Using The Advanced Surround Effects - Pioneer VSX-820-K Operating Instructions Manual

05 Listening to your system
With multichannel sources, you can select
from:
• DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT – Up to 7.1 channel
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sound
• Straight Decode – Plays back without the
DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT effects.
When the surround back speaker is
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connected.
If you connected surround back speakers, see
also Using surround back channel processing
on page 37.
With two channel sources, you can select from:
• DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
• DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
• DOLBY PLIIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel
sound, especially suited to video games
• NEO:6 CINEMA – Up to 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
• NEO:6 MUSIC – Up to 6.1 channel sound,
especially suited to music sources
• DOLBY PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel
surround sound (sound from the surround
speakers is mono)
With multichannel sources, if you have
connected surround back speaker(s) and have
selected SB ON, you can select (according to
format):
• DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE – See above (only
available when you're using two surround
back speakers)
• DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC – See above
Note
1 When listening to 2-channel sources in DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT mode, you can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the
Audio options on page 38).
2 • If surround back channel processing (page 37) is switched off, or the surround back speakers are set to NO, DOLBY PLIIx
becomes DOLBY PLII (5.1 channel sound).
• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.
3 When listening to 2-channel sources in DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust:
C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM.. See Setting the Audio options on page 38 to adjust them.
4 When listening to 2-channel sources in NEO:6 CINEMA or NEO:6 MUSIC mode, you can also adjust the C.IMG effect
(see Setting the Audio options on page 38).
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En
• 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-ES encoded sources
• DTS NEO:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel
playback with DTS encoded sources

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround feature creates a
variety of surround effects. Try different modes
with various soundtracks to see which you like.
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• Press ADV SURR repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
• ACTION – Designed for action movies with
dynamic soundtracks.
• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of
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dialog.
• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources.
• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video
games.
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs.
• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-
type sound.
• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound
for rock and/or pop music.
• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic
music sources.
• EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to
a stereo source, using all of your speakers.
AUTO/ STEREO/ BD MENU
DIRECT A.L.C. STANDARD ADV SURR