04B00001 ARB7292-A | Pioneer VSX-AX10Ai-G manual

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Pioneer VSX-AX10Ai-G manual 04B00001 ARB7292-A

Contents

VSX-AX10Ai-G Operating Environment Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Voltage selector Information to User Contents Advanced setup Surround Setup menuUsing other functions Controlling other equipment Features Our philosophy Before you start Checking the supplied accessoriesUsing the remote control Before you start Chapter Before you start Setting up the remote controlCalibrating the remote control screen Press Calibrate Setting the time-out setting Setting the clockSetting the button alert volume Restarting the remote control Resetting the remote controlLocking the remote control Press Reset to Default Replacing the lithium-ion batteries Rear panel Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipment When making cable connections Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV Connecting your equipment Connecting a DVD player Assignable Connecting the multichannel analog outputs STB Connecting your equipment Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder VSX-AX10Ai Connecting your equipment Connecting other video sources Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacks About the video converter Connecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sources Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources Turntable Portable DVD player, etc Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system Connecting the speakers Bare wire connections Placing the speakers Connecting external antennas Connecting your equipment Connecting antennasFM wire antenna AM loop antenna About the supplied AC power cords Plugging in the receiver Controls and displays Controls and displays Chapter Controls and displays Tone Controls and displays Display Tuned Home menu screens Controls and displays Remote controlBasic remote control displays Digital NR SetupReceiver menu screens Speaker A/B Remote control displays for the tunerDisp Mode Display Dimmer Remote control displays for other components TV control menu screens Operating menus for additional components Search Mode 10 CLR Getting started Automatically setting up for surround soundSwitch on the receiver and your TV Getting started Chapter Getting started Enter Playing a source Checking the settings on your DVD or other playerOther problems when using the Auto Surround Setup Change the receiver input to the source you want to play About the listening modes Listening to your systemListening to your system Chapter Listening in surround sound Listening to your system Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settingsNeo6 Music settings Adjusting the Advanced Surround effect level Using the Advanced surround effectsUsing the Home THX modes Use the Option +/- buttons to adjust the effect level Pro Logic IIx Movie Listening with headphonesListening in stereo PRO Logic NEO6 Cinema Using the Stream Direct mode Press Multi CH Input on the remote control Home menu screen Selecting the input signal type Analog Channel Listening to high-sampling formatsSelecting USB and multichannel analog input channels Auto Listening to your system Using the surround back channelPress SB CH Mode repeatedly to cycle through Surround back channel options VSB Auto VSB on VSB OFF Use the Option +/- buttons to change the settingCreating a center speaker effect Using the tone control Listening to your system Using Hi-bit and Hi-samplingUsing Midnight and Loudness listening Switching the tone control on or off Treble Adjusting the bass and trebleReducing noise during playback Listening to your system Listening to dual mono soundtracks Finding a station Using the tunerUsing the tuner Chapter Changing the frequency step MPX mode Using the tuner Tuning directly to a stationMemorizing station presets Naming station presets Using the tunerListening to memorized station presets Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup menu Surround Setup menuSurround Setup menu Chapter Select ‘Surround Setup’ then press Enter Surround Setup menu Speaker Systems Large Channel Level Select ‘Channel Level’ then press Enter Speaker Distance Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automaticallySetting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually Acoustic Calibration EQ Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then press Enter Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settingsSelect ‘Manual’ then press Enter Select ‘Data Copy’ then press Enter Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQHow to interpret the graphical output Select ‘Professional’ then press Enter Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect a manual setup option and press Enter If you selected ‘Auto Pro.’, select ‘Start’ and press Use Cursor left/right buttons to select Switch the X-Curve on or OFFCurve Select ‘X-Curve’ then press Enter Cycle through the settings screen by screen Checking your surround settingsSelect ‘Check’ from the Surround Setup menu and press Enter Controlling other equipment Using the remote control with other componentsRecalling preset codes Controlling other equipment Chapter Select a setting type Controlling other equipment Pioneer-1 DVR-7000 Programming signals from other remote controlsPress Learning on the remote setup menu Press OK to confirm the settings Editing remote control button namesPress Direct Function on the remote setup menu Press KEY Label on the remote setup menu Choose how you want to change the look of the button Press OK when you’ve finishedSelect the button you want to rename Input function LD if the multi operation is being used to switch onFrom the ‘Select Function’ screen, choose This will be the one that starts the multi operation when From the remote control Home menu press Using multi operationsPress OK when you’re finished Multi Operation Using System off Switching components on and offUsing the 12 volt trigger System OFF Making an audio or a video recording Using other functionsUsing other functions Chapter Monitoring your recording Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack Use the Option +/- buttons to adjust the amount of delay Enhancing Sacd playback Press Option repeatedly until Sacd Gain shows in the display Switch the SD1 Normal Stream Direct mode Using other functionsSwitching the speaker impedance Dimming the display Default receiver settings Using other functions Checking your system settingsResetting the system Bypass Using speaker system B in another room Using speaker system BSwitching the speaker system Other connections Bi-amping your front speakers Select the ‘ITU-R’ setting from the Speaker Systems menuOther connections SP B ITU-R is selected Connecting additional amplifiers Bi-wiring your speakersUsing the pre-outs Using the i.LINK interface Connecting an external stereo pre-amplifier Creating an i.LINK network About i.LINKAbout Pqls rate control Using the USB interface Press ‘USB’ on the remote control Home menu Screen Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc output Advanced Mcacc output using your PC Select ‘PC Output’ and press Enter Make sure your receiver and TV are both switched on Advanced setupAdvanced setup Chapter Input Assign menu Assigning the i.LINK inputs Advanced setupAssigning the component video inputs Assigning the video inputs Expert Setup menuSelect ‘Expert Setup’ then press Enter Multi in OFF USB OFF OSD Adjustment Bass Peak Level OSD Overlay Dynamic Range ControlFunction Rename Volt Trigger THX Audio SetupSelect ‘THX Audio Setup’ then press Enter THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup Surround Back Speaker Position Additional information Optimizing your speaker setupBasic surround setup Additional information Chapter THX speaker system setup Additional information No sound Additional information TroubleshootingPower Listening in surround sound on Symptom Other audio problems Symptom Cause Settings Video Remote control Jack Display Select button Link interface Link messages USB interface Miscellaneous Additional information Surround sound formats Dolby PCM Pulse Code Modulation About THXWindows Media Audio 9 Professional Advanced Speaker Array ASA Maintenance of external surfacesTHX Ultra2 Cinema mode THX MusicMode Additional information Specifications 04B00001 ARB7292-A