Using The Virtual Surround Back Mode (Virtualsb) - Pioneer 915 Operating Instructions Manual

06 Listening to your system
Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VirtualSB)
Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual
back channel through your surround speakers.
For example, you can choose to listen to
sources with no surround back channel
information (for example, 5.1 encoded
material) with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB
ON). Sometimes the material may sound
better in the 5.1 format for which it was
originally encoded. In this case you can have
the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1
encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-
ES (VSB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off
1
(VSB OFF).
Type of source
Dolby Digital EX/
DTS-ES encoded
multichannel source
with 6.1ch surround
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded
multichannel source
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded stereo
source; other digital
stereo source
Analog 2-channel
(stereo) source
Note
1 • You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones or the STEREO / DIRECT mode.
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in
the Speaker setting on page 48.
• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.
• You can't adjust the surround back channel level when you're listening to the virtual surround back channel.
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En
VSB
Multichannel
mode
sources
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel.
• Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel)
repeatedly to select a virtual surround back
channel option.
Press repeatedly to select between:
• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
• VSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is
automatically applied to 6.1 encoded
sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or
DTS-ES)
• VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Standard
Stereo sources
2 Pro Logic 2 Pro Logic
II
Advanced
surround
Neo:6