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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-D2011-S

VSX-D2011-G

Operating Instructions

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.

Installing the Receiver

VENTILATION: When installing this unit,

make sure to leave space around the unit for

ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 60

cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 30 cm at each side).

WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable

operation of the product and to protect it from

overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings

should never be blocked and covered with items,

such as newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.

Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet,

bed, sofa, or fabric having a thick pile. H040 En

NOTE:

THE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS COMPARTMENT WARNING IS LOCATED ON THE APPLIANCE BONNET

Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity:

+5°C – +35°C (+41°F – +95°F); less than 85%RH

(cooling vents not blocked)

Do not install in the following locations

• Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong

artificial light

• Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly

ventilated location H045 En

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTOR

SWITCHES (multi-voltage

model only)

Only multi-voltage model is provided with these

switches. Mains voltages in Saudi Arabia are 127

V and 220 V only. Never use this model with the

110 V setting in Saudi Arabia.

Only multi-voltage model is provided with

this(these) switch(switches).

European models are not pro-vided with these

switches.

The line voltage selector switches are on the rear

panel. Check that they are set properly before

plugging the power cord into the household wall

socket. If the voltage is not properly set or if you

move to an area where the voltage requirements

differ, adjust the selector switches as follows.

1. Use a medium-size screwdriver.

2. First, insert the screwdriver in the groove of the

larger voltage selector, and adjust so that the tip

of the groove points to the voltage value of your

area.

3. Next, insert the screwdriver in the groove of the

amaller voltage selector and adjust until the

voltage is the same as at the larger one.

CAUTION 220 V

Power source voltage is factory adjusted 220 volts. If

your

area is different, change voltage selectors settings.

220V

230-240V

110V

120-127V

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS

110V

120−127V

230

240V

220V

[For European model]

Table of Contents

Features ................................................. 6

Before You Start .................................... 7

Checking the Supplied Accessories ........................... 7

Preparing the Remote Control .................................... 7

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

Remote Control Battery Indicator ......................... 7

Operating range of remote control unit ............... 8

Installing the Receiver ................................................. 8

Opening the Front Panel ............................................. 8

Switching video system between PAL and NTSC (if

necessary) ...........................................................................

Easy Setup Guide Part 1 ....................... 9

Home Theater: The Basics .......................................... 9

1) Your Home System ............................................ 9

2) The Source Material ........................................... 9

3) The Listening Modes .......................................... 9

Conclusion .............................................................. 9

1Hooking Up Your DVD Player & TV ..................... 10

Digital Connections .............................................. 10

2Speaker Connections ........................................... 11

3Setting up the Main Unit ...................................... 12

4Assigning the Digital Inputs ................................ 12

Easy Setup Guide Part 2 ..................... 13

1Auto Surround Sound Setup ............................... 13

2Playing a DVD with Surround Sound ................. 15

Connecting Your Equipment .............. 16

Connecting your TV ................................................... 16

Component Video Input Default Settings ........... 16

Connecting Video Components ................................ 17

Connecting a DVD player ..................................... 17

Connecting VCRs or DVRs ................................... 18

Connecting a Video Component

to the Front Panel ................................................. 18

Connecting Satellite TV(SAT) Components........ 19

Connecting Analog Audio Components .................. 20

Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs

(DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD (SACD) compatible

player) ......................................................................

Connecting Digital Audio Components ................... 22

Digital Input Default Settings .............................. 23

Connecting the Radio Antennas ............................... 24

Using outdoor antennas ...................................... 24

Connecting Speakers ................................................. 25

Speaker impedance .............................................. 26

Placing Your Speakers ............................................... 27

Speaker placement ............................................... 27

AC Power Cord ........................................................... 27

AC Outlet [switched 100W max]

(European model only).............................................. 27

Displays & Controls ............................ 28

Front Panel ................................................................. 28

Remote Control .......................................................... 30

Display ........................................................................ 33

Back Panel .................................................................. 34

Setting Up for Surround Sound ........ 36

SURRBACK SYSTEM (Surround Back System) ...... 37

QUICK setup ............................................................... 38

NORMAL setup .......................................................... 39

SPEAKER SETTING .............................................. 40

CHANNEL LEVEL (channel balance) ................... 42

CHANNEL DELAY ................................................. 43

Basic Operation ................................... 44

Stereo and Multichannel Playback ........................... 44

Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input ......... 45

Listening Modes ........................................................ 46

STEREO modes ..................................................... 46

MOVIE modes (SURROUND mode) .................... 47

MUSIC modes (SURROUND mode) .................... 48

Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode ........... 49

Adding/Adjusting the Effect in

Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode ........................... 49

Listening with ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ .......... 50

Reducing Noise During Playback

(DIGITAL NR Function) .............................................. 50

Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode ................................... 51

Listening in LOUDNESS Mode ................................. 51

Adjusting Bass and Treble (TONE CONTROL) ........ 52

Listening in HI-BIT/SAMPLING mode ...................... 53

DVD-Audio/MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback .............. 53

SB CH MODE button .................................................. 54

SB CH MODE ......................................................... 54

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode ..................... 54

DUAL MONO setting and Playback .......................... 55

Using Headphones .................................................... 55

Video Select ............................................................... 56

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display

(DIMMER) ................................................................... 56

Using the Tuner ................................... 57

Automatic and Manual Tuning ................................. 57

MPX Mode ............................................................ 57

RF ATT Mode (European model only) ................ 57

Channel Step Setting (multi-voltage model only) ... 58

To Change Channel Steps

(multi-voltage model only) .................................. 58

Direct Access Tuning ................................................. 58

Memorizing Frequently Used Stations .................... 59

Naming Memorized Stations .................................... 60

Recalling Memorized Stations .................................. 61

PREPARATION PREPARATION EXPERT

EASY SETUP GUIDE

SURROUND SETUP BASIC

Table of Contents

An introduction to RDS (European model only) ..... 62

Using the RDS display ......................................... 62

Searching for RDS programs

(European model only) .............................................. 63

Basics of EON (Enhanced Other Network

information) (European model only) ....................... 64

Using EON (European model only) .......................... 64

Clearing all stations from

the RDS or EON search (European model only) ..... 65

Remote Control of Other

Components ........................................ 66

Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other

Components ............................................................... 66

Recalling Settings Stored in the

Remote Control ..................................................... 66

Programming Signals from Other Remote

Controls (LEARNING Mode) ................................ 68

Using Remote Control with Other Components ..... 70

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

Deck operations .................................................... 70

Cable TV/Satellite TV/ Digital TV/ TV operations

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

Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION ........................... 72

Using Other Functions........................ 73

Recording from Audio/Video Components ............. 73

SECOND ZONE (Speaker System B)

/FRONT BI-AMP Setup ............................................... 74

Stereo playback in another room

(SECOND ZONE) ................................................... 74

Bi-amping the front speakers

(FRONT BI-AMP) ................................................... 74

A/B Speaker Button .............................................. 75

Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection .... 76

Connecting Additional Amplifiers ............................ 78

The PIONEER SR System: Operating other PIONEER

components ............................................................... 79

Multi Operations ........................................................ 80

Performing multi operations ............................... 81

SYSTEM OFF .............................................................. 82

Using SYSTEM OFF .............................................. 83

Editing Remote Control Display Names .................. 84

Editing Buttons Names (KEY LABEL) ....................... 85

Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control ............. 86

Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input .. 87

Resetting the Main Unit ............................................ 88

Fine Tuning Your System ................... 89

Other System Settings .............................................. 89

THX CINEMA Setup ................................................... 90

Assigning the Digital Inputs ...................................... 91

Assigning the Component Video Inputs .................. 92

FUNCTION RENAME ................................................. 93

PHONO/LINE Setup ................................................... 94

Expert Setup ............................................................... 95

CROSSOVER NETWORK ...................................... 96

FINE CHANNEL LEVEL ......................................... 97

FINE CHANNEL DELAY ........................................ 98

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ ............................................... 99

BASS PEAK LEVEL ............................................. 102

DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL ............................ 103

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving... 104

Dolby ......................................................................... 104

Dolby Digital ....................................................... 104

Dolby Pro Logic II ............................................... 104

Dolby Digital Surround EX ................................ 105

DTS ........................................................................... 105

DTS ...................................................................... 105

DTS-ES ................................................................ 105

DTS Neo:6 ........................................................... 105

DTS 96/24 ............................................................ 105

THX ........................................................................... 106

Schemata of Setup Screens .................................... 107

Speaker Placement Information ............................. 108

Troubleshooting ....................................................... 110

Preset Code Brands ................................................. 115

Specifications (European model) ........................... 117

Specifications (multi-voltage model) ...................... 118

Features

High Quality, Balanced Multichannel Design

The VSX-D2011 receiver is constructed with Pioneer’s industry-leading advanced and well balanced

multichannel Featuresconcept. This means it is designed to reproduce music and movie soundtracks as close as

possible to the intentions of the producer during mastering. The receiver uses a revolutionary 3-D Frame

Construction technique and a Symmetrical Power Train Design, with high-performance Advanced Direct Energy

MOS-FET output devices, generating 100 watts of power for 7 independent channels.

Multichannel Acoustic Calibration EQ System (MCACC)

In order to make setting up as easy as possible for users we have created the MCACC system. This unique and

convenient way of getting good surround sound from the receiver makes trouble-free set up a snap. With the

microphone plugged into the front panel the MCACC system creates a monitoring environment to establish the

parameters of the sound for the specific room you are using. The MCACC system adjusts the parameters to

establish excellent surround sound effects and offer you the best in home theater for the minimum of effort.

Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24 and the Latest Audio and Video

Formats

The VSX-D2011 is equipped with Dolby Digital EX decoding, the very latest Dolby Digital contribution to home

theater with surround back speakers in addition to surround speakers. These additional speakers make home

theater even more realistic and powerful. Naturally, you can also play all existing audio formats, including the

recently developed Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS-ES Extended Surround formats on the VSX-D2011 as well. On

the video side, the component video output is fully compatible with high definition, progressive-scan digital

video (720p).

Universal Player Compatibility (DVD Audio/Super

Audio CD [SACD]

)

This receiver incorporates the latest technology and is able to handle cutting edge audio formats, like DVD Audio

and Super Audio CD (SACD) which are just hitting the market. Its high compatibility offers a variety of inputs to

decode all types of sources at the highest possible quality. The receiver’s multichannel input connections lets you

hook up eight discrete channels of audio.

USB Audio Hooks ups

The USB Audio port is a future-oriented connector that allows you to hook a USB-compatible PC to the receiver.

Audio Scaler (HI BIT/HI SAMPLING)

This new technology enables the user to hear CD and DVD, as well as other soundtracks at a wider dynamic

range, allowing for finer audio reproduction. This Audio Scaler approximates the audio of high end formats just

becoming available now.

LCD Illuminated Remote Control

This self-illuminating remote control simplifies operation even in a darkened home theater room. Preset codes

for other equipment and a learning function make it possible to use the remote control to operate products from

other manufacturers. The full range of receiver functions can be controlled using the remote.

The Energy-saving Design

The European model is designed to use 0.7 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode, while the multi-

voltage model is designed to use 0.9 W.

"DTS", "DTS-ES Extended Surround" and "Neo:6" are

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Lucasfilm and THX are trademarks or registered

trademarks of Lucasfilm, Ltd. & TM. Surround EX

is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby

Laboratories, and is a trademark of Dolby

authorization.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Surround EX” and double-D

symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

PREPARATIONPREPARATION PREPARATION

Before You Start

Checking the Supplied Accessories

Please check that you have received all of the following supplied accessories.

CAUTION!

Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions.

•Never use new and old batteries together.

•Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case.

•Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages. Do not use different batteries together.

•When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution’s

rules that apply in your country or area.

“AA” IEC LR6

batteries x 4

FM Wire AntennaAM Loop Antenna

Remote Control Unit

Operating

Instructions

Microphone for Auto

Surround Sound Setup

123

“AA” IEC LR6

batteries x 4

Remote Control Battery Indicator

When the batteries get too weak to operate the remote control

properly an indicator warning screen will appear on the remote.

Change the batteries as shown above. This must be done within

five minutes or all your remote control settings will be cleared.

OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

Preparing the Remote Control

Loading the batteries

Load the batteries into the remote control as shown below. Please use alkaline batteries. When you notice a

decrease in the operating range, replace all batteries with new ones.

Microphone Stand for Auto

Surround Sound Setup

SETUP

Shows when the batteries are getting weak

AC Power Cord x 2

(multi-voltage model only)

Multi-voltage model has two power cords. These accessories will be different depending on the

country of purchase. Please use the correct cord for your country.

memo

Before You Start

Installing the Receiver

Opening the Front Panel

To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel

with your finger.

Operating range of remote control unit

The area in which you can use the remote control to operate the VSX-D2011 is fairly large. To use, point the

remote control toward the remote sensor on the front panel of this unit while within the range shown below.

Remote control may not function properly if:

•There are obstacles between the remote control and

the remote sensor.

•Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the

remote sensor.

•The receiver located near a device emitting infrared

rays.

•Operated simultaneously with another remote control

which uses infrared rays.

OFF

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

AXD7290

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM AMP

DVD/LD

TVSAT

TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2VIDEO

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNERAMP

INPUT ATT

LOUDNESS

SPEAKER A/B

VIDEO SEL

SIGNAL SEL

TAPE 2

DIRECT ACCESSDISP MODE

–+

10DISC

EFFECT/CH SELL

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

101112

SYSTEM SETUP

REMOTE SETUP

STATUS

MPX

GUIDE

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

SURROUNDLISTENING

MODE

–

CHANNEL

–

RF ATT

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

EXTRA MENU

BAND

CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOLVOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

DIGITAL

STEREO

/DIRECT

THXMUTE

STANDARD

LISTENING

CH SELECT

MULTI CH

INPUT

ACOUSTIC

CAL

ADVANCED

CONCERT

ADVANCED

CINEMA

(DVD-A/SACD)

LIGHT

SETUP

CAUTION!

•Do not cover this unit in any way, for exam-

ple with a sheet or piece of cloth. This would

prevent proper heat dispersal.

•Do not any place object directly on top of this

unit. This also would prevent proper heat

dispersal.

Switching video system between PAL and NTSC (if necessary)

This receiver is able to use two types of video systems for its OSD (on screen display) either PAL or NTSC. If

you don't match the system on the amplifier with your home system no OSD will appear on your TV. The default

setting is PAL. If you use this system you don't need to make any settings here. People with multi-system TVs

don’t need to worry about changing the setting either. If necessary, follow the instructions below to switch the

type of video system.

1 Put the receiver in the STANDBY mode.

2While holding down the TONE + button

press the STANDBY/ON button.

The video system type will change depending on the state

the receiver was previously in. The new type, either PAL or

NTSC, will appear in the display. It will be shown for about

seven seconds and then the receiver returns to normal

operating mode.

To change the video system type again repeat steps 1 and 2.

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION T

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

EASY SETUP GUIDE

Easy Setup Guide Part1

Home Theater: The Basics

Most consumers are used to using stereo equipment to listen to music but many people are not used to home theater

systems that give you many more options when listening to soundtracks. In fact, home theater is not really

complicated and this little guide should give you an understanding of the basics. Home theater refers to the use of

multiple audio tracks combined with multiple speakers to create a surround sound effect.

There are three different factors involved in getting surround sound. Each contribute to what kind of sound you get.

These factors are:

1) The equipment you are using for your home theater setup. Particularly important is the number of speakers you are

using. We call this your speaker configuration.

2) The source material you are using. This is the actual product (like a DVD) or broadcast (like cable TV) you are listening

to/watching. We call this the source.

3) The last factor is the listening mode you choose on the VSX-D2011 receiver. These are explained below and in

subsequent chapters but most likely the PRO LOGIC II MOVIE for moves and the PRO LOGIC II MUSIC for music will

be fine.

Let's start with the home theater setup you have in your home.

1) Your Home System

The heart of your system is the VSX-D2011 receiver and it is very flexible in getting you theater-like surround sound.

You can use this receiver with anywhere from two to seven speakers (front left, front right, center, surround left and

right, and surround back left and right) and a subwoofer to get home theater surround sound. We recommend you use

seven speakers and a subwoofer. If this is not possible follow the instructions in "Auto Surround Setup" in the "Easy

Setup Guide Part 2" and you will still be able to get good surround sound. Also, a DVD player is essential for home

theater and you can also hook up satellite or cable TV tuner to this receiver and get a more home theater-like sound

from these sources.

2) The Source Material

DVDs have become the basic source material for home theater because they are convenient to use and offer excellent

sound and picture quality as well as allow users to enjoy home theater soundtracks with more than two channels of

audio. For example, Dolby Pro Logic plays back four channels (front left, front right, center and a single channel for both

surround speakers), Dolby Digital and DTS sources usually have six discrete channels (front left, front right, center,

surround left and right and a channel that powers the subwoofer) of sound. Since the subwoofer channel is only for

bass sounds it is expressed as .1 of a channel and this multichannel setup has been named 5.1 channel sound.

It is important you consult the manual that came with your DVD player as well to make sure the player is outputting a

surround soundtrack and all the other settings are appropriate for your home theater.

3) The Listening Modes

This receiver has many different listening modes and they are designed to cover all the speaker configurations and

types of sources you might be using. In general, the PRO LOGIC II MOVIE listening mode is the easiest way to get

realistic surround sound for movies. For music the basic listening mode for music is PRO LOGIC II MUSIC.

To listen to music in stereo simply choose the STEREO listening mode. Other possibilities (like listening to a stereo CD

with all seven speakers or taking a stereo source and getting multichannel home theater-like sound) are explained in

listening modes (pages 46–48).

Conclusion

These are the three basic factors that contribute to your home theater sound. The easiest thing is to hook up seven

speakers and a subwoofer and simply play your DVDs with PRO LOGIC II MOVIE listening mode. This will give you

realistic and enjoyable home theater sound. First hook up your equipment, like your DVD player, TV and speakers. Then

follow the Easy Setup Guide instructions to set up your system for surround sound. It is very important you do one of

the surround sound setups to get optimal sound from your receiver.

For more details on any of the information presented here check the main section of the manual.

PREPARATION

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Easy Setup Guide Part1

1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player & TV

In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks, which are at the heart of home theater, you need to hook up your

DVD player with digital audio connections. You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection, you don’t

need to do both. The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some DVD players only

have one type of digital terminal you need to figure out which yours has and hook it up to the appropriate

terminal on the receiver. In order to do this you will need the proper cable. For coaxial connections you can use a

regular RCA video cord or the specially-made coaxial cords, they have the same type of plugs. For optical

connections you will need a special optical cable which you can buy at your local stereo store. For more

information on cords and cables see page 23. You should also hook up your DVD player with analog audio

connections. Use regular RCA stereo cords for these connections. Also hook up the video connection on your

DVD player, and your TV to this receiver. For your TV it's easiest to use a regular composite (RCA) video cord, as

shown below. It is important that you hook up your TV (or monitor) in order to see a video image as well as the

on screen displays (OSDs) shown by this receiver (for more on this see page16).

Digital Connections

Some DVD players have both coaxial and optical terminals, but there is no need to connect both. If your DVD

player has a coaxial terminal (not a PCM-only output) for the audio out hook it up using this terminal. Follow the

diagram below. This is the best scenario, as you will be able to follow the default settings of this receiver and

won't need to assign the digital inputs (you should use DIGITAL IN 3).

If your DVD player only has an optical terminal for the audio output you can hook it up using one of the DIGITAL

IN terminals between 1-2 (for example, DIGITAL IN 2). In this case, you will need to assign the digital input

(which means tell the receiver which input you used for your DVD digital audio). See page 12 for this.

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

DVD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO

ANALOG

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

RL RRLL

FRONT

CENTERSURROUND SURROUND

BACK

AC OUTLET

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

VIDEO INPUT

DVD/

VIDEO S VIDEO

RCA video cord

RCA video cord RCA stereo cord

coaxial cord

optical cord

MONITOR OUT 1

(not a PCM-only

output)

You only need to make

one DIGITAL connection.

EASY SETUP GUIDE

Easy Setup Guide Part1

2 Speaker Connections

Home theater is designed to be setup with five, or seven speakers (front left & right; center; surround left &

right; and, optimally, surround back left & right) and a subwoofer, but you can use this receiver with fewer

speakers. Hook up the speakers you have to the A speaker terminals on the back of the receiver. If you only

have two speakers hook them up as FRONT. If you have three hook up the single speaker as CENTER. Follow

the diagram below in order to hook up all your speakers. A center speaker is very important for watching films

because in digital soundtracks the dialog comes from the center speaker. If you do not have a center speaker

you must tell the receiver the center channel is off or when you listen to digital soundtracks you won't hear any

dialog. This can be done automatically by following the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP instructions from

page 13 in this Easy Setup Guide.

If possible, use surround back speakers. These speakers are important to take full advantage of all the sound

channels on new, eight channel home theater DVDs. The diagram below also explains how to hook up a

subwoofer which provides realistic bass sounds. For the subwoofer use a mono (single plug) RCA cord and for

the other speakers use regular speaker cords. See pages 108–109 for advice on speaker placement.

Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal.

Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

RL R RLL

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SWITCHED 100W MAX

SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

AC OUTLET

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

SPEAKERS

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

Åı

INPUT

Powered

subwoofer

Front

speaker

(Left)

Front

speaker

(Right)

TV/monitor

Center

speaker

Surround back

speaker (Right)

Surround back

speaker (Left)

Surround

speaker

(Left) Surround

speaker

(Right)

7 Speaker terminals

1Twist exposed wire

strands together

tightly.

2Loosen speaker terminal

and insert exposed wire.

10mm

•We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Ω-16 Ω, but you can change the

speaker impedance setting of the receiver (see page 26).

• If you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal.

• If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer

has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer.

• When you attached your speaker wire to the speaker terminal make sure that not even one strand

of wire touches the back of the receiver. If this happens it could short out the receiver.

memo

3Tighten

terminal.

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STAT ON

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

STAT ON

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF C ASS

SETUP

2,7 3-6

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press the RECEIVER button on the

remote control.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

The SYSTEM SETUP menu appears on your TV (if

it doesn't, refer to page 10 to make sure you have

properly connected the receiver to your TV).

Looking at the on-screen display on

your TV, use the 5∞ buttons to

select INPUT ASSIGN. Press the

ENTER button.

DIGITAL IN-SELECT should be

selected, if not use the 5∞ buttons

to select it. Press the ENTER

button.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

DIGITAL-2 and press ENTER.

The default setting for the DIGITAL-2 jack is CD-R.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select DVD/

LD and press ENTER.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

The receiver exits the setup process.

4 Assigning the Digital Inputs

This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD player to DIGITAL IN 3 using a coaxial cable but

rather connected it to one of the optical digital inputs. The following example shows how to assign the

DIGITAL IN 2 jack to DVD. Use the arrow buttons (5∞) and the ENTER button on the remote control to

navigate the on-screen display (OSD) on your TV. Conversely, you can use the MULIT JOG dial and ENTER

button, and look at the display, on the Front Panel.

Digital-In Select

Digital-1 [ TV/SAT ]

Digital-2 [DVD/LD]

Digital-3 [ OFF ]

Digital-4 [ CD ]

[Exit]

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[ Exit

]

3.Input Assign

[ Digital-In Select ]

[ Component-In Select ]

[Exit]

3 Setting up the Main Unit

1 Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet.

2 Press the –OFF-ON button to put the receiver in ON mode.

3 Press the STANDBY/ON button to switch the receiver ON.

Digital-In Select

Digital-1 [ TV/SAT ]

Digital-2 [ CD-R ]

Digital-3 [DVD/LD]

Digital-4 [ CD ]

[Exit]

Easy Setup Guide Part1

EASY SETUP GUIDE

Easy Setup Guide Part2

Hook up the microphone to the

SETUP MIC jack on the Front Panel.

Place the microphone at your

normal listening position.

