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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
AMPLIFIER

VSA-AX10

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for VSA-AX10

Page 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA AX10 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...1 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light Location exposed to high humidity or poorly ventilated location VENTILATION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 60 cm at top 10 cm at rear and front and 30 cm at ...

Page 3: ...Surround EX THX Surround EX technology makes possible true playback of Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks The VSA AX10 is also among the first generation of products able to play discs that feature high quality DTS 96 24 soundtracks Naturally you can also play all existing audio formats including the recently developed Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS ES Extended Surround formats On the video side th...

Page 4: ...ntrol Backlight 9 Quick Start Guide Part 1 10 Home Theater The Basics 10 1 Your Home System 10 2 The Source Material 10 3 The Listening Modes 10 Conclusion 10 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player TV 11 Digital Connections 11 2 Speaker Connections 12 3 Setting up the Main Unit 13 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs 13 Quick Start Guide Part 2 14 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup 14 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound...

Page 5: ...ntrol Backlight 9 Quick Start Guide Part 1 10 Home Theater The Basics 10 1 Your Home System 10 2 The Source Material 10 3 The Listening Modes 10 Conclusion 10 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player TV 11 Digital Connections 11 2 Speaker Connections 12 3 Setting up the Main Unit 13 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs 13 Quick Start Guide Part 2 14 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup 14 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound...

Page 6: ...ing precautions Never use new and old batteries together Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution s rules that apply in your coun...

Page 7: ...e sensor The amplifier located near a device emitting infrared rays Operated simultaneously with another remote control which uses infrared rays Lock Switch Touch pen 30 30 7m The Touch Pen Lock The touch pen is located in the back right hand corner of the remote control Take it out by sliding your finger along the bottom right edge of the remote control and then grasping the pen with thumb and fo...

Page 8: ...CR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL 3 2 Remote Setup BACK KEY LABEL ITEM MEMO LCD COMMANDER MULTI OPERATION DIRECT FUNCTION PRESET RECALL LEARNING AMP DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL Touch Panel Adjust BACK TOUCH CROSS POINT 5 BACK BEEP OFF 1 2 3 LCD Commander TOUCH PANEL ADJUSTMENT LCD CONTRAST BACK LCD TIME...

Page 9: ...red You can choose how long the idle remote control will stay on before the timer turns it off You can set this function in a range of 5 60 seconds The default setting is 10 seconds Use the buttons to adjust the number of seconds for the timer setting The REMOTE SETUP screen and its sub screens are all fixed to stay on 60 seconds If no command is entered they will turn off after 60 seconds BEEP Wh...

Page 10: ...e material for home theater because they offer excellent sound and picture quality and allow users to enjoy home theater soundtracks with more than two channels of audio For example Dolby Pro Logic plays back four channels front left front right center and a single channel for both surround speakers Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS sources usually have six discrete channels front left front right center...

Page 11: ...e audio out hook it up using this terminal Follow the diagram below using DIGITAL IN 1 This is the best scenario as you will be able to follow the default settings of this amplifier and won t need to assign the digital inputs not a PCM only output DVD player OUTPUT DIGITAL STEREO L R ANALOG VIDEO OUT VIDEO CD TV 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN IN 3 IN 2 DVD LD IN 1 IN ASSIGNABLE PHONO CD OUT PLAY PLAY ...

Page 12: ... Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the amplifier match those on the speakers PHONO CD OUT PLAY PLAY IN IN IN IN R R L R L 1 2 R L R L R L R L R L R L L AUDIO AUDIO FRONT CENTER SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK VIDEO AUDIO S2 VIDEO PRE OUT FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER MULTI CH INPUT SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single Single 1 PCM 2DIGITAL DTS...

Page 13: ...tton 4 4 4 4 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD player to DIGITAL IN 1 using a coaxial cable as in the diagram on p 11 but rather connected it to one of the optical digital inputs The following example shows how to assign the DIGITAL IN 3 jack to DVD Quick Start Guide Part1 1 2 3 4 5 System Setup Auto Surround Setup 1 Input Assign 2 Surround Setup...

Page 14: ...l to navigate the on screen display OSD on your TV 1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV Make sure your TV is set to this amplifier as you will use the on screen displays OSDs on your TV to follow these instructions 2 Hook up the microphone to the Front Panel 3 Place the microphone at your normal listening position If you have a tripod attach the microphone to it and use that to get the mic to ear...

