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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 -S/-K Operating Instructions VSX_816.book.fm 1 ページ ２００６年２月２０日 月曜日 午後２時１４分.
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W ARNING This equipment is not waterproof. T o prevent a fir e or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture. D3-4-2-1-3_A_En CAUTION The ST ANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.
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 10 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . 47 11 Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components . . . . . 48 Setting the remote to control other components .
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 5 Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then press ENTER. 1 Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER . The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level. 6 Follow the instructions on-screen.
Quick surround sound setup 03 11 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 42 for more on this) •.
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 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 48).
Controls and displays 05 26 En 4 Tuner/component control buttons/ SETUP The following button controls (except SETUP ) can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button ( DVD , AM , FM , TV , etc.) TOP MENU – Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD.
Controls and displays 05 27 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español AUTO SURR – Selects Auto Surround ( Auto playback on page 28). DIALOG E – Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 32). S. RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources ( 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 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources).
Listening to your system 06 29 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.
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, DTS and WMA9 Pro multi- channel 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.
USB playback 07 34 En Chapter 7: USB playback Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two-channel audio 1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device 2 as shown below. 1 Press USB ( SHIFT +AM). 2 Connect your USB device.
USB playback 07 35 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español • Select another input source (like DVD/CD ), then switch back to USB . • Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for USB power. If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible.
The System Setup menu 08 36 En Chapter 8: 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 08 37 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 2 Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup.
The System Setup menu 08 38 En Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 41.
The System Setup menu 08 39 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker.
The System Setup menu 08 40 En • FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). You return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set.
The System Setup menu 08 41 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 08 42 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 42).
The System Setup menu 08 43 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 08 44 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 09 45 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 9: 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 09 46 En 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. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time.
Making recordings 10 47 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 10: 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 11 48 En Chapter 11: 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 11 49 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Selecting preset codes directly 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2 Use / to select PRESET then press ENTER .
Controlling the rest of your system 11 50 En 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP . 2 Use / to select DIRECT F then press ENTER . 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control then press ENTER .
Controlling the rest of your system 11 51 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Use to choose the YELL OW commands on a DTV menu. DTV Use to choose the GREEN commands on a DTV menu. DTV Use to choose the RED commands on a DTV menu.
Controlling the rest of your system 11 52 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 48 for more on this).
Controlling the rest of your system 11 53 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español ENTER / DISC Chooses the disc. Multiple CD player Ejects the disc. MD player Use as the ENTER button. VCR Use as the CLEAR button. DVD Displays the setup screen for DVR players.
Other connections 12 54 En Chapter 12: 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 13 58 En Chapter 13: 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 13 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 13 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 14 61 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 14: 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 14 62 En No sound from surround back speakers. • Refer to Speaker Setting on page 42 to check the surround back speaker settings.
Additional information 14 63 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 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. 1 Switch the receiver into standby.
Additional information 14 64 En Specifications Amplifier section • Continuous power output (stereo) Front . . . . . . . . 100 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) • Maximum Power output (surround) Front . . . . . 130 W per channel (1 kHz, THD 10 %, 8 Ω ) Center .
Additional information 14 65 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Miscellaneous Power requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AC 110 V/AC 120 V to 127 V/ AC 220 V/AC 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . .
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