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Connecting your equipment03 10 En Chapter 3 Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t h

Connecting your equipment03 11 En 11 Composite and S-video monitor outputs Use to connect monitors and TVs.  Connecting your TV and DVD player

Connecting your equipment03 12 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a TV and DVD playe

Connecting your equipment03 13 En Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital

Connecting your equipment03 14 En • For a second recorder, use the DVR/ VCR2 outputs. 3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an optical-

Connecting your equipment03 15 En Connecting digital audio sources This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to connect digita

Connecting your equipment03 16 En Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features three stereo audio-only inputs. Two of these inputs have cor

Connecting your equipment03 17 En Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front,

Connecting your equipment03 18 En Bare wire connections Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of

Connecting your equipment03 19 En The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram ( fig. A ) show

D3-4-2-1-1_En-AThe exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenan

Connecting your equipment03 20 En FM wire antenna • Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω in the same way as the AM antenna. For best re

Controls and displays04 21 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel Illustration shows the VSX-AX4ASi front panel 1 INPUT SELECTOR dial Use t

Controls and displays04 22 En 9 MCACC indicator Lights when one of the MCACC presets (page 29) is selected. 10 i.LINK indicator (VSX-AX4ASi only) Li

Controls and displays04 23 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is

Controls and displays04 24 En Remote control The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system (

Controls and displays04 25 En 7 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only h

Controls and displays04 26 En Sub remote control unit VSX-AX4ASi only The second remote control supplied with this receiver is for use with the multi

Listening to your system05 27 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and many features described in this section may

Listening to your system05 28 En Using the Home THX modes THX and Home THX are technical standards created by THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater so

Listening to your system05 29 En Listening in stereo When you select STEREO , you will hear the source through just the front left and right speaker

CAUTIONThe 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 disconne

Listening to your system05 30 En Choosing the input signal You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the receiver to selec

Listening to your system05 31 En • VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed d

Using the tuner06 32 En Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts u

Using the tuner06 33 En Naming station presets For easier identification, you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the station preset you want to

Using the tuner06 34 En 4 Press ENTER to search for the program type. The system starts searching through the station presets for a match. When it fi

The System Setup menu07 35 En Chapter 7: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you ho

The System Setup menu07 36 En 1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no obstacles between th

The System Setup menu07 37 En • With error messages (such as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check ) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (

The System Setup menu07 38 En 1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above

The System Setup menu07 39 En The volume increases to the 0dB reference level. 2 Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference s

4 En Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . .

The System Setup menu07 40 En frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results

The System Setup menu07 41 En How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your list

The System Setup menu07 42 En Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ 1 Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press ENTER. 2 Select an option and press EN

The System Setup menu07 43 En Data Management This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your system for diff

The System Setup menu07 44 En Renaming MCACC presets If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for e

The System Setup menu07 45 En Speaker Setting Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers and crossover frequenc

The System Setup menu07 46 En 4 Adjust the level of each channel using the / buttons. If you selected Manual , use / to switch speakers. The

The System Setup menu07 47 En X-Curve Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts as

Other connections08 48 En Chapter 8: Other connections Caution • Make sure the power is switched off before making or changing the connections. Conn

Other connections08 49 En 2 Use the / buttons to browse the selected category (e.g., albums). • Use / to move to previous/next levels. 3 Cont

5 En 08 Other connections Connecting an iPod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . .

Other connections08 50 En Connecting using HDMI If you have a HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped compo-nent, you can connect it to this receiver using

Other connections08 51 En Using the i.LINK interface VSX-AX4ASi only If you have a component with an i.LINK connector, you can connect it to this rec

Other connections08 52 En Checking the i.LINK inputs If you have several i.LINK-equipped components and have assigned them to input functions in The

Other connections08 53 En The system will not work if the connected components form a loop. If a loop is detected, the message LOOP CONNECT shows i

Other connections08 54 En Using the USB interface VSX-AX4ASi only It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your computer by connecting

Other connections08 55 En Second Zone speaker B setup Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect the

Other connections08 56 En 2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 37 to sp

Other connections08 57 En Multi-room listening This receiver can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the prop

Other connections08 58 En • Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this receiver. You should have a pai

Other connections08 59 En 4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume. This is only possible if you selected the VARIABLE volume control in

Before you start01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessor

Other connections08 60 En Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger You can connect components in your system (such as a screen or pr

Other connections08 61 En • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your p

Other connections08 62 En Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ (see page 40) to measure the

Other Settings09 63 En Chapter 9: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up yo

Other Settings09 64 En • 12V Trigger 1 / 2 – After connecting a component to one of the 12 volt triggers (see Switching components on and off using

Other Settings09 65 En Multi-Room setup • Default setting: Variable If you’ve made multi-room connections (see Multi-room listening on page 57) yo

Using other functions10 66 En Chapter 10 Using other functions Setting the AV options There are a number of additional sound and picture settings you

Using other functions10 67 En Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an aud

Using other functions10 68 En Playing a different source when recording Using this receiver, it’s possible to listen to a different source than the o

Using other functions10 69 En Using the sleep timer The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of time so you can fa

5 minute guide02 7 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surr

Using other functions10 70 En Resetting the system Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front pane

Controlling the rest of your system11 71 En Chapter 11: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most compo

Controlling the rest of your system11 72 En 4 Point the two remote controls towards each other then press the button that will be doing the learning

Controlling the rest of your system11 73 En Renaming input source names You can customize the names that appear on the remote LCD when you select an

Controlling the rest of your system11 74 En 7 Select the button for the command you want to input. The following remote control commands can be selec

Controlling the rest of your system11 75 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching t

Controlling the rest of your system11 76 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jack

Additional information12 77 En Chapter 12: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunction

Additional information12 78 En No sound Symptom Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected.No sound output from the front speakers.•

Additional information12 79 En Other audio problems Symptom Remedy Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically, or there is considerable nois

5 minute guide02 8 En 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Place the micr

Additional information12 80 En VideoSettings Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Symptom Remedy No image is output when an input is selected

Additional information12 81 En DisplayRemote control Symptom Remedy The display is dark or off. • Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to

Additional information12 82 En i.LINK interfacei.LINK messages You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the

Additional information12 83 En USB interfaceHDMIiPod messages Note • If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static ele

Additional information12 84 En Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite,

Additional information12 85 En Windows Media ® Audio 9 Professional Windows Media ® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) is a discrete surround format d

Additional information12 86 EnASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and di

Additional information12 87 En Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBchProcessingON (7.1 chan

Additional information12 88 En Stream direct with different input signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different input si

Additional information12 89 En Specifications Continuous Power Output – Stereo Front. . . 180 W + 180 W (AX4ASi), 170 W + 170 W (AX2AS)(DIN 1 kHz, T

5 minute guide02 9 En Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (too much background

Additional information12 90 En Cleaning the unit • Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt.• When the surface is dirty, wipe wit

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