Pioneer VSX-531D-B Manual

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AV RECEIVER

Operating Instructions

Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http://www.pioneer.co.uk (or http://www.pioneer.eu).

VSX-531D

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Checking what’s in the box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Flow of settings on the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1 Controls and displays

Front panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Loading the batteries

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operating range of remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Connecting your equipment

Placing the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hints on the speaker placement

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting the speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Making cable connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

HDMI cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

About HDMI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Analog audio cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Digital audio cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Standard RCA video cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

About video outputs connection

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting a TV and playback components

. . . . . . . . 12

Connecting using HDMI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting your component with no HDMI

terminal

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting antennas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using external antennas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting a USB device

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Plugging in the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Basic Setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Other problems when using the Full Auto MCACC

setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4 Basic playback

Playing a source

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting the audio input signal

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing a USB device

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Basic playback controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Compressed audio compatibility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Music playback using BLUETOOTH® wireless

technology

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Pairing with the unit (Initial registration)

. . . . . . . . . . 21

Listen to music on the unit from a BLUETOOTH

capable device

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Radio wave caution

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Listening to FM Radio

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Improving FM sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Saving station presets

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Listening to station presets

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Naming preset stations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

An introduction to RDS (For Europe)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Searching for RDS programs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Displaying RDS information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Listening to DAB Digital Radio

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing the order stations are displayed

. . . . . . . . 24

Displaying DAB Radio Information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5 Listening to your system

Choosing the listening mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Auto playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Listening in surround sound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the Advanced surround

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using Stream Direct

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Advanced Sound Retriever

. . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Better sound using Phase Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting the Audio options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Displaying the Fixed PCM Setting menu

. . . . . . . . . . 29

Changing the TV format setting of Graphical User

Interface

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

6 Home Menu

Using the Home Menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Manual speaker setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Speaker Setting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

X.Over

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Channel Level

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Speaker Distance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The Input Assign menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The Auto Power Down menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The HDMI Setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The DAB Setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

DAB Scan

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

DAB DRC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7 Additional information

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

General

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

HDMI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Important information regarding the HDMI

connection

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

USB messages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Resetting the main unit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Cleaning the unit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Software license notice

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Contents

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 (to confirm system

operation) x2

•

DAB/FM wire antenna

•

Quick start guide

•

Safety Brochure

*This document is an online instruction manual. It is not

included as an accessory.

Installing the receiver

•

When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and

stable surface.

Don’t install it on the following places:

– on a color TV (the screen may distort)

– near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off a

magnetic field). This may interfere with the sound.

– in direct sunlight

– in damp or wet areas

– in extremely hot or cold areas

– in places where there is vibration or other movement

– in places that are very dusty

– in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen)

Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an

abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily

after following the procedure below to make the connections

and settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary

1Connecting the speakers

Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on

the sound.

•

Placing the speakers (page 8)

•

Connecting the speakers (page 9)



Connecting the components

For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a

digital connection from the Blu-ray Disc/DVD player to

the receiver.

•

About video outputs connection (page 11)

•

Connecting a TV and playback components

(page 12)

•

Connecting antennas (page 14)

•

Plugging in the receiver (page 15)



Power On

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.



Making the initial settings according to the region

and environment in which you live

•

Changing the TV format setting of Graphical User

Interface (page 29)



5The Input Assign menu ( )page 32

(When using connections other than the

recommended connections.)

The HDMI Setup menu (page 33)

(When the connected TV supports the HDMI Audio

Return Channel function.)



Use the on-screen Full Auto MCACC setup to set up

your system

•

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC) (page 16)



7Basic playback (page 18)

•

Selecting the audio input signal (page 18)

•

Playing a USB device (page 20)

•

Choosing the listening mode (page 25)



Adjusting the sound as desired

•

Using the Advanced Sound Retriever (page 27)

•

Better sound using Phase Control (page 27)

•

Setting the Audio options (page 27)

•

Manual speaker setup (page 30)

Controls and displays

Front panel

INPUT SELECTOR

dial

Selects an input source (page 18).

Receiver control buttons

SPEAKERS

– Use to change the speaker system on or

off. When the is selected, no sound is output SP OFF

from the speakers connected to this receiver.

DIMMER

– Dims or brightens the display. The brightness

can be controlled in four steps.

STATUS

– Switches the display of this unit. The listening

mode, sound volume, input name can be checked by

selecting an input source.

Character display

See Display on page 5.

Tuner control buttons

BAND

– Switches between DAB, FM ST (stereo) and FM

MONO radio bands (page 22).

TUNER EDIT

– Use with

TUNE





PRESET





and

ENTER

to memorize and name stations for recall

(page 23).

TUNE





– Used to find radio frequencies (page 22).

PRESET





– Use to select preset radio stations

(page 22).

HDMI indicator

Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component;

lights when the component is connected (page 12).

Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating

range of remote control on page 7).

MASTER VOLUME

dial

ÍÍ

STANDBY/ON

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.

AUX INPUT/SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect other equipment with a stereo mini jack.

Use to connect a microphone when performing Full Auto

MCACC setup (page 16).

Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECT

– Switches

between Auto surround mode (page 25) and Stream

Direct playback (page 26).

ALC/STANDARD SURR

– Press for standard decoding

and to switch between the modes of Pro Logic and

NEO:6, and the Auto level control stereo mode (page 25).

ADVANCED SURROUND

– Switches between the

various surround modes (page 26).

ECO

Switches between ECO 1/ECO 2. When ECO Mode is turned

ON, the display will go dark (page 26).

SOUND RETRIEVER

Turn sound retriever effect on/off.

USB terminal

Use to connect your USB mass storage device as an audio

source (page 14).

VSX-531D

AUX INPUT

SETU P MIC

3 41 5 72 6

8 10 1211 13 149

Controls and displays

Display

PHASE

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 27).

