Pioneer VSX-917V-S/-K manual Listening to your system Enhancing dialog, Using the tone controls

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Enhancing dialog

• Default setting: OFF

The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

•Press DIALOG (DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENT) to switch dialog enhancement on or off.

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the

front panel tone control.1

1Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust.

Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE.

2Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary.

Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically.

4Start playback of the component you selected in step 1.

Choosing the input signal

• Default setting: AUTO

You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the

receiver to select between input signals.3

•Press SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT) to select the input signal corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•AUTO – This is the default setting. The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order: DIGITAL; ANALOG.

•ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.

•DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, 2 DIGITAL lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights when a DTS signal is input.

Playing other sources

1Turn on the power of the playback component.

2Turn on the power of the receiver.

3Select the source you want to playback.

Use the input select buttons.2

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to this receiver (page 15), you must select the analog

multichannel inputs for surround sound. 4

Note

1The tone controls are only available when Stereo or Front Stage Surround Advance mode are selected (except when STEREO is selected using AUTO SURROUND).

2If your source is the TV’s built-in tuner, switch to the channel you want to watch, otherwise make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO input is selected). Turn down the volume of your TV so that all the sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

3• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG.

•You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connections (Connecting other audio components on page 16) and set the signal input to DIGITAL.

•Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.

4• During playback from the multichannel inputs, you can’t use any of the sound features/modes and only the volume and channel levels can be set.

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

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Contents VSX-917V-S/-K Important the Moulded Plug Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenVentilation Caution Voltage selectorOperating Environment Contents Controlling the rest of your system Other SettingsMaking recordings Other connectionsBefore you start Chapter Installing the receiverBefore you start Checking what’s in the boxBefore you start Ventilation Introduction to home theater Minute guide02 5 minute guide Chapter Listening to Surround SoundNederlands Español Minute guideMake sure ‘Normal SB’ is selected Then press EnterWait for the test tones to finish 02 5 minute guideFollow the instructions on-screen Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then pressOther problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Better sound using Phase ControlPress Phase Phase Control to switch on phase correction Connecting up Chapter Connecting upMaking cable connections Connecting up About the video converter Connect the analog audio outputs from Connecting up Connecting a DVD player and TVThis receiver to a video input on your TV Audio and Video inputs on this receiver.2 Connecting upConnecting the multichannel analog outputs Digital OPT 2 TV/SAT input on thisConnecting other audio components About the WMA9 Pro decoderConnecting other video components Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection.3Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack Using the component video jacksConnecting to the front panel video terminal Use a three-way component video cable for the connectionTo improve FM reception Connecting up Connecting antennasUsing external antennas To improve AM receptionConnecting up Connecting the speakers This receiver PoweredHints on speaker placement View of 7.1 channel speaker setup Overhead view of speaker setupYou can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on Front panel Controls and displaysControls and displays Chapter STANDBY/ONControls and displays DisplayDirect DigitalVIR.SB Auto SurrMulti Control buttons Controls and displays Remote controlReceiver Number buttons / other component and receiver controlsTV Control buttons ADV.SURR Use to switch between the various surround modes5TUNE/ST +/- /ENTER Component control buttonsOperating range of remote control Auto playback Listening to your systemListening to your system Chapter Listening in surround soundSetting What it does Setting the effect optionsUsing the Advanced surround effects Listening to your systemListening in stereo Using Stream DirectUsing Front Stage Surround Advance STEREO/F.S.SURR to select Front StageUsing Virtual Surround Back VSB Using surround back channel processingListening with Acoustic Calibration EQ Using the Sound Retriever Using Midnight and LoudnessVirtual surround back channel option Listening to your system Enhancing dialog Using the tone controlsChoosing the input signal Playing other sourcesSelecting the front audio inputs Press F.AUDIO SHIFT+DVD on the remote controlPlayback the connected component USB playback Chapter Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Basic playback controlsOther compatibility information USB playbackCompressed audio compatibility About MPEG-4 AACSurround back speaker setting System Setup menuSystem Setup menu Chapter Select the setting you want to adjustSystem Setup menu Manual Mcacc speaker setupFine Channel Level Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Fine Speaker DistanceSetting the Acoustic Calibration EQ Automatically Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘EQ Data Copy’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsSetting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Select ‘OK’ to copy and confirmManual speaker setup Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsSpeaker Setting Manual SP Setup menuCrossover Network Default setting 100HzSelect ‘Crossover Network’ from the Manual SP Setup menu Channel LevelSpeaker Distance Saving station presets Using the tunerUsing the tuner Chapter Listening to the radioListening to station presets Using the tunerNaming station presets Changing the frequency stepMaking recordings Chapter Making recordingsMaking an audio or a video recording Controlling the rest of your system Chapter Setting the remote to control other componentsControlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer componentsName from the list then press Enter Erasing all of the remote control presetsUse Press and hold Enter for about two secondsLCD shows OK to confirm the setting Confirming preset codesUse to switch direct function on or OFF then press Enter Controlling the rest of your system Direct functionControlling the rest of your system Controls for TVs Disc Menu Controlling the rest of your systemControls for other components TOP MenuREC Stop RECSHIFT+ DiscDVD Shift HDD Shift+ CH + CH+Other connections Connecting using HdmiOther connections Chapter Other connections Second Zone speaker B setupSwitching the speaker system About HdmiBi-amping your front speakers Other connections Bi-wiring your speakers Same terminal in this wayDisplay Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayPioneer plasma DVD player Satellite receiver, etcInput Assign menu Other SettingsOther Settings Chapter Assigning the digital inputsOther Setup menu Other SettingsAssigning the Hdmi inputs Dual Mono Setup Dynamic Range Control SetupLFE Attenuator Setup Select ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displaysDigital Video Converter Setup Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you wantAdditional information TroubleshootingProblemRemedy Additional information ChapterProblem Remedy Additional informationSymptom Remedy See Operating other Pioneer components onChanging the TV format setting Additional information Resetting the main unitSwitching the speaker impedance Press Setup to confirmAdditional information Specifications AM Tuner Section Power cord cautionCleaning the unit MiscellaneousPioneer Corporation
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