Home theater sound

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PL II Music – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources, for use with any two- channel source (see also Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings below)

Stereo – See Listening in stereo below

See also Using the Advanced Surround effects on page 32, for further stereo and surround playback options.

You can’t use the Surround modes with SACD, DVD-Audio and 96 kHz PCM sources.

When headphones are connected, only the Stereo option is available.

When listening in Dolby Digital / DTS mode, two-channel material will automatically be played in surround sound using Dolby Pro Logic decoding.

Dolby Digital / DTS sources that use only the center channel cannot be played back in surround sound.

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

Default Settings:

C Width: 3

Dimen.: 0

Pnrm.: Off

1With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press SOUND.

2 Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to select ‘C Width’, ‘Dimen.’ or ‘Pnrm.’

C Width (Center Width): Makes the center channel wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings)

Dimen. (Dimension): Makes the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings)

Pnrm. (Panorama): Creates more spacious surround sound

3 Use the (cursor up/down) buttons to adjust the setting.

Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7; Dimension between –3and +3. Panorama is On or Off.

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel, analog or digital—in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, stereo sound is created by downmixing all channels to the front left/right speakers and the subwooofer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASS MODE

DIALOGUE

VIRTUAL SB

 

 

AUTO

SURROUND

ADVANCED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM

 

 

REPEAT

 

 

RANDOM

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

SUBTITLE

 

ANGLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

TOP MENU

 

HOME

 

 

 

 

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SYSTEM

 

TESTTONE

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SETUP

 

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DIMMER

 

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Press SURROUND repeatedly until ‘Stereo’ shows in the display.

Any active Advanced Surround mode is canceled.

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Pioneer XV-DV700, XV-DV900, S-DV900SW, S-DV700ST Home theater sound, Listening in stereo, Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

S-DV900ST, S-DV700SW, S-DV700ST, S-DV900SW, XV-DV700 specifications

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