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02 02 Connecting your equipment OUT COAXIAL HDMI DVR/B D N BD N V DEO IN IN N OPTICAL IN 1 Connecting a TV and playback components 1 2 ASSIGNABLE ASS GNABLE (CD) (TV SAT) (CD R/TAPE) AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO SURR Connecting using HDMI DVR/BDR CD R TAPE FRO ADAPTER POR If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray Disc player, etc.), you MON MON T TOR OR TV SAT BD OUTPUT 5 V OUT OUT N IN OUT 1 A MAX) can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable
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English Connecting your equipment 02 02 Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box This diagram shows connections of a TV and DVD player (or other playback component) with Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set- no HDMI terminal to the receiver. top boxes’. � If both TV and player has a component video jacks, you can connect these too. See Using � If the set-top
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02 02 Connecting your equipment Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, Blu-ray Disc recorder and other Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. video sources A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, This receiver has audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came
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English Connecting your equipment 02 02 ® Connecting other audio components Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER Connecting antennas The number and kind of connections depends on the kind of When the Bluetooth ADAPTER (Pioneer Model No. AS-BT100 Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as component you’re connecting. Follow the steps below to or AS-BT200) is connected to this unit, a product equipped shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect a CD-R, MD, DAT
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02 02 Connecting your equipment Using external antennas Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack Plugging in the receiver Front audio connections are accessed via the front panel Only plug in after you have connected all your components to To improve FM reception using the INPUT SELECTOR or PORTABLE button on the this receiver, including the speakers. Use an F connector (not supplied) to connect an external FM remote control. Use a stereo mini-jack cable to connect a antenna. Plu
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E R P T E S English E R P E T N U Basic Setup 03 03 PARAMETER TOOLS VOLUME RECEIVER 4 Press on the remote control, then press the Chapter 3: MENU TOP MENU SETUP button. TV RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE CONTROL Basic Setup The System Setup menu appears on your TV. Use / // ENTER and ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the RECEIVER DTV/TV INPUT SELECT NPUT screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the HOME current menu. BD DVD TV MENU Canceling the demo display BAND SE
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03 03 Basic Setup 7 Wait for the test tones to finish. 9 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. Other problems when using the Auto MCACC A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver If the screen in step 7 is left untouched for 10 seconds and outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your ENTER is not pressed in step 8, the Auto MCACC setup will setup setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this. start automatically as shown. If the room
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VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space IMPORTANT around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation CAUTION (at least 40 cm at top, 20 cm at rear, and 20 cm at each RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK side). DO NOT OPEN WARNING The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the Slots and open
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English This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003. D8 10 1 3_A1_En 1) Read these instructions. 11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by CAUTION 2) Keep these instructions. the manufacturer. This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded 12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or 3) Heed all warnings. cables and connectors are used to connect the unit table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with 4) Follow all instructions. to other
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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. 03 Basic Setup The FL Demo Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Contents Canceling the demo display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 07 Control with HDMI function Automatically setting up for surround sound (MC
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English 4 The Pre Out Setting (page 33) Before you start Flow of settings on the (When connecting the front height speakers.) receiver The Input Assign menu (page 32) Checking what’s in the box The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an (When using connections other than the recommended abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily Please check that you’ve received the following supplied connections.) accessories: after following the procedure below to make t
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01 01 Controls and displays Chapter 1: Controls and displays Front panel 1 238 45 6 7 AUD O/ V DEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECE VER VSX 521 15 16 17 18 19 17 20 MCACC HDMI SPEAKERS DIMMER D SPLAY BAND TUNER ED T TUNE PRESET ENTER AUTO SURROUND/ ALC/ ADVANCED SOUND SOUND STREAM DIRECT STANDARD SURR SURROUND RETR EVER AIR RETR EVER NPUT MASTER SELECTOR VOLUME STANDBY/ON PORTABLE / PHONES MCACC SETUP M C 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 27 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 INPUT SELECTOR dial 4 Character display 7 HDMI indicator
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English Controls and displays 01 01 ALC/STANDARD SURR – Press for standard decoding 20 PRESET information or input signal indicator 26 Up Mix/DIMMER indicator and to switch between the modes of 2 Pro Logic II, 2 Shows the preset number of the tuner or the input signal Lights when the Up Mix function is set to ON (page 27). Also, Pro Logic IIx, 2 Pro Logic IIz and NEO:6, and the Auto type, etc. lights when DIMMER is set to off. level control stereo mode (page 25). 21 Character display 27 D
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E R P T E S E R P E T N U 01 01 Controls and displays As for operating other devices, the remote control codes for RECEIVER Press first to access: Remote control the Pioneer products are preset. The settings cannot be AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio options changed. (page 28). 1 12 1 SLEEP SETUP – Press to access the System Setup menu TV RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE CONTROL Press to change the amount of time before the receiver (page 30). 2 switches into standby (30 min – 60 min
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English Controls and displays 01 01 � When the front speaker is set at SMALL in the Speaker 14 SIGNAL SEL - Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other Setting (or automatically via the Auto MCACC setup) Press to select the audio input signal of the component to excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a and the Crossover Network is set above 150 Hz, the play back (page 21). heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, subwoofer channel level will be adju
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02 02 Connecting your equipment Chapter 2: Hints on the speaker placement Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The Connecting your equipment following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system. � The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the Placing the speakers subwoofer), or mounting t
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English Connecting your equipment 02 02 Front right Front left Subwoofer Connecting the speakers Center The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround LINE LEVEL INPUT sound. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R) terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals
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HDMI 02 02 Connecting your equipment � If the video signal does not appear on your TV, try Note Making cable connections adjusting the resolution settings on your component or ® � Use a High Speed HDMI cable. If HDMI cable other than display. Note that some components (such as video game Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as ® a High Speed HDMI cable is used, it may not work units) have resolutions that may not be displayed. In this shown in the illustration)
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English COMPONENT VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL IN IN VIDEO L AUDIO R Y PB PR Connecting your equipment 02 02 Analog audio cables Video cables About video outputs connection Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog audio This receiver is not loaded with a video converter. When you Standard RCA video cables components. These cables are typically red and white, and use component video cables or HDMI cables for connecting These cables are the most common type of video connection you should
