Pioneer Stereo System VSX 9300TX User Manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-9300TX

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Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the

product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for

future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be

adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never

clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides

or other volatile liquids since they may corrode

the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as

they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a

bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry

tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming

pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.

The product may fall, causing serious injury to a

child or adult, and serious damage to the

product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table recommended by the

manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any

mounting of the product should follow the

manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a

mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through

openings as they may touch dangerous voltage

points or short-out parts that could result in a

fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any

kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers

may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

•

If this product is equipped with a polarized

alternating current line plug (a plug having one

blade wider than the other), it will fit into the

outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If

you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should

still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace

your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized plug.

•

If this product is equipped with a three-wire

grounding type plug, a plug having a third

(grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding

type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you

are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding type plug.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing

to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

•

When the power-supply cord or plug is

damaged.

•

If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the product.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely

to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular

attention to cords at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to

the product, be sure the antenna or cable

system is grounded so as to provide some

protection against voltage surges and built-up

static charges. Article 810 of the National

Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides

information with regard to proper grounding of

the mast and supporting structure, grounding of

the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit,

size of grounding conductors, location of

antenna-discharge unit, connection to

•

If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician

to restore the product to its normal operation.

If the product has been dropped or damaged in

any way.

•

When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has

used replacement parts specified by the

manufacturer or have the same characteristics

as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions

may result in fire, electric shock, or other

hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service

technician to perform safety checks to

determine that the product is in proper

operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)

that produce heat.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force,

and uneven surfaces may cause the product

and cart combination to overturn.

grounding electrodes, and requirements for the

grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is

left unattended and unused for long periods of

time, unplug it from the wall outlet and

disconnect the antenna or cable system. This

will prevent damage to the product due to

lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead

power lines or other electric light or power

circuits, or where it can fall into such power

lines or circuits. When installing an outside

antenna system, extreme care should be taken

to keep from touching such power lines or

circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience

receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or

electric shock.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure

reliable operation of the product and to protect

it from overheating, and these openings must

not be blocked or covered. The openings should

never be blocked by placing the product on a

bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This

product should not be placed in a built-in

installation such as a bookcase or rack unless

proper ventilation is provided or the

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

WIRE

GROUND

CLAMP

manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered

to.

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home,

consult your product dealer or local power

company.

ELECTRIC

SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

GROUND CLAMPS

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet

when left un-used for a long period of time.

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

Fig. A

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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For U.S. and Australia Model

This product is for general household purposes. Any

failure due to use for other than household purposes

(such as long-term use for business purposes in a

restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which

requires repair will be charged for even during the

warranty period.

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Contents

01 Before you start

04 Controls and displays

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

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

Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Listening in surround sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The MOVIE listening modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The MUSIC listening modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adjusting the advanced effect level . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Listening with headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting the input signal type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the surround back channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Listening with virtual surround back speakers . . . . . 44

Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and Hi-sampling . . 44

Using Midnight and Loudness listening . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the tone control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Switching the tone control on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Reducing noise during playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Listening to dual mono soundtracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

MPX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Memorizing station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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

07 The Surround Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the Surround

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Surround back speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Normal surround setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Channel Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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08 Controlling other equipment

11 Advanced setup

Using the remote control with other components . . 54

Recalling preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Programming signals from other remote controls . . 55

Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Direct function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Multi Operation and System Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

The System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

THX CINEMA Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Function Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

PHONO/LINE Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

12 Volt Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The Expert setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Fine Channel Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Professional Acoustic Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using Professional Acoustic Calibration . . . . . . . . 85

Bass Peak Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

09 Using other functions

12 Additional information

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Watching video and audio sources independently. . 63

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Advanced remote control features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Editing remote control display names . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adjusting the remote control backlight . . . . . . . . . 65

Clearing remote control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Dolby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

About THX® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Preset code brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Maintenance of external surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

10 Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bi-amping your front speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Multi-room listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Making multi-room connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the multi-room controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . 73

Advanced MCACC output using your PC. . . . . . . . 73

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Before you start

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Features

Checking the supplied accessories

Please check that you've received the following supplied

accessories:

•

Easy setup using Advanced Multichannel

Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)

• Setup microphone and stand

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.

• Remote control unit

•

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

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.

• FM wire antenna

• Power cord

•

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.

•

Fine-tuned to world-class standards

With the cooperation of the world-class studio engineers

at AIR Studios, this receiver amplifier has been

designated AIR Studios Monitor.

• Warranty card

• These operating instructions

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Before you start

Ventilation

Using the remote control

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space

around the unit for ventilation to improve heat dispersal

(at least 8 in. (20 cm) at the top). If not enough space is

provided between the unit and walls or other equipment,

heat will build up inside, interfering with performance

and/or causing malfunctions.

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.

8 inches

(20 cm)

Receiver

Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation and to protect the equipment from

overheating. To prevent fire hazard, do not place anything

on top of the unit, make sure the openings are never

blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,

table-cloths and curtains), and do not operate the

equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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

Caution

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as

leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

– 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

• Don’t use different kinds of batteries together—

although they may look similar, different batteries

may have different voltages.

– in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen)

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each

battery match the indications in the battery compart-

ment.

Opening the front panel

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to

be used for a month or more.

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

the panel with your finger.

• 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 23 feet (7 meters).

23 feet (7m)

• 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 37.

