Pioneer VSX-AX5i-G manual

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2 En Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructi ons 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. Installing the Receiver VENTILATION: When installing th is unit, make s ure to leave space aroun[...]

3 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 m odel with the 1 10 V setting in Saudi Arabia. There are two VOL TAGE SELECTOR S. Be sure both of these[...]

Table of Contents 4 En Features ............................................. ... 6 Before You Start ................................... 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories ................................. 7 Preparing the Remote Control .......................................... 7 Loading the batteries .............................................[...]

Table of Contents 5 En EXPERT BASIC PREPARATION SURROUND SETUP EASY SETUP GUIDE Remote Control of Other Components ............................ 67 Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components ........................................ 67 Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control ................................................. 67 [...]

Before You Start 6 En i.LINK Digital Interface The i.LINK inter face makes it possible to connect the receiver to i.LINK-equipped components such as a DVD player with a single cable and enjoy multicha nnel digital audio from SACD and DVD- A discs (if the player is compa tible with these outputs), as well as digital audi o from DVD- Video , CD and V[...]

Before You Start 7 En PREPARATION Checking the Supplied Accessories Please check that you h ave received al l of the following supplied accessories. Memo: Multi-voltage model has two power cords. These accessories will be differe nt dependin g on the count r y of purchase. Please use the correct cord for your countr y . Preparing the Remote Control[...]

Before You Start 8 En Operating range of remote control unit The area in which you can use the r emote control to operate the VSX-AX5i is fa irly large. T o use, point the remote control toward the remote sensor on the front pane l of this unit while within the range shown belo w . Rem ote cont rol may not func tion prop erly if : • There are obs[...]

Displays & Controls 9 En EASY SETUP GUIDE PREPARATION Home Theater: The Basics Most consumers are used to using stereo equipment to li sten to music but many peop le are not used to home theater systems th at give you many more options when listen ing to soundtracks. In fact, ho me theater is not really complicated and this little guide should [...]

Easy Setup Guide Part 1 10 En Before making or chang ing the conn ections, swi tch 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 th e heart of home theate r , you need to ho ok up your DVD player with digital audio connec tions. Y ou ca[...]

Easy Setup Guide Part 1 11 En EASY SETUP GUIDE 2 Speaker Connections Home theater is designed to be setup wi th five, or seven spea kers (front lef t and right; center; surround left and right; and, optimally , surround back left a nd right) an d a subwoofer , but you can use this receiver with fewer speakers. Hook up the speakers you have to the A[...]

Easy Setup Guide Part 1 12 En 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  OFF  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 necessar y [...]

Easy Setup Guide Part 2 13 En EASY SETUP GUIDE 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup If setting up your surround so und speakers seems like it's going to be an involved task you o nly need to use this quick, a utomatic meth od, known as the MCAC C system, to achieve good surround sound. Y o u'll need to hook up th e microphone so that the receiver [...]

Easy Setup Guide Part 2 14 En 8 Select AUTO SETTING with the  buttons and press ENTER. 9 Some auto setup instructions will be listed, make sure to follow them. Make sure you have: hook ed 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. WARNI[...]

Easy Setup Guide Part 2 15 En EASY SETUP GUIDE 12 Use the  buttons to select a speaker press EN TER. Then use the  buttons to sele ct the size of each speaker individually. Press ENTER. Use the  buttons to select OK and press ENTER. The system will output anot her series of test tones to establish the proper channel level, channel[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 16 En 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 vid eo, S video , or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but you must use the same ty [...]

