Pioneer Stereo Receiver VSX 1017AV S User Manual

VSX-1017AV-  
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER  
VSX-1017AV-  
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Operating Instructions  
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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC  
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed  
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and  
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of  
this unit should be performed only by qualified  
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the  
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make  
sure it is properly disposed of after removal.  
CAUTION  
The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not  
completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.  
Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect  
device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from  
the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,  
make sure the unit has been installed so that the  
power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC  
outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,  
the power cord should also be unplugged from the  
AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time  
(for example, when on vacation).  
The equipment should be disconnected by removing  
the mains plug from the wall socket when left  
unused for a long period of time (for example, when  
on vacation).  
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Operating Environment  
This product is for general household purposes. Any  
failure due to use for other than household purposes  
(such as long-term use for business purposes in a  
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which  
Operating environment temperature and humidity:  
+5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH  
(cooling vents not blocked)  
Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in  
locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or  
strong artificial light)  
requires repair will be charged for even during the  
warranty period.  
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electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.  
Private households in the member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to  
designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one).  
For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal.  
By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential  
negative effects on the environment and human health.  
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate  
your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.  
Contents  
01 Before you start  
04 Controls and displays  
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  
02 5 minute guide  
05 Listening to your system  
Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Automatically setting up for surround sound  
Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27  
Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28  
Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 28  
Setting the effect options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
Using Front Stage Surround Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 30  
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 31  
Using Midnight and Loudness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Using the tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
(Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 10  
Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
03 Connecting your equipment  
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other  
set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other  
video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
Connecting digital audio sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Connecting a component to the front panel  
06 USB playback  
Using the USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
Selecting a file from the folder/file list for  
playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
Compressed audio compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34  
inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  
THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20  
Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20  
Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
07 Using the tuner  
Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Saving station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Using EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
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08 The System Setup menu  
11 Using other functions  
Making receiver settings from the System Setup  
menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38  
Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38  
Manual MCACC setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39  
Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39  
Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  
Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  
Manual speaker setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43  
Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43  
Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
THX Audio Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
THX Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
Making an audio or a video recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
Dimming the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56  
Switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56  
Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56  
12 Controlling the rest of your system  
Setting the remote to control other components. . . . 57  
Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Direct function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown  
09 Other connections  
sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Using System off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Operating other Pioneer components with this  
Connecting an iPod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 47  
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 47  
Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49  
Connecting additional amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49  
Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma  
unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61  
13 Additional information  
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62  
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62  
No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62  
Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63  
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64  
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64  
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65  
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65  
USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67  
Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67  
DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67  
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50  
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma  
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51  
10 Other Settings  
The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52  
The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54  
LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54  
SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 54  
Video Converter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54  
TM  
Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . 68  
About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68  
Listening modes with different input signal  
formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69  
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71  
Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71  
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Before you start  
01  
Chapter 1:  
Before you start  
Sound Retriever  
The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP  
technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to  
WMA, MP3 and MPEG-4 AAC audio files by restoring  
sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over  
after compression.  
Features  
Advanced Direct Energy design  
This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete  
design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low  
distortion and stable imaging. Through symmetrical  
placement of power amplification units, this receiver  
generates equal amplifier power to all channels,  
eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a  
particular sound field.  
Front Stage Surround Advance  
With the Front Stage Surround Advance feature, you can  
enjoy seamless, natural surround sound effects using  
only the front speakers, without deteriorating the quality  
of the original sound.  
Easy setup using Multichannel Acoustic  
HDMI compatibility  
Calibration (Auto MCACC)  
This receiver is compatible with the HDMI digital video  
format, providing you high-definition digital video and  
digital audio via a single cable.  
Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as  
connecting speakers, components like a DVD player, and  
a TV. The Auto MCACC Setup, which includes the  
advanced features of Professional Acoustic Calibration  
EQ, provides a quick yet accurate surround sound setup.  
This innovative technology measures the reverb  
characteristics of your listening area, allowing you to  
customize your system calibration. Moreover, you have  
access to the full range of surround sound settings.  
Built-in video converter  
The built-in video converter provides output of all analog  
video signals to your TV or monitor (regardless of the type  
of connection), allowing you to connect components  
using component, S-video, and composite video  
connections as you like.  
iPod Ready  
THX Select2 certified design  
With the new iPod terminal, you’ll be up and running in no  
time, now that this receiver’s enhanced compatibility  
makes on-screen control of your iPod an added possibility.  
This receiver bears the THX Select2 logo, which means it  
has passed a rigorous series of quality and performance  
tests covering every aspect of the product. This includes  
testing of pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance  
and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both  
the digital and analog domain, making your home  
theater experience as faithful as possible to what the  
director intended.  
USB interface  
The USB allows you to listen to two-channel audio from a  
USB mass storage device connected to this receiver.  
Easy-to-use LCD remote control  
The remote control gives you not only complete control  
over every function of this receiver, but also over the main  
functions for other components in your home theater  
system. Using a system of preset codes, you can program  
the remote to operate a wide range of other equipment.  
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby  
Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES  
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound  
right into your home with up to six channels of surround  
sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects)  
channel for deep, realistic sound effects.  
The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders  
not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby  
Surround sources, but will also generate convincing  
surround sound for any stereo source.  
Also, with the addition of a surround back speaker, you  
can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and  
DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound.  
Phase correction  
Based on Pioneer’s unique Phase Control Technology,  
the Phase Control feature incorporated into this  
receiver’s design provides coherent sound reproduction  
through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound  
image at your listening position.  
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Before you start  
01  
Checking what’s in the box  
Loading the batteries  
Please check that you’ve received the following supplied  
accessories:  
• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m)  
• Remote control unit  
• AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2  
• AM loop antenna  
• FM wire antenna  
Caution  
• Warranty card  
Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as  
leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions:  
• These operating instructions  
• Never use new and old batteries together.  
• Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries  
properly according to the marks in the battery case.  
Installing the receiver  
• When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a  
level and stable surface.  
• Batteries with the same shape may have different  
voltages. Do not use different batteries together.  
Don’t install it on the following places:  
– on a color TV (the screen may distort)  
– near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off  
a magnetic field). This may interfere with the sound.  
– in direct sunlight  
– in damp or wet areas  
– in extremely hot or cold areas  
– in places where there is vibration or other movement  
– in places that are very dusty  
– in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen)  
• When disposing of used batteries, please comply  
with governmental regulations or environmental  
public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or  
area.  
• Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or  
other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or  
near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak,  
overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the  
life or performance of batteries.  
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5 minute guide  
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C5hampteri2n: ute guide  
• Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.  
Introduction to home theater  
4
Use the on-screen automatic MCACC setup to set up  
your system.  
Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create  
a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle  
of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a  
home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup,  
but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver.  
See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto  
MCACC) below for more on this.  
5
Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking.  
Make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the receiver’s display,  
indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it isn’t, press DVD  
on the remote control to set the receiver to the DVD input.  
This receiver will automatically decode multichannel Dolby  
Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround sources according to your  
speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make  
changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities  
(like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound)  
are explained in Listening to your system on page 27.  
In addition to the basic playback explained in Playing a source  
on page 10, there are several other sound options you can  
select. See Listening to your system on page 27 for more on  
this.  
See also Making receiver settings from the System Setup  
menu on page 38 for more setup options.  
Listening to Surround Sound  
This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind,  
so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your  
system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most  
cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings.  
Automatically setting up for surround  
sound (Auto MCACC)  
The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic  
• Be sure to complete all connections before  
connecting this unit to an AC power source.  
characteristics of your listening area, taking into account  
ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both  
channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the  
microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses  
the information from a series of test tones to optimize the  
speaker settings and equalization for your particular room.  
1
Connect your TV and DVD player.  
See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 13 to do  
this. For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a  
digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver.  
2
Connect your speakers and place them for optimal  
Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a  
source on page 10.  
surround sound.  
Connect your speakers as shown in Installing your  
speaker system on page 18.  
Important  
Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the  
sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best  
surround sound effect. Also see Placing the speakers on  
page 19 for more on this.  
• Make sure the microphone and speakers are not  
moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.  
• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, make sure that  
the headphones are disconnected from this receiver  
and the iPod or USB is not selected as the input source.  
Center (C)  
Front  
Right (R)  
Front  
Left (L)  
Caution  
Subwoofer (SW)  
Surround  
Right (SR)  
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are  
output at high volume.  
DIALOG  
E
PHASE  
S.RETRIEVER  
Surround  
Back  
Right (SBR)  
SYSTEM OFF  
SOURCE  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
Listening  
position  
SELECT  
CLASS  
ENTER  
D.ACCESS  
+10  
DISC  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Surround  
Left (SL)  
TUNE  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
Surround  
Back Left (SBL)  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
TUNE  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
DVR  
2
TV CONTROL  
3
Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by  
your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV.  
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
INPUT  
SELECT  
TV VOL  
TV CH  
VOL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
TUNER  
Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver. Check  
the manual that came with the TV if you don’t know how to do this.  
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2
Switch on the receiver and your TV.  
If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the  
speaker configuration check screen is being displayed,  
the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this  
case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in  
step 7.  
Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC  
jack on the front panel.  
Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your  
normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make  
sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and  
the microphone.  
• With error messages (such as Ambient Noise or  
Microphone Check) select RETRY after checking for  
ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto  
MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic  
connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem,  
you can simply select OK and continue.  
• Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the  
MCACC SETUP MIC jack:  
S-VIDEO  
VIDEO/GAME INPUT  
AUDIO  
USB  
MCACC  
SETUP MIC  
VIDEO  
L
R
DIGITAL IN  
PHONES  
SYSTEM  
SETUP  
TUNING/  
STATION  
TUNER  
EDIT  
RETURN  
TONE  
SPEAKERS  
MULTI JOG  
2.Auto MCACC  
Now Analyzing  
2.Auto MCACC  
Check!  
YES  
Front  
[
]
]
]
]
]
Environment Check  
Ambient Noise  
Microphone  
Center  
Surround  
SB  
[
[
[
[
YES  
YES  
Yx2  
YES  
The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone  
is connected.  
[
[
[
OK  
OK  
OK  
]
]
]
1
Speaker YES/NO  
SUB W.  
OK  
:Cancel  
:Cancel  
10  
:
Next  
2. Auto MCACC  
Surr Back System  
The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the  
actual speakers you have.  
Normal (SB)  
]
5
If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side  
column (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t  
correct), there may be a problem with the speaker  
connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the  
power and check the speaker connections. If there  
doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use /  
to select the speaker and / to change the setting  
(and number for surround back) and continue.  
Enter  
:
Next  
:
Cancel  
3
4
Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then press ENTER.2  
Make sure ‘TYPE1’ is selected then press ENTER.3  
2. Auto MCACC  
TYPE1  
ALL CH ADJUST  
EQ TYPE  
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Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER.  
A progress report is displayed on-screen while the  
receiver outputs more test tones to determine the  
Enter  
:
Start  
:
Cancel  
optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker  
distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.  
5
Follow the instructions on-screen.  
Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is  
happening. It may take 2 to 6 minutes.  
Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re  
using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to  
a comfortable volume level.  
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The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Select  
‘SKIP’ to go back to the System Setup menu.  
Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver  
upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.  
6
Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the  
speaker configuration in the OSD.  
A progress report is displayed on-screen while the  
receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers  
present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while  
The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give  
you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is  
also possible to adjust these settings manually using the  
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it’s doing this.  
6
System Setup menu (starting on page 38).  
Note  
1 • If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.  
• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video, or composite connections for system setup.  
2 • If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker  
setting on page 38 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 5.  
• If you have THX-certified speakers, make sure YES is selected in THX Speaker Setup on page 45.  
3 When TYPE1 is selected, the calibration is set for ALL CH ADJUST; when TYPE2 is selected, the calibration is set for both ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT  
ALIGN. For details on the correction of each setting, see Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 40.  
4 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.  
5 If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in Listening to Surround Sound above indicates (in bold) how each speaker is displayed.  
6 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings.  
You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 43.  
• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and  
room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.  
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Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup  
If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto  
MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the  
walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the  
microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check  
for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan,  
etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch  
them off if necessary. If there are any instructions  
showing in the front panel display, please follow them.  
Better sound 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 OFF  
• Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of  
the microphone. If this seems to be happening,  
switch off the TV when doing the Auto MCACC Setup.  
Front speaker  
Listening  
position  
?
Playing a source  
Sound  
source  
Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such  
as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.  
Subwoofer  
PHASE CONTROL ON  
GUIDE  
TV CONTROL  
SYSTEM OFF  
SOURCE  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
Listening  
position  
Front speaker  
INPUT  
SELECT  
TV VOL  
TV CH  
VOL  
SELECT  
REC  
A
B
MUTE  
MPX  
EON  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
C
D
E
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
DVR  
2
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
Sound  
source  
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
Subwoofer  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
iPod  
TUNER  
Phase Control technology provides coherent sound  
reproduction through the use of phase matching 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.  
1
Switch on your system components and receiver.  
4
Start by switching on the playback component (for  
example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you  
have one), then the receiver (press RECEIVER).  
1
• Make sure the setup mic is disconnected.  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
2
Select the input source you want to play.  
iPod  
TUNER  
RECEIVER  
You can use the input source buttons on the remote  
control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel controls.  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
2
SR+  
DIMMER  
PHASE  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
DIALOG  
E
S.RETRIEVER  
DISC  
3
Press AUTO SURR to select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and  
start playback of the source.3  
CLASS  
ENTER  
D.ACCESS  
+10  
If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound  
DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are  
playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the  
front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.  
Press RECEIVER then PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to  
switch on phase correction.  
The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights.  
• See also Listening to your system on page 27 for  
information on different ways of listening to sources.  
4
Use the volume control to adjust the volume level.  
Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is  
coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.  
Note  
1 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 now selected.)  
2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 30).  
3 • You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and  
88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.  
• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the receiver must be set to a  
multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 27 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.  
4 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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Chapter 3:  
Connecting your equipment  
This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the  
kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system.  
Rear panel  
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L
L (  
Single  
CENTER  
)
R
RROUND  
CK  
13  
A
IN  
OUT  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
4
Control input/output  
Caution  
• Before making or changing the connections, switch  
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the  
power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step.  
Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you  
can control all your equipment from a single IR remote  
sensor.  
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s  
sensor on page 61.  
1
HDMI connectors (x3)  
5
Stereo analog audio source inputs/(outputs) (x3)  
Two inputs and one output for high-quality audio/video  
connection to compatible HDMI devices.  
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on  
page 47.  
Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players,  
tape decks, turntables, etc.  
Connecting analog audio sources on page 17.  
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Component video connections (x4)  
2
Coaxial digital audio inputs (x2)  
Use the inputs to connect any video source that has  
component video output, such as a DVD recorder. Use  
the output for connection to a monitor or TV.  
Use for digital audio sources, including DVD players/  
recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc.  
See also The Input Assign menu on page 52 to assign  
the inputs.  
Using the component video jacks on page 14.  
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Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6)  
3
Optical digital audio output/input(s) (x4)  
Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD  
players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks  
for composite video, S-video and stereo analog audio.  
Use the OUT jack for recording to a CD or MiniDisc  
recorder.  
Connecting digital audio sources on page 16.  
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video  
sources on page 14.  
Use the IN jacks for digital audio sources, including DVD  
players/recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players,  
etc.  
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iPod input terminal  
Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio source.  
See also The Input Assign menu on page 52 to assign  
the inputs.  
Connecting an iPod on page 46.  
9
AM and FM antenna terminals  
Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio  
broadcasts.  
Connecting antennas on page 20.  
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10 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs  
Use to connect separate amplifiers for front, center,  
surround, surround back and subwoofer channels.  
Connecting additional amplifiers on page 49 (see also  
Installing your speaker system on page 18 for powered  
subwoofer connection).  
About the video converter  
When the video converter is enabled, all analog video  
sources are output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO  
OUT jacks (HDMI and component video cannot be  
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converted). See Video Converter Setup on page 54 to  
11 Composite and S-video monitor outputs  
Use to connect monitors and TVs.  
Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 13.  
switch the video converter on or off.  
If several video components are assigned to the same  
input function (see The Input Assign menu on page 52),  
the converter gives priority to component, S-video, then  
composite (in that order).  
12 Multichannel analog audio inputs  
7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with  
multichannel analog outputs.  
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on  
page 47.  
• For optimal video performance, THX recommends  
switching video conversion (in Video Converter Setup  
on page 54) OFF.  
13 Speaker terminals  
Use for connection to the main front, center, surround  
and surround back speakers.  
Installing your speaker system on page 18.  
This product incorporates copyright protection technology  
that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual  
property rights. Use of this copyright protection  
technology must be authorized by Macrovision  
Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited  
consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by  
Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is  
prohibited.  
When making cable connections  
• To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the  
top of the receiver.  
• When connecting optical cables, be careful when  
inserting the plug not to damage the shutter  
protecting the optical socket.  
• When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable  
may be damaged if bent around sharp corners.  
Note  
1 You must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI/component video outputs when connecting these video sources. If the video signal does not  
appear on your TV or plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game  
units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.  
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Connect a composite or S-video output on your  
DVD player to the DVD/LD VIDEO or DVD/LD S-VIDEO  
input.  
Connecting your TV and DVD player  
Connect using a standard video cable or an S-video  
cable.  
VIDEO S-VIDEO  
3
Connect a coaxial-type1 digital audio output on  
IN  
IN  
your DVD player to the COAXIAL 1 (DVD/LD) input.  
Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.  
1
TV  
4
Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD  
VSX-1017AV  
player to the DVD/LD AUDIO inputs.  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable.  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
IN  
1
AM LOOP  
PRE  
L
O
• If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs,  
you can connect these instead. See also Connecting  
the multichannel analog inputs on page 47.  
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
Y
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
PR  
(
DVR/  
VCR1  
IN  
1
OUT  
)
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
3
PR  
N  
(
3
)
R
SUB  
R
SUR  
ROU  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
CD  
T WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
O
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
OUT  
T  
IN  
OU
OUT  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or  
other set-top box  
VIDEO  
IN  
CEN  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
L
Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV  
tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.  
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WO  
FRONT  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
DIGITAL  
OUT  
IN  
1
AM LOOP  
PRE  
L
O
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
(
)
IN  
1
DVD/LD  
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
(
DVR/  
VCR1  
IN  
1
OUT  
)
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
P
B
P
R
Y
P
3
B
P
R
IN  
CD  
3
)
R
SUB  
R
SUR  
ROU  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
(
FRONT WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
VIDEO  
OPTICAL  
COAXIAL  
R
AUDIO  
L
S-VIDEO  
IN  
DIGITAL OUT  
ANALOG OUT  
VIDEO OUT  
CEN  
AUDIO  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
L
IN  
1
(
3
4
2
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPTV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WO  
FRONT  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
VSX-1017AV  
DVD player  
The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together  
with a TV and DVD player, with S-video or composite  
video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may  
offer alternative connections. See also Using the  
DIGITAL OUT  
component video jacks on page 14 if your TV and/or DVD  
player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD  
player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see  
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 47.  
R
AUDIO  
L
VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
AV OUT  
1
Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video  
input on your TV.  
Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to  
the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use  
an S-video cable to connect to the S-video jack.  
STB  
Note  
1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set  
up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see The Input Assign menu on page 52).  
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Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top  
1
Connect the audio/video outputs of the video  
box to the TV/SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.  
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a  
video or S-video cable.  
player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO  
inputs.  
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio  
connection and a video or S-video cable for the video  
connection.  
2
Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output from  
your set-top box to the OPTICAL 2 (TV/SAT) input.2  
• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 IN inputs.  
Use an optical cable for the connection.  
2
If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1  
AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder’s audio/  
video inputs.  
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio  
connection and a video or S-video cable for the video  
connection.  
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR  
and other video sources  
This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and  
outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video  
devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.  
• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs.  
3
If the device can output digital audio, connect an  
optical-type3 digital audio output from the recorder to  
the OPTICAL 1 (DVR/VCR1) input.  
VSX-1017AV  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
4
Use an optical cable for the connection.  
IN  
AM LOOP  
PRE  
L
O
1
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
Y
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
PR  
(
DVR/  
IN  
1
• For a second recorder, use the COAXIAL 2 (DVR/  
VCR2) inputs.  
