Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai-S Manuel d'utilisateur

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL AMPLIFIERVSA-AX10AiOperating Instructions

Before you start0110En2 Use the + and – buttons to set the LCD TIMEOUT and BACKLIGHT TIMEOUT settings.You can adjust these from 20–120 seconds.• The b

Additional information11100EnSurround sound formatsBelow is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cab

Additional information11101EnDTS 96/24DTS 96/24 is an extension of the original DTS Digital Surround which offers high quality 96 kHz / 24-bit audio u

Additional information11102EnAdvanced Speaker Array™ (ASA)When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs and the two surroun

Additional information11103En SpecificationsAmplifier sectionContinuous Power Output (Stereo Mode)Front. . . . . . . . . 170 W + 170 W (DIN 1 kHz, TH

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Before you start0111En2 Remove the battery cover.3 Use a pen or other sharp instrument to press the reset button located in the hole to the right (abo

Connecting your equipment0212EnChapter 2Connecting your equipmentThis amplifier provides you with almost limitless possibilities for connecting your a

Connecting your equipment0213En7 Turntable groundA grounding (earth) terminal for use with turntables that require it. See Connecting analog audio sou

Connecting your equipment0214EnConnecting your TVThis page shows you how to connect your TV to the amplifier. To be able to play the sound from the TV

Connecting your equipment0215EnConnecting a DVD playerDifferent DVD players offer a different selection of connections, but all should give you at lea

Connecting your equipment0216EnConnecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 ch

Connecting your equipment0217EnConnecting a satellite/cable amplifier or other set-top boxSatellite and cable amplifiers, and terrestrial digital TV t

Connecting your equipment0218EnConnecting a VCR or DVD recorder This amplifier has three sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connectin

Connecting your equipment0219EnConnecting other video sources You can basically use any of the audio/video inputs on this amplifier for any kind of vi

Thank you for buying this pioneer product.Please read through these operatinginstructions so you will know how tooperate your model properly. After yo

Connecting your equipment0220EnUsing the component video jacksComponent video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-

Connecting your equipment0221EnConnecting digital audio sources This amplifier has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to connect digital co

Connecting your equipment0222EnConnecting analog audio sourcesThis amplifier features five stereo analog inputs for audio sourses such as a CD player,

Connecting your equipment0223EnConnecting a component to the front panel inputsThe front panel inputs include a composite video jack (VIDEO), an S-vid

Connecting your equipment0224EnInstalling your speaker systemTo take full advantage of the amplifier’s surround sound capabilities connect front, cent

Connecting your equipment0225En Caution• These speaker terminals can be under hazardous voltage. When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables, to

Connecting your equipment0226EnPlugging in the amplifierOnly plug in after you have connected all your components to this amplifier, including the spe

Controls and displays0327EnChapter 3Controls and displaysDisplay1 SIGNAL indicators (page 69)Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AU

Controls and displays0328EnFront panel1 INPUT SELECTOR dial (page 37)Turn to select a source component. The input indicators show the current componen

Controls and displays0329En11 Front panel controlsTo access the front panel controls, push gently on the lower third portion of the panel with your fi

The OFF/ON switch is secondary connected and therefore, does not separate the unit from mains power in OFF position. Therefore install the unit sui

Controls and displays0330EnRemote control1 Date and time displaySee Setting the clock on page 9 to set this to the current time.2 LCD touch screenThe

Controls and displays0331En2 INPUT 1 / 2 / 3Press 1, 2 or 3 to find the screen with the input source you want. After pressing the appropriate button t

Controls and displays0332En14 LOUDNESS (page 48)Press to switch Loudness on/off.15 INPUT (page 37)Press repeatedly to cycle through all possible input

Controls and displays0333En10 MPXPress to mute/restore the sound.DISPLAYPress to change the display.SPLITPress to split the screen.SELECTPress to sele

Controls and displays0334En3 AUDIOPress to select the audio channel or language.SUBTITLEPress to select a subtitle display.DISPLAYPress to display/cha

