Pioneer Stereo Receiver 915 User Manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-815

VSX-915

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Operating Instructions

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead, within

an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert

the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's

enclosure that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

CAUTION:

The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR

BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the

product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for

future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be

adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never

clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides

or other volatile liquids since they may corrode

the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as

they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a

bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry

tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming

pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.

The product may fall, causing serious injury to a

child or adult, and serious damage to the

product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table recommended by the

manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any

mounting of the product should follow the

manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a

mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through

openings as they may touch dangerous voltage

points or short-out parts that could result in a

fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any

kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers

may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

•

If this product is equipped with a polarized

alternating current line plug (a plug having one

blade wider than the other), it will fit into the

outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If

you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should

still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace

your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized plug.

•

If this product is equipped with a three-wire

grounding type plug, a plug having a third

(grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding

type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you

are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding type plug.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing

to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

•

When the power-supply cord or plug is

damaged.

•

If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the product.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely

to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular

attention to cords at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to

the product, be sure the antenna or cable

system is grounded so as to provide some

protection against voltage surges and built-up

static charges. Article 810 of the National

Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides

information with regard to proper grounding of

the mast and supporting structure, grounding of

the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit,

size of grounding conductors, location of

antenna-discharge unit, connection to

•

If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician

to restore the product to its normal operation.

If the product has been dropped or damaged in

any way.

•

When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has

used replacement parts specified by the

manufacturer or have the same characteristics

as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions

may result in fire, electric shock, or other

hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks to

determine that the product is in proper

operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)

that produce heat.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force,

and uneven surfaces may cause the product

and cart combination to overturn.

grounding electrodes, and requirements for the

grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is

left unattended and unused for long periods of

time, unplug it from the wall outlet and

disconnect the antenna or cable system. This

will prevent damage to the product due to

lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead

power lines or other electric light or power

circuits, or where it can fall into such power

lines or circuits. When installing an outside

antenna system, extreme care should be taken

to keep from touching such power lines or

circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience

receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or

electric shock.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure

reliable operation of the product and to protect

it from overheating, and these openings must

not be blocked or covered. The openings should

never be blocked by placing the product on a

bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This

product should not be placed in a built-in

installation such as a bookcase or rack unless

proper ventilation is provided or the

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

WIRE

GROUND

CLAMP

manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered

to.

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home,

consult your product dealer or local power

company.

ELECTRIC

SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

GROUND CLAMPS

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet

when left un-used for a long period of time.

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

Fig. A

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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Contents

01 Before you start

06 Listening to your system

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Advanced surround effects. . . . . 35

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings . . . . . . . 36

Neo:6 Music settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 37

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the surround back channel

02 5 minute guide

Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

(Extended mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

(VirtualSB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using Loudness and Midnight listening . . . . 41

Enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 42

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

03 Quick surround sound setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

more on this).

Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has

been muted (adjusting the volume also

restores the sound).

12 Character display (LCD)

This display shows information when

transmitting control signals.

Operating range of remote control

unit

The remote control may not work properly if:

The following commands are shown when

you’re setting the remote to control other

components (see Controlling the rest of your

system on page 55):

• There are obstacles between the remote

control and the receiver's remote sensor.

• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is

shining onto the remote sensor.

SETUP

• The receiver is located near a device that is

emitting infrared rays.

Indicates the setup mode, from which you

choose the options below.

• The receiver is operated simultaneously

with another infrared remote control unit.

PRESET

See Selecting preset codes directly on

page 55.

LEARN

LIS

NIN

See Programming signals from other

NIN

/ST

ION

IER

X-

ICK

TUP

SYS

RET

remote controls on page 56.

STE

DIRECT F

See Direct function on page 57.

23 ft (7m)

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Listening to your system

Chapter 6:

Listening to your system

Important

Listening in surround sound

• Certain features explained in this section

will not be possible depending on the

source (for example, PCM 88.2 / 96kHz,

DTS 96kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources).

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 you’re listening to.

If you connected surround back speakers, see

also Using the surround back channel

(Extended mode) on page 39.

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 you’re playing and

selects multichannel or stereo playback as

The following modes provide basic surround

sound for stereo and multichannel sources.

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

necessary.

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

•

While listening to a source, press

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

STANDARD.

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

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

•

While listening to a source, press

STEREO for auto playback of a source.

Press repeatedly until AUTO SURR. shows

briefly in the display (it will then show the

decoding or playback format). Check the

digital format indicators in the display to see

how the source is being processed.

shows in the display.

With two channel sources, you can select from:

• 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1

channel sound, especially suited to movie

sources

Note

1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening

in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.

2 If the Extended mode (page 39) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically

if the Surround back speaker setting on page 43 is set to anything but SB NORM.), 2Pro Logic IIx becomes 2Pro Logic II (5.1

channel sound).

3 If the Extended mode (page 39) is switched to OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (page 42), 2Pro Logic IIx

becomes 2Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

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Listening to your system

• 2Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1

channel sound, especially suited to music

sources

Using the Advanced surround effects

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

• 2Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1

channel sound, especially suited for video

games

• 2PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround

sound (sound from the surround speakers

is mono)

see which you like.

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

• Neo:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound,

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

especially suited to movie sources

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

• Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources

•

Press ADV. SURR (ADVANCED

With multichannel sources, if you have

SURROUND) repeatedly to select a listening

mode.

connected surround back speaker(s) and have

selected Extended ON , you can select

• ADV. MOVIE – Simulates the relaxed envi-

ronment of a movie theater, and is suitable

for watching movies.

(according to format):

• 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only

available when you’re using two surround

back speakers)

• ADV. MUSIC – Simulates the acoustic

environment of a large concert hall and is

suitable for music or musical sources.

• 2Pro 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)

• TV SURR. – This mode produces surround

sound for both mono and stereo TV

sources. It is useful for older movies

recorded with mono soundtracks.

• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS encoded sources

• SPORTS – This is designed for sports

programs with a lot of action, adding to the

excitement by bringing background action

to the forefront.

• ADV. GAME – Useful when playing video

games. It works especially well with sound

moving from left to right in game software.

• EXPANDED – This mode is especially

designed to give sound depth to stereo

sources, and lets you hear two-channel

(stereo) signals as simulated multichannel

Note

1 During playback of a Dolby Digital multichannel source with the Extended mode switched ON, you will only be able to select

Dolby Digital EX, 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE or 2Pro Logic IIx MUSIC. See Using the surround back channel (Extended mode)

on page 39 for more on this.

2 • If you press ADVANCED SURROUND when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automat-

ically be selected.

• 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 the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 39.

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Listening to your system

surround sound. Use with Dolby Pro Logic

for a stereo surround effect. You can also

use with Dolby Digital sources for a wider

stereo field than the Standard modes.

