flat Cause 1 There are cases where the graph does not appear flat even when selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the Auto MCACC Setup This is due to adjustments made to compensate for room characteristics to achieve optimal sound Cause 2 Areas of the graph may appear identical befo
3. application closes 13 How to Interpret the Graphs As explained in Things you can accomplish with this application on page 2 you can use the graphs displayed in this application to choose the optimum time period for auto EQ setup with the receiver s Advanced EQ Setup function and to check the effectiveness of steps you take to improve the acoustics of your listening room How to interpret reverb graphs The graphs show changes in microphone input level along a time axis beginning from a state of quiet at time O when test tones begin to be output and continuing while a constant level of sound is output from the speakers e f there is absolutely no reverberation in your room the graph will look like figure A below e f there is reverberation the graph will show a gradual accumulation of acoustic power as shown in figure B A B Notes e Due to an effect known as group delay lower frequencies may take longer to be generated than higher frequencies this is most obvious when comparing the frequencies around O ms e f a graph extends beyond the display range or almost fills it you can change the display by using the Z Zoom control on the graph adjustment bar adjusting the display range of the Level dB scale so that the whole graph is visible e Since channel level and speaker distance settings are displayed in the graphical output it is best to make sure these settings made in the Auto MCACC ALL or Chann
4. is sent Application Operations Continued Graph displays names and functions of parts When data is received the first display to appear shows graphs for all channels ALL display This section explains the parts shown in ALL display and individual display ALL display 1 I Edit E Display D Window w Help H 2 8 xl IL cg al yie 20 40 aml Pioneer HG 2007 06 07 10 33 Surround R Surr Back L Surrounc eee Jur t em xh B gn pm Bar Graph E i File memo Legend 16k E 8k B 4k B 2k B ik E 500 E 250 E 125 B63 Time msec Copyright c 2003 2004 Pioneer Corporation All Rights Reserved Individual display Example Front L channel File F Edit E Displav D Window W Help H la x cjua je a e ooo m Pioneer tthe 2007 06 07 10 33 Ch C Freg 4 lige e 2m zN Bar Graph File memo Legend 16k B 8k B 4k B 2k E ik E 500 E 250 B 125 T 63 Copyright c 2003 2004 Pioneer Corporation All Rights Reserved N Sk 16k k 2k AE salh 1 95 000 150 180 63 125 Channel memo Continue h Application Operations Continued 1 Menu bar and menu icons You can choose the following commands from the application menus Open Opens a file that has been saved on the PC see page 13 Close Closes a file fel Save oave measur
5. not appear Continue P Updating and Deleting the Application Updating the application A new installer is made available on the download site whenever the Advanced MCACC application is updated You can download the new installer and use it to overwrite update the application on your PC To check the version of your application choose Help Version Info from the menu bar A window showing the version Version 1 4 etc appears Version Information 7 Double click the new downloaded installer ER The Install Shield Wizard appears 2 Click Repair InstallShield Wizard Select Components select the component you want to install eben Snel Continue P Updating and Deleting the Application Continued 3 Click OK Infor matian 4 Click Finish InstallShield Wizard Maintenance Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on Pioneer Advanced MCACC ance This completes the updating of the application Continue Troubleshooting If an error occurs when you click Repair and you are unable to proceed with the installation Updating and Deleting the Application Continued Deleting the application You can use either of the following methods to uninstall delete the application from your PC Method 1 Delete from the Control Panel of the PC From the Start menu click Setting Control Panel Add Remove Programs Me
