Pioneer VSA-AX10i-S Operating Instructions Manual Download

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
AMPLIFIER

VSA-AX10i-S

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for VSA-AX10i-S

Page 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA AX10i S Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ed with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile H040 En Installing the Amplifier Operating Environment H045 En Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations Location exposed to direct sunlight or s...

Page 3: ...d the MCACC system This unique and convenient way of getting good surround sound from the amplifier makes trouble free setup a snap With the included microphone plugged into the front panel the MCACC system creates a monitoring environment to establish the parameters of the sound for the specific room you are using The MCACC system adjusts the parameters to establish excellent surround sound effec...

Page 4: ...gital Input Default Settings 25 Connecting Speakers 26 Placing Your Speakers 27 Speaker placement 27 AC Power Cord 28 AC Outlet switched 100 W max 28 Using i LINK Interface 29 What is i LINK 29 Connecting i LINK equipped Components 29 Creating an i LINK Network 31 Displays Controls 32 Front Panel 32 Back Panel 34 Remote Control 36 Basic Amplifier LCD Screens 37 Amplifier MAIN Screen 37 Amplifier S...

Page 5: ...ditional Amplifiers 75 Pre Out Power Setup 76 The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components 76 Multi Operations 77 Performing multi operations 78 System off 79 Using System off 80 Editing Remote Control Screen Names ITEM MEMO 81 Editing Buttons Names KEY LABEL 82 Resetting the Main Unit 84 Resetting the Remote Control 84 Advanced Setup 85 Assigning the Digital Inputs 85 Assigning the Co...

Page 6: ...ld 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 institu tion s rules that apply in your country or area AA IEC LR6 batteries x...

Page 7: ...between the remote control and the remote sensor Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote 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 sl...

Page 8: ... VCR1 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 BEEP OFF 1 2 3 LCD Commander TOUCH PANEL ADJUSTMENT LCD CONTRAST BACK LCD TIMER 1...

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: ...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 and Dolby Pro Logic 2 five channels Originally Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS sources usually have six discrete channels front left front right center surround left and right and a channel that powers the subwoofer of sound Since the subw...

Page 11: ...ed to connect both If your DVD player has a coaxial terminal not a PCM only output for the 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 If your DVD player only has an optical terminal for the audio output you can hook it ...

Page 12: ...e positive and negative terminals on the amplifier match those on the speakers R L VCR1 DVR OUT DVD LD IN TV IN SAT IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 OUT IN VCR3 OUT IN OUT MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT 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 L AUDIO S400 AUDIO FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single...

Page 13: ...ing 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 for example DIGITAL IN 4 The following example shows how to assign the DIGITAL IN 4 jack to DVD Quick Start Guide Part1 1 2 3 4 5 System Setup Auto Surround Setup 1 Input Assign 2 Surround S...

Page 14: ...r 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 level at your normal listening position If yo...

Page 15: ...urned 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 If you lower the volume of test tones with the master volume the result will likely be incorrect speaker settings 10 If you have followed all setup...

Page 16: ...en 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 also light up to show that the surround sound settings are co...

Page 17: ...ress 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 Listening Mode buttons t...

Page 18: ...E PRE OUT TV monitor COMPO NENT VIDEO VIDEO IN S VIDEO Y PB PR Video Converter This unique feature of the VSA AX10i S allows you to hook up your VCR DVD or any other video player and or your TV tuner with one type of cord to the amplifier while using a different type of cord to hook up the TV to the amplifier You can hook them up with either component video S video or composite video cords the qua...

Page 19: ... DVD manual for details If you have a DVD A or SACD compatible player with multi channel analog output see Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs on page 23 We recommand you 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 ...

Page 20: ... FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single 1 OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR CD TV 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 3 IN 2 IN DVD LD 1 IN IN REC OUT REC POWER AMP IN MULTI CH INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO IN CONTROL PCM 2DIGITAL DTS MPEG TUNER IN FRONT CENTER SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK Single L R L R ...