With ‘2Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode

active, press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to

select ‘C WIDTH’, ‘DIMEN.’ or ‘PNRM’

• C WIDTH – Center Width provides a better

blend of the front speakers by spreading

the center channel between the front right

and left speakers, making it sound wider

(higher settings) or narrower (lower

settings). (This is applicable only when

using a center speaker.)

• 7-STEREO – This can be selected to give

multichannel sound to a stereo source,

using all of the speakers in your setup.

• VIR. SURR – Creates a virtual surround

effect using just the subwoofer and front

speakers.

• DIMEN. – Dimension adjusts the depth of

the surround sound balance from front to

back, making the sound more distant

(minus settings), or more forward (positive

settings).

• PHONES SURROUND – When listening

through headphones, you can still get the

effect of overall surround.

• PNRM. – Panorama extends the front

stereo image to include the surround

speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

Tip

• When an Advanced Surround listening

mode is selected, the effect level can be

adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by

pressing EFFECT/CH SEL (until EFFECT

shows in the display). The effect level can

be set for each Advanced Surround mode

by pressing +/–.

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the

setting.

Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7

(default : 3); Dimension between –3 and +3

(default : 0); Panorama is On or Off (default :

Off).

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby

Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three

further parameters you can adjust: Center

Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust

other settings.

Neo:6 Music settings

Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

• Default setting: 3

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6

Music mode, you can adjust the center image

to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Note

that this is only available when using a center

speaker.

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

Note

1 If the Extended mode is switched off, 2Pro Logic IIx becomes 2Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound), however these settings

will still be effective.

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Listening to your system

With Neo:6 MUSIC mode active, press

EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select C.

IMAGE.

Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the

• Default setting: OFF / ALL CH (after the

setting.

Auto MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting)

Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel

sent to front right and left speakers) to 10

(center channel sent to the center speaker

only).

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization set in Automatically

setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on

page 12 or Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 46.

Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic

Calibration Equalization.

Listening in stereo

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will

hear the source through just the front left and

right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer

depending on your speaker settings). Dolby

Digital and DTS multichannel sources are

downmixed to stereo.

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

INPUT

ATT

EXTENDED ACOUSTIC

MODE

FL DIMMER

SPEAKERS

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

TUNING

/STATION

TUNER

EDIT

QUICK

SETUP

SYSTEM

SETUP

BAND

TONE

RETURN

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

MULTI JOG

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

•

While listening to a source, press

ACOUSTIC EQ.

•

While listening to a source, press STEREO

Press repeatedly to select between:

for stereo playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

• ALL CH – No special weighting is given to

any one channel.

• STEREO – The audio is heard with your

surround settings (such as channel level)

and you can still use digital processing

(such as the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone

control functions).

• F. ALIGN – All speakers are heard in

accordance with the front speaker

settings.

• CUSTOM 1/2 – Custom settings

• DIRECT – Bypass all effects and surround

• EQ OFF – Switches Acoustic Calibration

EQ off.

settings so that the audio remains as close

to the source audio signal as possible.

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights

when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

• AUTO SURR. – See Auto playback on

page 34 for more on this.

Note

1 If you switch on Midnight listening, Loudness, Dialog Enhancement, or the Tone controls when DIRECT is selected, the receiv-

er automatically switches to STEREO.

2 • You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ when DVD 5.1ch is on, and it has no effect when headphones are connected.

• If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

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Listening to your system

Choosing the input signal

You need to hook up a component to both

analog and digital inputs on the rear of the

receiver to select between input signals.

ADVANCED ST/DIRECT

SIGNAL

STANDARD

SURR /AUTO SURR SELECT

LISTENING MODE

Press SIGNAL SELECT on the front panel

to select the input signal corresponding to the

source component.

Press repeatedly to select between:

• AUTO – This automatically switches to

DIGITAL if a digital source is detected,

otherwise it remains on ANALOG.

• ANALOG – Selects the analog inputs.

• DIGITAL – Selects the digital input.

When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, 2DIGITAL

lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input, and

DTS lights when a DTS signal is input.

Note

1 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32kHz–96 kHz), WMA9 Pro and DTS digital signal formats. With other

digital signal formats, set to ANALOG.

• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make

the proper digital connections (page 15) and set the signal input to DIGITAL.

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.

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Listening to your system

INPUT

ATT

EXTENDED ACOUSTIC

FL DIMMER

SPEAKERS

MODE

Using the surround back channel

TUNING

/STATION

TUNER

EDIT

QUICK

SETUP

SYSTEM

SETUP

(Extended mode)

RETURN

BAND

TONE

• Default setting: EXT. ON

MULTI JOG

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1

or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for

example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you

can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding

(for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With

5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel

will be generated, but the material may sound

better in the 5.1 format for which it was

•

Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel) to

select a surround back channel option.

Press repeatedly to select between:

• EXT. ON – 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always

used (for example, a surround back

channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded

material)

originally encoded (in which case, you can

simply switch the Extended mode off).

• EXT. AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1

or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources

(for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

• EXT. OFF – Maximum 5.1 playback

Standard

Extended

mode

Advanced

surround

Stereo sources

Type of source

Multichannel

sources

2Pro Logic II x 2Pro Logic

Neo:6

Dolby Digital EX/

DTS-ES/WMA9 Pro

encoded multi-

channel source with

6.1/7.1ch surround

AUTO

ì*

Dolby Digital/DTS/

WMA9 Pro encoded

multichannel source

AUTO

ì*

Dolby Digital/WMA9

Pro/DTS encoded

stereo source; other

digital stereo source

AUTO

Analog 2-channel

(stereo) source

AUTO

* Excluding WMA9 Pro format

Note

1 • You must have surround back speakers connected (and set to LARGE or SMALL in the Speaker setting on page 48) and the

Surround back speaker setting on page 43 must be set to SB NORM. to hear the surround back channel.

• You can’t use the surround back channel with headphones, or the STEREO / DIRECT or AUTO SURR. modes.

• You can’t hear the surround back channel with DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources.

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Listening to your system

The table indicates when you will hear the

virtual surround back channel.

Using the Virtual Surround Back

mode (VirtualSB)

•

Press EXTENDED MODE (front panel)

repeatedly to select a virtual surround back

channel option.

Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual

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

Press repeatedly to select between:

• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always

used (for example, on 5.1 encoded

material)

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 have

the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1

encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-

ES (VSB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off

• VSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is

automatically applied to 6.1 encoded

sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or

DTS-ES)

• VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is

switched off

(VSB OFF).

