Pioneer VSX-2021 - Manual (Page 36)

Standard surround sound
The following modes provide basic surround
sound for stereo and multichannel sources.
1 Press to the receiver operation
mode.
2 While listening to a source, press
STANDARD (STANDARD SURROUND).
If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listen-
ing mode.
! If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
shows in the display.
! If the surround back speakers are not
connected, 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2
Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).
With two channel sources, you can select from:
! 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel
sound (surround back), especially suited to
movie sources
! 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel
sound (surround back), especially suited to
music sources
! 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel
sound (surround back), especially suited to
video games
! 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround
sound (sound from the surround speakers is
mono)
! 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT – Up to 7.1 channel
sound (front height)
! WIDE SURROUND MOVIE – Up to 7.1
channel sound (front wide), especially suited
to movie sources
! WIDE SURROUND MUSIC – Up to 7.1
channel sound (front wide), especially suited
to music sources
! Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound
(surround back), especially suited to movie
sources
! Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound (surround
back), especially suited to music sources
! Neural Surround – Up to 7.1 channel sound
(surround back), especially suited to music
sources
! STEREO – The audio is heard with your
sound settings and you can still use the
audio options.
With multichannel sources, if you have con-
nected surround back, front height or front wide
speakers, you can select (according to format):
! 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above
! 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above
! Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back
channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and
provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel
sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)
! DTS-ES Matrix or DTS-ES Discrete – Allows
you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS-
ES encoded sources
! DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel
playback with DTS encoded sources
! Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel
playback
! 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT – See above
! WIDE SURROUND MOVIE – See above
! WIDE SURROUND MUSIC – See above
! STEREO – See above
! Straight Decode – Plays back without the
effects above.
Note
! When listening sources in
2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT mode, you can also
adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio
options on page 48 ).
! When listening to 2-channel sources in
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are
three further parameters you can adjust:
C.WIDTH,DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See
Setting the Audio options on page 48 to adjust
them.
! When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6
Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also
adjust the center image effect (see Setting the
Audio options on page 48 ).
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06 Listening to your system
Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of
playback using the listening
modes
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source
in surround sound. However, the options avail-
able will depend on your speaker setup and the
type of source you’re listening to.
To play with surround sound, check “Standard
surround sound”, “Using the Home THX modes”
or “Using the Advanced surround effects” below
and select the desired mode.
To play with the optimum mode for the input
signal, see “Auto playback” or “Using Stream
Direct”. (The sound is played in stereo when
2-channel signals are input, in surround when
multi-channel signals are input.)
Important
! The listening modes and many features
described in this section may not be available
depending on the current source, settings and
status of the receiver.
Auto playback
There are many ways to listen back to sources
using this receiver, but the simplest, most
direct listening option is the Auto Surround
feature. The receiver automatically detects what
kind of source you’re playing and selects multi-
channel or stereo playback as necessary.
1 Press to the receiver operation
mode.
2 While listening to a source,
press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT
(AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) for
auto playback of a source.
AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the dis-
play before showing the decoding or playback
format. Check the digital format indicators in
the front panel display to see how the source is
being processed.
! If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
shows in the display.
! When listening to the FM radio, the Neural
Surround feature is selected automatically
(see Using Neural Surround on page 33 for
more on this).
! When listening to the ADAPTER PORT
input, the SOUND RETRIEVER AIR feature is
selected automatically.
ALC – In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this
receiver equalizes playback sound levels.
Also, the low and high frequency sounds, dia-
logs, surround effects, etc., that are difficult to
hear when the volume is low are adjusted to be
optimal for the volume level. This mode is par-
ticularly optimum when listening at night.
OPTIMUM SURR – In the Optimum Surround
mode, this receiver automatically optimizes
sound balance in each scene based on actually
set volume. The sound balancer controls three
major theater sound elements dialogue, bass
and surround with original algorithm.
Note
! When ALC is selected, the effect level can
be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in
Setting the Audio options on page 48 .