User manual PIONEER VSX-S300

[. . . ] VSX-S300-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. WARNING To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment. D3-4-2-1-7a_A1_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 5 cm at rear, and 5 cm at each side). WARNING D3-4-2-1-1_A1_En 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 10 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. [. . . ] POP M ­ Pop music ROCK M ­ Rock music EASY M ­ Easy listening LIGHT M ­ `Light' classical music CLASSICS ­ `Serious' classical music OTHER M ­ Music not fitting above categories WEATHER ­ Weather reports FINANCE ­ Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc. CHILDREN ­ Programs for children SOCIAL ­ Social affairs RELIGION ­ Programs concerning religion PHONE IN ­ Public expressing their views by phone TRAVEL ­ Holiday-type travel rather than traffic announcements LEISURE ­ Leisure interests and hobbies JAZZ ­ Jazz COUNTRY ­ Country music NATION M ­ Popular music in a language other than English OLDIES ­ Popular music from the '50s and '60s FOLK M ­ Folk music DOCUMENT ­ Documentary SLEEP STANDBY/ON ECO D AUX A AUX S. RTRV TOP MENU AUDIO DISP SP-AB DIMMER STATUS Displaying RDS information Use the DISP button to display the different types of RDS information available. Each press changes the display as follows: · Listening mode · Master volume · Radio Text (RT) ­ Messages sent by the radio station. · Program Service Name (PS) ­ The name of the radio station. · Program Type (PTY) ­ This indicates the kind of program currently being broadcast. · Current tuner frequency (FREQ) Note · If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly. · If you see NO TEXT in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically switch to the PS data display (if no PS data, NO NAME is displayed). · In the PTY display, NO PTY may be shown. MENU TOOLS VOL iPod USB NETWORK ADAPTER AUTO / DIRECT ENTER TUNER BD DVD ALC / STANDARD iPod CTRL ADV SURR CD STB GAME HOME MENU PTY RETURN BAND MUTE RECEIVER TV PORTABLE SOUND WING PRESET TUNE Searching for RDS programs You can search for a program type listed above. 1 Press TUNER then press BAND to select the FM band. · RDS is only possible in the FM band. 2 Press PTY. SEARCH shows in the display. 3 Press PRESET +/­ (or /) to select the program type you want to hear. 4 Press ENTER to search for the program type. The system starts searching through the station presets for a match, stopping when it was found one. If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn't find that program type at the time of the search. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is displayed. FINISH means the search is complete. Note · In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM, ALARMTST, and NO TYPE. NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found. 21 En 05 Listening to your system Chapter 5: Choosing the listening mode This receiver offers a variety of listening modes to accommodate playback of various audio formats. While listening to a source, press the listening mode button repeatedly to select a listening mode you want. iPod USB NETWORK ADAPTER AUTO / DIRECT ALC / STANDARD ADV SURR The simplest, most direct listening option is the AUTO SURR feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary. · Press AUTO/DIRECT repeatedly until AUTO SURR shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed. Note · Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using NEO:6 CINEMA or 2PLIIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound below for more on these decoding formats). · When listening to the ADAPTER input, the S. R AIR feature is selected automatically (see Using the Advanced surround on page 23 for more on this). Type of surround modes Suitable sources Two channel sources STEREO ALC 2PRO LOGIC 2PLIIx MOVIE 2PLII MOVIE 2PLIIx MUSICb 2PLII MUSICb 2PLIIx GAME 2PLII GAME 2PLIIz HEIGHTc Movie/Music No additional effects Movie Music See above. Old movies Movie ­ ­ Yesa No Yesa No Yesa No No No ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ No ­ No ­ No ­ Yes ­ ­ ­ ­ TUNER BD DVD CD STB GAME RECEIVER TV PORTABLE SOUND WING · The listening mode is shown on the display on the front panel. Important · The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. Listening in surround sound ALC / STANDARD Straight Decoded NEO:6 NEO:6 CINEMAe MUSICe Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. [. . . ] Note · Depending on the component, audio output may be limited to the number of channels available from the connected display unit (for example audio output is reduced to 2 channels for a monitor with stereo audio limitations). · If you want to switch the input source, you'll have to switch functions on both the receiver and your display unit. · Since the sound is muted on the display when using the HDMI connection, you must adjust the volume on the display every time you switch input sources. 34 En Additional information Furnished Parts 08 Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver's settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. Specifications Audio section Rated power output Front, Center, Surround . [. . . ]