Pioneer audio/video multi-channel receiver manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D412 VSX-D512 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", and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.[...]

Contents 1 Before you star t Checking what’s in the box ............................... 6 Installing the receiver ........................................ 6 Making cable connections ................................ 6 Loading the batteries ......................................... 6 Operating range of remote control unit ........... 7 2 5 minute g[...]

7 Using the tuner Listening to the radio ...................................... 40 T uning directly to a station (VSX-D512 only) ............................................... 41 Improving FM stereo sound ....................... 41 Saving station presets ..................................... 42 Naming station presets ..............................[...]

Befor e you start 01 6 En Checking what’ s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x 2 • Remote control • These operating instructions Installing the receiver Please note the following points: • Do not place objects [...]

Befor e you start 01 7 En D O W N S T A T I O N T U N E R E D I T I N P U T A T T F L D I M M E R C L A S S B A N D M P X S T A N D A R D A D V A N C E D S U R R O U N D S T E R E O / D I R E C T S I G N A L S E L E C T U P E N T E R I N P U T S E L E C T O R M A S T E R V O L U M E M U L T I J O G A U D I O / V I D E O M U L T I - C H A N N E L R [...]

5 minute guide 02 8 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 9 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 10 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 speaker[...]

5 minute guide 02 11 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 that[...]

5 minute guide 02 12 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 35 t[...]

Connecting up 03 13 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 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 En Receiver Other Pioneer products with CONTROL terminals 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 c[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 21 En Remote Control (VSX-D512) 1 RECEIVER Switches the receiver between on and standby . 2 MUL TI CONTROL buttons Use to select the input source. 3 LISTENING MODE buttons ST ANDARD (page 30, 32, 39) P ress for Standard decoding and to switch between the various P ro Logic II options. ADV ANCED SURROUND (page 30, 32) Use t[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 22 En 9 Component/T uner controls The main buttons ( 3 , 7 , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the MUL TI CONTROL buttons. The tuner/ DTV controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corre- sponding MUL TI CONTROL button (TUNER or TV/SA T (when connected to D[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 23 En 19 GUIDE Use to display the guides on a digital TV . SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD- Video discs. 20 ENTER (page 48–50) It can be used to enter commands for TV , CA TV and TUNER . 21 TV CONTROL buttons: These controls are for your TV . They are dedicated TV controls and will wo[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 24 En 1 RECEIVER Switches the receiver between on and standby . 2 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS (page 32) Use to switch to Midnight or Loudness listening. 3 LISTENING MODE buttons ST ANDARD (page 30, 32, 39) P ress for Standard decoding and to switch between the various P ro Logic II options. Remote Control (VSX-D412) C D T V/ S AT DV[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 25 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 42–43). BAND (page 41) Use to switch between the AM and FM bands when the tuner is selected. CLASS (pages 42–43) Use to switch between the three banks[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 26 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 42–43) Selects station presets when using the tuner . 4 TUNING (+/ – ) buttons (page 40) Selects the frequency when using the tuner . 5 Remote sensor [...]

Contr ols and displays 04 27 En ADV ANCED SURROUND (pages 30, 32) Use to switch between the various surround modes. STEREO/DIRECT (pages 30–31) Switches direct playback on or off . Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source. 16 SIGNAL SELECT (page 31, 34) Use to select between an a[...]

Contr ols and displays 04 28 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 29 En 12 LOUDNESS Lights during Loudness listening. 13 TUNER indicators STEREO : Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode. MONO : Lights when the mono mode is set using the MPX button. TUNED : Lights when a broadcast is being received. 14 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level. --[...]

Playing sour ces 05 30 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 31 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 32 En Listening to multi-channel playback INPUT SELECTOR CD TV/SA T DVD/LD RECEIVER CD-R/ T APE/MD VCR/ DVR TUNER ST ANDARD MUL TI CONTROL RECEIVER ST ANDARD DVD/ LD T V/SA T CD VCR/DVR TV CONT TUNER CD-R/T APE RECEIVER 1 Switch on the playback component. 2 Switch on the receiver . 3 Select the sour ce you want to playback. Use [...]

Playing sour ces 05 33 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 34 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 (VSX-D412)/ MUL TI CONTROL (VSX-D512) buttons on the remote (or the MUL TI JOG/INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel). 2 Press SIGN[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 35 En Choosing your receiver setup Even though you may already have your system up and running after using the 5 minute guide on pages 8 to 12, 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 36 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 37 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 38 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 39 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 40 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. TUNING BAND [...]

