Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-G Dynamic Range Control, Select ‘D-Range Control’ from the Expert setup menu

11Advanced setup

•If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is selected (in Speaker Setting on page 55), the test tone will only play back from the subwoofer. If not, the test tone will play back from the front and surround speakers set to LARGE.

4When you're finished, select ‘Exit’. You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Dynamic Range Control

• Default setting: OFF

This setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie soundtracks. You may want to use this when listening to surround sound at low volumes.

1Select ‘D-Range Control’ from the Expert setup menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ		]
[ Bass Peak Level		]
[	D-Range Control	]
[ Exit		]

2 Choose the setting that you want.

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode [ OFF ]

dts[ MID ] [ MAX ] [ Exit ]

• OFF – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume).

• MID – Mid setting.

• MAX – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode	[	OFF	]
dts	[	MID	]
	[ MAX ]
	[ Exit ]

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Tip

• For general dynamic range control, you can use the Midnight listening mode (see Using Midnight and Loudness listening on page 46) on a variety of sources that are not Dolby Digital or DTS encoded.

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