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Controls and displays

Chapter 4

Controls and displays

Front panel

PHONES jack

When headphones are connected there is no sound
output from the speakers.

STANDBY/ON button

Press to switch the receiver on or into standby.

FRONT INPUT jacks

(page 13)

Use to connect an audio/video component.

STANDBY

Lights when the receiver is in standby.

Digital surround format indicators

DIGITAL indicator

Lights when the current source is Dolby Digital.

DTS indicator

Lights when the current source is DTS.

Listening mode indicators

STEREO indicator

(page 24)

Lights when the source is stereo and/or the listening
mode has been set to

STEREO

PRO LOGIC II indicator

(page 24)

Lights when one of the Dolby Pro Logic II surround
modes is active with a 2 channel (stereo) source.

ADVANCED indicator

(page 25)

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes is
active.

PHONES indicator

(page 24)

Lights when phones surround mode is active.

SOUND MODE indicator

(page 25)

Lights when one of the Sound Modes is active.

Remote control sensor

INPUT SELECTOR knob

(page 23)

Turn to cycle through the various inputs. The current
input is shown in the front panel display.

MASTER VOLUME knob

Use to adjust the volume.

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-C302

SOUND MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

MASTER
VOLUME

PHONES

ADVANCED

STEREO

STANDBY

FRONT INPUT

STANDBY/ON

DIGITAL IN

PHONES

VIDEO

AUDIO

DTS

PRO LOGICII

DIGITAL

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Page 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX C302 s Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...20 230V 240V 120 127V Voltage selector You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of multi voltage models The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 230V Please set it to the correct voltage for your country or region Saudi Arabia operates on 127V and 220V mains voltage Please set to the correct voltage before using For Taiwan please set to 110V before using Before changin...

Page 3: ... and 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 466 366 266 355 373 533 K 575K 676A 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 ...

Page 4: ...e Room Setup 22 Checking the settings on your DVD or other player 22 Playing a source 23 06 Home theater sound Playing multichannel sources 24 Playing stereo sources 24 Listening with headphones 24 Using the Advanced Surround effects 25 Using the Sound Modes 25 Enhancing dialog 25 Listening with virtual surround back speakers 25 07 Using the tuner Setting the channel step 26 Finding a station 26 T...

Page 5: ... 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 on a tab to open a terminal insert the exposed wi...

Page 6: ...t 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 is set to the AV input you connected the receiver to 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote or STANDBY ON on the front panel to swi...

Page 7: ...and Advanced Surround modes are designed to enhance particular types of program material by for example reproducing the acoustic space of a concert hall for music based material Dialog Enhancement page 25 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 B...

Page 8: ...uch as DVD CD and DVR players satellite receivers etc TV SAT DVD OPT1 jack page 11 Optical digital audio jack for the TV SAT input although it is possible to reassign it to the DVD input DVR VCR OPT2 jack page 12 Optical digital audio jack for the DVR VCR input When connecting optical cables be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket When storing opt...

Page 9: ...h the voltage in your country or region Installing the receiver When installing this unit make sure to put it on a secure and level plane that is stable Don t place it on the following places on a color TV the screen may distort near a cassette deck or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field This may interfere with the sound in direct sunlight in damp or wet areas in extremely hot or col...

Page 10: ...setting on page 31 for how to do this 3 Use a video cable to connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video input on your TV This connection carries video from this receiver to your TV If your TV has a built in digital TV tuner see also Connecting a TV with a built in digital TV tuner below Connecting a TV with a built in digital TV tuner If your TV has a built in digital TV tuner you can connect t...

Page 11: ... 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 TV SAT COAX jack However since by default this input is assigned to the DVD input you will need to reassign it to the TV SAT input before you can use it After connecting up everything else see Coaxial input setting on page 31 for how to do this Note If your satellite ...

Page 12: ...2 jack to an optical digital audio output on your DVD recorder or other video component This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio Note If your video component doesn t have a digital audio output omit this step In order to record you must connect the analog audio cables the digital connection is for playback only COAX CONTROL AC IN IN L R DVD MONITOR OUT FMUNBAL75Ω AM LOOP ANTEN...

