05Listening to your system

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration EQ set in Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on page 15.

 

 

SLEEP

ENTER

CLEAR

 

SETUP

 

SR

 

TUNE

 

ST

ST

 

 

ENTER

 

SOUND

 

TEST

TUNE

TONE

 

 

SOUND

 

 

RETRIEVER

 

 

SURROUND

ADVANCED F.S.SURR

MCACC

1

Press SOUND.

2

Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

MCACC EQ then press ENTER.

3

Use the

(cursor up/down) buttons to switch

EQ ON or EQ OFF then press ENTER to confirm.

On the EQ OFF setting, equalization is set to off and speaker settings (channel delay and channel level) remains as it is set.

Acoustic Calibration EQ is set to on automatically after Auto MCACC setup is used.

Enhancing dialogue

The Dialogue Enhancement feature is designed to make the dialogue stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie sound track.

1

Press SOUND.

2

Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

DIALOGUE then press ENTER.

3

Use the

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

the amount dialogue enhancement then press ENTER to confirm.

Select between OFF, MID or MAX.

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Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes

The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive bass or treble in a sound source.

The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.

1

Press SOUND.

2

Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

TONE then press ENTER.

3

Use the

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

QUIET or MIDNIGHT then press ENTER to confirm.

To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening modes, select BASS/TRE.

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone.

1

Press SOUND.

2

Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

TONE then press ENTER.

3

Use the

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

BASS/TRE then press ENTER.

Selecting BASS/TRE cancels the Quiet and Midnight listening modes. These modes cannot be used at the same time.

4 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

BASS or TREBLE; use the

(cursor up/down)

buttons to adjust the sound then press ENTER to confirm.

Boosting the bass level

There are two bass modes you can use to enhance the bass in a source.

1

Press SOUND.

2

Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

BASSMODE then press ENTER.

3

Use the

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the

sound then press ENTER to confirm. Select between OFF, MUSIC or CINEMA.

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Pioneer SX-SW330, S-ST330, HTP-330 Listening to your system, Enhancing dialogue, Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes

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