Pioneer VSX 818V Owner's Manual - Page 30
Listening to your system - k 5 1 channel a v receiver
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05 Listening to your system Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz/96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro sources). Auto playback The simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1 AUTO/DIRECT STEREO/ A.L.C. STANDARD ADV SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER • While listening to a source, press AUTO/DIRECT2 for auto playback of a source. Press repeatedly until AUTOSURR. shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed. • When listening to XM Radio, AUTO/DIRECT selects the XM HD Surround feature (page 58). Listening in surround sound Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you're listening to. AUTO/DIRECT STEREO/ A.L.C. STANDARD ADV SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER • While listening to a source, press STANDARD. If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. With two channel sources, press STANDARD repeatedly to select from: • 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE - Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources • 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC3 - Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources • 2 Pro Logic II GAME - Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited for video games • 2 PRO LOGIC - 4.1 channel surround sound Note 1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats). • The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 32. 3 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. See Setting the AV options on page 34 to adjust them. 30 En