Basic Playback

Selecting a Sound Mode

To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the set up procedures described in “Setting Up for Surround Sound” (starting on page 24) before using the sound modes. This is particularly important when using the (Dolby) Digital or DTS sources. When using the sound modes, using SPEAKERS A will give the best results. If you use SPEAKERS B the sound will be down mixed to the two front B speakers and the surround sound effect will be lost.

Surrround operation

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S0URCERECEIVER

MULTI SYSTEM

OPERATION OFF

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

 

MULTI CONTROL

 

CD

MD/

TUNER

TV CONT

TAPE1

CLASS

MPX

BAND

DIRECT ACCESS

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7

3

8

- TUNING +

- STATION +

1 Á￿ 4 ¢

DTV ON/OFF

DTV MENU

- CHANNEL +

1

2

 

3

4

5

 

6

7

8

 

9

GUIDE

 

 

EXIT

 

0

 

ENTER

+10

 

 

DISC

 

TV

 

 

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

 

VOLUME

 

TV FUNC

 

EFFECT

MENU

MUTE

/CH SEL

FUNCTION

1Select the sound mode.

For ADVANCED THEATER \ Press ADVANCED THEATER

Each press changes the ADVANCED THEATER mode as follows:

MUSICAL DRAMA ACTION

5-D THEATER

For STANDARD \ Press STANDARD

For DSP modes \ Press DSP repeatedly Each press changes the DSP mode as follows:

HALL 1 HALL 2 JAZZ DANCE

THEATER 2 THEATER 1

• For STEREO \ Press STEREO

ADVANCED

ENTER

 

SIGNAL

 

 

SELECT

 

 

2/dts

STANDARD

SYSTEM

ADVANCED STANDARD

SETUP

 

REMOTE

MIDNIGHT

DSP

STEREO

STEREO

SETUP

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL NR

 

 

 

 

 

DSP

 

 

DIGITAL MULTI PROCESSING AMPLIFIER

 

 

 

 

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

 

 

 

DSP

 

 

STEREO

 

• The effects of ADVANCED THEATER mode can be adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT –/+. (The default

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER NºmÀ /?ùºDigital￿

Signal Processor

 

setting is 70). Also, the effect level can be set in each

STANDBY

MODE

STEREO

 

 

 

ADVANCED THEATER mode by pressing the EFFECT(–/+)

STANDBY/ON

DSP

 

 

 

 

button. 5-D THEATER modes cannot be changed.

 

/DTS

 

 

 

SIGNAL SELECT ADVANCED

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The amount of effect of each DSP mode can be adjusted in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the range of 10 to 90 (the default setting value is 70) by

5-CHANNEL EQUAL POWER OUTPUT

EXTERNAL

DIGITAL

 

pressing EFFECT –/+.

PHONES

VIDEO INPUT

 

DECODER IN DIRECT LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT NR

 

S-VIDEO

VIDEO L

AUDIO R

 

 

 

• When a digital input is selected, using some discs with a huge

 

 

 

SPEAKERS – BASS +

– TREBLE +

INPUT ATT M

 

 

 

 

 

 

amount of information may cause the overload indicator to

 

 

 

 

 

 

light up. If the overload indicator is lit in the ADVANCED

ADVANCED

 

 

STANDARD

THEATER and DSP modes, the signal may be distorting. To

 

 

ensure there's no distortion you can switch to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD mode.

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Pioneer VSX-D908S operating instructions Selecting a Sound Mode, Surrround operation, Select the sound mode

VSX-D908S specifications

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