Using The Virtual Surround Back Mode; Vsb - Pioneer VSX-415 Mode D'emploi

05 Listening to your system
Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VSB)
Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual
back channel through your surround speakers.
For example, you can choose to listen to
sources with no surround back channel infor-
mation (for example, 5.1 encoded material)
with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB ON). Some-
times the material may sound better in the 5.1
format for which it was originally encoded. In
this case you can simply switch it off (VSB OFF)
or (VSX-515 model only) have the receiver only
apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like
Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VSB AUTO).
Type of source
Dolby Digital EX/
DTS-ES encoded
multichannel source
with 6.1ch surround
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded
multichannel source
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded stereo
source; other digital
stereo source
Analog 2-channel
(stereo) source
Note
1 You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones or with the STEREO / DIRECT mode.
VSX-415 model only
• You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the Speaker setting on page 38 is set to S∗.
VSX-515 model only
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the surround back speaker is set to
NO in Speaker setting on page 42.
•You can't adjust the surround back channel level when you're listening to the virtual surround back channel.
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En
1

VSB

Multichannel
mode
sources
ì
ON
ì
AUTO
ì
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel.
• Press EXTENDED MODE / VSB MODE
(front panel) to select a virtual surround back
channel option.
Each press cycles through the options as
follows:
• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
• VSB AUTO – (VSX-515 model only) Virtual
Surround Back is automatically applied to
6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby
Digital EX or DTS-ES)
• VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Standard
Stereo sources
2 Pro Logic 2 Pro Logic
II
ì ì
ì ì
Advanced
surround
Neo:6
ì
ì
ì
ì
ì ì
ì ì
ì ì
ì ì