Pioneer VSX-C501-S User manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR AUDIOVISUEL A VOIES MULTI-CANAUX

VSX-C501

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi

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. In some countries or regions, the shape of the power plug may sometimes differ from that shown in the explanatory drawings. However, the method of connecting and operating the unit is the same.

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

CAUTION: THE STANDBY/ON BUTTON IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWER IN STANDBY POSITION. THEREFORE INSTALL THE UNIT SUITABLE PLACES EASY TO DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG IN CASE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MAINS PLUG OF UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED FROM THE WALL SOCKET WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

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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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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5°C – +35°C (+41°F – +95°F); less than 85% RH (cooling vents not blocked). Do not install in the following locations:

• Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light

• Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly ventilated location

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VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to

improve heat radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 50 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).

WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of

the product and to protect it from overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked and covered with items, such as newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.

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Before you start

Checking the supplied accessories

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

• Microphone

• Mic stand

• SR+miniplug cable

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• Power cable

• Dry cell batteries (AA Size / IEC R6P) x2

• Remote control unit

• Operating instructions

• Speaker cable labels

• Warranty card

Loading the batteries

The remote control operates on two AA batteries (supplied).

English

Ventilation

• When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat dispersal (at least 20 cm at the top, 50 cm at the rear, and 10 cm at each side). If not enough space is provided between the unit and walls or other equipment, heat will build up inside, interfering with performance and/or causing malfunctions. See below for exceptions to this.

• Don’t place anything on top of the receiver except for a Pioneer DV-565A, 464, 360, 454 or 350 DVD player. If you do place one of these pieces of equipment on top of the receiver be sure to leave the ventilation space over it as prescribed above.

• If using a rack to hold the receiver make sure the back of the rack and the left side are open.

• Also, if you’re using a case with doors, leave the doors open when using the receiver.

• Do not place on a thick carpet, bed, sofa or fabric having a thick pile. Do not cover the receiver with fabric or other covering. Anything that blocks ventilation will cause the internal temperature to rise, which may lead to breakdown or fire hazard.

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 of 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 institution’s rules that apply in your country or area.

• The receiver may become hot while in use, please take care around it.

Maintenance of external surfaces

• Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt.

• When the surfaces are dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or cleansers.

• Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will corrode the surfaces.

Contents

Before you start

Checking the supplied accessories Loading the batteries Ventilation Maintenance of external surfaces

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01 Quick start guide

Introduction Easy Setup

Connecting speakers Connecting your TV and DVD player

Switching on and playing a DVD

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02 Introductory information

Introduction to home theater Features

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03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

The AV Direct mode Installing the receiver When making cable connections Connecting a DVD player Connecting your TV Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder Connecting other video components Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs Installing your speaker system

Connecting the speakers

Placing the speakers Connecting antennas

AM loop antenna

FM wire antenna

Connecting external antennas Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Plugging in the receiver

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04 Controls and displays

Front panel

Display Remote control

Operating range of the remote control

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05 Getting started

Automatically calibrating your listening area (MCACC)

Checking the settings on your DVD (or other) player Playing a source

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MCACC error messages

Other problems when using MCACC

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06 Home theater sound

Playing multichannel sources Playing stereo sources Listening with headphones Using the Advanced Surround effects Using the Sound Modes Enhancing dialog Using the surround back channel

Listening with virtual surround back speakers

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07 Using the tuner

Finding a station

RF attenuator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

MPX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Memorizing station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Listening to memorized station presets . . . . . . . . . 32

Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Displaying RDS information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Enhanced Other Network (EON) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Program identification function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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08 Using other functions

Selecting the input signal type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Default receiver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

09 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setup menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

SR+ control for Pioneer plasma displays . . . . . . . . 40

Setting individual channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

10 Controlling other equipment

Using the remote control with other components. . . 42

Recalling preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Remote Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Multi Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

System Off function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Resetting all remote control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 44

VCR / DVD / LD player and DVD recorder

controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Cable TV / satellite TV / digital TV / TV controls . . . . 46

Preset code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

11 Additional information

Troubleshooting Surround sound formats

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Surround EX Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Surround DTS Digital Surround DTS-ES DTS Neo:6 DTS 96/24 PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

Specifications

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Quick start guide

Chapter 1

Quick start guide

Introduction

This ‘Quick start guide’ shows you how to connect your speakers, TV and DVD player to this receiver, and also takes you through switching on and playing a DVD disc.

Easy Setup

This section shows you how to connect your speakers, subwoofer, DVD player and TV to this receiver so you can start enjoying home cinema sound right away.

Before you start, make sure everything you’re connecting is switched off and unplugged.

