Classe Audio VSX-80TXV-S, VSX-80TXV User Manual

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VSX-80TXV VSX-80TXV

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Operating Instructions

CAUTION – TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION

CORD.

RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT

BLADE EXPOSURE.

ATTENTION –

POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT, OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT.

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WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-80TXV, VSX-80TXV-S Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE INC. Address: 1925 E. DOMINGUEZ ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, USA Phone: 310–952–2915

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

PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY.

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

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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

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

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Information to User

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

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

unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

WARNING:

Handling the cord on this product or

For U.S. and Australia Model

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cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm.

Wash hands after handling

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

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.

shock to persons.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet.

ATTA CHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company.

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un-used for a long period of time.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

• If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), it will fit into the outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

• If this product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

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OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.

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

• If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation.

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

GROUND CLAMP

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21)

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

Contents

01 Before you start

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

Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 10

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Better sound using Basic Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . 10

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other

video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting a component to the front panel

inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

AC outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 22

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Home THX modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting the effect options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using Midnight and Loudness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

06 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

07 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

THX Speaker Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

08 Other connections

Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connecting your XM Radio receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Listening to XM Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Saving channel presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 43

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 43

Second Zone speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Connecting additional amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Multi-room listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Making multi-room connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the multi-room controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

09 Other Settings

The Input Assign menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 52

Video Converter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

12 Volt Trigger setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

10 Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Watching video and audio sources independently . . 54

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Resetting the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Controls for TVs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

12 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

XM radio messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . 67

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Listening modes with different input signal

formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period.

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11 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 56

Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Programming signals from other remote controls. . . 56 Erasing one of the remote control button settings. . . 57

Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Confirming preset codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Before you start

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Features

• Advanced Direct Energy design

This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low distortion and stable imaging. Through symmetrical placement of power amplification units, this receiver generates equal amplifier power to all channels, eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a particular sound field.

• Easy setup using Multichannel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)

Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source, and your TV. The Auto Surround Setup provides a quick but accurate surround sound setup, while for complete surround sound control you still have access to the full range of surround sound settings.

• THX Select2 certified design

This receiver bears the THX Select2 logo, which means it has passed a rigorous series of quality and performance tests covering every aspect of the product. This includes testing of pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domain, making your home theater experience as faithful as possible to what the director intended.

• Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to six channels of surround sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for deep, realistic sound effects.

The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround sources, but will also generate convincing surround sound for any stereo source.

Also, with the addition of a surround back speaker, you can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound.

• Phase correction

Based on Pioneer’s unique Phase Control Technology, the Basic Phase Control feature incorporated into this receiver’s design provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound image at your listening position.

• Sound Retriever

The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to WMA, MP3 and MPEG-4 AAC audio files by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

• HDMI compatibility

This receiver is compatible with the HDMI digital video format, providing you high-definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable.

• Built-in video converter

The built-in video converter provides output of all analog video signals to your TV or monitor (regardless of the type of connection), allowing you to connect components using component, S-video, and composite video connections as you like.

• XM Ready

With the new XM Radio terminal, you’ll be up and running in no time, now that this receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes XM HD Surround playback and onscreen control of XM Radio an added possibility.

• Easy-to-use LCD remote control

The remote control gives you not only complete control over every function of this receiver, but also over the main functions for other components in your home theater system. Using a system of preset codes, you can program the remote to operate a wide range of other equipment.

Checking what’s in the box

Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories:

• Setup microphone (cable: 16.4 ft.)

• Remote control unit

• AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• Warranty card

• These operating instructions

Before you start

Ventilation

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat dispersal (at least 8 in. (20 cm) at the top). If not enough space is provided between the unit and walls or other equipment, heat will build up inside, interfering with performance and/or causing malfunctions.

8 inches

Receiver

Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to protect the equipment from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, do not place anything directly on top of the unit, make sure the openings are never blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths and curtains), and do not operate the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

(20 cm)

D O W

D O W N

Loading the batteries

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 instruction’s rules that apply in your country or area.

• Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries.

Installing the

receiver

• When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface.

Don’t install it on the following places: – on a color TV (the screen may distort) – near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field). This may interfere with the sound. – in direct sunlight – in damp or wet areas – in extremely hot or cold areas – in places where there is vibration or other movement – in places that are very dusty – in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen)

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Chapter 2:

5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater

Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver.

This receiver will automatically decode multichannel Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround sources according to your speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in

system

on page 26.

Listening to Surround Sound

This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings.

• Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to an AC power source.

1 Connect your TV and DVD player.

See

Connecting your TV and DVD player

this. For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver.

2 Connect your speakers and place them for optimal surround sound.

Connect your speakers as shown in

speaker system

Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best surround sound effect. Also see page 18 for more on this.

Front

Left (L)

on page 17.

Center (C)

Subwoofer (SW)

Listening to your

on page 13 to do

Installing your

Placing the speakers

Front Right (R)

Surround Right (SR)

3 Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV.

Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you don’t know how to do this.

• Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.

4 Use the on-screen automatic MCACC setup to set up your system.

See

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

below for more on this.

5 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking.

Make sure that

DVD/LD

is showing in the receiver’s display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it isn’t, press

DVD

on the remote control to set the receiver

to the DVD input. In addition to the basic playback explained in

source

on page 10, there are several other sound options

you can select. See

Listening to your system

Playing a

on page 26

for more on this. See also

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

on page 33 for more setup options.

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room.

Make sure you do this before moving on to

source

on page 10.

Important

• Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.

• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup the headphones should be disconnected.

Playing a

Listening position

Surround Left (SL)

Surround Back Left (SBL)

Surround Back Right (SBR)

Caution

• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

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RECEIVER

SELECT

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

INPUT

AND LEARNING

TV DVR1

DVR 2

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

SYSTEM OFF

SOURCE

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

CATEGORY

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

TUNE

T.EDITDTV MENU

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

BAND

TV CH

VOL

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 Connect the microphone to the

MCACC SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

• Push down on the

MCACC SETUP MIC

PHONES

SYSTEM

TUNING/

SETUP

STATION

TONE

MULTI JOG

3 Press

RECEIVER

PUSH OPEN

tab to access the

jack:

S-VIDEO

INPUT

TUNER

EDIT

VIDEO/GAME

SPEAKERSRETURN

MCACC

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

SETUP MIC

on the remote, then press

SETUP

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

///

screens and select menu items. Press the current menu. Press

buttons and

ENTER

to navigate through the

RETURN

SETUP

at any time to cancel.

to exit

4 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu

ENTER

then press

System Setup

Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then press

ENTER.

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

2. Auto MCACC

Surr Back System Normal (SB) ]

 : Cancel Enter : Start

6 Follow the instructions on-screen.

Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level.

7 Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while

it’s doing this.

• With error messages (such as

Microphone Check

ambient noise (see

MCACC Setup

Ambient Noise

) select

RETRY

Problems when using the Auto

below) and verifying the mic

after checking for

connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select

2.Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing

Environment Check Ambient Noise [ OK ] Microphone [ ] Speaker YES/NO [ ]

OK OK

:Cancel

and continue.

2.Auto MCACC

Check!

Front [ YES ] Center [ YES ] Surround [ YES ] SB [ Yx2 ] SUB W. [ YES ]

:Cancel

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have. If you see an error message (

ERR

) in the right side column (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct), there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting

RETRY

doesn’t work, turn off the power and check the speaker connections. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use to select the speaker and

/

to change the setting

/

(and number for surround back) and continue.

8 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press

ENTER

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 8 minutes.

9 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Select ‘SKIP’ to go back to the System Setup menu.

The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the

System Setup menu (starting on page 33).

Note

1• If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.

• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video, or composite connections for system setup. 2 You can’t use the System Setup menu when the XM Radio input source is selected (in either the main or sub room). 3• If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through

setting

on page 33 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 6.

• If you have THX-certified speakers, make sure 4 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings. 5 If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in 6• Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 5 inches will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

YES

is selected in

Listening to Surround Sound

Manual speaker setup

THX Speaker Setup

on page 37.

on page 40.

above indicates (in bold) how each speaker is displayed.

Surround back speaker

GUIDE

XM RADIO

ROOM 2

DVR 2

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

+10

D.ACCESS

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

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Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary. If there are any instructions showing in the front panel display, please follow them.

• Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the microphone. If this seems to be happening, switch off the TV when doing the Auto MCACC Setup.

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

SELECT

TV DVR1

DVR 2

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

SOURCE

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

1 Switch on your system components and receiver.

Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV

have one), then the receiver (press

• Make sure the setup mic is disconnected.

2 Select the input source you want to play.

You can use the input source buttons on the remote control,

3 Press

INPUT SELECT

AUTO SURR

, or the front panel controls.

to select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and

start playback of the source.

If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.

• See also

Listening to your system

information on different ways of listening to sources.

4 Use the volume control to adjust the volume level.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

Note

1 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver. (For example, if you connected this receiver to the the

VIDEO 1

2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press 3• You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.

a multichannel listening mode (see 4 Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are 'in phase', they crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave meets a trough (as shown in the upper section of the diagram above) then the sound will be 'out of phase' and an unreliable sound image will be produced.

input is now selected.)

• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the receiver must be set to

Listening in surround sound

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

MPX

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

STATUS

MULTI OPE

and subwoofer (if you

SELECT

RECDTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

REC STOP JUKEBOX

HDD

SBch

SIGNAL SEL

THX

STANDARD



RECEIVER

VOL

MUTE

DVD

STEREO

ADV.SURR

on page 26 for

SIGNAL SEL

on page 26 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

Better sound using Basic Phase Control

This receiver’s Basic Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound (see illustration below).

P H A

C O N

Sound

source

P H A

C O N

Sound

O N

source

Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching

optimal sound image at your listening position. The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources.

• Press switch on phase correction.

The

PHASE CONTROL

(page 29).

Front speaker

Subwoofer

Front speaker

Subwoofer

RECEIVER

then PHASE (

PHASE CONTROL

indicator on the front panel lights.

VIDEO 1

jacks on your TV, make sure that

Listening position

for an

) to

Connecting your equipment

CENTER

Chapter 3

Connecting your equipment

This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system.

Rear panel

OUTLE

SWITCHED 100 W(0.8 A) MA

-VIDE

IN IN INOUT OUT

TV/SA

DVR/VCR1DVR/VCR

Caution

• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step.

1 HDMI connectors (x3)

Two inputs and one output for high-quality audio/video connection to compatible HDMI devices.

 Connecting using HDMI

on page 42.

2 XM Radio input



See

Using XM Radio

on page 41.

3 Coaxial digital audio inputs (x2)

Use for digital audio sources, including DVD players/ recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc.



CATEGORY

TV CONTROL

INPUT SELECT

SUBTITLE

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

5 6

9 10

The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system (press the corresponding input source button to access):

•

Green

– Receiver controls (see below)

Red

– DVD controls (page 60)

•

Blue

– Tuner/XM Radio controls (page 31)

White

•

– Other controls (page 60)

1 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use

SELECT

3 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see

Controlling the rest of your system

4 Number buttons and other receiver/component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 31) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

DISC (ENTER)

can be used to enter commands for TV or

DTV, and also to select a disc in a multi-CD player. Press

RECEIVER

SLEEP

first to access:

– Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and

select the amount of time before sleep (page 55).

