Pioneer VSX-920-K: Using Front Stage Surround Using Stream Direct Advance
Using Front Stage Surround Using Stream Direct Advance: Pioneer VSX-920-K
Table of contents
- IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG VENTILATION CAUTION
- Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries Operating Environment
- Contents
- 06 Listening to your system
- 12 Additional information
- Flow of settings on the receiver
- Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Loading the batteries Installing the receiver
- Chapter 2: Controls and displays Front panel
- Controls and displays02
- Display
- Controls and displays02
- Remote control
- Controls and displays02 Operating range of remote control unit
- Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment Rear panel
- Connecting your equipment03
- Determining the speakers’ application
- Connecting your equipment03
- Placing the speakers Some tips for improving sound quality
- Connecting the speakers
- Installing your speaker system
- Bi-amping your speakers Bi-wiring your speakers
- Selecting the Speaker system
- About the audio connection About the video converter
- Connecting your TV and playback components
- About HDMI
- Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output
- Connecting your TV with no HDMI input
- Connecting a satellite/cable Connecting a HDD/DVD receiver or other set-top box recorder, VCR and other video sources
- Connecting other audio components
- Connecting AM/FM antennas
- MULTI-ZONE setup MULTI-ZONE listening options Sub Zone Input functions available
- Connecting Optional Bluetooth ADAPTER
- Connecting to the network Connecting an HDMI-equipped through LAN interface component to the front panel input
- Connecting to the front panel video terminal Connecting an iPod
- Connecting a USB device Connecting a USB device for Advanced MCACC output
- Connecting an IR receiver Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor
- Plugging in the receiver
- Chapter 4: Basic Setup Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Auto MCACC)
- Basic Setup04 THX
- Basic Setup 04
- The Input Setup menu
- Input function default and possible settings
- Chapter 5: Basic playback Playing a source
- Playing an iPod
- Finding what you want to play Switching the iPod controls Basic playback controls
- Playing back audio files stored on a Playing a USB device USB memory device
- Playing back photo files stored on a Slideshow Setup USB memory device Basic playback controls Button(s) What it does
- About playable file formats Music files Photo files
- Using Neural Surround Listening to the radio
- Saving station presets Listening to station presets Naming station presets
- An introduction to RDS Searching for RDS programs
- Wireless music play Bluetooth ® ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music Remote control operation Pairing the Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth wireless technology device
- Listening to music contents of a Bluetooth wireless technology device with your system
- Listening to Internet radio stations Programming the Internet radio stations Programming with the GUI screen
- Basic playback05 Programming on the computer screen
- Chapter 6: Listening to your system Auto playback Listening in surround sound
- Listening to your system06
- Using the Advanced surround effects Listening in stereo
- Using Front Stage Surround Using Stream Direct Advance
- Selecting MCACC presets Choosing the input signal
- Better sound using Phase Control
- Chapter 7: Control with HDMI function Making Control with HDMI connections
- HDMI Setup
- Before using synchronization About synchronized operations
- About connections with a product of Setting the PQLS function a different brand that supports the Control with HDMI function
- Cautions on the Control with HDMI function
- Chapter 8: Using other functions Setting the Audio options Setting What it does Option(s)
- Setting What it does Option(s)
- Setting What it does Option(s)
- Setting the Video options Setting What it does Option(s)
- Setting What it does Option(s)
- Switching the speaker terminals Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
- Making an audio or a video recording MULTI-ZONE remote controls Button What it does
- Dimming the display Reducing the level of an analog signal Checking your system settings Using the sleep timer
- Setting Default Resetting the system Default system settings Setting Default
- Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Operating multiple receivers Setting the remote to control other components
- Selecting preset codes directly Programming signals from other remote controls
