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Operating Instructions

AUDIO/VIDEO

MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-909RDS

VSX-909RDS-G

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions

so you will know how to operate your model prop-

erly. After you have finished reading the instruc-

tions, put them away in a safe place for future ref-

erence.

In some countries or regions, the shape of the

power plug and power outlet may sometimes dif-

fer from that shown in the explanatory drawings.

However, the method of connecting and operat-

ing the unit is the same.

Power cord CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull

out the plug by tugging the cord and never

touch the power cord when your hands are

wet as this could cause a short circuit or

electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of

furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the

cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it

with other cords. The power cords should be

routed such that they are not likely to be

stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause

a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the

power cord once in a while. When you find it

damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER

authorized service center or your dealer for a

replacement.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO

RAIN OR MOISTURE.

THE ON/OFF BUTTON IS SECONDARY CONNECTED

AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT

FROM MAINS POWER IN STANDBY POSITION.

[For European model]

If the socket outlets on the associated equipment

are not suitable for the plug supplied with the

product the plug must be removed and

appropriate one fitted.

The cut-off plug must be disposed of as an

electrical shock hazard could exist if connected to

a socket outlet.

Maintenance of External Surfaces

• Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt.

• When the surfaces are dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times

with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or cleansers.

• Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will corrode

the surfaces.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO

NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-

SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in

the literature accompanying the appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the

product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

IMPORTANT Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a

three - pin plug.

NOTE

After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the

plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corre-

sponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug

or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and

the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If

lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from:

your dealer.

Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I. or A.S.T.A. to B.S.

1362 should be used.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be

inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric

shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should

be provided with 5 amp fuse. As the colours of the wires in

the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with

coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug,

proceed as follows :

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the

terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected

to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured

red.

FOR USE IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code :

Blue : Neutral

Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket

outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug

fitted.

This product complies with the Low Voltage

Directive (73/23/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/

EEC, 92/31/EEC) and CE Marking Directive (93/

68/EEC).

III

Quick Start Guide

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

the AC outlet.

This is a quick guide to setting up your new receiver so you can get home theater surround sound. For more

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

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 digital components

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

connections you will need a special optical cord which you can buy at your local stereo store. Also hook up the

video connection of your DVD player, the analog audio (for recording the audio on DVDs, use regular RCA stereo

cords), and your TV (it's easiest to use a regular composite RCA video cords) 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 p.16-17). We also recommend hooking up your all your digital components

to analog audio jacks. For this you can use regular RCA stereo cords.

Coaxial Digital Connection

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.

Optical Digital Connection

If your DVD player has an optical terminal (not a PCM-only output) for the audio out you can hook it up using this

following the diagram below. You will need to assign the digital input (tell the receiver which input you put your

DVD digital audio into). See page VI for this.

(not a PCM-only output)

DVD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

STEREO

ANALOG

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

MONITOR

OUT1

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RCA video cord

RCA stereo cord

coaxial cord

DVD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

STEREO

ANALOG

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

MONITOR

OUT1

RCA video cord

RCA stereo cord

optical cord

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

Quick Start Guide

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 on p.19 in order to hook up all your speakers. A center speaker is very important for

watching films because the dialog comes from the center speaker in digital soundtracks. 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. Use the instructions on page 33-34 in order to do this.

Follow the diagram below to hook up an additional amplifier in order to use surround back speakers. These

speakers are important to hear 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.

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

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

3 Setting up the Remote Control & Unit

1 Put the batteries in the remote control.

2 Plug the main unit into a wall outlet.

3 Press _ ON/ — OFF button and the STANDBY/ON button on the receiver to

put the receiver in ON mode.

RL (Single)

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

SUB

WOOFER

Surround back

speaker (Right)

Surround back

speaker (Left)

INPUT Powered

subwoofer

Additional Amplifier (See p.21)

INPUT L

ANALOG

FRONT

SPEAKERS

RCA stereo cord

RCA audio cord

Quick Start Guide

4 Digital Input Assignment

This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD to DIGITAL IN 1, as in the first diagram on p.III

1 Set the remote control slide switch to SETUP.

Also make sure your TV is on and set to the receiver.

• When you're done setting up the receiver, remember to set

the slide switch back to USE.

2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

You should see the following display on your TV.

System Setup

[Digital-In Select]

[Speaker Setting]

[Channel Delay]

[Channel Level]

[Crossover Network]

[Bass Peak Level]

[D-Range Control]

[Multi Channel In]

• You can escape from this screen at any time by pressing the

SYSTEM SETUP button again. None of the settings you

made will be entered in this case.

• If don't enter any settings the receiver will revert back to its

previous state after three minutes.

3 Digital in Select should be selected (if it isn't use

the 5¥∞ buttons to select it). Press ENTER.

You should see the following display on your TV.

Digital-In Select

Digital-1

Digital-2

Digital-3

Digital-4

Digital-5

AC-3 RF

[EXIT] L

[DVD/LD]

[ CD ]

[ MD ]

[TV/SAT ]

[ VCR1 ]

[DVD/LD]

4 Choose the Digital-3 you hooked up your DVD

player to and assign "DVD/LD" to it.

Use the 2 or 3 buttons to choose the DVD/LD setting.

5 Select EXIT with 5¥∞ buttons and press ENTER

to return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU.

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REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

3-5

/DTS/MPEG

S0URCE

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

TV VOL

TV FUNC

ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

BAND

SYSTEM

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Digital-In Select

Digital-1

Digital-2

Digital-3

Digital-4

Digital-5

AC-3 RF

[EXIT] L

[DVD/LD]

[ CD ]

[DVD/LD]

[TV/SAT ]

[ VCR1 ]

[DVD/LD]

Digital-In Select

Digital-1

Digital-2

Digital-3

Digital-4

Digital-5

AC-3 RF

[EXIT] L

[ OFF ]

[ CD ]

[DVD/LD]

[TV/SAT ]

[ VCR1 ]

[DVD/LD]

Quick Start Guide

6 For Better Surround Sound

1 Go through the entire "system setup" procedures as outlined on pages 12-21

of this instruction manual.

If you don't hook up any other components with digital audio or do so following the default settings of

the receiver (see page 14) you won't have to assign any more digital inputs, but many other adjust-

ments will improve the sound tremendously.

2 Experiment with the different sound settings offered with the 2/DTS/MPEG

and DSP buttons.

For more information see pages 42-46.

3 As mentioned above you should go through the "speaker setup" instructions

on pages 29-41 to set up your speakers properly. If you don't do this you, at

least, need to make sure the CENTER channel is turned off if you don't have a

center speaker. Use the instructions on pages 30-34.

Speaker Setting

[FREE] [THX]

[LARGE]

[LARGEx2]

[ YES ]

Front L

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[EXIT]

5 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound

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/DTS/MPEG

S0URCE

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

TV VOL

TV FUNC

ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

BAND

SYSTEM

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Set the remote control slide switch to USE.

1 Turn on the receiver, your TV, and the DVD player.

2 Press the DVD/LD button on the remote control.

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

3 Press the STANDARD button for the basic

surround sound setting.

4 Play a DVD.

PREPARATION

Table of Contents

Before You Start ................................... 9

Checking the Supplied Accessories .......................... 9

How to Use This Manual ............................................ 9

Preparing the Remote Control ................................... 9

Loading the batteries .............................................. 9

Operating range of remote control unit .............. 10

Operating other PIONEER components .............. 10

Installing the Receiver .............................................. 11

Ventilation ............................................................. 11

Opening the Front Panel .......................................... 11

Connecting Your Equipment ............. 12

Audio Components ................................................... 12

Cassette deck placement ...................................... 12

Digital Connections .................................................. 13

Example Connection for a DVD/LD or LD player .... 14

Digital Input Assignment ..................................... 14

Video Components ................................................... 15

Satellite TV Components ......................................... 16

TV ............................................................................... 17

Multi Channel Input (External Decoder) ................. 17

Connecting the Radio Antennas .............................. 18

Using external antennas ...................................... 18

Speakers .................................................................... 19

Speaker impedance .............................................. 20

Placing Your Speakers .............................................. 20

Speaker placement ............................................... 20

Connecting Additional Amplifiers ........................... 21

Plugging In (Except for the U.K. model) ................. 21

Displays & Controls ........................... 22

Display ....................................................................... 22

Remote Control ......................................................... 24

Front Panel ................................................................ 26

Initial Set Up ....................................... 29

On Screen Display .................................................... 29

Switching video system between

PAL and NTSC .................................................. 29

Setting Up for Surround Sound .............................. 30

Digital-In Select ..................................................... 32

Speaker Setting ..................................................... 33

Channel Delay ....................................................... 35

Channel Level ........................................................ 36

Crossover Network ............................................... 38

Bass Peak Level ..................................................... 39

Dynamic Range Control ....................................... 40

Multi Channel In Setting ...................................... 41

Multi Channel In Setting Using the Main Unit ... 41

Basic Playback .................................... 42

Sound Modes ............................................................ 42

Selecting a Sound Mode .......................................... 45

Playing Sources with Dolby Digital,

DTS or MPEG .......................................................... 46

Playing Stereo Sources ............................................ 47

Switching Analog and Digital Signal Input ............ 48

Reducing Noise During Playback ............................ 49

Listening in Midnight Mode ..................................... 50

Using the Loudness Mode ....................................... 50

Adjusting Bass and Treble ....................................... 51

MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback ................................. 52

96kHz 24bit Performance ......................................... 52

Direct Playback .......................................................... 53

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display ................. 53

DUAL MONO Setting ................................................ 54

Using the Tuner .................................. 55

Automatic and Manual Tuning ................................ 55

MPX mode ............................................................. 55

RF ATT mode ......................................................... 55

Direct Access Tuning ................................................ 56

Memorizing Frequently Used Stations ................... 57

Recalling Memorized Stations ................................. 58

Using the remote control ..................................... 58

Using the front panel ............................................ 58

Memorizing a broadcast station name

(Manual Station Name Memory) ..................... 59

To erase and change the memorized

station name ..................................................... 59

An Introduction to RDS & EON ................................ 60

Basics of EON ........................................................ 61

The receiver’s internal Program

Identification function ...................................... 61

RDS (Radio Data System) Broadcast Reception .... 62

Displaying RDS data ............................................. 62

Searching for a program by

program type (PTY) .......................................... 63

Using EON search ................................................. 64

Remote Control of Other Components ...

Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other

Components .............................................................. 65

Recalling Preset Codes ......................................... 65

Learning Commands from Other

Remote Controls ............................................... 67

Using the Remote Control with Other

Components ............................................................ 69

Using Other Functions....................... 76

Recording from Audio Components ....................... 76

Record monitor (TAPE 2 MONITOR) ................... 76

Recording from Digital Audio Components ........... 77

Recording from Video Components ....................... 77

Multi Operations ....................................................... 78

Performing Multi Operations ............................... 79

System Off ................................................................. 80

Using the System Off Button ............................... 81

Setting Up the Direct Function ................................ 81

Remote Back Light .................................................... 82

Resetting the Remote Control ................................. 82

Erasing Multi Operations ..................................... 82

Erasing Learned Remote Control Commands ........ 83

Erasing All Learned Commands and

Preset Codes ........................................................... 83

Video Select .............................................................. 84

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving.... 85

Preset Code List ........................................................ 88

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 92

Specifications ............................................................ 95

OPERATION

SET

Features

Multi Channel Stereophonic Concept

The VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G receiver is constructed with Pioneer’s industry-leading multi channel stereophonic

concept. This well-developed approach to receiver circuitry takes the high level base technology that, up until

now, has been only used for stereo equipment and applies it to multi-channel audio-visual receivers. The result

is that the product, in addition to being expertly built, and gives you optimal sound reproduction of DVDs, other

multi channel sources and stereo sources as well. This receiver is designed capture to a true reproduction of the

intentions of a filmmaker or music producer at the time they were mastering the soundtrack in the studio. It

incorporates 5 independent 110 watt built in power amplifiers, with high-performance Hex power Direct Power

MOS FET output transistors. This construction provides improved linearity and accurate representation of each

channel for true high fidelity reproduction from even the most demanding Dolby Digital and DTS program

sources. In addition, the amplifier uses Direct Construction to give the purest sound available. All these

elements consolidated in one receiver afford the listener a new surround sound experience in his or her home.

Universal Player Compatibility

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

Audio, 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 multi channel in connections lets you hook up eight

discrete channels of audio. It also has multi channel direct inputs and the ability to decode the cutting edge

formats.

Decoding of Next Generation Digital Source Film Formats

Built into this receiver is the latest in film sound format technology. This technology includes the recent THX

SURROUND EX and HOME THX CINEMA surround modes which employ special processing to allow you to

enjoy movie soundtracks with the same level of power and realism you experience in well-designed movie

theaters. The THX SURROUND EX mode has been especially designed to incorporate surround back channels

that some new source material uses. This receiver has the ability to decode Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic,

MPEG and DTS (Digital Theater Systems) sources, which are the standards of home theater today. It also offers

component video terminals for the sharpest video transmission available to the consumer.

Advanced Theater Modes & DSP Surround Modes

Advanced Theater modes enhance the sound of either film or music so a more dramatic effect can be achieved.

The four modes are each designed to accentuate specific sound qualities, giving the listener a wide range of

possibilities. DSP (Digital Signal Processing) surround modes give you the capability of transforming your living

room into seven different sonic environments when listening to music.

RDS (Radio Data System)

With the RDS system, FM station can send additional signals with their regular program signals. For example,

the stations send their station names, and information about the type of programs they broadcast, such as

news, sport or music. This unit receives three types of RDS signals: RT, PS, and PTY.

The Energy-saving Design

This unit is designed to use less than 1 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode.

“DTS”, "ES" and “DTS Digital Surround” are

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under licence from Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby”, “AC-3”, “Pro Logic”, and double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential

Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S.

patent numbers 5,043,970; 5,189,703; and/or

5,222,059. European patent number 0323830. Other

U.S. and foreign patents pending. Lucasfilm and THX

are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Surround

EX is a trademark of Dolby Labs. Used under

authorization.

The MPEG logo is a registered trademark of Royal

Philips Electronics.

PREPARATION

Checking the Supplied Accessories

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

How to Use This Manual

This manual is for the VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G Audio/

Video Multi-Channel Receiver.

This manual is divided into three main sections which

will tell you how to setup and use the unit :

PREPARATION

First carry out the tasks below in this “Before You

Start“ section to prepare the remote control, then

connect the receiver to your other components as

described in “Connecting Your Equipment“ (p.12).

Take special care to connect your digital equipment

like DVDs and LDs properly to be able to take

advantage of the receiver’s surround sound systems

(p.13-14). To learn about a specific button, control, or

indicator, see “Displays & Controls“ starting on p.22.

SET UP

Performing the tasks in “Initial Set Up“ (from p.29) is

essential to get proper surround sound.

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batteries x 2

FM wire antenna AM loop antenna

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Remote control unit

Before You Start

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OPERATION

To play some music or soundtrack refer to “Basic

Playback“ on p.42. “Using the Tuner“ (p.55) explains

how to use the radio of this unit. Doing the operations

in “Remote Control of Other Components“ (p.65) is

highly recommended so you can use this unit’s

remote control for all your components. “Using Other

Functions“ (p.76) explain the other possibilities of the

receiver.

“Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving“ (p.85) provide

detailed technical information and a troubleshooting

guide.

The following marks and symbols are used throughout

the manual:

Provides additional information,

precautions, and advice.

Indicates a blinking button, indicator, or

display.

Indicates a steadily lit button, indicator, or

display.

• Operating Instructions

"AA" IEC LR6

batteries x 2

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 of the remote control, replace all batteries with new ones.

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.

Operating range of remote control unit

The area in which you can use the remote control to operate

the VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G 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 right.

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.

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Before You Start

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OUT

CONTROL

OUT

CONTROL

PIONEER component

bearing the Î mark.

Remote Control

To CONTROL IN

terminal of another

PIONEER component

bearing the Î mark.

Receiver

• You can also control PIONEER components (and those made by other manufacturers) by pointing the

receiver’s remote control directly at the respective components. This type of operation does not require

control cords. All you have to do is recall the appropriate preset code (refer to “Recalling preset

codes” on page 65).

• 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.

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 components via the CONTROL OUT terminal.

PREPARATION

Before You Start

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 the top, 10 cm at the rear, and 30 cm at each side). If not enough space is provided between

the unit and walls or other equipment, heat will build up inside, interfering with performance or causing

malfunctions.

• Do not place on a thick carpet, bed, sofa or fabric having a thick pile. Do not cover with fabric or other

covering.

Anything that blocks ventilation will cause the internal temperature to rise, which may lead to breakdown or

fire hazard.

Opening the Front Panel

To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel with your finger.

Connecting Your Equipment

Cassette deck placement

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.

7 Audio cords

Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect the

audio components.

Connect red plugs to R (right)

and white plugs to L (left).

Be sure to insert completely.

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and

disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

Audio Components

To begin set up 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). To use

DTS or Dolby Digital surround sound features you must hook up your digital components to the digital inputs

(see p.13). We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks. If you want to record

to/from digital components (like an MD) to/from analog components you must hook up your digital equipment

with these analog connections. See p.13 & 14 for more on digital connections.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.

If your turntable

has a ground

wire, connect it

to the SIGNAL

GND terminal.

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

CD player

Turntable

OUTPUT

ANALOG

Recorder 1(MD/Tape)

OUTPUT

(PLAY)

INPUT

(REC)

ANALOG

Recorder 2(MD/Tape)

OUTPUT

(PLAY)

INPUT

(REC)

ANALOG

Please don't hook up any other component to the phono jacks other than a turntable. It could damage the

equipment. If your turntable has a built-in amplifier please hook it up to an input other than PHONO.

PREPARATION

Digital Connections

In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater 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). The receiver has two coaxial and three optical inputs for a total of five digital inputs. A

DVD/LD player or LD player should be connected to a digital jack and the special 2 RF jack (if the LD has one)

as well as a pair of analog jacks (see the next page). If possible, hook up your digital equipment in accordance

with this receiver's default settings. See “Digital Input Assignment“ below left, in order to do this.We also

recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks in order to make recording from some

digital sources which may be copy protected.