Page 15: ...moved obstacles to the speakers out of the way If you have a subwoofer make sure it is turned on and has the volume turned up WARNING The test tones are very loud Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared upset or injured by loud noise is present You yourself may want to wear ear plugs It is possible to lower the volume of test tones but this c...

Page 16: ...STEMS CHECK screen If you want to view the settings select NEXT and press ENTER repeatedly If not simply go to the next step 13 Select RETURN to go back to the SYSTEM SETUP menu then choose EXIT to complete the auto surround sound setup and return to normal use You should now have settings that will give you good surround sound The MCACC indicator will light and the surround sound settings are com...

Page 17: ...ENING CH SELECT button press the AMP button then press MAIN to access the main remote control screen 4 Press the STANDARD button on the remote control for the basic surround sound setting If you don t see the STANDARD button press the AMP button then press MAIN to access the main remote control screen 5 Play a DVD then adjust the MASTER VOLUME 3 3 3 3 3 Personalizing Your Sound 1 Use the Surround ...

Page 18: ...T IN IN IN VCR2 OUT IN VCR3 OUT IN IN 2 DVD LD IN 1 IN REC OUT IN OUT REC Å AC ı AC OUTLET DIGITAL POWER AMP IN MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT CONTROL COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE SPEAKERS RS 232C ANTENNA AM LOOP ANTENNA FM 75Ω UNBAL MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT Y PB PR MONITOR OUT TV monitor COMPO NENT VIDEO VIDEO IN S VIDEO Y PB PR Video Converter This unique feature of the VSA AX10 allows you to ...

Page 19: ...ompatible player see Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs on page 23 You need to hook up your audio with analog connections as well Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet memo If your digital connections are different than the default settings you will need to assign the digital jacks to the proper component s with t...

Page 20: ...ngle Single 1 PCM 2DIGITAL DTS MPEG OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR VCR1 DVR OUT CD TV DVD LD IN Y Y L ª ª R L R L R L R PB PR PB PR PB PR PB PR 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 1 2 IN IN 3 IN IN 3 TUNER IN Y Y TV IN SAT IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 OUT IN VCR3 OUT IN IN 2 DVD LD IN 1 IN REC OUT REC Å AC IN ı AC OUTLET DIGITAL POWER AMP IN MON...

Page 21: ...UT IN CONTROL Satellite tuner COMPO NENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO STEREO L R DIGITAL ANALOG DIGITAL S VIDEO Y PB PR TV tuner COMPO NENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO STEREO L R DIGITAL ANALOG DIGITAL S VIDEO Y PB PR Connecting Satellite TV SAT Components Hook up the video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords see p 18 For the audio signal in order to use digital soundtracks broadcast you mu...

Page 22: ...IDEO AUDIO S2 VIDEO PRE OUT FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER MULTI CH INPUT SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single 1 PCM 2DIGITAL DTS MPEG OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR VCR1 DVR OUT CD TV DVD LD IN 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN IN 3 TV IN SAT IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 OUT IN VCR3 OUT IN IN 2 DVD LD ...

Page 23: ...H INPUT SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single 1 PCM 2DIGITAL DTS MPEG OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR VCR1 DVR OUT CD TV DVD LD IN 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN IN 3 TUNER IN TV IN SAT IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 OUT IN VCR3 OUT IN IN 2 DVD LD IN 1 IN REC OUT REC DIGITAL POWER AMP IN MONITOR OUT...

Page 24: ...al recorder currently these include MD DAT and CD R you can make direct digital recordings with this unit We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks see p 22 in order to make recordings some digital sources may be protected against making digital copies Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Th...

Page 25: ...nlike analog connections the jacks for digital connections are not dedicated to one type of component they can be used freely Thus you must tell the amplifier what digital component is connected to which jack so your components will be in sync with the names on the remote control buttons and the like To avoid having to assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the...

Page 26: ...RONT CENTER CENTER MULTI CH INPUT SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single Single 1 PCM 2DIGITAL DTS MPEG OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR VCR1 DVR OUT CD TV DVD LD IN Y Y L ª ª R L R L R L R PB PR PB PR PB PR PB PR 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 2 IN 1 IN 3 IN IN 3 TUNER IN Y Y TV IN SAT IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT O...

Page 27: ...or memo When installing speakers near the TV we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference such as distortion in the color of the TV screen If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV screen place the speakers farther away from the TV Install the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channe...

