Pioneer VSX-LX304 AV Receiver Instruction Manual English - Page 157

Audio, MCACC, Level, Manual EQ Select

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Contents ≫ Connections ≫ Playback ≫ Setup ≫ „„Audio Sound Retriever: Improve the quality of the compressed audio. Playback sound of lossy compressed files such as MP3 will be improved. The setting can be separately set to each input selector. The setting is effective in the signals of 48 kHz or less. The setting is not effective in the bitstream signals. • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Direct or Pure Direct. Midnight: Make small sounds easily heard. It is useful when you need to reduce the volume while watching a movie late night. You can enjoy the effect only when playing Dolby series and DTS series input signals. • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Direct or Pure Direct. • The setting cannot be used in the following cases. -- If "Loudness Management" is set to "Off" when playing Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD -- When the input signal is DTS:X and "Dialog Control" is other than 0 dB Stereo Assign: When the listening mode is set to "Stereo", the audio output destination can be set to "Surround", "Surround Back", "Height 1" or "Height 2" in addition to the normal right and left channels ("Front") of front speakers. • This function cannot be used if the listening mode is set to modes other than "Stereo". • It is not possible to select speakers that are not set at "System Setup" - "Speaker" - "Configuration" on the Home screen. Zone B: Select a method of outputting audio to ZONE B from among "Off", "On(A+B)" and "On(B)". • In the following cases, "Zone B" cannot be selected. -- When ZONE 2 is On -- When "System Setup" - "Speaker" - "Configuration" - "Zone 2 Preout" on the Home screen is set to something other than "Zone B" ( p128) Auto Phase Control+: The low frequencies are recorded with a delay for some discs not made according to phase control standards. This function corrects the phase shift when playing such discs. When "Auto" is selected, in addition to the low frequency delay, the polarity and correlation are also detected and corrected. • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct. „„MCACC MCACC EQ: Enable or disable the equalizer function that corrects for distortion caused by the acoustic environment of the room. • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct. Manual EQ Select: From the Home screen, select "Preset 1" to "Preset 3" which were set in "Advanced MCACC" - "Manual MCACC" - "EQ Adjust". The same sound field setting is applied all ranges when set to "Off". • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct. Phase Control: Correct phase disturbance in the low range to enhance the bass. This enables you to achieve powerful bass reproduction that is faithful to the original sound. • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct. Theater Filter: Adjust the soundtrack that was processed to enhance its high pitch range, in order to make it suitable for home theater. • It cannot be set if the listening mode is Direct or Pure Direct. Standing Wave: Setting this "On" will control the effect of the standing wave generated by the sound wave reflected by wall or similar interfering with the original sound wave. „„Level Front: Adjust the speaker level of the front speaker while listening to the sound. Center: Adjust the speaker level of the center speaker while listening to the sound. Subwoofer: Adjust the speaker level of the subwoofer while listening to the sound. • If you set the unit to the standby mode, the adjustments you made will be restored to the previous statuses. 157 Front Panel≫ Rear Panel≫ Remote≫

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Front Panel
Rear Panel
Remote
Contents
Connections
Playback
Setup
±
Audio
Sound Retriever:
Improve the quality of the compressed audio. Playback sound
of lossy compressed files such as MP3 will be improved. The setting can be
separately set to each input selector. The setting is effective in the signals of
48 kHz or less. The setting is not effective in the bitstream signals.
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Direct or Pure Direct.
Midnight:
Make small sounds easily heard. It is useful when you need to reduce
the volume while watching a movie late night. You can enjoy the effect only when
playing Dolby series and DTS series input signals.
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Direct or Pure Direct.
The setting cannot be used in the following cases.
If "Loudness Management" is set to "Off" when playing Dolby Digital Plus or
Dolby TrueHD
When the input signal is DTS:X and "Dialog Control" is other than 0 dB
Stereo Assign:
When the listening mode is set to "Stereo", the audio output
destination can be set to "Surround", "Surround Back", "Height 1" or "Height 2" in
addition to the normal right and left channels ("Front") of front speakers.
• This function cannot be used if the listening mode is set to modes other than
"Stereo".
• It is not possible to select speakers that are not set at "System Setup" -
"Speaker" - "Configuration" on the Home screen.
Zone B:
Select a method of outputting audio to ZONE B from among "Off",
"On(A+B)" and "On(B)".
In the following cases, "Zone B" cannot be selected.
– When ZONE 2 is On
When "System Setup" - "Speaker" - "Configuration" - "Zone 2 Preout" on
the Home screen is set to something other than "Zone B" (
p128
)
Auto Phase Control+:
The low frequencies are recorded with a delay for some
discs not made according to phase control standards. This function corrects the
phase shift when playing such discs. When "Auto" is selected, in addition to the
low frequency delay, the polarity and correlation are also detected and corrected.
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct.
±
MCACC
MCACC EQ:
Enable or disable the equalizer function that corrects for distortion
caused by the acoustic environment of the room.
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct.
Manual EQ Select:
From the Home screen, select "Preset 1" to "Preset 3" which
were set in "Advanced MCACC" - "Manual MCACC" - "EQ Adjust". The same
sound field setting is applied all ranges when set to "Off".
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct.
Phase Control:
Correct phase disturbance in the low range to enhance the bass.
This enables you to achieve powerful bass reproduction that is faithful to the
original sound.
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Pure Direct.
Theater Filter:
Adjust the soundtrack that was processed to enhance its high
pitch range, in order to make it suitable for home theater.
• It cannot be set if the listening mode is Direct or Pure Direct.
Standing Wave:
Setting this "On" will control the effect of the standing wave
generated by the sound wave reflected by wall or similar interfering with the
original sound wave.
±
Level
Front:
Adjust the speaker level of the front speaker while listening to the sound.
Center:
Adjust the speaker level of the center speaker while listening to the
sound.
Subwoofer:
Adjust the speaker level of the subwoofer while listening to the
sound.
If you set the unit to the standby mode, the adjustments you made will be
restored to the previous statuses.