Listening Modes; Stereo Modes - Pioneer VSX-45TX Elite Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Operation

Listening Modes

The three listening mode types on the receiver are explained here (to select listening modes see pages 43-44).
The kind of playback you can get in the three modes depends on what kind of a source (DVD, etc.) you are
using. The basic distinction is between 2 channel sources and multichannel sources. The MOVIE and MUSIC
modes that are available to you will also differ according to your source and which SB CH MODE you choose.
This is explained below as well.
For home theater the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes are designed to deliver realistic and powerful
multichannel surround sound that recreates the movie theater or concert experience. The first four MOVIE
modes (THX CINEMA, 2PRO LOGIC II (MOVIE), 2PRO LOGIC, NEO:6 CINEMA) and first two MUSIC modes
(2PRO LOGIC II MUSIC, NEO:6 MUSIC) incorporate pure decoding of the signal. That is they present it as it
was recorded in the sound studio. The other modes are DSP modes. They add some type of effect to the signal.
You may need to experiment with these modes to see which suit your home system and personal tastes.
The MUSIC and STEREO modes are designed to be used with music sources but some MUSIC modes are also
suitable for film soundtracks. Again, try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like but you
must choose one of the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes in order to get surround sound.
Depending on your setup, in STEREO mode only the front two speakers, and sometimes the subwoofer (if you
have one), are used.

STEREO modes

When a source is played in this mode, it plays 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.
STEREO
In STEREO mode the audio plays according to the surround setup settings and you can still use ACOUSTIC
CALIBRATION EQ, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, HI-BIT HI-SAMPLING mode, and TONE Control
functions.
DIRECT
In DIRECT mode, the audio bypasses all types of signal processing to remain as close to the source audio
quality as possible.
If you switch on ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, HI-BIT HI-
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SAMPLING mode, and TONE Control when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches
to STEREO.
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