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Pioneer VSX-AX5i-G User's Manual

1. ot ere eee Use these terminals to hook up the video 12 AC OUTLET European model only connections of your video components with this switched 100 W max high quality method Your components will have ook up an external component to the power o have the terminals as well to take advantage of supply of this receiver Only do this with audio or his kind of connection If you don t connect as video components being used in this system per the default settings see page 16 you need to and never hook up heavy equipment like TVs complete Assigning the Component Video heaters air conditioners refrigerators etc to Inputs on page 90 this receiver 37 En 38 En Setting Up for Surround Sound To ensure the best possible surround sound complete the following setup operations Some of these are the same and take precedence over the settings you made in the Easy Setup Guide so consider if the ones you made at that time were adequate If you feel they were move on to the next setting in this section These setup operations use on screen displays OSDs on your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up and that your TV is set to this receiver You need to connect the setup mic to the front panel of the receiver so that it can measure the sound and ensure the proper settings For more information on the mic hookup see page 13 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV Press the
2. CAUTION Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting Observe the following precautions e Never use new and old batteries together e Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case e Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution s rules that apply in your country or area Remote Control Battery Indicator When the batteries get too weak to operate the remote control properly an indicator warning screen will appear on the remote Change the batteries as shown above This must be done within five minutes or all your remote control settings will be cleared Shows when the batteries are getting weak En En Before You Start Operating range of remote control unit The area in which you can use the remote control to operate the VSX AX5i is fairly large To use point the remote control toward the remote sensor on the front panel of this unit while within the range shown below Remote control may not function properly if e There are obstacles between the remote control and the remote sensor e Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor e The receiver is located near a device emitting infrared rays e Operated simultaneously with
3. Ea Front channel amplifier Surround channel ae ee amplifier Q INPUT Surround back a Ey channel amplifier Center channel amplifier mono ANALOG INPUT Memo e You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channels for a single speaker as well In this case plug the amplifier into the L SINGLE terminal only e The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have set up the SURRBACK SYSTEM see page 39 Using Other Functions The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components Connecting an optional control cord allows you to operate other PIONEER components simply by pointing the receiver s remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel of the receiver The receiver then sends the remote control signals to the other devices via the CONTROL OUT terminal CONTROL E PIONEER component with a CONTROL terminal Receiver To CONTROL IN terminal of another PIONEER component with a CONTROL terminal Remote Control Memo e You can also control PIONEER components and those made by other manufacturers by pointing the receiver s remote control directly at the respective component This type of operation does not require control cords All you have to do is recall the appropriate stored settings see page 67 e Ifyou use a remote control hooked up via the CONTROL IN jack with a control cord you won t be able to u
4. The source is coming from something other than the MULTI CH IN jacks for example digital PCM output etc Check the MULTI CH IN connection see page 21 and select the type of playback with the MULTI CH IN button see page 54 Considerable noise in radio broadcasts Incorrect frequency The antenna is not connected Digital cables are near the antenna ter minals and wires e e Tune in the correct frequency Connect the antenna see page 24 Route digital cables away from the antenna terminals and wires 112 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Symptom Broadcast stations cannotbe selected automatically Cause The antenna is poorly positioned Interference caused by other equipment fluorescent lamp motor etc Weak radio signals Remedy e Adjust the direction and position for best reception e Turn off the equipment causing the noise or move it away from the receiver Place the antenna farther away from the equipment causing the noise Connect an outdoor AM or FM antenna see page 24 Noise or hum can be heard even when there is no sound being input There is electrical interference from another component or appliance e Check that personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not caus ing interference When a search is performed by a DTS compatible CD player during playback noise is output The se
5. OVERHEAT blinks in the display and no sound is output The receiver has gotten too hot Turn ikely owt Rece he receiver off and allow it to cool down with good ventilation It is very that you have a heat dispersal and ventilation problem so please fol he instructions in Installing the iver on page 2 carefully THDCT NG blinks in the display and the unit turns off The thermistor temperature sensor is broken Turn the receiver off unp ug from wall and call a Pioneer accredited repair center to look at the problem Setup The setup screen doesn t appear e The output jacks haven t been con nected properly e The TV hasn t been connected to the MONITOR OUT 1 jack e You connected your TV to the MONITOR OUT 2 jack instead of the MONITOR OUT jack e The PAL NTSC setting is incorrect e Some TVs connected to the receiver with component video cords do not display the Setup Screen when color burst is on In the NTSC format only Chec k all connections see pages 16 17 20 and 22 Connect the TV to the jacks see page 16 Connect the TV to the jacks see page 16 Select the correct PAL see page 8 Turn the color burst off Standby mode and while holding down the MULTI JOG CO RETURN button press the STANDBY ONITOR OUT 1 ONITOR OUT 1 TSC setting From the TROL ON button Each action switches the color
6. Subwoofer distortion in the color of the TV screen re If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice pe 0 S discoloration of the TV screen place the speakers farther away from the TV Surround Surround e Install the center speaker above or Speaker L Speaker R below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen e THX recommends that if you have two surround back speakers you place Surround Back Surround Back them close together Speaker L Speaker R E Be CAUTION When installing the center speaker on top of the TV be sure to secure it with suitable means Power Connections AC IN Plug in the power cord to a wall outlet after you have finished hooking up the rest of your equipment CAUTION Do not use any other power cord than the one supplied with this unit Power Connections AC OUTLETS European model only SWITCHED TOTAL 100 W MAX Power supplied through this outlet is turned on and off by this unit s STANDBY ON button Total electrical power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W CAUTION e Do not connect appliances with high power consumption such as heaters irons or television sets to the AC OUTLET in order to avoid overheating or fire risk This can cause the receiver to malfunction e The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use e
7. qD Dw vOEOSEL HaT O DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUDE 4 ISC 1 Expert Crossover Network Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay AA E Bass Peak Level D Range Control Exit 2 Acoustic Cal EQ EQ AUTO SETTING CUSTOM1 ADJUST CUSTOM2 ADJUST gt A DATA CHECK Exit EQ DATA COPY gt CUSTOM1 INOT DATA COPY CUSTOM2 ALL CH ADJUST Exit EQ DATA COPY gt CUSTOM1 FRONT ALIGN CUSTOM2 ALL CH ADJUST Exit 1 N ACOUSTIC CAL EQ should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select and press ENTER Use the AY buttons to select DATA COPY Press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 as the destination you want to copy the data to Press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN as the type of curve you want to copy Press ENTER When you press ENTER the data is copied to the destination you chose After you have done this process once you can also copy data in CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 When done select EXIT if it s not already selected and press ENTER You can now adjust the settings in CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 101 En Expert System Settings This explanation is for CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 102 En For explanation purposes the illustrations use ALL CH ADJUST Acoustic Cal EQ EQ AUTO SETTING gt USAR CUSTOM2 ADJUST DATA COPY
8. ssassn 88 TAX CINEMA S6tUD inenen aniatra 88 Assigning the Digital INDUtS wo centres 89 Assigning the Component Video Inputs wc 90 Assigning ILINK Inputs wc cece teeters 91 Function Rename saarena a E ANRA 93 SAGD Set 0 Aesar a a iE 94 PHONO LINE Setup exveecssvires ctaviiinrendareccinternvedts 95 Expert System Settings s 0e 96 EXPERT S UtUp 2sGiti asst aon Nea cite das Aes cdsthcwet set iiwas de cheers det acess Crossover Network Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay Acoustic Calibration EQ vices 100 Bass Peak Level lt Dynamic Range Control aasan aa 105 Techno Tidbits and Problem sSolVing ccsseeeeeeeeeeeees 106 DOIDY siani 106 Dolby Digital 106 Dolby Pro Logic Il ww 106 Dolby Digital Surround EX 106 DUS aud de tte eat ett eek DTS tis cccesnabderasvagesei Nisveesseatecelsvecduabtne AA A E E BY Rod eee E E Sere arin eee reer eee DTS Neo 6 x DTS 06 24 EEEE EEEE nee eae ee THA angi aata ea a E aE EA ovis tecuseupe cee i LINK Related Messages TOUDIESHGOUING siseenraisstasnesiecascaisizignaatresedutatseanaaseaneaante Preset Code Brand s icsssisctisnemanoiavetaiasenin Specifications European model 117 Specifications multi voltage model c cece 118 ANLOT ATA A E wn a A Oo S gJ wn m En i LINK Digital Interface The i LINK interface makes it possible to connect the receiver to i LINK equipped c
9. 18 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting VCRs or DVRs Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect the video out of your VCR DVR using either S video or composite video cords depending on how you connected the receiver to your TV see page 16 Use analog audio cords for the audio signal To record you also need to connect a set of audio video outputs from the receiver to the audio video inputs on your VCR DVR Note that to record video from a source component the video connection from the source to the receiver and from the receiver to the recorder must be the same type VCR DVD recorder o VCR s vibEo s VIDEO Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel Connect a portable DVD player video game console or any video component to the front panel as show here Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as VIDEO You cannot assign the digital input on the front panel VIDEO IN OUT AUDIO IN OUT Se Be careful For portable DVD players you will need a specialized optical cord for the audio that has a mini optical plug on one end and a regular optical plug on the other Connecting Satellite TV SAT Components Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
10. CENTER 0000 SURROUND BACK R L lt 17 8 COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT ter 13 USB AUDIO terminal minals Use this terminal to connect a PC to this receiver Use these terminals to output the video signal see page 77 rom the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals to 14 Audio input output terminals connect your TV See page 16 for more information analog components here see page 20 9 SPEAKERS terminals see page 25 Use these terminals to input output the audio Use these terminals to connect speakers to the signal from analog components like a cassette receiver The FRONT CENTER and SURROUND deck or turntable These are analog jacks erminals are for the main speaker system and he SURROUND BACK speakers can be set to either the main system the SECOND ZONE or he FRONT BI AMP See page 39 to set the SURROUND BACK speakers 10 TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS switches multi voltage model only Use to match the voltage coming into the receiver with the voltage in your country or region see page 3 11 ACIN 15 Video components input output termi nals Input output signals from your video components DVD VCR TV tuners SAT tuners etc here see page 17 16 MULTI CH IN terminals see page 21 Use these terminals to input a multichannel surround signal for example a DVD Audio signal in an analog fashion These are analog jacks 17 COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals
11. Increase the speaker output level Sound is produced from some components but not from digital components n GNAL SELECT is set incorrectly he digital inputs are assigned incor rectly or not at all The digital components aren t connected properly The player is not compatible with the source you re using or the player set tings are incorrect The MULTI CH IN mode has been selected The digital output level has been turned down on a CD player or other compo nent equipped with digital output level adjustment capability Set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO or according to the type of connections made see page 46 Set the digital input settings correctly see pages 12 23 and especially 89 Check all connections Choose a compatible source or check he player s manual for the correct set ings Choose one of the listening modes see page 47 The MULTI CH IN switches off automatically Set the digital volume level of the player to full or to the neutral position Other audio problems Subwoofer output is very low Settings route signal away from sub woofer To get more signal to the subwoofer set it to PLUS or choose SMALL for the front speakers see page 41 During multichannel playback there is no sound output from one speaker That speaker is set to NO Set the speaker to YES A multi channel DVD source appears to be downmixed from 2 channels during playback
12. on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord ortie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once ina while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC EMC Directives 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC HOISAEn Installing the Receiver VENTILATION when installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 60 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 30 cm at each side WARNING Siot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating to prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked and covered with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile H040 En TWO VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCHES multi voltage model only Only multi voltage model is provided with these switches European models are not provided with these switches Main voltages in Saudi Arabia are 127 V and 220 V only Never use this model with the 110 V setting in
13. tvscooe a Oi Repeat steps 2 to 5 to memorize up to 30 preset broadcast II station names Memo To change a station name enter a new name over the top of the existing one 61 En 62 En Using the Tuner Recalling Memorized Stations 1 Press the TUNER button This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and sets he remote to the TUNER operation mode SIGNAL aB Janatoc STEREO F i spea SOURCE TV SYSTEM RECEIVER com 9 wan ees J 2 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number Each press switches the display T CLASS A gt CLASS B gt CLASS C 3 Use the number buttons to select the channel you want To select channel 7 press 7 To select channel 0 press 0 For example If 99 50 MHz FM was memorized in class B at channel 7 SIGNAL aB Janaoc sterco E p f To step through each channel in order Press the STATION buttons repeatedly multi voltage model Using the Tuner An introduction to RDS European model only Radio Data System or RDS as it s usually known is a system used by FM radio stations to provide listeners with var ious kinds of information the name of the station and the kind of show they re broadcasting for example This information shows up as text on the disp
14. anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process Using SYSTEM OFF 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the AY buttons to select SYS OFF and press ENTER SYSTEM OFF appears in the remote display Use the AV buttons to select first command 1st Cmmnd appears in the display Press ENTER This tells the receiver this will be the first command To erase a command Select CLEAR and press ENTER Then go to step 7 To go back one step Select EXIT and press ENTER To setup a command select CHANGE and press ENTER FUNCTION flashes in the display Select the component whose command you want to input and press the MULTI CONTROL button for it KEY will flash in the display Select a button for the command you want to input COMPLETE appears in the display Repeat steps 3 6 to program up to five commands You can assign SYSTEM OFF information for up to 5 commands When done select EXIT and press ENTER You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu Select EXIT and press ENTER again You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Press the SYSTEM OFF button All Pioneer components and all components programmed into the SYSTEM OFF mode will stop and or go off Using Other Functio
15. mirrors the input from the source So if the input is say Dolby Digital the output will also be Dolby Digital Before recording make sure that the recorder is compatible with the source digital audio format See page 20 for more on analog audio connections and page 22 for digital audio connections Memo e The receiver s volume channel level balance TONE DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS ACOUSTIC EQ and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal except in PHONO Thus when recording in PHONO function DIRECT is best used In some cases digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not possible In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner Some video recordings are copy protected these sources cannot be recorded When recording video the source must be connected to the receiver using the same type of video cord composite or S video as you used to connect the recorder to the receiver 1 Turn on the receiver 2 Press the MULTI CONTROL or INPUT on the remote to select a source com ponent Vv oe C 2ac z 3 Press RECEIVER afen fe ze 3 4 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to SSS select the input signal ANALOG or DIGITAL 5 Start recording tape deck CD recorder VCR etc 6 Playback the source to be recorded Using Other Functions SPEAKERS B Setup Stereo playback in another room SECOND ZONE This setup enables you to listen to a pair
16. remote control to cycle through the different possible video inputs The first press shows the video input you are currently using After that pressing VIDEO SELECT cycles though the possibilities in the following order oos DE TA C DVD LD gt TV SAT gt VIDEO 7 Sep The OFF setting means you are listening without a video cot signal Also when you select CD CD R TAPE1 MD OAY APE2 TUNER PHONO USB or unassigned i LINK com ponents the VIDEO SELECT will be set to off Ga C c Memo l l The VIDEO SELECT remains set to the input you chose until you change the audio input e If you change audio functions the receiver will reset itself to make the video and audio inputs correspond Also if you switch the power of the receiver off when you turn it back on the video and audio inputs will reset so that they correspond Adjusting the Brightness of the Display DIMMER Use the display DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Use the display DIMMER button on the remote control to alternate between the different levels of brightness for the display Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very De Ge 1 bright can be selected Also when set to very dim the 2 E Sog i LINK and MCACC indicators will turn off 3 5 ae Memo Dec ACESS SEARAH MODE It is a feature of this unit that the fluorescent display will be brighter for a few seconds after
17. you could input JAZZ for that station and when you listen to it the name rather than the frequency number will appear on your display 1 Press the TUNER button on the remote control 2 Press CLASS repeatedly to select the class Repeatedly pressing this button cycles through the three 1 available classes A B and C T DIMMER as TONE EFPECI CH SEL amp s Bi WOEgse HAT 10 ose 5 6 3 Press STATION or STATION to select the preset channel z 4 Press TUNER EDIT to select the station 2 a ety FS name mode smena Gaa 3 Os European model g a EEA 666 5 Enter the station name you want B eslssso5 Names can be up to four characters long 6500 off e Use the MULTI JOG dial front panel or the lt gt but tons remote to select characters e Press ENTER to confirm a character If no character is a input a space is input To erase a station name simply repeat steps 1 4 and input four spaces instead of a name 7 5 5 6 2 3 4 The possible selections are shown below ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ multi voltage model abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 Ein 8 0 lt gt 7 _ space Jlo Za 6 Press ENTER when you have got the SSSI SS 53 irot characters you want to enter
18. AV buttons to select the letters and or numbers you want to enter and use the lt gt buttons to move the cursor to the next position Here are the possible letters numbers ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopaqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 l E lt gt N _ gt lt m Oll f space You can input up to eight letter numbers When you re finished press ENTER END will flash press ENTER again COMPLETE appears in the display Go back to step 2 to input as many button names as you want Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Using Other Functions Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control This feature allows you to adjust the brightness of the light on the remote control MULT CONTROL w amp a DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL SOoSE voos HEBT DISC RECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUDE 2 4 DIS MODE TNNG BAND TUNING STATION STATON _TEXTOFF_CLASS CHANNEL CHANNEL F Memo Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the AY buttons to select LIGHT and press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select HIGH LOW or EXIT and press ENTER HIGH The brightest setting LOW A dimmer setting OFF Turns the remote control light off EXIT Leaves the LIGHT setting and return
19. DATA CHECK Exit Acoustic Cal EQ gt TPN FRONT ALIGN Exit ALL CH ADJUST Left EQ gt Cente Right EQ Surround EQ SurrBack EQ SurrBack EQ Surround EQ Exit Center EQ gt 63Hz 1 54 125Hz 2 54 250Hz 4 08 4kHz 5 5d 11 3 kHz 0 54 TRIM 0 048 Exit Center EQ gt 63Hz EAT 125Hz 2 54 250Hz 4 08 4kHz 5 5B 11 3 kHz 0 548 TRIM 0 08 Exit 1 Use the AVY buttons to select CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 Press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN and press ENTER The test tones will sound WARNING the test tones are very loud Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared upset or damaged by loud noise is present You your self may want to wear earplugs Here the terms ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN represent two types of equalizer methods that emphasize different characteristics of the sound ALL CH ADJUST In this method all the speakers except for the subwoofer are independent The settings that were input when you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP see page 13 will be present but you can adjust each speaker individually to suit your taste The test tones for each channel will sound individually FRONT ALIGN In this method all speakers except for the subwoofer are set in accordance with the settings of the FRONT speakers The settings that were
20. DV equipment such as a DVD recorder or DV camcorder or an i LINK equipped personal computer Check the operating instructions supplied with your other i LINK components for capability information Receivers need to be DTCP Digital Transmission Content Protection compliant to be able to play DVD A DVD Video and SACD i LINK audio This receiver is DICP compliant so you can use them When setting up an i LINK network it s important that the components form an open ended chain fig 1 or a tree fig 2 fig 1 fig 3 F a LINK cable fig 2 ae cable F LINK cable OO X fig 4 J LINK cable The system will not work i CONNECT shows in the di Another consideration when connecting i LINK devices is the speed of the interface At present there are three speeds S100 slowest S200 and S400 fastest This receiver uses the S400 type Although you can use components with different speeds together we recommend connecting slower speed components at the edge of the network if possible shown by the shaded boxes in figs 1 and 2 This will keep the network free of bottlenecks the connected components form a loop If a loop is detected the message LOOP splay Figs 3 and 4 show connections that form a loop When used within an i LINK network this receiver must be on for the i LINK connection to be maintained Other components in the network may or may not maintain the connection in standby none will when the power i
21. Delay position slightly in front of you and between your arm span The distance can be set within a range of 0 1 to 9 0 Left i 3 0m f m in 0 1 m steps When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel 5 Press ENTER to select a new channel Repeat step 4 for every channel If you want to change a setting before proceeding ie oe Use the A Y buttons to go back to the channel you want Right to adjust and press ENTER Then follow step 3 Center Surround Surround De 6 When done select EXIT if it s not SurrBack eee Die already selected and press ENTER Subwoofer IEE l Next if you want proceed to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ 99 En 100 En Expert System Settings Acoustic Calibration EQ This receiver lets you choose between two types of ACOUSTIC CAL EQ equalizer curves ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN with the former equa accordance with the front speakers Features here allo the DATA COPY feature to copy the settings in ALL CH CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 You then choose between the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN types of curves and increase the amount of a certain frequency in each speaker in accordance with your preferences When you USTOM 1 or CUST playback a source you can choose C using the ALL CH ADJUST mode you can adjust each speakers will serve as the reference so you cannot adj izing the speakers individually and the latter equalizing the speakers in w you to put in your own e
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23. Part 2 starting on page 13 or Setting Up for Surround Sound starting on page 38 This is particularly important to achieve a surround sound effect with Dolby Digital or DTS sources 1 Turn on the power of the playback component 2 Press the BROFF ON button to put TET 2 the receiver in ON mode Press the OSTANDBY ON button to turn on the 3 x receiver STANDBY es Be sure that the STANDBY indicator indicator apes Tan turns off on the front panel SESS at 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL or INPUT on the remote control to select the source you want to playback Choose the type of signal input with the SIGNAL SELECT button See the next page for more details if necessary 4 Choose a LISTENING MODE one of two ways For SURROUND modes press MOVIE or MUSIC use the 4 buttons to select the mode you want and press ENTER For STEREO DIRECT press the button for that mode vn J ps e Z s v m n Cc v On the front panel use the MOVIE or MUSIC buttons and the MULTI JOG dial Press the button of the mode type you want and then use the dial to cycle through the possi 4 bilities Press ENTER See MOVIE modes page 48 or MUSIC modes page 49 for details on which modes are available and in which situations they are designed to be used When playing DVD A SACD or source signals greate
24. RCA video cord RCA stereo cord 2 IN i CD R PEI Ce TV SAT DVD player not a PCM only output You only need to make one DIGITAL connection S ee coaxial cord optical cord p VIDEO INPUT D gt Easy Setup Guide Part 1 2 Speaker Connections Home theater is designed to be setup with five or seven speakers front left and right center surround left and right and optimally surround back left and right and a subwoofer but you can use this receiver with fewer speakers Hook up the speakers you have to the A speaker terminals on the back of the receiver If you only have two speakers hook them up as FRONT If you have three hook up the single speaker as CENTER Follow the diagram below in order to hook up all your speakers A center speaker is very important for watching films because in digital soundtracks the dialog comes from the center speaker If you do not have a center speaker you must tell the receiver the center channel is off or when you listen to digital soundtracks you won t hear any dialog This can be done automatically by following the 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup instructions from page 13 in this Easy Setup Guide If possible use surround back speakers These speakers are important to take full advantage of all the sound channels on new eight channel home theater DVDs The diagram below also explains how to hook up a subwoofer which provides realistic
