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Bare wire connections
Make sure that the speaker cable youre going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A). To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).

fig. A

Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers. It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position. The angle depends on the size of the room. Use less of an angle for bigger rooms. Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers don't face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback. Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect. To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. Be sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality.

Front left Front right

fig. B

fig. C

Important Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers. Other connections on page 48 provides greater detail on alternate speaker setups, such as using speaker system B (page 55), bi-amping (page 55) and biwiring (page 56). If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer.

Center

Placing the speakers
Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system. The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when youre listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended. For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m apart, at equal distance from the TV. When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers farther away from the TV. If you're using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle.

1 If you only have one surround back speaker connected, 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX, THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE are not available. You cant use the THX modes when headphones are connected. 2 Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 30. If you press ADV. SURR when the headphones are connected, the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected.

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Listening in stereo
When you select STEREO, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

Selecting MCACC presets

Default setting: MEMORY 1 If you have calibrated your system for different listening positions2, you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source youre listening to and where youre sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).
While listening to a source, press STEREO for stereo playback.

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed, and youre left with the pure analog or digital sound source (see Stream direct with different input signal formats on page 88).
While listening to a source, press MCACC (MCACC POSITION). Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets3 or to switch calibration off. See Data Management on page 43 to check and manage your current settings.
1 While listening to a source, press S.DIRECT (AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT) to select the mode you want. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed. AUTO SURROUND See Auto playback on page 27. DIRECT Sources are heard according to the settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, acoustic calibration EQ, and X-curve), as well as with dual mono, the input attenuator, and any sound delay and hi-bit/hi-sampling settings. You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal. PURE DIRECT Analog and PCM sources are heard without any digital processing.1 No sound is output from the Second Zone in this mode.
1 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or DIRECT if this is a problem. 2 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how youre using your system. These presets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 35, either of which you should have already completed. 3 You cant use these settings when MULTI CH IN is switched on, and they has no effect when headphones are connected.

Press SBch (SBch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows:
VirtualSB ON Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) VirtualSB AUTO Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)
1 This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN, TUNER, PHONO and iPod input functions are all fixed to ANALOG). You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connections (page 15) and set the signal input to DIGITAL. Some DVD players dont output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player. Even when i.LINK is selected and the i.LINK indicator lights, you wont hear any sound if the output settings of your i.LINK device are off. The input signal for unassigned i.LINK-equipped components is fixed to. See Checking the i.LINK inputs on page 52. 2 When the HDMI option in Setting the AV options on page 66 is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through your TV, not from this receiver. 3 This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance. When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem. 4 You cant use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones, or with the THX, STEREO or Stream Direct modes. You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 45. The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

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VirtualSB OFF Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off
SBch Processing / Virtual SB mode ON AUTO Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded, DVDAudio and SACDa multichannel sources Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM/WMA9 Pro encoded, DVD-Audio and SACDa stereo sources ON AUTO ON AUTO Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources ON AUTO a. VSX-AX4ASi only. b. Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. c. Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.

Saving station presets

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see page 32) is also stored.

SYSTEM OFF MPX

D.ACCESS +10 CLASS
CH LEVEL MENU MULTI OPE T.EDIT RETURN THX STANDARD ADV. SURR

PTY SEARCH

DVR1 i Pod
1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio on page 32 for more on this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows STATION MEMORY, then a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press ST / to select the station preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station.
Improving FM stereo sound
If the TUNED or STEREO indicators don't light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press the MPX button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast.

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Naming station presets
For easier identification, you can name your station presets.

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of informationthe name of the station and the kind of show theyre broadcasting, for example. One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program. For example, you can search for a station thats broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ. You can search the following program types:1
NEWS News AFFAIRS Current Affairs INFO General Information SPORT Sport EDUCATE Educational DRAMA Radio plays, etc. CULTURE National or regional culture, theater, etc. SCIENCE Science and technology VARIED Usually talkbased material, such as quiz shows or interviews. 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

Using EON

When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function other than the tuner is being used. It cant be used in areas that EON information isnt transmitted and when FM broadcast stations dont transmit PTY data. When the broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original frequency or function.
Displaying RDS information
Use the DISPLAY button to display the different types of RDS information available.2

AUDIO SUBTITLE BAND DISP

Press DISP for RDS information. Each press changes the display as follows:
Radio Text (RT) Messages sent by the radio station. For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone number as RT. 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
Press the BAND button to select the FM band.3
2 Press EON to select one of the possible modes. Press repeatedly to switch between: EON TA (Traffic Announcement) Sets the tuner to pick up traffic information when it is broadcast. EON NEWS Sets the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast. OFF Switches off the EON feature. When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON broadcast).4 The indicator in the display lights when the current station carries the EON service.5
1 RDS searches station presets only. 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. 2 If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly. If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA 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, the frequency is displayed). In the PTY display, NO DATA or NONE may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds. 3 EON is only possible in the FM band. 4 You cant search for traffic announcements and news at the same time. 5 You cannot operate the TUNER EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit. If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing, press EON MODE to turn EON off.

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2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If youre doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order.
Fine Ch Level Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below). Fine SP Distance Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 39). Standing Wave Control overly resonant low frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 39). The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 40: EQ Adjust Manually adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 40). EQ Professional Calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your rooms reverb characteristics (see Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 40).
3 When youre finished, press RETURN. You will return to the System Setup menu.

Manual MCACC setup

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when youre more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers). Caution The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume. Important You will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing SETUP (step 2 in Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 35). For some of the settings below, youll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

Fine Channel Level

Default setting: 0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 44.
1 Select Fine Ch Level from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

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The volume increases to the 0dB reference level.
3.Manual MCACC a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.Standing Wave d.EQ Adjust e.EQ Professional 3a.Fine Channel Level
1 Select Fine SP Distance from the Manual MCACC setup menu.
3.Manual MCACC 3b.Fine SP Distance MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1 L(Reference) 3.0 m a.Fine Ch Level b.Fine SP Distance c.Standing Wave d.EQ Adjust e.EQ Professional

5b.Channel Level L C R SR SBR SBL SL SW [ [ [ [ [ [ [ 0.0dB 0.0dB 0.0dB 0.0dB 0.0dB 0.0dB 0.0dB 0.0dB ] ] ] ] ] ] ] :Finish

Bass Peak Level

Some audio sources (for example, Dolby Digital and DTS) include ultra-low bass tones. Set the bass limiter as needed to prevent the bass from distorting the sound.
1 Select Bass Peak Level from the Manual SP Setup menu. The current setting is displayed. When OFF is displayed the attenuator is off (bass output is not affected).
5.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Channel Level c.Speaker Distance d.Bass Peak Level e.X-Curve f.THX Audio Setting 5d.Bass Peak Level Bass Peak Level [Setting Start [Setting Clear :OFF ] ]
Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted.1
5 When youre finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Tip You can change the channel levels at any time by pressing CH LEVEL then using / on the remote control.

Select a setup option.

5d.Bass Peak Level Bass Peak Level [Setting Start [Setting Clear Enter:Setting Start :OFF ] ]

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound.
Setting Start The volume is set to 60 dB, a test tone plays back and you make the setting. Setting Clear Clears any previous setting and switches limiting off.
1 Select Speaker Distance from the Manual SP Setup menu.
5.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Channel Level c.Speaker Distance d.Bass Peak Level e.X-Curve f.THX Audio Setting 5c.Speaker Distance L C R SR SBR SBL SL SW [ [ [ [ [ [ [ 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 m m m m m m m m ] ] ] ] ] ] ] :Finish
3 If you selected Setting Start, use / to adjust the test tones and specify the bass peak level then press ENTER.
5d.Bass Peak Level Bass Peak Level -60dB Increase the Bass Peak Level to a comfortable volume (-80dB = no sound) ENTER:Finish :Cancel
2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using the / buttons. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.1 meter increments. 3 When youre finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

HDMI OUT

2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect on a HDMI-compatible monitor. The arrow on the cable connector body should be facing right for correct alignment with the connector on the player.
3 Use the INPUT SELECT button to select the HDMI input youve connected to (for example, HDMI 2). You can also use the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial.
Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the AV options on page 66 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or plasma display (no sound will be heard from this receiver).
If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, use an analog video connection.
You cant hear HDMI audio through this receivers digital out jacks.

SURROUN BAC

About HDMI
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays. HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2 gigabytes per second (with HDTV signals), one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs. HDMI, the logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

MUL IN

HDMI IN
HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or plasma display
1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on your HDMI component. HDMI appears on the front panel when an HDMIequipped component is connected.
1 An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVI HDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information. This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Version 1.2. Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers. Also, when using a component with HDMI version 1.0, it is not possible to output copy-controlled DVD-Audio CPPM sources from the HDMI connection.

