User manual PIONEER VSA-303

[. . . ] Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, sofa, or fabric having a thick pile. H040 En Operating Environment H045 En 2 En This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty K041_En period. 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 Features Advanced Multichannel Stereophonic Concept The VSA-303 amplifier is constructed with Pioneer's industry-leading advanced multichannel stereophonic concept. This means it is designed to reproduce music and movie soundtracks as close as possible to the intentions of the producer during mastering. [. . . ] These can be turned on from the front panel or from the AMPLIFIER MAIN screen on the remote control. The kind of playback you can get in the listening modes depends on what kind of source (DVD, etc. ) you are using. The basic distinction is between 2 channel sources and multichannel sources. The playback available to you with these modes will differ depending on the source, speaker configuration the LISTENING CH SELECT setting. Basically the ADVANCED CINEMA mode is for movie sources and the ADVANCED CONCERT mode is for music sources. The STANDARD, HOME THX and STEREO modes can be used with any source though the latter won't offer surround sound. Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like. You must choose one of the surround modes in order to get surround sound. Depending on your setup, in STEREO mode only the front two speakers, and sometimes the subwoofer (if you have one), are used. STEREO modes When a source is played in this mode, it plays through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital, MPEG and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. STEREO In STEREO mode the audio plays according to the surround setup settings and you can still use Acoustic Calibration EQ, Digital NR, Midnight mode, Loudness mode and Tone Control functions. DIRECT In DIRECT mode, the audio passes through the shortest signal path possible to remain as close to the source audio quality as possible. Note: If you switch on Acoustic Calibration EQ, Digital NR, Midnight mode, Loudness mode or Tone Control when DIRECT is selected, the amplifier automatically switches to STEREO. STANDARD modes This mode is for pure decoding of Dolby Digital, MPEG, Dolby Surround and DTS sources as well as surround matrix decoding of 2 channel sources. THX ULTRA2 CINEMA creates two extra channels from these sources and plays them through the surround back speakers. With 5. 1 channel sources, the THX ULTRA2 CINEMA mode is automatically selected when the LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO (default). THX MUSICMODE You can only choose this mode if you have set up this amplifier for use with two surround back speakers (see pages 12, 26 & 38-40) and select 7. 1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p. 47). THX MUSICMODE is for Dolby Digital 5. 1 and DTS 5. 1 channel sources that were not produced for a theatrical release--typically music. This mode creates two extra channels of natural, ambient sound and plays them through the surround back speakers. ADVANCED CINEMA modes The ADVANCED CINEMA mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audiovisual sources that optimizes its effects in accordance with your source, LISTENING CH SELECT and speaker configuration. There are six ADVANCED CINEMA settings that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of sound environments. ACTION This mode is designed for action movies, which generally use lots of sound effects. The mode enriches the sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects. SCI-FI This mode is designed for science fiction movies. It creates a broad sound space, separating dialog from sound effects to heighten the overall impact of the soundtrack. DRAMA This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog. The elements of dialog are enhanced, making the characters seem more real. The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not overpower softer ones (compare this with the MIDNIGHT listening mode explained on p. 54). BASIC MUSICAL This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound. A long delay time of reflected sounds provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall. MONOFILM This mode is designed for older movies which are recorded with mono soundtracks. The special sound processing of this mode will allow you to experience these movies in surround sound even though they were not recorded that way originally. X-D THEATER This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources. [. . . ] AC 220 - 230 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 (W) × 203 (H) × 472 (D) mm Weight (without package) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29. 3 kg Audio Section Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) PHONO MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 7 mV/47 k LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]