OUT  
)
VCR1  
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
IN  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
3
PR  
CD  
3
)
R
SUB  
R
SUR  
ROU  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
FRONT WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
Using the component video jacks  
VIDEO  
IN  
Component video should give superior picture quality  
when compared to composite or S-video. You can also  
take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source  
and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable,  
flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your  
TV and source component to check whether they are  
compatible with progressive-scan video.  
CEN  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
/VCR2  
SUB  
WO  
FRONT  
AXIAL  
SSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
2
OPTICAL COAXIAL  
DIGITAL OUT  
R
AUDIO  
L
VIDEO  
AV IN  
S-VIDEO  
R
AUDIO  
L
VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
AV OUT  
3
1
2
DVR, VCR, etc.  
Note  
1 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable.  
When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Assign menu on page 52).  
2 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.  
3 • In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback only).  
• If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.  
4 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When  
you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also The Input Assign menu on page 52).  
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The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital  
video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the  
connected component is compatible with, including  
DVD-Video, DVD-Audio (see below for limitations), Video  
CD/Super VCD, CD and MP3.  
VSX-1017AV  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
IN  
AM LOOP  
PRE  
L
O
1
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
Y
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
PR  
(
DVR/  
IN  
1
OUT  
)
VCR1  
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
3
PR  
HDMI/DVI-equipped component  
R
SUB  
R
SUR  
ROU  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
FRWOOFER  
ASSIGN
OUT  
1
3
-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
HDMI OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
OU
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
VIDEO  
1
AUDIO OUT  
AUDIO  
DIGITAL OUT  
IN  
L
R
CEN  
3
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
IN  
2
ANTE
OPTICAL  
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
SUB  
WO  
FRONT  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
1
MULTI CH IN  
AM  
1
2
COMPONENT VIDEO  
L
(
)
IN  
1
DVD/LD  
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
Y
P
B
P
R
(
DVR/  
VCR1  
IN  
OUT  
)
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
P
B
P
R
P
B
3
P
R
IN  
(
3
)
R
ASSIGNABLE  
1
CD  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
VIDEO  
Y
IN  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
PB  
PR  
1
)
VD/LD  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/  
COAXIAL  
2
COMPONENT  
VIDEO  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
2
TV  
VSX-1017AV  
Y
2
PB  
PR  
HDMI IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO  
1
DVD player  
HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor  
or plasma display  
1
Connect the component video outputs of your  
source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO  
inputs.  
Connect using a three-way component video cable.  
1
Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN 1/2  
interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on  
your HDMI component.  
• Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which  
component video inputs you use for which source.  
After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the  
component video inputs—see The Input Assign  
menu on page 52.  
2
Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT  
interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect  
on an HDMI-compatible monitor.1  
• The arrow on the cable connector body should be  
facing right for correct alignment with the connector  
on the player.  
2
Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to the  
component video inputs on your TV or monitor.  
Use a three-way component video cable.  
Connecting using HDMI  
If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped  
component, you can connect it to this receiver using a  
commercially available HDMI cable.  
Note  
1 • To see the on-screen display, you must also connect your TV to this receiver with a composite video, component video or S-video cable.  
• For optimum performance, the output settings for an HDMI component (screen resolution, the DeepColor feature, etc.) should be coincided with the  
ones that an HDMI-compatible monitor connected adopts.  
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To hear audio from your HDMI component through  
this system, make analog and/or digital connections as  
necessary.  
On the rear panel, you must connect to the audio jacks  
from a set of audio/video inputs (for example, DVR/VCR1  
or DVR/VCR2 as shown in the illustration).  
Connecting digital audio sources  
This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs,  
allowing you to connect digital audio components for  
playback and for making digital recordings.  
Most digital components also have analog connections.  
See Connecting analog audio sources on the following  
page if you want to connect these too.  
• Without this connection, HDMI audio will still be  
output from your TV or plasma display (though no  
sound will be heard from this receiver).  
VSX-1017AV  
4
Assign the HDMI input(s) you connected to the  
corresponding input source.  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
If the connected HDMI component is different from the  
default settings for the HDMI input terminals of this  
receiver, you need to change the settings specified in  
Assigning the HDMI inputs on page 53.  
IN  
1
AM LOOP  
PRE  
L
O
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
1
(
)
IN  
DVD/LD  
Y
IN  
P
B
P
R
Y
Y
P
B
P
R
(
DVR/  
OUT  
)
VCR1  
1
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
P
B
P
R
P
B
P
R
IN  
CD  
3
)
R
SUB  
R
SUR  
ROU  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
3
(
FRONT WOOFER  
5
Use the input source buttons to select the input  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
source you assigned in the previous step, then press  
SIGNAL SEL to select the audio input signal.  
You can also use the front panel controls to do this (see  
Choosing the input signal on page 30).  
BLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
VIDEO  
IN  
CEN  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or  
plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings  
on your component or display. Note that some  
components (such as video game units) have  
resolutions that may not be displayed. In this case,  
use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WO  
FRONT  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
About HDMI  
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports  
both video and audio on a single digital connection for  
use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV  
devices. HDMI was developed to provide the  
technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content  
Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface  
(DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital  
content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant  
displays.  
1
2
OPTICAL COAXIAL  
DIGITAL OUT  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL IN  
HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced,  
or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel  
surround-sound audio. HDMI features include  
uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2  
gigabytes per second (with HDTV signals), one connector  
(instead of several cables and connectors), and  
communication between the AV source and AV devices  
such as DTVs.  
CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.  
Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on  
your digital component to the DIGITAL 3 (CD) input.  
Use an optical cable for the connection.  
1
2
For recording equipment, connect the optical-type  
DIGITAL output to a digital input on the recorder.  
HDMI, the  
logo and High-Definition  
2
Use an optical cable to connect to the DIGITAL OUT.  
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered  
trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.  
Note  
1 • If your digital component only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial cable. When  
you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Assign menu on page 52).  
• The digital outputs from other components can be connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this receiver. You can assign them when setting up  
the receiver (see also The Input Assign menu on page 52).  
2 In order to record some digital sources, you must make analog connections as explained in Connecting analog audio sources below.  
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About the WMA9 Pro decoder  
TM  
Connecting a component to the front  
panel inputs  
This unit has an on-board Windows Media Audio 9  
1
Professional (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to  
playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or  
optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9  
Pro-compatible player. However, the connected PC, DVD  
player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro  
format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital  
output.  
The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack  
(VIDEO), an S-video jack (S-VIDEO), stereo analog audio  
inputs (AUDIO L/R) and an optical digital audio input  
(DIGITAL). You can use these connections for any kind of  
audio/video component, but they are especially  
convenient for portable equipment such as camcorders,  
video games and portable audio/video equipment.  
• Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the  
front video connections.  
Connecting analog audio sources  
This receiver features two stereo audio-only inputs. One  
of these inputs (CD-R/TAPE/MD) has corresponding  
outputs for use with audio recorders.  
S-VIDEO  
VIDEO INPUT  
AUDIO  
USB  
MCACC  
SETUP MIC  
VIDEO  
L
R
DIGITAL IN  
PUSH  
OPEN  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
-
S
VIDEO  
VIDEO/GAME INPUT  
AUDIO  
USB  
MCACC  
SETUP MIC  
VIDEO  
L
R
DIGITAL IN  
OUT  
PHONES  
SYSTEM  
SETUP  
TUNING/  
STATION  
TUNER  
EDIT  
RETURN  
TONE  
SPEAKERS  
IN  
1
AM LOOP  
PRE OUT  
L
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
L
(
)
IN  
1
DVD/LD  
MULTI JOG  
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
(
DVR/  
VCR1  
IN  
1
OUT  
)
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
P
B
P
R
Y
P
3
B
P
R
IN  
CD  
3
)
R
SUB  
R
SUR- SU  
ROUND BA  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
(
FRONT WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
VIDEO  
IN  
CENTER  
AUDIO  
L
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
VIDEO OUTPUT  
DIGITAL OUT  
IN  
1
(
DVD
TV game, video camera, etc.  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WOOFER  
FRONT  
• Select these inputs by pressing VIDEO/GAME or  
using INPUT SELECT (remote) to select VIDEO/  
GAME.  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
VSX-1017AV  
OUT  
PLAY  
IN  
REC  
R
L
AUDIO IN/OUT  
Tape deck, etc.  
Connect the analog audio outputs of the source  
component to one of the AUDIO inputs.  
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable.  
• If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc.,  
connect the analog audio outputs (OUT) to the  
analog audio inputs on the recorder.  
Note  
1 • Windows MediaTM and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.  
• With WMA9 Pro, sound problems may occur depending on your computer system. Note that WMA9 Pro 96 kHz sources will be downsampled to 48 kHz.  
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Installing your speaker system  
03  
To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound  
capabilities connect front, center, surround and  
main surround speakers should always be connected as  
a pair, but you can connect just one surround back  
speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left  
surround back terminal). You can use speakers with a  
nominal impedance between 6 to 16 (please see  
Switching the speaker impedance on page 56 if you plan  
to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 ).  
surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer.  
Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer  
speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no  
surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left  
and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your  
Front  
right  
Front  
left  
Subwoofer  
Center  
LINE LEVEL  
INPUT  
CAUTION  
These speaker terminals carry  
HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage.  
To prevent the risk of electric  
shock when connecting or  
disconnecting the speaker  
cables, disconnect the power  
cord before touching any  
uninsulated parts.  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
IN  
1
AM LOOP  
L
PRE OUT  
L
COMPONENT VIDEO  
L (Single)  
CENTER  
(
)
IN  
1
DVD/LD  
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
Y
P
B
P
R
(
DVR/  
VCR1  
IN  
1
OUT  
)
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
Y
IN  
(
)
TV/SAT  
R
SUR- SURROUND  
ROUND BACK  
P
B
P
R
P
B
3
P
R
IN  
(
3
)
R
SUB  
R
ASSIGNABLE  
1
CD  
FRONT WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
SPEAKERS  
FRONT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
CENTER  
SURROUND  
SURROUND BACK  
/
A
B
VIDEO  
R
L
R
L
R
L
( )  
Single  
IN  
CENTER  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
L
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL  
SELECTABLE  
R
R
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
FRONT  
SUR-  
SURROUND  
COAXIAL  
WOOFER  
ROUND BACK  
ASSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
VSX-1017AV  
Surround  
left  
Surround  
right  
Surround  
back left  
Surround  
back right  
Connecting the speakers  
Caution  
Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a  
positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to  
match these up with the terminals on the speakers  
themselves.  
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted  
together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.  
If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel  
it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.  
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• Place the center speaker above or below the TV so  
that the sound of the center channel is localized at  
the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker  
does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of  
the front left and right speakers.  
Bare wire connections  
Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is  
properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped  
from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted  
together (fig. A).  
• It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening  
position. The angle depends on the size of the room.  
Use less of an angle for bigger rooms.  
To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns  
until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire  
(fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal  
until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).  
• Surround and surround back speakers should be  
positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and  
titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers don't  
face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should  
be more directly behind the listener than for home  
theater playback.  
fig. A  
fig. B  
fig. C  
10 mm  
• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away  
from the listening position than the front and center  
speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound  
effect.  
Important  
• Please refer to the manual that came with your  
speakers for details on how to connect the other end  
of the speaker cables to your speakers.  
• To achieve the best possible surround sound, install  
your speakers as shown below. Be sure all speakers  
are installed securely to prevent accidents and  
improve sound quality.  
Other connections on page 46 provides greater detail  
on alternate speaker setups, such as using speaker  
system B (page 48), bi-amping (page 48) and bi-  
wiring (page 49).  
Front  
left  
Front  
right  
Center  
• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the  
THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer  
has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your  
subwoofer.  
Subwoofer  
Surround  
left  
Surround  
right  
Placing the speakers  
Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect  
on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines  
should help you to get the best sound from your system.  
Listening position  
• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the  
other speakers should be at about ear-level when  
you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the  
floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very  
high on a wall is not recommended.  
Surround back left  
Surround back right  
Single surround back speaker  
Caution  
• For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers  
2 m to 3 m apart, at equal distance from the TV.  
• Make sure that all speakers are securely installed.  
This not only improves sound quality, but also  
reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from  
speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of  
external shocks such as earthquakes.  
• When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend  
using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent  
possible interference, such as discoloration of the  
picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have  
magnetically shielded speakers and notice  
discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers  
farther away from the TV.  
• If you’re using a center speaker, place the front  
speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a  
narrower angle.  
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The diagrams below show suggested surround and  
surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram  
(fig. A) shows orientation with one surround back speaker  
(or none) connected. The second (fig. B) shows  
Connecting antennas  
Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna  
as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality,  
connect external antennas (see Connecting external  
antennas below).  
orientation with two surround back speakers connected.  
90º to 120º  
fig. a  
fig. b  
fig. c  
RS  
LS  
RS  
RS  
LS  
0º to 60º  
LS  
3
SBL  
SBR  
SBL SBR  
SB  
ANTENNA  
fig. A  
fig. B  
5
FM UNBAL 75  
AM LOOP  
• If you have two surround back speakers THX  
4
recommends placing them together and the same  
distance from your listening position (see below).  
1
2
THX speaker system setup  
If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the  
diagram below to place your speakers. Note that the  
surround speakers ( indicates bi-polar radiating  
speakers) should output at an angle parallel to the  
listener.  
1
Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna  
wires.  
2
Push open the tabs, then insert one wire fully into  
each terminal, then release the tabs to secure the AM  
antenna wires.  
L
C
R
3
Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand.  
To fix the stand to the antenna, bend in the direction  
indicated by the arrow (fig. a) then clip the loop onto the  
stand (fig. b).  
• If you plan to mount the AM antenna to a wall or other  
surface, secure the stand with screws (fig. c) before  
clipping the loop to the stand. Make sure the  
reception is clear.  
SL  
SR  
Surround  
Surround  
4
Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and in a  
SBL  
SBR  
Surround back  
direction giving the best reception.  
• If you have two surround back speakers THX  
recommends placing them together and the same  
distance from your listening position for the following  
THX modes: THX Select2 CINEMA, THX  
5
Connect the FM wire antenna in the same way as  
the AM loop antenna.  
For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a  
wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled up.  
MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE.  
See also THX Audio Setting on page 45 to make the  
settings that will give you the best sound experience  
when using the Home THX modes (page 28).  
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Connecting external antennas  
To improve FM reception connect an external FM  
antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 terminal.  
Plugging in the receiver  
Only plug in after you have connected all your  
components to this receiver, including the speakers.  
Caution  
• Handle the power cord by the plug part. Do not pull  
out the plug by tugging the cord, and never touch the  
power cord when your hands are wet, as this could  
cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place  
the unit, a piece of furniture, or other object on the  
power cord or pinch the cord in any other way. Never  
make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cables. The  
power cords should be routed so that they are not  
likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can  
cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the  
power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged,  
ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent  
service company for a replacement.  
75 coaxial cable  
ANTENNA  
FM UNBAL 75  
AM LOOP  
To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m length of  
vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without  
disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna.  
• The receiver should be disconnected by removing the  
mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular  
use, e.g., when on vacation.  
For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally  
outdoors.  
Outdoor antenna  
• Make sure the blue STANDBY/ON light has gone  
out before unplugging.  
Indoor antenna  
(vinyl-coated wire)  
Plug the power cord into a power outlet.  
ANTENNA  
5 m to 6 m  
FM UNBAL 75  
AM LOOP  
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Controls and displays  
04  
Chapter 4:  
Controls and displays  
Front panel  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX 1017AV  
PHASE  
CONTROL  
STANDBY/ON  
MULTI CH  
IN  
EON  
MODE  
PTY  
SEARCH  
LISTENING  
MODE  
SIGNAL  
SB ch  
SOUND  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR  
1
DVR/VCR  
2
VIDEO/GAME  
CD  
CD  
-R/TAPE/MD  
FM/AM  
USB  
iPod  
SELECT PROCESSING RETRIEVER  
MASTER  
VOLUME  
ENTER  
MULTI JOG  
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S
VIDEO  
VIDEO/GAME INPUT  
AUDIO  
USB  
MCACC  
SETUP MIC  
VIDEO  
L
R
DIGITAL IN  
PHONES  
SYSTEM  
SETUP  
TUNING/  
STATION  
TUNER  
EDIT  
RETURN  
TONE  
SPEAKERS  
MULTI JOG  
11 12  
19  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
20  
21  
22  
SYSTEM  
SETUP  
TUNING/  
STATION  
TUNER  
EDIT  
RETURN  
TONE  
SPEAKERS  
MULTI JOG  
1
MULTI JOG dial  
6
MCACC indicator  
Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various settings and  
menu options.  
Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 40) is on  
(Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after  
the Auto MCACC Setup (page 8) or Advanced EQ Setup  
(page 40)).  
2
STANDBY/ON  
Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power  
indicator lights when the receiver is on.  
7
Character display  
See Display on page 24.  
3
EON MODE  
8
Remote sensor  
Use to search for programs that are broadcasting  
traffic or news information (page 37).  
Receives the signals from the remote control (see  
Operating range of remote control unit on page 23).  
PTY SEARCH  
Use this button to search for RDS program types  
(page 36).  
9
SIGNAL SELECT  
Use to select an input signal (page 30).  
SB ch PROCESSING – Selects the surround back  
channel mode (page 30) or virtual surround back  
mode (page 31).  
4
LISTENING MODE  
Use with the MULTI JOG dial to select the various  
listening modes (page 27).  
SOUND RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality  
sound to compressed audio sources (page 32).  
5
PHASE CONTROL indicator  
Lights when Phase Control is switched on (page 10).  
10 MASTER VOLUME dial  
11 ENTER  
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12 PHONES jack  
Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are  
connected, there is no sound output from the speakers.  
Operating range of remote control unit  
The remote control may not work properly if:  
• There are obstacles between the remote control and  
the receiver’s remote sensor.  
13 Input source buttons  
Press to select an input source.  
• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the  
remote sensor.  
14 VIDEO/GAME INPUT  
See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on  
page 17.  
• The receiver is located near a device that is emitting  
infrared rays.  
• The receiver is operated simultaneously with another  
infrared remote control unit.  
15 USB interface  
Connect a USB audio device for playback (see Using the  
USB interface on page 33).  
16 MCACC SETUP MIC jack  
Use to connect the supplied microphone.  
17 SYSTEM SETUP  
Press to access the System Setup menu (see page 38).  
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30  
18 RETURN  
Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.  
19 TONE  
Press this button to access the bass and treble controls,  
which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial  
(page 32).  
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20 TUNING/STATION  
Use to find radio frequencies and to select preset stations  
(page 35).  
21 TUNER EDIT  
Use with the MULTI JOG dial to memorize and name  
stations for recall (page 35).  
22 SPEAKERS  
Use to change the speaker system (page 48).  
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Display  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10  
11  
12  
13  
PHASE CONTROL  
DIALOG E ATT OVER STEREO EON  
SOUND  
TUNED RDS  
2
DIGITAL  
WMA9 Pro  
DTS  
AUTO  
L
C
S
R
SL  
SR  
MONO  
S.RTRV  
V.SB  
dB  
SBL SB SBR  
LFE  
DIGITAL  
ANALOG  
SR+  
STREAM DIRECT  
Neo : 6  
THX ADV.SURROUND  
STEREO  
2
PRO LOGIC  
STANDARD  
AB  
SP  
SLEEP  
14  
15  
16  
17 18  
19  
1
SIGNAL indicators  
STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is  
Light to indicate the currently selected input signal.  
being received in auto stereo mode.  
AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input  
signal automatically (page 30).  
MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set using  
the MPX button.  
2
Program format indicators  
11 EON RDS indicators  
/
These change according to which channels are active in  
digital sources.  
L – Left front channel  
C – Center channel  
R – Right front channel  
EON – Lights when the EON mode is set (flashes  
during EON reception). The indicator lights when  
the current station carries the EON service (page 37).  
RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received  
SL – Left surround channel  
S – Surround channel (mono)  
SR – Right surround channel  
SBL – Left surround back channel  
SB – Surround back channel (mono)  
SBR – Right surround back channel  
LFE – Low frequency effects channel  
(page 36).  
12 Master volume level  
13 SR+  
Lights when the SR+ mode is switched on (page 51).  
14 STREAM DIRECT  
3
Digital format indicators  
Lights when the Stream Direct mode is selected (page 30).  
Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format  
is detected.  
15 Speaker indicators  
Indicate the current speaker system,  
A
and/or  
B
(page 48).  
4
S.RTRV  
16 Listening mode indicators  
Lights when the Sound Retriever is switched on (page 32)  
.
THX – Lights when a Home THX mode is selected.  
5
SOUND  
ADV.SURROUND – Lights when an Advanced  
Surround mode has been selected (page 28).  
Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or tone  
controls feature is selected (page 32).  
STEREO – Lights when the stereo mode is selected  
(page 29).  
6
DIALOG E  
Lights when the Dialog Enhancement feature is switched  
on.  
STANDARD – Lights when a Standard Surround  
mode is switched on (see Listening in surround  
sound on page 27).  
7
PHASE CONTROL  
Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 10).  
17 SLEEP  
8
OVER ATT  
/
Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 55).  
OVER lights to indicate that the level of an analog source  
is too high. ATT lights when you use the attenuator  
(ANALOG ATT) to reduce it.  
18 Matrix decoding format indicators  
2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro  
Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 27).  
9
V.SB  
Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver  
is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing  
(page 27).  
Lights during Virtual surround back processing (page 31)  
.
10 TUNER indicators  
TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received.  
19 Character display  
Displays various system information.  
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04  
3
Input source buttons  
Press to select control of other components (see  
Controlling the rest of your system on page 57).  
4
Number buttons and other receiver/component  
SYSTEM OFF  
SOURCE  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
SELECT  
controls  
12  
13  
1
2
Use the number buttons to directly select a radio  
frequency (page 35) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.  
DISC (ENTER) can be used to enter commands for TV or  
DTV, and also to select a disc in a multi-CD player.  
Press RECEIVER first to access:  
DVR 2  
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and  
select the amount of time before sleep (page 55).  
CD-R/TAPE  
USB  
3
4
CD  
iPod  
TUNER  
14  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
SB ch – Use to select the surround/virtual back  
channel mode (page 30).  
SR+  
DIMMER  
PHASE  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
ANALOG ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an  
analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 55).  
DIALOG  
E
S.RETRIEVER  
CLASS  
DISC  
D.ACCESS  
+10  
SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 51).  
ENTER  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 56).  
TUNE  
5
6
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS – Use Midnight when  
listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use  
Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume  
(page 32).  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
TUNE  
BAND  
PTY SEARCH  
GUIDE  
TV CONTROL  
INPUT  
TV CH  
TV VOL  
VOL  
15  
16  
7
8
SELECT  
DIALOG E – Use to make dialog stand out when  
watching TV or a movie (page 32).  
REC  
A
B
PHASE – Press to switch on/off Phase Control  
(page 10).  
MUTE  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
MPX  
EON  
C
D
E
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
S.RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to  
compressed audio sources (page 32).  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
9
10  
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Press TUNER first to access:  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio  
station directly using the number buttons (page 35).  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
17  
CLASS – Switches between the three banks (classes)  
of radio station presets (page 35).  
RECEIVER  
5
Tuner/component control buttons/SETUP  
These button controls can be accessed after you have  
selected the corresponding input source button (DVD,  
DVR1, TV, etc.). The BAND, T.EDIT and PTY SEARCH  
tuner controls are explained from page 35. Press  
RECEIVER first to access the following controls:  
The remote has been conveniently color-coded according  
to component control using the following system (press  
the corresponding input source button to access):  
Green – Receiver controls (see below)  
Red – DVD controls (page 60)  
SETUP – Use to access the System Setup menu  
Blue – Tuner controls (page 35)  
Yellow – iPod controls (page 46)  
White – Other controls (page 60)  
(page 38).  
RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current  
menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu  
with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).  
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RECEIVER  
6
 (TUNE/ST) /ENTER  
This switches between standby and on for this receiver.  
Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround  
sound system (page 38). Also used to control DVD  
menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck  
player. Use the TUNE / buttons to find radio  
frequencies and use ST / to find preset stations  
(page 35).  
2
INPUT SELECT  
Use to select the input source (use SHIFT for INPUT  
SELECT ).  
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TV CONTROL buttons  
12 SOURCE  
These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to  
the TV CTRL button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook  
up to this system assign it to the TV CTRL input source  
button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV  
CTRL button (see page 57 for more on this).  
Press to turn on/off other components connected to the  
receiver (see page 57 for more on this).  
13 Character display (LCD)  
This display shows information when transmitting  
control signals.  
TV– Use to turn on/off the power of the TV.  
TV VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your TV.  
INPUT SELECT – Use to select the TV input signal.  
TV CH +/– – Use to select channels.  
The following commands are shown when you’re setting  
the remote to control other components (see Controlling  
the rest of your system on page 57):  
SETUP – Indicates the setup mode, from which you  
choose the options below.  
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Component control buttons  
PRESET – See Selecting preset codes directly on  
page 57.  
The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control a  
component after you have selected it using the input  
source buttons.  
MULTI OP – See Multi Operation and System Off on  
page 58.  
The controls above these buttons can be accessed after  
you have selected the corresponding input source button  
(for example DVD, DVR1 or TV). The following controls  
can be accessed when listening to the built-in tuner:  
SYS OFF – See Multi Operation and System Off on  
page 58.  
DIRECT F – See Direct function on page 57.  
MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception  
of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching  
to mono will improve the sound quality (page 35).  
RESET – See Resetting the remote control presets on  
page 57.  
READ ID – See Confirming preset codes on page 57.  
DISP – Switches between named station presets and  
radio frequencies (page 36). Also used to display  
RDS information (page 36).  
14 RECEIVER  
Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to  
select the green commands above the number buttons  
(ANALOG ATT, etc.)). Also use this button to set up  
surround sound (page 8, page 38).  
EON – Use to search for programs that are  
broadcasting traffic or news information (page 37).  
9
Receiver controls  
THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode  
(page 28).  
15 VOL +/–  
Use to set the listening volume.  
16 MUTE  
STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to  
switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and  
Neo:6 options (page 27).  
Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been  
muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).  
17 EFFECT/CH SEL and LEVEL +/–  
ADV.SURR – Use to switch between the various  
Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use +/– to  
adjust the level (see Tip on page 44). Also adjusts the  
level of the Advanced Surround effects, the Dolby Pro  
Logic IIx Music and Neo:6 Music parameters and the  
sound delay setting (page 29). You can then use the  
+/– buttons to make these adjustments.  
surround modes (page 28).  
STEREO/F.S.SURR – Switches between the stereo  
playback mode (page 29) and the Front Stage  
Surround Advance mode (page 29).  
AUTO SURR – Press to select the Auto Surround  
mode (page 27) or the Stream Direct mode (page 30).  
Stream Direct playback bypasses the tone controls  
and any other signal processing for the most  
accurate reproduction of a source (page 30).  
ACOUSTIC EQ – Press to select an Acoustic  
Calibration EQ setting (page 30).  
SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 30).  
10 MULTI OPE  
Use this button to perform multi operations (page 58).  
11 SHIFT  
Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes (for  
example, INPUT SELECT  
), or to display the currently  
selected input source in the remote control LCD.  
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Chapter 5:  
Listening to your system  
Important  
Listening in surround sound  
• The listening modes and many features described in  
this section may not be available depending on the  
current source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz/96 kHz,  
DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro), settings and status  
of the receiver. See Listening modes with different  
input signal formats on page 69 for more on this.  
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  
surround back channel processing on page 30.  
Standard surround sound  
Tip  
The following modes provide basic surround sound for  
• The listening modes described below can also be  
selected using the front panel controls. Simply press  
LISTENING MODE repeatedly to access the modes  
you want, then use the MULTI JOG to select a  
particular listening mode (after five seconds the  
mode is automatically set).  
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stereo and multichannel sources.  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
RECEIVER  
Auto playback  
While listening to a source, press STANDARD.  
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. The receiver automatically  
detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects  
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  
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4
multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.  
automatically be selected and shows in the display.  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
With two channel sources, you can select from:  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound,  
especially suited to movie sources  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound,  
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RECEIVER  
especially suited to music sources  
2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel sound,  
especially suited to video games  
While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR for  
auto playback of a source.2  
2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound (sound  
from the surround speakers is mono)  
AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before  
showing the decoding or playback format. Check the  
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see  
how the source is being processed.  
Neo:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially  
suited to movie sources  
Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited  
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to music sources  
With multichannel sources, if you have connected  
surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON, you  
can select (according to format):  
Note  
1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro 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 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 30.  
3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.  
4 If surround back channel processing (page 30) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround  
back speaker setting on page 38 is set to anything but Normal (SB)), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).  
5 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension,  
and Panorama. See Setting the effect options on page 29 to adjust them.  
6 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see Setting the effect options on page 29).  
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2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available  
when you’re using two surround back speakers)  
THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1  
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources  
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above  
THX Select2 CINEMA – Allows you to hear 7.1  
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources  
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)  
THX MUSICMODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel  
playback with 5.1 channel sources  
THX GAMES MODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel  
DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback  
playback from the output of a video game console  
with DTS-ES encoded 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 see which you like.  
DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback  
with DTS encoded sources  
Using the Home THX modes  
THX and Home THX are technical standards created by  
THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX  
is designed to make home theater audio sound more like  
what you hear in a cinema.  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
Different THX options will be available depending on the  
source and the setting for surround back channel  
processing (see Using surround back channel processing  
on page 30 for more on this).  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
RECEIVER  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
Press ADV.SURR repeatedly to select a listening  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
mode.3  
ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic  
soundtracks  
RECEIVER  
DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog  
Press THX  
(
HOME THX) to select a listening mode.1  
MONOFILM – Creates surround sound from mono  
With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select  
a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode  
(see Listening in surround sound above for an  
explanation of each process):  
soundtracks  
ENT. SHOW – Suitable for musical sources  
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EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field  
TV SURROUND – Provides surround sound for both  
mono and stereo TV sources  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX  
2 PRO LOGIC+THX  
ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video games  
Neo:6 CINEMA+THX  
THX GAMES MODE  
SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs  
ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound for rock  
and/or pop music  
With multichannel sources, press THX  
(HOME THX  
)
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repeatedly to select from:  
UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources  
THX CINEMA – Gives you cinema-quality sound from  
your home theatre system using all the speakers in  
your setup  
ExtendedSTEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a  
stereo source, using all of your speakers  
PhonesSurround – Creates the effect of overall  
surround with headphones.  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX – Especially suited to  
movie sources, this allows you to hear 7.1 channel  
playback with 5.1 channel sources  
Note  
1 You can’t use the THX modes when headphones are connected.  
2 If you only have one surround back speaker connected, 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX, THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES  
MODE are not available.  
3 • 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 30.  
• If you press ADV.SURR when the headphones are connected, the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected.  
4 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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PHOTO  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
Setting the effect options  
When using surround effects, there are a number of  
settings you can adjust.  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
1
Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select the  
setting you want to adjust.  
RECEIVER  
Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver,  
certain options may not appear. Check the table below for  
notes on this.  
While listening to a source, press STEREO/F.S.SURR  
for stereo playback.  
Press repeatedly to switch between:  
2
Use the LEVEL +/– buttons to set it as necessary.  
See the table below for the options available for each  
setting. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.  
STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround  
settings and you can still use the Midnight,  
Loudness, and Tone functions.  
3
Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings.  
F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage Surround  
Advance below for more on this.  
Setting  
What it does  
Options  
F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage Surround  
Advance below for more on this.  
Center  
Spreads the center channel between  
the front right and left speakers,  
making it sound wider (higher  
0 to 7  
Default:  
a
3
Width  
(Applicable  
only when  
using a center  
speaker)  
settings) or narrower (lower settings).  
Using Front Stage Surround Advance  
The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to  
create natural surround sound effects using just the front  
speakers and the subwoofer.  
a
Adjusts the surround sound balance  
from front to back, making the sound  
more distant (minus settings), or  
more forward (positive settings).  
–3 to +3  
Default:  
Dimension  
0
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
a
Extends the front stereo image to  
include surround speakers for a  
‘wraparound’ effect.  
OFF  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
Panorama  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
ON  
Center  
Adjusts the center image to create a  
wider stereo effect with vocals.  
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).  
0 to 10  
b
RECEIVER  
Default:  
3
Image  
(Applicable  
only when  
using a center  
speaker)  
While listening to a source, press STEREO/F.S.SURR  
to select Front Stage Surround Advance modes.  
STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for more on  
this.  
Effect  
Sets the effect level for the currently  
selected Advanced Surround mode  
(each mode can be set separately).  
10 to 90  
F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich surround  
sound effect directed to the center of where the front  
left and right speakers sound projection area  
converges.  
Sound Delay Some monitors have a slight delay  
0.0 to 6.0  
(frames)  
when showing video, so the  
soundtrack will be slightly out of sync 1 second =  
25 frames  
(PAL)  
with the picture. By adding a bit of  
delay, you can adjust the sound to  
match the presentation of the video.  
F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a surround sound  
effect to a wider area than FOCUS mode.  
1
FOCUS position (Recommend)  
WIDE position  
a.Only available with 2 ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro  
Logic II Music mode.  
b.Only available with 2 ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode.  
Front left  
speaker  
Front right  
speaker  
Front left  
speaker  
Front right  
speaker  
Listening in stereo  
When you select STEREO, you will hear the source  
through just the front left and right speakers (and  
possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker  
settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro  
multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.  
Note  
1 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if Auto MCACC Setup is performed. For more on this, refer to Automatically setting up for  
surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8.  
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Using Stream Direct  
05  
EQ OFF – Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off.  
The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when  
2
Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.  
Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the  
truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary  
signal processing is bypassed.  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
Choosing the input signal  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
You need to hook up a component to both analog and  
digital inputs on the receiver to select between input  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
3
signals.  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
RECEIVER  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR to  
select the Stream Direct mode.  
AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on page 27.  
RECEIVER  
STREAM DIRECT – Sources are heard according to  
the settings made in the Surround Setup (Speaker  
Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance), as well as  
with dual mono, Center Width, Dimension and  
Panorama settings. You will hear sources according  
to the number of channels in the signal. For analog  
sources, only Channel Level can be set. All other  
digital processing can not be set.  
Press SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT) to select the  
input signal corresponding to the source component.  
Each press cycles through the options as follows:  
AUTO – This is the default setting. The receiver  
selects the first available signal in the following order:  
DIGITAL; ANALOG.  
ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.  
DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.  
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ  
When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, 2 DIGITAL lights with  
Dolby Digital decoding, DTS lights with DTS decoding,  
and WMA9 Pro lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9  
Pro signal.  
• Default setting: OFF / ALL CH ADJUST (after the Auto  
MCACC Setup or Advanced EQ Setup)  
You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration  
Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround  
sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8 or Professional Acoustic  
Calibration EQ on page 40. Refer to these pages for more  
on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.  
Using surround back channel processing  
• Default setting: SBch ON  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
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 originally  
encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround  
back channel processing off).  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
F.S.SURR  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
RECEIVER  
While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ.  
Press repeatedly to select between:  
ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the  
speakers are heard individually.  
FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are heard in  
accordance with the front speaker settings.  
1
CUSTOM 1/2 – Custom settings  
Note  
1 When TYPE2 is not selected in the Auto MCACC setup or the Advanced EQ setup in the Manual MCACC setup, the EQ value cannot be set for FRONT  
ALIGN.  
2 You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with MULTI CH IN, Stream Direct mode or WMA9 Pro, and it has no effect with headphones.  
3 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With  
other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN, TUNER and USB input functions are all fixed 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 16) 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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05  
The table below indicates when you will hear the  
surround back channel when playing various kinds of  
sources (=Sound plays through surround back  
speaker(s)).  
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode  
When you’re not using surround back speakers,  
selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround  
back channel through your surround speakers. You can  
choose to listen to sources with no surround back  
channel information, or if the material sounds better in  
the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally  
encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
TUNER  
RECEIVER  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
1
SR+  
DIMMER  
PHASE  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.  
DIALOG  
E
S.RETRIEVER  
The table indicates when you will hear the virtual  
surround back channel (=Virtual surround back  
channel is active).  
Press RECEIVER then press SB ch (SB ch  
PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the surround back  
channel options.  
Each press cycles through the options as follows:  
Press RECEIVER then press SB ch (SB ch  
PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround  
back channel options.  
Each press cycles through the options as follows:  
SBch ON – 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for  
example, a surround back channel will be generated  
for 5.1 encoded material)  
VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used  
(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)  
SBch AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1  
decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example,  
Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)  
VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is  
automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for  
example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)  
SBch OFF – Maximum 5.1 playback  
VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is  
switched off  
Standard / THX  
SBch  
Processing /  
Virtual SB  
mode  
Advanced  
Type of source  
Stereo sources  
surround  
Multichannel  
sources  
2 Pro Logic IIx  
2 Pro Logic  
Neo:6  
b
b
b
b
b
b
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/WMA9 Pro encoded  
multichannel sources with 6.1 ch surround  
ON  
AUTO  
ON  
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded  
multichannel sources  
AUTO  
ON  
a,b  
Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM/WMA9 Pro encoded  
stereo sources  
c
AUTO  
ON  
a
Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources  
c
AUTO  
a. Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.  
b.Excluding the WMA9 Pro format.  
c. Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.  
Note  
1 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the THX, stereo, Front Stage  
Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.  
• 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 43.  
• Depending on the input signal and the listening mode, the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective.  
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Listening to your system  
05  
Using Midnight and Loudness  
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. The Loudness listening feature  
can be used to get good bass and treble from music  
sources at low volume levels.  
Press RECEIVER then press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS  
to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.  
Using the Sound Retriever  
When audio data is removed during the WMA/MP3/  
MPEG-4 AAC compression process, sound quality often  
suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound  
Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that  
helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-  
channel audio by restoring sound pressure and  
smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.  
Press RECEIVER then press S.RETRIEVER (SOUND  
RETRIEVER) to switch the sound retriever on or off.  
Enhancing dialog  
• Default setting: OFF  
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.  
Press RECEIVER then press DIALOG E to switch  
dialog enhancement on or off.  
Using the tone controls  
Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to  
adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone  
1
control.  
1
Press TONE to select the frequency you want to  
adjust.  
Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE.  
2
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).  
• Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input  
automatically.  
Note  
1 The tone controls are only available when the stereo mode or the Front Stage Surround Advance mode is selected (except when STEREO is selected using  
AUTO SURROUND).  
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USB playback  
06  
Chapter 6:  
USB playback  
Using the USB interface  
Basic playback controls  
1
The following table shows the basic controls on the  
remote for USB playback.  
It is possible to listen to two-channel audio using the  
USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a  
2
USB mass storage device as shown below.  
Button What it does  
1
2
Switch on the receiver and your TV.  
Press USB SHIFT TUNER) to switch to the USB  
Starts normal playback.  
Pauses/unpauses playback.  
(
+
input.  
No USB appears in the OSD.  
/ Press and hold during playback to start  
scanning.  
Connect your USB device.3  
The USB terminal is located on the front panel.  
/ Press to skip to previous/next track.  
3
Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat  
Folder, Repeat One and Repeat All.  
-
S
VIDEO  
VIDEO/GAME INPUT  
AUDIO  
USB  
MCACC  
SETUP MIC  
VIDEO  
L
R
DIGITAL IN  
PHONES  
SYSTEM  
SETUP  
TUNING/  
STATION  
TUNER  
EDIT  
RETURN  
TONE  
SPEAKERS  
Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle On  
and Shuffle Off.  
MULTI JOG  
DISP  
Press repeatedly to change the song playback  
information displayed in the front panel display.  
This receiver  
/  
During playback, press to skip to previous/next  
track; when browsing, press to move to  
previous/next levels.  
