Pioneer SX-LX03 Listening to your system, Using Front Stage Surround Advance, Listening in stereo

Listening to your system

Using Front Stage Surround Advance

(LX03BD model only)

The Front Stage Surround Advance modes are effective when you are using the Front surround setup as described on page 16.

ADV SURR

• Press to select a Front Stage Surround Advance mode.

The F.S.SURR indicator lights. You cannot

switch between modes for some audio streams.1

Press repeatedly to select:

•F.S.S.Focus5.1 – Use to provide a rich surround sound effect directed to the center area where the left and right speakers sound projection converges.

•F.S.S.Wide5.1 – Use to provide a surround sound effect to a wider area than F.S.S.Focus5.1 mode.

•Extra Power – Outputs stereo sound (in the case of multichannel sources, down- mixed stereo sound) from the surround speakers for powerful stereo effect.

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source — stereo or multichannel — in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.

In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if each sound level varies with the music source recorded in a portable audio player.

SURROUND

• Press repeatedly to select Stereo or A.L.C. mode.

•Stereo – The STEREO indicator will light and ordinary stereo sound will be produced.

•A.L.C. – Listening in Auto level control stereo mode. The STEREO and ALC indicators will light.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the Stereo, A.L.C. and PhonesSurround modes are available.

•With headphones connected, press SURROUND to select Stereo or A.L.C., or press ADV SURR to select PhonesSurround.

•Stereo – See Listening in stereo above

•A.L.C. – See Listening in stereo above

•PhonesSurround – Virtual surround sound for headphones.

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 two channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

SOUND

RETRIEVER

• Press while listening to a stereo

source.1

Press repeatedly to switch between:

•Retriever On — Switches the Sound Retriever on. The S.RTRV indicator lights.

•Retriever Off — Switches the Sound Retriever off.

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Note

1 This setting cannot be used with multichannel or 88.2 kHz/96 kHz sources.

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