Pioneer PDK-1014, VSX-2014i

Listening to your system

Using Loudness and Midnight

listening

The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good

bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels.

The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear

effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.

The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume

at which you’re listening.

• Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between

MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.

Note

• You can’t use

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

with DTS

96kHz/24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources, or when

MULTI CH IN

, or one of the THX modes has been

selected.

•If you switch on Loudness or Midnight listening when

DIRECT

is selected, the receiver automatically

switches to

STEREO

Tip

•

VSX-1014 model only

– You can also switch Midnight/

Loudness on or off using the front panel:

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting:

DIALOG E OFF

The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the

center channel to make it stand out from other

background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

• Press SHIFT+DIALOG E to switch dialog

enhancement on or off.

If you’re using the front panel, press

DIALOG

ENHANCEMENT

Note

• You can’t use dialog enhancement with DTS 96kHz/

24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources, or when one of the

THX modes has been selected.

Tip

•

VSX-1014 model only

– You can also switch Dialog

Enhancement on or off using the front panel:

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to

adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone

control.

The illustration above shows the VSX-2014i model.

1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to

adjust.

Each press switches between

BASS

and

TREBLE

2Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of

bass or treble as necessary.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from

–6

(dB).

•Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input

automatically.

RECEIVER CONTROL

SHIFT

THX

SLEEP DIALOG E

AUTO SURR

STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO

MPX

AUDIO CH RETURN

SUBTITLE

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

SIGNAL

SELECT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC

HDD

CH CH

DVD

RECEIVER

PHONES

TUNER

CONTROL

TUNER

EDIT

SYSTEM

SETUP RETURN

PTY

SEARCH EON MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO2 INPUT

AUDIOLR

MULTI JOG MULTI JOG

TUNING/

STATION BAND MPX TONE

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG

ENHANCEMENT

MULTI CH

SIGNAL

SELECT

EXTENDED

MODE SPEAKERS

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

MULTI

JOG

MULTI

JOG

RECEIVER CONTROL

SHIFT

THX

SLEEP DIALOG E

AUTO SURR

STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO

MPX

AUDIO CH RETURN

SUBTITLE

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

SIGNAL

SELECT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC

HDD

CH CH

DVD

RECEIVER

PHONES

TUNER

CONTROL

TUNER

EDIT

SYSTEM

SETUP RETURN

PTY

SEARCH EON MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO2 INPUT

AUDIOLR

MULTI JOG MULTI JOG

TUNING/

STATION BAND MPX TONE

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG

ENHANCEMENT

MULTI CH

SIGNAL

SELECT

EXTENDED

MODE SPEAKERS

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

MULTI

JOG

MULTI

JOG

STANDBY/ON

MULTI JOG



LISTENING MODE

SELECT

ENTER

PHONES

TUNER

CONTROL

TUNER

EDIT

SYSTEM

SETUP RETURN CONTROL ON /OFF MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO2 INPUT

AUDIOLR

MULTI ROOM

MULTI JOG MULTI JOG

TUNING/

STATION BAND TONE

ACOUSTIC

MULTI CH

SIGNAL

SELECT

EXTENDED

MODE SPEAKERS

MULTI

JOG

MULTI

JOG

PTY

SEARCH EON

i.LINK

SELECT

MULTI

JOG

MULTI

JOG

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