Pioneer VSX-03TXH Operating Instruction

Operating Instructions

audio/video multi-channel receiver

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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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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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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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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 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-03TXH Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC. Address: 1925 E. DOMINGUEZ ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A. Phone: 1-800-421-1404

CAUTION

The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 30 cm at each side).

WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

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S T A

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, 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.

Read these instructions.

Keep these instructions.

Heed all warnings.

Follow all instructions.

Do not use this apparatus near water.

Clean only with dry cloth.

Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in

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.

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

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Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

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.

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Only use attachments/accessories specified by

11) the manufacturer. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or

12) table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms

13) or when unused for long periods of time. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

14) Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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WARNING

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filled with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture.

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WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel.

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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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CAUTION

To prevent fire hazard, the Class 2 Wiring Cable should be used for connection with speaker, and should be routed away from hazards to avoid damage to the insulation of the cable.

This product contains mercury. Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance : www.eiae.org.

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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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WARNING:

Handling the cord on this product or 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.

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Wash hands after handling

For U.S. and Australia Model

Contents

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.

01 Before you start

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 11

Playing a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Better sound using Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting your Blu-ray disc player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver

or other set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR

and other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

. . . 20

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 26

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Sub remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the genre synchronizing function. . . . . . . . . . . 36

06 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using Neural THX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

07 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

08 Other connections

Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

iPod playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Connecting your USB device to the receiver . . . . . . 55

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Compressed audio compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting your XM Radio receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Listening to XM Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Saving channel presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the XM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using SIRIUS Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Connecting your SiriusConnect™ Tuner. . . . . . . . . . 58

Listening to SIRIUS Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Saving channel presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using the SIRIUS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 60

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 60

Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

MULTI-ZONE listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Connecting an IR receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Switching components on and off

using the 12 volt trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat panel TV . . . . . 65

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer flat panel TV . . . 66

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 67

Advanced MCACC output using your PC . . . . . . . . . 67

09 HDMI Control

Making the HDMI Control connections . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Setting the HDMI options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Setting the HDMI Control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Synchronized amp mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Synchronized amp mode operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

About HDMI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

10 Other Settings

The Input Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Input function default and possible settings . . . . . .71

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Multi Channel Input Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

ZONE Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat panel TVs. . . . . . . . . . . . 73

OSD Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

11 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Making an audio or a video recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Dimming the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Checking your system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

12 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components. . . . 79

Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Preset code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Operating other Pioneer components

with this receiver’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

13 Additional information

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output . . . . . 87

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Important information regarding

the HDMI connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

XM radio messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

SIRIUS radio messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

DTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 93

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

About Neural – THX Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

About XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

About SIRIUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Listening modes with different input

signal formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Stream direct with different input signal formats

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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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 a circuit design that minimizes the energy loss of the amplifier for each of the channels, this receiver generates equal amplifier power to all channels, eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a particular sound field.

• Easy setup using Advanced MCACC

The Auto MCACC Setup provides a quick but accurate surround sound setup, which includes the advanced features of Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ. This innovative technology measures the reverb characteristics of your listening area, allowing you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen or using computer. With the additional benefits of numerous MCACC preset memories, standing wave control and microphone measurements from a series of reference points, your home theater experience can be truly customized for optimal surround sound.

• THX Select2 Plus certified design

This receiver bears the THX Select2 Plus 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, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-EXPRESS and DTS-HD Master Audio

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.

Furthermore, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD, which are designed for the next-generation highdefinition media such as Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, support up to 7.1 channels and 8 channels respectively.

DTS-EXPRESS is a low-bitrate encoding technology supporting up to 5.1 channels, with fixed data transfer rates ranging from 24 kbps to 256 kbps (this encoding is available only when signals are delivered to this receiver as primary audio).

DTS-HD Master Audio delivers audio signals to listeners without any loss of data with its high transfer rates.

• Phase Control

The Phase Control technology 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 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.

• Front Stage Surround Advance

With the Front Stage Surround Advance feature, you can enjoy seamless, natural surround sound effects using only the front speakers, without deteriorating the quality of the original sound.

• Auto Level Control

When the source is played in Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.), this receiver automatically equalizes the playback sound level according to the variation in recording levels between music sources recorded in the portable audio player.

• HDMI and digital video conversion

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

High-quality sound formats such as DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are supported while this receiver is also compatible with the DeepColor feature. You can operate this receiver in synchronization with your Pioneer component that supports the HDMI Control function by connecting your component to this receiver via HDMI. Also, the built-in digital video converter of this receiver makes both de-interlacing and up-scaling possible, and analog video signals being input are converted and output as digital video signals at the HDMI terminal.

Before you start

• iPod and USB Ready

This receiver has the terminals for connecting an iPod unit and a USB mass storage device.

The iPod terminal is ready for handling digital audio, and this receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes on-screen control of your iPod an added possibility.

The USB terminal allows you to listen to two-channel audio from a USB mass storage device connected to this receiver.

• XM and SIRIUS Ready

With the new XM and SIRIUS Radio terminals, you’ll be up and running in no time. This receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes XM HD Surround playback as well as on-screen control of XM and SIRIUS Radio an added possibility.

Loading the batteries

Main remote control unit:

Sub room remote control unit:

Checking what’s in the box

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

• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.))

