Pioneer VSX-917V manual

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

English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 09 Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pi oneer components . . . . . . 47 Setting the remote to control other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Erasing one of the remote control button setting[...]

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've r eceived the following supplied accessories: • Setup m icrophone • Remote control unit • Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) 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 • These operating instructions Loading the [...]

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

5 minute guide 02 8 En Automatically setting up fo r surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Ca libration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient no ise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you ha ve set up the microphone [...]

5 minute guide 02 9 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 6 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the micropho ne is connected. • If you’re us ing a subwoofer, i t is automatically de tected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up. • See below for notes regarding back [...]

5 minute guide 02 10 En • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 41 for more on this) • Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers from the listening position (see page 43 for more on this) • Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 42 for more on this) • Acoust[...]

Connecting up 03 11 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 3: Connecting up Making cable connections Important • Before making or changing con nections, switch off the power and disc onnect the power cord from th e AC outlet. • Make sure n ot to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If th is happens, the magnetic[...]

Connecting up 03 12 En About the video converter When the video converter is enabled, all analog video sources are outpu t through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks (HDMI and high- definition progressive component video c annot be converted). 1 See Digital Video Converter Setup on page 6 5 to switch the video converte r on or off. If several video[...]

Connecting up 03 13 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting a DVD player and TV This page shows you how to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. 1 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player to the DI GITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input on this receiver. Use a coaxi al digital aud io cable for the connec[...]

Connecting up 03 14 En Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the m ultichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver as shown below. 1 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digit al set-top box Satellite an[...]

Connecting up 03 15 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting other audio components The number an d kind of connectio ns depends on the kind of c ompon ent you’re connecting. 1 Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recor der or other audio comp onent. 1 If your componen t has a digital output, connect[...]

Connecting up 03 16 En However, the connected DVD pla yer, set-top box, etc. must be able to outp ut WMA9 Pro format audio sign als through a coaxial or optical digital out put. Microsoft, Windows Media ® , and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Micr osoft Corporatio n in the United States and/or othe r countries. Connect[...]

Connecting up 03 17 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using the component video jacks Component video should del iver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, which delivers a very sta ble, flicker-free picture. See t[...]

Connecting up 03 18 En Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To imp rove reception and sound quality, connect extern al antennas (see Using external antennas on page 18). 1 Pull off the protecti ve shields of both AM antenna wires. 2 Push open the tabs, then insert one wire fully into each terminal,[...]

Connecting up 03 19 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speake rs (including the subwoofe r) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown belo w. 1 The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front s[...]

Connecting up 03 20 En Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using is properly prepared with about 10 mm ( 3 / 8 in.) of insulator stripped from each wire, with the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the expose d wire ( fig. B ). Once the wire is in position ,[...]

Connecting up 03 21 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Overhead view of spe aker setup You can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on page 7. . The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orien tation. The first diagram ( fig. A ) shows orientation with one surround back speake r (or none[...]

Controls and display s 04 22 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel 1 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 2 Digital Precision Processing indicator Lights to in dicate digi tal processing . 3 Character display See Display on page 23. 4 MCACC indicator Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 31) is on (Acousti c Calibrati[...]

Controls and displays 04 23 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 12 MCACC/ AUDIO IN jack Use to connect a microphone when performing Auto MCACC setup, or connect an auxiliary component using a stereo mini-jack cable (page 17). 13 MASTER VOLUME dial 14 SOUND RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources[...]

Controls and display s 04 24 En DIGITAL – Ligh ts when a digit al audio signal is detect ed. 2 DIGIT AL – Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected. ANALOG – Ligh ts when an analog signal is detected. DTS – Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio signals is detected. 2 Lights to in dicate decod ing of a DTS multichannel sig[...]

Controls and displays 04 25 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Remote cont rol 1 RECEI VER  This switches between stand by and on for this receiver. 2 MULTI CONTROL buttons Press to select cont rol of other components (see Controll ing the rest of yo ur system on page 47). 3 Number buttons and other receiver/ component con[...]

Controls and display s 04 26 En MENU – Displays the disc menu of DVD- Video discs. It also displays TV and DTV menus. T.EDIT – Press to memorize and name a station for recall (p age 44). SETUP (Press RECEIVER first to access) Use to access the System Setup menu (see page 35). CATEGORY – Press to browse digital radio broadcasts. GUIDE – Disp[...]

