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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-1015TX

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Operating Instructions

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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.
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CAUTION
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5 minute guide

Chapter 2:

Introduction to home theater
You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on the speakers you have set up in your room, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver. DVD-Video has become the basic source material for home theater due to its size, quality, and ease of use. Depending on the DVD, you can have up to seven different audio tracks coming from one disc, all of them being sent to different speakers in your system. This is what creates a surround sound effect and gives you the feeling of being there. This receiver will automatically decode Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video discs, according to your speaker setup. In most cases, you wont have to make changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Listening to your system on page 31.
Listening to Surround Sound
This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings. Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to an AC power source. 1 Hook up your DVD player. For surround sound, youll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver. You can do this with either a coaxial (recommended), or an optical connection (you dont need to connect both). If you hook up using an optical cable, you should refer to The Input Assign menu on page 62 to assign the optical input to DVD. Use a video cord to connect the video output on your DVD player to the receiver using the jacks shown below. 2 Hook up your TV. Use a video cord to connect your receiver to the TV using the jacks as shown below.

If the speaker configuration displayed isnt correct, use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select the speaker and / (cursor left/right) to change the setting (and number for surround back). When youre finished, go to the next step. If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side column, there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting RETRY doesnt fix the problem, turn off the power and check the speaker connections.

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Note If you leave an error message on the screen for over three minutes, or if you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made. Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 5 inches (12cm) will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 45. The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed. Remember to disconnect the microphone after youve finished the Auto MCACC Setup.
Note Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 31 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 1 Turn on the power of the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one). If your source is the TVs built-in tuner, then switch to the channel you want to watch, otherwise make sure that the TVs video input is set to this receiver. (For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 1 jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO 1 input is now selected.) 2 If the receiver isnt already on, press to switch it on. RECEIVER
Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

About cable types

Analog audio cables
Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog audio components. These cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals and white plugs to L (left) terminals.

Standard RCA video cable

S-video cables
S-video cables give you clearer picture reproduction than standard RCA video cables by sending separate signals for the luminance and color.

Right (red) Left (white)

S Video

Digital audio cables

Commercially available coaxial digital audio cables or optical cables should be used to connect digital components to this receiver.

Component video cables

Use component video cables to get the best possible color reproduction of your video source. The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. In this way, interference between the signals is avoided.
Component video cables Coaxial digital audio cable Optical cable
When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket. When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners. You can also use a standard RCA video cable for coaxial digital connections.
Green (Y) Blue (PB) Red (PR)

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When making cable connections
Be careful not to arrange cables in a manner that bends the cables over the top or around this unit. If the cables are laid on top of the unit, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise to come from the speakers.
About the video converter
The video converter allows you to connect various video sources using composite, S-video or component video connections and the signal will be output through all of the MONITOR OUT jacks. The only exception is component video input, which is only output from the component video output. Therefore, if you want to connect any source using component video, you must also connect your TV using component video. If several video components are connected to the same input function, the converter gives priority to component, Svideo, then composite (in that order). The following chart shows when the video signal will be converted from the various video inputs (left column) for output to the MONITOR OUT jacks (top row):
Video terminal VIDEO IN (Composite) S-VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT

2PLII This lights to indicate Pro Logic II / Pro Logic IIx decoding (see Listening in surround sound on page 31 for more on this). Neo:6 When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (see Listening in surround sound on page 31 for more on this). 6 Listening mode indicators THX Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected. VIR.SB Lights during Virtual surround back processing. ADV.SURR Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected. AUTO SURR Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on (see Auto playback on page 31). 7 MIDNIGHT / LOUDNESS When Midnight or Loudness listening is switched on, the corresponding indicator shows in the display. 8 Input source indicators Light to indicate the input source you have selected. 9 ATT Lights when INPUT ATT is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal. 10 OVER Lights to indicate that the level of an analog source is too high. Use the attenuator (INPUT ATT) to reduce it. 11 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level. 80dB indicates the minimum level, and +12dB indicates the maximum level.

