Pioneer VSX-919AH-K Listening to your system Chapter, Auto playback, Standard surround sound

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Chapter 6:

Listening to your system

Important Tip

•The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver.

•When an ALC is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 64.

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1

•While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER , then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT)2 for auto playback of a source.

AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed.

•When listening to the FM radio, the Neural THX feature is selected automatically (see Using Neural THX on page 51 for more on this).

In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this receiver equalizes playback sound levels.

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using surround back channel processing on page 56.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.3

•While listening to a source, press RECEIVER , then press STANDARD (STANDARD SURROUND).

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

•If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding

format will automatically be selected and shows in the display.4

Note

1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones.

2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 56.

3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

4 If surround back channel processing (page 56) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 94 is set to anything but Normal), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

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