Using Front Surround | Pioneer S-HTD340 guide

Listening to your system

Using the Advanced Surround effects

Advanced Surround effects can be used with multichannel or stereo sources for a variety of additional surround sound effects. The 5-spot setup described in Placing the speakers on page 11 should be used with these effects.

For more options, see Adjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect level below.

ADVANCED

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Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as described in Placing the speakers on page 11. The surround speakers should be placed on top of the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

For more options, see Adjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect level below.

FRONT

SURROUND

•Press ADVANCED to select an Advanced Surround mode (or press ADVANCED then

use the (cursor up/down) buttons).

Press repeatedly to select from:

•Adv. Movie – Gives a movie theater-type sound

•Adv. Music – Gives a concert hall-type sound

•Expanded – Creates an extra wide surround field

•TV Surr. – Designed for mono or stereo TV broadcasts and other sources

•Sports – Designed for sports and other programs based on commentary

•Game – Creates surround sound from video game sources

•5ch Stereo – Designed to give powerful surround sound to stereo music sources

•Press FRONT SURROUND to select an Front Surround mode (or press FRONT

SURROUND then use the	buttons).
Press repeatedly to select from:

•Frt. Movie – The Front Surround Movie mode emphasizes directionality, giving you a realistic movie theater-type sound.

•Frt. Music – The Front Surround Music mode provides greater breadth and depth to music sources, enveloping you with a concert hall-type sound.

•ExtraPower – The Extra Power mode gives additional energy and depth to a stereo source by using the surround speakers in addition to the front speakers.

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Pioneer S-HTD340 operating instructions Using Front Surround, Press repeatedly to select from

Contents

Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Protect your new investment Wash hands after handling Important Safety Instructions Energy-saving design Contents Initial Settings menu Using the timerSurround sound and other settings Video Adjust menu Before you start Chapter FeaturesPutting the batteries in the remote control Before you start CD-R/RW compatibility Disc / content format playback compatibilityUsing the remote control Before you start Jpeg file compatibility PC-created disc compatibilityCompressed audio compatibility About WMA Connecting up Connecting up ChapterConnecting the speakers Placing the speakers Connecting upOn each wire Match the colored wire with the color-coded Front left Connecting to your TV Wall-mounting the surround speaker systemBefore mounting Connecting using the component video output Connecting using the S-video output Projection monitor receiver Plasma display Listening to TV audio through this system Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display To switch SR+ mode on/off, press SR+ Shift + Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display AM loop antenna Connecting up Connecting the supplied antennasPull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires Assembling the loop antenna FM wire antenna Connecting the power Controls and displays Controls and displays ChapterFront panel Controls and displays 12 2 PRO Logic II Timer indicatorsSpeaker indicators RPT and RPT-1 Controls and displays Remote control QUIET/MIDNIGHT Cursor buttons, Enter and tuning buttonsTune + ST + Display Shift + 8 Timer Shift + 6CH Level Shift + 5 SR+ Shift + 7 Switching on and setting up Getting startedGetting started Chapter Using the Room Setup Setting the clockGetting started To select a room type then press Enter Setting up the remote to control your TV Playing discs Getting started Using the on-screen displays Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray Load a disc Basic playback controls Last Memory below Using the front panel controlsResume and Last Memory Resume and Last Memory Changing discs Press Exchange to open the disc trayPress Exchange or OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray DVD-Video disc menus Why won’t the disc I loaded play? Listening to the radio Video CD PBC menus Tune to a frequency Press Enter to save the station presetImproving poor FM reception Memorizing stations If necessary, start playback of the external source Listening to station presetsListening to other sources Select the source you want to listen to Listening to your system Chapter Auto listening modePress Surround to select the ‘Auto’ listening mode Listening to your system Use the cursor up/down buttons Dolby Pro Logic II Music settingsUse the cursor up/down buttons to adjust the setting Listening to your system Listening in surround sound Press repeatedly to select from Using Front Surround Listening in stereo Listening with headphonesAdjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect level Listening to your system Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes Listening to your system Enhancing dialogueListening with a virtual surround back speaker Boosting the bass level Listening to your system Adjusting the bass and treblePress Sound Mode To adjust the sound Scanning discs Playing only CDs and WMA/ MP3 discs CD modePlaying discs Playing discs Chapter Frame advance/frame reverse Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Using repeat play Looping a section of a discTo resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the menu Using random play Select a repeat play optionSelect a random play option Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options Creating and editing a DVD program listPress Home Menu and select ‘Play Mode’ Select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left To play the program list, press play Creating and editing a non- DVD program listPress Enter to add the highlighted item to the program list Add further items to the program list in the same way Program Program Step Disc Folder Track Press Enter to start playback Select a search modeSearching a disc Other functions available from the program menu Zooming the screen Playing discs Switching subtitlesSwitching DVD audio language Switching camera angles Displaying disc information OSD disc informationFront panel display information Playing a Jpeg slideshow Using the Jpeg Disc Navigator and Photo BrowserViewing Jpeg discs Viewing Jpeg discs Chapter Using the Photo Browser Viewing Jpeg discsUse the cursor buttons Navigate Set the switch-off time Using the timerUsing the timer Chapter Setting the wake-up timer Using the timer Setting the sleep timerTurning the wake-up timer on/off To select a switch-off time then press To select ‘Sleep?’ then press EnterTo check how much time is left, repeat steps 1 Surround sound and other settings Chapter Using the System Setup menuSurround and sound setup options SR+ control options for Pioneer plasma displays Surround sound and other settings Function setting for L2 input Function setting for DVD inputFunction setting for TV input Function setting for L1 input When you’re done, press Enter to exit test tone setup Creating your own presets Video Adjust menuVideo Adjust menu Chapter Video Adjust Video Output settings Initial Settings menuInitial Settings menu Chapter Using the Initial Settings menu Initial Settings menu Language settingsDisplay settings Registering a new password OptionsParental Lock Select ‘Password Change’ Changing your passwordSetting/changing the Parental Lock Setting/changing the Country code Additional information Chapter Optional system settingsSystem Setup menu options in standby Additional information Titles, chapters and tracks Resetting the systemUsing and taking care of discs Additional information Handling discs Storing discsDiscs to avoid Proper installation and maintenance of this system External FM antenna Connecting external antennasConnecting auxiliary components External AM antenna To select ‘R.Mode On’ or ‘R.Mode Off’ Recording modePress Sound Mode Use the Use Buttons to select ‘Rec Mode?’ Additional information Troubleshooting See Using the remote control onGeneral DVD/CD/Video CD player Sound Demo showsSTANDBY/ON button Tuner WMA/MP3/JPEG discs Error Messages Standard TV users Selecting languages using the language code listAdditional information Screen sizes and disc formats Widescreen TV users Country code list Additional information Language code list Marantz Additional information Preset code list Dolby Digital Additional information Glossary Additional information Specifications Subwoofer Accessories Speaker systemPage Pioneer Corporation