• Remote control unit

• Sub room remote control unit

• AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x4

• AM loop antenna

•FM wire antenna

• Warranty card

• These operating instructions

Installing the receiver

• When installing this receiver, 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)

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.

• WARNING 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.

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Note

Center (C)

Front Right (R)

Surround Right (SR)

Surround Back Right (SBR)

Surround Back Left (SBL)

Surround

Left (SL)

Listening

position

Front

Left (L)

Subwoofer (SW)

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 Listening to your system on page 31.

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 Placing the speakers on page 22 for more on this.

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 receiver to an AC power source.

1 Connect your TV and DVD player.

See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 17 to do 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 Installing your speaker system on page 21.

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

Plug the power cable into the AC outlet and switch on the receiver.

to this receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you don’t know how to do this.

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

See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 10 for more on this.

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

Make sure that DVD 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 Playing a source on page 11, there are several other sound options you can select. See Listening to your system on page 31 for more on this.

See also Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 39 for more setup options.

Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV

• Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.

1 After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 15-second HDMI initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during this process. The HDMI indicator in the front panel display blinks during this process, and you can turn on this receiver once it has stopped blinking. When you set the HDMI Control mode to OFF, you can skip this process. For details about the HDMI Control feature, see HDMI Control on page 68.

DVD BD TV HDMI

DVR 1 DVR 2 CD

XM SIRIUS

CD-R

FM/AM

iPod USB

RECEIVER

SOURCE

RECEIVER

MENU T.EDIT

TOP MENU

RETURN

iPod CTRL

SETUP

EXIT TOOLS

CATEGORY

AUDIO

PARAMETER

ENTER

TUNE

STST

TUNE

VIDEO

PARAMETER

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

TV CTRL

MAIN

ZONE 2

ANT

AUDIO

DISPLAY

MPX

SIGNAL SEL

RECEIVER

MEM

RECEIVER

Note

1.Auto MCACC Surround Back System

[ Normal ] Save SYMMETRY to

[ M1.MEMORY 1 ]

START

ENTER:Start

:Cancel

1.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing… (2/9)

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

:Cancel

5 minute guide

Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto 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 Playing a source on page 11.

•Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack:

AUTO SURR/

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

STREAM DIRECT

PHONES

MULTI-ZONE

STEREO/

THX

SURROUND

A.L.C.

ST –SPEAKERSON/OFFCONTROL

VIDEO INPUT

MCACC

iPod DIRECT

MCACC

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

SETUP MIC

USB

SETUP MIC

The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.

Important

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

• Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.

• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod USB, XM or SIRIUS Radio function should not be selected as an input source.

Caution

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

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.

3 Make sure ‘

, press

preset

Normal

RECEIVER

’ is selected,2 select an MCACC

and then select

START4.

4 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.

5 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.

If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 6.

• With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check Microphone.) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 11) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue.

1.Auto MCACC CHECK! Front [ YES ]

Center [ YES ] Surr [ YES ] SB [ YES x 2 ] SW [ YES ]

OK 10

:Cancel

1 • You can’t use the System Setup menu in either the main or sub zone when the iPod USB, XM or SIRIUS Radio input source is selected. When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 63), you can’t use the System Setup menu.

• If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear. 2 • If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker setting on page 42 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.

• If you have THX-certified speakers, select CUSTOM and choose YES for the THX Speaker setting. 3 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 47). 4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select CUSTOM to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJUST and

FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 39 for more on this. 5 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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Note

DVD BD TV HDMI

DVR 1 DVR 2 CD

XM SIRIUS

CD-R

DIMMER

FM/AM

123

SLEEPMCACC

INPUT

SELECT

GENRE

iPod USB

RECEIVER

SOURCE

DVD BD TV HDMI

DVR 1 DVR 2 CD

XM SIRIUS

CD-R

FM/AM

INPUT

SELECT

iPod USB

RECEIVER

INPUT

MUTE

EXIT TOOLS

AUDIO

PARAMETER

VOLCH

TV CONTROL

456

A.ATTSBchSR+

789

CLASS

MASTER VOLUME

CH LEVELD.ACCESS

ENTER

TUNE

VIDEO

PARAMETER

MASTER VOLUME

RETURN

iPod CTRL

SETUP

CATEGORY

AUTO/

DIRECT

THX STATUS PHASE

HDD

STEREO/

A.L.C.

DVD

STANDARD

BD MENU ADV SURR

ANT

AUDIO

DISPLAY

MPX

SIGNAL SEL

TUNE

MEM

AUTO/

DIRECT

HDD

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.

6 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, Standing Wave and Acoustic Cal EQ.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 7 minutes.

7 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press to go back to the System Setup menu.

RETURN

Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.

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 39).

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.

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  RECEIVER).

• 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, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel controls.

3Press DIRECT

AUTO/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/STREAM

) to select ‘

AUTO SURROUND

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 on page 31 for information on different ways of listening to sources.

It is possible to check on the display whether or not multichannel playback is being performed properly.

When using a surround back speaker, 2D+PL IIx MOVIE is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when playing DTS 5.1channel signals.

When not using a surround back speaker, DOLBY

DIGITAL is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals.

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.

and subwoofer (if you

’ and start

1 If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in Listening to Surround Sound on page 9 indicates (in bold) how each speaker is displayed. 2 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 39 for more on this. 3 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm (5 inches) will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 49.

• 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.

