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Using other functions

Checking your system settings

Use the status display screen to check the various
settings you’ve made for features such as sound delay,
digital noise reduction, and high-sampling.

From the remote control amplifier menu, press

STATUS to check the system settings.

You may need to press

on the Home menu (

)

first before reaching the amplifier menu screen shown
below (use the

(cursor left/right) soft keys to go to

the previous/next menu screen).

These appear on both the OSD and the front panel
display.

The front panel display shows each of the following
settings for two seconds each:

Note

• If the Stream Direct mode is switched on, some

settings above will show

OFF

, even though they are

switched on.

When you’re finished, press STATUS again to

switch off the display.

Resetting the system

Use this feature to reset the system to its factory default
settings (see

Default amplifier settings

below).

Switch the amplifier into standby.

While holding down the front panel DIGITAL NR

button, press and hold

STANDBY/ON for about

three seconds.

The display shows

RESET?

Press the front panel button.

The display shows

OK?

Within 5 seconds, press OPTION –.

The amplifier should now be reset.

Note

• This doesn’t affect the presets that you have

programmed into the remote control (see

Using the

remote control with other components

on page 61).

See

Resetting the remote control

on page 10 to do

this.

Default amplifier settings

The table below shows the factory default settings. When
you reset the system, the amplifier reverts to these
defaults:

Surround back speaker/
Virtual back speaker

Video select

Acoustic calibration EQ

Dual mono

Digital noise reduction

Sound delay

Midnight

Hi-bit

Loudness

High-sampling

Tone

Real phantom

AMPLIFIER

3/3

SB CH

MODE

INPUT

STATUS

INPUT

ATT

SPEAKER

A/B

VIDEO

SELECT

TAPE2

MONITOR

DISPLAY
DIMMER

AMPLIFIER

CONT

SB CH MODE :

ACOUS. CAL EQ

DIGITAL NR :

MIDNIGHT

LOUDNESS :

TONE CONTROL :

VIDEO SELECT :

DUAL MONO :

SOUND DELAY :

HI-BIT :

HI-SAMPLING :

REAL PHANTOM :

ALL ADJ
OFF
ON

DVD/LD
CH1
0.0frame

OFF

OFF
OFF

OFF
OFF
OFF

Setting type

Default setting

Page ref.

Input

DVD/LD

Master volume

– – – dB

(no sound)

Listening mode

STANDARD

(video inputs,

multichannel inputs, USB)

STEREO

(audio inputs)

page 39

Advanced surround
effect level

(

5/7CH STEREO

)

(all other modes)

page 41

Listening mode (w/
headphones)

STEREO

page 42

Stream Direct mode

SD:1 NORMAL

(

)

page 43

Acoustic Calibration
EQ

OFF

(switches to

ALL CH ADJ

after the Auto Surround Setup)

page 44

Input signal select

AUTO

except multichannel

inputs (

ANALOG

) and USB

(

DIGITAL

)

page 44

USB / multichannel
input channel setting

channels

page 45

Surround Back
Channel mode

(with surround back

speaker(s) connected)

page 46

Virtual Surround Back
mode

OFF

page 47

Hi-bit/Hi-sampling

OFF

page 48

Содержание VSA-AX10Ai

Страница 1: ...AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA AX10Ai Operating Instructions ...

Страница 2: ...in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel ...

Страница 3: ...ther 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 If the socket outlets on the associated equipment are not suitable for the plug supplied with the product the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on t...

Страница 4: ...Other problems when using the Auto Surround Setup 37 Checking the settings on your DVD or other player 37 Playing a source 37 05 Listening to your system About the listening modes 39 Listening in surround sound 39 Using the Advanced surround effects 41 Using the Home THX modes 41 Listening in stereo 42 Listening with headphones 42 Using the multichannel analog inputs 43 Using the Stream Direct mod...

Страница 5: ...ng the i LINK interface 78 About i LINK 79 About PQLS rate control 79 Creating an i LINK network 79 Using the USB interface 80 Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output 81 Advanced MCACC output using your PC 82 10 Advanced setup The Input Assign menu 83 Assigning the digital inputs 83 Assigning the component video inputs 84 Assigning the i LINK inputs 84 Assigning the video inputs 85 The Expert Se...

Страница 6: ...Digital EX DTS 96 24 and DTS ES Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to six channels of surround sound including a special LFE Low Frequency Effects channel for deep realistic sound effects With the addition of a surround back speaker you can take advantage of the built in Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES decoders for six channel surround sound Dolby Pro Logi...

Страница 7: ...ure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit The remote has a range of about 7 meters Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Recharging the rem...

Страница 8: ...age 11 Setting up the remote control After you have calibrated the screen and set the display clock use the other settings to customize your remote control Note The remote control operations in this section are accessed from the remote setup menu To go to the remote setup menu press from the remote control Home menu There are three remote setup menu screens which can be navigated by using the touc...

Страница 9: ...inute 4 Press ENTER when you re finished You ll return to the remote setup menu Setting the button alert volume You can set the volume of the beep you hear when you press a button on the remote Press BEEP to select a setting Each press selects between quiet loud or off The current setting is shown on the touch screen Setting the time out setting Default setting 60sec To save battery life a timer a...

Страница 10: ...l touch screen and hard keys inoperative 1 At the same time press the and hard keys for about three seconds This is not possible from the remote setup screen LOCKED shows on the touch screen to indicate the remote control is locked 2 To unlock the remote control repeat step 1 Once the remote control is unlocked the touch screen shows the Home menu Restarting the remote control If the remote contro...

Страница 11: ...cified on your warranty card to obtain new batteries Replacement cells are not covered under warranty Dispose of used battery cells immediately after replacement Keep away from children When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution s rules that apply in your country or area 1 Use a small phillips screwdriver to remove the screw fix...

Страница 12: ... audio inputs for connecting digital audio sources to this amplifier There s also a 2 RF IN jack for connection to an LD player with a 2 RF output All the inputs are freely assignable to input functions for maximum flexibility If a connected component does not correspond to the input function DVD LD etc see Assigning the digital inputs on page 83 to assign it properly 4 Stereo analog audio source ...

Страница 13: ...l as audio video inputs the three input functions DVR VCR 1 VCR 2 and VCR 3 also have audio video outputs for recording See Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 18 for connection details 13 Component video inputs output The three component video inputs are freely assignable to any of the audio video input functions The component video output is for connection to a monitor or TV See Using the c...

Страница 14: ...If you use different cord types for the TV and the source component overlay information doesn t appear AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO FRONT SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR IN FRONT CENTER SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK VIDEO AUDIO S2VIDEO SPEAKERS Single USB AUDIO S400 AUDIO OUT2 OUT1 CD R TAPE1 MD DVR VCR1 SAT IN CD TV DVD DVD LD DVD LD I...

Страница 15: ...outputs below for how to connect it 3 Connect a composite or S video output on your DVD player to the DVD LD VIDEO or DVD LD S2 VIDEO input on this amplifier Use a standard video cable or an S video cable for the connection If your player also has a component video output you can connect this too See Using the component video jacks on page 20 for more on this AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO...

Страница 16: ...ignal selector to MULTI CH INPUT see Playing a source on page 37 for more on this See also Selecting USB and multichannel analog input channels on page 45 AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO FRONT SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR IN FRONT CENTER SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK VIDEO AUDIO S2VIDEO SPEAKERS Single USB AUDIO S400 AUDIO OUT2 OUT1 CD ...

Страница 17: ... the set top box to see also Assigning the digital inputs on page 83 Note If your satellite cable amplifier doesn t have a digital audio output omit step 2 above AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO FRONT SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR IN FRONT CENTER SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK VIDEO AUDIO S2VIDEO SPEAKERS Single USB AUDIO S400 AUDIO OUT2 O...

Страница 18: ...nected the recorder to see also Assigning the digital inputs on page 83 The digital outputs from other recorders can be connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this amplifier You can assign them when setting up the amplifier see also Assigning the digital inputs on page 83 Note If your video component doesn t have a digital audio output omit step 3 above In order to record you must connect ...

Страница 19: ...ty with all laserdiscs connect both the PCM and 2 RF outputs from your LD player Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio for the 2 RF connection You may need to assign the 2 RF digital input when setting up the amplifier see also Assigning the digital inputs on page 83 AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO FRONT SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND CD R TAPE1 MD TAP...

Страница 20: ...ections and the signal will be output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks The only exception is component video input which is only output from the component video output Therefore if you want to connect any source using component video you must also connect your TV using component video If several video components are connected to the same input function the converter gives priority to com...

