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VSX-52TXwww.pioneerelectronics.com 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSCAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 4 Contents05 Listening to your system 08 Making recordings 07 Using the tuner 06 The System Setup menu 01 Before you start 04 Controls and displays 03 Connecting up 02 5 minute guide 5 09 Controlling the rest of your system11 Other Settings 12 Additional information 10 Other connections Before you start 01 6 Before you startChecking whats in the box Features Chapter 1: 7 Before you start 01Ventilation Installing the Loading the batteries8 inches (20 cm) Receiver Chapter 2: 8 5 minute guideDVD player Video cordVIDEO OUT3 (CD) 21 (TV/SAT) R/ TAPE/MD)IN OUTFRONT IN VIDEO S-VIDEOFRONTIR RLFRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK / ANTENNA AUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN 2 Hook up your TV. DVD on page 63 to assign the optical input to The Input Assign menu 1 Hook up your DVD player. Listening to Surround Sound on page 30. Listening to your system Introduction to home theaterUse a video cord to connect your receiver to the TV using the jacks as shown below.ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL PRE OUT SPEAKERS AC OUTLET SUR- ROUND VCR TV/ SAT DVD/ LD IN VIDEO L LPRE OUTCEN- TER SUR- ROUND MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MONITOR VIDEO1 S(DVD/ LD) DVD/ LD TV/ SAT 4 Optical cable Coaxial cable Video cord 3 Connect your speakers.fig. A fig. B fig. C 3/8 in. (10mm)UTREC LAY RLSUBW. FRONT CEN-IR RL TFRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK / AUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL SBL SBR fig. C fig. B fig. A / Caution ) terminal. Single If you only have one surround back speaker, hook it up to the surround back left ( Switching the speaker impedance (please see / + on page 74 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 in. (10 mm) of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together ( ). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (ASSIGNABLE OUT SPEAKERS AC OUTLE OUT D-R/ APE/MD DEO1 VR / CR PRE OUTCEN- TER SUR- ROUND SUR- ROUND BACK M LAY INP 9 Front speakersSW er oo sub ed e o P w r w f Surround speakers Surround back speakers Center speaker 11 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 13 Checking the settings on your DVD (or other) playerPlaying a source Chapter 3: 14 Connecting upVideo cables Digital audio cables Analog audio cables About cable types 15 About the RS-232C connectorS-VIDEO IN IR RL AAUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN When making cable connectionsVIDEO Assigning the component video inputs The About the video converterThe RS-232C connector on the rear panel is for future improvements. ous video inputs (left column) for output to the jacks (top row): ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL PRE OUT SPEAKERS Video terminal VIDEO (Composite) S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN (Composite) COMPONENT VIDEO IN 16 Connecting digital audio componentsRLANTENNA AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL DVD or LD player CD recorderOUT IN OUT Connecting multichannel analog components The Input Assign menu If your digital connections are different from the default settings, you should refer to Note DIGITAL OUT on page 17. Satellite tuner CD playerASSIGNABLE PRE OUT R L R L RL 17 Connecting analog audio componentsIR RLFRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK / ANTENNA AUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL RLAUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL MULTI CH IN Connecting multichannel analog componentsVIDEO1 If you dont plan on using the spare audio jacks for video components (for example, Tip ), you can use these for connecting another audio component, like a line-level turntable. ASSIGNABLE R L R L RE C PLAY L R CD player CD-R/Tape/MD deckASSIGNABLE PRE OUT SPEAKERS AC OUTLET CENTER SUB WOOFER VIDEO SURROUND L R DVD/multi-channel decoder with multi-channel analog output jacks 18 Connecting video components(etc.)DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUTPUT OUTPUT TV (monitor)ININ Y SUBW. FRONTIR RL RL RANTENNA AUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL VIDEO2 Connecting to the front panel video terminal jacks. MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE jacks for Make sure you dont connect your TV to the Important About the video converter located above the proper Front video connections are accessed via the front panel using the ASSIGNABLE PRE OUT SPEAKERS PRE OUTCEN- TER SUR- ROUND SUR- ROUND CONTROLMULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MONITOR VIDEO1 IN OUTPUT VIDEO