Operating Instructions
VSA-AX10
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNELAMPLIFIER
Operating Environment H045 En
Installing the Amplifier
New LCD Touch Panel Remote Control
Features
Multi-ChannelAcoustic Calibration System MCACC
Universal Player Compatibility DVD Audio
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Connecting Your Equipment
Setting Up for Surround Sound
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Connecting Your Equipment
Setting Up for Surround Sound
Preparing the Remote Control
Checking the Supplied Accessories
Remote Control Battery Alarm
Before You Start
Operating range of remote control unit
Remote Control Cushions
Opening the Front Panel
The Touch Pen & Lock
2Press REMOTE SETUP on the remote control
Setting Up the Remote Control
3Press the LCD COMMANDER button
4Press the TOUCH PANEL ADJUSTMENT button
PREPARATION
Remote Control Backlight
Home Theater: The Basics
Quick Start Guide Part1
1Your Home System
2 The Source Material
Digital Connections
1Hooking Up Your DVD Player & TV
QUICK START GUIDE
DVD player
memo
2Speaker Connections
3Press the SYSTEM SETUP button
3Setting up the Main Unit
4Assigning the Digital Inputs
QUICK START GUIDE
6The default setting for the DIGITAL-4jack is SAT
1Auto Surround Sound Setup
1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV
Quick Start Guide Part2
Auto Surround Setup
System Setup
Quick Start Guide Part2
QUICK START GUIDE
ENTER
11 Check the speaker settings on the OSD
surround sound setting
2Press the DVD/LD button on the remote control
5Play a DVD then adjust the MASTER VOLUME
2Playing a DVD with Surround Sound
Connecting your TV
Connecting Your Equipment
S Video
Component video
PREPARATION
Connecting Video Components
Connecting a DVD, DVD/LD or LD player
VCR 1/DVR
Connecting VCRs or DVRs
Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel
TV tuner
Connecting Satellite TV SAT Components
Satellite tuner
CD player
Connecting Analog Audio Components
Turntable
Tuner
Components equipped with
Cassette deck placement
CD compatible player
DVD player
Connecting Digital Audio Components
CD recorder CD player TV tuner
7Coaxial cords/Optical cables
Digital Input Default Settings
PREPARATION
Optical cable
Use Speakers
Connecting Speakers
with a nominal
impedance rated
Placing Your Speakers
Speaker placement
PREPARATION
10mm
AC Outlet switched 100 w max
AC Power Cord
Displays & Controls
Remote Control
3 4 5
Basic Amplifier LCD Screens
LISTENING MODE
Amplifier MAIN Screen
Amplifier
5 6 7
Amplifier SUB Screen
PREPARATION
Back Panel
6:U-shapedconnectors
PREPARATION
14 AC IN Power In
9 CONTROL IN/OUT terminal
13 SPEAKER terminals
Front Panel
13 TONE control buttons TONE button
PREPARATION
1SIGNAL SELECT indicators
Display
2Program Format indicators
6 Digital format indicators
press the AMP on the remote control
Setting Up for Surround Sound
SURROUND SETUP. Press ENTER
SURROUND SETUP
FRONT default setting is SMALL
SPEAKER SYSTEMS
CENTER default setting is SMALL
SURROUND default setting is SMALL
to select it. Press the ENTER button
speaker system setting
2Use the 5∞ buttons to select the
3Use the 2 3 buttons to select either
9Use the 2 3 buttons to choose a
8Use the ∞ button to go to the next screen
Crossover Frequency of 50 Hz, 80 Hz
100 Hz, 150 Hz or 200 Hz
1 The CHANNEL DELAY should be
CHANNEL DELAY
4When done select RETURN with the
selected. If it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons
CHANNEL LEVEL channel balance
AUTO; AUTO. Select a setting mode
it isn’t use the 5∞ buttons to select
and press ENTER
Acoustic Calibration EQ
In MANUAL mode, when done select
RETURN with the 5∞ buttons and
press ENTER
and press ENTER
when done and press ENTER
subtract decibels from that frequency
6Select RETURN with the 5∞ buttons
1Switch on the amplifier and your TV
Check the Auto Settings
3Press the SYSTEM SETUP button and
SURROUND SETUP and press ENTER
on the remote control’s AMP MAIN
1Turn on the power of the playback
Basic Operation
Stereo and Multichannel Playback
MASTER VOLUME buttons on the
8 Adjust the volume by using the
remote control. On the front panel
use the MASTER VOLUME dial
Playback of 96kHz 24 bit sound formats
Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input
1Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the SUB screen
STEREO modes
Listening Modes
STANDARD modes
BASIC
HOME THX modes
BASIC
ADVANCED CINEMA modes
ADVANCED CONCERT modes
Adjusting the Effect of Advanced Listening Modes
Basic Operation
CLASSICAL
screen or on the front panel
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
or on the front panel
BASIC
remote control’s AMP SUB screen
remote control’s AMP MAIN screen
Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode
Listening in LOUDNESS Mode
remote controls AMP SUB screen or
Adjusting Bass and Treble TONE CONTROL
tone adjust mode
TREBLE 3Use the +/– buttons to adjust the low
