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Home theater sound

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the

STEREO

(default) and

PHONES SURROUND

(virtual surround

sound for headphones) modes are available.

When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode automatically changes to

STEREO

. When you

disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.

Press RECEIVER.

With headphones connected, press ADVANCED

SURROUND to select PHONES SURROUND, or
STEREO for stereo sound.

Using the Advanced Surround effects

Advanced Surround effects can be used with
multichannel or stereo sources for a variety of additional
surround sound effects.

•

Press ADVANCED SURROUND to select an

Advanced Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select from:

•

ADV. MOVIE

– Gives a movie theater-type sound

•

ADV. MUSIC

– Gives a concert hall-type sound

•

TV SURR.

– Designed for mono or stereo TV

broadcasts and other sources

•

SPORTS

– Designed for sports and other programs

based on commentary

•

GAME

– Creates surround sound from video game

sources

•

EXPANDED

– Creates an extra wide stereo field

•

6-STEREO

– Designed to give powerful surround

sound to stereo music sources

•

VIRTUAL

– Creates the impression of surround

sound from just the front speakers (Sound Modes are
unavailable when

VIRTUAL

is selected)

Note

• You can’t use the Advanced Surround effects when

the multichannel analog inputs (

DVD 5.1ch

) are

selected, or when playing 88.2/96 kHz PCM or DTS
sources.

Using the Sound Modes

The Sound Modes create a variety 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.

Note

• You can’t use the Sound Modes when the

multichannel analog inputs are selected.

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting:

DIALOG OFF

The dialog enhancement feature is designed 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

Note

• You can’t use dialog enhancement when the

multichannel analog inputs (

DVD 5.1ch

) are

selected, or when playing 88.2/96 kHz PCM or DTS
sources.

INPUT

DVD

VIDEO

TV/SAT

FRONT

FM/AM

DVR/VCR

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SURROUND

SOUND

MODE

SIGNAL

SELECT

DIALOG

AUTO

STEREO

LEVEL

TEST TONE

CH SELECT

MUTE

MASTER

VOLUME

DTV MENU

TOP MENU

T.EDIT

MENU

MCACC

SETUP

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

INPUT

VIDEO

FRONT

FM/AM

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SURROUND

SOUND

MODE

SIGNAL

SELECT

DIALOG

AUTO

STEREO

LEVEL

TEST TONE

CH SELECT

MUTE

MASTER

VOLUME

DTV MENU

TOP MENU

T.EDIT

MENU

MCACC

SETUP

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

INPUT

VIDEO

FRONT

FM/AM

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SURROUND

SOUND

MODE

SIGNAL

SELECT

DIALOG

AUTO

STEREO

LEVEL

TEST TONE

CH SELECT

MUTE

MASTER

VOLUME

DTV MENU

TOP MENU

T.EDIT

MENU

MCACC

SETUP

TUNE

SYSTEM

SETUP

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Summary of Contents for VSX-C501-S

Page 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX C501 S Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...REFORE INSTALL THE UNIT SUITABLE PLACES EASY TO DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG IN CASE OF THE ACCIDENT THE MAINS PLUG OF UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED FROM THE WALL SOCKET WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME H017BEn This 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...

Page 3: ...of the receiver except for a Pioneer DV 667A 466 366 266 or 566K 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 rack to hold the receiver make sure the back of the rack and the left side are open Also if you re using a case with doors leave the doors open when using the receiver Do not...

Page 4: ... other player 25 Playing a source 26 06 Home theater sound Playing multichannel sources 27 Playing stereo sources 27 Listening with headphones 28 Using the Advanced Surround effects 28 Using the Sound Modes 28 Enhancing dialog 28 Using the surround back channel 29 Listening with virtual surround back speakers 29 07 Using the tuner Setting the channel step 30 Finding a station 30 Tuning directly to...

Page 5: ...er 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 terminals the surround speakers to the SURROUND L R terminals and the surround back speaker to the SURROUND BACK terminals Press on a tab to open a terminal insert the exposed wire t...

Page 6: ...nnected 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 switch on the receiver 3 Pres...

Page 7: ...l also generate convincing surround sound for any stereo source SR operation with Pioneer plasma displays page 18 If you have a Pioneer plasma display you can take advantage of the SR features such as automatic input switching with the receiver and on screen displays for receiver information Surround and Advanced Surround modes pages 27 28 Used together with the Dolby Digital DTS or Dolby Pro Logi...

Page 8: ...k for the TV SAT input although it is possible to reassign it to the DVD input DVR VCR OPT2 jack pages 13 14 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 optical cable coil loosely The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners DVD TV SAT COAX jack page ...

