Pioneer VSX-C100-S operating instructions Advanced/Customized Settings

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Quick Start Guide

Advanced/Customized Settings

If you want to customize your home theater to your environment, equipment or personal tastes, many settings are available. One of the most important advanced settings, called Room Setup, establishes the distances between your speakers and your normal listening position (as well as volume levels, etc.). Making this setting should improve your surround sound. Room Setup is explained on page 28. After that you could go on to fine tune your surround sound for maximum sound quality. These settings start on page 29.

The VSX-C100/C100-S has many different listening modes to accommodate many different kinds of sources, speaker configurations and sound reproduction. Experiment with these features to figure out what suits your tastes.

The listening mode explanations and settings start on page 35.

The above is a quick guide to getting you started with your home theater system and a few setup suggestions. It is a good idea, however, to read this manual in its entirety so you understand what you can do with the VSX-C100/C100- S and the possibilities of home theater in general. You may find many hints in these explanations that help you get better sound and let you operate all your equipment more effectively.

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Contents

VSX-C100VSX-C100-S For U.S. model For Canadian modelImportant Safety Instructions TWO Voltage Selector Switches multi-voltage model only Operating Environment H045 EnFeatures Contents Your Home System Quick Start GuideHome Theater The Basics Source MaterialFront R Powered Subwoofer SW No Frills SetupDefault Settings Hook up your DVD player, speakers, subwoofer and TVTo wall TV outlet Power cord Advanced/Customized Settings When Making Cable Connections Checking the Supplied AccessoriesInstalling the Receiver Introductory InformationMaintenance of External Surfaces Operating Range Remote Control UnitLoading the Batteries Audio/Video Cords Connecting Your EquipmentCoaxial Cords/Optical Cables Connecting Your Equipment Connecting a DVD Player & TVWhy you need an analog connection as well as a digital one Connecting a Digital Tuner/Set Top Box Connecting a TV with an Internal Digital Tuner Connecting Video ComponentsConnecting Your Equipment FrontConnecting Speakers Speaker terminalsOverhead view of speaker set up Hints on Speaker PlacementView of speaker set up Connecting Antennas Using External AntennasOperating other Pioneer Components with this Unit’s Sensor Plugging in the ReceiverDisplays & Controls Front PanelRear Panel Displays & ControlsRemote Control Access button LED indicator= Source Power button Enter buttonBasic Playback Checking the Settings on Your DVD or other PlayerProgram Format/Speaker Channel Indicators Checking the soundtrack on your discStart playback of the component you selected in step Playing a SourceBasic Playback STANDBY/ON buttonRoom Setup Fine Tuning Your Surround SoundWhile the display is blinking press Enter Press Enter to exit the setting mode Fine Tuning Your Surround SoundPersonalizing Your Surround Sound Center speaker setting Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound Front speakers settingSurround speakers setting Subwoofer settingLFE attenuator setting Front speakers distance settingCenter speaker distance setting Press Enter if you want to exit the settingDynamic range control setting Dual mono settingCoaxial connection setting assigning the coaxial terminal Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound Input attenuator settingOptical connection default settings Button Press Test Tone to turn off the test tone+/− button Playback Modes AutoPlayback Modes Selecting a Listening ModeVirtual Surround Back Virtl SB Selecting a Sound Mode Sound ModesMPX mode Using the TunerChannel Step Setting multi- voltage model only Finding a StationUsing the Tuner Tuning Directly to a StationMemorizing Stations Press Enter to input the first of the four characters Naming Memorized StationsRecalling Memorized Stations Enter up to three more characters in the same wayUsing the Headphones Using Other FunctionsMuting the Sound Using Other Functions Input Signal SelectResetting the System Sleep FunctionDefault Settings for the Receiver Switching the Operation Mode of the Remote Changing the Remote Control ModeControlling the Rest of Your System Controlling the Rest of Your System Recalling Preset CodesTo cancel the preset mode at any time Press Enter While pressing the Enter button pressClearing the Preset Codes CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD recorder/Cassette Deck Controls Buttons Function ComponentsCable TV/Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV Controls DisplayPreset Code List DVDTroubleshooting Additional InformationSymptom Cause Remedy Additional InformationPress Dimmer on the remote control re Understanding DVD Packaging Techno Know HowDigital Audio Formats Recording Formats Playback FormatsEnglish Specifications U.S. model Amplifier Section Specifications Multi voltage model and Singaporean modelMulti voltage model Page English TNGZC/02D00001