SBch

– Use to select the surround/virtual back

channel mode (page 29).

ANALOG ATT

– Attenuates (lowers) the level of an

analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 54).

SR+

– Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 49).

DIMMER MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

– Dims or brightens the display (page 55).

– Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 30).

DIALOG E

– Use to make dialog stand out when

watching TV or a movie (page 30).

PHASE

– Press to switch on/off Basic Phase Control

(page 10).

S. RETRIEVER

– Press to restore CD quality sound to

compressed audio sources (page 30).

Press

TUNER

first to access:

D.ACCESS

– After pressing, you can access a radio

station directly using the number buttons (page 31).

CLASS

– Switches between the three banks (classes)

of radio station presets (page 31).

5 Tuner/component control buttons/

SETUP

These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button (

DVR1

, TV, etc.). The

explained from page 31. Press

BAND

and

T.EDIT

tuner controls are

RECEIVER

first to access

DVD,

the following controls:

SETUP

– Use to access the System Setup menu

(page 33).

RETURN

– Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).



(TUNE/ST) /

ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 33). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the frequencies and use

TUNE

/

buttons to find radio

/

to find preset stations

(page 31).

Controls and displays

7 TV CONTROL buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the

TV CTRL

up to this system assign it to the button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the

CTRL

TV – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. TV VOL +/– INPUT SELECT TV CH +/–

8 Component control buttons

The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the input source buttons.

The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button (for example can be accessed when listening to the built-in tuner:

MPX

of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 31).

DISP

radio frequencies (page 32).

9 Receiver controls

THX

(page 27).

STANDARD

switch between the various Neo:6 options (page 26).

ADV.SURR

surround modes

STEREO

playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 28).

AUTO SURR

on page 26).

ACOUSTIC EQ

Calibration EQ setting (page 28).

SIGNAL SEL

MULTI OPE

Use this button to perform multi operations (page 58).

SHIFT

Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes (for example, selected input source in the remote control LCD.

SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 56 for more on this).

button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook

TV CTRL

button (see page 56 for more on this).

– Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

– Use to select the TV input signal.

– Use to select channels.

DVD, DVR1

– Switches between stereo and mono reception

– Switches between named station presets and

– Press to select a Home THX listening mode

– Press for Standard decoding and to

– Use to switch between the various

– Switches between direct and stereo

– Selects Auto Surround (

– Use to select an input signal (page 29).

INPUT SELECT



or TV). The following controls

(page 27).

– Press to select an Acoustic

), or to display the currently

input source

Pro Logic IIx and

Auto playback

13 Character display (LCD)

This display shows information when transmitting control signals.

The following commands are shown when you’re setting the remote to control other components (see

the rest of your system

SETUP

– Indicates the setup mode, from which you

choose the options below.

PRESET

– See

page 56.

LEARNING

remote controls

MULTI OP

page 58.

SYS OFF

page 58.

DIRECT F RENAME

page 58.

ERASE

settings

RESET

page 57.

READ ID

14 RECEIVER

Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the number buttons (ANALOG ATT, etc)). Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 8, page 33). With SHIFT, this selects the multi-room control (page 46).

15 VOL +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

16 MUTE

Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).

17 EFFECT/CH SEL

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use +/– to adjust the level (see Tip on page 39). Also adjusts the level of the Advanced Surround effects, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music, and Neo:6 Music parameters (page 27). You can then use the +/– buttons to make these adjustments.

– See

– See – See

– See

on page 57.

– See

– See Confirming preset codes on page 57.

on page 56):

Selecting preset codes directly

–

See

Programming signals from other

on page 56.

– See

Multi Operation and System Off

Direct function Renaming input source names

Erasing one of the remote control button

Resetting the remote control presets

on page 58.

Controlling

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:

Listening to your system

Important

• The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro), settings and status of the receiver. See

input signal formats

Listening modes with different

on page 69 for more on this.

Tip

• The listening modes described below can also be selected using the front panel controls. Simply press

LISTENING MODE

you want, then use the

repeatedly to access the modes

MULTI JOG

to select a particular listening mode (after five seconds the mode is automatically set).

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects

multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

RECEIVER

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

• While listening to a source, press auto playback of a source.

AUTO SURROUND

shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed.

• When listening to XM Radio, the XM HD Surround feature is selected automatically (see

Surround

on page 42 for more on this).

AUTO SURR

Using XM HD

for

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

If you connected surround back speakers, see also

surround back channel processing

on page 29.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.

• While listening to a source, press

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will

automatically be selected and shows in the display.

With two channel sources

•

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

, you can select from:

especially suited to movie sources

•

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

especially suited to music sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx GAME especially suited to video games

•

PRO LOGIC

– 4.1 channel surround sound (sound

from the surround speakers is mono)

•

Neo:6 CINEMA

– 6.1 channel sound, especially

suited to movie sources

•

Neo:6 MUSIC

to music sources

– 6.1 channel sound, especially suited

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected

can select (according to format):

STANDARD

– Up to 7.1 channel sound,

SBch ON

Using

, you

Note

1• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers. 3 If surround back channel processing (page 29) is switched

back speaker setting

4 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. See 5 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see

on page 33 is set to anything but

Setting the effect options

on page 27 to adjust them.

Normal (SB)

Neo:6 CINEMA

OFF

, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the

), 2

Pro Logic IIx

or 2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

becomes 2

Pro Logic II

(see

Listening in surround sound

(5.1 channel sound).

Setting the effect options

above

Surround

on page 27).

Listening to your system

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

•2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

– See above (only available

when you’re using two surround back speakers)

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

•

Dolby Digital EX

– See above

– Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

•

DTS-ES

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS-ES encoded sources

•

DTS Neo:6

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS encoded sources

Using the Home THX modes

THX and Home THX are technical standards created by THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX is designed to make home theater audio sound more like what you hear in a cinema.

Different THX options will be available depending on the source and the setting for surround back channel processing (see on page 29 for more on this).

• Press

With two channel sources

a matrix-decoding process for the (see

Listening in surround sound

explanation of each process):

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

•2

PRO LOGIC+THX

• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

• THX GAMES MODE

With multichannel sources

repeatedly to select from:

•

THX CINEMA

your home theatre system using all the speakers in your setup

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

movie sources, this allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

Using surround back channel processing

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

THX (HOME THX

STEREO

ADV.SURR

AUTO SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

RECEIVER

) to select a listening mode.

, press

THX

repeatedly to select

THX CINEMA

above for an

, press

THX (HOME THX)

– Gives you cinema-quality sound from

– Especially suited to

mode

•

THX Surround EX

– Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX Select2 CINEMA

– Allows you to hear 7.1

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX MUSICMODE

– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel

playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX GAMES MODE

– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel

playback from the output of a video game console

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like.

• Press mode.

ADV.SURR

•

ADVANCED MOVIE

•

ADVANCED MUSIC TV SURROUND

•

repeatedly to select a listening

– Suitable for movie sources.

– Suitable for music sources.

– Provides surround sound for both

mono and stereo TV sources.

•

SPORTS ADVANCED GAME

•

EXPANDED

sound for two-channel sources.

•

7ch STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

– Suitable for sports programs.

– Suitable for video games.

– Simulates multichannel surround

source, using all of your speakers.

•

VIR. SURROUND

– A virtual surround effect using

just the subwoofer and front speakers.

•

PhonesSurround

– Creates the effect of overall

surround with headphones.

Setting the effect options

When using surround effects, there are a number of settings you can adjust.

Note

1 You can’t use the THX modes when headphones are connected. 2 If you only have one surround back speaker connected,

MODE

are not available. 3• Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to

4 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).

Using surround back channel processing on page 29.

• If you press ADV. SURR when the headphones are connected, the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected.

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX, THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE

and

THX GAMES

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

Listening to your system

1 Press

EFFECT/CH SEL

repeatedly to select the

setting you want to adjust.

Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver, certain options may not appear. Check the table below for notes on this.

Use the +/– buttons

to set it as necessary.

See the table below for the options available for each setting. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.

Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other

settings

Setting

Center Width

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

Dimension

Panorama

Center Image

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

Effect

a.Only available with 2 ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II Music / Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode. b.Only available with 2 ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode.

What it does

Spreads the center channel between the

front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

Adjusts the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

Extends the front stereo image to include surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

Adjusts the center image to create a wider

stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only).

Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround mode (each mode can be set separately).

Options

0 to 7

Default:

–3 to +3

Default:

OFF

0 to 10

Default:

10 to 90

Listening in stereo

When you select source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

STEREO

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

DIRECT

, you will hear the

STEREO

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

• While listening to a source, press

STEREO

for stereo

playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

STEREO

•

– The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.

•

DIRECT

– Bypass all effects and surround settings so

that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible.

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

• Default setting: MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting)

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in

sound (MCACC)

page 35. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

• While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ.

Press repeatedly to select between:

ALL CH ADJUST

• any one channel.

•

FRONT ALIGN

accordance with the front speaker settings.

•

CUSTOM 1/2 EQ OFF

•

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

OFF / ALL CH ADJUST

(after the Auto

Automatically setting up for surround

on page 8 or

Acoustic Calibration EQ

– No special weighting is given to

– All speakers are heard in

– Custom settings

– Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off.

RECEIVER

Note

1 If you switch on Midnight listening, Loudness, Dialog Enhancement, the Sound Retriever or the Tone controls when automatically switches to 2• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with

• If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ when

STEREO

MULTI CH IN

DIRECT

, XM HD Surround or WMA9 Pro, and it has no effect with headphones.

is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

DIRECT

is selected, the receiver

Listening to your system

XM RADIO

ROOM 2

DVR 2

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

Choosing the input signal

You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the receiver to select between input

signals.

STEREO

ADV.SURR

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources. (



=Sound plays through surround back

speaker(s))

RECEIVER

• Press

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

) to select the

input signal corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

AUTO

•

– This is the default setting. The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order:

DIGITAL; ANALOG

•

ANALOG

•

DIGITAL

When set to

– Selects an analog signal.

– Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

DIGITAL

or Dolby Digital decoding, and

WMA9 Pro

lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9

AUTO, 2 DIGITAL

DTS

lights with DTS decoding,

lights with

Pro signal.

• Press PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

SBch ON

• example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material)

•

SBch AUTO

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•

SBch OFF

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can

Using surround back channel processing

• Default setting:

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use

6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround back channel processing off).

SBch ON

choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect

to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES. The table indicates when you will hear the virtual

surround back channel. ( channel is active)

• Press PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•

VirtualSB ON

(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•

VirtualSB AUTO

automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

RECEIVER

then press

SBch

(SBch

– 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for

– Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1

– Maximum 5.1 playback

=Virtual surround back



RECEIVER

then press

SBch

(SBch

– Virtual Surround Back is always used

– Virtual Surround Back is

Note

1• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to

• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connec-

tions (page 15) and set the signal input to

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

2• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones, or with the

• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the

page 37.

• Depending on the input signal and the listening mode, the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective.

ANALOG

(the

DIGITAL

MULTI CH IN

and

TUNER

functions are all fixed to

THX

ANALOG

, XM HD Surround,

Surr Back

STEREO

DIRECT

setting is set to NO in the

modes.

Speaker Setting

Listening to your system

•

VirtualSB OFF

switched off

Type of source

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/WMA9 Pro encoded multichannel sources with 6.1ch surround

Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded multichannel sources

Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM/WMA9 Pro encoded stereo sources

Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources

a. Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. b.Excluding the WMA9 Pro format. c. Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.