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 75 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

AC IN

DIGITAL OUT

CENTER

SWITCHED 100W(0.8A)MAX

DVD player

SELECTABLE

VIDEO OUT

Standard RCA

video cable

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

Front

right

Front

left

Subwoofer

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

Center

AC IN

CENTER

SWITCHED 100W(0.8A)MAX

SELECTABLE

VSX-9300TX

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 51) 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 37

for more on this. See also Making receiver settings from

the Surround Setup menu on page 50 for more setup

options.

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

properly prepared with about ³/⁸in. (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.

/8 inch (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

• Make sure the microphone and speakers are not

moved during the Auto Surround Setup.

• 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.

• Using the Auto Surround Setup will overwrite any

existing speaker settings in the receiver.

• The receiver will automatically exit the on-screen

menu after three minutes of inactivity.

Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press

the SYSTEM SETUP button.

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

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

control to navigate through the screens and select menu

items.

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

]

RECEIVER

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

RECEIVER

‘SurrBack System’ should be highlighted. Press

ENTER.

SYSTEM SETUP

1.Surround Setup

ENTER

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ Exit

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the ꢀ 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 51 and make sure to connect your speakers as

necessary before continuing to step 7.

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use

the ꢁ/ꢂ(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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 50).

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

This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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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.

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

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

(if you have one).

Note

• 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.)

• 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.

• Remember to disconnect the microphone after

you’ve finished the Auto Surround Setup.

If the receiver isn’t already on, press ꢀ RECEIVER

to switch it on.

more on these decoding formats).

• The Stream Direct feature is canceled if you connect

headphones or select the multichannel analog

inputs.

Note

• If the SB CH MODE (page 43) is switched to OFF, or

the surround back speakers are set to NO (this

happens automatically if the Surround back speaker

setting on page 51 is set to anything but Normal

System), 2Pro Logic IIx (below) becomes 2Pro

Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

• When the Virtual Surround Back mode (page 44) is

switched on, +VSB will show in the front panel

display after modes which are using this feature.

• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same

signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

• You can’t use the MUSIC and MOVIE modes with

sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital

inputs.

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• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel

playback with DTS-ES encoded sources (depending

on the disc, DISC 6.1 or MTRX 6.1 may be displayed)

The MOVIE listening modes

These modes are specifically designed for watching

movies. The basic modes provide pure decoding of

multichannel sources, and will create surround channels

for two channel sources. The advanced effect modes

have been created give you different kinds of surround

sound environments when listening to any source.

• DTS-ES+THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound with DTS-ES

encoded sources, especially suited to multichannel

movie sources

Advanced effect modes

• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic

soundtracks

• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of

MOVIE

special effects

MODE

SURROUND

• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog

ENTER

• MUSICAL – Creates a concert hall-type sound for

musicals

• MONOFILM – Creates surround sound from mono

soundtracks

• 5/7-D THEATER – Creates an extra wide stereo field

Basic modes

• THX CINEMA – Gives you cinema-quality sound from

your home theater system using all the speakers in

your setup (for both multichannel and two channel

sources)

With multichannel sources (such as DVDs and digital

satellite broadcasts), the 2DIGITAL or DTS indicator on

the front panel lights depending on the source format.

With two channel sources, select from:

• 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to movie sources

• 2PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound with

sound from the surround speakers in mono

• NEO:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially

suited to movie sources

With multichannel sources, if you have connected

surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE

ON, you can select (according to format):

• THX SURROUND EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1

channel playback with Dolby 5.1 channel sources

• 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX – Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to Dolby multichannel movie

sources

• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel

sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure

decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital

Surround EX)

• 2Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above

• DTS+Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel

playback with DTS 5.1 encoded sources

• DTS+Neo:6+THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to DTS multichannel movie sources

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The MUSIC listening modes

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

These modes are specifically designed for listening to

music. The basic modes provide pure decoding of

multichannel sources, and will create surround channels

for two channel sources. The advanced effect modes

have been created give you different kinds of surround

sound environments when listening to any source.

When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic

IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you

can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

MUSIC

MODE

SURROUND

ENTER

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

Press RECEIVER.

Basic modes

With ‘2Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode active, press

With multichannel sources (such as DVDs and digital

satellite broadcasts), the 2DIGITAL or DTS indicator on

the front panel lights depending on the source format.

EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH,

DIMENSION or PANORAMA.

• CENTER WIDTH – Provides a better blend of the front

speakers by spreading the center channel between

the front right and left speakers, making it sound

wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

(This is only available when using a center speaker.)

With two channel sources, select from:

• 2Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to music sources

• NEO:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited

to music sources

• DIMENSION – Adjusts the depth of the surround

sound balance from front to back, making the sound

more distant (minus settings), or more forward

(positive settings).

With multichannel sources, if you have connected

surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH MODE

ON, you can select (according to format):

• PANORAMA – Extends the front stereo image to

include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’

effect.

• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel

sound for Dolby 5.1 channel sources and provides

pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby

Digital Surround EX)

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting.

• 2Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3);

Dimension between –3 and +3 (default : 0); Panorama is

ON or OFF (default : OFF).

• DTS+Neo:6 – Creates surround back channel sound

for DTS 5.1 channel sources

• DTS-ES – Provides pure decoding of DTS-ES encoded

sources (depending on the disc, DISC 6.1 or MTRX

6.1 may be displayed)

Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other

settings.

