Pioneer VSX-919AH-K/-S, VSX-1019AH-K User Manual

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A UDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-1019AH-K VSX-919AH-K/-S

Operating Instructions

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

The 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.

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.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

IMPORTANT

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

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IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 10 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 10 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

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

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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

WARNING

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

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WARNING

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

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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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VENTILATION CAUTION

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

WARNING

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

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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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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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Voltage selector

(Multi-voltage models only)

You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of multi-voltage models.

The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 V. Please set it to the correct voltage for your country or region.

• Saudi Arabia operates on 127 V and 220 V mains voltage. Please set to the correct voltage before using.

• For Taiwan, please set to 110 V before using.

Before changing the voltage, disconnect the AC power cord. Use a medium size screwdriver to change the voltage selector switch.

Medium size screwdriver

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TWO VOL TA GE SELECTORS

220V

110V

230

240V

120

127V

110V

220V

230

240V

120

127V

For Australia Model

For Taiwan exclusively

Taiwanese two pin flat-bladed plug

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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.

01 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box Installing the receiver Loading the batteries

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02 Controls and displays

Front panel Display Remote control

Operating range of remote control unit

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03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel Determining the speakers’ application

Other speaker connection

Placing the speakers

Some tips for improving sound quality Connecting the speakers Installing your speaker system

Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround

connections

Bi-amping your speakers

Bi-wiring your speakers Selecting the Surr Back system

ZONE 2 setup

Speaker B setup

Bi-Amping setup About the audio connection About the video converter Connecting your TV and playback components

Connecting using HDMI

Connecting your DVD player with

no HDMI output

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources Connecting the multichannel analog inputs Connecting other audio components

About the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting AM/FM antennas

Connecting external antennas MULTI-ZONE setup

Making MULTI-ZONE connections Connecting an IR receiver Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Connecting a component to the front panel inputs Connecting an iPod

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Connecting a USB device Plugging in the receiver

04 Basic Setup

Switching the speaker impedance Changing the TV format setting Changing the frequency step Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC)

Problems when using the Auto MCACC

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Setup

The Input Setup menu

Input function default and possible settings

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05 Basic playback

Playing a source

Playing a source with HDMI connection Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

Playing an iPod

Playing back audio files stored on an iPod

Playing a USB device

Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device About playable file formats

Listening to the radio

Improving FM sound Using Neural THX Tuning directly to a station Saving station presets Naming station presets Listening to station presets

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06 Listening to your system

Auto playback Listening in surround sound

Standard surround sound

Using the Advanced surround effects Listening in stereo Using Front Stage Surround Advance Using Stream Direct Using surround back channel processing

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode Setting the Up Mix function Selecting MCACC presets Choosing the input signal Better sound using Phase Control

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07 KURO LINK

Making the KURO LINK connections

Cautions on the KURO LINK function About connections with a product of a different brand that supports

the KURO LINK function KURO LINK Setup Setting the PQLS function Before using synchronization Synchronized amp mode

Synchronized amp mode operations

Canceling synchronized amp mode

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08 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options Setting the Video options Switching the speaker system Using the MULTI-ZONE controls Making an audio or a video recording Reducing the level of an analog signal Using the sleep timer Dimming the display Checking your system settings Resetting the system

Default system settings

Controlling the rest of your system

Operating multiple receivers Setting the remote to control other components Selecting preset codes directly Resetting the remote control presets

Default preset codes Controls the components

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10 The Advanced MCACC menu

Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu Automatic MCACC (Expert) Manual MCACC setup

Fine Channel Level

Fine Speaker Distance

Standing Wave

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional Checking MCACC Data

Speaker Setting

Channel Level

Speaker Distance

Standing Wave

Acoustic Cal EQ Data Management

Renaming MCACC presets

Copying MCACC preset data

Clearing MCACC presets

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11 The system and the other setup

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu Manual speaker setup

Surround back speaker setting Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance X-Curve

The Other Setup menu

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Multi Channel Input Setup ZONE Audio Setup Power ON Level Setup Volume Limit Setup Remote Control Mode Setup Flicker Reduction Setup

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12 Additional information

Troubleshooting

Power No sound Other audio problems Video Settings Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Remote control HDMI Important information regarding the HDMI connection USB interface

Surround sound formats

Dolby DTS

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Windows Media Audio 9 Professional About iPod About Neural – THX Surround Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats Preset code list Specifications Cleaning the unit Pioneer Authorized Distributors

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Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary

1 Before you start

• Checking what’s in the box (page 7)

•Loading the batteries (page 7)

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Determining the speakers’ application (page 15)

• 7.1ch surround connection

•5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection

• 5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection

• 5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection

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3 Connecting the speakers

• Placing the speakers (page 17)

• Connecting the speakers (page 18)

•Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections (page 19)

•Bi-amping your speakers (page 20)

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4 Connecting the components

• About the audio connection (page 22)

• About the video converter (page 22)

• Connecting your TV and playback components (page 23)

• Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 30)

• Plugging in the receiver (page 35)

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Switching the speaker impedance (page 36)

(Only if the impedance of the connected speakers is 6 Ω to 8 Ω)

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6Power On

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7 Making the initial settings according to the

region and environment in which you live

•Changing the TV format setting (page 36)

• Changing the frequency step (page 36)

• Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 36)

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8 Surround back speaker setting (page 93)

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MCACC speaker settings

• Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) (page 37)

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The Input Setup menu (page 40)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

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Basic playback (page 42)

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Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

•Using the various listening modes

• Using surround back channel processing (page 55)

• Better sound using Phase Control (page 58)

•Measure the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 77)

• Change the channel level while listening (Tip on page 96)

• Switches on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 63)

• Setting the PQLS function (page 61)

•Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 63)

• Setting the Video options (page 66)

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13 Other optional adjustments and

settings

•KURO LINK Setup (page 61)

• The Advanced MCACC menu (page 76)

• The system and the other setup (page 92)

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Making maximum use of the remote control

•Operating multiple receivers (page 72)

• Setting the remote to control other components (page 72)

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Before you start 01

Chapter 1:

Before you start

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 size IEC R6 dry cell batteries (to confirm system operation) x2

•AM loop antenna

•FM wire antenna

• iPod cable

•Power cords x2 (

919AH model)

(Australian and New Zealand models are excluded)

•These operating instructions

VSX-1019AH model)/ x3 (VSX-

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)

• Do not touch this receiver’s bottom panel while the power is turned on. The bottom panel gets hot when the power is on, and touching it could cause burns.

Loading the batteries

CAUTION

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

• Never use new and old batteries together.

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

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

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

• WARNING Do not use or store ba 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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Controls and displays02

MASTER VOLUME

INPUT SELECTOR

STANDBY/ON

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

PHONES

BAND TUNE TUNE

PHASE

CONTROL

AUTO SURR /ALC/ STREAM DIRECT

ADVANCED SURROUND

STANDARD SURROUND

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

STEREO SPEAKERS

USB VIDEO L RAUDIO

CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

OFF

ADVANCED

MCACC

HDMI PRESET PRESET TUNER EDIT

ENTER

iPod

iPhone

VIDEO INPUT

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Chapter 2:

Controls and displays

Front panel

INPUT SELECTOR

Use to select an input function.

 STANDBY/ON

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

When the KURO LINK function is set to ON, the power indicator lights dimly when the power is in standby.

3 Tuner controls

BAND – Switches between AM and FM

radio bands (page 50).

TUNE +/– – Use to find radio frequencies (page 50).

PRESET +/– – Use to find preset stations (page 51).

TUNER EDIT – +/–

and

ENTER

stations for recall

dial

Use with

TUNE +/–, PRESET

to memorize and name

(page 51)

PHASE CONTROL

indicator

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Lights to indicate Phase Control is selected (page 58)

ADVANCED MCACC indicator – Lights when EQ is set to ON in the AUDIO

PARAMETER menu. HDMI indicator

– Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; lights when the component is connected

(page 23)

5 Character display

See Display on page 9.

ENTER

7 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 13).

MASTER VOLUME

dial

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Controls and displays 02

PCM

HDMI DIGITAL ANALOG

LCR SL SR XL XR

LFE

AUTO

DIGITAL PLUS

AUTO SURROUND STREAM DIRECT

PROLOGIC x

Neo:6

ADV.SURROUND STEREO STANDARD SP AB

SLEEP

DSD PCM

DTS HD ES 96/24

MSTR

S.RTRV SOUND UP MIX

OVER

MONO

MULTI-ZONE

STEREO

TrueHD WMA9Pro

TUNED

PQLS

ALC

ATT

USB

VIDEO

DVD

HDMI

DVR

TUNER

CD-R

iPod

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[ 3 ]

[ 4 ]

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PHONES

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

10 Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT –

Switches between Auto Surround Auto level control mode and Stream Direct mode

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 54).

ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 53).

STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 52).

jack

(page 55)

SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 68).

MULTI-ZONE

controls

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTI-ZONE setup on page 31) use these controls to control the sub zone from the main

(page 52)

zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on

page 68).

iPod/iPhone/USB, VIDEO INPUT

terminals

Use to connect your Apple iPod or iPhone as an audio and video source, or connect a USB device for audio and photo playback (page 34).

See

Connecting a component to the front panel

inputs

on page 33.

MCACC SETUP MIC

jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone (page 37).

Display

SIGNAL

indicators

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 57).

2 Program format indicators

Light to indicate the channels being input when PCM signals are being input. They do not indicate the audio signals being output from the receiver.

L/R – Left front/Right front channel C – Center channel SL/SR – Left surround/Right surround channel LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the (( ))

indicators light when an LFE signal is being input)

XL/XR – Two channels other than the ones above XC – Either one channel other than the ones above,

the mono surround channel or matrix encode flag

3 Digital format indicators

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

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S.RTRV

Lights when the Sound Retriever function is active (page 64)

MULTI-ZONE

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active (page 68).

DSD PCM –

Digital) to PCM conversion with SACDs. PCM – Lights during playback of PCM signals.

SOUND

Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or tone controls feature is selected (page 63).

Lights when Dialog Enhancement is switched on.

PQLS

Lights when the PQLS feature is active

UP MIX

Lights when the Up Mix is switched on

10 Listening mode indicators

AUTO SURROUND – Lights when the Auto

Surround feature is switched on (page 52). ALC – Lights when the ALC (Auto level

control) mode is selected (page 55). STREAM DIRECT – Lights when Direct/

Pure Direct is selected (page 55). ADV.SURROUND – Lights when one of the

Advanced Surround modes has been selected (page 53).

STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is switched on (page 54).

STANDARD – Lights when one of the Standard Surround modes is switched on (page 52).

11 (

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 58).

12 Analog signal indicators

Light to indicate reducing the level of an analog signal

(page 70)

Light during DSD (Direct Stream

PHASE CONTROL

)

(page 61)

(page 56)

13 Tuner indicators

TUNED – L ights when a b roadcast is being

received.

STEREO – is being received in auto stereo mode.

MONO

using

Lights when the sound is muted (page 13).

15 Master volume level

Shows the overall volume level. “---” indicates the minimum level, and “+12dB” indicates the maximum level.

16 Input function indicators

Light to indicate the input function you have selected.

17 Scroll indicators

Light when there are more selectable items

when making the various settings.

18 Speaker indicators

Lights to indicate the current speaker system,

A and/or B (page 68).

SLEEP

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 70).

20 Matrix decoding format indicators

2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding

(page 52). Neo:6 –

receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing

MSTR

Lights during playback of DTS-HD Master Audio signal.

22 Character display

Displays various system information.

23 Remote control mode indicator

Lights to indicate the receiver’s remote control mode setting. (Not displayed when set to 1.) (page 72)

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast

– Lights when the mono mode is set

MPX

When one of the Neo:6 modes of the

(page 52)

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DVD BD DVR HDMI

TV CD CD-R

TUNER

INPUT SELECT

VIDEO

iPod USB

INPUT

T.EDIT

GUIDE

TOP MENU BAND

MUTE

RETURN

iPod CTRL

HOME MENU

LIST

TOOLS

PTY SEARCH

AUDIO

PARAMETER

VOL

AUTO/ALC/

DIRECT

PHASE CTRL STATUS

REMOTE

SETUP

MAIN

ZONE 2

HDD DVD

STANDARD

STEREO

ADV SURR

TV CONTROL

123

SLEEPMCACCSIGNAL SEL

456

DIMMERA.ATTSBch

789

CLASS

MASTER VOLUME

CH LEVELD.ACCESS

ENTER

RECEIVER

SOURCE

ENTER

TV/DTV

AUDIO

INFO

DISP

MPX PQLS

RECEIVER

TUNE

PRESET PRESET

TUNE

VIDEO

PARAMETER

RECEIVER

TV CTRL

Remote control

The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system:

• White – Receiver control, TV Control

• Blue – Other controls

1  RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 Input function buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 72).

Use INPUT SELECT to select the input function (page 42).

3 Number buttons and other receiver/ component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 50) or the tracks on a

CD, DVD, etc. ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV

or DTV.

Press first to access:

RECEIVER

SIGNAL SEL – Use t o sele ct an in put signal (page 57).

MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 57).

SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mo de a nd se lec t th e amo unt of ti me b efo re sleep (page 70).

SBch

– Use to select the surround back/virtual

surround back channel mode

(page 55)

A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 70).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 70).

CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use / to adjust the level (page 96).

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RECEIVER

Press TUNER first to access:

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can

access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 50).

CLASS – Switches between the seven banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 51).

TV CONTROL

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to TV operation selector switch. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV operation selector switch (see page 74 for more on this).

 – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV.

INPUT – Use to select the TV input signal. CH +/– – Use to select channels. VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your

TV.

5 Tuner/component control buttons/ MENU

These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button (DVD, DVR, TV, etc.). The BAND and T.EDIT tuner controls are explained on page 50 and page 51.

Press first to access:

RECEIVER

AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio options (page 63).

VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video options (page 66).

HOME MENU – Use to access the Home Menu (pages 36, 40, 61, 76, 92 and 97).

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).

buttons

HOME

/// (TUNE/PRESET

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 76) and the Audio or Video options (page 63 or 66). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use

TUNE/ to find radio frequencies and use PRESET / to find preset stations (page 51).

7 Receiver controls

Press first to access:

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT – Auto Surround mode and Stream Direct mode

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 54).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 52).

ADV SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 53).

8 Component control buttons

The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the input function buttons.

The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button (for example DVD, DVR or TV). These buttons also function as described below.

Press TUNER first to access:

MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is

weak, then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 50).

Press first to access:

PHASE CTRL – Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 58).

STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings (page 70).

(page 52)

) /

ENTER

Switches between

, Auto level control

(page 55).

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RECEIVER

7 m

30°

AUDIO – Changes the audio or channel on

DVD or BD discs. DISPLAY – Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies.

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

REMOTE SETUP – Use to input the preset

code when making remote control settings and to set the remote control mode (page 72).

TV CTRL

code of your TV’s manufacturer when controlling TV (see Selecting preset codes directly on page 72 for more on this).

MULTI-ZONE

Switch to perform operations in the main zone and sub zone (page 69).

12 Remote control LED

Lights when a command is sent from the remote control (page 72).

 SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 72 for more on this).

MASTER VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

MUTE

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

– Use this button to set preset

operation selector switch

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.

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

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ASSIGNABLE

HDMI

DIGITAL AUDIO

COAXIAL

SUBWOOFER

CD-RCD

OUT IN

DVR

OUT IN

LLR

(

Single

)

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SURROUND BACK /

CONTROL

AUX

DVD

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

SAT

ZONE 2

AUDIO

OUT

B PB

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

OPTICAL

PRE OUT

SPEAKERS

MULTI CH IN

ANTENNA

BD IN IN

OUT

IN OUT

IN(DVD

)

(

DVD

)(

DVR

)

IN(TV/SAT

)

IN(CD

)

IN(DVR

)

ASSIGNABLE

HDMI

DIGITAL AUDIO

COAXIAL

AUDIO

FRONT

BD IN IN

IN OUT

IN(DVD

)

VSX-1019AH

VSX-919AH

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

•Illustration shows the VSX-1019AH, however connections for the VSX-919AH are the same except where noted.

Important

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.

