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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICHANNEL

AMPLIFIER

VSA-E03

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for VSA-E03

Page 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTICHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA E03 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...t cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water and wrung out well and then wipe again with a dry cloth Do not use furniture wax or cleaners Never use thinners benzine insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit since these will corrode the surfaces THE POWER SWITCH IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWER IN THE S...

Page 3: ...e Control Settings 21 Names of Parts and Basic Operations 22 Display 22 Remote Control 23 Front Panel 24 Sound Modes 26 Switching ANALOG DIGITAL Signal Input 27 Playback 28 Playing Sources with Dolby Digital 29 Selecting a Sound Mode 30 Listening in MIDNIGHT Listening Mode 31 Ajusting bass and treble tone control 32 Other Operations 33 Recording from Audio Components 33 Recording from Video Compon...

Page 4: ... of quality surround sound even at low volumes Optical Digital Output The digital signal input can be directly output to digital recording components such as MD DAT and CD R from the optical digital output jack to create digital recordings 5 1 Channel Input By connecting components equipped with 5 1 channel output to the DVD 5 1 channel input on this unit you can enjoy 5 1 channel surround sound C...

Page 5: ...ons 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 Preparing the Remote Control This manual is divided into two main sections SET UP This section explains how to make the necessary connections from the ampli...

Page 6: ...nt bearing the Î mark 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 Operating range of remote control unit Remote control may not function properly if The...

Page 7: ...udio signal Connections Cassette deck placement Depending on where the cassette deck is placed noise may occur during playback of your cassette deck which is caused by leakage flux from the transformer in the amplifier If you experience noise move the cassette deck farther away from the amplifier Other Component Tuner VIDEO OUT OUT IN IN CONTROL OPT 1 OPT 2 OPT DIGITAL OUT COAX DIGITAL IN IN IN IN...

Page 8: ...e plugs to L left and the yellow plugs to VIDEO Be sure to insert completely Video camera etc 7 Front When connecting components the amplifier should be off and the power cord unpluged Connect your video components as shown below Also refer to Digital Connections on page 9 when making digital connections from your DVD or LD player If your TV monitor or video camera has an S Video input clearer pic...

Page 9: ...ng components from the optical digital output jack When playing LD recorded in Dolby Digital When connecting a DVD LD player or LD player using the AC 3 RF output a commercially available RF demodulator RFD 1 is required The RF demodulator changes the RF signal to a digital signal which is then processed by the amplifier through the digital input jacks For more details refer to the instruction man...

Page 10: ...UNER AUX DIGITAL IN L R L R SURROUND OUTPUT L R FRONT OUTPUT CENTER VIDEO OUT SUB WOOFER Connections DVD 5 1 Channel Connection DVD and LD discs are often compatible with both 2 channel and 5 1 channel audio output formats Refer to page 31 for more information on how to switch between the two input methods Connections can be made from a DVD player or Multi channel decoder equipped with 5 1 analog ...

Page 11: ...lect the speaker system refer to page 24 7 Speaker terminals Push tab to the open position and insert the wire Then close tab firmly to secure the wire in place Surround Speakers Be sure to complete all other connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source Amplified Sub Woofer Twist exposed wire strands together Connection methods that differ from the example shown in this manual ma...

Page 12: ...R IN AUDIO L R INPUT Connecting additional amplifiers To use separate amplifiers to power your center speaker make the connections shown below Do not make simultaneous connections to both the CENTER PREOUT jack and the CENTER SPEAKER terminals i e Do not connect a separate power amplifier to the CENTER PREOUT jack if you have already connected a center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminal L Audi...

Page 13: ...of the TV be sure to secure it with tape or some other suitable means Otherwise the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes and it may lead to endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker If possible install the surround speakers slightly above ear level It may be difficult to obtain a cohesive surround effect if the surround speakers are installed farther away ...

Page 14: ...l setting mode page 18 Use to compress the dynamic range of the sound track Coaxial digital input setting page 18 Use to specify the input to be assigned to the coaxial digital input Optical digital input 1 setting page 18 Use to specify the input to be assigned to the optical digital input 1 Optical digital input 2 setting page 18 Use to specify the input to be assigned to the optical digital inp...

