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Set up

Operation

Displays & Controls

Front Panel

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1

 STANDBY/ON button

Switches the receiver between on and standby.

2

STANDBY indicator

Lights when the receiver is in standby mode
(note that the receiver consumes a small amount
of power (1W) in standby mode).

3

STATION (+/–), FREQUENCY (+/–), TUNING
SELECT buttons (see pages 23–25)

STATION (+/–)

Selects station memories when using the tuner.

FREQUENCY (+/–)

Selects the frequency when using the tuner.

TUNING SELECT

Switches between station memory and
frequency select modes.

4

CLASS button (see page 25)

Switches between the three banks (classes) of
station memories.

5

MEMORY button (see page 24)

Press to memorize a station for recall using the
STATION (+/–) buttons.

6

MPX MODE button  (see page 23)

 lf the 

TUNED

 or 

STEREO

 indicators don't light

when tuning to an FM station because the signal
is weak, press the MPX button to switch the
receiver into mono reception mode. This should
improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy
the broadcast.

7

Display (see page 18)

Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control.

9

DSP MODE button (see page 22)

Use to switch between the various DSP modes
available (

HALL, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER1,

THEATER2

) and DSP off. Use to create different

surround sound effects from any stereo source.

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DOLBY PRO LOGIC button (see page 20)

Use to switch between the various Pro Logic
modes (PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC THEATER

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,

PRO LOGIC THEATER

2

) and Pro Logic off.

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MASTER VOLUME

Use to set the overall listening volume.

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PHONES jack

Use to connect headphones but this does not
switch the speakers off.

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SPEAKER button

Use to switch the speaker system on or off.

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FL DIMMER button

Use this button to make the fluorescent display
(FL) dimmer or brighter. There are three
brightness settings as well as an off setting.

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BASS  (+/–) buttons

Use to increase/decrease bass (within a range of
–6dB to 6dB in 2dB steps). It cannot be used
when S.BASS is on.

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TREBLE (+/–) buttons

Use to increase/decrease treble (within a range of
–6dB to 6dB in 2dB steps).

Function buttons

Use to select a source for playback or recording.

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S.BASS  button

Use to switch on and off the bass boost. Use for
a more powerful bass sound. Negates use of
BASS buttons.

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DIRECT button

Use to switch DIRECT playback on or off. This
mode bypasses the tone controls and channel
levels for the most accurate reproduction of a
program source.

Summary of Contents for VSX-D209

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX D209 ...

Page 2: ...can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced rad...

Page 3: ...nience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regardtopropergroundingof t...

Page 4: ...rious listening environments such as a theater or a jazz club may be simulated and applied to any music or video source DVD 5 1 channel input A special 5 1 Channel input makes the VSX D209 fully compatible with Dolby Digital decod ers and DVD players with 5 1 channel outputs The Energy saving Design This unit is designed to use minimal electricity when power is switched OFF in Standby mode Regardi...

Page 5: ...round Sound 13 Displays Controls 17 Front Panel 17 Display 18 Remote Control 19 Listening in Surround Sound 20 Listening in Dolby Pro Logic Mode 20 Listening in DVD 5 1 Channel Input Mode 21 Listening in DSP Mode 22 Using the Tuner 23 Finding a Station 23 Tuning Directly to a Station 24 Memorizing Stations 24 Recalling Memorized Stations 25 Making a Recording 26 Making an Audio or Video Recording ...

Page 6: ...me theater system to it It also describes how to set up a multi channel speaker system to take full advantage of the great surround sound features of your receiver Operation This section shows you how to use every feature of the receiver and its remote control unit It also covers using the supplied remote control to operate your other home theater components To find out more about a specific butto...

Page 7: ...t the remote control has two types of buttons one called FUNCTION and a set of buttons called SOURCE SELECT Use the FUNCTION button to choose the component you want to listen to CD CDR TAPE TUNER etc and use the SOURCE SELECT buttons to change which component the remote control itself will operate Thus if the VSX D209 is in TUNER mode for example and you want to listen to your CD player you need t...

Page 8: ... SUB WOOFER PREOUT TO MONITOR TV VCR DVR TV SAT DVD LD FRONT P L A Y CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS AC OUTLET L R SUB WOOFER L R O U T R E C DVD 5 1 CH INPUT OUT FM ANTENNA Antenna snap connectors Twist the exposed wire strands together and insert into the hole then snap the connector shut Using external antennas Connecting Antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire ante...