25. Saudi Arabia There are two VOLTAGE SELECTORS Be sure both of these are set correctly Always check that these selectors are set properly before plugging the power cord into the wall outlet 1 Disconnect the power cord 2 Use a small sized screwdriver 3 Insert the screwdriver into the groove of the smaller voltage selector and adjust until the voltage is the same as at the larger one TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS 220V 110V 120 127V Co 110V L 220V 120 127V 230 240V CAUTION 220 V Power source voltage is factory adjusted 220 volts If your area is different change voltage selectors settings H039 En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations e Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light e Location exposed to high humidity or poorly ventilated location H040 En For European model If the socket outlets on the associated equipment are not suitable for the plug supplied with the product the plug must be removed and an appropriate one fitted Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be perfomed only by qualified service personnel The cut off plug must be disposed of as an electrical shock hazard could exist if connected to a socket outlet HO22AEn NOTE This equip
26. Setup 6 Use the AY buttons select the EA component that you hooked up to 6 PHONO LINE Setup that digital in Press the ENTER a i button If you re not sure which component is connected to which digital in look on the back of the receiver and check the cables you connected 3 Input Assign gt Digital In Select Component In Select 7 When you re finished use the AV i LINK Input Exit i buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER This exits the DIGITAL IN SELECT mode Digital In Select Digital 1 TV SAT gt Digital 2 E 8 Use the AY buttons to select EXIT pigiara f Go and press ENTER Then use the AV exit buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER again This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal operation Memo e The possible digital inputs that can be assigned are DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD CD R MD e lf you assign a digital input to a certain function for example DVD LD then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be set to OFF This is because one function cannot be assigned to two different places 89 En Fine Tuning Your System Assigning the Component Video Inputs This receiver has two component video inputs Their default settings are video inputs for the DVD LD COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 and TV SAT COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 functions but you can reassign them if you want to use them as video inputs for other receiver functions
27. Surround Setup will have to bi wire your speakers to do this see ii SurrBack System page 75 Auto Setting J Normal 1 text 3 EXIT should be selected Press the ENTER button You will return to the SURROUND SETUP menu display Next proceed to either AUTO SETTING page 13 or NORMAL page 40 S rrBack Systemi If you want to change a setting before proceeding T COREE start over from step 1 Front Bi Amp Exit n Cc A A e a gJ m Cc mo SurrBack System Normal System Second Zone Front Bi Amp gt Exit 39 En 40 En Setting Up for Surround Sound NORMAL Setup This is the manual method to setup your sound parameters for surround sound You don t need to do this however if you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP method on page 13 If you feel the settings in the AUTO SURROUND SETUP do not suit your personal tastes the settings you input here will override them and allow you to adjust the parameters manually You only need to do these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers etc If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 on page 38 WEDS HaT sac ISC 1 1 Surround Setup SurrBack System Auto Setting Normal Ai Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance Exit 1 Use t
28. TONE button on the remote control or the front panel to put the receiver in tone adjust mode Pressing the TONE button changes the mode to either on or off When the mode is set to on TONE appears in the display 3 Press the BASS TREBLE button repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE If TONE BYPASS appears press the TONE button to get TONE 4 Use the buttons to adjust the low or high frequency levels A few seconds after you finish adjusting the tone the receiver will revert to the sound mode it was in at the beginning of the process Memo e The tone control can be adjusted in a range of 6 dB e The tone control cannot be set on in THX CINEMA ULTI CH IN or SACD DIRECT modes e If you set TONE control on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode e When playing DVD Audio 192 176 kHz discs over an i LINK connection this feature cannot be used Listening with Sound Delay Some video displays have a slight delay in presentation of the video Using sound delay you can slow the presentation of the sound to match the presentation of the video 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the EFFECT CH SEL button repeatedly until you see DELAY in the receiver s display CONTROL 1 3 Use the buttons to add or eece subtract the amount of delay SSS 2 2 l Memo SOG 3 e The amount of delay changes in 0 1 frame steps from D 0 0 5 0 frame However if the video system
29. a nominal impedance rated 8 Q 16 Q but you can change the speaker impedance setting of the receiver see page 26 e f you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal e If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer if your subwoofer has one or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer CAUTION These speaker terminals can be under HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables to prevent the risk of electric shock do not touch uninsulated parts before disconnecting the power cord H047 En Heise subwoofer seat Q i M nA ee O A Right Center speaker Ga ne spearer Surround Left speaker O Right 6 urona bark rnia wA speaker 1g E Speaker terminals 1 Twist exposed wire 2 Loosen speaker terminal 3 Tighten strands tightly together and insert exposed wire terminal 10mm 25 En 26 En Speaker impedance You can change the speaker impedance for VSX AX5i but we recommend using speakers with an impedance of 8 Q 16 Q the default setting If you are using 6 Q less than 8 Q impedance speakers you need to change the impedance setting Use any speaker rated between 6 Q 16Q STANDBY ON SPEAKERS First put the receiver in STA
30. another remote control which uses infrared rays Opening the Front Panel To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel with your finger Switching video system between PAL and NTSC This receiver is able to use two types of video systems for its OSD on screen display either PAL or NTSC If you don t match the system on the amplifier with your home system no OSD will appear on your TV The default setting is PAL If you use this system you don t need to make any settings here People with multi system TVs don t need to worry about changing the setting either If necessary follow the instructions below to switch the type of video system 1 Put the receiver in the STANDBY mode 5s o i 2 While holding down the TONE button press the STANDBY ON button The video system type will change depending on the state the receiver was previously in The new type either PAL or U z NTSC will appear in the display It will be shown for about seven seconds and then the receiver returns to normal operating mode Easy Setup Guide Part 1 Home Theater The Basics ost consumers are used to using stereo equipment to listen to music but many people are not used to home heater systems that give you many more options when listening to soundtracks In fact home theater is not really complicated and this little guide should give you an
31. bass sounds For the subwoofer use a mono single plug RCA cord and for the other speakers use regular speaker cords Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers CAUTION These speaker terminals can be under HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables to prevent the risk of electric shock do not touch uninsulated parts before disconnecting the power cord H047 En Powered Front speaker O subwoofer 72 TV monitor amp au speaker Right oT Center speaker pee KE S ie Surround speaker Right Surround back O speaker Left a speaker Rig Memo e We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Q 16 Q but you can change the speaker impedance setting of the receiver see page 26 e f you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal e If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer if your subwoofer has one or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer e When you attached your speaker wire to the speaker terminal make sure that not even one strand of wire touches the back of the receiver If this happens it could short out the rece
32. burst on or off Every time AUTO SURROUND SETUP is attempted there is some kind of error or the settings seem incorrect The room environment is not optimal for auto setup too much ambient noise obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone the monitor noise is interfering with the setup etc Make sure the room environment is in line with the guidelines for auto setup in thi s manual See page 13 and Memo on page 15 Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Symptom The LARGE and SMALL settings for speakers after the Auto Surround Sound Setup are incorrect Cause e There are other frequencies in the room that are affecting the auto setup Remedy e Check for household appliances air conditioner fan etc that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary After the proper settings have been made there still seems to be something wrong with the sound e The speakers have been incorrectly con nected left and right connections are reversed e Check all connections Be sure match the right channel on the speaker with the right channel on the speaker termi nals see page 25 No audio No sound is output when a function is selected e Improper connections e Sound is muted e The volume is turned down e Speakers are turned off e DIGITALV ANALOG setting is incorrect e MULTI CH IN mode is on e Make sure the component speakers are
33. cable Digital Input Default Settings Unlike analog connections the jacks for digital connections are not dedicated to one type of component they can be used freely Thus you must tell the receiver what digital component is connected to which jack so your components will be in sync with the names on the remote control buttons and the like To avoid having to assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the receiver s default settings The default settings are DIGITAL IN 1 optical TV SAT DIGITAL IN 2 optical CD R TAPE1 DIGITAL IN 3 coaxial DVD LD DIGITAL IN 4 coaxial CD v m gt z ie See Assigning the Digital Inputs on page 89 if the way you hook up your equipment is different from the default settings listed here 23 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting the Radio Antennas Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA terminals as shown below These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases but connecting outdoor antennas should noticeably improve sound quality FM wire AM loop antenna antenna fo FUUNBAL 752 I aul LOoP ANTENNA E AM loop antenna 1 Assemble the antenna 2 Twist exposed wire strands 3 Attach to a wall etc if tog
34. choose NO In this case the sound of the surround channels is output from the front and center speakers e Ifthe front speakers are set to SMALL the surround speakers will automatically be set to SMALL SURRBACK default setting is SMALL X2 If you chose SECOND ZONE or FRONT BI AMP in SURRBACK SYSTEM on page 39 or if you chose NO for SURROUND you won t be able to choose this setting Select the number of surround back speakers you have You can choose one speaker two or none f you select one speaker make sure to hook it up to the SURROUND BACK L terminal Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer f you did not connect surround back speakers choose NO f the front speakers or the surround speakers are set to SMALL the surround back speakers will automatically be set to SMALL SUBWOOFER default setting is YES e Leave it selected if you connected a subwoofer e If you selected SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be set to on you won t be able to choose NO or PLUS e Ifyou did not connect a subwoofer choose NO In this case the bass frequencies are output from the front or sur round speakers e Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduction of deep bass sounds e If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are all routed to the
35. input when you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP see page 13 will be present but you can adjust each speaker individually to suit your taste This setting allows the listener to enjoy a sound balance defined by the front speakers The front left speaker will serve as the reference tone The front left tone and the target speaker the one you are trying to adjust will sound in turns so you can judge which needs to be louder Use the AV buttons to select the channel that you want to adjust Press ENTER For FRONT ALIGN you won t be able to adjust the FRONT speakers Use the AV buttons to select the fre quency you want to adjust Press ENTER For the speakers you set to SMALL see page 41 you won t be able to adjust the 63 Hz setting Use the AV buttons to adjust the frequency When you have it at the level you want press ENTER Set the frequencies within the 6 dB to 6 dB range in steps of 0 5 dB If OVER appears in the display you have set the levels too high Reduce them until OVER disappears The cursor automatically goes to the next frequency Press ENTER and repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust all the frequencies Expert System Settings y Center EQ 63Hz 2 048 125Hz 2 548 250Hz 4 0 8 4kHz 5 548 11 3 kHz 0 548 gt TRIM ESATE Exit 9 Center EQ 63Hz 2 08 125Hz 2 548 250Hz 4 048 4kHz 5 548 11 3 kHz 0 548 TRIM 0 08 gt EN 1 Acoust
36. need to figure out which yours has and hook it up to the appropriate terminal on the receiver In order to do this you will need the proper cable For coaxial connections you can use a Coaxial digital cord or a regular RCA video cord which have the same type of plugs For optical connections you will need a special optical cable which you can buy at your local stereo store For more information on cords and cables see page 23 You should also hook up your DVD player with analog audio connections Use regular RCA stereo cords for these connections Also hook up the video connection on your DVD player and your TV to this receiver For your TV it s easiest to use a regular composite RCA video cord as shown below Digital Connections Some DVD players have both coaxial and optical terminals but there is no need to connect both If your DVD player has a coaxial terminal not a PCM only output for the audio out hook it up using this terminal Follow the diagram below This is the best scenario as you will be able to follow the default settings of this receiver and won t need to assign the digital inputs you should use DIGITAL IN 3 If your DVD player only has an optical terminal for the audio output you can hook it up using one of the DIGITAL IN terminals 1 or 2 for example DIGITAL IN 2 In this case you will need to assign the digital input which means tell the receiver which input you used for your DVD digital audio See page 12 for this
37. select and press ENTER 2 Use the AY buttons to select SETTING START or SETTING CANCEL Press ENTER SETTING START The MASTER VOLUME is set to 80 a test tone plays back and you make the setting go to step 3 SETTING CANCEL This setting won t limit the peak level of the LFE channel If you selected SETTING CANCEL go to step 4 3 Use the A Ybuttons to adjust the test tone and specify the bass peak level 1 Raise the level gradually 2 Set the bass peak level at the point just before the tone starts to distort Be careful Test tones play back at loud volumes Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room You can leave this setup any time by pressing ENTER If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is selected the test tone will only play back from the subwoofer If not the test tone will play back from all speakers set to LARGE except for the subwoofer 4 Press ENTER The display on the receiver will show FADE and then RESUME while the MASTER VOLUME returns to its original position 5 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it press ENTER If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1 Next if you want proceed to D RANGE CONTROL Expert System Settings Dynamic Range Control This feature makes it possible to enjoy full surround sound effects on Dolby Digital and DTS sources even at low volumes It does this by compressing the dynam
38. skips to the start of following tracks or chapter CD MD CD R DVD LD Go forward channels channel VCR DVD recorder CD MD CD R VCR DVD lI Pause playback or recording LD DVD recorder Cassette deck CD MD CD R VCR DVD gt gt Hold down for fast forward playback LD DVD recorder Cassette deck CD MD CD R VCR DVD lt lt Hold down for fast reverse playback LD DVD recorder Cassette deck CD MD CD R VCR DVD gt Start playback LD DVD recorder Cassette deck Fone CD MD CD R VCR DVD Stop playback on some models pressing this when the disc is m already stopped will cause the disc tray to open DI DVD recorder Cassette P MD CD R VCR DVD e Starts recording recorder Cassette deck SUBTITLE DISP MODE Displays changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs DVD DVD recorder button Change the display mode CD MD CD R VCR LD Number buttons Directly access tracks on a program source CD MD CD R LD Directly access chapter on a program source DVD DVD recorder Directly select a channel VCR DVD recorder Select tracks or chapter higher than 10 Press this button and the CD MD CD R DVD LD 10 button remaining number to get the track or chapter 10 Button 3 track DVD recorder or chapter 13 Some components may operate differently Press to start Search mode DVD Takes you to the disc navigator DVD recorder EN ea Changes between sides A amp B of the disc LD ut
39. sound The display will change to 5 CH STEREO or 7 CH STEREO according to the SB CH MODE and speaker configuration When you input a multichannel signal the decoding is done automatically so you cannot choose these modes 49 En 50 En Basic Operation Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode he DSP Digital Signal Processing listening modes have sound processing added to accentuate a certain kind of atmosphere or effect see the preceding pages for explanation You can choose if you want to strengthen or weaken this effect in the given mode The DSP MOVIE modes are ACTION SCI FI DRAMA MUSICAL MONOFILM 5 7 D THEATER The DSP MUSIC modes are CLASSICAL CHAMBER JAZZ ROCK DANCE 5 7CH STEREO 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the EFFECT CH SEL button repeatedly until you see EFFECT in the receiver s display 3 Use the buttons to add or amp Soe 9 subtract the amount of effect a The amount of effect can be adjusted from 10 to 90 gg 3 Memo e The default setting for other modes is 50 SDS e The default setting for 5 7CH STEREO is 90 Adding Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode The Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode has three settings you can choose from which adjust the spatial feeling of the surround sound These settings are best matched to each individual source instead of one setting being left on for all sources The three set
40. switch the remote control into receiver mode in order to get certain receiver unctions or do receiver setups 1 33 En Displays and Controls 16 TOP MENU GUIDE button Use to find stations or menus on a digital TV tuner For a DVD player use this button to bring up the DVD menu 17 RETURN button When you are in a receiver setup operation this utton will go back one step in the SYSTEM SETUP procedure When you are using your DVD menu screen this button acts the same as the DVD player s Return button When you are using cable tuners satellite tuners or digital TV tuners this button will either exit you from the menu screen or act like a Return button above depending on the maker of the unit 18 INPUT button Press to select an input source The button will cycle through all the possible sources including USB PHONO and i LINK components 19 VOLUME buttons Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver 20 MIDNIGHT button see page 52 Switches the MIDNIGHT listening mode on or off 21 MUTE button Press to mute or restore the volume 22 MULTI CH INPUT button see page 54 Use this button to select the component you have hooked up to the MULTI CH IN terminals for example a DVD Audio player 23 ACOUSTIC CAL button see page 100 Press to switch on off and select the type of acoustic calibration EQ 24 REMOTE SETUP button Use to customize the remote control functions and the remote c
41. the TONE button press the STANDBY ON button for about three seconds 2 When you see RESET appear in the display press the TONE button OK appears in the display press TONE When OK appears in the display all the settings including the speaker surround sound settings and tuner settings will be reset in the unit to the default settings Memo lf the receiver is disconnected from a power source for about a month or longer it will reset to the default settings l oi 87 En 88 En Fine Tuning Your System THX CINEMA Setup This setup lets you choose which decoding method for 2 channel sources the receiver will use for THX CINEMA For more information on the decoding playback formats see Techno Tidbits starting on page 106 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV press RECEIVER on the remote con trol 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button coes as 1 3 Looking at the on screen display on SSeS your TV use the A Y buttons to select SOSE THX CINEMA SETUP Press the ENTER button Use the AV buttons to choose either PRO LOGIC II MOVIE PRO LOGIC or NEO 6 CINEMA as the decoding method Press the ENTER button The default is PRO LOGIC II MOVIE 5 EXIT should be selected if not use the AV buttons to select it Press ENTER 6 Use the AVY buttons to select EXIT and pre
42. to eight letter numbers When you re finished press ENTER END will flash press ENTER again The COMPLETE appears in the display Go back to step 2 to input as many function names as you want Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation 83 En Using Other Functions Editing Button Names KEY LABEL Use the KEY LABEL capability to rename the display on the remote control for different buttons keys You would want to do this if you taught a specific button a new operation SOURCE TV oO A Ss SE DNR aS 33 s amp SS OP MODE 2 5 8 BAND TUNNG STATON TEXTOF GLASS STATON T Zz SURROUND as Pioneer Memo e To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 84 En 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the AV buttons to select KEY LABEL and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the display Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component whose button you want to rename For example DVD LD SELECT KEY flashes in the display Press the buttons whose name you want to change For example gt The name changing screen appears in the display Use the
43. with the return to normal use operation of the mic If this is the case turn the TV off when doing Auto Surround Sound Setup You should now have settings that will give you good surround sound The MCACC indicator will light and the surround sound settings are com plete 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 1 Make sure the receiver your TV your subwoofer and your DVD player are switched ON 2 Press the DVD LD button on the remote control You should see DVD LD in the display on the receiver 3 Play a DVD then adjust the MASTER VOLUME Memo To get a more refined sound make the sound settings in EXPERT Setup on page 96 If you re having trouble getting surround sound playback look at this Frequently Asked Questions FAQ guide Q1 Even though I m playing a DVD l m not getting 5 1 channel playback A1 Either the DVD is not set for digital output or the Dolby Digital DTS output settings are not correct Set the DVD player to output a digital signal and set the Dolby Digital and DTS output properly If you are unsure how to do this check the DVD initial setup in the manual that came with your DVD player Q2 There is no sound from the subwoofer or it is very low A2 There is a good possibility you haven t reached a part of the DVD that has an LFE channel which feeds the subwoofer yet The LFE channel only appears in selected parts of the soundtrack Continue playing and listen for the subwoofer If you want to
44. you choose a function like DVD LD CD etc and then get softer This will still happen when you adjust the brightness but the new setting will be the one the display softens to 57 En 58 En Using the Tuner Automatic and Manual Tuning The following steps show you how to tune in FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic search and manual step tuning functions If you already know the exact frequency of the station you want see Direct Access Tuning on the following page 1 Press the TUNER button On the remote this selects the tuner function on the receiver and sets the remote to the tuner operation mode SIGNAL Janatos steREO spea 4B z S 23s 2 Press the BAND button to select the rede band FM or AM RF ATT SgS Each press switches the band FM gt AM bution Deo SI e 7 MPX wa button in th gee A 3 Tune in the station VOL VOLUME For Automatic Tuning Fl Sle FF Press and hold TUNING for about one second then release The tuner starts searching the selected band and stop automatically at the first station it locates Repeat to locate other stations omom m a For Manual Tuning B js m a _ e To change frequencies one step at a time press TUN 6668 ING repeatedly e To change frequencies quickly hold down TUNING 9 9 and release when you reach the fre
45. 40dB Signal to Noise Ratio IHF short circuited A network Signal to Noise Ratio DIN Continuous rated power output 50 mW E E E A E ccneieers 92 65 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 S jack Input Sensitivity Impedance e 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance Frequency Response ccce Signal to Noise Ratio v ccccccssscssssscsscsesssssersseseees Video Section Component Input Sensitivity Output Level IMpedance occ 1 Vp p 75 Q Frequency Response Signal to Noise Ratio Video Section Composite Input Sensitivity Impedance LINE trasata rann ana a EE AEAN 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance INE e aa a A AAAA ETA 1 Vp p 75 Q Frequency Response HNE Snn Tanien 5 Hz to 10 MHz dB Signal to Noise Ratio a a a as 65 dB FM Tuner Section Frequency Range essccccccicisses 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 15 2 dBf IHF 1 6 uV 75 Q 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity cecce Mono 20 2 dBf Stereo 41 2 dBf Sensitivity DIN Mono 1 1 uV S N 26 dB Stereo 50 uV S N 46 dB Signal to Noise Ratio Mono 76 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 72 dB at 85 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio DIN uc Mono 62 dB Stereo 58 dB DI STOMIOR ea a camasnavinees tare ee Stereo 0 6 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 70 dB 400 kHz Stereo Separation occ 40 d
46. AC outlet Hook up the video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords depending on how you connected the receiver to your TV see page 16 For the audio signal in order to use digital soundtracks broadcast you must hook up a digital input Use either a coaxial or optical cable it doesn t matter which see page 23 We recommend hooking up your audio with analog cables as well see below The arrows indicate the direction of the TV signal 2 parr m O e J Satellite tuner AUDIO DIGITAL v m gt z ie WE La j ph ji F 4 DEn OA Memo e lf your digital connections are different than the default settings see page 23 you will need to assign the digital jacks to the proper component s 19 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Analog Audio Components Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your audio components to the jacks as shown below These are all analog connections and your analog audio components turntable cassette deck use these jacks Remember that for components you want to record with you need to hook up four plugs a set of stereo ins and a set of stereo outs but for components that only play like a turntable you only need to hook up one set of stereo plugs two plugs If you want to record to from digital components like a CD R to fr