Using the tuner 07 41 En T uning directly to a station (VSX-D512 only) Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control. 1 Press the TUNER button on the r emote control to select the tuner . 2 Use the BAND [...]

Using the tuner 07 42 En 2 If you’re using the r emote control, press RECEIVER (VSX-D412 only). 3 Press TUNER EDIT (T . EDIT on the VSX- D512 remote). The display shows ST . MEMOR Y , then a blinking memor y class. SP A STEREO TUNED A - 99.50 4 Press CLASS to select one of the thr ee classes then press } ] to select the station preset you want. Y[...]

Using the tuner 07 43 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 (VSX-D412 only). 3 Press TUNER EDIT (T . EDIT on the VSX- D512 remote). [...]

Making Recor dings 08 44 En Monitoring your recor ding Y ou can listen to (monitor) the recording as it's being made using the MONITOR button on the front panel (a cassette deck would have to have a record monitor function). • Press the MONITOR button to switch between the recor ded signal and the original source signal. Making an audio or a[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 45 En Setting the remote to contr ol other components (VSX-D512 only) There are several ways to set your remote to control the other components in your system. The easiest way to do this is to assign the component’s manufacturer preset code (listed on pages 51–52) to one of the MUL TI CONTROL buttons on t[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 46 En Dir ect function (VSX-D512 only) • Default setting: ON Y ou can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time, using your receiver to playback a different component. This could let you, for example, use the remote control to set up and listen [...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 47 En Clearing the Preset Codes (VSX-D512 only) Y ou can clear all presets and restore the factor y default settings. 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press and hold the 0 button for thr ee seconds. The LED on the remote control blinks three times indicating all the preset codes have been cleared. The rem[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 48 En Contr ols for TVs (VSX-D512 only) This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes (see pages 45–46). Use the MUL TI CONTROL buttons to select the component. Button (s) TV INPUT SELECT CHANNEL +/ – VOLUME +/ – TOP MENU MENU AUDIO GUIDE 4 8 7 ¢ ¡ 3 1 Number Buttons +10 b[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 49 En Button (s) SOURCE 4 ¢ 8 3 Function Press to switch the component between standby and on. Press to r etur n to the start of the current track. Repeated presses skips to the start of pr evious tracks. Play the reverse side of the tape on a r eversible deck. Press to advance to the start of the next track[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 50 En Button (s) ¡ 1 7 Number buttons +10 button ENTER /DISC MENU ’ ‘ ENTER } / ] }]’‘ & ENTER CHANNEL +/ – TOP MENU AUDIO GUIDE Function Hold down for fast forward playback. Hold down for fast reverse playback. Stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already stopped will[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 51 En DVD Manufacturer Code TOSHIBA 001 SONY 002 P ANASONIC 003 JVC 004 SAMSUNG 005 SHARP 006 AKAI 007 RCA 009, 011 DENON 003, 010 HIT ACHI 012 PHILIPS 013 ZENITH 014 THOMSON 015 SONY (video game) 016 LOEWE 013 GOLDST AR 014 MICROSOFT 017 (Video game) PIONEER 000, 003, 008, 111 LD Manufacturer Code SONY 101 P[...]

Controlling the r est of your system 09 52 En CD Manufacturer Code DENON 309, 346 JVC 303 KENWOOD 310, 311, 321 MARANTZ 323, 312, 324, 346 ONKYO 320, 308, 307 OPTIMUS 300 P ANASONIC 304, 326 PHILIPS 312, 322, 346 RCA 302, 319, 313 SANYO 313 SONY 301, 316, 317, 318 TEAC 305, 306, 327, 324, 325 TECHNICS 304, 326 Y AMAHA 315, 314, 328 PIONEER 300, 345[...]

Additional information 10 53 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 10 54 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 10 55 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 (Stereo) F ront ...................................... 100 W per channel (20–20,000 Hz, THD 0.2 %,[...]

Additional information 10 56 En Miscellaneous P ower Requirements ................ AC 120 V , 60 Hz P ower Consumption ................................. 260 W In Standby ................................................... 1.0 W AC Outlet .................. 100 W MAX. (SWIT CHED) Dimensions .......................... 420 (W) x 158 (H) x 393 (D) mm ([...]

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