Pioneer DCS-424K - Manual (Page 33)

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Audio Settings
To display Audio Settings Menu
1. Press HOME MENU to display “HOME
MENU”.
2. Select “Audio Settings”.
You can adjust the following settings.
Audio Settings parameters
The factory default settings are indicated
in italic.
Sound Retriever (High/Low/Off)
• A WMA or MP3 file is played with high
sound quality. This is only valid for files
with the extension “.wma” or “.mp3”.
• The effect depends on the file. Try
different settings, and choose the one
providing the best effect.
About Sound Retriever function
When audio data is removed during the
compression process, sound quality often
degrades. The Sound Retriever function
automatically enhances compressed audio
and restores CD quality sound.
Equalizer (Off/Rock/Pop/Live/Dance/
Techno/Classic/Soft)
• Select according to the genre of music
being played.
Surround (Off/5 Speaker Mode1/
5 Speaker Mode2/Dolby PL II Movie/
Dolby PL II Music)
• Select the Surround mode.
5 Speaker Mode1: The sound from the
front speakers will also be output by the
rear speakers.
5 Speaker Mode2: The same sound will
be output from the 5 speakers other than
the sub woofer.
* 5 Speaker Mode1 and 5 Speaker Mode2
are valid in both 2 channel audio
source and 5.1 channel audio source.
Dolby PL II Movie/Dolby PL II Music:
Dolby Pro Logic II enables you to play
stereo source on 5.1-channel. Dolby PL II
Movie and Dolby PL II Music are valid in
2 channel audio source.
• Surround setting can be changed
directly by pressing SURROUND.
Night Mode (Off/On)
• Night Mode can be changed directly by
pressing NIGHT.
• This makes loud sounds weaker and
weak sounds louder.
• This setting only affects Dolby Digital
sound.
• The effect may be weak for some discs.
NOTE
• In some of surround modes, on some
speakers, there’s no sound or low sound.
It depends on the mode of surround and
the source of audio, it is not defective.
• You may need to reset the surround mode,
after switching the input, sometimes even
after the sound track changed.