Page 13: ...ll 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 AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX C302 SOUND MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME PHONES ADVANCED STEREO STANDBY FRONT INPUT STANDBY ON DIGITAL 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: ...act with metal objects Note 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 in the same way as the AM antenna For best results extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame Don t drape loosely or leave coiled up Connecting external antennas To i...

Page 16: ...ions To make the most of the SR features you should connect your source components DVD player etc in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter For each component connect the video output directly to the plasma display and just connect the audio analog and or digital to this receiver Note The 3 ringed SR cable from Pioneer is commer cially available under the part number ADE7095 A ...

Page 17: ... page 34 for how to do this Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components including the speakers Caution 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 cabl...

Page 18: ...ing mode has been set to STEREO 2 PRO LOGIC II indicator page 24 Lights when one of the Dolby Pro Logic II surround modes is active with a 2 channel stereo source ADVANCED indicator page 25 Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes is active PHONES indicator page 24 Lights when phones surround mode is active SOUND MODE indicator page 25 Lights when one of the Sound Modes is active 7 Remote co...

Page 19: ...ers L C R LFE Ls and Rs indicate the input channels coming into the receiver The segments and SW subwoofer indicate the active speaker output channels 7 VIR SB indictor page 25 Lights when the Virtual Surround Back effect is on 8 OVER page 31 Lights when the input signal is too high risking distortion Use the input attenuator to reduce the level 9 Tuner indicators STEREO page 26 Lights when listen...

Page 20: ...put DVR VCR Press to select DVR VCR 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 SR page 32 Switches the SR mode on off 8 DVD recorder control buttons When set up these buttons can be used to control a Pioneer DVD recorder REC Press to start recording STOP REC Press to ...

Page 21: ...D and CD players Functions printed in blue control the built in tuner other functions control other external equipment 19 Number buttons page 36 Use for numerical input of track numbers radio frequencies and so on 20 TV CONTROL buttons page 34 Use to control your TV after setting up the remote control to work with your TV 21 SLEEP page 28 Use to set the sleep timer 22 CHANNEL page 36 Use to change...

Page 22: ...istening position is FWD If you are nearer to the front speakers than the surround speakers 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 Note 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 di...

Page 23: ...f you re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound DVD disc you should hear surround sound If you are 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 24 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...

Page 24: ...6 kHz digital sources only the STEREO listening mode is available Playing stereo sources Stereo 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 25 and Using the Advanced Surround effects on page 25 for further stereo and surround playback options During playback of a st...

Page 25: ...sed with multichannel or stereo sources Press SOUND MODE to select a Sound Mode Press repeatedly to select from NATURAL Adjusts the overall tonal balance for better reproduction through small speakers OFF No Sound Mode MIDNIGHT For effective surround sound at low volume QUIET Reduces the impact of deep bass and piercing highs BRIGHT Adds high end sparkle S BASS Adds extra power to the low end Enha...

Page 26: ...lected band press and hold either the TUNE buttons for about a second The receiver will start searching for the next station stopping when it has found one Repeat this step to search for other stations Manual tuning To change the frequency one step at a time press the TUNE buttons High speed tuning Press and hold the TUNE buttons for high speed tuning releasing the button once the desired frequenc...

Page 27: ...e control 2 Press CLASS repeatedly to select the class Press repeatedly to cycle through the three memory classes A B and C 3 Use the ST buttons to select an FM preset station 4 Press T EDIT to select the station name mode ST NAME 5 Use the cursor left right buttons to choose the first character Scroll through the letters numbers and symbols stopping on the one you want 6 Press ENTER to input the ...

Page 28: ...ype SEL AUTO default setting Uses digital if available otherwise analog SEL ANA Uses the analog signal SEL DIG Uses the digital signal Note When the FM AM input is used the display always shows ANA analog Using the sleep timer The sleep timer automatically puts the receiver into standby after the specified period of time 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer Press repeatedly to sel...

