Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VSX-S300 Pioneer
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A UDIO/VIDEO MUL TI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Operating Instructions Discov er the benefits of register ing your product online at http://www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .
2 En 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 En 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 En Thank you for buying this Pioneer produc t. Please read through these operating instruct ions so you will know how t o oper ate you r model properly. After you have finished reading the inst ructions, put them away in a sa fe place for future reference.
5 En 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 batteri.
Controls and displays 01 6 En 01 Chapter 1: Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON 2 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. The listening mode when the sound is heard from the headphone can be selected only from PHONES SURR , STEREO or STEREO ALC mode ( S.
Controls and displays 7 En 01 01 Remote control The following buttons are not used with this receiver: - iPod USB , NETWORK , , , iPod CTRL 1 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between standby and on. 2 Input function butto ns Use to select the input source to this receiver (page 18).
Controls and displays 01 8 En 01 9S . R T R V Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 24). 10 Listening mode butto ns AUTO/DIRECT – Switches between Auto surround mode (page 22) and Stream Direct play back (page 23).
Connecting your equipment 9 En 02 02 Chapter 2: Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ application By connecting the left and right front speakers ( L / R ), the center speaker ( C ), t.
Connecting your equipment 02 10 En 02 • Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled slight downward. Make su re the speakers don’t face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more di rectly behind the listener than for home theater playback.
Connecting your equipment 11 En 02 02 Bare wire connections Front speaker terminals: 1 Twist exposed w ire strands together. 2 Loosen terminal and insert expo sed wire. 3 Tighten terminal. Other speaker terminals: 1 Twist exposed w ire strands together.
Connecting your equipment 02 12 En 02 Be careful to connect the terminal in the proper direction. Note • Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 24 to THRU (THROUGH), if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV (no sound will be heard from this receiver).
Connecting your equipment 13 En 02 02 Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray Disc player, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver usin g a commercially available HDMI cable.
Connecting your equipment 02 14 En 02 Connecting your component w ith no HDMI terminal This diagram shows connections of a TV and DVD player (or other p layback c omponen t) with no HDMI ter minal to the receiver.
Connecting your equipment 15 En 02 02 Using exte rnal antenn as To improve FM reception Use a PAL connector (not supplied) to connect an external FM antenna. To improve AM reception Connect a 5 m to 6 m length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM antenna terminal without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna.
Basic Setup 03 16 En 03 Chapter 3: Basic Setup Canceling the Auto Power Down When this receiver is not used over a period of several 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-of f function switched of f altogether.
Basic Setup 17 En 03 03 5 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from th e Hom e Menu, then press ENTER. •“ Mic In! ” blinks when the microphone is not connected to MCACC SETUP MIC jack. Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER . The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level.
Basic playback 04 18 En 04 Chapter 4: Basic playback Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.
Basic playback 19 En 04 04 Wireless music play When the Blue tooth ADAPTER (Pioneer Model No. AS-BT100 or AS-BT200) is connected to this unit, a product equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology (portable cell phone, digital music player, etc.) can be used to listen to music wirelessly.
Basic playback 04 20 En 04 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. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving station presets below for more on how to do this.
Basic playback 21 En 04 04 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.
Listening to your system 05 22 En 05 Chapter 5: Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode This receiver offers a vari ety of listening modes to accommodate playback of various audio forma ts. Choose one according to your speaker environment or the source.
Listening to your system 23 En 05 05 a. If surround back channel processing (page 25) is switched off, or the surround back speakers are set to NO , 2 PLIIx becomes 2 PLII (5.1 channel sound). b. You can also adjust the CENTER WIDTH , DIMENSION , and PANORAMA effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 24).
Listening to your system 05 24 En 05 Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image.
Listening to your system 25 En 05 05 TREBLE Adjust the treble level to accentuate or minimize the bottom end. –6 to +6 Default: 0 CH LEV (Channel Level) b Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system.
Listening to your system 05 26 En 05 a. BASS settings cannot be adjusted when the front speaker is set to SMALL in the Speaker Setting (or is set automatically via the Auto MCACC setup) a nd the X.
The Home Menu 27 En 06 06 Chapter 6: The Home Menu Using the Home Menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using th e receiver, and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking.
The Home Menu 06 28 En 06 Important • Reset the Aut o MCACC if changes are made to the Speaker System setting. Speaker Se tting Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers). It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 16 are correct.
The Home Menu 29 En 06 06 Channel Level Using the channel level settings, you c an adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system. 1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ from the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.
The Home Menu 06 30 En 06 The Pre Out Se tting 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.
Control with HDMI function 31 En 07 07 Chapter 7: Control with HDMI function Synchronized operations below with a Control with HDMI- compatible Pioneer TV or Blu-ray Disc player or with a component of another make that supports the Control with HDMI functions are possible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cable.
Control with HDMI function 07 32 En 07 6 Select the ‘ARC’ setting you w ant. When a TV supporting the HDMI Audio Retur n Channel function is connected to the r eceiver, the sound of the TV can be input via the HDMI terminal. • ON – The TV’s sound is input via the HDMI terminal.
Additional information 33 En 08 08 Chapter 8: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions.
Additional information 08 34 En 08 Can’t operate the remote contr ol. Replace the batteries (re fer to page 8). Operate within 7 m, 30º of the remo te sensor (refer to page 8). Remove the obstacle or operate from another position. Avoid exposing the re mote sensor on the fr ont panel to direct light.
Additional information 35 En 08 08 Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receive r’s settings to the factory default. Us e the front panel controls to do this.
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