Connecting speakers

This receiver has speaker terminals for front left and right speakers (L and R in the diagram), a center speaker (C), two surround speakers (RS and LS) and a surround back speaker (SB). The minimum speaker configuration is just the front left/right speakers, but we recommend connecting all five if possible. Note that surround speakers should always be connected as a pair; do not connect just one surround speaker. All the speakers you use should have a nominal impedance between 6–16

Ω.

1 Connect your speakers to the receiver, as shown in the diagram below.

Prepare the speaker cable by stripping about 1 cm of the plastic shielding from each speaker wire.

Connect the front speakers to the FRONT L/R terminals; the center speaker to the CENTER terminals; the surround speakers to the SURROUND L/R terminals; and the surround back speaker to the SURROUND BACK terminals.

Press on a tab to open a terminal; insert the exposed wire, then release the tab to secure.

For correct sound it’s important that the positive and negative terminals of the receiver and each speaker are matched. To help you do this, attach the supplied colored self-adhesive labels to one half of each speaker cable.

2 Connect a powered subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack, as shown in the diagram below.

Use a standard audio cable with RCA/phono plugs.

See following page for connection details.

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

–

STB

DVR/TV

SUB

BACK

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OPT2

OUT

CENTER SURROUND

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

VSX-C501

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

RLC RSLSSBSW

AC IN

Quick start guide

Connecting your TV and DVD player

1 Connect your DVD player to the receiver.

Connect a 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied) between the AV output of your DVD player and the connector of this receiver for the video and analog audio. (See

Specifications

on page 52 for the pin assignment.)

For digital audio, connect a coaxial digital audio cable (not supplied) between your DVD player’s coaxial digital output and the

DVD(STB) COAX

jack on this receiver.

• If your DVD player doesn’t have a coaxial digital out you can use an optical cable connected between the optical output jack on your DVD player and the

STB(DVD) OPT1

VSX-C501

jack on this receiver. However, you

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

DVD IN

–

SURROUND

SUB

BACK

WOOFER

OUT

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

STB

DVR/TV

DVD

(DVD)

(STB)

OPT1

OPT2

will have to reassign the input to DVD before using for the first time. See

Optical input setting

for how to do this.

• If you connect an optical digital cable, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket.

2 Connect your TV to the receiver.

Use a 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the

DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV connector on this receiver to a

SCART input on your TV.

3 Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC IN on this receiver and plug in the other end to a power outlet.

CENTER SURROUND

SUB WOOFER

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

AC IN

on page 40

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DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

AV CONNECTOR OUT

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DVD player

Switching on and playing a DVD

Once you switch the receiver on it will automatically detect the speakers you have connected. Although there are a number of more detailed settings you can make to optimize the surround sound, you should be able to get acceptable surround sound performance right away.

1 Switch on your TV and powered subwoofer.

Also make sure that your TV is set to the AV input you connected the receiver to.

2 Press  RECEIVER on the remote or  STANDBY/ ON on the front panel to switch on the receiver.

3 Press DVD on the remote or turn the INPUT SELECTOR knob on the front panel to select the DVD input.

4 Switch on your DVD player. 5 Load a DVD and start playback.

AV CONNECTOR IN

This receiver will automatically decode Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video discs, according to your speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make changes for realistic surround sound.

Other possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in

theater sound

on page 28.

Home

6 Use the MASTER VOLUME control (front panel or remote) to adjust the volume.

• Turn down your TV’s volume so that you only hear sound from this system.

Introductory information

Chapter 2

Introductory information

Introduction to home theater

You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks.

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

DVD-Video has become the basic source material for home theater due to its size, quality, and ease of use. The true multichannel audio possible using DVD is what creates a convincing surround sound effect and gives you the feeling of ‘being there’.

Features

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby Digital EX, DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES

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

With the addition of a surround back speaker, you can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTSES decoders for seven channel surround sound.

Multichannel analog inputs

The addition of multichannel analog inputs means total compatibility with DVD-Audio and other high-resolution formats, as well as giving you the option of using an external decoder for Dolby Digital and DTS sources.

(pages 28, 51, 52)

(page 11)

Surround and Advanced Surround modes

(pages 28, 29)

Used together with the Dolby Digital, DTS or Dolby Pro Logic II modes, the Surround and Advanced Surround modes are designed to enhance particular types of program material by, for example, reproducing the acoustic space of a concert hall for music-based material.

Dialog Enhancement

Use the Dialog Enhancement feature to accentuate dialog and vocals in a program source and match the vertical placement of the center channel with the front left/right channels.

Sound Modes

The Sound Modes offer useful effects for a number of situations. For example, Midnight mode is useful when you need to listen at low volume but still want effective surround sound.

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Easy-to-use remote control

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

Easy setup

Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source, and your TV. The MCACC (Multichannel Acoustic Calibration) system quick but accurate surround sound setup, while for complete surround sound control you still have access to the full range of surround sound settings.

