Pioneer VSX-D712 manual 05Playing sources Chapter, Introduction to Sound Modes, Stereo/Direct

05Playing sources

Chapter 5:

Playing sources

Introduction to Sound Modes

There are three basic sound options: Stereo/ Direct (STEREO/DIRECT), Standard (STAN- DARD) or Advanced Surround (ADVANCED SURROUND).

Stereo/Direct

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

In STEREO, you’ll hear the audio with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone control func- tions.

With DIRECT, you will bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible.

•If you switch on Midnight listening, Loud- ness, or the Tone controls when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

Standard mode

The Standard mode can be used to decode Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Surround sources.

The other surround sound options (next column) can add multi-channel sound to regular stereo sources.

You can identify Dolby Digital software by the

1or marks. Most Dolby Surround software is marked 3, but unmarked software may also incorporate Dolby Surround. Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB) on page 41 and Using the Surround Back Channel (SB CH) on page 40.

Choose one of the following to add depth to a

2 channel source:

Pro Logic II Movie (MOVIE)

This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound. It is suitable for movies, especially those recorded in Dolby Surround. The channel separation and movement of surround effects is comparable to Dolby Digital 5.1.

Pro Logic II Music (MUSIC)

This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music. The surround effect is more enveloping than Pro Logic II Movie.

Pro Logic (PROLOGIC)

This mode gives 4.1 channel surround sound. It is less sensitive to the quality of the source material, so may be useful when Pro Logic II Movie/ Music modes don’t give good results.

Neo:6 Cinema (CINEMA)

This mode gives 6.1 channel surround sound and is suitable for movies. The Neo:6 Cinema mode delivers good channel separation for movie soundtracks.

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