Technicolor - Thomson XRB3059-A User Manual

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-816-S/-K

Operating Instructions

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.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate the equipment.

CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

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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Voltage selector

ou can find the voltage selector switch on the rear

panel of multi-voltage models.

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

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

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

• For Mexico, please set to 120 V to 127 V before using.

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

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS

220V

110V

For Taiwan exclusively

aiwanese two pin flat-bladed plug

240V

120

127V

110V

127V

120

220V

240V

Medium-size screwdriver

VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 40 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 20 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.

WARNING

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

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WARNING

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

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

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CAUTION

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

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

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Operating Environment

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

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This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period.

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Contents

01 Before you start

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

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02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater Listening to Surround Sound Using the Quick Setup

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03 Quick surround sound setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

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04 Connecting up

Making cable connections

Analog audio cables Digital audio cables Video cables

Connecting a DVD player and TV

Connecting the multichannel analog

outputs Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box Connecting other audio components

About the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting other video components

Using the component video jacks

Connecting to the front panel video

terminal Connecting antennas

Using external antennas Connecting the speakers

Hints on speaker placement

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05 Controls and displays

Front panel Display Remote control

Operating range of remote control

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06 Listening to your system

Auto playback Listening in surround sound

Using the Advanced surround effects

Setting the effect options Listening in stereo Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ Using surround back channel processing

Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB) Using Midnight and Loudness Using the Sound Retriever Enhancing dialog Using the tone controls Playing other sources Choosing the input signal Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

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07 USB playback

Using the USB interface Basic playback controls

Compressed audio compatibility

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08 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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

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

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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

Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

09 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Improving FM stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Listening to station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Changing the frequency step. . . . . . . . . . . . 46

10 Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording

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11 Controlling the rest of your system

Operating other Pioneer components Setting the remote to control other components Selecting preset codes directly Erasing all of the remote control presets Direct function Confirming preset codes Controls for TVs Controls for other components

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12 Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup

Switching the speaker system Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-wiring your speakers Connecting additional amplifiers Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

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Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer

plasma display

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13 Other Settings

The Input Assign menu The Other Setup menu

Dynamic Range Control Setup

Dual Mono Setup

LFE Attenuator Setup

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

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14 Additional information

Troubleshooting Resetting the main unit Switching the speaker impedance Changing the TV format setting Specifications Power cord caution Cleaning the unit

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

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

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Before you start01

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

Please check that you've received the following

supplied accessories:

• Setup microphone

• Remote control unit

• Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x2

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• Power cords (make sure you use the correct cord for your country/region):

VSX-816-K (black model)

Round 2-pin type and Australian type

VSX-816-S (silver model)

Round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type, UK 3-pin type and Australian type

• Power plug adaptor (

• J-shaped plug

• These operating instructions

VSX-816-K only)

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/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.

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)

Ventilation

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

Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to protect the equipment from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, do not place anything directly on top of the unit, make sure the openings are never blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths and curtains), and do not operate the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

5 minute guide

Chapter 2:

5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater

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

This receiver will automatically decode multichannel Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround sources according to your speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Listening to your system on page 28.

Listening to Surround Sound

With the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings.

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

1 Connect your DVD player and TV.

See Connecting a DVD player and TV on page 13 to do this. For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver.

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

See Connecting the speakers on page 19.

Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best surround sound effect. Also see Hints on speaker placement on page 20 for more on this.

Front

Left (L)

Center (C)

Listening position

Surround Left (LS)

Front Right (R)

Subwoofer (SW)

Surround Back Left (SBL)

Surround Right (RS)

Surround Back Right (SBR)

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

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

4 Press QUICK SETUP on the front panel to specify your speaker setup, room size and listening position.

Use the MULTI JOG dial to select and ENTER to confirm your selection. See Using the Quick Setup below for more on this.

5 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume.

Make sure that DVD is showing in the receiver’s display. If it isn’t, press DVD on the

remote to set the receiver to the DVD input.

There are several other sound options you can select. See Listening to your system on page 28

for more on this.

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Note

1 You may need to set your DVD player to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio (see your DVD player’s manual for more on this). 2 Depending on your DVD player or source disc, you may only get 2 channel sound. In this case, the listening mode must be set to STANDARD (see Listening in surround sound on page 28 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

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DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

Using the Quick Setup

You can use the Quick Setup to get your system up and running with just a few button presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected your speaker setup, room size and listening position. Use the front panel controls for the steps below.

• If you want a more complete setup option, refer to

Automatically setting up for

surround sound (MCACC)

choose to do so, you can skip the Quick

Setup.

ADVANCED

STANDBY/ON

ST/DIRECT/

STANDARD

SURR

AUTO SURR

LISTENING MODE

PHONES

TV/SAT DVR/VCR

DVD/LD

ANALOG

MIDNIGHT/

ATT

SPEAKERS

DIMMER

LOUDNESS

TUNING/

TUNER

TONE

STATION

EDIT

MULTI JOG

1 If the receiver is off, press



STANDBY/ON

2 Press

•

SW DET

to turn the power on.

QUICK SETUP

flashes in the display while the

receiver checks your setup for a subwoofer.

SW YES

SW NO

check, then the display prompts you to select your speaker setup.

3 Use the

MULTI JOG

speaker setup.

When a subwoofer was detected in step 2, the following choices are available:

2.1ch – 3.1ch – 4.1ch – 5.1ch – 6.1ch – 7.1ch

If a subwoofer wasn’t detected in step 2, you can cycle between the following choices:

2.0ch – 3.0ch – 4.0ch – 5.0ch – 6.0ch – 7.0ch

on page 9. If you

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

AUX

MCACC

SETUP MIC

QUICK

SETUP

VSX-816

MULTI JOG

ENTER

SIGNAL

ACOUSTIC

PROCESSING

SELECT

MASTER VOLUME

UPDOWN

confirms the subwoofer

dial to choose your

• Check the table below to find the speaker setup that corresponds with your system.

4 Press

5 Use the

ENTER

MULTI JOG

dial to choose your

room size.

Depending on the distance of your speakers from the listening position, choose between small, medium, or large (

S, M

or L), M being an

average-sized room.

6 Press

7 Use the

ENTER

MULTI JOG

dial to choose your

listening position.

You can cycle between the following choices:

•

FWD

– If you are nearer to the front

speakers than the surround speakers

•

MID

– If you are equal distance from the

front and surround speakers

•

BACK

– If you are nearer to the surround

speakers than the front speakers

8 Press

ENTER

to confirm your setup.

The display shows the speaker setup, room size and listening position that you have selected.

Note

1 See also

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

on page 36 for more setup options.

Quick surround sound setup

Chapter 3:

Quick surround sound setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

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

Important

• The Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings you’ve made.

• Make sure the headphones are unplugged.

Caution

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

INPUT

RECEIVER

AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

CD FM AM

SELECT

TV DVR

CD-R/TAPE

SOURCE

TV CTRL

USB

RECEIVER

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC

SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

TOP MENU

DTV MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

D.ACCESS

TV VOL

+10

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

SELECT

CLASS

ENTER

DISC

T.EDIT

RETURN

VOL

Push down on the the

MCACC SETUP MIC

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

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

3 Press

RECEIVER

then press the

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

///

control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press current menu.

• Press

SETUP

Setup menu.

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

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

PUSH OPEN

tab to access

jack.

MASTER

MCACC

SETUP MIC

VOLUME

UPDOWN

on the remote control,

SETUP

button.

and

ENTER

on the remote

RETURN

to exit the

at any time to exit the System

2. Auto MCACC

Surr Back System Normal (SB) ]

 : Exit

 : Cancel ENTER: Start

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Note

1 The screensaver automatically starts after three minutes of inactivity. If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made.

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

Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing

ENTER

. The system outputs a series of test

tones to establish the ambient noise level.

6 Follow the instructions on-screen.

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

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

• See below for notes regarding background noise and other possible interference.

7 Wait for the test tones to finish.

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

2.Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing

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

:Cancel

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use



to change the setting (and number for

/

to select the speaker and

/

surround back). When you’re finished, go to the next step.

If you see an error message (

ERR

) in the right side column, there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting

RETRY

doesn’t fix the problem, turn off the power and check the speaker connections.

9 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER.

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

2.Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing

Surround Analyzing Speaker System [ ] Speaker Distance [ ] Channel Level [ ] Acoustic Cal EQ [ ]

:Cancel

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

• For correct speaker settings, do not adjust the volume during the test tones.