Use a table, chair or something else to put the

microphone at the same height as you usually

listen to your system from.

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Make sure your TV is set to this receiver as you

will use the on-screen displays (OSDs) on your TV

to follow these instructions.

If you have a subwoofer turn it on.

Press the RECEIVER button on the

remote control.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button

and use the on-screen display

(OSD) that appears on your TV.

The arrow should be pointing at

SURROUND SETUP, press ENTER.

1 AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP

If setting up your surround sound speakers seems like it's going to be an involved task you only need to

use this quick, automatic method, known as the MCACC system, to achieve good surround sound. You'll

need to hook up the microphone so that the receiver can hear and judge the distance, size, sound

character and sound pressure level of the speakers and thus know what settings to make.

First turn the volume down, then plug the microphone into the SETUP MIC jack on the front panel of the

receiver and put the microphone into its stand. If you have a tripod you can affix the mic stand to it.

Follow the step-by-step guide to setting up your surround sound below. This will customize the surround

sound for your listening environment. If you want to personalize your surround sound setups by making

the settings manually go to "Setting up for Surround Sound" (starting on page 36) and "Expert setup"

(starting on page 95). Make sure all the components you need, especially speakers, have been properly

connected before you do the steps described here. Use the arrow buttons (5∞) and the ENTER button on

the remote control to navigate the on-screen display (OSD) on your TV. Conversely, you can use the

MULTI JOG dial and ENTER button, and look at the display, on the Front Panel.

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUN NG

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUN NG

SUB TITLE

BAND

SETUP

67-13

Center Speaker

Surround Speaker (L)

Surround Back Speaker (L)

Surround Back

Speaker (R)

Surround Speaker (R)

Front Speaker (R)

Front Speaker (L)

Subwoofer

Listening Position

microphone microphone

stand

System Setup

[1. Surround Setup

[2. THX CINEMA Setup

[3. Input Assign

[4. Function Rename

[5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[Exit

]

Easy Setup Guide Part2

Select AUTO SETTING with the 5∞

buttons and press ENTER.

Some auto setup instructions will be

listed, make sure to follow them.

Make sure you have: hooked up the microphone and moved

obstacles to the speakers out of the way. If you have a

subwoofer make sure it is turned on and has the volume

turned up.

WARNING: The test tones are very loud!! Make sure there

are no infants or small children in the room and that no one

who will be scared, upset or injured by loud noise is present.

You yourself may want to wear earplugs. It is possible to

lower the volume of test tones, but this could result in

incorrect speaker settings.

If you have followed all setup instructions

and warnings above make sure that the

arrow is pointed to START and press

ENTER. Be prepared for loud test tones.

Try to be as quiet as possible after hitting ENTER. The test

tones may take up to 30 seconds.

The volume automatically increases to 0 dB, then the system

will output some test tones and establish ambient noise

levels, the microphone status, and what speakers you hooked

up.

Check the speaker settings on the OSD

If they match your speaker configuration make sure OK is

selected and press ENTER. The test tones will be output

loudly again. The test tones may take up to 5 minutes this

time.

After it has finished, you see the SPEAKER SYSTEMS CHECK

screen. If you want to view the settings select NEXT and

press ENTER repeatedly. If not, simply go to step 13.

If they do not match the speaker configuration you hooked up

and you want to try again select RETRY with 5∞ buttons and

press ENTER. Follow the instructions above from step 10.

If you get an error message instructing you to do something,

follow the instructions and RETRY with 5∞ buttons and

press ENTER.

If the speaker settings do not match the speaker configura-

tion you connected and you want to input the settings

manually select ERR=FIX SP with the 5∞ buttons, press

ENTER. Go to step 12.

If you see an ERR message in the right side column, there

may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting

RETRY doesn't fix the problem, turn off the power and check

the speaker connections.

Auto Surround Setup

Please Wait

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

[Cancel]

Auto Surround Setup

Set microphone

Turn on subwoofer

[ Start ]

[ Cancel ]

Auto Surround Setup

Now Analyzing

•••

Environment Check

Ambient Noise [OK]

Microphone [OK]

Speaker YES/NO [OK]

[Cancel]

Check!!

Front [ YES ]

Center [ YES ]

Surround [ YES ]

SurrBack [ YES

2 ]

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[OK]

[Retry]

[ERR Fix SP.]

[Return to Menu]

Auto Surround Setup

Now Analyzing

•••

Surround Analysis

Speaker Systems [OK]

Channel Delay [OK]

Channel Level [OK]

Acoustic Cal EQ [OK]

[Cancel]

Speaker Systems Check

Front [SMALL]

Center [SMALL]

Surround [SMALL]

SurrBack [SMALL

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Next ]

[Exit ]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System

[ Auto Setting

[ Quick

[ Normal

[ Expert

[ Exit

]

EASY SETUP GUIDE

Easy Setup Guide Part2

2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound

Make sure the receiver, your TV, your subwoofer and your DVD player

are switched ON.

Press the DVD/LD button on the remote control.

You should see DVD/LD in the display on the receiver.

Play a DVD then adjust the MASTER VOLUME.

memo

Use the ∞5 buttons to select a

speaker press ENTER. Then use the

∞5 buttons to select the size of

each speaker individually. Press

ENTER. Use the ∞5 buttons to

select OK and press ENTER.

The system will output another series of test tones to

establish the proper channel level, channel delay and

acoustic calibration EQ. Again, be prepared for loud

test tones.

After it has finished, you see the SPEAKER

SYSTEMS CHECK screen. If you want to view the

settings select NEXT and press ENTER repeatedly.

If not, simply go to the next step.

Select RETURN and press ENTER to

go back to the SYSTEM SETUP

menu. Then choose EXIT to

complete the auto surround sound

setup and return to normal use.

You should now have settings that will give you

good surround sound. The MCACC indicator will

light and the surround sound settings are

complete.

• Make sure the room environment follows the

guidelines displayed on the OSD during auto

setup. If the room environment is not optimal

for auto setup (too much ambient noise,

obstacles blocking the speakers from the

microphone, etc.) the final settings may be

incorrect. Check for household appliances (air

conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.) that may be

affecting the environment and switch them off

if necessary.

• Screens will turn off after three minutes and

the receiver will automatically exit from the

setup process.

• If you leave CHECK!! or other error message

on the screen for three minutes, or you

choose CANCEL at anytime during the setup,

the settings made up to that point will be

cleared.

• After completing the AUTO SURROUND

SOUND SETUP, ACOUSTIC CAL EQ ON (ALL

CH ADJUST) is set automatically.

• Some older TVs may interfere with the

operation of the mic. If this is the case turn

the TV off when doing AUTO SURROUND

SOUND SETUP.

memo To get a more refined sound, make the sound settings in "Expert setup" (see page 95).

If you're having trouble getting surround sound playback look at this Frequently

Asked Questions (FAQ) guide:

Q1: Even though I'm playing a DVD I'm not getting 5.1 channel playback.

A1: Either the DVD is not set for digital output, or the Dolby Digital/DTS output settings are not

correct.

Set the DVD player to output a digital signal and set the Dolby Digital and DTS output properly. If you are

unsure how to do this check the DVD initial setup in the manual that came with your DVD player.

Q2: There is no sound from the subwoofer or it is very low.

A2: There is a good possibility you haven't reached a part of the DVD that has an LFE channel

(which feeds the subwoofer) yet. The LFE channel only appears in selected parts of the

soundtrack. Continue playing and listen for the subwoofer.

If you want to hear more sound from the subwoofer set it to PLUS (see page 40 for more information and

consult the memo on page 41).

Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting your TV

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below. Hook up with either component video, S video, or compos-

ite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but you must use the same type of video cords to

hook up your DVD player (and all other video components) as you use to hook up your TV. If you

plan to hook up your DVD player with component video cords hook up your TV with them as well but in

this case you must also hook up your TV with composite video or S video cords because you won't be

able to see the receiver's on-screen displays with a component video hook up. Composite video cords,

which look just like regular RCA audio cords (see page 20) but have only one cable are the most common.

Green

Blue

Red

S Video Component video

The video signal is

divided into the

luminance (Y) signal and

the color (PB and PR)

signals. In this way,

interference between

the signals is avoided.

Component Video Input Default Settings

If you use component video cords to hook up your video equipment it is easiest to do so following the

default settings, which are listed below. Remember you must use component video cords from your

video source (for example, a DVD player) to the receiver and from the receiver to your TV (or monitor). If

you don't follow the default settings below you must assign the inputs you used with the "Assigning the

Component Video Inputs" procedure. See page 92 to do this.

The default settings are:

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1: DVD/LD

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2: TV/SAT

S VIDEO

S video cables produce

clearer picture

reproduction by sending

separate signals for the

luminance and the color.

Composite Video

Composite video cords are the most common or standard video cord but also

the lowest quality. The color on the connector is yellow to distinguish it from

regular RCA audio cords which have white and red connectors (see page 20).

It is important to use a true composite video cord and not an audio cord

(though they look exactly the same) because the impedance is different and

this will affect the picture quality.

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

TV/monitor

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO

In order to set up

the receiver use

MONITOR OUT

1 so that you can

see the on-

screen displays.

*The arrows

indicate the

direction of the

signal.

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting Video Components

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Connect your video components as shown on this and the following page. For video components (for

example, a DVD player) there are two types of connections to make, video and audio.

Hook up your video signal with either component video, S video or composite video cords (the

quality descends in this order) but you must use the same type of cord as you used to hook up

your TV.

For the audio signal, in order to use digital soundtracks like Dolby Digital or DTS you must hook up a digital

input, with either a coaxial or optical cord (see pages 22 & 23). It is also a good idea to hook up your

components with analog audio connections as well.

If you want to record from your DVD player composite (or S video) cord connections and analog audio

connections are necessary.

Connecting a DVD player

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Hook up your audio signal with either a coaxial or optical digital cords (you don't need to do both). If you

hook up your DVD/LD player using component video cable connections you might need to setup your

DVD player for component video output as well. See your DVD manual for details. If you have a DVD-

Audio or Super Audio CD (SACD) compatible player, see "Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs"

on page 21.

You need to hook up your audio with analog connections as well.

memo • Be sure to make either a digital coaxial or digital optical connection (pictured as DIGITAL

jack 3 or DIGITAL jack 2 in this diagram) but you don't need to make both.

• If your digital connections are different than the default settings you will need to assign

the digital jacks to the proper component(s) with the "Assigning the Digital Inputs"

procedure. See page 91 to do this.

• If your component video connections are different from the default settings, you will

need to assign them with "Assigning the Component Video Inputs". See page 92 to do

this.

(not a PCM-only output)

*The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

DVD player

DIGITAL OUT

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

ANALOG

Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting VCRs or DVRs

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Connect the video out of your VCR/DVR using either S video or composite video cords, depending on how

you connected the receiver to your TV (see page 16). Use analog audio cords for the audio signal. To

record, you also need to connect a set of audio/video outputs from the receiver to the audio/video inputs

on your VCR/DVR. Note that to record video from a source component, the video connection from the

source to the receiver and from the receiver to the recorder must be the same type.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

Be careful! For portable DVD players you will need a

specialized optical cord (for the audio) that has a mini

optical plug on one end and a regular optical plug on

the other.

Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel

Connect a portable DVD player, video game console or any video component to the front panel as show

here. Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as VIDEO.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

memo You cannot assign the digital input on the front panel. If you want to learn more about

this process see "Assigning the Digital Inputs" on page 91.

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

VCR 1/DVR

S-VIDEO

VIDEOVIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT IN

VCR 2

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SELECT

STATION TUNING CHARACTER/

EON

MODE

AUDIO-IN/OUTVIDEO-IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

PHONES

HOLDON/OFF

COLOR BRIGHT MONITOR

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Connecting Satellite TV (SAT) Components

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Hook up the video signal with either component video, S video, or composite video cords, depending on

how you connected the receiver to your TV (see page 16).

For the audio signal, in order to use digital soundtracks broadcast you must hook up a digital input. Use

either a coaxial or optical cable, it doesn't matter which (see pages 22-23). We recommend hooking up

your audio with analog cables as well (see below).

*The arrows indicate the direction of the TV signal.

memo • If your component video connections are different from the default settings, you will

need to assign them with "Assigning the Component Video Inputs". See page 92 to do

this.

• If your digital connections are different than the default settings you will need to assign

the digital jacks to the proper component(s) with the "Assigning the Digital Inputs"

procedure. See page 91 to do this.

Connecting Your Equipment

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

Satellite tuner

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

DIGITAL

ANALOG

DIGITAL

S-VIDEO

• If you want to hook up any equipment other than a turntable to the PHONO/LINE jack

please go to the PHONO/LINE Setup (see page 94) and choose the LINE setting. If your

turntable has a phono pre-amplifier (most do not) please choose the LINE setting as

well.

• Depending on where the cassette deck is placed, noise may occur during playback of

your cassette deck which is caused by leakage flux from the transformer in the

receiver. If you experience noise, move the cassette deck farther away from the

receiver.

Connecting Analog Audio Components

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Connect your audio components to the jacks as shown below. These are all analog connections and your

analog audio components (turntable, cassette deck) use these jacks. Remember that for components you

want to record with you need to hook up four plugs (a set of stereo ins and a set of stereo outs), but for

components that only play (like a turntable) you only need to hook up one set of stereo plugs (two plugs).

If you want to record to/from digital components (like a CD-R) to/from analog components you must hook

up your digital equipment with these analog connections.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.

If your turntable has a ground

wire, connect it to the signal

ground terminal (H).

7Audio cords

Use (RCA) audio cords (not supplied) to con-

nect the audio components.

Connect red plugs to

R (right) and white

plugs to L (left).

Be sure to insert

completely.

memo

Connecting Your Equipment

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

CD player

OUTPUT

ANALOG

Recorder 1 (CD-R/TAPE)

OUTPUT

(PLAY)

INPUT

(REC)

ANALOG

Recorder 2 (MD/TAPE)

OUTPUT

(PLAY)

INPUT

(REC)

ANALOG

Turntable

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs (DVD-Audio or Super

Audio CD (SACD) compatible player)

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

If you have a DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD (SACD) compatible player, or are using an external Dolby

Digital/DTS decoder, connect it to the multichannel analog inputs as shown below.

memo

Connecting Your Equipment

If you use only one surround back input, be sure to hook up to the SURROUND BACK Ò

jack.

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

Components equipped with

5.1 (7.1) channel analog output jack

SUB

WOOFER SURR-

OUND BACK

CENTER

SURR-

OUND

FRONT

ANALOG

Connecting Digital Audio Components

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Connect your digital components as shown below. The VSX-D2011 has two coaxial and two optical inputs

for a total of four digital inputs on the rear panel plus one digital input on the front panel. In order to use

digital soundtracks like Dolby Digital or DTS (among others) you need to make digital audio connections.

You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection (you don’t need to do both). The quality of

these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of

digital terminal, it is a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial out from the component

to coaxial in on the receiver).

Hook up your digital equipment in accordance with this receiver's default settings (see next page) unless

you want to, or need to, change them. To do this see "Assigning the Digital Inputs" on page 91.

There are two optical digital out jacks (the CD recorder is connected to one in the diagram below). If you

connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (currently these include MD, DAT and CD-R) you can

make direct digital recordings with this unit.

We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks (see page 20) in order to

make recordings (some digital sources may be protected against making digital copies).

*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.

(not a PCM-only output)

USB cable

Connecting Your Equipment

A type

B type

USB

AUDIO

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

CD recorder

OUTPUT

(PLAY) INPUT

(REC)

DIGITAL

Satellite tuner

DVD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL DIGITAL

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

CD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

PREPARATION PREPARATION

7Coaxial cords/Optical cables

Commercially available digital audio coaxial

cords (standard video cords can also be used) or

optical cables (not supplied) are used to connect

digital components to this receiver.

Be sure to insert completely and in the case of

the optical cable, right-side up. If it is inserted

improperly it can break the shutter on the

optical terminal (this won't, however, affect the

connection or insertion of an optical cable).

Coaxial cord

(or standard [composite]

video cord)

Optical cable

Digital Input Default Settings

Unlike analog connections, the jacks for digital connections are not dedicated to one type of component,

they can be used freely. Thus you must tell the receiver what digital component is connected to which

jack so your components will be in sync with the names on the remote control buttons and the like. To

avoid having to assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the receiver's

default settings.

The default settings are:

DIGITAL IN 1 (optical): TV/SAT

DIGITAL IN 2 (optical): CD-R/TAPE1

DIGITAL IN 3 (coaxial): DVD/LD

DIGITAL IN 4 (coaxial): CD

See "Assigning the Digital Inputs" on page 91 if the way you hook up your equipment is different from the

default settings listed here.

Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting the Radio Antennas

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA terminals as shown

below. These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases, but connecting outdoor

antennas should noticeably improve sound quality.

Using outdoor antennas

7To improve AM reception

Connect a 5 – 6 meter length of vinyl-coated wire to the

AM LOOP ANTENNA terminal in addition to the supplied

AM loop antenna.

For best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

7To improve FM reception

Connect an external FM antenna.

7AM loop antenna

1Assemble the antenna. 2Twist exposed wire strands

together and insert.

3Attach to a wall, etc. (if

desired) and face toward

the direction providing

the best reception.

Connecting Your Equipment

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

MONITOR OUT

SWITCHED 100W MAX

OUT

AC OUTLET

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

FM wire

antenna AM loop

antenna

10 mm

Outdoor antenna

5–6 m

Indoor antenna

(vinyl-coated wire)

AM loop antenna

FM UNBAL75

Ω

LOOP

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL75

Ω

LOOP

ANTENNA

75 Ω coaxial

cable

PAL connector

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Connecting Speakers

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

We recommend a full complement of seven speakers and a subwoofer as shown here but, naturally,

everyone's home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below.

One of the latest features of home theater is the use of surround back speakers. These speakers add

even greater realism in movie sound effects and some new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS

incorporate these channels. See page 27 for speaker placement.

In general, make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left

to the L terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on

the speakers.

•We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Ω-16 Ω, but you can change the

speaker impedance setting of the receiver (see page 26).

• If you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back

terminal.

• If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your

subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer.

memo

7 Speaker terminals

1Twist exposed wire

strands tightly

together.

2Loosen speaker terminal

and insert exposed wire.

3Tighten

terminal.

Connecting Your Equipment

10mm

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

RL R RLL

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SWITCHED 100W MAX

SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

AC OUTLET

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

SPEAKERS

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

Åı

INPUT

Powered

subwoofer

Front

speaker

(Left)

Front

speaker

(Right)

TV/monitor

Center

speaker

Surround back

speaker (Right)

Surround back

speaker (Left)

Surround

speaker

(Left) Surround

speaker

(Right)

Connecting Your Equipment

Speaker impedance

You can change the speaker impedance for VSX-D2011 but we recommend using speakers with an

impedance of 8 Ω-16 Ω (the default setting). If you are using 6 Ω- less than 8 Ω impedance speakers, you

need to change the impedance setting. Use any speaker rated between 6 Ω-16 Ω.

First put the receiver in STANDBY mode, then

press the power button while holding down the

SPEAKERS button.

The receiver will re-set to the new impedance

setting. With this method you can choose the 8 Ω-

16 Ω setting or the 6 Ω-8 Ω setting.

To check which impedance setting

to hold down the SPEAKERS

button for 2-3 seconds. You'll get

a display like these telling you the

speaker impedance setting. (This display indicates a 6Ω-

less than 8Ω impedance

setting.)

(This display indicates an

8Ω-16Ω impedance setting.)

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S RS

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S RS

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/VI

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

SPEAKERS

STANDBY/ON

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Placing Your Speakers

Proper speaker placement is essential to realize the best sound from your system. The diagram and tips

given here are just a rough guide, for more information see pages 108 & 109. Also, it is very important for

speaker placement to read the instructions that come with your speakers so please be sure to do so.

Speaker placement

If you have a multiple speaker arrangement the placement of the speakers is extremely important. To

achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. Make sure all speakers

are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality. Some speakers are designed to be

floor-standing but others benefit greatly from speaker stands which raise them off the floor. Be sure to

read your speaker manuals for the best placement of the speakers.

memo •When installing speakers near the

TV, we recommend using

magnetically shielded speakers to

prevent distortion in the color of

the TV screen. If you do not have

magnetically shielded speakers

and notice discoloration of the TV

screen, place the speakers farther

away from the TV.

•Install the center speaker above or

below the TV so that the sound of

the center channel is localized at

the TV screen.

•THX recommends that if you have

two surround back speakers place

them close together.

AC Power Cord

Plug in the power cord to a wall outlet after you have finished hooking up the rest of your equipment.

AC Outlet [switched 100 W max] (European model only)

Power supplied through this outlet is turned on and off by this unit’s STANDBY/ON button. Total electrical

power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W.

CAUTION!

•Do not connect appliances with high power consumption such as heaters, irons, or television sets to the

AC OUTLET in order to avoid overheating or fire risk. This can cause the unit to malfunction.

•DO NOT CONNECT A MONITOR OR TV SET TO THIS UNIT’S AC OUTLET.

•Do not use any other power cord than the one supplied with this unit. (multi-voltage model only)

•The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in

regular use, e.g. when on vacation.

Connecting Your Equipment

Front Speaker

(L)

Surround

Speaker (L)

Surround Back

Speaker (L)

Surround Back

Speaker (R)

Surround

Speaker (R)

Front Speaker

(R)

Subwoofer

Center Speaker

CAUTION:

When installing the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with suitable means.

CAUTION!

Front Panel

All the controls on the front panel are explained and/or referenced here. To open the front panel push

gently on the lower third of the panel.

1 MULTI JOG dial

You can use this dial for many purposes. When

you press the SET UP button (12), you can use

it to perform SYSTEM SETUP operations;

select a function (like a DVD) or a listening

mode (like Dolby Pro logic ll) or do TUNER EDIT

functions (in TUNER mode).

2 Listening mode buttons (see page 46-

48)

There are two types of SURROUND modes:

MOVIE: Press to put the receiver into MOVIE

listening mode (see page 47).

MUSIC: Press to put the receiver into MUSIC

listening mode (see page 48).

STEREO/DIRECT (see page 46): Switches the

receiver into STEREO mode if it was in a

different sound mode or toggles between

DIRECT and STEREO mode.

DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls

and channel level for the most accurate

reproduction of a program source.

3–OFF -ON button

Press to switch the receiver between OFF and

STANDBY mode or ON.

STANDBY/ON button

Press to switch the receiver between ON and

STANDBY mode.

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

CHARACTER/

EON

MODE

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

LOUDNESS BAND CLASSMIDNIGHT

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER STEREO/DIRECT MULTI CH IN

MASTER VOLUME

ACOUSTIC EQ

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

VSX-D2011

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

91011

456

19 20 22

13 14 15

12 13 14 15

17 1816

2321

19 20 22

24 25 16

Displays & Controls

European model

multi-voltage

model

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Displays & Controls

4 ENTER button

Use this button to enter information concerning

the SYSTEM SETUP, listening mode or the

tuner.

5 STANDBY indicator

Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode.

(Please note that this receiver consumes a

small amount of power [0.7 W for the European

model and 0.9 W for the multi-voltage model] in

the standby mode.)

6 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control.

7 Display (See page 33)

8 MCACC indicator (see pages 13-15, 50)

Lights when the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on.

(After the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP

has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is

set on and this display will light.)

9 MULTI CH IN button

Use this button to select the component you

have hooked up to the MULTI CH IN terminals

(for example, a DVD-Audio player).

10 ACOUSTIC EQ button (see page 50, 99-

101)

Press to switch on/off and select the type of

acoustic calibration EQ.

11 MASTER VOLUME dial

Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver.

12 MULTI JOG CONTROL buttons

SET UP

Press to switch the SYSTEM SETUP mode.

RETURN

Press to move back one step in the SYSTEM

SETUP process.

13 SIGNAL SELECT button (see page 45)

Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one

of the following:

AUTO – If there are analog and digital signals

input, the receiver automatically selects the

digital signal.

