SURROUND BACK

110 V 120 - 127 V

220 V 240 V

MONITOR OUT

(TV / SAT) ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN

DVD PLA YER

OPT OUT

VCR / DVR

IN CONTROL OUT VCR / DVR IN TV/ SAT IN DVD / LD IN S-VIDEO

Y PB PR Y

(TV/SAT) IN 2

SURROUND CENTER

IN TV / SAT DVD / LD FRONT IN

VIDEO OUT

(CD) COAX
(TV / SAT) IN ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN COAX (CD) IN COAX (DVD OUT /LD) IN
IN MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

STANDBY/ON

(DVD /LD)

DVD 7.1CH REC INPUT IN CD-R / TAPE / MD PLAY AUDIO

S P E A A K E IN R S

R SURROUND BACK L

R SURROUND L

SINGLE

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER PREOUT

DVD player

DVD / LD FRONT IN DVD 7.1CH REC INPUT IN CD-R / TAPE / MD
* The illustration shows the VSX-D812/D912, but connections for the VSX-D712 are the same.

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3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of speakers is shown here (six speakers for the VSX-D712, and eight for the VSX-D812/D912), but everyones home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative ( +/) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.

English Italiano

Use speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 to 16. If youre not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 44) to large.

Front speakers

Center speaker

Surround speakers

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL

COMPONENT VIDEO
CD MONITOR OUT SURROUND DVD 5.1CH INPUT
IN MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER PREOUT SURROUND BACK
DVD 5.1CH REC INPUT IN CD-R / TAPE / MD PLAY AUDIO

S P E A A K E R S

VSX-D712

Powered subwoofer SW

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Surround back speakers

SBL SBR
AM LOOP IN DIGITAL OUT AUX

FM UNBAL 75

SURROUND

VSX-D812/D912

Passive subwoofer or single surround back speaker
VSX-D812/D912 only To use the speaker on your TV as the center speaker (C), connect the CENTER PREOUT jack on this unit to the audio input jack on your TV. In this case the center speaker shown is unnecessary.

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If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel (+) terminal, and the negative wire to the left channel () terminal (shown below). If you select subwoofer (SB SW) in the Surround back speaker setting on page 45 you can hook up a subwoofer instead of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals. Connect the wires just as above (and as shown below), connecting the positive wire to the right channel (+) terminal, and the negative wire to the left channel () terminal.
Surround back speaker (or subwoofer)
4 Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV. Make sure youve set the video input on your TV to this receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you dont know how to do this. Also make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the receivers display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it isnt, press DVD on the remote control to set the receiver to the DVD input. 5 Press QUICK SETUP on the front panel to specify your speaker setup, room size and listening position. Use the MULTI JOG dial to select and ENTER to confirm your selection. See Using the Quick Setup on page 12 if youre unsure about the settings. VSX-D912 only For a more complete surround sound setup, we recommend using the automatic MCACC setup in the Quick surround sound setup on page 14. 6 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking. There are several other sound options you can select. See Introduction to Sound Modes on page 35 for more on this. See also Choosing your receiver setup on page 43 for more setup options.
Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the listening mode must be set to STANDARD (it should already be setsee Listening to multi-channel playback on page 37 if you need to do this) if you want multi-channel surround sound.

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Using the Quick Setup
You can use the Quick Setup to get your system up and running with just a few button presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected your speaker setup, room size and listening position. Note that with the VSX-D912 you dont have to make these settings if you use the automatic MCACC setup instead (in this case, go straight to the Quick surround sound setup on page 14). If you want to make more specific settings, refer to Choosing your receiver setup on page 43. Use the front panel controls for the steps below.
3 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your speaker setup. When a subwoofer was detected in step 2, you can cycle between the following choices:

2.0ch 7.1ch* 7.0ch 6.1ch*

2.1ch* 3.0ch

3.1ch* 4.0ch

4.1ch* 5.1ch* 5.0ch

* Indicates a subwoofer is included in your speaker setup See the table on page 12 if youre unsure which speaker system to select. 8 If you selected a speaker system that includes a subwoofer, press ENTER to check the subwoofer output level. If the subwoofer output level is too high/low, SW.VOL.UP/SW.VOL.DWN blinks in the display for five seconds. To exit and check your subwoofer output level, press MCACC SETUP (see the notes regarding noise levels below) or simply turn the subwoofer volume up or down (as indicated), then press ENTER when youre prompted to GO NEXT? 9 Press ENTER to finish the auto surround setup. The system checks for speaker size, channel delay and channel level. If you have connected a subwoofer, it will check for ambient noise once again. When the auto surround setup is complete, the volume level returns to normal and COMPLETE, then RESUME shows in the display.

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Connecting up

Chapter 4:

Component video cords
Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. Use component video cords to get the best possible color reproduction of your video source. The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. In this way, interference between the signals is avoided. Connect from the component video jacks on the rear of the receiver to the component video jacks on the video component you are hooking up.

Audio/Video cords

Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to connect the audio/video components and a video cord to connect the monitor TV. Connect red plugs to R (right), white plugs to L (left), and the yellow plugs to VIDEO. Be sure to insert completely.

VID EO

Blue Red
Digital audio coaxial cords/ Optical cables S-video cables
Use S-video cables (not supplied) to get clearer picture reproduction than regular video cords. Connect from an S-video jack on the rear of the receiver to an S-video jack on the video component you are hooking up. Be sure to insert completely.

SV IDE O

Commercially available digital audio coaxial cords (standard video cords can also be used) or optical cables (not supplied) are used to connect digital components to this receiver. Be sure to insert completely.

Digital audio coaxial cord (or standard video cord) Optical cable

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Connecting digital components
The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound is to use a digital input. You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial output from the component to coaxial input on the receiver). The VSX-D712 has three digital inputs on the rear panel (two coaxial inputs and an optical input) and both the VSX-D812 and VSX-D912 have four (two coaxial inputs and two optical inputs). Connect your digital components to the rear panel as shown below. There is one digital output jack which is marked DIGITAL OUT. If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (currently these include MD, DAT and CD-R) you can make direct digital recordings with this unit. When connecting your equipment, always make sure the power is turned off and the power cord is disconnected from the AC outlet.

English Italiano Franais

The arrows indicate the direction of the digital audio signal.

CD recorder

DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN

VSX-D912/D812 only

DIGITAL OUT OPT AM LOOP IN AUX FM UNBAL 75
DVD 7.1CH INPUT COMPON VIDEO MONITOR

Satellite tuner

(TV / SAT) IN ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN COAX (CD) IN COAX

CD player

DIGITAL OUT COAX

(DVD OUT /LD) IN

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If you have an LD player, you need to make special connections to ensure you can play 2 RF format LDs on your system. If this is the case, hook up your DVD or LD player directly to an RF demodulator using both the 2 RF output and either a coaxial or optical digital connection. We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks as well. Make sure the RF demodulator digital in switch is set correctly (optical or coaxial depending on the connection). See the component's instruction manual if you are unsure about its input and output jacks.

CONTROL

OUT IN CONTROL

IN OUT

Receiver

Power cord caution

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or an electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.
Remote control unit Other Pioneer products with CONTROL terminals Connect to CONTROL terminal of other compatible Pioneer products

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Controls and displays

Chapter 5:

Front panel
MULTI JOG DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR VIDEO ENTER CD-R/ TAPE/MD

AUX MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY

PULL OPEN

PHONES

STATION

TUNING STANDARD
ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO/ DIRECT
SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SPEAKERS SB CH MODE TONE QUICK SETUP
PHONES SURR. LISTENING MODE TUNER EDIT CLASS BAND MPX INPUT ATT FL DIMMER VIDEO INPUT
1 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 2 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 3 STANDBY indicator Lights when the receiver is in standby. 4 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control.

