Pioneer VSX-01THX Car Stereo System User Manual


 
Listening to your system
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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
PHONES SURROUND – When listening through
headphones, you can still get the effect of overall
surround.
Tip
When an Advanced Surround listening mode is
selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the
EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on
page 73.
Listening in stereo
When you select STEREO, you will hear the source
through just the front left and right speakers (and
possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker
settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro
multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.
In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.), this
receiver equalizes playback sound levels if each sound
level varies with the music source recorded in a portable
audio player.
While listening to a source, press
RECEIVER
, then
press
STEREO/A.L.C.
for stereo playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround
settings and you can still use the Midnight,
Loudness, and bass/treble controls.
A.L.C. – Listening in Auto level control stereo mode.
F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage Surround
Advance below for more on this.
F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage Surround
Advance below for more on this.
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to
create natural surround sound effects using just the front
speakers and the subwoofer.
While listening to a source, press
RECEIVER
, then
press
STEREO/A.L.C.
to select Front Stage Surround
Advance modes.
STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for more on
this.
A.L.C. – See Listening in stereo above for more on
this.
F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich surround
sound effect directed to the center of where the front
left and right speakers sound projection area
converges.
F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a surround sound
effect to a wider area than FOCUS mode.
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AUTO/
DIRECT
THX STATUS PHASE
TV CTRL
HDD
STEREO/
A.L.C.
DVD
STANDARD
BD MENU
ADV SURR
ANT
AUDIO
DISPLAY
MPX
SIGNAL SEL
CH
RECEIVER
MEM
STEREO/
A.L.C.
DVD
RECEIVER
Note
1 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if Auto MCACC Setup is performed. See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto
MCACC) on page 10 for more on this.
AUTO/
DIRECT
THX STATUS PHASE
TV CTRL
HDD
STEREO/
A.L.C.
DVD
STANDARD
BD MENU
ADV SURR
ANT
AUDIO
DISPLAY
MPX
SIGNAL SEL
CH
RECEIVER
MEM
STEREO/
A.L.C.
DVD
RECEIVER
FOCUS position
(Recommended)
WIDE position
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
Front left
speaker
Front right
speaker
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