Pioneer VSX-54TX Owner's Manual - Page 43

Listening to your system, Listening with virtual surround back, speakers, Using the audio scaler

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Listening to your system 05 Listening with virtual surround back speakers • Default setting: VIRTL SB OFF If you don't have real surround back speakers connected, you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to simulate one. Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded. In this case you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VIRTL SB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VIRTL SB OFF). For stereo sources, you'll have to select one of the NEO:6 modes or an advanced effect mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 37) to use the Virtual Surround Back feature. Note that this feature only works when the surround channels are active and the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker Setting on page 50. See also Using the surround back channel above. • Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through the virtual surround back channel options. Note • You can't use the Virtual Surround Back setting with THX CINEMA, PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx, MULTI CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT. • You can't use the Virtual Surround Back feature with or sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs. • When using the Virtual Surround Back feature with the surround modes, +VSB shows in the display. Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and Hi-sampling • Default setting: Off You can use the audio scaler to create a wider dynamic range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs. 1 If you're using the remote, press RECEIVER. 2 Press HI-BIT (HI-BIT/HI-SAMPLING on the front panel). Each press cycles through the options as follows: • VIRTL SB ON - Virtual Surround Back is used for all sources • VIRTL SB AUTO - Automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) • VIRTL SB OFF - Virtual Surround back is switched off Note • You can't use the audio scaler with MULTI CH IN. • You can't use the audio scaler with sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs. • If you switch on the audio scaler when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO. 43 En

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Listening to your system
05
43
En
Listening with virtual surround back
speakers
•
Default setting:
VIRTL SB OFF
If you don’t have real surround back speakers connected,
you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to
simulate one.
Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1
format for which it was originally encoded. In this case
you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1
encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (
VIRTL
SB AUTO
), or you can simply switch it off (
VIRTL SB OFF
).
For stereo sources, you’ll have to select one of the
NEO:6
modes or an advanced effect mode (see
Listening in
surround sound
on page 37) to use the Virtual Surround
Back feature.
Note that this feature only works when the surround
channels are active and the surround back speaker is set
to
NO
in
Speaker Setting
on page 50.
See also
Using the surround back channel
above.
•
Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through
the virtual surround back channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
•
VIRTL SB ON
– Virtual Surround Back is used for all
sources
•
VIRTL SB AUTO
– Automatically applied to 6.1
encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or
DTS-ES)
•
VIRTL SB OFF
– Virtual Surround back is switched off
Note
•
You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back setting with
THX CINEMA
,
PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx
,
MULTI
CH IN
or
STEREO
/
DIRECT
.
•
You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back feature with
or sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital
inputs.
•
When using the Virtual Surround Back feature with
the surround modes,
+VSB
shows in the display.
Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and
Hi-sampling
•
Default setting:
Off
You can use the audio scaler to create a wider dynamic
range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs.
1
If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.
2
Press HI-BIT (HI-BIT/HI-SAMPLING on the front
panel).
Note
•
You can’t use the audio scaler with
MULTI CH IN
.
•
You can’t use the audio scaler with sources over
48kHz when using one of the digital inputs.
•
If you switch on the audio scaler when
DIRECT
is
selected, the receiver automatically switches to
STEREO
.