Pioneer VSX-819H-S manual Listening to your system Using Stream Direct, Using the Sound Retriever

Listening to your system

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed.

AUTO/	STEREO/
DIRECT	A.L.C. STANDARD	ADV SURR
AUDIO	TUNER EDIT	MASTER

•While listening to a source, press AUTO/ DIRECT to select Stream Direct mode.

•AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on page 34.

•DIRECT – Sources are heard according to the settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level, speaker

distance), as well as with dual mono settings.1 You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal.

•PURE DIRECT – Analog and PCM sources are heard without any digital processing.2

•Press RECEIVER, then press S.RETRIEVER to switch the sound retriever on or off.

Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ

• Default setting: ON

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 9. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

RECEIVER			HDD	DVD	VCR	DISPLAY
	INPUT SELECT SOURCE		1	2	3
			S.RETRIEVER	EQ	CH SELECT	SLEEP
RECEIVER	ZONE 2	TV CONTROL	4	5	6	CH
	ON/OFF
		INPUT	SB CH	PHASE	MIDNIGHT
			7	8	9	CH

•While listening to a source, press RECEIVER, then press EQ to switch the Acoustic Calibration EQ on or off.

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.4

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Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.3

			HDD	DVD	VCR	DISPLAY
RECEIVER	INPUT SELECT SOURCE		1	2	3
			S.RETRIEVER	EQ	CH SELECT	SLEEP
RECEIVER	ZONE 2	TV CONTROL	4	5	6	CH
	ON/OFF		SB CH	PHASE	MIDNIGHT
		INPUT
			7	8	9	CH

Using surround back channel processing

You can have the receiver automatically use

6.1or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround back channel processing off).

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Note

1In the DIRECT mode, Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate and Center image functions are available.

2There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or DIRECT if this is a problem.

3The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel sources.

4You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with MULTI IN or Stream Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.

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