Pioneer Vsx 9300Tx Users Manual ARB7313 A

VSX-9300TX 138551425VSX-9300TX OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-9300TX

Operating Instructions

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WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or

cords associated with accessories sold with the

product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to

the State of California and other governmental

entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other

reproductive harm.

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Wash hands after handling

The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead, within

an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert

the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's

enclosure that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR

BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR.

PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND

KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. D1-4-2-6-1_En

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate

the equipment.

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CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the

unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and

televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

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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.

CAUTION – TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO

NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG

WITH AN EXTENSION CORD.

RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET

UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE

FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT

BLADE EXPOSURE.

ATTENTION –

POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS

ELECTRIQUES, NE PAS UTILISER

CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN

PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE

COURANT, OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE

DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES

PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND

SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE

A DECOUVERT.

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READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the

product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for

future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be

adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never

clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides

or other volatile liquids since they may corrode

the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as

they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a

bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry

tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming

pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

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

The product may fall, causing serious injury to a

child or adult, and serious damage to the

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

bracket, or table recommended by the

manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any

mounting of the product should follow the

manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a

mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force,

and uneven surfaces may cause the product

and cart combination to overturn.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure

reliable operation of the product and to protect

it from overheating, and these openings must

not be blocked or covered. The openings should

never be blocked by placing the product on a

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

product should not be placed in a built-in

installation such as a bookcase or rack unless

proper ventilation is provided or the

manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered

to.

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home,

consult your product dealer or local power

company.

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet

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

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

• If this product is equipped with a polarized

alternating current line plug (a plug having one

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

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

you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should

still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace

your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized plug.

• If this product is equipped with a three-wire

grounding type plug, a plug having a third

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

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

are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding type plug.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely

to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular

attention to cords at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to

the product, be sure the antenna or cable

system is grounded so as to provide some

protection against voltage surges and built-up

static charges. Article 810 of the National

Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides

information with regard to proper grounding of

the mast and supporting structure, grounding of

the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit,

size of grounding conductors, location of

antenna-discharge unit, connection to

grounding electrodes, and requirements for the

grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is

left unattended and unused for long periods of

time, unplug it from the wall outlet and

disconnect the antenna or cable system. This

will prevent damage to the product due to

lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead

power lines or other electric light or power

circuits, or where it can fall into such power

lines or circuits. When installing an outside

antenna system, extreme care should be taken

to keep from touching such power lines or

circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience

receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or

electric shock.

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through

openings as they may touch dangerous voltage

points or short-out parts that could result in a

fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any

kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers

may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing

to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or plug is

damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician

to restore the product to its normal operation.

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in

any way.

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has

used replacement parts specified by the

manufacturer or have the same characteristics

as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions

may result in fire, electric shock, or other

hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks to

determine that the product is in proper

operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)

that produce heat.

GROUND

CLAMP

ELECTRIC

SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

WIRE

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

Fig. A

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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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

requires repair will be charged for even during the

warranty period. K041_En

For U.S. and Australia Model

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Checking the supplied accessories

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ventilation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Opening the front panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Loading the batteries

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operating range of the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . 8

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting up for Surround Sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Automatically setting up for surround sound

. . . . . . 12

Other problems when using the Auto Surround

Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)

player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playing a source

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About the video converter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

About cable types

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Analog audio cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Digital audio cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Video cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

When making cable connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting your TV

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a DVD player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

. . . . 20

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

set-top box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting other video sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the component video jacks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting digital audio sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting analog audio sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

. . 27

Installing your speaker system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Placing the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Connecting antennas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

AM loop antenna

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

FM wire antenna

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting external antennas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Plugging in the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About the AC outlet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

04 Controls and displays

Front panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Listening in surround sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The MOVIE listening modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The MUSIC listening modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adjusting the advanced effect level

. . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Listening in stereo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Listening with headphones

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the multichannel analog inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . 41

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

. . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting the input signal type

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the surround back channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Listening with virtual surround back speakers . . . . . 44

Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and Hi-sampling . . 44

Using Midnight and Loudness listening . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the tone control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Switching the tone control on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Reducing noise during playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Listening to dual mono soundtracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

06 Using the tuner

Finding a station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

MPX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Memorizing station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Listening to memorized station presets . . . . . . . . . 49

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

07 The Surround Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the Surround

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Surround back speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Normal surround setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Channel Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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08 Controlling other equipment

Using the remote control with other components

. . 54

Recalling preset codes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Programming signals from other remote controls

. . 55

Controls for TVs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Controls for other components

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Direct function

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Multi Operation and System Off

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

sequence

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using multi operations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using System off

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

09 Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording

. . . . . . . . . . . 62

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Watching video and audio sources independently

. . 63

Dimming the display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Switching the speaker impedance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Advanced remote control features

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Editing remote control display names

. . . . . . . . . . 64

Adjusting the remote control backlight

. . . . . . . . . 65

Clearing remote control settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Resetting the system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

10 Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Switching the speaker system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bi-amping your front speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Bi-wiring your speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Multi-room listening

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Making multi-room connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the multi-room controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Connecting an IR receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting additional amplifiers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using the USB interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output

. . . . 73

Advanced MCACC output using your PC

. . . . . . . . 73

11 Advanced setup

The System Setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

THX CINEMA Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The Input Assign menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Function Rename

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

PHONO/LINE Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

12 Volt Trigger

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The Expert setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Crossover Network

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Fine Channel Level

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Fine Channel Delay

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Acoustic Calibration EQ

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Professional Acoustic Calibration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration

. . . . . . . . 85

Bass Peak Level

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Dynamic Range Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

12 Additional information

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Power

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

No sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

See also

Using the surround back channel

above.

• Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through

the virtual surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•

VIRTL SB ON

– Virtual Surround Back is used for all

sources

•

VIRTL SB AUTO

– Automatically applied to 6.1

encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or

DTS-ES)

•

VIRTL SB OFF

– Virtual Surround back is switched off

Note

•You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back setting with

THX CINEMA

PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx

MULTI

CH IN

STEREO

DIRECT

•You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back feature with

sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital

inputs.

• When using the Virtual Surround Back feature with

the surround modes,

+VSB

shows in the display.

Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and

Hi-sampling

• Default setting:

Off

You can use the audio scaler to create a wider dynamic

range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs.

1 If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.

2 Press HI-BIT (HI-BIT/HI-SAMPLING on the front

panel).

Note

• You can’t use the audio scaler with

MULTI CH IN

• You can’t use the audio scaler with sources over

48kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

• If you switch on the audio scaler when

DIRECT

selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

RECEIVER

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Listening to your system 05

Using Midnight and Loudness

listening

• Default setting:

Off

The Midnight listening feature makes quieter sounds

more audible, allowing you to hear effective surround

sound at low volume levels.

The Loudness feature boosts the bass and treble in audio

sources, useful for listening at low volumes.

1Press RECEIVER.

This step is only necessary if you want to use Loudness.

2 Press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS to switch the

effect on or off.

The mode you’ve selected lights in the display.

Note

• You can’t use the Midnight and Loudness modes at

the same time.

• You can’t use these modes with

THX CINEMA

MULTI CH IN

• These modes automatically adjust according to the

volume at which you’re listening. However, the

volume must be under -20dB for these features to

take effect.

• You can’t use these modes with sources over 96kHz

when using one of the digital inputs.

•If you switch on either of these modes when

DIRECT

is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

Using the tone control

You can use the tone control to make customized

settings for the bass and treble.

Switching the tone control on or off

• Default setting:

Off

You’ll need to switch the tone control on to adjust the

bass and treble below.

1 If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.

2 Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off.

TONE

shows in the display when the tone control is

switched on.

Adjusting the bass and treble

• Default setting: Bass:

Treble:

You can adjust the bass and treble controls separately to

adjust the overall tone.

1 Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly to select BASS or

TREBLE.

If you see

TONE:BYPASS

in the display, the tone control

needs to be switched on (see above).

2 Use the +/– buttons to adjust the sound.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from

–6

Note

•You can’t use the tone control with

THX CINEMA

MULTI CH IN

• You can’t use the tone control with sources over

96kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

LOUDNESS

RECEIVER

MIDNIGHT

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

RECEIVER

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Listening to your system

• If you switch on the tone control when

DIRECT

selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

Reducing noise during playback

• Default setting:

Off

If you have a noisy source (for example, cassette or video

tape with lots of background noise), you may be able to

improve the quality of the sound by switching on digital

noise reduction (

DNR

1Press RECEIVER.

2 Press the DNR button to switch digital noise

reduction on or off.

DNR

shows in the display when digital noise reduction is

switched on.

Note

• Depending on the source, there may not be a

noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.

• You can’t use digital noise reduction with

THX

CINEMA

MULTI CH IN

• You can’t use digital noise reduction with sources

over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

•If you switch on digital noise reduction when

DIRECT

is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

Listening to dual mono soundtracks

• Default setting:

DUAL ch1

You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital

soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely

used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages

need to be sent to separate channels.

1Press and hold the RETURN button for more than

three seconds to select a DUAL MONO setting.

You will see the following settings cycle in the display:

•

DUAL ch1

– Only channel 1 is played

•

DUAL ch2

– Only channel 2 is played

•

DUAL ch1/ch2

– Both channels are played through

the front speakers

2Release the button when you see the setting you

want.

Note

• This setting works only with dual mono encoded

Dolby Digital soundtracks.

SETUP

DNR

RECEIVER

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Using the tuner 06

Chapter 6

Using the tuner

Finding a station

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

exact frequency of the station you want to listen to, see

Tuning directly to a station

below. Once you are tuned to

a station you can memorize the frequency for recall

later—see

Memorizing station presets

below for more on

how to do this.

1 Press TUNER, then press BAND to change the

band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

• You can also use the front panel

MULTI JOG

dial to

select the tuner.

2 Tune to a station using the TUNING +/– buttons.

On the front panel, press

SELECT

first to switch to the

frequency select mode for (

STATION

)

TUNING +/–.

Automatic tuning

To search for stations in the currently selected band,

press and hold either of the

TUNING +/–

buttons for

about a second. The receiver will start searching for

the next station, stopping when it has found one.

Repeat this step to search for other stations.

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press the

TUNING +/–

buttons repeatedly.

High speed tuning

Press and hold the

TUNING +/–

buttons for high

speed tuning, releasing the button once you reach

the frequency you want.

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.

1 Press TUNER, then press BAND to change the

band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

2Press DIRECT ACCESS.

3 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency

of the radio station.

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

Note

•If you make a mistake while inputting the frequency,

press the

DIRECT ACCESS

button again to cancel the

frequency and start again.

