Dolby Pro Logic Ii Music Settings; Center Image Setting; Using Advanced Surround - Pioneer AS-LX70 Operating Instructions Manual

Listening to your system
With two channel sources, you can select from:
• Auto – Auto listening mode (see page 24)
• 2PL II Movie (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – 5.1
channel surround sound, especially suited to movie
sources
• 2PL II Music (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – 5.1
channel surround sound, especially suited to music
sources; see Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings below
• 2PL II Game (Dolby Pro Logic II Game) – 5.1
channel surround sound, especially suited to video
games
• 2Pro Logic (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel
surround sound for use with any two-channel source
• Neo:6 Cinema – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited
to movie sources
• Neo:6 Music – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to
music sources; see Center image setting below
• Stereo – See Listening in stereo on page 26
With multichannel sources, you can select (according to
format):
• Auto – Auto listening mode (see page 24)
• StandardDecode – Listening in Dolby Digital or DTS
surround decoding. Plays back multichannel
sources like Dolby Digital, DTS, and multichannel
PCM with the most standard decoder
• Stereo – See Listening in stereo on page 26

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode (see
above), there are three settings you can adjust: Center
Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
1 SOUND Press when Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode is
active.
ENTER
2 Select 'Center Width', 'Dimension' or
'Panorama' then press ENTER.
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• 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).
• 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).
Note
1 As this product uses a dual center speaker system, you should normally use the C.Width 3 setting.
2 As this product uses a dual center speaker system, you should normally use the C.Image 3 setting.
3 You cannot use this function for the following audio streams:
• Dolby TrueHD: over 88.2 kHz
• DTS-HD: over 88.2 kHz or with the channel format of 2/0
• DTS-Express: with the channel format of 2/0
• Panorama – Extends the front stereo image to
include the surround speakers for a 'wraparound'
effect.
ENTER
3 Adjust the setting, then press ENTER to
confirm.

Center image setting

When listening to two channel sources in Neo:6 Music
mode (see page 24), you can also adjust the center image
effect.
Adjusts the center image to create a wider stereo effect
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with vocals.
SOUND
1 Press when Neo:6 Music mode is active.
ENTER
2 Select 'Center Image' then press ENTER.
ENTER
3 Adjust the setting, then press ENTER to
confirm.
• Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to
front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel
sent to the center speaker only).

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any
multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional
surround sound effects. These modes are designed to
provide optimum listening effect when using the
Standard surround setup described on page 6.
ADV
• Press to select an Advanced Surround mode.
SURR
The ADV.SURR. indicator lights when one of these
modes is chosen. You cannot switch between modes for
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some audio streams.
Press repeatedly to select:
• Action – Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks
• Drama – Designed for movies with lots of dialog
• Sci-Fi – Designed for science fiction with lots of
special effects
• Mono Film – Creates surround sound from mono
soundtracks
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