Pioneer VSX-917V manual Additional information, Problem, Remedy

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Problem	Remedy
The PHASE CONTROL feature	• If applicable, check that the lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off, or the
doesn’t seem to have an	lowpass cutoff is set to the highest frequency setting. If there is a PHASE setting on
audible effect.	your subwoofer, set it to 0º (or depending on the subwoofer, the setting where you
	think it has the best overall effect on the sound).
	• Make sure the speaker distance setting is correct for all speakers (see Speaker
	Distance on page 43).
Considerable noise in radio	• Connect the antenna (page 18) and adjust the position for best reception.
broadcasts.	• Route any loose cables away from the antenna terminals and wires.
	• Fully extend the FM wire antenna, position for best reception, and secure to a wall
	(or connect an outdoor FM antenna).
	• Connect an additional internal or external AM antenna (page 18).
	• Turn off equipment causing interference or move it away from the receiver (or
	move antennas farther away from equipment causing noise).
Broadcast stations cannot be	• Connect an outdoor antenna (refer to page 18).
selected automatically.
Noise during playback of a	• Move the cassette deck away from your receiver, until the noise disappears.
cassette deck.
Sound is produced from other	• Set the SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO, DIGITAL or ANALOG according to the type of
components, but not from LD	connections made. (refer to page 33).
or DVD player.	• Set the digital input settings correctly (refer to page 62).
	• Make digital connections (refer to page 13) and set the SIGNAL SELECT to
	DIGITAL (refer to page 33).
	• Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the DVD player.
No sound is output or a noise	• Set the digital volume level of the player to full, or to the neutral position.
is output when software with	• Make sure the player's settings are correct and/or the DTS signal out is on. Refer
DTS is played back.	to the instruction manual supplied with the DVD player.
	• Set the input signal type to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 33)
During a playback search,	• This is not a malfunction, but be sure to turn the volume down to prevent the
noise is output from a DTS	output of loud noise from your speakers.
compatible CD player.
Everything seems to be set up	Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are matched with
correctly, but the playback	the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see Connecting the speakers on
sound is odd.	page 19).
There seems to be a time lag	• See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 8 to set up your
between the speakers and the	system again using MCACC (this will automatically compensate for a delay in the
output of the subwoofer.	subwoofer output).
After using the Auto MCACC	• Low-frequency noise could have been caused by an air conditioner or motor.
Setup, the speaker size setting	Switch off all appliances in the room and rerun the Auto MCACC Setup.
(LARGE or SMALL) is incorrect.
Can’t operate the remote	• Replace the batteries (refer to page 6).
control.	• Operate within 7 m (23 ft.), 30° of the remote sensor (refer to page 27).
	• Remove the obstacle or operate from another position.
	• Avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light.
	• Unplug anything connected to the CONTROL IN jack and use remote normally
	(see Operating other Pioneer components on page 47).

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