Page 28: ...mption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W CAUTION Do not connect appliances with high power consumption such as heaters irons or television sets to the AC OUTLET in order to avoid overheating and fire risk This can cause the amplifier to malfunction DO NOT CONNECT A MONITOR OR TV SET TO THIS UNIT S AC OUTLET CAUTION Do not use any other power cord than the one supplied with this unit T...

Page 29: ...l use keep it set in USE 8 TV CONTROL buttons The following buttons are used to control the TV only and can be used once they are preset to control your TV STANDBY ON Press to turn the power of the TV on off INPUT Press to select the input source for the TV CH Use these buttons to change the channel of the TV VOL Press to control the volume of the TV 9 INPUT button Press to select a source The but...

Page 30: ...r into STEREO mode if it was in a different listening mode or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO mode THX Press to put the amplifier into HOME THX listening mode STANDARD Press to put the amplifier into STANDARD listening mode ADVANCED CINEMA Press to put the amplifi er into ADVANCED CINEMA listening mode ADVANCED CONCERT Press to put the amplifier into ADVANCED CONCERT listening mode 5 MULTI CH IN...

Page 31: ...hes the LOUDNESS mode on or off for all modes except THX 8 TAPE 2 MONITOR button Selects the tape deck or MD recorder etc connected to the TAPE 2 MONITOR inputs outputs Allows monitoring of a recording as it s being made 9 SIGNAL SELECT button See p 48 Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following ANALOG To select an analog signal DIGITAL To select a digital signal 2 RF To select a...

Page 32: ...rminals Use this terminal to connect an external control amp to this amplifier see page 69 70 Remove the U shaped connectors only if you plan to do so 6 U shaped connectors 7 PRE OUT analog terminals Use these terminals to output the analog audio signal from this amplifier to a different power amplifier see page 70 Remove the U shaped connectors only if you plan to do so 8 Video components in out ...

Page 33: ...his kind of connection See p 19 for more on setting up your amplifier for component video If you use these terminals you need to com plete Assigning the Component Video Inputs see p 81 12 RS 232C Connection This is a future oriented port that has the possibility on inputting and or outputting information to from the amplifier 13 SPEAKER terminals Use these terminals to connect speakers to the ampl...

Page 34: ... After the Auto Surround Sound Setup has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is set on and this display will light 7 INPUT indicators Shows which source component is selected The MULTI CH INPUT indicator lights when a component connected to MULTI CH INPUT is selected 8 LISTENING MODE SELECTOR dial Turn and push to select a listening mode 9 MASTER VOLUME dial Adjusts the overall amplifier volume 10 ...

Page 35: ...onditions apply when bi amping the speakers For this case refer to page 67 20 SIGNAL SELECT button see p 48 Use to select the type of signal being input into the amplifier Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following ANALOG To select an analog signal DIGITAL To select an optical or coaxial digital signal 2 RF To select an 2 RF signal AUTO This is the default setting If there are a...

Page 36: ...en a digital signal is selected 2RF Lights when an 2 RF signal is selected AUTO Lights when the amplifier is set to select the input signal automatically 2 Program Format indicators For Dolby Digital MPEG or DTS sources These indicators change according to which channels are active in the source When all three LS left surround S surround and RS right surround light at the same time it means a sour...

Page 37: ...t all these settings when you first hook up the amplifier That gets them out of the way and you won t need to return to this setting mode unless you change your home setup by adding new speakers etc SPEAKER SYSTEMS See p 38 40 Use to specify the type and number of speakers you connected CHANNEL DELAY See p 41 You must add distance settings to all your speakers for the most realistic surround sound...

Page 38: ...cies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you did not connect a center speaker choose NO In this case the center channel is output from the front speakers SURROUND default setting is SMALL Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you did not connect surround speakers choose NO In this case...

Page 39: ...e set automatically The micro phone must be hooked up to the front panel in order to use this setting For MANUAL FREE select it and press ENTER Then go to step 3 For MANUAL THX select it and press ENTER Then go to step 3 For AUTO select it and press ENTER Be prepared for loud test tones and make sure the room is free of ambient noise see memo page 16 When you see OK on the OSD the setup is finishe...