• If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually. 4 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 1 jacks o n your TV, make sure that th e VIDEO 1 input is now selected). 5 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 34). 6 • 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.

• 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 a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 31 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

Front speaker

Subwoofer

Sound source

Sound muffled due to a delay in time

Listening

position

Front speaker

Subwoofer

Sound source

Original sound preserved with no loss of clarity

Listening

position

Note

THX STATUS PHASE

TV CTRL

ANT

AUDIO

DISPLAY

MPX

SIGNAL SEL

RECEIVER

MEM

PHASE

RECEIVER

5 minute guide

Better sound using Phase Control

This receiver’s 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).

During multichannel playback, LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) signals as well as low-frequency signals in each channel are assigned to the subwoofer or other the subwoofer and the most appropriate speaker. At least in theory, however, this type of processing involves a group delay that varies with frequency, resulting in phase distortion where the low-frequency sound is delayed or muffled by the conflict with other channels. With the Phase Control mode switched on, this receiver can reproduce powerful bass sound without deteriorating the quality of the original sound (see illustration below).

Phase Control OFF

• Rhythms blurred and difficult to hear

• Bass sound with loss of depth

• Sound of musical instruments with no reality

Phase Control technology provides coherent sound

reproduction through the use of phase matching

for an 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 CONTROL

RECEIVER

, then press

PHASE (PHASE

) to switch on phase correction.

The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights.

Phase Control ON

• Rhythms with crystal-like clarity

• Bass sound with no loss of depth

• Sound of musical instruments with superb reality

1 • 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.

• The PHASE CONTROL feature is available even when the headphones are plugged in.

• If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually feel when PHASE CONTROL is set to ON on this receiver depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer to maximize the effect. It is also recommended you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer.

• Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to OFF. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the cutoff frequency to a higher value.

• If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have a maximized PHASE CONTROL effect.

• The PHASE CONTROL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases:

– When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 74.

Connecting your equipment

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

COMPONENT VIDEO

HDMI

1 2

OUT

BD IN

ASSIGN-

ABLE

21 -

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(DVD)

(CD)

OPTICAL

(TV SAT)

(DVR1)

(DVR2)

ASSIGNABLE

S-

IN IN

VIDEO

RS-232C

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

)

DVD TV SAT DVR1

CENTER

FRONT

SUBWOOFER

21 -

CON- TROL

OUT

1 -

INOUT

OUT

IN IN IN

MULTI CH IN

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

MONITOR

OUT

INOUT

121314 15

SIRIUS

DVR2 ZONE 2

OUT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

SPEAKERS

RLRLR

IN2IN3IN

OUT OUT

CD CD-R

MONITOR

OUT

FRONT CENTER

SUBWOOFER

FM UNBAL 75

ASSIGNABLE

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

31 -

PRE OUT

(Single)

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

(Single)

SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

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 (x4)

Three inputs and one output for high-quality audio/video connection to compatible HDMI devices.  See Connecting using HDMI on page 16.

2 Coaxial digital audio inputs (x2)

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

 See also The Input Setup menu on page 70 to assign the inputs.

3 XM Radio input

 See Using XM Radio on page 56.

4 Optical digital audio output/input(s) (x4)

Use the OUT jack for recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder.  See Connecting digital audio sources on page 19.

Use the IN jacks for digital audio sources, including DVD players/recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc.  See also The Input Setup menu on page 70 to assign the inputs.

5 RS-232C connector

Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when using Advanced MCACC.  See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 67.

6 Control input/output

Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you can control all your equipment from a single IR remote sensor.

 See Operating other Pioneer components with this receiver’s sensor on page 82.

7 Remote input/output (

MULTI-ZONE

)

Use for connection to an external remote control sensor for use in a MULTI-ZONE setup, for example.  See Connecting an IR receiver on page 64.

8 12 V trigger jacks

(total 50 mA max.)

(x2)

Use to switch components in your system on and off according to the input function of the receiver.

 See Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 65.

9 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6)

Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks for composite video, S-Video and stereo analog audio.  See Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page 18.

Connecting your equipment

10 Multichannel analog audio inputs

7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs.  See Using XM Radio on page 56.

11 Speaker terminals

Use for connection to the main front, center, surround and surround back speakers.  See Installing your speaker system on page 21.

12 Composite and S-Video monitor outputs

Use to connect monitors and TVs.  See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 17.

13 SIRIUS Radio input

 See Using SIRIUS Radio on page 58.

ZONE 2

Use to connect a second receiver in a separate room.  See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 62.

15 Component video connections (x4)

Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD recorder. Use the output for connection to a monitor or TV.  See Using the component video jacks on page 19.

16 Stereo analog audio source inputs/(outputs) (x3)

Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players, tape decks, turntables, etc.  See Connecting analog audio sources on page 20.

17 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs

Use to connect separate amplifiers for front, center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels.  See Connecting additional amplifiers on page 62 (see also Installing your speaker system on page 21 for powered subwoofer connection).

18 AM and FM antenna terminals

Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio broadcasts.  See Connecting antennas on page 23.

audio/video outputs

Connecting your equipment

Note

HDMI IN

S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

HDMI OUT

S-VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

High picture quality

Terminal for connection

with source device

Terminal for connection

with TV monitor

Video signals can be output

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

When making cable connections

• To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the top of the receiver.

• When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket.

• When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners.

