Listening With Acoustic Calibration Eq; Reducing Noise During Playback (Digital Nr Function) - Pioneer VSA-AX10I-S Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Operation

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to the soundtrack with the Acoustic Calibration EQ you set in AUTO SURROUND SETUP or on
page 46. To do so follow the instructions below. For information about each Acoustic Calibration EQ mode, see
page 46.
Amplifier
LISTENING MODE
SURROUND
STEREO
THX
/DIRECT
ADVANCED
CINEMA
DIGITAL
MIDNIGHT
NR
1

Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function)

To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR. This feature is effective with sources containing a lot of
background noise like cassette and video tape
Amplifier
LISTENING MODE
SURROUND
STEREO
THX
/DIRECT
ADVANCED
CINEMA
DIGITAL
MIDNIGHT
NR
1
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En
MAIN
MAIN SUB
(DVD-A
/SACD)
MULTI CH
STANDARD
IN
ADVANCED LISTENING
CONCERT CH SEL.
ACOUSTIC
1
CAL.
MAIN
MAIN SUB
(DVD-A
/SACD)
MULTI CH
STANDARD
IN
ADVANCED
LISTENING
CONCERT CH SEL.
ACOUSTIC
CAL.
1
1 Press the ACOUSTIC CAL. button on
the remote control's AMP MAIN
screen or on the front panel.
Each press switches acoustic calibration EQ between
ALL CH ADJ, F ALIGN, CUSTOM1, CUSTOM2 and
OFF.
The MCACC indicator lights when ACOUSTIC CAL EQ
is on.
• After completing the AUTO SURROUND SETUP
memo
(p.14), or setup using AUTO (p.45) ACOUSTIC
CAL EQ ON (ALL CH ADJ) is set automatically.
• If you turn ACOUSTIC CAL. on in MULTI CH IN
DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically
switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode.
• If you turn ACOUSTIC CAL EQ. on in DIRECT
mode, the amplifier automatically switches to
STEREO mode.
1 Press the DIGITAL NR button on the
remote control's AMP MAIN screen
or on the front panel.
Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off.
memo
• In cases described below, noises may not be reduced
even if DIGITAL NR is on.
· Sudden noise
· Extremely loud noise
· Signals that contain too many high frequencies
· Signals recorded with little background noise.
• DIGITAL NR is effective at levels shown below for each
source.
STEREO (excluding 96 kHz)
· Analog input ..................................................... 10-18 dB
· Digital input ...................................................... 10-15 dB
· i.LINK input ...................................................... 10-15 dB
· AM/FM tuner ................................................... 10-15 dB
ADVANCED/STANDARD/96 kHz stereo ................ 6-10 dB
• Depending on the condition of the source, there may not
be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.
• You can't use the DIGITAL NR mode with the HOME THX
modes.
• If you set the DIGITAL NR on in DIRECT mode the
amplifier will switch to STEREO mode.
• If you set the DIGITAL NR on in MULTI CH IN DIRECT
mode, the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH
IN ADJUST mode.