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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
VSX-1019AH VSX-919AH
Operating Instructions
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IMPORTANT
VENTILATION CAUTION
Operating Environment
Contents
01 Before you start
02 Controls and displays
03 Connecting your equipment
04 Basic Setup
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07 KURO LINK
08 Using other functions
09 Controlling the rest of your system
Flow of settings on the receiver
Before you start 01
Chapter 1:
Before you start
Checking whats in the box
Installing the receiver
Loading the batteries
Chapter 2:
Controls and displays
Front panel
Display
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Remote control
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Operating range of remote control unit
Chapter 3:
Connecting your equipment
VSX-919AH
HDMI DIGITAL
ANTENNA
MUL TI CH IN
Determining the speakers application
[1] 7.1ch surround connection (Simple connection & Best surround)
[2] 5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)
[3] 5.1ch surround & Zone 2 connection (Multi Zone)
[4]
Other speaker connection
Placing the speakers
Some tips for improving sound quality
Connecting the speakers
Bare wire connections
Banana plug connections
Installing your speaker system
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6.1 ch surround setting
Surround left
Surround right
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-wiring your speakers
Selecting the Surr Back system
Zone 2 setup
Speaker B setup
Bi-Amping setup
About the
audio connection
About the video converter
Connecting your TV and playback components
Connecting using HDMI
ANALOG
COAXIAL OPTICAL
DIGITAL OUT
About HDMI
Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output
Select one Select one
DVD player etc.
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
P
Connecting your TV with no HDMI input
Select one Select one
Y
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
P
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box
STB
COAXIAL OPTICAL
DIGITAL OUT
VIDEO OUT
Connecting a HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources
DVD player, etc.
HDD/DVD recorder, VCR, etc.
AUDIO IN VIDEO IN
IN (DVR)
Connecting other audio components
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
Connecting AM/FM antennas
Connecting external antennas
MULTI-ZONE setup
Making MULTI-ZONE connections
MULTI-ZONE listening options
Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (Zone 2)
MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (Zone 2)
Connecting an IR receiver
Operating other Pioneer components with this units sensor
2 Connect the
CONTROL OUT
ANTENNA
Connecting your SiriusConnect Tuner
To receive SIRIUS Satellite Radio broadcasts, you will need to activate your SiriusConnect tuner.
Connect a SiriusConnect tuner to the SIRIUS IN
HDM
CON- TROL
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs
Connecting an iPod
Connecting a USB device
Plugging in the receiver
Chapter 4:
Basic Setup
Switching the speaker impedance
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)
Basic Setup 04
Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC)
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Basic Setup 04
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup
The Input Setup menu
Input function default and possible settings
Chapter 5:
Basic playback
Playing a source
Playing a source with HDMI connection
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
Playing an iPod
Playing back audio files stored on an iPod
Finding what you want to play
Switching the iPod controls
Playing a USB device
Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device
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Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device
Slideshow Setup
About playable file formats
Photo files
Music files
Using SIRIUS Radio
Listening to SIRIUS Radio
Selecting channels and browsing by genre
Saving channel presets
Listening to channel presets
Using the SIRIUS Menu
Listening to the radio
Improving FM sound
Using Neural THX
Tuning directly to a station
Saving station presets
Naming station presets
Listening to station presets
Chapter 6:
Listening to your system
Auto playback
Listening in surround sound
Standard surround sound
Using the Advanced surround effects
Listening in stereo
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
Using Stream Direct
Using surround back channel processing
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
Setting the Up Mix function
Selecting MCACC presets
Choosing the input signal
Better sound using Phase Control
KURO LINK07
Chapter 7
KURO LINK
Making the KURO LINK connections
KURO LINK 07
Cautions on the KURO LINK function
About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the KURO LINK function
KURO LINK07
KURO LINK Setup
Setting the PQLS function
KURO LINK 07
Before using synchronization
Synchronized amp mode
Synchronized amp mode operations
Canceling synchronized amp mode
Using other functions
Setting the Audio options
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Setting the Video options
set to progressive.
Switching the speaker system
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
MULTI-ZONE remote controls
Making an audio or a video recording
Reducing the level of an analog signal
Using the sleep timer
Dimming the display
Checking your system settings
Resetting the system
Default system settings
Controlling the rest of your system 09
Chapter 9:
Controlling the rest of your system
Operating multiple receivers
Setting the remote to control other components
Selecting preset codes directly
Controlling the rest of your system09
Resetting the remote control presets
Default preset codes
Controls the components
Controlling the rest of your system 09
Controlling the rest of your system09
Chapter 10:
The Advanced MCACC menu
Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu
Automatic MCACC (Expert)
THX
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Manual MCACC setup
Fine Channel Level
Fine Speaker Distance
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Standing Wave
Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
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Checking MCACC Data
Speaker Setting
Channel Level
Speaker Distance
Standing Wave
Acoustic Cal EQ
Data Management
Renaming MCACC presets
Copying MCACC preset data
Clearing MCACC presets
Chapter 11:
The system and the other setup
Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
Manual speaker setup
Surround back speaker setting
Speaker Setting
Channel Level
Speaker Distance
X-Curve
The Other Setup menu
Multi Channel Input Setup
ZONE Audio Setup
Power ON Level Setup
Volume Limit Setup
Remote Control Mode Setup
Flicker Reduction Setup
Chapter 12:
Additional information
Troubleshooting
Power
No sound
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Other audio problems
Video
Settings
Professional Calibration EQ graphical output
Display
Remote control
HDMI
Important information regarding the HDMI connection
Configuration A
Configuration B
USB interface
SIRIUS radio messages
Surround sound formats
Dolby
DTS
Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
About iPod
About SIRIUS
SIRIUS and the SIRIUS-Ready logo are registered trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc.
About Neural THX Surround
Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats
Multichannel signal formats
Stereo (2 channel) signal formats
Preset code list
TV
Page
Plasma Television
LCD
HDTV
Rear Projection TV
TV/DVD Combination
DVR/VCR
PVR
DVD
Blu-ray
HD-DVD
DVD-R
DVD/PVR
DVD/VCR
CD
CD-R
MD
Satellite Set Top Box
SAT/PVR
Cable Set Top Box
Cable/PVR
Laser Disc Player
Cassette Deck
Digital Tape
Video Accessory
Specifications
Amplifier section
Audio Section
Tuner Section
Video Section
Cleaning the unit
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