AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
VSX-C302-s
Operating Instructions
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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
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.
NOTE: THE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS COMPARTMENT WARNING IS LOCATED ON THE APPLIANCE BONNET
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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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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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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TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS
110V
220 -230V
240V
110V
120 -127V
220 -230V
240V
120-127V
Voltage selector
You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear
panel of multi-voltage models.
The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220-
230V. Please set it to the correct voltage for your
country or region.
· Saudi Arabia operates on 127V and 220V mains
voltage. Please set to the correct voltage before using.
· For Taiwan, please set to 110V before using.
Before changing the voltage, disconnect the AC power
cord. Use a medium size screwdriver to change the
voltage selector switch.
Medium size
screwdriver
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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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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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VENTILATION CAUTION
When installing this unit, make sure to leave space
around the unit for ventilation to improve heat
radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 50 cm at rear, and
10 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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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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Before you start
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Before you start
Checking the supplied accessories
Please check that you've received the following supplied
accessories:
· AM loop antenna
· FM wire antenna
· Power cable x2
· Dry cell batteries (AA Size / IEC R6P) x2
· Remote control unit
· Operating instructions
· Speaker cable labels
Loading the batteries
The remote control operates on two AA batteries
(supplied).
Caution
· Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards
as leakage and bursting. Observe the following
precautions:
· Never use new and old batteries together.
· Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries
properly according to the marks in the battery case.
· Batteries of the same shape may have different
voltages. Do not use different batteries together.
· When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
public institution's rules that apply in your country or
area.
Ventilation
· When installing this unit, make sure to leave space
around the unit for ventilation to improve heat
dispersal (at least 20 cm at the top, 50 cm at the rear,
and 10 cm at each side). If not enough space is
provided between the unit and walls or other
equipment, heat will build up inside, interfering with
performance and/or causing malfunctions. See
below for exceptions to this.
· Don't place anything on top of the receiver except for
a Pioneer DV-466, 366, 266, 355, 373, 533-K, 575K,
676A DVD player. If you do place one of these pieces
of equipment on top of the receiver be sure to leave
the ventilation space over it as prescribed above.
· If using a rack to hold the receiver make sure the
back of the rack and the left side are open.
· Also, if you're using a case with doors, leave the
doors open when using the receiver.
· Do not place on a thick carpet, bed, sofa or fabric
having a thick pile. Do not cover the receiver with
fabric or other covering. Anything that blocks
ventilation will cause the internal temperature to rise,
which may lead to breakdown or fire hazard.
· The receiver may become hot while in use, please
take care around it.
Maintenance of external surfaces
· Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and
dirt.
· When the surfaces are dirty, wipe with a soft cloth
dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six
times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe
again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or
cleansers.
· Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or
other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will
corrode the surfaces.
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Contents
Before you start
Checking the supplied accessories
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ventilation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Maintenance of external surfaces
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
01 Quick start guide
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Easy Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting your TV and DVD player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Switching on and playing a DVD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 and TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting a TV with a built-in digital TV tuner
. . . 10
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other
set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs
. . . 13
Installing your speaker system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Placing the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
AM loop antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FM wire antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display
. . 16
Operating other Pioneer components with
this unit's sensor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Plugging in the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
04 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operating range of the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . 21
05 Getting started
Using the Room Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)
player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Playing a source
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
06 Home theater sound
Playing multichannel sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing stereo sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Listening with headphones
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the Advanced Surround effects
. . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Sound Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Enhancing dialog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Listening with virtual surround back speakers
. . . . . 25
07 Using the tuner
Setting the channel step
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Finding a station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tuning directly to a station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
MPX mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Memorizing station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Listening to memorized station presets
. . . . . . . . . 27
08 Using other functions
Selecting the input signal type
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the sleep timer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Resetting the system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Default receiver settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
09 The System Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the System Setup
menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setup menu options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SR+ control for Pioneer plasma displays
. . . . . . . . 32
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma
display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting individual channel levels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
10 Controlling other equipment
Using the remote control with other components
. . . 34
Recalling preset codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Resetting all remote control settings
. . . . . . . . . . . 35
VCR / DVD / LD player and DVD recorder
controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cable TV / satellite TV / digital TV / TV controls
. . . . 37
Preset code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
11 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Surround sound formats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dolby Digital
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Surround
. . . . . . . . . . 41
DTS Digital Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Quick start guide
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Chapter 1
Quick start guide
Introduction
This Quick start guide shows you how to connect your
speakers, TV and DVD player to this receiver, and also
takes you through switching on and playing a DVD disc.
Easy Setup
This section shows you how to connect your speakers,
subwoofer, DVD player and TV to this receiver so you can
start enjoying home cinema sound right away.
Before you start, make sure everything you're connecting
is switched off and unplugged.
Connecting speakers
This receiver has speaker terminals for front left and right
speakers (
L and R in the diagram), a center speaker (C)
and two surround speakers (
RS and LS). The minimum
speaker configuration is just the front left/right speakers,
but we recommend connecting all five if possible. Note
that surround speakers should always be connected as a
pair; do not connect just one surround speaker. All the
speakers you use should have a nominal impedance
between 616.
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Connect your speakers to the receiver, as shown
in the diagram below.
Prepare the speaker cable by stripping about 1 cm of the
plastic shielding from each speaker wire.
Connect the front speakers to the
FRONT L/R terminals;
the center speaker to the
CENTER terminal; and the
surround speakers to the
SURROUND L/R terminals.
Press on a tab to open a terminal; insert the exposed
wire, then release the tab to secure.
For correct sound it's important that the positive and
negative terminals of the receiver and each speaker are
matched. To help you do this, attach the supplied colored
self-adhesive labels to one half of each speaker cable.
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Connect a powered subwoofer to the
SUBWOOFER OUT jack, as shown in the diagram
below.
Use a standard audio cable with RCA/phono plugs.
COAX
CONTROL
AC IN
IN
L
R
DVD
MONITOR
OUT
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AM LOOP
ANTENNA
IN
OUT
SUB
WOOFER
OUT
TV/SAT
(DVD)
OPT1
DVR/VCR
OPT2
DVD
(TV/SAT)
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
TV/SAT
IN
DVR/VCR
OUT
L
R
DIGITAL IN
CENTER
L
R
L
R
FRONT
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS
110V
120 -127V
220 -230V
240V
110V
220 -230V
240V
120-127V
LINE LEVEL
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RL
C
RS
LS
SW
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