5 ENTER

6 MULTI JOG dial The MULTI JOG dial performs a number of tasks. Use it to select options after pressing TONE, QUICK SETUP or TUNER EDIT. 7 MASTER VOLUME
8 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers.

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9 STATION +/ buttons Selects station presets when using the tuner (page 54). 10 TUNING +/ buttons Selects the frequency when using the tuner (page 53). 11 LISTENING MODE buttons STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic II and Neo:6 options (page 37). ADVANCED SURROUND Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 38). STEREO/DIRECT Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 38). 12 SIGNAL SELECT Use to select an input signal (page 36). 13 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 41). 14 SPEAKERS Use to cycle through the speaker system: A B A+B (page 24) 15 SB CH MODE Selects the Surround back channel mode (page 39) and the Virtual Surround Back (VSB) mode (page 40). 16 TONE Press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial (page 41).

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Remote control

SOURCE

INPUT SELECT

DVD/LD CD

VCR/DVR TV CONT
RECEIVER Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the features such as SLEEP, MCACC SETUP, etc). Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 43, page 50). 3 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic II and Neo:6 options (page 37). ADVANCED SURROUND Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 38). STEREO/DIRECT Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 38). MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS Switches to Midnight or Loudness listening (page 41). CH SELECT Selects a speaker when setting up the surround sound of the receiver (page 51).

MULTI CONTROL

TV / SAT

CD-R/TAPE

TUNER STEREO/ DIRECT
RECEIVER MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS TEST TONE

FL DIMMER

ADVANCED STANDARD SURROUND CH SELECT

EFFECT MUTE

RECEIVER CONTROL

TOP MENU SETUP

DTV MENU

INPUT ATT T.EDIT

ENTER GUIDE SUBTITLE

RETURN

DTV INFO

BAND DTV ON/OFF

DISPLAY

D.ACCESS

CONTROL CHANNEL

VOLUME

CHANNEL
LEVEL +/ Adjusts the levels of the surround sound of the receiver (page 51). TEST TONE Sounds the test tone when setting up the surround sound of the receiver (page 51). MUTE Mutes the sound (or restores the sound if it has been muted). EFFECT +/ Adds or subtracts the amount of effect with different advanced surround modes (page 38).
1 RECEIVER This switches between standby and on for this receiver. 2 MULTI CONTROL buttons Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 58).

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FL DIMMER Dims or brightens the display. 4 MASTER VOLUME +/ Use to set the listening volume. 6
SLEEP Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before the receiver turns off. (TUNE +/, ST +/) /ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 43). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the TUNE +/ buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST +/ to find preset stations (page 54).

DVD 5.1 ch/ DVD 7.1 ch

DVD/LD CD STANDARD

VCR/DVR

TV CONT
Switch on the playback component. Turn on the power of the receiver.
This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32kHz96 kHz) and DTS digital signal formats (however, only the VSX-D812 and VSX-D912 can decode DTS 96kHz/24 bit signal formats). With other digital signal formats, set 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 17) 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.
3 Select the source you want to playback. Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or INPUT SELECT). 4 Press STANDARD. If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. If you are listening to a two channel source, each press changes the display as follows:

(2 Pro Logic II)

(Neo:6)

CINEMA

PROLOGIC
Refer to page 35 for more details about each mode.

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5 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1.
Press ADVANCED SURROUND repeatedly to cycle the sound options. Each press changes the display as follows:
You cant use the STANDARD mode with 96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24-bit stereo sources.

ADV. MOVIE 6-STEREO

ADV. MUSIC

TV SURR. SPORTS

EXPANDED

Using Stereo/Direct

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 and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. See page 35 for more on these modes. Press STEREO/DIRECT repeatedly to switch between the two options.
Refer to page 36 for more details about each surround effect.

AUTO ON AUTO

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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB)
Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual back channel through your surround speakers. For example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information (for example, 5.1 encoded material) with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB ON). Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded. In this case you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTSES (VSB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VSB OFF). The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel. Press SB CH MODE (front panel) repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options.
Virtual Surround Back mode ON AUTO ON AUTO
Each press cycles through the options as follows:

VSB ON VSB OFF VSB AUTO

You cant use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the Speaker setting on page 44 is set to S. You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the Surround back speaker setting on page 45 is set to SB or SB SW (VSX-D812/D912 only). You cant adjust the surround back channel level when youre listening to the virtual surround back channel.
STANDARD PL II MOVIE/ PL II MUSIC/ PRO LOGIC ADVANCED SURROUND NEO:6 CINEMA/ NEO:6 MUSIC All modes

ON AUTO ON AUTO

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Using Midnight and Loudness listening
The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which youre listening. The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels. Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS. Each press cycles through the effects as follows:
1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust. Each press switches between BASS and TREBLE. 2 Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary. Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically.

MIDNIGHT Off LOUDNESS

You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used. The tone controls affect SPEAKER A only. They cant be used when SPEAKER A is switched off.

Playing other sources

You cant use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS when DVD 5.1 ch/DVD 7.1 ch has been selected, or when listening to a DTS 96kHz/24 bit source.
DVD/LD CD TV / SAT VCR/DVR TV CONT

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control.

MULTI JOG ENTER

SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SPEAKERS SB CH MODE TONE QUICK SETUP DOWN
1 Turn on the power of the playback component. 2 Turn on the power of the receiver.

If the cone size (diameter) of the speaker is larger than 15 cm, set the speaker size to L. If youre not using a subwoofer, we recommend setting the front speakers to L. Cycle through the available choices using or and choose a configuration that matches your speaker setup.
Optical digital input 2 setting (VSXD812/D912 only) 4 Use or to adjust the setting. The setting is entered automatically.

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One of the following configurations should match your setup:
FS-CS-SS FL-C -S FL-C -SS FL-C -SL FL-CS-S FL-CS-SS FL-CS-SL FS-CS-S
To select SB L, you must have SL selected in the Speaker setting.

Subwoofer setting

FS-C -SS FS-C -S FL-CL-SL FL-CL-SS FL-CL-S
You can choose whether the subwoofer is used or not. Use the plus (PLUS) setting for extra bass. Use or PLUS or NO. to select subwoofer YES,

YES NO

Surround back speaker setting
Default setting: S (VSX-D812/D912), (VSX-D712) You must let the receiver know if surround back speaker(s) have been connected, and how big they are. The size you choose (large or small) determines how much bass is sent from the receiver to the speakers. If you have connected a surround back subwoofer (VSXD812/D912), you should select the surround back subwoofer setting (SB SW) from the options. Choose (asterisk) if no speaker is connected. Use or SB L. or to select SB S, SB , SB SW
If you chose the small front speaker setting, SW YES is automatically set and locked. When you select the PLUS setting, you will get the bass sounds from the subwoofer even if the front speakers are set to L.
Crossover frequency setting
Default setting: 100 Hz Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides the high and low sounds (the frequencies) between the speakers. Since most smaller speakers cant handle deep bass tones, you can send these sounds to the subwoofer (or if you dont have a subwoofer, the large (L) speakers in your system) instead of the speakers set to small (S) in your setup. Choose the point at which you want the frequency routed to the subwoofer (or L speakers).

SB S SB L

SB SB SW*

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We recommend setting this to 200Hz if your S speakers are smaller bookshelf-type speakers. Use or to specify the crossover frequency for your small speakers (100 Hz, 150 Hz or 200 Hz).
Use or to set the attenuation dB()). level (0 dB, 10 dB or

10 dB )

(displays
100Hz Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). 150Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). 200Hz Sends bass frequencies below 200 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers).
When is selected ( appears in the display), LFE cannot be heard.
Front left speaker distance setting
Default setting: 2 m Sets the distance from the front left speaker to the listening position. Use or to set the distance of the front left speaker from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).
Center speaker distance setting
If all speakers (front, center, and surround) are set to L, the crossover frequency cant be set because there are appears in the no S speakers ( display). Default setting: 2 m The center speaker is normally placed directly in the front of the listening room and closer to the listening position than the front speakers. This means that the sound from the center speaker will be heard before the front speakers. To prevent this, set the center speaker distance setting to delay the sound from the center speaker so that the sound from the front and center speakers will be heard at the same time.

