Pioneer VSX-AX10Ai-G manual Listening to your system, Chapter, About the listening modes

Listening to your system 05

Chapter 5

Listening to your system

About the listening modes

Using this receiver you can enjoy listening to sources, analog or digital, in either stereo or surround sound. However, the listening mode options and the current active mode may change depending on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

Note

•The remote control operations in this section are accessed from the various receiver menus (for a more detailed explanation, see Receiver menu screens on page 32). To go to the receiver menu,

press RECEIVER from the remote control Home menu

( ) and use the (cursor left/right) soft keys to go to the previous/next screen.

Tip

•In the steps below, you can also use the front panel LISTENING MODE SELECTOR dial instead of the remote control to select listening modes. Simply turn the dial to cycle through the available options, pressing forward to select a mode.

•While listening to a source, press STANDARD for surround sound playback.

RECEIVER 1/3

RECEIVER STREAM

DIRECT

SIGNAL ACOUSTIC

SELECTCAL.

LISTENING STEREO

MODE

STANDARD THX

HOME 1/3

RECEIVER RECEIVER

INPUT 1		2	3
DVD		TV	SAT
/ LD		/ DVD
DVR		CD	TUNER
/ VCR1
TV		MULTI	SYSTEM
CONT	OPERATION		OFF

SETUP

RECEIVER 1/3

RECEIVER STREAM DIRECT

SIGNAL ACOUSTIC

SELECTCAL.

LISTENING STEREO MODE

STANDARD THX

ADVANCED ADVANCED

CINEMA CONCERT

ADVANCED ADVANCED

CINEMA CONCERT

With multichannel sources (such as DVDs and digital satellite broadcasts), the 2DIGITAL or DTS indicator on the front panel lights depending on the source format. Any active Advanced surround or Home THX mode is canceled.

With two channel sources, press STANDARD repeatedly to select from:

•You can’t select listening modes when the Stream Direct mode (see page 45) is switched on.

•With the WMA9 Pro format, 2-channel sources can only be heard in stereo.

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 the surround back channel on page 48.

See also Using the Advanced surround effects and Using the Home THX modes below for further stereo and surround playback options.

•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

5CH MOVIE+VSB is displayed when the VSB MODE is switched on

•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

5CH MUSIC+VSB is displayed when the VSB MODE is switched on

•2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound with sound from the surround speakers in mono

5CH SURR+VSB is displayed when the VSB MODE is switched on

7 CH SURROUND is displayed when the SB CH MODE is switched on

•NEO:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

•NEO:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

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