Pioneer SC-97 Owner s Manual - Page 90

09 Using other functions Setting What it does Option(s) AUTO SIGSEL (Signal Select) Use to switch the input signal type (analog/digital/HDMI) (page 75) . ANALOG DIGITAL HDMI Fixed PCM This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before OFF recognizes OFF the PCM signal on a CD, for instance. When ON is selected, noise may be output during playback of non- ON PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem. DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes). AUTO MAX MID OFF Loud Mgmt (Loudness Management) This is a setting of the post process function of the Dolby TrueHD ON decoder. By setting to OFF, you can enjoy higher sound quality. This can only be set when DRC is set to OFF and the input signal is a OFF Dolby TrueHD signal. LFE (LFE Attenuate) Some audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. When set to the recommended value of 0 dB, the LFE is not restricted. When set to a value other than 0 dB, the LFE is restricted to the set value. When OFF is selected, the sound is not output from the LFE channel. c OFF/ -20dB/ -15dB/ -10dB/ -5dB/ -4dB/ -3dB/ -2dB/ -1dB/ 0dB d Default: 0dB INPUT ATT (Input attenuate) If the sound is distorted, this can be used to lower the input signal OFF level and reduce the distortion. ON HDMI (HDMI Audio) Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver (amp) or through to a TV. When THROUGH is selected, no sound is output from this receiver. AMP THROUGH A.DELAY (Auto delay) This feature automatically corrects the audio-to-video delay between OFF components connected with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set depending on the operational status of the display connected with an HDMI cable. The video delay time is automatically adjusted ON according to the audio delay time. C.GAIN (Center Gain) (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Adjusts the center gain to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 1.0 (center channel sent to the center speaker only). c 0 to 1.0 d Defaults: Neo:X CINEMA: 1.0 Neo:X MUSIC: 0.3 Neo:X GAME: 1.0 EFFECT Sets the effect level for the ALC mode. c 10 to 90 d Defaults: 50 C.SPREAD (Center Spread) Center spread expands the center channel signal to the left and right ON front speakers to create a wider frontal audio image for the listener. It is optimized and designed primarily for playback of stereo music OFF content. V.SPs (Virtual Speakers) When AUTO is selected, the sound field is created with the surround back and front wide channels whose Speaker Setting is set to NO automatically complemented. To set the respective channels individually, select MANUAL. AUTO MANUAL Setting V.SB (Virtual Surround Back) V.HEIGHT (Virtual Height) V.WIDE (Virtual Wide) AMP RENDER (Rendering Mode) What it does Option(s) When you're not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode OFF allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround ON back channel information. OFF Settings to create virtual front height channel audio. ON When you're not using front wide speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual front wide channel through your front speakers. This improves the continuity of the sound from the front channel to the surround channels. This is set to turn power amplifier sections off and use channels exclusively in the pre-amp mode. Select ON to use the power amplifiers for all channels. Select Front OFF to turn off the front channel's power amplifier and use the front channel exclusively in the pre-amp mode, F&C OFF to turn off the front and center channels' power amplifiers and use the front and center channels exclusively in the pre-amp mode. To turn the power amplifiers for all channels off and use them exclusively in the pre-amp mode, select OFF. Allows you to choose which signal, object base (OBJECT) or channel base (LEGACY) to decode when playing back Dolby Atmos content. OFF ON ON Front OFF F&C OFF OFF OBJECT LEGACY a The adjustment can be made only when TONE is set to ON. b ! The default value changes depending on the type of input (page 97 ). ! When ON is selected, the Sound Retriever effect is optimized based on the bitrate information of the contents input to the USB memory audio and INTERNET RADIO, PANDORA, Spotify, MEDIA SERVER, FAVORITES (digital audio input only) to achieve high sound quality. ! With the iPod/USB, INTERNET RADIO, PANDORA, Spotify, MEDIA SERVER, FAVORITES or BT AUDIO input function, by default S.RTRV is set to ON. ! When ON is selected, optimum correction of the audio signals input via the HDMI OUT terminal is conducted with the HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) function, and the sound of digital TV broadcasts is produced with HD quality. This is valid when the input is set to TV and ARC in HDMI Setup is set to ON. (See HDMI Setup on page 85. ) c UP1 to UP4 can be selected only when the front height speaker is connected. The presence or absence of effects depends on the listening mode. d This function does not work when the sampling frequency is 32 kHz. e ! This can be set when MANUAL is selected for AScale. ! This function does not work when the sampling frequency is 32 kHz. f This setting only affects 2-channel audio sources. g On the front panel display, 'DIGITL' is displayed. h AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals. Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby TrueHD. i ! The attenuator isn't available when using the Stream Direct (ANALOG DIRECT) modes. ! The attenuator does not function when the listening mode is set to PURE DIRECT with AirPlay. j ! The HDMI Audio setting cannot be switched while performing synchronized amp mode operations. ! The synchronized amp mode must be turned on in order to play the receiver's HDMI audio and video input signals from the TV with the receiver's power in the standby mode. See About synchronized operations on page 86 . k This feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability ('lipsync') for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set A.DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay time manually. For more details about the lipsync feature of your display, contact the manufacturer directly. l Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:X CINEMA/MUSIC/GAME mode. m The default value changes depending on the type of input (page 97 ). 90