Listening To Your System; Auto Playback; Listening In Surround Sound; Standard Surround Sound - Pioneer sc-9540 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Chapter 6:
Listening to your system

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this
receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option
is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically
detects what kind of source you're playing and selects
multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.
AUTO/ALC/ AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT DIRECT STEREO
HDD HDD DVD
PGM
THX PHASE CTRL
ANT MPX
AUDIO INFO
DISP
MULTI OPE TV CTRL
REMOTE
SETUP
• While listening to a source, Press
press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM
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DIRECT) for auto playback of a source.
AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before
showing the decoding or playback format. Check the
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see
how the source is being processed.
• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
encoded, the proper decoding format will
automatically be selected and shows in the display.
• When listening to XM Radio, the XM HD Surround
feature is selected automatically (see Using XM HD
Surround on page 54 for more on this), and also when
listening to the FM Radio, the Neural THX feature is
selected automatically (see Using Neural THX on
page 52 for more on this).
ALC – In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this receiver
equalizes playback sound levels.
Note
1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround
sound above for more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones.
2 • For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 60.
• The AUTO SURROUND mode cannot be selected in the following cases:
– When headphones are plugged in (except ALC).
– When MULTI CH IN input is selected.
– When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82.
3 Neural THX is selected when Neural Radio is accessed with the HOME MEDIA GALLERY input. However, Stereo is selected when a category
other than Neural Radio is accessed.
4 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.
5 The STANDARD listening mode cannot be selected in the following cases:
– When headphones are plugged in.
– When MULTI CH IN input is selected.
– When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82.
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MENU
STANDARD ADV SURR
STATUS
PQLS MEMORY
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RECEIVER RECEIVER
RECEIVER
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OPTIMUM SURR – In the Optimum Surround mode, this
receiver automatically optimizes sound balance in each
scene based on actually set volume. The sound balancer
controls three major theater sound elements dialogue,
bass and surround with original algorithm.
Tip
• When an ALC is selected, the effect level can be
adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the
Audio options on page 82.

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in
surround sound. However, the options available will
depend on your speaker setup and the type of source
you're listening to.
If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using
surround back channel processing on page 61.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for
stereo and multichannel sources.
AUTO/ALC/
STEREO
DIRECT
HDD DVD
PGM
THX PHASE CTRL
ANT MPX
AUDIO INFO
DISP
MULTI OPE TV CTRL
REMOTE
SETUP
• While listening to a source, Press
press STANDARD (STANDARD SURROUND).
If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.
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MENU
STANDARD STANDARD
ADV SURR
STATUS
PQLS MEMORY
CH
RECEIVER RECEIVER
RECEIVER
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