05Listening to your system

The MUSIC listening modes

These modes are specifically designed for listening to music. The basic modes provide pure decoding of multichannel sources, and will create surround channels for two channel sources. The advanced effect modes have been created give you different kinds of surround sound environments when listening to any source.

MUSIC

MODE

SURROUND

ENTER

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CHSEL

+

Basic modes

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.

With two channel sources, select from:

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

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

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE ON, you can select (according to format):

Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for Dolby 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

DTS+Neo:6 – Creates surround back channel sound for DTS 5.1 channel sources

DTS-ES– Provides pure decoding of DTS-ES encoded sources (depending on the disc, DISC 6.1 or MTRX 6.1 may be displayed)

Advanced effect modes

CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound

CHAMBER – Creates a space with a lot of reverb

JAZZ – Creates the sound of a small jazz club

ROCK – Creates a live concert sound for rock music

DANCE – Designed for music with lots of bass

5/7CH STEREO – Allows you to hear stereo sources from all the speakers in your setup

1Press RECEIVER.

2With ‘2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode active, press

EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH, DIMENSION or PANORAMA.

CENTER WIDTH – Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). (This is only available when using a center speaker.)

DIMENSION – Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

PANORAMA – Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

3Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting. Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3); Dimension between –3 and +3 (default : 0); Panorama is ON or OFF (default : OFF).

4Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings.

Note

If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, 2 Pro Logic IIx (above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound), however the above setting will still be effective.

If you set the CENTER WIDTH to 7, all the center channel signal goes to your front speakers, creating a ‘phantom’ center channel.

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Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G, VSX-AX5Ai-S Music listening modes, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings, Pro Logic IIx Music See above

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