8 Confirm the speaker configuration.

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

2.Auto MCACC

CHECK!

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

:Cancel

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

The MCACC indicator on the front panel will light to show the setup is complete.

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

Setup menu (starting on page 36).

You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the

Analyzed Data Check

Note

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

Surround back speaker setting

2• Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be

accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

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

Speaker Setting

screen:

on page 42.

Quick surround sound setup

•

Speaker Setting

speakers you’ve connected (see page 42 for more on this)

•

Speaker Distance

speakers from the listening position (see page 44 for more on this)

•

Channel Level

your speaker system (see page 43 for more on this)

•

Acoustic Cal EQ

frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 39 for more on this)

Press

RETURN

checking each screen. When you’re finished, select

SKIP

menu.

to go back to the System Setup

Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

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

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

– The size and number of

– The distance of your

– The overall balance of

– Adjustments to the

after you have finished

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Chapter 4:

Connecting up

Making cable connections

Important

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

• Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers.

• Before unplugging the power cord, switch the power into standby.

Analog audio cables

Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog audio components. These cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals and white plugs to L (left) terminals.

Analog audio cables

Right (red)

Left (white)

Digital audio cables

Commercially available coaxial digital audio cables or optical cables should be used to

connect digital components to this receiver.

Video cables

Standard RCA video cables

These cables are the most common type of video connection and are used to connect to the composite video terminals. The yellow plugs distinguish them from cables for audio.

tandard RCA video cable

S-video cables

S-video cables give you a clearer picture reproduction than standard RCA video cables by sending separate signals for the luminance and color.

S Video

Component video cables

Use component video cables to get the best possible color reproduction of your video source. The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance (

PR) signals and then output. In this way,

interference between the signals is avoided.

) signal and the color (

Component video cables

Green (Y)

Blue (P

Red (P

PB and

Coaxial digital audio cable Optical cable

Note

1• 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.

• You can also use a standard RCA video cable for coaxial digital connections.

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DIGITAL OUT

Connecting a DVD player and TV

This page shows you how to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver.

1 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input on this receiver.

Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection.

2 Connect the composite video output and the stereo analog audio outputs

DVD player to the DVD/LD inputs on this receiver.

Use a standard RCA video cable3 and a stereo RCA phono cable for the connection.

• If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs, see

multichannel analog outputs

to connect it.

3 Connect the analog audio outputs from your TV to the TV/SAT inputs on this receiver.

This will allow you to play the sound from the TV's built-in tuner. Use a stereo RCA phono cable to do this.

• If your TV has a built-in digital decoder, you can also connect an optical digital audio output from your TV to the

(TV/SAT)

optical cable for the connection.

4 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack on this receiver to a video input on your TV.

Use a standard RCA video cable to connect to the composite video jack.

on your

Connecting the

below for how

DIGITAL OPT 2

input on this receiver. Use an

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL OUT

(

TV/ SAT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

This receiver

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPT

)

OPT

OUT

COAX

(

)

DVR/VCR

COAX

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

AUDIO

DVD player

ANALOG AUDIO OUT

AUX

FM UNBAL

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

FRONT

D V D

5.1CH

PLAY

INPUT

CD-R /TAPE

/MD

REC

AUDIORL

ANALOG OUT

VIDEO

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VIDEO IN

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Ω

LOOP

MONITOR OUT

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

DVR/ VCR

OUT

TV/ SAT

MONITOR

OUT

DVD

SUB

/LD

WOOFER

PREOUT

S-VIDEO

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Note

1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to the optical input on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see

on page 58). 2 This connection will allow you to make analog recordings from your DVD player. 3 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the video output, you can connect this too. See 4 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the

jacks

on page 17 if you want to use the component video outputs to connect this receiver to your TV.

Using the component video jacks

S-VIDEO DVD/LD

S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT

jack. If your player also has a component

on page 17 for more on this.

jack. See

The Input Assign

Using the component video

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DIGITAL OUT

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of

this receiver as shown below.

This receiver

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

DIGITAL OUT

(

TV/ SAT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

AUX

OPT

)

OPT

COAX

(

DVR/VCR

COAX

(

DVD/LD

FM UNBAL

Ω

DVR/ VCR

OUT

)

OUT

RL RL

FRONT

OUTPUT

VIDEO

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

FRONT

D V D

5.1CH

PLAY

INPUT

CD-R /TAPE

/MD

REC

AUDIO

CENTER

OUTPUT

DVD/multi-channel decoder with multi-channel analog output jacks

ANTENNA

LOOP

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

SURROUND

OUTPUT

MONITOR OUT

SURROUND

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

OUT

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD

/LD

S-VIDEO

E R S

SUB WOOFER OUTPUT

SUB

CEN-

WOOFER

TER

FRONT

VIDEO

OUTPUT

1 Connect a set of audio/video outputs on the set-top box component to the TV/SAT

AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver.

Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for

the video connection.

2 Connect an optical digital audio output from your set-top box component to the DIGITAL OPT 2 (TV/SAT) input on this receiver.

Use an optical cable for the connection.

This receiver

DIGITAL OUT

(

TV/ SAT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

OPT

)

OPT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

COAX

(

DVR/VCR

COAX

(

DVD/LD

AUX

DVR/ VCR

OUT

DVD /LD

FRONT

PLAY

)

CD-R

/TAPE

/MD

)

OUT

REC

AUDIO

FM UNBAL

ANTENNA

Ω

LOOP

TV/ SAT

D V D

5.1CH INPUT

VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

2 1

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box

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

Note

1 The multichannel input can only be used when 2 If you've already connected your TV to the need to press the input select button for the input you connected the set-top box to. 3 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the video output, you can connect this too. See 4 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, omit this step. If it only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see

DVD 5.1 ch

TV/SAT

Using the component video jacks

is selected (see page 33).

inputs, simply choose another input. However, to receive a signal, you'll

S-VIDEO TV/SAT

STB

jack. If your set-top box also has a component

on page 17 for more on this.

The Input Assign menu

on page 58).

VIDEOAUDIOR

AV OUT

Connecting up

DIGITAL OUT

Connecting other audio components

The number and kind of connections depends on the kind of component you’re connecting.

Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component.

1 If your component has a digital output, connect this to a digital input on the receiver as shown.

The example shows an optical connection to the

digital input jack using an optical digital

audio cable.

2 If necessary, connect the analog audio outputs of the component to a set of spare audio inputs on this receiver.

You’ll need to make this connection for components without a digital output, or if you want to record from a digital component. Use a stereo RCA phono cable as shown.

3 If you're connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs (REC) to the analog audio inputs on the recorder.

The example shows an analog connection to the

CD-R/TAPE/MD

analog output jack using

a stereo RCA phono cable.

4 If your recorder has a digital input, connect it to the digital output on the receiver as shown.

Use an optical cable to make this connection.

This receiver

DIGITAL OUT

(

TV/ SAT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

)

(CD)

DIGITAL IN

(

DVR/VCR

OPT

COAX

(

DVD/LD

OPT

AUX

DVR/ VCR

OUT

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

FRONT

)

PLAY

CD-R

/TAPE

/MD

OUT

REC

AUDIO

AUDIO IN

CD-R, MD, DAT,

FM UNBAL

D V D

5.1CH INPUT

ANTENNA

Ω

LOOP

VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

REC

AUDIO OUT

OUT

PLAY

Tape recorder, etc.

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

This unit has an on-board Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Procompatible player.

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Note

1 Note that you must connect digital components to analog audio jacks if you want to record to/from digital components (like an MD) to/from analog components.

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DIGITAL OUT

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.

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

Connecting other video components

This receiver has audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video recorders, including VCRs, DVDrecorders and HDD recorders.

1 Connect a set of audio/video outputs on the recorder to the DVR/VCR AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver.

Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for

the video connection.

2 Connect a set of audio/video inputs on the recorder to the DVR/VCR AUDIO and VIDEO outputs on this receiver.

Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for

the video connection.

3 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your video component to the DIGITAL COAX 2 (DVR/VCR) input on this receiver.

Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection.

4 If your video component has a digital input, connect it to the digital output on the receiver as shown.

Use an optical cable to make this connection.

This receiver

DIGITAL OUT

(

TV/ SAT

ASSIGNABLE

ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

(CD)

DIGITAL IN

OPT

)

OPT

COAX

(

DVR/VCR

COAX

(

DVD/LD

AUX

DVR/ VCR

OUT

PLAY

)

CD-R

/TAPE

)

OUT

AUDIO

R L

REC

AUDIO IN

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

FRONT

/MD

REC

FM UNBAL

D V D

5.1CH

INPUT

VIDEO IN

ANTENNA

Ω

LOOP

OUT

CONTROL

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

R L

AUDIO OUT

VCR, DVR, LD player, etc.