6. required if you re satisfied with the results of the Auto MCACC setup For details see pages 39 to 41 in the Operating Instructions Figure 1 Comparison of microphone data acquisition time periods Level dB e Acoustic Cal Acoustic Cal EQ EQ Professional calibration range fixed calibration range selectable points 0 80 160 Time in ms To decide the time period for Advanced EQ Setup calibration view the graphs of the measured reverb characteristics and refer to the following three patterns Pattern 1 Different reverb characteristics for high and low frequencies In rooms with reverb characteristics like those shown in Figure 2 lower frequencies often seem overly reverberant compared to higher frequencies i e the room sounds boomy If you calibrate the receiver using the Acoustic Cal EQ setting data will be acquired in the 80 to 160 msec range the red area of Figure 2 The analysis concludes that low frequencies are too loud and high frequencies are too soft so it adjusts the equalization curve to strengthen high frequencies In fact however the high frequencies may already be loud enough if measured within 40 msec which is the time it takes for sounds coming directly from the speakers to reach your ears Therefore the Acoustic Cal EQ may result in a room where high frequencies sound shrill In cases like this setting the time period for Advanced EQ Setup to 30 to 50 msec the blue area in Figure 2 t
7. 1 If there are any other applications active exit the other applications and try starting the installer PioneerAdvancedMCACC_e_ver_ _ exe again 2 If that does not work try restarting your PC and starting the installer PioneerAdvancedMCACC_e_ver_ _ exe with no other applications active Continue y Troubleshooting Continued Cannot send measurement data to PC Cause 1 Random transmission errors sometimes occur Even if an error occurred on your first attempt try sending the data again Sometimes the transmission succeeds when you try again Cause 2 Messages like the following may appear if a transmission error occurs Advanced MC ACL Advanced MC ACC Time occurred Command error occurred Please try again Advanced MO ACL send failed Try the following in the order indicated 1 In the setup screen of the receiver check that Start the MCACC application on your PC is displayed This message indicates that the receiver is ready to send data to the PC 2 Check that the RS 232C cable is properly connected Be sure to switch off all components and disconnect their power cord from the power outlets before changing any cable connections 3 Exit any other active applications 4 Check the COM port number 5 Check the type of RS 232C cable to use Is correct page 5 6 Restart the Advanced MCACC application 7 Restart your PC Cause 3 The following message may appear and the da
8. ACC setup from the receiver s System Setup menu Use either the ALL or ALL Keep SPsetting Auto Mode option Aco Cal EQ Pro calibration is also performed in this case 3 Select Reverb Output PC from the receiver s EQ Professional menu When you receive and save this information on your PC you will be able to see the graph of your listening area s reverb characteristics before calibration Leger 4 Select Reverb Measurement from the receiver s EQ Professional menu and choose the EQ ON option as explained on page 41 of the receiver s manual The EQ measurement will correspond with the currently selected MCACC preset M1 6 5 Select Reverb Output PC from the receiver s EQ Professional menu When you receive and save this information on your PC you will be able to see the graph of your listening area s reverb characteristics with the equalization performed by this receiver after calibration The following graph shows the reverb measurement results after Aco Cal EQ Pro calibration with a time period setting of 20 40ms e Reverb Measurement calibration data will be lost if the power is switched off e The graphs displaying reverb measurements both before and after calibration are displayed in 2 D for comparison purposes 19 Other Functions In addition to the reverb frequency characteristics data measured by Advanced MCACC you ca
9. B 2kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 2kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB a a ASA Eme NE S ed eee 38 Acoustic Cal EQ 4kHz 2 0dB 2 5dB 3 5dB 0 5dB 0 0dB 0 5dB 0 5dB 4kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 4kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 4kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 8kHz 18kHz Trim 1 5dB 2 5dB 0 5dB 25dB 05dB 3 0dB 1 0dB 5 0dB 1 0dB O 5dB 2 0dB 1 0dB 5dB 2 0dB 0 0dB O 0dB 1 0dB 0 0dB O 5dB 2 5dB 1 0dB 8kHz 18kHz Trim 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 8kHz 16kHz Trim 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 8kHz 16kHz Trim 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB e When using the Acoustic Cal EQ Auto Mode with the Auto MCACC setup the results will only appear for the EQ Type you selected All Ch Adjust or Front Ch Align Also if you have used the Manual MCACC EQ Adjust setup the results for Custom 1 will appear even if you have manually adjusted the results from the Auto MCACC setup Note that results will not appear for Custom 2 e Note that adjustments made for Standing Wave control will
