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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.
Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating range of remote control unit. . . . . . 5
Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
03 Connecting up
Making cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Analog audio cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Digital audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Video cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting a TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital
set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting other audio components . . . . . . 11
About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting other video components . . . . . . 12
Using the component video jacks. . . . . . . . 12
Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Speaker terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hints on speaker placement. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Speaker placement diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . 15
04 Controls and displays
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
05 Listening to your system
Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . 23
Setting the effect options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Front Stage Surround Advance. . . . . . 24
Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB). . . . . . . . 25
Using Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Midnight and Loudness . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the tone controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 27
06 The System Setup menu
Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Manual speaker setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Crossover network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Channel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Other setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
07 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Listening to station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
08 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . 33
09 Additional information
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Resetting the main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . 36
Power cord caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and
the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories.
"DTS" is a registered trademark of DTS,
Inc. and "DTS 96/24" is a trademark of
DTS, Inc.
WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or
cords associated with accessories sold with the
product will expose you to chemicals listed on
proposition 65 known to the State of California and
other governmental entities to cause cancer and
birth defect or other reproductive harm.
D36-P4_A_En
Wash hands after handling
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