Standard

VSB

mode

Advanced

surround

Stereo sources

Type of source

Multichannel

sources

2Pro Logic II 2Pro Logic

Neo:6

Dolby Digital EX/

DTS-ES encoded

multichannel source

with 6.1ch surround

AUTO

Dolby Digital/DTS

encoded

multichannel source

AUTO

Dolby Digital/DTS

encoded stereo

source; other digital

stereo source

AUTO

Analog 2-channel

(stereo) source

AUTO

Note

1 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones or the STEREO / DIRECT mode.

• 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 48.

• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

• You can’t adjust the surround back channel level when you’re listening to the virtual surround back channel.

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Listening to your system

Using Loudness and Midnight

listening

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you

may want to adjust the bass or treble using the

The Loudness listening feature can be used to

get good bass and treble from music sources

at low volume levels.

front panel tone control.

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

MULTI JOG

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 you’re

listening.

ENTER

CD-R/TAPE/MD

TUNER

AUX

MASTER

VOLUME

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIO R

MCACC

SETUP MIC

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

DIGITAL IN

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

DOWN

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch

INPUT

ATT

EXTENDED ACOUSTIC

FL DIMMER

SPEAKERS

MODE

between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.

TUNING

/STATION

TUNER

EDIT

QUICK

SETUP

SYSTEM

SETUP

TONE

RETURN

BAND

MULTI JOG

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting: OFF

Press TONE to select the frequency you

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.

want to adjust.

Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE.

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).

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

• Wait about five seconds for your changes

to be input automatically.

•

Press DIALOG E to switch dialog

enhancement on or off.

Note

1 • You can’t use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS when DVD 5.1ch has been selected.

• If you switch on Loudness or Midnight listening when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.

2 You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls

are used.

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Listening to your system

Make sure you have set the playback

source to the proper output setting.

Playing other sources

For example, you might need to set your DVD

player to output multichannel analog audio.

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER

SOURCE

Press DVD/LD.

Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the

multichannel analog inputs.

DVD 5.1ch will show in the display and the

ANALOG SIGNAL SELECT indicator will light.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TVCONT

RECEIVER

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

Using the sleep timer

Turn on the power of the playback

The sleep timer switches the receiver into

standby after a specified amount of time so you

can fall asleep without worrying about the

receiver being left on all night. Use the remote

control to set the sleep timer.

component.

Turn on the power of the receiver.

Select the source you want to playback.

Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or INPUT

RECEIVER CONTROL

SELECT).

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

Start playback of the component you

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SHIFT

LEVEL

selected in step 1.

•

Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep

Selecting the multichannel

analog inputs

time.

30 min

Off

60 min

90 min

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD

player with multichannel analog outputs to this

receiver (page 18), you can select them for

surround sound playback.

• You can check the remaining sleep time at

any time by pressing SLEEP once. Pressing

repeatedly will cycle through the sleep

ADVANCED ST/DIRECT

SIGNAL

STANDARD

SURR /AUTO SURR SELECT

LISTENING MODE

options again.

Note

1 If your source is the TV’s built-in tuner, switch to the channel you want to watch, otherwise make sure that the TV’s 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 selected). Turn down the volume of your TV so that all the sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can’t use ACOUSTIC CAL EQ, DIALOG E, INPUT ATT, TONE,

VSB and MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS, as well as any of the listening modes (including STEREO/DIRECT and the Extended mode).

• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

3 You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver.

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The System Setup menu

Chapter 7:

The System Setup menu

• A. MCACC – This is a quick and effective

automatic surround setup (see

Automatically setting up for surround

sound (MCACC) on page 12).

Making receiver settings from

the System Setup menu

The following section shows you how to make

detailed settings to specify how you’re using

the receiver (for example, if you want to set up

two speaker systems in separate rooms), and

also explains how to fine-tune individual

speaker system settings to your liking.

• M. MCACC – Fine tune your speaker

settings and customize the Acoustic

Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC

speaker setup below).

• SP SETUP – Specify the size, number,

distance and overall balance of the

speakers you’ve connected (see Manual

speaker setup on page 48).

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER

SOURCE

FL DIMMER

DISC

+10

ENTER

D.ACCESS

CLASS

• IN ASSIG. – Specify what you’ve connected

to the digital and component video inputs

(see The Input Assign menu on page 66).

TOP MENU

TUNE

DTV MENU

T.EDIT

ENTER

BAND

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

• OTHER – Make customized settings to

reflect how you are using the receiver (see

The Other setup menu on page 67).

RETURN

GUIDE

TV CONTROL

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TVCONT

RECEIVER

INPUT

SELECT

TVVOL

TV CH

VOL

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

If the receiver is off, press

Surround back speaker setting

ꢀ RECEIVER to turn the power on.

• Default setting: SB NORM.

• If headphones are connected to the

receiver, disconnect them.

There are several ways you can use the

surround back speaker channels with this

system. In addition to a normal home theater

setup where they are used for the surround

back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping

the front speakers or as a separate speaker

system in another room.

Press RECEIVER on the remote control,

then press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

• Press SYSTEM SETUP again at any time to

exit the System Setup menu.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select the

setting you want to adjust then press ENTER

Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current

menu.

Select ‘SB. SYSTEM’ from the System

Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu above.

• SB. SYSTEM – Specify how you are using

your surround back speakers (see

Surround back speaker setting below).

Select the surround back speaker setting.

• SB NORM. – Select for normal home

theater use with surround back speakers in

your main (speaker system A) setup.

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• SB 2ND Z – Select to use the (surround

back) B speaker terminals to listen to

stereo playback in another room (see

Second Zone speaker B setup on page 62).

Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you’re doing this for the first time, you might

want to make these settings in order.

• CH LEVEL – Make fine adjustments to the

overall balance of your speaker system (see

Fine Channel Level below).

• SB BIAMP – Select this setting if you’re bi-

amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping

your front speakers on page 63).

• CH DISTN. – Make precise delay settings

for your speaker system (see Fine Channel

Distance below).

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

The last five settings are specifically for

customizing the parameters explained in

Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 46:

Manual MCACC speaker setup

• EQ A. SET – Measure the acoustic

characteristics of your room and

automatically adjust the frequency balance

of your speaker system (see Setting the

Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically on

page 46).

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC

setup menu to make detailed adjustments

when you’re more familiar with the system.

Before making these settings, you should have

already completed Automatically setting up for

surround sound (MCACC) on page 12.

• EQ COPY – Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings for manual adjustment (see

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings on page 46).

You only need to make these settings once

(unless you change the placement of your

current speaker system or add new speakers).

• C1 ADJ/C2 ADJ – Make detailed manual

adjustments to your custom Acoustic

Calibration EQ settings (see Setting the

Acoustic Calibration EQ manually on

page 46).

