Pioneer VSX-1017AV-K manual

VSX-1017A V - S VSX-1017A V - K A UDIO/VIDEO MUL TI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Operating Instructions Discov er the benefits of registering your product online at http:// www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .pioneer .eu ). VSX-1017_HY.book Page 1 Tues day, March 6, 2007 3:53 PM[...]

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CAUTION The  STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord ser ves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power . Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from[...]

4 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checking what’s in th e box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 En 08 The System Se tup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Surround back speake r setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Features • Advanced Direct Energy design This receiver offers a new advancemen t in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power d rivability, lo w distortion a nd stable imag ing. Through sym metrical placement of p ower amplific ation units, this receiver generates equal amplifier power t[...]

Before you start 01 7 En Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplie d accessories: • Setup mic rophone (cabl e: 5 m) • Remote control un it • AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 •A M l o o p a n t e n n a •F M w i r e a n t e n n a • Warran ty card • These operating instructions Installing the [...]

5 minute guide 02 8 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to ho me theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround soun d effect, making you feel like yo u’re in t he middle of the action or concert. Th e surround sound you get from a home theate r system depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on[...]

5 minute guide 02 9 En 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Place the microphone so that it’s about ea r level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. •P u s h d o w n o n t h [...]

5 minute guide 02 10 En Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environmen t is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (to o much background noise, echo off the walls, obst acles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the fin al settings may be incorrect. C heck for household appliance s (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 11 En Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with m any conn ection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be diff icult. This page explains the kinds of components y ou can connect to make up your home th eater system. Rear panel Caution • Before ma king or changing the connections, switch o[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 12 En 10 Multicha nnel pre-amplifier ou tputs Use to connect separate ampl ifiers for front , center, surround, surrou nd back and subwoofe r channels.  Connecting additional ampl ifiers on page 49 (see also Installing your spe aker system on page 18 fo r powered subwoofer connection). 11 Composite and S-video monito[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 13 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of this re ceiver together with a TV and D VD player, with S-video or composite video connections. Different TVs an d DVD players may offer alternative connection s. See also Using the component video jacks on pa ge 1 4 if you r TV an d/or D VD play[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 14 En 1 Connect t he audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the TV/SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack ca ble and a video or S-video c able. 2 Connect an optical-type 1 digital au dio output from your set-top box to the OPTICAL 2 (TV/SAT) input. 2 Use an optical cable for the connection.[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 15 En 1 Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO inputs. Connect using a three-way componen t video cable. • Since they are assignable , it doesn’t matter which component video inputs yo u use for which source. After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the [...]

Connecting your equipment 03 16 En 3 To hear audi o from your HDMI component through this system, make analog and/or digit al connections as necessary. On the rear panel, you must co nnect to the audio jacks from a set of audio/video inpu ts (for example, DVR/VCR1 or DVR/VCR2 as shown in the illu stration). • W ithout this connection, H DMI audio[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 17 En About the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has a n on-board Wi ndows Media TM Audio 9 Professional 1 (WMA9 Pro) deco der, so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pr o-encoded a udio using a c oaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro-compatible player. However, the connected PC, DVD player, set-top bo[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 18 En Installing your speaker syste m To take full advantage of the receive r’s surround sound capabilities co nnect fron t, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although th is is ideal, ot her configuration s with fewe r speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 19 En Bare wire connections Make sure that the spea ker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insula tor stripped from each wire, and the ex posed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). To connect a terminal, un screw the ter minal a few tu rns until there is enough space to insert the [...]

Connecting your equipment 03 20 En 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) connected. Th e second ( fig. B ) shows orientation with two surro und back speakers connected. • I f you have two surround back speakers THX r[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 21 En Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception co nnect an external FM antenna to the FM U NBAL 75 Ω terminal. To improve AM receptio n, connect a 5 m to 6 m length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna. For the best possible recept ion, suspend ho[...]

Controls and displays 04 22 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel 1 MULTI JOG dial Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various sett ings and menu options. 2  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on. 3 EON MODE Use to search for p rograms that are broadcasti ng traffic or news[...]

Controls and displays 04 23 En 12 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the h eadphones are connected, there is n o sound output from the spe akers. 13 Input source buttons Press to select an input source. 14 VIDEO/GAME INPUT See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page 17. 15 USB interface Connect a USB audi o device for play[...]

Controls and displays 04 24 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indic ate the current ly selected input signal. AUTO lights when the r eceiver is set to select the input signal automatica lly (page 30). 2 Pr ogram format indicators These change according to which channels are active in digital sources. L – Left front channel C – Center chan[...]

Controls and displays 04 25 En Remote control The remote has be en conveniently color-coded acc ording to component control using th e following system (press the corresponding input source button to access): • Green – Receiver controls (see below) • Red – DVD controls (page 60 ) • Blue – Tuner co ntrols (page 35) • Yellow – iPod co[...]

Controls and displays 04 26 En 7 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CTRL in put sour ce button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CTRL button (see page 57 for more on this). TV  – Use to turn [...]