SETUP

TUNER

TUNING BAND TUNING

678

342

DIRECT ACCESS

TUNER

BAND

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Using the tuner

MPX mode

If there is interference or noise during a stereo FM radio

broadcast (the

STEREO

indicator is lit), or the radio

reception is weak, press

MPX

on the remote to switch the

receiver into mono reception mode (the

MONO

indicator

lights). This should improve the sound quality and allow

you to enjoy the broadcast.

Memorizing station presets

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. The

receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three

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

memorizing FM frequencies, the receiver also stores the

MPX setting (see

MPX mode

above).

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See

Finding a station

above and

Tuning directly to a

station

above for more details on how to do this.

2Press TUNER EDIT.

The display shows

MEMORY INPUT

then a blinking

memory class (

3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory

classes,

and

4Use the STATION +/– buttons to select the station

preset you want.

On the front panel, press

SELECT

first to switch to the

station select mode for

STATION

(

TUNING

)

+/–

•You can also use the front panel

MULTI JOG

dial or

the number buttons on the remote control to select

the station preset.

5 While the display is blinking, press ENTER.

6Repeat steps 1 – 5 to memorize up to 30 stations.

MPX

ENTER

TUNER

TUNER EDIT

STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION

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Using the tuner 06

Listening to memorized station presets

You can do this from both the remote control and the

front panel.

1 Press CLASS to select the class in which the

station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory

classes,

and

2Use the STATION +/– buttons to select the station

memory in which the station is stored.

On the front panel, press

SELECT

first to switch to the

station select mode for

STATION

(

TUNING

)

+/–

• You can also use the number buttons or the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons on the remote control to

recall the station preset.

Naming station presets

You can input a name of up to four characters for each

preset station in the receiver’s memory. For example, you

could input

Jazz

for that station and when you listen to it

the name, rather than the frequency, will appear in the

front panel display.

1 Press CLASS repeatedly to select the class.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory

classes,

and

2 Use the STATION +/– buttons to select an FM or

AM preset station.

On the front panel, press

SELECT

first to switch to the

station select mode for

STATION

(

TUNING

)

+/–

3 Press TUNER EDIT to select the station name

mode.

4 Edit the name as necessary and press ENTER.

Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons or the front panel

MULTI JOG

dial to change the character and

ENTER

confirm (or to add a space if no character is input). The

name can be up to four characters (the possible

characters are listed below).

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

!”#$%&’()*+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} (space)

To exit the process at any time, press

TUNER EDIT

5 Repeat steps 2 – 4 to memorize up to 30 preset

broadcast station names.

Tip

• To change a station name, just enter the new name

over the top of the old one. To erase a station name,

enter a new name of four spaces.

• You can switch between the frequency display and

the station name display using the remote control

DISP MODE

button.

ENTER

TUNER

TUNER EDIT

STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION

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The Surround Setup menu

Chapter 7

The Surround Setup menu

Making

receiver

settings from the

Surround 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.).

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

on page 12, it isn’t

necessary to make all of these settings.

Important

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

the setup microphone to the front panel and place it

about ear level at your normal listening position. See

Automatically setting up for surround sound

page 12 if you’re unsure how to do this. Also see

Other problems when using the Auto Surround Setup

on page 14 for notes regarding high background

noise levels and other possible interference.

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

the volume to the middle position.

• After three minutes of inactivity during the

Auto

setup options, the OSD will go to sleep until a button

is pressed. With other screens, the receiver

automatically exits and no settings will be made.

Caution

•The test tones used in the Surround Setup are output

at high volume (the volume increases to 0dB

automatically).

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the



RECEIVER

button to switch on.

•If headphones are connected to the receiver,

disconnect them.

2 Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then

press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons and

ENTER

on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

Tip

• You can also use the front panel display to make

settings. You can also use the

MULTI JOG

dial and

ENTER

on the front panel instead of the

/

(cursor

up/down) buttons and

ENTER

on the remote control.

3 Select ‘Surround Setup’ then press ENTER.

4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

RECEIVER

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

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The Surround Setup menu 07

•

SurrBack System

– Specify how you are using your

surround back speakers (see

Surround back speaker

setting

below).

•

Auto Setting

– This is a quick and easy automatic

surround setup (see

Automatically setting up for

surround sound

on page 12).

•

Normal

– Specify the size, number, distance and

overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected

(see

Normal surround setting

below).

•

Expert

– Use this menu to fine tune your surround

setup (see

The Expert setup menu

on page 79).

5 Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting:

Normal

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 an independent speaker system

in another room.

1 Select ‘SurrBack System’ from the Surround

Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup

above if you’re not already at this screen.

2 Select the surround back speaker setting.

•

Normal System

– Select for normal home theater

use with surround back speakers in your main

(speaker system A) setup.

•

Second Zone

– Select to use the (surround back) B

speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in

another room (see

Second Zone speaker B setup

page 67).

•

Front Bi-Amp

– Select this setting if you’re bi-

amping your front speakers (see

Bi-amping your front

speakers

on page 68).

•

MR&S

– Select to use the (surround back) B speaker

terminals for an independent system in another room

(see

Multi-room listening

on page 69).

3 When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Surround Setup menu.

Normal surround setting

If you aren’t satisfied with the results the Auto Setup

(

Automatically setting up for surround sound

on page 12),

you can use these settings to adjust speaker parameters

manually. Note that these settings overwrite the settings

made with the Auto Setup.

• Select ‘Normal’ from the Surround Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup

above if you’re not already at this screen.

Speaker Setting

• Default setting:

SMALL

(all speakers) /

Subwoofer

–

YES

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration

(size, number of speakers). You can make sure that the

settings made in

Automatically setting up for surround

sound

on page 12 are correct.

1Choose ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Normal setup

menu.

2Choose the set of speakers that you want to set

then select a speaker size.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

SurrBack System

[ Normal System

[ Second Zone

[ Front Bi-Amp

[ MR&S

[ Exit

]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

Normal

[ Speaker Setting

]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Speaker Distance

]

[ Exit ]

Speaker Setting

Front [ SMALL ]

Center [ SMALL ]

Surround [ SMALL ]

SurrBack [ SMALLX2 ]

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Exit]

(THX Speaker:SMALL)

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The Surround Setup menu

Use

/

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

number) of each of the following speakers:

•

Front

– Select

LARGE

if your front speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you

didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select

SMALL

to send

the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

•

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

(the center channel is sent to

the front speakers).

•

Surround

– 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

(the sound of the

surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a

subwoofer).

•

SurrBack

– 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 connect surround back speakers choose

•

Subwoofer

– 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

(the bass frequencies are output from

other speakers).

Note

• If you selected

Second Zone

Front Bi-Amp

, or

MR&S

Surround back speaker setting

above you

can’t adjust the surround back settings.

• If you select

SMALL

for the front speakers the

subwoofer will automatically be fixed to

YES

. Also,

the center and surround 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.

•If the surround speakers are set to

, the surround

back speakers will automatically be set to

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make

sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround

back terminal.

•If you’re using a THX speaker setup, we recommend

setting all speakers to

SMALL

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Normal setup menu.

Tip

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may

seem logical to select

LARGE

for your front speakers

and

PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however,

yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker

placement of your room you may actually experience

a decrease in the amount of bass due to low

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

subwoofer by selecting

SMALL

for the front speakers.

Channel Level

• Default setting:

0dB

(all speakers)

Using the channel level setting, you can adjust the overall

balance of your speaker system, an important factor

when setting up a home theater system.

1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Normal setup

menu.

2 Select a setup option and press ENTER to start

the test tones.

•

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.

Normal

[ Speaker Setting ]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Speaker Distance

]

[ Exit ]

Channel Level

Test Tone

Setting Start

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

[ Manual ]

[ Auto ]

[

Exit

]

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The Surround Setup menu 07

3 Adjust the level of each channel using the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons.

If you selected

Manual

, use

/

(cursor up/down) and

ENTER

to select speakers. The

Auto

setup will output

test tones in the order shown on-screen:

Adjust the level (+/– 10dB) of each speaker as the test

tone is emitted.

Note

•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.

4 If you selected ‘Manual’, select ‘Exit’ to finish.

With ‘Auto’, simply press ENTER.

You will return to the Normal setup menu.

Tip

• You can change the channel levels at any time by

pressing

RECEIVER

then

EFFECT/CH SEL

(to select

the channel you want to adjust) on the remote. Use

the

–

buttons to increase/decrease the level.

Speaker Distance

• Default setting:

10.0 ft

(all speakers)

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.

1Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Normal setup

menu.

2 Specify the distance of each speaker from the

listening position.

Adjust the distance of each speaker within the range of

0.5–45 feet.

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Normal setup menu.

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the surround

back speakers are the same distance.

0.0

Channel Level

Left [ ]

Center [ ]

Right [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

Manual setup

0.0

Channel Level

Left [ ]

Center [ ]

Right [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

Exit=Push Enter

Auto setup

Channel Level

Test Tone

Please Wait

EFFECT/CH SEL

RECEIVER

Normal

[ Speaker Setting ]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Speaker Distance

]

[ Exit ]

10.0ft

Speaker Distance

Left [ ]

Center [ ]

Right [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[Exit ]

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Controlling other equipment

Chapter 8

Controlling other equipment

Using the remote control with other

components

The supplied remote control can operate not only this

receiver, but also your TV, DVD player and other

components. If the component is listed in the remote

control's memory, you can simply follow the steps in

Recalling preset codes

below. If the component is not

listed, or if you want the remote to learn additional

operations, see

Programming signals from other remote

controls

on page 55.

See

Preset code brands

on page 97 for a list of brands

available for each component.

Note

• You can cancel or exit any of the following steps by

pressing

REMOTE SETUP

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote goes to

sleep. Press any button to reactivate the remote

display and continue.

• TV codes (for example, codes for TV, CATV, Satellite

TV or DTV) can only be assigned to the

TV/SAT

CONT

button.

• The default preset setting for all functions is a corre-

sponding Pioneer component. Note that where two

buttons are listed, the first component is the the

default (for example,

MD/TAPE2

is an MD), and the

VIDEO

button is set to a Pioneer DVD player.

Recalling preset codes

The following steps show you how to recall preset codes

for each input source. Use the remote control to do this.

1Make sure the component you want to control is

switched on.

2Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears in the remote control

display.

3 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘Preset’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function

flashes in the display.

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button that matches

the connection for the component you want to

control.

For example, press

DVD/LD

if you want to control the

DVD player that you connected to the

DVD/LD

terminals.

• Choosing a button that’s already assigned will over-

write the old preset (and any other operations you

may have programmed).

• You can’t assign the

RECEIVER

TUNER

buttons.

5 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to choose the type of

component you’ve connected and press ENTER.

