Pioneer VSX-424-K - Manual (Page 30)

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Using the Advanced surround
The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround
effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see
which you like.
Note
• During ECO mode, the brightness switches between 2
levels. If the dimmest level is selected, DIMMER will be
shown on the display. (Mode other than ECO: 4 levels, ECO
mode: 2 levels)
• ECO MODE will switch OFF automatically when switched
to other listening modes (Advanced surround mode and
Auto surround mode).
Using Stream Direct
Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary
signal processing is bypassed.
Using the Sound Retriever
When audio data is removed during the compression
process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound
image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP
technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to
compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.
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Press S.RETRIEVER to switch the S.RTV (Sound
Retriever) ON or OFF.
Note
• The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel
sources.
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ (VSX-
424 only)
You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration
Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC) on page 19 . Refer to these pages for more on
Acoustic Calibration Equalization.
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While listening to a source, press Acous.EQ to switch
the EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) ON or OFF.
The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when
Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.
• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream
Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.
ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks.
DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog.
ADVANCED GAME Suitable for video games.
SPORTS Suitable for sports programs.
CLASSICAL Gives a large concert hall-type sound.
ROCK/POP Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or
pop music.
EXT.STEREO Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
source, using all of your speakers.
F.S.S.ADVANCE
(Front Stage
Surround
ADVANCE)
Allows you to create natural surround
sound effects using just the front speakers
and the subwoofer.
Use to provide a rich surround sound effect
directed to the center of where the front left
and right speakers sound projection area
converges.
PHONES SURR When listening through headphones, you
can still get the effect of overall surround.
ECO MODE 1 Cut back on power consumption. Suitable
for contents that are mainly high level
(mainly music).
ECO MODE 2 Cut back on even more power consumption
than ECO MODE 1. Suitable for contents
with wider dynamic range (mainly movies).
ADV SURR
ADVANCED
SURROUND
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
AUTO SURROUND See Auto playback on page 29 .
DIRECT Sources are heard according to the settings
made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker
setting, channel level, speaker distance), as
well as with dual mono settings. You will
hear sources according to the number of
channels in the signal.
Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,
Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate
and Center image functions are available.
PURE DIRECT Analog and PCM sources are heard without
any digital processing.
AUTO/
DIRECT
AUTO SURROUND/
STREAM DIRECT