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

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SBL SBR

Subwoofer

Center

Front

right

Front

left

Surround

left

Surround

right

Surround

back left

Surround back right

Subwoofer

Center

Front

right*

Front

left*

Surround

left

Surround

right

ZONE 2

Subwoofer

Center

Front

right

Front

left

Right

Left

Surround

left

Surround

right

Determining the speakers’ application

Surround sound with a strong sense of presence can be enjoyed by connecting 7

speakers and 1 subwoofer. It is also possible to achieve high sound quality using bi-amp connections and to enjoy music in other rooms using the MULTI-ZONE feature. High sound quality can be achieved with a minimum of two speakers.

•Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels ( and ).

•The Surr Back System setting must be made if you use any of the connections shown below other than [1] (see Selecting the Surr Back system on page 21).

[1] 7.1ch surround connection (Simple connection & Best surround)

*Default setting

These connections prioritize surround sound with a speaker layout like that in a movie theater.

• Surr Back System setting: Normal

(default)

• If you have six speakers, either only connect one surround back speaker (6.1 ch surround), or connect for the 7.1-channel setting as shown on the diagram below but without the center speaker.

[2] 5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound.

• Surr Back System setting: Front Bi-Amp

*Bi-amp compatible speaker

[3] 5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone)

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2. (The selection of input devices is limited.)

• Surr Back System setting: ZONE 2

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Subwoofer

Center

Front right

Front

left

Speaker B

Surround

left

Surround

right

[4]

5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback of the same sound on the B speakers.

• Surr Back System setting: Speaker B

Other speaker connection

•Your favorite speaker connections can be selected even if you have fewer than 5.1 speakers.

• When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers with low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front channel. (The subwoofer’s low frequency component is played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be damaged.)

• After connecting, be sure to conduct the Auto MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure (page 37).

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Center

Front left

Front right

Surround

left

Surround right

Subwoofer

120°

Center

Front left

Front right

Surround

left

Surround right

Subwoofer

120°

Surround Back

Center

Front left

Front right

Surround

left

Surround right

Subwoofer

90°

Surround back

left

Surround back right

60°

Placing the speakers

To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below.

5.1 channel surround system:

6.1 channel surround system:

7.1 channel surround system:

Some tips for improving sound quality

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.

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

•If the surround speakers cannot be set directly to the side of the listening position with a 7.1-channel system, the surround effect can be enhanced by turning off the Up Mix function (see Setting the Up Mix function on page 56).

•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.

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fig. A fig. B fig. C

10 mm

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.

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.

•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

Bare wire connections

1 Twist exposed wire strands together.

(fig. A)

2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.

(fig. B)

3 Tighten terminal.

a safety measure.

(fig. C)

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.

Important

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

• Use an RCA cable to connect the subwoofer. It is not possible to connect using speaker cables.

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LINE LEVEL

INPUT

Front left

Subwoofer

Center

VSX-1019AH

Surround right

Surround back right

Surround back left

Front right

Surround left

The surround back terminals can also be used for the Speaker B and ZONE 2.

7.1 ch surround setting

No connect

Surround back

Speaker B setting

Speaker B - Left

Speaker B - Right

ZONE 2 setting

ZONE 2 - Left

ZONE 2 - Right

6.1 ch surround setting

Installing your speaker system

At the very least, front left and right speaker s only ar e 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).

Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN IN

ASSIGNABLE

AUDIO

(

)(

)

DVD

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

ZONE 2

OUT

IN OUT

DVD

2IN3

SAT

DVR

OUT IN

AUX

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

SPEAKERS

OUT IN

CD-RCD

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(DVD

IN(CD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

LLR

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

IN(TV/SAT

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

IN(DVR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

SURROUND BACK /

(

Single

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

ANTENNA

)

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High

Low

High

Low

Front left

Subwoofer

Center

VSX-1019AH

Surround right

Front right

Surround left

Bi-amp compatible

speaker

Bi-amp compatible

speaker

Bi-amping your speakers

AUDIO L

)

ZONE 2

OUT

2IN3

IN OUT

DVD

SAT

BD IN IN

ASSIGNABLE

B PB

(

)(

DVD

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVR

OUT IN

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

AUX

CD-RCD

OUT IN

SPEAKERS

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(DVD

IN(CD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

LLR

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

IN(TV/SAT

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

IN(DVR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

SURROUND BACK /

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

ANTENNA

(

)

Single

Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers 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.

CAUTION

•Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are biampin

g the speake

rs 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

Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support bi-amping.

• With these connections, the Surr Back

System setting makes no difference.

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

CAUTION

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

•When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for bi-amping shown at the left.

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Selecting the Surr Back system

The surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping, Speaker B and ZONE 2 connections, in addition to for the surround back speakers. Make this setting according to the application.

ZONE 2 setup

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2.

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

See Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections on page 19.

2 Select ‘ System

See Surround back speaker setting on page 93 to do this.

Speaker B setup

You can listen to stereo playback in another room.

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

See Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections on page 19.

2 Select ‘ System

See Surround back speaker setting on page 93 to do this.

Bi-Amping setup

Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound.

1 Connect a Bi-amp compatible speakers to the front and surround back speaker terminals.

See Bi-amping your speakers on page 20.

ZONE 2

menu.

Speaker B

menu.

’ from the

Surr Back

2 Select the ‘ the ‘

Surr Back System

See Surround back speaker setting on page 93 to do this.

Front Bi-Amp

’ menu.

’ setting from

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Note

High picture quality

Terminal for

connection with

source device

Terminal for

connection with TV

monitor

Video signals can be output

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

About the

audio connection

There are several types of audio input and output terminals on this receiver. The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order:

Types of cables and

terminals

Transferable

audio signals

HDMI HD audio

Digital (Coaxial) Conventional

digital audio

Sound signal priority 

Digital (Optical)

RCA (Analog)

(White/Red)

Conventional analog audio

• With an HDMI cable, video and audio signals can be transferred in high quality over a single cable.

About the video converter

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

If several video components are assigned to the same input function (see The Input Setup menu on page 40), the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, then composite (in that order).

HDMI IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

HDMI OUT

VIDEO

CAUTION

• 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.

1 • If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat screen TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your

component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, try switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 66) OFF.

• The signal input resolutions that can be converted from the component video input for the HDMI output are 480i/

576i, 480p/576p, 720p and 1080i. 1080p signals cannot be converted.

• Only signals with an input resolution of 480i/576i can be converted from the component video input for the

composite monitor output.

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HDMI IN

HDMI OUT HDMI OUT

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL OPTICAL

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

Other HDMI/DVI-

equipped component

HDMI/DVI-compatible Blu-ray disc player

VSX-1019AH

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat screen TV

Select one

This connection is required in order to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver.

Connecting your TV and playback components

Connecting using HDMI

If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray disc player, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable.

If the TV and playback components support the Pioneer KURO LINK feature, the convenient KURO LINK functions can be used (see KURO LINK on page 59).

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

BD IN

ASSIGNABLE

AUDIO

B PB

(

)(

)

DVD

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

2IN3

DVD

ZONE2

OUT

DVR

TV / SAT

OUT IN

ASSIGNABLE

IN(DVD

OUT

AUX

CD-RCD

OUT IN

SPEAKERS

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

IN(DVR

)

IN(CD

IN(TV/SAT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

LLR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

• When connecting a Blu-ray disc player ,

connect the player to the receiver’s BD IN terminal.

•The HDMI indicator lights on the front

panel when an HDMI-equipped component is connected.

•For input components, connections other than HDMI connections are also possible (see Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output on page 25).

•If your Blu-ray disc player offers c

hannel analog audio outputs, see

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 28.

multi-

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Note

• The sound of the TV cannot be heard over the receiver if the TV is connected using an HDMI cable. If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio cables.

About HDMI

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVDVideo, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD and CD. See About the video converter on page 22 for more on HDMI compatibility.

This receiver incorporates High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology.

This receiver supports the functions described below through HDMI connections.

• Digital transfer of uncompressed video (contents protected by HDCP (1080p/24, 1080p/60, etc.))

•DeepColor signal transfer

•x.v.Color signal transfer

•Input of multi-channel linear PCM digital audio signals (192 kHz or less) for up to 8 channels

•Input of the following digital audio formats: – Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, High bitrate audio (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio), DVD-Audio, CD, SACD (DSD signal), Video CD, Super VCD

•Synchronized operation with components

using the KURO LINK function (see KURO

LINK on page 59)

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

“x.v.Color” and x.v.Color logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

1 • An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High

Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVIHDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.

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

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

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

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

•

formats, however, make sure that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format.

2 Signal transfer is only possible when connected to a compatible component.

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DVD player etc.

VSX-1019AH

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat screen TV

Select one

Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output

This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component with no HDMI output) to the receiver.

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVD

MONITOR

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

BD IN IN

(

)

DVR

VIDEO

COAXIAL

2IN3

AUDIO

DVR

SAT

ZONE 2

DVD

OUT IN

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

AUX

OUT IN

SPEAKERS

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANALOG

AUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT

IN(DVD

CD-RCD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

COAXIAL OPTICAL

)

DIGITAL OUT

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(TV/SAT

IN(CD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

LLR

OPTICAL

)

IN(DVR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

HDMI IN

• If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio cables.

•Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite. 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.

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DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL OPTICAL

HDMI OUT

VIDEO IN

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

DVD player etc.

VSX-1019AH

Select one

Select one Select one

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input

This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component) to the receiver.

• With these connections, the picture is not output to the TV even if the DVD player is connected with an HDMI cable. Connect the DVD player’s video signals using a composite or component cord.

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVD

COMPONENT VIDEO

COAXIAL

BD IN IN

AUDIO

ZONE2

OUT

(

)

DVR

)

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

DVR

SAT

DVD

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

IN(DVD

AUX

CD-RCD

OUT IN

SPEAKERS

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

)

IN(TV/SAT

IN(CD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(DVR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

• Connect using an HDMI cable to listen to HD audio on the receiver. Do not use an HDMI cable to input video signals. Depending on the video component, it may not be possible to output signals connected by HDMI and other methods simultaneously, and it may be necessary to make output settings.

operating instructions

component

for more information.

Please refer to the

supplied with your

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ASSIGNABLE

HDMI

DIGITAL AUDIO

COAXIAL

SUBWOOFER

CD-RCD

OUT IN

DVR

OUT IN

FRONT CENTER SUR

CONTROL

AUX

DVD

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

TV / SAT

ZONE 2

AUDIO

OUT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

OPTICAL

SPEAKERS

MULTI CH IN

BD IN IN

OUT

IN OUT2IN

IN(DVD

)

(

DVD

)(

DVR

)

IN(TV/SAT

)

IN(CD

)

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL OPTICAL

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

STB

VSX-1019AH

Select one

•If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs, you can connect these instead. See also see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 28.

•The input functions below are assigned by default to the receiver’s different input terminals. Refer to The Input Setup menu on page 40 to change the assignments if other connections are used. For example, the BD terminal is fixed to BD input; no other audio signals can be input to this terminal.

Input function

DVD

COAX-1

BD (BD)

TV/SAT OPT-1

DVR OPT-2 IN 2

HDMI 1

HDMI 2 (HDMI-2)

HDMI 3

a.VSX-1019AH model only. b.VSX-919AH model only.

COAX-2

Input Terminals

Digital HDMI

/COAX

(HDMI-1)

(HDMI-3)

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box

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

When you set up the receiver you’ll n eed to tell the receiver which input you connected the settop box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 40).

Component

IN 1

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HDD/DVD recorder, VCR, etc.

VSX-1019AH

Select one

DVD player, etc.

VSX-1019AH

Connecting an HDD/DVD 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 HDD/DVD recorders and VCRs.

When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the

recorder to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 40).

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

AUX

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

IN(DVD

CD-RCD

OUT IN

SPEAKERS

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

BD IN IN

AUDIO

ZONE 2

OUT

(

)

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

ENT

ANALOG

AUDIO IN

DVD

VIDEO IN

IN OUT2IN

SAT

OUT IN

DVR

VIDEO OUT

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

)

IN(TV/SAT

IN(CD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

LLR

COAXIAL OPTICAL

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(DVR

DIGITAL OUT

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.

Make sure that the player is set to output multichannel analog audio.

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

AUX

SPEAKERS

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

IN(DVD

CD-RCD

OUT IN

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SURROUND

OUTPUT

DIO

ZONE 2

DVD

OUT

2IN3

IN OUT

DVR

SAT

OUT IN

FRONT

OUTPUT

CENTER OUTPUT

•If your player has 7.1-channel analog outputs, the player’s surround back output terminals are not used. Please refer to the operating instructions supplied with your component for more information.

)

IN(CD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

LLR

)

IN(TV/SAT

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

SUBWOOFER

OUTPUT

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(DVR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

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CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.

VSX-1019AH

Select one

Note

•If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e.,

Connecting other audio components

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

This receiver features five stereo audio-only inputs. One of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders.

Most digital components also have analog connections.

When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 40).

DIGITAL

HDMI

AUDIO

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

OUTIN

AUX

SPEAKERS

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

IN(DVD

CD-R

OUT IN

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

DVR

OUT IN

)

IN(CD

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

)

IN(TV/SAT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH IN

LLR

IN(DVR

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

)

it has a built-in phono pre-amp), connect it to the CD inputs instead.

•If you’re connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs to the analog audio inputs on the recorder.

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

This unit has an on-board Windows Media™ Audio 9 Professional it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using HDMI, coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro- compatible player. However, the connected DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output.

(WMA9 Pro) decoder, so

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

REC

AUDIO IN

1• 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.

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIALOPTICAL

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AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

ANTENNA

g. a g. b g. c

75 Ω coaxial cable

Outdoor

antenna

5 m to 6 m

Indoor antenna

(vinyl-coated wire)

Connecting AM/FM antennas

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

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

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

3 Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand.

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting external antennas

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

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

ANTENNA

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

For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

ANTENNA

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AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

Main zone

Sub zone

VSX-1019AH

ASSIGNABLE

DVD

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

TZONE 2

AUDIO

OUT

BD IN IN

IN1IN

(

DVD

)(

DVR

)

(

Single

)

SURROUND BACK /

AM LOO

FM UN 75

OUT

)

Main zone

Sub zone

VSX-1019AH

MULTI-ZONE setup

This receiver can power up to two independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper MULTI-ZONE connections.

Different sources can be playing in two zones at the same time or, depending on your needs, the same source can also be used. The main and sub zone have independent power (the main zone power can be off while sub zone is on) and the sub zone can be controlled by the remote or front panel controls. However, you may need to specify the volume settings in ZONE Audio Setup on page 98.

Making MULTI-ZONE connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a separate TV and speakers for the sub zone (ZONE 2). You will also need a separate amplifier if you are not using the MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (ZONE 2) below for the sub zone.

MULTI-ZONE listening options

The following table shows the signals that can be output to ZONE 2:

Sub Zone Input functions available

ZONE 2 Analog audio signals (AUDIO ZONE 2

a.Any analog signal. (This does not apply for the MULTI

CH IN input.)

b.JPEG files cannot be played with the USB input.

Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2)

• Connect a separate amplifier to the ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT

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

OUT).

With video signals,b the composite video (VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT) signals can be output.

jacks and a TV monitor to the

jack, both on this receiver.

AUDIO

BD IN IN

ASSIGNABLE

AUDIO

B PB

DVD

ZONE 2

OUT

IN1IN

(

)(

)

DVD

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (ZONE 2)

You must select ZONE 2 in Surround back speaker setting on page 93 to use this setup.

Note that the sound in the sub zone will be temporarily interrupted when controlling the main zone (for example, changing the input function or starting playback).

• Connect a TV monitor to the 2 OUT

jacks on this receiver.

VIDEO ZONE

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

VIDEO IN

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Note

IN OUT

CONTROL

IR receiver

Closet or shelving unit

Non-Pioneer component

Pioneer component

VSX-1019AH

Connecting an IR receiver

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or shelving unit, or you wish to use the sub zone remote control in another zone, you can use an optional IR receiver (such as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver.

1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the jack on the rear of this receiver.

BD IN IN

ASSIGNABLE

AUDIO

B PB

(

)(

)

DVD

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

ZONE 2

OUT

IN OUT

DVD

2IN3

SAT

OUT IN

CONTROL

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

AUX

IR IN

2 Connect the component to the

jack of another

IR OUT

jack on the rear of

this receiver to link it to the IR receiver.

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

connection.

