Using phase control, Using virtual surround back (vsb), Listening to your system 05 – Pioneer VSX-518 Manuel d'utilisation

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Using Phase Control

This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses
phase correction measures to make sure your
sound source arrives at the listening position in
phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or
coloring of the sound (see illustration below).

Phase Control technology provides coherent
sound reproduction through the use of phase
matching

1

for an optimal sound image at your

listening position. The default setting is on and
we recommend leaving Phase Control
switched on for all sound sources.

Press

PHASE

(PHASE CONTROL) to switch

on phase correction.

Using Virtual Surround Back
(VSB)

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 (

VSB ON

). Sometimes the material

may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it
was originally encoded. In this case you can
simply switch it off (

VSB OFF

).

2

Depending on the input signal and the
Listening Mode, the Virtual Surround Back
mode may not be effective.

Press VSB MODE (front panel) to select

a virtual surround back channel option.

Each press cycles through the options as
follows:

VSB ON

– Virtual Surround Back is always

used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)

VSB OFF

– Virtual Surround Back mode is

switched off

Note

1 Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are ‘in phase’, they crest

and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave meets a
trough (as shown in the upper section of the diagram above) then the sound will be ‘out of phase’ and an unreliable sound
image will be produced.

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Sound
source

Sound
source

Listening
position

Listening
position

Front speaker

Subwoofer

Front speaker

Subwoofer

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AUTO/DIRECT

PHASE

ADV SURR

SOUND

RETRIEVER

STEREO/

A.L.C.

QUICK

SETUP

STANDARD

DIALOG

2 The Virtual Surround Back mode is not effective when using headphones, Stream Direct, Stereo, Auto level control stereo

mode, Front Stage Surround Advance mode. It is also unavailable if the surround speaker is set to

NO

in

Speaker setting

on

page 31.

STANDBY/ON

PHONES

DVD

TV

DVD 5.1

DVR

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

VSB MODE

SIGNAL
SELECT

SOUND

RETRIEVER

PHASE

CONTROL

INPUT

SELECTOR

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