Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K manual Choosing the input signal, Using surround back channel processing

Listening to your system

•While listening to a source, press RECEIVER, then press MCACC.

Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets1 or to switch calibration off. See Data Management on page 46 to check and manage your current settings.

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.2

THX	STATUS	PHASE
ANT	MPX	SIGNAL SEL
		MEM
AUDIO	DISPLAY	CH
TV CTRL	RECEIVER

•Press RECEIVER, then press SIGNAL SEL 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:

HDMI; DIGITAL; ANALOG.

•ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.

•DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

•HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.3

•PCM – Only PCM signals are output.4

When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus decoding, 2 HD lights with Dolby TrueHD decoding, DTS lights with DTS or DTS-HD decoding, and WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded.

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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

6.1or 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 (=Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)).

ANT MPX SIGNAL SEL

1 2 3

MEM

GENRE	MCACC	SLEEP	AUDIO DISPLAY	CH
4	5	6
SR+	SBch	A.ATT	TV CTRL	RECEIVER
7	8	9
D.ACCESS	CH LEVEL	CLASS

0ENTER

INPUT	MASTER	MAIN	ZONE 2
	VOLUME

•Press RECEIVER, then press SBch 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 – No sound is output from the surround back speakers

Note

1• These settings have no effect when headphones are connected.

•You can also press / to select the MCACC preset.

2• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA 9 Pro, PCM (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies), Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-HD Master Audio, SACD and DVD Audio (including 192 kHz). With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN and FM/AM).

•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 19) 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.

3When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on page 71 is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through your TV, not from this receiver.

4• This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.

•When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem.

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