• If you want to link a Pioneer component to

the IR receiver, see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor below

IR IN

to connect to the CONTROL jacks instead of the IR OUT jack.

Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor

Many Pioneer components have jacks 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

HDMI

along the chain to the appropriate component.

Important

CDDVR IN

• Note that if you use this feature,

that you also have at least one set of analog audio, video or HDMI jacks connected

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.

SR CONTROL

make sure

1• Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver

remote sensor window.

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

to check for IR compatibility.

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

on the front panel.

2 • If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, see Setting the remote to control

other components on page 72.

• If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won’t be able to

control this unit using the remote sensor.

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CONTROL

IN OUT

CONTROL

VSX-1019AH

MASTER VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

SPEAKERS

VIDEO L RAUDIO

CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

OFF

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIOVIDEO

OUTPUT

VIDEO INPUT

RL AUDIOVIDEO

iPod

iPhone

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

USB

iPod

iPhone

This receiver

TV game, video camera, etc.

2 Connect the component to the

CONTROL OUT

CONTROL IN

jack of that

jack of

another Pioneer component.

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

HDM

ASSIGNABL

BD IN IN

ASSIGNABLE

AUDIO L

B PB

(

)(

)

DVD

DVR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO

ZONE 2

OUT

2IN3

IN OUT

SAT

DVD

OUT IN

CDDVR

AUX

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

Continue the chain in the same way for as many components as you have.

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

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

• Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to

access the front panel inputs.

• Select these inputs using INPUT SELECT (remote) or the INPUT SELECTOR dial (front panel) to select VIDEO.

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iPod

iPod cable (supplied)

This receiver

MASTER VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

SPEAKERS

VIDEO L RAUDIO

CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

OFF

VIDEO INPUT

RL AUDIOVIDEO

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

USB

iPod

iPhone

iPod

iPhone

USB mass storage device

This receiver

Connecting an iPod

This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver.

• Switch the receiver into standby then use the supplied iPod cable to connect your iPod or iPhone to the iPod/iPhone/USB terminal on the front panel of this receiver.

•Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the iPod/iPhone/USB terminal.

•It is also possible to connect using the cable included with the iPod, but in this case it is not possible to view pictures via the receiver.

•For the cable connection, refer to also the operating instructions for iPod.

SPEAKERS

iPod

iPhone

USB

MULTI-ZONE

CONTROL

iPod

iPhone

USB

VIDEO LRAUDIO

OFF

VIDEO INPUT

MCACC

RLAUDIOVIDEO

SETUP MIC

MASTER VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

Connecting a USB device

It is possible to playback files using the USB interface on the front of this receiver.

• Switch the receiver into standby then connect your USB device to the USB

terminal on the front panel of this

receiver.

• Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the iPod/iPhone/USB terminal.

iPod/iPhone/





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Note

Plugging in the receiver

After you’ve finished making all connections, plug the receiver into an AC outlet. The type of

cord and the plug converter which can be used depends on the power voltage in each region or country. Please make sure you use the correct cord and plug converter due to the possibility of fire or other hazard if used incorrectly (see below).

AC power cord and converter plug use

Region Plug type

For European type region

Caution

Do not use this power cord set in Singapore and Malaysia.

For regions with two pin flat-bladed plug

Caution

Do not use this power cord set in Taiwan.

For Taiwan exclusively

Caution

For use in Taiwan only. In other areas, please do not use.

For Australian and New Zealand exclusively

European two-pin plug

European two-pin plug with

two-pin flat-bladed converter

plug

Taiwanese two-pin flat-

bladed plug

AS 3112 flat two-pin plug

1 Plug the supplied power cord into the IN

socket on the back of the receiver.

2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.

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 ca

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.

•Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this unit.

• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than that described below.

•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.

• If you have connected speakers with a 6 impedance, change the impedance setting before turning on the power.

1After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins. You

cannot carry out any operations during this process. The HDMI indicator in the front panel display blinks during this process, and you can turn on this receiver once it has stopped blinking. When you set the KURO LINK mode to OFF, you can skip this process. For details about the KURO LINK feature, see KURO LINK on page 59.

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Chapter 4:

Basic Setup

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 Ω impedance rating.

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

2 While holding down panel, press

The display shows RESET  NO . Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control)

to select SPEAKER  8Ω , and then use PRESET +/– (or / on the remote control) to select SPEAKER 8Ω or SPEAKER 6Ω.

• SPEAKER 8Ω – Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 8 Ω or more.

• SPEAKER 6Ω – Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 6 Ω.

 STANDBY/ON

ENTER

on the front

Changing the TV format setting

If the Graphical User Interface screen is not displayed correctly, it may be that the TV system is set incorrectly for your country or region.

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

2 While holding down panel, press

The display shows RESET  NO . Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control)

to select PAL/NTSC  PAL , and then use PRESET +/– (or / on the remote control) to select PAL or NTSC.

 STANDBY/ON

ENTER

on the front

Changing the frequency step

If you find that you can’t tune into stations successfully, the frequency step may not be suitable for your country/region. Here’s how to switch the setting:

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

2 While holding down panel, press

The display shows RESET  NO . Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control)

to select FREQ STEP  9k , and then use PRESET +/– (or / on the remote control) to select 9k or 10k.

 STANDBY/ON

ENTER

on the front

Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)

The language used on the Graphical User Interface screen can be changed.

•The explanations in these operating instructions are for when English is selected for the GUI screen.

1 Press on the remote control, then press

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.

HOME MENU

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A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

a.Manual SP Setup b. Input Setup

c. OSD Language

d. Other Setup

4.SystemSetup

2 Select ‘ MENU

3 Select ‘ Setup

System Setup

OSD Language

menu.

Language

’ from the

4c.OSD Language

A/V RECEIVER

: English

Exit Return

HOME

System

4 Select the desired language.

• English

• French

• German

• Italian

• Spanish

• Dutch

• Russian

5 Select ‘OK’ to change the language.

4c.OSD Language

Language

A/V RECEIVER

: English

Exit Return

Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC)

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

Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 42.

Important

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

• Using the Auto MCACC Setup wi overwrite a

ny existing settings for the

MCACC preset you select.

•Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod/USB function should not be selected as an input function.

CAUTION

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

The setting is completed and the menu reappears automatically.

System Setup

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MASTER VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

SPEAKERS

VIDEO L RAUDIO

CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

OFF

VIDEO INPUT

RL AUDIOVIDEO

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

USB

iPod

iPhone

iPod

iPhone

Surr Back System : Normal

1a.Full Auto MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

START

Save SYMMETRY to : M1.MEMORY 1

RECEIVER

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 Connect the microphone to the SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

MCACC

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

Place the microphone so t hat i t’s abou t ea r level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.

3Select an MCACC preset select START.

Surr Back System

, press and then

setting,2 select

Select Normal (Surround back), Speaker B, Front Bi-Amp or ZONE 2 for the Surr Back System setting according to connections to

the surround back speaker terminals.

4 Follow the instructions on-screen.

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

5 Wait for the test tones to finish, then confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen.

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

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

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

1 • You can’t use the HOME MENU when the iPod/USB input function is selected (in either the main or sub zone).

When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 68), you can’t use the HOME MENU.

• If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear.

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

through Surround back speaker setting on page 93 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.

3The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose

4Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select Return, then select Auto MCACC to save

5 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

• If you have THX-certified speakers, select Return, then select Auto MCACC for the THX Speaker setting. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 for more on this.

an unused preset for no

other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJ and FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 for more on this.

w (you can re

name it later in Data Management on page 90).

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Note

Now Analyzing... 2/9

Environment Check

1a.Full Auto MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Cancel

Ambient Noise : OK Microphone : Speaker YES/NO :

6 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to

1a.Full Auto MCACC

L : YES C : YES R : YES SR : YES SBR : YES SBL : YES SL : YES SW : YES 10

OK RETRY

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Cancel

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

• If you see an ERR message (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 continue.

•If Reverse Phase is displayed, the

speaker’s wiring (+ and –) may be inverted. Check the speaker connections.

– If the connections were wrong, turn off

the power, disconnect the power cord, then reconnect properly. After this, perform the Full Auto MCACC procedure again. – If the connections were right, select GO NEXT and

continue.

determine the optimum receiver settings for Channel Level, Speaker Distance, Standing Wave and Acoustic Cal EQ.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 10 minutes.

7 The Auto MCACC Setup procedure is completed and the reappears automatically.

Home Menu

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

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

MCACC menu on page 76 or The system and the other setup on page 92.

1If the speaker is not pointed to the microphone (listening position) or when using speakers that affect the phase

(dipole speakers, reflective speakers, etc.), Reverse Phase may be displayed even if the speakers are properly connected.

2 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Checking MCACC Data on page 88

for more on this.

3• 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 Manual speaker setup on page 93.

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

• If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually.

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4b.Input Setup

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Exit Finish

INPUT : DVD

Input Name : Rename

Digital In : COAX-1 HDMI Input :

---

Input Skip : OFF

Component In : Comp-1

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.

The Input Setup menu

You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital

equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 41). In this case, you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote control correspond to the components you’ve connected.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use  RECEIVER to switch on.

2 Press on the remote control, then press

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV.

ENTER

select menu items. Press and exit the current menu.

RECEIVER

HOME MENU

Use

///

and

to navigate through the screens and

RETURN

to confirm

3 Select ‘ MENU

4 Select ‘ Setup

System Setup

Input Setup

’ from the

menu.

4.SystemSetup

a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup

c. OSD Language d. Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

’ from the

HOME

System

5 Select the input function that you want to set up.

The default names correspond with the names next to the terminals on the rear panel (such as DVD or VIDEO) which, in turn, correspond with the names on the remote control.

6 Select the input(s) to which you’ve connected your component.

For example, if your DVD player only has an optical output, you will need to change the

DVD input function’s Digital In setting from COAX-1 (VSX-1019AH model)/COAX (VSX-

919AH model) (default) to the optical input you’ve connected it to.The numbering (OPT-1 to 2) corresponds with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.

•If your component is connected via a component video cable to an input terminal other than the default, you must tell the receiver which input terminal your component is connected to, or else you may see the composite video signals instead of the component video signals.

1For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in

Setting the Video options on page 66), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component.

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7 When you’re finished, proceed to the settings for other inputs.

There are three optional settings in addition to the assignment of the input jacks:

• Input Name – You can choose to rename

the input function for easier identification. Select Rename to do so, or Default to return to the system default.

• Input Skip – When set to ON, that input is

skipped when selecting the input using INPUT SELECT. (DVD and other inputs can be still be selected directly with the input function buttons.)

4b.Input Setup

INPUT : DVD

Input Name : Rename

Input Skip : OFF Digital In : COAX-1

HDMI Input : Component In : Comp-1

8 When you’re finished, press

A/V RECEIVER

---

Exit Finish

RETURN

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Input function default and possible settings

The terminals on the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the input functions. If you have connected components to this receiver differently from (or in addition to) the defaults below, see The Input Setup menu on page 40 to tell the receiver how you’ve connected up. The dots () indicate possible assignments.

Input function

DVD COAX-1

TV/SAT OPT-1 

DVR OPT-2 

VIDEO

HDMI 1

HDMI 2 (HDMI-2)

HDMI 3

iPod/USB

CD COAX-2

CD-R/TAPE 

TUNER

AUX 

MULTI CH IN

a.VSX-1019AH model only. b.VSX-919AH model only. c.With KURO LINK set to ON, assignments cannot be

made (see KURO LINK on page 59).

d.This assignment is fixed and cannot be changed.

Input Terminals

Digital HDMI



/COAX

(BD)

(HDMI-1)

(HDMI-3)



Component

IN 1



IN 2

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Chapter 5:

Basic playback

Playing a source

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

1 Switch on your system components and receiver.

Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver (press  RECEIVER).

•Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

2 Select the input function you want to play.

You can use the input function buttons on the remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial.

3 Press , then press AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) 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 on page 52 for information on different ways of listening to sources.

and

It is possible to check on the front panel display whether or not multi-channel playback is being performed properly.

When using a surround back speaker,

D+PLIIx MOVIE

Dolby Digital signals, and displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.

When not using a surround back speaker, DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals.

If the display does not correspond to the input signal and listening mode, check the connections and settings.

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.

is displayed when playing

DTS+Neo:6

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

jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO input is now selected).

2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 57). 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.

• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this

case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 52 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

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Playing a source with HDMI connection

•Use input you’ve connected to (for example, HDMI 1

You can also perform the same operation by using the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly.

INPUT SELECT

to select the HDMI

• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the

Audio options on page 63 to THROUGH if

you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or flat screen TV (no sound will be heard from this receiver).

• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat screen TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case,

nalog video connection.

use an

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.

2Use

INPUT SELECT

to select

MULTI CH IN

You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel.

•Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 98.

Playing an iPod

This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting an iPod on page 34.

1• 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 system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

• With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 98.

2 • This system is compatible with the audio and video of the iPod nano, iPod fifth generation (audio only), iPod classic,

iPod touch and iPhone. However, some of the functions may be restricted for some models. The system is not compatible with the iPod shuffle.

•

Compatibility may vary depending on the software version of your iPod and iPhone. Please be sure to use the latest

available software version.

• iPod and iPhone are licensed for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials or materials the user is legally permitted to reproduce.

• Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting.

• Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from the iPod failure

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iPod

iPod CTRL

Playlists

Artists Albums Songs Podcasts Genres Composers Audiobooks

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iPod

[ Playlists

]

[ Artists

]

[ Albums

]

[ Songs

]

[ Podcasts

]

[

Genres

]

[ Composers

]

[ Audiobooks

]

1/9

Play mode

Track title

Album title

Artist name

Track Title

Artist Name

Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx

Chapter Number : xxx/xxx

xxxx/xxxx

Now Playing

Album Title

iPod

iPod CTRL

Top Menu

List

Shuffle Off

PLAY 3:02 -2:02

Playing time

File information

Track number

Play mode

Track title

Album title

Artist name

Playing time

File information

Track number

2 Press switch the receiver to the

iPod USB

on the remote control to

iPod/USB

Loading appears in the GUI screen while the

receiver verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod.

When the display shows iPod top menu you’re ready to play music from the iPod.

• Main Zone:

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

Playing back audio files stored on an iPod

To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take advantage of the GUI screen of your TV connected to this receiver. control all operations for music in the front panel display of this receiver.

You can also

Finding what you want to play

When your iPod is connected to this receiver, you can browse songs stored on your iPod by playlist, artist name, album name, song name, genre or composer, similar to using your iPod directly.

1Use ENTER

/

to select a category, then press

to browse that category.

•To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN.

2Use

/

to browse the selected category

(e.g., albums).

•Use / to move to previous/next levels.

3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press playback.



to start

• Main Zone:

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

Play

Chap

Track Title Shuffle Off

3:02 -2:02

Artist Name

Album Title

xxxx/xxxx

xxx/xxx

1 • The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver.

• VSX-919AH model only: iPod/USB function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 68).

2• Note that characters that cannot be displayed on this receiver are displayed as #.

• This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod. To display video clips, switch iPod operation to the iPod (see Switching the iPod controls on page 45).

3If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.

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Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this:

Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs Composers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs

Tip

•You can play all of the songs in a particular

category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod. Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/USB operation mode.

Button What it does

 Press to start playback.

If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play.

 Pauses/unpauses playback.

/ Press and hold during playback to start

/ Press to skip to previous/next track.

DISP Press repeatedly to change the song

scanning.

Press repeatedly to switch between

Repeat One, Repeat All

Press repeatedly to switch between

Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off.

playback information displayed in the front panel display.

and

Repeat Off

Button What it does

ENTER When browsing, press to move to next

RETURN When browsing, press to move to

/ When browsing, press to move to

/ During Audiobook playback, press to

TOP MENU

Switching the iPod controls

levels. During playback, press to set the play and pause modes.

previous levels.

previous/next levels.

switch the playback speed: Faster  Normal  Slower

Press to return to the iPod top menu screen.

You can switch over the iPod controls between the iPod and the receiver.

1Press controls.

iPod CTRL

to switch the iPod

This enables operation and display on your iPod, and this receiver’s remote control and GUI screen become inactive.

2Press

iPod CTRL

again to switch back to

the receiver controls.

1 You cannot use this function, when an iPod of fifth generation or iPod nano of first generation is connected. 2 When this function is set, iPod images cannot be played on this receiver. However, when video clips recorded on the

iPod are played, the playback picture is displayed.