Important

• For some of the settings below, you’ll have

to connect the setup microphone to the

front panel and place it about ear level at

your normal listening position. See

Automatically setting up for surround

sound (MCACC) on page 12 if you’re

unsure how to do this. Also see Other

problems when using the Auto MCACC

Setup on page 14 for notes regarding high

background noise levels and other possible

interference.

• EQ CHECK – Check the ALL CH, F. ALIGN

and custom settings (see Checking your

Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on

page 47).

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0dB (all channels)

You can achieve better surround sound by

properly adjusting the overall balance of your

speaker system. The following setting can help

you make detailed adjustments that you may

not achieve using the Quick surround sound

setup on page 12.

• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on

and turn up the volume to the middle

position.

Select ‘M MCACC’ from the System Setup

menu.

See Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu above if you’re not already at this

menu.

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Select ‘CH LEVEL’ from the Manual

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to adjust the

distance of the left channel from the listening

position then press ENTER

MCACC setup menu.

You’ll hear test tones from each speaker in

turn. Since the left speaker is the main

reference speaker, the level is fixed and cannot

be changed.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right) to select each

channel in turn and adjust the distance as

necessary.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to adjust the delay

of the selected speaker to match the reference

speaker. The delay is measured in terms of

speaker distance from 0.5 to 45.0 feet.

Caution

• The test tones used in the System Setup

are output at high volume (the volume

increases to -18dB automatically).

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

Use ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right) to select each

channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/–

10dB) as necessary.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to adjust the

volume of the selected speaker to match the

reference speaker. When it sounds like both

tones are the same volume, press ꢂ (cursor

left) to continue to the next channel.

arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in

front of you and between your arm span.

• 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 ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/

right) to select it.

When it sounds like the delay settings are

matched up, press ꢃ (cursor right) to confirm

and continue to the next channel.

When you're finished, press RETURN.

• For comparison purposes, the reference

speaker will change depending on which

speaker you select.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup

menu.

Fine Channel Distance

• If you want to go back and adjust a

channel, simply use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/

right) to select it.

• Default setting: 10.0 ft (all channels)

For proper sound depth and separation with

your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit

of delay to some speakers so that all sounds

will arrive at the listening position at the same

time. The following setting can help you make

detailed adjustments that you may not achieve

using the Quick surround sound setup on

page 12.

When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup

menu.

Select ‘CH DISTN.’ from the Manual

MCACC setup menu.

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• F.ALG – Front Align Adjust balances the

overall sound so that all speakers are set in

accordance with the front speaker settings

(no equalization is applied to the front left

and right channels).

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of

room equalizer for your speakers (excluding

the subwoofer). It works by measuring the

acoustic characteristics of your room and

neutralizing the ambient characteristics that

can color the original source material. This

provides a ‘flat’ equalization setting. If you’re

not satisfied with the automatic adjustment,

you can also adjust these settings manually to

get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup

menu after the Acoustic Calibration

Equalization is set.

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic

Calibration EQ (see Setting the Acoustic

Calibration EQ manually below), we

recommend copying the A. CH or the F.ALG

settings from the EQ A. SET setup above (or

from Automatically setting up for surround

sound (MCACC) on page 12) to one of the

custom (C1 or C2) settings. Instead of just a flat

EQ curve, this will give you a reference point

from which to start.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ

automatically

If you have already completed Automatically

setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on

page 12, A. CH ADJ and F.ALG ADJ (below)

should already be set. Therefore, if you want to

adjust your settings manually, you can skip to

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

below.

Select ‘EQ A. SET’ from the Manual

Select ‘EQ COPY’ from the Manual MCACC

MCACC setup menu.

setup menu.

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select C1

• If you’re using a subwoofer, it is

or C2 then use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down)

buttons to select the setting you want to

copy.

automatically detected every time you

switch on the system. Make sure it is on

and the volume is at the middle position.

• You can also copy from one custom setting

to another. For more on the A. CH and

F.ALG settings, see Setting the Acoustic

Calibration EQ automatically above.

• See Other problems when using the Auto

MCACC Setup on page 14 for notes

regarding high background noise levels

and other possible interference.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish.

‘COPY? YES’ to copy and confirm.

You can also use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to

select COPY? NO to cancel.

As the receiver outputs test tones, the

frequency balance is adjusted automatically

for the following settings:

• A. CH – All Channel Adjust is a ‘flat’ setting

where all the speakers are set individually

so no special weighting is given to any one

channel.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ

manually

Before manually adjusting the Acoustic

Calibration EQ, we recommend copying the A.

CH or the F.ALG settings from the auto setup

above (or from Automatically setting up for

surround sound (MCACC) on page 12) to one of

the custom settings. Instead of just a flat EQ

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curve, this will give you a reference point from

which to start (see Copying your Acoustic

Calibration EQ settings above for how to do

this).

Tip

• Changing the frequency curve of one

channel too drastically will affect the

overall balance. If the speaker balance

seems uneven, you can raise or lower

channel levels using test tones with the

‘trim’ band (TRM shows in the display).

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select TRM

then use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to raise or

lower the channel level for the current

speaker.

Select ‘C1 ADJ’ or ‘C2 ADJ’ from the

Manual MCACC setup menu.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right)and ENTER to

select which method you want to use to

adjust the overall frequency balance.

It is best to choose whichever one you copied

to the custom setting in Copying your Acoustic

Calibration EQ settings above.

When you're finished, press RETURN.

Press RETURN once more to go back to the

Manual MCACC setup menu.

• A. CH ADJ – All the speakers can be set

independently so no special weighting is

given to any one channel. When adjusting,

test tones will sound for each individual

channel.

Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings

After you have completed an automatic or

manual Acoustic Calibration EQ adjustment,

you can check the ALL CH, F.ALIGN and

CUSTOM1/2 settings in the display.

• F.ALG ADJ – Speakers are set in

accordance with the front speaker

settings. The sound of the test tone will

alternate between the left front (reference)

speaker and the target speaker.

Select ‘EQ CHECK’ from the Manual

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select the

MCACC setup menu.

channel you want and adjust to your liking.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) buttons to

select the frequency and ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/

down) to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re

finished, use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right)

buttons to select the channel display (for

example R EQ for the right channel or SBR EQ

for the surround back right channel) then ꢀ/ꢁ

(cursor up/down) to proceed to the next

channel.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) and ENTER to

select the setting you want to check.

• It is useful to do this while a source is

playing so you can compare the different

settings.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select the

channel you want, using ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/

right) to check the settings.

The MCACC channel EQ indicators in the front

panel display will light accordingly.

• The front speakers can’t be adjusted if you

selected F.ALG ADJ.

When you're finished, press RETURN.

• The OVER!! indicator shows in the display

if the frequency adjustment is too drastic

and might distort. If this happens, bring the

level down until OVER!! disappears from

the display.

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup

menu.

