Listening To Your System; Auto Listening Mode; Listening In Surround Sound; Using Front Surround - Pioneer HTZ161DVD Operating Instructions Manual

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)
• 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
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.
• When you have Extra Power set to MODE ON and then change Front Surround to MODE OFF, the Listening Mode is
automatically switched to AUTO.
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Surround sound

Using Front Surround

HTZ161DVD only
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 10 and the
Speaker Setup Guide.
• The surround speakers should be placed
on top of the front speakers and oriented
towards the walls.
Press SETUP and use / to choose
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F.SURR then press ENTER.
Use to / select MODE ON or MODE
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OFF then press ENTER.
After selecting MODE ON, you can use the
surround listening modes with Front
Surround.
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