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USB Top

Music

Photos Slideshow Setup

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Playing a USB device

It is possible to playback files1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting a USB device on page 34.

2Press switch the receiver to the

iPod USB

on the remote control to

iPod/USB

Loading appears in the GUI screen as this

receiver starts recognizing the USB device connected.

When the display shows USB Top

menu you’re ready to playback from the USB device.

• Main Zone:

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

USB Top

[ Music [ Photos [ Slideshow Setup

1/3

] ] ]

Important

If an Over Current message lights in the display, the power requirements of the USB device are too high for this receiver. Try following the points below:

•Switch the receiver off, then on again.

• Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched off.

• 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.

Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device

The maximum number of levels that you can select in Step 2 (below) is 8. Also, you can display and play back up to 30 000 folders and files within a USB memory device.

1• 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. 2Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device. 3 • If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable.

• When the file currently being played back has

instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.

• Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as #.

• VSX-919AH model only: iPod/USB function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 68).

• If this error occurs, playback is interrupted and the next playable file is played automatically.

• This error may occur if the title information is changed on a computer, etc.

4• Playback stops when the last song in a USB memory device is played back to the end.

• When a USB memory device with a large capacity is connected, it may take some time to read all the contents.

• This receiver does not support a USB hub.

• Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.

• DRM-protected audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.

ssigned to it, the file name is displayed in the GUI screen

no title a

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Music

Photos Slideshow Setup

1/3

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Track Title

USB

Top Menu

Return

Random On

PLAY 3:02 -2:02

Artist Name

Now Playing

Album Title

Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx

Format : xxxxxxxxxxx

Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx

xxxx/xxxx

Play mode

Track title or File name

Album title or Folder name

Artist name

Playing time

File information

Track number

Track Title

Random On

3:02 -2:02

Artist Name

Album Title

Play

xxxx/xxxx

Play mode

Track title or File name

Album title or Folder name

Artist name

Playing time

Track number

1Use Top

2Use ENTER

/

to select ‘Music’ from the

menu.

Top Menu

Folder1

Folder2 Folder3 Music1 Music2 Music3 Music4 Music5

1 / 9

/

to select a folder, then press

to browse that folder.

Music

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USB

Return

•To return to the previous level any time,

press RETURN.

3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press



to start

playback.

• Main Zone:

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your USB memory device. Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/USB operation mode.

Button What it does

 Press to start playback.

 Pauses/unpauses playback.

/ Press and hold during playback to start

/ Press to skip to previous/next track.

DISP Press repeatedly to change the song

ENTER When browsing, press to move to next

RETURN When browsing, press to move to

/ When browsing, press to move to

TOP MENU

scanning.

Press repeatedly to switch between

Repeat One, Repeat Folder, Repeat All

and

Repeat Off

Press repeatedly to switch between Random On and Random Off.

playback information displayed in the front panel display.

levels. During playback, press to set the

play and pause modes.

previous levels.

previous/next levels.

Press to return to the USB Top menu.

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

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USB Top

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Photos

Slideshow Setup

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USB Top

Return

Music Photos

Slideshow Setup

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Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device

1Use

/

Top

menu.

2Use ENTER

to select ‘

/

to select a folder, then press

to browse that folder.

Photo

s’ from the

USB

• To return to the previous level any time, press

RETURN.

3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press playback.



to start

The selected content is displayed in full screen and starts a slideshow.

After a slideshow launches, pressing ENTER toggles between play and pause.

Basic playback controls

Button(s) Function

ENTER,  Starts displaying a photo and playing a

RETURN, Stops the Player and returns to the

 Displays the previous photo content

 Display the next photo content

 Pauses/unpauses the slideshow

slideshow.

previous menu.

Slideshow Setup

Make the various settings for playing slideshows of photo files here.

1Use from the

/

to select ‘

USB Top

Slideshow Setup

menu.

Slideshow Setup

Top Menu

Theme : Normal(OFF)

Interval : 5 sec BGM : ON Music Select : Select Folder1

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Return

2 Select the setting you want.

• Theme – Add various effects to the

slideshow.

• Interval – Set the interval for switching the

photos. This may not be available depending on the Theme setting.

• BGM – Play music files stored on the USB

device while displaying photos.

• Music Select – Select the folder containing the music files to be played when BGM is set to ON.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the USB Top menu.

’

1 VSX-1019AH model only: Photo files cannot be played in the sub zone. 2 If the slideshow is left in the pause mode for five minutes, the list screen reappears.

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About playable file formats

The USB function of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats.

Music files

Category Extension Stream

MP3

WAV .wav LPCM Sampling frequency 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

WMA .wma

a.“MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.”

b.Files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported;

specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice.

.mp3 MPEG-1, 2, 2.5 Audio

Layer-3

WMA8/9

Photo files

Category Extension

JPEG .jpg

.jpeg .jpe .jif .jfif

Format Meeting the following conditions:

Resolution 30 to 8192 pixels vertical, 40 to 8192 pixels horizontal

Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz

Quantization bitrate 16 bit

Channel 2 ch

Bitrate 8 kbps to 320 kbps

VBR/CBR Supported/Supported

Quantization bitrate 8 bit, 16 bit

Channel 2 ch, Monaural

Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz

Quantization bitrate 16 bit

Channel 2 ch

Bitrate 8 kbps to 320 kbps

VBR/CBR Supported/Supported

• Baseline JPEG format (including files recorded in Exif/DCF format)

• Y:Cb:Cr - 4:4:4, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0

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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 Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving station presets on page 51 for more on how to do this.

1Press

2 if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Improving FM sound

If the TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn’t light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press MPX to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast.

TUNER

to select the tuner.

Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM),

Automatic tuning – To search for stations

in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE / for about a second. The 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 / for high speed tuning. Release

the button at the frequency you want.

Using Neural THX

This feature uses Neural Surround™, THX® technologies to achieve optimal surround sound from FM radio.

• While listening to FM radio, press AUTO/ ALC/DIRECT for Neural THX listening.

See About Neural – THX Surround on page 113 for more on this.

The Neural THX mode can be selected also with STANDARD.

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

2 if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Press

4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station. For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.

If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over.

TUNER

to select the tuner.

Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM),

D.ACCESS

(Direct Access).

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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 63 stations, stored in seven banks, or classes (A to G) of 9 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see page 50) is also stored.

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Listening to the radio on page 50 for more on this.

2 Press

The display shows PRESET MEMORY, then a blinking memory class.

3 Press classes, then press station preset you want.

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

4 Press

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station.

T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT

CLASS

to select one of the seven

PRESET /

ENTER

to select the

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 below for how to do this.

2 Press

The display shows PRESET NAME, then a blinking cursor at the first character position.

T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT

3 Input the name you want.

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

!”#$%&’()

Use / to select a character, / to set the position, and ENTER to confirm your selection.

•To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input eight 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.

∗+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜ [space]

Tip

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See Saving station presets above if you haven’t done this already.

1Press

2Press the station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G.

3Press preset you want.

• You can also use the number buttons on the

TUNER

to select the tuner.

CLASS

to select the class in which

PRESET /

remote control to recall the station preset.

to select the station

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RECEIVER

Chapter 6:

Listening to your system

Important

• The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver.

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.

• While listening to a source, press , then press

(

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT auto playback of a source. AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display

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

• When listening to the FM radio, the Neural THX feature is selected automatically (see Using Neural THX on page 50 for more on this).

In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this receiver equalizes playback sound levels.

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT

)2 for

Tip

•When an ALC is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT

parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 63.

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 Using surround back channel processing on page 55.

Standard surround sound

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

• While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER

(

STANDARD SURROUND

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

•If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby

, then press

Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display.

STANDARD

1• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see

Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones.

2For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 55. 3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers. 4If surround back channel processing (page 55) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this

happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 93 is set to anything but Normal), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

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With two channel sources, you can select from:

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE –

Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to movie sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC –

sound, especially suited to music sources

Up to 7.1 channel

• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to video games

• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround

sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono)

• Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to movie sources

• Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources

• Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON, you can select (according to

format):

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only

available when you’re using two surround back speakers)

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

• Dolby Digital EX – 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 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 , then press (

ADVANCED SURROUND

select a listening mode.

• ACTION – Designed for action movies with

dynamic soundtracks

• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of

dialog

• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with

lots of special effects

• MONO FILM – Creates surround sound

from mono soundtracks

• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources

• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo

field

• TV SURROUND – Provides surround

sound for both mono and stereo TV sources

• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video

games

• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs

• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-

type sound

• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound

for rock and/or pop music

ADV SURR

) repeatedly to

1 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can

adjust: C.WIDTH, DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See Setting the Audio options on page 63 to adjust them.

2 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image

effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 63).

3 Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital,

DTS or analog 2-channel sources.

4• 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 55.

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

se with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital

sources).

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Note

FOCUS position

(Recommended)

WIDE position

Front left

speaker

Front right

speaker

Front left

speaker

Front right

speaker

• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic

music sources

•

EXT.STEREO

– Gives multichannel sound to

a stereo source, using all of your speakers

• PHONES SURR – When listening through

headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround.

Tip

• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 63.

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO, you will hear the 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.

• While listening to a source, press

playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

• STEREO – The audio is heard with your

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage

• F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage

, then press

STEREO

for stereo

surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.

Surround Advance below for more on this.

Using Front Stage Surround Advance

The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to create natural surround sound effects using just the front speakers and the subwoofer.

• While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER

Stage Surround Advance modes.

• STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich

• F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a

, then press

STEREO

to select Front

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed, and you’re left with the pure analog or digital sound source.

• While listening to a source, press

(

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT

the mode you want.

Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed.

• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on

• ALC – Listening in Auto level control mode

• DIRECT – Sources are heard according to

• PURE DIRECT – Analog sources are heard

, then press

page 52.

(page 52).

the settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, acoustic calibration EQ, and Xcurve), as well as with dual mono, the input attenuator, and any sound delay settings. You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal.

without any digital processing. No sound is output from the Speaker B in this mode.

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT

) to select

Using surround back channel processing

•Default setting: SBch ON

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).

• With a 7.1-channel surround system, audio signals that have undergone matrix decoding processing through surround back channel processing to which the Up Mix function is added are output from the surround back speakers.

• Press , then press repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

• SBch ON –

• SBch AUTO – Matrix decoding processing

• SBch OFF –

RECEIVER

Matrix decoding processing for generating the surround back component from the surround component is turned on.

for generating the surround back component from the surround component is switched automatically. Matrix decoding processing is only performed when surround back channel signals are detected in the input signals.

Matrix decoding processing for generating the surround back component from the surround component is turned off.

SBch

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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

• Default setting: OFF

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 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.

•Press

SBch

repeatedly to cycle the virtual

surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

• VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is

always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

• VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back

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

• VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back

mode is switched off

Setting the Up Mix function

In a 7.1-channel surround system with surround speakers placed directly at the sides of the listening position, the surround sound of

5.1-channel sources is heard from the side. The Up Mix function mixes the sound of the surround speakers with the surround back speakers so that the surround sound is heard from diagonally to the rear as it should be.

•Using the Up Mix function is effective when the speakers in the 7.1-channel surround system are set up as recommended in the example on page 17.

•Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve good results. In this case, set the setting to OFF.

Up Mix OFF Up Mix ON

L R

SL SR

SBL SBR SBL SBR

SL SR

L R

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

2 While holding down panel, press

 STANDBY/ON

ENTER

on the front

The display shows RESET  NO . Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control)

to select UP MIX ON , and then use PRESET +/– (or / on the remote control) to select ON or OFF.

3 Press

ENTER

to confirm.

•When set to ON, the UP MIX indicator on the front panel lights.

1 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of

the stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.

• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the SB setting is set to NO or if Front Bi-Amp, Speaker B or ZONE 2 is selected at Surr Back System.

• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

2 • Set to ON regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD signals.

• May automatically be set to OFF even when set to ON, depending on the input signal and listening mode.

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Each press cycles through the options as

Selecting MCACC presets

•Default setting: MEMORY 1

If you have calibrated your system for different listening positions

, you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

• While listening to a source, press

, then press

Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets

MCACC

. See Data Management on

page 90 to check and manage your current settings.

Choosing the input signal

On this receiver, it is possible to switch the input signals for the different inputs as described below.

• Press , then press to select the input signal corresponding to the source component.

RECEIVER

SIGNAL SEL

follows:

• AUTO – The receiver selects the first

available signal in the following order: HDMI; DIGITAL; ANALOG.

• ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.

• DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial

digital signal.

• HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.

• PCM – For PCM input signals.5 The

receiver selects the first available signal in the following order: HDMI; DIGITAL.

When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, the indicators light according to the signal being decoded, as follows:

– 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital decoding.

– 2 DIGITAL PLUS lights with Dolby Digital Plus decoding.

– 2 TrueHD lights with Dolby TrueHD decoding.

– DTS lights with DTS decoding. – DTS HD lights with DTS-HD decoding. – MSTR lights with DTS-HD Master Audio

decoding. – 96/24 lights with DTS 96/24 decoding.

1 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how

you’re using your system. These presets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77, either of which you should have already completed.

2 • These settings have no effect when headphones are connected.

• You can also press / to select the MCACC preset.

3 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96/24) and WMA9 Pro

digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA9 Pro, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-HD Master Audio, SACD and DVD Audio (including 192 kHz). With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN and TUNER).

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

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

4 When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on page 63 is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through

your TV, not from this receiver.

5 • This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.

• When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem.

r digital connections (page 29) and set the signal input to DIGITAL.

the prope

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– WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded.

• HDMI is not assigned by default. To select

an HDMI signal, conduct the input setup

procedure (see The Input Setup menu on page 40).

Better sound using Phase Control

This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your

sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/ or coloring of the sound.

Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources.

for an optimal sound image. The

• Press , then press (

PHASE CONTROL

RECEIVER

) to switch on phase

PHASE CTRL

correction.

The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights.

1 • Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving pr oper 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, then the sound will be ‘out of phase’ and an unreliable sound image will be produced.

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

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

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

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

• The PHASE CONTROL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases: – When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. – When the MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 63.

nded you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer.

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Chapter 7:

KURO LINK

Synchronized operation with a KURO LINKcompatible Pioneer flat screen TV or Blu-ray disc player or with a component of another make that supports the KURO LINK function is possible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cable.

For details about concrete operations, settings, etc., refer to also the operating instructions for each component.

• You cannot use this function with components that do not support KURO LINK.

• We do not guarantee this receiver will work with Pioneer KURO LINK-compatible components or components of other makes that support the KURO LINK function. We do not guarantee that all synchronized operations will work with components of other makes that support the KURO LINK function.

•Use a High Speed HDMI™ cable when you want to use the KURO LINK function. The KURO LINK function may not work properly if a different type of HDMI cable is used.

Making the KURO LINK connections

You can use synchronized operation for a connected flat screen TV and up to four (VSX- 1019AH model)/three (VSX-919AH model) other components.

Be sure to connect the flat screen TV’s audio cable to the audio input of this unit.

For details, see Connecting your TV and playback components on page 23.

Important

• When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch the power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket.

•After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during initialization. The HDMI indicator on the display unit blinks during i

can turn this receiver on once it has

you stopped blinking.

• To get the most out of this function, we recommend that you connect your HDMI component not to a flat screen TV but

rather directly to the HDMI terminal on this receiver.

•While the receiver is equipped with four

(VSX-1019AH model)/three (VSX-919AH model) HDMI inputs, the KURO LINK

function can only be used with up to three DVD or Blu-ray disc players or up to three DVD or Blu-ray disc recorders.

nitialization, and

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Cautions on the KURO LINK function

• Connect the TV directly to this receiver. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV con ve rter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors.

• Only connect components (Blu-ray disc player, etc.) you intend to use as a source to the HDMI input of this receiver. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV con ve rter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors.

•When KURO LINK is set to ON, HDMI Input is automatically set to OFF.

• If a listening mode other than AUTO SURROUND, ALC, DIRECT, PURE DIRECT or S

TEREO is selected

effect is enabled, the PQLS effect is disabled.

•When this receiver is connected by HDMI cable to a Pioneer player that is compatible with the PQLS function via HDMI connection and a CD is played or HDMI reauthentication is performed (the HDMI indicator blinks), the PQLS effect is enabled and the listening mode is set to AUTO SURROUND if a listening mode other than AUTO SURROUND, ALC, DIRECT, PURE DIRECT or STEREO is selected.

