AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
SINTOAMPLIFICATORE
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICANALE
VSX-D712
VSX-D812
VSX-D912
Operating Instructions
Istruzioni per l'uso
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Operating Environment
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Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5
°C +35°C (+41°F +95°F); 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
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, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Also
do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed,
sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.
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Installing the Receiver
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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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
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
Surround back channel input
setting (VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . . . . . . 48
Digital input settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manually calibrating your listening
area (MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting separate channel levels for
listening modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
08 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Improving FM stereo sound
. . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the RF attenuator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tuning directly to a station
. . . . . . . . . . . 52
Saving station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Listening to station presets
. . . . . . . . . . 55
An introduction to RDS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Displaying RDS information
. . . . . . . . . 56
Searching for RDS programs
. . . . . . . . . 56
An introduction to EON
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using EON
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Clearing all stations from the
RDS and EON searches
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
09 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording
. . . 59
10 Controlling the rest of your
system
Setting the remote to control other
components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Selecting preset codes directly
. . . . . . . . . 60
Programming signals from other
remote controls (VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . 61
Erasing all of your programmed
settings (VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . . . . . . . 62
Clearing all the remote control
settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Direct function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Controls for TVs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Controls for other components
. . . . . . . . . 64
Preset Code List (VSX-D712 only)
. . . . . . . . 67
Preset Code List (VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . 68
11 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Resetting the main unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Amplifier section
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Video Section
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
FM Tuner Section
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
AM Tuner Section
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Miscellaneous
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cleaning the unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
"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.
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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
· 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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