Pioneer VSX-S500-S - Manual (Page 32)

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a. If surround back channel processing (page 34) is switched off,
or the surround back speakers are set to NO, 2PLIIx
becomes 2PLII (5.1 channel sound).
b. You can also adjust the CENTER WIDTH, DIMENSION, and
PANORAMA effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 33).
c. You can also adjust the HEIGHT GAIN effect (see Setting the
Audio options on page 33).
d. Cannot be selected when the Pre Out is set to Surr. Back (see
The Pre Out Setting on page 39).
e. You can also adjust the CENTER IMAGE effect (see Setting the
Audio options on page 33).
f. The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can
still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound
Retriever and Tone functions.
Note
• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is
heard from both surround back speakers.
Using the Advanced surround
The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround
effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see
which you like.
Using Stream Direct
Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary
signal processing is bypassed.
Using the Ecology mode
Select Ecology mode to enjoy the full benefits of great sound
with half the regular power consumption.
 Press ECO to switch the ECO MODE ON or OFF.
• The power will switch once to standby when Ecology
mode is switched on or cancelled.
• Ecology mode offers the following power-saving benefits.
- Sound is output from only the front-left, front-right and
subwoofer.
- The front panel display dimmer is activated.
• Ecology mode can be cancelled by switching the input
function.
• When the Ecology mode is switched on, the Control with
HDMI function does not work. However, the HDMI Audio
Return Channel (ARC) function is available.
ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks.
DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog.
ENT.SHOW Suitable for musical sources.
ADV 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
ADV
SURR
FSS ADVANCE
(Front Stage
Surround
ADVANCE) Allows you to create natural surround
sound effects using just the front speakers
and the subwoofer.
Use to provide a rich surround sound effect
directed to the center of where the front left
and right speakers sound projection area
converges.
SOUND WING HVT speakers make it possible to enjoy a
broader-ranging sound.
• SOUND WING mode can be selected
only when the HVT speakers (e.g., S-
HV500-LR) are connected and the
Speaker Settings for the front speakers
are set to
SMALL, the subwoofer is set to
YES, and other speakers are set to NO
via the Auto MCACC setup.
• You can choose the SOUND WING
mode by using SOUND WING button on
the remote control.
S.R AIR
(Sound Retriever
AIR) Suitable for listening to the sound from a
Bluetooth wireless technology device.
The
S.R AIR listening mode can only
selected when the ADAPTER input.
PHONES SURR When listening through headphones, you
can still get the effect of overall surround.
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
AUTO SURR See Auto playback on page 31.
DIRECT Sources are heard according to the settings
made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker
setting, channel level, speaker distance), as
well as with dual mono settings. You will
hear sources according to the number of
channels in the signal.
Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,
Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate
and Center image functions are available.
PURE DIRECT Analog and PCM sources are heard without
any digital processing.
AUTO /
DIRECT
iPod USB NETWORK
STANDBY/ON
AUTO /
DIRECT
ALC/
ADAPTER
ECO
D AUX A AUX S.RTRV