Using Front Stage Surround Advance; Listening In Stereo; Genre Sync Mode; Using The Sound Retriever - Pioneer LX01BD Operating Instructions Manual

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Note
• You cannot use this function for the following audio streams:
– Dolby TrueHD: over 88.2 kHz
– DTS-HD: over 88.2 kHz or with the channel format of 2/0
– DTS-Express: with the channel format of 2/0
Using Front Stage Surround
Advance
The Front Stage Surround Advance modes are effective when you
are using the Front surround speaker setup as described on page 8.
 Press F.S.SURR to select a Front Stage Surround Advance
mode.
The F.S.SURR indicator lights.
Press repeatedly to select Focus 5.1ch, Wide 5.1ch or Extra Power.
You cannot select a mode other than Extra Power for some audio
streams.
• Focus 5.1ch – Use to provide a rich surround sound effect
directed to the center area where the left and right speakers
sound projection converges.
• Wide 5.1ch – Use to provide a surround sound effect to a wider
area than Focus 5.1ch mode.
• Extra Power – Outputs stereo sound (in the case of multi-
channel sources, down-mixed stereo sound) from the surround
speakers for powerful stereo effect.
Note
• You cannot use this function for the following audio streams:
– Dolby TrueHD: over 88.2 kHz
– DTS-HD: over 88.2 kHz or with the channel format of 2/0
– DTS-Express: with the channel format of 2/0

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source — stereo or multichannel — in stereo.
When playing a multichannel source, all channels are downmixed
to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.
 Press SURR repeatedly until STEREO shows in the display.
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Genre Sync Mode

Only when you have this unit connected to a Pioneer HDD/DVD
recorder and are using the HDMI Control function, you can make
use of the Genre Sync Mode to have the listening mode
automatically change to that which best matches the genre of the
contents playing from the recorder.
• Set the HDMI Mode to AMP Mode (page 43).
 Press GENRE when listening to media contents from a
recorder.
GENRE GENRE
The most appropriate listening mode is selected and shown in the
display. When the related genre could not be determined, No Genre
or Can't use may be displayed and the listening mode remains
unchanged.
Note
• This function is available only for a Pioneer HDMI Control-
compatible HDD/DVD recorder.
• Mainly used with Jukebox and MP3 sources.
• To use this function, you must have an HDMI Control-
compatible Pioneer HDD/DVD recorder connected via HDMI,
and have the HDMI Control function set to On.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the MP3 or WMA compression
process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image.
The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that
helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed two channel
audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts
left over after compression.
 Press SOUND RTRV while listening to a stereo source.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• Retriever On — Switches the Sound Retriever on.
• Retriever Off — Switches the Sound Retriever off.
Note
• This setting cannot be used with multichannel sources. Also, in
case of SACD, DTS-HD, DTS-Express, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby
Digital Plus, and PCM (192 kHz/176.4 kHz), even stereo sources
cannot be used.
• This feature is effective when used together with the Jukebox
function of an HDD/DVD recorder.
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