Pioneer VSX-420-K: Using Front Stage Surround Using Stream Direct Advance Using the Sound Retriever

Listening to your system04

Using Front Stage Surround

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want

Advance

to hear the truest possible reproduction of a

The Front Stage Surround Advance function

source. All unnecessary signal processing is

allows you to create natural surround sound

bypassed.

effects using just the front speakers and the

subwoofer.

• While listening to a source, press

AUTO/

DIRECT

to select Stream Direct mode.

• While listening to a source, press

• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on

STEREO/A.L.C.

to select Front Stage

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Surround Advance modes.

• STEREO – See Listening in stereo on

• DIRECT – Sources are heard according to

page 27 for more on this.

the settings made in the Surround Setup

(speaker setting, channel level, speaker

• A.L.C. – See Listening in stereo on page 27

distance), as well as with dual mono

for more on this.

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settings.

You will hear sources according

• F.S.S.ADVANCE – Use to provide a rich

to the number of channels in the signal.

surround sound effect directed to the

• PURE DIRECT – Analog and PCM sources

center of where the front left and right

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are heard without any digital processing.

speakers sound projection area converges.

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

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jagged artifacts left over after compression.

• Press

S.RETRIEVER to switch the sound

retriever on or off.

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1In the DIRECT mode, Phase Control, Sound Delay, LFE Attenuate and Auto Delay functions are available.

2 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or

DIRECT if this is a problem.

3 The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel sources.

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