Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VSX-D711 Pioneer
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D711 VSX-D811S Operating Instructions XRB3013A.01.06 01.12.12, 4:40 PM 1.
IMPORTANT NOTICE H006AEn The serial number for this equipment is located in the rear panel. Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area. This is for your security. Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
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Contents 1 Before you star t Checking what’s in the box ............................... 6 Installing the receiver ........................................ 6 Making cable connections ................................ 6 Loading the batteries ..........
Setting the relative volume level of each channel ............................................... 44 7 Using the tuner Listening to the radio ...................................... 45 Improving FM stereo sound ....................... 45 T uning directly to a station .
Befor e you start 01 6 En Checking what’ s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Dry cell batteries x 2 (A.
5 minute guide 02 7 En Introduction to home theater Y ou are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks.
5 minute guide 02 8 En Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings.
5 minute guide 02 9 En 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of speakers is shown here (six speakers (including the subwoofer) for the VSX- D711, and eight (also including the subwoofer) for the VSX-D811S), but ever yone ’ s home setup will var y .
5 minute guide 02 10 En AC OUTLET ASSIGNABLE PREOUT A B MONITOR OUT MONITOR OU T FRONT RL R RR LR L FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL LL SURROUND BACK S P E A K E R S YP B P R YP B P R OUT IN IN IN S-V ID E O VCR / DVR TV/ SAT DVD/ LD CONTROL OUT ANTENNA AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 Ω R AUDIO L DVD 7.
5 minute guide 02 11 En 4 Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your DVD player , your subwoofer and the TV . Make sure you ’ ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver . Check the manual that came with the TV if you don ’ t know how to do this.
5 minute guide 02 12 En Using the Quick Setup Y ou 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 and room size.
Connecting up 03 13 En Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cor d from the AC outlet. Audio/Video cor ds Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to connect the audio/video components and a video cord to connect the monitor TV .
Connecting up 03 14 En Connecting digital components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound is to use a digital input. Y ou can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both).
Connecting up 03 15 En AC OUTLET ASSIGNABLE PREOUT A B MONITOR OUT MONITOR OU T FRONT RL R RR LR L FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL LL SURROUND BACK S P E A K E R S YP B P R YP B P R OUT IN IN IN S-V I D E O VCR / DVR TV/ SAT DVD/ LD CONTROL OUT ANTENNA AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 Ω R AUDIO L DV D 7.
Connecting up 03 16 En Connecting audio components T o begin set up, connect your analog audio components (such as a cassette deck) to the jacks. For components you want to record with, you need to ho.
Connecting up 03 17 En Connecting DVD 5.1 channel components If you prefer to use a seperate component for decoding DVDs, you can connect a decoder or a DVD player with multi-channel analog outputs to the multi-channel inputs of this receiver .
Connecting up 03 18 En Connecting video components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below . With digital video components (like a DVD player), you must use the connections shown on this page for the video signal, but in order to hear a digital source (like a DVD) you should hook up the audio to a digital input (see page 14).
Connecting up 03 19 En FM wire antenna Connect the FM wire antenna and fully extend vertically along a window frame or other suitable area, etc. Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below . T o improve reception and sound quality , connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below).
Connecting up 03 20 En Connecting the speakers (VSX-D711) A complete setup of six speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below , but ever yone ’ s home setup will var y .
Connecting up 03 21 En Connecting the speakers (VSX-D811S) A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below , but ever yone ’ s home setup will var y .
Connecting up 03 22 En Hints on speaker placement Speakers are usually designed with a particular placement in mind. Some are designed to be floorstanding, while others should be placed on stands to sound their best. Some should be placed near a wall; others should be placed away from walls.
Connecting up 03 23 En • T o achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below . Be sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality . • Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen.
Connecting up 03 24 En AC OUTLET ASSIGNABLE PREOUT A B MONITOR OU T FRONT RL R RR LR L FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL LL SURROUND BACK S P E A K E R S YP B P R YP B P R OPT OPT COMPONENT VIDEO ( TV/ SAT ) (.
Connecting up 03 25 En Receiver Other Pioneer pr oducts with Î mark Operating other Pioneer components By connecting a control cord (optional), you can point the remote controls of other Pioneer components at the receiver ’ s remote sensor .
Contr ols and Displays 04 26 En 1 ST ANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby . 2 ST ANDBY indicator Lights when the receiver is in standby . 3 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control. 4 ENTER 5 MUL TI JOG/INPUT SELECTOR dial The MUL TI JOG/INPUT SELECTOR dial per forms a number of tasks.
Contr ols and Displays 04 27 En 11 SIGNAL SELECT (pages 34, 37, 48) Use to select an input signal. 12 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS (page 36) Use Midnight when listening to movie sound- tracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume.
