Pioneer VSX-409RDS Listening in Surround Sound, Listening in Dolby Pro Logic Mode

Listening in Surround Sound

Listening in Dolby Pro Logic Mode

To really appreciate what the VSX-409RDS can do, sit back and experience a movie encoded in Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic with five speaker surround sound creating theater-like sound effects in your living room. When

choosing software, look out for the mark on DVD discs, laser discs, and video tapes (sometimes, unmarked software is also recorded in Dolby Pro Logic).

To enjoy Dolby Digital surround sound from DVD discs, you'll need to have connected your DVD player (or Dolby Digital decoder) to the receiver's 5.1 channel inputs (see page 9), and set the receiver to DVD 5.1 CH input mode.

Many video tapes feature Dolby Surround/Pro Logic these days. The VSX-409RDS takes advantage of this to provide dramatic and realistic surround sound. The effect can be further enhanced by choosing a Pro Logic with DSP mode. Follow the steps on this page when playing Dolby Surround or Dolby Pro Logic material.

When using any of these modes, it's really important that your speakers are set up correctly (see p.11-12), and that you've worked through the steps in Setting Up for Surround Sound on pages 13-15.

		SOURCE SELECT
	SOURCE	DVD	CD	TUNER
	TV CONT.	TAPE	MD	CD-R
	$	$	!	!
	1	2	3	4
	TV FUNC.	*	&	#
	@
3	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
2			FQ
	SORROUND	2	DSP MODE	MUTING
	CH. SELECT	LEVEL
1	RECEIVER		FL	MASTER
		FUNCTION DIMMER		VOLUME
	AV MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER			ë
	REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

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1Press 2(DOLBY PRO LOGIC on the receiver).

Pressing repeatedly changes the Pro Logic mode in the following sequence:

DOLBY		PRO LOGIC
3 PRO	3 THEATER
LOGIC	1
		PRO LOGIC
SURR OFF 2		THEATER 2
		2

2Press the SURROUND button.

This starts the process of setting the effect level.

3Use the EFFECT +/– to adjust the DSP effect level PRO LOGIC THEATER1 and PRO LOGIC

THEATER2 .

You can adjust the effect level within an range of 10–90 (the default settinig is 50).

• You need to input mode/distance/level settings specifically

memo for your Pro Logic mode (see p. 13-15).

• If you turn the speakers off PRO LOGIC goes off as well. When you turn the speakers back on, PRO LOGIC will NOT go back on.

•If you try and turn PRO LOGIC on when the speakes are off, SP OFF will flash on the display, informing you that you can't turn on PRO LOGIC when the speakers are off.

•You can't use the tone controls, the DIRECT function with PRO LOGIC mode.

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