
VSX-70
7.2 Channel HD Multi-Zone Network Ready AV Receiver Featuring AirPlay®,
HTC ConnectTM, 4K Ultra HD Up-Scaling and MHL® 2.0 Compatibility
Amplication
› Channels: 7
› Amplication Type: Direct Energy
› 165 W/ch (6 ohms 1 kHz 1 % 1ch Driven)
› 90 W/ch (20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.08 % @ 8 ohms FTC)
Audio Features
› Dolby® TrueHD/Dolby Pro Logic® IIz/Dolby Digital® Plus
®
› DTS-HD
› Digital Core Engine with Texas Instruments Aureus
› Hi-bit24 Audio Signal Processing
› 192 kHz/24-bit DAC
› HDMI
› Pioneer Advanced MCACC
• 3D Time Axis Measurement
• Polarity Check
• Automatic Crossover Detection
• Reverb Before and After Calibration Results (OSD or AVNavigator)
• Standing Wave Control
› Pioneer Sound Enhancements
• Phase Control
• Auto Phase Control Plus/Phase Control Plus
• PQLS Bit-stream/Multi-Surround/2ch
• Advanced Sound Retriever
• Sound Retriever Link
• Auto Sound Retriever/Auto Sound Retriever for ARC
• Auto Level Control (Multi-ch)
• Advanced Surround (15 + 1 Modes)
• Virtual Speakers (Wide/Height/Surround Back)
• Virtual Depth
› Advanced Surround Modes
• Action, Drama, Advanced Game, Sports, Classical, Rock/Pop
• Front Stage Surround, Extended Stereo
• Phones Surround
• ECO Mode 1, ECO Mode 2
* Pandora only available in the U.S.
** Available at no charge from the iTunes App Store a nd Google Play
Bold denotes step-up feature s from VSX-43
Master Audio/DTS-ES/DTS Neo:X/7.1
®
Audio Return Channel (ARC)
®
Room Calibration
®
(Multi-ch)
®
DSP
Video Features
› HDMI 8 in/2 out (selectable for MAIN ZONE/HDZONE)
› 3D Ready (Blu-ray Disc
› Deep Color (36-bit), x.v. Color
› Ultra HD (4K) Upscaling and Pass Through
› 1080p/24fps Scaler with Qdeo
› Video Conversion to HDMI
› Triple HD Noise Reduction
› Advanced Video Adjust
› Stream Smoother
› Stream Smoother Link
› Frame Rate Conversion
TM
, Broadcast, and Games)
TM
®
Video Processor
Home Network Features
› AirPlay Wireless Audio
› DLNA Certied
› HTC Connect Certied
› Compatible with Windows 7
› Music File Playback via USB (DSD)
› Music File Playback via LAN/USB (AIFF, Apple Lossless, WAV,
FLAC, MP3, WMA, AAC)
• 192 kHz/24-Bit Audio playback (AIFF, WAV, FLAC)
› Gapless Playback for AIFF, Apple Lossless, WAV, and FLAC
› Pandora
› Internet Radio with vTuner
®
(1.5)
®
Internet Radio*
®
®
Convenience Features
› iPod® Digital Transmission via Front USB Terminal
› Android
› AVNavigator for easy wiring and setup with PC, Mac or iPad
› HDMI ZONE Out (HDZONE) and Analog Audio Out (ZONE 2)
› Charges iPod, iPhone
› Air Jam App** Ready (iOS and Android OS) (optional AS-BT200
• Share music and create playlists via Bluetooth connection
› Wireless LAN Converter Ready (optional AS-WL300 required)
› Firmware Update via Internet or USB
› Graphical User Interface (GUI) with Album Artwork (HDMI only)
› Simple Status Overlay
› RS-232C
› Detachable Power Cord
› Auto Power Down
› Power Save for HDMI Standby Through
› AM/FM Tuner 63 Presets
› Sleep Timer
› Learning Remote Control (Luminous)
TM
Audio/Video Playback with MHL® 2.0
adapter required)
®
, and iPad
®

VSX-70
7.2 Channel HD Multi-Zone Network Ready AV Receiver Featuring AirPlay®,
HTC ConnectTM, 4K Ultra HD Up-Scaling and MHL® 2.0 Compatibility
Connection
CU ST OM CONTRO L PARTNERS
Rear Panel
Power Specications
› Power Requirements: AC 120 V 60 Hz
› Power Consumption/Standby with HDMI Control off: 550 W/0.1 W
Control4 and the Control4 logo a re registered trademarks of Control4 Corporation.
