User manual PIONEER VSX-C502

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] 1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources Note · 2/96 kHz DTS stereo sources, only the STEREO listening mode is available. During playback of a multichannel source, press AUTO for surround sound playback. The 2 DIGITAL or DTS indicator on the front panel lights depending on the source format. Any active Advanced Surround mode is cancelled, but you can still use the Sound Modes. note · When you play a multichannel source in STEREO, all channels are mixed to the front speakers. Home theater sound If the SB CH MODE is switched off, or the surround back speaker setting is S. During playback of a Dolby Digital multichannel source with the SBch MODE switched ON, you will only be able to select DOLBY EX or MUSIC (Pro Logic IIx). See Using the surround back channel on page 29 for more on this. You can't use the Advanced Surround effects when the multichannel analog inputs (DVD 5. The Sound Modes create a variety of tonal and dynamic effects that can be used with multichannel or stereo sources. When headphones are connected, only the STEREO (default) and PHONES SURROUND (virtual surround sound for headphones) modes are available. When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening mode automatically changes to STEREO. When you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode. MIDNIGHT ­ For effective surround sound at low volume · You can't use the Sound Modes when the multichannel analog inputs are selected. Advanced Surround effects can be used with multichannel or stereo sources for a variety of additional surround sound effects. 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. MOVIE ­ Gives a movie theater-type sound · GAME ­ Creates surround sound from video game sources · eXPANDED ­ Creates an extra wide stereo field · 6-STEREO ­ Designed to give powerful surround sound to stereo music sources · VIRTUAL ­ Creates the impression of surround sound from just the front speakers (Sound Modes are unavailable when VIRTUAL is selected) 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. [. . . ] The low-pass filter found in subwoofers can · MCACC has compensated for the delay caused by the subwoofer distance setting is set introduce a very small delay in the playback filter. There was some inaudible low-frequency size setting (L or S) is incorrect. Switch off all appliances in the room and rerun the MCACC setup. Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (page 15). [. . . ]