Page 9: ...ith 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 c...

Page 10: ... on your DVD player This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital audio If your DVD player doesn t have a coaxial digital audio out jack it is possible to use an optical connection to the TV SAT DVD OPT1 jack However since by default this input is assigned to the TV SAT input you will need to reassign it to the DVD input before you can use it After connecting up everything else see Optic...

Page 11: ...t 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 Optical input setting on page 36 for how to do this COAX AC IN IN FRONT L R DVD MONITOR OUT FMUNBAL75Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA SUB WOOFER OUT TV SAT DVD O...

Page 12: ... 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 36 for how to do this Note If your satellite cable receiver doesn t have a digital audio output omit step 2 above For recording to a DVR VCR you must have...

Page 13: ...al 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 step 2 above In order to record you must connect the analog audio cables the digital connection is for playback only COAX AC IN IN FRONT L R DVD MONITOR OUT FMUNBAL75Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA SUB WOOFER OUT...

Page 14: ...ur VCR or other video component This allows playback from the other component COAX AC IN IN FRONT L R DVD MONITOR OUT FMUNBAL75Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA SUB WOOFER OUT TV SAT DVD OPT1 DVR VCR OPT2 DVD TV SAT IN VIDEO IN VIDEO L R TV SAT IN DVR VCR OUT L R DIGITAL IN TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS 110V 120 127V 220 230V 240V 110V 220 230V 240V 120 127V SUB WOOFER CENTER SURROUND CONTROL AUDIO IN 5 1CH IN OUT SPEAKE...

Page 15: ...o surround speakers or even no surround back speaker 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 VSX C501 SOUND MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME PHONES ADVANCED NEO 6 STANDBY STANDBY ON DTS...

Page 16: ... 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 surround back speaker to the SURROUND BACK speaker terminals 5 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 followin...

Page 17: ... 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 improve FM reception connect an external FM anten...

Page 18: ...s 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 Caution When the receiver is connected to a plasma display using an SR cable if the plasma display is switched off you cannot use the remo...

Page 19: ... on page 38 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 c...

Page 20: ...en one of the Dolby Pro Logic II surround modes is active with a 2 channel stereo source NEO 6 indicator page 27 Lights when the Neo 6 listening mode is active with a 2 channel stereo source ADVANCED indicator page 28 Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes is active PHONES indicator page 28 Lights when phones surround mode is active SOUND MODE indicator page 28 Lights when one of the Sound...

Page 21: ...oming into the receiver left center right low frequency effect left surround and right surround respectively S lights in Dolby Surround or Surround Monoaural and when playing Dolby EX or DTS ES soundtracks The triangular segments and SW subwoofer indicate the active speaker output channels 7 VIR SB indicator page 29 Lights when the Virtual Surround Back effect is on 8 OVER indicator page 36 Lights...

Page 22: ...nput 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 37 CH SELECT Use to select the speaker channel to adjust LEVEL Use to adjust the output level of the current s...

Page 23: ...isplay 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 42 Playback controls for external components such as DVD and CD players Functions printed in blue control the built in tuner other functions control other external eq...

Page 24: ...e Don t plug the microphone into the receiver yet 3 Press RECEIVER 4 Press MCACC SETUP MIC IN blinks in the display prompting you to connect the microphone Open the front panel cover to access the PHONES MIC jack MIC IN blinks in the display for about 30 seconds If you don t connect the microphone in that time the receiver automatically exits the MCACC setup After connecting the microphone the rec...

Page 25: ...ry checks and start the MCACC setup again ERR MIC Check the microphone connection ERR Fch Check the front speaker connections ERR Sch Check the surround or surround back speaker connections ERR SW Make sure the subwoofer has been switched on and volume on the subwoofer is turned up Other problems when using MCACC If the room environment is not optimal for the auto surround setup too much backgroun...

Page 26: ...by 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 27 for more information on different ways of listening to sources 5 Use the MASTER VOLUME control front panel or remote to adjust the volume level Turn down the volum...

Page 27: ...6 kHz DTS stereo 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 If you connected a surround back speaker see also Using the surround back channel on page 29 See also Using the Sound Modes on page 28 and Using the Advanced Surr...

Page 28: ...s Using the Sound Modes The Sound Modes create a variety 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 lo...

Page 29: ...peaker setting is set to SB you can only use the virtual surround back effect see below You can t hear the surround back channel with DTS 96 kHz 24 bit sources Listening with virtual surround back speakers Default setting VIR SB OFF If you don t have a real surround back speaker connected you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to simulate one Note that this feature only works when the surro...