Страница 21: ...T1 is shown in the illustration below Note In order to record some digital sources you must make analog connections as explained in Connecting analog audio sources below This unit has an on board WMA9 Pro decoder so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro compatible player However the connected PC DVD player set t...

Страница 22: ... stereo audio outputs to the PHONO inputs on this amplifier If your turntable has a grounding wire secure it to the ground terminal on this amplifier If your turntable has line level outputs no grounding wire connect them to the CD inputs instead PLAY OUT IN REC R L AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO FRONT SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR...

Страница 23: ...t signals can be accessed by selecting VIDEO using the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel Pull down the front cover where indicated to access the front panel inputs The illustration below shows example connections to a portable DVD player Note that you may need a specialized optical cable for this connection VSA AX10Ai PHONES SPSYSTEM A B SIGNAL SELECT VIDEO SELECT TAPE2 MONITOR STREAM DIRECT ...

Страница 24: ...gative white terminal For proper sound you should take care to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves AUDIO POWER AMP IN PRE OUT AUDIO PHONO FRONT SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND BACK SUR ROUND SUB W CENTER SUR ROUND CD R TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MONITOR IN FRONT CENTER SUR ROUND SUR ROUND BACK VIDEO AUDIO S2VIDEO SPEAKERS Single USB AUDIO S400 AUDIO OUT2 OUT1 CD R TAPE1 MD DVR VCR1 SAT IN CD T...

Страница 25: ...tups such as using speaker system B page 75 bi surround page 77 bi amping page 76 and bi wiring page 77 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 the best sound from your system see also Optimizing your speaker setup on page 90 The subwoofer can be placed on the floor Ideally the other s...

Страница 26: ...ioneer Service Center specified on your warranty card for a replacement Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this unit Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than that described below The amplifier should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use eg when on vacation 1 Plug the supplied power cord into the AC IN s...

Страница 27: ...n Use the input attenuator to reduce the level ATT indicator page 70 Lights when the input attenuator is on 5 Character display 6 Digital format indicators Lights when a Dolby Digital signal is detected Lights when a DTS signal is detected Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected Lights during Surround EX matrix processing Lights when a decoding DTS ES audio Lights during DTS ES discrete ...

Страница 28: ... i LINK Audio equipped component is selected 8 Input indicators Shows the currently selected source component The MULTI CH INPUT indicator lights when a component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT is selected Nothing lights if an unassigned i LINK equipped component or USB connection is selected 9 LISTENING MODE SELECTOR dial page 39 Turn and push to select a listening mode 10 MASTER VOLUME dial Adj...

Страница 29: ...NES jack page 42 Use to connect headphones no sound will be heard through the speakers 22 SP SYSTEM A B page 75 Press repeatedly to select speaker system A B A B or off in that order See Caution on page 75 for exceptions to this 23 SIGNAL SELECT page 44 Press to select the type of input signal for the current source DVD DVR VCR etc and also to select the number of input channels for the USB and an...

Страница 30: ...sing the MASTER VOLUME control to restore the sound 12 Servicing terminal For use by Pioneer service technicians Basic remote control displays The remote control LCD touch screen has a number of displays from which you can control amplifier functions as well as control operations for other components The basic menu screens are explained here Home menu screens There are three Home menu screens whic...

Страница 31: ...nt source DVD DVR VCR1 etc and also to select the number of input channels for the USB and analog multichannel inputs 2 LISTENING MODE selector page 39 Use to select a listening mode 3 Press to return to the main Home menu see Home menu screens above 4 soft keys Press to go to the previous next amplifier menu screen 5 STREAM DIRECT page 43 Press to select a Stream Direct mode 6 ACOUSTIC CAL page 4...

Страница 32: ...e available once you ve programmed the remote to control the appropriate component for example your TV or DVD player See Using the remote control with other components on page 61 for more on this These screens work in tandem with the remote control hard keys see Remote control above TV control menu screens 1 TV Press to switch TV power on off 2 Number buttons Use to select a channel directly 3 INP...

Страница 33: ...a display 17 RETURN Press to return to the main menu Operating menus for additional components The example below shows the DVD menu screen 1 DVD Press to switch DVD power on off 2 Playback buttons backward forward scan Press and hold for fast backward forward scanning play Press to start or resume playback backward forward skip Press to jump back to the beginning of the current chapter or track th...

