User manual PIONEER VSA-E03

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA-E03 Operating Instructions 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. In some countries or regions, the shape of the power plug and power outlet may sometimes differ from that shown in the explanatory drawings. [. . . ] Repeat steps 2 through 3 to assign preset codes for as many components as necessary. 20 En Preparations 4 Press COMMANDER SET UP to exit the preset mode. The remote control returns to the previous operation mode. · When operating a PIONEER'S DVD/LD player, set the manufacturer code to "000" in the preset mode. · AMP button cannot be preset. SET UP memo Clearing the Remote Control Settings DSP MODE MIDNIGHT Clears all presets and restores factory installed presets. 1 5 2 6 0 3 7 EFFECT 4 8 MEMU TV/VCR CH. SELECT TEST TONE ATT SIG. SELECT CN. LEVEL 0 9 FUNCTION MODE CHECK +10 CLASS DIRECT FL DIMMER COMMANDER SET UP Press COMMANDER SET UP and 0 at the same time for more 3 seconds. COMMANDER SET UP · All the multi-control buttons on the remote control blinks. After blinking three times, all the settings are canceled. Î AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 21 En Names of Parts and Basic Operations Display 1 SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG DIGITAL AC-3 2 3 SFC ATT 45 6 7 8 9 H. P 0 SP AB MIDNIGHT DIRECT LOUDNESS PRO LOGIC DIGITAL L CR LS S RS LFE dB ~ ! - = 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Light to indicate the type of input signal selected for the current component (refer to "Front Panel", =, SIGNAL SELECT on page 24). AC-3 : Lights when a source with Dolby Digital signals is played. 0 Speaker indicators Light to indicate the current speaker system (refer to "Front Panel", 5, SPEAKERS (A/B) on page 24). SP 3 B : Lights when speaker system B is selected. - Program format indicators The following indicators light to show the channels being played back. L : Left front*1*2, C : Center*1, R : Right front*1*2, LS : Left surround*1, S : Surround (mono)*2, RS : Right surround*1 *1: Indicates 5. 1ch Dolby Digital playback. *2: Indicates Dolby Pro Logic playback. 2 Digital indicators PRO LOGIC : When the Dolby Surround mode on the amplifier is on, this indicator lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby Digital sources. DIGITAL : When the Dolby Surround mode on the amplifier is on, this indicator lights to indicate playback of a Dolby Digital signal. However, PRO LOGIC lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby Digital. = LFE indicator LFE (Low Frequency Effects) indicator lights to indicate that the program source contains an LFE channel. The indicator to the left of LFE lights during actual playback of the LFE signals (LFE signals are not present in all parts of the sound track). 3 SFC (DSP) mode indicator Lights when the DSP mode is selected (refer to on page 26). 4 ATT indicator Lights when ATT (refer to "Remote Control", 7, Number buttons on page 23) is used to reduce the level of the input signal (available in ANALOG mode only). ~ Character display !---dB indicates the minimum level, and 0dB indicates the maximum level. · Depending on the level settings for individual channels, the MAX level can range between ­10dB and 0dB. 5 Overload indicator When "ANALOG" is selected in SIGNAL SELECT, this indicator lights to show that an excessively strong signal is being processed. When this occurs, press ATT on the remote control to attenuate the signal (refer to "Remote Control", 7, Number button on page 23). 6 MIDNIGHT indicator Lights when the MIDNIGHT mode is on. , MIDNIGHT on page 25). 7 LOUDNESS indicator Lights when loudness is on. (refer to "Front Panel", 9, LOUDNESS on page 24). 8 DIRECT indicator Lights when direct playback is on (refer to "Front Panel", ^, DIRECT on page 25). 9 H. P indicator Lights when headphones are plugged in. 22 En Names of Parts and Basic Operations Remote Control These pages describe the buttons on the remote control used to operate the amplifier. 6 MULTI CONTROL buttons Use these buttons to select the remote operation mode. For example, pressing TUNER sets the remote to operate the tuner functions. 0 AMP TV SET UP 1 2 3 7 Number buttons G TIN MU TV FQ + ENTER FU NC - ­ FQ 4 5 6 VOL CHANNEL VOL MULTI CONTROL DVD/LD TV/SAT TV CONTROL AMP CD TUNER MD/TAPE MIDNIGHT VCR 1 VCR 2 1 = DSP MODE 2 6 0 3 7 EFFECT 4 8 MEMU TV/VCR CH. SELECT TEST TONE ATT SIG. SELECT 7 8 9 5 9 FUNCTION MODE CHECK CH. LEVEL +10 CLASS DIRECT FL DIMMER COMMANDER SET UP ~ !@ Î AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT These buttons can perform a variety of different functions depending on the remote operation mode. · [AMPLIFIER operations (press AMP first)] : Switches the Dolby Surround mode on or off(refer to page 29). DSP MODE : Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode (refer to page 26, 30). MIDNIGHT : Press to hear surround sound effectively at low volumes (refer to page 31). TEST TONE : Press to switch the test tone on or off when listening to a surround mode (refer to page 19). [. . . ] 200 mV/47 k Frequency Response VCR, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD, TUNER, AUX MD/TAPE, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hz to 100, 000 Hz +0 dB ­3 Output (Level/Impedance) VCR REC, MD/TAPE REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mV/2. 2 k Tone Control BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ± 6 dB (100 Hz) TREBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]