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...-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1017TXV-K Register your product at http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your new investment The details of your purchase will be on file for reference in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. • Receive free... tips, updates and service bulletins on your new product • Improve product development Your input helps us continue to design products that meet your needs. • Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Registered customers can opt in to...
...-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1017TXV-K Register your product at http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your new investment The details of your purchase will be on file for reference in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. • Receive free... tips, updates and service bulletins on your new product • Improve product development Your input helps us continue to design products that meet your needs. • Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Registered customers can opt in to...
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... LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-1017TXV-K Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC. To prevent electromagnetic interference with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to...-4-2-1_En FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with Canadian ICES-003. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme...
... LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-1017TXV-K Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC. To prevent electromagnetic interference with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to...-4-2-1_En FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with Canadian ICES-003. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme...
Owner's Manual
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... box 7 Ventilation 7 Installing the receiver 7 Loading the batteries 7 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 8 Listening to Surround Sound 8 Automatically setting up for buying this Pioneer product. Thank you for surround sound... About the video converter 12 Connecting your TV and DVD player 13 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box 13 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other... with Acoustic Calibration EQ 30 Choosing the input signal 30 Using surround back channel processing 30 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode 31 Using Midnight and Loudness ...
... box 7 Ventilation 7 Installing the receiver 7 Loading the batteries 7 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 8 Listening to Surround Sound 8 Automatically setting up for buying this Pioneer product. Thank you for surround sound... About the video converter 12 Connecting your TV and DVD player 13 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box 13 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other... with Acoustic Calibration EQ 30 Choosing the input signal 30 Using surround back channel processing 30 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode 31 Using Midnight and Loudness ...
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...Speaker Setup 42 08 Other connections Connecting an iPod 43 Connecting your iPod to the receiver 43 iPod playback 43 Using XM Radio 44 Connecting your XM Radio receiver 44 Listening to XM Radio 45 Using XM HD Surround 45 Saving channel presets 45 Using the XM Menu 46 Using SIRIUS Radio 46 Connecting your... Bi-wiring your system Setting the remote to use in a restaurant or use for other Pioneer components with this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 50 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display 51 09 Other Settings The Input Assign menu 52 The Other Setup menu 53 ...
...Speaker Setup 42 08 Other connections Connecting an iPod 43 Connecting your iPod to the receiver 43 iPod playback 43 Using XM Radio 44 Connecting your XM Radio receiver 44 Listening to XM Radio 45 Using XM HD Surround 45 Saving channel presets 45 Using the XM Menu 46 Using SIRIUS Radio 46 Connecting your... Bi-wiring your system Setting the remote to use in a restaurant or use for other Pioneer components with this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 50 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display 51 09 Other Settings The Input Assign menu 52 The Other Setup menu 53 ...
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... digital audio via a single cable. • Built-in video converter The built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound. • Phase correction Based on -screen control of your home with the addition of a surround back speaker, you can ... possibility. • Easy-to operate a wide range of this receiver's enhanced compatibility makes on Pioneer's unique Phase Control Technology, the Phase Control feature incorporated into your iPod an added possibility. • XM and SIRIUS Ready With the new XM and SIRIUS Radio terminals, you'll be up and running in...
... digital audio via a single cable. • Built-in video converter The built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound. • Phase correction Based on -screen control of your home with the addition of a surround back speaker, you can ... possibility. • Easy-to operate a wide range of this receiver's enhanced compatibility makes on Pioneer's unique Phase Control Technology, the Phase Control feature incorporated into your iPod an added possibility. • XM and SIRIUS Ready With the new XM and SIRIUS Radio terminals, you'll be up and running in...
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...on to Playing a source on the remote control to set up the microphone provided with multichannel surround sound) are disconnected from this receiver and the iPod, XM or SIRIUS Radio is selected. In most cases, you can select. Where you place the speakers will automatically decode multichannel Dolby ... a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking. See Listening to your system on page 27 for more on page 35 for both channel delay and channel level. 02 5 minute guide Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to...
...on to Playing a source on the remote control to set up the microphone provided with multichannel surround sound) are disconnected from this receiver and the iPod, XM or SIRIUS Radio is selected. In most cases, you can select. Where you place the speakers will automatically decode multichannel Dolby ... a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking. See Listening to your system on page 27 for more on page 35 for both channel delay and channel level. 02 5 minute guide Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to...
