PIONEER VSX-515-S/MYXJ Owner's Manual

PIONEER VSX-515-S/MYXJ 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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