Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VSX-816 Pioneer
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Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . 50 11 Other connections Using XM Radio .
Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control uni.
5 minute guide 02 7 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert.
5 minute guide 02 8 En 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.
Quick surround sound setup 03 9 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Chann.
Quick surround sound setup 03 10 En 6 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected. • If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up.
Quick surround sound setup 03 11 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 41 for more on this) • Acoustic .
Connecting up 04 12 En Chapter 4: Connecting up Making cable connections Important • Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. • Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit.
Connecting up 04 13 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting a DVD player and TV This page shows you how to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. 1 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input on this receiver.
Connecting up 04 14 En Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver as shown below.
Connecting up 04 15 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting other audio components The number and kind of connections depends on the kind of component you’re connecting. 1 Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component.
Connecting up 04 16 En However, the connected DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output. Microsoft, Windows Media ® , and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Connecting up 04 17 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture.
Connecting up 04 18 En Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below). 1 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires.
Connecting up 04 19 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.
Connecting up 04 20 En Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using is properly prepared with about 3 / 8 in. (10 mm) of insulator stripped from each wire, with the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire ( fig.
Connecting up 04 21 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Overhead view of speaker setup You can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on page 7. . The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation.
Controls and displays 05 22 En Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel 1 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 2 Digital Precision Processing indicator Lights to indicate digital processing. 3 Character display See Display on page 23.
Controls and displays 05 23 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 8 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers). 9 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 10 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 17.
Controls and displays 05 24 En 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. DTS – Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio signals is detected.
Controls and displays 05 25 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Remote control 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 46).
Controls and displays 05 26 En MENU – Displays the disc menu of DVD- Video discs. It also displays TV and DTV menus. T.EDIT – Press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 43). SETUP (Press RECEIVER first to access) Use to access the System Setup menu (see page 34).
Controls and displays 05 27 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español AUTO SURR – Selects Auto Surround ( Auto playback on page 28) and XM Surround (page 53). DIALOG E – Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 32).
Listening to your system 06 28 En Chapter 6: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources). Auto playback The simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature.
Listening to your system 06 29 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources With multichannel sources, if you hav.
Listening to your system 06 30 En Listening in stereo 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.
Listening to your system 06 31 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SB ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.
Listening to your system 06 32 En Using Midnight and Loudness 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 you’re listening.
Listening to your system 06 33 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Playing other sources 1 Turn on the power of the playback component. 2 Turn on the power of the receiver. 3 Select the source you want to playback. Use the input select buttons.
The System Setup menu 07 34 En Chapter 7: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’r.
The System Setup menu 07 35 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen. 2 Select the surround back speaker setting.
The System Setup menu 07 36 En • EQ CUSTOM1/2 Adjust – Make detailed manual adjustments to your custom Acoustic Calibration EQ settings (see Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manually on page 38).
The System Setup menu 07 37 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.
The System Setup menu 07 38 En • ALL CH ADJUST – A ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel. • FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).
The System Setup menu 07 39 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking. Use / to select the channel. Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ.
The System Setup menu 07 40 En 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER. 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: • Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 40).
The System Setup menu 07 41 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively.
The System Setup menu 07 42 En 1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Select a setup option. • Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. • Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically.
Using the tuner 08 43 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 8: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions.
Using the tuner 08 44 En 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 previous page) is also stored. 1 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio on the previous page for more on this.
Making recordings 09 45 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 9: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).
Controlling the rest of your system 10 46 En Chapter 10: Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component.
Controlling the rest of your system 10 47 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Selecting preset codes directly 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press and hold the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2 Use / to select PRESET then press ENTER .
Controlling the rest of your system 10 48 En 3 Press and hold ENTER for about two seconds . The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have been erased.
Controlling the rest of your system 10 49 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Operating other Pioneer components on page 46 for more on this).
Controlling the rest of your system 10 50 En Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Operating other Pioneer components on page 46 for more on this).
Controlling the rest of your system 10 51 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español JUKEBOX ( SHIFT+ ) Switches to the Jukebox feature. DVR player Number buttons Directly access tracks on a program source. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD player Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display .
Other connections 11 52 En Chapter 11: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system.
Other connections 11 53 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on-screen display.
Other connections 11 54 En 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.
Other connections 11 55 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • SP AB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. Multichannel sources (heard through speaker system A) are downmixed for stereo output from speaker system B.
Other connections 11 56 En 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.
Other connections 11 57 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable 1 to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT of your plasma display. Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver.
Other Settings 12 58 En Chapter 12: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables.
Other Settings 12 59 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 2 Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component. The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver.
Other Settings 12 60 En Dual Mono Setup • Default setting: CH1 You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.
Additional information 13 61 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 13: Additional information 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.
Additional information 13 62 En Considerable noise in radio broadcasts. • Connect the antenna (page 18) and adjust the position for best reception. • Route any loose cables away from the antenna terminals and wires. • F ully extend the FM wire antenna, position for best reception, and secure to a wall (or connect an outdoor FM antenna).
Additional information 13 63 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español XM radio messages Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this.
Additional information 13 64 En Specifications Amplifier section • Continuous power output (stereo) Front . . 110 W (20 to 20 000 Hz, THD 0.7 %, 8 Ω ) 1 • Continuous power output (surround) Front . . . . . 110 W per channel (1 kHz, 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) Center .
Additional information 13 65 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español AM Tuner Section Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . 530 kHz to 1700 kHz Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna). . . . . . . . 350 µV/m Signal-to-Noise Ratio. . . . . . .
Additional information 13 66 En.
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