The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as biamping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure youve selected Normal (SB) or 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker setting on page 37.
Center channel amplifier (mono)

Powered subwoofer

R FRONT

INPUT L R

Surround channel amplifier

UND ACK

ULTI CH IN
To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.
Surround back channel amplifier
You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only. The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have configured the Surround back speaker setting on page 37. To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver. If youre not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 45) to large.
Caution Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers. Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way.

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Multi-room listening options

Multi-room listening

This receiver can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper multiroom connections. An example multi-room setup is shown below, but the number of multi-room connections (and the way you choose to connect them) depends on how you want to set up your system.
The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub room:
Sub room Input sources available

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Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your plasma display.
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display
When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. These features include:

VIDEO INPUT 1

VIDEO INPUT 2
On-screen displays when making receiver settings, such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on. On-screen volume display. On-screen display of listening mode. Automatic video input switching on the plasma display.

Satellite receiver, etc

Automatic volume muting on the plasma display. See also SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 65 for more on setting up the receiver. Important The additional SR+ features do not work when the iPod function is selected.

DVD/LD AUDIO IN

SAT AUDIO IN

This receiver

To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For each component, connect the video output directly to the plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/ or digital) to this receiver.

RECEIVER GUIDE

1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable. See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display above for more on connecting these components.
Make sure you have also selected the display input to which youve connected the receiver in The Input Setup menu on page 63.
2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press RECEIVER, then the SR+ button. The front panel display shows SR+ ON or SR+ OFF.
The automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately; see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 65.

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Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output
If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ (see page 40) to measure the reverb characteristics of your listening room, you can check the results graphically using a computer connected to this receiver. Use a commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on the back panel of this receiver (the cable must be cross type, femalefemale). The software to output the results is available from the support area of the Pioneer website (www.pioneereur.com/files/support/MCACC/software.html). Instructions for using the software are also available here. If you have any questions about the software, please contact the Pioneer Service Center specified on your warranty card. Please make sure your system meets the following requirements: Operating system must be Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows NT 4.0 (Service pack 6). CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300 MHz or AMD K6 / 300 MHz (or equivalent) with at least 128 MB of memory, and your monitor must be able to display a minimum resolution of 800x600. An RS-232C port connector is necessary for graphical output. Refer to the operating instructions and/or the PC manufacturer for more information on making the proper port settings. System must have internet access. Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on the rear panel of the receiver. Make sure that the receiver and all connected components are switched off and disconnected from the power outlet when you do this.1

Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on this receiver. See the documentation provided with the Advanced MCACC application for more information.
Advanced MCACC output using your PC
Before continuing, make sure you have completed steps 13 in Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 40. Note that transmission data is erased when the receiver is turned off.
1 Select Reverb Output PC and press ENTER. When the receiver is ready for transmission, Start the MCACC application on your PC shows on the OSD.
3e.EQ Professional 1.Reverb Measurement 2.Reverb View 3.Reverb Output PC 4.Advanced EQ Setup 3e3.Reverb Output PC MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1 Start the MCACC application on your PC
2 Start the MCACC application on your computer. Follow the instructions provided with the application. It will take about ten seconds for the transmission to complete, then you will be able to analyze the output on your computer. Since the data will be cleared from the receiver when you restart reverb measurement or turn off the receiver, you might want to save the information on your PC after measurement. 3 When youre finished, press RETURN. Youll be taken to the Advanced EQ Setup. Depending on the results, you may want to continue with the Advanced EQ setup (see Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 42 for more on this). You can also simply press RETURN again to exit the Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ setup.
1 Make sure that you do this before continuing to the Reverb Measurement option in Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 42 (measurement data is cleared if you switch off the power).

