PIONEER VSX-54TX
Owner's Manual

05

Listening to your system

Using Midnight and Loudness listening
� Default setting: Off The Midnight listening feature makes quieter sounds more audible, allowing you to hear effective surround sound at low volume levels. The Loudness feature boosts the bass and treble in audio sources, useful for listening at low volumes.

Using the tone control
You can use the tone control to make customized settings for the bass and treble.

1 Press RECEIVER. This step is only necessary if you want to use Loudness. 2 Press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS to switch the effect on or off. The mode you�ve selected lights in the display.

Switching the tone control on or off
� Default setting: Off You�ll need to switch the tone control on to adjust the bass and treble below.

Note � You can�t use the Midnight and Loudness modes at the same time. � You can�t use these modes with THX CINEMA, or MULTI CH IN. � These modes automatically adjust according to the volume at which you�re listening. However, the volume must be under -20dB for these features to take effect. � You can�t use these modes with sources over 96kHz when using one of the digital inputs. � If you switch on either of these modes when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

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If you�re using the remote, press RECEIVER.

2 Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off. TONE shows in the display when the tone control is switched on.

Adjusting the bass and treble
� Default setting: Bass: 0, Treble: 0 You can adjust the bass and treble controls separately to adjust the overall tone. 1 Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE. If you see TONE:BYPASS in the display, the tone control needs to be switched on (see above). 2 Use the +/� buttons to adjust the sound. The bass and treble can be adjusted from �6 to +6. Note � You can�t use the tone control with THX CINEMA or MULTI CH IN. � You can�t use the tone control with sources over 96kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

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