Pioneer VSX-919AH-K manual Setting the Up Mix function, Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

• Default setting: ON

When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds

•Using the Up Mix function is effective when the speakers in the 7.1-channel surround system are set up as recommended in the example on page 17.

•Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve good results. In this case, set the setting to OFF.

better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.1

•Press SBch repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

Up Mix OFF

FL SW	C	FR
SL	?	SR
SBL		SBR

Up Mix ON

FL SW	C	FR
SL		SR
SBL		SBR

•VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off

Setting the Up Mix function

In a 7.1-channel surround system with surround speakers placed directly at the sides of the listening position, the surround sound of 5.1-channel sources is heard from the side. The Up Mix function mixes the sound of the surround speakers with the surround back speakers so that the surround sound is heard from diagonally to the rear as it should be.2

1Switch the receiver into standby.

2While holding down ENTER on the front panel, press  STANDBY/ON.

The display shows RESET  NO .

Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control) to select UP MIX ON , and then use PRESET +/– (or /on the remote control) to select ON or OFF.

3Press ENTER to confirm.

•When set to ON, the UP MIX indicator on the front panel lights.

Note

1• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.

•You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the SB setting is set to NO or if Front Bi-Amp, Speaker B or Zone 2 is selected at Surr Back System.

•The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

2• Set to ON regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD signals.

•May automatically be set to OFF even when set to ON, depending on the input signal and listening mode.

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