47. B 1 kHz Frequency Response 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1 dB Antenna lA put sarean anei ae Aaa 75 Q unbalanced AM Tuner Section Frequency Range essesecrresssses 531 kHz to 1 602 kHz Sensitivity IHF Loop ANtenna cccccccceeeeeees 350 uV m SELSCUY Vea a A a a 30 dB Signal to Noise Rati On cenionienina 50 dB ARENN A a E R E E EN Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements ccce Power Consumption A Power Consumption in Standby mode ccc 0 8 W AG OutletiSWIITCHED aeniea 100 W 0 8 A MAX DIMENSIONS oseere 420 W x 188 H x 464 D mm Weight without package sssscccsssrcrccccciee 19 8 kg Furnished Parts FM wire Antennais ccc acpi n a AM loop Antenna AA IEC LR6 batteries Remote ControtUniteani tiesai NAC Microphone for Auto Surround Sound Setup s Microphone Stand for Auto Surround Sound Setup AG POWEL COLG aac EEA A A E E T Operating INStrUCtIONS kinaen a a a NOTE Specifications and the design are subject to possible modi fications without notice due to improvements 117 En 118 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Specifications multi voltage model Maximum Output Power ccc 130 W channel 1 kHz THD 10 0 8 Q Continuous Power Output DIN ErOnt restescwrisexs 100 W 100 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Q COM onoaiia 100 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Q Surround 100 W 100 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Q Surround Back Oait 100 W 100 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Q Rated Power Output e
48. C To listen to music in stereo simply choose the STEREO listening mode Other possibilities like listening to a stereo CD with all seven speakers or taking a stereo source and getting multichannel home theater like sound are explained in listening modes page 47 Conclusion These are the three basic factors that contribute to your home theater sound The easiest thing is to hook up seven speakers and a subwoofer and simply play your DVDs with PRO LOGIC II MOVIE listening mode This will give you realistic and enjoyable home theater sound First hook up your equipment like your DVD player TV and speakers Then follow the Easy Setup Guide instructions to set up your system for surround sound It is very important you do one of the surround sound setups to get optimal sound from your receiver For more details on any of the information presented here check the main section of the manual En 10 En Easy Setup Guide Part 1 Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player and TV In order to use Dolby Digital DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to hook up your DVD player with digital audio connections You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection you don t need to do both The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some DVD players only have one type of digital terminal you
49. C and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the remote control display Press the MULTI CONTROL button of the component whose direct function you want to turn on or off DIRECTFUNC appears on the remote control display The TUNER button cannot be assigned Use the AY buttons to select ON OFF or EXIT and press ENTER ON The direct function is on OFF The direct function is off EXIT Leaves the direct function settings and returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu After you press ENTER if you chose one of the first two settings COMPLETE will appear in the display Repeat steps 2 4 to set the direct function for as many components as you want Press the REMOTE SETUP button to return to the previous mode 73 En 74 En Using Other Functions Recording from Audio Video Components The following explanations show you how make a recording from one component to another connected to this receiver Note that an analog recorder such as a VCR cannot record from a source that is connected using only a digital connection Likewise a digital recorder such as a CD R cannot record digitally from a component that is connected using only analog connections In both of these cases make sure that the digital component also has analog connections to the receiver and that the SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG When recording from one digital component to another bear in mind that the digital signal output from this receiver
50. E and SMALL alternately and let your Sepa EEE ears judge which sounds best Center SMALL The safest option is to route all the bass sounds to the SurrBeck SMALL2 subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers Speaker Setting Subwoofer YES Exit THX Speaker SMALL Setting Up for Surround Sound Channel Level The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound If continuing from SPEAKER SETTING go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 2 on page 40 Channel Level gt Left Center Right Surround SurrBack SurrBack 3 008 Surround 2 048 Subwoofer Exit in MANUAL setting Memo VOEDSEL HBT ue ISC 1 Normal Speaker Setting gt EE Speaker Distance Exit Channel Level Test Tone METET Auto Exit 1 508 2 018 3 548 1 58 10 048 gt Left Center Right Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Channel Level iL 1 538 1 58 2 008 3 508 71 508 3 008 2 008 10 008 in AUTO setting e If your subwoofer has a volume control set it to the middle position before doing these operati Ons e If you are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter take the readings from your main listening posit
51. ED Lights when a broadcast is received RF ATT European model only Lights when the RF ATT is on see page 58 RDS European model only Lights when an RDS broadcast is received EON o European model only EON lights when it has been set The dot indicator next to it lights when the station you are currently tuned to carries the EON data service 9 8 8 Volume level indicator 9 Hi BIT SAMPLING indicator Lights when the AUDIO SCALER mode is on 10 DSP indicators MOVIE Lights when a MOVIE mode is selected When a DSP MOVIE mode is selected DSP will light with a box around it MUSIC Lights when a MUSIC mode is selected When a DSP MUSIC mode is selected DSP will light with a box around it 11 Speaker indicators see page 76 Lights to indicate the current speaker system A and or B 12 Program Format indicators For Dolby Digital or DTS sources These indicators change according to which channels are active in the source When all three LS left surround S surround and RS right surround light at the same time it means a source with a 6 1 channel playback flag is being used L Left front channel C Center channel R Right front channel LS Left surround channel S Surround channel or Surround back channel RS Right surround channel LFE Low Frequency Effects channel o Lights when LFE signal is input 13 SB CH indicators see page 55 Light to indic
52. ERT Setup starting on page 96 Make sure all the components you need especially speakers have been properly connected before you do the steps described here 7 Fe microphone 1 Hook up the microphone to the SETUP MIC jack on the Front Panel 2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position Use a table chair or something else to put the microphone microphone at the same height as you usually lis stand ten to your system from If you have a tripod you can affix the mic stand to it Center Speaker Front Speaker R 3 Switch on the receiver and your US Ss d TV Speaker Make sure your TV is set to this receiver as you will use the on screen displays OSDs on your TV to Front follow these instructions Speaker Surround L Back Listening Speaker 4 Ifyou have a subwoofer turn it on OSITION Surround Speaker L 5 Press the RECEIVER button on the Surround Back remote control Speaker L 6 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button and use the on screen display OSD that appears on your TV 7 The arrow should be pointing at SURROUND SETUP press ENTER System Setup ffi Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 SACD Setup 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 13 En 14 En Easy Setup Guide Part 2 8 1 Surround Setup SurrBack System E e Normal Expert Exit Auto Surround Setup Set microphone Turn on sub
53. ES eA NODE DDOD SIGNAL SEL IR BASS TRESLE r D o Do gt EAT Nex TEXTON RFATT DISP MODE z5 eas NING BAND TUNG 3 3 A 01 s ATION TEXTOFF_cLAss SI TION gt CHANNEL European model Pioneer a amp ol 0 6 lt S t o multi voltage model mga _f A i a VA sittin a g 6 6 6OS 6665 6 0 Oe SS EF Oooo 60 En 1 Tune in the station you want See Automatic and Manual Tuning on page 58 or Direct Access Tuning on page 59 Press the TUNER EDIT button to activate the memory function LITT reno fey zan Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number Each press switches the display i CLASS A gt CLASS B gt CLASS C Press the STATION buttons repeatedly or use the MULTI JOG to select a channel 0 9 within the respective class SiGn AT Janwos sterco ja ZETELS spea Press the ENTER button to input your choice To continue repeat steps 1 5 Using the Tuner Naming Memorized Stations You can input a name of up to four characters for each preset station in the receiver s memory see the previous page This name can be anything you choose For example
54. GITAL NR on or off When on DNR lights in the display Memo e In cases described below noise may not be reduced even if DIGITAL NR is on Sudden noise Extremely loud noise Signals that contain too many high frequencies Signals which are very clean to begin with e DIGITAL NR is effective at levels shown below for each source STEREO Analog ingt t eenn nnt Digital Mpui ges terrtenedist Beenie cents AM FM tunnel saccccccccrccccrccccreecs MOVIE MUSIG aiectacisvissinortistssacsabernanserdes e Depending on the condition of the source wea 10 18 dB rene 10 15 dB et 10 15 dB ilies 6 10 dB there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound e You can t use the DIGITAL NR mode with t EMA MULTI CH IN modes DVD A SACD he THX CIN or source sig nals greater than 88 2 kHz over a digital connection including i LINK e If you set the DIGITAL NR on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode Basic Operation Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode This useful feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes It can be used with any surround sound source and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are audible even while playing a soundtrack at low volumes This feature is applicable only when the master volume is under 20 dB 1 Press the MIDNIGHT button on the remote control Each press switches M
55. Hook up For extra convenience the USB Audio port is a future oriented connector that allows you to hook a USB compatible PC to the receiver Audio Scaler HI BIT HI SAMPLING This new technology enables the user to hear CD and DVD as well as other soundtracks at a wider dynamic range allowing for finer audio reproduction This Audio Scaler approximates the audio of high end formats just becoming available now The Energy saving Design The European model is designed to use 0 8 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode while the multi voltage model is designed to use 0 9 W Before You Start Checking the Supplied Accessories Please check that you have received all of the following supplied accessories AM Loop Antenna FM Wire Antenna AA IEC LR6 P batteries x 4 AC Power Cord x 1 European model x 2 multi voltage model Microphone for Auto Microphone Stand for Auto Operating Remote Control Unit Surround Sound Setup Surround Sound Setup Instructions Memo Multi voltage model has two power cords These accessories will be different depending on the country of purchase Please use the correct cord for your country Preparing the Remote Control Loading the batteries Load the batteries into the remote control as shown below Please use alkaline batteries When you notice a decrease in the operating range replace all batteries with new ones 2 AA IEC LR6 3 batteries x 4
56. I CONTROL button for SASS the component you want to start the SPS 7 multi operations with MULTI OPE 2 4 5 appears in the display gt Buttons that For example DVD LD can be mat Muth 4 Use the AY buttons to select first Operations command 1st Cmmnd appears in the display Press ENTER This tells the receiver this will be the first command To erase a command 5 To setup a command select CHANGE and press ENTER FUNCTION flashes in the display 6 Select the component whose command you want to input for example a DVD player and press the MULTI CONTROL button for it Memo KEY will flash in the display e To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button 7 Select a button for the command you e The display will disappear after one minute or want to input for example gt play so if no new commands are entered Press COMPLETE appears in the display any button to wake up the remote and ti th a alae 8 Repeat steps 4 7 to program a sequence of up to five commands You can assign multi operations for up to 5 commands for each MULTI CONTROL button Using Other Functions DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CHSEL O Q SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS TREBLE r D O Do Nema NSC O MOEOSEL HaT 9 10 Gem TUNING BAND TUNING STATON TEXTOFF CLASS STATON CHANNEL CHANNEL VOLUME Performing Multi Operations Do the following to use the multi operations S
57. IDNIGHT mode on or off When on 1 MIDNIGHT lights in the display STATON TEXTOFF CLASS STATION CHANNEL CHANNEL Memo e The surround effect adjusts itself automatically in accor dance with the volume level e You can t use the MIDNIGHT mode with the THX CIN EMA MULTI CH IN SACD DIRECT or LOUDNESS modes e If you set MIDNIGHT on when in DIRECT mode the receiver switches to STEREO mode e When playing DVD Audio 192 176 kHz discs over an i LINK connection this feature cannot be used Listening in LOUDNESS Mode The LOUDNESS mode boosts the bass and treble in a signal It is useful for listening to music at low volumes This feature is applicable only when the master volume is under 20 dB 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the LOUDNESS button on the remote control TA Ta T Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off When KO on LOUDNESS lights in the display Memo oo Lr 1 e You can t use the LOUDNESS mode with the THX CIN SS LQ EMA MULTI CH IN SACD DIRECT or MIDNIGHT 2 er Bi modes D 2E e If you set LOUDNESS on in DIRECT mode the receiver 7 will switch to STEREO mode e When playing DVD Audio 192 176 kHz discs over an i LINK connection this feature cannot be used Basic Operation Adjusting Bass and Treble You can adjust the low bass and high treble frequencies The TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuitry 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the
58. ING BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY THE VOLTAGE OF THE AVAILABLE POWER SUPPLY DIFFERS ACCORDING TO COUNTRY OR REGION BE SURE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THIS UNIT WILL BE USED MEETS THE REQUIRED VOLTAGE E G 230V OR 120V WRITTEN ON THE REAR PANEL H041 En WARNING NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLE SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS IF NAKED FLAME SOURCES ACCIDENTALLY FALL DOWN FIRE SPREAD OVER THE APPARATUS THEN MAY CAUSE FIRE H044 En 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 and which re quires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_En CAUTION THE Mf OFF ON BUTTON IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINSPOWERIN M OFF POSITION THEREFOREINSTALL 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 por7p n En POWER CORD CAUTION 002 En Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc
59. LINK equipped players and other components Each i LINK connector acts simultaneously as both input and output see page 28 2 CONTROL IN OUT terminals see page 79 You can use these jacks to hook up other PIONEER equipment that has a CONTROL terminal so that you can control them all by pointing the remote control s at one remote sensor 14 7 PRE OUT analog terminals connect an 36 En 3 Radio antenna terminals see page 24 Hook up antennas for the radio tuner built into the receiver here DIGITAL IN terminals see page 22 Use these terminals to input the signal from a DVD CD player or any other kind of digital player To be able to play Dolby Digital and othe surround soundtracks you need to make digital connections To do this use the digital terminals here If you don t connect as per the default settings see page 23 you need to complete Assigning the Digital Inputs on page 89 amplifier here see page 78 Use these terminals to output the audio signal from this amplifier to a different amplifier if that s how you choose to set up your system Displays and Controls 8 9 10 multi voltage 11 12 European model only model only TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS AC J MONITOR OUT AC OUTLET 7 ai SWITCHED 100W MAX lt 20 110V 120 127V CD DVD LD IN TL Y 110v 2 20V 120 127V 230 240 1 5
60. Me and Windows XP operating systems OS gt mm Ae ee ee A Connect your PC to the USB terminal Oe HO 0 2 You need to a full soeed USB cable not supplied for BOIC KORO O this connection g B type ition 0900000 2 Turn on your PC and start up your OS Some operating systems may or may not work with this USB port If the computer was previously running quit all applications 3 Switch on the receiver DIMER LOUDNESS TO SIGNMLSE ONA BASS TREBLE r Mei TETON FEAT DISP MODE TUNING BAND TANG STATON TEXTOFE CUSS STATON 4 Use the INPUT button on the remote control or the MULTI JOG dial on the front panel to select the USB input 5 Play back a music file on your PC Make sure the volume on both the computer and the receiver is turned up Memo e The maximum power for the USB connection is 100 mA e Do not disconnect the USB cable while installing the drivers Also do not disconnect the USB cable while the your PC is recognizing the receiver which takes a few seconds every time you turn on your PC and it is hooked up the receiver AS f Aa 4 e If your PC does not recognize the receiver try Microsoft Windows 98 Windows e Pioneer cannot be held responsible for damage to your 2000 Windows Me and Win XP are registered trademarks of the other possible computer problems due to this Micr
61. N EA AE ER ATTAT 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance LINE sete A A ATT 1 Vp p 75 Q Frequency Response UNE o A 5 Hz to 10 MHz 8 dB Signal to Noise Ratio ccc 65 dB FM Tuner Section Frequency Range 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 13 2 dBf IHF 1 3 wV 75 Q 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity cee Mono 20 2 dB Stereo 38 6 dB Signal to Noise Ratio Mono 73 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 70 dB at 85 dBf DIStOMION aah an A A Stereo 0 5 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 60 dB 400 kHz Stereo Separation cccccccccsscessseeeee 40 dB 1 kHz Frequency Response 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1 dB Antenna Inputa a 75 Q 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 uV m Selectivity 25 dB Signal to Noise Ratio ccc 50 dB Antennas tacidnved eatin mia ainunnienat Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements Jide AC 110 120 127 220 230 240 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption sesser 600 W Power Consumption in Standby Mmode sessececce 0 9 W DIMENSIONS 420 W x 188 H x 464 D mm Weight without package essesi 19 9 kg Furnished Parts FM Wire Antenna eiaa aaa EAA aa Ra AM loop Antenna AA IEC LR6 batteries is Remote Control ENET AE widen sia ON icrophone for Auto Surround Sound Setup vnc icrophone Stand for Auto Surround Sound Setup es AC POWE COAN an Aea aea ina Chaan
62. NDBY mode then press the power button while holding down the SPEAKERS button The receiver will reset to the new impedance setting With this method you can choose the 8 Q 16 Q setting or the 6 Q 8 Q setting i This display indicates an 8Q 16Q impedance setting A g This display indicates a 6Q less than 8Q impedance setting Connecting Your Equipment Placing Your Speakers Proper speaker placement is essential to realize the best sound from your system It is very important for speaker placement to read the instructions that come with your speakers so please be sure to do so Speaker placement If you have a multiple speaker arrangement the placement of the speakers is extremely important To achieve the best possible surround sound install your speakers as shown below Make sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality Some speakers are designed to be floor standing but others benefit greatly from speaker stands which raise them off the floor Be sure to read your speaker manuals for the best placement of the speakers Center Speaker Memo e When installing speakers near the TV om tional Q 9O ae ppor we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent 3
63. NEO 6 MUSIC mode plays the stereo source as is through the front left right speakers and generates a natural ambient surround and center sound With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc CLASSICAL Simulates the acoustic effects of a large concert hall Suitable for classical music A long delay time of reflected sounds coupled with reverb effects let the listener experience the dynamic and rich sounds characteristic of concert halls and powerful orchestral performances CHAMBER Simulates the acoustic environment of a very resonant concert hall Rich reverberation and a full sound create the impression of a lively performance space wa Simulates the acoustic effects of a jazz club Reflected sound is virtually below 100 msec so that the listener can experience a live band effect Simulates the acoustic effects of a mid sized concert hall The listener can experience a live band effect with good separation of the instruments a strong bass and the vivid feeling of a live performance Simulates the acoustic effects of a dance club Features a strong bass sound Reflected sound delay time is virtually below 50 msec for the listener to experience the visceral power of dance music 5 7CH STEREO Simulates the acoustic environment of a regular stereo while using all the speakers in the system to induce a rich all around
64. NO PTY is dis played e FINISH means the search is complete Using the Tuner Basics of EON Enhanced Other Network information European model only When EON is turned on the receiver jumps to an EON linked broadcast when it begins even if a receiver function other than the tuner is being used It cannot be used in areas that EON information is not transmitted and when FM broadcast stations do not transmit PTY data When the broadcast ends the tuner returns to the original frequency or function There are two types of EON you can set 1 TA Traffic Announcement This mode will set the tuner to pick up traffic information when it s broadcast 2 NEWS This mode will set the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast Memo EON does not work when the tuner is in the AM band Using EON European model only Use the front panel controls to do this Pisneer sr0ny oN Wi d a a t o al s oo 65 siso a Ooe Memo e The EON mode is canceled if you switch to AM rece ption while setting EON It starts once again when you return to FM recep tion e You can search for traffic announce ments and news at the same time e You can operate the TUNER EDIT and CHARACTER SEARCH buttons while the EON ind icator is lit e If you want to change to a function other th
65. ON FERGUSON FIRST FISHER FUJITSU FUNAI GE GOLDSTAR GOODMANS GRANDIENTE GRUNDIG HITACHI CE RRADIO TT NOKIA JC PENNY JVC ENDO KTV LOEWE LXI AGNAVOX AR ATSUI ATSUSHITA EDION ITSUBISHI IVAR NEC OKIA OCEANIC NORDMENDE OKANO ONWA PANASONIC LCO LIPS HONOLA ORTLAND ROSCAN QUASAR ADIO ADIO SHACK ADIOLA CA PROSCAN SABA SAMSUNG SANYO SCHNEIDER SCOTT S S S SONY SYLVANIA HARP IEMENS IGNATUR SYMPHONIC TATUNG ELEFUNKEN OMSO lt Cc OSHIBA OR NIVERSU DECH W WHOUSE WARDS WATSON Z ENITH Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Specifications European model Continuous Power Output DIN FROME sestascenschans 100 W 100 W DIN 1 kHz Center 100 W DIN 1 kHz Surround 100 W 100 W DIN 1 kHz Surround Back aanta 100 W 100 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Q Rated Power Out PUt ccc 100 W 100 W 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 09 8 Q THD 1 8 Q THD 1 8 Q THD 1 8 Q Audio Section Input Sensitivity Impedance PHONO MM 4 7 mV 47 KQ LIN Ee sced eee edt e T TONE 335 mV 47 KQ Frequency Response PHONO MM uu eeeteteteteee 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz 0 3 dB 5 Hz to 100 000 Hz 8 dB Pe tc her eae eee A oa Ie 335 mV 2 2 KQ Tone Control BASS haere AeA ON Oo 6 dB 100 Hz EENE 6 dB 10 kHz LOUDNESS frenin 4 2 dB 100Hz 10 kHz at volume position
66. Pioneer sound vision sou AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX AX5i S VSX AX5I G Operating Instructions IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an CAUTION equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance H002_En NOTE THE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS COMPARTMENT WARNING IS LOCATED ON THE APPLIANCE BONNET Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference WARNING THE APPARATUS IS NOT WATERPROOFS TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE 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 HOO1AEn WARN
67. RECEIVER button on the remote control Make sure your TV is connected and set to the video input the receiver is using SOURCE TV SYSTEM RECEIVER 0000 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button The menu possibilities appear on your TV Bb Bia 3 SURROUND SETUP should be O 2 Sg selected If it isn t use the AV buttons to select it Press the ENTER button ca os 4 Use the AY buttons to navigate C3 3 G through the menus When you have G CO Ga the setting you want in a particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed We sug gest you do a basic system setup for surround sound when you first hook up the receiver That gets it out of the way and you won t need to do it again unless you change your home set up by adding new speakers etc To do a basic setup use the SURRBACK menu if necessary and then choose either the AUTO SETTING or NORMAL setup procedure and complete that You don t need to do both as they accomplish the same ends We recommend the AUTO SETTING method To do a more advanced setup for surround sound see EXPERT setup starting on page 96 SURRBACK SYSTEM page 39 Use to choose options for your surround back speakers AUTO SETTING page 13 See the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 for an explanation of this System Setup setup NORMAL page 40 Use this method to manually adjust all the surround sound functions EXPERT page 96 Use these settings to fine tune your surrou
68. RGE Subwoofer PLUS Raise the frequency level to match your speakers characteristics see page 97 Check the three following points 1 Check the power 2 Check the subwoofer volume control 3 Check the subwoofer hasn t automatically switched to standby mode check the subwoofer manual Check all connections see page 25 111 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Symptom No sound output from the surround back speakers Cause The SB CH MODE is set to OFF The source is not a 6 1 channel playback source The surround back speakers aren nected properly The surround back channel is set to 1 speaker setting only and the speaker is connected to the right channel output con Remedy e Set the SBC ODE to ON or AUTO see page 55 e Set the SBC ODE to ON or AUTO see page 55 and choose one of the SURROUND listening modes see pages 48 and 49 Check all connections see page 25 Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel output see page 25 No sound output from one set of speaker s The speaker system setting is NO The speaker isn t connected properly The source has no sound output for that channel The speaker output level is set too small Change the speaker setting to YES see page 41 Check all connections see page 25 If you choose one of the SURROUND listening modes a channel may be created for the speaker see page 45
69. XTOFF CLASS STATON CHANNELS CHANNEL F okak 4 Use the AY buttons to select the ez component you want to set up Press ENTER MAKER appears in the remote control display JH rrou REN aime 5 Use the AY buttons to select the name of the company that makes your component see page 116 The company names appear in the remote control display If there is more than one component type for that com pany that makes your component then 1 2 etc will appear in the display Choose one of the types and see if that works 67 En Remote Control of Other Components 6 Point the remote control at the component you want set and press ENTER OK will appear in the remote control display If the component you are trying to control turns on off you have set it correctly Use the A Y buttons to select YES and go on to step 7 If the component you are trying to control does not turn on off the correct preset code has not been selected In BLE SONALS DNR BASS rnd oo T this case use the AW buttons to select NO press ENTER SOSS 7 and go back to step 5 Try another preset code for that maker If the component you are trying to setup doesn t have a standby on mode it won t turn on even if the cor rect preset code is entered In this case select YES and go on to step 7 prer uss samot If you can t seem to get the component you are trying to IEF set to turn on or off you can still set up yo
