Pioneer SX-316-S Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
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Using the Advanced surround effects
Try different settings with various soundtracks
to see which you like.
Press
ADV.SURR.
(ADVANCED SURR)
repeatedly to select a listening mode.
ADV. MOVIE
– Suitable for movie sources.
ADV. MUSIC
– Suitable for music sources.
TV SURR.
– Provides surround sound for
both mono and stereo TV sources.
SPORTS
– Suitable for sports programs.
ADV. GAME
– Suitable for video games.
EXPANDED
– Simulates multichannel
surround sound for two-channel sources.
1
EX.POWER (Extra Power)
– Gives multi-
channel sound to a stereo source, using all
of your speakers.
VIR. SURR.
– A virtual surround effect
using just the subwoofer and front
speakers.
PHONESUR. (Phones Surround)
Creates the effect of overall surround with
headphones.
Setting the effect options
When using surround effects, there are a
number of settings you can adjust.
1 Press
EFFECT/CH SEL
repeatedly to select
the setting you want to adjust.
Depending on the current status / mode of the
receiver, certain options may not appear.
Check the table below for notes on this.
2
Use the LEVEL +/– buttons
to set it as
necessary.
See the table below for the options available for
each setting. The defaults, if not stated, are
listed in bold.
3
Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust
other settings
.
Note
1 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).
INPUT SELECTOR
RECEIVER
STANDARD
ADV.SURR
STEREO
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SLEEP
F. AUDIO
DVRDVD
CD-R
AMFMCD
RECEIVER
TV
DIMMER
ANALOG ATT
Setting
What it does
Options
Center
Width
a
a. Only available with 2ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II Music
mode.
Spreads the center channel
between the front right and left
speakers, making it sound
wider (higher settings) or
narrower (lower settings).
0 to 7
Default:
3
Dimension
a
Adjusts the surround sound
balance from front to back,
making the sound more distant
(minus settings), or more
forward (positive settings).
–3 to +3
Default:
0
Panorama
a
Extends the front stereo image
to include surround speakers
for a ‘wraparound’ effect.
OFF
ON
Effect
Sets the effect level for the
currently selected Advanced
Surround mode (each mode
can be set separately).
10 to 90
b
b. For all Advanced Surround modes except
EX. POWER
the
default Effect setting is 70. The default setting for
EX. POW-
ER
is 90.
RETURN
S.RETRIEVER
HDD
DVD
DVD/DVR
SUBTITLE
MUTE
EFFECT/CH SEL
LEVEL
VOLUME
CH CH
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