05Listening to your system

Using the surround back channel

material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it

 

• Default setting: SB CH ON

 

 

 

 

 

was originally encoded, in which case you can simply

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch the surround back channel off. The table below

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1

indicates when you will hear the surround back channel

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby

when playing various kinds of sources. ( =Sound plays

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

through surround back channel speaker(s); = 7 CH

6.1 or 7.1 decoding with other sources (for example, 5.1

SURROUND shows in the display; = Home THX is

encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a

 

 

selected and two surround back speakers are connected)

surround back channel will be generated, but the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB CH

 

 

 

 

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/DTS encoded stereo

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

source; other digital stereo source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog 2-channel (stereo) source

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through

SB CH OFF – Surround back channel is switched off

the surround back channel options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remote control menu for this step is shown below

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

(see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).

 

 

 

 

• You will only hear the surround back channel when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you’ve selected SP A as the speaker setting (see

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

3/4

 

 

 

 

Switching the speaker system on page 80). Changing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

 

 

the speaker system may automatically change this

 

 

 

 

CONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

SB CH

 

 

setting (see notes below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER

INPUT

 

• If the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker

 

 

 

 

A/B

ATT

 

 

Systems on page 58, or you have selected SP A+B

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as the speaker setting, you can only use the virtual

 

 

 

 

SELECT

DIMMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE2

STATUS

 

 

surround back effect (see next page).

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Each press changes the setting as follows (see the table above for an explanation of each):

SB CH AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

SB CH ON – 6.1 or 7.1 encoding is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

You can’t select the surround back channel setting (it is automatically switched off) when you’ve selected

SP B as the speaker setting or when Bi-Surroundis selected in Speaker Systems on page 58.

You can’t use the surround back channel setting when Stream Direct is on or when the STEREO mode is selected.

When the THX mode is selected, you can’t select SB CH OFF if you’re listening to DVD-Audio or SACD.

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Pioneer VSX-59TXi Listening to your system Using the surround back channel, Press SB CH Mode repeatedly to cycle through

VSX-59TXi specifications

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