Listening To Your System; Auto Playback; Listening In Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-517-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
Important
• Certain features explained in this section
will not be possible depending on the
source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz,
DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro sources).

Auto playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the
Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
automatically detects what kind of source
you're playing and selects multichannel or
stereo playback as necessary.
CD CD-R FM AM
STEREO/
ADV.SURR
AUTO SURR F.S.SURR STANDARD
TOP MENU MENU
S.RETRIEVER
Above: VSX-517 (left) and VSX-817 (right)
• While listening to a source, press
2
AUTO SURR for auto playback of a source.
Press repeatedly until AUTOSURR. shows
briefly in the display (it will then show the
decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
how the source is being processed.

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any
source in surround sound. However, the
options available will depend on your speaker
setup and the type of source you're listening to.
Note
1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE (VSX-517)/2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
or Neo:6 CINEMA (VSX-817) (see Listening in surround sound below for more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.
2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 34.
3 VSX-817 model only – If surround back channel processing (page 35) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speaker is set
to NO (page 39), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).
4 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, there are three further pa-
rameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. See Setting the effect options below to adjust them.
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CD-R/TAPE
CD FM AM RECEIVER
STEREO/
AUTO SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR
F.S.SURR
ACOUSTIC SOUND
PHASE DIALOG
EQ RETRIEVER
VSX-817 only – If you connected surround back
speaker, see also Using surround back
channel processing on page 35.
CD-R
CD FM AM
STEREO/
AUTO SURR F.S.SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR
TOP MENU MENU
S RETRIEVER
Above: VSX-517 (left) and VSX-817 (right)
• While listening to a source, press STAN-
DARD.
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
3
shows in the display.
With two channel sources, press STANDARD
repeatedly to select from:
• 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE – Up to 5.1
channel sound, especially suited to movie
sources
• 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC
sound, especially suited to music sources
• 2 Pro Logic II GAME – Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited for video games
• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround
sound
VSX-817 model only:
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited for video games
CD-R/TAPE
CD
FM AM RECEIVER
STEREO/
AUTO SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR
F.S.SURR
ACOUSTIC SOUND
PHASE DIALOG
EQ RETRIEVER
4
– Up to 5.1 channel
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