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

PLAY

OUT

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD

/LD

VIDEO OUT

Note

1 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the a component video output, you can connect this too. See 2 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the 3 If your video component only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to the optical input on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see

Assign menu

on page 58).

S-VIDEO DVR/VCR IN

Using the component video jacks

S-VIDEO DVR/VCR OUT

jack. If your video component also has

on page 17 for more on this. jack.

The Input

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Using the component video jacks

Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, 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.

Important

• If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you must also have your TV connected to this receiver's COMPONENT

VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks.

1 Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of component video inputs on this receiver.

Use a three-way component video cable for the connection.

2 If necessary, assign the component video inputs to the input source you've connected.

This only needs to be done if you didn’t connect according to the following defaults:

• COMPONENT - 1 – DVD

• COMPONENT - 2 – TV

• COMPONENT - 3 – DVR

See Assigning the component video inputs on page 58 for more on this.

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

Use a three-way component video cable.

Connecting to the front panel video terminal

Front video connections are accessed via the front panel using the VIDEO button. There are standard audio/video jacks as well as an Svideo jack and an optical input. Hook them up the same way you made the rear panel connections.

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

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

CD-R/TAPE/MD FM AM

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO OUTPUT

This receiver

INPUT

USB

DIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

DIGITAL OUT

MCACC

SETUP MIC

PUSH OPEN

USB

AUX

MCACC

USB

SETUP MIC

Video

camera

(etc.)

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Connecting antennas

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

Using external antennas

fig. a fig. b fig. c

below).

Using external antennas

To improve FM reception

Connect an external FM antenna as shown below.

75 Ω coaxial cable

J-shaped plug

FM UNBAL

Ω

LOOP

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL

Ω

LOOP

ANTENNA

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

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

3 Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand.

To fix the stand to the antenna, bend in the direction indicated by the arrow ( clip the loop onto the stand (

fig. b

fig. a

) then

• If you plan to mount the AM antenna to a wall or other surface, secure the stand with screws (

fig. c

) before clipping the loop to

the stand. Make sure the reception is clear.

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

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

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

To improve AM reception

Connect a 5 to 6 meter length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM antenna terminal without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna.

For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

Outdoor antenna

5 to 6 meters

Indoor antenna (vinyl-coated wire)

FM UNBAL

Ω

LOOP

ANTENNA

Connecting up

DIGITAL OUT

Connecting the speakers

A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.

will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.

Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (

those on the speakers. (please see

Switching the speaker impedance

impedance of less than 8

Front speakers

LR C LSRS

DIGITAL OUT

OPT

(

)

TV/ SAT

OPT

OUT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

COAX

(

)

DVR/VCR

COAX

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

This receiver

You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω to 16 Ω

on page 63 if you plan to use speakers with an

Ω

Surround speakersCenter speaker

SUB

CEN-

WOOFER

AUX

FM UNBAL

ANTENNA

Ω

LOOP

OUT

CONTROL

DVR/ VCR

DVD /LD

FRONT

PLAY

CD-R

/TAPE

/MD

REC

AUDIO

VIDEO

TV/

OUT

SAT

MONITOR OUT

D V D

5.1CH

SUB

INPUT

WOOFER

PREOUT

TER

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

COMPONENT VIDEO

)

(

DVR/VCR

SURROUND

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

MONITOR OUT

FRONT

S P E A

A B

K E R S

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVD/LD

(

TV/SAT

CENTERSURROUND

Powered

)

FRONT SURROUND SURROUND

RRR

SURROUND BACK

+/–

) terminals on the receiver match

Surround back speakers

SBL SBR

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS

PREOUT

BACK

220V

240V

120

127V

110V

CENTER

AC IN

subwoofer

INPUT

120 - 127V

110V

220V 240V

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Caution

• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.

Note

1 If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see 2 If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (

Speaker Setting

on page 42) to

) terminal.

LARGE

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Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, with the exposed wire strands twisted together (

Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (

fig. B

). Once the wire is in position, tighten the

terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (

fig. A fig. B fig. C

10 mm

Caution

• These speaker terminals carry

HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage

the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

fig. A

fig. C

. To prevent

Hints on speaker placement

Speakers are usually designed with a particular placement in mind. Some are designed to be floorstanding, while others should be placed on stands to sound their best. Some should be placed near a wall; others should be placed away from walls. We have provided a few tips on getting the best sound from your speakers (following), but you should also follow the guidelines on placement that the speaker manufacturer provided with your particular speakers to get the most out of them.

• Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV.

• When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when

the TV is switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture, move the

speakers farther away from the TV.

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

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

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

• Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled slightly downward. Make sure the speakers don't face each other.

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

Caution

• If you choose to install the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with putty, or by other suitable means, to reduce the risk of damage or injury resulting from the speaker falling from the TV in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes.

• Make sure no exposed speaker wire is touching the rear panel, this may cause the receiver to turn off automatically.

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Overhead view of speaker setup

You can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on page 7.

Front

left

Surround

left

Listening position

Surround back Surround back

left right

Single surround back speaker

Front rightCenter

Subwoofer

Surround

right

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

fig. A

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

fig. B

) shows orientation with two

surround back speakers connected.

90 to 120

SBR

fig. A

0 to 60

SBL

fig. B

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3-D view of

7.1 channel

speaker setup

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Front panel

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI- CHANNEL RECEIVER

USB

AUX

INPUT

VIDEO

MCACC

USB

SETUP MICDIGITAL INAUDIO RLVIDEO

STANDARD

STANDBY/ON

ADVANCED

SURR

LISTENING MODE

PHONES

ST/DIRECT/

AUTO SURR

DVD/LD

DIMMER

TUNING/ STATION

TV/SAT DVR/VCR VIDEO

MIDNIGHT/

ANALOG

LOUDNESS

ATT

TUNER

TONE

EDIT

MULTI JOG

SPEAKERS

QUICK SETUP

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

CD-R/TAPE/MD FM AM

SETUP

S-VIDEO

RETURN

5 6

ENTER

SIGNAL SELECT

PROCESSING

VSX-816

MULTI JOG

ACOUSTIC

MASTER VOLUME

UPDOWN

ADVANCED

STANDARD

SURR

LISTENING MODE

ST/DIRECT/

AUTO SURR

DIMMER

TUNING/ STATION

1 Input select buttons

Press to select an input source.

2 Digital Precision Processing indicator

Lights to indicate digital processing.

3 Character display

See

Display

on page 23.

4 MCACC indicator

Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 30) is on (Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to

ALL CH ADJUST

after the Auto MCACC

Setup (page 9) or EQ Auto Setup (page 39)).

ENTER

ANALOG

TUNER

ATT

EDIT

16 17 23 24 2514 15

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

TONE

MULTI JOG

131210 11

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL SELECT

PROCESSING

2118 19 20 22

QUICK

SETUP

Use the

RETURN

MULTI JOG

dial

dial to select various

settings and menu options.

LISTENING MODE STANDARD

buttons

– Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 28).

ADVANCED SURR

– Use to switch

between the surround modes (page 29).

ST/DIRECT/AUTO SURR

Selects stereo/direct playback (page 30). Also selects Auto Surround ( on page 28).

SB ch

ACOUSTIC

Auto playback

Controls and displays

PHONES

Use to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers).



Switches the receiver between on and standby.

VIDEO INPUT

See

Connecting to the front panel video terminal

on page 17.

USB

Connect a USB audio device for playback (see

Using the USB interface

12 MCACC SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

MASTER VOLUME

14 DIMMER

Dims or brightens the display.

15 ANALOG ATT

Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion.

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

Switches between Midnight and Loudness listening (page 32).

SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 54) and the speaker impedance setting (page 63).

jack

STANDBY/ON

interface

on page 34).

dial

TUNING / STATION

Selects the frequency (page 45) and station presets (page 46) when using the tuner.

TUNER EDIT

Press to memorize and name a station for recall

(page 46).

TONE

Press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the

MULTI JOG

See

dial (page 32).

QUICK SETUP

Using the Quick Setup

on page 8.

22 System Setup menu controls

SETUP

– Use with the

MULTI JOG

access the System Setup menu (page 9, page 36, page 58).

RETURN

– Press to confirm and exit the

current menu.

23 SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 33).

SBch PROCESSING

Selects surround back channel processing or the virtual surround back mode (page 31).

25 ACOUSTIC EQ

Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 30).

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Display

1234567118910

SIGNAL

indicators

Lights to indicate the type of input signal:

AUTO

– Lights when

AUTO

signal select is

on.

1615 17 1813 14 19 20 21

when a signal with surround back channel encoding is detected.

[]

SPAB

[]

[ ]

[]

125

25 0 4K13

– Depending on the source, this lights

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DIGITAL

signal is detected.

encoded signal is detected.

ANALOG

detected.

DTS

encoded audio signals is detected.

Lights to indicate decoding of a DTS multichannel signal.

Lights to indicate decoding of a Dolby Digital multichannel signal.

PRO LOGIC II

decoding. Pro Logic IIx decoding (see

surround sound

5 VIR.SB

Lights during Virtual surround back processing (page 31).

DIRECT

Lights when source direct playback is in use. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for the most accurate reproduction of a source.

7 AUTO SURR.

Lights when Auto Surround (see on page 28) is on.

ATT

Lights when attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal.

9 SLEEP

Lights when the sleep mode is active (see

Remote control

Tuner

using the

being received in auto stereo mode.

– Lights when a digital audio

DIGITAL

PRO LOGIC II

–

– Lights when a Dolby Digital

– Lights when an analog signal is

– Lights when a source with DTS

lights to indicate Pro Logic II

PRO LOGIC IIx lights to indicate

Listening in

on page 28).

Auto playback

ANALOG ATT

below).

indicators

Lights when the mono mode is set

MPX

button.

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is

is used to

–

Lights when a broadcast is being

received.

11 Speaker indicators

Lights to indicate the current speaker system,

and/or B (page 54).

12 Character display

Neo:6

Lights to indicate Neo:6 processing.

ADV.SURR

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected.

15 WMA9 Pro

Lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9 Pro signal.

MIDNIGHT

Lights during Midnight listening (page 32).

17 D.E.

Lights when Dialog Enhancement ( is switched on (page 32).

LOUDNESS

Lights during Loudness listening (page 32).

19 EX

Lights when a Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded signal is detected.

20 Master volume level

21 MCACC channel EQ indicators

These indicators show the EQ balance for each channel in

EQ settings

when the Sound Retriever is active (page 32).

. (Advanced Surround)

DIALOG E

Checking your Acoustic Calibration

on page 41. Also, L and R light

)

Controls and displays

Remote control

INPUT

RECEIVER

SELECT

AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

TV DVR

DVD

CD-R/TAPE

FM AM

SLEEP

SR+

D.ACCESS

+10

TOP MENU

TUNE

ST ST

DTV MENU

GUIDE

ENTER

SETUP

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV VOL

SELECT

REC

DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

MPX

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

STANDARD ADV.SURR

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

RECEIVER

TV CH

REC STOP JUKEBOX

STEREO

ACOUSTIC EQ

USB

SB ch

DIMMER

HDD CH

SOURCE

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

CLASS

ENTER

T.EDIT

RETURN

VOL

MUTE

DVD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

DISC

1 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 MULTI CONTROL buttons

Press to select control of other components (see

Controlling the rest of your system

page 48).

3 Number buttons and other receiver/ component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 45) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

DISC (ENTER)

can be used to enter commands for TVs, and can also be used to select a disc in a multi-CD player.

The following are accessed by pressing the

RECEIVER

button first:

SLEEP

– Press to change the amount of time before the receiver switches into standby (

30 min – 60 min – 90 min – Off

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

SB ch

– Selects the surround back channel

SLEEP

once.

mode (page 31) or virtual surround back mode (page 31).

ANALOG ATT

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

SR +

– Switches the SR+ mode on/off

(page 57).

DIMMER MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

– Dims or brightens the display.

– Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 32).

D.ACCESS

– After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 45).

CLASS

– Switches between the three banks

(classes) of radio station presets (page 46).

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4 Tuner/component control buttons/

The following button controls (except can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding (

DVD, AM, FM, TV

TOP MENU

of a DVD.

DTV MENU

TV.

Video discs. It also displays TV menus.

T.EDIT

station for recall (page 46).

SETUP

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

GUIDE

TV.

RETURN

current menu (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).



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

TUNE / buttons to find radio

frequencies and use stations (page 46).

6 TV CONTROL buttons

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

TV CTRL

this).

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

signal.

TV CH +/–

MULTI CONTROL

, etc.)

– Displays the disc ‘top’ menu

– Displays menus on a digital

– Displays the disc menu of DVD-

– Press to memorize and name a

(Press

RECEIVER

– Displays the guides on a digital

– Press to confirm and exit the

(TUNE/ST +/–) /

TV CTRL

TV CTRL MULTI CONTROL

button (see page 48 for more on

– Use to adjust the TV volume.

– Use to select the TV input

– Use to select channels.

first to access)

ENTER

ST / to find preset

button. Thus if you

SETUP

button

7 Component control buttons

)

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

The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding example a DTV)).

The following DVR controls can be accessed by pressing SHIFT:

8 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons

MULTI CONTROL

DVD, DVR

DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

screens on a digital TV.

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 45).

AUDIO

– Changes the audio language or

channel on DVD discs.

DISP

– Switches between named station

presets and radio frequencies (page 46).

SUBTITLE

included in multilingual DVD-Video discs. CH +/– – Use to select channels when

using a TV, VCR, DVR, etc.

REC – Starts recording. REC STOP – Stops recording. JUKEBOX – Switches to the Jukebox

feature. HDD/DVD – These buttons switch between

the hard disk and DVD controls for DVD/ HDD recorders.

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 28).

ADV.SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 29).

STEREO – Selects stereo/direct playback (page 30). Also selects the Auto Surround mode (Auto playback on page 28).

or TV (when connected to

– Switches a digital TV on/off.

– Use to bring up information

– Displays/changes the subtitles

buttons.

button (for

Controls and displays

AUTO SURR

(

Auto playback

DIALOG E

– Selects Auto Surround

on page 28).

– Use to make dialog stand out

when watching TV or a movie (page 32).

S. RETRIEVER

–

Press to restore CD quality

sound to compressed audio sources (page 32).

ACOUSTIC EQ

– Press to select an

Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 30).

SIGNAL SEL

– Use to select an input signal

(page 33).

SHIFT

Press to access the DVR controls (above the component control buttons) as well as some receiver controls.

10 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use

INPUT SELECT

SHIFT

for

11SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver.

12 Character display (LCD)

This display shows information when transmitting control signals.

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

system

on page 48):

SETUP

Controlling the rest of your

– Indicates the setup mode, from

which you choose the options below.

PRESET

– See

directly

DIRECT F RESET

control presets

READ ID

Selecting preset codes

on page 49.

– See

Direct function

– See

Erasing all of the remote

on page 49.

– See

Confirming preset codes

on page 49.

page 50.

13 RECEIVER

Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the number buttons (

DIMMER

, etc). Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 9, page 36).

14 VOL +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

15 MUTE

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

16 EFFECT/CH SEL

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use

+/–

to adjust the level (see

Tip

on page 44). Also adjusts the level of the Advanced Surround effects, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music, and Neo:6 Music parameters (page 29). You can then use the

+/–

buttons to make these adjustments.

Operating range of remote control

The remote control may not work properly if:

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

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

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

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

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D O W

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Chapter 6:

Listening to your system

Important

• Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources).

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

AUTO SURR

STEREO

STANDARD ADV.SURR

• While listening to a source, press STANDARD.

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

Auto playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or

stereo playback as necessary.

STANDARD ADV.SURR

• While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR for auto playback of a source. AUTOSURR.

shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed.

STEREO

AUTO SURR

• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display.

With two channel sources

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

•

, you can select from:

– Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

•

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

– Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

•

Pro Logic IIx GAME

– Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited for video games

•

PRO LOGIC

– 4.1 channel surround sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono)

Listening in surround sound

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

If you connected surround back speakers, see also

Using surround back channel processing

on page 31.

Note

1• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using

in surround sound

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 If surround back processing (page 31) is switched to automatically if the

Pro Logic II

above for more on these decoding formats).

Surround back speaker setting

(5.1 channel sound).

OFF

on page 36 is set to anything but

•

Neo:6 CINEMA

– 6.1 channel sound,

especially suited to movie sources

•

Neo:6 MUSIC

– 6.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources

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

SB ON

, you can select (according to

format):

Neo:6 CINEMA

, or the surround back speakers are set to

or 2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

Normal (SB)

(page 42) (this happens

), 2

Pro Logic IIx

(see

Listening

becomes 2

Listening to your system

CH CH

•2

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

•

Dolby Digital EX

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

•

DTS-ES

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS encoded sources

Using the Advanced surround effects

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

see which you like.

• Press ‘ listening mode.

•

ADV. MOVIE ADV. MUSIC

•

TV SURR.

both mono and stereo TV sources.

•

SPORTS

•

ADV. GAME EXPANDED

•

surround sound for two-channel sources.

•

7-STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a

stereo source, using all of your speakers.

•

VIR. SURR

just the subwoofer and front speakers.

•

PHONESUR.

surround with headphones.

ADV.SURR

STANDARD

ADV.SURR

– Suitable for movie sources.

– Suitable for music sources.

– Provides surround sound for

– Suitable for sports programs.

– Suitable for video games.

– Simulates multichannel

– A virtual surround effect using

– Creates the effect of overall

– See above

– Creates surround back

AUTO SURR

STEREO

’ repeatedly to select a

Setting the effect options

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

1 Press the setting you want to adjust.

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

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

other settings

Setting

Center Width

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

Dimension

Panorama

Center Image

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

EFFECT/CH SEL

Use the +/– buttons

repeatedly to select

to set it as necessary.

Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust

What it does

Spreads the center channel

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

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

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

Adjusts the center image to

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

Options

0 to 7

Default:

–3 to +3

Default:

OFF

0 to 10

Default:

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Note

1• If you press ically be selected.

•

Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers

in your setup. For more on this, refer to

• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the

Setting the effect options

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

ADVANCED SURROUND

above.

when the headphones are connected, the

Using surround back channel processing

PHONES SURROUND

on page 31.

mode will automat-

EFFECT

parameter in

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Setting

Effect

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

What it does

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

Options

10 to 90

Default:

7-STEREO

–

/ Oth-

ers –

Listening in stereo

When you select hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings).

Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

• While listening to a source, press for stereo playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

STEREO

•

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

•

DIRECT

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

•

AUTO SURR. – See

page 28 for more on this.

STEREO

STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO

AUTO SURR

DIRECT

, you will

STEREO

– The audio is heard with your

– Bypass all effects and surround

Auto playback

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

Automatically

setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

page 9 or

Acoustic Calibration EQ

on page 39. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

ACOUSTIC EQ

SIGNAL SEL

• While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ.

Press repeatedly to select between:

•

ALL CH

– No special weighting is given to

any one channel.

•

F. ALIGN

– All speakers are heard in accordance with the front speaker settings.

•

CUSTOM 1/2

•

EQ OFF

– Custom settings

– Switches Acoustic Calibration

EQ off.

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

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

• Default setting: Auto MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting)

Note

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

• If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ when

OFF / ALL CH

(after the

STEREO

DVD 5.1ch

DIRECT

or WMA9 Pro, and it has no effect with headphones. is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO

DIRECT

Listening to your system

Using surround back channel processing

• Default setting:

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply

switch surround back processing off). The table below indicates when you will hear

the surround back channel ( through surround back speaker(s)).

• Press

SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING

a surround back channel option.

Each press cycles through the following:

•

SB ON

– 6.1 decoding is always used (for example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material)

•

SB AUTO

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

•

SB OFF

– Maximum 5.1 playback

Type of source

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

6.1ch surround

Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded multichannel sources

SB ON

=Sound plays



) to select

– Automatically switches to 6.1

SBch

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

AUTO

Multichannel

sources



Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)

When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded

sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES. The table indicates when you will hear the

virtual surround back channel (



plays through surround speakers).

• Press

SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING

a virtual surround back channel option.

Each press cycles through the following:

VSB ON

•

– Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•

VSB AUTO

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

•

VSB OFF

– Virtual Surround Back mode is

switched off

Standard

Stereo sources

2 Pro Logic IIx

2 Pro Logic

Neo:6

=Sound

) to select

Advanced

surround



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Note

1 You can’t use the surround back channel with headphones, the set to

in the surround back channel. 2• You can’t use virtual surround back with headphones, the in

Speaker Setting

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

on page 42. Also, the

on page 42 (however, the surround

Surround back speaker setting

back

STEREO

speaker

STEREO

must

be set to NO).

DIRECT

mode, or if the surround back speaker is

on page 36 must be set to

DIRECT

mode, or if the surround speaker is set to NO

Normal (SB)

to hear

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SBch

Type of source

Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded stereo source; other digital stereo source

Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources

a Excluding WMA9 Pro format

b Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. c Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

AUTO

Multichannel

sources

2 Pro Logic IIx2

Using Midnight and Loudness

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

• Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing

jagged artifacts left over after compression.

• Press

S. RETRIEVER to switch the sound

retriever on or off.



Standard

Stereo sources

Pro Logic Neo:6





Advanced

surround



Enhancing dialog

• Default setting:

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

• Press DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off.

OFF

Using the tone controls

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

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

Press to switch between

2 Use the

MULTI JOG

amount of bass or treble as necessary.

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

BASS

and

TREBLE

dial to change the

Note

1 The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel sources.

Listening to your system

Playing other sources

1 Turn on the power of the playback component.

2 Turn on the power of the receiver.

3 Select the source you want to playback.

Use the input select buttons.

4 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1.

Choosing the input signal

• Default setting:

You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the

receiver to select between input signals.

• Press

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

select the input signal corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•

AUTO

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

•

ANALOG

•

DIGITAL

digital signal.

When set to lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input, and

DTS

lights when a DTS signal is input.

AUTO

) to

DIGITAL; ANALOG

– Selects an analog signal.

– Selects an optical or coaxial

DIGITAL

AUTO, 2 DIGITAL

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to this receiver (page 14), you must select the analog

multichannel inputs for surround sound.

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

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

2 Press

3 Press

DVD

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

select the multichannel analog inputs.

DVD 5.1ch ANALOG

shows in the display and the

indicator lights.

) to

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Note

1 If your source is the TV’s built-in tuner, switch to the channel you want to watch, otherwise make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (For example, if you connected this receiver to the is selected). Turn down the volume of your TV so that all the sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver. 2• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to

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

the proper digital connections (

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player. 3• During playback from the multichannel inputs, you can’t use any of the sound features/modes and only the volume and channel levels can be set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

ANALOG

Connecting other audio components

VIDEO

jacks on your TV, make sure that the

on page 15) and set the signal input to

DIGITAL

VIDEO

input

USB playback07

Chapter 7:

USB playback

Using the USB interface

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

receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device as shown below.

1 Press USB (

2 Connect your USB device.

The USB terminal is located on the front panel.

3 Press  (play) to start playback.

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

In the diagram below, playback proceeds from folder 0 to folder 5, playing files 1 to 8 in order.

Folder 0

(Root)

file 1

file 2

file 3

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

SHIFT

+AM).

Folder 1

(Artist)

file 4

Folder 5

(Artist)

file 8 file 7

Folder 2

(Album)

Folder 4

(Album)

Folder 3

file 5

file 6

Basic playback controls

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

Button













If a following the points below:

USB ERR

USB ERR1

USB ERR2

USB ERR3

What it does

Starts normal playback. Pauses/unpauses playback. Press to start fast reverse scanning

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

(press twice for high-speed scanning). Skips to the start of the current track,

then previous tracks. Skips to the next track.

Important

USB ERR

message lights in the display, try

What it means

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

The USB device is incompatible

See

Troubleshooting

Other problems when using the Auto

MCACC Setup

on page 11 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

2 Wait for the EQ AUTO Setting to finish.

3c.EQ AUTO Setting

Now Analyzing

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

:Cancel

3c.EQ AUTO Setting

Now Analyzing

Surround Analyzing Channel Level [ ] Acoustic Cal EQ [ ]

:Cancel

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

•

ALL CH ADJUST

– A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel.

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•

FRONT ALIGN

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

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

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

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

Calibration EQ manually

recommend copying the the

FRONT ALIGN

setup above (or from

for surround sound (MCACC)

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

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

2 Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use

/

to select the setting you want to

copy.

3d.EQ Data Copy

TO FROM

CUSTOM1 CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 [ CUSTOM2 ]

Start Copy [ OK ]

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

ADJUST

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

– All speakers are set in

Setting the Acoustic

below), we

ALL CH ADJUST

settings from the

Automatically setting up

on page 9) to one

3.Manual MCACC

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

d.EQ Data Copy

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

:Return

3d.EQ Data Copy

TO FROM

CUSTOM1 ALL CH ADJ CUSTOM2 [ CUSTOM2 ]

Start Copy [ OK ]

:Cancel

and

FRONT ALIGN

above.

EQ AUTO

:Cancel

ALL CH

settings, see

3 Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirm.

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

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

ALL CH ADJUST

or the

FRONT ALIGN

settings

from the auto setup above (or from

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

on page 9) to one of the custom settings. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start (see

Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings

above for how to do this).

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

3.Manual MCACC

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

e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

f .EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type ALL CH ADJUST

ENTER:Next :Cancel

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

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

Calibration EQ settings

ALL CH ADJUST

•

Copying your Acoustic

above.

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

•

FRONT ALIGN

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

The System Setup menu

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

3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type: "ALL CH ADJUST"

Left

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

Use

/ /

Use

:Finish

to select the channel.

to select the frequency and

3e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust

Test Tone Type: "ALL CH ADJUST"

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

:Finish

/

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

/

to select the next channel.

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

• The

FRONT ALIGN

OVER!

indicator shows in the display if

the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until

OVER!

disappears from

the display.

Tip

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

TRIM

feature. Use

then use

/

/

to select

TRIM

to raise or lower the

channel level for the current speaker.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

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

ALIGN

and custom settings using the on-

ALL CH ADJUST, FRONT

screen display.

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

3.Manual MCACC

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

g.EQ Data Check

:Return

3g.EQ Data Check

ALL CH ADJUST

[ Left ]

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

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to check.

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

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

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Manual speaker setup

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

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

sound (MCACC)

make all of these settings.

Automatically setting up for surround

on page 9, it isn’t necessary to

Caution

• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume (the volume increases to

-18 dB

automatically).

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1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER.

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

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

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

•

Speaker Setting

– Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 42).

•

Crossover Network

– Specify which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer (page 43).

•

Channel Level

– Adjust the overall balance

of your speaker system (page 43).

•

Speaker Distance

– Specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position (page 44).

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

Speaker Setting

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

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

on page 9 are correct.

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

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

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

:Return

4a.Speaker Setting

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

SMALL x2

SUB W. : YES ]

]

:Finish

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

Use

/

to select the size (and number) of

each of the following speakers:

•

Front

– Select

LARGE

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

frequencies to the subwoofer.

•

Center

– Select

SMALL

LARGE

to send the bass

if your center speaker reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select

SMALL

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

(the center channel is

sent to the other speakers).

•

Surr

– Select

LARGE

if your surround speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALL

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

(the sound of the surround channels is sent to the other speakers).

Note

1 If you select surround back speakers can’t be set to to the subwoofer.

SMALL

for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to

LARGE

if the front speakers are set to

YES

SMALL

. Also, the center, surround, and

. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent

The System Setup menu

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

LARGE

if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround

back speakers choose

•

SUB W.

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

SMALL

YES

selected (see notes below). Choose the

PLUS

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

(the bass frequencies are output from other speakers).

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

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

PLUS

LARGE

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

PLUS

LARGE

and

YES

SMALL

or the

alternatively and let your ears judge which

are

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

SMALL

for the front speakers.

Crossover Network

• Default setting:

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as

LARGE

sounds playing back from those selected as

SMALL

. It also decides where the cutoff will be

for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

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

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting

b.Crossover Network

c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance

2 Choose the frequency cutoff point.

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

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

100Hz

, or the subwoofer, and bass

4b.Crossover Network

Frequency 80Hz

:Return

LARGE

speakers).

Channel Level

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

:Finish

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Note

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

• If you selected

back settings.

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

2 For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see

Second Zone

Front Bi-Amp

(in

Surround back speaker setting

Speaker Setting

above.

on page 36) you can’t adjust the surround

The System Setup menu08

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

4.Manual SP Setup

a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network

c.Channel Level

d.Speaker Distance

:Return

4c.Channel Level

Test Tone Manual

ENTER:Next :Cancel

2 Select a setup option.

•

Manual

– Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

•

Auto

– Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically.

3 Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press

ENTER

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

4c.Channel Level

Test Tone [ Manual ]

Please Wait . . . 20

Caution! Loud test tones will be output.

:Cancel

4 Adjust the level of each channel using

/

If you selected speakers. The

Manual

Auto

, use

/

setup will output test tones

to switch

in the order shown on-screen:

4c.Channel Level

L 0.0dB C [ 0.0dB ] R [ 0.0dB ] RS [ 0.0dB ] SBR [ 0.0dB ] SBL [ 0.0dB ] LS [ 0.0dB ] SW [ 0.0dB ]

:Finish

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

5 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

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

EFFECT/CH SEL

and the remote control. You can set two channel levels: one for

DVD 5.1 CH

one for the listening modes.

Speaker Distance

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

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

4.Manual SP Setup

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

d.Speaker Distance

:Return

2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using

/

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in

0.1 meter increments.

3 When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

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

4d.Speaker Distance

3.0 m

C [

3.0 m ]

R [

3.0 m ]

RS [

3.0 m ]

SBR [

3.0 m ]

SBL [

3.0 m ]

LS [

3.0 m ]

SW [

3.0 m ]

+/–

and

:Finish

Note

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

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

Using the tuner

Chapter 9:

Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

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

station

below. Once you are tuned to a station

Tuning directly to a

you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see

Saving station presets

on the next

page for more on how to do this.

DVD

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

DTV MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

TV DVR

CD-R/TAPE

USB

FM AM

SLEEP

SR+

DIMMER

+10

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

DISC

TV VOL

SELECT

DTV ON/OFF DT V INFO

MPX

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

STANDARD ADV.SURR

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

SHIFT

TV CTRL

RECEIVER

SB ch

CLASS

ENTER

T.EDIT

RETURN

REC

REC STOP JUKEBOX

ACOUSTIC EQ

RECEIVER

HDD CH

STEREO

VOL

MUTE

DVD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

INPUT

TV CH

1 Press FM or AM to select the band.

2 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning

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

TUNE

/

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

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press

TUNE

/

Improving FM stereo sound

If the (tuned) or (stereo) indicators don't light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press the button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast.

Tuning directly to a station

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

1 Press FM or AM to select the band.

2 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).

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

For example, to tune to

6, 0, 0

If you make a mistake halfway through, press

D.ACCESS

start over.

High speed tuning

Press and hold

TUNE

/

for high speed tuning. Release the button at the frequency you want.

MPX

106.00

(FM), press 1, 0,

twice to cancel the frequency and

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Saving station presets

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

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See

Listening to the radio

for more on this.

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows blinking memory class.

3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press station preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons or the

MULTI JOG

preset.

4 Press

After pressing number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station.

dial (front panel) to select a station

ENTER

on the previous page

ST. MEMORY

/

to select the

, the preset class and

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your station presets.

1 Choose the station preset you want to name.

See

Listening to station presets

to do this.

2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows cursor at the first character position.

3 Input the name you want.

Choose a name up to four characters long.

ST. NAME

below for how

, then a blinking

, then a

MPX

• Use the

• Press

• The name is stored when

• To erase a station name, simply repeat

MULTI JOG

/

characters.

character is input, a space is input.

after choosing the fourth character.

steps 1 to 3 and input four spaces instead of a name.

Once you have named a station preset, you can press to switch the display between name and frequency.

buttons (remote) to select

ENTER

Tip

DISP

dial (front panel) or the

to confirm a character. If no

ENTER

is pressed

when listening to a station

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See haven’t done this already.

1 Press FM, then press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored.

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

2 Press you want.

Saving station presets

/

to select the station preset

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

above if you

Changing the frequency step

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

1 Switch the receiver into standby.



2 On the front panel, press

while you press and hold the TUNER EDIT

button.

The channel tuning step alternates between

10K STEP

and

9K STEP

each time you do this.

STANDBY/

Making recordings

VOL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

Chapter 10:

Making recordings

2 Select the input signal (if necessary).

Press

Making an audio or a video recording

You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).

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

If you want to record a video source, you also need to use the same type of connection for the source as for the recorder. For example, you can’t record a component hooked up to S-video jacks with a recorder hooked up to the composite video outputs (see page 16 for more on video connections).

Connecting up

INPUT

RECEIVER

SELECT

AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

TV DVR

DVD

CD-R/TAPE

CD FM AM

on page 12 for more on

SELECT

SOURCE

TV CTRL

USB

RECEIVER

REC

DTV ON/OFF DT V INFO

REC STOP JUKEBOX

MPX

HDD

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

DISP

SHIFT

S.RETRIEVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

STEREO

ACOUSTIC EQ

STANDARD ADV.SURR

DIALOG E

MUTE

DVD

AUTO SURR

SIGNAL SEL

corresponding to the source component (see page 33 for more on this).

3 Prepare the source you want to record.

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

4 Prepare the recorder.

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

Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if you are unsure how to do this. Most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically—check the component’s instruction manual if you’re unsure.

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

to select the input signal

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1 Select the source you want to record.

Use the

SELECT

1• The receiver's volume, balance, tone (bass, treble, loudness), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.

MULTI CONTROL

buttons (or

INPUT

Note

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

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

Controlling the rest of your system11

Chapter 11:

Controlling the rest of your system

Operating other Pioneer components

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

component.

Note that if you use this feature,

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

to another component

for grounding purposes.

OUT

CONTROL

Receiver

Other Pioneer products

Remote control unit

with CONTROL terminals

Connect to CONTROL IN terminal of other Pioneer products

CONTROL

make sure that

CONTROL

OUT

Setting the remote to control other components

Most components can be assigned to one of the

MULTI CONTROL

component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote.

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

you are using.

Note

• You can cancel or exit any of the steps by press and hold To go back a step, press

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

buttons using the

RECEIVER

for two seconds.

RETURN

Note

1• If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, refer to on page 48.

• If you have connected a remote control to the unit using the remote sensor. 2• TV codes (for example, codes for TV, CATV or Satellite TV) can only be assigned to the

• If you assign the

Erasing all of the remote control presets

or FM function to another component, you will have to reset the receiver to the default settings (see

on page 49) to reassign it to the Pioneer preset code to use this receiver’s built-in tuner.

CONTROL IN

jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won't be able to control this

Controlling the rest of your system

TV/SAT

TV CTRL

button.

Controlling the rest of your system

Selecting preset codes directly

INPUT

RECEIVER

AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

CD FM AM

SLEEP

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

/

ENTER

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control then press

ENTER

The LCD on the remote displays the component you want to control.

4 Use

/

brand name of your component then press

ENTER

This should be the manufacturer’s name (for example,

5 Use

/

name from the list then press

6 Use

/

the list, then try using this remote control with your component.

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

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

SOURCE . If it doesn’t seem to work, select

the next code from the list (if there is one).

Note

1 You can’t assign the 2 You can’t use direct function with the

SOURCE

SELECT

TV DVR

CD-R/TAPE

SETUP

TV CTRL

USB

RECEIVER

SB ch

button.

ANALOG

ATT

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

DTV MENU

SETUP

GUIDE

SR+

+10

ST ST

TV VOL

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

DIMMER

TV CH

SETUP

to select PRESET then press

to select the first letter of the

for Pioneer).

to select the manufacturer’s

ENTER

to select the proper code from

DVD 009

). If there is more than

RECEIVER

button.

TV CTRL

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

CLASS

DISC

ENTER

T.EDIT

RETURN

VOL

function.

7 If your component is controlled successfully, press

ENTER

to confirm.

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The remote LCD display shows OK.

8 Press and hold RECEIVER for about two seconds to exit the SETUP.

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Erasing all of the remote control presets

This will erase all preset remote control preset codes.

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

ENTER

3 Press and hold

seconds

/

SETUP

to select

button.

SETUP

RESET

then press

ENTER for about two

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

4 Press and hold RECEIVER for about two

Nederlands

seconds to exit the SETUP.

Direct function

• Default setting:

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

When direct function is on, any component you select (using the buttons) will be selected by both the receiver and the remote control. When you turn direct function off, you can operate the remote

control without affecting the receiver.

MULTI CONTROL

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1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

ENTER

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control

ENTER

The LCD on the remote displays the component you want to control.

4 Use OFF then press

The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting.

5 Press and hold RECEIVER for about two

SETUP

button.

SETUP

/

to select

DIRECT F

/

to switch direct function ON or

ENTER

then press

Confirming preset codes

Use this feature to check which preset code is assigned to a

1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the

The remote LCD display shows

2 Use

ENTER

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button of the component for which you want to check the preset code then press

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

MULTI CONTROL

SETUP

button.

/

to select READ ID then press

ENTER

button.

SETUP

seconds to exit the SETUP.

Controls for TVs

This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Use the

MULTI CONTROL

• The

TV CONTROL

the

TV CTRL

Button(s) Function Components



INPUT SELECT

TV CH +/–

TV VOL +/–

SOURCEPress to switch the component assigned to the







button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the

Switches the DTV on or off. DTV

Switches the TV or CATV between standby and on. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

Switches the TV input. (Not possib le with all models.)

Selects channels. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

Adjust the TV volume. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

button on or off.

Switches the DTV on or off. DTV

Press to get information on DTV programs. DTV

Use to choose the BLUE commands on a DTV menu. DTV

Operating other Pioneer components

on page 48 for more on this).

buttons to select the component.

buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to

TV CTRL

DTV

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ DTV

button.

Controlling the rest of your system

Button(s)







AUDIO

GUIDE

DTV MENU

RETURN

Number buttons

+10

button Use to add a decimal point when selecting a speciﬁc TV

ENTER/ DISC



ENTER

Function Components

Use to choose the YELLOW commands on a DTV menu. DTV

Use to choose the GREEN commands on a DTV menu. DTV

Use to choose the RED commands on a DTV menu. DTV

Use to switch DTV audio tracks. DTV

Use as the

Press to display the DTV menu. DTV

Use to select closed captioning with DTV. DTV

Use to select a speciﬁc TV channel. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

channel.

Use to enter a channel. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

Select different menus from the DTV functions. DTV

Select the menu screen. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

Press to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen.

GUIDE

button for navigating. Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/

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Controls for other components

This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see

Use the

MULTI CONTROL

Operating other Pioneer components

buttons to select the component.

on page 48 for more on this).

Button (s)

SOURCEPress to switch the component between standby and on. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

















REC

(

SHIFT+)

REC STOP

(

SHIFT+)

JUKEBOX

(

SHIFT+)

Number buttons

+10

button Selects tracks higher than 10. (For example, press

Function Components

DVR player/Cassette deck

Press to return to the start of the current track. Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks.

Go back channels (channel –). DVR/VCR

Press to advance to the start of the next track. Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks.

Go forward channels (channel +). VCR

Pause playback or recording. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

Start playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

Hold down for fast forward playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

Hold down for fast reverse playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

Stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

Starts recording. To prevent accidental recording, this button must be pressed twice to take effect.

Stops recording. DVR player

Switches to the Jukebox feature. DVR player

Directly access tracks on a program source. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display. DVD/DVR player

+10

then 3 to select track 13.)

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD player

DVR player/Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/Cassette deck

MD/CD-R/VCR/ DVR player/ Cassette deck

player

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD player

Controlling the rest of your system

Button (s)

ENTER

DISC

TOP MENU





ENTER

/



Function Components

Chooses the disc. Multiple CD player

Ejects the disc. MD player

Use as the

Displays the setup screen for DVR players. DVR player

Changes sides of the LD. LD player

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD player. DVD/DVR player

Displays menus for the current DVD or DVR you are using. DVD/DVR player

Pauses the tape. Cassette deck

Stops the tape. Cassette deck

Starts playback. Cassette deck

Fast rewinds/fast forwards the tape. Cassette deck

Navigates DVD menu/options. DVD/DVR Player

ENTER

button.

CLEAR

button. DVD

VCR

ENTER

GUIDE

CH +/–

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

HDD

+ CH–)

DVD

+ CH+)

Press to access the DVD player setup screen. DVD/DVR Player

Selects channels. VCR/DVD/DVR Player

Selects tracks. CD/MD/CD-R/

Changes the audio language or channel. DVD/DVR Player

Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs. DVD/DVR Player

(SHIFT

Switches to the hard disk controls when using a DVD/

DVR Player

HDD recorder.

(SHIFT

Switches to the DVD controls when using a DVD/HDD

DVR Player

recorder.

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Chapter 12:

Other connections

Caution

•

Before making or changing the connections

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

• Do not allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 see

Switching the speaker impedance

Ω

to 16 Ω (please

on page 63 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8

Ω

Second Zone speaker B setup

After selecting

speaker setting

speakers connected to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See

Switching the speaker system

listening options with this setup.

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

Connect them the same way you connected your speakers in page 19. Make sure to review

placement

speakers in another room.

Second Zone

Surround back

on page 36, you can use the

below for the

Connecting the speakers

Hints on speaker

on page 20 when placing the

2 Select ‘

System’

See

Second Zone’

from the ‘

menu.

Surround back speaker setting

Surr Back

on page 36

to do this.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected

speaker setting

system settings are possible using the

SPEAKERS

Front Bi-Amp

SPA

below are for the

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

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

•

SPA

connected to the A speaker terminals (multichannel playback is possible).

•

SPB

speakers connected to speaker system B (only stereo playback is possible).

Second Zone

Surround back

on page 36, three speaker

button. If you selected

Normal (SB)

, the speaker system is fixed

or SPAB (respectively). The options

Second Zone

ANALOG

ATT

DIMMER

TUNING/

TUNER

STATION

EDIT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

TONE

MULTI JOG

SPEAKERS

QUICK SETUP

setting only.

SETUP

RETURN

– Sound is output from the speakers

– Sound is output from the two

Note

1• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• Depending on the

• All speaker systems (except

Surround back speaker setting

Second Zone

connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

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

Speaker Setting

on page 42. However, if SPB is selected above,

Other connections

•SPAB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. Multichannel sources (heard through speaker system A) are downmixed for stereo output from speaker system B.

Bi-amping your front speakers

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

1 Connect your speakers as shown below.

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

FRONT

R L

S P E A

Front left

speaker

A B

K E R S

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

speaker.

• Make sure that the

properly inserted.

CENTERSURROUND

SURROUND BACK

Low

) of the

/ – connections are

2 Select the the ‘

Surr Back System’

See

Surround back speaker setting

’Front Bi-Amp’

menu.

setting from

on page 36 to specify how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.

Caution

• Most speakers with both Hi and

Low

terminals have two metal plates that connect the

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

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

Zone

Surround back speaker setting

page 36.

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

Normal (SB)

Second

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DIGITAL OUT

Caution

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

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

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.

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

FRONT SURROUND SURROUND

(

)

CENTER

(

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

)

RRR

SURROUND BACK

 To SUB WOOFER PREOUT jack

BACK

PREOUT

CENTER

ANALOG

INPUT

Center channel amplifier (mono)

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround back channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Front channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Powered subwoofer

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

If you have a Pioneer plasma display2, you can use an SR+ cable to connect it to this unit and take advantage of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is changed.

CONTROL

OUT

Pioneer plasma

display

DIGITAL OUT

OPT

(

)

TV/ SAT

OPT

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL IN

COAX

(

DVR/VCR

COAX

(

DVD/LD

This receiver

AUX

OUT

)

OUT

AUDIO

FM UNBAL

ANTENNA

Ω

LOOP

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD /LD

FRONT

D V D

5.1CH

PLAY

INPUT

CD-R

/TAPE

/MD

REC

MONITOR OUT

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

DVR/ VCR

TV/ SAT

DVD

/LD

VIDEO

Note

1• 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 (

• The sound you hear from the surround back terminals depends on the

• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.

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

2 This receiver is compatible with all Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.

L (Single)

) terminal only.

Surround back speaker setting

Speaker Setting

on page 42) to large.

on page 36.

Other connections

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

• Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable1 to connect the with the

CONTROL IN

CONTROL OUT

jack of this receiver

of your plasma

display.

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

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

page 60 for detailed instructions.

VIDEO

INPUT 1

DVD player

DVD

AUDIO IN

Pioneer plasma

ADVANCED

ST/DIRECT/

TV/SAT DVR/VCR VIDEOCDCD-R/TAPE/MD FM

DVD/LD

STANDARD

SURR

AUTO SURR

LISTENING MODE

MIDNIGHT/

ANALOG

SPEAKERS

DIMMER

LOUDNESS

ATT

STANDBY/ON

PHONES

TUNING/

QUICK

TUNER

TONE

STATION

SETUP

EDIT

MULTI JOG

display

Satellite receiver, etc

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

USB

VIDEO

INPUT

S-VIDEO

SETUP

DIGITAL INAUDIORLVIDEO

RETURN

VIDEO

INPUT 2

TV/SAT

AUDIO IN

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-816

MULTI JOG

ENTER

SIGNAL

ACOUSTIC

AUX

PROCESSING

SELECT

MASTER VOLUME

MCACC

USB

SETUP MIC

UPDOWN

This receiver

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

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display

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

• On-screen volume display.

• On-screen display of listening mode.

• Automatic video input switching on the plasma display.

• Automatic volume muting on the plasma

See also on page 60 for more on setting up the receiver.

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

See

display

2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press

RECEIVER

The front panel display shows

display.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

INPUT

RECEIVER

AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DVD

CD FM AM

SELECT

TV DVR

CD-R/TAPE

SOURCE

TV CTRL

USB

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

TOP MENU

DTV MENU

SLEEP

SR+

+10

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

SB ch

DIMMER

CLASS

ENTER

T.EDIT

ANALOG

ATT

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

DISC

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma

above for more on this.

, then the SR+ button.

SR+ ON

OFF

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Note

1• The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).

• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma display remote sensor to control the receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off. 2 The automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately; see

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

on page 60.

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Chapter 13:

Other Settings

The Input Assign menu

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

1 Press then press the

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

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

Assigning the digital inputs

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

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

RECEIVER

SETUP

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

 : Exit

• Default settings:

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

on the remote control,

button.

5.Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input

:Return

5.Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input

:Return

Select the number of the digital input to

5a.Digital Input Setup

Coaxial - 1 DVD Coaxial - 2 [ DVR ] Optical - 1 [ CD ] Optical - 2 [ TV ]

:Finish

which you’ve connected the digital component.

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

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

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

• Use / and ENTER to do this.

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

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the component video inputs

• Default settings:

Component - 1 – DVD Component - 2 – TV Component - 3 – DVR

If you used component video cords to connect your video equipment you must tell the receiver which device it is, or else you may see the Svideo or composite video input instead of the component video signal. For more on this, see Using the component video jacks on page 17.

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

5. Input Assign

a.Digital Input

b.Component Input

:Return

5b.Component Input

Component - 1 DVD Component - 2 [ TV ] Component - 3 [ DVR ]

:Finish

Other Settings

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

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

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

Select between

• Use

DVD, TV, DVR

/ and

ENTER

OFF

to do this.

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

• If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you should also have your TV connected to this receiver's component video

MONITOR

output.

4 When you're finished, press RETURN.

You return to the Input Assign menu.

The Other Setup menu

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

1 Press then press the

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press and exit the current menu.

2 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

RECEIVER

///

System Setup

1.Surr Back System

2.Auto MCACC

3.Manual MCACC

4.Manual SP Setup

5.Input Assign

6.Other Setup

on the remote control,

SETUP

button.

and

ENTER

on the remote

RETURN

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

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

 : Exit

to confirm

ENTER

:Return

•

DRC Setup

– Specify the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital soundtracks (see

Setup

below).

•

Dual Mono Setup

Dynamic Range Control

– Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see

•

LFE ATT Setup

level for the LFE channel (

Setup

on page 60).

SR+ Setup

• control your Pioneer plasma display (

Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

Dual Mono Setup

below).

– Choose the attenuator

LFE Attenuator

– Specify how you want to

SR+

page 60).

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

Dynamic Range Control Setup

• Default setting:

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

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

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

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

MAX

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased).

•

MID

– Mid setting.

•

OFF

– No dynamic range adjustment (use

when listening at higher volume).

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

:Return

OFF

6a.Dynamic Range Control

DRC OFF

:Finish

RETURN

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Dual Mono Setup

• Default setting: You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby

Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup

b.Dual Mono Setup

c.LFE ATT Setup d.SR+ Setup

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

CH2

– Only channel 2 is played

•

CH1 CH2

through the front speakers

•

CH1

– Only channel 1 is played

3 When you're finished, press

You return to the Other Setup menu.

CH1

6b.Dual Mono Setup

Dual Mono [ CH1

:Return

:Finish

– Both channels are played

RETURN

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting:

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

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

6.Other Setup

a.DRC Setup b.Dual Mono Setup

c.LFE ATT Setup

d.SR+ Setup

2 Choose the setting that you want.

•

ATT 0dB

•

ATT 10dB

•

LFE **

– No sound from LFE channel

ATT 0 dB

6c. LFE ATT Setup

LFE ATT ATT 0dB

:Return

:Finish

– No limiting (recommended)

– 10 dB of limiting

3 When you're finished, press

RETURN

You return to the Other Setup menu.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

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

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