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12 DE Lights when Dialog Enhancement (DIALOG E) is switched on (page 38). 13 TUNER indicators STEREO Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode. MONO Lights when the mono mode is set using the MPX button. TUNED Lights when a broadcast is being received. 14 Character display Displays various system information (for example, the reason an operation is not possible may flash in the display). 15 SR+ Lights when the SR+ control mode has been switched on (see Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display on page 61). 16 SLEEP Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 39).

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Remote control
The following are accessed by pressing the RECEIVER button first:
INPUT ATT Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion. FL DIMMER Dims or brightens the display. SR+ Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 61).

CD-R/TAPE TUNER RECEIVER

INPUT ATT FL DIMMER SR ENTER
5 Tuner/component control buttons/SYSTEM SETUP The following button controls (except SYSTEM SETUP) can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (TUNER, DVD/ LD, TV/SAT, etc.) D. ACCESS After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 49). TOP MENU Displays the disc top menu of a DVD.
DTV MENU Displays menus on a digital TV. T. EDIT Press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 50). GUIDE Displays the guides on a digital TV. SYSTEM SETUP (Press RECEIVER first to access) Use to access the System Setup menu (see page 40). CLASS Switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 50). MENU Displays the disc menu of DVD-Video discs. It also displays TV and DTV menus. BAND Switches between the tuner AM and FM bands (page 49). RETURN Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).

Listening in surround sound
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source youre listening to. If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 36.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.
MPX AUDIO CH RETURN SUBTITLE

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source youre playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.
STANDARD ACOUSTIC EQ EFFECT /CH SEL ADV.SURR SIGNAL SELECT SLEEP
While listening to a source, press STANDARD. If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode. If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. With two channel sources, you can select from: 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to video games 2 PRO LOGIC 4.1 channel surround sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono) Neo:6 CINEMA 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources Neo:6 MUSIC 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources
While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR for auto playback of a source. AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed.

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With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected Extended ON, you can select (according to format): 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE See above (only available when youre using two surround back speakers) 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC See above Dolby Digital EX Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX) DTS-ES Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS-ES encoded sources DTS Neo:6 Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS encoded sources Note If the Extended mode (page 36) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 40 is set to anything but Normal (SB)), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

TUNER EDIT TUNER CONTROL TUNING/ STATION MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS ACOUSTIC MULTI CH DIALOG ENHANCEMENT EQ IN SIGNAL SELECT EXTENDED MODE
Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel) repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows: Extended ON 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material) Extended AUTO Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) Extended OFF Maximum 5.1 playback Note You must have surround back speakers connected (and set to LARGE or SMALL in the Speaker Setting on page 46) and the Surround back speaker setting on page 40 must be set to Normal (SB) to hear the surround back channel. You cant use the surround back channel with headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode. You cant hear the surround back channel with DTS 96kHz/24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources.
Standard / THX Advanced surround

Type of source

Extended mode ON AUTO ON AUTO
Stereo sources Multichannel sources 2 Pro Logic II x 2 Pro Logic
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded multichannel source with 6.1ch surround Dolby Digital/DTS encoded multichannel source WMA9 Pro encoded multichannel source Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM encoded stereo source WMA9 Pro encoded stereo source

ON AUTO ON AUTO ON AUTO

Analog 2-channel (stereo) source

ON AUTO

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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VirtualSB)
When youre not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround 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 (VirtualSB 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 DTS-ES (VirtualSB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VirtualSB OFF). The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel. (=Virtual surround back channel is active)
TUNER EDIT TUNER CONTROL TUNING/ STATION MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS MULTI CH ACOUSTIC DIALOG ENHANCEMENT IN EQ SIGNAL SELECT EXTENDED MODE
Each press cycles through the options as follows: VirtualSB ON Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) VirtualSB AUTO Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) VirtualSB OFF Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off Note You cant use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones, or with the THX or STEREO / DIRECT modes. You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 46. You cant hear the virtual surround back channel with DTS 96kHz/24 bit, PCM 96/88.2kHz, or WMA9 Pro sources. The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options.
Standard Type of source VirtualSB mode ON AUTO ON AUTO
Dolby Digital/DTS encoded stereo source; other digital stereo source Analog 2-channel (stereo) source
Stereo sources Multichannel sources 2 Pro Logic II 2 Pro Logic

Advanced surround

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded multichannel source with 6.1ch surround Dolby Digital/DTS encoded multichannel source

ON AUTO ON AUTO

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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 youre listening.

