Using The Sound Field Control - Pioneer DVH-P500UB Operation Manual

Available accessories
2 Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to
select the desired mode.
! MOVIE – The Movie mode suitable for
movie playback
! MUSIC – The Music mode suitable for
music playback
! MATRIX – The Matrix mode for when FM
radio reception is weak
! OFF – Turn Dolby Pro Logic II off
# You can adjust the music mode only when
MUSIC has been selected.
Adjusting the Music mode
You can adjust the Music mode with the fol-
lowing three controls.
! Panorama (PANORAMA) extends the front
stereo image to include the surround
speakers for an exciting "wraparound" ef-
fect.
! Dimension (DIMENSION) allows you to
gradually adjust the sound field either to-
wards the front or the rear.
! Center Width Control (CENTER) allows cen-
ter-channel sounds to be positioned be-
tween the center speaker and the left/right
speakers. It improves the left-center-right
stage presentation for both the driver and
the front passenger.
1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select adjusting
music mode.
Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on
page 67.
# You can adjust the music mode only when
MUSIC has been selected.
2 Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to
select PANORAMA.
PANORAMA (panorama)—DIMENSION (di-
mension)—CENTER (center width)
3 Push MULTI-CONTROL up to turn the
panorama control on.
# To turn the panorama control off, push
MULTI-CONTROL down.
4 Push MULTI-CONTROL right to select
DIMENSION and then push
MULTI-CONTROL up or down to adjust
front/surround speaker balance.
+3 to –3 is displayed as the front/surround
speaker balance moves from front to sur-
rounds.
5 Push MULTI-CONTROL right to select
CENTER and then push MULTI-CONTROL up
or down to adjust the center image.
Each time MULTI-CONTROL is pushed up or
down it gradually spreads the center channel
sound into the front left and right speakers
over a range 0 to 7.
3 is the default and it's recommended for
most recordings. 0 places all center sound in
the center speaker. 7 places all center sound
equally in the left/right speakers.

Using the sound field control

The SFC function creates the sensation of a
live performance.
! The acoustics of different performance en-
vironments are not the same and depend
on the extent and contour of space through
which sound waves move and on how
sounds bounce off the stage, walls, floors
and ceilings. At a live performance you
hear music in three stages: direct sound,
early reflections, and late reflections, or re-
verberations. Those factors are programed
into the SFC circuitry to recreate the acous-
tics of various performance settings.
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