Contr ols and Displays 04 28 En 2 DIGIT AL Lights when a Dolby Digital signal is detected. ANALOG Lights when an analog signal is detected. DTS Lights when a source with DTS audio signals is detected. 2 DTS When the Standard mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate decoding of a DTS signal.
Contr ols and Displays 04 29 En 4 Number buttons/Receiver controls/ ENTER Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 45) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc. DISPLA Y/DISC (ENTER) The button ’ s use depends on the component selected.
Contr ols and Displays 04 30 En 5 Component/T uner controls The main buttons ( 3 , 7 , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the MUL TI CONTROL buttons.
Contr ols and Displays 04 31 En MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS (page 36) Switches to Midnight or Loudness listening. MUTE Mutes the sound (or restores the sound if it has been muted). 9 TV control buttons These buttons can only be used to control your TV . TV VOLUME +/ – Use to adjust the volume on your TV .
Playing sour ces 05 32 En Intr oduction to Sound Modes There are three basic sound options: Stereo/ Direct, Standard or Advanced Surround. Stereo/Dir ect 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).
Playing sour ces 05 33 En Advanced Surround modes These are designed to be used with multi- channel surround sound audio/visual sources (like DVDs and LDs). Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources.
Playing sour ces 05 34 En Choosing the input signal Y ou need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the receiver to select between input signals. CHANNEL ENTER ENTER MPX/RETURN DTV INFO DTV ON/OFF DTV MENU D.ACCESS T.
Playing sour ces 05 35 En If you are listening to a two channel source, each press changes the display as follows: Pro Logic Pro Logic II Movie Pro Logic II Music NEO:6 Music* NEO:6 Cinema* * VSX-D811S only Refer to page 32 for more details about each mode.
Playing sour ces 05 36 En Using Loudness and Midnight listening The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels. The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.
Playing sour ces 05 37 En Selecting the multi-channel analog inputs If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with multi-channel analog outputs to this receiver (page 17), you must select the analog multi-channel inputs for surround sound playback.
Setting up the receiver 06 38 En Choosing your receiver setup T o ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following set up operations. This is particularly important when using Dolby surround. Y ou only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers, etc.
Setting up the receiver 06 39 En Dynamic range control setting (page 42) Compress the dynamic range of the sound track. Dual mono setting (page 42) Isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding. Component video input setting (page 42) Specify the components to be assigned to the component video inputs (below).
Setting up the receiver 06 40 En Surround back speaker setting (VSX-D811S only) • Default setting: S Y ou 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.
Setting up the receiver 06 41 En 150 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). 200 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 200 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). If all speakers (front, center , and surround) are set to L , the crossover frequency can ’ t be set because there are no S speakers ( appears in the display).
Setting up the receiver 06 42 En Surround back speaker distance setting (VSX-D811S only) • Default setting: 10 ft. Like the center speaker , you should set the distance of the surround speakers accurately to hear sounds coming from both front and surround speakers at the same time.
Setting up the receiver 06 43 En Surr ound back channel input setting (VSX-D811S only) • Default setting: SB 2ch IN Y ou only have to make this setting if you are using a seperate component for decoding DVDs, and the component has only one surround back channel output.
Setting up the receiver 06 44 En Setting the relative volume level of each channel • Default setting: 0db For best surround sound playback, you should set the relative channel levels from the main listening position. Y ou can set seperate levels for each surround mode.
Using the tuner 07 45 En 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. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see T uning directly to a station below .
Using the tuner 07 46 En SP A STEREO TUNED FM 106.00 If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over . Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station.
Using the tuner 07 47 En Naming station presets For easier identification , you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the station preset you want to name. See Listening to station presets (this page) for how to do this. 2 Press T .EDIT (TUNER EDIT).
Making Recor dings 08 48 En Making an audio or a video r ecording Y ou 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 r est of your system 09 49 En Selecting preset codes directly CHANNEL ENTER ENTER MPX/RETURN DTV INFO DTV ON/OFF DTV MENU D.ACCESS T.EDIT/GUIDE ST TUNE T P S E U TUNE ST CLASS FL DIMMER BAND TOP MENU AUDIO SUB TITLE REMOTE SETUP RECEIVER CONTROL STANDARD ADV .
Controlling the r est of your system 09 50 En Sear ching for preset codes Another way of entering preset codes is to use the search feature. The remote transmits batches of 10 codes; when you see the component you want to control respond (by turning on or off), you just scan through the last 10 codes until you find the right one.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 51 En 4 Point the two remote contr ols towards each other about 1-2 inches apart then press the button that will be doing the learning on this receiver ’ s remote control (for example 3 , 7 , etc.). The LED flashes rapidly .