Controls and displays 04 27 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español PHASE – Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 10). ACOUSTIC E Q – Press to select an Acoustic Calibra tion EQ setting (page 31). DIALOG – Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 33). SOUND RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality[...]

Listening to your system 05 28 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible dep ending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA9 Pro sources). Auto playback The simplest, mo st direct listeni ng option is the Auto Surround feature. With this[...]

Listening to your system 05 29 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Neo:6 MUS IC – 6.1 chann el sound, especially suited to music sources With multichannel sources , if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB ON , you c an select (according to format): • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above • 2[...]

Listening to your system 05 30 En Listening in stereo When you select STEREO you will hear th e source through just the fron t left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speak er settings). Dolby Digital and DTS mult ichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. • While listening to a source, press STEREO/F.S.SURR for ster[...]

Listening to your system 05 31 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR to select the Stre am Direct mode. • AUTOSURR. – See Auto playback on page 28. • DIRECT – Sources are heard according to the settin gs made in the Surround S etup (speaker setting, channel level, sp eaker[...]

Listening to your system 05 32 En Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB) When you’re not using sur round back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back ch annel through your surround speakers. You ca n choose to listen to sources with no surr ound back channel info rmation, or if th e material sound s better in the forma[...]

Listening to your system 05 33 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel au[...]

Listening to your system 05 34 En • DIGITAL – Select s an optical or coaxial digital signal. When set to DIGITAL or AUTO , 2 DIGITAL lights when a Do lby Digital sign al is input, and DTS lights when a DTS signal is input. Selecting the multichannel analog inputs If you have connected a decoder o r a DVD player with mu ltichannel anal og output[...]

The System Setup menu 06 35 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 6: 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 usin g the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms[...]

The System Setup menu 06 36 En 1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver se ttings from the System Setup menu above if you’re no t already at this screen. 2 Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for norm al home theater use with surrou n d b a c k s p e a k e r s i n your main ([...]

The System Setup menu 06 37 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • EQ CUSTOM1/2 Adjust – Make detailed manual adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibrati on EQ settings (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually on page 39). • EQ Data Check – Check the ALL CH ADJUST , FRONT ALIGN and c ustom settings using the [...]

The System Setup menu 06 38 En 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the referenc e speaker. The delay is mea sured in terms of speaker distance fro m 0.5 to 45.0 feet (0.1 m to 13 m). Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target c[...]

The System Setup menu 06 39 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to an y one channel. • FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the f[...]

The System Setup menu 06 40 En 3 Select the channel (s) you want and adjust to yo ur liking. Use / to select the cha nnel. Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and us e / to select the next channe l. • The front speakers ca n’t be adjusted if[...]

The System Setup menu 06 41 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then pr ess ENTER. 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you are doing this fo r the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: • Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected[...]

The System Setup menu 06 42 En • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surr ound back speakers reproduc e bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose NO . 1 • SUB W. –[...]

The System Setup menu 06 43 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Select a setup option. • Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. • Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to [...]

Using the tuner 07 44 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 ma nual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the fr equency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station yo[...]

Using the tuner 07 45 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español memorize up to 30 stat ions, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see previous page) is also stored. 1 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio on the previou s pag[...]

Making recordings 08 46 En Chapter 8: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video reco rding from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to th e receiver (such as a CD player or TV). Keep in mind you can’t make a digital r e c o r d i n g f r o m a n a n a l o g s o u r c e o r v[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 47 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just th e remote sensor o f one compon ent. When you use[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 48 En Selecting preset codes directly 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press and hold the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2U s e / to select PRESET then press ENTER . 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to con trol then press ENTER . The LCD on the remote d[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 49 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 Press and hol d ENTER for about two seconds . The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have been erased. Direct function •D e f a u l t s e t t i n g : ON You can use the direc t function feature to control one component using the r emote c[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 50 En Controls for TVs This remote co ntrol can control co mponents afte r entering the proper codes or teachin g the receiver the commands (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 47 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the com ponent •T h e TV CONTROL buttons on the remote con[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 51 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Controls f or other components This remote contr ol can control these compo nents after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 47 for more o n this). Use the MULTI CONTROL butt[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 52 En JUKEBOX ( SHIFT+  ) Switches to the Jukebox feature. DVR player Number buttons Directly access tracks on a program source. CD/MD/CD-R /VCR/LD player Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display . DVD/DVR player +10 button Selects tracks higher than 10. (F or example, press +10 then 3 to se[...]

