Pioneer XV-EV700, XV-EV1000, S-EV500V Setting up for surround sound, System Setup menu options

05Setting up for surround sound

Choosing your surround settings

To get the best possible surround sound from your system, make the settings below. You should only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your speakers or wish to change settings for a particular disc).

1 Press SYSTEM SETUP (SHIFT+HOME MENU).1

2 Use to choose the setting.

The current setting is shown for each option as you cycle through the display. See below for a full list and description of each.

3 Use to adjust.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other settings.

5When you’re done, press ENTER to leave the System Setup menu.

System Setup menu options

Below are all the available settings in the setup

menu.2 The first setting in each section is the default. See also the notes in each section for additional information about the settings.

Speaker distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to your speakers.

When DIST.? appears, press ENTER, then use

to adjust the distance, and	to
switch between the following speakers:

• L – Front left speaker

• C – Center speaker

• R – Front right speaker

• RS – Surround right speaker

• LS – Surround left speaker

• SW – Subwoofer

Each speaker can be adjusted between 0.3m ~ 9m. The default setting is 3m.

Dynamic Range Control

Specifies dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks:3

•DRC OFF – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume)

•DRC MID – Mid setting

•DRC HIGH – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

LFE attenuator setting

Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass from distorting the sound.

•LFEATT 0 – No attenuation

•LFEATT 10 – LFE channel attenuated 10dB

•LFE Off – LFE channel is not played

Subwoofer setting

You can switch between subwoofer settings to provide extra bass or to hear the subwoofer channel ‘as is’.

•SW PLUS – This provides extra bass when listening to an audio source

•SW AUTO – The subwoofer channel is heard without any additional processing.

DTS CD setting

If you play a DTS-encoded CD, you will need to change this setting to hear the decoded signal.

When CD TYPE? appears, press ENTER, then

use to select the setting:

•NORM.CD – Regular CD playback, DTS- encoded CDs may output some noise

•DTS-CD– Proper decoding of DTS- encoded CDs, but regular CD playback may lose quality

Note

1These settings can’t be changed when recording, or when the Line Recording feature is on (see Using the Sound menu on page 27).

2If the tuner is selected, the auto preset feature also appears (seeAutomatically saving station presets on page 37).

3This setting works only with Dolby Digital and some DTS soundtracks.

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