Pioneer VSX-530-K, Operating Instructions Manual

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Subwoofer

 – LFE signals and bass frequencies of 

channels set to 

SMALL

 are output from the subwoofer 

when 

YES

 is selected (see notes below). Choose the 

PLUS

setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound 

continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass 

frequencies that would normally come out the front and 

center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). If you did 

not connect a subwoofer choose 

NO

 (the bass frequencies 

are output from other speakers). 

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When you’re finished, press 

RETURN

.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Note

•

If you select 

SMALL

 for the front speakers, the subwoofer 

will automatically be fixed to 

YES

. Also, the center, 

surround can’t be set to 

LARGE

 if the front speakers are set 

to 

SMALL

. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the 

subwoofer.

•

If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem 

logical to select 

LARGE

 for your front speakers and 

PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best 

bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your 

room you may actually experience a decrease in the 

amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this 

case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If 

you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with 

it 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.

X.Over

•

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

. 

It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the 

LFE channel.

•

For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see 

Speaker Setting

on page 29

.

1

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

2

Select ‘X.Over’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

3

Choose the frequency cutoff point.

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the 

subwoofer (or 

LARGE

 speakers).

4

When you’re finished, press 

RETURN

.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall 

balance of your speaker system, an important factor when 

setting up a home theater system. 

CAUTION

•

The test tones used in the Channel Level settings are output 

at high volume.

1

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu.

2

Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

3

Select a setup option.

•

Manual

 – Move the test tone manually from speaker to 

speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•

Auto

 – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves 

from speaker to speaker automatically.

4

Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press 

ENTER

. After the 

volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be 

output.

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Adjust the level of each channel using 

/

.

If you selected 

Manual

, use 

/

 to switch speakers. The 

Auto

 setup will output test tones in the order shown on-

screen:

1.Manual  SP  Setup

Return  

a.Speaker  Setting
b.X.Over
c.Channel  Level
d.Speaker  Distance

1b.X.Over

Return  

Frequency      100Hz

1.Manual  SP  Setup

Return  

a.Speaker  Setting
b.X.Over
c.Channel  Level
d.Speaker  Distance

1c.Channel  Level

   Test  Tone      Manual   
 

ENTER:Next

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Return

1c.Channel  Level

   Test  Tone      [ Manual ] 
 

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          Caution            
Loud  test  tones 
            will  be  output.

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  Return

1c.Channel  Level

Front L   
Center
Front R
Surround R
Surround L
Subwoofer

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