Following our example above, you would select

DVD

, but

you should choose from the

ITEM

list according to the

component connected. For example, if you connected a

DVD recorder instead of a VCR to the

VCR2

inputs, you

would select

DVR

here.

6 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select the manufac-

turer’s name from the list.

If there is more than one component type for the

manufacturer, then

–1

–2

, etc. will appear in the display.

Start with the first one in the list.

7Point the remote at the component you want to

control and press ENTER.

OK?

shows in the remote control display.

If the component switches off

(into standby), use

/

(cursor up/down) and

ENTER

to select

Yes

COMPLETE

shows in the display to confirm that the component

preset has been recalled properly.

If the component doesn’t switch off

(into standby), use

/



(cursor up/down) and

ENTER

to select

. Choose

another preset for your manufacturer (step 6).

• If the component you are trying to control doesn’t

have a standby mode, simply select

Yes

above then

confirm that it is the right code by testing it with

another operation button.

• If you can’t find or properly enter a preset code, you

can still teach the remote individual commands from

another remote control (see

Programming signals

from other remote controls

below).

DVD/LD

VCR2 VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

REMOTE

SETUP

ENTER

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Controlling other equipment 08

8Repeat steps 3 – 7 for any other components you

want to control.

9When you’re finished, use

/

(cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Programming signals from other

remote controls

If the preset code for your component is not available, or

the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you

can program signals from the remote control of another

component. This can also be used to program additional

operations (buttons not covered in the presets) after

assigning a preset code in

Recalling preset codes

page 54.

1Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears on the remote

control display.

2 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘Learning’

from the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function

flashes in the display.

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button that matches

the connection for the component you want to

control.

For example, press

DVD/LD

if you want to program an

operation for the DVD player that you connected to the

DVD/LD

terminals.

Select Key

flashes in the display.

• You can’t assign the

RECEIVER

TUNER

buttons.

4Select the button corresponding to the command

you want to teach the remote control.

For example, press



if you want to program the play

command from your DVD player remote control.

LEARN

flashes in the display.

• When programming

TV CONT

, you can only select



, or one of the

TV CONTROL

buttons.

5 Point the two remote controls towards each

other then press the corresponding button on the

other remote control that is sending (teaching) the

signal to this receiver’s remote control.

For example, if you want to learn the playback control

signal, press



•The remote controls should be 2–8 inches apart, and

the

LEARN

icon should be flashing to indicate the

remote is ready to accept a signal.

If the operation has been learned

, the display will show

If the operation hasn’t been learned

the display will show

Continue?

shows in the display (if

Select Key

is flashing,

go back to step 4). Go to step 6.

• If the remote display shows

FULL

, it means the

memory is full. See

Clearing remote control settings

on page 65 to erase a programmed button you’re not

using to free up more memory.

• If

keeps showing in the display, or the remote

control keeps on returning to step 4 (

Select Key

flashes in the display), it may be possible that the

command cannot be learned by this remote control.

Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be

learned from other remote controls. The buttons avail-

able are shown below:

6 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘Yes’ to

program additional signals for the current compo-

nent.

Repeat steps 4 and 5.

• To program signals for another component, select

and repeat steps 2 through 5.

7When you’re finished, use

/

(cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

You will return to the

REMOTE SETUP

menu. Select

*Exit*

again to exit.

DVD/LD

VCR2 VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

REMOTE

SETUP

ENTER

2 – 8 inches

SETUP

SOURCE

DVD/LD

VCR2

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

SIGNAL SEL

DNR

DISC

678

342

BASS/TREBLE

VIDEO SEL

HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS

SEARCH MODE

ENTER

GUIDE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT

MPX

TUNING BAND

DTV ON/OFF DISP MODE

TUNING

STATION

TV VOL

MOVIE MUSIC MUTE

ENTER

SURROUND

REMOTE

SETUP

MODE

DTV MENU CLASS

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV INPUT

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI DH

INPUT

ACOUSTIC

CAL

SB CH

MODE

STEREO/

DIRECT

STATION

VOLUME

CHANNEL

SUB TITLE

ENTER

TOP MENU

AUDIO

RETURN

TRACK

EXIT

CHANNEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

MULTI

OPERATION

SYSTEM

OFF

RECEIVERTV

TUNER

RECEIVER

SOURCE TV

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

SIGNAL SEL

DNR

DISC

678

342

BASS/TREBLE

VIDEO SEL

HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS

SEARCH MODE

ENTER

GUIDE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT

MPX

TUNING BAND

DTV ON/OFF DISP MODE

TUNING

STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION

CHANNEL

SUB TITLE

ENTER

TOP MENU

AUDIO

RETURN

TRACK

EXIT

CHANNEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

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Controlling other equipment

Controls for TVs

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

(see

Using the remote control with other components

on page 54 for more on this). Use the

MULTI CONTROL

buttons

to select the component.

• The

TV CONTROL

buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the

TV CONT

button.

Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the

TV CONT MULTI CONTROL

button. If you

have two TVs, assign the main TV to the

TV CONT

button.

•Depending on the maker and individual model, there are some buttons that may not be able operate some equip-

ment or may operate it in a different way.

Button (s) Function Components



Switches the TV, Satellite TV or Cable TV between standby and on. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

TV INPUT

Switches the TV input. TV

TV CH (+/ -)

Selects channels Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

TV VOL (+/ -)

Adjusts the TV volume. TV

Takes you to the TV menu of that system. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ Digital TV

GUIDE

Takes you to the guide menu of that system. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ Digital TV

RETURN

Exits the current menu. Cable TV/Satellite TV/ Digital TV



A/BLUE Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV



B/Press to switch the DTV ON. Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV



C/GREEN Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV

Use to go to the previous page in a menu. Cable TV



D/RED Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV



E/YELLOW Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV

Use to go to the next page in a menu. Cable TV



Use to move back channels. Digital TV/TV/Cable TV

Use to move back a page in a menu. Satellite TV



Use to move forward channels. Digital TV/TV/Cable TV

Use to go to the next page in a menu. Satellite TV



Use to show the DTV menu. Digital TV/TV

Number

buttons

Use to select a speciﬁc TV channel. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ Digital TV

ENTER/

DISC

Use this button to immediately enter a new channel. Cable TV/TV/Digital TV



ENTER

Press to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ Digital TV

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Controls for other components

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

commands (see

Using the remote control with other components

on page 54 for more on this). Use the

MULTI

CONTROL

buttons to select the component.

Button(s) Function Components

SOURCE



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

recorder/Cassette deck



Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter.

Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks or chapters. CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

Use to move back channels (channel –). VCR/DVD recorder

Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible deck. Cassette deck



Skips to the start of the next track or chapter.

Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks or chapters. CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

Use to go forward channels (channel +). VCR/DVD recorder



Pauses playback or recording. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck



Hold down for fast forward playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck



Hold down for fast reverse playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck



Start playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck



Stop playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already

stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

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

recorder/Cassette deck



Starts recording. MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD recorder/Cas-

sette deck

SUBTITLE/

DISP

MODE

Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs. DVD/DVD recorder

Change the display mode. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

Number

buttons

Use to directly access tracks on a program source. CD/MD/CD-R/LD

Use to directly access chapters on a program source. DVD/DVD recorder

Use to directly select a channel. VCR/DVD recorder

+10 button

Use to select tracks or chapters higher than 10.

Press this button and the remaining number to get the track or chapter

(

+10

button +

= track or chapter 13).

• Some components may operate differently.

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

recorder

ENTER/

DISC

Press to start the search mode. DVD

Takes you to the disc navigator. DVD recorder

Changes between sides A & B of the disc. LD

Press to enter the selected channel. VCR

Selects a disc in a multi-disc CD player. CD

Displays menus for the current DVD, DVR or VCR you are using. DVD/DVD recorder/VCR

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Controlling other equipment

• Depending on the maker and individual model, there are some buttons that may not be able operate some

equipment or may operate it in a different way.

• The default preset setting for all functions is a corresponding Pioneer component. Note that where two buttons

are listed, the first component is the the default (for example,

MD/TAPE2

is an MD), and the

VIDEO

button is set

to a Pioneer DVD player.

AUDIO

Changes the audio track of discs with more than one audio track. DVD/LD/DVD recorder

Changes between the tuner in the TV and the tuner in the VCR. VCR

Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible cassette deck. Double cassette 2nd deck

TOP

MENU/

GUIDE

Displays the top menu of the current DVD, LD or DVR you are using. DVD/LD/DVD recorder

Takes you to the guide menu of the system. VCR

Press to select a track. CD

RETURN/

EXIT

Takes you to the previous menu. VCR/DVD/LD/DVD recorder



ENTER

Navigates menu/options. VCR/DVD/LD/DVD recorder

Basic playback options. Double cassette 2nd deck

Button(s) Function Components

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Direct function

• Default setting:

(all components)

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 compo-

nent. 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.

When direct function is on, any component you select

(using the

MULTI CONTROL

buttons) will be selected by

both the receiver and the remote control. When you turn

direct function off, you can operate the remote control

without affecting the receiver.

1Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears on the remote

control display.

2 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘DirctFnc’

from the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function

flashes in the display.

3Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the compo-

nent you want to set.

The remote displays the component you want to set.

4 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to switch direct func-

tion on or off then press ENTER.

The display shows

COMPLETE

to confirm the setting.

5Repeat steps 2–4 for as many components as you

want.

Note

• You can’t use direct function with the

TUNER

CONT

functions.

Multi Operation and System Off

The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a

series of 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.

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.

Note

• Before Multi Operation and System Off will work

correctly, you must setup the remote to work with

your TV and other components (see

Recalling preset

codes

on page 54 and

Programming signals from

other remote controls

on page 55 for more on this).

• Power on and off commands only work with

components that have a standby mode.

Programming a multi-operation or a

shutdown sequence

1Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears on the remote

control display.

2 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘MultiOpe’ or

‘SysOff’ from the menu and press ENTER.

If you selected Multi Operation

(

MultiOpe

Select

Function

flashes in the display.

If you selected System Off

(

SysOff

System Off

appears

in the display. Go to step 4.

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component you want to start the multi-operation.

Multi Ope

appears in the display.

DVD/LD

VCR2 VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

REMOTE

SETUP

ENTER

DVD/LD

VCR2 VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

TV CONT

REMOTE

SETUP

ENTER

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4 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select a command

in the sequence then press ENTER.

If this is the first command in the sequence, select

1st

Cmmnd

. Otherwise, simply choose the next command in

the sequence.

5 To add (or change) a command select ‘Change’

and press ENTER.

Function

flashes in the display.

•To erase a command select

Clear

and press

ENTER

You will return to the last step.

• To go back a step, select

*Exit*

and press

ENTER

6 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component whose command you want to input.

