Choosing The Input Signal; Auto Playback; Listening In Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-420-S Operating Instructions Manual

04 Listening to your system

Choosing the input signal

On this receiver, it is possible to switch the
input signals for the different inputs as
described below.
MULTI IN
PORTABLE TUNER
MIDNIGHT PHASE S.RETRIEVER
• Press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal
corresponding to the source component.
When DIGITAL (C1/O1/O2) is selected and the
selected audio input is not provided, A (analog)
is automatically selected.
Each press cycles through the following:
• A – Selects the analog inputs.
• DIGITAL – Selects the digital input. The
coaxial 1 input is selected for C1, and the
optical 1 or 2 audio input is selected for
O1 or O2.
When set to DIGITAL, 2 D lights when a
Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights
when a DTS signal is input.
Note
1 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz) and DTS (including DTS 96 kHz / 24 bit) digital signal
formats. With other digital signal formats, set to A (analog).
• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make
the proper digital connections (page 18) and set the signal input to C1/O1/O2 (DIGITAL).
• Some DVD players don't output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.
2 Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using DOLBY PLII MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above
for more on these decoding formats).
3 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 28.
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SIGNAL SEL
VOL

Auto playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the
Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
automatically detects what kind of source
you're playing and selects multichannel or
stereo playback as necessary.
AUTO/ AUTO/ STEREO/
DIRECT DIRECT A.L.C.
AUDIO
• While listening to a source, press AUTO/
3
DIRECT for auto playback of a source.
Press repeatedly until AUTO SURROUND
shows briefly in the display (it will then show
the decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
how the source is being processed.

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source
in surround sound. However, the options
available will depend on your speaker setup and
the type of source you're listening to.
AUTO/ STEREO/
DIRECT A.L.C.
AUDIO
• While listening to a source, press
STANDARD.
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
shows in the display.
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STANDARD ADV SURR
TUNER EDIT MASTER
BD MENU
STANDARD STANDARD ADV SURR
TUNER EDIT MASTER