About the video converter

The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this

video source. If several video components are assigned to the same

input function (see The Input Setup menu on page 70), the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, SVideo, then composite (in that order).

• For optimal video performance, THX recommends switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 75) OFF.

1 • If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat panel TV, 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 converted. In this case, try switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 75) OFF.

• The ZONE 2 video input can also be converted. For details, see Setting the Video options on page 75.

Note

DIGITAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

ABLE

OPTICAL

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

SPEA

DVD TV SAT DV R1

CONTROL

ZONE2

COAXIAL

HDMI

OUT

BD IN

1 -

ASSIGNABLE

21-

(DVR2)

(DVR1)

(TV SAT)

SVIDEO

AUDIO

IN IN

INOUT

OUT

DVR

OUT

FRONT CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SUBWOOFER

VIDEO

(DVD)

(CD)

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

HDMI

OUT

HDMI OUT

HDMI IN

VSX-03TXH

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat panel TV

Connecting your equipment

Connecting using HDMI

If you have an 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, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD, CD and MP3. See About the video converter on page 15 for more on HDMI compatibility.

2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the

HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect on an HDMI-compatible monitor.

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

3Use the input you’ve connected to (for example,

INPUT SELECT

button to select the HDMI

HDMI 2

You can also perform the same operation by using the

INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly.

• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 74 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or flat panel TV (no sound will be heard from this receiver).

• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat panel TV, 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 converted. In this case, use an analog video connection.

• You can’t hear HDMI audio through this receiver’s digital out jacks.

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

1 Use an HDMI cable to connect one of the

HDMI IN interconnects on this receiver to an HDMI output on your HDMI component.

The HDMI indicator lights on the front panel when an

HDMI-equipped component is connected.

1 • An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVIHDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.

• If you connect a component that is not compatible with HDCP, an HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel display. Some components

that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed, but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction.

• Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers.

• This receiver supports SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. To take advantage of these formats, however, make sure

that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format.

(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, one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.

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

Connecting your equipment

VSX-03TXH

DVD player

Note

DIGITAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

ABLE

OPTICAL

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

SPEAKERS

DVD TV SAT DV R1

CONTROL

ZONE2

COAXIAL

HDMI

OUT

BD IN

1 -

ASSIGNABLE

21-

(DVR2)

(DVR1)

(TV SAT)

SVIDEO

AUDIO

IN IN

INOUT

OUT

DVR2 ZON

INOUT

MONITOR

OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SUBWOOFER

VIDEO

(DVD)

(CD)

OUT

SIRIUS

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

BD IN

HDMI

HDMI OUT

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Blu-ray disc player

Connecting your TV and DVD player

VIDEOINS-VIDEO

MONITOR

INOUT

SIRIUS

DVR2 ZON

OUT

SPEAKERS

OUT

FRONT

ASSIGN-

S-

21-

RS-232C

CONTROL

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

S-

IN INININOUT

VIDEO

DVD TV SAT DV R1

DVD

AUDIO

MULTI CH IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

OUT

SURROUND BACK

HDMI

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

(DVD)

(CD)

BD IN

OPTICAL

(TV SAT)

(DVR1)

(DVR2)

ABLE

21-

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

1 -

DIGITAL

3 Connect a coaxial-type1 digital audio output on your DVD player to the

COAXIAL IN 1 (DVD

) input.

Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.

4 Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD player to the

DVD AUDIO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable.

• If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs, you can connect these instead. See also Using XM Radio on page 56.

Connecting your Blu-ray disc player

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL S-VIDEO

2 4

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO LR

ANALOG OUT

The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a Blu-ray disc player, with HDMI connections. If your

The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a TV and DVD player, with S-Video or composite video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may offer alternative connections. See also Using the component video jacks on page 19 if your TV and/or DVD

Blu-ray disc player offers multi-channel analog audio outputs, see Using XM Radio on page 56.

• Connect an player to the

HDMI

BD HDMI

output on your Blu-ray disc

input.

Connect using an HDMI cable. player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see Using XM Radio on page 56.

1 Connect the

MONITOR OUT

video jack to a video

input on your TV.

Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use an S-Video cable to connect to the S-Video jack.

2 Connect a composite or S-Video output on your DVD player to the

Connect using a standard video cable or an S-Video cable.

1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 70).

DVD VIDEO

DVD S-VIDEO

input.

Note

DIGITAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

ABLE

OPTICAL

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

SPEAKERS

DVD TV SAT DV R1

CONTROL

ZONE2

COAXIAL

HDMI

OUT

BD IN

1 -

ASSIGNABLE

21-

(DVR2)

(DVR1)

(TV SAT)

SVIDEO

AUDIO

IN INININOUT

OUT

DVR2 ZON

INOUT

MONITOR

OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SUBWOOFER

VIDEO

(DVD)

(CD)

OUT

SIRIUS

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

(CD)

(TV SAT)

TV SAT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

AUDIO

SVIDEO

VIDEO

DIGITAL OUT

AV OUT

VIDEO S-VIDEOAUDIO LR

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STB

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

DVR1

(DVR1)

INOUT

OUT

(CD)

AUDIO

VIDEO

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

SVIDEO

AV IN

VIDEOAUDIO LR

AV OUT

S-VIDEO AUDIO

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICALCOAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

1 23

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DVR, VCR, etc.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or

other set-top box

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV

tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources

This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

MONITOR

INOUT

SIRIUS

DVR2 ZON

OUT

FRONT

SPEAKERS

OUT

ASSIGN-

21-

RS-232C

CONTROL

ZONE2

12 V TRIGGER

OUT

S-

IN INININOUT

VIDEO

DVD TV SAT DV R1

AUDIO

MULTI CH IN

FRONT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

OUT

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

HDMI

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

(DVD)

(CD)

BD IN

OPTICAL

(TV SAT)

(DVR1)

(DVR2)

ABLE

21-

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

1 -

DIGITAL

1 Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top

box to the

TV SAT AUDIO

and

VIDEO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a

video or S-Video cable.