Advanced effect modes

Note

• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound

• CHAMBER – Creates a space with a lot of reverb

• JAZZ – Creates the sound of a small jazz club

• ROCK – Creates a live concert sound for rock music

• DANCE – Designed for music with lots of bass

• If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, 2Pro Logic

IIx (above) becomes 2Pro Logic II (5.1 channel

sound), however the above setting will still be

effective.

• If you set the CENTER WIDTH to 7, all the center

channel signal goes to your front speakers, creating

a ‘phantom’ center channel.

• 5/7CH STEREO – Allows you to hear stereo sources

from all the speakers in your setup

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Neo:6 Music settings

• Default setting: 2

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will hear the

source through just the front left and right speakers (and

possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker

settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources

are downmixed to stereo.

When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music

mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider

stereo effect with vocals. Note that this is only available

when using a center speaker.

Press RECEIVER.

With NEO:6 MUSIC mode active, press EFFECT/CH

SEL repeatedly to select CENTER IMAGE.

STEREO/

DIRECT

•

While listening to a source, press STEREO/DIRECT

for stereo playback.

RECEIVER

Press repeatedly to switch between:

EFFECT/CH SEL

• STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround

settings (such as channel level) and you can still use

digital processing (such as the Midnight, Loudness,

and Tone control functions).

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting.

Adjust the effect from 0 (no effect) to 5 (most prominence

• DIRECT – Bypass all effects and surround settings so

that the audio remains as close to the source audio

signal as possible.

given to the center channel).

Adjusting the advanced effect level

• Default setting: 50 (except 5/7CH STEREO: 90)

Note

You can emphasize or reduce the level of the advanced

effects as you like. You can set the effect level

independently for each mode.

• If you switch on any signal processing features (for

example, digital noise reduction or the tone controls)

when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically

switches to STEREO.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, all multichannel

sources, as well as all of the MOVIE and MUSIC modes

with be downmixed to 2 channels. Two channel sources

will be heard in stereo.

•

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES

jack on the front panel.

All sources will be heard in stereo (downmixed). When

you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

Note

Press RECEIVER.

• Many receiver features (such as matrix decoding) are

not accessible when the headphones are connected.

With one of the advanced effect modes active,

press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly until EFFECT shows

in the front panel display.

• When headphones are connected, no sound is heard

from the speakers. However, sound will still be output

from the preouts.

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the effect level.

• You can only hear the front left and right channels

when MULTI CH IN is switched on.

The effect level can be adjusted from 10 (min) to 90

(max).

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Using the multichannel analog inputs Listening with Acoustic Calibration

If you’ve connected to the multichannel inputs on the

rear panel (see Connecting the multichannel analog

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration

Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround

sound on page 12 or Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 81.

outputs on page 20), you will be able to select them as

your input source.

Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration

Equalization.

MULTI DH

INPUT

ACOUSTIC

Make sure you have set the playback source to

the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD player to

output multichannel analog audio.

•

While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ.

Press repeatedly to select between:

Press MULTI CH INPUT (MULTI CH IN on the front

• ALL CH ADJUST – No special weighting is given to

panel) to select the multichannel analog inputs.

MULTI CH IN shows in the display to indicate the audio

is coming from the multichannel analog inputs,

regardless of the input source selected. The input source

remains dedicated to the multichannel inputs until you

press MULTI CH IN/MULTI CH INPUT again to cancel.

any one channel.

• FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are heard in

accordance with the front speaker settings.

• CUSTOM 1/2 – Custom settings

• OFF – Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off.

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when

Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

• If you need to set the channel levels, see Channel

Level on page 52 to do so.

Note

• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ when MULTI

CH IN is switched on.

• You can’t use any signal processing features (for

example, the MOVIE or MUSIC modes or the tone

controls) with the multichannel analog inputs.

• If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ when

DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically

switches to STEREO.

• Any speakers set to NO in the Speaker Setting on

page 51 do not output the audio for the

corresponding channel.

• You can’t use the Second Zone speaker B setup

(page 67) with the multichannel analog inputs.

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Selecting the input signal type

Most of the audio inputs have both analog and digital

jacks. You can select the type of signal to be used in each

case.

The input signal type for the current input is indicated in

the display. With digital signals, the signal type (Dolby

Digital or DTS) also shows in the display.

The default AUTO setting is usually sufficient, letting the

receiver decide the most suitable signal type. However, in

other cases (for example, if you want to record the analog

output of a digital source) then you should set the input

signal type to analog.

RECEIVER

SIGNAL SEL

Press RECEIVER.

Press SIGNAL SEL to select the type of input

signal for the current source.

Press repeatedly to choose between:

• AUTO – The receiver selects the first available signal

in the following order: DIGITAL; ANALOG.

• ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.

• DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

Note

• If no digital inputs are assigned for the current

source, the input signal type is fixed to ANALOG.

• When using DIGITAL IN terminals the following

digital signal formats are supported: Dolby Digital,

DTS and PCM (32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz sampling

frequencies). If your source is not supported, select

ANALOG.

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For

more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied

with your DVD player.

• The audio signal from karaoke microphones and

some LDs is not output from the digital outputs.

Select ANALOG to listen to these formats.

• If you want to play DTS-encoded sources, you need to

have digital connections. If ANALOG is selected,

you’ll hear digital noise through your speakers.

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•

Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through

Using the surround back channel

the surround back channel options.