DIGITAL – To select an optical or coaxial

digital signal.

ANALOG – To select an analog signal.

14 HI-BIT HI-SAMPLING button (see page

53)

Use this button to switch the HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING mode on or off. Use to hear CD

and DVD, as well as other digital soundtracks at

a wider dynamic range, allowing for finer audio

reproduction.

15 SB CH MODE button (see pages 54)

Use this button to turn the surround back

channels ON/OFF/AUTO or switch the VIRTU-

AL SURROUND BACK mode between ON/

OFF/AUTO.

16 TUNER CONTROL buttons (See pages

57-65)

BAND

Press to select the AM or FM band.

CLASS

Press repeatedly to switch the preset station

classes.

SELECT

Switches the –/+ buttons between station

memory and frequency select modes.

–/+

Selects station memories or frequencies when

using the tuner.

TUNER EDIT

Press to memorize and name a station for recall

using the MULTI JOG and ENTER buttons.

17 CHARACTER/SEARCH button (See

pages 62-65)

Use to search for different program types in

RDS mode.

18 EON MODE button (see pages 64-65)

Use to search for different programs that are

transmitting traffic or news information (this

search method is called EON).

19 PHONES jack

Connect headphones for private listening (no

sound will be heard through the speakers).

20 SPEAKERS (A/B) button

The use of this button depends on how the

SURRBACK SYSTEM (see page 37) is set. If

NORMAL SYSTEM is chosen this button

toggles between A and OFF. If FRON Bi-AMP is

chosen this button toggles between A+B and

OFF. If SECOND ZONE is chosen this button

toggles between A, B, A+B and OFF.

21 TONE control buttons (see page 52)

TONE button

This button switches between TONE ON and

TONE BYPASS, which bypasses the tone

circuitry.

BASS/TREBLE button

Use to select whether the bass or treble will be

adjusted.

–/+ buttons

Use to adjust the frequency levels.

22 SET UP MIC jack (see page 13)

Plug in the set up mic here. This is very

important in order to set up your system and

get proper surround sound.

Displays & Controls

Remote Control

This page describes the buttons on the remote control used to operate the receiver.

OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

(

)

23 VIDEO INPUT jacks (see page 18)

DIGITAL IN

Digital input for connecting a game console,

DVD player, video camera (etc.), that has an

optical digital connection.

S-VIDEO

Video input for connecting a portable DVD player,

video camera (etc.), that has an S video out.

RCA VIDEO / AUDIO (L/R)

Video input for connecting a portable DVD

player, video camera, etc. That has standard

RCA video/audio outputs.

24 MIDNIGHT button (see page 51)

Switches the MIDNIGHT listening mode on or

off (for all modes except THX CINEMA and

MULTI CH IN).

25 LOUDNESS button (see page 51)

Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off (for

all modes except THX CINEMA and MULTI CH

IN).

1Remote Control Display Screen

2SOURCE button

Use this button to turn on/off other compo-

nents. You must input the preset code in order

to use this function (see page 66-67).

TV button

This is a dedicated TV button. Use it to turn on/

off your TV.

3MULTI CONTROL buttons

These buttons are the basic controls that

switch the mode of the receiver and the

remote control, which allows you to control

your other components.

TV CONT: Press so that the remote control can

operate the TV control commands.

4Number buttons

These can be used for many purposes depend-

ing on the mode of the remote control.

When in receiver mode the buttons operate as

below:

DIMMER button (see page 56)

Use to adjust the brightness of the receiver's

display.

LOUDNESS button (see page 51)

Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off (for

all modes except THX CINEMA and MULTI CH

IN).

TONE button (see page 52)

This button switches between TONE ON and

TONE BYPASS, which bypasses the tone

circuitry.

BASS/TREBLE buttons (see page 52)

Use to select whether the bass or treble will be

adjusted.

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Displays & Controls

(+/–) buttons (see page 52)

Use to adjust the TONE level, effect level and

channel level as well as make Dolby Pro Logic

II MUSIC parameter settings.

EFFECT/CH SEL. button

Switches between the diffeerent channels so

you can add volume individually to each

channel with the + and – buttons. Also selects

EFFECT mode of PIONEER original sound

modes and Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC parame-

ter settings. You can then use the + and –

buttons to make these adjustments.

SIGNAL SELECT button (see page 45)

Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one

of the following:

AUTO – If there are analog and digital signals

input, the receiver automatically selects the

digital signal.

DIGITAL – To select an optical or coaxial

digital signal.

ANALOG – To select an analog signal.

DIGITAL NR (DNR) button (see page 50)

Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off.

VIDEO SELECT button (see page 56)

Use to toggle between the different video input

possibilities.

HI-BIT button (see page 53)

Use this button to switch the HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING on or off. Use to hear CD and

DVD, as well as other digital soundtracks at a

wider dynamic range, allowing for finer audio

reproduction.

5SYSTEM SETUP button

Use for all system setups, including the

speaker and sound systems. For more informa-

tion see. “Setting up for Surround Sound“

starting on page 36. For a DVD player use this

button to bring up the DVD menu and for a

tuner use this button in the same way as the

TUNER EDIT button.

65˜∞˜2˜3˜ENTER buttons

These buttons can be used for a variety of

operations in the SYSTEM SETUP menu.

These buttons are used to control the menus

for other components when in those modes

(DVD, digital TV tuner, satellite tuner, cable

tuner, etc.). In TUNER mode, they can select a

station and/or a frequency.

7AUDIO button

Use to switch the audio tracks of a DVD when

in DVD mode.

8Command button for other components

(see pages 70-71)

Use these buttons to control other components

you selected with the MULTI CONTROL

buttons. You must input the preset code in

order use this function (see page 66-67).

9TV CONTROL buttons

The following buttons are used to control the TV

only and can be used once they are preset to

control your TV.

TV INPUT: Press to select the input source for

the TV.

TV CH +/– : Use these buttons to change the

channel of the TV.

TV VOL +/– : Press to control the volume of

the TV.

0Listening mode buttons (see page 46-

48)

SURROUND buttons (MOVIE, MUSIC, ||

| \\

& ENTER):

MOVIE: Press to put the receiver into MOVIE

listening mode (see page 47).

MUSIC: Press to put the receiver into MUSIC

listening mode (see page 48).

| \\

\: Use to select the MOVIE or MUSIC

listening mode.

ENTER: Use this button to enter information

concerning the listening modes.

STEREO/DIRECT: Switches the receiver into

STEREO mode if it was in a different sound

mode or toggles between DIRECT and

STEREO mode.

DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls

and channel level for the most accurate

reproduction of a program source.

-SB CH MODE button (see pages 54)

Use this button to turn the surround back

channels ON/OFF/AUTO or switch the VIRTU-

AL SURROUND BACK mode between ON/

OFF/AUTO.

=SYSTEM OFF button (see pages 82-83)

This button turns off components in two ways.

First, when pressed it will turn off all PIONEER

components. Secondly, any component that

has programmed into the SYSTEM OFF

settings will be turned off.

For example: If you programmed power off in

the SYSTEM OFF settings for your TV and VCR,

pressing the SYSTEM OFF button will turn off

these components even if they are not

PIONEER products.

~ RECEIVER (STANDBY/ON) button

Press to turn power of the receiver on or to

standby (off).

Displays & Controls

!MULTI OPERATION button

Use this button to start the MULTI OPERATION

mode. See page 80-81 for how to program and

use the MULTI OPERATION mode.

@RECEIVER button

Use this button to switch the remote control

into receiver mode in order to get certain

receiver functions or do receiver setups.

#TOP MENU/GUIDE button

Use to find stations or menus on a digital TV

tuner. For a DVD player use this button to bring

up the DVD menu.

$RETURN button

When you are in a receiver setup operation this

button will go back one step in the SYSTEM

SETUP procedure. When you are using your

DVD menu screen this button acts the same as

the DVD player's "RETURN" button. When you

are using cable tuners, satellite tuners or digital

TV tuners this button will either exit you from

the menu screen or act like a "RETURN" button

above, depending on the maker of the unit.

%INPUT button

Press to select an input source. The button will

cycle through all the possible sources.

^VOLUME (+/–) buttons

Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver.

&MIDNIGHT button (see page 51)

Switches the MIDNIGHT listening mode on or

off (for all modes except THX CINEMA and

MULTI CH IN).

*MUTE button

Press to mute or restore the volume.

(MULTI CH INPUT button (see page 53)

Use this button to select the component you

have hooked up to the MULTI CH IN terminals

(for example, a DVD-Audio player).

)ACOUSTIC EQ button (see pages 99-

101)

Press to switch on/off and select the type of

acoustic calibration EQ.

_REMOTE SETUP button.

Use to customize the remote control functions

and the remote control itself. (See “Setting Up

the Remote Control to Control Other Compo-

nents“ starting on page 66).

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Displays & Controls

Display

All the display information is explained and/or referenced here.

it lights when the station you are currently

tuned to carries the EON data service.

Volume level indicator

Hi-BIT/SAMPLING indicator

Lights when a HI-BIT/SAMPLING mode is on.

DSP indicators

MOVIE: Lights when a MOVIE mode is

selected. When a DSP MOVIE mode is select-

ed DSP will light with a box around it.

MUSIC: Lights when a MUSIC mode is

selected. When a DSP MUSIC mode is select-

ed DSP will light with a box around it.

Program Format indicators

For Dolby Digital or DTS sources: These

indicators change according to which channels

are active in the source. When all three LS (left

surround), S (surround) and RS (right surround)

light at the same time it means a source with a

6.1 channel playback flag is being used.

L – Left front channel.

C – Center channel.

R – Right front channel.

LS – Left surround channel.

S – Surround channel or Surround back channel.

RS – Right surround channel.

LFE – Low Frequency Effects channel.

‡ – Lights when LFE signal is input.

SB CH indicators

Light to indicate the status of the surround

back channels.

AUTO – Lights when the SB CH MODE or

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode is set to

AUTO.

ON – Lights when the SB CH MODE or

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode is set to

ON.

OFF – Lights when the SB CH MODE or

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode is set to

OFF.

1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

Light to indicate the input signal you selected.

AUTO: Lights when the receiver is set to select

the input signal automatically.

DIGITAL: Lights when digital audio signals are

selected.

ANALOG: Lights when analog signals are

selected.

2 Digital format indicators

PRO LOGIC II: Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II

processing.

NEO:6: Lights during NEO:6 processing.

2 DIGITAL: Lights when a Dolby Digital signal is

detected.

DTS: Lights when a DTS signal is detected.

ES: Lights when playing back a DTS ES signal.

EX: Lights when playing back a Dolby Digital EX

signal.

STEREO: Lights during two-channel playback.

LOUDNESS indicator

Lights when LOUDNESS is on.

MIDNIGHT indicator

Lights when MIDNIGHT is on.

TONE indicator

Lights when the TONE control is on.

DNR indicator

Lights when DIGITAL NR is on.

TUNER indicators

STEREO: Lights when an FM stereo broadcast

is received in the auto stereo mode.

MONO: Lights when the tuner is set to receive

FM broadcasts and when MPX mode is selected.

TUNED: Lights when a broadcast is received.

RF ATT

(European model only)

Lights when

the RF ATT is on (see p.57).

RDS

(European model only)

Lights when an

RDS broadcast is received.

EON o

(European model only)

EON lights

when it has been set. The dot indicator next to

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

LCR

LFE

SRS

SIGNAL

AUTO

DIGITAL

SB CH

DSP

ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

SP A B

ANALOG

12 11 10 9

2 73 4 5 6

Displays & Controls

Back Panel

All the terminals on the back panel are explained and/or referenced here.

1 DIGITAL IN terminals (see page 22)

Use these terminals to input the signal from a

DVD, CD player or any other kind of digital

player. To be able to play Dolby Digital and

other surround soundtracks you need to make

digital connections. To do this use the digital

terminals here. If you don't connect as per the

default settings (see page 23) you need to

complete "Assigning the Digital Inputs" (see

page 91).

2 DIGITAL OUT terminals (see page 22)

Use these terminals to output a digital signal to

a DVD-R, CD-R, MD recorder or any other kind

of digital recorder.

3 CONTROL IN/OUT terminal (see page

79)

You can use this jack to hook up other

PIONEER equipment, that has a CONTROL

terminal, so that you can control them all by

pointing the remote control(s) at one remote

sensor.

4 Radio antenna terminals (see page 24)

Hook up antennas for the radio tuner built into

the receiver here.

5 MONITOR OUT 1 & 2 terminals

(connect a TV or monitor here, see page

16)

Use either of these terminals to output the

video signal to your TV(s), video projector(s) or

monitor(s). The on-screen displays to setup the

receiver will only be output through MONITOR

OUT 1.

6 PRE OUT analog terminals (connect an

amplifier here, see page 78)

Use these terminals to output the audio signal

from this amplifier to a different amplifier if

that's how you choose to set up your system.

7 COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT

terminals

Use these terminals to output the video signal

from the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals to

your TV. See #16 for more information.

8 SPEAKERS terminals (see page 25)

Use these terminals to connect speakers to the

receiver. The FRONT, CENTER and SUR-

ROUND terminals are for the main speaker

system and the SURROUND BACK speakers

can be set to either the main system or the

SECOND ZONE. See page 37 to set the

SURROUND BACK speakers.

PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

12 13

14 15

PREPARATION PREPARATION

Displays & Controls

9 Voltage Selector (multi-voltage model

only)

Use to match the voltage coming into the

receiver with the voltage in your country or

region (see page 3).

10 AC IN (multi-voltage model only)

Hook up the power cord to this terminal.

11 AC OUTLET (European model only)

(switched, 100 W max)

Hook up an external component to the power

supply of this receiver. Only do this with audio

or video components being used in this system

and never hook up heavy equipment (like TVs,

heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, etc.) to

this receiver.

12 USB AUDIO IN terminal

Use this terminal to connect a PC to this

receiver (see pages 76-77).

13 Audio input/output terminals (connect

analog components here, see page 20)

Use these terminals to input/output the audio

signal from analog components (like a cassette

deck or turntable). These are analog jacks.

14 Video components input/output

terminals

Input/output signals from your video compo-

nents (DVD, VCR, TV tuners, SAT tuners, etc.)

here. (see pages 17-19).

15 MULTI CH IN terminals (see page 21)

Use these terminals to input a multichannel

surround signal (for example, a DVD-Audio

signal) in an analog fashion. These are analog

jacks.

16 COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals (see

pages 16-17)

Use these terminals to hook up the video

connections of your video components with

this high quality method. Your components will

have to have the terminals as well to take

advantage of this kind of connection. If you

don't connect as per the default settings (see

page 16) you need to complete "Assigning the

Component Video Inputs" (see page 92).

RL R RLL

(DVD/LD)

(TV/SAT)

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SWITCHED 100W MAX

SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

AC OUTLET

ASSIGNABLE

SPEAKERS

Åı

AC IN

118

220V

230-240V

110V

120-127V

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS

110V

120−127V

230

240V

220V

(multi-voltage

model only)

(multi-voltage

model only)

(European

model only)

To ensure the best possible surround sound, complete the following setup operations. Some of these are the

same (and take precedence over) the settings you made in the Easy Setup Guide, so consider if the ones you

made at that time were adequate. If you feel they were, move on to the next setting in this section.

These setup operations use on-screen displays (OSDs) on your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure

your TV and receiver are properly hooked up and that your TV is set to this receiver. You need to connect the

setup mic to the front panel of the receiver so that it can measure the sound and ensure the proper settings. For

more information on the mic hookup see page 13. Use the arrow buttons (5∞) and the ENTER button on the

remote control to navigate the OSDs on your TV. Conversely, you can use the MULTI JOG dial and ENTER

button, and look at the display, on the Front Panel.

Turn on the receiver and your TV. Press

the RECEIVER button on the remote

control.

Make sure your TV is connected and set to the video input

the receiver is using.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

The menu possibilities appear on your TV.

SURROUND SETUP should be selected. If

it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select it.

Press the ENTER button.

Use the 5∞ buttons to navigate through

the menus. When you have the setting

you want in a particular menu, press

ENTER.

In each mode, the current settings are displayed. We suggest

you do a basic system setup for surround sound when you

first hook up the receiver. That gets it out of the way and you

won't need to do it again unless you change your home set

up (by adding new speakers, etc.). To do a basic setup use

the SURRBACK menu if necessary and then choose either

the AUTO SETTING, QUICK or NORMAL setup procedure and

complete that. You don’t need to do all three as they accom-

plish the same ends and we recommend the AUTO SETTING

method.

To do a more advanced setup for surround sound see

EXPERT setup starting on page 95.

SURRBACK (Surround Back) SYSTEM (See page 37)

Use to choose options for your surround back speakers.

AUTO SETTING (See page 13-15)

See the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 for an explanation of this

setup.

QUICK setup (See page 38)

Use to setup your surround sound system in the minimum

amount of time.

NORMAL setup (See page 39)

Use this method to manually adjust all the surround sound

functions.

EXPERT setup (See pages 95-103)

Use these settings to fine tune your surround sound and

make it more personalized.

Setting Up for Surround Sound

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

SETUP

23-4

System Setup

[1. Surround Setup

[2. THX CINEMA Setup

[3. Input Assign

[4. Function Rename

[5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[Exit

]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Quick ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3-4 2

SURROUND SET UP

Setting Up for Surround Sound

SURRBACK SYSTEM (Surround Back System)

This setup selects how your surround back system will be used. If you want to use it for surround back speakers

in your main speaker system choose NORMAL SYSTEM. In this case you won’t have any B (or secondary)

speaker system as these speakers fill that role also for the VSX-D2011. If you want to use your surround back

speakers in a different room choose SECOND ZONE. Alternatively, you can choose the FRONT BI-AMP setting,

in order to deliver more power to the front speakers. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in page 36.

SURRBACK SYSTEM should be

selected. If it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons

to select it. Press the ENTER button.

The setup possibilities appear on your TV.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

surround back system setting. Press

the ENTER button.

Choose from:

NORMAL SYSTEM: if you want to use these speaker

terminals for your surround back speakers in your main

speaker system (referred to as the A speaker system).

SECOND ZONE: if you want to use the these speaker

terminals for an independent speaker system (referred to

as speaker system B).

FRONT BI-AMP: Choose this setting if you want to deliver

more power to your front speakers. This setting will use

your surround back speaker terminals so you will only be

able to get 5.1 channel playback. Also, you will have to bi-

wire your speakers to do this (see page 74).

EXIT should be selected. Press the

ENTER button.

You will return to the SURROUND SETUP menu display.

Next, proceed to either AUTO SETTING (see page 13),

QUICK (on the next page) or NORMAL (see page 39).

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

start over from step 1.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Quick ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

1234

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

7 8

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

1-3

SurrBack System

[ Normal System

[ Secound Zone

[ Front Bi-Amp

[ Exit

]

1-3

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SurrBack System

[ Normal System

[ Secound Zone

[ Front Bi-Amp

[ Exit

]

QUICK setup

This simple and quick setup method allows you to make all the necessary settings manually with the minimum

of hassle. If you did the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP method on pages 13-15 you don’t need to do this

setup. You must have front and surround speakers hooked up to use this setup.

You only need to do these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or

add new speakers, etc.). If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in page 36.

Setting Up for Surround Sound

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

9 0

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

1-4

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Quick ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit

]

Use the 5∞ buttons to select QUICK.

Press the ENTER button.

The setup possibilities appear on your TV.

Use the 5∞ buttons to navigate

through the QUICK setup menus. When

you get a menu you want to adjust

press ENTER.

In a menu use the 5∞ buttons to select

the different settings. When you have

the setting you want in a particular

menu, press ENTER.

Make the adjustments that match your home setup

using the buttons described above.

SUBWOOFER setting:

If you connected a subwoofer select YES, if you didn’t

select NO.

CENTER SP setting:

If you connected a CENTER speaker select YES, if you

didn’t select NO.

SURRBACK SP setting:

If you connected a SURROUND speaker(s) select YES, if

you didn’t select NO.

ROOM SIZE setting:

Tell the receiver your room size so it can equalize the

speakers properly. Use the chart below for an approximate

definition of the settings.

SMALL: 2.5 m by 3.5 m

MEDIUM: 4 m by 5 m

LARGE: 5.5 m by 7.5 m

LISTENING POSITION setting:

This setting establishes where your ideal listening position

is. Choose from the three possibilities following the guide

below.

FRONT: your listening position is closer to the front

speakers.

CENTER: your listening position is equidistant to the

front and surround speakers.

REAR: your listening position is closer to the surround

speakers.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the EXIT.

Press the ENTER button.

You will return to the SURROUND SETUP menu display.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

start over from step 1.

QUICK

Subwoofer [ YES

Center SP [ YES

SurrBack SP

[ YES

Room size

Medium

]

Listening Position

[ Center ]

]

[

[Exit]

[

[Exit ]

QUICK

Subwoofer [ YES

Center SP [ YES

SurrBack SP

[ YES

Room size

Small

]

Listening Position

[ Front ]

]

1-4

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

memo If you do the QUICK setup after

the AUTO SURROUND SOUND

SETUP the former will replace the

latter.

SURROUND SET UP

Setting Up for Surround Sound

NORMAL setup

This is the manual method to setup your sound parameters for surround sound. It is more exact than the QUICK

setup and should give you finer surround sound. You don’t need to do this, however, if you did the AUTO

SURROUND SOUND SETUP method on pages 13-15. If you feel the settings in the AUTO SURROUND SOUND

SETUP do not suit your personal tastes, the settings you input here will override them and allow you to adjust

the parameters manually. AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP with the microphone may not properly assess the

size of your speakers if there is background noise, from an air conditioner or refrigerator, for example. If

necessary try different possible settings here.

You only need to do these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or

add new speakers, etc.). If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in page 36.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

NORMAL. Press the ENTER button.

The setup possibilities appear on your TV.

Use the 5∞ buttons to navigate

through the NORMAL setup menus.

When you have the setting you want in

a particular menu, press ENTER.

In each mode, the current settings are displayed. We

suggest you adjust all these settings when you first hook

up the receiver. That gets them out of the way and you

won't need to return to this setting mode unless you

change your home set up by adding new speakers (etc.).

SPEAKER SETTING (See pages 40-41)

Use to specify the type and number of speakers you

connected.

CHANNEL LEVEL (See page 42)

Use to balance the volumes of your different speakers. This

is also necessary for the most realistic surround sound.

CHANNEL DELAY (See page 43)

Use to select the distance settings for each set of speak-

ers. You must add distance settings to all your speakers

for the most realistic surround sound. Adding a slight delay

to some speakers enhances sound separation and is

particularly important for achieving a surround sound

effect. You need to figure out the distance from your

listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay.

See the next four pages for more information on these

settings.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Quick ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

9 0

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STAT ON

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

STAT ON

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF C ASS

1-2

Normal

[ Speaker Setting

]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Channel Delay

]

[ Exit

]

1-2

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SPEAKER SETTING

The information below shows you how to select the correct settings for the type and number of speakers you

connected. Most importantly, you need to decide how to route the sound for all the speakers you connected. To

do this select the size of the front, center, surround and surround back speakers (if you hooked them up). It is

important to make these settings as accurately as possible or, in some cases, you may not get the full

soundtrack from a disc.

Use the information below to complete the steps that follow and set up the receiver to match the speakers you

have hooked up.

If starting fresh, complete steps 1-2 in page 39.

FRONT (default setting is SMALL)

Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the subwoofer. Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass

frequencies effectively or if you did not connect a subwoofer. (If you select SMALL for the front speakers the

subwoofer will automatically be switched YES. Also, the center and surround speakers cannot be set to

LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.)

CENTER (default setting is SMALL)

• Select LARGE if your speaker will reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer.

• If you did not connect a center speaker, choose NO. In this case, the center channel is output from the

front speakers.

SURROUND (default setting is SMALL)

• Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer.