2 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output from

your set-top box to the

Use an optical cable for the connection.

1 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable.

When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 70).

2 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

OPTICAL IN 1 (TV SAT

) input.

1 Connect the audio/video outputs of the video player/recorder to the

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio

connection and a video or S-Video cable for the video

DVR1 AUDIO

and

connection.

• For a second recorder, use the DVR2 IN inputs.

2 If the device can record, connect the and

VIDEO

outputs to the recorder’s audio/video

inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-Video cable for the video connection.

• For a second recorder, use the DVR2 OUT outputs.

VIDEO

inputs.

DVR1 AUDIO

Connecting your equipment

Note

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DVD player

DIGITAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

ABLE

OPTICAL

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

SPEAKERS

DVD TV SAT DV R1

CONTROL

ZONE2

COAXIAL

HDMI

OUT

BD IN

1 -

ASSIGNABLE

21-

(DVR2)

(DVR1)

(TV SAT)

SVIDEO

AUDIO

IN INININOUT

OUT

DVR2

INOUT

OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SUBWOOFER

VIDEO

(DVD)

(CD)

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

OUT

(DVR2)

(CD)

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

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CD-R, MD,

DAT, etc.

3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an

optical-type the

OPTICAL IN 2 (DVR1

Use an optical cable for the connection.

digital audio output from the recorder to

) input.

• For a second recorder, use the OPTICAL IN 3 (DVR2) inputs.

Using the component video jacks

Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video.

COMPONENT

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

INOUT

DVR1

IN IN IN

OUT

SIRIUS

DVR2 ZONE 2

OUT

OUT OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1IN2IN3

MONITOR

OUT

FRONT CENTER

FM UNBAL 75

ASSIGNABLE

31-

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

PRE OUT

(Single)

1 Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

inputs.

Connect using a three-way component video cable.

• Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which component video inputs you use for which source. After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the component video inputs—see The Input Setup menu on page 70.

2 Connect the

COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks to the component video inputs on your TV or monitor.

Use a three-way component video cable.

Connecting digital audio sources

This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to connect digital audio components for playback and for making digital recordings.

Most digital components also have analog connections. See Connecting analog audio sources on page 20 if you want to connect these too.

CD CD-R

I CH IN

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

1 • In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback only).

• If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step. 2 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 70).

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

SPEAKERS

RLRLR

COMPONENT

VIDEO

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

(Single)

SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

Note

SPEAKERS

CD CD-R

ANTENNA

PRE OUT

DVR1

IN IN IN

INOUT

OUT

DVR2 ZONE 2

INOUT

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT

FM UNBAL 75

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

OUT OUT

FRONT CENTER

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

RLRLR

(Single)

SURROUND BACK

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

(Single)

1IN2IN3

ASSIGNABLE

31-

AM LOOP

SIRIUS

SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

CD-R

OUT

PLAY

OUT

REC

R L

AUDIO IN/OUT

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Tape deck, etc.

iPod DIRECT

USB

DIGITAL INAU DIO RLVIDEO

VIDEO

INPUT

VIDEO OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

PUSH OPEN

MCACC

SETUP MICDIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

iPod DIRECT

USB

TV game, video camera, etc.

Connecting your equipment

1 Connect a coaxial-type1 digital audio output on your digital component to the

COAXIAL IN 2 (CD

)

input.

Use a coaxial cable for the connection.

2 For recording equipment, connect the optical-type DIGITAL

Use an optical cable to connect to the OPTICAL OUT.

output to a digital input on the recorder.

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

This receiver has an on-board Windows Media™ Audio 9 Professional

playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro-compatible player. However, the connected PC, DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output.

(WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to

Connecting analog audio sources

This receiver features two stereo audio-only inputs. One of these inputs (CD-R) has corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders.

• Connect the analog audio outputs of the source component to one of the

AUDIO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable.

• If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc., connect the analog audio outputs (OUT) to the analog audio inputs on the recorder.

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack (VIDEO), stereo analog audio inputs (AUDIO L/R) and an optical digital audio input (DIGITAL IN). You can use these connections for any kind of audio/video component, but they are especially convenient for portable equipment such as camcorders, video games and portable audio/video equipment.

•Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the front video connections.

AUTO SURR/

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

SURROUND

STEREO/

A.L.C.

ST –SPEAKERSON/OFFCONTROL

VIDEO INPUT

MCACC

iPod DIRECT

DIGITAL INAU DIO RLVIDEO

SETUP MIC

USB

STREAM DIRECT

THX

PHONES

MULTI-ZONE

1 • If your digital component only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 70).

