Preparations; Setting Up For Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-D710S Operating Instructions Manual

Setting Up for Surround Sound
Be sure to switch the power of this unit on (The
STANDBY indicator goes out)
To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to
complete the following set up operations This is
particularly important when using the W (Dolby)/DTS
surround mode You only need to make these settings
once (unless you change the placement of your current
speaker system or add new speakers, etc ) Refer to the
following pages for detailed descriptions of the settings
available for each mode
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1 Press
RECEIVER
to
turn the power on
The STANDBY indicator goes out
2
Press RCV
This button switches the remote to the receivers
surround setup mode
3 Press 4 or
D
to select the mode you want to
set
For best results, start with "SPEAKERS setting mode"
and make your initial adjustments in the order
described below
16
En
The current settings are displayed automatically
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DTS-ES ON/OFF
setting mode (page
17) (VSX-
D810YD850S only)
Use to turn the DTS-ES (surround back) channels
ON or OFF (for DTS discs only)
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SPEAKERS (Front, Center, Surround) setting
mode (page 17)
Use to specify the size and type of speakers you have
connected
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SPEAKERS (Surround Back) setting mode (page
17) (VSX-D810YD850S only)
Use to specify the size and type of surround back
speaker you have connected or if you have con-
nected a subwoofer here
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SUBWOOFER ON/PLUS/OFF setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify if the subwoofer is set to on, plus or off
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Crossover frequency setting mode (page 18)
Use to determine which frequencies will be sent to
the subwoofer (or "Large" speakers if you don't have
a subwoofer)
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LFE attenuator setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the peak level for the LFE channel and
the crossover network for rerouted bass frequencies
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Low cut filter ON/OFF setting mode (page 18)
Use to cut the distorted sound from the subwoofer
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FRONT speakers distance setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the distance from your listening
position to your front speaker
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CENTER speakers distance setting mode (page 18)
Use to specify the distance from your listening
position to your center speaker
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SURROUND speakers distance setting mode (page
19)
Use to specify the distance from your listening
position to your surround speakers
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SURROUND BACK speakers distance setting
mode (VSX-D810SID850S only) (page 19)
Use to specify the distance from your listening
position to your surround back speaker
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Dynamic range control setting mode (page 19)
Use to compress the dynamic range of the sound track
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Dual mono setting mode (page 19)
Use with 00 Digital software that has dual mono
encoding if you want to isolate one channel or listen
in this specialized mono mode
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Component input 1 setting (page 20)
Use to specify the video component connected to this
input
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Component input 2 setting (page 20)
Use to specify the video component connected to this
input
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Multi Channel External Decoder Surround Back
l&&h setting (VSX-D810YD850S only) (page 20)
Use to specify whether you hooked up your External
Multi Channel Decoder surround back speaker
connection with one or two cords If you're not using
a External Multi Channel Decoder ignore this setting
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Coaxial digital input setting (page 20)
Use to specify the input to be assigned to the coaxial
digital input
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Optical digital input 1 setting (page 20)
Use to specify the input assigned to this optical digital
input
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Optical digital input 2 setting (page 20)
Use to specify the input assigned to this optical digital
input
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Optical digital input 3 setting (VSX-D810SID850S
onl y ) (page
20)
Use to specify the input assigned to this optical digital
input
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Optical digital input 4 setting (VSX-DSSOS only)
(page 21)
Use to specify the input assigned to this optical digital
input
4
Press A or V to select
the
setting
you want
The setting is entered automatically
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround
modes
MEMO:
Press ENTER to exit the setting mode
The setting mode is automatically exited if no operation
is performed within 20 seconds