Pioneer VSX-1016V-K, VSX-1016V-S User Manual

VSX-1016V-S
VSX-1016V-K

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

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Operating Instructions

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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.

Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.

IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please
ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover, you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement
cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer.

If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet, then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safely. There is a danger of severe
electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket.

If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe the wiring code as shown below. If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician.

IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Blue : Neutral Brown : Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ;

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.

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

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.

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.

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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will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V
or 120 V) written on the rear panel.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

WARNING

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

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

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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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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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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).

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

Contents

01 Before you start

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

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

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

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

02 5 minute guide

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

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

Automatically setting up for surround sound

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

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

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

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

03 Connecting your equipment

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

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

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

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

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

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

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs . . 16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04 Controls and displays

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

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

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

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

05 Listening to your system

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

06 USB playback

Using the USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Compressed audio compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

07 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

08 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Manual speaker setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

THX Audio Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

THX Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

09 Other connections

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 45

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 45

Second Zone speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

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

10 Other Settings

The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 51

Video Converter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

11 Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Watching video and audio sources independently . . 52

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Resetting the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

12 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components . . . 54

Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Programming signals from other remote controls . . 54
Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . 55

Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Controls for TVs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

13 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . 65

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Listening modes with different input signal

formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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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 symmetrical
placement of power amplification units, this receiver
generates equal amplifier power to all channels,
eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a
particular sound field.

• Easy setup using Multichannel Acoustic
Calibration (MCACC)

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

• THX Select2 certified design

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

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

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

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

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

• Phase correction

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

• Sound Retriever

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

• HDMI compatibility

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

• Built-in video converter

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

• USB interface

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

• Easy-to-use LCD remote control

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

Checking what’s in the box

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

• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m)

• Remote control unit

• AA/LR6 dry cell batteries x2

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• Warranty card

• These operating instructions

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Before you start

Installing the receiver

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

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

Loading the batteries

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Caution

Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as
leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions:

• Never use new and old batteries together.

• Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries
properly according to the marks in the battery case.

• Batteries with the same shape may have different
voltages. Do not use different batteries together.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or
area.

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

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5 minute guide

Chapter 2:

5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater

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

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

system

on page 26.

Listening to Surround Sound

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

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

1 Connect your TV and DVD player.

See

Connecting your TV and DVD player

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

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

Connect your speakers as shown in

speaker system

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

Front

Left (L)

on page 17.

Center (C)

Subwoofer (SW)

Listening to your

on page 13 to do

Installing your

Placing the speakers

Front
Right (R)

Surround
Right (SR)

on

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

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

• Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.

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

See

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

below for more on this.

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

Make sure that

DVD/LD

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

DVD

on the remote control to set the receiver

to the DVD input.

In addition to the basic playback explained in

source

on page 10, there are several other sound options

you can select. See

Listening to your system

Playing a

on page 26

for more on this.

See also

menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

on page 36 for more setup options.

Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC)

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

Make sure you do this before moving on to

source

on page 10.

Important

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

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

Playing a

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Listening
position

Surround
Left (SL)

Surround
Back Left (SBL)

Surround
Back
Right (SBR)

Caution

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

5 minute guide

02

INPUT

RECEIVER

SELECT

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVR 2

TV DVR1

DVD

USB

CD

TUNERCD-R

SYSTEM OFF

SOURCE

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

PTY SEARCH

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

MENU

TUNE

T.EDIT

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

BAND

TV CH

VOL

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 Connect the microphone to the

MCACC SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

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

• Push down on the

MCACC SETUP MIC

PHONES

SYSTEM

TUNING/

SETUP

STATION

TONE

MULTI JOG

3 Press

RECEIVER

PUSH OPEN

tab to access the

jack:

S-VIDEO

INPUT

TUNER

EDIT

VIDEO/GAME

SPEAKERSRETURN

USB

MCACC

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

SETUP MIC

on the remote, then press

SETUP

.

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

///

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

buttons and

ENTER

to navigate through the

RETURN

SETUP

at any time to cancel.

to exit

1

4 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu
then press

5

ENTER.

ENTER

.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

2. Auto MCACC

Surr Back System
Normal (SB) ]

 : Cancel Enter : Start

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

2

6 Follow the instructions on-screen.

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

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

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

it’s doing this.

• With error messages (such as

Microphone Check

ambient noise (see

MCACC Setup

3

Ambient Noise

) select

RETRY

Problems when using the Auto

below) and verifying the mic

or

after checking for

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

2.Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing

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

OK
OK

:Cancel

OK

and continue.

2.Auto MCACC

Check!

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

OK

:Cancel

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the
actual speakers you have.

If you see an error message (

4

ERR

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

RETRY

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

/

to change the setting

/

(and number for surround back) and continue.

8 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press

ENTER

.

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

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

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

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

System Setup menu (starting on page 36).

5

Note

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

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

2• If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through

setting

on page 36 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 6.

• If you have THX-certified speakers, make sure
3 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.
4 If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in
5• Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings.
You can correct the setting manually using the

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

YES

is selected in

Listening to Surround Sound

Manual speaker setup

THX Speaker Setup

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

on page 40.

on page 43.

Surround back speaker

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ANALOG

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MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

+10

D.ACCESS

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

CD

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

USB

DVR 2

02

10

En

5 minute guide

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

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

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

Playing a source

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

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND L
REMOTE CONTROL UN

DVD

CD

SELECT

IT

TV DVR1

EARNING

DVR 2

TUNERCD-R

SOURCE

TV CTRL

USB

RECEIVER

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

1 Switch on your system components and receiver.

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

have one), then the receiver (press

• Make sure the setup mic is disconnected.

2 Select the input source you want to play.

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

3 Press

INPUT SELECT

AUTO SURR

, or the front panel controls.

to select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and

start playback of the source.

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

• See also

Listening to your system

information on different ways of listening to sources.

4 Use the volume control to adjust the volume level.

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

Note

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

VIDEO 1

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

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

input is now selected.)

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

Listening in surround sound

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

A

MPX

B

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

1

and subwoofer (if you

SELECT

REC

EON

REC STOP JUKEBOX

CDE

HDD

CH

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ



RECEIVER

VOL

MUTE

DVD

CH

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

3

on page 26 for

SIGNAL SEL

).

2

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

Better sound using Basic Phase Control

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

P
H
A

S

E

C
O
N

T

O

Sound

F

F

source

P
H
A

S

E

C
O
N

T

Sound

O
N

source

Front speaker

Subwoofer

Front speaker

Subwoofer

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

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

• Press

RECEIVER

then PHASE (

switch on phase correction.

The

PHASE CONTROL

(page 29).

indicator on the front panel lights.

VIDEO 1

jacks on your TV, make sure that

Listening
position

Listening
position

PHASE CONTROL

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4

for an

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DVR/

1

DVR/

2

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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

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IN IN INOUT OUT

03

VCR

VCR

Caution

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

1 HDMI connectors (x3)

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

 Connecting using HDMI

on page 44.

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 Assign menu

on page 49 to assign

the inputs.

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

Use the

OUT

jack for recording to a CD or MiniDisc

recorder.

 Connecting digital audio sources

Use the

IN

jacks for digital audio sources, including DVD

on page 15.

players/recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players,
etc.



See also

The Input Assign menu

on page 49 to assign

the inputs.

4 Control input/output

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

 Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s

sensor

on page 59.

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

Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players,
tape decks, turntables, etc.

 Connecting analog audio sources

on page 16.

6 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.

 Using the component video jacks

on page 14.

7 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.

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

sources

on page 14.

8 AM and FM antenna terminals

Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio
broadcasts.

 Connecting antennas

on page 19.

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9 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs

Use to connect separate amplifiers for front, center,
surround, surround back and subwoofer channels.

 Connecting additional amplifiers

Installing your speaker system

on page 46 (see also

on page 17 for powered

subwoofer connection).

10 Composite and S-video monitor outputs

Use to connect monitors and TVs.

 Connecting your TV and DVD player

on page 13.

11 Multichannel analog audio inputs

7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with
multichannel analog outputs.

 Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

on

page 45.

12 Speaker terminals

Use for connection to the main front, center, surround
and surround back speakers.

 Installing your speaker system

on page 17.

When making cable connections

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

If several video components are assigned to the same
input function (see

The Input Assign menu

on page 49),
the converter gives priority to component, S-video, then
composite (in that order).

• For optimal video performance, THX recommends
switching video conversion (in
on page 51)

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

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• 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

When the video converter is enabled, all analog video
sources are output through all of the

OUT

jacks (HDMI and high-definition progressive

component video cannot be converted).

Converter Setup

on page 51 to switch the video converter

on or off.

Note

1 You must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI/component video outputs when connecting these video sources. If the video signal does not
appear on your TV or plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game
units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.

MONITOR VIDEO

1

See

Video

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R

R

P

R

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2 Connect a composite or S-video output on your DVD

Connecting your TV and DVD player

player to the

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

3 Connect a coaxial-type1 digital audio output on
your DVD player to the COAXIAL 1 (

Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.

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

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable.

• If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs,
you can connect these instead. See also

the multichannel analog inputs

Connecting a satellite/cable
or other set-top box

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV
tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.

TV

1

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OPTICAL

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

IN

IN 2

OUT

HDMI

1

IN

(

DVD/LD

2

IN

(

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

21

DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT

Y

(

DVR/

IN

)

VCR1

1

2

IN

(

)

TV/SAT

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2

Y

3

IN

(CD)

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DVD player

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

component video jacks

on page 14 if your TV and/or DVD

Using the

player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD
player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

on page 45.

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.

Note

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

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.

DVD/LD

VIDEO or

DVD/LD

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

1

IN

IN 2

(

DVR/

)

VCR1

2

IN

(

)

TV/SAT

OUT

3

IN

(CD)

ASSIG­NABLE

31

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

IN

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

AUDIO

L

1

IN

(

)

DVD/LD

R

2

IN

(

)

DVR/VCR2

CD

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

21

VSX-1016V

DIGITAL OUT

STB

The Input Assign menu

DVD/LD

AUDIO inputs.

on page 45.

ANTENNA

COMPONENT VIDEO

P

Y

IN

1

IN

2

Y

S-VIDEO

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

Y

P

B

R

P

Y

P

B

R

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN IN IN MONITO

VIDEO

TV/SAT

on page 49).

S-VIDEO input.

DVD/LD

) input.

Connecting

receiver

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P

B

31

OUT OUT

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

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R

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IN
3

P

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Connecting your equipment

2 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output from
your set-top box to the OPTICAL 2 (TV/SAT) input.

2

Use an optical cable for the connection.

2 If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1
AUDIO 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.

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.

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ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

P

B

P

B

VIDEO

P

Y

P

R

P

R

ASSIGNABLE

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Y

TV/SAT

P

B

R

P

P

B

R

31

OUT OUT

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

AM LOOP

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OUT

IN
3

R R

FRONT

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

OUT

L

R

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

PRE OUT

SUR­ROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFE

HDMI

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

IN

Y

(

DVR/

IN

)

VCR1

1

2

IN

(

)

TV/SAT

IN
2

Y

3

IN

(CD)

ASSIG­NABLE

31

CONTROL

OUT

IN

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

AUDIO

L

1

IN

(

)

DVD/LD

R

2

IN

(

)

DVR/VCR2

21

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

CD

3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an
optical-type

the OPTICAL 1 (DVR/VCR1) input.

Use an optical cable for the connection.

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.

• For a second recorder, use the

3

digital audio output from the recorder to

• For a second recorder, use the

VCR2)

inputs.

DVR/

VCR2

4

COAXIAL 2

outputs.

(

DVR/

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OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

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VIDEO S-VIDEO

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AV OUT

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DVR, VCR, etc.

1 Connect the audio/video outputs of the video
player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and 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

Note

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
2 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.
3• 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.
4 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

DVR/

VCR2 IN

inputs.

The Input Assign menu

The Input Assign menu

on page 49).

on page 49).

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P

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P

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TV/SAT

P

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R

P

P

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R

31

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DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

TV

AM LOOP

CENTER

L

OUT

IN
3

SUB

R

FRONT

WOOFER

HDMI

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

IN

Y

(

DVR/

IN

)

VCR1

1

2

IN

(

)

TV/SAT

IN
2

Y

3

IN

(CD)

ASSIG-

IN

(

IN

(

DVR/VCR2

21

DVD/LD

NABLE

CONTROL

OUT

IN

AUDIO

1

)

2

)

2

S-VIDEO

31

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

L

R

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

CD

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P

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COMPONENT

VIDEO

03

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

OUT

L

R

FRONT

MULTI

page if you want to connect these too.

VSX-1016V

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

HDMI

IN 2

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

IN

(

IN

(

DVR/VCR2

21

DVD/LD

IN

(

DVR/

VCR1

2

IN

(

TV/SAT

3

IN

(CD)

ASSIG­NABLE

31

CONTROL

OUT

IN

AUDIO

L

1

)

R

2

)

P

Y

B

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)

1

)

IN

2

P

Y

B

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

CD

on the following

ANTENNA

P

Y

P

R

P

R

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN INOUT OUT

Y

TV/SAT

P

B

R

P

P

B

R

31

DVR/VCR1 DV

AM

OUT

IN
3

Y

P

B

PR

COMPONENT

VIDEO

1

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

DVD player

1 2

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

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

menu

on page 49.

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

Use a three-way component video cable.

The Input Assign

CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.

1 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on
your digital component to the DIGITAL 3 (CD) input.

Use an optical cable for the connection.

2 For recording equipment, connect the optical-type
DIGITAL output to a digital input on the recorder.

Use an optical cable to connect to the

Note

1• If your digital component only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial cable. When
you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also

• 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
2• In order to record some digital sources, you must make analog connections as explained in

The Input Assign menu

on page 49).

The Input Assign menu

Connecting analog audio sources

DIGITAL OUT

on page 49).

below.

2

.

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About the WMA9 Pro decoder

This unit 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.

1

(WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to

Connecting analog audio sources

This receiver features two stereo audio-only inputs. One
of these inputs (
outputs for use with audio recorders.

CD-R/TAPE/MD

) has corresponding

Connecting a component to the front
panel inputs

The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack
(

VIDEO

), an S-Video jack (

inputs (

AUDIO L/R

(

DIGITAL

). 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
front video connections.

S-VIDEO

), stereo analog audio

) and an optical digital audio input

PUSH OPEN

tab to access the

VIDEO

INPUT

S-VIDEO

USB

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

MCACC

SETUP MIC

PUSH
OPEN

ANTENNA

P

B

P

B

VIDEO

P

Y

P

R

P

R

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN IN IN MONITOR

Y

TV/SAT

P

OUT OUT

P

B

R

P

B

R

31

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

AM LOOP

L L

OUT

IN

3

R R

FRONT

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

OUT

L

R

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

PRE OUT

SUR­ROUND

CENTE

SUB
WOOFE

HDMI

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

IN

Y

(

DVR/

IN

)

VCR1

1

2

IN

(

)

TV/SAT

IN
2

Y

3

IN

(CD)

ASSIG-

IN

(

DVD/LD

IN

(

DVR/VCR2

21

NABLE

CONTROL

OUT

IN

AUDIO

1

)

2

)

S-VIDEO

31

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

L

R

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

CD

VSX-1016V

OUT

PLAY

IN

REC

R L

AUDIO IN/OUT

Tape deck, etc.

