User manual PIONEER VSX-C100

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-C100 Operating Instructions Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. In some countries or regions, the shape of the power plug may sometimes differ from that shown in the explanatory drawings. [. . . ] If you have selected no Center speaker in the speakers setting (or are in a 2 ch listening mode) then you will hear ch1 out of both front speakers. If you have selected no Center speaker in the speakers setting (or are in a 2 ch listening mode) then you will hear channel 2 out of both front speakers. c2 setting the speakers will play the soundtrack independently of each other. The left front speaker will play channel 1 and the right front speaker will play channel 2. Follow steps 1&2 on page 27 (if necessary). Use the +/­ buttons to choose the surround speakers from the main listening position (within a range from 0. 3 m to 9. 0 m). Press SETUP to advance to the next receiver setting mode. Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode. · The default setting is "1. 8 m". ­" is selected in Surround speakers setting, the Surround speakers distance cannot be set. · If you do the Room Setup (see page 26) after the settings here, those will take precedence. Follow steps 1&2 on page 27 (if necessary). Dynamic range control setting Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in any given signal. The dynamic range control helps you playback sounds so the quieter sounds are audible yet the louder sounds don't get distorted. When watching a movie at low volume, setting this function enables low level sounds to be heard more easily but you won't be jolted by louder sounds. Use the +/­ buttons to choose the Dual mono setting (ch1, ch2 or L. c2). Press SETUP to advance to the next receiver setting mode. Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode. · The default setting of this feature is "ch1". Follow steps 1&2 on page 27 (if necessary). Use the +/­ buttons to choose the dynamic range control (OFF MAX, or MID). , Dynamic range control is operative only when a Dolby Digital soundtracks with this feature encoded into it is being played back. For other sources use the MIDNIGHT mode (see page 35) to achieve the same effect. Press SETUP to advance to the next receiver setting mode. Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode. · The default setting is "OFF". · For best results at low volumes, set to "MAX" for maximum dynamic range compression. · Dynamic range control is expressed as DRC in the display. 30 En Fine Tuning Your Surround Sound Input attenuator setting You can set the input signal to be lowered if it is distorting. This is only possible for analog signals, digital signals can't be attenuated. Optical connection default settings You can connect your digital video components (like a DVD player, satellite tuner, or DVR) with optical or coaxial cords, as explained directly above and on page 11. However, the optical terminals cannot be assigned, you must follow their default settings in order to match your equipment to the remote control buttons (and display names, etc. ) of this receiver. Thus if you followed the default setting for the coaxial terminal and hooked a DVD up to that terminal the optical terminal default settings are: OPT. 2: DVR If you assigned your TV/SAT (displayed as SAT) to the coaxial terminal (see "Coaxial connection setting" above and "Connecting Your Equipment" page 12­14) then the defaults for the optical terminals will change (because you cannot have one component assigned to two different places). Use the +/­ buttons to set the input attenuator ON or OFF . Press SETUP to advance to the next receiver setting mode. Press ENTER if you want to exit the setting mode. · The default setting is "OFF". [. . . ] 75 unbalanced AM Tuner Section Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 kHz to 1, 602 kHz Sensitivity (IHF Loop antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 µV/m , Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]