Pioneer VSX-LX52 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

audio/video multi-channel receiver

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

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.

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

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

IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 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.

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WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully.

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

WARNING

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

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.

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

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Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries

Symbol for equipment

Symbol examples for batteries

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These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.

For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points in accordance with your national legislation.

By disposing of these products and batteries correctly, you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling.

For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries, please contact your local municipality, your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items.

These symbols are only valid in the European Union.

For countries outside the European Union:

If you wish to discard these items, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

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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.

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)

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.

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).

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).

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

Contents

Flow of settings on the receiver . . . . . 6

01 Before you start

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

02 Controls and displays

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Determining the speakers’ application . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Other speaker connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Placing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Some tips for improving sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections . . . 19

Bi-amping your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting the Surr Back system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ZONE 2 setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bi-Amping setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About the audio connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About the video converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting your TV and playback components . . . . . 23

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output . . 24 Connecting your TV with no HDMI input . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR

and other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver

or other set-top box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 28 Connecting other audio components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Connecting AM/FM antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

MULTI-ZONE setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Switching components on and off

using the 12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 34

Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to

the front panel input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Connecting a USB device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

04 Basic Setup

Switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Changing the OSD display language

(OSD Language). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 40

The Input Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 41

05 Basic playback

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Playing a source with HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . 42 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 43

Playing an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Playing back audio files stored on an iPod. . . . . . . . 43

Playing a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Playing back audio files stored on a USB

memory device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Playing back photo files stored on a USB

memory device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

About playable file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Improving FM sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Using Neural THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Tuning directly to a station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

06 Listening to your system

Auto playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Listening in surround sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using Stream Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 53 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 53 Setting the Up Mix function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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07 KURO LINK

Making the KURO LINK connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Cautions on the KURO LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . 57 About connections with a product of a different

brand that supports the KURO LINK function . . . . . 58

KURO LINK Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Setting the PQLS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Synchronized amp mode operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

08 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Setting the Video options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Switching the HDMI output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Checking your system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

09 Controlling the rest of your system

Operating multiple receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 67 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Resetting the remote control presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Default preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Controls the components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

10 The Advanced MCACC menu

Making receiver settings from the Advanced

MCACC menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Fine Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Checking MCACC Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Speaker Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Acoustic Cal EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Output PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Renaming MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Copying MCACC preset data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Clearing MCACC presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

11 The system and the other setup

 

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

 

menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

84

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

85

Speaker Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

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Power ON Level Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Volume Limit Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Remote Control Mode Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Flicker Reduction Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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12 Additional information

 

Speaker Setting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Positional relationship between speakers and

 

monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

94

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output . . . . .

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Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

97

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

97

Important information regarding

 

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

98

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

99

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

100

Dolby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101

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

101

About iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102

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

103

Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct

 

with different input signal formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104

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

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Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

113

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

113

Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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

1Before you start

Checking what’s in the box (page 8)

Loading the batteries (page 8)

2Determining the speakers’ application (page 16)

7.1ch surround connection

5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection

5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection

5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection

3Connecting 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)

4Connecting the components

About the audio connection (page 21)

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 37)

5Switching the speaker impedance (page 38)

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

6 Power On

7Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 38)

8 Surround back speaker setting (page 85)

9MCACC speaker settings

Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) (page 39)

10The Input Setup menu (page 40)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

11 Switching the HDMI output (page 65)

12 Basic playback (page 42)

13Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

Using the various listening modes

Using surround back channel processing (page 53)

Better sound using Phase Control (page 55)

Measure the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/ FRONT ALIGN) (page 72)

Change the channel level while listening (Tip on page 86)

Switches on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 60)

Setting the PQLS function (page 59)

Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 60)

Setting the Video options (page 61)

14Other optional adjustments and settings

KURO LINK Setup (page 58)

The Advanced MCACC menu (page 71)

The system and the other setup (page 84)

15Making maximum use of the remote control

Operating multiple receivers (page 67)

Setting the remote to control other components (page 67)

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Before you start

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Features

Advanced Direct Energy design

This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low distortion and stable imaging. Through a circuit design that minimizes the energy loss of the amplifier for each of the channels, this receiver generates equal amplifier power to all channels, eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a particular sound field.

Easy setup using Advanced MCACC

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

THX Select2 Plus certified design

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

• Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-EXPRESS and DTS-HD Master Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phase Control

The Phase Control technology incorporated into this receiver’s design provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound image at your listening position.