Key

flashes in the display.

7Select the button for the command you want to

input.

The following remote control commands can be

selected:

• After selecting a command,

COMPLETE

appears in

the display.

8Repeat steps 4–7 to program a sequence of up to

five commands.

•You don't need to program the receiver to switch on

or off. This is done automatically.

With Pioneer components

, you don’t need to:

• program the power to switch off in a shutdown

sequence;

• program the power to switch on if it’s the source

component selected in step 3;

• program a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the

input function (selected in step 2) has video input

terminals;

These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown).

9When you’re finished, use

/

(cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

You will return to the

REMOTE SETUP

menu. Select

*Exit*

again to exit.

Using multi operations

You can start multi operations with the receiver switched

on, or in standby.

1 Press MULTI OPERATION.

Select Function

flashes in the display.

2Press a function button that has been set up with

a multi operation.

The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the

programmed multi operation is performed automatically.

SOURCE

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

SIGNAL SEL

DNR

DISC

678

342

BASS/TREBLE

VIDEO SEL

HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS

SEARCH MODE

ENTER

GUIDE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT

MPX

TUNING BAND

DTV ON/OFF DISP MODE

TUNING

STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION

CHANNEL

SUB TITLE

ENTER

TOP MENU

AUDIO

RETURN

TRACK

EXIT

CHANNEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI DH

INPUT

SB CH

MODE

STEREO/

DIRECT

DVD/LD

VCR2 VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

MULTI

OPERATION

TUNER

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Using System off

• Press SYSTEM OFF.

The command sequence you programmed will run, then

all Pioneer components will switch off, followed by this

receiver.

Switching components on and off

using the 12 volt trigger

You can connect components in your system (such as a

screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on

or off using a 12 volt trigger when you select an input

function. However, you must specify which input

functions switch on the trigger using the System Setup

menu (see

12 Volt Trigger

on page 78 to do this). Note that

this will only work with components that have a standby

mode.

•Connect the 12V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to

the 12V TRIGGER of another component.

Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the

connection.

• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12V/100mA.

After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch

on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on

or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on

page 78.

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

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 or video 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.

2Connect 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.

3Continue the chain in the same way for as many

components as you have.

Note

•If you want to control all your components using this

receiver’s remote control, refer to

Using the remote

control with other components

on page 54 and

Programming signals from other remote controls

page 55.

• 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.

SYSTEM

OFF

CENTER

12V

TRIGGER

VSX-9300TX

CENTER

IN OUT

CONTROL

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IN OUT

CONTROL

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Using other functions

Chapter 9

Using other functions

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

connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).

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

page 15 for more on connections).

Note that when recording video, you won’t be able to

record sources connected to the component video

inputs. With composite and S-video sources, make sure

they are connected using the same type of video cable as

you used to connect the recorder to the receiver.

For more information about video connections, see

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder

on page 22 and

Connecting other video sources

on page 23.

1 Select the source you want to record.

Use the

MULTI CONTROL

buttons (or the

MULTI JOG

dial on the front panel).

2 Select the input signal (if necessary).

Press

SIGNAL SEL

to select the input signal

corresponding to the source component (see

Selecting

the input signal type

on page 42 for more on this).

3 Prepare the source you want to record.

Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc.

4 Prepare the recorder.

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

device and set the recording levels.

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.

5Start recording, then start playback of the source

component.

Note

•The receiver's volume, tone (bass, treble, Midnight,

Loudness), and surround effects have no effect on

the recorded signal. (The exception to this is

PHONO

which is best recorded using stereo

DIRECT

• Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can

only be recorded in analog.

• Some video sources are copy-protected. These

cannot be recorded.

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack

• Default setting:

0.0 frame

Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video,

so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the

picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound

to match the presentation of the video.

1Press RECEIVER.

2 Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly until DELAY

shows in the display.

3 Use the +/– buttons to adjust the amount of

delay.

The delay can be adjusted from 0.0–6.0 frames (in 0.1

frame steps).

Note

• One second is equal to 30 frames of NTSC format.

• This setting is applied to all video sources.

• You can’t use sound delay when

MULTI CH IN

DIRECT

is switched on.

DVD/LD

VCR2 VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAP E 1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

SIGNAL SEL

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

RECEIVER

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Using other functions 09

Watching video and audio sources

independently

You can listen to a sound source and select a different

video source on your TV.

•While listening to a source, press RECEIVER, then

VIDEO SEL to select the video source you want to

watch.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the possible video

sources. You can select

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

OFF

(no video signal).

•Selecting any input besides those listed above is the

same as selecting

OFF

Note

•If you change the source using the

MULTI CONTROL

buttons (or the

MULTI JOG

dial on the front panel), or

switch the power off, the system returns to normal

playback.

Dimming the display

You can choose between four brightness for the front

panel display. Note that when selecting sources, the

display automatically brightens for a few seconds.

1Press RECEIVER.

2 Press DIMMER repeatedly to change the

brightness of the front panel display.

Tip

• Switching the dimmer to lowest setting will also

switch off the MCACC indicator.

VIDEO SEL

RECEIVER

DIMMER

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Using other functions

Switching the speaker impedance

• Default setting:

Speaker 8

ΩΩ

You can use speakers with a nominal impedance

between 6–16

Ω

but if you are using speakers with an

impedance of less than 8

Ω

, you must change the

impedance setting below.

• 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:

•

Speaker 6

ΩΩ

– Use this setting if your speakers are

rated lower than 8

Ω

(down to 6

Ω

•

Speaker 8

ΩΩ

– Use this setting if your speakers are

rated 8

Ω

–16

Ω

Advanced remote control features

Note

• You can cancel or exit any of the following steps by

pressing

REMOTE SETUP

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote goes to

sleep. Press any button to reactivate the remote

display and continue.

Editing remote control display names

You can rename what appears in the display on the

remote control for the

MULTI CONTROL

buttons (such

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

), or for individual buttons for each

input source. You may want to do this if the component

connected to the inputs doesn’t correspond to the

MULTI CONTROL

button name, or individual commands

don’t correspond to their respective buttons.

1Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears in the remote control

display.

2 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘FuncName’

or ‘Key Label’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function Name

(

FuncName

) if you want to rename

MULTI CONTROL

button.

Select Key Label

(

KeyLabel

) if you want to rename a

command button (you can rename individual command

buttons for each input source).

Select Function

flashes in the display.

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL

button for the

component.

If you selected Function Name

(

FuncName

) above, go to

step 5.

If you selected Key Label

(

KeyLabel

) above,

Select Key

flashes in the display.

DVD/LD

VCR2

ENTER

VIDEO CD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR1 /

DVR

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

REMOTE

SETUP

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Using other functions 09

4 Press the button you want to rename.

5 Edit the button as necessary.

Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select letters and/or

numbers and use

/

(cursor left/right) to move the

cursor forward/back a position. The name can be up to

eight characters (the possible characters are listed

below).

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789 (space)

!”#$%&’()*+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_`{|}~





· (space)

6 When you're finished press ENTER.

When you see

END

flash, press

ENTER

again.

COMPLETE

shows in the display to confirm that the

name has been changed.

• Go back to step 2 to edit more names.

7When you’re finished, use

/

(cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Adjusting the remote control backlight

You can adjust the brightness of the backlight on the

remote control display, or simply switch it off.

1Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears in the remote control

display.

2 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘Light’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

3 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘High’, ‘Low’

or ‘Off’ and press ENTER.

COMPLETE

appears in the display to confirm the setting.

4When you’re finished, use

/

(cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Clearing remote control settings

This feature allows you to clear a learned command or

key label for a particular button, or all of the settings from

the remote.

1Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The

REMOTE SETUP

menu appears in the remote control

display.

2 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘Clear’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

CLEAR

appears in the display.

3 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select what you

want to clear, and press ENTER.

Choose between the following:

•

Learning Clear

– Clear a learned command (see

Programming signals from other remote controls

page 55) you have assigned to a button (

Select

Function

flashes in the display).

•

KeyLabel Clear

– Clear a name (see

Editing remote

control display names

above) you have assigned to a

button (

Select Function

flashes in the display).

•

All Clear

– Clear all custom settings you have made

with the remote (

CLEAR?

shows in the display). Go to

step 6.

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button of the

component for which you want to clear a command

or key label.

Select Key

flashes in the display.

5 Press the button you want to clear.

The button you selected, then

CLEAR?

appears in the

display.

6 Use

/

(cursor up/down) to select ‘Yes’ and

press ENTER.

COMPLETE

appears in the display.

• Select

*Exit*

to exit and return to the

REMOTE

SETUP

menu.

7When you’re finished, use

/

(cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

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Using other functions

Resetting the system

Use this feature to reset the system to its factory default

settings.

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

2 While holding down the front panel TONE

button, press and hold



STANDBY/ON for about

three seconds.

The display shows

RESET?

3 Press the front panel TONE– button.

The display shows

OK?

4 Within 5 seconds, press TONE+.

The display shows

and the receiver should now be

reset.

Note

• Make sure the multi-room feature is switched off

when doing this.

• If the receiver is unplugged from the AC outlet for a

month or more, it resets to the default settings.

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Other connections 10

Chapter 10

Other connections

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.

•Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker

wires from different terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance

between 6–16

Ω

(please see

Switching the speaker

impedance

on page 64 if you plan to use speakers

with an impedance of less than 8

Ω

Second Zone speaker B setup

After selecting

Second Zone

Surround back speaker

setting

on page 51, 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.

1Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back

speaker terminals on the rear panel.

Connect them the same way you connected your

speakers in

Connecting the speakers

on page 29. Make

sure to review

Placing the speakers

on page 29 when

placing the speakers in another room.

2Select ‘Second Zone‘ from the ‘SurrBack System’

menu.

See

Surround back speaker setting

on page 51 to do this.

Note

• You can also use the multi-room feature to listen to

stereo playback in another room. See

Multi-room

listening

on page 69 for more on this.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected

Second Zone

Surround back speaker

setting

on page 51, three speaker system settings are

possible using the

SPEAKERS

button. If you selected

Normal Surround

, the button will simply switch your

main speaker system on or off. The options below are for

the

Second Zone

setting only

• Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to

select a speaker system setting.

As mentioned above, if you have selected

Normal

Surround

, the button will simply switch your main

speaker system (A) on or off.

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

•



– Sound is output from speaker system A and

the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals.

•



– Sound is output from the two speakers

connected to speaker system B. Multichannel

sources will not be heard.

•



– Sound is output from speaker system A (up

to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two

speakers in speaker system B. 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).

•



(off) – No sound is output from the speakers. The

same sound is output from the pre-out terminals as

when selecting speaker system A (above).

Note

• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you

made in

Normal surround setting

on page 51.

