Pioneer VSX-924-S - Manual (Page 71)

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Using other functions
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Switching the output (OUTPUT PARAMETER)
You can press OUT P. to switch the output of speaker terminals or HDMI terminals to be played.
Switching the speaker terminals
If you selected Normal(SB/FH), Normal(SB/FW) or Speaker B at Speaker system setting on page 89 , you can
switch between speakers using the OUT P. button. If you selected Front Bi-Amp, ZONE 2 or HDZONE, the button
will simply switch your main speaker terminals on or off.
1 Press OUT P..
! You can perform the same operation by pressing SPEAKERS on the front panel.
2 Use i/j to select ‘SP’.
3 Use k/l to switch the speaker terminals to be played.
As mentioned above, if you have selected Front Bi-Amp, ZONE 2 or HDZONE, the button will simply switch your
main speaker terminal (A) on or off.
Press repeatedly to choose a speaker terminal option:
When you select Normal(SB/FH), you can select from:
! SP: SB/FH ON – Surround back or front height channels are added to the front, center and surround chan-
nels (maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. The surround back and front height
channels are switched automatically according to the audio input signal.
! SP: SB ON – Surround back channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5
channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: FH ON – Front height channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 chan-
nels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the speakers.
When you select Normal(SB/FW), you can select from:
! SP: SB/FW ON – Surround back or front wide channels are added to the front, center and surround channels
(maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. The surround back and front wide channels
are switched automatically according to the audio input signal.
! SP: SB ON – Surround back channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5
channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: FW ON – Front wide channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 chan-
nels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the speakers.
When you select Speaker B, you can select from:
! SP: A ON – Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 7 channels (including surround back chan-
nels), depending on the source).
! SP: B ON – Sound is output from the two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals. Multichannel
sources will not be heard.
! SP: A+B ON – Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the
two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals, and the subwoofer. The sound from the B-speaker termi-
nals will be the same as the sound from the A-speaker terminals (multichannel sources will be downmixed to
2 channels).
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the speakers.
Notes
! The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 89 . However, if
SP: B ON is selected above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).
! All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.
Switching the HDMI output
Set which terminal to use when outputting video and audio signals from the HDMI output terminals.
The HDMI OUT 1 terminal is compatible with the Control with HDMI function.
1 Press OUT P..
2 Use
i/j to select ‘OUT 1/2’.
3 Use k/l to select the setting.
Please wait a while when Please wait ... is displayed.
The output switches among OUT 1+2, OUT 1, OUT 2 and OFF each time the button is pressed.
! The synchronized amp mode is canceled when the HDMI output is switched. If you wish to use the synchro-
nized amp mode, switch to OUT 1, then select the synchronized amp mode on the TV using the TV’s remote
control.
! When MAIN/HDZONE is set to HDZONE, it is not possible to switch to OUT 2 ( page 94 ).
Changing the channel level while listening
Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor
when setting up a home theater system.
1 Press CH LV..
2 Use
i/j to select the channel you wish to adjust.
3 Adjust the volume using k/l.
The volume can be adjusted in the range of -12.0dB to +12.0dB, 0.5 dB steps.
4 When you’re finished, press RETURN.
Input Volume Absorber
This can be used to correct for the difference in volume between input sources.
1 Switch to the input whose volume you want to adjust.
2 Press CH LV..
3 Use
i/j to select ‘ALL’.
4 Adjust the volume using k/l.
The volume can be adjusted in the range of -12.0dB to +12.0dB, 0.5 dB steps.
5 When you’re finished, press RETURN.