Sound Retriever

The Sound Retriever feature employs DSP technology to restore sound pressure and smooth jagged artifacts left over after compression. This helps bring CD quality sound back to WMA, MP3 and MPEG-4 AAC audio files and achieves a richer sense of presence when playing Dolby Digital, DTS or WMA 9 Pro audio formats recorded in multiple channels on DVDs and other discs.

Front Stage Surround Advance

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

Auto Level Control

When the source is played in Auto level control mode (ALC), this receiver automatically equalizes the playback sound level according to the variation in recording levels.

HDMI and digital video conversion

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

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

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01 Before you start

iPod and USB Ready

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

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

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

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 cord

Warranty card

These operating instructions

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.

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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 batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries.

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.

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Chapter 2:

Controls and displays

Remote control

 

 

 

 

12

 

RECEIVER

 

 

SOURCE

1

 

 

 

13

 

DVD

BD

DVR

HDMI

2

TV

CD

CD-R

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

iPod USB

TUNER

INPUT SELECT

 

 

 

HDMI OUT

 

1

2

 

3

 

SIGNAL SEL MCACC

SLEEP

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 67).

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 48) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

3

4

 

 

5

6

 

SBch

A.ATT

DIMMER

 

 

7

 

 

8

9

 

 

D.ACCESS CH LEVEL

CLASS

 

 

 

 

 

0

ENTER

 

 

 

INPUT

MASTER

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

4

TV CONTROL

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

VOL

MUTE

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

5

PARAMETER

 

 

 

PARAMETER

 

LIST

TUNE TOOLS

 

TOP MENU

 

 

 

T.EDIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

BAND

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

PRESET

ENTER

PRESET

 

 

 

 

PTY

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

SEARCH

 

 

 

 

 

HOME

TUNE

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

iPod CTRL

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO/ALC/

STEREO

 

MENU

 

 

DIRECT

STANDARD ADV SURR

 

 

HDD

DVD

 

 

 

 

7

THX

PHASE CTRL

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/DTV

MPX

 

PQLS

 

 

8

AUDIO

INFO

 

 

CH

 

 

DISP

 

 

 

16

9

 

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

17

10

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

ZONE 2

 

ZONE 3

 

 

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

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

White – Receiver control, TV Control

Blue – Other controls

ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV. Press RECEIVER first to access:

HDMI OUT – Switch the HDMI output terminal (page 65).

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 55).

MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 54).

SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 65).

SBch – Use to select the surround back/virtual surround back channel mode (page 53).

A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 64).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 65).

CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use / to adjust the level (page 86).

Press TUNER first to access:

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 48).

CLASS – Switches between the seven banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 48).

4 TV CONTROL buttons

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 68 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.

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5 Tuner/component control buttons/HOME MENU

These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button (DVD,

DVR, TV, etc.). The BAND, T.EDIT and PTY SEARCH tuner controls are explained on page 48.

Press RECEIVER first to access:

AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio options (page 60).

VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video options (page 61).

HOME MENU – Use to access the Home Menu (pages 38, 40, 58, 71, 84 and 88).

RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).

6 / / / (TUNE/PRESET) /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 71) and the Audio or Video options (page 60 or 61). 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 48).

7 Component/Receiver 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 48).

Press RECEIVER first to access:

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT – Switches between Auto Surround (page 50), Auto level control mode and Stream Direct mode (page 53).

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 52).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 50).

ADV SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 51).

THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 51).

PHASE CTRL – Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 55).

STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings (page 65).

PQLS – Press to select PQLS setting (page 59).

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8AUDIO – Changes the audio or channel on DVD or BD discs.

DISP – Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies.

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

9REMOTE SETUP

Use to input the preset code when making remote control settings and to set the remote control mode (page 67).

10 TV CTRL

Use this button to set preset code of your TV’s manufacturer when controlling TV (see Selecting preset codes directly on page 67 for more on this).

11 MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch

Switch to perform operations in the main zone, ZONE 2 and ZONE 3 (page 64).

12 Remote control LED

Lights when a command is sent from the remote control (page 67).

13 SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 67 for more on this).

14MASTER VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

15MUTE

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

16 RECEIVER

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

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Press to turn on/off the illumination of some of the buttons.

