Pioneer VSX-S500 manual

A UDIO/VIDEO MUL TI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Operating Instructions Discov er the benefits of register ing your product online at http://www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .pioneer .eu ). VSX-S500 -K VSX-S500_SYXCN_E n.book 1 ページ ２０ １１年５月２５ 日　水曜日　午後 ３時２１分[...]

2 En Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to o perate you r model properly. After you have finished reading the inst ructions, put them away in a sa fe place for future reference. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres[...]

3 En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified ser vice personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. M[...]

4 En Contents Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Checking what ’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Flow of settings on t he receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 01 Controls and displays Remote con[...]

5 En 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 confirm system operation) x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna •P o w e r c o r d • Warranty card • Quick start guid e • Safety B[...]

Controls and displays 01 6 En 01 Chapter 1: Controls and displays Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between standby and on. 2 Input functio n buttons Use to select the input source to this receiver (page 21). This will enable you to control othe r Pioneer components with the remote c ontrol. • Switch to one of the underlined d[...]

Controls and displays 7 En 01 01 ALC/STANDARD – Press for standard decoding and to switch between the modes of 2 Pro Logic II, 2 Pro Logic IIx, 2 Pro Logic IIz and NEO:6, and the Auto level control stereo mode (page 31). ADV SURR – Switches between t he various surround modes (page 32). SOUND WING – Press to select Sound w ing mode (page 31).[...]

Controls and displays 01 8 En 01 Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON 2 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. The listening mode when the sound is heard from the headphone can be selected only from PHONES SURR , STEREO or STEREO ALC mode ( S.R AIR mode can be also selected with[...]

Connecting your equipment 9 En 02 02 Chapter 2: Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ application This unit permits you to build v arious surround systems, in accordance with the number of speakers you have. • Be s ure to connect s peakers to the f ront left and righ t channels ( L and R ). Choose one from Plans [A] to [D] below. [...]

Connecting your equipment 02 10 En 02 Some tips for improving soun d quality Important • Speakers such as S-HV500-LR and S-HV600B may have specific installation methods. For more details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with speaker. Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following g[...]

Connecting your equipment 11 En 02 02 Standard surround connection (Plan [A ], [B] or [D]) Front Bi-Amp connection (Plan [C] ) Bare wire connections 1 Twist exposed wire strands togeth er. 2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire. 3 Tighten terminal. Important • SPEAKERS SUBWOOFER terminals are Pi oneer’s passive subwoofer S-SLW500 connection [...]

Connecting your equipment 02 12 En 02 Connect the surround back or fr ont height speaker s Connect the PRE OUT SURR BACK/FRONT HEIGHT out puts of the unit and additio nal amplifier to add a surround back or front height speaker. • The Pre Out setting must be set if the above connections are performed. Select Surr.Back if the surround back speaker[...]

Connecting your equipment 13 En 02 02 • Turning on/o ff the device connected to this unit’s HDMI OUT terminal during playback, or disconnecting/ connecting the HDMI cable during playback, may cause noise or interrupted audio. HDMI, the HDMI Logo and High-Defin ition Multimedia Interface are trad emarks or regist ered trademarks of HDMI Licensin[...]

Connecting your equipment 02 14 En 02 Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipp ed component (Blu-ray Disc player, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver usin g a commercially available HDMI cable. If the TV and playback components support the Control with HDMI feature, the conve[...]

Connecting your equipment 15 En 02 02 Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component with no HDMI output) to the receive r. • The following connection/setting is required to listen to the sound of the TV over this receiver. - If the TV does not su[...]

Connecting your equipment 02 16 En 02 Connecting optional Bluetooth ® ADAPTER When the Bluetooth ADAPTE R (Pioneer Model No. AS-BT100 or AS-BT200) is connected to this unit, a product equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology (portable cell phone, digital music player, etc.) can be used to listen to music wirelessly.  Connect a Bluetooth ADAP[...]

