Using Stream Direct; Using The Sound Retriever; Listening With Acoustic Calibration Eq; Using Surround Back Channel Processing - Pioneer VSX-819H-S Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want
to hear the truest possible reproduction of a
source. All unnecessary signal processing is
bypassed.
AUTO/ AUTO/ STEREO/
DIRECT DIRECT A.L.C.
AUDIO
• While listening to a source, press AUTO/
DIRECT to select Stream Direct mode.
• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on
page 34.
• DIRECT – Sources are heard according to
the settings made in the Surround Setup
(speaker setting, channel level, speaker
distance), as well as with dual mono
1
settings. You will hear sources according
to the number of channels in the signal.
• PURE DIRECT – Analog and PCM sources
are heard without any digital processing.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the
compression process, sound quality often
suffers from an uneven sound image. The
Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP
technology that helps bring CD quality sound
back to compressed 2-channel audio by
restoring sound pressure and smoothing
jagged artifacts left over after compression.
RECEIVER
INPUT SELECT SOURCE
ZONE 2
RECEIVER
ON/OFF TV CONTROL
INPUT
Note
1 In the DIRECT mode, Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate and Center image
functions are available.
2 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or
DIRECT if this is a problem.
3 The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel sources.
4 You can't use Acoustic Calibration EQ with MULTI IN or Stream Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.
STANDARD ADV SURR
TUNER EDIT MASTER
2
3
HDD DVD VCR
DISPLAY
1 2 3
S.RETRIEVER EQ CH SELECT SLEEP
4 5 6
CH
SB CH PHASE MIDNIGHT
7 8 9
CH
• Press RECEIVER, then press S.RETRIEVER
to switch the sound retriever on or off.
Listening with Acoustic
Calibration EQ
• Default setting: ON
You can listen to sources using the Acoustic
Calibration Equalization set in Automatically
setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on
page 9. Refer to these pages for more on
Acoustic Calibration Equalization.
RECEIVER
INPUT SELECT SOURCE
ZONE 2
RECEIVER
ON/OFF TV CONTROL
INPUT
• While listening to a source, press
RECEIVER, then press EQ to switch the
Acoustic Calibration EQ on or off.
The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights
when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.
Using surround back channel
processing
You can have the receiver automatically use
6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources
(for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or
you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1
decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded
material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a
surround back channel will be generated, but
the material may sound better in the 5.1
format for which it was originally encoded (in
which case, you can simply switch surround
back channel processing off).
HDD DVD VCR
DISPLAY
1 2 3
S.RETRIEVER EQ EQ CH SELECT SLEEP
4 5 5 6
CH
SB CH PHASE MIDNIGHT
7 8 9
CH
4
05
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