Pioneer VSX-45TX manual Press the SB CH Mode button on, Virtual Surround Back Mode

Basic Operation

SB CH MODE button

SB CH MODE

The SB CH MODE makes available surround back channels through your surround back speakers. You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting (see page 37) and have SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers set to something other than NO (see pages 40–41) to use this feature. To accomplish the same settings, you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND and the SURROUND BACK speakers on (see pages 13–15).

MOVIE	MUSIC	ACOUSTIC
		EQ

MODE

		SURROUND
STEREO/	ENTER	SB CH
DIRECT		MODE

MUTE	1	1	Press the SB CH MODE button on the
SETUP			remote control.
REMOTE
Î			Each press switches between ON, OFF and AUTO.
				ON		AUTO
					OFF

MULTI JOG

CONTROL

SIGNAL

HI-BIT

SB CH

BAND

CLASS

STATION TUNING

TUNER

MULTI ROOM &

SOURCE

SET UP

RETURN

SELECT

HI-SAMPLING

MODE

SELECT

EDIT

CONTROL

ON/OFF

PHONES

TONE CONTROL

SETUP

MULTI JOG/ENTER

SPEAKERS

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

MIC

DIGITAL IN

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

VIDEO INPUT

1

For each choice you can create SURROUND BACK channels under the conditions listed below.

ON: surround back channels are available with all SURROUND modes.

AUTO: same as above except whether SURROUND BACK channels are available with any of the PRO LOGIC II (or PRO LOGIC) modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not.

With the NEO:6 modes surround back channels will always be available.

OFF: SURROUND BACK channels will not be heard.

memo • You can’t use the SB CH MODE with MULTI CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT modes.

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode

The VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode emulates surround back channels through your surround speakers. You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting (see page 37); have SURROUND speakers set to something other than NO, and have chosen NO for the SURROUND BACK speakers in SPEAKER SETTING (see page 40-41) to use this mode. To accomplish the same settings, you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND speakers on and the SURROUND BACK speakers off (see pages 13-15) to use this mode.

MOVIE	MUSIC	ACOUSTIC
		EQ

MODE

		SURROUND
STEREO/	ENTER	SB CH
DIRECT		MODE

MUTE	1	1	Press the SB CH MODE button on the
SETUP			remote control.
REMOTE

Î

MULTI JOG

CONTROL

SIGNAL

HI-BIT

SB CH

BAND

CLASS

STATION TUNING

TUNER

MULTI ROOM &

SOURCE

SET UP

RETURN

SELECT

HI-SAMPLING

MODE

SELECT

EDIT

CONTROL

ON/OFF

PHONES

TONE CONTROL

SETUP

MULTI JOG/ENTER

SPEAKERS

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

MIC

DIGITAL IN

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L

AUDIO

R

VIDEO INPUT

1

memo	• You can’t use the VIRTUAL SUR-
	ROUND BACK mode with the THX
54	CINEMA, MULTI CH IN,
	STEREO/DIRECT modes.

Each press switches between VIRTL SB ON, VIRTL SB OFF and VIRTL SB AUTO.

VIRTL SB ON VIRTL SB AUTO

VIRTL SB OFF

For each choice you can create

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK channels under the conditions listed below.

VIRTL SB ON: virtual surround back sound is available with all SURROUND modes except THX CINEMA; for a stereo signal you must choose the NEO:6 MOVIE/MUSIC SURROUND mode or a Pioneer original sound mode (see pages 47–48).

VIRTL SB AUTO: same as above except whether virtual surround back sound is available with any of the PRO LOGIC II (or PRO LOGIC) modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not.

With the NEO:6 modes virtual surround back sound will always be available.

VIRTL SB OFF: virtual surround back sound will not be heard.