User manual PIONEER VSX-C501

[. . . ] 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. In some countries or regions, the shape of the power plug may sometimes differ from that shown in the explanatory drawings. [. . . ] Default setting: DIALOG OFF The dialog enhancement feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. You can't use the dialog enhancement feature when the multichannel analog inputs (DVD 5. Home theater sound Using the surround back channel 1 encoded sources (SB AUTO), or you can choose to listen to other kinds of sources (for example, 5. 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 the surround back channel off (SB OFF). The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources. ( ì=Sound plays through surround back channel speaker. Listening with virtual surround back speakers SB OFF If you don't have a real surround back speaker connected, you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to simulate one. Note that this feature only works when the surround channels are active and the Surround back speaker setting is set to SB ­­. Press SBch MODE repeatedly to cycle through the surround back channel options. Each press changes the setting as follows: · If the Surround back speaker setting is set to SB ­­, you can only use the virtual surround back effect (see below). You can't hear the surround back channel with DTS 96 kHz/24-bit sources. The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the exact frequency of the station you want to listen to, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later--see Memorizing station presets below for more on how to do this. Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control. Each press switches the band between FM and AM. Each press switches the band between FM and AM. 3 Tune to a station using the TUNE +/­ buttons. Automatic tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold either the TUNE +/­ buttons for about a second. The receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. [. . . ] Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (page 16). If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity. Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. Dolby Digital Surround EX (the EX stands for EXtended) is an extension of Dolby Digital encoding whereby a surround back channel is matrixed into the surround left/ right channels for 6. [. . . ]