Listening To Your System; Auto Listening Mode; Listening In Surround Sound; Using Front Surround - Pioneer XV-DV151 Operating Instructions Manual

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Listening to your system

Chapter 3
Listening to your system

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to
listen to any source as it was mastered: the
output from the speakers mirrors the channels
in the source material.
• Press SURROUND to select the AUTO
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listening mode.

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to stereo or multichannel
sources in surround sound.
is generated from stereo sources using one of
the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.
• Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a
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listening mode.
The choices that appear in the display will vary
according to the type of source that's playing.
• AUTO – Auto listening mode (see above)
• DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel
surround sound (use with any two-channel
source)
• MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – Pro
Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound,
especially suited to movie sources (use
with any two-channel source)
Note
1 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display.
2 Note that the input source must be switched to DVD/CD or USB for multichannel playback.
3 Note that the F.SURR option does not appear when headphones are connected.
4 When set to MODE ON, make sure to follow the Setup Guide for best surround sound.
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En
TUNE
SETUP TEST TONE SURROUND SOUND
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Surround sound
TUNE
SETUP TEST TONE SURROUND
SOUND
• MUSIC (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – Pro
Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound,
especially suited to music sources (use
with any two-channel source)
• STEREO – See Listening in stereo below

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround mode is effective when
DVD/CD or USB is selected as the input source
and you are using the Front surround 3-spot
speaker setup as described in Home theater
sound setup on page 9 and the Speaker Setup
Guide.
• The surround speakers should be placed
on top of the front speakers and oriented
towards the walls.
TOP MENU
ST
HOME
MENU
SETUP TEST TONE
1 Press SETUP and use
'F.SURR' then press ENTER .
2 Use to select MODE ON or MODE
OFF then press ENTER .
After selecting MODE ON, you can use the
surround listening modes with Front Surround.
TUNE MENU
ENTER
ST
RETURN
TUNE
SURROUND SOUND
to choose
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