Using The Virtual Surround Back Mode; (Vsb); Listening In Stereo - Pioneer SX-316-S Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VSB)
Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual
surround back channel through your surround
speakers. For example, you can choose to
listen to sources with no surround back
channel information (for example, 5.1 encoded
material) with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB
ON). Sometimes the material may sound
better in the 5.1 format for which it was origi-
nally encoded. In this case you can simply
switch it off (VSB OFF).
Depending on the input signal and the
Listening Mode, the Virtual Surround Back
mode may not be effective.
APE / MD FRONT AUDIO FM AM TUNING
FRONT
AUDIO INPUT
• Press VSB MODE (front panel) to select a
virtual surround back channel option.
Each press cycles through the options as
follows:
• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
• VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Note
1 You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones or with the STEREO / DIRECT mode.
2 DIRECT switches to STEREO when using Midnight, Loudness, Dialog Enhancement, Sound Retriever, or the tone controls.
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AUDIO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER SX-316
MULTI JOG
ENTER
VSB DIALOGUE
STATION MPX
MODE ENHANCEMENT
MASTER
VOLUME
DOWN UP

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will
hear the source through just the front left and
right speakers.
Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources
are downmixed to stereo.
RECEIVER
SLEEP
INPUT SELECTOR
DVD TV
F.AUDIO
CD CD-R
STANDARD ADV.SURR
• While listening to a source, press STEREO
for stereo playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• STEREO – The audio is heard with your
surround settings and you can still use the
Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.
• DIRECT – Bypass all effects and surround
settings so that the audio remains as close
to the source audio signal as possible.
• AUTO SURR. – See Auto playback on
page 19 for more on this.
DIMMER ANALOG ATT
DVR
RECEIVER
FM AM
MIDNIGHT/
STEREO LOUDNESS
2
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