Pioneer VSX-1017AV-K System Setup menu, Other connections, Other Settings, Using other functions

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08 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Manual MCACC setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 THX Audio Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 THX Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

09 Other connections

Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 47 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 47 Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

10 Other Settings

The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 54 Video Converter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

11 Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Dimming the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

12 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components. . . . 57 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Direct function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Using System off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

13 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . 68 About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Listening modes with different input signal

formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Contents VSX-1017AV-SVSX-1017AV-K Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Important the Moulded PlugOperating Environment Contents Other Settings System Setup menuUsing other functions Other connectionsBefore you start Chapter FeaturesBefore you start Loading the batteries Installing the receiverBefore you start Checking what’s in the box Minute guide Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto Mcacc02 5 minute guide Chapter Introduction to home theaterFollow the instructions on-screen Minute guideMake sure ‘TYPE1’ is selected then press ENTER.3 Problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Better sound using Phase Control02 5 minute guide Playing a sourceRear panel Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Chapter About the video converter Connecting your equipmentWhen making cable connections Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerConnect using a standard video cable or an S-video cable 342DVR, VCR, etc Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sourcesUsing the component video jacks On an HDMI-compatible monitor.1 Connecting using HdmiUse a three-way component video cable CD-R, MD, DAT, etc Connecting digital audio sourcesAbout Hdmi Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable Connecting analog audio sourcesAbout the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has an on-board Windows MediaTM AudioConnecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemPlacing the speakers Bare wire connectionsTHX speaker system setup Connecting antennasPlugging in the receiver Connecting external antennasPlug the power cord into a power outlet Front panel Controls and displaysControls and displays Chapter Controls and displays Operating range of remote control unitControls and displays Display RECEIVER Controls and displays Remote controlInput Select SelectShift Multi OPESOURCE ReceiverListening to your system Chapter Listening to your systemListening in surround sound Auto playbackUsing the Advanced surround effects Using the Home THX modesTHX Games Mode Listening to your systemSetting the effect options Using Front Stage Surround AdvanceSetting What it does Options Listening in stereoChoosing the input signal Listening to your system Using Stream DirectUsing surround back channel processing Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQPro Logic Using the Virtual Surround Back modeUsing the Sound Retriever Listening to your system Using Midnight and LoudnessUsing the tone controls Press Tone to select the frequency you want to adjustUSB playback Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Chapter Basic playback controlsCompressed audio compatibility USB playbackUsing the tuner Chapter Using the tunerSaving station presets Listening to the radioNaming station presets Using the tunerListening to station presets An introduction to RDSPress Disp for RDS information Using EONDisplaying RDS information System Setup menu Chapter System Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Surround back speaker settingSelect ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menu System Setup menu Manual Mcacc setupSelect ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Fine Channel LevelSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu System Setup menuVolume increases to the reference level Fine Speaker DistanceCopying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automaticallyFront Align Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manuallyChecking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press Enter System Setup menu Manual speaker setupSpeaker Setting Channel Level Crossover NetworkSpeaker Distance THX Audio SettingTHX Speaker Setup Connecting your iPod to the receiver Connecting an iPodOther connections Other connections ChapterWatching photos and video content Connecting the multichannel analog inputsOther connections Selecting the multichannel analog inputsSwitching the speaker system Speaker B setupBi-amping your front speakers Press Multi CH in front panelLarge Connecting additional amplifiersBi-wiring your speakers Pioneer plasma DVD playerDisplay Satellite receiver, etcDVD Other Settings Chapter Other SettingsInput Assign menu Assigning the digital inputsOther Setup menu Other SettingsDynamic Range Control Setup Assigning the Hdmi inputsLFE Attenuator Setup Dual Mono SetupSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Video Converter SetupUsing other functions Chapter Using other functionsReducing the level of an analog signal Using the sleep timerSwitching the speaker impedance Using other functions Dimming the displayResetting the system Press System Setup to confirmControlling the rest of your system Controlling the rest of your system Select the button for the command you want to inputMulti Operation and System Off Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequenceUsing System off Using multi operationsControls for TVs Buttons Function ComponentsCD/MD/CD-R Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor Power TroubleshootingAdditional information Additional information ChapterAdditional information Other audio problemsSymptomRemedy Video SettingsDisplay Remote controlIPod messages Symptom Cause ActionUSB interface Dolby Additional information Surround sound formatsWindows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional About THXStereo 2 channel signal formats Listening modes with different input signal formatsStandard Auto SurroundInput signal format Standard Multichannel signal formatsCleaning the unit Additional information SpecificationsPioneer Corporation
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