Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer VSX-819H Operating Instructions Manual

05 Listening to your system
With two channel sources, you can select from:
• DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
• DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
• DOLBY PLIIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to video games
• NEO:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
• NEO:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to music sources
• DOLBY PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel
surround sound (sound from the surround
speakers is mono)
With multichannel sources, if you have
connected surround back speaker(s) and have
selected SB CH ON, you can select (according
to format):
• DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE – See above (only
available when you're using two surround
back speakers)
• DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC – See above
• DOLBY DIGITAL EX – Creates surround
back channel sound for 5.1 channel
sources and provides pure decoding for
6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital
Surround EX)
• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel
playback with DTS-ES encoded sources
• DTS NEO:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1
channel playback with DTS encoded
sources
Note
1 When listening to 2-channel sources in DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust:
C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM.. See Setting the Audio options on page 38 to adjust them.
2 When listening to 2-channel sources in NEO:6 CINEMA or NEO:6 MUSIC mode, you can also adjust the C.IMG effect
(see Setting the Audio options on page 38).
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Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround feature creates a
variety of surround effects. Try different modes
with various soundtracks to see which you like.
1
• Press ADV SURR repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with
dynamic soundtracks.
2
• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of
dialog.
• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources.
• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video
games.
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs.
• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-
type sound.
• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound
for rock and/or pop music.
• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic
music sources.
• EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound
to a stereo source, using all of your
speakers.
AUTO/ STEREO/
DIRECT A.L.C. STANDARD ADV SURR ADV SURR
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