Pioneer VSX-1121-K manual

A U D I O / V I D E O M U L T I - C H A N N E L R E C E I V E R VSX-1121 -K Operating Instructions · Protect y our new in vestment The details of your purchase will be on file f or reference in the e vent of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. · Impro ve product development Y our input helps us continue to design products that meet your nee[...]

En 2 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) 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 [...]

En 3 IMPORT ANT NOTICE THE MODEL NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER OF THIS EQUIPMENT ARE ON THE REAR OR BOT TOM. RECORD THESE NUMBERS ON YOUR ENCL OSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. D36-AP9-1_A1_En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment[...]

En 4 07 Playbac k with H OME MEDIA GALL ERY inputs Enjoy ing the Home Media Gallery ..... ..... ..... 39 Featu res of Home Me dia Galle ry ... ...... ...... .. 39 Intro ductio n ....... ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... .... 39 Playb ack with Ho me Media Gallery ..... ...... . 40 Advan ced opera tions for Intern et radio ..... . 41 Che[...]

En 5 Fl ow of se tt in gs on th e re cei ver Flo w for connec ting and set ting the rece iver The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings. Required setting item : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 Setting to be m[...]

% Blu etooth compat ible Using the Bluetooth ADAPTER (AS-BT100 or AS-BT200) lets you enjoy music files on an iPhone or other Bluetooth wireless technology device wirelessly. % Auto S ound Retrieve r The Auto Sound Retriever feature employs DSP technology to restore sound pressure and smooth jagged artifacts left over after compression. % Easy s etu[...]

En 7 01 Bef ore you start ! When disposin g o f u sed batt eries, pl ease compl y with gove rnment al regula tions or envir onment al public i nstruc tion’s ru les that apply in yo ur countr y or area. Ope rati ng range of remo te con trol uni t The remote control may not work properly if: ! There a re obstac les betwe en the remo te contr ol and[...]

8 i / j / k / l /E NTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 60) and the Audio or Video options (page 48 or 50). 9 Rece iver Control button s Press first to access: ! AUT O/ALC/ DIRECT – Sw itches b etween Auto Surround (p age 36), Au to Level Control, Optim um Surrou nd mode and S tream Direct mode (page 37)[...]

En 9 02 Con trols and disp lays Dis play HDMI DIGIT AL ANALOG L C R SL S R XL X R XC LFE AUT O DI GI T AL PL US A UT O SU RR OU ND ST REA M DI REC T PR OL OGIC x Ne o:6 TH X AD V .S UR ROU ND ST AN DA RD SP AB SL EEP DS D PC M DT S HD E S 9 6/ 24 MS TR S. RT RV S OU ND U P MI X O VE R MO NO d B 2 MU L TI -Z ONE ST ER EO T rue HD TU NE D P QL S AL C[...]

5 Remo te senso r Receives the signals from the remote control (page 7). 6 MAST ER VOLUM E dial 7 Fron t panel control s To access the front panel controls, catch the sides of the door with your fingers and pull forward. MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR 8 AUDI O PARAME TER Use to access the Audio options (page 48). 9 i / j / k / l (TUNE/PR E[...]

En 11 03 Con necti ng your equip ment Co nn ec tin g yo ur eq ui pm en t Con nect ing your equ ipme nt This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This chapter explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. CAUTIO N ! Befor e m aking or ch anging th e c[...]

This plan replaces the left and right front height speakers shown in [A] with the left and right front wide speakers ( FWL / FWR ). It is not possible to produce sound simultane- ously from the front height or front wide speak- ers and the surround back speakers. This surround system produces a true-to-life sound over a wider area. [C] 7.2 chann el[...]

En 13 03 Con necti ng your equip ment Othe r speake r conn ecti ons ! Your favorite s peaker co nnecti ons can be selec ted even if yo u h ave fewe r t han 5.2 speak ers (exc ept front le ft/rig ht speak ers). ! When not c onnect ing a subwo ofer, connect speak ers with lo w f reque ncy repro ductio n capab ilitie s to the front ch annel. ( The sub[...]

Ins tall ing your spe aker sys tem At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). Stan dard surr ound conne ctio n RS- 232 C ZON E[...]

En 15 03 Con necti ng your equip ment Bi-a mpin g you r spe akers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend o[...]

