AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
VSX-50
Operating Instructions
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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.
In some countries or regions, the shape of the power
plug may sometimes differ from that shown in the
explanatory drawings. However, the method of con-
necting and operating the unit is the same.
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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NOTE: THE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS COMPARTMENT WARNING IS LOCATED ON THE APPLIANCE BONNET
[For U.S. model]
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The serial number for this equipment is located
on the bottom plate of the unit. Please write this
serial number on your enclosed warranty card
and keep it in a secure area. This is for your
security.
WARNING: Handling the cord on this product
or cords associated with accessories sold with
the product will expose you to lead, a chemical
known to the State of California and other
governmental entities to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash
hands after handling.
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Contents
01 Before you start
Checking the supplied accessories
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ventilation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Maintenance of external surfaces
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
02 Introductory information
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
03 Connecting your equipment
Rear panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
When making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting a DVD player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting your TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top
box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs
. . . 15
Installing your speaker system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Placing the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AM loop antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FM wire antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display
. . 18
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit's
sensor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Plugging in the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
04 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operating range of the remote control
. . . . . . . . . 23
05 Getting started
Automatically calibrating your listening area
(MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MCACC error messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Other problems when using MCACC
. . . . . . . . . . . 25
Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)
player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Playing a source
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
06 Home theater sound
Playing multichannel sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Playing stereo sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Listening with headphones
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Advanced Surround effects
. . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Sound Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Enhancing dialog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the surround back channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Listening with virtual surround back speakers
. . . . 29
07 Using the tuner
Finding a station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tuning directly to a station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MPX mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memorizing station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Listening to memorized station presets
. . . . . . . . . 31
08 Using other functions
Selecting the input signal type
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the sleep timer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma
display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Resetting the system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Default receiver settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
09 The System Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the System Setup
menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setup menu options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SR+ control for Pioneer plasma displays
. . . . . . . 36
Setting individual channel levels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10 Controlling other equipment
Using the remote control with other components
. . 38
Recalling preset codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Remote Direct function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Multi Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
System Off function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Resetting all remote control settings
. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Preset code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DV-50A DVD player controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VCR / DVD / LD player and DVD recorder
controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cable TV / digital TV / TV controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
11 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Surround sound formats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dolby Digital
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dolby Digital Surround EX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Surround
. . . . . . . . . 49
DTS Digital Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
DTS-ES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
DTS Neo:6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
DTS 96/24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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