Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G - Manual (Page 46)

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Using Midnight and Loudness
listening
• Default setting: Off
The Midnight listening feature makes quieter sounds
more audible, allowing you to hear effective surround
sound at low volume levels.
The Loudness feature boosts the bass and treble in audio
sources, useful for listening at low volumes.
1 Press RECEIVER.
This step is only necessary if you want to use Loudness.
2 Press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS to switch the
effect on or off.
The mode you’ve selected lights in the display.
Tip
• Multi-voltage model only – You can also switch
Midnight or Loudness on or off simply by pressing the
corresponding front panel button:
Note
• You can’t use the Midnight and Loudness modes at
the same time.
• You can’t use these modes with THX CINEMA ,
MULTI CH IN or SACD DIRECT .
• These modes automatically adjust according to the
volume at which you’re listening. However, the
volume must be under -20dB for these features to
take effect.
• You can’t use these modes with sources over 96kHz
(including SACD in some cases) when using one of
the digital inputs (including i.LINK).
• If you switch on either of these modes when DIRECT
is selected, the receiver automatically switches to
STEREO .
Using the tone control
You can use the tone control to make customized
settings for the bass and treble.
Switching the tone control on or off
• Default setting: Off
You’ll need to switch the tone control on to adjust the
bass and treble below.
1 If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.
2 Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off.
TONE shows in the display when the tone control is
switched on.
Adjusting the bass and treble
• Default setting: Bass: 0 , Treble: 0
You can adjust the bass and treble controls separately to
adjust the overall tone.
1 Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly to select BASS or
TREBLE.
If you see TONE:BYPASS in the display, the tone control
needs to be switched on (see above).
2 Use the +/– buttons to adjust the sound.
The bass and treble can be adjusted from –6 to +6 .
LOUDNESS
RECEIVER
MIDNIGHT
MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS
TONE
BASS/TREBLE
RECEIVER
+
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