Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-S, VSX-AX5Ai-G manual Multi-Room and IR receiver setup, Volt Trigger

Advanced setup

Multi-Room and IR receiver setup

• Default setting: VARIABLE / Setting 1

If you’ve made multi-room connections (see Multi-room listening on page 73) you may need to specify your volume setting. Also use this menu to specify your IR receiver type (if necessary).

1Select ‘Multi-Room’ from the System Setup menu.

System Setup				7. Multi	Room
[ 1. Surround Setup			]	Volume Level
[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]							[ VARIABLE ]
[ 3. Input Assign			]	IR Receiver
[ 4. Function Rename			]				[ Setting 1 ]
[ 5.		SACD Setup	]	[ Exit ]
[ 6.		PHONO/LINE Setup ]
[	7.	Multi Room	]	CAUTION: If		the	"FIXED"
[	8.	12V Trigger	]	position	is	chosen, the
[ Exit			]	volume	will	be	loud.

2Select the volume level setting.

•VARIABLE – Use this setting if you’ve connected a power amplifier in the sub room (this receiver is simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be using this receiver’s controls to adjust the volume.

•FIXED – Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX receiver) in the sub room and want to use that receiver’s volume controls.

7.Multi Room Volume Level

[ VARIABLE ]

IR Receiver

[ Setting 1 ]

[ Exit ]

CAUTION: If the "FIXED" position is chosen, the volume will be loud.

With the FIXED setting, the source is sent from this receiver at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is quite low in the sub room at first and then experiment to find the correct level.

3Select the type of IR receiver you’re using.

•Setting 1 – Use this setting for all (other) IR receivers.

•Setting 2 – Use this setting if the IR receiver you’re using doesn’t seem to work after selecting Setting 1.

4When you're finished, select ‘Exit’ and press

ENTER.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Note

•Some IR receivers may not work with this receiver. Check with your audio dealer for more information.

•If you selected MR&S in the Surround back speaker setting on page 55, you won’t be able to change the volume level.

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12 Volt Trigger

• Default setting: OFF (all components)

After connecting a component the 12 volt trigger (see Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 65), it switches on automatically when you select an input function set to switch the trigger on. Specify which input functions switch on the trigger below.

1Select ‘12V Trigger’ from the System Setup menu.

System Setup				DVD/LD	[	OFF	]
				TV/SAT	[	OFF	]
[ 1. Surround Setup			]	VCR1/DVR	[	OFF	]
[ 2. THX CINEMA Setup ]				VCR2	[	OFF	]
				VIDEO	[	OFF	]
[ 3. Input Assign			]
				PHONO/LINE	[	OFF	]
[ 4. Function Rename			]
				CD	[	OFF	]
[ 5.		SACD Setup	]
				CD-R/TAPE1	[	OFF	]
[ 6.		PHONO/LINE Setup ]
				MD/TAPE2	[	OFF	]
[ 7.		Multi Room	]
				USB	[	OFF	]
[	8.	12V Trigger	]	TUNER	[	OFF	]
[	Exit		]	[ Exit ]

2Select an input function and choose the setting that you want.

This should be the input function, that when selected, switches on the 12 volt trigger.

DVD/LD	[	ON	]
TV/SAT	[	OFF	]
VCR1/DVR	[	OFF	]
VCR2	[	OFF	]
VIDEO	[	OFF	]
PHONO/LINE	[	OFF	]
CD	[	OFF	]
CD-R/TAPE1	[	OFF	]
MD/TAPE2	[	OFF	]
USB	[	OFF	]
TUNER	[	OFF	]
[ Exit ]

•OFF – 12 volt trigger is not activated for the selected component.

•ON – 12 volt trigger is activated for the selected component.

3Repeat for as many input functions as you would like to set.

4When you're finished, select ‘Exit’.

You will return to the System Setup menu.

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