Pioneer SX-209RDS User Manual

Operating

STEREO RECEIVER

instructions

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SX-209RDS

IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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 shock to persons.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZ

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

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/ EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) and CE Marking Directive (93/68/EEC).

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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

IMPORTANT

FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code :

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted.

Blue : Neutral Brown : Live

inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 amp fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows : The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

CONTENTS

CHECKING ACCESSORY ITEMS

INSTALLATION........................................................................... 2

CONNECTIONS.......................................................................... 3

REAR PANEL FACILITIES......................................................... 5

FRONT PANEL FACILITIES....................................................... 6

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FACILITIES

SETTING THE UNIT PRIOR TO OPERATION.......................... 9

LISTENING TO A BROADCAST................................................ 9

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Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug.

NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corre sponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug orthe word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from; your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I. or A.S.T.A to B.S. 1362 should be used.

DIRECT ACCESS TUNING

PRESET TUNING..................................................................... 11

RDS (Radio Data System) BROADCAST

RECEPTION.............................................................................. 12

TO LISTEN TO OTHER MUSIC SOURCES............................. 18

TAPE RECORDING................................................................... 18

TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................... 19

SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................20

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FM Antenna

AM Loop Antenna

Remote control unit Dry cell batteries (AA/R6P)

REMOTE CONTROL RANGE

When operating the remote control unit, point the front of the

unit at the front panel of the receiver. The remote control unit

may be used within a range of about 7 meters from the remote sensor, within angles of up to about 30 degrees. Remote control will not be possible if there is an obstacle be tween the remote control unit itself and the remote sensor win dow in the receiver. Performance of the remote control unit is adversely affected in the presence of strong fluorescent light. Keep such lights away, especially from the sensor window.

LOCATION

Install the unit in a well-ventilated location where it will not be exposed to high temperatures or humidity.

Do not install the unit in a location which is exposed to direct rays of the sun, or near hot appliances or radiators. Excessive heat can adversely affect the cabinet and internal components. Installation of the unit in a damp or dusty environment may also result in a malfunction or an accident. (Avoid installation near cookers etc., where the unit may be exposed to oily smoke, steam or heat.) Do not install the unit on a tottered stand, nor on an unstable or inclined surface.

LOADING BATTERIES

1. Open the rear cover.

2. Install AA/R6P batteries correctly matching polarities.

3. Close the cover.

Incorrect use of batteries may lead to leakage or rupture.

Always be sure to follow these guidelines:

A: Always insert batteries into the battery compartment correctly

matching the positive (+) and negative (-) polarities, as indi

cated inside the compartment. B: Never mix new and used batteries. C: Batteries of the same size may have different voltages, de

pending on their type. Do not mix different types of batteries.

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by

tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do

not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other

cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not

likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire

or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER au thorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

VENTILATION

Do not install this product into the rack because the MAIN

POWER switch is on the rear panel.

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 55 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 20 cm at each side). If not enough space is provided between the unit and walls or other equipment, heat will build up inside, interfering with performance or causing malfunctions. Do not place on a thick carpet, bed, sofa or fabric having a thick pile. Do not cover with fabric or other covering. Anything that blocks ventilation will cause internal tempera ture to rise, which may lead to breakdown or fire hazard.

Setting up the AM antenna

• Insert the claw on the bottonn of the antenna into the groove in the leg.

• Place the antenna on a level surface and rotate it to locate the orientation that yields the best reception.

• To permanently fix the antenna, screw the leg to a wall or other similar surface before assembling (fixing the antenna in the direction that gives the best reception).

EXTERNAL FM ANTENNA

The main advantage of FM over AM is the quality of the broad cast signal. In order to benefit fully from the high signal quality of FM broadcasts, it is recommended that a special-purpose FM antenna be installed. In weak signal areas, a multi-element (3element, 5-element, 7-element, etc.) antenna should be used.

If an FM antenna has already been erected outdoors, connect it, referring to the figure.

GROUNDING

Grounding is recommended if reception of FM programs is im paired by noise. To ground, connect a thick polyvinyl insulated wire to the GND terminal and attach the other end to a metal water pipe or grounding bar or wind it around a copper plate and bury it.

NOTE:

Never connect a wire to a gas pipe for grounding since sparks may ignite the gas.

Connecting the coaxial cable FM antenna

EXTERNAL AM ANTENNA

If it is not possible to obtain adequate AM reception even by changing the orientation of the AM loop antenna, a separate in door antenna, or an outdoor antenna should be installed.

INDOOR AM ANTENNA

Use a polyvinyl insulated wire (5 — 6 m) and connect one end to the AM antenna terminal and affix the other end to a wall or ceil ing, as high as possible.

