Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Using Loudness and Midnight listening, Using the tone controls, English

Listening to your system

Using Loudness and Midnight listening

The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels.

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the

front panel tone control.2

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The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you’re listening.

	ADVANCED	STEREO/	MIDNIGHT/
STANDARD SURROUND		DIRECT	LOUDNESS			CH	CH
EFFECT					RECEIVER CONTROL		SLEEP
/CH SEL	LEVEL		SLEEP	STANDARD	ADV.SURR	STEREO
	DIALOG E	ACOUSTIC	FL	MIDNIGHT/	DIALOGE	ACOUSTIC	INPUTATT
		EQ	DIMMER	LOUDNESS		EQ
MUTE
				SHIFT	EFFECT	LEVEL
	MASTER				/CHSEL
	VOLUME
TOP MENU	RECEIVER CONTROL		MENU

				AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
					MULTI JOG
				ENTER
CD	CD-R/TAPE/MD		TUNER	AUX
					MASTER
					VOLUME
		VIDEO INPUT		MCACC
S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L AUDIO	R	DIGITAL IN SETUP MIC
				DOWN	UP

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Above: VSX-515 (left) and VSX-815/915 (right)

1Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.1

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting: OFF

The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

ADVANCED STEREO/ MIDNIGHT/

STANDARD SURROUND DIRECT LOUDNESS

CH CH

RECEIVER CONTROL

EFFECT	LEVEL		SLEEP	STANDARD	ADV.SURR	STEREO	SLEEP
/CH SEL
	DIALOG E	ACOUSTIC	FL	MIDNIGHT/	DIALOGE	ACOUSTIC	INPUTATT
		EQ	DIMMER	LOUDNESS		EQ
MUTE
				SHIFT	EFFECT	LEVEL
	MASTER				/CHSEL
	VOLUME
TOP MENU	RECEIVER CONTROL		MENU

FL DIMMER	INPUT	SPEAKERS	EXTENDED	ACOUSTIC
	ATT		MODE	EQ
	TUNING	TUNER		QUICK	SYSTEM	RETURN
BAND	/STATION	EDIT	TONE	SETUP	SETUP

MULTI JOG

Illustrations show the VSX-815/915 front panel

1Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust.

Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE.

2Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary.

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

•Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically.

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Above: VSX-515 (left) and VSX-815/915 (right)

•Press DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off.

Note

1• You can’t use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS when DVD 5.1ch has been selected.

•If you switch on Loudness or Midnight listening when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

2You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used.

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