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Page 1: ...VSX AX4AVi S VSX AX2AV S AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER Operating Instructions Discover the benefits of registering your product online at www pioneer co uk www pioneer eur com ...

Page 2: ... 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 WARNING The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage e g 230V or 120...

Page 3: ...an household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_En Important information about this unit s AC outlets Switched total 100 W MAX Power supplied through these outlets is turned on and off by this unit s STANDBY ON switch Total electrical power consumption of con...

Page 4: ...1 Operating range of remote control unit 22 Display 23 Remote control 24 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 26 Listening in surround sound 26 Standard surround sound 26 Using the Home THX modes 27 Using the Advanced surround effects 27 Listening in stereo 28 Using Stream Direct 28 Selecting MCACC presets 28 Choosing the input signal 28 Using surround back channel processing 29 Using the Vir...

Page 5: ...the level of an analog signal 65 Watching video and audio sources independently 65 Using the sleep timer 65 Dimming the display 65 Switching the speaker impedance 65 Checking your system settings 65 Resetting the system 66 Default system settings 66 11 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components 67 Selecting preset codes directly 67 Programming signals from o...

Page 6: ...is may interfere with the sound in direct sunlight in damp or wet areas in extremely hot or cold areas in places where there is vibration or other movement in places that are very dusty in places that have hot fumes or oils such as a kitchen Loading the batteries Caution Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting Observe the following precautions Never use new an...

Page 7: ...your DVD player your subwoofer and the TV Make sure you ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver Check the manual that came with the TV if you don t know how to do this Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level 4 Use the on screen automatic MCACC setup to set up your system See Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC below for more on this 5 Play a DVD and adjust the volu...

Page 8: ...ible to adjust these settings manually using the System Setup menu starting on page 33 8 Note 1 You can t use the System Setup menu when the iPod input source is selected in either the main or sub room 2 If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup or leave an error message for over three minutes the screen saver will appear 3 If you are planning on bi amping your front speakers or setting up a separate spe...

Page 9: ... below Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching4 for an optimal sound image at your listening position The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources Press PHASE PHASE CONTROL to switch on phase correction The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights Note 1 Make sure that the TV s vi...

Page 10: ... x2 VSX AX4AVi only Use to connect other i LINK audio devices for high resolution multichannel digital audio input output Using the i LINK interface on page 48 5 HDMI connectors x3 Two inputs and one output for high quality audio video connection to compatible HDMI devices Connecting using HDMI on page 47 6 Remote input multi room and source Use for connection to an external remote control sensor ...

Page 11: ...4A max Use to power another component in the system Power to the outlet switches on and off with the receiver AC outlet on page 20 When making cable connections To avoid hum do not lay connected cables over the top of the receiver When connecting optical cables be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket When storing optical cable coil loosely The cab...

Page 12: ... inputs Connect using a stereo RCA phono jack cable If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs you can connect these instead See also Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 51 TV VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN S400 AUDIO S400 MULTI ROOM SOURCE RECSEL OUT1 ROOM3 ZONE3 OUT2 USB AUDIO IN IN1 SAT IN2 DVR VCR 1 IN3 DVR VCR 2 IN4 CD R 1 2 1 3 1 4 IN1 DVD LD IN2 IN1 DVD LD IN2 TV IN1 IN1 IN2 IN3 ...

Page 13: ...n page 60 3 If your satellite cable receiver doesn t have a digital audio output you can skip this step S400 AUDIO S400 MULTI ROOM SOURCE RECSEL OUT1 ROOM3 ZONE3 OUT2 USB AUDIO IN IN1 SAT IN2 DVR VCR 1 IN3 DVR VCR 2 IN4 CD R 1 2 1 3 1 4 IN1 DVD LD IN2 IN1 DVD LD IN2 TV IN1 IN1 IN2 IN3 IN3 OUT MULTI ROOM SOURCE MULTI ROOM SOURCE MONITOR OUT 12V TRIGGER ROOM2 ZONE2 ROOM2 ZONE2 FMUNBAL75Ω AMLOOP MONI...

Page 14: ...our TV or monitor Use a three way component video cable Note 1 In order to record you must connect the analog audio cables the digital connection is for playback only If your video component doesn t have a digital audio output you can skip this step 2 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio ca...