• The digital outputs from other components can be connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this receiver. You can assign them when setting up the receiver (see also The Input Setup menu on page 70). 2 In order to record some digital sources, you must make analog connections as explained in Connecting analog audio sources below. 3• Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• With WMA9 Pro, sound problems may occur depending on your computer system. Note that WMA9 Pro 96 kHz sources will be downsampled to 48 kHz.

• Select these inputs by pressing VIDEO or using INPUT SELECT (remote) to select VIDEO.

Connecting your equipment

Note

Front left

Center

Front

right

Subwoofer

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Surround left

Surround back right

Surround

back left

Surround

right

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer.

no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 77 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω).

HDMI

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

(DVD)

(CD)

BD IN

OPTICAL

(TV SAT)

(DVR1)

(DVR2)

ASSIGN-

ABLE

21 -

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

21 -

Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

RS-232C

CONTROL

ZONE2

12 V TRIGGER

(

OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 50 mA MAX

OUT

)

S-

IN IN

VIDEO

DVD TV SAT DVR1

AUDIO

MULTI CH IN

FRONT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

MONITOR

OUT

INOUT

SIRIUS

DVR2 ZONE 2

OUT

IN IN IN

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND B A CK /

SPEAKERS

RLRL

RLRLR

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

OUT

OUT OUT

IN2IN3IN

CD CD-R

MONITOR

OUT

FRONT CENTER

SUBWOOFER

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75

ASSIGNABLE

31 -

(Single)

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

PRE OUT

AM LOOP

(Single)

Connecting the speakers

Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves.

1 • When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals.

• To use a 5.1-channel speaker set, use the surround speakers for the surround channel, not the surround back channel.

• These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

Caution

fig. A fig. B fig. C

10 mm (

/8 in.)

Center

Subwoofer

Front

left

Front

right

Surround

left

Surround

right

Listening position

Single surround back speaker

Surround back left

Surround back right

Connecting your equipment

Bare wire connections

Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is

properly prepared with about 10 mm (

/8 in.) of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A).

To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).

Banana plug connections

If you want to use speaker cables terminated with banana plugs, screw the speaker terminal fully shut, then plug the banana plug into the end of the speaker terminal.

Important

• Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers.

• Other connections on page 53 provides greater detail on alternate speaker setups, such as using speaker system B (page 60), bi-amping and bi-wiring (page 61).

• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer.

• When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers farther away from the TV.

• If you’re using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle.

• Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers.

• It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position. The angle depends on the size of the room. Use less of an angle for bigger rooms.

• Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers don’t face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback.

• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect.

• To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. Be sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality.

Placing the speakers

Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system.

• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended.

• For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers

2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at equal distance from the TV.

Caution

• Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes.

Connecting your equipment

SBL

SBR

90° to 120°

0° to 60°

fig. A

fig. B

Surround

SBL

SBR

Surround back

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75

AM LOOP

fig. a fig. b fig. c

The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram (fig. A) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second (fig. B) shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected.

• If you have two surround back speakers THX recommends placing them together and the same distance from your listening position (see below).

THX speaker system setup

If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the diagram below to place your speakers. Note that the

surround speakers ( indicates bi-polar radiating speakers) should output at an angle parallel to the listener.

• If you have two surround back speakers THX recommends placing them together and the same distance from your listening position for the following THX modes: THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE.

See also THX Audio Setting on page 51 to make the settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes (page 32).

Connecting antennas

Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Connecting external antennas on page 24).

1 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires.

2 Push open the tabs, then insert one wire fully into each terminal, then release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires.

3 Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand.

To fix the stand to the antenna, bend in the direction indicated by the arrow (fig. a), then clip the loop onto the stand (fig. b).

• If you plan to mount the AM antenna to a wall or other surface, secure the stand with screws (fig. c) before clipping the loop to the stand. Make sure the reception is clear.

4 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and in a direction giving the best reception.

5 Connect the FM wire antenna in the same way as the AM loop antenna.

For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled up.

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75

AM LOOP

75 Ω coaxial cable

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75

AM LOOP

Outdoor antenna

5 m to 6 m

(16 ft. to 20 ft.)

Indoor antenna

(vinyl-coated wire)

Connecting your equipment

Connecting external antennas

To improve FM reception connect an external FM antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω terminal.

To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m (16 ft. to 20 ft.) length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna.

For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

Plugging in the receiver

Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this receiver, including the speakers.

Caution

• Handle the power cord by the plug part. 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, or other object on the power cord or pinch the cord in any other way. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cables. The power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company for a replacement.

• The receiver should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use, e.g., when on vacation.

• Make sure the blue  STANDBY/ON light has gone out before unplugging.

• Plug the power cord into a power outlet.

Controls and displays

Note

Chapter 4:

Controls and displays

Front panel

12 3 4 6

STANDBY/ON

ADVANCED

MCACC

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

SURROUND

STEREO/

–

THX

SURROUND

SPEAKERSON/OFFCONTROL

SELECTOR

PHASE

CONTROL

INPUT

DVD BD TV SAT DVR 1/DVR 2 VIDEO HDMI 1/HDMI 2 CD/CD-R FM/AM iPod USB MULTI CH IN

AUTO SURR/

STREAM DIRECT

PHONES

MULTI-ZONE

11 12

AUTO SURR/

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

SURROUND

STEREO/

A.L.C.

–

1514

INPUT SELECTOR

PHONES

STREAM DIRECT

MULTI-ZONE

dial

THX

SURROUND

SPEAKERSON/OFFCONTROL

Use to select an input source.

