Surround Effect - Pioneer VSX-5700S Operating Instructions Manual

SURROUND EFFECT
This unit has a built-in surround processor for adding presence and an
expansive effect to the sound.
¢ STADIUM:
Effective for a stereo. but not a monaural source. The "STADIUM" effect
creates efficient, reverberated sounds to obtain an expansive sound
field. For music sources like a rock concert, you can feel if you were
at the live concert seated very close to the stage. For sports programs
such as a baseball game, you can enjoy a powerful sound, thus obtaining
a stadium-like effect.
¢ SIMULATED SURROUND:
The "SIMULATED" creates effects of reverberated and reflected sound
from the walls and ceiling similar to a concert hall. These sound-effects
added to the actual sound from the source make you feel as if in a more
expanded space. The different ranges of the expanded space can be
set by the DELAY TIME key.
For example, set the Delay Time to 15 ms or 20 ms for a live-house
eoncert, For chamber music, set to 20 ms. For orchestral music, set
: 35 ms. The "SIMULATED" also gives the effects on monaural
sources by outputting the reverberated sound from rear speakers while
keeping the output sound from front speakers as it is. Turn on the
"SIMULATED" for a monaural source to gain the effective surround
playback. When using a monaural source, it is more effective if used
with SIMULATED STEREO.
¢ DOLBY 3CH LOGIC
Combining the rear speaker signal with that of the front speakers results
in your being able to enjoy a regenerated sound fieid which has
comparatively more presence and a more expansive feeling from the
front 3 channels (front L, front 8, and center speakers) than that of
ordinary stereo regeneration.
* DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND
Choose this setting for movies and music {es Video Discs and
video tapes bearing the mark) playback,
DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND continucusly detects the size and
direction of the dominant signal and cancels undesirable crosstalk,
thereby providing signal emphasis.
It makes you clearly perceive the directions where music comes from.
_ _ Real flow of sound also can be re-created naturally using this feature
"ou can feel as if being in the outstanding and expansive sound field.
{For DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND and DOLBY 3CH
LOGIC]
You can choase from the following settings:
Center Made Choices:
(When using a center speaker:)
* NORMAL — Low range frequencies, which have little effect on
directionality and positioning, are routed to the left and right front
speakers, So you can use a relatively small size speaker as the center
speaker.
« WIDE — if you use a large size center speaker, choose this setting.
The full frequency range of the Dolby Surround center channel, from
low to high, is routed to the center speaker.
(When not using a center speaker: DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND}
* PHANTOM — The signal which would have been sent to the center
speaker is divided equally between the feft and right front speakers.
When using DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND, a delay time setting of
20 ms is commonly used. Use a different setting if you prefer.
Even if they do not bear the [iC [oocer sunnouno | mark, some
video recordings may be Doiby Surround encoded.
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DOLBY 3CH LOGIC can be used with stereo sources nat encaded with
DOLBY SURROUND.
Choose the SIMULATED SURROUND mode if the source sound signal
is mono. Little or no sound will be heard from the surround speakers
if the STADIUM or DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND mode is selected.
With DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND, menaural source sound will be
heard only from the center channel at settings other than the PHANTOM
position.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. Additionally licensed under one or more of the
following patents: U.S. numbers 3,632,886, 3,746,792 and
3,959,590; CANADA numbers 1,004,603 and 1,037,877.
"Dolby'' and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Doiby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Manufacturé sous ficence de Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. En outre, sous license d'un ou plusiers des brevets |
suivants: numéros américains 3,632,886, 3,746,792 et
3,959,590; numéros canadiens 1,004,603 et 1,037,877. Le
terme ''Dolby" et fe symbole Double-D sont des marques déposées
Speaker Installation Examples for Surround
To get the most out of the surround system, place the speakers as
shown below.
An example of speaker location
Front righ)
speaker
Front left
speaker
Center speaker
FRONT
Listening area
Rear left L iRear right
speaker a2) BS seater
if the rear speakers are positioned at an extreme distance, the surround
level becomes unable to adjust and the surround effect will not be fully
achieved.
Note:
Dolby Surround will not operate correctly if the signal passes through
a graphic equalizer.
When using Dolby Surround, turn off the TAPE 2 MONITOR switch
of set the graphic equalizer for flat response or ta its "through" (or
off} setting, if you have one in use.
NOTE:
© To avoid interference with the picture on a nearby TV set, use
magnetically shielded speaker systems.
© Position the left and right channel speakers at equal distances from
the TV set.
® Rear speakers are best positioned at slightly above ear level.