05Listening to your system

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE ON, you can press STANDARD repeatedly to select:

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

SX (Studio extension) – Adds surround back channel sound (taken from the left/right surround output) to 5.1 channel sources

EX (Extension decode) – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES)

Note

If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO, 2 Pro Logic IIx (above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

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

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

1With ‘2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode active, press

OPTION repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH, DIMENSION or PANORAMA.

The remote control menu for this step is shown below (see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).

RECEIVER

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RECEIVER CONT

 

 

 

 

MIDNIGHT

DIGITAL NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

LOUDNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTION

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH LEVEL

+

 

 

 

 

ACOUSTIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNER

 

SBCH

MULTI ROOM & SOURCE

CAL.

MIDNIGHT

TONE

OPTION

 

 

DIGITALNR

CLASS

STATION

MODE

CONTROL

ON/OFF

PHONES

SPSYSTEM

SIGNAL

VIDEO

TAPE2

STREAM

SETUP

 

VIDEOINPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/B

SELECT

SELECT

MONITOR

DIRECT

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S-VIDEO

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CENTER WIDTH – Makes the center channel wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings)

DIMENSION – Makes the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings)

PANORAMA – Creates more spacious surround sound

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2Use the (OPTION) +/– buttons to adjust the setting.

Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3);

Dimension between –3and +3 (default : 0); Panorama is

On or Off (default : Off).

3Press OPTION again to adjust other settings.

Note

If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, 2 Pro Logic IIx (above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound), however the above setting will still be effective.

Neo:6 Music settings

When listening in Neo:6 Music mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals.

1With NEO:6 MUSIC mode active, press OPTION repeatedly to select CENTER IMAGE.

The remote control menu for this step is shown below (see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).

RECEIVER

2/4

TV

RECEIVER CONT

 

 

 

 

MIDNIGHT

DIGITAL NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

LOUDNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTION

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH LEVEL

+

 

 

 

 

ACOUSTIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNER

 

SBCH

MULTI ROOM & SOURCE

CAL.

MIDNIGHT

TONE

OPTION

 

 

DIGITALNR

CLASS

STATION

MODE

CONTROL

ON/OFF

PHONES

SPSYSTEM

SIGNAL

VIDEO

TAPE2

STREAM

SETUP

 

VIDEOINPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/B

SELECT

SELECT

MONITOR

DIRECT

MIC

DIGITALIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO

R

2Use the (OPTION) +/– buttons to adjust the setting.

Adjust the effect from 0 (no effect) to 10 (most prominence given to the center channel). The default setting is 3.

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Pioneer VSX-59TXi operating instructions Listening to your system, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings, Neo6 Music settings

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