Pioneer VSX-815-K Owner's Manual - Page 67

Other Settings, The Other setup menu

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Other Settings 12 English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español 2 Select the number of the component video input to which you've connected your video component. Use / (cursor left/right) to do this. • The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. 3 Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input. Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select between DVD, TV, DVR or OFF. • Make sure you have connected the audio from the component to the corresponding inputs on the rear of the receiver. • If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you should also have your TV connected to this receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. 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 43 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 (see LFE Attenuator Setup below). • SR+ - Specify how you want to control your Pioneer plasma display (see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays below) 3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each menu. 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 Note 1 This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. 67 En

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Other Settings
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2
Select the number of the component
video input to which you’ve connected your
video component.
Use
³/´
(cursor left/right) to do this.
The numbers correspond with the
numbers beside the inputs on the back of
the receiver.
3
Select the component that corresponds
with the one you connected to that input.
Use the
±/²
(cursor up/down)
buttons to
select between
DVD
,
TV
,
DVR
or
OFF
.
Make sure you have connected the audio
from the component to the corresponding
inputs on the rear of the receiver.
If you connect any source component to
the receiver using a component video
input, you should also have your TV
connected to this receiver's
COMPONENT
VIDEO MONITOR OUT
jacks.
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.
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 43 for more on this.
2
Use
³/´
(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 (see
LFE Attenuator Setup
below).
SR+
– Specify how you want to control your
Pioneer plasma display (see
SR+ Setup for
Pioneer plasma displays
below)
3
Make the adjustments necessary for each
setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after
each menu.
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
±/²
(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
Note
1
This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks.