Pioneer Stereo Receiver VSX 919AH S User Manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

VSX-1019AH-K

VSX-919AH-K/-S

Operating Instructions

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Voltage selector

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).

(Multi-voltage models only)

You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear

panel of multi-voltage models.

The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 V.

Please set it to the correct voltage for your country

or region.

• Saudi Arabia operates on 127 V and 220 V mains

voltage. Please set to the correct voltage before using.

• For Taiwan, please set to 110 V before using.

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

Before changing the voltage, disconnect the AC power

cord. Use a medium size screwdriver to change the

voltage selector switch.

equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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TWOVOLTAGE

SELECTORS

220V

230

240V

120

127V

110V

127V

Medium size

screwdriver

120

230

220V

240V

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CAUTION

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 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

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

(for example, when on vacation).

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on vacation).

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For Australia Model

For Taiwan exclusively

Taiwanese two pin flat-bladed plug

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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

Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

01 Before you start

Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

04 Basic Setup

Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the TV format setting. . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the frequency step . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the OSD display language

(OSD Language). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Problems when using the Auto MCACC

02 Controls and displays

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Operating range of remote control unit. . . . . 13

03 Connecting your equipment

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The Input Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Input function default and possible settings. . . 41

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Determining the speakers’ application . . . . . . 15

Other speaker connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Placing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Some tips for improving sound quality . . . . . 17

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround

05 Basic playback

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Playing a source with HDMI connection . . . . 43

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . 43

Playing an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Playing back audio files stored on an iPod . . 44

Playing a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Playing back audio files stored

connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bi-amping your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting the Surr Back system . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ZONE 2 setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bi-Amping setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About the audio connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

About the video converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting your TV and playback

components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting your DVD player with

no HDMI output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input . . . 26

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or

other set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and

other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . 28

Connecting other audio components . . . . . . . 29

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Connecting AM/FM antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . 30

MULTI-ZONE setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Operating other Pioneer components with

on a USB memory device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Playing back photo files stored

on a USB memory device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

About playable file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Improving FM sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using Neural THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Listening to station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

06 Listening to your system

Auto playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . 53

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . 54

Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using surround back channel processing . . . . 55

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode. . . . . 56

Setting the Up Mix function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Selecting MCACC presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Better sound using Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . 58

this unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connecting a component to

the front panel inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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07 KURO LINK

11 The system and the other setup

Making the KURO LINK connections . . . . . . . 59

Cautions on the KURO LINK function. . . . . . 60

About connections with a product of

Making receiver settings from

the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Surround back speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . 93

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Multi Channel Input Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

ZONE Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Power ON Level Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Volume Limit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Remote Control Mode Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Flicker Reduction Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

a different brand that supports

the KURO LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

KURO LINK Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting the PQLS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Synchronized amp mode operations . . . . . . 62

Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . 62

08 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . 69

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . 70

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Checking your system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

12 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Professional Calibration EQ graphical

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Important information regarding

09 Controlling the rest of your system

Operating multiple receivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Setting the remote to control

other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . 73

Default preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Controls the components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

the HDMI connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Surround sound formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Dolby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Windows Media Audio 9 Professional. . . . . 112

About iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

About Neural – THX Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with

different input signal formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Preset code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Pioneer Authorized Distributors . . . . . . . . . . 121

10 The Advanced MCACC menu

Making receiver settings from

the Advanced MCACC menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Fine Channel Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust . . . . . . . . . . 84

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional . . . . . . 85

Checking MCACC Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Acoustic Cal EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Renaming MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Copying MCACC preset data . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Clearing MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped

with an abundance of functions and terminals.

It can be used easily after following the

procedure below to make the connections and

settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary



Surround back speaker setting (page 93)



Before you start

• Checking what’s in the box (page 7)

• Loading the batteries (page 7)



Determining the speakers’ application

(page 15)

MCACC speaker settings

• Automatically setting up for surround sound

(Auto MCACC) (page 37)

• 7.1ch surround connection



10 The Input Setup menu (page 40)

• 5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection

• 5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection

• 5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection

(When using connections other than the

recommended connections)



Connecting the speakers



11 Basic playback (page 42)



• Placing the speakers (page 17)

• Connecting the speakers (page 18)

• Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround

connections (page 19)

12 Adjusting the sound and picture

quality as desired

• Using the various listening modes

• Using surround back channel processing

(page 55)

• Better sound using Phase Control (page 58)

• Measure the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH

ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 77)

• Change the channel level while listening (Tip

on page 96)

• Bi-amping your speakers (page 20)



Connecting the components

• About the audio connection (page 22)

• About the video converter (page 22)

• Connecting your TV and playback

components (page 23)

• Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 30)

• Plugging in the receiver (page 35)

• Switches on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ,

Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement

(page 63)



Switching the speaker impedance

(page 36)

(Only if the impedance of the connected

speakers is 6 Ω to 8 Ω)

• Setting the PQLS function (page 61)

• Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or

Sound delay, etc.) (page 63)

• Setting the Video options (page 66)



13 Other optional adjustments and

settings

• KURO LINK Setup (page 61)

• The Advanced MCACC menu (page 76)

• The system and the other setup (page 92)



Power On



Making the initial settings according to the

region and environment in which you live

• Changing the TV format setting (page 36)

• Changing the frequency step (page 36)

• Changing the OSD display language (OSD

Language) (page 36)



14 Making maximum use of the remote

control

• Operating multiple receivers (page 72)

• Setting the remote to control other

components (page 72)

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Before you start

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

Loading the batteries

Please check that you’ve received the following

supplied accessories:

• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m)

• Remote control unit

• AA size IEC R6 dry cell batteries (to confirm

system operation) x2

CAUTION

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• iPod cable

Incorrect use of batteries may result in such

hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the

following precautions:

• Power cords x2 (VSX-1019AH model)/ x3 (VSX-

919AH model)

(Australian and New Zealand models are

excluded)

• Never use new and old batteries together.

• Insert the plus and minus sides of the

batteries properly according to the marks

in the battery case.

• These operating instructions

• Batteries with the same shape may have

different voltages. Do not use different

batteries together.

Installing the receiver

• When disposing of used batteries, please

comply with governmental regulations or

environmental public instruction’s rules

that apply in your country or area.

• When installing this unit, make sure to put

it on a level and stable surface.

Don’t install it on the following places:

– on a color TV (the screen may distort)

– near a cassette deck (or close to a device that

gives off a magnetic field). This may interfere

with the sound.

– in direct sunlight

– in damp or wet areas

– in extremely hot or cold areas

– in places where there is vibration or other

movement

• WARNING

Do not use or store batteries in direct

sunlight or other excessively hot place,

such as inside a car or near a heater. This

can cause batteries to leak, overheat,

explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the

life or performance of batteries.

– in places that are very dusty

– in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as

a kitchen)

• Do not touch this receiver’s bottom panel

while the power is turned on. The bottom

panel gets hot when the power is on, and

touching it could cause burns.

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Controls and displays

Chapter 2:

Controls and displays

Front panel

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

STANDBY/ON

ENTER

PHASE

CONTROL

ADVANCED

MCACC

BAND

TUNE

HDMI

PRESET

TUNER EDIT

INPUT

SELECTOR

MULTI-ZONE

AUTO SURR/ALC/

STREAM DIRECT

ADVANCED

SURROUND

STANDARD

SURROUND

MASTER

VOLUME

STEREO

SPEAKERS

CONTROL

ON/OFF

iPod

iPhone

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIO

MCACC

SETUP MIC

USB

VIDEO

PHONES

11 12

INPUT SELECTOR dial

Use to select an input function.

PHASE CONTROL indicator

indicate Phase Control is selected

(page 58)

–

Lights to

 STANDBY/ON

ADVANCED MCACC indicator – Lights

when EQ is set to ON in the AUDIO

PARAMETER menu.

Switches the receiver between on and standby.

Power indicator lights when the receiver is on.

When the KURO LINK function is set to ON,

the power indicator lights dimly when the

power is in standby.

HDMI indicator – Blinks when connecting

an HDMI-equipped component; lights when

the component is connected (page 23)

Tuner controls

Character display

BAND – Switches between AM and FM

radio bands (page 50).

See Display on page 9.

TUNE +/– – Use to find radio frequencies

(page 50).

PRESET +/– – Use to find preset stations

(page 51).

ENTER

Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control

(see Operating range of remote control unit on

page 13).

TUNER EDIT – Use with TUNE +/–

+/– and ENTER to memorize and name

stations for recall (page 51)

PRESET

MASTER VOLUME dial

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Controls and displays

PHONES jack

11 SPEAKERS

Use to connect headphones. When the

headphones are connected, there is no sound

output from the speakers.

Use to change the speaker system (page 68).

12 MULTI-ZONE controls

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see

MULTI-ZONE setup on page 31) use these

controls to control the sub zone from the main

zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on

page 68).

10 Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT –

Switches between Auto Surround (page 52)

Auto level control mode and Stream Direct

mode (page 55)

13 iPod/iPhone/USB

terminals

Use to connect your Apple iPod or iPhone as

an audio and video source, or connect a USB

device for audio and photo playback (page 34).

VIDEO INPUT

STEREO – Switches between stereo

playback and Front Stage Surround

Advance modes (page 54).

ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch

between the various surround modes

(page 53).

See Connecting a component to the front panel

inputs on page 33.

STANDARD SURROUND – Press for

Standard decoding and to switch between

the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6

options (page 52).

14 MCACC SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone

(page 37).

Display

10 11 12

13 14

TUNED

16 17

DIGITAL PLUS

TrueHD WMA9Pro MULTI-ZONE PQLS ALC ATT STEREO

DTS HD ES 96/24

DSD PCM

AUTO

PCM

HDMI

DIGITAL

ANALOG

S.RTRV SOUND UP MIX OVER

MONO

XL XC XR

DVD

BD DVR

CD TUNER

CD-R

VIDEO

HDMI

USB

[ 2 ] [ 3 ]

MSTR

LFE

iPod

[ 4 ]

AUTO SURROUND

STREAM DIRECT

PROLOGIC

ADV.SURROUND

Neo:6

STEREO STANDARD

SP AB

SLEEP

19 20 21

L/R – Left front/Right front channel

C – Center channel

SIGNAL indicators

Light to indicate the currently selected input

signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to

select the input signal automatically (page 57).

SL/SR – Left surround/Right surround channel

LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the (( ))

indicators light when an LFE signal is being input)

XL/XR – Two channels other than the ones above

XC – Either one channel other than the ones above,

the mono surround channel or matrix encode flag

Program format indicators

Light to indicate the channels being input

when PCM signals are being input. They do not

indicate the audio signals being output from

the receiver.

Digital format indicators

Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding

format is detected.

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Controls and displays

S.RTRV

13 Tuner indicators

Lights when the Sound Retriever function is

active (page 64)

TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being

received.

STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast

is being received in auto stereo mode.

MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set

MULTI-ZONE

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active

(page 68).

using MPX

DSD PCM – Light during DSD (Direct Stream

Digital) to PCM conversion with SACDs.

PCM – Lights during playback of PCM

signals.

Lights when the sound is muted (page 13).

15 Master volume level

SOUND

Shows the overall volume level.

“---” indicates the minimum level, and “+12dB”

indicates the maximum level.

Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or

tone controls feature is selected (page 63).

Lights when Dialog Enhancement is switched on.

16 Input function indicators

Light to indicate the input function you have

selected.

PQLS

Lights when the PQLS feature is active (page 61)

17 Scroll indicators

Light when there are more selectable items

when making the various settings.

UP MIX

Lights when the Up Mix is switched on (page 56)

10 Listening mode indicators

18 Speaker indicators

Lights to indicate the current speaker system,

A and/or B (page 68).

AUTO SURROUND – Lights when the Auto

Surround feature is switched on (page 52).

ALC – Lights when the ALC (Auto level

control) mode is selected (page 55).

19 SLEEP

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode

(page 70).

STREAM DIRECT – Lights when Direct/

Pure Direct is selected (page 55).

20 Matrix decoding format indicators

2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate

2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding

(page 52).

ADV.SURROUND – Lights when one of the

Advanced Surround modes has been

selected (page 53).

STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is

switched on (page 54).

Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the

receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6

processing (page 52)

STANDARD – Lights when one of the

Standard Surround modes is switched on

(page 52).

21 MSTR

Lights during playback of DTS-HD Master

Audio signal.

(PHASE CONTROL)

22 Character display

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on

Displays various system information.

(page 58).

23 Remote control mode indicator

Lights to indicate the receiver’s remote control

mode setting. (Not displayed when set to 1.)

(page 72)

12 Analog signal indicators

Light to indicate reducing the level of an analog

signal (page 70)

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Controls and displays

Remote control

The remote has been conveniently color-coded

according to component control using the

following system:

RECEIVER

SOURCE

• White – Receiver control, TV Control

DVD

DVR

HDMI

• Blue – Other controls

CD-R

VIDEO

 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this

iPod USB TUNER INPUT SELECT

receiver.

Input function buttons

Press to select control of other components

(see Controlling the rest of your system on

page 72).

SIGNAL SEL MCACC

SLEEP

SBch

A.ATT

DIMMER

D.ACCESS CH LEVEL

CLASS

Use INPUT SELECT to select the input function

(page 42).

ENTER

INPUT

MASTER

VOLUME

Number buttons and other receiver/

TV CONTROL

component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a

radio frequency (page 50) or the tracks on a

CD, DVD, etc.

VOL

MUTE

AUDIO

PARAMETER

VIDEO

PARAMETER

LIST

TUNE TOOLS

ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV

or DTV.

TOP MENU

BAND

T.EDIT

GUIDE

PRESET

ENTER

PRESET

RETURN

Press

first to access:

RECEIVER

PTY

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal

(page 57).

HOME

TUNE

iPod CTRL

MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC

presets (page 57).

AUTO/ALC/

DIRECT

STEREO STANDARD ADV SURR

DVD

HDD

SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep

mode and select the amount of time before

sleep (page 70).

PHASE CTRL

STATUS

TV/DTV

AUDIO

MPX

PQLS

SBch – Use to select the surround back/virtual

INFO

DISP

surround back channel mode (page 55)

RECEIVER

TV CTRL

A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an

analog input signal to prevent distortion

(page 70).

REMOTE

SETUP

MAIN

ZONE 2

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display

(page 70).

CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a

channel, then use / to adjust the level

(page 96).

RECEIVER

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Controls and displays

Press TUNER first to access:

/// (TUNE/PRESET) /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your

surround sound system (see page 76) and the

Audio or Video options (page 63 or 66). Also

used to control DVD menus/options and for

deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use

TUNE/ to find radio frequencies and use

PRESET / to find preset stations (page 51).

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can

access a radio station directly using the

number buttons (page 50).

CLASS – Switches between the seven

banks (classes) of radio station presets

(page 51).

TV CONTROL buttons

Receiver controls

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV

assigned to TV operation selector switch. Thus

if you only have one TV to hook up to this

system assign it to the TV operation selector

switch (see page 74 for more on this).

Press first to access:

RECEIVER

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT – Switches between

Auto Surround (page 52), Auto level control

mode and Stream Direct mode (page 55).

 – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV.

INPUT – Use to select the TV input signal.

CH +/– – Use to select channels.

STEREO – Switches between stereo

playback and Front Stage Surround

Advance modes (page 54).

STANDARD– Press for Standard decoding

and to switch between the various 2 Pro

Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 52).

VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your

TV.

Tuner/componentcontrolbuttons/HOME

ADV SURR – Use to switch between the

various surround modes (page 53).

These button controls can be accessed after

you have selected the corresponding input

function button (DVD, DVR, TV, etc.). The

BAND and T.EDIT tuner controls are explained

on page 50 and page 51.

Component control buttons

The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to

control a component after you have selected it

using the input function buttons.

The controls above these buttons can be

accessed after you have selected the

corresponding input function button (for

example DVD, DVR or TV). These buttons also

function as described below.

Press

first to access:

RECEIVER

AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the

Audio options (page 63).

VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the

Video options (page 66).

Press TUNER first to access:

HOME MENU – Use to access the Home

Menu (pages 36, 40, 61, 76, 92 and 97).

MPX – Switches between stereo and mono

reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is

weak, then switching to mono will improve

the sound quality (page 50).

RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the

current menu screen (also use to return to

the previous menu with DVDs or to select

closed captioning with DTV).

Press

first to access:

RECEIVER

PHASE CTRL – Press to switch on/off

Phase Control (page 58).

STATUS – Press to check selected receiver

settings (page 70).

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Controls and displays

AUDIO – Changes the audio or channel on

DVD or BD discs.

DISPLAY – Switches between named

station presets and radio frequencies.

Operating range of remote control

unit

The remote control may not work properly if:

• There are obstacles between the remote

control and the receiver’s remote sensor.

CH +/– – Use to select channels for DVD/

DVR units.

• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is

10 REMOTE SETUP – Use to input the preset

code when making remote control settings

and to set the remote control mode

(page 72).

shining onto the remote sensor.

• The receiver is located near a device that is

emitting infrared rays.

• The receiver is operated simultaneously

with another infrared remote control unit.

TV CTRL – Use this button to set preset

code of your TV’s manufacturer when

controlling TV (see Selecting preset codes

directly on page 72 for more on this).

11 MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch

Switch to perform operations in the main zone

and sub zone (page 69).

12 Remote control LED

Lights when a command is sent from the

remote control (page 72).

30°

13  SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components

connected to the receiver (see page 72 for

more on this.

5 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press

1a.Full Auto MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

ENTER

Now Analyzing...

2/9

A progress report is displayed on-screen while

the receiver outputs more test tones to

determine the optimum receiver settings for

Channel Level, Speaker Distance, Standing

Wave and Acoustic Cal EQ.

Environment Check

Ambient Noise

Microphone

Speaker YES/NO

1a.Full Auto MCACC

A/V RECEIVER

YES

Exit

Cancel

YES

SBR

SBL

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this

is happening. It may take 3 to 10 minutes.

RETRY

The Auto MCACC Setup procedure is

Exit

Cancel

completed and the Home Menu menu

reappears automatically.²

Be sure to disconnect the microphone from

this receiver upon completion of the Auto

MCACC Setup.

The configuration shown on-screen should

reflect the actual speakers you have.

• If you see an ERR message (or the speaker

configuration displayed isn’t correct), there

may be a problem with the speaker

connection.

If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off

the power and check the speaker

connections. If there doesn’t seem to be a

problem, you can simply use / to select

the speaker and / to change the

setting and continue.

The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup

should give you excellent surround sound from

your system, but it is also possible to adjust

these settings manually using The Advanced

MCACC menu on page 76 or The system and

the other setup on page 92.

• If Reverse Phase is displayed, the

speaker’s wiring (+ and –) may be inverted.

Check the speaker connections.

– If the connections were wrong, turn off

the power, disconnect the power cord, then

reconnect properly. After this, perform the

Full Auto MCACC procedure again.

– If the connections were right, select GO

NEXT and continue.

Note

1 If the speaker is not pointed to the microphone (listening position) or when using speakers that affect the phase

(dipole speakers, reflective speakers, etc.), Reverse Phase may be displayed even if the speakers are properly

connected.

2 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Checking MCACC Data on page 88

for more on this.

3 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will

end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 93.

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting

should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

• If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing

environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually.

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Basic Setup

Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME

Problems when using the Auto

MCACC Setup

If the room environment is not optimal for the

Auto MCACC Setup (too much background

noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking

the speakers from the microphone) the final

settings may be incorrect. Check for household

appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.),

that may be affecting the environment and

switch them off if necessary. If there are any

instructions showing in the front panel display,

please follow them.

Select ‘Input Setup’ from the System

Setup menu.

4.SystemSetup

A/V RECEIVER

a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup

c. OSD Language

d. Other Setup

4b.Input Setup

A/V RECEIVER

INPUT

Input Name

Input Skip

DVD

Rename

OFF

Digital In

HDMI Input

Component In

COAX-1

Exit

Return

---

Comp-1

• Some older TVs may interfere with the

operation of the microphone. If this seems

to be happening, switch off the TV when

doing the Auto MCACC Setup.

Exit

Finish

Select the input function that you want to

set up.

The default names correspond with the names

next to the terminals on the rear panel (such as

DVD or VIDEO) which, in turn, correspond

with the names on the remote control.

The Input Setup menu

You only need to make settings in the Input

Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital

equipment according to the default settings

(see Input function default and possible

settings on page 41). In this case, you need to

tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up

to which terminal so the buttons on the remote

control correspond to the components you’ve

connected.

Select the input(s) to which you’ve

connected your component.

For example, if your DVD player only has an

optical output, you will need to change the

DVD input function’s Digital In setting from

COAX-1 (VSX-1019AH model)/COAX (VSX-

919AH model) (default) to the optical input

you’ve connected it to.The numbering (OPT-1

to 2) corresponds with the numbers beside the

inputs on the back of the receiver.

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use  RECEIVER to switch on.

RECEIVER

on the remote control,

Press

• If your component is connected via a

component video cable to an input

then press HOME MENU

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen

appears on your TV. Use /// and

ENTER to navigate through the screens and

select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm

and exit the current menu.

terminal other than the default, you must

tell the receiver which input terminal your

component is connected to, or else you

may see the composite video signals

instead of the component video signals.

Note

1 For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in

Setting the Video options on page 66), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as

you used to connect your video component.

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When you’re finished, proceed to the

Input function default and possible

settings

settings for other inputs.

There are three optional settings in addition to

the assignment of the input jacks:

The terminals on the receiver generally

correspond to the name of one of the input

functions. If you have connected components

to this receiver differently from (or in addition

to) the defaults below, see The Input Setup

menu on page 40 to tell the receiver how you’ve

connected up. The dots () indicate possible

assignments.

• Input Name – You can choose to rename

the input function for easier identification.

Select Rename to do so, or Default to

return to the system default.

• Input Skip – When set to ON, that input is

skipped when selecting the input using

INPUT SELECT. (DVD and other inputs can

be still be selected directly with the input

function buttons.)

Input Terminals

Input

function

Digital

HDMI

Component

DVD

COAX-1

/COAX



IN 1

4b.Input Setup

A/V RECEIVER

INPUT

Input Name

Input Skip

DVD

Rename

OFF

(BD)

Digital In

HDMI Input

Component In

COAX-1

---

Comp-1

TV/SAT

DVR

OPT-1

OPT-2



IN 2

VIDEO

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

Exit

Finish

(HDMI-1)

(HDMI-2)

(HDMI-3)

When you’re finished, press RETURN

You will return to the System Setup menu.

HDMI 3

iPod/USB

COAX-2

CD-R/TAPE

TUNER



AUX



MULTI CH IN



a.VSX-1019AH model only.

b.VSX-919AH model only.

c.With KURO LINK set to ON, assignments cannot be

made (see KURO LINK on page 59).

d.This assignment is fixed and cannot be changed.

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Basic playback

Chapter 5:

Basic playback

It is possible to check on the front panel display

whether or not multi-channel playback is being

performed properly.

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a

source (such as a DVD disc) with your home

theater system.

When using a surround back speaker,

2D+PLIIx MOVIE is displayed when playing

Dolby Digital signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is

displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.

Switch on your system components and

receiver.

When not using a surround back speaker,

DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed when playing

Dolby Digital signals.

Start by switching on the playback component

(for example a DVD player), your TV and

subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver

(press  RECEIVER).

If the display does not correspond to the input

signal and listening mode, check the

connections and settings.

• Make sure the setup microphone is

disconnected.

Use the volume control to adjust the

Select the input function you want to

volume level.

play.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all

sound is coming from the speakers connected

to this receiver.

You can use the input function buttons on the

remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front

panel INPUT SELECTOR dial.

Press

, then press AUTO/ALC/

RECEIVER

DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to

select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and start playback

of the source.³

If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround

sound DVD disc, you should hear surround

sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you

will only hear sound from the front left/right

speakers in the default listening mode.

• See also Listening to your system on

page 52 for information on different ways

of listening to sources.

Note

1 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO

jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO input is now selected).

2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 57).

3 • You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be

set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option,

set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.

• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this

case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 52 if you

need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

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Basic playback

Playing a source with HDMI

connection

Selecting the multichannel analog

inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD

player as above, you must select the analog

multichannel inputs for surround sound

•

Use INPUT SELECT to select the HDMI

input you’ve connected to (for example,

HDMI 1).

You can also perform the same operation by

using the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front

panel or by pressing HDMI on the remote

control repeatedly.

playback.

Make sure you have set the playback

source to the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD

player to output multichannel analog audio.

• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the

Audio options on page 63 to THROUGH if

you want to hear HDMI audio output from

your TV or flat screen TV (no sound will be

heard from this receiver).

Use INPUT SELECT to select MULTI CH IN.

You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on

the front panel.

• Depending on the DVD player you’re using,

the analog output level of the subwoofer

channel may be too low. In this case, the

output level of the subwoofer can be

increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In

Setup in Other Setup. For details, see

Multi Channel Input Setup on page 98.

• If the video signal does not appear on your

TV or flat screen TV, try adjusting the

resolution settings on your component or

display. Note that some components (such

as video game units) have resolutions that

may not be converted. In this case, use an

analog video connection.

Playing an iPod

This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal

that will allow you to control playback of audio

content from your iPod using the controls of

this receiver.

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting an iPod on page 34.

Note

1 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

• With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup

on page 98.

2 • This system is compatible with the audio and video of the iPod nano, iPod fifth generation (audio only), iPod classic,

iPod touch and iPhone. However, some of the functions may be restricted for some models. The system is not

compatible with the iPod shuffle.

•

Compatibility may vary depending on the software version of your iPod and iPhone. Please be sure to use the latest

available software version.

• iPod and iPhone are licensed for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials or materials the user is legally permitted

to reproduce.

• Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer

off before connecting.

• Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any

inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from the iPod failure

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Basic playback

Press iPod USB on the remote control to

Finding what you want to play

When your iPod is connected to this receiver,

you can browse songs stored on your iPod by

playlist, artist name, album name, song name,

genre or composer, similar to using your iPod

directly.

switch the receiver to the iPod/USB

Loading appears in the GUI screen while the

receiver verifies the connection and retrieves

data from the iPod.

When the display shows iPod top menu you’re

ready to play music from the iPod.

Use / to select a category, then press

ENTER to browse that category.

• To return to the previous level any time,

press RETURN.

• Main Zone:

iPod

A/V RECEIVER

Playlists

Artists

Albums

Songs

Podcasts

Genres

Composers

Audiobooks

1 / 9

Use / to browse the selected category

(e.g., albums).

• Use / to move to previous/next levels.

Continue browsing until you arrive at

iPod CTRL

what you want to play, then press



to start

playback.³

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

• Main Zone:

iPod

Track number

[

Playlists

Artists

]

Track title

Play mode

Artist name

Track Title

Top Menu

PLAY

[ Albums

3:02

-2:02

[

Songs

Podcasts

Genres

Composers

Audiobooks

1/9

Shuffle Off

Artist Name

Album Title

xxxx/xxxx

Album title

iPod

Now Playing

Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx

Chapter Number : xxx/xxx

Playing time

File information

Playing back audio files stored on an

iPod CTRL

List

iPod

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take

advantage of the GUI screen of your TV

Track number

File information

Track title

Play

xxxx/xxxx

Chapxxx/xxx

connected to this receiver. You can also

control all operations for music in the front

panel display of this receiver.

Track Title

Shuffle Off

-2:02

Play mode

Playing time

3:02

Artist Name

Album Title

Artist name

Album title

Note

1 • The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver.

• VSX-919AH model only: iPod/USB function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 68).

2 • Note that characters that cannot be displayed on this receiver are displayed as #.

• This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod. To display video clips, switch iPod operation to

the iPod (see Switching the iPod controls on page 45).

3 If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.

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Navigation through categories on your iPod

looks like this:

Playlists  Songs

Artists  Albums  Songs

Albums  Songs

Button What it does

ENTER When browsing, press to move to next

levels. During playback, press to set the

play and pause modes.

Songs

Podcasts

RETURN When browsing, press to move to

previous levels.

Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs

Composers  Albums  Songs

Audiobooks

/

When browsing, press to move to

previous/next levels.

Shuffle Songs

/

During Audiobook playback, press to

switch the playback speed: Faster 

Normal  Slower

Tip

TOP

Press to return to the iPod top menu

screen.

• You can play all of the songs in a particular

category by selecting the All item at the top

of each category list. For example, you can

play all the songs by a particular artist.

Switching the iPod controls

You can switch over the iPod controls between

the iPod and the receiver.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback

controls for your iPod. Press iPod USB to

switch the remote control to the iPod/USB

operation mode.

Press iPod CTRL to switch the iPod

controls.²

This enables operation and display on your

iPod, and this receiver’s remote control and

GUI screen become inactive.

Button What it does

Press iPod CTRL again to switch back to



Press to start playback.

the receiver controls.

If you start playback when something

other than a song is selected, all the

songs that fall into that category will play.



Pauses/unpauses playback.

/ Press and hold during playback to start

scanning.

/ Press to skip to previous/next track.

Press repeatedly to switch between

Repeat One Repeat All and Repeat Off.

Press repeatedly to switch between

Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Albums and

Shuffle Off.

DISP

Press repeatedly to change the song

playback information displayed in the

front panel display.

Note

1 You cannot use this function, when an iPod of fifth generation or iPod nano of first generation is connected.

2 When this function is set, iPod images cannot be played on this receiver. However, when video clips recorded on the

iPod are played, the playback picture is displayed.

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Basic playback

Important

Playing a USB device

If an Over Current message lights in the

display, the power requirements of the USB

device are too high for this receiver. Try

following the points below:

It is possible to playback files using the USB

interface on the front of this receiver.

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting a USB device on page 34.

Press iPod USB on the remote control to

switch the receiver to the iPod/USB

• Switch the receiver off, then on again.

• Reconnect the USB device with the

receiver switched off.

Loading appears in the GUI screen as this

• Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with

the device) for USB power.

receiver starts recognizing the USB device

connected. When the display shows USB Top

If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely

your USB device is incompatible.

menu you’re ready to playback from the USB

device.

• Main Zone:

Playing back audio files stored on a

USB memory device

USB Top

A/V RECEIVER

Music

Photos

Slideshow Setup

The maximum number of levels that you can

select in Step 2 (below) is 8. Also, you can

display and play back up to 30 000 folders and

1 / 3

files within a USB memory device.

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

USB Top

[ Music

[ Photos

[ Slideshow Setup

]

1/3

Note

1 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and

digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer

for USB playback.

• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and

assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this receiver.

2 Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device.

3 • If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable.

• When the file currently being played back has no title assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the GUI screen

instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.

• Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as #.

• VSX-919AH model only: iPod/USB function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 68).

• If this error occurs, playback is interrupted and the next playable file is played automatically.

• This error may occur if the title information is changed on a computer, etc.

4 • Playback stops when the last song in a USB memory device is played back to the end.

• When a USB memory device with a large capacity is connected, it may take some time to read all the contents.

• This receiver does not support a USB hub.

• Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.

• DRM-protected audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.

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Basic playback

Use / to select ‘Music’ from the USB

Basic playback controls

Top menu.

The following table shows the basic playback

controls for your USB memory device. Press

iPod USB to switch the remote control to the

iPod/USB operation mode.

USB Top

A/V RECEIVER

Music

Photos

Slideshow Setup

Music

A/V RECEIVER

Button What it does

Top Menu

Folder1





Press to start playback.

Folder2

Folder3

Music1

Music2

Music3

Music4

Music5

1 / 9

1 / 3

Pauses/unpauses playback.

/ Press and hold during playback to start

scanning.

Return

/ Press to skip to previous/next track.

Press repeatedly to switch between

Use / to select a folder, then press

Repeat One

Repeat Folder, Repeat All

ENTER to browse that folder.

• To return to the previous level any time,

press RETURN.

and Repeat Off

Press repeatedly to switch between

Random On and Random Off.

Continue browsing until you arrive at

DISP

Press repeatedly to change the song

playback information displayed in the

front panel display.

what you want to play, then press

playback.



to start

• Main Zone:

ENTER

When browsing, press to move to next

levels. During playback, press to set the

play and pause modes.

Track number

Track title or File name

Playing time

Play mode

Artist name

RETURN When browsing, press to move to

Track Title

Top Menu

PLAY

3:02

-2:02

previous levels.

Random On

xxxx/xxxx

Artist Name

Album Title

/

When browsing, press to move to

previous/next levels.

Album title or Folder

name

USB

Now Playing

TOP

Press to return to the USB Top menu.

Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx

Format : xxxxxxxxxxx

Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx

File information

Return

• Sub Zone (VSX-1019AH model only):

Track title or File name

Play

xxxx/xxxx

Track number

Play mode

Track Title

Random On

-2:02

Playing time

Artist name

3:02

Artist Name

Album Title

Album title or Folder

name

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Slideshow Setup

Make the various settings for playing

slideshows of photo files here.

Playing back photo files stored on a

USB memory device

Use / to select ‘Photos’ from the USB

Use / to select ‘Slideshow Setup’

Top menu.

from the USB Top menu.

USB Top

A/V RECEIVER

USB Top

A/V RECEIVER

Music

Photos

Slideshow Setup

Music

Photos

Slideshow Setup

A/V RECEIVER

Top Menu

2 / 3

Theme

Interval

BGM

Music Select

Folder1

Normal(OFF)

5 sec

Select

3 / 3

Return

Use / to select a folder, then press

ENTER to browse that folder.

• To return to the previous level any time, press

RETURN.

Return

Select the setting you want.

Continue browsing until you arrive at

• Theme – Add various effects to the

what you want to play, then press



to start

slideshow.

playback.²

• Interval – Set the interval for switching the

photos. This may not be available

depending on the Theme setting.

The selected content is displayed in full screen

and starts a slideshow.

After a slideshow launches, pressing ENTER

toggles between play and pause.

• BGM – Play music files stored on the USB

device while displaying photos.

Basic playback controls

• Music Select – Select the folder containing

the music files to be played when BGM is

set to ON.

Button(s) Function

ENTER,  Starts displaying a photo and playing a

slideshow.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the USB Top menu.

RETURN, Stops the Player and returns to the



previous menu.







Displays the previous photo content

Display the next photo content

Pauses/unpauses the slideshow

Note

1 VSX-1019AH model only: Photo files cannot be played in the sub zone.

2 If the slideshow is left in the pause mode for five minutes, the list screen reappears.

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Basic playback

About playable file formats

The USB function of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not

available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats.

Music files

Category Extension Stream

.mp3

MPEG-1, 2, 2.5 Audio

Layer-3

Sampling frequency

Quantization bitrate

Channel

8 kHz to 48 kHz

16 bit

MP3

2 ch

Bitrate

8 kbps to 320 kbps

Supported/Supported

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

8 bit, 16 bit

VBR/CBR

WAV

.wav

LPCM

Sampling frequency

Quantization bitrate

Channel

2 ch, Monaural

8 kHz to 48 kHz

16 bit

WMA

.wma

Sampling frequency

Quantization bitrate

Channel

WMA8/9

2 ch

Bitrate

8 kbps to 320 kbps

Supported/Supported

VBR/CBR

a.“MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.”

b.Files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported;

specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice.

Photo files

Category Extension

JPEG

.jpg

.jpeg

.jpe

.jif

Format

Meeting the following conditions:

• Baseline JPEG format (including files recorded in Exif/DCF

format)

• Y:Cb:Cr - 4:4:4, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0

.jfif

Resolution

30 to 8192 pixels vertical, 40 to 8192 pixels horizontal

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Basic playback

Using Neural THX

Listening to the radio

This feature uses Neural Surround™, THX

technologies to achieve optimal surround

sound from FM radio.

The following steps show you how to tune in to

FM and AM radio broadcasts using the

automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning

functions. If you already know the frequency of

the station you want, see Tuning directly to a

station below. Once you are tuned to a station

you can memorize the frequency for recall

later—see Saving station presets on page 51

for more on how to do this.

• While listening to FM radio, press AUTO/

ALC/DIRECT for Neural THX listening.

See About Neural – THX Surround on page 113

for more on this.

The Neural THX mode can be selected also

with STANDARD.

Press TUNER to select the tuner.

Tuning directly to a station

Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM),

Sometimes, you’ll already know the frequency of

the station you want to listen to. In this case, you

can simply enter the frequency directly using

the number buttons on the remote control.

if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and

AM.

Tune to a station.

Press TUNER to select the tuner.

There are three ways to do this:

Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM),

Automatic tuning – To search for stations

in the currently selected band, press and

hold TUNE / for about a second. The

receiver will start searching for the next

station, stopping when it has found one.

Repeat to search for other stations.

if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and

AM.

Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).

Use the number buttons to enter the

Manual tuning – To change the frequency

one step at a time, press TUNE /.

High speed tuning – Press and hold

TUNE / for high speed tuning. Release

the button at the frequency you want.

frequency of the radio station.

For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0,

6, 0, 0.

If you make a mistake halfway through, press

D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and

start over.

Improving FM sound

If the TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn’t light

when tuning to an FM station because the

signal is weak, press MPX to switch the

receiver into mono reception mode. This

should improve the sound quality and allow

you to enjoy the broadcast.

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Input the name you want.

Saving station presets

Choose from the following characters for a

name up to eight characters long.

If you often listen to a particular radio station,

it’s convenient to have the receiver store the

frequency for easy recall whenever you want to

listen to that station. This saves the effort of

manually tuning in each time. This receiver can

memorize up to 63 stations, stored in seven

banks, or classes (A to G) of 9 stations each.

When saving an FM frequency, the MPX

setting (see page 50) is also stored.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789

^{!”#$%&’()}∗+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜ [space]

Use / to select a character, / to set the

position, and ENTER to confirm your selection.

Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Listening to the radio on page 50 for more

on this.

Tip

• To erase a station name, simply repeat

steps 1 to 3 and input eight spaces instead

of a name.

Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows PRESET MEMORY, then a

blinking memory class.

• Once you have named a station preset, you

can press DISP when listening to a station

to switch the display between name and

frequency.

Press CLASS to select one of the seven

classes, then press PRESET / to select the

station preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select

a station preset.

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do

this. See Saving station presets above if you

haven’t done this already.

Press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and

number stop blinking and the receiver stores

the station.

Press TUNER to select the tuner.

Press CLASS to select the class in which

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your

station presets.

the station is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G.

Press PRESET / to select the station

preset you want.

Choose the station preset you want to

• You can also use the number buttons on the

remote control to recall the station preset.

name.

See Listening to station presets below for how

to do this.

Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).

The display shows PRESET NAME, then a

blinking cursor at the first character position.

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Listening to your system

Chapter 6:

Listening to your system

Important

Tip

• The listening modes and many features

described in this section may not be

available depending on the current source,

settings and status of the receiver.

• When an ALC is selected, the effect level

can be adjusted using the EFFECT

parameter in Setting the Audio options on

page 63.

Auto playback

Listening in surround sound

There are many ways to listen back to sources

using this receiver, but for the simplest, most

direct listening option is the Auto Surround

feature. The receiver automatically detects what

kind of source you’re playing and selects

Using this receiver, you can listen to any

source in surround sound. However, the

options available will depend on your speaker

setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

If you connected surround back speakers, see

also Using surround back channel processing

on page 55.

multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.¹

•

While listening to a source, press

, then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT

RECEIVER

(AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT)²for

auto playback of a source.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround

AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display

before showing the decoding or playback

format. Check the digital format indicators in

the front panel display to see how the source is

being processed.

sound for stereo and multichannel sources.

•

While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER

, then press STANDARD

STANDARD SURROUND).

(

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a

listening mode.

• When listening to the FM radio, the Neural

THX feature is selected automatically (see

Using Neural THX on page 50 for more on

this).

• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby

Surround encoded, the proper decoding

format will automatically be selected and

In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this

receiver equalizes playback sound levels.

shows in the display.

Note

1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see

Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones.

2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 55.

3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

4 If surround back channel processing (page 55) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this

happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 93 is set to anything but Normal), 2 Pro Logic

IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

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Listening to your system

With two channel sources, you can select from:

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used for

a variety of additional surround sound effects.

Most Advanced Surround modes are designed

to be used with film soundtracks, but some

modes are also suited for music sources. Try

different settings with various soundtracks to

see which you like.

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to movie sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to music sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel

sound, especially suited to video games

• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround

sound (sound from the surround speakers

is mono)

•

Press RECEIVER , then press ADV SURR

(

ADVANCED SURROUND) repeatedly to

select a listening mode.⁴

• Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound,

especially suited to movie sources

• ACTION – Designed for action movies with

dynamic soundtracks

• Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound,

• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of

dialog

especially suited to music sources

• Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound,

• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with

lots of special effects

especially suited to music sources

With multichannel sources, if you have

connected surround back speaker(s) and have

selected SBch ON, you can select (according to

format):

• MONO FILM – Creates surround sound

from mono soundtracks

• ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources

• EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only

available when you’re using two surround

back speakers)

field

• TV SURROUND – Provides surround

sound for both mono and stereo TV

sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back

channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and

provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel

sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video

games

• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs

• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-

type sound

• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS-ES encoded sources

• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound

for rock and/or pop music

•

DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS encoded sources

Note

1 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can

adjust: C.WIDTH, DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See Setting the Audio options on page 63 to adjust them.

2 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image

effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 63).

3 Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital,

DTS or analog 2-channel sources.

4 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back

speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 55.

• If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURR mode will automatically be

selected.

5 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital

sources).

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• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic

music sources

Using Front Stage Surround

Advance

•

EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to

a stereo source, using all of your speakers

The Front Stage Surround Advance function

allows you to create natural surround sound

effects using just the front speakers and the

subwoofer.

• PHONES SURR – When listening through

headphones, you can still get the effect of

overall surround.

•

While listening to a source, press

Tip

RECEIVER , then press STEREO to select Front

Stage Surround Advance modes.

• STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for

more on this.

• When an Advanced Surround listening

mode is selected, the effect level can be

adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in

Setting the Audio options on page 63.

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich

surround sound effect directed to the

center of where the front left and right

speakers sound projection area converges.

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO, you will hear the

source through just the front left and right

speakers (and possibly your subwoofer

depending on your speaker settings). Dolby

Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel

sources are downmixed to stereo.

• F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a

surround sound effect to a wider area than

FOCUS mode.

FOCUS position

(Recommended)

WIDE position

Frontright Front left

speaker speaker

Frontright

speaker

Front left

speaker

•

While listening to a source, press

RECEIVER , then press STEREO for stereo

playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

• STEREO – The audio is heard with your

surround settings and you can still use the

Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage

Surround Advance below for more on this.

• F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage

Surround Advance below for more on this.

Note

1 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if the Full Auto MCACC procedure under Advanced

MCACC is performed. For more on this, refer to Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on

page 37.

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Using Stream Direct

Using surround back channel

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want

to hear the truest possible reproduction of a

source. All unnecessary signal processing is

bypassed, and you’re left with the pure analog

or digital sound source.

processing

• Default setting: SBch ON

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1

or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for

example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you

can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding

(for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With

5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel

will be generated, but the material may sound

better in the 5.1 format for which it was

originally encoded (in which case, you can

simply switch surround back channel

processing off).

•

While listening to a source, press

, then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT

RECEIVER

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to select

(

the mode you want.

Check the digital format indicators in the front

panel display to see how the source is being

processed.

• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on

page 52.

• With a 7.1-channel surround system, audio

signals that have undergone matrix

decoding processing through surround

back channel processing to which the Up

Mix function is added are output from the

surround back speakers.

• ALC – Listening in Auto level control mode

(page 52).

• DIRECT – Sources are heard according to

the settings made in the Surround Setup

(speaker setting, channel level, speaker

distance, acoustic calibration EQ, and X-

curve), as well as with dual mono, the input

attenuator, and any sound delay settings.

You will hear sources according to the

number of channels in the signal.

RECEIVER

, then press SBch

•

Press

repeatedly to cycle the surround back

channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as

follows:

• PURE DIRECT – Analog sources are heard

without any digital processing. No sound is

output from the Speaker B in this mode.

• SBch ON – Matrix decoding processing for

generating the surround back component

from the surround component is turned on.

• SBch AUTO – Matrix decoding processing

for generating the surround back

component from the surround component

is switched automatically. Matrix decoding

processing is only performed when

surround back channel signals are

detected in the input signals.

• SBch OFF – Matrix decoding processing for

generating the surround back component

from the surround component is turned off.

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• Using the Up Mix function is effective when

the speakers in the 7.1-channel surround

system are set up as recommended in the

example on page 17.

Using the Virtual Surround Back

mode

• Default setting: OFF

When you’re not using surround back

• Depending on the positions of the speakers

and the sound source, in some cases it

may not be possible to achieve good

speakers, selecting this mode allows you to

hear a virtual surround back channel through

your surround speakers. You can choose to

listen to sources with no surround back

channel information, or if the material sounds

better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which

it was originally encoded, you can have the

receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded

results. In this case, set the setting to OFF.

Up Mix OFF

Up Mix ON

sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.

•

Press SBch repeatedly to cycle the virtual

surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as

follows:

SBL

SBR

SBL

SBR

Switch the receiver into standby.

While holding down ENTER on the front

• VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is

always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded

material)

panel, press  STANDBY/ON

• VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back

is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded

sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or

DTS-ES)

The display shows RESET  NO .

Use TUNE +/– (or / on the remote control)

to select UP MIX ON , and then use

PRESET +/– (or / on the remote control) to

select ON or OFF.

• VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back

mode is switched off

Press ENTER to confirm.

• When set to ON, the UP MIX indicator on

the front panel lights.

Setting the Up Mix function

In a 7.1-channel surround system with

surround speakers placed directly at the sides

of the listening position, the surround sound of

5.1-channel sources is heard from the side. The

Up Mix function mixes the sound of the

surround speakers with the surround back

speakers so that the surround sound is heard

from diagonally to the rear as it should be.

Note

1 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of

the stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.

• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the SB setting is set to NO

or if Front Bi-Amp, Speaker B or ZONE 2 is selected at Surr Back System.

• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

2 • Set to ON regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD signals.

• May automatically be set to OFF even when set to ON, depending on the input signal and listening mode.

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Listening to your system

Each press cycles through the options as

follows:

Selecting MCACC presets

• Default setting: MEMORY 1

• AUTO – The receiver selects the first

available signal in the following order:

HDMI; DIGITAL; ANALOG.

If you have calibrated your system for different

listening positions , you can switch between

settings to suit the kind of source you’re

listening to and where you’re sitting (for

example, watching movies from a sofa, or

playing a video game close to the TV).

• ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.

• DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial

digital signal.

• HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.

•

While listening to a source, press

, then press MCACC

• PCM – For PCM input signals. The

RECEIVER

receiver selects the first available signal in

the following order: HDMI; DIGITAL.

Press repeatedly to select one of the six

MCACC presets . See Data Management on

When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, the indicators

light according to the signal being decoded, as

follows:

page 90 to check and manage your current

settings.

– 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital

decoding.

Choosing the input signal

On this receiver, it is possible to switch the

– 2 DIGITAL PLUS lights with Dolby Digital

Plus decoding.

input signals for the different inputs as

described below.

– 2 TrueHD lights with Dolby TrueHD

decoding.

•

Press RECEIVER , then press SIGNAL SEL

to select the input signal corresponding to

the source component.

– DTS lights with DTS decoding.

– DTS HD lights with DTS-HD decoding.

– MSTR lights with DTS-HD Master Audio

decoding.

– 96/24 lights with DTS 96/24 decoding.

Note

1 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how

you’re using your system. These presets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on

page 37 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77, either of which you should have already completed.

