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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1014 VSX-2014i Operating Instructions VSX_2014TX.book.fm Page 1 Wednesday, June 2, 2004 5:21 PM[...]
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D3-4-2-1-1_En-A The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of [...]
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CAUTION The ST ANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord ser ves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power . Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged fro[...]
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4 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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5 En 08 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 09 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 53 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Programming signals from other remote controls . . . 54 Erasing one of the remote control [...]
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Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Features • High quality MOSFET design This receiver offers high-quality discrete MOSFET configuration unique to Pioneer for low distortion, and generates equal amplifier power to all channels, eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a particular sound field. • Easy setup using M[...]
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Before you start 01 7 En • FM wire antenna • Power cord (VSX-2014i model only) • These operating instructions Installing the receiver • When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface. Don’t install it on the following places: – on a color TV (the screen may distort) – near a cassette deck (or close to a d[...]
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5 minute guide 02 8 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surr[...]
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5 minute guide 02 9 En 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers i[...]
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5 minute guide 02 10 En Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire ( fig. B ). Once the wire [...]
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5 minute guide 02 11 En Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver [...]
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5 minute guide 02 12 En 6 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected. • If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up. • See below for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. 7[...]
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5 minute guide 02 13 En Note • If you leave an error message on the screen for over three minutes, or if you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made. • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12cm will end up with differe[...]
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Connecting up 03 14 En Chapter 3: Connecting up Important • Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. About cable types Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog audio components. These cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red[...]
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Connecting up 03 15 En When making cable connections Be careful not to arrange cables in a manner that bends the cables over the top or around this unit. If the cables are laid on top of the unit, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise to come from the speakers. About the RS-232C connector VSX-2014i m[...]
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Connecting up 03 16 En Connecting digital audio components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound (Dolby Digital and DTS sources) is to use a digital input. You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital comp[...]
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Connecting up 03 17 En Connecting analog audio components To begin set up, connect your analog audio components (such as a cassette deck) to the jacks. For components you want to record with, you need to hook up four plugs to the receiver (a set of stereo inputs and a set of stereo outputs), but for components that only play, you only need to hook [...]
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Connecting up 03 18 En Connecting video components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. With digital video components (like a DVD player), you must use the connections shown on this page for the video signal, but in order to hear a digital source (like a DVD) you should hook up the audio to a digital input (see page 16). It is[...]
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Connecting up 03 19 En Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below). Always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet before making or changing any connections. Note th[...]
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Connecting up 03 20 En Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below, but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers [...]
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Connecting up 03 21 En Speaker terminals 1 Twist exposed wire strands together. 2 Loosen speaker terminal and insert exposed wire. Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver. 3 Tighten terminal. Hints on speaker plac[...]
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Connecting up 03 22 En 3-D view of 7.1 channel speaker setup AC outlet Power supplied through this outlet is turned on and off by the receiver's power switch. Total electrical power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W. Caution • Do not connect a TV set , monitor, heater, or similar appliance to this unit's AC outl[...]
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Controls and displays 04 23 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel MASTER VOLUME DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR VIDEO1 CD CD-R/ TAPE/MD MULTI JOG TUNER VIDEO2 MODE ENTER PHONES TUNER CONTROL TUNER EDIT SYSTEM SETUP RETURN CONTROL ON/ OF F MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN S - VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO2 INPUT AUDIO LR MULTI ROOM MULTI JOG MULTI JOG TUNING/ STATION[...]
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Controls and displays 04 24 En 1 MULTI JOG dial Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various settings and menu options. 2 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 3 LISTENING MODE SELECT Use with the MULTI JOG dial to select the various listening modes (page 30). 4 ENTER 5 Character display See Display on page 25. 6 Remote sensor Re[...]
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Controls and displays 04 25 En Display 1 Speaker indicators (page 59) Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B . 2 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component: AUTO Lights when AUTO signal select is on. DIGITAL Lights when a digital audio signal is detected. ANALOG Lights [...]
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Controls and displays 04 26 En 12 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level. –80dB indicates the minimum level, and +12dB indicates the maximum level. 13 EON / RDS indicators EON EON lights when the EON mode is set, and flashes during reception of an EON broadcast. The indicator lights when the current station carries the EON service (pa[...]
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Controls and displays 04 27 En Remote control 1 RECEIVER This switches between standby and on for this receiver. 2 INPUT SELECT Use to select the input source. 3 MULTI CONTROL buttons Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 53). 4 Number buttons and other receiver/component controls Use the n[...]
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Controls and displays 04 28 En 7 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CONT MULTI CONTROL button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CONT button (see page 53 for more on this). TV Use to turn on/of[...]
