Using The Virtual Surround Back Mode (Vsb) - Pioneer VSX-415-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VSB)
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 infor-
mation (for example, 5.1 encoded material)
with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB ON). Some-
times the material may sound better in the 5.1
format for which it was originally encoded. In
this case you can simply switch it off (VSB OFF)
or (VSX-515 model only) have the receiver only
apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like
Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VSB AUTO).
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 with the STEREO / DIRECT mode.
VSX-415 model only
• You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the Speaker setting on page 41 is set to S∗.
VSX-515 model only
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the surround back speaker is set to
NO in Speaker setting on page 48.
• You can't adjust the surround back channel level when you're listening to the virtual surround back channel.
1
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 / VSB MODE
(front panel) to select a virtual surround back
channel option.
Each press cycles through the options as
follows:
• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
• VSB AUTO – (VSX-515 model only) 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
06
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