LFE attenuator setting

Default setting: 0 dB Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers.

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Use or to set the distance of the center speaker from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).
Surround back speaker distance setting
Default setting: 2 m You should set the distance of the surround back speakers accurately to hear sounds coming from all speakers at the same time. Use or to set the distance of the surround back speakers from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).

When C is selected in the speaker setting, the center speaker distance cant be set.
Front right speaker distance setting
Default setting: 2 m Sets the distance from the front right speaker to the listening position. Use or to set the distance of the front right speaker from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m). When SB SW (VSX-D812/D912 only) or SB is selected in the surround back speaker setting, the surround back speaker distance cant be set.
Surround left speaker distance setting
Default setting: 2 m You should set the distance of the surround speakers accurately to hear sounds coming from all speakers at the same time. Use or to set the distance of the surround left speaker from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).
Surround right speaker distance setting
Default setting: 2 m You should set the distance of the surround speakers accurately to hear sounds coming from all speakers at the same time. Use or to set the distance of the surround right speaker from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).
When S is selected in the speaker setting, the surround speaker distance cant be set.
Subwoofer distance setting
Default setting: 2 m Like your speakers, you should set the distance of the subwoofer accurately to hear sounds from all speakers at the same time.

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Use or to set the distance of the subwoofer from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m).
When SW NO is selected in the subwoofer setting, the subwoofer distance cant be set.
If Dolby Digital mode is switched on, you will hear the channel you have selected (either ch1 or ch2) through your center speaker. With Dolby Digital mode off, or if you dont have a center speaker, you will hear the channel you have selected through both front speakers. In the L ch 1.R ch2 setting, the left front speaker will play channel 1 and the right front speaker will play channel 2. Use or to cycle through the possible dual mono settings.
Dynamic range control setting
Default setting: OFF Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in any given signal. With this setting, you can compress the dynamic range, so that low level sounds can be heard more easily (sounding relatively louder) yet louder sounds wont be too overbearing. Use or to set the dynamic range control (OFF, MAX, or MID).

Lch 1.R ch2 ch2 ch1

Component video input settings
Here you tell the receiver what components you have hooked up to the component video jacks on the back of the receiver.

TOP MENU Displays the disc top menu of a DVD. AUDIO GUIDE Changes the audio language or channel. Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.
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Preset Code List (VSX-D712 only)
You should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. There are also cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code.
The TV CONT button will only accept codes for TV, STB and DTV (below).

Manufacturer Code

TOSHIBA 001 SONY 002 PANASONIC 003 JVC 004 SAMSUNG 005 SHARP 006 AKAI 007 RCA 009, 011 DENON 010 HITACHI 012(DVD/CD/ CD-R) PHILIPS 013 ZENITH 014 THOMSON 015 SONY 016 (video game) PIONEER 000, 008
SALORA 643 SAMSUNG 644, 646 BUSH 647 FUJITSU 648 SEI 649 FINLUX 655 SONY 604 PANASONIC 608, 622 TOSHIBA 605 SHARP 602 HITACHI 606, 633, 634, 654 SANYO 645, MITSUBISHI 609 GOLDSTAR 650 JVC 613 FUNAI 640 GRANDIENTE 657 PIONEER 600, 651, 231
ALBA 447, 452 BUSH 448 THOMSON 449 BAIRD 450 TELEFUNKEN 451 GRUNDIG 453, 454, 455 MAGNAVOX 414 PANASONIC 408 , 432 , TOSHIBA 405 JVC 407, 428 HITACHI 406 SONY 416, 417, 457, 458, 459(Digital Video) MITSUBISHI 409, 424 SANYO 444 SHARP 402 GOLDSTAR 411 GRADIENTE 441 PIONEER 400, 443
YAMAHA 811, 822 PIONEER 800, 825
GOLDSTAR 330 PANASONIC 304 BUSH 332 HITACHI 334 AKAI 335 ASUKA 337 FISHER 340 LUXMAN 341 SHARP 343 ROADSTAR 344 DENON 309 JVC 331 KENWOOD 310, 311 ONKYO 342 PHILIPS 322, 336 RCA 319 SONY 316, 329 TECHNICS 333 YAMAHA 338, 339 PIONEER 300
SONY 101, 102 HITACHI 109 DENON 110 PHILIPS 104 PIONEER 100,111(DVD/ LD)

STB (SATELLITE/CATV)

JERROLD 716 S.ATLANTA 706, 708 ZENITH 717 PIONEER 700

DVD Recorder

PIONEER 456
PANASONIC 803 LUXMAN 815 NAKAMICHI 816 SHERWOOD 818 TAND BERG 820 PHILIPS 821 SANSUI 824 THOSHIBA 826, 828 AKAI 829 DENON 810, 827 FISHER 813 JVC 802 KENWOOD 804, 807 ONKYO 817, 819 SONY 814, 823

On digital STB

ManufacturerCode

PIONEER 200, 204

SONY 901 KENWOOD 903 SHARP 902 TEAC 904 ONKYO 905 DENON 906 PIONEER 900, 907(DAT)
RCA 618 PHILIPS 607,656 GRUNDIG 631, 653 NOKIA 632, 652 FISHER 635, 638 THOMSON 636 TELEFUNKEN 637 ALBA 639 TANDY 641 ITT 642

PIONEER 500

AKAI 442 MATSU 445 AIWA 446

PHILIPS 346 PIONEER 345

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Preset Code List (VSX-D812/D912)

SCOTT 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3147 SEG 3148 SELECO 3149 SHARP 3150, 3151, 3152 SIEMENS 3153, 3154, 3155 SIGNATURE 3156, 3157 SONY 3158, 3159, 3160, 3161, 3162, 3163 SYLVANIA 3164, 3165, 3166, 3167 SYMPHONIC 3168 TANDBERG 3169 TASHIRO 3170 TATUNG 3171, 3172 TEAC 3173, 3174, 3175 TECHNICS 3176, 3177 TELEFUNKEN 3178, 3179 THORN 3180, 3181 TOSHIBA 3182, 3183, 3184 UNIVERSUM 3185, 3186, 3187 W. WHOUSE 3188 WARDS 3189, 3190, 3191, 3192, 3193 YAMAHA 3194, 3195, 3196 ZENITH 3197
HNS/HUGHES 6014 HITACHI 6015 ITT/NOKIA 6016 JERROLD 6017, 6018, 6019, 6020, 6021 NEC 6022, 6023 OAK 6024, 6025, 6026 PANASONIC 6027, 6028, 6029 PHILIPS 6030, 6031 PRIMESTAR 6048 RADIO SHACK 6032 RCA 6033 SAMSUNG 6034, 6035 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 6036 , 6037, 6038 SIEMENS 6039, 6040 SONY 6041 TOSHIBA 6042, 6043 TOCOM 6044 ZENITH 6045, 6046
TECHNICS 7034, 7035 YAMAHA 7036, 7037, 7038, 7039 DENON 7040, 7041 JVC 7042 KENWOOD 7043 PHILIPS 7044 SONY 7045