AUTO

Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on

(page 25).

Tuner indicators

RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received

(page 23). (For Europe)

ST – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being

received in auto stereo mode (page 22).

TUNE – Lights when a normal broadcast channel.

PRESET – Shows when a preset radio station is

registered or called.

MEM – Blinks when a radio station is registered.

MHz – Lights when the character display is showing the

currently received FM broadcast frequency.

Speaker indicators

Shows if the speaker system is on or not (page 4).

SPA means the speakers are switched on.

SP means the speakers are switched off.

Sleep timer indicator

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 6).

PRESET information or input signal indicator

Shows the preset number of the tuner or the input signal

type, etc.

Character display

Displays various system information.

DTS indicators

DTS – Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio

signals is detected.

HD – Lights when a source with DTS-EXPRESS or DTS-

HD encoded audio signals is detected.

96/24 – Lights when a source with DTS 96/24 encoded

audio signals is detected.

NEO:6 – When one of the NEO:6 modes of the receiver

is on, this lights to indicate NEO:6 processing (page 25).

Dolby Digital indicators

D – Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is

detected.

D+ – Lights when a source with Dolby Digital Plus

encoded audio signals is detected.

HD – Lights when a source with Dolby TrueHD

encoded audio signals is detected.

PLII – Lights to indicate Pro Logic II decoding (see

Listening in surround sound on page 25 for more on this).

ADV.S.

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been

selected (see Using the Advanced surround on page 26 for

more on this).

SIGNAL SELECT indicators

DIGITAL – Lights when a digital audio signal is selected.

Blinks when a digital audio signal is selected and

selected audio input is not provided.

HDMI – Lights when an HDMI signal is selected. Blinks

when an HDMI signal is selected and selected HDMI

input is not provided.

DIR.

Lights when the DIRECT PURE DIRECT or mode is

switched on (page 26).

15 16 17 18 19 17

22 23 24 25 25 26

Controls and displays

Remote control

As for operating other devices, the remote control codes for

the Pioneer products are preset. The settings cannot be

changed.

ÍÍ

RECEIVER

Switches the receiver between standby and on.

Input function buttons

Use to select the input source to this receiver (page 18). This

will enable you to control other Pioneer components with the

remote control.

Sound control buttons

PHASE

– Press to switch on/off Phase Control

(page 27).

S.RETRIEVER

– Press to restore CD quality sound to

compressed audio sources (page 27).

Listening mode and component control buttons

AUTO/DIRECT

– Switches between Auto surround

mode (page 25) and Stream Direct playback (page 26).

STEREO

– Press to select stereo playback (page 25).

ALC/STANDARD SURR

– Press for standard decoding

and to switch between the modes of Pro Logic II and

NEO:6, and the Auto level control stereo mode (page 25).

ADV SURR

– Switches between the various surround

modes (page 26).

ECO

– Switches between ECO 1/ECO 2. When ECO

Mode is turned , the display will go dark (ON page 26).

Receiver control buttons

AV ADJUST

– Use to access the Audio options

(page 27).

HOME MENU

– Press to access the Home Menu

(page 30).

RETURN

– Use to return to the display immediately

previous when making settings









ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound

system (page 30).

USB

control buttons

Use to control the

USB

source. Operations other than USB

are not possible.

TUNER

control buttons

See Listening to FM Radio on page 22.

AUDIO SEL

Press to select the audio input signal of the component to

play back (page 18).

BASS +/–

TRE +/–

Use to adjust Bass or Treble.

•

These controls are disabled when the listening mode is set

to DIRECT PURE DIRECT or .

•

When the front speaker is set at SMALL in the Speaker

Setting (or automatically via the Full Auto MCACC setup)

and the X.Over is set above 150 Hz, the subwoofer

channel level will be adjusted by pressing

BASS +/–

(page 31).

MUTE

Mutes/unmutes the sound.

VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

SLEEP

Press to change the amount of time before the receiver

switches into standby (30 min – 60 min – 90 min – Off). You

can check the remaining sleep time at any time by pressing

SLEEP

once.

DIMMER

Dims or brightens the display. The brightness can be

controlled in four steps.

STATUS

Switches the display of this unit. The listening mode, sound

volume or input name can be checked by selecting an input

source.

RECEIVER

RECEIVERRECEIVER

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

DISP

DISPDISP

TUNER

TUNERTUNER

EDIT

EDITEDIT

SLEEP

SLEEPSLEEP

TUNE

TUNETUNE

TUNE

TUNETUNE

STATUS

STSTATUS

ATUS

ATUSATUS

PRESET

PRESETPRESET-

-- PRESET

PRESET

PRESETPRESET+

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEV

S.RETRIEVS.RETRIEV

ERER

BAND

BANDBAND

USB

USBUSB

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

MUTE

MUTEMUTE

HOME

HOMEHOME

MENUMENU

RETURN

RETURNRETURN

SAT

SASA

STREAM BOX

STREAM BOXSTREAM BOX

BT AUDIO

BT BT AUDIO

AUDIO

AUDIOAUDIO

DVD

DVDDVD

TOP

TOPTOP

MENU MENU

TRE

TRETRE

BASS

BASSBASS

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX

CDCD

GAME

GAMEGAME

TVTV

USB

USBUSBTUN

TUN

TUNTUN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

Controls and displays

Loading the batteries

The batteries included with the unit are to check initial

operations; they may not last over a long period. We

recommend using alkaline batteries that have a longer life.

WARNING

•

Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other

excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a

heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode

or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of

batteries.

CAUTION

•

Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as

leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions:

Never use new and old batteries together.

Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly

according to the marks in the battery case.

Batteries with the same shape may have different

voltages. Do not use different batteries together.

When disposing of used batteries, please comply with

governmental regulations or environmental public

institution’s rules that apply in your country/area.

