Pioneer VSX-609RDS, VSX-709RDS manual Preparations, Setting Up for Surround Sound

Preparations

Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the main power button on the front panel to turn the power ON (_).

Setting Up for Surround Sound

To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following setup operations. This is particularly important when using the 2(Dolby)/DTS mode. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc.). Refer to the following pages for detailed descriptions of the settings available for each mode.

VSX-709RDS
	SOURCE		RECEIVER
2	DVD	TV		VCR	CD-R
		MULTI CONTROL
	RCV	CD		TUN	TVC
	1		2		3
	MIDNIGHT		5.1CH		ATT
	4		5		6
	SIGNAL SELECT			EFFECT
	7		8		9
	+10		0		DISC
	TV CONTROL
			TV
	TV VOL		TVFUNC	MASTERVOLUME
			MENU
		CHANNEL

FQ

ST ST

ENTER		ENTER
			FQ
	8
	D.ACCESS		BAND	CLASS
	3￿ 1￿ Á￿
	MPX	DISPLAY		RF ATT
	7￿ 4￿ ¢￿
VSX-609RDS
				ë￿
	MULTI CONTROL
	DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR CD
2			CD-R/
	RECEIVER TUNER TAPE/MD TVCONT
	2 DSPMODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH
	1	2	3	4
	CHANNEL	TEST	ATT	SIGNAL
	SELECT	TONE		SELECT
	5	6	7	8
	CHANNEL		EFFECT
	LEVEL
	9	0	10	DISC

1

4

3

1Press RECEIVER to turn the power on.

The STANDBY indicator goes out.

2Press RCV (VSX-709RDS) or RECEIVER (VSX-

609RDS).

This switches the remote control to the surround setup mode.

3Press @ or #to select the mode you want to set.

For best results, start with “Speakers setting mode” and make your initial adjustments in the order described below.

The current settings are displayed automatically.

Speakers (Front, Center, Surround) setting mode (page 16)

Use to specify the type of speakers you have connected.

SUB WOOFER ON/PLUS/OFF setting mode (page 17)

Use to specify the sub woofer as on or off.

Crossover frequency setting mode (page 17)

Use to determine which frequencies will be sent to the sub woofer (or “Large” speakers if you don’t have a sub woofer).

LFE attenuator setting mode (page 17)

Use to specify the peak level for the LFE channel and the crossover network for rerouted bass frequencies.

Low cut filter ON/OFF setting mode (page 18)

Use to cut the distorted sound from the sub woofer.

FRONT speakers distance setting mode (page 18)

Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your front speaker.

CENTER speaker distance setting mode (page 18)

Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your center speaker.

SURROUND speakers distance setting mode (page 18)

Set up

ENTER

1

	FUNC	CH
VOL	TV CONTROL	VOL
	FQ

ST	ST
	ENTER
	TOP
MENU	MENU

FQ

SOURCE CLASS MPX BAND

7￿ 8￿ 3

D.ACCESS	CHANNEL
	DISPLAY RFATT
1￿	Á￿ 4￿ ¢￿

LOUDNESS FUNCTION MUTING

FL	REMOTE MASTER
RECEIVER DIMMER	SETUP VOLUME

4

3

Use to specify the distance from your listening position to your surround speakers.

Dynamic range control setting mode (page 19)

Use to compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack.

Dual mono setting mode (page 19)

Use with Dolby Digital software that has dual mono encoding if you want to isolate one channel or listen in this specialized mono mode.

Coaxial digital input setting (page 19)

Use to specify the input to be assigned to the coaxial digital input.

Optical digital input setting (page 20)

Use to specify the input to be assigned to the optical digital input.

Press ENTER to exit
	4	Press % or Þ to select the setting you want.
the setting mode.
The setting mode is		The setting is entered automatically.
automatically exited if
no operation is per-
	5	Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround
formed within 20 sec-
onds.		modes.

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