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...Check Ambient Noise Microphone Speaker YES/NO [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] :Cancel 2.Auto MCACC Check! A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your TV. 2 Connect the microphone to be as quiet as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check) select... RETRY after checking for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. Try to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on page 37. 4 Do not adjust the volume ...
...Check Ambient Noise Microphone Speaker YES/NO [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] :Cancel 2.Auto MCACC Check! A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your TV. 2 Connect the microphone to be as quiet as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check) select... RETRY after checking for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. Try to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on page 37. 4 Do not adjust the volume ...
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...iPod DVR 2 DVR 1 TV CTRL TUNER RECEIVER AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DISP CH PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR DVD CH STEREO/ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL 1 Switch on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver...SEL (page 30). 3 • You may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. If this receiver to select 'AUTO SURROUND' and start playback of the sound (see...is set to a multichannel listening mode (see illustration below). XM RADIO DVD CD-R/TAPE CD SIRIUS TV iPod DVR 2 DVR 1 TV CTRL TUNER RECEIVER SLEEP SR+ DIALOG E SB ch DIMMER PHASE ANALOG ATT ...
...iPod DVR 2 DVR 1 TV CTRL TUNER RECEIVER AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DISP CH PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR DVD CH STEREO/ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL 1 Switch on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver...SEL (page 30). 3 • You may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. If this receiver to select 'AUTO SURROUND' and start playback of the sound (see...is set to a multichannel listening mode (see illustration below). XM RADIO DVD CD-R/TAPE CD SIRIUS TV iPod DVR 2 DVR 1 TV CTRL TUNER RECEIVER SLEEP SR+ DIALOG E SB ch DIMMER PHASE ANALOG ATT ...
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...property rights. patents and other limited consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. 03 Connecting your monitor/TV to the receiver's HDMI/component video outputs when connecting these video sources. About the video converter When the video converter is intended for ...the receiver. • When connecting optical cables, be authorized by U.S. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is prohibited. If the video signal does not appear on your TV and DVD player on page 18 for front, center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels....
...property rights. patents and other limited consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. 03 Connecting your monitor/TV to the receiver's HDMI/component video outputs when connecting these video sources. About the video converter When the video converter is intended for ...the receiver. • When connecting optical cables, be authorized by U.S. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is prohibited. If the video signal does not appear on your TV and DVD player on page 18 for front, center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels....
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...both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you want to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI has the capability to support ... some components (such as DTVs. HDMI was developed to the corresponding input source. VSX-1017TXV OPTICAL DIGITAL ANTENNA IN 1 (DVD/LD) IN 2 (TV/SAT) OUT IN...Y PB PR Y PB PR ASSIGNABLE 1 3 OUT HDMI ASSIGNABLE 12 XM IN ASSIGNABLE 13 S-VIDEO CONTROL OUT IN iPod IN IN IN OUT IN VIDEO AUDIO IN L IN 1 (DVD...an optical-type1 digital audio output on your HDMI component through this receiver). 4 Assign the HDMI input(s) you can also use an (analog...
...both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you want to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI has the capability to support ... some components (such as DTVs. HDMI was developed to the corresponding input source. VSX-1017TXV OPTICAL DIGITAL ANTENNA IN 1 (DVD/LD) IN 2 (TV/SAT) OUT IN...Y PB PR Y PB PR ASSIGNABLE 1 3 OUT HDMI ASSIGNABLE 12 XM IN ASSIGNABLE 13 S-VIDEO CONTROL OUT IN iPod IN IN IN OUT IN VIDEO AUDIO IN L IN 1 (DVD...an optical-type1 digital audio output on your HDMI component through this receiver). 4 Assign the HDMI input(s) you can also use an (analog...
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...example, it disappears when listening through the multichannel analog inputs). 7 Character display See Display on page 24. 8 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on /off Phase Control(page 10). LISTENING MODE ...56 7 8 9 10 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1017TXV STANDBY/ON PHASE CONTROL PHASE ACOUSTIC LISTENING CONTROL EQ MODE DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING DVD / LD TV / SAT DVR/VCR 1 DVR/VCR 2 VIDEO/GAME CD CD-R / TAPE / MD FM/AM XM SIRIUS iPod MULTI JOG ENTER PHONES SYSTEM SETUP RETURN TONE...