Each press changes the setting as follows (see the table

above for an explanation of each):

• Default setting: SB CH ON

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby

Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use

6.1 or 7.1 decoding with other sources (for example, 5.1

encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a

surround back channel will be generated, but the

material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it

was originally encoded, in which case you can simply

switch the surround back channel off. The table below

indicates when you will hear the surround back channel

when playing various kinds of sources. ì=Sound plays

through surround back channel speaker(s)

• SB CH ON – 6.1 or 7.1 encoding is always used (for

example, on 5.1 encoded material)

• SB CH AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example,

Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

• SB CH OFF – Surround back channel is switched off

Note

• You will only hear the surround back channel when

you’ve selected Normal Surround in the Surround

back speaker setting on page 51. Changing the

speaker system may automatically change this

setting (see notes below).

• If the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker

Setting on page 51, or you have selected a Second

Zone speaker B setup, you can only use the virtual

surround back effect (see next page).

SB CH

MODE

• You can’t use the surround back channel setting with

MULTI CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT.

• You can’t use the surround back channel feature with

sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital

inputs.

Surround modes (Basic)

SB CH

mode

Advanced

effects

Stereo sources

Type of source

Multichannel

sources

2Pro Logic II x 2Pro Logic

NEO:6

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded

multichannel source with 6.1ch

surround

AUTO

Dolby Digital/DTS encoded

multichannel source

AUTO

Dolby Digital/DTS encoded stereo

source; other digital stereo source

AUTO

Analog 2-channel (stereo) source

AUTO

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• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back feature with

sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital

inputs.

Listening with virtual surround back

speakers

• Default setting: VIRTL SB OFF

• When using the Virtual Surround Back feature with

the surround modes, +VSB shows in the display.

If you don’t have real surround back speakers connected,

you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to

simulate one.

Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and

Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1

format for which it was originally encoded. In this case

you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1

encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VIRTL

SB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VIRTL SB OFF).

For stereo sources, you’ll have to select one of the NEO:6

modes or an advanced effect mode (see Listening in

surround sound on page 37) to use the Virtual Surround

Back feature.

Hi-sampling

• Default setting: Off

You can use the audio scaler to create a wider dynamic

range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs.

Note that this feature only works when the surround

channels are active and the surround back speaker is set

to NO in Speaker Setting on page 51.

See also Using the surround back channel above.

•

Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through

RECEIVER

the virtual surround back channel options.

HI-BIT

SB CH

MODE

If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.

Press HI-BIT (HI-BIT/HI-SAMPLING on the front

panel).

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

Note

• VIRTL SB ON – Virtual Surround Back is used for all

sources

• You can’t use the audio scaler with MULTI CH IN.

• You can’t use the audio scaler with sources over

48kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

• VIRTL SB AUTO – Automatically applied to 6.1

encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or

DTS-ES)

• If you switch on the audio scaler when DIRECT is

selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO.

• VIRTL SB OFF – Virtual Surround back is switched off

Note

• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back setting with

THX CINEMA, PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx, MULTI

CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT.

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Listening to your system

Using Midnight and Loudness

Using the tone control

You can use the tone control to make customized

settings for the bass and treble.

listening

• Default setting: Off

The Midnight listening feature makes quieter sounds

more audible, allowing you to hear effective surround

sound at low volume levels.

The Loudness feature boosts the bass and treble in audio

sources, useful for listening at low volumes.

RECEIVER

TONE

MIDNIGHT

BASS/TREBLE

RECEIVER

LOUDNESS

Press RECEIVER.

This step is only necessary if you want to use Loudness.

Press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS to switch the

Switching the tone control on or off

• Default setting: Off

effect on or off.

The mode you’ve selected lights in the display.

You’ll need to switch the tone control on to adjust the

bass and treble below.

Note

If you’re using the remote, press RECEIVER.

• You can’t use the Midnight and Loudness modes at

the same time.

Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off.

TONE shows in the display when the tone control is

switched on.

• You can’t use these modes with THX CINEMA or

MULTI CH IN.

• These modes automatically adjust according to the

volume at which you’re listening. However, the

volume must be under -20dB for these features to

take effect.

Adjusting the bass and treble

• Default setting: Bass: 0, Treble: 0

You can adjust the bass and treble controls separately to

adjust the overall tone.

• You can’t use these modes with sources over 96kHz

when using one of the digital inputs.

Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly to select BASS or

TREBLE.

• If you switch on either of these modes when DIRECT

is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO.

If you see TONE:BYPASS in the display, the tone control

needs to be switched on (see above).

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the sound.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from –6 to +6.

Note

• You can’t use the tone control with THX CINEMA or

MULTI CH IN.

• You can’t use the tone control with sources over

96kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

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Listening to your system

• If you switch on the tone control when DIRECT is

selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO.

Listening to dual mono soundtracks

• Default setting: DUAL ch1

You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital

soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely

used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages

need to be sent to separate channels.

Reducing noise during playback

• Default setting: Off

If you have a noisy source (for example, cassette or video

tape with lots of background noise), you may be able to

improve the quality of the sound by switching on digital

noise reduction (DNR).

SETUP

Press and hold the RETURN button for more than

three seconds to select a DUAL MONO setting.

You will see the following settings cycle in the display:

• DUAL ch1 – Only channel 1 is played

• DUAL ch2 – Only channel 2 is played

RECEIVER

• DUAL ch1/ch2 – Both channels are played through

the front speakers

DNR

Release the button when you see the setting you

want.

Press RECEIVER.

Press the DNR button to switch digital noise

Note

reduction on or off.

