Pioneer VSX-1017AV-K - Manual (Page 29)

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Setting the effect options
When using surround effects, there are a number of
settings you can adjust.
1 Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select the
setting you want to adjust.
Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver,
certain options may not appear. Check the table below for
notes on this.
2 Use the LEVEL +/– buttons to set it as necessary.
See the table below for the options available for each
setting. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.
3 Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings.
Listening in stereo
When you select STEREO, you will hear the source
through just the front left and right speakers (and
possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker
settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro
multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.
• While listening to a source, press STEREO/F.S.SURR
for stereo playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround
settings and you can still use the Midnight,
Loudness, and Tone functions.
• F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage Surround
Advance below for more on this.
• F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage Surround
Advance below for more on this.
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to
create natural surround sound effects using just the front
speakers and the subwoofer.
• While listening to a source, press STEREO/F.S.SURR
to select Front Stage Surround Advance modes.
• STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for more on
this.
• F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich surround
sound effect directed to the center of where the front
left and right speakers sound projection area
converges.
• F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a surround sound
effect to a wider area than FOCUS mode. 1
Setting What it does Options
Center
Width
a
(Applicable
only when
using a center
speaker)
a. Only available with 2 ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro
Logic II Music mode.
Spreads the center channel between
the front right and left speakers,
making it sound wider (higher
settings) or narrower (lower settings). 0 to 7
Default: 3
Dimension a Adjusts the surround sound balance
from front to back, making the sound
more distant (minus settings), or
more forward (positive settings). –3 to +3
Default: 0
Panorama a Extends the front stereo image to
include surround speakers for a
‘wraparound’ effect. OFF
ON
Center
Image
b
(Applicable
only when
using a center
speaker)
b.Only available with 2 ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode.
Adjusts the center image to create a
wider stereo effect with vocals.
Adjust the effect from
0 (all center
channel sent to front right and left
speakers) to
10 (center channel sent
to the center speaker only).
0 to 10
Default: 3
Effect Sets the effect level for the currently
selected Advanced Surround mode
(each mode can be set separately). 10 to 90
Sound Delay Some monitors have a slight delay
when showing video, so the
soundtrack will be slightly out of sync
with the picture. By adding a bit of
delay, you can adjust the sound to
match the presentation of the video.
0.0 to 6.0
(frames)
1 second =
25 frames
(PAL)
Note
1 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if Auto MCACC Setup is performed. For more on this, refer to Automatically setting up for
surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8.
SHIFT
MULTI OPE
RECEIVER
STEREO/ F.S.SURR
PHOTO
THX STANDARD
AUTO SURR SIGNAL SEL
ADV.SURR
EFFECT/CH SEL LEVEL
ACOUSTIC EQ
SHIFT
MULTI OPE
RECEIVER
STEREO/
F.S.SURR
PHOTO
THX STANDARD
AUTO SURR SIGNAL SEL
ADV.SURR
EFFECT/CH SEL LEVEL
ACOUSTIC EQ
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
FOCUS position (Recommend)
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
WIDE position
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