Using the virtual surround back mode (vsb), Listening to your system 06 – Pioneer VSX-D914 User Manual

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Listening to your system

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Using the Virtual Surround
Back mode (VSB)

Selecting this mode allows you to hear a
virtual back channel through your surround
speakers. For example, you can choose to
listen to sources with no surround back
channel information (for example, 5.1
encoded material) with emulated 6.1
encoding (

VSB ON

). Sometimes the material

may sound better in the 5.1 format for which
it was originally encoded. In this case you can
have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1
encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-
ES (

VSB AUTO

), or you can simply switch it

off (

VSB OFF

).

The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel.

Press SB CH MODE (front panel)

repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround
back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as
follows:

• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back

mode with headphones, the

STEREO

/

DIRECT

mode, or if the

Speaker setting

on

page 43 is set to

S

.

• You can only use the Virtual Surround

Back mode if the surround speakers are
on and the

Surround back speaker setting

on page 44 is set to

SB

or

SB SW

.

• You can’t adjust the surround back

channel level when you’re listening to the
virtual surround back channel.

VSB OFF

VSB ON

VSB AUTO

ON

AUTO

ON

AUTO

ON

AUTO

ON

AUTO

DTS-ES/Dolby Digital
Matrix encoded
multi-channel sources
with 6.1 surround

Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded multi-channel
sources

Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded stereo sources,
Stereo sources

Analog 2-channel
(stereo) source

STANDARD
decoding

All modes

PRO LOGIC IIx
MOVIE/MUSIC

STANDARD

ADVANCED SURROUND

NEO:6 CINEMA/
NEO:6 MUSIC

Type of source

Virtual
Surround
Back mode

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