When inserting the batteries, make sure not to damage

the springs on the battery’s (–) terminals. This can cause

batteries to leak or overheat.

Operating range of remote control

The remote control may not work properly if:

•

There are obstacles between the remote control and the

receiver’s remote sensor.

•

Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the

remote sensor.

•

The receiver is located near a device that is emitting

infrared rays.

•

The receiver is operated simultaneously with another

infrared remote control unit.

30°

7 m

30°

Connecting your equipment

Connecting the speakers

The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but

using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround

sound.

Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R) terminal and the speaker on

the left to the left (L) terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+ –/ ) terminals on the

receiver match those on the speakers.

You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω.

Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.

Bare wire connections

CAUTION

•

These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric

shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord

before touching any uninsulated parts.

•

Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the

speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the

power to cut off as a safety measure.

Front speaker terminals:

Twist exposed wire strands together.

Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.

Tighten terminal.

Center and surround speaker terminals:

Twist exposed wire strands together.

Push open the tabs and insert exposed wire.

Release the tabs.

1 2 3

12 mm

1 2 3

12 mm

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

Center

Surround right

Front right Front leftSubwoofer

Surround left

Connecting your equipment

Making cable connections

Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as

shown in the illustration). If this happens, the magnetic field

produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a

humming noise from the speakers.

Important

•

Before making or changing connections, switch off the

power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

•

Before unplugging the power cord, switch the power into

standby.

HDMI cables

Both video and sound signals can be transmitted

simultaneously with one cable. If connecting the player and

the TV via this receiver, for both connections, use HDMI

cables.

Be careful to connect the terminal in the proper direction.

Note

•

Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options on

page 27 to THRU (THROUGH) and set the input signal in

Selecting the audio input signal on page 18 to HDMI, if you

want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV (no sound

will be heard from this receiver).

•

If the video signal does not appear on your TV, try

adjusting the resolution settings on your component or

display. Note that some components (such as video game

units) have resolutions that may not be displayed. In this

case, use a (analog) composite connection.

•

When the video signal from the HDMI is 480i, 480p, 576i

or 576p, Multi Ch PCM sound and HD sound cannot be

received.

About HDMI

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video,

as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the

connected component is compatible with, including DVD-

Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby

TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations),

Video CD/Super VCD and CD.

This receiver incorporates High-Definition Multimedia

Interface (HDMI®) technology.

This receiver supports the functions described below through

HDMI connections.

•

Digital transfer of uncompressed video (contents

protected by HDCP (1080p/24, 1080p/60, etc.))

•

3D signal transfer

•

Deep Color signal transfer

•

x.v.Color signal transfer

•

Audio Return Channel (see The HDMI Setup menu on

page 33)

•

Input of multi-channel linear PCM digital audio signals

(192 kHz or less) for up to 8 channels

•

Input of the following digital audio formats:

– Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, High bitrate audio

(Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio), DVD-Audio, CD,

SACD (DSD 2 ch only), Video CD, Super VCD

•

4K signal transfer

– This may not operate properly, depending on the

connected equipment.

– 4K 24p, 4K 25p, 4K 30p, 4K 50p and 4K 60p signals are

supported.

•

HDCP 2.2 compatible terminal

Note

•

Use a High Speed HDMI®/™ Cable. If HDMI cable other

than a High Speed HDMI®/™ Cable is used, it may not

work properly.

•

When an HDMI cable with a built-in equalizer is

connected, it may not operate properly.

•

3D, Deep Color, x.v.Color, 4K signal transfer and Audio

Return Channel are only possible when connected to a

compatible component.

•

HDMI format digital audio transmissions require a longer

time to be recognized. Due to this, interruption in the audio

may occur when switching between audio formats or

beginning playback.

•

Turning on/off the device connected to this unit’s HDMI

OUT terminal during playback, or disconnecting/

connecting the HDMI cable during playback, may cause

noise or interrupted audio.

The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia

Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered

trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and

other countries.

“x.v.Color” and are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

HDMI

Connecting your equipment

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 using a commercially available HDMI cable.

•

The following connection/setting is required to listen to the

sound of the TV over this receiver.

If the TV does not support the HDMI Audio Return

Channel function, connect the receiver and TV with

audio cables (as shown).

If the TV supports the HDMI Audio Return Channel

function, the sound of the TV is input to the receiver via

the HDMI terminal, so there is no need to connect an

audio cable. In this case, set ARC at HDMI Setup to ON

(see The HDMI Setup menu on page 33).

Please refer to the TV’s operation manual for directions

on connections and setup for the TV.

Important

•

When the ARC function is and the receiver is ON

connected to a compatible TV with an HDMI cable, and

you switch the input of the TV to composite, the input of the

receiver may automatically switch to TV. If this happens,

switch the receiver’s input back to the original input, or turn

OFF the ARC function (see The HDMI Setup menu on

page 33).

Note

•

In order to listen to the audio from the TV that is connected

to this receiver using an analog audio cables, set-up for

analog audio input is required (see The Input Assign menu

on page 32).

HDMI IN

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

R L

ANALOG AUDIO OUT

HDMI OUTHDMI OUT HDMI OUT

HDMI OUT

Select one

HDMI/DVI-compatible TV

Blu-ray Disc /DVD

player

Set-top box Game console

HDMI/DVI-compatible components

If the TV does not support

the HDMI Audio Return

Channel function, this

connection is required to

listen to the TV sound over

the receiver.

OSD can only be

output from HDMI.

Streaming media player

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your component with no HDMI

terminal

This diagram shows connections of a TV and

Blu-ray Disc/

DVD

player (or other playback component) with no HDMI terminal to

the receiver.

Important

•

When the receiver and TV are connected by composite

cable, the OSD function allowing display of the receiver’s

settings, operations, etc., on the TV’s screen cannot be

used. In this case, watch the receiver’s front panel display

while performing the various operations and making

settings.