Page 15: ...lect C if you did not connect a center speaker In this case the center channel is output from the front speakers 3 Press or fi to set the surround speaker Surround speaker initial setting is L Large Select SL if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SS to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or sub woofer Select S if you did not connect surround speakers In this c...

Page 16: ...y cannot be set appears in the display Press or fi to specify the crossover frequency for your small speakers 100 Hz 150 Hz or 200 Hz 100 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the sub woofer or Large speakers 150 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the sub woofer or Large speakers 200 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 200 Hz to the sub woofer or Large speakers We recommend setting 200 Hz w...

Page 17: ... equals about 0 3 m Press or fi to set the distance of the CENTER speaker from the main listening position up to 30 steps SURROUND speaker distance setting mode Use to set the SURROUND speaker distance Like the CENTER speaker position the SURROUND speakers may be set in a location closer or farther than the FRONT speakers Set the distance of the SURROUND speakers accurately to hear sounds coming f...

Page 18: ...T ANALOG A Coaxial digital input setting Sets the input component to be assigned to the coaxial digital input jack Initial setting is DVD Press or fi to select the coaxial digital input DVD TV CD MD VCR or OFF dB SP SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG A Optical digital input 1 setting Sets the input component to be assigned to the optical input 1 jack Initial setting is CD Press or fi to select the optical digit...

Page 19: ...lby Surroud mode are turned on priority is given to the Dolby Surround mode 5 Press TEST TONE to turn off the test tone Sound from the SUB WOOFER seems quiet The speaker volume can be adjusted without outputting the test tone by pressing CHANNEL LEVEL or CHANNEL SELECT Initial setting is 0 dB FL CT FR SR SL SW Setting the volume level of each channel Adjusting the speaker volume balance Preparatio...

Page 20: ...te control can operate your other components DVD MD VCR TV LD CD etc If your component s are listed in the Preset Code List on page 44 simply recall the corresponding preset code This remote control is factory set with the codes used to operate PIONEER components If you want to change the preset codes to operate components made by other manufacturers follow the procedure outlined below Recalling p...

Page 21: ...Settings Clears all presets and restores factory installed presets Press COMMANDER SET UP and 0 at the same time for more 3 seconds All the multi control buttons on the remote control blinks After blinking three times all the settings are canceled 0 COMMANDER SET UP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4...

Page 22: ...selected DIGITAL Lights when the digital audio signals are selected AC 3 Lights when a source with Dolby Digital signals is played 2 Digital indicators PRO LOGIC When the Dolby Surround mode on the amplifier is on this indicator lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby Digital sources DIGITAL When the Dolby Surround mode on the amplifier is on this indicator lights to indicate playback of a Dolby...

Page 23: ...on Press to select the amplifier for remote control operation FL DIMMER button Press to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can be selected COMMANDER SET UP button Use to customize the remote control functions Refer to Setting Up the Remote Control starting on page 20 DIRECT button Use to playback original source audio Whe...

Page 24: ... more information about Dolby Digital SIGNAL SELECT button Use to select input signals for the digital components First press VCR DVD LD TV SAT CD or MD TAPE Function buttons to select the component then press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following ANALOG Selects the analog R and L audio signals DIGITAL Selects the digital audio signals This amplifier automatically detects and dis...

Page 25: ...EVEL button Use to adjust individual speaker levels after having pressed CHANNEL SELECT to select a speaker channel Function buttons Selects the function Each press switches the DVD LD input between DVD LD and DVD 5 1 channel DIRECT button Switches direct playback on or off Use to bypass the amplifier s tone control circuitry or level control for higher fidelity to the program source When DIRECT i...

Page 26: ...onment of a large concert hall of wooden construction Complex delay of reflected sounds coupled with reverberation effects create a dynamic and beautiful sound characteristic of an orchestra performing in a concert hall making it suitable for classical music HALL 2 Simulates the acoustic environment of a concert hall with stone walls The rich reverberations and natural fullness of the sound create...

