Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7 Speaker B setup, Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

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Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs

for surround sound playback.1

					SIRIUS		iPod USB	MULTI CH IN
						AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-1018AH
					GITAL IN		iPod DIRECT	MCACC
							USB	SETUP MIC
ADVANCED		DIGITAL PRECISION	DIGITAL VIDEO
MCACC		PROCESSING	SCALER		HDMI
SAT	DVR 1/DVR 2	VIDEO HDMI 1/HDMI 2 CD/CD-R	FM/AM	XM/SIRIUS	iPod USB	MULTI CH IN
								MASTER
								VOLUME
STANDARD	ADVANCED	STEREO/
SURROUND	SURROUND	A.L.C.	VIDEO INPUT
					iPod DIRECT	MCACC
		VIDEO	L AUDIO R	DIGITAL IN	USB	SETUP MIC
SPEAKERS	ST –	ST +

After selecting Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 41, you can use the speakers connected to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See Switching the speaker system below for the listening options with this setup.

1Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals on the rear panel.

Connect them the same way you connected your speakers in Installing your speaker system on page 21. Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 22 when placing the speakers in another room.

2Select ‘Speaker B’ from the Surround Back System menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 41 to do this.

Switching the speaker system

1Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio.

2Press MULTI CH IN on the front panel to turn the multi-channel input on.

•Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 69.

Speaker B setup

Caution

•Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system.

•Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals.

•You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the

speaker impedance on page 74 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω).

If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 41, three speaker system settings are possible using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected Normal or Front Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch your main speaker system on or off. The options below

are for the Speaker B setting only.2

•Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting.

As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal, the button will simply switch your main speaker system (A) on or off.

	AUTO SURR/	SOUND	STANDARD	ADVANCED	STEREO/
	STREAM DIRECT RETRIEVER		SURROUND	SURROUND	A.L.C.	VIDEO INPUT		iPod DIRECT	MCACC
					VIDEO	L AUDIO R	DIGITAL IN	USB	SETUP MIC
PHONES	MULTI-ZONE
				ST –	ST +
	CONTROL	ON/OFF	SPEAKERS

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

•SPA – Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals.

•SPB – Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B. Multichannel sources will not be heard. The same signal is output from the surround back channel pre-out terminals.

•SPAB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. The sound from speaker system B will be the same as the sound from speaker system A (multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).

Note

1• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

•You can’t listen to your speaker B system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

2• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 48. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

•Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 41 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.

•All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

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