Note

•

You can only connect one component to the optical input

terminal. If connecting other devices, please use a

different method to connect the audio.

In order to listen to the audio from the source component

that is connected to this receiver using an optical cable,

first, switch to the

BD/DVD

(

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

) or

CBL/SAT

(set-top box), then press

AUDIO SEL

to choose

the audio signal

(OPTICAL1) (see Selecting the audio

input signal on page 18).

•

You can only connect one component to the coaxial input

terminal. If connecting other devices, please use a

different method to connect the audio.

In order to listen to the audio from the source component

that is connected to this receiver using a coaxial cable, first,

switch to the

BD/DVD

(

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

) or

CBL/

SAT

(set-top box), then press

AUDIO SEL

to choose the

audio signal

(COAXIAL1) (see Selecting the audio input

signal on page 18).

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

R L

ANALOG AUDIO OUTDIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

R L

ANALOG AUDIO OUT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

R L

ANALOG AUDIO OUT

Select one

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

Select one

This connection is

required in order

to listen to the

sound of the TV

over the receiver.

Select one

Set-top box

OSD cannot be output.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting antennas

Connect the DAB/FM wire antenna as shown below. To

improve reception and sound quality, connect external

antennas (see Using external antennas below).

Connect the DAB/FM wire antenna into the DAB/FM

antenna socket.

For best results, extend the DAB/FM wire antenna fully and

fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled

up.

Using external antennas

To improve FM reception

Use a PAL connector (not supplied) to connect an external

DAB/FM wire antenna.

Connecting a USB device

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio using the USB

interface on the front of this receiver.

…

Switch the receiver into standby then connect your

USB device to the USB terminal on the front panel of

this receiver.

•

It is not possible to connect an iPod

®/iPhone® or a similar

device to this receiver and play back music files.

•

This receiver does not support a USB hub.

•

For instructions on playing the USB device, see Playing a

USB device on page 20.

75 Ω coaxial cable

One-touch PAL

connector

USB mass

storage device

This receiver

Connecting your equipment

Plugging in the receiver

Only plug in after you have connected all your components

to this receiver, including the speakers.

…

Plug the AC power cord into a convenient AC power

outlet.

CAUTION

•

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug

by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when

your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or

electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture,

etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a

knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords

should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped

on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an

electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while.

When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER

authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

•

The receiver should be disconnected by removing the

mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use,

e.g., when on vacation.

Note

•

After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second

to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins. You

cannot carry out any operations during this process. The

HDMI indicator in the front panel display blinks during this

process, and you can turn on this receiver once it has

stopped blinking. When you set ARC at HDMI setup to

OFF, you can skip this process. For details, see The HDMI

Setup menu on page 33.

Basic Setup

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC)

Place the supplied setup microphone in the listening position,

measure the test tones emitted by the speakers, then the unit

automatically sets the optimum volume level for each

speaker, the crossover frequencies, and the distance from

the listening position. This also enables correction of

distortion caused by the acoustic environment of the room.

CAUTION

•

The test tones used in the Full Auto MCACC setup are

output at high volume.

Important

•

The OSD will not appear if you have connected using the

composite output to your TV. Use HDMI connection for

Full Auto MCACC setup.

•

The Full Auto MCACC setup will overwrite any existing

speaker settings you’ve made.

•

Before using the Full Auto MCACC setup, the USB input

should not be selected as an input source.

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Switch the TV input to the input that connects this

receiver to the TV through the corresponding HDMI

cable.

Connect the microphone to the SETUP MIC jack on the

front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers

and the microphone.

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so

that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position.

Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a

table or a chair.

Press

button on the remote control to switch to BD/

DVD entry.

Press

HOME MENU

button.

The Home Menu appears on your TV. Use









and

ENTER

on the remote control to navigate through

the screens and select menu items. Press

RETURN

exit the current menu.

•

Press

HOME MENU

at any time to exit the Home

Menu. If you cancel the Full Auto MCACC setup at

any time, the receiver automatically exits and no

settings will be made.

•

The screensaver automatically starts after three

minutes of inactivity.

Select “Full Auto MCACC” from the Home Menu, then

press

ENTER

Press

ENTER

again.

•

MIC IN blinks when the microphone is not connected

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.

Follow the instructions on-screen.

•

Make sure the microphone is connected.

•

Make sure the subwoofer is on and the volume is

turned up.

•

See below for notes regarding background noise and

other possible interference.

RECEIVER

RECEIVERRECEIVER

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

SAT

SATSAT

STREAM BOX

STREAM BOXST REAM BOX

DVD

DVDDVD

CBL

CBLCBL

BDBD

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX

USB

USBUSB

AVAV

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

MUTE

MUTEMUTE

HOME

HOMEHOME

MENUMENU

HOME

HOMEHOME

MENUMENU

HOME

RETURN

RETURNRET URN

RETURN

RETURNRET URN

RETURN

TOP

TOPTOP

MENU MENU

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

AUX INPUT

SETUP MIC

Ho m e M e n u

1. F ul l Aut o MC ACC

2.Ma nua l SP Set up

3.In put Assig n

4.Aut o Pow er Dow n

5.HDMI Set up

R e t u r n

6.DAB Se t up

Basic Setup

9Wait for the test tones to finish.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the

receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers

present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible

while it’s doing this.

•

For correct speaker settings, do not adjust the volume

during the test tones.

Confirm the speaker configuration.

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the

actual speakers you have.

•

With error messages (such as Too much ambient

noise) select RETRY after checking for ambient

noise (see Other problems when using the Full Auto

MCACC setup below).

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use





to select the speaker and





to change the setting. When

you’re finished, go to the next step.

If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side column,

there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If

selecting doesn’t fix the problem, turn off the power RETRY

and check the speaker connections.