Страница 34: ...eys Press to go to the previous next TV control menu screen 6 TV CONT Press to access the TV control menu see TV control menu screens above 7 Press to go to the amplifier main menu see Amplifier menu screens above 8 Number buttons Use to directly access tracks chapters and titles 9 SEARCH MODE Use to access the search mode to jump to a particular part of the disc 10 CLR Press to clear an entry 11 ...

Страница 35: ...articular room Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 37 Important Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto Surround Setup Using the Auto Surround Setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings in the amplifier After three minutes of inactivity during the Auto Surround Setup the OSD will go to sleep until a button is pressed Caution The te...

Страница 36: ...ess ENTER Use cursor up down to select the speaker then cursor left right to specify the size and number for surround back When you re finished go to the next step If you see an ERR message in the right side column there may be a problem with the speaker connection If selecting Retry above doesn t fix the problem turn off the power and check the speaker connections 9 Make sure OK Go Next is select...

Страница 37: ...the microphone If this seems to be happening switch off the TV when doing the Auto Surround Setup Checking the settings on your DVD or other player Before continuing you may want to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player and digital satellite amplifier Check that your DVD player satellite amplifier is set to output Dolby Digital DTS and 88 2 96kHz PCM 2 channel audio If there i...

Страница 38: ... Use the MASTER VOLUME control 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 amplifier Note If you need to manually switch the input signal type from digital to analog stereo or multichannel press SIGNAL SELECT on the front panel or from the remote control amplifier menu see also Using other func...

Страница 39: ...R dial instead of the remote control to select listening modes Simply turn the dial to cycle through the available options pressing forward to select a mode While listening to a source press STANDARD for surround sound playback With multichannel sources such as DVDs and digital satellite broadcasts the 2 DIGITAL or DTS indicator on the front panel lights depending on the source format Any active A...

Страница 40: ...round sound balance from front to back making the sound more distant minus settings or more forward positive settings PANORAMA Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a wraparound effect 2 Use the OPTION buttons to adjust the setting Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 default 3 Dimension between 3 and 3 default 0 Panorama is On or Off default Off 3 Press OPTION ...

Страница 41: ...anced Surround mode you can set the effect level independently 1 With one of the Advanced surround modes active press OPTION repeatedly until EFFECT shows in the front panel display The remote control menu for this step is shown below see note at the start of this chapter if you need help 2 Use the OPTION buttons to adjust the effect level The effect level can be adjusted from 10 min to 90 max Usi...

Страница 42: ... in stereo You can hear any source through just the front left and right speakers and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings While listening to a source press STEREO for stereo playback STEREO shows in the front panel display Any active Advanced surround or Home THX mode is canceled Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo Listening with headphones Whe...

Страница 43: ...ou will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal SD 2 2CH DIRECT Use this setting for stereo analog and digital sources All processing unnecessary for 2 channel signals is bypassed such as speaker distance and acoustic calibration EQ and you will hear the source through the shortest possible signal path All sound will be heard through the front left and right speakers only no...

Страница 44: ... to choose between ANALOG Selects an analog signal Selects an i LINK signal DIGITAL Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal 2 RF Selects a 2 RF signal AUTO This is the default setting The amplifier selects the first available signal in the following order 2 RF DIGITAL ANALOG Note If no digital inputs including the 2 RF input are assigned for the current source the input signal type will defau...

Страница 45: ... with digital connections If you have connected this amplifier to an i LINK equipped component 176 4 192kHz 24 bit digital formats such as DVD A and SACDs are also supported You can listen to these formats without downsampling in one of three ways Switch the Stream Direct mode on See Using the Stream Direct mode on page 43 For the following options the 2 Pro Logic modes cannot be selected for DTS ...

Страница 46: ...f Note You will only hear the surround back channel when you ve selected SP A as the speaker setting see Switching the speaker system on page 75 Changing the speaker system may automatically change this setting see notes below If the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker Systems on page 52 or you have selected SP A B as the speaker setting you can only use the virtual surround back effect ...

Страница 47: ... modes is selected Creating a center speaker effect If you don t have a center speaker connected the center speaker channel is mixed to your two front speakers However using the Real Phantom setting you can create a center speaker effect for an effective front surround effect 1 Press OPTION repeatedly to select R PHANTOM The remote control menu for this step is shown below see note at the start of...

