11The Video/Audio Adjust menu

4 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting.

5When you have all the settings as you want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

Tip

To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust.

Virtual Surround

• Default setting: Off

Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy surround sound effects from just two speakers.

When playing any Dolby Digital encoded material, SRS TruSurround produces a deep, cinema-like sound space from any pair of speakers.

SRS TruSurround is licenced from SRS Labs and certified by Dolby Laboratories for Virtual Dolby technology.

Audio DRC

• Default setting: Off

When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose low level sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching on Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) can help by bringing up the low level sounds, while controlling high level peaks.

1During playback or when paused, press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

2Select ‘Audio Adjust’.

3Select ‘Audio DRC’.

4 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to adjust

DRC from ‘Off‘ to ‘Max’.

 

 

Audio Adjust

 

 

2ch

Audio DRC

 

Off

Max

Virtual Surround

 

Off

Exactly how much difference you can hear between the settings will depend on the material.

Remember

Audio DRC is not effective when listening to a disc via the digital output when Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital. In this case adjust the dynamic range from your AV amplifier/receiver.

1During playback or when paused, press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

2Select ‘Audio Adjust’.

3Select ‘Virtual Surround’.

4 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to

change the setting.

 

 

Audio Adjust

 

 

2ch

Audio DRC

 

Off

Max

Virtual Surround

 

Off

Note

Virtual Surround has no effect on 96 kHz Linear PCM audio, DTS audio and audio CDs.

You can hear the Virtual Surround effect through the analog outputs and the DV output. The Virtual Surround setting has no effect on the rear panel optical digital output.

There is no optical digital audio output when playing multi-channel Dolby Digital discs if the Dolby Digital

Out setting (page 75) is set to Dolby Digital PCM and Virtual Surround is set to TruSurround.

TruSurround, SRS and the symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs., Inc. TruSurround technology in incorporated under license from SRS Labs., Inc.

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Pioneer DVR-310 operating instructions Virtual Surround, Audio DRC, DRC from ‘Off‘ to ‘Max’, Change the setting

DVR-310 specifications

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