Page 15: ...MONITOR OUT 12V TRIGGER ROOM2 ZONE2 ROOM2 ZONE2 FMUNBAL75Ω AMLOOP MONITOR OUT OUT CD CD R TAPE DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO1 GAME1 OUT DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 OUT IN IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO IN IN IN FR FL SUBW M IN SUR ROUND SURROU B CONTROL OUT PHONO IN IN IN IN ROOM2 ZONE2 IN DCOUT12VTOTAL50mAMAX 1 2 IN2 CD IN1 IN2 OUT Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNA BLE 1 2 ASSI...

Page 16: ...dio inputs AUDIO L R and an optical digital audio input DIGITAL You can use these connections for any kind of audio video component but they are especially convenient for portable equipment such as camcorders video games and portable audio video equipment Select these inputs using INPUT SELECT remote or the INPUT SELECTOR dial front panel to select VIDEO GAME 2 VSX AX4AVi 1 3 IN1 DVD LD IN2 TV IN1...

Page 17: ...hes the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure S400 AUDIO S400 MULTI ROOM SOURCE RECSEL OUT1 ROOM3 ZONE3 OUT2 USB AUDIO IN IN1 SAT IN2 DVR VCR 1 IN3 DVR VCR 2 IN4 CD R 1 2 1 3 1 4 IN1 DVD LD IN2 IN1 DVD LD IN2 TV IN1 IN1 IN2 IN3 IN3 OUT MULTI ROOM SOURCE MULTI ROOM SOURCE MONITOR OUT 12V TRIGGER ROOM2 ZONE2 ROOM2 ZONE2 FMUNBAL75Ω AMLOOP MONITOR OUT OUT CD CD R TAPE DVD LD...

Page 18: ...e interference such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture move the speakers farther away from the TV If you re using a center speaker place the front speakers at a wider angle If not place them at a narrower angle Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the ...

Page 19: ...ed fig A Clip the loop into the stand fig B It s possible to fix the AM antenna to a wall fig C Before fixing make sure that the reception is satisfactory 2 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires 3 Press the AM LOOP antenna terminal tabs to open and insert one wire into each terminal 4 Release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires 5 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and po...

Page 20: ...d 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 describ...

Page 21: ...ol unit on page 22 6 MCACC indicator Lights when one of the MCACC presets page 28 is selected 7 Digital Precision Processing indicator Lights to indicate digital processing for example it disappears when Pure Direct page 28 is on or when listening through the multichannel analog inputs 8 Character display See Display on page 23 SPEAKERS TUNE ENTER TUNE PHONES AV PARAMETER SETUP ST ST TUNER EDIT BA...

Page 22: ...e 56 You will also need to use the REC SEL controls when recording a source see Making an audio or a video recording on page 64 19 VIDEO SELECT Press repeatedly to select the video source page 65 20 SIGNAL SELECT Use to select an input signal page 28 21 SBch PROCESSING Selects the surround back channel mode page 29 or virtual surround back mode page 29 22 STEREO Switches to stereo playback page 28...

Page 23: ...EON mode is set flashes during EON reception The indicator lights when the current station carries the EON service page 32 RDS Lights when an RDS broadcast is received page 31 11 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level 80dB indicates the minimum level and 12dB indicates the maximum level 12 Input source indicators Light to indicate the input source you have selected 13 STREAM DIRECT Lig...

Page 24: ...trols can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button DVD DVR1 TV SAT etc The BAND T EDIT and PTY SEARCH tuner controls are explained from page 30 Press RECEIVER first to access the following controls AV PARAMETER Use to access the AV options page 63 SETUP Use to access the System Setup menu page 33 CH LEVEL Press repeatedly to select a channel then use to adjust the ...

Page 25: ...from which you choose the options below PRESET See Selecting preset codes directly on page 67 LEARNING See Programming signals from other remote controls on page 67 MULTI OP See Multi Operation and System Off on page 69 SYS OFF See Multi Operation and System Off on page 69 DIRECT F See Direct function on page 69 RENAME See Renaming input source names on page 69 ERASE See Erasing one of the remote ...

Page 26: ...to video games 2 PRO LOGIC 4 1 channel surround sound sound from the surround speakers is mono Neo 6 CINEMA 6 1 channel sound especially suited to movie sources Neo 6 MUSIC 6 1 channel sound especially suited to music sources6 With multichannel sources if you have connected surround back speaker s and have selected SBch ON you can select according to format 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE See above only ava...

