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    AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 -S/-K Operating Instructions VSX_816.book.fm 1 ページ ２００６年２月２０日　月曜日　午後２時１４分[...]

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    The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated &quo[...]

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    W ARNING This equipment is not waterproof. T o pr event a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture. D3-4-2-1-3_A_En CAUTION The ST ANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. [...]

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    Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 10 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . 47 11 Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components . . . . . 48 Setting the remote to control other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Selecting preset codes directly . . . .[...]

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    Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control unit • Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Power cords (make sure you use the correct cord for your coun[...]

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    5 minute guide 02 7 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system[...]

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    5 minute guide 02 8 En Using the Quick Setup You 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, room size and listening position. Use the front panel controls for the steps below. • If you want a more comp[...]

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    Quick surround sound setup 03 9 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size an[...]

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    Quick surround sound setup 03 10 En 5 Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then press ENTER. 1 Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER . The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level. 6 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected. • If you’re using a subwoofer, it [...]

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    Quick surround sound setup 03 11 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 42 for more on this) • Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers from the listening position (see page 44 for more on this) • Channel Level – The overall balan[...]

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    Connecting up 04 12 En Chapter 4: Connecting up Making cable connections Important • Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. • Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a[...]

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    Connecting up 04 13 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting a DVD player and TV This page shows you how to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. 1 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input on this receiver. Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connectio[...]

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    Connecting up 04 14 En Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver as shown below. 1 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box Satellite and [...]

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    Connecting up 04 15 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting other audio components The number and kind of connections depends on the kind of component you’re connecting. 1 Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component. 1 If your component has a digital output, connect this t[...]

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    Connecting up 04 16 En However, the connected DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output. Microsoft, Windows Media ® , and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Connecting oth[...]

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    Connecting up 04 17 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the[...]

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    Connecting up 04 18 En Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below). 1 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires. 2 Push open the tabs, then insert one wire fully into each terminal, then re[...]

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    Connecting up 04 19 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. 1 The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front spea[...]

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    Connecting up 04 20 En Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, with the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire ( fig. B ). Once the wire is in position, tighten the te[...]

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    Connecting up 04 21 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Overhead view of speaker setup You can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on page 7. . The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram ( fig. A ) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) c[...]

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    Controls and displays 05 22 En Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel 1 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 2 Digital Precision Processing indicator Lights to indicate digital processing. 3 Character display See Display on page 23. 4 MCACC indicator Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 30) is on (Acoustic Calibration EQ[...]

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    Controls and displays 05 23 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 8 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers). 9  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 10 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 17. 11 USB interface Connec[...]

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    Controls and displays 05 24 En DIGITAL – Lights when a digital audio signal is detected. 2 DIGITAL – Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected. ANALOG – Lights when an analog signal is detected. DTS – Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio signals is detected. 2 Lights to indicate decoding of a DTS multichannel signal. 3 2[...]

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    Controls and displays 05 25 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Remote control 1 RECEIVER  This switches between standby and on for this receiver. 2 MULTI CONTROL buttons Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 48). 3 Number buttons and other receiver/ component controls [...]

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    Controls and displays 05 26 En 4 Tuner/component control buttons/ SETUP The following button controls (except SETUP ) can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button ( DVD , AM , FM , TV , etc.) TOP MENU – Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD. DTV MENU – Displays menus on a digital TV. MENU – Displays the d[...]

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    Controls and displays 05 27 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español AUTO SURR – Selects Auto Surround ( Auto playback on page 28). DIALOG E – Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 32). S. RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources ( page 32). ACOUSTIC EQ – Press to se[...]

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    Listening to your system 06 28 En Chapter 6: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources). Auto playback The simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. With this, [...]

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    Listening to your system 06 29 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX) • DTS-ES ?[...]

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    Listening to your system 06 30 En Listening in stereo 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, DTS and WMA9 Pro multi- channel sources are downmixed to stereo. • While listening to a source, press STER[...]

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    Listening to your system 06 31 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SB ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 enc[...]

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    Listening to your system 06 32 En Using Midnight and Loudness The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you’re listening. The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at lo[...]

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    Listening to your system 06 33 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Playing other sources 1 Turn on the power of the playback component. 2 Turn on the power of the receiver. 3 Select the source you want to playback. Use the input select buttons. 1 4 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1. Choosing the input sign[...]