Make sure “OK” is selected, then press

ENTER

If the screen in step 10 is left untouched for 10 seconds

and

ENTER

is not pressed in step 11, the Full Auto

MCACC setup will start automatically as shown.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the

receiver outputs more test tones to determine the

optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker

distance and Acoustic Calibration EQ.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is

happening. It may take 1 to 3 minutes.

The Full Auto MCACC setup has finished, then the Home

Menu screen is automatically displayed.

The settings made in the Full Auto MCACC setup should

give you excellent surround sound from your system, but

it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using

the Home Menu (starting on page 30).

Note

•

Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes

identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm (5

inches) will end up with different size settings. You can

correct the setting manually using the Speaker Setting

page 30.

•

The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the

actual distance from the listening position. This setting

should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics

into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

Other problems when using the Full Auto

MCACC setup

If the room environment is not optimal for the Full Auto

MCACC setup (too much background noise, echo off the

walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone)

the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household

appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be

affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary. If

there are any instructions showing in the front panel display,

please follow them.

•

Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the

microphone. If this seems to be happening, switch off the

TV when doing the Full Auto MCACC setup.

1.Full Aut o MCACC

Now Analyz in g

Enviro nm ent Ch eck

Am bi ent N oise

Spea k er YES/NO

Return

1.Full Aut o MCACC

Check

Return

9:NEXT

Front

Cen ter

Surround

Sub wo of e r

[ YES ]

1.Full Aut o MCACC

Now Anal yz ing

Surround Ana lyz i ng

Spea k er System

X.Over

Spea k er Dista nce

Cha nnel L evel

Aco ust ic Cal EQ

Return

Basic playback

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as

a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

Switch on your system components and receiver.

Start by switching on the playback component (for

example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you

have one), then the receiver (press

ÍÍ

RECEIVER

•

Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

Switch the TV input to the input that connects this

receiver.

For example, if you connected this receiver to the

VIDEO jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO

input is now selected.

Press input function buttons to select the input

function you want to play.

If you selected the proper input source and there is still

no sound, select the audio input signal for playback (see

Selecting the audio input signal below).

Press

AUTO/DIRECT

to select ‘AUTO SURROUND’

and start playback of the source.

If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound

DVD disc, with a digital audio connection, you should

hear surround sound. If you’re playing a stereo source or

if the connection is an analog audio connection, you will

only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the

default listening mode.

It is possible to check on the front panel display whether

or not surround sound playback is being performed

properly.

If the display does not correspond to the input signal and

listening mode, check the connections and settings.

Note

•

You may need to check the digital audio output settings on

your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be

set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz

PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio

option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.

•

Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may

only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this

case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening

mode if you want multichannel surround sound.

Use

VOLUME +/–

to adjust the volume level.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is

coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

Selecting the audio input signal

The audio input signal can be selected for each input source.

Once it is set, the audio input that was selected will be

applied whenever you select the input source using the input

function buttons.

…

Press

AUDIO SEL

to select the audio input signal

corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the following:

•

H H – Selects an HDMI signal. can be selected for

BD/DVD CBL/SAT, , STRM BOX or GAME input. For

other inputs, cannot be selected.H

When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options

on page 27 is set to THRU, the sound will be heard

through your TV, not from this receiver.

•

A – Selects the analog inputs.

•

C1/O1 – Selects the digital input. The coaxial 1 input

is selected for C1, and the optical 1 audio input is

selected for O1.

When /H (HDMI) or C1 O1 (digital) is selected and the

selected audio input is not provided, A (analog) is

automatically selected.

Note

•

STRM BOX H and GAME inputs are fixed to (HDMI). It

cannot be changed.

•

For the TV input, only A (analog) or C1/O1 (digital) can be

selected. However, if the ARC at HDMI Setup is set to ON,

the input is fixed to (HDMI) and cannot be changed.H

•

When set to H (HDMI) or C1/O1 (digital), lights when a

Dolby Digital signal is input, and lights when a DTS DTS

signal is input.

•

When the H (HDMI) is selected, the A and DIGITAL

indicators are off (see page 5).

RECEIVER

RECEIVERRECEIVER

RECEIVER

RECEIVERRECEIVER

RECEIVER AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIEVER

SAT

SATSAT

SAT

SATSATSAT

STREAM BOX

STREAM BOXSTREAM BOX

STREAM BOX

STREAM BOXSTREAM BOXSTREAM BOX

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT BT

AUDIO

AUDIOAUDIOBT AUDIO

DVD

DVDDVD

DVD

DVDDVDDVD

TRE

TRETRE

BASS

BASSBASS

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX

CDCD

GAME

GAMEGAME

TVTV

USB

USBUSBTUN

TUN

TUNT UN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

USB

USBUSB

AVAV

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

MUTE

MUTEMUTE

HOME

HOMEHOME

MENUMENU

RETURN

RETURNRETURN

TOP

TOPT OP

MENU MENU

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

VOLUME

RECEIVER

RECEIVERRECEIVER

RECEIVER AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

SAT

SATSAT

SAT

STREAM BOX

STREAM BOXSTREAM BOX

STREAM BOX

DVD

DVDDVD

DVD

Basic playback

•

When digital input (optical or coaxial) is selected, this

receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to

96 kHz) and DTS (including DTS 96 kHz/24 bit) digital

signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI

terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, SACD (DSD 2 ch only),

PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz sampling frequencies), Dolby

TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-HD

Master Audio and DVD Audio (including 192 kHz). With

other digital signal formats, set to (analog).A

•

You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player

compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To

prevent noise, make the proper digital connections

(page 11) and set the signal input to C1/O1 (digital).

•

Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more

details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your

DVD player.

a. The HDMI terminals can be used for the TV input by

turning ON the ARC function in the HDMI setting

(page 33).

b. In order to listen to the audio from the TV that is

connected to this receiver using a analog audio cables,

set-up for analog audio input is required (see The Input

Assign menu on page 32).

