Listening to your system

Neo:6 Music settings

• Default setting: 2

When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Note that this is only available when using a center speaker.

1Press RECEIVER.

2With NEO:6 MUSIC mode active, press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER IMAGE.

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CHSEL

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3Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting. Adjust the effect from 0 (no effect) to 5 (most prominence given to the center channel).

Adjusting the advanced effect level

• Default setting: 50 (except 5/7CH STEREO: 90)

You can emphasize or reduce the level of the advanced effects as you like. You can set the effect level independently for each mode.

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Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

STEREO/

DIRECT

•While listening to a source, press STEREO/DIRECT for stereo playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

•STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround settings (such as channel level) and you can still use digital processing (such as the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone control functions).

•DIRECT – Bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible.

Note

•If you switch on any signal processing features (for example, digital noise reduction or the tone controls) when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CHSEL

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1Press RECEIVER.

2With one of the advanced effect modes active, press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly until EFFECT shows in the front panel display.

3Use the +/– buttons to adjust the effect level. The effect level can be adjusted from 10 (min) to 90 (max).

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, all multichannel sources, as well as all of the MOVIE and MUSIC modes with be downmixed to 2 channels. Two channel sources will be heard in stereo.

•Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel.

All sources will be heard in stereo (downmixed). When you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.

Note

•Many receiver features (such as matrix decoding) are not accessible when the headphones are connected.

•When headphones are connected, no sound is heard from the speakers. However, sound will still be output from the preouts.

•You can only hear the front left and right channels when MULTI CH IN is switched on.

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Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-S Listening in stereo, Listening with headphones, Adjusting the advanced effect level, Press Receiver
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