– Virtual Surround Back mode is

SBch

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

AUTO

Multichannel

sources



Standard / THX

Stereo sources

2 Pro Logic IIx2



Pro Logic

a,b



Neo:6



Advanced

surround



Using Midnight and Loudness

The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you’re listening. The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels.

• Press

RECEIVER

then press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the WMA/MP3/ MPEG-4 AAC compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

• Press

RETRIEVER) to switch the sound retriever on or off.

RECEIVER

then press

S. RETRIEVER (SOUND

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting:

The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

•

Press

RECEIVER

dialog enhancement on or off.

OFF

then p

ress DIALOG E to switch

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone

control.

1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust.

Press to switch between

2 Use the

MULTI JOG

bass or treble as necessary.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from –6 to +6 (dB).

• Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically.

BASS

and

TREBLE

dial to change the amount of

Note

1 The tone controls are only available when

STEREO

is selected (except when

STEREO

is selected using

AUTO SURROUND

Using the tuner

Chapter 6:

Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see

station

below. Once you are tuned to a station you can

memorize the frequency for recall later—see

station presets

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REM

OTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

1 Press the

on page 31 for more on how to do this.

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

SELECT

TV DVR1

DVR 2

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

SOURCE

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

TUNER

DIALOG E

PHASE

D.ACCESS

+10

TOP MENU

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

SETUP

TUNE

CATEGORY

GUIDE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

SELECT

button to select the tuner.

2 Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning

To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold

TUNE

/

receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations.

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press

TUNE

/

High speed tuning

Press and hold

TUNE

/

Release the button at the frequency you want.

Improving FM stereo sound

If the

TUNED

tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press

STEREO

the

MPX

button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast.

indicators don't light when

Tuning directly to a

Saving

S.RETRIEVER

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

T.EDITDTV MENU

RETURN

BAND

VOL

MPX

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

RECDTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

AUTO SURR

MUTE

REC STOP JUKEBOX

HDD

DVD

STEREO

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

for about a second. The

for high speed tuning.

Tuning directly to a station

Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control.

1 Press the

TUNER

button to select the tuner.

2 Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).

4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station.

For example, to tune to If you make a mistake halfway through, press

106.00

(FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.

D.ACCESS

twice to cancel the frequency and start over.

Saving station presets

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the also stored.

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REM

OTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

SELECT

TV DVR1

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

SOURCE

DVR 2

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See

Listening to the radio

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows

STATION MEMORY

memory class.

3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press ST

/

to select the station preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset.

4 Press

After pressing

ENTER

blinking and the receiver stores the station.

MPX

setting (see page 31) is

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

D.ACCESS

CATEGORY

TV VOL

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

ENTER

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

T.EDITDTV MENU

RETURN

BAND

TV CH

VOL

MPX

AUDIO

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

SUBTITLE

AUTO SURR

RECDTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

REC STOP JUKEBOX

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

MUTE

HDD

DVD

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

on page 31 for more on this.

, then a blinking

, the preset class and number stop

Using the tuner

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your station presets.

1 Choose the station preset you want to name.

See

Listening to station presets

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows cursor at the first character position.

3 Input the name you want.

Choose from the following characters for a name up to four characters long.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

!”#$%&’()

• Use the characters.

• Press

• The name is stored when

ENTER

is input, a space is input.

choosing the fourth character.

STATION NAME

∗

+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜

/

buttons (remote) to select

to confirm a character. If no character

below for how to do this.

, then a blinking

[space]

ENTER

is pressed after

Tip

• To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input four spaces instead of a name.

• Once you have named a station preset, you can press

DISP

when listening to a station to switch the display

between name and frequency.

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See

Saving station presets

already.

1 Press

2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

3 Press ST

TUNER

/

• You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset.

above if you haven’t done this

to select the tuner.

to select the station preset you want.

The System Setup menu

Chapter 7:

The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking.

RECEIVER

SELECT

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

INPUT

AND LEARNING

TV DVR1

DVR 2

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

SYSTEM OFF

SOURCE

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

CATEGORY

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER

button to switch on.

• If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them.

2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.

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

//

and select menu items. Press

and

ENTER

to navigate through the screens

RETURN

exit the current menu.

• Press

SETUP

at any time to exit the System Setup

menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

•

Surr Back System

surround back speakers (see

setting

below).

Auto MCACC

• automatic surround setup (see

up for surround sound (MCACC)

– Specify how you are using your

Surround back speaker

– This is a quick and effective

Automatically setting

on page 8).

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

TUNE

T.EDITDTV MENU

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

BAND

TV CH

VOL

to confirm and

/

Manual MCACC

•

– Fine tune your speaker settings

and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see

Manual MCACC setup

Manual SP Setup

•

on page 34).

– Specify the size, number, distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected (see

•

Input Assign

digital and component video inputs (see

Assign menu

Other Setup

• how you are using the receiver (see

on page 51).

Manual speaker setup

on page 37).

– Specify what you’ve connected to the

The Input

on page 50). – Make customized settings to reflect

The Other Setup

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting:

There are several ways you can use the surround back speaker channels with this system. In addition to a normal home theater setup where they are used for the surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the front speakers or as a separate speaker system in another room.

1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

2 Select the surround back speaker setting.

•

Normal (SB)

with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup.

•

Second Zone

speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see page 44).

•

Front Bi-Amp

amping your front speakers (see

speakers

Normal (SB)

1.Surround Back System

Surr Back System Normal (SB) ]

 : Exit

 : Finish

– Select for normal home theater use

– Select to use the (surround back) B

Second Zone speaker B setup

– Select this setting if you’re bi-

Bi-amping your front

on page 44).

Note

1• Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.

• The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-video, or composite connections for system setup.

2 You can’t use the System Setup menu when the XM Radio input source is selected (in either the main or sub room).

The System Setup menu

•

MR & S

– Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals for an independent system in another room (see

Multi-room listening

on page 46).

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the System Setup menu.

Manual MCACC setup

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed

up for surround sound (MCACC)

You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

Important

• For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. See

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

on page 8 if you’re unsure how to do this. Also see

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

page 10 for notes regarding background noise and other possible interference.

• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume as necessary.

Caution

• The test tones used in the MCACC setup are output at high volume.

1 Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order.

•

Fine Ch Level

– Make fine adjustments to the overall

balance of your speaker system (see

Level

below).

•

Fine SP Distance

– Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see page 35).

The last five settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Automatically setting

on page 8.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level

b.Fine SP Distance c.EQ Auto Setting d.EQ Data Copy e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

Fine Channel

Fine Speaker Distance

below:

•

EQ Auto Setting

– Measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system (see

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

below).

•

EQ Data Copy

settings for manual adjustment (see

Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

•

EQ CUSTOM1/2 Adjust

– Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ

Copying your

on page 36).

– Make detailed manual adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibration EQ settings (see

manually

•

EQ Data Check FRONT ALIGN

screen display (see

Calibration EQ settings

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ

on page 36).

– Check the

ALL CH ADJUST

and custom settings using the on-

Checking your Acoustic

on page 37).

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting:

You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the

speaker setup

1 Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level

b.Fine SP Distance c.EQ Auto Setting d.EQ Data Copy e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

2 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels

(

+/– 10 dB) as necessary.

Use

/

to adjust the volume of the speaker you

selected to match the reference speaker.

• The level of the left channel (the primary reference speaker) is fixed at room to adjust the other speaker levels.

When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press

ENTER

channel.

• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

0.0dB

(all channels)

on page 37.

3a.Fine Channel Level

Please Wait... 20

Caution! Loud test tones will be output.

:Return

0.0dB

so that you’ll have plenty of

:Cancel

to confirm and continue to the next

3a.Fine Channel Level

L +　0.0dB (Reference) R [ 0.0dB ] C +　1.0dB SL [ -3.0dB ] SR [+ 10.0dB ] SBL [– 10.0dB ] SBR [+ 9.5dB ] SW [– 1.5dB ]

:Finish

Manual

The System Setup menu

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

/

to select it.

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting:

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the

Manual speaker setup

1 Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

The volume increases to the reference level.

2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position.

After pressing

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary.

Use

/

to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from

10.0 ft.

(all channels)

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level

b.Fine SP Distance

c.EQ Auto Setting d.EQ Data Copy e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3b.Fine SP Distance

L(Reference)

10.0 ft

ENTER:Next  :Cancel

ENTER

, test tones will be output.

3b.Fine SP Distance

L 10.0ft (Reference R [ 9.0ft ] C 9.5ft SL [ 6.0ft ] SR [ 6.5ft ] SBL [ 6.0ft ] SBR [ 6.5ft ] SW [ 12.5ft ]

below.

0.5

:Finish

)

45.0

feet.

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of

you and between your arm span.

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press

ENTER

to confirm and continue to the next

channel.

• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

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

/

to select it.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material. This provides a ‘flat’ equalization setting. If you’re not satisfied with the automatic adjustment, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

If you have already completed

surround sound (MCACC)

and

FRONT ALIGN

(below) should already be set. Therefore, if you want to adjust your settings manually, you can skip to

manually

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ

below.

1 Select ‘EQ Auto Setting’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance

c.EQ Auto Setting

d.EQ Data Copy e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

Automatically setting up for

on page 8,

ALL CH ADJUST

3c.EQ Auto Setting

Set microphone. Turn on Subwoofar.

:Cancel

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

Note

1 If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.

The System Setup menu

• See

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

page 10 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

2 Wait for the EQ Auto Setting to finish.

3c.EQ Auto Setting

Now Analyzing

Environment Check Ambient Noise [ ] Microphone [ ] Speaker YES/NO [ ]

:Cancel

3c.EQ Auto Setting

Now Analyzing

Surround Analyzing Channel Level [ ] Acoustic Cal EQ [ ]

:Cancel

As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings:

•

ALL CH ADJUST

– A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel.

•

FRONT ALIGN

– All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).

You return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set.

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see below), we recommend copying the the above (or from

sound (MCACC)

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

ALL CH ADJUST

FRONT ALIGN

settings from the

EQ Auto

Automatically setting up for surround

on page 8) to one of the custom settings. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start.

1 Select ‘EQ Data Copy’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

setup

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

Before manually adjusting the Acoustic Calibration EQ, we recommend copying the

FRONT ALIGN

from

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

settings from the auto setup above (or

on page 8) to one of the custom settings.

ALL CH ADJUST

or the

Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start (see

Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

above for how to do this).

Copying your

1 Select ‘EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust or EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.EQ Auto Setting d.EQ Data Copy

e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type ALL CH ADJUST

ENTER:Next :Cancel

2 Select which method you would like to use to adjust the overall frequency balance.

It is best to choose whichever one you copied to the custom setting in

settings

above.

ALL CH ADJUST

•

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

– All the speakers can be set independently so no special weighting is given to any one channel. When adjusting, test tones will sound for each individual channel.

•

FRONT ALIGN

– Speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings. The sound of the test tone will alternate between the left front (reference) speaker and the target speaker.

3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.EQ Auto Setting

d.EQ Data Copy

e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

2 Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use select the setting you want to copy.