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Front panel

1

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

5

 

 

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VSX-LX52

 

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

BAND

TUNE

TUNE

PHASE

ADVANCED

 

 

PQLS

HDMI

PRESET

PRESET

TUNER EDIT

 

CONTROL

 

MCACC

 

 

 

INPUT

 

AUTO SURR/ALC/

STEREO

ADVANCED

STANDARD

 

 

MULTI-ZONE

 

MASTER

 

SELECTOR

 

STREAM DIRECT

SURROUND

SURROUND

HOME THX

SPEAKERS

CONTROL

ON/OFF

 

VOLUME

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPod

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPhone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCACC SETUP MIC

USB

 

HDMI 4

9 10

1INPUT SELECTOR dial

Use to select an input function.

2STANDBY/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.

3Tuner controls

BAND – Switches between AM and FM radio bands (page 48).

TUNE +/– – Use to find radio frequencies (page 48). PRESET +/– – Use to find preset stations (page 48).

TUNER EDIT – Use with TUNE +/–, PRESET +/– and

ENTER to memorize and name stations for recall (page 48).

4PHASE CONTROL indicator – Lights to indicate Phase Control is selected (page 55).

ADVANCED MCACC indicator – Lights when EQ is set to ON in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu (page 60).

PQLS indicator – Lights when the PQLS feature is active (page 59).

HDMI indicator – Blinks when connecting an HDMIequipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 23).

5Character display

See Display on page 12.

6ENTER

7Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see

Operating range of remote control unit on page 8).

8 MASTER VOLUME dial

11 12

13

14

15

9 PHONES jack

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

10Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between Auto Surround (page 50), Auto level control mode and Stream Direct mode (page 53).

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 52).

ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 51).

STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 50).

HOME THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 51).

11SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 63).

12 MULTI-ZONE controls

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTIZONE setup on page 31) use these controls to control the sub zone from the main zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 63).

13 MCACC SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone (page 39).

14 iPod/iPhone/USB terminals

Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio and video source, or connect a USB device for audio and photo playback (page 36).

15 HDMI input connector

Use for connection to compatible HDMI device (Video camera, etc.). See Connecting an HDMI-equipped

component to the front panel input on page 35.

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Display

1

 

2

 

3

4 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 16

AUTO

L

C

R

2DIGITAL PLUS

DSD

PCM

PQLS

ALC

ATT

TUNED RDS

 

 

PCM

SL

 

SR

2TrueHD WMA9Pro

MULTI-ZONE

STEREO

 

 

 

HDMI

XC

DTS HD ES 96/24

S.RTRV SOUND UP MIX OVER MONO

 

 

dB

DIGITAL

XL

XR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

LFE

MSTR CD

TUNER

iPod

DVD

TV

 

VIDEO

USB

[ 4 ]

 

AUTO SURROUND

 

CD-R

 

BD

 

DVR

 

HDMI [ 2 ]

[ 3 ]

 

STREAM DIRECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2PROLOGIC

x Neo:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THX ADV.SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP AB

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

17

18

19 20

1 SIGNAL indicators

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 55).

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.

4 S.RTRV

Lights when the Sound Retriever function is active (page 60).

5 MULTI-ZONE

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active (page 63).

6DSD PCM – Light during DSD (Direct Stream Digital) to PCM conversion with SACDs.

PCM – Lights during playback of PCM signals.

7SOUND

Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or tone controls feature is selected (page 60).

Lights when Dialog Enhancement is switched on.

8 UP MIX

Lights when the Up Mix is switched on (page 54).

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22

9Listening mode indicators

AUTO SURROUND – Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on (page 50).

ALC – Lights when the ALC (Auto level control) mode is selected (page 53).

STREAM DIRECT – Lights when Direct/Pure Direct is selected (page 53).

ADV.SURROUND – Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected (page 51).

STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is switched on (page 52).

STANDARD – Lights when one of the Standard Surround modes is switched on (page 50).

THX – Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected (page 51).

10 (PHASE CONTROL)

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 55).

11 Analog signal indicators

Light to indicate reducing the level of an analog signal (page 64).

12Tuner indicators

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

MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set using

MPX.

RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received.

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Lights when the sound is muted (page 10).

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14Master volume level

Shows the overall volume level.

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

15Input function indicators

Light to indicate the input function you have selected.

16 Scroll indicators

Light when there are more selectable items when making the various settings.

17 Speaker indicators

Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 63).

18 SLEEP

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 65).

19Matrix decoding format indicators

2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2Pro Logic II / 2Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 50).

Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (page 50).

20MSTR

Lights during playback of DTS-HD Master Audio signal.

21 Character display

Displays various system information.

22 Remote control mode indicator

Lights to indicate the receiver’s remote control mode setting. (Not displayed when set to 1.) (page 67)

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03 Connecting your equipment

Chapter 3:

Connecting your equipment

This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system.

