Pioneer VSX-21TXH Owner's Manual - Page 56

06 Listening to your system Chapter 6: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. Tip • When an ALC is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 66. Auto playback There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically detects what kind of source you're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1 AUTO/ALC/ MENU DIRECT STEREO STANDARD ADV SURR HDD DVD THX PHASE CTRL STATUS ANT MPX PQLS MEMORY AUDIO INFO CH DISP TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP • While listening to a source, press RECEIVER , then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT)2 for auto playback of a source. AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed. • If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. • When listening to the FM radio, the Neural THX feature is selected automatically (see Using Neural THX on page 51 for more on this). ALC - In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this receiver equalizes playback sound levels. Listening in surround sound Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you're listening to. If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using surround back channel processing on page 59. Standard surround sound The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.3 AUTO/ALC/ MENU DIRECT STEREO STANDARD ADV SURR HDD DVD THX PHASE CTRL STATUS ANT MPX PQLS MEMORY AUDIO INFO CH DISP TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP • While listening to a source, press RECEIVER , then press STANDARD (STANDARD SURROUND).4 If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode. • If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. With two channel sources, you can select from:5 • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE - Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources Note 1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats). • The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones. 2 • For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 59. • The AUTO SURROUND mode cannot be selected in the following cases: - When MULTI CH IN input is selected. - When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 66. 3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers. 4 The STANDARD listening mode cannot be selected in the following cases: - When headphones are plugged in. - When MULTI CH IN input is selected. - When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 66. 5 If surround back channel processing (page 59) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 91 is set to anything but Normal), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 56 En