Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ELITE SX-A6-J Pioneer
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S001_En Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers.
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you ha ve finished reading th e inst ructions, pu t them in a safe place fo r future reference .
Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Features • Quick response power suppl y circuit The superior power supply circuit adopted by this unit ac hieves vastly im proved response by employing ‘no feedback’ circuitry and low impedence pa rallel main ca pacitors cha racter- isticly used in professional audio mon itoring.
Before you start 01 7 En Inserting the battery Insert the lithium batt ery (CR2 025) into the remote control as shown belo w. The battery supplied with this unit is stored in the battery casing (see step 3 below). When you notice a decrease in the operating range, replace the battery in the same manner.
Connecting up 02 8 En Chapter 2: Connecting up Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as shown in th e illustratio n). If this happens, the magn etic field produced by the transformers in this unit m ay cause a humming noise from the speakers.
Connecting up 02 9 En 2 C onnect the analog outputs of your tape deck (or other recor der) to the TAPE inp uts (IN) on this receiver . Then connect the audio inputs on the tape deck to the TAPE outputs (OUT) on this receive r. This will allo w you to make recordings from the components connected to this receiver.
Connecting up 02 10 En Connecting the speakers 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 s ure the positive and negative ( + / – ) terminals on the receiver match those on th e speakers.
Controls and displays 03 11 En Chapter 3: Controls and displays Front panel 1 POWER OFF ON 2 STANDB Y indicator 3 C haracter display (page 13) 4 DIRECT Press to switch the Direct listening feature on or off (page 14). 5 INPUT SELECTOR dial Select s an input sourc e.
Controls and displays 03 12 En Remote control 1 Switches the receiver between standby and o n. 2 Input s elector buttons Press to select an input source. 3 TONE/BAL controls Use to adjust the tone an d balance (page 14). 4 Number butt ons Use the number buttons to directly sel ect a radio frequency (page 15).
Controls and displays 03 13 En • Replace the batteries when y ou notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote. Display 1 T uner Indicator s TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received. STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode .
Listening to your system 04 14 En Chapter 4: Listening to your system Using Direct listening Use the Direct listening fe ature when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing 1 is bypassed, and you’re left with the pure sound source.
Using the tuner 05 15 En Chapter 5: Using the tuner Listening to the r adio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM r adio broadcasts. 1 Press TUNER then press BAND to select the tune r band. 2 T une to a station. There are four ways to do this: Automatic tuning – Press and hold TUNE +/– for abou t a second.
Using the tuner 05 16 En 2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through clas ses A, B and C. 3P r e s s ST +/– to select the station preset you want.
Other connections 06 17 En Chapter 6: Other connections Using XM Radio XM is the lead ing provider of satell ite radio in the United States. Th rough two h igh-powe r satellites , Rock and Roll , XM Radio service offers over 15 0 channels of music, news, talk , sports and children's programming on a monthly subscription basis.
Other connections 06 18 En •U s e t h e / buttons to select a channel then press ENTER to liste n to the X M radio broadcast. • To browse by genre, first press CATEG ORY , use / to select a genre then press ENTER . 1 • To cancel and exit any tim e, press RETURN .
Other connections 06 19 En Connecting an IR rece iver If you keep your stereo componen ts in a closed cabinet or shelving unit, yo u can use an optional IR receiver (such as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver.
Other connections 06 20 En Switching components on and off using th e 12 volt trig ger You can connect components in you r system to this receiver throu gh a 12 volt trigger. If you turn the power to a connected com ponent on, the power to this receiver is also tu rned on.
Additional information 07 21 En Chapter 7: Additional information Troubleshoot ing Incorrect opera tions are often mistaken f or troubl e an d malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this compon ent, check the points below. Som etimes the trouble may lie in another componen t.
Additional information 07 22 En XM radio messages Specifications Amplifier section Power output spe cification is for when powe r supply is 120 V. • Continuous power output (both channels driven at 20 Hz to 20 kHz)** THD 0.2 % . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional information 07 23 En Audio section • Input ( Sensitivity/Imp edance) CD, TAPE, AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mV/47 k Ω PHONO (MM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 mV/47 k Ω • Frequency response CD, TAPE , AUX . . . . .
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