USB mass  
storage device  
Loading appears in the OSD as this receiver starts  
recognizing the USB device connected. After the  
RETURN Press to switch the playback screen to the  
folder/file list; when browsing a folder/file list,  
press to return to the previous level.  
recognition, a playback screen appears in the OSD and  
4
playback starts automatically.  
USB  
File format  
Repeat or Shuffle  
Song name  
Artist name  
Play  
MP3/VBR  
Selecting a file from the folder/file list  
for playback  
Relax Your Body  
Kevin Jackson  
We are all one  
Album name  
128Kbps  
0:01  
List  
Elapsed time  
Bit rate  
The folder/file list displays folders and files stored on your  
USB device hierarchically. You can select and play back  
a file of your choice by using /// and ENTER.  
You can also select and play back your favorite file from  
the folder/file list displayed in the OSD. For details, see  
Selecting a file from the folder/file list for playback below.  
Note  
1 This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback).  
2 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players)  
of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback.  
• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of  
data that may occur when connected to this receiver.  
• With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the receiver to read the contents of a USB device.  
3 Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device.  
4 • If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable.  
• When the file currently being played back has no title assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the OSD instead; when neither the album name nor  
the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.  
• Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as #.  
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USB playback  
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1
Press RETURN to display the folder/file list for the  
AAC (MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding) – Sampling  
rates: 8 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 16 kbps to 384 kbps  
(128 kbps or higher recommended); File extension:  
.m4a; Apple lossless encoding: No  
USB device connected.  
USB  
USB We are all one  
Play  
MP3/VBR  
[
[
[
[
[
]
]
]
]
]
R e l a x Yo u r B o d y  
T h e C o l o r o f L i f e  
A i n ' t T h a n g W r o n g  
O h M y G o d  
Relax Your Body  
Kevin Jackson  
We are all one  
Other compatibility information  
Wa t c h a N e e d  
• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC  
128Kbps  
0:15  
List  
1
playback: Yes  
Enter  
Return  
• DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection  
compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will not  
play in this receiver).  
2
Press / to select the file you want to play back,  
and then press ENTER to confirm your selection.  
• Press RETURN to switch to the upper hierarchy of the  
current folder or file.  
About MPEG-4 AAC  
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is at the core of the  
MPEG-4 AAC standard, which incorporates MPEG-2  
AAC, forming the basis of the MPEG-4 audio  
compression technology. The file format and extension  
used depend on the application used to encode the AAC  
file. This unit plays back AAC files encoded by iTunes  
bearing the extension ‘.m4a’. DRM-protected files will  
• To switch to the previous/next folder or file within the  
current hierarchy, press /.  
Important  
®
If a USB ERR message lights in the display, try following  
the points below:  
not play, and files encoded with some versions of  
®
Error  
What it means  
iTunes may not play.  
The power requirements of the USB device  
are too high for this receiver.  
Apple and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.  
and other countries.  
USB ERR1  
USB ERR2 The USB device is incompatible.  
About WMA  
USB ERR3 See USB interface on page 66 for more on this  
error message.  
• Switch the receiver off, then on again.  
• Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched  
off.  
TM  
The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates  
• Select another input source (like DVD/CD), then  
switch back to USB.  
that this receiver can playback Windows Media Audio  
content.  
• Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the  
device) for USB power.  
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers  
to an audio compression technology developed by  
Microsoft Corporation. This unit plays back WMA files  
If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB  
device is incompatible.  
TM  
encoded using Windows Media Player bearing the  
extension ‘.wma’. Note that DRM-protected files will not  
Compressed audio compatibility  
Note that although most standard bit/sampling rate  
combinations for compressed audio are compatible,  
some irregularly encoded files may not play back. The list  
below shows compatible formats for compressed audio  
files:  
play, and files encoded with some versions of Windows  
TM  
Media Player may not play.  
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered  
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or  
other countries.  
About DRM  
MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 3) – Sampling rates:  
8 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 8 kbps to 320 kbps (128  
kbps or higher recommended); File extension: .mp3  
DRM (digital rights management) copy protection is a  
technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by  
restricting playback, etc. of compressed audio files on  
devices other than the PC (or other recording equipment)  
used to record it. For detailed information, please see the  
instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC  
and/or software.  
WMA (Windows Media Audio) – Sampling rates:  
8 kHz / 48 kHz; Bit rates: 5 kbps to 384 kbps (128 kbps  
or higher recommended); File extension: .wma;  
WMA9 Pro and WMA lossless encoding: No  
Note  
1 Note that in some cases playback time will not be displayed correctly.  
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Using the tuner  
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Chapter 7:  
Using the tuner  
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.  
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 page 35 for more on how to do this.  
1
Press the TUNER button to select the tuner.  
2
Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or  
AM), if necessary.  
Each press switches the band between FM and AM.  
SYSTEM OFF  
SOURCE  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
3
4
Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).  
DIALOG  
+10  
E
PHASE  
S.RETRIEVER  
DISC  
SELECT  
REC  
A
B
MUTE  
D.ACCESS  
CLASS  
ENTER  
MPX  
EON  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
C
D
E
Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
the radio station.  
For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.  
TUNE  
PHOTO  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
DVR  
2
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
TUNE  
TV CONTROL  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
DVD  
TV  
DVR  
USB  
1
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
GUIDE  
If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS  
twice to cancel the frequency and start over.  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
iPod  
TUNER  
INPUT  
SELECT  
TV VOL  
TV CH  
VOL  
1
2
Press the TUNER button to select the tuner.  
Saving station presets  
Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or  
AM), if necessary.  
Each press switches the band between FM and AM.  
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  
receiver 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 setting (see page 35) is  
also stored.  
3
Tune to a station.  
There are three ways to do this:  
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.  
SYSTEM OFF  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
SOURCE  
S.RETRIEVER  
DISC  
DIALOG  
+10  
E
PHASE  
SELECT  
REC  
A
B
MUTE  
D.ACCESS  
CLASS  
ENTER  
MPX  
EON  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
C
D
E
TOP MENU  
MENU  
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
Manual tuning  
To change the frequency one step at a time, press  
TUNE /.  
TUNE  
PHOTO  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
DVR  
2
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
TUNE  
TV CONTROL  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
DVD  
TV  
DVR  
USB  
1
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
GUIDE  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
iPod  
TUNER  
INPUT  
SELECT  
High speed tuning  
TV VOL  
TV CH  
VOL  
Press and hold TUNE / for high speed tuning.  
Release the button at the frequency you want.  
1
Tune to a station you want to memorize.  
See Listening to the radio on page 35 for more on this.  
Improving FM stereo sound  
2
Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).  
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.  
The display shows STATION MEMORY, then a blinking  
memory class.  
3
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 to select a station  
preset.  
4
Press ENTER.  
After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop  
blinking and the receiver stores the station.  
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Using the tuner  
07  
Naming station presets  
For easier identification, you can name your station  
presets.  
An introduction to RDS  
Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM  
radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of  
information—the name of the station and the kind of  
show they’re broadcasting, for example.  
1
Choose the station preset you want to name.  
See Listening to station presets below for how to do this.  
2
Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).  
One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of  
program. For example, you can search for a station that’s  
broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ.  
The display shows STATION NAME, then a blinking  
cursor at the first character position.  
3
Input the name you want.  
1
You can search the following program types:  
Choose from the following characters for a name up to  
four characters long.  
NEWS – News  
FINANCE – Stock market  
AFFAIRS – Current Affairs reports, commerce,  
INFO – General Information trading, etc.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ  
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz  
0123456789  
SPORT – Sport  
EDUCATE – Educational  
CHILDREN – Programs for  
children  
DRAMA – Radio plays, etc. SOCIAL – Social affairs  
CULTURE – National or  
regional culture, theater,  
etc.  
SCIENCE – Science and  
technology  
RELIGION – Programs  
concerning religion  
PHONE IN – Public  
expressing their views by  
phone  
!”#$%&’()+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜ [space]  
• Use the ST / buttons (remote) to select  
characters.  
VARIED – Usually talk-  
based material, such as  
quiz shows or interviews.  
POP M – Pop music  
ROCK M – Rock music  
EASY M – Easy listening  
TRAVEL – Holiday-type  
travel rather than traffic  
announcements  
LEISURELeisureinterests  
and hobbies  
• Press ENTER to confirm a character. If no character  
is input, a space is input.  
• The name is stored when ENTER is pressed after  
choosing the fourth character.  
JAZZ – Jazz  
LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical COUNTRY – Country music  
Tip  
music  
NATION M – Popular  
music in a language other  
than English  
CLASSICS – ‘Serious’  
classical music  
OTHER M – Music not  
fitting above categories  
WEATHER – Weather  
reports  
• To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3  
and input four spaces instead of a name.  
OLDIES – Popular music  
from the ’50s and ’60s  
FOLK M – Folk music  
DOCUMENT – Documentary  
• Once you have named a station preset, you can press  
DISP when listening to a station to switch the display  
between name and frequency.  
Searching for RDS programs  
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.  
One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to  
search for a particular kind of radio program. You can  
search for any of the program types listed on the previous  
page.  
1
Press TUNER to select the tuner.  
MPX  
EON  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
B
C
D
E
TOP MENU  
MENU  
TUNE  
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
2
Press CLASS to select the class in which the station  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
ENTER  
SETUP  
PHOTO  
RETURN  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
is stored.  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
TUNE  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.  
TV CONTROL  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
3
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.  
2
1
2
Press the BAND button to select the FM band.  
Press the PTY SEARCH button.  
SEARCH shows in the display.  
3
Press ST / to select the program type you  
want to hear.  
Note  
1 In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM, NO DATA and NO TYPE. ALARM is used for emergency announcements. You can’t search  
for these, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal. NO DATA and NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found.  
2 RDS is only possible in the FM band.  
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4
Press ENTER to search for the program type.  
The system starts searching through the station presets  
for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the  
station plays for five seconds.  
Using EON  
When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is  
turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked  
broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function  
other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in  
areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when  
FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the  
broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original  
frequency or function.  
5
If you want to keep listening to the station, press  
ENTER within the five seconds.  
If you don’t press ENTER, searching resumes.  
If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find  
1
that program type at the time of the search.  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
REC  
Displaying RDS information  
A
TUNE  
MUTE  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
MPX  
EON  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
Use the DISP button to display the different types of RDS  
B
C
D
E
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
2
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
TUNE  
information available.  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
Press DISP for RDS information.  
1
2
Press the BAND button to select the FM band.3  
Press EON to select one of the possible modes.  
Each press changes the display as follows:  
• Radio Text (RT) – Messages sent by the radio station.  
For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone  
number as RT.  
Press repeatedly to switch between:  
EON TA (Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to  
pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.  
• Program Service Name (PS) – The name of the radio  
station.  
EON NEWS – Sets the tuner to pick up news when it  
is broadcast.  
• Program Type (PTY) – This indicates the kind of  
program currently being broadcast.  
OFF – Switches off the EON feature.  
• Current tuner frequency (FREQ)  
When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the  
display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON  
4
broadcast). The indicator in the display lights when  
5
the current station carries the EON service.  
Note  
1 RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is  
displayed. FINISH means the search is complete.  
2 • If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.  
• If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically switch to the  
PS data display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).  
• In the PTY display, NO DATA or NONE may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.  
3 EON is only possible in the FM band.  
4 You can’t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time.  
5 • You cannot operate the TUNER EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit.  
• If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing, press EON MODE to turn EON off.  
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The System Setup menu  
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Chapter 8:  
The System Setup menu  
Manual MCACC – Fine tune your speaker settings  
and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see  
Manual MCACC setup on page 39).  
Making receiver settings from the  
System Setup menu  
Manual SP Setup – Specify the size, number,  
distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve  
connected (see Manual speaker setup on page 43).  
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.  
Input Assign – Specify what you’ve connected to the  
digital, component video and HDMI inputs (see The  
Input Assign menu on page 52).  
DIALOG  
E
PHASE  
S.RETRIEVER  
Other Setup – Make customized settings to reflect  
how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup  
menu on page 53).  
SYSTEM OFF  
SOURCE  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
SELECT  
CLASS  
ENTER  
D.ACCESS  
+10  
DISC  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
TUNE  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
TUNE  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
DVR  
2
TV CONTROL  
Surround back speaker setting  
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
INPUT  
SELECT  
TV VOL  
TV CH  
VOL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
• Default setting: Normal (SB)  
iPod  
TUNER  
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.  
1
Switch on the receiver and your TV.  
1
Use the RECEIVER button to switch on.  
• If headphones are connected to the receiver,  
disconnect them.  
2
Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press  
1
Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup  
2
menu.  
the SETUP button.  
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu  
above if you’re not already at this screen.  
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use /  
// and ENTER to navigate through the screens  
and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and  
exit the current menu.  
System Setup  
1.Surr Back System  
1.Surround Back System  
Surr Back System  
Normal (SB)  
2.Auto MCACC  
3.Manual MCACC  
4.Manual SP Setup  
5.Input Assign  
6.Other Setup  
]
• Press SETUP at any time to exit the System Setup  
menu.  
3
Select the setting you want to adjust.  
:
Exit  
:
Finish  
System Setup  
2
Select the surround back speaker setting.  
Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use  
with surround back speakers in your main (speaker  
system A) setup.  
1.Surr Back System  
2.Auto MCACC  
3.Manual MCACC  
4.Manual SP Setup  
5.Input Assign  
6.Other Setup  
:
Exit  
Speaker B – Select to use the (surround back) B  
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in  
another room (see Speaker B setup on page 48).  
Surr Back System – Specify how you are using your  
surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker  
setting below).  
Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you’re bi-  
amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your front  
speakers on page 48).  
Auto MCACC – This is a quick and effective  
automatic surround setup (see Automatically setting  
up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8).  
3
When you’re finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the System Setup menu.  
Note  
1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.  
2 • The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video, or composite connections for system setup.  
• You can’t use the System Setup menu when the iPod or USB is selected as the input source.  
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Manual MCACC setup  
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Advanced EQ Setup – Calibrate your system based  
on the direct sound coming from the speakers and  
make detailed settings according to your room’s  
reverb characteristics (see Setting the Acoustic  
Calibration EQ automatically on page 41).  
EQ Data Copy – Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ  
settings for manual adjustment (see Copying your  
Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on page 41).  
EQ CUSTOM1/2 Adjust – Make detailed manual  
adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibration EQ  
settings (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ  
manually on page 42).  
EQ Data Check – Check the ALL CH ADJUST,  
FRONT ALIGN and custom settings using the on-  
screen display (see Checking your Acoustic  
Calibration EQ settings on page 42).  
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 (Auto MCACC) on page 8.  
You only need to make these settings once (unless you  
change the placement of your current speaker system or  
add new speakers).  
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.  
Press SETUP to display the System Setup menu  
before you connect the microphone to this receiver. If  
the microphone is connected while the System Setup  
menu is not being displayed, the display will change  
to the Auto MCACC setup menu. See Problems when  
using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes  
regarding background noise and other possible  
interference.  
Fine Channel Level  
• Default setting: 0.0dB (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 Manual  
speaker setup on page 43.  
• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up  
the volume as necessary.  
1
Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual MCACC  
setup menu.  
After the volume increases to the reference level, test  
tones will be output.  
Caution  
• The test tones used in the MCACC setup are output  
at high volume.  
3a.Fine Channel Level  
3.Manual MCACC  
a.Fine Ch Level  
1
Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
Please Wait... 20  
menu.  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
Caution!  
Loud test tones  
will be output.  
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu  
above if you’re not already at this screen.  
:Cancel  
:Return  
System Setup  
3.Manual MCACC  
1.Surr Back System  
a.Fine Ch Level  
2
Adjust the level of the left channel, press ENTER.  
2.Auto MCACC  
3.Manual MCACC  
4.Manual SP Setup  
5.Input Assign  
6.Other Setup  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want  
to keep the level around 0dB so that you’ll have plenty of  
room to adjust the other speaker levels.  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
:
Exit  
:Return  
3a.Fine Channel Level  
2
Select the setting you want to adjust.  
MCACC:M1. MEMORY  
1
If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to  
make these settings in order.  
L(Reference)  
+0.5dB  
Fine Ch Level – Make fine adjustments to the overall  
balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel  
Level below).  
Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay settings for  
your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on  
page 40).  
Enter:Next  
:Cancel  
3
Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels  
(+/–10dB) as necessary.  
Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you  
selected to match the reference speaker.  
When it sounds like both tones are the same volume,  
press to confirm and continue to the next channel.  
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3
Select each channel in turn and adjust the  
3a.Fine Channel Level  
distance as necessary.  
L
+
0.0dB (Reference)  
R
[
0.0dB  
1.0dB  
-3.0dB  
]
C
SL  
SR  
+
Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected  
to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in  
terms of speaker distance from 0.1 to 9.0 meters.  
[
]
]
]
]
]
[+ 10.0dB  
SBL [– 10.0dB  
SBR [+ 9.5dB  
SW  
[– 1.5dB  
:Finish  
3b.Fine SP Distance  
( )  
Reference  
L
3.0  
1.8 m ]  
.0  
m
• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will  
change depending on which speaker you select.  
R
[
C
3
m
SL  
SR  
SBL  
SBR  
SW  
[
[
[
[
[
1.3 m ]  
1.2 m ]  
1.3 m ]  
1.2 m ]  
2.4 m ]  
• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply  
use / to select it.  
:Finish  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
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  
arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of  
You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.  
Fine Speaker Distance  
• Default setting: 3.0 m (all channels)  
1
you and between your arm span.  
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 Manual speaker setup below.  
1
Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC  
setup menu.  
The volume increases to the reference level.  
When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up,  
press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next  
channel.  
3.Manual MCACC  
• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will  
change depending on which speaker you select.  
a.Fine Ch Level  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply  
use / to select it.  
:Return  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
2
Adjust the distance of the left channel from the  
You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.  
listening position.  
Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ  
Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of speaker  
equalizer. It works by measuring the acoustic  
characteristics of your listening room and turning the  
ambient environment into a natural state to reproduce  
the source sound as it was originally recorded. This is an  
equalizer that enables a ‘flat’ setting.  
3b.Fine SP Distance  
L(Reference)  
3.0  
m
ENTER:Next  
:Cancel  
After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.  
This setting minimizes the undesirable reverberation of  
your listening room based on the sound directly coming  
from the speakers. You can select a correction time  
period during the automatic calibration.  
If you’re not satisfied with the automatic adjustment  
provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound  
(Auto MCACC) on page 8, you can also adjust these  
settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits  
your tastes.  
Note  
1 If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.  
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For an optimal system calibration based on the direct  
sound coming from the speakers, we recommend using  
the 30~50ms setting.  
Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically  
When you perform the Auto MCACC setup as specified in  
Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto  
MCACC) on page 8, the correction is automatically done  
with the time period already selected (when TYPE1 is  
selected for EQ TYPE, the calibration is set only for ALL  
CH ADJUST). In this setup, you can select any of the time  
periods for EQ correction.  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
TIME POSITION  
30~50ms  
ENTER  
:
Start  
:Cancel  
1
Select ‘Advanced EQ Setup’ from the Manual  
MCACC setup menu.  
4
Press ENTER, then the calibration starts  
automatically.  
3.Manual MCACC  
a.Fine Ch Level  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
Please Wait... 20  
Set microphone.  
Turn on Subwoofer.  
Caution!  
Loud test tones  
will be output.  
:Return  
:Cancel  
:Cancel  
• The Advanced EQ setup overwrites the settings  
already set for ALL CH ADJUST and/or FRONT  
ALIGN. To keep these settings intact, save the data in  
CUSTOM1/CUSTOM2 as specified in Copying your  
Acoustic Calibration EQ settings below.  
5
Wait for the Advanced EQ Setup to finish.  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
Now Analyzing  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
Now Analyzing  
• Make sure the supplied microphone is connected.  
• See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on  
page 10 for notes regarding high background noise  
levels and other possible interference.  
Environment Check  
Ambient Noise  
Microphone  
Surround Analyzing  
[
[
[
]
]
]
Delay Check  
[
[
[
]
]
]
Level Check  
Aco Cal EQ Pro.  
Speaker Level  
:Cancel  
:Cancel  
2
Select ‘TYPE1’ or ‘TYPE2’.  