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Manual speaker setup

Select SP SET from the SP SETUP menu.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right) to choose the

This receiver allows you to make detailed

settings to optimize the surround sound

performance. You only need to make these

settings once (unless you change the

placement of your current speaker system or

add new speakers.).

speaker(s) that you want to set then select a

speaker size.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select the size

(and number) of each of the following

speakers:

• Front (F) – Select LARGE if your front

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

effectively, or if you didn’t connect a

subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass

These settings are designed to fine-tune your

system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings

made in Automatically setting up for surround

sound (MCACC) on page 12, it isn’t necessary

to make all of these settings.

frequencies to the subwoofer.

• Center (C) – Select LARGE if your center

speaker reproduces bass frequencies

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

frequencies to the other speakers or

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is

sent to the front speakers).

Select ‘SP SETUP’ from the System Setup

menu then press ENTER

See Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu above.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select the

setting you want to adjust then press ENTER

If you are doing this for the first time, you may

want to adjust these settings in order:

• Surround (S) – Select LARGE if your

surround speakers reproduce bass

frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

connect surround speakers choose NO

(the sound of the surround channels is

sent to the front speakers or a subwoofer).

• SP SET – Specify the size and number of

speakers you’ve connected (see Speaker

setting below).

• X.OVER– Specify which frequencies will be

sent to the subwoofer (see Crossover

network on page 49).

• Surround Back (SB) – Select the number

and size of surround back speakers you

have. Select LARGE if your surround back

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

frequencies to the other speakers or

• CH LEVEL – Adjust the overall balance of

your speaker system (see Channel level on

page 49).

• SP DISTN. – Specify the distance of your

speakers from the listening position (see

Speaker Distance on page 50).

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround

back speakers choose NO.

Speaker setting

• Subwoofer (SW) – LFE signals and bass

frequencies of channels set to SMALL are

output from the subwoofer when YES is

selected (see notes below). Choose the

PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to

Use this setting to specify your speaker

configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a

good idea to make sure that the settings made

in Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC) on page 12 are correct.

Note

1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround, and

surround back speakers can’t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent

to the subwoofer.

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output bass sound continuously or you

want deeper bass (the bass frequencies

that would normally come out the front and

center speakers are also routed to the

subwoofer). If you did not connect a

subwoofer choose NO (the bass

frequencies are output from other

speakers).

Select ‘X.OVER’ from the SP SETUP menu.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to choose the

frequency cutoff point.

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent

to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

Channel level

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

Using the channel level settings, you can

adjust the overall balance of your speaker

system, an important factor when setting up a

home theater system.

Tip

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of

bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE

for your front speakers and PLUS for the

subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the

best bass results. Depending on the

speaker placement of your room you may

actually experience a decrease in the

amount of bass due low frequency

Select CH LEVEL from the SP SETUP menu.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select a

setup option.

• T. TONE M.– Move the test tone manually

from speaker to speaker and adjust

individual channel levels.

cancellations. In this case, try changing

the position or direction of speakers. If you

can’t get good results, listen to the bass

response with it set to PLUS and YES or the

front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL

alternatively and let your ears judge which

sounds best. If you’re having problems, the

easiest option is to route all the bass

sounds to the subwoofer by selecting

SMALL for the front speakers.

• T. TONE A. – Adjust channel levels as the

test tone moves from speaker to speaker

automatically.

Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

Adjust the level of each channel using the

ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons.

If you selected T. TONE M., use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor

left/right) to switch speakers.

The T. TONE A. setup will output test tones in

the following order (depending on the speaker

setting):

Crossover network

• Default setting: 100Hz

This setting decides the cutoff between bass

sounds playing back from the speakers

selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass

sounds playing back from those selected as

SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will

SBR

SBL

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

Note

2 • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

• If you selected SB 2ND Z or SB BIAMP (in Surround back speaker setting on page 43) you can’t adjust the surround back

settings.

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal.

1 For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker setting above.

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Adjust the level of each speaker as the test

tone is emitted.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

Tip

• You can change the channel levels at any

time by using EFFECT/CH SEL and +/– on

the remote control. You can set two

channel levels: one for DVD 5.1 CH and

one for the listening modes.

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.

Select ‘SP DISTN.’ from the SP SETUP

menu.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor left/right) to choose the

speaker that you want then set the distance.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to adjust the

distance of each speaker (in 0.5 feet

increments).

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

Note

1 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level

of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

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Using the tuner

Chapter 8:

Using the tuner

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a

time, press TUNE +/–.

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

later—see Saving station presets on the next

page for more on how to do this.

High speed tuning

Press and hold TUNE +/– for high speed

tuning. Release the button at the frequency

you want.

Improving FM stereo sound

If the TUNED or STEREO indicators don't light

when tuning to an FM station because the

signal is weak, press the MPX button to switch

the receiver into mono reception mode. This

should improve the sound quality and allow

you to enjoy the broadcast.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

RECEIVER

DTV ON/OFF

REC

DTV INFO

REC STOP

MUTE

TUNER

DISPLAY

MPX

CH RETURN

SUBTITLE

HDD

DVD

AUDIO

Tuning directly to a station

Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency

of the station you want to listen to. In this case,

you can simply enter the frequency directly

using the number buttons on the remote

control.

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

FL DIMMER

DISC

MIDNIGHT/

ACOUSTIC

ENTER

LOUDNESS

SHIFT

DIALOG E

INPUT ATT

D.ACCESS

CLASS

TOP MENU

EFFECT

/CH SEL

TUNE

LEVEL

DTV MENU

T.EDIT

ENTER

BAND

TUNE

TV CONTROL

SYSTEM

SETUP

RETURN

GUIDE

RECEIVER

Press the TUNER button to select the

tuner.

Press TUNER to select the tuner.

Use the BAND button to change the band

(FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and

AM.

Each press switches the band between FM and

AM.

Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).

Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Use the number buttons to enter the

frequency of the radio station.

For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0,

6, 0, 0.

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.

If you make a mistake halfway through, press

D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and

start over.

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Using the tuner

Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Listening to the radio on the previous page

Saving station presets

for more on this.

If you often listen to a particular radio station,

it's convenient to have the receiver store the

frequency for easy recall whenever you want to

listen to that station. This saves the effort of

manually tuning in each time. This unit can

memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three

banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations

each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX

Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows ST. MEMORY, then a

blinking memory class.

Press CLASS to select one of the three

classes then press ST +/– to select the station

preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons or the

MULTI JOG dial (front panel) to select a station

preset.

setting (see previous page) is also stored.

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

MULTI JOG

Press ENTER.

ENTER

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and

number stop blinking and the receiver stores

the station.

CD-R/TAPE/MD

TUNER

AUX

MASTER

VOLUME

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIO R

MCACC

SETUP MIC

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

DIGITAL IN

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your

station presets.

