Pioneer VSX-42 manual

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3 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. D8-10-1-3_A1_En Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water . Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. Do not[...]

4 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 5 08 Control with H DMI function Making Control with HDMI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 HDMI Se tup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 About synchronized operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cautio[...]

6 Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control • AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries (to conf irm system operation) x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • iPod cable • Warrant y card • Quick start guide • Safety Brochure [...]

1 1 Chapter 7 Controls and displays Front panel 1 INPUT SEL ECTOR dial Selects an input source ( page 25 ). 2 SPEAKERS See Switching the speaker termin al on page 13 . 3 MCACC indicator Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ ( page 34 ) is on (Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after the Auto MCACC setup ( page 23 )). 4 ZONE controls I[...]

Controls and displays 1 1 8 Display 17 PHASE Lights when the Phase Control is switched on ( page 35 ). 18 AUTO Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on ( page 33 ). 19 Tuner indicators ST – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode ( page 32 ). TUNE – Lights when a normal broadcast channel. PRESET – S[...]

Controls and displays 1 1 9 Remote control 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 time by pressing SLEEP once. 2  RECEIVER Switches the receiver between standby and on. To switch ZONE 2 on/off, press a nd hold but[...]

Controls and displays 1 1 10 10 Number buttons and other component controls Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency ( page 32 ) or the tr acks on a CD, etc. There are other buttons that can be accessed after is pressed. (For example MIDNIGHT , etc.) EQ – Press to switch on/o ff Acoustic Calibration EQ setting ( page 34 ). PHAS[...]

2 2 11 Chapter Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ application By connecting the left and right front speakers ( L / R ), the center speaker ( C ), the left and right surround speakers ( SL / SR ), the left and right surround back speakers ( SBL / SBR ) (or the left and right front height speakers ( FHL / FHR )), and the subwoofer[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 12 - If the surround speakers cannot be set directly t o the side of the listening position with a 7.1-channel system, the surround effect can be enhanced by turning off the Up Mix function (see Setting the Up Mix function on page 35 ). • For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 13 CAUTION • Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes. Connecting the speakers The receiver will work with just two s[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 14 Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If th is 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[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 15 Note • When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket. • When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners. • You can also use a standard RCA video cable for coaxial digital connections. Vi[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 16 Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray Disc play er, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially av ailable HDMI cable. If the TV and playback components support the Control with HDMI feature, the convenient[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 17 Connecting your TV with no HDMI input This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback compon ent) to the receiver. • With these connections, the picture is not output to the TV even if the DVD player is connected with an HDMI cable. Connect the DVD player’s video sig[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 18 Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HD MI input) and DVD player (or other playback component with no HDMI output) to the receiver. • The following connection/setting is required to listen to the sound of the TV over this receiver. - If the TV does not support[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 19 Connecting optional Bluetooth ® ADAPTER When the Bluetoo th ADAPTER (Pioneer Model No. AS-BT100 or AS-BT200) is connected to this unit, a product equipped with Bluetooth wirele ss technology (portable cell phone, digital music player, etc.) can be used to listen to music wirelessly.  Connec t a Bluetooth ADAPTER[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 20 Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve re ception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below ). 1 Push open the tabs, then insert on e wire fully into each terminal, then releas e the tabs to secure the AM anten na wires[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 21 Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger You can connect components in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this rece iver so that they switc h on or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input function. However, you must specify which input functions switch on the trigger using th[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 22 Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this receiver, including the speakers.  Plug the AC pow er cord into a convenient AC po wer outlet. CAUTION • Handle the power cord b y the plug par t. Do not pull o ut the plug by tugging the cord, and never t ouch the power [...]

3 Chapter 3 23 Basic Setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listenin g area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel dela y and channel level. After you have set up the microphon[...]

Basic Setup 3 3 24 7 Wait for th e test tones to finish. A progress report is displayed on-screen wh ile the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this. • For correct speaker settings, do not adjust the volume during the test tones. 8 Confirm the speaker conf[...]

4 Chapter 4 25 Basic playback Playing a s ource Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 1 Switch on your system components and rece iver. Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver (press  RECE[...]

Basic playback 4 4 26 • When digital input (optical or coaxial) is selected, 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, SA CD ( DSD 2 ch only), PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz sampling frequencies[...]

Basic playback 4 4 27 Playing an iPo d This receiver has the iPod iPhone iPad USB terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your i Pod using the controls of this receiver. Important • Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of [...]

Basic playback 4 4 28 Playing a USB device It is possible to play files using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Important • Pioneer cannot guarantee comp atibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this receiver. • Abo[...]

Basic playback 4 4 29 About playable file formats The USB function of this receiv er supports the following file format s. Note that some fi le formats are not a vailable for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Music files a. MPEG Layer-3 au dio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS an d Thomson multimedia. b. Fil[...]

