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SX_316.book Page 1 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM
Audio Multi-Channel Receiver
SX-316-S
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SX_316.book Page 2 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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 alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and "dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO USER-SE
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SX_316.book Page 3 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Voltage selector POWER-CORD CAUTION You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the panel of multi-voltage models. plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 V. cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a Please set it to the correct voltage for your country short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a o
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SX_316.book Page 4 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 01 Contents Contents 01 Before you start 05 The System Setup menu Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Making receiver settings from the System Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español SX_316.book Page 5 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages. Do not use different Checking what’s in the box batteries together. Please check that you've received the following When disposing of used batteries, please supplied accessories: comply with governmental regulations or AM loop antenna environmental public instru
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español L R SX_316.book Page 7 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Connecting up 02 Chapter 02: Connecting up Coaxial and Optical digital audio Making cable connections cables Coaxial digital audio cables (standard video Make sure not to bend the cables over the top cables can also be used) or optical cables are of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic field used to connect digital components to this produced by the transformers
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SX_316.book Page 8 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 02 Connecting up Note Connecting to a TV and DVD If your DVD player only has an optical recorder or player digital output, you can still connect it to The diagram below shows the connections for this receiver using the CD OPT optical a basic home theater setup of a TV, DVD digital jack. If you choose to do so, you will recorder (or player) and this receiver. have to select the CD input function when you want to hear playb
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español SX_316.book Page 9 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Connecting up 02 Note Note You can only record from analog audio If your digital component only has an sources (TV/SAT, CD-R/TAPE/MD, optical digital output, you can still connect FRONT AUDIO or FM/AM inputs). Audio it to this receiver using the CD OPT optical from the digital inputs is not recordable digital jack. If you choose to do so, you will from the
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SX_316.book Page 10 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 02 Connecting up To improve AM reception AM loop antenna Connect a 5 m to 6 m length of vinyl-coated Assemble the antenna and connect to the wire to the AM antenna terminal without receiver. Attach (if necessary) and face in the disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna. direction that gives the best reception. For the best possible reception, suspend If you want to attach the loop antenna to a wall, horizontally outdoors.
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español SX_316.book Page 11 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Connecting up 02 Connecting the speakers The diagram below shows a complete surround sound setup of six speakers set up in a typical configuration. For the best sound, try to follow this setup in your room as closely as possible. Make sure the positive (colored) and negative (black) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. You can use speakers with a nominal impedan
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SX_316.book Page 12 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 02 Connecting up If possible, place the surround speakers Speaker terminals slightly above ear level. Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the Try not to place the surround speakers speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker further away from the listening position wire is touching the back panel when you than the front and center speakers. Doing switch the unit
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SX_316.book Page 14 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 03 Controls and displays ADVANCED SURR 16 SLEEP Switches between the various surround Press to change the amount of time before the modes(page 20). receiver switches into standby (30 min – 60 min – 90 min – Off). ST/DIRECT/AUTO SURR 17 MUTE Switches between direct and stereo Mutes/unmutes the sound. playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for the most ac
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SX_316.book Page 16 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 03 Controls and displays STEREO Switches between direct and stereo Remote control playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 21). Also selects the Auto Surround mode(Auto RECEIVER SLEEP DIMMER ANALOG ATT playback on page 19). 7 1 INPUT SELECTOR MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS RECEIVER DVD TV DVR 8 F.AUDIO These features give you good
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español SX_316.book Page 17 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Controls and displays 03 MUTE 12 DVD/DVR control buttons Mutes/unmutes the sound. You can use these buttons to control a Pioneer DVD player or recorder connected to your 6 SHIFT system (press DVD/DVR to access the below Press to access commands in a rectangle controls). (above the buttons) on the remo
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español SX_316.book Page 19 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM Listening to your system 04 Chapter 4: Listening to your system Important Listening in surround sound Certain features explained in this section Using this receiver, you can listen to any will not be possible depending on the source in surround sound. However, the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 options available will depend on the typ
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SX_316.book Page 20 Tuesday, March 7, 2006 12:01 PM 04 Listening to your system Using the Advanced surround effects Setting the effect options Try different settings with various soundtracks When using surround effects, there are a to see which you like. number of settings you can adjust. S.RETRIEVER RETURN VOLUME EFFECT/CH SEL LEVEL MUTE HDD DVD DVD/DVR SUBTITLE CH CH RECEIVER SLEEP DIMMER ANALOG ATT 1 Press EFFECT/CH SEL repea
