The Other Setup Menu; Dynamic Range Control Setup; Dual Mono Setup; Lfe Attenuator Setup - Pioneer VSX-415 Operating Instructions Manual

The System Setup menu

The Other setup menu

The Other menu is where you can make
customized settings to reflect how you are
using the receiver.
1 Select OTHER from the System Setup
menu.
See Making receiver settings from the System
Setup menu on page 41 for more on this.
2 Use (cursor left/right) to select the
setting you want to adjust then press ENTER .
If you are doing this for the first time, you may
want to adjust these settings in order:
• DRC – Specify the amount of dynamic
range adjustment to Dolby Digital
soundtracks (see Dynamic Range Control
Setup below).
• DUALMONO – Isolate one channel when
listening to discs with dual mono encoding
(see Dual Mono Setup below).
• LFE ATT – Set the attenuator level for the
LFE channel (LFE Attenuator Setup below).
3 Make the adjustments necessary for each
setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after
each screen.

Dynamic Range Control Setup

• Default setting: OFF
This setting specifies the amount of dynamic
range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS
movie soundtracks. You may want to use this
when listening to surround sound at low
volumes.
1 Select DRC from the OTHER setup menu.
2 Use (cursor up/down) to choose the
setting that you want.
• OFF – No dynamic range adjustment (use
when listening at higher volume).
• MID – Mid setting.
Note
1 This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks.
• MAX – Dynamic range is reduced (loud
sounds are reduced in volume while
quieter sounds are increased).
3 When you're finished, press RETURN .

Dual Mono Setup

Default setting: CH1
•
You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby
Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual
mono is not widely used, but is sometimes
necessary when two languages need to be sent
to separate channels.
1 Select DUAL MONO from the OTHER
setup menu.
2 Use (cursor up/down) to choose the
setting that you want.
• CH1 – Only channel 1 is played
• CH2 – Only channel 2 is played
• CH1 CH2 – Both channels are played
through the front speakers
3 When you're finished, press RETURN .

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting: ATT 0 dB
Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources
include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE
attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-
low bass tones from distorting the sound from
the speakers.
1 Select LFE ATT from the OTHER setup
menu.
2 Use (cursor up/down) to choose the
setting that you want.
• LFEAT 0 – No limiting (recommended
setting)
• LFEAT 10 – 10dB of limiting
• LFEAT ** – No sound from LFE channel
3 When you're finished, press RETURN .
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