Listening To Your System; Auto Playback; Listening In Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-415 Mode D'emploi

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
Important
• Certain features explained in this section
will not be possible depending on the
source (for example, PCM 88.2 / 96kHz,
DTS 96kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources).

Auto playback

VSX-515 model only
There are many ways to listen back to sources
using this receiver, but for the simplest, most
direct listening option is the Auto Surround
feature. With this, the receiver automatically
detects what kind of source you're playing and
selects multichannel or stereo playback as
1
necessary.
RECEIVER
SLEEP
INPUT SELECTOR
DVD/LD DVD 5.1CH
CD-R/
CD TAPE/MD
ADVANCED
STANDARD SURROUND
• While listening to a source, press
STEREO for auto playback of a source.
Press repeatedly until AUTO SURR. shows
briefly in the display (it will then show the
decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
how the source is being processed.
Note
1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening
in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.
2 VSX-515 model only – If the Extended mode (page 33) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (page 42),
2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).
FL DIMMER INPUT ATT
TV/SAT DVR/VCR
FM AM
MIDNIGHT/
STEREO LOUDNESS

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any
source in surround sound. However, the
options available will depend on your speaker
setup and the type of source you're listening to.
VSX-515 only – If you connected surround back
speakers, see also Using the surround back
channel (Extended mode) on page 33.
RECEIVER
SLEEP
INPUT SELECTOR
DVD/LD DVD 5.1CH
CD-R/
CD TAPE/MD
ADVANCED
STANDARD SURROUND
• While listening to a source, press STAN-
DARD.
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
format will automatically be selected and
2
shows in the display.
With two channel sources, press STANDARD
repeatedly to select from:
• 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE – Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
• 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC – Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited to music sources
• 2 PRO LOGIC – 5.1 channel surround
sound
FL DIMMER INPUT ATT
TV/SAT DVR/VCR
FM AM
MIDNIGHT/
STEREO LOUDNESS
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