User manual PIONEER VSX-516-S

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-416-S/-K VSX-516-S/-K 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 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] GAME ­ Suitable for video games · EXPANDED ­ Simulates multichannel surround sound for two-channel sources3 · 6-STEREO (VSX-516 model only) ­ Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers · VIR. SURR ­ A virtual surround effect using just the subwoofer and front speakers · EX POWER (VSX-416 model only) ­ Select when using the surround speakers in addition to the front speakers (see the diagram on page 19 for the Extra Power mode speaker setup) · PHONESUR. ­ Creates the effect of overall surround with headphones English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Setting the effect options When using surround effects, there are a number of settings you can adjust. 1 Press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver, certain options may not appear. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Español Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like. 2 CD CD-R FM AM CD-R/TAPE CD FM AM RECEIVER MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD ADV. SURR STEREO LOUDNESS STANDARD ADV. SURR EFFECT /CH SEL MIDNIGHT/ STEREO LOUDNESS TOP MENU MENU LEVEL SLEEP Above: VSX-416 (left) and VSX-516 (right) Note 1 With 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can adjust the center image effect (see Setting the effect options below). 2 · If you press ADV. SURR with the headphones connected, PHONES SURROUND will automatically be selected. · Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speaker in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 31. · When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the effect options below. 3 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources). 29 En 06 Listening to your system 3 Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings. Setting Center Widtha (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Listening in stereo When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. CD CD-R FM AM CD-R/TAPE What it does Spreads the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). Options 0 to 7 Default: 3 CD FM AM RECEIVER Dimensiona Adjusts the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). Panoramaa Extends the front stereo image to include surround speakers for a `wraparound' effect. Center Imageb (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Adjusts the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only). Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround mode (each mode can be set separately). ­3 to +3 Default: 0 MIDNIGHT/ STANDARD ADV. SURR STEREO LOUDNESS STANDARD ADV. SURR EFFECT /CH SEL MIDNIGHT/ STEREO LOUDNESS TOP MENU MENU LEVEL SLEEP Above: VSX-416 (left) and VSX-516 (right) OFF ON · While listening to a source, press STEREO for stereo playback. Press repeatedly to switch between: · STEREO ­ The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions. · DIRECT ­ Bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible. 1 · AUTO SURR. ­ See Auto playback on page 28 for more on this. 0 to 10 Default: 3 Effect 10 to 90 Default: 7-STEREO ­ 90 / Others ­ 70 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ VSX-516 model only · Default setting: OFF / ALL CH (after the Auto MCACC Setup or EQ Auto Setting) You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 9 or Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 36. Refer to these pages for more on Acoustic Calibration Equalization. EFFECT /CH SEL LEVEL SLEEP a Only available with 2ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II(x) Music mode. b Only available with 2ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode. S. RETRIEVER DIALOG E ACOUSTIC DIMMER EQ MUTE MASTER Note 1 If you switch on Midnight listening, Loudness, Dialog Enhancement, the Sound Retriever or the Tone controls when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO. 30 En Listening to your system 06 · While listening to a source, press ACOUSTIC EQ. Press repeatedly to select between: · ALL CH ­ No special weighting is given to any one channel. [. . . ] 1 Vp-p/75 Deutsch Frequency response DVR/VCR, DVD/LD, TV/SAT MONITOR . . 75 unbalanced Audio section · Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) CD, DVR/VCR, CD-R/TAPE/MD, DVD/LD, TV/SAT. . 200 mV/47 k Italiano · Frequency response 0 6 CD, DVR/VCR, CD-R/TAPE/MD, DVD/LD, TV/SAT . 5 Hz to 100 000 Hz Nederlands dB · Output (Level/Impedance) DVR/VCR REC, CD-R/TAPE/ MD REC . [. . . ]