Pioneer VSX-823-K Owner's Manual - Page 37

5 Listening to your system • Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve good results. In this case, set the setting to OFF. UP MIX OFF UP MIX ON L SW C R L SW C R SL SR SL SR SBL SBR SBL SBR 1 Switch the receiver into standby. 2 While holding down PRESET  on the front panel, and hold the STANDBY/ON for about two seconds. UP MIX: OFF appears and the Up Mix function turns off. If you want to turn this function on, perform steps 1 and 2 again. • When set to ON, the (Up Mix) indicator on the front panel lights. Note • Set to ON regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD signals. • May automatically be set to OFF even when set to ON, depending on the input signal and listening mode. • If the Network Standby is set to ON or Standby Through is not set to OFF, you may not be able to set the Up Mix function. • HDMI Control should also be set to OFF, not ON. Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn't appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver. RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE RECEIVER INPUT AUDIO PARAMETER TOP MENU TUNE TOOLS MENU ENTER PRESET PRESET HOME MENU PTY iPod CTRL TUNE BAND RETURN MUTE 1 Press RECEIVER , then press AUDIO PARAMETER. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this. 3 Use / to set it as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. Setting/What it does Option(s) EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) Switches on/off the effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ. S.DELAY (Sound Delay) Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of the video. ON OFF 0 to 500 ms (1 step : 5 ms) Default: 0 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESSa The MIDNIGHT allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volumes. The LOUDNESS is used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volumes. M/L OFF MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS S.RTV (Sound Retriever)b When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression. OFFc ON DUAL MONOd Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. CH1 - Channel 1 is heard only CH2 - Channel 2 is heard only CH1 CH2 - Both channels heard from front speakers F.PCM (Fixed PCM) OFF This is useful if you find there is a slight delay ON before OFF recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance. When ON is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem. 4 7 62 37