Preparations, Setting up for surround sound, Set up – Pioneer VSX-709RDS User Manual
Page 15: 1 press receiver to turn the power on, 3 press @ or # to select the mode you want to set, 4 press % or fi to select the setting you want, 5 repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround modes, The standby indicator goes out, The setting is entered automatically
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Set up
Preparations
1 Press RECEIVER to turn the power on.
The STANDBY indicator goes out.
2 Press RCV (VSX-709RDS) or RECEIVER (VSX-
609RDS).
This switches the remote control to the surround setup mode.
3 Press
@ or # to select the mode you want to set.
For best results, start with “Speakers setting mode” and make your
initial adjustments in the order described below.
The current settings are displayed automatically.
Speakers (Front, Center, Surround) setting mode (page 16)
Use to specify the type of speakers you have connected.
SUB WOOFER ON/PLUS/OFF setting mode (page 17)
Use to specify the sub woofer as on or off.
Crossover frequency setting mode (page 17)
Use to determine which frequencies will be sent to the sub woofer
(or “Large” speakers if you don’t have a sub woofer).
LFE attenuator setting mode (page 17)
Use to specify the peak level for the LFE channel and the crossover
network for rerouted bass frequencies.
Low cut filter ON/OFF setting mode (page 18)
Use to cut the distorted sound from the sub woofer.
FRONT speakers distance setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your front
speaker.
CENTER speaker distance setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your
center speaker.
SURROUND speakers distance setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your
surround speakers.
Dynamic range control setting mode (page 19)
Use to compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack.
Dual mono setting mode (page 19)
Use with Dolby Digital software that has dual mono encoding if you
want to isolate one channel or listen in this specialized mono mode.
Coaxial digital input setting (page 19)
Use to specify the input to be assigned to the coaxial digital input.
Optical digital input setting (page 20)
Use to specify the input to be assigned to the optical digital input.
4 Press
% or fi to select the setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround
modes.
Press ENTER to exit
the setting mode.
The setting mode is
automatically exited if
no operation is per-
formed within 20 sec-
onds.
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Setting Up for Surround Sound
To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following setup operations. This is
particularly important when using the
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(Dolby)/DTS mode. You only need to make these settings once (unless
you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc.). Refer to the following
pages for detailed descriptions of the settings available for each mode.
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VSX-709RDS
VSX-609RDS
SOURCE
MIDNIGHT
SIGNAL SELECT
TV CONTROL
TV VOL
TVFUNC
TV
MENU
ENTER
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BAND
CLASS
MPX
DISPLAY
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FQ
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CHANNEL
EFFECT
MASTER VOLUME
DISC
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MULTI CONTROL
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TV
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RECEIVER
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RECEIVER
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TOP
MENU
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EFFECT
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DIMMER
REMOTE
SETUP
MASTER
VOLUME
TV CONTROL
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Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the main power button on the front panel to turn the
power ON (
_).
ENTER
ENTER