Pioneer Elite VSX-32, Operating Instructions Manual

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En
LFE
(LFE
Attenuate)
Some audio sou r ces include
ult r a-low bass tones. Set the LFE
attenuato r as necessa r y to
pr event the ult r a-low bass tones
f r om disto r ting the sound f r om
the s p eake r s.
The LFE is not limited when set to
0 dB, which is the
r ecommended
value. When set to –5 dB, –10 dB,
–15 dB o
r –20 dB, the LFE is
limited by the r es p ective deg r ee.
When OFF is selected, no sound
is out
p ut f r om the LFE channel.
0dB / –5dB/
–10dB/ –15dB/
–20dB
OFF
SACD
GAIN
e
B r ings out detail in SACDs by
maximizing the dynamic r ange
(du r ing digital pr ocessing).
0dB
+6 dB
HDMI
f
(HDMI
Audio)
S p ecifies the r outing of the HDMI
audio signal out of this r eceive r
(
amp
) o r
through
to a TV. When
THROUGH is selected, no sound
is out
p ut f r om this r eceive r .
AMP
THROUGH
A. DELAY
(Auto
delay)
This featu r e automatically
co rr ects the audio-to-video delay
between com p onents connected
with an HDMI cable. The audio
delay time is set de
p ending on the
o p e r ational status of the dis p lay
connected with an HDMI cable.
The video delay time is
automatically adjusted acco
r ding
to the audio delay time.
g
OFF
ON
C. WIDTH
h
(Cente r
Width)
(A
pp licable
only when
using a
cente
r
s p eake r )
P r ovides a bette r blend of the
f r ont s p eake r s by s pr eading the
cente r channel between the f r ont
r ight and left s p eake r s, making it
sound wide r (highe r settings) o r
na rr owe r (lowe r settings).
0 to 7
Default:
3
DIMENSION
h
Adjusts the de p th of the su rr ound
sound balance f r om f r ont to back,
making the sound mo r e distant
(minus settings), o r mo r e fo r wa r d
( p ositive settings).
–3 to +3
Default: 0
PANORAMA
h
Extends the f r ont ste r eo image to
include the su rr ound s p eake r s fo r
a ‘w r a p a r ound’ effect.
OFF
ON
C. IMAGE
i
(Cente r
Image)
(A
pp licable
only when
using a
cente
r
s p eake r )
Adjusts the cente r image to
c r eate a wide r ste r eo effect with
vocals. Adjust the effect f r om
0
(all cente r channel sent to f r ont
r ight and left s p eake r s) to
10
(cente r channel sent to the cente r
s p eake r only).
0 to 10
Defaults:
Neo:6 MUSIC:
3
Neo:6
CINEMA: 10
EFFECT Sets the effect level fo r the
cu rr ently selected Advanced
Su rr ound o r ALC mode (each
mode can be set se p a r ately).
10 to 90
Setting What it does Option(s)
H.GAIN
(Height
Gain)
Adjusts the out p ut f r om the f r ont
height s p eake r when listening in
DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT
mode. If set
to HIGH , the sound f r om the to p
will be mo r e em p hasized.
LOW
MID
HIGH
V.SB
(Vi r tual
Su rr ound
Back)
When you’ r e not using su rr ound
back s p eake r s, selecting this
mode allows you to hea r a vi r tual
su rr ound back channel th r ough
you r su rr ound s p eake r s. You can
choose to listen to sou r ces with
no su rr ound back channel
info r mation, o r if the mate r ial
sounds bette r in the fo r mat (fo r
exam p le, 5.1) fo r which it was
o r iginally encoded, you can have
the r eceive r only a pp ly this effect
to 6.1 encoded sou r ces like Dolby
Digital EX o r DTS-ES.
j
OFF
ON
V.HEIGHT
(Vi r tual
F r ont
Height)
When you’ r e not using f r ont
height s p eake r s, selecting this
mode allows you to hea r a vi r tual
f r ont height channel th r ough you r
f r ont s p eake r s.
k
OFF
ON
a.The adjustment can be made only when TONE is set to ON .
b.With the iPod/USB , INTERNET RADIO o r ADAPTER PORT in p ut
function, by default S.RTRV is set to ON .
c.UP1 to UP4 can be selected only when the f r ont height s p eake r is
connected. The pr esence o r absence of effects de p ends on the
listening mode.
d.The initially set AUTO is only available fo r Dolby T r ueHD signals.
Select MAX o r MID fo r signals othe r than Dolby T r ueHD.
e.You shouldn’t have any pr oblems using this with most SACD
discs, but if the sound disto r ts, it is best to switch the gain setting
back to 0 dB.
f. • The HDMI Audio setting cannot be switched while p e r fo r ming
synch r onized am p mode o p e r ations.
• The synch r onized am p mode must be tu r ned on in o r de r to p lay
the r eceive r ’s HDMI audio and video in p ut signals f r om the TV with
the r eceive r ’s p owe r in the standby mode. See About synchronized
operations on p age 57.
g.This featu r e is only available when the connected dis p lay su pp o r ts
the automatic audio/video synch r onizing ca p ability (‘li p sync’) fo r
HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set A.
DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay time manually. Fo r mo r e details
about the li p sync featu r e of you r dis p lay, contact the manufactu r e r
di r ectly.
h.Only when listening to 2-channel sou r ces in Dolby P r o Logic IIx
Music/Dolby P r o Logic II Music mode.
i. Only when listening to 2-channel sou r ces in Neo:6 MUSIC/CINEMA
mode.
j. • You can’t use the Vi r tual Su rr ound Back mode when the
head p hones a r e connected to this r eceive r o r when any of the
ste r eo, F r ont Stage Su rr ound Advance, Sound Ret r ieve r Ai r o r
St r eam Di r ect modes is selected.
• You can only use the Vi r tual Su rr ound Back mode if the su rr ound
s p eake r s a r e on and the SB setting is set to NO o r if Front Bi-Amp
o r ZONE 2 is selected at S p eake r System. It can also be used when
Speaker B is selected at S p eake r system and SP  AB is selected
with the SPEAKERS button.
• When in p utting Dolby T r ue HD, DTS-HD o r DTS Ex pr ess audio
signals, the Vi r tual Su rr ound Back mode cannot be used if no
su rr ound signals a r e r eco r ded in the sou r ce.
Setting What it does Option(s)
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