Using Midnight And Loudness; Enhancing Dialog - Pioneer VSX-416-K Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
with no surround back channel information, or
if the material sounds better in the format (for
example, 5.1) for which it was originally
encoded, you can have the receiver only apply
this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby
1
Digital EX or DTS-ES.
VSX-516 model only – The table indicates when
you will hear the virtual surround back channel
( =Sound plays through surround speaker).
• Press SB ch ( SB ch PROCESSING )/ VSB
MODE to select a virtual surround back
channel option.
Each press cycles through the following:
Type of source
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/
WMA9 Pro encoded
multichannel sources with
6.1ch surround
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro
encoded multichannel
sources
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro
encoded stereo source; other
digital stereo source
Analog 2-channel (stereo)
sources
a Excluding WMA9 Pro format
b Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.
c Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.

Using Midnight and Loudness

These features give you good sound at low
volume levels when listening to movie
(Midnight) or music (Loudness) sources.
• Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch
between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.
Note
1 You can't use virtual surround back with headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode, or if the surround speaker is set to NO in
Speaker setting on page 35 (VSX-516 model only – however, the surround back speaker must be set to NO).
SBch
Processing /
Multichannel
Virtual SB
sources
mode
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
• VSB AUTO (VSX-516 model only) – Virtual
Surround Back is automatically applied to
6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby
Digital EX or DTS-ES)
• VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Standard
Stereo sources
2 Pro Logic II x 2 Pro Logic
a,b
c
b
c

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting: OFF
The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes
dialog in the center channel to make it stand
out from other background sounds in a TV or
movie soundtrack.
• Press DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENT to
switch dialog enhancement on or off.
Advanced
surround
Neo:6
a
a
a
a
a
a
06
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En