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Other Settings

Chapter 9:

The Input Setup menu
You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didnt hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings below). In this case, you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to the components youve connected.
4 Select the input function that you want to set up. The default names correspond with the names next to the terminals on the rear panel (such as DVD/LD or VIDEO 1/GAME 1) which, in turn, correspond with the names on the remote control.
6.Input Setup Input DVD (1/2) 6.Input Setup (2/2) ( Back) TV Game Input Name Default 12V Trigger1 [ M.ROOM ] 12V Trigger2 [ ROOM 2 ] PDP In (SR+) [ Input-1 ]
Digital In [ COAX-1 ] HDMI Input [ Input-2 ] Component In [ Comp-2 ] S-Video In [ Input-1 ] i.LINK In [ DV-S969A ] ( Next ) :Finish

ENTER : Next

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use the RECEIVER button to switch on. 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the / / / buttons and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu. 3 Select Input Setup from the System Setup menu.
System Setup 1.Auto MCACC 2.Surr Back System 3.Manual MCACC 4.Data Management 5.Manual SP Setup 6.Input Setup 7.Other Setup : Exit 6.Input Setup Input DVD (1/2)
5 Select the input(s) to which youve connected your component. For example, if your DVD player only has an optical output, you will need to change the DVD/LD input functions Digital In setting from COAX 1 (default) to the optical input youve connected it to. The numbering (OPT14) corresponds with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.
If you change the setting to an input that has been previously assigned to another function (for example, SAT) then the setting for that function will automatically be switched off. If you used component video cords to connect your component you must tell the receiver which input you connected it to, or else you may see the S-video or composite video input instead of the component video signal.1 If you have more than one iLINK component connected, you can assign each one to a different input function in the same way (to check your settings after doing so, see Checking the i.LINK inputs on page 52).2
6 When youre finished, select Next to continue to the next screen. The second screen of the Input setup has three optional settings:
Input name You can choose to rename the input function for easier identification. Select Rename to do so, or Default to return to the system default.
1 For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in Setting the AV options on page 66), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component. 2 If you assign i.LINK-equipped components to an input (for example DVD/LD), you will be able to select both audio and video signals from i.LINKequipped components using the corresponding input source button (or the INPUT SELECT button / INPUT SELECTOR dial). Assigning i.LINK sources also allows you to keeps the sound settings youve made for other input functions. An i.LINK-equipped video component should be assigned to the input function to which you have connected the video signal from the component. If you assign an i.LINK input to a certain function (for example DVD/LD) then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be set to i.LINK (not assigned).

Reducing the level of an analog signal
The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog signal when its too strong. You can use this if you find the that the OVER indicator is lights often, or you can hear distortion in the sound.3
SLEEP VIDEO SEL DIMMER ANALOG ATT S.RETRIEVER
1 During recording, press the REC SELECT CONTROL button on the front panel until RECOUT shows in the display.1
2 While RECOUT shows in the display, use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source you want to record. The default, RECOUT SOURCE, records the source youre currently listening to (as in Making an audio or a video recording above). Note that the setting you make here is stored in memory, even if you switch off the receiver, so if you want to record a different input source later, you must do so with REC SELECT, or by selecting RECOUT SOURCE.
Press ANALOG ATT to switch the input attenuator on or off.
Watching video and audio sources independently
You can listen to a sound source and select a different video source on your TV.
3 After RECOUT disappears from the display, select the input source you want to listen to. This will be heard from the main system without affecting your recording.2
Tip If you have a digital recorder connected to the DIGITAL OUT1 (ROOM3) digital output and ROOM 3 is switched on (see Using the multi-room controls on page 58), you can also select a different input source for this output while ROOM 3 shows in the display.

AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL

While listening to a source, press VIDEO SEL (VIDEO SELECT) to select the video source you want to watch. Press repeatedly to cycle through the possible video sources. You can select DVD, TV, SAT, DVR1, DVR2, VIDEO1, VIDEO2 or OFF (no video signal).4
1 If RECOUT does not appear in the display, you may have to switch ROOM 2 off by pressing MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/OFF and selecting either ROOM 3 or off (the MULTI-ROOM indicator disappears). See Using the multi-room controls on page 58 for more on this. 2 Note that switching the ROOM 2 input source (as explained in Multi-room listening on page 57) also changes the RECOUT input source. If RECOUT SOURCE is selected, changing the input source likewise changes the input source used for your recording. 3 The attenuator isnt available with digital sources, or when using the Stream Direct modes. 4 Note that this feature will not work with video sources assigned to either of the HDMI video inputs.

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Using the sleep timer
The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without worrying about the receiver being left on all night. Use the remote control to set the sleep timer.
Checking your system settings
Use the status display screen to check your current settings for features such as surround back channel processing and your current MCACC preset.