Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai manual Listening to your system, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

05Listening to your system

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE ON, you can press STANDARD repeatedly to select:

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

•SX (Studio extension) – Adds surround back channel sound (taken from the left/right surround output) to 5.1 channel sources

•EX (Extension decode) – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES)

Note

•If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO, 2 Pro Logic IIx (above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

•In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

1With ‘2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode active, press

OPTION repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH, DIMENSION or PANORAMA.

The remote control menu for this step is shown below (see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).

	AMPLIFIER		2/3
AMPLIFIER			TV
			CONT
MIDNIGHT		DIGITAL NR
	TONE	LOUDNESS
–	OPTION		+
–	CH LEVEL		+

ACOUSTIC										CHLEVEL	SBCH
CAL.	MIDNIGHT	LOUDNESS	TONE	OPTION			DIGITALNR	INPUTATT	SELECT		MODE
PHONES	SPSYSTEM	SIGNAL	VIDEO	TAPE2	STREAM	SETUP			VIDEOINPUT
	A/B	SELECT	SELECT	MONITOR	DIRECT	MIC	DIGITALIN
									S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L AUDIO R

•CENTER WIDTH – Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). (This is applicable only when using a center speaker.)

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•DIMENSION – Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

•PANORAMA – Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

2Use the (OPTION) +/– buttons to adjust the setting.

Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3);

Dimension between –3and +3 (default : 0); Panorama is

On or Off (default : Off).

3Press OPTION again to adjust other settings.

Note

•If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, 2 Pro Logic IIx (above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound), however the above setting will still be effective.

Neo:6 Music settings

When listening in Neo:6 Music mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals.

1With NEO:6 MUSIC mode active, press OPTION repeatedly to select CENTER IMAGE.

The remote control menu for this step is shown below (see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).

	AMPLIFIER		2/3
AMPLIFIER			TV
			CONT
MIDNIGHT		DIGITAL NR
	TONE	LOUDNESS
–	OPTION		+
–	CH LEVEL		+

ACOUSTIC										CHLEVEL	SBCH
CAL.	MIDNIGHT	LOUDNESS	TONE	OPTION			DIGITALNR	INPUTATT	SELECT		MODE
PHONES	SPSYSTEM	SIGNAL	VIDEO	TAPE2	STREAM	SETUP			VIDEOINPUT
	A/B	SELECT	SELECT	MONITOR	DIRECT	MIC	DIGITALIN
									S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L AUDIO R

2Use the (OPTION) +/– buttons to adjust the setting.

Adjust the effect from 0 (no effect) to 10 (most prominence given to the center channel). The default setting is 3.

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