Connect your digital components as shown below.

There are two optical digital out jacks (the MD 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.

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

outlet.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

MD recorder

OUTPUT

(PLAY) INPUT

(REC)

DIGITAL

TV tuner

DVD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

CD player

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

Connecting Your Equipment

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.

When you use optical digital input or output

terminals, pull off the caps and insert the

plugs. Be sure to insert completely.

Coaxial cord

(or standard video cord)

Optical cable

(not a PCM-only output)

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SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

SUB

WOOFER

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

DVD/LD player

or LD player

DIGITAL OUT

(AC-3)(LD)

RF OUT

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

STEREO

ANALOG

Connecting Your Equipment

Example Connection for a DVD/LD or LD player

Make sure you connect your DVD/LD or LD players using both the 2 RF jack and either a coaxial or optical (you

don't need to do both of these) digital connections. If your player has an 2 RF output this will ensure you can

use all LDs (see p.15). We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks.

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

outlet.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.

Be sure to make either a digital coaxial or digital optical connection (pictured as DIGITAL jack 1

or DIGITAL jack 3 in this diagram) as well, but you DON'T need to make both.

Also, be sure to assign the jacks to the proper component(s) with the

Digital-In Select

procedure

(see p.32) if necessary. See the explanation below for details.

(not a PCM-only output)

Digital Input Assignment

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 in which jack so your components

will be in sync with the 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: DVD/LD

DIGITAL IN 2: CD

DIGITAL IN 3: MD

DIGITAL IN 4: TV/SAT

DIGITAL IN 5: VCR1

AC-3 RF: DVD/LD

You will notice that Digital IN 1, for example, is a coaxial jack. If your DVD/LD player only has an optical out jack on

it then you won't be able to hook up your components in accordance with the VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G default

setting. In this case you will need to assign the digital inputs. See

Digital-In Select

on p.32 in order to do this.

PREPARATION

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

SUB

WOOFER

DVD/LD player

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

STEREO

DIGITAL

ANALOG

PCM/

/ DTS

DIGITAL

S-VIDEO

RF OUT (LD)

RF OUT

(LD)

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

SUB

WOOFER

PHONES S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R

VIDEO INPUT

LV R

VIDEO INPUT

VCR 1/DVR

VCR 2

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

(PLAY)

AUDIO

(REC)

S-VIDEO

VIDEOVIDEO

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

(PLAY)

AUDIO

(REC)

OUT IN

Connecting DVD/LD players

Connecting VCRs or DVRs

(LD player only)

Connecting Your Equipment

Video Components

Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. Regarding a DVD there are two types of

connections to make. Hook up your video signal with either component video, S-video, or composite video cords

(the quality descends in this order) but remember, the video component you are watching and your TV must be

hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't be able to see the picture. For the audio signal, order to use

Dolby Digital/DTS you must hook up a digital input. It is also a good idea to hook up your DVD components with

analog audio connections as well, since some DVDs may not have a digital audio track. To cover all possible laser

discs a DVD/LD player or LD player requires an analog connection and two digital connections (a coaxial or optical

and a specialized 2 RF connection shown at the very top of the first diagram below).

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

outlet.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the video signal.

(not a PCM-only output)

If you hook up your DVD/LD player

using component video

connections be sure to select

component video output on your

DVD player as well. See you DVD

manual for details.

Front video connections are accessed via the

front panel input selector as “VIDEO.“

If your video components have S-video jacks,

you could use S-video cords (not supplied) to connect

them on the back of the receiver. These jacks are

labeled by the Japanese designation

“

on the VSX-

909RDS/909RDS-G but they are simply S-video jacks.

However, if you use S-video cords for your video hook

ups you must also hook up your TV with S-video

connections. Conversely, if you use regular composite

video cords for video hook ups, you should use them

for your TV as well.

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SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

TV/Satellite tuner

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

STEREO

DIGITAL

ANALOG

PCM/

/ DTS

DIGITAL

S-VIDEO

SUB

WOOFER

Connecting Your Equipment

7 Analog audio/video cords

Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to

connect the video components and a video

cord to connect the monitor TV.

Connect red plugs to R (right), white plugs to

L (left), and the yellow plugs to VIDEO.

Be sure to insert completely.

7Digital audio coaxial 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.

When you use optical digital input or output

terminals, pull off the caps and insert the

plugs. Be sure to insert completely.

Digital audio coaxial

cord

(or standard video

cord)

Optical cable

VIDEO

Satellite TV Components

Connect your satellite TV components to the jacks as shown below. Hook up the video signal with either

component video, S-video, or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the

video component you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't

be able to see the picture. For the audio signal, order to use digital soundtracks (sometimes broadcast over

digital satellite TV) you must hook up a digital input. Use either a coaxial or optical cables, it doesn't matter

which (you don't need to use both). It's also a good idea to hook up your audio with analog cables (see below).

This connection is called STEREO AUDIO OUT in the diagram.

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

outlet.

*The arrows indicate the direction of the TV signal.

PREPARATION

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

TV/monitor

COMPO-

NENT VIDEO

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO

SUB

WOOFER

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

SUB

WOOFER

Components equipped with

7.1 (5.1) channel analog output jack

SUB

WOOFER SURR-

OUND BACK

CENTER

SURR-

OUND

FRONT

ANALOG

Connecting Your Equipment

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

composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the video component you are

watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't be able to see the picture.

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

outlet.

The COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack can be used to get a TV picture but it doesn't show this

receiver's on screen display (OSD).

If you use S video cords to hook up a component the OSDs from the receiver will only be able

to be seen on the S video out terminals.

Multi Channel Input (External Decoder)

In some cases you may want to have your source material (DVD, etc) decoded externally. If you find you need a

multi channel external decoder hook one up as shown below, but for most people this component is

unnecessary (For more on this see p.52).

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

the AC outlet.

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Connecting the Radio Antennas

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.

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

SUB

WOOFER

FM wire antenna

AM loop antenna

7 AM 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.

Using external antennas

7 To improve FM reception

Connect an external FM antenna.

7 To improve AM reception

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

antenna terminal in addition to the supplied AM loop antenna.

For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

10 mm

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL

75‰

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

75 Ω coaxial

cable

PAL

connector

ground

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

Indoor antenna

(Vinyl-coated

wire)

ground

Outdoor antenna

5–6 m

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL

75‰

Connecting Your Equipment

PREPARATION

SPEAKERS

FRONT CENTER SURROUND FRONT

SUB

WOOFER

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL R R

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

Surround

speaker

(Right)

Surround back

speaker (Right)

Surround back

speaker (Left)

INPUT

Powered

sub-woofer

Surround

speaker

(Left)

Front

speaker (A)

(Left)

Front

speaker (A)

(Right)

TV/monitor

Center

speaker

Additional Amplifier (See p.21)

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Connecting Your Equipment

Speakers

A full complement of eight speakers is shown here but, naturally, everyone's home set up will vary. Simply connect

the speakers you have in the manner described below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (called

"front" speakers in the diagram) but the receiver is designed to be used with at least three speakers.

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 new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporates these

channels. In order to be able to use these channels you must hook your SURROUND BACK speakers up to an

external amplifier and then connect that to the VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G, as shown in the diagram below. If you only

have one SURROUND BACK speaker hook it up to the SURROUND BACK L (SINGLE) terminal on the back of the

receiver.

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

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

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

outlet.

The receiver has two speaker systems, A & B. A is the main system supporting the full complement of surround

sound speakers. If you switch on both A & B speaker systems, only front speakers and the subwoofer will be

audible. No sound will come from the center or surround speakers but multi channel sources will be down-mixed

to the active speakers so no sound will be lost. Similarly, if you choose just the B system you‘ll only hear the

front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down-mixed to these two speakers.

Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 6Ω-16Ω.

7 Speaker terminals

1Twist exposed wire

strands together.

2Loosen speaker terminal

and insert exposed wire.

3Tighten

terminal.

10mm

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; be sure to read the instructions that come with your speakers.

• Install the left and right front speakers at equal distances from the TV.

•

When installing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent

possible interference such as 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.

CAUTION:

When installing the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with tape or some other

suitable means. Otherwise, the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as

earthquakes, and it may lead to endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker.

• If possible, install the surround speakers slightly above ear level.

• It may be difficult to obtain a cohesive surround effect if the surround speakers are installed farther

away from the listening position than the front and center speakers.

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. Be sure to consult your speaker manuals for the best

placement of the speakers. Some speakers are designed to be floor-standing but others benefit greatly from

speakers stands which raise them off the floor.

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Surround

Left

Surround Back

Left

Surround

Right

Surround Back

Right

Listening

Position

Front

Left

Front

RightCenter

Sub

Woofer

Connecting Your Equipment

Speaker impedance

You can change the speaker impedance to suit the kind of speakers you have in your home system. We

recommend, however, 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.

Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the main power button

on the front panel to turn the power ON (_).

First turn the receiver off, then press the STANDBY/ON

button while holding down the SPEAKERS button.

Choose the impedance setting by pressing the SPEAKERS button

again. You can choose the 8Ω-16Ω setting or the 6Ω-8Ω 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.)

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SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

STANDBY/ON DSP

MODE

THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD

STANDBY

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

STEREO/

DIRECT

/DTS/MPEG

PHONES

S-VIDEO VIDEO

MULTI CH

INPUT

SIGNAL

SELECT RF ATT CLASS

TUNER CONTROL

BAND TUNING

STATION

DIM

TAPE 2

MONITOR

VIDEO

SELECT

TONE

CHANNEL

SELECT LOUDNESS

DIGITAL

SPEAKERS

TREBLE +

BASS +

L AUDIO R

VIDEO INPUT

CHARACTER/

MEMORY

— OFF _ ON

STANDBY/ON

SPEAKERS

PREPARATION

SURR-

OUND

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURR-

OUND

RL (Single)

FRONT

AUDIO

PRE OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT 1

MONITOR

OUT 2

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

DVD /

S VIDEOVIDEO VIDEOAUDIO

TV /

SAT

OUT

VCR1 /

DVR

OUT

VCR2

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MD /

TAPE1/

CD-R

PLAY

REC

TAPE2

MONITOR

PLAY

REC

PCM/

DTS/

MPEG

DIGITAL

RF IN

(AC-3) IN

PHONO

FM UNBAL

75‰

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

OUTOUT

Surround channel amplifier

Front channel amplifier

Center channel amplifier (mono)

Surround back channel amplifier

Powered subwoofer

SUB

WOOFER

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

LRLRL

FRONT CENTER SURROUND FRONT

SPEAKERS

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD/LD

IN TV/SAT

MONITOR

OUT

L(Single)R

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND

BACK

PRE OUT

UNSWITCHED

100W MAX

SWITCHED

TOTAL 100W MAX

AC OUTLETS

Connecting Your Equipment

The illustration is not applicable to the U.K. model.

Connecting Additional Amplifiers

To hook up surround back speakers you need to use an additional amplifier. Other than for that purpose 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.

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.

We suggest using a Pioneer M-10X, A-509R amplifier as your additional amp.

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Plugging In (Except for the U.K. model)

Up to three components can be powered from this receiver. Two of the outlets are switched, which means that

power is switched on and off with the receiver. The third is unswitched, which means that power is delivered so

long as the receiver is plugged in.

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

outlet.

After connecting all your components, plug the receiver's power cord into a standard wall power outlet.

Caution!

Power consumption of any equipment con-

nected to the switched power outlets should

not exceed 100W (0.8A).

Power consumption of any equipment con-

nected to the unswitched power outlet should

not exceed 100W (0.8A).

To avoid overheating, fire risk and possible

malfunction, do not connect high-wattage

appliances such as heaters, irons, monitors or

TV sets to this units AC outlets.

Disconnect the receiver from the power outlet

when it's not in regular use, for example,

when on vacation.

Caution!

Do not connect a monitor or TV to this unit's AC

OUTLETS.

Display

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

4 Speaker indicators

Light to indicate the current speaker system, A

and/or B.

5 LOUDNESS indicator (See p.50)

Lights when the LOUDNESS mode is on.

6 H.P (headphones)

Lights when headphones are connected to the

PHONES jack (speakers systems A and B both

turn off automatically).

7 MIDNIGHT indicator (See p.50)

Lights when the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode

is on.

8 DSP indicator (See p.42-46,48)

Light when a DSP or Advanced Theater modes

are selected.

9 STEREO indicator

Lights when a STEREO mode is selected.

10 Function indicator

Displays the function.

11 2/dts/MPEG mode indicators

2 DIGITAL : When the 2 /dts/MPEG mode on

the receiver is on, this indicator lights to indicate

playback of a Dolby Digital signal. However, 2

PRO LOGIC lights during 2 channel playback of

Dolby Digital.

2 PRO LOGIC : When the 2 /dts/MPEG mode

on the receiver is on, this indicator lights during 2

channel playback.

dts : Lights when DTS signals are input.

THX: Lights when the HOME THX CINEMA mode

is selected.

MPEG: Lights when MPEG signals are input.

MASTER VOLUME indication

Displays current volume level.

1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

Light to indicate the input signal you selected.

ANALOG : Lights when analog signals are

assigned.

DIGITAL : Lights when digital audio signals are

selected.

AC-3 RF : Lights when AC-3 RF signals are

assigned.

AUTO : Lights when the receiver is set to select

the input signal automatically.

Program Format indicators

AC-3 : Lights when a source with Dolby Digital

signals is played.

DTS: Lights when a source with DTS audio signals

is played.

MPEG: Lights when a source with MPEG audio

signals is played.

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

Surround EX or DTS-ES flag is being used.

L – Left front channel.

C – Center channel.

R – Right front channel.

LS – Left surround channel.

S – Surround channel (mono).

RS – Right surround channel.

LFE – Low Frequency Effects channel.

3 Analog level indicators

OVER – When the source signal is analog, this

lights if the signal is in danger of distorting.

Press INPUT ATT on the remote control to

lower the signal level.

ATT – Lights when INPUT ATT is used to

reduce the level of the analog source signal.

DIGITAL

PRO LOGIC

STEREO

DSP

MIDNIGHTLOUDNESSATTSIGNAL

SELECT OVER H.P

ANALOG

SP AB

LCRLFE

LS S RS

DIGITAL

AC-3RF

AUTO

TAPE 2

VOLUME

AC-3DTS MPEG

EON

RDS

RF ATT

MPEG

MONO STEREO

TUNED AMFM

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Displays & Controls

TAPE 2 indicator

Lights when the TAPE 2 monitor is on.

Character display

Displays sound modes, general information.

Tuner indicators

MONO: Lights when the tuner is set to receive

FM broadcasts and when selected MPX mode.

STEREO: Lights when a FM stereo broadcast is

received in the auto stereo mode.

TUNED: Lights when a broadcast is received.

AM/FM: Light to indicate the current band (FM or

AM).

EON: Lights when an RDS stations transmitting

the EON data service is being received.

RF ATT: Lights when the RF attenuator is on.

RDS: Lights when RDS broadcast is being

received.

Remote Control

1 USE/SETUP slide switch

Use to put the remote into receiver SETUP, or

receiver USE mode.

2 SOURCE button

Use to turn on the power of your other

components after you have recalled or taught

the signals to this remote control.

MULTI OPERATION button

Use this button to start the MULTI OPERATION

mode. See page 78-79 for how to program and

use the MULTI OPERATION mode.

SYSTEM OFF button

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 also be turned off (see p.80).

For example : If you programmed power on for

your TV and VCR, pressing the SYSTEM OFF

button will turn off these components even if

they are not PIONEER products.

RECEIVER button

Press to turn power of the receiver on or to

STANDBY (off).

3 MULTI CONTROL buttons

Use these to select a source and the

corresponding remote operation mode.

For example, pressing TUNER selects the built

in tuner and sets the remote operation to the

tuner functions.

4 Component Control buttons

Use to control specific components, like a CD

player or DVD player, after you have

programmed the remote control to do these

operations (see pages 65–68) and the remote is

put in that operation mode.

5 Number buttons

These buttons can perform a variety of

different functions depending on the remote

operation mode. They are most useful for CD

and tuner operations.

6 TV CONTROL buttons

The following buttons are used to control the

TV only and can be used no matter what

function the remote control is set to.

TV button – Press to turn the power of the

TV on/off.

TV FUNC button – Press TV FUNC to select

the TV for remote control operation.

TV VOL +/- button – Use to adjust the TV

volume.

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5(+)/∞(–)/2/3/ENTER buttons

Use to operate the on-screen menu on your TV

screen and enter commands when setting up

surround sound, speakers levels & settings,

and other set up features see p.29–41).

Specific use of these buttons is described in

conjunction with the operations they perform.

For more information see each individual

section.

DIGITAL NR button

Press to switch Digital NR on or off. (See page

49)

SIGNAL SELECT button

Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one

of the following:

ANALOG – Analog signal.

DIGITAL – Digital signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD,

MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, LINE).

AC-3 RF – 2 RF signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR

1, VCR 2).

AUTO – This is the default. If there are both

analog, digital, 2 RF input signals, the

receiver automatically selects the best possible

signal.

9 STEREO/DIRECT button (See p.44 & 53)

Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it

was in a different sound mode (like ADVANCED

THEATER) or toggles between DIRECT and

STEREO mode. For more on STEREO mode

see p.53.

DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls

and channel level for the most accurate

reproduction of a program source.

DSP button (See p.42-46, 48)

Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode.

/DTS/MPEG buttons (See p.42-46)

Press these buttons to put the receiver in the

selected sound mode. For more information on

the sound modes see p.85&86.

MULTI CH INPUT button

Press to switch to MULTI CH IN mode.

MIDNIGHT button (See p.50)

Switches the MIDNIGHT mode on or off.

10 LIGHT button

Press to light the remote control buttons.

7 MASTER VOLUME buttons

Use to raise or lower the volume of the

receiver.

