Selecting A Sound Mode - Pioneer VSX-908RDS-G Operating Instruction

Basic Playback
Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the main power button on the front panel to turn the
power ON (_ ).

Selecting a Sound Mode

To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the set up procedures described in "Setting
Up for Surround Sound" (starting on page 25) before using the sound modes. This is particularly important when
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using the (Dolby) Digital or DTS sources. When using the sound modes, SPEAKERS A will give the best
results. If you use SPEAKERS B, the sound will be down-mixed to the two front B speakers and the surround
sound effect will be lost.
Surrround operation
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S0URCE RECEIVER
MULTI SYSTEM
OPERATION OFF
DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2
MULTI CONTROL
MD/
CD TUNER TV CONT
TAPE1
CLASS MPX BAND DIRECT ACCESS
¶ 7 3 8
- + - +
TUNING STATION
1 ¡ 4 ¢
- +
CHANNEL
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
+10 0 DISC
RF ATT DISPLAY
TV
TV VOL TV CONTROL VOLUME
TV FUNC
EFFECT
MENU MUTE
/CH SEL
FUNCTION
ENTER
SIGNAL
SELECT
THX
2/dts
SYSTEM
THX ADVANCED STANDARD
SETUP
ADVANCED
MPEG
REMOTE
MIDNIGHT DSP STEREO
SETUP
DIGITAL NR
AV PREPROGRAMMED AND LEARNING
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
Main power button
DSP
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
STANDBY/ON
DSP
STANDBY MODE STEREO
/DTS
THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD
—OFF _ON MPEG
5-CHANNEL EQUAL POWER OUTPUT EXTERNAL
DECODER IN DIRECT
VIDEO INPUT
S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
PHONES
SPEAKERS
STANDARD
THX CINEMA
(
ADVANCED
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Select the sound mode.
• For HOME THX CINEMA \ Press THX.
• For ADVANCED THEATER \ Press ADVANCED.
Each press changes the ADVANCED THEATER mode as follows:
• For STANDARD \ Press STANDARD (
• For MPEG \ Press STANDARD (
Each press changes the mode as follows:
• For DSP modes \ Press DSP repeatedly.
Each press changes the DSP mode as follows:
STANDARD
( )
MPEG
STEREO
DSP
• For STEREO \ Press STEREO.
• The effects of ADVANCED THEATER mode can be adjusted
in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT –/+. (The default
setting is 70). Also, the effect level can be set in each
ADVANCED THEATER mode by pressing the EFFECT(–/+)
button. 5-D THEATER modes cannot be changed.
STEREO
• The amount of effect of each DSP mode can be adjusted in
the range of 10 to 90 (the default setting value is 70) by
pressing EFFECT –/+.
• When a digital input is selected, using some discs with a huge
amount of information may cause the overload indicator to
light up. If the overload indicator is lit, the signal may be
distorting. To ensure there is no distortion, you can switch to
LOUDNESS MIDN
the STANDARD mode.
– BASS + –
)
MPEG
MUSICAL DRAMA
5-D THEATER
MPEG
STANDARD
MPEG
HALL 1 HALL 2 JAZZ
THEATER 2 THEATER 1
ACTION
).
MPEG
) repeatedly.
DANCE