DNR shows in the display when digital noise reduction is

switched on.

• This setting works only with dual mono encoded

Dolby Digital soundtracks.

Note

• Depending on the source, there may not be a

noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound.

• You can’t use digital noise reduction with THX

CINEMA or MULTI CH IN.

• You can’t use digital noise reduction with sources

over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs.

• If you switch on digital noise reduction when DIRECT

is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO.

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Using the tuner

Chapter 6

Using the tuner

High speed tuning

Finding a station

Press and hold the TUNING +/– buttons for high

speed tuning, releasing the button once you reach

the frequency you want.

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and

AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and

manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the

exact frequency of the station you want to listen to, see

Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to

a station you can memorize the frequency for recall

later—see Memorizing station presets below for more on

how to do this.

Tuning directly to a station

Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the

station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply

enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on

the remote control.

TUNING

BAND

TUNING

SETUP

BAND

TUNER

DIRECT ACCESS

Press TUNER, then press BAND to change the

band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

Press TUNER, then press BAND to change the

band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

Press DIRECT ACCESS.

Use the number buttons to enter the frequency

• You can also use the front panel MULTI JOG dial to

select the tuner.

of the radio station.

For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.

Tune to a station using the TUNING +/– buttons.

On the front panel, press SELECT first to switch to the

frequency select mode for (STATION) TUNING +/–.

Note

• If you make a mistake while inputting the frequency,

press the DIRECT ACCESS button again to cancel the

frequency and start again.

Automatic tuning

To search for stations in the currently selected band,

press and hold either of the TUNING +/– buttons for

about a second. The receiver will start searching for

the next station, stopping when it has found one.

Repeat this step to search for other stations.

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press the

TUNING +/– buttons repeatedly.

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Using the tuner

MPX mode

Memorizing station presets

If there is interference or noise during a stereo FM radio

broadcast (the STEREO indicator is lit), or the radio

reception is weak, press MPX on the remote to switch the

receiver into mono reception mode (the MONO indicator

lights). This should improve the sound quality and allow

you to enjoy the broadcast.

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's

convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for

easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station.

This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. The

receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three

banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When

memorizing FM frequencies, the receiver also stores the

MPX setting (see MPX mode above).

STATION

DTV MENU CLASS

STATION

TUNER

MPX

TUNER EDIT

ENTER

Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Finding a station above and Tuning directly to a

station above for more details on how to do this.

Press TUNER EDIT.

The display shows MEMORY INPUT then a blinking

memory class (A, B or C).

Press CLASS to select one of the three classes.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory

classes, A, B and C.

Use the STATION +/– buttons to select the station

preset you want.

On the front panel, press SELECT first to switch to the

station select mode for STATION (TUNING) +/–.

• You can also use the front panel MULTI JOG dial or

the number buttons on the remote control to select

the station preset.

While the display is blinking, press ENTER.

Repeat steps 1 – 5 to memorize up to 30 stations.

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Using the tuner

Listening to memorized station presets

You can do this from both the remote control and the

front panel.

Press CLASS to select the class in which the

station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory

classes, A, B and C.

Use the STATION +/– buttons to select the station

memory in which the station is stored.

On the front panel, press SELECT first to switch to the

station select mode for STATION (TUNING) +/–.

Press CLASS repeatedly to select the class.

• You can also use the number buttons or the ꢄ/ꢅ

(cursor left/right) buttons on the remote control to

recall the station preset.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory

classes, A, B and C.

Use the STATION +/– buttons to select an FM or

AM preset station.

On the front panel, press SELECT first to switch to the

station select mode for STATION (TUNING) +/–.

Naming station presets

You can input a name of up to four characters for each

preset station in the receiver’s memory. For example, you

could input Jazz for that station and when you listen to it

the name, rather than the frequency, will appear in the

front panel display.

Press TUNER EDIT to select the station name

mode.

Edit the name as necessary and press ENTER.

Use the ꢄ/ꢅ (cursor left/right) buttons or the front panel

MULTI JOG dial to change the character and ENTER to

confirm (or to add a space if no character is input). The

name can be up to four characters (the possible

characters are listed below).

STATION

DTV MENU CLASS

STATION

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

TUNER

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

To exit the process at any time, press TUNER EDIT.

Repeat steps 2 – 4 to memorize up to 30 preset

broadcast station names.

TUNER EDIT

ENTER

Tip

• To change a station name, just enter the new name

over the top of the old one. To erase a station name,

enter a new name of four spaces.

• You can switch between the frequency display and

the station name display using the remote control

DISP MODE button.

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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

ꢁ/ꢂ(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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ]

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

]

Use the ꢀ RECEIVER button to switch on.

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 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 68).

• 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 69).

• 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 79).

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 67).

Front

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[Exit]

[ SMALL

[ SMALL 2 ]

[ YES

]

(THX Speaker:SMALL)

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The Surround Setup menu

Use ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ

Speaker Distance

(cursor up/down) buttons.

• Default setting: 10.0 ft (all speakers)

If you selected Manual, use ꢁ/ꢂ (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

[

]

10. 0ft

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

0.5–45 feet.

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 55.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears in the remote control

display.

Use ꢁ/ꢂ (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 97 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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 the

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

VIDEO button is set to a Pioneer DVD player.

Use ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ

(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 ꢁ/

ꢂ (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 ꢅ.

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

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

Programming signals from other

remote controls

• The remote controls should be 2–8 inches 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 54.

