Using The Virtual Surround Back Mode (Virtualsb) - Pioneer Elite VSX-52TX Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VirtualSB)
When you're not using surround back speakers,
selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround
back channel through your surround speakers. For
example, you can choose to listen to sources with no
surround back channel information (for example, 5.1
encoded material) with emulated 6.1 encoding
(VirtualSB ON). Sometimes the material may sound
better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally
encoded. In this case you can have the receiver only
apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital
EX or DTS-ES (VirtualSB AUTO), or you can simply
switch it off (VirtualSB OFF).
The table indicates when you will hear the virtual
surround back channel. ( =Virtual surround back
channel is active)
TUNER TUNING/ MIDNIGHT/
EDIT STATION BAND MPX LOUDNESS
TUNER
CONTROL MULTI
JOG
MULTI ROOM
SYSTEM
SETUP RETURN CONTROL ON/OFF
MULTI JOG MULTI JOG
PHONES
Type of source
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded
multichannel source with 6.1ch
surround
Dolby Digital/DTS encoded
multichannel source
Dolby Digital/DTS encoded stereo
source; other digital stereo source
Analog 2-channel (stereo) source
ACOUSTIC DIALOG MULTI CH SIGNAL EXTENDED
SPEAKERS
TONE EQ ENHANCEMENT IN SELECT MODE
MULTI
JOG
VIDEO2 INPUT
MCACC
SETUP MIC
DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
VirtualSB
Multichannel
mode
sources
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
• Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel) repeatedly
to cycle the virtual surround back channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
• VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used
(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)
• VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is
automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for
example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)
• VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Note
• You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode with
headphones, or with the THX or STEREO / DIRECT
modes.
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if
the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back
setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 44.
• You can't hear the virtual surround back channel with
DTS 96kHz/24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources.
• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied
to sources that do not have surround channel
information.
Standard
Stereo sources
2 Pro Logic II 2 Pro Logic
Advanced
surround
Neo:6
05
35
En