•When the receiver’s KURO LINK is turned ON, even if the receiver’s power is in the standby mode, it is possible to output the audio and video signals from a player via HDMI to the TV without producing sound from the receiver, but only when a KURO LINK-compatible compon player, etc.) and compatible TV are connected. In this case, the receiver’s power turns on and the power and HDMI indicators light.

while the PQLS

ent (Blu-ray

disc

About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the KURO LINK function

The synchronized operations below can be used when the receiver’s KURO LINK function is connected to a TV of a brand other than Pioneer that supports the KURO LINK function. (Depending on the TV, however, some of the KURO LINK functions may not work.)

•You can set whether to output the sound over the speakers connected to the receiver or over the TV’s speakers using the TV’s menu screen.

•You can adjust the receiver’s volume or mute the sound using the TV’s remote control.

•When the TV’s power is set to standby, the receiver’s power is also set to standby. (Only when the input for a component connected to the receiver by HDMI connection is selected or when watching the TV.)

•

he sound of TV programs or an external input connected to the TV can also be output from the speakers connected to the receiver. (This requires connection of an optical digital cable, etc., in addition to the HDMI cable.)

The synchronized operations below can be used when the receiver’s KURO LINK function is connected to a player or recorder of a brand other than Pioneer that supports the KURO LINK function.

•When playback starts on the player or recorder, the receiver’s input switches to the HDMI inpu t t o which th at co mponent is connected.

See the Pioneer websi information on the models of non-Pioneer brands and products that support the KURO LINK function.

te for the latest

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2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

KURO LINK Setup

You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as KURO LINK-compatible connected components in order to make u se of the KURO LINK function. For more information see the operating instructions for each component.

1 Press , then press

2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘

4 Select the ‘

Choose whether to set this unit’s KURO LINK function ON or OFF. You will need to set it to ON to use the KURO LINK function.

When using a component that does not support the KURO LINK function, set this to OFF.

• ON – Enables the KURO LINK function.

• OFF – The KURO LINK is disabled.

RECEIVER

System Setup

Other Setup

KURO LINK : ON

Display Power Off : YES

Exit Finish

’, then press

4d1.KURO LINK Setup

A/V RECEIVER

KURO LINK

Home Menu

’, then press

’ setting you want.

When this unit’s power is turned off and you have a supported source begin playback while using the KURO LINK function, the audio and video output from the HDMI connection are output from the flat screen TV.

Synchronized operations cannot be used. When this unit’s power is turned off, audio and video of sources connected via HDMI are not output.

ENTER

5 Select the ‘

Display Power Off

you want.

If the TV’s power is turned off while using the KURO LINK function, the receiver’s power is also turned off (all power off function). This function can be disabled.

• YES – The all power off function is enabled.

The receiver’s power turns off together with the TV’s power. This function only works when the input for a component connected to the receiver by HDMI connection is selected or when watching the TV.

• NO – The all power off function is disabled.

The receiver’s power is not affected when the TV’s power is turned off.

6 When you’re finished, press HOME MENU. You will finish to HOME MENU.

Setting the PQLS function

PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) is a digital audio signal transfer control technology using the KURO LINK function. It offers higher- quality audio playback by controlling audio signals from the receiver to a PQLS compatible player, etc. This enables removing jitter that has a negative effect on the quality of the sound and is generated upon transmission.

This function is activated when KURO LINK is set to ON.

• Press , then press select PQLS setting.

The setting is displayed on the front panel display.

• PQLS

RECEIVER

AUTO – PQLS is enabled. A

precision quartz controller in this receiver eliminates distortion caused by timing errors (jitter), giving you the best possible digital-to-analog conversion from audio CD sources when you use the HDMI interface. This is valid as an HDMI function for PQLScompatible players.

OFF – PQLS is disabled.

’ setting

PQLS

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Before using synchronization

Once you have finished all connections and settings, you must:

1 Put all components into standby mode.

2 Turn the power on for all components, with the power for the flat screen TV being turned on last.

3 Choose the HDMI input to which the TV is connected to this receiver, and see if video output from connected components displays properly on the screen or not.

4 Check whether the components connected to all HDMI inputs are properly displayed.

Synchronized amp mode

The synchronized amp mode can be set from the KURO LINK-compatible TV’s remote control. See the explanation below for operations in the synchronized amp mode.

These functions are set from the TV’s menu screen. For more information, refer to the operating instructions of the KURO LINKcompatible TV.

Synchronized amp mode operations

When using the synchronized amp mode, the KURO LINK-compatible component connected to the receiver operates in sync as described below.

•The receiver’s volume can be set and the sound can be muted using the TV’s remote control.

•The receiver’s input switches automatically when the KURO LINK-compatible component is played.

•The receiver’s input switches automatically when the TV’s channel is switched.

• The synchronized amp mode remains in effect even if the receiver’s input is switched to a component other than one c

nnected by HDMI.

The operations below can also be used on Pioneer KURO LINK-compatible flat screen TVs.

•When the receiver’s volume is adjusted or the sound is muted, the volume status is displayed on the flat screen TV’s screen.

• When the OSD language is switched on the flat screen TV, the receiver’s language setting also switches accordingly.

Canceling synchronized amp mode

• When the synchronized amp mode is canceled, the receiver’s power turns off if you were viewing an HDMI input or a TV program on the TV.

• When in the synchronized amp mode, the synchronized amp mode is canceled when the receiver’s power is turned off. To turn the synchronized amp mode back on, select the synchronized amp mode using the TV’s remote control.

• When in the synchronized amp mode, the synchronized amp mode is canceled if an operation that produces sound from the TV is performed from the TV’s menu screen, etc.

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Chapter 8:

Using other functions

Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.

Important

• Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the

AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver.

Setting What it does Option(s)

MCACC

(MCACC preset)

EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ)

S-WAVE

(Standing Wave)

DELAY

(Sound Delay)

MIDNIGHT Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low

LOUDNESS Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low

TONE

(Tone Control)

Selects your favorite MCACC preset memory when multiple preset memories are saved. When an MCACC preset memory has been renamed, the given name is displayed.

Switches on/off the effects of EQ Pro. ON

Switches on/off the effects of Standing Wave Control. ON

Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the pr esentation of the video.

volumes.

Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source, or bypasses them completely.

1 Press , then press PARAMETER

2Use

/

to select the setting you want to

AUDIO

adjust.

Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be

selected. Check the table below for notes on this.

3Use

/

to set it as necessary.

See the table below for the options available for each setting.

4Press

RETURN

to confirm and exit the

menu.

M1. MEMORY 1 to

M6. MEMORY 6

Default:

M1. MEMORY 1

OFF

0.0 to 10.0 (frames)

1 second =

25 frames (PAL)/

30 frames (NTSC)

Default: 0.0

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS OFF

MIDNIGHT ON

LOUDNESS ON

BYPASS

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Setting What it does Option(s)

BASS

TREBLE

S.RTRV

(Sound Retriever)

DNR

(Digital Noise Reduction)

DIALOG E.

(Dialog Enhancement)

DUAL

(Dual Mono)

DRC

(Dynamic Range Control)

LFE (LFE Attenuate)

SACD GAIN

HDMI

(HDMI Audio)

A. DELAY

(Auto delay)

Adjusts the amount of bass. –6 to +6 (dB)

Default: 0 (dB)

Adjusts the amount of treble. –6 to +6 (dB)

Default: 0 (dB)

With the Sound Retriever function, DSP processing is used to compensate for the loss of audio data upon compression,

OFF

improving the sound’s sense of density and modulation.

May improve the quality of sound in a noisy source (for example, video tape with lots of background noise) when switched on.

Localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital 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 – Channel 1 is

heard only

CH2 – Channel 2 is

heard only

CH1 CH2 – Both

channels heard from

front speakers

Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby

AUTO

TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes).

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

0dB/ –5dB/ –10dB/

–15dB/ –20dB

bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the

recommended value. When set to –5 dB, –10 dB, –15 dB or –20 dB, the LFE is limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no sound is output from the LFE channel.

Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic range (during digital processing).

Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver (amp) or through to a TV or flat screen TV. When THROUGH is selected, no sound is output from this receiver.

+6 dB

AMPLIFIER

THROUGH

This feature automatically corrects the audio-to-video delay between components connected with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set depending on the operational status of the display connected with an HDMI cable. The video delay time is

automatically adjusted according to the audio delay time.

OFF

MAX

MID

OFF

0dB

OFF

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Setting What it does Option(s)

C. WIDTH

(Center Width) (Applicable only when using a center speaker)

DIMENSION

PANORAMA

C. IMAGE

(Center Image) (Applicable only when using a center speaker)

EFFECT Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround

a.When EQ OFF is selected, the MCACC indicator does not light. b.This setting is only displayed when the listening mode is Stereo, Auto surround (STEREO) or ALC (STEREO). c.The adjustment can be made only when TONE is set to ON. d.With the iPod/USB input function, by default S.RTRV is set to ON. e.The initially set AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals. Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby

TrueHD.

f. You shouldn’t have any problems using this with most SACD discs, but if the sound distorts, it is best to switch the

gain setting back to 0 dB.

g.• HDMI Audio setting cannot be switched while performing synchronized amp mode operations.

• The synchronized amp mode must be turned on in order to play the receiver’s HDMI audio and video input signals from the TV with the receiver’s power in the standby mode. See Synchronized amp mode on page

h.T

his feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability

(‘lipsync’) for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set A. DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay

time manually. For more details about the lipsync feature of your display, contact the manufacturer directly. i. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode. j. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 MUSIC/CINEMA mode.

Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

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

Extends the front stereo image to include the 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).

or ALC mode (each mode can be set separately).

0 to 7

Default: 3

–3 to +3

Default: 0

OFF

0 to 10

Defaults:

Neo:6 MUSIC: 3

Neo:6 CINEMA: 10

10 to 90

62.

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Setting the Video options

There are a number of additional picture

settings you can make using the VIDEO

PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated,

are listed in bold.

Important

• Note that if an option cannot be selected

on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, setting and status of the receiver.

•The VIDEO PARAMETER menu cannot be

used when the input function is set to

iPod/USB, CD, CD-R, AUX, TUNER, BD or HDMI 1 to 2 (VSX-919AH model)/3 (VSX-

1019AH model).

Setting What it does Option(s)

V. CONV

(Digital Video Conversion)

RESa

(Resolution)

*VSX-1019AH model only

(Aspect)

ASP

*VSX-1019AH model only

IP CONV

(I/P Converter)

*VSX-919AH model only

c,d,e

Converts video signals for output from the MONITOR OUT jacks (including HDMI OUT connector) for all video types (see page 22).

Specifies the output resolution of the video signal (when analog video input signals are output at the HDMI OUT connector, select this according to the resolution of your monitor and the images you wish to watch).

Specifies the aspect ratio when analog video input signals are output at the HDMI output. Make your desired settings while checking each setting on your display (if the image doesn’t match your monitor type, cropping or black bands appear).

480i/576i analog video signals are converted to progressive signals for output.

When set to AUTO, the signals are output with the optimum setting for the connected display by HDMI.

When set to ON, the signals are up-converted to 480p/576p for output.

When set to OFF, the signals are not converted for output.

1 Press , then press PARAMETER

2Use

/

to select the setting you want to

VIDEO

adjust.

Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be

selected. Check the table below for notes on this.

3Use

See the table below for the options available for each setting.

4 Press

/

to set it as necessary.

RETURN

to confirm and exit the

menu.

OFF

AUTO

PURE

480p/576p

720p

1080i

1080p

THROUGH

NORMAL

AUTO

OFF

1 • All of the setting items can be set for each input function.

• Setting items other than V. CONV can only be selected when V. CONV is set to ON.

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Setting What it does Option(s)

PCINEMA

c,e,f

(PureCinema)

P.MOTION

c,e

(Progressive Motion)

YNR

DETAIL

c,g

SHARP

(Sharpness)

BRIGHT

(Brightness)

CONTRAST

HUE

CHROMA

c,h

(Chroma Level)

a.• When set to a resolution with which the TV (monitor) is not compatible, no picture is output. Also, in some cases

no picture will be output due to copyright protection signals. In this case, change the setting.

• When AUTO is selected, the resolution is selected automatically according to the capacity of the TV (monitor)

connected by HDMI. When PURE is selected, the signals are output with the same resolution as when input (At this

time, video signals are only output from the same type of terminals to which they were input).

• When a display is connected by HDMI, if this is set to something other than PURE and 480i/576i analog signals are

input, 480p/576p signals are output from the component output terminals.

• Conversion to 1080p is only performed for 48

b.• If the image doesn’t match your monitor type, adjust the aspect ratio on the source component or on the monitor.

• NORMAL setting is only displayed when 480i/p or 576i/p video signals are being input.

• This setting is not displayed when

c.This setting is only displayed when 480i or 576i video signals are being input. d.If the picture does not display properly when AUTO or PAL is selected, select OFF. e.This setting is only valid for component outputs. f. If the picture does not display properly when PAL is selected, select AUTO or OFF. g.This setting is not valid for HDMI output. h.This setting is not displayed for component inputs.

This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive. Usually set to AUTO; but try switching to OFF if the picture appears unnatural.

Additionally, certain PAL movie video (576i, 25 frames/second

AUTO

PAL

OFF

STB video output or DVD disc playback, etc.) that contain film progressive material cannot be recognized as such by this receiver. In such instances, if you choose PAL, PureCinema mode

is activated.

Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is

set to progressive.

Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the Y (brightness) component.

–4 to +4

Default: 0

0 to +8

Default: 0

Adjusts how sharp edges appear.–4 to +4

Default: 0

Adjusts the sharpness of the high-frequency (detailed) elements in the picture.

–4 to +4

Default: 0

Adjusts the overall brightness. –6 to +6

Default: 0

Adjusts the contrast between light and dark. –6 to +6

Default: 0

Adjusts the red/green balance. –6 to +6

Default: 0

Adjusts saturation from dull to bright. –6 to +6

Default: 0

0i, 576i, 480p and

576p input signals.

RES is set to PURE.

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Note

Switching the speaker system

If you selected Speaker B in Surround back

speaker setting on page 93, three speaker

system settings are possible using SPEAKERS.

If you selected Normal, Front Bi-Amp or

ZONE 2, the button will simply switch your

main speaker system on or off. The options

below are for the Speaker B setting only.

•Use

SPEAKERS

on the front panel to

select a speaker system setting.

As mentioned above, if you have selected

Normal, 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.

• SPB – Sound is output from the two

speakers connected to speaker system B. Multichannel sources will not be heard.

• 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 spea

ker system A (multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).

• SP (off) – No sound is output from the

speakers.

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub zone volume and select sources. See MULTI-ZONE remote controls on page 69.

1 Press panel.

Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:

The MULTI-ZONE indicator lights when the MULTI-ZONE control has been switched ON.

2 Press front panel.

3Use the the source for the sub zone.

For example, ZONE 2 CD-R sends the source connected to the CD-R inputs to the sub room (ZONE 2).

MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF

on the front

• ZONE 2 ON – Switches the MULTI-ZONE

feature on

• MULTI ZONE OFF – Switches the MULTI-

ZONE feature off

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

on the

•When the receiver is on,2 make sure that any operations for the sub zone are done while ZONE 2 shows in the display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only.

INPUT SELECTOR

dial to select

•If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner controls to select a preset station (see Saving station presets on page 51 if you’re unsure how to do this).

• VSX-919AH model only: iPod/USB function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature.

1 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 93. However, if SPB is

selected above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

2If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE 2 DVD for example shows in the display. 3 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one zone also

changes the station in the other zone. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast.

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4Use the

MASTER VOLUME

dial to adjust

the volume for the sub zone.

This is only possible if you selected the Variable volume control in ZONE Audio Setup on page 98.

5 When you’re finished, press CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

again to return to the main zone

controls.

You can also press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel to switch off all output to the sub zone.

MULTI-ZONE remote controls

Set the MULTI-ZONE operation switch to

ZONE 2

to operate the corresponding zone.

The following table shows the possible MULTIZONE remote controls:

Button What it does

 Switches on/off power in the sub

INPUT SELECT

Input function buttons

MASTER VOLUME +/–

zone.

