Pioneer VSX-1021-K Using other functions

09Using other functions

Using other functions

Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.

Important

!Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver.

1Press to the receiver operation mode, then press AUDIO PARAMETER.

2Use i/j to select the setting you want to adjust.

Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this.

3 Use k/l to set as necessary.

See the table below for the options available for each setting.

4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.

Audio parameter menu

Setting	What it does	Option(s)
	Selects your favorite MCACC preset memory when	cM1. MEMORY 1 to M6.
MCACC	multiple preset memories are saved. When an
		MEMORY 6 d
(MCACC preset)	MCACC preset memory has been renamed, the given
		Default: M1. MEMORY 1
	name is displayed.
EQ		ON
(Acoustic Calibration	Switches on/off the effects of EQ Pro.	OFF
EQ)
S-WAVE	Switches on/off the effects of Standing Wave Control.	ON
(Standing Wave)		OFF
	For discs created with standards other than Phase
Phase C+	Control, the LFE channel is delayed upon recording in	c0 to 16 (ms) d
(Phase Control Plus)	the first place. This function corrects for phase shift-	Default: 6ms
	ing on such discs.
	Some monitors have a slight delay when showing
DELAY	video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync	c0.0 to 10.0 (frames) d
	with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can	1 second = 30 frames (NTSC)
(Sound Delay)
	adjust the sound to match the presentation of the	Default: 0.0
	video.

Setting	What it does	Option(s)
	Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source,	BYPASS
TONE	or bypasses them completely.
	This setting is only displayed when the listening mode
(Tone Control)		ON
	is STEREO, Auto surround (STEREO) or SOUND
	RETRIEVER AIR.
BASS	Adjusts the amount of bass.	c–6 to +6 (dB) d
<a>		Default: 0 (dB)
TREBLE	Adjusts the amount of treble.	c–6 to +6 (dB) d
<a>		Default: 0 (dB)
	With the Auto Sound Retriever function, DSP process-	OFF
	ing is used to compensate for the loss of audio data
	upon compression, improving the sound’s sense of
S.RTRV	density and modulation.
(Auto Sound Retriever)	When ON is selected, the Sound Retriever effect is	ON
<b>	optimized based on the bitrate information of the
	contents input to the USB memory audio and HOME
	MEDIA GALLERY (digital audio input only) to achieve
	high sound quality.
DNR	May improve the quality of sound in a noisy source	OFF
	(for example, video tape with lots of background
(Digital Noise Reduc-
	noise) when switched on.	ON
tion)
	This only has an effect with 2-channel signal inputs.
	Localizes dialog in the center channel to make it
DIALOG E	stand out from other background sounds in a TV or	cOFF/FLAT/UP1/UP2/UP3/
(Dialog Enhancement)	movie soundtrack. By moving from UP1 through UP2	UP4 d
<c>	and UP3 up to UP4, you can make the sound source	Default: OFF
	seem to relocate upwards.
	Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital	CH1 – Channel 1 is heard only
DUAL	soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not	CH2 – Channel 2 is heard only
(Dual Mono)	widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two	CH1 CH2 – Both channels
	languages need to be sent to separate channels.
		heard from front speakers
	This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before	OFF
	OFF recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.
Fixed PCM	When ON is selected, noise may be output during	ON
	playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another
	input signal if this is a problem.
DRC	Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie	AUTO
	soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby	MAX
(Dynamic Range
	Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD
Control)		MID
	Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when
<d>		OFF
	listening to surround sound at low volumes).

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