Listening to your system, Listening in stereo | Pioneer S-HTD340

05Listening to your system

If you have selected Frt. Movie or Frt. Music, you will achieve best results by turning each surround speaker about 60º towards the closest wall. With ExtraPower, orient the surround speakers in the same direction as the front speakers (towards the listening position).

60º

Frt. Movie / Frt. Music

ExtraPower

Adjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect level

You can emphasize or reduce the effect of the Advanced and Front Surround modes as you like. You can set the effect level for all modes independently.

1With one of the Advanced or Front Surround modes active, press SOUND MODE.

2	Use the	(cursor left/right) buttons
to select ‘Effect’.
3	Use the	(cursor up/down) buttons

to adjust the effect level.

The effect level can be adjusted from 10 (min) to 90 (max).

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel, analog or digital—in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, stereo sound is created by downmixing all channels to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.

SURROUND

•Press SURROUND repeatedly until ‘Stereo’ shows in the display.

Any active Advanced Surround or Front Surround mode is canceled.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the Stereo (default) and Phones Surround (virtual surround sound for headphones) modes are available.

When you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.

•With headphones connected, press ADVANCED or FRONT SURROUND to select ‘Phones Surround’ or SURROUND to select ‘Stereo’.

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Pioneer S-HTD340 operating instructions Listening to your system, Listening in stereo, Listening with headphones

Contents

Protect your new investment Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Wash hands after handling Important Safety Instructions Energy-saving design Contents Using the timer Surround sound and other settingsVideo Adjust menu Initial Settings menu Features Putting the batteries in the remote controlBefore you start Before you start Chapter Disc / content format playback compatibility Using the remote controlBefore you start CD-R/RW compatibility PC-created disc compatibility Compressed audio compatibilityAbout WMA Jpeg file compatibility Connecting up Chapter Connecting upConnecting the speakers Connecting up On each wireMatch the colored wire with the color-coded Placing the speakers Front left Wall-mounting the surround speaker system Connecting to your TVBefore mounting Connecting using the S-video output Connecting using the component video output Plasma display Projection monitor receiver Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display Listening to TV audio through this system Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display To switch SR+ mode on/off, press SR+ Shift + Connecting up Connecting the supplied antennas Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wiresAssembling the loop antenna AM loop antenna Connecting the power FM wire antenna Controls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel Controls and displays Timer indicators Speaker indicatorsRPT and RPT-1 12 2 PRO Logic II Controls and displays Remote control Cursor buttons, Enter and tuning buttons Tune +ST + QUIET/MIDNIGHT Timer Shift + 6 CH Level Shift + 5SR+ Shift + 7 Display Shift + 8 Getting started Switching on and setting upGetting started Chapter Setting the clock Using the Room SetupGetting started Setting up the remote to control your TV To select a room type then press Enter Getting started Using the on-screen displays Playing discs Basic playback controls Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray Load a disc Using the front panel controls Resume and Last MemoryResume and Last Memory Last Memory below Press Exchange to open the disc tray Changing discsPress Exchange or OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray Why won’t the disc I loaded play? DVD-Video disc menus Video CD PBC menus Listening to the radio Press Enter to save the station preset Improving poor FM receptionMemorizing stations Tune to a frequency Listening to station presets Listening to other sourcesSelect the source you want to listen to If necessary, start playback of the external source Auto listening mode Press Surround to select the ‘Auto’ listening modeListening to your system Listening to your system Chapter Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings Use the cursor up/down buttons to adjust the settingListening to your system Listening in surround sound Use the cursor up/down buttons Using Front Surround Press repeatedly to select from Listening with headphones Adjusting the Advanced and Front Surround effect levelListening to your system Listening in stereo Listening to your system Enhancing dialogue Using Quiet and Midnight listening modesListening with a virtual surround back speaker Listening to your system Adjusting the bass and treble Press Sound ModeTo adjust the sound Boosting the bass level Playing only CDs and WMA/ MP3 discs CD mode Playing discsPlaying discs Chapter Scanning discs Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Frame advance/frame reverse Looping a section of a disc Using repeat playTo resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the menu Select a repeat play option Using random playSelect a random play option Creating and editing a DVD program list Press Home Menu and select ‘Play Mode’Select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options Creating and editing a non- DVD program list Press Enter to add the highlighted item to the program listAdd further items to the program list in the same way To play the program list, press play Program Program Step Disc Folder Track Select a search mode Searching a discOther functions available from the program menu Press Enter to start playback Playing discs Switching subtitles Switching DVD audio languageSwitching camera angles Zooming the screen OSD disc information Displaying disc informationFront panel display information Using the Jpeg Disc Navigator and Photo Browser Viewing Jpeg discsViewing Jpeg discs Chapter Playing a Jpeg slideshow Viewing Jpeg discs Using the Photo BrowserUse the cursor buttons Navigate Using the timer Using the timer ChapterSetting the wake-up timer Set the switch-off time Setting the sleep timer Using the timerTurning the wake-up timer on/off To select ‘Sleep?’ then press Enter To select a switch-off time then pressTo check how much time is left, repeat steps 1 Using the System Setup menu Surround sound and other settings ChapterSurround and sound setup options Surround sound and other settings SR+ control options for Pioneer plasma displays Function setting for DVD input Function setting for TV inputFunction setting for L1 input Function setting for L2 input When you’re done, press Enter to exit test tone setup Video Adjust menu Video Adjust menu ChapterVideo Adjust Creating your own presets Initial Settings menu Initial Settings menu ChapterUsing the Initial Settings menu Video Output settings Language settings Initial Settings menuDisplay settings Options Registering a new passwordParental Lock Changing your password Setting/changing the Parental LockSetting/changing the Country code Select ‘Password Change’ Optional system settings System Setup menu options in standbyAdditional information Additional information Chapter Resetting the system Using and taking care of discsAdditional information Titles, chapters and tracks Storing discs Handling discsDiscs to avoid Proper installation and maintenance of this system Connecting external antennas Connecting auxiliary componentsExternal AM antenna External FM antenna Recording mode Press Sound Mode Use the UseButtons to select ‘Rec Mode?’ To select ‘R.Mode On’ or ‘R.Mode Off’ See Using the remote control on Additional information TroubleshootingGeneral Sound Demo shows DVD/CD/Video CD playerSTANDBY/ON button WMA/MP3/JPEG discs Tuner Error Messages Selecting languages using the language code list Additional information Screen sizes and disc formatsWidescreen TV users Standard TV users Additional information Language code list Country code list Additional information Preset code list Marantz Additional information Glossary Dolby Digital Additional information Specifications Accessories Speaker system SubwooferPage Pioneer Corporation