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Controls and displays 04 29 En 11 SOURCE Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 53 for more on this). 12 Character display (LCD) This display shows information when transmitting control signals. The following commands are shown when you’re setting the remote to control other components (see Controlling the r[...]
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Listening to your system 05 30 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • VSX-2014i model only – The listening modes and many of the features described in this section are not available when playing SACD or DVD-Audio discs using the i.LINK connection. Tip • The listening modes described below can also be selected using the front panel[...]
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Listening to your system 05 31 En Note • If the Extended mode (page 34) is switched to OFF , or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 38 is set to anything but Normal (SB) ), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). • In modes that give 6.1 channel so[...]
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Listening to your system 05 32 En • If you press ADV. SURR when the headphones are connected, the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected. • You can’t use the Advanced Surround effects with 88.2/96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources. Tip • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted in t[...]
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Listening to your system 05 33 En Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ • Default setting: OFF / ALL CH ADJ (after the Auto MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting) You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 11 or Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 41. Refer to the[...]
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Listening to your system 05 34 En Using the surround back channel (Extended mode) • Default setting: Extended ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 e[...]
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Listening to your system 05 35 En Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VirtualSB) When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. For example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information (for example, 5.1 encoded[...]
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Listening to your system 05 36 En Using Loudness and Midnight listening The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels. The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at[...]
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Listening to your system 05 37 En Note • You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/ DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used. Playing other sources 1 Turn on the power of the playback component. 2 Turn on the power of the receiver. 3 Select the source you want to playback. Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 38 En Chapter 6: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 39 En 2 Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup. • Second Zone – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see Second Zone speaker B setup o[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 40 En Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 43. 1 Select ‘Fine Ch Level?[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 41 En When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next channel. • For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. • If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / (cursor up/down) to select it. 4 When[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 42 En 3 Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirm. Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Before manually adjusting the Acoustic Calibration EQ, we recommend copying the ALL CH ADJUST or the FRONT ALIGN settings from the auto setup above (or from Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 11) to one of the [...]
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The System Setup menu 06 43 En 2 Select the setting you want to check. • It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings. 3 Select the channels you want, pressing ENTER when you’re finished checking each one. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. Ma[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 44 En Speaker Setting Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 11 are correct. 1 Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Choose the set of speak[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 45 En Crossover Network • Default setting: 80Hz This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE , or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL . It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel. Note • For more[...]
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The System Setup menu 06 46 En Note • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C- weighting/slow reading). • The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack[...]
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Using the tuner 07 47 En Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you c[...]
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Using the tuner 07 48 En Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This unit can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or class[...]
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Using the tuner 07 49 En An introduction to RDS Radio Data System, or RDS as it’s usually known, is a system used by FM radio stations to provide listeners with various 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 display, and you can switch betwe[...]
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Using the tuner 07 50 En Searching for RDS programs 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 the previous page. VSX- 2014i model: VSX- 1014 model: 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band. RDS is only possible in the FM band. 2 [...]
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Using the tuner 07 51 En Clearing all stations from the RDS and EON searches 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[...]
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Making recordings 08 52 En Chapter 8: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV). Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recording from an analog source or vice-versa, so make sure t[...]
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Controlling the rest of your system 09 53 En Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the MULTI CONTROL buttons using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. However, please note that there are cases where only certain functions m[...]
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Controlling the rest of your system 09 54 En Programming signals from other remote controls If the preset code for your component is not available, or the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you can program signals from the remote control of another component. This can also be used to program additional operations (buttons not covered [...]
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Controlling the rest of your system 09 55 En Erasing one of the remote control button settings This erases one of the buttons you have programmed and restores the button to the factory default. 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press and hold the 1 button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2 Press the MULTI CONTROL button corresponding to th[...]
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Controlling the rest of your system 09 56 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 53 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component. Note • The TV CONTROL buttons on the[...]
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Controlling the rest of your system 09 57 En Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 53 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component. Button (s) Function[...]
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Controlling the rest of your system 09 58 En P auses the tape. Cassette deck Stops the tape. Cassette deck ENTER Starts playback. Cassette deck / F ast rewinds/fast for wards the tape. Cassette deck & ENTER Navigates DVD menu/options. DVD/DVR Player GUIDE P ress to access the DVD player setup screen. DVD/DVR Player CH[...]
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Other connections 10 59 En Chapter 10: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system. • Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker wires from different termin[...]
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Other connections 10 60 En Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers (in this case, to both front and surround back terminals) for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high[...]
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Other connections 10 61 En Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. Important • Before making or changing the connections[...]
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Other connections 10 62 En • It is not possible to hear the digital output of a component in the sub room. However, you can connect the analog outputs of your digital component into the receiver’s (analog) input terminals to hear the component in the sub room. • Since the video converter is not enabled for multi- room connections, you’ll ha[...]
