Pioneer SX-LX03 manual 08Surround sound settings Chapter, Using the Sound Setup menu

08Surround sound settings

Chapter 8

Surround sound settings

Important

•This unit’s audio function may be restricted depending on the Line Output setting (page 48) and HDMI audio setting

(page 51). In this event, the menus may not appear.

Using the Sound Setup menu

From the Sound Setup menu you can access all the surround sound settings of the system.

During setup, the speakers are represented by the following letters:

•L – Front left speaker

•C – Center speaker

•R – Front right speaker

•SR – Surround right speaker

•SL – Surround left speaker

•SW – Subwoofer

Effective Sound (for optimum sound)

With the uniquely shaped high-quality speakers supplied with this unit, the Effective Sound mode enables the following Pioneer exclusive audio technologies designed to maximize the real experience of sound originally inherent in movies and music.

Turn on the Effective Sound mode under normal circumstances to maximize the

capabilities of this unit.1

•Dynamic Range Compression Resuscitates detailed sound susceptible to ambient noise to create an acoustic environment where you feel as if you are right in the action.

•Frequency Characteristic Correction (LX03BD model only)

Realizes the playback characteristic optimized for long hours of listening in addition to the added features of the supplied speaker units.

The Effective Sound mode can be turned off (activating Direct Sound mode) by doing the following:

	SETUP
1	TOOLS Press SETUP.
	ENTER
2	Select ‘Sound Setup’, then press
ENTER.
	ENTER
3	Select ‘Sound Field’, then press
ENTER.
	ENTER
4	Select ‘Direct Sound’, then press

ENTER to confirm.

To return to Effective Sound mode, perform the same procedure noted above to select ‘EffectiveSound’.

•When Direct Sound is selected, the DIRECT indicator lights.

Note

1 The Sound Field setting is not available when headphones are connected.

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