Page 2 - Requirements for using the application on your PC; Main features of the application; Continue
2 About this manual These are the Operating Instructions for an application which displays on your computer screen the listening room reverberation frequency characteristics and the MCACC parameters measured by the Advanced MCACC function of your VSX-23TXH, VSX-21TXH, VSX-9140TXH or VSX-9040TXH.It e...
Page 3 - About the Advanced MCACC Application (Continued); Things you can accomplish with this application
3 About the Advanced MCACC Application (Continued) Things you can accomplish with this application 1. Advanced EQ Setup, which you can do with the receiver (see page 84 of the receiver’s Operating Instructions), allows you to choose the optimum time period for auto EQ setup. You can use this applica...
Page 4 - Installing the Application; Troubleshooting
4 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.If a previous version of the Advanced MCACC application (“Ver. 1.1”, “Ver. 1.4”, “Ver. 2.0” or “Ver. 2.1...
Page 5 - Input the Customer Information, then select “Next”.
5 Installing the Application (Continued) 4 Input the Customer Information, then select “Next”. 5 Click “Next”. The application is installed in the folder indicated at “Destination Folder”. The destination folder can be changed by clicking “Change...”. Continue
Page 7 - Operations on the Receiver and Cable Connections; Connect the receiver to your PC with an RS-232C cable.; Pin-out diagram of RS-232C cable to connect receiver and PC; Caution
7 Operations on the Receiver and Cable Connections Connect the receiver and the computer in order to display on the computer the various data measured on the receiver itself. 1 Connect the receiver to your PC with an RS-232C cable. Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and disc...
Page 8 - Operations on the Receiver and Cable Connections (Continued); Note
8 Operations on the Receiver and Cable Connections (Continued) 2 Perform the “Full Auto MCACC” operation on the receiver. (See page 41 of the receiver’s Operating Instructions.) The measurements here are not required if the “Full Auto MCACC” operation has already been performed before connecting the...
Page 9 - Applications Operations; Receiving measurement data; Double click the application; Select “Receive” under “File” on the menu bar.
9 Applications 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 shortcut icon on the PC desktop. You can also start the application by select...
Page 10 - Select the type of data to be received, then select “OK”.
10 Application Operations (Continued) 4 Select the type of data to be received, then select “OK”. Select “Reverb” to receive the data for the room’s reverb characteristics, and “MCACC Parameters” to receive the data for the various MCACC parameters (measurements results). The “Group Delay” function ...
Page 11 - Graph and parameter displays (names and functions of parts); ALL display
11 Application Operations (Continued) Graph and parameter displays (names and functions of parts) When measurement data is received, the graphs and parameters display window appears. The display window is divided into two items, “Reverb” and “Parameters”. Select the desired tab to switch to that win...
Page 12 - MCACC Parameters (list display of MCACC parameters)
12 Application Operations (Continued) MCACC Parameters (list display of MCACC parameters) A list of the measurements in all the MCACC memories is displayed. It is also possible to display the measurements in the individual MCACC memories. 1 2 6 16 12 Continue
Page 13 - Menu bar and menu icons; File
13 Application Operations (Continued) 1 Menu bar and menu icons You can choose the following commands from the application menus. File Open Opens a file that has been saved on the PC (see page 17 ). Close Closes a file. Save Save measurement data in a file (see page 16 ). a a. Choose “Save As” if yo...
Page 16 - Saving graphs in data files; To save measure data, choose “Save” from the “File” menu.
16 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 ...
Page 17 - Opening data files; Select “Open” from the “File” menu in the menu bar.; Exiting the application; Select “Exit” from the “File” menu.
17 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. 2 Select a file to display and click “Open”. The previously saved measurement data is displayed. Exiting th...
Page 18 - How to Interpret the Graphs
18 How to Interpret the Graphs As indicated in Things you can accomplish with this application (page 3) , the reverb characteristics graph can be used as reference when determining the calibration time position with the receiver’s “Advanced EQ Setup” function. It is also a valuable means for checkin...
Page 19 - Figure 1 Comparison of microphone data acquisition time periods
19 How to Interpret the Graphs (Continued) Deciding the time period for Advanced EQ Setup calibration With conventional MCACC EQ calibration, the microphone input’s data acquisition time was fixed at between 80 and 160 [ms] (red part of Figure 1). By contrast, with the receiver’s Advanced EQ Setup f...
Page 20 - In cases like this, you should use Advanced EQ Setup and set the; Figure 3; We recommend; Figure 4
20 How to Interpret the Graphs (Continued) Pattern 2: Different reverb characteristics for different channels If the reverb characteristics differ for the different channels as shown in Figure 3, equalization using the conventional Acoustic Cal EQ acquired data between 80 and 160 [ms] (red part of F...
Page 21 - Checking steps to improve your room’s reverb characteristics; Case 1: Graph rises to right across all frequencies
21 How to Interpret the Graphs (Continued) 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. Cas...
Page 24 - For “SYMMETRY” or “FRONT ALIGN”; For “ALL CH ADJ”
24 About the types of displays of the graph for the reverb characteristics after EQ calibration For “SYMMETRY” or “FRONT ALIGN” • The display type is set to “Pair Ch” ( page 13 ). For reasons of the properties of the different EQ curves, when the “Each Ch” display type is set, the reverb characteris...
Page 25 - Display of the MCACC parameters; Parameters that can be displayed; Displays of the different memories
25 Display of the MCACC parameters In addition to the reverberation frequency characteristics data measured with the Advanced MCACC function, all the parameters (results of measurements) set in the MCACC memories can be checked on the computer. Parameters that can be displayed 1. Speaker Setting (Sp...
Page 26 - Updating, Deleting and Repairing the Application; Double click the new downloaded installer
26 Updating, Deleting and Repairing 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...
Page 27 - Deleting the application; Method 1: Delete from the Control Panel of the PC
27 Updating, Deleting and Repairing 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/Rem...
Page 29 - Repairing the application; Double-click the installer file
29 Updating, Deleting and Repairing the Application (Continued) Repairing the application The repair function can be used for example if desktop shortcuts have been deleted, etc., to restore the application to the same conditions as when it was first installed. The application cannot be repaired by ...
Page 30 - Modifying the application
30 Updating, Deleting and Repairing the Application (Continued) 4 Select “Install”. 5 Click “Finish”. This completes the repairing of the application. Modifying the application With the application for the VSX-23TXH, VSX-21TXH, VSX-9140TXH or VSX-9040TXH, “Modify” cannot be used.
Page 31 - The application is unstable, or does not work normally; Not enough storage is available to process this command.; Advanced MCACC cannot be installed; The system cannot read from the specified device.
31 Troubleshooting As you use the Advanced MCACC application, errors can occur for a variety 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 a...
Page 32 - Command error occurred. Please try again.
32 Troubleshooting (Continued) 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. Try...
Page 33 - Advanced MCACC cannot be updated
33 Troubleshooting (Continued) 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 31) , restart your PC and start the installer (PioneerAdvancedMCAC...
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