Basic playback 4 4 30 Bluetooth ® ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music Wireless music play When the Bluetoo th ADAPTER (Pioneer Model No. AS-BT100 or AS-BT200) is connected to this unit, a product equipped with Bluetooth wirele ss technology (portable cell phone, digital music player, etc.) can be used to listen to music wirelessly. Also, by us[...]

Basic playback 4 4 31 • The system can display alphanumeric characters only. Other characters may not be displayed correctly. When Bluetooth wir eless technology device is not connected: WAITING appears in the receiver display. In this case, perform the connection operation from the side of the Bluetooth wireless technology device. 7 From the Blu[...]

Basic playback 4 4 32 Listening to the radio The following steps show yo u ho w to t une in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the au tomatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for r ecall later—see Saving station presets below for m or e on how to do this. 1 Press TUNER to[...]

5 Chapter 5 33 Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode This receiver offers a vari ety of listening modes to accommodate playback of various audio fo rmats. Choose one according to your speaker environment or the source.  While listening to a source, press the listening mode button repeatedly to s elect a listening mode you want . ?[...]

Listening to your system 5 5 34 b. You can also adj ust t he C.WIDTH , DIMEN. , and PNRM. effect (see Setting the Audi o options on page 36 ). c. You can also adj ust t he H.GAIN effect (see Sett ing the Audio options on pa ge 36 ). d. You can also adj ust t he C.IMG effect (see Settin g the Audio options on pa ge 36 ). e. Cannot be selected when t[...]

Listening to your system 5 5 35 Better sound using Phase Control This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound. Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use [...]

Listening to your system 5 5 36 Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound sett ings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a set ting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status [...]

Listening to your system 5 5 37 a. You can change th e MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS options at any time by using MIDNIGHT button. b. You can change the Soun d Retriever feature at any time by using S.RETRIEVER button. c. The default se tting when the iPod/USB , ADAPTE R , NETRADIO , PANDORA , M.SERVER or FAVORITE input is selected is ON . d. This setting work[...]

6 Chapter 6 38 Playback with NETWORK features Introduction This receiver is equipped with the LAN terminal and you can enjoy the following features by connecting your components to these terminals. Listening to Internet radio stations You can select and listen to your favorite Inter net radio stati on from the list of Internet radio stations create[...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 39 Playback with Network functions Important • In case a domain is configured in a Windows network environment, you cannot access a PC on the network while you are logged onto the domain. Instead of logging onto the domain, log onto the local machine. • There are cases where the time elapsed may not be correct[...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 40 Registering broadcast stations not on the vTuner list from the special Pioneer site With the receiver, broadcast stations not included on the list of station distributed by vTuner can be registered and played. Check the access code required for registration on the receiver, use this access code to access the sp[...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 41 The Network Setup menu Setting up the network to liste n to Internet radio on t his receiver. 1 Press NETWORK repeatedly to switch the receiver to NETRADIO input. 2 Press HOME MENU . Network Setup menu appears on your TV. Use ///  and ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens and s[...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 42 Parental Lock Set restrictions f or using Inte rnet services. Also set the password accompanying the usage restrictions. • Upon shipment from the factory, th e password is set to “0000”. 1 Select ‘Network Config ura tion’ from the Network Setup menu. 2 Select ‘ Parental Lock ’ from the Network Con[...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 43 About network playback The network playback function of this unit uses the following technologies: Windows Media Player See Windows Media Playe r 11/ Windows Media Player 12 on page 44 for more on this. Windows Media DRM Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) is a platfor m to protect and sec[...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 44 About playback behavi or over a network • Playback may stall when the PC is switched off or any media files stored on it are deleted while playing content. • If there are problems within the net work environment (heavy network traffic, etc.) co ntent may not be displayed or played properly (playback may be [...]

Playback with NETWORK features 6 6 45 About playable file formats The NETWORK feature of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats ar e not av ailable for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Also, the compatibility of file fo rmats varies depending on the type of server. Check with your s[...]

7 Chapter 7 46 Home Menu Using the Home 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 sy stem setting s to your liking. Important • The OSD will not appear if yo u have connected using the composite output to your TV. Use HDMI [...]

Home Menu 7 7 47 3 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size. Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the following speakers: • Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to t[...]

Home Menu 7 7 48 Channel Level Using the channel level settings, you c an adjust the overall balance of your speaker system , an important factor when setting up a home theater system. CAUTION • The test ton es used in the Channel Leve l s ettings are output at high volume. 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu . 2 Select ‘Channel L[...]

Home Menu 7 7 49 The Input Assign menu Assigns input function for anal og audio input terminal and component video input terminal. • For the assignment of the digital signal inputs, see Selecting the au dio input signal on page 25 . Analog Input ANALOG IN1 audio input terminal is assigned to CD under factory settings, but this can be changed to T[...]