2 – 8 inches

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 65 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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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

DTV ON/OFF

DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

TUNING

BAND

TUNING

Press the MULTI CONTROL button that matches

SOURCE

STATION

DTV MENU CLASS

STATION

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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢅ if you want to program the play

command from your DVD player remote control.

When you’re finished, use ꢁ/ꢂ (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

TVꢀ, 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 54 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons

to select the component.

Button (s) Function

Components

TV ꢀ

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

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV

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/ Digital TV

Cable TV/Satellite TV/ Digital TV

Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV

Cable TV

Takes you to the guide menu of that system.

Exits the current menu.

A/BLUE

ꢆ

B/Press to switch the DTV ON.

C/GREEN

ꢇ

Use to go to the previous page in a menu.

D/RED

ꢅ

Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV

Cable TV

ꢈ

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 to show the DTV menu.

ꢉ

ꢊ

ꢋ

Digital TV/TV/Cable TV

Satellite TV

Digital TV/TV/Cable TV

Satellite TV

Digital TV/TV

Number

buttons

Use to select a speciﬁc TV channel.

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ Digital TV

Cable TV/TV/Digital TV

ENTER/

DISC

Use this button to immediately enter a new channel.

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

ꢄꢅꢁꢂ &

ENTER

Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/ Digital TV

• 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 54 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 ꢀ 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

ꢉ

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.

ꢊ

Use to go forward channels (channel +).

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

recorder/Cassette deck

ꢆ

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

ꢈ

ꢇ

ꢅ

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

ꢋ

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

ꢄꢅꢁꢂ &

ENTER

• 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 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 54 and Programming signals from

other remote controls on page 55 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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) to switch direct func-

tion on or off then press ENTER.

The display shows COMPLETE to confirm the setting.

Use ꢁ/ꢂ(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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Use ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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

DTV ON/OFF

DISP MODE

SUB TITLE

Press MULTI OPERATION.

TUNING

BAND

TUNING

Select Function flashes in the display.

STATION

DTV MENU CLASS

STATION

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 78 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-9300TX

OUT

CENTER

VSX-9300TX

CENTER

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 54 and

Programming signals from other remote controls on

page 55.

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 78.

• 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

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).

• 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.)

• 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.

For more information about video connections, see

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 22 and

Connecting other video sources on page 23.

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack

• 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.

Press RECEIVER.

Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly until DELAY

shows in the display.

VCR1

DVR

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

TV CONT

RECEIVER

MULTI CONTROL

VCR2

VIDEO

CD-R/

TAPE1

MD/

TAPE2

TUNER

SIGNAL SEL

Select the source you want to record.

Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or the MULTI JOG

dial on the front panel).

RECEIVER

EFFECT/CH SEL

Select the input signal (if necessary).

Press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal

corresponding to the source component (see Selecting

the input signal type on page 42 for more on this).

Use the +/– buttons to adjust the amount of

Prepare the source you want to record.

delay.

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

The delay can be adjusted from 0.0–6.0 frames (in 0.1

frame steps).

Prepare the recorder.

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

device and set the recording levels.

Note

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.

• One second is equal to 30 frames of NTSC format.

• This setting is applied to all video sources.

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

DIRECT is switched on.

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Using other functions

Watching video and audio sources

independently

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.

You can listen to a sound source and select a different

video source on your TV.

•

While listening to a source, press RECEIVER, then

VIDEO SEL to select the video source you want to

watch.

RECEIVER

DIMMER

RECEIVER

Press RECEIVER.

Press DIMMER repeatedly to change the

brightness of the front panel display.

VIDEO SEL

Tip

• Switching the dimmer to lowest setting will also

switch off the MCACC indicator.

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).

• Selecting any input besides those listed above is the

same as selecting OFF.

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.

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Using other functions

Switching the speaker impedance

Advanced remote control features

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.

Note

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

pressing REMOTE SETUP.

• After one minute of inactivity, the remote goes to

sleep. Press any button to reactivate the remote

display and continue.

•

With the receiver in standby, press ꢀ 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.

Each time you do this, you switch between the

impedance settings:

Ω

• Speaker 6 – Use this setting if your speakers are

rated lower than 8Ω (down to 6Ω).

Ω

• Speaker 8 – Use this setting if your speakers are

rated 8Ω–16Ω.

Press and hold REMOTE SETUP for three seconds.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears in the remote control

display.

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

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

Select Function Name (FuncName) if you want to rename

a MULTI CONTROL button.

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 55) you have assigned to a button (Select

Function flashes in the display).

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

numbers and use ꢄ/ꢅ (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.

!”#$%&’()*+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_`{|}~

ꢅꢄꢋìꢀꢆ | 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 ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Yes’ and

press ENTER.

When you’re finished, use ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) to select ‘Light’ from

the menu and press ENTER.

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

the menu and press ENTER.

CLEAR appears in the display.

Use ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) to select what you

want to clear, and press ENTER.

Choose between the following:

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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 ꢀ STANDBY/ON for about

three seconds.

The display shows RESET?.

Press the front panel TONE– button.

The display shows OK?.

Within 5 seconds, press TONE+.

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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Other connections

Chapter 10

Other connections

Caution

• Before making or changing the connections, switch off

the power and disconnect the power cord from the

power outlet. Plugging in components should be the

last connection you make with your system.

• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker

wires from different terminals.

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance

between 6–16Ω (please see Switching the speaker

impedance on page 64 if you plan to use speakers

with an impedance of less than 8Ω).

