PIONEER VSX-415-S Owner's Manual

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
SINTOAMPLIFICATORE
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICANALE
VSX-415-S/-K
VSX-515-S/-K
Operating Instructions
Istruzioni per l'uso
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
SINTOAMPLIFICATORE
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICANALE
VSX-415-S/-K
VSX-515-S/-K
Operating Instructions
Istruzioni per l'uso
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Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a
three pin plug.
NOTE
After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in
the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which
corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base
of the plug or the word that is embossed on the
base of the plug, and the appliance must not be
used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse
covers can be obtained from your dealer.
Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to
B.S.1362 should be used.
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The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
Blue
: Neutral
Brown : Live
If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket
outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug
fitted.
IMPORTANT
FOR USE IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must
not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can
result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the
distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse.
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
appliance may not correspond with coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
proceed as follows ;
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with the
letter L or coloured red.
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel.
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.
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
IMPORTANT
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WARNING
This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire
or shock hazard, do not place any container filed
with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or
flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain
or moisture.
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WARNING
The voltage of the available power supply differs
according to country or region. Be sure that the
power supply voltage of the area where this unit
will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V
or 120V) written on the rear panel.
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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following
section carefully.
WARNING
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked
flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the
equipment.
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Operating Environment
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5 ºC ­ +35 ºC (+41 ºF ­ +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in
locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or
strong artificial light)
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This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive
(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives
(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and
93/68/EEC).
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VENTILATION CAUTION
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
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the
product, and to protect it from overheating. To
prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be
blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,
table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the
equipment on thick carpet or a bed.
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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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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of
this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make
sure it is properly disposed of after removal.
The equipment should be disconnected by removing
the mains plug from the wall socket when left
unused for a long period of time (for example, when
on vacation).
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CAUTION
The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not
completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.
Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect
device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from
the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,
make sure the unit has been installed so that the
power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC
outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,
the power cord should also be unplugged from the
AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time
(for example, when on vacation).
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Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic",
"Surround EX", and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
"DTS" ,"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and
"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
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Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operating range of remote control unit
. . . . . . 6
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listening to Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the Quick Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
03 Quick surround sound setup
Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Other problems during Auto MCACC
. . . . . 14
04 Connecting up
Making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Analog audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Digital audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting a DVD player and TV
. . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting a satellite receiver or other
digital set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting other audio components
. . . . . . 18
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . 19
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
FM wire antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
AM loop antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting the speakers (VSX-415)
. . . . . . . 21
Connecting the speakers (VSX-515)
. . . . . . . 22
Speaker terminals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hints on speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Speaker placement diagrams
. . . . . . . . . . . 23
05 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
VSX-515 model:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
VSX-415 model:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
06 Listening to your system
Auto playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Listening in surround sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Advanced surround effects
. . . . 32
Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . . 34
Choosing the input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the surround back channel
(Extended mode)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VSB)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Midnight and Loudness listening
. . . . 38
Enhancing dialog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the tone controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Playing other sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
. . . 39
Using the sleep timer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
07 Setting up the receiver
Choosing your receiver setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Surround and sound setup options
. . . . . . . . 41
Speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Subwoofer setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Crossover frequency setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
LFE attenuator setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front speaker distance setting
. . . . . . . . . . 42
Center speaker distance setting
. . . . . . . . . 42
Surround speaker distance setting
. . . . . . . 42
Subwoofer distance setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dynamic range control setting
. . . . . . . . . . 42
Dual mono setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Digital input settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting separate channel levels for
listening modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
08 The System Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the System
Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Manual MCACC speaker setup
. . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fine Channel Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fine Channel Distance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual speaker setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Crossover network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Channel level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Speaker Distance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
The Input Assign menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Other setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dynamic Range Control Setup
. . . . . . . . . . 51
Dual Mono Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
LFE Attenuator Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
09 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Improving FM stereo sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Saving station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Listening to station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
An introduction to RDS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Displaying RDS information
. . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Searching for RDS programs
. . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using EON
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Clearing all stations from the RDS and
EON searches
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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English
Italiano
Français
Nederlands
Español
Deutsch
10 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording
. . . . . . 57
11 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Resetting the main unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Switching the speaker impedance
. . . . . . . . . 61
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power cord caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning the unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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