3d.EQ Data Copy

TO FROM

CUSTOM1 CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 [ CUSTOM2 ]

Start Copy [ OK ]

:Cancel

3d.EQ Data Copy

TO FROM

CUSTOM1 ALL CH ADJ CUSTOM2 [ CUSTOM2 ]

Start Copy [ OK ]

:Cancel

• You can also copy from one custom setting to another. For more on the

FRONT ALIGN

settings, see

Calibration EQ automatically

ALL CH ADJUST

Setting the Acoustic

above.

3 Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirm.

/

and

Use Use

3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type: "ALL CH ADJUST"

Left

40Hz : [+ 1.0dB ] 125Hz : [ 0.0dB ] 250Hz : [ 0.0dB ] 4kHz : [ 0.0dB ] 13kHz : [ 0.0dB ] TRIM : [ 0.0dB ]

/

to select the channel.

/

to select the frequency and

:Finish

3e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type: "ALL CH ADJUST"

[ Left ] 40Hz : + 1.0dB 125Hz : [ 0.0dB ] 250Hz : [ 0.0dB ] 4kHz : [ 0.0dB ] 13kHz : [ 0.0dB ] TRIM : [ 0.0dB ]

/

cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use

/

to select the next channel.

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

FRONT ALIGN

OVER!

• The

indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until

OVER!

disappears from the display.

:Finish

to boost or

The System Setup menu

Tip

• Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. If the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the feature. Use

/

to select

TRIM

then use

TRIM

/

to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

After you have completed an automatic or manual Acoustic Calibration EQ adjustment, you can check the

ALL CH ADJUST, FRONT ALIGN

and custom settings

using the on-screen display.

1 Select ‘EQ Data Check’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.EQ Auto Setting d.EQ Data Copy e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust

g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3g.EQ Data Check

ALL CH ADJUST

[ Left ]

40Hz : + 1.0dB 125Hz : 0.0dB 250Hz : 0.0dB 4kHz : 0.0dB 13kHz : 0.0dB TRIM : 0.0dB

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to check.

• It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings.

3 Select the channels you want, pressing ENTER when you’re finished checking each one.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Manual speaker setup

This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers.).

These settings are designed to fine-tune your system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings made in

setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

necessary to make all of these settings.

Caution

• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume.

Automatically

on page 8, it isn’t

1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

•

Speaker Setting

– Specify the size and number of

speakers you’ve connected (page 37).

•

Crossover Network

– Specify which frequencies will

be sent to the subwoofer (page 38).

•

Channel Level

– Adjust the overall balance of your

speaker system (page 38).

•

Speaker Distance

– Specify the distance of your

speakers from the listening position (page 39).

•

THX Audio Setting

– Specify the distance of your

surround back speakers from each other (page 39).

•

THX Speaker Setup

– Specify whether or not you

have a THX speaker system (page 40).

3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.

Speaker Setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in

surround sound (MCACC)

1 Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup

2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size.

Use

/

to select the size (and number) of each of the

following speakers:

•

Front

– Select reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select

the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

Automatically setting up for

on page 8 are correct.

4a.Speaker Setting

Front SMALL Center [ SMALL ] Surr [ SMALL ] SB [

SMALL x2

SUB W. YES

[ THX : ALL

:Return

LARGE

if your front speakers

SMALL

]

:Finish

]

SMALL

to send

Note

1 If you select be set to

LARGE

SMALL

for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to

if the front speakers are set to

SMALL

. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

YES

. Also, the center, surround, and surround back speakers can’t

The System Setup menu

•

Center

– Select

reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center speaker, choose the other speakers).

•

Surr

– Select

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround speakers choose surround channels is sent to the other speakers).

•

– Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

connect surround back speakers choose

•

SUB W.

– LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to subwoofer when Choose the output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). If you did not connect a subwoofer choose

other speakers).

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select and

PLUS

yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to

PLUS

and

SMALL

alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting

LARGE

if your center speaker

(the center channel is sent to

LARGE

if your surround speakers

(the sound of the

LARGE

if your

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to

SMALL

are output from the

YES

is selected (see notes below).

PLUS

setting if you want the subwoofer to

(the bass frequencies are output from

LARGE

for your front speakers

for the subwoofer. This may not, however,

YES

or the front speakers set to

SMALL

for the front speakers.

LARGE

and

Crossover Network

• Default setting:

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

1 Select ‘Crossover Network’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

b.Crossover Network

c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup

2 Choose the frequency cutoff point.

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the subwoofer (or

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

80Hz

SMALL

. It also decides where the cutoff will

4b.Crossover Network

:Return

LARGE

speakers).

Frequency 80Hz

( THX : 80Hz )

LARGE

:Finish

, or

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system.

1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network

c.Channel Level

d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

2 Select a setup option.

•

Manual

– Move the test tone manually from speaker

to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•

Auto

– Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

from speaker to speaker automatically.

4c.Channel Level

Test Tone Manual

:Cancel

ENTER:Next

Note

1• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

• If you selected

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal.

2• For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see

• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to

Second Zone

Front Bi-Amp

(in

Surround back speaker setting

Speaker Setting

above.

on page 33) you can’t adjust the surround back settings.

80Hz

The System Setup menu

3 Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press

4c.Channel Level

Test Tone [ Manual ]

Please Wait . . . 20

Caution! Loud test tones will be output.

:Cancel

4 Adjust the level of each channel using

If you selected

Auto

setup will output test tones in the order shown on-

Manual

, use

/

ENTER

/

to switch speakers. The

screen:

4c.Channel Level

L 0.0dB C [ 0.0dB ] R [ 0.0dB ] SR [ 0.0dB ] SBR [ 0.0dB ] SBL [ 0.0dB ] SL [ 0.0dB ] SW [ 0.0dB ]

:Finish

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is

emitted.

5 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• You can change the channel levels at any time by using

EFFECT/CH SEL

You can set two channel levels: one for

and

+/–

on the remote control.

MULTI CH IN

and one for the listening modes.

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

1 Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level

d.Speaker Distance

e.THX Audio Setting f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

4d.Speaker Distance

L 10.0ft (Reference R [ 9.0ft ] C 9.5ft SL [ 6.0ft ] SR [ 6.5ft ] SBL [ 6.0ft ] SBR [ 6.5ft ] SW [ 12.5ft ]

:Finish

)

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.

THX Audio Setting

For the most effective results when using the THX Select2 Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes (see

the Home THX modes

Speaker Array (ASA) system (see it is required that you make the setting. See

system setup

placement.

1 Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

2 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other.

•

0–1 ft

– Surround speakers within 1 foot apart (best

for THX surround sound).

•

1– 4 ft

– Surround speakers between 1 and 4 feet

apart.

•

4 ft <

– Surround speakers more than 4 feet apart.

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

on page 27) with the Advanced

About THX

on page 68),

THX speaker

on page 19 for more on THX speaker

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance

e.THX Audio Setting

f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

4e.THX Audio Setting

SB SP Position

0-1 ft

SBL-SBR

:Finish

Using

2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using

/

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.5 foot increments.

Note

1• If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

2 If you don't have surround back speakers, or just have one, you won't be able to select this setting (

Cannot select

shows in the display).

The System Setup menu

THX Speaker Setup

If you have a complete THX speaker system, you should make this setting for the most effective results when using surround sound. See page 19 for more on using a THX speaker system.

1 Select ‘THX Speaker Setup’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

2 Specify whether or not you are using a THX speaker system.

THX speaker system setup

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance e.THX Audio Setting

f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

4f.THX Speaker Setup

THX Speaker NO

If you are using THX speakers, select YES.

:Finish

•

YES –

All speaker settings are fixed to

Speaker Setting

on page 37) during the Auto MCACC

SMALL

setup.

•

– Individual speaker sizes are determined

according to the Auto MCACC setup.

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

(see

Other connections

Chapter 8:

Other connections

Caution

• Make sure the power is switched off before making or changing the connections.

Using XM Radio

XM is the leading provider of satellite radio service in the United States. Through two high-power satellites, and

Roll

, XM Radio service offers over 150 channels of music, news, talk, sports and children's programming on a monthly subscription basis. XM Radio offers consumers clear sound quality from digital signal radios, an extensive variety of programming and nationwide coverage. Visit www.xmradio.com for more details on this service.

Connecting your XM Radio receiver

After purchasing a Connect-and-Play™ antenna (sold separately), you will also need to activate the XM Radio

digital radio service to receive broadcasts.

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

IN 2

(

DVR/

)

VCR1

(

)

TV/SAT

OUT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

AUDIO

(

)

DVD/LD

(

)

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

VSX-80TXV

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

ANTENNA ROOM 2(ZONE 2) OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 1

IN 2

S-VIDEO

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN IN IN MONITOR

OUT OUT

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

OUT

Connect-and-Play antenna

AM LOOP

PRE OUT

CENTER

L LL

SUR-

SUB

R R

FRONT

ROUND

WOOFER

OUT

CENTER

L L

SUB

FRONT

WOOFER

MULTI CH IN

(

Single

SURROUND BACK

12V TRIGGER (DC OUT 12 V / 50 mA MAX)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR OUT

SURROUND

)

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

R R

SURROUND BACK

Rock

2 Press

XM RADIO (SHIFT+TUNER)

to switch to the

XM RADIO input.

For best reception, you may need to move the Connectand-Play™ antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results).

• If after pressing

Antenna

XM RADIO

the display shows

, try disconnecting the antenna and

reconnecting.

Listening to XM Radio

After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on-

screen display.

The information displayed is as follows:

XM Satellite Radio A

Decades A0

Fifties (50's) XM005

Remy Sherman

Lovin' You

Preset class Signal strength Category Preset number

Channel number Artist name Song name

Channel name

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

From the XM Channel Guide, you can browse XM Radio channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow your channel search by genre.

XM Satellite Radio A

Decades A0

Fifties (50's) XM005

Remy Sherman

Lovin' You

• Press

/

///

to display the XM Channel Guide then

and

ENTER

XM Channel Guide

Previous [

000 RADIO ID

[

001 Preview

[

002 Highway1

[

003 America

[

004 Hank's Place

[

005 Fifties (50's)

[

006 Sixties (60's)

[

007 Seventies (70's)

 : Exit

to select the channel of the XM

radio broadcast you want to hear.

• To browse by genre, first press

//

to select a genre then press

• To cancel and exit any time, press

CATEGORY

ENTER

RETURN

] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]

, use

Check

/

1 Connect an XM Radio Connect-and-Play™ antenna to the XM Radio jack on the rear of this receiver.

You will also need to activate the XM Radio service.

Note

1 Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately. Premium Channel available at additional monthly cost. Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscription fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to change. Channels with frequent explicit language are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800-XMRADIO. Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available at xmradio.com. Only available in the 48 contiguous United States. 2 It’s easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the OSDs. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do everything if you prefer. 3 Select

XM000 (RADIO ID

) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the Connect-and-Play antenna.

Tip

• You can select channels directly by pressing

D.ACCESS

then the three-digit channel number.

Other connections

• You can press

DISP

to change XM Radio information

in the front panel display.

• The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing

ENTER

) after 5 seconds.

Using XM HD Surround

XM HD Surround uses Neural Surround™ technology to achieve optimal surround sound from XM radio.

• While listening to XM Radio, press AUTO SURR for XM HD Surround listening.

See

About Neural Surround™

below for more on this.