VIDEO IN VIDEO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B P R Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT HDMI IN HDMI OUT High picture quality Video signals can be output T erminal for connection with source device T erminal for connection with TV monitor Note ! If the video signa l d oes not appear on your TV, try a djusti ng the resol ution settings o n you[...]

En 17 03 Con necti ng your equip ment ! If you connect a com ponent th at is not compatib le with HDCP, an HDCP ERROR message is di splaye d o n the front pa nel disp lay. Some co mponen ts that are compatibl e with HDCP st ill caus e t his messa ge to be displ ayed, but so long as there is no prob lem with displayi ng video this is not a malfun ct[...]

Conn ecti ng your TV wit h no HDMI input This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component) to the receiver. ! With these conne ctions , the pictu re is not outp ut to the TV even if th e D VD playe r i s connect ed with an HDMI cable. Connect the r eceive r a nd TV using th e s ame type of vi d[...]

En 19 03 Con necti ng your equip ment Con nect ing an HDD/D VD reco rder , BD rec orde r and other vid eo sou rces This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digi- tal video devices, including HDD/DVD recorders and BD recorders. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which[...]

Con nect ing addi tion al ampl ifie rs This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. L R IN CD IN SI RIU S OUT PR E O UT SUB WO OFE R 1 2 FR ONT CEN TE R SUR RO [...]

En 21 03 Con necti ng your equip ment Con nect ing AM/F M anten nas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Connecting external antennas on page 21 ). AN TEN NA FM UN BA L 75 AM L OOP 3 1 4 a b c 5 2 1 Pull o ff the protect ive shie lds of bo th AM an[...]

Turn on the DHCP server function of your router. In case your router does not have the built-in DHCP server function, it is necessary to set up the network manually. For details, see Network Setup menu on page 68 . LAN termina l speci ficati ons ! LAN terminal : Ethernet ja ck (10BA SE-T/1 00BASE -TX) Note ! Refer t o t he operat ion manua l o f th[...]

En 23 03 Con necti ng your equip ment % Swit ch the receive r into standby then use the suppl ied iPod cable t o connec t your i Pod to the iPod iPhone iPad USB term inal on t he fron t panel of this rece iver. ! It is also po ssible to c onnect us ing the cable inclu ded with th e i Pod, but in t his case it is n ot possi ble to view pi ctures vi [...]

! Do not use a ny power cord other than the one suppl ied with th is unit. ! Do not use t he suppli ed power cord for any purpo se other than that describe d b elow. ! The receiver should be di sconne cted by remov ing the mains plug from the wall socke t when not in re gular use, e.g., wh en on vacat ion. ! If you have connec ted speak ers with a [...]

En 25 04 Bas ic Setup Ba si c Set up Swi tchi ng the speak er imp edan ce We recommend using speakers of 8 W with this system, but it is possible to switch the imped- ance setting if you plan to use speakers with a 6 W impedance rating. 1 Swit ch the receive r into standby. 2 Whil e holdin g down ENTER on t he fron t panel, p ress u STANDB Y/ON. Th[...]

perfo rm the Full Au to MCACC procedur e again . — If the connectio ns were right, select GO NEXT a nd contin ue. 7 Make s ure ‘OK’ i s selec ted, then pres s ENTE R. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to deter- mine the optimum receiver settings. Again, try to be as quiet as possible while thi[...]

En 27 04 Bas ic Setup The Inpu t Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 27 ). In this case, you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons o[...]

En 28 04 Bas ic Setup Opera ble funct ions/ items Descr iption s Page Softwar e Update Updates to the latest ver- sion of the software. 71 Network Informa tion Checks the receiver’s IP address. 70 Pairing Bluetoo th Setup Pairs with a Bluetooth device using AS-BT100 or AS-BT200. 34 Audio Parameters MCACC (MCACC preset) Selects your favorite MCACC[...]

En 29 05 Bas ic playba ck Ba si c pla yb ac k Pla ying a sourc e Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 1 Swit ch on your s ystem c ompone nts and receive r. Start by switching on the playback compo- nent (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one), then the r[...]

Note If an Over Current message lights in the dis- play, the power requirements of the USB device are too high for this receiver. Try following the points below: ! Switc h the recei ver off, then on again. ! Recon nect the U SB device wi th the rece iver switc hed off. ! Use a ded icated AC ad apter (suppli ed with the devic e) for USB power. If th[...]

