Pioneer VSX-D912, VSX-D812 Using Stereo/Direct, Using Advanced Surround, Expanded Game

06Playing sources

5Start playback of the component you selected in step 1.

•Press ADVANCED SURROUND repeat- edly to cycle the sound options.

Each press changes the display as follows:

•You can’t use the STANDARD mode with 96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24-bit stereo sources.

Using 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. See page 35 for more on these modes.

•Press STEREO/DIRECT repeatedly to switch between the two options.

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

Using Advanced Surround

When you select one of the Advanced Surround options, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS decoding is done automati- cally corresponding to the input signal. Use Advanced Surround to add effects to the surround sound.

	ADV.	ADV.	TV SURR.
	MOVIE	MUSIC
6-STEREO			SPORTS

EXPANDED GAME

Refer to page 36 for more details about each surround effect.

•If you press ADVANCED SURROUND when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automat- ically be selected.

•You can’t use the Advanced Surround listening modes with 96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24 bit signal formats.

•The Advanced Surround effects can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT +/– . The effect level can be set for each Advanced Surround mode. The Standard (STANDARD) mode cannot be changed.

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