Page 27: ...oundtracks but some modes are also suited for music sources Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like Press ADV SURR ADVANCED SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening mode 2 ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamic soundtracks SCI FI Designed for science fiction with lots of special effects DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog MUSICAL Creates a concert h...

Page 28: ...ng to the source component Each press cycles through the options as follows AUTO This is the default setting The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order HDMI DIGITAL ANALOG ANALOG Selects an analog signal DIGITAL Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal HDMI Selects an HDMI signal 5 Selects an i LINK signal VSX AX4AVi only Note 1 There are cases where a brief noise i...

Page 29: ... was originally encoded you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6 1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES 2 The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel Virtual surround back channel is active Press SBch SBch PROCESSING repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options Each press cycles through the options as follows VirtualSB ON Virtua...

Page 30: ...of the radio station For example to tune to 106 00 FM press 1 0 6 0 0 If you make a mistake halfway through press D ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station it s convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station This saves the effort of manually tuning i...

Page 31: ...oadcasting a show with the program type JAZZ You can search the following program types 1 Searching for RDS programs One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio program You can search for any of the program types listed on the previous page 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band 2 2 Press the PTY SEARCH button SEARCH shows in the display 3 ...

Page 32: ...he possible modes Press repeatedly to switch between EON TA Traffic Announcement Sets the tuner to pick up traffic information when it is broadcast EON NEWS Sets the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast OFF Switches off the EON feature When set to TA or NEWS the EON indicator in the display lights it flashes when receiving an EON broadcast 4 The indicator in the display lights when the curre...

Page 33: ... Setup menu on page 61 Automatic MCACC Expert If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC on page 7 you can customize your setup options below You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC presets3 which are useful if you have different listening positions depending on the type of source for exampl...

Page 34: ...he microphone is connected If you re using a subwoofer it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 9 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference 5 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones A progress report is displayed on...

Page 35: ...ge 43 for more on this Speaker Distance The distance of your speakers from the listening position see page 44 for more on this 3 Standing Wave Filter settings to control lower boomy frequencies see page 37 for more on this Acoustic Cal EQ Adjustments to the frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room see page 38 for more on this Press ENTER after you...

Page 36: ... notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference If you re using a subwoofer switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position 1 Select Manual MCACC from the System Setup menu See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 33 if you re not already at this screen 2 Select the setting you want to adjust If you re doing this for the first time yo...

Page 37: ...tstretched pointing at each speaker Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span 1 When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up press to confirm and continue to the next channel For comparison purposes the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select If you want to go back and...

Page 38: ...ing Use the buttons to select the channel Use the buttons to select the frequency and to boost or cut the EQ When you re finished go back to the top of the screen and use the buttons to select the next channel The OVER indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort If this happens bring the level down until OVER disappears from the display Tip Changing ...

Page 39: ...ration and professional calibration the gray circles represent the point at which the microphone captures the sound for frequency analysis As soon as audio is output from your speaker system it is influenced by room characteristics such as walls furniture and the dimensions of the room The sooner the frequency analysis the less it is influenced by the room We recommend an earlier time setting of 2...

Page 40: ...the buttons to select the channel and the frequency you want to check Use the buttons to go back and forth between the two Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate decibels in 2dB steps 5 If you selected Advanced EQ Setup input the time setting you want to use for calibration then select Go Select Start from the next screen Based on the reverb measurement above you can choose the time p...

Page 41: ...ou want to check Use the buttons if necessary to switch speakers settings 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Data Check menu repeating steps 2 and 3 to check other settings 5 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Data Management setup menu Copying MCACC preset data If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ see Manual MCACC setup above we recommend copying your cur...

Page 42: ...utomatically setting up for surround sound MCACC on page 7 it isn t necessary to make all of these settings Caution The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume 1 Select Manual SP Setup then press ENTER 2 Select the setting you want to adjust If you are doing this for the first time you may want to adjust these settings in order Speaker Setting Specify the size and number of s...

Page 43: ...er and adjust individual channel levels Auto Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically 3 Confirm your selected setup option The test tones will start after you press ENTER Note 1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES Also the center and surround speakers can t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are se...

Page 44: ...nual SP Setup menu The current setting is displayed When OFF is displayed the attenuator is off bass output is not affected 2 Select a setup option Setting Start The volume is set to 60dB a test tone plays back and you make the setting Setting Clear Clears any previous setting and switches limiting off 3 If you selected Setting Start use to adjust the test tones and specify the bass peak level the...