2 • These settings have no effect when headphones are connected.

• You can also press / to select the MCACC preset.

3 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96/24) and WMA9 Pro

digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA9 Pro, PCM (32

kHz to 192 kHz), Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-HD Master Audio, SACD and DVD Audio

(including 192 kHz). With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN and TUNER).

• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise,

make the proper digital connections (page 29) and set the signal input to DIGITAL.

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your

DVD player.

4 When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on page 63 is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through

your TV, not from this receiver.

5 • This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.

• When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input

signal if this is a problem.

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– WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9

Pro signal is being decoded.

• HDMI is not assigned by default. To select

an HDMI signal, conduct the input setup

procedure (see The Input Setup menu on

page 40).

Better sound using Phase

Control

This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses

phase correction measures to make sure your

sound source arrives at the listening position

in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/

or coloring of the sound.

Phase Control technology provides coherent

sound reproduction through the use of phase

matching for an optimal sound image. The

default setting is on and we recommend

leaving Phase Control switched on for all

sound sources.

RECEIVER

, then press PHASE CTRL

•

Press

(PHASE CONTROL) to switch on phase

correction.

The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front

panel lights.

Note

1 • Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are ‘in phase’,

they crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest

of a wave meets a trough, then the sound will be ‘out of phase’ and an unreliable sound image will be produced.

• The PHASE CONTROL feature is available even when the headphones are plugged in.

• If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually

feel when PHASE CONTROL is set to ON on this receiver depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer

to maximize the effect. It is also recommended you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer.

• Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to off. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the cutoff

frequency to a higher value.

• If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have a maximized PHASE CONTROL effect.

• The PHASE CONTROL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases:

– When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on.

– When the MULTI CH IN input is selected.

– When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 63.

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KURO LINK

Chapter 7:

KURO LINK

Synchronized operation with a KURO LINK-

compatible Pioneer flat screen TV or Blu-ray

disc player or with a component of another

make that supports the KURO LINK function is

possible when the component is connected to

the receiver using an HDMI cable.

Making the KURO LINK

connections

You can use synchronized operation for a

connected flat screen TV and up to four (VSX-

1019AH model)/three (VSX-919AH model) other

components.

For details about concrete operations, settings,

etc., refer to also the operating instructions for

each component.

Be sure to connect the flat screen TV’s audio

cable to the audio input of this unit.

• You cannot use this function with

components that do not support KURO

LINK.

For details, see Connecting your TV and

playback components on page 23.

• We do not guarantee this receiver will work

with Pioneer KURO LINK-compatible

components or components of other makes

that support the KURO LINK function. We

do not guarantee that all synchronized

operations will work with components of

more on this.

• Speaker Distance – Used to check the

distance to the different speakers. See

Speaker Distance on page 89 for more on

this.

• Standing Wave – Used to check the

standing wave control filter settings. See

Standing Wave on page 89 for more on this.

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The Advanced MCACC menu

Select ‘Channel Level’ from the MCACC

Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the MCACC

Data Check menu.

2b.Channel Level

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2d.Standing Wave

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Filter 1 Filter 2

Filter 3

ATT TRIM

[dB] [dB]

MCACC

M1.MEMORY 1

Filter

Channel

Freq ATT Freq ATT Freq

[Hz] [dB] [Hz] [dB] [Hz]

SBR

SBL

0.0 dB

63 5.0 10 120 5.0 10 201 5.0 10 +10.0

MCACC

M1.MEMORY1

125

250

500

1k Hz

Exit

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Exit

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When ‘MCACC’ is highlighted, use /

When ‘Filter Channel’ is highlighted, use

to select the MCACC preset you want to

check.

The level of the various channels set at the

selected MCACC preset is displayed. ‘---’ is

displayed for channels that are not connected.

/ to select the channel for which you

want to check standing wave control.

The standing wave related calibration value for

the selected channel stored at the selected

MCACC preset and its graph are displayed.

Press



to highlight ‘MCACC’, then use

Speaker Distance

/ to select the MCACC preset you want to

check.

Use this to display the distance from the

different channels to the listening position. See

Speaker Distance on page 96 for more on this.

Acoustic Cal EQ

Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the

Use this to display the calibration values for the

frequency response of the various channels set

in the different MCACC presets. See Acoustic

Calibration EQ Adjust on page 84 for more on

this.

MCACC Data Check menu.

2c.Speaker Distance

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MCACC

M1.MEMORY 1

SBR

SBL

3.61m

3.69m

3.51m

2.74m

5.77m

5.13m

2.26m

3.54m

Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the MCACC

Data Check menu.

2e.Acoustic Cal EQ

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Ch :

0.0 -8.0 -6.0 0.0 +3.0 +8.5 +8.5 +3.0 0.0 0.0

When ‘MCACC’ is highlighted, use /

MCACC

to select the MCACC preset you want to

check.

M1.MEMORY1

63 125 250 500 1k 8k 16k TRIM

[Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Hz] [Hz]

The distance from the various channels set at

the selected MCACC preset is displayed. ‘---’ is

displayed for channels that are not connected.

Exit

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When ‘Ch’ is highlighted, use / to

select the channel.

The calibration value for the frequency response

of the selected channel stored at the selected

MCACC preset and its graph are displayed.

Standing Wave

Use this to display the standing wave related

adjustment values for the various MCACC

memories. See Standing Wave on page 84 for

more on this.

Press



to highlight ‘MCACC’, then use

/ to select the MCACC preset you want to

check.

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The Advanced MCACC menu

Data Management

• MCACC Memory Clear – Clear any

MCACC presets that you don’t want (see

Clearing MCACC presets on page 91).

This system allows you to store up to six

MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your

system for different listening positions (or

frequency adjustments for the same listening

Renaming MCACC presets

If you have several different MCACC presets

that you’re using, you may want to rename

them for easier identification.

position). This is useful for alternate settings

to match the kind of source you’re listening to

and where you’re sitting (for example,

watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video

game close to the TV).

Select ‘Memory Rename’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

3.Data Management

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From this menu you can copy from one preset to

another, name presets for easier identification

and clear any ones you don’t need.

a. Memory Rename

b. MCACC Memory Copy

c. MCACC Memory Clear

3a.Memory Rename

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MCACC Position Rename

RECEIVER

, then press HOME MENU.

Press

MEMORY 1

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen

appears on your TV. Use /// and

ENTER to navigate through the screens and

select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm

and exit the current menu.

MEMORY 2

MEMORY 3

MEMORY 4

MEMORY 5

MEMORY 6

Exit

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Exit

Finish

Select ‘Data Management’ from the

Select the MCACC preset you want to

HOME MENU

rename, then select an appropriate preset

name.

Use / to select the preset, then / to

select a preset name.

HOME MENU

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1. Advanced MCACC

2. MCACC Data Check

3. Data Management

4. System Setup

Repeat for as many MCACC presets as

3.Data Management

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necessary, then press RETURN when you’re

finished.

You will return to the Data Management

setup menu.

a. Memory Rename

b. MCACC Memory Copy

c. MCACC Memory Clear

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Exit

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Select the setting you want to adjust.

• Memory Rename – Name your MCACC

presets for easy identification (see

Renaming MCACC presets below).

• MCACC Memory Copy – Copy settings

from one MCACC preset to another (see

Copying MCACC preset data on page 91).

Note

1 This can be done in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC

(Expert) on page 77, either of which you should have already completed.

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The Advanced MCACC menu

Copying MCACC preset data

Clearing MCACC presets

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic

Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on

page 81), we recommend copying your current

If you are no longer using one of the MCACC

presets stored in memory, you can choose to

clear the calibration settings of that preset.

settings to an unused MCACC preset. Instead

Select ‘MCACC Memory Clear’ from the

of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a

reference point from which to start.

Data Management setup menu.

3.Data Management

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Select ‘MCACC Memory Copy’ from the

a. Memory Rename

Data Management setup menu.

b. MCACC Memory Copy

c. MCACC Memory Clear

3c.MCACC Memory Clear

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3.Data Management

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Clear

M1.MEMORY

a. Memory Rename

b. MCACC Memory Copy

c. MCACC Memory Clear

Exit

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3b.MCACC Memory Copy

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Copy

From

All Data

M1.MEMORY

Exit

Cancel

Exit

Return

Select the MCACC preset you want to

clear.

Exit

Cancel

Make sure you don’t clear an MCACC preset

you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

Select the setting you want to copy.

• All Data – Copies all the settings of the

selected MCACC preset memory.

Select ‘OK’ to confirm and clear the

preset.

•

Level & Distance – Copies only the channel

level and speaker distance settings of the

selected MCACC preset memory.

When MCACC Memory Clear? is displayed,

select YES. If NO is selected, the memory is not

cleared.

Select the MCACC preset you’ll be

Completed! shows in the GUI screen to

confirm the MCACC preset has been cleared,

then you automatically return to the Data

Management setup menu.

copying the settings ‘From’, then specify

where you want to copy them (‘To’).

Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC

preset you’re currently using (this can’t be

undone).

Select ‘OK’ to confirm and copy the

settings.

When MCACC Memory Copy? is displayed,

select YES. If NO is selected, the memory is not

copied.

Completed! shows in the GUI screen to

confirm the MCACC preset has been copied,

then you automatically return to the Data

Management setup menu.

Note

1 The settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37 or Automatic MCACC

(Expert) on page 77.

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Chapter 11:

The system and the other setup

Select the setting you want to adjust.

Making receiver settings from

the System Setup menu

4.System Setup

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a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup

c. OSD Language

d. Other Setup

The following section describes how to change

the speaker-related settings manually and

make various other settings (input selection,

OSD language selection, etc.).

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Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER button to switch on.

