Pioneer VSX-AX5i-G manual Listening in Audio Scaler mode, Multi Channel In Playback

Basic Operation

Listening in Audio Scaler mode

Use to hear CD and DVD, as well as other digital soundtracks, at a wider dynamic range, allowing for finer audio reproduction.

1 Press RECEIVER.

2 Press the HI-BIT button on the remote control or HI-BIT/HI-SAMPLING button on the front panel.

Each press switches AUDIO SCALER mode on or off. HI-

BIT/SAMPLING lights in the display.

Memo:

• This mode cannot be used with MULTI CH IN mode.

• If the receiver is in DIRECT mode and you press the HI- BIT button the receiver will switch to STEREO mode.

• This feature cannot be used with DVD-A, SACD or source signals greater than 88.2 kHz over a digital con- nection (including i.LINK).

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Multi Channel In Playback

MULTI CH IN allows you to connect a DVD-Audio/SACD player or an external decoder to enjoy certain multichannel discs. To use MULTI CH IN playback follow the instructions below.

1 Press the MULTI CH INPUT button on the remote control or the MULTI CH IN button on the front panel.

Each press switches the input between the previous mode and MULTI CH IN.

ON: This is a true playback of the signal from the MULTI CH IN terminals, output without digital processing. You can only control each channel level.

OFF: Cancels the MULTI CH IN modes.

1 Memo:

•You can’t use any kind of sound processing with MULTI CH IN. Selecting a listening mode, or switching these modes, cancels the MULTI CH IN.

•If any speakers are set to NO the signal for that (those)

channel(s) won’t get output at all.

• You cannot set sound features (pages 51 to 54) on, in MULTI CH IN mode.

• You cannot listen to the SECOND ZONE in MULTI CH IN mode.

•If you’re listening to DVD-Audio/SACD but can only get stereo sound set your DVD player’s 5.1 channel analog playback to on.

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