Page 27: ... DIMMER FUNCTION DIRECT MODE CHECK COMMANDER SET UP Î MEMU SIGNAL SELECT is fixed in the ANALOG position for components not assigned to one of the three digital input jacks Because the audio from a karaoke microphone and LD recorded with analog audio only is not output from the digital output set SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG This amplifier can only playback Dolby Digital PCM 32kHz 44kHz and 48kHz signa...

Page 28: ...p 1 6 Press VOL to adjust the volume level in the range of dB MIN to 0 dB MAX TUNER MD TAPE AUX VCR TV SAT DVD LD CD VIDEO Playback 2 6 3 DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVCONTROL AMP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4 1 CHANNEL MULTI CONTROL ENTER VOL VOL FQ FQ TV FUNC AMP TV MUTING CH LE...

Page 29: ...he component you selected in step 1 6 Press VOL to adjust the volume level 3 4 6 3 4 6 When playing LD recorded in Dolby Digital When connecting a DVD LD player or LD player using the AC 3 RF output a commercially available RF demodulator RFD 1 is required The RF demodulator changes the RF signal to a digital signal which is then processed by the amplifier at the digital input jacks For more detai...

Page 30: ...modes SPEAKERS A are used If SPEAKERS B are selected and a sound mode is turned on selection automatically switches to SPEAKERS A only Surrround operation Sound Modes HALL 1 HALL 2 JAZZ DANCE SFC OFF THEATER 2 THEATER 1 The amount of effect of each DSP mode can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 the default setting value is 70 by pressing EFFECT 1 2 DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVC...

Page 31: ... satisfactory Turn the MIDNIGHT listening mode on to enjoy the effects of quality surround sound even at low volumes This mode allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels 1 Press AMP This sets the remote to select the sound mode You can skip this step when using the controls on the amplifier The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume level memo 2 Press ...

Page 32: ...lay Use FL DIMMER to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display Press FL DIMMER Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can be selected Each press changes the brightness of the display When rotating through the options the default brightness can also be selected In standby pressing STANDBY ON while holding down Dolby Surround button both on the front panel returns the ...

Page 33: ...e cassette deck then start playback from the source component Other Operations 2 SIGNAL SELECT DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVCONTROL AMP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4 1 CHANNEL MULTI CONTROL ENTER VOL VOL FQ FQ TV FUNC AMP TV MUTING CH LEVEL EFFECT FL DIMMER FUNCTION DIRECT MODE C...

Page 34: ... from the source component 2 DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVCONTROL AMP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4 1 CHANNEL MULTI CONTROL ENTER VOL VOL FQ FQ TV FUNC AMP TV MUTING CH LEVEL EFFECT FL DIMMER FUNCTION DIRECT MODE CHECK COMMANDER SET UP Î MEMU SIG SELECT SIGNAL SELECT The amplifie...

Page 35: ... 10 0 DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVCONTROL AMP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4 1 CHANNEL MULTI CONTROL ENTER VOL VOL FQ FQ TV FUNC AMP TV MUTING CH LEVEL EFFECT FL DIMMER FUNCTION DIRECT MODE CHECK COMMANDER SET UP Î MEMU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 Press DVD LD MULTI CONTROL two times in su...

Page 36: ...TING CH LEVEL EFFECT FL DIMMER FUNCTION DIRECT MODE CHECK COMMANDER SET UP Î MEMU 1 5 4 6 2 3 memo DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVCONTROL AMP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4 1 CHANNEL MULTI CONTROL ENTER VOL VOL FQ FQ TV FUNC AMP TV MUTING CH LEVEL EFFECT FL DIMMER FUNCTION DIRECT MO...

Page 37: ...et station memory classes 1 to 3 0 MENU Use to select the Direct Tuning TUNER operation Only PIONEER products can be operated Set the input source to TUNER and operate as desired using the following buttons DVD LD VCR 1 TV SAT CD TUNER VCR 2 MD TAPE TVCONTROL AMP DSP MODE CH SELECT ATT SIG SELECT MIDNIGHT TEST TONE AUDIO VIDEO PRE PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 3 5 0 6 9 10 TV VCR CLASS 7 8 4 1 ...

