PIONEER VSA-AX10AI-S/HY - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

AMPLIFIER

VSA-AX10Ai

Operating Instructions

Thank you for buying this pioneer product.

Please read through these operating

instructions so you will know how to

operate your model properly. After you

have finished reading the instructions, put

them away in a safe place for future

reference.

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The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's

enclosure that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR

BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

IMPORTANT

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a

three pin plug.

NOTE

After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in

the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which

corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base

of the plug or the word that is embossed on the

base of the plug, and the appliance must not be

used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse

covers can be obtained from your dealer.

Only 10 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to

B.S.1362 should be used.

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The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code:

Blue

: Neutral

Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket

outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug

fitted.

IMPORTANT

FOR USE IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must

not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can

result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the

distribution panel should be provided with 10 A

fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead

of this appliance may not correspond with coloured

markings identifying the terminals in your plug,

proceed as follows ;

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected

to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or

coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be

connected to the terminal which is marked with the

letter L or coloured red.

Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel.

WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as

lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus.

If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire

spread over the apparatus then may cause fire.

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WARNING: The apparatus is not waterproofs, to

prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not expose this

apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any

water source near this apparatus, such as vase,

flower pot, cosmetics container and medicine

bottle etc.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity:

+5 ºC +35 ºC (+41 ºF +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH

(cooling vents not blocked)

Do not install in the following locations

· Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial

light

· Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly

ventilated location

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WARNING:

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST

TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY.

The voltage of the available power supply differs

according to country or region. Be sure that the

power supply voltage of the area where this unit

will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V

or 120V) written on the rear panel.

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VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make

sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation

to improve heat radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10

cm at rear, and 30 cm at each side).

WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are

provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable

operation of the product and to protect it from

overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings

should never be blocked and covered with items,

such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also

do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed,

sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.

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This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive

(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives

(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and

93/68/EEC).

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The

OFF /ON

switch is secondary connected and

therefore, does not separate the unit from mains

power in

OFF

position. Therefore install the unit

suitable places easy to disconnect the MAINS plug

in case of the accident. The MAINS plug of unit

should be unplugged from the wall socket when left

unused for a long period of time.

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This product is for general household purposes. Any

failure due to use for other than household purposes

(such as long-term use for business purposes in a

restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which

requires repair will be charged for even during the

warranty period.

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If the socket outlets on the associated equipment

are not suitable for the plug supplied with the

product, 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

perfomed only by qualified service personnel. The

cut-off plug must be disposed of as an electrical

shock hazard could exist if connected to a socket

outlet.

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Contents

Our philosophy

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features

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01 Before you start

Checking the supplied accessories

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operating range of the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . 7

Recharging the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting up the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Calibrating the remote control screen

. . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting the clock

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting the button alert volume

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting the time-out setting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Resetting the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Locking the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Restarting the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Replacing the lithium-ion batteries

. . . . . . . . . . . . 11

02 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

When making cable connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting your TV

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting a DVD player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

. . . . 16

Connecting a satellite/cable amplifier or other

set-top box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting other video sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the component video jacks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

About the video converter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting digital audio sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting analog audio sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

. . 23

Installing your speaker system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Placing the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Plugging in the amplifier

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

About the AC outlet

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

03 Controls and displays

Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Front panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Basic remote control displays

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Remote control displays for other components

. . . 32

04 Getting started

Introduction to home theater

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Automatically setting up for surround sound

. . . . . . 35

Other problems when using the Auto Surround

Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)

player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing a source

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05 Listening to your system

About the listening modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Listening in surround sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Advanced surround effects

. . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the Home THX modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Listening in stereo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Listening with headphones

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the multichannel analog inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the Stream Direct mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

. . . . . . . . . . . 44

Selecting the input signal type

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Selecting USB and multichannel analog

input channels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Listening to high-sampling formats

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the surround back channel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Listening with virtual surround back speakers

. . . . . 47

Creating a center speaker effect

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using Hi-bit and Hi-sampling

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using Midnight and Loudness listening

. . . . . . . . . . 48

Using the tone control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Switching the tone control on or off

. . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Adjusting the bass and treble

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Reducing noise during playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Listening to dual mono soundtracks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

06 The Surround Setup menu

Making amplifier settings from the Surround Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Speaker Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Channel Level

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Speaker Distance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Acoustic Calibration EQ

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ

. . . . . . . . . . . 57

X-Curve

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Checking your surround settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

07 Controlling other equipment

Using the remote control with other components

. . . 61

Recalling preset codes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Programming signals from other remote controls

. . 63

Remote Direct function

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Editing remote control button names

. . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Multi Operation and System Off

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Programming a multi operation or a shutdown

sequence

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Switching components on and off using the 12

volt trigger

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Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit's sensor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

08 Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording

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Monitoring your recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Reducing the level of an analog signal

. . . . . . . . . . 70

Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Watching video and audio sources independently

. . 70

Enhancing SACD playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using the A/D converters to give greater definition to 2-

channel sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Dimming the display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Switching the speaker impedance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Checking your system settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Resetting the system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Default amplifier settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

09 Other connections

Using speaker system B

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Switching the speaker system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using speaker system B in another room

. . . . . . . 75

Alternating surround speaker setups using

speaker system B (ITU-R)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Bi-amping your front speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Bi-wiring your speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Adding a second set of surround speakers for

Bi-Surround

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using the pre-outs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Connecting additional amplifiers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Connecting an external stereo pre-amplifier

. . . . . 78

Using the i.LINK interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

About i.LINK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

About PQLS rate control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Creating an i.LINK network

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using the USB interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output

. . . . 81

Advanced MCACC output using your PC

. . . . . . . . 82

10 Advanced setup

The Input Assign menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Assigning the digital inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Assigning the component video inputs

. . . . . . . . . 84

Assigning the i.LINK inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Assigning the video inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

The Expert Setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

OSD Adjustment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Bass Peak Level

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Dynamic Range Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Function Rename

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

OSD Overlay

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

12 Volt Trigger

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

THX Audio Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Surround Back Speaker Position

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

11 Additional information

Optimizing your speaker setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Basic surround setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

THX speaker system setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Speaker system setup for DVD-Audio/

multichannel music sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Power

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

No sound

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