Pioneer S-HTD330 manual 09Surround sound setup, Setting the channel levels, Dynamic Range Control

09Surround sound setup

Dynamic Range Control

Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks:

•DRC Off – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume)

•DRC Mid – Mid setting

•DRC High – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

LFE attenuator setting

Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass from distorting the sound.

•LFE ATT 0 – The LFE channel is played with no attenuation

•LFE ATT 10 – LFE channel is attenuated by 10dB

•LFE Off – LFE channel is not played

•This setting works only with Dolby Digital and some DTS soundtracks. For other sources you can create a similar effect using the Midnight mode (see Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes on page 40).

Dual mono setting

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks should be played. You can also use this setting to switch the audio channel on DVD-RW discs recorded with two separate soundtracks.

•L-ch1R-ch2– Both channels are played through the front speakers

•CH1 Mono – Only channel 1 is played

•CH2 Mono – Only channel 2 is played

•On the Ch1 Mono and Ch2 Mono settings the sound comes only from the center speaker (or from the front speakers if listening in STEREO mode).

•This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks. See the disc packaging for channel information.

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Setting the channel levels

You can set the relative channel levels from your main listening position for each listening mode, including all the Surround and Advanced Surround modes.

If you used the Room Setup feature (page 27), the channel levels for each listening mode will already be set. However, you can still fine- tune the levels here if you need to.

1Press SURROUND or ADVANCED repeatedly to select a listening mode.

2Press TEST TONE (SHIFT + 4) to hear the test tone.

The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current listening mode):

•FL – Front left speaker

•C – Center speaker

•FR – Front right speaker

•RS – Right surround speaker

•LS – Left surround speaker

•SW – Subwoofer

3Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

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