Pioneer VSX-D712 Operating Instructions Manual page 36

D _ 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 STEREOor DIRECT,you will
hear the source through just the front left and
right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer
depend ng on your speaker settings). Dolby
Dig tal and DTS muir channel sources are
downmixed to stereo,
In STEREO, you'll hear the audio wth 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 rema ns
as close to the source audio signal as
possible,
_Note
• If you swtch on Midnight listen ng, Loud-
ness, or the Tonecontrols when DIRECTis
selected, the receiver automatically
switches to STEREO,
Standard mode
The Standard mode can be used to decode
Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Sulround
sources,
The other surround sound opt arts (next
column) can add multi-channel sound to
_egular stereo sources.
You can identity Dolby Digital software by the
u_,_ or _1_._ marks. Most Dolby
Surround software is ma_ked uu_, but
unma_ked software may also incorporate
Dolby Surround. Depending on the source
and the sound mode you have selected, you
may not get sound from the sulround 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
iecorded in Dolby Surround. The channel
separation and movement of surround effects
s compalable to Dolby Dgtal 5.1.
Pro Logic il Music (MUSIC)
This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound
and s suitable for musc, The surround effect
s 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 sou rce
material, so may be useful when Pro Logic II
Move/Music modes don't give good results.
Neo:6 Cinema (CINEMA)
This mode gives 6.1 channel sulround sound
and is su table for movies. The Neo:6 Cinema
mode delivers good channel separation for
movie soundtracks.
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