L R VIDEO L R Video deck TV tuner DVD or LD player 19 Connecting antennas 1518 ft. (56m)IR ANTENNA AUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL To improve AM reception To improve FM reception Using external antennas AM loop antenna FM wire antennaUsing external antennas Assemble the antenna and connect to the receiver as shown above. The ground terminal ( Note that either wire can be inserted into the respective terminals when connecting. Twist the exposed wire strands together and insert into the hole, then snap the connector shut. Use an F connector to connect an external FM antenna using a coaxial 75 AM loop antenna FM wire antennaASSIGNABLE PRE OUT RL 3/8 in. (10mm)F connector Outdoor antenna Indoor antenna (vinyl-coated wire) 20 Connecting the speakers 22 AC outlet Operating other Pioneer components Chapter 4: 23 Controls and displays30 Listening to your system38 The System Setup menu47 Using the tunerTuning directly to a station Improving FM stereo sound Listening to the radio Chapter 7: 48 Using the tuner 07Listening to station presets Saving station presets Making recordings 08 49 Making recordingsMaking an audio or a video recording Chapter 8: Chapter 9: 50 Controlling the rest of your systemSelecting preset codes directly Setting the remote to control other components 51 Programming signals from other remote controls52 Erasing one of the remote control button settings Direct function Confirming preset codes Erasing all of the remote control presets 53 Controls for TVsCH RETURN button. MULTI CONTROL ( TV CONT buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONTROL The Note MULTI CONTROL on page 50 for more on this). Use the Setting the remote to control other components buttons to select the component. button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the ) button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the 54 Controls for other componentsDisplays the disc top menu of a DVD player. buttons to select the component. on page 50 for more on this). Use the Setting the remote to control other components MULTI CONTROL 55 HDDSwitches to the hard disk controls when using a DVD/HDD recorder. Switches to the DVD controls when using a DVD/HDD recorder. DVD Chapter 10: 56 Other connectionsSwitching the speaker system Second Zone speaker B setup 57 Bi-amping your front speakersBi-wiring your speakers 58 Multi-room listening RECEIVERDVDSTANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO AUTO SURR VOL ENTER SOURCE MULTI CONTROLINPUT ATT FL DIMMER SR DISC 10 + IN IR L This receiver IR receiverIR RLFRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK / AUDIO ASSIGNABLE VIDEO DIGITAL This switches on the multi-room feature. RECEIVER. while pressing the remote control buttons below. SHIFT When controlling the sub room, make sure to hold down Using the remote control in the sub room Using the sub room controls Making multi-room connectionsMulti Room Setup 1 Point the remote control at the IR receiver and press ASSIGNABLE MULTI CH IN SPEAKERS AC OUTLET Sub room Separate amplifier Main roomPRE OUTCEN- TER SUR- ROUND SUR- ROUND BACK CONTROLMULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MONITOR VIDEO1 IN IN MULTI- ROOM & SOURCE ANTENNA12V TRIGGER IN(DC OUT12V/ RECEIVERINPUT SELECTDVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR TV CONT CD TUNER RECEIVER ENTERD.ACCESS TOP MENU DTV MENU CLASS MENU TV CONTROL RECEIVER CONTROLTUNE THX SLEEP DIALOG E INPUT SELECT TV CH DTV ON/OFFTUNER DISPLAY MPX AUDIO CH RETURN SUBTITLE MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SIGNAL SELECT EFFECT /CH SEL ACOUSTIC EQ DTV INFOREC MUTE REC STOP HDD CH CHBAND RETURN GUIDE T.EDIT SYSTEM SETUP 60 Connecting additional amplifiersOUTRLANTENNA VIDEO MULTI CH IN DIGITAL IN ANTENNA VIDEOAUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO MULTI CH IN Note Important Speaker Setting OFF L (Single) Important Surround back speaker setting on page 38. To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to on page 44) to large. Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display This receiver is compatible with all Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.PRE OUTCEN- TER BACK FRONT SUBW. DIGITAL CONTROLMULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MONITOR VIDEO1 DVR / VCR TV/ SAT DVD/ LD /SAT) 1 R R Powered subwoofer Center channel amplifier (mono) Front channel amplifier Surround channel amplifier Surround back channel amplifierASSIGNABLE PRE OUT ASSIGNABLE AUDIO CONTROL Pioneer plasma display 61 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display62 Switching components on and off using the 12 volt triggerChapter 11: 63 Other Settings68 Additional information
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