(page 25)

Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS Neo:6 decoders

(pages 28, 51, 52)

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

SR+ operation with Pioneer plasma displays

(page 19)

If you have a Pioneer plasma display you can take advantage of the SR+ features, such as automatic input switching with the receiver and on-screen displays for receiver information.

The Energy-saving Design

This unit is designed to use less than 0.4 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Surround EX” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround”, “Neo:6” and “DTS 96/ 24“ are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Connecting your equipment

Chapter 3

Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

1 2

–

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

BACK

R CENTER

FRONT

LRL SPEAKERS

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SURROUND

WOOFER

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

–

SURROUND

BACK

SUB

OUT

DIGITAL IN

STB

DVR/TV

SUB

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OPT2

OUT

DIGITAL IN

STB

DVR/TV

(DVD) OPT1

OPT2

Important

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

1 SPEAKERS terminals FRONT L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R BACK

speaker terminals.

(page 16)

and

SURROUND

2 Antenna connections

AM LOOP

(page 18) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna or an outdoor antenna if reception is bad.

FM UNBAL 75Ω antenna terminal

(page 18) Connect the supplied FM wire or an outdoor antenna if reception is bad.

3 CONTROL IN jack / CONTROL OUT jack

Use to link Pioneer components together to enable all components in the chain to use just one remote control sensor (page 20).

Also used for special SR+ control of Pioneer plasma displays (page 19).

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

DVD

(STB)

COAX

4 SCART AV connectors

The four SCART-type AV connectors carry video and analog audio.

The table on the following page shows the input and output video formats available for each AV connector.

OUT

CONTROL

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

CENTER SURROUND

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO IN/OUT AV connector

AV connector for the is set to any other input, that signal is output from the

VIDEO IN/OUT

DVR/TV IN/OUT AV connector

AV connector for the receiver is set to any other input, that signal is output from the

DVD IN AV connector

AV connector for the

STB IN AV connector

AV connector for the

VIDEO IN/OUT

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

AUDIO IN (5.1CH)

VIDEO

AV connector.

DVR/TV

DVR/TV IN/OUT

DVD

(page 13)

STB

AV CONNECTOR

input. When the receiver

AV connector.

(page 11)

input.

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DVR/TV IN/OUT

STB INDVD IN

AC IN

(page 15)

(pages 12, 14)

input. When the

Connecting your equipment

Connector

DVD

STB

VIDEO

DVR/TV

Input Output

Composite, S-video,

RGB

Composite, S-video,

RGB

Composite, S-video,

RGB

Composite Composite, S-video,

Composite

RGB

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Note

• All AV connectors also have audio in. The

DVR/TV

• The

with i/o-Link.A, T-V Link, Easy Link, MegaLogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATALOGIC, NextTView Link, etc.

5 SUBWOOFER OUT jack

connectors also have audio out.

VIDEO

and

DVR/TV

connectors are compatible

(page 16)

VIDEO

and

Connect a powered (active) subwoofer.

6 Digital connections

The three digital audio jacks are all inputs. Connect to the digital outputs of digital source components such as DVD and CD players, satellite receivers, etc.

STB(DVD) OPT1 jack

Optical digital audio jack for the it is possible to reassign it to the

DVR/TV OPT2 jack

Optical digital audio jack for the

(page 13)

(page 14)

STB

input (although

DVD

input).

DVR/TV

input.

• 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.

DVD(STB) COAX jack

Coaxial digital audio jack for the it is possible to reassign it to the

7 AUDIO IN (5.1CH) jacks

(page 11)

DVD

input (although

STB

input).

Multichannel analog audio inputs, mainly for use with multichannel DVD-Audio discs, and some DVD-Video discs that do not allow multichannel digital output.

8 AC IN

(page 20)

Connect the supplied AC power cable.

The AV Direct mode

The AV Direct mode allows the receiver to pass audio/ video signals arriving at one of the AV connector inputs to the AV connector outputs without the sound being output through the speakers connected to the receiver. This allows you to operate your other components as if they were connected directly to each other without the receiver being on. One use for this is if you want to record from your satellite receiver to your VCR (both connected to this receiver) without the receiver being switched on. You could also use the AV Direct mode to watch a video, using your TV’s speakers for the audio, without switching on the receiver. You can switch into AV Direct mode (from either standby or on) using the

AV DIRECT

button on the remote control. However, it’s also possible to set the receiver to switch the AV Direct function on automatically when an incoming signal is detected. See also

AV Direct setting

on page 40. The diagram below shows how the

STANDBY/ON

buttons switch the receiver between

AV DIRECT

and the 

standby, AV Direct mode, and on.

Standby

AV DIRECT

AV Direct On

Standby

RECEIVER



AV Direct On

Installing the receiver

• When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a secure and level plane that is stable.