• SPꢅA – Sound is output from speaker system A and

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

• SPꢅB – Sound is output from the two speakers

connected to speaker system B. Multichannel

sources will not be heard.

Second Zone speaker B setup

• SPꢅAB – 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).

After selecting Second Zone in Surround back speaker

setting on page 51, 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.

• SPꢅ(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).

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.

Note

• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you

made in Normal surround setting on page 51.

However, if SPꢅB is selected above, no sound is

heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not

downmixed).

Select ‘Second Zone‘ from the ‘SurrBack System’

menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 51 to do this.

• Depending on the settings in Normal surround

setting on page 51 and Listening with Acoustic

Calibration EQ on page 41, output from the surround

back pre-out terminals may change.

Note

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

stereo playback in another room. See Multi-room

listening on page 69 for more on this.

• Some sources (for example, when MULTI CH IN is

selected) will not be downmixed.

Switching the speaker system

• All speaker systems are switched off when

headphones are connected.

If you selected Second Zone in Surround back speaker

setting on page 51, 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

•

Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to

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.

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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 51.

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.

•

To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords

to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

Using a banana plug for the second connection is

recommended.

Front left

speaker

SELECTABLE

Caution

• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are

fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your

speakers.

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.

• Don't connect different speakers from the same

terminal in this way.

• 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 51 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.

• 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 51 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 78.

•

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:

CENTER

Sub room

Main room

Basic multi-room setup

AC IN

CENTER

SWITCHED 100W(0.8A)MAX

•

Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-

ROOM & SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both

on the rear of this receiver.

SELECTABLE

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.

• 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.

VSX-9300TX

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 49 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 78.

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

Cnnecting additional amplifiers

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or

shelving unit, you can use an optional IR receiver (such

as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead

of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver.

You may need to specify your IR receiver type in Multi-

Room and IR receiver setup on page 78.

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

CENTER

Powered

subwoofer

Pioneer

CONTROL

component

OUT

ANALOG

INPUT

Front channel

amplifier

CENTER

ANALOG

INPUT

Surround channel

amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Surround back

channel amplifier

IR receiver

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.

• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround

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

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

terminal only.

• The sound from the surround back terminals will

depend on how you have configured the Surround

back speaker setting on page 51.

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

receiver, see Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor on page 61 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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• 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.

Using the USB interface

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.

Start playback of a source on your computer.

Note

• Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows

Connect your computer’s USB terminal to the

USB terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.

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.

CENTER

• 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.

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

connection through the digital outputs of this

receiver.

B-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.

A-type USB

connector

Personal computer

Caution

Switch on your computer and this receiver.

If the computer was previously running, quit all

applications

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

unplug the USB cable during playback.

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

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

software on your computer during playback.

the USB driver installation to finish.

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.

• 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.

Make any necessary settings required to select

the USB interface as your computer audio output.

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.

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Advanced MCACC output using your PC

Before continuing, make sure you have completed

Professional Acoustic Calibration on page 84.

Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output

If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration (see

page 84) 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.

To obtain the software to output the results, please

of the manual. After registering, you will receive an email

within a week, in which both the software and instruction

manual will be available. If you have any questions

regarding, please contact the Customer Support Division

of Pioneer.

[

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).

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

• 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.

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 85 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 50

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 and component video inputs (see The Input

Assign menu below).

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

ꢁ/ꢂ(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 76).

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

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

LINE Setup on page 77).

• 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 78).

RECEIVER

• 12V Trigger – Specify which components are

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

Trigger on page 78).

RECEIVER

Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing ENTER to confirm after each

setting.

SYSTEM SETUP

ENTER

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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

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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 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 37 for details).

•

Select ‘Input Assign’ from the System Setup

menu.

Select ‘THX CINEMA Setup’ from the System

The Input Assign menu appears on screen:

Setup menu.

The current setting is highlighted on-screen:

System Setup

3. Input Assign

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

]

System Setup

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

[Exit

]

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

]

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

]

[ PL I I / PL I Ix MOVIE

[ PRO LOGIC

[ NEO:6 CINEMA

[ Exit

]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

Assigning the digital inputs

• Default settings:

Select the THX CINEMA decoding format you

want.

Digital-1 (optical) – TV/SAT

Digital-2 (optical) – CD-R

Digital-3 (coaxial) – DVD/LD

Digital-4 (coaxial) – CD

For more on decoding formats see Surround sound

formats on page 95.

2. THX CINEMA Setup

[ PL I I / PL I Ix MOVIE

[ PRO LOGIC

[ NEO:6 CINEMA

[ Exit

]

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

menu.

• Neo:6 CINEMA

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

3. Input Assign

Digital - In Select

Digital - 1

Digital - 2

Digital - 3

Digital - 4

[

TV/SAT

CD-R

DVD/LD

]

You will return to the System Setup menu.

[

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

[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

Function Rename

one you connected to that input

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

CD-R or MD.

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).

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

do this.

Tip

• 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.

• 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 ꢁ/ꢂ to change

characters quickly.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Input Assign menu.

Assigning the component video inputs

• Default settings:

Component-1 – OFF

Component-2 – OFF

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.

Select ‘Component-In Select’ from the Input

Assign menu.

Select ‘Function Rename’ from the System Setup

menu.

3. Input Assign

Component - In Select

Component - 1

Component - 2

[

OFF

]

System Setup

[Digital-In Select

[Component-In Select ]

[Exit

]

[ Exit

]

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

]

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

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 name of the input you want to

rename.