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.
Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF. Note You cant use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS with DTS 96kHz/24 bit, PCM 96/88.2kHz or WMA9 Pro sources, or when MULTI CH IN, or one of the THX modes has been selected. If you switch on Loudness or Midnight listening when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.
MULTI CH ACOUSTIC DIALOG ENHANCEMENT IN EQ
1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust. Each press switches between BASS and TREBLE. 2 Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary. The bass and treble can be adjusted from 6 to +6 (dB). Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically. Note You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/ DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used.

Enhancing dialog

Default setting: DIALOG E OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.
Press SHIFT+DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off. If youre using the front panel, press DIALOG ENHANCEMENT. Note You cant use dialog enhancement with DTS 96kHz/ 24 bit, PCM 96/88.2kHz or WMA9 Pro sources, or when one of the THX modes has been selected.

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Playing other sources
You cant listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

3a.Fine Channel Level Ref:Left + 0.5dB Right [ + 1.0dB ] Center [ 0.0dB ] Surround L [ 0.0dB ] Surround R [ 0.0dB ] Surr Back L [ 0.0dB ] Surr Back R [ 0.0dB ] Sub Woofer [ 0.0dB ] Return:Finish
3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / (cursor left/right) to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.5 to 45.0 feet.
3b.Fine Channel Ref:Left Right Center Surround L Surround R Surr Back L Surr Back R Sub Woofer Distance 10.0ft [ 10.0ft [ 10.0ft [ 10.0ft [ 10.0ft [ 10.0ft [ 10.0ft [ 10.0ft

] ] ] ] ] ] ]

Return:Finish
For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / (cursor up/down) to select it. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.
Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span.

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When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next channel. For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / (cursor up/down) to select it. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.
Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish.
3c. EQ AUTO Setting Now Analyzing Environment Check Ambient Noise [ Microphone [ Speaker YES/NO [ ] ] ] 3c. EQ AUTO Setting Now Analyzing Surround Analyzing Channel Level [ Acoustic Cal EQ [ ] ]
As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings: ALL CH ADJUST A flat setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel. FRONT ALIGN All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set.

Tip For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.
Surround Back Speaker Position
For the most effective results when using the THX Select2 Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes (see Using the Home THX modes on page 32) with the Advanced Speaker Array (ASA) system (see About THX on page 73), it is required that you make the setting. See THX speaker system setup on page 22 for more on this. Note If you don't have surround back speakers, or just have one, you won't be able to select this setting. 1 Select THX Audio Setting from the Manual SP Setup menu.

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound. 1 Select Speaker Distance from the Manual SP Setup menu.

4. Manual SP Setup

2 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other.
4e. THX Audio Setting SB SP Position

[ [ [ [ [

a. b. c. d. e.
Speaker Setting Crossover Network Channel Level Speaker Distance THX Audio Setting

] ] ] ] ]

[ ft ]

SBLSBR

Adjust the distance of each speaker using the (cursor left/right) buttons.
4d. Speaker Distance Left [ 10.0ft Center [ 10.0ft Right [ 10.0ft Surround R [ 10.0ft Surr Back R [ 10.0ft Surr Back L [ 10.0ft Surround L [ 10.0ft Sub Woofer [ 10.0ft ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
Surround speakers apart (best for THX surround sound). Surround speakers between apart. Surround speakers more than apart. 3 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.5 feet increments. 3 When youre finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

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Using the tuner

Chapter 7:

Listening to the radio
The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall latersee Saving station presets on page 50 for more on how to do this.
Automatic tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE +/ for about a second. The receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations. Manual tuning To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNE +/. High speed tuning Press and hold TUNE +/ for high speed tuning. Release the button at the frequency you want.