DOWN

Choose the station preset you want to

name.

INPUT

ATT

EXTENDED ACOUSTIC

See Listening to station presets below for how

FL DIMMER

SPEAKERS

MODE

to do this.

TUNING

/STATION

TUNER

EDIT

QUICK

SETUP

SYSTEM

SETUP

BAND

TONE

RETURN

Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows ST. NAME, then a blinking

MULTI JOG

cursor at the first character position.

ENTER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

CLASS

Input the name you want.

INPUT

SELECT

TUNE

RECEIVER

SOURCE

Choose a name up to four characters long.

DTV MENU

T.EDIT

ENTER

BAND

• Use the MULTI JOG dial (front panel) or the

ST +/– buttons (remote) to select

characters.

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

RETURN

GUIDE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

TVVOL

TV CH

VOL

• Press ENTER to confirm a character. If no

character is input, a space is input.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TV CONT

RECEIVER

DTV ON/OFF

REC

DTV INFO

REC STOP

MUTE

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

TUNER

DISPLAY

• The name is stored when ENTER is pressed

after choosing the fourth character.

MPX

CH RETURN

SUBTITLE

HDD

DVD

AUDIO

Note

1 If the receiver is left disconnected from the AC power outlet for over a month, the station memories will be lost and will have

to be reprogrammed.

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Using the tuner

Tip

• To erase a station name, simply repeat

steps 1-3 and input four spaces instead of

a name.

• Once you have named a station preset, you

can press TUNER DISPLAY when listening

to a station to switch the display between

name and frequency.

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do

this. See Saving station presets above if you

haven’t done this already.

Press TUNER to select the tuner.

Press CLASS to select the class in which

the station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B

and C.

Press ST +/– to select the station preset

you want.

• You can also use the number buttons on

the remote control to recall the station

preset.

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Making recordings

Chapter 9:

Making recordings

Select the source you want to record.

Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or INPUT

Making an audio or a video

recording

SELECT).

Select the input signal (if necessary).

You can make an audio or a video recording

from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or

video source connected to the receiver (such

as a CD player or TV).

Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the input

signal corresponding to the source component

(see page 38 for more on this).

Prepare the source you want to record.

Keep in mind you can’t make a digital

recording from an analog source or vice-versa,

so make sure the components you are

recording to/from are hooked up in the same

way (see Connecting up on page 15 for more on

connections).

Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video,

DVD etc.

Prepare the recorder.

Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the

recording device and set the recording levels.

If you want to record a video source, you also

need to use the same type of connection for the

source as for the recorder. For example, you

can’t record a component hooked up to S-video

jacks with a recorder hooked up to the

composite video outputs (see page 20 for more

on video connections).

Refer to the instructions that came with the

recorder if you are unsure how to do this. Most

video recorders set the audio recording level

automatically—check the component’s

instruction manual if you’re unsure.

Start recording, then start playback of the

source component.

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER

SOURCE

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TV CONT

RECEIVER

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

ADVANCED ST/DIRECT

SIGNAL

STANDARD

SURR /AUTO SURR SELECT

LISTENING MODE

Note

1 • The receiver's volume, balance, tone (bass, treble, loudness), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

• Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog.

• Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded.

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Controlling the rest of your system

Chapter 10:

Controlling the rest of your

system

Setting the remote to control

other components

Selecting preset codes directly

INPUT

SELECT

Most components can be assigned to one of

the MULTI CONTROL buttons using the

component’s manufacturer preset code stored

in the remote.

RECEIVER

SOURCE

FL DIMMER

DISC

+10

However, please note that there are cases

where only certain functions may be

ENTER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

CLASS

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TV CONT

RECEIVER

TUNE

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

controllable after assigning the proper preset

code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the

remote control will not work for the model that

DTV MENU

T.EDIT

ENTER

BAND

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

RETURN

GUIDE

TV CONTROL

you are using.

INPUT

TVVOL

TV CH

VOL

VSX-915 only – If you can’t find a preset code

that matches the component you want to

control, you can still teach the remote

individual commands from another remote

control (page 56).

While pressing the RECEIVER button,

press and hold the 1 button.

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component you want to control.

The LCD on the remote displays the

component you want to control.

Note

• You can cancel or exit any of the steps by

pressing RECEIVER. To go back a step,

press RETURN.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

PRESET then press ENTER.

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote

automatically exits the operation.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select the

first letter of the brand name of your

component then press ENTER.

This should be the manufacturer’s name (for

example, P for Pioneer).

Note

1 • TV codes (for example, codes for TV, CATV, Satellite TV or DTV) can only be assigned to the TV/SAT or TV CONT button.

• If you assign the TUNER function to another component, you will have to reassign it to the Pioneer preset code to use this

receiver’s built-in tuner.

2 You can’t assign the RECEIVER button.

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Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select the

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

manufacturer’s name from the list then press

ENTER.

component you want to control.

The LCD on the remote displays the

component you want to control.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to select the

proper code from the list, then try using this

remote control with your component.

The code should start with the component type

(for example, DVD 009). If there is more than

one, start with the first one.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

LEARN then press ENTER

PRES KEY shows in the LCD display.

• To exit or cancel press RECEIVER.

Point the two remote controls towards

To try out the remote control, switch the

component on or off (into standby) by pressing

SOURCE ꢀ. If it doesn’t seem to work, select

the next code from the list (if there is one).

each other then press the button that will be

doing the learning on this receiver’s remote

control.

PRES KEY starts flashing to indicate the

remote is ready to accept a signal.

• VSX-915 only – If you can’t find or properly

enter a preset code, you can still teach the

remote individual commands from another

remote control (see Programming signals

from other remote controls below).

• The remote controls should be 1–2 inches

apart.

1 – 2 inches

If your component is controlled

successfully, press ENTER to confirm.

Press the corresponding button on the

The remote LCD display shows OK.

other remote control that is sending

(teaching) the signal to this receiver’s remote

control.

For example, if you want to learn the playback

control signal, press and hold ꢁfor a couple of

seconds. The LCD display will show OK if the

operation has been learned.

Programmingsignalsfromother

remote controls

VSX-915 model only

If the preset code for your component is not

available, or the available preset codes do not

operate correctly, you can program signals

from the remote control of another

component. This can also be used to program

additional operations (buttons not covered in

the presets) after assigning a preset code.

If for some reasons the operation hasn’t been

learned the LCD will display ERROR briefly and

then display PRES KEY again. If this happens,

keep pressing the (teaching) button as you vary

the distance between the two remotes, until

the LCD display shows OK.

While pressing the RECEIVER button,

press and hold the 1 button.

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

Note

1 • You can’t assign the RECEIVER button.

