03 listening to your system, About the listening modes, Auto listening mode – Pioneer RCS-55 User Manual
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Listening to your system
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Chapter 3
Listening to your system
About the listening modes
As explained in
Home theater sound setup
on page 6,
there are two basic surround speaker setup options
available. You can select any of the listening modes
regardless of speaker placement, but you will get the best
surround effect by using the listening modes in
conjunction with your speaker setup:
•
Standard surround 5-spot setup
– See
Listening in
surround sound
below and
Using Advanced Surround
on page 23 with this setup.
•
Front surround 3-spot setup
– See
Using Front
Surround
on page 23 for the options suitable for this
speaker setup.
Auto listening mode
The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to
any source as it was mastered: the output from the
speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.
•
Press SHIFT+SURROUND to select the AUTO
listening mode.
If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel
2
D
or
DTS
indicator lights.
• You can also use the
SURROUND
button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
Listening in surround sound
You can listen to stereo or multichannel sources in
surround sound. Surround sound is generated from
stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic
decoding modes.
•
Press SHIFT+SURROUND repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• You can also use the
SURROUND
button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
The choices that appear in the display will vary according
to the type of source that’s playing.
If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel
2
D
or
DTS
indicator lights.
•
AUTO
– Auto listening mode (see above)
•
PRO LOGIC
(Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel surround
sound for use with any two-channel source
•
MOVIE
(Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to movie sources,
for use with any two-channel source
•
MUSIC
(Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to music sources,
for use with any two-channel source
•
STEREO
– See
Listening in stereo
on page 23
AUDIO
SURROUND
ADVANCED
SOUND
SUBTITLE
ANGLE
SHIFT
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
INPUT
TV
TV CONTROL
CHANNEL
VOLUME
REC
REC MODE
ì
AUDIO
SURROUND
ADVANCED
SOUND
SUBTITLE
ANGLE
SHIFT
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
INPUT
TV
TV CONTROL
CHANNEL
VOLUME
REC
REC MODE
ì
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