Controlling the r est of your system 09 52 En 2 Press any MUL TI CONTROL button then use the number buttons to enter 0123. The LED lights for two seconds to indicate that the settings have been restored to the factory presets. (If the LED blinks three times, then you made a mistake with the code — tr y re-entering it.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 53 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see pages 56 – 67). Use the MUL TI CONTROL buttons to select the component.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 54 En Button (s) SOURCE 4 ¢ 8 3 Function Press to switch the component between standby and on. Press to r etur n to the start of the current track. Repeated presses skips to the start of pr evious tracks. Go back channels (channel –).
Controlling the r est of your system 09 55 En Button (s) ¡ 1 7 ¶ Number buttons +10 button ENTER (DISPLA Y/ DISC) MENU ’ ‘ ENTER } / ] }]’‘ & ENTER CHANNEL +/ – TOP MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE Function Hold down for fast forward playback.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 56 En TV Manufacturer Code PHILIPS 1008, 1017, 1020, 1025, 1104, 1115 SONY 1001, 1007, 1016 P ANASONIC 1023, 1054, 1055, 1075, 1076, 1082, 1087, 1121, 1124 TOSH.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 57 En CINERAL 1040, 1110 CITIZEN 1013, 1019, 1026, 1027, 1040 CLARIVOX 1017 CLA TRONIC 1036, 1086, 1102 CME 1007, 1015, 1114 CONCERTO 1026 CONDOR 1098, 1102 CON.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 58 En JBL 1025 JCB 1001 KAISUI 1006, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1090, KAMP 1078 KAPSCH 1055, 1073 KAW ASHO 1078 KEC 1064 KENDO 1017 KNEISSEL 1088 KENWOOD 1011, 1013 KING.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 59 En RANK ARENA 1016 RBM 1031 RCA 1011, 1018, 1022, 1023, 1039, 1041, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132 REALISTIC 1011, 1013, 1019, 1026, 1050, 1056, 1062, 1064 REX.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 60 En WHITE WESTINGHOUSE 1017, 1078, 1098, 1112, 1118, 1119 Y AMAHA 1011, 1013 YOK O 1017, 1079, 1101, 1109 ZANUSSI 1073 ZENITH 1009, 1010, 1040, 1112 PIONEER 1.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 61 En ONKY O 5012, 5013, 5042, 5059 OPTIMUS 5001, 5005, 5008, 5019, 5025, 5038, 5045, 5046, 5048 ORION 5061 P ANASONIC 5004, 5037 P ARASOUND 5045 PHILIPS 5021, .
Controlling the r est of your system 09 62 En MISC A UDIO Manufacturer Code JERROLD 8201, 8203 ST ARCOM 8201 SCIENTIFIC A TLANT A 8202 RECEIVERS Manufacturer Code ADC 7042 AIWA 7012, 7023, 7031, 7055,.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 63 En VCR Manufacturer Code PHILIPS 2015, 2035, 2074, 2075 P ANASONIC 2015, 2042, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2087 THOMSON 2021, 2064, 2074 SONY 2001, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 64 En MA TSUI 2004, 2016, 2036, 2052, 2070, 2072 MA TSUSHIT A 2015, 2042, 2055 MEI 2015 MELECTRONIC 2018 MEMOREX 2001, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2037,.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 65 En PROTEC 2034 PULSAR 2019 PYE 2035 QU ARTER 2025 QU ARTZ 2025 QUASAR 2015, 2042, 2087 QUELLE 2035 RADIO SHACK 2001, 2085 RADIOLA 2035 RADIX 2017 RANDEX 2017.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 66 En ARMSTRONG 4015 ASTRA 4005 ASTRO 4008, 4039, 4045 A VAL ON 4031 AXIS 4030, 4046 BT 4053 BEK O 4010 BEST 4030 BLAUPUNKT 4008 BOCA 4015, 4043 BRAIN W AVE 402.
Controlling the r est of your system 09 67 En SEG 4030, 4034 SIEMENS 4008 SKYMASTER 4019, 4044, 4051 SONY 4017, 4018 STRONG 4062 SUNST AR 4043 TPS 4056 T ANTEC 4023, 4037 TECHNISA T 4001, 4039 TECHNIL.
Additional information 10 68 En T roubleshooting 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.
Additional information 10 69 En If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. Problem No sound from surround or center speakers.
Additional information 10 70 En Specifications Amplifier Section Continuous average power output of 100 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz with no more than 0.2 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Continuous Power Output F ront .
Additional information 10 71 En Miscellaneous P ower Requirements ................. AC 120 V , 60Hz P ower Consumption VSX-D711 .................................. 260W , 340 VA VSX-D811S ............................... 300W , 420 VA In Standby .......
Additional information 10 72 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.
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