User manual PIONEER VSA-E06

[. . . ] 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 This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/ EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC). H015AEn Features Advanced Multichannel Stereophonic Concept The VSA-AX10i-S amplifier is constructed with Pioneer's industry-leading advanced multichannel stereophonic concept. [. . . ] The amplifier selects suitable decode format to reproduce 7. 1 channel sound and shows it. When LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO, the EX mode is automatically selected with 6. 1 channel playback compatible sources. 54 En Basic Operation HOME THX modes THX and Home THX are technical standards created by Lucasfilm, Ltd. The aim of Home THX is to improve the sound of straight decoding to make home theater audio more like the sound you hear in a cinema. See also pages 100-101 for more information. For all speaker playback of any source: THX CINEMA This mode will play any source through all the speakers in your system. For 2 channel sources only: After selecting one of the following modes the display shows the mode you selected, then, after a few seconds, shows THX CINEMA. 2PRO LOGIC II MOVIE See page 54 for more on this mode. 2PRO LOGIC See page 54 for more on this mode. NEO:6 CINEMA See page 54 for more on this mode. For 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel playback of 5. 1 channel sources: THX SURROUND EX You can only choose this mode if you have set up this amplifier for use with surround back speaker(s) (see pages 12, 26 & 41-43) and select 7. 1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p. 51). For true 6. 1 channel cinema sound, Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded discs should be played with THX Surround EX processing. However, it will also generate surround back channel(s) from any Dolby Digital 5. 1 or DTS 5. 1 channel disc (when playing a DTS disc, the display shows DTS-ES +THX). With 6. 1 channel playback compatible sources, the THX SURROUND EX mode is automatically selected when the LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO. For 7. 1 channel playback of 5. 1 channel sources: THX ULTRA2 CINEMA You can only choose this mode if you have set up this amplifier for use with two surround back speakers (see pages 12, 26 & 41-43) and select 7. 1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p. 51). When using THX SURROUND EX, the surround soundfield may actually sound narrower on some earlier Dolby Digital 5. 1 and DTS 5. 1 channel sources. THX ULTRA2 CINEMA mode will provide 7. 1 channel sound and give a superior surround sound effect on earlier Dolby Digital 5. 1 and DTS 5. 1 channel sources. With most 5. 1 channel sources, the THX ULTRA2 CINEMA mode is automatically selected when the LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO. 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 & 41-43) and select 7. 1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p. 51). THX MUSICMODE is for multi channel digital sources that were not produced for a theatrical release-- typically music. button on the remote control's AMP MAIN screen or on the front panel. Each press switches acoustic calibration EQ between ALL CH ADJ, F ALIGN, CUSTOM1, CUSTOM2 and OFF. The MCACC indicator lights when ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on. MULTI CH IN LISTENING CH SEL. ACOUSTIC CAL. 1 memo · After completing the AUTO SURROUND SETUP (p. 14), or setup using AUTO (p. 45) ACOUSTIC CAL EQ ON (ALL CH ADJ) is set automatically. on in MULTI CH IN DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode. on in DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to STEREO mode. 1 Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function) To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR. This feature is effective with sources containing a lot of background noise like cassette and video tape MAIN Amplifier LISTENING MODE SURROUND STEREO /DIRECT THX ADVANCED CINEMA MIDNIGHT DIGITAL NR STANDARD ADVANCED CONCERT MAIN SUB (DVD-A /SACD) 1 Press the DIGITAL NR button on the remote control's AMP MAIN screen or on the front panel. Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off. MULTI CH IN LISTENING CH SEL. ACOUSTIC CAL. memo · In cases described below, noises may not be reduced even if DIGITAL NR is on. · Sudden noise · Extremely loud noise · Signals that contain too many high frequencies · Signals recorded with little background noise. · DIGITAL NR is effective at levels shown below for each source. STEREO (excluding 96 kHz) · Analog input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 dB · Digital input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 29. 8 kg Audio Section Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) PHONO MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 7 mV/47 k LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 mV/47 k Phono Overload level (T. H. D. 0. 1 %, 1kHz) PHONO MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz to 20, 000 Hz ± 0. 3 dB LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]