Pioneer VSX-D509S Owner's Manual - Page 16

Preparations Setting Up for Surround Sound Be sure to switch the power of this unit on (The STANDBY indicator goes out). To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following set up operations. This is particularly important when using the 2 (Dolby) surround mode. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc.). Refer to the following pages for detailed descriptions of the settings available for each mode. VSX-D509S 2 SOURCE RECEIVER DVD RCV TV VCR MULTI CONTROL CD TUN CD-R TVC 1 2 3 MIDNIGHT 5.1CH ATT 4 5 6 SIGNAL SELECT 7 EFFECT 8 9 +10 DISC 0 ENTER TV CONTROL TV TV VOL TVFUNC MASTERVOLUME MENU CHANNEL FQ ST ST ENTER FQ 8 D.ACCESS 3 BAND 1 CLASS ¡ MPX DTV ON / OFF DTV MENU 7 4 ¢ 2 DSP TEST TONE CH SELECT CH LEVEL FL DIMMER LOUDNESS FUNCTION MUTING SETUP Î 1 4 3 AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT VSX-D409 2 1 Î MULTI CONTROL DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR CD RECEIVER TUNER CD-R/ TAPE/MD TV CONT 2 DSP MODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH 1 2 3 4 CHANNEL TEST SELECT TONE 5 6 SIGNAL ATT SELECT 7 8 CHANNEL LEVEL 9 0 EFFECT ‡ ENTER FUNC 10 DISC CH VOL TV CONTROL VOL FQ ST MENU ST ENTER TOP MENU FQ SOURCE CLASS MPX BAND 7 8 3 D.ACCESS 1¡ CHANNEL 4¢ LOUDNESS FUNCTION MUTING RECEIVER FL DIMMER REMOTE SETUP MASTER VOLUME AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 4 3 16 1 Press RECEIVER to turn the power on. The STANDBY indicator goes out. 2 Press RCV. This switches the remote to the surround setup mode. (On the VSXD409 the button is called RECEIVER.) 3 Press @ or # to select the mode you want to set. For best results, start with "SPEAKERS setting mode" and make your initial adjustments in the order described below. The current settings are displayed automatically. SPEAKERS (Front, Center, Surround) setting mode (page 17) Use to specify the type of speakers you have connected. SUB WOOFER ON/PLUS/OFF setting mode (page 18) Use to specify the sub woofer as on or off. Crossover frequency setting mode (page 18) Use to determine which frequencies will be sent to the sub woofer (or "Large" speakers if you don't have a sub woofer). LFE attenuator setting mode (page 18) Use to specify the peak level for the LFE channel and the crossover network for rerouted bass frequencies. Low cut filter ON/OFF setting mode (page 19) Use to cut the distorted sound from the sub woofer. FRONT speakers distance setting mode (page 19) Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your front speaker. CENTER speakers distance setting mode (page 19) Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your center speaker. SURROUND speakers distance setting mode (page 19) Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your surround speakers. Dynamic range control setting mode (page 20) Use to compress the dynamic range of the sound track. Dual mono setting mode (page 20) Use with 2 Digital software that has dual mono encoding if you want to isolate one channel or listen in this specialized mono mode. Coaxial digital input setting (page 20) Use to specify the input to be assigned to the coaxial digital input. Optical digital input setting (page 21) Use to specify the input to be assigned to the optical digital input. 4 Press % or fi to select the setting you want. The setting is entered automatically. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround modes. memo Press ENTER to exit the setting mode. The setting mode is automatically exited if no operation is performed for 10 seconds.