Introduction to home theater, Features, Introductory information – Pioneer VSX-C301 User Manual
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Introduction to home theater
You are probably used to using stereo equipment to
listen to music, but may not be used to home theater
systems that give you many more options (such as
surround sound) when listening to soundtracks.
Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks
to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like
you're in the middle of the action or concert. The
surround sound you get from a home theater system
depends not only on the speakers you have set up in your
room, but also on the source and the sound settings of
the receiver.
DVD-Video has become the basic source material for
home theater due to its size, quality, and ease of use. The
true multichannel audio possible using DVD is what
creates a convincing surround sound effect and gives
you the feeling of ‘being there’.
Features
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding (page 23)
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound
right into your home with up to six channels of surround
sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects)
channel for deep, realistic sound effects.
Dolby Pro Logic II decoder (page 23)
The built-in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder not only provides
full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround
sources, but will also generate convincing surround
sound for any stereo source.
Surround and Advanced Surround modes
(page 24)
Used together with the Dolby Digital, DTS or Dolby Pro
Logic II modes, the Surround and Advanced Surround
modes are designed to enhance particular types of
program material by, for example, reproducing the
acoustic space of a concert hall for music-based
material.
Dialog Enhancement (page 24)
Use the Dialog Enhancement feature to accentuate
dialog and vocals in a program source and match the
vertical placement of the center channel with the front
left/right channels.
Virtual Surround Back mode (page 24)
The Virtual Surround Back mode creates the illusion of a
surround back channel—an extra channel located
directly behind the listener—for added surround
realism.
Sound Modes (page 24)
The Sound Modes offer useful effects for a number of
situations. For example, the Natural mode corrects for
the typical frequency response of small speakers;
Midnight mode is useful when you need to listen at low
volume but still want effective surround sound; S.Bass
boosts the low-end for a more driving sound.
Easy-to-use remote control
The remote control gives you not only complete control
over every function of this receiver, but also over other
components in your home theater system. Using a
system of preset codes, you can program the remote to
operate a wide range of other equipment.
Easy setup
Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as
connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source,
and your TV. The Room Setup feature is a very quick and
simple way to enhance performance, while for complete
surround sound control you still have access to the full
range of surround sound settings.
The Energy-saving Design
This unit is designed to use less than 1 W of energy when
the receiver is in standby mode.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
"Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
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