Listening to your system 05 27 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and ma ny features described in this section may not be av ailable depending on the current source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz/96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro), settings and status of the receiver. See Lis tening mo des with dif ferent inp[...]

Listening to y o ur system 05 28 En • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (on ly available when you’re using two surrou nd back speakers) • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above • Dolby Digi tal EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channe l sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 chann el sources (like Dolby Digital Surround [...]

Listening to your system 05 29 En Setting the effect options When using surround effects, there are a number of settings you can adjust. 1P r e s s EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver, certain options may not appear. Check the table below for notes on this. 2U s e[...]

Listening to y o ur system 05 30 En Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes when yo u want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed. • While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR to select the Stream Direct mode. • AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on page 27. • STREAM DIRE[...]

Listening to your system 05 31 En The table below indica tes when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kind s of sources (  =Sound plays through surround ba ck speaker(s)). •P r e s s RECEIVER then press SB ch ( SB ch PROCESSING ) repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel opti ons. Each press cycles through the opti[...]

Listening to y o ur system 05 32 En Using Midnight and Lou dness The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at lo w volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts a ccording to the volume at which you’re listening. The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources [...]

USB playback 06 33 En Chapter 6: USB playback Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two-channel audio 1 usin g the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device 2 as shown below. 1 Switc h on the receiver and your TV. 2P r e s s USB ( SHIFT + TUNER ) to switch to the USB input. No USB appears in the OS[...]

USB playback 06 34 En 1 Press RETURN to display the folder/file list for the USB device connected. 2 Press / to select the file you want to p lay back, and then press ENTER to confirm your selecti on. • P ress RETURN to switch to the upper hierarchy of the current folder or file. • To switch to the previous/next folder o r file within the[...]

Using the tuner 07 35 En Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the ra dio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning f unctions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning direc tly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station yo[...]

Using the tuner 07 36 En Naming station presets For easier identification, you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the stati on preset you want to name. See Listening to s tation presets below for how to do this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows STATION NAME , then a blinking cursor at th e first charac ter position . 3 Input the [...]

Using the tuner 07 37 En 4 Press ENTER to search for the program type. The system starts searching through the station presets for a match. When it finds on e, the search stops and the station plays for five seconds. 5 If you want to keep listen ing to the station, press ENTER within the five seconds. If you don’t press ENTER , searching resumes.[...]

The System Setup menu 08 38 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 th e receiver (for example, if you want to set u p two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speak[...]

The System Setup menu 08 39 En Manual MCACC s etup You can use the settings in the Ma nual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already co mpleted Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8. You only need to make these setting[...]

The System Setup menu 08 40 En • For comparison purp oses, the reference speaker will change depending on wh ich speaker you select. • I f you want to go back and adjust a channel, simp ly use / to select it. 4 When you're fini shed, press RETURN. You return to the Manual MCA CC setup me nu. Fine Speaker D istance •D e f a u l t s [...]

The System Setup menu 08 41 En Setting the Acoustic Calib ration EQ automa tically When you perform the Auto MCACC setup as specified in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8, the correction is automatically done with the time period already selected (when TYPE1 is selected for EQ TYPE , the calibration is set only fo r[...]

The System Setup menu 08 42 En 1 Select ‘EQ Data Cop y’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then use / to select the setting you want to copy. • You can also copy from one cust om setting to another. For more on the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN settings, see Setting the Ac oustic Calibration EQ automati cally [...]

The System Setup menu 08 43 En Manual speaker se tup This receiver all ows you to make de tailed setting s to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need to make these settings once (unless you cha nge the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers). These settings are designed to fine-tune your system, bu t if you’re[...]

The System Setup menu 08 44 En Tip • I f you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it ma y seem logic al to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you ma y actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to low [...]

The System Setup menu 08 45 En Speaker D istance For good sound depth and separation from your system , you need to specify the distance of your spe akers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effe ctive surround sound. 1 Select ‘Speaker Distan ce’ from the Manual SP Setup menu . 2 Adjust the distanc[...]

Other connections 09 46 En Chapter 9: Other connections Caution • M ake sure the power is switched off before making or changing the conn ections. Connecting an iPod This receiver h as a dedicated iPod termina l that will al low you to contro l playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver. 1 Connecting your iPod to[...]

Other connections 09 47 En 2U s e t h e / buttons to browse the selected category (e.g., albums). •U s e / to move to pr evious/next levels. 3 Continu e browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, th en press  to start playback. 1 Navigation through categorie s on your iPod looks like this: Playlists  Songs Artists  A[...]

Other connections 09 48 En 1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting. For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output mult ichannel analog a udio. 2 Press MULTI CH IN (front panel). • D epending on the DVD player you’re using, th e analog output lev el of the subwoofer channel ma y be too low. In thi[...]