As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance  
is adjusted automatically for the following settings:  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
EQ TYPE  
TYPE1  
3c.Advanced EQ Setup  
EQ TYPE  
TYPE2  
ALL CH ADJUST  
FRONT ALIGN  
ALL CH ADJUST  
ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the  
speakers are set individually so no special weighting  
is given to any one channel.  
:Cancel  
ENTER  
:
Start  
:Cancel  
ENTER  
:
Start  
FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance  
with the front speaker settings (no equalization is  
applied to the front left and right channels).  
Use / to select the setting.  
When TYPE1 is selected, the calibration is set for ALL CH  
ADJUST; when TYPE2 is selected, the calibration is set  
for both ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN.  
It will take about 1 to 3 minutes for the calibration to  
finish.  
The display returns to the Manual MCACC setup menu  
automatically after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization  
is set.  
3
Select the time setting you want to use for  
1
calibration.  
You can choose the time period that will be used for the  
calibration. Use / to select the time setting.  
Select the setting from the following time periods (in  
milliseconds): 0~20ms, 10~30ms, 20~40ms, 30~50ms,  
40~60ms, 50~70ms and 60~80ms. This setting will be  
applied to all channels during calibration.  
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 ALL CH ADJUST or  
the FRONT ALIGN settings from the Advanced EQ Setup  
above (or from Automatically setting up for surround  
sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8) to one of the custom  
settings. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you  
a reference point from which to start.  
Note  
1 For multi-channel audio sources, the localization of the reproduced sound image and the sound linkage of the speakers depend on the direct sound  
including the early-reflected sound. In this setup, the earlier time settings (0~20ms, 10~30ms, etc.) implement calibration closer to the direct sound with  
less consideration of the reverb characteristics; the later time settings (60~80ms, 50~70ms, etc.) incorporate the reverberant sound. Select your favorite  
setting for the optimum results.  
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1
Select ‘EQ Data Copy’ from the Manual MCACC  
3
Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your  
setup menu.  
liking.  
3.Manual MCACC  
3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
3e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
a.Fine Ch Level  
Test Tone Type:  
"ALL CH ADJUST"  
Left  
Test Tone Type:  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
"ALL CH ADJUST"  
[
Left  
40Hz  
]
40Hz  
125Hz  
250Hz  
4kHz  
:
:
:
:
:
:
[+ 1.0dB  
]
]
]
]
]
]
:
:
:
:
:
:
+
1.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
[
[
[
[
[
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
125Hz  
250Hz  
4kHz  
13kHz  
TRIM  
[
[
[
[
[
]
]
]
]
]
13kHz  
TRIM  
:Return  
:Finish  
:Finish  
2
Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use / to  
Use / to select the channel.  
select the setting you want to copy.  
Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or  
cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of  
the screen and use / to select the next channel.  
3d.EQ Data Copy  
3d.EQ Data Copy  
TO  
FROM  
TO  
FROM  
CUSTOM1  
CUSTOM2  
CUSTOM1  
CUSTOM1  
CUSTOM2  
ALL CH ADJ  
CUSTOM2  
• The front speakers can’t be adjusted if you selected  
FRONT ALIGN.  
[
CUSTOM2  
OK  
]
[
]
Start Copy  
[
]
Start Copy  
[
OK  
]
• 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.  
:Cancel  
:Cancel  
• You can also copy from one custom setting to  
another. For more on the ALL CH ADJUST and  
FRONT ALIGN settings, see Setting the Acoustic  
Calibration EQ automatically above.  
Tip  
3
Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirm.  
• 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  
feature. Use / to select TRIM then use / to  
raise or lower the channel level for the current  
speaker.  
Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually  
Before manually adjusting the Acoustic Calibration EQ,  
we recommend copying the ALL CH ADJUST or the  
FRONT ALIGN settings from the auto setup above (or  
from Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto  
MCACC) on page 8) to one of the custom settings.  
Instead of just a flat EQ 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).  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.  
Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings  
After you have completed an automatic or manual  
Acoustic Calibration EQ adjustment, you can check the  
ALL CH ADJUST, FRONT ALIGN and custom settings  
using the on-screen display.  
1
Select ‘EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust’ or ‘EQ CUSTOM2  
Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.  
3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
3.Manual MCACC  
a.Fine Ch Level  
Test Tone Type  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
ALL CH ADJUST  
1
Select ‘EQ Data Check’ from the Manual MCACC  
setup menu.  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
ENTER:Next  
:Cancel  
:Return  
3.Manual MCACC  
3g.EQ Data Check  
ALL CH ADJUST  
a.Fine Ch Level  
b.Fine SP Distance  
c.Advanced EQ Setup  
d.EQ Data Copy  
[
Left  
]
2
Select which method you would like to use to  
+
40Hz  
:
:
:
:
:
:
1.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
0.0dB  
e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust  
f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust  
g.EQ Data Check  
125Hz  
250Hz  
4kHz  
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.  
13kHz  
TRIM  
:Return  
:Return  
2
3
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.  
ALL CH ADJUST – 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.  
Select the channels you want, pressing ENTER  
when you’re finished checking each one.  
FRONT ALIGN – 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.  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.  
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The System Setup menu  
Manual speaker setup  
08  
1
Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP  
Setup menu.  
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).  
4a.Speaker Setting  
4.Manual SP Setup  
Front  
Center  
Surr  
SMALL  
SMALL ]  
SMALL ]  
SMALL x2  
YES  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
[
[
SB  
[
]
SUB W.  
[ THX : ALL SMALL  
]
:Finish  
:Return  
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 (Auto MCACC) on page 8, it  
isn’t necessary to make all of these settings.  
2
Choose the set of speakers that you want to set  
then select a speaker size.  
Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the  
following speakers:  
Caution  
Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers  
reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you  
didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send  
• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at  
high volume.  
1
the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.  
1
Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER.  
Center – 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 other speakers).  
System Setup  
1.Surr Back System  
2.Auto MCACC  
3.Manual MCACC  
4.Manual SP Setup  
5.Input Assign  
6.Other Setup  
4.Manual SP Setup  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
:
Exit  
:Return  
Surr – 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 other speakers).  
2
Select the setting you want to adjust.  
If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to  
adjust these settings in order:  
Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of  
speakers you’ve connected (page 43).  
SB – Select the number of surround back speakers  
you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your  
surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies  
effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to  
the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t  
Crossover Network – Specify which frequencies will  
be sent to the subwoofer (page 44).  
Channel Level – Adjust the overall balance of your  
speaker system (page 44).  
2
Speaker Distance – Specify the distance of your  
connect surround back speakers choose NO.  
speakers from the listening position (page 45).  
SUB W. – 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  
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).  
THX Audio Setting – Specify the distance of your  
surround back speakers from each other (page 45).  
THX Speaker Setup – Specify whether or not you  
have a THX speaker system (page 45).  
3
Make the adjustments necessary for each  
setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each  
screen.  
Speaker Setting  
3
When you’re finished, press RETURN.  
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 (Auto MCACC) on page 8 are correct.  
You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.  
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.  
2 • If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.  
• If you selected Speaker B or Front Bi-Amp (in Surround back speaker setting on page 38) 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.  
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The System Setup menu  
08  
1
Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup  
Tip  
menu.  
• 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 to low  
4.Manual SP Setup  
4c.Channel Level  
Test Tone  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
Manual  
ENTER:Next  
:Cancel  
:Return  
frequency 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  
2
3
Select a setup option.  
Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker  
to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.  
Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves  
from speaker to speaker automatically.  
Confirm your selected setup option.  
subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers.  
The test tones will start after you press ENTER.  
Crossover Network  
4c.Channel Level  
Test Tone  
[
.
Manual  
]
• Default setting: 80Hz  
Please Wait  
.
.
20  
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  
Caution!  
Loud test tones  
will be output.  
:Cancel  
1
be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.  
4
Adjust the level of each channel using /.  
If you selected Manual, use /to switch speakers. The  
Auto setup will output test tones in the order shown on-  
screen:  
1
Select ‘Crossover Network’ from the Manual SP  
Setup menu.  
4.Manual SP Setup  
4b.Crossover Network  
Frequency 80Hz  
4c.Channel Level  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
L
0.0dB  
C
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
0.0dB ]  
0.0dB ]  
0.0dB ]  
0.0dB ]  
0.0dB ]  
0.0dB ]  
0.0dB ]  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
R
SR  
SBR  
SBL  
SL  
SW  
( THX  
:
80Hz  
)
:Return  
:Finish  
:Finish  
2
Choose the frequency cutoff point.  
Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is  
Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the  
subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).  
2
emitted.  
5
When you’re finished, press RETURN.  
3
When you’re finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.  
You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.  
Channel Level  
Tip  
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.  
• 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 MULTI CH IN  
and one for the listening modes.  
Note  
1 • For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker Setting above.  
• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz.  
2 • 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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0.0 – 0.3m – Surround speakers within 30 cm apart  
(best for THX surround sound).  
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.  
> 0.3 – 1.2m – Surround speakers between 30 cm  
and 1.2 m apart.  
1.2m < – Surround speakers more than 1.2 m apart.  
1
Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP  
3
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
Setup menu.  
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.  
4d.Speaker Distance  
4.Manual SP Setup  
THX Speaker Setup  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
L
3.0  
3.0  
3.0  
3.0  
3.0  
3.0  
3.0  
3.0  
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
C
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
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]
R
If you have a complete THX speaker system, you should  
make this setting for the most effective results when  
using surround sound. See THX speaker system setup on  
page 20 for more on using a THX speaker system.  
SR  
SBR  
SBL  
SL  
SW  
:Finish  
:Return  
1
Select ‘THX Speaker Setup’ from the Manual SP  
2
Adjust the distance of each speaker using /.  
Setup menu.  
You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.1 meter  
increments.  
4.Manual SP Setup  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
3
When you’re finished, press RETURN.  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.  
:Return  
Tip  
• For best surround sound, make sure the surround  
back speakers are the same distance from the  
listening position.  
2
Specify whether or not you are using a THX speaker  
system.  
4f.THX Speaker Setup  
THX Speaker  
NO  
THX Audio Setting  
If you are using THX  
speakers, select YES.  
For the most effective results when using the THX Select2  
Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes (see Using  
the Home THX modes on page 28) with the Advanced  
Speaker Array (ASA) system (see About THX on page 68),  
it is required that you make the setting. See THX speaker  
system setup on page 20 for more on THX speaker  
:Finish  
YES – All speaker settings are fixed to SMALL (see  
Speaker Setting on page 43) during the Auto MCACC  
setup.  
1
placement.  
NO – Individual speaker sizes are determined  
according to the Auto MCACC setup.  
1
Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP  
Setup menu.  
3
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
4.Manual SP Setup  
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.  
a.Speaker Setting  
b.Crossover Network  
c.Channel Level  
d.Speaker Distance  
e.THX Audio Setting  
f.THX Speaker Setup  
:Return  
2
Specify the distance of your surround back speakers  
from each other.  
4e.THX Audio Setting  
SB SP Position  
0.0-0.3m  
SBL-SBR  
:Finish  
Note  
1 If you don’t have surround back speakers, or just have one, you won’t be able to select this setting (Cannot select shows in the display).  
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Chapter 9:  
Other connections  
1
Set this receiver to the standby mode, and then use  
Caution  
the Control Dock for iPod supplied with an iPod control  
cable2 to connect your iPod to the iPod terminal on the  
rear panel of this receiver.  
• Make sure the power is switched off before making or  
changing the connections.  
Push the connector in until you hear it click home. To  
disconnect, squeeze the connector (as shown) to release  
the catch, then pull out.  
Connecting an iPod  
This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow  
you to control playback of audio content from your iPod  
2
Switch the receiver on and press the iPod input  
source button to switch the receiver to the iPod.  
The front panel display shows Loading while the receiver  
verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod.  
1
using the controls of this receiver.  
Connecting your iPod to the receiver  
3
Use the TOP MENU button to display iPod Top  
menu.  
When the display shows Top Menu you’re ready to play  
3
music from the iPod.  
• If after pressing iPod the display shows No  
Connection, try switching off the receiver and  
reconnecting the iPod to the receiver.  
AM LOOP  
PRE OUT  
L
CENTER  
L
Y
P
R
OUT  
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
P
B
P
R
P
B
P
R
IN  
3
)
R
SUB  
R
SUR-  
ROUND  
iPod playback  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
3
(
CD  
FRONT WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take advantage  
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
4
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
of the OSD of your TV connected to this receiver. You can  
VIDEO  
IN  
also control all operations for music in the front panel  
display of this receiver.  
CENTE  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
L
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
Finding what you want to play  
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WOOFE  
FRONT  
COAXIAL  
When your iPod is connected to this receiver, you can  
browse songs stored on your iPod by playlist, artist,  
album name, song name, genre or composer, similar to  
using your iPod directly.  
ASSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
VSX-1017AV  
iPod  
>
Music  
Extras  
Settings  
>
>
iPod cable  
Shuffle Songs  
Backlight  
iPod Top  
MENU  
[ Playlists  
[ Artists  
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
[
Albums  
[ Songs  
[ Podcasts  
[
Genres  
[ Composers  
[ Audiobooks  
[ Shuffle Songs  
Enter  
Control Dock  
for iPod  
1
Use the / buttons to select a category then  
press ENTER to browse that category.  
• To return to the previous level any time, press  
RETURN.  
Note  
1 This system is compatible with an iPod, iPod mini, iPod nano and iPod Photo portable device (third generation and above), however, compatibility may  
vary depending on the software version of your iPod. This receiver does not support software versions prior to iPod update 2004-10-20. For supported  
versions, consult your local Pioneer dealer.  
2 • This product is the Pioneer Control Dock for iPod (IDK-90C) for use with an iPod® (third generation and above), iPod mini, iPod nano or iPod Photo.  
• For detailed instructions on using the iPod, please refer to the manual supplied with the iPod.  
• The connected iPod should be updated with iPod updater software higher than version 2004-10-20.  
3 The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver (Pioneer shows in the iPod display). Features such as the equalizer cannot  
be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting.  
4 • Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as #.  
• This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod.  
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2
Use the / buttons to browse the selected  
Button  
What it does  
category (e.g., albums).  
TOP  
MENU  
Press to return to the iPod Top menu screen.  
• Use / to move to previous/next levels.  
3
Continue browsing until you arrive at what you  
RETURN  
Press to return to the previous level.  
want to play, then press  
to start playback.1  
Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like  
this:  
Playlists Songs  
Artists Albums Songs  
Albums Songs  
Watching photos and video content  
To view photos or video on your iPod, since video control  
is not possible using this receiver, you must use the main  
2
controls of your iPod instead.  
Songs  
Podcasts  
1
Press PHOTO to switch the iPod controls for photo  
and video playback.  
The receiver controls will be unavailable while you are  
watching iPod videos or browsing photos.  
Genres Artists Albums Songs  
Composers Albums Songs  
Audiobooks  
Shuffle Songs  
2
Press PHOTO again to switch back to the receiver  
controls when you’re done.  
Tip  
iPod® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.  
and other countries.  
• You can play all of the songs in a particular category  
by selecting the All item at the top of each category  
list. For example, you can play all the songs by a  
particular artist.  
Connecting the multichannel analog  
inputs  
Basic playback controls  
The following table shows the basic playback controls for  
your iPod:  
For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may  
have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending  
on whether your player supports surround back  
Button  
What it does  
3
channels). Make sure that the player is set to output  
Press to start playback.  
multichannel analog audio.  
If you start playback when something other than a  
song is selected, all the songs that fall into that  
category will play.  
1
Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer  
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding  
MULTI CH input jack on this receiver.  
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the  
connections.  
Press to stop playback.  
Pauses playback, or restarts playback when  
paused.  
2
If your DVD player also has outputs for surround  
/  
Press and hold during playback to start scanning.  
back channels, connect these to the corresponding  
MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver.  
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the  
connections.  
/ Press to skip to previous/next track.  
Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat One,  
Repeat All and Repeat Off.  
Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle Songs,  
Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off.  
• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to  
the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this  
receiver.  
DISP  
Press repeatedly to change the song playback  
information displayed.  
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs  
If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as  
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs  
/  
During playback, press to skip to previous/next  
playlist; when browsing, press to move to previous/  
next levels.  
4
During Audiobook playback, press to switch the  
playback speed: Faster Normal Slower  
for surround sound playback.  
/  
Note  
1 If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.  
2 Your iPod nano currently restricts viewing of photo images stored.  
3 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to select MULTI CH IN (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this).  
4 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can’t use the sound processing features, SIGNAL SELECT, or any of the listening modes  
(including STEREO and the surround back channel processing).  
• 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 system during playback from the multichannel inputs.  
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1
Make sure you have set the playback source to the  
Switching the speaker system  
proper output setting.  
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to  
output multichannel analog audio.  
If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker  
setting on page 38, three speaker system settings are  
possible using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected  
Normal (SB) or Front Bi-Amp, the button will simply  
switch your main speaker system on or off. The options  
2
Press MULTI CH IN (front panel).  
• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the  
analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be  
too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby,  
then press STANDBY/ON while holding down  
SBch PROCESSING on the front panel. This switches  
between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and  
SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.  
1
below are for the Speaker B setting only.  
Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to  
select a speaker system setting.  
As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal (SB),  
the button will simply switch your main speaker system  
(A) on or off.  
Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:  
SPA – Sound is output from speaker system A and  
the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals.  
Speaker B setup  
SPB – Sound is output from the two speakers  
connected to speaker system B. Multichannel  
sources will not be heard. The same signal is output  
from the surround back channel pre-out terminals.  
Caution  
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.  
SPAB – 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.  
The sound from speaker system B will be the same as  
the sound from speaker system A (multichannel  
sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).  
• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker  
wires from different terminals.  
• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance  
between 6 to 16 (please see Switching the  
speaker impedance on page 56 if you plan to use  
speakers with an impedance of less than 8 ).  
SP(off) – No sound is output from the speakers. The  
same sound is output from the pre-out terminals  
(including from your subwoofer, if connected) as  
when selecting speaker system A (above).  
After selecting Speaker B in Surround back speaker  
setting on page 38, 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  
Switching the speaker system below for the listening  
options with this setup.  
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.  
1
Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back  
speaker terminals on the rear panel.  
Connect them the same way you connected your  
speakers in Installing your speaker system on page 18.  
Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 19  
when placing the speakers in another room.  
2
Select ‘Speaker B’ from the ‘Surr Back System’  
menu.  
See Surround back speaker setting on page 38 to do this.  
Note  
1 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 43. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard  
from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).  
• Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 38 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.  
• All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.  
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1
Connect your speakers as shown below.  
Caution  
This illustration below shows the connections for bi-  
amping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right  
speaker in the same way.  
• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are  
fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your  
speakers.  
SPEAKERS  
FRONT  
CENTER  
SURROUND  
SURROUND BACK  
/
A
B
R
L
R
L
L
( )  
Single  
R
• Don’t connect different speakers from the same  
terminal in this way.  
Front left  
speaker  
SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL  
SELECTABLE  
Connecting additional amplifiers  
High  
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  
connections shown below to add amplifiers to power  
your speakers.  
Low  
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 (High or Low)  
of the speaker.  
• Before making or changing the connections, switch  
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the  
AC outlet.  
ANALOG  
INPUT  
• Make sure that the + / connections are properly  
inserted.  
L
R
Front channel  
amplifier  
2
Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back  
AM LOOP  
L
PRE OUT  
L
L (  
CENTER  
)
Single  
ANALOG  
INPUT  
System’ menu.  
OUT  
See Surround back speaker setting on page 38 to specify  
how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.  
IN  
3
Center channel  
amplifier (mono)  
R
SUR- SURROUND  
ROUND BACK  
R
SUB  
R
FRONT WOOER  
ANALOG  
INPUT  
L
R
Caution  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OU
Surround channel  
amplifier  
• Most speakers with both High and Low terminals  
have two metal plates that connect the High 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.  
ANALOG  
INPUT  
CENTER  
L
L
L
L
R
Surround back  
channel amplifier  
ANALOG  
INPUT  
R
R
R
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WOOFER  
FRONT  
SUR-  
SURROUND  
Powered  
ROUND BACK  
subwoofer  
MULTI CH IN  
• If your speakers have a removable crossover network,  
make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing  
so may damage your speakers.  
