Pioneer VSX-C300 - Manual (Page 28)

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Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound
Dual mono setting
Dual mono has two different audio channels in it. You
can use it to listen to soundtracks that have one language
on one channel and a different language on the other.
The dual mono setting can only be used when listening
to discs that have dual mono software encoded in them,
for example some Dolby Digital discs. As of now these
are not that widely used.
The
ch1 setting plays channel 1 through your center
speaker. If you have selected no Center speaker in the
speakers setting (or are in a 2 ch listening mode) then
you will hear ch1 out of both front speakers. The
ch2
setting plays channel 2 through your center speaker. If
you have selected no Center speaker in the speakers
setting (or are in a 2 ch listening mode) then you will
hear channel 2 out of both front speakers. In the
L. c1
R. c2 setting the speakers will play the soundtrack
independently of each other. The left front speaker will
play channel 1 and the right front speaker will play
channel 2.
Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).
Press
% or fi to cycle through the possible
DUAL MONO settings.
ch2 ch1
L. c 1 R. c 2
Press
# to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and
press
@ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.
Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting
mode.
MEMO:
• The default setting of this feature is
ch1 .
Input Attenuator setting
You can set the input signal to be lowered if it is
distorting. This is only possible for analog signals, digital
signals can’t be attenuated.
Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).
Press
% or fi to select input attenuator ON
or OFF.
Press
# to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and
press
@ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.
Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting
mode.
MEMO:
• The default setting is
OFF .
SURROUND speakers distance setting
mode
Set the distance from the SURROUND speakers to the
listening position.
Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).
Press
% or fi to set the distance of the SUR-
ROUND speakers from the main listening
position (within a range from 0.3 m to 9.0 m).
Press
# to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and
press
@ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.
Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting
mode.
MEMO:
• The default setting is 1.8 m.
• One step equals about 0.3 m.
• When “
S _” is selected in SPEAKERS setting mode,
the SURROUND distance cannot be set.
• If you do the ROOM SETUP settings after the settings
here, those will take precedence.
Dynamic range control setting mode
Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and
softest sounds in any given signal. The dynamic range
control helps you playback sounds so the quieter sounds
are audible yet the louder sounds don’t get distorted. It
does this by compressing the dynamic range. When
watching a movie at low volume, setting this function
enables low level sounds to be heard more easily but you
won’t be jolted by louder sounds.
Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).
Press
% or fi to set the dynamic range
control (OFF, MAX, or MID).
Dynamic range control is operative only when a
Dolby Digital soundtracks with this feature encoded
into it is being played back. For other sources use the
Midnight mode (see page 32) to achieve the same
effect.
Press
# to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and
press
@ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.
Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting
mode.
MEMO:
• The default setting is “
OFF ”.
• When listening at high volume, set to OFF.
• For best results at low volumes, set to “
MAX ” for
maximum dynamic range compression.