PIONEER VSX-D509S/KUXJI
Owner's Manual

Modes Sound Modes

ADVANCED THEATER mode ( Dolby Digital/DTS mode)
Switch on the Dolby/DTS mode by pressing the 2 button. When Dolby/DTS/ mode is ON, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS, and signal processing is performed automatically corresponding to the input signal. Use this button to cycle through the various modes. For all modes other than STANDARD, DSP is switcehd on and will appear int he diisplay.
DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR

MULTI CONTROL

CD

1 Press RECEIVER.
This sets the remote to select the sound mode. (You can skip this step when using the controls on the receiver.)

1 2
2

CD-R/ RECEIVER TUNER TAPE/MD TV CONT

CHANNEL TONE SELECT TEST

2 DSP MODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH 1 2 3 4 5 9
CHANNEL LEVEL

6 0

ATT

7
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EFFECT

SIGNAL SELECT

8

ENTER

10 CH FUNC VOL TV CONTROL
FQ ST ENTER ST

DISC

VOL

2 Switch the Dolby/DTS mode on and off by pressing 2 on the remote control or 2/ DTS on the front panel.
Each press changes the display as follows.

MENU
FQ

TOP MENU

=STANDARD = MUSICAL = DRAMA (OFF) + EXPANDED + ACTION +

2 /DTS
Refer to page 27 for more details about each surround effect.

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� The effects of Dolby/DTS mode can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT +/� (the default setting is 70). Also, the effect level can be set in each Dolby/DTS mode by pressing the EFFECT +/� button. The STANDARD mode cannot be changed.

Using MIDNIGHT Listening Mode
When the volume is low, surround effects tend to become less than satisfactory. Turn the MIDNIGHT listening mode on to enjoy the effects of quality surround sound even at low volumes. This mode allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.
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MULTI CONTROL DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR

Operation

Press MIDNIGHT.
CD

CD-R/ RECEIVER TUNER TAPE/MD TV CONT

Each press switches MIDNIGHT listening mode on or off.

2 DSP MODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH 1 2 3 4
CHANNEL TEST SELECT TONE ATT SIGNAL SELECT

MIDNIGHT
MIDNIGHT

5 9

6 0

7
EFFECT
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8
ENTER

CHANNEL LEVEL

10

DISC

dB

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The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume level.

MIDNIGHT

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