• 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.

S-VIDEO

PHONES

SYSTEM

TUNING/

TUNER

SPEAKERSRETURN

TONE

SETUP

STATION

EDIT

MULTI JOG

VIDEO/GAME

VIDEO OUTPUT

TV game, video camera, etc.

• Select these inputs by pressing
using

INPUT SELECT

GAME

.

(remote) to select

INPUT

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

DIGITAL OUT

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

VIDEO/GAME

VIDEO/

or

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Note

1•

Microsoft, 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.

Connecting your equipment

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

Switching the speaker impedance

to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8

Ω

to 16 Ω (please see

on page 53 if you plan

Ω

).

03

Subwoofer

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

DIGITAL

IN 1

IN 2

(

TV/SAT

OUT

HDMI

CONTROL

1

IN

(

DVD/LD

2

IN

(

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

21

VSX-1016V

Front
left

OPTICAL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

IN

(

DVR/

IN

)

VCR1

1

2

IN

)

IN
2

3

IN

(CD)

ASSIG­NABLE

31

OUT

IN

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

AUDIO

L

)

R

)

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

CD

ANTENNA

P

Y

Y

P

B

R

P

Y

Y

P

B

R

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

IN IN IN IN MONITOR

VIDEO

TV/SAT

P

P

B

R

P

P

B

R

31

OUT OUT

DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2

Center

AM LOOP

PRE OUT

CENTER

L LL

OUT

IN

3

SUB

R R

FRONT

WOOFER

OUT

L L

R

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

SUR­ROUND

CENTER

SUB
WOOFER

(
Single

SURROUND
BACK

SUR­ROUND

)

R R

R

SURROUND
BACK

A

L

SPEAKERS

FRONT CENTER

RL

Front

right

RL

SURROUND

CAUTION

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.

SURROUND BACK /

B

(

)

L

R

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Single

SELECTABLE

Surround
left

Surround
back left

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.

Surround

right

Surround
back right

Caution

• 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.

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Bare wire connections

Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is
properly prepared with about 10 mm 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. A fig. B fig. C

10 mm

fig. C

).

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 44 provides greater detail
on alternate speaker setups, such as using speaker
system B (page 45), bi-amping (page 46) and bi­wiring (page 46).

• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the

THX INPUT

has one) or switch the filter position to

jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer

THX

on your

subwoofer.

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 apart, at equal distance from the TV.

• 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 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.

Front

left

Surround

left

Surround back Surround back

Center

Listening position

left right

Single surround back speaker

Subwoofer

Front
right

Surround

right

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.

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Connecting your equipment

The diagrams below show suggested surround and
surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram (

A

) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or
none) connected. The second (
with two surround back speakers connected.

º

90º to 120

SL

fig. B

) shows orientation

SL

SR

º

0º to 60

03

fig.

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

antennas

SR

below).

fig. a fig. b fig. c

Connecting external

SL

SB

fig. A fig. B

SR

SBL

SBL

SBR

SBR

• 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.

L

SL

Surround

• 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:

MUSICMODE

THX Select2 CINEMA, THX

and

CR

SR

Surround

SBL SBR

Surround back

THX GAMES MODE

.

3

ANTENNA

5

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

AM LOOP

1

4

2

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 (
stand (

fig. b

).

fig. a

) then clip the loop onto the

• 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.

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Connecting external antennas

To improve FM reception connect an external FM
antenna to the

To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m length of
vinyl-coated wire to the
disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna.

For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally
outdoors.

FM UNBAL 75 Ω terminal.

75 Ω coaxial cable

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

Outdoor antenna

AM LOOP

AM LOOP

terminals without

(vinyl-coated wire)

Indoor antenna

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.

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

5 m to 6 m

AM LOOP

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Controls and displays

Chapter 4:

Controls and displays

Front panel

04

1 62 54 7

MULTI JOG

3

ENTER

PHASE

CONTROL

DVD/LD

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

PHONES

SYSTEM

SETUP

MULTI JOG

TUNING/
STATION

CD-R/TAPE/MD

S-VIDEO

TUNER

SPEAKERSRETURN TONE

EDIT

VIDEO/GAME

STANDBY/ON

LISTENING

PTY

EON

MODE

SEARCH

MODE

11

17 20 211918 22

SYSTEM

SETUP

MULTI JOG

1

MULTI JOG

Use the

dial

MULTI JOG

dial to select various settings and

menu options.

2



STANDBY/ON

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

3

EON MODE

Use to search for programs that are broadcasting
traffic or news information (page 35).

PTY SEARCH

Use this button to search for RDS program types
(page 34).

4 LISTENING MODE

Use with the

MULTI JOG

listening modes (page 26).

5

PHASE CONTROL

indicator

Lights when Basic Phase Control is switched on
(page 10).

6 Character display

See

Display

on page 23.

TONE

TUNING/
STATION

TUNER

EDIT

dial to select the various

SPEAKERSRETURN

7 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see

Operating range of remote control unit

8 MCACC indicator

Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 38) is on
(Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to

ADJUST

Auto Setup (page 38)).

9 SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 29).

SBch PROCESSING

channel mode (page 29) or virtual surround back
mode (page 29).

SOUND RETRIEVER

sound to compressed audio sources (page 30).

10

MASTER VOLUME
ENTER

11

12

PHONES

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

8910

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI- CHANNEL RECEIVER

MULTI CH

USB

FM/AM

INPUT

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

VIDEO

IN

SELECT

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

SELECT

SIGNAL

SB ch

PROCESSING

VSX-1016V

SOUND

RETRIEVER

MASTER
VOLUME

151413 1612

on page 22).

ALL CH

after the Auto MCACC Setup (page 8) or EQ

– Selects the surround back

– Press to restore CD quality

dial

jack

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13 Input source buttons

Press to select an input source (press
repeatedly to select the video source (page 52)).

14

VIDEO/GAME INPUT

See

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

page 16.

15

USB

interface

Connect a USB audio device for playback (see

USB interface

on page 31).

16 MCACC SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

17

SYSTEM SETUP

Press to access the System Setup menu (see page 36).

18

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.

19

TONE

Press this button to access the bass and treble controls,
which you can then adjust with the
(page 30).

20

TUNING/STATION

Use to find radio frequencies and to select preset
stations (page 33).

21

TUNER EDIT

Use with the
stations for recall

22

SPEAKERS

MULTI JOG

(page 33).

dial to memorize and name

Use to change the speaker system (page 45).

VIDEO SELECT

MULTI JOG

on

Using the

dial

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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.

30

30

D

O
W
N

D
O
W
N

7 m

Controls and displays

Display

04

1

SIGNAL

SIGNAL

AUTO

DIGITAL

ANALOG

PRO LOGIC

2

ADV.SURROUND

THX
STEREO

AB

SP

12

indicators

21 3 765 8 9 10

2

: 6

SBR

DIGITAL

WMA9 Pro

L C R

SL S SR

SBL SB

LFE

N

eo

STANDARD

SLEEP

DTS

96/24

4

VIDEO

OVER ATT

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal.

AUTO

lights when the receiver is set to select the input

signal automatically (page 29).

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

3 Digital format indicators

Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format
is detected.

4

OVER

/

OVER

is too high.
(

ANALOG ATT

5

ATT

lights to indicate that the level of an analog source

ATT

lights when you use the attenuator

) to reduce it.

VIDEO CONV.

Lights when digital video conversion is enabled (page 51).

6 V.SB

Lights during Virtual surround back processing

(page 29)

7 Sound processing indicators

Light according to the active sound processing feature.

8

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.

V.S B

CONV.

DIALOGUE LOUDNESS

9 EON

EON

MIDNIGHT TUN ED

TONE

1511 13 1614

/

RDS indicators

– Lights when the EON mode is set (flashes

STEREO

MONO

RDS

EON

dB

SR+

during EON reception). The indicator lights when
the current station carries the EON service (page 35).

RDS

– Lights when an RDS broadcast is received

(page 34).

10 Master volume level

11 Speaker indicators

Indicate the current speaker system, A and/or

12 Listening mode indicators

THX

– Lights when a Home THX mode is selected.

ADV. SURROUND

– Lights when an Advanced

Surround mode has been selected.

STEREO

on (see

STANDARD

mode is switched on (see

sound

13

SLEEP

– Lights when stereo listening is switched

Listening in stereo

on page 28).

– Lights when a Standard Surround

Listening in surround

on page 26).

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 53).

14 Matrix decoding format indicators

2

PRO LOGIC IIx –

Logic II /

Neo:6

is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing

.

(page 26).

2

– When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver

This lights to indicate 2Pro

Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 26).

15 Character display

Displays various system information.

16

SR+

Lights when the SR+ mode is switched on (page 48).

B

(page 45)

.

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Remote control

INPUT

RECEIVER

1

SELECT

2

DVD

3

CD

SLEEP

SR+

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

TV VOL

MPX

AUDIO

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

PTY SEARCH

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

A

B

SUBTITLE

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

4

5
6

7

8

9
10

11

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

•

Green

– Receiver controls (see below)

Red

– DVD controls (page 58)

•

•

Blue

– Tuner controls (page 33)

White

•

– Other controls (page 58)

1 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use

SELECT

).

3 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see

Controlling the rest of your system

SYSTEM OFF

SOURCE

DVR 2

TV DVR1

USB

TUNERCD-R

SB ch

DIMMER

PHASE

CLASS

ENTER

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

BAND

TV CH

REC

EON

RECEIVER

MUTE

REC STOP JUKEBOX

CDE

HDD

CH

STEREO

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

on page 54).

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

S.RETRIEVER

DISC

MENU

T.EDIT

RETURN

VOL

DVD

CH

SIGNAL SEL

SHIFT

12

13

14

15

16

17

for

INPUT

4 Number buttons and other receiver/component
controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio
frequency (page 33) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

DISC (ENTER)

can be used to enter commands for TV or

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

Press

RECEIVER

SLEEP

first to access:

– Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and

select the amount of time before sleep (page 53).

SBch

– Use to select the surround/virtual back

channel mode (page 29).

ANALOG ATT

– Attenuates (lowers) the level of an

analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 52).

SR+

– Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 48).

DIMMER
MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

– Dims or brightens the display (page 53).

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

DIALOG E

– Use to make dialog stand out when

watching TV or a movie (page 30).

PHASE

– Press to switch on/off Basic Phase Control

(page 10).

S. RETRIEVER

– Press to restore CD quality sound to

compressed audio sources (page 30).

Press

TUNER

first to access:

D.ACCESS

– After pressing, you can access a radio

station directly using the number buttons (page 33).

CLASS

– Switches between the three banks (classes)

of radio station presets (page 33).

5 Tuner/component control buttons/

SETUP

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

DVR1

, TV, etc.). The

BAND, T.EDIT

and

PTY SEARCH

DVD,

tuner controls are explained from page 33. Press

RECEIVER

first to access the following controls:

SETUP

– Use to access the System Setup menu

(page 36).

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).

6



(TUNE/ST) /

ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround
sound system (page 36). Also used to control DVD
menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck
player. Use the
frequencies and use

TUNE

/

buttons to find radio

ST

/

to find preset stations

(page 33).

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7 TV CONTROL buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to
the

TV CTRL

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

CTRL

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

8 Component control buttons

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

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

MPX

of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching
to mono will improve the sound quality (page 33).

DISP

radio frequencies (page 34). Also used to display
RDS information (page 34).

EON

broadcasting traffic or news information (page 35).

9 Receiver controls

THX

(page 27).

STANDARD

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

ADV.SURR

surround modes

STEREO

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

AUTO SURR

on page 26).

ACOUSTIC EQ

Calibration EQ setting (page 28).

SIGNAL SEL

10

MULTI OPE

Use this button to perform multi operations (page 56).

11

SHIFT

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

button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook

TV CTRL

button (see page 54 for more on this).

– Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

– Use to select the TV input signal.

– Use to select channels.

DVD, DVR1

– Switches between stereo and mono reception

– Switches between named station presets and

– Use to search for programs that are

– Press to select a Home THX listening mode

– Press for Standard decoding and to

– Use to switch between the various

– Switches between direct and stereo

– Selects Auto Surround (

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

INPUT SELECT

or TV). The following controls

2

(page 27).

– Press to select an Acoustic

), or to display the currently

input source

Pro Logic IIx and

Auto playback

TV

12

SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the
receiver (see page 54 for more on this).

13 Character display (LCD)

This display shows information when transmitting
control signals.

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

the rest of your system

SETUP

choose the options below.

PRESET

page 54.

LEARNING

remote controls

MULTI OP

page 56.

SYS OFF

page 56.

DIRECT F
RENAME

page 56.

ERASE

settings on page 55.

RESET – See Resetting the remote control presets on
page 55.

READ ID – See Confirming preset codes on page 55.

14 RECEIVER

Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to
select the green commands above the number buttons
(ANALOG ATT, etc)). Also use this button to set up
surround sound (page 8, page 36).

15 VOL +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

16 MUTE

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

17 EFFECT/CH SEL

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use +/– to
adjust the level (see Tip on page 42). Also adjusts the
level of the Advanced Surround effects, Dolby Pro
Logic IIx Music, and Neo:6 Music parameters
(page 27). You can then use the +/– buttons to make
these adjustments.



Controlling

on page 54):

– Indicates the setup mode, from which you

– See

Selecting preset codes directly

–

See

Programming signals from other

on page 54.

– See

Multi Operation and System Off

– See

Multi Operation and System Off

– See

Direct function

– See

Renaming input source names

– See

Erasing one of the remote control button

on page 56.

on

on

on

on

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RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:

Listening to your system

Important

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

input signal formats

Listening modes with different

on page 67 for more on this.

Tip

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

LISTENING MODE

you want, then use the

repeatedly to access the modes

MULTI JOG

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

Auto playback

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

multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

RECEIVER

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

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

AUTO SURROUND

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

1

AUTO SURR

for

Listening in surround sound

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

If you connected surround back speakers, see also

surround back channel processing

on page 29.

Standard surround sound

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

• While listening to a source, press

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

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

automatically be selected and shows in the display.

With two channel sources

•

2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

, you can select from:

especially suited to movie sources

•

2

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

especially suited to music sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx GAME
especially suited to video games

•

2

PRO LOGIC

– 4.1 channel surround sound (sound

from the surround speakers is mono)

•

Neo:6 CINEMA

– 6.1 channel sound, especially

suited to movie sources

•

Neo:6 MUSIC

to music sources

– 6.1 channel sound, especially suited

5

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

can select (according to format):

2

STANDARD

– Up to 7.1 channel sound,

– Up to 7.1 channel sound,

4

– Up to 7.1 channel sound,

SBch ON

Using

.