• Don’t place 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 a vibration or other movement – in places that are very dusty – in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen)

When making cable connections

Be careful not to arrange cables in a manner that bends the cables over the top of this unit. If the cables are laid on top of the unit, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise to come from the speakers.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting a DVD player

Follow the instructions below, referring to the diagram, to connect a DVD player.

If your DVD player has multichannel analog audio outputs you can connect them to the jacks on this receiver. Connecting these can be useful as some discs do not allow digital output from the player. It can also be useful if you want to use an external digital decoder unit.

1 Use a SCART cable to connect the DVD IN AV connector to an AV connector on your DVD player.

2 If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs, connect these to the SURROUND L / R, CENTER and SUBWOOFER jacks on this receiver.

These connections are shown in 2 in the illustration below.

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AUDIO IN (5.1CH)

LRL

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

BACK

R CENTER

FRONT

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

–

STB

SUB

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OUT

3 Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the DVD(STB) COAX jack to a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player.

This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio.

If your DVD player doesn’t have a coaxial digital audio out jack, it is possible to use an optical connection to the

STB(DVD) OPT1

input is assigned to the reassign it to the connecting up everything else see

jack. However, since by default this

STB

input, you will need to

DVD

input before you can use it. After

Optical input setting

on page 40 for how to do this.

Note

• To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

DVR/TV

OPT2

switch the input signal selector to (multichannel analog). See

type

on page 35.

OUT

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

DVD 5.1ch

Selecting the input signal

AC IN

English

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

3 2

COAXIAL

CENTER



VIDEO

FRONTSURR.SUB W.

AV CONNECTOR OUT

DVD player

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your TV

This page shows you how to connect your TV to the receiver. If your TV has a built-in digital decoder, you can connect the digital audio output to this receiver to enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS sound from digital TV broadcasts.

1 Use a SCART cable to connect the DVR/TV IN/OUT AV connector to an AV connector on your TV.

2 Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the STB(DVD) OPT1 jack to an optical digital audio output on your TV.

If your TV doesn’t have an optical digital audio out jack, it is possible to use a coaxial connection to the

COAX

jack. However, since by default this input is assigned to the the

STB

everything else see

DVD

input, you will need to reassign it to

input before you can use it. After connecting up

Optical input setting

DVD(STB)

on page 40 for

how to do this.

VSX-C501

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

SURROUND

COAXIAL

SURROUND

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

Ω

DIGITAL IN

–

STB

DVR/TV

SUB

BACK

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OPT2

OUT

CENTER SURROUND

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AC IN

AV CONNECTOR

AV CONNECTOR OUT

Connecting your equipment

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

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

1 Use a SCART cable to connect the STB IN AV connector to an AV connector on the set-top box component.

This carries video and analog stereo audio signals from the set-top box component to this receiver.

2 Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the STB(DVD) OPT1 jack to an optical digital audio output on the set-top box component.

This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio.

–

LRL

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

SUB

BACK

WOOFER

OUT

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R CENTER

FRONT

If your set-top box component doesn’t have an optical digital audio out jack, it is possible to use a coaxial connection to the

DVD(STB) COAX

by default this input is assigned to the need to reassign it to the

STB

input before you can use it.

After connecting up everything else see

setting

on page 40 for how to do this.

Note

• If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, omit step

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

Ω

DIGITAL IN

STB

DVR/TV (DVD) OPT1

OPT2

CENTER SURROUND

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

above.

jack. However, since

DVD

input, you will

Coaxial input

AC IN

English

DIGITAL OUT AV CONNECTOR OUT

STB

Connecting your equipment

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder

For video recording, connect a VCR or DVD recorder to the

DVR/TV IN/OUT

jack for optical digital input means that you can play digital sound tracks from a DVD (or other digital) recorder.

1 Use SCART cable to connect the DVR/TV IN/OUT AV connector to an AV connector on your VCR, DVD recorder (or other video component).

This allows playback from and recording to the VCR/DVR (or other component).

AV connector. The

DVR/TV OPT2

2 Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the DVR/TV OPT2 jack to an optical digital audio output on your DVD recorder (or other video component).

This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio.

Note

• If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, omit step

above.

• In order to record, you must connect the SCART cable (the digital connection is for playback only).

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

–

SURROUND

STB

SUB

BACK

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OUT

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

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OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

VIDEO IN/OUT VIDEO IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

DVR, etc.

Note

• Some TVs have both RGB and i/o-Link.A compatible AV connectors, or a single AV connector is switchable. See the instructions that came with your TV for more details. This receiver is compatible with both formats without the need to switch.

• When the DVR is switched on, make sure that it is set to the correct input so that audio/video from the receiver gets passed through to the TV.

• When the receiver is unplugged or in standby (with AV Direct off), you may be able to hear distorted sound from the the

DVR/TV IN/OUT

VIDEO IN/OUT

AV connector and

AV connector if a connected

component is playing.