PIONEER 4001

PIONEER 8001, 8002, 8003 DENON 8004 JVC 8005 KENWOOD 8006 SONY 8007 YAMAHA 8008, 8009

CD/CD-R

PIONEER 7001, 7002 DENON 7003, 7004, 7005 FISHER 7006, 7007 JVC 7008, 7009, 7010, 7011 KENWOOD 7012, 7013, 7014, 7015, 7016 MAGNAVOX 7017, 7018 MARANTZ 7019 ONKYO 7020, 7021 PANASONIC 7022, 7023 PHILIPS 7024, 7025 RCA 7026, 7027 SANYO 7028 SHARP 7029 SONY 7030 TEAC 7031, 7032, 7033
PIONEER 9001, 9002 DENON 9003, 9004 FISHER 9005, 9006 JVC 9007, 9008 KENWOOD 9009, 9010, 9011 NAKAMICHI 9012 ONKYO 9013, 9014, 9015 PHILIPS 9016, 9017 SONY 9018, 9019 TEAC 9020, 9021 TECHNICS 9022 YAMAHA 9023, 9024, 9025 , 9026
PIONEER 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006 BELL 6049 BLAUPUNKT 6007 ECHOSTAR 6047 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 6008 GOLDSTAR 6009 GRUNDIG 6010, 6011 HAMLIN 6012, 6013

VSX_712_812_912.book 67

Additional information

Chapter 11:

Troubleshooting
Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

MULTI JOG DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR VIDEO ENTER CD-R/ TAPE/MD

AUX MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY

STANDBY/ON

PULL OPEN

PHONES

ORDER NO.

RRV2732

VSX-D912-K
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

VSX-D812-K VSX-D812-S

VSX-D912-K VSX-D812-K VSX-D812-S
THIS MANUAL IS APPLICABLE TO THE FOLLOWING MODEL(S) AND TYPE(S).
KUXJICA KUXJICA KUXJICA AC120V AC120V AC120V

Power Requirement

Remarks
For details, refer to "Important symbols for good services".
PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan
PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. Box 1760, Long Beach, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A. PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, 9120 Melsele, Belgium PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. LTD. 253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936

PIONEER CORPORATION 2003

T-ZZK FEB. 2003 printed in Japan

SAFETY INFORMATION

This service manual is intended for qualified service technicians; it is not meant for the casual do-it-yourselfer. Qualified technicians have the necessary test equipment and tools, and have been trained to properly and safely repair complex products such as those covered by this manual. Improperly performed repairs can adversely affect the safety and reliability of the product and may void the warranty. If you are not qualified to perform the repair of this product properly and safely, you should not risk trying to do so and refer the repair to a qualified service technician.
WARNING This product contains lead in solder and certain electrical parts contain chemicals which are known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Health & Safety Code Section 25249.6 Proposition 65
NOTICE (FOR CANADIAN MODEL ONLY) Fuse symbols (fast operating fuse) and/or (slow operating fuse) on PCB indicate that replacement parts must be of identical designation. REMARQUE (POUR MODLE CANADIEN SEULEMENT)

Les symboles de fusible

(fusible de type rapide) et/ou
(fusible de type lent) sur CCI indiquent que
les pices de remplacement doivent avoir la mme dsignation.
(FOR USA MODEL ONLY) 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The following check should be perfor med for the continued protection of the customer and ser vice technician.

LEAKAGE CURRENT CHECK

Measure leakage current to a known ear th ground (water pipe, conduit, etc.) by connecting a leakage current tester such as Simpson Model 229-2 or equivalent between the ear th ground and all exposed metal par ts of the appliance (input/output terminals, screwheads, metal overlays, control shaft, etc.). Plug the AC line cord of the appliance directly into a 120V AC 60 Hz outlet and turn the AC power switch on. Any current measured must not exceed 0.5 mA.
ANY MEASUREMENTS NOT WITHIN THE LIMITS OUTLINED ABOVE ARE INDICATIVE OF A POTENTIAL SHOCK HAZARD AND MUST BE CORRECTED BEFORE RETURNING THE APPLIANCE TO THE CUSTOMER. 2. PRODUCT SAFETY NOTICE
Many electrical and mechanical parts in the appliance have special safety related character istics. These are often not evident from visual inspection nor the protection afforded by them necessarily can be obtained by using replacement components rated for voltage, wattage, etc. Replacement par ts which have these special safety character istics are identified in this Service Manual. Electr ical components having such features are identified by marking with a on the schematics and on the parts list in this Service Manual. The use of a substitute replacement component which does not have the same safety characteristics as the PIONEER recommended replacement one, shown in the parts list in this Service Manual, may create shock, fire, or other hazards. Product Safety is continuously under review and new instructions are issued from time to time. For the latest infor mation, always consult the current PIONEER Service Manual. A subscription to, or additional copies of, PIONEER Ser vice Manual may be obtained at a nominal charge from PIONEER.

Furnished Parts

AM loop antenna.1 FM wire antenna.1 AA/LR6 dry cell batteries.2 Remote control. 1
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", "Surround EX", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Microphone (VSX-D912 only).1 Microphone stand (VSX-D912 only).1
These operating instructions. 1
"DTS" ,"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and "Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice, due to improvements.
* Measured pursuant to the Federal Trade Commissions Trade Regulation rule on Power Output Claims for Amplifiers. ** Measured by Audio Spectrum Analyzer.

Accessories

VSX-D912 Only

Microphone (APM7004)

Microphone Stand (AEB7269)
Remote control unit (VSX-D912 : XXD3056)
AM loop antenna (ATB7009)
FM wire antenna (ADH7004)
AA size IEC LR6 (VSX-D912) AA size IEC R6 (VSX-D812) Dry cell batteries (x2)
Remote control unit (VSX-D812 : XXD3051)
2. EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST
NOTES: Parts marked by "NSP" are generally unavailable because they are not in our Master Spare Parts List. The mark found on some component parts indicates the importance of the safety factor of the part. Therefore, when replacing, be sure to use parts of identical designation. Screws adjacent to mark on product are used for disassembly. For the applying amount of lubricants or glue, follow the instructions in this manual. (In the case of no amount instructions, apply as you think it appropriate.)

2.1 PACKING

VSX-D912-K ONLY

PACKING parts List

Mark No. 1 NSP NSP 4 NSP 4 Description FM wire antenna Warranty Card AM loop antenna Dry cell batteries (AA/LR6) Alkaline Dry cell batteries (AA/LR6) Operating instructions (English) Remote Control Unit Battery Cover Part No. ADH7004 ARY7045 ATB7009 See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) Mark No. NSP 14 NSP 15 Description Literature Bag Packing Sheet Left Pad R6 Right Pad R6 Packing Case MIC Stand 45 Microphone Assy Accessory Board R6 Part No. AHG1180 AHG7069 XHA3134 XHA3135 See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) XHB3008
See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2)
(2) CONTRAST TABLE VSX-D812-K/KUXJICA, VSX-D812-S/KUXJICA and VSX-D912-K/KUXJICA are constructed the same except for the following:
Mark NSP NSP NO Symbol and Description Dry Cell Battery (LR6, AA) Alkaline Dry Cell Battery (LR6, AA) Operating Instructions (English) Remote Control Unit Battery Cover Packing Case MIC Stand 45 Microphone Assy VSX-D812-K/ KUXJICA VEM1031 Not used XRB3020 XXD3051 AZA7424 XHD3326 Not used Not used VSX-D812-S/ KUXJICA VEM1031 Not used XRB3020 XXD3051 AZA7424 XHD3352 Not used Not used VSX-D912-K/ KUXJICA Not used VEM1023 XRB3021 XDXD3056 Not used XHD3327 AEB7269 APM7004

2.2 EXTERIOR SECTION

55 EXCEPT VSX-D812-K 44 55

E D F O P S C

25 L 55 K 11 12

Q P O S R

28 I A

D 32 F 55 55

T 55 B

55 F 39 55

C B B A

42(2/2) 55

Refer to "2.3 FRONT PANEL SECTION". 60 55
NON-CONTACT SIDE CONTACT SIDE

42(1/2)

