Pioneer VSX-919AH-K Owner's Manual - Page 59

Listening to your system, Better sound using Phase, Control

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Listening to your system 06 - WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded. • HDMI is not assigned by default. To select an HDMI signal, conduct the input setup procedure (see The Input Setup menu on page 39). Better sound using Phase Control This receiver's Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/ or coloring of the sound. Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching1 for an optimal sound image. The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources. • Press RECEIVER , then press PHASE CTRL (PHASE CONTROL) to switch on phase correction. The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights. Note 1 • Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are 'in phase', they crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave meets a trough, then the sound will be 'out of phase' and an unreliable sound image will be produced. • The PHASE CONTROL feature is available even when the headphones are plugged in. • If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually feel when PHASE CONTROL is set to ON on this receiver depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer to maximize the effect. It is also recommended you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer. • Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to off. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the cutoff frequency to a higher value. • If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have a maximized PHASE CONTROL effect. • The PHASE CONTROL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases: - When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. - When the MULTI CH IN input is selected. - When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 64. 59 En

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Listening to your system
06
59
En
WMA9 Pro
lights to indicate that a WMA9
P
r
o signal is being decoded.
HDMI
is not assigned by default. To select
an HDMI signal, conduct the in
p
ut setu
p
pr
ocedu
r
e (see
The Input Setup menu
on
p
age 39).
Better sound using Phase
Control
This
r
eceive
r
’s Phase Cont
r
ol featu
r
e uses
p
hase co
rr
ection measu
r
es to make su
r
e you
r
sound sou
r
ce a
rr
ives at the listening
p
osition
in
p
hase,
pr
eventing unwanted disto
r
tion and/
o
r
colo
r
ing of the sound.
Phase Cont
r
ol technology
pr
ovides cohe
r
ent
sound
r
e
pr
oduction th
r
ough the use of
p
hase
matching
1
fo
r
an o
p
timal sound image. The
default setting is on and we
r
ecommend
leaving Phase Cont
r
ol switched on fo
r
all
sound sou
r
ces.
Press
, then press
PHASE CTRL
(
PHASE CONTROL
) to switch on phase
correction.
The
PHASE CONTROL
indicato
r
on the f
r
ont
p
anel lights.
Note
1
• Phase matching is a ve
r
y im
p
o
r
tant facto
r
in achieving
pr
o
p
e
r
sound
r
e
pr
oduction. If two wavefo
r
ms a
r
e ‘in
p
hase’,
they c
r
est and t
r
ough togethe
r
,
r
esulting in inc
r
eased am
p
litude, cla
r
ity and
pr
esence of the sound signal. If a c
r
est
of a wave meets a t
r
ough, then the sound will be ‘out of
p
hase’ and an un
r
eliable sound image will be
pr
oduced.
• The
PHASE CONTROL
featu
r
e is available even when the head
p
hones a
r
e
p
lugged in.
• If you
r
subwoofe
r
has a
p
hase cont
r
ol switch, set it to the
p
lus (+) sign (o
r
0°). Howeve
r
, the effect you can actually
feel when
PHASE CONTROL
is set to
ON
on this
r
eceive
r
de
p
ends on the ty
p
e of you
r
subwoofe
r
. Set you
r
subwoofe
r
to maximize the effect. It is also
r
ecommended you t
r
y changing the o
r
ientation o
r
the
p
lace of you
r
subwoofe
r
.
• Set the built-in low
p
ass filte
r
switch of you
r
subwoofe
r
to off. If this cannot be done on you
r
subwoofe
r
, set the cutoff
f
r
equency to a highe
r
value.
• If the s
p
eake
r
distance is not
pr
o
p
e
r
ly set, you may not have a maximized
PHASE CONTROL
effect.
• The
PHASE CONTROL
mode cannot be set to
ON
in the following cases:
– When the
PURE DIRECT
mode is switched on.
– When the
MULTI CH IN
in
p
ut is selected.
– When the HDMI audio out
p
ut
p
a
r
amete
r
is set to
THROUGH
in
Setting the Audio options
on
p
age 64.
RECEIVER