FM UNBAL 75

DIGITAL IN

DVR/TV

CENTER SURROUND

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AC IN

AV CONNECTOR

AV CONNECTOR IN

Ω

OPT2

Connecting your equipment

Connecting other video components

The

VIDEO IN/OUT

kind of video component, including VCR or video players, TV games and so on. Note that there is no digital audio input for this set of jacks.

1 Use a SCART cable to connect the VIDEO IN/OUT AV connector to an AV connector on your VCR or other video component.

This allows playback from the other component.

AV connector can be used with any

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

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SURROUND

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75

Ω

DIGITAL IN

–

STB

DVR/TV

SUB

BACK

WOOFER

OUT

DVD

(DVD)

(STB)

COAX

OPT1

OPT2

OUT

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

SUB WOOFER

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

AV CONNECTOR OUT

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

English

AC IN

VCR, etc.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs

The

FRONT INPUT

video jack (

L/R

) and an optical digital audio input (

jacks include a standard (composite)

VIDEO

), stereo analog audio inputs (

DIGITAL

AUDIO

). 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

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and portable audio/video equipment.

• Pull down the front cover where indicated to access the front panel inputs.

• The illustration below shows example connections to a portable DVD player.

STANDBY/ON

FRONT INPUT

DIGITAL INPHONESSETUP MIC

VIDEO IN/OUT

AV DIRECT 2DIGITAL

VIDEO

AUDIO RL

AUDIO IN/OUT

DTS 2PRO LOGIC

Portable DVD player, etc.

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or no surround speakers, or even no surround back speaker—

INPUT SELECTOR

MASTER

VOLUME

DOWN UP

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

COLOR BRIGHT MONITOR

SOUND MODE

PHONES

PHONESADVANCEDNEO:6

HOLDON/OFF

will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that surround speakers should always be connected as a pair; do not connect just one surround speaker. All the speakers you use should have a nominal impedance between 6–16

See following page for connection details.

Ω.

R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

–

STB

DVR/TV

SUB

BACK

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OPT2

OUT

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

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LINE LEVEL

INPUT

RLC RSLSSBSW

AC IN

Connecting your equipment

Connecting the speakers

Before you can start connecting the speakers, make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together.

Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) colored, and negative (–) black terminal. For proper sound you should take care to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves. To assist you, use the supplied colored self-adhesive tags, affixing a tag to each end of one half of each cable. Use the tagged wire for the colored/positive terminal; use the untagged wire for the black/negative terminal. Use the different colors to help you identify which speaker cable attaches to which speaker.

Caution

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

• These speaker terminals can be under HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE. When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables, to prevent the risk of electric shock, do not touch uninsulated parts before disconnecting the power cord.

1 Connect the front left and right speakers to the FRONT L/R speaker terminals.

Release each tab as indicated, insert the speaker wire, then return the tab back to it’s original position to secure.

Placing the speakers

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

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

• For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2–3 m apart, at equal distance from the TV.

• Install the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen.

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

• If possible, install the surround speakers slightly above ear level.

Center

Front R

Surround

Front L

Subwoofer

Surround

back

English

2 Connect the center speaker to the CENTER speaker terminals.

3 Connect the surround left and right speakers to the SURROUND L/R speaker terminals.

4 Connect the surround back speaker to the SURROUND BACK speaker terminals.

5 Connect the subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack.

Caution

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

Connecting your equipment

Connecting antennas

The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to AM and FM radio. If you find that reception quality is poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound quality—see

Connecting external antennas

below.

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

–

RCENTER

FRONT

SURROUND

LRL

SURROUND

BACK

SPEAKERS

STB

SUB

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OUT

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AM loop antenna

1 Assemble the stand as shown in the illustration.

fig. A fig. B fig. C

• Bend the stand in the direction indicated (fig. A).

• Clip the loop into the stand (fig. B).

• It’s possible to fix the AM antenna to a wall (fig. C). Before fixing, make sure that the reception is satisfactory.

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

3 Press the AM LOOP antenna terminal tabs to open and insert one wire into each terminal.

4 Release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires.

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

Avoid placing near computers, television sets or other electrical appliances and do not let it come into contact with metal objects.

Note

• The signal ground () is designed to reduce noise that occurs when an antenna is connected. It is not an electrical safety ground.

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

AC IN

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

DVR/TV

OPT2

FM wire antenna

• Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75

Ω

antenna terminal.

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

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

For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

FM UNBAL 75Ω antenna terminal.

PAL connector

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

75Ω coaxial cable

Outdoor antenna

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

terminals without

Indoor antenna

(Vinyl-coated wire)

5-6 m

Connecting your equipment

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

If you have a Pioneer plasma display (models PDP504HDE, PDP-434HDE), you can use the supplied SR+ cable to connect it to this receiver and take advantage of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the receiver input is changed.

