Using Other Functions; Setting The Av Options - Pioneer VSX-AX2AV-G Operating Instructions Manual

Using other functions

Chapter 10
Using other functions

Setting the AV options

There are a number of additional sound and picture
settings you can make using the AV Parameter menu.
The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.
Important
• Note that if a setting doesn't appear in the AV
Parameter menu, it is unavailable due to the current
source, settings and status of the receiver.
1 Press AV PARAMETER .
2 Use to select the setting you want to adjust.
Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver,
certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the
table below for notes on this.
3 Use to set it as necessary.
See the table below for the options available for each
setting.
4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.
Setting What it does
Midnight
Allows you to hear effective surround
sound of movies at low volumes.
Used to get good bass and treble
Loudness
from music sources at low volumes. LOUDNESS ON
Tone
Applies the treble and bass tone
control
controls to a source, or bypasses
them completely.
Bass Adjusts the amount of bass.
Treble
Adjusts the amount of treble.
Center Provides a better blend of the front
a
speakers by spreading the center
Width
channel between the front right and
(Applicable
left speakers, making it sound wider
only when
using a center (higher settings) or narrower (lower
speaker) settings).
b Adjusts the depth of the surround
Dimension
sound balance from front to back,
making the sound more distant
(minus settings), or more forward
(positive settings).
b
Extends the front stereo image to
Panorama
include the surround speakers for a
'wraparound' effect.
Setting
Center
b
Image
(Applicable
only when
using a center
speaker)
Effect
High Bit /
High
Sampling
Digital
Noise
Reduction
(DNR)
Dual Mono Specifies how dual mono encoded
Option(s)
MID/LDN OFF
MIDNIGHT ON Dynamic
Range
Control
(DRC)
BYPASS
ON
Dialog
Enhance-
–6 to +6 (dB)
a
ment
default: 0 (dB)
–6 to +6 (dB)
SACD Gain
default: 0 (dB)
0 to 7
Default: 3
Sound
Delay
–3 to +3
Default: 0
HDMI
Digital
OFF
Video
Conversion
ON
Brightness
What it does
Adjusts the center image to create a
wider stereo effect with vocals.
Adjust the effect from 0 (all center
channel sent to front right and left
speakers) to 10 (center channel sent
to the center speaker only).
Sets the effect level for the currently
selected Advanced Surround mode
(each mode can be set separately).
Creates a wider dynamic range with
digital sources like CDs or DVDs.
May improve the quality of sound in a
noisy source (for example, cassette
or video tape with lots of background
noise) when switched on.
Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks
should be played. Dual mono is not
widely used, but is sometimes
necessary when two languages need
to be sent to separate channels.
Specifies the amount of dynamic
range adjustment to Dolby Digital
and DTS movie soundtracks (you
may want to use this when listening
to surround sound at low volumes).
Localizes dialog in the center
channel to make it stand out from
other background sounds in a TV or
movie soundtrack.
c Brings out detail in SACDs by
maximizing the dynamic range
(during digital processing).
Some monitors have a slight delay
when showing video, so the
soundtrack will be slightly out of sync
with the picture. By adding a bit of
delay, you can adjust the sound to
match the presentation of the video.
Specifies the routing of the HDMI
audio signal out of this receiver (amp)
or through to a TV or plasma display.
Converts analog video signals for
output from the MONITOR OUT
jacks for all video types.
Adjusts the overall brightness.
10
Option(s)
0 to 10
Default: 3
10 to 90
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
CH1 – Channel
1 is heard only
CH2 – Channel
2 is heard only
CH1 CH2 –
Both channels
heard from
front speakers
OFF
MAX
MID
OFF
ON
0 to 6 (dB)
default: 0 (dB)
0.0 to 6.0
(frames)
1 second = 30
frames (NTSC)
AMP
THROUGH
ON
OFF
–10 to +10
default: 0
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