Pioneer VSX-1016TXV-K operating instructions Display, Remote control

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Display

Symptom	Remedy
The display is dark or off.	• Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.
After making an adjustment the	• Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.
display goes off.
You can't get DIGITAL to display	• Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly (see The Input
when using the SIGNAL SELECT	Assign menu on page 46).
button.	• If the multichannel analog inputs are selected, select a different input source.
The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn't	• These indicators do dot light if playback is paused.
light when playing Dolby/DTS	• Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.
software.
When playing a DVD-Audio disc,	• This is not a malfunction. 96 kHz audio from DVD-Audio discs is only output from the analog outputs of
the DVD player display shows	the DVD player. This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the analog inputs.
96 kHz. However, the receiver’s
display does not.
During playback of a DTS 96/24	• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 29).
source, the display doesn't show
96 kHz.
When playing Dolby Digital or	• Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.
DTS sources, the receiver’s	• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 29).
format indicators do not light.	• 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.
When playing certain discs, none	• The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what audio
of the receiver’s format	tracks are recorded on the disc.
indicators light.
When playing a disc, the	• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 29).
2 PL II or Neo:6 indicator lights	• If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a
on the receiver.	malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.
During playback of a Surround	• The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1
EX or DTS ES source on the SBch	compatible. Set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 29) then switch to the
AUTO setting, the EX and ES	THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 26).
indicators don’t light, or the
signal is not properly processed.

Remote control

Symptom	Remedy
Cannot be remote controlled.	• Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loading the batteries on page 7).
	• Be sure to operate within 23 feet and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see Operating
	range of remote control unit on page 22).
	• 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.
	• Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack (see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s
	sensor on page 56).
Other components can't be	• If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes.
operated with the system remote.	• The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.
The SR cable is connected, but	• Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer
the connected components can’t	plasma display on page 44).
be operated with the remote.	• Make sure that there is an analog connection between the units. This is necessary for the SR feature to
	work.
	• Check that the other component is made by Pioneer. The SR feature only works with Pioneer equipment.

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