Listening Mode - Pioneer SC-LX502 Basic Manual

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Listening Mode

This unit is equipped with a variety of
listening modes. The basic operations are
introduced in the Basic Manual. For more
details, see the Advanced Manual.
0 The listening mode last selected for the
source is remembered for each of the
AUTO/DIRECT, SURR, and STEREO
buttons. If content you play is not
supported by the listening mode you
selected last, the listening mode that is
standard for that content is selected
automatically.
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AUTO/DIRECT button (a)
Press repeatedly and the listening modes
suited to the input signal are switched
between "Auto Surround", "Direct", and
"Pure Direct". After selecting one of them,
"Auto Surround" (or "Direct" or "Pure
Direct") is displayed on the display of the
main unit, then the listening mode selected
automatically (Dolby Digital for multi-
channel input signals, Stereo for 2 channel
input signals, etc.) is displayed.
The "Direct" mode shuts down some
processing that can affect sound quality,
such as the tone control features, so you
can enjoy even better sound quality. The
"Pure Direct" mode shuts down even more
b
processes that affects sound quality, so
you get a more faithful reproduction of the
original sound. In this case, the speaker
calibration made with MCACC is disabled.
0 Depending on the input signal and
speaker configuration, the Dolby
Surround and DTS Neural:X modes that
expand 2 channel and 5.1 channel input
signals to 5.1 channel and 7.1 channel
c
may be automatically selected.
d
SURR button (c)
You can select a variety of listening modes
to suit your taste. There are the Dolby
Digital, DTS-HD Master Audio, and Stereo
modes that you can choose to suit the input
signal, or the Dolby Surround and DTS
Neural:X modes that can expand 2 channel
and 5.1 channel input signals to 5.1 or
7.1 channels. You can also enjoy original
surround modes such as Ext.Stereo and
Drama modes.
> Playback
STEREO button (d)
You can select the "Stereo" mode to
playback only from the front speakers and
subwoofer.
Checking the Input Format and
Listening Mode
Press (b) on the remote controller
several times to switch the display of the
main unit as follows.
Input source & volume
Listening mode
Signal format
The display changes few
seconds later.
Sampling frequency
Input signal resolution