Страница 48: ...d help Note You can t use the Midnight and Loudness modes at the same time You can t use either of these modes when using the tone controls or Stream Direct or the Home THX modes Midnight and Loudness automatically adjust according to the volume at which you re listening However the volume must be under 20dB for these features to take effect Using the tone control You can use the tone control to m...

Страница 49: ...ton to switch digital noise reduction on or off The remote control menu for this step is shown below see note at the start of this chapter if you need help Note Depending on the source there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound You can t use digital noise reduction with Stream Direct or the Home THX modes AMPLIFIER 2 3 AMPLIFIER TV CONT MIDNIGHT DIGITAL NR TONE LOUDNESS ...

Страница 50: ... CH2 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 NO was selected for the center speaker setting This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks When listening to a dual mono source the L and R indicators on the front panel flash The channel you select...

Страница 51: ...stic Calibration EQ measurement the OSD will go to sleep until a button is pressed With other screens the amplifier automatically exits and no settings will be made Caution The test tones used in the Surround Setup are output at high volume the volume increases to 0db automatically 1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV If headphones are connected to the amplifier disconnect them 2 Using the remote...

Страница 52: ...ed up to the front panel to do this 3 Specify how your speakers are configured Use cursor left right to cycle through the following options Normal Surround Select for normal home theater use Front Bi Amp Select this setting if you re bi amping your front speakers see Bi amping your front speakers on page 76 Bi Surround Select if you re using two sets of surround speakers see Adding a second set of...

Страница 53: ... Bi Amp in step 3 you can t adjust the surround back settings If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES Also the center and surround speakers can t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL In this case all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer If the surround speakers are set to NO the surround back speakers will automatically be...

Страница 54: ...el of each speaker as the test tone is emitted Note If you are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL C weighting slow reading The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack 4 If you selected Manual or Auto select Return th...

Страница 55: ...room s reverb characteristics see Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 57 You should have the mic connected when using any of the setup options Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically 1 Select Acoustic Cal EQ then press ENTER 2 Select Auto then press ENTER As the amplifier outputs test tones the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings ALL CH ADJ All...

Страница 56: ...e we recommend copying the ALL CH ADJ or the FRONT CH ALIGN settings from the Auto setup above or from Introduction to home theater on page 35 to one of the custom settings Instead of just a flat EQ curve this will give you a reference point from which to start 1 Select Acoustic Cal EQ then press ENTER 2 Select Data Copy then press ENTER 3 Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use the cursor left right h...

Страница 57: ...encies at 0ms This initial slope is not a problem i e excessive reverb with your listening room Setting Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ according to your room characteristics Using the manual setup you can set the time period at which the frequency response is analyzed for calibration You can pinpoint the time that is best for calibration of the system for your particular room characteristics...

Страница 58: ...everb measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel PC Output will also show as an option after you ve completed the reverb measurement See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 81 for more on this option Advanced EQ Setup Use this to select the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment and calibration based on the reverb measurement of your listening ar...

Страница 59: ...0 70ms and 60 80ms This setting will be applied to all channels during calibration When you re finished select Go It will take about 2 11 minutes for the calibration to finish Complete is displayed on screen after the acoustic calibration equalization is set If you want to check the settings select Check and press ENTER If you want to finish select Return to exit each screen X Curve Most soundtrac...

Страница 60: ...ny of the Home THX modes see Using the Home THX modes on page 41 Checking your surround settings You can check through the amplifier settings screen by screen after you re finished using the Surround Setup 1 Select Check from the Surround Setup menu and press ENTER 2 Use the cursor left right hard keys to cycle through the settings screen by screen These appear in the same order as the Surround Se...

Страница 61: ... DVD input for the TV source and TV CONT for the TV screen or monitor Recalling preset codes The following steps show you how to recall preset codes for each input source Use the remote control touch screen to do this 1 Make sure the component you want to control is switched on 2 Press PRESET RECALL on the remote setup menu 3 From the Select Function screen choose the input function which matches ...

Страница 62: ... list Your component doesn t have a standby mode and therefore won t switch on off There is something blocking the path between the remote control and the remote sensor of the component you re trying to control The preset code is unavailable for your component Press CANCEL to exit then try using the method described in Programming signals from other remote controls below to program the component i...