 STANDBY/ON

Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on.

3 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 26).

PHASE CONTROL

indicator

– Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 12). ADVANCED MCACC indicator – Lights when one of

the MCACC presets (page 34) is selected.

DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING indicator – Lights to indicate digital processing (for example, it disappears when Pure Direct (page 34) is on, or when listening through the multichannel analog inputs).

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

A.L.C.

Press to select the multichannel analog inputs (page 60).

7 Input source buttons

Press to select an input source.

See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page 20.

VIDEO INPUT

DIGITAL VIDEO

SCALER

XM/SIRIUS

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

HDMI

iPod DIRECT

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL VIDEO SCALER indicator – Lights when Resolution is set to a setting other than PURE (for example, when the video input signal is upscaled) (page 74).

HDMI indicator – Blinks when connecting an HDMIequipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 68).

MULTI CH IN

MASTER VOLUME

dial

VIDEO INPUT

iPod DIRECT USB

terminal

Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio source (page 53), or connect a USB audio device for playback (page 55).

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MASTER VOLUME

1 The MCACC indicator does not light when the MCACC preset memory currently being selected has not been corrected with Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional or when EQ is set to OFF in the Audio parameter menu (see Setting the Audio options on page 74).

S T

A N D B Y /O

7 m (23 ft.)

30°

Controls and displays

MCACC SETUP MIC

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

PHONES

jack

Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers.

12 Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between

Auto surround mode (Auto playback on page 31) and Stream Direct playback. Stream Direct playback bypasses the bass/treble controls for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 34).

HOME THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 32).

STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 31).

ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 32).

STEREO/A.L.C. – Switches between stereo playback, Auto level control stereo mode and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 33).

MULTI-ZONE

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTIZONE listening on page 62), use these controls to control the sub zone from the main zone (see Using the MULTIZONE controls on page 63).

SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 60).

ST +/–

Use to select preset radio stations (page 37).

jack

controls

Operating range of remote control unit

The remote control may not work properly if:

• There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver’s remote sensor.

• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor.

• The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays.

• The receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit.

Controls and displays

STREAM DIRECT

HDMI

PCM

L C R

SL S SR

SBL SB

LFE

SBR

AUTO

ADV.SURROUND

STANDARD

SLEEP

THX

STEREO

DIGITAL

PRO LOGIC

DIGITAL

WMA9 Pro

SR+

DTS

OVER

ATT

S.RTRV

MONO

DIALOG E

PHASE CONTROL

STEREO

V.S B

TUNED

: 6

ANALOG

MULTI-ZONE

DSD

PCM

DNR

SOUND

USB

VIDEO

DVD

HDMI

DVR

BDP

TUNER

SIRIUS

CD-R

iPod

[ 1 ]

[ 2 ]

21 3 765 9 1110 12

181413 16 1917

4 8

Display

SIGNAL

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 34).

2 Program format indicators

These change according to which channels are active in digital sources.

L – Left front channel C – Center channel R – Right front channel SL – Left surround channel S – Surround channel (mono) SR – Right surround channel SBL – Left surround back channel SB – Surround back channel (mono) SBR – Right surround back channel LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the ((( ))) indicators light when

an LFE signal is being input)

3 Digital format indicators

Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format is detected (DSDPCM lights during the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) to PCM conversion with SACDs).

Lights when the Sound Retriever is switched on (page 74).

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active (page 62).

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 12).

7 Sound processing indicators

Light according to the active Audio parameter(s) (page 74) and/or ANALOG ATT (page 77).

Lights during Virtual surround back processing

indicators

S.RTRV

MULTI-ZONE

PHASE CONTROL

V.SB

TUNER

indicators

TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received. STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is

being received in auto stereo mode. MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set using

the MPX button.

(page 35)

SOUND

Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or bass/treble controls feature is selected (page 74).

11 Master volume level

SR+

Lights when the SR+ mode is switched on (page 66).

STREAM DIRECT

Lights when Direct/Pure Direct is selected (page 34).

14 Speaker indicators

Indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 60)

15 Listening mode indicators

THX – Lights when a Home THX mode is selected. ADV. SURROUND – Lights when an Advanced

Surround mode has been selected (page 32). STEREO – Lights when the stereo mode is selected

(page 33). STANDARD – Lights when a Standard Surround

mode is switched on (see Listening in surround sound on page 31).

SLEEP

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 77).

17 Matrix decoding format indicators

2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 31).

Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (page 31).

18 Character display

Displays various system information.

19 Input source indicators

Light to indicate the input source you have selected.

Controls and displays

Remote control

RECEIVER

DVD BD TV HDMI

DVR 1 DVR 2 CD

FM/AM

SELECT

123

GENRE

456

789

TV CONTROL

AUDIO

PARAMETER

EXIT TOOLS

TOP MENU

CATEGORY

SETUP

iPod CTRL

AUTO/ DIRECT

HDD

THX STATUS PHASE

ANT

AUDIO

TV CTRL

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

• White – Receiver controls (see below)

• Blue – Other controls (page 81)

RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 79).

3 Number buttons and other receiver/component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 37) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

XM SIRIUS

INPUT

CH LEVELD.ACCESS

INPUT

ENTER

STEREO/

A.L.C.