8 INPUT ATT button (when USE mode is

selected)

Use to lower the input level of an analog signal

that is too powerful, thus causing the sound to

distort (the OVERLOAD indicator will light).

REMOTE SETUP button (when SETUP

mode is selected)

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 p.65, “Multi Operation“

starting on p.78)

MENU button

Use to get the various menus for your TV or

DVD.

MUTE button

Press to mute or restore the volume.

EFFECT/CH SEL,5(+)/∞(–) (when USE

mode is selected) button (see memo on

p.45)

EFFECT – Use these buttons to increase or

decrease the amount of effect applied in a DSP

or Advanced Theater mode. When the amount

of effect is increased in a DSP/Advanced

Theater mode the characteristics of that mode

become stronger and more noticeable. The

scale ranges from 10-90 with 70 as the default

setting. First turn on the DSP/Advanced

Theater you want (by pressing the DSP/

Advanced Theater button until you get the

mode) and then increase or decrease the

amount of effect.

CH SEL – You may want to adjust the channels

when listening to some sound sources. Use

this button to select the channel you want to

adjust.

SYSTEM SET UP button (when SETUP

mode is selected)

Use to set up the speaker and sound systems.

For more information see “Setting up for

Surround Sound“

starting on p.30.

FUNCTION button

Press to select a source. The button will cycle

through all the possible sources.

Displays & Controls

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 STANDBY/ON button

Press to switch the receiver ON or into

STANDBY mode.

STANDBY indicator

Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode.

(Please note that this receiver consumes a

small amount of power [1.0 W] in the standby

mode.)

_ ON/ — OFF button

If the button is OFF (—), the power of the

receiver is shut off and the STANDBY/ON

button on the receiver or the remote control do

not function. Pressing the button again will

turn the receiver ON (_) and the receiver

enters the standby mode. In the standby mode,

you can turn on the receiver using the STAND-

BY/ON button on the receiver or the remote

control.

2 DSP MODE button (See p.44 & 45)

Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode.

(HALL 1, HALL 2, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1,

or THEATER 2, 5/7 CH STEREO). Use these

modes to produce surround sound from

standard (two channel) stereo sources and

create different listening environments.

STEREO/DIRECT button (See p.44 & 53)

Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it

was in a different sound mode (like ADVANCED

THEATER) or toggles between DIRECT and

STEREO mode. For more on STEREO mode

see p.44.

DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls,

DIGITAL NR, LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT and

channel level for the most accurate reproduc-

tion of a program source.

2/ DTS/ MPEG buttons (See p.42-46,

85, 86)

THX CINEMA – Cycles through the THX

CINEMA, THX SURROUND EX or THX AUTO

sound modes. If you have THX-certified

speaker setup or want to re-create a THX-style

sound environment. It is also appropriate for

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG

sources. Those with surround back speakers

can use all three THX modes, those without

can only use the THX CINEMA mode.

ADVANCED – Use to select one of the four

Advanced Theater modes. Use to create certain

types of sound environments when listening to

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG

sources.

STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi

channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby

Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG sources. Each press

toggles between STANDARD and STANDARD

7.1 mode (for use with SURROUND BACK

speakers) and STANDARD auto (the receiver

chooses the appropriate STANDARD mode).

Those with surround back speakers can use all

three STANDARD modes, those without can

only use the STANDARD mode.

STANDBY/ON

— OFF _ ON

DSP

MODE

INPUT

SELECTOR

MASTER

VOLUME

THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD

STANDBY

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

STEREO/

DIRECT

/DTS/MPEG

DOWN UP

PHONES

S-VIDEO VIDEO

MULTI CH

INPUT

SIGNAL

SELECT RF ATT CLASS

TUNER CONTROL

BAND TUNING

STATION

DIMMER

EON

MODE

TAPE 2

MONITOR

VIDEO

SELECT

TONE

CHANNEL

SELECT LOUDNESS

DIGITAL

SPEAKERS

TREBLE +

BASS +

L AUDIO R

VIDEO INPUT

CHARACTER/

MEMORY

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PREPARATION

3 MULTI CH INPUT (See p.41, 52)

Use to hook up an external component that can

decode other types of signals and input them

into the VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G.

4 TONE buttons

This button has two functions. Firstly, it

switches between TONE ON and TONE

BYPASS, which bypasses the tone circuitry.

Secondly, you need to press the button before

using the CHANNEL SELECT buttons to adjust

the BASS & TREBLE (cannot be used in THX or

MULTI CH IN modes).

CHANNEL SELECT button

Switches the tone adjust controls between the

FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SUR-

ROUND BACK speakers. You can then use the

BASS and TREBLE controls to adjust the

sound.

BASS (–/+) buttons (See p.51)

Use to adjust low frequencies.

TREBLE (–/+) buttons (See p.51)

Use to adjust the high frequencies.

5 LOUDNESS button (See p.50)

Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off (can

not be used in THX and MULTI CH IN.

DIGITAL NR button (See p.49)

Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off (cannot be

used in THX or MULTI CH IN mode).

SIGNAL SELECT button (See p.48)

Use to select the type of signal being input into

the receiver. Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly

to select one of the following:

ANALOG – To select an analog signal.

DIGITAL – To select a optical or coaxial digital

signal.

AC-3 RF – To select an 2 RF signal.

AUTO – This is the default. If there are analog,

digital and 2 RF signals input, the receiver

automatically selects the 2 RF signal. If there

are analog and digital signals input the digital

will be selected.

6 Display (See page 22)

7 Remote sensor

Point the remote control toward the remote

sensor to operate the receiver.

8 EON MODE button/indicator

Press to select the EON mode in the FM mode

(see “Setting EON” on page 64). The indicator

lights when the EON mode is selected.

9 FL DIMMER button (See p.53)

Use to adjust the brightness of the main

display.

10 INPUT SELECTOR dial

Turn to select a source component.

DVD/LD – DVD player or Laser Disc player.

TV/SAT– TV or satellite tuner.

CD – Compact Disc player.

MD/TAPE1/CD-R – Tape deck, Mini Disc

recorder or CD recorder connected to MD/

TAPE 1/CD-R inputs/outputs.

TUNER – The built-in tuner.

PHONO – Turntable.

VIDEO – Video camera (etc.) connected to the

VIDEO INPUT on the front panel.

VCR1/DVR – Video cassette recorder connect-

ed to VCR1/DVR inputs.

VCR 2 – Video cassette recorder or other

component connected to VCR 2 inputs.

11 PHONES jack

Connect headphones for private listening (no

sound will be heard through the speakers).

12 VIDEO INPUT jacks (See p.15)

S-VIDEO: Video input for connecting a video

camera (etc.), that has an S-Video out.

VIDEO / AUDIO (L/R): Video input for connect-

ing a video camera, etc. that has standard

video/audio outputs.

SPEAKERS (A/B) button

Use to select the speaker system. A is the

primary setting. It plays all speakers hooked up

to the A system. A & B setting only plays the

front speakers of both the A & B systems and

the subwoofer. Multi channel sources will be

down-mixed to these speakers so no sound will

be lost. B setting only plays the front speakers

connected to the B system and multi channel

sources will be down-mixed to these two

speakers. The button cycles through the

speaker systems as follows: A]B]A&B]off.

VIDEO SELECT button

Switches the receiver between the various

types of video input.

15 TAPE 2 MONITOR button (See p.76)

Selects the tape deck (MD recorder, etc.)

connected to the TAPE 2 MONITOR inputs/

outputs. Allows monitoring of a recording as

it's being made.

Displays & Controls

TUNER CONTROL buttons (See p.55-63)

CLASS button – Press repeatedly to switch

the preset station classes.

RF ATT button – Press to turn the RF attenua-

tor on when receiving strong FM signals

(nearby stations) to reduce sound distortion.

Normally, set the RF attenuator to off. This

button does not affect AM reception.

BAND button – Press to select the AM or FM

band.

TUNING –/+ button – Use to manually tune to

radio stations.

CHARACTER/ SEARCH button – Press to select

the character input mode, or initiate an RDS

PTY search (see “Memorizing a broadcast

station name” on p.59 and “Searching for a

program by program type (PTY)“ on p.63).

MEMORY button – Press to start the memori-

zation of a preset station.

STATION –/+ button – Use to choose pro-

grammed radio stations.

MASTER VOLUME

Adjusts the overall receiver volume.

SET

Switching video system between PAL and NTSC

This receiver is able to use two types of video systems for its OSD (on screen display) and you need to set the

receiver to the type of video system you have, either PAL or NTSC. If you do not match the system on the

receiver with your home system no OSD will appear on your TV. People with multi-system TVs do not need to

worry about changing the setting. If necessary, follow the instructions below to switch the type of video

system.

1 Put the receiver in the STANDBY mode.

2 While holding down the LOUDNESS 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.

Make sure you press the LOUDNESS button, using others

buttons may change this receiver’s settings.

SIGNAL

SELECT

SP A

DIGITAL

VOLUME

When a PAL system is selected

SIGNAL

SELECT

SP A

DIGITAL

VOLUME

When a NTSC system is selected

When using the PAL setting the OSD does not get displayed

in color.

On Screen Display

There are a number of possible ways to hook up the receiver to your video components, like a DVD player, and

hook up to your receiver to your TV, but some of them will not allow you to use the on-screen display of this

unit. To avoid this, you simply need to keep the following rules:

1Always use the same type of video cords to hook up your video components to the receiver as you use to

hook up the receiver to your TV. For example, if you use composite video cords to hook up your DVD player

to the receiver, use composite video cords to hook up the receiver to your TV. If you use S video cords to

hook up your DVD player and the receiver, use S video cords to hook up the receiver to your TV.

2Always make sure your TV is set to the appropriate input channel (for example, video 1). Your TV may have a

number of input channels and if you do not select the proper one, you will not be able to use this receiver’s

on-screen display, or, in fact see any picture from this receiver at all. If you are unsure how to choose an

input channel for your TV, refer to the manual which came with your TV.

You might, for example, use both composite and S video cords to hook up your video components with this

receiver and then use composite video cords to hook up this receiver to your TV. This arrangement would still

NOT let you see the on-screen displays from this receiver on your TV. The best idea is just to use one type of

video cords for all your video component and TV hook ups.

STANDBY/ON DSP

MODE

THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD

STANDBY

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

STEREO/

DIRECT

/DTS/MPEG

PHONES

S-VIDEO VIDEO

MULTI CH

INPUT TONE

CHANNEL

SELECT LOUDNESS

DIGITAL

SPEAKERS

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BAS S +

L AUDIO R

VIDEO INPUT

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Initial Set Up

Setting Up for Surround Sound

To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following setup operations. You only need

to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new

speakers, etc.).

This receiver uses on-screen displays to make setting up your home cinema system easier. Switch on the

receiver and your TV, and make sure that the receiver is selected as your TV's video input.

1 Set the slide switch to SETUP.

Also make sure your TV is on and set to the receiver.

• When you're done setting up the receiver, remember to

set the slide switch back to USE.

2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

System Setup

[Digital-In Select]

[Speaker Setting]

[Channel Delay]

[Channel Level]

[Crossover Network]

[Bass Peak Level]

[D-Range Control]

[Multi Channel In]

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

AUTO

VOLUME

This display appears on the receiver.

• You can escape from this screen at any time by pressing the

SYSTEM SETUP button again. None of the settings you

made will be entered in this case.

• If you don't enter any settings the receiver will revert back to

its previous state after three minutes.

3 Press the 5 or ∞ arrow buttons to move the

hand to the mode you want. Then press the

ENTER button.

In each mode, the current settings are displayed automatically.

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.). The sound set up

modes explained here are:

Digital In Select (See p.32)

In order to use your digital components you must match the

numbered digital input settings with the numbered digital jacks

used by your digital components.

Speaker Setting (See p.33-34)

Use to specify the type and number of speakers you connect-

ed.

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Channel Delay (See p.35)

Set up 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.

Channel Level (See p.36-37)

Use to balance the volumes of your different speakers.

Crossover Network (See p.38)

This feature lets you select which bass frequencies will be sent

to the subwoofer or front speakers.

Bass Peak Level (See p.39)

Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG 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 (See p.40)

This feature makes possible excellent surround sound effects

when listening to Dolby Digital sources at low volumes.

Multi Channel In Setting (See p.41)

This feature lets you hook up a multi channel external decoder

that may give a higher quality when decoding discs.

4 Go on to the next page to continue set up.

If you don't want to make any settings go can exit this setup.

To exit the SYSTEM SETUP MENU and on-screen display press

SYSTEM SETUP button again.

After you complete one of the SYSTEM SETUP menus

and return to the basic SYSTEM SETUP screen the

receiver automatically moves the cursor to the next

SYSTEM SETUP menu. For example, if you've complet-

ed SPEAKER SETTINGS and returned to the basic

SYSTEM SETUP screen, CHANNEL DELAY will be

selected automatically. You can notice this on your TV

screen.

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Initial Set Up

1 DIGITAL IN SELECT should be selected (if it

isn't use the 5¥∞ buttons to select it).

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ on page 30 if you need

more information.

Press the ENTER button.

Digital-In Select

Digital-1

Digital-2

Digital-3

Digital-4

Digital-5

AC-3 RF

[EXIT] L

[DVD/LD]

[ CD ]

[ MD ]

[TV/SAT ]

[ VCR1 ]

[DVD/LD]

2 Choose a DIGITAL IN and assign it an input

function.

Use 2 or 3 to choose the input function that matches the

component hooked up to that digital terminal.

The possible choices include: DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD, MD/TAPE1/

CD-R, VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2. You cannot assign digital inputs to

the TUNER, VIDEO, PHONO, and TAPE 2 MONITOR functions.

If you assign a function (for example DVD/LD) that was

previously assigned to a different Digital In the second Digital In

will automatically revert to an OFF setting. This is because one

function cannot be assigned twice.

3 Select EXIT and press ENTER button to

return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding simply

use the arrow buttons to go back.

• For the Digital 1-5 setting you can choose between DVD/

LD, CD, TV/SAT, MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, VCR 1/DVR and VCR 2

functions.

• For the AC-3 RF setting you can choose between DVD/LD,

TV/SAT, VCR 1/DVR and VCR 2 functions.

Remember, if you have a DVD/LD player or LD player you

should hook it up to the analog and digital jacks in addition to

the 2 RF connection described here.

Digital-In Select

In order to be able to use your digital equipment properly you need to assign digital inputs for each of the digital

components you connected. Match the Digital 1-5 settings with the digital jacks 1-5 in accordance with what is

connected to each digital jack. Check the digital jack numbers on the back of the receiver to make certain what

component is in which jack (if necessary, see page 13 for more on digital connections). The last setting, the AC-

3 RF setting, is specifically for a DVD/LD player or LD player with an 2 RF output. If you connected one of

these components match this button to the component. If continuing from the last page go to step 1. If starting

fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ (p.30) first.

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SET

Speaker Setting

The following steps show you how to specify the type of speakers you connected. Use the 5¥∞ and 2¥3

buttons to make a selection from the on-screen menus, and use the ENTER button to register the information. If

continuing from the previous page go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 on p.30 first.

1 Select SPEAKER SETTING (if continuing from

last set up, it will already be selected) with the

5¥∞ buttons then press the ENTER button.

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“

on page 30 if you are

unsure how to do this.

Speaker Setting

[FREE] [THX]

[LARGE]

[LARGEx2]

[ YES ]

Front L

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[EXIT]

2 Select a speaker setting mode with the 2¥3

buttons then press the ∞ button.

To specify each speaker individually select FREE.

If you connected a complete set of THX speakers select THX

and skip the SURROUND BACK part of step 3.

Speaker Setting

[FREE] [THX]

[LARGE]

[LARGEx2]

[ YES ]

Front L

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[EXIT]

3 Specify the type of speakers you connected.

See the explanations below for the meaning

of each size.

1Press 2 or 3 to move the hand to LARGE (or LARGE X2), SMALL

(or SMALL X2), or NO (you can't select NO for the FRONT

speakers). For the subwoofer you can select YES, NO, or PLUS.

See below for a detailed explanation of every speaker choice.

2Press ∞.

3Repeat 1 and 2 for each speaker.

Depending on your choices the sound will be routed

differently, as explained here.

FRONT (default setting is LARGE)

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

• Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequen-

cies effectively or if you did not connect a subwoofer.

(If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will

automatically be set to YES. Also, the center, surround and

surround back 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.)

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CENTER (default setting is LARGE)

• Select LARGE if your speaker will reproduce bass frequen-

cies effectively.

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or the subwoofer.

• If you did not connect a center speaker, select NO. In this

case, the center channel is output from the front speakers.

SURROUND (default setting is LARGE)

• Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequen-

cies effectively.

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer.

• If you did not connect surround speakers select NO. In this

case, the sound of the surround channels is output from the

front and center speakers.

• If the SURROUND speakers are set to SMALL, the SUR-

ROUND BACK speakers will automatically be set to SMALL.

SUBWOOFER (default setting is YES)

• Select YES if you connected a subwoofer.

• If you did not connect a subwoofer select 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.

• If you selected SMALL for the FRONT speakers the

subwoofer will automatically be set to yes (you won’t be

able to choose no or PLUS).

SURROUND BACK (default setting is LARGE X2)

NOTE: In order to use SURROUND BACK speakers you

need to hook them up through an external amplifier (see p.

19 & 21) for more on this.

• Select the number and size of SURROUND BACK speakers

you have. You can choose one speaker, two or none.

• If the FRONT speakers or the SURROUND speakers are set

to SMALL, the SURROUND BACK speakers will automatical-

ly be set to SMALL.

• If you chose THX in step 2 then the SURROUND BACK

speakers can only be set to SMALL (or NO).

• Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequen-

cies effectively.

• Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer.

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

4 Select EXIT with the 5¥∞ buttons and press

ENTER button to return to the SYSTEM

SETUP MENU.

Next, proceed to CHANNEL DELAY on the next page.

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. Depend-

ing 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 sub-

woofer, listen to the bass response

with the FRONT speakers set to

LARGE and SMALL alternatively

and let your ears judge which

sounds best.