• If you did not connect surround speakers choose NO. In this case, the sound of the surround channels is

output from the front and center speakers.

• If the front speakers are set to SMALL, the surround speakers will automatically be set to SMALL.

SURROUND BACK (default setting is SMALL X2)

If you chose SECOND ZONE or FRONT BI-AMP in SURRBACK SYSTEM on page 37, or if you chose

NO for SURROUND SPEAKERS, you won’t be able to choose this setting.

• Select the number of surround back speakers you have. You can choose one speaker, two, or none.

• If you select one speaker, make sure to hook it up to the left surround back terminal.

• Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer.

• If you did not connect surround back speakers choose NO.

• If the front speakers or the surround speakers are set to SMALL, the surround back speakers will automati-

cally be set to SMALL.

• If you choose THX in step 2 then the surround back speakers can only be set to SMALL (X1 or X2), or NO.

SUBWOOFER (default setting is YES)

• Leave it selected if you connected a subwoofer.

• If you selected SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be set to on (you won’t be

able to choose NO or PLUS).

• If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO. In this case, the bass frequencies are output from the front

or surround speakers.

• Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduction of deep bass sounds.

• If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are all

routed to the subwoofer.

Setting Up for Surround Sound

SURROUND SET UP

SPEAKER SETTING should be selected.

If it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select

it. Press the ENTER button.

The setup possibilities appear on your TV.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

speaker system setting.

Choose from:

FREE: to sets all the speakers

THX: All speakers are set to SMALL and the

SUBWOOFER to YES. You can select the number of

surround back speakers.

For FREE, select it and press ENTER. Then go to step 3.

For THX, select it and press ENTER. Then go to step 4 but

you only need to set the number of surround back

speakers.

3 With the 5∞ buttons choose the

speakers that you want to set. Press

the ENTER button.

The setup possibilities appear on your TV.

Use the 5∞ buttons to choose the

number (YES or NO, X1 or X2) and the

size (LARGE or SMALL) for each set of

speakers. Press ENTER.

PLUS is also a possibility for the SUBWOOFER.

If you selected THX in step 2, you only need to set the

number of surround back speakers (X1, X2, or NO).

Repeat steps 3 & 4 for all speakers

channels.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT and

press ENTER.

Next, proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL next page.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

start over from step 1.

Speaker Setting

Front [SMALL]

Center [SMALL]

Surround [SMALL]

SurrBack [SMALL

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Exit]

[ Free ]

[ THX

]

Normal

[ Speaker Setting

]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Channel Delay

]

[ Exit

]

Speaker Setting

Front [SMALL]

Center [SMALL]

Surround [SMALL]

SurrBack [SMALL

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Exit]

[ Free ]

[ THX

]

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

logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and leave the

subwoofer selected. This may not, however, yield the best

bass results. Depending on the size and shape of your room

you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass

due to what is called low frequency cancellations. If you have a

subwoofer, listen to the bass response with the front speakers

set to LARGE and SMALL alternately and let your ears judge

which sounds best.

The safest option is to route all the bass sounds to the

subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers.

memo

Setting Up for Surround Sound

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

9 0

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

1-6

Speaker Setting

Front [LARGE]

Center [SMALL]

Surround [SMALL]

SurrBack [SMALL

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Exit]

[ Free ]

[ THX

]

Speaker Setting

Front [LARGE]

Center [SMALL]

Surround [SMALL]

SurrBack [SMALL

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Exit ]

[ Free ]

[ THX

]

1-6

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

CHANNEL LEVEL should be selected. If

it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select

and press ENTER.

There are two ways to set the

CHANNEL LEVEL: MANUAL or AUTO.

Select a setting mode with the 5∞

buttons and press ENTER.

Test tones will be output.

WARNING : Be prepared! The test tones are output at

a high volume level.

MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position (0 dB)

and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE. After a

few seconds the test tone is output.

MANUAL: move the test tone manually and adjust the

channel level.

AUTO: the test tone moves by itself and you adjust the

levels.

Adjust the speaker level with the

below instructions for the method you

chose.

Adjust the channel level from –10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB

increments.

The default setting is 0 dB.

In MANUAL (manual test tone) mode

To switch the test tone between each speaker use the

5∞ buttons and push ENTER. Adjust the level of each

speaker using the 5∞ buttons and ENTER. When done go

to step 4.

In AUTO (automatic test tone) mode

This mode switches the test tone between each speaker

automatically. The test tone output cycles through the

speakers in the following order:

FRONT

SURROUND

SURRBACK

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

Adjust the level of each speaker using the 5∞ buttons as

the test tone is emitted and wait for it to move to the next

speaker . When done go to step 5.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

you need to complete the procedure and start over from

step 1.

When you have the levels you want

press ENTER. EXIT should be selected

(if it isn’t select it with the 5∞

buttons).

5 Press ENTER.

Next, proceed to CHANNEL DELAY next page.

CHANNEL LEVEL (channel balance)

The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers. Proper speaker balance

is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound. If continuing from SPEAKER SETTING go to step 1. If

starting fresh, complete steps 1-2 on page 39.

• If your subwoofer has a volume control, set

it to the middle position before doing these

operations.

• 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 75dB SPL (C-weighting/

slow reading).

• The volume of the subwoofer test tone

tends to sound lower than it actually is. You

may need to adjust the level after testing

your system with an actual soundtrack.

Normal

[ Speaker Setting ]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Channel Delay

]

[ Exit

]

Channel Level

Test Tone [Manual]

[Auto]

[

Exit

]

+1. 5

+2. 0

-3. 5

-1. 5

+3. 0

+2. 0

+10. 0

Channel Level

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

in MANUAL setting

+1. 5

+2. 0

-3. 5

-1. 5

+3. 0

+2. 0

+10. 0

Channel Level

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

Set OK =Push Enter

in AUTO setting

memo

Setting Up for Surround Sound

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

9 0

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

1-5

+1. 5

+2. 0

-3. 5

-1. 5

+3. 0

+2. 0

+10. 0

Channel Level

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

1-5

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SURROUND SET UP

The CHANNEL DELAY should be

selected. If it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons

to select it. Press the ENTER button.

The setup possibilities appear on your TV

Select each speaker channel with the

5∞ buttons and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to add or subtract

the distance in feet that the speaker is

from your normal listening position.

Press the ENTER button.

Adjust the speaker distance in 0.1 m increments from 0.1

to 9.0 m.

The default setting is 2.0 m.

Repeat steps 2 & 3 for all speaker

channels.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT and

press ENTER.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

start over from step 1.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button to

leave the SYSTEM SETUP mode.

CHANNEL DELAY

Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth, separation as well as an

effective surround sound effect. You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your

speakers to add the proper delay. The following steps show you how to set the delay time for each channel by

specifying the distances from your listening position to each speaker. Once you specify the speaker distances

(or it is done automatically in the Easy Setup Guide Part 2), the receiver calculates the correct delay times

automatically. If continuing from CHANNEL LEVEL go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-2 on page 39.

Channel Delay

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[Exit ]

3.0m

2.7m

3.0m

2.7m

2.1m

1.8m

2.4m

3.3m

3.0m

2.7m

3.0m

2.1m

1.8m

2.4m

3.3m

Channel Delay

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[Exit ]

Normal

[ Speaker Setting ]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Channel Delay

]

[ Exit

]

Setting Up for Surround Sound

Channel Delay

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[Exit ]

3.0m

2.7m

3.0m

2.1m

1.8m

2.4m

3.3m

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

9 0

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

1-5

1-5 6

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER STEREO/DIRECT MULTI CH IN

MASTER VOLUME

ACOUSTIC EQ

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

VSX-D2011

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

Stereo and Multichannel Playback

The following instructions show you how to play sound sources with the VSX-D2011.

Before doing so be sure to complete the setup procedures described in the "Easy Setup Guide Part 2" (starting

on page 13) or "Setting Up for Surround Sound" (starting on page 36). This is particularly important to achieve a

surround sound effect with Dolby Digital or DTS sources.

Turn on the power of the playback

component.

Press the –OFF-ON

button to put the receiver

in ON mode. Press the

STANDBY/ON button to

turn on the receiver.

Be sure that the STANDBY indicator

turns off on the front panel.

Press the MULTI CONTROL (or

INPUT) on the remote control to

select the source you want to

playback.

Choose the type of signal input with the SIGNAL

SELECT button.

See the next page for more details, if necessary.

Choose a LISTENING MODE one of

two ways.

For SURROUND modes: press MOVIE or MUSIC, use

the | \ buttons to select the mode you want and

press ENTER.

For STEREO/DIRECT: for press the button for that

mode.

On the front panel, use the MOVIE or MUSIC buttons

and the MULTI JOG dial. Press the button of the mode

type you want and then use the dial to cycle through

the possibilities. Press ENTER.

See “SURROUND Modes,” on pages 47–48 for details

on which modes are available and in which situations

they are designed to be used.

Start playback of the component

you selected in step 3.

Adjust the volume by using the

VOLUME buttons on the remote

control. On the front panel use the

MASTER VOLUME dial.

Basic Operation

STANDBY

indicator

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC ENTER

STANDBY

OFF

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MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

BASIC

Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input

This button selects the type of input signal, ANALOG or DIGITAL, sent to the receiver. You need to take special

care to switch to the appropriate input when necessary. For example, the switch would have to be on DIGITAL

to hear digital sources like Dolby Digital or DTS but it would have to be on analog to record from the ANALOG

out jacks on the receiver. The default setting is AUTO (which chooses digital over analog when both are

available but goes with whatever is available) for: DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD, CDR/TAPE1. The default setting

is ANALOG for: VCR1/DVR, VCR2, MD/TAPE2, TUNER, PHONO. The default setting is DIGITAL for USB.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL

SELECT on the front panel) button to

select the input signal corresponding

to the format of the source

component.

Each press switches the signal in the order below:

AUTO ANALOG DIGITAL

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• When DIGITAL signal is selected, 2 DIGITAL lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input; DTS lights when a

DTS signal is input.

• If no digital inputs are assigned (see page 91) you can only choose ANALOG in the SIGNAL SELECT.

• Because the audio signal from a karaoke microphone and LDs are recorded with analog audio only, they are

not output from the digital outputs. Set SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG to listen to these formats.

• When an LD with DTS is played back with the SIGNAL SELECT set in ANALOG, digital noise caused by

playing back the DTS signal directly (with no decoding) is output. To prevent noise, you need to make digital

connections (See pages 22 & 23) and set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO or DIGITAL.

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

your DVD player.

• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz and 96kHz sampling

frequency), and DTS digital signal formats. If your source is not one of these select ANALOG for playback.

Basic Operation

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

OFF

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MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

D RECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SETUP

Listening Modes

The three listening mode types on the receiver are explained here (to select listening modes see page 44).

The kind of playback you can get in the three modes depends on what kind of a source (DVD, etc.) you are

using. The basic distinction is between 2 channel sources and multichannel sources. The MOVIE and MUSIC

modes that are available to you will also differ according to your source and which SB CH MODE you choose.

This is explained below as well.

For home theater the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes are designed to deliver realistic and powerful

multichannel surround sound that recreates the movie theater or concert experience. The first four MOVIE

modes (THX CINEMA, 2PRO LOGIC II (MOVIE), 2PRO LOGIC, NEO:6 CINEMA) and first two MUSIC modes

(2PRO LOGIC II MUSIC, NEO:6 MUSIC) incorporate pure decoding of the signal. That is they present it as it

was recorded in the sound studio. The other modes are DSP modes. They add some type of effect to the signal.

You may need to experiment with these modes to see which suit your home system and personal tastes.

The MUSIC and STEREO modes are designed to be used with music sources but some MUSIC modes are also

suitable for film soundtracks. Again, try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like but you

must choose one of the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes in order to get surround sound.

Depending on your setup, in STEREO mode only the front two speakers, and sometimes the subwoofer (if you

have one), are used.

STEREO modes

When a source is played in this mode, it plays through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your

subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed

to stereo.

STEREO

In STEREO mode the audio plays according to the surround setup settings and you can still use ACOUSTIC

CALIBRATION EQ, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, HI-BIT HI-SAMPLING mode, and TONE Control

functions.

DIRECT

In DIRECT mode, the audio bypasses all types of signal processing to remain as close to the source audio

quality as possible.

Basic Operation

memo If you switch on ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, HI-BIT HI-

SAMPLING mode, and TONE Control when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically

switches to STEREO.

BASIC

Basic Operation

MOVIE modes (SURROUND mode)

The MOVIE mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audio-visual sources

that optimizes its effects in accordance with your source, SB CH MODE and speaker configuration. The first four

modes (THX CINEMA, 2PRO LOGIC II MOVIE, 2PRO LOGIC, NEO:6 CINEMA) are for pure decoding of

multichannel sound sources (for example, Dolby Digital or DTS). With these modes the receiver will

automatically employ the format of the sound source (for example, Dolby Digital or DTS) and display it on

receiver. With two channel sources these first four modes will create surround channels. Next, there are six

PIONEER original sound modes that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of sound

environments as described below.

THX CINEMA

THX is a set of technical standards created by Lucasfilm Ltd. These standards were designed to emulate a

film sound stage and thus reproduce, with the greatest possible accuracy, the soundtrack intended by the

filmmakers.

2PL II MOVIE (2PRO LOGIC II MOVIE)*

This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound. It is suitable for movies, especially those recorded in Dolby

Surround. The channel separation and movement of surround effects is comparable to Dolby Digital 5.1.

With sources other than stereo (5.1, etc.) the display will automatically show the type of decoding being

employed (Dolby Digital, DTS-ES, etc.).

2PRO LOGIC*

This mode gives 4.1 channel surround sound. It is less sensitive to the quality of the source material, so

may be useful when 2 PRO LOGIC II MOVIE or 2 PRO LOGIC II MUSIC modes do not give good

results. With sources other than stereo (5.1, etc.) the display will automatically show the type of decoding

being employed (Dolby Digital, DTS-ES, etc.).

NEO:6 CINEMA*

This mode gives 6.1 channel surround sound and is suitable for movies. The NEO:6 Cinema mode delivers

good channel separation for movie soundtracks. With sources other than stereo (5.1, etc.) the display will

automatically show the type of decoding being employed (Dolby Digital, DTS-ES, etc.).

ACTION

This mode is designed for action movies, which generally use lots of sound effects. The mode enriches the

sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects.

SCI-FI

This mode is designed for science fiction movies. It creates a broad sound space, separating dialog from

sound effects to heighten the overall impact of the soundtrack.

DRAMA

This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog. The elements of dialog are enhanced, making the

characters seem more real. The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do

not overpower softer ones (compare this with the MIDNIGHT listening mode explained on page 50).

MUSICAL

This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound. A long delay time of reflected

sounds provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall.

MONOFILM

This mode is designed for older movies which are recorded with mono soundtracks. The special sound

processing of this mode will allow you to experience these movies in surround sound even though they

were not recorded that way originally.

5/7-D THEATER

This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources. The overall effect builds a

dynamic and broad sound space, allowing two-channel (stereo) signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker

sound. The mode should be used in conjunction with Dolby Pro Logic for sources bearing the

DOLBY SURROUND

mark. The display will show either 5-D THEATER or 7-D THEATER according to the source,

SB CH MODE and speaker configuration.

*When you input a multichannel signal the decoding is done automatically so you cannot choose

these modes.

MUSIC modes (SURROUND mode)

The MUSIC modes allow you to transform your living room into a variety of different sonic environments when

playing either two-channel or multichannel sources. It optimizes its effects in accordance with your source, SB

CH MODE and speaker configuration. The first two modes (2PRO LOGIC II MUSIC, NEO:6 MUSIC) for pure

decoding of multichannel sound sources (for example, Dolby Digital or DTS). With these modes the receiver will

automatically employ the format of the sound source (for example, Dolby Digital or DTS) and display it on

receiver. With two channel sources these first two modes will create surround channels. Then there are five

PIONEER original sound modes that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of sound

environments as described below. Lastly, the 5/7-CH STEREO mode simply outputs a stereo signal through all

of your speakers.

2PL II MUSIC (2PRO LOGIC II MUSIC)*

This mode gives 5.1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music. Compared to the Movie Mode PRO

LOGIC, the surround effect is more enveloping. With sources other than stereo (5.1, etc.) the display will

automatically show the type of decoding being employed (Dolby Digital, DTS-ES, etc.).

NEO:6 MUSIC*

This mode gives 6.1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music. The NEO:6 Music mode plays the

stereo source as is through the front left/right speakers, and generates a natural, ambient surround and

center sound. With sources other than stereo (5.1, etc.) the display will automatically show the type of

decoding being employed (Dolby Digital, DTS-ES, etc.).

CLASSICAL

Simulates the acoustic effects of a large concert hall. Suitable for classical music. A long delay time of

reflected sounds, coupled with reverb effects, let the listener experience the dynamic and rich sounds

characteristic of concert halls and powerful orchestral performances.

CHAMBER

Simulates the acoustic environment of a very resonant concert hall. Rich reverberation and a full sound

create the impression of a lively performance space.

JAZZ

Simulates the acoustic effects of a jazz club. Reflected sound is virtually below 100 msec so that the

listener can experience a live band effect.

ROCK

Simulates the acoustic effects of a mid-sized concert hall. The listener can experience a live band effect

with good separation of the instruments, a strong bass and the vivid feeling of a live performance.

DANCE

Simulates the acoustic effects of a dance club. Features a strong bass sound.

Reflected sound delay time is virtually below 50 msec, for the listener to experience the visceral power of

dance music.

5/7-CH STEREO

Simulates the acoustic environment of a regular stereo while using all the speakers in the system to induce

a rich, all-around sound. The display will change to 5-CH STEREO or 7-CH STEREO according to the SB CH

MODE and speaker configuration.

Basic Operation

*When you input a multichannel signal the decoding is done automatically so you cannot choose

these modes.

BASIC

Basic Operation

memo

Press RECEIVER.

Press the EFFECT/CH SEL button

repeatedly until you see EFFECT in

the receiver’s display.

Use the +/– buttons to add or

subtract the amount of effect.

• The amount of effect can be adjusted ranging

from 10 to 90 (the default setting value is 50) by

pressing +/–.

Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode

The DSP (Digital Signal Processing) listening modes have sound processing added to accentuate a certain kind

of atmosphere or effect (see the preceding pages for explanation). You can choose if you want to strengthen or

weaken this effect in the given mode. The DSP MOVIE modes are: ACTION, SCI-FI, DRAMA, MUSICAL,

MONOFILM, 5/7-D THEATER. The DSP MUSIC modes are: CLASSICAL, CHAMBER, JAZZ, ROCK, DANCE.

The following instructions show you how to adjust the amount of effect.

OFF

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MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

SETUP

Adding/Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC Mode

The Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC mode has three settings you can choose from which adjust the spatial feeling of

the surround sound. These settings are best matched to each individual source instead of on setting being left

on for all sources. The three settings and how to apply them are explained here. To start this setup select Dolby

Pro Logic ll (if necessary) with the MUSIC button.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the EFFECT/CH SEL button

repeatedly and select the setting

you want. They appear in the

receiver’s display.

CENTER WIDTH : With Pro Logic decoding center

channel signals can come only from the center

speaker. If no center speaker is present this channel is

split between the two front speakers, creating a

"phantom" channel. The CENTER WIDTH feature lets

you adjust the center channel so it can heard only from

the center speaker, only as a "phantom" channel or in

varying degrees of both.

DIMENSION: This allows you to adjust the soundfield

towards the front or towards the rear of your room.

PANORAMA: This gives the music a wraparound

surround feel.

Use the +/– buttons to add or

subtract the amount of effect or turn

on/off.

CENTER WIDTH : Strengthen or weaken the effect

between 0–7. The default is 3.

DIMENSION: Move soundfield backward or forward

with -3 being the furthest back and +3 being the

furthest forward. The default is 0.

PANORAMA: Turn on or off. The default is off.

OFF

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MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

Basic Operation

Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function)

To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR. This feature is effective with sources containing a lot of

background noise like cassette and video tape

Press RECEIVER.

Press the DNR button on the remote

control.

Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off.

When on, DNR lights in the display.

• In cases described below, noise may not be reduced even

if DIGITAL NR is on.

· Sudden noise

· Extremely loud noise

· Signals that contain too many high frequencies

Signals which are very clean to begin with.

• DIGITAL NR is effective at levels shown below for each

source.

STEREO

· Analog input ..................................................... 10-18 dB

· Digital input ...................................................... 10-15 dB

· AM/FM tuner ................................................... 10-15 dB

MOVIE/MUSIC ...................................................... 6-10 dB

• Depending on the condition of the source, there may not

be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.

• You can’t use the DIGITAL NR mode with the THX

CINEMA or MULTI CH IN modes, or a 96 kHz signal.

• If you set the DIGITAL NR on in DIRECT mode the

receiver will switch to STEREO mode.

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Press the ACOUSTIC EQ button.

Each press switches ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ

between ALL CH ADJUST, FRONT ALIGN, CUSTOM 1,

CUSTOM 2 and OFF. When ACOUSTIC EQ is being

applied the MCACC indicator lights.

Listening with ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ

You can listen to the soundtrack with the ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ you set automatically when you did the

AUTO SURROUND SETUP (see page 13) or you set manually on page 99–101. To do so follow the instructions

below.

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STEREO/DIRECT MULTI CH IN

MASTER VOLUME

ACOUSTIC EQ

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

STATION TUNING

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

REMOTE

SETUP

MODE

SURROUND

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

OFF

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TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

MCACC indicator • After completing the AUTO SURROUND SETUP

(page 13) ACOUSTIC EQ ON (ALL CH ADJUST)

is set automatically.

• You can’t turn on ACOUSTIC EQ on in MULTI CH

IN mode.

• If you turn ACOUSTIC EQ on in DIRECT mode,

the receiver automatically switches to STEREO

mode.

ALL CH ADJUST FRONT ALIGN

CUSTOM 1

CUSTOM 2OFF

Basic Operation

BASIC

Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode

This useful feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low

volumes. It can be used with any surround sound source and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are

audible even while playing a soundtrack at low volumes. This feature is applicable only when the master volume

is under –20 dB.

Press the MIDNIGHT button on the

remote control.

Each press switches MIDNIGHT mode on or off.

When on, MIDNIGHT lights in the display.

•The surround effect adjusts itself automatically

in accordance with the volume level.

•You can’t use the MIDNIGHT mode with the THX

CINEMA, MULTI CH IN modes.

•If you set MIDNIGHT on when in DIRECT mode

the receiver switches to STEREO mode.

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Listening in LOUDNESS Mode

The LOUDNESS mode boosts the bass and treble in a signal. It is useful for listening to music at low volumes.

This feature is applicable only when the master volume is under –20 dB.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the LOUDNESS button on the

remote control.

Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off.

When on, LOUDNESS lights in the display.

•You can’t use the LOUDNESS mode with the THX

CINEMA, MULTI CH IN modes.

•If you set LOUDNESS on in DIRECT mode the

receiver will switch to STEREO mode.

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REMOTE

SETUP

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

CHANNEL

STATION

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

OFF

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CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

SETUP

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBANDMIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

multi-voltage model only

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBANDMIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

multi-voltage model only

Basic Operation

Adjusting Bass and Treble (TONE CONTROL)

You can adjust the low (bass) and high (treble) frequencies. The TONE button can also be used to bypass the

tone circuitry.

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•The TONE CONTROL can be adjusted in a range of ±6

dB.

•The TONE CONTROL cannot be set on in THX CIN-

EMA, MULTI CH IN modes.

•If you set TONE CONTROL on in DIRECT mode the

receiver will switch to STEREO mode.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the TONE button on the

remote control or the front panel to

put the receiver in tone adjust mode.

There are two tone modes TONE: ON and TONE:

BYPASS. The first means the tone functions are active

and also lets you adjust these functions. The second

means the tone controls are being bypassed, and thus

have no effect on the sound.

