Pioneer VSX-520-K: Auto playback Listening in surround sound
Auto playback Listening in surround sound: Pioneer VSX-520-K
Table of contents
- IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG
- Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries Operating Environment
- Contents
- 08 Making recordings
- Flow of settings on the receiver
- Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Installing the receiver Loading the batteries
- Ventilation
- Chapter 2: Controls and displays Front panel
- Operating range of remote control
- Display
- Controls and displays02
- Remote control
- Controls and displays02
- Controls and displays 02
- Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers
- Hints on the speaker placement
- Connecting the speakers
- Making cable connections
- HDMI cables About HDMI Analog audio cables
- Digital audio cables About video outputs connection Video cables
- Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal
- Connecting a satellite receiver Connecting an HDD/DVD or other digital set-top box recorder, VCR and other video sources
- Using the component video jacks Connecting other audio components
- Connecting antennas
- Plugging in the receiver
- Chapter 4: Basic Setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)
- Basic Setup04
- Chapter 5: Listening to your system Basic playback
- Auto playback Listening in surround sound
- Using the Advanced surround effects
- Using Front Stage Surround Advance Listening in stereo
- Using Stream Direct Better sound using Phase Control Using the Sound Retriever
- Using surround back channel processing Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
- Setting the Audio options Setting the Up Mix function
- Setting What it does Option(s)
- Setting What it does Option(s)
- Choosing the input signal Using the headphone
- Chapter 6: The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu Manual speaker setup
- Speaker setting
- Crossover network Channel level Speaker distance
- The Input Assign menu The Pre Out Setting
- Chapter Using the tuner Listening to the radio Saving station presets
- Listening to station presets Naming preset stations
- An introduction to RDS Searching for RDS programs
- Displaying RDS information
- Chapter 8: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording
- Chapter 9: Other connections Wireless music play Remote control operation
- Connecting Optional Bluetooth ADAPTER
- Listening to Music Contents of Bluetooth wireless technology device with Your System
- Chapter 10: Additional information Troubleshooting Problem Remedy
- Problem Remedy
- Problem Remedy
- HDMI Symptom Remedy
- Important information regarding the HDMI connection Resetting the main unit
- Specifications Cleaning the unit
Listening to your system05
• While listening to a source, press
STANDARD
.
Auto playback
If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby
The simplest, most direct listening option is the
Surround encoded, the proper decoding
Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
format will automatically be selected and
automatically detects what kind of source
shows in the display.
you’re playing and selects multichannel or
1
When the surround back and front height
stereo playback as necessary.
speaker are not connected.
With two channel sources, you can select from:
• DOLBY PLII MOVIE – Up to 5.1 channel
sound, especially suited to movie sources
• While listening to a source, press
AUTO/
3
2
• DOLBY PLII MUSIC
– Up to 5.1 channel
DIRECT
for auto playback of a source.
sound, especially suited to music sources
Press repeatedly until AUTO SURROUND
• DOLBY PLII GAME – Up to 5.1 channel
shows briefly in the display (it will then show
sound, especially suited for video games
the decoding or playback format). Check the
digital format indicators in the display to see
• NEO:6 CINEMA – Up to 5.1 channel sound,
how the source is being processed.
especially suited to movie sources
• NEO:6 MUSIC – Up to 5.1 channel sound,
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especially suited to music sources
Listening in surround sound
• DOLBY PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel
surround sound
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source
in surround sound. However, the options
When the front height speaker is connected.
available will depend on your speaker setup and
With two channel sources, you can select from:
the type of source you’re listening to.
• DOLBY PLII MOVIE – See above
The following modes provide basic surround
• DOLBY PLII MUSIC – See above
sound for stereo and multichannel sources.
• DOLBY PLII GAME – See above
• DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT – Up to 7.1 channel
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sound
• NEO:6 CINEMA – See above
• NEO:6 MUSIC – See above
• DOLBY PRO LOGIC – See above
• Straight Decode – Plays back without the
DOLBY PLII, DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT and
NEO:6 effects.
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En
Note
AUTO/
STEREO/
BD MENU
DIRECT
A.L.C.
STANDARD
ADV SURR
1 Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using NEO:6 CINEMA or DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE (see Listening in
surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).
2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 33.
AUTO/
STEREO/
BD MENU
DIRECT
A.L.C.
STANDARD
ADV SURR
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3 When listening to 2-channel sources in DOLBY PLII MUSIC mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust:
C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM.. See Setting the Audio options on page 35 to adjust them.
4 When listening to 2-channel sources in NEO:6 CINEMA or NEO:6 MUSIC mode, you can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see
Setting the Audio options on page 35).
5 When listening to 2-channel sources in DOLBY PLIIz HEIGHT mode, you can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the
Audio options on page 35).
