Pioneer HTP-072 Operating Instructions Manual

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0505Listening to your system25EnEnglish ϜН EspañolChapter 5:Listening to your systemChoosing the listening modeThis receiver offers a variety of listening modes toaccommodate playback of various audio formats. Chooseone according to your speaker environment or the source.1 While listening to a source, press the listening modebutton repeatedly to select a listening mode you want.• The listening mode is shown on the display on the frontpanel.Important• The listening modes and many features described in thissection may not be available depending on the currentsource, settings and status of the receiver.Auto playbackThe simplest, most direct listening option is the AUTOSURROUND feature. With this, the receiver automaticallydetects what kind of source you’re playing and selectsmultichannel or stereo playback as necessary.• Press AUTO/DIRECT repeatedly until AUTO SURROUNDshows briefly in the display (it will then show the decodingor playback format). Check the digital format indicators inthe display to see how the source is being processed.Note• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decodedaccordingly using NEO:6 CINEMA (see Listening insurround sound below for more on these decodingformats).Listening in surround soundUsing this receiver, you can listen to any source in surroundsound. However, the options available will depend on yourspeaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surroundencoded, the proper decoding format will automaticallybe selected and shows in the display.When you select STEREO ALC (Auto Level Control stereomode), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if eachsound level varies with the music source recorded in aportable audio player.When you select STEREO, you will hear the source throughjust the front left and right speakers (and possibly yoursubwoofer depending on your speaker settings). DolbyDigital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed tostereo.The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereoand multichannel sources.Explanatory notesNo: No connected / Yes: Connected / Two: Two speakers areconnected / –: Whether connected or noa. You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect(see Setting the Audio options on page 27).b. You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see Setting the Audiooptions on page 27).c. • You can choose the STEREO mode by using STEREO button.• The audio is heard with your surround settings and you canstill use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, SoundRetriever and Tone functions.Using the Advanced surroundThe Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surroundeffects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to seewhich you like.ADV SURRECOAUTO/DIRECTAUDIOPARAMETER TOOLSMENU VOLUMEALC/STANDARDSTEREOECOiPod iPhoneDIRECT CONTROLADVANCEDSURROUNDDISPLAY BAND TUNER EDIT TUNEALC/STANDARD SURRAUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECTAUTO/DIRECTAUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECTType of surround modes Suitable sourcesTwo channel sourcesSTEREO ALC See above.DOLBY PLII MOVIE MovieDOLBY PLII MUSICa MusicDOLBY PLII GAME Video gamesNEO:6 CINEMA b MovieNEO:6 MUSIC b MusicDOLBY PRO LOGIC Old moviesStraight Decode No additional effectsSTEREO c See above.ALC/STANDARDALC/STANDARD SURRMultichannel sourcesSTEREO ALC See above.Straight Decode No additional effectsSTEREOc See above.ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamicsoundtracks.DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog.ADVANCED GAME Suitable for video games.SPORTS Suitable for sports programs.CLASSICAL Gives a large concert hall-type sound.ROCK/POP Creates a live concert sound for rock and/orpop music.EXT.STEREO Gives multichannel sound to a stereosource, using all of your speakers.Type of surround modes Suitable sourcesADV SURRADVANCEDSURROUNDECO