Getting started0435EnChapter 4Getting startedIntroduction to home theaterYou are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may n

Getting started0436En4 ‘Auto Surround Setup’ should be highlighted. Press ENTER. 5 Specify how you are using your speaker system. Highlight ‘Go Next’

Getting started0437En10 The Auto Surround Setup has finished! Press SYSTEM SETUP to exit the System Setup menu.The settings made in the Auto Surround

Getting started0438En3 Change the amplifier input to the source you want to play.You can use the front panel INPUT SELECTOR knob or the dedicated INPU

Listening to your system0539EnChapter 5Listening to your systemAbout the listening modesUsing this amplifier you can enjoy listening to sources, analo

4 En Contents Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Listening to your system0540EnWith multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE ON, you can press

Listening to your system0541EnUsing the Advanced surround effectsThe Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound

Listening to your system0542EnWith two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode (see Listenin

Listening to your system0543EnUsing the multichannel analog inputsIf you’ve connected to the multichannel inputs on the rear panel (see Connecting the

Listening to your system0544EnListening with Acoustic Calibration EQYou can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Autom

Listening to your system0545En• If you want to play DTS-encoded sources, you need to have digital connections. If ANALOG is selected, you’ll hear digi

Listening to your system0546EnUsing the surround back channel• Default setting: SB CH ONYou can have the amplifier automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decodi

Listening to your system0547EnListening with virtual surround back speakers• Default setting: VIRTUAL SB OFFIf you don’t have real surround back speak

Listening to your system0548EnUsing Hi-bit and Hi-sampling You can use both Hi-bit and Hi-sampling to create a wider dynamic range with digital source

Listening to your system0549En• Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off.When the tone control is switched off, BYPASS shows in the display. Th

5 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 08 Using other funct

Listening to your system0550EnListening to dual mono soundtracksYou can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual

The Surround Setup menu0651EnChapter 6The Surround Setup menuMaking amplifier settings from the Surround Setup menuThis amplifier allows you to make d

The Surround Setup menu0652En• Speaker Systems – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 52).• Channel Level – Adjust the overa

The Surround Setup menu0653En5 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size.Use / (cursor left/right) to select the si

The Surround Setup menu0654Ena decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of

The Surround Setup menu0655EnSpeaker DistanceFor good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers f

The Surround Setup menu0656En2 Select ‘Manual’ then press ENTER.3 Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then press ENTER.4 Select the channel you want, adjust the

The Surround Setup menu0657EnProfessional Acoustic Calibration EQ This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by calibrating your

The Surround Setup menu0658EnNote that changing the room (for example, moving furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results. In such cas

The Surround Setup menu0659En7 If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you can use the cursor buttons (hard keys) to check the reverb characteristics for each

6EnOur philosophyPioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as possible to the vision of the moviemakers and maste

The Surround Setup menu0660EnUse the / (cursor left/right) hard keys to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibel

Controlling other equipment0761EnChapter 7Controlling other equipmentUsing the remote control with other components The supplied remote control can op

Controlling other equipment0762En4 From the ‘Replacing Device’ screen choose the type of component that you’ve connected.In this example, we’re settin

Controlling other equipment0763EnTo exit without saving the preset you have assigned, press CANCEL instead of INSTALL above. Tip• Pioneer DVD recorder

Controlling other equipment0764En Note• If you see Failed (or OK! doesn’t appear) on the touch panel, or OK! is displayed, but you find that the comma

Controlling other equipment0765En3 Select the button you want to rename.For example, choose the SEARCH MODE button if it was programmed with the ‘ejec

Controlling other equipment0766EnMulti Operation and System OffThe Multi Operation feature allows you to program a series of commands for the componen

Controlling other equipment0767En• You don't need to program the amplifier to switch to the input function selected in step 2, or to switch on or

Controlling other equipment0768EnUsing System off• From the remote control Home menu press SYSTEM OFF.The command sequence you programmed will run,

Using other functions0869EnChapter 8Using other functionsMaking an audio or a video recordingYou can make an audio or a video recording from an audio

Before you start017EnChapter 1Before you startChecking the supplied accessoriesPlease check that you've received the following supplied accessori

Using other functions0870EnReducing the level of an analog signalThe input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog signal when it’s too strong.

