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Connecting your equipment

Using external antennas

To improve FM reception

Use a PAL connector (not supplied) to connect an external

FM antenna.

To improve AM reception

Connect a 5 m to 6 m length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM

antenna terminal without disconnecting the supplied AM

loop antenna.
For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally

outdoors.

Plugging in the receiver

Only plug in after you have connected all your components to

this receiver, including the speakers.

CAUTION

• Handle the power cord by the plug part. Do not pull out

the plug by tugging the cord, and never touch the power

cord when your hands are wet, as this could cause a short

circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of

furniture, or other object on the power cord or pinch the

cord in any other way. Never make a knot in the cord or tie

it with other cables. The power cords should be routed so

that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged

power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock.

Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it

damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized

independent service company for a replacement.

• Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied

with this unit.

• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other

than that described below.

• The receiver should be disconnected by removing the

mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use,

e.g., when on vacation.

Note

• After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2

second to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins.

You cannot carry out any operations during this process.

The

HDMI

indicator in the front panel display blinks

during this process, and you can turn on this receiver

once it has stopped blinking. When you set

ARC

at HDMI

setup to

OFF

, you can skip this process. For details, see

ARC (Audio Return Channel) function

on page 27.

Plug the supplied power cord into the AC IN socket on

the back of the receiver.

Plug the other end into a power outlet.

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL

One-touch

PAL connector

coaxial cable

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

Outdoor

antenna

5 m to 6 m

Indoor antenna

(vinyl-coated wire)

Summary of Contents for VSX-322-K

Page 1: ...AV Receiver Operating Instructions Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http www pioneer co uk or http www pioneer eu VSX 322 K ...

Page 2: ...ere this unit will be used meets the required voltage e g 230 V or 120 V written on the rear panel D3 4 2 1 4 _A1_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 40 cm at top 20 cm at rear and 20 cm at each side WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable opera...

Page 3: ...used for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 2a _A1_En Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries These symbols on the products packaging and or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling of old pr...

Page 4: ...necting antennas 15 Using external antennas 16 Plugging in the receiver 16 03 Basic playback Canceling the demo display 17 Playing a source 17 Selecting the audio input signal 17 Listening to the radio 18 Improving FM sound 18 Saving station presets 19 Listening to station presets 19 Naming preset stations 19 An introduction to RDS 19 Searching for RDS programs 20 Displaying RDS information 20 Mak...

Page 5: ...tem Setting to be made as necessary 1 Connecting the speakers Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound Placing the speakers page 10 Connecting the speakers page 11 2 Connecting the components For surround sound you ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the Blu ray Disc DVD player to the receiver About video outputs connection page 13 Connecting a TV and playbac...

Page 6: ...of remote control on page 9 6 HDMI indicator Blinks when connecting an HDMI equipped component lights when the component is connected page 14 7 MASTER VOLUME dial 8 STANDBY ON 9 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones When the headphones are connected there is no sound output from the speakers The listening mode when the sound is heard from the headphone can be selected only from PHONES SURR STEREO ...

Page 7: ...tected HD Lights when a source with DTS EXPRESS or DTS HD encoded audio signals is detected ES Lights to indicate DTS ES decoding 96 24 Lights when a source with DTS 96 24 encoded audio signals is detected NEO 6 When one of the NEO 6 modes of the receiver is on this lights to indicate NEO 6 processing page 21 20 Dolby Digital indicators 2D Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected 2D ...

Page 8: ...an be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button BD DVD etc Press first to access AUDIO PARAMETER Use to access the Audio options page 23 SETUP Press to access the System Setup menu page 25 RETURN Confirm and exit the current menu screen Press BD DVD or DVR BDR first to access TOP MENU Displays the disc top menu of a Blu ray Disc DVD HOME MENU Displays the HOME MENU s...

Page 9: ...E Use to set the listening volume 15 MUTE Mutes unmutes the sound 16 DISP Switches the display of this unit The listening mode sound volume or input name can be checked by selecting an input source 17 SHIFT Press to access the boxed commands above the buttons on the remote These buttons are marked with an asterisk in this section Loading the batteries The batteries included with the unit are to ch...

Page 10: ...ace them at a narrower angle Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen Also make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position The angle depends on the size of the room Use less of an angle for b...

Page 11: ...e speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure Connect the surround back speakers Connect the SURR BACK PRE OUT outputs of the unit and additional amplifier to add a surround back speaker You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre outs for a single speaker as well In this case plug the amplifier into the left L Single terminal...

Page 12: ...o Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS HD Master Audio see below for limitations Video CD Super VCD and CD This receiver incorporates High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI technology This receiver supports the functions described below through HDMI connections Digital transfer of uncompressed video contents protected by HDCP 1080p 24 1080p 60 etc 3D signal transfer Deep Color signal transfer x ...

Page 13: ...ndard RCA video cable for coaxial digital connections Video cables Standard RCA video cables These cables are the most common type of video connection and are used to connect to the composite video terminals The yellow plugs distinguish them from cables for audio About video outputs connection This receiver is not loaded with a video converter When you use HDMI cables for connecting to the input d...

