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Listening to your system

b. You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect

F.S.S.ADVANCE

Allows you to create natural surround

(see Setting the Audio options

on page 36

Using the Sound Retriever

(Front Stage

sound effects using just the front speakers

c. You can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio

Surround

and the subwoofer.

When audio data is removed during the compression

options

on page 36

ADVANCE)

Use to provide a rich surround sound effect

process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound

d. You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see Setting the Audio

directed to the center of where the front left

image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP

options

on page 36

and right speakers sound projection area

technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to

e. • In case of VSX-1022:Cannot be selected when the Speaker

converges.

compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure

System is set to Surr. Back (see The Speaker System setting

and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

(VSX-1022 only) on page 49).

Front left

Front right

speaker

• In case of VSX-822:Cannot be selected when the Pre Out is

DISP

set to Surr. Back (see The Pre Out Setting (VSX-822 only) on

page 50).

RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE

f. The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still

use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever

INPUT

SHIFT

and Tone functions.

CLR

ENTER

Note

Press

, then press S.RETRIEVER to switch the

• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is

RECEIVER

S.R AIR

Suitable for listening to the sound from a

 S.RTV (Sound Retriever) ON or OFF.

heard from both surround back speakers.

(Sound Retriever

Bluetooth wireless technology device.

Note

AIR)

The S.R AIR listening mode can only

ADVANCED

• The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel

Using the Advanced surround ADV SURR

selected when the ADAPTER input.

SURROUND

sources.

The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround

PHONES SURR

When listening through headphones, you

can still get the effect of overall surround

effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see

Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ

which you like.

AUTO/

AUTO SURROUND/

You can listen to sources using the

Acoustic Calibration

ACTION

Designed for action movies with dynamic

STREAM DIRECT

Using Stream Direct DIRECT

Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround

soundtracks.

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the

sound (MCACC) on page 23. Refer to these pages for more

DRAMA

Designed for movies with lots of dialog.

truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary

Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

ENT.SHOW

Suitable for musical sources.

signal processing is bypassed.

AUTO SURROUND See Auto playback

on page 33

ADVANCED GAME

Suitable for video games.

RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE

DISP

SPORTS

Suitable for sports programs.

DIRECT

Sources are heard according to the settings

made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker

CLASSICAL

Gives a large concert hall-type sound

setting, channel level, speaker distance), as

INPUT

ROCK/POP

Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or

well as with dual mono settings. You will

CLR

ENTER

SHIFT

pop music.

hear sources according to the number of

UNPLUGGED

Suitable for acoustic music sources.

channels in the signal.

While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER

, then press

Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,

 EQ to switch the EQ (Acoustic Calibration

EQ) ON or

EXT.STEREO

Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate

OFF.

source, using all of your speakers

and Center image functions are available.

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when

PURE DIRECT

Analog and PCM sources are heard without

Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

any digital processing.	• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream
	• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream
	Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.