Page 40: ...rround THX Speaker 80Hz Speaker B Secound Zone Return 8 Use the button to go to the next screen 9 Use the 2 3 buttons to choose a Crossover Frequency of 50 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz 150 Hz or 200 Hz Certain bass sounds will play back from the subwoofer if you selected it as YES or PLUS or from the front speak ers if you selected them as LARGE This setting decides where the cutoff will be between those bass ...

Page 41: ...t over from step 1 CHANNEL DELAY Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth separation as well as an effective surround sound effect You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay The following steps show you how to set the delay time for each channel by specifying the distances from your listening po...

Page 42: ...e This mode lets you switch the test tone between each speaker the 5 buttons manually In SEMI AUTO automatic test tone mode This mode switches the test tone between each speaker automatically The automatic test tone is output in the following order FL CT FR SR SW SL SBL SBR Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted If you are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter Take the readi...

Page 43: ...ill return to its original position Next proceed to Acoustic Calibration EQ 1 5dB 1 5dB 2 0dB 3 5dB 1 5dB 3 0dB 2 0dB 10 0dB 2 3 Channel Level Manual Front Center Front Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Return L R R R L L 4 2 3 Channel Level Manual Semi Auto Auto Normal Surround Return Your Speaker Systems Normal Surround 1 5dB 1 5dB 2 0dB 3 5dB 1 5dB 3 0dB 2 0dB 10 0dB 2 3 Channel Lev...

Page 44: ...buttons to select the speaker and press ENTER If you have selected the FRONT ALIGN mode you can t set the frequency for the front left and right speakers 4 Use the 2 3 buttons to select the frequency and 5 buttons to add or subtract decibels from that frequency Changing the frequency balance of one channel too drastically will result in a poor overall level balance You can adjust the speaker level...

Page 45: ...gate this menu with the 2 3 buttons 7 When you want to check the next settings select NEXT with the 5 buttons and press ENTER The order of the settings menus is Speaker Systems Channel Delay Channel Level Acoustic Calibration EQ If you want to leave the settings check select RETURN with the 5 buttons and press ENTER 8 Continue to move through the menus using the 5 buttons and pressing ENTER until ...

Page 46: ...source The default setting for the input signal is AUTO if you need to select ANALOG DIGITAL or 2 RF see p 48 4 Press AMP 5 Press the LISTENING CH SEL button on the remote control s AMP MAIN screen Each press switches LISTENING CH SELECT between 5 1 7 1 and AUTO see page 47 for more on this On the front panel use the LISTENING CH SELECT button to select the channel 6 Choose a listening mode by pre...

Page 47: ...T Amplifier Switching the channels used for playback LISTENING CH SELECT This button selects the number of channels used for playback either 5 1 or 7 1 includes 6 1 The default setting is AUTO which will choose the appropriate playback channels for the source speaker configuration and listening mode you are using For more details see pages 49 52 1 Press the LISTENING CH SEL button on the remote co...

Page 48: ...don t output DTS signals For more details refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player This amplifier can only play back Dolby Digital MPEG PCM 32kHz 44kHz 48kHz 88kHz and 96kHz sampling frequency and DTS digital signal formats If your source is not one of these select ANALOG for playback Make sure you connect your DVD LD or LD players using the 2 RF jack If your player has a 2 RF...

Page 49: ... through the shortest signal path possible to remain as close to the source audio quality as possible Note If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ Digital NR Midnight mode Loudness mode or Tone Control when DIRECT is selected the amplifier automatically switches to STEREO STANDARD modes This mode is for pure decoding of Dolby Digital MPEG Dolby Surround and DTS sources as well as surround matrix ...

Page 50: ...THX modes THX and HOME THX are technical standards created by Lucasfilm Ltd for cinema and home theater sound The aim of HOME THX is to improve the sound of straight decoding to make home theater audio more like the sound you hear in a cinema See also page 93 94 for more information For all speaker playback of any source THX CINEMA This mode will play any source through all the speakers in your sy...

Page 51: ...cessing of this mode will allow you to experience these movies in surround sound even though they were not recorded that way originally X D THEATER This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space allowing two channel stereo signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker sound The mode should be used in conjunction with ...

Page 52: ... the vivid feeling of a live performance DANCE Simulates the acoustic effects of a dance club Features a strong bass sound Reflected sound delay time is virtually below 50 msec for the listener to experience the visceral power of dance music X CH STEREO Simulates the acoustic environment of a regular stereo while using all the speakers in the system to induce a rich all around sound The display wi...

