Using The Advanced Surround; Using Stream Direct - Pioneer VSX-828-K, VSX-828-S, VSX-528-K, VSX-528-S Operating Instructions Manual

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If surround back channel processing (page
a.
or the surround back speakers are set to NO, DOLBY PLIIx
becomes DOLBY PLII (5.1 channel sound).
You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect
b.
(see Setting the Audio options on page 41).
In case of VSX-828: You can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see
c.
Setting the Audio options on page 41).
You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see
d.
options on page 41).
In case of VSX-828: Cannot be selected when the Speaker
e.
System is set to Surr. Back (see The Speaker System setting
(VSX-828 only) on page 55).
The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still
f.
use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever
and Tone functions.
VSX-828 only
g.
Note
• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is
heard from both surround back speakers (VSX-828 only).

Using the Advanced surround

ADV SURR
The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround
effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see
which you like.
Designed for action movies with dynamic
ACTION
soundtracks.
Designed for movies with lots of dialog.
DRAMA
ADVANCED GAME Suitable for video games.
Suitable for sports programs.
SPORTS
Gives a large concert hall-type sound.
CLASSICAL
Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or
ROCK/POP
pop music.
Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
EXT.STEREO
source, using all of your speakers.
Cut back on power consumption. Suitable
ECO MODE 1
for contents that are mainly high level
(mainly music).
Cut back on even more power consumption
ECO MODE 2
than ECO MODE 1. Suitable for contents
with wider dynamic range (mainly movies).
40) is switched off,
Note
• During ECO mode, the brightness switches between 2
levels. If the dimmest level is selected, DIMMER will be
shown on the display. (Mode other than ECO: 4 levels, ECO
mode: 2 levels)
• ECO MODE will switch OFF automatically when switched
to other listening modes (Advanced surround mode and
Setting the Audio
Auto surround mode).
F.S.S.ADVANCE
(Front Stage
Surround
ADVANCE)
ADVANCED
SURROUND
S.R AIR (Sound
Retriever AIR)
PHONES SURR
Allows you to create natural surround
sound effects using just the front speakers
and the subwoofer.
Use to provide a rich surround sound effect
directed to the center of where the front left
and right speakers sound projection area
converges.
Front left Front right
speaker speaker
Suitable for listening to the sound from a
Bluetooth wireless technology device.
The S.R AIR listening mode can only
selected when the ADAPTER input.
When listening through headphones, you
can still get the effect of overall surround.
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Listening to your system

Using Stream Direct

AUTO SURROUND/
AUTO/
STREAM DIRECT
DIRECT
Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary
signal processing is bypassed.
AUTO SURROUND See Auto playback on page
Sources are heard according to the settings
DIRECT
made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker
setting, channel level, speaker distance), as
well as with dual mono settings. You will
hear sources according to the number of
channels in the signal.
Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,
Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate
and Center image functions are available.
Analog and PCM sources are heard without
PURE DIRECT
any digital processing.
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