Страница 63: ...ed to select menu screens even in learning mode so therefore cannot be programmed The Learn and L buttons that appear on some component screens are unassigned buttons which can be used to learn new commands See Editing remote control button names on page 64 to change the name once you ve programmed a command You can program the remote control hard keys VOLUME and MUTE are only available with TV CO...

Страница 64: ...f the remote control only This can be useful when you want to operate one component without interrupting playback of another 1 Press DIRECT FUNCTION on the remote setup menu 2 Choose the setting of an input by pressing the ON OFF button on the touch screen Each press switches between ON and OFF Use the cursor up down buttons to scroll through the component options 3 Press OK to confirm the setting...

Страница 65: ...Press SPACE to add a space in the name Press CLEAR to delete characters one at a time Press small text only to go to the next line Use the cursor left right soft keys to go forward back a screen If you selected the graphic input method Use the icon buttons to select a graphic Press CLEAR to return to the original button appearance Press to go back without editing the button 6 Press OK when you ve ...

Страница 66: ...ion when you select it as an input source For example press DVD LD if the multi operation is being used to switch on the DVD player connected to the DVD LD terminals If you are programming a shutdown system off sequence select AMPLIFIER from the end of the list Use the cursor up down buttons to scroll through the component options 3 Press Add to choose an operation in the sequence If this is the f...

Страница 67: ...on the remote touch screen To test the sequence before confirming it press Run To replace a command in the sequence select the command then press Replace Add the operation as shown in the steps above To add a new command above another command press the existing command before pressing Add To erase a command select the operation you want to erase and press Delete Commands will be stored regardless ...

Страница 68: ...ks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component When you use a remote control the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component Note that if you use this feature make sure that you also have at least one set of analog audio jacks connected to another component for grounding purposes 1 Decide which component you wa...

Страница 69: ...fer to the instructions that came with the recorder if you are unsure how to do this Most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically check the component s instruction manual if you re unsure 5 Start recording then start playback of the source component Note The amplifier s volume tone bass treble Midnight Loudness and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal Some dig...

Страница 70: ...to adjust the amount of delay The delay can be adjusted from 0 0 6 0 frames in 0 1 frame steps 3 Press ENTER to confirm Note When listening to an analog source you can t use sound delay when Stream Direct is on One second is equal to 30 frames of NTSC format video and 25 frames of PAL Watching video and audio sources independently You can listen to a sound source and select a different video sourc...

Страница 71: ...greater definition to 2 channel sound This amplifier has high quality 192kHz 24bit A D converters that can be used in parallel to provide greater resolution of DSP processing with analog 2 channel sources There are two ways to get 192kHz A D conversion 1 Switch the SD 1 NORMAL Stream Direct mode on See Using the Stream Direct mode on page 43 for more on this 2 Select the STEREO listening mode and ...

Страница 72: ...e setting below With the amplifier in standby press STANDBY ON while holding down the OPTION button Each time you do this you switch between the impedance settings Speaker 4Ω Ω Ω Ω Use this setting if your speakers are rated lower than 6Ω down to 4Ω Speaker 6Ω Ω Ω Ω Use this setting if your speakers are rated 6Ω 16Ω Note If you select Speaker 4Ω Ω Ω Ω above the Stream Direct setting is fixed at SD...

Страница 73: ...te control see Using the remote control with other components on page 61 See Resetting the remote control on page 10 to do this Default amplifier settings The table below shows the factory default settings When you reset the system the amplifier reverts to these defaults Surround back speaker Virtual back speaker Video select Acoustic calibration EQ Dual mono Digital noise reduction Sound delay Mi...

Страница 74: ...59 Tape 2 monitor OFF page 69 Input attenuator OFF all inputs page 70 Sound delay 0 0 frames page 70 SACD gain 0dB page 71 Speaker A B setting A page 75 Digital jack assignment Digital 1 coaxial DVD LD Digital 2 coaxial TV DVD Digital 3 coaxial CD Digital 4 optical SAT Digital 5 optical DVR VCR1 Digital 6 optical CD R TAPE1 MD 2 RF coaxial DVD LD page 83 Component video jack assignment Component1 ...

Страница 75: ...utput from the pre out terminals SP B Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B Multichannel sources will be downmixed to these two speakers The same signal is output from the surround back channel pre out terminals SP AB Sound is output from speaker system A up to 5 channels depending on the source the two speakers in speaker system B and the subwoofer The sound from spe...