OUTDOOR AM ANTENNA

If reception quality is not improved sufficiently even when an indoor antenna is used, a polyvinyl insulated wire should be in stalled outside and fixed in place.

NOTE:

Do not detach the AM loop antenna when using an indoor or an outdoor AM antenna.

CONNECTIONS

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

Connecting the input/output cords

When another stereo component (purchased separately) is con nected, note the following instructions:

• Connect the plugs properly. Faulty connections can cause noise and also breakdowns and failures.

• The white terminal is for the left channel and the red terminal is for the right channel.

Connecting the speaker cords

1 2

Speaker cord

Cutter

Twist the strands

Pull

NOTES ABOUT SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

When connecting to only speakers A or speakers B, use speakers with a nominal impedance of between 4iTand 16

If you connect to both speakers A and B, use speakers with a nominal impedance between 8 H and 32 Q. Be sure that connections are secure. Check to make sure that wires do not protrude from their terminals. Do not allow the speaker cords to become short-circuited. Damage may result to your unit. Do not attempt to connect two sets of speakers to a single side (A or B). When using two sets of speakers, connect one set to terminals A and the other set to terminals B.

REAR PANEL FACILITIES

® FM/AM ANTENNA terminals ©PHONO jacks

Connect to the output cables from a turntable.

(DGND terminal

Connect to the ground lead of a turntable. Use a screwdriver to connect with the ground terminal.

NOTE:

This is used to decrease noise and does not serve as a complete

ground.

©TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks

Connect these jacks to the cassette deck.

©TAPE 1/VCR jacks

Connect these jacks to the cassette deck or video cassette recorder.

©LD/DVD jacks

® CD input jacks

©CONTROL OUT jacks

Connects this jack to the control input jack of an unit attached HI mark using a commercially available cord with mini-plugs (with

out load). Outputs the remote control signal to another unit from this unit or the relay signal from the control input jack.

To the CONTROL IN jack of other component.

Receiver

Pioneer component bearing the ^ mark.

Remote control unit

©SPEAKERS terminals

A; Connect to a first set of speakers.

B; Connect to a second set of speakers.

) Power cord

® POWER switch/STANDBY indicator

This is the switch for electric power,

Use to adjust the volume level.

ON: When set to the ON position, power is supplied and

the unit becomes operational.

OFF: When set to the OFF position, no power is supplied

to the unit.

(REMOTE CONTROL ONLY) STANDBY: When set to the STANDBY position, the STANDBY

indicator lights and the main power flow is cut so the unit is no longer fully operational. A minute flow of power feeds the unit to maintain operation readiness.

NOTE:

When the power is initially turned ON, muting will be applied to

prevent sound from being output for approx. 5 seconds.

Use when listening at low volume levels. ON: Boosts low and high frequencies to produce a fuller sense

of sound, particularly at low volume levels.

OFF: Normal position.

NOTE:

Cannot be used when the DIRECT function is ON.

The DIRECT function can be turned ON/OFF using the remote

control unit.

@ Function buttons

Use to select playback source. [PHONO] — Press when listening to record playback on a turn ta ble. [TUNER] — Press when listening to AM or FM broadcasts with a

tuner.

[LD/DVD] — Press when listening to LaserDiscs played back from

a LD player or Digital Video Discs played back from a DVD player.

[CD] — Press when listening to compact disc playback with a

CD player.

[TAPE 1 A/CR] — Press when listening to tape playback with cas

sette deck 1 or a video cassette recorder.

©PHONES jack

Connect the plug on your headphones to this jack. To listen to a program through the headphones, set both SPEAKERS A and B switches to the OFF position.

These are used to select the speaker through which you wish to

listen.

A: When the speakers connected to the A terminals are in use.

B: When the speakers connected to the B terminals are in use.

• Turn both A and B speakers to the OFF position when only headphones are in use.

When receiving an AM broadcast, or when in the FM RT, FM PS

modes:

Press the button, 'INPUT" is displayed, and the mode switches to manual station name input. When in the FM PTY mode:

Press the button, "SEARCH" is displayed, and the mode switches to program type search.

• This button does not function when the frequency is displayed

(FM broadcast only).

Set this button to ON when receiving strong FM signals (near-by stations) to reduce sound distortion. (RF ATT indicator lights.)

Normally, this button should be set to OFF. This button has no effect on reception of AM broadcasts.

©MEMORY button

Pressing this button will result in the memorization of the current

broadcast band, reception frequency, RF ATT (FM reception only)

and FM AUTO/MONO mode. This button is also used to select characters during station name

entry and to clear memory during ERASE PI operation.

®TAPE 2 MONITOR button

Press when listening to tape playback with cassette deck 2.

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