Page 45: ...em see About THX on page 81 it is required that you make the setting See Placing the speakers on page 18 for more on THX speaker placement 3 1 Select THX Audio Setting from the Manual SP Setup menu 2 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other 0 0 0 3m Surround speakers within 30cm apart best for THX surround sound 0 3 1 2m Surround speakers between 30cm and 1 2m apart 1 2m...

Page 46: ... previous next levels 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play then press to start playback 4 Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this Playlist Song Artist Album Song Album Song Song Note 1 This system is compatible with an iPod iPod mini and iPod Photo portable device third generation and above however compatibility may vary depend ing on the software versio...

Page 47: ... repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed During playback press to skip to previous next playlist when browsing press to move to previous next levels TOP MENU Press to return to the iPod Top menu screen Note 1 An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP If you choose to connect to a...

Page 48: ...als one connector instead of several cables and connectors and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs HDMI the logo and High Definition Multi media Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC Using the i LINK interface VSX AX4AVi only If you have a component with an i LINK connector you can connect it to this receiver using an i LINK cable Since...

Page 49: ...9AVi i LINK If a connected devices cannot output playback a source using the i LINK connection is displayed after the input device name e g DV 989AVi 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 an asterisk appears before the device name e g DV 989AVi CD 3 When you re finished press RETURN You will r...

Page 50: ...ation This receiver is DTCP Digital Transmission Content Protection compliant so you can play DVD A DVD Video and SACD i LINK audio 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 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 c...

Page 51: ... analog audio you ll need to switch the input signal selector to MULTI CH INPUT see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this 2 When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected you can t use Midnight Loudness Dialog Enhancement or the SIGNAL SELECT and ANA LOG ATT buttons as well as any of the listening modes including STEREO and the surround back channel processing Whe...

Page 52: ...e 65 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω After selecting 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker setting on page 35 you can use the speakers connected to the surround back B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room See Switching the speaker system below for the listening options with this setup 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround...

Page 53: ...surround back speaker terminals output the same audio it doesn t matter which set front or surround back is powering which part High or Low of the speaker Make sure that the connections are properly inserted 2 Select the Front Bi Amp setting from the Surr Back System menu See Surround back speaker setting on page 35 to specify how you re using the surround back speaker terminals Caution Most speak...

Page 54: ...NALOG Front channel amplifier INPUT L R ANALOG Surround channel amplifier INPUT L R ANALOG Surround back channel amplifier INPUT ANALOG Powered subwoofer INPUT ANALOG Center channel amplifier mono Note 1 You can t use sound controls such as the tone controls or Midnight listening or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub room You can however use the features available with your su...

Page 55: ...M SOURCE IR HDMI R L R R R R L Sub room Main room IN1 DVD LD IN1 IN1 IN2 OUT MULTI ROOM SOURCE MULTI ROOM SOURCE MONITOR OUT 12V TRIGGER ROOM2 ZONE2 ROOM2 ZONE2 FMUNBAL75Ω AMLOOP MONITOR OUT OUT C CD TA DVD LD TV IN IN O IN IN ROOM2 ZONE2 IN DCOUT12VTOTAL50mAMAX 1 2 OUT MULTI ROOM SOURCE IR DMI R L Note 1 Only one sub room is possible if you connect the OUT1 ROOM3 ZONE3 digital output to your seco...

Page 56: ...receiver setup on page 62 Note 1 Note that when recording this also selects the RECOUT input source See Making an audio or a video recording on page 64 for more on this 2 If the receiver is in standby the display is dimmed and ZONE and your selected sub room s continue to show in the display SPEAKERS TUNE ENTER TUNE PHONES AV PARAMETER SETUP ST ST TUNER EDIT BAND CONTROL ON OFF VIDEO SELECT SIGNAL...

Page 57: ...1 ROOM3 ZONE3 OUT2 USB AUDIO IN IN1 SAT IN2 DVR VCR 1 IN3 DVR VCR 2 IN4 CD R 1 2 1 3 1 4 IN1 DVD LD IN2 IN1 DVD LD IN2 TV IN1 IN1 IN2 IN3 IN3 OUT MULTI ROOM SOURCE MULTI ROOM SOURCE MONITOR OUT 12V TRIGGER ROOM2 ZONE2 ROOM2 ZONE2 FMUNBAL75Ω AMLOOP MONITOR OUT OUT CD CD R TAPE DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO1 GAME1 OUT DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 OUT IN IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO S VIDEO IN IN IN FR FL SUBW CENTER MULTI CH IN...

