User manual PIONEER VSX-519-S

[. . . ] RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 10 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. [. . . ] 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). ), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if each sound level varies with the music source recorded in a portable audio player. ROCK/POP ­ Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or pop music. STEREO ­ Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers. STEREO ­ The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever and Tone functions. Listening to your system The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to create natural surround sound effects using just the front speakers and the subwoofer. DIRECT ­ Sources are heard according to the settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance), as well as with dual mono settings. 1 You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal. ⷠPURE DIRECT ­ Analog and PCM sources are heard without any digital processing. ADVANCE ­ Use to provide a rich surround sound effect directed to the center of where the front left and right speakers sound projection area converges. When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression. Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. 2 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Listening to your system This receiver's Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound (see illustration below). During multichannel playback, LFE (LowFrequency Effects) signals as well as lowfrequency signals in each channel are assigned to the subwoofer or other the subwoofer and the most appropriate speaker. At least in theory, however, this type of processing involves a group delay that varies with frequency, resulting in phase distortion where the low-frequency sound is delayed or muffled by the conflict with other channels. With the Phase Control mode switched on, this receiver can reproduce powerful bass sound without deteriorating the quality of the original sound (see illustration below). Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching1 for an optimal sound image at your listening position. The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources. 1 Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are `in phase', they crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. [. . . ] If they are not, please connect them using the component or composite video jacks. ⷠDepending on the connected source component, it's possible that it will not work with this receiver (even if it is HDCP-compatible). In this case, connect using the component or composite video jacks between source and receiver. ⷠIf video images do not appear on your TV or flat screen TV, try adjusting the resolution, DeepColor or other setting for your component. [. . . ]