Crestron and the Crestron logo are registered trademark of Crestron Electronics, Inc.
AMX and the AMX logo are tradem arks of AMX, LLC registered in the U.S. and other countri es.
Universal Remote Control logo i s a registered trademark of Universal Remote Control, Inc.
RTI logo is a registered tradem ark of Remote Technologies Incorporated.
Savant Logo is a registered trad emark of Savant Systems, LLC.
Rear Terminals
› HDMI 7 in (7 assignable)/2 out
› HDMI 2 out (selectable for MAIN ZONE
HDZONE)
› Ethernet 1 in
› AV (Composite) 3 in
› Audio 1 in (assignable)
› Digital Coaxial 1 in (assignable)
› Digital Optical 1 in (assignable)
› Component Video 1 in (assignable)
› Monitor Composite 1 out
› ZONE 2 AV 1 out
› Preout 2 out (Front L/R, SW)
› Speaker 9 ch out (FRONT, CENTER,
SURROUND, SURROUND BACK/ZONE 2,
FH/FW/Speaker B)
› Bluetooth Adapter Port for AS-BT200
› USB Charge Port for AS-WL300
› IR 1 in/1 out
› 12 V Trigger (150 mA)
› RS-232C
Product Specications
› W x H x D: 17.13 x 6.63x 14.25 Inches
› Weight: 21.56 lbs.
UPC
› 884938206211
Integrated Technologies
Specications and design su bject to modication without notice. PIONEER and the Pioneer logo,
MCACC and Advanced Sound Re triever are registered trademarks of Pioneer Corpor ation.
The impedances indicated are actual values that speakers can present to an am plier while
playing back music. They do not refer to the nominal rated impedances of spe akers you use.
Phase Control is a trademark placed on a product with Pioneer’s Phase Control Technology
concept. The technology ena bles high-grade sound reproduction environment by i mproving the
phase matching for each of the components.
HDMI connection may not all ow transmission of copyright protected material, depending on the
capability of the signal so urce.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Denition Multimedia Interface are tr ademarks or registered
trademarks of HDMI Licensin g LLC.
Dolby, Pro Logic, Dolby Digi tal, and the double-D symbol are registered tradem arks of Dolby
Laboratories.
DTS is a registered trademark & the DTS logo and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Windows and the Windows l ogo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of compa nies.
“Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and “Made for iPad” mean that an electro nic accessory has
been designed to connect sp eci cally to iPod, iPhone, or i Pad, respectively, and has been certied
by the developer to meet Ap ple performance standards. Apple i s not responsible for the operation
of this device or its compl iance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of
this accessory with iPod, i Phone, or iPad may affect wireless perf ormance.
Carton Specications
› W x H x D: 20.47 x 9.72 x 17.36 Inches
› Weight: 25.35 lbs.
Apple, AirPlay, the AirPlay Logo, iPhone, iPad, iPod ,iPod touch and Mac are registered trademarks
of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. AirPlay works with iPhone 5, iPhone 4S,
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd generations), iPad 2 , iPad (4th, 3rd, and 1st
generations), iPad mini wit h iOS 4.2 or later, and iTunes 10.1 (Mac and PC) or later.
DLNA, the DLNA Logo and DLN A Certied are trademarks, service marks, or cert ication marks of
the Digital Living Network Alliance.
HTC, the HTC logo, and HTC Connect are trademarks of HTC Corporation.
“x.v.Color” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Qdeo is a registered trademar k of Marvell World Trade, Ltd.
Android and Google Play are t rademarks of Google Inc.
MHL, the MHL Logo, and Mobi le High-Denition Link are trademarks or registered trademarks of MHL
LLC in the United States an d other countries.
Pandora Internet Radio is a registered trademark of Pandora Media, Inc.
vTuner is a registered trademark of No thing Else Matters Software, Ltd.
Aureus is a registered tradema rk of Texas Instruments, Inc.
Bluetooth is a registered tra demark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
For details on iPod compati bility, visit http://pioneer.jp/homeav/support/ios/na/
Front Terminals
› HDMI 1 in (assignable, MHL compatible)
› USB 1 in for iPod, iPhone, and iPad, or
USB drive
› Video (Composite) 1 in for iPod, iPhone,
and iPad
› MCACC Setup MIC in
› Headphone 1 out
© 2013 Pioneer Electronics ( USA) Inc.