Pioneer VSX-919AH-K User Manual

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With two channel sources, you can select from:

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2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel 
sound, especially suited to movie sources

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2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel 
sound, especially suited to music sources

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2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel 
sound, especially suited to video games

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2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround 
sound (sound from the surround speakers 
is mono)

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Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound, 
especially suited to movie sources

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Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, 
especially suited to music sources

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Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound, 
especially suited to music sources

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SBch ON, you can select (according to 

format):

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2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only 
available when you’re using two surround 
back speakers)

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2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

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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)

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DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel 
playback with DTS-ES encoded sources

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DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel 
playback with DTS encoded sources

The Advanced surround effects can be used for 
a variety of additional surround sound effects. 
Most Advanced Surround modes are designed 
to be used with film soundtracks, but some 
modes are also suited for music sources. Try 
different settings with various soundtracks to 
see which you like.

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ACTION – Designed for action movies with 
dynamic soundtracks

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DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of 
dialog

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SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with 
lots of special effects

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MONO FILM – Creates surround sound 
from mono soundtracks

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ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources

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EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo 
field

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TV SURROUND – Provides surround 
sound for both mono and stereo TV 
sources

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ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video 
games

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SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs

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CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-
type sound

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ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound 
for rock and/or pop music

1 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can 

adjust: 

C.WIDTH, DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See Setting the Audio options on page 64 to adjust them.

2 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image 

effect (see 

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Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital, 
DTS or analog 2-channel sources.

4 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back 

speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to 

Using surround back channel processing on page 56.

• If you press 

ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically 

be selected.

5 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital 

sources).

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