Connecting your equipment 17 En 02 02 Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below). 1 Push open the tabs, then inse rt one wire fully into each terminal, then releas e the tabs to se cure the AM antenna wi[...]

Connecting your equipment 02 18 En 02 Connecting a USB device It is possible to listen to tw o-channel audio using the USB interface on the front of this receiver.  Switch the receiver into standby th en connect your USB device to the USB terminal on the front panel of th is receiver. • This receiver does not support a USB hub. • For instruc[...]

Basic Setup 19 En 03 03 Chapter 3: Basic Setup Canceling the Auto Power Down When this receiver is not used ov er a period of several hours, it will power down automatica lly. The automatic power-off timer is set to six hours under factory settings, and the timing can be changed or the power-of f function switched off altogether. For details, see T[...]

Basic Setup 03 20 En 03 5 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the Hom e Menu, then press ENTER. •“ Mic In! ” blinks when the microphone is not connected t o MCACC SETUP MIC jack. Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER . The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level. 6 Follow the instruction s on-screen. [...]

Basic playback 21 En 04 04 Chapter 4: Basic playback Playing a source 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 receiver. Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you ha ve one), then the re[...]

Basic playback 04 22 En 04 Playing an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio co ntent 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 reco[...]

Basic playback 23 En 04 04 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 [...]

Basic playback 04 24 En 04 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. See Connecting to the network through LAN interface on page 16. 2 Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver. 3 Press NETWORK on the remote con trol to switch the receiver to the NETW ORK input. It may take several seconds for this receiver to access the network. The foll[...]

Basic playback 25 En 04 04 2 Use / to select audio file or Internet r adio station, and then press ENTER. 3 Use / to select playback or delete options and then press ENTER.  – Selected item will begin playing  – Deletes selected item from Favorites folder • Select to undo previous operation. Network setup me nu Setting up th[...]

Basic playback 04 26 En 04 Network conn ection requirem ents The NETWORK allows you to play music on media servers connected on an identical Local Area Network (LAN) as the receiver. This unit allows for the playing of files stored on the following: • PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Windows Media Player 11 installed • PCs running[...]

Basic playback 27 En 04 04 Pioneer is not responsible for any malfunction of the player and/or the NETWORK feature s due to communication error/ malfunctions associated with your network connection and/ or your PC, or other connected equipment. Please contact your PC manufacturer or Internet service provider. “Windows Media™” is a trade mark [...]

Basic playback 04 28 En 04 Important • Pioneer does not guaran tee proper co nnection and operation of this unit with all Blue tooth wireless technology enabled devices. Remote control operation The remote control supplied with this unit allows you to play and stop media, and perform other operat ions. • It must be necessary that the Bluetooth [...]

Basic playback 29 En 04 04 Listening to the radio The following steps show you how 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 more on how to do this. 1 Press TUNER t[...]

Basic playback 04 30 En 04 An introduction to RDS Radio Data Syst em (RDS) is a sy stem used by most FM radio stations to provide listene rs with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of s how they’re broadcasting, for example. One feature of RDS is that you ca n search by type of program. For example, you can search[...]

Listening to your system 31 En 05 05 Chapter 5: Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode This receiver offers a variety of listening modes to accommodate playback of various audio formats. Choose one according to your speake r environment or th e source.  While listenin g to a source, pr ess the listening mod e button repeatedly to s[...]

Listening to your system 05 32 En 05 a. If surround back channel pro cessing (page 34) is switched off, or the surround back speakers are set to NO , 2 PLIIx becomes 2 PLII (5.1 channel sound). b. You can also adjust the CENTER WIDTH , DIMENSION , and PANORAMA effect (see Setting th e Au dio options on page 33). c. You can also adjust the HEIGHT GA[...]

Listening to your system 33 En 05 05 Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suf fers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagge[...]

Listening to your system 05 34 En 05 TREBLE Adjust the treble le vel to accentuate or minimize the bottom end. –6 to +6 Default: 0 CH LEV (Channel Level) b Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall ba la nce of your speaker system, an important fa ctor when setting up a home theater system. –15 to +15 Default: 0 SB CH (Surrou[...]

