Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G, VSX-AX5Ai-S manual 05Listening to your system Chapter, Auto playback

05Listening to your system

Chapter 5

Listening to your system

Auto playback	Listening in surround sound
• Default setting: On	Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in
There are many ways to listen back to sources using this	surround sound. However, the listening mode options
	and the current active mode may change depending on
receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option
	your speaker setup, the SB CH mode setting, and the type
is the Stream Direct feature. With this, the receiver
	of source you’re listening to.
automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing
and selects multichannel or stereo playback as	• If you connected surround back speakers, see also
necessary.	Using the surround back channel on page 44 for more
	on the SB CH mode setting.
	• While listening to a source, press MOVIE or
	MUSIC and	(cursor left/right) to select a
	listening mode, then press ENTER.
	You can also use the front panel MUSIC and MOVIE
	buttons instead of the remote control to select listening
	modes. After selecting the mode you want, simply turn
	the MULTI JOG dial to cycle through the available
• While listening to a source, press STREAM	options, pressing ENTER to select a mode.
DIRECT on the front panel to switch it on or off.
The decoding or playback format shows briefly in the
display before showing STREAM DIRECT. Check the
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see
how the source is being processed.		MOVIE MUSIC
		MODE
		SURROUND

Note

ENTER

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

•The Stream Direct feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.

Note

•If the SB CH MODE (page 44) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 55 is set to anything but Normal System), 2 Pro Logic IIx (below) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

•When the Virtual Surround Back mode (page 45) is switched on, +VSB will show in the front panel display after modes which are using this feature.

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

•You can’t use the MUSIC and MOVIE modes with DVD-A, SACD or sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs (including i.LINK).

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