Using The Sound Retriever; Enhancing Dialog; Using The Tone Controls; Adjusting The Bass And Treble - Pioneer HTZ353DVD Operating Instructions Manual

03 Listening to your system
1 Press SOUND and use
MCACC EQ then press ENTER .
2 Use to select EQ ON or EQ OFF then
press ENTER to confirm .
• If you select EQ OFF, equalization is set to
off but speaker settings (channel delay and
channel level) remain in effect.
• EQ ON is selected automatically after the
Auto MCACC setup is completed.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the WMA/
MP3/MPEG-4 AAC compression process,
sound quality often suffers from an uneven
sound image. The Sound Retriever feature
employs new DSP technology that helps bring
CD quality sound back to compressed 2-
channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after
compression.
• While listening to a stereo source, press
SOUND RETRIEVER to switch the sound
retriever on or off.

Enhancing dialog

The Dialog Enhancement feature is designed
to make the dialog stand out from other
background sounds in a TV or movie
soundtrack.
1 Press SOUND and use
DIALOGUE then press ENTER .
2 Use to select the amount of dialog
enhancement then press ENTER to confirm.
Select between OFF, MID or MAX.

Using the Tone controls

You can change the tonal balance of the sound
by using the tone control menu.
Note
1 The Bass Mode is not available when headphones are connected.
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to select 1 Press SOUND and use
TONE then press ENTER .
2 Use
adjust and press ENTER .
The Bass/Treble, Quiet and Midnight features
cannot be used at the same time.

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the tone controls to adjust the bass and
treble.
• Use
use
confirm .

Quiet and Midnight modes

The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive
bass or treble in a sound source.
The Midnight listening feature allows you to
hear effective surround sound of movies at low
volume levels.
• After pressing ENTER, the setting
switches on/off.
• To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening
modes, select BASS/TRE.

Boosting the bass level

There are two bass modes you can use to
enhance the bass in a source.
1 Press SOUND and use
BASSMODE then press ENTER .
to select
2 Use
ENTER to confirm .
Select between OFF, MUSIC or CINEMA.
to select the option you want to
to select BASS or TREBLE then
to adjust the tone. Press ENTER to
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to adjust the sound then press
to select
to select