Connecting Your Equipment 17 En PREPARATION Connecting Video Components Before making or changing the connect ions, switch off the power and disco nnect the power cord from the AC outlet. Connect your video components as shown on this and the following page. F or video components (for example, a DVD player) there are two types of connect ions to ma[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 18 En 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 (s ee page 16). Use analog audio cords f[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 19 En PREPARATION Connecting Satellite TV (SAT) Components Before making or changing the connect ions, switch off the power and disco nnect the power cord from the 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[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 20 En 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 th e jacks as shown below . These are all analog connections and your analog audio components (turntable, cassette deck) us e these jack[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 21 En PREPARATION Connecting to the Multi Channel An alog Inputs (DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD (SACD) compatible player) Before making or changing the connect ions, switch off the power and disco nnect the power cord from the AC outlet. If you have a DVD-Audio or Super Au d io CD (SACD) compatible player , or are using an e[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 22 En Connecting Digital Audio Components Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. Connect your digital components as shown below . The VSX-AX5i has two coaxial and two optical inputs for a total of four digital inputs on the rear panel plus one digit[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 23 En PREPARATION Digital Input De fault Settings Unlike analog connections, the jacks for digital connections are not dedica ted to one type of component, they can be used freely . Thus you must te ll the receiver what digital component i s connected to which jack so your components will be in sync with the names on the r[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 24 En 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,[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 25 En PREPARATION Connecting Speakers Before making or changing the connect ions, switch off the power and disco nnect the power cord from the AC outlet. W e recommend a full complement of seven spe akers and a subwoofer as shown here but, naturally , ever yone's home setup will var y . Simply connect the speakers you[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 26 En Speaker impedance Y ou can change the speaker impedance for VSX-AX5i bu t we recommend using spea kers with an impedance of 8 Ω - 16 Ω (the default setting). If you are using 6 Ω - less than 8 Ω impedance speakers, you need to change the impedance se tting. Use any speaker rated betwe en 6 Ω - 16 Ω . Firs[...]

Connecting Your Equipment 27 En PREPARATION Placing Your Speakers P roper speaker placement is essential to realize the be st sound from your system. It is ver y important for speaker placement to read the instruc tions that come with your speakers so please be sure to do so. Speaker placement If you have a multiple speaker arrangement the placemen[...]

Using i.LINK Interface 28 En What is i.LINK? i.LINK is a trademark name for IEEE1394, a high-speed inter face for digi tal audio, video and other data found on personal computers, di gital 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 i[...]

Using i.LINK Interface 29 En PREPARATION Memo: • When properly connected, the i.LINK plug will snap into the connecto r . If not connect ed properly the receiver will not be able to recognize any connected components. • After co nnecting an i. LI NK-equipped component t o the receiver , follow the inst ructions for both assigning inputs on the [...]

Displays and Controls 30 En Front Panel All the controls on the front panel ar e explained and/or referenced here. T o open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel. 1 MULTI JOG dial Y ou can use this dial for many purposes. When you press the SET UP button (14), you can use it to per form SYSTEM SETUP operations; select a functi[...]

Displays and Controls 31 En PREPARATION 8 Display (see pa ge 35) 9 MCACC indicator (see pages 13 and 51) Lights when the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on . (Af ter the Auto Surround Sound Setup has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is set on and this display will li ght.) 10 i.LINK indicator Lights when an i.LINK -Audio-equipped component is selected. 11 MUL[...]

Displays and Controls 32 En Remote Control This page describes the buttons on the remo te control used to operate the receiver . 1 Remote Control Display Scre en 2 SOURCE  button Use this button to turn on/off other components. Y ou must input the preset code in order to use this function (see page 67). TV  button This is a dedicated TV butto[...]

Displays and Controls 33 En PREPARATION EFFECT/CH SEL button Switches between the diffe rent channels so you can add volume individually t o each channel with the + and – buttons. Also selects EFFECT mode, Dolby P ro Logic II MU SIC parameters (see page 50) and sound delay settings (see page 53). Y ou can then use the + and – buttons to make th[...]

Displays and Controls 34 En 16 TOP ME NU/GUIDE button Use to find stations or menus on a digital TV tuner . F or a DVD player use this button to bring up the DVD menu. 17 RETURN bu tton When you are in a receiv er setup operation this button will go back one step i n the SYSTEM SETUP procedure. When you are using your DVD menu screen this button ac[...]

