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    AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-C301 Operating Instructions vsx-c301.book 1 ページ ２００３年２月６日　木曜日　午後５時４分[...]

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    T hank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. In some countries or regions, the shape of the power plug may sometimes differ from that shown in th[...]

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    Before you start 3 En Before you start Checking the supplied accessories Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Power cable • Dry cell batteries (AA Size / IEC R6P) x2 • Remote control unit • Operating instructions • Speaker cable labels • Warranty card Loadin[...]

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    4 En Contents Before you start Checking the supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Maintenance of external surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 01 Quick start guide Introduction . [...]

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    Quick start guide 01 5 En English Chapter 1 Quick start guide Introduction This ‘Quick start guide’ shows you how to connect your speakers, TV and DVD player to this receiver, and also takes you through switching on and playing a DVD disc. Easy Setup This section shows you how to connect your speakers, subwoofer, DVD player and TV to this recei[...]

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    Quick start guide 01 6 En Connecting your TV and DVD player 1 Connect your DVD player to the receiver. Connect a 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied) between the AV output of your DVD player and the DVD IN AV connector of this receiver for the video and analog audio. (See Specifications on page 42 for the pin assignment.) For digital audio, connect a [...]

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    Introductory information 02 7 En English Chapter 2 Introductory information 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 au[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 8 En Chapter 3 Connecting your equipment Rear panel • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cable from the power outlet. 1 SPEAKERS terminals (page 13) FRONT L/R , CENTER and SURROUND L/R speaker terminals. 2 Antenna connections AM LOOP (page 15) Connect the supplied [...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 9 En English DVD(STB) COAX jack (page 10) Coaxial digital audio jack for the DVD input (although it is possible to reassign it to the STB input). 7 SCART AV connectors The four SCART-type AV connectors carry video and analog audio. VIDEO IN/OUT AV connector (page 12) AV connector for the VIDEO input. When the receiver i[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 10 En Connecting a DVD player and TV Follow the instructions below, referring to the diagram, to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. 1 Use a SCART cable to connect the DVD IN AV connector to an AV connector on your DVD player. This carries video and analog stereo audio signals from your DVD player to this re[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 11 En English Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. 1 Use a SCART cable to connect the STB IN AV connector to an AV connector on the set-top box component. This carries video and analo[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 12 En Connecting other video components The VIDEO IN/OUT AV connector can be used for a VCR or other video player or recorder with analog audio. The DVR/TV IN/OUT AV connector and associated digital audio connection (the DVR/TV OPT2 jack) can be used with digital video components, such as a DVD recorder, that can play d[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 13 En English Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs The FRONT INPUT jacks include a standard (composite) video jack ( VIDEO ), stereo analog audio inputs ( AUDIO L/R ) and an optical digital audio input ( DIGITAL ). You can use these connections for any kind of audio/video component, but they are especially con[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 14 En Connecting the speakers Before you can start connecting the speakers, make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together. Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) col[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 15 En English Connecting antennas The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to AM and FM radio. If you find that reception quality is poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound quality—see Connecting external antennas below. AM loop antenna 1 Assemble the stand as shown in the illustration. • B[...]

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    Connecting your equipment 03 16 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components have CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component[...]

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    Controls and displays 04 17 En English Chapter 4 Controls and displays Front panel 1 PHONES jack When headphones are connected there is no sound output from the speakers. 2  STANDBY/ON button Press to switch the receiver on or into standby. 3 FRONT INPUT jacks (page 13) Use to connect an audio/video component. 4 AV DIRECT indicator (page 33) Lig[...]

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    Controls and displays 04 18 En Display 1 DIG (digital) / ANA (analog) (page 29) Indicates whether the current input source is analog or digital. 2 Hi-FS Lights when the current input signal is 88.2/96 kHz digital. 3 Sleep timer indicator (page 29) Lights when the sleep timer has been set. 4 DIALOG indicator (page 24) Lights when Dialog Enhancement [...]

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    Controls and displays 04 19 En English Remote control Function names printed in green on the remote control are receiver-related functions. Function names printed in blue are for the built-in tuner (see Using the tuner on page 25). Other functions relate to other equipment that you can control using this remote. See also Controlling other equipment[...]

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    Controls and displays 04 20 En ADVANCED SURROUND Use to select an ADVANCED SURROUND mode for the current source. SOUND MODE Use to select a SOUND MODE for the current source. DIALOG Press to switch on/off DIALOG (dialog enhancement). 10 MUTE Press to mute all output. Press again (or adjust the volume using the MASTER VOLUME control) to restore the [...]

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    Getting started 05 21 En English Chapter 5 Getting started Using the Room Setup • Default setting: M (medium) / MID Before using your receiver to enjoy surround sound play- back, we recommend you spend a few minutes using the Room Setup. This is a quick and easy way to get good surround sound for your room. Depending on the distance of the surrou[...]

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    Getting started 05 22 En Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 1 Turn on the power of the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one). • If your source is the TV’s built-in tuner, then switch to the channel you want to [...]