•

Manual SP Setup – Sets the type of

connection used for surround back

terminals and the size, number distance

and overall balance of the connected

speakers (see Manual speaker setup on

page 93).

• If headphones are connected to the

receiver, disconnect them.

Press RECEIVER , then press HOME

MENU.²

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen

appears on your TV. Use /// and

ENTER to navigate through the screens and

select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm

and exit the current menu.

• Input Setup – Specifies what you’ve

connected to the digital, HDMI and

component video inputs (see The Input

Setup menu on page 40).

• OSD Language – The GUI screen’s display

language can be changed (see Changing

the OSD display language (OSD Language)

on page 36).

• Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the

HOME MENU.

Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME

MENU, then press ENTER

• Other Setup – Makes customized settings

to reflect how you are using the receiver

(see The Other Setup menu on page 97).

HOME MENU

A/V RECEIVER

1. Advanced MCACC

2. MCACC Data Check

3. Data Management

4. System Setup

Exit

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Note

1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.

2 You can’t use the HOME MENU when either the iPod/USB input function is selected or the headphones are

connected. When you set ZONE 2 to ON (page 68), you can’t use the HOME MENU.

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Manual speaker setup

• Channel Level – Adjusts the overall

balance of your speaker system (page 95).

This receiver allows you to make detailed

settings to optimize the surround sound

performance. You only need to make these

settings once (unless you change the

placement of your current speaker system or

add new speakers).

• Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance

of your speakers from the listening position

(page 96).

• X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of

your speaker system for movie soundtracks

(page 97).

These settings are designed to customize your

Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after

each screen.

system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings

made in Automatically setting up for surround

sound (Auto MCACC) on page 37, it isn’t

necessary to make all of these settings.

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting: Normal

CAUTION

There are several ways you can use the

surround back speaker channels with this

system. In addition to a normal home theater

setup where they are used for the surround

back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping

the front speakers or as an independent

speaker system in another room.

• The test tones used in the Manual SP Setup

are output at high volume.

Select ‘Manual SP Setup’, then press

ENTER

See Making receiver settings from Making

receiver settings from the System Setup menu

on page 92 if you’re not already at this screen.

Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the

Manual SP Setup menu.

4.System Setup

A/V RECEIVER

See Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu on page 92 if you’re not already at

this screen.

a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup

c. OSD Language

d. Other Setup

4a.Manual SP Setup

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1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

4a.Manual SP Setup

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1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

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4a1.Surr Back System

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Normal

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Front

Center

Surr

Normal

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Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may

want to adjust these settings in order:

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• Surr Back System – Specifies how you are

using your surround back speakers (see

below).

• Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and

number of speakers you’ve connected

(page 94).

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Select the surround back speaker setting.

• Normal – Select for normal home theater

use with surround back speakers in your

main (speaker system A) setup.

Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the

Manual SP Setup menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup

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1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

• Speaker B – Select to use the (surround

back) B speaker terminals to listen to

stereo playback in another room (see

Switching the speaker system on page 68).

4a2.Speaker Setting

A/V RECEIVER

Front

Center

Surr

LARGE

SMALL

SMALL x 2

YES

• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you’re

bi-amping your front speakers (see Bi-

amping your speakers on page 20).

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X.OVER

80Hz

• ZONE 2 – Select to use the (surround back)

B speaker terminals for an independent

system in another zone (see Using the

MULTI-ZONE controls on page 68).

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Choose the set of speakers that you want

to set, then select a speaker size.

When ‘Setting Change?’ is displayed,

Use / to select the size (and number) of

select Yes

each of the following speakers:

If No is selected, the setting is not changed.

• Front – Select LARGE if your front

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

effectively, or if you didn’t connect a

subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass

frequencies to the subwoofer.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Speaker Setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker

configuration (size, number of speakers and

• Center – Select LARGE if your center

speaker reproduces bass frequencies

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

frequencies to the other speakers or

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is

sent to the front speakers).

crossover frequency) . It is a good idea to make

sure that the settings made in Automatically

setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on

page 37 are correct. Note that this setting

applies to all MCACC presets, and cannot be

set independently.

• Surr – Select LARGE if your surround

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

effectively. Select SMALL to send bass

frequencies to the other speakers or

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround

speakers choose NO (the sound of the

surround channels is sent to the front

speakers or a subwoofer).

Note

1 If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL.

2 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center, surround

and surround back speakers can’t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass

frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

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• SB – Select the number of surround back

speakers you have (one, two or none).

Select LARGEx2 or LARGEx1 if your

surround back speakers reproduce bass

frequencies effectively. Select SMALLx2 or

SMALLx1 to send bass frequencies to the

other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

connect surround back speakers choose

NO.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can

adjust the overall balance of your speaker

system, an important factor when setting up a

home theater system.

Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual

SP Setup menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup

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• SW – LFE signals and bass frequencies of

channels set to SMALL are output from the

subwoofer when YES is selected. Choose

the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer

to output bass sound continuously or you

want deeper bass (the bass frequencies

that would normally come out the front and

center speakers are also routed to the

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

4a3.Channel Level

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MCACC

M1.MEMORY 1

Test Tone

AUTO

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subwoofer). If you did not connect a

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subwoofer choose NO (the bass

frequencies are output from other

speakers).

Select a setup option.

• MANUAL – Move the test tone manually

from speaker to speaker and adjust

individual channel levels.

Select ‘X. OVER’ and set the crossover

frequency.³

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the

subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

• AUTO – Adjust channel levels as the test

tone moves from speaker to speaker

automatically.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Note

1 • If you selected Speaker B, ZONE 2 or Front Bi-Amp (in Surround back speaker setting on page 93) you can’t adjust

the surround back settings.

• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back

terminal.

2 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your

room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try

changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to

PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best.

If you’re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for

the front speakers.

3 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the

subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for

bass sounds in the LFE channel.

• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz.

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Confirm your selected setup option.

Speaker Distance

The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

For good sound depth and separation from

your system, you need to specify the distance

of your speakers from the listening position.

The receiver can then add the proper delay

needed for effective surround sound.

4a3.Channel Level

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CAUTION

Loud test tones will be output.

Please wait...**

Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the

Manual SP Setup menu.

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4a.Manual SP Setup

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

Adjust the level of each channel using /

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

If you selected MANUAL, use / to switch

speakers. The AUTO setup will output test

tones in the order shown on-screen:

4a4.Speaker Distance

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MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

SBR

SBL

3.61m

3.69m

3.67m

2.74m

5.77m

5.13m

2.26m

3.54m

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4a3.Channel Level

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MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

SBR

SBL

0.00 dB

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Adjust the distance of each speaker using

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/

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in

0.01 m increments.

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone

is emitted.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the

surround back speakers are the same

distance from the listening position.

• You can change the channel levels at any

time by press RECEIVER , then press CH

LEVEL, and then using / on the

remote control.

Note

1 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust

the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual

soundtrack.

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X-Curve

The Other Setup menu

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too

bright when played back in large rooms. The X-

Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization

for home theater listening, and restores proper

tonal balance of movie soundtracks.

The Other Setup menu is where you can make

customized settings to reflect how you are

using the receiver.

Press RECEIVER on the remote control,

then press HOME MENU

Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP

Setup menu.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen

appears on your TV. Use /// and

ENTER to navigate through the screens and

select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm

and exit the current menu.

4a.Manual SP Setup

A/V RECEIVER

1. Surr Back System

2. Speaker Setting

3. Channel Level

4. Speaker Distance

5. X-Curve

Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME

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Select ‘Other Setup’, then press ENTER.

Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

4.SystemSetup

A/V RECEIVER

Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is

expressed as a downwards slope in decibels

per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound

becomes less bright as the slope increases (to

a maximum of –3.0dB/oct). Use the following

guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your

room size:

a.Manual SP Setup

b. Input Setup

c. OSD Language

d. Other Setup

4d.Other Setup

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1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

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6. Remote Control Mode Setup

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

Room size (m²)

≤36 ≤48 ≤60 ≤72 ≤300 ≤1000

X-Curve

(dB/oct)

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–0.5 –1.0 –1.5 –2.0 –2.5 –3.0

Select the setting you want to adjust.

• If you select OFF, the frequency curve will

be flat and the X-Curve has no effect.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may

want to adjust these settings in order:

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

• KURO LINK Setup – Synchronizes this

receiver with your Pioneer component

supporting KURO LINK (see KURO LINK

Setup on page 61).

• Multi Ch In Setup – Specifies the optional

settings for a multi-channel input (page 98)

• ZONE Audio Setup – Specifies the volume

setting for a MULTI-ZONE setup (page 98).

• Power ON Level Setup – Specifies the

volume level set when the power is turned

on (page 99).

• Volume Limit Setup – Limits the

maximum volume (page 99).

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• Remote Control Mode Setup – Sets this

receiver’s remote control mode (page 100).

Select the ‘Video Input’ setting you want.

When the multi-channel input is selected as an

input function, you can display the video

images of other input functions. The video

input can be selected from the following: DVD,

TV/SAT, DVR, VIDEO, OFF.

• Flicker Reduction – Adjusts the way the

GUI screen looks (page 100).

Make the adjustments necessary for each

setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after

each screen.

4d2.Multi Ch In Setup

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SW Input Gain

Video Input

+10dB

DVD

Multi Channel Input Setup

You can adjust the level of the subwoofer for a

multi-channel input. Also, when the multi-

channel input is selected as an input function,

you can display the video images of other input

functions. In the Multi Channel Input Setup,

you can assign a video input to the multi-

channel input.

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When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

ZONE Audio Setup

Select ‘Multi Ch In Setup’ from the Other

Setup menu.

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 68),

you may need to specify your volume setting.