Displays and Controls 35 En PREPARATION Display All the display informati on is ex plained and/or referenced here. 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the input signal you selected. AUTO: Lights when the receiv er is set to select the input signal automatically . DIGITAL: Lights when digital audi o signals are selected. ANALOG: Lights when analog[...]

Displays and Controls 36 En Back Panel All the terminals on the back panel ar e explained and/or referenced here. 1 (AUDIO) - i.L INK connectors 4-pin, S400 i.LINK connectors for connection to i.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 (s[...]

Displays and Controls 37 En PREPARATION S400 S400 (AUDIO) (Single) (Single) 8 COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT ter- minals Use these terminals to output the video si gnal from the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals to your TV . See page 16 for more information. 9 SPEAKERS terminals (see pa ge 25) Use these terminals to connect speakers to the receiver . The F[...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 38 En T o ensure the best possible surround sound, complete the following setup operatio ns. 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 fee l they were, move on to th e next setting in this sect[...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 39 En SURROUND SETUP Surround Back System This setup selects how your surround back system will be us ed. If you want to use it fo r surround back speakers in your main speaker system choose NORMAL SYSTEM. In this case you wo n’t have any B (or secondar y) speaker system as these speakers fill that role also for the [...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 40 En NORMAL Setup This is the manual method to setup yo ur sound parameters for surround sound. Y ou don’t need to do this, however , if you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP method on page 13. If you feel the settings in th e AUTO SURROUND SETUP do not suit your personal tastes, the settings you in put here will overrid [...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 41 En SURROUND SETUP Speaker Setting The information below shows yo u how to select the cor rect settings for the type and number of speakers you connected. Most importantly , you need to decide how to rou te the sound for all the speakers you connected. T o do this select the size of the front, center , surround and s[...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 42 En 1 SPEAKER SETTING should be selected. If it isn’t use the  buttons to select it. Press the ENTER button. The setup possibilities appear on your TV . 2 With the  buttons choose the speakers that you w ant to set. Press the ENTER button. The setup possibilities appear on your TV . 3 Use the  but[...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 43 En SURROUND SETUP Channel Level The following steps show you how to ba lance the sound o utp ut level of your speakers. Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surr ound sound. If cont inuing from SPEAKER SET TING go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1–2 on page 40. 1 CHANNEL LEVE[...]

Setting Up for Surround Sound 44 En Speaker Distance Adding a slight delay to some speakers is nece ssar y to achieve proper sound depth, separation as well as an effective surround sound effect. Y ou need to figu re out the di stance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay . The following steps show you ho w to set th[...]

Basic Oper ation 45 En BASIC Stereo and Multichannel Playback The following instructions show you how to play sound sources with the VSX-AX5i. Before doin g so be sure to complete the setup procedu res described in the “Easy Setup Guide P art 2” (starting on page 13) or “Setting Up for Surround Sound” (starting on page 38). This is pa rticu[...]

Basic Operation 46 En Selecting the Input Signal This button selects the type of input signal, A UTO, ANAL OG or DIGIT AL, sent to the recei ver . Y o u need to take special care to switch to the appropriate inpu t when necessar y . For example, the switch would have to be on DIGIT AL to hear digital s ources like Dolby Dig ital or DTS but it would[...]

Basic Oper ation 47 En BASIC Listening Modes The three listening mode types o n the receiver are explai ned here (to select listenin g modes see page 45). The kind of playback you can ge t in the three modes depends on what kind of a source (DVD, etc.) yo u are using. The basic distinctio n is between 2 ch annel source s and multicha nnel sources. [...]

Basic Operation 48 En MOVIE modes (SURROUND mode) The MOVIE mode is a newly designed system for enhancin g movie soundtracks and other audio-visual sources that optimizes its effects in accordance with your source, SB CH MODE and speake r configuration. The first four modes are for pure decoding of multichannel sound sources. With these modes the r[...]