Page 21: ... 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 must hook up a digital input Use either a coaxial or optical cable it...

Page 22: ... IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 OUT IN VCR3 OUT IN OUT MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT 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 L AUDIO S400 AUDIO FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single 1 OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR CD TV 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 3 IN 2 ...

Page 23: ... OUT IN OUT MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT 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 L AUDIO S400 AUDIO FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single 1 OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR CD TV 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 3 IN 2 IN DVD LD 1 IN IN REC OUT REC POWER AMP IN M...

Page 24: ... the diagram below If you connect this to the optical input on a digital 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 sw...

Page 25: ...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 amplifier s default sett...

Page 26: ...N IN R R L R L 1 2 R L R L R L R L R L L AUDIO S400 AUDIO FRONT FRONT CENTER CENTER SUB W SUB W SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND BACK Single Single Single 1 OUT 2 OUT CD R TAPE1 MD CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR VCR2 VCR1 DVR CD TV 2RF DVD LD For LD SAT 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 3 IN 2 IN DVD LD 1 IN IN REC OUT REC POWER AMP IN ASSIGNABLE MULTI CH INPUT DIGITAL AUDIO IN CONTROL AUDIO VIDEO S VI...

Page 27: ...TION When installing the center speaker on top of the TV be sure to secure it with suitable means 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...

Page 28: ...umption 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 ...

Page 29: ...ther cables Hook up the video signal with either compo nent video S video or composite video cords see p 18 to available VIDEO IN terminals If you ve already hooked up the video signal from the component assign the i LINK input to the input function to which you ve connected the video signals see p 87 The two i LINK connectors on the rear of your amplifier are 4 pin connectors Use a 4 pin S400 i L...

Page 30: ...nnector If not connected properly the amplifier will not be able to recognize any connected components After connecting an i LINK equipped component to the amplifier follow the instructions for both assigning inputs on the amplifier see p 87 and output settings on the compo nent see the manual that came with the component You can connect several i LINK equipped components together in the same way ...

Page 31: ...m When setting up an i LINK network it s important that the components form an open ended chain fig 1 or a tree fig 2 fig 1 fig 2 i LINK cable i LINK cable fig 3 fig 4 i LINK cable i LINK cable The system will not work if the connected components form a loop If a loop is detected the message LOOP CONNECT shows in the display Figs 3 and 4 show connections that form a loop Another consideration when...

Page 32: ...s from the remote control 5 Display see p 39 6 MCACC indicator see p 58 Lights when the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on After the Auto Surround Sound Setup has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is set on and this display will light 7 i LINK indicator see p 50 step 3 Lights when an i LINK Audio equipped compo nent is selected 8 INPUT indicators Shows which source component is selected The MULTI CH INPUT ind...

Page 33: ...akers 20 SP SYSTEM A B button see p 74 Use to select the speaker system A is the primary setting The button cycles through the speaker systems as follows A B A B off Different conditions apply when bi amping the speakers For this case refer to page 73 21 SIGNAL SELECT button see p 52 Use to select the type of signal being input into the amplifier Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the...

Page 34: ...h i LINK connector acts simultaneously as both input and output see p 29 6 POWER AMP IN terminals Use this terminal to connect an external control amp to this amplifier see p 76 Remove the U shaped connectors only if you plan to do so 7 U shaped connectors 8 PRE OUT analog terminals Use these terminals to output the analog audio signal from this amplifier to a different power amplifier see p 75 Re...

Page 35: ...his kind of connection See p 18 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 86 13 RS 232C Connection This is a future oriented port that has the possibility on inputting and or outputting information to from the amplifier 14 SPEAKER terminals Use these terminals to connect speakers to the ampl...

Page 36: ...normal 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 Th...

Page 37: ... the amplifier 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 amplifier into ADVANCED CINEMA listening mode ADVANCED CONCERT Press to put the amplifier into ADVANCED CONCERT listening mode 5...

