User manual PIONEER VSX-1017AV-K QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] VSX-1017AV-S VSX-1017AV-K AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http://www. pioneer. co. uk (or http://www. pioneer. eu). Operating Instructions IMPORTANT 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. D3-4-2-1-1_En-A Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. [. . . ] Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0. 1 to 9. 0 meters. 3b. Fine SP Distance L R C SL SR SBL SBR SW 3. 0 m (Reference) [ 1. 8 m ] 3. 0 m 1. 3 m ] 1. 2 m ] 1. 3 m ] 1. 2 m ] 2. 4 m ] :Finish · For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. · If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. [ [ [ [ [ Fine Speaker Distance · Default setting: 3. 0 m (all channels) For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup below. The volume increases to the reference level. 3. Manual MCACC a. Fine Ch Level b. Fine SP Distance c. Advanced EQ Setup d. EQ Data Copy e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f . EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g. EQ Data Check :Return Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span. 1 When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press ENTER to confirm and continue to the next channel. · For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. · If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. You return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position. 3b. Fine SP Distance Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of speaker equalizer. It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your listening room and turning the ambient environment into a natural state to reproduce the source sound as it was originally recorded. This setting minimizes the undesirable reverberation of your listening room based on the sound directly coming from the speakers. You can select a correction time period during the automatic calibration. If you're not satisfied with the automatic adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes. L(Reference) 3. 0 m ENTER:Next :Cancel After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output. Note 1 If you can't seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly. 40 En The System Setup menu 08 Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automatically When you perform the Auto MCACC setup as specified in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 8, the correction is automatically done with the time period already selected (when TYPE1 is selected for EQ TYPE, the calibration is set only for ALL CH ADJUST). In this setup, you can select any of the time periods for EQ correction. 1 Select `Advanced EQ Setup' from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 3. Manual MCACC a. Fine Ch Level b. Fine SP Distance c. Advanced EQ Setup d. EQ Data Copy e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust f . EQ CUSTOM2 Adjust g. EQ Data Check :Return For an optimal system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers, we recommend using the 30~50ms setting. 3c. Advanced EQ Setup TIME POSITION 30~50ms ENTER : Start :Cancel 4 Press ENTER, then the calibration starts automatically. 3c. Advanced EQ Setup 3c. Advanced EQ Setup Set microphone. :Cancel :Cancel · The Advanced EQ setup overwrites the settings already set for ALL CH ADJUST and/or FRONT ALIGN. To keep these settings intact, save the data in CUSTOM1/CUSTOM2 as specified in Copying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings below. · See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. 2 Select `TYPE1' or `TYPE2'. 3c. Advanced EQ Setup EQ TYPE ALL CH ADJUST TYPE1 3c. Advanced EQ Setup EQ TYPE ALL CH ADJUST FRONT ALIGN TYPE2 5 Wait for the Advanced EQ Setup to finish. 3c. Advanced EQ Setup Now Analyzing Environment Check Ambient Noise Microphone Speaker Level 3c. Advanced EQ Setup Now Analyzing Surround Analyzing Delay Check [ Level Check [ Aco Cal EQ Pro. [ [ [ [ ] ] ] ] ] ] :Cancel :Cancel As the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings: · ALL CH ADJUST ­ A `flat' setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel. ENTER : Start :Cancel ENTER : Start :Cancel Use / to select the setting. [. . . ] All rights reserved. Listening modes with different input signal formats The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected. Stereo (2 channel) signal formats SBch Processing SBch Processing ON/AUTO (Automatically selects 6. 1/7. 1 channel decoding) Input signal format Dolby Digital Surround Standard 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME 2 PRO LOGICa Neo:6 CINEMA Neo:6 MUSIC As above As above 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC 2 Pro Logic II GAME 2 PRO LOGICa 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC 2 Pro Logic II GAME 2 PRO LOGICa Neo:6 CINEMA Neo:6 MUSIC As above As above 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC 2 Pro Logic II GAME 2 PRO LOGICa THX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX 2 PRO LOGIC+THXa Neo:6 CINEMA+THX THX GAMES MODEb Auto Surround 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE DTS Surround Other stereo sources PCM 88. 2 kHz / 96 kHz As above As above ­ Neo:6 CINEMA Stereo playback Stereo playback SBch Processing OFFc (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE+THX 2 PRO LOGIC+THXa Neo:6 CINEMA+THX 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE DTS Surround Other stereo sources PCM 88. 2 kHz / 96 kHz As above As above ­ Neo:6 CINEMA Stereo playback Stereo playback a. 2 PRO LOGIC has a maximum of 5. 1 channel playback. c. Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected. 69 En 13 Additional information Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC THX WMA+THX CINEMA THX SURROUND EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THXa THX Select2 CINEMAa THX MUSICMODEa THX GAMES MODEa DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Discrete) DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THXa THX Select2 CINEMAa THX MUSICMODEa THX GAMES MODEa DTS+Neo:6+THX DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THXa THX Select2 CINEMAa THX MUSICMODEa THX GAMES MODEa THX SURROUND EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THXa THX Select2 CINEMAa THX MUSICMODEa THX GAMES MODEa ­ Auto Surround Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa SBch WMA9 Pro (6. 1/7. 1 channel) Processing Dolby Digital EX ON (6. 1 channel flagged) (7. 1 channel decoding used for all sources) DTS-ES (6. 1 channel sources/6. 1 channel flagged) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS (5. 1 channel encoding) DTS+Neo:6 DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC DTS+Neo:6 Dolby Digital WMA9 Pro (5. 1 channel encoding) Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS 96/24 Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) Straight decoding SBch Processing AUTO (Automatically selects 6. 1/7. 1 channel decoding) WMA9 Pro (6. 1/7. 1 channel) Dolby Digital EX (6. 1 channel flagged) DTS-ES (6. 1 channel sources/6. 1 channel flagged) Dolby Digital DTS WMA9 Pro (5. 1 channel encoding) DTS 96/24 WMA+THX CINEMA THX SURROUND EX DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Discrete) THX Select2 CINEMA (Maximum 5. 1 channel THX CINEMA playback with only one surround back speaker) ­ SBch Processing OFFb (Maximum 5. 1 channel playback) WMA9 Pro (6. 1/7. 1 channel) THX CINEMA Dolby Digital EX (6. 1 channel flagged) DTS-ES (6. 1 channel sources/6. 1 channel flagged) Dolby Digital DTS WMA9 Pro (5. 1 channel encoding) DTS 96/24 THX CINEMA Straight decoding ­ Straight decoding a. Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected. b. Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected. 70 En Additional information 13 FM Tuner Section Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output (Stereo) Front. . 150 W + 150 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 ) 120 W + 120 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 ) Continuous Power Output (Multichannel) Front. [. . . ]