User manual PIONEER A-X450

[. . . ] The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted. The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ; The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. [. . . ] You can also use with Dolby Digital sources for a wider stereo field than the Standard modes. 5-STEREO ­ This can be selected to give multi-channel sound to a stereo source, using all of the speakers in your setup. PHONES SURROUND ­ When listening through headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround. If you press ADVANCED SURROUND when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected. You can't use the Advanced Surround listening modes with 96kHz PCM sources. MOVIE ­ Simulates the relaxed environment of a movie theater, and is suitable for watching movies. MUSIC ­ Simulates the acoustic environment of a large concert hall and is suitable for music or musical sources. ­ This mode produces surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources. SPORTS ­ This is designed for sports programs with alot of action, adding to the excitement by bringing background action to the forefront. Listening to your system When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual back channel through your surround speakers. You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver. Even though you may already have your system up and running after using the 5 minute guide on pages 7 to 11, you should also be sure to complete the following set up operations to ensure the best possible surround sound. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc. Crossover frequency setting (page 33) Determine which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer (or large speakers). lFE attenuator setting (page 33) Specify the peak level for the LFE channel. Front speaker distance setting (page 33) Specify the distance from your listening position to your front speakers. Center speaker distance setting (page 34) Specify the distance from your listening position to your center speaker. Surround speaker distance setting (page 34) Specify the distance from your listening position to your surround speakers. Subwoofer distance setting (page 34) Specify the distance from your listening position to your subwoofer. dynamic range control setting (page 34) Compress the dynamic range of the sound track. Dual mono setting (page 35) Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding. [. . . ] If you want to change to a function other than the tuner, press the EON MODE button and turn the EON mode off. Clearing all stations from the RDS or EON search The receiver will automatically register an identifying marker (called a PI code) for any station you input into the memory classes which can receive RDS or EON data. If you want to remove the currently memorized stations from RDS and EON searches, you can do it by erasing the PI codes. You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV) through the analog jacks. [. . . ]