Page 38: ...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 52 Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following Depends on settings in INPUT ASSIGN see pages 85 88 available inputs will change ANALOG To select an analog signal To select an i LINK signal DIGITAL To select an optical or coaxial d...

Page 39: ...DIGITAL Lights when 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 tim...

Page 40: ...e 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 41 43 Use to specify the type and number of speakers you connected CHANNEL LEVEL see p 43 44 Use to balance the volumes of your different speakers SPEAKER DISTANCE see p 45 You must add dis...

Page 41: ...is output from the front speakers SURROUND 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 the sound of the surround channels is output from the front speakers or a subwoofer SURROUND BACK Select the number of surround back speakers you ...

Page 42: ...ress ENTER Make sure the room is free of ambient noise see memos on page 16 and be prepared for loud test tones If you are ready to start select START and press ENTER When you see OK on the OSD the setup is finished Go to step 9 5 With the 5 buttons choose the set of speakers that you want to set If you selected MANUAL THX in step 2 you can choose only surround back If you selected FRONT BI AMP 5 ...

Page 43: ...e recommend using Auto for the CHANNEL LEVEL memo 2 2 Channel Level Manual Semi Auto Auto Normal Surround Return Your Speaker Systems Normal Surround 2 1 2 Surround Setup Check 1 Speaker Systems 2 Channel Level 3 Speaker Distance 4 Acoustic Cal EQ Return 5 buttons ENTER STANDBY O Setting Up for Surround Sound If your subwoofer has a volume con trol set it to the middle position be fore doing these...

Page 44: ... to exit the process press ENTER The MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position In AUTO mode when the setup is complete you ll see the Finish screen If you want to view the settings select CHECK and press ENTER After checking to make sure they re right select RETURN and press ENTER If you don t want to view the settings simply select RETURN and press ENTER Next proceed to SPEAKER DISTANCE ...

Page 45: ...ttons Use the 2 3 buttons to add or subtract the distance in meters that the speaker is from your normal listening position For AUTO select START and press ENTER Adjust the speaker distance in 0 05 increments from 0 05 to 9 meters The default setting is 2 m 4 In MANUAL mode when done select RETURN with the 5 buttons and press ENTER In AUTO mode when the setup is complete you ll see the Finish scre...

Page 46: ...alibration EQ MANUAL and AUTO Use the 5 buttons to select the type of setting you want to use and press ENTER MANUAL You can choose CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 and manually adjust each speaker Before manually adjusting CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 copy the auto Acoustic Calibration EQ setting from ALL CH ADJ or FRONT CH ALIGN After completing Auto Surround Setup we recommend that you copy and then calibrate manually...

Page 47: ...tons 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 levels using the TRIM feature which allows you to align the speaker level while listening to the test tone To use the TRIM feature use 3 to move to the far right side of the OSD then use and 5 to raise or lower the...

Page 48: ... 5 buttons to select to copy to CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 and 2 3 buttons to select a source for the copy The possible sources are CUSTOM1 F ALIGN ALL ADJ CUSTOM2 4 To copy the settings use the 5 buttons to select COPY OK and press ENTER and continue with step 6 5 To cancel the copy use the 5 buttons to select CANCEL and press ENTER 6 You are in the first Acoustic Calibration EQ screen now To manually ad...

Page 49: ...NEXT with the 5 buttons and press ENTER The order of the settings menus is Speaker Systems Channel Level Speaker Distance 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 you are done checking the settings 9 To exit the this mode select RETURN with the 5...

Page 50: ...splayed for the assigned see p 87 input function of the i LINK device An i LINK device that is not assigned can be selected by this method After the PHONO function the names of the models are displayed in turn When an i LINK Audio equipped component is selected the i LINK indicator lights A play instruc tion is sent to the selected i LINK equipped compo nent and it may begin to play automatically ...

Page 51: ...N use lock LIGHT AMP DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL 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 Switching the channels used for playback LISTENING CH SELECT This button selects the number of channels used for playbac...