Press the BASS/TREBLE button

repeatedly to select BASS or

TREBLE.

If TONE: BYPASS appears, press the TONE button to

get TONE: ON.

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the low

or high frequency levels.

A few seconds after you finish adjusting the tone the

receiver will revert to the sound mode it was in at the

beginning of the process.

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

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CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

SETUP

Basic Operation

BASIC

Listening in HI–BIT/SAMPLING mode

Use to hear CD and DVD, as well as other digital soundtracks, at a wider dynamic range, allowing for finer audio

reproduction.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the HI–BIT button on the

remote control or HI-BIT HI-

SAMPLING button on the front

panel.

Each press switches HI-BIT/SAMPLING mode on or off.

HI-BIT/SAMPLING lights in the display.

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

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TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

SETUP

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DVD-Audio/MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback

MULTI CH IN allows you to connect a DVD-Audio player or an external decoder to enjoy certain multichannel

discs. To use MULTI CH playback follow the instructions below.

•You can’t use any kind of sound processing with

MULTI CH IN. Selecting a listening mode, or

switching these modes, cancels the MULTI CH

IN.

•If any speakers are set to NO the signal for that

(those) channel(s) won’t get output at all.

• You cannot set sound features (page 50-52) on, in

MULTI CH IN mode.

•You cannot listen to the SECOND ZONE in MULTI

CH IN mode.

•If you’re listening to DVD-Audio but can only get

stereo sound set your DVD player’s 5.1 channel

analog playback to on.

1 Press the MULTI CH INPUT button on

the remote control or the MULTI CH

IN button on the front panel.

Each press switches the input between the previous

mode and MULTI CH IN.

ON: This is a true playback of the signal from the

MULTI CH INPUT terminals, output without digital

processing. You can only control each channel level.

OFF: Cancels the MULTI CH IN modes.

STEREO/DIRECT MULTI CH IN

MASTER VOLUME

ACOUSTIC EQ

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

VSX-D2011

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

STATION TUNING

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

REMOTE

SETUP

MODE

SURROUND

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

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•HI–BIT mode cannot be set on MULTI CH IN mode.

•If the receiver is in DIRECT mode and you press the

HI–BIT button the receiver will switch to STEREO

mode.

•This feature can’t be used with 96 kHz and 88.2 kHz

sources.

Basic Operation

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode

The VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode emulates surround back channels through your surround speakers. You

must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting (see page 37); have SURROUND

speakers set to something other than NO, and have chosen NO for the SURROUND BACK speakers in

SPEAKER SETTING (see page 40-41) to use this mode. To accomplish the same settings, you could have had

the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND speakers on and the SURROUND BACK

speakers off (see pages 13-15) to use this mode.

Press the SB CH MODE button on the

remote control.

Each press switches between VIRTL SB ON, VIRTL SB

OFF and VIRTL SB AUTO.

For each choice you can create

VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK channels under the condi-

tions listed below.

VIRTL SB ON: virtual surround back sound is available

with all SURROUND modes except THX CINEMA; for a

stereo signal you must choose the NEO:6 MOVIE/MUSIC

SURROUND mode or a Pioneer original sound mode (see

pages 47–48).

VIRTL SB AUTO: same as above except whether virtual

surround back sound is available with any of the PRO

LOGIC II (or PRO LOGIC) modes depends on whether the

source has an EX or ES flag or not.

With the NEO:6 modes virtual surround back sound will

always be available.

VIRTL SB OFF: virtual surround back sound will not be

heard.

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REMOTE

SETUP

MODE

SURROUND

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SB CH MODE button

SB CH MODE

The SB CH MODE makes available surround back channels through your surround back speakers. You must

have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting (see page 37) and have SURROUND and

SURROUND BACK speakers set to something other than NO (see pages 40–41) to use this feature. To

accomplish the same settings, you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the

SURROUND and the SURROUND BACK speakers on (see pages 13–15).

Press the SB CH MODE button on the

remote control.

Each press switches between ON, OFF and AUTO.

For each choice you can create SURROUND BACK

channels under the conditions listed below.

ON: surround back channels are available with all SUR-

ROUND modes;

AUTO: same as above except whether SURROUND BACK

channels are available with any of the PRO LOGIC II (or

PRO LOGIC) modes depends on whether the source has

an EX or ES flag or not.

With the NEO:6 modes surround back channels will

always be available.

OFF: SURROUND BACK channels will not be heard.

•You can’t use the SB CH MODE with MULTI CH IN

or STEREO/DIRECT modes.

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REMOTE

SETUP

MODE

SURROUND

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

OFF

ON AUTO

VIRTL SB OFF

VIRTL SB ON VIRTL SB AUTO

•You can’t use the VIRTUAL SUR-

ROUND BACK mode with the THX

CINEMA, MULTI CH IN,

STEREO/DIRECT modes.

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

Basic Operation

BASIC

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

DUAL MONO setting and playback

The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Digital or homemade discs that have dual mono

software encoded in them. Dual mono software usually is used to put two different mono soundtracks, that you

have the capability of listening to at the same time, on one DVD. With this setting you can choose which dual

mono setting you want to listen to. Remember this setting is only applicable if you are using Dolby Digital

software with dual mono and want to isolate one of the channels therein.

Press the RETURN button for more

than three seconds to put the

receiver in DUAL MONO mode.

Hold down the RETURN button to cycle through the

different DUAL MONO settings. When you find the

one you want release the button. The L (ch1) and R

(ch2) indicators in the display light to indicate the

playback channel.

DUAL : ch2

DUAL : ch1

DUAL: ch1/ch2

The different settings are: DUAL ch1, where you only

hear channel 1; DUAL ch2, where you only hear channel

2; and DUAL ch1/ch2, where you hear both channels,

but independently from different speakers.

•The default setting is DUAL ch1.

•You can only use this function with Dolby Digital

sources that have this function

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Using Headphones

Plug headphones into the PHONES

jack on the front of the receiver.

No sound will be audible from the speakers when

headphones are plugged in except in MULTI CH IN

mode or when using the pre-outs. In MULTI CH IN

mode the subwoofer will be audible even if the

headphones are plugged in.

•All SURROUND modes will be downmixed to 2

channels.

•If you’re listening to a 2 channel source there will

be no matrix decoding (i.e. you will not be able to

get surround sound decoding).

•For MULTI CH IN mode, only the signal input from

the MULTI CH IN FRONT L and R channels can

be heard.

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PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

PHONES jack

Basic Operation

Video Select

This function allows you to listen to one sound source while you watch a different video source on your TV. The

sound source is set in the normal fashion as explained on page 44 You then change the video input with the

VIDEO SEL button.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the VIDEO SEL button on the

remote control to cycle through the

different possible video inputs.

The first press shows the video input you are currently

using. After that pressing VIDEO SELECT cycles though

the possibilities in the following order:

The OFF setting means you are listening without a

video signal. (Also, when you select CD, CD-R/TAPE1,

MD/TAPE2, TUNER, PHONO, USB or functions the

VIDEO SELECT will be set to off.)

After choosing a video input the display on the receiver

will show that input for about 5 seconds and then

revert to showing the listening mode the receiver is in.

•The VIDEO SELECT remains set to the input you

chose until you change the audio input.

•If you change audio functions the receiver will

reset itself to make the video and audio inputs

correspond.

Also, if you switch the power of the receiver off

when you turn it back on the video and audio in-

puts will reset so that they correspond.

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DVD/LD TV/SAT

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VIDEO

VCR2 VCR1/DVR

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TAPE1

TUNER

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LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

SETUP

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (DIMMER)

Use the display DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display.

Press RECEIVER.

Use the display DIMMER button on

the remote control to alternate

between the different levels of

brightness for the display.

Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very

bright can be selected. Each press changes the

brightness of the display. When cycling through the

options, the default brightness can also be selected.

It is a feature of this unit that the fluorescent dis-

play will be brighter for a few seconds after you

choose a function (like DVD/LD, CD, etc.) and then

get softer. This will still happen when you adjust

the brightness but the new setting will be the one

the display softens to.

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OFF

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MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

SETUP

Using the Tuner

BASIC

Automatic and Manual Tuning

The following steps show you how to tune in 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, see “Direct

Access Tuning“ on the following page.

Press the TUNER button.

On the remote, this selects the tuner function on the

receiver and sets the remote to the tuner operation

mode.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Press the BAND button to select the

band (FM or AM).

Each press switches the band: FM j AM

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Tune in the station.

For Automatic Tuning

Press and hold TUNING –/+ for about one second, then

release.

The tuner starts searching the selected band and stop

automatically at the first station it locates. Repeat to

locate other stations.

For Manual Tuning

• To change frequencies one step at a time, press

TUNING –/+ repeatedly.

• To change frequencies quickly, hold down TUNING

–/+ and release when you reach the frequency you

desire.

MPX Mode

If the TUNED or STEREO indicators do not light when

tuning an FM station, because the station is too far away or

the broadcast signal is weak, press MPX on the remote

control to switch to MONO reception. This should improve

reception enough for you to enjoy the broadcast.

RF ATT Mode (European model only)

If the radio signal is too strong and/or the sound is distorting

press the RF ATT button to attenuate (lower) the radio

signal input and reduce the distortion (for FM stations only).

When on, RF ATT lights in the display.

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MULTI

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DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

SETUP

MPX

button

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

RF ATT

button

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/V

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBANDMIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

European model

multi-voltage model

Using the Tuner

Press the TUNER button.

This selects the tuner function on the receiver and sets

the remote to the tuner operation mode.

Press the BAND button to select the

band (FM or AM).

Each press switches the band : FM j AM

Press the DIRECT ACCESS button to

activate the direct access tuning mode.

The cursor blinks in the display on the front panel.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Use the number buttons to enter the

frequency of the station you want.

Example:

To tune station 106.00 (FM), press: 1 = ` = 6 = ` =

To cancel before inputting the frequency

Press DIRECT ACCESS, and enter the frequency again.

Direct Access Tuning

The following steps show you how to tune directly to a specific frequency using the remote control.

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TUNER

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LOUDNESS TONE

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SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

SETUP

Channel Step Setting (multi-voltage model only)

The unit has been factory preset to the channel allocation value for the area in which it is to be sold. If this

value is set incorrectly, the tunes in frequency may be wrong, or sound may be distorted, resulting in an

inability to reproduce reception signals at their proper sound quality. For this reason, be sure to confirm

that the values are set correctly before first using the unit.

FM 50 kHz, AM 9 kHz:

Set to this position, for areas with an FM reception step of 50 kHz and AM 9 kHz.

FM 100 kHz, AM 10 kHz:

Set to this position for areas with an FM reception step of 100 kHz and AM 10 kHz.

When unsure about the channel allocation for your area, consult your dealer for correct

information.

To Change Channel Steps

1Turn the power off (standby mode).

2While holding down the TONE – button press the STANDBY/ON button.

3When you see STEP 9K/50K or STEP 10K/100K appear in the display. To change channel steps again

repeat steps 1 and 2.

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Using the Tuner

BASIC

Memorizing Frequently Used Stations

The following steps show you how to memorize up to 30 radio stations in 3 classes (each holding 10 stations).

When memorizing FM frequencies, the receiver also memorizes the MPX mode (STEREO or MONO) and the RF

ATT mode (European model only).

Tune in the station you want.

See "Automatic and Manual Tuning" or "Direct Access

Tuning" on page 57 and 58.

Press the TUNER EDIT button to

activate the memory function.

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Press the TEXT OFF CLASS button

repeatedly to select a class number.

Each press switches the display:

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C

Press the STATION –/+ buttons

repeatedly (or use the MULTI JOG)

to select a channel (0–9) within the

respective class.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Press the ENTER button to input

your choice.

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TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

SETUP

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

43(3-4) 5 2

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBANDMIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

43(3-4) 5 2

European model

multi-voltage model

Using the Tuner

Naming Memorized Stations

You can input a name of up to four characters for each preset station in the receiver’s memory (see the previous

page). This name can be anything you choose. For example, you could input JAZZ for that station and when you

listen to it the name, rather than the frequency number, will appear on your display.

Press the TUNER button on the

remote control.

Press TEXT OFF CLASS repeatedly

to select the class.

Repeatedly pressing this button cycles through the

three available classes, A, B and C.

Press STATION + or STATION – to

select the preset channel.

Press TUNER EDIT to select the

station name mode.

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Enter the station name you want.

Names can be up to four characters long.

• On the front panel use the MULTI JOG dial or the +/–

buttons. On the remote control use the STATION +/–

buttons or the 2 3 buttons to select characters.

• Press ENTER to confirm a character. If no character

is input, a space is input.

To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1-4 and

input four spaces instead of a name.

The possible selections are shown below.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

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

Press ENTER when you have got the

characters you want to enter.

Repeat steps 2 to 5 to memorize up to 30 preset

broadcast station names.

To change a station name, enter a new name over the

top of the existing one.

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CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

SETUP

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

3,521,5 5,6 4

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBANDMIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

3,521,5 5,6 4

European model

multi-voltage model

Using the Tuner

BASIC

Recalling Memorized Stations

Press the TUNER button.

This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and

sets the remote to the TUNER operation mode.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

Press the TEXT OFF CLASS button

repeatedly to select a class number.

Each press switches the display:

Use the number buttons to select

the channel you desire.

To select channel 7, press 7.

To select channel 0, press `.

For example : If 99.50 MHz (FM) was memorized in

class B at channel 7.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

STEREO

To step through each channel in order

Press the STATION –/+ buttons repeatedly.

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

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TUNER

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LOUDNESS TONE

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SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

SETUP

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBANDMIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

European model

multi-voltage model

Using the Tuner

An introduction to RDS (European model only)

Radio Data System, or RDS as it’s usually known, is a system used by FM radio stations to provide listeners

with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for

example. This information shows up as text on the display, and you can switch between the kind of information

shown. Although you don’t get RDS information from all FM radio stations, you do with most.

Probably the best feature of RDS is that you can search automatically by type of program. So, if you felt like

listening to jazz, you could search for a station that’s broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ. There

are around 30 such program types, including various genres of music, news, sport, talk shows, financial

information, and so on.

The receiver lets you display three different kinds of RDS information: Radio Text, Program Service Name, and

Program Type.

Radio Text (RT) is messages sent by the radio station. These can be anything the broadcaster chooses—a talk

radio station might give out it telephone number as RT, for example.

Program Service Name (PS) is the name of the radio station.

Program Type (PTY) indicates the kind of program currently being broadcast.

The receiver can search for and display the following program types:

In addition, there is a program type called

ALARM, used for exceptional emergency

announcements. You can’t search for this, but

the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS

broadcast signal.

Using the RDS display

To display the different types of RDS information available,

press TUNER button on the remote control and use the

DISPMODE button to cycle through the types of RDS

information.

Each press changes the display as follows:

NEWS News

AFFAIRS Current affairs

INFO General information

SPORT Sports

EDUCATE Educational material

DRAMA Radio drama

CULTURE Arts and culture

SCIENCE Science and technology

VARIED Usually talk-based material,

such as quiz shows or

interviews.

POP M Pop music

ROCK M Rock music

EASY M “Middle of the road” music

LIGHT M ‘Light’ classical music

CLASSICS ‘Serious’ classical music

OTHER M Other music not fitting any of

the above categories

WEATHER Weather reports

FINANCE Finance and business

CHILDREN Children’s entertainment

SOCIAL Social affairs

RELIGION Religious programming

PHONE IN Phone-in talk shows

TRAVEL Travel

LEISURE Leisure interests and hobbies

JAZZ Jazz music

COUNTRY Country music

NATION M Popular music in a language

other than English

OLDIES Popular music from the ’50s

FOLK M Folk music

DOCUMENT Documentaries

• If any noise is picked up while displaying

the RT scroll, some characters may be

displayed incorrectly.

• If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the

RT display, it means no RT data is being

transmitted from the broadcast station. If

you have entered a name for the station,

it is displayed instead of RT data. If you

haven’t, the display will automatically

switch to the PS data display. If no PS

data is transmitted from the station, the

frequency will be displayed.

• In the PTY display, there are cases where

NO DATA or NO TYPE is shown. If this

happens, the PS display is shown after a

few seconds.

• This unit converts lower case characters

transmitted by broadcast station to upper

case characters.

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P S PTY

FREQ

R T

Using the Tuner

BASIC

Searching for RDS programs (European model only)

One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio program. You can

search for any of the program types (listed on page 62).

1 Tune into an FM station.

Refer to “Automatic and Manual Tuning” or “Direct

Access Tuning” on p. 57 and 58.

2 Use the BAND button to select the

FM band.

RDS is only broadcast on FM.

3 Press the SEARCH MODE button.

SEARCH shows in the display.

4 Press the +/–buttons or use the

MULTI JOG dial to select the

program type you want to hear.

5 Press ENTER to search for the

program type.

The system starts searching through the station

presets for a match. When it finds one, the search

stops and the station plays for five seconds.

6 If you want to keep listening to the

station, press ENTER within the 5

seconds.

If you don’t press ENTER, searching resumes.

If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find

that program type at the time of the search.

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STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/V

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

21,4 5-6 3

•RDS searches memorized stations only. If no

stations have been (see page 59 to do this), NO

PTY is displayed.

•FINISH means the search is complete.

Using the Tuner

Basics of EON (Enhanced Other Network information)

(European model only)

When EON is turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver

function other than the tuner is being used. It cannot be used in areas that EON information is not transmitted

and when FM broadcast stations do not transmit PTY data. When the broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the

original frequency or function.

There are two types of EON you can set:

1TA (Traffic Announcement)

This mode will set the tuner to pick up traffic information when it’s broadcast.

2NEWS

This mode will set the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast.

EON does not work when the tuner is in the AM band.

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•The EON mode is canceled if you switch

to AM reception while setting EON. It

starts once again when you return to FM

reception.

•You can’t search for traffic

announcements and news at the same

time.

•You can’t operate the TUNER EDIT and

CHARACTER SEARCH buttons while the

EON indicator is lit.

•If you want to change to a function other

than the tuner, press the EON MODE

button and turn the EON mode off.

Using EON (European model only)

Use the front panel controls to do this.

1 Press the BAND button to select the

FM band.

EON is only broadcast on FM.

2 Tune into an EON FM station.

The ‡ indicator lights to inform you that the currently

tuned station carries the EON data service. See pages

57–58 for more on tuning into radio broadcasts.

3 Press the EON MODE button to

select the mode you want.

These modes are explained above.

Each press changes the display as follows:

If EON information is being transmitted, the receiver

jumps to the type of broadcast you selected. When the

EON mode is set, the EON indicator lights, but during

actual reception of an EON broadcast the EON

indicator will flash.

EON NEWS

OFF

EON TA

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STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO/V

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

Using the Tuner

BASIC

Clearing all stations from the RDS or EON search

(European model only)

The receiver will automatically register an identifying marker (called a PI code) for any station you input into the

memory classes which can receive RDS or EON data. If you want to remove the currently memorized stations

from RDS and EON searches, you can do it by erasing the PI codes.

1 Press and hold EON MODE (front

panel) for about two seconds.

ERASE PI will be displayed.

2 Press ENTER.

ERASE PI flashes for two seconds to indicate the PI

codes have been erased.

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

AUDIO

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

Remote Control of Other Components

Press the REMOTE SETUP button for

three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

PRESET should be selected (if it isn't

use the 5∞ buttons to select it) and

press ENTER.

SELECT FUNCTION blinks in the display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

(for example, DVD/LD) you want to

set.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

component you want to set up.

Press ENTER.

MAKER appears in the remote control display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

name of the company that makes

your component. (see pages 115-

116)

The company names appear in the remote control

display. If there is more than one component type for

that company that makes your component then –1, –2,

etc., will appear in the display. Choose one of the

types and see if that works.

Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other

Components

In addition to controlling the receiver, the supplied remote control can operate your other components (VCR, TV,

DVD, CD, etc.) after you program it to do so. In this way, instead of fumbling with many different controls and

buttons, you only need to use one remote control. If your component(s) are listed in the remote control's

memory, simply follow the steps below. If your component(s) are not listed, or if you want the remote to learn

additional operations, you can use the learning mode to input the information from the remote controls supplied

with your other components.

Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control

The following steps show you how to recall the setting stored in the remote control. Once a setting is recalled

and the component assigned, you can use this remote to easily operate the component.

• To exit from the remote control setup mode at any time, press REMOTE SETUP.

• See "Using Remote Control with Other Components" on pages 70 and 71 to operate your other

components.

• The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered. Press any button

to wake up the remote and continue the process.

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The TUNER button cannot be assigned.

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–

DISC

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EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

4-5

Remote Control of Other Components

BASIC

Point the remote control at the

component you want set and press

ENTER.

OK? will appear in the remote control display.

If the component you are trying to control turns on/off you

have set it correctly. Use the 5∞ buttons to select YES and

go on to step 7.

If the component you are trying to control does not turn on/

off the correct preset code has not been selected. In this

case, use the 5∞ buttons to select NO, press ENTER and

go back to step 5. Try another preset code for that maker. (If

the component you are trying to setup doesn't have a

standby/on mode it won't turn on even if the correct preset

code is entered. In this case select YES and go on to step

7.)

If you can't seem to get the component you are trying to

set to turn on or off you can still set up your remote control

by using the LEARNING mode (on the next page).

Press ENTER. The preset code has been

entered.

COMPLETE will appear in the display.

Naturally it's easiest and most logical to assign the button

that has the same name as the component you are setting

up (for example, choose the DVD/LD button for your DVD

player).

You may find you have components which do not corre-

spond to the name on any MULTI CONTROL button (for

example a cable TV tuner) or you have two components

where only one button is provided (for example, CD-R/TAPE

1). In this case, use step 3 to assign any available MULTI

CONTROL button to the component you want to remote

control.

For example, you may have both a CD-R and a tape deck in

your system but only one video deck. It would make sense

to assign the CD-R/TAPE 1 MULTI CONTROL button to the

CD-R and the VCR 2 MULTI CONTROL button to your tape

deck. To do this choose VCR 2 in step 3 when you want to

set up the tape deck. Then choose TAPE in step 4 and

proceed as above. The only practical difference in this

method is that you have to remember the VCR 2 MULTI

CONTROL button is actually your tape deck.

In this case, you would need to hook up your tape deck to

the input jacks marked VCR 2 on the back of the receiver.

This method should help you customize the remote control

for your system and let you control all of your components

with the remote control for the VSX-D2011.

Repeat the process from step 2 for all of

your components.

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

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MPX

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6-9

Remote Control of Other Components

Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls (LEARNING Mode)

If preset codes are not available for your component(s), or the available preset codes do not operate correctly,

you can use this procedure to program in signals from the remote control(s) of your other component(s). These

steps can also be used to add further operations to the remote control that were successfully set with the

stored settings (see pages 66–67).

Press the REMOTE SETUP button for

three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

LEARNING and press ENTER.

SELECT FUNCTION blinks on the remote control.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

for the component you want to

control.

For example: DVD/LD

SELECT KEY flashes in the display.

Choose the command you want to

teach the remote control and press

the corresponding button. The word

LEARN will blink in the remote

control display.

For example, choose the 3 (play) button to program

this remote control to play your DVD player.

• The TV POWER, TV FUNC, TV CH +/– and VOL +/–

buttons are only available for learning when

programming TV CONT button.

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VCR2 VIDEO CD

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CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

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SIGNAL SEL

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–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

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TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

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REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

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TUNING

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STATION

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TEXT OFF CLASS

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TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

•To exit from the remote control setup mode at any time, press REMOTE SETUP.

• You can also program the 5˜∞˜2˜3 and ENTER buttons with the LEARNING mode.

• The TUNER button cannot be assigned.

• The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered. Press any button

to wake up the remote and continue the process.

Buttons that

are able to

learn new

commands

Remote Control of Other Components

BASIC

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While LEARN continues to flash,

point the two remote controls

toward each other. Press the button

on the other remote control

corresponding to the operation you

want to program.