About Neural Surround™

Neural Surround™ represents the latest advancement in surround technology and has been adopted by XM Satellite Radio for digital radio broadcasts of surround recordings and live events.

Neural Surround™ employs psychoacoustic frequency domain processing which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage with superior localization of surround elements. System playback is scalable from stereo up to state-of-the-art multichannel surround.

Neural Surround™ is trademark owned by Neural Audio Corporation.

Saving channel presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 channels, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each.

1 Select the channel you want to memorize.

See

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

2 Press

T.EDIT

The display shows a blinking memory class.

3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press

/

to select the channel preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.

• The default for all presets is

4 Press

After pressing

ENTER

, the preset class and number stop

XM001

blinking and the receiver stores the XM channel.

Listening to channel presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this.

1 Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

2 Press

/

to select the channel preset you want.

• You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the channel preset.

Connect & Play™, XM-Ready® and The Ultimate Playlist are trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc. ©2005 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

above.

Connecting using HDMI

If you have a HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component, you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable.

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVD-Video, DVD-Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD, CD and MP3.

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI OUT

DIGITAL OUT

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OPTICAL

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

DIGITAL

HDMI IN

HDMI

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVR/VCR2

OUT

(

DVR/

VCR1

(

TV/SAT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

CONTROL

OUT

AUDIO

(

)

DVD/LD

)

COMPONENT VIDEO

)

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or plasma display

1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN 1/2 interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on your HDMI component.

HDMI

appears on the front panel when an HDMI-

equipped component is connected.

2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect on a HDMI-compatible monitor.

• The arrow on the cable connector body should be facing right for correct alignment with the connector on the player.

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO RL

ANTENNA

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN INOUT OUT

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR1 DVR

VSX-80TXV

OUT

Other connections

3 To hear audio from your HDMI component through this system, make analog and/or digital connections as necessary.

On the rear panel, you must connect to the audio jacks from a set of audio/video inputs (for example, or

DVR/VCR2

as shown in the illustration).

DVR/VCR1

• Without this connection, HDMI audio will still be output from your TV or plasma display (though no sound will be heard from this receiver).

4 Assign the HDMI input(s) you connected to the corresponding input source.

After connecting, you must specify which inputs(s) you are using for your HDMI component in

HDMI inputs

on page 51.

Assigning the

5 Use the input source buttons to select the input source you assigned in the previous step, then press

SIGNAL SEL

to select the audio input signal.

You can also use the front panel controls to do this (see

Choosing the input signal

on page 29).

• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be displayed. In this case, use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.

About HDMI

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays.

HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2 gigabytes per second (with HDTV signals), one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.

HDMI, the logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back

channels). multichannel analog audio.

1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding MULTI CH input jack on this receiver.

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround back channels, connect these to the corresponding MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver.

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs

for surround sound playback.

1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio.

2 Press

• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the

Make sure that the player is set to output

connections.

the

SURROUND BACK L (Single)

jack on this

receiver.

MULTI CH IN

(front panel).

analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby, then press

SBch PROCESSING

between

SW IN 0dB



STANDBY/ON

while holding down

on the front panel. This switches

SW IN +10dB

(increase of 10 decibels) and

(default) in the subwoofer channel.

Note

1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to select 2• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can’t use the sound processing features, (including

STEREO

• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

and the surround back channel processing).

MULTI CH IN

(see

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

SIGNAL SELECT

above for more on this).

, or any of the listening modes

Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup

Caution

•

Before making or changing the connections

the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system.

• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6

speaker impedance

Ω

to 16 Ω (please see

on page 55 if you plan to use

Switching the

speakers with an impedance of less than 8

After selecting

setting

on page 33, you can use the speakers connected

2nd Zone

Surround back speaker

to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See

Switching the speaker system

below for the listening

options with this setup.

1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals on the rear panel.

Connect them the same way you connected your speakers in Make sure to review

Installing your speaker system

Placing the speakers

when placing the speakers in another room.

2 Select ‘2nd Zone’ from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu.

See

Surround back speaker setting

on page 33 to do this.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected on page 33, three speaker system settings are possible using the or

Front Bi-Amp

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

2nd Zone

• Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting.

As mentioned above, if you have selected the button will simply switch your main speaker system (A) on or off.

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

•

SPA

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

•

SPB

connected to speaker system B. Multichannel sources will not be heard. The same signal is output from the surround back channel pre-out terminals.

2nd Zone

SPEAKERS

Surround back speaker setting

button. If you selected

, the button will simply switch your main

setting only.

– Sound is output from speaker system A and

– Sound is output from the two speakers

, switch off

Ω

on page 17.

on page 18

Normal (SB)

•

SPAB

– Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. The sound from speaker system B will be the same as the sound from speaker system A (multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).

•

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

same sound is output from the pre-out terminals (including from your subwoofer, if connected) as when selecting speaker system A (above).

Bi-amping your front speakers

Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers (in this case, to both front and surround back terminals) for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using.

1 Connect your speakers as shown below.

This illustration below shows the connections for biamping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right speaker in the same way.

SPEAKERS

FRONT CENTER

Front left

speaker

High

Low

Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn’t matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part ( of the speaker.

• Make sure that the

/ – connections are properly

inserted.

2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu.

See

Surround back speaker setting

how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.

SURROUND BACK /

SURROUND

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

High

(

Single

)

Low

on page 33 to specify

)

Note

1• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• Depending on the settings in

• All speaker systems (except

Surround back speaker setting

2nd Zone

connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

Manual speaker setup

on page 33 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.

on page 37. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard

Other connections

Caution

• Most speakers with both have two metal plates that connect the

Low

terminals. These must be removed when you are

High

and

Low

terminals

High

to the

bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.

• If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may damage your speakers.

Bi-wiring your speakers

The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as biamping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you’ve selected

Normal (SB)

setting

• To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

Using a banana plug for the second connection is recommended.

• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers.

• Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way.

2nd Zone

on page 33.

Caution

Surround back speaker

Connecting additional amplifiers

This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.

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

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Front channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Center channel amplifier (mono)

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround back channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L (Single)

Surround

on page 37) to

Powered subwoofer

OUT

DVR/VCR2

AM LOOP

PRE OUT

SURROUND

12V TRIGGER (DC OUT 12 V / 50 mA MAX)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OUT

CENTER

L L

SUB

FRONT

WOOFER

MULTI CH IN

MONITOR OUT

(

Single

SURROUND BACK

SURROUND

CENTER

L LL

SUB

R R

FRONT

WOOFER

IN MONITOR

INOUT

)

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

R R

SURROUND BACK

VSX-80TXV

• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left ( terminal only.

• The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have configured the

back speaker setting

on page 33.

• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to

OFF

, or simply disconnect any

speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.

• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see

LARGE

Speaker Setting

)

SPEAKERS

FRON

MONITOR OUT

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

L LL

CENTER

MONITOR OUT

ROOM 2(ZO

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

L L L

CENTER

(

Single

)

SURROUND BACK /

SELECTABLE

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Other connections

Multi-room listening

This receiver can power two independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper multi-

room connections. both rooms at the same time or, depending on your needs, the same source can also be used. The main and sub rooms have independent power (the main room power can be off while the sub room is on) and the sub room can be controlled by the front panel controls. However, you may need to specify the volume setting in

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

Making multi-room connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a separate TV and speakers for your sub room. You will also need a separate amplifier if you are not using the SurrBack System setup (see below). There are two multiroom setups possible with this system:

Basic multi-room setup

• Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTIROOM & SOURCE ROOM 2 jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub room amplifier as shown in the illustration below.

Different sources can be playing in

on page 53.

Surround Back System multi-room setup

You must select

MR&S

Surround back speaker setting

on page 33 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the sub room will be temporarily interrupted when controlling the main room (for example, changing the input source or starting playback).

• Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below.

Sub room Main room

AM LOOP

L LL

OUT

R R

IN IN MONITOR

OUT

IN INOUT

R1 DVR/VCR2

PRE OUT

(

)

CENTER

Single

SUR-

SURROUND

SUB

FRONT

ROUND

BACK

WOOFER

12V TRIGGER (DC OUT 12 V / 50 mA MAX)

SPEAKERS

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OUT

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

MONITOR

FRONT CENTER

OUT

CENTER

L L

R R

SUB

FRONT

SUR-

SURROUND

WOOFER

ROUND

BACK

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

AC OUTLET

SURROUND BACK /

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

SWITCHED 100 W(0.8 A) MAX

(

)

Single

Note

1 Note that you will only be able to play analog sources (such as composite video) in the sub room.

Sub room Main room

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

IN 2

( DVR/

)

VCR1

(

)

TV/SAT

OUT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

AUDIO

(

)

DVD/LD

(

)

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

ANTENNA ROOM 2(ZONE 2) OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

IN 1

IN 2

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

IN IN IN IN MONITOR

OUT OUT

VIDEO

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

TV/SAT

AM LOOP

CENTER

L LL

OUT

SUB

R R

FRONT

WOOFER

OUT

PRE OUT

CENTER

L L

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

12V TRIGGER (DC OUT 12 V / 50 mA MAX)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

Using the multi-room controls

The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub room volume and select sources. See

remote controls

(

)

Single

SURROUND BACK

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

R R

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND

BACK

MULTI JOG

MULTI ROOM

ON/OFF

CONTROL

STANDBY/ON

below when using the remote control.

PHASE

CONTROL

LISTENING

DVD/LD

TV/SAT DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2 VIDEO/GAME CD

MODE

ENTER

PHONES

SYSTEM

TUNING/

TONE

SETUP

STATION

MULTI JOG

CD-R/TAPE/MD

FM/AM

S-VIDEO

VIDEO/GAME

INPUT

TUNER

SPEAKERSRETURN

EDIT

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

1 Press the MULTI ROOM ON/OFF button on the front panel.

The

MULTI ROOM

indicator lights and appears in the front panel display to indicate the multiroom control has been switched on.

Multi-room

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

MULTI CHINVIDEO

SELECT

MCACC

SETUP MIC

MR&S ON

RECEIVER

VSX-80TXV

SOUND

SB ch

SIGNAL

RETRIEVER

PROCESSING

SELECT

MASTER VOLUME

Other connections

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE ROOM 2(ZONE 2) OUT

2 Press CONTROL.

Make sure that any operations for the sub room are done while

MULTI-ROOM

ROOM

is not showing, the front panel controls affect the

main room only.

3 Use the

MULTI JOG

room you have selected.

For example, inputs to the sub room.

• If you select

TUNER

controls to select a preset station (see

station presets

this).

• You can’t use the XM Radio function when using the multi-room feature.

4 Use the

MASTER VOLUME

volume.

This is only possible if you selected the volume control in

page 53.

5 When you’re finished, press CONTROL again to return to the main room controls.

You can also press the the front panel to switch off all output to the sub room.

Multi-room remote controls

The following table shows the possible multi-room remote controls:

Button

SHIFT

What it does

Selects the sub room.

RECEIVER



INPUT

Switches power on/off in the sub room. Use to select the input source in the sub room.

SELECT

Input source

Use to select the input source directly (this may not work for some functions) in the sub room.

buttons

VOL +/–

Use to set the listening volume in the sub room.

shows in the display. If

dial to select the source for the

sends the source connected to the

TUNER

, you can use the front panel

on page 31 if you’re unsure how to do

dial to adjust the

VARIABLE

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

MULTI ROOM ON/OFF

MULTI-

Saving

button on

Connecting an IR receiver

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or shelving unit, you can use an optional IR receiver (such as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead

of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver. You may need to specify your IR receiver type in

Room and IR receiver setup

IR receiver

1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IR IN jack on the rear of this receiver.

