Pioneer VSX-520-K Owner's Manual - Page 34

Setting, What it does, Options, S.DELAY, MIDNIGHT, M/L OFF, LOUDNESS, S.RTV, DUAL MONO, LFE ATT

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04 Listening to your system Setting S.DELAY (Sound Delay) MIDNIGHTa LOUDNESSa S.RTVb (Sound Retriever) DUAL MONOc DRC (Dynamic Range Control) LFE ATT (LFE Attenuate) SACD G.e (SACD Gain) HDMI (HDMI Audio) What it does Option(s) Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of the video. 0.0 to 9.0 (frames) 1 second = 30 frames (NTSC) Default: 0.0 Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volumes. Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volumes. M/L OFF MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS When audio data is removed during the compression OFF process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP ON technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression. Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. CH1 - Channel 1 is heard only CH2 - Channel 2 is heard only CH1 CH2 - Both channels heard from front speakers 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). AUTOd MAX MID OFF Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultralow bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the recommended value. When set to -15 dB, the LFE is limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no sound is output from the LFE channel. 0 (0 dB) 5 (-5 dB) 10 (-10 dB) 15 (-15 dB) 20 (-20 dB) ** (OFF) Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic range (during digital processing). 0 (dB) +6 (dB) Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver (amp) or through to a TV or flat panel TV. When THRU is selected, no sound is output from this receiver. AMP THRU 34 En

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Listening to your system
04
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En
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
S.DELAY
(Sound Delay)
Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so
the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture.
By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match
the presentation of the video.
0.0 to 9.0 (frames)
1 second = 30 frames
(NTSC)
Default:
0.0
MIDNIGHT
a
Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at
low volumes.
M/L OFF
MIDNIGHT
LOUDNESS
a
Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at
low volumes.
LOUDNESS
S.RTV
b
(Sound Retriever)
When audio data is removed during the compression
process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound
image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP
technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to
compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after
compression.
OFF
ON
DUAL MONO
c
Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital
soundtracks should be played.
CH1
–
Channel 1 is heard only
CH2
–
Channel 2 is heard only
CH1 CH2
–
Both channels heard
from front speakers
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
d
MAX
MID
OFF
LFE ATT
(LFE Attenuate)
Some Dolby Digital and DTS 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.
The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the
recommended value. When set to –15 dB, the LFE is
limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no
sound is output from the LFE channel.
0
(0 dB)
5 (–5 dB)
10 (–10 dB)
15 (–15 dB)
20 (–20 dB)
** (OFF)
SACD G.
e
(SACD Gain)
Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic
range (during digital processing).
0
(dB)
+6 (dB)
HDMI
(HDMI Audio)
Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this
receiver (
am
p
) or
through
to a TV or flat panel TV. When
THRU is selected, no sound is output from this receiver.
AMP
THRU