Using Front Surround; Listening In Stereo; Listening With Headphones; Using Advanced Surround - Pioneer S-EV1000V Operating Instructions Manual

06 Home theater sound

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when
you are using the Front surround 3-spot
speaker setup as described in Home theater
sound setup on page 23. The surround
speakers should be placed on top of the front
speakers and oriented (about 60º) towards the
walls (as a guide, line up the edge of the
speaker stand base with the front edge of the
speaker as shown below).
60º
Left speaker
You can adjust the amount of Front Surround
effect in Using the Sound menu on page 27.
• Press FRONT SURROUND to select an
Front Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select from:
• FRT MOVIE – The Front Surround Movie
mode gives a movie theater-type sound.
• FRT MUSIC – The Front Surround Music
mode gives a concert hall-type sound.
• EXT POWER – The Extra Power mode gives
additional energy to stereo sources.
Note
1 When you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.
2 The Standard surround setup described in Home theater sound setup on page 23 should be used with these effects.
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En
Right speaker
DVD
AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM
DSP FRONT
X.BOOM
SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND
I — — i
KEYCON
KARAOKE ECHO DISPLAY MUTE

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or
multichannel—in stereo. When playing a
multichannel source, all channels are
downmixed to the front left/right speakers and
the subwoofer.
• Press SURROUND repeatedly until
STEREO shows in the display.
60º

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the
STEREO mode is available.

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround modes can be used
with any multichannel or stereo source for a
variety of additional surround sound effects.
You can adjust the amount of effect applied in
Using the Sound menu on page 27.
• Press ADVANCED to select an Advanced
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select from:
• ADV MOVIE – Gives a movie theater-type
sound
• ADV MUSIC – Gives a concert hall-type
sound
• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide
surround field
DVD
AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM
DSP FRONT
X.BOOM
SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND
I — — i
KEYCON
KARAOKE ECHO DISPLAY MUTE
1
DVD
AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM
DSP FRONT
X.BOOM
SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND
I — — i
KEYCON
KARAOKE ECHO DISPLAY MUTE
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