Pioneer VSX-S500-K Operating Instruction page 35

Listening to your system
Setting/What it does
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CENTER WIDTH
(Applicable only when using a center speaker)
Spreads the center channel between the front
right and left speakers, making it sound wider
(higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).
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DIMENSION
Adjusts the surround sound balance from
front to back, making the sound more distant
(minus settings), or more forward (positive
settings).
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PANORAMA
Extends the front stereo image to include
surround speakers for a 'wraparound' effect.
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CENTER IMAGE
(Applicable only when using a center speaker)
Adjust the center image to create a wider
stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect
from 0 (all center channel sent to front right
and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent
to the center speaker only).
HEIGHT GAIN
Adjusts the output from the front height
speaker when listening in 2PLIIz HEIGHT
mode. If set to HIGH, the sound from the top
will be more emphasized.
a. BASS settings cannot be adjusted when the front speaker is
Option(s)
set to SMALL in the Speaker Setting (or is set automatically via
the Auto MCACC setup) and the X.OVER is set above 150 Hz.
0 to 7
In this case, adjusting the subwoofer channel levels via CH
Default: 3
LEV allows for similar adjustments to those that could
otherwise be performed via BASS (page 38).
b. • Channels are displayed as follows.
L – Front left
FHL – Front height left
–3 to +3
C – Center
Default: 0
FHR – Front height right
R – Front right
SR – Surround right
SBR – Surround back right
SBL – Surround back left
OFF
SL – Surround left
ON
SW – Subwoofer
• Speakers for which Speaker Settings are set to NO cannot
be selected.
0 to 10
Default: 3
c. With a 7.1-channel surround system, audio signals that have
(NEO:6 MUSIC), undergone matrix decoding processing through surround
10 (NEO:6 back channel processing to which the Up Mix function is
added are output from the surround back speakers.
CINEMA)
d. • Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving
proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are 'in phase',
they crest and trough together, resulting in increased
HIGH
amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest
of a wave meets a trough, then the sound will be 'out of phase'
MID
and an unreliable sound image will be produced.
• If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the
LOW
plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually feel
when Phase Control is set to ON on this receiver depends on
the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer to maximize
the effect. It is also recommended you try changing the
orientation or the place of your subwoofer.
• Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to
OFF. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the cutoff
frequency to a higher value.
• If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have
a maximized Phase Control effect.
• The Phase Control mode cannot be set to ON in the
following cases:
– When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on.
– When the headphones are connected.
e. You can change the Sound Retriever feature at any time by
using S.RTRV button.
f. The default setting when the ADAPTER input is selected is
ON.
g. This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital
and DTS soundtracks.
h. The initial set AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals.
Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby TrueHD.
i.
You shouldn't have any problems using this with most SACD
discs, but if the sound distorts, it is best to switch the gain
setting back to 0 dB.
j. This feature is only available when the connected display
supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability
('lip-sync') for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay
time unsuitable, set AUTO DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay
time manually. For more details about the lip-sync feature of
your display, contact the manufacturer directly.
k. Only available with 2-channel sources in 2PLII MUSIC mode.
l. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in NEO:6 CINEMA
and NEO:6 MUSIC mode.
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