Pioneer VSX-919AH-K manual Flow of settings on the receiver

Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary

1Before you start

•Checking what’s in the box (page 7)

•Loading the batteries (page 7)

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2Determining the speakers’ application (page 15)

•7.1ch surround connection

•5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection

•5.1ch surround & Zone 2 connection

•5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection

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3Connecting the speakers

•Placing the speakers (page 17)

•Connecting the speakers (page 18)

•Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections (page 19)

•Bi-amping your speakers (page 20)

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4Connecting the components

•About the audio connection (page 22)

•About the video converter (page 22)

•Connecting your TV and playback components (page 23)

•Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 30)

•Plugging in the receiver (page 35)

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5Switching the speaker impedance (page 36)

(Only if the impedance of the connected speakers is 6 Ω to 8 Ω)

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6 Power On

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7Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 36)

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8Surround back speaker setting (page 94)

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9MCACC speaker settings

•Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) (page 37)

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10The Input Setup menu (page 39)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

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11Basic playback (page 41)

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12Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

•Using the various listening modes

•Using surround back channel processing (page 56)

•Better sound using Phase Control (page 59)

•Switches on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 64)

•Change the channel level while listening (Tip on page 97)

•Measure the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 78)

•Setting the PQLS function (page 62)

•Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 64)

•Setting the Video options (page 67)

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13Other optional adjustments and settings

•KURO LINK Setup (page 62)

•The Advanced MCACC menu (page 77)

•The system and the other setup (page 93)

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14Making maximum use of the remote control

•Operating multiple receivers (page 73)

•Setting the remote to control other components (page 73)

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