Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G, VSX-AX5Ai-S Using Midnight and Loudness listening, Using the tone control

05Listening to your system

Using Midnight and Loudness listening

• Default setting: Off

The Midnight listening feature makes quieter sounds more audible, allowing you to hear effective surround sound at low volume levels.

•You can’t use these modes with sources over 96kHz (including SACD in some cases) when using one of the digital inputs (including i.LINK).

•If you switch on either of these modes when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO.

The Loudness feature boosts the bass and treble in audio	Using the tone control
sources, useful for listening at low volumes.
	You can use the tone control to make customized
	settings for the bass and treble.

MIDNIGHT

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS

RECEIVER

TONE

BASS/TREBLE +

1 Press RECEIVER.

This step is only necessary if you want to use Loudness.

2 Press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS to switch the effect on or off.

The mode you’ve selected lights in the display.

Tip

•Multi-voltage model only – You can also switch Midnight or Loudness on or off simply by pressing the

corresponding front panel button:	Switching the tone control on or off
		• Default setting: Off
MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS	You’ll need to switch the tone control on to adjust the
	bass and treble below.
	1	If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.
	2	Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off.
	TONE shows in the display when the tone control is
	switched on.
Note	Adjusting the bass and treble

•You can’t use the Midnight and Loudness modes at the same time.

•You can’t use these modes with THX CINEMA, MULTI CH IN or SACD DIRECT.

•These modes automatically adjust according to the volume at which you’re listening. However, the volume must be under -20dB for these features to take effect.

• Default setting: Bass: 0, Treble: 0

You can adjust the bass and treble controls separately to adjust the overall tone.

1Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly to select BASS or

TREBLE.

If you see TONE:BYPASS in the display, the tone control needs to be switched on (see above).

2Use the +/– buttons to adjust the sound.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from –6to +6.

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