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Operating Instructions

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER

VSX-C402

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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX C402 ...

Page 2: ...lified service personnel WARNING The apparatus is not waterproofs to prevent fire or shocks hazard do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any water source near this apparatus such as vase flower pot cosmetics container and medicine bottle etc D3 4 2 1 3_En The STANDBY ON switch is secondary connected and therefore does not separate the unit from mains power in STANDBY posi...

Page 3: ...unit 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 464 360 454 350 444 474 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 I...

Page 4: ...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 Finding a station 26 MPX mode 26 RF attenuator mode 26 Tuning directly to a station 26 Memorizing station presets 26 Naming station presets 27...

Page 5: ...eceiver 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 wire then release the tab to secure For correct sound it s ...

Page 6: ...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 powered subwoofer Also make sure that your TV is set to the AV input you connected the receiver to 2 Press RECEIVE...

Page 7: ... 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 Back...

Page 8: ...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 when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket When storing optical cable coil ...

Page 9: ...this is if you want to record from your 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 po...

Page 10: ...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 digital TV tuner below Co...

Page 11: ...arries 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 33 for ...

Page 12: ...l 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 sure tha...

Page 13: ...aker 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 OUT AUDIOIN OUT Portable DVD player etc VSX ...

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: ...nces 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 drape loosely or leave coiled up Connecting externa...

Page 16: ... need to make a few settings in the receiver See Using the SR mode with a Pioneer plasma display on page 35 for detailed instructions 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 an...

Page 17: ...ce of furniture etc on the power cable or pinch the cable Never make a knot in the cable or tie it with other cables The power cables should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cable can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cable once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer fo...

Page 18: ...when the source is stereo and or the listening 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 o...

Page 19: ...e active speaker output channels 7 VIR SB indictor page 25 Lights when the Virtual Surround Back effect is on 8 OVER page 33 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 listening to a stereo FM broadcast in auto stereo mode TUNED Lights when tuned to a broadcast MONO page 26 Lights when the t...

Page 20: ...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 SR page 35 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 t...

Page 21: ...printed in blue control the built in tuner other functions control other external equipment 19 Number buttons page 38 Use for numerical input of track numbers radio frequencies and so on 20 CHANNEL page 38 Use to change channels on a satellite receiver cable box VCR or DVR 21 DIMMER First press RECEIVER then press DIMMER repeatedly to change the brightness switch off the front panel display The di...

Page 22: ...main listening 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 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 d...

Page 23: ...ttons on the remote control to select the receiver input 4 Start playback of the DVD or other component If 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 wa...

Page 24: ...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 ster...

Page 25: ...of tonal and dynamic effects that can be used with multichannel or stereo sources Press SOUND MODE to select a Sound Mode Press repeatedly to select from 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 Enhancing dialog Default setting DIALOG OFF The dia...

Page 26: ...ss MPX remote control only to switch the receiver into mono reception mode the MONO indicator lights This should improve the sound quality and allow you to 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 statio...

Page 27: ...ay Any time you want to exit the process you can press the T EDIT button 8 Press ENTER when 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 When not in one of the RDS modes see below you can switch ...

Page 28: ...tion there are three other program types ALARM NO DATA and NO TYPE ALARM used for exceptional emergency announcements You can t search for this but the tuner will switch 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 R...

Page 29: ... the left lights when the current broadcast carries the EON data service 1 Press the FM AM button to put the receiver in FM tuner 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...

Page 30: ...e otherwise analog SEL ANA Uses the analog signal SEL DIG Uses the digital signal When the VIDEO or FM AM inputs are 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 select between 90 MIN Switches to standby after 90...

Page 31: ...ntrol other components can be found in Using the remote control with other components on page 36 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 OFF Page 25 Dialog OFF Page 25 Virtual Surround Back OFF Page 25 Inp...

Page 32: ...the size of the center speaker CENTER S Small the cone diameter is less than 12 cm CENTER L Large the cone diameter is 12 cm 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 12 cm SURR L Large the cone diameter is 12 cm or greater SURR If you have not connected surround spea...

Page 33: ...Midnight mode see 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 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 cente...

Page 34: ...ettings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR cable Note that the number of function settings available will depend on the plasma display you ve connected See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 16 and Using the SR mode with a Pioneer plasma display on page 35 Volume control setting VOL C OFF The receiver does not control the volume ...

Page 35: ... relative volume of each channel as you find necessary for balanced surround sound 1 Use MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume to an appropriate level 2 Press RECEIVER then TEST TONE to output the test tone The test tone is output in the following order from speakers that are switched on and are appropriate for the current listening mode L Front left C Center R Front right RS Right surround LS Left s...

Page 36: ...e 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 the type of component being controlled Some butt...

Page 37: ...h 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 See Preset code list on page 40 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 any ...

Page 38: ...o open All ENTER TIMER REC Use as ENTER DVD Press after keying a channel number VCR Press to display timer recording screen DVD recorder PIONEER 466 467 468 Press to display Disc Navigator screen DVD recorder PIONEER 456 Press to switch sides 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 ...

Page 39: ...TER Press together to mute the Pioneer TV volume TV Pioneer MENU Press to display menu screen All DISC NAVIGATOR Press to display DTV menu DTV RETURN Use to go back to the previous menu page TV DTV Press to exit menu Cable TV Satellite TV AUDIO Use to switch audio channels All Press to display EPG screen TV Press to display guide screen Cable TV Satellite TV DTV Press to switch DTV on off DTV A Sa...

Page 40: ... DENON 110 HITACHI 109 PHILIPS 104 RADIOLA 104 SONY 101 102 Manufacturer Code PIONEER 600 651 231 ALBA 639 BUSH 647 FINLUX 655 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 645 SEI 649 SHARP 602 SONY 604 TANDY 641 TELEFUN...

Page 41: ...ceiver 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 Adjust the MASTE...

Page 42: ...e 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 and or the DTS signal out is on Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the DVD player The digital output level is tu...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...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 1 dB Antenna Input DIN 75 Ω unbalanced AM tuner section Frequency Range 531...

Page 45: ...ue 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 for 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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