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11. Pioneer sound vision soul AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX 91TXH VSX 9120TXH K Advanced MCACC 46 PC Display Application Software About this manual These are the Operating Instructions for the PC Display Application Software which displays on your PC the listening room reverberation frequency characteristics measured by the Advanced MCACC function of your VSX 91TXH or VSX 9120TXH It explains everything you need to know to use the application from installation to troubleshooting You will need to operate the receiver to use this application so please refer also to the Operating Instructions supplied with the receiver Operating Instructions About the Advanced MCACC Application The Advanced MCACC application software allows you to view graphs of the reverb characteristics of your listening environment on a PC It works in the same way as Reverb View in EQ Professional of the receiver s Manual MCACC menu see page 41 in the receivers Operating Instructions but the graphs are more precise and easier to understand by using a PC Requirements for using the application on your PC e Operating system must be Microsoft Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows NT 4 0 Service pack 6 e CPU must be at least Pentium 3 300 MHz or AMD K6 300 MHz or equivalent with at least 128 MB of memory and your monitor must be able to
12. annel Time period point to be selected 0 80 160 Time in ms Pattern 3 Similar reverb characteristics for high and low frequencies and all channels As shown in Figure 4 when the reverb characteristics for all channels are similar across all frequencies your sound experience will probably not be adversely affected by reverberation Instead of Advanced EQ Setup we recommend that you use the Acoustic Cal EQ setting from the Auto MCACC option menu This produces a total calibration for both direct sounds and reverberations resulting in an ideal sound field See page 34 to 35 in the receiver s Operating Instructions Figure 4 Select the Acoustic Cal EQ Front left low frequencies Level Front right low frequencies dB Front left high frequencies Front right high frequencies mH 0 80 160 Time in ms e f you are not sure which time period to specify in Advanced EQ Setup start by trying 30 to 50 msec If the graphs show an unusual reverb curve for a specific frequency the cause may be some accidental variation Instead of selecting 30 to 50 msec try another time period e Another good method is to try various time periods in Advanced EQ Setup and select the one which sounds the best e Time period settings cannot be made on the PC They can only be made on the on screen display of the receiver using the receiver s Advanced EQ Setup function Continue D How to Interpret the Graphs Contin
13. aracteristics measured with the receiver on your PC you need to connect the receiver to the PC 7 Connect the receiver to your PC with a RS 232C cable Before making or changing connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system RS 232C RS 232C OOOOO Female female cross cable VSX 91TXH 6 VSX 9120TXH e The type of cable to use is a female female cross cable Different manufacturers use different names to refer to this type of cable Sometimes it is called an interlink cable and sometimes it is called a reverse cable Pin out diagram of RS 232C cable to connect receiver and PC Oo ci Oo rnm Dsub 9 pin female Dsub 9 pin female Dsub 9 pin female Dsub 9 pin female e The following cable has been proved to ensure system operation owed 0 Ge FAS Belkin Pro Series Serial Direct Cable 10 feet F3B207 10 Continue h Operations on the Receiver and Cable Connections Continued 2 From the receiver s Manual MCACC menu select EQ Professional then Reverb Measurement to measure the reverb characteristics of your room For details see page 41 of the receiver s Operating Instructions Reverberation characteris
14. d finish in about 10 seconds Advanced MCCC Receiving When reception finishes the screen of the message save as appears Continue 20 Other Functions Continued 3 Check the save location assign a file name then click Save The data is saved in a CSV format file the file extension is csv e n order to avoid malfunction after the completion of the data transmission unplug the RS 232C cable connecting your PC and the receiver e You will still be able to receive the data saved in MCACC MEMORY using the Other Amp Parameters option when receiver power has been switched off Opening measurement data files You can open the saved CSV format file by using other application software ex spreadsheet software besides this application The following information related to Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance and Acoustic Cal EQ will appear with the date the PC receives the data files i 2x 2006 05 23 13 52 4 x Speaker Setting 6 6 Front Large 3 Genter Large Surround Large 9 Surr Back Large x 2 10 Sub Woofer Yes 12 Crossover 80Hz Speaker Distance 15 16 Lett 10 00feet Center 10 50feet 18 Right 10 50feet 19 surround R 8 00feet 20 Surr Back R 8 50feet 21 Surr Back L 8 50feet 22 Surround L 8 00feet 23 Sub Woofer 11 50feet 26 26 Channel Level 28 Left 2 0dB 29 Center 5 0dB 80 Right 2 0dB 81 Surround R 1 5dB 82 Surr Bac
