05Listening to your system

Using the surround back channel

• Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel) repeatedly

(Extended mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to cycle the surround back channel options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

 

• Default setting: Extended ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended ON – 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1

 

(for example, a surround back channel will be

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby

 

generated for 5.1 encoded material)

Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use

Extended AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or

6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded

 

7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example,

material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back

 

 

Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

 

 

channel will be generated, but the material may sound

 

 

 

Extended OFF – Maximum 5.1 playback

better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally

encoded (in which case, you can simply switch the

 

 

 

 

 

Extended mode off).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The table below indicates when you will hear the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You must have surround back speakers connected

surround back channel when playing various kinds of

 

(and set to LARGE or SMALL in the Speaker Setting on

sources. (

=Sound plays through surround back

 

 

page 44) and the Surround back speaker setting on

speaker(s))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 38 must be set to Normal (SB) to hear the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

surround back channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You can’t use the surround back channel with

 

 

CONTROL

MULTI

 

MIDNIGHT/

MULTI

 

DIALOG

MULTI CH

SIGNAL

EXTENDED

 

 

 

 

 

TUNER

TUNING/

 

ACOUSTIC

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

STATION

BAND

MPX LOUDNESS

TONE EQ

ENHANCEMENT

IN

SELECT

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOG

 

 

JOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode.

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

MULTI ROOM

MCACC

 

 

VIDEO2 INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

RETURN

CONTROL

ON/OFF

SETUP MIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI JOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You can’t hear the surround back channel with DTS

 

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI JOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96kHz/24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard / THX

 

Advanced

 

Type of source

 

 

 

 

Multichannel

 

 

Stereo sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources

2Pro Logic II x 2 Pro Logic

Neo:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

multichannel source with 6.1ch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital/DTS encoded

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

multichannel source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital encoded stereo source;

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

other digital stereo source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS encoded stereo source

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog 2-channel (stereo) source

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-52TX manual Listening to your system Using the surround back channel, Extended mode

VSX-52TX specifications

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