Pioneer AVH-P3100DVD operation manual Using the direct control, Using the dynamic range control

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2Touch Source Level Adjuster on the DSP function menu.

3Touch c or d to adjust the source vo- lume.

Each time you touch cor d it increases or de- creases the source volume.

+4 to –4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased.

Notes

!The AM volume level can also be adjusted with source level adjustments.

!Video CD, CD, compressed audio and DivX are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

!External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

!AUX (auxiliary input) and AV (AV input) are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

1Touch Down Mix on the DSP function menu.

2Touch c or d to select the desired level.

!Lo/Ro – Stereo mix the original audio that do not contain channel modes such as sur- round components.

!Lt/Rt – Down mix so that the surround components can be restored (decoded).

Using the direct control

You can override audio settings to check for ef- fectiveness of your audio settings.

!All audio functions are locked out when the direct control is on except VOL and Dolby Pro Logic II.

1Touch Digital Direct on the DSP func- tion menu.

2Touch d to turn the direct control on.

# To turn direct control off, touch c.

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Using the dynamic range control

The dynamic range refers to the difference be- tween the largest and softest sounds. The dy- namic range control compresses this difference so that you can clearly hear sounds even at low volume levels.

!The dynamic range control is effective only on Dolby Digital sounds.

!When playing other than the DVD disc, you cannot switch to Dynamic Range Control.

1Touch Dynamic Range Control on the DSP function menu.

2Touch d to turn the dynamic range con-

trol on.

# To turn dynamic range control off, touch c.

Using the down-mix function

The down-mix function allows you to play back multi-channel audio in 2 channels.

Using the Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth output channels from two-channel sources to achieve high-purity matrix surround.

!Dolby Pro Logic II supports up to 48 kHz sampling rate stereo source and has no ef- fect on other types of source.

!When both the center speaker and the rear speaker are set to OFF in the speaker set- ting, you cannot switch to

Dolby Pro Logic II.

1Touch Dolby Pro Logic II.

2Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the desired mode.

!Movie – The Movie mode suitable for movie playback

!Music – The Music mode suitable for music playback

!Matrix – The Matrix mode for when FM radio reception is weak

!Off – Turn Dolby Pro Logic II off

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