Rear panel

HDMI

BD IN

 

 

 

IN 1

 

IN 2

 

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO

OUT 2

 

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

 

ABLE

 

 

 

 

 

AC IN

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK)

 

2

3 IN 2

IN 3

 

OUT

 

11ANTENNA

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

 

IN

2

 

 

5

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

9

CENTER

SURROUND

10

CENTER

 

AUDIO

FM UNMAL

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Single)

 

 

 

(DVD)

 

(DVR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

PB

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND

 

 

 

PR

 

PR

 

 

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

MONITOR

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND BACK / B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

R

L

 

 

R

 

L

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

13

 

14

 

 

15

 

12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

1 HDMI connectors (x6)

Multiple inputs and two outputs for high-quality audio/ video connection to compatible HDMI devices.

See Connecting your TV and playback components on page 23.

See Switching the HDMI output on page 65.

2 Coaxial digital audio inputs (x2)

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

See also The Input Setup menu on page 40 to assign the inputs.

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

Use the OUT jack for recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder.

See Connecting other audio components on page 28.

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

See also The Input Setup menu on page 40 to assign the inputs.

4 Component video connectors (x3)

Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD player.

See Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output on page 24.

Use the output to connect monitor or TV.

See Connecting your TV with no HDMI input on page 25.

5 MULTI-ZONE audio/video outputs

Use to connect a second or third amplifier and monitors or TVs in a separate room.

See MULTI-ZONE setup on page 31.

6 Composite and S-Video monitor outputs

Use to connect monitors and TVs.

See Connecting your TV with no HDMI input on page 25.

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7 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x5)

Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks for composite video, S-Video and stereo analog audio.

See Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page 27.

8Stereo analog audio source inputs/(outputs) (x3)

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

See Connecting other audio components on page 28.

9Multichannel analog audio inputs

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

See Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 28.

10 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs

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

See Connecting additional amplifiers on page 29 (see also Installing your speaker system on page 19 for powered subwoofer connection).

11 AM and FM antenna terminals

Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio broadcasts.

See Connecting AM/FM antennas on page 30.

12 RS-232C connector

Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when using Advanced MCACC.

See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 34.

13 Control input/output

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

See Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor on page 33.

14 Remote inputs/output

Use for connection to an external remote control sensor for use in a MULTI-ZONE setup, for example.

See Connecting an IR receiver on page 33.

15 12 V trigger jacks (total 50 mA max.) (x2)

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

See Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 34.

16 Speaker terminals

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

See Connecting the speakers on page 18.

17 AC power inlet

Connect the supplied power cord here.

See Plugging in the receiver on page 37.

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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 ( L and R ).

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

ront

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front

 

left

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cente

r

right

 

Subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SR

 

Surr

ound

 

 

 

 

Surround

 

left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBL

 

 

 

SBR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ound

 

Surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

back left

 

back right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[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

L

SW

R

Front

C

Front

left*

Center

right*

Subwoofer

 

Surround

 

Surround

left

 

right

SL

 

SR

*Bi-amp compatible speaker

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[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

L

SW

R

L

R

Front

C

Front

left

Center

right

Left

Right

Subwoofer

 

 

ZONE 2

 

 

 

 

Surround

 

Surround

 

 

left

 

right

 

 

SL

 

SR

 

 

[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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

SW

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front

Front

 

 

 

 

 

left

 

 

 

 

 

right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center

 

 

 

 

Subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround

 

 

 

 

 

Surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

left

 

 

 

 

 

right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 39.

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Placing the speakers

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

5.1 channel surround system:

Center

Front right

Front left

Subwoofer

 

120°

120°

Surround

Surround

left

right

6.1 channel surround system:

Center

Front right

Front left

Subwoofer

 

120°

120°

Surround

Surround

left

right

Surround Back

7.1 channel surround system:

 

Front left

Center

Front right

 

Subwoofer

 

90°

 

90°

Surround

 

Surround

left

 

right

Surround back

60°

Surround back

left

 

right

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

THX speaker system setup

If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the diagram below to place your speakers. Note that the surround speakers ( indicates bi-polar radiating speakers) should output at an angle parallel to the listener.

L

C

R

SL

SR

Surround Surround

SBL SBR

Surround back

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

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

See also THX Audio Setting on page 87 to make the settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes (page 51).

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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, place them at a narrower angle.

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

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

Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and 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 54).

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.

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 as a safety measure.