• TV CONTROL buttons (TVꢀ,TV VOL +/–, TV CH +/– and INPUT SELECT) can only be learned after selecting TV CONT.

2 • Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer

together or farther apart.

• If the remote LCD shows ERROR, it may also mean the memory is full. See Erasing one of the remote control button settings

below to erase a programmed button you’re not using to free up more memory.

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Certain buttons represent operations that

cannot be learned from other remote controls.

The buttons available are shown below:

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

ERASE then press ENTER

The LCD display flashes PRES KEY.

Press and hold the button to be erased for

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER

SOURCE

two seconds.

The LCD display shows OK or NO CODE to

confirm the button has been erased.

RETURN

VOL

GUIDE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons.

Press the RECEIVER button when you’re

TVVOL

TV CH

SELECT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TVCONT

RECEIVER

MULTI CONTROL

CD-R/TAPE TUNER

DTV ON/OFF

REC

DTV INFO

REC STOP

MUTE

done.

TUNER

DISPLAY

MPX

CH RETURN

SUBTITLE

HDD

DVD

AUDIO

RECEIVER CONTROL

STANDARD ADV.SURR

Erasing all of the remote control

presets

THX

STEREO

ACOUSTIC

SIGNAL

SELECT

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

AUTO SURR

SHIFT

FL DIMMER

DISC

+10

ENTER

EFFECT

/CH SEL

SLEEP

DIALOG

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

CLASS

This will erase all preset remote control preset

codes and (VSX-915 model only) programmed

buttons.

TUNE

DTV MENU

T.EDIT

ENTER

BAND

RECEIVER

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

RETURN

GUIDE

While pressing the RECEIVER button,

press and hold the 1 button.

To program additional signals for the

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

current component repeat steps 4 and 5.

To program signals for another component,

exit and repeat steps 1 through 5.

Press the DVD/LD MULTI CONTROL

button.

Press the RECEIVER button to exit and

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

store the operation(s).

RESET then press and hold ENTER for about

two seconds

The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote

presets have been erased.

Erasing one of the remote

control button settings

VSX-915 model only

Direct function

This erases one of the buttons you have

programmed and restores the button to the

factory default.

• Default setting: ON

You can use the direct function feature to

control one component using the remote

control while at the same time, using your

receiver to playback a different component.

This could let you, for example, use the remote

control to set up and listen to a CD on the

receiver and then use the remote control to

rewind a tape in your VCR while you continue

to listen to your CD player.

While pressing the RECEIVER button,

press and hold the 1 button.

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

corresponding to the button setting to be

erased.

The LCD on the remote displays the

component.

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When direct function is on, any component

you select (using the MULTI CONTROL

buttons) will be selected by both the receiver

and the remote control. When you turn direct

function off, you can operate the remote

control without affecting the receiver.

While pressing the RECEIVER button,

press and hold the 1 button.

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component you want to control.

The LCD on the remote displays the

component you want to control.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

DIRECT F then press ENTER

The LCD on the remote displays the

component you want to control.

Use ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) to switch

direct function ON or OFF then press ENTER.

The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting.

Confirming preset codes

Use this feature to check which preset code is

assigned to a MULTI CONTROL button.

While pressing the RECEIVER button,

press and hold the 1 button.

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button of the

component for which you want to check the

preset code.

Use ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) to select

READ ID then press ENTER.

The brand name and preset code appears in

the display for three seconds.

Note

1 You can’t use direct function with the TV CONT function.

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Controls for TVs

This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the

receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 55 for more

on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component

• The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to

the TV CONT button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CONT button.

Button(s) Function

Components

TVꢀ

Switches the DTV on or off.

DTV

Switches the TV or CATV between standby and on.

Switches the TV input. (Not possible with all models.)

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

INPUT

SELECT

TV CH +/– Selects channels.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

TV VOL +/– Adjust the TV volume.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

SOURCEꢀ Press to switch the component assigned to the TV CONT Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

button on or off.

DTV

ꢃ

ꢄ

ꢅ

ꢆ

ꢇ

Switches the DTV on or off.

Press to get information on DTV programs.

Use to choose the BLUE commands on a DTV menu.

Use to choose the YELLOW commands on a DTV menu.

Use to choose the GREEN commands on a DTV menu.

Use to choose the RED commands on a DTV menu.

Use to switch DTV audio tracks.

ꢂ

AUDIO

CH RETURN Use to return to the previously selected channel.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

DTV MENU Press to display the DTV menu.

DTV

GUIDE

Use as the GUIDE button for navigating.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

RETURN

Use to select closed captioning with DTV.

Use to select a speciﬁc TV channel.

DTV

Number

Buttons

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

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Button(s) Function

Components

+10 button Use to add a decimal points when selecting TV channels. DTV

ENTER/

DISC

Use to enter a channel.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

Select different menus from the DTV functions.

Select the menu screen.

DTV

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

ꢂꢃꢁꢀ & Press to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

ENTER screen. DTV

Controls for other components

This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the

receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 55 for more

on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component.

Button (s) Function

Components

SOURCEꢀ Press to switch the component between standby and on. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

DVR player/Cassette deck

ꢅ

ꢆ

Press to return to the start of the current track.

Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks.

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

player

Go back channels (channel –).

DVR/VCR

Press to advance to the start of the next track.

Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks.

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

player

Go forward channels (channel +).

Pause playback or recording.

VCR

ꢇ

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

DVR player/Cassette deck

ꢁ

Start playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

DVR player/Cassette deck

ꢄ

ꢃ

ꢂ

Hold down for fast forward playback.

Hold down for fast reverse playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

DVR player/Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

DVR player/Cassette deck

Stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

DVR player/Cassette deck

ì REC

Starts recording. To prevent accidental recording, this

MD/CD-R/VCR/ DVR player/

Cassette deck

(SHIFT+ꢁ) button must be pressed twice to take effect.

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Button (s) Function

Components

REC STOP Stops recording.

DVR player

(SHIFT+ꢂ)

Number

buttons

Directly access tracks on a program source.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

player

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display. DVD/DVR player

+10 button Selects tracks higher than 10. (For example, press +10

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

player

then 3 to select track 13.)

ENTER/

DISC

Chooses the disc.

Multiple CD player

MD player

VCR

Ejects the disc.

Use as the ENTER button.

Use as the CLEAR button.

Displays the setup screen for DVR players.

Changes sides of the LD.

DVD

DVR player

LD player

TOP MENU Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD player.

DVD/DVR player

ꢀ

Displays menus for the current DVD or DVR you are using. DVD/DVR player

Pauses the tape.

Cassette deck

DVD/DVR Player

ꢁ

Stops the tape.

ENTER

ꢂ/ꢃ

Starts playback.

Fast rewinds/fast forwards the tape.

