Pioneer VSX80TXV Owner's Manual - Page 29

Listening to your system, Choosing the input signal, Using surround back channel processing

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Listening to your system 05 Choosing the input signal You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the receiver to select between input signals.1 THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources. (ì=Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)) DVD CD TV CD-R DVR 2 DVR1 TV CTRL XM RADIO ROOM 2 TUNER RECEIVER SLEEP SR+ DIALOG E SB ch DIMMER PHASE ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS S.RETRIEVER RECEIVER • Press SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT) to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. Each press cycles through the options as follows: • AUTO - This is the default setting. The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order: DIGITAL; ANALOG. • ANALOG - Selects an analog signal. • DIGITAL - Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal. When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital decoding, DTS lights with DTS decoding, and WMA9 Pro lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9 Pro signal. Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SBch ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround back channel processing off). • Press RECEIVER then press SBch (SBch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows: • SBch ON - 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material) • SBch AUTO - Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) • SBch OFF - Maximum 5.1 playback Using the Virtual Surround Back mode When you're not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.2 The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel. (ì=Virtual surround back channel is active) • Press RECEIVER then press SBch (SBch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows: • VirtualSB ON - Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) • VirtualSB AUTO - Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) Note 1 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN and TUNER functions are all fixed to ANALOG). • You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connections (page 15) and set the signal input to DIGITAL. • Some DVD players don't output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player. 2 • You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones, or with the THX, XM HD Surround, STEREO or DIRECT modes. • You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 37. • Depending on the input signal and the listening mode, the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective. 29 En

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Listening to your system
05
29
En
Choosing the input signal
You need to hook up a component to both analog and
digital inputs on the receiver to select between input
signals.
1
Press
SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT
) to select the
input signal corresponding to the source component.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
AUTO
– This is the default setting. The receiver
selects the first available signal in the following
order:
DIGITAL
;
ANALOG
.
ANALOG
– Selects an analog signal.
DIGITAL
– Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.
When set to
DIGITAL
or
AUTO
,
2
DIGITAL
lights with
Dolby Digital decoding,
DTS
lights with DTS decoding,
and
WMA9 Pro
lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9
Pro signal.
Using surround back channel processing
Default setting:
SBch ON
You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1
decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby
Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use
6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded
material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back
channel will be generated, but the material may sound
better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally
encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround
back channel processing off).
The table below indicates when you will hear the
surround back channel when playing various kinds of
sources. (
µ
=Sound plays through surround back
speaker(s))
Press
RECEIVER
then press
SBch
(SBch
PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the surround back
channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
SBch ON
– 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for
example, a surround back channel will be generated
for 5.1 encoded material)
SBch AUTO
– Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1
decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example,
Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)
SBch OFF
– Maximum 5.1 playback
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
When you’re not using surround back speakers,
selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround
back channel through your surround speakers. You can
choose to listen to sources with no surround back
channel information, or if the material sounds better in
the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally
encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect
to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.
2
The table indicates when you will hear the virtual
surround back channel. (
µ
=Virtual surround back
channel is active)
Press
RECEIVER
then press
SBch
(SBch
PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround
back channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
VirtualSB ON
– Virtual Surround Back is always used
(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)
VirtualSB AUTO
– Virtual Surround Back is
automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for
example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)
Note
1
• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With
other digital signal formats, set to
ANALOG
(the
MULTI CH IN
and
TUNER
functions are all fixed to
ANALOG
).
• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connec-
tions (page 15) and set the signal input to
DIGITAL
.
• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.
RECEIVER
SHIFT
STEREO
THX
STANDARD
AUTO SURR
SIGNAL
SEL
ADV.SURR
MULTI
OPE
EFFECT/CH SEL
ACOUSTIC
EQ
2
• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones, or with the
THX
, XM HD Surround,
STEREO
or
DIRECT
modes.
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the
Surr Back
setting is set to
NO
in the
Speaker Setting
on
page 37.
• Depending on the input signal and the listening mode, the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective.
XM RADIO
ROOM 2
DVR 2
ANALOG
ATT
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SB ch
DIMMER
SLEEP
SR+
DIALOG
E
S.RETRIEVER
PHASE
TV
DVR1
TV CTRL
CD
RECEIVER
TUNER
CD-R
DVD