Choosing The Input Signal; Using Loudness And Midnight Listening; Using The Tone Controls - Pioneer VSX-D514 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Choosing the input signal

You need to hook up a component to both
analog and digital inputs on the back of the
receiver to select between input signals.
STEREO/ SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/ SPEAKER VSB
TONE
DIRECT SELECT LOUDNESS IMPEDANCE MODE QUICK SETUP
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• Press SIGNAL SELECT (front panel) to
select the input signal corresponding to the
source component.
Each press switches between AUTO, ANALOG
and DIGITAL. The default is AUTO.
When set to DIGITAL, 2 DIGITAL lights when
a Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights
when a DTS signal is input.
• This receiver can only play back Dolby
Digital, PCM (32kHz, 44kHz, 48kHz, and 96
kHz) and DTS digital signal formats. With
other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG.
• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD
player compatible with DTS is playing an
analog signal. To prevent noise, make the
proper digital connections (page 13) and set
the signal input to DIGITAL.
• Some DVD players don't output DTS
signals. For more details, refer to the
instruction manual supplied with your DVD
player.
• You can only select DIGITAL if the source
you selected is assigned to a digital input.
See page 35 for more on the digital input
settings.
VSX-D514
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
MULTI JOG
ENTER
MASTER VOLUME
DOWN UP
Using Loudness and Midnight
listening
The Loudness listening feature can be used to
get good bass and treble from music sources at
low volume levels.
The Midnight listening feature allows you to
hear effective surround sound of movies at low
volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts
according to the volume at which you're
listening.
• Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS.
Each press cycles through the effects as
follows:
Midnight
Off
Loudness
You can also press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS
on the front panel. Each press switches the
effect on or off.

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you
may want to adjust the bass or treble using the
front panel tone control.
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
SPEAKER VSB
IMPEDANCE MODE TONE QUICK SETUP
MULTI JOG
VSX-D514
MULTI JOG
ENTER
MASTER VOLUME
DOWN UP
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