15. display a minimum resolution of 800x600 e An RS 232C port connector is necessary for graphical output Refer to the PC s operating instructions and or the PC manufacturer for more information on making the proper port settings Microsoft Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 and WindowsNT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Main features of the application 1 Displays 3D graphs of the reverb frequency characteristics of your room You can choose to see these measurements both with and without the equalization performed by this receiver before and after calibration Allows you to view graphs in a number of different formats Allows you to save the measured reverb characteristics data on your PC Allows you to make memos about the conditions in your room when you made the measurements Allows you to print graphs O1 6cCono Things you can accomplish with this application 1 Advanced EQ Setup which you can do with the receiver see page 41 in the receiver s Operating Instructions allows you to choose the optimum time period for auto EQ setup You can use the graphs displayed by the application as a guide in choosing the best time period for your room For details see How to Interpret the Graphs page 14 2 Skewed reverb frequenoy characteristics in your listening room can prevent you from enjoying a
16. el Level setup are adjusted properly before reverb measurement e Even in cases where there is a great difference in the output levels of different frequencies the frequency characteristics of the room are poor you can select ALL CH ADJUST default from the EQ Type setting in the receivers Auto MCACC setup to bring the frequency characteristics for each channel closer to a flat response For details see pages 34 to 35 in the receivers Operating Instructions e t is usually not possible to calculate the equalization values employed by the receiver s Acoustic Cal EQ function simply by viewing the graphs displayed on your PC This is because the automatic adjustments made by Acoustic Cal EQ function take account of factors such as equalization band interference and analytical filter characteristics to achieve the optimum characteristic profile Continue b How to Interpret the Graphs Continued Deciding the time period for Advanced EQ Setup calibration When you are using Acoustic Cal EQ calibration instead of EQ Professional calibration the input data from the microphone is analyzed at fixed time periods from 80 to 160 msec the red area in Figure 1 Advanced EQ Setup allows you to choose a point 20 msec width in the range from O to 80 msec the blue area in Figure 1 You can specify the time period setting using the Advanced EQ Setup in the EQ Professional sub menu in the Manual MCACC menu This setting is not
17. ement data in a file see page 12 Save As Receive Receives measurement data see page 7 amp Print Prints the current individual graph Preview Displays a preview screen to show how the printed page will appear Other Amp l pag Parameters Heceives various data see page 20 Exit Exits the application Display ie ee Switch between 2D two dimensional graphs and 3D three dimensional graphs Displays 3D graphs with rotating To finish reselect and uncheck the box Window 2 Cascade Cascades files FA Tile Tiles files Arrange Arranges minimized icons Available when two or more files are open Version Info Displays the version of the application Continue ib Application Operations Continued 2 Date and time Display the date and time when the measurement data was transferred to the PC 3 Channel and frequency switch buttons Ch Selects channel display mode frequencies are displayed along graph depth axes Freq Selects frequency display mode channels are displayed along graph depth axes 4 All individual display switch menu Allows you to select All display or individual display Front L etc 5 Level dB The level axis 6 Time msec The time axis 7 Channel memo available only when individual channels are shown Allows you to record a short memo about each channel 8 Graph adjustment bar Z Increa