Page 53: ... in MULTI CH IN DIRECT mode the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode 1 MAIN MAIN SUB DVD A SACD DIGITAL NR ACOUSTIC CAL MIDNIGHT LISTENING MODE LISTENING CH SEL MULTI CH IN THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED CONCERT ADVANCED CINEMA STEREO DIRECT Amplifier memo 1 MAIN SUB DVD A SACD DIGITAL NR ACOUSTIC CAL MIDNIGHT LISTENING MODE LISTENING CH SEL MULTI CH IN THX STANDARD SURROUND...

Page 54: ... in MULTI CH IN DIRECT mode the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode MAIN MAIN SUB DVD A SACD DIGITAL NR ACOUSTIC CAL MIDNIGHT LISTENING MODE LISTENING CH SEL MULTI CH IN THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED CONCERT ADVANCED CINEMA STEREO DIRECT Amplifier memo 1 1 Listening in LOUDNESS Mode The LOUDNESS mode boosts the bass and treble in a signal It is useful for listening to musi...

Page 55: ...panel to put the amplifier in tone adjust mode There are two tone modes TONE ON and TONE BYPASS The first means the tone functions are active and also lets you adjust these functions The second means the tone controls are being bypassed and thus have no effect on the sound If TONE BYPASS appears press the button again to get TONE ON which is the tone adjust mode 2 Press the BASS TREBLE button repe...

Page 56: ... button on the remote control s AMP MAIN screen Use the button to cycle through the different multi channel in modes DIRECT This is a true playback of the signal from the MULTI CH INPUT terminals output without digital processing You can only control each channel level ADJUST This setting allows three types of control over the sound output You can 1 control each channel level individually 2 apply ...

Page 57: ...CT button for more than five seconds to put the amplifier in DUAL MONO mode Hold down the LISTENING CH SELECT button to cycle through the different DUAL MONO settings When you find the one you want release the button DUAL ch2 DUAL ch1 DUAL ch1 ch2 The different settings are DUAL ch1 where you only hear channel 1 DUAL ch2 where you only hear channel 2 and DUAL ch1 ch2 where you hear both channels b...

Page 58: ...ECT remains set to the input you chose until you change the audio input If you change audio functions the amplifier will reset itself to make the video and audio inputs correspond Also if you switch the power of the amplifier off when you turn it back on the video and audio in puts will reset so that they correspond The same thing will happen if you select CD R TAPE1 MD CD TUNER or PHONO functions...

Page 59: ...f the Display Use the DISPLAY DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display 1 Use the DISPLAY DIMMER button on the SUB screen of the remote control to alternate between the different levels of brightness for the display Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can be selected Each press changes the brightness of the display When cycling through the options...

Page 60: ...e remote control s memory simply follow the steps below If your component s are not listed or if you want the remote to learn additional operations you can use the learning mode to input the information from the remote controls supplied with your other components Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control The following steps show you how to recall the setting stored in the remote control Once...

Page 61: ...d to the name on any MULTI CONTROL button for example a cable TV tuner or you have two compo nents where only one button is provided for example CD R TAPE 1 In this case use step 3 to assign any available MULTI CONTROL button to the component you want to remote control For example you may have both a CD R and a tape deck in your system but only one video deck It would make sense to assign the CD R...

Page 62: ...rocess is complete and the command has been learned OK will appear at the top of the remote control LCD display Repeat steps 4 and 5 to teach the remote control of the VSA AX10 all the commands from the other remote control memo 5 2 3 and ENTER cursor buttons 3 AMP DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL Remote Setup BACK KEY LABEL ITEM MEMO LCD COMMANDER...

Page 63: ... this manner 7 When you re done press the BACK button repeatedly to return to the REMOTE SETUP memo If there isn t enough capacity in the remote control the signal cannot be learned If there is a problem NG no good will appear in step 5 Sometimes moving remotes closer to gether or farther apart will remedy the situation 6 7 Unlocked symbol 2 1 Locked symbol AMP DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE ...

Page 64: ... 8 Press to pause playback 8 Number buttons Use to select chapters tracks 9 C Use to clear chapters tracks or programmed selections 0 10 Use when selecting chapter track numbers higher than 10 Press 10 for every set of ten and then the ending digit For example 10 10 1 21 RETURN Use to go back a screen or menu TOP MENU Press to call up the menu programed on the DVD memo DVD 1 2 4 7 8 9 5 6 3 SEARCH...