ꢂꢃꢁꢀ& Navigates DVD menu/options.

ENTER

GUIDE

CH +/–

Press to access the DVD player setup screen.

DVD/DVR Player

Selects channels.

VCR/DVD/DVR Player

CD/MD/CD-R/Cassette deck

DVD/DVR Player

Selects tracks.

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel.

SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.

DVD/DVR Player

DVR Player

HDD (SHIFT Switches to the hard disk controls when using a DVD/

+ CH–)

HDD recorder.

DVR Player

DVD (SHIFT Switches to the DVD controls when using a DVD/HDD

+ CH+)

recorder.

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Other connections

Chapter 11:

Other connections

Select SB 2ND Z from the ‘SB. SYSTEM’

Caution

menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 43

to do this.

• Before making or changing the connections,

switch off the power and disconnect the

power cord from the power outlet.

Plugging in components should be the last

connection you make with your system.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected SB 2ND Z in Surround back

speaker setting on page 43, three speaker

system settings are possible using the

SPEAKERS button. If you selected SB NORM.

or SB BIAMP, the speaker system is fixed as

SPꢁA or SPꢁAB (respectively). The options

• Be careful not to allow any contact

between speaker wires from different

terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal

impedance between 6–16Ω (please see

Switching the speaker impedance on

page 72 if you plan to use speakers with an

impedance of less than 8Ω).

below are for the SB 2ND Z setting only.

•

Use the SPEAKERS button on the front

panel to select a speaker system setting.

INPUT

ATT

EXTENDED ACOUSTIC

FL DIMMER

SPEAKERS

MODE

Second Zone speaker B setup

TUNING

/STATION

TUNER

EDIT

QUICK

SETUP

SYSTEM

SETUP

After selecting SB 2ND Z in Surround back

speaker setting on page 43, you can use the

speakers connected to the (surround back) B

speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to

stereo playback in another room. See

BAND

TONE

RETURN

MULTI JOG

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system

option:

Switching the speaker system below for the

listening options with this setup.

• SPꢁA – Sound is output from the speakers

connected to the A speaker terminals

(multichannel playback is possible).

Connect a pair of speakers to the

surround back speaker terminals on the rear

panel.

• SPꢁB – Sound is output from the two

speakers connected to speaker system B

(only stereo playback is possible).

Connect them the same way you connected

your speakers in Connecting the speakers on

page 23. Make sure to review Hints on speaker

placement on page 24 when placing the

speakers in another room.

Note

1 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Speaker setting on page 48. However, if SPꢁB is selected above,

no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• Depending on the Surround back speaker setting on page 43 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.

• All speaker systems (except SB 2ND Z connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

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• SPꢁAB – Sound is output from speaker

system A (up to 5 channels, depending on

the source), the two speakers in speaker

system B, and the subwoofer.

Multichannel sources (heard through

speaker system A) are downmixed for

stereo output from speaker system B.

Select the SB BIAMP setting from the ‘SB.

SYSTEM’ menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 43

to specify how you’re using the surround back

speaker terminals.

Caution

• Most speakers with both Hi and Low

terminals have two metal plates that

connect the Hi to the Low terminals. These

must be removed when you are bi-amping

the speakers or you could severely damage

the amplifier. See your speaker manual for

more information.

Bi-amping your front speakers

Bi-amping is when you connect the high

frequency driver and low frequency driver of

your speakers to different amplifiers (in this

case, to both front and surround back

terminals) for better crossover performance.

Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this

(having separate terminals for high and low)

and the sound improvement will depend on the

kind of speakers you’re using.

• If your speakers have a removable

crossover network, make sure you do not

remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may

damage your speakers.

Connect your speakers as shown below.

This illustration below shows the connections

for bi-amping your front left speaker. Hook up

your front right speaker in the same way.

Bi-wiring your speakers

The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the

same as bi-amping, but additionally,

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND BACK

SURROUND

interference effects within the wire could be

reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do

this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is

they must have separate terminals for the high

and low frequencies). When bi-wiring, make

sure you’ve selected SB NORM. or SB 2ND Z in

Surround back speaker setting on page 43.

Front left

speaker

•

To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker

cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

Using a banana plug for the second

connection is recommended.

Since both front and surround back speaker

terminals output the same audio, it doesn’t

matter which set (front or surround back) is

powering which part (Hi or Low) of the

speaker.

• Make sure that the + / – connections are

properly inserted.

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Other connections

Caution

Using this receiver with a

Pioneer plasma display

If you have a Pioneer plasma display , you can

use an SR+ cable to connect it to this unit and

take advantage of various convenient features,

such as automatic video input switching of the

plasma display when the input is changed.

• Make sure you use a parallel (not series,

which are fairly uncommon) connection

when bi-wiring your speakers.

• Don't connect different speakers from the

same terminal in this way.

Connecting additional

amplifiers

CONTROL

OUT

This receiver has more than enough power for

any home use, but it’s possible to add

additional amplifiers to every channel of your

system using the pre-outs. Make the

Pioneer plasma

display

connections shown below to add amplifiers to

power your speakers.

• Before making or changing the

connections, switch off the power and

disconnect the power cord from the AC

outlet.

AUX

FM UNBAL

Ω

LOOP

ANTENNA

OUT

CONTROL

OPT

OUT

DVR/

VCR

OUT

(DVR/VCR)

VIDEO

OPT

DVR/

VCR

ANALOG

INPUT

OUT

SAT

(TV/SAT)

DVD

/LD

FRONT

MONITOR

OUT

SAT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

COAX

(CD)

Center channel

5.1CH

REC INPUT

SUB

DVD

/LD

WOOFER

PREOUT

amplifier (mono)

CD-R

TAPE

OUT

S-VIDEO

COAX

S-VIDEO

ANALOG

INPUT

(DVD

/LD)

PLAY

FRONT

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

PREOUT

Surround back

channel amplifier

BACK

CENTER

ANALOG

INPUT

SURROUND

Surround channel

amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Front channel

amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Powered

subwoofer

ꢇ To SUB WOOFER PREOUT jack

Note

1 • You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug

the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only.

• The sound you hear from the surround back terminals depends on the Surround back speaker setting on page 43.

• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.

• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 48) to large.

2 This receiver is compatible with all Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.

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Other connections

•

Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to

connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver

with the CONTROL OUT of your plasma

display.

Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you

need to make a few settings in the receiver. See

The Input Assign menu on page 66 for detailed

instructions.

Using the SR+ mode with a

Pioneer plasma display

When connected using an SR+ cable, a

number of features become available to make

using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma

display even easier. These features include:

• On-screen volume display.

• On-screen display of listening mode.

• Automatic video input switching on the

plasma display.

• Automatic volume muting on the plasma

display.

See also The Input Assign menu on page 66 for