Listening with Acoustic Calibration

Listening to your system

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the MP3 or WMA compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

Tip

•This feature is effective when used together with the Jukebox function of the DVD recorder.

RECORDER			RECEIVER
HDD/DVD	FM/AM	AUDIO IN	SOUND
			RETRIEVER
PAUSE	PLAY		STOP
REC	STOP REC	HELP	INFO

•While listening to a stereo source, press SOUND RETRIEVER .

Press repeatedly to switch between:

•RTRV ON — Switches the Sound Retriever on.

•RTRV OFF — Switches the Sound Retriever off.

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration EQ set in Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 23.

				TIMER REC REC MODE
		SET UP		SR+ ONETOUCHCOPY
		1	2	3
			ENTER		MENU
		4	5	6
		MCACC		TEST TONE VIDEO IN
		7	8	9
		SURROUND ADVANCED		SOUND	TV/DVD
			0
		SLEEP		CLEAR	JUKE BOX
			+	+
		INPUT	CHANNEL	VOLUME	DISPLAY
			–	–
			TV CONTROL		RDS DISP
		MAIN	SUB		AXD7442
1	Press SOUND.
2	Use the	buttons to select MCACC EQ then
press ENTER.

3 Use the buttons to switch EQ ON or EQ OFF then press ENTER to confirm.

•On the EQ OFF setting, equalization is set to off and speaker settings (channel delay and channel level) remains as it is set.

•Acoustic Calibration EQ is set to on automatically after Auto MCACC setup is used.

Enhancing dialogue

The Dialogue Enhancement feature is designed to make the dialogue stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie sound track.

1	Press SOUND.
2	Use the	buttons to select DIALOGUE then
press ENTER.
3	Use the	buttons to select the amount

dialogue enhancement then press ENTER to confirm. Select between OFF, MID or MAX.

Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes

The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive bass or treble in a sound source.

The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.

1	Press SOUND.
2	Use the	buttons to select TONE then press
ENTER.
3	Use the	buttons to select QUIET or

MIDNIGHT then press ENTER to confirm.

•To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening modes, select BASS/TRE.

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone.

1	Press SOUND.
2	Use the	buttons to select TONE then press
ENTER.
3	Use the	buttons to select BASS/TRE then
press ENTER.

•Selecting BASS/TRE cancels the Quiet and Midnight listening modes. These modes cannot be used at the same time.

4 Use the	buttons to select BASS or TREBLE;
use the	buttons to adjust the sound then press

ENTER to confirm.

English

RCS-404H, RCS-505H, RCS-606H specifications

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Pioneer RCS-505H, RCS-606H Listening to your system Using the Sound Retriever, Enhancing dialogue

Models: RCS-404H RCS-505H RCS-606H

Listening to your system

Using the Sound Retriever

Tip

•While listening to a stereo source, press SOUND RETRIEVER .