Using The Advanced Surround Effects; Listening In Stereo - Pioneer VSX-518 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround feature creates a
variety of surround effects. Try different modes
with various soundtracks to see which you like.
STEREO/
AUTO/DIRECT
A.L.C.
QUICK
PHASE SETUP
• Press ADV SURR repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with
dynamic soundtracks.
• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of
dialog.
• MONOFILM – Creates surround sound
from mono soundtracks.
• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources.
• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo
2
field.
• TV SURR. – Provides surround sound for
both mono and stereo TV sources.
• ADV.GAME – Suitable for video games.
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs.
• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound
for rock and/or pop music.
• UNPLUGED – Suitable for acoustic music
sources.
• X-STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a
stereo source, using all of your speakers.
• PHONESUR. – Creates the effect of overall
surround with headphones.
Note
1 • If you press ADV SURR with the headphones connected, PHONESUR. will automatically be selected.
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in
Setting the AV options on page 28.
2 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).
STANDARD ADV SURR
SOUND
DIALOG RETRIEVER

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO you will hear the
1
source through just the front left and right
speakers (and possibly your subwoofer
depending on your speaker settings). Dolby
Digital and DTS multichannel sources are
downmixed to stereo.
In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.),
this unit equalizes playback sound levels if
each sound level varies with the music source
recorded in a portable audio player.
AUTO/DIRECT
PHASE
• While listening to a source, press
STEREO/A.L.C. for stereo playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• STEREO – The audio is heard with your
surround settings and you can still use the
Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.
• A.L.C. – Listening in Auto level control
stereo mode.
• F.S.S.FOCUS – See Using Front Stage
Surround Advance on page 26 for more on
this.
• F.S.S. WIDE – See Using Front Stage
Surround Advance on page 26 for more on
this.
STEREO/
STANDARD ADV SURR
A.L.C.
QUICK SOUND
SETUP DIALOG RETRIEVER
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