Pioneer VSX-29TX manual Listening in Midnight Listening Mode, External decoder playback

Basic Playback

Listening in MIDNIGHT LISTENING Mode

This feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes. It can be used with a variety of surround sound sources and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are audible while the noisier sounds don’t become overly loud or distorted. It does this by bringing all the sounds in a given soundtrack closer together in volume. Compare this feature with the DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL (only for Dolby Digital sources) on p. 31.

MIDNIGHT

						Press MIDNIGHT on the remote control’s Receiver
Receiver				MAIN SUB		MAIN screen or on the front panel.
		DSP		STEREO		Each press switches MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode on or off.
			/ dts		EFFECT
							SELECT			VOLUME
							SIGNAL	MIDNIGHT	STEREO
	ADVANCED							SP A		dB
THX				STANDARD			DIGITAL
	THEATER						AUTO

MIDNIGHT DIRECT

		SIGNAL
DIGITAL	LOUDNESS	SELECT		• The effect adjusts itself automatically in accordance with
NR			memo
				the volume level.
				• You can’t use the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode with the THX,
MIDNIGHT				DIRECT or EXTERNAL DECODER modes.

External decoder playback

This feature allows you to connect an external decoder to enjoy certain types of specialized discs.

EXTERNAL 5.1 CH

Receiver		MAIN	SUB
TAPE 2	EXTERNAL
MONITOR	5.1CH
		BASS	TREBLE
INPUT
ATT.
		CH	SYSTEM
		LEVEL	SETUP

EXTERNAL DECODER IN

Press EXTERNAL 5.1 ch on the remote control’s Receiver SUB screen. On the front panel press EXTERNAL DECODER IN.

Each press switches the input between the previous mode and

EXTERNAL DECODER.

SIGNAL		VOLUME
SELECT	A
ANALOG SP

dB

memo When EXTERNAL DECODER is selected only the volume level and channel levels can be set. All of this unit’s other features (DSP

modes, ADVANCED THEATER modes, DIRECT mode, TONE controls, etc.), as well as the TUNER and PHONO modes, cannot be used. Also, all speaker settings and other setup settings have no effect.

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