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