2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IR OUT jack on the rear of this receiver to link it to the IR receiver.

Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for the type of cable necessary for the connection.

• If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR receiver, see

Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor

CONTROL

jacks instead of the

on page 53.

Closet or shelving unit

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

HDMI

IN OUT

DIGITAL

( DVD/LD

( DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVR/

VCR1

( TV/SAT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

CONTROL

OUT

AUDIO

)

OPTICAL

)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE ROOM 2(ZONE 2) OUT

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

ANTENNA

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

IN IN IN IN MONITOR

VIDEO

TV/SAT

Non-Pioneer component

Pioneer component

AM LOOP

CENTER

L LL

OUT

IN 3

SUB

R R

FRONT

WOOFER

OUT OUT

OUT

L L

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

on page 61 to connect to the

IR OUT

jack.

PRE OUT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUB WOOFER

12V TRIGGER (DC OUT 12 V / 50 mA MAX)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR OUT

Multi-

(

)

Single

SURROUND BACK

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

R R

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND

BACK

Note

1 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one room also changes the station in the other room. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast. 2 The volume levels of the main and sub room are independent. 3• You won’t be able to switch the main room off completely unless you’ve switched off the multi-room control first.

• If you don’t plan to use the multi-room feature for awhile, turn off the power in both the main and sub room so that this receiver is in standby.

4• Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver remote sensor window.

• Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your component to check for IR compatibility.

• If using two remote controls (at the same time), the IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the remote sensor on the front panel.

Other connections

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger

You can connect a component in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this receiver so that it switches on or off using a 12 volt trigger when you select an input function. However, you must specify which input functions switch on the trigger using the

setup

on page 53. Note that this will only work with

12 Volt Trigger

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an SR+ cable

of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is

changed.

components that have a standby mode.

12V

TRIGGER

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

HDMI

(

( VCR1

TV/SAT

ASSIGNABLE

CONTROL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVR/

)

IN 2

(CD)

OUT

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OPTICAL

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

DIGITAL

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN IN IN MONITOR

OUT OUT

AM LOOP

PRE OUT

(

)

CENTER

SUB WOOFER

OUT

Single

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND

BACK

12V TRIGGER (DC OUT 12 V / 50 mA MAX)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR OUT

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

L L L

OUT

IN 3

R R

FRONT

• Connect the 12V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to the 12V trigger of another component.

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

• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12V/50mA.

After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set in

12 Volt Trigger setup

on page 53.

• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma display remote sensor to control the receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off.

• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver. See

Assign menu plasma displays

to connect it to this unit and take advantage

CONTROL

OUT

Pioneer plasma

VSX-80TXV

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

IN 2

(

DVR/

VCR1

(

TV/SAT

OUT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

AUDIO

(

)

DVD/LD

(

)

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OPTICAL

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

)

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

IN IN IN INOUT OUT

VIDEO

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

ANTENNA

TV/SAT

display

OUT

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

AM LOOP

FRONT

Important

on page 50 and

SR+ Setup for Pioneer

on page 52 for detailed instructions.

The Input

Note

1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection). 2 This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.

Other connections

XM RADIO

ROOM 2

DVR 2

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

• Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the

CONTROL IN OUT

jack of your plasma display.

DVD player

jack of this receiver with the

VIDEO

INPUT 1

Pioneer plasma

display

Satellite receiver, etc

DVD/LD

AUDIO IN

PHASE

STANDBY/ON

CONTROL

MULTI ROOM

LISTENING

DVD/LD

TV/SAT DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2 VIDEO/GAME CD

CONTROL

ON/OFF

MODE

ENTER

MULTI JOG

PHONES

SYSTEM

SETUP

MULTI JOG

CD-R/TAPE/MD

S-VIDEO

VIDEO/GAME

TUNING/

TUNER

STATION

EDIT

SPEAKERSRETURN TONE

CONTROL

VIDEO

INPUT 2

TV/SAT

AUDIO IN

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-80TXV

MULTI CHINVIDEO

FM/AM

INPUT

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

SOUND

SB ch

SIGNAL

SELECT

RETRIEVER

PROCESSING

SELECT

MASTER

MCACC SETUP MIC

VOLUME

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display

When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. These features include:

• On-screen displays when making receiver settings, such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on.

• On-screen volume display.

• On-screen display of listening mode.

• Automatic video input switching on the plasma display.

• Automatic volume muting on the plasma display.

See also page 52 for more on setting up the receiver.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

Important

• The additional SR+ features do not work when the XM Radio function is selected.

This receiver

To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For each component, connect the video output directly to the plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/ or digital) to this receiver.

1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable.

See

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

above for more on connecting these components.

• Make sure you have also selected the display input to which you’ve connected the receiver in

Assign menu

on page 50.

2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press

The Input

RECEIVER

, then

the SR+ button.

The front panel display shows

SR+ ON

SR+ OFF

• The automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately; see

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

on page 52.

Other Settings

Chapter 9:

Other Settings

The Input Assign menu

You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables.

1 Press the

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

//

and select menu items. Press exit the current menu.

2 Select ‘Input Assign’ from the System Setup menu.

Assigning the digital inputs

You only need to do this if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs (see above). This setting tells the receiver what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to what you have hooked up.

1 Select ‘Digital Input’ from the Input Assign menu.

2 you’ve connected the digital component.

The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.

3 Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input.

Select between

OFF

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

and

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

on the remote control, then press

ENTER

to navigate through the screens

RETURN

5.Input Assign

 : Exit

to confirm and

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input c.HDMI Input

• Default settings:

Coaxial - 1 Coaxial - 2 Optical - 1 Optical - 2 Optical - 3

–

– – – –

5.Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input c.HDMI Input

DVD/LD

DVR 2 DVR 1 TV/SAT CD

:Return

5a.Digital Input Setup

Coaxial - 1 Coaxial - 2 [ DVR 2 ] Optical - 1 [ DVR 1 ] Optical - 2 [ TV/SAT ] Optical - 3 [ CD ]

DVD/LD

Select the number of the digital input to

DVD, TV, CD, CD-R, DVR 1, DVR 2

/

:Return

:Finish

which

• Use

/ and

ENTER

to do this.

• If you assign a digital input to a certain function (for example,

DVD/LD

) then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be switched off.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the component video inputs

• Default settings:

Component - 1 Component - 2 Component - 3

– – –

OFF OFF OFF

If you used component video cords to connect your video equipment you must tell the receiver which device it is, or else you may see the S-video or composite video input instead of the component video signal. For more on this, see

Using the component video jacks

on page 14.

1 Select ‘Component Input’ from the Input Assign menu.

5. Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input

c.HDMI Input

:Return

5b.Component Input

Component - 1 Component - 2 [ TV/SAT ] Component - 3 [ DVR 1 ]

DVD/LD

:Finish

2 Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component.

The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.

3 Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input.

Select between

• Use

DVD, TV, DVR 1, DVR 2

/ and

ENTER

to do this.

OFF

• Make sure you have connected the audio from the component to the corresponding inputs on the rear of the receiver.

• If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you should also have your TV connected to this receiver's component video

MONITOR

output (downconverting component video

is not possible after assigning an input).

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

Other Settings

Assigning the HDMI inputs

• Default settings:

HDMI - 1 – OFF HDMI - 2 – OFF

If you used HDMI to connect your video equipment, you must tell the receiver which input terminal(s) you have used, so that you see the proper video signal when you select the input source.

1 Select ‘HDMI Input’ from the Input Assign menu.

5. Input Assign

a.Digital Input b.Component Input

c.HDMI Input

:Return

2 Select the number of the HDMI input to which you’ve connected your video component.

The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.

3 Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input.

Select between

• Use

DVD, TV, DVR 1, DVR 2

/ and

ENTER

to do this.

OFF

• To hear audio from your HDMI component (through this system), you must also make separate audio connections to the corresponding inputs on the rear of the receiver. For more on this, see

using HDMI

on page 42.

Connecting

• If you connect any video component to the receiver using HDMI, you should also have your TV connected to this receiver's HDMI output.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

•

DRC Setup

– Specify the amount of dynamic range

adjustment to Dolby Digital soundtracks (see

Dynamic Range Control Setup

•

Dual Mono Setup

– Isolate one channel when

listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see

Mono Setup

•

LFE ATT Setup

LFE channel (

SR+ Setup

•

below).

– Choose the attenuator level for the

LFE Attenuator Setup

– Specify how you want to control your

Pioneer plasma display (

plasma displays

•

Video Conv. Setup

on page 52).

– Specify if you want analog

video signals converted for output to your TV (

Converter Setup

Multi Room Setup

•

on page 52).

– Specify your volume setting for

below).

Dual

on page 52).

SR+ Setup for Pioneer

Video

a multi-room setup and your IR receiver type (see

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

•

12V Trigger Setup

– Specify which components you

on page 53).

want to switch on or off using the 12 volt trigger (see

12 Volt Trigger setup

on page 53).

4 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.

Dynamic Range Control Setup

• Default setting:

This setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie soundtracks. You may want to use this when listening to surround sound at low volumes.

1 Select ‘DRC Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

OFF

The Other Setup menu

The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver.

1 Press the

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

//

and select menu items. Press exit the current menu.

2 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

and

ENTER

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

on the remote control, then press

to navigate through the screens

RETURN

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

to confirm and

ENTER

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup c.LFE ATT Setup d.SR+ Setup e.Video Conv. Setup f. Multi Room Setup g.12V Trigger Setup

:Return

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup c.LFE ATT Setup d.SR+ Setup e.Video Conv. Setup f. Multi Room Setup g.12V Trigger Setup

:Return

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

OFF

/

– No dynamic range adjustment (use when

listening at higher volume).

•

MID

– Mid setting.

MAX

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are

• reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased).

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

6a.Dynamic Range Control

DRC OFF

:Finish

RETURN

Other Settings

Dual Mono Setup

• Default setting: You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital

and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.

1 Select ‘Dual Mono Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup

c.LFE ATT Setup d.SR+ Setup e.Video Conv. Setup f. Multi Room Setup g.12V Trigger Setup

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

CH1

– Only channel 1 is played

•

CH2

– Only channel 2 is played

•

CH1 CH2

front speakers

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

CH1

6b.Dual Mono Setup

Dual Mono [ CH1

:Return

:Finish

– Both channels are played through the

RETURN

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting:

Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultralow bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers.

1 Select ‘LFE ATT Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup b.Dual Mono Setup

c.LFE ATT Setup

d.SR+ Setup e.Video Conv. Setup f. Multi Room Setup g.12V Trigger Setup

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

ATT 0dB

•

ATT 10dB

•

LFE OFF

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

ATT 0dB

6c. LFE ATT Setup

LFE ATT ATT 0dB

:Return

– No limiting (recommended)

– 10 dB of limiting

– No sound from LFE channel

RETURN

:Finish

1 Select ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup b.Dual Mono Setup c.LFE ATT Setup

d.SR+ Setup

e.Video Conv. Setup f. Multi Room Setup g.12V Trigger Setup

:Return

6d.SR+ Setup

PDP Volume Control OFF PDP Input Select DVD/LD [ OFF ] TV/SAT [ OFF ] DVR 1 [ OFF ] DVR 2 [ OFF ] VIDEO [ OFF ] Monitor Out [ OFF ]

:Finish

2 Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you want.

