PIONEER VSX-915-K/MYXJ5 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

SINTOAMPLIFICATORE

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICANALE

VSX-915-S/-K

Operating Instructions

Istruzioni per l'uso

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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.

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

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WARNING

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire

or shock hazard, do not place any container filed

with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or

flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain

or moisture.

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WARNING

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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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked

flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the

equipment.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

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

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the

product, and to protect it from overheating. To

prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be

blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,

table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the

equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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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 this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in

locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or

strong artificial light)

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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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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 AC plug of this unit does not match the AC

outlet you want to use, 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 performed only by qualified

service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the

cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make

sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

The equipment should be disconnected by removing

the mains plug from the wall socket when left

unused for a long period of time (for example, when

on vacation).

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CAUTION

The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not

completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.

Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect

device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from

the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,

make sure the unit has been installed so that the

power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC

outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,

the power cord should also be unplugged from the

AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time

(for example, when on vacation).

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Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic",

"Surround EX", and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

"DTS" ,"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and

"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Introduction to home theater

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

Checking what's in the box

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

Loading the batteries

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

Installing the receiver

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

Ventilation

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

02 5 minute guide

Listening to Surround Sound

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

Using the Quick Setup

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

03 Quick surround sound setup

Automatically setting up for surround

sound (MCACC)

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

Other problems when using the Auto

MCACC Setup

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

04 Connecting up

Making cable connections

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

Analog audio cables

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

Digital audio cables

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

Video cables

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

Connecting a DVD player and TV

. . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting the multichannel analog

outputs

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

Connecting a satellite receiver or other

digital set-top box

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

Connecting other audio components

. . . . . . 19

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

. . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting other video components

. . . . . . 20

Using the component video jacks

. . . . . . . . 21

Connecting to the front panel video

terminal

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

Connecting antennas

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

FM wire antenna

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

AM loop antenna

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

Using external antennas

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

Connecting the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Hints on speaker placement

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

Operating other Pioneer components

. . . . . . 25

05 Controls and displays

Front panel

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

Display

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

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Operating range of remote control unit

. . . 32

06 Listening to your system

Auto playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Listening in surround sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the Advanced surround effects

. . . . . 34

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings

. . . . . . . 35

Neo:6 Music settings

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

Listening in stereo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

. . . . . 36

Choosing the input signal

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

Using the surround back channel

(Extended mode)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

(VirtualSB)

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

Using Loudness and Midnight listening

. . . . 40

Enhancing dialog

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the tone controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Playing other sources

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

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

. . . 41

Using the sleep timer

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

07 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu

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

Surround back speaker setting

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

Manual MCACC speaker setup

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

Fine Channel Level

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

Fine Channel Distance

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

Acoustic Calibration EQ

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

Manual speaker setup

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

Speaker setting

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

Crossover network

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

Channel level

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

Speaker Distance

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

08 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

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

Improving FM stereo sound

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

Tuning directly to a station

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

Saving station presets

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

Naming station presets

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

Listening to station presets

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

An introduction to RDS

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

Displaying RDS information

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

Searching for RDS programs

. . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using EON

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Clearing all stations from the RDS and

EON searches

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

09 Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording

. . . . . . 55

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10 Controlling the rest of your

system

Setting the remote to control other

components

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Selecting preset codes directly

. . . . . . . . . . . 56

Programming signals from other remote

controls

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

Erasing one of the remote control button

settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Erasing all of the remote control presets

. . . . 58

Direct function

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Confirming preset codes

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

Controls for TVs

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

Controls for other components

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

11 Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Switching the speaker system

. . . . . . . . . . 63

Bi-amping your front speakers

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

Bi-wiring your speakers

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

Connecting additional amplifiers

. . . . . . . . . . 65

Using this receiver with a Pioneer

plasma display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer

plasma display

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

12 Other Settings

The Input Assign menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

The Other setup menu

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

Dynamic Range Control Setup

. . . . . . . . . . 68

Dual Mono Setup

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

LFE Attenuator Setup

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

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

. . . 69

13 Additional information

Troubleshooting

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

Resetting the main unit

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

Switching the speaker impedance

. . . . . . . . . 73

Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power cord caution

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

Cleaning the unit

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

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