Contents

01 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ventilation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listening to Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using the Quick Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

03 Quick surround sound setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound
(MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Other problems when using the Auto
MCACC Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

04 Connecting up

Making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Analog audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting a DVD player and TV
. . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a satellite receiver or other
digital set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting other audio components
. . . . . . 15
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
. . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . 16
Using the component video jacks
. . . . . . . . 17
Connecting to the front panel video
terminal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hints on speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . 20
AC outlet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

05 Controls and displays

Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operating range of remote control
. . . . . . . 27

06 Listening to your system

Auto playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Listening in surround sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Advanced surround effects
. . . . .29
Setting the effect options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . .30
Using surround back channel processing
. . .31
Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)
. . . . . . .31
Using Midnight and Loudness
. . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using the Sound Retriever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Enhancing dialog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using the tone controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Playing other sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Choosing the input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
. . .33

07 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System
Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Surround back speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . .34
Manual MCACC speaker setup
. . . . . . . . . . .35
Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual speaker setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Channel Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

08 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Improving FM stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Saving station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Listening to station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

09 Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording. . . . . . 45

10 Controlling the rest of your

system

Operating other Pioneer components. . . . . . 46
Setting the remote to control other
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Erasing one of the remote control button
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Erasing all of the remote control presets. . . . 47
Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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