Listening With Virtual Surround Back Speakers; Using The Audio Scaler For Hi-Bit And Hi-Sampling - Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi Operating Instructions Manual

05 Listening to your system
Listening with virtual surround back
speakers
• Default setting: VIRTL 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 (VIRTL
SB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VIRTL SB OFF).
For stereo sources, you'll have to select one of the NEO:6
modes or an advanced effect mode (see Listening in
surround sound on page 37) to use the Virtual Surround
Back feature.
Note that this feature only works when the surround
channels are active and the surround back speaker is set
to NO in Speaker Setting on page 51.
See also Using the surround back channel above.
• Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through
the virtual surround back channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
• VIRTL SB ON – Virtual Surround Back is used for all
sources
• VIRTL SB AUTO – Automatically applied to 6.1
encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or
DTS-ES)
• VIRTL SB OFF – Virtual Surround back is switched off
Note
• You can't use the Virtual Surround Back setting with
THX CINEMA, PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx, MULTI
CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT.
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SB CH
MODE
• You can't use the Virtual Surround Back feature with
DVD-A, SACD or sources over 48kHz when using one
of the digital inputs (including i.LINK).
• When using the Virtual Surround Back feature with
the surround modes, +VSB shows in the display.
Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and
Hi-sampling
• Default setting: Off
You can use the audio scaler to create a wider dynamic
range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs.
HI-BIT
1 If you're using the remote, press RECEIVER.
2 Press HI-BIT (HI-BIT/HI-SAMPLING on the front
panel).
Note
• You can't use the audio scaler with MULTI CH IN.
• You can't use the audio scaler with DVD-A, SACD or
sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital
inputs (including i.LINK).
• If you switch on the audio scaler when DIRECT is
selected, the receiver automatically switches to
STEREO.
RECEIVER