Page 52: ... outputs Set SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG to listen to these formats When an LD with DTS is played back with the SIGNAL SELECT set in ANALOG digital noise caused by playing back the DTS signal directly with no decoding is output To prevent noise you need to make digital connections See p 24 25 and set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO DIGITAL or i LINK Some DVD players don t output DTS signals For more details ref...

Page 53: ...es see p 50 51 The kind of playback you can get in the threse listening modes depends on what kind of source DVD etc you are using The basic distinction is between 2 channel sources and multichannel sources The playback available to you with these modes will differ depending on the source speaker configuration the LISTENING CH SELECT setting This is explained below Basically the ADVANCED CINEMA mo...

Page 54: ...s The NEO 6 Cinema mode delivers good channel separation for movie soundtracks NEO 6 MUSIC This mode gives 6 1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music The NEO 6 Music mode plays the stereo source as is through the front left right speakers and generates a natural ambient surround and center sound For 6 1 or 7 1 channel playback of 5 1 Channel Sources SX Studio extension You can only use t...

Page 55: ...round back channel s from any Dolby Digital 5 1 or DTS 5 1 channel disc when playing a DTS disc the display shows DTS ES THX With 6 1 channel playback compatible sources the THX SURROUND EX mode is automatically selected when the LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO For 7 1 channel playback of 5 1 channel sources THX ULTRA2 CINEMA You can only choose this mode if you have set up this amplifier for u...

Page 56: ... enhanced making the characters seem more real The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not overpower softer ones compare this with the MIDNIGHT listening mode explained on p 59 MUSICAL This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound A long delay time of reflected sounds provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall MONOFILM This mode i...

Page 57: ... 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 5 7CH STEREO The display changes to 5CH or 7CH depending on the sources LISTENING CH SELECT and speaker configurations Simulates the acoustic environment of a regular stereo wh...

Page 58: ...de 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 ADVANCED CONCERT ADVANCE...

Page 59: ...hen 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 m...

Page 60: ...BASS TREBLE button repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE 3 Use the buttons to adjust the low or high frequency level A few seconds after you finish adjusting the tone the amplifier will revert to the sound mode it was in at the beginning of the process 3 1 SUB 3 STATUS SPEAKER A B LOUDNESS INPUT ATT Amplifier MAIN SUB SIGNAL SELECT TAPE 2 MONITOR SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY DIMMER VIDEO SELECT EFFECT CH SE...

Page 61: ...ge to ADJUST automatically 1 Press MULTI CH IN 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 co...

Page 62: ...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 but ...

Page 63: ...nput 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 memo Using the Headphones The headphone feature is explained here 1 Plug headphones into the Phones jack on the front of the amplifier No sound will ...

Page 64: ...d Each press changes the brightness of the display When cycling through the options the default brightness can also be selected Please note It is a feature of this unit that the fluo rescent display will be brighter for a few seconds after you choose a function like DVD LD CD etc and then get softer This will still happen when you adjust the brightness but the new setting will be the one the displ...

Page 65: ...ss Tone Control MID LOUD TN OFF Input Attenuator INPUT ATT OFF Tape 2 Monitor TAPE2 OFF Video Select VSEL DVD LD 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 TREBLE TONE 2 LISTEN CH SEL ACOUS CAL EQ DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS TONE CONTROL INPUT ATT TAPE2 MONITOR VIDEO SELECT ACOUS CAL EQ 7 1ch AL...

Page 66: ... with many different controls and buttons you only need to use one remote control If your component s are listed in the 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...

Page 67: ...n 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 TAPE 1 MULTI CONTROL button to the CD R and the VCR 2 MULTI CONTROL button to your tape deck To do this choose VCR 2 i...

Page 68: ...mplete 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 AX10i S 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 MULTI OP...