• Use the supplied 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your plasma display.

Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver. See

Pioneer plasma displays

on page 40 for detailed

SR+ mode for

instructions.

AV4 (RCA)

AV3 (SCART )

Pioneer plasma

display

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

AV1 (SCART)

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

STB (DVD) OPT1

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MONITOR OUT

AV2 (AV3) (SCART)

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

DVR/TV

DVD

(STB)

COAX

OPT2

Pioneer plasma display

OUT

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

SUB WOOFER

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) DVD IN

VIDEO IN/OUT

i/o link.A select

English

AV CONNECTOR

COLOR BRIGHT MONITOR

HOLDON/OFF

DVD player

PHONES

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)



Portable DVD player, etc.

DVD IN (or COAX)



PULLOPEN

FRONT INPUT

VSX-C501

STANDBY/ON

2DIGITAL 2PRO LOGIC

AV DIRECT

Caution

• When the receiver is connected to a plasma display using an SR+ cable, if the plasma display is switched off, you cannot use the remote to control the receiver.

Satellite receiver, etc

STB IN (or OPT1)

MASTER

SOUND MODE

PHONESADVANCEDNEO:6DTS

INPUT SELECTOR

VOLUME

DOWN

VIDEO

IN/OUT

DVR, VCR, etc.

DVR/TV IN/OUT (or OPT2)

RCA pin to SCART adapter (not supplied)

Connecting your equipment

Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor

Many Pioneer components have SR

CONTROL

jacks

Plugging in the receiver

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

which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component.

Note that if you use this feature, make sure that you also have at least one set of analog audio jacks connected to another component for grounding purposes.

1 Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor of.

When you want to control any component in the chain, this is the remote sensor that you will point the remote control at.

2 Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that component to the CONTROL IN jack of another Pioneer component.

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

3 Continue the chain in the same way for as many

1 Plug the supplied power cable into the AC IN socket on the back of the receiver.

2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.

components as you have.

Tip

• You can also set up the supplied remote to control other components in your system (both Pioneer and non-Pioneer). See

components

Using the remote control with other

on page 42 for how to do this.

Caution

• Handle the power cable by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cable and never touch the power cable when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit or a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cable, or pinch the cable. Never make a knot in the cable or tie it with other cables. The power cables should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cable can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cable once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

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R CENTER

LRL

FRONT

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

CONTROL

IN OUT

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75Ω

DIGITAL IN

–

STB

DVR/TV

SUB

BACK

(DVD)

WOOFER

OPT1

OPT2

OUT

DVD

SUB WOOFER

(STB)

COAX

OUT

CONTROL

CENTER SURROUND

AUDIO IN (5.1CH) STB INDVD IN

CONTROL

IN OUT

VIDEO IN/OUT DVR/TV IN/OUT

AV CONNECTOR

AC IN

Controls and displays

Chapter 4

Controls and displays

Front panel

1 2 4 53 7 86

STANDBY/ON

PULL-



OPEN

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AV DIRECT 2DIGITAL

DTS 2PRO LOGIC

1 Front panel connections cover

Pull where indicated to access the front panel connections (

SETUP MIC/PHONES

jack,

FRONT INPUT

jacks).

2 STANDBY/ON button

Press to switch the receiver on or into standby.

3 AV DIRECT indicator

Lights in standby when the receiver is passing an audio/ video signal from one SCART AV connector to another.

4 Digital surround format indicators

DIGITAL indicator

Lights when the current source is Dolby Digital.

DTS indicator

Lights when the current source is DTS.

5 Listening mode indicators

PRO LOGIC II indicator

(page 28) Lights when one of the Dolby Pro Logic II surround modes is active with a 2 channel (stereo) source.

NEO:6 indicator

(page 28) Lights when the Neo:6 listening mode is active with a 2 channel (stereo) source.

ADVANCED indicator

(page 29) Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes is active.

PHONES indicator

(page 29)

Lights when phones surround mode is active.

SOUND MODE indicator

(page 29)

Lights when one of the Sound Modes is active.

6 Remote control sensor

7 INPUT SELECTOR knob

(page 27) Turn to cycle through the various inputs. The current input is shown in the front panel display.

PHONESADVANCEDNEO:6

8 MASTER VOLUME knob

Use to adjust the volume.

SOUND MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

MASTER VOLUME

DOWN UP

English

Controls and displays

Display

1 32 54 6 87

MULTI

10 1211

1 DIG (digital) / ANA (analog)

Indicates whether the current input source is analog or digital.

2 MULTI indicator

Lights when the multichannel analog inputs are selected as the input signal type for the

3 Hi-FS indicator

Lights when the current input signal is 88.2/96 kHz digital.

4 Sleep timer indicator

Lights when the sleep timer has been set.

5 DIALOG indicator

Lights when Dialog Enhancement is on.