, you

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Note

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

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

back speaker setting

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

on page 36 is set to anything but

Setting the effect options

on page 27 to adjust them.

Normal (SB)

Neo:6 CINEMA

OFF

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

), 2

Pro Logic IIx

or 2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

becomes 2

Pro Logic II

(see

Listening in surround sound

(5.1 channel sound).

Setting the effect options

above

Surround

on page 27).

Listening to your system

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

05

•2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

– See above (only available

when you’re using two surround back speakers)

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

•

Dolby Digital EX

– See above

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

•

DTS-ES

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS-ES encoded sources

•

DTS Neo:6

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS encoded sources

Using the Home THX modes

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

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

• Press

With two channel sources

a matrix-decoding process for the
(see

Listening in surround sound

explanation of each process):

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

•2

PRO LOGIC+THX

• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

• THX GAMES MODE

With multichannel sources

repeatedly to select from:

•

THX CINEMA

your home theatre system using all the speakers in
your setup

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

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

Using surround back channel processing

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

THX (HOME THX

STEREO

ADV.SURR

AUTO SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

RECEIVER

) to select a listening mode.

, press

THX

repeatedly to select

THX CINEMA

above for an

, press

2

THX (HOME THX)

– Gives you cinema-quality sound from

– Especially suited to

mode

•

THX Surround EX

– Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX Select2 CINEMA

– Allows you to hear 7.1

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX MUSICMODE

– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel

playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX GAMES MODE

– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel

playback from the output of a video game console

Using the Advanced surround effects

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

• Press
mode.

1

ADV.SURR

3

•

ADVANCED MOVIE

•

ADVANCED MUSIC
TV SURROUND

•

repeatedly to select a listening

– Suitable for movie sources.

– Suitable for music sources.

– Provides surround sound for both

mono and stereo TV sources.

•

SPORTS
ADVANCED GAME

•

•

EXPANDED

sound for two-channel sources.

•

7ch STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

– Suitable for sports programs.

– Suitable for video games.

– Simulates multichannel surround

4

source, using all of your speakers.

•

VIR. SURROUND

– A virtual surround effect using

just the subwoofer and front speakers.

•

PhonesSurround

– Creates the effect of overall

surround with headphones.

Setting the effect options

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

Note

1 You can’t use the THX modes when headphones are connected.
2 If you only have one surround back speaker connected,
MODE are not available.
3• Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on
this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 29.

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

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

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

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RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

Listening to your system

1 Press

EFFECT/CH SEL

repeatedly to select the

setting you want to adjust.

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

2

Use the +/– buttons

to set it as necessary.

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

3

Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other

settings

a.Only available with 2 ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II(x) Music mode.
b.Only available with 2 ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode.

Setting

Center

a

Width

(Applicable
only when
using a cen­ter speaker)

Dimension

Panorama

Center

b

Image

(Applicable
only when
using a cen­ter speaker)

Effect

.

What it does

Spreads the center channel between the
front right and left speakers, making it
sound wider (higher settings) or narrower
(lower settings).

a

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

a

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

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

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

Options

0 to 7

Default:

–3 to +3

Default:

OFF

ON

0 to 10

Default:

10 to 90

3

0

3

Listening in stereo

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

STEREO

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

or

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

DIRECT

, you will hear the

STEREO

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

• While listening to a source, press

STEREO

for stereo

playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

STEREO

•

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

•

DIRECT

– Bypass all effects and surround settings so

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

1

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

• Default setting:
MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting)

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

sound (MCACC)

page 38. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic
Calibration Equalization.

• While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ.

Press repeatedly to select between:

ALL CH ADJUST

•
any one channel.

•

FRONT ALIGN

accordance with the front speaker settings.

•

CUSTOM 1/2
EQ OFF

•

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

OFF / ALL CH ADJUST

(after the Auto

Automatically setting up for surround

on page 8 or

Acoustic Calibration EQ

– No special weighting is given to

– All speakers are heard in

– Custom settings

– Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off.

2

on

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RECEIVER

Note

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

• If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ when

STEREO

.

MULTI CH IN

DIRECT

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

is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

DIRECT

is selected, the receiver

.

Listening to your system

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

CD

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

USB

DVR 2

Choosing the input signal

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

1

signals.

STEREO

ADV.SURR

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

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



=Sound plays through surround back

speaker(s))

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RECEIVER

• Press

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

) to select the

input signal corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

AUTO

•

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

DIGITAL; ANALOG

•

ANALOG

•

DIGITAL

When set to

– Selects an analog signal.

– Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

DIGITAL

or
Dolby Digital decoding,
and

WMA9 Pro

lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9

.

AUTO, 2 DIGITAL

DTS

lights with DTS decoding,

lights with

Pro signal.

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

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

SBch ON

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

•

SBch AUTO

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

•

SBch OFF

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

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

Using surround back channel processing

• Default setting:

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

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

SBch ON

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

to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.

The table indicates when you will hear the virtual
surround back channel. (
channel is active)

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

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•

VirtualSB ON

(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•

VirtualSB AUTO

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

RECEIVER

then press

SBch

(SBch

– 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for

– Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1

– Maximum 5.1 playback

=Virtual surround back



RECEIVER

then press

SBch

(SBch

– Virtual Surround Back is always used

– Virtual Surround Back is

2

Note

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

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

tions (page 15) and set the signal input to

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

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

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

page 40.

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

ANALOG

(the

MULTI CH IN, TUNER

DIGITAL

.

and

USB

input functions are all fixed to

THX, STEREO

or

DIRECT

Surr Back

ANALOG

).

modes.

setting is set to NO in the

Speaker Setting

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Listening to your system

• VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off

SBch

Type of source

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

Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded
multichannel sources

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

Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources ON 

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

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

ON 

AUTO 

ON 

AUTO

ON 

AUTO

AUTO

Multichannel

sources

2 Pro Logic IIx 2 Pro Logic Neo:6

Standard / THX

c



c



Stereo sources

a,b



a



Advanced

surround

b



b



b



b











b



b



Using Midnight and Loudness

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

• Press

RECEIVER

then press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.

Using the Sound Retriever

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

• Press

RETRIEVER) to switch the sound retriever on or off.

RECEIVER

then press

S. RETRIEVER (SOUND

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting: OFF

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

•

Press

RECEIVER

then p

ress DIALOG E to switch

dialog enhancement on or off.

Using the tone controls

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

1

control.

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

Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE.

2 Use the
bass or treble as necessary.

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

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

MULTI JOG

dial to change the amount of

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USB playback

Chapter 6:

USB playback

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Using the USB interface

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio1 using the
USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a

USB mass storage device

1 Press USB (

SHIFT+TUNER

2

as shown below.

).

2 Connect your USB device.

The USB terminal is located on the front panel.

PHONES

SYSTEM
SETUP

MULTI JOG

VIDEO/GAME

TUNING/

TUNER

TONE

STATION

SPEAKERSRETURN

EDIT

INPUT

USB

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

MCACC

SETUP MIC

S-VIDEO

This receiver

USB mass

storage device

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

Files/folders play in sequential order based on the
filename (according to the Unicode standard). Within a
given directory, all files are played before continuing to
folders/subfolders.

• Make sure the receiver is in standby when
disconnecting the USB device.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on the
remote for USB playback.

Button













What it does

Starts normal playback.

Pauses/unpauses playback.

Press to start fast reverse scanning (press twice
for high-speed scanning).

Press to start fast forward scanning.
(press twice for high-speed scanning).

Skips to the start of the current track, then
previous tracks.

Skips to the next track.

Important

If a

USB ERR

message lights in the display, try following

the points below:

Error

USB ERR1

USB ERR2

USB ERR3

What it means

The power requirements of the USB device
are too high for this receiver.

The USB device is incompatible

See

USB interface

on page 64 for more on this

error message.

• Switch the receiver off, then on again.

• Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched
off.

• Select another input source (like
switch back to

USB

.

DVD/CD

), then

• Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the
device) for USB power.

If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB
device is incompatible.

Compressed audio compatibility

Note that although most standard bit/sampling rate
combinations for compressed audio are compatible,
some irregularly encoded files may not play back. The list
below shows compatible formats for compressed audio
files:

•

MP3

(MPEG-1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 3) – Sampling rates:
8 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 8 kbps to 320 kbps (128
kbps or higher recommended); File extension:

•

WMA

(Windows Media Audio) – Sampling rates: 32
kHz / 44.1 kHz; Bit rates: 32 kbps to 192 kbps (128
kbps or higher recommended); File extension:
WMA9 Pro and WMA lossless encoding: No

•

AAC

(MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding) – Sampling
rates: 11.025 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 16 kbps to 320
kbps (128 kbps or higher recommended); File
extension:

.m4a

; Apple lossless encoding: No

.mp3

.wma

;

Note

1 This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback).
2• Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players)
of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback.

• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss

of data that may occur when connected to this receiver.

• With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the receiver to read the contents of a USB device.

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USB playback

Other compatibility information

• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC
playback: Yes

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection
compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will not
play in this receiver).

About MPEG-4 AAC

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is at the core of the
MPEG-4 AAC standard, which incorporates MPEG-2
AAC, forming the basis of the MPEG-4 audio
compression technology. The file format and extension
used depend on the application used to encode the AAC

file. This unit plays back AAC files encoded by iTunes
bearing the extension '

play, and files encoded with some versions of iTunes
may not play.

Apple and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries.

About WMA

1

®

.m4a

'. DRM-protected files will not

®

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The Windows Media® logo printed on the box indicates
that this receiver can playback Windows Media Audio
content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers
to an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. This unit plays back WMA files

encoded using Windows Media
extension '

.wma

'. Note that DRM-protected files will not

®

Player bearing the

play, and files encoded with some versions of Windows

®

Player may not play.

Media

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.

About DRM

DRM (digital rights management) copy protection is a
technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by
restricting playback, etc. of compressed audio files on
devices other than the PC (or other recording equipment)
used to record it. For detailed information, please see the
instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC
and/or software.

Note

1 Note that in some cases playback time will not be displayed correctly.

Using the tuner

Chapter 7:

Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

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

station

below. Once you are tuned to a station you can

memorize the frequency for recall later—see

station presets

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAM
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

CD

1 Press the

on page 33 for more on how to do this.

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

SELECT

M

ED AND

TV DVR1

EARNING

L

DVR 2

USB

TUNERCD-R

SOURCE

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

TUNER

DIALOG E

PHASE

D.ACCESS

+10

TOP MENU

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

SETUP

TUNE

PTY SEARCH

GUIDE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

SELECT

button to select the tuner.

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

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning

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

TUNE

/

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

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press

TUNE

/

.

High speed tuning

Press and hold

TUNE

/

Release the button at the frequency you want.

Improving FM stereo sound

If the

TUNED

or

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

STEREO

the

MPX

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

indicators don't light when

Tuning directly to a

Saving

S.RETRIEVER

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

MENU

T.EDIT

RETURN

BAND

VOL

A

MPX

B

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

REC

EON

REC STOP JUKEBOX

CDE

HDD

CH

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

MUTE

DVD

CH

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

for about a second. The

for high speed tuning.

Tuning directly to a station

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

1 Press the

TUNER

button to select the tuner.

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

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).

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

For example, to tune to

If you make a mistake halfway through, press

106.00

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

D.ACCESS

twice to cancel the frequency and start over.

Saving station presets

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

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING
REM

OTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

CD

SELECT

TV DVR1

SOURCE

DVR 2

TV CTRL

USB

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See

Listening to the radio

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows

STATION MEMORY

memory class.

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

/

to select the station preset you want.

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

4 Press

After pressing

ENTER

.

ENTER

blinking and the receiver stores the station.

MPX

setting (see page 33) is

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

D.ACCESS

PTY SEARCH

TV VOL

DIALOG E

+10

ST ST

SELECT

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

MENU

T.EDIT

RETURN

BAND

TV CH

VOL

A

MPX

AUDIO

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

REC

EON

REC STOP JUKEBOX

B

CDE

HDD

SUBTITLE

CH

ADV.SURR

AUTO SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

EFFECT/CH SEL

MUTE

DVD

CH

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

on page 33 for more on this.

, then a blinking

, the preset class and number stop

07

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07

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

MPX

B

CDE

EON

AUDIO

DISP

SUBTITLE

MULTI OPE

ACOUSTIC EQ

REC STOP JUKEBOX

HDD

CH

CH

DVD

Using the tuner

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your station
presets.

1 Choose the station preset you want to name.

See

Listening to station presets

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows

STATION NAME

cursor at the first character position.

3 Input the name you want.

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789

!”#$%&’()

• Use the

∗

+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜

ST

/

buttons (remote) to select

characters.

• Press

ENTER

to confirm a character. If no character

is input, a space is input.

• The name is stored when
choosing the fourth character.

Tip

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

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

DISP

when listening to a station to switch the display

between name and frequency.

below for how to do this.

, then a blinking

[space]

ENTER

is pressed after

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM
radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of
information—the name of the station and the kind of
show they’re broadcasting, for example.

One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of
program. For example, you can search for a station that’s
broadcasting a show with the program type,

You can search the following program types:

NEWS –

News

AFFAIRS

– Current Affairs

INFO

– General Information

SPORT

– Sport

EDUCATE
DRAMA
CULTURE

regional culture, theater,
etc.

SCIENCE

technology

VARIED

based material, such as
quiz shows or interviews.

POP M
ROCK M
EASY M
LIGHT M

music

CLASSICS

classical music

OTHER M

fitting above categories

WEATHER

reports

– Educational

– Radio plays, etc.

– National or

– Science and

– Usually talk-

– Pop music

– Rock music

– Easy listening

– ‘Light’ classical

– ‘Serious’

– Music not

– Weather

FINANCE

– Stock market
reports, commerce,
trading, etc.

CHILDREN

children

SOCIAL
RELIGION

concerning religion

PHONE IN

expressing their views by
phone

TRAVEL

travel rather than traffic
announcements

LEISURE

interests and hobbies

JAZZ
COUNTRY
NATION M

music in a language other
than English

OLDIES

from the ’50s and ’60s

FOLK M

DOCUMENT

– Programs for

– Social affairs

– Programs

– Public

– Holiday-type

– Leisure

– Jazz

– Country music

– Popular

– Popular music

– Folk music

– Documentary

JAZZ

1

.

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Listening to station presets

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

Saving station presets

already.

1 Press

TUNER

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

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

3 Press ST

/

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

above if you haven’t done this

to select the tuner.

to select the station preset you want.

Searching for RDS programs

One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to
search for a particular kind of radio program. You can
search for any of the program types listed on the previous
page.

TOP MENU

ST ST

SETUP

PTY SEARCH

GUIDE

1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band.

2 Press the PTY SEARCH button.
SEARCH

3 Press

shows in the display.