Bare wire connections

1Twist exposed wire strands together. (fig. A)

2Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire. (fig. B)

3Tighten terminal. (fig. C)

fig. A

fig. B

fig. C

10 mm

Important

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

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

CAUTION

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

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Installing your speaker system

At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal).

Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections

Subwoofer Center

Front left

Front right

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

HDMI

BD IN

IN 1

 

IN 2

 

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO

OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABLE

 

 

AC IN

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK)

 

IN 1

 

IN 2

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

 

 

1 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

COMPONENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

 

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

 

AUDIO

FM UNMAL

(DVD)

(DVR) L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

75

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Single)

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

PB

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND

 

PR

PR

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

MONITOR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND BACK / B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

R

L

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

7.1 ch surround setting

 

 

Surround back left

Surround back right

 

 

6.1 ch surround setting

 

 

Surround back

No connect

 

 

Speaker B setting

 

Surround left

Speaker B - Left

Speaker B - Right

Surround right

 

ZONE 2 setting

 

 

ZONE 2 - Left

ZONE 2 - Right

 

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Bi-amping your speakers

Bi-amp compatible

 

Bi-amp compatible

speaker

Center

speaker

 

 

Subwoofer

High

High

Low

Low

Front left

HDMI

BD IN

IN 1

 

IN 2

 

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO

OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABLE

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK)

 

IN 1

 

IN 2

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

 

 

ANTENNA

1 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

 

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

 

AUDIO

FM UNMAL

(DVD)

(DVR) L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

75

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Single)

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

PB

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND

 

PR

PR

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

MONITOR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND BACK / B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

R

L

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front right

AC IN

Surround right

Surround left

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

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

Bi-wiring your speakers

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

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 biamping 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.

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

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

2Select ‘ZONE 2’ from the Surr Back System menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 85 to do this.

Speaker B setup

You can listen to stereo playback in another room.

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

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

2Select ‘Speaker B’ from the Surr Back System menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 85 to do this.

Bi-Amping setup

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

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

See Bi-amping your speakers on page 20.

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

See Surround back speaker setting on page 85 to do this.

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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

Transferable audio

 

terminals

signals

 

HDMI

HD audio

priority

 

 

signalSound

Digital (Coaxial)

Conventional digital audio

 

 

Digital (Optical)

 

 

RCA (Analog)

Conventional analog audio

 

(White/Red)

 

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

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.

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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.1

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, S-Video, then composite (in that order).

Source device

High picture quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This receiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV monitor

 

Terminal for

 

 

Terminal for

 

 

 

 

connection with

 

 

connection with TV

source device

 

 

monitor

Types of cables

HDMI IN

PB PR Y

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

HDMI OUT

PB PR Y

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

Video signals can be output

For optimal video performance, THX recommends switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 61) OFF.

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.

Note

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 61) 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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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 57).

HDMI/DVI-compatible

Other HDMI/DVI-

 

 

 

Blu-ray disc player

equipped component

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor

 

 

 

 

or flat screen TV

HDMI OUT

HDMI OUT

HDMI IN

Select one

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL OPTICAL

R ANALOG L

 

 

 

 

This connection is

 

 

 

 

required in order to

 

 

 

 

listen to the sound of

 

 

 

 

the TV over the receiver.

HDMI

BD IN

IN 1

IN 2

 

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO

OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

 

ASSIGN-

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABLE

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK)

 

IN 1

 

IN 2

IN 1

IN 2

 

IN 3

 

OUT

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

 

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

(DVD)

 

(DVR) L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER

PR

 

PR

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

MONITOR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

CENTER

 

SURROUND

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

R

 

L

 

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When connecting a Blu-ray disc player, connect the player to the receiver’s BD IN terminal.

When connecting to an HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or a flat screen TV using the HDMI OUT 2 terminal, switch the HDMI output setting to HDMI OUT 2 or HDMI OUT ALL. See Switching the HDMI output on page 65.

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 24).

If your Blu-ray disc player offers multi-channel analog audio outputs, see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 28.

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.

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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.

DVD player, etc.