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    Home theater sound 06 23 En English Chapter 6 Home theater sound Using this receiver you can enjoy listening to sources, analog or digital, in either stereo or surround sound. • Many of the surround sound effects described in this section require surround speakers. If you don’t have surround speakers connected, or they are turned off, many of t[...]

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    Home theater sound 06 24 En Using the Advanced Surround effects Advanced Surround effects can be used with multichannel or stereo sources for a variety of additional surround sound effects. • Press ADVANCED SURROUND to select an Advanced Surround mode. Press repeatedly to select from: • ADV. MOVIE – Gives a movie theater-type sound • ADV. M[...]

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    Using the tuner 07 25 En English Chapter 7 Using the tuner Finding a station 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 exact frequency of the station you want to listen to, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tun[...]

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    Using the tuner 07 26 En MPX setting (see MPX mode on page 25) and the RF attenuator setting (see RF attenuator mode on page 25). 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Finding a station on page 25 and Tuning directly to a station on page 25 for more detail on how to do this. 2 Press T.EDIT. The display shows ST. MEMORY then a blinking memor[...]

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    Using the tuner 07 27 En English Radio Text (RT) is messages sent by the radio station. These can be anything the broadcaster chooses—a talk radio station might give out it telephone number as RT, for example. Program Service Name (PS) is the name of the radio station. Program Type (PTY) indicates the kind of program currently being broadcast. Th[...]

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    Using the tuner 07 28 En 3 Press ENTER to search for the program type. The tuner searches through the FM stations stored in the station memories. If the tuner finds a matching program type, the tuner plays 5 seconds of the station. To listen to that station, press the ENTER button. (The tuner stops searching.) If you don’t press the ENTER button [...]

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    Using other functions 08 29 En English Chapter 8 Using other functions Selecting the input signal type The DVD , STB , DVR/TV and FRONT inputs all have both analog and digital jacks. You can select the type of signal to be used in each case. The input signal type for the current input is indicated in the display: ANA (analog), DIG (digital). The de[...]

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    Using other functions 08 30 En Default receiver settings The table below shows the factory default settings. When you reset the system, the receiver reverts to these defaults (see Resetting the system on page 29). • The default settings for the remote control to control other components can be found in Using the remote control with other componen[...]

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    The System Setup menu 09 31 En English Chapter 9 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers.). 1 I[...]

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    The System Setup menu 09 32 En • Depending on the source and other receiver settings, you may not always hear sound from the subwoofer. LFE attenuator setting Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass from distorting the sound. • LFEATT 0 – The LFE channel [...]

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    The System Setup menu 09 33 En English AV Direct setting The AV Direct mode allows the receiver to pass audio/ video signals arriving at one of the AV connector inputs to the other AV connector outputs without the sound being routed to the speakers. (See also The AV Direct mode on page 9.) In AV Direct mode, the current input is shown (at reduced b[...]

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    Controlling other equipment 10 34 En Chapter 10 Controlling other equipment Using the remote control with other components The supplied remote control can operate not only this receiver, but also your TV, DVD player and other components, once you’ve programmed it with the appropriate preset code. When you select an input ( DVD , STB , DVR/TV , VI[...]

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    Controlling other equipment 10 35 En English Recalling preset codes The following steps show you how to recall preset codes for each input and for the TV CONTROL buttons. 1 Press RECEIVER and number button ‘1’ at the same time. The LED starts blinking. • To cancel the preset mode at any time press RECEIVER . • The remote control will also r[...]

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    Controlling other equipment 10 36 En VCR / DVD / LD player and DVD recorder controls This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes (see Using the remote control with other components on page 34). Button(s) Function Components  SOURCE Press to switch the components between standby and on. VCR/DVD/LD/DVD-recorder[...]

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    Controlling other equipment 10 37 En English Cable TV / satellite TV / digital TV / TV controls This remote can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Using the remote control with other components on page 34). • Depending on the maker and individual model, there are some buttons that m[...]

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    Controlling other equipment 10 38 En Preset code list DVD player DVD recorder LD player TV STB (satellite/CATV) Digital STB VCR • There are cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work with the particular model you are using. • See page[...]

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    Additional information 11 39 En English Chapter 11 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 ap[...]

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    Additional information 11 40 En No sound from subwoofer . • The subwoofer is disconnected or switched off . • Connect or switch on the subwoofer (see page 13). • The subwoofer's settings are incorrect. • Set the subwoofer (see page 31). • Set the front speakers to Small ( S ) (see page 31). • The subwoofer's levels are too low[...]

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    Additional information 11 41 En English • 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. Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, s[...]

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    Additional information 11 42 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output ( STEREO mode) Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 W + 40 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω ) Continuous Power Output ( SURROUND mode) Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 W/ch (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω ) Center . . . . [...]

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    Additional information 11 43 En English SCART pin assignment • Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice, due to improvements. Pin DVD & STB VIDEO DVR/TV 1 N.C. Audio right output Audio right output 2 Audio right input Audio right input Audio right input 3 N.C. Audio left output Audio left output 4 Com[...]

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    PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: (905) 479-4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Mels[...]