ST

/

MENU

TUNE

T.EDIT

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

BAND

TV CONTROL

to select the program type you

want to hear.

Note

1 In addition, there are three other program types,
for these, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal. NO DATA and NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found.
2 RDS is only possible in the FM band.

ALARM, NO DATA and NO TYPE. ALARM is used for emergency announcements. You can’t search

2

Using the tuner

MPX

A

B

CDE

EON

AUDIO

DISP

SUBTITLE

REC

MUTE

REC STOP JUKEBOX

HDD

CH

CH

DVD

4 Press ENTER to search for the program type.

The system starts searching through the station presets
for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the
station plays for five seconds.

5 If you want to keep listening to the station, press
ENTER within the 5 seconds.

If you don’t press

If

NO PTY

that program type at the time of the search.

Displaying RDS information

Use the

DISP

information available.

• Press

Each press changes the display as follows:

• Radio Text (
For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone
number as RT.

• Program Service Name (
station.

• Program Type (
program currently being broadcast.

• Current tuner frequency (

ENTER

, searching resumes.

is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find

1

button to display the different types of RDS

2

DISP

for RDS information.

RT

) – Messages sent by the radio station.

PS

) – The name of the radio

PTY

) – This indicates the kind of

FREQ

)

Using EON

When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is
turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked
broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function
other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in
areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when
FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the
broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original
frequency or function.

TOP MENU

ST ST

SETUP

PTY SEARCH

GUIDE

1 Press the

BAND

2 Press EON to select one of the possible modes.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

•

EON TA

(Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to

pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.

•

EON NEWS

is broadcast.

•

OFF

– Switches off the EON feature.

When set to

TA

display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON
broadcast).

4

The indicator in the display lights when

the current station carries the EON service.

MENU

TUNE

T.EDIT

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

BAND

button to select the FM band.

3

– Sets the tuner to pick up news when it

or

NEWS

, the

EON

indicator in the

5

07

Note

1 RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets
played.

FINISH

2• If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.

• If you see

the PS data display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).

• In the PTY display,

3 EON is only possible in the FM band.
4 You can’t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time.
5• You cannot operate the

• If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the

means the search is complete.

NO RADIO TEXT DATA

NO DATA

in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically switch to

or

NONE

may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.

TUNER EDIT

and

PTY SEARCH

buttons while the

EON

indicator is flashing, press

EON

indicator in the display is lit.

EON MODE

to turn EON off.

NO PTY

is dis-

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The System Setup menu

Chapter 8:

The System Setup menu

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Making receiver settings from the
System Setup menu

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

INPUT

RECEIVER

SELECT

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVR 2

TV DVR1

DVD

USB

CD

TUNERCD-R

SYSTEM OFF

SOURCE

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

DIALOG E

+10

PTY SEARCH

TV VOL

ST ST

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

MENU

TUNE

T.EDIT

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE

BAND

TV CH

VOL

Manual MCACC

•
and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see

Manual MCACC setup

Manual SP Setup

•
distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve
connected (see

•

Input Assign

digital and component video inputs (see

Assign menu

Other Setup

•
how you are using the receiver (see

menu

on page 50).

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting:

– Fine tune your speaker settings

on page 37).

– Specify the size, number,

Manual speaker setup

on page 40).

– Specify what you’ve connected to the

The Input

on page 49).

– Make customized settings to reflect

The Other Setup

Normal (SB)

There are several ways you can use the surround back

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER

button to switch on.

1

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

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

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

//

and select menu items. Press

and

ENTER

to navigate through the screens

RETURN

to confirm and

exit the current menu.

• Press

SETUP

at any time to exit the System Setup

menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

•

Surr Back System

surround back speakers (see

setting

below).

•

Auto MCACC

automatic surround setup (see

up for surround sound (MCACC)

– Specify how you are using your

Surround back speaker

– This is a quick and effective

Automatically setting

on page 8).

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

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

/

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

1.Surround Back System

Surr Back System
Normal (SB) ]

2 Select the surround back speaker setting.

•

Normal (SB)

– Select for normal home theater use
with surround back speakers in your main (speaker
system A) setup.

•

Second Zone

– Select to use the (surround back) B
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in
another room (see

Second Zone speaker B setup

page 45).

•

Front Bi-Amp

amping your front speakers (see

speakers

– Select this setting if you’re bi-

Bi-amping your front

on page 46).

 : Finish

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the System Setup menu.

Note

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

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

on

The System Setup menu

Manual MCACC setup

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

up for surround sound (MCACC)

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

Automatically setting

on page 8.

•

EQ Data Copy

settings for manual adjustment (see

Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

•

EQ CUSTOM1/2 Adjust

– Copy Acoustic Calibration EQ

Copying your

on page 39).

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

manually

•

EQ Data Check
FRONT ALIGN

screen display (see

Calibration EQ settings

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ

on page 39).

– Check the

ALL CH ADJUST

and custom settings using the on-

Checking your Acoustic

on page 40).

,

08

Important

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

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

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

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

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

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

Caution

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

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

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level

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

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

•

Fine Ch Level

balance of your speaker system (see

Level

below).

•

Fine SP Distance

your speaker system (see

– Make fine adjustments to the overall

Fine Channel

– Make precise delay settings for

Fine Speaker Distance

on

page 38).

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

•

EQ Auto Setting

Acoustic Calibration EQ

– Measure the acoustic

below:

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

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

below).

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting:

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

speaker setup

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

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

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level

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

2 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels

(

+/– 10 dB) as necessary.

Use

/

to adjust the volume of the speaker you

selected to match the reference speaker.

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

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

ENTER

channel.

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

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

/

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

0.0dB

(all channels)

on page 40.

3a.Fine Channel Level

Please Wait... 20

Caution!
Loud test tones
will be output.

:Return

0.0dB

so that you’ll have plenty of

:Cancel

to confirm and continue to the next

3a.Fine Channel Level

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

:Finish

to select it.

Manual

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The System Setup menu

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting:

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

Manual speaker setup

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

The volume increases to the reference level.

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

After pressing

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

Use

/

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

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

you and between your arm span.

3.0 m

(all channels)

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level

b.Fine SP Distance

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

:Return

3b.Fine SP Distance

L(Reference)

3.0 m

ENTER:Next :Cancel

ENTER

, test tones will be output.

3b.Fine SP Distance

L 3.0 m (Reference
R [

1.8 m ]

C

3.0 m

SL [

1.3 m ]

SR [

1.2 m ]

SBL [

1.3 m ]

SBR [

1.2 m ]

SW [

2.4 m ]

:Finish

below.

0.1

to

)

1

9.0

meters.

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

ENTER

to confirm and continue to the next

channel.

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

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

/

to select it.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

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

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

If you have already completed

surround sound (MCACC)

and

FRONT ALIGN

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

manually

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ

below.

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

3.Manual MCACC

a.Fine Ch Level
b.Fine SP Distance

c.EQ Auto Setting

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

:Return

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

• See

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

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

2 Wait for the EQ Auto Setting to finish.

3c.EQ Auto Setting

Now Analyzing

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

:Cancel

Automatically setting up for

on page 8,

ALL CH ADJUST

3c.EQ Auto Setting

Set microphone.
Turn on Subwoofar.

:Cancel

3c.EQ Auto Setting

Now Analyzing

Surround Analyzing
Channel Level [ ]
Acoustic Cal EQ [ ]

:Cancel

on

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

Note

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

The System Setup menu

•

ALL CH ADJUST

speakers are set individually so no special weighting
is given to any one channel.

•

FRONT ALIGN

with the front speaker settings (no equalization is
applied to the front left and right channels).

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

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration
EQ (see

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

below), we recommend copying the
the

FRONT ALIGN

above (or from

sound (MCACC)

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

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

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

3d.EQ Data Copy

TO FROM

CUSTOM1 CUSTOM1
CUSTOM2 [ CUSTOM2 ]

Start Copy [ OK ]

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

FRONT ALIGN

Calibration EQ automatically

3 Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirm.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

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

FRONT ALIGN

from

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

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

Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

– A ‘flat’ setting where all the

– All speakers are set in accordance

ALL CH ADJUST

settings from the

EQ Auto

setup

Automatically setting up for surround

on page 8) to one of the custom settings.

3.Manual MCACC

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

d.EQ Data Copy

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

:Return

/

3d.EQ Data Copy

TO FROM

CUSTOM1 ALL CH ADJ
CUSTOM2 [ CUSTOM2 ]

Start Copy [ OK ]

:Cancel

ALL CH ADJUST

settings, see

Setting the Acoustic

:Cancel

and

above.

ALL CH ADJUST

or the

settings from the auto setup above (or

Copying your

above for how to do this).

or

to

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

3.Manual MCACC

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

e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust
g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type
ALL CH ADJUST

ENTER:Next :Cancel

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

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

settings

above.

ALL CH ADJUST

•

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

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

•

FRONT ALIGN

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

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

Use

Use

3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type:
"ALL CH ADJUST"

Left

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

/

to select the channel.

/

to select the frequency and

:Finish

3e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type:
"ALL CH ADJUST"

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

:Finish

/

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

/

to select the next channel.

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

FRONT ALIGN

• The

OVER!

.

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

OVER!

disappears from the display.

Tip

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

/

to select

TRIM

then use

TRIM

/

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

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

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Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

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

ALL CH ADJUST, FRONT ALIGN

and custom settings

using the on-screen display.

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

3.Manual MCACC

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

g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3g.EQ Data Check

ALL CH ADJUST

[ Left ]

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

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to check.

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

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

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Manual speaker setup

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

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

setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

necessary to make all of these settings.

Caution

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

1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

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

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

Note

1 If you select
be set to

SMALL

LARGE

for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to

if the front speakers are set to

Automatically

on page 8, it isn’t

:Return

SMALL

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

•

Speaker Setting

– Specify the size and number of

speakers you’ve connected (page 40).

•

Crossover Network

– Specify which frequencies will

be sent to the subwoofer (page 41).

•

Channel Level

– Adjust the overall balance of your

speaker system (page 41).

•

Speaker Distance

– Specify the distance of your

speakers from the listening position (page 42).

•

THX Audio Setting

– Specify the distance of your

surround back speakers from each other (page 42).

•

THX Speaker Setup

– Specify whether or not you

have a THX speaker system (page 43).

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

Speaker Setting

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

surround sound (MCACC)

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

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

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

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

Use

/

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

following speakers:

•

Front

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

the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

•

Center

– Select

reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select

SMALL

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

•

Surr

– Select

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALL

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

YES

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

Automatically setting up for

on page 8 are correct.

4a.Speaker Setting

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

SMALL x2

SUB W. YES

[ THX : ALL

:Return

LARGE

if your front speakers

LARGE

if your center speaker

NO

(the center channel is sent to

LARGE

if your surround speakers

SMALL

NO

(the sound of the

]

:Finish

]

SMALL

1

to send

The System Setup menu

08

•SB – Select the number of surround back speakers
you have (one, two or none). Select

LARGE

if your
surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies
effectively. Select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to

the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t
connect surround back speakers choose

•

SUB W.

– LFE signals and bass frequencies of
channels set to
subwoofer when
Choose the

SMALL

are output from the

YES

is selected (see notes below).

PLUS

setting if you want the subwoofer to

NO

1

.

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

NO

(the bass frequencies are output from

other speakers).

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

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

PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however,

LARGE

for your front speakers

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

PLUS

and

YES

or the front speakers set to

SMALL

alternatively and let your ears judge which

LARGE

and

sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest
option is to route all the bass sounds to the
subwoofer by selecting

SMALL

for the front speakers.

Crossover Network

• Default setting:

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

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

80Hz

SMALL

. It also decides where the cutoff will

2

LARGE

, or

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

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

b.Crossover Network

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

:Return

4b.Crossover Network

Frequency 80Hz

( THX : 80Hz )

:Finish

2 Choose the frequency cutoff point.

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

LARGE

speakers).

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

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

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

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting
b.Crossover Network

c.Channel Level

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

:Return

2 Select a setup option.

•

Manual

– Move the test tone manually from speaker

to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•

Auto

– Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

from speaker to speaker automatically.

3 Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press

4c.Channel Level

Test Tone [ Manual ]

Please Wait . . . 20

Caution!
Loud test tones
will be output.

 :Cancel

4c.Channel Level

Test Tone Manual

:Cancel

ENTER:Next

ENTER

.

Note

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

• If you selected

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

2• For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see

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

Second Zone

or

Front Bi-Amp

(in

Surround back speaker setting

Speaker Setting

above.

on page 36) you can’t adjust the surround back settings.

80Hz

.

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4 Adjust the level of each channel using

If you selected

Auto

setup will output test tones in the order shown on-

Manual

, use

/

to switch speakers. The

/

.

screen:

4c.Channel Level

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

:Finish

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is
emitted.

1

5 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

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

EFFECT/CH SEL

You can set two channel levels: one for

and

+/–

on the remote control.

MULTI CH IN

and one for the listening modes.

Speaker Distance

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

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

4.Manual SP Setup

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

d.Speaker Distance

e.THX Audio Setting
f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

4d.Speaker Distance

L

3.0 m

C [

3.0 m ]

R [

3.0 m ]

SR [

3.0 m ]

SBR [

3.0 m ]

SBL [

3.0 m ]

SL [

3.0 m ]

SW [

3.0 m ]

:Finish

THX Audio Setting

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

the Home THX modes

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

system setup

placement.

2

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

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

•

0.0 – 0.3m

(best for THX surround sound).

•

> 0.3 – 1.2m

and 1.2 m apart.

•

1.2m <

– Surround speakers more than 1.2 m apart.

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

on page 27) with the Advanced

About THX

on page 66),

THX speaker

on page 19 for more on THX speaker

4.Manual SP Setup

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

e.THX Audio Setting

f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

4e.THX Audio Setting

SB SP Position

0.0-0.3m

SBL-SBR

:Finish

– Surround speakers within 30 cm apart

– Surround speakers between 30 cm

Using

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2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using

/

.

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.1 meter
increments.

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

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

Note

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

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

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

Cannot select

shows in the display).

The System Setup menu

THX Speaker Setup

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

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

4.Manual SP Setup

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

4f.THX Speaker Setup

THX speaker system setup

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

f.THX Speaker Setup

:Return

THX Speaker NO

If you are using THX
speakers, select YES.

:Finish

on

08

•

YES –

All speaker settings are fixed to

Speaker Setting

on page 40) during the Auto MCACC

SMALL

setup.

•

NO

– Individual speaker sizes are determined

according to the Auto MCACC setup.

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

(see

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Other connections

Chapter 9:

Other connections

Caution

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

Connecting using HDMI

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

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

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI OUT

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO RL

ANTENNA

P

Y

P

R

P

R

ASSIGNABLE

IN IN INOUT OUT

Y

TV/SAT

P

B

R

P

P

B

R

31

DVR/VCR1 DVR

VSX-1016V

AM

OUT

IN
3

HDMI

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

(

DVR/VCR2

21

IN

(

DVD/LD

IN

IN

(

DVR/

VCR1

IN

(

TV/SAT

IN

(CD)

ASSIG­NABLE

CONTROL

OUT

IN

AUDIO

1

)

2

)

P

Y

B

IN

)

1

2

)

IN
2

P

Y

B

3

S-VIDEO

31

VIDEO

IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

L

R

CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD

CD

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

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

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

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

DVR/VCR2

as shown in the illustration).