En 31 05 Bas ic playba ck Butto n(s) What it d oes p <a> Displays the next photo content. e <a> Pauses/unpauses the slideshow. DISP <a> Displays the photo information. a You can only use this button when Theme on the Slideshow Setup is set to Normal (OFF) . Slid esho w Setu p Make the various settings for playing slide- shows of p[...]

4 Pres s ENTER. After pressing ENTER , the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. List enin g to stati on preset s 1 Pres s TUNER to selec t the tune r. 2 Pres s CLASS to selec t the clas s in whic h the station i s store d. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G. 3 Pres s PRESET k / l to s elect the st[...]

En 33 05 Bas ic playba ck % Pres s SIRIUS t o switc h to the SIRIUS inpu t. For best reception, you may need to move the SiriusConnect TM tuner antenna near a window (refer to the manual for the SiriusConnect TM Home tuner for antenna placement recommendations). ! If afte r p ressin g S IRIUS the d ispla y s hows Anten na Error , try disco nnecti n[...]

If pair ing is succe ssful, t here is no nee d t o perfo rming the pairin g o perati on below. ! When using the AS-BT200 on ly: This unit compl ies with Bl uetooth Sp ecific ations Ver. 2.1. When this unit and an other device equip ped with Bluetoot h w ireles s techno logy both comply with B luetoo th Specif icatio n Ver. 2.1, pairing of t he two [...]

En 35 05 Bas ic playba ck List enin g to music cont ents of a Blue toot h wireles s techno logy devi ce with your syste m 1 Pres s ADPT on t he remo te contr ol to swit ch the receiver to ADAPT ER PORT inpu t. ! When the Bluetoo th ADAPTE R is not plugg ed into the A DAPTE R P ORT , NO A DAPTER will be d isplay ed if ADAPTE R PORT input is selec te[...]

En 36 06 Lis tenin g to your syst em Stan dard surr ound sound The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources. 1 Pres s to the rece iver operati on mode . 2 Whil e listen ing to a s ource, p ress STAN DARD (STANDAR D SURRO UND). If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listen- ing mode. ! If the source is Dol[...]

En 37 06 Lis tenin g to your syst em ! Neu ral Surro und can be s electe d f or 2-cha nnel signals for w hich the input signa l is PCM (48 k Hz or less) , D olby Digi tal, DTS or analo g 2 -chann el sourc es. ! The stereo mode ca n a lso be sele cted by press ing the STEREO butt on. ! When listenin g t hrough he adphon es, you can selec t S TEREO m[...]

En 38 06 Lis tenin g to your syst em ! DIR ECT – Plays ba ck sound from the sourc e w ith the least modif icatio n n ext to PURE DI RECT . Wi th DIRECT , the only modif icatio ns added to PU RE DIRECT playb ack are calibrat ion of the sound field by the MCACC syste m a nd the Phas e C ontrol effec t. ! PUR E D IRECT – Plays back un modifi ed so[...]

En 39 07 Pla yback with HOME MEDI A GAL LERY inpu ts Pl ay ba ck wi th HO ME ME DI A GA LL ER Y inp ut s Enj oyin g the Home Medi a Gal lery This receiver’s Home Media Gallery function allows you to listen to audio files or listen to Internet radio stations on a computer or other component connected to the receiver’s LAN terminal. This chapter [...]

En 40 07 Pla yback with HOME MEDI A GAL LERY inpu ts ! Siriu s – S ee Listen ing to Siriu s I nterne t R adio on page 41 . ! Pando ra – See Liste ning to Pand ora Inter net Radio on p age 41 . ! Serve r – S ee Playin g b ack audio f iles stor ed on compo nents on th e n etwork on pa ge 40 . Play ing back audio file s sto red on comp onen ts o[...]

En 41 07 Pla yback with HOME MEDI A GAL LERY inpu ts special Pioneer Internet radio site and register the desired broadcast stations in your favorites. The address of the special Pioneer Internet radio site is: http://www.radio-pioneer.com 1 Disp lay the Interne t Radio l ist screen. To display the Internet Radio list screen, per- form steps 1 to 3[...]

En 42 07 Pla yback with HOME MEDI A GAL LERY inpu ts to the operating instructions for the software or device for more information. DLNA TM , the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED TM are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance. Cont ent play able over a net work ! Even when encod ed in a c ompati ble form[...]