However, if



is selected above, no sound is

heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not

downmixed).

• Depending on the settings in

Normal surround

setting

on page 51 and

Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ

on page 41, output from the surround

back pre-out terminals may change.

• Some sources (for example, when

MULTI CH IN

selected) will not be downmixed.

• All speaker systems are switched off when

headphones are connected.

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Other connections

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 your speakers as shown below.

This illustration below shows the connections for bi-

amping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right

speaker in the same way.

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 (

Low

) of

the speaker.

• Make sure that the

–

connections are properly

inserted.

2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the

‘SurrBack System’ menu.

See

Surround back speaker setting

on page 51 to specify

how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.

Caution

•Most speakers with both

and

Low

terminals have

two metal plates that connect the

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.

•If your speakers have a removable crossover network,

make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing

so may damage your speakers.

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 Surround

Surround back speaker setting

page 51.

•To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords

to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

Using a banana plug for the second connection is

recommended.

Caution

• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are

fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your

speakers.

• Don't connect different speakers from the same

terminal in this way.

SELECTABLE

Front left

speaker

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Other connections 10

Multi-room listening

This receiver can power two independent systems in

separate rooms after you have made the proper multi-

room connections. Different sources can be playing in

both rooms at the same time or, depending on your

needs, the same source can also be used. The main and

sub rooms have independent power (the main room

power can be off while the sub room is on) and the sub

room can be controlled by the front panel controls.

However, you may need to specify the volume setting in

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

on page 78.

Making multi-room connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a

separate TV and speakers for your sub room. You will also

need a separate amplifier if you are not using the

SurrBack System setup (see below). There are two multi-

room setups possible with this system:

Basic multi-room setup

• Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-

ROOM & SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both

on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub

room amplifier as shown in the illustration below.

SurrBack System multi-room setup

You must select

MR&S

Surround back speaker setting

on page 51 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the

sub room will be temporarily interrupted when

controlling the main room (for example, changing the

input source or starting playback).

• Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM &

SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this

receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the

surround back speaker terminals as shown in the

illustration below.

Note

• It is not possible to hear the digital output of a

component in the sub room. However, you can

connect the analog outputs of your digital

component into the receiver’s (analog) input

terminals to hear the component in the sub room.

• You can't use sound controls (such as the tone

controls or Midnight listening) or any surround

modes in the sub room. You can, however, use the

features available with your sub room amplifier.

Sub room Main room

AC IN

SWITCHED 100W(0.8A)MAX

SELECTABLE

CENTER

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Other connections

Using the multi-room controls

You can use the front panel controls to adjust the sub

room volume and select sources.

1 Press the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/OFF

button on the front panel.

The

MULTI ROOM

indicator lights and

MR&S ON

appears in the front panel display to indicate the multi-

room control has been switched on.

2 Press CONTROL.

Make sure that any operations for the sub room are done

while

MULTI-ROOM

shows in the display. If

MULTI-

ROOM

is not showing, the front panel controls affect the

main room only.

3 Use the MULTI JOG dial to select the source.

Select between

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR 1/DVR

CD-

R/TAPE 1

TUNER

(in that order).

• If you select

TUNER

, you can use the front panel

TUNER

controls to select a preset station (see

Listening to memorized station presets

on page 49 if

you’re unsure how to do this).

4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the

volume.

This is only possible if you selected the

VARIABLE

volume control in

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

page 78.

5 When you’re finished, press CONTROL again to

return to the main room controls.

You can also press the

MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/

OFF

button on the front panel to switch off all output to

the sub room.

Note

•Multi-room can’t be used when you’re setting up the

system (from the on-screen

System Setup

menu).

• You won’t be able to switch the main room off

completely unless you’ve switched off the multi-room

control first.

• The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station

at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one

room also changes the station in the other room.

Please be careful not to change stations when

recording a radio broadcast.

• The volume levels of the main and sub rooms are

independent.

• If you don’t plan to use the multi-room feature for

awhile, turn off the power in both the sub and main

rooms. Make sure the

STANDBY

indicator turns red

and the

MULTI-ROOM

indicator goes off.

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Other connections 10

Connecting an IR receiver

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or

shelving unit, you can use an optional IR receiver (such

as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead

of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver.

You may need to specify your IR receiver type in

Multi-

Room and IR receiver setup

on page 78.

1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-

ROOM & SOURCE IR IN jack on the rear of this

receiver.

2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to

the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IR OUT jack on the rear

of this receiver to link it to the IR receiver.

Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for

the type of cable necessary for the connection.

• If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR

receiver, see

Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor

on page 61 to connect to the

CONTROL

jacks instead of the

IR OUT

jack.

Note

• Remote operation may not be possible if direct light

from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR

receiver remote sensor window.

• Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR

terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your

component to check for IR compatibility.

• If using two remote controls (at the same time), the

IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the

remote sensor on the front panel.

Cnnecting additional amplifiers

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.

Note

• Before making or changing the connections, switch

off the power and disconnect the power cord from the

AC outlet.

•You can use the additional amplifier on the surround

back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In

this case plug the amplifier into the left (

L (Single)

)

terminal only.

• The sound from the surround back terminals will

depend on how you have configured the

Surround

back speaker setting

on page 51.

Closet or shelving unit

IR receiver

CENTER

Non-Pioneer

component

Pioneer

component

IN OUT

CONTROL

CENTER

Powered

subwoofer

Center channel

amplifier (mono)

INPUT

R L

ANALOG

INPUT

R L

ANALOG

INPUT

R L

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

Front channel

amplifier

Surround channel

amplifier

Surround back

channel amplifier

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Other connections

Using the USB interface

It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your

computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear

of this receiver. Depending on your model of computer

and the software installed, you can listen to the stereo

audio source through the speaker setup you’ve

connected to this receiver.

1 Connect your computer’s USB terminal to the

USB terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.

2 Switch on your computer and this receiver.

If the computer was previously running, quit all

applications

3 If you’re connecting for the first time, wait for

the USB driver installation to finish.

The installation may take a minute or two to complete.

Make sure you leave the USB cable connected until the

dialog box indicates that the USB setup is finished. Note

that some older operating systems may require a disc for

installation.

• If your PC doesn’t recognize the receiver, try

disconnecting the USB cable and connecting it

again. If it is still unrecognized, restart the computer.

4Press INPUT on the remote control repeatedly to

select USB.

You can also use the

MULTI JOG

dial on the front panel

to select

USB

5 Make any necessary settings required to select

the USB interface as your computer audio output.

6 Turn up the volume control on your computer

and this receiver.

We recommend turning the computer volume to the

maximum level and using the volume control on this

receiver.

•You may want to start with a fairly low volume on this

receiver and turn it up as necessary after you’ve

checked your levels.

7 Start playback of a source on your computer.

Note

• Windows

XP, Windows

2000, Windows

Millennium Edition and Windows

98 operating

systems have been tested for compatibility with this

interface, but depending on your computer setup,

you may find that your system is not compatible.

• Make sure you use a USB cable that connects from

an A-type connector (from your PC) to a 4-pin B-type

connector (to the receiver).

• Any computer alert sounds will also be heard

through the speakers unless you switch them off

from the computer’s control panel.

• You won’t be able to hear the audio from the USB

connection through the digital outputs of this

receiver.

• Note that using hubs or extensions may cause

connection problems.

• The sound may be interrupted, degraded, or played

back incorrectly due to your software, PC settings or

PC specifications. Consult your PC manual regarding

USB devices.

Caution

• Make sure you don’t switch off the computer or

unplug the USB cable during playback.

• To prevent noise being output, don’t use other

software on your computer during playback.

• Pioneer is not responsible for computer system

damage, software crashes or failures, or any other

possible computer problems due to this

configuration.

Microsoft Windows

XP, Windows

2000, Windows

Millennium Edition, Windows

NT and Windows

98 are

registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, Inc.

CENTER

A-type USB

connector

B-type USB

connector

Personal computer

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Other connections 10

Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output

If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration (see

page 84) to measure the reverb characteristics of your

listening room, you can check the results graphically

using a computer connected to this receiver. Use a

commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS-

232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on

the back panel of this receiver (the cable must be cross

type, female–female).

To obtain the software to output the results, please

of the manual. After registering, you will receive an email

within a week, in which both the software and instruction

manual will be available. If you have any questions

regarding, please contact the Customer Support Division

of Pioneer.

Please make sure your system meets the following

requirements:

•Operating system must be Windows

XP, Windows

2000, Windows

Millennium Edition, Windows

Second Edition, or Windows

NT 4.0 (Service pack 6).

•CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300MHz or AMD K6

/ 300MHz (or equivalent) with at least 128MB of

memory, and your monitor must be able to display a

minimum resolution of 800x600.

• An RS-232C port connector is necessary for

graphical output. Refer to the operating instructions

and/or the PC manufacturer for more information on

making the proper port settings.

• System must have internet access.

• Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on

the rear panel of the receiver.

Make sure that the receiver and all connected

components are switched off and disconnected from the

power outlet when you do this.

Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS-

232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on

this receiver. See the documentation provided with the

Advanced MCACC application for more information.

Advanced MCACC output using your PC

Before continuing, make sure you have completed

Professional Acoustic Calibration

on page 84.

1 Select ‘PC Output’ and press ENTER.

When the receiver is ready for transmission,

Operate a

shows on the OSD.

2 Start the MCACC application on your computer.

Follow the instructions provided with the application. It

will take about ten seconds for the transmission to

complete, then you will be able to analyze the output on

your computer. Since the data will be cleared from the

receiver when you restart reverb measurement, you

might want to save the information on your PC after

measurement.

3 When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’ on the on-

screen display.

You’ll be taken to the Advanced EQ Setup. Depending on

the results, you may want to continue with the Advanced

EQ setup (see

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration

page 85 for more on this). You can also simply press

Exit

again to exit the Professional Acoustic Calibration setup.

RS-232C

[ Auto Pro. ]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ PC Output ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

PC Output

Operate a PC.

[ Exit ]

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Advanced setup

Chapter 11

Advanced setup

The System Setup menu

The System Setup menu is where you can make

customized settings to reflect how you are using the

receiver.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then

press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons and

ENTER

on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

Tip

• You can also use the front panel display to make

settings. You can also use the

MULTI JOG

dial and

ENTER

on the front panel instead of the

/

(cursor

up/down) buttons and

ENTER

on the remote control.

3Select the setting you want to adjust then press

ENTER.

•

Surround Setup

– Access the setup menu for basic

surround sound settings (see

Making receiver

settings from the Surround Setup menu

on page 50

for more on this).

•

THX CINEMA Setup

– Select the decoding method

used with the

THX CINEMA

mode (see

THX CINEMA

Setup

below).

