Basic Operation

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to the soundtrack with the Acoustic Calibration EQ you set in AUTO SURROUND SETUP or on page 43. To do so follow the instructions below. For information about each Acoustic Calibration EQ mode, see page 43-44.

MAIN

Amplifier

MAIN

SUB

 

LISTENING MODE

(DVD-A

 

 

SURROUND

 

 

/SACD)

 

STEREO

THX

STANDARD

MULTI CH

 

/DIRECT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED

ADVANCED

LISTENING

 

 

CINEMA

CONCERT

CH SEL.

 

MIDNIGHT

DIGITAL

 

ACOUSTIC

1

NR

 

CAL.

 

 

1

1Press the ACOUSTIC CAL. button on the remote control’s AMP MAIN

screen or on the front panel.

Each press switches acoustic calibration EQ between ALL CH ADJ, FCH ALIGN and OFF.

memo • After completing the AUTO SURROUND SETUP (p.14-16), or setup using AUTO (p.43), ACOUS- TIC CAL ON (ALL CH ADJ) is set automatically.

If you turn ACOUSTIC CAL. on in MULTI CH IN DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode.

If you turn ACOUSTIC CAL. on in DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to STEREO mode.

Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function)

To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR. This feature is effective with sources containing a lot of background noise like cassette and video tape.

 

 

MAIN

Amplifier

MAIN

SUB

LISTENING MODE

(DVD-A

 

SURROUND

 

/SACD)

STEREO

THX

STANDARD

MULTI CH

/DIRECT

IN

 

 

 

ADVANCED

ADVANCED

LISTENING

 

CINEMA

CONCERT

CH SEL.

MIDNIGHT

DIGITAL

 

ACOUSTIC

NR

 

CAL.

1

1

1Press the DIGITAL NR button on the remote control’s AMP MAIN screen

or on the front panel.

Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off.

memo

In cases described below, noises may not be reduced even if DIGITAL NR is on.

·Sudden noise

·Extremely loud noise

·Signals that contain too many high frequencies.

·Signals recorded with little background noise.

DIGITAL NR is effective at levels shown below for each source.

STEREO (excluding 96 kHz)

·

Analog input

10-18 dB

·

Digital input

10-15 dB

·

AM/FM tuner

10-15 dB

ADVANCED/STANDARD/96 kHz stereo

6-10 dB

Depending on the condition of the source, there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.

You can’t use the DIGITAL NR mode with the HOME THX modes.

If you set the DIGITAL NR on in DIRECT mode the amplifier will switch to STEREO mode.

If you set the DIGITAL NR on in MULTI CH IN DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode.

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Pioneer VSA-AX10 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ, Reducing Noise During Playback Digital NR Function