Listening in stereo, Using front stage surround advance, Listening to your system 06 – Pioneer VSX-919AH-S User Manual

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Listening to your system

• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic

music sources

• EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to

a stereo source, using all of your speakers

• PHONES SURR – When listening through

headphones, you can still get the effect of
overall surround.

Tip

• When an Advanced Surround listening

mode is selected, the effect level can be
adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in
Setting the Audio options on page 63.

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO, you will hear the
source through just the front left and right
speakers (and possibly your subwoofer
depending on your speaker settings). Dolby
Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel
sources are downmixed to stereo.

•

While listening to a source, press

, then press STEREO for stereo

playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:

• STEREO – The audio is heard with your

surround settings and you can still use the
Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage

Surround Advance below for more on this.

• F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage

Surround Advance below for more on this.

Using Front Stage Surround
Advance

The Front Stage Surround Advance function
allows you to create natural surround sound
effects using just the front speakers and the
subwoofer.

•

While listening to a source, press

, then press STEREO to select Front

Stage Surround Advance modes.

• STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for