User manual PIONEER VSA-E07

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA-E07 Operating Instructions IMPORTANT 1 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. IMPORTANT 2 FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 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 amp fuse. [. . . ] If you connected one of these components match this button to the component. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in "Setting Up for Surround Sound" (p. 26) first. 1 System Setup SPEAKER SETTING CHANNEL DELAY CHANNEL LEVEL CROSSOVER NETWORK EXIT BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL DIGITAL INPUT SELECT 1 2 Press the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT button. Each further press scrolls through the possible components (functions) you can choose from. Select the component you hooked up to that digital input with that number. This procedure assigns a digital function to the DIGITAL IN. Once one function (for example DVD/LD) has been assigned its name disappears from the possibilities on the remaining buttons because one function cannot be assigned twice. If a digital jack has nothing connected to it set the corresponding button to OFF. 2, 3 3 Digital Input Select DIGITAL IN 1 DIGITAL IN 2 DIGITAL IN 3 DVD/LD DIGITAL IN 4 TV/SAT CD AC-3 RF DVD/LD SETUP OK MD Repeat step 2 until all the digital in buttons correspond to the components you connected. If you hooked up a DVD/LD or LD player to the AC-3 RF channel choose the proper component with the same method described above. 4 4 36 En Initial Set Up Digital Input Select DIGITAL IN 1 DIGITAL IN 2 DIGITAL IN 3 DVD/LD DIGITAL IN 4 TV/SAT CD AC-3 RF DVD/LD SETUP OK MD 5 Press the SETUP OK button to return the SYSTEM SETUP menu. Hold the remote control pointed towards the amplifier until you see the "RECEIVED" display on the amplifier. If "ERROR" flashes in the display, perform the setup operations from the first step again. SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A VOLUME dB 5 These settings will be displayed on your TV. (The settings pictured here are the default settings. ) The remaining possible choices for the digital inputs are shown in the diagram on the right. Digital Input Select DIGITAL IN 1 DIGITAL IN 2 DIGITAL IN 3 Digital In-Select Digital-1 Digital-2 Digital-3 Digital-4 AC-3 RF L [DVD/LD] [ CD ] [ MD ] [TV/SAT ] [DVD/LD] SET UP DVD/LD DIGITAL IN 4 TV/SAT CD AC-3 RF DVD/LD MD SETUP OK · For the DIGITAL IN 1-4 buttons you can choose between DVD/LD, CD, TV/SAT, MD/TAPE 1, LINE/TUNER, VCR 1 and VCR 2 functions. · For the AC-3 RF button you can choose between DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR 1 and VCR 2 functions. Remember, if you have a DVD/LD player or LD player you should hook it up to the analog and digital jacks in addition to the AC-3 RF connection described here. 37 En Basic Playback Before operating the amplifier, be sure to press the main power button on the front panel to turn the power ON (_). Playing Source with Stereo Sound The following instructions show you how to play audio or audio-visual sources with the VSA-E07. If the TAPE 2 indicator is visible in the display, it means the TAPE 2 MONITOR is on. Press TAPE 2 MONITOR on the front panel to turn it off unless you want to listen to TAPE 2. on off BACK LIGHT 4 TV CONTROL AMP REMOTE SETUP FUNCTION 1 2 Turn on the power of the playback component. Press the STANDBY/ON button to turn on the amplifier. Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on the front panel. STANDBY indicator DVD/LD MD/TAPE1 CH TV/SAT CD CH VOL VCR1 LINE/ TUNER VOL VCR2 TV CONTROL + ­ + ­ FUNCTION 3 MASTER VOLUME MULTI SYSTEM OPERATION OFF STANDBY/ON MUTING + ENTER ­ 2 on off BACK LIGHT TV CONTROL REMOTE SETUP FUNCTION 3 Press the FUNCTION button to select the source you want to playback. The FUNCTION button cycles through the sources in the following order: DVD/LD TV/SAT VIDEO CD MD/TAPE 1 LINE/ TUNER AMP Amplifier DSP MAIN STEREO SUB DVD/LD MD/TAPE1 6 4 VCR 2 VCR 1 PHONO / dts TV/SAT EFFECT CD CH CH VOL LINE/ TUNER VOL TV CONTROL + ­ + ­ THX MIDNIGHT DIGITAL NR ADVANCED STANDARD THEATER MPEG VCR1 DIRECT LOUDNESS Press the AMP button. The Amplifier MAIN screen appears on the remote. VCR2 SIGNAL SELECT FUNCTION 5 MASTER VOLUME MULTI SYSTEM OPERATION OFF STANDBY/ON MUTING + 5 ENTER ­ Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to select the input signal corresponding to the source component (setting the switch to AUTO assures the proper signal will be selected). (See "Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL signal input" on p. 45. ) 2 6 5 3 6 Press the STEREO button to select the STEREO mode. The STEREO indicator lights on the display. Main power button 38 En Basic Playback on off BACK LIGHT AMP Amplifier DSP MAIN STEREO SUB TV CONTROL REMOTE SETUP FUNCTION 7 8 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1. Adjust the volume by using the MASTER VOLUME buttons on the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME on the front panel. Return to the Amplifier screens (by pressing to AMP button and SUB, if needed) to make other sound adjustments like bass/treble, loudness etc. If you are not able to get sound from the amplifier the problem may well lie with the SIGNAL SELECT switch. You need to make sure the input is set to the appropriate ANALOG or DIGITAL setting. Refer to page 45 for more on this. DVD/LD MD/TAPE1 / dts TV/SAT EFFECT CD CH CH VOL LINE/ TUNER VOL TV CONTROL + ­ + ­ THX MIDNIGHT DIGITAL NR ADVANCED STANDARD THEATER MPEG VCR1 DIRECT LOUDNESS VCR2 SIGNAL SELECT FUNCTION MASTER VOLUME MULTI SYSTEM OPERATION OFF STANDBY/ON MUTING + ENTER 8 ­ 8 OPERATION 39 En Basic Playback Sound Modes The six sound modes on the VSA-E07 are explained here. These can be turned on from the front panel or from the Amplifier MAIN screen on the remote control. There are four cinema modes: MPEG, STANDARD, HOME THX CINEMA, and ADVANCED THEATER. These are designed to be used with multi channel surround sound audio/visual sources (like DVDs and LDs). Intrinsic to home theater, these modes can deliver realistic and powerful surround sound that recreates the movie theater experience. [. . . ] 92/65 dB Frequency Response VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, VIDEO, DVD/LD, TV/SAT Luminance signal (Y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hz to 10 MHz +0 dB ­3 Signal-to-Noise Ratio Luminance signal (Y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 dB Isolation (3. 58 MHz) Y=C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 dB C=Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]