The other setup menu, Dynamic range control setup, Dual mono setup – Pioneer VSX-817-S/-K User Manual

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The System Setup menu

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If you didn’t make component video
connections according to the defaults above,
you must assign the numbered input to the
component you’ve connected (or else you may
see the video signal of a different component).
For more on this, see

Using the component

video jacks

on page 16.

1

Select COMP. IN from the IN ASSIG. menu.

2

Use

/

to select the number of the

component video input to which you’ve
connected your video component.

The numbers match the numbers beside the
inputs on the back of the receiver.

3

Select the component that corresponds

with the one you connected to that input.

• Use the

/

buttons and

ENTER

to select

DVD

,

TV

,

DVR

or

OFF

.

• Make sure you have connected the audio

from the component to the corresponding
inputs on the rear of the receiver.

• If you connect any source component to

the receiver using a component video
input, you should also have your TV
connected to this receiver’s

COMPONENT

VIDEO MONITOR OUT

jacks.

The Other setup menu

The Other menu is where you can make
customized settings to reflect how you are
using the receiver.

1

Select OTHER from the System Setup

menu.

2

Use

/

to select the setting you want to

adjust then press

ENTER

.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may
want to adjust these settings in order:

DRC

– Specify the amount of dynamic

range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS
soundtracks (see

Dynamic Range Control

Setup

below).

DUALMONO

– Isolate one channel when

listening to discs with dual mono encoding
(see

Dual Mono Setup

below).

LFE ATT

– Set the attenuator level for the

LFE channel (

LFE Attenuator Setup

below).

3

Use

/

to make the adjustments

necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN
to confirm after each screen.

Dynamic Range Control Setup

• Default setting:

OFF

Specifies the amount of dynamic range
adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS
soundtracks:

DRC OFF

– No dynamic range adjustment

(use when listening at higher volume).

DRC MAX

– Dynamic range is reduced

(loud sounds are reduced in volume while
quieter sounds are increased).

DRC MID

– Mid setting.

Dual Mono Setup

Default setting:

CH1

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby
Digital soundtracks should be played:

1

CH1

– Only channel 1 is played

CH2

– Only channel 2 is played

CH1 CH2

– Both channels are played

through the front speakers

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting:

ATT 0 dB

Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent
ultra-low bass tones (included with some
Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources) from
distorting the sound from the speakers:

LFEATT 0

– No limiting (recommended

setting)

LFEATT 10

– 10 dB of limiting

LFEATT **

– No sound from LFE channel

Note

1 This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks.

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