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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER

VSX-C301

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX C301 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than 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 Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked D...

Page 3: ... walls or other equipment heat will build up inside interfering with performance and or causing malfunctions See below for exceptions to this Don t place anything on top of the receiver except for a Pioneer DV 464 360 454 350 444 or 545 DVD player If you do place one of these pieces of equipment on top of the receiver be sure to leave the ventilation space over it as prescribed above If using a ra...

Page 4: ...DVD or other player 21 Playing a source 22 06 Home theater sound Playing multichannel sources 23 Playing stereo sources 23 Listening with headphones 23 Using the Advanced Surround effects 24 Using the Sound Modes 24 Enhancing dialog 24 Listening with virtual surround back speakers 24 07 Using the tuner Finding a station 25 MPX mode 25 RF attenuator mode 25 Tuning directly to a station 25 Memorizin...

Page 5: ...er All the speakers you use should have a nominal impedance between 6 16Ω 1 Connect your speakers to the receiver as shown in the diagram below Prepare the speaker cable by stripping about 1 cm of the plastic shielding from each speaker wire Connect the front speakers to the FRONT L R terminals the center speaker to the CENTER terminal and the surround speakers to the SURROUND L R terminals Press ...

Page 6: ...the other end to a power outlet Switching on and playing a DVD Once you switch the receiver on it will automatically detect the speakers you have connected Although there are a number of more detailed settings you can make to optimize the surround sound you should be able to get acceptable surround sound performance right away 1 Switch on your TV and powered subwoofer Also make sure that your TV i...

Page 7: ...s of program material by for example reproducing the acoustic space of a concert hall for music based material Dialog Enhancement page 24 Use the Dialog Enhancement feature to accentuate dialog and vocals in a program source and match the vertical placement of the center channel with the front left right channels Virtual Surround Back mode page 24 The Virtual Surround Back mode creates the illusio...

Page 8: ...he three digital audio jacks are all inputs Connect to the digital outputs of digital source components such as DVD and CD players satellite receivers etc STB DVD OPT1 jack page 11 Optical digital audio jack for the STB input although it is possible to reassign it to the DVD input DVR TV OPT2 jack page 12 Optical digital audio jack for the DVR TV input When connecting optical cables be careful whe...

Page 9: ...our satellite receiver to your VCR both connected to this receiver without the receiver being switched on You could also use the AV Direct mode to watch a video using your TV s speakers for the audio without switching on the receiver You can switch into AV Direct mode from either standby or on using the AV DIRECT button on the remote control However it s also possible to set the receiver to switch...

Page 10: ... Use a SCART cable to connect the DVR TV IN OUT AV connector to an AV connector on your TV This connection carries video and analog stereo audio between this receiver and your TV If you want to connect a digital video recorder between this receiver and your TV see Connecting other video components on page 12 If your TV has a built in digital TV tuner see also Connecting a TV with a built in digita...

Page 11: ...ection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio If your set top box component doesn t have an optical digital audio out jack it is possible to use a coaxial connection to the DVD STB COAX jack However since by default this input is assigned to the DVD input you will need to reassign it to the STB input before you can use it After connecting up everything else see Coaxial input setting on page...

Page 12: ...l digital audio output on your DVD recorder or other video component This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio Some TVs have both RGB and i o Link A compatible AV connectors or a single AV connector is switchable See the instructions that came with your TV for more details This receiver is compatible with both formats without the need to switch When the DVR is switched on make ...

Page 13: ... fewer speakers no subwoofer or no center speaker or even no surround speakers will work At the very least front left and right speakers only are necessary Note that surround speakers should always be connected as a pair do not connect just one surround speaker All the speakers you use should have a nominal impedance between 6 16Ω DIGITALOUT OPTICAL PHONES HOLD ON OFF COLOR BRIGHT MONITOR VIDEO IN...

Page 14: ... the speaker wire then release the tab to secure 2 Connect the center speaker to the CENTER speaker terminals 3 Connect the surround left and right speakers to the SURROUND L R speaker terminals 4 Connect the subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack Placing the speakers Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound The following guidelines should help you to get t...

Page 15: ...computers television sets or other electrical appliances and do not let it come into contact with metal objects The signal ground is designed to reduce noise that occurs when an antenna is connected It is not an electrical safety ground FM wire antenna Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75Ω antenna terminal For best results extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame Don t...

Page 16: ...age 34 for how to do this Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components including the speakers Handle the power cable by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cable and never touch the power cable when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit or a piece of furniture etc on the power cable or pinch...

Page 17: ...hts when the source is stereo and or the listening mode has been set to STEREO 2 PRO LOGIC II indicator page 23 Lights when one of the Dolby Pro Logic II surround modes is active with a 2 channel stereo source ADVANCED indicator page 24 Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes is active PHONES indicator page 23 Lights when phones surround mode is active SOUND MODE indicator page 24 Lights wh...

