Technicolor - Thomson XRB3059-A Listening in stereo, Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

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06Listening to your system

Setting	What it does	Options
Effect	Sets the effect level for the	10 to 90
	currently selected Advanced	Default:
	Surround mode (each mode	7-STEREO
	can be set separately).	– 90 / Oth-
		ers – 70

aOnly available with 2ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II(x) Mu- sic mode.

bOnly available with 2ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode.

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings).

Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multi- channel sources are downmixed to stereo.

STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO AUTO SURR

•While listening to a source, press STEREO for stereo playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

•STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.

•DIRECT – Bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible.1

•AUTO SURR. – See Auto playback on page 28 for more on this.

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 9 or Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 39. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

DIALOG E S.RETRIEVER ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL

SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL

•While listening to a source, press

ACOUSTIC EQ.

Press repeatedly to select between:

•ALL CH – No special weighting is given to any one channel.

•F. ALIGN – All speakers are heard in accordance with the front speaker settings.

•CUSTOM 1/2 – Custom settings

•EQ OFF – Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off.

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.2

Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ

•Default setting: OFF / ALL CH (after the Auto MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting)

Note

1If you switch on Midnight listening, Loudness, Dialog Enhancement, the Sound Retriever, or the Tone controls when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

2• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with DVD 5.1ch or WMA9 Pro, and it has no effect with headphones.

• If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

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Contents VSX-816-S/-K Important the Moulded Plug Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenVoltage selector Ventilation CautionOperating Environment Contents Controlling the rest of your System Other SettingsMaking recordings Other connectionsBefore you start Introduction to home theater Minute guideMinute guide Chapter Listening to Surround Sound02 5 minute guide Using the Quick Setup Quick surround sound setup Quick surround sound setup ChapterSwitch on the receiver and your TV Quick surround sound setup EnterOther problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Connecting up Connecting up ChapterMaking cable connections Connecting up Connecting a DVD player and TV Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection.1DVD player Audio and Video inputs on this receiver.2 Connecting upConnecting the multichannel analog outputs Use an optical cable for the connection.4Connecting up Connecting other audio components About the WMA9 Pro decoderUse an optical cable to make this connection Connecting other video components Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection.3Using the component video jacks Connecting to the front panel video TerminalComponent 1 DVD Component 2 TV Component 3 DVR To improve FM reception Connecting up Connecting antennasUsing external antennas To improve AM receptionConnecting up Connecting the speakers This receiver PoweredSurround speakers Hints on speaker placement Fig. aOverhead view of speaker setup View of 7.1 channel speaker setupYou can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on Front panel Controls and displaysControls and displays Chapter ST/DIRECT/AUTO SurrControls and displays DisplayDirect DigitalVIR.SB Auto SurrMulti Control buttons Controls and displays Remote controlReceiver Number buttons and other receiver Component controls5TUNE/ST +/- /ENTER TV Control buttonsComponent control buttons Operating range of remote control Auto playback Listening to your systemListening to your system Chapter Listening in surround soundPress ‘ADV.SURR’ repeatedly to select a listening mode Using the Advanced surround effectsSetting the effect options Listening to your systemListening in stereo Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQUsing Virtual Surround Back VSB Using the tone controls Using Midnight and LoudnessUsing the Sound Retriever Enhancing dialogUse the input select buttons.1 Choosing the input signalListening to your system Playing other sources Start playback of the component you selected in stepUSB playback Chapter Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Basic playback controlsOther compatibility information USB playbackCompressed audio compatibility About MPEG-4 AACSurround back speaker setting System Setup menuSystem Setup menu Chapter Select the setting you want to adjustSelect the surround back speaker setting System Setup menuManual Mcacc speaker setup Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menuFine Channel Level Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Fine Speaker DistanceWait for the EQ Auto Setting to finish Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automaticallySelect ‘EQ Auto Setting’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘EQ Data Copy’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsSetting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirmManual speaker setup Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsSpeaker Setting Manual SP Setup menuCrossover Network Default setting 100HzSelect ‘Crossover Network’ from the Manual SP Setup menu Channel LevelSpeaker Distance Tuning directly to a station Using the tunerUsing the tuner Chapter Listening to the radioListening to station presets Using the tuner Saving station presetsNaming station presets Changing the frequency stepMaking recordings Making recordings ChapterMaking an audio or a video recording Controlling the rest of your system Chapter Setting the remote to control other componentsControlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer componentsErasing all of the remote control presets Controlling the rest of your systemDirect function Input Confirming preset codesControls for TVs SelectReturn AudioGuide DiscREC SHIFT+REC Stop Subtitle Enter GuideCH + + CHOther connections Second Zone speaker B setupSwitching the speaker system Other connections ChapterBi-wiring your speakers Other connectionsBi-amping your front speakers Connecting additional amplifiers Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma displayDVD player Satellite receiver, etc Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayPioneer plasma Front panel display shows SR+ on or OFFInput Assign menu Other SettingsOther Settings Chapter Assigning the digital inputsOther Settings Other Setup menuDynamic Range Control Setup Dual Mono Setup LFE Attenuator SetupSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Troubleshooting Additional informationAdditional information Chapter Additional information Large or Small isChanging the TV format setting Resetting the main unitSwitching the speaker impedance Press Setup to confirmAdditional information Specifications Miscellaneous Power cord cautionCleaning the unit Furnished PartsPioneer Corporation