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5 minute guide02 10 En Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wir

5 minute guide02 11 En Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listeni

5 minute guide02 12 En 6 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected.• If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automaticall

5 minute guide02 13 En Note • If you leave an error message on the screen for over three minutes, or if you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at any time,

Connecting up03 14 En Chapter 3: Connecting up Important • Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power

Connecting up03 15 En When making cable connections Be careful not to arrange cables in a manner that bends the cables over the top or around this un

Connecting up03 16 En Connecting digital audio components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound (Dolby Digital and DTS sources)

Connecting up03 17 En Connecting analog audio components To begin set up, connect your analog audio components (such as a cassette deck) to the jacks

Connecting up03 18 En Connecting video components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. With digital video components (like a DV

Connecting up03 19 En Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality,

D3-4-2-1-1_En-AThe exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenan

Connecting up03 20 En Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below, but everyone’s home setup

Connecting up03 21 En Speaker terminals 1 Twist exposed wire strands together.2 Loosen speaker terminal and insert exposed wire. Make sure that all t

Connecting up03 22 En 3-D view of 7.1 channel speaker setup THX speaker system setup If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the diagram

Connecting up03 23 En Operating other Pioneer components Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components togethe

Controls and displays04 24 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panelPHONESTUNERCONTROLTUNEREDITSYSTEMSETUPRETURNPTYSEARCHEONMCACCSETUP MICDIGIT

Controls and displays04 25 En 1 MULTI JOG dial Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various settings and menu options. 2  STANDBY/ON Switches the re

Controls and displays04 26 En Display 1 Speaker indicators (page 60)Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B . 2 SIGNAL SELECT i

Controls and displays04 27 En 12 EON / RDS indicatorsEON EON lights when the EON mode is set, and flashes during reception of an EON broadcast. T

Controls and displays04 28 En Remote control 1 RECEIVER  This switches between standby and on for this receiver. 2 INPUT SELECT Use to select the

Controls and displays04 29 En 7 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only h

CAUTIONThe STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconne

Controls and displays04 30 En 11  SOURCE Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 54 for more on this). 12 Charact

Listening to your system05 31 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Tip • The listening modes described below can also be selected using the front

Listening to your system05 32 En • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1

Listening to your system05 33 En Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround s

Listening to your system05 34 En Neo:6 Music settings • Default setting: 3 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can adjust t

Listening to your system05 35 En Choosing the input signal You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the recei

Listening to your system05 36 En Using the surround back channel (Extended mode) • Default setting: Extended ON You can have the receiver automatica

Listening to your system05 37 En Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VirtualSB) When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode a

Listening to your system05 38 En Using Loudness and Midnight listening The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from mu

Listening to your system05 39 En Playing other sources 1 Turn on the power of the playback component.2 Turn on the power of the receiver.3 Select the

4 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Checking what’s in the box.

The System Setup menu06 40 En Chapter 6: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you ho

The System Setup menu06 41 En 2 Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back spea

The System Setup menu06 42 En Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0dB (all channels)You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting t

The System Setup menu06 43 En When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next channel. • For

The System Setup menu06 44 En 3 Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirm. Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Before manually adjusting the Acoustic

The System Setup menu06 45 En 2 Select the setting you want to check. • It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the diff

The System Setup menu06 46 En Speaker Setting Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a good idea to

The System Setup menu06 47 En Crossover Network • Default setting: 80Hz This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the sp

The System Setup menu06 48 En Note • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and ad

Using the tuner07 49 En Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts u

5 En 08 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 09 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote

Using the tuner07 50 En Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the

Using the tuner07 51 En An introduction to RDS Radio Data System, or RDS as it’s usually known, is a system used by FM radio stations to provide list

Using the tuner07 52 En Searching for RDS programs One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio pro

Making recordings08 53 En Chapter 8: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built

Controlling the rest of your system09 54 En Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most compon

Controlling the rest of your system09 55 En Programming signals from other remote controls If the preset code for your component is not available, or

Controlling the rest of your system09 56 En Erasing one of the remote control button settings This erases one of the buttons you have programmed and

Controlling the rest of your system09 57 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching t

Controlling the rest of your system09 58 En Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper

Controlling the rest of your system09 59 En  Pauses the tape. Cassette deck  Stops the tape. Cassette deck ENTER Starts playback. Cassette deck 

Before you start01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Features • High quality MOSFET design This receiver offers high-quality discrete MOSFET configura

Other connections10 60 En Chapter 10: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect th

Other connections10 61 En Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your spea

Other connections10 62 En Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additi

Other connections10 63 En • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your plasm

Other Settings11 64 En Chapter 11: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up

Other Settings11 65 En Assigning the component video inputs • Default settings: Component 1 – DVD/LDComponent 2 – TV/SATComponent 3 – DVR If y

Other Settings11 66 En 4 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in or

Other Settings11 67 En LFE Attenuator Setup • Default setting: ATT 0 dB Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set t

Additional information12 68 En Chapter 12: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunction

Additional information12 69 En No sound Symptom Cause Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected.No sound output from the front speak

Before you start01 7 En Installing the receiver • When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface. Don’t install it on

Additional information12 70 En Other audio problems No sound from one speaker. • The speaker setting has been set to NO .• Change the setting in Sp

Additional information12 71 En Video Can't record audio. • You are trying to make an analog recording from a digital signal, or a digital record

Additional information12 72 En SettingsDisplay Symptom Cause Remedy The Auto MCACC Setup continually shows an error.• The ambient noise level in the

Additional information12 73 En Remote control Note • If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconn

Additional information12 74 En Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite,

Additional information12 75 En Windows Media ® Audio 9 Professional Windows Media ® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) is a discrete surround format d

Additional information12 76 En THX Surround EX THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX L

Additional information12 77 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output (Stereo) Front. . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1

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5 minute guide02 8 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but

5 minute guide02 9 En 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup w