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Pioneer VSX-C501-S Operating Instruction

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  • Page 1 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-C501- Operating Instructions...

  • Page 2: Operating Environment

    NOTE: THE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS COMPARTMENT WARNING IS LOCATED ON THE APPLIANCE BONNET Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Operating Environment Please read through these operating instructions so you Operating environment temperature and humidity: will know how to operate your model properly. After you +5 C –...

  • Page 3: Checking The Supplied Accessories

    • AM loop antenna • Speaker cable labels • Don’t place anything on top of the receiver except for a Pioneer DV-667A, 466, 366, 266 or 566K DVD player. Loading the batteries If you do place one of these pieces of equipment on...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Connecting antennas ..... . . 17 SR+ mode for Pioneer plasma displays ..36 AM loop antenna.

  • Page 5: Quick Start Guide

    Quick start guide Chapter 1 Quick start guide Introduction Connect your speakers to the receiver, as shown in the diagram below. This ‘Quick start guide’ shows you how to connect your Prepare the speaker cable by stripping about 1 cm of the speakers, TV and DVD player to this receiver, and also plastic shielding from each speaker wire.

  • Page 6: Connecting Your Tv And Dvd Player

    Quick start guide Connecting your TV and DVD player will have to reassign the input to DVD before using for the first time. See Optical input setting on page 36 Connect your DVD player to the receiver. for how to do this. Connect a 3-pin AV cable (not supplied) between the •...

  • Page 7: Introductory Information

    Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. (page 18) “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Surround EX” and the double-D If you have a Pioneer plasma display you can take symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. advantage of the SR+ features, such as automatic input “DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround”, “Neo:6”...

  • Page 8: Connecting Your Equipment

    CONTROL IN jack / CONTROL OUT jack Use to link Pioneer components together to enable all components in the chain to use just one remote control sensor (page 19). Also used for special SR+ control of Pioneer plasma •...

  • Page 9: Installing The Receiver

    Connecting your equipment Audio/Video connections Installing the receiver • When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a AUDIO IN (5.1CH) jacks (page 10) secure and level plane that is stable. Multichannel analog audio RCA/phono jack connections for the DVD input. •...

  • Page 10: Connecting A Dvd Player

    Connecting your equipment Connecting a DVD player Follow the instructions below, referring to the diagram, to Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the DVD(TV/SAT) COAX jack to a coaxial digital audio connect a DVD player. output on your DVD player. If your DVD player has multichannel analog audio This connection carries stereo and multichannel digital outputs you can connect them to the AUDIO IN (5.1CH)

  • Page 11: Connecting Your Tv

    Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV This page shows you how to connect your TV to the If your TV doesn’t have an optical digital audio out jack, it is possible to use a coaxial connection to the DVD(TV/ receiver. If your TV has a built-in digital decoder, you can connect the digital audio output to this receiver to enjoy SAT) COAX jack.

  • Page 12: Connecting A Satellite/Cable Receiver Or Other Set-Top Box

    Connecting your equipment Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV If your set-top box component doesn’t have an optical tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. digital audio out jack, it is possible to use a coaxial connection to the DVD(TV/SAT) COAX jack.

  • Page 13: Connecting A Vcr Or Dvd Recorder

    Connecting your equipment Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder For video recording, connect a VCR or DVD recorder to Use an optical digital audio cable to connect the the DVR/VCR IN/OUT jacks. The DVR/VCR OPT2 jack for DVR/VCR OPT2 jack to an optical digital audio output optical digital input means that you can play digital on your DVD recorder (or other video component).

  • Page 14: Connecting Other Video Components

    Connecting your equipment Connecting other video components The VIDEO IN jacks can be used with any kind of video component, including video players, TV games and so on. Note that there is no digital audio input for this set of jacks.

  • Page 15: Connecting Equipment To The Front Panel Inputs

    Connecting your equipment Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs The FRONT INPUT jacks include a standard (composite) and portable audio/video equipment. video jack (VIDEO), stereo analog audio inputs (AUDIO • Pull down the front cover where indicated to access L/R) and an optical digital audio input (DIGITAL).

  • Page 16: Connecting The Speakers

    Connecting your equipment Connecting the speakers Placing the speakers Before you can start connecting the speakers, make sure Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly on the quality of the sound.

  • Page 17: Connecting Antennas

    Connecting your equipment Connecting antennas The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to AM and FM radio. If you find that reception quality is poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound quality—see Connecting external antennas below. ANTENNA VIDEO AM LOOP...

  • Page 18: Using This Receiver With A Pioneer Plasma Display

    (DVD player, etc.) in a plasma display slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For If you have a Pioneer plasma display (models PDP- each component, connect the video output directly to the 504HDG, PDP-434HDG), you can use the supplied SR+...

  • Page 19: Operating Other Pioneer Components With This Unit's Sensor

    • You can also set up the supplied remote to control other components in your system (both Pioneer and non-Pioneer). See Using the remote control with other components on page 38 for how to do this.

  • Page 20: Controls And Displays

    Controls and displays Chapter 4 Controls and displays Front panel MASTER STANDBY/ON STANDBY DIGITAL PRO LOGICII NEO:6 ADVANCED PHONES SOUND MODE INPUT SELECTOR VOLUME PULL- OPEN DOWN Front panel connections cover MASTER VOLUME knob Pull where indicated to access the front panel Use to adjust the volume.

  • Page 21: Display

    Controls and displays Display MULTI DIALOG VIR.SB DIG (digital) / ANA (analog) indicators (page 32) Tuner indicators Indicates whether the current input source is analog or STEREO (page 30) digital. Lights when listening to a stereo FM broadcast in MULTI indicator (page 32) auto/stereo mode.

  • Page 22: Remote Control

    Controls and displays Remote control Function names printed in green on the remote control SLEEP (page 32) are receiver-related functions. Function names printed in Use to set the sleep timer. blue are for the built-in tuner (see Using the tuner on Input/remote control mode select buttons page 30).

  • Page 23: Operating Range Of The Remote Control

    Controls and displays SOUND MODE (page 28) Operating range of the remote control Use to select a SOUND MODE for the current The remote control may not work properly if: source. • There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver's remote sensor.

  • Page 24: Getting Started

    Getting started Chapter 5 Getting started Automatically calibrating your Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. listening area (MCACC) • Don’t plug the microphone into the receiver yet! The Multichannel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) system measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening Press RECEIVER.

  • Page 25: Mcacc Error Messages

    Getting started Other problems when using MCACC If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use (cursor up/down) buttons to select the correct If the room environment is not optimal for the auto one, then press ENTER. surround setup (too much background noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the Wait while the receiver outputs more test tones microphone) the final settings may be incorrect.

  • Page 26: Playing A Source

    Getting started Playing a source Use the MASTER VOLUME control (front panel or remote) to adjust the volume level. Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such • Turn down the volume of your TV so that all the sound as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

  • Page 27: Home Theater Sound

    Home theater sound Chapter 6 Home theater sound Using this receiver you can enjoy listening to sources, • When playing 88.2/96 kHz PCM or 88.2/96 kHz DTS analog or digital, in either stereo or surround sound. stereo sources, only the STEREO listening mode is available.

  • Page 28: Listening With Headphones

    Home theater sound Listening with headphones Using the Sound Modes When headphones are connected, only the STEREO The Sound Modes create a variety of tonal and dynamic (default) and PHONES SURROUND (virtual surround effects that can be used with multichannel or stereo sound for headphones) modes are available.

  • Page 29: Using The Surround Back Channel

    Home theater sound Using the surround back channel back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally • Default setting: SB ON encoded, in which case you can simply switch the You can have the receiver automatically switch to Dolby surround back channel off (SB OFF).

  • Page 30: Using The Tuner

    Using the tuner Chapter 7 Using the tuner Setting the channel step High speed tuning Press and hold the TUNE +/– buttons for high speed The tuner has been factory preset to the channel tuning, releasing the button once the desired allocation value for the area in which you bought it.

  • Page 31: Memorizing Station Presets

    Using the tuner Memorizing station presets Press T.EDIT to select the station name mode (ST.NAME). If you often listen to a particular radio station, it’s convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station.

  • Page 32: Using Other Functions

    MCACC setup. See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 18 for connecting up, and SR+ mode for Pioneer plasma displays on page 36 for setting up the receiver. Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable.

  • Page 33: Resetting The System

    Input • The automatic volume muting feature is enabled – – – dB (no sound) Master volume separately; see SR+ mode for Pioneer plasma displays on page 36. (You can also use the System Setup Listening mode AUTO (all inputs) Page 27 menu to switch the SR+ mode of the receiver.)

  • Page 34: The System Setup Menu

    The System Setup menu Chapter 9 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the Center speaker setting Specifies the size of the center speaker: System Setup menu • CENTER S – Small (the cone diameter is less than This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to 12cm) optimize the surround sound performance.
  • Page 35 The System Setup menu Subwoofer setting Right-surround speaker distance setting This option only appears if you have connected a Specifies the distance from your listening position to the subwoofer. Note that some subwoofer settings are not surround-right speaker: available depending on other speaker settings. •...

  • Page 36: Sr+ Mode For Pioneer Plasma Displays

    See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display • ch2 – Only channel 2 is played on page 18 and Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer • L. c1 R. c2 – Both channels are played through the plasma display on page 32.

  • Page 37: Setting Individual Channel Levels

    • The channel level range is ± 10 dB. matches the VIDEO input with TV on the plasma display (see also Using this receiver with a Pioneer Press TEST TONE to turn off the test tone. plasma display on page 18).

  • Page 38: Controlling Other Equipment

    RETURN BAND DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO Input/control mode Preset Component DISPLAY CLASS D.ACCESS select button code (manufacturer) DISC ENTER DVD (Pioneer) TV/SAT TV (Pioneer) TV CONTROL DVR/VCR DVD recorder (Pioneer) CHANNEL INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME FRONT LD (Pioneer) FM/AM (built-in tuner)

  • Page 39: Recalling Preset Codes

    Controlling other equipment Recalling preset codes Note The following steps show you how to recall preset codes • See Preset code list on page 41 for the components for each input and for the TV CONTROL buttons. and manufacturers available. RECEIVER •...

  • Page 40: Multi Operation

    Controlling other equipment Multi Operation If you have a number of Pioneer components in your system, you can take advantage of the Multi Operation feature of this receiver’s remote control. This switches on the source component, this receiver, your TV and sets the receiver’s input function to the correct source.

  • Page 41: Preset Code List

    Controlling other equipment Preset code list DVD player Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code PIONEER 000, 003, 008, 020, PIONEER PIONEER 207, 229 FUNAI PANASONIC AKAI 601, 602, 607, 608, DENON 003, 010 610, 617, 618, 628 GOLDSTAR GOLDSTAR 602, 610, 621, 623...

  • Page 42: Vcr / Dvd / Ld Player And Dvd Recorder Controls

    Controlling other equipment VCR / DVD / LD player and DVD recorder controls This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes (see Using the remote control with other components on page 38). Button(s) Function Components SOURCE Press to switch the components between standby and on.

  • Page 43: Cable Tv / Satellite Tv / Digital Tv / Tv Controls

    Controlling other equipment Cable TV / satellite TV / digital TV / TV controls This remote can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Using the remote control with other components on page 38).

  • Page 44: Additional Information

    • The thermistor (temperature sensor) is • Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer- faulty. accredited repair center. • The receiver has a serious problem. AMP ERR is displayed, then the •...
  • Page 45 Additional information Symptom Cause Remedy No sound from surround back • Surround back speaker is switched off. • Set the surround back speaker to S.BACK S or S.BACK speaker. L (See page 34). • The surround back channel is off •...
  • Page 46 Additional information Symptom Cause Remedy OVERLOAD blinks in the display • The speaker cable is shorting out the unit. • Make sure there are no loose strands of speaker wire and the power turns off touching the metal casing of the receiver. automatically.
  • Page 47 Additional information Symptom Cause Remedy The software is Surround EX / • There is no surround back channel on the • You can still listen with surround back sound by setting DTS ES and the listening mode is disc (some discs do not feature the exact the surround back channel to SB ON (page 29).

  • Page 48: Surround Sound Formats

    Additional information Surround sound formats DTS-ES DTS-ES (the ES stands for Extended Sound) is a decoder Below is a brief description of the main surround sound that is capable of decoding both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 encoded sources.

  • Page 49: Specifications

    Additional information Specifications Furnished parts Microphone ........1 Microphone stand .
  • Page 50 Additional information...
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