Listening With Virtual Surround Back Speakers; Creating A Center Speaker Effect - Pioneer VSX-AX10Ai-G Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
Listening with virtual surround back
speakers
• Default setting: VIRTUAL SB OFF
If you don't have real surround back speakers connected,
you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to
simulate one.
Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1
format for which it was originally encoded. In this case
you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1
encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VSB
AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VSB OFF).
Note that this feature only works when the surround
channels are active and the surround back speaker is set
to NO in Speaker Systems on page 57. It is also available
when the speaker system has been set to SP AB (see
Switching the speaker system on page 80).
See also Using the surround back channel above.
• Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through
the virtual surround back channel options.
The remote control menu for this step is shown below
(see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).
RECEIVER
RECEIVER
INPUT
SPEAKER
A/B
VIDEO
SELECT
TAPE2
MONITOR
ACOUSTIC
CAL. MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS TONE OPTION
PHONES SP SYSTEM SIGNAL VIDEO TAPE2 STREAM
A/B SELECT SELECT MONITOR DIRECT
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
• VSB AUTO
• VSB ON
• VSB OFF
Note
• You can't select the virtual surround back setting
when you've selected SP B as the speaker setting
(see Caution on page 80) or when Bi-Surround is
selected in Speaker Systems on page 57.
• You can't use the virtual surround back setting when
Stream Direct is on or when STEREO, or one of the
THX modes is selected.
3/3
TV
CONT
SB CH
MODE
INPUT
ATT
DISPLAY
DIMMER
STATUS
TUNER SB CH
DIGITAL NR INPUT ATT CLASS STATION MODE
VIDEO INPUT
SETUP
MIC DIGITAL IN
S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R

Creating a center speaker effect

If you don't have a center speaker connected, the center
speaker channel is mixed to your two front speakers.
However, using the Real Phantom setting, you can create
a center speaker effect for an effective front surround
effect.
1 Press OPTION repeatedly to select R.PHANTOM.
The remote control menu for this step is shown below
(see note at the start of this chapter if you need help).
RECEIVER
RECEIVER
MIDNIGHT
TONE
–
OPTION
–
CH LEVEL
ACOUSTIC
CAL. LOUDNESS TONE OPTION
MIDNIGHT
PHONES SP SYSTEM SIGNAL VIDEO TAPE2 STREAM
A/B SELECT SELECT DIRECT
MONITOR
2 Use the (OPTION) +/– buttons to change the
setting.
• Mid – A subtle center speaker effect is applied to the
front left and right channels.
• Max – A strong center speaker effect is applied to the
front left and right channels.
• OFF – The center speaker effect is switched off.
Note
• Real Phantom is automatically switched off and
R.PHANTOM won't appear in the display (in step 1) if
Stream Direct or the STEREO listening mode is
switched on. The center speaker must also be set to
NO in Speaker Systems on page 57.
2/3
TV
CONT
DIGITAL NR
LOUDNESS
+
+
SB CH
TUNER
DIGITAL NR INPUT ATT CLASS STATION MODE
VIDEO INPUT
SETUP
MIC DIGITAL IN
S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
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