Pioneer VSX-C300-S manual Dynamic range control setting mode, Dual mono setting

Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound

SURROUND speakers distance setting mode

Set the distance from the SURROUND speakers to the listening position.

Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).

Press % or fi to set the distance of the SUR-

ROUND speakers from the main listening position (within a range from 0.3 m to 9.0 m).

Press # to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and press @ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.

Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode.

MEMO:

•The default setting is 1.8 m.

•One step equals about 0.3 m.

•When “S _” is selected in SPEAKERS setting mode, the SURROUND distance cannot be set.

•If you do the ROOM SETUP settings after the settings here, those will take precedence.

Dynamic range control setting mode

Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in any given signal. The dynamic range control helps you playback sounds so the quieter sounds are audible yet the louder sounds don’t get distorted. It does this by compressing the dynamic range. When watching a movie at low volume, setting this function enables low level sounds to be heard more easily but you won’t be jolted by louder sounds.

Dual mono setting

Dual mono has two different audio channels in it. You can use it to listen to soundtracks that have one language on one channel and a different language on the other. The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to discs that have dual mono software encoded in them, for example some Dolby Digital discs. As of now these are not that widely used.

The ch1 setting plays channel 1 through your center speaker. If you have selected no Center speaker in the speakers setting (or are in a 2 ch listening mode) then you will hear ch1 out of both front speakers. The ch2 setting plays channel 2 through your center speaker. If you have selected no Center speaker in the speakers setting (or are in a 2 ch listening mode) then you will hear channel 2 out of both front speakers. In the L. c1 R. c2 setting the speakers will play the soundtrack independently of each other. The left front speaker will play channel 1 and the right front speaker will play channel 2.

Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).

Press % or fi to cycle through the possible

DUAL MONO settings.

ch1 ch2

L. c 1 R. c 2

Press # to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and press @ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.

Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode.

MEMO:

•The default setting of this feature is ch1.

Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).

Press % or fi to set the dynamic range control (OFF, MAX, or MID).

Dynamic range control is operative only when a Dolby Digital soundtracks with this feature encoded into it is being played back. For other sources use the Midnight mode (see page 32) to achieve the same effect.

Press # to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and press @ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.

Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode.

MEMO:

•The default setting is “OFF”.

•When listening at high volume, set to OFF.

•For best results at low volumes, set to “MAX” for maximum dynamic range compression.

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Input Attenuator setting

You can set the input signal to be lowered if it is distorting. This is only possible for analog signals, digital signals can’t be attenuated.

Follow steps 1-3 on page 25 (if necessary).

Press % or fi to select input attenuator ON or OFF.

Press # to advance to the next receiver setting mode, and press @ to return to a previous receiver setting mode.

Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode.

MEMO:

•The default setting is OFF.

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