User manual PIONEER VSX-920

[. . . ] 8 Installing the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Opening the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] · If you set the DIGITAL NR on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode. 51 BASIC Basic Operation Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode This useful feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes. It can be used with any surround sound source and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are audible even while playing a soundtrack at low volumes. This feature is applicable only when the master volume is under ­20 dB. 1 Press the MIDNIGHT button on the remote control. Each press switches MIDNIGHT mode on or off. When on, MIDNIGHT lights in the display. Memo: · The surround effect adjusts itself automatically in accordance with the volume level. · You can't use the MIDNIGHT mode with the THX CINEMA, MULTI CH IN, SACD DIRECT or LOUDNESS modes. · If you set MIDNIGHT on when in DIRECT mode the receiver switches to STEREO mode. · When playing DVD-Audio (192, 176 kHz) discs over an i. LINK connection, this feature cannot be used. Listening in LOUDNESS Mode The LOUDNESS mode boosts the bass and treble in a signal. This feature is applicable only when the master volume is under ­20 dB. 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 Press the LOUDNESS button on the remote control. Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off. When on, LOUDNESS lights in the display. Memo: · You can't use the LOUDNESS mode with the THX CINEMA, MULTI CH IN, SACD DIRECT or MIDNIGHT modes. · If you set LOUDNESS on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode. To accomplish the same settings, you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND and the SURROUND BACK speakers on (see page 13). 1 Press the SB CH MODE button on the remote control. Each press switches between ON, OFF and AUTO. 1 Virtual Surround Back Mode ON: surround back channels are available with all SURROUND modes. AUTO: same as above except whether SURROUND BACK channels are available with any of the PRO LOGIC II (or PRO LOGIC) modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not. OFF: SURROUND BACK channels will not be heard. The virtual surround back mode emulates surround back channels through your surround speakers. You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting (see page 39); have SURROUND speakers set to something other than NO, and have chosen NO for the SURROUND BACK speakers in SPEAKER SETTING (see page 41) to use this mode. To accomplish the same settings, you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND speakers on and the SURROUND BACK speakers off (see page 13) to use this mode. 1 Press the SB CH MODE button on the remote control. Each press switches between VIRTL SB ON, VIRTL SB OFF and VIRTL SB AUTO. 1 VIRTL SB ON: virtual surround back sound is available with all SURROUND modes except THX CINEMA; for a stereo signal you must choose the NEO:6 MOVIE/MUSIC SURROUND mode or a Pioneer original sound mode (see pages 48 and 49). VIRTL SB AUTO: same as above except whether virtual surround back sound is available with any of the PRO LOGIC II (or PRO LOGIC) modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not. With the NEO:6 modes virtual surround back sound will always be available. VIRTL SB OFF: virtual surround back sound will not be heard. BASIC Memo: · You can't use the SB CH MODE with MULTI CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT modes. · You can't use the virtual surround back mode with the THX CINEMA, MULTI CH IN, STEREO/DIRECT modes. · When playing DVD-A, SACD or source signals greater than 88. 2kHz over a digital connection (including i. LINK), this feature cannot be used. · When using the virtual surround back mode with the SURROUND modes, +VSB will show in the display. 55 Basic Operation Dual Mono setting and playback The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Digital or homemade discs that have dual mono software encoded in them. Dual mono software usually is used to put two different mono soundtracks, that you can listen to together or separately, on one DVD. With this setting you can choose which dual mono setting you want to listen to. [. . . ] 1 Vp-p/75 Frequency Response LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hz to 10 MHz +0 dB ­3 Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 dB Continuous average power output of 100 watts* per channel, min. , at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20, 000 Hz with no more than 0. 09%** total harmonic distortion (front). Continuous Power Output Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W +100 W (20 Hz ­ 20 kHz, 0. 09%, 8 ) Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W (20 Hz ­ 20 kHz, 0. 09%, 8 ) Surround. . . . . . 100 W +100 W (20 Hz ­ 20 kHz, 0. 09%, 8 ) Surround Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]