Pioneer VSX-LX52 manual Using other functions Chapter, Setting the Audio options

08Using other functions

Chapter 8:

Using other functions

Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.

Important

•Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver.

1Press RECEIVER , then press AUDIO PARAMETER.

2Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this.

3Use / to set it as necessary.

See the table below for the options available for each setting.

4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.

Setting	What it does	Option(s)
MCACC	Selects your favorite MCACC	M1. MEMORY 1
(MCACC	preset memory when multiple	to
preset)	preset memories are saved. When	M6. MEMORY 6
	an MCACC preset memory has	Default:
	been renamed, the given name is	M1. MEMORY 1
	displayed.
EQ	Switches on/off the effects of EQ	ON
(Acoustic	Pro.
		OFFa
Calibration
EQ)
S-WAVE	Switches on/off the effects of	ON
(Standing	Standing Wave Control.
		OFF
Wave)
DELAY	Some monitors have a slight	0.0 to 10.0
(Sound	delay when showing video, so the	(frames)
Delay)	soundtrack will be slightly out of	1 second = 25
	sync with the picture. By adding a	frames (PAL)
	bit of delay, you can adjust the	Default: 0.0
	sound to match the presentation
	of the video.
MIDNIGHT	Allows you to hear effective	MIDNIGHT/
	surround sound of movies at low	LOUDNESS
	volumes.	OFF

MIDNIGHT ON

LOUDNESS Used to get good bass and treble

Setting	What it does	Option(s)
TONEb	Applies the treble and bass tone	BYPASS
(Tone	controls to a source, or bypasses
		ON
Control)	them completely.
BASSc	Adjusts the amount of bass.	–6 to +6 (dB)
		Default: 0 (dB)
TREBLEc	Adjusts the amount of treble.	–6 to +6 (dB)
		Default: 0 (dB)
S.RTRV	With the Sound Retriever	OFFd
(Sound	function, DSP processing is used
		ON
Retriever)	to compensate for the loss of
	audio data upon compression,
	improving the sound’s sense of
	density and modulation.
DNR	May improve the quality of sound	OFF
(Digital	in a noisy source (for example,
		ON
Noise	video tape with lots of background
Reduction)	noise) when switched on.
DIALOG E.	Localizes dialog in the center	OFF
(Dialog	channel to make it stand out from
		ON
Enhancem	other background sounds in a TV
ent)	or movie soundtrack.
DUAL	Specifies how dual mono	CH1 – Channel
(Dual	encoded Dolby Digital	1 is heard only
Mono)	soundtracks should be played.
		CH2 – Channel
	Dual mono is not widely used, but
		2 is heard only
	is sometimes necessary when
		CH1 CH2 –
	two languages need to be sent to
		Both channels
	separate channels.
		heard from
		front speakers
DRC	Adjusts the level of dynamic	AUTOe
(Dynamic	range for movie soundtracks
		MAX
Range	optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS,
Control)	Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD,	MID
	DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master
		OFF
	Audio (you may need to use this
	feature when listening to
	surround sound at low volumes).
LFE	Some Dolby Digital and DTS	0dB/ –5dB/
(LFE	audio sources include ultra-low	–10dB/ –15dB/
Attenuate)	bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator	–20dB
	as necessary to prevent the ultra-
		OFF
	low bass tones from distorting the
	sound from the speakers.
	The LFE is not limited when set to
	0 dB, which is the recommended
	value. When set to –5 dB, –10 dB,
	–15 dB or –20 dB, the LFE is

from music sources at low

LOUDNESS

limited by the respective degree.

volumes.

ON

When OFF is selected, no sound

is output from the LFE channel.

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