Pioneer VSX-D909S manual Advanced Theater modes, Musical

DOLBY SURROUND

Basic Playback

ADVANCED THEATER modes

The Advanced Theater mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audio- visual sources. It incorporates the use of DTS as well as Dolby Digital into its sound processing. These functions switch on automatically when the source you are playing is encoded with DTS or Dolby Digital. There are four Advanced Theater settings that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of sound environments. If you have SURROUND BACK speakers or (even just one) speaker switched on (see p.32-33) then 7.1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on the receiver. The display will show you what kind of source (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is being played.

MUSICAL

This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound. A long delay time of reflected sounds, provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall.

DRAMA

This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog. The elements of dialog are enhanced, making the characters seem more real. The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not overpower softer ones (compare this with the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode explained on p.49).

ACTION

This mode is designed for action movies, which generally use lots of sound effects. The mode enriches the sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects.

5/7-D THEATER

This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources. The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space, allowing two-channel (stereo) signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker sound. The mode should be used in conjunction with Dolby Pro Logic for sources bearing the

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memo	When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver acti-
	vates automatically. Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog
	level for the program source being played. If the receiver's level does not match the average dialog level,
	first you see "DIAL NORM" flash in the receiver's display and next "OFFSET +4 dB" (as an example) will
	appear. In this example, the number +4 dB is the difference between the receiver's gain structure and
	the Dolby Digital average dialog level. To match the average dialog level, subtract or add the OFFSET
	level. For example, if the OFFSET level is +4 dB, the amplifier's output is 4 dB over the average recorded
	level.

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