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

Select ‘ZONE Audio Setup’ from the

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

6. Remote Control Mode Setup

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

Other Setup menu.

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

1. KURO LINK Setup

Exit

Return

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

^{Remote Control Mode Setup}4d3.ZONE Audio Setup

Select the ‘SW Input Gain’ setting you

want.

• 0dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer at

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

A/V RECEIVER

ZONE 2 Volume Level : Variable

Exit

Return

the level originally recorded on the source.

• +10dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer

at the level increased by 10 dB.

Exit

Finish

4d2.Multi Ch In Setup

A/V RECEIVER

SW Input Gain

Video Input

0dB

DVD

Select the volume level setting of ZONE 2.

• Variable – Use this setting if you’ve

connected a power amplifier in the sub

room (this receiver is simply being used as

a pre-amp) and you will be using this

receiver’s controls to adjust the volume.

Exit

Finish

Note

1 If you selected ZONE 2 in the Surround back speaker setting on page 93, you won’t be able to change the volume level.

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• Fixed – Use this setting if you’ve connected

a fully integrated amplifier (such as

another Pioneer VSX receiver) in the sub

room and want to use that receiver’s

volume controls.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Volume Limit Setup

Use this function to limit the maximum

volume. The volume cannot be increased

above the level set here, even by operating

MASTER VOLUME button (or the dial on the

front panel).

With the Fixed setting, the source is sent from

this receiver at maximum volume, so make

sure the volume is quite low in the sub zone at

first, and then experiment to find the correct

level.

Select ‘Volume Limit Setup’ from the

Other Setup menu.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

6. Remote Control Mode Setup

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

Power ON Level Setup

The volume can be set so that it is always set to

the same level when the receiver’s power is

turned on.

4d5.Volume Limit Setup

A/V RECEIVER

OFF

Return

Volume Limit

Exit

Select ‘Power ON Level Setup’ from the

Other Setup menu.

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

Exit

Finish

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

6. Remote Control Mode Setup

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

Select the Volume Limit setting you want.

• OFF – The maximum volume is not limited.

4d4.Power ON Level Setup

A/V RECEIVER

LAST

Return

Power ON Level

• -20.0dB/-10.0dB/0.0dB – The maximum

volume is limited to the value set here.

Exit

When you’re finished, press RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Exit

Finish

Select the Power ON Level setting you

want.

• LAST – When the power is turned on, the

volume is set to the same level as when the

power was last turned off.

• “---” – When the power is turned on, the

volume is set to minimum level.

• -80.0dB to +12.0dB – Specify the volume to

be set when the power is turned, in steps of

0.5 dB.

It is not possible to set a volume level greater

than the value specified at Volume Limit Setup.

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Remote Control Mode Setup

• Default setting: 1

Flicker Reduction Setup

• Default setting: 4

This sets this receiver’s remote control mode to

The GUI screen’s resolution can be increased.

If you feel the GUI screen is hard to see, try

changing this setting. Note that the resolution

in this setting only affects the GUI screen; it

has no influence on the video output.

prevent erroneous operation when multiple

units of the receiver are being used.

Select ‘Remote Control Mode Setup’

from the Other Setup menu.

Select ‘Flicker Reduction Setup’ from the

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

Other Setup menu.

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

6. Remote Control Mode Setup

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

4d.Other Setup

A/V RECEIVER

1. KURO LINK Setup

2. Multi Ch In Setup

3. ZONE Audio Setup

4. Power ON Level Setup

5. Volume Limit Setup

6. Remote Control Mode Setup

7. Flicker Reduction Setup

4d6.Remote Control Mode Setup

A/V RECEIVER

Remote Control Mode

Exit

Return

4d7.Flicker Reduction Setup

A/V RECEIVER

Flicker Reduction

Exit

Return

Exit

Cancel

Select the Remote Control Mode setting

Exit

Finish

you want.

Select the Flicker Reduction setting you

Select “OK” to change the remote control

want.

mode.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

Follow the instructions on the screen to

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

change the remote control’s setting.

See Operating multiple receivers on page 72.

When you’re finished, press RETURN.

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Note

1 If you change this receiver’s setting, also change the setting on the remote control.

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Chapter 12:

Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is

something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in

another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the

trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer

authorized independent service company to carry out repair work.

Note

• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity

disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating

conditions.

Power

Symptom

Remedy

The power does not turn on. • Make sure that the power cord is plugged in to an active power outlet.

• Try disconnecting from the power outlet, then plugging back in.

• The unit may have been switched on using the wrong voltage setting. Make

sure you switch the VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel to the right voltage

for your country or region, then reset the unit (page 71) before switching on

again.

Power cannot be turned off. • Set the remote control’s MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch to ZONE 2,

then press  RECEIVER to switch the ZONE 2 off.

(ZONE 2 ON is displayed.)

The receiver suddenly

switches off or the PHASE

• Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel

or another set of wires. If so, re-attach the speaker wires, making sure there are

CONTROL indicator blinks. no stray strands.

• The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call

a Pioneer authorized independent service company.

During loud playback the

• Turn down the volume.

power suddenly switches off.

• Lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the Manual MCACC setup on

page 81.

• Switch on the digital safety feature. While holding down ENTER on the front

panel, press  STANDBY/ON to set this receiver to the standby mode. Use

TUNE +/– to select D.SAFETY OFF, and then use PRESET +/– to select 1 or

2 (select D.SAFETY OFF to deactivate this feature). If the power switches

off even with 2 switched on, turn down the volume. With 1 or 2 on, some

features may be unavailable.

The unit does not respond

when the buttons are

pressed.

• Try switching the receiver off, then back on again.

• Try disconnecting the power cord, then connect again.

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Symptom

Remedy

AMP ERR blinks in the

display, then the power

automatically switches off.

The ADVANCED MCACC

blinks and the power does

not turn on.

• The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try switching the receiver

on. Contact a Pioneer authorized independent service company for help.

Power indicator flashes and • There is a problem with the receiver’s power unit or fan. Try turning on the

power turns off.

power after 1 minute. If the same thing happens, the receiver is damaged.

Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer authorized independent

service company. (Other symptoms may appear when the power is turned on.)

AMP OVERHEAT and the

• Allow the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated place before switching back

power indicator flash and the on.

power turns off.

• Wait at least 1 minute, then try turning the power on again.

The Receiver suddenly power • The power unit is damaged. Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a

off or the blue indicator at the Pioneer authorized independent service company.

center of the receiver flashes.

No sound

Symptom

Remedy

No sound is output when an • Check the volume, mute setting (press MUTE) and speaker setting (press

input function is selected.

SPEAKERS).

No sound output from the

front speakers.

• Make sure the correct input function is selected.

• Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected.

• Make sure the correct input signal is selected (press SIGNAL SEL). Note that

when PCM is selected, you won’t be able to hear any other signal format.

• Check that the source component is connected properly (see Connecting

your equipment on page 14).

• Check that the speakers are connected properly (see Connecting the speakers

on page 18).

No sound from the surround • Check that the Stereo listening mode or the Front Stage Surround Advance

or center speakers.

mode isn’t selected; select one of the surround listening modes (see Listening

in surround sound on page 52).

• Check that the surround/center speakers are not set to NO (see Speaker

Setting on page 94).

• Check the channel level settings (see Channel Level on page 95).

• Check the speaker connections (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).

No sound from surround

back speakers.

• Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL (see

Speaker Setting on page 94).

• Make sure surround back channel processing is set to SBch ON (see Using

surround back channel processing on page 55).

• If the source is Dolby Surround EX or DTS-ES with no flag to indicate 6.1

compatibility, then with surround back channel processing set to SBch Auto,

there will be no sound from the surround back speakers. In this case, set to

SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 55).

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Symptom

Remedy

No sound from surround

back speakers.

(Continued)

• If the source does not have 6.1 playback channels, make sure that surround

back channel processing is set to SBch ON and a surround mode is selected

(see Listening in surround sound on page 52).

• Check the speaker connections (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).

If only one surround back speaker is connected, make sure it’s connected to

the left channel speaker terminal.

No sound from subwoofer.

• Check that the subwoofer is connected properly, switched on and the volume

turned up.

• If your subwoofer has a sleep function, make sure it is switched off.

• Make sure that the Subwoofer setting is YES or PLUS (see Speaker Setting on

page 94).

• The crossover frequency may be set too low; try setting it higher to match the

characteristics of your other speakers (see Speaker Setting on page 94).

• If there is very little low frequency information in the source material, change

your speaker settings to Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES, or Front: LARGE /

Subwoofer: PLUS (see Speaker Setting on page 94).

• Check that the LFE channel is not set to OFF, or a very quiet setting (see

Setting the Audio options on page 63).

• Check the speaker level settings (see Channel Level on page 95).

No sound from one speaker. • Check the speaker connection (see Connecting the speakers on page 18).

• Check the speaker level settings (see Channel Level on page 95).

• Check that the speaker hasn’t been set to NO (see Speaker Setting on

page 94).

• The channel may not be recorded in the source. By using one of the advanced

effect listening mode, you may be able to create the missing channel (see

Listening in surround sound on page 52).

Sound is produced from

• Check that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input

analog components, but not signal on page 57).

from digital ones (DVD, LD,

CD-ROM, etc.).

• Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the

component is connected to (see The Input Setup menu on page 40).

• Check the digital output settings on the source component.

• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not

turned down.

• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are not selected. Select any

other input function.

No sound is output or a noise • Check that your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital/DTS discs.

is output when Dolby Digital/

DTS software is played back.

• Check the digital output settings of your DVD player. Make sure that the DTS

signal output is set to On.

• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not

turned down.

No sound when using the

HOME MENU.

• If the HDMI input function is selected, sound is muted until exiting the HOME

MENU.

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