PIONEER VSX-D812-S/FXJI - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

RECEPTOR AUDIO/VÍDEO

MULTICANAL

VSX-D712-S/-K

VSX-D812-S/-K

VSX-D912-S/-K

Operating Instructions

Manual de instrucciones

VSX_712_812_912.book 1

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTOR

SWITCHES

Only multi-voltage model is provided with

these switches. Mains voltages in Saudi

Arabia are 127 V and 220 V only. Never use

this model with the 110 V setting in Saudi

Arabia.

The line voltage selector switches are on the

rear panel. Check that they are set properly

before plugging the power cord into the

household wall socket. If the voltage is not

properly set or if you move to an area where the

voltage requirements differ, adjust the selector

switches as follows.

1. Use a medium-size screwdriver.

2. First, insert the screwdriver in the groove

of the voltage selector at the right, and

adjust so that the tip of the groove points

to the voltage value of your area.

3. Next, insert the screwdriver in the groove

of the voltage selector at the left and adjust

until the voltage is the same as at the right.

220V

240V

110V

120

127V

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS

110V

120-127V

220V

240V

Medium-size screwdriver

VSX_712_812_912.book 2

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your

model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for

future reference.

01 Before you start

Checking what's in the box

. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Making cable connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Loading the batteries

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Operating range of remote control unit

. . . 6

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater

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

Listening to Surround Sound

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

Using the Quick Setup

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

03 Quick surround sound setup

(VSX-D912 only)

Automatically calibrating your listening

area (MCACC)

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

04 Connecting up

Audio/Video cords

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

S-video cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Component video cords

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Digital audio coaxial cords/

Optical cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting digital components

. . . . . . . . 17

Connecting audio components

. . . . . . . . 18

Connecting DVD multi-channel

components

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

Connecting video components

. . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting to the front panel video

terminal

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

Connecting antennas

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

FM wire antenna

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

AM loop antenna

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

Using external antennas

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

Connecting the speakers (VSX-D712)

. . . . 22

Connecting the speakers

(VSX-D812/D912)

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

Speaker terminals

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

A and B speaker systems

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

Hints on speaker placement

. . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting additional amplifiers

. . . . . . . 26

Power cord caution

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

Operating other Pioneer components

. . . . 27

05 Controls and displays

Front panel

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

Display

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

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

06 Playing sources

Introduction to Sound Modes

. . . . . . . . . . 35

Stereo/Direct

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

Standard mode

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

Advanced Surround modes

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

Choosing the input signal

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

Listening to multi-channel playback

. . . . . 37

Using Stereo/Direct

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

Using Advanced Surround

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

Using the Surround Back Channel

(SB CH)

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

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

(VSB)

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

Using Midnight and Loudness listening

. . 41

Using the tone controls

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

Playing other sources

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

Selecting the multi-channel analog

inputs

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

Using the sleep timer

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

07 Setting up

Choosing your receiver setup

. . . . . . . . . . 43

Speaker setting

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

Surround back speaker setting

. . . . . . . . 45

Subwoofer setting

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

Crossover frequency setting

. . . . . . . . . . 45

LFE attenuator setting

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

Front left speaker distance setting

. . . . . 46

Center speaker distance setting

. . . . . . . 46

Front right speaker distance setting

. . . . 47

Surround right speaker distance

setting

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

Surround back speaker distance

setting

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

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Surround left speaker distance

setting

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

Subwoofer distance setting

. . . . . . . . . . 47

Dynamic range control setting

. . . . . . . . 48

Dual mono setting

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

Component video input settings

. . . . . . 48

Surround back channel input setting

(VSX-D812/D912 only)

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

Digital input settings

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

Manually calibrating your listening area

(MCACC)

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

Setting separate channel levels for

listening modes

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

08 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

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

Improving FM stereo sound

. . . . . . . . . . 53

Tuning directly to a station

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

Saving station presets

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

Naming station presets

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

Listening to station presets

. . . . . . . . . . 56

Changing the frequency step

. . . . . . . . . 56

09 Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording

. . . 57

10 Controlling the rest of your

system

Setting the remote to control other

components

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

Selecting preset codes directly

. . . . . . . . . 58

Programming signals from other remote

controls (VSX-D812/D912 only)

. . . . . . . . . 59

Erasing all of your programmed settings

(VSX-D812/D912 only)

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

Clearing all the remote control settings

. . . 60

Direct function

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

Controls for TVs

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

Controls for other components

. . . . . . . . . 62

Preset Code List (VSX-D712 only)

. . . . . . . . 64

Preset Code List (VSX-D812/D912)

. . . . . . . 65

11 Additional information

Troubleshooting

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

Resetting the main unit

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

Specifications

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

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

"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic",

"Surround EX", and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

VSX_712_812_912.book 2

Before you start

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Chapter 1:

Before you start

Checking what's in the box

Please check that you've received the

following supplied accessories:

· AM loop antenna

· FM wire antenna

· Power cord (not applicable to the

Singapore and Malaysia models) x2

VSX-D712/D812/D912-K

ROUND 2P type and Australian type

VSX-D712/D812/D912-S

ROUND 2P type and Straight type

·J shape plug

(VSX-D712/D812/D912-K only) x 1

· Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x2

· Remote control

· Microphone (VSX-D912 only)

· Microphone stand (VSX-D912 only)

· These operating instructions

Installing the receiver

Please note the following points:

· Do not place objects directly on top of this

unit. This prevents proper heat dispersal.

· When installing on a rack, shelf, etc., be

sure to leave more than 20 cm. of space

above the receiver.

Making cable connections

Make sure not to bend the cables over the top

of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this

happens, the magnetic field produced by the

transformers in this unit may cause a

humming noise from the speakers.

Loading the batteries

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