If you have a subwoofer, the safest

option is to route all the bass

sounds to it by selecting SMALL for

the FRONT speakers.

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SET

1 Select CHANNEL DELAY (if continuing from

last set up, it will already be selected).

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“

on page 30 if you are

unsure how to do this.

Press the ENTER button.

Channel Delay

Front L

Center

Front

Surround

Surr Back

Surround

Subwoofer

[EXIT]

[2.0m]

• The default setting is 2.0 m.

2 Use the 5¥∞ buttons to select a speaker.

Specify the distance from your listening

position to each speaker using the

commands below.

1Pres 2 or 3 to adjust the speaker distance in 10 centimeter

increments from 0.1 to 9 meters.

The default setting is 2 meter.

2Use the 5¥∞ buttons to move to the next set of speakers.

3Repeat for each speaker.

• Sound takes about 1 millisecond to travel 30 centimeter.

3 Select EXIT with the 5¥∞ buttons and press

ENTER button to return to the SYSTEM

SETUP MENU.

Next, proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL on the next page.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding simply

use the arrow buttons to go back.

Channel Delay

Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve a 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, the receiver calculates the correct delay times automatically.

If continuing from Speaker Setting go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround

Sound“ (p.30) first.

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Channel Level

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 Channel Delay go to step

1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ (p.30) first.

Select CHANNEL LEVEL (if continuing from

CHANNEL DELAY, it will already be selected).

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ on page 30 if you are

unsure how to do this.

Press the ENTER button.

Channel Level

Test Tone [ AUTO ]

[Setting Start ]

[EXIT]

NOTE : Be prepared! The test tone is output at a high

volume level.

2 Select a TEST TONE mode.

1Press 2 or 3 to move the hand to AUTO or MANUAL.

2Press ∞ button to select SETTING START.

AUTO (automatic TEST TONE)

This mode switches the test tone between each speaker

automatically. Use this mode when balancing the speaker

levels by ear.

The automatic test tone is output in the following order:

MANUAL (manual TEST TONE)

This mode lets you switch the test tone between each speaker

manually. You can use this mode when you want to balance the

speaker levels by ear at a more leisurely pace.

3 After selecting SETTING START with the ∞

button press ENTER button. Test tone will

be output.

These settings will be displayed on your TV.

[ 0.0dB]

Channel Level

Front L

Center

Front

Surround

Surr Back

Surround

Subwoofer

Test Tone [ AUTO ]

[Setting OK ]

It takes a moment for the machine to set itself. MASTER VOLUME

rotates to the reference position (0dB), and the test tone is output.

To exit before outputting the TEST TONE

Press the ENTER button.

To exit while outputting the TEST TONE

Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

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STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

AUTO

VOLUME

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A test tone will be output from the

SURROUND BACK speakers but your

external amplifier must be turned up

at least a little in order to hear it. Be

careful that it is not turned up too much

because the test tone volume is quite

loud.

Initial Set Up

SET

4 Adjust speaker levels so that you hear the

test tone at the same volume from each

speaker when seated in your main listening

position.

Note: The volume of the subwoofer tends to sound lower than

it actually is, you may need to raise its level after testing the

sound with actual soundtracks.

In AUTO mode

1Press the 2 or 3 button to adjust the level of the speaker

outputting the TEST TONE.

In MANUAL mode

1Press the 2 or 3 button to adjust the level of the first

speaker.

2Press the 5/∞ button to switch the TEST TONE to the next

speaker.

3Repeat 1 and 2 for each speaker.

If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter

Take the readings from your main listening position and adjust

the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighted/slow

mode).

5 When you have adjusted each speaker level,

press ENTER button to return to the

previous screen.

The MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position.

6 Select EXIT with the 5/∞ buttons and press

ENTER button to return to the SYSTEM

SETUP MENU.

Next, proceed to CROSSOVER NETWORK on the next page.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding simply

use the arrow buttons to go back.

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Note that it is also possible to set

channel levels temporarily. Then

follow the same procedure as

explained on this page. This function

is designed to be used when you

want to change the levels temporari-

ly to raise the level of one channel.

Using this method you can set

speaker levels in different modes,

such as, STEREO, and each DSP

mode, independently. You should

return the settings to their original

state when done. Doing the set up

procedures on this page will erase

any temporary/independent level

settings that have been made.

Crossover Network

The following steps show you how to adjust the crossover network. The crossover network is the frequency at

which the system divides the signal and sends the different parts to different speakers. Speaking precisely, this

setting sets the cutoff point for the bass frequencies rerouted from your SMALL speakers to your subwoofer or

speaker set to LARGE.

If continuing from Channel Level go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround

Sound“ (p.30) first.

1 Select CROSSOVER NETWORK (if

continuing from CHANNEL LEVEL, it will

already be selected).

See "Setting Up for Surround Sound" on page 30 if you are

unsure how to do this.

Press the ENTER button.

Crossover Network

Frequency [ 80Hz]

(THX Speaker = 80Hz)

[EXIT]

• The default setting is 80 Hz.

2 Specify the crossover frequency for your

small speakers.

Setting speakers to SMALL in “SPEAKER SETTING“ sends the

respective channel's bass frequencies to the subwoofer (or

LARGE speakers). The present function lets you determine

which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer or LARGE

speakers.

1Use the 2 or 3 button to select 80 Hz, 100 Hz, or 150 Hz.

2Press the ∞ button.

80Hz

Sends bass frequencies below 80 Hz to the subwoofer (or

LARGE speakers).

100 Hz

Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the subwoofer (or

LARGE speakers).

150 Hz

Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the subwoofer (or

LARGE speakers).

Experiment with the different settings to see which sounds

best to you.

3 Select EXIT to return to the SYSTEM SETUP

MENU.

Next, proceed to BASS PEAK LEVEL on the next page.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding select a

new crossover frequency.

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SET

1 Select BASS PEAK LEVEL (if continuing

from CROSSOVER NETWORK it will already

be selected).

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“

on page 30 if you are

unsure how to do this.

Press the ENTER button.

Bass Peak Level Manager

[Setting Start ]

[Setting Cancel]

[EXIT]

2 Output the test tone for the LFE channel

and specify the peak level.

1If your subwoofer has a volume control, set it to the middle

position before proceeding.

2Select SETTING START.

3Press the ENTER button.

Bass Peak Manager

[– 50]

[Setting OK ]

Bass Peak Level

[EXIT]

MASTER VOLUME rotates to MIN (---dB). Then the test tone

is output to the subwoofer or front or surround speakers.

4Use the 2 or 3 button arrows to gradually increase the level

of the LFE channel until the test tone begins to distort. Then

go back and leave the level setting at a point just before

that. Press the ENTER button and the receiver will remem-

ber this bass output level.

To exit before outputting the TEST TONE select EXIT and press

the ENTER button.

To exit while outputting the TEST TONE press the ENTER

button.

3 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to

return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU.

This completes the speaker setup.

Bass Peak Level

The LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG program sources can produce heavy

ultra-low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system. The following steps show you

how to set a maximum output level for the LFE channel. If continuing from Crossover Network go to step 1. If

starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ (p.30) first.

If you select SETTING CANCEL

no settings are input to the

receiver but the screen remains

on the TV. To escape the screen

you must select EXIT and press

the ENTER button.

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MASTER VOLUME

Initial Set Up

1 Select DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL (if

continuing from BASS PEAK LEVEL, it will

already be selected).

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ on page 30 if you are

unsure how to do this.

Press the ENTER button.

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode [OFF]

(For Dolby Digital)

[EXIT]

• The default setting is OFF.

• If listening at loud volumes we recommend turning the

Dynamic Range Control OFF.

2 Use the 2 or 3 arrows to choose OFF, MID

or MAX.

3 Select EXIT and press ENTER button to

return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding Choose a

new DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL setting.

You may need to experiment with different Dolby Digital

sources before you can use the DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL

setting to suit your low volume listening needs.

Dynamic Range Control

This feature makes it possible to enjoy full surround sound effects on Dolby Digital 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

sources but the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode accomplishes the same end for a variety of sources (see page

50). If continuing from Bass Peak Level go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting Up for

Surround Sound“ (p.30) first.

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SET

Multi Channel In Setting

If you have a Multi Channel external decoder you can choose whether to have the sound level set to BYPASS, in

which case only the main volume can be controlled, or to ADJUST, which means the levels can be reduced in

volume. If continuing from Dynamic Range Control go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in “Setting

Up for Surround Sound“ (p.30) first.

1 Use the 5¥∞ buttons to select MULTI

CHANNEL IN.

See “Setting Up for Surround Sound“ on page 30 if you need

more information.

Press the ENTER button.

This information will be displayed on your TV.

Multi channel in

Select mode

[Channel Level]

[EXIT]

[BYPASS]

2 Use the 2¥3 buttons to select the setting

you want, BYPASS or ADJUST.

ADJUST: Use the ADJUST setting when you want to be able

to control each channel level individually.

BYPASS:

This setting is good for getting the cleanest possible

signal. In this setting you won’t be able to change each channel

individually.

We recommend using BYPASS and the default setting is

BYPASS.

3 Use the 5¥∞ buttons to select EXIT.

Press the ENTER button.

You wil return to the SYTEM SETUP mode.

Multi Channel In Setting Using the Main Unit

You can also use the main unit to change the sound level of the MULTI CH IN. Folow the step below.

1 Put receiver in the STANDBY mode.

2 While holding down the MULTI CH

INPUT button press the

STANDBY/ON button.

The setting will change depending on what state

the receiver was previously in. For a few seconds

the display will show you which MULTI CH setting

you are now in.

MULTI CH INPUT

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CLASS MPX

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CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

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SELECT

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Initial Set Up

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Sound Modes

The five sound modes on the receiver are explained here. These can be turned on from the front panel or from

the remote control.

There are three cinema modes: STANDARD, HOME THX CINEMA, and ADVANCED THEATER. These are

designed to be used with multi channel surround sound audio/visual sources (like DVDs and LDs). Intrinsic to

home theater, these modes can deliver realistic and powerful surround sound that recreates the movie theater

experience. You may need to experiment with them to see which settings suit your home system and personal

tastes.

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

for film soundtracks. Again, try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like.

You must choose one of the three cinema modes or the DSP mode in order to get surround sound. In STEREO

mode only the front two speakers, and sometimes the subwoofer (if you have one), are used.

STANDARD mode

This mode is for pure decoding of Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG sources. No special effects are

added. It is good for enjoying regular movies/videos that have been recorded in Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic,

DTS or MPEG. STANDARD 7.1 is also the basic mode for enjoying sources with SURROUND BACK channels.

For more detailed information see p.85-86.You will only be able to access the second two modes if you have

hooked up SURROUND BACK speaker(s). For more detailed information see p.19, 33-34. The display will show

you what kind of source (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is being played.

STANDARD

Use this mode with sources that do not have SURROUND BACK channels. If you don't have SURROUND

BACK speaker(s) switched on (see p.33-34) this is the only STANDARD mode you will be able to select on

the receiver.

STANDARD 7.1

This mode is best for sources with SURROUND BACK channels. You will only be able to access this mode

if you have set the SURROUND BACK speakers in the SPEAKER SETUP procedure (see p.33-34). Also, this

mode will play 5.1 channels sources and other sources through all the speakers you have hooked up,

routing some of the sound into your SURROUND BACK channel or channels. STANDARD 7.1 will appear in

the display even if you only have one SURROUND BACK speaker hooked up. The display will change

according to the source played.

STANDARD AUTO

In this mode the receiver will automatically select the appropriate STANDARD mode and use it to play the

soundtrack. You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speaker(s) in

the SPEAKER SETUP procedure (see p.33-34). If the source has a Surround EX marker then the receiver

will automatically go into STANDARD 7.1 mode. This mode is best if you are unsure which of the above

STANDARD modes to use. The display will change according to the source played.

Basic Playback

OPERATION

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Basic Playback

HOME THX CINEMA mode

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. To get THX sound use one the three modes explained below. You will only be able to access the

second two modes if you have hooked up SURROUND BACK speakers. For more detailed information see p.19,

33-34. The display will show you what kind of source (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is being played.

THX CINEMA

Use this mode to get THX sound with sources that do not have SURROUND BACK channels. If you don't

have SURROUND BACK speaker(s) switched on (see p.33-34) this is the only THX mode you will be able to

select on the receiver.

THX SURROUND EX

This mode is specifically for using your SURROUND BACK channels with either SURROUND EX or 5.1

channel sources. You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speakers

in the SPEAKER SETTING procedure (see p.33-34). If the source you are using is a 5.1 source then this

mode will route some of the sound to the SURROUND BACK channel(s). If the source does not have a

SURROUND EX marker or is not a 5.1 source then the display will automatically change to THX CINEMA.

THX AUTO

In this mode the receiver will automatically select the appropriate THX mode and use it to play the

soundtrack. You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speaker(s) in

the SPEAKER SETUP procedure (see p.33-34). If the source has a Surround EX marker then the receiver

will automatically go into THX SURROUND EX mode. This mode is best if you are unsure which of the

above THX modes to use.

ADVANCED THEATER modes

The Advanced Theater mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audio-

visual sources. It incorporates the use of DTS as well as Dolby Digital into its sound processing. These

functions switch on automatically when the source you are playing is encoded with DTS,Dolby Digital or MPEG.

There are four Advanced Theater settings that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of

sound environments. If you have SURROUND BACK speakers or (even just one) speaker switched on (see p.33-

34) then 7.1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on the receiver. The display will show

you what kind of source (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is being played.

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.

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 p.50).

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.

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.

When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver acti-

vates automatically. 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" flash in the receiver's display and next "OFFSET +4 dB" (as an example) will

appear. In this example, the number +4 dB is the difference 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.

DSP modes

The DSP (Digital Signal Processing) modes allow you to transform your living room into a variety of different

sonic environments when playing either two-channel or multi-channel sources. If you have SURROUND BACK

speaker(s) switched on (see p.33-34) then 7.1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on

the receiver.

HALL 1

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 enjoy the dynamic and rich sounds

characteristic of concert halls and powerful orchestral performances.

HALL 2

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 enjoy a live band effect.

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 enjoy the visceral power of dance

music.

THEATER 1

Reproduces theater sound field effects without losing the localization of each channel. Theater effects can

be enjoyed without losing Dolby Digital/ Pro Logic effects when used in combination those formats (with

movies bearing the

DOLBY SURROUND

trademark).

THEATER 2

Simulates the acoustic environment of a theater while maintaining proper localization of each channel.

5/7CH STEREO

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

a rich, all-around sound. If you have SURROUND BACK speaker(s) switched on (see p.33-34) then the name

of this mode will be 7CH SETREO in the display on the receiver. If the SURROUND BACK speakers are

switched off, then the mode will appear as 5CH STEREO.

STEREO mode

Use the STEREO mode to enjoy standard (two-channel) stereo sound from the front left and right speakers.

This mode is most like the sound reproduction you would get from a regular stereo receiver or amplifier that is

not equipped to handled A/V formats as this one is. You might want to use this mode for listening to regular

music sources (like CDs) but remember, you will only get sound from your front two speakers (and possibly

subwoofer).

Basic Playback

OPERATION

Selecting a Sound Mode

To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the set up procedures described in “Setting

Up for Surround Sound” (starting on page 30) before using the sound modes. This is particularly important when

using the 2 (Dolby) Digital/MPEG or DTS sources. When using the sound modes, using SPEAKERS A will give

the best results. If you use SPEAKERS B the sound will be down mixed to the two front B speakers and the

surround sound effect will be lost.

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TV VOL

TV FUNC

ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

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STANDARD

ADVANCED

THX

DSP

EFFECT/

CH SEL

STANDBY/ON

—OFF _ON

DSP

MODE

STANDBY

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

STEREO/

DIRECT

PHONES

S-VIDEO

5-CHANNEL EQUAL POWER OUTPUT

VIDEO

MULTI CH

INPUT

CHANNEL

SELECTTONE

SPEAKERS

–

BASS +

L AUDIO R

VIDEO INPUT

THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD

/DTS/MPEG

DSP MODE

_ON/—OFF button

STEREO/

DIRECT

STANDARD

THX CINEMA

ADVANCED

Basic Playback

1 Put the remote control slide switch

in USE.

2 Select the sound mode.

• For STANDARD \ Press STANDARD

Each press changes the STANDARD mode as

follows:

STANDARD STANDARD 7.1

STANDARD auto

• For HOME THX CINEMA \ Press THX(THX

CINEMA)

Each press changes the THX mode as follows:

THX CINEMA THX SURROUND EX

THX AUTO

• For ADVANCED THEATER \ Press ADVANCED

Each press changes the ADVANCED THEATER

mode as follows:

MUSICAL DRAMA

ACTION5/7-D THEATER

• For DSP modes \ Press DSP(DSP MODE)

repeatedly

Each press changes the DSP mode as follows:

HALL 1 HALL 2 JAZZ

5/7CH STEREO THEATER 2 THEATER 1

DANCE

• For STEREO \Press STEREO/DIRECT

Each press changes the STEREO mode as follows:

STEREO DIRECT

• If you have SURROUND BACK speakers switched

on (see p.33-34) then 7-D THEATER and 7CH

STEREO will appear as such in the display on the

receiver. If these speakers are not switched on the

above two modes will appear as 5-D THEATER and

5CH STEREO.

• The effects of ADVANCED THEATER mode can be

adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing

EFFECT +/– (The default setting is 70). Also, the

effect level can be set in each ADVANCED THE-

ATER mode by pressing the EFFECT(+/–) button.

• The amount of effect of each DSP mode can be

adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 (the default

setting value is 70) by pressing EFFECT +/–.

• 5/7CH STEREO modes cannot be changed.

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Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the _ ON/ — OFF button on the front panel to turn the

power ON (_).

1 Turn on the power of the playback

component.

2 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

3 Press the RECEIVER button to turn on the

receiver.

Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on the front panel.

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL buttons or the

FUNCTION button to select the source you

want to playback.

