Pioneer P4000 Owner's Manual - Page 73

Using the down-mix function, Using the direct control, Using the Dolby Pro Logic II

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Available accessories Section 04 Available accessories Using the down-mix function The down-mix function allows you to play back multi-channel audio in 2 channels. 1 Touch DOWN MIX on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch c or d to select the desired level. ! Lo/Ro - Stereo mix the original audio that do not contain channel modes such as surround components. ! Lt/Rt - Down mix so that the surround components can be restored (decoded). Using the direct control You can override audio settings to check for effectiveness of your audio settings. ! All audio functions are locked out when the direct control is on except VOLUME/MUTE and DOLBY PRO LOGIC II. 1 Touch DIGITAL DIRECT on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch d to turn the direct control on. # To turn direct control off, touch c. Using the Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth output channels from two-channel sources to achieve high-purity matrix surround. ! Dolby Pro Logic II supports up to 48kHz sampling rate stereo source and has no effect on other types of source. ! When both the center speaker and the rear speaker are set to OFF in the speaker setting, you cannot switch to DOLBY PRO LOGIC II. 1 Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch DOLBY PRO LOGIC II. 3 Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the desired mode. ! MOVIE - The Movie mode suitable for movie playback ! MUSIC - The Music mode suitable for music playback ! MATRIX - The Matrix mode for when FM radio reception is weak ! OFF - Turn Dolby Pro Logic II off ! MUSIC ADJUST - Adjust the Music mode # You can operate MUSIC ADJUST only when MUSIC has been selected. Adjusting the Music mode You can adjust the Music mode with the following three controls. ! Panorama (PANORAMA) extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting "wraparound" effect. ! Dimension (DIMENSION) allows you to gradually adjust the sound field either towards the front or the rear. ! Center Width Control (CENTER WIDTH) allows center-channel sounds to be positioned between the center speaker and the left/right speakers. It improves the left-center-right stage presentation for both the driver and the front passenger. 1 Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch DOLBY PRO LOGIC II. 3 Touch MUSIC and then touch MUSIC ADJUST. # You can operate MUSIC ADJUST only when MUSIC has been selected. 4 Touch a or b to select PANORAMA (panorama). Each time you touch a or b selects the item in the following order: PANORAMA (panorama)-DIMENSION (dimension)-CENTER WIDTH (center width) 5 Touch d to turn the panorama control on. # To turn the panorama control off, touch c. En 73

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Using the down-mix function
The down-mix function allows you to play back
multi-channel audio in 2 channels.
1
Touch DOWN MIX on the DSP function
menu.
2
Touch
c
or
d
to select the desired level.
!
Lo/Ro
Stereo mix the original audio that
do not contain channel modes such as sur-
round components.
!
Lt/Rt
Down mix so that the surround
components can be restored (decoded).
Using the direct control
You can override audio settings to check for ef-
fectiveness of your audio settings.
!
All audio functions are locked out when the
direct control is on except
VOLUME/MUTE
and
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II
.
1
Touch DIGITAL DIRECT on the DSP func-
tion menu.
2
Touch
d
to turn the direct control on.
#
To turn direct control off, touch
c
.
Using the Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth
output channels from two-channel sources to
achieve high-purity matrix surround.
!
Dolby Pro Logic II supports up to 48kHz
sampling rate stereo source and has no ef-
fect on other types of source.
!
When both the center speaker and the rear
speaker are set to OFF in the speaker set-
ting, you cannot switch to
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II
.
1
Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu.
2
Touch DOLBY PRO LOGIC II.
3
Touch any of the following touch panel
keys to select the desired mode.
!
MOVIE
The Movie mode suitable for
movie playback
!
MUSIC
The Music mode suitable for
music playback
!
MATRIX
The Matrix mode for when FM
radio reception is weak
!
OFF
Turn Dolby Pro Logic II off
!
MUSIC ADJUST
Adjust the Music mode
#
You can operate
MUSIC ADJUST
only when
MUSIC
has been selected.
Adjusting the Music mode
You can adjust the Music mode with the fol-
lowing three controls.
!
Panorama (
PANORAMA
) extends the front
stereo image to include the surround
speakers for an exciting
wraparound
ef-
fect.
!
Dimension (
DIMENSION
) allows you to
gradually adjust the sound field either to-
wards the front or the rear.
!
Center Width Control (
CENTER WIDTH
) al-
lows center-channel sounds to be posi-
tioned between the center speaker and the
left/right speakers. It improves the left-cen-
ter-right stage presentation for both the dri-
ver and the front passenger.
1
Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu.
2
Touch DOLBY PRO LOGIC II.
3
Touch MUSIC and then touch
MUSIC ADJUST.
#
You can operate
MUSIC ADJUST
only when
MUSIC
has been selected.
4
Touch
a
or
b
to select PANORAMA (pa-
norama).
Each time you touch
a
or
b
selects the item
in the following order:
PANORAMA
(panorama)
DIMENSION
(di-
mension)
CENTER WIDTH
(center width)
5
Touch
d
to turn the panorama control
on.
#
To turn the panorama control off, touch
c
.
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Available accessories