6 Input/output channel indicators

(page 35)

(page 29)

Input indicators Output indicators

(page 35)

DVD

(page 35)

input.

DIALOG

TUNED

Lights when tuned to a broadcast.

MONO

(page 31)

Lights when the tuner MPX mode is set to mono.

RDS

(page 32) Lights when listening to a station that is broadcasting RDS information.

RF ATT

(page 31)

Lights when the RF attenuator is switched on.

10 Character display

11 EON indicators EON

lights when EON is set. The dot indicator to the left lights when the current broadcast carries the EON data service.

12 Volume level indicator

Indicates the volume level in dB.

(page 34)

The combined input/output indicators show at a glance which channels are present in a source and the speakers that are being used for the output.

The letters channels coming into the receiver (left, center, right, low frequency effect, left-surround and right-surround respectively). Monoaural and when playing Dolby EX or DTS-ES soundtracks.

The triangular segments and the active speaker output channels.

7 VIR.SB indicator

Lights when the Virtual Surround Back effect is on.

8 OVER indicator

Lights when the input signal is too high, risking distortion. Use the input attenuator to reduce the level.

9 Tuner indicators

L, C, R, LFE, Ls

lights in Dolby Surround or Surround

STEREO

Lights when listening to a stereo FM broadcast in auto/stereo mode.

(page 31)

and Rs indicate the input

(subwoofer) indicate

(page 30)

(page 40)

Controls and displays

Remote control

Function names printed in green on the remote control are receiver-related functions. Function names printed in blue are for the built-in tuner (see page 31). Other functions relate to other equipment that you can control using this remote. See also

other equipment

on page 42.

1 2

RECEIVER

5 7



SLEEP

DVD

AV DIRECT

VIDEO

INPUT

8 9

AUTO STEREO

SOUND MODE

MUTE

MCACC

DTV MENU TOP MENU

SETUP

AUDIO

SBch MODE DIMMER

CLASS MPX

DISPLAY

BCDE



CHANNEL

INPUT

1 RECEIVER

Press to put the remote in ‘receiver’ mode (i.e., the remote controls the receiver functions).

2 LED

Indicates a remote control operation.

3 RECEIVER

Press to switch the receiver on or into standby.

4 SOURCE

(page 42) Press to switch the current source component on or into standby.

STB

FRONT FM/AM

LEVEL

SURROUND

DIALOG

MASTER

VOLUME

SYSTEM

SETUP

TUNE

STST

ENTER

TUNE

BANDEON RETURN RF ATT

TV CONTROL

CHANNEL

RECEIVER

Using the tuner

Controlling

SOURCE

DVR/TV

TEST TONECH SELECT

ADVANCED SURROUND

SIGNAL SELECT

T.EDIT MENU

GUIDE

SUBTITLE

D.ACCESS

DISC

ENTER

VOLUME

5 AV DIRECT

(page 10 and page 40)

Press to switch the AV Direct function on / off.

SLEEP (RECEIVER + AV DIRECT)

(page 35)

Use to set the sleep timer.

6 Input/remote control mode select buttons

(page 27) When the Remote Direct function is set to on, these buttons (except

FM/AM

) change the remote mode and the receiver input simultaneously. When set to off, they only switch the remote mode (see also

function

on page 43).

Remote Direct

DVD

Press to select

DVD

as the current input.

STB

Press to select

STB

(set-top box) as the current input.

DVR/TV

Press to select

DVR/TV

as the current input.

VIDEO

Press to select

VIDEO

as the current input.

FRONT

Press to select

FRONT

(the front panel audio/video

inputs) as the current input.

FM/AM

Press to select

FM/AM

(the built-in tuner) as the

current input.

7 INPUT

Press to cycle through the various inputs. The current input is shown in the front panel display.

8 Channel setup buttons

(page 41)

CH SELECT

Use to select the speaker channel to adjust.

LEVEL +/–

Use to adjust the output level of the current speaker channel.

TEST TONE

Press to start/stop the test tone.

9 Sound buttons

(page 28)

AUTO

Press to select the

AUTO

(default) sound for the current source (stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) and switch off all other sound processing.

STEREO

(page 28)

Press to hear the current source in stereo.

SURROUND

Use to select a

(page 28)

SURROUND

mode for the current

source.

English

Controls and displays

ADVANCED SURROUND

Use to select an

ADVANCED SURROUND

(page 29)

mode for

the current source.

SOUND MODE

Use to select a

(page 29)

SOUND MODE

for the current

source.

DIALOG

Press to switch on/off

(page 29)

DIALOG

(dialog

enhancement).

10 MUTE

Press to mute all output. Press again (or adjust the volume using the

MASTER VOLUME

control) to restore

the sound.