...example, it disappears when listening through the multichannel analog inputs). 7 Character display See Display on page 24. 8 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on /off Phase Control(page 10). LISTENING MODE ...56 7 8 9 10 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1017TXV STANDBY/ON PHASE CONTROL PHASE ACOUSTIC LISTENING CONTROL EQ MODE DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING DVD / LD TV / SAT DVR/VCR 1 DVR/VCR 2 VIDEO/GAME CD CD-R / TAPE / MD FM/AM XM SIRIUS iPod MULTI JOG ENTER PHONES SYSTEM SETUP RETURN TONE...
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...processing (page 31). 9 TUNER indicators TUNED - AUTO lights when the receiver is too high. Lights when a broadcast is being received. MONO - Left front channel C - Surround channel (mono) SR - Neo:6 - Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in the corresponding format is detected. 4 S.RTRV Lights when the Sound...). 7 OVER / ATT OVER lights to indicate that the level of the receiver is on (page 51). 13 STREAM DIRECT Lights when the Stream Direct mode is selected. Right front channel SL - Surround back channel (mono) SBR - When one of the Neo:6 modes of an analog ...
...processing (page 31). 9 TUNER indicators TUNED - AUTO lights when the receiver is too high. Lights when a broadcast is being received. MONO - Left front channel C - Surround channel (mono) SR - Neo:6 - Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in the corresponding format is detected. 4 S.RTRV Lights when the Sound...). 7 OVER / ATT OVER lights to indicate that the level of the receiver is on (page 51). 13 STREAM DIRECT Lights when the Stream Direct mode is selected. Right front channel SL - Surround back channel (mono) SBR - When one of the Neo:6 modes of an analog ...
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...Use to compressed audio sources (page 32). DIMMER - Press to restore CD quality sound to select the surround/virtual back channel mode (page 30). RETURN - Tuner, XM and SIRIUS Radio controls (page 33, page 44, page 46) • Yellow - ANALOG ATT - S.RETRIEVER -...other components (see below) • Red - Controls and displays 04 Remote control RECEIVER INPUT SELECT 1 2 SYSTEM OFF SOURCE 12 13 XM RADIO SIRIUS DVR 2 DVD TV DVR 1 TVCTRL 3 CD-R/TAPE CD iPod TUNER RECEIVER 14 SLEEP SB ch ANALOG ATT SR+ DIMMER MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS 4 DIALOG E PHASE...
...Use to compressed audio sources (page 32). DIMMER - Press to restore CD quality sound to select the surround/virtual back channel mode (page 30). RETURN - Tuner, XM and SIRIUS Radio controls (page 33, page 44, page 46) • Yellow - ANALOG ATT - S.RETRIEVER -...other components (see below) • Red - Controls and displays 04 Remote control RECEIVER INPUT SELECT 1 2 SYSTEM OFF SOURCE 12 13 XM RADIO SIRIUS DVR 2 DVD TV DVR 1 TVCTRL 3 CD-R/TAPE CD iPod TUNER RECEIVER 14 SLEEP SB ch ANALOG ATT SR+ DIMMER MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS 4 DIALOG E PHASE...
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...to perform multi operations (page 58). 11 SHIFT Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes (for Standard decoding and to select a channel, then use the +/- Press to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 27). Press repeatedly to switch... between the various surround modes (page 28). Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 34). 9 Receiver controls THX - Thus if you choose the options below. Use to select an input signal (page 30). 10 MULTI OPE Use this system...
...to perform multi operations (page 58). 11 SHIFT Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes (for Standard decoding and to select a channel, then use the +/- Press to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 27). Press repeatedly to switch... between the various surround modes (page 28). Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 34). 9 Receiver controls THX - Thus if you choose the options below. Use to select an input signal (page 30). 10 MULTI OPE Use this system...