VSX-1017AV  
• 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.  
Bi-wiring your speakers  
The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-  
amping, but additionally, 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  
Normal (SB) or Speaker B in Surround back speaker  
setting on page 38.  
• The sound from the surround back terminals will  
depend on how you have configured the Surround  
back speaker setting on page 38.  
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the  
speaker system to OFF, or 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 43) to  
LARGE.  
To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to  
the speaker terminal on the receiver.  
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Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the  
CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL  
OUT jack of your plasma display.  
Using this receiver with a Pioneer  
plasma display  
If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an  
1
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  
2
changed.  
VIDEO  
INPUT 1  
VIDEO  
INPUT 2  
Pioneer plasma  
display  
CONTROL  
OUT  
DVD player  
Satellite receiver, etc.  
Pioneer plasma  
display  
VSX-1017AV  
ANTENNA  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
DVD/LD  
AUDIO IN  
TV/SAT  
AUDIO IN  
IN  
1
AM LOOP  
PRE  
L
O
COMPONENT VIDEO  
CENTER  
L
(
)
IN  
1
DVD/LD  
Y
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
PR  
(
DVR/  
IN  
1
OUT  
)
VCR1  
IN  
2
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1017AV  
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
Y
IN  
3
(
)
TV/SAT  
PB  
PR  
Y
PB  
3
PR  
PHASE  
CONTROL  
IN  
(
3
CD  
STANDBY/ON  
R
SUB  
R
SUR  
ROU  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
)
FRONT WOOFER  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
MULTI CH  
IN  
HDMI  
EON  
MODE  
PTY  
SEARCH  
LISTENING  
MODE  
SIGNAL  
SB ch  
SOUND  
DVD/LD  
TV  
/
SAT  
DVR  
/
VCR  
1
DVR  
/
VCR  
2
VIDEO/GAME  
CD  
CD-R  
/
TAPE  
/
MD  
FM/AM  
USB  
iPod  
SELECT PROCESSING RETRIEVER  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
IN  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
OUT  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
MONITOR  
OUT  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
MULTI JOG  
ENTER  
MASTER  
VOLUME  
VIDEO  
S
-
VIDEO  
VIDEO/GAME INPUT  
AUDIO  
USB  
MCACC  
SETUP MIC  
VIDEO  
L
R
DIGITAL IN  
IN  
PHONES  
SYSTEM  
SETUP  
TUNING/  
STATION  
TUNER  
EDIT  
RETURN  
TONE  
SPEAKERS  
CEN  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
L
MULTI JOG  
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
IN  
2
This receiver  
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
R
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT  
DVR/VCR1  
DVR/VCR2  
SUB  
WO  
FRONT  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
MULTI CH IN  
1
2
To make the most of the SR+ features, you should  
connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a  
slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For  
each component, connect the video output directly to the  
plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/  
or digital) to this receiver.  
Important  
• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an  
SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control  
at the plasma display remote sensor to control the  
receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the  
receiver using the remote control if you switch the  
plasma display off.  
• 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 52 and SR+ Setup for Pioneer  
plasma displays on page 54 for detailed instructions.  
Note  
1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for  
more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).  
2 This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.  
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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 displays when making receiver settings,  
such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on.  
• 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 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on  
page 54 for more on setting up the receiver.  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
TUNER  
RECEIVER  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
SR+  
DIMMER  
PHASE  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
DIALOG  
E
S.RETRIEVER  
1
Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver  
are switched on and that they are connected with the  
SR+ cable.  
See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display  
above for more on connecting these components.  
• Make sure you have also selected the display input to  
which you’ve connected the receiver in The Input  
Assign menu on page 52.  
2
To switch SR+ mode on/off, press RECEIVER, then  
the SR+ button.  
The front panel display shows SR+ ON or SR+ OFF.  
• The automatic volume muting feature is enabled  
separately; see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays  
on page 54.  
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Other Settings  
• Use / and ENTER to do this.  
• If you assign a digital input to a certain function (for  
example, DVD/LD) then any digital inputs previously  
assigned to that function will automatically be  
switched off.  
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Input Assign menu.  
The Input Assign menu  
You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu  
if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to  
the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have  
connected equipment using component video cables.  
4
1
Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press  
the SETUP button.  
Assigning the component video inputs  
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use /  
// and ENTER to navigate through the screens  
and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and  
exit the current menu.  
• Default settings:  
Component 1 OFF  
Component 2 OFF  
Component 3 OFF  
2
Select ‘Input Assign’ from the System Setup menu.  
If you used component video cords to connect your video  
equipment you must tell the receiver which device it is, or  
else you may see the S-video or composite video input  
instead of the component video signal. For more on this,  
see Using the component video jacks on page 14.  
System Setup  
1.Surr Back System  
5.Input Assign  
a.Digital Input  
b.Component Input  
c.HDMI Input  
2.Auto MCACC  
3.Manual MCACC  
4.Manual SP Setup  
5.Input Assign  
6.Other Setup  
1
Select ‘Component Input’ from the Input Assign  
:
Exit  
:Return  
menu.  
5. Input Assign  
5b.Component Input  
Assigning the digital inputs  
• Default settings:  
a.Digital Input  
b.Component Input  
c.HDMI Input  
Component  
Component  
Component  
-
-
-
1
2
3
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
[
[
]
]
Coaxial - 1 DVD/LD  
Coaxial - 2 DVR 2  
Optical - 1 DVR 1  
Optical - 2 TV/SAT  
Optical - 3 CD  
:Return  
:Finish  
2
Select the number of the component video input to  
which you’ve connected your video component.  
The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the  
inputs on the back of the receiver.  
You only need to do this if you didn’t hook up your digital  
equipment according to the default settings for the  
digital inputs (see above). This setting tells the receiver  
what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so  
the buttons on the remote correspond to what you have  
hooked up.  
3
Select the component that corresponds with the  
one you connected to that input.  
Select between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, DVR 1, DVR 2 or OFF.  
• Use / and ENTER to do this.  
• Make sure you have made audio connections from  
the component to the corresponding inputs on the  
rear of the receiver.  
• If you connect any source component to the receiver  
using a component video input, you should also have  
your TV connected to this receiver’s component video  
MONITORoutput (downconverting component video  
is not possible after assigning an input).  
1
Select ‘Digital Input’ from the Input Assign menu.  
5a.Digital Input Setup  
5.Input Assign  
a.Digital Input  
b.Component Input  
c.HDMI Input  
Coaxial  
Coaxial  
Optical  
Optical  
Optical  
-
-
1
2
DVD/LD  
[
[
[
[
DVR  
DVR  
2
1
]
]
]
]
-
1
-
-
2
3
TV/SAT  
CD  
:Finish  
:Return  
2
Select the number of the digital input to which  
you’ve connected the digital component.  
The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the  
inputs on the back of the receiver.  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Input Assign menu.  
3
Select the component that corresponds with the  
one you connected to that input.  
Select between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD, CD-R, DVR 1,  
DVR 2 or OFF.  
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2
3
Select ‘Other Setup’ then press ENTER.  
Assigning the HDMI inputs  
• Default settings:  
System Setup  
1.Surr Back System  
2.Auto MCACC  
3.Manual MCACC  
4.Manual SP Setup  
5.Input Assign  
6.Other Setup  
6.Other Setup  
HDMI - 1 DVD/LD  
HDMI - 2 TV/SAT  
a.DRC Setup  
b.Dual Mono Setup  
c.LFE ATT Setup  
+
d.SR Setup  
e.Video Conv. Setup  
You only need to change this setting when you didn’t  
connect your HDMI component according to the default  
settings for the HDMI input terminals (see above). By  
specifying the type of the connected component and to  
which input terminal it is connected, video signals can be  
delivered properly when you select an HDMI component  
as the input source.  
:
Exit  
:Return  
Select the setting you want to adjust.  
If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to  
adjust these settings in order:  
DRC Setup – Specify the amount of dynamic range  
adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks (see  
Dynamic Range Control Setup below).  
Dual Mono Setup – Isolate one channel when  
listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see Dual  
Mono Setup below).  
1
Select ‘HDMI Input’ from the Input Assign menu.  
5. Input Assign  
5c.HDMI Input  
a.Digital Input  
b.Component Input  
c.HDMI Input  
HDMI  
HDMI  
-
-
1
2
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
[
]
:Return  
:Finish  
LFE ATT Setup – Choose the attenuator level for the  
LFE channel (LFE Attenuator Setup on page 54).  
2
Select the number of the HDMI input to which  
SR+ Setup – Specify how you want to control your  
Pioneer plasma display (SR+ Setup for Pioneer  
plasma displays on page 54).  
you’ve connected your video component.  
The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the  
inputs on the back of the receiver.  
Video Conv. Setup – Specify if you want analog  
video signals converted for output to your TV (Video  
Converter Setup on page 54).  
3
Select the component that corresponds with the  
one you connected to that input.  
Select between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, DVR 1, DVR 2 or OFF.  
4
Make the adjustments necessary for each setting,  
pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.  
• Use / and ENTER to do this.  
• To hear audio from your HDMI component (through  
this system), you must also make separate audio  
connections to the corresponding inputs on the rear  
of the receiver. For more on this, see Connecting the  
multichannel analog inputs on page 47.  
• If you connect any video component to the receiver  
using HDMI, you should also have your TV connected  
to this receiver’s HDMI output.  
Dynamic Range Control Setup  
• Default setting: OFF  
This setting specifies the amount of dynamic range  
adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie soundtracks.  
You may want to use this when listening to surround  
sound at low volumes.  
1
2
3
Select ‘DRC Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Input Assign menu.  
6.Other Setup  
6a.Dynamic Range Control  
a.DRC Setup  
b.Dual Mono Setup  
c.LFE ATT Setup  
DRC  
OFF  
+
d.SR Setup  
e.Video Conv. Setup  
The Other Setup menu  
The Other Setup menu is where you can make  
customized settings to reflect how you are using the  
receiver.  
:Return  
:Finish  
Choose the setting that you want.  
OFF – No dynamic range adjustment (use when  
listening at higher volume).  
1
Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press  
the SETUP button.  
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use /  
// and ENTER to navigate through the screens  
and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and  
exit the current menu.  
MID – Mid setting.  
MAX – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are  
reduced in volume while quieter sounds are  
increased).  
When you're finished, press RETURN  
.
You return to the Other Setup menu.  
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1
2
3
Select ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.  
Dual Mono Setup  
+
• Default setting: CH1  
6d.SR Setup  
6.Other Setup  
PDP Volume Control  
a.DRC Setup  
OFF  
You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital  
and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not  
widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two  
languages need to be sent to separate channels.  
b.Dual Mono Setup  
PDP Input Select  
c.LFE ATT Setup  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
[
[
[
[
[
[
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
]
]
]
]
]
]
+
d.SR Setup  
e.Video Conv. Setup  
DVR  
DVR  
1
2
VIDEO  
Monitor Out  
:Finish  
:Return  
1
Select ‘Dual Mono Setup’ from the Other Setup  
Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you want.  
OFF – The receiver does not control the volume of the  
plasma display.  
ON – When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs  
that use the plasma display (DVD/LD, or another  
function below), the volume on the plasma display is  
muted so only sound from the receiver is heard.  
menu.  
6.Other Setup  
6b.Dual Mono Setup  
a.DRC Setup  
b.Dual Mono Setup  
c.LFE ATT Setup  
Dual Mono  
[
CH1  
+
d.SR Setup  
e.Video Conv. Setup  
:Return  
:Finish  
Assign any input source connected to the plasma  
2
3
Choose the setting that you want.  
CH1 – Only channel 1 is played  
CH2 – Only channel 2 is played  
CH1 CH2 – Both channels are played through the  
display to the corresponding input number.  
This matches the receiver’s input source with a  
numbered video input on the plasma display. For  
example, assign DVD/LD to input-2 if you have  
connected your DVD video output to video input 2 on the  
plasma display.  
front speakers  
When you're finished, press RETURN  
.
• The Monitor Out should be set to the input that you’ve  
used to connect this receiver to your plasma display.  
You return to the Other Setup menu.  
+
+
6d.SR Setup  
6d.SR Setup  
LFE Attenuator Setup  
PDP Volume Control  
PDP Volume Control  
[
ON  
]
[
ON  
]
• Default setting: ATT 0dB  
PDP Input Select  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
PDP Input Select  
DVD/LD  
TV/SAT  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
input-2  
OFF  
[
[
[
[
[
]
]
]
]
]
[
[
[
[
[
]
]
]
]
]
Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-  
low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to  
prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the  
sound from the speakers.  
DVR  
DVR  
VIDEO  
1
2
DVR  
DVR  
VIDEO  
1
2
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
Monitor Out  
Monitor Out  
OFF  
:Finish  
:Finish  
4
When you're finished, press RETURN.  
You return to the Other Setup menu.  
1
Select ‘LFE ATT Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.  
Video Converter Setup  
6.Other Setup  
6c. LFE ATT Setup  
a.DRC Setup  
• Default setting: ON  
b.Dual Mono Setup  
c.LFE ATT Setup  
LFE ATT  
ATT 0dB  
+
d.SR Setup  
The video converter allows you to see analog video  
sources through all of this receiver’s MONITOR VIDEO  
OUT jacks. Note that the converter gives priority to  
component, S-video, then composite (in that order). See  
About the video converter on page 12 for more on this.  
e.Video Conv. Setup  
:Return  
:Finish  
2
3
Choose the setting that you want.  
ATT 0dB – No limiting (recommended)  
ATT 10dB – 10 dB of limiting  
LFE OFF – No sound from LFE channel  
1
Select ‘Video Conv. Setup’ from the Other Setup  
menu.  
6.Other Setup  
6e. Video Converter Setup  
When you're finished, press RETURN  
.
a.DRC Setup  
b.Dual Mono Setup  
c.LFE ATT Setup  
Video Conv.  
ON  
You return to the Other Setup menu.  
+
d.SR Setup  
e.Video Conv. Setup  
SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays  
• Default setting: OFF (all settings)  
:Return  
:Finish  
Make the following settings if you have connected a  
Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR+  
cable. Note that the number of settings available will  
depend on the plasma display you’ve connected.  
See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display  
on page 50.  
2
3
Choose the setting that you want.  
ON – All analog video signals are output from the  
MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks.  
OFF – No conversion between video formats.  
When you're finished, press RETURN  
.
You return to the Other Setup menu.  
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Chapter 11:  
Using other functions  
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.  
Making an audio or a video recording  
You can make an audio or a video recording from the  
built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source  
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Start recording, then start playback of the source  
connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).  
component.  
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 your equipment on  
page 11 for more on connections).  
Reducing the level of an analog signal  
The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog  
signal when it’s too strong. You can use this if you find  
the that the OVER indicator is lights often, or you can  
Since the video converter is not available when making  
recordings (from the video OUT jacks) make sure to use  
the same type of video cable for connecting your recorder  
as you used to connect your video source (the one you  
want to record) to this receiver. For example, you must  
connect your recorder using S-video if your source has  
also been connected using S-video.  
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hear distortion in the sound.  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
TUNER  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
SR+  
DIMMER  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
For more information about video connections, see  
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video  
sources on page 14.  
Press RECEIVER then press ANALOG ATT to switch  
the input attenuator on or off.  
SYSTEM OFF  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
SOURCE  
SELECT  
Using the sleep timer  
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.  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
TUNER  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
1
Select the source you want to record.  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
TUNER  
Use the input source buttons (or INPUT SELECT).  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
• If necessary, press SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT) to  
select the input signal corresponding to the source  
component (see Choosing the input signal on  
page 30 for more on this).  
SR+  
DIMMER  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
Press RECEIVER then press SLEEP repeatedly to set  
the sleep time.  
2
Prepare the source you want to record.  
Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc.  
30 min  
Off  
60 min  
90 min  
3
Prepare the recorder.  
Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording  
device and set the recording levels.  
• You can check the remaining sleep time at any time  
by pressing SLEEP once. Pressing repeatedly will  
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cycle through the sleep options again.  
Note  
1 • The receiver’s volume, DSP (the tone controls, for example), 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.  
2 The attenuator isn’t available with digital sources.  
3 You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver.  
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Dimming the display  
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You can choose between four brightness levels for the  
front panel display. Note that when selecting sources, the  
display automatically brightens for a few seconds.  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
iPod  
SLEEP  
TUNER  
RECEIVER  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
SR+  
DIMMER  
PHASE  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
DIALOG  
E
S.RETRIEVER  
Press RECEIVER then press DIMMER repeatedly to  
change the brightness of the front panel display.  
Switching the speaker impedance  
We recommend using speakers of 8 with this system,  
but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you  
plan to use speakers with a 6 impedance rating. Use  
the front panel controls to do this.  
With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/  
ON while holding down the SPEAKERS button.  
Each time you do this, you switch between the  
impedance settings:  
SP 6 OHM – Use this setting if your speakers are  
rated at 6 .  
SP 8 OHM – Use this setting if your speakers are  
rated at 8 or more.  
Resetting the system  
Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to  
the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this.  
1
Switch the receiver into standby.  
2
While holding down the front panel TONE button,  
press and hold  
seconds.  
STANDBY/ON for about three  
The display shows RESET?.  
Press the front panel ENTER button.  
The display shows RESET OK?.  
Press SYSTEM SETUP to confirm.  
3
4
OK appears in the display to indicate that the receiver  
has been reset to the factory default settings.  
• Note that all settings will be saved, even if the  
receiver is unplugged.  
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Chapter 12:  
Controlling the rest of your system  
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).  
Setting the remote to control other  
components  
Most components can be assigned to one of the input  
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If your component is controlled successfully, press  
source buttons (such as DVD/LD or CD) using the  
component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the  
remote.  
ENTER to confirm.  
The remote LCD display shows OK.  
However, there are cases where only certain functions  
may be controllable after assigning the proper preset  
code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote  
control will not work for the model that you are using.  
Resetting the remote control presets  
This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and  
programmed buttons.  
1
While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP  
.
Note  
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.  
• You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing  
RECEIVER. To go back a step, press RETURN.  
2
Use / to select RESET then press ENTER  
.
RESET flashes in the LCD display.  
• After one minute of inactivity, the remote  
automatically exits the operation.  
3
Press and hold ENTER for about two seconds.  
The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have  
been erased.  
Selecting preset codes directly  
DVR  
2
TOP MENU  
MENU  
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
Confirming preset codes  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
iPod  
TUNER  
RECEIVER  
Use this feature to check which preset code is assigned  
to an input source button.  
T
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
TV CONTROL  
1
While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP  
.
1
While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP  
.
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.  
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.  
2
Use / to select READ ID then press ENTER.  
2
3
Use / to select PRESET then press ENTER  
.
The LCD on the remote prompts you for the input source  
button you want to check.  
Press the input source button for the component  
you want to control then press ENTER  
.
3
Press the button of the component for which you  
The LCD on the remote displays the component you want  
want to check the preset code, then press ENTER.  
The brand name and preset code appears in the display  
for three seconds.  
1
to control (for example DVD or DVR).  
4
Use / 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).  
Direct function  
• Default setting: ON  
5
Use / to select the manufacturer’s name from  
the list then press ENTER  
.
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.  
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Use / to select the proper code from the list,  
then try using this remote with your component.  
The code should start with the component type (for  
example, DVD 020). If there is more than one, start with  
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the first one.  
Note  
1 You can’t assign the RECEIVER, TUNER or USB buttons.  
2 • When using a Pioneer HDD recorder, please select PIONEER DVR 487, 488, 489 or 493.  
• When using a Pioneer plasma display released prior to summer 2005, please select preset codes 600 or 231.  
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When direct function is on, any component you select  
(using the input source 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  
4
Use / to select CODE EDT then press ENTER.  
To erase any previously stored multi-operations (or  
shutdown sequences) select CODE ERS above.  
5
Use / to select a command in the sequence then  
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affecting the receiver.  
press ENTER  
.
If this is the first command in the sequence, select 1ST  
CODE. Otherwise, simply choose the next command in  
the sequence. PRES KEY flashes after you press ENTER.  
