12Additional information

Settings

Symptom

Cause

The Auto MCACC Setup

• The ambient noise level in the room is too

continually shows an error.

high, or obstacles are blocking the setup

 

microphone.

Remedy

Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible when using the Auto MCACC Setup (see Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 13 for more on this). If the noise cannot be kept low enough, you will have to set up the surround sound manually (page 45).

After using the Auto MCACC Setup, the speaker size setting (LARGE or SMALL) is incorrect.

There was some inaudible low-frequency noise in the room.

The low-frequency noise could have been caused by an air conditioner or motor. Switch off all appliances in the room and rerun the Auto MCACC Setup.

Display

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

The display is dark or off.

• The display is set to dark or off.

Press FL. DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.

After making an adjustment the

• The display is set to off.

• Press FL. DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to

display goes off.

 

select a different brightness.

 

 

 

You can't get DIGITAL to display

• There is a problem with the digital

• Check your digital connections and/or assign the digital

when using the SIGNAL SELECT

connections or the digital input is assigned

inputs correctly (see Assigning the digital inputs on

button.

incorrectly.

page 62).

 

 

 

 

• The multichannel analog inputs are

• Press MULTI CH IN again (see Selecting the

 

selected.

multichannel analog inputs on page 39).

 

 

 

The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn't

• The player is paused.

• Press play.

light when playing Dolby/DTS

 

 

• The player's sound output settings are

• Set the player correctly (consult the manual that came

software.

wrong.

with the player, if necessary).

 

 

 

 

When playing a DVD-Audio disc,

• The audio from these discs is output from

• This is not a malfunction. See also the operating

the DVD player display shows 96

the analog audio jacks of the DVD player only;

instructions that came with your DVD player.

kHz. However, the receiver’s

the receiver does not show the sampling rate

 

display does not.

of the input signal through the analog inputs.

 

 

 

 

During playback of a DTS 96/24

• The receiver’s input signal type is set to

• Set the receiver to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the

source, the display doesn't show

analog.

input signal on page 35).

96kHz.

 

 

 

 

 

When playing Dolby Digital or

• No digital connection, or the digital

• Check the digital audio connection (page 16).

DTS sources, the receiver’s

connection is incorrect.

 

format indicators do not light.

 

 

• The receiver’s input signal type is set to

• Set the receiver to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the

 

 

analog.

input signal on page 35).

 

 

 

 

• The DVD player is set to output Dolby Digital

• Check the settings on the player. Set the output for

 

and/or DTS audio as PCM.

Dolby Digital and DTS (no PCM conversion). See also the

 

 

operating instructions that came with your DVD player.

 

 

 

 

• The disc has several playback audio tracks;

• Switch the playback audio channel on your DVD player.

 

the one currently playing is actually PCM.

See the operating instructions that came with your DVD

 

 

player.

 

 

 

When playing certain discs,

• The audio format of the disc is not 5.1/6.1

• This is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for

none of the receiver’s format

channel.

details of the audio formats available on the disc.

indicators light.

 

 

 

 

 

When playing a disc, the

• The input signal type is set to analog.

• Set the receiver to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the

2 PL II or Neo:6 indicator lights

 

input signal on page 35).

on the receiver.

 

 

• A two channel soundtrack is currently

• This is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for

 

 

playing.

details of the audio formats available on the disc.

 

 

 

 

• The soundtrack currently playing is

• This is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for

 

encoded using Dolby Surround.

details of the audio formats available on the disc.

 

 

 

During playback of a Surround

•The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS

• Set to Extended ON (see Using the surround back

EX or DTS ES source on the

ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is

channel (Extended mode) on page 36) then switch to the

Extended AUTO setting, the EX

6.1 compatible.

THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see

and ES indicators don’t light, or

 

Listening in surround sound on page 31).

the signal is not properly

 

 

processed.

 

 

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-1015TX operating instructions Settings, Display

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