Pioneer VSX-1015TX Owner's Manual - Page 38

05 Listening to your system Using Loudness and Midnight listening The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels. The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you're listening. MPX AUDIO THX CH RETURN SUBTITLE HDD DVD CH CH RECEIVER CONTROL STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO ACOUSTIC SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/ AUTO SURR EQ SELECT LOUDNESS SHIFT EFFECT /CH SEL SLEEP DIALOG E Using the tone controls Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control. STANDBY/ON LISTENING MODE SELECT ENTER MULTI JOG RECEIVER • Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF. Note • You can't use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS with DTS 96kHz/24 bit, PCM 96/88.2kHz or WMA9 Pro sources, or when MULTI CH IN, or one of the THX modes has been selected. • If you switch on Loudness or Midnight listening when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO. Enhancing dialog • Default setting: DIALOG E OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. MPX AUDIO THX CH RETURN SUBTITLE HDD DVD CH CH RECEIVER CONTROL STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO ACOUSTIC SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/ AUTO SURR EQ SELECT LOUDNESS SHIFT EFFECT /CH SEL SLEEP DIALOG E TUNER CONTROL TUNER EDIT TUNING/ STATION MULTI JOG SYSTEM SETUP RETURN BAND INPUT ATT MPX MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS FL DIMMER TONE ACOUSTIC DIALOG MULTI CH EQ ENHANCEMENT IN MULTI JOG SIGNAL SELECT EXTENDED MODE SPEAKERS MCACC SETUP MIC VIDEO2 INPUT PHONES MULTI JOG DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust. Each press switches between BASS and TREBLE. 2 Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary. The bass and treble can be adjusted from -6 to +6 (dB). • Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically. Note • You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/ DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used. RECEIVER • Press SHIFT+DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off. If you're using the front panel, press DIALOG ENHANCEMENT. Note • You can't use dialog enhancement with DTS 96kHz/ 24 bit, PCM 96/88.2kHz or WMA9 Pro sources, or when one of the THX modes has been selected. 38 En