Pioneer VSX-C301 Introductory information Chapter, Introduction to home theater, Features

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Introductory information

Introduction to home theater

Dialog Enhancement (page 24)

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You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks.

Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on the speakers you have set up in your room, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver.

Use the Dialog Enhancement feature to accentuate dialog and vocals in a program source and match the vertical placement of the center channel with the front left/right channels.

Virtual Surround Back mode (page 24)

The Virtual Surround Back mode creates the illusion of a surround back channel—an extra channel located directly behind the listener—for added surround realism.

DVD-Video has become the basic source material for home theater due to its size, quality, and ease of use. The true multichannel audio possible using DVD is what creates a convincing surround sound effect and gives you the feeling of ‘being there’.

Features

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding (page 23)

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to six channels of surround sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for deep, realistic sound effects.

Sound Modes (page 24)

The Sound Modes offer useful effects for a number of situations. For example, the Natural mode corrects for the typical frequency response of small speakers; Midnight mode is useful when you need to listen at low volume but still want effective surround sound; S.Bass boosts the low-end for a more driving sound.

Easy-to-use remote control

The remote control gives you not only complete control over every function of this receiver, but also over other components in your home theater system. Using a system of preset codes, you can program the remote to operate a wide range of other equipment.

Dolby Pro Logic II decoder (page 23)

The built-in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder not only provides full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround sources, but will also generate convincing surround sound for any stereo source.

Surround and Advanced Surround modes
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Used together with the Dolby Digital, DTS or Dolby Pro Logic II modes, the Surround and Advanced Surround modes are designed to enhance particular types of program material by, for example, reproducing the acoustic space of a concert hall for music-based material.

Easy setup

Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source, and your TV. The Room Setup feature is a very quick and simple way to enhance performance, while for complete surround sound control you still have access to the full range of surround sound settings.

The Energy-saving Design

This unit is designed to use less than 1 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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