Pioneer AVH-3300BT - Manual (Page 50)

Using dynamic range control
The dynamic range refers to the difference be-
tween the smallest and largest sounds
emitted. Dynamic range control compresses
this difference so that the sounds can be
heard clearly even at low volume levels.
! The dynamic range control is only effective
for Dolby Digital sound.
! You can only switch to
Dynamic Range Control when you are
playing DVD discs.
1 Display the DSP function menu.
Refer to Introduction of menu operations on
page 44.
2 Touch Dynamic Range Control on the
DSP function menu.
3 Touch d to turn dynamic range control
on.
# To turn dynamic range control off, touch c.
Using the down-mix function
Multi-channel audio can be played back in 2-
channels with the down-mix function.
1 Display the DSP function menu.
Refer to Introduction of menu operations on
page 44.
2 Touch Down Mix on the DSP function
menu.
3 Touch c or d to select the desired level.
! Lo/Ro – Stereo mixing the original audio
data that does not contain channel modes
such as surround sound components.
! Lt/Rt – Down mixing so that the surround
sound components can be restored (de-
coded).
Using direct control
You can override the audio settings to check
their effectiveness.
! When direct control is on, all audio func-
tions except VOLUME/VOL and
Dolby Pro Logic II are locked.
1 Display the DSP function menu.
Refer to Introduction of menu operations on
page 44.
2 Touch Digital Direct on the DSP func-
tion menu.
3 Touch d to turn the direct control on.
# To turn direct control off, touch c.
Using Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth
output channels from two-channel sources to
achieve high-purity matrix surround sound.
! Dolby Pro Logic II supports stereo sources
with a sampling rate of up to 48 kHz and
has no effect on other types of sources.
! When the speaker setting for both the cen-
ter and rear speakers are set to OFF, you
cannot switch to
Dolby Pro Logic II.
1 Display the DSP function menu.
Refer to Introduction of menu operations on
page 44.
2 Touch Dolby Pro Logic II.
3 Touch any of the following touch panel
keys to select the desired mode.
! Movie – Suitable for movie playback
! Music – Suitable for music playback
! Matrix – Suitable when FM radio reception
is weak
! Music Adjust – Enables adjusting the
Music mode
! Off – Turns Dolby Pro Logic II off
# You can only operate Music Adjust when
Music has been selected.
Adjusting the Music mode
You can adjust the Music mode with the fol-
lowing three controls.
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13 Menu operations