70. a log so there is no digital transfer This is not a malfunction See the player s manual for more details During playback of a 96kHz source the display doesn t show 96kHz SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG SET the SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO see page 46 114 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Symptom Remote control Cannot be remote controlled Cause The remote control batteries have worn out lon There is an obstacle between the eceiver and the remote control Strong light such as fluorescent light is shining onto the unit s remote control signal light receiving window A cord is connected to the CONTROL IN terminal on this unit Too far away or improper angle of opera Remedy Replace the batteries see page 7 Operate within 7 m and a 30 angle of the remote sensor on the front panel see page 8 Remove the obstacle or operate from another position see page 8 Avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light Connect cord to the correct jack Other components can t be operated with the system remote The preset code settings are wrong The batteries wore out and the system settings were cleared Input the correct preset code Reset the proper system settings The SR cable is connected but the connected components can t be operated with the remote The SR cable hasn t been connected properly The rest of the component connection ha
71. a Listening Mode usec 50 Adding Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic Il Music Mode o ececceeeeneeees 50 Listening with ACOUSTIC CAL EQ weenie 51 Digital Noise Reduction DIGITAL NR Function 51 Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode Listening in LOUDNESS Mode Adjusting Bass and Treble Listening with Sound Delay eessesccsccserinrieriri Listening in Audio Scaler mode weet 54 ulti Channel In Playback Surround Back Channel Virtual Surround Back Dual Mono setting and p Using Headphones VIdEOSEleCt Tyan PA TE E Adjusting the Brightness of the Display DIMMER 57 Using the Tuner cseseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 58 Automatic and Manual TUNING w cccecscccsecececeereseees 58 MPX ModE vinei Marit cee dle aragt ddines 58 RF ATT Mode European model only essees 58 Channel Step Setting multi voltage model only 59 To Change Channel Steps ccc 59 Direct ACCESS TUNING wehi ieiti riitti nrinig 59 Memorizing Frequently Used Stations wc 60 Naming Memorized Stations 61 Recalling Memorized Stations An introduction to RDS European model only 63 Using the RDS display escssccccccrcrrerierieri 63 Searching for RDS programs European model only sassccatiniaincienaadiauics 64 Basics of EON Enhanced Other Network information European modeliOnly s aicacinaniileniiwwiaiin 65 Using EON European model only wees 65 Clearing all stations from the RDS or EON s
72. a PAES EE AEE EEA nee Operating Instructions he Flat bladed converter PIUQ c cesses tteeettteeeetteeeee Antenna Adaptor aii arctnninin acnaneinin arian init mentale NOTE Specifications and the design are subject to possible modi tications without notice due to improvements EXPERT 119 En Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2003 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC P O BOX 1540 Long Beach California 90810 1540 U S A TEL 800 421 1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA INC 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 Canada TEL 905 479 4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087 Keetberglaan 1 B 9120 Melsele Belgium TEL 03 570 05 11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE LTD 253 Alexandra Road 04 01 Singapore 159936 TEL 656 472 1111 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 178 184 Boundary Road Braeside Victoria 3195 Australia TEL 03 9586 6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S A DE C V Blvd Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico D F 11000 TEL 55 9178 4270 K002E lt TNMWF 03E00001 gt Printed in lt ARB7286 A gt
73. al DIGITAL To select an optical or coaxial digital signal ANALOG To select an analog signal 16 HI BIT HI SAMPLING button see page 54 Use this button to switch the AUDIO SCALER mode on or off 17 SB CH MODE button see page 55 Use this button to turn the surround back channels ON OFF AUTO or switch the virtual surround back mode between ON OFF AUTO 18 Tuner control buttons see page 58 BAND Press to select the AM or FM band CLASS Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes SELECT Switches the buttons between station memory and frequency select modes Selects station memories or frequencies when using the tuner TUNER EDIT Press to memorize and name a station for recall using the MULTI JOG and ENTER buttons 19 CHARACTER SEARCH button see page 64 Use to search for different program types in RDS mode 20 EON MODE button see pages 65 66 Use to search for different programs that are transmitting traffic or news information 21 PHONES jack Connect headphones for private listening no sound will be heard through the speakers 22 SPEAKERS A B button see page 76 The use of this button depends on how the SURRBACK SYSTEM see page 39 is set If NORMAL SYSTEM is chosen this button toggles between A and OFF If SECOND ZONE is chosen this button toggles between A B A B and OFF If FRONT BI AMP is chosen this button toggles between A B and OFF 23 TONE CONTROL buttons see
74. an the ton and tuner press the EON MODE but urn the EON mode off 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band EON is only broadcast on FM Tune into an EON FM station Theo indicator lights to inform you that the currently tuned station carries the EON data service See pages 58 59 for more on tuning into radio broadcasts Press the EON MODE button to select the mode you want These modes are explained above Each press changes the display as follows EON TA EON NEWS Tiis OFF If EON information is being transmitted the receiver jumps to the type of broadcast you selected When the EON mode is set the EON indicator lights but during actual reception of an EON broadcast the EON indicator will flash 65 En 66 En Clearing all stations from the RDS or EON search European model only The receiver will automatically register an identifying marker called a PI code for any station you input into the memory classes which can receive RDS or EON data If you want to remove the currently memorized stations from RDS and EON searches you can do it by erasing the PI codes 1 Press and hold EON MODE front panel for about two seconds ERASE PI will be displayed 2 Press ENTER ERASE PI flashes for two seconds to indicate the PI codes have been erased Remote Control of Other Components Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Comp
75. any 1 Connect your speakers as snown terminal to touch a wire from a different Since both Front A and B speaker terminals output the terminal same audio it doesn t matter which set A or B is powering which part HI or LOW of the speaker 2 Select FRONT BI AMP in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup see page 39 The surround back channel amplifier is now used to power the B set of speaker terminals and the A B SP gt AB speaker setting is automatically selected The speaker setting in this case can only be A B or OFF 75 En 76 En Using Other Functions SPEAKERS Butto n If you selected NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup See page 39 your surround back speakers will be used as part of your A speakers main speaker system and this button will simply switch it off or on If you selected SECOND ZONE in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup see page 39 this button will cycle through the A main speaker system the B speaker system the surround back speakers acting as a separate second zone both speaker systems and off 1 Press the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to switch speakers on off or cycle through the different A SPPA Sound is o erminals B SP gt B Sound is o speaker systems if SECOND ZONE or FRONT BI AMP has been selected in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup see page 39 utput from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre out utput from the two speak
76. arch function performed by the tal information player interferes with the reading of digi This is not a malfunction but be sure to turn the volume down to prevent the output of loud noise from your speak ers When playing a DTS format LD there is noise audible on the soundtrack The SIGNAL SELECT is on ANALOG Set the SIGNAL SELECT to DIGITAL see page 46 Audio doesn t record in some cases even if video does You are trying to make an analog record ing from a digital signal or a digital recording of an analog source The digital source is copy protected The jacks for recording have not been connected properly You can only record analog to analog or digital to digital Make sure the play back and recording components are hooked up with the same kind of con nections You can t record digital sources that have been copy protected Check connections see pages 20 and 22 Video No image is output when a function is selected mproper connections The input source is not properly selected The video input selected on the TV monitor is incorrect The TV or monitor is hooked up with cord that is different than that used for he video player The component video setti ect ng is incor Make sure the component is con nected correctly see pages 16 and Ms Press the correct function button Please read the TV monitor manual and change the settings according
77. are available with any of the PRO LOGIC II or PRO LOGIC modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not With the NEO 6 modes surround back channels will always be available 7 OFF SURROUND BACK channels will not be heard Oi OF Virtual Surround Back Mode The virtual surround back mode emulates surround back channels through your surround speakers You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting see page 39 have SURROUND speakers set to something other than NO and have chosen NO for the SURROUND BACK speakers in SPEAKER SETTING see page 41 to use this mode To accomplish the same settings you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND speakers on and the SURROUND BACK speakers off See page 13 to use this mode 1 Press the SB CH MODE button on the remote control Each press switches between VIRTL SB ON VIRTL SB OFF and VIRTL SB AUTO VIRTL SB ON VIRTL SB AUTO eas VIRTL SB OFF ae VIRTL SB ON virtual surround back sound is available with all SURROUND modes except THX CINEMA for a stereo signal you must choose the NEO 6 MOVIE MUSIC SURROUND mode or a Pioneer original sound mode see pages 48 and 49 VIRTL SB AUTO same as above except whether virtual surround back sound is available with any of the PRO LOGIC II or PRO LOGIC modes depends on whether the 7 source has an EX or ES flag or not With the NEO 6 modes virtual surr
78. aring the mems mark The display will or 7 D THEATER according to the source SB CH MODE and speaker configuration When you input a multichannel signal the decoding is done automatically so you cannot choose these modes Basic Operation MUSIC modes SURROUND mode The MUSIC modes allow you to transform your living room into a variety of different sonic environments when playing either two channel or multichannel sources It optimizes its effects in accordance with your source SB CH MODE and speaker configuration The first two modes are for pure decoding of multichannel sound sources With these modes the receiver will automatically employ the format of the sound source for example Dolby Digital or DTS With two channel sources these first two modes will create surround channels Then there are five PIONEER original sound modes that use DSP Digital Signal Processing to create different types of sound environments as described below Lastly the 5 7 CH STEREO mode simply outputs a stereo signal through all of your speakers DOPL Il MUSIC DOPRO LOGIC II MUSIC This mode gives 5 1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music Compared to the Movie Mode PRO LOGIC the surround effect is more enveloping With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc NEO 6 MUSIC This mode gives 6 1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music The
79. ars on your TV if it doesn t refer to page 10 to make sure you have prop erly connected the receiver to your TV Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the AVY buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the ENTER button DIGITAL IN SELECT should be selected if not use the AV buttons to select it Press the ENTER button Use the AY buttons to select DIGITAL 2 and press ENTER The default setting for the DIGITAL 2 jack is CD R Use the AVY buttons to select DVD LD and press ENTER Press the SYSTEM SETUP button The receiver exits the setup process Easy Setup Guide Part 2 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup If setting up your surround sound speakers seems like it s going to be an involved task you only need to use this quick automatic method known as the MCACC system to achieve good surround sound You ll need to hook up the microphone so that the receiver can hear and judge the distance size sound character and sound pressure level of the speakers and thus know what settings to make First turn the volume down then plug the microphone into the SETUP MIC jack on the front panel of the receiver and put the microphone into its stand Follow the step by step guide to setting up your surround sound below This will customize the surround sound for your listening environment If you want to personalize your surround sound setups by making the settings manually go to Setting up for Surround Sound starting on page 38 and EXP
80. ate the status of the surround back channels AUTO Lights when the SB CH MODE or virtual surround back mode is set to AUTO ON Lights when the SB CH MODE or virtual surround back mode is set to ON OFF Lights when the SB CH MODE or virtual surround back mode is set to OFF 35 En Displays and Controls Back Panel All the terminals on the back panel are explained and or referenced here 1 2 3 4567 k s J 1 J aoe Wet i E Oma Fata P ont AM LOOP jssaname SAT oure oun 3 R WOOFER Front f 0 Maa oR UR Single ROUND x O O0 Le HO O RO pvo D OVE er Tie verz u OUT g ase 00 0000 3 oin 00 OOO MULTI CHIN ANTENNA B 2 onron oure a conTROL m al lt I a i opr HO v a Jiel i L piaita 4 O VIDEO 15 16 5 MONITOR OUT 1 amp 2 terminals connect a TV or monitor here see page 16 Use either of these terminals to output the video signal to your TV s video projector s or monitor s The on screen displays to setup the receiver will only be output through MONITOR OUT 1 6 DIGITAL OUT terminals see page 22 Use these terminals to output a digital signal toa DVD R CD R MD recorder or any other kind of digital recorder AUDIO 4 13 1 AUDIO i LINK connectors 4 pin S400 i LINK connectors for connection to i
81. based material such as quiz shows RT gt PS gt PTY or interviews POP M Pop music FREQ ROCK M Rock music Memo EASY M Middle of the road music e If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll LIGHT M Light classical music some characters may be displayed incorrectly CLASSICS Serious classical music e lf you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the RT display it OTHER M Other music not fitting any of means no RT data is being transmitted from the broad he above categories cast station If you have entered a name for the station WEATHER Weather reports it is displayed instead of RT data If you haven t the FINANCE Finance and business display will automatically switch to the PS data dis CHILDREN Children s entertainment play If no PS data is transmitted from the station the SOCIAL Social affairs requency will be displayed RELIGION Religious programming e Inthe PTY display there are cases where NO DATA or PHONE IN Phone in talk shows NO TYPE is shown If this happens the PS display is TRAVEL Travel ppens pray LEISURE Leisure interests and hobbies shown after a few seconds JAZZ leanne e This unit converts lower case characters transmitted COUNTRY Country music by broadcast station to upper case characters NATION M Popular music in a language other than English OLDIES Popular music from the 50s FOLK M Folk music DOCUMENT Documentaries In addition there is a program type called ALARM used for exce
82. below the cut off point will be sent to the subwoofer or large speakers For example choosing 50 Hz sends bass frequencies below 50 Hz to the subwoofer or large speakers 3 EXIT should be selected if it s not use the AY buttons to select it Press ENTER Next proceed to FINE CHANNEL LEVEL If you want to change a setting before proceeding start over from step 1 Memo The default is 80Hz Expert GE 1 Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay Acoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level D Range Control Exit Crossover Network Frequency MEA 80Hz 100Hz 150Hz 200Hz Exit 1 THX Speaker 80Hz Crossover Network Frequency i _50Hz 80Hz 100Hz 150Hz 200Hz gt Exit THX Speaker 80Hz 97 En Expert System Settings Fine Channel Level The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup see page 40 Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound and the better the speaker balance the better surround sound you can get SES C83 VDEOSEL _HIBIT 10 _pisc OO AE 1 6 TUNING BAND TUG STATON TEXTOFF CLASS STATON C lt lt CHANNEL CHANNEL 1 Expert Crossover Network gt E 1 Fine Channel Delay Acoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level D Range Control Exit 2 Fine Channel Le
83. ck Press ENTER That channel appears so you can check the setting 4 When that channel has been checked use the AV buttons to select the EXIT and press ENTER 5 Repeat step 3 and 4 to check all the channels 6 When all channels have been checked select EXIT if it s not already selected and press ENTER Leave the setup by using the AV buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER You can now go to another ACOUSTIC CAL 103 EQ setting by using the A Y buttons and pressing ENTER En Expert System Settings Bass Peak Level The LFE Low Frequency Effect channel in Dolby Digital and DTS program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system The following steps show you how to limit the peak level for the LFE channel If continuing from the preceding page the BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected SIGNAL SEL D voos HaT TWRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUDE DISP MODE m De Expert Crossover Network Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay Acoustic Cal EQ AA E D Range Control Exit Bass Peak Level gt SESE 1 Setting Cancel Exit Present Level OFF Bass Peak Level gt i Bass Peak Level l 104 En Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here 1 BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to
84. connected correctly see pages 16 17 20 22 24 and 25 e Press MUTING on the remote control e Adjust MASTER VOLUME e Press SPEAKERS A B to select the speakers you connected see page 76 e Select the proper signal with the SIG AL SELECT button see page 46 Turn MULTI CH IN mode off see page 54 No sound output from the front speakers e The front speakers aren t connected properly Check all connections see page 25 No sound output from surround or center speakers Speaker settings are incorrect e The surround or center speakers aren t connected properly e The listening mode is STEREO See SPEAKER SETTING on page 41 to check the speaker settings Check all connections see page 25 Choose a surround listening mode see page 45 No sound output from the subwoofer e The subwoofer setting is NO e The subwoofer output setting is too low e The bass peak level setting is too low e There is very little low frequency informa ion in your source e The crossover frequency is set too low e There is a problem with the subwoofer e The subwoofer isn t connected properly Change the setting to YES or PLUS see page 41 Adjust the output setting to the level you want see pages 43 and 98 Adjust the bass peak level setting to the level you want see page 104 Change your subwoofer setting to one of the following see page 41 Front SMALL Subwoofer YES Front _LA
85. crophone plugged into the front panel the MCACC system creates a monitoring environment to establish the parameters of the sound for the specific room you are using The MCACC system adjusts the parameters to establish excellent surround sound effects and offers you studio quality home theater sound with inimum effort Dolby Digital EX DTS ES DTS 96 24 and the Latest Audio and Video Formats The VSX AX5i is equipped with Dolby Digital EX decoding the very latest Dolby Digital contribution to home theater with surround back speakers in addition to surround speakers These additional speakers make home theater even more realistic and powerful Naturally you can also play all existing audio formats including the recently developed Dolby Pro Logic Il and DTS ES Extended Surround formats on the VSX AX5i as well On the video side the component video output is fully compatible with high definition progressive scan digital video 720p Lucastilm and THX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd and TM Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Used under authorization Manutactured under license trom Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc USB Audio
86. d of room equalizer for your speakers BASS PEAK LEVEL page 104 Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra low bass tones Set the bass peak level as needed to prevent he ultra low bass tones from distorting the sound from he speakers Crossover Network D RANGE CONTROL page 105 ne HE ae i This feature makes possible excellent surround sound Acoustic Cal EQ effects when listening to Dolby Digital and DTS sources at Bass Peak Level ow volumes D Range Control Exit gt EE Exit Expert Expert System Settings Crossover Network Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides the high and low sounds the frequencies between the speakers Certain bass sounds will play back from the subwoofer if you selected it as YES or PLUS or from the front speakers if you selected them as LARGE This setting decides where the cutoff will be between those bass sounds playing back from the speaker selected as above and the bass sounds for the entire soundtrack which play back from all speakers used lf all speakers are set to LARGE see page 41 this setup is unnecessary BSS Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the s Di Se starting point mentioned here Ssg 1 CROSSOVER NETWORK should be A 1 3 selected if it isn t use the A V buttons to select and press ENTER o e 2 Use the AV buttons to select a na frequency cut off point Press ENTER Frequencies
87. digital out jacks the CD recorder is connected to connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder currently these in ake direct digital recordings with m DIGITAL Audio Components on page 20 in making digital copies this unit order to make recordings some dig For information on USB Audio see page 77 The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal TW SAT OUT2 OUTI OUTPUT lt OUTPUT y gt INPUT o setup your DVD player you have i LINK compatible one in the diagram below If you clude MD DAT and CD R you can We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks see Connecting Analog ital sources may be protected against Satellite tuner co CD recorder m not a PCM only output DVD player CD player S W Coaxial cords Optical cables Coda eae Optical cable Commercially available digital audio coaxial or standard composite cords standard video cords can also be used or Video cord optical cables not supplied are used to connect digital components to this receiver CN Be sure to insert completely and in the case of the optical cable right side up If it is inserted improperly it can break the shutter on the optical terminal this won t however affect the connection or insertion of an optical
88. e When i CAL s convenient go to ACOUSTIC EQ see page 100 and lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels using manua Turni setting ng DIGITAL SAFETY on may allow you to turn up the volume a little more From the Standby mode and while holding down the MULTI JOG CON TROL SET UP button press the STANDBY ON button Each action switches SAFETY ON or OFF The unit does not respond e Static electricity caused by dry air e Switch the unit off then on again when the buttons are pressed e Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again During operation the unit e The speaker wires are frayed or sticking Reinsert the speaker wires making suddenly switches off out of the jack and are touching the sure there are no stray strands of wire back of the receiver or another set of and that they are inserted fully see wires page 25 AMP ERR blinks in the display and the unit turns off The STANDBY indicator will blink and the unit cannot be turned on The receiver probably has a serious problem Don t try to turn on the receiver Call a Pioneer accredited repair center to ook at the problem FAN STOP blinks in the display and the unit turns off Something is stuck in the fan and or the fan is broken an Remove the foreign object from the you can t do this and or the fan is broken call a Pioneer accredited repair center to look at the prob em
89. e TV TV L B Press to switch the TEXT ON Satellite TV TV lt a C RED Satellite TV TV Use to move back a page in the menu Cable TV gt D GREEN Satellite TV TV gt gt E YELLOW Satellite TV TV Use to move forward a page in the menu Cable TV lt lt Use to move back channels TV Cable TV Use to move back a page in the menu Satellite TV P Use to move forward channels TV Cable TV Use to move forward a page in the menu Satellite TV E Use to show the TEXT OFF TV Number buttons Use to select a specific TV channel Cable TV Satellite TV TV ENTE RDSE Use this button to immediately enter a new channel Cable TV TV lt PAYV P 3 7 7 amp ENTER ress to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen Cable TV Satellite TV TV Memo The above operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program it see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components on page 67 To perform these operations press the MULTI CONTROL button assigned to the TV CONT button Thus if you only have one TV hoo CONT this way the first four TV controls will always be accessible Depending on the maker and individual model there are some bu equipment or may operate it in a different way or the component you want to control For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component The first four buttons on the table Cable TV Satellite TV TV operations are dedicated to co
90. e the AY buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER Memo When a number of i LINK equipped components are connected to your receiver the i LINK equipped component you are looking for might be listed on additional display screens When the top or bottom input is selected pressing A button or Y will display any previous or next display screen When you press ENTER the cursor moves to EXIT Fine Tuning Your System Function Rename Use the FUNCTION RENAME capability to rename the display on the receiver and your OSD for different functions DVD etc For example you could rename VCR1 DVR as DVR 7000 For this particular setup using the controls on the front panel is more convenient than using the remote control Use the MULTI JOG dial instead of the AV buttons and use the ENTER button on the front panel You can also use the display on the front panel as opposed to the OSD 3 9 2 5 Use the MULTI JOG to cycle the RETURN b tton cursor through the letters numbers and symbols Use the ENTER button to enter one of the possibilities or move forward a space SIGNAL aB anaroc 3 i spea raa Aa Ts The possible selections are shown below 1 Turn on the receiver and your ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ TV If you want to use the abcdefghijkl mnopagrstuvwxyz N 0123456789 remote control for this setup 80 lt gt 7 1 space press the RECEIVER button 6 Rep
91. earch European model only aasre erra R aR 66 Remote Control of Other Components csseeeeeeeees 67 Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components sesscccccrcrserereeere 67 Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control seenen 67 Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls LEARNING Mode s 69 Using Remote Control with Other Components 71 CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVD Recordetr Cassette Deck operations voces 71 Cable TV Satellite TV TV operations cccccceeeees 72 Setting up the Direct FUNCTION Loctite 73 Using Other Functions 00e 74 Recording from Audio Video Components 00 74 SPEAKERS B SETUD ana e a Hide A EAA 75 Stereo playback in another room SECOND ZONE a a a 75 Bi amping the front speakers FRONTBIFAMR igisa iena SPEAKERS Button i Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection 77 Connecting Additional Amplifiers oo 78 The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components cccceceeee 79 Multi Operations occ 80 Performing Multi Operations 81 System Olfer nr a eis 82 Using SYSTEM OFF ssssssccecreccn 82 Editing Remote Control Display Names 83 Editing Button Names KEY LABEL ess 84 Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control seese 85 Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input 86 Resetting the Main UNI cvs eccsievisivevecteasnecescarasecer eres 87 Fine Tuning Your System