18. g the measurement data to your PC To send the data proceed to the next section Application Operations 6 Application Operations This section explains operations that you do in the application from receiving measurement data to displaying graphs and saving the data Receiving measurement data 1 Double click the application amp shortcut icon on the PC desktop You can also start the application by selecting Program Pioneer Corporation Advanced MCACC from the Start menu The application starts 2 Select Receive under File on the menu bar File F Ce Open O Ctri O ose o I sve Cts Save e L Receive R ini Print la Previevwtv Other Amp Parameters P gt Exit 3 Select the number of the COM port to which the RS 232C cable is connected and click OK If you do not know which COM port number to select try selecting each port in turn beginning with COM1 COM port selection box Data transmission starts It should finish in about 10 seconds Advanced MO ACL Receiving When reception finishes graphs of the received data appear e Refer the operating instructions of your PC for more information about COM port settings e n order to avoid malfunction after the completion of the data transmission unplug the RS 232C cable connecting your PC and the receiver Continue P Troubleshooting If an error occurs when you select Receive and no data
19. hat frequency If possible try to find an arrangement that reduces the effect Case 4 A specific channel is slow to start 250 m zem qo wees Soot j 22 mu i i OET 12 T Heng Bar Graph File memo Level dB HIS BSL B SR BFR Vicars Sa A E cT aa zd Legend Pos came b is vac OY uvae LO es od 9 Time msec SL i T FR SR Channel 0 This can happen when a speaker is unstable If possible we recommend that you try to stabilize the speaker stand to bring the characteristics of that channel into line with the other channels In all of these cases you can use the ALL ALL Keep SP Setting or Aco Cal EQ Pro setting from the Auto MCACC option menu to automatically achieve the optimal calibration for the characteristics of your listening area See page 34 to 35 of the receiver s Operating Instructions Continue P How to Interpret the Graphs Continued Displaying reverb characteristics after calibration To display the graph of your listening area s reverb characteristics with the equalization performed by this receiver after calibration you ll need to select the EQ ON option from the Reverb Measurement menu Using this graph you can confirm the effects of MCACC calibration for your listening area 7 Connect the receiver to your PC with a RS 232C cable See page 5 for more on connecting the RS 232C cable 2 Make sure you have completed the Auto MC
20. k R 0 5dB Bgg Surr Back L 1 0dB 84 Surround L 1 0dB 85 Sub Woofer 6 0dB All Ch Adjust 47 Sub Woofer Front Ch Alien Center 67 Center 68 Rieht 68 Surround R 70 Surr Back R LH ISurr Back L 72 Surround L 74 X Ourve 63Hz 2 5dB 4 5dB 3 0dB 5 5dB 3 0dB 3 5dB 6 0dB 63Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 63 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 63Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB OFF 125Hz 3 5dB 3 5dB 3 5dB 1 5dB 2 0dB 3 0dB 2 0dB 125Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 125Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 125Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 250 Hz 3 0dB 1 5dB 1 0dB 2 5dB 3 5dB 2 5dB 1 5dB 250 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 250 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 250 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 500 Hz 4 0dB 3 5dB 4 0dB 2 5dB 2 5dB 2 5dB 3 0dB 500 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 500 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 500 Hz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 1kHz 0 5dB 4 5dB 2 0dB 2 5dB 0 5dB 0 5dB 2 0dB 1kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 1kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 1kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 2kHz 3 5dB 0 0dB 3 0dB 2 0dB 0 0dB 0 5dB 1 0dB 2kHz 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0d
21. n accurate sound field The graphs displayed by this application are a powerful tool because they allow you to check these reverb frequency characteristics at a glance You can also check the effectiveness of steps that you take to improve the acoustics of your listening room for example installing sound absorbent material For details see How to Interpret the Graphs page 14 Installing the Application Install this application on your PC by using the downloaded installer You will find the installer in the folder that you specified when you downloaded the application 1 Double click the PioneerAdvancedMCACC e ver exe file EX The number after ver in the filename is the version number of the installer 2 Click Next Installshield Wizard felcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Pioneer Advanced CACC The InstallShield Wizard will install Pioneer Advanced HCACC on your computer To continue click Next Installshield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license azreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement SDFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This Software End User License Agreement k Agreement is between vou both the individual installing the Program and any single legal entity for which the individual is acting as a valid owner of a Pioneer s AY receiverlamplifier product You or Your and PIONEER CORPORATION Pioneer
