Listening To Your System; Listening In Surround Sound; Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer VSX-D814 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Chapter 6:
Listening to your system

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any
source in surround sound. However, the
options available will depend on your speaker
setup and the type of source you're listening
to.
If you connected surround back speakers, see
also Using the Surround Back Channel (SB
CH) on page 38.
MPX CH RETURN
AUDIO SUBTITLE
RECEIVER CONTROL
STANDRAD ADV. SURR
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS TEST TONE
SHIFT
CH SELECT
RECEIVER
• While listening to a source, press
STANDARD.
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
shows in the display.
With two channel sources, press STANDARD
repeatedly to select from:
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 6.1
channel sound, especially suited to movie
sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 6.1
channel sound, especially suited to music
sources
• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround
sound (sound from the surround
speakers is mono)
• NEO:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
HDD DVD
CH CH
STEREO SLEEP
LEVEL EFFECT
• NEO:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, espe-
cially suited to music sources
• You can't use the STANDARD mode with
96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24-bit stereo
sources.
• During playback of a Dolby Digital multi-
channel source with the SB CH MODE
switched ON, you will only be able to
select DOLBY EX or 2 Pro Logic IIx
MUSIC. See Using the Surround Back
Channel (SB CH) on page 38 for more on
this.

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used
for a variety of additional surround sound
effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are
designed to be used with film soundtracks,
but some modes are also suited for music
sources. Try different settings with various
soundtracks to see which you like.
MPX CH RETURN
AUDIO SUBTITLE
RECEIVER CONTROL
STANDRAD ADV. SURR
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS TEST TONE
SHIFT
CH SELECT
RECEIVER
• Press ADV. SURR. (ADVANCED
SURROUND) repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• ADV. MOVIE – Simulates the relaxed
environment of a movie theater, and is
suitable for watching movies.
HDD DVD
CH CH
STEREO SLEEP
LEVEL EFFECT
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