Pioneer VSX815-S Receiver...Need Help With MACC function

[Miguel]

Hey guys. I finally got my home theater setup and I love it. I'm so happy that such a great site like this is available for beginner audio/vidiophiles such as myself. I recently purchased the Pioneer VSX 815-S 7.1 Channel Receiver, the JBL SCS300.7 Sat/Sub speaker system, and Pioneer DV-588A-S DVD player (My tv is just a flat screen 27" Sony Wega Trinitron, but does the job for my small room). I have it all setup in a small 14' x 10' room and it fills it VERY nicely. Here's my dilema... I hooked everything up (only in 5.1 for now) and placed all my sats and subwoofer where I think I'll get the best sound. I have all connections tight and bright and correct polarity. When I go to advanced setup to use Pioneer's Auto MACC I get near the end of the setup and I get an error that reads something like "Err SBch". I checked the manual and it says to check the surround back speaker connections. Everything appears to be fine, yet I get the error everytime and it's becoming very frustrating. Has anyone else experienced this problem before or have any advice for me? TIA for any of your input

 

[SilverMK3]

Go through the manual set up and make sure that the surround-back speakers are set to "none". The MCACC is expecting to hear 6.1/7.1 speakers but its only detecting 5.1.

 

[Miguel]

Oh wow, I think what you said just threw up a light for me. I have the rear seakers connected to the Surround Back L/R connections on my receiver. Am I supposed to have them connected to the Surround L/R connections instead since I'm only using 5.1?

 

[GlocksRock]

Oh wow, I think what you said just threw up a light for me. I have the rear seakers connected to the Surround Back L/R connections on my receiver. Am I supposed to have them connected to the Surround L/R connections instead since I'm only using 5.1?

Yes, connect them to the surround, not the sourround back.

 

[Blundaar]

You are correct

 

[Miguel]

Thanks, fellas!