22. n receive setting data from the receiver on your PC to check the data and save the setting results on your PC Receivable measurement data opeaker Setting Setting of the speaker system and crossover frequency Channel Level Setting of the speaker output level opeaker Distance Setting of the distance to the speaker X Curve Tonal balance of the speaker system for movie soundtracks 5 Acoustic Cal EQ Calibration of reverb characteristics in the listening environment Ohm NN Receiving and saving measurement data Before starting the reception check that the receiver is properly connected to your PC page 5 you have selected the MCACC preset you wish to apply page 29 of the receiver manual and that the receiver enters the transmission standby mode by the operation of the receiver page 6 1 Select Other Amp Parameters gt Receive under File on the menu bar File lt F Ce Open O Ctrl O GlosetG a Saves Cris Save etit A Receive R ini Print la Previen Ou Other Amp Parameters P gt Exit 2 Select the number of the COM port to which the RS 232C cable is connected and click OK f you don t know which port number to select try selecting each port in turn beginning with COM1 COM port selection box OK CANCEL Refer to the operating instructions of your PC for more information about COM port settings Data transmission starts It shoul
23. o adjust for sounds coming directly from the speakers can flatten the frequency response for direct sounds including initial reflections and give a better balanced sound field Figure 2 Low frequencies High frequencies Time period Level point to be dB selected 0 80 160 Time in ms Continue P How to Interpret the Graphs Continued Pattern 2 Different reverb characteristics for different channels When different channels can have different reverb characteristics as shown in Figure 3 it is not so effective to calibrate using the Acoustic Cal EQ In general a sound field with good acoustic positioning and movement is made up by sounds coming directly from the speakers including initial reflections This is the reason why you should use a calibration method that enables you to adjust direct sounds In pattern 2 cases the Acoustic Cal EQ is not able to adjust frequency characteristics for sounds coming directly from the speakers It acquires data in the 80 to 160 msec range the red area in Figure 3 so its adjustment ability is limited to sounds 80 msec or longer In cases like this you should use Advanced EQ Setup and set the time period to 30 to 50 msec the blue area in Figure 3 This allows the characteristics of direct sounds to be balanced for each channel giving an ideal sound field with good acoustic positioning and movement Figure 3 Front left channel Level dB Front right ch
24. of reasons such as incompatibilities with other applications and the current configuration of your PC If an error occurs refer to the troubleshooting points below If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points listed below ask the Pioneer Customer Support Division USA or Customer Satisfaction Department Canada Pioneer Electronics USA Inc i Customer Support Division TEL 800 421 1404 Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc Customer Satisfaction Department TEL 1 877 283 5901 The application is unstable or does not work normally Cause If your PC does not meet the requirements for using this application the application can be unstable very slow or freeze up Check to be sure that your PC meets the requirements for using this application See page 2 You cannot use this application unless your PC meets all of the requirements Advanced MCACC cannot be installed Cause 1 An error message may appear if there are not enough system resources available If an error message like the one shown below appears re start the PC then start the installer PioneerAdvancedMCACC_e_ver_ _ exe with no other applications active Advanced MO ACL The InstallShield Engine tikernelexe could not be installed The system cannot read from the specified device Cause 2 Installation of Advanced MCACC may fail because of incompatibilities with other applications Try the following in the order indicated
