Listening To Your System; Auto Listening Mode; Listening In Surround Sound; Dolby Pro Logic Ii Music Settings - Pioneer HTS-560DV Operating Instructions Manual

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Listening to your system

Chapter 6
Listening to your system
Important
• Many of the buttons used extensively in this chapter
are used in conjuction with the SHIFT button.
The cursor buttons (
SOUND should all be used with SHIFT in the
following explanations.

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to
any source as it was mastered: the output from the
speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.
• Press SURROUND to select the AUTO listening
mode.
If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D
or DTS indicator lights.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to stereo or multichannel sources in
surround sound. Surround sound is generated from
stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic
decoding modes.
• Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening
mode.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
The choices that appear in the display will vary according
to the type of source that's playing.
If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D
or DTS indicator lights.
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En
), ENTER and
TUNER
SR
SURROUND
ADVANCED
ENTER CLEAR
TOP MENU TUNE MENU
SETUP
SOUND
TUNER
SR
SURROUND
ADVANCED
ENTER CLEAR
TOP MENU TUNE MENU
SOUND SETUP
• AUTO – Auto listening mode (see above)
• DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel surround
sound for use with any two-channel source
• MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to movie sources,
for use with any two-channel source
• MUSIC (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – 5.1 channel
surround sound, especially suited to music sources,
for use with any two-channel source; see Dolby Pro
Logic II Music settings below
• STEREO – See Listening in stereo on page 23

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode (see
above), there are three settings you can adjust: Center
Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
SURROUND
ADVANCED
ENTER CLEAR
TOP MENU TUNE MENU
SOUND SETUP SETUP
ST ENTER ST
RETURN
TEST MCACC
TONE
TUNE
1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active, press
SHIFT+ SOUND .
2 Use SHIFT+ (cursor left/right) to select C
WIDTH, DIMEN. or PANORAMA then press
SHIFT+ ENTER .
• C WIDTH (Center Width): Provides a better blend of
the front speakers by spreading the center channel
between the front right and left speakers, making it
sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower
settings)
• DIMEN. (Dimension): Adjusts the depth of the
surround sound balance from front to back, making
the sound more distant (minus settings), or more
forward (positive settings)
• PANORAMA: Extends the front strereo image to
include the surround speakers for a 'wraparound'
effect.
3 Use SHIFT+ (cursor up/down) to adjust the
setting then press SHIFT+ ENTER to confirm.
SETUP
SOUND
AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE RETRIEVER
PLAY MODE ZOOM DISPLAY SLEEP
TV
INPUT
CHANNEL VOLUME
SHIFT TV CONTROL