User manual PIONEER PDSP-1

[. . . ] DIGITAL SOUND PROJECTOR PDSP-1 Operating Instructions Safety Precautions Contents Features Confirm All Accessories Specifications Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. Operating Environment H045 En Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5ºC ­ +35ºC (+41ºF ­ +95ºF); less than 85%RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install in locations exposed to strong sunlight, strong artificial light, high humidity or locations that have poor ventilation. Note: The unit must be installed in such a way that it is possible to easily disconnect the mains plug. INSTALLATION Note: Reference is made to ISO/IEC Guide 37 [12]. VENTILATION: ÷ When placing this unit with using optional stand or wall-mount kit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat dispersal at least 3 cm at the rear. [. . . ] PLII Music: Pro Logic II Music This mode is designed for use with music sources. The surround effect recreates the ambience experienced in live performances. Pro Logic: The Pro Logic Mode is generally designed for general use with movie soundtracks. The rear channel track is heard in monaural surround. Stereo: The stereo mode is a two-channel mode; when this mode is selected, even multi-channel sources are played back in two channels, and heard from the front right and left. PLII Movie PLII Music Pro Logic Stereo Notes: If is pressed during playback of Dolby Digital and other surround sources, the following message will be displayed: Dolby Digital If is pressed in step 2 , the unit will change to stereo mode. "Fine Tuning the PLII Music Mode" P35 25 Using the Remote Control Unit Watching Television Watching a DVD Using a Pioneer DVD Recorder Selecting the Audio Mode Enhancing Monaural Sources When listening to older movies and CDs, and other sources recorded in monaural sound, the sound will seem more natural when heard from the center channel alone, rather from the front two channels (right and left). 1 Set the touch panel to the From the HOME menu, press PDSP menu. ; from other operation menus, press . 2 Press The "Mono" indicator will appear on the television screen. Each time the button is pressed, the monaural mode alternates between ON and OFF. Mono 26 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Caution: When adjusting the digital sound projector's sound, the menu screen is displayed on the connected television monitor. To see the display, turn on the television's power and set the television's video input to the digital sound projector. Note: When adjusting the digital sound projector's sound, use the following buttons (hard keys) of the remote control unit: Button Name MENU Function Open/Close the menu screen Move cursor / select items and numbers ENTER Finalize settings Adjusting the Sound Changing Surround Sound You can adjust each channel's volume/balance while listening to the actual sound, as well as adjusting the subwoofer and other options. Test Signal A test signal can be used to adjust the output level of each channel. 1 2 Use the touch panel to select the From the HOME menu, press PDSP menu. ; from other menus, press . Press the MENU button. The following "System Setup" menu appears. System Setup 1 Surround Setup 2 All Ch Tone Control 3 Recall Memory 4 Lipsync delay 5 Stereo Mode "Digital sound projector menu screens don't appear" P38 "Changing Each Channel's Output Level" P29 27 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen 3 Using the buttons, select "Surround Setup", and press the ENTER button. Front left channel Front right channel Rear left channel Rear right channel Center channel The following screen appears: Surround Setup 1 Left 0. 0dB 2 Right 0. 0dB 3 Surround L 0. 0dB 4 Surround R 0. 0dB 5 Center 0. 0dB 6 Aux Center Mute 7 Bass Management 8 Noise Source off Note: "Aux Center" is an additional center channel. To use the "Aux Center" channel, a special dedicated setting is required; consult your installation service personnel. 4 Using the buttons, select "Noise Source", and press the ENTER button. The following screen appears: Noise Source 1 Off 2 Left 3 Right 4 Surround L 5 Surround R 6 Center 7 Aux Center 8 LFE 5 Using the buttons, select the channel, and press the ENTER button. The test signal will be produced from the selected channel. "Sub Woofer / Bass Management" P30 28 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Changing Each Channel's Output Level 1 - 3 (Same as steps 1 - 3 on P27, "Test Signal") Front left channel Front right channel Rear left channel Rear right channel Center channel The following screen appears: Surround Setup 1 Left 0. 0dB 2 Right 0. 0dB 3 Surround L 0. 0dB 4 Surround R 0. 0dB 5 Center 0. 0dB 6 Aux Center Mute 7 Bass Management 8 Noise Source off 4 Using the The following screen appears: buttons, select the desired channel, then press the ENTER button. Left to edit Press ENTER or MENU to exit Level 0. 0dB 5 Using the buttons, adjust the output level as desired, then press the ENTER button. Adjusting the Sound Adjust the output level while listening to the test signal. Setting range: 0. 0 dB ­ 12. 0 dB Note: When you're finished, you can press the MENU button repeatedly to return to previous screens. 