Pioneer VSX-522-K manual

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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 “[...]

3 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. D8-10-1-3_A1_En Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water . Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. Do not[...]

4 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control • AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries (to conf irm system operation) x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Warrant y card • Quick start guide • Safety Brochure • These opera[...]

1 1 6 Chapter Controls and displays Front panel 1 INPUT SEL ECTOR dial Selects an input source ( page 20 ). 2 MCACC indicator Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ ( page 26 ) is on (Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after the Auto MCACC setup ( page 18 )). 3 Receiver control buttons SPEAKERS – Use to change the speaker system on o[...]

Controls and displays 1 1 7 13 SOUND RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality so und to compressed audio sources ( page 26 ). 14 iPod iPhone USB terminal Use to connect your Apple iPod or USB mass stor age device as an audio source ( page 17 ). 15 MCACC SETUP MIC jack Use to connect a microphone when performing Auto MCACC setup ( page 18 ). Display 16[...]

Controls and displays 1 1 8 Remote control As for operating other devices, the remote contro l codes for the Pioneer products are pres et. The settings cannot be chang ed. 1 SLEEP Press to change the amount of time before the receiver switches into standby ( 30 min – 60 min – 90 min – Off ). You can check the remaining sleep time at any time [...]

Controls and displays 1 1 9 11 Component c ontrol buttons The main buttons (  ,  , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it us ing the input function buttons. The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button ( BD , DVD and CD ). These buttons also function[...]

2 2 10 Chapter Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers By connecting the left and right front speakers ( L / R ), the center speaker ( C ), the left and right surround speakers ( SL / SR ), and the subwoofer ( SW ), a 5.1 ch surround system can be enjoyed. Further, by using an external amplifier, you can connect the left and right surround b[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 11 Connecting the speakers The receiver will work with just two stereo sp eakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround sound. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right ( R ) terminal and the speaker on the left t[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 12 Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If th is happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers. Important • Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 13 Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog a udio components. These cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals and white plugs to L (left) terminals. Digital audio cables Commercially available coaxial di gital audio cables or optical cables[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 14 Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray Disc play er, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially av ailable HDMI cable. • The following connection/setting is required to listen to the sound of the TV over [...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 15 Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal This diagram shows connections of a TV and DVD player (or other playback component) with no HDMI terminal to the receiver. Note • In o rd er t o l is te n to th e au di o fr om th e TV th a t i s c o nn ec t ed to this receiver using a analog audio cables, set-up for[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 16 Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve re ception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below ). 1 Push open the tabs, then insert on e wire fully into each terminal, then releas e the tabs to secure the AM anten na wires[...]

Connecting your equipment 2 2 17 Connecting an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audi o content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver.  Switch the receiver into standby, and then use the USB cable (for iPod connection) to connect you r iPod to the iPod iPhone USB terminal on [...]

3 3 18 Chapter Basic Setup Canceling the demo display The display on the front panel shows various information (demo displays) when the receiver is not operating. You can turn off the demo display. For details, see The FL Demo Mode menu on page 33 . • The demo mode is canceled automatically when the Auto MCACC setup is performed (see below). Auto[...]

Basic Setup 3 3 19 7 Wait for th e test tones to finish. A progress report is displayed on-screen wh ile the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this. • For correct speaker settings, do not adjust the volume during the test tones. 8 Confirm the speaker conf[...]

4 4 20 Chapter Basic playback Playing a s ource Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 1 Switch on your system components and rece iver. Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver (press  RECE[...]

Basic playback 4 4 21 • When digital input (optical or coaxial) is selected, this receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz) and DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, SA CD ( DSD 2 ch only), PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz sampling frequencies[...]

Basic playback 4 4 22 Playing an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audi o content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver. Important • Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of record ed[...]

Basic playback 4 4 23 Playing a USB device It is possible to listen to two-channel audio using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Important • Pioneer cannot guarantee comp atibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this [...]

Basic playback 4 4 24 Listening to the radio The following steps show yo u ho w to t une in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the au tomatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for r ecall later—see Saving station presets below for m ore on how to do this. 1 Press TUNER to [...]

5 5 25 Chapter Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode This receiver off ers a vari ety of listening modes to accommodate playback of variou s audio formats. C hoose one according to your speaker environment or the source.  While listening to a sourc e, press the listening mode button repeatedly to select a listening mode you want. [...]

Listening to your system 5 5 26 b. You can also adj ust the C.WIDTH , DIMEN. , and PNRM. effect (see Setting the Audi o options on page 28 ). c. You can also adj ust the H.GAIN effect (see Se tting the Audio options on pa ge 28 ). d. You can also adj ust the C.IMG effect (see Sett ing the Audio options on pa ge 28 ). e. Cannot be selected when the [...]

Listening to your system 5 5 27 Better sound using Phase Control This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound. Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use [...]

Listening to your system 5 5 28 Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound sett ings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a set ting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status [...]

Listening to your system 5 5 29 a. You can change th e MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS options at any time by using MIDNIGHT button. b. You can change the Soun d Retriever feature at any time by using S.RETRIEVER button. c. The defa ult settin g when the iPod/USB input is selected is ON . d. This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS so[...]

6 6 30 Chapter Home Menu Using the Home Menu The following section show s you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using th e receiver, and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker sy stem setting s to your liking. Important • The OSD will not appear if yo u have connected using the HDMI output to yo ur TV. Us e composit[...]

Home Menu 6 6 31 • Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other spea kers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center speaker, choose NO (the center channel is sent to the other speakers). • Front Height – Select LARGE if your front height spea[...]

Home Menu 6 6 32 4 Confirm your select ed setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER . After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output. 5 Adjust the level of each channel using / . If you selected Manual , use / to switch speakers. The Auto setup will output test t ones in the order shown [...]

Home Menu 6 6 33 The Pre Out Setting Specify either using the surround back speaker or the front height speaker connection with the PRE OUT SURR BACK/ FRONT HEIGHT outputs. An additional amplifier is required for the speaker connection. • Default setting: Surr. Back 1 Select ‘Pre Out Setting’ from the Home Menu . 2 Select which speaker to con[...]

Home Menu 6 6 34 4 When you're finished, press RETURN . You return to the Home Menu. Before starting A RC operation When starting ARC operation, put the TV and this unit in STANDBY mode after connecting this unit with the TV. Next, turn ON the p ower of this unit and then the TV, in this order. In order to start ARC operation, after connecting[...]

7 7 35 Chapter 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 appliances being used, because sometimes the problem may lie there. If the trouble isn?[...]

Additional information 7 7 36  The front panel display switches over for no apparent reason to various different displays.  This happens because the demo disp lay is in operation. T o turn off the demo display , press any button t o go back to the original display , or set the FL Demo Mode to OFF (see The FL Demo Mode menu on page 33 ).  T[...]

Additional information 7 7 37 About iPod/iPhone “Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to c onnect specifically to iPod or iPho ne, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsi ble for the operation of this device or its co[...]

Additional information 7 7 38 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “P ro Logic”, “Surround EX”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent Nos: 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; 7,212,872; 7,333,929; 7,392,195; 7,272,567 & other U.S. an[...]

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