5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listening to your system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• With a 7.1-channel surround

system, audio signals that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER

, then press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listening with Acoustic

 

Calibration EQ

 

 

 

 

 

PHASE to switch the P.CTL (Phase

Control)

ON or OFF.

 

have undergone matrix decoding

processing through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can listen to sources using the

Acoustic Calibration

 

 

Note

 

surround back channel processing to which the Up Mix

 

Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround

 

 

 

function is added are output from the surround back

 

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

on

 

• Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving

 

speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are ‘in phase’,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they crest and trough together, resulting in increased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

DISP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a

 

 

 

RECEIVER SLEEP

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISP

 

 

 

crest of a wave meets a trough, then the sound will be ‘out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

6

CH

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER SLEEP

SOURCE

4

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of phase’ and an unreliable sound image will be produced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

 

CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLR

0

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

feel when Phase Control is set to ON on this receiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLR

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press

 

, then press SB CH repeatedly to cycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer

 

 

RECEIVER

 

While listening to a source, press

 

 

, then press

 

 

the surround back channel options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

 

to maximize the effect. It is also recommended you try

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ to switch the EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) ON or

 

changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer.

 

 

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

 

OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to

 

 

• SB ON – Matrix decoding processing for generating

 

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when

 

 

 

 

the surround back component from the surround

 

 

OFF. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the

 

 

 

 

Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

component is turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cutoff frequency to a higher value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream

 

 

 

• SB AUTO – Matrix decoding processing for generating

 

 

• If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have

 

 

 

 

Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.

 

 

 

 

the surround back component from the surround

 

 

 

a maximized Phase Control effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

component is switched automatically. Matrix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The Phase Control mode cannot be set to ON in the

 

 

 

Better sound using Phase Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

following cases:

 

 

 

decoding processing is only performed when surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back channel signals are detected in the input signals.

This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction

 

- When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• SB OFF – Matrix decoding processing for generating

 

- When the headphones are connected.

 

 

measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the surround back component from the surround

listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

component is turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and/or coloring of the sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using surround back channel processing (VSX-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phase Control technology provides

 

coherent sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1023 only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the Up Mix function (VSX-1023 only)

reproduction through the use of

phase matching for an

 

optimal sound image at your listening position. The default

 

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1

In a 7.1-channel surround system with surround speakers

setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control

 

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital

placed directly at the sides of the listening position, the

switched on for all sound sources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1

surround sound of 5.1-channel sources is heard from the side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1

The Up Mix function mixes the sound of the surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated,

speakers with the surround back speakers so that the

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

 

DISP

 

 

but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which

surround sound is heard from diagonally to the rear as it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER SLEEP

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply

should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

6

 

CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch surround back channel processing off).

 

• Using the Up Mix function is effective when the speakers in

 

 

RECEIVER

 

 

7

8

9

 

CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the 7.1-channel surround system are set up as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLR

0

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recommended in the example on page 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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