Page 14: ...switch to the DVD input then press SIGNAL SEL to choose the audio signal C1 COAXIAL1 see Selecting the audio input signal on page 17 HDMI VIDEO L R R L COAXIAL AUDIO SPEAKERS ANTENNA OPTICAL ASSIG OUT A CD R TAPE SURRBACK PREOUT L R Single CD R TAPE IN CD SAT MONITOR OUT CD SAT DVD IN TV IN IN IN DVD DVR BDR IN DVD IN BD IN CD SAT IN TV IN 1 IN 1 FMUNBAL 75 AMLOOP CENTER SURRO R SUBWOOFER PRE OUT ...

Page 15: ...enna and the FM wire antenna as shown below To improve reception and sound quality connect external antennas see Using external antennas on page 16 1 Push open the tabs then insert one wire fully into each terminal then release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires 2 Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand To fix the stand to the antenna bend in the direction indicated by the arrow fig a t...

Page 16: ... can cause a fire or give you an electric shock Check the power cord once in a while If you find it damaged ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company for a replacement Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this unit Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than that described below The receiver should be disconnected by removing the mains ...

Page 17: ...correspond to the input signal and listening mode check the connections and settings Note You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver It should be set to output Dolby Digital DTS and 88 2 kHz 96 kHz PCM 2 channel audio and if there is an MPEG audio option set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM Depending on your DVD player or source di...

Page 18: ... FM stereo or mono and AM 3 Tune to a station There are three ways to do this Automatic tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band press and hold TUNE for about a second The receiver will start searching for the next station stopping when it has found one Repeat to search for other stations Manual tuning To change the frequency one step at a time press TUNE High speed tuning Pres...

Page 19: ...he previous name Once you have named a station preset Press DISP to show the name When you want to return to the frequency display press DISP several times to show the frequency An introduction to RDS Radio Data System RDS is a system used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information the name of the station and the kind of show they re broadcasting for example O...

Page 20: ...rom an audio source connected to the receiver such as a CD player Only audio signals that were input to this receiver through a analog audio inputs can be recorded Signals that were input through an HDMI cable or digital audio cable optical coaxial cannot be recorded see Connecting other audio components on page 15 for more on connections 1 Press input function buttons to select the input function...

Page 21: ...ssibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources Explanatory notes No No connected Yes Connected Two Two speakers are connected Whether connected or no a If surround back channel processing page 23 is switched off or the surround back speak...

Page 22: ...n this receiver depends on the type of your subwoofer Set your subwoofer to maximize the effect It is also recommended you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer Set the built in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to OFF If this cannot be done on your subwoofer set the cutoff frequency to a higher value If the speaker distance is not properly set you may not have a maximi...

Page 23: ...good results In this case set the setting to OFF 1 Switch the receiver into standby 2 While holding down PRESET on the front panel and hold the STANDBY ON for about two seconds UP MIX OFF appears and the Up Mix function turns off If you want to turn this function on perform steps 1 and 2 again When set to ON the Up Mix indicator on the front panel lights Note Set to ON regardless of this setting w...

Page 24: ...DTS Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS HD and DTS HD Master Audio you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes AUTOd MAX MID OFF Setting What it does Option s LFE ATT LFE Attenuate Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra low bass tones Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speak...

Page 25: ...er speakers S Surround Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you didn t connect surround speakers choose NO the sound of the surround channels is sent to the other speakers SB Surround Back Select the number of surround back speakers you have one X1 two X2 or none Select L LARGE if y...

Page 26: ...are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL C weighting slow reading The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack 6 When you re finished press RETURN You return to the Speaker Setup menu Tip You can change the channel leve...

Page 27: ... In order to start ARC operation after connecting this unit to a TV with an HDMI cable you will need to switch the input on the TV to the input mode required to connect to this unit Then you can select a TV program Important The ARC function may not operate even if the above conditions are met If this is the case listen to the TV audio after connecting this unit and the TV with an audio cable The ...

Page 28: ...V to connect to this receiver see About video outputs connection on page 13 The video input selected on the TV monitor is incorrect Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the TV No sound from subwoofer Make sure the subwoofer is switched on The Dolby Digital or DTS source you are listening to may not have an LFE channel Switch the subwoofer setting in Speaker Setting on page 25 to YES or PL...

Page 29: ...his depends on the HDMI equipped component you are connecting check with the manufacturer for HDMI compatibility information If you aren t receiving HDMI signals properly through this receiver from your component please try the following configuration when connecting up Configuration Connect your HDMI equipped component directly to the display using an HDMI cable Then use the most convenient conne...

Page 30: ...Hz Power Consumption 180 W In standby 0 45 W ARC function OFF Dimensions 435 mm W x 168 mm H x 362 5 mm D Weight without package 7 5 kg Furnished Parts Remote control 1 Dry cell batteries AAA size IEC R03 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Warranty card 1 Power cord Quick start guide These operating instructions CD ROM Note The specifications are applicable when the power supply is 230 V Specif...

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