Home theater sound Using Front Surround | Pioneer S-CX505, S-CX303

Pioneer S-CX505, S-CX303, S-CX500 Home theater sound Using Front Surround, Listening in stereo

Home theater sound

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround mode and Extra Power mode are effective when DVD/CD or USB is selected as the input source and you are using the Front surround speaker setup as described in Home theater sound setup on page 24.

Using the Front Surround mode

•CX505 model – The surround speakers should be placed on top of the front speakers and oriented (about 60º) towards the walls.

Left surround	Right surround

60º	60º

Left front

Right front

•CX500 model – The surround speakers should be placed beside the front speakers and oriented (about 60º) towards the walls.

Center
Left	Right
surround	surround


60º	60º
Left front	Right front

•Press EXT PWR/FRT.SURR to select the Front Surround mode.

•FRT.SURR – Use to provide rich surround sound effect.

•OFF – Switches the Front Surround mode off.

Using the Extra Power mode

The Extra Power mode uses the Front surround setup as described in Home theater sound setup on page 24, but the surround speakers and (CX500 only) center speakers should be pointed in the same direction as the front speakers (towards the listening position).

•Press EXT PWR/FRT.SURR to select the Extra Power mode.

•EXT POWER – Outputs stereo sound (in the case of multi-channel sources, down- mixed stereo sound) from the surround speakers for powerful stereo effect.

•OFF – Switches the Extra Power mode off.

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source — stereo or multichannel — in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.

•Press SURROUND repeatedly until STEREO shows in the display.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the STEREO mode is available.1

Note

1 When you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.

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