•

Input Assign

– Specify what you’ve connected to the

digital and component video inputs (see

The Input

Assign menu

below).

•

Function Rename

– Change the names that appear

on the receiver display and on-screen display (see

Function Rename

on page 76).

•

PHONO/LINE Setup

– Specify how you’re using the

PHONO

jack on the rear of the receiver (see

PHONO/

LINE Setup

on page 77).

•

Multi Room

– Specify your volume setting for a

multi-room setup and your IR receiver type (see

Multi-

Room and IR receiver setup

on page 78).

•

12V Trigger

– Specify which components are

switched on or off using the 12 volt trigger (see

12 Volt

Trigger

on page 78).

4 Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

RECEIVER

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

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Advanced setup 11

THX CINEMA Setup

• Default setting:

PLII / PLIIx MOVIE

If you want, you can choose which decoding method the

receiver will use for 2-channel sources when you’ve

selected the

THX CINEMA

mode (see

Listening in

surround sound

on page 37 for details).

1 Select ‘THX CINEMA Setup’ from the System

Setup menu.

The current setting is highlighted on-screen:

2 Select the THX CINEMA decoding format you

want.

For more on decoding formats see

Surround sound

formats

on page 95.

•

Pro Logic II /

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

•

Pro Logic

•

Neo:6 CINEMA

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup 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.

• Select ‘Input Assign’ from the System Setup

menu.

The Input Assign menu appears on screen:

Assigning the digital inputs

• Default settings:

Digital-1

(optical) –

TV/SAT

Digital-2

(optical) –

CD-R

Digital-3

(coaxial) –

DVD/LD

Digital-4

(coaxial) –

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.

1 Select ‘Digital-In Select’ from the Input Assign

menu.

2 Select the number of the digital input to which

you’ve connected your digital component.

The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the

inputs on the back of the receiver.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ PL I I / PL I Ix MOVIE ]

[ PRO LOGIC ]

[ NEO:6 CINEMA ]

[ Exit ]

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ PL I I / PL I Ix MOVIE ]

[ PRO LOGIC ]

[ NEO:6 CINEMA ]

[ Exit ]

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

3. Input Assign

[Digital-In Select ]

[Component-In Select ]

[Exit

]

3. Input Assign

[Digital-In Select ]

[Component-In Select ]

[Exit

]

Digital - In Select

Digital - 1 [ TV/SAT ]

Digital - 2 [ CD-R ]

Digital - 3 [ DVD/LD ]

Digital - 4 [ CD ]

[ Exit ]

Digital - In Select

Digital - 1 [ DVD/LD ]

Digital - 2 [ CD-R ]

Digital - 3 [ OFF ]

Digital - 4 [ CD ]

[ Exit ]

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Advanced setup

3Select the component that corresponds with the

one you connected to that input

Select between

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR 2

CD-R

•Use the

/

(cursor up/down)

buttons and

ENTER

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.

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the component video inputs

• Default settings:

Component-1

–

OFF

Component-2

–

OFF

If you used component video cables 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.

1 Select ‘Component-In Select’ from the Input

Assign menu.

2Select 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.

3Select the component that corresponds with the

one you connected to that input.

•Use the

/

(cursor up/down)

buttons and

ENTER

do this.

•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

MONITOR

output.

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

Function Rename

You can customize the names that appears on the

display when you select an input source (for example,

you could change the name of

VCR1/DVR

DVR-310

Tip

• It’s convenient to use the front panel controls when

editing names. However, if you want to use the

remote, you can press and hold

/

to change

characters quickly.

1Select ‘Function Rename’ from the System Setup

menu.

2 Select the name of the input you want to

rename.

3 Edit the name as necessary, then press ENTER

repeatedly to set the name and move to the

following line.

3. Input Assign

[Digital-In Select ]

[Component-In Select ]

[Exit

]

Component - In Select

Component - 1 [ OFF ]

Component - 2 [ OFF ]

[ Exit ]

Component - In Select

Component - 1 [ DVD/LD ]

Component - 2 [ OFF ]

[ Exit ]

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

DVD/LD [ DVD/LD ]

TV/SAT [ TV/SAT ]

VCR1/DVR [ VCR1/DVR ]

VCR2 [ VCR2 ]

VIDEO [ VIDEO ]

PHONO/LINE [ PHONO ]

CD [ CD ]

CD-R/TAPE1 [ CD-R/TAPE1 ]

MD/TAPE2 [ MD/TAPE2 ]

USB [ USB ]

[ Exit ]

DVD/LD [ DVD/LD ]

TV/SAT [ TV/SAT ]

VCR1/DVR [ VCR1/DVR ]

VCR2 [ VCR2 ]

VIDEO [ VIDEO ]

PHONO/LINE [ PHONO ]

CD [ CD ]

CD-R/TAPE1 [ CD-R/TAPE1 ]

MD/TAPE2 [ MD/TAPE2 ]

USB [ USB ]

[ Exit ]

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Advanced setup 11

Use the front panel

MULTI JOG

dial (or

/

on the

remote) to change the character and

ENTER

to move

forward a position. If you want to change a character you

input, you can press

RETURN

to go back one position.

The name can be up to ten characters (the possible

characters are listed below).

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

!”#$%&’()*+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} (space)

4Select another name to edit, or select ‘Exit’ from

the bottom of the list if you’re done.

If you’ve selected another name, repeat step 3, otherwise

you’ll return to the System Setup menu.

PHONO/LINE Setup

• Default setting:

PHONO

You can choose whether you want to use the

PHONO

jack on the rear of the receiver to connect a turntable, or

a line level component (such as a CD or DVD player).

1 Select ‘PHONO/LINE Setup’ from the System

Setup menu.

The current setting is highlighted in the display.

2 Select either PHONO or LINE.

•

PHONO

– High level setting for turntables (without a

built-in equalizer or pre-amplifier)

•

LINE

– Line level setting for all audio components

other than a turntable (except those with a built-in

phono equalizer

3 When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit ]

5. PHONO / LINE Setup

[ PHONO ]

[ LINE ]

[ Exit ]

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Advanced setup

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

• Default setting:

VARIABLE

Setting 1

If you’ve made multi-room connections (see

Multi-room

listening

on page 69) you may need to specify your

volume setting. Also use this menu to specify your IR

receiver type (if necessary).

1 Select ‘Multi-Room’ from the System Setup

menu.

2 Select the volume level setting.

•

VARIABLE

– Use this setting if you’ve connected a

power amplifier in the sub room (this receiver is

simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be

using this receiver’s controls to adjust the volume.

•

FIXED

– Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully

integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX

receiver) in the sub room and want to use that

receiver’s volume controls.

With the

FIXED

setting, the source is sent from this

receiver at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is

quite low in the sub room at first and then experiment to

find the correct level.

3 Select the type of IR receiver you’re using.

•

Setting 1

– Use this setting for all (other) IR

receivers.

•

Setting 2

– Use this setting if the IR receiver you’re

using doesn’t seem to work after selecting

Setting 1

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’ and press

ENTER.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Note

• Some IR receivers may not work with this receiver.

Check with your audio dealer for more information.

• If you selected

MR&S

in the

Surround back speaker

setting

on page 51, you won’t be able to change the

volume level.

12 Volt Trigger

• Default setting:

OFF

(all components)

After connecting a component the 12 volt trigger (see

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger

on page 61), it switches on automatically when you select

an input function set to switch the trigger on. Specify

which input functions switch on the trigger below.

1 Select ‘12V Trigger’ from the System Setup

menu.

2 Select an input function and choose the setting

that you want.

This should be the input function, that when selected,

switches on the 12 volt trigger.

•

OFF

– 12 volt trigger is not activated for the selected

component.

•

– 12 volt trigger is activated for the selected

component.

3Repeat for as many input functions as you would

like to set.

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

6. Multi Room

Volume Level

[ VARIABLE ]

IR Receiver

[ Setting 1 ]

[ Exit ]

CAUTION: If the "FIXED"

position is chosen, the

volume will be loud.

6. Multi Room

Volume Level

[ VARIABLE ]

IR Receiver

[ Setting 1 ]

[ Exit ]

CAUTION: If the "FIXED"

position is chosen, the

volume will be loud.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

DVD/LD [ OFF ]

TV/SAT [ OFF ]

VCR1/DVR [ OFF ]

VCR2 [ OFF ]

VIDEO [ OFF ]

PHONO/LINE [ OFF ]

CD [ OFF ]

CD-R/TAPE1 [ OFF ]

MD/TAPE2 [ OFF ]

USB [ OFF ]

TUNER [ OFF ]

[ Exit ]

DVD/LD [ ON ]

TV/SAT [ OFF ]

VCR1/DVR [ OFF ]

VCR2 [ OFF ]

VIDEO [ OFF ]

PHONO/LINE [ OFF ]

CD [ OFF ]

CD-R/TAPE1 [ OFF ]

MD/TAPE2 [ OFF ]

USB [ OFF ]

TUNER [ OFF ]

[ Exit ]

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Advanced setup 11

The Expert setup menu

The settings in the Expert setup menu are more

advanced features of this receiver that you can use 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

on page 12.

You only need to make these settings once (unless you

change the placement of your current speaker system or

add new speakers).

1 Make sure your receiver and TV are both

switched on.

2 Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then

press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons and

ENTER

on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

Tip

• You can also use the front panel display to make

settings. You can also use the

MULTI JOG

dial and

ENTER

on the front panel instead of the

/

(cursor

up/down) buttons and

ENTER

on the remote control.

3 Select ‘Surround Setup’ then press ENTER.

4 Select ‘Expert’ then press ENTER.

5 Select the setting you want to adjust.

•

Crossover Network

– Specify which frequencies will

be sent to the subwoofer (see

Crossover Network

below).

•

Fine Channel Level

– Make fine adjustments to the

overall balance of your speaker system (see

Fine

Channel Level

below).

•

Fine Channel Delay

– Make precise delay settings for

your speaker system (see

Fine Channel Delay

page 81).

•

Acoustic Cal EQ

– Measure the acoustic

characteristics of your room and make detailed

adjustments to the frequency balance of your

speaker system (see

Acoustic Calibration EQ

page 81 and

Professional Acoustic Calibration

page 84).

•

Bass Peak Level

– Prevent bass tones from distorting

the sound from your speakers (see

Bass Peak Level

page 86).

•

D-Range Control

– Specify the amount of dynamic

range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie

soundtracks (see

Dynamic Range Control

page 87).

6 Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

When you’re finished, you can select

Exit

, then press

ENTER

to go back to the System Setup menu.

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

RECEIVER

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup ]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign ]

[ 4. Function Rename ]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room ]

[ 7. 12V Trigger ]

[ Exit　　　　 ]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit

]

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

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Advanced setup

Crossover Network

• Default setting:

80Hz

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

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

Note

•For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see

Normal

surround setting

on page 51.

