PIONEER VSX-859RDS/HYXJI Owner's Manual

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Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO
MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
VSX-859RDS
VSX-859RDS-G
VSX-839RDS
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Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO
MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
VSX-859RDS
VSX-859RDS-G
VSX-839RDS
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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION
IMPORTANT 1
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.
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.
IMPORTANT 2
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 corre-
sponds 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.
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 amp 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.
FOR USE IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
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.
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions
so you will know how to operate your model prop-
erly. After you have finished reading the instruc-
tions, put them away in a safe place for future ref-
erence.
In some countries or regions, the shape of the
power plug and power outlet may sometimes dif-
fer from that shown in the explanatory drawings.
However, the method of connecting and operat-
ing the unit is the same.
Power cord CAUTION!
Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull
out the plug by tugging the cord and never
touch the power cord when your hands are
wet as this could cause a short circuit or
electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of
furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the
cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it
with other cords. The power cords should be
routed such that they are not likely to be
stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause
a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the
power cord once in a while. When you find it
damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER
authorized service center or your dealer for a
replacement.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.
[For European model]
If the socket outlets on the associated equipment
are not suitable for the plug supplied with the
product the plug must be removed and
appropriate one fitted.
The cut-off plug must be disposed of as an
electrical shock hazard could exist if connected to
a socket outlet.
Maintenance of External Surfaces
· Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt.
· When the surfaces are dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times
with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or cleansers.
· Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will corrode
the surfaces.
THE
-- OFF _ ON BUTTON IS SECONDARY
CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT
SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWER IN
STANDBY POSITION.
This product complies with the Low Voltage Di-
rective (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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Quick Start Guide
VSX-859RDS
(not a PCM-only output)
This is a quick guide to setting up your new receiver so you can get home theater surround sound. For
more details on any of the information presented here check the main section of the manual.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord
from the AC wall outlet.
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1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player & TV
In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to
hook up your DVD player with digital audio connections. You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical
connection, you don't need to do both. The quality of these two types of connections is the same but
since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal you need to figure out which yours
has and hook it up to the appropriate terminal on the receiver. In order to do this you will need the proper
cable. For coaxial connections you can use a regular RCA stereo cord or the specially-made coaxial cords,
they have the same type of plugs. For optical connections you will need a special optical cord which you
can buy at your local stereo store. Also hook up the video connection of your DVD player, the analog audio
(for recording the audio on DVDs, use regular RCA stereo cords), and your TV (it's easiest to use regular
composite RCA video cords) as shown below. It is important that you hook up your TV (or monitor) in
order to see a video image as well as the on screen displays (OSDs) shown by the VSX-859RDS (for more
on p. 16 ­17). We also recommend hooking up all your digital components to analog audio jacks as well.
For this you can use regular RCA stereo cords.
Digital Connection
If your DVD player has a coaxial terminal (not a PCM-only output) for the audio out hook up the receiver
using that terminal. This is the best scenario, as you will be able to follow the default settings of this
receiver and won't need to assign the digital inputs. If your DVD player has an optical terminal (not a PCM-
only output) for the audio out you can hook up the receiver using that terminal. You will need to assign the digital
input (tell the receiver which input you put your DVD digital audio into). See p. 5 or 6 for this. In both cases
follow the diagram below to make a digital connection between your DVD player and this receiver.
DVD player
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
STEREO
L
R
ANALOG
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
VIDEO INPUT
L
R
L
R
RCA video cord
RCA video cord
RCA stereo cord
optical cord
coaxial cord
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Quick Start Guide
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2 Speaker Connections
Home theater is designed to be set up with five, or seven speakers (front left & right; center; surround left &
right; and, optimally, surround back left & right, you can't hook up surround back speakers to the VSX-839RDS)
and a subwoofer but you can use this receiver with fewer speakers .
Hook up the speakers you have to the SPEAKERS A terminals on the back of the receiver. If you only have two
speakers hook them up as FRONT. If you have three, hook up the single speaker as CENTER. Follow the
diagram below in order to hook up all your speakers. A center speaker is very important for watching films
because the dialog comes from the center speaker in digital soundtracks. If you do not have a CENTER
speaker you must tell the receiver the CENTER channel is OFF or when you listen to digital soundtracks
you won't hear any dialog. Use the instructions on p. 36 ­ 37 in order to do this.
Follow the diagram below to hook up an additional amplifier in order to use surround back speakers (this is not
possible for the VSX-839RDS). These speakers are important to hear all the sound channels on new, eight
channel home theater DVDs. The diagram below also explains how to hook up a subwoofer which provides
realistic bass sounds.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left
terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/­) terminals on the amplifier match those on the speakers.