92. eat step 5 until you get the 2 Press the SET UP button name as you want it SIGNAL aB i Co aB sea 4 This display appears on the receiver ae m i You can input up to ten characters 3 Looking at the display on your receiver use the MULTI JOG to 7 Press ENTER repeatedly to exit the select FUNCTION RENAME Press ca The new function name is the ENTER button i 8 Repeat steps 4 7 to change other 4 Use the MULTI JOG to select the function names Use the MULTI name of the function for JOG to select EXIT and press example DVD LD you want to ENTER j change Press ENTER pa eip a F 9 Use the MULTI JOG to select EXIT and press ENTER This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal operation Either the cursor underline bar or a character depending on which is selected will blink The functions are divided into three different on screen displays so you may have to move through Memo them to find the function you want to rename Use the RETURN button to move the cursor back one character when entering a name 93 En Fine Tuning Your System SACD Setup The SACD setup allows you to enjoy 1 bit Direct Stream Digital high quality sound directly from an SACD component bypassing the DSP circuitry Gat TCH SEL D DOD D O D System Setup 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Se
93. ected and press ENTER Next if you want proceed to FINE CHANNEL DELAY Expert System Settings Fine Channel Delay The following steps show you how to adjust the delay level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup see page 40 Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth separation as well as an effective surround sound effect sso Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the Sdi eb starting point mentioned here TT 1 FINE CHANNEL DELAY should be 1 6 selected if it isn t use the AV buttons S to select and press ENTER E mr 2 Use the AY buttons to adjust the di distance of the left channel Press ENTER This channel will be the target reference which you use to measure the other channels E 3 Use the AY buttons to select the subsequent channel Press ENTER ESSE Test tones will be output for the channel you want to adjust and a reference channel Listen to the reference channel and use it to measure the target channel 4 Adjust the distance of each channel Expert using the AY buttons ee Channial Laval 1 Listen to the reference channel gt G 1 and use it to measure the O A S Acoustic Cal EQ target channel Stand facing tage Camio l the two speakers with your Exit arms outstretched pointing at each speaker Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a Fine Channel
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95. ee The digital format indicator doesn t light up even when playing a non PCM digital source The player is paused or stopped There is a mistake in the player settings or audio output Play the source Fix the audio settings check the man ual that came with your DVD player A compressed digital source is being played but the digital format indicators don t light up Although it s a non PCM digital source here is a possibility the present track is ot the proper format 5 1 6 1 or 7 1 channel There is no problem The indicator won t light when the track is not a com pressed digital source During playback of a compressed digital source the PRO LOGIC II or NEO 6 indicators show in the display The digital signal is not being sent with he source The audio is in two channel format t has already been Dolby surround encoded Choose DIGITAL or AUTO with the sig nal select button see page 46 This is not a malfunction Check the manufacturer information for the source During playback of a Surround EX or DTS ES source on the AUTO setting the EX and ES indicators won t light The source may be 6 1 playback compat ible but there is no signal from the source to indicate this Switch the SB CH MODE to ON see page 55 During playback of a DVD audio source the player shows a transfer rate of 96kHz but the receiver does not The multichannel connections are an
96. el allocation for your area consult your dealer for correct information To Change Channel Steps 1 Turn the power off standby mode 2 While holding down the TONE button press the STANDBY ON button You will see STEP 9K 50K or STEP 10K 100K appear in the display Direct Access Tuning The following steps show you how to tune directly to a specific frequency using the remote control 1 Press the TUNER button This selects the tuner function on the receiver and sets the remote to the tuner operation mode 2 Press the BAND button to select the band FM or AM Each press switches the band FM lt gt AM 4 ol 3 Press the DIRECT ACCESS button to activate the direct access tuning mode Pr The cursor blinks in the display on the panel E3 Ga STAON TETOFF CLASS STATION CHANNEL Grup 2S 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the station you want Example To tune station 106 00 FM press 1 0 gt 6 gt 0 gt 0 To cancel before inputting the frequency Press DIRECT ACCESS and enter the frequency again 59 En Using the Tuner Memorizing Frequently Used Stations The following steps show you how to memorize up to 30 radio stations in 3 classes each holding 10 stations When memorizing FM frequencies the receiver also memorizes the MPX mode STEREO or MONO and the RF ATT mode European model only VOEDSEL HAT 4o C DIRECT HOC
97. er into MUSIC mode see page 49 STEREO DIRECT see page 47 Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it was in a different sound mode or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO mode ENTER button Use this button to enter information concerning he SYSTEM SETUP listening mode or the tuner STANDBY indicator Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control Displays and Controls 8 Display see page 35 9 MCACC indicator see pages 13 and 51 Lights when the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on After he Auto Surround Sound Setup has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is set on and his display will light 10 i LINK indicato Lights when an i LINK Audio equipped component is selected 11 MULTI CH IN button Use this button to select the component you have hooked up to the MULTI CH IN terminals for example a DVD Audio player 12 ACOUSTIC EQ button see pages 51 and 100 Press to switch on off and select the type of acoustic calibration EQ 13 MASTER VOLUME dial Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver 14 MULTI JOG CONTROL buttons SET UP Press to switch the SYSTEM SETUP mode RETURN Press to move back one step in the SYSTEM SETUP process 15 SIGNAL SELECT button see page 46 Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following AUTO If there are analog and digital signals input the receiver automatically selects the dig ital sign
98. ers in speaker system B the surround back speakers Multichannel sources will be downmixed to two channels A B SP AB Sound is output from speaker system A and the B speakers Also use for FRONT BI AMP playback OFF SPP o sound SPEAKER he pre ou Memo e What is output from th e Depending on the setti BACK pre out termina is output from the speakers Depending on the input signal and settings in SETTING sound may be output from the subwoofer The same sound is output from terminals as when selecting speaker system A above e subwoofer depends on the SPEAKER SETTING settings and the type of source ngs in SPEAKER SETTING and the MULTI CH IN SELECT output from the SURROUND s may change e When using headphon e Please use speakers w es the speakers are switched off ith a nominal impedance rated 8Q 16Q Using Other Functions Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection The USB Audio Connection feature al from your computer To use this featur soundtracks USB device controls on recommend leaving all volume contro ows you hook up a PC to this receiver In this way you can hear soundtracks e follow the steps below The USB port can only receive 2 channel he computer Such as volume may or may not work In either case we s on max and controlling the volume from the receiver This function has been confirmed to work with Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows
99. ether and insert desired and face toward the direction providing 2 the best reception AA m som i Using outdoor antennas E To improve FM reception E To improve AM reception Connect a 5 6 meter length of vinyl coated wire to the AM Oncaea ergy EE dal eallG LOOP ANTENNA terminal in addition to the supplied AM loop antenna For best possible reception suspend horizontally outdoors AM loop antenna Outdoor antenna Indoor antenna vinyl coated wire 75Q coaxial cable 24 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Speakers Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet We recommend a full complement of seven speakers and a subwoofer as shown here but naturally everyone s home setup will vary Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below One of the latest features of home theater is the use of surround back speakers These speakers add even greater realism in movie sound effects and some new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporate these channels See page 27 for speaker placement In general make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers Memo We recommend speakers with
100. for example a VCR See pages 16 and 17 for more on connecting equipment using component video cords DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL DOD O SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS LE S ODO System Setup 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup i Input Assign MAS 4 Function Rename 5 SACD Setup 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 3 Input Assign Digital In Select gt Component in Select i LINK Input Exit Component in Select gt Component 1 Y4ey M gt Component 2 TV SAT Exit Component in Select gt Component 1 EIAN Component 2 TV SAT Exit 90 En w Turn on the receiver and your TV press RECEIVER on the remote con trol Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the AY buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the ENTER button Use the AV buttons to select COMPONENT IN SELECT then press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select the component video input you want to reassign Press the ENTER button Use the AV buttons to assign a receiver function Choose between DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 and VCR2 When you re finished use the AV buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER You will leave the COMPONENT IN SELECT mode Use the AV buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER Then use the AV buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER again This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal o
101. g when on vacation CAUTION DO NOT CONNECT A MONITOR OR TV SET TO THIS UNIT S AC OUTLET 27 En 28 En Using i LINK Interface What is i LINK i LINK is a trademark name for IEEE1394 a high speed interface for digital audio video and other data found on personal computers digital camcorders and other kinds of audio and audio visual equipment A single i LINK connector can both send and receive data at the same time so only one cable is required to connect components for two way communication This receiver is compatible with i LINK Audio interface With this interface you can enjoy digital audio from SACD and DVD A discs if the player is compatible with these outputs as well as digital audio from DVD Video CD and Video CD discs When playing CD SACD or DVD A discs over an i LINK connection the digital audio is jitterless if the connected player is compatible with PQLS see page 6 See the operating instructions that came with your i LINK components for information on compatibility with these features Connecting i LINK equipped Components If you have a component such as a DVD player with an i LINK connector you can connect it to the i LINK connectors on the rear of your receiver as shown below The i LINK interface does not transmit video signals So when you connect video components with i LINK cable the video signal must be connected with other cables Hook up the video signal with eit
102. g the AY buttons and ENTER When done go to step 4 In AUTO automatic test tone mode This mode switches the test tone between each speaker automatically The test tone output cycles through the speak ers in the following order C SUB WOOFER n Cc A A e a gJ m Cc U LEFT CENTER gt RIGHT gt aa aes lt SURROUND 4_ SURRBACK eed Adjust the level of each speaker using the AV buttons as the test tone is emitted and wait for it to move to the next speaker When done go to step 5 If you want to change a setting before proceeding you need to complete the procedure and start over from step 1 When you have the levels you want press ENTER EXIT should be selected if it isn t select it with the AV buttons Press ENTER Next proceed to SPEAKER DISTANCE next page 43 En Setting Up for Surround Sound Speaker Distance Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth separation as well as an effective surround sound effect You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay The following steps show you how to set the delay time for each channel by specifying the distances from your listening position to each speaker Once you specify the speaker distances or it is done automatically in the Easy Setup Guide the receiver calculates the correct delay times automatically If co
103. he AY buttons to select NOR MAL Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV Use the AV buttons to navigate through the NORMAL setup menus When you have the setting you want in a particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed We sug gest you adjust all these settings when you first hook up the receiver That gets them out of the way and you won t need to return to this setting mode unless you change your home set up by adding new speakers etc SPEAKER SETTING page 41 Use to specify the type and number of speakers you con nected CHANNEL LEVEL page 43 Use to balance the volumes of your different speakers This is also necessary for the most realistic surround sound SPEAKER DISTANCE page 44 Use to select the distance settings for each set of speak ers You must add distance settings to all your speakers for the most realistic surround sound Adding a slight delay to some speakers enhances sound separation and is particularly important for achieving a surround sound effect You need to figure out the distance from your lis tening position to your speakers to add the proper delay See the next four pages for more information on these settings Setting Up for Surround Sound Speaker Setting The information below shows you how to select the correct settings for the type and number of speakers you connected Most importantly you need to decide how
104. he word LEARN will flash in the remote control display For example choose the play button to program this remote control to play your DVD player e The TV POWER TV FUNC TV CH and VOL but tons are only available for learning when programming TV CONT button 69 En Remote Control of Other Components So Pot me BAND Ica Gp mel amp ETFS amp eee 5 SSS Saale SATON TEXTOFF CLASS STATON CHANNEL Buttons that are able to learn new commands Memo e If FULL appears in step 5 it means that there isn t enough capacity to learn this command If you want to c buttons to make room for t the procedure on page 86 e lf there isn t enough capac ear other his one follow ity an incorrect signal has been sent or in some cases the command from another remote control simply cannot be learned G no good will appear in the display in step 5 In some NG cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart 70 En 5 While LEARN continues to flash point the two remote controls toward each other Press the button on the other remote control corresponding to the operation you want to program 0 00 oi 0502002 900g 5 20 cm gt glosa tte aol oto 00000 After the process is complete and the command has been learned OK will appear in the remote control dis play If NG no good a
105. hear more sound from the subwoofer set it to PLUS see page 41 for more information and con sult the Memo on page 42 15 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting your TV Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below Hook up with either component video S video or composite video cords the quality descends in this order but you must use the same type of video cords to hook up your DVD player and all other video components as you use to hook up your TV If you plan to hook up your DVD player with component video cords hook up your TV with them as well Composite video cords which look just like regular RCA audio cords see page 20 but have only one cable are the most common CAUTION In order to set up the receiver use MONITOR OUT 1 so that you can see the on screen displays ARTO S Video Component video S video cables produce The video signal is S Ving a o a SD divided into the gt reproduction by sending lumi anai O separate signals for the Green D N B e luminance and the color Blue SS signals niga R interference between Red he signals is avoided Composite Video Composite video cords are the most common or standard video cord but also xD the lowest quality The color on the connecto
106. her Remote Controls LEARNING Mode If preset codes are not available for your component s or the available preset codes do not operate correctly you can use this procedure to program in signals from the remote control s of your other component s These steps can also be used to add further operations to the remote control that were successfully set with the stored settings see page 67 Memo To exit from the remote control setup mode at any time press REMOTE SETUP e You can also program the A W lt gt and ENTER buttons with the LEARNING mode e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process SOURCE TV __ iYSTEM RECEIVER OOS 4 E ears Buttons that TUNING BAND TUNING are able to STATON TEXTOFE CLASS STATION learn new CHANNEL CHANNEL commands MOO ANAN gge TV VOL VOLUME TVCH o C gt surrouno ree a 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote dis play 2 Use the AY buttons to select LEARNING and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes on the remote control display 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control SELECT KEY flashes in the display The TUNER button cannot be assigned 4 Choose the command you want to teach the remote control and press the corresponding button T
107. her component video S video or composite video cords see page 16 to available VIDEO IN terminals If you ve already hooked up the video signal from the component assign the i LINK input to the input function to which you ve connected the video signals see page 91 The two i LINK connectors on the rear of your receiver are 4 pin connectors Use a 4 pin S400 i LINK cable to connect i LINK equipped components Before making or changing connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet The arrows indicate the direction of the video signal ako i LINK component Al S400 a LLINK connection Video connection VIDEO CAUTION lf your i LINK connector comes into contact with metallic parts of the receiver other than the intended connector an electrical short may occur Please take care to connect it to the proper i LINK connector only Using i LINK Interface Memo e When properly connected the i LINK plug will snap into the connector If not connected properly the receiver will not be able to recognize any connected components After connecting an i LINK equipped component to the receiver follow the instructions for both assigning inputs on the receiver see page 91 and output settings on the component see the manual that came with the component m i LINK connectors Use a 4 pin S400 i LINK cable less than 3 5 m long to connect i LINK equi
108. ic Cal EQ EQ AUTO SETTING CUSTOM1 ADJUST CUSTOM2 ADJUST DATA COPY gt EA Exit 2 Acoustic Cal EQ gt CCR FRONT ALIGN Exit 3 ALL CH ADJUST Left EQ gt Cee Right EQ Surround EQ SurrBack EQ SurrBack EQ Surround EQ Exit 4 Center EQ 63Hz 1 58 125Hz 2 58 250Hz 4 0d 4 kHz 5 548 TRIM gt EN 11 3 kHz l 0 548 0 04 7 TRIM should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it and press ENTER 8 Use the AV buttons to adjust the TRIM and press ENTER TRIM will balance the volume level of each frequency in the overall volume of that speaker 9 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it and press ENTER 10The cursor automatically goes to the next channel Press ENTER and repeat steps 3 8 to adjust all the channels 11EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it and press ENTER Leave the setup by using the AW buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER You can now go to DATA CHECK or leave the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ setting by using the A Y buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER To use the DATA CHECK feature follow the steps here 1 Use the AY buttons to select DATA CHECK Press ENTER 2 Select either ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN as the data you want to check Press ENTER 3 Use the AY buttons to select the channel that you want to che
109. ic range Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and the softest sounds in any given signal Compressing the range plays sounds so the quieter ones are audible and the louder ones don t get distorted or become overpowering This feature only applies to Dolby Digital and DTS sources but the MIDNIGHT mode see page 52 accomplishes the same end for a variety of sources If continuing from BASS PEAK LEVEL D RANGE CONTROL should be selected Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here 1 D RANGE CONTROL should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select and press ENTER 2 Use the AY buttons to choose either OFF MID or MAX Press ENTER Dynamic Range Control is set OFF No Dynamic Range Control MID A moderate amount of Dynamic Range Control is applied MAX The most Dynamic Range Control available is applied 3 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the AY buttons to select it press ENTER If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1 Expert Crossover Network Fine Channel Level icine Cha neibelay 1 4 You are now finished with EXPERT SETUP EXIT should be selected if it Bass Peak Level x isn t use the AV buttons to select it press ENTER Exit ysis ry 5 EXIT in SURROUND SETUP menu should be selected if it isn t use the AY buttons to select it press ENTER 6 U
110. ing dia Dolby Digital DTS ES etc stening mode explained on page 52 he is suitable for movies especially those recorded in Dolby rround The channel separation and movement of surround effects is comparable to Dolby Digital 5 1 With isplay will automatically show the type of decoding being employed sitive to the quality of the source material so may be USIC modes do not give good results With sources automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby delivers good n for movie soundtracks With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will es which generally use lots of sound effects The mode enriches the sound the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects og from sound h a lot of dialog The elements of dialog are enhanced making the The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound A long delay time of reflected sounds This mode is designed for older movies which are recorded with mono soundtracks The special sound low you to experience these movies in surround sound even though they were not ed to give sound depth to stereo sources The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space allowing two channel stereo signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker sound The mode should be used in conjunction show either 5 D THEATER with Dolby Pro Logic for sources be
111. ion and adjust the level of each speaker to 75dB SPL C weighting slow read e The vo to sound need to adjust the level after system wi e You can a at any tim EFFECT C the um ng ower than it actua buttons directly be CH SEL b e of the subwoofer tes ly is testing your h an actual soundtrack Iso set the channe e by pressing RECEIVER then H SEL on the remote control Use tonetends 4 You may level manually 5 ow the EFFECT utton to adjust the level CHANNEL LEVEL should be selected If it isn t use the AV buttons to select and press ENTER There are two ways to set the CHANNEL LEVEL MANUAL or AUTO Select a setting mode with the AV buttons and press ENTER Test tones will be output WARNING Be prepared The test tones are output at a high volume level MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position 0 dB and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE After a few seconds the test tone is output MANUAL move the test tone manually and adjust the chan nel level AUTO the test tone moves by itself and you adjust the levels Adjust the speaker level with the instructions below for the method you chose Adjust the channel level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB increments The default setting is 0 dB In MANUAL manual test tone mode To switch the test tone between each speaker use the AV buttons and push ENTER Adjust the level of each speaker usin
112. iver E Speaker terminals 1 Twist exposed wire 2 Loosen speaker terminal 3 Tighten strands together tightly and insert exposed wire terminal 10mm 11 En 12 En Easy Setup Guide Part 1 3 Setting up the Main Unit 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN on this receiver and plug in the other end to a wall outlet 2 Press the HOFF ON button to put the receiver in ON mode 3 Press the STANDBY ON button to switch the receiver ON 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD player to DIGITAL IN 3 using a coaxial cable but rather connected it to one of the optical digital inputs The following example shows how to assign the DIGITAL IN 2 jack to DVD System Setup 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup gt ERS 1 1 4 Function Rename 5 SACD Setup 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 3 Input Assign gt Digital In Select J Component In Select i LINK Input Exit Digital In Select Digital 1 TV SAT gt Digital 2 EJE Digital 3 DVD LD Digital 4 cD Exit Digital In Select Digital 1 TV SAT gt Digital 2 D Digital 3 OFF Digital 4 cD Exit Turn on the receiver and your TV press the RECEIVER button on the remote control Press the SYSTEM SETUP button The SYSTEM SETUP menu appe
113. lay and you can switch between the kind of information shown Although you don t get RDS information from all FM radio stations you do with most Probably the best feature of RDS is that you can search automatically by type of program So if you felt like listening to jazz you could search for a station that s broadcasting a show with the program type JAZZ There are around 30 such program types including various genres of music news sport talk shows financial information and so on The receiver lets you display three different kinds of RDS information Radio Text Program Service Name and Pro gram Type Radio Text RT is messages sent by the radio station These can be anything the broadcaster chooses a talk radio station might give out it telephone number as RT for example Program Service Name PS is the name of the radio station Program Type PTY indicates the kind of program currently being broadcast The receiver can search for and display the following program types NEWS News F z AFFAIRS Current affairs Using the RDS display INFO General information To display the different types of RDS information available SPORT Sports press TUNER button on the remote control and use the EDUCATE Educational material DISPMODE button to cycle through the types of RDS DRAMA Radio drama information CULTURE Arts and culture SCIENCE Science and technology Each press changes the display as follows VARIED Usually talk
114. layback LOOP CONNECT The i LINK network cannot function because it is connected in a loop Break the loop see page 29 NO NAME NO NAME is displayed instead of an i LINKequipped component name The component has no name NO SIGNAL A component is outputting an i LINK signal that the receiver that cannot reproduce This receiver can reproduce signals from i LINK Audio equipped com ponents see page 28 PQLS OFF Displayed when PQLS turns off during playback The sound may be interrupted momentarily when this happens PQLS ON Displayed when PQLS turns on during playback The sound may be interrupted momentarily when this happens UNKNOWN UNKNOWN is displayed instead of an i LINKequipped component name The name of the component isn t recognized This product complies with the following i LINK interface specifications 1 IEEE Std 1394a 2000 Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus 2 Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol 2 0 Following the standard for AM824 sequence adaptation layers the product is compatible with IEC60958 bitstream DVD A and SACD Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions If you think that there is something wrong with this component check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the troub
115. le if the OFFSET level is 4 dB the amplifier s output is 4 B over the average recorded level joie Dolby Pro Logic Il Dolby Pro Logic Il is an improved version of Dolby Pro Logic technology with extended matrix decoding technology that can create 5 1 channel sound from two channel sources Dolby Pro Logic Il creates basic 5 channel sound by using the innovative steering logic circuit Therefore when listening to typical two channel sources like CD the listener can enjoy a richer spatial effect When using software encoded with Dolby Surround this decoding system affords the listener an improved surround experience with greater sound detail Chart Comparing Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II Pro Logic Pro Logic II Effective sound source Dolby Surround encoded sources All two channel stereo sources Surround Sound Mono Stereo Frequency Range Surround within 7kHz All Channels Full Range Dolby Digital Surround EX This new recording technology is able to play 6 1 channel sound and was developed in a collaboration between Dolby Laboratories and Lucasfilm Ltd for the film Star Wars The First Episode the first movie ever to be made with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology In a movie theater this format affords the listener vivid surround sound experience replete with the effect of sounds flying overhead even for those seated towards the sides of the theater Dolby Digital Surround EX contains surr