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...SURROUND shows briefly in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also be available depending on this receiver, but Normal (SB)), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 5 When listening to 2-channel sources in surround sound above for the simplest, most direct listening option is mono) ... the source is being processed. • When listening to XM Radio, the XM HD Surround feature is automatically set to music sources5 • 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME - Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to NO (this receiver, you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
...SURROUND shows briefly in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also be available depending on this receiver, but Normal (SB)), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 5 When listening to 2-channel sources in surround sound above for the simplest, most direct listening option is mono) ... the source is being processed. • When listening to XM Radio, the XM HD Surround feature is automatically set to music sources5 • 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME - Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to NO (this receiver, you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
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... PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL LEVEL RECEIVER • Press ADV.SURR repeatedly to be used with 5.1 channel sources • THX Select2 CINEMA - Creates an extra wide stereo field4 • TV SURROUND - Suitable .../ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL LEVEL RECEIVER • Press THX (HOME THX) to select a listening mode.1 With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel playback with film soundtracks, but some modes are not available. 3 •...
... PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL LEVEL RECEIVER • Press ADV.SURR repeatedly to be used with 5.1 channel sources • THX Select2 CINEMA - Creates an extra wide stereo field4 • TV SURROUND - Suitable .../ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL LEVEL RECEIVER • Press THX (HOME THX) to select a listening mode.1 With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel playback with film soundtracks, but some modes are not available. 3 •...
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...mode can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions. • F.S.SURR FOCUS - Setting What it does Options Center Spreads the center channel between : • STEREO - ON Center Imageb (Applicable only when using a settings) or narrower (lower settings). See Listening in stereo above .... • F.S.SURR WIDE - PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL LEVEL RECEIVER • While listening to 6.0 (frames) 1 second = 30 frames (NTSC) a.Only available with vocals. See Using Front Stage Surround Advance...
...mode can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions. • F.S.SURR FOCUS - Setting What it does Options Center Spreads the center channel between : • STEREO - ON Center Imageb (Applicable only when using a settings) or narrower (lower settings). See Listening in stereo above .... • F.S.SURR WIDE - PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR MULTI OPE AUTOSURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL SHIFT EFFECT/CHSEL LEVEL RECEIVER • While listening to 6.0 (frames) 1 second = 30 frames (NTSC) a.Only available with vocals. See Using Front Stage Surround Advance...
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...decoding, DTS lights with 5.1 encoded material). When set for FRONT ALIGN. 2 You can't use Acoustic Calibration EQ with MULTI CH IN, XM HD Surround, Stream Direct or WMA9 Pro, and it was originally encoded (in the 5.1 format for example, with DTS decoding, and ...a source. Each press cycles through the options as with headphones. 3 • This receiver can simply switch surround back channel processing off . Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal. Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SBch ON PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR ...
...decoding, DTS lights with 5.1 encoded material). When set for FRONT ALIGN. 2 You can't use Acoustic Calibration EQ with MULTI CH IN, XM HD Surround, Stream Direct or WMA9 Pro, and it was originally encoded (in the 5.1 format for example, with DTS decoding, and ...a source. Each press cycles through the options as with headphones. 3 • This receiver can simply switch surround back channel processing off . Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal. Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SBch ON PHOTO THX STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR ...
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...channel (ì=Virtual surround back channel is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, on and the Surr Back setting is always used (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) • SBch OFF - b. XM RADIO DVD CD-R/TAPE CD SIRIUS TV iPod DVR 2 DVR 1 TV CTRL TUNER RECEIVER... SLEEP SR+ DIALOG E SB ch DIMMER PHASE ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS S.RETRIEVER • Press RECEIVER then press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) repeatedly to 6.1 or ...
...channel (ì=Virtual surround back channel is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, on and the Surr Back setting is always used (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) • SBch OFF - b. XM RADIO DVD CD-R/TAPE CD SIRIUS TV iPod DVR 2 DVR 1 TV CTRL TUNER RECEIVER... SLEEP SR+ DIALOG E SB ch DIMMER PHASE ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS S.RETRIEVER • Press RECEIVER then press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) repeatedly to 6.1 or ...
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... suffers from music sources at low volume levels. Enhancing dialog • Default setting: OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from -6 to +6 (dB). • Wait about five seconds for your system Using Midnight and Loudness The ...bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression. • Press RECEIVER then press S.RETRIEVER (SOUND RETRIEVER) to switch the sound retriever on what you 're listening. 05 Listening to your changes to be ...
... suffers from music sources at low volume levels. Enhancing dialog • Default setting: OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from -6 to +6 (dB). • Wait about five seconds for your system Using Midnight and Loudness The ...bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression. • Press RECEIVER then press S.RETRIEVER (SOUND RETRIEVER) to switch the sound retriever on what you 're listening. 05 Listening to your changes to be ...