Pioneer VSX-31 Owner's Manual - Page 63
Listening to your system, Listening in stereo
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Listening to your system 06 Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like. • Press RECEIVER , then press ADV SURR (ADV SURROUND) repeatedly to select a listening mode.1 • ACTION - Designed for action movies with dynamic soundtracks • DRAMA - Designed for movies with lots of dialog • SCI-FI - Designed for science fiction with lots of special effects • MONO FILM - Creates surround sound from mono soundtracks • ENT.SHOW - Suitable for musical sources • EXPANDED - Creates an extra wide stereo field2 • TV SURROUND - Provides surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources • ADVANCED GAME - Suitable for video games • SPORTS - Suitable for sports programs • CLASSICAL - Gives a large concert halltype sound • ROCK/POP - Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or pop music • UNPLUGGED - Suitable for acoustic music sources • EXT.STEREO - Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers • PHONES SURR - When listening through headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround. Tip • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 72. Listening in stereo When you select STEREO, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. • While listening to a source, press RECEIVER , then press STEREO for stereo playback.3 Press repeatedly to switch between: • STEREO - The audio is heard with your sound settings and you can still use the audio options. • F.S.SURR FOCUS - See Using Front Stage Surround Advance on page 64 for more on this. • F.S.SURR WIDE - See Using Front Stage Surround Advance on page 64 for more on this. • SOUND RETRIEVER AIR4 - Suitable for listening to the sound from a Bluetooth wireless technology device. Note 1 If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURR mode will automatically be selected. 2 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources). 3 • The STEREO, F.S.SURR FOCUS and F.S.S WIDE mode cannot be selected when the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 72. • When headphones are plugged in, the F.S.SURR FOCUS and F.S.SURR WIDE are cannot be selected. 4 The SOUND RETRIEVER AIR listening mode can only selected when the ADAPTER PORT input. 63 En