Pioneer VSX-517-S/-K manual Listening to your system Chapter, Auto playback

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:

Listening to your system

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Important

•Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro sources).

VSX-817 only – If you connected surround back speaker, see also Using surround back channel processing on page 35.

				CD-R/TAPE
CD	CD-R	FM	AM	CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER
AUTOSURR	STEREO/	STANDARD ADV.SURR		AUTO SURR	STEREO/	STANDARD ADV.SURR
	F.S.SURR				F.S.SURR
TOP MENU			MENU	PHASE	ACOUSTIC	DIALOG	SOUND
	S RETRIEVER				EQ		RETRIEVER

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Auto playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1

				CD-R/TAPE
CD	CD-R	FM	AM	CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER
AUTOSURR	STEREO/	STANDARD ADV.SURR		AUTO SURR	STEREO/	STANDARD ADV.SURR
	F.S.SURR				F.S.SURR
TOP MENU			MENU	PHASE	ACOUSTIC	DIALOG	SOUND
	S.RETRIEVER				EQ		RETRIEVER

Above: VSX-517 (left) and VSX-817 (right)

•While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR2 for auto playback of a source. Press repeatedly until AUTOSURR. shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed.

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

Above: VSX-517 (left) and VSX-817 (right)

•While listening to a source, press STAN- DARD.

If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding

format will automatically be selected and shows in the display.3

With two channel sources, press STANDARD repeatedly to select from:

•2 Pro Logic II MOVIE – Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

•2Pro Logic II MUSIC4 – Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

•2 Pro Logic II GAME – Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited for video games

•2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound

VSX-817 model only:

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited for video games

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Note

1• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE (VSX-517)/2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE or Neo:6 CINEMA (VSX-817)(see Listening in surround sound below for more on these decoding formats).

•The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.

2For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 34.

3VSX-817 model only – If surround back channel processing (page 35) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speaker is set to NO (page 39), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

4When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, there are three further pa- rameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. See Setting the effect options below to adjust them.

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