116. le cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work Symptom i LINK interface i LINK indicator flashes but no sound is output Cause e An output signal is not produced from he i LINK connector on the source player e The selected component is not compati ble with i LINK Audio e The selected component does not corre spond to DTCP Remedy Refer to the manual that came with the source player Refer to the manual that came with the source player The unit corresponds to DTCP Refer to the manual for the selected compo nent i LINK indicator does not light up even when an i LINK equipped component is selected e The i LINK cable is dislocated e The i LINK cable is too long e The selected component does not corre spond to the i LINK AUDIO format e The component between the unit and he source player is turned off Check all connections Use a cable less than 3 5m long Refer to the manual for the selected component When the source player is turned off or in the standby mode the output signal is not produced Refer to the manual for the selected component The program format indicators don t disappear when SACD DVD A playback stops e The program format indicators remain lit until another format source is input PQLS OFF or PQLS ON is displayed temporarily and the s
117. lect PHONO LINE SETUP Press the ENTER button 4 Use the AY buttons to select the PHONO or LINE Press ENTER PHONO Use this setting for turntables without a built in equalizer or pre amplifier LINE Use this setting for all audio components other than a turntable and for turntables with a built in phono equalizer 5 EXIT should be selected if not use the AV buttons to select it Press ENTER ie opines 6 Use the AY buttons to select EXIT 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename and press ENTER again This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to 5 SACD Setup normal operation ial 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit Memo The default is PHONO 6 PHONO LINE Setup gt ANA LINE Exit 95 En 96 En Expert System Settings EXPERT Setup The settings here can only be done if you ve performed the more basic preliminary setups Thus before doing these settings do either AUTO SETTING on page 13 or NORMAL setup page 40 These settings are to further heighten your surround sound They are not absolutely necessary but may give more defined and enjoyable surround sound You can decide if you want to make these settings or not You only need to make these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system add new speakers or components to your system etc These setup opera
118. like Dolby Digital or DTS you must hook up a digital input with either a coaxial or optical cord see page 23 It is also a good idea to hook up your components with analog audio connections as well If you want to record from your DVD player composite or S video cord connections and analog audio connections are necessary Connecting a DVD player Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Hook up your audio signal with either a coaxial or optical digital cords you don t need to do both If you hook up your DVD LD player using component video cable connections you might need to setup your DVD player for component video output as well See your DVD manual for details If you have a DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player see page 21 If you have i LINK compatible components see page 28 You need to hook up your audio with analog connections as well The arrows indicate the direction of the signal not a PCM only output DVD player VIDEO VIDEO ANALOG AUDIO Memo e Be sure to make either a digital coaxial or digital optical connection pictured in this diagram as DIGITAL jack 3 or DIGITAL jack 2 but you don t need to make both e If your digital connections are different than the default settings see page 23 you will need to assign the digital jacks to the proper component s v m gt z ie 17 En
119. ly Use the same cable to connect to your TV and all your video equipment see pages 16 and 17 Select the correct COMPONENT IN SELECT setting see page 90 There is no image coming The type of cord connected to the TV Change the settings to match the from the selected _ doesn t match your video input set cord connected see page 16 component s video jacks ings Can t record video e The source is copy protected e You can t record sources that have You are trying to record a source con nected to the component video jacks The recorder s video input is hooked up using a different type of cord to the source video output been copy protected Connect the component with S video or composite video cords see pages 16 and 17 Hook up the source and the recorder using the same type of video cord see page 17 113 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Symptom Input display The display is dark Cause The display DIMMER button is pushed Remedy Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to return to the default set ting see page 57 You can t get DIGITAL to come up when using the SIGNAL SELECT button Either the digital connections or the DIG ITAL IN SELECT is incorrect MULTI CH IN mode is on Make sure the digital connections see pages 17 and 22 and the DIGITAL IN SELECT see page 89 are done cor rectly Turn MULTI CH page 54 mode off s
120. ment follows the 12 Use the AV buttons to select a guidelines displayed on the OSD during auto speaker press ENTER Then use the setup If the room environment is not optimal or auto setup too much ambient noise AY buttons to select the size of obstacles blocking the speakers from the each speaker individually Press microphone etc the final settings may be ENTER Use the AV buttons to incorrect Check for household appliances air select OK and press ENTER conditioner fridge fan etc that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary e Screens will turn off after three minutes and he receiver will automatically exit from the The system will output another series of test tones to establish the proper channel level channel delay and acoustic calibration EQ Again be pre pared for loud test tones setup process After it has finished you see the SPEAKER SYS e If you leave CHECK or other error message TEMS CHECK screen If you want to view the set on the screen for three minutes or you tings select NEXT and press ENTER repeatedly If choose CANCEL at anytime during the setup not simply go to the next step he settings made up to that point will be cleared 13 Select EXIT and press ENTER to go e After completing the Auto Surround Sound Setup ACOUSTIC CAL EQ ON ALL CH back to the SURROUND SETUP ADJUST is set automatically menu Then choose EXIT twice to e Some older TVs may interfere
121. ment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which 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 radio TV technician for help H010 En Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment HO11 En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and
122. n see page 67 TV button This is a dedicated TV button Use it to turn on off your TV MULTI CONTROL buttons These buttons are the basic controls that switch the mode of the receiver and the remote control which allows you to control your other components TV CONT Press so that the remote control can operate the TV control commands Number buttons These can be used for many purposes depending on the mode of the remote control When in receiver mode the buttons operate as below DIMMER button see page 57 Use to adjust the brightness of the receiver s display LOUDNESS button see page 52 Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off TONE button see page 53 This button switches between TONE on and off which bypasses the tone circuitry BASS TREBLE buttons see page 53 Use to select whether the bass or treble will be adjusted buttons Use to adjust the TONE level effect level channel level and sound delay as well as make Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC parameter settings Displays and Controls EFFECT CH SEL button Switches between the different channels so you can add volume individually to each channel with he and buttons Also selects EFFECT mode Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC parameters see page 50 and sound delay settings see page 53 You can then use the and buttons to make hese adjustments SIGNAL SEL button see page 46 Press repeatedly to select one of the following AUTO If
123. nd sound and make it more personalized EEN 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 SACD Setup 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 1 Surround Setup gi SurrBack System Auto Setting Normal Expert il Exit Setting Up for Surround Sound Surround Back System This setup selects how your surround back system will be used If you want to use it for surround back speakers in your main speaker system choose NORMAL SYSTEM In this case you won t have any B or secondary speaker system as these speakers fill that role also for the VSX AXSi If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 on page 38 eres 1 SURRBACK SYSTEM should be SSS selected If it isn t use the AV buttons to select it Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV 2 Use the AY buttons to select the surround back system setting Press the ENTER button Choose from NORMAL SYSTEM if you want to use these speaker terminals for your surround back speakers in your main speaker system referred to as the A speaker system SECOND ZONE if you want to use the these speaker terminals for an independent speaker system referred to as speaker system B FRONT BI AMP Choose this setting if you want to deliver more power to your front speakers This setting will use your Surround back speaker terminals so you 1 will only be able to get 5 1 channel playback Also you 1
124. ne setting or all of the settings and press ENTER The choices in this feature include LEARNING CLEAR Allows you to clear one command you have set in the LEARNING function After pressing ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display Go to step 4 KEYLABEL CLEAR Allows you to clear one button name you have set in the KEYLABEL function After pressing ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display Go to step 4 ALL CLEAR Allows you to clear all the REMOTE SETUP settings After pressing ENTER CLEAR appears in the display Go to step 6 EXIT Returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component whose command or key label you want to clear SELECT KEY flashes in the display Press the button you want to clear The button chosen will appear in the display CLEAR will appear in the display Use the A Y buttons to select YES NO or EXIT and press ENTER YES clears the setting NO and EXIT leaves the setting as is and returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu If you select YES and press ENTER then COMPLETE appears in the display and you are returned to the REMOTE SETUP menu Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Using Other Functions Resetting the Main Unit The following operations allow you to reset the unit to the default settings Put the receiver in the STANDBY mode 1 While holding down
125. nputs as shown below Components equipped with 5 1 7 1 channel analog output jacks v m gt z ie mutt IHN OMPON K Memo If you use only one surround back input be sure to hook up to the SURROUND BACK L jack 21 En 22 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Digital Audio Components Before making or ch outlet Connect your digita total of four dig soundtracks like Do this by either a coax connections is the s anging by Digit ial or an ame bu matter of matching receiver ike with al or DTS among others you need to make he connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC components as shown below The VSX AX5i has two coaxial and two optical inputs for a ital inputs on the rear panel plus one digital input on the front panel In order to use digital digital audio connections You can do optical connection you don t need to do both The quality of these two types of since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal it is a like for example the coaxial out from the component o coaxial in on the Hook up your audio signal with either a coaxial or optical digital cords you don t need to do both If you hook up your DVD LD player using component video cable connections you might need for component video output as wel components see page 28 See your DVD manual for details There are two optical
126. ns Editing Remote Control Display Names Use this capability to rename the display on the remote control for different MULTI CONTROL buttons DVD LD etc For example you could change TV to DVD2 In this way you can personalize your system This is similar to the feature on page 93 but that feature changes the display on the receiver SOURCE TV SYS a a a 3 MULTI CONTROL a a we zonc eFFECT CH SEL D ODO O D SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS TREBLE r SOO DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUDE lt gt ISC TRACK 2 4 7 Memo e To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the AY buttons to select FUNCNAME and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the display Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to rename For example TV Use the AY buttons to select the letters and or numbers you want to enter and use the lt gt buttons to move the cursor to the next position Here are the possible letters numbers ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopaqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 l ME 3 lt gt N _ gt lt m Oll f space 6 You can input up
127. ntinuing from CHANNEL LEVEL go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 2 on page 40 SES 1 The SPEAKER DISTANCE should be lt selected If it isn t use the AV buttons to select it Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV 2 Select each speaker channel with the AY buttons and press ENTER 3 Use the AVY buttons to add or SS subtract the distance in feet that the speaker is from your normal listening position Press the ENTER button Adjust the speaker distance in 0 1 m increments from 0 1 s s o to 9 0 m e The default setting is 2 0 m 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all speaker channels 5 Use the AY buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER If you want to change a setting before proceeding start over from step 1 Speaker Setting Channel Level gt ERALGI EUH Exit 6 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button to Speaker Distance leave the SYSTEM SETUP mode Left Center Right gt Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Exit ONANWWNw PES ETIE 33333333 Speaker Distance Left Center Right gt Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Exit 44 En Basic Operation Stereo and Multichannel Playback The following instructions show you how to play sound sources with the VSX AX6i Before doing so be sure to complete the setup procedures described in the Easy Setup Guide
128. ntrol the TV ed up to this system assign it to the TV button If you have two TVs assign the main TV to the TV CONT button If you hook up your system tons that may not be able operate some Remote Control of Other Components Setting up the Direct Function The direct function is designed in case you have an external video source connected to your TV a video source that is not going through the VSX AX5i For this explanation we ll call this the external video deck You d like to control external video deck with this unit s remote control so you ve assigned it a function button for example purposes the VCR 2 button Yet if you put the receiver in VCR 2 mode you ll get no picture on your TV because the external video deck signal is not going through the VSX AX5i To get around this problem you set the direct function for VCR 2 to OFF Now when you press VCR 2 function button you can control the external video deck with the remote but the receiver does not go into VCR 2 mode Ge E jA ae See WAM DISP MODE TUNING BAND TUNG STATON TEXTOFF CLASS STATON CHANNEL CHANNEL Gir AZ se Tv VOL VOLUME TVCH O Memo e To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at any time press REMOTE SETUP e The default setting for all direct functions is ON Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the AY buttons to select DIRCTFN
129. of stereo speakers independently of the main speaker system A speakers hooked up to the receiver You can choose SECOND ZONE and use the speakers hooked up to the surround back terminals as a B speaker system that is playing the same source as the main speaker system but from independent stereo speakers 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals 2 Select SECOND ZONE in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup see page 39 Memo Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8Q 16Q Bi amping the front speakers FRONT BI AMP For bi amp playback you can connect both the A and B speaker terminals to your front speakers To do this your speakers must be bi wireable that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies Bi amping delivers more power to the front speakers but disables the surround back speakers so you will be imited to 5 1 channel playback FRONT Speaker rear side Caution SPEAKERS a S S ost speakers with both Al R FRONT CENTER p SURROUND SURROUND BACK B HI and LOW terminals s B Co have two metal plates z P e D WF hat connect the HI to he LOW terminals hese must be removed hen you are bi amping e speakers or you could severely damage he amplifier See your speaker manual for more information 4 Se Caution k h Do not allow any speaker wire from
130. om analog components you must hook up your digital equipment with these analog connections The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal our PAN ANALOG ouput NPuT Puan REC Cassette deck y If your turntable has a ground wire connect it to the signal Connect red plugs to R ground terminal 74 L right and white plugs to L left OR Be sure to insert completely SF Memo e If you want to hook up any equipment other than a turntable to the PHONO LINE jack please go to the PHONO LINE Setup see page 95 and choose the LINE setting If your turntable has a phono pre amplifier most do not please choose the LINE setting as well e Depending on where the cassette deck is placed noise may occur during playback of your cassette deck which is caused by leakage flux from the transformer in the receiver If you experience noise move the cas sette deck farther away from the receiver E Audio cords Use RCA audio cords not supplied to connect the audio components Turntable 20 En Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet If you have a DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player or are using an external Dolby Digital DTS decoder connect it to the multichannel analog i
131. omponents such as a DVD player with a single cable and enjoy multichannel digital audio from SACD and DVD A discs if the player is compatible with these outputs as well as digital audio from DVD Video CD and Video CD discs n addition to simplified connection jitterless audio is possible with Pioneer s PQLS technology when playing DVD As audio CDs and SACDs By suppressing jitter deterioration of audio quality is minimized and digital audio of the highest quality is realized PQLS Precision Quartz Lock System rate control Technology for high precision transmission of digital audio over the i LINK interface enabling jitterless digital to analog conversion using a precision quartz in this receiver To make this feature work it is only necessary that this receiver and one rate control compatible player are alive on the i LINK network Other advantages of using i LINK include smart features such as automatic configuration and automatic function selection start playback on a i LINK equipped component and the receiver automatically selects the component for input LLINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks of the Sony Corporation Multichannel Acoustic Calibration EQ System MCACC n order to make setting up as easy as possible for users we have created the MCACC system This unique and convenient way of getting good surround sound from the receiver makes trouble free setup a snap With the included mi
132. on Use the AY buttons to select an i LINK equipped component Press the ENTER button 91 En 92 En Fine Tuning Your System i LINK Input 1 DV 757Ai gt 2 DV 47Ai i LINK IDV D LD 7 Use the AV buttons to select the source you want Press the ENTER button When you assign an i LINK equipped video component select the input source to which you have connected the video signal from the component TUNER PHONO and USB inputs cannot be assigned If you want to change the ports for additional i LINK components Start again from step 6 e i LINK is displayed after unassigned device names such as DV 47Ai i LINK e When connected devices are not i LINK Audio compat ible source components is displayed after the input device name such as DV 47Ai Non compati ble devices cannot be assigned to inputs e When the cables for an assigned input device become loose or the power is cut to the device a appears before the device name i e DV 47Ai CD e Ifyou assign an i LINK input to a certain function for example DVD LD then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be set to i LINK not assigned This is because one function cannot be assigned to two different places 8 When you re finished use the AV buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER You will leave the i LINK INPUT mode 9 Use the AY buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER again Then us
133. onents In addition to controlling the receiver the supplied remote control can operate your other components VCR TV DVD CD etc after you program it to do so If your component s are listed in the remote control s memory simply follow the steps below If your component s are not listed or if you want the remote to learn additional operations you can use the learning mode to input the information from the remote controls supplied with your other components Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control The following steps show you how to recall the setting stored in the remote control Once a setting is recalled and the component assigned you can use this remote to easily operate the component Memo e To exit from the remote control setup mode at any time press REMOTE SETUP e See Using Remote Control with Other Components on page 71 to operate your other components e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote dis play enag 2 PRESET should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it and FE lt Se press ENTER z lt b esa SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for v example DVD LD you want to set as 65 es amp The TUNER button cannot be assigned STATON TE
134. ons are used to control the TV only and can be used once they are preset to control your TV TV INPUT Press to select the input source for the TV TV CH Use these buttons to change the channel of the TV TV VOL Press to control the volume of the TV 10 Listening mode buttons see page 47 SURROUND buttons MOVIE MUSIC amp ENTER MOVIE Press to put the receiver into MOVIE listening mode see page 48 MUSIC Press to put the receiver into MUSIC listening mode see page 49 4a Use to select the MOVIE or MUSIC listening mode ENTER Use this button to enter information concerning the listening modes STEREO DIRECT see page 47 Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it was in a different sound mode or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO mode SB CH MODE button see page 55 Use this button to turn the surround back channels ON OFF AUTO or switch the virtual surround back mode between ON OFF AUTO 12 SYSTEM OFF button see page 82 This button turns off components in two ways First when pressed it will turn off all PIONEER components Secondly any component that has programmed into the SYSTEM OFF settings will be turned off 13 RECEIVER STANDBY ON button Press to turn power of the receiver on or to standby off 14 MULTI OPERATION button Use this button to start the multi operation mode See page 80 for how to program and use he multi operation mode 15 RECEIVER button Use this button to
135. ontrol itself See Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components starting on page 67 ion Displays and Controls Display All the display information is explained and or referenced here SIGNAL7 PRO LOGIC I Neo 6 D0 DIGITAL LU DTS ES EX DIGITAL s ANALOG STEREO _ DSP SB CH e S ON MOVIE auma OFF MUSIC 1 13 1211 10 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the input signal you selected AUTO Lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically DIGITAL Lights when digital audio signals are selected ANALOG Lights when analog signals are selected Digital format indicators PRO LOGIC II Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II processing NEO 6 Lights during NEO 6 processing OO DIGITAL Lights when a Dolby Digital signal is detected DTS Lights when a DTS signal is detected ES Lights when playing back a DTS ES signal EX Lights when playing back a Dolby Digital EX signal STEREO Lights during two channel playback LOUDNESS indicator Lights when LOUDNESS is on MIDNIGHT indicator Lights when MIDNIGHT is on TONE indicator Lights when the TONE control is on DNR indicator Lights when DIGITAL NR is on TUNER indicators STEREO Lights when an FM stereo broadcast is received in the auto stereo mode MONO Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM broadcasts and when MPX mode is selected TUN
136. ood SOD 9 When done select EXIT and press ENTER You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu Start again from step 2 if you want to set do another MULTI CONTROL button 10Select EXIT and press ENTER again You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Press the MULTI OPERATION button SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component that has been set up with multi operations The power of the receiver and any Pioneer components use in the program goes on and the programmed multi operations are performed automatically 81 En 82 En Using Other Functions System Off The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and or turn off with the push of only one button on the remote control The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different SYSTEM OFF operations Be sure to set up each component before programming the SYSTEM OFF function see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components on page 67 Memo O r SONALS ONR SASSIRESLE D O DD Foo j e a 410 DS SSeS DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUDE SYSTEMSETUP DISP MODE TUNNG BAND TUNING STANON TENTOFF CLASS STATON CHANNEL CHANNEL oe Seok 60 5 2 4 8 9 Buttons that can be programmed o do SYSTEM OFF Operations e To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at
137. osoft Corporation disconnecting the USB cable and connecting it again If it still does not recognize it restart the computer e Do not disconnect the USB cable while playing a soundtrack from the computer e When you re using the USB connection no signal will be output from the DIGITAL OUT 1 and 2 e Some software may be incompatible with this configuration e The sound may be interrupted degraded or played back incorrectly due to your PC settings and PC specifications Consult your PC manual concerning USB devices e When listening to your PC through this USB connection you will also hear computer alert sounds through the receiver If you don t want to hear these alert sounds turn them off in the computer s control panels e Don t use other applications on your computer when playing back through this USB connection dows computer system software crashes or failures or any configuration 77 En 78 En Using Other Functions Connecting Additional Amplifiers This receiver has more than sufficient power for any home use but it is possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet O Powered subwoofer The arrows indicate the direction of the signal INPUT PRE OUT SUB WOOFER
138. ound EX THX Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5 1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener 107 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving i LINK Related Messages You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i LINK interface BUS FULL The i LINK bus has reached its capacity and cannot transmit any more data CANNOT LINK 1 The interface between the receiver and the selected i LINK equipped component is unstable If the i LINK cables appear to be connected properly and both the receiver and i LINKequipped component are on switch the receiver and the component off and on again to reestablish the interface between them CANNOT LINK 2 The receiver can t identify the selected i LINKequipped component For example the receiver may not be able to identify an i LINK equipped personal computer LINK CHECK The receiver is checking the i LINK network It does this for example when components are added or removed from the network The sound may be inter rupted if this happens during p