Use to select the input function in the sub zone.

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

Use to set the listening volume in the sub zone.

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 Connecting your equipment on page 14 for more on connections).

Since the video converter is not available when making recordings (from the video OUT jacks) make sure to use 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 Component video if your source ha Co

mponent video.

For more information about video connections, see Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page 28.

1 Select the source you want to record. Use the input function buttons (or INPUT SELECT).

•If necessary, press , then press

SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal corresponding to the source component (see Choosing the input signal on page 57 for more on this).

2 Prepare the source you want to record.

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

s also been connected using

1 The volume levels of the main and sub zone are independent. 2 • You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first.

• If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for a while, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this receiver is in standby.

3• The receiver’s volume, Audio parameters (the tone controls, for example), and surr ound 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.

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30 min

60 min

90 minOff

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3 Prepare the recorder.

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

Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if 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.

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 that the OVER indicator lights often or you can hear distortion in the

sound.

• Press , then press

A.ATT

switch the input attenuator on or off.

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.

• Press , then press repeatedly to set the sleep time.

SLEEP

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.

• Press , then press

DIMMER repeatedly to change the brightness of the front panel display.

Checking your system settings

Use the status display screen to check your current settings for features such as surround back channel processing and your current MCACC preset.

1 Press , then press check the system settings.

These appear on the front panel display.

The front panel display shows each of the following settings for three seconds each:

Input Source

↓

Sampling Frequency

↓

Surround Back channel Processing

↓

MCACC preset

↓

ZONE 2 input

↓

KURO LINK

2 When you’re finished, press again to switch off the display.

STATUS

• You can check the remaining sleep time at

any time by pressing SLEEP once. Pressing repeatedly will cycle through the sleep options again.

1 The attenuator isn’t available with digital sources, or when using the Stream Direct (ANALOG DIRECT) modes. 2 • You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver.

• The sleep timer is valid for all zones. If any zone is on, the sleep timer continues functioning.

3If the Pure Direct mode is switched on, some settings above will show OFF, even though they are on.

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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. Set

• Disconnect the iPod and USB memory device from the receiver beforehand.

1 Switch the receiver into standby.

2 While holding down panel, press

 STANDBY/ON

The display shows RESET  NO .

3 Select ‘ press

RESET

ENTER

on the front panel.

The display shows RESET? OK.

4 Press ENTER to confirm. OK appears in the display to indicate that the

receiver has been reset to the factory default settings.

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

Default system settings

Setting Default

Digital Video Conversion ON SPEAKERS A Surround Back System Normal Speaker System Front SMALL

Crossover 80 Hz X-Curve OFF DIMMER brightest

Inputs

See Input function default and possible settings on page 41.

MULTI-ZONE

ZONE 2 Volume Level Variable ZONE 2 Volume –60 dB

HDMI

HDMI Audio Amp

MULTI-ZONE

ENTER

on the front

’ using

PRESET +/–

Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES

, then

OFF

Setting Default

KURO LINK ON

DSP

Surround back channel Processing

Phase Control ON Sound Retriever

Sound Delay 0.0 frame Dual Mono CH1 DRC AUTO SACD Gain 0 dB LFE Attenuate 0 dB Auto delay OFF Up Mix ON Digital Safety OFF Effect Level ExtendedStereo 90

2 PL II Music Options

Neo:6 Options Center Image Neo:6 MUSIC: 3

All Inputs Listening Mode

See also Setting the Audio options on page 63 for other default DSP settings.

MCACC

MCACC Position Memory M1: MEMORY 1 Channel Level (M1 to M6) 0.0 dB Speaker Distance (M1 to M6) 3.00 m Standing Wave

(M1 to M6)

EQ Data (M1 to M6)

iPod/USB function

Other functions

Other modes 50 Center Width 3 Dimension 0 Panorama OFF

(2 ch) Listening Mode

(x ch) Listening Mode

(HP)

ATT of all channels/filters

SWch Wide Trim

All channels/ bands

EQ Wide Trim 0.0 dB

OFF

Neo:6 CINEMA: 10 AUTO

SURROUND AUTO

SURROUND STEREO

0.0 dB

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Chapter 9:

Controlling the rest of your system

Operating multiple receivers

The remote control included with this receiver can be used to operate up to three other receivers (of the same model as this receiver) in addition to this receiver. The receiver to be operated is switched by inputting the preset code to set the remote control setting.

•Set the remote modes on the receivers

before using this function (see Remote Control Mode Setup on page 100).

1 Check the operation selector switch to MAIN

2Press .

3 Press and hold release it after the LED flashes twice.

4 Use the number buttons to enter the 5digit preset code (see below).

• Receiver 1: 6 1 9 3 5 (Default)

• Receiver 2: 6 2 6 3 0

• Receiver 3: 6 2 6 3 1

• Receiver 4: 6 2 6 3 2

When the preset code is fully input, the LED flashes once to indicate that the setting is completed.

To operate another receiver, start over from step 1 to input its preset code.

REMOTE SETUP

, then

Setting the remote to control other components

Most components can be assigned to one of the input function buttons (such as DVD 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.

Note

•You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing . To go back a step, press RETURN.

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

Selecting preset codes directly

1 Press the input function button for the component you want to control.

When assigning preset codes to TV CONTROL, press TV CTRL here.

2 Press and hold release it after the LED flashes twice.

3 Use the number buttons to enter the 5digit preset code.

See Preset code list on page 115.

REMOTE SETUP

, then

1 You can’t assign , TUNER or iPod/USB.

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DVD BD DVR HDMI

TV CD CD-R

TUNER

INPUT SELECT

VIDEO

iPod USB

INPUT

T.EDIT

GUIDE

TOP MENU

BAND

MUTE

RETURN

iPod CTRL

HOME MENU

LIST

TOOLS

PTY SEARCH

AUDIO

PARAMETER

VOL

AUTO/ALC/

DIRECT

PHASE CTRL STATUS

REMOTE

SETUP

MAIN

ZONE 2

HDD DVD

STANDARD

STEREO

ADV SURR

TV CONTROL

123

SLEEPMCACCSIGNAL SEL

456

DIMMERA.ATTSBch

789

CLASS

MASTER

VOLUME

CH LEVELD.ACCESS

ENTER

RECEIVER

SOURCE

ENTER

TV/DTV

AUDIO

INFO

DISP

MPX PQLS

RECEIVER

TUNE

PRESET PRESET

TUNE

VIDEO

PARAMETER

RECEIVER

TV CTRL

When the preset code is fully input, the LED flashes once to indicate that the setting is completed.

4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the other components you want to control.

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).

Resetting the remote control presets

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

1 Check the operation selector switch to MAIN

RECEIVER

REMOTE SETUP

Preset code

61935

2 Press .

3 Press and hold release it after the LED flashes twice.

4 Use the number buttons to enter 9, 8, 1.

The LED flashes four times to indicate that the resetting is completed.

Default preset codes

Input function button

DVD 31571

BD 32442

DVR 22306

HDMI 32442

TV 13000

CD 70468

CD-R 71087

VIDEO 20058

TV CTRL 13000

Controls the components

This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 72 for more on this). Use the input function buttons to select the component.

•The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote

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

, then

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Button(s) TV TV (Monitor) BD/DVD HDD/DVR VCR SAT/CATV

 SOURCE POWER ON/

Number buttons

• (dot) • (dot) KURO LINK CLEAR + - 

ENTER

(CLASS)

OFF

numerics numerics numerics numerics numerics numerics

ENTER CH ENTER ENTER ENTER - ENTER

EXIT/INFO EXIT TOP MENU TOP MENU - LIST

POWER ON/ OFF

TOOLS/ GUIDE/EPG

/////////////// - ///

ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER - ENTER

HOME MENU HOME MENU HOME MENU HOME MENU - HOME/

RETURN RETURN RETURN RETURN - RETURN

HDD (Red) Red Red -HDD -Red

DVD (Green) Green Green -DVD -Green

(Yellow)

(Blue)

 - -

 - AUTO SETUP 

 -FREEZE

 - -

 - -

 TV/DTV

 - SCREEN SIZE  - 

AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO

DISP DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY - DISPLAY/

CH +/– CH+/

 +  - - - - -RECORD

Yellow Yellow -VCR -Yellow

Blue Blue MENU MENU - Blue

USER MENU TOOLS GUIDE - GUIDE

AV SELECTION

CH+/

 - 

INFO

-CH+/-CH+/

CH+/

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Button(s) LD

 SOURCE POWER ON/

OFF

Number

numerics numerics numerics -

CD/CD-R/

SACD

POWER ON/ OFF

MD/DAT TAPE

POWER ON/ OFF

buttons

• (dot) +10 >10/CLEAR CLEAR

ENTER

ENTER DISK/ENTER

CLEAR

OPEN/CLOSEbENTER

(CLASS)

TOP MENU - - MS

LEGATO LINK

////// - -///

-MS



ENTER ENTER - - -

SACD SETUPa - -

RETURN - - -















AUDIO AUDIO

DISP DISPLAY/

PURE AUDIOa - -

TIME

- -

INFO

a. Controls for SACD. b. Controls for MD.

Button(s)

(Projector)

 SOURCE POWER ON

1 MOVIE

2 STANDARD

3 DYNAMIC

4 USER1

5 USER2

6 USER3

7 COLOR+

8 SHARP+

9 GAMMA

0 COLOR

• (dot) SHARP

ENTER (CLASS) COLOR TEMP

EXIT

INFO

//////

ENTER ENTER

TEST

HIDE

 HDMI1

 HDMI2

 COMP.

 VIDEO

 S-VIDEO

 BRIGHT

 BRIGHT+

AUDIO POWER OFF

DISP ASPECT

CH +/– CONTRAST+/

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1. Advanced MCACC

2. MCACC Data Check

3. Data Management

4. System Setup

Exit Return

HOME MENU

A/V RECEIVER

a. Full Auto MCACC

b. Auto MCACC c. Manual MCACC d. Demo

1.Advanced MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

Chapter 10:

The Advanced MCACC menu

Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu

The Advanced MCACC (Multi Channel ACoustic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making it possible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily and with high precision. The acoustic characteristics of the listening environment are measured and the frequency response is calibrated accordingly to allow high precision, automatic analysis and optimal calibration of the sound field to bring it closer to a studio environment than ever before. Furthermore, while it was previously difficult to eliminate standing waves, this receiver is equipped with a standing wave control function using a unique process to perform acoustic analysis and reduce thei

is section describes how to calibrate the

Th sound field automatically and fine-adjust the sound field data manually.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use  RECEIVER to switch on.

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

2 Press on the remote control, then press

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen 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.

•Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the HOME MENU.

fluence.

r in

HOME MENU

3Select ‘ HOME MENU

Advanced MCACC

, then press

ENTER

’ from the

4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

• Full Auto MCACC – See Automatically

setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 for a quick and

effective automatic surround setup.

• Auto MCACC – See Automatic MCACC

(Expert) on page 77 for a more detailed MCACC setup.

• Manual MCACC – Fine-tunes your s peaker

settings and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 81).

• Demo – No settings are saved and no

errors occur. When the speakers are connected to this receiver, the test tone is output repeatedly. Press RETURN to cancel the test tone.

1Make sure not to switch off the power when using the HOME MENU. 2 Y ou can’t use the HOME MENU when the iPod/USB input function is selected. When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 68),

you can’t use the HOME MENU.

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ALL

1b.Auto MCACC

START

Exit

A/V RECEIVER

Return

Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro & S-Wave

SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 THX Speaker : NO

ALL

SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1

1b.Auto MCACC

ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3

START

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Exit Return

Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro & S-Wave

THX Speaker : NO

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37, you can customize your setup options below. You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC presets useful if you have different listening positions depending on the type of source (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

Important

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

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

•The screen saver will automatically appear after five minutes of inactivity.

CAUTION

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

THX

, which are

1 Select ‘ MCACC

Auto MCACC

menu, then press

’ from the

ENTER

Advanced

If the Advanced MCACC screen is not displayed, refer to Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 76.

1.Advanced MCACC

a. Full Auto MCACC

b. Auto MCACC

c. Manual MCACC d. Demo

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

2 Select the parameters you want to set.

Use / to select the item, then use / to set.

1b.Auto MCACC

ALL

SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 THX Speaker : NO

START

A/V RECEIVER

Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro & S-Wave

Exit

Return

1These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY1 to MEMORY6 until you rename them in Data Management

on page 90.

2 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re

using your system.

3Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the Auto MCACC menu (step 2).

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1 2

2nd reference

point

3rd reference

point

Main listening

position

• Auto MCACC – The default is ALL

(recommended), but you can limit the system calibration to only one setting (to save time) if you want. options are ALL, Keep SP System,

The available

Speaker Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance and EQ Pro & S-Wave.

• EQ Type (only available when the Auto MCACC Menu above is EQ Pro & S-Wave)

– This determines how the frequency balance is adjusted.

After a single calibration is performed, each of the following three correction curves can be stored separately in the MCACC memory. SYMMETRY (default) implements symmetric correction for each pair of left and right speakers to flatten the frequency-amplitude characteristics. ALL CH ADJ is a ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one

channel. FRONT ALIGN

sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).

• THX Speaker (only available when the

Auto MCACC Menu above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES if you are

using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL), otherwise leave it set to NO.

• STAND.WAVE Multi-Point (only available

when the Auto MCACC Menu above is EQ Pro & S-Wave) – In addition to

measurements at the listening position, you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration for several

seating positions in your listening area.

Place the microphone at the reference

point indicated on-screen and note the last microphone placement will be at your main listening position:

3 Connect the microphone to the SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

MCACC

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

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

SPEAKERS

iPod

iPhone

USB

MULTI-ZONE

CONTROL

iPod

iPhone

USB

VIDEO INPUT

OFF

VIDEO INPUT

VIDEO L RAUDIO

MCACC

RL AUDIOVIDEO

SETUP MIC

MASTER VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

1• The EQ Pro & S-Wave measurement is also taken when Keep SP System or EQ Pro & S-Wave is selected. See

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 85 for more on this.

• Either effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional and Standing Wave can be switched on and off in the respective MCACC preset. For details, see Setting the Audio options on page 63.

2The Keep SP System option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 94)

unchanged.

3 If you selected ALL as your Auto MCACC menu, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the ALL

CH ADJ and FRONT ALIGN settings.

4Switch the Multi-Point setting NO if you only use one listening position.

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L : YES

R : YES

C : YES

1b.Auto MCACC

SR : YES SBR : YES SBL : YES SL : YES SW : YES 10

OK RETRY

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Exit Cancel

4 When you’re finished setting the options, select

START

then press

ENTER

5 Follow the instructions on-screen.

•Make sure the microphone is connected.

•If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up.

• See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 40 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

6 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones.

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.

• Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

•With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check microphone) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 40) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue.

7 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen.

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

1b.Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing... 2/9

Environment Check

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Ambient Noise : OK Microphone : Speaker YES/NO :

Exit Cancel

• If you see an ERR message (or the speaker



to change the

setting and continue.

•If Reverse Phase is displayed, the

speaker’s wiring (+ and –) may be inverted. Check the speaker connections.

– If the connections were wrong, turn off

the power, disconnect the power cord, then reconnect properly. After this, perform the Full Auto MCACC procedure again. – If the connections were right, select GO NEXT and

continue.

1 This screen is only shown if you selected ALL or Speaker Setting from the Auto MCACC menu. 2If the speaker is not pointed to the microphone (listening position) or when using speakers that affect the phase

(dipole speakers, reflective speakers, etc.), Reverse Phase may be displayed even if the speakers are properly connected.

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Now Analyzing...

1b.Auto MCACC

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Exit Cancel

Subwoofer Check :

Now Analyzing... 5/9

Surround Analysis

1b.Auto MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Cancel

Speaker System : OK Channel Level : Speaker Distance : Standing Wave : Reverb : Aco Cal EQ Pro :

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 7 minutes.

• If you selected a STAND.WAVE Multi-

Point setup (in step 2), you will be asked to place the mic at the 2nd and 3rd reference points before finally placing it at your main listening position.

9 The Auto MCACC Setup procedure is completed and the

Advanced MCACC

reappears automatically.

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 Manual

MCACC setup menu (starting below) or Manual SP Setup menu (starting on

page 93).