Page 30: ...ns for high speed tuning releasing the button once the desired frequency is reached 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 number buttons on the remote control 1 Press the FM AM button on the remote control to put it in tuner mode 2 Press BAND or FM AM to change...

Page 31: ...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 first of the four characters That character lights steadily in the display and the cursor automatically moves to the next space 7 Enter up to three more characters in t...

Page 32: ... specified period of time Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer Press repeatedly to select between 90 MIN Switches to standby after 90 minutes 60 MIN Switches to standby after one hour 30 MIN Switches to standby after 30 minutes The sleep timer indicator lights when the sleep timer has been set Tip Press the SLEEP button once to view how much time is left on the timer before shutdown Each press after...

Page 33: ...eceiver settings The table below shows the factory default settings When you reset the system the receiver reverts to these defaults Note The default settings for the remote control to control other components can be found in Using the remote control with other components on page 38 AUDIO SOURCE RECEIVER SLEEP RECEIVER INPUT DVD VIDEO TV SAT FRONT FM AM DVR VCR SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND SOUND MOD...

Page 34: ...aker setting Specifies the 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 conn...

Page 35: ...om your listening position to the center speaker C 0 1 m C 9 0 m Distance can be set in increments of 0 1 m The default is 2 0 m Front right speaker distance setting Specifies the distance from your listening position to the front right speaker R 0 1 m R 9 0 m Distance can be set in increments of 0 1 m The default is 2 0 m Right surround speaker distance setting Specifies the distance from your li...

Page 36: ... a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using the supplied SR cable See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 18 and Using the SR mode with a Pioneer plasma display on page 32 SR mode setting SR OFF Switches SR off the receiver and plasma display work independently SR ON Switches SR on the receiver sends control signals to the plasma display Volume control setting When ...

Page 37: ...ropriate for the current listening mode L Front left C Center R Front right RS Right surround SB Surround back LS Left surround SW Subwoofer 3 Use the cursor up down buttons to adjust speaker levels so that you hear 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 TEST TONE to turn off the test tone Note Since t...

Page 38: ...Changes 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...

Page 39: ...th any of the available codes With some components not all functions are controllable by this remote Refer to VCR DVD LD player and DVD recorder controls on page 42 and Cable TV satellite TV digital TV TV controls on page 43 for detailed information on the function of individual buttons Remote Direct function Default setting All inputs ON On the default setting when you press an input select butto...

Page 40: ... switch off all the Pioneer components in your AV system at the same time Press RECEIVER and RECEIVER at the same time The receiver and all Pioneer AV components within the range of the remote control should switch into standby Note There are a few Pioneer components that do not respond to the Multi Operation and or System Off commands Resetting all remote control settings This restores all preset...

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Page 42: ... 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 43: ...e to go back to the previous menu page Cable TV Satellite TV DTV TV GUIDE Use as GUIDE button for navigation DTV AUDIO Use to switch DTV audio channels DTV 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 BLUE Satellite TV DTV Use to move forward a page in the menu Cable TV YELLOW Satellite TV DTV GREEN Sat...

Page 44: ...er 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 when the AM FM is ...

Page 45: ...er volume is too loud Turn the volume down You can only hear treble from speakers The front speakers are set to small S Set the front speakers to large L see page 34 Sound is produced from analog components but not from digital ones DVD LD CD ROM etc Digital connections are incorrect Make digital connections see pages 10 14 The digital output of the player is turned off Turn on the digital output ...

Page 46: ...lso the operating instructions that came with your DVD player No digital output from the DVD player when playing a multichannel DVD Audio or SACD disc DVD players do not output digital audio when playing these kinds of discs To enjoy fully multichannel DVD Audio and SACD discs connect your DVD player to this receiver through the multichannel analog inputs See page 10 and also the operating instruc...

Page 47: ... surround setup continually shows an error The ambient noise level in the room is too high Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible when using the MCACC setup If the noise cannot be kept low enough you will have to set up the surround sound manually page 34 After using MCACC the subwoofer distance setting is set further than the actual measured distance The low pass filter found in subw...

Page 48: ...o Logic decoder can then use for enhanced surround sound You can identify a Dolby Surround encoded source by the following logo 3 DTS Digital Surround You can identify 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 aud...

Page 49: ...ternate 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 9 kHz step 530 kHz to 1 700 kHz 10 kHz step Sensitivity IHF Loop antenna 350 µV m Selectivity 30 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 50 dB Antenna Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements AC 110 120 127 220 ...

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