DVR/VCR1

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

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

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

HDMI inputs

on page 50.

Assigning the

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

SIGNAL SEL

to select the audio input signal.

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

Choosing the input signal

on page 29).

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

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HDMI IN

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor
or plasma display

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

HDMI

appears on the front panel when an HDMI-

equipped component is connected.

About HDMI

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

Other connections

09

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

HDMI, the logo and High-Definition Multi-

2 Press

MULTI CH IN

• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the
analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby,
then press

SBch PROCESSING

between

SW IN 0dB

media Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of
HDMI licensing LLC.

Second Zone speaker B setup

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

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

channels).
multichannel analog audio.

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

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

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

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

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

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

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

for surround sound playback.

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

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

1

Make sure that the player is set to output

connections.

connections.

the

SURROUND BACK L (Single)

receiver.

2

jack on this

Caution

•

Before making or changing the connections

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

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

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance
between 6

speaker impedance

speakers with an impedance of less than 8

After selecting

setting

on page 36, you can use the speakers connected
to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear
panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See

Switching the speaker system

options with this setup.

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

Connect them the same way you connected your
speakers in
Make sure to review
when placing the speakers in another room.

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

See

Surround back speaker setting

Switching the speaker system

If you selected
on page 36, three speaker system settings are possible
using the
or

Front Bi-Amp

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

2nd Zone

(front panel).



STANDBY/ON

while holding down

on the front panel. This switches

SW IN +10dB

(increase of 10 decibels) and

(default) in the subwoofer channel.

Ω

to 16 Ω (please see

Switching the

on page 53 if you plan to use

2nd Zone

in

Surround back speaker

below for the listening

Installing your speaker system

Placing the speakers

on page 18

on page 36 to do this.

2nd Zone

SPEAKERS

in

Surround back speaker setting

button. If you selected

, the button will simply switch your main

setting only.

3

, switch off

Ω

).

on page 17.

Normal (SB)

Note

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

STEREO

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

• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
3• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in
from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• Depending on the settings in

• All speaker systems (except

and the surround back channel processing).

Surround back speaker setting

2nd Zone

connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

MULTI CH IN

Manual speaker setup

on page 36 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.

(see

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

on page 40. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard

SIGNAL SELECT

above for more on this).

, or any of the listening modes

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Other connections

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

As mentioned above, if you have selected

Normal (SB)

the button will simply switch your main speaker system
(A) on or off.

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

•

SPA

– Sound is output from speaker system A and

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

•

SPB

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

•

SPAB

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

•

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

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

Bi-amping your front speakers

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

1 Connect your speakers as shown below.

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

Front left

speaker

High

SPEAKERS

FRONT CENTER

A

RL

SURROUND BACK /

SURROUND

RL

R

B

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

(

)

L

Single

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

,

See

Surround back speaker setting

on page 36 to specify

how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.

Caution

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

Low

terminals. These must be removed when you are

High

and

Low

terminals

High

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

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

Bi-wiring your speakers

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

Normal (SB)

setting

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

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

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

or

2nd Zone

on page 36.

Caution

in

Surround back speaker

to the

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Low

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

High

or

Low

of the speaker.

• Make sure that the

+

/ – connections are properly

inserted.

Connecting additional amplifiers

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

)

Other connections

C

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

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Front channel
amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Center channel
amplifier (mono)

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround channel
amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround back
channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L (Single)

Surround

on page 40) to

Powered
subwoofer

OUT

IN

3

OUT

DVR/VCR2

AM LOOP

PRE OUT

SUR­ROUND

OUT

CENTER

L L

R

SUB

FRONT

WOOFER

MULTI CH IN

(

Single

SURROUND
BACK

SUR­ROUND

CENTER

L LL

SUB

R R

FRONT

WOOFER

IN MONITOR

INOUT

)

R

R R

L

SURROUND
BACK

VSX-1016V

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

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

back speaker setting

on page 36.

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

OFF

, or simply disconnect any

speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.

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

LARGE

.

Speaker Setting

Using this receiver with a Pioneer
plasma display

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

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

changed.

)

• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an

• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need

1

to connect it to this unit and take advantage

2

CONTROL

OUT

Pioneer plasma

VSX-1016V

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

IN

IN 2

(

DVR/

VCR1

IN

(

TV/SAT

OUT

IN

(CD)

ASSIG­NABLE

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

IN

AUDIO

1

IN

(

)

DVD/LD

2

IN

(

)

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

21

OPTICAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

1

P

Y

P

B

R

IN

)

1

2

)

IN

2

P

Y

P

B

3

31

L

R

R

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

IN IN IN INOUT OUT

VIDEO

IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT

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

CD

display

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

L

P

Y

P

B

R

OUT

IN

3

P

Y

P

B

R

R

31

FRONT

TV/SAT

Important

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

to make a few settings in the receiver. See

Assign menu
plasma displays

on page 49 and

SR+ Setup for Pioneer

on page 51 for detailed instructions.

09

The Input

Note

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

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ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

PHASE

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

CD

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

USB

DVR 2

Other connections

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

CONTROL IN
OUT

jack of your plasma display.

DVD player

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

jack of this receiver with the

VIDEO

INPUT 1

Pioneer plasma

display

Satellite receiver, etc

DVD/LD

AUDIO IN

PHASE

STANDBY/ON

CONTROL

LISTENING

PTY

EON

DVD/LD

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

MODE

SEARCH

MODE

ENTER

MULTI JOG

PHONES

SYSTEM

SETUP

MULTI JOG

CD-R/TAPE/MD

S-VIDEO

VIDEO/GAME

TUNING/

TUNER

STATION

EDIT

TONE

SPEAKERSRETURN

This receiver

CONTROL

VIDEO

INPUT 2

TV/SAT

AUDIO IN

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-1016V

MULTI CH

VIDEO

SOUND

SB ch

USB

FM/AM

INPUT

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

SIGNAL

IN

SELECT

RETRIEVER

PROCESSING

SELECT

MASTER

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

VOLUME

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer
plasma display

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

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

• On-screen volume display.

• On-screen display of listening mode.

• Automatic video input switching on the plasma
display.

• Automatic volume muting on the plasma display.

See also
page 51 for more on setting up the receiver.

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

See
above for more on connecting these components.

2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press
the SR+ button.

The front panel display shows

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

on

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

Assign menu

on page 49.

SR+ ON

The Input

RECEIVER

or

SR+ OFF

, then

.

• The automatic volume muting feature is enabled
separately; see

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

on page 51.

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Other Settings

Chapter 10:

Other Settings

The Input Assign menu

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

1 Press
the

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use /
// and ENTER to navigate through the screens

and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and
exit the current menu.

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

Assigning the digital inputs

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

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

2
you’ve connected the digital component.

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

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

Select between DVD, TV, CD, CD-R, DVR 1, DVR 2 or
OFF.

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

on the remote control, then press

5.Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input
c.HDMI Input

 : Exit

• Default settings:

Coaxial - 1 – DVD
Coaxial - 2 – DVR 2
Optical - 1 – DVR 1
Optical - 2 – TV
Optical - 3 – CD

5.Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input
c.HDMI Input

:Return

5a.Digital Input Setup

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

DVD/LD

Select the number of the digital input to

:Return

:Finish

which

• Use / and ENTER to do this.

• If you assign a digital input to a certain function (for
example, DVD/LD) then any digital inputs previously
assigned to that function will automatically be
switched off.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the component video inputs

• Default settings:

Component 1 – OFF
Component 2 – OFF
Component 3 – OFF

If you used component video cords to connect your video
equipment you must tell the receiver which device it is, or
else you may see the S-video or composite video input
instead of the component video signal. For more on this,
see Using the component video jacks on page 14.

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

5. Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input

c.HDMI Input

:Return

5b.Component Input

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

DVD/LD

:Finish

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

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

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

Select between DVD, TV, DVR 1, DVR 2 or OFF.

• Use / and ENTER to do this.

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

• If you connect any source component to the receiver
using a component video input, you should also have
your TV connected to this receiver's component video
MONITOR output (downconverting component video
is not possible after assigning an input).

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

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Other Settings

Assigning the HDMI inputs

• Default settings:

HDMI - 1 – OFF
HDMI - 2 – OFF

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

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

5. Input Assign

a.Digital Input
b.Component Input

c.HDMI Input

:Return

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

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

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

Select between

• Use

DVD, TV, DVR 1, DVR 2

/ and

ENTER

to do this.

or

OFF

.

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

using HDMI

on page 44.

Connecting

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

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

•

DRC Setup

– Specify the amount of dynamic range

adjustment to Dolby Digital soundtracks (see

Dynamic Range Control Setup

•

Dual Mono Setup

– Isolate one channel when

listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see

Mono Setup

•

LFE ATT Setup

LFE channel (

SR+ Setup

•

below).

– Choose the attenuator level for the

LFE Attenuator Setup

– Specify how you want to control your

Pioneer plasma display (

plasma displays

•

Video Conv. Setup

on page 51).

– Specify if you want analog

video signals converted for output to your TV (

Converter Setup

on page 51).

below).

Dual

on page 51).

SR+ Setup for Pioneer

Video

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

Dynamic Range Control Setup

• Default setting:

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

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup
c.LFE ATT Setup
d.SR+ Setup
e.Video Conv. Setup

OFF

:Return

6a.Dynamic Range Control

DRC OFF

:Finish

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The Other Setup menu

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

1 Press
the

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

//

and select menu items. Press
exit the current menu.

2 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

and

ENTER

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

on the remote control, then press

to navigate through the screens

RETURN

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

to confirm and

ENTER

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup
c.LFE ATT Setup
d.SR+ Setup
e.Video Conv. Setup

:Return

.

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

OFF

– No dynamic range adjustment (use when

listening at higher volume).

•

MID

– Mid setting.

MAX

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are

•
reduced in volume while quieter sounds are
increased).

/

3 When you're finished, press

RETURN

You return to the Other Setup menu.

Dual Mono Setup

• Default setting:

You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital
and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not
widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two
languages need to be sent to separate channels.

CH1

.

Other Settings

10

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup

c.LFE ATT Setup
d.SR+ Setup
e.Video Conv. Setup

:Return

6b.Dual Mono Setup

Dual Mono [ CH1

:Finish

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

CH1

– Only channel 1 is played

•

CH2

– Only channel 2 is played

•

CH1 CH2

– Both channels are played through the

front speakers

3 When you're finished, press

RETURN

.

You return to the Other Setup menu.

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting:

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

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup
b.Dual Mono Setup

c.LFE ATT Setup

d.SR+ Setup
e.Video Conv. Setup

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

ATT 0dB

•

ATT 10dB

•

LFE OFF

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

ATT 0dB

6c. LFE ATT Setup

LFE ATT ATT 0dB

:Return

– No limiting (recommended)

– 10 dB of limiting

– No sound from LFE channel

RETURN

:Finish

.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

• Default setting:

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

See also

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

on page 47.

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

6.Other Setup

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

d.SR+ Setup

e.Video Conv. Setup

OFF

(all settings)

:Return

6d.SR+ Setup

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

:Finish

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

•

OFF

– The receiver does not control the volume of the

plasma display.

•

ON

– When the receiver is switched to one of the

inputs that use the plasma display (

DVD/LD

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

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

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

DVD/LD

to

input-2

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

• The

Monitor Out

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

6d.SR+ Setup

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

:Finish

4 When you're finished, press

6d.SR+ Setup

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

RETURN

:Finish

.

You return to the Other Setup menu.

Video Converter Setup

• Default setting:

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

OUT

jacks. Note that the converter gives priority to

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

About the video converter

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup
b.Dual Mono Setup
c.LFE ATT Setup
d.SR+ Setup

e.Video Conv. Setup

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

ON

– All analog video signals are output from the

MONITOR VIDEO OUT

•

OFF

– No conversion between video formats.

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

ON

MONITOR VIDEO

on page 12 for more on this.

6e. Video Converter Setup

Video Conv. ON

:Return

jacks.

RETURN

:Finish

.

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ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

SB ch

DIMMER

SLEEP

SR+

TV DVR1

TV CTRL

CD

RECEIVER

TUNERCD-R

DVD

USB

DVR 2

Using other functions

Chapter 11

Using other functions

Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if

Making an audio or a video recording

You can make an audio or a video recording from the
built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source

connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).

Keep in mind you can't make a digital recording from an
analog source or vice-versa, so make sure the
components you are recording to/from are hooked up in
the same way (see
page 11 for more on connections).

Since the video converter is not available when making
recordings (from the video
the same type of video cable for connecting your recorder
as you used to connect your video source (the one you
want to record) to this receiver. For example, you must
connect your recorder using S-video if your source has
also been connected using S-video.

For more information about video connections, see

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

on page 14.

1 Select the source you want to record.

Use the input source buttons (or

• If necessary, press
select the input signal corresponding to the source
component (see
page 29 for more on this).

2 Prepare the source you want to record.

Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc.

3 Prepare the recorder.

Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording
device and set the recording levels.

Connecting your equipment

OUT

jacks) make sure to use

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND L
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

CD

SELECT

TV DVR1

EARNING

DVR 2

USB

TUNERCD-R

SOURCE

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

INPUT SELECT

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

Choosing the input signal

on

).

on

you are unsure how to do this. Most video recorders set
the audio recording level automatically—check the
component's instruction manual if you're unsure.

1

4 Start recording, then start playback of the source
component.

Reducing the level of an analog signal

The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog
signal when it’s too strong. You can use this if you find
the that the

hear distortion in the sound.

• Press

RECEIVER

the input attenuator on or off.

Watching video and audio sources
independently

You can listen to a sound source and select a different
video source on your TV.

• While listening to a source, press
(front panel) to select the video source you want to
watch.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the possible video

) to

sources. You can select
or

OFF

(no video signal).

OVER

indicator is lights often, or you can

2

then press ANALOG ATT to switch

VIDEO SELECT

DVD, TV, DVR1, DVR2, VIDEO

3

Note

1• The receiver's volume, DSP (the tone controls, for example), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

• Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog.

• Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded.

2 The attenuator isn’t available with digital sources.
3• Note that this feature will not work with video sources assigned to either of the HDMI video inputs.

• The video select feature is canceled if you change the source input or switch off the receiver.

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Using other functions

11

Using the sleep timer

The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a
specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without
worrying about the receiver being left on all night. Use
the remote control to set the sleep timer.

DVR 2

TV DVR1

TUNERCD-R

USB

SB ch

DIMMER

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

SLEEP

repeatedly to set

• Press

RECEIVER

DVD

CD

SLEEP

SR+

then press

the sleep time.