The FUNCTION button cycles through the sources in the

following order:

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VCR 2 VCR 1

TV/SAT

DVD/LD

VIDEO

PHONO

5 Choose a sound mode by pressing THX,

ADVANCED or STANDARD.

The default setting is STEREO.

(For more see “Sound Modes” and ”Selecting a Sound Mode”

on pages 42-45.)

6 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to select

the input signal. Set to AUTO.

(See “Switching Analog and Digital Signal Input” on page 48.)

7 Start playback of the component you

selected in step 1.

8 Adjust the volume by using the volume

buttons on the remote control or the

MASTER VOLUME on the front panel.

• We recommend using different modes for different types of

DTS material. For watching movies, the STANDARD, THX or

ADVANCED THEATER setting should provide the best results.

For listening to music, the STANDARD, DIRECT, STEREO, or

DSP modes should serve the listener best.

• Make sure you connect your DVD/LD or LD players using the

2 RF jack. If your player has an 2 RF output this will ensure

you can use all LDs. Refer to p.14.

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Basic Playback

Playing Sources with Dolby Digital

, DTS or MPEG

The following instructions show you how to play Dolby Digital,DTS or MPEG sound sources with the VSX-

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TV VOL

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ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

BAND

SYSTEM

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button

Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the _ ON/ — OFF button on the front panel to turn the

power ON (_).

OPERATION

Basic Playback

Playing Stereo Sources

The following instructions show you how to use the receiver for stereo audio or audio-visual.

If the TAPE 2 indicator is visible in the display, it means the TAPE 2 MONITOR is on. Press TAPE 2

MONITOR on the front panel to turn it off unless you want to listen to TAPE 2.

1 Turn on the power of the playback

component.

2 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

3 Press the RECEIVER button to turn on

the receiver.

Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on the front

panel.

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL buttons or the

FUNCTION button to select the source you

want to playback.

The FUNCTION button cycles through the sources in the

following order:

5 Press the STEREO/DIRECT button to select

the stereo mode.

The STEREO indicator lights on the display.

6 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to select

the input signal corresponding to the

source component.

(See “Switching Analog and Digital Signal Input” on page 48.)

7 Start playback of the component you

selected in step 1.

8 Adjust the volume by using the VOLUME

buttons on the remote control or the

MASTER VOLUME on the front panel.

If you are not able to get sound from the receiver the

problem may well lie with the SIGNAL SELECT switch.

You need to make sure the input is set to the appropriate

ANALOG or DIGITAL setting. Refer to page 48 for more

on this.

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DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

TV VOL

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DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

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VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

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SYSTEM

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TUNER

VCR 2 VCR 1

TV/SAT

DVD/LD

VIDEO

PHONO

Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the _ ON/ — OFF button on the front panel to turn the

power ON (_).

Switching Analog and Digital Signal Input

This switch moves the input fed to the receiver between analog, digital and 2 RF sources. 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 use DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS or MPEG surround sound but it would have to be on ANALOG to record

to the analog out jacks on the receiver. The default setting is AUTO (priority is given to a digital signal, if there is

one).

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to select

the input signal corresponding to the

source component.

Each press switches the signal in the order below:

AUTO ANALOG

AC-3RF DIGITAL

3 When SIGNAL SELECT is set to DIGITAL,

AC-3 lights when a Dolby Digital signal is

input, and DTS lights when a DTS signal is

input.

SIGNAL

SELECT

DTS

SP A

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SELECT

AC-3

SP A

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SELECT

DTS

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SELECT

AC-3

DIGITAL

• In the AUTO setting, SIGNAL SELECT chooses the signal,

based on availability, in the following order: AC-3 RF, DIGITAL,

ANALOG.

• If all the Digital In Select (see p.32) choices are set to OFF, the

SIGNAL SELECT will default to ANALOG.

• Because the audio from a karaoke microphone and LDs

recorded with analog audio only is not output from the digital

output, set SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG to listen to these

formats.

• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32kHz,

44kHz, 48kHz, and 96kHz), and DTS and MPEG digital signal

formats. It cannot play back digital signals other than these so

for those kinds of formats you'll have to play them back in an

analog manner (making sure your equipment is hooked up with

analog connections and setting the SIGNAL SELECT to ANA-

LOG).

• When an LD or CD with DTS is played back with the SIGNAL

SELECT set in ANALOG, digital noise caused by playing back

the DTS directly (with no decoding) is output. To prevent noise,

you need to make digital connections (See p.13,14) and set

SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO.

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS and/or MPEG signals. For

more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your

DVD player.

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When a Dolby Digital

signal is input.

When a DTS signal is

input.

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DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

TV VOL

TV FUNC

ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

BAND

SYSTEM

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Basic Playback

OPERATION

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the DIGITAL NR button on the remote

control or on the front panel.

Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

SP A

DIGITAL

VOLUME

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

SP A

DIGITAL

VOLUME

• In cases described below, noises may not be reduced even if

DIGITAL NR is on.

• Sudden noise

• Extremely loud noise

• Signals that do not contain many high frequencies

• DIGITAL NR is effective at and above levels shown below for

each source.

• STEREO (excluding 96 kHz)

• analog input ...................................................... 10 -18 dB

• digital input....................................................... 10 -15 dB

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

• DSP/ADVANCED/STANDARD/96 kHz stereo ..... 6 -10 dB

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

noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.

Reducing Noise During Playback

To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR. This noise reduction can be used with every mode except

THX and MULTI CH IN.

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S0URCE

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2

TV VOL

TV FUNC

ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT

RECEIVER

USE SETUP

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS MPX

DIRECT ACCESS

CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

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SYSTEM

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Basic Playback

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

CH IN modes.

• If you press DIGITAL NR when in DIRECT mode the receiver

switches to STEREO mode.

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Listening the Loudness Mode

The LOUDNESS mode allows you to boost the bass and treble in a signal. It is useful for listening to music at

low volumes.

STEREO

LOUDNESSSIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

AUTO

VOLUME

Press the LOUDNESS button.

Each press switches LOUDNESS mode between on and off.

• You can’t use the LOUDNESS mode with the MULTI CH IN

or THX modes.

• If you press LOUDNESS in DIRECT mode the receiver will

switch to STEREO mode.

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LOUDNESS

Listening in Midnight Mode

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

can be used with a variety of surround sound sources and plays soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are

audible while the noisier sounds don’t become overly loud or distorted. It does this by bringing all the sounds in

a given soundtrack closer together in volume. Compare this feature with the D-Range Control (only for Dolby

Digital sources) on page 40.

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the MIDNIGHT button.

Each press switches MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode on or off.

• The effect adjusts itself automatically in accordance with

the volume level.

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

THX or MULTI CH IN modes.

• If you use MIDNIGHT in DIRECT mode the receiver will

switch to STEREO mode.

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STEREO

MIDNIGHTSIGNAL

SELECT

SP A

DIGITAL

AUTO

VOLUME

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ENTER

STEREO/

DIRECT

DSP

THXLIGHT

FUNCTION

SYSTEM

SETUP

ADVANCED

MIDNIGHT

MULTI CH

INPUT

STANDARD

DIGITAL

EFFECT/

CH SEL

SIGNAL

SELECT

–

OPERATION

Basic Playback

Adjusting Bass and Treble

You can use BASS +/– or TREBLE +/– buttons to adjust the low and high frequencies for each individual set of

speakers. If the receiver is in STEREO mode you can only adjust the FRONT speakers. In a surround mode

(STANDARD, ADVANCED THEATER, etc.) you can adjust the FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND

BACK speakers. The TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuitry (see p.27).

1 Press the TONE button on the front panel to

put the receiver in tone on mode.

2 Press the CHANNEL SELECT button on the

front panel to cycle through the different

tone adjust modes.

The button cycles though the possibilities in the following

order:

TONE Front TONE Center

TONE SurBack TONE Surr.

3 Use the BASS or TREBLE (+/–) buttons to

adjust the low or high frequencies of each

channel.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

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.

• The tone control can be adjusted in a range of ±6 dB.

• The tone control cannot be adjusted in THX and MULTI CH

IN modes.

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

button, TONE BYPASS will appear in the display, letting you

know that you can't change the tone in DIRECT mode. An-

other press cancels DIRECT mode.

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Basic Playback

MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback

MULTI CH IN allows you to connect an external decoder to enjoy certain types of specialized discs. To use

MULTI CH IN playback follow the instructions below.

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1 Put the remote control slide switch

in USE.

2 Press the MULTI CH INPUT button

on the remote control or the front

panel.

Each press switches the input between the previous

mode and MULTI CH IN.

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

When MULTI CH IN is used in BYPASS mode

only the volume level can be set. All of this unit’s

other features (DIGITAL NR etc.) cannot be used.

Also, all speaker settings and other setup set-

tings have no effect.

96kHz 24bit Performance

This receiver is capable of playing back advanced DVD discs which are recorded in 96 kHz/24 bit format (these

are all stereo discs) and any source recorded in 96 kHz and up to 24 bit. The receiver will automatically read the

format of the source and play accordingly (of course the SIGNAL SELECT will have to set to AUTO or DIGITAL

to read the DVD soundtrack). When the receiver plays a 96 kHz disc ”96 kHz” and whatever mode you're using

(for example ”STEREO,” ”DIRECT or DNR”) will appear in the display.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

SP A

DIGITAL

AUTO

VOLUME

memo • When a 96 kHz/24 bit disc is played back the volume

may be louder than that of a normal disc.

• Some DVD players cannot play 96 kHz/24 bit discs.

Check the manual of your DVD player to make sure.

• During this playback the player enters the STEREO

mode and you can use the controls available in

STEREO mode (LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT, TONE

controls, etc., see p.50-51).

• With 96 kHz/24 bit discs you are able to use MULTI

CH IN playback and the TAPE 2 MONITOR.

• In 96 kHz/24 bit mode you can't use the STANDARD,

ADVANCED THEATER, THX, or DSP modes.

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Adjusting the Brightness of the Display

Use the FL DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display (FL=fluorescent display).

Press the FL DIMMER button.

Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can

be selected. Each press changes the brightness of the display.

When rotating through the options, the default brightness can also

be selected.

Please note: it is a feature of this unit that the fluorescent

display 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 set-

ting will be the one the display softens to.

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Direct Playback

This mode is for playing back a sound source in its purest form, no tone adjustments or other sound modes can

be used.

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Use the STEREO/DIRECT button to alternate

between STEREO or DIRECT mode (you can

also use the STEREO/DIRECT button on the

front panel).

The DIRECT mode will give you the most accurate reproduction of

two channel (stereo) sources but won't let you add any effects to

the sound.

• None of the tone controls or other sound modes can be

used with DIRECT playback.

• If the receiver is in a different mode than STEREO to start

with the first push of the STEREO button will put it in STE-

REO mode. After that the button will toggle the receiver

between STEREO and DIRECT mode.

• For more on this button see the explanation of STEREO

mode on p.44, 45, 47.

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STEREO

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DUAL MONO Setting

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

encoded in them. Dual mono software usually is used to put two different soundtracks on one DVD. With this

setting you can choose which channel in the dual mono setting you want to listen to. Thus, it is useful for

soundtracks that have one language on one channel and a different language on the other. 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. Otherwise, just ignore this function.

1 Put the receiver in STANDBY mode.

2 While holding down the VIDEO

SELECT button press the STANDBY/

ON button on the front panel.

3 You will see DUAL in the display for

about five seconds. During this time

use the STEREO/DIRECT button to

cycle through the different DUAL

MONO settings to find the one you

want.

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.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

DUAL ch1 setting

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

DUAL ch2 setting

DUAL ch1/ch2 setting

1,2

Basic Playback

When DUAL MONO is

playing with ch 1 selected

the L will Lights. When

playing with ch 2 selected

the R will Lights. When

playing with ch 1/2 selected

the L and R will Lights.

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

SELECT

AC-3

SP A

DIGITAL

VOLUME

OPERATION

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 desire, see “Direct

Access Tuning“ on the following page.

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the TUNER button.

On the remote, this selects the TUNER function on the receiver

and sets the remote to the TUNER operation mode.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

3 Press BAND button on the remote control or

the front panel to select the band (FM or AM).

Each press switches the band: FM j AM

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

4 Tune in the station.

For Automatic Tuning

Press and hold TUNING –/+ buttons for about one second, then

release.

The tuner starts searching the selected band and stop automat-

ically at the first station it locates. Repeat to locate other

stations.

For Manual Tuning

• To change frequencies one step at a time, press TUNING –/+

buttons repeatedly.

• To change frequencies quickly, hold down TUNING –/+

buttons and release when you reach the frequency you

desire.

5 Adjust the MASTER VOLUME buttons on

the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME

on the front panel.

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 button on the remote control to switch to MONO reception. This

should improve reception enough for you to enjoy the broadcast.

RF ATT Mode

Press the RF ATT button to turn the RF attenuator on to reduce sound

distortion when receiving strong FM signals from nearby stations.

Normally, this button should be set to off. This button does not affect

AM reception.

RF ATT

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Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the _ ON/ — OFF button on the front panel to turn the

power ON (_).

Direct Access Tuning

The following steps show you how to tune directly to a specific frequency using the remote control.

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the TUNER button.

This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and sets the

remote to the TUNER operation mode.

3 Press the BAND button on the remote

control or the front panel to select the band

(FM or AM).

Each press switches the band : FM j AM

4 Press DIRECT ACCESS button to activate

the direct Access tuning mode.

The cursor blinks in the display on the front panel.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

5 Use the number buttons to enter the

frequency of the station you want.

Example:

To tune station 106.00 (FM), press:

1 =

=6 =0 =

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

To cancel before inputting the frequency

Press DIRECT ACCESS button, and enter the frequency again.

6 Adjust the MASTER VOLUME buttons on

the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME

on the front panel.

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OPERATION

Memorizing Frequently Used Stations

The following steps show you how to memorize up to 30 radio stations in 3 classes (each holding 10 channels).

When memorizing FM frequencies, the receiver also memorizes the MPX mode (STEREO or MONO and RF

ATT).

1 Tune in the desired station.

See ”Automatic and Manual Tuning” or ”Direct Access Tuning”

on p.55 and 56.

2 Press the MEMORY button to activate the

memory function.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

3 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select

a class number.

Each press switches the display:

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C

4 Press the STATION –/+ buttons repeatedly

to select a channel (0-9) within the

respective class.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

The station is memorized automatically after 5 seconds.

If you want to escape from MEMORY mode

Press the MEMORY button again.

Repeat steps 1 through 4 to memorize up to 30 stations.

Using the Tuner

Recalling Memorized Stations

Using the remote control

1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the TUNER button.

This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and sets the

remote to the TUNER operation mode.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

3 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select

a class number.

Each press switches the display:

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C

4 Use the number buttons to select the

channel you want.

To select channel 7, press 7.

For example : If 99.50 MHz (FM) was memorized in class A at

channel 7.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

To skip through each channel in order

Press STATION –/+ repeatedly.

Using the front panel

1 Select the TUNER function.

2 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select

a class number.

3 Press the STATION –/+ buttons repeatedly

to select the channel you want.

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OPERATION

Memorizing a broadcast station name (Manual Station Name Memory)

• You can input a name of up to four characters for each preset broadcast station (see pages 57).

• The memorized name takes priority over PS data.

1 Select the TUNER function.

2 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select

a class.

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C

3 Press the STATION +/– buttons to select the

preset channel.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

4 Press the CHARACTER/SEARCH button to

select the character input mode.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

When FM is selected:

INPUT

(Character input mode)

OFFSEARCH

5 Press the TUNING +/– buttons to enter the

broadcast station name.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

Refer to “Character display used for station name input” on

p.87.

6 Press MEMORY to input the first of four

characters. After four characters have been

entered, the character input mode is exited.

Repeat steps 2 to 4 to memorize up to 30 broadcast station

names.

* When it is set to OFF,

frequency being received

will be displayed.

To erase and change the memorized station name

Perform the procedures of “Memorizing a broadcast station name” and enter four spaces to erase the

memorized station name.

When you want to change a memorized station name, input the new station name using the same procedure.

For greater convenience, record memorized station names in the STATION CALL button “memo” on

p.87.

When AM is selected:

INPUT

(Character input mode)

OFF

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Current affairs

General information

Educational material

Radio plays or serials

Science and technology

Usually talk-based material, such as quiz shows or interviews.

Pop music

Rock music

“Middle of the road” music

‘Light’ classical music

‘Serious’ classical music

Other music not fitting any of the above categories

Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.

Children’s entertainment

Social affairs

Holiday-type travel rather than traffic announcements.

Leisure interests and hobbies

Country music

Popular music in a language other than English

Popular music from the ’50s

Folk music

Documentaries

An Introduction to RDS & EON

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 VSX-909RDS/909RDS-G 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 VSX-909RDS can search for and display the following program types:

In addition, there is a program type, ALARM!, used for exceptional emergency announcements. You can't

search for this, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal.

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NEWS

AFFAIRS

INFORMATION

SPORT

EDUCATION

DRAMA

CULTURE

SCIENCE

VARIED

POP MUSIC

ROCK MUSIC

M.O.R. MUSIC

Light MUSIC

CLASSICAL

Other MUSIC

WEATHER

FINANCE

CHILDREN

SOC AFFAIRS

RELIGION

PHONE IN

TRAVEL

LEISURE

JAZZ MUSIC

COUNTRY M

NATIONAL M

OLDIES MUSIC

FOLK MUSIC

DOCUMENTARY

OPERATION

Basics of EON

EON (Enhanced Other Network information)

EON is a function that allows you to set the receiver to switch to a frequency automatically when a program

featuring traffic information or news is being broadcast. 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 the tuner to:

1. TA (Traffic Announcement)

This mode will set the tuner to pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.

2. NEWS

This mode will set the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast.

Setting EON allows automated reception of TA/NEWS broadcasts

When EON is turned on, the receiver will automatically jump to those EON-linked broadcasts. Even if a receiver

function other than the tuner is being used, the receiver function will switch to the FM station automatically

when an EON-linked Traffic Information or News program begins. When the program ends, the original function

will be restored. The EON function will not operate, however, when the tuner is on AM.

