User manual PIONEER VSX-D912K

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D912 Operating Instructions Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. IMPORTANT NOTICE H006AEn The serial number for this equipment is located in the rear panel. Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area. [. . . ] when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected. · You can't use the Advanced Surround listening modes with 96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources. 38 En Playing sources 06 · The Advanced Surround effects can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing RCV then pressing EFFECT +/­ . The Standard mode cannot be changed. 39 En 06 Playing sources Using the Surround Back Channel (SB CH) · Default setting: SB ON You can have the receiver automatically switch to Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES decoding for 6. 1 encoded sources (SB AUTO), or you can choose to listen to other kinds of sources (for example, 5. 1 encoded material) with 6. 1 encoding (SB ON). With 5. 1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5. 1 format for which it was originally encoded, in which case you can simply switch the surround back channel off (SB OFF). The table indicates when you will hear the surround back channel. · Press SB CH MODE (front panel) repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows: SB ON SB OFF SB AUTO · You can't use the surround back channel if the Surround back speaker setting on page 46 is set to SB SW or SB . · You can't hear the surround back channel with DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources. STANDARD Type of source SB CH MODE ON AUTO ON AUTO STANDARD decoding MOVIE/MUSIC/ PROLOGIC NEO:6 CINEMA/ NEO:6 MUSIC ADVANCED SURROUND All modes DTS-ES/Dolby Digital Matrix encoded multi-channel sources with 6. 1 surround Dolby Digital/DTS encoded multi-channel sources Dolby Digital/DTS encoded stereo sources, Stereo sources Analog 2-channel (stereo) source ON AUTO ON AUTO 40 En Playing sources 06 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB) Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual back channel through your surround speakers. For example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information (for example, 5. 1 encoded material) with emulated 6. 1 encoding (VSB ON). Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5. 1 format for which it was originally encoded. In this case you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6. 1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTSES (VSB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VSB OFF). The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel. · Press SB CH MODE (front panel) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options. Virtual Surround Back mode ON AUTO ON AUTO Each press cycles through the options as follows: VSB ON VSB OFF VSB AUTO · You can't use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the Speaker setting on page 45 is set to S . · You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surround back speaker setting on page 46 is set to SB or SB SW. · You can't adjust the surround back channel level when you're listening to the virtual surround back channel. STANDARD ADVANCED SURROUND NEO:6 CINEMA/ NEO:6 MUSIC All modes Type of source STANDARD decoding MOVIE/MUSIC/ PROLOGIC DTS-ES/Dolby Digital Matrix encoded multi-channel sources with 6. 1 surround Dolby Digital/DTS encoded multi-channel sources Dolby Digital/DTS encoded stereo sources, Stereo sources Analog 2-channel (stereo) source ON AUTO ON AUTO 41 En 06 Playing sources Using Loudness and Midnight listening The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels. 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. Each press cycles through the effects as follows: 1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust. 2 Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary. Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically. MIDNIGHT Off LOUDNESS · You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/DIRECT is selected. They can't be used when SPEAKER A is switched off. Playing other sources · You can't use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS when DVD 7. 1 ch has been selected, or when listening to a DTS 96kHz/24 bit source. DVD TV RECEIVER VCR CD-R MULTI CONTROL Using the tone controls Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control. RCV CD TUN TVC MULTI JOG ENTER INPUT SEL RECEIVER CONTROL MASTER VOLUME GNAL ELECT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SPEAKERS SB CH MODE TONE QUICK SETUP DOWN MULTI JOG UP VIDEO INPUT P DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 1 Turn on the power of the playback component. 2 Turn on the power of the receiver. 42 En Playing sources 06 3 Select the source you want to playback. 4 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1. Selecting the multi-channel analog inputs If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with multi-channel analog outputs to this receiver (page 19), you must select the analog multi-channel inputs for surround sound playback. · When playback from the multi-channel inputs is selected, you can't use the INPUT ATT, TONE, and MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS buttons, as well as the STANDARD, ADVANCED SURROUND, and STEREO/DIRECT sound modes. [. . . ] · Avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light. · Press FL DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to return to the default. The display is dark or off. · If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver's settings to the factory default. STANDBY/ON button 2 While holding down the TONE button, press and hold the for about three seconds. 3 When you see RESET?OK appears in the display to indicate that the receiver has been reset to the factory default settings. 76 En Additional information 11 Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power output of 110 watts* per channel, min. , at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20, 000 Hz with no more than 0. 2 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Signal-to Noise Ratio [EIA, at 1 W (1 kHz)] CD, VCR/DVR, CD-R/TAPE/MD, DVD/LD, TV/SAT . [. . . ]