Listening To Your System; Introduction; Auto Listening Mode; Listening In Surround Sound - Pioneer S-DV535 Operating Instructions Manual

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Listening to your system

Chapter 2
Listening to your system

Introduction

As explained in Home theater sound setup on
page 6 and Using the wireless speaker system
on page 10, there are several setup options
available. After placing your speakers, make
sure you complete Using the Auto MCACC
setup for optimal surround sound on page 6.
For more setup options, see Using the System
Setup menu on page 22.

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. Surround sound is
generated from stereo sources using one of
the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.
Note
1 Certain features explained in this section may not be possible depending on the source (for example, 88.2 / 96 kHz sources),
or a conflicting system setting (for example, the wireless speaker setting is set to Stereo). See Error Messages on page 51 for
more on this.
2 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D or DTS indicator lights.
3 When listening in Dolby Digital / DTS mode, two-channel material will automatically be played in surround sound using Dol-
by Pro Logic II decoding.
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En
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QUIET/
SURROUND ADVANCED MIDNIGHT
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ENTER
CLR
DIALOGUE
MAIN SUB SUB SOUND
QUIET/
SURROUND ADVANCED MIDNIGHT
0
ENTER
CLR
DIALOGUE
MAIN SUB SUB SOUND
• Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a
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 Digital / DTS – Dolby Digital or DTS
decoding (depending on the source).
a multichannel source, this will be the
same as Auto.
• ProLogic – 4.1 channel surround sound for
use with any two-channel source
• Movie – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround
sound, especially suited to movie sources
(use with any two-channel source)
• Music – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround
sound, especially suited to music sources,
for use with any two-channel source (see
also Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings
below)
• Stereo – See Listening in stereo on page 13

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music
mode, there are three settings you can adjust:
Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
1 With Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode active,
press SOUND .
2 Use to select 'C Width', 'Dimen.' or
'Pnrm.'
• C Width (Center Width): Makes the center
channel wider (higher settings) or
narrower (lower settings)
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