Listening to your system 35 En 05 05 a. BASS setting s cannot be adjusted when the front speaker is set to SMALL in the Speaker Setting (or is set automatically via the Auto MCACC setup ) and the X.OVER is set above 150 Hz. In this case, adjusting the subwoofer channel levels via CH LEV allows for similar adjustments to those that could otherwise b[...]

The Home Menu 06 36 En 06 Chapter 6: The Home Menu Using the Home Menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver, and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking. Important • If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them. 1 Switch on[...]

The Home Menu 37 En 06 06 3 Use / to select the speaker system setting. • Normal – Regular 5.1 channel surround sound system (plan [A] ). • Speaker B – Enables Speaker B to be installed in another room so that the sound of the stereo can be enjoyed elsewhere (plan [B] ). • Bi-Amp – Enables higher quality playback sound through the[...]

The Home Menu 06 38 En 06 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu . 2 Select ‘X.OVER’ from the Manu al SP Setup menu. 3 Choose the frequ ency cutoff po int. Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to th e subwoofer (or LARGE speake rs). 4 When you’re finished, press RETURN. You return to the Manual SP Setup menu. Channel Lev[...]

The Home Menu 39 En 06 06 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. • Defau lt setting: Surr. Back 1 Select ‘Pre Out Setting’ fro m the Home Men u. 2 Select which spe[...]

The Home Menu 06 40 En 06 Resolution Specifies the output resolution of the video signal (when video input signals are output at the HDMI OUT terminal, select this according to the resolution of your monitor an d the images you wish to watch). 1 Select ‘Video Parameter’ from the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘Resolution’ from the Video Parameter menu[...]

Control with HDMI function 41 En 07 07 Chapter 7: Control with HDMI function Synchronized operations below with a Control 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 receiver using an HDMI cable. • Sync[...]

Control with HDMI function 07 42 En 07 6 Select the ‘ARC’ setting you w ant. When a TV supporting the HDMI Audio Retur n Channel function is connected to the r eceiver, the sound of the TV can be input via the HDMI terminal. • ON – The TV’s sound is input via the HDMI terminal. This can only be selected when Control is set to ON . • OFF[...]

Additional information 43 En 08 08 Chapter 8: 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[...]

Additional information 08 44 En 08 There seems to be a time lag between the speakers and the output of the subwoofer.  See Automatically settin g up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 19 to set up your system again using MCA CC (this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output ). After using the Auto MCACC setup, the speake[...]

Additional information 45 En 08 08 Cannot access Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Player 1 2.  In case of Windows Media Player 11: Y ou are current ly logged onto the domain through your PC with W indows XP or Windows Vista installed. Instea d of logging onto the domain, log onto the local machine (page 23).  In case of Windows Media [...]

Additional information 08 46 En 08 HDMI No picture or sound.  If the problem still persists when connecting you r HDMI component directly to your monitor , please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manuf acturer for support. No picture.  Video signals that are input from the analog video te rminal will not output from the [...]

Additional information 47 En 08 08 About playable music file formats The USB and NETWORK funct ion of this receiv er supports the following music file formats. • Note that some file formats ar e not availa ble for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Also, th e compatibility of file formats varies depending on the type of s[...]

Additional information 08 48 En 08 About FLAC FLAC Decoder Copyright © 2000, 200 1, 2002, 2003, 20 04, 2005, 2006 , 2007 Josh Coalson Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: • Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notic[...]

Additional information 49 En 08 08 Specifications Audio section Rated power outp ut Front, Center, Surround, Surr ound Back (Single) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W per channel (1 kHz, 4 Ω , 1 %) Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W (30 Hz, 4 Ω , 3 %) Total Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.06 % (2[...]

Additional information 08 50 En 08 Software License Notice The licenses for the open source software used on this player are shown below. Disclaimer for Third Party Content Access to content provided by third parties requires a high speed internet connection and may also require account registration and a paid subscription. Third party content serv[...]

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