Other connections 10 53 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 10: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disc onnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system. • Do not a llow any conta[...]

Other connections 10 54 En • If after pressing XM RADIO the displ ay shows Check Tuner , try disconnecting the receiver and tuner connections and then plugging them back in. If the display shows Check Antenn a , try disconnecting the tuner and antenna connections and then plugging them back in. 1 Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will b[...]

Other connections 10 55 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 1 Select the channel you want to memorize. See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT . The display shows a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press / to select the ch annel preset you want. You c[...]

Other connections 10 56 En 1 Connect a SIRIUS Connect tuner to the SIRIUS Radio jack on the rear of this receiver. You will also need to connect the antenna and AC adapter to the Sirius Connect tuner. 2 Press SIRIUS (SHIFT+AM) to switch to the SIRIUS input. For best reception, you may need to move the SIRIUS Connect tuner antenna near a window (the[...]

Other connections 10 57 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Tip • You can select channel s directly by pressing D.ACCE SS then the three-digit channel number. • You can press DISP to change SIRIUS Radio information in the front panel display. • The cur rently selected channel is automatica lly chosen (without pressing EN[...]

Other connections 10 58 En 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN 1/2 interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on you r HDMI component. 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on thi s receiver to an HDMI interconnect on a HDMI- compatible monitor. • The arrow on the cable connecto r body should be facing ri ght for c [...]

Other connections 10 59 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Second Zone speaker B setup After select ing Second Zon e in Surround back speaker setting on page 35, yo u can use the speakers connected to the (surround ba ck) B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another roo m. See Switching the sp[...]

Other connections 10 60 En • Make sur e that the + / – connectio ns are properly inserted. 2 Select the ’Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘ Surr Back System’ menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 35 to specify how you’r e using the surround back speaker terminals. Caution • Most speakers with both Hi and Low terminals have t[...]

Other connections 10 61 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Use a 3-ringed mi niplug SR+ cable 1 to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT of your plasma display. Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver. See SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays [...]

Other Settings 11 62 En Chapter 11: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in th e Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have con nected equipment using component video cables. 1P r e s s RECEIVER on the remote control, then p[...]

Other Settings 11 63 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 2 Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component. The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. 3 Select the component t hat corresponds with the one you connected to that input. Se[...]

Other Settings 11 64 En • Dual Mono Setup – Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see Dual Mono Setup on page 64). • LFE ATT Setup – Choose the attenuator level for the LFE cha nnel ( LFE Attenuator Setup on page 64). • SR+ Setup – Specify how you want to control your Pioneer plasma display ( SR+ Setup for[...]

Other Settings 11 65 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 When you're finished, press RETURN . You return to the Other S etup menu. SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma d is plays Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the n u m b e r o f s e t t [...]

Additional information 12 66 En Chapter 12: Additional information Troubles hooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for troubl e and malfu nctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this comp onent, check th e points below. Ta ke a look at the o ther components and electrical appliances being used , because sometimes the probl[...]

Additional information 12 67 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español The PHASE CONTROL feature doesn’t seem to have an audible effect. • If applicable, check that th e lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off , or the lowpass cutoff is set to the highest frequency setting. If there is a PHASE se t ti n g o n your subwoof[...]

Additional information 12 68 En HDMI XM radio messages The SR ca ble is connected, but the connected components can’t be operated with the remote. • Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see Using this receiver w ith a Pioneer plasma displ ay on page 60). • Make sure an analog connection has been made between [...]

Additional information 12 69 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español SIRIUS radio messages Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. 1 Switch the receiv er into standby. 2 While holding d own the TONE button, press and hold t h[...]

Additional information 12 70 En Specifications Amplifier section • Continuous power output (stereo) Front . . 110 W (20 Hz to 20 kHz, THD 0.2 %, 8 Ω ) 1 • Rated power output (surround / 20 Hz to 20 kHz, THD 0.07 %, 8 Ω ) Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 W per channel Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Additional information 12 71 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español AM Tuner Section Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . 530 kHz to 1700 kHz Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna). . . . . . . . 350 µV/m Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loop antenna Mi[...]

Additional information 12 72 En S001_En Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want yo[...]

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