05 listening to your system, Auto playback, Listening in surround sound – Pioneer VSX-817-S/-K User Manual
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Listening to your system
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Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
Important
• Certain features explained in this section
will not be possible depending on the
source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz,
DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro sources).
Auto playback
The simplest, most direct listening option is the
Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
automatically detects what kind of source
you’re playing and selects multichannel or
stereo playback as necessary.
1
Above: VSX-517 (left) and VSX-817 (right)
•
While listening to a source, press
AUTO SURR
2
for auto playback of a source.
Press repeatedly until
AUTOSURR.
shows
briefly in the display (it will then show the
decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
how the source is being processed.
Listening in surround sound
Using this receiver, you can listen to any
source in surround sound. However, the
options available will depend on your speaker
setup and the type of source you’re listening to.
VSX-817 only
– If you connected surround back
speaker, see also
Using surround back
channel processing
on page 35.
Above: VSX-517 (left) and VSX-817 (right)
•
While listening to a source, press STAN-
DARD.
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
shows in the display.
3
With two channel sources
, press
STANDARD
repeatedly to select from:
•
2
Pro Logic II MOVIE
– Up to 5.1
channel sound, especially suited to movie
sources
•
2
Pro Logic II MUSIC
4
– Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
•
2
Pro Logic II GAME
– Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited for video games
•
2
PRO LOGIC
– 4.1 channel surround
sound
VSX-817 model only:
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
– Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MUSIC
– Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
•
2
Pro Logic IIx GAME
– Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited for video games
Note
1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using
2
Pro Logic II MOVIE
(VSX-517)
/
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
or
Neo:6
CINEMA
(VSX-817)
(see
Listening in surround sound
below for more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.
2 For more options using this button, see
Using Stream Direct
on page 34.
TOP MENU
CD-R
AM
FM
CD
MENU
AUTO SURR
STANDARD
S.RETRIEVER
ADV.SURR
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
CD
FM
AM
RECEIVER
CD-R/TAPE
STANDARD
PHASE
DIALOG
ADV.SURR
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
SOUND
RETRIEVER
ACOUSTIC
EQ
AUTO SURR
3
VSX-817 model only –
If surround back channel processing (page 35) is switched to
OFF
, or the surround back speaker is set
to
NO
(page 39),
2
Pro Logic IIx
becomes
2
Pro Logic II
(5.1 channel sound).
4 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, there are three further pa-
rameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. See
Setting the effect options below to adjust them.
TOP MENU
CD-R
AM
FM
CD
MENU
AUTO SURR
STANDARD
S RETRIEVER
ADV.SURR
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
CD
FM
AM
RECEIVER
CD-R/TAPE
STANDARD
PHASE
DIALOG
ADV.SURR
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
SOUND
RETRIEVER
ACOUSTIC
EQ
AUTO SURR
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