EXTERIOR SECTION parts List
Mark No. 31 Description MAIN Assy DSP Assy AMP Assy TRANS2 Assy TRANS3 Assy REGULATOR Assy AMP INPUT Assy TRANS1 Assy VIDEO Assy 6CH IN Assy BOARD TO BOARD Assy S. VIDEO Assy TRANS4 Assy PRE-OUT Assy DIGITAL IN Assy COMPONENT Assy FM/AM TUNER MODULE FU1 Fuse (10A) FU701 Fuse (10A) T1 Power Transformer AC Power Cord Cord Stopper J36 23P F.F.C/30V J46 7P F.F.C/30V J38 5P F.F.C/30V J22 J33 J48 J34 J43 3P F.F.C/30V 11P F.F.C/30V 9P F.F.C/30V 13P F.F.C/30V 19P F.F.C/30V Part No. See Contrast table(2) AWX1082 See Contrast table(2) XWZ3684 XWZ3687 XWZ3676 XWZ3679 XWZ3681 XWZ3646 XWZ3650 XWZ3664 XWZ3660 XWZ3662 XWZ3663 See Contrast table(2) XWZ3661 AXQ7231 REK1087 REK1087 XTS3059 ADG7024 CM-22C XDD3102 XDD3105 XDD3104 XDD3107 XDD3123 XDD3124 XDD3122 XDD3126 XDD3118 Mark No. NSP 38 NSP > 45 Description J35 19P F.F.C/30V J37 10P F.F.C/30V Heatsink R6A CORR H/S Angle Rear H/S Angle Front PCB Angle R5 PCB Mold Under Base R6 Insulator DC Fan Motor Fan Holder R6 REG Support R6 Rear Panel 812K Bonnet HOLDER Assy FFC Holder R6 Shield A R6 FFC Cover R6 N Label Spacer Screw Screw 3x23 Screw Screw Screw Screw Vjack Spacer R6 BINDER Assy Screw Part No. XDD3101 XDD3127 XNH3026 XNG3095 XNG3094 XNG3073 AMR2533 XNA3012 PNW2766 XXM3006 XMR3066 XNG3093 XNC3185 See Contrast table(2) XWZ3693 XMR3072 XNG3068 XMR3060 See Contrast table(2) AEB7092 BBZ30P200FMC ABA7043 FBT40P080FZK BBZ30P080FZK See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) XEC3038 XWZ3691

> > > >

NSP NSP 50 NSP NSP 59 60

BPZ30P120FMC

J31 17P F.F.C/30V
Mark NO 45 NSP NSP Symbol and Description MAIN Assy AMP & PRIMARY Assy DIGITAL IN Assy Bonnet D912K Bonnet D912S N Label 912K/KU N Label 812S/KU Screw Screw VSX-D812-K/ KUXJICA XWK3095 XWZ3669 XWZ3658 XZN3126 Not used Not used Not used BPZ30P080FZK FBT40P080FZK VSX-D812-S/ KUXJICA XWK3095 XWZ3669 XWZ3658 Not used XZN3127 Not used XAL3177 BPZ30P080FNI FBT40P080FNI VSX-D912-K/ KUXJICA XWK3100 XWZ3673 XWZ3659 XZN3126 Not used XAL3172 Not used BPZ30P080FZK FBT40P080FZK

2.3 FRONT PANEL SECTION

Lubricating Oil GYA5 R O M 17 16

VSX-D912-K ONLY 27

V 6 31
VSX-D812-K, VSX-D812-S ONLY 13 14
FRONT PANEL SECTION parts List
Mark No. 9 NSP 18 Description FRONT ASSY R. ENCODER Assy POWER SW Assy FRONT VIDEO Assy H.P. Assy FRONT OPTICAL & MIC Assy Pioneer Badge B Select Knob Volume Knob C Ring DIM 8.1 FRT Panel BN Cover D Panel R6 W Cushion LED Lens Panel Stay Earth Plate R5 HP Door Spring R6 Part No. XWZ3648 XWZ3653 XWZ3651 XWZ3655 XWZ3654 See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) XBH3016 See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) XAK3348 See Contrast table(2) PNW2019 See Contrast table(2) XNG3066 XBK3002 Mark No. NSP 35 Description J29 8P Shield Cable B Lens R6 Door Door Cover Holder L R6 Damper Assy Push Rivet Earth Plate FI R6 J30 5P Shield Cable J32 5P F.F.C/30V Earth Plate D R6 Screw Screw Screw Energy Star Label Part No. XDX3012 XAK3352 See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) XMR3059 XXA3025 See Contrast table(2) XNG3091 See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) See Contrast table(2) XBA3010 BBZ30P080FZK

3 IC351 NJM2595M (C SEL) 11 1

COMPONENT2 Cb

ICNJM2581M

COMPONENT OUT Cb

1551 6

14.1/24.1 14.2/27.3

CN702 IC110 uPC4570G2 (PRE AMP) CN106

CN601 3

Q603 IC108 BD3813FS

Q601 IC24 IC602 26

QICQ651 IC601 26

IC602 RY18

ICIC109 DB3812F 1

5 IC112

18 CN111

3 CN302

Q5 CN3 IC301

POWER AMP IC601, IC602

+BVH -BVH NECK+B NECK-B +BVL D702 -BVL FL AC RY51 AC IN T1 POWER TRANSFORMER

Q701 Q702 D701

CN101 U+5V IC51 D51-D54 T51
(COMPONENT SEL) NJM2595M CN301 11
FL AC +12V IC801 IC802 IC803 IC804 D801D804 D721D724
CN101 -12V D+5V CN101 A+5V
3.2 OVERALL WIRING CONNECTION DIAGRAM
FRONT OPTICAL & MIC ASSY (XWZ3656)
R.ENCODER ASSY (XWZ3653) FRONT VIDEO ASSY (XWZ3655)

FRONT ASSY (XWZ3648)

AMP INPUT ASSY (XWZ3679)

DSP ASSY (AWX1082)

B B 1/2, B 2/2
MAIN ASSY (VSX-D912 : XWK3100) (VSX-D812 : XWK3095)

S. VIDEO ASSY (XWZ3660)

VIDEO ASSY (XWZ3646)
BOARD TO BOARD ASSY (XWZ3664)

A A 1/3, A 2/3, A 3/3

DIGITAL IN ASSY (VSX-D912 : XWZ3659) (VSX-D812 : XWZ3658)

REGULATOR ASSY (XWZ3676)

FM/AM TUNER MODULE 6CH IN ASSY (AXQ7231) (XWZ3650)

H.P. ASSY (XWZ3654)

POWER SW ASSY (XWZ3651)
TRANS3 TRANS4 ASSY ASSY (XWZ3662) (XWZ3687)

TRANS2 ASSY (XWZ3684)

TRANS1 ASSY (XWZ3681)
AMP& PRIMARY ASSY (VSX-D912 : XWZ3673) (VSX-D812 : XWZ3669)

C C 1/2, C 2/2

COMPONENT ASSY (XWZ3661)

PRE-OUT ASSY (XWZ3663)

ADG7024

3.3 MAIN ASSY (1/3)

VSX-D812, only

Q CN901

VSX-D912 only

A 1/3 A

A 2/3 A 2/3 A 2/3

A 2/3 A 3/3

A 1/3 MAIN ASSY
(VSX-D912 : XWK3100) (VSX-D812 : XWK3095)

X9001 R9046 CR9004 R9035 10
C346 Q342 R348 C344 R400 C325 R344 R346 C323 R323 R327 R325 R321

R19 R9062

Q166 IC110 Q321 Q165

RC9013 C300

XWK3091 XWK3092 XWK3093 XWK3094 XWK3095 XWK3096 XWK3097 XWK3098
XWK3099 XWK3100 XWK3101 XWK3102 XWK3104 XWK3105 XWK****
C326 R328 C324 C139 R324 R326 Q322