Input

function

Input Terminals

HDMI COAXIAL OPTICAL ANALOG

BD/DVD    

TV 

a  b

CBL/SAT    

CD    

STRM

BOX    

GAME    

AUX    

Tip

•

In order to enjoy the picture and/or sound from devices connected to each terminal, select the input by doing the following.

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD CBL

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX GAME

GAME

GAMEGAME

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD TV

TVTV

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

CDCD

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

AUDIO SEL

AUDIO SELAUDIO SELAUDIO SEL

BDBD CD

CDCD TV

TVTV

TUN

TUNTUN

TUNER

TUNERTUNER

CBL

CBLCBL

Audio

Video/Audio (HDMI)

Video

Other than TV input

(TV input)

(CD) audio input terminal is

assigned to CD under factory

settings. If you want to

change this to input, TV

please change the settings in

the Input Assign menu

(page 32).

Basic playback

Playing a USB device

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio using the USB

interface on the front of this receiver.

Important

•

Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or

bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and

assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may

occur when connected to this receiver.

Note

•

This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files

(except files with copy-protection or restricted playback).

•

Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard

drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and

digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It

is not possible to connect this receiver to a computer for

USB playback.

•

With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the

receiver to read the contents of a USB device.

•

If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver

automatically skips to the next file playable.

•

When the file currently being played back has no title

assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the OSD

instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name

is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.

•

Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are

displayed as ‘*’.

•

Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting

the USB device.

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting a USB device on page 14.

Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver.

•

Switch the TV input to the input that connects this

receiver to the TV through the corresponding HDMI

cable.

Press

USB

on the remote control to switch the receiver

to the USB input.

Loading appears in the OSD as this receiver starts

recognizing the USB device connected. After the

recognition, a playback screen appears in the OSD and

playback starts automatically.

Basic playback controls

This receiver’s remote control buttons can be used for basic

playback of files stored on USB devices.

•

Press

USB

to switch the remote control to the USB

operation mode.

Important

If a USB Error message lights in the display, try following the

points below:

•

Switch the receiver off, then on again.

•

Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched off.

•

Select another input source (like BD/DVD), then switch

back to USB.

•

Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for

USB power.

For more information on error messages, see USB

messages on page 36.

If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB

device is incompatible.

Compressed audio compatibility

Note that although most standard bit/sampling rate

combinations for compressed audio are compatible, some

irregularly encoded files may not play back. The list below

shows compatible formats for compressed audio files:

•

MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 3) – Sampling rates:

32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz; Bit rates: 32 kbps to 320 kbps

(128 kbps or higher recommended); File extension: .mp3

•

WMA (Windows Media Audio) – Sampling rates: 32 kHz/

44.1 kHz/48 kHz; Bit rates: 48 kbps to 192 kbps (128 kbps

or higher recommended); File extension: .wma; WMA9

Pro and WMA lossless encoding: No

•

AAC (MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding) – Sampling

rates: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz; Bit rates: 16 kbps to

320 kbps (128 kbps or higher recommended); File

extension: ; Apple lossless encoding: No.m4a

Other compatibility information

•

VBR (variable bit rate) MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC playback:

Yes (Note that in some cases playback time will not be

displayed correctly.)

•

Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this

receiver.

•

DRM-protected audio files cannot be played back on this

receiver.

About MPEG-4 AAC

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is at the core of the MPEG-4

AAC standard, which incorporates MPEG-2 AAC, forming

the basis of the MPEG-4 audio compression technology. The

file format and extension used depend on the application

used to encode the AAC file. This receiver plays back AAC

files encoded by iTunes® bearing the extension ‘.m4a’.

DRM-protected files will not play, and files encoded with

some versions of iTunes® may not play.

Apple and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in

the U.S. and other countries.

About WMA

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to

an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft

Corporation. This receiver plays back WMA files encoded

using Windows Media® Player bearing the extension ‘.wma’.

Note that DRM-protected files will not play, and files encoded

with some versions of Windows Media®

Player may not play.

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIEVER

AVAV

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

MUTE

MUTEMUTE

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT BT

AUDIO

AUDIOAUDIOBT AUDIO

BASS

BASSBASS

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUMEVOLUME

CDCD

GAME

GAMEGAME

TVTV

USB

USBUSBTUN

TUN

TUNT UN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

USB

USBUSB

DISP

DISPDISP

TUNER

TUNERTUNER

EDIT

EDITEDIT

SLEEP

SLEEPSLEEP

TUNE

TUNETUNE

TUNE

TUNETUNE

STATUS

STA

STASTA

TUS

TUSTUS

PRESET

PRESETPRESET

-- PRESET

PRESET

PRESETPRESET

BAND

BANDBAND

HOME

HOMEHOME

MENUMENU

RETURN

RETURNRETURN

TOP

TOPT OP

MENU MENU

Basic playback

In the following locations, poor condition or inability to receive

radio waves may cause the audio to be interrupted or

stopped:

•

In reinforced concrete buildings or steel framed or iron-

framed buildings.

•

Near large metallic furniture.

•

In a crowd of people or near a building or obstacle.

•

In a location exposed to the magnetic field, static electricity

or radio wave interference from radio communication

equipment using the same frequency band (2.4 GHz) as

this unit, such as a 2.4 GHz wireless LAN device

(IEEE802.11b/g) or microwave oven.

•

If you live in a heavily populated residential area

(apartment, townhouse, etc.) and if your neighbor’s

microwave is placed near your system, you may

experience radio wave interference. If this occurs, move

your unit to a different place. When the microwave is not

in use, there will be no radio wave interference.