Page 38: ...tch the MD recorder on or off 2 8 Press to pause playback 3 3 Press to start playback 4 7 Press to stop playback 5 Number buttons Use to select tracks 6 1 1 Hold down for fast reverse playback Hold down for fast forward playback 7 4 4 Press to return to the beginning of the current track Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous tracks Press to advance to the beginning of the next tr...

Page 39: ...possible with all models 2 button 7 Press to stop playback or recording 3 button 3 Press to start playback 4 button Press to fast forward the tape Hold down during playback for fast forward playback To start recording Press both 2 8 and 4 7 simultaneously You cannot record on deck 1 of a double cassette deck Cassette deck operations Before performing these operations press the MD TAPE MULTI CONTRO...

Page 40: ...he VCR s TV tuner 8 TV VCR Use to switch the VCR s antenna output between TV and VCR 9 10 ENTER Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons not all models require this step To start recording Press both 2 8 and 4 7 simultaneously VCR operations Before performing these operations press the VCR 1 or VCR 2 MULTI CONTROL button to switch the remote to the VCR operation mode DVD LD VCR ...

Page 41: ... corresponding MULTI CONTROL button lights up For example The CD button should light up to indicate that the remote is set to operate the CD player 3 Press MODE CHECK repeatedly to select another operation mode Each time you press MODE CHECK the next MULTI CONTROL button should light enabling you to operate the selected device For example Press repeatedly to light the MD TAPE button The amplifier ...

Page 42: ...d for the multi channel system with this method AC 3 is used to compress the data In reproducing audio signals the smaller the bit number used the lower the sound quality With AC 3 drop in auditory sound quality is prevented by using masking technology and digital filtering technology based on the human auditory characteristics Laser disc format Laser discs are now available on the market in large...

Page 43: ...wer plug from the wall outlet and insert again Make sure the component is connected correctly refer to pages 7 to 12 Press MUTING on the remote control Adjust MASTER VOLUME Press SPEAKERSto select the speakers you connected Make sure the component is connected correctly refer to pages 8 10 Press the correct function button Refer to SPEAKER setting mode on page 15 to check the speaker settings Refe...

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Page 46: ...11 621 635 603 607 624 627 632 633 635 Device TV Manufacturer FIRSTLINE FISHER FORMENTI FRONTECH FRONTECH PROTECH FUJITSU FUNAI GBC GEC GELOSO GENEXXA GOODMANS GORENJE GPM GRAETZ GRANADA GRANDIENTE GRANDIN HANSEATIC HCM HINARI HISAWA HUANYU HYPSON ICE IMPERIAL INDIANA INGELEN INTERFUNK INTERVISION ISUKAI ITC ITT JEC KAISUI KAPSCH KENDO KENNEDY KORPEL KOYODA LEYCO LIESENK TTER LUXOR M ELECTRONIC M ...

Page 47: ... 616 623 625 601 603 620 621 628 607 610 620 620 625 603 617 628 601 620 603 628 603 616 617 628 621 601 607 623 Device TV MD TUNER Manufacturer SONOLOR SONTEC SOUNDWAVE STANDARD STERN SUSUMU SYSLINE TANDY TASHIKO TATUNG TEC TELEAVIA TELETECH TENSAI THORN TOMASHI TOWADA ULTRAVOX UNIVERSUM VESTEL VOXSON WALTHAM WATSON WATT RADIO WHITE WESTINGHOUSE YOKO PIONEER SONY KENWOOD SHARP TEAC ONKYO DENON PI...

Page 48: ...ower Consumption 220 W Power Consumption in Standby mode 1 W Dimensions 420 W 158 H 401 D mm Weight without package 9 8 kg Furnished Parts Dry Cell Batteries SIZE AA IEC LR6 2 Remote Control Unit 1 Operating Instructions 1 NOTE Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice due to improvements Specifications Specifications 0 3 0 3 Published by Pioneer Electronic...

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