Using Front Stage Surround Advance; Using Stream Direct - Pioneer HTP-SB300 Operating Instructions Manual

04 Listening to your system
In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.),
this unit equalizes playback sound levels if
each sound level varies with the music source
recorded in a portable audio player.
STANDARD
AUTO/
DIRECT
LISTENING MODE
• While listening to a source, press
STEREO/A.L.C. for stereo playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
• STEREO – The audio is heard with your
surround settings and you can still use the
Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control and
Sound Retriever functions.
• A.L.C. – Listening in Auto level control
stereo mode.
• F.S.S.ADVANCE – See Using Front Stage
Surround Advance below for more on this.
Using Front Stage Surround
Advance
The Front Stage Surround Advance function
allows you to create natural surround sound
effects using just the front speakers and the
subwoofer.
STANDARD
AUTO/
DIRECT
LISTENING MODE
• While listening to a source, press
STEREO/A.L.C. to select Front Stage
Surround Advance modes.
• STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for
more on this.
• A.L.C. – See Listening in stereo above for
more on this.
Note
1 In the DIRECT mode, Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate and Center image functions are available.
2 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO
SURROUND or DIRECT if this is a problem.
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• F.S.S.ADVANCE – Use to provide a rich
surround sound effect directed to the
center of where the front left and right
speakers sound projection area converges.
F.S.S.ADVANCE position
Front left
speaker

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want
to hear the truest possible reproduction of a
source. All unnecessary signal processing is
bypassed.
STANDARD ADV SURR
AUTO/ STEREO/
DIRECT A.L.C.
LISTENING MODE
• While listening to a source, press AUTO/
DIRECT to select Stream Direct mode.
• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on
page 20.
• DIRECT – Sources are heard in accordance
with the settings made in dual mono
1
mode. You will hear sources according to
the number of channels in the signal.
• PURE DIRECT – PCM sources are heard
without any digital processing.
Front right
speaker
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DIMMER
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