139. ound back channels which are dubbed into the soundtrack in studio The channels are encoded into the left and right channels of the soundtrack so this format can be compatible with Dolby Digital 5 1 channel decoding For a list of movies that contain Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks see Dolby website at http www dolby com DTS DTS In this system 6 channels of digital sound are recorded on CD ROM DTS adopts a simultaneous playback format With a low rate of compression of sound signals and a high rate of transmittance a higher sound quality format is produced For this reason the format is being introduced in more and more movie theaters and is being adopted for home use as DTS Digital Surround When used with movies it s called DTS LD DVD and for music software 6 1 channel CD as DTS CD Techno Tidbits and Problem solving DTS ES DTS launched a new surround format in November 2000 This has come to be known as DTS Extended Surround or simply DTS ES The technology has been advanced to include two new home formats DTS ES Discrete 6 1 format and DTS ES Matrix 6 1 ch format both are able to playback discrete 6 1 channel content from DVDs and CDs Both of these formats are compatible with a conventional DTS 5 1 ch decoder In this system each channel is encoded and decoded individually adding to the separation of the channels Since DTS adds a third surround channel the surround back channel the realism and all encompassing nat
140. ound back sound will always be available VIRTL SB OFF virtual surround back sound will not be heard i I oloi oi Memo e You can t use the SB CH MODE with MULTI CH IN or STEREO DIRECT modes e You can t use the virtual surround back mode with the THX CINEMA MULTI CH IN STEREO DIRECT modes e When playing DVD A SACD or source signals greater than 88 2kHz over a digital connection including i LINK this feature cannot be used e When using the virtual surround back mode with the SURROUND modes VSB will show in the display 55 En 56 En Basic Operation Dual Mono setting and playback The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Digital or homemade discs that have dual mono software encoded in them Dual mono software usually is used to put two different mono soundtracks that you can listen to together or separately on one DVD With this setting you can choose which dual mono setting you want to listen to Remember this setting is only applicable if you are using Dolby Digital software with dual mono and want to isolate one of the channels therein 1 Press the RETURN button for more than three seconds to put the receiver in DUAL MONO mode Hold down the RETURN button to cycle through the dif ferent DUAL MONO settings When you find the one you want release the button The L CH1 and R CH2 indica tors in the display light to indicate the pla
141. ound output is discontinued e During playback through an i LINK con nection if you change the settings for other i LINK components the sound will be discontinued momentarily After upgrading a component and then connecting it through an i LINK connection the name for the component is not displayed and the component is not selected e Depending on the upgrade process cer tain components may not be recognized by the unit Initialized all the information stored in the unit in the order as follows 1 When the unit is in the standby mode press and hold STEREO DIRECT and then press STANDBY ON 2 When DB CLEAR is displayed press MULTI CH IN 3 When DB CLEAR Ok is displayed press ACOUSTIC EQ 4 Make sure DB CLEAR SET is displayed to end initialization 5 If DB ERROR is displayed step through the procedure again Power The power does not turn on e The power plug is disconnected e The protection circuit may have been activated Connect the power plug to the wall out let Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again 109 En 110 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Symptom During loud playback the power suddenly switches off Cause e The protection circuit has been activated because the lowest actual impedance of the speakers as opposed to the speak ers rated impedance is dangerously low Remedy e Turn down the volum
142. page 53 TONE button This button switches between TONE on and off which bypasses the tone circuitry BASS TREBLE button Use to select whether the bass or treble will be adjusted buttons Use to adjust the frequency levels 24 SETUP MIC jack see page 13 Plug in the setup mic here This is very important in order to set up your system and get proper surround sound 25 VIDEO INPUT jacks see page 18 DIGITAL IN Digital input for connecting a game console DVD player or video camera etc that has an optical digital connection S VIDEO Video input for connecting a portable DVD player or video camera etc that has an S video out VIDEO AUDIO L R Video input for connecting a portable DVD player or video camera etc that has standard video audio outputs 26 MIDNIGHT button see page 52 Switches the MIDNIGHT listening mode on or off 27 LOUDNESS button see page 52 Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off 31 En Displays and Controls Remote Control This page describes the buttons on the remote control used to operate the receiver 12 2 a Ss o A A ama secs 15 ESS ES ES os SEL DR REBLE 2e SEL gt TUNING STATION STATION CHANNEL CHANNEL 32 En Remote Control Display Screen SOURCE button Use this button to turn on off other components You must input the preset code in order to use this functio
143. pared for loud test tones Try to be as quiet as possible after hitting ENTER The test tones may take up to 30 seconds The volume automatically increases to 0 dB then the system will output some test tones and establish ambient noise levels the microphone status and what speakers you hooked up Check the speaker settings on the OSD lf they match your speaker configuration make sure OK is selected and press ENTER The test tones will be output loudly again The test tones may take up to 5 minutes this time After they have finished you see the SPEAKER SYS TEMS CHECK screen If you want to view the settings select NEXT and press ENTER repeatedly If not sim ply go to step 13 they do not match the speaker configuration you hooked up and you want to try again select RETRY with A Y buttons and press ENTER Follow the instructions above from step 10 you get an error message instructing you to do something follow the instructions and RETRY with AY buttons and press ENTER the speaker settings do not match the speaker con iguration you connected and you want to input the settings manually select ERR FIX SP with the AV buttons press ENTER Go to step 12 you see an ERR message in the right side column here may be a problem with the speaker connection selecting RETRY doesn t fix the problem turn off he power and check the speaker connections Easy Setup Guide Part 2 Memo e Make sure the room environ
144. peration Memo If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input you should also have your TV connected to this receiver s component video output Fine Tuning Your System Assigning i LINK Inputs With this function you can assign i LINK equipped components to a function for example DVD LD By assigning i LINK inputs you will be able to select both audio and video signals from i LINK equipped components by turning the MULTI JOG Memo If no i LINK equipped components are connected i LINK Input cannot be selected 1 DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECI CH SEL SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS SOD 2 VIDEO SEL HBT TEE ISC D SK 4 9 gt 3 TUNING BAND TUNING 4 9 3 System Setup 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup i input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 SACD Setup 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 3 Input Assign Digital In Select Component In Select gt i LINK Input Exit i LINK Input 1 DV 757Ai gt 2 DV 47Ai i LINK i LINK Exit Turn on the receiver and your TV press the RECEIVER on the remote control Turn on your i LINK compatible com ponents i e DVD player Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the AY buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the ENTER button Use the AY buttons to select i LINK INPUT Press the ENTER butt
145. ppears it means that for some rea son the command was not learned In this case repeat steps 4 and 5 CONTINUE appears in the remote s display If SELECT KEY is flashing go back to step 4 6 If you want to program in more commands use the AY buttons to select YES Press ENTER Repeat steps 4 and 5 to teach the remote control of the VSX AX5i all the commands from the other remote con trol 7 If you want to program in commands for another MULTI CONTROL button use the AY buttons to select NO Press ENTER 8 Repeat the process from step 2 for all of your components Start again to program other components in this manner 9 When you re done use the AV buttons to select EXIT You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu 10Use AY to select EXIT and press ENTER Remote Control of Other Components Using Remote Control with Other Components CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVD Recorder Cassette Deck operations Button s Function Components CD MD CD R VCR DVD SOURCE Press to switch the components between STANDBY and ON LD DVD recorder Cassette deck Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter Repeated i presses skips to the start of previous tracks or chapter CD MD CD R DVD LD aa Go back channels channel VCR DVD recorder Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible deck Cassette deck Press to advance to the start of the next track or chapter gi Repeated presses
146. pped components Be sure to insert the A i LINK cable straight S SH ne A into connector When properly aligned the cable can be inserted with little resistance a Forcing the cable into The arrow on the he connector will e You can connect several i LINK equipped components cable connector body damage the connector together in the same way See Creating an i LINK should be face down pins Network below for corrrect alignment with the connector on the receiver e There may be cases where the PQLS rate control function and or the i LINK audio does not work properly even when connected to an i LINK Audio compatible equipment e Do not connect disconnect i LINK cables or switch on off any components connected using i LINK while the receiver is on Creating an i LINK Network Using the i LINK interface 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 the network With the addition of an i LINK repeater it s possible to connect up to 63 components i LINK connectors come in 4 pin and 6 pin configurations This receiver uses a 4 pin connection but the two ypes can be mixed on a network This receiver is compatible with i LINK Audio also called A amp M Protocol components such as DVD players It may not work properly if connected to i LINK MPEG II TS equipment such as a digital satellite uner i LINK
147. ptional emergency announcements You can t search for this but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal 63 En 64 En Using the Tuner Searching for RDS programs European model only One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio program You can search for any of the program types listed on page 63 1 Tune into an FM station a Refer to Automatic and Manual Tuning or Direct e of Access Tuning on pages 58 and 59 aoe 2 Use the BAND button to select the FM band RDS is only broadcast on FM i o f oj o OH oli oj Off o i oO ol oi o 3 Press the CHARACTER SEARCH button SEARCH shows in the display 4 Press the buttons or use the MULTI JOG dial to select the program type you want to hear 5 Press ENTER to search for the program type The system starts searching through the station presets for a match When it finds one the search stops and the station plays for five seconds 6 If you want to keep listening to the station press ENTER within the 5 seconds f you don t press ENTER searching resumes f NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn t find hat program type at the time of the search Memo e RDS searches memorized stations only If no stations have been see page 60 to do this
148. qualizer preferences To do this use ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN modes and paste them into OM 2 to apply your preferences to playback When setting up speaker individually With the FRONT ALIGN mode the front ust them The DATA CHECK feature allows you to see how the settings in ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN currently stand When you use ACOUSTIC CAL EQ fu ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN and the Expert Crossover Network Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay pdiAcoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level D Range Control Exit Acoustic Cal EQ gt EAS 1 CUSTOM1 ADJUST CUSTOM2 ADJUST DATA COPY DATA CHECK Exit EQ AUTO SETTING Set microphone Turn on subwoofer gt Ea Cancel EQ AUTO SETTING Finish gt PEERS I k D Chec Exit nction see page 51 you can toggle between the two basic settings ALL CH variations you se yourself CUSTOM 1 and CUSTOM 2 To use the EQ AUTO SETTING feature follow the step here Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here Memo If you have already performed AUTO SETTING page 13 this setting is not necessary 1 ACOUSTIC CAL EQ should be selected If it isn t use the AV buttons to select and press ENTER 2 EQ AUTO SETTING should be selected If it isn t use the AV buttons to select and press ENTER 3 Select START and then press ENTER to s
149. quency you want fe fo oj o a ol oj o 01 oF o oi oi MPX Mode 1 2 3 If the TUNED or STEREO indicators do not light when tuning an FM station because the station is too far away or the broadcast signal is weak press MPX on the remote control to switch to MONO reception This should improve reception enough for you to enjoy the broadcast multi voltage model RF ATT Mode European model only 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 When on RF ATT lights in the display Using the Tuner Channel Step Setting multi voltage model only The unit has been factory preset to the channel allocation value for the area in which it is to be sold If this value is set incorrectly the tunes in frequency may be wrong or sound may be distorted resulting in an inability to reproduce reception signals at their proper sound quality For this reason be sure to confirm that the values are set correctly before first using the unit FM 50 kHz AM 9 kHz Set to this position for areas with an FM reception step of 50 kHz and AM 9 kHz FM 100 kHz AM 10 kHz Set to this position for areas with an FM reception step of 100 kHz and AM 10 kHz Memo When unsure about the chann
150. r p Oo C A than 88 2kHz over a digital connection including i LINK p _e MOVIE MUSIC modes cannot be selected EA s soo ee oes 5 Start playback of the component you a selected in step 3 6 6 Adjust the volume by using the VOLUME buttons on the remote control On the front panel use the MASTER VOLUME dial 45 En 46 En Basic Operation Selecting the Input Signal This button selects the type of input signal AUTO ANALOG or DIGITAL sent to the receiver You need to take special care to switch to the appropriate input when necessary For example the switch would have to be on DIGITAL to hear digital sources like Dolby Digital or DTS but it would have to be on analog to record from the ANALOG out jacks on the receiver The default setting is AUTO which will select from either i LINK DIGITAL or then ANALOG in that order depending on what inputs are available MULTI CONTROL MDEOSEL HBT Press the MULTI CONTROL or INPUT on the remote to select a source com ponent Press RECEIVER Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to select the input signal corresponding to the format of the source component Each press switches the signal in the order below C AUTO ANALOG DIGITAL SIGNAL SELECT is fixed to AUTO for unassigned i LINK selected see page 91 3 Memo When DIGITAL signal i signal is input If no digital inputs a
151. r is yellow to distinguish it from regular RCA audio cords which have white and red connectors see page 20 It is important to use a true composite video cord and not an audio cord though they look exactly the same because the impedance is different and this will affect the picture quality Component Video Input Default Settings If you use component video cords to hook up your video equipment it is easiest to do so following the default settings which are listed below Remember you must use component video cords from your video source for example a DVD player to the receiver and from the receiver to your TV or monitor If you don t follow the default settings below you must assign the inputs you used with the Assigning the Component Video Inputs procedure see page 90 The default settings are COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 DVD LD COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 TV SAT Connecting Video Components Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your video components as shown on this and the following page For video components for example a DVD player there are two types of connections to make video and audio Hook up your video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords the quality descends in this order but you must use the same type of cord as you used to hook up your TV For the audio signal in order to use digital soundtracks
152. rd The default is 0 channel PANORAMA Turn on or off The default is off Basic Operation Listening with ACOUSTIC CAL EQ You can listen to the soundtrack with the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ you set automatically when you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP page 13 or you set manually on page 100 To do so follow the instructions below 1 Press the ACOUSTIC EQ button Each press switches ACOUSTIC CAL EQ between ALL CH ADJUST FRONT ALIGN CUSTOM 1 CUSTOM 2 and OFF When ACOUSTIC EQ is being applied the MCACC indica MCACC indicator 7 srmeyorect manon sesuscta Digital Noise Reducti To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIG tor lights ALL CH ADJUST gt AA Bia lt CUSTOM 2 lt CUSTOM 1 Memo e After completing the AUTO SURROU page 13 ACOUSTIC EQ ON ALL CH ADJ automatically e You can t turn on ACOUSTIC EQ on in MU SACD DIRECT mode e If you turn ACOUSTIC EQ on in DIRECT m D SETUP UST is set LTI CH IN or ode the receiver automatically switches to STEREO mode on DIGITAL NR Function TAL NR This feature is effective with sources containing a lot of background noise like cassette and video MULTI CONTROL DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL SIGNAL SEL DR la gt VIDEO SEL HJIT 10 ISC 2 A gt ab DIREGTACCESS SEARCH MODE GUIDE ape 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the DNR button on the remote control Each press switches DI
153. re Because the audio sig output from the digita When an LD with DTS back the DTS signal di See pages 22 and 23 Some DVD players don t o DVD player When using DIGITAL 32 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kH are supported DVD A source is not one of these s s selected DODIG assigned see pag nal outp S p rect and uts Set SIG y with no dec set SIGNAL S AL SELECT to ANALOG to listen to these formats oding is output To prevent noise you need to make digita ELECT to AUTO or DIGITAL u put DTS signals For more details refer to the ins ruction manual supp terminals the fol inc z sampling frequencies When using i LINK connectors the following d uding 192 kHz SACD and those supported when upported types select ANALOG for playback e 89 you can only choose ANALOG in the SIGNAL SELECT rom a karaoke microphone and LDs are recorded with analog audio only they are not equipped components Also when you assign i LINK equipped components to AUTO the i LINK signal will be TAL lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input DTS lights when a DTS ayed back with the SIGNAL SELECT set in ANALOG digital noise caused by playing connections ied with your owing digital signal formats are supported Dolby Digital DTS and PCM igital formats using DIGITAL IN terminals If your Basic Operation Listening Modes The three listening mode types on the receiver are e
154. rround sound Also a DVD player is essential for home theater and you can also hook up satellite or cable TV tuner to this receiver and get a more home theater like sound from these sources 2 The Source Material DVDs have become the basic source material for home theater because they are convenient to use and offer excellent sound and picture quality as well as allow users to enjoy home theater soundtracks with more than two channels of audio For example Dolby Pro Logic plays back four channels front left front right center and a single channel for both surround speakers Dolby Digital and DTS sources usually have six discrete channels front left front right center surround left and right and a channel that powers the subwoofer of sound Since the subwoofer channel is only for bass sounds it is expressed as 1 of a channel and this multichannel setup has been named 5 1 channel sound It is important you consult the manual that came with your DVD player as well to make sure the player is outputting a surround soundtrack and all the other settings are appropriate for your home theater setup 3 The Listening Modes This receiver has many different listening modes and they are designed to cover all the speaker configurations and types of sources you might be using In general the PRO LOGIC II MOVIE listening mode is the easiest way to get realistic surround sound for movies For music the basic listening mode for music is PRO LOGIC II MUSI
155. s When a source is played in this mode it plays through just the front left and right speakers and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo STEREO In STEREO mode the audio plays according to the surround setup settings and you can still use ACOUSTIC CAL EQ DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS AUDIO SCALER mode and TONE Control functions DIRECT In DIRECT mode the audio bypasses all types of signal processing to remain as close to the source audio quality as possible Memo If you switch on ACOUSTIC CAL EQ DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS AUDIO SCALER mode and TONE Con trol when DIRECT is selected the receiver automatically switches to STEREO 47 En 48 En Basic Operation MOVIE modes SURROUND mode The MOVIE mode is a newly designed system for enhancing optimizes its effects in accordance with your source SB CH are for pure decoding of multichannel sound sources With create surround channels Next there are six PIO Processing to create different types of sound envi THX CINEMA THX is a set of technical standards created by Lucasfilm EER orig sound stage and thus reproduce with the greatest possib filmmakers DOPL II MOVIE DOPRO LOGIC II MOVIE This mode gives 5 1 channel surround sound Su sources other than stereo 5 1 etc Dolby Digital DTS ES etc DOPRO LOGIC This mode gives 4 1 channel s
156. s completely off check the operating instructions supplied with individual components Note that the audio may be momentarily interrupted if a component in the i LINK network is switched on off or its i LINK connection is switched on off 29 En 30 En Displays and Controls Front Panel All the controls on the front panel are explained and or referenced here To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel CEIVER VSX AXSi J 17 MULT JOG CONTROL HH z SBCH 6 0 075 SETUP RETURN S Cc G PHONES han aee SETUP SPEAKERS TONE BASS TREBLE mic icai 21 22 23 24 16 i 26 27 MULTI JOG CONTROL SETUP RETURN e zl T TONE CUNTHUL PHONES SPEAKERS 9 iis Osa 21 22 23 24 MULTI JOG dial You can use this dial for many purposes When you press the SET UP button 14 you can use it to perform SYSTEM SETUP operations select a function or a listening mode or do TUNER EDIT functions in TUNER mode OSTANDBY ON button Press to switch the receiver ON or into STANDBY mode HOFF ON button Press to switch the receiver between OFF and STANDBY mode or ON Listening mode buttons page 47 There are two types of SURROUND modes MOVIE Press to put the receiver into MOVIE mode see page 48 European model Te z ew Se oe _ multi voltage model IDEO n 25 MUSIC Press to put the receiv
157. s you to the REMOTE SETUP menu After pressing ENTER in the first three cases COMPLETE will appear in the display and you will be returned to the REMOTE SETUP menu Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at any time press the REMOTE SETUP button The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 85 En Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input Using Other Functions This feature allows you to clear a particular setting or all of the settings from a function in the REMOTE SETUP menu Com ors usu a MULTI CONTROL o o aom re voos HBT DNR BASS TRESLE DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUIDE TUNNG BAND TUNING STANON TEXTOFF CLASS STATION CHANNEL CHANNEL MODE CDC m or Memo 86 En To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the AV buttons to select CLEAR and press ENTER CLEAR appears in the display Use the AV buttons to select o
158. se the AY buttons to select EXIT in the SYSTEM SETUP menu press ENTER The receiver returns to normal operation Memo The default is OFF 105 En 106 En Techno Tidbits and Problem solving Dolby Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a discrete digital surround format used for multichannel surround sound It was developed after the Dolby Surround System and Dolby Pro Logic Surround System Dolby Digital is a high quality digital sound format that is used by many theatrical film releases Other features include Downmixing on playback for compatibility with mono stereo Dolby Pro Logic and 5 1 channel audio A wide range of bitrates and channels Decoding dynamic range information and adjusting the dialog level in the soundtrack called Dialog ormalization see below for more information UN Dialog Normalization When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver activates automatically Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog level for the program source being played If the receiver s level does not match the average dialog level first you see DIAL ORM and OFFSET 4 dB as an example appear in the receiver s display In this example the number 4 dB is the difference between the receiver s gain structure and the Dolby Digital average dialog level To match the average ialog level subtract or add the OFFSET level For examp
159. se this unit s remote control e If you use this feature make sure an analog audio and or video connection has been made between the units 79 En 80 En Using Other Functions Multi Operations Multi operations allow you to tell the receiver and your other components to do a number of things with the push of only two buttons on the remote control For example you can program the unit to turn on your TV turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD This allows you to freely decide which operations you want performed as well as the order in which you want them performed The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different operations for each MULTI CONTROL button You don t need to program power commands for this receiver or any other Pioneer components They will automatically turn on when a multi operation is performed Programming Pioneer video components automatically turns on Pioneer TVs Memo Be sure to set up each component before programming multi operations see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components on page 67 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the AY buttons to select MULTI Select CLEAR and press ENTER Then go to step 8 To go back one step Select EXIT and press ENTER OPE and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the remote display Seow 3 Press the MULT
160. sec 100 W 100 W 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 09 8 Q Audio Section Input Sensitivity Impedance PHONO IMM aa tod ir e r 4 7 mV 47 KQ NIN E E I T 335 mV 47 KQ Frequency Response PHONO MM o s 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz 0 3 dB 5 Hz to 100 000 Hz 8 dB PAO EEE P AEREE SEESE 335 mV 2 2 KQ Tone Control BAS OS e A EEIE TRE 6 dB 100 Hz WIRE BES eeen itis nora ot osc A 6 dB 10 kHz LOUDNESS anaa 4 2 dB 100Hz 10 kHz at volume position 40dB Signal to Noise Ratio IHF short circuited A network LINE sui etetatt E E dentist 101 dB Signal to Noise Ratio DIN Continuous rated power output 50 mW E ASO EEE oti cations eros eae tie dccamticns 92 65 dB oise Ratio EIA at 1 W 1 kHz IEE Phan teh ae todd ral MNOS ENEN 83 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 S jack Input Sensitivity Impedance eneee 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level IMPedance ccceceecccceees 1 Vp p 75 Q Frequency Response soscccccccce 5 Hz to 10 MHz o dB Signal to NOiSe RaflOns madana 65 dB Video Section Component Input Sensitivity peiiini 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level IMPedance ccccccccecceeees 1 Vp p 75 Q Frequency RESPONSE ou 5 Hz to 40 MHz pe dB Signal to Noise Ratio cece 65 dB Video Section Composite Input Sensitivity Impedance LEI I