DVD

DISPLAY

MAIN

RECEIVER

VOL

TUNE

STANDARD

MPX

RECEIVER

ZONE 2

SOURCE

CD-R

iPod USB

DIMMER

SLEEPMCACC

A.ATTSBchSR+

CLASS

ENTER

MASTER VOLUME

MUTE

VIDEO

PARAMETER

BD MENU ADV SURR

SIGNAL SEL

MENU T.EDIT

STST

RETURN

MEM

16 17

ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV, and also to select a disc in a multi-CD player.

Press RECEIVER first to access:

INPUT SELECT – Use to select the input source. DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 77). GENRE – Automatically selects the most appropriate

Advanced Surround mode for the genre of the source currently being played back (this feature is available only when a Pioneer DVD recorder supporting HDMI Control is connected to this receiver via HDMI) (page 36).

MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 34).

SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 77).

SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 66). SBch – Use to select the surround/virtual back

channel mode (page 35). A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog

input signal to prevent distortion (page 77). CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel,

then use / to adjust the level (page 50).

Press FM/AM first to access:

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 37).

CLASS – Switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 37).

TV CONTROL

buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CTRL input source button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV

CTRL button (see page 80 for more on this).

TV – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. INPUT – Use to select the TV input signal. CH +/– – Use to select channels. VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

5 Tuner/component control buttons/

SETUP

These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button (DVD, DVR1, TV, etc.). The T.EDIT tuner controls are explained from page 37.

Press RECEIVER first to access:

AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio options (page 74).

VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video options (page 75).

SETUP – Use to access the System Setup menu (page 39).

Controls and displays

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

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 39) and the Audio or Video options (page 74 or 75). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the

TUNE / buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST / to find preset stations (page 37).

7 Receiver controls Press RECEIVER first to access:

AUTO/DIRECT – Press to select Auto Surround

(page 31) or Stream Direct (page 34) listening. STEREO/A.L.C. – Switches between the stereo

playback mode and the Front Stage Surround Advance mode (page 33).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 31).

ADV SURR – Use to switch among the various surround modes (page 32).

THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 32).

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 DVD, DVR1 or TV). These buttons also function as described below.

Press RECEIVER first to access:

STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings (page 77).

PHASE – Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 12).

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 34).

Press TV first to access:

ANT – Use to select the VHF/UHF antennas or Cable TV.

Press FM/AM first to access:

MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 37).

AUDIO – Changes the audio or channel on DVD

discs. DISPLAY – Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 38).

CH +/– – Use to select channels for DVR units.

) /

ENTER

TV CTRL

Use this button to set preset code of your TV’s manufacturer when controlling TV (see Selecting preset codes directly on page 79 for more on this).

MULTI-ZONE

Switch to perform operations in the main zone and zone 2 (page 62).

12 Remote control LED

Lights when a command is sent from the remote control.

SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 79 for more on this).

MASTER VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

MUTE

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

16 Remote control illumination button

Press to turn on/off the illumination of some of the buttons. This function is convenient when operating in dark rooms.

RECEIVER

Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the white commands above the number buttons (A.ATT, etc.)). Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 10, page 39).

operation selector switch

Controls and displays

Sub remote control unit

The second remote control supplied with this receiver is for use with the MULTI-ZONE listening feature, as explained on page 62. Note that you must connect a separate IR receiver as explained in Connecting an IR receiver on page 64 for remote control in your sub room.

STANDBY/ON

1 2

TOP MENU

3 4

ST ST

iPod CTRL

CATEGORY

MPX

1234

5678

STANDBY/ON

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source.

TOP MENU

Displays the top menu of an iPod, XM and SIRIUS Radio.

/// (TUNE/ST

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 39) and the Audio and Video options (page 74 and 75). Also used to control iPod, XM and SIRIUS Radio menus. Use the TUNE / buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST / to find preset stations.

iPod CTRL/CATEGORY

Press iPod USB first to access:

iPod CTRL – Switches between the iPod controls and

the receiver controls (page 54).

Press XM or SIRIUS first to access:

CATEGORY – Selects XM or SIRIUS Radio genre search (page 57 or 59).

INPUT SELECT

DVR2DVR1DVD

CD-RCDTV

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

D.ACCESS

MASTER VOLUME

RECEIVER

) /

FM/AM

SIRIUS

iPod USB

T.EDIT

RETURN

DISPLAY

MEMORY

CLASS

ENTER

11 12

6 Component control buttons

– These are available for FM/AM, XM, SIRIUS and iPod USB and used to control a component after you have selected it using the input source buttons. DISPLAY – Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies.

Press FM/AM first to access:

MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 37).

Press XM or SIRIUS first to access:

MEMORY – Use to register a song title you are currently listening to.

7 Number buttons These are available for FM/AM, XM, SIRIUS and iPod USB and used to directly select a radio frequency or the

tracks.

8 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 79).

Displays the disc menu of DVD-Video discs. Press FM/AM, XM or SIRIUS first to access:

T.EDIT – Use with / to memorize and name stations for recall.

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.

D.ACCESS/CLASS

Press FM/AM, XM or SIRIUS first to access:

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio

station directly using the number buttons. CLASS – Switches between the three banks (classes)

of radio station presets.

Press iPod USB first to access:

– Selects the repeat mode of an iPod (page 55). – Selects the shuffle mode of an iPod (page 55).

MASTER VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

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