Pioneer VSX-1015-K - Manual (Page 33)

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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 ADV. SURR (ADVANCED SURROUND)
repeatedly to select a listening mode.
• ADVANCED MOVIE – Simulates the relaxed
environment of a movie theater, and is suitable for
watching movies.
• ADVANCED MUSIC – Simulates the acoustic
environment of a large concert hall and is suitable for
music or musical sources.
• TV SURROUND – This mode produces surround
sound for both mono and stereo TV sources. It is
useful for older movies recorded with mono
soundtracks.
• SPORTS – This is designed for sports programs with
a lot of action, adding to the excitement by bringing
background action to the forefront.
• ADVANCED GAME – Useful when playing video
games. It works especially well with sound moving
from left to right in game software with a lot of
movement.
• EXPANDED – This mode is especially designed to
give sound depth to stereo sources, and lets you hear
two-channel (stereo) signals as simulated
multichannel surround sound. Use with Dolby Pro
Logic for a stereo surround effect. You can also use
with Dolby Digital sources for a wider stereo field
than the Standard modes.
• 7ch STEREO – This can be selected to give
multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of
the speakers in your setup.
• PhonesSurround – When listening through
headphones, you can still get the effect of overall
surround.
Note
• 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 the surround back channel
(Extended mode) on page 36.
• If you press ADV. SURR when the headphones are
connected, the PhonesSurround mode will
automatically be selected.
• You can’t use the Advanced Surround effects with
88.2/96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources.
Tip
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is
selected, the effect level can be adjusted in the range
of
10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT/CH SEL (until EFFECT
shows in the display). The effect level can be set for
each Advanced Surround mode by pressing
+ / – .
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings
When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic
IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you
can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
1 With ‘ 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode active, press
EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH,
DIMENSION or PANORAMA.
• CENTER WIDTH – Provides a better blend of the front
speakers by spreading the center channel between
the front right and left speakers, making it sound
wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).
(This is applicable only when using a center speaker.)
• DIMENSION – Adjusts the depth of the surround
sound balance from front to back, making the sound
more distant (minus settings), or more forward
(positive settings).
• PANORAMA – Extends the front stereo image to
include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’
effect.
2 Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting.
Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3 );
Dimension between –3 and +3 (default : 0 ); Panorama is
On or Off (default : Off ).
3 Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other
settings.
Note
• If the Extended mode is switched off, 2 Pro Logic IIx
(above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel
sound), however the above setting will still be
effective.
RECEIVER CONTROL
SHIFT
THX
SLEEP DIALOG E
AUTO SURR
STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO
AUDIO SUBTITLE
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL
SELECT
EFFECT
/CH SEL
ACOUSTIC
EQ
HDD
CH CH
DVD
RECEIVER
RECEIVER CONTROL
SHIFT
THX
SLEEP DIALOG E
AUTO SURR
STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO
MPX
AUDIO
CH RETURN
SUBTITLE
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL
SELECT
EFFECT
/CH SEL
ACOUSTIC
EQ
HDD
CH CH
DVD
RECEIVER
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