Enhancing Dialogue; Listening With A Virtual Surround Back; Speaker; Using Quiet And Midnight Listening Modes - Pioneer S-DV515 Operating Instructions Manual

04 Home theater sound
4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Enhancing dialogue

• Default setting: Dialog. Off (European
model) / Dialog. Mid (All other models)
The Dialogue Enhancement feature is
designed to make the dialog stand out from
other background sounds in a TV or movie
soundtrack.
• Press DIALOGUE to select the amount
dialog enhancement.
Press repeatedly to select from:
• Dialog Off – No dialog enhancement
• Dialog Mid – Moderate dialog
enhancement
• Dialog Max – Strong dialog
enhancement
• You can't use Dialog Enhancement with
high sampling rate 88.2 / 96 kHz sources.
Listening with a virtual
surround back speaker
• Default setting: Vir. SB Off
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BASS MODE DIALOGUE DIALOGUE VIRTUAL SB
AUTO SURROUND ADVANCED
PROGRAM REPEAT RANDOM
AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE
HOME
ZOOM TOP MENU MENU
1 2 3
SYSTEM
TEST TONE CH LEVEL
SETUP
4 5 6
QUIET/ TIMER/
DIMMER
MIDNIGHT CLOCK
7 8 9
FOLDER– FOLDER+
0
ENTER
CLR
WIRELESS
ROOM SETUP
MAIN SUB SUB
The Virtual Surround Back feature can be
used when listening in surround sound to
simulate an added surround back channel. In
a real theater the surround back speaker
would be directly behind you, creating more
cohesive and realistic surround sound.
BASS MODE DIALOGUE
AUTO SURROUND
PROGRAM REPEAT
AUDIO SUBTITLE
ZOOM TOP MENU
1
SYSTEM
SETUP TEST TONE
4
DIMMER MIDNIGHT
7
FOLDER–
CLR
MAIN SUB SUB
• Press VIRTUAL SB repeatedly to switch
between 'Vir. SB On' and 'Vir. SB Off'.
• You can't use Virtual Surround Back
when listening in Stereo or Virtual
listening modes.
• If there is no surround channel, Virtual
Surround Back has no effect.
• You can't use the Virtual Surround
Back effect with high sampling rate 88.2 /
96 kHz sources, or with headphones.
Using Quiet and Midnight
listening modes
• Default setting: Off
The Quiet listening feature reduces excessive
bass or treble in a sound source. You can use
this feature if the music is a little bit harsh and
you would like a smoother sound.
VIRTUAL SB VIRTUAL SB
ADVANCED
RANDOM
ANGLE
HOME
MENU
2 3
CH LEVEL
5 6
QUIET/ TIMER/
CLOCK
8 9
FOLDER+
0
ENTER
WIRELESS
ROOM SETUP