Pioneer HTZ170DVD, HTZ171DVD, HTZ270DVD, HTZ272DVD, S-DV170, S-DV270T, S-DV272T, S-DV373, S-DV3SW, XV-DV170, XV-DV171, XV-DV270, XV-DV272 Listening to your system

Listening to your system 03

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Chapter 3

Listening to your system

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to

listen to any source as it was mastered: the

output from the speakers mirrors the channels

in the source material.

• Press

SURROUND

to select the AUTO

listening mode.

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to stereo or multichannel

sources in surround sound.2 Surround sound

is generated from stereo sources using one of

the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.

• Press

SURROUND

repeatedly to select a

listening mode.

The choices that appear in the display will vary

according to the type of source that’s playing.

•AUTO – Auto listening mode (see above)

•DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel

surround sound (use with any two-channel

source)

•MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – Pro

Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound,

especially suited to movie sources (use

with any two-channel source)

•MUSIC (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – Pro

Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound,

especially suited to music sources (use

with any two-channel source)

•STEREO – See Listening in stereo below

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround mode and Extra Power

mode are effective when DVD/CD or USB is

selected as the input source and you are using

the Front surround speaker setup as described

in Home theater sound setup on page 10.

•Press

FRT. SURR/EXT PWR

repeatedly to

select a front surround mode.

•FRT. SURR – Use to provide rich surround

sound effect.

•EXT POWER – Outputs stereo sound (in

the case of multi-channel sources, down-

mixed stereo sound) from the surround

speakers for powerful stereo effect.

•OFF – Switches the Front Surround mode/

Extra Power mode off.

Using the Front Surround mode

The surround speakers should be placed

beside the front speakers and oriented

(about 60°) towards the walls.

Illustration shows HTZ171DVD model:

Note

1 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display.

2 Note that the input source must be switched to DVD/CD or USB for multichannel playback.

Right

surround

Right front

Center

Left front

Left