After the process is complete and the command has

been learned, OK will appear in the remote control

display. If NG (no good) appears, it means that for

some reason the command was not learned. In this

case, repeat steps 4 and 5.

CONTINUE? appears in the remote's display.

If SELECT KEY is flashing go back to step 4.

If you want to program in more

commands use the 5∞ buttons to

select YES. Press ENTER.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to teach the remote control of

the VSX-D2011 all the commands from the other

remote control.

If you want to program in

commands for another MULTI

CONTROL button use the 5∞

buttons to select NO. Press ENTER.

Repeat the process from step 2 for

all of your components.

Start again to program other components in this

manner.

When you're done use the 5∞

buttons to select EXIT.

You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu.

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

• If FULL appears in step 5 it means

that there isn't enough capacity to

learn this command. If you want to

clear other buttons to make room for

this one follow the procedure on page

87.

• If there isn't enough capacity, an in-

correct signal has been sent or, in

some cases, the command from an-

other remote control simply cannot

be learned, NG (no good) will appear

in the display in step 5.

• In some NG cases the remotes just

need to be moved closer together or

farther apart.

5-20 cm

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TUNER

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MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

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9,10

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to learn new

commands

Remote Control of Other Components

Using Remote Control with Other Components

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD recorder/Cassette Deck operations

•The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program it

(see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ pages 66–69).

• To perform these operations, press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to

control.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

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BASIC

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TVoperations

•The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program it

(see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ pages 66–69).

• To perform these operations, press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to

control.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

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only have one TV hooked up to this system, assign it to the TV CONT button. If you have two TVs,

assign the main TV to the TV CONT button. If you hook up your system this way, the first four TV

controls will always be accessible.

For example, if you connect your TV to TV monitor, then use TV CONT for your TV. If you connect your

TV to input source then use TV.

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

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Remote Control of Other Components

Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION

The direct function will not be necessary for most users. It is designed in case you have an external video

source connected to your TV (a video source that is not going through the VSX-D2011). For this explanation we'll

call this the external video deck. You'd like to control external video deck with this unit's remote control so

you've assigned it a function button (for example purposes, the VCR 2 button). Yet, if you put the receiver in

VCR 2 mode you'll get no picture on your TV because the external video deck signal is not going through the

VSX-D2011. To get around this problem you set the DIRECT FUNCTION for VCR 2 to OFF. Now when you press

VCR 2 function button you can control the external video deck with the remote but the receiver does not go into

VCR 2 mode.

Press the REMOTE SETUP button for

three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

DIRCTFNC and press ENTER.

SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the remote control

display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button of

the component whose direct

function you want to turn on or off.

DIRECTFUNC appears on the remote control display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select ON,

OFF, or EXIT and press ENTER.

ON: The direct function is on.

OFF: The direct function is off.

EXIT: Leaves the DIRECT FUNCTION settings and

returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu.

After you press ENTER, if you chose one of the first

two settings, COMPLETE will appear in the display.

Repeat steps 2–4 to set the direct

function for as many components as

you want.

Press the REMOTE SETUP button to

return to the previous mode.

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VCR2 VIDEO CD

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TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2,4

1,6

•To exit from the remote control

setup mode at any time, press

REMOTE SETUP.

• The default setting for all DIRECT

FUNCTIONs is ON.

Using Other Functions

EXPERT

BASIC

Recording from Audio/Video Components

The following explanations show you how make a recording from one component to another connected to this receiver.

Note that an analog recorder (such as a VCR) cannot record from a source that is connected using only a digital

connection. Likewise, a digital recorder (such as a CD-R) cannot record digitally from a component that is connected using

only analog connections. In both of these cases, make sure that the digital component also has analog connections to the

receiver, and that the SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG.

When recording from one digital component to another, bear in mind that the digital signal output from this receiver

mirrors the input from the source. So if the input is, say, Dolby Digital, the output will also be Dolby Digital. Before

recording, make sure that the recorder is compatible with the source digital audio format.

See page 20 for more on analog audio connections and pages 22–23 for digital audio connections.

• The receiver's volume, channel level, balance, TONE, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS,

ACOUSTIC EQ and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal, except in PHONO. Thus

when recording in PHONO function DIRECT is best used.

• In some cases, digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not pos-

sible. In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner.

• Some video recordings are copy-protected; these sources cannot be recorded.

• When recording video, the source must be connected to the receiver using the same type of video

cord (composite, or S video) as you used to connect the recorder to the receiver.

Select the source component. Set

SIGNAL SELECT according to the

source component's signal (ANALOG

or DIGITAL).

Start recording (tape deck, CD

recorder, VCR, etc.)

Playback the source to be recorded.

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VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

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TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

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TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

SETUP

Using Other Functions

Stereo playback in another room (SECOND ZONE)

This setup enables you to listen to a pair of stereo speakers independently of the main speaker system

hooked up to the receiver. You can choose SECOND ZONE, and use the speakers hooked up to the

surround back terminals as a B speaker system, that is, playing the same source as the main speaker

system but from independent stereo speakers.

Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Ω-16 Ω.

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Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals.

Select SECOND ZONE in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see page 37)

setup.

SECOND ZONE (Speaker System B)/FRONT BI-AMP Setup

Bi-amping the front speakers (FRONT BI-AMP)

For bi-amp playback you can connect both the A and B speaker terminals to your front speakers. To do this

your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low

frequencies).

Bi-amping delivers more power to the front speakers, but disables the surround back speakers, so you will

be limited to 5.1 channel playback.

Connect your speakers as shown.

Since both Front A and B speaker terminals output

the same audio, it doesn’t matter which set (A or

B) is powering which part (HI or LOW) of the

speaker.

Select FRONT BI-AMP in the

SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see

page 37).

The surround back channel amplifier is now used

to power the B set of speaker terminals and the

A+B (SP3AB) speaker setting is automatically

selected. The speaker setting in this case can only

be A+B or OFF.

Caution!

Do not allow any speaker wire from any

terminal to touch a wire from a different

terminal.

Caution!

Most speakers with both

HI and LOW terminals

have two metal plates

that connect the HI to

the LOW terminals.

These must be removed

when you are bi-amping

the speakers or you

could severely damage

the amplifier. See your

speaker manual for more

information.

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Using Other Functions

EXPERT

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

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• Depending on the settings in SPEAKER SETTING and the MULTI CH IN SELECT, output from the

SURROUND BACK PRE OUT terminals may change.

• When using headphones the speakers are switched off.

• Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Ω-16 Ω.

A/B Speaker Button

If you selected NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see page 37) your surround back

speakers will be used was part of your of main speaker systems and this button will simply switch if off or on.

If you selected SECOND ZONE in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see page 37) this button will cycle through

the A (main) speaker system, the B speaker system (the surround back speakers acting as a separate second

zone), both speaker systems, and off.

Press the SPEAKERS button (on the

front panel) to switch speakers on/

off or cycle through the different

speaker systems if SECOND ZONE

or FRONT BI-AMP has been selected

in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup.

A(SP3A): Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre out

terminals.

B(SP3B): Sound is output from the two speakers in speaker system B (the surround back speakers).

Multichannel sources will be downmixed to these two speakers.

A&B(SP3AB): Sound is output from speaker system A speakers and the B speakers. Also, for FRONT BI-

AMP playback.

OFF(SP3 ): No sound is output from the speakers. Depending on the input signal and settings in

SPEAKER SETTING sound may be output from the subwoofer. The same sound is output

from the pre out terminals as when selecting speaker system A (above).

Using Other Functions

Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection

The USB Audio Connection feature allows you hook up a PC to this receiver. In this way you can hear

soundtracks from your computer. To use this feature follow the steps below. A few points to remember

when hooking up this receiver to a computer: the USB drive is bus powered, which means a power current

is inherent in the connection. Thus you don't need to have the receiver on when doing the setup below (you

can if you want). The USB port can only receive 2 channel soundtracks. USB device controls on the com-

puter (such as volume) may or may not work. In either case, we recommend leaving all volume controls on

max and controlling the volume from the receiver. For explanation purposes we will use WindowsR XP

operating system (OS) but the USB drive can also be use with WindowsR 2000, WindowsR Me, WindowsR

98 SE, and WindowsR 98. The specific setups of those operating systems will be slightly different than that

of XP.

Connect your PC to the USB

terminal.

You need to use a full speed USB cable (not sup-

plied) for this connection.

Turn on your PC and start up your

OS.

Some operating systems may or may not work with

this USB port.

If the computer was previously running quit all

applications.

Install the USB drivers by following

the instructions on your PC monitor.

Your PC should automatically recognize the new USB

connection and a dialog box concerning USB devices

should open on your computer. For some operating

systems you may need to load the system CD-ROM

and install the USB driver.

Follow the directions in the dialog box to install the

USB driver.

For WindowsR XP the USB driver will install automati-

cally and no dialog box will appear.

For all operating systems do step 4 to make sure

installation was done properly.

Check to see if the drivers are

correctly installed.

If the installation was successful "USB Audio Device"

will appear in three computer menus, 1) in Sound,

Video & Game Controllers, 2) in Universal Serial Bus

Controllers and 3) in USB Compatible Device. To find

these menus follow the path below (assuming none

of these standard OS menus have been moved or

deleted).

• For WindowsRR

R XP check by opening:

Start\\

\ Settings\\

\ Control Panel\\

\Performance &

Maintenance\\

\ System\\

\Hardware\\

\Device

Manager\\

\Sound, Video & Game Controllers\\

\USB

Audio Device

For other OS the path will be slightly different but

nearly the same.

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

TV/

SAT

DVD/

COM

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

MULTI CH IN

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

B type

A type

USB cable

(This illustration is for WindowsRR

R XP OS.)

Using Other Functions

EXPERT

• Do not disconnect the USB cable while installing the driv-

ers. Also, do not turn off the receiver or disconnect the

USB cable while the your PC is recognizing the receiver,

which takes a few seconds every time you turn on your

PC and it is hooked up the receiver.

• If your PC does not recognize the receiver try

disconnecting the USB cable and connecting it again. If

it still does not recognize it restart the computer.

• Do not disconnect the USB cable while playing a

soundtrack from the computer.

• The sound may be interrupted, degraded or played back

incorrectly due to your PC settings and PC specifications.

Consult your PC manual concerning USB devices.

• WindowsR 95 and other older operating systems will not

work.

• Don't use USB hub connectors.

• Some software may be incompatible with this

configuration.

• This configuration cannot be upgraded.

• The maximum power for the USB connection is 100 mA.

• Pioneer cannot be held responsible for damage to your

computer system, software crashes or failures or any

other possible computer problems due to this configura-

tion.

• This USB connection only supports 2 channel sound.

• When listening to your PC through this USB connection

you will also hear computer alert sounds through the

receiver.

• You cannot control your PC with any controls on the re-

ceiver. The connection is only from the PC to the receiver.

• When you're using the USB connection no signal will be

output from the DIGITAL OUT 1 & 2.

• Don't use otther applications on your computer when

playing back through this USB connection.

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Change the PC audio setting (if

necessary).

You may need to change the audio setting on

your computer to hear a soundtrack through the

USB port. If so, follow the path below.

• For WindowsRR

R XP:

Start\\

\ Settings\\

\ Control Panel. Click on

Multimedia Properties, select USB Audio Device

[1] for Playback of Audio. Close window.

For other OS the path will be slightly different but

nearly the same.

Switch on the receiver.

Use the INPUT button on the

remote control or the MULTI

JOG dial on the front panel to

select the USB input.

Play back a music file on your PC.

The volume on both the computer and the

receiver is turned up.

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

SETUP

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

MULTI JOG CONTROL

Microsoft WindowsR 98, WindowsR

2000, WindowsR Me and WindowsR XP

are registered trademarks of the

Microsoft Corporation.

Using Other Functions

• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channels for a single speaker as well. In this

case plug the amplifier into the L (SINGLE) terminal only.

• The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have set up the SURRBACK

SYSTEM (see page 37).

Connecting Additional Amplifiers

This receiver has more than sufficient power for any home use, but it is possible to add additional amplifiers to

every channel of your system. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from

the AC outlet.

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PCM/

2DIGITAL /

DTS/MPEG

OUT1

OUT2

(TV/

SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE1)

(DVD/

LD)

(CD)

USB

AUDIO

PLAY

CD-R/

TAPE1 VCR1/

DVR

TV/

SAT

DVD/

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

(Single)

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

VCR2

PHONO/

LINE

DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO S VIDEO

MD/

TAPE2

REC

MULTI CH IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT 1

MONITOR OUT 2

CONTROL

75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

ASSIGNABLE

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

SUR-

ROUND

FRONT

SUB

WOOF-

CEN-

TER

Front channel

amplifier

Surround channel

amplifier

Center channel

amplifier (mono)

Surround back

channel amplifier

Powered subwoofer

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

Using Other Functions

EXPERT

OUT

CONTROL

OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV SAT

TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR VCR2 VIDEO

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

INPUT ATT

LOUDNESS

SPEAKER A/B

VIDEO SEL

SIGNAL SEL

TAPE 2

DIRECT ACCESS DISP MODE

–+

10 DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SELL

TONE

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT

REMOTE SETUP

STATUS

MPX

GUIDE

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

SURROUND LISTENING

MODE

–

CHANNEL

–

DTV ON/OFF

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

EXTRA MENU

BAND

DTV MENU CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

DIGITAL

STEREO

/DIRECT

THX MUTE

STANDARD

LISTENING

CH SELECT

MULTI CH

INPUT

ACOUSTIC

CAL

ADVANCED

CONCERT

ADVANCED

CINEMA

(DVD-A/SACD)

LIGHT

SETUP

OUT

CONTROL

• You can also control PIONEER components (and those made by other manufacturers) by pointing the

receiver's remote control directly at the respective component. This type of operation does not re-

quire control cords. All you have to do is recall the appropriate stored settings (see pages 66–67).

• If you use a remote control hooked up via the CONTROL IN jack with a control cord, you won't be able

to use this unit's remote control.

• If you use this feature make sure an analog (audio and/or video) connection has been made between

the units.

The PIONEER SR System: Operating other PIONEER

components

Connecting an optional control cord allows you to operate other PIONEER components simply by pointing the

receiver's remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel of the receiver. The receiver then sends the

remote control signals to the other devices via the CONTROL OUT terminal.

Remote Control

Receiver

To CONTROL IN

terminal of another

PIONEER component

with an CONTROL

terminals.

PIONEER component

with an CONTROL

terminals.

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Using Other Functions

Multi Operations

Multi operations allow you to tell the receiver and your other components to do a number of things with the

push of only two buttons on the remote control (see "Performing Multi Operations" on the next page). For

example, you can program the unit to turn on your TV, turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded

DVD. This allows you to freely decide which operations you want performed as well as the order in which you

want them performed. The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different operations for

each MULTI CONTROL button. You don't need to program the power of this receiver (or any PIONEER

component used) to go on, it (or they) will do so automatically when multi operations are performed.

Be sure to set up each component before programming multi operations (see “Setting Up the

Remote Control to Control Other Components“, pages 66-69).

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OFF

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MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2,4,5

3,6

Press the REMOTE SETUP button for

more than three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select MULTI

OPE and press ENTER.

SELECT FUNCTION blinks on the remote display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

for the component you want to start

the Multi Operations with. MULTI

OPE appears in the display.

For example, DVD/LD

Use the 5∞ buttons to select first

command. "1st Cmmnd" appears in

the display. Press ENTER.

This tells the receiver this will be the first command.

To erase a command

Select CLEAR and press ENTER. Then go to step 8.

To go back one step

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

5 To setup a command select CHANGE

and press ENTER.

FUNCTION flashes in the display,

6 Select the component whose

command you want to input (for

example, a DVD player), and press

the MULTI CONTROL button for it.

KEY will flash in the display.

Select a button for the command you

want to input (for example, 3 [play]).

COMPLETE appears in the display.

Repeat steps 4-7 to program a

sequence of up to five commands.

You can assign Multi Operations for up to 5 commands

for each MULTI CONTROL button.

•To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at

anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button.

• The display will disappear after one minute or

so if no new commands are entered. Press any

button to wake up the remote and continue the

process.

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Buttons that

can be

programmed

with Multi

Operations

Using Other Functions

EXPERT

You don't need to program power on for

PIONEER components (except for the first

generation of Pioneer DVRs), they will go on

automatically if a command for that unit is

entered in the Multi Operations settings. Also,

your TV will go on automatically if a TV related

command is entered in the Multi Operations.

Performing Multi Operations

Do the following to use the Multi Operations.

Press the MULTI OPERATION

button.

SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display,

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

for the component that has been set

up with multi operations.

The power of the receiver (and any Pioneer compo-

nents use in the program) goes on and the pro-

grammed multi operations are performed automati-

cally.

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OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

9–10

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SETUP

When done select EXIT and press

ENTER.

You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu. Start

again from step 2 if you want to set do another MULTI

CONTROL button.

Select EXIT and press ENTER again.

You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to

normal operation.

Using Other Functions

SYSTEM OFF

The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and/or turn off with

the push of only one button on the remote control. For example, you can program the unit to stop your DVD,

turn off your TV and turn off your DVD player. You don't need to program power off for PIONEER components,

they will go off automatically in this mode. The receiver itself will go off automatically as well.

The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different SYSTEM OFF operations.

Be sure to set up each component before programming the SYSTEM OFF function (see “Setting

Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components“, pages 66-69).

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OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2-4

8-9

•To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at

anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button.

• The display will disappear after one minute or

so if no new commands are entered. Press any

button to wake up the remote and continue the

process.

Press the REMOTE SETUP button for

more than three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select SYS

OFF and press ENTER.

SYSTEM OFF appears in the remote display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select first

command. "1st Cmmnd" appears in

the display. Press ENTER.

This tells the receiver this will be the first command.

To erase a command

Select CLEAR and press ENTER. Then go to step 7.

To go back one step

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

4 To setup a command select CHANGE

and press ENTER.

FUNCTION flashes in the display,

5 Select the component whose

command you want to input (for

example, a DVD player), and press

the MULTI CONTROL button for it.

KEY will flash in the display.

Select a button for the command you

want to input (for example, 7[stop]).

COMPLETE appears in the display.

Repeat steps 3-6 to program a

sequence of up to five commands.

You can assign SYSTEM OFF information for up to 5

commands.

When done select EXIT and press

ENTER.

You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu.

Select EXIT and press ENTER again.

You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to

normal operation.

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Buttons that

can be

programmed

with do

SYSTEM

OFF Opera-

tions

Using Other Functions

EXPERT

Using SYSTEM OFF

Do the following to use the SYSTEM OFF function.

Press the SYSTEM OFF button.

The remote control must be on to be able to use this

command but it can be in any mode.

All the components programmed into the SYSTEM

OFF mode will stop and/or go off. The receiver and

Pioneer components will go off as well.

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

SETUP

Using Other Functions

Editing Remote Control Display Names

Use this capability to rename the display on the remote control for different MULTI CONTROL buttons (DVD/LD,

etc.). For example, you could change TV to DVD2. In this way you can personalize your system. This is similar to

the feature on page 93 but that feature changes the display on the receiver.

Press the REMOTE SETUP for more

than three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

FUNCNAME and press ENTER.

SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

for the component you want to

rename.

For example, TV

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

letters and/or numbers you want to

enter and use the 23 buttons to

move the cursor to the next

position.

Here are the possible letters/numbers.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

!#%&'()*+–./:;<=>?

@[\]\^_`{|}~327¶ 8±≠=+•(space)

You can input up to eight letter/numbers.

When you're finished press ENTER,

END will blink, press ENTER again.

The COMPLETE appears in the display.

Go back to step 2 to input as many

function names as you want.

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to

normal operation.

•To exit from the remote setup mode at any-

time press the REMOTE SETUP button.

• The display will disappear after one minute or

so if no new commands are entered. Press

any button to wake up the remote and con-

tinue the process.

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OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2,4-7

EXPERT

Using Other Functions

Editing Button Names (KEY LABEL)

Use the KEY LABEL capability to rename the display on the remote control for different buttons (keys). You

would want to do this if you taught a specific button a new operation.

Press the REMOTE SETUP for more

than three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select KEY

LABEL and press ENTER.

SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

for the component whose button

you want to rename.

For example DVD/LD

SELECT KEY flashes in the display.

Press the buttons whose name you

want to change.

For example, 3

The name-changing screen appears in the display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

letters and/or numbers you want to

enter and use the 23 buttons to

move the cursor to the next

position.

Here are the possible letters/numbers.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

!#%&'()*+–./:;<=>?

@[\]\^_`{|}~327¶ 8±≠=+•(space)

You can input up to eight letter/numbers.

When you're finished press ENTER,

END will blink, press ENTER again.

COMPLETE appears in the display.

Go back to step 2 to input as many

button names as you want.

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to

normal operation.

•To exit from the remote setup mode

at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP

button.

• The display will disappear after one

minute or so if no new commands are

entered. Press any button to wake up

the remote and continue the process.

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OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2,5-8

Using Other Functions

Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control

This feature allows you to adjust the brightness of the light on the remote control.

Press the REMOTE SETUP button for

three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

LIGHT and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select HIGH,

LOW, or EXIT and press ENTER.

HIGH : The brightest setting

LOW : A dimmer setting

OFF : Turns the remote control light off.

EXIT : Leaves the LIGHT setting and returns you to

the REMOTE SETUP menu.

After pressing ENTER in the first three cases, COM-

PLETE will appear in the display and you will be

returned to the REMOTE SETUP menu.

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to

normal operation.

•To exit from the remote setup mode at any time press

the REMOTE SETUP button.

• The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new

commands are entered. Press any button to wake up the

remote and continue the process.

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OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2-4

EXPERT

Using Other Functions

Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input

This feature allows you to clear a particular setting, or all of the settings from a function in the REMOTE SETUP

menu.

Press the REMOTE SETUP button

for three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

CLEAR and press ENTER.

CLEAR appears in the display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select one

setting, or all of the settings, and

press ENTER.

The choices in this feature include:

LEARNING CLEAR: allows you to clear one command

you have set in the LEARNING function. After

pressing ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the

display. Go to step 4.

KEYLABEL CLEAR: allows you to clear one button

name you have set in the KEYLABEL function. After

pressing ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the

display. Go to step 4.

ALL CLEAR: Allows you to clear all the REMOTE

SETUP settings. After pressing ENTER, CLEAR?

appears in the display. Go to step 6.

EXIT: Returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button

for the component whose command

or key label you want to clear.

SELECT KEY flashes in the display.

Press the button you want to clear.

The button chosen will appear in the display. CLEAR?

will appear in the display.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select YES,

NO or EXIT and press ENTER.

YES: clears the setting.

NO and EXIT: leaves the setting as is and returns you

to the REMOTE SETUP menu.

If you select YES and press ENTER then COMPLETE

appears in the display and you are returned to the

REMOTE SETUP menu.

Select EXIT and press ENTER.

You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to

normal operation.

•To exit from the remote setup mode at any-

time press the REMOTE SETUP button.

• The display will disappear after one minute or

so if no new commands are entered. Press any

button to wake up the remote and continue

the process.

memo

OFF

S0URCE

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

REMOTE

SETUP

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

MODE

SURROUND

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

TV CH

TV VOL VOLUME

INPUT

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MUTE

SB CH

MODE

ACOUSTIC

SETUP

2,3

6-7

Using Other Functions

Resetting the Main Unit

The following operations allow you to reset the unit to the default settings.

While holding down the TONE

button press the STANDBY/ON

button for about three seconds.

When you see RESET? appear in

the display, press the TONE –

button. OK? appears in the display,

press TONE +.

When OK appears in the display all the settings,

including the speaker, surround sound settings and

tuner settings, will be reset in the unit to the default

settings.

