Pioneer Complete Guide to Operating the VSX 1016V Stereo Receiver
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

Contents

01 Before you start

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 10 Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Better sound using Basic Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . 10

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting a component to the front panel inputs . . 16 Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 22 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Setting the effect options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 29 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Midnight and Loudness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

06 USB playback

Using the USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Compressed audio compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

07 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Using EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

08 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Contents VSX-1016V-SVSX-1016V-K Important the Moulded Plug Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenOperating Environment Contents Other Settings Using other functionsOther connections Controlling the rest of your systemFeatures Before you startBefore you start Chapter Checking what’s in the boxBefore you start Installing the receiver Loading the batteriesAutomatically setting up for surround sound Mcacc Minute guide02 5 minute guide Chapter Introduction to home theaterMinute guide Speaker configuration in the OSDWait for the test tones to finish then confirm Better sound using Basic Phase Control Problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup02 5 minute guide Playing a sourceConnecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipmentRear panel When making cable connections Connecting your equipmentAbout the video converter Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top boxDVD player VSX-1016VConnecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources Using the component video jacksUse an optical cable for the connection DVR, VCR, etcUse a three-way component video cable Connecting digital audio sourcesCD-R, MD, DAT, etc Connecting analog audio sources Connecting a component to the front panel inputsAbout the WMA9 Pro decoder Tape deck, etcConnecting your equipment Installing your speaker system Connecting the speakersBare wire connections Placing the speakersConnecting antennas THX speaker system setupPlug the power cord into a power outlet Connecting external antennasPlugging in the receiver Controls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel Operating range of remote control unit Controls and displaysControls and displays Display Over / ATTVideo Conv SleepControls and displays Remote control ReceiverInput Select SelectMulti OPE ShiftSource MuteListening to your system Listening to your system ChapterAuto playback Listening in surround sound Standard surround soundUsing the Home THX modes Using the Advanced surround effectsSetting the effect options Listening to your systemPress EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings Listening in stereoListening with Acoustic Calibration EQ Use the +/- buttons to set it as necessaryListening to your system Choosing the input signal Using the Virtual Surround Back modeUsing Midnight and Loudness Using the Sound RetrieverUsing the tone controls Press Tone to select the frequency you want to adjustUsing the USB interface USB playbackUSB playback Chapter Basic playback controlsUSB playback Other compatibility informationAbout MPEG-4 AAC About WMAUsing the tuner Using the tuner ChapterSaving station presets Listening to the radioUsing the tuner Naming station presetsListening to station presets An introduction to RDSDisplaying RDS information Using EONPress Disp for RDS information System Setup menu System Setup menu ChapterMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Surround back speaker settingSystem Setup menu Manual Mcacc setup Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menuSelect ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Fine Channel LevelSystem Setup menu Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automaticallyFine Speaker Distance Acoustic Calibration EQSetting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsFront Align Speaker Setting Manual speaker setupChecking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu Select a setup optionConfirm your selected setup option Channel LevelTHX Audio Setting Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menuSelect ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu Adjust the distance of each speaker usingSelect ‘THX Speaker Setup’ from the Manual SP Setup menu THX Speaker SetupSpecify whether or not you are using a THX speaker system Connecting using Hdmi Other connectionsOther connections Chapter About HdmiSecond Zone speaker B setup Connecting the multichannel analog inputsSwitching the speaker system Other connectionsBi-wiring your speakers Connecting additional amplifiersBi-amping your front speakers Connect your speakers as shown belowIf you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma displayLarge Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display DVD playerDVD/LD AudioOther Settings Other Settings ChapterInput Assign menu Assigning the digital inputsOther Settings Other Setup menuDynamic Range Control Setup Dual Mono SetupSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays LFE Attenuator SetupVideo Converter Setup Using other functions Using other functions ChapterReducing the level of an analog signal Making an audio or a video recordingUsing other functions Using the sleep timer Resetting the systemSwitching the speaker impedance Display shows RESET?Setting the remote to control other components Selecting preset codes directlyProgramming signals from other remote controls Controlling the rest of your systemErasing one of the remote control button settings Resetting the remote control presetsConfirming preset codes Controlling the rest of your systemRenaming input source names Multi Operation and System OffDirect function Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequenceUsing multi operations Using System offControlling the rest of your system Controls for TVs Controls for other componentsOperating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Decide which component you want to use the remote sensorTroubleshooting PowerAdditional information Additional information ChapterOther audio problems Additional informationSettings VideoRemote control DisplayUSB interface HdmiDolby Additional information Surround sound formatsWindows Media Audio 9 Professional About THX Listening modes with different input signal formats Stereo 2 channel signal formatsTHX Games Mode THX MusicModeMultichannel signal formats AutoAdditional information Specifications Cleaning the unitAdditional information Additional information 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