HDMI/DVI-compatible

monitor or flat screen TV

Select one

 

 

Select one

HDMI IN

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL OUT

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

R ANALOG L

COAXIAL OPTICAL

PR

PB

VIDEO S-VIDEO

Y

HDMI

BD IN

IN 1

 

IN 2

 

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO OUT 2

COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

ABLE

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK)

 

IN 1

IN 2

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

 

OUT

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

 

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

(DVD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER S

PR

 

 

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

MONITOR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

R

L

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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03

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD player, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select one

 

 

 

Select one

 

 

 

Select one

VIDEO IN

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

HDMI OUT

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL OUT

 

 

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO VIDEO

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PR

PB

Y

 

R ANALOG L

COAXIAL OPTICAL

PR

PB

VIDEO S-VIDEO

 

 

Y

HDMI

BD IN

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

IN 2 IN 1

ABLE

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

LINK)

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

(DVD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER S

PR

 

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

R

L

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. Please refer to the operating instructions supplied with your component for more information.

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.

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

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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

 

Input Terminals

 

Digital

HDMI

Component

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

COAX-1

 

IN 1

 

 

 

 

BD

 

(BD)

 

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT

OPT-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR

OPT-2

 

IN 2

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

OPT-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI 1

 

(HDMI-1)

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI 2

 

(HDMI-2)

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI 3

 

(HDMI-3)

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI 4

 

(HDMI-4)

 

(front panel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

COAX-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

About HDMI1

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD 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 transfer2

x.v.Color signal transfer2

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), DVDAudio, CD, SACD (DSD signal), Video CD, Super VCD

Synchronized operation with components using the KURO LINK function (see KURO LINK on page 57)

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.

Note

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.

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

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Connecting your equipment

03

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).

HDD/DVD recorder, VCR, etc.

Select one

 

Select one

Select one

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO VIDEO

R ANALOG L

COAXIAL OPTICAL

R ANALOG L

VIDEO S-VIDEO

HDMI

BD IN

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

IN 2 IN 1

ABLE

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

LINK)

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

IN 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

(DVD)

(DVR) L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

ZONE3

DVD

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER SU

PR

PR

OUT

OUT

IN

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

MONITOR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

IN

OUT

 

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 40).

STB

 

 

Select one

Select one

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL OUT

S-VIDEO VIDEO

R ANALOG L

COAXIAL OPTICAL

 

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.

DVD player, etc.

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

R

L

R

L

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT 1 (KURO OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

LINK)

IN 1

IN 2 IN 1

ABLE

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

E2

ZONE3

TV/SAT

VIDEO

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

SUBWOOFER S

 

OUT

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

PRE

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

R

L

 

 

R

 

L

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONTROL

 

IR

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN 1

IN 2

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT 1 (KURO OUT 2

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

LINK)

IN 1

IN 2 IN 1

ABLE

 

 

IN 2

3

OUT

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(

(VIDEO)

CD-R/TAPE FRONT CENTER SURROUND FRONT CENTER

 

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

SUBWOOFER

SUBWOOFER S

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

PRE

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

 

A

R

L

 

L

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

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.

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.

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Connecting your equipment

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).

CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.

Select one

Select one

 

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO IN

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

R ANALOG L

COAXIAL OPTICAL

R ANALOG L

OUT 1 (KURO

OUT 2

COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGN-

 

OPTICAL

 

LINK)

 

IN 1

IN 2

 

ABLE

 

 

 

 

IN 1

IN 2

IN 3

OUT

 

 

 

(DVD)

(CD)

(TV/SAT)

(DVR)

(VIDEO)

 

 

 

 

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

CENTER

O

DVR

CD

CD-R/TAPE

 

SUBWOOFER

 

SUBWOOFER

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

PRE

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

 

 

A

R

L

R

L

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

(OUTPUT 12 V

 

 

 

 

T

TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03

Connecting additional amplifiers

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

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

R

Front channel

 

 

 

amplifier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

Center channel

 

 

 

 

amplifier (mono)

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

R

Surround channel

 

 

 

amplifier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

FRONT

CENTER

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

Surround back

 

 

 

R

channel amplifier

 

SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

RS

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

SURROUND BACK / B

 

R

L

R

L (Sin

 

 

 

 

 

Powered

 

 

 

 

subwoofer

If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e., 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 Professional1 (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so 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.

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

The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have configured the Surround back speaker setting on page 85.

To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.

If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 85) to LARGE.

Note

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.

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03 Connecting your equipment

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

2

 

 

3

5

 

 

 

 

AMLOOP

 

 

4

fig. a

fig. b

fig. c

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

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

3Fix 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.

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

5Connect 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.

75 Ω coaxial cable

ANTENNA

FMUNBAL 75

AMLOOP

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.

 

Outdoor

 

antenna

ANTENNA

Indoor antenna

FMUNBAL

(vinyl-coated wire)

75

 

AMLOOP

 

 

5 m to 6 m

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