Listening To Your System; Auto Playback; Listening In Surround Sound; Standard Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-1014-S Operating Instructions Manual

05

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
Important
• VSX-2014i-G model only – The listening modes and
many of the features described in this section are not
available when playing SACD or DVD-Audio discs
using the i.LINK connection.
Tip
• The listening modes described below can also be
selected using the front panel controls. Simply press
LISTENING MODE SELECT repeatedly to access the
modes you want, then use the MULTI JOG to select a
particular listening mode (after five seconds the
mode is automatically set).

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this
receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option
is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
automatically detects what kind of source you're playing
and selects multichannel or stereo playback as
necessary.
• While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR for
auto playback of a source.
AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before
showing the decoding or playback format. Check the
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see
how the source is being processed.
Note
• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded
accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic
IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound below for
more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect
headphones or select the multichannel analog
inputs.
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MPX CH RETURN
HDD DVD
AUDIO SUBTITLE
CH CH
RECEIVER CONTROL
THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO
ACOUSTIC SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/
AUTO SURR EQ SELECT LOUDNESS
EFFECT
SHIFT SLEEP DIALOG E
/CH SEL
RECEIVER

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in
surround sound. However, the options available will
depend on your speaker setup and the type of source
you're listening to.
If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using
the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 34.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for
stereo and multichannel sources.
MPX CH RETURN
AUDIO SUBTITLE
RECEIVER CONTROL
THX STANDARD
ACOUSTIC
AUTO SURR EQ
EFFECT
SHIFT
/CH SEL
RECEIVER
• While listening to a source, press STANDARD.
If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.
• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
encoded, the proper decoding format will
automatically be selected and shows in the display.
With two channel sources, you can select from:
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to music sources
• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound (sound
from the surround speakers is mono)
• Neo:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially
suited to movie sources
• Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited
to music sources
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
surround back speaker(s) and have selected Extended
ON, you can select (according to format):
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available
when you're using two surround back speakers)
• 2 Pro Logic IIx 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 encoded sources
HDD DVD
CH CH
ADV.SURR STEREO
SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/
SELECT LOUDNESS
SLEEP DIALOG E