The receiver’s internal Program Identification function

PI (Programma Identification)

This is an identifying marker the tuner automatically attaches to stations stored in your preset memory classes

(see p.59). The marker distinguishes between stations which transmit RDS data and those that don’t, so that the

receiver knows which stations to look at when searching for RDS or EON transmissions. The code is not

displayed on the receiver and you don’t need to do anything in regards to setting the PI codes.

PI code registration and erasure

The receiver will automatically register a PI code for any station you input into the memory classes (see p.59)

which can receive RDS or EON data. If you want to have a station preset in your memory banks but DON’T want

the receiver to search this station for RDS information you can erase the PI code and then the receiver will

ignore this station when searching for RDS transmissions.

To erase PI codes, follow this procedure:

1. When tuned to the station whose PI code you want to erase press the EON MODE button for two seconds

or more.

“ERASE PI” will be displayed.

2. Press MEMORY button within 5 seconds.

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RDS (Radio Data System) Broadcast Reception

Displaying RDS data

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 60—this covers all kinds of music, as well as news, weather

forecasts, sports programs, and a variety of others.

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1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE.

2 Press the TUNER button.

This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and sets the

remote control to the TUNER operation mode.

The previously tuned station is received automatically.

3 Press the BAND button on the remote

control or the front panel to select FM.

Each press switches the band: FM j AM

4 Tune into a station.

Refer to “Automatic and Manual Tuning” or “Direct Access

Tuning” on pages 55 and 56.

• If the received broadcast transmits RDS data, the RDS indica-

tor lights, and the data of the display mode appears in the

display.

5 Press the DISPLAY button to select a mode.

Each press changes the display as follows:

FREQ

PSRT

PTY

• In the RT mode, should any noise be picked up while

displaying the RT scroll, some characters may temporarily

be incorrectly displayed.

• In the RT mode, when no RT data is transmitted from a

broadcast station, “NO RADIO TEXT DATA” is displayed

once and after that the PS data is displayed.

• In the PTY mode, there are cases where “NO TYPE” is

displayed. In this case, it will automatically switch to the

PS mode after a few seconds.

• When reception conditions are strong, and RDS data is

incorrectly displayed, press RF ATT.

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OPERATION

Searching for a program by program type (PTY)

1 Tune into an FM station.

Refer to “Automatic and Manual Tuning” or “Direct Access

Tuning” on p.55 and 56.

2 Press the CHARACTER/SEARCH button to

select the PTY search mode.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

When the STATION mode is selected:

SEARCH (PTY search mode)

INPUTOFF

When the FREQUENCY mode is selected:

SEARCH (PTY search mode)

OFF

3 Press the TUNING +/– buttons to select the

desired program type.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP A

VOLUME

4 Press the MEMORY button to search for the

selected program type.

This will search the preset stations for a station broadcasting the

selected program type. Press the MEMORY button within 5

seconds after a program has been found. If the MEMORY button

is not pressed, the function will begin to search for another

station automatically.

This function searches RDS station preset in the 30ch

memory. If this function is set when no stations have been

preset, “NO PTY” will be displayed. If the desired PTY could

not be found amongst the RDS stations in memory, the same

display appears.

* When it is set to OFF, the

frequency being received is

displayed.

* Refer to page 60 for program

types.

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Using EON search

Refer to p.60 for more information about EON.

1 Tune into an EON FM station.

Refer to “Automatic and Manual Tuning” or “Direct Access

Tuning” on p.55 and 56.

• Even if the EON mode is off, when an FM station is broadcast-

ing a news of traffic information program, the EON indicator

lights in the display to inform you that the currently tuned

station carries the EON data service.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP AEON

RDS

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

EON

MODE

DIMMER

2 Press the EON MODE button to select the

mode.

STEREO

SIGNAL

SELECT

ANALOG

SP AEON

RDS

STEREO

TUNED

VOLUME

EON

MODE

DIMMER

Each press changes the display as follows:

EON TA EON NEWS OFF

• When EON is set to OFF, the frequency being received will be

displayed, and then the RDS data will be displayed in the present

display mode.

• The EON mode is canceled if you switch to AM reception while

setting EON. Start once again after you return to FM reception.

• Simultaneous requests for Traffic Information (TA) and News

programs is not possible.

• You cannot operate the MEMORY and CHARACTER/SEARCH

buttons while the EON MODE indicator on the button lights.

• Functions other than TUNER cannot be changed while the EON

MODE indicator on the button blinks (while receiving EON

broadcast). If you want to change to a source other than TUNER,

press the EON MODE button and turn the EON mode off.

• When you are playing back TAPE 2 while setting EON, TAPE 2 will

be canceled by reception of EON. The function returns once more to

TAPE 2 after EON reception is finished.

• When EON is turned on and a function other than the tuner is

selected, the function will switch to the FM station automatically

when Traffic Information or News begins. When the program ends,

the original function will be restored.

• When the EON mode is on, the EON MODE indicator on the button

lights. During reception of the selected news or traffic information

broadcast, the EON MODE indicator on the button blinks.

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OPERATION

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

Also make sure that your TV is on and set to the receiver.

2 Press the REMOTE SETUP (INPUT ATT)

button.

The REMOTE SET UP menu appears on your TV screen.

Select Remote

Setup Mode

Remote SETUP+1

Preset Recall

Remote SETUP+2

Learning

Remote SETUP+3

Multi-Operation

Remote SETUP+4

Direct Function

You have four setup options:

1Preset Recall

2Learning

3Multi Operation (See p.78)

4Direct Function (See p.81)

Preset Recall and Learning are the two modes that teach the

remote control to operate your other components. It's easiest

to start with Preset Recall and, if setup isn't possible for certain

components, move on to the Learning mode.

3 Press the REMOTE SETUP button and 1 at

the same time to select the preset recall

setup mode.

All the MULTI CONTROL buttons (except the TUNER button)

start to blink.

To cancel the preset recall setup mode press REMOTE SET

UP.

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,

LD, 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 Preset Codes

The following steps show you how to recall preset codes stored in the remote control. Once a preset code is

recalled and the component assigned, you can use this remote to easily operate the component. See “Preset

Code List“ on page 88-91 for the components and manufacturers available.

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Before operating the receiver, be sure to press the _ ON/ — OFF button on the front panel to turn the

power ON (_).

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component you want to control.

The selected button lights steadily and the first manufacturer

(and preset code(s)) appear on your TV screen.

Preset Recall

1Select function

2Select products [5∞23]

3Input ID CODE

2 [TAPE ] 3 Page 22/22

5 [PIONEER ] ∞

[ 800 825 ]

EXIT = Remote Setup

5 Press the 2¥3 buttons to choose the

function and then press the 5¥∞ buttons

repeatedly to display the name of the

component's manufacturer.

Most manufacturers have been programmed into the receiver,

but if your component is made by a small or relatively unknown

manufacturer you may not be able to find it.

6 Point the remote toward the component to

be controlled, enter the 3 digit code.

If the component you are trying to control turns on/off, the set up

for this component is complete, but components that don't have a

standby mode can't respond in this way. To test if you've set it up

properly work through step 7. Then try using selecting the

function you just set up (for example a CD player) and using the

controls on this remote control. If the component does not

respond, try working through the procedure again and pressing

number 2 instead this time. Continue this procedure until one of

the commands works.

7 Press the REMOTE SETUP button to exit the

preset recall setup mode.

The remote control and TV return to their previous operation

modes.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

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FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

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OPERATION

Learning Commands from Other Remote Controls

If preset codes are not available for your component(s), or the available preset codes do not operate correctly,

you can use this function to program in signals from the remote control(s) of your other component(s). This

operation can also be used after recalling a preset code to program additional operations not covered in the

preset codes.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

Also make sure that your TV is on and set to the receiver.

2 Press the REMOTE SETUP button.

The REMOTE SET UP menu appears on your TV screen.

Select Remote

Setup Mode

Remote SETUP+1

Preset Recall

Remote SETUP+2

Learning

Remote SETUP+3

Multi-Operation

Remote SETUP+4

Direct Function

3 Press the REMOTE SETUP button and 2 at

the same time to select the Learning setup

mode.

All the MULTI CONTROL buttons (except the TUNER button)

start to blink.

To cancel Learning setup mode, press the REMOTE SET UP

button.

Learning Setup

1Place both commanders

pointing at each other.

2Select the item from

the Multi-control

buttons that should be

duplicated. (ex. DVD)

Multi-control button

starts blinking.

EXIT = Remote Setup

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component you want to control.

Each button can be set to control one of the following compo-

nents

The selected button continues to blink.

Learning Setup

3Press one button that

should be duplicated.

4Multi-Contorol button

lights up.

5Press one button on the

original commander, and

hold 2 to 10 seconds.

6Repeat this process to

duplicate next command.

EXIT = Remote Setup

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REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

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5 Press the button to be programmed.

The MULTI CONTROL button lights steadily.

• The TV POWER, TV FUNC and TV VOL +/– buttons are only

available for learning when programming TV CONTROL

operations.

6 Point the remote controls at each other and

press the button on the other remote

control for the operation you wish to

program .

5–20 cm

1Point the remote controls toward each other.

2Hold down the button on the other remote control corre-

sponding to the operation you wish to program. Release

when the MULTI CONTROL button on the receiver's remote

control starts blinking.

(The MULTI CONTROL button blinks to indicate that the

operation has been learned.)

To program additional operations for the current

component, repeat steps 5 and 6.

To program operations for another component, repeat

steps 4 through 6.

7 Press the REMOTE SETUP button to exit the

learning setup mode.

The remote control and TV return to their previous operation

modes.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

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CLASS MPX

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CHANNEL

STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

ATT

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OPERATION

Using the Remote Control with Other Components

DVD or LD Player Operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program your DVD

or LD player's preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by the receiver (see “Setting

Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the DVD/LD button to set the remote to the DVD or LD operation

mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the DVD or LD player on or off (not possible

with all models, especially those without a standby mode).

Press to stop playback.

3¶ (TOP MENU)

Press to call up the menu programmed on the DVD ( for DVD

only).

41˜¡

1 : Hold down for fast reverse playback.

¡ : Hold down for fast forward playback.

5Number buttons

Use to select chapters (tracks).

6+10

Use when selecting chapter (track) numbers higher than 10.

75˜∞˜2˜3˜ENTER

5˜∞˜2˜3 : Use to navigate through options on menu screens

and to change settings.

ENTER : Use to implement settings selected with the cursor

buttons or to set items highlighted in a menu (for DVD only).

Press to start playback.

Press to pause playback.

04˜¢

4 : Press to return to the beginning of the current chapter

(track). Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous

chapters (tracks).

¢ : Press to advance to the beginning of the next chapter

(track). Press repeatedly to advance to the beginning of follow-

ing chapters (tracks).

-DISC

Use to change the LD between sides A and B (for LD only).

=MENU

Press to bring up the disc menu.

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DISPLAY

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TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

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VCR & DVD Recorder Operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program your VCR

or DVD video recorder's preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by the receiver

(see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the VCR 1 or VCR 2 button to set the remote to the VCR, DVD

video recorder operation mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the VCR or DVD video recorder on or off (not

possible with all models, especially those without a standby

mode).

Press to stop playback.

3 ¶

Press to start recording.

41˜¡

1 : Hold down for fast reverse playback.

¡ : Hold down for fast forward playback.

5Number buttons

Use to select channels.

6 +10

Use when selecting chapter (track) numbers higher than 10 (for

DVD video recorder only).

75˜∞˜2˜3˜ENTER

5˜∞˜2˜3 : Use to navigate through options on menu screens

and to change settings.

ENTER : Use to implement settings selected with the cursor

buttons or to set items highlighted in a menu (for DVD video

recorder only).

Press to start playback.

Press to pause playback.

0CHANNEL –/+

Use to change channels on the VCR's tuner.

-DISC (TV/VCR)

Use this button to switch the VCR between its tuner (for

watching videos) and the TV.

Press to stop recording (for DVD video recorder only).

=MENU

Use to display or close the title menu screen (for DVD video

recorder only).

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FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

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OPERATION

CD & CD-R Player Operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program your CD

player or CD-R's preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by the receiver

(see

“Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the CD button to set the remote to the CD operation mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the CD player/recorder on or off (not possible

with all models, especially those without a standby mode).

Press to stop playback.

3 ¶

Press to start recording (CD-R only).

41˜¡

1 : Hold down for fast reverse playback.

¡ : Hold down for fast forward playback.

5Number buttons

Use to select channels.

6 +10

Use when selecting chapter (track) numbers higher than 10.

Press to start playback.

Press to pause playback.

94˜¢

4 : Press to return to the beginning of the current track.

Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous tracks.

¢ : Press to advance to the beginning of the next track. Press

repeatedly to advance to the beginning of following tracks.

0DISC

Use to switch between discs in file type disc play.

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MD Operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program your MD

recorder's preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by the receiver (see “Setting up

the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the MD/TAPE 1 button to set the remote to the MD operation

mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the MD player on or off (not possible with all

models, especially those without a standby mode).

Press to stop playback or recording.

3¶

Press to start recording (may put some decks in REC PAUSE

mode).

41˜¡

1 : Hold down for fast reverse playback.

¡ : Hold down for fast forward playback.

5Number buttons

Use to select tracks.

6+10

You can also use this button when selecting track numbers

higher than 10. It's especially used for track numbers 11-19.

Press to start playback.

Press to pause playback.

94˜¢

4 : Press to return to the beginning of the current track.

Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous tracks.

¢ : Press to advance to the beginning of the next track. Press

repeatedly to advance to the beginning of following tracks.

0DISC (DISPLAY)

Allows you to change the display mode of the MD.

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OPERATION

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the satellite tuner on or off (not possible with

all models, especially those without a standby mode).

2¶˜7˜3˜8˜1 (A/B/C/D/E)

Use to make selections from Satellite functions.

3Number buttons

Use to select satellite channels.

4GUIDE

Use to turn the program information screen on or off.

55˜∞˜2˜3˜ENTER

5˜∞˜2˜3 : Press the button to select items on the

SAT GUIDE screen or SAT MENU screen.

ENTER : Press to activate the selected function.

6EXIT

Press to exit the current setting of the SAT.

7MENU

Use to turn the main menu on or off.

STB (satellite tuner) Operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program your

satellite tuner's (or cable TV's) preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by the

receiver

(see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the TV/SAT button to set the remote to the SAT operation mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

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TV Operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you program your TV's

preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by the receiver (see “Setting Up the

Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the TV/SAT or TV CONT button to set the remote to the TV

operation mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the your TV.

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the TV on or off (not possible with all models,

especially those without a standby mode).

2Number buttons

Use to select a specific TV channel.

3+10

Use to select a specific TV channel.

45˜∞˜2˜3˜ENTER

5˜∞˜2˜3˜ : Press to select or adjust items on the

menu screen.

ENTER : Press to activate the selected function.

5CHANNEL –/+

Use to select a TV channel.

6DISC (CH ENTER)

Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons

(not all models require this step).

7MENU

Press to select the TV menu.

For Digital TVs:

8¶˜7˜3˜8˜1 (BLUE/GREEN/RED/

YELLOW)

Use to make selections from the DTV menu.

91˜¡

1 : Press to DTV mode on or off.

¡ : Press to select the DTV menu.

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REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

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OPERATION

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the cassette deck on or off (not possible with

all models, especially those without a standby mode).

Press to stop playback or recording.

3¶

Press to start recording.

41˜¡

1 : Press to rewind the tape.

¡ : Press to fast forward the tape.

5Number buttons (1-6)

1 : 7 (Press to stop playback or recording.)

2 : 3 (Press to start playback of the side of the cassette which

has been loaded as the front.)

3 : 8 (Press to pause playback or recording.)

4 : 1 (Press to rewind the tape.)

5 : 2 (Press to start reverse playback.)

6 : ¡ (Press to fast forward the tape.)

Press to start playback of the side of the cassette which has

been loaded as the front.

Press to pause playback or recording.

Press to start reverse playback (for auto reverse decks).

Cassette Deck Operations

You can use this remote control to control most cassette decks, though with some models the functions

may differ.

• The following operations are available from the receiver's remote control after you recall a cassette

deck's preset code

but some operations may need to be learned by the receiver (see “Setting Up the

Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ on pages 65–68).

• To perform these operations, press the MD/TAPE 1 button to set the remote to the TAPE operation

mode.

• For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component.

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RECEIVER

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CLASS MPX

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STATION

TUNING

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REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

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Recording from Audio Components

The following explanations show you how to record an analog or digital audio signal. Note that your analog

components cannot record a player that is only connected digitally (and vice-versa). If you want to record from a

digital component to an analog one (for example, a tape deck), or vice-versa, the digital component it must be

connected via analog jacks and you need to set the SIGNAL SELECT switch to ANALOG. To make exact digital

copies (of digital sources like CDs) both the source component and the recorder must be connected with digital

connections. See p.12 for more on analog audio connections and p.13 for digital audio connections.

The receiver's volume, channel level, TONE, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS and surround effects

have no effect on the recorded signal and the MULTI CH IN cannot be recorded.

In some cases, digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not possible.

In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner.

1 Select the source component. Set SIGNAL

SELECT according to the source

component's signal (ANALOG or DIGITAL).

Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or

use the button on the front panel) and choose ANALOG.

2 Start recording with a recorder.

3 Playback the source to be recorded.

Record monitor (TAPE 2 MONITOR)

If you connect a cassette deck with a record monitor function to the

TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks, you can listen to the sound of an analog

recording as it is being recorded.

Press TAPE 2 MONITOR to switch between the sound of the

recording (TAPE 2 indicator on) and the sound of the source

component (TAPE 2 indicator off).

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CLASS MPX

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STATION

TUNING

DISPLAY

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TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

REMOTE SETUP

SYSTEM SETUP

INPUT

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Using Other Functions

OPERATION

Recording from Video Components

The following operations show you how to record audio and video to the video tape recorder connected to the

VCR 1/DVR or VCR 2 jacks. Note that all signals coming out of these jacks will be analog and it is not possible to

record Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks.