Page 18: ...Lights when the Virtual Surround Back effect is on 7 OVER page 32 Lights when the input signal is too high risking distortion Use the input attenuator to reduce the level 8 Tuner indicators STEREO page 25 Lights when listening to a stereo FM broadcast in auto stereo mode TUNED Lights when tuned to a broadcast MONO page 25 Lights when the tuner MPX mode is set to mono RDS page 26 Lights when listen...

Page 19: ...s the current input DVR TV Press to select DVR TV as the current input VIDEO Press to select VIDEO as the current input FRONT Press to select FRONT the front panel audio video inputs as the current input FM AM Press to select FM AM the built in tuner as the current input 7 INPUT Press to cycle through the various inputs The current input is shown in the front panel display 8 Channel setup buttons ...

Page 20: ...nt panel display The display will light brightly for about two seconds when you operate the receiver with the display off or dimmed Note that the master volume indicator always remains lit even when the rest of the display is off 18 Playback controls page 36 Playback controls for external components such as DVD and CD players Functions printed in blue control the built in tuner other functions con...

Page 21: ... MID If you are equal distance from the front and surround speakers BACK If you are nearer to the surround speakers than the front speakers The Room Setup automatically sets up the channel levels and speaker distance according to the room size If you have already set the channel levels and or speaker distances manually see Setting individual channel levels on page 33 you will see ROOM SET in the d...

Page 22: ... playing a stereo source you will only hear sound from the front left right speakers in the default listening mode See also Home theater sound on page 23 for more information on different ways of listening to sources 5 Use MASTER VOLUME front panel or remote to adjust the volume level Turn down the volume of your TV so that all the sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver If yo...

Page 23: ...tereo sources such as CD FM radio and TV broadcasts can be played in stereo or through all your speakers using one of the various Surround modes See also Using the Sound Modes on page 24 and Using the Advanced Surround effects on page 24 for further stereo and surround playback options During playback of a stereo source press STEREO for stereo playback The STEREO indicator on the front panel light...

Page 24: ...d to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack Press DIALOG to select the amount dialog enhancement Press repeatedly to select from DIALOG OFF No dialog enhancement DIALOG ON Dialog enhancement Listening with virtual surround back speakers Default setting VIR SB OFF The Virtual Surround Back feature simulates listening with an added surround back channel In...

Page 25: ... enjoy the broadcast RF attenuator mode If the radio signal is too strong and or the sound is distorting press the RF ATT button to attenuate lower the radio signal input and reduce the distortion for FM stations only Tuning directly to a station Sometimes you ll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to In this case you can simply enter the frequency directly using the numbe...

Page 26: ...en you have got the characters you want to enter 9 Repeat steps 2 6 to memorize up to 30 preset broadcast station names To change a station name just enter the new name over the top of the old one To erase a station name enter a new name of four spaces Listening to memorized station presets 1 Press the FM AM button on the remote control 2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is sto...

Page 27: ...h automatically to this RDS broadcast signal NO DATA is displayed when there is no RDS data to display NO TYPE appears when a type cannot be found Displaying RDS information Use the DISPLAY button to display the different types of RDS information available RT PS and PTY Press DISPLAY to select the RDS information display Each press changes the display as follows RT Radio Text display PS Program Se...

Page 28: ... mode 2 Press EON to select the EON mode Press repeatedly to switch between TA Traffic Announcement Sets the tuner to pick up traffic information when it is broadcast 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 When the receiver switches automatically to an EON broadcast the dot indicator b...

Page 29: ...cancelled if you switch on the AV Direct function See also on page 9 and AV Direct setting on page 33 Press the SLEEP RECEIVER AV DIRECT button once to view how much time is left on the timer before shutdown Each press after that will cycle through the possible sleep time lengths Resetting the system Use this feature to reset the system to its factory default settings 1 Press RECEIVER 2 In standby...

Page 30: ...nd mode OFF Page 24 Dialog OFF Page 24 Virtual Surround Back OFF Page 24 Input signal select AUTO Page 29 Speakers Front Center Surround Setting Automatically sensed Page 31 Subwoofer setting 200 Hz Page 31 LFE Attenuator 0 dB Page 32 Front speaker distance 2 0 m Page 32 Center speaker distance 2 0 m Page 32 Surround speaker distance 2 0 m Page 32 Dynamic Range Control OFF Page 32 Dual Mono ch1 Pa...

Page 31: ...e the cone diameter is 12cm or greater CENTER If you have not connected a center speaker Surround speaker setting Specifies the size of the surround speakers SURR S Small the cone diameter is less than 12cm SURR L Large the cone diameter is 12cm or greater SURR If you have not connected surround speakers If the front speakers are set to FRONT S you can t choose SURR L for the surround speakers or ...