Basic Oper ation 49 En BASIC MUSIC modes (S URROUND mode) The MUSIC modes allow you to transfor m your living room into a var iety of different sonic environments when playing either t wo-chan nel or multichan nel sources. It opti mizes its effects in accordance with your source, SB CH MODE and speaker con figuration. The first two modes are for pu[...]

Basic Operation 50 En Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode The DSP (Digital Signal P rocessing) listening modes have so und processing added to acce ntuate a certain kind of atmosphere or effect (see the preceding pages for explanatio n). Y ou c an choose if you want to strengthen or weaken this effect in the given mode. The DSP MOVIE modes ar [...]

Basic Oper ation 51 En BASIC Listening with ACOUSTIC CAL EQ Y ou can listen to the soundtrack wi th the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ you set au tomatically when yo u did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP (page 13) or yo u set manually on (page 100). T o do so follow the instructions below . 1 Press the ACOUSTIC EQ button. Each press switches ACOUSTIC CAL EQ b etween ALL [...]

Basic Operation 52 En Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode This useful feature makes it possible to get excellent surr ound sound effects even when listening at low volumes. It can be used with any surround sound so urce and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are audible ev en while playing a soundtrack at low volu me s. This feature is applicable o[...]

Basic Oper ation 53 En BASIC Adjusting Bass and Treble Y ou can adjust the low (bass) and high (treble) frequencie s. T he TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuit r y . 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 Press the TONE button on the remote control or the fron t panel to put the receiver in tone adjust mode. P ressing the TONE button changes the mo[...]

Basic Operation 54 En Listening in Audio Scaler mode Use to hear CD and DVD, a s well as other digital soundt racks, at a wider dynamic range, allowing f or 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[...]

Basic Oper ation 55 En BASIC Surround Back Channel Modes Surround Back Channel Mode The SB CH MODE makes ava ilable surround back channe ls through your surround back spe akers. Y ou must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in th e SURRBACK SYSTEM setting (see page 39) and have SURROUND and SURROU ND BACK sp eakers set to something other than NO (see page 41[...]

Basic Operation 56 En Dual Mono setting and playback The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Di gital or homemade discs that have dual mono software enc oded in them. Dual mono software u sually is used to p ut two different mono soundtra cks, that you can listen to together or separate ly , o n one DVD. With th is settin g y[...]

Basic Oper ation 57 En BASIC Video Select This function allows you to listen to one sound source while you watch a different video so urce on your TV . The sound source is set in the normal fash ion as explained on page 45. Y ou then change the video input with the VIDEO SEL button . 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 Press the VIDEO SEL button on the remote cont[...]

Using the Tuner 58 En Automatic and Manual Tuning The following steps show you how to tune in FM and AM rad io broadcasts using the au tomatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you a lready know the exact fr equency of th e station you want , see “Direct Acce ss T uning“ on the follo wing page. 1 Press the TUNER button. On the rem[...]

Using the Tuner 59 En BASIC Channel Step Setting (multi-voltage model only) The unit has been factor y preset to th e channel allocation value for the a rea in which it is to be sold . If this value is set incorrectly , the tunes in frequency may be wrong, or sou nd may be disto rted, resultin g in an inabilit y to reproduce reception signa ls at t[...]

Using the Tuner 60 En Memorizing Frequently Used Stations The following steps show you how to mem orize up to 30 radi o 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 A T T mode (European model only). 1 Tune in the station you want. See “ Autom[...]

Using the Tuner 61 En BASIC Naming Memorized Stations Y ou can inpu t a name of up to fo ur characters for ea ch pr eset station in the receiver ’s memor y (see the previous page). This name can be a nything y ou choose. F or exampl e, you could input JAZZ for that station and when you listen to it the name, ra ther than the freque ncy number , w[...]

Using the Tuner 62 En Recalling Memorized Stations 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 CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number. Each press switches the display : 3 Use the number butt ons to select th e channel you want. T o select channel 7,[...]

