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Listening to your system

a. If surround back channel processing (page 36) is switched off,

Note

DIRECT

Sources are heard according to the settings

or the surround back speakers are set to NO, DOLBY PLIIx

• During ECO mode, the brightness switches between 2

made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker

becomes DOLBY PLII (5.1 channel sound).

setting, channel level, speaker distance), as

levels. If the dimmest level is selected, DIMMER will be

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

well as with dual mono settings. You will

shown on the display. (Mode other than ECO: 4 levels, ECO

(see Setting the Audio options

on page 37

hear sources according to the number of

mode: 2 levels)

c. In case of VSX-1023:You can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see

channels in the signal.

• ECO MODE will switch OFF automatically when switched

Setting the Audio options

on page 37

Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,

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

to other listening modes (Advanced surround mode and

Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate

Auto surround mode).

options on page 37).

and Center image functions are available.

e. In case of VSX-1023:Cannot be selected when the Speaker

F.S.S.ADVANCE

Allows you to create natural surround

PURE DIRECT

Analog and PCM sources are heard without

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

(Front Stage

sound effects using just the front speakers

any digital processing.

(VSX-1023 only) on page 52).

Surround

and the subwoofer.

ADVANCE)

Use to provide a rich surround sound effect

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

use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever

directed to the center of where the front left

Using the Sound Retriever

and Tone functions.

and right speakers sound projection area

When audio data is removed during the compression

g. VSX-1023 only

converges.

process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound

Note

image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP

Front left

Front right

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

speaker

technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to

compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure

heard from both surround back speakers (VSX-1023 only).

and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

Using the Advanced surround ADV SURR

ADVANCED

DISP

SURROUND

The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround

RECEIVER SLEEP

SOURCE

effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see

RECEIVER

which you like.

INPUT

CLR

ENTER

SHIFT

ACTION

Designed for action movies with dynamic

S.R AIR (Sound

Suitable for listening to the sound from a

Retriever AIR)

Bluetooth wireless technology device.

soundtracks.

The S.R AIR listening mode can only

Press

, then press S.RETRIEVER to switch the

RECEIVER

DRAMA

Designed for movies with lots of dialog.

selected when the ADAPTER input.

 S.RTV

(Sound

Retriever) ON or OFF.

ADVANCED GAME Suitable for video games.

PHONES SURR

When listening through headphones, you

Note

can still get the effect of overall surround.

SPORTS

Suitable for sports programs.

• The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel

CLASSICAL

Gives a large concert hall-type sound.

sources.

Using Stream Direct DIRECTAUTO/ STREAM DIRECT

AUTO SURROUND/

ROCK/POP

Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or

pop music.

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the

EXT.STEREO

Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary

source, using all of your speakers.

signal processing is bypassed.

ECO MODE 1

Cut back on power consumption. Suitable

See Auto playback on page 34.

AUTO SURROUND

for contents that are mainly high level

(mainly music).

ECO MODE 2 Cut back on even more power consumption than ECO MODE 1. Suitable for contents with wider dynamic range (mainly movies).