1
While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP  
.
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.  
2
Use / to select DIRECT F then press ENTER.  
6
If necessary, press the input source button for the  
The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the  
input source you want to control.  
component whose command you want to input.  
This is only necessary if the command is for a new  
component (input source).  
3
Press the input source button for the component  
you want to control then press ENTER  
.
7
Select the button for the command you want to  
4
Use / to switch direct function ON or OFF then  
input.  
press ENTER  
The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting.  
.
The following remote control commands can be selected:  
SYSTEM OFF  
INPUT  
RECEIVER  
SOURCE  
SELECT  
AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING  
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT  
Multi Operation and System Off  
The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a  
series of up to five commands for the components in your  
system. For example, you could turn on your TV, turn on  
your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD using  
only two buttons on the remote control.  
TV CONTROL  
INPUT  
TV VOL  
MPX  
TV CH  
VOL  
SELECT  
DVR  
2
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RECEIVER  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
REC  
A
B
iPod  
TUNER  
MUTE  
EON  
REC STOP JUKEBOX  
C
D
E
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
Similar to multi operations, System Off allows you to use  
one button to stop and switch off a series of components  
in your system at the same time.  
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
SR+  
DIMMER  
PHASE  
MIDNIGHT/  
LOUDNESS  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
DIALOG  
E
S.RETRIEVER  
2
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
CLASS  
DISC  
D.ACCESS  
+10  
ENTER  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Programming a multi-operation or a  
shutdown sequence  
TUNE  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
RECEIVER  
TUNE  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
DVR  
2
TOP MENU  
MENU  
T
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
• You don’t need to program the receiver to switch on  
or off. This is done automatically.  
ST  
ST  
T.EDIT  
CD-R/TAPE  
CD  
USB  
ENTER  
SETUP  
RETURN  
iPod  
TUNER  
RECEIVER  
SLEEP  
SB ch  
ANALOG  
ATT  
PTY SEARCH  
BAND  
GUIDE  
TV CONTROL  
With Pioneer components, you don’t need to:  
• program the power to switch off in a shutdown  
sequence (except DVD recorders);  
1
While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP  
.
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.  
• program the power to switch on if it’s the source  
component selected in step 3;  
2
Use / to select MULTI OP or SYS OFF from the  
menu and press ENTER  
.
• program a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the  
input function (selected in step 2) has video input  
terminals;  
If you selected Multi Operation (MULTI OP), the LCD on  
the remote prompts you for an input source button.  
If you selected System Off (SYSOFF), go to step 4.  
These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown).  
3
Press the input source button for the component  
that will start the multi-operation then press ENTER  
For example, if you want to start the sequence by  
switching on your DVD player, press DVD.  
.
Note  
1 You can’t use direct function with the TV CTRL function.  
2 • Before Multi Operation and System Off will work correctly, you must setup the remote to work with your TV and other components (see Setting the  
remote to control other components on page 57 for more on this).  
• Some units may take some time to power up, in which case multiple operations may not be possible.  
• Power on and off commands only work with components that have a standby mode.  
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Repeat steps 5–7 to program a sequence of up to  
• The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are  
dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL  
button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the  
TV CTRL button.  
five commands.  
When you’re finished, use / to select EDITEXIT  
from the menu and press ENTER  
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.
You will return to the remote control SETUP menu. Select  
* EXIT * again to exit.  
Button(s) Function  
Components  
TV  
Press to switch the component Cable TV/  
assigned to the TV CTRL  
Satellite TV/TV  
button on or off.  
Using multi operations  
You can start multi operations with the receiver switched  
on, or in standby.  
INPUT  
SELECT  
Switches the TV input. (Not  
possible with all models.)  
TV  
TV CH +/–  
TV VOL +/–  
SOURCE  
Selects channels.  
Cable TV/  
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
Satellite TV/TV  
PHOTO  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
Adjust the TV volume.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
Switches the TV or CATV  
between standby and on.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
Use to choose the ‘A’  
commands on a Satellite TV  
menu.  
Satellite TV  
RECEIVER  
1
Press MULTI OPE.  
Use to choose the RED/B  
commands on a Satellite TV/TV  
menu.  
Satellite TV/TV  
Satellite TV/TV  
Satellite TV/TV  
Satellite TV/TV  
Satellite TV/TV  
MULTI OP flashes in the display.  
2
Press an input source button that has been set up  
Use to choose the CYAN/E  
commands on a Satellite TV/TV  
menu.  
with a multi operation.  
The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the  
programmed multi operation is performed automatically.  
Use to choose the GREEN/C  
commands on a Satellite TV/TV  
menu.  
Using System off  
Use to choose the YELLOW/D  
commands on a Satellite TV/TV  
menu.  
AUDIO SUBTITLE  
DISP  
HDD  
CH  
DVD  
CH  
SYSTEM OFF  
SOURCE  
PHOTO  
INPUT  
STEREO/  
F.S.SURR  
RECEIVER  
THX  
STANDARD ADV.SURR  
SELECT  
MULTI OPE AUTO SURR ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL  
AUDIO DISP  
/
Use to switch audio tracks.  
SHIFT EFFECT/CH SEL  
LEVEL  
SUBTITLE  
Use to return to the previously Cable TV/  
selected channel.  
Satellite TV/TV  
GUIDE  
Use as the GUIDE button for  
navigating.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
DVR  
2
RECEIVER  
DVD  
TV  
DVR 1  
TV CTRL  
RETURN  
Use to select RETURN or EXIT. Satellite TV/TV  
1
Press MULTI OPE.  
Number  
buttons  
Use to select a specific TV  
channel.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
MULTI OP flashes in the display.  
2
Press SOURCE.  
+10 button  
Use to add a decimal point  
when selecting a TV channel.  
Satellite TV/TV  
The command sequence you programmed will run, then  
1
ENTER/  
DISC  
Use to enter a channel.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
all Pioneer components will switch off , followed by this  
receiver.  
MENU  
Select the menu screen.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
///  
Select, adjust and navigate  
items on the menu screen.  
Cable TV/  
Satellite TV/TV  
Controls for TVs  
& ENTER  
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 57 for more on this). Use the input  
source buttons to select the component.  
TOP MENU  
Switches TEXT ON/OFF for TVs. TV  
Note  
1 In order to avoid accidently switching off a DVD recorder that is currently recording, no DVD recorder power off codes are sent.  
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Button(s) Function  
Components  
ENTER/  
DISC  
Chooses the disc.  
Multiple CD  
player  
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 57 for more on this). Use the input  
source buttons to select the component.  
Use as the ENTER button.  
VCR/DVD player  
DVR player  
Displays the setup screen for  
DVR players.  
Changes sides of the LD.  
LD player  
TOP MENU  
MENU  
Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD/DVR  
player  
Button(s) Function  
Components  
DVD player.  
SOURCE  
Press to switch the component CD/MD/CD-R/  
between standby and on.  
Displays menus concerning the DVD/DVR  
DVD/LD/DVR  
player/VCR/  
Cassette deck  
current DVD or DVR you are  
using.  
player  
Pauses the tape.  
Stops the tape.  
Starts playback.  
Cassette deck  
Cassette deck  
Cassette deck  
Press to return to the start of the CD/MD/CD-R/  
current track or chapter.  
Repeated presses skips to the  
start of previous tracks or  
chapters.  
DVD/LD player  
ENTER  
/  
Fast rewinds/fast forwards the Cassette deck  
tape.  
Press to advance to the start of CD/MD/CD-R/  
the next track or chapter.  
Repeated presses skips to the  
start of following tracks or  
chapters.  
DVD/LD player  
///  
Navigates DVD menu/options. DVD/DVR  
player  
&
ENTER  
GUIDE  
Press to access the DVD player DVD/DVR  
setup screen.  
player  
Pause playback or recording.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
DVD/LD/DVR  
player/VCR/  
CH +/–  
Selects channels.  
VCR/DVD/DVR  
player  
Cassette deck  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
Changes the audio language or DVD/DVR  
channel. player  
Start playback.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
DVD/LD/DVR  
player/VCR/  
Displays/changes the subtitles DVD/DVR  
Cassette deck  
player  
on multilingual DVDs.  
Hold down for fast forward  
playback.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
DVD/LD/DVR  
player/VCR/  
SHIFT  
+SUBTITLE  
Switches to the VCR controls  
when using a VCR/DVD/HDD  
recorder.  
VCR/DVD/DVR  
player  
Cassette deck  
HDD (SHIFT  
+ CH–)  
Switches to the hard disk  
controls when using a DVD/  
HDD recorder.  
DVR player  
DVR player  
Hold down for fast reverse  
playback.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
DVD/LD/DVR  
player/VCR/  
Cassette deck  
DVD(SHIFT  
+ CH+)  
Switches to the DVD controls  
when using a DVD/HDD  
recorder.  
Stops playback.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
DVD/LD/DVR  
player/VCR/  
Cassette deck  
REC  
Starts recording.  
Stops recording.  
MD/CD-R/DVR  
player/VCR/  
(
SHIFT+)  
Cassette deck  
REC STOP  
SHIFT+  
DVR player  
(
)  
JUKEBOX  
SHIFT+  
Switches to the Jukebox feature. DVR player  
(
)  
Number  
buttons  
Directly access tracks on a  
program source.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
LD player/VCR  
Use the number buttons to  
navigate the on-screen  
display.  
DVD/DVR  
player  
+10 button  
Selects tracks higher than 10.  
CD/MD/CD-R/  
(For example, press +10 then 3 LD player/VCR  
to select track 13.)  
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Operating other Pioneer components  
with this unit’s sensor  
Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks  
which can be used to link components together so that  
you can use just the remote sensor of one component.  
When you use a remote control, the control signal is  
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passed along the chain to the appropriate component.  
Important  
• Note that if you use this feature, make sure that you  
also have at least one set of analog audio, video or  
HDMI jacks connected to another component for  
grounding purposes.  
1
Decide which component you want to use the  
remote sensor of.  
When you want to control any component in the chain,  
this is the remote sensor at which you’ll point the  
corresponding remote control.  
2
Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that component  
to the CONTROL IN jack of another Pioneer component.  
Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the  
connection.  
OPTICAL  
DIGITAL  
OUT  
IN  
1
COMPONENT VIDEO  
(
)
IN  
1
DVD/LD  
Y
PB  
PR  
(
DVR/  
VCR1  
IN  
1
)
CONTROL  
CONTROL  
IN  
2
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
IN  
2
(
)
TV/SAT  
Y
PB  
PR  
A
IN  
CD  
3
)
(
IN  
OUT  
IN  
OUT  
ASSIGNABLE  
OUT  
1
3
S-VIDEO  
HDMI  
ASSIGNABLE  
IN  
1
2
CONTROL  
OUT  
iPod  
IN  
VID  
IN  
AUDIO  
L
IN  
OUT  
IN  
IN  
IN  
1
(
)
DVD/LD  
R
IN  
2
(
)
DVR/VCR2  
CD  
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD  
COAXIAL  
ASSIGNABLE  
1
2
3
Continue the chain in the same way for as many  
components as you have.  
Note  
1 • If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, refer to Setting the remote to control other components on page 57.  
If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won’t be able to control this unit using the remote sensor.  
• See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 50 if you are connecting a Pioneer plasma display.  
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Chapter 13:  
Additional information  
Troubleshooting  
Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with  
this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other  
components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks  
listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work.  
Power  
Symptom  
Remedy  
The power does not turn on.  
• Make sure that the power cable is plugged in to an active power outlet.  
• Try disconnecting from the power outlet, then plugging back in.  
The receiver suddenly switches • Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel or another set of wires. If  
off or the Phase Control indicator so, re-attach the speaker wires, making sure there are no stray strands.  
blinks.  
• The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized  
independent service company.  
During loud playback the power • Turn down the volume.  
suddenly switches off. • Lower the 40 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the Manual MCACC setup on page 39.  
• Try switching on the digital safety feature (put the receiver into standby, hold down the SYSTEM SETUP  
button on the front panel and press STANDBY/ON to switch between SAFETY ON and SAFETY OFF). If  
the power switches off even with SAFETY ON selected, turn down the volume.  
The unit does not respond when • Try switching the receiver off then back on again.  
the buttons are pressed.  
• Try disconnecting the power cable, then connect again.  
AMP ERR blinks in the display,  
then the power automatically  
switches off. The MCACC blinks  
and the power does not turn on.  
• The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try switching the receiver on. Contact a Pioneer  
authorized independent service company for help.  
FAN STOP blinks in the display, • Something is obstructing the fan. Remove the obstruction and try switching the receiver back on. If the  
then the power automatically  
switches off.  
fan is still not working, or you can’t remove the object, unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer  
authorized independent service company.  
• The fan is malfunctioning. Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer authorized independent  
service company.  
OVERHEAT blinks in the display • Allow the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated place before switching back on. Check the safety  
then the power automatically  
switches off.  
precautions on pages 2 and 3 for information on improving heat dispersal.  
No sound  
Symptom  
Remedy  
No sound is output when an input • Check the volume, mute setting (press MUTE) and speaker setting (press SPEAKERS).  
source is selected. • Make sure the correct input source is selected.  
No sound output from the front • Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected.  
speakers.  
• Make sure the correct input signal is selected (press SIGNAL SELECT).  
• Check that the source component is connected properly (see Connecting your equipment on page 11).  
• Check that the speakers are connected properly (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).  
No sound from the surround or • Check that the stereo mode or the Front Stage Surround Advance mode isn’t selected; select one of the  
center speakers.  
surround listening modes (see Listening in surround sound on page 27).  
• Check that the surround/center speakers are not set to NO (see Speaker Setting on page 43).  
• Check the channel level settings (see Channel Level on page 44).  
• Check the speaker connections (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).  
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Symptom  
Remedy  
No sound from surround back  
speakers.  
• Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL (see Speaker Setting on page 43).  
• Make sure surround back processing is set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on  
page 30).  
• If the source is Dolby Surround EX or DTS-ES with no flag to indicate 6.1 compatibility, then with surround  
back processing set to SBch Auto, there will be no sound from the surround back speakers. In this case,  
set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 30).  
• If the source does not have 6.1 playback channels, make sure that surround back processing is set to SBch  
ON and a surround mode is selected (see Listening in surround sound on page 27).  
• Check the speaker connections (see Connecting the speakers on page 18). If only one surround back  
speaker is connected, make sure it’s connected to the left channel speaker terminal.  
No sound from subwoofer.  
• Check that the subwoofer is connected properly, switched on and the volume turned up.  
• If your subwoofer has a sleep function, make sure it is switched off.  
• Make sure that the Subwoofer setting is YES or PLUS (see Speaker Setting on page 43).  
• The crossover frequency may be set too low; try setting it higher to match the characteristics of your other  
speakers (see Speaker Setting on page 43)  
• If there is very little low frequency information in the source material, change your speaker settings to  
Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES, or Front: LARGE / Subwoofer: PLUS (see Speaker Setting on page 43).  
• Check the speaker level settings (see Channel Level on page 44).  
No sound from one speaker.  
• Check the speaker connection (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).  
• Check the speaker level settings (see Channel Level on page 44).  
• Check that the speaker hasn’t been set to NO (see Speaker Setting on page 43).  
• The channel may not be recorded in the source. By using one of the advanced effect listening mode, you  
may be able to create the missing channel (see Listening in surround sound on page 27).  
Sound is produced from analog • Check that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 30).  
components, but not from digital • Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the component is connected to  
ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.).  
(see The Input Assign menu on page 52).  
• Check the digital output settings on the source component.  
• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.  
• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are not selected. Select any other input source.  
No sound is output or a noise is • Check that your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital/DTS discs.  
output when Dolby Digital/DTS  
software is played back.  
• Check the digital output settings of your DVD player. Make sure that the DTS signal output is set to On.  
• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.  
Other audio problems  
Symptom  
Remedy  
Broadcast stations cannot be  
For FM broadcasts  
selected automatically, or there is • Fully extend the FM wire antenna, adjust the position for best reception and secure to a wall, etc.  
considerable noise in radio  
broadcasts.  
• Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (see page 21).  
For AM broadcasts  
• Adjust the position and direction of the AM antenna.  
• Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (see page 21).  
• Noise may be caused by interference from other equipment, such as a fluorescent light, motor, etc.  
Switch off or move the other equipment, or move the AM antenna.  
A multichannel DVD source  
appears to be downmixed to 2  
channels during playback.  
• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are selected (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs  
on page 47).  
Noise is output when scanning a • This is not a malfunction of the receiver. The scan function of your player alters the digital information,  
DTS CD.  
making it unreadable, resulting in noise being output. Lower the volume when scanning.  
When playing a DTS format LD  
there is audible noise on the  
soundtrack.  
• Make sure that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 30).  
Can’t record audio.  
• You can only make a digital recording from a digital source, and an analog recording from an analog  
source.  
• For digital sources, make sure that what you’re recording isn’t copy protected.  
• Check that the OUT jacks are properly connected to the recorders input jacks (see Connecting analog  
audio sources on page 17).  
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Symptom  
Remedy  
Subwoofer output is very low.  
• To route more signal to the subwoofer, set it to PLUS or set the front speakers to SMALL (see Speaker  
Setting on page 43).  
Everything seems to be set up  
correctly, but the playback sound  
is odd.  
• The speakers may be out of phase. Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are  
matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).  
The PHASE CONTROL feature  
• If applicable, check that the lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off, or the lowpass cutoff is set to  
doesn’t seem to have an audible the highest frequency setting. If there is a PHASE setting on your subwoofer, set it to 0º (or depending on  
effect.  
the subwoofer, the setting where you think it has the best overall effect on the sound).  
• Make sure the speaker distance setting is correct for all speakers (see Speaker Distance on page 45).  
Noise or hum can be heard even • Check that personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not  
when there is no sound being  
input.  
causing interference.  
There seems to be a time lag  
between the speakers and the  
output of the subwoofer.  
• See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8 to set up your system again  
using MCACC (this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output).  
The maximum volume available • This is not a malfunction. If the levels in Channel Level on page 44 have been adjusted, the maximum  
(shown in the front panel display) volume will change accordingly.  
is lower than the +12dB  
maximum.  
Video  
Symptom  
Remedy  
No image is output when an input • Check the video connections of the source component (see page 14).  
is selected.  
• Make sure the input assignment is correct for components connected using component cables (see The  
Input Assign menu on page 52).  
• Check the video output settings of the source component.  
• Check that the video input you selected on your TV is correct.  
• When the source component is connected to this receiver with a component video cable, you must also  
connect your TV to this receiver with a component video cable.  
Can’t record video.  
• Check that the source is not copy-protected.  
• The video converter is not available when making recordings. Check that the same type of video cable is  
used for connecting both the recorder and the video source (the one you want to record) to this receiver.  
Noisy, intermittent, or distorted • Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during scanning, for example), or the video  
picture.  
quality may just be poor (with some video game units, for example). The picture quality may also depend on  
the settings, etc. of your display device. Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display  
device using the same type of connection (component, S-video or composite), then start playback again.  
Settings  
Symptom  
Remedy  
The Auto MCACC Setup  
continually shows an error.  
• The ambient noise level may be too high. Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible (see also  
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10). If the noise level cannot be kept low enough, you  
will have to set up the surround sound manually (page 39).  
After using the Auto MCACC  
Setup, the speaker size setting is  
incorrect.  
• There may have been some low frequency noise in the room from an air-conditioner, motor, etc. Switch  
off all other appliances in the room and use Auto MCACC Setup again.  
• Depending on a number of factors (room size, speaker placement, etc.) this may occur in some cases.  
You can change the speaker setting manually in Speaker Setting on page 43 if this is a recurring problem.  
Can’t adjust the Fine Speaker  
Distance setting (page 40)  
properly.  
• Check that the speakers are all in phase (make sure the positive (+) and negative () terminals are  
matched up properly).  
Most recent settings have been • The power cord was disconnected from the wall while adjusting this setting.  
erased.  
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Display  
Symptom  
Remedy  
The display is dark or off.  
• Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.  
After making an adjustment the • Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.  
display goes off.  
You can’t get DIGITAL to display • Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly (see The Input  
when using the SIGNAL SELECT Assign menu on page 52).  
button.  
