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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instruc-
tions so you will know how to operate your model properly.
Contents
01 Before you start
Our philosophy ....................................................................................................................................................................8
Features ...............................................................................................................................................................................8
Checking what’s in the box ..............................................................................................................................................10
Installing the receiver .......................................................................................................................................................10
Loading the batteries ........................................................................................................................................................10
Operating range of remote control unit..........................................................................................................................11
02 Controls and displays
Remote control .................................................................................................................................................................13
Display ...............................................................................................................................................................................15
Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................16
03 Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment ............................................................................................................................................19
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................19
Determining the speakers’ application ..........................................................................................................................20
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................22
Connecting the speakers .................................................................................................................................................22
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................23
Selecting the Speaker system .........................................................................................................................................24
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................24
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................25
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................25
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................26
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................29
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................29
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................31
Connecting additional amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................31
Connecting AM/FM antennas .........................................................................................................................................32
MULTI-ZONE setup ...........................................................................................................................................................33
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................35
Connecting optional
Bluetooth
ADAPTER .....................................................................................................................36
Connecting an iPod ..........................................................................................................................................................36
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................37
Connecting an MHL-compatible device .........................................................................................................................37
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................38
Connecting to a wireless LAN .........................................................................................................................................38
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................38
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger .........................................................................................39
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................39
04 Basic Setup
How to use the built-in AVNavigator ...............................................................................................................................41
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................42
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................44
Operation Mode Setup .....................................................................................................................................................45
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................45
Changing the frequency step ..........................................................................................................................................45
About the Home Menu.....................................................................................................................................................46
05 Basic playback
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................48
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................49
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................50
Playing an MHL-compatible device ................................................................................................................................51
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................52
Bluetooth
ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music ................................................................................................53
06 Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes ....................................................................................56
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................58
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................58
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................58
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................60
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................61
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................64
About playable file formats ..............................................................................................................................................65
08 Control with HDMI function
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................67
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................67
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................67
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................68
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................68
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................68
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link ..............................................................................................68
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................69
09 Using other functions
Setting the Audio options ................................................................................................................................................71
Setting the Video options .................................................................................................................................................73
Switching the output (OUTPUT PARAMETER) ..............................................................................................................75
Changing the channel level while listening ...................................................................................................................75
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls .....................................................................................................................................76
Making an audio or a video recording ............................................................................................................................77
Network settings from a web browser ............................................................................................................................77
Using the sleep timer .......................................................................................................................................................77
Dimming the display ........................................................................................................................................................77
Checking your system settings .......................................................................................................................................77
Resetting the system ........................................................................................................................................................78