Page 9: ...nnecting equipment always make sure the power switched off and the power cord is disconnected from the wall outlet Cassette deck placement Depending on where the cassette deck is placed noise caused by leakage flux from the transformer in the receiver may occur during playback If you experience noise move the cassette deck farther away from the receiver Audio Video cords Use good quality audio vid...

Page 10: ... information on how to switch between the two input methods Connections can be made from a DVD player multi channel decoder equipped with 5 1 analog outputs to the 5 1 analog inputs on this unit Always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet before making or changing any connections TV monitor VCR DVR etc DVD LD player Connecting Video Components Connect your...

Page 11: ...RONT SPEAKERS L R SUB WOOFER L R O U T R E C DVD 5 1 CH INPUT OUT AC OUTLET FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA FM ANTENNA INPUT Front left Front right Center Powered sub woofer Surround left Surround right Connecting Speakers Connect your speakers as shown below Be sure to connect each speaker to the appropriate speaker terminals and also to connect the positive and negative terminals correctly positive...

Page 12: ... damage or injury resulting from the speaker falling from the TV in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes If possible install the surround speakers slightly above ear level Try not to install the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect 3 D View of speaker set up Surround Left Surround Rig...

Page 13: ...U SOURCE SOURCE SELECT DVD TAPE CD TUNER TV CONT CH SELECT FUNCTION FL DIMMER RECEIVER MD CD R TV VOL EFFECT TV FUNC TEST TONE MUTING MASTER VOLUME DSP MODE SORROUND 2 Î AV MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER REMOTE CONTROL UNIT LEVEL CHANNEL STATION ENTER FQ FQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 2 3 4 4 1 3NORMAL 3 PHANTOM 2 WIDE 2 2 2 3 3 3 STEREO 1 Switch on the receiver 2 Press the SURROUND button 3 Press the 3 button to...

Page 14: ...sition and set the distance accordingly You can set the distance in a range from 1 30 feet 9 Press the 3 button to select the distance mode for the SURR surround speakers 10 Press the 5 buttons to increase decrease the distance of the SURR speakers Again You need to judge how far the speakers are from your normal listening position and set the distance accordingly As above you can set the distance...

Page 15: ...wever 4 Adjust the respective speaker levels with the LEVEL buttons when the TEST TONE sounds from that speaker Adjust the volumes of the speakers so that the volume of all speakers appears equal from your normal listening position 5 Press TEST TONE again When you are satisfied that the set up is complete press the TEST TONE button to return to normal operation No TEST TONE sounds for the subwoofe...

Page 16: ...B appears in the display 4 Adjust the front left FL speaker level with the LEVEL buttons Adjust the volumes of the speakers to a standard level of your choice when seated in your normal listening position 5 Press CH SELECT again to move to the next speaker The second speaker CT center and it s relative volume level dB appears in the display 6 Adjust the center CT speaker level with the LEVEL butto...

Page 17: ... 9 DSP MODE button see page 22 Use to switch between the various DSP modes available HALL JAZZ DANCE THEATER1 THEATER2 and DSP off Use to create different surround sound effects from any stereo source 0 DOLBY PRO LOGIC button see page 20 Use to switch between the various Pro Logic modes PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC THEATER1 PRO LOGIC THEATER2 and Pro Logic off MASTER VOLUME Use to set the overall listening...

Page 18: ...ONO Lights when the mono mode is set using the MPX MODE button see page 23 TUNED Lights when a broadcast is being received STEREO Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode 6 MASTER VOLUME LEVEL Shows the overall volume level Volume level is maintained even when the power is off dB indicates the minimum level and 0dB indicates the maximum level Depending on the level s...

Page 19: ...on page 27 CHANNEL STATION buttons see page 25 27 Use to select the station of memorized frequencies or change channels on Pioneer made TVs CLASS MENU button see page 25 29 Use to switch between the three banks classes of station memories 2 3 5 FQ ENTER buttons see page 13 14 23 Use these arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system see page 13 16 These buttons are also used to control...

Page 20: ...he steps in Setting Up for Surround Sound on pages 13 15 memo Listening in Surround Sound 1 Press 2 DOLBY PRO LOGIC on the receiver Pressing repeatedly changes the Pro Logic mode in the following sequence 2 Press SURROUND This starts the process of setting the effect level 3 Use the EFFECT to adjust the DSP effect level PRO LOGIC THEATER1 and PRO LOGIC THEATER2 You can adjust the effect level with...