XWK**** XWK**** CMKM-P3X

G CN254 V CN952
MIC_SW V-7 GNDA MICOUT V+7

C341 Q341 R342 C342

1 C9007

30 R9040

C C R C2 R C R R

R9025 R9026

GNDU LSSN XTLO
DIR ERR DIR RST DIR CS DIR DO DSP MOD DSP HREQ BUSY MSS MRST MSCLK MISO MOSI DEC.MUTE GNDU DMUTE MUTE.OUT 3

C321 Q321 R322 C322

J CN307

I CN303

CNJA101
GNDU Q388 R391 RC384 R386 R388 C277 R277 R275 R269 R271 R273 R362 R381 C278 R278 R276 R270 R272 R274 C271 CC380 C361 ICC269 QC362 R364 C261 C266 R268 C268 C370 R341 C341 Q341 R342 C342 Q342 R325 IC5 C321 Q321 R322 C322 D107 D108

PRODUCTION CODE

C318 C317
Q5001 C257 R257 R255 R249 R251 R253 IC103 CC5 C258 R258 R256 R250 R252 R254 C251 R5008 C5003 R314

C5005 C5001 C5004

R317 R318 C330 C329
C272 C265 R267 C267 R265 C263 R263 R261
R266 C264 R264 R262 R282 R284 C284 R286 C288 R288 C286 C282 C292 4
C252 C241 C245 R247 C247 R245 C243 R243 R241 R215 R209 R211 R213 IC105 C209 1
C248 R246 C244 R244 R242 C214 R216 R210 R212 R214 C217

C309 C311 R302 R301

C312 C310 C307 C308

C246 R248

IC108 C125

C302 R311

R312 C213 R170 R168 R162 IC102 C166 R152 R151 C132 8

R166 R164 C164

C168 C291 R290 R292 R294 R296 R298 C298 C290 C201 C218 C205 R207 C207 R205 C203 R203 R201 GDAC C202 C206 R208 C208 R206 C204 R204 R202 C169

Q166 QR167 R161 C155

C153 C154

R165 R163 C163

CN111 18

F CN804

F CN802
R310 R308 R305 R306 R307 R303 R304

C305 14

C306 C123 C142 C141 C126 JA102

C301 C127 JA103

GNDA C134

GNDA C136 JA104

C122 C121 C124

1 SW.DET AMUTE

1 C GNDA SB -12V SW 28 GAV +12V GNDA SW.OUT SBOUT

AC.WP -VF

1 GNDT FM COMP D+5.6V GNDU ST5.6V AC.RY T+12V GNDT
SB.IN GDAC C.IN GDAC SW.IN GDAC SL.IN GDAC SR.IN GDAC FL.IN GDAC FR.IN 5 GDAC FR.OUT GDAC FL.OUT V+5A
4053 INH 4053A FUR RMC SRIN SROUT

V3 V2 V1

+12V SL GNDA SR
+10V TUNED STEREO T.MUTE T.L GNDT T.R T.DO T.CLK T.DI T.CE R/C.RY SPB.RY HP.SW SPA.RY

C128 C131

-12V FLAC1

(XNP3067-B)

XNP3067
R229 D229 R230 D230 Q230 Q229 Q231 Q232 R217 R219 C211 SB.IN GDAC C.IN GDAC R221 R237 GDAC GDAC R225 C220 SR.IN GDAC FL.IN GDAC FR.IN GDAC FR.OUT GDAC FL.OUT C219 R234 R228 C216 R233 R227 C215 D103 D104 R172 R173 C171 R171 R316 R174 GNDT D5001 GDAC SPB.RY V+5A R/C.RY SPA.RY HP.SW T+12V L5002 GNDT GNDU ST5.6V D+5.6V AC.RY AC.WP -VF FLAC2 FLAC1 L9001 -12V GAV +12V L9002 SW.OUT GNDA SBOUT D332 C332 R158 D311 D312 R309 R16 RD101 R159 R155 L102 CR223 SW.IN 1

D651 D683 R669 R673 D652

C703 W5
R696 W539 C697 GNDU NECK DC OL B.DET ATT MUTE SB GNDA SR GNDA SL GNDA FR GNDA FL GNDA C C696 Q697 DC DET. 18 18

W518 W540

Q602 Q604 Q681 Q682 Q633 Q697 Q606 Q605 IC607 Q696 Q683 Q601 Q656 IC605 Q654 Q651 Q652 Q631 IC604 Q603 IC606 Q632 IC603 Q653 IC602 IC601

YELLOW J604

W550 R606 R6 C602 C604 C609 C610 W51 R603 C601 C607 W512 C605 R611 R610 Q601 R6

C665 R682 C681 R681

W543 C688

R640 Q633

BLUE J603

R656 C654

W552 C603 R605

W548 D632 O.L.

C663 R665

491010

Q696 Q651

C664 R666

Q683 D684

W519 W520

R689 D682 D1

IC602 word surface

W508 W507 W509

R632 R633

W502 R653 R655 C651

Q255 1

G AMP INPUT ASSY

Q258 Q257

GNDU NECK DC OL B.DET ATT MUTE SB GNDA SR GNDA SL GNDA FR GNDA FL GNDA C

P CN891 E J3

Q704 R706 R705 QW711

AMP&PRIMARY ASSY

D N BO

D5SBA2

Q631 W526 Q632

SECONDARY

RISK OF FIRE -REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED. J1 J2 BLUE

53 H56

C56 C57 C55 W755

491.500

W670 W684 W685 1

J51 FU3

C51 D54 D52 D53 D51

W666 C53 R53

RED BLACK

D56 W3 D57 R54

Q51 W649 W648

C711 H51 H52

D 851 R 1551
FLAC FLAC REG REG REG DREG DREG

D711 C712 D712

FU1 PRIMARY LIVE SECONDARY

RY754 C764

WARNING

WHITE J601

D758 R764
C762 L761 R763 RY753 C763 C766 W606 W742 W624 W605 R762 W740 C761

E J5 E J4

THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS LEAD IN SOLDER AND CERTAIN ELECTRICAL PARTS CONTAIN CHEMICALS WHICH ARE KNOMN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 25249.6 - PROPOSITION 65

6 C775

3 C708
HP L HP G HP R A MUTE HP SW U GND

W738 W737 W603 W592

W739 W595

J4 J5 WHITE RED

W590 W591

RETURN

W594 W735
REPLACE IC LINKS AS MARKED.MFD.BY ROHM CO. LTD.

J604 YELLOW

C771 W732

C755 C773 CN751

R771 C756

FU701 LACE RKED.