Page 29: ...ettings for the remote control to control other components can be found in Using the remote control with other components on page 34 ROOMSETUP RECEIVER TUNE TUNE DISC NAVIGATOR SYSTEM SETUP Setting type Default setting Page ref Input DVD Master volume dB no sound Listening mode AUTO all inputs Page 24 Listening mode w headphones STEREO all inputs Page 24 Sound mode NATURAL Page 25 Dialog OFF Page ...

Page 30: ...size of the center speaker CENTER S Small the cone diameter is less than 12cm CENTER L Large 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 Not...

Page 31: ...e Using the Sound Modes on page 25 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 Note On the ch1 and ch2 settings the sound comes only from the center speaker or from the front speakers if CENTER was selected for the center speaker s...

Page 32: ...DVR 5 or TV Matches the DVR VCR function of the receiver with a numbered video input on the plasma display For example DVR 2 matches the DVR VCR input with video input 2 on the plasma display Function setting for FRONT input FRONT 1 FRONT 5 or TV Matches the FRONT function of the receiver with a numbered video input on the plasma display For example FRONT 4 matches the FRONT input with video input...

Page 33: ...ar the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in your main listening position The channel level range is 10 dB 4 Press RECEIVER then TEST TONE to turn off the test tone Note Since the subwoofer transmits an ultra low frequency its sound may seem quieter than it actually is Be careful not to turn up your subwoofer too much and check the volume with an actual source The subwoofer...

Page 34: ... 2 Input control mode select buttons Changes the receiver input and also the mode of the remote control 3 DVD recorder control buttons Dedicated buttons for controlling a Pioneer DVD recorder 4 Receiver control buttons Buttons used only for controlling receiver functions 5 Buttons for controlling other components The function of a particular button varies according to the remote control mode and t...

Page 35: ...on off If the other component fails to switch on off try another preset code if there is one available 4 Repeat process to assign preset codes for as many components as you want Note See Preset code list on page 38 for the components and manufacturers available The preset codes cover a wide variety of equipment however there may be some models from a particular manufacturer that do not work with a...

Page 36: ... ENTER DVD Press after keying a channel number VCR Press to display timer recording screen DVD recorder PIONEER DVR 520H 320 Press to switch side of a disc LD 10 CLEAR Use as 10 button when entering numbers LD 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 u...

Page 37: ... DTV Pioneer PDP 5040 4340 RETURN Use to go back to the previous menu page All Press to exit menu Cable TV Satellite TV DTV GUIDE Use as DTV GUIDE button for navigation DTV AUDIO Use to switch DTV audio channels DTV ANT Press to select ANTENNA DTV Pioneer PDP 5040 4340 DTV INFO Press for information on current program DTV Use to move back a page in the menu Cable TV BLUE Satellite TV DTV Use to mo...

Page 38: ...610 621 623 GRANDIENTE 630 HITACHI 606 610 618 624 625 JVC 613 623 LOEWE 607 MAGNAVOX 603 607 610 612 629 MITSUBISHI 602 609 610 621 NOKIA 632 652 PANASONIC 607 608 622 PHILIPS 607 RCA 618 601 610 615 616 617 618 661 662 609 RADIOSHACK 602 610 621 623 SANYO 614 621 SHARP 602 619 627 SONY 604 TOSHIBA 602 605 621 626 ZENITH 603 620 Manufacturer Code PIONEER 700 JERROLD 701 702 703 704 711 712 713 71...

Page 39: ...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 Adjust the MASTER VOLUME No sound is output w...

Page 40: ...e page 28 The digital input assignment is wrong Assign the digital input see page 31 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 th...

Page 41: ...fy a DTS Digital Surround encoded source by the following logo DTS Digital Surround is a 5 1 channel 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...

Page 42: ... 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 60 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 kHz to 1 602 kHz 9kHz step 530 kHz to 1 700 kHz 10kHz step Sensitivity IHF Loop antenna 350 µV m Selectivity 30 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 50 dB Antenna Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements AC 110 120 1...

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