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER STEREO/DIRECT MULTI CH IN

MASTER VOLUME

ACOUSTIC EQ

STANDBY

MULTI CHANNNEL

ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION

VSX-D2011

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

EON

MODE

CHARACTER/

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SETUP

MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOLR

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

CLASSBAND

STATION TUNING

MULTI JOG/ENTER

MULTI JOG CONTROL

SELECT

TUNER

EDIT

If the receiver is disconnected from a power

source, or the main power is turned off, for

about a month or longer it will reset to the

default settings.

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EXPERT

Fine Tuning Your System

Other System Settings

These settings are more advanced. Some could add depth or listenability to your sound (like the THX CINEMA

setup) and others are for your convenience (like the FUNCTION RENAME). You can decide if you want to make

these settings or not. They are not crucial to good surround sound. You only need to make these settings once

(unless you change the placement of your current speaker system, add new speakers or components to your

system, etc.). These setup operations use your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and

receiver are properly hooked up. Use the arrow buttons (5∞) and the ENTER button on the remote control

to navigate the OSDs on your TV. Conversely, you can use the MULTI JOG dial and ENTER button, and

look at the display, on the Front Panel.

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press RECEIVER on the remote

control.

Make sure your TV is set to the receiver.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

The menu possibilities appear on your TV.

Follow the order below to make

advance settings. Use the 5∞

buttons to choose a menu. When

you have the setup you want press

ENTER.

In each mode, the current settings are displayed

automatically.

THX CINEMA Setup (page 90)

This setup lets you choose which decoding method

the receiver will use for THX CINEMA.

INPUT ASSIGN (pages 91-92)

If you hook up your digital components in a different

way than the default settings you need to tell the

receiver how you hooked them up so the names on

the remote control and front panel match your home

setup. Do this with the DIGITAL–IN SELECT setup.

Also, if you hooked up video devices with component

video cable you need to tell the receiver which devices

are hook up in this way. Do this with the

COMPONENT–IN SELECT setup.

FUNCTION RENAME (page 93)

This feature allows you to change the names that

appear in the receiver display to reflect what you have

connected.

PHONO/LINE Setup (page 94)

This feature allows you to hook up either a turntable or

a line level component (like a CD player) to the same

terminal. Use this setup to tell the receiver which you

hooked up.

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

SETUP

System Setup

[1. Surround Setup

[2. THX CINEMA Setup

[3. Input Assign

[4. Function Rename

[5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[Exit

]

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

Fine Tuning Your System

THX CINEMA Setup

This setup lets you choose which decoding method for 2 channel sources the receiver will use for THX

CINEMA. For more information on the decoding (playback) formats see "Techno Tidbits" starting on page 104.

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ PRO LOGIC II 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

[Exit

]

OFF

S0URCE TV

MULTI CONTROL

SYSTEM RECEIVER

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUN NG

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUN NG

SUB TITLE

BAND

SETUP

23-6

(If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the

first two steps.)

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press RECEIVER on the remote

control.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

Looking at the on-screen display on

your TV, use the 5∞ buttons to

select THX CINEMA SETUP. Press

the ENTER button.

Use the 5∞ buttons to choose

either PRO LOGIC ll MOVIE, PRO

LOGIC or NEO:6 CINEMA as the

decoding method. Press the ENTER

button.

The default is PRO LOGIC ll MOVIE.

EXIT should be selected (if not, use

the 5∞ buttons to select it). Press

ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT

and press ENTER, again.

This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to

normal operation.

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3-6 2

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ PRO LOGIC II MOVIE

]

[ PRO LOGIC

]

[ Neo:6 CINEMA ]

[ Exit ]

Fine Tuning Your System

EXPERT

Assigning the Digital Inputs

If you did not hook up your digital equipment in accordance with the default settings for the digital inputs

(see pages 17,19 & 22-23) you need to complete the procedure below. You have to do this in order to tell

the receiver what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote corre-

spond to what you have hooked up.

(If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the

first two steps.)

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press RECEIVER on the remote

control.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

Looking at the on-screen display on

your TV, use the 5∞ buttons to

select INPUT ASSIGN. Press the

ENTER button.

DIGITAL-IN SELECT should be

selected, if not use the 5∞ buttons

to select it. Press the ENTER button.

Use the 5∞ buttons to move

through the different digital inputs

and press the ENTER button.

Use the 5∞ buttons select the

component that you hooked up to

that digital in. Press the ENTER

button.

If you're not sure which component is connected to

which digital in, look on the back of the receiver and

check the cables you connected.

When you're finished use the 5∞

buttons to select EXIT and press

ENTER.

This exits the DIGITAL-IN SELECT mode.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT

and press ENTER. Then, use the 5∞

buttons to select EXIT and press

ENTER again.

This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to

normal operation.

memo

• The possible digital inputs that can be assigned

are: DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR1, VCR2, CD, CD-R,

MD.

• If you assign a digital input to a certain function

(for example DVD/LD) then any digital inputs pre-

viously assigned to that function will automati-

cally be set to OFF. This is because one func-

tion cannot be assigned to two different places.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[ Exit

]

3.Input Assign

[ Digital-In Select ]

[ Component-In Select ]

[Exit]

Digital-In Select

Digital-1 [ TV/SAT ]

Digital-2 [DVD/LD]

Digital-3 [ OFF ]

Digital-4 [ CD ]

[Exit]

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

23-8

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3-8 2

Fine Tuning Your System

Assigning the Component Video Inputs

This receiver has two component video inputs. Their default settings are video inputs for the DVD/LD

(COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1) and TV/SAT (COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2) functions, but you can reassign

them if you want to use them as video inputs for other receiver functions (for example a VCR).

See pages 16–19 for more on connecting equipment using component video cords.

(If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the

first two steps.)

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press RECEIVER on the remote

control.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

Looking at the on-screen display on

your TV, use the 5∞ buttons to

select INPUT ASSIGN. Press the

ENTER button.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

COMPONENT-IN SELECT then press

ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

component video input you want to

reassign. Press the ENTER button.

6 Use the 5∞ buttons to assign a

receiver function.

Choose between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR1 and VCR2.

When you're finished use the 5∞

buttons to select EXIT and press

ENTER.

You will leave the COMPONENT-IN SELECT mode.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT

and press ENTER. Then, use the 5∞

buttons to select EXIT and press

ENTER again.

This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to

normal operation.

memo 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 output.

3.Input Assign

[ Digital-In Select ]

[ Component-In Select ]

[Exit]

Component-In Select

Component-1 [DVD/LD ]

Component-2 [ TV/SAT ]

[

Exit

]

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[ Exit

]

Component-In Select

Component-1 [ VCR1

]

Component-2 [ TV/SAT ]

[

Exit

]

MULTI CONTROL

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

23-8

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3-8 2

Fine Tuning Your System

EXPERT

FUNCTION RENAME

Use the FUNCTION RENAME capability to rename the display on the receiver and your OSD for different

functions (DVD, etc.). For example, you could rename VCR1/DVR as DVR-7000. For this particular setup using

the controls on the front panel is more convenient than using the remote control. Use the MULTI JOG dial

instead of the 5∞ buttons and use the ENTER button on the front panel. You can also use the display on the

front panel as opposed to the OSD.

Use the MULTI JOG to cycle the

cursor through the letters,

numbers and symbols. Use the

ENTER button to enter one of the

possibilities or move forward a

space.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

The possible selections are shown below.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

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

Repeat step 5 until you get the

name as you want it.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

You can input up to ten characters.

Press ENTER repeatedly to exit

the name. The new function

name is set.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

Repeat steps 4-7 to change other

function names. Use the MULTI

JOG to select EXIT and press

ENTER.

Use the MULTI JOG to select

EXIT and press ENTER.

This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns

to normal operation.

(If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip

the first two steps.)

Turn on the receiver and your

TV. (If you want to use the

remote control for this setup,

press the RECEIVER button.)

Press the SET UP button.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

This display appears on the receiver.

Looking at the display on your

receiver, use the MULTI JOG to

select FUNCTION RENAME.

Press the ENTER button.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

Use the MULTI JOG to select the

name of the function (for

example, DVD/LD) you want to

change. Press ENTER.

LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT

STEREO

TUNED

RDS

Hi-BIT/

MULTI-ROOM

SAMPLING

EON

RF ATT

MONO

Neo :6

DIGITAL

DTS ES EX

MPEG AAC

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DSP

LCR

LFE

AUTO

SB CH ON MOVIE

MUSIC

OFF

S R

AUTO

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SP A B

ANALOG

Either the cursor underline bar or a character

(depending on which is selected) will blink.

The functions are divided into three different on-

screen displays so you may have to move

through them to find the function you want to

rename.

3-9 2

memo Use the RETURN button to move the

cursor back one character when entering

a name.

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

RETURN button

Fine Tuning Your System

PHONO/LINE Setup

The PHONO/LINE setup allows you to decide whether you'll hook up a turntable or a line level component (most

components, like CD players and DVD players, are line level).

(If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the

first two steps.)

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press RECEIVER on the remote

control.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

Looking at the on-screen display on

your TV, use the 5∞ buttons to

select PHONO/LINE SETUP. Press

the ENTER button.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

PHONO or LINE. Press ENTER.

PHONO: Use this setting for turntables (without a built-

in equalizer or pre-amplifier).

LINE: Use this setting for all audio components other

than a turntable and for turntables with a built-in phono

equalizer.

EXIT should be selected (if not, use

the 5∞ buttons to select it). Press

ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT

and press ENTER, again.

This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to

normal operation.

MULTI CONTROL

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

3-6

System Setup

[ 1.

Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[Exit

]

PHONO/LINE

Setup

[PHONO

[LINE

[

Exit

]

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3-6 2

PHONO/LINE

Setup

[PHONO

[LINE

[

Exit

]

memo The default is PHONO.

EXPERT

Fine Tuning Your System

Expert Setup

The settings here can only be done if you've performed the more basic preliminary setups. Thus, before doing

these settings do either AUTO setup (page 13–15), QUICK setup (page 38) or NORMAL setup (page 39-43).

These settings are to further heighten your surround sound. They are not absolutely necessary but may give

more defined and enjoyable surround sound. You can decide if you want to make these settings or not. You only

need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system, add new

speakers or components to your system, etc.). These setup operations use your TV to display the settings and

choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up. Use the arrow buttons (5∞) and the ENTER

button on the remote control to navigate the OSDs on your TV. Conversely, you can use the MULTI JOG

dial and ENTER button, and look at the display, on the Front Panel.

Turn on the receiver and your TV,

press RECEIVER on the remote

control.

Make sure your TV is set to the receiver.

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

The menu possibilities appear on your TV.

SURROUND SETUP should be

selected (if it's not use the 5∞

buttons to select it). Press the

ENTER button.

Select EXPERT with the 5∞ buttons.

Press the ENTER button.

Follow the order below to make

expert settings. Use the 5∞ buttons

to navigate through the menus.

When you have the setting you want

in particular menu, press ENTER.

In each mode, the current settings are displayed on

the screen.

CROSSOVER NETWORK (page 96)

This feature determines which frequencies will be sent

to the subwoofer (or large speakers).

FINE CHANNEL LEVEL (page 97)

This feature balances the sound output level of your

speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup.

FINE CHANNEL DELAY (page 98)

This feature adjusts the delay level of your speakers

more finely than in the NORMAL setup.

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ (pages 99–101)

This feature allows you to adjust the amount of a

certain frequency in a soundtrack, acting as a kind of

room equalizer for your speakers.

BASS PEAK LEVEL (page 102)

Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low

bass tones. Set the bass peak level as needed to

prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the

sound from the speakers.

DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL (page 103)

This feature makes possible excellent surround sound

effects when listening to Dolby Digital and DTS

sources at low volumes.

Expert

[Crossover Network ]

[Fine Channel Level ]

[Fine Channel Delay

]

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[Bass Peak Level

]

[D-Range Control ]

[Exit

]

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Quick ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit

]

MULTI CONTROL

DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONT

VCR1/

DVR

VCR2 VIDEO CD

MULTI

OPERATION

DIMMER

MD/

TAPE2

CD-R/

TAPE1

TUNER

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

23-5

System Setup

[1. Surround Setup

[2. THX CINEMA Setup

[3. Input Assign

[4. Function Rename

[5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[Exit

]

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3-5 2

Fine Tuning Your System

CROSSOVER NETWORK

Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides the high and low sounds (the frequencies) between

the speakers. Certain bass sounds will play back from the subwoofer if you selected it as YES (or PLUS) or from

the front speakers if you selected them as LARGE. This setting decides where the cutoff will be between those

bass sounds playing back from the speaker selected as above and the bass sounds for the entire soundtrack,

which play back from all speakers used.

If all speakers are set to LARGE (see pages 40–41) this setup is unnecessary.

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

starting point mentioned here.

CROSSOVER NETWORK should be

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

buttons to select and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

frequency cut off point. Press

ENTER.

Frequencies below the cut off point will be sent to the

subwoofer (or large speakers). For example, choosing

50 Hz sends bass frequencies below 50 Hz to the

subwoofer (or large speakers).

EXIT should be selected (if it's not

use the 5∞ buttons to select it).

Press ENTER.

Next, proceed to FINE CHANNEL LEVEL.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

start over from step 1.

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

1-3

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

]

1-3

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

50Hz

80Hz

100Hz

150Hz

200Hz

Exit

Crossover Network

Frequency [ ]

[]

(THX Speaker = 80Hz)

The default is 80Hz.

memo

EXPERT

Fine Tuning Your System

FINE CHANNEL LEVEL

The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the

NORMAL setup (see page 42). Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound and

the better the speaker balance the better surround sound you can get. Do this procedure if you want to try and

get even finer surround sound.

The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL LEVEL setup method in NORMAL setup is that

here the test tone alternates between the front left speaker (which is used as the reference channel) and the

target speaker (that is, the speaker whose level you want to adjust). Listen to the two tones and try to make

them the same volume.

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

1-5

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

starting point mentioned here.

FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should be

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

buttons to select and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

channel you want to adjust. Press

ENTER.

Test tones will be output.

WARNING : Be prepared! The test tones are output

at a high volume level.

MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position (0

dB) and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE.

After a few seconds the test tone is output.

Adjust the level of the channel using

the 5∞ buttons.

Try to get the volume level of the target speaker to

match that of the front left speaker, which is the

reference in this setup. The levels can be set within a

range of –10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

When you press ENTER you will automatically go to

the next channel.

Press ENTER to select a new

channel. Repeat step 3 for every

channel.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

Use the 5∞ buttons to go back to the channel you

want to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3.

When done select EXIT (if it's not

already selected) and press ENTER.

Next, if you want, proceed to FINE CHANNEL DELAY.

Expert

[Crossover Network ]

[Fine Channel Level ]

[Fine Channel Delay

]

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[Bass Peak Level

]

[D-Range Control ]

[Exit

]

1. 5

2. 0

1. 5

3. 0

2. 0

10. 0

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

Fine Channel Level

STD:Front L

1. 5

1-5

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

2. 5

1. 5

2. 0

1. 5

3. 0

2. 0

10. 0

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

Fine Channel Level

STD:Front L

1. 5

2. 5

1. 5

2. 0

1. 5

3. 0

2. 0

10. 0

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

Fine Channel Level

STD:Front L

1. 5

Fine Tuning Your System

FINE CHANNEL DELAY

The following steps show you how to adjust the delay level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL

setup (see page 43). Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth,

separation as well as an effective surround sound effect. Do this procedure if you want to try and get even finer

surround sound.

The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL DELAY setup method in NORMAL setup is that

here the test tone sounds from a reference channel and you use that to measure the target speaker (that is, the

speaker whose level you want to adjust).

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

starting point mentioned here.

FINE CHANNEL DELAY should be

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

buttons to select and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the

distance of the FRONT L channel.

Press ENTER.

Test tones will be output.

This channel will be the target reference which you

use to measure the other channels.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

channel you want to adjust. Press

ENTER.

Test tones will be output for the channel you want to

adjust and a reference channel.

Listen to the reference channel and use to measure

the target channel.

Adjust the distance of each channel

using the 5∞ buttons.

Listen to the reference

channel and use it to measure

the target channel. Stand

facing 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 postion

slightly in front of you and between your arm span.

The distance can be set within a range of 0.1 m to 9.0

m in 0.1 m steps.

When you press ENTER you will automatically go to

the next channel.

Press ENTER to select a new

channel. Repeat step 4 for every

channel.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

Use the 5∞ buttons to go back to the channel you

want to adjust and press ENTER. Then follow step 3.

When done select EXIT (if it's not

already selected) and press ENTER.

Next, if you want, proceed to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ.

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

STATION

–

CHANNEL

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

CHANNEL

STATION

SUB TITLE

BAND

TEXT OFF CLASS

1-6

Expert

[Crossover Network ]

[Fine Channel Level ]

[Fine Channel Delay

]

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[Bass Peak Level

]

[D-Range Control ]

[Exit

]

3.0m

3.3m

2.4m

2.1m

1.8m

1.5m

4.0m

Fine Channel Delay

STD:Front L 3.0m

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

1-6

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

3.0m

Fine Channel Delay

Front [ ]

Fine Channel Delay

STD:Front L 3.0m

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

3.0m

3.3m

2.4m

2.1m

1.8m

1.5m

4.0m

EXPERT

Fine Tuning Your System

Expert

[Crossover Network ]

[Fine Channel Level ]

[Fine Channel Delay

]

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[Bass Peak Level

]

[D-Range Control ]

[Exit

]

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ

This setting is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers and is set automatically if you did the AUTO

SURROUND SOUND SETUP (see pages 13–15), which we strongly recommend. It balances the frequency

response between your speakers. In order to follow the instructions in this section you should have done AUTO

SURROUND SOUND SETUP on pages 13–15.

This receiver lets you choose between two types of ACOUSTIC CAL EQ equalizer curves: ALL CH ADJUST and

FRONT ALIGN, with the former equalizing the speakers individually and the latter equalizing the speakers in

accordance with the front speakers. Features here allow you to put in your own equalizer preferences. To do

this use the DATA COPY feature to copy the settings in ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN modes and paste

them into CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2. You then choose between the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN types

of curves and increase the amount of a certain frequency in each speaker in accordance with your preferences.

When you playback a source you can choose CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 to apply your preferences to playback.

When setting up using the ALL CH ADJUST mode you can adjust each speaker individually. With the FRONT

ALIGN mode the front speakers will serve as the reference so you cannot adjust them.

The DATA CHECK feature allows you to see how the settings in ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN currently

stand.

When you use ACOUSTIC CAL EQ function (see page 50) you can toggle between the two basic settings, ALL

CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN, and the variations you set yourself, CUSTOM 1 and CUSTOM 2.

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

+10

DISC

ENTER

7 8

9 0

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TUNING

–

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

TUNING

SUB TITLE

BAND

1-5

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

To start the process use DATA COPY to paste the ALL

CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN settings into CUSTOM 1

or CUSTOM 2.

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

starting point mentioned here.

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ should be

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

buttons to select and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select DATA

COPY. Press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 as the

destination you want to copy the

data to. Press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select ALL

CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN as the

type of curve you want to copy.

Press ENTER.

When you press ENTER the data is copied to the

destination you chose.

After you have done this process once you can also

copy data in CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2.

When done select EXIT (if it's not

already selected) and press ENTER.

You can now adjust the settings in CUSTOM 1 or

CUSTOM 2.

CUSTOM1 ADJUST

CUSTOM2 ADJUST

DATA C O P Y

DATA CHECK

[ ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

CUSTOM1

CUSTOM2

[ ]

EQ DATA COPY

NOT DATA COPY

[ ]

ALL CH ADJUST

[

Exit

]

CUSTOM1

CUSTOM2

[ ]

EQ DATA COPY

FRONT ALIGN

[ ]

ALL CH ADJUST

[

Exit

]

Fine Tuning Your System

100

1. 5

2. 5

4. 0

5. 5

0. 5

0. 0

[]

63Hz

125Hz

250Hz

4 kHz

11.3 kHz

TRIM

[

Exit

]

Center EQ

Front

Center

Front

Surround

SurrBack

Surround

[ ]

[

Exit

]

ALL CH ADJUST

2. 0

2. 5

4. 0

5. 5

0. 5

0. 0

[]

63Hz

125Hz

250Hz

4 kHz

11.3 kHz

TRIM

[

Exit

]

Center EQ

ALL CH ADJUST

FRONT ALIGN

[ ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

CUSTOM1 ADJUST

CUSTOM2 ADJUST

DATA COPY

DATA CHECK

[ ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

This explanation is for CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2.

The four possibilities should be on the

OSD. Use the 5∞ buttons to select

CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2. Press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select ALL CH

ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN and press

ENTER.

The test tones will sound.

WARNING: the test tones are very loud!! Make sure

there are no infants or small children in the room and that

no one who will be scared, upset or damaged by loud noise

is present. You yourself may want to wear earplugs.

Here the terms ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN

represent two types of equalizer methods that emphasize

different characteristics of the sound.

ALL CH ADJUST: In this method all the speakers (except

for the subwoofer) are independent. The settings that

were input when you did the AUTO SURROUND

SOUND SETUP (see pages 13-15) will be present but you

can adjust each speaker individually to suit your taste.

The test tones for each channel will sound individually.

FRONT ALIGN: In this method all speakers (except for

the subwoofer) are set in accordance with the settings

of the FRONT speakers. The settings that were input

when you did the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP

(see pages 13-15) will be present but you can adjust

each speaker individually to suit your taste. This setting

allows the listener to enjoy a sound balance defined by

the front speakers. The front left speaker will serve as

the reference tone. The front left tone and the target

speaker (the one you are trying to adjust) will sound in

turns, so you can judge which needs to be louder.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the channel

that you want to adjust. Press ENTER.

For FRONT ALIGN you won't be able to adjust the FRONT

speakers.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the

frequency you want to adjust. Press

ENTER.

For the speakers you set to SMALL (see page 41) you won't

be able to adjust the 63 Hz setting.

Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the

frequency. When you have it at the level

you want press ENTER.

Set the frequencies within the –6 dB to +6 dB range in steps

of 0.5 dB. If OVER appears in the display you have set the

levels too high. Reduce them until OVER disappears.

The cursor automatically goes to the

next frequency. Press ENTER and repeat

steps 4 & 5 to adjust all the frequencies.

For explanation purposes

the illustrations use ALL

CH ADJUST.

EXPERT

Fine Tuning Your System

101

CUSTOM1 ADJUST

CUSTOM2 ADJUST

DATA COPY

DATA CHECK

[ ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

ALL CH ADJUST

FRONT ALIGN

[ ]

[

Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ

Front

Center

Front

Surround

SurrBack

Surround

[ ]

[

Exit

]

ALL CH ADJUST

2. 0

2. 5

4. 0

5. 5

0. 5

0. 0

[]

63Hz

125Hz

250Hz

4 kHz

11.3 kHz

TRIM

[

Exit

]

Center EQ

To use the DATA CHECK feature follow the steps here.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select DATA

CHECK. Press ENTER.

Select either ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT

ALIGN as the data you want to check.

Press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select the channel

that you want to check. Press ENTER.

That channel appears so you can check the setting.

When that channel has been checked, use

the 5∞ buttons to select the EXIT and

press ENTER.

Repeat step 3 & 4 to check all the

channels.

When all channels have been checked

select EXIT (if it's not already selected)

and press ENTER.

Leave the setup by using the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT and

pressing ENTER. You can now go to another ACOUSTIC CAL

EQ setting by using the 5∞ buttons and pressing ENTER.

7 TRIM should be selected (if it isn’t use the

5∞ buttons to select it) and press ENTER.

8 Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the TRIM

and press ENTER.

TRIM will balance the volume level of each frequency in the

overall volume of that speaker.

EXIT should be selected (if it isn’t use the

5∞ buttons to select it) and press ENTER.

The cursor automatically goes to the next

channel. Press ENTER and repeat steps 3

– 8 to adjust all the channels.

EXIT should be selected (if it isn’t use the

5∞ buttons to select it) and press ENTER.

Leave the setup by using the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT and

pressing ENTER. You can now go to DATA CHECK or leave the

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ setting by using the 5∞ buttons to select

EXIT and pressing ENTER.

