Pioneer VSX-C100-S Basic Playback, Checking the Settings on Your DVD or other Player

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04Basic Playback

Checking the Settings on Your DVD (or other) Player

If you don’t set the following two features correctly you may experience problems with your surround sound (for example: no sound whatsoever; the sound is unidimensional or lacks punch; or other problems).

1 Digital output from your DVD player or other component outputting a digital source

Set the DVD player so the signals below are output from the optical terminal (if you are unsure how to do this check the manual that came with your DVD player). It may or may not be necessary to set the digital output on other components, like a satellite tuner. Check the manual that came with the component.

Dolby Digital

DTS

96 kHz PCM (2 channel stereo)

2Checking the soundtrack on your disc

Choose the surround sound signal (for example, Dolby Digital 5.1 ch or Dolby Surround) that you want to hear from the disc. Check the manual that came with your DVD player for more information.

Depending on your DVD player or source discs you may not be able to output sound from other than digital 2 channel stereo and analog. In this case you need to change the listening mode to SURROUND if you want multichannel surround sound.

Program Format/Speaker Channel Indicators

One very useful feature of this receiver is the Program Format/Speaker Channel Indicators. This indicator looks something like this:

The letters

The triangular segments and SW

(Input indicator)

(Output indicator)

With this indicator you can determine which channels are present in a Dolby Digital or DTS source as well as the speakers that are currently being used. The letters L, C, R, LFE, LS & RS represent the signal being input for each channel respectively, with LFE being the Low Frequency Effects channel which feeds your subwoofer. These letters will only appear if the input is a Dolby Digital or DTS signal.

The triangular segments and SW represent the output from the receiver. The upper segments represent the front left, center, and front right speakers while the bottom segments represent the surround left and surround right channels. SW represents the subwoofer channel. If you have all of these speakers connected and are using either a multichannel signal (for example, Dolby Digital 5.1 ch or Dolby Surround), or a listening mode to get five channels sound, all five of the segments will light. For stereo signals only the front left, center, and front right speakers segments will light.

In some cases, depending on the source and listening mode, the output channels may not light up.

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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 InformationLoading the Batteries Operating Range Remote Control UnitMaintenance of External Surfaces Coaxial Cords/Optical Cables Connecting Your EquipmentAudio/Video Cords Why you need an analog connection as well as a digital one Connecting a DVD Player & TVConnecting Your Equipment Connecting a Digital Tuner/Set Top Box Connecting a TV with an Internal Digital Tuner Connecting Video ComponentsConnecting Your Equipment FrontConnecting Speakers Speaker terminalsView of speaker set up Hints on Speaker PlacementOverhead view 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 buttonWhile the display is blinking press Enter Fine Tuning Your Surround SoundRoom Setup Personalizing Your Surround Sound Fine Tuning Your Surround SoundPress Enter to exit the setting mode 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 settingOptical connection default settings Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound Input attenuator settingCoaxial connection setting assigning the coaxial terminal +/− button Press Test Tone to turn off the test toneButton Playback Modes AutoVirtual Surround Back Virtl SB Selecting a Listening ModePlayback Modes Selecting a Sound Mode Sound ModesMPX mode Using the TunerChannel Step Setting multi- voltage model only Finding a StationMemorizing Stations Tuning Directly to a StationUsing the Tuner Press Enter to input the first of the four characters Naming Memorized StationsRecalling Memorized Stations Enter up to three more characters in the same wayMuting the Sound Using Other FunctionsUsing the Headphones Using Other Functions Input Signal SelectResetting the System Sleep FunctionDefault Settings for the Receiver Controlling the Rest of Your System Changing the Remote Control ModeSwitching the Operation Mode of the Remote 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 Digital Audio Formats Techno Know HowUnderstanding DVD Packaging Recording Formats Playback FormatsEnglish Specifications U.S. model Multi voltage model Specifications Multi voltage model and Singaporean modelAmplifier Section Page English TNGZC/02D00001