Pioneer VSX-515-S Owner's Manual - Page 45

The System Setup menu 07 English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español The Other setup menu The Other menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver. 1 Select OTHER from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 41 for more on this. 2 Use / (cursor left/right) to select the setting you want to adjust then press ENTER. If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: • DRC - Specify the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital soundtracks (see Dynamic Range Control Setup below). • DUALMONO - Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see Dual Mono Setup below). • LFE ATT - Set the attenuator level for the LFE channel (LFE Attenuator Setup below). 3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen. Dynamic Range Control Setup • Default setting: OFF This setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie soundtracks. You may want to use this when listening to surround sound at low volumes. 1 Select DRC from the OTHER setup menu. 2 Use / (cursor up/down) to choose the setting that you want. • OFF - No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume). • MID - Mid setting. • MAX - Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased). 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. Dual Mono Setup • Default setting: CH1 You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.1 1 Select DUAL MONO from the OTHER setup menu. 2 Use / (cursor up/down) to choose the setting that you want. • CH1 - Only channel 1 is played • CH2 - Only channel 2 is played • CH1 CH2 - Both channels are played through the front speakers 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. LFE Attenuator Setup • Default setting: ATT 0 dB Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultralow bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. 1 Select LFE ATT from the OTHER setup menu. 2 Use / (cursor up/down) to choose the setting that you want. • LFEAT 0 - No limiting (recommended setting) • LFEAT 10 - 10dB of limiting • LFEAT ** - No sound from LFE channel 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. Note 1 This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. 45 En