Pioneer VSX-9100TX Listening to your system Chapter, Listening in surround sound

05Listening to your system

Chapter 5:

Listening to your system

Tip

•The listening modes described below can also be selected using the front panel controls. Simply press LISTENING MODE SELECT repeatedly to access the modes you want, then use the MULTI JOG to select a particular listening mode (after five seconds the mode is automatically set).

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 34.

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.

MPX	CHRETURN	HDD	DVD
AUDIO	SUBTITLE
		CH	CH

RECEIVER CONTROL

THX	STANDARD	ADV.SURR	STEREO
	ACOUSTIC	SIGNAL	MIDNIGHT/
AUTO SURR	EQ	SELECT	LOUDNESS
SHIFT	EFFECT	SLEEP	DIALOG E
	/CHSEL

RECEIVER

•While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR for auto playback of a source.

AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed.

Note

•Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound below for more on these decoding formats).

•The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.

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Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.

MPX	CHRETURN	HDD	DVD
AUDIO	SUBTITLE
		CH	CH

RECEIVER CONTROL

THX	STANDARD	ADV.SURR	STEREO
	ACOUSTIC	SIGNAL	MIDNIGHT/
AUTO SURR	EQ	SELECT	LOUDNESS
SHIFT	EFFECT	SLEEP	DIALOG E
	/CHSEL

RECEIVER

•While listening to a source, press STANDARD.

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

•If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display.

With two channel sources, you can select from:

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

•2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono)

•Neo:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

•Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected Extended ON, you can select (according to format):

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available when you’re using two surround back speakers)

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

•Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

•DTS-ES– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS encoded sources

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