Page 65: ...o deck with the remote but the amplifier does not go into VCR 2 mode 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP 2 Press the DIRECT FUNCTION button 3 Choose the DIRECT FUNCTION setting of each MULTI CONTROL button by pressing on the ON OFF button A triangular arrow points from the ON OFF button towards a small nub next to the function names DVD LD CD etc that can be turned ON OFF This nub will disappear if that DIRE...

Page 66: ...og audio connections and p 24 25 for digital audio connections The amplifier s volume channel level balance TONE Digital NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS ACOUSTIC CAL EQ and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal In some cases digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not pos sible In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner When the source is the ...

Page 67: ... 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 To bi wire a speaker connect two speaker cords to each speaker terminal on the amplifier To do this your speakers must be bi wireable that is they must have separate terminals for ...

Page 68: ...using headphones the speakers are switched off Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 6Ω 16Ω 1 1 A SP3A Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre out terminals Subwoofer output depends on the settings in SPEAKER SYSTEMS and the source type B SP3B Sound is output from the two speakers in speaker system B Multichannel sources will be downmixed to th...

Page 69: ...NENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE SPEAKERS RS 232C ANTENNA AM LOOP ANTENNA FM 75Ω UNBAL REMOTE IN R L 1 R L R L PRE OUT FRONT CENTER SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Front channel amplifier Surround channel amplifier Center channel amplifier mono Surround back channel amplifier Powered subwoofer INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUT ANALOG You can use the additional...

Page 70: ...ibilities For stereo sources connected directly to the external pre amp this amplifier acts as a standard power amplifier For digital sources connected to this amplifier the amplifier acts as a digital decoder digital to analog converter and as a power amplifier 1 Remove the U shaped connectors that connect the PRE OUT jacks to the POWER IN jacks 2 Use a stereo RCA audio cable to connect the PRE O...

Page 71: ...plifier and the component s The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components Connecting an optional control cord allows you to operate other PIONEER components simply by pointing the amplifier s remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel of the amplifier The amplifier then sends the remote control signals to the other devices via the CONTROL OUT terminal Remote Control Amplifie...

Page 72: ...ION 3 Choose the component you want to start the MULTI OPERATION with and press it s function button For example purposes we ll use a DVD player as the first component to be set in this multi operation process 4 Next you should select the command number you want the process to start with Of course it s logical to start with 1 so press command 1 the box the 1 with inside it This tells the amplifier...

Page 73: ...ke 9 Press the BACK button repeatedly to leave the REMOTE SETUP mode Performing multi operations Do the following to use the MULTI OPERATIONS 1 Press the MULTI OPERATION button 2 Press the function button that has been set up with multi operations The power of the amplifier goes on and the pro grammed multi operations are performed automati cally 2 1 6 9 DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP C...

Page 74: ... Press the MULTI OPERATION button The next screen will instruct you to SELECT FUNCTION 3 Press the AMP button The SYSTEM OFF screen appears 4 Select the command number you want the process to start with Of course it s logical to start with 1 so press command 1 button the box the 1 with inside it This tells the amplifier this will be the first command The number will become shaded 5 Select the FUNC...

Page 75: ... the SYSTEM OFF function 1 Press the SYSTEM OFF button The remote control must be on to be able to use this command but it can be in any mode All the components programmed into the SYSTEM OFF mode will stop and or go off The amplifier and other Pioneer components will go off as well 1 8 9 6 DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL AMP System OFF 1 2 4 5 3 ...

Page 76: ...e name appears in the bar as you want it on the function screen The COMPLETE screen will show for half a second to let you know the name was successfully input The screen will then return to step three to allow you to input names for other functions components 6 Use the BACK button to return to the REMOTE SETUP menu 3 2 1 memo You input up to ten letters or numbers If you try to input more than te...

Page 77: ...rnate between the different pages of letters and symbols What page you are on is indicated by PAGE 1 3 for example DELETE clears the letters numbers from the right backwards ALL CLEAR erases everything that has been typed SPACE Puts a space in the name To change the name to a new graphic press the GRAPHIC button Choose the new image you want to put on the button For example you can put the mark on...

Page 78: ...the bar as you want it on the function screen The COMPLETE screen will show for half a second to let you know the name was successfully input The screen will then return to step four to allow you to input names for other functions components If you try to input more letters numbers than possible the remote control will beep twice to let you know this can t be done You can include spaces and hyphen...