W573 C703 W572 W576
AMP&PRIMARY XWZ3669 XWZ3670 XWZ3671 XWZ3672 XWZ3673 XWZ****

R755 W561 L751

YELLOW
R606 R604 Q602 Q604 C602 R621 C604 C615 W553 R602 C616 R619 R623 R624
R756 D601 W725 R753 W560 C753 3

W552 C603 R639 R605

R626 D603 Q605 D608

R601 R607

O.L. C613 R614 C612

491010 IC605

REMPLACER LE IC LINKS COMME INDIQUE. DE CHEZ ROHM CO.LTD.
RY751 W537 W538 W758 C777 C757

R612 W527

D602 IC1

C607 W512

REPLACE IC LINKS AS MARKED.MFD.BY LITTELFUSE INC. 491001 IC603

R752 D752

W534 D751

D721 KN601 D722

W516 W517

1 W511

TUBE SIDE

SIDE A H J2 H J1

NEUTRAL

SL SR C SB GND

R/CRY HP SW B RY +12V A RY UG UG U+5V ACRY W UP -VF AC2 AC1 REG B REG B REG G REG G REG B REG B DREG DREG DREG DREG
4.6 FRONT, R. ENCODER, POWER SW and H. P. ASSYS

M FRONT ASSY

5 GNDU 4 STBY LED 3 FUNCA 2 GNDU 1 FUNCAV

C420 W266 W290

402 W254 X401

W256 W257

W255 W260 W261 W262 W263 W264

S461 W288

STATION -

STATION +

TUNING -

TUNING +

STANDARD

ADVANCED SURROUND

STEREO/ DIRECT

TUNER EDIT

INPUT ATT

FL DIMMER

O POWER SW ASSY
POWER SW & FUNCTION ASSY XWZ3651 HCI40HI
S504 S503 S502 SGNDU 4 STBY LED 3 FUNCA 2 GNDU 1 FUNCAV 501

C CN702

R H.P ASSY
R1552 DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR VIDEO HP R KN1551 S506 S507 S508 S509 HP L R1551 CD CDR/TAPE TUNER AUX JA1551

S505 POWER

L HP GND R A MUTE HPSW uGND

XWZ3654

30 W252 S451

FRONT XWZ3648

SIG SE

6 D501

W252 W266

C405 W253

W284 L401 WX401 W251 W270 W269 W271 W272 W263 W264 W273 C403
1 VSSSISOSCKNC 6 RESET 7 VDD 8 VPP(IC) 9 NC

S451 W265

SIGNAL SELECT

MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS

SPEAKER
17 FLACFLAC-VF 14 DISPRST 13 DISPCK 12 DISPDI 11 DISPDO 10 DISPRDY 9 DISPEN 8 SRIN 7 SROUT 6 RMC 5 1WUP 4 D+5.6V 3 STBY+5.6V 2 GNDU 1 GNDU
1 LED 2 ENTER 3 FENC A 4 FENC B 5 GNDU 6 ENC B 7 ENC A 7 W279
SBch MODE TONE QUICK SETUP
LED 2 ENTER 3 FENC A 4 FENC B 5 GNDU 6 VENC B 7 VENC A 511 S511 S512 ENTER 2

R.ENCODER

W291 W289

XWZ3652 XWZ3653

W293 S513

N R.ENCODER ASSY

17 FLACFLAC-VF 14 DISPRST 13 DISPCK 12 DISPDI 11 DISPDO 17 R412 R415 R10 DISPRDY 9 DISPEN 8 SRIN 7 SROUT 6 RMC Q1WUP 4 D+5.6V 3 STBY+5.6V 2 GNDU 1 GNDU 1 LED 2 ENTER 3 FENC A 4 FENC B 5 GNDU 6 ENC B 7 ENC A D403 D404 Q441 R402 R403 R404 C441 C422 Q484 C413 R405 C481 R481 R489 R482 R483 R484 R485 R486 R487 R488 R490 R493 R494 R495 R497 R498 R499 R492 R496

27 P73/CTS2/RTS2/TA1IN/V 28 P72/CLK2/TA1OUT/V 29 P71/RxD2/SCL /TA0IN/TB5IN 30 P70/TXD2/SDA /TA0OUT

Pin Function

Port P96/ANEX1/SOUT4 P95/ANEX0/CLK4 P94/DA1/TB4IN P93/DA0/TB3IN P92/TB2IN/SOUT3 P91/TB1IN/SIN3 P90/TB0IN/CLK3 BYTE CNVss P87/XCIN P86/XCOUT RESET XOUT VSS XIN VCC P85/NMI P84/INT2 P83/INT1 P85/NMI P82/INT0 P81/TA4IN/U P80/TA4OUT/U P77/TA3IN P76/TA3OUT P75/TA2IN/W P74/TA2OUT/W P73/CTS2/RTS2/TA1IN/V P72/CLK2/TA1OUT/V P71/RxD2/SCL/TA0IN/TB5IN P70/TXD2/SDA/TA0OUT P67/TXD1 P66/RxD1 P65/CLK1 P64/CTS1/RTS1/CLKS1 P63/TXD0 P62/RxD0 P61/CLK0 P60/CTS0/RTS0 P57/RDY/CLKOUT P56/ALE P55/HOLD P54/HLDA P53/BCLK P52/RD P51/WRH/BHE P50/WRL/WR P47/CS3 P46/CS2 P45/CS1 P44/CS0 NC
Pin Name DISP RST DISP EN DISP RDY DISP DI DISP DO DISP CLK GND CNVSS NC NC XRESET XOUT GND XIN 5V NM ACIN(WAKEUP) 1394 INT 1W WUP DECO MUTE NECK_SEL DC PROT Boad DET MIC DET 1394 RST 1394 CS 1394 CK 1394 DO 1394 DI 232C RXD 232C TXD CLK 232C CTS DSP DI DSP DO DSP CLK DSP RST DSP SS BUSY DSP HREQ DSP MODE DSP MUTE NC DIR DO DIR CS NC DIR CDC RST DIR ERR XTL0
I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O
Pin Function Reset signal to display u-com Enable signal to display u-com Ready signal from display u-com Data out to display u-com Data input from display u-com Clock signal to display u-com

I/O I/O

I I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O
No use AC pulse input No use (Standby for 1394) Wake up signal from display u-com 1st DSP detect port 5.1ch, surround mode and A+B Stereo : H / Stereo : L AMP DC detect AMP INPUT ASSY detect, H : detected MIC detect (VSX-D912 only), L : detect No use (Standby for 1394) No use (Standby for 1394) No use (Standby for 1394) No use (Standby for 1394) No use (Standby for 1394) For rewriting 232C (Data output) For rewriting 232C (Data input) It is necessary when writing for JIG For rewriting 232C (Admit communication) Data output signal for communication with DSP and DIR Data input signal for communication with DSP Clock signal for communication with DSP and DIR Reset signal for DSP Srobe select signal to DSP Use it in MCACC DSP error detect signal Mode select of DSP (ROM/RAM) DSP ASSY mute Data input signal for communication with DIR/DAC Chip select signal for communication with DIR/DAC Reset signal for DIR CODEC lock/unlock signal DIR X'tal change

No. P43/A19 P42/A18 P41/A17 P40/A16 P37/A15 P36/A14 P35/A13 P34/A12 P33/A11 P32/A10 P31/A9 Vcc P30/A8(/_/D7) Vss P27/A7(/D7/D6) P26/A6(/D6/D5) P25/A5(/D5/D4) P24/A4(/D4/D3) P23/A3(/D3/D2) P22/A2(/D2/D1) P21/A1(/D1/D0) P20/A0(/D0/_) P17/D15/INT5 P16/D14/INT4 P15/D13/INT3 P14/D12 RDS P13/D11 RDS P12/D10 P11/D9 P10/D8 P07/D7 P06/D6 P05/D5 P04/D4 P03/D3 P02/D2 P01/D1 P00/D0 P107/AN7/KI3 P106/AN6/KI2 P105/AN5/KI1 P104/AN4/KI0 P103/AN3 P102/AN2 P101/AN1 AVSS P100/AN0 VREF AVcc P97/ADTRG/SIN4 Port Pin Name INPUT_ATT GAIN_SEL AMUTE RY_B RY_C/R RY_A HP DET RY-AC MVRATT LOW_CONSUMPTION EVR CLK 5V EVR DT GND NC 4053INH 4053A furniture SWDET VIDEO3 VIDEO2 VIDEO1 OL DET NC RDS CLK DT FM+ TUNED STEREO TMUTE TUNER DO TUNER CLK TUNER DI TUNER CE NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC SIMUKE1 SIMUKE2 AVSS NC VREF AVCC NC I/O
I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O Connect to VCC Connect to VCC lnput 1 to switch region lnput 2 to switch region Connect to VSS
Pin Function Analog input ATT(H : ATT ON) Gain select (5.1ch and Stereo of analog input : H ) System mute Speaker B relay ON/OFF Rear/Center Speaker relay ON/OFF Speaker A relay ON/OFF HP detect, H : detected AC relay ON/OFF ATT control of master volume (less than -15dB : L) If stop mode, port L, else H Clock signal for Function and E-volume Data signal for Function and E-volume
Component terminal control Component terminal control Furniture control signal SWSP detect SWSP detect SWSP detect NJM2296 control (VIDEO input select) Detect overload of AMP Clock input signal for RDS module Data input signal for RDS module Power ON/OFF of RDS decoder L : TUNED L :STEREO Tuner mute Data input signal for tuner contorol Clock signal for tuner contorol Data output signal for tuner contorol Chip select signal for tuner contorol
7 PE5346A (FRONT ASSY : IC401)
S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 G10 G9 G8 G7 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 79 80
FIP19 FIP18 FIP17 FIP16 FIP15 FIP14 FIP13 FIP12 FIP11 FIP10 FIP9 FIP8 FIP7 FIP6 FIP5 FIP4 FIP3 FIP2 FIP1 FIP0 P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH
+5V GND Resonator Resonator GND DISP RESET DISP CK DISP DTI DISP DTO DISP RDY NC NC NC NC DISP EN NC(PD)(MULTIROOM SRIN) SR IN

