Using Front Surround; Using Advanced Surround; Listening In Stereo - Pioneer HTS-260 Mode D'emploi

05 Listening to your system

Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are
using the Front surround speaker setup as described on
page 8. The surround speakers should be placed beside
the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls,
or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are
using (see below).
• Press ADVANCED to select a Front Surround mode.
Press repeatedly to select FRTMOVIE, FRTMUSIC or
EXTPOWER.
• If you have selected FRTMOVIE (Front Surround
Movie) or FRTMUSIC (Front Surround Music), turn
each surround speaker so that the guide markers on
the stand base are lined up horizontally in the
direction the listening position (see below). With
EXTPOWER (Extra Power), the surround speakers
should point in the same direction as the front
speakers (see below).
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ST
ST
ENTER
TEST
SOUND
TONE
TUNE
SOUND
RETRIEVER
SURROUND ADVANCED MCACC
VOLUME
CHANNEL
TV
INPUT
FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC
EXTPOWER

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any
multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional
surround sound effects.
If you set up the system for Front surround (page 8), the
Front Surround modes will give the best results (see
Using Front Surround above).
ST
SOUND
SOUND
RETRIEVER
SURROUND ADVANCED
CHANNEL
TV
• Press ADVANCED to select an Advanced Surround
mode.
Press repeatedly to select:
• ADVMOVIE – Suitable for movies
• ADVMUSIC – Suitable for music
• EXPANDED – Wide sound field
• TV SURR. – Surround sound for mono or stereo TV
broadcasts
• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programming
• GAME – Suitable for TV game units
• VIRTUAL – A virtual surround effect using just the
subwoofer and front speakers.
• 5 STEREO – Powerful surround sound for stereo
music sources

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel—in
stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all
channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers
and the subwoofer.
SOUND
SOUND
RETRIEVER
SURROUND ADVANCED
CHANNEL
TV
TV CONTROL
• Press SURROUND repeatedly until STEREO shows in
the display.
• You can also use the SURROUND button on the
display unit to change the listening mode.
ST
ENTER
TEST
TONE
TUNE
MCACC
VOLUME
INPUT
TEST
TONE
TUNE
MCACC
VOLUME
INPUT