13Additional information

Symptom

Remedy

After using the Auto MCACC

• There may have been some low frequency noise in the room from an air-conditioner, motor, etc. Switch

Setup, the speaker size setting is

off all other appliances in the room and use Auto MCACC Setup again.

incorrect.

• Depending on a number of factors (room size, speaker placement, etc.) this may occur in some cases.

 

You can change the speaker setting manually in Speaker Setting on page 45, and use the ALL (Keep

 

SPsetting) option for the Auto Mode in Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 36 if this is a recurring

 

problem.

 

 

Can’t adjust the Fine Speaker

• Check that the speakers are all in phase (make sure the positive (+) and negative () terminals are

Distance setting (page 40)

matched up properly).

properly.

 

 

 

Most recent settings have been

• The power cord was disconnected from the wall while adjusting this setting.

erased.

 

 

 

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

Setup menu on page 55).

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.

 

 

 

During playback of DVD-Audio,

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

the display shows PCM.

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-2016AV operating instructions Display, 96 kHz

VSX-2016AV specifications

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