Table Of Contents - Pioneer HTP-330 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Contents
01 Speaker Setup Guide
Safety precautions when setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Front surround setup (recommended). . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Standard surround setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wall mounting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Before mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Additional notes on speaker placement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
02 Connecting up
Basic connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using this system for TV audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
03 Controls and displays
Display unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . 14
04 Getting started
System demo setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Auto MCACC setup for optimal surround
sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
05 Listening to your system
Auto listening mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Advanced Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Enhancing dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes . . . . . . . . 18
Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boosting the bass level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
What's in the box
Please confirm that the following items are all supplied.
Receiver subwoofer (SX-SW330) box:
• Remote control (page 13)
• AA/R6 dry cell batteries (to confirm operation) x2
(page 14)
• Display unit (page 12)
• Power cords x2 (page 11)
• AM loop antenna (page 9)
• FM wire antenna (page 9)
• Display cable (page 9)
• Coaxial cable (page 23)
• Microphone (for Auto MCACC setup) (page 15)
06 Listening to the radio
Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Improving poor FM reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Improving poor AM sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Memorizing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing the frequency step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
07 Surround sound settings
Using the Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Channel level setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Speaker distance setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dual mono setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjusting the channel levels using the test tone . . . . 22
08 Other connections
Connecting auxiliary components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting an analog audio component. . . . . . . . . 23
Listening to an external audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display . . . . . . 24
SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
About control out connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
09 Additional information
Setting the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
DTS CD setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installation and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting up the remote to control your TV . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the TV remote control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Preset code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Non-skid pads (large) x4 (page 5, 6)
• Spacers x2 (page 9)
• This operating instructions
Speakers (S-ST330) box:
• Speakers (front x2, surround x2, center x2) (page 9)
• Speaker cables x5 (page 9)
• Non-skid pads (small) x24 (page 5, 6)
• Brackets x2 (page 5, 6)
• Spiral wrap x2 (page 10)
• Screws x8 (page 5, 6)
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