Pioneer RCS-55 - Manual (Page 23)

Listening to your system 03
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Using Front Surround
The Front Surround modes are effective when you are
using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as
described on page 7. The surround speakers should be
placed on top of the front speakers and oriented either
towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which
mode you are using (see below).
• Press SHIFT+ADVANCED to select a Front
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select FRTMOVIE , FRTMUSIC or
EXTPOWER .
• If you have selected FRTMOVIE (Front Movie) or
FRTMUSIC (Front Music), turn each surround
speaker so that the arrow at the base is lined up
with the FRONT SURROUND arrow on the front
speaker. With EXTPOWER (Extra Power), the
surround speakers should point in the same
direction as the front speakers. (as shown below)
Using Advanced Surround
The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any
multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional
surround sound effects.
• Press SHIFT+ADVANCED to select an Advanced
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select:
• ADVMOVIE – Suitable for movies
• ADVMUSIC – Suitable for music
• EXPANDED – Wide sound field
• TV SURR. – Surround sound for mono or stereo TV
broadcasts
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programming
• GAME – Suitable for TV game units
• 5 STEREO – Powerful surround sound for stereo
music sources
Listening in stereo
You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel—in
stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all
channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers
and the subwoofer.
• Press SHIFT+SURROUND repeatedly until STEREO
shows in the display.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
AUDIO
SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND
SUBTITLE ANGLE
SHIFT
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
INPUT TV
TV CONTROL
CHANNEL VOLUME
REC REC MODE
ì
EXTPOWER FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC
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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