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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
RECEPTOR AUDIO-VIDEO MULTICANAL
VSX-1021-K
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The Safety of Your Ears is in Your Hands IMPORTANT NOTICE Get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a THE MODEL NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER OF safe level – a level that lets the sound come through THIS EQUIPMENT ARE ON THE REAR OR BOTTOM. clearly without annoying blaring or distortion and, most RECORD THESE NUMBERS ON YOUR ENCLOSED importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing. WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE Sound can be deceiving. Over time, your hearing FOR FUTUR
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Connecting AM/FM antennas ..................... 19 Resetting the remote control settings ........ 55 07 Playback with HOME MEDIA Thank you for buying this Pioneer MULTI-ZONE setup ....................................... 20 Controlling components .............................. 56 GALLERY inputs product. Please read through these Connecting a SiriusConnect Tuner ............. 20 Enjoying the Home Media Gallery ............... 38 operating instructions so you will Connecting to the network thro
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7 MCACC speaker settings Flow of settings on the receiver ! Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 24 j 8 The Input Setup menu (page 25) Flow for connecting and setting the receiver (When using connections other than the recommended connections) The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can j be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings. 9 Basic playback (page
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01 Before you start ! The demo mode is canceled automatically (Symbol examples for batteries) Before you start when the Full Auto MCACC operation is These symbols are only valid performed. in the European Union. 1 Switch the receiver into standby. K058c_A1_En Pb Checking what’s in the box Loading the batteries 2 While holding down ENTER on the Please check that you’ve received the following The batteries included with the unit are to check front panel, press u STANDBY/ON. supplied accessori
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Before you start 01 transmission, translation, sales, lending or ! MCACC Appli – Displays Advanced Installing AVNavigator other such matters that go beyond the scope MCACC measurement results vividly on the of “personal use” or “citation” as defined by computer. 1 Load the included AVNavigator Copyright Law may be subject to punitive There are special operating instructions CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive. actions. Permission to use this CD-ROM is for MCACC Application. These instruct
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02 Controls and displays 8 i/ j/ k/ l/ENTER 11 Remote control LED Controls and displays Lights when a command is sent from the Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 58) and the remote control. Audio or Video options (page 46 or 48). 12 TV CTRL The remote has been conveniently color-coded Remote control Set the preset code of your TV’s manufacturer 9 Receiver Control buttons according to component control using the follow- Press first to access: when cont
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Controls and displays 02 18 Character display 8 (PHASE CONTROL) Display Displays various system information. Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 37). 19 Remote control mode indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 Lights to indicate the receiver’s remote control 9 Analog signal indicators AUTO 2DIGITAL PLUS DSD PCM TUNED L C R mode setting. (Not displayed when set to 1.) 2TrueHD MULTI-ZONE PQLS ALC ATT STEREO Light to indicate reducing the level of an analog
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02 Controls and displays 11 Listening mode buttons Front panel ! AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between Auto Surround (page 35), 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 7 8 Auto Level Control and Stream Direct mode (page 36). AUDIO/ VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1021 ! STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard decoding and to switch various ADVANCED MCACC FL OFF HDMI iPod iPhone iPad modes (2 Pro Logic, Neo:6, Stereo etc.) (page 35). SPEAKERS CONTROL – MULTI-ZONE – ON/OFF BAND TUNER EDIT TUNE PRESET ENTER
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Connecting your equipment 03 (C), the left and right front height speakers Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ (FHL/FHR), the left and right surround speakers (SL/SR), the left and right surround back speak- application ers (SBL/SBR), and the subwoofer (SW). This unit permits you to build various surround Connecting your equipment It is not possible to produce sound simultane- systems, in accordance with the number of ously from the front height or front wide speak- This rec
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03 Connecting your equipment subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a [E] 5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2 Placing the speakers wall is not recommended. connection (Multi Zone) ! Speaker System setting: ZONE 2 ! For the best stereo effect, place the front Refer to the chart below for placement of the speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at With these connections you can simultaneously speakers you intend to connect. R equal distance from the TV. enjoy 5.1-channel surround sou
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Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting the speakers Installing your speaker system Note ! Please refer to the manual that came with Each speaker connection on the receiver com- At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround your speakers for details on how to connect prises a positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back the other end of the speaker cables
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03 Connecting your equipment Bi-amping your speakers Bi-wiring your speakers Selecting the Speaker system Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they sup- The front height terminals can be used for front to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do port bi-amping. wide and Speaker B connections, in addition to this (having separate terminals for h
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Connecting your equipment 03 Terminal for connection with Terminal for connection Bi-Amping setup with TV monitor About the audio connection source device About HDMI Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround HDMI IN HDMI OUT Types of cables and Transferable audio digital video, as well as almost every kind of terminals sound. signals digital audio. HDMI HD audio 1 Connect bi-amp c
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03 Connecting your equipment ! If you connect a component that Connecting your TV and playback components is not compatible with HDCP, an HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel display. Some components that Connecting using HDMI are compatible with HDCP still cause this If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray disc player (BD), etc.), you message to be displayed, but so long as there can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI
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Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output Connecting your TV with no HDMI input This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback com- This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback ponent with no HDMI output) to the receiver. component) to the receiver. ! With these connections, the picture is not output to the TV even if the DVD player is connected with HDMI/DVI-compatibl
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03 Connecting your equipment Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box sources Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digi- When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top tal video devices, including
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Connecting your equipment 03 5 Connect the FM wire antenna into the Connecting other audio components Connecting AM/FM antennas FM antenna socket. For best results, extend the FM antenna fully This receiver has both digital and analog inputs, allowing you to connect audio components for Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire and fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape playback. antenna as shown below. To improve reception loosely or leave coiled up. When you set up the receiver you’ll
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H SIRIUS H SIRIUS 03 Connecting your equipment Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2) Sub zone (ZONE 2) Main zone MULTI-ZONE setup Connecting to the network ASSIGNABLE HDMI IN 1 VIDE C O O 1 A IN XIAL IN IN % Connect a separate amplifier to ASSIGNABLE 1 IN 1 IN 2 1 2 OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE through LAN interface This receiver can power up to two independent (DVD) (CD) (TV/SAT) (DVR/BDR) the AUDIO ZONE 2 OUT jacks and a TV CONTROL VIDEO systems in separate rooms after you have made ZONE 2 IN By connecting