Using the Tuner 63 En BASIC 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 listene rs with var- ious kinds of inform ation—the name of the station and th e kind of show they ’re broa dcasting, for example. Th is information shows up as text on the [...]

Using the Tuner 64 En Searching for RDS programs (European model only) One of the most useful features of RDS i s the ability to search for a particular kind o f radio program. Y o u can search for any of the program types (listed on page 63). 1 Tune into an FM station. Refer to “ Automa tic and Manual T uning” or “Direct Access T uning” on[...]

Using the Tuner 65 En BASIC Memo: • The EON mode is canceled if you switch to AM reception while setting EON. It starts once again when you return to FM recep- tion . • Y ou can’t search for traf fic announce- ments and news at the same time. • Y ou can’t operate the TUNER EDIT and CHARACTER/SEARCH butto ns while the EON indicator is lit.[...]

Using the Tuner 66 En Clearing all stations from the RDS or EON search (European model only) The receiver will automaticall y register an identif ying marker (called a PI code) for any station you input into the memor y classe s which can receive RDS or EON data. If yo u want to remove the currently memorized sta tions from RDS and EON searches, yo[...]

Remote Control of Other Components 67 En BASIC Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components In addition to controlling the receiv er , the supplied remote control can op erate your other com ponents (VCR , TV , DVD, CD, etc.) af ter you progr am it to do so. If your comp on ent(s) are listed in the remote control's memor y , simpl[...]

Remote Control of Other Components 68 En 6 Point the remote control at the component you want set and press ENTER. OK? will appear in the remote contro l display . If the component you are tr ying to contro l turns on/off you have set it correctly . Use the  buttons to select YES and go on to step 7. If the component you are tr ying to contro[...]

Remote Control of Other Components 69 En BASIC Programming Signals from Other Rem ote Controls (LEARNING Mode) If preset codes are not available for your component(s), or the available pr eset codes do not operate correctly , you can use this procedure to program in signals from the re mote control(s) of your other component(s). These steps can als[...]

Remote Control of Other Components 70 En 5 While LEARN continues to flash, point the two remote controls toward each other. Pr ess the button on the other remote control corresponding to the operation you want to program. After the process is complete and th e command has been learned, OK will appe ar in the remote control dis- play . If NG (no goo[...]

Remote Control of Other Components 71 En BASIC Using Remote Control with Other Components CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD Recor der/Cassette Deck operations Button(s) Function Components SOURCE  Press to switch the components between ST ANDBY and ON. CD/ MD/CD-R/VCR/D VD/ LD/D VD recorder/ Cassette deck Press to return to the star t of the current tra[...]

Remote Control of Other Components 72 En Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV operations Memo: • The above operations are available from the receiv er's remote control after you program it (see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components” on page 67). • T o per form these operations, press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component [...]

Remote Control of Other Components 73 En BASIC 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'l l c all this the exte rnal video deck . Y ou'd like to control external video deck w[...]

Using Other Functions 74 En Recording from Audio/Video Components The followin g explanations show you how make a r ecord ing from one c omponent to another connected to this receiver . Note that an an alog recorder (such as a VCR) ca nnot record from a source that is connected using only a digital connection . Likewise, a digital recorder (such as[...]

Using Other Functions 75 En EXPERT Caution! Most speakers with both HI and LOW terminals have two metal plates that connect t he HI to the LOW te rminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier . See your speaker manual for more information. Caution! Do not allow any spea ker wire from a[...]

Using Other Functions 76 En SPEAKERS Button 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 syste m) and this button will simply switch it off or on. If you selected SECOND ZONE i n the SURRBACK SYS TEM setup (see page 39) this button will cyc[...]

Using Other Functions 77 En EXPERT Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection The USB Audio Connection feature allows you hook up a PC to this rece iver . In this way you can hear soundtracks from your computer . T o use this feature follow th e steps below . The USB port can only r eceive 2 channel soundtracks. USB device co ntrols on the compu[...]

