Pioneer VSX-D41 manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D411 VSX-D511 Operating Instructions[...]

IMPORTANT NOTICE H006AEn The serial number for this equipment is located in the rear panel. Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area. This is for your security. Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model pro[...]

"DTS", “ES” and "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic II” and the double D symbol 2 are trademarks of Dolby Laboratorories.[...]

Contents 1 Before you star t Checking what’s in the box ............................... 5 Installing the receiver ........................................ 5 Making cable connections ................................ 5 Loading the batteries ......................................... 5 Operating range of remote control unit ........... 5 2 5 minute g[...]

Befor e you start 01 5 En Checking what’ s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Dr y cell batteries (AA size IEC R6P) x 2 • Remote control • These operating instructions Installing the receiver Please note the following points: • Do not place object[...]

5 minute guide 02 6 En Intr oduction to home theater Y ou are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, makin[...]

5 minute guide 02 7 En Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings. 1 Hook up your DVD player . For surround[...]

5 minute guide 02 8 En 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of six speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here, but everyone ’ s home setup will var y . Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below . The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speake[...]

5 minute guide 02 9 En 4 Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your DVD player , your subwoofer and the TV . Make sure you ’ ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver . Check the manual that came with the TV if you don ’ t know how to do this. Also make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the receiver ’ s display , indicating[...]

5 minute guide 02 10 En Using the Quick Setup Y ou can use the Quick Setup to get your system up and running with just a few button presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected your speaker setup and room size. If you want to make more specific settings, refer to Choosing your receiver setup on pages 29 t[...]

Connecting up 03 11 En Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord fr om the AC outlet. Audio/Video cor ds Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to connect the audio/video components and a video cord to connect the monitor TV . Connect red plugs to R (right), white plugs to L (left), and the yellow p[...]

Connecting up 03 12 En Connecting digital components For proper decoding of Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks, you need to make digital audio connections. Y ou can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you don ’t need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same, but since some digital components only have one ty[...]

Connecting up 03 13 En Connecting video components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below . R egarding digital video components (like a DVD player), you must use the connections pictured on this page for the video signal, but in order to hear a digital source (like a DVD) you should hook up the audio to a digital input (see page [...]

Connecting up 03 14 En FM wire antenna Connect the FM wire antenna and fully extend vertically along a window frame or other suitable area, etc. Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown at right. T o improve reception and sound quality , connect external antennas (see Using external antennas , next page). Alw[...]

Connecting up 03 15 En T o impr ove FM reception Connect an external FM antenna. FM UNBAL 75 Ω FM ANTENNA AM LOOP ANTENNA T o impr ove AM reception Connect a 15-18 feet length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM antenna terminal without disconnect- ing the supplied AM loop antenna. For the best possible reception , suspend horizontally outdoors. Outdo[...]

Connecting up 03 16 En 1/2 inches 1 T wist around 1/2 inch of bar e wire strands together . 2 Unclip the speaker terminal and insert the wire. 3 Snap shut the speaker terminal to secure. Speaker terminals ª · Connecting the speakers A complete setup of six speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here, but everyone ’ s home setup will var y [...]

Connecting up 03 17 En Hints on speaker placement Speakers are usually designed with a particular placement in mind. Some are designed to be floorstanding, while others should be placed on stands to sound their best. Some should be placed near a wall; others should be placed away from walls. W e have provided a few tips on getting the best sound fr[...]

Connecting up 03 18 En Receiver Other Pioneer products with Î mark Operating other Pioneer components By connecting a control cord (optional), you can point the remote controls of other Pioneer components at the receiver ’ s remote sensor . Y ou can also use the remote control from this unit to control a Pioneer DVD player . The remote control s[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 19 En 1 ST ANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby . 2 ST ANDBY indicator Lights when the receiver is in standby mode. 3 ST A TION (+/–) buttons (pages 35–36) Selects station presets when using the tuner . 4 TUNING (+/–) buttons (page 34) Selects the frequency when using the tuner . 5 Remote sensor Rece[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 20 En 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component: AUTO : Lights when AUTO signal select is on . DIGIT AL : Lights when a digital audio signal is detected. 2 DIGIT AL : Lights when a Dolby Digital signal is detected. ANALOG : Lights when an analog signal is dete[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 21 En 4 2 PRO LOGIC II When the Standard mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate P rologic II decoding. 5A T T Lights when INPUT A TT is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the input signal (can only be used with an analog signal). 6 DIRECT Lights when source direct playback is in use. This function bypasse[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 22 En 1 RECEIVER Switches the receiver between on and standby . 2 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS (page 26) Use to switch to Midnight or Loudness listening. 3 LISTENING MODE buttons ST ANDARD (page 24, 26, 33) P ress for Standard decoding and to switch between the various P ro Logic II options. Remote Control CD T V /S AT DVD/LD DVD DVD[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 23 En 10 T uner controls The TUNING +/ – buttons can be used to find radio frequencies. The ST A TION +/ – buttons can be used to select preset radio stations (pages 35 – 36). BAND (page 34) Use to switch between the AM and FM bands when the tuner is selected. CLASS (pages 35 – 36) Use to switch between the three b[...]