30 min 60 min

Off

90 min

• You can check the remaining sleep time at any time
by pressing

cycle through the sleep options again.

SLEEP

once. Pressing repeatedly will

1

Dimming the display

You can choose between four brightness levels for the
front panel display. Note that when selecting sources,
the display automatically brightens for a few seconds.

USB

CD

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

TUNERCD-R

SB ch

DIMMER

PHASE

RECEIVER

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

S.RETRIEVER

Resetting the system

Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to
the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this.

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

TONE

2 While holding down the front panel
press and hold



STANDBY/ON for about three

seconds.

The display shows

3 Press the front panel

The display shows

4 Press

OK

SYSTEM SETUP

appears in the display to indicate that the receiver

RESET?

.

ENTER

RESET OK?

to confirm.

button.

.

has been reset to the factory default settings.

• Note that all settings will be saved, even if the
receiver is unplugged.

button,

• Press

RECEIVER

then press DIMMER repeatedly to

change the brightness of the front panel display.

Switching the speaker impedance

We recommend using speakers of 8 Ω with this system,
but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you
plan to use speakers with a 6
the front panel controls to do this.

• With the receiver in standby, press

ON

while holding down the

Each time you do this, you switch between the
impedance settings:

•

SP 6 OHM

rated at 6

•

SP 8 OHM

rated at 8

Note

1 You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver.

– Use this setting if your speakers are

Ω

.

– Use this setting if your speakers are

Ω

or more.

Ω

impedance rating. Use



STANDBY/

SPEAKERS

button.

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Controlling the rest of your system

Chapter 12:

Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other
components

Most components can be assigned to one of the input
source buttons (such as

DVD/LD

or CD) using the
component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the
remote.

However, there are cases where only certain functions
may be controllable after assigning the proper preset
code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote
control will not work for the model that you are using.

If you can’t find a preset code that matches the
component you want to control, you can still teach the
remote individual commands from another remote
control (see

controls

Programming signals from other remote

below).

Note

• You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing

RECEIVER

. To go back a step, press

RETURN

.

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote
automatically exits the operation.

Selecting preset codes directly

DVR 2

TV DVR1

DVD

USB

CD

TUNERCD-R

SLEEP

SB ch

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

ANALOG

TOP MENU

ST ST

SETUP

PTY SEARCH

GUIDE

ATT

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select PRESET then press

SETUP

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

ENTER

The LCD on the remote displays the component you want

DVD

or

to control (for example

4 Use

/

to select the first letter of the brand name

of your component then press

DVR

ENTER

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

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

.

1

).

.

.

MENU

T.EDIT

RETURN

BAND

ENTER

SETUP

.

.

5 Use
the list then press

6 Use

/

to select the manufacturer’s name from

ENTER

.

/

to select the proper code from the list,

then try using this remote with your component.

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

the first one.

DVD 020

2

). If there is more than one, start with

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

SOURCE . If it doesn’t

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

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

from other remote controls

Programming signals

below).

7 If your component is controlled successfully, press

ENTER

to confirm.

The remote LCD display shows OK.

Programming signals from other
remote controls

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

assigning a preset code.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select LEARNING then press

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

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

PRES KEY

shows in the LCD display.

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

PRES KEY

starts flashing to indicate the remote is ready

to accept a signal.

3

SETUP

.

SETUP

.

ENTER

.

DVD

or

VIDEO

).

ENTER

.

4

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Note

1 You can’t assign the
2• When using a Pioneer HDD recorder, please select PIONEER DVR 487, 488, 489 or 493.

• When using a Pioneer plasma display released prior to summer 2005, please select preset codes 600 or 231.

3 The remote can store about 200 preset codes (this has been tested with codes of Pioneer format only).
4• You can’t assign the RECEIVER, TUNER or USB buttons.

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

RECEIVER, TUNER

or

USB buttons.

Controlling the rest of your system

• The remote controls should be 3 cm to 5 cm apart.

3 cm to 5 cm

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

SELECT

RECEIVER SOURCE

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

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

show

OK

if the operation has been learned.



briefly. The LCD display will

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

KEY

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

ERROR

briefly and then display

button as you vary the distance between the two remotes,

2

OK

until the LCD display shows

.

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

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

SHIFT

and these buttons can

also be learned):

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND L
REMOTE CONTROL UN

DVD

CD

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

D.ACCESS

+10

TOP MENU

ST ST

SETUP

PTY SEARCH

GUIDE

SELECT

IT

TV DVR1

TUNE

TUNE

ENTER

EARNING

DVR 2

TUNERCD-R

DIMMER

USB

SB ch

PHASE

SOURCE

CLASS

ENTER

BAND

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

MENU

T.EDIT

RETURN

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

S.RETRIEVER

DISC

TV VOL

A

MPX

B

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

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

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

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



ANALOG

ATT

DISC

RETURN

T.EDIT

ROOM2/3

MENU

RECEIVER

CH LEVEL

CLASS

ENTER

BAND

SEL
VIDEO

DIMMER

TUNER

VIDEO 1 TV CONT

XM RADIO

ENTER

TUNE

TUNE

TV VIDEO 2

TV CONTROL

CD-R

i Pod

INPUT

+

ST ST

SLEEP

+10SR

CATEGORY

CD

D.ACCESS

DVD SAT

DVR2

DVR1

TOP MENU 

SETUP

GUIDE

AV PARAMETER

DTV MENU

1

3

The buttons

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

VOL

SELECT

REC

MUTE

EON

REC STOP JUKEBOX

CDE

HDD

DVD

CH

CH

STEREO

ADV.SURR

AUTO SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

RECEIVER

VOL

CH

DVD

MUTE

STEREO

MEMORY

ADV. SURR

SBch

CH

HDD

TV CH

MCACC S.DIRECT

REC STOP

DTV INFO

STANDARD

REC

THX

RECEIVER

SELECT

ISOPHASE

SIGNAL SEL

DISP

MPX

TV VOL

SHIFT

AUDIO SUBTITLE

STATUS

MULTI OPE

PRES

Erasing one of the remote control
button settings

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

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select

ERASE

SETUP

.

then press

ENTER

SETUP

.

.

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

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

The LCD display flashes

PRES KEY

ENTER

.

.

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

The LCD display shows OK or

NO CODE

to confirm the

button has been erased.

5 Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons.

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

Resetting the remote control presets

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

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

RESET

3 Press and hold

/

to select

flashes in the LCD display.

ENTER for about two seconds

RESET

SETUP

.

then press

ENTER

SETUP

.

.

.

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

Confirming preset codes

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

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select READ ID then press

SETUP

.

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

SETUP

ENTER

.

.

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Note

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

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

FULL

, it means the memory is full. See

+10/D.ACCESS

Erasing one of the remote control button settings

) may not be learned with some components.

below to erase a programmed button

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ENTER

TV CONTROL

TUNE

TUNE

ST ST

TOP MENU

PTY SEARCH

T.EDIT

MENU

RETURN

GUIDE

BAND

SETUP

Controlling the rest of your system

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

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

Renaming input source names

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

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select

DVR 1

RENAME

to

HDD/DVR

SETUP

.

then press

).

SETUP

ENTER

.

.

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

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

4 Use

ENTER

.

/

to select NAME EDT then press

ENTER

.

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

NAME RST

above.

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

Use

/

to change the character and

ENTER

when you’re finished.

/

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789 \ / * + – (space)

Direct function

• Default setting:

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

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

affecting the receiver.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

ON

1

SETUP

.

SETUP

.

2 Use

/

to select

DIRECT F

then press

ENTER

.

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

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

/

4 Use
press

to switch direct function ON or OFF then

ENTER

.

ENTER

.

The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting.

Multi Operation and System Off

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

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

in your system at the same time.

Programming a multi-operation or a
shutdown sequence

DVR 2

TV DVR1

DVD

CD

SLEEP

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

to select MULTI OP or SYS OFF from the

menu and press

If you selected Multi Operation

the remote prompts you for an input source button.

If you selected System Off

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

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

4 Use

/

to select CODE EDT then press

To erase any previously stored multi-operations (or
shutdown sequences) select CODE ERS above.

5 Use

/

press

to select a command in the sequence then

ENTER

.

If this is the first command in the sequence, select 1ST
CODE. Otherwise, simply choose the next command in
the sequence. PRES KEY flashes after you press ENTER.

USB

TUNERCD-R

SB ch

ENTER

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

ANALOG

.

ATT

(

(

SYSOFF

2

SETUP

.

MULTI OP

), go to step 4.

DVD

SETUP

), the LCD on

ENTER

.

ENTER

.

.

.

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Note

1 You can’t use direct function with the TV CTRL function.
2• Before Multi Operation and System Off will work correctly, you must setup the remote to work with your TV and other components (see Setting the
remote to control other components on page 54 for more on this).

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

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

Controlling the rest of your system

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

AUDIO

DISP

SUBTITLE

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

HDD

CH

CH

DVD

RECEIVER

SHIFT

STEREO

THX STANDARD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ADV.SURR

AUDIO

DISP

SUBTITLE

MULTI OPE

EFFECT/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

HDD

CH

CH

DVD

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

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

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

The following remote control commands can be
selected:

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND L
REMOTE CONTROL UN

DVD

CD

SLEEP

SR+

DIALOG E

D.ACCESS

+10

TOP MENU

ST ST

SETUP

PTY SEARCH

GUIDE

SELECT

IT

TV DVR1

TUNE

TUNE

ENTER

EARNING

DVR 2

TUNERCD-R

DIMMER

USB

SB ch

PHASE

SOURCE

CLASS

ENTER

BAND

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

MENU

T.EDIT

RETURN

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS

S.RETRIEVER

DISC

TV VOL

A

MPX

B

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

THX STANDARD

MULTI OPE

AUTO SURR

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

SELECT

REC

EON

REC STOP JUKEBOX

CDE

HDD

CH

ADV.SURR

ACOUSTIC EQ

RECEIVER

VOL

MUTE

DVD

CH

STEREO

SIGNAL SEL

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

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

With Pioneer components

, you don’t need to:

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

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

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

These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown).

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

/

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

ENTER

You will return to the remote control

* EXIT *

again to exit.

to select EDITEXIT

.

SETUP

menu. Select

Using multi operations

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

1 Press MULTI OPE.
MULTI OP

2

flashes in the display.

Press

an input source button that has been set up

with a multi operation.

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

Using System off

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER

AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND L
REMOTE CONTROL UN

DVD

1 Press MULTI OPE.
MULTI OP

2 Press

flashes in the display.



SOURCE

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

receiver.

SELECT

IT

TV DVR1

EARNING

DVR 2

.

SOURCE

TV CTRL

1

, followed by this

Note

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

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Controls for TVs

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

components

source buttons to select the component.

• The

TV CONTROL

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

TV CTRL

Button(s)

TV



INPUT
SELECT

TV CH +/–

TV VOL +/–

SOURCE













AUDIO / DISP

SUBTITLE

GUIDE

RETURN

Number
buttons

+10

button

ENTER/
DISC

MENU

///

&

ENTER

TOP MENU

Setting the remote to control other

on page 54 for more on this). Use the input

buttons on the remote control are

TV CTRL

button.

Function Components

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

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

Selects channels. Cable TV/

Adjust the TV volume. Cable TV/

Switches the TV or CATV
between standby and on.

Use to choose the ‘A’
commands

menu.

Use to choose the RED/B
commands on a Satellite TV/TV
menu.

Use to choose the CYAN/E
commands on a Satellite TV/TV
menu.

Use to choose the GREEN/C
commands on a Satellite TV/TV
menu.

Use to choose the YELLOW/D
commands on a Satellite TV/TV
menu.

Use to switch audio tracks. Satellite TV/TV

Use to return to the previously
selected channel.

Use as the
navigating.

Switches

Use to select

Use to select a specific TV
channel.

Use to add a decimal point
when selecting a TV channel.

Use to enter a channel. Cable TV/

Select the menu screen. Cable TV/

Select, adjust and navigate
items on the menu screen.

Switches

TV CTRL

on a Satellite TV

GUIDE

button for

TEXT OFF

TEXT ON

for TVs. TV

RETURN

for TVs. TV

or

Cable TV/
Satellite TV/TV

TV

Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/
Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV

Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/
Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/
Satellite TV/TV

EXIT

. Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/
Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/
Satellite TV/TV

Controls for other components

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

components

source buttons to select the component.

Button (s)

SOURCE



















REC

(

SHIFT+)

REC STOP

(

SHIFT+)

JUKEBOX

(

SHIFT+)

Number
buttons

+10 button

Setting the remote to control other

on page 54 for more on this). Use the input

Function Components

Press to switch the component
between standby and on.

Press to return to the start of the
current track or chapter.
Repeated presses skips to the
start of previous tracks or
chapters.

Press to advance to the start of
the next track or chapter.
Repeated presses skips to the
start of following tracks or
chapters.

Pause playback or recording. CD/MD/CD-R/

Start playback. CD/MD/CD-R/

Hold down for fast forward
playback.

Hold down for fast reverse
playback.

Stops playback. CD/MD/CD-R/

Starts recording. MD/CD-R/VCR/

Stops recording. DVR player

Switches to the Jukebox feature. DVR player

Directly access tracks on a
program source.

Use the number buttons to
navigate the on-screen
display.

Selects tracks higher than 10.
(For example, press +10 then 3
to select track 13.)

CD/MD/CD-R/
VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/
DVD/LD player

CD/MD/CD-R/
DVD/LD player

VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Cassette deck

VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/
VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/
VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Cassette deck

VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Cassette deck

DVR player/
Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/
VCR/LD player

DVD/DVR
player

CD/MD/CD-R/
VCR/LD player

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Button (s)

ENTER/
DISC

TOP MENU

MENU




ENTER

/

///

&

ENTER

GUIDE

CH +/–

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

SHIFT
+SUBTITLE

HDD (SHIFT
+ CH–)

DVD (SHIFT
+ CH+)

Function Components

Chooses the disc. Multiple CD

ENTER

Use as the

Displays the setup screen for
DVR players.

button. VCR/DVD player

player

DVR player

Changes sides of the LD. LD player

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a
DVD player.

Displays menus concerning the
current DVD or DVR you are
using.

DVD/DVR
player

DVD/DVR
player

Pauses the tape. Cassette deck

Stops the tape. Cassette deck

Starts playback. Cassette deck

Fast rewinds/fast forwards the
tape.

Navigates DVD menu/options. DVD/DVR

Press to access the DVD player
setup screen.

Selects channels. VCR/DVD/DVR

Changes the audio language or
channel.

Displays/changes the subtitles
on multilingual DVDs.

Switches to the VCR controls
when using a VCR/DVD/HDD

Cassette deck

player

DVD/DVR
player

player

DVD/DVR
player

DVD/DVR
player

VCR/DVD/DVR
player

recorder.

Switches to the hard disk

DVR player
controls when using a DVD/
HDD recorder.

