Pioneer VSX-816-K Owner's Manual - Page 29

Listening to your system 06 English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español • Neo:6 MUSIC - 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB ON, you can select (according to format): • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE - See above • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC - See above • Dolby Digital EX - Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX) • DTS-ES - Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS encoded sources Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like.1 CH CH STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO AUTO SURR • Press 'ADV.SURR' repeatedly to select a listening mode. • ADV. MOVIE - Suitable for movie sources. • ADV. MUSIC - Suitable for music sources. • TV SURR. - Provides surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources. • SPORTS - Suitable for sports programs. • ADV. GAME - Suitable for video games. • EXPANDED - Simulates multichannel surround sound for two-channel sources.2 • 7-STEREO - Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers. • VIR. SURR - A virtual surround effect using just the subwoofer and front speakers. • PHONESUR. - Creates the effect of overall surround with headphones. Setting the effect options When using surround effects, there are a number of settings you can adjust. 1 Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver, certain options may not appear. Check the table below for notes on this. 2 Use the +/- buttons to set it as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. 3 Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings. Setting What it does Options Center Widtha (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Spreads the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). 0 to 7 Default: 3 Dimensiona Adjusts the surround sound balance from front to back, -3 to +3 Default: 0 making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). Panoramaa Extends the front stereo image OFF to include surround speakers for a 'wraparound' effect. ON Note 1 • If you press ADVANCED SURROUND when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected. • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 31. • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the effect options above. 2 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources). 29 En