Listening To Your System; Auto Listening Mode; Listening In Surround Sound; Dolby Pro Logic Ii Music Settings - Pioneer HTZ353DVD Operating Instructions Manual

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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.
• See Using Front Surround below to get the
best results from a Front surround 3-spot
setup (page 9).
SOUND
RETRIEVER
• 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.
• See Using Front Surround below to get the
best results from a Front surround 3-spot
setup (page 9).
SOUND
RETRIEVER
• 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)
Note
1 If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display.
2 Note that when the tuner is selected, multichannel playback is not possible.
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TUNE TEST TONE
SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND
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Surround sound
TUNE TEST TONE
SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND
• 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

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
'PANORAMA' then press ENTER to confirm.
• C WIDTH (Center Width): Provides a better
blend of the front speakers by spreading
the center channel between the front right
and left speakers, making it sound wider
(higher settings) or narrower (lower
settings).
• DIMEN. (Dimension): Adjusts the depth of
the surround sound balance from front to
back, making the sound more distant
(minus settings), or more forward (positive
settings).
• PANORAMA – Extends the front stereo
image to include the surround speakers for
a 'wraparound' effect.