Using The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Using The Stream Direct Mode - Pioneer VSX-59TXi Elite Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Using the multichannel analog inputs

If you've connected to the multichannel inputs on the
rear panel (see Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs on page 18), you will be able to select them as
your input source. See Using the Stream Direct mode
below if you want to bypass the signal processing in this
receiver for a pure analog signal.
1 Press 'Multi-ch in' on the remote control Home
menu ( ) screen.
You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front
panel.
HOME
RECEIVER
1 INPUT 2
VCR2
MULTI CH
VIDEO
TV
CONT OPERATION
2 If necessary, press SIGNAL SELECT to choose the
number of channels you'll hear.
See Selecting USB and multichannel analog input
channels on page 49 for more on this.
Note
• The number of channels you hear will depend on the
source and the SB CH mode setting (see Using the
surround back channel on page 50 for more on this).

Using the Stream Direct mode

• Default setting: SD:1 NORMAL (on)
Use the Stream Direct mode when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary
signal processing is bypassed, and you're left with the
pure analog or digital sound source.
1 While listening to a source, press STREAM
DIRECT to switch on or off.
RECEIVER
RECEIVER
SIGNAL
SELECT
LISTENING
MODE
STANDARD
ADVANCED
CINEMA
2/3
RECEIVER
3
CD-R
VCR3
/ TAPE1
INPUT
MULTI SYSTEM
OFF
SETUP
1/4
STREAM
DIRECT
ACOUSTIC
CAL.
STEREO
THX
ADVANCED
CONCERT
ACOUSTIC
CAL. MIDNIGHT TONE OPTION
PHONES SP SYSTEM SIGNAL VIDEO TAPE2 STREAM
A/B SELECT SELECT MONITOR DIRECT
2 If you want to change the Stream Direct mode,
press OPTION repeatedly to select Stream Direct
(appears on the front panel as SD:1, 2 or 3) then use
the (OPTION) +/– buttons to adjust the setting.
• SD:1 NORMAL – Analog and digital sources are
heard according to the settings made in the
Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level,
speaker distance, acoustic calibration EQ, and X-
curve), as well as with dual mono, the input
attenuator, and any sound delay and hi-bit/hi-
sampling settings. You will hear sources according to
the number of channels in the signal.
• SD:2 2CH DIRECT – Use this setting for stereo
analog and digital sources. All processing
unnecessary for 2-channel signals is bypassed (such
as speaker distance and acoustic calibration EQ) and
you will hear the source through the shortest
possible signal path. All sound will be heard through
the front left and right speakers only (no subwoofer
output is heard). With multichannel sources,
playback is the same as the NORMAL setting
(above).
• SD:3 ANA DIRECT – All analog sources are heard
without any digital processing. All processing is done
through the analog circuitry and the center channel,
if present, will be sent to the front right and left
speakers (the channel level is adjusted
automatically). With digital sources, playback is the
same as the NORMAL setting (above).
Note
• You can't use Digital NR, Midnight/Loudness
listening, the SB CH mode, the tone control, or any of
the listening modes when Stream Direct is on.
• If you connect the headphones when SD:3
ANA DIRECT is selected, only the front left and
right channels will be heard with multichannel
sources.
• Stereo formats with surround sound information
(such as Dolby Surround) are treated the same as
multichannel sources.
• When the speaker impedance is set to 4Ω in
Switching the speaker impedance on page 78, or
when the Digital Safety is switched on (see
Troubleshooting section on Power on page 99), the
setting is fixed at SD:1 NORMAL.
MULTI ROOM & SOURCE
TUNER SB CH
DIGITAL NR CLASS STATION MODE CONTROL ON/OFF
VIDEO INPUT
SETUP
MIC DIGITAL IN
S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
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