• You don’t need to set the crossover frequency if all

speakers are set to

LARGE

1 Select ‘Crossover Network’ from the Expert

setup menu.

2 Choose the frequency cutoff point.

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the

subwoofer (or

LARGE

speakers).

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting:

0dB

(all channels)

You can achieve better surround sound by properly

adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The

following setting can help you make detailed

adjustments that you may not achieve using the

Normal

surround setting

on page 51.

1Select ‘Fine Channel Level’ from the Expert setup

menu.

The volume increases to the

0dB

reference level.

Caution

• After pressing

ENTER

, loud test tones will be output.

2 Adjust the level of the left channel.

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.

3Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels

(

+/– 10dB

)

as necessary.

Use

/

(cursor up/down) to adjust the volume of the

speaker you selected to match the front left (reference)

speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same

volume, press

ENTER

to confirm and continue to the next

channel.

• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply

use

/

(cursor up/down) to select it.

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

50Hz

80Hz

100Hz

150Hz

200Hz

Exit

Crossover Network

Frequency [ ]

[ ]

(THX Speaker = 80Hz)

50Hz

80Hz

100Hz

150Hz

200Hz

Exit

Crossover Network

Frequency [ ]

[ ]

(THX Speaker = 80Hz)

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

Please Wait

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

Fine Channel Level

+10. 0

Left [ ]

Fine Channel Level

+10. 0

Right [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

Fine Channel Level

STD:Left +10. 0

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Advanced setup 11

Fine Channel Delay

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

Normal surround setting

on page 51.

1Select ‘Fine Channel Delay’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the

listening position.

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the

distance as necessary.

Use

/

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

speaker you selected to match the front left (reference)

speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker

distance from

0.5

feet.

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the

target channel. 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 and between your arm

span.

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up,

press

ENTER

to confirm and continue to the next

channel.

• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply

use

/

(cursor up/down) to select it.

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room

equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It

works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your

room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that

can color the original source material. You can also make

these settings manually to get a frequency balance that

suits your tastes. A more advanced setup is also

available, where you can make detailed settings

according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see

Professional Acoustic Calibration

on page 84). You should

have the mic connected when using any of the setup

options.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

If you have already completed

Automatically setting up for

surround sound

on page 12,

ALL CH ADJUST

and

FRONT

ALIGN

(below) should already be set. Therefore, if you

want to adjust your settings manually, you can skip to

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

below.

1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Select ‘EQ AUTO SETTING’ then select ‘Start’.

As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance

is adjusted automatically for the following settings:

•

ALL CH ADJUST

– All the speakers are set

individually so no special weighting is given to any

one channel.

•

FRONT ALIGN

– All speakers are set in accordance

with the front speaker settings.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

10.0ft

Fine Channel Delay

Left [ ]

Fine Channel Delay

STD:Left 25.0ft

Right [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

10.0ft

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

[ EQ AUTO SETTING ]

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST ]

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST ]

[ DATA COPY ]

[ DATA CHECK ]

[ Professional ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ EQ AUTO SETTING

Set microphone

Turn on subwoofer

[ Start ]

[ Cancel ]

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Advanced setup

!! Complete !!

is displayed on-screen after the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization is set. If you want to check the

settings, select

Check

. Select

after you have

finished checking each screen.

• If you want to copy these settings and adjust them

manually, select

Data Copy

. Go to step 3 of

Copying

your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

below.

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

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

page 12) 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

below for how to do this).

1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Select CUSTOM1 ADJUST or CUSTOM2 ADJUST.

3 Select which method you would like to use to

adjust the overall frequency balance.

It is best to choose whichever one you copied to the

custom setting in

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings

below.

•

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.

•

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 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to

your liking.

Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the

channel (and

ENTER

to select it).

Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the

frequency and

/

(cursor up/down) to boost or cut the

EQ. When you’re finished, the cursor automatically

moves to the next channel after you press

ENTER

• The front speakers can’t be adjusted if you selected

FRONT ALIGN

Tip

• Changing the frequency curve of one channel too

drastically will affect the overall balance. If the

speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or

lower channel levels using test tones with the

TRIM

feature. Use

/

(cursor up/down) to raise or lower

the channel level for the current speaker.

5 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

Select

Exit

again to confirm your custom settings and

return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

Note

• Note that five bands are available for adjustment

here, however six bands are measured and displayed

with the

Professional Acoustic Calibration

page 84(including the PC graphical output feature).

The 1kHz band acts as a reference setting (to ensure

optimal adjustment of the other frequency settings)

for a total of six band adjustment.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

[ EQ AUTO SETTING ]

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST ]

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST ]

[ DATA COPY ]

[ DATA CHECK ]

[ Professional ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

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Advanced setup 11

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration

EQ (see

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

above), we recommend copying the

ALL CH ADJUST

the

FRONT ALIGN

settings from the

Auto

setup above

(or from

Automatically setting up for surround sound

page 12) to one of the custom settings. Instead of just a

flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from

which to start.

1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Select ‘DATA COPY’ then press ENTER.

3 Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the setting you

want to copy.

• 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.

4 Select ‘Exit’ to copy and confirm.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration

EQ (see

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

above), we recommend copying the

ALL CH ADJUST

the

FRONT ALIGN

settings from the

Auto

setup above

(or from

Automatically setting up for surround sound

page 12) to one of the custom settings. Instead of just a

flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from

which to start.

1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Select ‘DATA CHECK’ then press ENTER.

3 Select the setting you want to check.

4 Select the channels you want, selecting ‘Exit’

when you’re finished checking each one.

5 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

[ EQ AUTO SETTING ]

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST ]

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST ]

[ DATA COPY ]

[ DATA CHECK ]

[ Professional ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

CUSTOM1

CUSTOM2

[ ]

EQ DATA COPY

ALL CH ADJUST

[ ]

NOT DATA COPY

[

Exit

]

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

[ EQ AUTO SETTING ]

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST ]

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST ]

[ DATA COPY ]

[ DATA CHECK ]

[ Professional ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

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Advanced setup

Professional Acoustic Calibration

This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room

reverberation by calibrating your system based on the

direct sound coming from the speakers. It can also

provide you with a graphical output of the frequency

response of your room.

Note

• Before setting up with Professional Acoustic

Calibration, you should finish calibrating using the

Auto Surround Setup on page 12.

How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration

If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant

in your listening room (i.e. it sounds ‘boomy’), or that

different channels seem to exhibit different reverb

characteristics, use the Auto Pro setup to calibrate the

room automatically. This should provide a more balanced

calibration than simply using the standard Acoustic

Calibration EQ.

If you still aren’t satisfied with the results, the manual

Advanced EQ Setup allows you to customize your system

calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be

displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software

available from Pioneer—see

Connecting a PC for

Advanced MCACC output

on page 73 for more on this).

How to interpret the graphical output

The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time

(in milliseconds) on the horizontal axis. A straight line

indicates a flat-response room (no reverb), whereas a

sloping line indicates the presence of reverberation when

outputting test tones. The sloping line will eventually

flatten out when the reverberant sound stabilizes (this

usually takes about 100ms or so).

By analyzing the graph, you should be able to see how

your room is responding to certain frequencies.

Differences in channel level and speaker distance are

taken into account automatically (compensation is

provided for comparison purposes), but the frequency

measurements are always shown without the

equalization performed by this receiver.

Note that due to an effect known as ‘group delay’, lower

frequencies will take longer to be generated than higher

frequencies (this is most obvious when comparing the

frequencies at 0ms). This initial slope is not a problem

(i.e. excessive reverb) with your listening room.

Setting Professional Acoustic Calibration

according to your room characteristics

Using the manual setup, you can set the time period at

which the frequency response is analyzed for calibration.

You can pinpoint the time that is best for calibration of

the system for your particular room characteristics.

The graph below shows the difference between standard

acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the

gray circles represent the point at which the microphone

captures the sound for frequency analysis).

As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it

is influenced by room characteristics, such as walls,

furniture, and the dimensions of the room. The sooner

the frequency analysis, the less it is influenced by the

room. We recommend an earlier time setting of 20–40ms

to compensate for two major factors that will influence

the sound of most rooms:

•

Reverberance of high vs. low frequencies

–

Depending on your room, you may find that lower

frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to

higher frequencies (i.e. your room sounds ‘boomy’).

This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the

measurement is done too late.

•

Reverb characteristics for different channels

–

Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for

each channel. Since this difference increases as the

sound is influenced by the various room

characteristics, it is often better to capture a

frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of

channel frequencies/sounds.

If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often

not necessary to make a 20–40ms setting. Later time

settings may provide a more detailed sound experience

with your speaker system. It is best to try and see what

works best for your particular room.

0 16080

Test tone

Time

(in msec.)

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro

calibration range

Standard Acoustic Cal.

EQ calibration range

0 16080

Low

frequencies

High

frequencies

Time

(in msec.)

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro

calibration range

Standard Acoustic Cal.

EQ calibration range

0 16080

Left

surround

Right

Surround

Time

(in msec.)

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro

calibration range

Standard Acoustic Cal.

EQ calibration range

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Note that changing the room (for example, moving

furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results.

In such cases, you should recalibrate your system.

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration

1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Select ‘Professional’.

3 Select a setup option.

•

Auto Pro.

– This is the recommended setup when

using the Professional Acoustic Calibration. If you

feel confident with a setup that’s more involved, you

can use an advanced setup below. With this setup,

the receiver automatically sets an early time period

(20–40 ms or 60–80 ms) for reverb measurement,

giving you a system calibration based on the direct

sound coming from the speakers. The frequency

balance for each channel is then adjusted to

minimize the effect of the room characteristics on the

overall sound.

•

Reverb Measurement

– Use this to measure the

reverb characteristics of your room for each channel

in select frequency ranges. Since this measurement

is also made in

Auto Pro

(above), there is no need to

do this again if you were satisfied with the results.

•

Reverb View

– You can check the reverb

measurements made for specified frequency ranges

in each channel.

•

PC Output

– See

Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output

on page 73 for more on this option.

•

Advanced EQ Setup

– Use this to select the time

period that will be used for frequency adjustment and

calibration, based on the reverb measurement of

your listening area. Note that this advanced setup is

not necessary if you’re satisfied with the results of

Automatically setting up for surround sound

page 12 or

Auto Pro

above (your previous settings

will be altered with this setup).

4If you selected ‘Auto Pro.’, select ‘Start’ and press

ENTER.

!! Complete !!

is displayed on-screen after the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization is set. Select

Exit

to return to the

Professional Acoustic Calibration menu.