Page 21: ...ogic mode Follow the steps below to use the 5 1 channel mode CLASS MENU MPX SET UP D ACCESS TOP MENU SOURCE SOURCE SELECT DVD TAPE CD TUNER TV CONT CH SELECT FUNCTION FL DIMMER RECEIVER MD CD R TV VOL EFFECT TV FUNC TEST TONE MUTING MASTER VOLUME DSP MODE SORROUND 2 Î AV MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER REMOTE CONTROL UNIT LEVEL CHANNEL STATION ENTER FQ FQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 1 1 1 Use the FUNCTION button t...

Page 22: ...ffect level within an range of 10 90 the default settinig is 50 The settings for effect level in DSP mode are independent of the effect level in PRO LOGIC THEATER1 and PRO LOGIC THEATER2 modes You can input level settings spefically for the DSP mode and this will enhance you surround sound experience see page 16 If you try and turn DSP on when the speakes are off SP OFF will flash on the display i...

Page 23: ... 2 Press the TUNER button on the remote control to put the remote control in tuner mode 3 Use the TEST TONE button to change the band FM or AM if necessary Each press switches the band between FM and AM on the front panel use the FM AM button 4 Tune to a station Automatic tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band press and hold either the FQ or FQ button for about a second The r...

Page 24: ...CE SELECT DVD TAPE CD TUNER TV CONT CH SELECT FUNCTION FL DIMMER RECEIVER MD CD R TV VOL EFFECT TV FUNC TEST TONE MUTING MASTER VOLUME DSP MODE SORROUND 2 Î AV MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER REMOTE CONTROL UNIT LEVEL CHANNEL STATION ENTER FQ FQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 5 1 4 3 2 1 3 Using the Tuner 1 Use the FUNCTION button to put the receiver in tuner mode On the receiver press the FM AM button to select the ...

Page 25: ...de 3 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored Repeatedly pressing this button cycles through the three available classes A B and C 4 Use the STATION buttons to select the station memory in which the station is stored Alternatively recall the station memory using the number buttons on the remote control If the receiver is left disconnected from the AC power outlet for a length...

Page 26: ...OR 1 memo 1 Press the FUNCTION button to select a source to record All functions except MONITOR are accessible from the remote control On the receiver select the source directly using the front panel buttons 2 Prepare the program source Tune to the radio station load the CD etc For a video recording load the video DVD etc 3 Insert a blank tape MD video etc into the recording device connected to ei...

Page 27: ... R TV VOL EFFECT TV FUNC TEST TONE MUTING MASTER VOLUME DSP MODE SORROUND 2 Î AV MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER REMOTE CONTROL UNIT LEVEL CHANNEL STATION ENTER FQ FQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 5 2 3 1 4 memo memo 1 Use SOURCE SELECT buttons to put the remote control in the stated mode 2 SOURCE power Press to switch the CD MD or CD R player between STANDBY and ON 3 4 Press to return to the start of the current tr...

Page 28: ... 1 Use SOURCE SELECT buttons to put the remote control in the stated mode 2 SOURCE power Press to switch the cassette deck between STANDBY and ON not possible on all models 3 4 This button has no function in cassette deck mode 4 This button has no function in cassette deck mode 5 2 Press to start playback of reverse side of tape auto reverse models only 6 8 Press to pause playback or recording 7 P...

Page 29: ...he start of previous tracks 4 Press to advance to the start of the next chapter track Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks 5 2 Use to switch the language on discs that feature multilingual soundtracks on some models this will switch the angle 6 8 Press to pause playback on some models this will freeze frame the picture 7 TOP MENU Use to display or close the top menu screen 8 AUD...

Page 30: ...g to the wall outlet Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again Make sure the component is connected correctly see pages 8 through 11 Press MUTING on the remote control Adjust MASTER VOLUME Press SPEAKERS to switch on the speakers Press the MONITOR button Make sure the component is connected correctly see pages 8 through 11...

Page 31: ... Noise Ratio IHF short circuited A network CD VCR DVR CD R TAPE MD DVD LD TV SAT 96 dB Signal to Noise Ratio EIA at 1 W 1 kHz CD VCR DVR CD R TAPE MD DVD LD TV SAT 79 dB Measured pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission s Trade Regulation rule on Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Measured by Audio Spectrum Analyzer Video Section Input Sensitivity Impedance VCR DVR DVD LD TV SAT 1 Vp p 75 Ω Output...

Page 32: ...or your protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers 40 Livingroom refrigerator bedroomawayfromtraffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway...

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