User manual PIONEER PD-S502

[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ­ ­ ­ ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ] If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 41). Turns DVD power on/off. Switches channels. CH +/­ SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVD-Video discs. AUDIO Changes audio language or channel. 27 En 06 Listening to your system Chapter 6: Listening to your system Important · Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88. 2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources). Listening in surround sound Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you're listening to. VSX-516 only ­ If you connected surround back speaker, see also Using surround back channel processing on page 31. CD CD-R FM AM CD-R/TAPE Auto playback The simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary. 1 CD-R/TAPE CD FM AM RECEIVER MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD ADV. SURR STEREO LOUDNESS STANDARD ADV. SURR EFFECT /CH SEL MIDNIGHT/ STEREO LOUDNESS TOP MENU MENU LEVEL SLEEP Above: VSX-416 (left) and VSX-516 (right) · While listening to a source, press STANDARD. If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. 2 With two channel sources, press STANDARD repeatedly to select from3: VSX-416 model: · 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE ­ Up to 5. 1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources · 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC ­ Up to 5. 1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources · 2 Pro Logic II GAME ­ Up to 5. 1 channel sound, especially suited for video games · 2 PRO LOGIC ­ 4. 1 channel surround sound (Sound from the surround speakers is mono. ) CD CD-R FM AM CD FM AM RECEIVER MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD ADV. SURR STEREO LOUDNESS STANDARD ADV. SURR EFFECT /CH SEL MIDNIGHT/ STEREO LOUDNESS TOP MENU MENU LEVEL SLEEP Above: VSX-416 (left) and VSX-516 (right) · While listening to a source, press STEREO for auto playback of a source. shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed. Note 1 · VSX-516 model only ­ Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats). · The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 VSX-516 model only ­ If surround back channel processing (page 31) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speaker is set to NO (page 38), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5. 1 channel sound). 3 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic II(x) Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround mode (each mode can be set separately). ­3 to +3 Default: 0 MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD ADV. SURR STEREO LOUDNESS STANDARD ADV. SURR EFFECT /CH SEL MIDNIGHT/ STEREO LOUDNESS TOP MENU MENU LEVEL SLEEP Above: VSX-416 (left) and VSX-516 (right) OFF ON · While listening to a source, press STEREO 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 Tone functions. · DIRECT ­ Bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible. 1 · AUTO SURR. ­ See Auto playback on page 28 for more on this. 0 to 10 Default: 3 Effect 10 to 90 Default: 7-STEREO ­ 90 / Others ­ 70 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ VSX-516 model only · Default setting: OFF / ALL CH (after the Auto MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting) You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 9 or Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 36. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization. EFFECT /CH SEL LEVEL SLEEP a Only available with 2ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II(x) Music mode. b Only available with 2ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode. S. RETRIEVER DIALOG E ACOUSTIC DIMMER EQ MUTE MASTER Note 1 If you switch on Midnight listening, Loudness, Dialog Enhancement, the Sound Retriever or the Tone controls when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO. 30 En Listening to your system 06 · While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ. Press repeatedly to select between: · ALL CH ­ No special weighting is given to any one channel. ALIGN ­ All speakers are heard in accordance with the front speaker settings. · CUSTOM 1/2 ­ Custom settings · EQ OFF ­ Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off. The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active. 1 English Using surround back channel processing VSX-516 model only · Default setting: SB ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6. 1 decoding for 6. 1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6. 1 decoding (for example, with 5. 1 encoded material). With 5. 1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5. 1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround back processing off). 3 The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel (ì=Sound plays through surround back speaker). Deutsch Français Choosing the input signal · Default setting: AUTO You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the receiver to select between input signals. 2 Italiano · Press SIGNAL SELECT (front panel) to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. [. . . ] 530 kHz to 1700 kHz Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) . Loop antenna · Tone control Español Bass . +10 dB/+5 dB (100 Hz/10 kHz) (at volume level ­50 dB) · Signal-to-Noise Ratio DIN (Continuous rated power output / 50 mW) CD, DVR/VCR, CD-R/TAPE/MD, DVD/LD, TV/SAT. 88 dB/64 dB Miscellaneous Power requirements Black model. [. . . ]