Setting The Audio Options; Audio Parameter Menu - Pioneer SC-LX57 Operating Instructions Manual

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Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The
defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.
Important
! Note that if a setting doesn't appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current
source, settings and status of the receiver.
1 Press to the receiver operation mode, then press AUDIO PARAMETER.
Use i/j to select the setting you want to adjust.
2
Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the
table below for notes on this.
3 Use k/l to set as necessary.
See the table below for the options available for each setting.
4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.

Audio parameter menu

Setting What it does
Selects your favorite MCACC preset memory when multiple preset
MCACC
memories are saved. When an MCACC preset memory has been
(MCACC preset)
renamed, the given name is displayed.
EQ
Switches on/off the effects of EQ Pro.
(Acoustic Calibration EQ)
S-WAVE
Switches on/off the effects of Standing Wave Control.
(Standing Wave)
For discs created with standards other than Phase Control, the LFE
channel is delayed upon recording in the first place. This function
corrects for phase shifting on such discs.
Phase C+
This function is particularly effective when playing multi-channel
(Phase Control Plus)
music containing low frequency effects (LFE).
When AUTO is selected, not only the low range delay but also the
polarity and correlation are detected to achieve the optimum effect.
Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the
DELAY soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a
(Sound Delay) bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of
the video.
TONE Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source, or bypasses
(Tone Control) them completely.
BASS
Adjusts the amount of bass.
<a>
TREBLE
Adjusts the amount of treble.
<a>
Setting
S.RTRV
(Auto Sound Retriever)
<b>
DNR
(Digital Noise Reduction)
DIALOG E
(Dialog Enhancement)
<c>
AScale
(Audio Scaler)
Option(s)
c M1. MEMORY 1 to
M6. MEMORY 6 d
Hi-bit32
Default:
<d>
M1. MEMORY 1
ON
OFF
UpSampling
(Up Sampling)
ON
<d, e>
OFF
DFILTER
(Digital Filter)
<d>
c AUTO/0 to 16 (ms) d
PQLS
Default: AUTO
(Precision Quartz Lock
System)
c 0 to 800 (ms) d
DUAL
Default: 0
(Dual Mono)
BYPASS
ON
c –6 to +6 (dB) d
Default: 0 (dB)
Fixed PCM
c –6 to +6 (dB) d
Default: 0 (dB)
DRC
(Dynamic Range Control)
<f>
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What it does
With the Auto Sound Retriever function, DSP processing is used to
compensate for the loss of audio data upon compression, improving
the sound's sense of density and modulation.
Also, when a player supporting the Sound Retriever Link function is
connected to the receiver by HDMI, by setting this to ON, the bitrate
information of the compressed audio file being played on the player
is acquired using the Control with HDMI function, and the sound is
optimized based on this information (Sound Retriever Link).
May improve the quality of sound in a noisy source (for example, video
tape with lots of background noise) when switched on.
This only has an effect with 2-channel signal inputs.
This mode is effective for contents with a sampling frequency of 48
kHz or less.
Localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other
background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. By moving from UP1
through UP2 and UP3 up to UP4, you can make the sound source
seem to relocate upwards.
When AUTO is selected, Hi-bit32, UpSampling and DFILTER are
automatically set to the optimum settings according to the 2-channel
audio source's sampling frequency and bit rate to achieve high qual-
ity playback sound.
Creates a wider dynamic range with digital sources like CDs, DVDs or
BDs. 16-, 20- and 24-bit PCM as well as compressed audio is requan-
tized to 32 bits, and the high frequency component is interpolated
upon data processing to enable smoother, more subtle musical
expression.
The 2-channel audio source's sampling frequency is increased to the
set multiple to achieve high quality playback sound.
Switches the AUDIO DAC (Digital Audio Converter) digital filter type.
One of two settings can be selected: SLOW (soft and warm), SHARP
(solid and tight).
Switches the PQLS function between AUTO and OFF (Setting the
PQLS function on page 69).
Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should
be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary
when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.
This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before OFF recognizes
the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.
When ON is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-
PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem.
Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized
for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and
DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listen-
ing to surround sound at low volumes).
Using other functions
Option(s)
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
c OFF/FLAT/UP1/UP2/
UP3/UP4 d
Default: OFF
MANUAL
AUTO
ON
OFF
x1 (Off)
x2
x4
SLOW
SHARP
AUTO
OFF
CH1 – Channel 1 is
heard only
CH2 – Channel 2 is
heard only
CH1 CH2 – Both chan-
nels heard from front
speakers
OFF
ON
AUTO
MAX
MID
OFF