Using Other Functions 78 En Connecting Additional Amplifiers This receiver has mo re than sufficient power for any home use, but it is possible to add ad ditional amplif iers to ever y channel of your system. Make the connections shown belo w to add am plifiers to power your speak ers. Before making or changing the co nnections, switch off the p ow[...]

Using Other Functions 79 En EXPERT The PIONEER SR System: Operating other PIONEER components Connecting an optional contro l cord allows you to oper ate other PION EER components simply by pointin g the receiver's remote control at the remo te sensor on the fron t pane l of the receiver . The receiver then sends the remote control sign als to [...]

Using Other Functions 80 En Multi Operations Multi operati ons allow you to tel l the re ceiver a nd your other components to do a number of things with the push of only two buttons on the remote control. For example, you ca n progra m the unit to turn on your TV , turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD . This allows you to freely[...]

Using Other Functions 81 En EXPERT 9 When done select EXIT and press ENTER. Y ou will return to the REMOTE S ETUP menu. Start again from step 2 if you want to set do another MUL TI CONTROL button . 10 Select EXIT and pr ess ENTER again. Y ou will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation. Performing Multi Operations Do the following[...]

Using Other Functions 82 En System Off The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver an d your other components to stop and/or turn off with the push of only one butto n on the remote control. The st e ps below show you how to pr ogram a string of up to 5 different SYSTEM OFF operations. Be sure to set up each componen t before programming[...]

Using Other Functions 83 En EXPERT Editing Remote Control Display Names Use this capability to rename the display o n the remote control for differen t MUL TI CONTROL buttons (DVD/LD, etc.). F or example, you cou ld change TV to DVD2 . In this way you can perso nalize your system. Th is is similar to the feature on page 93 but that feature cha nges[...]

Using Other Functions 84 En Editing Button Names (KEY LABEL) Use the KEY L ABEL c apability to rename the disp lay on the rem ote control f or different bu ttons (ke ys). Y ou w ould want to do this if you ta ught a specific button a new operation. 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP for more than three seconds. The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote dis[...]

Using Other Functions 85 En EXPERT Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control This feature allows you to adjust th e brightness of the light on the remote co ntrol. 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds. The REMOTE SE TUP menu appear s on the remote display . 2U s e t h e  buttons to select LIGHT and press ENTER. 3U s e t h e ?[...]

Using Other Functions 86 En Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input This feature allows you to clear a particular setting, or all of the s ettings from a function in the REMOTE SETUP menu. 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds. The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display . 2 Use the  buttons to select CLEAR and pre[...]

Using Other Functions 87 En EXPERT Resetting the Main Unit The following operations allow you to reset the unit to the default settings. Put the receiver in the STANDB Y mode. 1 While holding down 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 [...]

Fine Tuning Your System 88 En THX CINEMA Setup This setup let s you choose which dec oding method for 2 channel sou rces the receiver will u se for THX CINEMA. For more informatio n on the decodi ng (playback) formats see "T ec hno Tidbits" starting on page 106. 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV, press RECEIVER on the remote con- trol. 2[...]

Fine Tuning Your System 89 En EXPERT Assigning the Digital Inputs If you did n ot hook up your digita l equipm ent in acc ordan ce with the default setti ngs for the digital inputs (see pages 17, 19 and 22) you need to complete the procedure below . Y ou ha v e to do t h is i n o r d er t o t e ll t he r ec e iv e r wh a t digital equipment is hook[...]

Fine Tuning Your System 90 En Assigning the Component Video Inputs This receiver has two component video inputs. Their defaul t settings are video inputs for the DVD/LD (COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1) and TV/SA T (COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2) function s, but you can reassign them if you wa nt to use them as video inputs for other receiver functio ns (for example a[...]