11 SIGNAL SELECT

(page 35) Press to select the type of input signal for the current input (

DVD, STB, DVR/TV

and

FRONT

12 MASTER VOLUME

Use to adjust the volume.

13 MCACC SETUP

(page 25) Press to start MCACC (Multichannel Acoustic Calibration) setup.

14 SYSTEM SETUP

Press to access the

(page 38)

SYSTEM SETUP

menu to make

detailed receiver settings.

15 Cursor keys and ENTER

Use to navigate menus and select options/execute commands.

16 SBch MODE

(page 30)

Use to select the surround back channel mode.

17 DIMMER

First press

RECEIVER

, then press

DIMMER

repeatedly to change the brightness/switch off the front panel display. The display will light brightly for about two seconds when you operate the receiver with the display off or dimmed. (Note that the master volume indicator always remains lit, even when the rest of the display is off.)

18 Playback controls

(page 45) Playback controls for external components, such as DVD and CD players.

Functions printed in blue control the built-in tuner; other functions control other external equipment.

19 Number buttons

(page 45) Use for numerical input of track numbers, radio frequencies, and so on.

20 CHANNEL +/–

(page 45) Use to change channels on a satellite receiver, cable box, VCR or DVR.

21 TV CONTROL buttons

(page 42) Use to control your TV (after setting up the remote control to work with your TV).

Operating range of the remote control

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.

Getting started

SOUND

SIGNAL

Chapter 5

Getting started

Automatically calibrating your listening area (MCACC)

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

DIALOG

MODE

SELECT

MUTE

MASTER

VOLUME

MCACC

SYSTEM

SETUP

TUNE DTV MENU TOP MENU

AUDIO

DISPLAY

Caution

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

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

• Using the MCACC setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings in the receiver (except for the subwoofer setting – page 39).

• MCACC setup can’t be used if the input signal type is set to

DVD 5.1ch

. Press

the input signal type to

1 If the receiver is off, press  RECEIVER to turn the power on.

Also turn on your subwoofer if you have one. If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them.

2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position.

Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position using the supplied microphone stand on a table or chair.

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

• Don’t plug the microphone into the receiver yet!

T.EDIT MENU

STST

ENTER

GUIDE

SUBTITLE

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VIRTUAL SB

DIMMER

BANDEON RETURN RF ATT

CLASS MPX

D.ACCESS

SIGNAL SELECT

DIG

ANA

to change

3 Press RECEIVER.

4 Press MCACC SETUP. MIC IN

blinks in the display prompting you to connect the

microphone. (Open the front panel cover to access the

PHONES/MIC

MIC IN

•

jack.)

blinks in the display for about 30 seconds. If you don’t connect the microphone in that time, the receiver automatically exits the MCACC setup.

After connecting the microphone the receiver will output some test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.

If the background noise level is too high, in the display for five seconds, then the display shows

NEXT?

. To continue press

SETUP

to exit. If you choose to continue, there’s a

ENTER

NOISY!

, or press

blinks

MCACC

possibility that the MCACC setup may not complete successfully, resulting in an error message.

• See below for notes regarding high background noise levels and an explanation of error messages.

5 Confirm the speaker configuration shown in the display.

The configuration shown in the display should reflect the actual speakers you have. Use the table below to check that it’s correct.

(

=Connected)



Display

2.0ch

2.1ch*

3.0ch

3.1ch*

4.0ch

4.1ch*

5.0ch

5.1ch*

6.0ch

6.1ch*

Front Center Surr. Surr. Back Sub W.





 



 



 

  

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use the

/

one, then press

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the correct

ENTER

English

Getting started

6 Wait while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening.

You may have to adjust the subwoofer volume for the receiver to complete setting up.

• If the display shows volume on the subwoofer, then press

• If the display shows on the subwoofer, then press

Once the MCACC setup has finished, the display shows

COMPLETE

7 When the display shows MIC OFF, disconnect the microphone.

The MCACC setup is complete!

Note that there will be no output from the speakers until you disconnect the microphone.

• When one of the listening modes is selected, you can

• Depending on the the characteristics of your room,

, then

Note

check the settings made by the MCACC system by using

CH SELECT

going through the steps in

from the System Setup menu

other settings.

sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12cm will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually—see

receiver settings from the System Setup menu

page 38.

SW VOL.DN

SW VOL.UP

RESUME

(to check channel levels) or by

, turn down the

ENTER

, turn up the volume

ENTER

Making receiver settings

on page 38 to check

Making

MCACC error messages

Below is an explanation of error messages that can appear during MCACC setup. If you encounter an error, make the necessary checks and start the MCACC setup again.

•

ERR MIC

•

ERR Fch ERR Sch

• speaker connections.

•

ERR SW

switched on and volume on the subwoofer is turned up.

– Check the microphone connection.

– Check the front speaker connections.

– Check the surround or surround back

– Make sure the subwoofer has been