Radio wave reflections

The radio waves received by this unit include the radio wave

coming directly from the device equipped with BLUETOOTH

wireless technology (direct wave) and waves coming from

various directions due to reflections by walls, furniture and

building (reflected waves). The reflected waves (due to

obstacles and reflecting objects) further produce a variety of

reflected waves as well as variation in reception condition

depending on locations. If the audio cannot be received

properly due to this phenomenon, try moving the location of

the device equipped with BLUETOOTH wireless technology

a little. Also note that audio may be interrupted due to the

reflected waves when a person crosses or approaches the

space between this unit and the device equipped with

BLUETOOTH wireless technology.

Precautions regarding connections to products

supported by this unit

•

Complete connections for all devices supported by this

unit, including all audio cords and power cables before

connecting them to this unit.

•

After completing connections to this unit, check the audio

and power cables to confirm that they not twisted together.

•

When disconnecting this unit, confirm that you have

sufficient working space in the surrounding area.

When changing connections of audio or other cables for

products supported by this unit, confirm that you have

sufficient working space in the surrounding area.

Listening to FM Radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM 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.

Press

TUN

then press

BAND

to select the FM band.

Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:



Automatic tuning

To search for stations, press and hold

TUNE +/–

for

about a second. The receiver will start searching for the

next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to

search for other stations.



Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press

TUNE +/–



High speed tuning

Press and hold

TUNE +/–

for high speed tuning.

Improving FM sound

If the TUNE or ST indicators don’t light when tuning to an FM

station because the signal is weak, set the receiver to the

mono reception mode.

…

Press

BAND

to select FM MONO.

This should improve the sound quality and allow you to

enjoy the broadcast.

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. This unit can

memorize up to 30 stations.

Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See Listening to FM Radio above for more on this.

Press

EDIT

The display shows PRESET, then a blinking MEM and

station preset.

Press

PRESET +/–

to select the station preset you

want.

Press

ENTER

The preset number stop blinking and the receiver stores

the station.

Note

•

If the receiver is left disconnected from the AC power

outlet for over a month, the station memories will be lost

and will have to be reprogrammed.

•

Stations are stored in stereo. When the station is stored in

the FM MONO mode, it shows as when recalled.ST

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See

Saving station presets on page 22 if you haven’t done this

already.

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIE VER

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT AUDIO

TRE

TRETRE

BASS

BASSBASS

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD

BOX

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX

CDCD

GAME

GAMEGAME

TVTV

USB

USBUSB

TUN

TUNTUN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

DISP

DISPDISP

TUNER

TUNERTUNE R

EDIT

EDITEDIT

SLEEP

SLEEPSLEEP

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

STATUS

STA

STASTA

TUS

TUSTUS

PRESET

PRESETPRESET-

PRESET

PRESETPRESET+

BAND

BANDBAND

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIE VER

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIOBT AUDIO

TRE

TRETRE

BASS

BASSBASS

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX

CDCD

GAME

GAMEGAME

TVTV

USB

USBUSBTUN

TUN

TUNTUN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

DISP

DISPDISP

TUNER

TUNERTUNE R

EDIT

EDITEDIT

SLEEP

SLEEPSLEEP

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

STATUS

STA

STASTA

TUS

TUSTUS

PRESET

PRESETPRESET-

PRESET

PRESETPRESET-

PRESET - PRESET

PRESET

PRESETPRESET+

PRESET

PRESETPRESET+

PRESET+

BAND

BANDBAND

Basic playback

…

Press

PRESET +/–

to select the station preset you

want.

Naming preset stations

For easier identification, you can name all of your preset

stations.

Choose the station preset you want to name.

See Listening to station presets above for how to do this.

Press

EDIT

twice.

The cursor at the first character position is blinking on

the display.

Input the name you want.

Choose a name up to eight characters long.

•

Use

PRESET +/–

to select character position.

•

Use

TUNE +/–

to select characters.

•

The name is stored when

ENTER

is pressed.

Tip

•

To erase a station name, follow steps 1 and 2, and press

ENTER

while the display is blank. Press

EDIT

while the

display is blank, to keep the previous name.

•

Once you have named a station preset, Press

DISP

show the name. When you want to return to the frequency

display, press

DISP

several times to show the frequency.

An introduction to RDS (For Europe)

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system 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.

One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of

program. For example, you can search for a station that’s

broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ.

You can search the following program types:

Note

•

In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM,

ALARMTST ALARM ALARMTST, and NO TYPE. and

are used for emergency announcements. NO TYPE

appears when a program type cannot be found.

Searching for RDS programs

You can search for a program type listed above.

Press

TUN

then press

BAND

to select the FM band.

•

RDS is only possible in the FM band.

Press

PTY

SEARCH shows in the display.

Press

PRESET +/–

to select the program type you

want to hear.

Press

ENTER

to search for the program type.

The system starts searching through the station presets for a

match, stopping when it was found one. Repeat to search for

other stations.

If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find that

program type at the time of the search.

RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been

preset, or if the program type could not be found among the

station presets is displayed.NO PTY

FINISH means the search is complete.

NEWS – News

AFFAIRS – Current Affairs

INFO – General Information

SPORT – Sport

EDUCATE – Educational

DRAMA – Radio plays, etc.

CULTURE – National or

regional culture, theater, etc.

SCIENCE – Science and

technology

VARIED – Usually talk-based

material, such as quiz shows

or interviews.

POP M – Pop music

ROCK M – Rock music

EASY M – Easy listening

LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical

music

CLASSICS – ‘Serious’

classical music

OTHER M – Music not fitting

above categories

WEATHER – Weather reports

FINANCE – Stock market

reports, commerce, trading,

etc.

