11Other Settings

The Other Setup menu

(VSX-918V model only)

SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat screen TVs

Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer flat screen TV to this receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the number of settings available will depend on the flat screen TV you’ve connected.

See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer Flat Screen TV on page 62.

1Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your

TV. Useand ENTER on the remote control to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

2 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press ENTER.

System Setup

1.Auto MCACC 2.Manual MCACC 3.Manual SP Setup 4.Input Assign 5.Other Setup

: Exit

3Make sure ‘SR+ Setup’ is selected from the Other Setup menu and then press ENTER.

 

5.Other Setup

 

 

 

 

 

5a.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDP

Volume

Control

 

 

 

 

a.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDP

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/BD

[ input–1 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT

[ input–2 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR

 

[ input–3 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

[

TV

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor Out

Connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

OFF

]

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you want.

OFF – The receiver does not control the volume of the flat screen TV.

ON – When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the flat screen TV (DVD/BD, or another function below), the volume on the flat screen TV is muted so only sound from the receiver is heard.

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5Assign any input source connected to the flat screen TV to the corresponding input number.

This matches the receiver’s input source with a numbered video input on the flat screen TV. For example, assign DVD/BD to input-2if you have connected your DVD video output to video input 2 on the flat screen TV.

The Monitor Out Connect should be set to the input that you’ve used to connect this receiver to your flat screen TV.

 

5a.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5a.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDP

Volume

Control

 

 

 

 

 

PDP

Volume

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ ON ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ ON ]

 

 

 

 

PDP

Input Select

 

 

 

 

 

PDP

Input Select

 

 

 

 

DVD/BD

 

input–1

 

 

 

 

DVD/BD

 

input–2

 

 

 

TV/SAT

[

input–2

]

 

 

 

TV/SAT

[

OFF

 

]

 

 

DVR

 

[ input–3 ]

 

 

DVR

 

[ input–3 ]

 

VIDEO

[

TV

]

 

 

 

VIDEO

[

TV

]

 

 

Monitor Out

Connect

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor Out

Connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

OFF

]

 

 

 

 

 

[

OFF

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6When you’re finished, press RETURN. You return to the Other Setup menu.

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Pioneer VSX-918V-K, VSX-818V-K manual Other Settings Other Setup menu, SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat screen TVs

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