Home Menu 7 7 50 Resolution Specifies the output resoluti on of the video signal (when video input signals are output at the HDMI OUT terminal, selec t this according to the resolution of your monitor and the images you wish to watch). • This setting is not applicable for video signals input via HDMI. 1 Select ‘Video Parameter’ from the Home [...]

Home Menu 7 7 51 The Network Standby menu This setting allows the AirPla y function for operating the receiver from a computer connected on the same LAN as the receiver to be used even when the receiver is in the standby mode. 1 Select ‘Network Standby’ from the Home Menu . 2 Choose ON or OFF for the Network Standby. • ON – The AirPlay func[...]

8 Chapter 8 52 Control with HDMI function Synchronized operations below with a Control with HDMI- compatible Pioneer TV or Blu- ray Disc player are possible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cab le. • Synchronized amp mode The receiver’s volume can be set and the sound can be muted using the TV’s remote control. ?[...]

Control with HDMI function 8 8 53 • BD , DVD , SAT/CBL , DVR/BDR , VIDEO , GAME – The HDMI input signal selected here will be output. This can only be selected when Control is set to OFF . • OFF – Signal will not be output during standby. - If the Standby Through setting is not set t o OFF , the power consumption during standby will increas[...]

9 Chapter 9 54 Using the MULTI-ZONE feature MULTI-ZONE listening This receiver can power up to two independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the pro per MULTI-ZONE connections. Different sources can be playing in two zones at the same time or, depending on your needs, t he same source can also be used. The main and sub zones have in[...]

10 Chapter 10 55 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assi gned to one of the input function buttons using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. However, please note that there are cases wher e only certain functions may be controllable after assigning t[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 10 10 56 Controls for TVs This remote control can cont rol components (TV, DTV, Satellite TV or Cable TV) after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 55 for more on this). Use the input function buttons to select the component. • The TV [...]

Controlling the rest of your system 10 10 57 TV Pioneer 0004, 0006, 0113, 0233, 0252, 0275, 0291, 0305 Admiral 0001, 0014 Adventura 0012 Aiwa 0002 Akai 0002, 0100 Albatron 0097 Alleron 0009 America Action 0104 Amtron 0008 Anam 0104 Anam National 0003, 0008 AOC 0004, 0005, 0006, 010 0 Apex 0021, 0102, 0106 Audiovox 0008, 0104 Aventura 0103 Axion 009[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 10 10 58 BD If operations ar e not possible using the preset codes below, you may be able to conduct operations with the preset codes for the DVD , DVR (BDR, HDR) . Pioneer 2034, 2192, 2255, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2281 Denon 2310, 2311, 2312 Hitachi 2307, 2308, 2309 JVC 2290, 2291, 2293, 2294, 2295 , 2296 LG 2286, 228[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 10 10 59 i3 Micro 6077 Insight 6074, 6073, 6029 Jebsee 6122 Jerrold 6073, 6072, 6122 Knology 6029 Macab 6040 Mediacom 6074, 6029 Memorex 6112 Motorol a 6074, 6073, 6072, 6029, 6122, 6094 MTS 6094 Myrio 6077, 6078 Noos 6040 Pace 6074, 6029, 6028, 6106, 6083 Panasonic 6112, 6083 Paragon 6112 Penney 6112 Philips 601[...]

11 Chapter 11 60 Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is s omething wrong with this component, check the points below. Take a look at the other components and electrical appliances being used, because sometimes the problem may lie there. If the trouble i[...]

Additional information 11 11 61  Can’t operate the remote control.  Replace the batteries ( page 10 ).  Operate within 7 m (23 f t.), 30 º of the remote sensor ( page 10 ).  Remove the obstacle o r operate from another posi tion.  Avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light.  Display blinks 12V ERR.  [...]

Additional information 11 11 62  Network connections could be restricted due to the computer ’s network sett ings, security settings, etc. Check the computer ’s network sett ings, security settings, etc.  Cannot access the component connected to the network.  The component connected to the ne two rk is n ot properly set. If the client [...]

Additional information 11 11 63 Configuration B Connect your HDMI-equipped component directly to the display using an HDMI cable. Then use the most convenient connection (digital is recommended) for sending audio to the receiver. See the operating instructions for more on audio connections. Set the display vo lume to minimum when using this configu[...]

Additional information 11 11 64 About messages displayed when using network functions Refer to the following informat ion when you com e up with a status message while operating the Network functions. Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. ?[...]

Additional information 11 11 65 Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power output of 80 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz with no more than 0.08 %** total harmonic distortion. Front (stereo ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 W + 80 W Guaranteed speaker impeda nce . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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