Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai-S - Manual (Page 6)

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Our philosophy
Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater
listening experience as close as possible to the vision of
the moviemakers and mastering engineer when they
created the original soundtrack. We do this by focusing
on three important steps:
1 Achieving the highest possible sound quality
2 Allowing for customized acoustic calibration
according to any listening area
3 Fine-tuning the amplifier with the help of world-
class studio engineers 1
Features
Easy setup using Advanced MCACC
Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as
connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source,
and your TV. The Auto Surround Setup provides a quick
but accurate surround sound setup, while for complete
surround sound control you still have access to the full
range of surround sound settings.
In addition, the Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ
setup measures the reverb characteristics of your
listening area, allowing you to customize your system
calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be
displayed on-screen, or using a computer.
i.LINK digital interface
The i.LINK interface makes it possible to connect this
amplifier to i.LINK-equipped components, allowing you
to enjoy high sampling rate (up to 192kHz) PCM
multichannel digital audio from DVD-Audio and SACD
discs, as well as digital audio from DVD-Video, CD and
Video CD discs, all with a single cable.
USB digital interface
It is possible to listen to multichannel audio sources from
your computer by connecting to the USB interface on the
rear of this amplifier. Depending on your model of
computer and the software installed, you can listen to
any source compatible with your operating system
through the speaker setup connected to this amplifier.
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby
Digital EX, DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound
right into your home with up to six channels of surround
sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects)
channel for deep, realistic sound effects.
With the addition of a surround back speaker, you can
take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTS-
ES decoders for six-channel surround sound.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders
The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders
not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby
Surround sources, but will also generate convincing
surround sound for any stereo source.
THX certified design
This amplifier is THX Ultra2™ certified, allowing you to
take advantage of new THX technologies such as ASA
(Advanced Speaker Array), which can process any 5.1
channel source for 6.1 channel (THX Surround EX) or 7.1
channel (THX Ultra2™ Cinema and THX MusicMode)
playback. These features are also available when using
the i.LINK interface.
Windows Media ® Audio 9 Professional decoding
It is possible to listen to the Windows Media ® Audio 9
Professional (WMA9 Pro) discrete surround format using
the on-board WMA9 Pro decoder, or through the USB
connection using a software decoder on your computer.
Seamless video conversion
With the Pioneer video converter, you can use a wide
range of cords interchangeably, giving you more
flexibility when making video connections.
Easy-to-use remote control
The remote control gives you not only complete control
over every function of this amplifier, but also over the
main functions for other components in your home
theater system. Using a system of preset codes, you can
program the remote to operate a wide range of other
equipment.
Energy-saving design
This amplifier is designed to use less than 0.65 W of
energy when in standby.
1 With the cooperation of AIR Studios, this amplifier has
been designated AIR Studios Monitor Reference:
“i.LINK” and the i.LINK logo are trademarks of the Sony
Corporation.