• If the multichannel analog inputs are selected, select a different input source.  
The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn’t • These indicators do dot light if playback is paused.  
light when playing Dolby/DTS  
software.  
• Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.  
When playing a DVD-Audio disc, • This is not a malfunction. 96 kHz audio from DVD-Audio discs is only output from the analog outputs of  
the DVD player display shows  
96 kHz. However, the receiver’s  
display does not.  
the DVD player. This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the analog inputs.  
During playback of a DTS 96/24 • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 30).  
source, the display doesn’t show  
96 kHz.  
When playing Dolby Digital or  
DTS sources, the receiver’s  
format indicators do not light.  
• Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.  
• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 30).  
• Check that the player isn’t set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to PCM.  
• Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc, the Dolby Digital or DTS is selected.  
When playing certain discs, none • The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what audio  
of the receiver’s format  
indicators light.  
tracks are recorded on the disc.  
When playing a disc, the  
• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 30).  
2 PL II or Neo:6 indicator lights • If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a  
on the receiver.  
malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.  
During playback of a Surround  
• The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS-ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1  
EX or DTS-ES source on the SBch compatible. Set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 30) then switch to the  
AUTO setting, the EX and ES  
indicators don’t light, or the  
signal is not properly processed.  
THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 27).  
Remote control  
Symptom  
Remedy  
Cannot be remote controlled.  
• Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loading the batteries on page 7).  
• Be sure to operate within 7 meters and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see Operating  
range of remote control unit on page 23).  
• Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control.  
• Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor.  
• Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack (see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s  
sensor on page 61).  
Other components can’t be  
operated with the system remote.  
• If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes.  
• The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.  
The SR cable is connected, but  
• Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer  
the connected components can’t plasma display on page 50).  
be operated with the remote. • Make sure that there is an analog or HDMI connection between the units. This is necessary for the SR  
feature to work.  
• Check that the other component is made by Pioneer. The SR feature only works with Pioneer equipment.  
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USB interface  
Symptom  
Remedy  
USB mass storage device is not • Try switching the receiver off, then on again.  
recognized by the receiver. • Make sure you have completely inserted the USB connector to this receiver.  
• Check that the memory format is FAT16 or FAT32 (FAT12, NTFS and HFS are not supported).  
• USB devices with an internal USB hub are not supported.  
USB ERR3 shows in the display • If this message continues to appear after going through all the checks in Important on page 34 of USB  
when connecting a USB device. playback, take the unit to your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for servicing.  
Can’t play audio files.  
• The WMA or MPEG-4 AAC files were recorded using DRM (digital rights management), or the bit rate/  
sampling rate is not compatible (see Compressed audio compatibility on page 34). This is not a  
malfunction.  
HDMI  
Symptom  
Remedy  
No picture or sound.  
• If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please  
consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.  
No picture.  
• Depending in the output settings of the source component, it may be outputting a video format that can’t  
be displayed. Change the output settings of the source, or connect using the component, S-video or  
composite jacks.  
OSD does not appear.  
• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video,  
or composite connections when setting up the system.  
No sound, or sound suddenly  
ceases.  
• Since the HDMI audio signal is sent through this receiver to your TV, you need to make separate  
connections for audio if you want to hear your HDMI component through this system. See Connecting the  
multichannel analog inputs on page 47 for more on this.  
• If you’ve made separate connections for audio, make sure you have assigned the analog/digital jack(s) to  
the corresponding HDMI input for the component. See Assigning the HDMI inputs on page 53 to do this.  
• Check the audio output settings of the source component.  
iPod messages  
Symptom  
Error I1  
Cause  
Action  
There is a problem with the signal path from the Switch off the receiver and reconnect the iPod to the receiver.  
iPod to the receiver.  
If this doesn’t seem to work, try resetting your iPod.  
Error I2  
The software version being used with the iPod  
needs to be updated.  
Update the software being used with the iPod (software  
versions prior to iPod update 2004-10-20 are not supported).  
No Music Track  
There are no playable songs currently stored in Input some music files compatible with iPod playback.  
the iPod.  
Note  
• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug  
from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.  
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”,  
“Pro Logic”, “Surround EX”, and the double-D symbol are  
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
Below is a brief description of the main surround sound  
formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial  
broadcasts, and video cassettes.  
DTS  
The DTS technologies are explained below. See  
Dolby  
The Dolby technologies are explained below. See  
DTS Digital Surround  
DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-channel audio coding system  
from DTS Inc. now widely used for DVD-Video, DVD-Audio,  
5.1 music discs, digital broadcasts, and video games. It can  
deliver up to six discrete audio channels, comprising five full  
range channels, including an LFE channel. Higher sound  
quality is achieved through the use of a low compression  
rate, and high rates of transmittance during playback.  
Dolby Digital  
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio coding system  
widely used in cinemas, and in the home for DVD and digital  
broadcast soundtracks. It can deliver up to six discrete audio  
channels, comprising five full range channels and a special  
LFE (low frequency effects) channel used mainly for deep,  
rumbling sound effects; hence the term “5.1-channel” Dolby  
Digital.  
DTS-ES  
DTS-ES (the ES stands for Extended Surround) is a decoder  
that is capable of decoding both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and  
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 encoded sources. DTS-ES Discrete 6.1  
gives ‘true’ 6.1 channel sound, with a completely separate  
(discrete) surround back channel. DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 has a  
surround back channel matrixed into the surround left/right  
channels. Both sources are also compatible with a  
conventional DTS 5.1 channel decoder.  
In addition to the format features above, Dolby Digital  
decoders offer downmixing for compatibility with mono,  
stereo and Dolby Pro Logic audio from a number of bit rates  
and channels. Another feature, called Dialog Normalization,  
attenuates programs based on the average level of dialog in  
a program relative to its peak level (also known as Dialnorm)  
in order to achieve uniform playback level.  
DTS Neo:6  
Dolby Digital Surround EX  
DTS Neo:6 can generate 6.1 channel surround sound from  
any matrixed stereo source (such as video or TV) and from 5.1  
channel sources. It uses both the channel information  
already encoded into the source, as well as its own  
processing to determine channel localization (with two  
channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is generated by  
bass management in the receiver). Two modes (Cinema and  
Music) are available using DTS Neo:6 with two channel  
sources.  
Dolby Digital Surround EX (the EX stands for EXtended) is an  
extension of Dolby Digital encoding whereby a surround  
back channel is matrixed into the surround left/right  
channels for 6.1 channel playback. This allows for  
compatibility with Dolby Digital 5.1 channel decoding, as  
well as for decoding using Dolby Digital EX.  
Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Surround  
Dolby Pro Logic IIx is an improved version of the Dolby Pro  
Logic II (and Dolby Pro Logic) decoding system. Using the  
innovative “steering logic” circuit, this system extracts  
surround sound from sources as follows:  
DTS 96/24  
DTS 96/24 is an extension of the original DTS Digital  
Surround which offers high quality 96 kHz/24-bit audio using  
a DTS 96/24 decoder. This format is also fully backward  
compatible with all existing decoders. This means that DVD  
players can play this software using a conventional DTS 5.1  
channel decoder.  
Dolby Pro Logic – 4.1 channel sound (mono surround)  
from any stereo source  
Dolby Pro Logic II – 5.1 channel sound (stereo  
surround) from any stereo source  
“DTS” and “DTS-ES | Neo:6” are registered trademarks of DTS,  
Inc. “96/24” is a trademark of DTS, Inc.  
Dolby Pro Logic IIx – 6.1 or 7.1 channel sound (stereo  
surround and surround back) from two channel or  
5.1(and 6.1) channel sources  
With two channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is  
generated by bass management in the receiver.  
Dolby Surround is an encoding system which embeds  
surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack,  
which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced  
surround listening with greater sound detail.  
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Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional  
Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) is a  
discrete surround format developed by Microsoft  
Corporation.  
Timbre Matching  
The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the  
direction from which the sound is coming. In a movie theatre, there is  
an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all  
around you. In a home theatre, you use only two speakers located to  
the side of your head. The Timbre Matching feature filters the  
information going to the surround speakers so that they more closely  
match the tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the front  
speakers. This ensures seamless panning between the front and  
surround speakers.  
Adaptive Decorrelation  
In a movie theatre, a large number of surround speakers help create  
an enveloping surround sound experience, but in a home theatre  
there are usually only two speakers. This can make the surround  
speakers sound like headphones that lack spaciousness and  
envelopment. The surround sounds will also collapse into the closest  
speaker as you move away from the middle seating position. Adaptive  
Decorrelation slightly changes one surround channel’s time and  
phase relationship with respect to the other surround channel. This  
expands the listening position and creates—with only two speakers—  
the same spacious surround experience as in a movie theatre.  
WMA9 Pro can support up to 5.1/7.1 channel playback with  
sampling rates up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Using the unique WMA  
compression techniques, WMA9 Pro can deliver  
multichannel music and soundtracks over high-speed  
internet networks at low bit rates with minimal audio  
degradation. Playback may be enjoyed with the Windows  
MediaTM Player 9 Series (or above) and other third-party  
media players on a personal computer, or with an AV  
amplifier with on-board WMA9 Pro decoding.  
THX Select2  
Windows MediaTM and the Windows logo are trademarks or  
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United  
States and/or other countries.  
Before any home theatre component can be THX Select2 certified, it  
must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous  
series of quality and performance tests. Only then can a product  
feature the THX Select2 logo, which is your guarantee that the Home  
Theatre products you purchase will give you superb performance for  
many years to come. THX Select2 requirements cover every aspect of  
the product including pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance  
and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital  
and analog domain.  
About THX  
The THX technologies are explained below. See  
THX Surround EX  
THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development  
of Dolby Laboratories and the THX Ltd. In a movie theater, film  
soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX  
technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been  
added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called  
Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the  
currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right,  
surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel  
provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the  
listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound  
localization than ever before. Movies that were created using the  
Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, when released into the home  
consumer market may exhibit wording to that effect on the  
packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can be  
THX Cinema processing  
THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by  
THX Ltd. THX grew from George Lucas’ personal desire to make your  
experience of the film soundtrack, in both movie theatres and in your  
home theatre, as faithful as possible to what the director intended.  
Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theatres called  
dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theatres  
with similar equipment and conditions. This same soundtrack is then  
transferred directly onto Laserdisc, VHS tape, DVD, etc., and is not  
changed for playback in a small home theatre environment. THX  
engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate  
the sound from the movie theatre environment into the home,  
correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. On this product,  
when the THX indicator is on, THX features are automatically added  
in Cinema modes (e.g. THX Cinema, THX Surround EX).  
Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX  
logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this  
new technology in the home.  
This product may also engage the “THX Surround EX” mode during  
the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital  
Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the  
Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may  
not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the  
tastes of the individual listener.  
Re-Equalization  
The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and  
harsh when played back over audio equipment in the home because  
film soundtracks were designed to be played back in large movie  
theaters using very different professional equipment. Re-Equalization  
restores the correct tonal balance for watching a movie soundtrack in  
a small home environment.  
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Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital  
flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that  
you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select  
the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Select2 Cinema  
mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay.  
Advanced Speaker Array (ASA)  
ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed  
to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal  
surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater  
system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center, Right, Surround  
Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left and  
Subwoofer) placing the two Surround Back speakers close together  
facing the front of the room as shown in the diagram will provide the  
largest sweet spot. If for practical reasons you have to place the  
Surround Back speakers apart, you will need to go to the THX Audio  
Set-up screen and choose the setting that most closely corresponds  
to the speaker spacing, which will re-optimize the surround sound-  
field.  
THX MusicMode  
For the replay of multi-channel music the THX MusicMode should be  
selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround  
channels of all 5.1 encoded music sources such as DTS, Dolby Digital  
and DVD-Audio to provide a wide stable rear soundstage.  
THX Games Mode  
For the replay of stereo and multi-channel game audio the THX  
Games Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing  
is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game  
sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately  
places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360  
degree playback environment. THX Games Mode is unique as it gives  
you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field.  
ASA is used in three new modes; THX Select2 Cinema, THX  
MusicMode and THX Games Mode.  
THX Select2 Cinema mode  
THX Select2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all eight speakers  
giving you the best possible movie watching experience. In this mode,  
ASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back  
surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and  
directional surround sounds.  
The THX logo is a trademark of THX Ltd. which may be  
registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.  
DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX  
encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected in Select2  
Cinema mode if the appropriate flag has been encoded.  
Listening modes with different input signal formats  
The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back  
channel processing and decoding method you have selected.  
Stereo (2 channel) signal formats  
SBch Processing  
Input signal format  
Standard  
THX  
Auto Surround  
SBch  
Processing  
ON/AUTO  
Dolby Digital Surround  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE  
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC  
2 Pro Logic IIx GAME  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE  
a
2 PRO LOGIC+THX  
Neo:6 CINEMA+THX  
a
(Automatically  
selects 6.1/7.1  
channel decoding)  
b
2 PRO LOGIC  
Neo:6 CINEMA  
Neo:6 MUSIC  
THX GAMES MODE  
DTS Surround  
As above  
As above  
As above  
As above  
Neo:6 CINEMA  
Stereo playback  
Stereo playback  
Other stereo sources  
PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz  
2 Pro Logic II MOVIE  
2 Pro Logic II MUSIC  
2 Pro Logic II GAME  
a
2 PRO LOGIC  
SBch  
Dolby Digital Surround  
2 Pro Logic II MOVIE  
2 Pro Logic II MUSIC  
2 Pro Logic II GAME  
2 Pro Logic II MOVIE+THX  
2 Pro Logic II MOVIE  
a
Processing  
2 PRO LOGIC+THX  
Neo:6 CINEMA+THX  
c
OFF  
a
(Maximum 5.1  
2 PRO LOGIC  
channel playback)  
Neo:6 CINEMA  
Neo:6 MUSIC  
DTS Surround  
As above  
As above  
As above  
As above  
Neo:6 CINEMA  
Stereo playback  
Stereo playback  
Other stereo sources  
PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz  
2 Pro Logic II MOVIE  
2 Pro Logic II MUSIC  
2 Pro Logic II GAME  
a
2 PRO LOGIC  
a.2 PRO LOGIC has a maximum of 5.1 channel playback.  
b.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.  
c.Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected.  
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Multichannel signal formats  
SBch Processing  
Input signal format  
Standard  
THX  
Auto Surround  
SBch  
Processing  
ON  
(7.1 channel  
decoding used for  
all sources)  
WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)  
Straight decoding  
WMA+THX CINEMA  
Straight decoding  
Dolby Digital EX  
(6.1 channel flagged)  
Dolby Digital EX  
THX SURROUND EX  
Dolby Digital EX  
a
a
2 Pro Logic IIx  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE  
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX  
a
a
MOVIE  
THX Select2 CINEMA  
a
THX MUSICMODE  
a
THX GAMES MODE  
DTS-ES (6.1 channel  
sources/6.1 channel flagged)  
DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)  
DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Discrete) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)  
DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx  
DTS  
+
2 Pro Logic IIx  
a
a
MOVIE  
MOVIE+THX  
a
DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC  
THX Select2 CINEMA  
a
THX MUSICMODE  
a
THX GAMES MODE  
DTS  
DTS+Neo:6  
DTS+Neo:6  
DTS+Neo:6+THX  
(5.1 channel encoding)  
DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx  
DTS  
+
2 Pro Logic IIx  
a
a
MOVIE  
MOVIE+THX  
DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC  
a
THX Select2 CINEMA  
a
THX MUSICMODE  
a
THX GAMES MODE  
Dolby Digital  
WMA9 Pro  
(5.1 channel encoding)  
Dolby Digital EX  
THX SURROUND EX  
Dolby Digital EX  
a
a
2 Pro Logic IIx  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE  
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX  
a
a
MOVIE  
THX Select2 CINEMA  
a
THX MUSICMODE  
a
THX GAMES MODE  
DTS 96/24  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
SBch  
Processing  
AUTO  
WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)  
Straight decoding  
WMA+THX CINEMA  
THX SURROUND EX  
Straight decoding  
Dolby Digital EX  
(6.1 channel flagged)  
Dolby Digital EX  
Dolby Digital EX  
a
2 Pro Logic IIx  
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE  
(Automatically  
selects 6.1/7.1  
channel  
a
MOVIE  
DTS-ES (6.1 channel  
sources/6.1 channel flagged)  
DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)  
DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)  
DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Discrete)  
decoding)  
Dolby Digital  
DTS  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
THX Select2 CINEMA  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
THX CINEMA playback with only  
one surround back speaker)  
WMA9 Pro  
(5.1 channel encoding)  
DTS 96/24  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
SBch  
WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
THX CINEMA  
THX CINEMA  
Straight decoding  
(Maximum 5.1 channel  
playback)  
Processing  
b
OFF  
(Maximum 5.1  
channel  
playback)  
Dolby Digital EX  
(6.1 channel flagged)  
DTS-ES (6.1 channel  
Straight decoding  
Straight decoding  
sources/6.1 channel flagged)  
Dolby Digital  
DTS  
WMA9 Pro  
(5.1 channel encoding)  
DTS 96/24  
Straight decoding  
Straight decoding  
a.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.  
b.Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected.  
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FM Tuner Section  
Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz  
Usable Sensitivity . . . . . . .Mono: 15.2 dBf, IHF (1.6 µV/75 )  
50 dB Quieting Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 20.2 dBf  
Stereo: 41.2 dBf  
Amplifier section  
Sensitivity (DIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mono: 1.1 µV (S/N 26 dB)  
Stereo: 50 µV (S/N 46 dB)  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 76 dB (at 85 dBf)  
Stereo: 72 dB (at 85 dBf)  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (DIN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 62 dB  
Stereo: 58 dB  
Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stereo: 0.6 % (1 kHz)  
Alternate Channel Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 dB (400 kHz)  
Stereo Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 dB (1 kHz)  
Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1dB  
Antenna Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 unbalanced  
Continuous Power Output (Stereo)  
Front. . . . . . . . .150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 )  
120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 )  
Continuous Power Output (Multichannel)  
Front. . . . . . . . .150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 )  
120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 )  
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 )  
120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 )  
Surround . . . . .150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 )  
120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 )  
Surround back  
. . . . . . . . . . . . .150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 )  
120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 )  
Rated Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 W + 130 W  
(20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.09 %, 6 )  
Rated Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 W + 110 W  
(20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.09 %, 8 )  
AM Tuner Section  
Frequency Range . . . . . . . 531 kHz to 1602 kHz (9 kHz step)  
Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 µV/m  
Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 dB  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB  
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loop antenna  
• The above specifications are applicable when the  
power supply is 230 V.  
Miscellaneous  
Power Requirements. . . . . . AC 220 V to 230 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz  
Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 W  
In standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 W  
Dimensions . . . . . .420 (W) mm x 173 (H) mm x 465 (D) mm  
Weight (without package). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0 kg  
Audio Section  
Input (Sensitivity/Impedance)  
LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 mV/47 kΩ  
Frequency Response (LINE). . . . . . .5 Hz to 100 000 Hz dB  
Output (Level/Impedance)  
Furnished Parts  
REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 mV/2.2 kΩ  
Setup microphone (for Auto MCACC setup). . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
Remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
AM loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
FM wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
These operating instructions  
Tone Control  
BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 dB (100 Hz)  
TREBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 dB (10 kHz)  
LOUDNESS. . . . . . . . . . . +4 dB / +2 dB (100 Hz/10 kHz)  
(at volume position –40 dB)  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF, short circuited, A network)  
LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 dB  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio  
[DIN (continuous rated power output/50 mW)]  
LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 dB / 65 dB  
Note  
• Specifications and the design are subject to possible  
modifications without notice, due to improvements.  
Composite Video / S-Video Section  
Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75 Ω  
Output (Level/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75 Ω  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 dB  
Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hz to 10 MHz  
Cleaning the unit  
• Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and  
dirt.  
Component Video Section  
• When the surface is dirty, wipe with a soft cloth  
dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six  
times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe  
again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or  
cleansers.  
Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75 Ω  
Output (Level/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75 Ω  
Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 dB  
Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hz to 100 MHz  
• Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or  
other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will  
corrode the surface.  
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