29 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Sub Woofer / Bass Management This menu allows you to set the unit for a sub-woofer, and LFE channel ON/OFF. 1 - 3 (Same as steps 1 - 3 on P27, "Test Signal") 4 Using the buttons, select "Bass Management", and press the ENTER button. The following screen appears: Bass Management 1 Sub Woofer 2 LFE Level Yes 0. 0dB LFE channel output level Notes: LFE means "Low Frequency Effect". If "Sub Woofer" is set to "Yes", use the the output level. Setting range: 0. 0 dB ­ 12. 0 dB buttons to select "LFE level", then use the buttons to adjust 5 Using the buttons, select "Sub Woofer", then press the ENTER button. The following screen appears: Sub Woofer: No (LFE will not be output from any channel) Sub Woofer Menu 1 No 2 No/LFE to panel 3 Yes Sub Woofer: No/LFE to panel (LFE is output from digital sound projector) Sub Woofer: Yes (LFE is output to Sub Woofer) 6 Using the button. Note: buttons, select either "No, " "No/LFE to panel, " or "Yes, " then press the ENTER When you're finished, you can press the MENU button repeatedly to return to previous screens. "SUB WOOFER OUTPUT connectors" P13 30 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Adjusting the Tone You can adjust the overall tone for all audio channels. 1 2 3 Use the touch panel to select the From the HOME menu press PDSP menu. ; from other menus, press . Press the MENU button. The "System Setup" menu screen appears. Using the buttons, select "All Ch Tone Control", and press the ENTER button. The following screen appears: All Ch Tone Control 1 Bass Level 2 Treble Level 0dB 0dB Bass Treble Adjusting the Sound 4 Using the button. buttons, select either "Bass Level" or "Treble Level", then press the ENTER The following screen appears: All Ch to edit Press ENTER or MENU to exit 0dB Bass 0 ­ 5 Using the + buttons, adjust the tone level as desired, then press the ENTER button. Setting range: ­12 dB ­ +12 dB Note: When you're finished, you can press the MENU button repeatedly to return to previous screens. 31 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Multiple sound settings can be recorded in accordance with measured room characteristics. Select the setting that produces the optimum listening environment. 1 2 3 Use the touch panel to select the From the HOME menu press PDSP menu. ; from other menus, press . Press the MENU button. The "System Setup" menu display appears. Using the buttons, select "Recall Memory", then press the ENTER button. The following screen appears. Recall from. . 1 Memory 1 2 Memory 2 3 Memory 3 4 Memory 4 5 Memory 5 6 Memory 6 7 Memory 7 8 Memory 8 4 Using the Notes: When you're finished, you can press the MENU button repeatedly to return to previous screens. A maximum of eight room sound settings can be stored in memory. Consult your installation service personnel regarding the settings that will work best with your room. buttons, select the desired sound setting, then press the ENTER button. 32 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Video and Audio Timing Compensations (Lipsync delay) The video playback from some components may appear somewhat delayed from the audio channel. If actors' mouth movements appear to be out of sync with the audible soundtrack, use this adjustment to delay (compensate) the audio timing. 1 2 Use the touch panel to select the From the HOME menu press PDSP menu. ; from other menus, press . Press the MENU button. The "System Setup" menu appears. 3 Using the buttons, select "Lipsync delay", then press the ENTER button. The following screen appears: Lipsync delay to edit Press ENTER or MENU to exit Delay 0ms Adjusting the Sound 4 Using the buttons, adjust the amount of delay as desired, then press the ENTER button. Perform this adjustment while confirming the actual video-audio timing. Notes: The maximum adjustment value will be less than 106 ms, as a result of the initial room setting made by the service personnel. When you're finished, you can press the MENU button repeatedly to return to previous screens. 33 Changing Surround Sound Adjusting the Tone Calling Up a Room Sound Setting Video and Audio Timing Compensations Adjusting Surround Effects Displaying the Data Screen Adjusting Surround Effects Narrowing the audio width of the front right-left channels (Image width) As a characteristic of the digital sound projector, when the room's right and left walls are far apart, some playback sources may sound overly separated. This function allows you to adjust the width of the sound image to a narrow perspective, thus producing a more natural sound image. 1 Use the touch panel to select the From the HOME menu press PDSP menu. ; from other menus, press . 2 3 Press the MENU button. The "System Setup" menu screen appears. Using the buttons, select "Stereo Mode", then press the ENTER button. The following screen appears: Stereo Mode Menu 1 Image width On 2 Image width value 1. 00 3 PLII Mode PLII Movie 4 5 Using the buttons, select "Image width", then use the buttons to select "On". buttons to adjust the Using the buttons, select "Image width value", then use the value as desired; when done, press the ENTER button. Setting range: 0. 00 ­ 1. 00 (1. 00 when setting is OFF) Notes: Setting value 1. 00 is for stereo sound (sound width spread to front right-left). Setting value 0. 00 is monaural (sound spread is narrowed and produced only from the center channel). 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