User manual PIONEER VSX-AX2AS-S

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-AX4ASi-G VSX-AX4ASi-S VSX-AX2AS-S 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 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. [. . . ] 2 Switch the receiver on and press the iPod input source button to switch the receiver to the iPod. The front panel display shows Loading while the receiver verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod. When the display shows Top Menu you're ready to play music from the iPod. 3 · If after pressing iPod the display shows No Connection, try switching off the receiver and reconnecting the iPod to the receiver. Connecting an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio and video from your iPod using the controls of this receiver. 1 Connecting your iPod to the receiver ANTENNA AM LOOP MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE R ROOM2(ZONE2) L AUDIO PHONO IN CD PRE OUT R L FRONT SUB W. CENTER OUT IN SURROUND iPod playback To navigate music, photos or video on your iPod it's easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the OSDs. 4 If you are only listening to music you can, however, use just the receiver's front panel display to do everything if you prefer. DVD/ LD IN OUT TV IN CD-R/ TAPE SAT IN VIDEO / GAME1 IN OUT DVR/ VCR 1 IN R L SURROUND BACK (Single) R L IN R L FR FL iPod IN SPEAKERS A SUB W. CENTER R FRONT L CENTER R SURROUND L SURROUND OUT DVR/ VCR 2 R Finding what you want to play RS-232C SURROUND BACK L IN R L OUT CONTROL MULTI CH IN IN AUDIO iPod Music Extras Settings Shuffle Songs Backlight > > > iPod cable (1. 6 m / 110 g) When connected to this receiver, you can browse music, photos or video stored on your iPod. When browsing music, you can browse by playlist, artist, album name, song name, genres or composers, similar to using the iPod directly. iPod Top [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Playlists Artists Albums Songs Genres Composers Shuffle Songs ] ] ] ] ] ] ] MENU iPod 1 Use the / buttons to select a category then press ENTER to browse that category. · To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN. Note 1 This system is compatible with an iPod, iPod mini and iPod Photo portable device (third generation and above), however, compatibility may vary depending on the software version of your iPod. This receiver does not support software versions prior to iPod update 2004-10-20. 2 · This product is the Pioneer Control Cable for use with an iPod ® (third generation and above), iPod Mini or iPod Photo. · This cable is for connection only to the dock connector port of the iPod. · For detailed instructions on using the iPod, please refer to the manual supplied with the iPod. · The connected iPod should be updated with iPod updater software higher than version 2004-10-20. 3 The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver (Pioneer shows in the iPod display). Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting. 4 · Note that non-roman characters in playlists will be displayed as #. · When watching video content from your iPod, you can only use the iPod controls, and the receiver OSD doesn't appear (iPod video takes priority). 48 En Other connections 08 2 Use the / buttons to browse the selected category (e. g. , albums). 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press to start playback. 1 Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this: Playlist Song Artist Album Song Album Song Song Genre Artist Album Song Composer Album Song Shuffle Songs Watching photos and video content To view photos or video on your iPod, since video control is not possible using this receiver, you must use the main controls of your iPod instead. 1 Press PHOTO to switch to the iPod controls for photo and video playback. The receiver controls will be unavailable while you are watching iPod videos or browsing photos. 2 Press PHOTO again to switch back to the receiver controls when you're done. iPod® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. and other countries. Tip · You can play all of the songs in a particular category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist. Basic playback controls The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod: Button What it does Press to start playback. If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play. Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat One, Repeat All and Repeat Off. Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off. [. . . ] Also, using this receiver's built-in digital video converter, de-interlacing and upscaling are both possible, and analog video signals can be output through the HDMI terminal as digital video. · DCDi Faroudja's DCDi Processing is selectable and ensures that images are smooth and natural, without staircasing or jaggies. · iPod Ready With the new iPod terminal, you'll be up and running in no time, now that this receiver's enhanced compatibility makes on-screen control of your iPod an added possibility. 1 With the cooperation of AIR Studios, this receiver has been designated AIR Studios Monitor Reference: Our philosophy Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as possible to the vision of the moviemakers and mastering engineer when they created the original soundtrack. We do this by focusing on three important steps: 1 Achieving the highest possible sound quality 2 Allowing for customized acoustic calibration according to any listening area 3 Fine-tuning the receiver with the help of worldclass studio engineers1 Features · Easy setup using Advanced MCACC The Auto MCACC Setup provides a quick but accurate surround sound setup, which includes the advanced features of Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ. [. . . ]