5 If you selected ‘Reverb Measurement’, select

‘Start’ and press ENTER.

!! Complete !!

is displayed on screen when the reverb

measurement is finished (this may take 2–6 minutes).

After selecting

Exit

, you can select

Reverb View

to see

the results on-screen. See

Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output

on page 73 for more on setting up your

computer for the graphical output.

6 If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you can use the

cursor buttons (buttons) to check the reverb

characteristics for each channel. Select ‘Exit’ when

you’re done.

Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons (and

ENTER

) to

select the channel and the frequency you want to check.

Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate

decibels in 2dB steps.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ ]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

[ EQ AUTO SETTING ]

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST ]

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST ]

[ DATA COPY ]

[ DATA CHECK ]

[ Professional ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Auto Pro. ]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ PC Output ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

[ Auto Pro. ]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ PC Output ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro. Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Auto Pro.

• Set microphone

• Turn on subwoofer

[ Start ]

[ Cancel ]

[ Auto Pro. ]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ PC Output ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro. Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Reverb

• Set microphone

• Turn on subwoofer

[ Start ]

[ Cancel ]

[ Auto Pro. ]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ PC Output ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro. Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Reverb Vew

[ L ]

[ 63Hz ]

[ Exit ]

0 80 160ms

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Advanced setup

• If

No Data

is displayed, you will need to make a

reverb measurement using the Auto Pro or Reverb

Measurement setup option.

7 If you selected ‘Advanced EQ Setup’, input the

time setting you want to use for calibration, then

select ‘Start’.

After checking on the reverb measurement above, you

may want to manually choose the time period that will be

used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration.

Even though you can make this setting without reverb

measurement, it is best to use the measurement results

as a reference for your time setting. For an optimal

system calibration based on the direct sound coming

from the speakers, we recommend using the

20–40ms

setting.

• If

No Data

is displayed, you will need to make a

reverb measurement using the Auto Pro or Reverb

Measurement setup option.

Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the

channel, frequency, and time setting. Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to switch between them.

You can switch between your connected speakers

(excluding the subwoofer), and display the

measurements for the following frequencies: 63Hz, 125

Hz, 250Hz, 1kHz, 4kHz and 11.3kHz.

• Note that six bands are available for measurement

and analysis here, but you will only be able to set five

bands when using

Acoustic Calibration EQ

page 81. The 1kHz band acts as a reference setting

(to ensure optimal adjustment of the other frequency

settings) for a total of six band adjustment.

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.

When you’re finished, select

Start

. It will take about 2–11

minutes for the calibration to finish.

!! Complete !!

is displayed on-screen after the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization is set. If you want to check the

settings, select

Check

and press

ENTER

. If you want to

finish, select

Exit

to exit each screen.

Bass Peak Level

Some audio sources (for example, Dolby Digital and DTS)

include ultra-low bass tones. Set the bass limiter as

needed to prevent the bass from distorting the sound

from the subwoofer.

1 Select ‘Bass Peak Level’ from the Expert setup

menu.

The current setting is displayed.

• When

[OFF]

is displayed the attenuator is off (bass

output is not affected).

Important

• When

[-80]

is displayed, no bass is output.

2 Select a setup option.

•

Setting Start

– The volume is set to -80dB, a test tone

plays back and you make the setting.

•

Setting Cancel

– Switches limiting off.

3 If you selected ‘Setting Start’, use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to adjust the test tone and

specify the bass peak level then press ENTER.

Set the bass peak level gradually, then press

ENTER

the point just before the tone starts to distort. When

you’re finished, the display on the receiver will show

RESUME

and the volume will return to its original

position.

• Press

RETURN

at any time to exit without setting the

bass peak level.

• If your subwoofer has an Auto Sleep feature, make

sure the subwoofer is active (not in standby).

[ Auto Pro. ]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View ]

[ PC Output ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro. Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

[ L ]

[ 63Hz ]

[ 20–40ms ]

[ Start ]

[ Exit ]

0 80 160ms

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

Bass Peak Level

[ Setting Start ]

[ Setting Cancel ]

[ Exit ]

Present Level [OFF]

Bass Peak Level

[ Setting Start ]

[ Setting Cancel ]

[ Exit ]

Please Wait

Bass Peak Level

[Setting OK ]

Bass Peak Level

[–80]

Bring up the Bass

Peak Level To

a comfortable Volume

(–80=no sound)

Bass Peak Level

[ Setting Start ]

[ Setting Cancel ]

[ Exit ]

Present Level [-30]

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Advanced setup 11

• If the

YES

PLUS

setting on the subwoofer is

selected (in

Speaker Setting

on page 51), the test tone

will only play back from the subwoofer. If not, the test

tone will play back from the front and surround

speakers set to

LARGE

4 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Dynamic Range Control

• 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 Select ‘D-Range Control’ from the Expert setup

menu.

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

OFF

– No dynamic range adjustment (use when

listening at higher volume).

•

MID

– Mid setting.

•

MAX

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are

reduced in volume while quieter sounds are

increased)

3 When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Tip

• For general dynamic range control, you can use the

Midnight listening mode (see

Using Midnight and

Loudness listening

on page 45) on a variety of

sources that are not Dolby Digital or DTS encoded.

Expert

[ Crossover Network ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[ Bass Peak Level ]

[ D-Range Control ]

[ Exit ]

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode [ OFF ]

dts [

MID

]

[

MAX

]

[

Exit

]

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode [ OFF ]

dts [

MID

]

[

MAX

]

[

Exit

]

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Additional information

Chapter 12

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 Cause Remedy

The power does not turn on. • The power plug is disconnected. • Connect the power plug to the wall outlet.

• The protection circuit may have been

activated. • Disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and insert

again.

• Something is obstructing the rear panel

ventilation device. • Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company.

The receiver suddenly switches

off. • The speaker wires are frayed or sticking out

of the jack, and are touching the back of the

receiver or another set of wires.

• Reinsert the speaker wires, making sure there are no

stray strands of wire and that they are inserted fully.

• The receiver has a serious problem. • Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company.

During loud playback the power

suddenly switches off. • The protection circuit has been activated

because the lowest actual impedance of the

speakers (as opposed to the speakers rated

impedance) is dangerously low.

• Turn down the volume.

• When it’s convenient, go to

Acoustic Calibration EQ

page 81 and lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels

using the manual setting.

• Turning the digital safety feature on may allow you to

turn up the volume a little more. To switch between

SAFETY ON

and

SAFETY OFF

, put the receiver into

standby, then press the



STANDBY/ON

button while

holding down the

MULTI JOG CONTROL SET UP

button

on the front panel.

The unit does not respond when

the buttons are pressed. • Static electricity caused by dry air. • Switch the unit off, then on again.

• Disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and insert

again.

AMP ERR

blinks in the display,

then the power automatically

switches off.

• The receiver has a serious problem. • After about a minute (you won’t be able to switch the

unit on during this time), switch the receiver back on. If

the message persists, call a Pioneer authorized

independent service company.

FAN STOP

blinks in the display,

then the power automatically

switches off.

• Something is obstructing the fan. • Remove the obstruction and try switching the receiver

back on. If the 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

and no sound is output. • The internal temperature of the unit has

become too high. • After allowing the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated

place, try switching the receiver back on. Make sure you

follow the guidelines for improving heat dispersal in

Ventilation

on page 7.

THDCT NG

blinks in the display

and the unit turns off. • The thermistor (temperature sensor) is

broken. • Turn the receiver off, unplug from wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company to look at the

problem.

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No sound

Symptom Cause Remedy

No sound is output when an

input source is selected. • Improper connections. • Make sure you have properly connected the component

to the corresponding input on the back of the receiver

(see

Connecting your equipment

on page 15).

• Sound is muted or the volume is turned

down. • Press

MUTE

or adjust the volume accordingly.

• Speakers are turned off or selected

improperly with the

SPEAKERS

switch. • Press

SPEAKERS

to select the proper speaker set (see

Switching the speaker system

on page 67).

• The input signal type is incorrect. • Press

SIGNAL SELECT

to select the proper input signal

(see

Selecting the input signal type

on page 42).

• The multichannel analog inputs are

selected. • Press

MULTI CH INPUT

again (see

Using the

multichannel analog inputs

on page 41).

No sound output from the front

speakers. • The front speakers aren’t connected

properly. • See

Installing your speaker system

on page 28 to

connect them properly.

No sound from the surround or

center speakers. • Speaker settings are incorrect. (for

example, they have been set to

). • Check you speaker settings in

Speaker Setting

page 51.

• The surround and/or center levels are

turned down. • Check the levels in

Channel Level

on page 52.

• The surround and/or center speakers aren’t

connected properly. • Check

Installing your speaker system

on page 28 to

make sure the speakers are connected correctly.

• The

STEREO

listening mode has been

selected. • Choose a surround listening mode (see

Listening in

surround sound

on page 37).

No sound from surround back

speakers. • Surround back speakers are set to

.• Set the surround back speakers to

LARGE

SMALL

(see

Speaker Setting

on page 51).

• The

SB CH

mode is switched off

• Set the surround back channel to

SB CH ON

(see

page 43).

• The source is not a 6.1 channel playback

source. • Choose an advanced effect listening mode (see

Listening in surround sound

on page 37).

• The surround back speakers aren’t

connected properly. • Check

Installing your speaker system

on page 28 to

make sure the speakers are connected correctly.

• The surround back channel is on the 1

speaker setting, and your speaker is

connected to the right channel output.

• Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel

output (

Installing your speaker system

on page 28).

• The

SB CH MODE

is switched to

AUTO

and

the Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software

you’re playing has no ﬂag to indicate it is 6.1

compatible.

• You can still listen with surround back sound by setting

the surround back channel to

SB CH ON

(page 43).

No sound from subwoofer. • The bass attenuator is set too low (for

example, the

-80

setting). • See

Bass Peak Level

on page 86 to adjust the setting.

• The subwoofer isn’t connected properly, or

it is switched off. • Connect or switch on the subwoofer (see

Installing your

speaker system

on page 28).

• Make sure the sleep function on your subwoofer isn’t

activated.

• The subwoofer's settings are incorrect. • Set the subwoofer (see

Speaker Setting

on page 51) to

YES

PLUS

• The crossover frequency is set too low. • Set the crossover frequency to a (higher) frequency that

matches your speaker characteristics (see

Crossover

Network

on page 80)

• There is very little low frequency information

in your source. • Change your subwoofer setting to one of the following in

the

Speaker Setting

on page 51:

Front:

SMALL

/ Subwoofer:

YES

Front:

LARGE

/ Subwoofer:

PLUS

• The subwoofer's levels are too low. • See

Channel Level

on page 52 to check the speaker

levels.

• Check the volume control on the subwoofer to make

sure it is turned up.

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