Page 32: ...ces you can create a similar effect using the Midnight mode see Using the Sound Modes on page 24 Dual mono setting Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played ch1 Only channel 1 is played ch2 Only channel 2 is played L c1 R c2 Both channels are played through the front speakers On the ch1 and ch2 settings the sound comes only from the center speaker or from the front...

Page 33: ...r Network EON on page 28 Setting individual channel levels Use to set the relative volume of each channel as you find necessary for balanced surround sound You can set up individual channel levels for each listening mode 1 Use the AUTO STEREO SOUND MODE SURROUND or ADVANCED SURROUND button to select a listening mode to set up channel levels for 2 Use MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume to an approp...

Page 34: ...s the receiver input and also the mode of the remote control 3 Receiver control buttons Buttons used only for controlling receiver functions 4 Buttons for controlling other components The function of a particular button varies according to the remote control mode and the type of component being controlled Some buttons also control receiver functions 5 TV CONTROL buttons Dedicated buttons for contr...

Page 35: ...e Refer to VCR DVD LD player and DVD recorder controls on page 36 and Cable TV satellite TV digital TV TV controls on page 37 for detailed information on the function of individual buttons Clearing preset codes This restores all presets to the factory defaults See Using the remote control with other components on page 34 for the default remote settings Press RECEIVER and number button 0 zero at th...

Page 36: ... of a disc LD 10 Use as 10 button when entering numbers VCR DVD LD DVD recorder Press to clear a numeric entry DVD DVD recorder Number buttons Use to directly access tracks etc on a program source Method 1 For numbers 1 9 use the number buttons For numbers 10 and over use the 10 button e g 10 10 3 for 23 Method 2 Use the number buttons followed by ENTER e g 2 3 ENTER for 23 VCR DVD LD DVD recorder...

Page 37: ...V RETURN Use to go back to the previous menu page Cable TV Satellite TV TV DTV GUIDE Use as GUIDE button for navigation DTV AUDIO Use to switch DTV audio channels DTV A Press to select closed captioning Satellite TV DTV Press for information on current program DTV Use to move back a page in the menu Cable TV B RED Satellite TV DTV Use to move forward a page in the menu Cable TV E BLUE Satellite TV...

Page 38: ... Code PIONEER 100 111 DVD LD DENON 110 HITACHI 109 MITSUBISHI 100 PHILIPS 104 RADIOLA 104 SONY 101 102 TELEFUNKEN 100 Manufacturer Code PIONEER 600 651 231 ALBA 639 BUSH 647 FISHER 635 638 FUJITSU 648 FUNAI 640 GOLDSTAR 650 GRANDIENTE 657 GRUNDIG 631 653 HITACHI 606 633 634 654 ITT 642 JVC 613 MITSUBISHI 609 NOKIA 632 652 PANASONIC 608 622 PHILIPS 607 656 RCA 618 SALORA 643 SAMSUNG 644 646 SANYO 6...

Page 39: ...itches off The receiver has a serious problem Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer accredited repair center Do not try to switch the unit on off again after seeing this message The unit does not respond when the buttons are pressed Improper connections Make sure the component is connected correctly see page 8 Sound is muted Press MUTE on the remote control The volume is turned down...

Page 40: ...nment is wrong Assign the digital input see page 32 No sound is output or a noise is output when Dolby Digital DTS software is played back A DVD player not compatible with Dolby Digital DTS is being used Make sure your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital DTS The settings on the DVD player are incorrect and or the DTS signal output is turned off Make sure the player s settings are correct a...

Page 41: ...audio encoding system from Digital Theater Systems Inc for DVD soundtracks Like Dolby Digital it provides six discrete channels of audio including an LFE channel The receiver cannot be remote controlled The remote control batteries have worn out Replace the batteries see page 3 You are too far away or at a bad angle for operation Operate within 7 m 30 of the remote sensor on the front panel see pa...

Page 42: ...HF 1 6 µV 75 Ω 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Mono 20 2 dBf Stereo 41 2 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio Mono 76 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 72 dB at 85 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio DIN Mono 62 dB Stereo 58 dB Distortion Stereo 0 6 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 70 dB 400 kHz Stereo Separation 40 dB 1 kHz Frequency Response 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1dB Antenna Input DIN 75 Ω unbalanced AM tuner section Frequency Range 531 ...

Page 43: ...7 Blue input Blue input Blue output 8 Status aspect input Status aspect input Status aspect output 9 GND for 11 GND for 11 GND for 11 10 N C i o Link A control i o Link A control 11 Green input Green input Green output 12 N C N C N C 13 GND for 15 GND for 15 GND 15 14 GND for 16 GND for 16 GND for 16 15 Red S video C input Red S video C input Red S video C output 16 Blanking input Blanking input B...

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