Dynamic Range Control Setting; Dual Mono Setting; Surround Back Channel Input Setting (Vsx-D812/D912 Only); Digital Input Settings - Pioneer VSX-D812 Operating Instructions Manual

07 Setting up
• Use or
subwoofer from the main listening posi-
tion (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).
• When SW NO is selected in the
subwoofer setting, the subwoofer
distance can't be set.

Dynamic range control setting

• Default setting: OFF
Dynamic range is the difference between the
loudest and softest sounds in any given
signal. With this setting, you can compress
the dynamic range, so that low level sounds
can be heard more easily (sounding relatively
louder) yet louder sounds won't be too over-
bearing.
• Use or
control (OFF, MAX, or MID).
• When listening at low volumes, set to
MAX for maximum dynamic range
compression.
• Dynamic range control is effective only
when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is
being played back.

Dual mono setting

Default setting: ch1
•
The dual mono setting can only be used when
listening to Dolby Digital and DTS signals
with dual mono encoding. It is sometimes
used when it is necessary to have one
language on one channel and a different
language on the other. With this setting you
can choose which channel in the dual mono
setting you want to listen to.
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En
to set the distance of the
to set the dynamic range
If Dolby Digital mode is switched on, you will
hear the channel you have selected (either
ch1 or ch2) through your center speaker. With
Dolby Digital mode off, or if you don't have a
center speaker, you will hear the channel you
have selected through both front speakers. In
the L ch 1.R ch2 setting, the left front speaker
will play channel 1 and the right front speaker
will play channel 2.
• Use or to cycle through the
possible dual mono settings.
Lch 1.R ch2
ch2
Surround back channel input
setting
(VSX-D812/D912 only)
• Default setting: SB 2ch IN
You only have to make this setting if you are
using a seperate component for decoding
DVDs, and the component has only one
surround back channel output. If this is the
case, select SB 1ch IN, otherwise leave it set
to SB 2ch IN.
• Use or to select SB 2ch IN or SB
1ch IN.

Digital input settings

Here you tell the receiver what components
you have hooked up to the coaxial and optical
DIGITAL IN jacks on the back of the receiver.
After you assign a component to a digital jack,
whenever you select that component, (for
example, a DVD player) the receiver
automatically changes to the digital input
setting and DIGITAL shows in the display.
ch1