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Other connections 10 63 En • Even if you don’t press CONTROL above, the system automatically switches back to the main room controls. Note • Multi-room can’t be used when you’re setting up the system (from the on-screen System Setup menu). • You won’t be able to switch the main room off completely unless you’ve switched off the mult[...]
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Other connections 10 64 En 1 Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK connectors on this receiver to an i.LINK connector on your i.LINK component. • The arrow on the cable connector body should be lined up with the arrow to the right of the connector on the receiver for correct alignment. The i.LINK cable should be inserted straight into [...]
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Other connections 10 65 En 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). The system will not work if the connected components form a loop. If a loop is detected, the message LOOP CONNECT shows in the display. Figs. 3 and 4 show connections that form a loop. Another con[...]
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Other connections 10 66 En Important • If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma display remote sensor to control the receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off. • Use a 3-ringed min[...]
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Other Settings 11 67 En Chapter 11: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables or VSX-2014i only) an i.LINK connection. 1 Switch on[...]
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Other Settings 11 68 En Assigning the component video inputs • Default settings: Component 1 – OFF Component 2 – OFF If you used component video cords to connect your video equipment you must tell the receiver which device it is, or else you may see the S-video or composite video input instead of the component video signal. 1 Select ‘Compon[...]
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Other Settings 11 69 En The Other Setup menu The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use the RECEIVER button to switch on. 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SYSTEM SETUP button. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your [...]
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Other Settings 11 70 En Dynamic Range Control Setup • Default setting: OFF This setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital and DTS movie soundtracks. You may want to use this when listening to surround sound at low volumes. 1 Select ‘DRC Setup’ from the Other Setup menu. 2 Choose the setting that you want. • O[...]
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Other Settings 11 71 En • ATT 10dB – 10dB of limiting • LFE OFF – No sound from LFE channel 3 When you're finished, press RETURN . You will return to the Other Setup menu. SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the n[...]
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Other Settings 11 72 En 3 Select the type of IR receiver you’re using. • Setting 1 – Use this setting for most IR receivers. • Setting 2 – Use this setting if the IR receiver you’re using doesn’t seem to work after selecting Setting 1 . 4 When you're finished, press RETURN . You will return to the Other Setup menu. Note • Some [...]
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Additional information 12 73 En Chapter 12: Additional information 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 appliance[...]
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Additional information 12 74 En No sound Symptom Cause Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected. No sound output from the front speakers. • Improper connections. • Make sure you have properly connected the component to the corresponding input on the back of the receiver (see Connecting up on page 14). • Sound is muted or the[...]
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Additional information 12 75 En Other audio problems No sound from one speaker . • The speaker setting has been set to NO .• Change the setting in Speaker Setting on page 44. • The speaker level is too low . • Check the level in Channel Level on page 45. • The speaker isn’t connected properly . • Check Connecting the speakers on page [...]
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Additional information 12 76 En Video Can't record audio. • Y ou are tr ying to make an analog recording from a digital signal, or a digital recording of an analog source. • Y ou can only record analog to analog, or digital to digital. • The digital source is copy protected. • Y ou can't record digital sources that have been copy [...]
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Additional information 12 77 En Settings Display The System Setup screen doesn't appear . • Some TVs connected to the receiver with component video cables do not display the System Setup screen when the Color Burst feature is on. • When the receiver is in standby , switch to COLOR BURST OFF by holding down the front panel ACOUSTIC EQ butto[...]
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Additional information 12 78 En Remote control When playing Dolby Digital or DTS sources, the receiver’s format indicators do not light. • No digital connection, or the digital connection is incorrect. • Check the digital audio connection (page 16). • The receiver’s input signal type is set to analog. • Set the receiver to AUTO or DIGIT[...]
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Additional information 12 79 En i.LINK interface VSX-2014i model only i.LINK messages VSX-2014i model only You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i.LINK interface: Symptom Cause Remedy No sound is output. • An output signal is not produced from the i.LINK connector on the source player . • Refer t[...]
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Additional information 12 80 En Note • 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. Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front[...]
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Additional information 12 81 En Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a multichann[...]
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Additional information 12 82 En About THX The THX technologies are explained below. See www.thx.com for more detailed information. THX Cinema processing THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by the world-renowned film production company, Lucasfilm Ltd. THX grew from George Lucas' personal desire to make your experie[...]
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Additional information 12 83 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output (Stereo) Front . . . . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1%, 6 Ω ) 120 W + 120 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1%, 8 Ω ) Continuous Power Output (Multichannel) Front . . . . . . . . . 120 W + 120 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1%, 8 Ω ) Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 W[...]
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