Dolby Pro Logic Ii Music Settings; Listening In Stereo; Listening With Headphones - Pioneer XV-HTD7 Operating Instruction

Home theater sound
• PL II Music – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to
music sources, for use with any two-
channel source (see also Dolby Pro Logic
II Music settings below)
• Stereo – See Listening in stereo below
• See also Using the Advanced Surround
effects below, for further stereo and
surround playback options.
• You can't use the Surround modes with
high sampling rate 88.2 / 96 kHz sources.
• When listening in Dolby Digital / DTS
mode, two-channel material will
automatically be played in surround
sound using Dolby Pro Logic decoding.
• Dolby Digital / DTS sources that use only
the center channel cannot be played back
in surround sound.

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music
mode, there are three further parameters you
can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and
Panorama.
1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode
active, press SOUND MODE.
2 Use the (cursor left/right)
buttons to select 'C Width', 'Dimen.' or
'Pnrm.'
• C Width (Center Width): Makes the
center channel wider (higher settings) or
narrower (lower settings)
• Dimen. (Dimension): Makes the sound
more distant (minus settings), or more
forward (positive settings)
• Pnrm. (Panorama): Creates more
spacious surround sound
3 Use the (cursor up/down)
buttons to adjust the setting.
Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7;
Dimension between –3 and +3. Panorama is
On or Off.
4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or
multichannel, analog or digital—in stereo.
When playing a multichannel source, stereo
sound is created by downmixing all channels
to the front left/right speakers and the
subwooofer.
SURROUND
• Press SURROUND repeatedly until
'Stereo' shows in the display.
Any active Advanced Surround mode is
cancelled.
• See also Using the Advanced Surround
effects below, for further stereo and
surround playback options.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the
Stereo (default) and Phones Surround
(virtual surround sound for headphones)
modes are available.
When you disconnect them it reverts to the
previous mode.
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