The receiver's volume, channel level, balance, TONE, DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS and sur-

round effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

1 First, decide the component you'd like to

record and put the receiver in that function.

Set the SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG.

Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or

use the button on the front panel) and choose analog. Record-

ing DIGITAL or 2 RF signals is not possible.

2 Start recording with VCR 1 or VCR 2 (etc.).

3 Playback the source to be recorded.

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Recording from Digital Audio Components

The following explanations show you how to record digital audio. Using this method you can make exact digital

copies of sources like CDs or MDs. The only drawback is that you cannot switch between various recorders at

the touch of a button like you can with analog recordings (see the previous page). If you look on the back of the

receiver you will find 2 digital out jacks which are marked PCM/2/DTS/MPEG OUT (these are to the right of the

digital in jacks in the upper left-hand corner). If you connect one of these 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. Of course,

the digital components you want to record, all need to be connected to the receiver with digital inputs as well.

See p.13 if you have not made these connections.

The receiver’s volume, channel level, tone (BASS, TREBLE, and LOUDNESS), and surround

effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

1 Prepare the source you want to record and

put the receiver in that function. Set

SIGNAL SELECT to DIGITAL.

Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control (or use

the button on the front panel) and choose DIGITAL.

2 Start recording with a CD-R or MD (etc.).

3 Play back the source to be recorded.

In some cases, digital recordings have copy guard protections

on them and making a digital copy is not possible. It is still

possible to copy these digital sources if you have hooked the

components up with analog connections (in this case, the cop-

ies will not be exact digital reproductions). Refer to the previ-

ous page in this case.

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Multi Operations

A Multi Operation is a sequence of commands programmed into a single button to save you a lot of repetitive

button pressing. Once setup, pressing the MULTI OPERATION button followed by one of the MULTI CONTROL

buttons will switch on that component, the receiver and your TV, and switch the function of the receiver to that

component. Up to five more commands can be programmed into a Multi Operation, such as changing the sound

mode of the receiver and starting playback of the source.

Important: For Multi Operations to work with other non-Pioneer components, you must first setup the remote to

control those other components—see pages 65-68 for more on this.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

Also make sure that your TV is on and set to the receiver.

2 Press the REMOTE SETUP button (INPUT

ATT) and

at the same time to select the

MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on your TV screen. The

MULTI CONTROL and the SYSTEM OFF buttons start to blink

(see the following page for more on the SYSTEM OFF button).

Multi-operation

1Select an item from the

Multi-Contorol buttons.

(ex. DVD)

2Select the operation

button. (ex. DVD = MENU)

3First command has been

learned.

4You can repeat this

proccess for 5 commands.

EXIT = Remote Setup

• To cancel here, press REMOTE SETUP.

3 Select a MULTI CONTROL button for this

MULTI OPERATION.

Each MULTI CONTROL button can be used for one Multi

Operation. If a Multi Operation relates to using a DVD player,

for example, it makes sense to select the DVD/LD button.

After pressing a MULTI CONTROL button, just that button will

remain blinking.

4 Select the MULTI CONTROL button for a

source component.

For example, if you want this Multi Operation to switch on your

DVD player press the DVD/LD.

After pressing a MULTI CONTROL button, that button stays lit.

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OPERATION

Performing Multi Operations

Once you've programmed a Multi Operation, here's how to use it.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to USE.

2 Press the MULTI OPERATION button on the

remote control.

The MULTI CONTROL buttons start to blink.

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button to

activate that Multi Operation.

The remote sends the Multi Operation commands you pro-

grammed.

5 Press the operation button, for example TV

(POWER), you want to input.

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to input MULTI

OPERATIONs to the MULTI CONTROL

button you pressed in step 3. You can also

tell the receiver to go into a specific sound

mode (THX, ADVANCED, STANDARD,

MULTI CH IN, MIDNIGHT, DSP, DNR or

STEREO) by inputting that command (for

example, see operation 4 below).

You can repeat this process for up to five commands.

For example : you could enter the following four operations using

the preceeding steps 4 and 5.

1Press the TV CONTROL button and TV (POWER) to turn on

your TV (as explained above).

2Press the DVD/LD button then (POWER) to turn on your

DVD player (if it is not a PIONEER product).

3Press the DVD/LD button then 3 (play) to start playing the

DVD player.

4Press the ADVANCED button to put the receiver in that sound

mode.

When you employ MULTI OPERATIONs (see below), these four

tasks will be performed in the same order.

7 Press the REMOTE SETUP button to exit the

Multi-operation setup mode.

The remote control and TV return to their previous operation

modes.

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System Off

The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and turn off with

the push of only one button on the remote control (this feature will only work with components that have a

standby mode). For example, you can program the unit to stop your DVD, turn off your TV, turn off your DVD

player and turn off the receiver itself. You don't need to program in other the power 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 based on eight

possible components.

Be sure to recall or teach the remote control commands for each component before attempting

MULTI OPERATIONS (see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ page 65-

68).

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

Also make sure that your TV is on and set to the receiver.

2 Press the REMOTE SETUP (INPUT ATT)

button and

at the same time to select

the MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on your TV screen. The

MULTI CONTROL and the SYSTEM OFF buttons start to blink.

To cancel MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode, press REMOTE

SETUP.

3 Press the SYSTEM OFF button.

The SYSTEM OFF button will blink.

4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component whose operation you want to

start SYSTEM OFF with (for example, TV

CONT button).

The selected button will light steadily.

5 Press the operation, for example TV

(POWER), you want to input.

6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program a sequence

of up to five stop or power off commands

you want to input.

You can repeat this process for up to five

commands.

For example : you could enter the following two operations

using the proceeding steps 3 and 4.

1Press TV CONT button & TV (POWER) to turn off your TV

(as explained above).

2Press DVD/LD then (POWER) to turn off your DVD player

(if it is not a PIONEER product).

When you employ SYSTEM OFF (see below), these two tasks

will be performed in the same order.

• To exit STSTEM OFF SETUP mode, press REMOTE SETUP.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

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OPERATION

Setting Up the Direct Function

The DIRECT FUNCTION is designed in case you have an external video source connected to your TV (a video

source that is not going through the receiver). For this explanation we'll call this the "external video deck." You'd

like to control the 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 receiver. 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.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

Also make sure that your TV is on and set to the receiver.

2 Press the REMOTE SETUP (INPUT ATT)

button and 4 at the same time to select

the DIRECT FUNCTION mode.

The MULTI CONTROL buttons DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2,

CD, and MD/TAPE 1 start to blink.

Direct Function

You can choose whether

the commander sends a

function code or not ,

when you press each

Multi-control button.

1Select function.

2Input YES or NO.

TRANSMIT YES =1

NO =2

EXIT = Remote Setup

3 Select a component by pressing its MULTI

CONTROL button.

4 Set the DIRECT FUNCTION of each external

source to NO by pressing 2.

5 Press the REMOTE SETUP button to exit the

DIRECT FUNCTION mode.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

The default setting is all YES. If you have turned a DIRECT

FUNCTION to NO and want to turn it back to YES, follow

the directions above and press

in step 3.

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Using the System Off Button

This button will turn off the receiver and any component that has programmed into the SYSTEM OFF settings

(see above) as well as turn off all PIONEER components regardless of whether they have been programmed

into SYSTEM OFF. If you use this feature when a DVD is playing, the player will stop the play mode before

switching off.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to USE.

2 Press the SYSTEM OFF button on the

remote control.

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Remote Back Light

When you press any button on the remote all the buttons light for a few seconds. You can change the strength

of this light here. The default backlighting mode is Mid, Max is the strongest. Mid is slightly weaker. There's

also the option to switch off backlighting altogether. This extends battery life considerably.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

2 Press and hold both the REMOTE SETUP

(INPUT ATT) button and 5.

The remote back light options cycle in the following order:

MID MAX OFF

The default setting is MID.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

Resetting the Remote Control

The following operations allow you to erase the settings stored in the remote control.

Erasing Multi Operations

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

2 Press and hold both the REMOTE SETUP

(INPUT ATT) button and 8 for more than 3

seconds.

The MULTI CONTROL buttons will blink 3 times and all multi

operation settings will be erased.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

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OPERATION

Erasing Learned Remote Control Commands

Erasing All Learned Commands and Preset Codes

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

2 Press and hold both the REMOTE SETUP

(INPUT ATT) button and

for more than 3

seconds.

The MULTI CONTROL buttons, SYSTEM OFF button, and

MULTI OPERATION button will blink 3 times and all

preset and learned codes will be erased.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

1 Set the remote control slide switch to

SETUP.

2 Press and hold both the REMOTE SETUP

(INPUT ATT) button and

for more than 3

seconds.

The MULTI CONTROL buttons will blink 3 times and all

signals which have been learned from other remote

controls will be erased.

• When you're done setting up, remember to set the slide

switch back to USE.

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Press the VIDEO SELECT button on the front

panel 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 possibili-

ties in the following order:

DVD/LD VCR1 VCR2

OFF VIDEO

TV/SAT

()

The OFF setting means the AUDIO and VIDEO source are the

same. (Also, if one of the MD/TAPE 1, CD, TUNER, or PHONO

functions are selected 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 sound 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 inputs will reset so that they

correspond.

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 is explained on p.45-46. You then alter the video input with the

VIDEO SELECT button.

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Dolby Digital

Digital

sound

2468101214 MHz

Frequency

Analog

sound

(Monaural)

Video

Dolby Digital

sound

Dolby Digital is a compression format which records

the sound of 6 channels of the theater surround

system (Dolby Digital) on the movie film digital track.

Of the 6 channels, the sub woofer channel is intended

for bass only, and because the frequency range is

smaller than the main channel, it is expressed as 5.1

channel.

Dolby Digital is the name of the Dolby surround multi-

channel digital system that was developed after the

Dolby Surround System and Dolby Pro Logic Surround

System.

The number of movies made using Dolby Digital since

1992 has exceeded 300 and continues to increase.

For compact disc players and laser disc digital sounds,

16 bits are used to sample the original analog audio

waveform and sampling is carried out 44,100 times

every second. However because an enormous

amount of recording signal data is required for the

multi channel system with this method, Dolby Digital

is used to compress the data.

In reproducing audio signals, the smaller the bit

number used, the lower the sound quality. With Dolby

Digital, drop in auditory sound quality is prevented by

using masking technology and digital filtering

technology based on the human auditory

characteristics.

Laser disc format

Laser discs are now available on the market in large

numbers. This means that the recording of different

format audio signals on the laser disc raises the

important question of compatibility with existing laser

discs. Dolby Digital tracks on laser discs record signals

using the space of one analog audio channel so it will

maintain compatibility with existing discs and players.

As shown in the following figure, the digital audio

sounds of Dolby Digital discs can be played back as

currently done. Analog sounds are played back by

using the other channel without the Dolby Digital

signals for monaural audio signals.

Comparison with Dolby Pro Logic

Surround

Dolby Digital is also known as the 5.1 channel system.

It is equipped with 5 channels (front left, front right,

center, surround left, surround right) in the frequency

range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and an independent Low

Frequency Effect (LFE) channel. The subwoofer

channel is also called Low Frequency Effect (LFE).

The subwoofer channel can be used as desired to

enjoy strong bass sounds.

5.1 channel digital

surround track

4 channel analog sound

track (Matrix)

Dolby

Digital

encoding

Dolby Digital for movie films

MPEG Audio

MPEG is an audio encoding system which delivers high quality audio for music and movies. By removing

frequencies which are out of the human hearing range, the sound is then compressed to enable the

transmission of mono, stereo, or multichannel (5.1 and 7.1) audio in a single bitstream which is why it has

become a standard audio format for DVD and personal computers. The composition and versatility of MPEG

audio also ensures that the presentation of a multichannel soundtrack will sound appropriate on everything from

a 7.1 channel surround sound home theater setup to a mono television set. Above all, MPEG audio is designed

to be compatible with past and future MPEG audio versions, which means that future versions of MPEG audio

will be compatible with decoders currently being produced (the signal is merely reconfigured to fit the number of

channels available in a system).

DTS

DTS has been adopted as a sound recording format in the latest 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, rather than on the film. 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. Also, unlike the process of recording digital sounds on film directly,

the only components required are a CD-ROM player as might be used with a personal computer and a DTS

processor, and therefore less investment is required than with other formats. For this reason, the format is

being introduced in more and more movie theaters, and is being adopted in home movie software (DVD, LD)

and music software (5.1 channel CD). DTS has recently added a third surround channel to its system. This has

come to be known as DTS Extended Surround or simply DTS-ES.

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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 39.)

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 instructions on p.35.)

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.

Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, when released into the home

consumer market may exhibit a Dolby Digital Surround EX logo 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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Station No.

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It is recommended that you make a note of the preset stations.

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Warning about DTS test mode

The receiver has a mode for PIONEER repairmen to test the DTS sound quality. You will never need to access

this mode. Rather, you should be careful NOT to put the receiver in this mode because doing so will erase all

your setup parameters like speaker settings, delay settings, channel settings, etc.

In STANDBY mode, holding the TAPE 2 MONITOR button and

pressing the STANDBY/ON button will put the receiver in

DTS test mode. Be careful NOT to do this.

The above described method is similar to choosing either PAL or NTSC

video setting and choosing 8 Ω or 6 Ω setting so be particularly careful

when performing these operations not to accidentally put the receiver in

DTS test mode.

If you accidentally put the receiver in DTS test mode, repeat the

same procedure (as above) to put the receiver back in a usable

mode. After this you will need to reset your setup parameters

(speaker settings, delay settings, channel settings, etc.).

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STANDBY/ON

TAPE 2

MONITOR

Preset Code List

Device

DVD

STB(SAT)

STB(CATV)