En 43 07 Pla yback with HOME MEDI A GAL LERY inpu ts Abou t playba ck behavi or over a netw ork ! Playb ack may stall when the P C is switch ed off or an y m edia files stored o n i t a re delete d while pl aying content. ! If ther e a re proble ms within t he networ k envir onment (h eavy network traffic, et c.) conte nt may not be di splaye d o r[...]

Categ ory Ext ension Stream FLAC .flac FLAC Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 192 kHz Quantization bitrate 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate — VBR/CBR — a “MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.” b Only streaming data from servers is concerned, so there is no extension. En 44 07 Pla yb[...]

En 45 08 Con trol with HDMI func tion Co nt ro l wit h HDM I fun ct io n Abo ut the Contr ol with HDMI fun ctio n Synchronized operations below with a Contr ol with HDMI-compatible Pioneer TV or Blu-ray Disc player or with a component of another make that supports the Control with HDMI functions are possible when the component is connected to the r[...]

of the Control with HDMI functions may not work.) ! When the T V’s powe r i s s et to stand by, the recei ver’s power is also se t to standb y. (Only when the input for a co mponen t c onnect ed to the receiver by HD MI connec tion is se lected or when watching t he TV) ! The sound of TV progr ams or an exter nal input co nnecte d to the TV can[...]

En 47 08 Con trol with HDMI func tion Cau tion s on the Cont rol wit h HDM I functi on ! Conne ct the TV dire ctly to thi s receiv er. Inter ruptin g a d irect connecti on with other amps or an A V c onvert er (such as an H DMI switc h) can caus e o perati onal errors. ! Only connect componen ts (Blu-r ay Disc playe r, etc.) yo u i ntend to us e as[...]

En 48 09 Usi ng other funct ions Setti ng What it d oes Option( s) BASS <a> Adjusts the amount of bass. c –6 to +6 (dB) d Default: 0 (dB) TREBLE <a> Adjusts the amount of treble. c –6 to +6 (dB) d Default: 0 (dB) S.RTRV (Auto Sound Retriever) <b> With the Auto Sound Retriever function, DSP processing is used to compensate for [...]

En 49 09 Usi ng other funct ions Setti ng What it d oes Option( s) LFE (LFE Attenuate) Some audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the recommended value. When set to –5 dB, –[...]

En 50 09 Usi ng other funct ions Setti ng What it d oes Optio n(s) STREAM (Stream Smoother) <e> This improves elements that reduce picture quality mainly noticeable in network contents, such as mosquito noise and block noise. OFF ON V.ADJ (Advanced Video Adjust) Sets the optimum picture quality for the type of monitor that is connected. Selec[...]

En 51 09 Usi ng other funct ions c ! This setting is valid for component outputs and HDMI output. ! P.MOTION is disabled when PCINEMA is set to ON . ! This setting have the effect only for pictures recorded in the interlaced scan format (480i/576i or 1080i signals). d Adjustment is not possible unless V.ADJ (Advanced Video Adjust) is set to MEMORY [...]

En 52 09 Usi ng other funct ions 4 Prep are the recorde r. Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording device and set the recording levels. Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if you are unsure how to do this. Most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically-check the component’s instruc- tion manual i[...]

En 53 09 Usi ng other funct ions Res etti ng the syste m Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. Set MULTI-ZONE to MULTI ZONE OFF . ! Disco nnect the iPod and USB m emory device from the receiv er before hand. ! Set the C ontrol wi th HDMI to OF F ( see HDMI Setup on[...]

Note ! You can c ancel or ex it any of the steps by press ing RCU SETUP . ! After on e minute of in activi ty, the remote autom atical ly exits th e o perati on. Ope rati ng multi ple rec eive rs Up to four receivers can be operated discretely using this receiver’s remote control when using multiple receivers, provided they are of the same model [...]

En 55 10 Con troll ing the rest of your syste m Sel ecti ng prese t codes dire ctly 1 Pres s and hold R CU SETU P, then press ‘1’ for three s econd s. Release the button after the LED flashes once. The LED continues to flash. ! To cance l the prese t s etup mode p ress RCU SETUP . 2 Pres s the inpu t funct ion butt on for the comp onent you wan[...]

Mul ti Opera tion and Sys tem Off The Multi operation feature allows you to program a series of up to 5 commands for the components in your system. ! Be sure to c all up the preset code s o f d evices or perf orm progr amming si gnals for o ther remot e c ontrol s before mu lti opera tion memor y p rogra mming (page 55). The Multi operation feature[...]