Switches to the DVD controls

DVR player
when using a DVD/HDD
recorder.

Operating other Pioneer components
with this unit’s sensor

Many Pioneer components have SR
which can be used to link components together so that
you can use just the remote sensor of one component.
When you use a remote control, the control signal is

passed along the chain to the appropriate component.

Important

• Note that if you use this feature,

also have at least one set of analog audio or video jacks
connected

to another component for grounding

purposes.

1 Decide which component you want to use the
remote sensor of.

When you want to control any component in the chain,
this is the remote sensor at which you’ll point the
corresponding remote control.

2 Connect the
to the

CONTROL IN

CONTROL OUT

jack of another Pioneer component.

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

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

IN 1

OUT

COMPONENT VI

1

IN

P

Y

IN 2

(
VCR1

(

TV/SAT

OUT

ASSIG­NABLE

HDMI

CONTROL

AUDIO

1

IN

(

DVD/LD

2

IN

(

)

DVR/VCR2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

21

B

DVR/

IN

)

1

2

IN

)

IN

2

P

Y

3

IN

(CD)

S-VIDEO

31

OUT

VIDEO

IN

IN INOUT

L

)

R

CD-R/TAPE/MD

CD

CONTROL

B

IN OUT

CONTROL

jacks

1

make sure that you

jack of that component

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Note

1• If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, refer to
If you have connected a remote control to the

• See

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

CONTROL IN

jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won't be able to control this unit using the remote sensor.

on page 47 if you are connecting a Pioneer plasma display.

Setting the remote to control other components

on page 54.

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Additional information

Chapter 13:

Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with
this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other
components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks
listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work.

Power

Symptom

The power does not turn on. • Make sure that the power cable is plugged in to an active power outlet.

The receiver suddenly switches
off or the Phase Control indicator
blinks.

During loud playback the power
suddenly switches off.

The unit does not respond when
the buttons are pressed.

AMP ERR

then the power automatically
switches off. The
and the power does not turn on.

FAN STOP

then the power automatically
switches off.

OVERHEAT

then the power automatically
switches off.

blinks in the display,

MCACC

blinks in the display,

blinks in the display

Remedy

• Try disconnecting from the power outlet, then plugging back in.

• Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel or another set of wires. If
so, re-attach the speaker wires, making sure there are no stray strands.

• The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized
independent service company.

• Turn down the volume.

• Lower the 40 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the

• Try switching on the digital safety feature (put the receiver into standby, hold down the
button on the front panel and press  STANDBY/ON
the power switches off even with

• Try switching the receiver off then back on again.

• Try disconnecting the power cable, then connect again.

• The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try switching the receiver on. Contact a Pioneer
authorized independent service company for help.

blinks

• Something is obstructing the fan. Remove the obstruction and try switching the receiver back on. If the
fan is still not working, or you can't remove the object, unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer
authorized independent service company.

• The fan is malfunctioning. Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer authorized independent
service company.

• Allow the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated place before switching back on. Check the safety
precautions on pages 2 and 3 for information on improving heat dispersal.

SAFETY ON

Manual MCACC setup

to switch between

selected, turn down the volume.

No sound

on page 37.

SAFETY ON

SYSTEM SETUP

and

SAFETY OFF

. If

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Symptom

No sound is output when an
input source is selected.
No sound output from the front
speakers.

No sound from the surround or
center speakers.

Remedy

• Check the volume, mute setting (press

• Make sure the correct input source is selected.

• Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected.

• Make sure the correct input signal is selected (press

• Check that the source component is connected properly (see

• Check that the speakers are connected properly (see

• Check that the Stereo listening mode isn’t selected; select one of the surround listening modes (see

Listening in surround sound

• Check that the surround/center speakers are not set to NO (see

• Check the channel level settings (see

• Check the speaker connections (see

on page 26).

MUTE

) and speaker setting (press

SIGNAL SELECT

Connecting the speakers

Channel Level

Connecting the speakers

on page 41).

SPEAKERS

).

Connecting your equipment

Speaker Setting

on page 17).

).

on page 17).

on page 40).

on page 11).

Additional information

13

Symptom

No sound from surround back
speakers.

No sound from subwoofer. • Check that the subwoofer is connected properly, switched on and the volume turned up.

No sound from one speaker. • Check the speaker connection (see

Sound is produced from analog
components, but not from digital
ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.).

No sound is output or a noise is
output when Dolby Digital/DTS
software is played back.

Remedy

• Check that the surround back speakers are set to

• Make sure surround back processing is set to
page 29).

• If the source is Dolby Surround EX or DTS ES with no flag to indicate 6.1 compatibility, then with surround
back processing set to
set to

SBch ON

• If the source does not have 6.1 playback channels, make sure that surround back processing is set to

SBch ON

and a surround mode is selected (see

• Check the speaker connections (see
speaker is connected, make sure it’s connected to the left channel speaker terminal.

• If your subwoofer has a sleep function, make sure it is switched off.

• Make sure that the Subwoofer setting is

• The crossover frequency may be set too low; try setting it higher to match the characteristics of your other
speakers (see

• If there is very little low frequency information in the source material, change your speaker settings to
Front:

SMALL

• Check the speaker level settings (see

• Check the speaker level settings (see

• Check that the speaker hasn’t been set to NO (see

• The channel may not be recorded in the source. By using one of the advanced effect listening mode, you
may be able to create the missing channel (see

• Check that the input signal type is set to

• Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the component is connected to
(see

The Input Assign menu

• Check the digital output settings on the source component.

• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.

• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are not selected. Select any other input source.

• Check that your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital/DTS discs.

• Check the digital output settings of your DVD player. Make sure that the DTS signal output is set to On.

• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.

SBch Auto

(see

Using surround back channel processing

Speaker Setting

/ Subwoofer:

, there will be no sound from the surround back speakers. In this case,

Connecting the speakers

on page 40)

YES

, or Front:

Channel Level

Connecting the speakers

Channel Level

on page 49).

LARGE

SBch ON

Listening in surround sound

YES

or

LARGE

Listening in surround sound

DIGITAL

or

(see

on page 29).

PLUS

(see

Speaker Setting

/ Subwoofer:

on page 41).

on page 41).

Speaker Setting

(see

Choosing the input signal

SMALL

(see

Using surround back channel processing

on page 17). If only one surround back

PLUS

on page 17).

Speaker Setting

on page 26).

on page 40).

(see

Speaker Setting

on page 40).

on page 26).

on page 29).

on page 40).

on

on page 40).

Other audio problems

Symptom Remedy

Broadcast stations cannot be
selected automatically, or there is
considerable noise in radio
broadcasts.

A multichannel DVD source
appears to be downmixed to 2
channels during playback.

Noise is output when scanning a
DTS CD.

When playing a DTS format LD
there is audible noise on the
soundtrack.

Can't record audio. • You can only make a digital recording from a digital source, and an analog recording from an analog

For FM broadcasts

• Fully extend the FM wire antenna, adjust the position for best reception and secure to a wall, etc.

• Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (see page 20).

For AM broadcasts

• Adjust the position and direction of the AM antenna.

• Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (see page 20).

• Noise may be caused by interference from other equipment, such as a fluorescent light, motor, etc.
Switch off or move the other equipment, or move the AM antenna.

• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are selected (see
on page 45).

• This is not a malfunction of the receiver. The scan function of your player alters the digital information,
making it unreadable, resulting in noise being output. Lower the volume when scanning.

• Make sure that the input signal type is set to

source.

• For digital sources, make sure that what you’re recording isn’t copy protected.

• Check that the

audio sources

OUT

jacks are properly connected to the recorders input jacks (see

on page 16).

DIGITAL

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

(see

Choosing the input signal

on page 29).

Connecting analog

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Symptom

Subwoofer output is very low. • To route more signal to the subwoofer, set it to

Everything seems to be set up
correctly, but the playback sound
is odd.

The

PHASE CONTROL

doesn’t seem to have an audible
effect.

Noise or hum can be heard even
when there is no sound being
input.

There seems to be a time lag
between the speakers and the
output of the subwoofer.

The maximum volume available
(shown in the front panel display)
is lower than the
maximum.

feature

+12 dB

Remedy

Setting

on page 40).

• The speakers may be out of phase. Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are
matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see

• If applicable, check that the lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off, or the lowpass cutoff is set to
the highest frequency setting. If there is a
the subwoofer, the setting where you think it has the best overall effect on the sound).

• Make sure the speaker distance setting is correct for all speakers (see

• Check that personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not
causing interference.

• See

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

MCACC (this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output).

• This is not a malfunction. If the levels in
volume will change accordingly.

PHASE

Channel Level

Video

Symptom Remedy

No image is output when an
input is selected.

Can’t record video. • Check that the source is not copy-protected.

Noisy, intermittant, or distorted
picture.

• Check the video connections of the source component (see page 14).

• Make sure the input assignment is correct for components connected using component cables (see

Input Assign menu

• A separate video source has been selected using

independently

• Check the video output settings of the source component.

• Check that the video input you selected on your TV is correct.

• The video converter is not available when making recordings. Check that the same type of video cable is
used for connecting both the recorder and the video source (the one you want to record) to this receiver.

• Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during scanning, for example), or the video
quality may just be poor (with some video game units, for example). The picture quality may also depend on
the settings, etc. of your display device. Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display
device using the same type of connection (component, S-video or composite), then start playback again.

on page 49).

on page 52).

PLUS

or set the front speakers to

Connecting the speakers

setting on your subwoofer, set it to 0º (or depending on

on page 8 to set up your system again using

on page 41 have been adjusted, the maximum

VIDEO SELECT

(see

Watching video and audio sources

SMALL

Speaker Distance

(see

Speaker

on page 17).

on page 42).

The

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Settings

Symptom Remedy

The Auto MCACC Setup
continually shows an error.

After using the Auto MCACC
Setup, the speaker size setting is
incorrect.

Can’t adjust the Fine Speaker
Distance setting (page 38)
properly.

Most recent settings have been
erased.

• The ambient noise level may be too high. Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible (see also

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

will have to set up the surround sound manually (page 37).

• There may have been some low frequency noise in the room from an air-conditioner, motor, etc. Switch
off all other appliances in the room and use Auto MCACC Setup again.

• Depending on a number of factors (room size, speaker placement, etc.) this may occur in some cases.
You can change the speaker setting manually in

• Check that the speakers are all in phase (make sure the positive (+) and negative (–) terminals are
matched up properly).

• The power cord was disconnected from the wall while adjusting this setting.

on page 10). If the noise level cannot be kept low enough, you

Speaker Setting

on page 40 if this is a recurring problem.

Additional information

Display

Symptom Remedy

The display is dark or off. • Press

After making an adjustment the
display goes off.

You can't get
when using the
button.

The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn't
light when playing Dolby/DTS
software.

When playing a DVD-Audio disc,
the DVD player display shows

96 kHz

display does not.

During playback of a DTS 96/24
source, the display doesn't show

96 kHz

When playing Dolby Digital or
DTS sources, the receiver’s
format indicators do not light.

When playing certain discs, none
of the receiver’s format
indicators light.

When playing a disc, the

2 PL II

on the receiver.

During playback of a Surround
EX or DTS ES source on the

AUTO

indicators don’t light, or the
signal is not properly processed.

DIGITAL

to display

SIGNAL SELECT

. However, the receiver’s

.

or

Neo:6

indicator lights

setting, the EX and ES

• Press

• Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly (see

Assign menu

• If the multichannel analog inputs are selected, select a different input source.

• These indicators do dot light if playback is paused.

• Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.

• This is not a malfunction. 96 kHz audio from DVD-Audio discs is only output from the analog outputs of
the DVD player. This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the analog inputs.

• Make sure that the receiver is set to

• Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.

• Make sure that the receiver is set to

• Check that the player isn’t set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to PCM.

• Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc, the Dolby Digital or DTS is selected.

• The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what audio
tracks are recorded on the disc.

• Make sure that the receiver is set to

• If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a
malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.

• The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1

SBch

compatible. Set to
THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see

DIMMER

on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.

DIMMER

on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.

on page 49).

AUTO

or

DIGITAL

(see

AUTO

or

DIGITAL

(see

AUTO

or

DIGITAL

(see

SBch ON

(see

Using surround back channel processing

Listening in surround sound

Choosing the input signal

Choosing the input signal

Choosing the input signal

on page 29) then switch to the

on page 26).

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The Input

on page 29).

on page 29).

on page 29).

Remote control

Symptom

Cannot be remote controlled. • Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see

Other components can't be
operated with the system remote.

The SR cable is connected, but
the connected components can’t
be operated with the remote.

Remedy

• Be sure to operate within 7 meters and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see

range of remote control unit

• Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control.

• Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor.

• Check the connections of the

sensor

on page 59).

• If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes.

• The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.

• Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see

plasma display

• Make sure that there is an analog connection between the units. This is necessary for the SR feature to
work.

• Check that the other component is made by Pioneer. The SR feature only works with Pioneer equipment.

on page 47).

on page 22).

CONTROL IN

jack (see

Loading the batteries

Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s

on page 7).

Operating

Using this receiver with a Pioneer

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USB interface

Symptom Remedy

USB mass storage device is not
recognized by the receiver.

USB ERR3

when connecting a USB device.

Can’t play audio files. • The WMA or MPEG-4 AAC files were recorded using DRM (digital rights management), or the bit rate/

shows in the display

HDMI

• Try switching the receiver off, then on again.

• Make sure you have completely inserted the USB connector to this receiver.

• Check that the memory format is FAT16 or FAT32 (FAT12, NTFS and HFS are not supported).

• USB devices with an internal USB hub are not supported.

• If this message continues to appear after going through all the checks in

playback

, take the unit to your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for servicing.

sampling rate is not compatible (see
malfunction.

Compressed audio compatibility

Important

on page 31 of

on page 31). This is not a

USB

Symptom

No picture or sound. • If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please

No picture. • Depending in the output settings of the source component, it may be outputting a video format that can’t

OSD does not appear. • The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the HDMI output to your TV. Use component, S-

No sound, or sound suddenly
ceases.

Remedy

consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.

be displayed. Change the output settings of the source, or connect using the component, S-video or
composite jacks.

video, or composite connections when setting up the system.

• Since the HDMI audio signal is sent through this receiver to your TV, you need to make separate
connections for audio if you want to hear your HDMI component through this system. See

HDMI

on page 44 for more on this.

• If you’ve made separate connections for audio, make sure you have assigned the analog/digital jack(s) to
the corresponding HDMI input for the component. See

• Check the audio output settings of the source component.

Assigning the HDMI inputs

Connecting using

on page 50 to do this.

Note

• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug
from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.

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Surround sound formats

Below is a brief description of the main surround sound
formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial
broadcasts, and video cassettes.

Dolby

The Dolby technologies are explained below. See
www.dolby.com for more detailed information.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio coding system
widely used in cinemas, and in the home for DVD and digital
broadcast soundtracks. It can deliver up to six discrete audio
channels, comprising five full range channels and a special
LFE (low frequency effects) channel used mainly for deep,
rumbling sound effects; hence the term “5.1-channel” Dolby
Digital.

