Pioneer AVH-P5000DVD operation manual Using the down-mix function, Using the direct control

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04Available accessories

Using the down-mix function

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

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 VOLUME/MUTE 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.

!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

!MUSIC ADJUST – Adjust the Music mode

#You can operate MUSIC ADJUST only when MUSIC has been selected.

Adjusting the Music mode

You can adjust the Music mode with the fol- lowing three controls.

!Panorama (PANORAMA) extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “wraparound” ef- fect.

!Dimension (DIMENSION) allows you to gradually adjust the sound field either to- wards the front or the rear.

!Center Width Control (CENTER WIDTH) al- lows center-channel sounds to be posi- tioned between the center speaker and the left/right speakers. It improves the left-cen- ter-right stage presentation for both the dri- ver and the front passenger.

1 Touch NEXT on the DSP function menu.

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 48kHz 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 NEXT on the DSP function menu.

2Touch DOLBY PRO LOGIC II.

2Touch DOLBY PRO LOGIC II.

3Touch MUSIC and then touch

MUSIC ADJUST.

# You can operate MUSIC ADJUST only when MUSIC has been selected.

4Touch a or b to select PANORAMA (pa- norama).

Each time you touch a or b selects the item in the following order:

PANORAMA (panorama)—DIMENSION (di- mension)—CENTER WIDTH (center width)

5Touch d to turn the panorama control

on.

3Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the desired mode.

!MOVIE – The Movie mode suitable for movie playback

#To turn the panorama control off, touch c.

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