Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH - Manual (Page 58)

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Using the Advanced surround effects
The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of
additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround
modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but
some modes are also suited for music sources. Try different
settings with various soundtracks to see which you like.
• Press , then press ADV SURR
(ADVANCED SURROUND) repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
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• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks
• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog
• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of
special effects
• MONO FILM – Creates surround sound from mono
soundtracks
• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources
• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field 2
• TV SURROUND – Provides surround sound for both
mono and stereo TV sources
• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video games
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs
• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound
• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound for rock
and/or pop music
• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources
• EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
source, using all of your speakers
• PHONES SURR – When listening through
headphones, you can still get the effect of overall
surround.
Tip
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is
selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the
EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on
page 66.
Listening in stereo
When you select STEREO, you will hear the source
through just the front left and right speakers (and
possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker
settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro
multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.
• While listening to a source, press , then
press STEREO for stereo playback.
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Press repeatedly to switch between:
• STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround
settings and you can still use the Midnight,
Loudness, and Tone functions.
• F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage Surround
Advance below for more on this.
• F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage Surround
Advance below for more on this.
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to
create natural surround sound effects using just the front
speakers and the subwoofer.
Note
1 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup.
For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 59.
• If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURR mode will automatically be selected.
2 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
PHASE CTRL THX STATUS
REMOTE
SETUP
HDD DVD
STANDARD STEREO
MENU
ADV SURR
ANT MEMORY
AUDIO INFO
DISP
MPX PQLS
CH
RECEIVER TV CTRL
RECEIVER
3 • The STEREO, F.S.SURR FOCUS and F.S.S WIDE mode cannot be selected in the following cases:
– When MULTI CH IN input is selected.
– When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 66.
• When headphones are plugged in, the F.S.SURR FOCUS and F.S.SURR WIDE are cannot be selected.
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
PHASE CTRL THX STATUS
REMOTE
SETUP
HDD DVD
STANDARD STEREO
MENU
ADV SURR
ANT MEMORY
AUDIO INFO
DISP
MPX PQLS
CH
RECEIVER TV CTRL
RECEIVER
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
PHASE CTRL THX STATUS
REMOTE
SETUP
HDD DVD
STANDARD STEREO
MENU
ADV SURR
ANT MEMORY
AUDIO INFO
DISP
MPX PQLS
CH
RECEIVER TV CTRL
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