Fine Tuning Your System 91 En EXPERT Assigning i.LINK Inputs With this function you can assign i.LINK-equip ped components to a function, for example DVD/LD. By assigning i.LINK inputs you will be able to select both audio an d video signals fr om i.LINK-equ ipped compo nents by turning the MUL TI JOG. Memo: If no i.LINK-equipped components are co [...]

Fine Tuning Your System 92 En 7 Use the  buttons to select the source you want. Press the ENTER button. When you assign an i.LI NK-equipped video component, select the input source to which you have con nected the video signal from the compo nent. TUNER , PHONO and USB inputs cannot be assigned. If you want to change the ports for additional [...]

Fine Tuning Your System 93 En EXPERT Function Rename Use the FUNCTION RENAME capability to rename the display on the receiver and your O SD for different functio ns (DVD, etc.). F or example, you could rename VCR1/DVR a s DVR-7000. F or this particular setu p using the controls on the front panel is more convenient than using the remote control. Us[...]

Fine Tuning Your System 94 En SACD Setup The SACD setup allows you to enjoy 1- bit (Direct Stream Digital) hi gh quality soun d directly fro m an SACD component bypassing the DSP circu itr y . 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV, press RECEIVER on the remote con- trol. 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button. 3 Looking at the on -screen display on your TV, [...]

Fine Tuning Your System 95 En EXPERT PHONO/LINE Setup The PHONO/LINE setup allows you to decide whether you'll hook up a tu rntable or a line leve l component (most components, like CD players and DVD players, a re line level). 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV, press RECEIVER on the remote con- trol. 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button. 3 Lookin[...]

Expert System Settings 96 En EXPERT Setup The settings here can only be done if you've performed the more basic prelimina r y setups. Thus, before doing these settings do either AUTO SET TING on page 13 or NORMA L se tup page 4 0. These settings are to furthe r heighten your surround sound. They are not ab solutely necessar y but m ay give mor[...]

Expert System Settings 97 En EXPERT Crossover Network Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides th e high and low sounds (the frequencies) between the speakers. Certain bass sounds will pl ay ba ck from the subwoofer if you sele cted it as YES (or PLUS) or from the front speakers if you selected them as L ARGE. This setting decide[...]

Expert System Settings 98 En Fine Channel Level The following steps show you ho w to balance the sound outp ut level of you r speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup (see page 40). P roper speaker balance is e ss ential for obt aining high quality surround sound and the better the speaker balance the better surro und sound you can get. Follow[...]

Expert System Settings 99 En EXPERT Fine Channel Delay The following steps show you ho w 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 necessar y to achie ve pro per sound depth, separation as well as an effective surround sound effect. Follow steps 1-5 on pa[...]

Expert System Settings 100 En Acoustic Calibration EQ This receiver lets you choose between two types of ACOUSTIC CAL EQ equalizer cur ves: ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN, with the former equalizing the speakers individua lly an d the latter equalizing the speakers in accordance with the front spea kers. F ea tures here allow you to put in your own [...]

Expert System Settings 101 En EXPERT To start the p rocess use DA TA COPY to pas te the ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN settin gs into CUSTOM 1 or CUS- TOM 2. Follow steps 1-5 on page 96, if necessary, to get to the starting point mentio ned here. 1 ACOUSTIC CAL EQ should be selected, if it isn’t use the  buttons to select and press ENTER. 2U [...]

Expert System Settings 102 En This expl anation is fo r CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2. 1 Use the  buttons to select CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2. Press ENTER. 2U s e t h e  buttons to select ALL CH ADJUST or FRONT ALIGN and press ENTER. The test tones will sound. WARNING: th e test ton es are ve ry loud!! Ma ke sure there are no infants or small childre[...]

Expert System Settings 103 En EXPERT 7 TRIM should be select ed (if it isn’t use the  buttons to select it) and press ENTER. 8 Use the  buttons to adjust the TRIM and press ENTER. TRIM will balance the volume l eve l of each frequency in the overall volume of that speaker . 9 EXIT should be select ed (if it isn’t use the  butt[...]

