Pioneer VSX-520 04Listening to your system, Setting, What it does, Options, Midnight, CH2, +6 dB

04Listening to your system

Setting	What it does	Option(s)
S.DELAY	Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so	0.0 to 9.0 (frames)
(Sound Delay)	the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture.	1 second = 30 frames
	By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match	(NTSC)
	the presentation of the video.	Default: 0.0
MIDNIGHTa	Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at	M/L OFF
	low volumes.
		MIDNIGHT
LOUDNESSa	Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at
		LOUDNESS
	low volumes.
S.RTVb	When audio data is removed during the compression	OFF
(Sound Retriever)	process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound
		ON
	image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP
	technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to
	compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure
	and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after
	compression.
DUAL MONOc	Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital	CH1 –
	soundtracks should be played.	Channel 1 is heard only
		CH2 –
		Channel 2 is heard only
		CH1 CH2 –
		Both channels heard
		from front speakers
DRC	Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks	AUTOd
(Dynamic Range	optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby
		MAX
Control)	TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may
	need to use this feature when listening to surround sound
		MID
	at low volumes).
		OFF

LFE ATT	Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-
(LFE Attenuate)	low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to
	prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound
	from the speakers.
	The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the
	recommended value. When set to –15 dB, the LFE is
	limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no
	sound is output from the LFE channel.

0 (0 dB)

5 (–5 dB)

10 (–10 dB)

15 (–15 dB)

20 (–20 dB)

** (OFF)

SACD G.e	Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic	0 (dB)
(SACD Gain)	range (during digital processing).
		+6 (dB)
HDMI	Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this	AMP
(HDMI Audio)	receiver (amp) or through to a TV or flat panel TV. When
		THRU
	THRU is selected, no sound is output from this receiver.

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