Pioneer VSX-409RDS operating instructions Setting Up for Surround Sound, Switch on the receiver

Setting Up for Surround Sound

Setting Up for Surround Sound

The VSX-409RDS offers several options for surround sound listening, depending on the speakers in your set up. Having installed the speakers in your room it's important to set up the relative volume levels and speaker distances in order to make the most of the receiver's surround sound capabilities. You only need to make these settings once, unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc.

Setting the center mode, the subwoofer and speaker distances

It is important to set the type of center mode which corresponds to your speaker system, set the subwoofer on/ off and set speaker distances as well as set volume levels of each speaker. From your normal listening position, the volumes of the various speakers in your system should appear to be equal. Follow the steps below to do all of these things, especially adjust the volumes of the center and surround speakers relative to the main front speakers for Dolby Pro Logic mode, 5.1 CH. mode and the DSP mode.

1Switch on the receiver.

Set up

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SOURCE SELECT

SOURCE DVD CD TUNER

TV CONT. TAPE MD CD-R

$	$		!	!
1	2		3	4
TV FUNC.	*		&	#
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5	6		7	8
TV VOL.			CHANNEL
EFFECT			STATION
9	0
D. ACCESS				CLASS
TOP MENU				MENU
			FQ
RF ATT			DISP
		ENTER
TEST				MPX
TONE				SET UP
			FQ
SORROUND	2		DSP MODE	MUTING
CH. SELECT		LEVEL
RECEIVER			FL	MASTER
	FUNCTION DIMMER			VOLUME
AV MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER				ë
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

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The STANDBY indicator goes out.

2Press the SURROUND button.

3Press the 3 button to select the surround

sound setup mode.

Repeatedly pressing the button cycles through the three setup modes (center mode setup; subwoofer setup; distance setup). The mode appers in the display on the front panel.

4Use the 5° buttons to select one of the four

types of center mode.

See the center mode cycle shown here and the diagrams below explaining each center mode to decide which center mode to

choose 3 NORMAL 2 3 3 STEREO 2

3WIDE 2 3 PHANTOM 2

Normal

Middle and high frequency sounds are heard from the center speaker.

Bass frequencies from the center channel are played through the front speakers.

	3 Stereo
	Surround channel sounds and center channel bass
1	frequencies are heard through the front stereo
	speakers.

Phantom

Center channel sounds are played through both front speakers equally.

Wide

If a full range speaker is used for the center channel, all center channel sound, including bass frequencies, are heard through the center speaker.

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