Pioneer VSX-521-K operating instructions 05Listening to your system, Using the Sound Retriever

Models: VSX-521-K

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05Listening to your system

05Listening to your system

a.If surround back channel processing (page 27) is switched off, or the surround back speakers are set to NO, DOLBY PLIIx becomes DOLBY PLII (5.1 channel sound).

b.You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 28).

c.You can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 28).

d.You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 28).

e.Cannot be selected when the Pre Out is set to Surr. Back (see The Pre Out Setting on page 33).

f.• You can choose the STEREO mode by using STEREO button on the remote control.

• The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever and Tone functions.

Using the Advanced surround ADV SURR Note

In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

BD MENU ADVANCED

Using the Advanced surround ADV SURR

SURROUND

The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like.

ACTION

Designed for action movies with dynamic

 

soundtracks.

DRAMA

Designed for movies with lots of dialog.

ENT.SHOW

Suitable for musical sources.

ADVANCED GAME

Suitable for video games.

SPORTS

Suitable for sports programs.

CLASSICAL

Gives a large concert hall-type sound

ROCK/POP

Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or

 

pop music.

UNPLUGGED

Suitable for acoustic music sources.

EXT.STEREO

Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

 

source, using all of your speakers

 

 

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F.S.S.ADVANCE

Allows you to create natural surround

(Front Stage

sound effects using just the front speakers

Surround

and the subwoofer.

 

 

ADVANCE)

Use to provide a rich surround sound effect

 

directed to the center of where the front left

 

and right speakers sound projection area

 

converges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front left

Front right

 

 

 

speaker

speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S.R AIR

Suitable for listening to the sound from a

(Sound Retriever

Bluetooth wireless technology device.

AIR)

The S.R AIR listening mode can only

 

selected when the ADAPTER input.

 

 

PHONES SURR

When listening through headphones, you

 

can still get the effect of overall surround

 

 

 

 

Using Stream Direct AUTO/ AUTO SURROUND/

DIRECT

STREAM D RECT

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed.

AUTO SURROUND See Auto playback on page 25.

DIRECT

Sources are heard according to the settings

 

made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker

 

setting, channel level, speaker distance), as

 

well as with dual mono settings. You will

 

hear sources according to the number of

 

channels in the signal.

 

Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,

 

Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate

 

and Center image functions are available.

 

 

PURE DIRECT

Analog and PCM sources are heard without

 

any digital processing.

 

 

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound 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.

DVR/BDR

CD

CD R

CH

ADAPTER

TUNER

PORTABLE

 

V DEO

S RETR EVER

SIGNAL SEL

VOL

Press S.RETRIEVER to switch the S.RTV (Sound Retriever) ON or OFF.

Using Stream Direct AUTO/ AUTO SURROUND/ Note

The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel sources.

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 19. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

 

 

HDD

DVD

VCR

 

RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE

TV

1

2

3

D SP

CONTROL

 

SB CH

CH SELECT

EQ

 

 

4

5

6

CH

RECEIVER INPUT SELECT

DTV/TV

MIDNIGHT SPEAKERS

LEV

PHASE

 

INPUT

7

8

9

CH

While listening to a source, press RECEIVER , then press EQ to switch the EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) ON or OFF. The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.

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