Choosing Your Receiver Setup - Pioneer Elite VSX-41 Operating Instructions Manual

06 Setting up the receiver

Choosing your receiver setup

To ensure the best possible surround sound, be
sure to complete the following set up
operations. This is particularly important when
using Dolby surround. You only need to make
these settings once (unless you change the
placement of your current speaker system or
add new speakers, etc.). Refer to the following
pages for details on each of the settings.
1 Press
on.
The STANDBY indicator goes out.
2 Press RCV.
Use } or ] to choose the option you
3
want to adjust.
It will be easiest to adjust each of the settings in
turn, following the order below (and on the
following pages). The current setting is shown
for each option as you cycle through the
display.
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SOURCE RECEIVER
LEARN ERASE SEARCH BY BRAND
DVD TV VCR CD-R
MULTI CONTROL
RCV CD TUN TVC
1 2 3
TEST TONE INPUT ATT FL DIMMER
4 5 6
CH SELECT
LEVEL
7 8 9
+10 EFFECT DISPLAY
DISC
0
ENTER
DTV INFO MPX/RETURN D.ACCESS T.EDIT/GUIDE
¶ 3
7 8
BAND CLASS DTV ON/OFF DTV MENU
1 ¡ 4 ¢
TOP MENU AUDIO SUB TITLE ANGLE
REMOTE SETUP STANDARD ADV.SURR. STEREO
MIDNIGHT/
INPUT SEL. MUTE
SIGNAL SEL LOUDNESS
RECEIVER CONTROL
TUNE
T
ST ST
ENTER
TUNE
RECEIVER to turn the power
Speaker setting (page 37)
Specify the number and type of
speakers you have connected.
Surround back speaker setting (page
37)
Specify your surround back speaker/
surround back subwoofer setup.
6.1 channel setting (page 38)
Set when 6.1 channel decoding is used.
Subwoofer setting (page 38)
Specify how the subwoofer is used.
Crossover frequency setting (page 38)
Determine which frequencies will be
sent to the subwoofer (or large speakers).
LFE attenuator setting (page 39)
Specify the peak level for the LFE
channel.
Front speaker distance setting (page 39)
Specify the distance from your listening
position to your front speakers.
Center speaker distance setting (page
39)
Specifies the distance from your
listening position to your center speaker.
Surround speaker distance setting (page
39)
Specify the distance from your listening
position to your surround speakers.
Surround back speaker distance setting
(page 39)
Specifies the distance from your
listening position to your surround back
speakers.
Dynamic range control setting (page 40)
Compress the dynamic range of the
sound track.
Dual mono setting (page 40)
Isolate one channel when listening to
discs with dual mono encoding.