Pioneer VSX-919AH-S manual 05Basic playback Chapter, Playing a source

05Basic playback

Chapter 5:

Basic playback

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

1Switch on your system components and receiver.

Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV1 and subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver (press  RECEIVER).

•Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

2Select the input function you want to play.

You can use the input function buttons on the

remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial.2

3Press RECEIVER , then press AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to

select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and start playback of the source.3

If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.

•See also Listening to your system on

page 52 for information on different ways of listening to sources.

It is possible to check on the front panel display whether or not multi-channel playback is being performed properly.

When using a surround back speaker,

2D+PLIIx MOVIE is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.

When not using a surround back speaker, DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals.

If the display does not correspond to the input signal and listening mode, check the connections and settings.

4Use the volume control to adjust the volume level.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

Note

1Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO input is now selected).

2If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 57).

3• You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.

• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 52 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

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