Using The Virtual Surround Back Mode; (Vsb) - Pioneer VSX-D514 Operating Instructions Manual

05 Listening to your system
Using the Virtual Surround
Back mode (VSB)
Selecting this mode allows you to hear a
virtual 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 (VSB ON). Sometimes the material
may sound better in the 5.1 format for which
it was originally encoded. In this case you can
simply switch it off (VSB OFF) or (VSX-D714/
D814 only) have the receiver only apply this
effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby
Digital EX or DTS-ES (VSB AUTO).
The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel.
• Press SB CH MODE / VSB MODE (front
panel) to select a virtual surround back
channel option.
Type of source
DTS-ES/Dolby Digital
Matrix encoded
multi-channel sources
with 6.1 surround
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded multi-channel
sources
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded stereo sources,
Stereo sources
Analog 2-channel
(stereo) source
40
En
Virtual
Surround
STANDARD
Back mode
decoding
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
Each press cycles through the options as
follows:
• VSB AUTO (VSX-D714/D814 only)
• VSB ON
• VSB OFF
• You can't use the Virtual Surround Back
mode with headphones, the STEREO /
DIRECT mode, or if the Speaker setting on
page 46 is set to S .
VSX-D714/D814 only
• You can only use the Virtual Surround
Back mode if the surround speakers are
on and the Surround back speaker setting
on page 46 is set to SB
only) SB SW.
• You can't adjust the surround back
channel level when you're listening to the
virtual surround back channel.
STANDARD
PRO LOGIC IIx NEO:6 CINEMA/
MOVIE/MUSIC NEO:6 MUSIC
or (VSX-D814
ADVANCED SURROUND
All modes