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– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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• Advanced Direct Energy design This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low distortion and stable imaging. Through symmetrical placement of power amplification units, this receiver generates equal amplifier power to all channels, eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a particular sound field.
Easy-to-use LCD remote control The remote control gives you not only complete control over every function of this receiver, but also over the main functions for other components in your home theater system. Using a system of preset codes, you can program the remote to operate a wide range of other equipment.
DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV. Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you don’t know how to do this. • Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.
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The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press RETURN to go back to the System Setup menu. Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup. The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give...
Note 1 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver. (For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 1 jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO 1 input is now selected.) 2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 29).
Connecting your equipment Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel...
Installing your speaker system on page 17. 20 Switched AC power outlet (100 W/0.8 A max.) Use to power another component in the system. Power to the outlet switches on and off with the receiver. AC outlet on page 20. Note 1 If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display.
Note 1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
Note 1 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
Note 1 • If your digital component only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 60).
WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output. Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features two stereo audio-only inputs. One of these inputs (CD-R/TAPE/MD) has corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders. MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE ZONE 2...
Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work.
Connecting your equipment Bare wire connections Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm ( stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A). To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (fig.
Connecting your equipment The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram (fig. A) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second (fig. B) shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected. º...
Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company for a replacement. • The receiver should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use, e.g., when on vacation.
MULTI JOG dial Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various settings and menu options. STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on. MULTI ZONE controls If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTI-...
• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor. • The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays. • The receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit.
STANDARD SLEEP SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 29). Program format indicators These change according to which channels are active in digital sources.
(page 32). Input source buttons Number buttons and other receiver/component SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 65). S.RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 31).
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68. READ ID – See Confirming preset codes on page 68. 14 RECEIVER Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the number buttons (ANALOG ATT, etc.)). Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 8, page 34).
6 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see Setting the AV options on page 63). Listening in surround sound Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.
ADV.SURR SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT RECEIVER • Press THX (HOME THX) to select a listening mode. With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode (see Listening in surround sound above for an explanation of each process): •...
STATUS SIGNAL SEL MULTI OPE SHIFT PHASE RECEIVER • While listening to a source, press STEREO/F.S.SURR for stereo playback. Press repeatedly to switch between: • STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.
2 You can’t use these settings when MULTI CH IN is selected, and they have no effect when headphones are connected. 3 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN, TUNER and iPod functions are all fixed to ANALOG).
Advanced surround mode may not be available depending on the input signal. Note 1 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the THX, stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.
TV or movie soundtrack. • Press RECEIVER then press DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off. Using the tone controls Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control.
This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see page 32) is also stored.
Using the tuner Naming station presets For easier identification, you can name your station presets. Choose the station preset you want to name. See Listening to station presets below for how to do this. Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows STATION NAME, then a blinking cursor at the first character position.
Setup menu on page 60). TUNE TUNE BAND GUIDE TV CONTROL • Other Setup – Make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup INPUT TV CH TV VOL SELECT menu on page 61). Automatic MCACC (Expert)
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The System Setup menu Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER. If the System Setup screen is not displayed, refer to Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above. System Setup 1.Auto MCACC 1.Auto MCACC Surr Back System 2.Surr Back System...
(and number for surround back) and continue. Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.
The System Setup menu Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen. System Setup 2.Surround Back System 1.Auto MCACC 2.Surr Back System Surround Back System 3.Manual MCACC...
The System Setup menu The volume increases to the 0 dB reference level. 3.Manual MCACC a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.Standing Wave d.EQ Adjust e.EQ Professional :Return Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0 dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels.
2 This system allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer—see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 58 for more on this).
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This is done with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer — see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 58). How to interpret the graphical output The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time (in milliseconds) on the horizontal axis.
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• EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this receiver (before calibration). • EQ ON – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed by this receiver (after calibration).
Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen. System Setup 1.Auto MCACC 2.Surr Back System...
1 If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL. Manual speaker setup This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).
The System Setup menu Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 5.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Channel Level c.Speaker Distance d.X-Curve e.THX Audio Setting :Return Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size. Use /...
For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound. Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.
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The System Setup menu Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other. 5e.THX Audio Setting SB SP Position SBL-SBR • 0–1 ft – Surround speakers within 1 foot apart (best for THX surround sound). • 1– 4 ft – Surround speakers between 1 and 4 feet apart.
• The connected iPod should be updated with iPod updater software higher than version 2004-10-20. 3 • The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver (Pioneer shows in the iPod display). Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting.
Watching photos and video content To view photos or video on your iPod, since video control is not possible using this receiver, you must use the main controls of your iPod instead. Press PHOTO to switch the iPod controls for photo and video playback.
Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on- screen display. The information displayed is as follows:...
Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the XM channel. • You can also press during reception display to save the information of up to 8 songs. See Using the XM Menu below to recall this information.
3 Select SR000 (SIRIUS ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the SIRIUS Connect tuner. 4 Note that channels locked out with parental lock cannot be saved on this receiver. • The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 10 seconds.
• This receiver does not support the DeepColor feature of HDMI. • This receiver supports SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. To take advantage of these formats, however, make sure that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format.
• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby, then press STANDBY/ON while holding down SBch PROCESSING on the front panel. This switches between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.
• Don’t connect different speakers from the same Connecting additional amplifiers 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.
• Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this receiver. You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below. (DC OUT 12V/...
3 • You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first. • If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for a while, turn off the power in both the main and sub zone so that this receiver is in standby.
Note 1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).
Other connections Important • If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma display remote sensor to control the receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off.
Since the data will be cleared from the receiver when you restart reverb measurement or turn off the receiver, you might want to save the information on your PC after measurement. When you’re finished, press RETURN.
TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component. 2 You will have to make an SR+ cable connection from a CONTROL OUT jack on the display to the CONTROL IN jack on this receiver (opposite from the setup in Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 57 plasma display’s remote sensor after making this connection.
See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 57 and Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display on page 58. Select ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.
Other Settings • ON – When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display (DVD/LD, for example), the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from the receiver is heard. Assign any input source connected to the plasma display to the corresponding input number.
Press RECEIVER then press AV PARAMETER. Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this.
Note 1 • The receiver's volume, AV parameters, and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal. • Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog. • Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded.
1 The attenuator isn’t available with digital sources, or when using the Stream Direct modes. 2 You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver. 3 If the Pure Direct mode is switched on, some settings above will show OFF, even though they are on.
Using other functions Resetting the system Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. Switch the receiver into standby. While holding down the front panel TONE button, press and hold ...
2 • When using a Pioneer HDD recorder, please select PIONEER DVR 487, 488, 489 or 493. • When using a Pioneer plasma display released prior to summer 2005, please select preset codes 637 or 660. 3 The remote can store about 200 preset codes (this has been tested with codes of Pioneer format only).
4 and 5. To program signals for another component, exit and repeat steps 1 through 5. Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of seconds to exit and store the operation(s). Note 1 Note that interference from TVs or other devices will sometimes result in the remote control learning the wrong signal.
This could let you, for example, use the remote control to set up and listen to a CD on the receiver and then use the remote control to rewind a tape in your VCR while you continue to listen to your CD player.
(except DVD recorders); • program the power to switch on if it’s the source component selected in step 3; • program a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the input function (selected in step 2) has video input terminals;...
Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 67 for more on this). Use the input source buttons to select the component.
Note 1 • If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, refer to Setting the remote to control other components on page 67. If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won’t be able to control this unit using the remote sensor.
• Try disconnecting the power cable, then connect again. AMP ERR blinks in the display, • The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try switching the receiver on. Contact a Pioneer then the power automatically authorized independent service company for help.
• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are selected (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 53). • This is not a malfunction of the receiver. The scan function of your player alters the digital information, making it unreadable, resulting in noise being output. Lower the volume when scanning.
• For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in Setting the AV options on page 63), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component.
DVD player. This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the analog inputs. • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 29). • Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.
• The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes. The SR cable is connected, but • Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer the connected components can’t plasma display on page 57).
Action Switch off the receiver and reconnect the iPod to the receiver. If this doesn’t seem to work, try resetting your iPod. Update the software being used with the iPod (software versions prior to iPod update 2004-10-20 are not supported).
5.1(and 6.1) channel sources With two channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is generated by bass management in the receiver. Dolby Surround is an encoding system which embeds surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack, which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced surround listening with greater sound detail.
(with two channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is generated by bass management in the receiver). Two modes (Cinema and Music) are available using DTS Neo:6 with two channel sources.
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A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at www.dolby.com. Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home.
Additional information Listening modes with different input signal formats The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected. Stereo (2 channel) signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format SBch...
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Additional information Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format SBch Dolby Digital Plus Processing Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD (7.1 channel DTS-HD Master Audio decoding used for WMA9 Pro (44.1 kHz/48 kHz) all sources) (6.1/7.1 channel) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD (except for 176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz) (5.1 channel)
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Additional information SBch Processing Input signal format SBch Dolby Digital Plus Processing Dolby TrueHD AUTO DTS-HD (Automatically DTS-HD Master Audio selects 6.1/7.1 WMA9 Pro channel decoding) (6.1/7.1 channel) Dolby TrueHD (176.4 kHz/192 kHz) (5.1 channel) Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel flagged) DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged) Other 5.1 channel sources...
Additional information Stream direct with different input signal formats 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 28) you have selected. Stereo (2 channel) signal formats Surround Back speaker(s) Input signal format Connected...
Additional information Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power output of 110 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz with no more than 0.09 %** total harmonic distortion (front). (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω, 0.09 %) Continuous Power Output Front.
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Additional information 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 you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level.
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Should this product require service in the U.S.A. and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service Company, or if you wish to purchase replacement parts, operating instructions, service manuals, or accessories, please call the number shown below.