Page 58: ...ays on page 62 for more on setting up the receiver Important The additional SR features do not work when the iPod function is selected 1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR cable See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display above for more on connecting these components Make sure you have also selected the display inpu...

Page 59: ...d from the power outlet when you do this 1 Use a commercially available cable to connect the RS 232C jack on your computer to the 9 pin RS 232C jack on this receiver See the documentation provided with the Advanced MCACC application for more information Advanced MCACC output using your PC Before continuing make sure you have completed steps 1 3 in Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 38 No...

Page 60: ...after doing so see Checking the i LINK inputs on page 49 2 6 When you re finished select Next to continue to the next screen The second screen of the Input setup has three optional settings Input name You can choose to rename the input function for easier identification Select Rename to do so or Default to return to the system default RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT DVD SAT VIDEO1 TVCONT D...

Page 61: ...ecify your volume setting for a multi room setup and your IR receiver type see Multi Room and IR receiver setup below SR Setup Specify how you want to control your Pioneer plasma display see SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays below OSD Adjustment Adjust the position of the on screen display on your TV see OSD Adjustment below iLINK Check VSX AX4AVi only Check which i LINK equipped components you...

Page 62: ...g you want OFF The receiver does not control the volume of the plasma display ON When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display DVD LD for example the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from the receiver is heard 3 Assign any input source connected to the plasma display to the corresponding input number This matches the receiver s input source with ...

Page 63: ... the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals Adjust the effect from 0 all center channel sent to front right and left speakers to 10 center channel sent to the center speaker only 0 to 10 Default 3 Effect Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround mode each mode can be set separately 10 to 90 High Bit High Sampling Creates a wider dynamic range with digital...

Page 64: ...aking an audio or a video recording above Note that the setting you make here is stored in memory even if you switch off the receiver so if you want to record a different input source later you must do so with REC SELECT or by selecting RECOUT SOURCE 3 After RECOUT disappears from the display select the input source you want to listen to This will be heard from the main system without affecting yo...

Page 65: ...recommend using speakers of 8Ω with this system but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you plan to use speakers with a 6Ω impedance rating Use the front panel controls to do this With the receiver in standby press STANDBY ON while holding down the SPEAKERS button Each time you do this you switch between the impedance settings SP 6 OHM Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 6...

Page 66: ...tal Video Conversion On Speakers A Surround Back System Normal SBch Speaker System Front SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES Crossover 80 Hz Bass Peak Level OFF X Curve OFF THX Audio Setting 0 0 0 3m Inputs See Input function default and possible settings on page 61 Multi Room Room 2 Volume Type Variable Room 2 IR Receiver Type SETTING 1 Room 2 Volume 60 SR SR Control On Off OFF SR Vol...

Page 67: ... component on or off into standby by pressing SOURCE If it doesn t seem to work select the next code from the list if there is one If you can t find or properly enter a preset code you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control see Programming signals from other remote controls below 7 If your component is controlled successfully press ENTER to confirm The remote LC...

Page 68: ...he remote control presets This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and programmed buttons 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select RESET then press ENTER RESET flashes in the LCD display 3 Press and hold ENTER for about two seconds The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have been erased Confirming preset codes Use thi...

Page 69: ...the button of the input source you want to control 3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press ENTER 4 Use to switch direct function ON or OFF then press ENTER The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting Multi Operation and System Off The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a series of up to 5 commands for the components in your system For example you cou...

Page 70: ... exit Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on or in standby 1 Press MULTI OPE MULTI OP flashes in the display 2 Press an input source button that has been set up with a multi operation The receiver switches on if it was in standby and the programmed multi operation is performed automatically Using System off 1 Press MULTI OPE MULTI OP flashes in the disp...

Page 71: ...r navigating Cable TV Satellite TV TV Switches TEXT OFF for TVs TV RETURN Use to select RETURN or EXIT Satellite TV TV Number buttons Use to select a specific TV channel Cable TV Satellite TV TV 10 button Use to add a decimal point when selecting a specific TV channel Satellite TV TV ENTER DISC Use to enter a channel Cable TV Satellite TV TV MENU Select the menu screen Cable TV Satellite TV TV ENT...

