Playing Sources; Introduction To Sound Modes; Stereo/Direct; Standard Mode - Pioneer VSX-D712 Operating Instructions Manual

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Playing sources

Chapter 5:
Playing sources

Introduction to Sound Modes

There are three basic sound options: Stereo/
Direct (STEREO/DIRECT), Standard (STAN-
DARD) or Advanced Surround (ADVANCED
SURROUND).

Stereo/Direct

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will
hear the 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 STEREO, you'll hear the audio with your
surround settings and you can still use the
Midnight, Loudness, and Tone control func-
tions.
With DIRECT, you will bypass all effects and
surround settings so that the audio remains
as close to the source audio signal as
possible.
• If you switch on Midnight listening, Loud-
ness, or the Tone controls when DIRECT is
selected, the receiver automatically
switches to STEREO.

Standard mode

The Standard mode can be used to decode
Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Surround
sources.
The other surround sound options (next
column) can add multi-channel sound to
regular stereo sources.
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You can identify Dolby Digital software by the
1 or
Surround software is marked 3, but
unmarked software may also incorporate
Dolby Surround. Depending on the source
and the sound mode you have selected, you
may not get sound from the surround back
speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer
to Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB)
on page 41 and Using the Surround Back
Channel (SB CH) on page 40.
Choose one of the following to add depth to a
2 channel source:
Pro Logic II Movie (MOVIE)
This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound.
It is suitable for movies, especially those
recorded in Dolby Surround. The channel
separation and movement of surround effects
is comparable to Dolby Digital 5.1.
Pro Logic II Music (MUSIC)
This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound
and is suitable for music. The surround effect
is more enveloping than Pro Logic II Movie.
Pro Logic (PROLOGIC)
This mode gives 4.1 channel surround sound.
It is less sensitive to the quality of the source
material, so may be useful when Pro Logic II
Movie/ Music modes don't give good results.
Neo:6 Cinema (CINEMA)
This mode gives 6.1 channel surround sound
and is suitable for movies. The Neo:6 Cinema
mode delivers good channel separation for
movie soundtracks.
marks. Most Dolby