05Listening to your system

05Listening to your system

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are using the Front surround speaker setup as described on page 8. The surround speakers should be placed beside the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

ST

ST

ENTER

 

 

TEST

SOUND

TONE

TUNE

 

SOUND

 

RETRIEVER

 

SURROUND ADVANCED

MCACC

CHANNELVOLUME

TVINPUT

Press ADVANCED to select a Front Surround mode. Press repeatedly to select FRTMOVIE, FRTMUSIC or

EXTPOWER.

If you have selected FRTMOVIE (Front Surround Movie) or FRTMUSIC (Front Surround Music), turn each surround speaker so that the guide markers on the stand base are lined up horizontally in the direction the listening position (see below). With EXTPOWER (Extra Power), the surround speakers should point in the same direction as the front speakers (see below).

FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC

EXTPOWER

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Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional surround sound effects.

If you set up the system for Front surround (page 8), the Front Surround modes will give the best results (see Using Front Surround above).

ST

ST

ENTER

 

 

TEST

SOUND

TONE

TUNE

 

SOUND

 

RETRIEVER

 

SURROUND ADVANCED

MCACC

CHANNELVOLUME

TVINPUT

Press ADVANCED to select an Advanced Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select:

ADVMOVIE – Suitable for movies

ADVMUSIC – Suitable for music

EXPANDED – Wide sound field

TV SURR. – Surround sound for mono or stereo TV broadcasts

SPORTS – Suitable for sports programming

GAME – Suitable for TV game units

VIRTUAL – A virtual surround effect using just the subwoofer and front speakers.

5 STEREO – Powerful surround sound for stereo music sources

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.

 

TEST

SOUND

TONE

TUNE

 

SOUND

 

RETRIEVER

 

SURROUND ADVANCED

MCACC

CHANNELVOLUME

TVINPUT

TV CONTROL

Press SURROUND repeatedly until STEREO shows in the display.

You can also use the SURROUND button on the display unit to change the listening mode.

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Pioneer HTS-260 05Listening to your system Using Front Surround, Using Advanced Surround, Listening in stereo, Extpower