•

OFF

– The receiver does not control the volume of the

plasma display

•

– When the receiver is switched to one of the

inputs that use the plasma display (

DVD/LD

, or another function below), the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from the receiver is heard.

3 Assign any input source connected to the plasma display to the corresponding input number.

This matches the receiver’s input source with a numbered video input on the plasma display. For example, assign

DVD/LD

input-2

if you have connected your DVD video output to video input 2 on the plasma display.

• The

Monitor Out

should be set to the input that you’ve used to connect this receiver to your plasma display.

6d.SR+ Setup

PDP Volume Control [ ON ] PDP Input Select DVD/LD OFF TV/SAT [ OFF ] DVR 1 [ OFF ] DVR 2 [ OFF ] VIDEO [ OFF ] Monitor Out [ OFF ]

:Finish

4 When you're finished, press

6d.SR+ Setup

PDP Volume Control [ ON ] PDP Input Select DVD/LD input-2 TV/SAT [ OFF ] DVR 1 [ OFF ] DVR 2 [ OFF ] VIDEO [ OFF ] Monitor Out [ OFF ]

RETURN

:Finish

You return to the Other Setup menu.

Video Converter Setup

• Default setting:

The video converter allows you to see analog video sources through all of this receiver’s

OUT

jacks. Note that the converter gives priority to

component, S-video, then composite (in that order). See

About the video converter

1 Select ‘Video Conv. Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

MONITOR VIDEO

on page 12 for more on this.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

• Default setting:

Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the number of settings available will depend on the plasma display you’ve connected.

CATEGORY

GUIDE

ATT

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select PRESET then press

SETUP

3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press

ENTER

The LCD on the remote displays the component you want

DVD

to control (for example

4 Use

/

to select the first letter of the brand name

of your component then press

DVR

ENTER

This should be the manufacturer’s name (for example, P for Pioneer).

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

T.EDITDTV MENU

RETURN

BAND

ENTER

SETUP

5 Use the list then press

6 Use

/

to select the manufacturer’s name from

ENTER

/

to select the proper code from the list,

then try using this remote with your component.

The code should start with the component type (for example,

the first one.

DVD 020

). If there is more than one, start with

To try out the remote control, switch the component on or off (into standby) by pressing

SOURCE . If it doesn’t

seem to work, select the next code from the list (if there is one).

• If you can’t find or properly enter a preset code, you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control (see

from other remote controls

Programming signals

below).

7 If your component is controlled successfully, press

ENTER

to confirm.

The remote LCD display shows OK.

Programming signals from other remote controls

If the preset code for your component is not available, or the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you can program signals from the remote control of another component. This can also be used to program additional operations (buttons not covered in the presets) after

assigning a preset code.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select LEARNING then press

The LCD on the remote prompts you for the component you want to control (for example

3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press

PRES KEY

shows in the LCD display.

4 Point the two remote controls towards each other then press the button that will be doing the learning on this receiver’s remote control.

PRES KEY

starts flashing to indicate the remote is ready

to accept a signal.

SETUP

ENTER

DVD

VIDEO

ENTER

Note

1 You can’t assign the 2• When using a Pioneer HDD recorder, please select

• When using a Pioneer plasma display released prior to summer 2005, please select preset codes 637 or 660. 3 The remote can store about 200 preset codes (this has been tested with codes of Pioneer format only). 4• You can’t assign the RECEIVER, XM RADIO or TUNER buttons.

• TV CONTROL buttons (TV,TV VOL +/–, TV CH +/– and INPUT SELECT) can only be learned after selecting TV CTRL.

RECEIVER, XM RADIO

TUNER

buttons.

PIONEER DVR 487

, 488, 489 or 493.

Controlling the rest of your system

• The remote controls should be 1 to 2 inches apart.

1 to 2 inches

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER SOURCE

5 Press the corresponding button on the other remote control that is sending (teaching) the signal to this receiver’s remote control.

For example, if you want to learn the playback control signal, press and hold

show

if the operation has been learned.



briefly. The LCD display will

If for some reasons the operation hasn’t been learned the LCD will display

KEY

again. If this happens, keep pressing the (teaching)

ERROR

briefly and then display

button as you vary the distance between the two remotes,

until the LCD display shows

. Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls.

The buttons available are shown below (with the exception of the TV controls, a combination of

SHIFT

and these buttons can

also be learned):

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER

SELECT

SOURCE



ANALOG

ATT

DISC

RETURN

T.EDIT

VOL

ROOM2/3

RECEIVER

SEL

VIDEO

DIMMER

TUNER

VIDEO 1 TV CONT

XM RADIO

TV VIDEO 2

CD-R

i Pod

SLEEP

DVD SAT

DVR2

DVR1

DVD

MUTE

CH LEVEL

STEREO

CLASS

ENTER

MEMORY

ADV. SURR

BAND

SBch

HDD

TV CH

MCACC S.DIRECT

REC STOP

DTV INFO

STANDARD

ENTER

TUNE

REC

TUNE

TV CONTROL

THX

RECEIVER

INPUT SELECT

ISOPHASE

SIGNAL SEL

ST ST

+10SR

CATEGORY

DISP

MPX

TV VOL

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU 

AV PARAMETER

SHIFT

AUDIO SUBTITLE

STATUS

MULTI OPE

SETUP

GUIDE

DTV MENU

PRES

Erasing one of the remote control button settings

This erases one of the buttons you have programmed and restores the button to the factory default.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select

ERASE

SETUP

then press

The LCD on the remote prompts you for the component corresponding to the button setting to be erased.

3 Press the input source button corresponding to the command to be erased then press

The LCD display flashes

PRES KEY

ENTER

4 Press and hold the button to be erased for two seconds.

The LCD display shows OK or

NO CODE

button has been erased.

5 Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons.

6 Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of seconds when you’re done.

SETUP

ENTER

to confirm the

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

DVD

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

CATEGORY

TV DVR1

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

DVR 2

SB ch

DIMMER

PHASE

BAND

CLASS

ENTER

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

T.EDITDTV MENU

RETURN

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

S.RETRIEVER

DISC

TV VOL

MPX

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

SELECT

RECDTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

RECEIVER

VOL

MUTE

REC STOP JUKEBOX

HDD

DVD

STEREO

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

6 To program additional signals for the current component repeat steps 4 and 5.

To program signals for another component, exit and repeat steps 1 through 5.

7 Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of seconds to exit and store the operation(s).

Resetting the remote control presets

This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and programmed buttons.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

RESET

3 Press and hold

/

to select

RESET

flashes in the LCD display.

ENTER for about two seconds

SETUP

then press

ENTER

SETUP

The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have been erased.

Confirming preset codes

Use this feature to check which preset code is assigned to an input source button.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select READ ID then press

SETUP

ENTER

The LCD on the remote prompts you for the input source button you want to check.

Note

1 Note that interference from TVs or other devices will sometimes result in the remote control learning the wrong signal. 2• Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart.

• If the remote LCD shows you’re not using to free up more memory (note that some signals may take more memory than others). 3 Note that the number key decimal button (

FULL

, it means the memory is full. See

+10/D.ACCESS

Erasing one of the remote control button settings

) may not be learned with some components.

below to erase a programmed button

ENTER

TV CONTROL

TUNE

ST ST

TOP MENU

CATEGORY

T.EDITDTV MENU

RETURN

GUIDE

BAND

SETUP

Controlling the rest of your system

3 Press the button of the component for which you want to check the preset code, then press ENTER.

The brand name and preset code appears in the display for three seconds.

Renaming input source names

You can customize the names that appear on the remote LCD when you select an input source (for example, you could change the name of

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select

DVR 1

RENAME

HDD/DVR

SETUP

then press

SETUP

ENTER

The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the input source you want to rename.

3 Press the input source button you want to rename then press

4 Use

ENTER

/

to select NAME EDT then press

ENTER

To reset the button to its original (default) name, select

NAME RST

above.

5 Edit the name of the input source in the remote control LCD, pressing

Use

/

to change the character and

ENTER

when you’re finished.

/

to move forward/back a position. The name can be up to eight characters (the possible characters are listed below).

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 \ / * + –

[space]

Direct function

• Default setting:

You can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time, using your receiver to playback a different component. This could let you, for example, use the remote control to set up and listen to a CD on the receiver and then use the remote control to rewind a tape in your VCR while you continue to listen to your CD player.

When direct function is on, any component you select (using the input source buttons) will be selected by both the receiver and the remote control. When you turn direct function off, you can operate the remote control without

affecting the receiver.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

SETUP

2 Use

/

to select

DIRECT F

then press

ENTER

The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the input source you want to control.

3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press

/

4 Use press

to switch direct function ON or OFF then

ENTER

The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting.

Multi Operation and System Off

The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a series of up to 5 commands for the components in your system. For example, you could turn on your TV, turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD using only two buttons on the remote control.

Similar to multi operations, System Off allows you to use one button to stop and switch off a series of components

in your system at the same time.

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence

DVR 2

TV DVR1

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

SB ch

ENTER

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

ANALOG

DVD

SLEEP

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select MULTI OP or SYS OFF from the

menu and press

If you selected Multi Operation

the remote prompts you for an input source button.

If you selected System Off

3 Press the input source button for the component that will start the multi-operation then press

For example, if you want to start the sequence by switching on your DVD player, press

4 Use

/

to select CODE EDT then press

To erase any previously stored multi-operations (or shutdown sequences) select

5 Use

/

press

to select a command in the sequence then

ENTER

If this is the first command in the sequence, select 1ST CODE. Otherwise, simply choose the next command in

the sequence. PRES KEY flashes after you press ENTER.

ATT

SETUP

(

MULTI OP

(

SYSOFF

), go to step 4.

CODE ERS above.

), the LCD on

DVD

SETUP

ENTER

Note

1 You can’t use direct function with the TV CTRL function. 2• Before Multi Operation and System Off will work correctly, you must setup the remote to work with your TV and other components (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 56 for more on this).

• Some units may take some time to power up, in which case multiple operations may not be possible.

• Power on and off commands only work with components that have a standby mode.

Controlling the rest of your system

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

AUDIO

DISP

SUBTITLE

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

HDD

DVD

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

AUDIO

DISP

SUBTITLE

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

HDD

DVD

6 If necessary, press the input source button for the component whose command you want to input.

This is only necessary if the command is for a new component (input source).

7 Select the button for the command you want to input.

The following remote control commands can be selected:

RECEIVER

DVD

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

CATEGORY

SELECT

TV DVR1

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

DVR 2

XM RADIO

TUNERCD-R

DIMMER

PHASE

SOURCE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

S.RETRIEVER

DISC

TV VOL

MPX

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

TV CTRL

ROOM 2

RECEIVER

SB ch

CLASS

ENTER

T.EDITDTV MENU

RETURN

BAND

SELECT

RECDTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

RECEIVER

VOL

MUTE

REC STOP JUKEBOX

HDD

DVD

STEREO

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

• You don't need to program the receiver to switch on or off. This is done automatically.