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

[

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO

]

Component - In Select

Component - 1

Component - 2

[

DVD/LD

OFF

]

VIDEO

PHONO/LINE

[ Exit

]

CD-R/TAPE1 [CD-R/TAPE1

MD/TAPE2

USB

[

MD/TAPE2

USB

[ Exit ]

Edit the name as necessary, then press ENTER

Select the component that corresponds with the

repeatedly to set the name and move to the

following line.

one you connected to that input.

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

do this.

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

]

• 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.

[

MD/TAPE2

USB

[ Exit ]

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 ꢁ/ꢂ 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.

PHONO/LINE Setup

• Default setting: PHONO

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).

The name can be up to ten characters (the possible

characters are listed below).

Select ‘PHONO/LINE Setup’ from the System

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

Setup menu.

The current setting is highlighted in the display.

System Setup

5. PHONO / LINE Setup

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

[ 1. Surround Setup

]

[

PHONO

LINE

Exit

]

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

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

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

]

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.

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit

]

Select either PHONO or LINE.

• PHONO – High level setting for turntables (without a

built-in equalizer or pre-amplifier)

• 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.

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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 69) 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 61), 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

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

6. Multi Room

Volume Level

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1/DVR

VCR2

VIDEO

PHONO/LINE

CD-R/TAPE1

MD/TAPE2

USB

[

OFF

]

System Setup

[ 1. Surround Setup

[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]

[

VARIABLE

Setting 1

]

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

]

IR Receiver

[ Exit ]

[ 3. Input Assign

[ 4. Function Rename

]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

CAUTION: If the "FIXED"

position is chosen, the

volume will be loud.

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 12V Trigger

[ Exit　　　　

]

TUNER

[ 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

6. 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 51, 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

ꢁ/ꢂ(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 81).

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 81 and Professional Acoustic Calibration on

page 84).

RECEIVER

SYSTEM SETUP

• Bass Peak Level – Prevent bass tones from distorting

the sound from your speakers (see Bass Peak Level on

page 86).

ENTER

• D-Range Control – Specify the amount of dynamic

range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie

soundtracks (see Dynamic Range Control on

page 87).

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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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

]

[ SurrBack System ]

[ Auto Setting

[ Normal

[ Expert

]

[ 5. PHONO/LINE Setup ]

[ Exit

[ 6. Multi Room

[ 7. 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 51.

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 51.

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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) to select it.

When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the Expert setup menu.

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Advanced setup

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 51.

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

use ꢁ/ꢂ (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 84). 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

[

]

10. 0ft

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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 0.5 to 45 feet.

menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

Fine Channel Delay

STD:Left

25. 0ft

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Right

Center

Surround

SurrBack

Subwoofer

[

]

10. 0ft

]

[

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 ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) buttons to select the

channel (and ENTER to select it).

Use the ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) buttons to select the

frequency and ꢁ/ꢂ (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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 84(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

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.

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the Expert setup

menu.

Expert

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Crossover Network

]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Fine Channel Level ]

[ Fine Channel Delay ]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

[ Acoustic Cal EQ

[ Bass Peak Level

[ D-Range Control

[ Exit

]

Select ‘DATA COPY’ then press ENTER.

Select ‘DATA CHECK’ then press ENTER.

Acoustic Cal EQ

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

[ EQ AUTO SETTING

[ CUSTOM1 ADJUST

[ CUSTOM2 ADJUST

[ DATA COPY

[ DATA CHECK

[ Professional

]

[

Exit

[

Exit

Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use the ꢁ/ꢂ

Select the setting you want to check.

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

want to copy.

EQ DATA COPY

CUSTOM1

[

]

ALL CH ADJUST

NOT DATA COPY

CUSTOM2

[

Exit]

Select the channels you want, selecting ‘Exit’

when you’re finished checking each one.

• 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.

You will return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu.

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 73 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 73 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 ꢁ/ꢂ (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 73 for more on this option.

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• 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 ꢁ/ꢂ (cursor up/down) buttons to select the

channel, frequency, and time setting. Use the ꢁ/ꢂ

(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 81. 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 ꢁ/ꢂ

(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 51), 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 45) on a variety of

sources that are not Dolby Digital or DTS encoded.

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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 81 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 ꢀ 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

Ventilation on page 7.

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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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 67).

• The input signal type is incorrect.

• Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the proper input signal

(see Selecting the input signal type on page 42).

• The multichannel analog inputs are

selected.

• Press MULTI CH INPUT again (see Using the

multichannel analog inputs on page 41).

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 51.

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 52.

• 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 37).

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 51).

• The SB CH mode is switched off.

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

page 43).

• The source is not a 6.1 channel playback

source.

• Choose an advanced effect listening mode (see

Listening in surround sound on page 37).

• 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 43).

No sound from subwoofer.

• The bass attenuator is set too low (for

example, the -80 setting).

• See Bass Peak Level on page 86 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 51) to

YES or PLUS.

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

matches your speaker characteristics (see Crossover

Network on page 80)

• 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 51:

Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES

Front: LARGE / Subwoofer: PLUS

• The subwoofer's levels are too low.

• See Channel Level on page 52 to check the speaker

levels.

• Check the volume control on the subwoofer to make

sure it is turned up.

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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 51.

• Check the level in Channel Level on page 52.

• 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 37), 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 75).

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 41).

• The input signal type is set to ANALOG.

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

input signal type on page 42).

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.)