25. re and after when there is little or no adjustment needed Cause 3 The graph may appear to have shifted vertically when comparing before and after measurements Adjustments made with the Manual MCACC setup do not change the graph Cause Despite level adjustments being made the filters used for analysis may not display these adjustments in the graphical output However these adjustments are taken this into account by the filters dedicated to overall system calibration Lower frequencies do not seem to have been calibrated for SMALL speakers Cause 1 Low frequencies used in bass management the subwoofer channel will not change for speakers that have been specified as SMALL in the configuration Cause 2 Calibration is performed but due to your speakers low frequency limitations no measurable sound is output for display Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright O 2007 Pioneer Corporation PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC P O BOX 1540 Long Beach California 90801 1540 U S A TEL 800 421 1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA INC 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 Canada TEL 1 877 283 5901 905 479 441 1 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087 Keetberglaan 1 B 9120 Melsele Belgium TEL 03 570 05 11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE LTD 253 Alexandra Road 404 01 Singapore 159936 TEL 65 6472 7555 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRA
26. ses or reduces the display unit of the Level dB scale M Moves the Level dB scale E Moves the viewpoint of 3D graphs vertically Cannot be changed for 2D graphs R Moves the viewpoint of 3D graphs horizontally Cannot be changed for 2D graphs Continue i Application Operations Continued 9 Bar Graph Changes the type of graph display The display switches between the band graph and bar graph by pressing this button File F EditfE Displavy D Window W Help H lalian e 2 2 wen MPioneer HEG 2007 06 07 10 33 Ch Freq Front L v Eu mi TCE E eis nj 12 S5 ds it et ris _ 50 58 01 A st Bar Graph ax Moves the File memo viewpoint of the time axis Channel memo Copyrieht cJ2003 2004 Pioneer Corporation All Rights Reserved 10 File memo Allows you to record memos about conditions when the measurements were made 11 Freq Hz Channel In channel display mode it becomes the frequency axis In frequency display mode it becomes the channel axis 12 Legend Shows which colors in the graphs correspond to which channels or frequencies Continue Application Operations Continued Saving graphs in data files You can save measurement data received from the receiver on your PC Data received at one time is saved in one file 1 To save measure data choose Save from the File menu If you have data that has already been saved and want to save it under a ne
27. ta transmission may be not available Advanced MO ACL Cannot open the serial port OOM Refer to the operation manual for PC or the application software using the COM port and make the connecting COM port available for transmission Continue B Troubleshooting Continued Advanced MCACC cannot be updated Cause 1 An error message may appear if there are not enough system resources available If an error message appears like the one explained above in Cause 1 of Advanced MCACC cannot be installed page 26 restart your PC and start the installer PioneerAdvancedMCACC_e_ver_ _ exe with no other applications active Cause 2 Updating of Advanced MCACC may fail because of incompatibilities with other applications Try the following in the order indicated 1 If there are any other applications active exit the other applications and try starting the installer PioneerAdvancedMCACOC e ver exe again 2 If that does not work try restarting your PC and starting the installer PioneerAdvancedMCACC e ver exe with no other applications active Cause 3 Under some PC configurations updating may not succeed even if you click Repair select Remove to delete the application then try reinstalling the new version of the Advanced MCACC application Graphs cannot be printed Cause The ALL display mode graphs cannot be printed File F