DTVMENU

1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable. See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display above for more on connecting these components. 2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press RECEIVER, then the SR+ button. The front panel display shows SR+ ON or SR+ OFF. Note The automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately; see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 65.

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Other Settings

Chapter 11:

The Input Assign menu
You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didnt hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables.
Assigning the digital inputs
Default settings: Digital-1 (optical) TV/SAT Digital-2 (optical) CD-R Digital-3 (coaxial) DVD/LD Digital-4 (coaxial) CD You only need to do this if you didnt hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs (see above). This setting tells the receiver what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to what you have hooked up. 1 Select Digital Input from the Input Assign menu.
5. Input Assign [ a. Digital Input [ b. Component Input ] ]
2 Select the number of the digital input to which youve connected your digital component. The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.

5a. Digital Input

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use the RECEIVER button to switch on. 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SYSTEM SETUP button. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the / / / buttons and ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu. 3 Select Input Assign from the System Setup menu.
[ [ [ [ [ [ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Surr Back System AUTO MCACC MANUAL MCACC Manual SP Setup Input Assign Other Setup ] ] ] ] ] ] 5. Input Assign [ a. Digital Input [ b. Component Input ] ]

Use this procedure to reset all the receivers settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. 1 Switch the receiver into standby.
Switching the speaker impedance
We recommend using speakers of 8 with this system, but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you plan to use speakers with a 6 impedance rating. With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ ON while holding down the SPEAKERS button. Each time you do this, you switch between the impedance settings: SP 6 OHM Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 6. SP 8 OHM Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 8 or more.
2 While holding down the TONE button, press and hold the STANDBY/ON button for about three seconds. 3 When you see RESET? appear in the display, press ENTER. OK? shows in the display. 4 Press SYSTEM SETUP to confirm. OK appears in the display to indicate that the receiver has been reset to the factory default settings.

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Surround sound formats
Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats youll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

DTS Dolby

The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. The DTS technologies are explained below. See www.dtstech.com for more detailed information.
DTS Digital Surround Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio coding system widely used in cinemas, and in the home for DVD and digital broadcast soundtracks. It can deliver up to six discrete audio channels, comprising five full range channels and a special LFE (low frequency effects) channel used mainly for deep, rumbling sound effects; hence the term 5.1-channel Dolby Digital. In addition to the format features above, Dolby Digital decoders offer downmixing for compatibility with mono, stereo and Dolby Pro Logic audio from a number of bit rates and channels. Another feature, called Dialog Normalization, attenuates programs based on the average level of dialog in a program relative to its peak level (also known as Dialnorm) in order to achieve uniform playback level. DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-channel audio coding system from Digital Theater Systems Inc. now widely used for DVDVideo, DVD-Audio, 5.1 music discs, digital broadcasts, and video games. It can deliver up to six discrete audio channels, comprising five full range channels, including an LFE channel. Higher sound quality is achieved through the use of a low compression rate, and high rates of transmittance during playback.

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This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener.
Advanced Speaker Array (ASA)
ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center, Right, Surround Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left and Subwoofer) placing the two Surround Back speakers close together facing the front of the room as shown in the diagram will provide the largest sweet spot. If for practical reasons you have to place the Surround Back speakers apart, you will need to go THX Audio Set-up screen and choose the setting that most closely corresponds to the speaker spacing, which will reoptimize the surround sound-field. ASA is used in three new modes; THX Select2 Cinema, THX MusicMode and THX Games Mode.
DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected in Select2 Cinema mode if the appropriate flag has been encoded. Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Select2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay.

THX MusicMode

For the replay of multi-channel music the THX MusicMode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 encoded music sources such as DTS, Dolby Digital and DVD-Audio to provide a wide stable rear soundstage.

THX Games Mode

For the replay of stereo and multi-channel game audio the THX Games Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360 degree playback environment. THX Games Mode is unique as it gives you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field. THX is a trademark or registered trademark of THX Ltd. Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorization. All rights reserved.