With Pioneer components

, you don’t need to:

• program the power to switch off in a shutdown sequence (except DVD recorders);

• program the power to switch on if it’s the source component selected in step 3;

• program a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the input function (selected in step 2) has video input terminals;

These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown).

8 Repeat steps 5–7 to program a sequence of up to five commands.

/

9 When you’re finished, use from the menu and press

ENTER

You will return to the remote control

* EXIT *

again to exit.

to select EDITEXIT

SETUP

menu. Select

Using multi operations

You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on, or in standby.

1 Press MULTI OPE. MULTI OP

flashes in the display.

Press

an input source button that has been set up

with a multi operation.

The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the programmed multi operation is performed automatically.

Using System off

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND L REMOTE CONTROL UN

DVD

1 Press MULTI OPE. MULTI OP

2 Press

flashes in the display.



SOURCE

The command sequence you programmed will run, then all Pioneer components will switch off

receiver.

SELECT

TV DVR1

EARNING

DVR 2

SOURCE

TV CTRL

, followed by this

Note

1 In order to avoid accidently switching off a DVD recorder that is currently recording, no DVD recorder power off codes are sent.

Controlling the rest of your system

Controls for TVs

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

components

source buttons to select the component.

• The

TV CONTROL

dedicated to control the TV assigned to the button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the

TV CTRL

Button(s)



INPUT SELECT

TV CH +/–

TV VOL +/–

SOURCESwitches the DTV on or off. DTV













AUDIO / DISP

SUBTITLE

DTV MENU

GUIDE

RETURN

Number buttons

+10

button Use to add a decimal point when

ENTER/ DISC

Select different menus from the

///

ENTER

Setting the remote to control other

on page 56 for more on this). Use the input

buttons on the remote control are

TV CTRL

button.

Function Components

Press to switch the component assigned to the button on or off.

Switches the TV input. (Not possible with all models.)

Selects channels. Cable TV/Satellite

Adjust the TV volume. Cable TV/Satellite

Switches the TV or CATV between standby and on.

Switches the DTV on or off. DTV Press to get information on DTV

programs. Use to choose the BLUE

commands on a DTV menu. Use to choose the YELLOW

commands on a DTV menu. Use to choose the GREEN

commands on a DTV menu. Use to choose the RED

commands on a DTV menu. Use to switch DTV audio tracks. DTV Use to return to the previously

selected channel. Press to display the DTV menu. DTV Use as the

navigating. Use to select Use to select a speciﬁc TV

channel.

selecting a speciﬁc TV channel. Use to enter a channel. Cable TV/Satellite

DTV functions. Select the menu screen. Cable TV/Satellite

Press to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen.

GUIDE

RETURN

TV CONT

button for

EXIT

. DTV

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/DTV

TV/TV/DTV

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

DTV

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/DTV

DTV

TV/TV/DTV DTV

TV/TV Cable TV/Satellite

TV/TV/DTV

Controls for other components

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

components

source buttons to select the component.

Button (s)

SOURCE



















REC

(

SHIFT+)

REC STOP

(

SHIFT+)

JUKEBOX

(

SHIFT+)

Number buttons

+10

button

Setting the remote to control other

on page 56 for more on this). Use the input

Function Components

Press to switch the component between standby and on.

Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter. Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks or chapters.

Press to advance to the start of the next track or chapter. Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks or chapters.

Pause playback or recording. CD/MD/CD-R/

Start playback. CD/MD/CD-R/

Hold down for fast forward playback.

Hold down for fast reverse playback.

Stops playback. CD/MD/CD-R/

Starts recording. MD/CD-R/VCR/

CD/MD/CD-R/ VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/ Cassette deck

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

VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/ Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/ VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/ Cassette deck

VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/ Cassette deck

DVR player/ Cassette deck

Stops recording. DVR player

Switches to the Jukebox feature. DVR player

Directly access tracks on a program source.

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display.

Selects tracks higher than 10. (For example, press to select track 13.)

+10

then 3

CD/MD/CD-R/ VCR/LD player

DVD/DVR player

CD/MD/CD-R/ VCR/LD player

Controlling the rest of your system

Button (s)

ENTER/ DISC

TOP MENU

 

ENTER

/

///

ENTER

GUIDE

CH +/–

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

SHIFT +SUBTITLE

HDD (SHIFT + CH–)

DVD (SHIFT + CH+)

Function Components

Chooses the disc. Multiple CD

ENTER

Use as the Displays the setup screen for

DVR players.

button. VCR/DVD player

player

DVR player

Changes sides of the LD. LD player Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a

DVD player. Displays menus concerning the

current DVD or DVR you are using.

DVD/DVR player

Pauses the tape. Cassette deck Stops the tape. Cassette deck Starts playback. Cassette deck Fast rewinds/fast forwards the

tape. Navigates DVD menu/options. DVD/DVR

Press to access the DVD player setup screen.

Selects channels. VCR/DVD/DVR

Changes the audio language or channel.

Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.

Switches to the VCR controls when using a VCR/DVD/HDD

Cassette deck

Player DVD/DVR

Player

Player DVD/DVR

Player VCR/DVD/DVR

Player

recorder. Switches to the hard disk

DVR Player controls when using a DVD/ HDD recorder.

Switches to the DVD controls

DVR Player when using a DVD/HDD recorder.

Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor

Many Pioneer components have SR which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control signal is

passed along the chain to the appropriate component.

Important

• Note that if you use this feature,

also have at least one set of analog audio or video jacks connected

to another component for grounding

purposes.

1 Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor of.

When you want to control any component in the chain, this is the remote sensor at which you’ll point the corresponding remote control.

2 Connect the to the

CONTROL IN

CONTROL OUT

jack of another Pioneer component.

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

MULTI-ROOM & S

OPTICAL

ROOM 2(ZONE 2)

DIGITAL

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

HDMI

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVR/VCR2

OUT

(

DVR/

VCR1

(

TV/SAT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

CONTROL

OUT

AUDIO

)

DVD/LD

)

COMPONENT VI

)

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

IN INOUT

CD-R/TAPE/MD

CONTROL

IN OUT

CONTROL

jacks

make sure that you

jack of that component

R E

C EI

V E R

T L

RE E M

T R

E L D

U A

N I T

RN I N G

V D

D V R 2

C D

D V

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A DI

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A NA

D I

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D N E S S

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R C L A S

V M E

UNE

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S T

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S T

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N I N

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N / O F

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M P X

D T V

I O

M T O

T I T

D D

S T

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C E C

Q T / C

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S E L

R E C E

IV E

CONTROL

E M O F

R C E

IN OUT

3 Continue the chain in the same way for as many components as you have.

Note

1• If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, refer to If you have connected a remote control to the

• See

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

CONTROL IN

jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won't be able to control this unit using the remote sensor.

on page 48 if you are connecting a Pioneer plasma display.

Setting the remote to control other components

on page 56.

Additional information

Chapter 12:

Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work.

Power

Symptom

The power does not turn on. • Make sure that the power cable is plugged in to an active power outlet.

The receiver suddenly switches off or the Phase Control indicator blinks.

During loud playback the power suddenly switches off.

The unit does not respond when the buttons are pressed.

AMP ERR

then the power automatically switches off. The and the power does not turn on.

OVERHEAT

then the power automatically switches off.

blinks in the display,

MCACC

blinks in the display

Remedy

• Try disconnecting from the power outlet, then plugging back in.

• Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel or another set of wires. If so, re-attach the speaker wires, making sure there are no stray strands.

• The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized independent service company.

• Turn down the volume.

• Lower the 40 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the

• Try switching on the digital safety feature (put the receiver into standby, hold down the button on the front panel and press  STANDBY/ON the power switches off even with

• Try switching the receiver off then back on again.

• Try disconnecting the power cable, then connect again.

• The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try switching the receiver on. Contact a Pioneer authorized independent service company for help.

blinks

• Allow the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated place before switching back on. Check the safety precautions on pages 2–3 for information on improving heat dispersal.

SAFETY ON

Manual MCACC setup

to switch between

selected, turn down the volume.

No sound

Symptom

No sound is output when an input source is selected. No sound output from the front speakers.

No sound from the surround or center speakers.

Remedy

• Check the volume, mute setting (press

• Make sure the correct input source is selected.

• Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected.

• Make sure the correct input signal is selected (press

• Check that the source component is connected properly (see

• Check that the speakers are connected properly (see

• Check that the Stereo listening mode isn’t selected; select one of the surround listening modes (see

Listening in surround sound

• Check that the surround/center speakers are not set to NO (see

• Check the channel level settings (see

• Check the speaker connections (see

on page 26).

MUTE

) and speaker setting (press

SIGNAL SELECT

Connecting the speakers

Channel Level

Connecting the speakers

on page 38).

Connecting your equipment

Speaker Setting

on page 17).

on page 34.

SAFETY ON

SPEAKERS

on page 17).

SYSTEM SETUP

and

SAFETY OFF

on page 11).

on page 37).

. If

Additional information

Symptom

No sound from surround back speakers.

No sound from subwoofer. • Check that the subwoofer is connected properly, switched on and the volume turned up.

No sound from one speaker. • Check the speaker connection (see

Sound is produced from analog components, but not from digital ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.).

No sound is output or a noise is output when Dolby Digital/DTS software is played back.

No sound when using the System Setup or Status menu.

Remedy

• Check that the surround back speakers are set to

• Make sure surround back processing is set to page 29).

• If the source is Dolby Surround EX or DTS ES with no flag to indicate 6.1 compatibility, then with surround back processing set to set to

SBch ON

• If the source does not have 6.1 playback channels, make sure that surround back processing is set to

SBch ON

and a surround mode is selected (see

• Check the speaker connections (see speaker is connected, make sure it’s connected to the left channel speaker terminal.

• If your subwoofer has a sleep function, make sure it is switched off.

• Make sure that the Subwoofer setting is

• The crossover frequency may be set too low; try setting it higher to match the characteristics of your other speakers (see

• If there is very little low frequency information in the source material, change your speaker settings to Front:

SMALL

• Check the speaker level settings (see

• Check that the speaker hasn’t been set to NO (see

• The channel may not be recorded in the source. By using one of the advanced effect listening mode, you may be able to create the missing channel (see

• Check that the input signal type is set to

• Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the component is connected to (see

The Input Assign menu

• Check the digital output settings on the source component.

• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.

• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are not selected. Select any other input source.

• Check that your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital/DTS discs.

• Check the digital output settings of your DVD player. Make sure that the DTS signal output is set to On.

• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.

• If sound is muted in the sub room (

SBch Auto

(see

Using surround back channel processing

Speaker Setting

/ Subwoofer:

, there will be no sound from the surround back speakers. In this case,

Connecting the speakers

on page 37)

YES

, or Front:

Channel Level

Connecting the speakers

Channel Level

on page 50).

ROOM 2

LARGE

SMALL

(see

SBch ON

(see

Using surround back channel processing

on page 29).

Listening in surround sound

YES

PLUS

LARGE

/ Subwoofer:

Speaker Setting

Listening in surround sound

DIGITAL

(see

), it will be restored after exiting the System Setup menu.

on page 17). If only one surround back

(see

Speaker Setting

PLUS

on page 38).

on page 17).

on page 38).

Choosing the input signal

Speaker Setting

on page 26).

on page 37).

(see

Speaker Setting

on page 37).

on page 26).

on page 29).

on page 37).

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