Selecting The Audio Input Signal; Auto Playback; Listening In Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-520-K Operating Instructions Manual

04 Listening to your system

Selecting the audio input signal

The audio input signal can be selected for each
input source. Once it is set, the audio input that
was selected will be applied whenever you
select the input source using the input
function buttons.
ADAPTER
PHASE S.RETRIEVER
• Press SIGNAL SEL to select the audio
input signal corresponding to the source
component.
When DIGITAL (C1/O1/O2) or HDMI (H) is
selected and the selected audio input is not
provided, A (analog) is automatically selected.
Each press cycles through the following:
• HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal. H can be
selected for BD, DVD or TV/SAT input. For
other inputs, HDMI cannot be selected.
• A – Selects the analog inputs.
• DIGITAL – Selects the digital input. The
coaxial 1 input is selected for C1, and the
optical 1 or 2 audio input is selected for
O1 or O2.
When set to DIGITAL or HDMI, 2 lights when
a Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights
when a DTS signal is input.
When the HDMI is selected, the A and
DIGITAL indicators are off (see page 12).
Note
1 • When digital input (optical or coaxial) is selected, this receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz) and
DTS (including DTS 96 kHz / 24 bit) digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital,
DTS, SACD (DSD 2 ch), PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz sampling frequencies), Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-
HD Master Audio and DVD Audio (including 192 kHz). With other digital signal formats, set to A (analog).
• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make
the proper digital connections (page 22) and set the signal input to C1/O1/O2 (DIGITAL).
• Some DVD players don't output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.
2 When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on page 33 is set to THRU, the sound will be heard through your TV, not
from this receiver.
3 Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using NEO:6 CINEMA or DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE (see Listening in
surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).
4 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 31.
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TUNER PORTABLE
VOL
SIGNAL SEL

Auto playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the
Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
automatically detects what kind of source
you're playing and selects multichannel or
stereo playback as necessary.
AUTO/
DIRECT
• While listening to a source, press AUTO/
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DIRECT for auto playback of a source.
Press repeatedly until AUTO SURROUND
shows briefly in the display (it will then show
the decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
how the source is being processed.

Listening in surround sound

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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.
The following modes provide basic surround
sound for stereo and multichannel sources.
AUTO/
DIRECT
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BD MENU
STEREO/
A.L.C. STANDARD ADV SURR
BD MENU
STEREO/
A.L.C. STANDARD ADV SURR