Pioneer VSX-817-K - Manuale (Pagina 27)

Listening to your system 05
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• Neo:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
• Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to music sources
VSX-817 model only – With multichannel
sources, if you have connected surround back
speaker(s) and have selected
SB ON, you can
select (according to format):
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above
• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back
channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and
provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel
sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)
• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel
playback with DTS encoded sources
Using the Advanced surround effects
The Advanced surround feature creates a
variety of surround effects. Try different modes
with various soundtracks to see which you like.
1
• Press ‘ADV.SURR’ repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with
dynamic soundtracks.
• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of
dialog.
• MONOFILM – Creates surround sound
from mono soundtracks.
• ENT. SHOW – Suitable for musical sources.
• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo
field.
2
• TV SURR. – Provides surround sound for
both mono and stereo TV sources.
• ADV. GAME – Suitable for video games.
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs.
• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound
for rock and/or pop music.
• UNPLUGED – Suitable for acoustic music
sources.
• X-STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to
a stereo source, using all of your speakers.
• PHONESUR. – Creates the effect of overall
surround with headphones.
Setting the effect options
When using surround effects, there are a
number of settings you can adjust.
1 Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to
select the setting you want to adjust.
Depending on the current status / mode of the
receiver, certain options may not appear.
Check the table below for notes on this.
2 Use the LEVEL +/– buttons to set it as
necessary.
See the table below for the options available
for each setting. The defaults, if not stated, are
listed in bold.
3 Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust
other settings.
Note
1 • If you press ADV.SURR with the headphones connected, PHONES SURROUND will automatically be selected.
• VSX-817 model only – Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the sur-
round back speaker in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 29.
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in
Setting the effect options below.
2 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).
TOP MENU
USB AM FM CD
MENU
AUTO SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
S.RETRIEVER
Setting What it does Options
Center
Width
a
(Applicable
only when
using a cen-
ter speaker)
Spreads the center channel
between the front right and left
speakers, making it sound
wider (higher settings) or
narrower (lower settings). 0 to 7
Default: 3
Dimension a Adjusts the surround sound
balance from front to back,
making the sound more distant
(minus settings), or more
forward (positive settings). –3 to +3
Default: 0
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