Pioneer VSX1017TXV manual Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

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The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources ( =Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)).

XM RADIO	SIRIUS	DVR 2
DVD	TV	DVR 1	TVCTRL
CD-R/TAPE
CD	iPod	TUNER	RECEIVER
	SLEEP	SBch	ANALOG
			ATT
	SR+	DIMMER	MIDNIGHT/
			LOUDNESS
	DIALOG E	PHASE	S.RETRIEVER

•Press RECEIVER then press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•SBch ON – 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material)

•SBch AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•SBch OFF – Maximum 5.1 playback

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect

to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.1

The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel ( =Virtual surround back channel is active).

•Press RECEIVER then press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off

	SBch
Type of source	Processing /
	Virtual SB
	mode
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/WMA9 Pro encoded	ON
multichannel sources with 6.1ch surround

Standard / THX

Multichannel		Stereo sources
sources	2 Pro Logic IIx	2 Pro Logic	Neo:6

Advanced surround

b

	AUTO		b
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded	ON		b
multichannel sources
	AUTO		b
Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM/WMA9 Pro encoded	ON	a,b	b
stereo sources
	AUTO	c	b
Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources	ON	a
	AUTO	c

a. Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. b. Excluding the WMA9 Pro format.

c. Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.

Note

1• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the THX, XM HD Surround, stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.

•You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 40.

•Depending on the input signal and the listening mode, the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective.

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