161. ss ENTER again This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal operation System Setup 1 Surround Setup Siz THX CINEMA Setup hl 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 SACD Setup J 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 2 THX CINEMA Setup MIPRO LOGIC 11 MOVIE PRO LOGIC Neo 6 CINEMA Exit 2 THX CINEMA Setup PRO LOGIC II MOVIERI PRO LOGIC Neo 6 CINEMA gt Exit Fine Tuning Your System Assigning the Digital Inputs If you did not hook up your digital equipment in accordance with the default settings for the digital inputs see pages 17 19 and 22 you need to complete the procedure below You have to do this in order to tell the receiver what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to what you have hooked up z 4 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV Sese press RECEIVER on the remote con SIGNAL SEL ae EBLE trol VOEDSEL HIBT 10 se DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE GUDE Press the SYSTEM SETUP button N T 00 N oes 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the AY buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the ENTER button 4 DIGITAL IN SELECT should be selected if not use the AV buttons to select it Press the ENTER button 5 Use the AY buttons to move through the different digital inputs and press the ENTER button System Setup 2 THX CINEMA
162. subwoofer 41 En vn Es ps e g wn m Gm v Setting Up for Surround Sound BS 1 SPEAKER SETTING should be selected OORE If it isn t use the AV buttons to select 2 1 5 it Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV CE 2 With the AY buttons choose the speakers that you want to set Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV 3 Use the AVY buttons to choose the number YES or NO X1 or X2 and the size LARGE or SMALL for each set of speakers Press ENTER PLUS is also a possibility for the SUBWOOFER 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all speakers channels Normal gt SEI 5 Use the AY buttons to select EXIT Channel Level Speaker Distance and press ENTER Exit Next proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL below If you want to change a setting before proceeding start over from step 1 Speaker Setting Memo gt Front SUE If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass it may seem suneund SMALL logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and leave the A YES 1 subwoofer selected This may not however yield the best Exit bass results Depending on the size and shape of your room THX Speaker SMALL you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to what is called low frequency cancellations If you have a subwoofer listen to the bass response with the front speakers set to LARG
163. tart EQ AUTO SETTING Make sure you have hooked up the microphone and moved obstacles to the speakers out of the way If you have a subwoofer make sure it is turned on and has the volume turned up WARNING The test tones are very loud Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared upset or injured by loud noise is present You yourself may want to wear earplugs It is possible to lower the volume of test tones but this could result in incorrect speaker settings When done FINISH will appear on the screen After they have finished move to the next step DATA COPY You can store the settings in CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 by selecting DATA COPY and pressing ENTER For information on subsequent operations see step 3 on the following page CHECK If you like to view the settings select CHECK and then press ENTER By selecting NEXT repeatedly you can view the settings for each channel 4 When done select EXIT if it s not already selected and press ENTER Leave the setup by using the AW buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER You can now go to another ACOUSTIC CAL EQ setting by using the AV buttons and pressing ENTER The MCACC indicator will light Expert System Settings To start the process use DATA COPY to paste the ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN settings into CUSTOM 1 or CUS TOM 2 Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here
164. televisions use shielded cables and connectors for connections H012En En En Table of Contents RLETI EA E E AE 6 Before You Start ccccccssssseeessseeeeees 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories e scccccrcrecre 7 Preparing the Remote Control occas 7 Loading the batteries encenta ner 7 Remote Control Battery Indicator ccc 7 Operating range of remote control unit voce 8 Opening the Front Panel Switching video system between PAL and NTSC s s s 8 Easy Setup Guide Part 1 Home Theater The Basics 1 Your Home Systemi perie e ae 2 The Source Material cccsccsccsccscessesscssvtsssectesteers 3 The Listening Modes nse cmaesteananccesasnaeniiets COnClUSION itive saan inka E NT 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player and TV 10 Digital CONNECTIONS ereraa a aaa RE 0 2 Speaker Connections s ss sesisssisisisisisisisiriririnininnnnnrnnns 1 3 Setting up the Main Unit 12 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs 2 Easy Setup Guide Part 2 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup un 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound Connecting Your Equipment 1 Connecting your TV sssscssercccererreeren Component Video Input Default Settings Connecting Video Components nsss y Connecting a DVD player weet Connecting VCRs OF DVRS mirena rahaa Connecting a Video Component othe Front Papel smesta aa 8 Connecting Satellite TV SAT Components nsss 9 Connecting Analog Audio Components ssecsecccc 20 Conn
165. there are analog and digital signals input the receiver automatically selects the dig ital signal DIGITAL To select an optical or coaxial digital signal ANALOG To select an analog signal DNR DIGITAL NR button see page 51 Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off VIDEO SEL button see page 57 Use to toggle between the different video input possibilities HI BIT button see page 54 se this button to switch the AUDIO SCALER on r off YSTEM SETUP button Use for all system setups including the speaker and sound systems For more information see Setting Up for Surround Sound starting on page 38 For a DVD player use this button to bring up the DVD menu and for a tuner use this button in the same way as the TUNER EDIT button 6 A V lt gt ENTER buttons These buttons can be used for a variety of operations in the SYSTEM SETUP menu These buttons are used to control the menus for other components when in those modes DVD digital TV tuner satellite tuner cable tuner etc n TUNER mode they can select a station and or a frequency 7 AUDIO button Use to switch the audio tracks of a DVD when in DVD mode 8 Command button for other components see page 71 Use these buttons to control other components you selected with the MULTI CONTROL buttons You must input the preset code in order use this unction see page 67 a ta uw WM oc 9 TV CONTROL buttons The following butt
166. tings and how to apply them are explained here To start this setup select Dolby Pro Logic II if necessary with the MUSIC button 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the EFFECT CH SEL button repeatedly and select the setting you want They appear in the receiver s display CENTER WIDTH With Pro Logic decoding center chan as eS nel signals can come only from the center speaker If no 5 DBE eS center speaker is present this channel is split between Sci the two front speakers creating a phantom channel The 223 CENTER WIDTH feature lets you adjust the center chan SYSTEM SETUP nel so it can heard only from the center speaker only as a bie ohantom channel or in varying degrees of both lt gt DIMENSION This allows you to adjust the soundfield towards the front or towards the rear of your room i J TUNING BAND TUNING ms Seo Gre PANORAMA This gives the music a wraparound sur aaa aaa round feel 3 Use the buttons to add or subtract the amount of effect or turn Memo on off e Use your CENTER WIDTH setting carefully If CENTER WIDTH Strengthen or weaken the effect you Set it to 0 all the center channel signal between 0 7 The default is 3 will go to your center speaker If you set it to 7 DIMENSION Move soundfield backward or forward with all the center channel signal will go to your 3 being the furthest back and 8 being the furthest for front speakers creating a phantom wa
167. tions use your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV 1 press RECEIVER on the remote con SSS e trol Soe S Make sure your TV is set to the receiver gt gt 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button a 3 5 The menu possibilities appear on your TV 3 SURROUND SETUP should be selected if it s not use the AV buttons to 3 5 2 select it Press the ENTER button 4 Select EXPERT with the AV buttons Press the ENTER button 5 Follow the order below to make expert settings Use the AV buttons to navigate through the menus When you have the setting you want in particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed on the System Setup iat Surround Setup iam screen 2 THX CINEMA Setup id a maT CROSSOVER NETWORK page 97 i SACD Sep l This feature determines which frequencies will be sent to 6 PHONO LINE Setup the subwoofer or large speakers Exit l FINE CHANNEL LEVEL page 98 his feature balances the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup FINE CHANNEL DELAY page 99 1 Surround Setup his feature adjusts the delay level of your speakers more inely than in the NORMAL setup Auto Setting ACOUSTIC CAL EQ page 100 Normal his feature allows you to adjust the amount of a certain requency in a soundtrack acting as a kin
168. to route the sound for all the speakers you connected To do this select the size of the front center surround and surround back speakers if you hooked them up It is important to make these settings as accurately as possible or in some cases you may not get the full soundtrack from a disc Use the information below to complete the steps that follow and set up the receiver to match the speakers you have hooked up Complete steps 1 2 on page 40 to start FRONT default setting is SMALL Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the subwoofer Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass fre quencies effectively or if you did not connect a subwoofer If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be switched YES Also the center and surround speakers cannot be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL In this case all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer CENTER default setting is SMALL e Select LARGE if your speaker will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or Subwoofer e If you did not connect a center speaker choose NO In this case the center channel is output from the front speakers SURROUND default setting is SMALL e Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or Subwoofer e If you did not connect surround speakers
169. ton Press to enter the selected channel VCR Selects a disc in a multi disc CD player CD MENU Foe menus concerning the current DVD DVR or VCR you are DVD DVD recorder VCR Changes the audio track of discs with more than one audio track DVD LD DVD recorder AUDIO Changes between the tuner in the TV and the tuner in the VCR VCR Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible cassette deck Double cassette 2nd deck Displays the top menu of the current DVD LD or DVR you are using DVD LD DVD recorder EIB tig Takes you to the guide menu of that system VCR Press to select a track CD 71 En 72 En Remote Control of Other Components Button s Function Components RE TURNEXIT Takes you to the previous menu DVD LD VCR DVD recorder SPAT Navigate menus options DVD LD DVD recorder VCR amp ENTER 9 Pa Basic playback options Double cassette 2nd deck Cable TV Satellite TV TV operations Button s Function Components TVO Fress to switch the TV Satellite TV or Cable TV between STANDBY Cable TV Satellite TV TV TV INPUT Press to switch the TV input TV a Select channels Cable TV Satellite TV TV fey Adjust the TV volume TV MENU Takes you to the TV menu of that system Cable TV Satellite TV TV GUIDE Takes you to the guide menu of that system Cable TV Satellite TV TV RETURN Exits the menu you are viewing Cable TV Satellite TV J A Cyan Satellit
170. tup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename ai 5 SACD Setup 6 PHONO LINE Setup Exit 5 SACD Setup gt SACD DIRECT N Exit 1 94 En wI N Turn on the receiver and your TV press RECEIVER on the remote con trol Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the AY buttons to select SACD SETUP Press the ENTER button Select SACD DIRECT and press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select the ON or OFF Press ENTER ON Use to playback SACD sources without any digital processing OFF Use to playback SACD sources with DSP processing EXIT should be selected if not use the AV buttons to select it Press ENTER Use the AV buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER again This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal operation Memo The default is OFF When set to ON and playing an SACD over an i LINK connection the following settings are not applicable SPEAKER SETTING page 41 SPEAKER DISTANCE page 44 Fine Tuning Your System PHONO LINE Setup The PHONO LINE setup allows you to decide whether you ll hook up a turntable or a line level component most components like CD players and DVD players are line level 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV press RECEIVER on the remote con SSDS trol SESS SOLS 2 By 3 6 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button oS 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the A Y buttons to se
171. type is set ox to NTSC as on page 8 the delay range is 0 0 6 0 lt gt S frame The default setting value is 0 0 frame e When in DIRECT MULTI CH IN or SACD DIRECT modes sound delay cannot be used 54 En Basic Operation Listening in Audio Scaler mode Use to hear CD and DVD as well as other digital soundtracks at a wider dynamic range allowing for finer audio reproduction 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the HI BIT button on the remote control or HI BIT HI SAMPLING button on the front panel Each press switches AUDIO SCALER mode on or off HI BIT SAMPLING lights in the display sga m s ae Memo OOO This mode cannot be used with MULTI CH IN mode MOEOSEL _HiBIT e f the receiver is in DIRECT mode and you press the HI BIT button the receiver will switch to STEREO mode e This feature cannot be used with DVD A SACD or source signals greater than 88 2 kHz over a digital con nection including i LINK Multi Channel In Playback MULTI CH IN allows you to connect a DVD Audio SACD player or an external decoder to enjoy certain multichannel discs To use MULTI CH IN playback follow the instructions below 1 Press the MULTI CH INPUT button on Os el 4 the remote control or the MULTI CH IN button on the front panel Each press switches the input between the previous mode and MULTI CH IN ON This is a true playback of the signal from the MULTI CH IN terminals output witho
172. understanding of the basics Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks combined with multiple speakers to create a surround sound effect There are three different factors involved in getting surround sound Each contribute to what kind of sound you get These factors are The equipment you are using for your home theater setup Particularly important is the number of speakers you are using We call this your speaker configuration 2 The source material you are using This is the actual product like a DVD or broadcast like cable TV you are istening to watching We call this the source 3 The last factor is the listening mode you choose on the VSX AX5i receiver These are explained below and in subsequent chapters but most likely the PRO LOGIC II MOVIE for moves and the PRO LOGIC II MUSIC for music will be fine Let s start with the home theater setup you have in your home 1 Your Home System The heart of your system is the VSX AX5i receiver and it is very flexible in getting you theater like surround sound You can use this receiver with anywhere from two to seven speakers front left front right center surround left and right and surround back left and right and a subwoofer to get home theater surround sound We recommend you use seven speakers and a subwoofer If this is not possible follow the instructions in Auto Surround Sound Setup in the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 and you will still be able to get good su
173. unding space when it is played at home it sounds overbright THX Re Equalization adjusts for this difference in a very precise way Adaptive Decorrelation When a sound track sends mono sound to the surround speakers it often seems to be coming come from one side instead of from all around you as it would in a theater Adaptive Decorrelation helps to correct this inaccuracy Timbre Matching When recording a sound track it is very important that the surround sounds move smoothly and seamlessly around the theater It is very distracting when sounds seem to jump from speaker to speaker Timbre Matching helps to smooth the movement of the surround sounds even though you are using only two speakers Bass Peak Level Manager Some Dolby Digital sound tracks can produce bass peaks that are undesirable in a home theater environment The Bass Peak Level Manager allows you to set the maximum peak levels appropriate to your system Set this function according to the Bass Peak Level instructions page 104 Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization This feature allows you to adjust for the difference in the distance from each individual loudspeaker to the listening position Doing this ensures that all the speakers operate in precise synchronization improving the seamless nature of the soundfield Set this function according to the Speaker Distance instructions page 44 or Fine Channel Delay instructions page 99 THX Surr
174. ur remote con trol by using the LEARNING mode on the next page 7 Press ENTER The preset code has been entered COMPLETE will appear in the display Naturally it s easiest and most logical to assign the button that has the same name as the component you are set ting up for example choose the DVD LD button for your DVD player You may find you have components which do not corre spond to the name on any MULTI CONTROL button for example a cable TV tuner or you have two components where only one button is provided for example CD R TAPE 1 In this case use step 3 to assign any available ULTI CONTROL button to the component you want to remote control For example you may have both a CD R and a tape deck in your system but only one video deck It would make sense to assign the CD R TAPE 1 MULTI CONTROL button o the CD R and the VCR 2 MULTI CONTROL button to your tape deck To do this choose VCR 2 in step 3 when you want to set up the tape deck Then choose TAPE in step 4 and proceed as above The only practical difference in this method is that you have to remember the VCR 2 ULTI CONTROL button is actually your tape deck n this case you would need to hook up your tape deck to he input jacks marked VCR 2 on the back of the receiver 8 Repeat the process from step 2 for all of your components 9 Use AY to select EXIT and press ENTER Remote Control of Other Components Programming Signals from Ot
175. ure of the sound reaches levels not seen before in home theater This unit is equipped with a DTS ES decoder DTS Neo 6 This is a matrix decoding technology that transforms two channel sources into 6 0 channel surround sound There are two modes CINEMA mode and MUSIC mode DTS 96 24 For compatibility with equipment that was produced before this format was made DVD players can play this software using a conventional DTS 5 1ch decoder This unit is equipped with a DTS 96 kHz 24 bit decoder to take advantage of the higher sound quality available THX THX is a Lucasfilm Ltd program dedicated to maximum accuracy in movie presentation Movie sound tracks are recorded in large movie dubbing stages using movie theater equipment For a sound track to be presented accurately in your home special technologies are required In your home the room is much smaller and has a bright sound the speakers are very different and there are only six eight of them plus you sit much closer to each one of those speakers Because of these differences we often miss the power and emotion that thrills us in a good movie Now Pioneer and THX have teamed up to bring the full glory of accurate cinema sound to the comfort and convenience of your home Re Equalization In a theater the room is very large and dead sounding you sit a long way back from the speakers and the speakers themselves are very specialized Because a sound track recorded in this dead so
176. urround sound It is less sen useful when DOPRO LOGIC II MOVIE or BOPRO LOGIC II other than stereo 5 1 etc the display wi Digital DTS ES etc NEO 6 CINEMA This mode gives 6 1 channel surround sound and is suitab channel separatio hed ODE and speaker configura hese first fo P Digital S d These standards were designed to em movie soundtracks and other audio visual sources that ion The first four modes these modes the receiver will automatical format of the sound source for example Dolby Digital or DTS With two channel sources t nal sound modes that use DS ronments as described below y employ the ur modes will ignal ulate a film e accuracy the soundtrack intended by e for movies The NEO 6 CINEMA mode automatically show the type of decod ACTION This mode is designed for ac make it more realistic and SCI FI This mode is designed for sc ects to heighten the overa RAMA is mode is designed for movies wit haracters seem more real er ones compare this with the MIDNIGHT li ing being employed ion movi o extends ience fic impact of the soundtrack gt D Cc overpower sof MUSICAL provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall MONOFILM processing of this mode will a recorded that way originally 5 7 D THEATER This mode is especially design ion movies It creates a broad sound space separat
177. ut digital processing You can only control each channel level OFF Cancels the MULTI CH IN modes Memo e You can t use any kind of sound processing with MULTI CH IN Selecting a listening mode or switching these modes cancels the MULTI CH IN e If any speakers are set to NO the signal for that those channel s won t get output at all e You cannot set sound features pages 51 to 54 on in MULTI CH IN mode e You cannot listen to the SECOND ZONE in MULTI CH IN mode e If you re listening to DVD Audio SACD but can only get stereo sound set your DVD player s 5 1 channel analog playback to on Aunio woeo MULT CHAREL recen a vsx axsi Basic Operation Surround Back Channel Modes Surround Back Channel Mode The SB CH MODE makes available surround back channels through your surround back speakers You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting see page 39 and have SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers set to something other than NO see page 41 to use this feature To accomplish the same settings you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND and the SURROUND BACK speakers on see page 13 1 Press the SB CH MODE button on the remote control Each press switches between ON OFF and AUTO ON AUTO OFF a ON surround back channels are available with all SUR ROUND modes AUTO same as above except whether SURROUND BACK channels
178. ve not been made The component you have hooked up is not SR compatible Reinsert the SR cable making sure it is the right jack see page 79 Make sure an analog connection has been made between the units This is not a malfunction Miscellaneous There seems to be a time lag between the speakers and the output of the subwoofer The subwoofer channel can be delayed slightly if run through a low pass filter The MCACC system will automatically compensate for a delay in the sub woofer output during the Auto Sur round Sound Setup If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions and dirt Maintenance of External Surfaces e Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust e When the surfaces are dirty wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water and wrung out well and then wipe again with a dry cloth Do not use furniture wax or cleaners e Never use thinners benzine insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit since these will corrode the surfaces 115 En Preset Code Brands DVD Brand PIONEER DENON JVC PHILIPS PANASONIC RCA SAMSUNG SONY TOSHIBA YAMAHA LD Brand PIONEER DENON KENWOOD PANASONIC PHILIPS SONY YAMAHA CD R Brand PIONEER DENON
179. vel Left 1 5481 Fine Channel Level STD Left 1 548 gt Right E Center 1 508 Surround 2 048 Surround 1 5 3 SurrBack 3 003 SurrBack 2 0x8 Subwoofer 10 0d Exit 98 En Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here 1 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select and press ENTER 2 Use the AY buttons to adjust the level of the left channel Press ENTER Test tones will be output WARNING Be prepared The test tones are output at a high volume level MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position 0 dB and after a few seconds the test tone is output 3 Use the AVY buttons to select the subsequent channel Press ENTER 4 Adjust the level of the channel using the AV buttons Adjust the channel level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB increments The default setting is 0 dB Try to get the volume level of the target speaker to match that of the front left speaker which is the reference level Adjust so that you hear both tones at the same volume When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel 5 Press ENTER to select a new channel Repeat step 3 for every channel If you want to change a setting before proceeding Use the A Y buttons to go back to the channel you want to adjust and press ENTER Then follow step 3 6 When done select EXIT if it s not already sel
180. woofer BE Cancel Auto Surround Setup Please Wait Caution Test tone is output loudly Auto Surround Setup Now Analyzing L Environment Check Ambient Noise OK Microphone OK Speaker YES NO t J Check Front YES Center YES Surround YES SurrBack YESx2 Subwoofer YES gt PIA Retry ERR gt Fix SP Return to Menu Auto Surround Setup Now Analyzing O Surround Analysis Speaker Systems OK gt Speaker Distance Channel Level Acoustic Cal EQ Speaker Systems Check Front SMALL Center SMALL Surround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES gt Kea Exit 8 10 11 Select AUTO SETTING with the AY buttons and press ENTER Some auto setup instructions will be listed make sure to follow them Make sure you have hooked up the microphone and moved obstacles to the speakers out of the way If you have a subwoofer make sure it is turned on and has the volume turned up WARNING The test tones are very loud Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared upset or injured by loud noise is present You yourself may want to wear earplugs It is possible to lower the volume of test tones but this could result in incorrect speaker settings If you have followed all setup instructions and warnings above make sure that the arrow is pointed to START and press ENTER Be pre
181. xplained here to select listening modes see page 45 The kind of playback you can get in the three modes depends on what kind of a source DVD etc you are using The basic distinction is between 2 channel sources and multichannel sources The MOVIE and MUSIC modes that are available to you will also differ according to your source and which SB CH MODE you choose This is explained below as well For home theater the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes are designed to deliver realistic and powerful multichannel surround sound that recreates the movie theater or concert experience The first four MOVIE modes THX CINEMA DOPRO LOGIC II MOVIE DOPRO LOGIC NEO 6 CINEMA and first two MUSIC modes D0 PRO LOGIC II MUSIC NEO 6 MUSIC incorporate pure decoding of the signal That is they present it as it was recorded in the sound studio The other modes are DSP modes They add some type of effect to the signal You may need to experiment with these modes to see which suit your home system and personal tastes The MUSIC and STEREO modes are designed to be used with music sources but some MUSIC modes are also suitable for film soundtracks Again try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like but you must choose one of the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes in order to get surround sound Depending on your setup in STEREO mode only the front two speakers and sometimes the subwoofer if you have one are used Stereo mode
182. yback channel 7 C DUAL CH1 DUAL CH2 DUAL CH1 CH2 The different settings are DUAL CH1 where you only hear channel 1 DUAL CH2 where you only hear channel 2 and DUAL CH1 CH2 where you hear both channels but independently from different speakers m i i oll i oli OR oi ijo o Oi o oli l oi Memo e The default setting is DUAL CH1 e You can only use this function with Dolby Digital sources that have this encoding Using Headphones 1 Plug headphones into the PHONES jack on the front of the receiver No sound will be audible from the speakers when head phones are plugged in except in MULTI CH IN mode or when using the pre outs In MULTI CH IN mode the sub woofer will be audible even if the headphones are plugged in 7 PHONES jack Memo e All SURROUND modes will be downmixed to 2 chan nels e f you re listening to a 2 channel source there will be no matrix decoding i e you will not be able to get surround sound decoding e For MULTI CH IN and SACD DIRECT modes only the FRONT L and R channels can be heard Basic Operation Video Select This function allows you to listen to one sound source while you watch a different video source on your TV The sound source is set in the normal fashion as explained on page 45 You then change the video input with the VIDEO SEL button 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the VIDEO SEL button on the

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