Pioneer VSX-C300-S manual Additional Information, Symptom Cause Remedy

Additional Information

Symptom		Cause		Remedy
No sound from surround	•	Speaker settings are incorrect.	• Refer to “Speakers setting mode” on page
or center speakers.				26 to check the speaker settings.
	•	The surround and/or center levels are	• Turn levels up. Refer to “Setting the vol-
		turned down.		ume level of each channel” on page 29 to
				check the speaker levels.
	• The surround and/or center speakers are		• Connect the speakers (refer to page 14).
		disconnected.
No sound from subwoofer	•	The subwoofer is disconnected.	• Connect the subwoofer (refer to page 14).
	•	The subwoofer's settings are incorrect.	•	Set subwoofer to ON or PLUS (refer to
				page 26).
			• Set the FRONT speakers to SMALL (refer
				to page 26).
	•	The subwoofer's levels are too low.	• Refer to “Setting the volume level of each
				channel” on page 29 to check the speaker
				levels.
	•	The LFE Attenuator is set to OFF.	• Set the LFE Attenuator to either 0dB or -
				10dB (refer to page 27).
Sound is produced from	•	Digital connections are incorrect.	•	Make digital connections (refer to page
analog components, but .				11)
not from digital ones	•	The digital output of the player is turned	•	Turn on the digital output of the player
(DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.).		off.		on (consult the manual that came with
				the player, if necessary).
	• The CD-ROM player is outputting a data		• Use a player that is compatible with this
		stream (not an audio signal) which is in-		receiver.
		compatible with this receiver.	•	Make digital connections (refer to page
	• Digital connections are incorrect.			11).
	• Analog input has been selected.		• Select digital input (refer to page 39).
No sound is output or a	•	A DVD player not compatible with	•	Make sure your DVD player is compat-
noise is output when		Dolby Digital/DTS is being used.		ible with Dolby Digital/DTS.
Dolby Digital/DTS soft-	•	The settings on the DVD player are in-	•	Make sure the player's settings are cor-
ware is played back.		correct and/or the DTS signal output is		rect and/or the DTS signal out is on. Re-
		turned off.		fer to the instruction manual supplied
				with the DVD player.
	• The digital output level is turned down		• Set the digital volume level of the player
		on a CD player or other component		to full, or to the neutral position.
		equipped with digital output level ad-
		justment capability. (The DTS signal has
		been altered by the player, and cannot
		be read.)
When a search is per-	•	The search function performed by the	• This is not a malfunction, but be sure to
formed by a DTS compat-		player slightly alters the digital informa-		turn the volume down to prevent the out-
ible CD player during play-		tion, making it unreadable.		put of loud noise from your speakers.
back, noise is output.
The Dolby/DTS indicator	•	The player is paused	•	Press play.
doesn't light when playing	•	The player's sound output settings are	•	Set the player correctly (consult the
Dolby/DTS software.		wrong.		manual that came with the player, if nec-
				essary).
When playing a 96 kHz/	•	Different discs have different recording	•	Turn the volume down.
24bit disc the sound is too		levels so some may be louder than oth-
loud.		ers.

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