Listening To Your System; Auto Listening Mode; Listening In Surround Sound; Dolby Pro Logic Ii Music Settings - Pioneer RCS-404H Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Chapter 3
Listening to your system
Important
• To access green functions on the remote, move the
slider switch from MAIN to SUB.

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to
any source as it was mastered: the output from the
speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.
RCS-404H/RCS-505H only: If you set up the system for
Front surround (page 7), the Front Surround modes will
give the best results (see Using Front Surround on
page 26).
MCACC /TUNE
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SURROUND ADVANCED
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SLEEP
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INPUT CHANNEL
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TV CONTROL
MAIN SUB
• Press SURROUND to select the AUTO listening
mode.
If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D
or DTS indicator lights.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to stereo or multichannel sources in
surround sound. Surround sound is generated from
stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic
decoding modes.
RCS-404H/RCS-505H only: If you set up the system for
Front surround (page 7), the Front Surround modes will
give the best results (see Using Front Surround on
page 26).
MCACC /TUNE
7 8
SURROUND ADVANCED
0
SLEEP
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INPUT CHANNEL
–
TV CONTROL
MAIN SUB
TEST TONE VIDEO IN
9
SOUND TV/DVD
CLEAR
JUKE BOX
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VOLUME DISPLAY
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RDS DISP
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TEST TONE VIDEO IN
9
SOUND TV/DVD
CLEAR
JUKE BOX
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VOLUME DISPLAY
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RDS DISP
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• Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening
mode.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
The choices that appear in the display will vary according
to the type of source that's playing.
If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D
or DTS indicator lights.
• AUTO – Auto listening mode (see above)
• DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel surround
sound for use with any two-channel source
• MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to movie sources,
for use with any two-channel source
• MUSIC (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to music sources,
for use with any two-channel source; see Dolby Pro
Logic II Music settings below
• STEREO – See Listening in stereo on page 26

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode (see
above), there are three settings you can adjust: Center
Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
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SET UP /TUNE SR ONE TOUCH COPY
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/ST ENTER /ST MENU
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MCACC /TUNE TEST TONE VIDEO IN
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ADVANCED SOUND TV/DVD
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SLEEP CLEAR
JUKE BOX
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1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press
SOUND.
2 Use to select C WIDTH, DIMEN. or
PANORAMA then press ENTER.
• C WIDTH (Center Width): Provides a better blend of
the front speakers by spreading the center channel
between the front right and left speakers, making it
sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower
settings)
• DIMEN. (Dimension): Adjusts the depth of the
surround sound balance from front to back, making
the sound more distant (minus settings), or more
forward (positive settings)
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INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME DISPLAY
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TV CONTROL RDS DISP
MAIN SUB
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