Using The Advanced Surround; Using Stream Direct; Using The Sound Retriever; Listening With Acoustic Calibration Eq - Pioneer VSX-921-k Manual De Instrucciones

Listening to your system
a. If surround back channel processing (page 34) is switched off,
or the surround back speakers are set to NO, DOLBY PLIIx
becomes DOLBY PLII (5.1 channel sound).
b. You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect
(see Setting the Audio options on page 35).
c. You can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio
options on page 35).
d. You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see Setting the Audio
options on page 35).
e. Cannot be selected when the Speaker System is set to Surr.
Back (see The Speaker System setting on page 40).
f. • You can choose the STEREO mode by using STEREO button
on the remote control.
• The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can
still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound
Retriever and Tone functions.
Note
• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is
heard from both surround back speakers.
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Using the Advanced surround

ADV SURR
The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround
effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see
which you like.
ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamic
soundtracks.
DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog.
ENT.SHOW Suitable for musical sources.
ADVANCED GAME Suitable for video games.
SPORTS
Suitable for sports programs.
CLASSICAL
Gives a large concert hall-type sound
ROCK/POP
Creates a live concert sound for rock and/
or pop music.
UNPLUGGED Suitable for acoustic music sources.
EXT.STEREO Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
source, using all of your speakers
F.S.S.ADVANCE Allows you to create natural surround
(Front Stage sound effects using just the front speakers
Surround and the subwoofer.
ADVANCE)
Use to provide a rich surround sound
effect directed to the center of where the
front left and right speakers sound
projection area converges.
S.R AIR Suitable for listening to the sound from a
(Sound Retriever Bluetooth wireless technology device.
AIR)
The S.R AIR listening mode can only
selected when the ADAPTER input.
ADVANCED
PHONES SURR When listening through headphones, you
SURROUND
can still get the effect of overall surround.

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary
signal processing is bypassed.
AUTO See Auto playback on page 32.
SURROUND
DIRECT Sources are heard according to the settings
made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker setting,
channel level, speaker distance), as well as
with dual mono settings. You will hear sources
according to the number of channels in the
signal.
Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound
Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate and Center
image functions are available.
PURE DIRECT
Analog and PCM sources are heard without
any digital processing.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the compression
process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound
image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP
technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to
compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.
Front left Front right
speaker speaker
 Press
S.RTV (Sound Retriever) ON or OFF.

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration
Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround
AUTO SURROUND/
AUTO/ sound (MCACC) on page 23. Refer to these pages for more on
STREAM DIRECT
DIRECT
Acoustic Calibration Equalization.
 While listening to a source, press
EQ to switch the EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) ON or OFF.
The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when Acoustic
Calibration EQ is active.
HDD DVD
1
TV
RECEIVER
SLEEP SOURCE CONTROL
S.RETRIEVER SB CH
4
RECEIVER
INPUT SELECT MIDNIGHT SPEAKERS
7
INPUT
, then press S.RETRIEVER to switch the
RECEIVER
Note
• The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel
sources.
HDD DVD
1
TV
RECEIVER
SLEEP SOURCE CONTROL
S.RETRIEVER SB CH
4
RECEIVER
INPUT SELECT MIDNIGHT SPEAKERS
INPUT 7
RECEIVER
• You can't use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream Direct
mode and it has no effect with headphones.
05
05
VCR
2 3 DISP
CH SELECT EQ
5 6 CH
LEV PHASE
8 9
CH
VCR
2 3
DISP
CH SELECT EQ
5 6
CH
LEV PHASE
8 9 CH
, then press
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