En 57 10 Con troll ing the rest of your syste m 3 If necessar y, pres s the inpu t funct ion butt on for the compo nent whose comm and you want to in put. This is only necessary if the command is for a new component (input function). 4 Sele ct the button for the command you want to input. The LED blinks once and flashes continuously. ! You don’t [...]

TV and Audio/ Vide o com ponen ts Butto n(s) TV TV (Monitor ) BD/DVD HDD/ BDR/ DVR VCR SA T/ CATV u SOURCE POWER ON/ OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/ OFF POWER ON/ OFF POWER ON/ OFF POWER ON/ OFF Number buttons numerics numerics numerics numerics numerics numerics ! /CLR k (dot) KURO LINK CLEAR + — * ENTER (CLASS) CH ENTER CH ENTER ENTER ENTER — ENTE[...]

En 59 10 Con troll ing the rest of your syste m Audi o/Vi deo compo nent s Butto n(s) LD CD/CD-R / SACD MD /DAT TAP E u SOURCE POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF Number buttons numerics numerics numerics — ! /CLR +10 >10/CLEAR CLEAR <a> CLEAR ENTER (CLASS) ENTER DISC/ENTER OPEN/CLOSE <a> ENTER TOP MENU — — MS c[...]

CAUTIO N ! The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setu p are output at high vo lume. 1 Sele ct ‘Auto M CACC’ f rom the Adva nced MCACC menu, then p ress ENTE R. If the Advance d MCACC screen is not dis- played, refer to Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 60 . 2 Sele ct the paramete rs you want to se t. Use i / j to sel[...]

En 61 11 The Advan ced MCAC C men u 1 2 3 2nd reference point 3rd reference point Main listening position 3 Conn ect the microph one to t he MCACC SETU P MIC jack o n the front pane l. Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. PHONES MUL TI-ZO NE CONTROL ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC USB iPod iPhone iPad AUTO SURR/AL C/ STR[...]

! After pr essing EN TER , test tones will be outpu t. 3 Sele ct each channel in turn and adjus t the levels (+/–12. 0 dB) as n ecessa ry. Use k / l to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press j to confirm and continue to the next channel. ! For compari[...]

En 63 11 The Advan ced MCAC C men u waves reflected off the walls in your listen- ing area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower frequencies. Depending on speaker place - ment, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standi[...]

Che ckin g MCACC Data At the procedure of Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 25 , the procedure of Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 60 or after fine-adjusting at Manual MCACC setup on page 62 , you can check your calibrated settings using the GUI screen. 1 Pres s on the remo te contr ol, then p ress HOME MENU . [...]

En 65 11 The Advan ced MCAC C men u Stan ding Wave Use this to display the standing wave related adjustment values for the various MCACC memories. See Standing Wave on page 62 for more on this. 1 Sele ct ‘Stan ding Wave’ from the MCAC C Data Check menu. 2 When ‘ Filter C hanne l’ is high light ed, use i / j to select the channe l for which [...]

En 66 12 The Syste m Setup and Other Setu p men us ! Spe aker System – Spec ifies ho w y ou are using yo ur surrou nd back speaker terminal s and B spe aker term inals (page 66). ! Spe aker Setting – Spe cifie s t he size and numbe r o f speake rs you’ve co nnecte d (page 66). ! Cha nnel Level – Adjust s the overa ll balanc e of your speake[...]

En 67 12 The Syste m Setup and Other Setu p men us on page 25 are correct. Note that this setting applies to all MCACC presets, and cannot be set independently. ! If you’r e using a THX sp eaker setup, set a ll speak ers to SMAL L . 1 Sele ct ‘Spea ker Setting’ f rom the Manu al SP Setu p menu. 2 Choo se the set of spea kers that you want t o[...]

En 68 12 The Syste m Setup and Other Setu p men us Net work Set up menu Make the settings for connecting the receiver to the Internet and using the network functions. 1 Pres s on the remo te contr ol, then p ress HOME MENU . A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i / j / k / l and ENTER to navigate through the screens and s[...]

En 69 12 The Syste m Setup and Other Setu p men us Prim ary DNS Serve r / Seco ndary D NS Serv er In case there is only one DNS server address provided by your ISP on paper, enter it in the ‘ Primary DNS Serve r ’ field. In case there are more than two DNS server addresses, enter ‘ Seconda ry DNS Server ’ in the other DNS server address fie[...]

