Pioneer S-HTD340 Listening to your system Chapter, About the listening modes

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Listening to your system

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Chapter 5

Listening to your system

About the listening modes

As explained in Placing the speakers on

page 11, there are two basic surround speaker setup options available. Of course you can select any of the listening modes regardless of how you place your speakers, but you will achieve the best surround effect by using the listening modes in conjunction with your speaker setup:

•Standard surround 5-spot setup – Use the Standard (Listening in surround sound on page 38) and Advanced (Using the Advanced Surround effects on page 39) surround listening modes with this setup.

•Front surround 3-spot setup – See Using Front Surround on page 39 for the options available with this speaker setup.

Make sure you have completed Using the Room Setup on page 27. For a more detailed surround sound setup, see Using the System Setup menu on page 58.

•Certain features explained in this section may not be possible depending on the source (for example, 88.2 / 96 kHz sources), or a conflicting system setting. See Error Messages on page 76 for more on this.

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to any source as it was mastered: the output from the speakers mirrors the channels from the source material.

SURROUND

•Press SURROUND to select the ‘Auto’ listening mode.

If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the

2DIGITAL or DTS indicator on the front panel lights.

•Any previously active Dolby Pro Logic or Advanced Surround mode is canceled when Auto listening mode is selected.

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Contents Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Protect your new investmentWash hands after handling Important Safety Instructions Energy-saving design Contents Surround sound and other settings Using the timerVideo Adjust menu Initial Settings menuPutting the batteries in the remote control FeaturesBefore you start Before you start ChapterUsing the remote control Disc / content format playback compatibilityBefore you start CD-R/RW compatibilityCompressed audio compatibility PC-created disc compatibilityAbout WMA Jpeg file compatibilityConnecting up Chapter Connecting upConnecting the speakers On each wire Connecting upMatch the colored wire with the color-coded Placing the speakersFront left Wall-mounting the surround speaker system Connecting to your TVBefore mounting Connecting using the component video output Connecting using the S-video outputProjection monitor receiver Plasma displayListening to TV audio through this system Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma displayTo switch SR+ mode on/off, press SR+ Shift + Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayPull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires Connecting up Connecting the supplied antennasAssembling the loop antenna AM loop antennaFM wire antenna Connecting the powerControls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel Controls and displays Speaker indicators Timer indicatorsRPT and RPT-1 12 2 PRO Logic IIControls and displays Remote control Tune + Cursor buttons, Enter and tuning buttonsST + QUIET/MIDNIGHTCH Level Shift + 5 Timer Shift + 6SR+ Shift + 7 Display Shift + 8Getting started Switching on and setting upGetting started Chapter Setting the clock Using the Room SetupGetting started To select a room type then press Enter Setting up the remote to control your TVPlaying discs Getting started Using the on-screen displaysPress OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray Load a disc Basic playback controlsResume and Last Memory Using the front panel controlsResume and Last Memory Last Memory belowPress Exchange to open the disc tray Changing discsPress Exchange or OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray DVD-Video disc menus Why won’t the disc I loaded play? Listening to the radio Video CD PBC menusImproving poor FM reception Press Enter to save the station presetMemorizing stations Tune to a frequencyListening to other sources Listening to station presetsSelect the source you want to listen to If necessary, start playback of the external sourcePress Surround to select the ‘Auto’ listening mode Auto listening modeListening to your system Listening to your system ChapterUse the cursor up/down buttons to adjust the setting Dolby Pro Logic II Music settingsListening to your system Listening in surround sound Use the cursor up/down buttonsPress repeatedly to select from Using Front SurroundAdjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect level Listening with headphonesListening to your system Listening in stereoListening to your system Enhancing dialogue Using Quiet and Midnight listening modesListening with a virtual surround back speaker Press Sound Mode Listening to your system Adjusting the bass and trebleTo adjust the sound Boosting the bass levelPlaying discs Playing only CDs and WMA/ MP3 discs CD modePlaying discs Chapter Scanning discsFrame advance/frame reverse Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a discLooping a section of a disc Using repeat playTo resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the menu Select a repeat play option Using random playSelect a random play option Press Home Menu and select ‘Play Mode’ Creating and editing a DVD program listSelect ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program optionsPress Enter to add the highlighted item to the program list Creating and editing a non- DVD program listAdd further items to the program list in the same way To play the program list, press playProgram Program Step Disc Folder Track Searching a disc Select a search modeOther functions available from the program menu Press Enter to start playbackSwitching DVD audio language Playing discs Switching subtitlesSwitching camera angles Zooming the screenOSD disc information Displaying disc informationFront panel display information Viewing Jpeg discs Using the Jpeg Disc Navigator and Photo BrowserViewing Jpeg discs Chapter Playing a Jpeg slideshowViewing Jpeg discs Using the Photo BrowserUse the cursor buttons Navigate Using the timer Chapter Using the timerSetting the wake-up timer Set the switch-off timeSetting the sleep timer Using the timerTurning the wake-up timer on/off To select ‘Sleep?’ then press Enter To select a switch-off time then pressTo check how much time is left, repeat steps 1 Using the System Setup menu Surround sound and other settings ChapterSurround and sound setup options SR+ control options for Pioneer plasma displays Surround sound and other settingsFunction setting for TV input Function setting for DVD inputFunction setting for L1 input Function setting for L2 inputWhen you’re done, press Enter to exit test tone setup Video Adjust menu Chapter Video Adjust menuVideo Adjust Creating your own presetsInitial Settings menu Chapter Initial Settings menuUsing the Initial Settings menu Video Output settingsLanguage settings Initial Settings menuDisplay settings Options Registering a new passwordParental Lock Setting/changing the Parental Lock Changing your passwordSetting/changing the Country code Select ‘Password Change’System Setup menu options in standby Optional system settingsAdditional information Additional information ChapterUsing and taking care of discs Resetting the systemAdditional information Titles, chapters and tracksStoring discs Handling discsDiscs to avoid Proper installation and maintenance of this system Connecting auxiliary components Connecting external antennasExternal AM antenna External FM antennaPress Sound Mode Use the Use Recording modeButtons to select ‘Rec Mode?’ To select ‘R.Mode On’ or ‘R.Mode Off’See Using the remote control on Additional information TroubleshootingGeneral Sound Demo shows DVD/CD/Video CD playerSTANDBY/ON button Tuner WMA/MP3/JPEG discsError Messages Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats Selecting languages using the language code listWidescreen TV users Standard TV usersCountry code list Additional information Language code listMarantz Additional information Preset code listDolby Digital Additional information GlossaryAdditional information Specifications Subwoofer Accessories Speaker systemPage Pioneer Corporation