28. thod 2 Use the downloaded installer to delete the application 7 Double click the PioneerAdvancedMCACC e ver exe file Q The Install Shield Wizard appears 2 Click Remove Installshield Wizard Select Components select the component vou want to install Please select the component that vou want to install Repair Reinstall all program components installed by the previaus selup Remove Remove all installed components InstallShield 4 Back Hest Cancel 3 Click OK Infor matian Continue b Updating and Deleting the Application Continued 4 Click Yes ReadOnly File Detected An option vou selected requires that files be installed to your s stem or files be uninstalled from your s stem or both read only file C Program Files Pioneer Corporat ton Pioneer Advanced MCACC dbrt l60 bpl was found while performing the needed file operations on your system To perform the file operation click the Yes button otherwise click Mo After you click Yes the same screen may appear again If it does click Yes again 5 Click Finish Installshield Wizard Maintenance Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on Pioneer Advanced MCACC Bancel This completes the deletion of the application Troubleshooting As you use the Advanced MCACC application errors can occur for a variety
29. tics can also be measured with Auto MCACC but it takes longer than with Reverb Measurement because other settings will be made prior to reverb measurement Measurement using Auto MCACC is only available if you have selected ALL ALL Keep SPsetting or Aco Cal EQ Pro as the Auto Mode setting To see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this receiver before calibration select EQ OFF 3e1 Reverb Measurement MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 Measure with BEdXeNeldd Setting Start OK Cancel To see the reverb characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed by this receiver after calibration select ALL or ALL Keep SPsetting as the Auto Mode setting in the Auto MCACC setup see page 33 in the receiver s operating instructions then select EQ ON 3e1 Reverb Measurement MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 Measure with Qe m Setting Start OK Cancel 3 After measurement is complete select Reverb Output PC in the on screen display The message Start the MCACC application on your PC appears and the receiver enters transmission standby mode It is ready to send data to your PC 3e EQ Professional 3e3 Reverb Output PC 1 Reverb Measurement 2 Reverb View 3 Reverb Output PC 5 4 Advanced EQ Setup YStart the MCACC application on your PC ENTER Next Return Cancel This completes the preparations for sendin
30. ued Checking steps to improve your room s reverb characteristics The reverb characteristics of your listening room graphs are evident from the graphs For your reference the following four examples explain how different types of rooms appear in the graphs Case 1 Graph rises to right across all frequencies Ch C Freq Front L Y Bar Graph m 59 0 a uti antl z UE s File memo Legend 16k B 8k B 4k B 2k JW ik B 500 E 250 B 125 B63 otk ok 16k Freq Hz 3 125 Channel memo 160 This is probably a room with a good deal of reverberation If possible we recommend that you try installing some sound absorbent material to create a deader acoustic space according to your preference Case 2 Specific channel shows unusual reverb characteristics RR C Ch Freq imis T n Bar Graph File memo Level dB Legend BSL E SBL E SBR E SR EFR E cT BFL There is probably some object near the soeaker which affects sound reproduction If possible we recommend that you try to reduce the influence of that object Continue How to Interpret the Graphs Continued Case 3 Specific frequency shows unusual reverb characteristics Ch C Freq Front L zx mix Mel mj xj eft A as T 50 Bar Graph File memo Legend 16k 8k B 4k B 2k B k E 500 B 250 B 125 E 63 Bk Channel memo There is probably something in the room that affects the reproduction of t
31. w name choose Save As Ce Open Creo Clase Save As Gad Receive Ri ZS Print P ey Previewty Other Amp ParameterziP k Exit od 2 Check the save location assign a file name then click Save The data is saved in a CSV format file the file extension is csv When you are finished saving data you should using the receiver controls press RETURN to exit the Reverb Output PC screen This takes the receiver out of transmission standby mode See page 58 in the receiver s Operating Instructions The CSV format file is often used to transfer data to applications such as databases and spreadsheets You can use these applications to view the numeric values in your measurement data However if you use another application to edit the data and then save the file the Advanced MCACC application may be unable to open the file Continue P Application Operations Continued Opening data files You can open and display two or more data files to compare the data in the files 1 Select Open from the File menu in the menu bar aci c Ctrl O SEELS FEB SiiS Save eu x pratt ey ay Preview ouy 2 Select a file to display and click Open Graphs appear for the data saved in the file Exiting the application 7 Select Exit from the File menu File F CIGSELG li 566 Str Save Pes S PETIERE C Preview Oy Amp rarameters r Exit OR The
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