You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the MCACC Data Check screen:

• Speaker Setting – The size and number of

speakers you’ve connected (see page 94 for more on this)

• Channel Level – The overall balance of

your speaker system (see page 82 or 95 for more on this)

• Speaker Distance – The distance of your

speakers from the listening position (see page 82 or 96 for more on this)

• Standing Wave – Filter settings to control

lower ‘boomy’ frequencies (see page 84 for more on this)

• Acoustic Cal EQ – Adjustments to the

frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 84 for more on this)

Press

RETURN

after you have finished checking

each screen. When you’re finished, select

RETURN

to go back to the

HOME MENU

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

1• 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 Manual speaker setup on page 93.

• If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually.

2 Since the distance measurements have been set according to the sound characteristics of your speakers, there are

cases where (for optimal surround sound) the actual distance may differ from the speaker distance setting.

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1. Fine Channel Level

2. Fine SP Distance

3. Standing Wave

1c.Manual MCACC

4. EQ Adjust

5. EQ Professional

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Exit Return

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 Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37.

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

CAUTION

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

Important

• You will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing

MCACC before pressing HOME MENU (step 2 in Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 76).

•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 norma HOME MENU to display the HOME MENU before you connect the microphone to this receiver. If the microphone is connected while the HOME MENU is not being displayed, the display will change to the

Full Auto MCACC under Advanced MCACC.

• See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 40 for notes regarding high

background noise levels and other possible interference.

•If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position.

listening position. Press

1 Select ‘ Advanced MCACC

Manual MCACC

menu.

’ from the

See Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 76 if you’re not already

at this screen.

1.Advanced MCACC

a. Full Auto MCACC b. Auto MCACC

c. Manual MCACC

d. Demo

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Exit 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 Channel Level – Make fine

adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level on page 82).

• Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay

settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 82).

• Standing Wave – Control overly resonant

low frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 84).

The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 84:

• EQ Adjust – Manually adjust the frequency

balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see Acoustic

Cali

brati

on EQ Adjust on page 84).

• EQ Professional – Calibrate your system

based on the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 85).

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1. Fine Channel Level

2. Fine SP Distance

3. Standing Wave

1c.Manual MCACC

4. EQ Adjust

5. EQ Professional

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Exit Return

CAUTION

Loud test tones will be output.

Please wait...**

1c1.Fine Channel Level

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Cancel

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Cancel

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

Reference Ch : L

1c1.Fine Channel Level

Ref.Ch Level : 0.0 dB

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Finish

R <=> L L : 0.0 dB

1c1.Fine Channel Level

R : 0.0 dB

C : 0.0 dB

SR : 0.0 dB

SL : 0.0 dB

SBL : 0.0 dB SBR : 0.0 dB SW : 0.0 dB

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0.0dB (all channels)

You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. You can adjust the Channel Level of each speaker in 0.5 dB increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 93.

1 Select ‘ Manual MCACC

The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level.

2 Adjust the level of the left channel.

This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0.0dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels.

Fine Channel Level

setup menu.

’ from the

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (

+/–10.0 dB

) as necessary.

Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press  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 will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

•Default setting: 3.00m (all speakers)

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. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1 cm increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 93.

•After pressing ENTER, test tones will be

output.

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1. Fine Channel Level

2. Fine SP Distance

3. Standing Wave

1c.Manual MCACC

4. EQ Adjust

5. EQ Professional

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Exit Return

1 Select ‘ Manual MCACC

Fine SP Distance

setup menu.

1c2.Fine SP Distance

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

Reference Ch : L

Ref.Ch Distance

A/V RECEIVER

: 3.61m

Exit Cancel

’ from the

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

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 0.01m to 9.00m.

1c2.Fine SP Distance

R <=> L L : 3.61m

R : 3.67m

C : 3.69m SL : 2.26m SR : 2.74m SBL : 5.13m SBR : 5.77m SW : 3.54m

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Exit Finish

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press  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 will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

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.

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.

• For better audibility, the subwoofer emits a continuous test tone (oscillating pulses are heard from your other speakers). Note that it may be difficult to compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup (depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker).

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Filter 1

Freq

[Hz]

QATT

[dB]

Filter 2

Freq

[Hz]

QATT

[dB]

Filter 3

Freq

[Hz]

QATT

[dB]

63SW

Filter

Channel

16 32 63 125 250 500 1k Hz

105.0 120 105.0 201 10 +10.05.0

TRIM

[dB]

MCACC

M1.MEMORY1

Standing Wave

• Default setting: ON1/ATT 0.0dB (all filters)

Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain conditions, sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the walls in your listening area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly

resonant sounds in your listening area. During playback of a source, you can customize the

filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC presets.

1 Select ‘ MCACC

Standing Wave

setup menu.

1c.Manual MCACC

1. Fine Channel Level

2. Fine SP Distance

3. Standing Wave

4. EQ Adjust

5. EQ Professional

Exit Return

2 Adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control.

• Filter Channel – Select the channel to which you will apply the filter(s): MAIN (all except center channel and subwoofer), Center or SW (subwoofer).

A/V RECEIVER

’ from the

Manual

• TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is SW) – Adjust the subwoofer

channel level (to compensate for the difference in output post-filter).

• Freq / Q / ATT – These are the filter parameters where Freq represents the frequency you will be targeting and Q is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the narrower the bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation (ATT, the amount of reduction to the targeted frequenc

3 When you’re finished, press

y).

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

•Default setting: ON3/0.0dB (all channels/ bands)

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 (providing a ‘flat’ equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the adjustment provided in

Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77, you can also

adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

1 You can switch on or off the Standing Wave and Acoustic Calibration EQ featur e in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu.

See Setting the Audio options on page 63 for more on this.

2 • Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup

to another MCACC preset.

• Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection.

• When Standing Wave is selected for an MCACC preset memory where STAND.WAVE is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETER, STAND.WAVE ON is automatically selected.

3 When EQ Adjust is selected for an MCACC preset memory where EQ is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETER, EQ

ON is automatically selected.

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[Hz]

125

[Hz]

250

[Hz]

500

[Hz]1k[Hz]2k[Hz]4k[Hz]8k[Hz]

16k

[Hz]

TRIM

1c4.EQ Adjust

Exit Finish

0.0Ch : L -6.0-8.0 0.0 +8.5+3.0 +8.5 0.0 0.0+3.0

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MCACC

M1.MEMORY1

Low frequencies

High frequencies

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro calibration range

Conventional MCACC EQ calibration range

Time (in msec)

080

160

Front L

Front R

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro calibration range

Conventional MCACC EQ calibration range

Time (in msec)

080

160

1 Select ‘ MCACC

EQ Adjust

’ from the

setup menu.

1c.Manual MCACC

1. Fine Channel Level

2. Fine SP Distance

3. Standing Wave

4. EQ Adjust

5. EQ Professional

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Exit Return

Manual

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

Use / to select the channel.

Use

/

to select the frequency and

/

boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go



back to the top of the screen and press

return to

, then use

/

to select the channel.

•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.

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate

your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers.

How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your listening room (i.e. it

sounds ‘boomy’), or that different channels seem to exhibit different reverb characteristics (when Type A or Type B shown on the diagrams on the following applies), select EQ Pro. & S- Wave (or ALL) for the Auto MCACC setting in Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 to calibrate the room automatically.

• Type A: Reverberance of high vs. low

frequencies

• Type B: Reverb characteristics for different channels

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

TRIM

tones with the

TRIM

select

, then use

feature. Use

/

the channel level for the current speaker.

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

/

to raise or lower

RETURN

If the pattern is as shown above, select the 3050ms setting. If not, this setting is not

necessary.

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a. Reverb Measurement

b. Reverb View c. Advanced EQ Setup

1c5.EQ Professional

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Exit Return

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

1c5a.Reverb Measurement

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Exit Cancel

START

Reverb Measure with : EQ OFF

Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

1 Select ‘EQ Professional’, then press ENTER.

1c.Manual MCACC

1. Fine Channel Level

2. Fine SP Distance

3. Standing Wave

4. EQ Adjust

5. EQ Professional

2 Select an option and press

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Exit Return

ENTER

• Reverb Measurement – Use this to

measure the reverb characteristics of your room.

• Reverb View – You can check the reverb

measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel.

• Advanced EQ Setup – Use this to select

the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment and calibration, based on the reverb measurement of your listening area. Note that customizing system calibration using this setup will alter the settings you made in

Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 and

is not necessary if you’re satisfied with these settings.

3 If you selected ‘ select

EQ ON

Reverb Measurement

OFF

, and then

START

’,

The following options determine how the reverb characteristics of your listening area are

displayed in Reverb View:

• EQ OFF – You will see the reverb

characteristics of your listening area

without the equalization performed by this receiver (before calibration).

• EQ ON – You will see the reverb

characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed by this receiver (after calibration).

Note that the EQ response may not appear entirely flat due to adjustments necessary for your listening

area.

When the reverb measurement is finished, you can select Reverb View to see the results onscreen. See Professional Calibration EQ graphical output on page 107 for troubleshooting information.

1If the Reverb View procedure is performed after the Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on

page 37 or Reverb Measurement operation, depending on the standing wave control setting, differences may appear on the reverb graph. With the Auto MCACC function, the reverberations are measured with the standing waves controlled, so the reverb characteristics graph shows the characteristics with the effect of the standing waves eliminated. By contrast, the Reverb Measurement function measures the reverberations without controlling the standing waves, so the graph indicates the reverb characterist wish to check the reverb characteristics of the room itself (with the standing waves as such), we recommend using the Reverb Measurement function.

2 The calibration corresponding to the currently selected MCACC preset will be used when EQ ON is selected. To use

another MCACC preset, exit the HOME MENU and press MCACC to select it before pressing HOME MENU.

3After auto calibration with EQ Type : SYMMETRY (Full Auto MCACC, etc.), the graph for the inferred reverb

characteristics can be displayed by selecting Reverb View. To display the actually measured reverb characteristics after EQ calibration, measure with EQ ON.

ics including the effect of the standing waves. If you

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1c5c.Adv.EQ Setup

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START

Time Position : 30-50ms EQ Type : SYMMETRY STAND.WAVE Multi-Point

: NO

4 If you selected ‘

Reverb View

’, you can check the reverb characteristics for each channel. Press

RETURN

Channel : Front M1.MEMORY 1

Frequency : 63Hz Calibration : After

16 kHz

63.0

8 kHz

61.0

4 kHz 2 kHz

59.0

1 kHz

57.0

500 Hz 250 Hz

55.0

125 Hz

53.0

63 Hz

Exit Return

when you’re done.

1c5b.Reverb View

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SYMMETRY

0 40 80 120 160

The reverb characteristics are displayed when the Full Auto MCACC or Reverb Measurement measurements are conducted.

Use / to select the channel, frequency and calibration setting you want to check. Use / to go back and forth between the three. The reverb characteristics graph before and after EQ calibration can be displayed by selecting Calibration : Before / After.

Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate decibels in 2 dB steps.

5If ‘

Advanced EQ Setup

’ is selected, select the MCACC memory to be stored, then enter the desired time setting for calibration, and then select

START

Based on the reverb measurement above, you can choose the time period that will be used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration. Even though you can make this setting without reverb measurement, it is best to use the measurement results as a reference for your

time setting. For an optimal system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers, we recommend using the 30-50ms setting.

1c5c.Adv.EQ Setup

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: NO

Exit Cancel

to select the setting. Use

/

Use

/

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

Time Position : 30-50ms

EQ Type : SYMMETRY STAND.WAVE Multi-Point

START

switch between them.

Select the setting from the following time

periods (in milliseconds): 0-20ms, 10-30ms, 20-40ms, 30-50ms, 40-60ms, 50-70ms and 60-80ms. This setting will be applied to all

channels during calibration.

When you’re finished, select

START

. It will take

about 2 to 4 minutes for the calibration to finish.

After the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set, you are given the option to check the settings on-screen.

1The After display when measurements have been made using the Full Auto MCACC o r Auto MCACC (ALL) function

shows the graph for the inferred reverb characteristics after EQ Type : SYMMETRY calibration.

2The reverb characteristics graph is overwritten each time the reverberations are measured. No Data is displayed if

there is no reverb characteristic data, for example before measurements have been taken.

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b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance

2.MCACC Data Check

d. Standing Wave e. Acoustic Cal EQ

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Front : LARGE

Surr : SMALL

Center : SMALL

2a.Speaker Setting

SB : SMALL x 2 SW : YES

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Checking MCACC Data

At the procedure of

surround sound (Auto MCACC)

procedure of page 77 or after fine-adjusting at

MCACC setup

calibrated settings using the GUI screen.

1 Press , then press HOME MENU.

RECEIVER

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press current menu.

2 Select ‘

MCACC Data Check

HOME MENU

1. Advanced MCACC

2. MCACC Data Check

3. Data Management

4. System Setup

Exit Return

3 Select the setting you want to check.

•

Speaker Setting

settings of the speaker systems. See

Speaker Setting

• Channel Level – Used to check the output

level of the different speakers. See Channel Level below for more on this.

• Speaker Distance – Used to check the

distance to the different speakers. See Speaker Distance on page 89 for more on this.

• Standing Wave – Used to check the

standing wave control filter settings. See Standing Wave on page 89 for more on this.

Automatically setting up for

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

on page 81, you can check your

///

RETURN

and

to confirm and exit the

HOME MENU

A/V RECEIVER

– Used to check the

below for more on this.

on page 37, the

Manual

ENTER

’ from the

• Acoustic Cal EQ –

Used to check the calibration values of the listening environment’s frequency response. See Acoustic Cal EQ on page 89

for more on

this.

4 Press Check

RETURN

to go back to

MCACC Data

menu, repeating steps 2 and 3 to check

other settings.

5 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the HOME MENU.

Speaker Setting

Use this to display the speaker size and number of speakers. See Speaker Setting on page 94 for more on this.

1Select ‘ Data Check

Speaker Setting

menu.

’ from the

MCACC

2 Select the channel you want to check.

Use / to select the channel. The corresponding channel on the layout diagram is highlighted.

Channel Level

Use this to display the level of the various channels. See Channel Level on page 95 for more on this.

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1 Select ‘ Data Check

2 When ‘MCACC’ is highlighted, use

Channel Level

’ from the

menu.

2b.Channel Level

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L : 0.0 dB C : 0.0 dB R : 0.0 dB SR : 0.0 dB SBR : 0.0 dB SBL : 0.0 dB SL : 0.0 dB SW : 0.0 dB

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MCACC

/

to select the MCACC preset you want to check.

The level of the various channels set at the selected MCACC preset is displayed. ‘---’ is displayed for channels that are not connected.

Speaker Distance

Use this to display the distance from the different channels to the listening position. See Speaker Distance on page 96 for more on this.

1 Select ‘ MCACC Data Check

2 When ‘MCACC’ is highlighted, use

Speaker Distance

’ from the

menu.

2c.Speaker Distance

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L : 3.61m C : 3.69m R : 3.51m SR : 2.74m SBR : 5.77m SBL : 5.13m SL : 2.26m SW : 3.54m

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/

to select the MCACC preset you want to check.

The distance from the various channels set at the selected MCACC preset is displayed. ‘---’ is displayed for channels that are not connected.

Standing Wave

Use this to display the standing wave related adjustment values for the various MCACC memories. See Standing Wave on page 84 for more on this.

1 Select ‘ Data Check

2 When ‘

/

Standing Wave

’ from the

menu.

2d.Standing Wave

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Filter 2

Filter 1

Filter

Freq

QATT

Channel

[Hz]

63SW

MCACC

M1.MEMORY1

16 32 63 125 250 500 1k Hz

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Filter Channel

Filter 3

Freq

QATT

[dB]

[Hz]

105.0 120 105.0 201 10 +10.05.0

TRIM

Freq

QATT

[dB]

[Hz]

[dB]

’ is highlighted, use

to select the channel for which you

want to check standing wave control.

The standing wave related calibration value for the selected channel stored at the selected MCACC preset and its graph are displayed.

3Press  to highlight ‘

/

to select the MCACC preset you want to

MCACC

check.

Acoustic Cal EQ

Use this to display the calibration values for the frequency response of the various channels set in the different MCACC presets. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 84 for more on this.

1 Select ‘ Data Check

2 When ‘ select the channel.

The calibration value for the frequency response of the selected channel stored at the selected MCACC preset and its graph are displayed.

