Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

Contents

01 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Operating range of remote control unit. . . . . . 5 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

03 Connecting up

Making cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Analog audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Digital audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Video cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting a TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting the multichannel analog

outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting other audio components . . . . . . 11

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting other video components . . . . . . 12 Using the component video jacks. . . . . . . . 12 Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Speaker terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hints on speaker placement. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Speaker placement diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 27

06 The System Setup menu

Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Speaker setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Crossover network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Channel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Other setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dynamic Range Control Setup . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dual Mono Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 LFE Attenuator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

07 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

08 Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . 33

09 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Resetting the main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . 36 Power cord caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . 23 Setting the effect options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using Front Stage Surround Advance. . . . . . 24 Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB). . . . . . . . 25 Using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using Midnight and Loudness . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the tone controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-Dsymbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

"DTS" is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc. and "DTS 96/24" is a trademark of DTS, Inc.

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm.

Wash hands after handling

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