Pioneer VSX-1121-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)
MCACC	Selects your favorite MCACC preset memory when mul-	cM1. MEMORY 1 to M6.
	tiple preset memories are saved. When an MCACC preset	MEMORY 6 d
(MCACC preset)
	memory has been renamed, the given name is displayed.	Default: M1. MEMORY 1
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 Con-
Phase C+	trol, the LFE channel is delayed upon recording in the	c0 to 16 (ms) d
(Phase Control Plus)	first place. This function corrects for phase shifting on	Default: 6ms
	such discs.
	Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video,	c0.0 to 10.0 (frames) d
DELAY	so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the pic-	1 second = 30 frames
(Sound Delay)	ture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to	(NTSC)
	match the presentation of the video.	Default: 0.0
TONE	Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source, or	BYPASS
(Tone Control)	bypasses them completely.	ON

Setting	What it does	Option(s)
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 processing	OFF
	is used to compensate for the loss of audio data upon
	compression, improving the sound’s sense of density
S.RTRV	and modulation.
(Auto Sound Retriever)	When ON is selected, the Sound Retriever effect is	ON
<b>	optimized based on the bitrate information of the con-
	tents 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 (for	OFF
	example, video tape with lots of background noise) when
(Digital Noise
	switched on.	ON
Reduction)
	This only has an effect with 2-channel signal inputs.
	Localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand
DIALOG E	out from other background sounds in a TV or movie	cOFF/FLAT/UP1/UP2/UP3/
(Dialog Enhancement)	soundtrack. By moving from UP1 through UP2 and UP3	UP4 d
<c>	up to UP4, you can make the sound source seem to	Default: OFF
	relocate upwards.
		CH1 – Channel 1 is heard
	Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital	only
DUAL	soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely	CH2 – Channel 2 is heard
(Dual Mono)	used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages	only
	need to be sent to separate channels.	CH1 CH2 – Both 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 play-	ON
	back of non-PCM sources. Please select another input
	signal if this is a problem.
DRC	Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks	AUTO
	optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus,	MAX
(Dynamic Range
	Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you
Control)		MID
	may need to use this feature when listening to surround
<d>		OFF
	sound at low volumes).

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