Page 69: ...his manner 7 When you re done press the BACK button repeatedly to return to the REMOTE SETUP menu 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 REMO...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...ON for VCR 2 to OFF Now when you press VCR 2 function button you can control the external video 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 t...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...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 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 f...

Page 74: ...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 these two speakers ...

Page 75: ...round back ch amplifier Powered subwoofer INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT L R ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUT ANALOG You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channels for a single speaker as well In this case plug the amplifier into the L SINGLE terminal only Connecting Additional Amplifiers This amplifier has more than sufficient power for any home use but it is possible to add...

Page 76: ...rminal memo OUT IN CONTROL OUT IN CONTROL VOL ENTER FUNCTION TV CONTROL MUTING MASTER VOLUME SYSTEM OFF MULTI OPERATION STANDBY ON VOL CH CH FUNCTION use lock RECEIVER DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL LIGHT Pre Out Power Setup It is possible to use a separate stereo pre amp in conjunction with this amplifier You might want to do this if you need to...

Page 77: ...ELECT FUNC TION 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 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 thi...

Page 78: ...ION STANDBY ON FUNCTION TV TV CONTROL AMP DVD LD VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR3 TV REMOTE SETUP CD R TAPE1 CD TUNER VIDEO SAT TV CONTROL Multi Operation SELECT FUNCTION 2 CLEAR 6 Select a command from the screen of the component for example 3 play The command and component chosen will appear in the window of command 1 To erase a command Press the command button you want to erase and press the CLEAR button 7 R...

Page 79: ... button 2 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...

Page 80: ...e 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 SET...

Page 81: ...en the 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 3 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 t...

Page 82: ...te 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 to...

Page 83: ... 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 hyphe...

Page 84: ... 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 From the Standby mode and 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 press the TONE button OK appears in the di...

Page 85: ...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 AMP DVD ...

Page 86: ...ed 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 Then use the 5 buttons to se...

Page 87: ...en When you press ENTER the cursor moves to RE TURN Assigning i LINK Inputs With this function you can assign i LINK equipped components to a function for example DVD LD By assigning i LINK inputs you will be able to select both audio and video signals from i LINK equipped components by turning the Input Selector If no i LINK equipped components are connected i LINK Input cannot be selected memo S...

Page 88: ...i Non compatible devices cannot be assigned to inputs When the cables for an assigned input device become loose or the power is cut to the device a displays before the device name such as DV 47Ai CD If you assign an i LINK input to a certain function for example DVD LD then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be set to i LINK not assigned This is because one ...

Page 89: ...atically OSD ON SCREEN DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT p 90 This feature allows you to adjust positioning of the display to fit your TV better BASS PEAK LEVEL p 91 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 the speakers DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL p 92 This feature makes possible excellent ...

Page 90: ...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 you want to f...

Page 91: ...will only play back from the subwoofer If not the test tone will play back from all speakers set 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 EXPER...

Page 92: ...l 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 sources before you can use the DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL setting to suit your low volume listening needs 4 If you want...

Page 93: ...s choose YESx2 If you connected one surround back input choose YESx1 And if you connected no surround back inputs choose NO 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 103 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 ENTER ...

Page 94: ...hange other function names Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN and press ENTER 7 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 8 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 and press ENTER FUNCTION RENAME Use the FUNCTION RENAME capability to renam...

Page 95: ... 3 Use the 5 buttons to select RETURN Press ENTER HI BIT HI SAMPLING is switched to ON OFF If you want to change the setting again before proceeding Start over from step one 4 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 1 3 6 Hi bit Hi sampling Hi bit Hi sampling OFF dts OFF Return 2 3 Expert Setup 1 OSD Adjustment...

Page 96: ... Use the 23 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 SB SP Positi...

Page 97: ...nd back speakers If you don t have surround back speakers or just have one you won t be able to select this setting The Advanced Speaker Array ASA system was developed with the principles of THX Ultra2 technology in order to get optimum sound from your surround back speakers You choose whether your speakers are 0 0 0 3 m apart setting them together is best for ASA 0 3 1 2 m apart or more than 1 2 ...