Using other functions0871EnPress repeatedly to cycle through the possible video sources. You can select DVD/LD, TV, SAT, VIDEO, DVR/VCR1, VCR2, VCR3 o

Using other functions0872EnDimming the displayYou can choose between four brightness for the front panel display. Note that when selecting sources, th

Using other functions0873EnChecking your system settingsUse the status display screen to check the various settings you’ve made for features such as s

Using other functions0874EnMidnight/Loudness OFF page 48Tone BYPASS page 48Digital NR OFF page 49Dual mono CH1 page 50Speakers Systems Normal Surround

Other connections0975EnChapter 9Other connections Caution• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power co

Other connections0976EnAlternating surround speaker setups using speaker system B (ITU-R)After you connect an alternate set of surround speakers, you

Other connections0977En2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the Speaker Systems menu. See Speaker Systems on page 52 to specify how you’re using t

Other connections0978En Note• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.• You c

Other connections0979En1 Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK connectors on this amplifier to an i.LINK connector on your i.LINK component

Before you start018En• Do not use the AC adapter or AC adapter cord for any other purpose than those specified below.1 Connect the AC adapter cord the

Other connections0980EnWhen setting up an i.LINK network, it’s important that the components form an open ended chain (fig. 1), or a tree (fig. 2).The

Other connections0981En• Windows® 98SE – Select Multimedia, and then select Audio. Choose PIONEER AV Receiver/Amplifier from the drop down menu.• Wind

Other connections0982EnUse a commercially-available cable to connect the RS-232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on this amplifier. Se

Advanced setup1083EnChapter 10Advanced setupThe Input Assign menuYou only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your di

Advanced setup1084En4 When you're finished, select RETURN and press ENTER.You will return to the Input Assign menu.Assigning the component video

Advanced setup1085EnAssigning the video inputs• Default settings: MULTI IN – OFFUSB – OFFYou can choose to watch a video source at the same time as yo

Advanced setup1086En4 Select the setting you want to adjust.• OSD Adjustment – Adjust the position of the on-screen display on your TV.• Bass Peak Lev

Advanced setup1087EnDynamic Range Control• Default setting: OFFThis setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to movie soundtracks. You

Advanced setup1088En3 When you're finished, select RETURN and press ENTER.You will return to the Expert Setup menu.12 Volt Trigger• Default setti

Advanced setup1089EnTHX Ultra2 Subwoofer SetupWith a THX Ultra2 subwoofer (or one that has a response to 20Hz), depending on the position of the subwo

Before you start019En2 Press the center of each cross point to align the touch screen with the LCD panel underneath. This adjustment will make sure yo

Additional information1190EnChapter 11Additional informationOptimizing your speaker setupIn addition to the speaker placement tips outlined in Placing

Additional information1191EnTHX speaker system setupIf you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the diagram below to place your speakers. Note t

Additional information1192EnTroubleshootingIncorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something

Additional information1193EnNo sound output from the front speakers.• The U-shaped connectors that connect the POWER AMP IN terminals to the front cha

Additional information1194EnOther audio problemsSound is produced from analog components, but not from digital ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.).• The digit

Additional information1195EnVideoCan't record audio. • You are trying to make an analog recording from a digital signal, or a digital recording o

Additional information1196EnSettingsRemote controlSymptom Cause RemedyThe Auto Surround Setup continually shows an error.• The ambient noise level in

Additional information1197EnDisplayCan’t switch screens using the cursor (up/down) soft keys.• There is either only one selection screen or you have r

Additional information1198Eni.LINK interfacei.LINK messagesYou may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i.LI

Additional information1199EnUSB interfaceMiscellaneous Note• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity,