Pioneer Stereo Receiver VSX AX5Ai G User Manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-AX5Ai-S

VSX-AX5Ai-G

Operating Instructions

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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.

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Information to User

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

the equipment.

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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.

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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC

outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed

and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and

mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of

this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the

cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make

sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

CAUTION

The ꢀOFF ꢁON and ꢂ STANDBY/ON buttons 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

The equipment should be disconnected by removing

the mains plug from the wall socket when left

unused for a long period of time (for example, when

on vacation).

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Voltage selector

You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear

panel of multi-voltage models.

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

The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220V.

Please set it to the correct voltage for your country

or region.

requires repair will be charged for even during the

• Saudi Arabia operates on 127V and 220V mains

voltage. Please set to the correct voltage before using.

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

warranty period.

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Important information about this unit‘s

AC outlet (switched total 100W MAX)

Power supplied through these outlets is turned on

and off by this unit’s ꢀOFF ꢁON and

ꢂ STANDBY/ON buttons. Total electrical power

consumption of connected equipment should not

exceed 100W.

• For Mexico, please set to 120-127V 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

CAUTION

• Do not connect a TV set, monitor, heater or similar

appliance to this unit’s AC outlet.

• Do not connect appliances with high power

consumption to the AC outlet in order to avoid

overheating and fire risk. This can cause this unit

230-

220V

240 V

120-127V

110V

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110V

120-127V

220V

230-240V

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Contents

01 Before you start

04 Controls and displays

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

Checking the supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Opening the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Operating range of the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Listening in surround sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The MOVIE listening modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The MUSIC listening modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Adjusting the advanced effect level . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Listening with headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . 42

Selecting the input signal type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the surround back channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Listening with virtual surround back speakers . . . . . 45

Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and Hi-sampling . . 45

Using Midnight and Loudness listening . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the tone control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Switching the tone control on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Reducing noise during playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Listening to dual mono soundtracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting up for Surround Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Automatically setting up for surround sound . . . . . . 12

Other problems when using the Auto Surround

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)

player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About the video converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

About cable types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Analog audio cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Digital audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Video cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

When making cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs . . . . 20

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

06 Using the tuner

Finding a station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

MPX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Memorizing station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Listening to memorized station presets . . . . . . . . . 50

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Displaying RDS information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

An introduction to EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Clearing all stations from the RDS and EON

set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the component video jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs. . 27

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Placing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

AM loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

FM wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About the AC outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

07 The Surround Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the Surround

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Surround back speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Normal surround setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Channel Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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08 Controlling other equipment

11 Advanced setup

Using the remote control with other

The System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

THX CINEMA Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Function Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

SACD Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

PHONO/LINE Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

12 Volt Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

The Expert setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Fine Channel Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Professional Acoustic Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration . . . . . . . . 92

Bass Peak Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Recalling preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Programming signals from other remote

controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Direct function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Multi Operation and System Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

09 Using other functions

12 Additional information

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Watching video and audio sources independently. . 67

Enhancing SACD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Advanced remote control features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Editing remote control display names . . . . . . . . . . 68

Adjusting the remote control backlight . . . . . . . . . 69

Clearing remote control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

i.LINK messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Changing the frequency step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Maintenance of external surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Dolby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Preset code brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Specifications (European model). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Specifications (Multi-voltage model) . . . . . . . . . . . 107

10 Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Bi-amping your front speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Multi-room listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Making multi-room connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the multi-room controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

About PQLS rate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Creating an i.LINK network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . 79

Advanced MCACC output using your PC. . . . . . . . 79

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Before you start

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Fine-tuned to world-class standards

Features

With the cooperation of the world-class studio engineers

at AIR Studios, this receiver amplifier has been

designated AIR Studios Monitor.

•

Easy setup using Advanced Multichannel

Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)

Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as

connecting your speakers, a DVD player or other source,

and your TV. The Auto Surround Setup provides a quick

but accurate surround sound setup, while for complete

surround sound control you still have access to the full

range of surround sound settings.

In addition, the Professional Acoustic Calibration setup

measures the reverb characteristics of your listening

area, allowing you to customize your system calibration

with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed

on-screen, or using a computer.

Checking the supplied accessories

Please check that you've received the following supplied

accessories:

• Setup microphone and stand

•

i.LINK digital interface

The i.LINK interface makes it possible to connect this

receiver to i.LINK-equipped components, allowing you to

enjoy high sampling rate (up to 192kHz) PCM

multichannel digital audio from DVD-Audio and SACD

discs, as well as digital audio from DVD-Video, CD and

Video CD discs, all with a single cable.

• Remote control unit

With SACD discs, you will also be able to bypass the

signal processing of this receiver to hear 1-bit Direct

Stream Digital (DSD) audio directly.

•

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby

Digital EX, DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES

• Alkaline batteries (AA IEC LR6) x 4

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound

right into your home with up to six channels of surround

sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects)

channel for deep, realistic sound effects.

The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders

not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby

Surround sources, but will also generate convincing

surround sound for any stereo source.

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

Also, with the addition of a surround back speaker, you

can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and

DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound.

•

Seamless video conversion

With the Pioneer video converter, you can use a wide

range of cables interchangeably, giving you more

flexibility when making video connections.

•

USB digital interface

It is possible to listen to audio sources from your

computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear

of this receiver.

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Before you start

• Power cord x 1 (Multi-voltage NTSC model x 2)

Using the remote control

Loading the batteries

Load the batteries into the remote control as shown

below using alkaline batteries (AA IEC LR6) batteries.

When you notice a decrease in the operating range,

replace all batteries with new ones.

All models

NTSC model only

• Flat-bladed adapter (Multi-voltage model only)

• Antenna converter (Multi-voltage model only)

• These operating instructions

Note

• The accessories will be different depending on the

country of purchase. Where two power cords are

included, make sure to use the cord appropriate for

your country or region.

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)

Caution

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as

leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

Opening the front panel

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

To open the front panel, push gently on the lower third of

the panel with your finger.

• Don’t use different kinds of batteries together—

although they may look similar, different batteries

may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each

battery match the indications in the battery compart-

ment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to

be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply

with governmental regulations or environmental

public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or

area.

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Before you start

Remote control battery indicator

When the batteries get too weak to operate the remote

control properly an indicator warning screen will appear

on the remote. Change the batteries as shown above.

This must be done within five minutes or all your remote

control settings will be cleared.

Operating range of the remote control

The operating range is quite large, but please keep in

mind the following when using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the

remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• The remote has a range of about 7 meters.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong

sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s

remote sensor.

• Remote controllers for different devices can interfere

with each other. Avoid using remotes for other

equipment located close to this unit.

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5 minute guide

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Introduction to home theater

You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that

give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks.

Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're

in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on

the speakers you have set up in your room, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver.

DVD-Video has become the basic source material for home theater due to its size, quality, and ease of use. Depending

on the DVD, you can have up to seven different audio tracks coming from one disc, all of them being sent to different

speakers in your system. This is what creates a surround sound effect and gives you the feeling of ‘being there’.

This receiver will automatically decode Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video discs, according to your

speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities (like

listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Listening to your system on page 38.

Setting up for Surround Sound

This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should

have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in

the default settings.

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

Hook up your DVD player.

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

this with either a coaxial, or an optical connection (you don’t need to connect both). If you hook up using an optical

cable, you should refer to The Input Assign menu on page 81 to assign the optical input to DVD/LD.

Use a standard RCA video cable to connect your DVD player video output to the receiver using the jacks shown below.

Hook up your TV.

Use a standard RCA video cable to connect your receiver to the TV using the jacks as shown below.

Optical cable

VIDEO IN

Standard RCA

video cable

Coaxial digital

audio cable

DIGITAL OUT

CENTER

S400

SELECTABLE

DVD player

VIDEO OUT

Standard RCA

video cable

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5 minute guide

Connect your speakers.

To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back

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

no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are

necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just

one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal).

You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on

page 68 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).

Front

right

Front

left

Subwoofer

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

Center

Caution

These speaker terminals carry

HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent

the risk of electric shock when connecting

or disconnecting the speaker cables,

disconnect the power cord before

touching any uninsulated parts.

CENTER

S400

SELECTABLE

VSX-AX5Ai

Surround

left

Surround

right

Surround

back right

Surround

back left

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Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a

positive (+) red, and negative (–) black terminal. For

proper sound you should take care to match these up

with the terminals on the speakers themselves.

Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by

your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV.

Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to this

receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you

don’t know how to do this.

• If you only have one surround back speaker, hook it

up to the surround back left (Single) terminal.

Also make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the receiver’s

display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it

isn’t, press DVD/LD on the remote control to set the

receiver to the DVD input.

• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front

speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 55) to

LARGE.

Use the on-screen Auto Surround setup to set up

your system.

Caution

See Automatically setting up for surround sound on the

next page for more on this.

• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted

together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.

If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel

it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

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

In addition to the basic playback explained in Playing a

source on page 14, there are several other sound options

you can select. See Listening to your system on page 38

for more on this. See also Making receiver settings from

the Surround Setup menu on page 54 for more setup

options.

Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is

properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped

from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted

together (fig. A).

To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns

until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire

(fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal

until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).

• If you’re not familiar with the proper DVD settings,

refer to Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)

player on page 14.

10mm

fig. A

fig. B

fig. C

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. For more tips on speaker

placement, see Placing the speakers on page 29.

Front R

Front L

Sub-

woofer

Center

Surround

Surround Surround

back L back R

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Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP

Automatically setting up for

surround sound

MIC jack on the front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers

and the microphone.

The Auto Surround 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.

• Place the microphone on the supplied microphone

stand (shown above) for the best results with the

Auto Surround Setup.

Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a

source on page 14.

Important

• 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 the microphone and speakers are not

moved during the Auto Surround Setup.

• Using the Auto Surround Setup will overwrite any

existing speaker settings in the receiver.

Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press

the SYSTEM SETUP button.

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

ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

• The receiver will automatically exit the on-screen

menu after three minutes of inactivity.

Caution

• The test tones used in the Auto Surround Setup are

output at high volume.

‘Surround Setup’ should be highlighted. Press

ENTER.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

RECEIVER

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

RECEIVER

‘SurrBack System’ should be highlighted. Press

ENTER.

SYSTEM SETUP

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

ENTER

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ Exit

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the ꢀOFF ꢁON button to turn on the power, then

press the ꢂ RECEIVER button to switch on.

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Make sure ‘Normal System’ is selected, then

10 Confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the

actual speakers you have.

select ‘Exit’.

SurrBack System

Check!!

[ Normal System

[ Second Zone

[ Front Bi-Amp

[ MR&S

]

Front

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[ YES

]

[ YES 2 ]

[ YES

]

[ Exit

[OK]

[Retry]

[ERR Fix SP.]

[Return to Menu]

• If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers,

or setting up a separate speaker system in another

room, read through Surround back speaker setting on

page 55 and make sure to connect your speakers as

necessary before continuing to step 7.

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use

the ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons to select Retry. Follow

the instructions from step 8.

If the configuration is incorrect and you want to input the

settings manually, select ERRꢀFix SP. Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor

up/down) to select the speaker and to specify the size

(and number for surround back). When you’re finished,

go to the next step.

‘Auto Setting’ should be highlighted. Press

ENTER.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

[ Exit

]

If you see an ERR message in the right side column, there

may be a problem with the speaker connection. If

selecting Retry (above) doesn’t fix the problem, turn off

the power and check the speaker connections.

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

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the

receiver outputs more test tones to determine the

optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker

distance, and acoustic calibration EQ.

Follow the instructions on-screen.

Auto Surround Setup

Set microphone

Turn on subwoofer

Auto Surround Setup

•••

Now Analyzing

[ Start

[ Cancel ]

]

Please Wait

Surround Analysis

Speaker Systems

Speaker Distance

Channel Level

[OK]

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

Acoustic Cal EQ

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

[ Cancel ]

[Cancel]

• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up

the volume.

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

happening.

• See below for notes regarding high background

noise levels and other possible interference.

12 The Auto Surround Setup has finished! Select

‘Exit’ to go back to the Surround Setup menu.

The MCACC indicator continues to light to show the

surround settings are complete.

Make sure ‘Start’ is selected, then press ENTER.

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.

Auto Surround Setup

•••

Now Analyzing

Please Wait

Environment Check

Ambient Noise

Microphone

[OK]

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

Speaker YES/NO

[Cancel]

[ Cancel ]

The settings made in the Auto Surround Setup should

give you excellent surround sound from your system, but

it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using

the Surround Setup menu (starting on page 54).

• Do not turn down the volume during the test tones.

This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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• If you are using THX Certified speakers, confirm that

all speakers are set to SMALL in Speaker Setting on

page 55, and that the Crossover Network on page 87

is set to 80Hz.

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such

as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

Turn on the power of the playback component

You can also choose to view all the settings by selecting

Next. Press ENTER after you have finished checking

each screen. When you’re finished, select Exit to go back

to the Surround Setup menu.

(for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer

(if you have one).

• If your source is the TV’s built-in tuner, then 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 VIDEO

1 jacks on your TV, make sure that VIDEO 1 input is

now selected.)

Note

• If you leave a check screen for over three minutes, or

if you select Cancel at any time during the Auto

Surround Setup, the receiver automatically exits and

no settings will be made.

If the receiver isn’t already on, switch on the

power.

Use the ꢀOFF ꢁON button to turn on the power, then

press the ꢂ RECEIVER button to switch on.

• Remember to disconnect the microphone after

you’ve finished the Auto Surround Setup.

Change the receiver input to the source you

want to play.

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WEATHER – Weather reports

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Using the tuner

Searching for RDS programs

An introduction to EON

One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to

search for a particular kind of radio program. You can

search for any of the program types listed on the previous

page.

European model only

When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is

turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked

broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function

other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in

areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when

FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the

broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original

frequency or function.

Using EON

Press the BAND button to select the FM band.

EON is only possible in the FM band.

Press EON MODE to select one of the possible

modes.

Press the BAND button to select the FM band.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

RDS is only possible in the FM band.

• EON TA (Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to

Press the CHARACTER/SEARCH button.

pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.

SEARCH shows in the display.

• EON NEWS – Sets the tuner to pick up news when it

is broadcast.

Use the MULTI JOG dial to select the program

type you want to hear.

• OFF – Switches off the EON feature.

• You can also use the +/– buttons on the front panel to

select the program type.

When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the

display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON

broadcast). The indicator in the display lights when the

current station carries the EON service.

Press ENTER to search for the program type.

The system starts searching through the station presets

for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the

station plays for five seconds.

Note

If you want to keep listening to the station, press

• The EON function does not work when listening to

AM reception.

ENTER within the 5 seconds.

If you don’t press ENTER, searching resumes.

• You can’t search for traffic announcements and

news at the same time.

If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find

that program type at the time of the search.

• You cannot operate the TUNER EDIT and

CHARACTER/SEARCH buttons while the EON

indicator in the display is lit.

Note

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

tuner, press EON MODE to turn EON off.

• RDS searches station presets only. If no stations

have been preset, or if the program type could not be

found among the station presets NO PTY is

displayed. FINISH means the search is complete.

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Using the tuner

Clearing all stations from the RDS and EON

searches

The receiver will automatically register an identifying

marker (called a PI code) for any station you input into

the memory classes which can receive RDS or EON data.

If you want to remove the currently memorized stations

from RDS and EON searches, you can do it by erasing the

PI codes.

Press and hold EON MODE for about two

seconds.

ERASE PI is displayed.

Press ENTER.

ERASE PI flashes for two seconds to indicate the PI codes

have been erased.

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The Surround Setup menu

Chapter 7

The Surround Setup menu

Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then

Making receiver settings from the

Surround Setup menu

press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

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

ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

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 Automatically

setting up for surround sound on page 12, it isn’t

necessary to make all of these settings.

RECEIVER

Important

• For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect

the setup microphone to the front panel and place it

about ear level at your normal listening position. See

Automatically setting up for surround sound on

page 12 if you’re unsure how to do this. Also see

Other problems when using the Auto Surround Setup

on page 14 for notes regarding high background

noise levels and other possible interference.

RECEIVER

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up

the volume to the middle position.

• After three minutes of inactivity during the Auto

setup options, the OSD will go to sleep until a button

is pressed. With other screens, the receiver

Tip

• You can also use the front panel display to make

settings. You can also use the MULTI JOG dial and

ENTER on the front panel instead of the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor

up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote control.

automatically exits and no settings will be made.

Caution

Select ‘Surround Setup’ then press ENTER.

• The test tones used in the Surround Setup are output

at high volume (the volume increases to 0dB

automatically).

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the ꢀOFF ꢁON button to turn on the power, then

press the ꢂ RECEIVER button to switch on.

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

• If headphones are connected to the receiver,

disconnect them.

Select the setting you want to adjust.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ Exit

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The Surround Setup menu

• SurrBack System – Specify how you are using your

surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker

setting below).

• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you’re bi-

amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your front

speakers on page 72).

• Auto Setting – This is a quick and easy automatic

surround setup (see Automatically setting up for

surround sound on page 12).

• MR&S – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker

terminals for an independent system in another room

(see Multi-room listening on page 73).

• Normal – Specify the size, number, distance and

overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected

(see Normal surround setting below).

When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Surround Setup menu.

• Expert – Use this menu to fine tune your surround

setup (see The Expert setup menu on page 86).

Normal surround setting

If you aren’t satisfied with the results the Auto Setup

(Automatically setting up for surround sound on page 12),

you can use these settings to adjust speaker parameters

manually. Note that these settings overwrite the settings

made with the Auto Setup.

Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

Surround back speaker setting

•

Select ‘Normal’ from the Surround Setup menu.

• Default setting: Normal

See Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup

menu above if you’re not already at this screen.

There are several ways you can use the surround back

speaker channels with this system. In addition to a

normal home theater setup where they are used for the

surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping

the front speakers or as an independent speaker system

in another room.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ Exit

Select ‘SurrBack System’ from the Surround

Setup menu.

See Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup

menu above if you’re not already at this screen.

Speaker Setting

• Default setting: SMALL (all speakers) /

1.Surround Setup

Subwoofer – YES

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration

(size, number of speakers). You can make sure that the

settings made in Automatically setting up for surround

sound on page 12 are correct.

[ Exit

Choose ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Normal setup

Select the surround back speaker setting.

menu.

SurrBack System

Normal

[ Speaker Setting

[ Channel Level

[ Speaker Distance ]

[ Exit

]

[ Normal System

[ Second Zone

[ Front Bi-Amp

[ MR&S

]

[ Exit

• Normal System – Select for normal home theater

use with surround back speakers in your main

(speaker system A) setup.

Choose the set of speakers that you want to set

then select a speaker size.

Speaker Setting

• Second Zone – Select to use the (surround back) B

speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in

another room (see Second Zone speaker B setup on

page 71).

Front

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[Exit]

[ SMALL

[ SMALL 2 ]

[ YES

]

(THX Speaker:SMALL)

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The Surround Setup menu

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select the size (and

number) of each of the following speakers:

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Normal setup menu.

• Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you

didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send

the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

Tip

• If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may

seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers

and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not, however,

yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker

placement of your room you may actually experience

a decrease in the amount of bass due to low

frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing

the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get

good results, listen to the bass response with it set to

PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and

SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which

sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest

option is to route all the bass sounds to the

• Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker

reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select

SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is sent to

the front speakers).

• Surround – 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 NO (the sound of the

surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a

subwoofer).

subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers.

• SurrBack – 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

NO.

Channel Level

• Default setting: 0dB (all speakers)

Using the channel level setting, you can adjust the overall

balance of your speaker system, an important factor

when setting up a home theater system.

Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Normal setup

• Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass frequencies of

channels set to SMALL are output from the

subwoofer when YES is 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 NO (the bass frequencies are output from

other speakers).

menu.

Normal

[ Speaker Setting

[ Channel Level

[ Speaker Distance ]

[ Exit

]

Select a setup option and press ENTER to start

the test tones.

Note

Channel Level

Test Tone

• If you selected Second Zone, Front Bi-Amp, or

MR&S in Surround back speaker setting above you

can’t adjust the surround back settings.

[ Manual ]

[ Auto

Exit

]

[

Setting Start

• If you select SMALL for the front speakers the

subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also,

the center and surround speakers can’t be set to

LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this

case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

• Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker

to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround

back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

• Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

from speaker to speaker automatically.

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make

sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround

back terminal.

• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, we recommend

setting all speakers to SMALL.

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The Surround Setup menu

Adjust the level of each channel using the ꢃ/ꢄ

Speaker Distance

(cursor up/down) buttons.

• Default setting: 2.0 m (all speakers)

If you selected Manual, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) and

ENTER to select speakers. The Auto setup will output

test tones in the order shown on-screen:

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.

Channel Level

0.0

Left

Center

Right

Surround

SurrBack

Surround

[

]

Left

Center

Right

Surround

SurrBack

Surround

Subwoofer

[

]

Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Normal setup

menu.

Normal

Subwoofer

Exit

[

]

Exit=Push Enter

[ Speaker Setting

[ Channel Level

]

[ Speaker Distance ]

[ Exit

Manual setup

Auto setup

]

Adjust the level (+/– 10dB) of each speaker as the test

tone is emitted.

Specify the distance of each speaker from the

Note

listening position.

• 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).

Speaker Distance

Left

[

]

2. 0

Center

Right

Surround

SurrBack

Surround

Subwoofer

[Exit ]

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You

may need to adjust the level after testing with an

actual soundtrack.

If you selected ‘Manual’, select ‘Exit’ to finish.

Adjust the distance of each speaker within the range of

0.1–9.0 meters.

With ‘Auto’, simply press ENTER.

Channel Level

Test Tone

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Normal setup menu.

Please Wait

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the surround

back speakers are the same distance.

You will return to the Normal setup menu.

Tip

• You can change the channel levels at any time by

pressing RECEIVER then EFFECT/CH SEL (to select

the channel you want to adjust) on the remote. Use

the +/– buttons to increase/decrease the level.

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

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Controlling other equipment

^CC^hao^ptn^ert⁸rolling other equipment

Make sure the component you want to control is

Using the remote control with other

components

switched on.

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The supplied remote control can operate not only this

receiver, but also your TV, DVD player and other

components. If the component is listed in the remote

control's memory, you can simply follow the steps in

Recalling preset codes below. If the component is not

listed, or if you want the remote to learn additional

operations, see Programming signals from other remote

controls on page 59.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears in the remote control

display.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Preset’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function flashes in the display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button that matches

the connection for the component you want to

control.

For example, press DVD/LD if you want to control the

DVD player that you connected to the DVD/LD terminals.

See Preset code brands on page 105 for a list of brands

available for each component.

Note

• Choosing a button that’s already assigned will over-

write the old preset (and any other operations you

may have programmed).

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

pressing REMOTE SETUP.

• You can’t assign the RECEIVER or TUNER buttons.

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote goes to

sleep. Press any button to reactivate the remote

display and continue.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to choose the type of

component you’ve connected and press ENTER.

Following our example above, you would select DVD, but

you should choose from the ITEM list according to the

component connected. For example, if you connected a

DVD recorder instead of a VCR to the VCR2 inputs, you

would select DVR here.

• TV codes (for example, codes for TV, CATV, Satellite

TV or DTV) can only be assigned to the TV/SAT or TV

CONT button.

• The default preset setting for all functions is a corre-

sponding Pioneer component. Note that where two

buttons are listed, the first component is the default

(for example, MD/TAPE2 is an MD), and the VIDEO

button is set to a Pioneer DVD player.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select the manufac-

turer’s name from the list.

If there is more than one component type for the

manufacturer, then –1, –2, etc. will appear in the display.

Start with the first one in the list.

Recalling preset codes

The following steps show you how to recall preset codes

for each input source. Use the remote control to do this.

Point the remote at the component you want to

control and press ENTER.

OK? shows in the remote control display.

If the component switches off (into standby), use ꢃ/ꢄ

(cursor up/down) and ENTER to select Yes. COMPLETE

shows in the display to confirm that the component

preset has been recalled properly.

ENTER

If the component doesn’t switch off (into standby), use ꢃ/

ꢄ (cursor up/down) and ENTER to select No. Choose

another preset for your manufacturer (step 6).

• If the component you are trying to control doesn’t

have a standby mode, simply select Yes above then

confirm that it is the right code by testing it with

another operation button.

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

REMOTE

SETUP

• If you can’t find or properly enter a preset code, you

can still teach the remote individual commands from

another remote control (see Programming signals

from other remote controls below).

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Controlling other equipment

Repeat steps 3 – 7 for any other components you

Point the two remote controls towards each

want to control.

other then press the corresponding button on the

other remote control that is sending (teaching) the

signal to this receiver’s remote control.

For example, if you want to learn the playback control

signal, press ꢇ.

When you’re finished, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Programming signals from other

remote controls

• The remote controls should be 5–20cm apart, and the

LEARN icon should be flashing to indicate the

remote is ready to accept a signal.

If the preset code for your component is not available, or

the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you

can program signals from the remote control of another

component. This can also be used to program additional

operations (buttons not covered in the presets) after

assigning a preset code in Recalling preset codes on

page 58.

5 – 20cm

If the operation has been learned, the display will show OK

If the operation hasn’t been learned the display will show

NG.

Continue? shows in the display (if Select Key is flashing,

go back to step 4). Go to step 6.

ENTER

• If the remote display shows FULL, it means the

memory is full. See Clearing remote control settings

on page 69 to erase a programmed button you’re not

using to free up more memory.

• If NG keeps showing in the display, or the remote

control keeps on returning to step 4 (Select Key

flashes in the display), it may be possible that the

command cannot be learned by this remote control.

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be

learned from other remote controls. The buttons avail-

able are shown below:

REMOTE

SETUP

DIMMER

LOUDNESS

TONE

EFFECT/CH SEL

DNR

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

SIGNAL SEL

BASS/TREBLE

HI-BIT

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

control display.

VIDEO SEL

DISC

ENTER

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

GUIDE

SYSTEM SETUP

TOP MENU

TRACK

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Learning’

TUNER EDIT

ENTER

from the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function flashes in the display.

EXIT

AUDIO

MPX

RETURN

DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

TEXT ON RF ATT

TUNING

BAND

TUNING

Press the MULTI CONTROL button that matches

SOURCE

STATION

TEXT OFF CLASS

the connection for the component you want to

control.

CHANNEL

CHANNEL+

For example, press DVD/LD if you want to program an

operation for the DVD player that you connected to the

DVD/LD terminals.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Yes’ to

Select Key flashes in the display.

program additional signals for the current compo-

nent.

• You can’t assign the RECEIVER or TUNER buttons.

Repeat steps 4 and 5.

Select the button corresponding to the command

• To program signals for another component, select

No and repeat steps 2 through 5.

you want to teach the remote control.

For example, press ꢇ if you want to program the play

command from your DVD player remote control.

When you’re finished, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu. Select

*Exit* again to exit.

LEARN flashes in the display.

• When programming TV CONT, you can only select

TVꢂ, or one of the TV CONTROL buttons.

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Controlling other equipment

Controls for TVs

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

(see Using the remote control with other components on page 58 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons

to select the component.

Button (s) Function

Components

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

TV ꢂ

Switches the TV, Satellite TV or Cable TV between standby and on.

TV INPUT Switches the TV input.

Selects channels

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

TV CH (+/ -)

TV VOL (+/ -) Adjusts the TV volume.

GUIDE

RETURN

Takes you to the TV menu of that system.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/Satellite TV

Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV

Takes you to the guide menu of that system.

Exits the current menu.

A/CYAN

ꢈ

B/Use as the TEXT ON button.

C/RED

ꢉ

Use to go to the previous page in a menu.

D/GREEN

ꢇ

Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV

ꢊ

E/YELLOW

Use to go to the next page in a menu.

Use to move back channels.

Use to move back a page in a menu.

Use to move forward channels.

Use to go to the next page in a menu.

Use as the TEXT OFF button.

ꢋ

ꢌ

ꢍ

TV/Cable TV

Satellite TV

TV/Cable TV

Satellite TV

Number

buttons

Use to select a speciﬁc TV channel.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

Cable TV/TV

ENTER/

DISC

Use this button to immediately enter a new channel.

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

ꢆꢇꢃꢄ &

ENTER

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

Note

• The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button.

Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CONT MULTI CONTROL button. If you

have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CONT button.

• Depending on the maker and individual model, there are some buttons that may not be able operate some equip-

ment or may operate it in a different way.

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Controlling other equipment

Controls for other components

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

commands (see Using the remote control with other components on page 58 for more on this). Use the MULTI

CONTROL buttons to select the component.

Button(s) Function

Components

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck

SOURCE ꢂ Press to switch the component between standby and on.

Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter.

Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks or chapters.

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

ꢋ

Use to move back channels (channel –).

VCR/DVD recorder

Cassette deck

Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible deck.

Skips to the start of the next track or chapter.

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

VCR/DVD recorder

Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks or chapters.

ꢌ

Use to go forward channels (channel +).

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck

ꢈ

Pauses playback or recording.

Hold down for fast forward playback.

Hold down for fast reverse playback.

Start playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck

ꢊ

ꢉ

ꢇ

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck

Stop playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

ꢍ

stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

recorder/Cassette deck

MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD recorder/Cas-

sette deck

Starts recording.

SUBTITLE/ Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.

DVD/DVD recorder

DISP

MODE

Change the display mode.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

Use to directly access tracks on a program source.

Use to directly access chapters on a program source.

Use to directly select a channel.

CD/MD/CD-R/LD

DVD/DVD recorder

VCR/DVD recorder

Number

buttons

Use to select tracks or chapters higher than 10.

Press this button and the remaining number to get the track or chapter

(+10 button + 3 = track or chapter 13).

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

recorder

+10 button

• Some components may operate differently.

Press to start the search mode.

DVD

Takes you to the disc navigator.

DVD recorder

ENTER/

DISC

Changes between sides A & B of the disc.

Press to enter the selected channel.

VCR

Selects a disc in a multi-disc CD player.

Displays menus for the current DVD, DVR or VCR you are using.

DVD/DVD recorder/VCR

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Button(s) Function

Components

Changes the audio track of discs with more than one audio track.

DVD/LD/DVD recorder

AUDIO

Changes between the tuner in the TV and the tuner in the VCR.

Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible cassette deck.

Displays the top menu of the current DVD, LD or DVR you are using.

Takes you to the guide menu of the system.

VCR

Double cassette 2nd deck

DVD/LD/DVD recorder

TOP

MENU/

GUIDE

VCR

Press to select a track.

RETURN/

EXIT

Takes you to the previous menu.

VCR/DVD/LD/DVD recorder

Navigates menu/options.

Basic playback options.

VCR/DVD/LD/DVD recorder

Double cassette 2nd deck

ꢆꢇꢃꢄ &

ENTER

Note

• Depending on the maker and individual model, there are some buttons that may not be able operate some

equipment or may operate it in a different way.

• The default preset setting for all functions is a corresponding Pioneer component. Note that where two buttons

are listed, the first component is the default (for example, MD/TAPE2 is an MD), and the VIDEO button is set to a

Pioneer DVD player.

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Controlling other equipment

Direct function

Multi Operation and System Off

• Default setting: On (all components)

The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a

series of commands for the components in your system.

For example, you could turn on your TV, turn on your DVD

player and start playing the loaded DVD using only two

buttons on the remote control.

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 compo-

nent. 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.

Similar to multi operations, System Off allows you to use

one button to stop and switch off a series of components

in your system at the same time.

When direct function is on, any component you select

(using the MULTI CONTROL 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.

Note

• Before Multi Operation and System Off will work

correctly, you must setup the remote to work with

your TV and other components (see Recalling preset

codes on page 58 and Programming signals from

other remote controls on page 59 for more on this).

ENTER

• Power on and off commands only work with

components that have a standby mode.

Programming a multi-operation or a

shutdown sequence

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

ENTER

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

REMOTE

SETUP

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

control display.

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘DirctFnc’

from the menu and press ENTER.

REMOTE

SETUP

Select Function flashes in the display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the compo-

nent you want to set.

The remote displays the component you want to set.

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote

control display.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to switch direct func-

tion on or off then press ENTER.

The display shows COMPLETE to confirm the setting.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) to select ‘MultiOpe’ or

‘SysOff’ from the menu and press ENTER.

If you selected Multi Operation (MultiOpe), Select

Function flashes in the display.

Repeat steps 2–4 for as many components as you

want.

If you selected System Off (SysOff), System Off appears

in the display. Go to step 4.

Note

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

• You can’t use direct function with the TUNER or TV

component you want to start the multi-operation.

Multi Ope appears in the display.

CONT functions.

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Controlling other equipment

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select a command

Repeat steps 4–7 to program a sequence of up to

in the sequence then press ENTER.

If this is the first command in the sequence, select 1st

Cmmnd. Otherwise, simply choose the next command in

the sequence.

five commands.

• You don't need to program the receiver to switch on

or off. This is done automatically.

With Pioneer components, you don’t need to:

To add (or change) a command select ‘Change’

• program the power to switch off in a shutdown

sequence;

and press ENTER.

Function flashes in the display.

• program the power to switch on if it’s the source

component selected in step 3;

• To erase a command select Clear and press ENTER.

You will return to the last step.

• program a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the

input function (selected in step 2) has video input

terminals;

• To go back a step, select *Exit* and press ENTER.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component whose command you want to input.

These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown).

Key flashes in the display.

When you’re finished, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu. Select

*Exit* again to exit.

Select the button for the command you want to

input.

The following remote control commands can be

selected:

Using multi operations

You can start multi operations with the receiver switched

on, or in standby.

SOURCE

DIMMER

LOUDNESS

TONE

EFFECT/CH SEL

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

DNR

MULTI CONTROL

SIGNAL SEL

BASS/TREBLE

MULTI

VCR2

VIDEO

OPERATION

VIDEO SEL

HI-BIT

DISC

ENTER

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE

GUIDE

SYSTEM SETUP

TOP MENU

TRACK

TUNER EDIT

ENTER

EXIT

AUDIO

MPX

RETURN

DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

TEXT ON RF ATT

Press MULTI OPERATION.

TUNING

BAND

TUNING

Select Function flashes in the display.

STATION

TEXT OFF CLASS

Press a function button that has been set up with

CHANNEL

CHANNEL+

a multi operation.

The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the

programmed multi operation is performed automatically.

TV INPUT

TV CONTROL

MIDNIGHT

TV VOL

TV CH

MULTI DH

INPUT

STEREO/

DIRECT

SB CH

MODE

• After selecting a command, COMPLETE appears in

the display.

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Controlling other equipment

Using System off

Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor

Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL 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.

SYSTEM

OFF

Important

• Note that if you use this feature, make sure that you

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

connected to another component for grounding

purposes.

•

Press SYSTEM OFF.

The command sequence you programmed will run, then

all Pioneer components will switch off, followed by this

receiver.

Decide which component you want to use the

remote sensor of.

Switching components on and off

using the 12 volt trigger

When you want to control any component in the chain,

this is the remote sensor at which you’ll point the

corresponding remote control.

You can connect components in your system (such as a

screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on

or off using a 12 volt trigger when you select an input

function. However, you must specify which input

functions switch on the trigger using the System Setup

menu (see 12 Volt Trigger on page 85 to do this). Note that

this will only work with components that have a standby

mode.

Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that

component to the CONTROL IN jack of another

Pioneer component.

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

connection.

12V

TRIGGER

CONTROL

VSX-AX5Ai

OUT

CENTER

S400

VSX-AX5Ai

S400

CENTER

S400

Continue the chain in the same way for as many

components as you have.

Note

•

Connect the 12V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to

• If you want to control all your components using this

receiver’s remote control, refer to Using the remote

control with other components on page 58 and

Programming signals from other remote controls on

page 59.

the 12V TRIGGER of another component.

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

connection.

• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12V/100mA.

After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch

on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on

or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on

page 85.

• If you have connected a remote control to the

CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you

won't be able to control this unit using the remote

sensor.

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Using other functions

Chapter 9

Using other functions

Start recording, then start playback of the source

Making an audio or a video recording

component.

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).

Note

• The receiver's volume, tone (bass, treble, Midnight,

Loudness), and surround effects have no effect on

the recorded signal. (The exception to this is PHONO,

which is best recorded using stereo DIRECT.)

Keep in mind you can't make a digital recording from an

analog source or vice-versa, so make sure the

components you are recording to/from are hooked up in

the same way (see Connecting your equipment on

page 15 for more on connections).

• Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can

only be recorded in analog.

Note that when recording video, you won’t be able to

record sources connected to the component video

inputs. With composite and S-video sources, make sure

they are connected using the same type of video cable as

you used to connect the recorder to the receiver.

• Some video sources are copy-protected. These

cannot be recorded.

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack

For more information about video connections, see

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 22 and

Connecting other video sources on page 23.

• Default setting: 0.0 frame

Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video,

so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the

picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound

to match the presentation of the video.

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

RECEIVER

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

SIGNAL SEL

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

Select the source you want to record.

Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or the MULTI JOG

dial on the front panel).

Press RECEIVER.

Select the input signal (if necessary).

Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly until DELAY

Press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal

corresponding to the source component (see Selecting

the input signal type on page 43 for more on this).

shows in the display.

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the amount of

delay.

Prepare the source you want to record.

The delay can be adjusted from 0.0–5.0 frames for PAL,

and 0.0–6.0 frames for NTSC (in 0.1 frame steps).

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

Prepare the recorder.

Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording

device and set the recording levels.

Note

• One second is equal to 28 frames of PAL format and

30 frames of NTSC.

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.

• This setting is applied to all video sources.

• You can’t use sound delay when MULTI CH IN, SACD

DIRECT, or DIRECT is switched on.

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Using other functions

Watching video and audio sources

independently

Enhancing SACD playback

• Default setting: 0dB

You can get more detail from SACDs by maximizing the

dynamic range (during digital processing) using the

SACD gain feature.

You can listen to a sound source and select a different

video source on your TV.

•

While listening to a source, press RECEIVER, then

Press RECEIVER.

VIDEO SEL to select the video source you want to

watch.

Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly until SACD GAIN

shows in the display.

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

VIDEO SEL

Use the +/– buttons to switch the SACD gain

between 0dB and 6dB.

For most SACD sources, selecting 6dB will result in high

sound quality and greater detail. The level will be

Press repeatedly to cycle through the possible video

sources. You can select DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO,

VCR1/DVR, VCR2 or OFF (no video signal).

adjusted automatically for playback at the same volume.

• Selecting any input besides those listed above is the

same as selecting OFF.

Note

• You shouldn’t have any problems using this feature

with most SACD discs, but if the sound distorts, it is

best to switch the gain setting back to 0dB.

Note

• If you change the source using the MULTI CONTROL

buttons (or the MULTI JOG dial on the front panel), or

switch the power off, the system returns to normal

playback.

Dimming the display

You can choose between four brightness for the front

panel display. Note that when selecting sources, the

display automatically brightens for a few seconds.

RECEIVER

DIMMER

Press RECEIVER.

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Using other functions

Press DIMMER repeatedly to change the

Advanced remote control features

brightness of the front panel display.

Note

Tip

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

pressing REMOTE SETUP.

• Switching the dimmer to lowest setting will also

switch off the MCACC and i.LINK indicators.

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote goes to

sleep. Press any button to reactivate the remote

display and continue.

Switching the speaker impedance

Ω

• Default setting: Speaker 8

You can use speakers with a nominal impedance

between 6–16Ω but if you are using speakers with an

impedance of less than 8Ω, you must change the

impedance setting below.

•

With the receiver in standby, press ꢂ STANDBY/

ON while holding down the SPEAKERS button.

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

REMOTE

SETUP

ENTER

Editing remote control display names

You can rename what appears in the display on the

remote control for the MULTI CONTROL buttons (such

as DVD/LD or TV/SAT), or for individual buttons for each

input source. You may want to do this if the component

connected to the inputs doesn’t correspond to the

MULTI CONTROL button name, or individual commands

don’t correspond to their respective buttons.

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

Each time you do this, you switch between the

impedance settings:

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears in the remote control

display.

Ω

• Speaker 6 – Use this setting if your speakers are

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘FuncName’

rated lower than 8Ω (down to 6Ω).

or ‘Key Label’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Select Function Name (FuncName) if you want to rename

a MULTI CONTROL button.

Ω

• Speaker 8 – Use this setting if your speakers are

rated 8Ω–16Ω.

Select Key Label (KeyLabel) if you want to rename a

command button (you can rename individual command

buttons for each input source).

Select Function flashes in the display.

Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the

component.

If you selected Function Name (FuncName) above, go to

step 5.

If you selected Key Label (KeyLabel) above, Select Key

flashes in the display.

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Using other functions

Press the button you want to rename.

Edit the button as necessary.

• Learning Clear – Clear a learned command (see

Programming signals from other remote controls on

page 59) you have assigned to a button (Select

Function flashes in the display).

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select letters and/or

numbers and use ꢆ/ꢇ (cursor left/right) to move the

cursor forward/back a position. The name can be up to

eight characters (the possible characters are listed

below).

• KeyLabel Clear – Clear a name (see Editing remote

control display names above) you have assigned to a

button (Select Function flashes in the display).

• All Clear – Clear all custom settings you have made

with the remote (CLEAR? shows in the display). Go to

step 6.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789 (space)

Press the MULTI CONTROL button of the

component for which you want to clear a command

or key label.

!”#$%&’()*+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_`{|}~

ꢇꢆꢍìꢂꢈ | ꢆꢇꢀꢈ· (space)

Select Key flashes in the display.

When you're finished press ENTER.

When you see END flash, press ENTER again.

COMPLETE shows in the display to confirm that the

name has been changed.

Press the button you want to clear.

The button you selected, then CLEAR? appears in the

display.

• Go back to step 2 to edit more names.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Yes’ and

press ENTER.

When you’re finished, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down)

COMPLETE appears in the display.

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

• Select No or *Exit* to exit and return to the REMOTE

SETUP menu.

Adjusting the remote control backlight

You can adjust the brightness of the backlight on the

remote control display, or simply switch it off.

When you’re finished, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears in the remote control

display.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Light’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘High’, ‘Low’

or ‘Off’ and press ENTER.

COMPLETE appears in the display to confirm the setting.

When you’re finished, use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down)

to select ‘*Exit*’ from the menu and press ENTER.

Clearing remote control settings

This feature allows you to clear a learned command or

key label for a particular button, or all of the settings from

the remote.

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears in the remote control

display.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Clear’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

CLEAR appears in the display.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select what you

want to clear, and press ENTER.

Choose between the following:

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Using other functions

Resetting the system

Use this feature to reset the system to its factory default

settings.

Switch the receiver into standby.

While holding down the front panel TONE

button, press and hold ꢂ STANDBY/ON for about

three seconds.

The display shows RESET?.

Press the front panel TONE– button.

The display shows OK?.

Within 5 seconds, press the TONE+ button.

The display shows OK and the receiver should now be

reset.

Note

• Make sure the multi-room feature is switched off

when doing this.

• If the receiver is unplugged from the AC outlet for a

month or more, it resets to the default settings.

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Chapter 10

Other connections

•

Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to

Caution

select a speaker system setting.

As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal

Surround, the button will simply switch your main

speaker system (A) on or off.

• 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.

• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker

wires from different terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance

between 6–16Ω (please see Switching the speaker

impedance on page 68 if you plan to use speakers

with an impedance of less than 8Ω).

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

Second Zone speaker B setup

• SPꢇA – Sound is output from speaker system A and

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

After selecting Second Zone in Surround back speaker

setting on page 55, you can use the speakers connected

to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear

panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See

Switching the speaker system below for the listening

options with this setup.

• SPꢇB – Sound is output from the two speakers

connected to speaker system B. Multichannel

sources will not be heard.

• SPꢇAB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up

to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two

speakers in speaker system B. The sound from

speaker system B will be the same as the sound from

speaker system A (multichannel sources will be

downmixed to 2 channels).

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 Connecting the speakers on page 29. Make

sure to review Placing the speakers on page 29 when

placing the speakers in another room.

• SPꢇ(off) – No sound is output from the speakers. The

same sound is output from the pre-out terminals as

when selecting speaker system A (above).

Select ‘Second Zone‘ from the ‘SurrBack System’

menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 55 to do this.

Note

• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you

made in Normal surround setting on page 55.

However, if SPꢇB is selected above, no sound is

heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not

downmixed).

Note

• You can also use the multi-room feature to listen to

stereo playback in another room. See Multi-room

listening on page 73 for more on this.

• Depending on the settings in Normal surround

setting on page 55 and Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ on page 42, output from the surround

back pre-out terminals may change.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected Second Zone in Surround back speaker

setting on page 55, three speaker system settings are

possible using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected

Normal Surround, the button will simply switch your

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

the Second Zone setting only

• Some sources (for example, SACD (with SACD

DIRECT switched on) and when MULTI CH IN is

selected) will not be downmixed.

• All speaker systems are switched off when

headphones are connected.

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Bi-amping your front speakers

Bi-wiring your 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.

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

Normal Surround in Surround back speaker setting on

page 55.

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.

SELECTABLE

Front left

speaker

•

To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords

to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

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.

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 (Hi or Low) of

the speaker.

• Make sure that the + / – connections are properly

inserted.

Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the

‘SurrBack System’ menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 55 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 Hi 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.

• Do not allow any speaker wire from any terminal to

touch a wire from a different terminal.

• If your speakers have a removable crossover network,

make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing

so may damage your speakers.

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SurrBack System multi-room setup

Multi-room listening

You must select MR&S in Surround back speaker setting

on page 55 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the

sub room will be temporarily interrupted when

controlling the main room (for example, changing the

input source or starting playback).

This receiver can power two independent systems in

separate rooms after you have made the proper multi-

room connections. Different sources can be playing in

both rooms at the same time or, depending on your

needs, the same source can also be used. The main and

sub rooms have independent power (the main room

power can be off while the sub room is on) and the sub

room can be controlled by the front panel controls.

However, you may need to specify the volume setting in

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on page 85.

•

Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM &

SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this

receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the

surround back speaker terminals as shown in the

illustration below.

Making multi-room connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a

separate TV and speakers for your sub room. You will also

need a separate amplifier if you are not using the

SurrBack System setup (see below). There are two multi-

room setups possible with this system:

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Sub room

Main room

Basic multi-room setup

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•

Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-

SELECTABLE

ROOM & SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both

on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub

room amplifier as shown in the illustration below.

Note

• It is not possible to hear the digital output of a

component in the sub room. However, you can

connect the analog outputs of your digital

component into the receiver’s (analog) input

Sub room

Main room

terminals to hear the component in the sub room.

S400

• You can't use sound controls (such as the tone

controls or Midnight listening) or any surround

modes in the sub room. You can, however, use the

features available with your sub room amplifier.

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• You won’t be able to switch the main room off

completely unless you’ve switched off the multi-room

control first.

Using the multi-room controls

You can use the front panel controls to adjust the sub

room volume and select sources.

• The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station

at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one

room also changes the station in the other room.

Please be careful not to change stations when

recording a radio broadcast.

• The volume levels of the main and sub rooms are

independent.

• If you don’t plan to use the multi-room feature for

awhile, turn off the power in both the sub and main

rooms. Make sure the STANDBY indicator turns red

and the MULTI-ROOM indicator goes off.

Press the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/OFF

button on the front panel.

The MULTI ROOM indicator lights and MR&S ON

appears in the front panel display to indicate the multi-

room control has been switched on.

Press CONTROL.

Make sure that any operations for the sub room are done

while MULTI-ROOM shows in the display. If MULTI-

ROOM is not showing, the front panel controls affect the

main room only.

Use the MULTI JOG dial to select the source.

Select between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR 1/DVR, CD, CD-

R/TAPE 1 or TUNER (in that order).

• If you select TUNER, you can use the front panel

TUNER controls to select a preset station (see

Listening to memorized station presets on page 50 if

you’re unsure how to do this).

Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the

volume.

This is only possible if you selected the VARIABLE

volume control in Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on

page 85.

When you’re finished, press CONTROL again to

return to the main room controls.

You can also press the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/

OFF button on the front panel to switch off all output to

the sub room.

Note

• Multi-room can’t be used when you’re setting up the

system (from the on-screen System Setup menu).

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Connecting an IR receiver

Connecting additional amplifiers

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or

shelving unit, you can use an optional IR receiver to

control your system instead of the remote sensor on the

front panel of this receiver. You may need to specify your

IR receiver type in Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on

page 85.

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.

Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-

Note

ROOM & SOURCE IR IN jack on the rear of this

receiver.

• Before making or changing the connections, switch

off the power and disconnect the power cord from the

AC outlet.

Closet or shelving unit

ANALOG

INPUT

Non-Pioneer

Center channel

amplifier (mono)

component

ANALOG

INPUT

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Powered

subwoofer

Pioneer

CONTROL

component

OUT

ANALOG

INPUT

Front channel

amplifier

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ANALOG

INPUT

Surround channel

amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Surround back

channel amplifier

IR receiver

• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround

back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In

this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single))

terminal only.

Connect the IR IN jack of another component to

the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IR OUT jack on the rear

of this receiver to link it to the IR receiver.

Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for

the type of cable necessary for the connection.

• The sound from the surround back terminals will

depend on how you have configured the Surround

back speaker setting on page 55.

• If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR

receiver, see Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor on page 65 to connect to the

CONTROL jacks instead of the IR OUT jack.

Note

• Remote operation may not be possible if direct light

from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR

receiver remote sensor window.

• Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR

terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your

component to check for IR compatibility.

• If using two remote controls (at the same time), the

IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the

remote sensor on the front panel.

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Other connections

Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK

Using the i.LINK interface

connectors on this receiver to an i.LINK connector on

your i.LINK component.

If you have a component with an i.LINK connector, you

can connect it to this receiver using an i.LINK cable.

Since the i.LINK interface does not transmit video

signals, the video signal of i.LINK-connected compo-

nents must be connected with other cables (see

Connecting your equipment on page 15 for more on

making video connections). If you’ve already hooked up

the video signal from the component, assign the i.LINK

input to the input function to which you’ve connected the

video signals (see Assigning the i.LINK inputs on

page 82).

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The two i.LINK connectors on the rear of your receiver are

4-pin connectors. Use a 4-pin, S400 i.LINK cable to

connect i.LINK-equipped components.

Caution

S400

• If your i.LINK connector comes into contact with

metallic parts of the receiver other than the i.LINK

terminal, an electrical short may occur. Some cables

have metal parts that may touch the unit when

connected. Please take care to use a suitable i.LINK

cable only.

i.LINK-equipped component

Important

• The arrow on the cable connector body should be

face down and lined up with the arrow below the

connector on the receiver for correct alignment. The

i.LINK cable should be inserted straight into the

connector so that it snaps easily into place. If not

connected properly the receiver will not be able to

recognize any connected components. Note that the

i.LINK cable is fragile and can be broken easily if too

much force is used when connecting.

• Please use 4-pin, S400 cables less than 3.5 meters

long. Although longer ones are available, they may

not work reliably.

• There may be cases where the PQLS/rate control

function and/or the i.LINK audio does not work prop-

erly even when connected to i.LINK Audio-compat-

ible equipment.

• Do not connect/disconnect i.LINK cables or switch

on/off any components connected using i.LINK when

the receiver is on.

• Copy-protected 96kHz DVD-Video discs can be heard

through the i.LINK connection, but they will be down-

sampled to 48kHz.

Assign the i.LINK component to the input you

want, then make any necessary output settings on

the component.

See Assigning the i.LINK inputs on page 82 to assign the

component to an input on this receiver. Follow the

operating instructions that came with the component to

make any necessary output settings.

• Unassigned i.LINK components can be selected with

the remote control INPUT button or the MULTI JOG

dial on the front panel.

Note

• You can connect several components together using

i.LINK. See Creating an i.LINK network below.

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About i.LINK

When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s important that

the components form an open ended chain (fig. 1), or a

tree (fig. 2).

i.LINK is a trademark name for IEEE1394, a high-speed

interface for digital audio, video and other data found on

personal computers, digital camcorders, and other kinds

of audio and audio/visual equipment. A single i.LINK

connector can both send and receive data at the same

time, so only one cable is required to connect compo-

nents for two-way communication.

i.LINK cable

fig. 1

“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

i.LINK cable

fig. 2

About PQLS rate control

Pioneer's PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System)

technology provides high-precision digital audio from

DVD-A, SACD and audio CD sources when you use the

i.LINK interface. A precision quartz controller in this

receiver eliminates distortion caused by timing errors

(jitter), giving you the best possible digital-to-analog

conversion from the digital source.

The system will not work if the connected components

form a loop. If a loop is detected, the message LOOP

CONNECT shows in the display. Figs. 3 and 4 show

connections that form a loop.

i.LINK cable

fig. 3

To take advantage of PQLS, you must have a player

compatible with rate-control, and it must be switched on

and connected to this receiver through the i.LINK

network.

i.LINK cable

fig. 4

Creating an i.LINK network

Using i.LINK it is possible to chain up to 17 components

together so that the digital audio and control signals

from each component is available to other components

in the network. With the addition of an i.LINK repeater,

it’s possible to connect up to 34 components.

Another consideration when connecting i.LINK devices

is the speed of the interface. At present there are three

speeds; S100 (slowest), S200 and S400 (fastest). This

receiver uses the S400 type. Although you can use

components with different speeds together, we

recommend connecting slower-speed components at

the edge of the network if possible (shown by the shaded

boxes in figs. 1 and 2). This will keep the network free of

bottlenecks.

i.LINK connectors come in 4-pin and 6-pin configura-

tions. This player uses the 4-pin connection, but the two

types can be mixed on a network.

This receiver is compatible with i.LINK Audio (A&M

protocol) components, such as DVD players. Note that

when connected to i.LINK MPEG-II TS equipment (such

as a digital satellite tuner), i.LINK DV equipment (such as

a DVD recorder or DV camcorder), or an i.LINK-equipped

personal computer, audio and video signals are not

transmitted, and connecting to these devices sometimes

causes network interruptions. Check the operating

instructions supplied with your other i.LINK components

for compatibility information.

When used within an i.LINK network, this receiver must

be on for the i.LINK connection to be maintained. Other

components in the network may or may not maintain the

connection in standby (none will when the power is

completely off)—check the operating instructions

supplied with individual components. Note that the audio

may be momentarily interrupted if a component in the

i.LINK network is switched on/off, or its i.LINK

This receiver is DTCP (Digital Transmission Content

Protection) compliant, so you can play DVD-A, DVD-

Video, and SACD i.LINK audio.

connection is switched on/off.

This product complies with the following i.LINK interface

specifications:

1) IEEE Std. 1394a-2000, Standard for a High Performance

Serial Bus

2) Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol 2.0

Following the standard for AM824 sequence adaptation

layers, the product is compatible with IEC60958 bitstream,

DVD-A and SACD.

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Make any necessary settings required to select

Using the USB interface

the USB interface as your computer audio output.

It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your

computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear

of this receiver. Depending on your model of computer

and the software installed, you can listen to the stereo

audio source through the speaker setup you’ve

connected to this receiver.

Turn up the volume control on your computer

and this receiver.

We recommend turning the computer volume to the

maximum level and using the volume control on this

receiver.

• You may want to start with a fairly low volume on this

receiver and turn it up as necessary after you’ve

checked your levels.

Connect your computer’s USB terminal to the

USB terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.

Start playback of a source on your computer.

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S400

• Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows

Millennium Edition and Windows 98 operating

systems have been tested for compatibility with this

interface, but depending on your computer setup,

you may find that your system is not compatible.

• Make sure you use a USB cable that connects from

an A-type connector (from your PC) to a 4-pin B-type

connector (to the receiver).

• Any computer alert sounds will also be heard

through the speakers unless you switch them off

from the computer’s control panel.

B-type USB

connector

• You won’t be able to hear the audio from the USB

connection through the digital outputs of this

receiver.

A-type USB

connector

• Note that using hubs or extensions may cause

connection problems.

• The sound may be interrupted, degraded, or played

back incorrectly due to your software, PC settings or

PC specifications. Consult your PC manual regarding

USB devices.

Personal computer

Switch on your computer and this receiver.

If the computer was previously running, quit all

applications

Caution

If you’re connecting for the first time, wait for

the USB driver installation to finish.

• Make sure you don’t switch off the computer or

unplug the USB cable during playback.

The installation may take a minute or two to complete.

Make sure you leave the USB cable connected until the

dialog box indicates that the USB setup is finished. Note

that some older operating systems may require a disc for

installation.

• To prevent noise being output, don’t use other

software on your computer during playback.

• Pioneer is not responsible for computer system

damage, software crashes or failures, or any other

possible computer problems due to this

configuration.

Microsoft Windows^®XP, Windows^®2000, Windows^®

Millennium Edition, Windows^®NT and Windows^®98 are

registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, Inc.

• If your PC doesn’t recognize the receiver, try

disconnecting the USB cable and connecting it

again. If it is still unrecognized, restart the computer.

Press INPUT on the remote control repeatedly to

select USB.

You can also use the MULTI JOG dial on the front panel

to select USB.

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Advanced MCACC output using your PC

Before continuing, make sure you have completed

Professional Acoustic Calibration on page 91.

Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output

If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration (see

page 91) to measure the reverb characteristics of your

listening room, you can check the results graphically

using a computer connected to this receiver. Use a

commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS-

232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on

the back panel of this receiver (the cable must be cross

type, female–female).

Select ‘PC Output’ and press ENTER.

When the receiver is ready for transmission, Operate a

PC shows on the OSD.

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

PC Output

[ Auto Pro.

]

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View

[ PC Output

[ Advanced EQ Setup

]

Operate

PC.

The software to output the results is available from the

support area of the Pioneer website (www.pioneereur.

com/files/support/MCACC/software.html). Instructions

for using the software are also available here. If you have

any questions about the software, please contact the

Pioneer Service Center specified on your warranty card.

[

Exit

[ Exit ]

Start the MCACC application on your computer.

Follow the instructions provided with the application. It

will take about ten seconds for the transmission to

complete, then you will be able to analyze the output on

your computer. Since the data will be cleared from the

receiver when you restart reverb measurement, you

might want to save the information on your PC after

measurement.

Please make sure your system meets the following

requirements:

• Operating system must be Windows XP, Windows

2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

Second Edition, or Windows NT 4.0 (Service pack 6).

• CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300MHz or AMD K6

/ 300MHz (or equivalent) with at least 128MB of

memory, and your monitor must be able to display a

minimum resolution of 800x600.

When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’ on the on-

screen display.

You’ll be taken to the Advanced EQ Setup. Depending on

the results, you may want to continue with the Advanced

EQ setup (see Using Professional Acoustic Calibration on

page 92 for more on this). You can also simply press Exit

again to exit the Professional Acoustic Calibration setup.

• An RS-232C port connector is necessary for

graphical output. Refer to the operating instructions

and/or the PC manufacturer for more information on

making the proper port settings.

• System must have internet access.

•

Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on

the rear panel of the receiver.

Make sure that the receiver and all connected

components are switched off and disconnected from the

power outlet when you do this.

Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS-

232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on

this receiver. See the documentation provided with the

Advanced MCACC application for more information.

RS-232C

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Advanced setup

Chapter 11

Advanced setup

• Surround Setup – Access the setup menu for basic

surround sound settings (see Making receiver

settings from the Surround Setup menu on page 54

for more on this).

The System Setup menu

The System Setup menu is where you can make

customized settings to reflect how you are using the

receiver.

• THX CINEMA Setup – Select the decoding method

used with the THX CINEMA mode (see THX CINEMA

Setup below).

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then

press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

• Input Assign – Specify what you’ve connected to the

digital, component video and i.LINK inputs (see The

Input Assign menu below).

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

ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

• Function Rename – Change the names that appear

on the receiver display and on-screen display (see

Function Rename on page 83).

• SACD Setup – Bypass the signal processing of this

receiver to hear 1-bit Direct Stream Digital (DSD)

audio from an SACD directly (see SACD Setup on

page 84).

RECEIVER

• PHONO/LINE Setup – Specify how you’re using the

PHONO jack on the rear of the receiver (see PHONO/

LINE Setup on page 84).

• Multi Room – Specify your volume setting for a

multi-room setup and your IR receiver type (see Multi-

Room and IR receiver setup on page 85).

RECEIVER

• 12V Trigger – Specify which components are

switched on or off using the 12 volt trigger (see 12 Volt

Trigger on page 85).

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

Tip

• You can also use the front panel display to make

settings. You can also use the MULTI JOG dial and

ENTER on the front panel instead of the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor

up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote control.

Select the setting you want to adjust then press

ENTER.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

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Advanced setup

THX CINEMA Setup

The Input Assign menu

• Default setting: PLII / PLIIx MOVIE

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 or i.LINK

cables.

If you want, you can choose which decoding method the

receiver will use for 2-channel sources when you’ve

selected the THX CINEMA mode (see Listening in

surround sound on page 38 for details).

•

Select ‘Input Assign’ from the System Setup

Select ‘THX CINEMA Setup’ from the System

menu.

Setup menu.

The current setting is highlighted on-screen:

The Input Assign menu appears on screen:

System Setup

3. Input Assign

System Setup

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[ PL I I / PL I Ix MOVIE

[ PRO LOGIC

[ NEO:6 CINEMA

[ Exit

]

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

[i.LINK Input

[Exit

]

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

Select the THX CINEMA decoding format you

Assigning the digital inputs

• Default settings:

want.

For more on decoding formats see Surround sound

formats on page 103.

Digital-1 (optical) – TV/SAT

Digital-2 (optical) – CD-R

2. THX CINEMA Setup

Digital-3 (coaxial) – DVD/LD

[ PL I I / PL I Ix MOVIE

[ PRO LOGIC

[ NEO:6 CINEMA

[ Exit

]

Digital-4 (coaxial) – CD

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.

• 2Pro Logic II / 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

• 2Pro Logic

Select ‘Digital-In Select’ from the Input Assign

• Neo:6 CINEMA

menu.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

3. Input Assign

Digital - In Select

Digital - 1

Digital - 2

Digital - 3

Digital - 4

[

TV/SAT

CD-R

DVD/LD

]

[

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

[i.LINK Input

[Exit

]

[ Exit

]

Select the number of the digital input to which

you’ve connected your digital component.

The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the

inputs on the back of the receiver.

Digital - In Select

Digital - 1

Digital - 2

Digital - 3

Digital - 4

[

DVD/LD

CD-R

OFF

]

[ Exit

]

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Select the component that corresponds with the

Assigning the i.LINK inputs

one you connected to that input

Select between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR1, VCR 2, CD,

CD-R or MD.

If you assign i.LINK-equipped components to an input

(for example DVD/LD), you will be able to select both

audio and video signals from i.LINK-equipped

components using the corresponding MULTI CONTROL

button (or MULTI JOG dial on the front panel).

• Use the ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons 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.

Select ‘i.LINK Input’ from the Input Assign menu.

If no i.LINK-equipped components are connected i.LINK

Input cannot be selected.

3. Input Assign

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

]

[i.LINK Input

[Exit

]

Assigning the component video inputs

• Default settings:

Component-1 – OFF

Component-2 – OFF

Select an i.LINK-equipped component.

When a number of i.LINK-equipped components are

connected to your receiver, the i.LINK-equipped

component you are looking for might be listed on

additional display screens.

If you used component video cables to connect your

video equipment you must tell the receiver which device

it is, or else you may see the S-video or composite video

input instead of the component video signal.

• i.LINK is displayed after unassigned device names

(e.g. DV-868AVi [i.LINK]).

Select ‘Component-In Select’ from the Input

Assign menu.

• If a connected devices cannot output (playback) a

source using the i.LINK connection, [- - - -] is

displayed after the input device name (e.g. DV-

868AVi [- - - -]). Non-compatible devices cannot be

assigned to inputs.

3. Input Assign

Component - In Select

Component - 1

Component - 2

[

OFF

]

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

]

[ Exit

]

[i.LINK Input

[Exit

]

• When the cables for an assigned input device

become loose or the power is cut to the device, an

asterisk (*) appears before the device name (e.g.

*DV-868AVi [DVD/LD]).

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.

Select the component that you want to assign.

Use the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER.

i.LINK Input

Component - In Select

DV - 868AVi

[

i.LINK

]

DV - 868AVi

[

DVD/LD

]

Component - 1

Component - 2

[

DVD/LD

OFF

]

[ Exit

]

[ Exit

]

[ Exit

]

When you assign an i.LINK-equipped video component,

select the input source to which you have connected the

video signal from the component.

Select the component that corresponds with the

one you connected to that input.

• Use the ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER to

do this.

• If you assign an i.LINK input to a certain function (for

example DVD/LD) then any digital inputs previously

assigned to that function will automatically be set to

i.LINK (not assigned).

• 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.

• TUNER, PHONO and USB inputs cannot be

assigned.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

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Use the front panel MULTI JOG dial (or ꢃ/ꢄ on the

remote) to change the character and ENTER to move

forward a position. If you want to change a character you

input, you can press RETURN to go back one position.

Function Rename

You can customize the names that appears on the

display when you select an input source (for example,

you could change the name of VCR1/DVR to DVR-310).

The name can be up to ten characters (the possible

characters are listed below).

Tip

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

• It’s convenient to use the front panel controls when

editing names. However, if you want to use the

remote, you can press and hold ꢃ/ꢄ to change

characters quickly.

!”#$%&’()*+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} (space)

Select another name to edit, or select ‘Exit’ from

the bottom of the list if you’re done.

If you’ve selected another name, repeat step 3, otherwise

you’ll return to the System Setup menu.

Select ‘Function Rename’ from the System Setup

menu.

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

Select the name of the input you want to

rename.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO/LINE

CD-R/TAPE1 [CD-R/TAPE1

MD/TAPE2

USB

[

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO

]

[

MD/TAPE2

USB

[ Exit ]

Edit the name as necessary, then press ENTER

repeatedly to set the name and move to the

following line.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO/LINE

CD-R/TAPE1 [CD-R/TAPE1

MD/TAPE2

USB

[

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO

]

[

MD/TAPE2

USB

[ Exit ]

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SACD Setup

• Default setting: OFF

PHONO/LINE Setup

• Default setting: PHONO

This feature allows you to enjoy the high-quality 1-bit

Direct Stream Digital (DSD) audio from an SACD

directly, bypassing all digital signal processing in the

receiver.

You can choose whether you want to use the PHONO

jack on the rear of the receiver to connect a turntable, or

a line level component (such as a CD or DVD player).

Select ‘PHONO/LINE Setup’ from the System

Select ‘SACD Setup’ from the System Setup

Setup menu.

menu.

The current setting is highlighted in the display.

System Setup

5. SACD Setup

SACD DIRECT

System Setup

6. PHONO / LINE Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[ OFF ]

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[

PHONO

LINE

Exit

]

[ Exit

]

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　]

]

Select ‘SACD DIRECT’ and set it ON or OFF.

Select either PHONO or LINE.

• PHONO – High level setting for turntables (without a

built-in equalizer or pre-amplifier)

5. SACD Setup

SACD DIRECT

[ Exit

[

]

• LINE – Line level setting for all audio components

other than a turntable (except those with a built-in

phono equalizer

]

When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

• ON – Listen to SACD sources with no digital signal

processing

• OFF – Digital signal processing will be applied to

SACD sources

Tip

• To avoid an interruption in the audio you can use the

remote to switch the SACD Direct feature on or off.

After pressing RECEIVER, press EFFECT/CH SEL to

select DIRECT and then use the +/– buttons to adjust

the setting.

• When the SACD Direct feature is switched on, the

center and subwoofer channels of a multichannel

SACD disc will be downmixed to the front left and

right channels.

When you’re finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Note

• When you’re playing an SACD over an i.LINK

connection and SACD DIRECT has been switched

on, the speaker setting (page 55) and speaker

distance (page 57) settings will not be applied.

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Advanced setup

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

• Default setting: VARIABLE / Setting 1

12 Volt Trigger

• Default setting: OFF (all components)

If you’ve made multi-room connections (see Multi-room

listening on page 73) you may need to specify your

volume setting. Also use this menu to specify your IR

receiver type (if necessary).

After connecting a component the 12 volt trigger (see

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger

on page 65), it switches on automatically when you select

an input function set to switch the trigger on. Specify

which input functions switch on the trigger below.

Select ‘Multi-Room’ from the System Setup

menu.

Select ‘12V Trigger’ from the System Setup

menu.

System Setup

7. Multi Room

Volume Level

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO/LINE

CD-R/TAPE1

MD/TAPE2

USB

TUNER

[ Exit ]

[

OFF

]

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

System Setup

[

VARIABLE

Setting 1

]

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

IR Receiver

[ Exit ]

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

CAUTION: If the "FIXED"

position is chosen, the

volume will be loud.

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

Select the volume level setting.

• VARIABLE – Use this setting if you’ve connected a

power amplifier in the sub room (this receiver is

simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be

using this receiver’s controls to adjust the volume.

Select an input function and choose the setting

that you want.

This should be the input function, that when selected,

switches on the 12 volt trigger.

• FIXED – Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully

integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX

receiver) in the sub room and want to use that

receiver’s volume controls.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO/LINE

CD-R/TAPE1

MD/TAPE2

USB

TUNER

[ Exit ]

[

]

OFF

7. Multi Room

Volume Level

[

VARIABLE

Setting 1

]

IR Receiver

[ Exit ]

• OFF – 12 volt trigger is not activated for the selected

component.

CAUTION: If the "FIXED"

position is chosen, the

volume will be loud.

• ON – 12 volt trigger is activated for the selected

component.

With the FIXED setting, the source is sent from this

receiver at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is

quite low in the sub room at first and then experiment to

find the correct level.

Repeat for as many input functions as you would

like to set.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Select the type of IR receiver you’re using.

• Setting 1 – Use this setting for all (other) IR

receivers.

• Setting 2 – Use this setting if the IR receiver you’re

using doesn’t seem to work after selecting Setting 1.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’ and press

ENTER.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Note

• Some IR receivers may not work with this receiver.

Check with your audio dealer for more information.

• If you selected MR&S in the Surround back speaker

setting on page 55, you won’t be able to change the

volume level.

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Advanced setup

Select ‘Expert’ then press ENTER.

The Expert setup menu

The settings in the Expert setup menu are more

advanced features of this receiver that you can use to

make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar

with the system. Before making these settings, you

should have already completed Automatically setting up

for surround sound on page 12.

1.Surround Setup

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ Exit

You only need to make these settings once (unless you

change the placement of your current speaker system or

add new speakers).

Select the setting you want to adjust.

Make sure your receiver and TV are both

Expert

switched on.

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level

]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

Using the remote control, press RECEIVER, then

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

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

ꢃ/ꢄ(cursor up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

• Crossover Network– Specify which frequencies will

be sent to the subwoofer (see Crossover Network

below).

• Fine Channel Level – Make fine adjustments to the

overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine

Channel Level below).

• Fine Channel Delay– Make precise delay settings for

your speaker system (see Fine Channel Delay on

page 88).

RECEIVER

• Acoustic Cal EQ – Measure the acoustic

characteristics of your room and make detailed

adjustments to the frequency balance of your

speaker system (see Acoustic Calibration EQ on

page 88 and Professional Acoustic Calibration on

page 91).

RECEIVER

SYSTEM SETUP

• Bass Peak Level – Prevent bass tones from distorting

the sound from your speakers (see Bass Peak Level on

page 93).

ENTER

• D-Range Control – Specify the amount of dynamic

range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie

soundtracks (see Dynamic Range Control on

page 94).

Tip

• You can also use the front panel display to make

settings. You can also use the MULTI JOG dial and

ENTER on the front panel instead of the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor

up/down) buttons and ENTER on the remote control.

Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

When you’re finished, you can select Exit, then press

ENTER to go back to the System Setup menu.

Select ‘Surround Setup’ then press ENTER.

System Setup

1.Surround Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. SACD Setup

]

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ Exit

[ 6. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 7. Multi Room

[ 8. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

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Crossover Network

• Default setting: 80Hz

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0dB (all channels)

This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds

playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or

the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those

selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

You can achieve better surround sound by properly

adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The

following setting can help you make detailed

adjustments that you may not achieve using the Normal

surround setting on page 55.

Select ‘Fine Channel Level’ from the Expert setup

menu.

Note

The volume increases to the 0dB reference level.

• For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Normal

surround setting on page 55.

Caution

• You don’t need to set the crossover frequency if all

speakers are set to LARGE.

• After pressing ENTER, loud test tones will be output.

Select ‘Crossover Network’ from the Expert

Fine Channel Level

Expert

setup menu.

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level

[ Fine Channel Delay

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Please Wait

Expert

Caution!!

Test tone is

output loudly.

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Adjust the level of the left channel.

This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want

to keep the level around 0dB so that you’ll have plenty of

room to adjust the other speaker levels.

Choose the frequency cutoff point.

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the

subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

Fine Channel Level

Crossover Network

Left

[

]

+10. 0dB

Frequency

[

]

Frequency

[

]

50Hz

80Hz

100Hz

150Hz

200Hz

Exit

50Hz

80Hz

100Hz

150Hz

200Hz

Exit

(THX Speaker

80Hz)

(THX Speaker

80Hz)

Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels

(+/– 10dB) as necessary.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to adjust the volume of the

speaker you selected to match the front left (reference)

speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same

volume, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next

channel.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Fine Channel Level

STD:Left

+10. 0dB

Right

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[

]

+10. 0dB

[

Exit

]

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

use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select it.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

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When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up,

press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next

channel.

Fine Channel Delay

For proper sound depth and separation with your system,

it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some

speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening

position at the same time. The following setting can help

you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve

using the Normal surround setting on page 55.

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

use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to select it.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Select ‘Fine Channel Delay’ from the Expert setup

menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room

equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It

works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your

room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that

can color the original source material. You can also make

these settings manually to get a frequency balance that

suits your tastes. A more advanced setup is also

available, where you can make detailed settings

according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see

Professional Acoustic Calibration on page 91). You should

have the mic connected when using any of the setup

options.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level

[ Fine Channel Delay

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Adjust the distance of the left channel from the

listening position.

Fine Channel Delay

Left

[

]

2. 0

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically

If you have already completed Automatically setting up for

surround sound on page 12, ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT

ALIGN (below) should already be set. Therefore, if you

want to adjust your settings manually, you can skip to

Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually below.

Select each channel in turn and adjust the

distance as necessary.

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

Use ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to adjust the delay of the

speaker you selected to match the front left (reference)

speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker

distance from 0.1 to 9.0 meters.

menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

Fine Channel Delay

STD:Left

4. 0m

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Right

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[

]

2. 0

[

Exit

]

Select ‘EQ AUTO SETTING’ then select ‘Start’.

Acoustic Cal EQ

EQ AUTO SETTING

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the

target channel. Face the two speakers with your arms

outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the

two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at

a position slightly in front of you and between your arm

span.

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

Set microphone

Turn on subwoofer

[

Exit

[ Start

]

[ Cancel ]

As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance

is adjusted automatically for the following settings:

• ALL CH ADJUST – All the speakers are set

individually so no special weighting is given to any

one channel.

• FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance

with the front speaker settings.

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!! Complete !! is displayed on-screen after the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization is set. If you want to check the

settings, select Check. Select Next after you have

finished checking each screen.

• 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.

• If you want to copy these settings and adjust them

manually, select Data Copy. Go to step 3 of Copying

your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings below.

Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to

your liking.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

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 on

page 12) 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 below for how to do this).

Use the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) buttons to select the

channel (and ENTER to select it).

Use the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) buttons to select the

frequency and ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to boost or cut the

EQ. When you’re finished, the cursor automatically

moves to the next channel after you press ENTER.

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

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

FRONT ALIGN.

menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

Tip

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

• 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 ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) to raise or lower

the channel level for the current speaker.

Select CUSTOM1 ADJUST or CUSTOM2 ADJUST.

Acoustic Cal EQ

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

Select Exit again to confirm your custom settings and

return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

[

Exit

Note

• Note that five bands are available for adjustment

here, however six bands are measured and displayed

with the Professional Acoustic Calibration on page 91

(including the PC graphical output feature). The 1kHz

band acts as a reference setting (to ensure optimal

adjustment of the other frequency settings) for a total

of six band adjustment.

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 Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ

settings below.

• ALL CH ADJUST – 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.

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Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration

EQ (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually

above), 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 on

page 12) to one of the custom settings. Instead of just a

flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from

which to start.

Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings

After you have completed an automatic or manual

Acoustic Calibration EQ adjustment, you can check the

ALL CH ADJUST and the FRONT ALIGN settings using

the on-screen display.

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

Expert

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

menu.

]

Expert

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Select ‘DATA CHECK’ then press ENTER.

Acoustic Cal EQ

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

Select ‘DATA COPY’ then press ENTER.

Acoustic Cal EQ

[

Exit

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

Select the setting you want to check.

[

Exit

Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use the ꢃ/ꢄ

(cursor up/down) buttons to select the setting you

want to copy.

EQ DATA COPY

CUSTOM1

Select the channels you want, selecting ‘Exit’

[

]

ALL CH ADJUST

NOT DATA COPY

CUSTOM2

[

when you’re finished checking each one.

[

Exit]

• You can also copy from one custom setting to

another. For more on the ALL CH ADJUST and

FRONT ALIGN settings, see Setting the Acoustic

Calibration EQ automatically above.

Select ‘Exit’ to copy and confirm.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

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Advanced setup

The graph below shows the difference between standard

acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the

gray circles represent the point at which the microphone

captures the sound for frequency analysis).

Professional Acoustic Calibration

This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room

reverberation by calibrating your system based on the

direct sound coming from the speakers. It can also

provide you with a graphical output of the frequency

response of your room.

Level

Test tone

Note

• Before setting up with Professional Acoustic

Calibration, you should finish calibrating using the

Auto Surround Setup on page 12.

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro

calibration range

Standard Acoustic Cal.

EQ calibration range

Time

(in msec.)

160

As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it

is influenced by room characteristics, such as walls,

furniture, and the dimensions of the room. The sooner

the frequency analysis, the less it is influenced by the

room. We recommend an earlier time setting of 20–40ms

to compensate for two major factors that will influence

the sound of most rooms:

How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration

If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant

in your listening room (i.e. it sounds ‘boomy’), or that

different channels seem to exhibit different reverb

characteristics, use the Auto Pro setup to calibrate the

room automatically. This should provide a more balanced

calibration than simply using the standard Acoustic

Calibration EQ.

• Reverberance of high vs. low frequencies –

Depending on your room, you may find that lower

frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to

higher frequencies (i.e. your room sounds ‘boomy’).

This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the

measurement is done too late.

If you still aren’t satisfied with the results, the manual

Advanced EQ Setup allows you to customize your system

calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be

displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software

available from Pioneer—see Connecting a PC for

Advanced MCACC output on page 79 for more on this).

Low

frequencies

Level

How to interpret the graphical output

High

frequencies

The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time

(in milliseconds) on the horizontal axis. A straight line

indicates a flat-response room (no reverb), whereas a

sloping line indicates the presence of reverberation when

outputting test tones. The sloping line will eventually

flatten out when the reverberant sound stabilizes (this

usually takes about 100ms or so).

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro

calibration range

Standard Acoustic Cal.

EQ calibration range

Time

(in msec.)

160

• Reverb characteristics for different channels –

Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for

each channel. Since this difference increases as the

sound is influenced by the various room

characteristics, it is often better to capture a

frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of

channel frequencies/sounds.

By analyzing the graph, you should be able to see how

your room is responding to certain frequencies.

Differences in channel level and speaker distance are

taken into account automatically (compensation is

provided for comparison purposes), but the frequency

measurements are always shown without the

equalization performed by this receiver.

Left

surround

Level

Note that due to an effect known as ‘group delay’, lower

frequencies will take longer to be generated than higher

frequencies (this is most obvious when comparing the

frequencies at 0ms). This initial slope is not a problem

(i.e. excessive reverb) with your listening room.

Right

Surround

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro

calibration range

Standard Acoustic Cal.

EQ calibration range

Time

(in msec.)

160

Setting Professional Acoustic Calibration

according to your room characteristics

Using the manual setup, you can set the time period at

which the frequency response is analyzed for calibration.

You can pinpoint the time that is best for calibration of

the system for your particular room characteristics.

If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often

not necessary to make a 20–40ms setting. Later time

settings may provide a more detailed sound experience

with your speaker system. It is best to try and see what

works best for your particular room.

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Advanced setup

Note that changing the room (for example, moving

furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results.

In such cases, you should recalibrate your system.

• Advanced EQ Setup – Use this to select the time

period that will be used for frequency adjustment and

calibration, based on the reverb measurement of

your listening area. Note that this advanced setup is

not necessary if you’re satisfied with the results of

Automatically setting up for surround sound on

page 12 or Auto Pro above (your previous settings

will be altered with this setup).

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

If you selected ‘Auto Pro.’, select ‘Start’ and press

Expert

ENTER.

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Auto Pro.

• Set microphone

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

[ Auto Pro.

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View

[ PC Output

]

• Turn on subwoofer

]

[ Advanced EQ Setup

[

Exit

[ Start

]

[ Cancel ]

Select ‘Professional’.

Acoustic Cal EQ

!! Complete !! is displayed on-screen after the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization is set. Select Exit to return to the

Professional Acoustic Calibration menu.

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

[

Exit

If you selected ‘Reverb Measurement’, select

‘Start’ and press ENTER.

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Reverb

• Set microphone

Select a setup option.

[ Auto Pro.

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View

[ PC Output

]

• Turn on subwoofer

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

[ Advanced EQ Setup

[ Auto Pro.

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View

[ PC Output

]

[

Exit

[ Start

]

[ Cancel ]

[ Advanced EQ Setup

[

Exit

!! Complete !! is displayed on screen when the reverb

measurement is finished (this may take 2–6 minutes).

After selecting Exit, you can select Reverb View to see

the results on-screen. See Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output on page 79 for more on setting up your

computer for the graphical output.

• Auto Pro. – This is the recommended setup when

using the Professional Acoustic Calibration. If you

feel confident with a setup that’s more involved, you

can use an advanced setup below. With this setup,

the receiver automatically sets an early time period

(20–40 ms or 60–80 ms) for reverb measurement,

giving you a system calibration based on the direct

sound coming from the speakers. The frequency

balance for each channel is then adjusted to

minimize the effect of the room characteristics on the

overall sound.

If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you can use the

cursor buttons (buttons) to check the reverb

characteristics for each channel. Select ‘Exit’ when

you’re done.

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

Reverb Vew

[ Auto Pro.

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View

[ PC Output

]

[ L

]

[ 63Hz

[ Exit

]

• Reverb Measurement – Use this to measure the

reverb characteristics of your room for each channel

in select frequency ranges. Since this measurement

is also made in Auto Pro (above), there is no need to

do this again if you were satisfied with the results.

[ Advanced EQ Setup

[

Exit

160ms

• Reverb View – You can check the reverb

measurements made for specified frequency ranges

in each channel.

Use the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) buttons (and ENTER) to

select the channel and the frequency you want to check.

Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate

decibels in 2dB steps.

• PC Output – See Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output on page 79 for more on this option.

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Advanced setup

• If No Data is displayed, you will need to make a

reverb measurement using the Auto Pro or Reverb

Measurement setup option.

Bass Peak Level

Some audio sources (for example, Dolby Digital and DTS)

include ultra-low bass tones. Set the bass limiter as

needed to prevent the bass from distorting the sound

from the subwoofer.

If you selected ‘Advanced EQ Setup’, input the

time setting you want to use for calibration, then

select ‘Start’.

Select ‘Bass Peak Level’ from the Expert setup

After checking on the reverb measurement above, you

may want to manually choose the time period that will be

used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration.

Even though you can make this setting without reverb

measurement, it is best to use the measurement results

as a reference for your time setting. For an optimal

system calibration based on the direct sound coming

from the speakers, we recommend using the 20–40ms

setting.

menu.

The current setting is displayed.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Acoustic Cal EQ Pro.

• When [OFF] is displayed the attenuator is off (bass

output is not affected).

[ L

[ 63Hz

[ 20–40ms]

]

[ Auto Pro.

[ Reverb Measurement ]

[ Reverb View

]

[ Start

[ Exit

]

[ PC Output

[ Advanced EQ Setup

[

Exit

Important

160ms

• When [-80] is displayed, no bass is output.

Select a setup option.

• If No Data is displayed, you will need to make a

reverb measurement using the Auto Pro or Reverb

Measurement setup option.

Bass Peak Level

[ Setting Start

Bass Peak Level

[ Setting Start

[ Setting Cancel ]

[ Exit

]

[ Setting Cancel ]

[ Exit

Use the ꢃ/ꢄ (cursor up/down) buttons to select the

channel, frequency, and time setting. Use the ꢃ/ꢄ

(cursor up/down) buttons to switch between them.

]

Present Level [OFF]

Please Wait

You can switch between your connected speakers

(excluding the subwoofer), and display the

measurements for the following frequencies: 63Hz, 125

Hz, 250Hz, 1kHz, 4kHz and 11.3kHz.

• Setting Start – The volume is set to -80dB, a test tone

plays back and you make the setting.

• Note that six bands are available for measurement

and analysis here, but you will only be able to set five

bands when using Acoustic Calibration EQ on

page 88. The 1kHz band acts as a reference setting

(to ensure optimal adjustment of the other frequency

settings) for a total of six band adjustment.

• Setting Cancel – Switches limiting off.

If you selected ‘Setting Start’, use the ꢃ/ꢄ

(cursor up/down) buttons to adjust the test tone and

specify the bass peak level then press ENTER.

Bass Peak Level

[Setting OK ]

Bass Peak Level

[ Setting Start

[ Setting Cancel ]

[ Exit

Select the setting from the following time periods (in

milliseconds): 0–20ms, 10–30ms, 20–40ms, 30–50ms,

40–60ms, 50–70ms and 60–80ms. This setting will be

applied to all channels during calibration.

]

Bass Peak Level

[–80]

]

B r i n g u p t h e B a s s

P e a k L e v e l To

Present Level [-30]

c o m f o r t a b l e Vo l u m e

( – 8 0 = n o s o u n d )

When you’re finished, select Start. It will take about 2–11

minutes for the calibration to finish.

!! Complete !! is displayed on-screen after the Acoustic

Calibration Equalization is set. If you want to check the

settings, select Check and press ENTER. If you want to

finish, select Exit to exit each screen.

Set the bass peak level gradually, then press ENTER at

the point just before the tone starts to distort. When

you’re finished, the display on the receiver will show

RESUME and the volume will return to its original

position.

• Press RETURN at any time to exit without setting the

bass peak level.

• If your subwoofer has an Auto Sleep feature, make

sure the subwoofer is active (not in standby).

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Advanced setup

• If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is

selected (in Speaker Setting on page 55), the test tone

will only play back from the subwoofer. If not, the test

tone will play back from the front and surround

speakers set to LARGE.

Dynamic Range Control

• Default setting: OFF

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.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Select ‘D-Range Control’ from the Expert setup

menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

[ Fine Channel Level

]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Choose the setting that you want.

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode

dts

[ OFF

]

[

MID

MAX

Exit

• OFF – No dynamic range adjustment (use when

listening at higher volume).

• MID – Mid setting.

• MAX – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are

reduced in volume while quieter sounds are

increased)

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

Dynamic Range Control

Select Mode

dts

[ OFF

]

[

MID

MAX

Exit

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

Tip

• For general dynamic range control, you can use the

Midnight listening mode (see Using Midnight and

Loudness listening on page 46) on a variety of

sources that are not Dolby Digital or DTS encoded.

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Additional information

Chapter 12

Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with

this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other

components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks

listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work.

Power

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

The power does not turn on.

• The power plug is disconnected.

• Connect the power plug to the wall outlet.

• The protection circuit may have been

activated.

• Disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and insert

again.

• Something is obstructing the rear panel

ventilation device.

• Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company.

The receiver suddenly switches • The speaker wires are frayed or sticking out • Reinsert the speaker wires, making sure there are no

off.

of the jack, and are touching the back of the stray strands of wire and that they are inserted fully.

receiver or another set of wires.

• The receiver has a serious problem.

• Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company.

During loud playback the power • The protection circuit has been activated

suddenly switches off.

• Turn down the volume.

because the lowest actual impedance of the • When it’s convenient, go to Acoustic Calibration EQ on

speakers (as opposed to the speakers rated

impedance) is dangerously low.

page 88 and lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels

using the manual setting.

• Turning the digital safety feature on may allow you to

turn up the volume a little more. To switch between

SAFETY ON and SAFETY OFF, put the receiver into

standby, then press the ꢂ STANDBY/ON button while

holding down the MULTI JOG CONTROL SET UP button

on the front panel.

The unit does not respond when • Static electricity caused by dry air.

the buttons are pressed.

• Switch the unit off, then on again.

• Disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and insert

again.

AMP ERR blinks in the display,

then the power automatically

switches off.

• The receiver has a serious problem.

• After about a minute (you won’t be able to switch the

unit on during this time), switch the receiver back on. If

the message persists, call a Pioneer authorized

independent service company.

FAN STOP blinks in the display, • Something is obstructing the fan.

then the power automatically

switches off.

• Remove the obstruction and try switching the receiver

back on. If the fan is still not working, or you can’t remove

the object, unplug the receiver from the wall and call a

Pioneer authorized independent service company.

• The fan is malfunctioning.

• Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company.

OVERHEAT blinks in the display • The internal temperature of the unit has

• After allowing the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated

place, try switching the receiver back on. Make sure you

follow the guidelines for improving heat dispersal in the

safety precautions on pages 2–3.

and no sound is output.

become too high.

THDCT NG blinks in the display • The thermistor (temperature sensor) is

and the unit turns off. broken.

• Turn the receiver off, unplug from wall and call a Pioneer

authorized independent service company to look at the

problem.

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Additional information

No sound

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

No sound is output when an

input source is selected.

• Improper connections.

• Make sure you have properly connected the component

to the corresponding input on the back of the receiver

(see Connecting your equipment on page 15).

• Sound is muted or the volume is turned

down.

• Press MUTE or adjust the volume accordingly.

• Speakers are turned off or selected

improperly with the SPEAKERS switch.

• Press SPEAKERS to select the proper speaker set (see

Switching the speaker system on page 71).

• The input signal type is incorrect.

• Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the proper input signal

(see Selecting the input signal type on page 43).

• The multichannel analog inputs are

selected.

• Press MULTI CH INPUT again (see Using the

multichannel analog inputs on page 42).

No sound output from the front • The front speakers aren’t connected

speakers. properly.

• See Installing your speaker system on page 28 to

connect them properly.

No sound from the surround or • Speaker settings are incorrect. (for

• Check you speaker settings in Speaker Setting on

page 55.

center speakers.

example, they have been set to NO).

• The surround and/or center levels are

turned down.

• Check the levels in Channel Level on page 56.

• The surround and/or center speakers aren’t • Check Installing your speaker system on page 28 to

connected properly.

make sure the speakers are connected correctly.

• The STEREO listening mode has been

selected.

• Choose a surround listening mode (see Listening in

surround sound on page 38).

No sound from surround back

speakers.

• Surround back speakers are set to NO.

• Set the surround back speakers to LARGE or SMALL

(see Speaker Setting on page 55).

• The SB CH mode is switched off.

• Set the surround back channel to SB CH ON (see

page 44).

• The source is not a 6.1 channel playback

source.

• Choose an advanced effect listening mode (see

Listening in surround sound on page 38).

• The surround back speakers aren’t

connected properly.

• Check Installing your speaker system on page 28 to

make sure the speakers are connected correctly.

• The surround back channel is on the 1

speaker setting, and your speaker is

connected to the right channel output.

• Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel

output (Installing your speaker system on page 28).

• The SB CH MODE is switched to AUTO and • You can still listen with surround back sound by setting

the Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software

you’re playing has no ﬂag to indicate it is 6.1

compatible.

the surround back channel to SB CH ON (page 44).

No sound from subwoofer.

• The bass attenuator is set too low (for

example, the -80 setting).

• See Bass Peak Level on page 93 to adjust the setting.

• The subwoofer isn’t connected properly, or • Connect or switch on the subwoofer (see Installing your

it is switched off.

speaker system on page 28).

• Make sure the sleep function on your subwoofer isn’t

activated.

• The subwoofer's settings are incorrect.

• The crossover frequency is set too low.

• Set the subwoofer (see Speaker Setting on page 55) to

YES or PLUS.

• Set the crossover frequency to a (higher) frequency that

matches your speaker characteristics (see Crossover

Network on page 87)

• There is very little low frequency information • Change your subwoofer setting to one of the following in

in your source.

the Speaker Setting on page 55:

Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES

Front: LARGE / Subwoofer: PLUS

• The subwoofer's levels are too low.

• See Channel Level on page 56 to check the speaker

levels.

• Check the volume control on the subwoofer to make

sure it is turned up.

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Additional information

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

No sound from one speaker.

• The speaker setting has been set to NO.

• The speaker level is too low.

• Change the setting in Speaker Setting on page 55.

• Check the level in Channel Level on page 56.

• The speaker isn’t connected properly.

• Check Installing your speaker system on page 28 to

make sure the speaker is connected correctly.

• The source has no sound output for that

channel.

• By choosing an advanced effect listening mode (see

Listening in surround sound on page 38), you may be able

to create an extra channel for the speaker.

Sound is produced from analog • The digital input assignment is wrong.

components, but not from digital

• Assign the digital inputs correctly (see Assigning the

digital inputs on page 81).

ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.).

• The digital components aren't connected

• Make sure you have properly connected the digital

component to the corresponding input on the back of the

receiver (see Connecting your equipment on page 15).

properly.

• The player is not compatible with the source • Choose a compatible source, or check the component’s

you're using, or the player settings are

incorrect.

manual for the correct settings.

• The digital output level has been turned

down on a CD player or other component

equipped with digital output level adjustment

capability.

• Set the digital volume level of the player to full, or to the

neutral position.

• The multichannel analog inputs are

selected.

• Press MULTI CH INPUT again (see Using the

multichannel analog inputs on page 42).

• The input signal type is set to ANALOG.

• Set the input signal type to DIGITAL (see Selecting the

input signal type on page 43).

No sound is output or a noise is • A DVD player not compatible with Dolby

• Make sure your DVD player is compatible with Dolby

Digital/DTS.

output when Dolby Digital/DTS

software is played back.

Digital/DTS is being used.

• The settings on the DVD player are incorrect • Make sure the player's settings are correct and/or the

and/or the DTS signal output is turned off.

DTS signal out is on. Refer to the instruction manual

supplied with the DVD player.

• The digital output level is turned down on a • Set the digital volume level of the player to full, or to the

CD player or other component equipped with neutral position.

digital output level adjustment capability. (The

DTS signal has been altered by the player, and

cannot be read.)