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3 Setting up the Remote Control & Unit
1 Put the batteries in the REMOTE CONTROL.
2 Plug the main unit into a AC wall outlet.
There are two buttons that affect the power. ON/OFF actually turns the power on/off and STANDBY/
ON toggles between standby mode and the receiver fully on. When in standby mode you can turn the
unit on with the remote control.
Surround
speaker
(Right)
Surround back
speaker (Right)
Surround back
speaker (Left)
INPUT
Powered
subwoofer
Surround
speaker
(Left)
Front
speaker (A)
(Left)
Front
speaker (A)
(Right)
TV/monitor
Center
speaker
Additional Amplifier (See p. 21)
VSX-859RDS
VSX-859RDS only
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4 Digital Input Assignment (VSX-859RDS)
This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD to DIGITAL IN 1, as in the diagram on p. 3.
Quick Start Guide
1 Set the remote control slide switch
to SETUP.
Also make sure your TV is on and set to the
receiver.
· When you're done setting up the receiver,
remember to set the slide switch back to
USE.
2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.
You should see the following display on your
TV.
[
[
Ass g
in S e t u p ]
Se t u p ]
Su r r ou n d
[
Re n ame ]
Fu n c t i o n
[
]
EX I T
· You can escape from this screen at any time
by pressing the SYSTEM SETUP button
again. None of the settings you made will be
entered in this case.
3 Assign Set up should be selected, if
it isn't use the
5¥ buttons to
select it. Press ENTER.
You should see the following display on your
TV.
[
[
D igi t a l - I n Se l e c t
Se l e c t
]
nn e l
n
I
]
Mu l t i
Comp o
a
Ch
[
-I n
]
e
nn t
[
]
EX I T
4 Digital in Select should be selected,
if it isn't use the
5¥ buttons to
select it. Press ENTER.
You should see the following display on your
TV.
[
D igi t a l - i
DVD / LD
D igi ta l - i
D igi ta l - 1
nS e l e c t
]
[ DVD / LD ]
[
D igi t a l - i
CD
CD
D igi ta l - 2
]
[
D igi t a l - i
-R
RF
I N
D igi ta l - 3
]
[
D igi t a l - i
TV/SAT
D igi ta l - 4
]
[
]
EX I T
5 Choose the Digital-3 (or the digital
in jack you connected your DVD to
on page 3) you hooked up your DVD
player to and assign "DVD/LD" to it.
1 Use the
5¥ buttons to choose the Digital-3
and press ENTER.
[
D igi t a l - i
DVD / LD
DVD / LD
D igi ta l - i
D igi ta l - 1
nS e l e c t
]
[
D igi t a l - i
CD
D igi ta l - 2
]
[
D igi t a l - i
D igi ta l - 3
]
[
D igi t a l - i
TV/SAT
D igi ta l - 4
]
[
]
EX I T
[ DVD / LD ]
RF
I N
2 Use the
5¥ buttons to choose the DVD/LD
setting and press ENTER.
[
D igi t a l - i
OF F
D igi ta l - i
D igi ta l - 1
nS e l e c t
]
[ DVD / LD ]
[
D igi t a l - i
CD
D igi ta l - 2
]
D igi t a l - i
D igi ta l - 3
[
D igi t a l - i
TV/SAT
D igi ta l - 4
]
[
]
EX I T
[ DVD / LD ]
RF
I N
6 Select EXIT with
5¥ buttons and
press ENTER to return to the Assign
Setup menu.
[
[
D igi ta l - I n Se l e c t
Se l e c t
]
nn e l
n
I
]
Mu l t i
Comp o
a
Ch
[
-I n
]
e
nn t
[
]
EX I T
7 Select EXIT with
5¥ buttons and
press ENTER to return to the
System Setup menu.
S0URCE
DVD/LD
TV/SAT
VCR1
VCR2
CD
CD-R/
TUNER
TVCONT
RECEIVER
USE
SETUP
MULTI
OPERATION
SYSTEM
OFF
Î
MULTI CONTROL
1
MENU
ENTER
STEREO/
DIRECT
DSP
THX
LIGHT
/DTS/MPEG
MUTE
FUNCTION
REMOTE SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
INPUT
ATT
ADVANCED
MIDNIGHT
MULTI CH
INPUT
STANDARD
DIGITAL
NR
EFFECT/
CH SEL
SIGNAL
SELECT
+
­
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