Pioneer VSX-515-K Owner's Manual - Page 29

Listening to your system

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Listening to your system 05 English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 / 96kHz, DTS 96kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources). Auto playback VSX-515 model only 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. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1 RECEIVER SLEEP FL DIMMER INPUT ATT INPUT SELECTOR DVD/LD DVD 5.1CH TV/SAT DVR/VCR CD-R/ CD TAPE/MD FM AM ADVANCED MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD SURROUND STEREO LOUDNESS • While listening to a source, press STEREO for auto playback of a source. Press repeatedly until AUTO SURR. shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed. 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. VSX-515 only - If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 33. RECEIVER SLEEP FL DIMMER INPUT ATT INPUT SELECTOR DVD/LD DVD 5.1CH TV/SAT DVR/VCR CD-R/ CD TAPE/MD FM AM ADVANCED MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD SURROUND STEREO LOUDNESS • While listening to a source, press STANDARD. If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display.2 With two channel sources, press STANDARD repeatedly to select from: • 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE - Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources • 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC - Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources • 2 PRO LOGIC - 5.1 channel surround sound 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 or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 VSX-515 model only - If the Extended mode (page 33) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (page 42), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 29 En

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Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
Important
Certain features explained in this section
will not be possible depending on the
source (for example, PCM 88.2 / 96kHz,
DTS 96kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources).
Auto playback
VSX-515 model only
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. With this, the receiver automatically
detects what kind of source you’re playing and
selects multichannel or stereo playback as
necessary.
1
While listening to a source, press
STEREO for auto playback of a source.
Press repeatedly until
AUTO SURR.
shows
briefly in the display (it will then show the
decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
how the source is being processed.
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.
VSX-515 only
– If you connected surround back
speakers, see also
Using the surround back
channel (Extended mode)
on page 33.
While listening to a source, press STAN-
DARD.
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
shows in the display.
2
With two channel sources
, press
STANDARD
repeatedly to select from:
2
Pro Logic II MOVIE
– Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
2
Pro Logic II MUSIC
– Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
2
PRO LOGIC
– 5.1 channel surround
sound
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 or select the multichannel analog inputs.
INPUT SELECTOR
RECEIVER
CD-R/
TAPE/MD
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
ADVANCED
SURROUND
STANDARD
STEREO
SLEEP
DVD/LD
CD
FM
AM
TV/SAT
DVR/VCR
DVD 5.1CH
FL DIMMER
INPUT ATT
2
VSX-515 model only –
If the Extended mode (page 33) is switched to
OFF
, or the surround back speakers are set to
NO
(page 42),
2
Pro Logic IIx
becomes
2
Pro Logic II
(5.1 channel sound).
INPUT SELECTOR
RECEIVER
CD-R/
TAPE/MD
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
ADVANCED
SURROUND
STANDARD
STEREO
SLEEP
DVD/LD
CD
FM
AM
TV/SAT
DVR/VCR
DVD 5.1CH
FL DIMMER
INPUT ATT