Selecting The Audio Input Signal; Auto Playback - Pioneer VSX-820-K Operation Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
When using a surround back speaker,
2D+PLIIx is displayed when playing Dolby
Digital 5.1-channel signals, and DTS+NEO:6 is
displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel
signals.
When not using a surround back speaker, 2D
is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals.
If the display does not correspond to the input
signal and listening mode, check the
connections and settings.
5 Use the volume control to adjust the
volume level.
Turn down the volume of your TV so that all
sound is coming from the speakers connected
to this receiver.

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
1
function buttons.
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• 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:
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 23) 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 39 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 36.
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SIGNAL SEL
• 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.
• HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal. H can be
selected for BD, DVD, TV/SAT or DVR/VCR
input. For other inputs, HDMI cannot be
2
selected.
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).

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
3
necessary.
AUTO/ STEREO/
DIRECT A.L.C.
• While listening to a source, press
4
AUTO/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.
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