En 70 12 The Syste m Setup and Other Setu p men us 1 Pres s on the remo te contr ol, then p ress HOME MENU . A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i / j / k / l and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press R ETURN to exit the current menu. 2 Sele ct ‘Netw ork Informat ion’ from the Home M enu.[...]

En 71 12 The Syste m Setup and Other Setu p men us Auto Powe r Dow n The power can be set to turn off automatically if no operation has been performed for a specific amount of time with no audio or video signals being input to the receiver. When using ZONE 2, the ZONE 2 power can also be set to turn off, but for ZONE 2 the power turns off automati-[...]

inser ted into th e U SB port on the r eceive r’s front pa nel cont ains upda table software . “ Accessin g ” is disp layed and t he update f ile is chec ked. Wait a while. 3 Chec k on the screen whether o r not an upda te file was foun d. If “ New version found. ” is displayed, the update file has been found. The version number and updat[...]

En 73 13 Add ition al infor mati on Ad di ti ona l in fo rm ati on Tro uble shoo ting 1 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 appl[...]

En 74 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt om Reme dy Sound is produced from analog components, but not from digital ones (DVD, LD, CD, etc.). Check that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 38 ). Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the component is connected to (see The[...]

En 75 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt om Remed y Everything seems to be set up correctly, but the playback sound is odd. The speakers may be out of phase. Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see Connecting the speakers on page 13 ). The Phase Control fe[...]

En 76 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt om Reme dy After using the Auto MCACC Setup, the speaker size setting is incorrect. There may have been some low frequency noise in the room from an air- conditioner, motor, etc. Switch off all other appliances in the room and use Auto MCACC Setup again. Depending on a number of factors (bass reproduction c[...]

En 77 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt om Remed y Lower frequency response curves do not seem to have been calibrated for SMALL speakers. Low frequencies used in bass management (the subwoofer channel) will not change for speakers that have been specified as SM ALL in the configuration, or do not output these frequencies. Calibration is performe[...]

En 78 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt om Reme dy HDCP ERROR shows in the display. Check whether or not the connected component is compatible with HDCP. If it is not compatible with HDCP, reconnect the source device using a different type of connection (component or composite). Some components that are compatible with HDCP still cause this messa[...]

En 79 13 Add ition al infor mati on Tro uble shoo ting 2 AVNa vigato r Sympt om Cause s R emedy AVNavigator does not interact well with the receiver. The receiver’s power is not turned on. Turn the receiver’s power on. (Wait about 60 sec- onds after the power turns on for network functions to start.) After this, press Detection in AVNavigator t[...]

En 80 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt oms Cau ses Remed ies The audio files stored on components on the network, such as a PC, cannot be played back. Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Player 12 is not currently installed on your PC. Install Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Player 12 on your PC (page 39). Audio files were recorded[...]

En 81 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sympt oms Caus es Remed ies Audio playback is undesirably stopped or disturbed. The audio file currently being played back was not recorded in a format playable on this receiver. Check whether the audio file was recorded in a format supported by this receiver. Check whether the folder has been damaged or corrupte[...]

Tro uble shoo ting of wire less LAN Network cannot be accessed via wireless LAN. Wireless LAN converter’s power is not on. (Wireless LAN converter’s “Power”, “WPS” and “Wireless” indicators are not all lit.) ! Check that the USB cable connect- ing the wireless LAN converter to the receiver’s DC OUTP UT for WIRELESS LAN terminal is[...]

En 83 13 Add ition al infor mati on Abo ut statu s messag es Refer to the following information when you come up with a status message while operating the Home Media Gallery. Statu s messag es Descr iption s STARTIN G H.M.G. A component on the network, including a PC, is currently being connected. Wait for a while. Connect ion Down The selected cat[...]

84 Step 4: Posit ionin g and adj ustin g the subw oofe r Placing the subwoofer between the center and front speakers makes even music sources sound more natural (if there is only one sub- woofer, it doesn’t matter if it is placed on the left or right side). The low bass sound output from the subwoofer is not directional and there is no need to ad[...]

85 En 85 13 Add ition al infor mati on Sur roun d sound form ats Below is a brief description of the main sur- round sound formats you’ll find on BDs, DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolb y The Dolby technologies are explained below. See http://www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Manufactured under[...]

86 Abo ut SIRIU S SIRIUS, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Service not available in Alaska and Hawaii. Abo ut FLAC FLAC Deco der Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Josh Coalson Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or witho[...]