Other connections 09 49 En 1 Connect your speakers as shown below. This illust ration below shows th e connections for bi- amping your front left speaker. Ho ok up your front right speaker in the same way. Since both front an d surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it do esn’t m atter which set (front or surround back) is powerin[...]

Other connections 09 50 En Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an SR+ cable 1 to connect it to th is unit and take advanta ge of various convenient features, such a s automatic video input switc hing of the pl asma displ ay when the inpu t is change d. 2 Important • I f you connect t[...]

Other connections 09 51 En Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to m ake using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. These features include: • On-screen displays when making receiver settings, such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on. ?[...]

Other Settings 10 52 En Chapter 10: 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 equip ment according to the default settings for the digi tal inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables. 1 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then pres[...]

Other Settings 10 53 En Assigning the HDMI inputs • Default settings: HDMI - 1 – DVD/LD HDMI - 2 – TV/SAT You only need to change th is setting when you didn’t connect your HDMI componen t according to the default settings for the HDMI input termin als (see above). By specifying the type of the connecte d component and to which input termin[...]

Other Settings 10 54 En Dual Mono Setup •D e f a u l t s e t t i n g : CH1 You can specify how dual mono en coded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely us ed, but is sometime s necess ary when two languages need to be sent to separa te channels. 1 Select ‘Dual Mono Setup’ from th e Other Setup menu. 2 Cho[...]

Using other functions 11 55 En Chapter 11: Using other functions Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recor ding from the built-i n tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the rec eiver (such as a CD player or TV). 1 Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recording from an analog source or vice-versa, [...]

Using other functions 11 56 En Dimming the display You can choose between fo ur brightness levels for the front panel d isplay. Note that when selecting sources, the display autom atically brig htens for a few seconds. • Press RECEIVER then press DIMMER repeatedly to change the brightness of the front panel di splay. Switching the speaker impedan[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 12 57 En Chapter 12: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to contr ol other components Most components can be assi gned to one of the input source buttons (such as DVD/LD or CD ) using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. However, there are cases where o nly certain f[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 12 58 En When direct function is on, any com ponent you select (using the input source buttons) will be sel ected by both the receiver and the remote control. When you turn direct function off, you can ope rate the remote control without affecting the receiver. 1 1 While pr essing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 12 59 En 8 Repeat step s 5–7 to program a sequence of up to five commands. 9 When you’re fi nished, use / to select EDITEXIT from the menu and press ENTER . You will retur n to the remote c ontrol SETUP menu. Select * EXIT * again to exit. Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the r[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 12 60 En Controls for ot her compon ents This remote contro l can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 57 for more on this). Use the input source button s to select the compo nent. Button(s) Funct[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 12 61 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components h ave SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components toge ther so that you can use just the remo te sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the con trol signal is passed along th e chain to the app[...]

Additional information 13 62 En Chapter 13: Additional information Troubleshootin g Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malf unctions. If you think that th ere is something wrong with this component, check the points belo w. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investiga te the other components and electrical appl[...]

Additional in formation 13 63 En Other audio problems No sound from surround back speakers. • Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARG E or SMALL (see Speaker Setting on page 43). • Make sure surround back processing is set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channe l processing on page 30). • If the source is Dolby Surround EX o[...]

Additional information 13 64 En Video Settings Subwoofer output is very low. • To route more signal to the subwoofer, set it to PLUS or set the front speakers to SMALL (see Speaker Setting on page 43). Everything seems to be set up correctly, but the playback sou nd is odd. • The speakers may be out of phase. Check that the positive/negative sp[...]

Additional in formation 13 65 En Displa y Remote control Symptom Remedy The display is dark or off. • Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to selec t a different brightness. After making an adjustment the display goes off. • Press DI MMER on the remote control repeatedly to selec t a different brightness. You can’t get DIGITAL to dis[...]

Additional information 13 66 En USB interface HDMI iPod messages Note • I f the unit does not operate no rmally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet a nd insert again to re turn to normal operat ing condit ions. Symptom Remedy USB mass storage device is not recognized by the receiver. • Tr[...]

Additional in formation 13 67 En Surround sound fo rmats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cabl e and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a multich[...]

Additional information 13 68 En Windows Media TM Audio 9 Professional Windows Medi a TM Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) is a discrete surround format developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA9 Pro can support up to 5. 1/7.1 channel playback with sampling rates up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Using the unique WMA compression techniques, WMA9 Pro can deliver mult[...]

Additional in formation 13 69 En • Advanced Speaker Array (ASA) ASA is a proprietary THX technolo gy which process e s the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater system usin g all eight speak er outp uts (Left, Center, Right, Surround Right, Surround Bac[...]

Additional information 13 70 En Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard TH X Auto Surr ound SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 c ha nnel) Straight decoding WMA+THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel fl agged) Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE a 2[...]

Additional in formation 13 71 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Outp ut (Stereo) Front . . . . . . . . .150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω ) 120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω ) Continuous Power Outp ut (Multichannel) Front . . . . . . . . .150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω ) 120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, [...]

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