Congratulation bro and welcome to Pioneer group...

From my understanding...
MCACC will detect the speaker as LARGE if your crossover speaker respond below 60Hz...check your speaker spec...


"i'm not seeing the DTS-MA, True-HD logo appearing at any times, whatever source i play. even with BD with DTS-MA..why is that?"

something wrong with your BD player setting, pls check your digital audio setting...
if i'm not wrong you cannot ON the BD player and another source at the same time ..
this is for connection using HDMI cable only...

i tested them with blu ray disc (originals)...few different titles with different audio formats..and last night, i played the Spears & Munsil calibration blu ray disc...in there, there's a couple of demo clip you can use...one of them being testing of DTS-MA & True-HD audio...played the demo clip, and am very sure, i'm only getting the 'surround' from my front speakers...really dunno what's wrong..


i enter the MCACC setup menu last night, changed the two front speakers to 'small' but same problem still. for sound level, the AVR used the front Left speaker as bench mark and it was set at 0db. what should the other speakers be set at??

speaker Freq Response is 49Hz-20kHz. what is crossover? how to set?

i usually switched everything else off (POHD & Astro) if i'm using the BD Player..likewise, if i'm using POHD, i'll switch the others i'm not watching off.

can someone tell me how to switch off the UPMIX feature? followed the instruction on the manual, but cant seem to get into the setup mode as indicated. "hold down ENTER on front of panel, press STANDBY/ON" this doesn't work for me. the STANDBY/ON button refers to the button on the remote or the AVR panel itself? i tried both...holding down ENTER on front of panel & press STANDBY/ON on panel - nothing happens. hold down ENTER & press STANDBY/ON on remote - switches the AVR off.

anyways, CT Seong coming over to help me with the set up maybe tomorrow...hopefully can rectify before i watch 2012 & Dark Night

Btw, is SC-LX81 avr able to drive 4ohm speakers?

Bro... i'm not sure about LX81 but my LX82 only 6ohm to 16ohm (guaranteed speaker impedance)
there is no option to turn it manually...

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Added on February 24, 2010, 9:52 pmYes...49Hz-20Kh MCACC will set your speakers as Large...about crossover setting
batter you set 80Hz(THX setting) if below than that freq it will send to your sub...

for other setting hope CT Seong can help you

This post has been edited by matyeo: Feb 24 2010, 09:52 PM

If you are using your blu-ray player, have you set up the player to do bitstream? Also during calibration of your pioneer did you hear all the speakers during MCACC?

If too complicated for you better wait fot CT Seong.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Feb 24 2010, 10:23 PM

Then, it can't drive 4ohm speakers since 82 replaces 81. Tks a lot.

confirm it can't drive 4ohm speaker.........

If you don't play at insane loud volume, driving the 4ohm should be no problem...
Taiko htkaki, since u using external amp...any AVR also can use lar....

juz buy 2 day ago....
can u help me bout the setting on speaker setting???
which speaker need to set to large or small....
subwoofer setting...
http://www.pioneermalaysia.com.my/product_details.php?id=348
this is the package i buy...

Speakers setting...for me i like to set all speakers to Small coz it will give you clear/detail sound
and for low freq all come from your sub...
setting as small is does't mean your speakers cannot received low freq only freq lower than 60Hz will send to sub
you can still enjoy low freq from all you speakers....

Bro you no need to worried because MCACC will help u to calculate all you speaker sttg and
room EQ...MCACC is the best la bro...
you only need to fine tune you speakers...especially for center (just up 3 db if you like) and your sub...

Sub setting you need to study a bit because it depend on you sub and the way you connected ...
may be you another otai can help you on this...

bro..you need to try/study by your self , try and try until you understand how to used all setting inside your amp...

remember MCACC will help you just press start button...

welcome to pioneer world

seong came over on thursday and worked his magic something was wrong with thr setting on the bd player..all these while i only tried to mingled with the avr..but all working well now hahahha...for first time hearing surround on my speakers..

btw..according to seong, if u dun hv a dedicated av room like me cos i'm using the living hall..mcacc will not be too accurate..it needs to be a square boxed up room..tat's what i was told..all speakers set to small now, xover at 80hz..but distance was determined by mcacc..everything else set manually..

Will play 2012 tonight hhahahaha

n snap a pic of your HT system n post here will ya..

good to hear that...

Told you to set your BD player to bitstream

Hehe... I wonder how often you've given this advise already. Me included

Sound advise but sometimes it's hard to grasp as it is not clearly mentioned in the manual

i agree. im using 4ohm speaker and i put limit until 0dB max.

PS: is normal the vsx1019 hot?

Yes its always hot eventho for minimal use.. luckily always on the aircond whenever i turned on my vsx-1019.. lol

i was told setting volume to 0db is dangerous for speakers...for me, around -15db is very loud dy...

guys, from my understanding MCACC will calculate capability our speaker enentho we turn to 0db
our speakers still ok..i mean never cutoff AVR power...

but i never turn to 0db... -25 to -20 enough for me.....

I'm using 3 ohm speaker (HT speakers) on my amp also no probs...sometimes play loud as well...but thats for a Sony amp.