Page 98: ... 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 sound...

Page 99: ...boratories and Lucasfilm Ltd for the film Stars Wars The First Episode the first movie ever to be made with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology In a movie theater this format affords the listener vivid surround sound experience replete with the effect of sounds flying overhead even for those seated towards the sides of the theater Dolby Digital Surround EX contains surround back channels which ar...

Page 100: ...signals and a high rate of transmittance a higher sound quality format is produced For this reason the format is being introduced in more and more movie theaters and is being adopted for home use as DTS Digital Surround When used with movies it s called DTS LD DVD and for music software 5 1 channel CD as DTS CD DTS ES DTS launched a new surround format in November 2000 This has come to be known as...

Page 101: ...technology can be found at www thx com Only amplifier and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo when in the THX Surround EX mode faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5 1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back...

Page 102: ...tions 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 home ...

Page 103: ...ccordingly 60 100 120 FL LS Surround Surround Back Surround SBL SBR RS C FR Di polar Radiating Speaker In order to choose the best MULTI CH IN SELECT output mode see p 93 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 L S R S Virtual sound Virtual sound SBL SBR L S R S SBL SBR LS RS S S SB S S...

Page 104: ... is connected in a loop Break the loop see p 31 NO NAME NO NAME is displayed instead of an i LINK equipped component name The component has no name NO SIGNAL A component is outputting an i LINK signal that the amplifier that cannot reproduce This amplifier can reproduce signals from i LINK Audio equipped components see p 30 31 PQLS OFF Displayed when PQLS turns off during playback The sound may be...

Page 105: ...etimes 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 service center or your dealer to carry out repair work Problem Cause Remedy i LINK Interface No sound is output i LINK indicator does not light up even when an i LIN...

Page 106: ...ttings for speakers after the Auto Surround Sound Setup are incorrect After the proper settings have been made there still seems to be something wrong with the sound The image on the screen is disturbed when an overlay message disappears No audio No sound is output when a function is selected No sound output from the front speakers No sound from surround or center speakers The fan for ventilation ...

Page 107: ...er to full or to the neutral position Problem Cause Remedy No sound output from the subwoofer No sound output from the surround back speakers No sound output from one speaker No sound is output from one speaker whose channel s program format indicator lights Sound is produced from some components but not from digital components The subwoofer setting is incorrect or there is very little low frequen...

Page 108: ...utput is very low During MULTI CHANNEL IN playback there is channel s that isn t output from any speaker During multi channel playback the only sound output is from the front speakers A DVD A source connected to MULTI CH INPUT jacks appears to be downmixed to 2 channels during playback The OVER indicator is constantly lit Noise or hum can be heard even when there is no sound being input When a sea...

Page 109: ...m the selected component video jacks Can t record video Input display The display is dark You can t change the device input even when you press the function key on the remote You can t get DIGITAL or 2 RF to come up when using the SIGNAL SELECT button The digital format indicator doesn t light up even when playing a non PCM digital source A compressed digital source is being played but the digital...

Page 110: ...han STANDARD One of the DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT and LOUDNESS features are switched on The setting for speakers other than the surround back is set to NO The remote control batteries have worn out Too far away or bad angle of operation There is an obstacle between the amplifier and the remote control Strong light such as fluorescent light is shining onto the unit s remote control signal light receiving...

Page 111: ...ly if run through a low pass filter Turning off the amplifier immediately after changing the volume level Turning off the amplifier immediately after changing the amplifier status If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions Miscellaneous HOME THX 7 1 chan...

Page 112: ...Hz 10 kHz at volume position 40dB Signal to Noise Ratio IHF short circuited A network PHONO MM 86 dB LINE 105 dB Signal to Noise Ratio DIN continuous rated power output 50 mW PHONO MM 70 68 dB LINE 93 73 dB 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 10 MHz dB Component Video Section Input Sensitivity 1 Vp p ...

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