Страница 76: ...ies etc SP B ITU R ITU R surround setup for DVD Audio and other multichannel music sources See Speaker system setup for DVD Audio multichannel music sources on page 91 for more on this SP OFF No sound is output from the speakers Note Depending on the Stream Direct mode the surround channel signal s will be output from either the surround or surround back channel pre outs when SP B ITU R is selecte...

Страница 77: ...h are fairly uncommon connection when bi wiring your speakers Don t connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way Adding a second set of surround speakers for Bi Surround If your listening area is quite long and you are seated far from the front speakers you may want to add an extra set of left and right surround speakers instead of your surround back speakers These should be place...

Страница 78: ...INK connector you can connect it to this amplifier using an i LINK cable Since the i LINK interface does not transmit video signals the video signal of i LINK connected compo nents must be connected with other cables see Connecting your equipment on page 12 for more on making video connections If you ve already hooked up the video signal from the component assign the i LINK input to the input func...

Страница 79: ...alog conversion from the digital source To take advantage of PQLS you must have a player compatible with rate control and it must be switched on and connected to this amplifier through the i LINK network Creating an i LINK network Using i LINK it is possible to chain up to 17 components together so that the digital audio and control signals from each component is available to other components in t...

Страница 80: ...ter and the software installed you can listen to any source compatible with your operating system through the speaker setup you ve connected to this amplifier 1 Connect your computer s USB terminal to the USB terminal on the rear panel of this amplifier 2 Switch on your computer and this amplifier 3 If you re connecting for the first time wait for the USB driver installation to finish The installa...

Страница 81: ...s Note that using hubs or extensions may cause connection problems Caution Make sure you don t switch off the computer or unplug the USB cable during playback To prevent noise being output don t use other software on your computer during playback Pioneer is not responsible for computer system damage software crashes or failures or any other possible computer problems due to this configuration Micr...

Страница 82: ...Start the MCACC application on your computer Follow the instructions provided with the application It will take about ten seconds for the transmission to complete then you will be able to analyze the output on your computer Since the data will be cleared from the amplifier when you restart reverb measurement or turn off the amplifier you might want to save the information on your PC after measurem...

Страница 83: ...he digital inputs see above This setting tells the amplifier what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to what you have hooked up 1 Select Digital In from the Input Assign menu and press ENTER 2 Select the number of the digital input to which you ve connected your digital component The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the ...

Страница 84: ... other input functions 1 Select i LINK Input from the Input Assign menu and press ENTER If no i LINK equipped components are connected i LINK Input cannot be selected 2 Select an i LINK equipped component When a number of i LINK equipped components are connected to your amplifier the i LINK equipped component you are looking for might be listed on additional display screens i LINK is displayed aft...

Страница 85: ... Setup menu The settings in the Expert Setup menu are more advanced features of this amplifier that you can use to make detailed adjustments when you re more familiar with the system You only need to make these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers 1 Make sure your amplifier and TV are both switched on 2 Using the remote control press AMPL...

Страница 86: ...orting the sound Note Since THX Ultra2 subwoofers use a bass limiter to control bass peaks you won t be able to select this setting if you set up your system using the THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup on page 89 1 Select Bass Peak Level from the Expert Setup menu The current setting is displayed When is displayed no bass is output When OFF is displayed the attenuator is off bass output is not affected 2...

Страница 87: ...s to change the character and the cursor left right hard keys to move forward back a position The name can be up to ten characters the possible characters are listed below ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 _ space 4 Select another name to edit or select Return from the bottom of the list if you re done Press ENTER If you ve selected another name repeat step 3 otherwi...

Страница 88: ...up The settings in the THX Audio Setup menu allow you to get optimum effect from THX technologies if you re using a subwoofer and surround back speakers with your home theater system See THX speaker system setup on page 91 for more on this To access the THX Audio Setup menu follow the steps below 1 Make sure your amplifier and TV are both switched on 2 Using the remote control press AMPLIFIER on t...

Страница 89: ... YES for this setting 3 Select either ON or OFF for the Boundary Gain Compensation setting 4 When you re finished select RETURN and press ENTER You will return to the THX Audio Setup menu Surround Back Speaker Position For the most effective results when using the THX Ultra2 Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes see Using the Home THX modes on page 41 with the Advanced Speaker Array ASA system ...