DVD Audio/MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback
remote control’s AMP MAIN screen
1 Press MULTI CH IN button on the
Use the button to cycle through the
Input Attenuator
DUAL MONO Setting and playback
Tape 2 Monitor
mode
Plug headphones into the headphone
Using the Headphones
Video Select
jack on the front of the amplifier
Status Display
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
levels of brightness for the display
1Press AMP. Choose the SUB screen
Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control
Remote Control of Other Components
1 Press the REMOTE SETUP
2Press the PRESET RECALL button on
5Select the name of the company that
leave the REMOTE SETUP mode
makes your component
6Press the number 1 button
2Press the LEARNING button
1Press the REMOTE SETUP
3Press the function button for the
component you want to control
REMOTE SETUP
Locking the Settings
1 In the REMOTE SETUP screens hold
buttons a lock symbol will appear, in
DVD and TV operations
Using the Remote Control with Other Components
2Press the DIRECT FUNCTION button
Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION
button
1Press the REMOTE SETUP
SIGNAL SELECT according to the
Using Other Functions
source components signal ANALOG
Recording from Audio/Video Components
Bi-wiringyour speakers
Speaker System B Setup
Stereo playback in another room
Bi-ampingthe front speakers
systems
Switching A/B Speaker System
Powered subwoofer
Connecting Additional Amplifiers
EXPERT
mono
Pre Out Power Setup
EXPERT
Amplifier Remote Control
PIONEER component bearing the Î mark
CONTROL
command number you want the
1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button
command 1 the box the 1 with
Multi Operations
sequence of up to five commands
6Select a command from the screen of
8When done press SETUP OK to input
been set up with multi operations
press command 1 button the box
4 Select the command number you
System off
3Press the AMP button
Using System off
power off commands you want to
stop
7 Repeat steps 4-6to program a
5 Press the SETUP OK button when
Editing Remote Control Screen Names ITEM MEMO
2Press the ITEM MEMO button
want to add
Editing Buttons Names KEY LABEL
the command or title that you want
2Press the KEY LABEL button
Press the function button for
want it on the function screen
Resetting the Remote Control
Resetting the Main Unit
Release the reset tab and then
TONE +
2Press the SUB button on the remote control
Advanced Setup
Assigning the Digital Input
9Use the 5∞ buttons to select
video input settings and use the 2
Press the SYSTEM SETUP button
Assigning the Component Video Inputs
Turn on the amplifier and your TV
control
Expert Setup
3Press the SYSTEM SETUP button
2Press the SUB button on the amplifier screen
the next setup and press ENTER
OSD On-screenDisplay ADJUSTMENT
3Press ENTER button
EXPERT
BASS PEAK LEVEL
SETTING START or SETTING CANCEL
2Use the 5∞ buttons to select
level
2Use the 2 3 buttons to choose
DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL
either OFF, MID or MAX
3Use the 5∞ buttons to select
2Use the 2 3 buttons to select the input
MULTI CH IN SELECT
channel: 7 CH IN, 6 CH IN or 5 CH IN
3Use the 5∞ buttons to select the
FUNCTION RENAME
symbol
Press ENTER
4Repeat step 3 until you get the name
THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup
THX Audio Setup
AUDIO SETUP. Press ENTER
ULTRA2 SW SETUP. Press ENTER
2Use the 2 3 buttons to select either
Surround Back Speaker Position
APART or TOGETHER 3Use the 5∞ buttons to select
RETURN and press ENTER
Re-Equalization
STANDARD, STEREO, or MULTI-CH INPUT settings
2Use the ∞5 buttons to select the
3Use the 2 3 buttons to select ON
Dolby
Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving
Dolby Digital
EXPERT
Dolby Digital Surround EX
MPEG Audio
Dolby Pro Logic
DTS-ES
THX
DTS Neo:6
DTS 96/24
THX Ultra : Before any home theater component can be THX Ultra certified, it must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests. Only then can a product feature the THX Ultra logo, which is your guarantee that the Home Theater products you purchase will give you superb performance for many years to come. THX Ultra requirements cover every aspect of the product including pre-amplifierperformance and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domain
If youre using a CENTER speaker
Through
Speaker Placement for DVD-Audioetc. Sources
EXPERT
Audio Block Diagram
Symptom
Troubleshooting
Power
when the buttons are
EXPERT
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
When playing an LD the
Symptom
SIGNAL SELECT is on 2 RF
Other audio problems
come up when using the
Symptom
SIGNAL SELECT button
The digital format indicator
the EX and ES indicators
Symptom
light, but the signal is not
Remote control
Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving
Specifications
EXPERT
Furnished Parts
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