VCR

Code

001

002

003

004

005

006

007

009

000, 008

110

109

108

101, 102

100

100, 111

200, 204

208

414, 428

432, 408

417, 449, 428

416, 417, 457, 458,

459

407, 417, 428

408, 414, 441, 453,

454, 455

442, 417

406, 417, 441

405, 409, 414, 417,

428

407, 409, 414

402

445, 446, 424

444

417, 449, 450

432, 408, 417, 455

442, 444, 417

417

446, 441

453

446, 447, 448, 452,

424

452

441

453

411, 414

444, 417, 441, 450

448, 452, 453

449, 451

417

446, 447, 448, 424,

453

452

441

453

452

Device

VCR

Manufacturer

CROWN

DAEWOO

DANSAI

DE GRAAF

DECCA

DUAL

DUMONT

ELCATECH

FIDELITY

FINLANDIA

FINLUX

FIRSTLINE

FISHER

FRONTECH

FUNAI

GBC

GENERAL

GOLDSTAR

GOODMANS

GRAETZ

GRANADA

GRANDIENTE

GRANDIN

HCM

HINARI

HYPSON

IMPERIAL

INTERFUNK

ITT

ITV

KAISUI

KENDO

KORPEL

LEYCO

LOEWE

LUXOR

M-ELECTRONIC

MANESTH

MARANTZ

MATSUI

MEMOREX

MEMPHIS

METZ

MINERVA

MULTITECH

MURPHY

NBC

NECKERMANN

NESCO

NORDMENDE

OCEANIC

OSAKI

OTTO VERSAND

PALLADIUM

PATHE MARCONI

PENTAX

PERDIO

Code

448, 452, 453

448, 452

453

406

414,441

417

444, 414, 441

453

441

444, 414

406, 444, 414, 441

405, 409, 411, 424,

453

444

452

441

414

452

411

411, 448, 441, 452,

453

444, 417

444, 414

441

411, 441, 453

453, 454

445, 446, 453, 454

453

441

414

442, 444, 417, 428

411, 448

453

444, 424

453

411, 414

442, 409, 444

441

405, 453

414

445, 446, 424

444, 411, 441

453

432, 455

455

441, 453

441

407, 417

414

453

417, 428

417, 441

411, 441, 453

414

411, 417, 453

417

406

441

Manufacturer

TOSHIBA

SONY

PANASONIC

JVC

SAMSUNG

SHARP

AKAI

RCA

PIONEER

DENON

HITACHI

PHILIPS

RADIOLA

SONY

TELEFUNKEN

PIONEER

PHILIPS

PANASONIC

THOMSON

SONY

JVC

GRUNDIG

AKAI

HITACHI

TOSHIBA

MITSUBISHI

SHARP

ORION

SANYO

FERGUSON

BLAUPUNKT

NOKIA

SELECO

AIWA

AKIBA

ALBA

AMBASSADOR

AMSTRAD

ANITECH

ASA

BAIRD

BASIC LINE

BRANDT

ELECTRONIQUE

BUSH

CATRON

CGB

CIMLINE

CLATRONIC

CONDOR

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Device

VCR

DVD

Recorder

TAPE

Manufacturer

PHONOLA

PORTLAND

PROLINE

PYE

QUELLE

RADIOLA

REX

ROADSTAR

SABA

SAISHO

SALORA

SANSUI

SBR

SCHAUB LORENZ

SCHNEIDER

SEI

SENTRA

SHINTOM

SIEMENS

SINGER

SINUDYNE

SOLAVOX

SUNSTAR

SUNTRONIC

TASHIKO

TATUNG

TEC

TELEAVIA

TELEFUNKEN

TENOSAL

TENSAI

THORN

UNIVERSUM

YAMISHI

YOKAN

YOKO

PIONEER

AKAI

ARCAM

DENON

FISHER

GRUNDIG

JVC

KENWOOD

LUXMAN

MARANTZ

MEMOREX

MITSUBISHI

NAKAMICHI

ONKYO

PHILIPS

SANSUI

SHERWOOD

SONY

TANDBERG

TECHNICS

TOSHIBA

YAMAHA

PIONEER

Code

414

452

441, 454

414

417, 428

411, 448, 453

417, 449, 428

445, 424

442, 409

407, 417

414

417, 441

414, 441, 453

414

452

453

444, 411, 455

405

414

452

441

414, 417, 441

452

417

417, 449, 451, 428

453

441

444, 417

442, 411, 414, 441,

455

453

452

400, 443, 407, 414

456

829

810

810, 827

813

821

802

804, 807, 822

815

821

825

829

816

817, 819

821

824

818

814, 823

820

803

826, 828

811, 822

800, 825

Device

CD-R

Manufacturer

AKAI

ARCAM

ASUKA

AUDIO TON

BUSH

CALIFORNIA

AUDIO LAB

CYRUS

DENON

DUAL

FISHER

GOLDSTAR

GRUNDIG

HITACHI

INTERSOUND

JVC

KENWOOD

KODAK

LINN

LUXMAN

M ELECTRONIC

MARANTZ

MATSUI

MCS

MEMOREX

MERIDIAN

MITSUBISHI

NAD

NAIM

ONKYO

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

QUAD

QUASER

ROADSTAR

ROTEL

SABA

SANYO

SHARP

SONY

TECHNICS

TELEFUNKEN

THOMSON

UNIVERSUM

YAMAHA

PIONEER

PHILIPS

PIONEER

PHILIPS

SONY

GRUNDIG

PANASONIC

TOSHIBA

TELEFUNKEN

SHARP

SAMSUNG

HITACHI

SABA

BRANDT

SANYO

Code

335

336

337

336

332

304

336

309

337, 319

340

330

336

334

337

331

310, 311

322

336

341

344

304, 336

336

304

300

336

335

316

336

342

304

336, 322

336

304

344

336

319

340

343

329, 316

304, 333

319

336

338, 339

300

346

345

631, 607, 634, 656

604

631, 653

631, 608, 642, 622

605, 653

636, 637, 652

602

607, 638, 644, 646

631, 633, 634, 636,

642, 643, 654, 606

631, 636, 642, 651

636

635, 645, 648

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Device

Manufacturer

THOMSON

FERGUSON

NOKIA

MITSUBISHI

SCHNEIDER

GOLDSTAR

BLAUPUNKT

NORDMENDE

RADIOLA

JVC

DAEWOO

ORION

SIEMENS

ACURA

ADMIRAL

AKAI

AKURA

ALBA

AMSTRAD

ANITECH

ASA

ASUKA

AUDIOGONIC

BASIC LINE

BAUR

BEKO

BEON

BLUE SKY

BLUE STAR

BPL

BTC

BUSH

CASCADE

CATHAY

CENTURION

CGB

CIMLINE

CLARIVOX

CLATRONIC

CONDOR

CONTEC

CROSLEY

CROWN

CRYSTAL

CYBERTRON

DAINICHI

DANSAI

DAYTON

DECCA

DIXI

DUMONT

ELIN

ELITE

ELTA

EMERSON

ERRES

FINLANDIA

FINLUX

FIRSTLINE

FISHER

Code

636, 651, 652

607, 636, 651

632, 642, 652

631, 609

607, 641, 647

607, 650

631

632, 636, 651, 652

607

613

607, 644, 656

632, 607, 639, 640

631

644

631

632, 635, 642

641

607, 639, 641, 644

642, 644, 647

644

645

641

607, 636

641, 644

631, 607, 642

638

607

641

618

641

607, 641, 642, 644,

647, 656

644

607

642

644

607

638

644

632

638, 644

642

641

607

644

607, 648

607, 644

653

607

641

644

642

607

635, 643, 655

632, 607, 645, 648,

653, 654, 655

640, 644

632, 635, 638, 645

Device

Manufacturer

FORMENTI

FRONTECH

FRONTECH/

PROTECH

FUJITSU

FUNAI

GBC

GEC

GELOSO

GENEXXA

GOODMANS

GORENJE

GPM

GRAETZ

GRANADA

GRANDIENTE

GRANDIN

HANSEATIC

HCM

HINARI

HISAWA

HUANYU

HYPSON

ICE

IMPERIAL

INDIANA

INGELEN

INTERFUNK

INTERVISION

ISUKAI

ITC

ITT

JEC

KAISUI

KAPSCH

KENDO

KENNEDY

KORPEL

KOYODA

LEYCO

LIESENK&TTER

LUXOR

M ELECTRONIC

M-ELECTRONIC

MAGNADYNE

MAGNAFON

MANESTH

MARANTZ

MARK

MATSUI

MCMICHAEL

MEDIATOR

MEMOREX

METZ

MINERVA

MULTITECH

NECKERMANN

Code

632, 607, 642

631, 642, 646

632

648

640, 646

632, 642

607, 634, 648

632, 644

631, 641

607, 639, 647, 648,

656

638

641

631, 642

607, 635, 642, 643,

648

657

618

607, 642

618, 644

607, 641, 644

618

656

607, 618, 646

646, 647

638, 642

607

631

631, 632, 607, 642

646, 649

641

642

631, 632, 642

605

618, 641, 644

631

642

632, 642

607

644

607, 640, 646, 648

607

632, 642, 643

631, 644, 645, 654,

655, 656

607, 636, 651

632, 649

649

639, 646

607

607, 639, 640, 642,

644, 647, 648

634

607

644

631

631, 653

644, 649

631, 607

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Device

Manufacturer

NEI

NIKKAI

NOBLIKO

OCEANIC

OSAKI

OSO

OSUME

OTTO VERSAND

PALLADIUM

PANAMA

PATHO CINEMA

PAUSA

PHILCO

PHOENIX

PHONOLA

PROFEX

PROTECH

QUELLE

R-LINE

RBM

REDIFFUSION

REX

ROADSTAR

SAISHO

SALORA

SAMBERS

SBR

SCHAUB

LORENZ

SEG

SEI

SELECO

SIAREM

SINUDYNE

SKANTIC

SOLAVOX

SONOKO

Code

607, 642

605, 607, 641, 646,

648

649

631, 632, 642

641, 646, 648

641

648

631, 632, 607, 642

638

646

642

644

632, 642

632

607

642, 644

607, 642, 644, 646,

649

631, 632, 607, 642,

645, 653

607

653

632, 642

631, 646

641, 644, 646

639, 644, 646

631, 632, 642, 643

649

607, 634

642

642, 646

632, 640, 649

631, 642

632, 649

632, 639, 640, 649

643

631

607, 644

Device

TUNER

Manufacturer

SONOLOR

SONTEC

SOUNDWAVE

STANDARD

STERN

SUSUMU

SYSLINE

TANDY

TASHIKO

TATUNG

TEC

TELEAVIA

TELETECH

TENSAI

THORN

TOMASHI

TOWADA

ULTRAVOX

UNIVERSUM

VESTEL

VOXSON

WALTHAM

WATSON

WATT RADIO

WHITE

WESTINGHOUSE

YOKO

PIONEER

SONY

KENWOOD

SHARP

TEAC

ONKYO

DENON

PIONEER

Code

631, 635

607

641, 644

631

641

607

631, 641, 648

634

607, 648

642

636

644

640, 641

631, 607, 642, 645,

648

618

642

632, 642, 649

631, 607, 638, 642,

645, 646, 654, 655

607

631

643

607

632, 642, 649

607

607, 642, 646

672, 631, 632, 607,

636, 642, 651

901

903

902

904

905

906

900, 902, 907(DAT)

500

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

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.

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Cause

• The power plug is disconnected.

• The protection circuit may have

been activated.

• Static electricity caused by dry air.

• Improper connections.

• Sound is muted.

• The volume is turned down.

• The TAPE 2 MONITOR is ON.

• Speakers are turned OFF.

• DIGITAL/ANALOG switch is set

incorrectly.

• Improper connections.

• The input source is not properly

selected.

• Incorrect frequency.

• The antenna is not connected.

•2 RF and/or digital cables are near

the antenna terminals and wires.

FM broadcasts

• The FM antenna is not fully

extended or is poorly positioned.

• Weak radio signals.

AM broadcasts

• The AM antenna is poorly

positioned.

• Weak radio signals.

• Interference caused by other

equipment (fluorescent lamp,

motor, etc.).

• Weak radio signals.

• Settings route signal away from sub

woofer.

• The LD is not a Dolby Digital

compatible disc.

• The Dolby Digital / DTS source is

not 5 channels.

Symptom

The power does not turn ON.

The unit does not respond when

the buttons are pressed.

No sound is output when a

function is selected.

No image is output when a

function is selected.

Considerable noise in radio

broadcasts.

Broadcast stations cannot be

selected automatically.

Subwoofer output is very low.

When playing an LD the SIGNAL

SELECT is on 2 RF but there is

still no sound.

When playing a Dolby Digital / DTS

source the 5.1 Channel indicator

doesn't light.

Remedy

• Connect the power plug to the wall

outlet.

• Disconnect the power plug from the

outlet, and insert again.

• Disconnect the power plug from the

outlet, and insert again.

• Make sure the component is

connected correctly (see p.12-21).

• Press MUTE on the remote control.

• Adjust MASTER VOLUME.

• Press the TAPE 2 MONITOR button.

• Press SPEAKERS (A/B) to select the

speakers you connected.

• Set SIGNAL SELECT (see p.48).

• Make sure the component is

connected correctly (see p.15-18).

• Press the correct function button.

• Tune in the correct frequency.

• Connect the antenna (see p.18).

• Route 2 RF and digital cables away

from the antenna terminals and wires.

• Fully extend the FM wire antenna,

position for best reception, and

secure to a wall.

• Connect an outdoor FM antenna (see

p.18).

• Adjust the direction and position for

best reception.

• Connect an additional internal or

external AM antenna (see p.18).

• Turn off the equipment causing the

noise or move it away from the

receiver.

• Place the antenna farther away from

the equipment causing the noise.

• Connect an outdoor antenna (see

p.18).

• To get more signal to the subwoofer

set it to PLUS or choose SMALL for

the FRONT speakers (see p.33-34).

• Set the SIGNAL SELECT to analog

(make sure your LD player is hooked

up with analog connections in addition

to digital and 2 RF connections, see

p.14).

• There is no problem with the receiver

but if you want 5 channel sound you

must play a 5 channel source.

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Cause

• Speaker settings are incorrect.

• The rear and/or center levels are

turned down.

• The surround and/or center

speakers are disconnected.

• SIGNAL SELECT is set incorrectly.

• The digital inputs are assigned

incorrectly, or not at all.

• SIGNAL SELECT is set to

“ANALOG”.

• A DVD player not compatible with

DTS is used, or the setting of the

DVD player is incorrect.

• The digital output level has been

turned down on a CD player or

other component equipped with

digital output level adjustment

capability. (The DTS signal has been

altered by the player, and cannot be

read.)

• The speakers are tunred OFF.

• Disc being played back has a huge

amount of information on it.

• The search function performed by

the player interferes with the

reading of digital information.

• The remote control batteries have

worn out.

• Too far away or bad angle of

operation.

• There is an obstacle between the

receiver and the remote control.

• Strong light such as fluorescent

light is shining onto the unit's

remote control signal light-receiving

window.

• A cord is connected to the

CONTROL IN terminal on this unit.

• The IR -Receiver type is

mismatched with the setting.

•The FL DIMMER button is pushed.

• If you are using an analog source,

the signal is too strong.

• If you are using a digital source,

there is too much information for

the receiver to handle.

• The SIGNAL SELECT is on

ANALOG.

Remedy

• See “SPEAKER SETTING” on p.33-34

to check the speaker settings.

• See “CHANNEL LEVEL” p.36-37 to

check the speaker levels.

• Connect the speakers (see p.19).

• Set SIGNAL SELECT to “AUTO” or

according to the type of connections

made (see p.48).

• Set the digital input settings correctly

(see p.32).

• Make digital connections (see p.13)

and set SIGNAL SELECT to “AUTO”

(see p.48).

• Refer to the instruction manual

supplied with the DVD player.

• Set the digital volume level of the

player to full, or to the neutral

position.

• Turn the speakers ON.

• Use the STANDARD mode to get

the best results (see p.45).

• This is not a malfunction, but be sure

to turn the volume down to prevent

the output of loud noise from your

speakers.

• Replace the batteries (see p.9).

• Operate within 7 m, 30° of the remote

sensor on the front panel (see p.10).

• Remove the obstacle or operate from

another position.

• Avoid exposing the remote sensor on

the front panel to direct light.

• Connect cord to the correct jack.

• Disconnect the IR Receiver from the

rear panel, and set to the other IR

Receiver type using the remote

control.

• Press FL DIMMER on the front panel

repeatedly to return to the default

setting (see p.53).

• Press the INPUT ATT button (see

p.22).

• For 2/DTS sources put the receiver

in STANDARD mode (see p.45).

• Set the SIGNAL SELECT to DIGITAL.

Symptom

No sound from surround or

center speakers.

Sound is produced from some

components, but not from

digital components.

No sound is output or a noise is

output when software with DTS

is played back.

The sound is output

intermittently when software

with DTS is played back.

When a search is performed by

a DTS compatible CD player

during playback, noise is output.

Cannot be remote controlled.

The display is dark.

The OVER indicator is

constantly lit.

When playing a Dolby Digital /

DTS format LD there is noise

audible on the soundtrack.

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Cause

• Either the digital connections or the

DIGITAL IN SELECT choices are

incorrect.

• The TAPE2 MONITOR mode is ON.

• You are not using a source with

Surround EX flag.

• The player is paused or stopped.

• There is a mistake in the player

settings for audio output.

• Although it's a Dolby Digital / DTS

source there is a possibility the

present track is not Dolby Digital /

DTS.

Remedy

• Make sure the digital connections and

the DIGITAL IN SELECT choices are

done correctly.

• Press the TAPE2 MONITOR button so

it goes into the OFF setting.

• There is no problem with your

receiver but if you want to hear 7

channel sound use an Surround EX

source.

• Play the source.

• Fix the audio settings (check the

manual that came with your DVD

player.

• There is no problem. The indicator

won't light when the track is not a

Dolby Digital / DTS track.

Symptom

You can't get DIGITAL to come

up when using the SIGNAL

SELECT button.

When using THX AUTO mode

the receiver is not playing in the

EX mode.

The Dolby Digital / DTS

indicator doesn't light up even

when playing a Dolby Digital /

DTS source.

If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity

Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.

FM Tuner Section

Frequency Range ......................... 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz

Usable Sensitivity ...... Mono: 15.2 dBf, IHF (1.6 µV/75 Ω)

50 dB Quieting Sensitivity .......................Mono: 20.2 dBf

Stereo: 41.2 dBf

Sensitivity (DIN) ...................... Mono: 1.1 µV (S/N 26 dB)

Stereo: 50 µV (S/N 46 dB)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio ................. Mono: 76 dB (at 85 dBf)

Stereo: 72 dB (at 85 dBf)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (DIN) .......................... Mono: 62 dB

Stereo: 58 dB

Distortion ...................................... Stereo: 0.6 % (1 kHz)

Alternate Channel Selectivity ................. 70 dB (400 kHz)

Stereo Separation ...................................... 40 dB (1 kHz)

Frequency Response ................ 30 Hz to 15 kHz (± 1dB)

Antenna Input .......................................75 Ω unbalanced

AM Tuner Section

Frequency Range .......................... 531 kHz to 1.602 kHz

Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) ......................... 350 µV/m

Selectivity ............................................................... 30 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio .............................................. 50 dB

Antenna ...................................................... Loop antenna

Miscellaneous

Power Requirements

UK model ...................................... AC 230 V, 50/60 Hz

European model ................... AC 220 - 230 V, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption ............................................. 400 W

Power Consumption in Standby mode .................. 1.0 W

AC Outlets (except for the UK model)

SWITCHED (×2) ...............................Total 100 W MAX.

UNSWITCHED ........................................ 100 W MAX.

Dimensions .................. 420 (W) × 173 (H) × 470 (D) mm

Weight (without package) .................................... 16.2 kg

Furnished Parts

FM wire antenna ............................................................1

AM loop antenna ............................................................1

“AA” IEC LR6 batteries ................................................. 2

Remote control unit ....................................................... 1

Operating Instructions ................................................... 1

NOTE:

Specifications and the design are subject to possible

modifications without notice, due to improvements.

Amplifier Section

Continuous Power Output (STEREO MODE)

FRONT .... 110 W + 110 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8Ω)

Continuous Power Output (SURROUND MODE)

FRONT .... 110 W + 110 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8Ω)

CENTER ................. 110 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8Ω)

SURROUND ....................................... 110 W + 110 W

(DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8Ω)

Rated Power Output .............................. 100 W + 100 W

(20 Hz to 20 kHz, THD 0.09 %, 8Ω)

•

Above specifications are applicable when the power

supply is 230V.

Audio Section

Input (Sensitivity/Impedance)

PHONO MM ..........................................4.7 mV/47 kΩ

VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD,

MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, TAPE 2 ..................... 335 mV/47 kΩ

Frequency Response

PHONO MM ........................ 20 Hz to 20 kHz ±0.3 dB

VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD,

MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, TAPE 2 ..... 5 Hz to 100,000 Hz dB

Output (Level/Impedance)

VCR 1/DVR REC, VCR 2 REC, MD/TAPE 1/CD-R REC,

TAPE 2 REC ............................................ 335 mV/1 k Ω

Tone Control

BASS ...................................................± 6 dB (100 Hz)

TREBLE ............................................... ± 6 dB (10 kHz)

LOUDNESS ........................... +10 dB (100 Hz/10 kHz)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF, short circuited, A network)

PHONO MM ...................................................... 80 dB

VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD,

MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, TAPE 2 ................................ 101 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio [DIN Rated/50mW]

PHONO MM ................................................. 68/61 dB

VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD,

MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, TAPE 2 ............................. 92/65 dB

Phono Overload Level (T.H.D. 0.1%, 1 kHz)

PHONO MM ................................................... 120 mV

Video Section

Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) ........................1 Vp-p/75 Ω

Output (Level/Impedance) ............................ 1 Vp-p/75 Ω

Signal-to-Noise Ratio .............................................. 65 dB

Frequency Response ..................... 5 Hz to 10 MHz dB

Component Video Section

Input (Sensitivity) .......................................... 1 Vp-p/75 Ω

Output (Level/Impedance) ............................ 1 Vp-p/75 Ω

Signal-to-Noise Ratio .............................................. 65 dB

Specifications

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