Page 79: ... the settings won t be cleared MUTING STANDBY ON RESET tab ENTER VCR2 TV CONTROL MUTING MASTER VOLUME SYSTEM OFF MULTI OPERATION STANDBY ON VOL FUNCTION Resetting the Main Unit The following operations allow you to erase the settings stored in the main unit 1 While holding down the DIGITAL NR button press the STANDBY ON button for about three seconds 2 When you see RESET appear in the display pres...

Page 80: ...d 8 When you re finished use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER You will leave the Assigning the Digital Inputs mode 9 Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER again Then use the 5 buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER STATUS SPEAKER A B LOUDNESS INPUT ATT Amplifier MAIN SUB SIGNAL SELECT TAPE 2 MONITOR SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY DIMMER VIDEO SELECT EFFECT CH SEL BASS ATREBLE TONE...

Page 81: ... the component that you hooked up to that component video in If you re not sure which component is connected to which component video in look on the back of the amplifier and check the cables you connected 7 When you re finished use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER You will leave the Assigning the Component Video Inputs mode 8 Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER again ...

Page 82: ... particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed automatically OSD SCREEN DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT p 83 This feature allows you to adjust positioning of the display to fit your TV better BASS PEAK LEVEL p 84 Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS audio sources include ultra low bass tones Set the bass peak level as needed to prevent the ultra low bass tones from distorting the sound from...

Page 83: ... 3 5 buttons to move the display field around until you get one that you feel best suits your TV 3 Press ENTER button Your new screen display will be set Next move on to BASS PEAK LEVEL if necessary If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step one 4 If you want to continue EXPERT SETUP use the 5 buttons to select the next setup and press ENTER Go on to the next page 5 If ...

Page 84: ...to LARGE except for the subwoofer 4 Press ENTER The display on the amplifier will show RESUME and the MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position 5 If you want to continue EXPERT SETUP use the 5 buttons to select the next setup and press ENTER Go on to the next page 6 If you want to finish EXPERT SETUP use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER Then use the 5 buttons to select EXIT ...

Page 85: ...ns to choose either OFF MID or MAX OFF No Dynamic Range Control MID A moderate amount of Dynamic Range Control MAX The most Dynamic Range Control available is applied 3 Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN Press ENTER button Dynamic Range Control is set Go on to the next setting If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step one You may need to experiment with different Dolby...

Page 86: ...oose 7 CH IN If you connected one surround back input choose 6 CH IN And if you connected no surround back inputs choose 5 CH IN 3 Use the 5 buttons to select the OUTPUT MODE you want See the OUTPUT MODE explanations above For details on speaker placement in this mode see page 95 4 Use the 2 3 buttons to choose a type of output mode THROUGH S SB S S SB 5 Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN Press EN...

Page 87: ...en characters 5 Press ENTER The new function name is set 6 Repeat steps 2 5 to change other function names Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER 7 To finish EXPERT SETUP use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER Then use the 5 buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER FUNCTION RENAME Use the FUNCTION RENAME capability to rename the display on the amplifier and your OSD for diffe...

Page 88: ...3 buttons to select ON or OFF 8 Use to select RETURN then press ENTER 9 If you want to continue THX AUDIO SETUP use the 5 buttons to select the next setup and press ENTER Go on to the next page 10 If you want to finish THX AUDIO SETUP use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER Then use the 5 buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER 4 THX Audio Setup 1 Ultra2 SW Setup 2 SurBack SP Position 3 ...

Page 89: ...Audio Setup 1 Ultra2 SW Setup 2 SurBack SP Position 3 Re Equalization Return 4 2 SurBack SP Position SBL SBR TOGETHER Return SBL SBR 1 2m 4 2 SurBack SP Position SBL SBR APART Return SBL SBR 1 2m 4 2 SurBack SP Position SBL SBR APART Return SBL SBR 1 2m 1 2 3 ENTER STANDBY ON 5 2 3 ENTER buttons Follow steps 1 4 on page 88 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here 1 SURBACK SP POSIT...

Page 90: ...nd Setup 1 Input Assign 2 Surround Setup 3 Expert Setup 4 THX Audio Setup Exit 3 4 5 Follow steps 1 4 on page 88 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here 1 RE EQUALIZATION should be selected if it isn t use the 5 buttons to select it 2 Use the 5 buttons to select the STANDARD STEREO or MULTI CH INPUT settings You should choose the listening mode that you would use for listening to ...