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    USB playback 07 34 En Chapter 7: USB playback Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two-channel audio 1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device 2 as shown below. 1 Press USB ( SHIFT +AM). 2 Connect your USB device. The USB terminal is located on the front panel. 3 Press  (play) to st[...]

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    USB playback 07 35 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Select another input source (like DVD/CD ), then switch back to USB . • Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for USB power. If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible. Compressed audio compatibility Note that a[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 36 En Chapter 8: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 37 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 2 Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup. • Second Zone – Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo play[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 38 En Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 41. 1 Select ‘Fine Ch Level?[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 39 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position [...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 40 En • FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). You return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set. Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings If you want to manuall[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 41 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking. Use / to select the channel. Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use / to select the next chann[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 42 En 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER. 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: • Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 42). • Crossover Network – Specify which frequ[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 43 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connec[...]

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    The System Setup menu 08 44 En 1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Select a setup option. • Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. • Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically. 3 Confirm your selected setup op[...]

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    Using the tuner 09 45 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 9: Using the tuner Listening to the radio 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 frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to[...]

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    Using the tuner 09 46 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[...]

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    Making recordings 10 47 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 10: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You 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). Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recor[...]

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    Controlling the rest of your system 11 48 En Chapter 11: Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components Many Pioneer components have SR 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[...]

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    Controlling the rest of your system 11 49 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Selecting preset codes directly 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2 Use / to select PRESET then press ENTER . 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to contro[...]

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    Controlling the rest of your system 11 50 En 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2 Use / to select DIRECT F then press ENTER . 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control then press ENTER . The LCD on the remote displays the component you want to control[...]

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    Controlling the rest of your system 11 51 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español  Use to choose the YELL OW commands on a DTV menu. DTV  Use to choose the GREEN commands on a DTV menu. DTV  Use to choose the RED commands on a DTV menu. DTV AUDIO Use to switch DTV audio tracks. DTV GUIDE Use as the GUIDE button for naviga[...]

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    Controlling the rest of your system 11 52 En Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Operating other Pioneer components on page 48 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component. Button (s) Function Components [...]

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    Controlling the rest of your system 11 53 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español ENTER / DISC Chooses the disc. Multiple CD player Ejects the disc. MD player Use as the ENTER button. VCR Use as the CLEAR button. DVD Displays the setup screen for DVR players. DVR player Changes sides of the LD. LD player TOP MENU Displays the disc[...]

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    Other connections 12 54 En Chapter 12: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system. • Do not allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals. • Yo[...]

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    Other connections 12 55 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • SP  AB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. Multichannel sources (heard through speaker system A) are downmixed for stereo output from speaker system B. B[...]

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    Other connections 12 56 En Caution • Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers. • Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way. Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add addi[...]

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    Other connections 12 57 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable 1 to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT of your plasma display. Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver. See SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays o[...]

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    Other Settings 13 58 En Chapter 13: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables. 1 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press [...]

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    Other Settings 13 59 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 2 Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component. The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. 3 Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input. Sel[...]

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    Other Settings 13 60 En Dual Mono Setup • Default setting: CH1 You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels. 1 Select ‘Dual Mono Setup’ from the Other Setup menu. 2 Choose the setting th[...]

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    Additional information 14 61 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 14: 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. Take a look at the other components and electrical app[...]

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    Additional information 14 62 En No sound from surround back speakers. • Refer to Speaker Setting on page 42 to check the surround back speaker settings. • Refer to Channel Level on page 43 to check the speaker levels. • Refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 31 to make sure surround back processing and the sound mode are set [...]

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    Additional information 14 63 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 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. 1 Switch the receiver into standby. 2 While holding down the TONE button, press and hold the  STANDBY/ON button f[...]

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    Additional information 14 64 En Specifications Amplifier section • Continuous power output (stereo) Front . . . . . . . . 100 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) • Maximum Power output (surround) Front . . . . . 130 W per channel (1 kHz, THD 10 %, 8 Ω ) Center . . . . . . . . . . 130 W (1 kHz, THD 10 %, 8 Ω ) Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Additional information 14 65 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Miscellaneous Power requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AC 110 V/AC 120 V to 127 V/ AC 220 V/AC 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 W In standby . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 W(AC 220 V/50 Hz) Dimensions . . . .[...]

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    <06C00001> <XRB3059-A> P rinted in P ublished by P ioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2006 P ioneer Corporation. All rights reser ved. 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 [...]