Pioneer VSX-518, Operating Instructions Manual

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate
your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ventilation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Listening to Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Quick Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
03 Connecting up
Making cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Analog audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Digital audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Video cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting a TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting a satellite receiver or
other digital set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting other audio components
. . . . . . 11
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
. . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to the front panel audio
mini jack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . 12
Using the component video jacks
. . . . . . . . 13
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hints on speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Speaker placement diagrams
. . . . . . . . . . . 16
04 Controls and displays
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operating range of remote control unit . . . 23
05 Listening to your system
Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the Advanced surround effects
. . . . 25
Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
. . . . . . 26
Using Stream Direct
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Sound Retriever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Phase Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)
. . . . . . . . 27
Setting the AV options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Choosing the input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
. . . 30
06 The System Setup menu
Using the System Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual speaker setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Crossover network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Channel level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Speaker Distance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Input Assign menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
07 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Improving FM stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
08 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording
. . . . . . 36
09 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Resetting the main unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Switching the speaker impedance
. . . . . . . . . 39
Power cord caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cleaning the unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and
the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories.
"DTS" is a registered trademark of DTS,
Inc. and "DTS 96/24" is a trademark of
DTS, Inc.
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