Pioneer VSX-59TXi Reducing noise during playback, Listening to dual mono soundtracks

Listening to your system

Adjusting the bass and treble

• Default setting: Bass: 0, Treble: 0

You can adjust the bass and treble controls separately to adjust the overall tone.

1Press OPTION repeatedly to select BASS or

TREBLE.

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
	RECEIVER		TV
			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 sound.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from –6to +6.

3Press ENTER to confirm.

Reducing noise during playback

If you have a noisy source (for example, cassette or video tape with lots of background noise), you may be able to improve the quality of the sound by switching on digital noise reduction (DIGITAL NR).

•Press the DIGITAL NR button to switch digital noise reduction on or off.

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

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

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Listening to dual mono soundtracks

You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.

1Press OPTION repeatedly to select DUAL MONO. 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
	RECEIVER		TV
			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 change the setting.

•CH1 – Only channel 1 is played

•CH2 – Only channel 2 is played

•CH1/CH2 – Both channels are played through the front speakers

Note

•On the CH1 and CH2 settings the sound comes only from the center speaker (or from the front speakers if NO was selected for the center speaker setting).

•This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks.

•When listening to a dual mono source, the L and R indicators on the front panel flash. The channel you select will light in the display.

Note

•Depending on the source, there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.

•You can’t use digital noise reduction with Stream Direct or the Home THX modes.

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