3Press  to highlight ‘

/

check.

Acoustic Cal EQ

’ from the

menu.

2e.Acoustic Cal EQ

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0.0Ch : L -6.0-8.0 0.0 +8.5+3.0 +8.5 0.0 0.0+3.0

MCACC

M1.MEMORY1

125

250

500

[Hz]

[Hz]1k[Hz]2k[Hz]4k[Hz]8k[Hz]

Exit Return

’ is highlighted, use

16k

TRIM

[Hz]

MCACC

to select the MCACC preset you want to

MCACC

’, then use

MCACC

/

’, then use

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1. Advanced MCACC

2. MCACC Data Check

3. Data Management

4. System Setup

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HOME MENU

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a. Memory Rename

b. MCACC Memory Copy c. MCACC Memory Clear

3.Data Management

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a. Memory Rename

b. MCACC Memory Copy c. MCACC Memory Clear

3.Data Management

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Data Management

This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your system for different listening positions (or frequency adjustments for the same listening position). to match the kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

From this menu you can copy from one preset to another, name presets for easier identification and clear any ones you don’t need.

1 Press , then press HOME MENU.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen 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 ‘ HOME MENU

This is useful for alternate settings

Data Management

’ from the

• MCACC Memory Clear – Clear any

MCACC presets that you don’t want (see Clearing MCACC presets on page 91).

Renaming MCACC presets

If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for easier identification.

1Select ‘ Management

2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename, then select an appropriate preset name.

Use / to select the preset, then / to select a preset name.

3 Repeat for as many MCACC presets as necessary, then press finished.

You will return to the Data Management setup menu.

Memory Rename

setup menu.

3a.Memory Rename

MCACC Position Rename

M1 : MEMORY 1

M2 : MEMORY 2 M3 : MEMORY 3 M4 : MEMORY 4 M5 : MEMORY 5 M6 : MEMORY 6

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RETURN

’ from the

when you’re

Data

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

• Memory Rename – Name your MCACC

presets for easy identification (see

Renaming MCACC presets below).

• MCACC Memory Copy – Copy settings

from one MCACC preset to another (see Copying MCACC preset data on page 91).

1 This can be done in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC

(Expert) on page 77, either of which you should have already completed.

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b. MCACC Memory Copy

c. MCACC Memory Clear

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a. Memory Rename b. MCACC Memory Copy

c. MCACC Memory Clear

3.Data Management

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Exit Return

Clear : M1.MEMORY 1

3c.MCACC Memory Clear

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Exit Cancel

Copying MCACC preset data

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 81), we recommend copying your current

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

1 Select ‘ Data Management

to an unused MCACC preset. Instead

MCACC Memory Copy

’ from the

setup menu.

3b.MCACC Memory Copy

Copy : All Data

From : M1.MEMORY 1

To : M1.M EMO RY 1

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Clearing MCACC presets

If you are no longer using one of the MCACC presets stored in memory, you can choose to clear the calibration settings of that preset.

1 Select ‘ Data Management

MCACC Memory Clear

setup menu.

2 Select the MCACC preset you want to

Exit Cancel

clear.

Make sure you don’t clear an MCACC preset

2 Select the setting you want to copy.

• All Data – Copies all the settings of the

selected MCACC preset memory.

•

Level & Distance

– Copies only the channel level and speaker distance settings of the selected MCACC preset memory.

3 Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the settings ‘ where you want to copy them (‘

From

’, then specify

’).

Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC

you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

3 Select ‘OK’ to confirm and clear the preset.

When MCACC Memory Clear? is displayed, select YES. If NO is selected, the memory is not cleared.

Completed! shows in the GUI screen to confirm the MCACC preset has been cleared, then you automatically return to the Data

Management setup menu.

preset you’re currently using (this can’t be

undone).

4 Select ‘OK’ to confirm and copy the settings.

When MCACC Memory Copy? is displayed, select YES. If NO is selected, the memory is not copied.

Completed! shows in the GUI screen to confirm the MCACC preset has been copied, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu.

1 The settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC

(Expert) on page 77.

’ from the

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2. MCACC Data Check

3. Data Management

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HOME MENU

A/V RECEIVER

Exit Return

a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup c. OSD Language d. Other Setup

4.System Setup

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4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

The following section describes how to change the speaker-related settings manually and make various other settings (input selection, OSD language selection, etc.).

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER button to switch on.

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

2 Press , then press HOME

MENU.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen 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.

•Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the

HOME MENU.

3 Select ‘ MENU

System Setup

, then press

ENTER

’ from the

HOME

•

Manual SP Setup

– Sets the type of connection used for surround back terminals and the size, number distance and overall balance of the connected speakers (see

Manual speaker setup

page 93).

• Input Setup – Specifies what you’ve

connected to the digital, HDMI and component video inputs (see The Input Setup menu on page 40).

• OSD Language – The GUI screen’s display

language can be changed (see Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) on page 36).

• Other Setup – Makes customized settings

to reflect how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup menu on page 97).

1Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu. 2 You can’t use the HOME MENU when either the iPod/USB input function is selected or the headphones are

connected. When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 68), you can’t use the HOME MENU.

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a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup c. OSD Language d. Other Setup

4.System Setup

Normal

Front : Normal

4a1.Surr Back System

Center : Normal Surr : Normal SB : Normal

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• Channel Level – Adjusts the overall

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 customize your system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37, it isn’t necessary to make all of these settings.

CAUTION

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

1 Select ‘ ENTER

Manual SP Setup

See Making receiver settings from Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

on page 92 if you’re not already at this screen.

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

Manual SP Setup

’, then press

4a.Manual SP Setup

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balance of your speaker system (page 95).

• Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance

of your speakers from the listening position (page 96).

• X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of

your s peaker system for movie soundtracks (page 97).

3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing

RETURN

to confirm after

each screen.

Surround back speaker setting

•Default setting: Normal

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

1 Select ‘ Manual SP Setup

See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 92 if you’re not already at

this screen.

Surr Back System

menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

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’ from the

Exit Return

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

• Surr Back System – Specifies how you are using your surround back speakers (see below).

• Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 94).

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3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

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2 Select the surround back speaker setting.

• Normal – Select for normal home theater

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

• Speaker B – Select to use the (surround

back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see Switching the speaker system on page 68).

• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you’re

bi-amping your front speakers (see Bi- amping your speakers on page 20).

• ZONE 2 – Select to use the (surround back)

B speaker terminals for an independent system in another zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 68).

3 When ‘ select

Setting Change?

Yes

’ is displayed,

If No is selected, the setting is not changed. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Speaker Setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers and crossover frequency) sure that the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 are correct. Note that this setting applies to all MCACC presets, and cannot be set independently.

. I t is a g oo d id ea to ma ke

1Select ‘ Manual SP Setup

Speaker Setting

menu.

4a2.Speaker Setting

Front : LARGE

Center : SMALL Surr : SMALL SB : SMALL x 2 SW : YES

X.OVER : 80Hz

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’ from the

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 LARGE if your front

speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

• Center – Select LARGE if your center

speaker 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 NO (the center channel is sent to the front speakers).

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround

speakers reproduce bass freque effectively. Se

lect SMALL to send bass

ncies

frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of the surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a subwoofer).

1If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL. 2 I f you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround

and surround back speakers can’t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

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

Select LARGEx2 or LARGEx1 if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALLx2 or SMALLx1 to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose NO.

• SW – LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected. Choose the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to 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 t subwoofer).

If you did not connect a

the

subwoofer choose NO (the bass frequencies are output from other speakers).

3 Select ‘ frequency.

X. OVER

’ and set the crossover

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will 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 ‘ SP Setup

2 Select a setup option.

• MANUAL – Move the test tone manually

• AUTO – Adjust channel levels as the test

Channel Level

’ from the

Manual

menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

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from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically.

1 • If you selected Speaker B, ZONE 2 or Front Bi-Amp (in Surround back speaker setting on page 93) you can’t adjust

the surround back settings.

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

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

terminal.

2 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, 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 low frequency cancellations. In this case, try

ging the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to

ch PLUS and YES o r the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers.

3 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the

subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover fre

uency is set to 80Hz.

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Loud test tones will be output.

Please wait...**

4a3.Channel Level

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MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L : 0.00 dB

4a3.Channel Level

C : 0.00 dB R : 0.00 dB

SBR : 0.00 dB

SR : 0.00 dB

SBL : 0.00 dB SL : 0.00 dB SW : 0.00 dB

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

4a.Manual SP Setup

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Exit Return

3 Confirm your selected setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

4 Adjust the level of each channel using



/

If you selected MANUAL, use / to switch speakers. The AUTO setup will output test tones in the order shown on-screen:

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

5 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• You can change the channel levels at any

time by press , then press CH

RECEIVER

LEVEL, and then using / on the

remote control.

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.

1Select ‘ Manual SP Setup

2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using

/

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in

0.01 m increments.

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

•For best surround sound, make sure the

Speaker Distance

’ from the

menu.

4a4.Speaker Distance

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L : 3.61m

C : 3.69m R : 3.67m SR : 2.74m SBR : 5.77m SBL : 5.13m SL : 2.26m SW : 3.54m

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Exit Finish

RETURN

Tip

surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.

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.

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2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

4d.Other Setup

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X-Curve

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The XCurve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie soundtracks.

1 Select ‘ Setup

2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases (to a maximum of –3.0dB/oct). Use the following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your room size:

Room size (m2)

•If you select OFF, the frequency curve will

3 When you’re finished, press

X-Curve

’ from the

Manual SP

menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup

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≤36 ≤48 ≤60 ≤72 ≤300 ≤1000

–0.5 –1.0 –1.5 –2.0 –2.5 –3.0

X-Curve (dB/oct)

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

be flat and the X-Curve has no effect.

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The Other Setup menu

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

1 Press on the remote control, then press

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen 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 ‘ MENU

3 Select ‘

4 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:

• KURO LINK Setup – Synchronizes this

• Multi Ch In Setup –

• ZONE Audio Setup – Specifies the volume

• Power ON Level Setup – Specifies the

• Volume Limit Setup – Limits the

RECEIVER

HOME MENU

System Setup

’ from the

HOME

Other Setup

4.SystemSetup

a.Manual SP Setup b. Input Setup c. OSD Language

d. Other Setup

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’, then press

ENTER

receiver with your Pioneer component supporting KURO LINK (see KURO LINK Setup on page 61).

Specifies the optional

settings for a multi-channel input

(page 98)

setting for a MULTI-ZONE setup (page 98).

volume level set when the power is turned on (page 99).

maximum volume (page 99).

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3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

4d2.Multi Ch In Setup

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SW Input Gain : 0dB

Video Input : DVD

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4d2.Multi Ch In Setup

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SW Input Gain : +10dB

Video Input : DVD

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

4d.Other Setup

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• Remote Control Mode Setup – Sets this

receiver’s remote control mode (page 100).

• Flicker Reduction – Adjusts the way the

GUI screen looks (page 100).

5 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing

RETURN

to confirm after

each screen.

Multi Channel Input Setup

You can adjust the level of the subwoofer for a multi-channel input. Also, when the multichannel input is selected as an input function, you can display the video images of other input functions. In the Multi Channel Input Setup, you can assign a video input to the multichannel input.

1 Select ‘ Setup

2 Select the ‘ want.

• 0dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer at

• +10dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer

Multi Ch In Setup

’ from the

Other

menu.

SW Input Gain

’ setting you

the level originally recorded on the source.

at the level increased by 10 dB.

3 Select the ‘

Video Input

’ setting you want.

When the multi-channel input is selected as an input function, you can display the video images of other input functions. The video input can be selected from the following: DVD,

TV/SAT, DVR, VIDEO, OFF.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

ZONE Audio Setup

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 68), you may need to specify your volume setting.

1Select ‘ Other Setup

2 Select the volume level setting of ZONE 2.

• Variable – Use this setting if you’ve

ZONE Audio Setup

’ from the

menu.

4d3.ZONE Audio Setup

ZONE 2 Volume Level : Variable

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connected a power amplifier in the sub room (this receiver is simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be using this receiver’s controls to adjust the volume.

1If you selected ZONE 2 in the Surround back speaker setting on page 93, you won’t be able to change the volume level.

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4d.Other Setup

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Exit Return

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

4d5.Volume Limit Setup

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Volume Limit : OFF

• Fixed – Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX receiver) in the sub room and want to use that receiver’s volume controls.

With the Fixed setting, the source is sent from this receiver at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is quite low in the sub zone at first, and then experiment to find the correct level.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Power ON Level Setup

The volume can be set so that it is always set to the same level when the receiver’s power is turned on.

1 Select ‘ Other Setup

Power ON Level Setup

menu.

4d4.Power ON Level Setup

Power ON Level : LAST

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’ from the

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Volume Limit Setup

Use this function to limit the maximum volume. The volume cannot be increased above the level set here, even by operating MASTER VOLUME button (or the dial on the front panel).

1 Select ‘ Other Setup

2 Select the Volume Limit setting you want.

• OFF – The maximum volume is not limited.

• -20.0dB/-10.0dB/0.0dB – The maximum

3 When you’re finished, press You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Volume Limit Setup

’ from the

menu.

4d.Other Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

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Remote Control Mode Setup Flicker Reduction Setup

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volume is limited to the value set here.

RETURN

2 Select the

Power ON Level

setting you

want.

• LAST – When the power is turned on, the volume is set to the same level as when the power was last turned off.

•“---” – When the power is turned on, the volume is set to minimum level.

• -80.0dB to +12.0dB – Specify the volume to be set when the power is turned, in steps of

0.5 dB.

It is not possible to set a volume level greater than the value specified at Volume Limit Setup.

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4d6.Remote Control Mode Setup

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Exit Cancel

Remote Control Mode : 1

4d.Other Setup

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Exit Return

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

• Default setting: 1

This sets this receiver’s remote control mode to prevent erroneous operation when multiple units of the receiver are being used.

1 Select ‘ from the

2 Select the

Remote Control Mode Setup

Other Setup

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

Remote Control Mode Setup

Flicker Reduction Setup

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4d.Other Setup

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menu.

Remote Control Mode

you want.

3 Select “

” to change the remote control

mode.

4 Follow the instructions on the screen to change the remote control’s setting.

See Operating multiple receivers on page 72.

5 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

setting

RETURN

’

Flicker Reduction Setup

•Default setting: 4

The GUI screen’s resolution can be increased. If you feel the GUI screen is hard to see, try changing this setting. Note that the resolution in this setting only affects the GUI screen; it has no influence on the video output.

1Select ‘ Other Setup

2 Select the Flicker Reduction setting you want.

3 When you’re finished, press You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Flicker Reduction Setup

menu.

4d7.Flicker Reduction Setup

Flicker Reduction : 4

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Exit Finish

RETURN

’ from the

1 If you change this receiver’s setting, also change the setting on the remote control.

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Pioneer VSX-919AH-K/-S, VSX-1019AH-K User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

Installing the receiver

Loading the batteries

Controls and displays

Front panel

Display

Remote control

Operating range of remote control unit

Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

Determining the speakers’ application

Other speaker connection

Placing the speakers

Some tips for improving sound quality

Connecting the speakers

Installing your speaker system

Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections

Bi-amping your speakers

Bi-wiring your speakers

Selecting the Surr Back system

ZONE 2 setup

Speaker B setup

Bi-Amping setup

About the video converter

Connecting your TV and playback components

Connecting using HDMI

Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box

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

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

Connecting other audio components

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

Connecting AM/FM antennas

Connecting external antennas

MULTI-ZONE setup

Making MULTI-ZONE connections

Connecting an IR receiver

Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

Connecting an iPod

Connecting a USB device

Plugging in the receiver

Basic Setup

Switching the speaker impedance

Changing the TV format setting

Changing the frequency step

Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)

Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC)

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

The Input Setup menu

Input function default and possible settings

Basic playback

Playing a source

Playing a source with HDMI connection

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

Playing an iPod

Playing back audio files stored on an iPod

Playing a USB device

Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device

Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device

About playable file formats

Listening to the radio

Improving FM sound

Using Neural THX

Tuning directly to a station

Saving station presets

Naming station presets

Listening to station presets

Listening to your system

Auto playback

Listening in surround sound

Standard surround sound

Using the Advanced surround effects