Page 91: ...nd 5 1 channel audio 2 A wide range of bitrates and channels 3 Decoding dynamic range information and adjusting the dialog level in the soundtrack called Dialog Normalization see below for more information The advantages of the Dolby Digital system of encoding allow it to maintain its high quality sound while at the same time being very flexible with the ability to handle many different types of s...

Page 92: ... sides of the theater Dolby Digital Surround EX contains surround back channels which are dubbed into the soundtrack in studio The channels are encoded into the left and right channels of the soundtrack so this format can be compatible with Dolby Digital 5 1 channel decoding For a list of movies that contain Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks see Dolby website at http www dolby com THX Surround...

Page 93: ...he sound coming from the front speakers This ensures seamless panning between the front and surround speakers DTS DTS DTS has been adopted as a sound recording format in the movie theaters since the release of JURASSIC PARK in 1993 and has a good reputation for high quality sound and dynamic surround effects In this system 6 channels of digital sound are recorded on CD ROM DTS adopts a simultaneou...

Page 94: ...epending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener Advanced Speaker Array ASA When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs Left Center Right Surround Right Surround Back Right Surround Back Left Surround Left and Subwoofer and the two Surround Back speakers are placed close together as shown in the diagram on p 96 you can take advantage of T...

Page 95: ...ructions below for optimum placement of each set of speakers If you re using a CENTER speaker set the FRONT speakers to a wider angle If not set them to a narrower angle Surround speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled slight downward Make sure the speakers don t face each other For DVD Audio the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for ho...

Page 96: ... follow the diagrams below and set up your MULTI CH IN SELECT output mode accordingly 60 120 FL SL Surround Surround Back Surround SBL SBR SR C FR Di polar Radiating Speaker In order to choose the best MULTI CH IN SELECT output mode see p 87 use the diagrams here Find the diagram that most closely resembles your surround and surround back speaker setup and then chose that output mode SBL SBR S L S...

Page 97: ...Techno Tidbits Problem solving EXPERT 97 En Audio Block Diagram D A ...

Page 98: ... are affecting the auto setup The speakers have been incorrectly connected connections are reversed Improper connections Sound is muted The volume is turned down The TAPE 2 MONITOR is on Speakers are turned off or selected improperly with the A B switch DIGITAL ANALOG setting is incorrect MULTI CH IN mode is on The U shaped connectors that connect the POWER AMP IN terminals to the front channel pr...

Page 99: ... has been turned down on a CD player or other component equipped with digital output level adjustment capability See SPEAKER SYSTEMS on p 38 40 to check the speaker settings See CHANNEL LEVEL p 42 to check the speaker levels Connect the speakers see p 26 Choose a surround listening mode Change the setting to YES or PLUS Adjust the output setting to the level you want Adjust the peak level setting ...

Page 100: ...nalog source the signal is too strong There is electrical interference from another component or appliance The search function performed by the player interferes with the reading of digital information The SIGNAL SELECT is on ANALOG You are trying to make an analog recording from a digital signal or a digital recording of an analog source The digital source is copy protected The REC jacks have not...

Page 101: ...mistake in the player settings for audio output Although it s a non PCM digital source there is a possibility the present track is not the proper format 5 1 6 1 or 7 1 channel The digital signal is not being sent with the source The audio is in two channel format It has already been Dolby surround encoded The source may be 6 1 playback compatible but there is no signal from the source to indicate ...

Page 102: ...ving window A cord is connected to the CONTROL IN terminal on this unit Locking the settings on the remote control is turned on The lock switch on the remote control is set to LOCK The preset code settings are wrong The battery wore out and the system settings were cleared The SR cable hasn t been connected properly The rest of the component connection have not been made The component you have hoo...

Page 103: ...t Sensitivity 1 Vp p 75 Ω Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Ω Signal to Noise Ratio 70 dB Frequency Response 5 Hz to 10 MHz dB Component Video Section Input Sensitivity 1 Vp p 75 Ω Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Ω Signal to Noise Ratio 70 dB Frequency Response 5 Hz to 40 MHz dB Miscellaneous Power Requirements AC 220 230 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 710 W Power Consumption in Standby mode 0 65 W ...

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