- Erasing one of the remote control button settings
- Resetting the input assignment Direct function of one of the input function buttons
- Multi operation and System off
- Using System off Erasing the settings for the multi- operation Using multi operations
- Clearing all the remote control settings Default preset codes Controlling components
- Controlling the rest of your system09 Button(s) TV TV (Monitor) BD/DVD HDD/DVR VCR SAT/CATV
- Button(s) LD
- Chapter 10: The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu
- Automatic MCACC (Expert)
- The Advanced MCACC menu10
- The Advanced MCACC menu 10
- Manual MCACC setup
- The Advanced MCACC menu 10 Fine Speaker Distance Fine Channel Level
- Standing Wave
- Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
- The Advanced MCACC menu10 Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
- The Advanced MCACC menu 10
- Checking MCACC Data Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance
- Standing Wave Output MCACC data Acoustic Cal EQ
- Renaming MCACC presets Data Management Copying MCACC preset data
- The Advanced MCACC menu 10
- Chapter 11: The System Setup and Other Setup menus Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu Manual speaker setup
- The System Setup and Other Setup menus 11 Speaker system setting
- Speaker Setting
- Speaker Distance Channel Level
- Network Setup menu IP address/Proxy setting
- Checking the MAC address
- Volume Setup The Other Setup menu
- Remote Control Mode Setup Flicker Reduction Setup
- Chapter 12: Additional information Troubleshooting Symptom Remedy
- Symptom Remedy No sound Symptom Remedy
- Symptom Remedy Other audio problems Symptom Remedy
- Symptom Remedy
- Video Symptom Remedy
- Settings Symptom Remedy
- Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Symptom Remedy Display Symptom Remedy
- Symptom Remedy Remote control Symptom Remedy
- HDMI Symptom Remedy
- Symptom Remedy Important information regarding the HDMI connection
- USB interface Symptoms Causes Remedies
- ADAPTER PORT Symptom Remedy Internet radio Symptoms Causes Remedies
- Symptoms Causes Remedies
- About iPod Surround sound formats
- Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats Stereo (2 channel) signal formats
- Additional information 12 Preset code list
- Additional information12
- Additional information 12
- DVD
- BD DVR (BDR, HDR) VCR
- Satellite Set Top Box
- Additional information 12
- Additional information12 Satellite Set Top Box (SAT/PVR Combination)
- Cable Set Top Box Cable Set Top Box (Cable/PVR Combination) CD CD-R Laser Disc Player Cassete Deck Digital Tape MD
- Specifications
- Cleaning the unit
Listening to your system06
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, and you’re left with the pure analog
effects using just the front speakers and the
or digital sound source.
subwoofer.
• While listening to a source, press
• While listening to a source, press
, then press
AUTO/ALC/DIRECT
to
, then press
STEREO
to select Front
2
select the mode you want.
Stage Surround Advance modes.
Check the digital format indicators in the front
• STEREO – See Listening in stereo on
panel display to see how the source is being
page 59 for more on this.
processed.
• F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich
• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on
surround sound effect directed to the
page 57.
center of where the front left and right
speakers sound projection area converges.
• ALC – Listening in Auto level control mode
(page 57).
• F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a
surround sound effect to a wider area than
• DIRECT – Plays back sound from the
1
FOCUS mode.
source with the least modification next to
PURE DIRECT. With DIRECT, the only
modifications added to PURE DIRECT
playback are calibration of the sound field
by the MCACC system and the Phase
Control effect.
• PURE DIRECT – Plays back unmodified
sound from source with only minimal
digital treatment. No sound is output from
the Speaker B in this mode.
Tip
• When an ALC mode is selected, the effect
level can be adjusted using the EFFECT
parameter in Setting the Audio options on
page 68.
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Note
1 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if the Full Auto MCACC procedure under Advanced
MCACC is performed. For more on this, refer to Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Auto MCACC) on
page 39.
RECEIVER
FOCUS position
WIDE position
(Recommended)
Front left
Front right
Front left
Front right
speaker
speaker
speaker
speaker
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RECEIVER
2 When headphones are plugged in, the AUTO SURROUND and DIRECT are cannot be selected.
