Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VSX-422 Pioneer
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AV Receiver Operating Instructions Discov er the benefits of registering your product online at http://www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .pioneer .eu ).
2 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
3 If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified ser vice personnel.
4 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Checking what’s in the box .
5 Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control • AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries .
1 1 6 Chapter Controls and displays Front panel 1 INPUT SEL ECTOR dial Selects an input source ( page 19 ). 2 MCACC indicator Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ ( page 24 ) is on (Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after the Auto MCACC setup ( page 17 )).
Controls and displays 1 1 7 13 MCACC SETUP MIC jack Use to connect a microphone when performing Auto MCACC setup ( page 17 ). Display 14 PHASE Lights when the Phase Control is switched on ( page 25 ). 15 AUTO Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on ( page 23 ).
Controls and displays 1 1 8 Remote control • As for operating other devices, the remote control co des for the Pioneer products are preset. The settings cannot be changed.
Controls and displays 1 1 9 11 Component c ontrol buttons The main buttons ( , , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it us ing the input function buttons. The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button ( BD , DVD and CD ).
2 2 10 Chapter Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers By connecting the left and right front speakers ( L / R ), the center speaker ( C ), the left and right surround speakers ( SL / SR ), and the subwoofer ( SW ), a 5.1 ch surround system can be enjoyed.
Connecting your equipment 2 2 11 Connecting the speakers The receiver will work with just two stereo sp eakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround sound.
Connecting your equipment 2 2 12 Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If th is happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers.
Connecting your equipment 2 2 13 Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog a udio components. These cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals and white plugs to L (left) terminals.
Connecting your equipment 2 2 14 Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray Disc play er, etc.), you can connect it to this re ceiver using a commercially av ailable HDMI cable.
Connecting your equipment 2 2 15 Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal This diagram shows connections of a TV and DVD player (or other playback component) with no HDMI terminal to the receiver.
Connecting your equipment 2 2 16 Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve re ception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below ). 1 Push open the tabs, then insert on e wire fully into each terminal, then releas e the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires.
3 3 17 Chapter Basic Setup Canceling the Auto Power Down When this receiver is not used over a period of seve ral hours, it will power down automatica lly. The automatic power-off timer is set to six hours under factory settings, and the timing can be changed or the power- off function switched of f altogether.
Basic Setup 3 3 18 5 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ fro m the Home Menu, then press ENTER . • Mic In! blinks when the microphone is not connected to MCACC SETU P MIC jack . Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER . The system outputs a se ries of test tones to establish the ambient noise level.
4 4 19 Chapter Basic playback Playing a s ource Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.
Basic playback 4 4 20 • When digital input (optical or coaxial) is selected, this receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz t o 96 kHz) and DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) digital signal formats.
Basic playback 4 4 21 Listening to the radio The following steps show yo u ho w to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the au tomatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for r ecall later—see Saving station presets below for more on how to do this.
Basic playback 4 4 22 An introduction to RDS Radio Data System (RDS) is a sy stem used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for example.
5 5 23 Chapter Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode This receiver off ers a vari ety of listening modes to accommodate playback of variou s audio formats. C hoose one according to your speaker environment or the source. While listening to a sourc e, press the listening mode button repeatedly to select a listening mode you want.
Listening to your system 5 5 24 b. You can also adj ust the C.WIDTH , DIMEN. , and PNRM. effect (see Setting the Audi o options on page 26 ). c. You can also adj ust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio options on pa ge 26 ). d. You can also adj ust the C.
Listening to your system 5 5 25 Better sound using Phase Control This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound.
Listening to your system 5 5 26 Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound sett ings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu.
Listening to your system 5 5 27 a. You can change th e MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS options at any time by using MIDNIGHT button. b. You can change the Soun d Retriever feature at any time by using S.RETRIEVER button. c. This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks.
6 6 28 Chapter Home Menu Using the Home Menu The following section show s you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using th e receiver, and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker sy stem settings to your liking. Important • The OSD will not appear if yo u have connected using the HDMI output to yo ur TV.
Home Menu 6 6 29 • Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other spea kers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center speaker, choose NO (the center channel is sent to the other speakers).
Home Menu 6 6 30 4 Confirm your select ed setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER . After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output. 5 Adjust the level of each channel using / . If you selected Manual , use / to switch speakers.
Home Menu 6 6 31 The Pre Out Setting Specify either using the surround back speaker or the front height speaker connection with the PRE OUT SURR BACK/ FRONT HEIGHT outputs. An additional amplifier is required for the speaker connection. • Default setting: Surr.
Home Menu 6 6 32 Before starting A RC operation When starting ARC operation, put the TV and this unit in STANDBY mode after connecting this unit with the TV.
7 7 33 Chapter 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. Take a look at the other components and electrical appliances being used, because sometimes the problem may lie there.
Additional information 7 7 34 The front panel display switches over for no apparent reason to various different displays. This happens because the demo disp lay is in operation . T o turn off the demo display , press any button to go back to the original display , or set the FL Demo Mode to OFF (see The FL Demo Mode menu on page 31 ).
Additional information 7 7 35 Specifications Audio section Rated power outp ut Front, Center, Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 W per channel (1 kHz, 6 Ω , 1 %) . . . . . . . . 100 W per channel (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω , 0.09 %) Total Harmonic Distortion .
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