Pioneer HTZ-575DV Owner's Manual - Page 18

Using the Sound Retriever

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03 Listening to your system Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 12.1 1 Press SOUND and use / to select MCACC EQ then press ENTER. 2 Use / to select EQ ON or EQ OFF then press ENTER to confirm. • If you select EQ OFF, equalization is set to off but speaker settings (channel delay and channel level) remain in effect. • EQ ON is selected automatically after the Auto MCACC setup is completed. Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the WMA/ MP3/MPEG-4 AAC 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. • While listening to a stereo source, press SOUND RETRIEVER to switch the sound retriever on or off. Using the Tone controls You can change the tonal balance of the sound by using the tone control menu. 1 Press SOUND and use / to select TONE then press ENTER. 2 Use / to select the option you want to adjust and press ENTER. The Bass/Treble, Quiet and Midnight features cannot be used at the same time. Adjusting the bass and treble Use the tone controls to adjust the bass and treble. • Use / to select BASS or TREBLE then use / to adjust the tone. Press ENTER to confirm. Quiet and Midnight modes The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive bass or treble in a sound source. The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. • After pressing ENTER, the setting switches on/off. • To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening modes, select BASS/TRE. Enhancing dialogue The Dialogue Enhancement feature is designed to make the dialogue stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. 1 Press SOUND and use / to select DIALOGUE then press ENTER. 2 Use / to select the amount of dialogue enhancement then press ENTER to confirm. Select between OFF, MID or MAX. Boosting the bass level There are two bass modes you can use to enhance the bass in a source.2 1 Press SOUND and use / to select BASSMODE then press ENTER. 2 Use / to adjust the sound then press ENTER to confirm. Select between OFF, MUSIC or CINEMA. Note 1 Acoustic Calibration EQ is not available when headphones are connected. 2 The Bass Mode is not available when headphones are connected. 18 En

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Listening to your system
03
18
En
Listening with Acoustic
Calibration EQ
You can listen to sou
r
ces using the Acoustic
Calib
r
ation Equalization set in
Using the Auto
MCACC setup for optimal surround sound
on
p
age 12.
1
1
Press
SOUND
and use
/
to select
MCACC EQ then press
ENTER
.
2
Use
/
to select EQ ON or EQ OFF
then
press ENTER to confirm
.
If you select
EQ OFF
, equalization is set to
off but s
p
eake
r
settings (channel delay and
channel level)
r
emain in effect.
EQ ON
is selected automatically afte
r
the
Auto MCACC setu
p
is com
p
leted.
Using the Sound Retriever
When audio data is
r
emoved du
r
ing the WMA/
MP3/MPEG-4 AAC com
pr
ession
pr
ocess, sound
quality often suffe
r
s f
r
om an uneven sound
image. The Sound Ret
r
ieve
r
featu
r
e em
p
loys new
DSP technology that hel
p
s b
r
ing CD quality
sound back to com
pr
essed 2-channel audio by
r
esto
r
ing sound
pr
essu
r
e and smoothing jagged
a
r
tifacts left ove
r
afte
r
com
pr
ession.
While listening to a stereo source, press
SOUND RETRIEVER to switch the sound
retriever on or off.
Enhancing dialogue
The Dialogue Enhancement featu
r
e is designed
to make the dialogue stand out f
r
om othe
r
backg
r
ound sounds in a TV o
r
movie soundt
r
ack.
1
Press
SOUND
and use
/
to select
DIALOGUE
then press
ENTER
.
2
Use
/
to select the amount of
dialogue enhancement then press
ENTER
to
confirm.
Select between
OFF
,
MID
o
r
MAX
.
Using the Tone controls
You can change the tonal balance of the sound
by using the tone cont
r
ol menu.
1
Press
SOUND
and use
/
to select
TONE then press
ENTER
.
2
Use
/
to select the option you want to
adjust and press
ENTER
.
The Bass/T
r
eble, Quiet and Midnight featu
r
es
cannot be used at the same time.
Adjusting the bass and treble
Use the tone cont
r
ols to adjust the bass and
t
r
eble.
Use
/
to select BASS or TREBLE then
use
/
to adjust the tone.
Press ENTER to
confirm
.
Quiet and Midnight modes
The Quiet listening featu
r
e
r
educes excessive
bass o
r
t
r
eble in a sound sou
r
ce.
The Midnight listening featu
r
e allows you to
hea
r
effective su
rr
ound sound of movies at low
volume levels.
After pressing
ENTER, the setting
switches on/off.
To cancel the Quiet o
r
Midnight listening
modes, select
BASS/TRE
.
Boosting the bass level
The
r
e a
r
e two bass modes you can use to
enhance the bass in a sou
r
ce.
2
1
Press
SOUND
and use
/
to select
BASSMODE then press
ENTER
.
2
Use
/
to adjust the sound
then press
ENTER to confirm
.
Select between
OFF
,
MUSIC
o
r
CINEMA
.
Note
1
Acoustic Calib
r
ation EQ is not available when head
p
hones a
r
e connected.
2
The Bass Mode is not available when head
p
hones a
r
e connected.