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Symptom

Remedy

The various system settings are not

Do not pull out the power cord while conducting the settings. (The settings will be stored

stored.

when both the main zone and sub zone turn off. Turn off all zones before pulling out the

 

power cord.)

Certain listening modes or

When Operation Mode is set to Basic, the Pioneer-recommended settings are made and

HOME MENU items cannot be

not all of the functions can be used. To use all of the functions without restrictions, set

selected.

Operation Mode to Expert (see Operation Mode Setup on page 40).

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output

Symptom

Remedy

The reverb characteristics graph

There are cases where the graph does not appear flat (even when selecting ALL CH ADJ

after EQ calibration does not appear

in the Auto MCACC Setup) due to adjustments made to compensate for room character-

entirely flat.

istics to achieve optimal sound.

 

Areas of the graph may appear identical (before and after) when there is little or no

 

adjustment needed.

 

 

 

The graph may appear to have shifted vertically when comparing before and after mea-

 

surements.

EQ adjustments made using the

Despite level adjustments being made, the filters used for analysis may not display these

Manual MCACC setup do not appear

adjustments in the reverb characteristics graph after EQ calibration. However, these

to change the reverb characteristics

adjustments are taken into account by the filters dedicated to overall system calibration.

graph after EQ calibration.

 

 

 

Lower frequency response curves do

Low frequencies used in bass management (the subwoofer channel) will not change for

not seem to have been calibrated for

speakers that have been specified as SMALL in the configuration, or do not output these

SMALL speakers.

frequencies.

 

Calibration is performed, but due to your speakers’ low frequency limitations, no measur-

 

able sound is output for display.

Display

Symptom

Remedy

The display is dark or off.

Press DIMMER repeatedly to select a different brightness.

The OSD screen is not displayed.

The OSD screen is not displayed unless the receiver and TV are connected using an

 

HDMI cable. If the TV does not support HDMI, perform the various operations and make

 

the settings while watching the display on the receiver’s front panel.

You can’t get DIGITAL to display

Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned cor-

when using SIGNAL SEL.

rectly (see The Input Setup menu on page 39).

2DIGITAL or DTS does not light

These indicators do not light if playback is paused.

when playing Dolby/DTS software.

Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.

 

 

 

When playing Dolby Digital or DTS

Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.

sources, the receiver’s format indica-

 

Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on

tors do not light.

page 50).

 

 

Check that the player isn’t set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to

 

PCM.

 

Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc, the Dolby Digital or DTS is

 

selected.

 

 

 

FAQ

Symptom

Remedy

When playing certain discs, none of

The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on

the receiver’s format indicators light.

what audio tracks are recorded on the disc.

 

 

When playing a disc with the listen-

Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on

ing mode set to Auto Surround or

page 50).

ALC, 2Pro Logic II or DTS Neo:6

If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded),

appear on the receiver.

then this is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio

 

 

tracks available.

During playback of DVD-Audio, the

This will occur when playing DVD-Audio material over the HDMI connection. This is not a

display shows PCM.

malfunction.

The power turns off automatically

See the Power section (page 92).

and some indicator flashes, or some

 

indicator flashes and the power does

 

not turn on.

 

 

 

 

 

Remote control

 

Symptom

Remedy

Cannot be remote controlled.

Set the remote control unit’s remote control mode so that it matches the setting on the

 

main unit (see Operating multiple receivers on page 71).

 

 

 

Check whether the receiver’s remote control mode is properly set (see Remote Control

 

Mode Setup on page 89).

 

Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loading the batteries on page 9).

 

Be sure to operate within 7 m (23 ft.) and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front

 

panel (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 9).

 

 

 

Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control.

 

 

 

Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote

 

sensor.

Other components can’t be operated

If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset

with the system remote.

codes.

 

The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.

 

When commands from the remote control units of other devices are registered using the

 

learning function, in some cases they may not be learned properly. In this case, register

 

the commands again using the learning function (see page 72). If they still do not work,

 

they may be in a special format that cannot be registered on this receiver’s remote con-

 

trol. Operate the device using another remote control.

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

Symptom

Remedy

The HDMI indicator blinks continu-

Check all the points below.

ously.

 

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