Playing sour ces 05 24 En Intr oduction to Sound Modes There are three basic sound options: Stereo/ Direct, Standard or Advanced Surround. Stereo/Dir ect When you select STEREO or DIRECT , you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS m[...]

Playing sour ces 05 25 En Expanded This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources. The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space, allowing two-channel (stereo) signals to imitate a five speaker sound. Use with Dolby P ro Logic for a stereo surround effect. Y ou can also use with Dolby Digital sources for a wider [...]

Playing sour ces 05 26 En Listening to multi-channel playback INPUT SELECTO R CD T V /S AT DVD/LD R E C EIVE R C D-R / VC R / DVR S TANDAR D 1 Switch on the playback component. 2 Switch on the receiver . 3 Select the sour ce you want to playback. Use the INPUT SELECTOR buttons on the remote (or the MUL TI JOG/INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel)[...]

Playing sour ces 05 27 En • Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS. Each press cycles through the effects as follows: Off Midnight Loudness Y ou can also press MIDNIGHT or LOUDNESS on the front panel. Each press switches the effect on or off . Using the tone controls Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the fro[...]

Playing sour ces 05 28 En Selecting the multi-channel analog inputs Connect a DVD player with 5.1 channel output to listen to 5.1 channel playback. 1 Select DVD/LD if it is not already selected. Use the INPUT SELECTOR buttons on the remote (or the MUL TI JOG/INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel). 2 Press SIGNAL SELECT (fr ont panel) repeatedly to[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 29 En Choosing your receiver setup Even though you may already have your system up and running after using the 5 minute guide on pages 6 to 10, you should also be sure to complete the following set up operations to ensure the best possible surround sound. This is particularly important when using Dolby surround. Y ou only[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 30 En 4 Use ’ or ‘ to adjust the setting. The setting is entered automatically . 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other surround modes. 6 When you’re done, pr ess ENTER to exit. The setting display is automatically exited after 20 seconds of inactivity . Speaker setting • Default setting: S (all speakers) Y ou must l[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 31 En 100Hz 150Hz 200Hz 100 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). 150 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). 200 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 200 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). If all speakers (front, center , and surround) are set to L , the cr[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 32 En When S is selected in the speaker setting, the surround distance cannot be set. Dynamic range control setting • Default setting: OFF Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in any given signal. With this setting, you can compress the dynamic range, so that low level sounds can be hea[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 33 En Setting the relative volume level of each channel • Default setting: 0 dB For best surround sound playback, you should set the relative channel levels from the main listening position. Y ou can set seperate levels for each surround mode. 1 Press ST ANDARD. 2 Press TEST TONE to output the test tone. The test tone i[...]

Using the tuner 07 34 En Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving station presets on the next page for more on how to do this. TU NIN G BAN[...]

Using the tuner 07 35 En Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This unit can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or class[...]

Using the tuner 07 36 En Naming station presets For easier identification , you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the station preset you want to name. See Listening to station presets (this page) for how to do this. 2 If you ’ re using the r emote control, press RECEIVER. 3 Press TUNER EDIT . The display shows ST . NAME , then a blinking cu[...]

Making Recor dings 08 37 En Making an audio or a video recor ding Y ou can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner , or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV) through the analog jacks. Y ou will need to connect a CD recorder , tape deck, MD, VCR, or DVR deck to the CD-R/T APE/MD or VCR[...]

Additional information 09 38 En T roubleshooting 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 appliances being used. If the trouble cann[...]

Additional information 09 39 En 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. Problem No sound from surround or center speakers. Noise during playback of a cassette deck. Sound is produced from other compon[...]

Additional information 09 40 En Specifications Amplifier Section Continuous average power output of 100 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz with no more than 0.2 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Continuous Power Output F ront ...................................... 100 W per channel (1kHz, 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) Center .......[...]

Additional information 09 41 En Miscellaneous P ower Requirements ................ AC 120 V , 60 Hz P ower Consumption ................................. 260 W In Standby ...................................................... 1 W AC Outlet .................. 100 W MAX. (SWITCHED) Dimensions .......................... 420 (W) x 158 (H) x 393 (D) mm ([...]

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