User manual PIONEER CT-S540S

[. . . ] However, the method of con-necting and operating the unit is the same. Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5°C ­ +35°C (+41°F ­ +95°F); less than 85% RH (cooling vents not blocked). Do not install in the following locations: · Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light · Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly ventilated location H045 En TWO VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCHES (multi-voltage model only) Only multi-voltage model is provided with these switches. Check that they are set properly before plugging the power cord into the household wall socket. If the voltage is not properly set or if you move to an area where the voltage requirements differ, adjust the selector switches as follows. [. . . ] In this case you need to change the listening mode to SURROUND if you want multichannel surround sound. MCACC error messages Below is an explanation of error messages that can appear during MCACC setup. If you encounter an error, make the necessary checks and start the MCACC setup again. · ERR Sch ­ Check the surround or surround back speaker connections. · ERR SW ­ Make sure the subwoofer has been switched on and volume on the subwoofer is turned up. 25 En 05 Getting started Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 5 Use the MASTER VOLUME control (front panel or remote) to adjust the volume level. · Turn down the volume of your TV so that all the sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver. Note · If you need to manually switch the input signal type from digital to analog (stereo or multichannel), press SIGNAL (see also Selecting the input signal type on page 32). · For more detailed surround sound setup, see The System Setup menu on page 34. RECEIVER RECEIVER SOURCE SLEEP DVD TV/SAT DVR/VCR INPUT CH SELECT VIDEO FRONT LEVEL FM/AM TEST TONE ADVANCED SURROUND SIGNAL SELECT AUTO STEREO SOUND MODE SURROUND DIALOG MUTE MASTER VOLUME MCACC SETUP TUNE DTV MENU TOP MENU ST ST T. EDIT MENU SYSTEM SETUP ENTER AUDIO TUNE SBch MODE BAND DIMMER DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO A GUIDE SUBTITLE RETURN B DISPLAY C CLASS D MPX E D. ACCESS DISC ENTER 10 TV CONTROL CHANNEL INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME RECEIVER STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME DOWN UP 1 Turn on the power of the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one). · If your source is the TV's built-in tuner, then switch to the channel you want to watch, otherwise make sure that the TV's video input is set to this receiver. (For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 1 jacks on your TV, make sure that VIDEO 1 input is now selected. ) 2 If the receiver isn't already on, press RECEIVER to switch it on. 3 Change the receiver input to the source you want to play. You can use the front panel INPUT SELECTOR knob or the INPUT button on the remote control. When the Direct function (see Remote Direct function on page 39) is ON (the default setting), you can also use the DVD, TV/SAT, DVR/VCR or FM/AM buttons on the remote control to select the receiver input. ­ Designed for mono or stereo TV broadcasts and other sources · SPORTS ­ Designed for sports and other programs based on commentary · GAME ­ Creates surround sound from video game sources · EXPANDED ­ Creates an extra wide stereo field · 6-STEREO ­ Designed to give powerful surround sound to stereo music sources · VIRTUAL ­ Creates the impression of surround sound from just the front speakers (Sound Modes are unavailable when VIRTUAL is selected) Note · You can't use the Advanced Surround effects when the multichannel analog inputs (DVD 5. 1ch) are selected, or when playing 88. 2/96 kHz PCM or DTS sources. · You can't use the Sound Modes when the multichannel analog inputs are selected. Enhancing dialog · Default setting: DIALOG OFF The dialog enhancement feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. INPUT CH SELECT VIDEO FRONT LEVEL FM/AM TEST TONE ADVANCED SURROUND SIGNAL SELECT AUTO STEREO SOUND MODE SURROUND DIALOG MUTE MASTER VOLUME MCACC SETUP DTV MENU TOP MENU TUNE ST ST SYSTEM SETUP T. EDIT MENU · Press DIALOG to select the amount dialog enhancement. Press repeatedly to select from: · DIALOG OFF ­ No dialog enhancement · DIALOG ON ­ Dialog enhancement Note · You can't use dialog enhancement when the multichannel analog inputs (DVD 5. 1ch) are selected, or when playing 88. 2/96 kHz PCM or DTS sources. 28 En Home theater sound 06 Using the surround back channel · Default setting: SB ON You can have the receiver automatically switch to Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES decoding for 6. 1 encoded sources (SB AUTO), or you can choose to listen to other kinds of sources (for example, 5. 1 encoded material) with 6. 1 encoding (SB ON). With 5. 1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5. 1 format for which it was originally encoded, in which case you can simply switch the surround back channel off (SB OFF). The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources. ( ì=Sound plays through surround back channel speaker. ) Type of source Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded multichannel source with 6. 1ch surround Dolby Digital/DTS encoded multichannel source Dolby Digital/DTS encoded stereo source; other digital stereo source Analog 2-channel (stereo) source SB CH mode ON AUTO ON AUTO ON AUTO ON AUTO Surround AUTO ì ì ì MOVIE, MUSIC, NEO:6 CINEMA, PROLOGIC NEO:6 MUSIC Advanced Surround* ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì * All modes except VIRTUAL mode ST ST ENTER AUDIO TUNE SBch MODE RETURN BAND DIMMER DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO A GUIDE SUBTITLE Listening with virtual surround back speakers · Default setting: VIR. SB OFF If you don't have a real surround back speaker connected, you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to simulate one. Note that this feature only works when the surround channels are active and the Surround back speaker setting is set to SB ­­. 1 Press RECEIVER. B DISPLAY C CLASS D MPX E D. ACCESS · Press SBch MODE repeatedly to cycle through the surround back channel options. Each press changes the setting as follows: · SB AUTO · SB ON · SB OFF Note · If the Surround back speaker setting is set to SB ­­, you can only use the virtual surround back effect (see below). · You can't hear the surround back channel with DTS 96 kHz/24-bit sources. 2 Press SBch MODE repeatedly to switch between VIR. SB ON and VIR. SB OFF. 29 En 07 Using the tuner Chapter 7 Using the tuner Setting the channel step The tuner has been factory preset to the channel allocation value for the area in which you bought it. If it is incorrect for where you're using it, you may experience reduced sound quality. Check that it is set correctly for your region or area (ask your local dealer if you're unsure). [. . . ] Check the disc packaging for details of the audio formats available on the disc. · The soundtrack currently playing is encoded using Dolby Surround. Check the disc packaging for details of the audio formats available on the disc. 46 En Additional information 11 Symptom Cause Remedy · You can still listen with surround back sound by setting the surround back channel to SB ON (page 29). The software is Surround EX / · There is no surround back channel on the DTS ES and the listening mode is disc (some discs do not feature the exact set to AUTO but there is no EX / same channels as heard in movie theaters). During playback of a Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES soundtrack, the Ls, S and Rs indicators light but there is no surround back channel sound. [. . . ]