User manual PIONEER S-H520V-W

[. . . ] The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. D1-4-2-3_En IMPORTANT NOTICE ­ THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR. PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND D1-4-2-6-1_En KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. [Excluding XW-HTD630/640] NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] You can use this feature if the music is a little bit harsh and you would like a smoother sound. The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you're listening. Listening with a virtual surround back speaker · Default setting: Vir. SB Off The Virtual Surround Back feature can be used when listening in surround sound (using the 5spot setup described in Placing the speakers on page 13) to simulate an added surround back channel. In a real theater the surround back speaker would be directly behind you, creating more cohesive and realistic surround sound. VIR. SB Off'. · Press QUIET/MIDNIGHT repeatedly to switch between `Quiet', `Midnight' and `Off'. 47 En 05 Listening to your system Adjusting the bass and treble Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone. Boosting the bass level There are three bass modes you can use to enhance the bass in a source. BASS MODE SOUND MODE SHIFT ENTER 1 Press SOUND MODE. · Press BASS MODE (SHIFT + FRONT SURROUND) repeatedly to choose an option that fits the source you're listening to. · Music ­ Can be used with music to give a deeper bass sound · Cinema ­ Good for action movies or movies with lots of sound effects · P. Bass ­ Can be used with music sources to bring the beat of the music (or soundtrack) to the forefront · Off ­ Switch off the bass boost if it causes excessive bass (i. e. it sounds `boomy) in the source 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select `Bass' or `Treble'. 4 Press ENTER to confirm. · Bass and treble adjustment is not possible when the Quiet or Midnight modes are active. 48 En Playing discs 06 Chapter 6 Playing discs · Some DVD discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). · When playing Video CDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. 4/29 FINAL ROUND · For DVD-Audio discs featuring browsable pictures (page 91), press / / / to view the previous/next picture. Looping a section of a disc The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD and Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over. · You can't use A-B Repeat with DVD-Audio, SACD or MP3 discs. 2 Select `A-B Repeat' from the list of functions on the left. Play Mode The screen for SACDs, CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks. Disc Navigator Track 1-10 CD Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07 Track 08 The screen for MP3 discs shows the folder names on the left and the track names on the right (note that any folder and track names that contain accented or non-roman characters, will show up with generic names ­ F_033, T_035, etc. ). Select a folder, or a track within a folder. Disc Navigator Folder 1-17 MP3 001. Vacuum tube A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode A(Start Point) B(End Point) Off 3 Press ENTER on `A(Start Point)' to set the loop start point. After pressing ENTER, playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop. 5 To resume normal playback, select `Off' from the menu. Playback starts after you press ENTER. · Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes. See Searching a disc on page 56. 51 En 06 Playing discs Using repeat play There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It's also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see Creating and editing a DVD program list on page 53 and Creating and editing a non-DVD program list on page 54). 2 Select `Repeat' from the list of functions on the left. Play Mode For DVD-Audio discs, select Group Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off). Play Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Group Repeat Track Repeat Repeat Off · For SACDs, CDs and Video CDs, select All Discs Repeat, Disc Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off). · For MP3 discs, select All Discs Repeat, Disc Repeat, Folder Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off). A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Repeat Off 3 Select a repeat play option. [. . . ] The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. See also Digital audio. Regions DTS Sampling frequency Dynamic range EXIF A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film (Exchangeable for digital still cameras. Digital cameras Image File) from various manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date, time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture data. File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file. [. . . ]