I 3 I I 6 IO 7 IO 8 IO 9

VDD1 VSS1 X1 X2 IC(VPP) RESET P26/SI1 P25/SO1 CMOS CMOS CMOS STI C-MOS C-MOS C-MOS C-MOS C-MOS
P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain P-CH open drain

7.4 CLEANING

Before shipping out the product, be sure to clean the following positions by using the prescribed cleaning tools: Position to be cleaned Fans Cleaning tools Cleaning paper : GED-008

8. PANEL FACILITIES

Front panel
ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO/ DIRECT

SB CH MODE

QUICK SETUP

STATION

TUNING

SPEAKERS

PHONES SURR. LISTENING MODE TUNER EDIT CLASS BAND MPX INPUT ATT FL DIMMER VIDEO INPUT

MULTI JOG

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL IN

S-VIDEO
1 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 2 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 3 STANDBY indicator Lights when the receiver is in standby. 4 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control.
6 MULTI JOG dial The MULTI JOG dial performs a number of tasks. Use it to select options after pressing TONE, QUICK SETUP or TUNER EDIT. 7 MASTER VOLUME
8 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers.
9 STATION +/ buttons Selects station presets when using the tuner. 10 TUNING +/ buttons Selects the frequency when using the tuner. 11 LISTENING MODEbuttons STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic II and Neo:6 options. ADVANCED SURROUND Use to switch between the various surround modes. STEREO/DIRECT Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source. 12 SIGNAL SELECT Use to select an input signal. 13 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume. 14 SPEAKERS Use to cycle through the speaker system: A = B = A+B 15 SB CH MODE Selects the Surround back channel mode. 16 TONE Press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial. 17 QUICK SETUP See Using the Quick Setup on.
18 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal. 19 DIGITAL IN See Connecting to the front panel video terminal. 20 SETUP MIC Connect the microphone supplied with your system to theSETUP MIC jack when using the auto surround setup (MCACC). 21 FL DIMMER Use this button to make the fluorescent display (FL) dimmer or brighter. 22 INPUT ATT Use to attenuate (lower) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion. 23 MPX Press to receive a radio broadcast in mono. 24 BAND Switches between AM and FM radio bands. 25 CLASS Switches between the three banks (classes) of station presets. 26 TUNER EDIT Press to memorize and name a station for recall.

Rear panel

AM LOOP IN DIGITAL OUT AUX FM UNBAL 75

CENTER

SUB W.

DVD 7.1CH INPUT

PREOUT
ASSIGNABLE ( D V D / LD) IN

SURROUND OPT IN CD

ANTENNA

SURROUND BACK

MONITOR OUT

OPT OUT

VCR / DVR
IN CONTROL OUT VCR / DVR IN TV/ SAT IN DVD / LD IN S-VIDEO

Y PB PR Y

(T V / SAT) IN

SURROUND CENTER

(CD-R/TAPE/MD) OPT
IN TV / SAT DVD / LD FRONT IN
VIDEO OUT IN MONITOR OUT SUB W.

R FRONT L

AC OUTLET
(TV / SAT) IN ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN COAX (CD) IN COAX

(DVD OUT /LD) IN

DVD 7.1CH REC INPUT IN CD-R / TAPE / MD PLAY AUDIO

S P E A A K E R S

R SURROUND BACK L

R SURROUND L

SINGLE

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Display
1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component: AUTO Lights when AUTO signal select is on. SB Depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is detected. DIGITAL Lights when a digital audio signal is detected. 2 DIGITAL Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected. ANALOG Lights when an analog signal is detected.
7 DIRECT Lights when source direct playback is in use. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source. 8 MIDNIGHT Lights during Midnight listening. 9 SLEEP Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode. 10 Speaker indicator Shows the speaker system currently in use. 11 Character display 12 Neo:6 When the (STANDARD) NEO:6 mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate NEO:6 processing. 13 ADV.SURR. (Advanced Surround) Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected. 14 LOUDNESS Lights when LOUDNESShas been selected. 15 TUNER indicators STEREO Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode. MONO Lights when the mono mode is set using the MPX button. TUNED Lights when a broadcast is being received. 16 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level.---dB indicates the minimum level, and - 0 dB indicates the maximum level. Depending on your level settings for each channel, the maximum volume can range between 10 dB and 0 dB.
DTS Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio signals is detected. 2 DTS When the STANDARD mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate decoding of a DTS signal. DIGITAL When the STANDARD mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate decoding of a Dolby Digital signal.
PRO LOGIC II When the (STANDARD) Pro Logic II mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Pro Logic II decoding. 5 VIR.SB Lights during Virtual surround back processing. 6 ATT Lights when INPUT ATT is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal.

Remote control

VSX-DSOURCE Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver.

SOURCE

TOP MENU Displays the disc top menu of a DVD. AUDIO Changes the audio language or channel. SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs. ANGLE Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.
13 CH +/ Use to select channels when using a TV, VCR, DVR, etc. Also use to skip tracks backward or forward on CDs, DVDs, etc. 14 MASTER VOLUME +/ Use to set the listening volume. 15 MCACC SETUP (Press RCV first to access) Use to setup your speaker system using Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC). MENU button Displays the disc menu of DVD-Video discs. It also displays TV and DTV menus. 16 Transmit icon Blinks to indicate the remote is transmitting control signals. 17 Character display (LCD) The following commands are shown when youre setting the remote to control other components (see Controlling the rest of your system ): SETUP Indicates the setup mode, from which you choose the options below. DIR SET See Direct function.

VSX-D812

INPUT SELECT

MUL C TI ONTROL

DVD/LD TV / SAT VCR/DVR TV CONT

CD-R/TAPE

ADVANCED STEREO/ MIDNIGHT/ ST ANDARD SURROUND DIRECT LOUDNESS CH SELECT TEST TONE

EFFECT

BRAND See Searching for preset codes using brand names.
SEARCH See Searching for preset codes. LEARN See Programming signals from other remote controls. ERASE See Erasing one of the remote control button settings. RESET See Clearing all the remote control settings. READ ID See Confirming preset codes.

INPUT A TT T.EDIT ENTER

GUIDE SUBTITLE MCACC SETUP SLEEP

BAND DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO

DISPLAY

D.ACCESS

CHANNEL

INPU T SELECT

VOLUME

TV CONTROL CHANNEL