Pioneer VSX-919AH-K Using the Advanced surround effects

Listening to your system06

With two channel sources, you can select from:

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE –

Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to movie sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC –

Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to music sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to video games

•2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround

sound (sound from the surround speakers

is mono)

•Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to movie sources

•Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources2

•Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources3

With multichannel sources, if you have

connected surround back speaker(s) and have

selected SBch ON, you can select (according to

format):

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only

available when you’re using two surround

back speakers)

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

•Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back

channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and

provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel

sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

•DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS-ES encoded sources

•

DTS Neo:6

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS encoded sources

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used for

a variety of additional surround sound effects.

Most Advanced Surround modes are designed

to be used with film soundtracks, but some

modes are also suited for music sources. Try

different settings with various soundtracks to

see which you like.

• Press , then press

ADV SURR

(

ADVANCED SURROUND

) repeatedly to

select a listening mode.

•ACTION – Designed for action movies with

dynamic soundtracks

•DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of

dialog

•SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with

lots of special effects

•MONO FILM – Creates surround sound

from mono soundtracks

•ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources

•EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo

field5

•TV SURROUND – Provides surround

sound for both mono and stereo TV

sources

•ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video

games

•SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs

•CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-

type sound

•ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound

for rock and/or pop music

Note

1 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can

adjust: C.WIDTH, DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See Setting the Audio options on page 64 to adjust them.

2 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image

effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 64).

3Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital,

DTS or analog 2-channel sources.

4 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back

speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 56.

• If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically

be selected.

5 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital

sources).

RECEIVER

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