Page 72: ...E Displays changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs DVD DVR Player SHIFT SUBTITLE Switches to the VCR controls when using a VCR DVD HDD recorder VCR DVD DVR Player HDD SHIFT CH Switches to the hard disk controls when using a DVD HDD recorder DVR Player DVD SHIFT CH Switches to the DVD controls when using a DVD HDD recorder DVR Player Button s Function Components Note 1 If you want to control all...

Page 73: ...ack on again Try disconnecting the power cable then connect again AMP ERR blinks in the display then the power automatically switches off The MCACC blinks and the power does not turn on The receiver may have a serious problem Do not try switching the receiver on Contact a Pioneer authorized independent service company for help FAN STOP blinks in the display then the power automatically switches of...

Page 74: ... Channel Level on page 43 Check that the speaker hasn t been set to NO see Speaker Setting on page 42 The channel may not be recorded in the source By using one of the advanced effect listening mode you may be able to create the missing channel see Listening in surround sound on page 26 Sound is produced from analog components but not from digital ones DVD LD CD ROM etc Check that the input signal...

Page 75: ...personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not causing interference There seems to be a time lag between the speakers and the output of the subwoofer See Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC on page 7 to set up your system again using MCACC this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output The maximum volume available sho...

Page 76: ...tments being made the filters used for analysis may not display these adjustments in the graphical output However these adjustments are taken this into account by the filters dedicated to overall system calibration Lower frequency response curves do not seem to have been calibrated for SMALL speakers Low frequencies used in bass management the subwoofer channel will not change for speakers that ha...

Page 77: ...e no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit s sensor on page 72 Other components can t be operated with the system remote If the battery ran down the preset codes may have been cleared Re enter...

Page 78: ...the connected components form a loop See Creating an i LINK network on page 50 for more on this NO NAME When an i LINK equipped component has no name this message is displayed instead of the proper component name NO SIGNAL A component is outputting an i LINK signal that the receiver cannot reproduce This receiver can only reproduce signals from i LINK Audio equipped components See About i LINK on ...

Page 79: ...o output settings of the source component Noisy or distorted picture Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal during scanning for example or the video quality may just be poor with some video game units for example The picture quality may also depend on the settings etc of your display device Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display device using the same ty...

Page 80: ...m which embeds surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced surround listening with greater sound detail Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS The DTS technologies are explained below See www dtstech com for more detailed infor...

Page 81: ...t2 Before any home theatre component can be THX Select2 certified it must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests Only then can a product feature the THX Select2 logo which is your guarantee that the Home Theatre products you purchase will give you superb performance for many years to come THX Select2 requirements cover every aspect of th...

Page 82: ...put signal formats The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected Stereo 2 channel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON AUTO Automatically selects 6 1 7 1 channel decoding Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Log...

Page 83: ...and SACD 5 1 channel encoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC THX MUSICMODEa Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa SBch Processing AUTO Automatically selects 6 1 7 1 channel decoding WMA9 Pro 6 1 7 1 channel Straight decoding WMA THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 6 1 channel flagged Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa THX SURROUND EX Dolby Digital EX...

Page 84: ...s As above ANALOG DIRECT stereo PCM sources As above PCM DIRECT stereo DVD A sources As above PCM DIRECT stereo SACD sources As above SACD DIRECT stereo Surround Back speaker s Input signal format DIRECT PURE DIRECT Connected Maximum 7 1 channel playback WMA9 Pro 6 1 7 1 channel Straight decoding Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 6 1 channel flagged Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa Dolby D...

Page 85: ...ut Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Ω Signal to Noise Ratio 65 dB Frequency Response 5 Hz to 100 MHz FM Tuner Section Frequency Range 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 15 2 dBf IHF 1 6 µV 75 Ω 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Mono 20 2 dBf Stereo 41 2 dBf Sensitivity DIN Mono 1 1 µV S N 26 dB Stereo 50 µV S N 46 dB Signal to Noise Ratio Mono 76 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 72 dB at 85 dBf Signal to Noise Rati...

Page 86: ...e control and microphone measurements from a series of reference points your home theater experience can be truly customized for optimal surround sound Phase correction The Phase Control technology incorporated into this receiver s design provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound image at your listening position i LINK digital interface VSX AX4AVi ...

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