Expert System Settings 104 En Bass Peak Level The LFE (Low F requency Effect) channel in Dolby Di gital and DTS program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra-low bass tones that may exceed the ca pabilities of your spe aker system. The following steps show you how to limit the pea k level for the LFE channel. If continuing from the pr eced[...]

Expert System Settings 105 En EXPERT Dynamic Range Control This feature makes it possible to enjoy full su rround so und effects on D olby Digital and DTS sources even at low volumes. It does this by compressing the dynamic range. Dynamic range is the difference betwe en the loudest and the softest sounds in any given signa l. Compressing the range[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 106 En Dolby Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a discrete digital su rround format used for m ultichannel surro und sound. It was developed after the Dolby Surround Syst em and Dolby P ro Logic Surround System. Dolby Dig ital is a high quality digital sound format that is used by many th eatrical film re leases. Othe[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 107 En EXPERT DTS-ES DTS launched a new surround for mat in November 2000. This has come to be known as DTS Extended Surroun d or simply DTS-ES. The technology has been advanc ed to include two new home formats DTS-ES Discr ete 6.1 format, and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 ch format, both are able to playback discre te, 6.1-c[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 108 En i.LINK Related Messages Y ou may see the following messages displa yed in the fr ont pan el display w hen using the i.LINK inter fac e. 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. Th[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 109 En EXPERT Troubleshooting Incorrect operations ar e often mistaken f or trouble and malfunctions. If you think that th ere is something wrong with this component, check the points below . Sometimes the trouble ma y lie in another com ponent. Investigate the other components and e lectrical applia nces being us[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 110 En During loud playback th e power suddenly switch es off. • 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 . • T urn down the volume. • When it’s convenient go to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ (see pa[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 111 En EXPERT The LARGE and SMALL settings for speakers after the Auto Surround Sound Setu p are incorrect. • There are other frequenci es in the room that are affecting the auto setup. • Check for household appliances (air conditioner , fan, etc.) that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if n[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 112 En No sound ou tput from the surround back speakers. • The SB CH MODE is set to OFF. • The source is not a 6 .1 channel playback source . • The surround back speakers aren't con- nected properly . • The surround back channel is set to 1 speaker setting only , and the speaker is connected to the ri[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 113 En EXPERT Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically. • The antenna is poorly positioned. • Inter ference caused by other equi pment (fluorescent lamp, motor , etc.). • W eak radio signals. • Adjust the direction and position for best r ecept ion . • T urn off the equipment causing the noise[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 114 En The display is dark. • The display DIMMER button is pushed . • P ress 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- IT AL IN SELECT is inc[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 115 En EXPERT If the unit does not operate normally due to ex ternal effects such as static electricity Disconnect the power plug f rom the outlet and inse rt again to return to normal operating conditions. Cannot be rem ote control led. • The remote c ontrol batteries have worn out. • T oo far away or imprope[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 116 En Preset Code Brands DVD CD Tape TV Brand Brand Brand Brand PIONEER PIONEER PIONEER KENWOOD PIONEER P ANASONIC DENON DENON DENON L OEWE ADMIRAL PHILCO JVC FISHER FISHER L UX OR AIWA PHILIPS PHILIPS JVC JVC LXI AKAI PHONOLA P ANASO NIC KENWOOD KENWOOD MAGN A VOX ALBA PORTL AND RCA MAGNAVO X NAKAMICHI MARANTZ A[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 117 En EXPERT Specifications (European model) Video Section (Composite) Input (Sensitivi ty/Impedance) LINE.................................................................... 1 Vp-p/75 Ω Output (Level/Impedance) LINE.................................................................... 1 Vp-p/75 Ω F requency Re[...]

Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving 118 En Specifications (multi-voltage model) Video Section (Composit e) Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) LINE .................................................................... 1 V p-p/75 Ω Output (Level/Impedance) LINE .................................................................... 1 V p-p/75 Ω F requency [...]

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