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    AV Receiver Operating Instructions Discov er the benefits of registering your product online at http://www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .pioneer .eu ). VSX-322 -K[...]

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    2 En 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. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated [...]

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    3 En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified ser vice personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. M[...]

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    4 En Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instruct ions so you will know how to o perat e you r model properly. After you have finished reading the inst ructions, put them away in a sa fe place for future reference. Contents Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Checking[...]

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    5 En Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Remote control • AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries (to confirm system operation) x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna •P o w e r c o r d • Warra nty card • Quick start guid e • These operating instructions[...]

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    01 01 Controls and displays 6 En Chapter 1: Controls and displays Front pane l 1 INPUT SELECTOR dial Selects an input source (page 17). 2 Receiver control buttons SPEAKERS – Use to change the speaker system on or off. When the SP OFF is selected, no sound is output from the speakers connected to this receiver. DIMMER – Dims or brightens the dis[...]

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    01 01 Controls and displays 7 En 11 SOUND RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality so und to compressed audio sources (page 22). Display 12 PHASE Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 22). 13 AUTO Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on (page 21). 14 Tuner indicators RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received (page 19).[...]

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    01 01 Controls and displays 8 En Remote control As for operating other devices, the remot e control codes for the Pioneer products are pres et. The settings cannot be chang ed. 1 SLEEP Press to change the amount of time before the receiver switches into standby ( 30 min – 60 min – 90 min – Off ). You can check the remaining sleep time at any [...]

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    01 01 Controls and displays 9 En Press first to access: BASS –/+ , TRE –/+ – Use to adjust Bass or Treble. • These controls are disabled when the listening mode is set to DIRECT or PURE DIRECT . • When the front speaker is set at SMALL in the Speaker Setting and the X.OVER is set above 150 Hz, the subwoofer channel level will be adjusted [...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 10 En Chapter 2: Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers By connecting the left an d right front speakers ( L / R ), the center sp eaker ( C ), the left and right surround speake rs ( SL / SR ), and the subwoo fer ( SW ), a 5.1 ch surround system can be enjoyed. Further, by using an external amplifier, yo u ca[...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 11 En Connecting the speakers The receiver will work with just two stereo sp eakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround sound. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right ( R ) terminal and the speaker on the l[...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 12 En Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers. Important • Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord [...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 13 En Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog a udio components. These cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals and white plugs to L (left) terminals. Digital audio cables Commercially available coaxial di gital audio cables or optical c[...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 14 En Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equippe d component (Blu-ray Disc player, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver usin g a commercially available HDMI cable. • The following co nnection/setting is required to listen to the sound of the TV[...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 15 En Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-c alled ‘set-top boxes’. • If the set- top box or video component also h as an HDMI output, you can connect this too. See Connecting using HDMI on page 14 fo[...]

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    02 02 Connecting your equipment 16 En Using external antennas To improve FM reception Use a PAL connector (not supplied) to connect an external FM antenna. To improve AM reception Connect a 5 m to 6 m length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM antenna terminal without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna. For the best possible recept ion, suspend [...]

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    Basic playback 17 En 03 03 Chapter 3: Basic playback Canceling the demo display The display on the front panel shows various information (demo displays) when the receiver is not operating. You can turn off the demo display. For details, see The FL Demo Mode menu on page 26. Playi ng a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (suc[...]

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    Basic playback 18 En 03 03 • When digital input (optical or coaxial) is select ed, this receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz) and DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz sampling frequencies), Dolby TrueHD, D[...]

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    Basic playback 19 En 03 03 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. 1 Tune to a station you want to [...]

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    Basic playback 20 En 03 03 Searching for RDS programs You can search for a program type listed above. 1 Press TUNER then press BAND to select the FM band. • RDS is only possible in the FM band. 2 Press PTY SEARCH. SEARCH shows in the display. 3 Press PRESET / to select the program type you want to hear. 4 Press ENTER to search for the progr[...]

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    Listening to your system 21 En 04 04 Chapter 4: Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode This receiver off ers a vari ety of listening modes to accommodate playback of vario us audio formats. Choose one according to your speaker environment or th e source.  While listening to a source, press the listening mode button repeatedly to se[...]

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    Listening to your system 22 En 04 04 Using the Advanced surroun d The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround effects. Try different modes wi th various soundtracks to see which you like. Using Stream Di rect Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal proces[...]

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    Listening to your system 23 En 04 04 Using surround back channel processing You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded source s (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choo se to always us e 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5. 1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back cha[...]

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    Listening to your system 24 En 04 04 a. You can change th e MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS options at any time by using MIDNIGHT button. b. You can change the Sound Ret riever feature a t any time by using S.RETRIEVER button. c. This setting works only with du al mono encoded Dolby Digita l and DTS soundtracks. d. The initial set AUTO is only available for Dolb[...]

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    The System Setup menu 25 En 05 05 Chapter 5: The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu The following section show s you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using th e receiver, and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking. Important • If headphones are connected to the receiver, di[...]

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    The System Setup menu 26 En 05 05 X.Over • Default setting: 100Hz This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE , o r the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL . It also decides where th e cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel. • For more on select[...]

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    ARC (Audio Return Channel) function 27 En 06 06 Chapter 6: ARC (Audio Return Channel) function If your TV supports an audio return channel function, connect your TV and this unit with an HDMI cable and the TV audio will be inputted into this unit via the HDMI terminal without the need for an audio cable to be connected. Turn ON the “ARC” in the[...]

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    Additional information 28 En 07 07 Chapter 7: 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 poin ts below. Take a look at the other components and electrical appliances being used, because sometimes the problem ma[...]

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    Additional information 29 En 07 07 HDMI No picture or sound.  If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor , please con sult the component or monitor ma nual or contact the manufactu rer for support. No picture.  Video signals that are input fro m the analog video terminal will not output from the[...]

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    Additional information 30 En 07 07 Specifications Audio section Rated power output Front, Center, Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W per channel (1 kHz, 6 Ω , 0.7 %) Total Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.06 % (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω , 50 W/ch) Frequency response (LINE Pure Direct mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    <ARB7494-A> © 2012 PIONEER CORPORA TION. All rights reser ved. http://www .pioneer .co.uk http://www .pioneer .eu PIONEER CORPORA TION 1-1, Shin-ogura, Saiwai-ku, Ka wasaki-shi, Kanagaw a 212-0031, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P .O . BOX 1540, Long Beach, Calif ornia 90801-1540, U.S .A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANA[...]