2. 0

2. 5

4. 0

5. 5

0. 5

1. 0

[]

63Hz

125Hz

250Hz

4 kHz

11.3 kHz

TRIM

[

Exit

]

Center EQ

1. 5

2. 5

4. 0

5. 5

0. 5

0. 0

[]

63Hz

125Hz

250Hz

4 kHz

11.3 kHz

TRIM

[

Exit

]

Center EQ

Fine Tuning Your System

102

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

starting point mentioned here.

BASS PEAK LEVEL should be

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

buttons to select and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select

SETTING START or SETTING

CANCEL. Press ENTER.

SETTING START: The MASTER VOLUME is set to

MIN (–––dB), a test tone plays back and you make the

setting (go to step 3).

SETTING CANCEL: This setting won't limit the peak

level of the LFE channel.

If you selected SETTING CANCEL go to step 4.

Use the 5∞ buttons to adjust the

test tone and specify the bass peak

level.

1Raise the level gradually.

2Set the bass peak level at the point just before the

tone starts to distort.

Be careful! Test tones play back at loud volumes .

Make sure there are no infants or small children in

the room.

You can leave this setup any time by pressing

ENTER.

If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is

selected the test tone will only play back from the

subwoofer. If not, the test tone will play back from all

speakers set to LARGE except for the subwoofer.

Press ENTER.

The display on the receiver will show FADE and then

RESUME while the MASTER VOLUME returns to its

original position.

EXIT should be selected (if it isn’t

use the 5∞ buttons to select it),

press ENTER.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

Start over from step 1.

Next, if you want, proceed to DYNAMIC RANGE

CONTROL

Bass Peak Level

[Setting Start ]

[Setting Cancel ]

[Exit ]

Expert

[Crossover Network ]

[Fine Channel Level ]

[Fine Channel Delay

]

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[Bass Peak Level

]

[D-Range Control ]

[Exit

]

Bass Peak Level

[Setting OK ]

Bass Peak Level

[–80]

BASS PEAK LEVEL

The LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel in Dolby Digital and DTS program sources can produce heavily

concentrated ultra-low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system. The following steps

show you how to limit the peak level for the LFE channel. If continuing from the preceding page the BASS PEAK

LEVEL should be selected.

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

1-5

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

If you set this level before the receiver

will have that level input but it will not

appear on this setup screen. (The

screen will always open with the level

showing [- - -].)

EXPERT

Fine Tuning Your System

103

DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

This feature makes it possible to enjoy full surround sound effects on Dolby Digital and DTS sources even at low

volumes. It does this by compressing the dynamic range. Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest

and the softest sounds in any given signal. Compressing the range plays sounds so the quieter ones are audible

and the louder ones don’t get distorted or become overpowering. This feature only applies to Dolby Digital and

DTS sources but the MIDNIGHT mode (explained on page 51) accomplishes the same end for a variety of

sources. If continuing from BASS PEAK LEVEL, DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL should be selected.

Follow steps 1-5 on page 95, if necessary, to get to the

starting point mentioned here.

D-RANGE CONTROL should be

selected, if it isn’t use the 5∞

buttons to select and press ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to choose either

OFF, MID or MAX. Press ENTER.

Dynamic Range Control is set.

OFF: No Dynamic Range Control.

MID: A moderate amount of Dynamic Range Control is

applied.

MAX: The most Dynamic Range Control available is

applied.

EXIT should be selected (if it isn’t

use the 5∞ buttons to select it),

press ENTER.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

Start over from step 1.

You are now finished with EXPERT

SETUP, EXIT should be selected (if it

isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select

it), press ENTER.

EXIT in SURROUND SETUP menu

should be selected (if it isn’t use the

5∞ buttons to select it), press

ENTER.

Use the 5∞ buttons to select EXIT in

the SYSTEM SETUP menu, press

ENTER.

The receiver returns to normal operation.

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

]

DIMMER

LOUDNESS TONE

DNR

SIGNAL SEL

VIDEO SEL HI-BIT

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

–

DISC

ENTER

EFFECT/CH SEL

BASS/TREBLE

SYSTEM SETUP

TUNER EDIT TRACK

GUIDE

TOP MENU

MPX

AUDIO

EXIT

RETURN

ENTER

TEXT ON RF ATT DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

1-6

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE MUSIC

MULTI JOG

ENTER

STANDBY

PHONES

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

SELECT

SB CH

MODE

HI-BIT

HI-SAMPLING

SET UP RETURN

TONE

TONE CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

BAND

MULTI JOG CONTROL

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode [OFF]

dts [

MID

]

[

MAX

]

[

Exit

]

The default is OFF.

memo

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Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II is an improved version of Dolby Pro Logic technology with extended matrix decoding

technology that can create 5.1 channel sound from two channel sources. Dolby Pro Logic II creates basic 5

channel sound by using the innovative "steering logic" circuit. Therefore when listening to typical two-channel

sources like CD, the listener can enjoy a richer spatial effect. When using software encoded with Dolby

Surround, this decoding system affords the listener an improved surround experience with greater sound detail.

Chart Comparing Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II

This unit has a three Dolby Pro Logic II functions. The first is "MOVIE Mode" (suitable for film soundtracks);

"MUSIC Mode" (suitable for music); "Pro Logic Mode" (this mode is less sensitive to the quality of the source

material, so may be useful when MOVIE Mode or MUSIC Mode do not give good results). One can select one

of them depending on your soundtrack of choice.

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5.1 channel 4 channel analog

Dolby

Digital

Dolby Digital for movie

memo

Surround Sound Mono Stereo

Pro Logic Pro Logic II

Effective sound source Dolby Surround encoded sources All two channel stereo sources

Frequency Range Surround within 7 kHz All Channels/Full Range

Soundtracks using linear PCM audio generate too much

data for multichannel use. Dolby Digital technology was

developed in response to the need for efficient

multichannel digital sound. It uses masking technology and

Adaptive Transform Coding, resulting in no audible loss of

sound quality. In the present age of digital sound Dolby

Digital is a standard audio format for DVD and has been

adopted by HDTV broadcasts throughout the USA.

Dolby

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a discrete digital surround format used for multichannel surround sound. It was developed after

the Dolby Surround system and Dolby Pro Logic Surround system. Dolby Digital is a high quality digital sound

format that is used by many theatrical film releases.

Other features include:

1) Downmixing on playback for compatibility with mono,

stereo, Dolby Pro Logic and 5.1 channel audio.

2) A wide range of bitrates and channels.

3) Decoding dynamic range information and adjusting the

dialog level in the soundtrack (called Dialog Normalization,

see below for more information).

The advantages of the Dolby Digital system of encoding

allow it to maintain its high quality sound while at the same

time being very flexible, with the ability to handle many

different types of soundtracks.

Dialog Normalization

When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver activates auto-

matically. Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog level for the program

source being played. If the receiver's level does not match the average dialog level, first you see "DIAL NORM" and

"OFFSET +4 dB" (as an example) appear in the receiver's display. In this example, the number +4 dB is the differ-

ence between the receiver's gain structure and the Dolby Digital average dialog level. To match the average dialog

level, subtract or add the OFFSET level. For example, if the OFFSET level is +4 dB, the amplifier's output is 4 dB

over the average recorded level.

• For receivers and components other than the VSX-D2011 Dolby Pro Logic II may not have the

above mentioned functions.

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Dolby Digital Surround EX

This new recording technology is able to play 6.1 channel sound and was developed in a collaboration between

Dolby Laboratories and Lucasfilm, Ltd. for the film "Stars Wars: The First Episode", the first movie ever to be

made with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology. In a movie theater this format affords the listener vivid

surround sound experience replete with the effect of sounds flying overhead, even for those seated towards the

sides of the theater.

Dolby Digital Surround EX contains surround back channels which are dubbed into the soundtrack in studio. The

channels are encoded into the left and right channels of the soundtrack so this format can be compatible with

Dolby Digital 5.1 channel decoding. For a list of movies that contain Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks see

Dolby website at: http://www.dolby.com

THX Surround EX technology was developed for movie theater use originally but has been extended for home

theater use and consumers can no benefit from this excellent, realistic sound format. (For more details see "THX

Surround EX" on the next page.) This unit is equipped with a THX Surround EX decoder.

DTS

DTS has been adopted as a sound recording format in the movie theaters since the release of “JURASSIC

PARK” in 1993, and has a good reputation for high quality sound and dynamic surround effects.

In this system, 6 channels of digital sound are recorded on CD-ROM. DTS adopts a simultaneous playback

format. With a low rate of compression of sound signals and a high rate of transmittance, a higher sound quality

format is produced. For this reason, the format is being introduced in more and more movie theaters, and is

being adopted for home use as DTS Digital Surround. When used with movies it's called DTS-LD DVD and for

music software (5.1 channel CD) as DTS-CD .

DTS-ES

DTS launched a new surround format in November 2000. This has come to be known as DTS Extended

Surround or simply DTS-ES. The technology has been advanced to include two new home formats DTS-ES

Discrete 6.1 format, and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 ch format, both are able to playback discrete, 6.1-channel content

from DVDs and CDs. Both of these formats are compatible with a conventional DTS 5.1 ch decoder. In this

system each channel is encoded and decoded individually, adding to the separation of the channels. Since DTS

adds a third surround channel, the surround back channel, the realism and all-encompassing nature of the sound

reaches levels not seen before in home theater. This unit is equipped with a DTS-ES decoder.

DTS Neo:6

This is a matrix decoding technology that transforms two-channel sources into 6.0 channel surround sound.

There are two modes, CINEMA MODE and MUSIC MODE.

DTS 96/24

This high-quality format will be used for software which will be available from November, 2001. For compatibility

with equipment that was produced before this format was made, DVD players can play this software using a

conventional DTS 5.1ch decoder. This unit is equipped with a DTS 96 kHz/24 bit decoder to take advantage of

the higher sound quality available.

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THX

THX is a Lucasfilm, Ltd. program dedicated to maximum accuracy in movie presentation. Movie sound tracks are

recorded in large movie dubbing stages using movie theater equipment. For a sound track to be presented

accurately in your home, special technologies are required. In your home the room is much smaller and has a

bright sound, the speakers are very different and there are only six-eight of them, plus, you sit much closer to

each one of those speakers. Because of these differences we often miss the power and emotion that thrills us

in a good movie. Now Pioneer and THX have teamed up to bring the full glory of accurate cinema sound to the

comfort and convenience of your home.

Re-Equalization™ : In a theater the room is very large and dead sounding, you sit a long way back from the

speakers and the speakers themselves are very specialized. Because a sound track recorded in this dead

sounding space when it is played at home it sounds overbright. THX Re-Equalization adjusts for this difference in

a very precise way.

Adaptive Decorrelation™ : When a sound track sends mono sound to the surround speakers it often seems to

be coming come from one side instead of from all around you as it would in a theater. Adaptive Decorrelation

helps to correct this inaccuracy.

Timbre Matching™ : When recording a sound track it is very important that the surround sounds move

smoothly and seamlessly around the theater. It is very distracting when sounds seem to jump from speaker to

speaker. Timbre Matching helps to smooth the movement of the surround sounds even though you are using

only two speakers.

Bass Peak Level Manager™ : Some Dolby Digital sound tracks can produce bass peaks that are undesirable in

a home theater environment. The Bass Peak Level Manager allows you to set the maximum peak levels

appropriate to your system. (Set this function according to the Bass Peak Level instructions on page 102.)

Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization™ : This feature allows you to adjust for the difference in the

distance from each individual loudspeaker to the listening position. Doing this ensures that all the speakers

operate in precise synchronization improving the seamless nature of the soundfield. (Set this function according

to the Channel Delay or Fine Channel Delay instructions on pages 43 and 98, respectively.)

THX Surround EX™ : THX Surround EX–Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories

and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd.

In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able

to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called

Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left, front center,

front right, surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel provides the

opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound

localization than ever before.

When released to the home consumer market, movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX

technology, may have a note to that effect on the packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can

be found on the Dolby web site at http://www.dolby.com.

Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode,

faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home.

This product may also engage the "THX Surround EX" mode during the playback of 5.1 channel material that is

not

Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will

be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the

tastes of the individual listener.

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Schemata of Setup Screens

11.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting ]

[ Quick ]

[ Normal ]

[ Expert ]

[ Exit ]

QUICK

Subwoofer [ YES

Center SP [ YES

SurrBack SP

[ YES

Room size

Medium

]

Listening Position

[ Center ]

]

[

[Exit]

Auto Surround Setup

Set microphone

Turn on subwoofer

[ Start ]

[ Cancel ]

Normal

[ Speaker Setting

]

[ Channel Level

]

[ Channel Delay

]

[ Exit

]

Speaker Setting

Front [SMALL]

Center [SMALL]

Surround [SMALL]

SurrBack [SMALL

Subwoofer [ YES ]

[Exit]

[ Free ]

[ THX

]

Channel Level

Test Tone [Manual]

[Auto]

[

Exit

]

Expert

[Crossover Network ]

[Fine Channel Level ]

[Fine Channel Delay

]

[Acoustic Cal EQ

]

[Bass Peak Level

]

[D-Range Control ]

[Exit

]

+1. 5

+2. 0

-1. 5

+3. 0

+2. 0

+10. 0

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

Fine Channel Level

STD:Front L +1. 5

50Hz

80Hz

100Hz

150Hz

200Hz

Exit

Crossover Network

Frequency [ ]

[]

(THX Speaker = 80Hz)

CUSTOM1

CUSTOM2

[ ]

EQ DATA COPY

FRONT ALIGN

[ ]

ALL CH ADJUST

[

Exit

]

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode [OFF]

dts [

MID

]

[

MAX

]

[

Exit

]

Bass Peak Level

[Setting Start ]

[Setting Cancel ]

[Exit ]

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ PRO LOGIC II MOVIE

]

[ PRO LOGIC

]

[ Neo:6 CINEMA ]

[ Exit ]

Component-In Select

Component-1 [DVD/LD ]

Component-2 [ TV/SAT ]

[

Exit

]

3.Input Assign

[ Digital-In Select ]

[ Component-In Select ]

[Exit]

Digital-In Select

Digital-1 [ TV/SAT ]

Digital-2 [DVD/LD ]

Digital-3 [ OFF ]

Digital-4 [ CD ]

[Exit]

DVD/LD [ DVD/LD ]

TV/SAT [ TV/SAT ]

VCR1/DVR [ VCR1/DVR ]

VCR2 [ VCR2 ]

F.VIDEO [ F.VIDEO ]

PHONO/LINE [ PHONO ]

CD [ CD ]

CD-R/TAPE1 [ CDR/TAPE1 ]

MD/TAPE2 [ MD/TAPE2 ]

USB [ USB ]

[Exit ]

PHONO/LINE

Setup

[PHONO

[LINE

[

Exit

]

System Setup

[1. Surround Setup

[2. THX CINEMA Setup

[3. Input Assign

[4. Function Rename

[5. PHONO/LINE Setup

[Exit

]

SurrBack System

[ Normal System

[ Secound Zone

[ Front Bi-Amp

[ Exit

]

Channel Delay

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Front [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Surround [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[Exit ]

3.0m

2.7m

3.0m

2.7m

2.1m

1.8m

2.4m

3.3m

3.0m

3.3m

2.4m

2.1m

1.8m

1.5m

4.0m

Fine Channel Delay

STD:Front L 3.0 m

Front [ ]

Center [ ]

Surround [ ]

SurrBack [ ]

Subwoofer [ ]

[

Exit

]

4.Function Rename

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Speaker Placement Information

Placement of your speakers is a crucial aspect of attaining accurate and realistic surround sound.

Certain pointers concerning speakers stands, direction, angle and distance of speakers will be useful

in this regard.

Firstly, it is best not to put your speakers directly on the floor. If you do this some of the sound vibra-

tion (especially bass) will go directly into the flooring and be lost. Instead we recommend using ex-

tremely hard objects (like cinder blocks) or designated speaker stands to support your speakers. Avoid

placing the speakers on soft (like cushions or sofas) as these will also lead to sound loss and unstable

surfaces (like flimsy shelving) as they may cause speaker accidents. In order to achieve a surround

sound effect, make sure the speakers are a reasonable distance from your main listening position.

Follow the diagrams and instructions below for optimum placement of each set of speakers.

If you're using a CENTER speaker

set the FRONT speakers to a wider

angle. If not, set them to a narrower

angle.

Surround speakers should be

positioned 45 cm–90 cm higher than

your ears and titledslight downward.

Make sure the speakers don't face

each other. For DVD Audio the

speakers should be more directly

behind the listener than

for home theater playback.

Make sure the CENTER speaker

does not cross the forward plane

of the FRONT speakers.

It is best to angle the speakers

towards the listening position.

The angle depends on the size

of the room. Use less angle for

bigger rooms.

Surround back speakers should also be positioned 45 cm–90 cm higher

than your ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers

don't face each other. For DVD Audio the speakers should be more

directly behind the listener than for home theater playback.

F L

F R

45~60

F L

F R

F L

F R

S L

S R

90~120

S L

S R

S B

S L S R

0~60

SBL SBL SBR

SBR

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Speaker Placement for a Complete THX Speaker System

If you have a complete THX Speaker System set (LucasFilm authorized), follow the diagram below to

place your speakers.

Notice the surround speakers should output at an angle parallel to the listener. Also, notice the angle

of the front speakers.

Speaker Placement for DVD-Audio (etc.) Sources

The best speaker placement for DVD-Audio (and other multichannel music sources) may be different

than for regular DVD discs. For these formats follow the diagram at right as opposed to the home

theater setups of the preceding pages.

60˚

120˚

Surround

Surround Back

Surround

SBL SBR

CFR

Di-polar Radiating Speaker

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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 service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

Power

The power does not turn on.

During loud playback the

power suddenly switches

off.

The unit does not respond

when the buttons are

pressed.

During operation, the unit

suddenly switches off.

AMP ERR blinks in the

display and the unit turns

off. The STANDBY indicator

will blink and the unit

cannot be turned on.

FAN STOP blinks in the

display and the unit turns

off.

OVERHEAT blinks in the

display and no sound is

output.

THDCT NG blinks in the

display and the unit turns

off.

Setup

The setup screen doesn't

appear.

Every time AUTO

SURROUND SOUND SETUP

is attempted, there is some

kind of error, or the settings

seem incorrect.

The LARGE and SMALL

settings for speakers after

the AUTO SURROUND

SOUND SETUP are incorrect.

•The power plug is disconnected.

•The protection circuit may have been

activated.

•The protection circuit has been activated

because the lowest actual impedance of

the speakers (as opposed to the speakers’

rated impedance) is dangerously low.

•Static electricity caused by dry air.

•The speaker wires are frayed or sticking

out of the jack, and are touching the back of

the receiver or another set of wires.

•The receiver probably has a serious

problem.

•Something is stuck in the fan and/or the

fan is broken.

•The receiver has gotten too hot.

•The thermistor (temperature sensor) is

broken.

•The output jacks haven't been connected

properly.

•The TV hasn't been connected to the

MONITOR OUT 1 jack.

•You connected your TV to the MONITOR

OUT 2 jack instead of the MONITOR OUT 1

jack.

•The PAL/NTSC setting is incorrect.

•The room environment is not optimal for

auto setup (too much ambient noise;

obstacles blocking the speakers from the

microphone; the monitor noise is

interferring with the setup; etc.).

•There are other frequencies in the room

that are affecting the auto setup.

•Connect the power plug to the wall outlet.

•Disconnect the power plug from the

outlet, and insert again.

•Turn down the volume.

•When it’s convenient go to ACOUSTIC

CALIBRATION EQ (pages 99–101) and

lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels

using MANUAL setting.

•Switch the unit off, then on again.

•Disconnect the power plug from the

outlet, and insert again.

•Reinsert the speaker wires, making sure

there are no stray strands of wire and that

they are inserted fully (see page 25).

•Don't try to turn on the receiver. Call a

Pioneer-accredited repair center to look at

the problem.

•Remove the foreign object from the fan.

If you can't do this and/or the fan is broken

call a Pioneer-accredited repair center to

look at the problem.

•Turn the receiver off and allow it to cool

down with good ventilation. It is very likely

that you have a heat dispersal and ventilation

problem so please follow the instructions in

“Installing the Receiver” (page 8) carefully.

•Turn the receiver off, unplug from wall

and call a Pioneer-accredited repair center

to look at the problem.

•Check all connections (see pages 16-23).

•Connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT 1

jacks (see page 16).

•Connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT 1

jacks (see page 16).

•Select the correct PAL/NTSC setting (see

page 8).

•Make sure the room environment is in

line with the guidelines for auto setup in

this manual (see pages 13–14, memos on

page 15).

•Check for household appliances (air

conditioner, fan, etc.) that may be affecting

the environment and switch them off if

necessary.

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After the proper settings

have been made, there still

seems to be something

wrong with the sound.

No audio

No sound is output when a

function is selected.

No sound output from the

front speakers.

No sound output from

surround or center speakers.

No sound output from the

subwoofer.

No sound output from the

surround back speakers.

No sound output from one

(set of) speaker(s).

•The speakers have been incorrectly

connected (left and right connections are

reversed).

•Improper connections.

•Sound is muted.

•The volume is turned down.

•Speakers are turned off.

•DIGITAL/ANALOG setting is incorrect.

•MULTI CH IN mode is on.

•The front speakers aren't connected

properly.

•Speaker settings are incorrect.

•The surround or center speakers aren't

connected properly.

•The listening mode is STEREO.

•The subwoofer setting is NO.

•The subwoofer output setting is too low.

•The bass peak level setting is too low.

•There is very little low frequency

information in your source.

•The crossover frequency is set too low.

•There is a problem with the subwoofer.

•The subwoofer isn't connected properly.

•The SB CH MODE is set to OFF.

•The source is not a 6.1 channel playback

source.

•The surround back speakers aren't

connected properly.

•The surround back channel is set to 1

speaker setting only, and the speaker is

connected to the right channel output.

•The speaker system setting is NO.

•The speaker isn't connected properly.

•The source has no sound output for that

channel.

•The speaker output level is set too small.

•Check all connections. Be sure match

the right channel on the speaker with the

right channel on the speaker terminals (see

page 25).

•Make sure the component is connected

correctly (see pages 16-26).

•Press MUTING on the remote control.

•Adjust MASTER VOLUME.

•Press SPEAKERS (A/B) to select the

speakers you connected (see page 75).

•Select the proper signal with the SIGNAL

SELECT button (see page 45).

•Turn MULTI CH IN mode off (see page

53).

•Check all connections. (see page 25).

•See SPEAKER SETTING on pages 40-41

to check the speaker settings.

•Check all connections (see page 25).

•Choose a surround listening mode (see page

44).

• Change the setting to YES or PLUS (see

pages 40-41).

•Adjust the output setting to the level you

want (see pages 43,97).

•Adjust the peak level setting to the level

you want (see page 102).

•Change your subwoofer setting to one of

the following (see pages 40-41):

Front: SMALL Subwoofer:YES

Front:LARGE Subwoofer:PLUS

•Raise the frequency level to match your

speakers' characteristics (see page 96)

•Check the three following points:

• Check the power.

• Check the subwoofer volume control .

• Check the subwoofer hasn't

automatically switched to standby mode

(check the subwoofer manual)

•Check all connections (see page 25).

•Set the SB CH MODE to ON or AUTO

(see page 54).

•Set the SB CH MODE to ON or AUTO

and choose one of the SURROUND

listening modes (see pages 54, 47-48).

•Check all connections (see pages 25).

•Connect the speaker to the surround

back left channel output (see page 25).

•Change the speaker setting to YES (see

pages 40-41).

•Check all connections (see page 25).

•If you choose one of the SURROUND

listening modes, a channel may be created

for the speaker (see page 44).

•Increase the speaker output level.

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Sound is produced from

some components, but not

from digital components.

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