Using Front Surround; Using Advanced Surround; Listening In Stereo - Pioneer RCS-77H Operating Insructions

Listening to your system

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are
using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as
described in Home theater sound setup on page 6. The
surround speakers should be placed on top of the front
speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or
straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using
(see below).
REC STOP REC
SURROUND ADVANCED
AUDIO SUBTITLE
TV
CHANNEL
SHIFT TV CONTROL
• Press SHIFT+ADVANCED to select a Front
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select FRTMOVIE, FRTMUSIC or
EXTPOWER.
• If you have selected FRTMOVIE or FRTMUSIC, turn
each surround speaker so that the
base is lined up with the
arrow on the front speaker. With EXTPOWER (Extra
Power), the surround speakers should point in the
same direction as the front speakers. (as shown
below)
FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC
Note
1 The 5-spot setup described in Home theater sound setup on page 6 should be used with these effects.
ONE TOUCH
REC MODE
COPY
SOUND TIMER REC
ANGLE PLAY MODE
INPUT
VOLUME
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
arrow at the
FRONT SURROUND
EXTPOWER

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any
multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional
1
surround sound effects.
REC STOP REC
SURROUND ADVANCED
AUDIO SUBTITLE
TV
CHANNEL
SHIFT TV CONTROL
• Press SHIFT+ADVANCED to select an Advanced
Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select ADVMOVIE, ADVMUSIC,
EXPANDED, TV SURR., SPORTS, GAME or 5 STEREO.

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel—in
stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all
channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers
and the subwoofer.
REC STOP REC
SURROUND ADVANCED
AUDIO SUBTITLE
TV
CHANNEL
SHIFT TV CONTROL
• Press SHIFT+SURROUND repeatedly until STEREO
shows in the display.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
ONE TOUCH
REC MODE
COPY
SOUND TIMER REC
ANGLE PLAY MODE
INPUT
VOLUME
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
ONE TOUCH
REC MODE
COPY
SOUND TIMER REC
ANGLE PLAY MODE
INPUT
VOLUME
TV/DVD
TV DIRECT
REC
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