87 Aut o Surrou nd, ALC and Stre am Dire ct with diff eren t input sig nal form ats The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 37 ) you have selected. Ster eo (2 cha nnel) sign al format s Input s ignal format Auto Surroun d / A LC / DIREC T [...]

88 THX The THX technologies are explained below. See http://www.thx.com for more detailed information. THX Cinema A mode for playing in a home theater environ- ment the sound tracks of theater movies that have been recorded and edited for playback in large spaces such as movie theaters. THX Music A mode adjusted mainly for listening to music that h[...]

89 PQLS Jitterless high quality playback is possible by connecting a PQLS-compatible player with HDMI connections. ALC (Auto Level Cont rol) In the Auto level control ( ALC ) mode, this receiver equalizes playback sound levels. Also, the low and high frequency sounds, dia- logs, surround effects, etc., that are difficult to hear when the volume is [...]

90 Fea ture s index Oper ation Mode See Operation Mode Setup on page 27 . AVNa vigato r See About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM) on page 7 . Full A uto MCAC C See Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 25 . Auto matic MCACC (Expert ) See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 60 . Manu al MCACC s etup See Manual MCAC[...]

91 Virt ual Surr ound Back See Setting the Audio options on page 48 . Virt ual Dept h See Setting the Audio options on page 48 . Digi tal Vide o Conve rter See Setting the Video options on page 50 . Pure C inema See Setting the Video options on page 50 . Prog ressiv e Motio n See Setting the Video options on page 50 . Adva nced Video Adjust See Set[...]

92 Numb er of Furn ished P arts MCACC Setup microphone ................................ 1 Remote control unit ............................................ 1 AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries .................... 2 iPod cable ............................................................ 1 AM loop antenna ............................................[...]

93 En 93 13 Add ition al infor mati on Pre set code lis t You should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. There are also cases where only certain functions may be controllabl[...]

94 En 94 13 Add ition al infor mati on Pioneer 2014, 2158 Accuria n 2092 Advent 2072 Aiwa 2012 Akai 2066 Alco 2070 Allegro 2087 Amphion Media Works 2037 AMW 2037 Apex 2002, 2018, 2079, 2080 Apple 2058 Arrgo 2088 Aspire 2073 Astar 2052 Audiovo x 2070 Axion 2040 Bang & Olufsen 2081 Blaupunkt 2080 Blue Parade 2078 Boston 2059 Broksonic 2066 Califo[...]

95 En 95 13 Add ition al infor mati on Tagar Systems 1017 Tandy 1001 Tashiko 1003 Teac 1005 Technic s 1004 Teknika 1003, 1004, 1005 Tivo 1016, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1025 TMK 1002 Toshiba 1015, 1017, 1028 Totevision 1002, 1003 Touch 1017 UltimateTV 1031 Unitech 1002 Vector Resea rch 1000 Video Concep ts 1000 Videosonic 1002 Viewsonic 1017 Voodoo 1017 Wa[...]

96 En 96 13 Add ition al infor mati on CD (SACD ) Pioneer 5065, 5066 AKAI 5043 Asuka 5045 Denon 5019 Fisher 5048 Goldsta r 5040 Hitachi 5042 Kenwood 5020, 5021, 5031 Luxman 5049 Marantz 5033 Onkyo 5017, 5018, 5030, 5050 Panasonic 5036 Philips 5022, 5032, 5044 RCA 5013, 5029 Roadsta r 5052 Sharp 5051 Sony 5012, 5023, 5026, 5027, 5028, 5039 TEAC 5015[...]

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99 En 99 13 Add ition al infor mati on LI MI TE D WA RR AN TY WARRANTY VALID ONLY IN COUNTRY OF PRODUCT PURCHASE WARRANTY Pi one er Ele ct ron ic s (U SA ) In c. (PU SA ), a nd P io nee r Ele ctr on ics Of C an ada , Inc . (P OC) , war ran t that pr odu ct s di str ib ut ed by PUSA in the U.S .A ., and by POC in Can ada th at fai l to fun ct ion pr[...]

T o register your product, find the nearest authorized ser vice location, to purchase replacement parts, operating instructions, or accessories, please go to one of following URLs : P our enregistrer votre produit, trouver le ser vice après-vente agréé le plus proche et pour acheter des pièces de rechange, des modes d’emploi ou des accessoire[...]