Using Front Surround; Using Advanced Surround; Listening In Stereo; Listening With Headphones - Pioneer HTZ353DVD Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Using Front Surround

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The Front Surround mode is effective when you
are using the Front surround 3-spot speaker
setup as described in Home theater sound
setup on page 9. The surround speakers
should be placed beside the front speakers and
oriented either towards the walls, or straight
ahead, depending on which mode you are
using (see below).
TUNE
SOUND
RETRIEVER
SURROUND
• Press ADVANCED to select a Front
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select FRTMOVIE,
FRTMUSIC or EXTPOWER.
• If you have selected FRTMOVIE (Front
Surround Movie) or FRTMUSIC (Front
Surround Music), turn each surround
speaker so that the guide markers on the
stand base are lined up horizontally in the
direction the listening position (see below).
With EXTPOWER (Extra Power), the
surround speakers should be oriented in
the same direction as the front speakers.
Front Music / Front Movie

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used
with any multichannel or stereo source for a
variety of additional surround sound effects.
Note
1 Note that when the tuner is selected, multichannel playback is not possible.
2 Acoustic Calibration EQ is not available when headphones are connected.
TEST TONE
ADVANCED SOUND
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Extra Power
1
• See Using Front Surround above to get the
best results from a Front surround 3-spot
setup (page 9).
TUNE
SOUND
RETRIEVER SURROUND
• Press ADVANCED to select an Advanced
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select ADVMOVIE,
ADVMUSIC, EXPANDED, TV SURR., SPORTS,
GAME, VIRTUAL or 5 STEREO.

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.
TUNE
SOUND
RETRIEVER SURROUND
• Press SURROUND repeatedly until
STEREO shows in the display.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the
STEREO (default) and PHONES SURROUND
(virtual surround sound for headphones)
modes are available.
• With headphones connected, press
ADVANCED to select PHONES SURROUND
or SURROUND to select STEREO.
Listening with Acoustic
Calibration EQ
You can listen to sources using the Acoustic
Calibration Equalization set in Using the Auto
MCACC setup for optimal surround sound on
2
page 9.
TEST TONE
ADVANCED
SOUND
TEST TONE
ADVANCED SOUND
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