Страница 90: ... cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position The angle depends on the size of the room Use less of an angle for bigger rooms Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm 90 cm higher than your ears and titled slight downward Make sure the speakers don t face each other For DVD Audio...

Страница 91: ...es The best speaker placement for DVD Audio and other multichannel music sources may be different than for regular DVD discs For these formats some sound studios use the setup shown in the diagram below as recommended by ITU R instead of the setups in Basic surround setup above Note If you connect an alternate set of surround speakers you can use speaker system B to provide additional surround sou...

Страница 92: ...ON button on the front panel If the power switches off even with SAFETY 2 switched on turn down the volume AMP ERR blinks in the display then the power automatically switches off The amplifier has a serious problem After about a minute you won t be able to switch the unit on during this time switch the amplifier back on If the message persists call the Pioneer Service Center specified on your warr...

Страница 93: ...The surround back channel is on the 1 speaker setting and your speaker is connected to the right channel output Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel output Installing your speaker system on page 24 The wrong input setting is selected when using the multichannel analog inputs or the USB interface Change the setting accordingly see Selecting USB and multichannel analog input channel...

Страница 94: ...ruction manual supplied with the DVD player The digital output level is turned down on a CD player or other component equipped with digital output level adjustment capability The DTS signal has been altered by the player and cannot be read Set the digital volume level of the player to full or to the neutral position No digital output from the DVD player when playing a multichannel DVD Audio or SAC...

Страница 95: ...d correctly see pages 15 19 You are using component video connections for your source but not for your TV Using the video converter video signals can be converted from a composite or S video input to a component video output but not vice versa See About the video converter on page 20 for more on this You are using component video connections and the component video inputs are assigned incorrectly ...

Страница 96: ...the remote control to control that component Input the proper code into the remote control see page 61 Something is plugged into the CONTROL IN jack Either point remote at the remote sensor of the unit that is plugged into the CONTROL IN jack or unplug the cable from the CONTROL IN jack and use remote normally see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit s sensor on page 68 The remote con...

Страница 97: ...R to switch it off see Monitoring your recording on page 69 You ve selected an unassigned i LINK source input Select the correct source input or assign your i LINK connections correctly see Assigning the i LINK inputs on page 84 The Dolby DTS indicator doesn t light when playing Dolby DTS software The player is paused Press play The player s sound output settings are wrong Set the player correctly...

Страница 98: ... page 44 The program format indicators don t disappear when SACD playback stops The program format indicators remain lit until another format source is input This is not a malfunction You cant get i LINK to display when using the SIGNAL SELECT button i LINK equipped component s are not ready Turn on the component s i LINK input setting is incorrect Select the correct i LINK input setting see Assig...

Страница 99: ... work update to a more recent version of your existing software or try a different audio program The wrong input setting is selected for the USB interface Change the setting accordingly see Selecting USB and multichannel analog input channels on page 45 Symptom Cause Remedy The amplifier doesn t seem to respond when the buttons are pressed Static electricity caused by dry air Switch the power off ...

Страница 100: ... source Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6 1 or 7 1 channel sound stereo surround and surround back from two channel or 5 1 and 6 1 channel sources With two channel sources the 1 subwoofer channel is generated by bass management in the amplifier Dolby Surround is an encoding system which embeds surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced surro...

Страница 101: ...ely translate the sound from the movie theater environment into the home correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur When the THX indicator shows in the display THX features are automatically added in Cinema modes see Using the Home THX modes on page 41 Re Equalization The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and harsh when played back over audio equipment in the ho...

Страница 102: ...s giving you the optimal mix of ambient and directional surround sounds THX MusicMode ASA technology optimizes playback of 5 1 encoded music sources such as DTS and Dolby Digital using all 8 speakers in your setup Boundary Gain Compensation Depending on the listener s and the subwoofer s position the listener may experience an excessive bass effect This feature compensates for excessive bass resul...

Страница 103: ...IHF short circuited A network PHONO MM 86 dB LINE 105 dB Signal to Noise Ratio DIN continuous rated power output 50 mW PHONO MM 70 68 dB LINE 93 73 dB Video Section Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Ω Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Ω Signal to Noise Ratio 70 dB Frequency Response 5 Hz to 10 MHz dB Component Video Section Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Ω Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 7...

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