In addition to the format features above, Dolby Digital
decoders offer downmixing for compatibility with mono,
stereo and Dolby Pro Logic audio from a number of bit rates
and channels. Another feature, called Dialog Normalization,
attenuates programs based on the average level of dialog in
a program relative to its peak level (also known as Dialnorm)
in order to achieve uniform playback level.

Dolby Digital Surround EX

Dolby Digital Surround EX (the EX stands for EXtended) is an
extension of Dolby Digital encoding whereby a surround
back channel is matrixed into the surround left/right
channels for 6.1 channel playback. This allows for
compatibility with Dolby Digital 5.1 channel decoding, as
well as for decoding using Dolby Digital EX.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Surround

Dolby Pro Logic IIx is an improved version of the Dolby Pro
Logic II (and Dolby Pro Logic)
innovative “steering logic” circuit, this system extracts
surround sound from sources as follows:

•

Dolby Pro Logic

from any stereo source

•

Dolby Pro Logic II

surround) from any stereo source

•

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

surround and surround back) from two channel or

5.1(and 6.1) channel sources

With two channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is
generated by bass management in the receiver.

Dolby Surround is an
surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack,
which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced
surround listening with greater sound detail.

– 4.1 channel sound (mono surround)

decoding

– 5.1 channel sound (stereo

– 6.1 or 7.1 channel sound (stereo

encoding

system. Using the

system which embeds

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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”,
“Pro Logic”, “Surround EX”, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

DTS

The DTS technologies are explained below. See
www.dtstech.com for more detailed information.

DTS Digital Surround

DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-channel audio coding system
from Digital Theater Systems Inc. now widely used for DVD­Video, DVD-Audio, 5.1 music discs, digital broadcasts, and
video games. It can deliver up to six discrete audio channels,
comprising five full range channels, including an LFE
channel. Higher sound quality is achieved through the use of
a low compression rate, and high rates of transmittance
during playback.

DTS-ES

DTS-ES (the ES stands for Extended Surround) is a decoder
that is capable of decoding both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 encoded sources. DTS-ES Discrete 6.1
gives ‘true’ 6.1 channel sound, with a completely separate
(discrete) surround back channel. DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 has a
surround back channel matrixed into the surround left/right
channels. Both sources are also compatible with a
conventional DTS 5.1 channel decoder.

DTS Neo:6

DTS Neo:6 can generate 6.1 channel surround sound from
any matrixed stereo source (such as video or TV) and from

5.1 channel sources. It uses both the channel information
already encoded into the source, as well as its own
processing to determine channel localization (with two
channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is generated by
bass management in the receiver). Two modes (Cinema and
Music) are available using DTS Neo:6 with two channel
sources.

DTS 96/24

DTS 96/24 is an extension of the original DTS Digital
Surround which offers high quality 96 kHz/24-bit audio using
a DTS 96/24 decoder. This format is also fully backward
compatible with all existing decoders. This means that DVD
players can play this software using a conventional DTS 5.1
channel decoder.

“DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “Neo:6” and “DTS 96/24” are trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional

Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) is a
discrete surround format developed by Microsoft
Corporation.

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WMA9 Pro can support up to 5.1/7.1 channel playback with
sampling rates up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Using the unique WMA
compression techniques, WMA9 Pro can deliver
multichannel music and soundtracks over high-speed
internet networks at low bit rates with minimal audio
degradation. Playback may be enjoyed with the Windows

Media® Player 9 Series (or above) and other third-party
media players on a personal computer, or with an AV
amplifier with on-board WMA9 Pro decoding.

Windows Media® and the Windows logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.

About THX

The THX technologies are explained below. See
www.thx.com for more detailed information.

• THX Cinema processing

THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by
the world-renowned film production company, Lucasfilm Ltd. THX
grew from George Lucas' personal desire to make your experience of
the film soundtrack, in both movie theatres and in your home theatre,
as faithful as possible to what the director intended. Movie
soundtracks are mixed in special movie theatres called dubbing
stages and are designed to be played back in movie theatres with
similar equipment and conditions. This same soundtrack is then
transferred directly onto Laserdisc, VHS tape, DVD, etc., and is not
changed for playback in a small home theatre environment. THX
engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate
the sound from the movie theatre environment into the home,
correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. On this product,
when the THX indicator is on, THX features are automatically added
in Cinema modes (e.g. THX Cinema, THX Surround EX).

• Re-Equalization

The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and
harsh when played back over audio equipment in the home because
film soundtracks were designed to be played back in large movie
theaters using very different professional equipment. Re-Equalization
restores the correct tonal balance for watching a movie soundtrack in
a small home environment.

• Timbre Matching

The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the
direction from which the sound is coming. In a movie theatre, there is
an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all
around you. In a home theatre, you use only two speakers located to
the side of your head. The Timbre Matching feature filters the
information going to the surround speakers so that they more closely
match the tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the front
speakers. This ensures seamless panning between the front and
surround speakers.

• Adaptive Decorrelation

In a movie theatre, a large number of surround speakers help create
an enveloping surround sound experience, but in a home theatre
there are usually only two speakers. This can make the surround
speakers sound like headphones that lack spaciousness and
envelopment. The surround sounds will also collapse into the closest
speaker as you move away from the middle seating position. Adaptive

Decorrelation slightly changes one surround channel's time and
phase relationship with respect to the other surround channel. This
expands the listening position and creates—with only two speakers—
the same spacious surround experience as in a movie theatre.

• THX Select2

Before any home theatre component can be THX Select2 certified, it
must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous
series of quality and performance tests. Only then can a product
feature the THX Select2 logo, which is your guarantee that the Home
Theatre products you purchase will give you superb performance for
many years to come. THX Select2 requirements cover every aspect of
the product including pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance
and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital
and analog domain.

• THX Surround EX

THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development
of Dolby Laboratories and the THX Ltd. In a movie theater, film
soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX
technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been
added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called
Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the
currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right,
surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel
provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the
listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound
localization than ever before. Movies that were created using the
Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, when released into the home
consumer market may exhibit wording to that effect on the
packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can be
found on the Dolby web site at www.dolby.com.
Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX
logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this
new technology in the home.
This product may also engage the “THX Surround EX” mode during
the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital
Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the
Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may
not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the
tastes of the individual listener.

• Advanced Speaker Array (ASA)

ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed
to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal
surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater
system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center, Right, Surround
Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left and
Subwoofer) placing the two Surround Back speakers close together
facing the front of the room as shown in the diagram will provide the
largest sweet spot. If for practical reasons you have to place the
Surround Back speakers apart, you will need to go to the THX Audio
Set-up screen and choose the setting that most closely corresponds
to the speaker spacing, which will re-optimize the surround sound­field.
ASA is used in three new modes; THX Select2 Cinema, THX
MusicMode and THX Games Mode.

• THX Select2 Cinema mode

THX Select2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all 8 speakers
giving you the best possible movie watching experience. In this mode,
ASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back
surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and
directional surround sounds.
DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX
encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected in Select2
Cinema mode if the appropriate flag has been encoded.
Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital
flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that

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you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select
the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Select2 Cinema
mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay.

• THX MusicMode

For the replay of multi-channel music the THX MusicMode should be
selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround
channels of all 5.1 encoded music sources such as DTS, Dolby Digital
and DVD-Audio to provide a wide stable rear soundstage.

• THX Games Mode

For the replay of stereo and multi-channel game audio the THX
Games Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing
is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game
sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately
places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360
degree playback environment. THX Games Mode is unique as it gives
you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field.

The THX logo is a trademark of THX Ltd. which may be
registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.

Listening modes with different input signal formats

The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back
channel processing and decoding method you have selected.

Stereo (2 channel) signal formats

SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround

SBch

Processing

ON/AUTO

(Automatically
selects 6.1/7.1

channel decoding)

SBch

Processing

c

OFF

(Maximum 5.1

channel playback)

a.2 PRO LOGIC
b.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.
c.Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected.

Dolby Digital Surround

DTS Surround

Other stereo sources

PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz

Dolby Digital Surround

DTS Surround

Other stereo sources

PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz

has a maximum of 5.1 channel playback.

2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

2

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

2

Pro Logic IIx GAME

2

Neo:6 CINEMA

Neo:6 MUSIC

2

Pro Logic II MOVIE

2

Pro Logic II MUSIC

2

Pro Logic II GAME

2

2

Pro Logic II MOVIE

2

Pro Logic II MUSIC

2

Pro Logic II GAME

2

Neo:6 CINEMA

Neo:6 MUSIC

2

Pro Logic II MOVIE

2

Pro Logic II MUSIC

2

Pro Logic II GAME

2

2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

2

PRO LOGIC+THX

PRO LOGIC

As above As above
As above As above

PRO LOGIC

PRO LOGIC

As above As above
As above As above

PRO LOGIC

a

a

a

a

Neo:6 CINEMA+THX
THX GAMES MODE

– Stereo playback

2

Pro Logic II MOVIE+THX

2

PRO LOGIC+THX

Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

– Stereo playback

2

a

b

a

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

Neo:6 CINEMA

Stereo playback

2

Pro Logic II MOVIE

Neo:6 CINEMA

Stereo playback

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Multichannel signal formats

SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround

SBch

Processing

ON

(7.1 channel

decoding used for

all sources)

SBch

Processing

AUTO

(Automatically

selects 6.1/7.1

channel

decoding)

SBch

Processing

OFF

(Maximum 5.1

channel

playback)

a.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.
b.Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected.

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding

Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel

sources/6.1 channel flagged)

flagged)

DTS-ES (6.1 channel

2

2

DTS-ES

DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

DTS

(5.1 channel encoding)

DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

Dolby Digital

WMA9 Pro

(5.1 channel encoding)

2

2

DTS 96/24 Straight decoding

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding

Dolby Digital EX

(6.1 channel flagged)

DTS-ES (6.1 channel

sources/6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby Digital

DTS

WMA9 Pro

(5.1 channel encoding)

2

DTS-ES

DTS 96/24 Straight decoding

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding

b

Dolby Digital EX

(6.1 channel flagged)

DTS-ES (6.1 channel

sources/6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby Digital

DTS

WMA9 Pro

(5.1 channel encoding)

DTS 96/24 Straight decoding – Straight decoding

Dolby Digital EX

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

(Matrix/Discrete)

DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx

DTS+

a

MOVIE

DTS+Neo:6

2

Pro Logic IIx

a

MOVIE

Dolby Digital EX

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

Dolby Digital EX

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

(Matrix/Discrete)

Straight decoding

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

Straight decoding

WMA+THX CINEMA

a

THX SURROUND EX

2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

THX Select2 CINEMA

THX MUSICMODE

THX GAMES MODE

DTS-ES+THX

DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx

MOVIE+THX

THX Select2 CINEMA

THX MUSICMODE

THX GAMES MODE

DTS+Neo:6+THX

DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx

MOVIE+THX

THX Select2 CINEMA

THX MUSICMODE

THX GAMES MODE

a

THX SURROUND EX

2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

THX Select2 CINEMA

THX MUSICMODE

THX GAMES MODE

WMA+THX CINEMA

a

THX SURROUND EX Dolby Digital EX

DTS-ES+THX

THX Select2 CINEMA

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback with only one

CINEMA

surround back speaker)

THX CINEMA

THX CINEMA

Straight decoding

Dolby Digital EX

a

2

Pro Logic IIx

a

a

a

(Matrix/Discrete)

a

a

a

a

DTS-ES

a

MOVIE

(Matrix/Discrete)

DTS+Neo:6

a

a

a

a

Dolby Digital EX

a

2

Pro Logic IIx

a

a

a

– Straight decoding

(Maximum 5.1 channel

MOVIE

playback)

a

Straight decoding

2

Pro Logic IIx

a

MOVIE

(Matrix/Discrete)

– Straight decoding

THX

DTS-ES

(Matrix/Discrete)

Straight decoding

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

Straight decoding

(Maximum 5.1 channel

playback)

Straight decoding

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Specifications

Amplifier section

Continuous Power Output (Stereo)

Front. . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω)

Continuous Power Output (Multichannel)

Front. . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω)

Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω)

Surround . . . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω)

Surround back

. . . . . . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω)

Rated Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 W+130 W

Rated Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 W+110 W

• The above specifications are applicable when the
power supply is 230

Audio Section

Input (Sensitivity/Impedance)

LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 mV/47 k

Frequency Response (LINE). . . . . . .5 Hz to 100 000 Hz dB

Output (Level/Impedance)

REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 mV/2.2 k

Tone Control

BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .± 6 dB (100 Hz)

TREBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .± 6 dB (10 kHz)

LOUDNESS. . . . . . . . . . . +4 dB / +2 dB (100Hz/10 kHz)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF, short circuited, A network)

LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio
[DIN (continuous rated power output/50mW)]

LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 dB / 65 dB

Composite Video / S-Video Section

Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75

Output (Level/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75

Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 dB

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hz to 10 MHz

Component Video Section

Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75

Output (Level/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p/75

Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 dB

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hz to 100 MHz

120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω)

120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω)

120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω)

120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω)

120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω)

(20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.09 %, 6 Ω)

(20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.09 %, 8 Ω)

V.

(at volume position –40 dB)

FM Tuner Section

Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz

Usable Sensitivity . . . . . . .Mono: 15.2 dBf, IHF (1.6 µV/75 Ω)

50 dB Quieting Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 20.2 dBf

Sensitivity (DIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mono: 1.1 µV (S/N 26 dB)

Stereo: 50 µV (S/N 46 dB)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 76 dB (at 85 dBf)

Stereo: 72 dB (at 85 dBf)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (DIN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 62 dB

Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stereo: 0.6 % (1 kHz)

Alternate Channel Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . .70 dB (400 kHz)

Stereo Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 dB (1 kHz)

Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hz to 15 kHz ± 1dB

Antenna Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ω unbalanced

Stereo: 41.2 dBf

AM Tuner Section

Frequency Range . . . . . . . 531 kHz to 1602 kHz (9 kHz step)

Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 µV/m

Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB

Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loop antenna

Miscellaneous

Power Requirements. . . . . . AC 220 V to 230 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz

Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 W

In standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 W

Dimensions . . . . . . 420 (W) mm x 173 (H) mm x 466 (D) mm

Ω

Weight (without package). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0 kg

Furnished Parts

Ω

Setup microphone (for Auto MCACC setup). . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

AA/LR6 dry cell batteries

Remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

AM loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

FM wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

These operating instructions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Note

• Specifications and the design are subject to possible
modifications without notice, due to improvements.

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Ω

Cleaning the unit

• Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and
dirt.

• When the surface is dirty, wipe with a soft cloth

Ω
Ω

dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six
times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe
again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or
cleansers.

• Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or
other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will
corrode the surface.

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