CHILDREN – Programs for

children

SOCIAL – Social affairs

RELIGION – Programs

concerning religion

PHONE IN – Public

expressing their views by

phone

TRAVEL – Holiday-type travel

rather than traffic

announcements

LEISURE – Leisure interests

and hobbies

JAZZ – Jazz

COUNTRY – Country music

NATION M – Popular music in

a language other than English

OLDIES – Popular music from

the ’50s and ’60s

FOLK M – Folk music

DOCUMENT – Documentary

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIE VER

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BT AUDIO

TRE

TRETRE

BASS

BASSBASS

CBL

CBLCBLBD

BDBD

BOX

S.BOX

S.BOXS.BOX

CDCD

GAME

GAMEGAME

TVTV

USB

USBUSB

TUN

TUNTUN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

DISP

DISPDISP

TUNER

TUNERTUNE R

EDIT

EDITEDIT

SLEEP

SLEEPSLEEP

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

TUNET UNE

TUNE

STATU S

STA

STASTA

TUS

TUSTUS

PRESET

PRESETPRESET-

PRESET

PRESETPRESET-

PRESET- PRESET

PRESET

PRESETPRESET +

PRESET

PRESETPRESET +

PRESET+

BAND

BANDBAND

Basic playback

Displaying RDS information

Use the

DISP

button to display the different types of RDS

information available.

…

Press

DISP

for RDS information.

Each press changes the display as follows:

•

Listening mode

•

Master volume

•

Radio Text ( ) – Messages sent by the radio station.RT

For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone

number as RT.

•

Program Service Name (PS) – The name of the radio

station.

•

Program Type (PTY) – This indicates the kind of

program currently being broadcast.

•

Current tuner frequency (FREQ)

Note

•

If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll,

some characters may be displayed incorrectly.

•

If you see NO TEXT in the RT display, it means no RT data

is sent from the broadcast station. The display will

automatically switch to the PS data display (if no PS data,

NO NAME is displayed).

•

In the PTY display, NO PTY may be shown.

•

Special characters not supported by the unit may appear

as spaces.

Listening to DAB Digital Radio

Press

TUN

then press

BAND

to select DAB.

•

The very first time you select DAB, the Auto Tuning

function automatically scans the DAB Band 3 for the

multiplexes (i.e., stations) available in your area.

•

Once the scanning process is complete, the first

station that was detected is selected.

•

If a new DAB station is introduced, or you move to a

new area, press

HOME MENU

button on the remote

controller, then in the Home Menu displayed set "DAB

Setup"– "DAB SCAN". See DAB Scan on page 34.

Select the desired radio station with

TUNE +/–

Changing the order stations are displayed

You can sort the available stations alphabetically or by

multiplex.

…

Press

PTY

repeatedly to set the method for sorting the

display order from the following.

•

Alphabet (default setting): Sort stations

alphabetically.

•

Multiplex : Sort stations by multiplex.

Displaying DAB Radio Information

…

Press

DISP

repeatedly to display more information

about the selected DAB station.

•

DLS (Dynamic Label Segment): When tuned to a

station that's broadcasting DLS text data, the text will

scroll across the display.

•

Program Type: Displays the type of program.

Bit Rate and Audio Mode: Displays the station's bit

rate and audio mode (Stereo, Mono).

•

Quality: Displays the signal quality.

0 - 59: Poor reception

60 - 79: Good reception

80 - 100: Excellent reception

•

Multiplex Name: Displays the name of the current

multiplex.

•

Multiplex Number and Frequency: Displays the

number and frequency of the current multiplex.

Listening to your system

Choosing the listening mode

This receiver offers a variety of listening modes to

accommodate playback of various audio formats. Choose

one according to your speaker environment or the source.

…

While listening to a source, press the listening mode

button repeatedly to select a listening mode you want.

•

The listening mode is shown on the display on the front

panel.

Important

•

The listening modes and many features described in this

section may not be available depending on the current

source, settings and status of the receiver.

Auto playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the AUTO

SURROUND feature. With this, the receiver automatically

detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects

multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.

•

Press

AUTO/DIRECT

repeatedly until

AUTO SURROUND

shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or

playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the

display to see how the source is being processed.

Note

•

Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly

using NEO:6 CINEMA (see Listening in surround sound

below for more on these decoding formats).

•

When listening to the BT AUDIO input, the Advanced

Sound Retriever AIR feature is selected automatically.

Advanced Sound Retriever AIR:

Suitable for listening to the sound from a BLUETOOTH

wireless technology device.

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround

sound. However, the options available will depend on your

speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

•

If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround

encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be

selected and shows in the display.

When you select (Auto Level Control stereo STEREO ALC

mode), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if each

sound level varies with the music source recorded in a

portable audio player.

When you select , you will hear the source through STEREO

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.

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo

and multichannel sources.

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIEVER

AVAV

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

MUTE

MUTEMUTE

BASS

BASSBASS

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

AUX

AUXAUX

AUTO/

DIRECT

AUTO SURROUND

STREAM DIRECT

Type of surround modes Suitable sources

Two channel sources

STEREO ALC See above.

DOLBY PLII MOVIE Movie

DOLBY PLII MUSICaMusic

DOLBY PLII GAME Video games

NEO:6 CINEMAbMovie

NEO:6 MUSICbMusic

DOLBY PRO LOGIC Old movies

STEREOcSee above.

ALC/

STANDARD

ALC/

STANDARD SURR

Listening to your system

a. You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect

(see Setting the Audio options on page 27).

b. You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see Setting the Audio

options on page 27).

c. You can choose the STEREO mode by using

STEREO

button.

The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can

still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Advanced

Sound Retriever and Tone functions.

Using the Advanced surround

The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround

effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see

which you like.

Note

•

During ECO mode, the brightness switches between 2

levels. If the dimmest level is selected, DIMMER will be

shown on the display. (Mode other than ECO: 4 levels,

ECO mode: 2 levels)

•

ECO MODE will switch OFF automatically when switched

to other listening modes (Advanced surround mode and

Auto surround mode).

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the

truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary

signal processing is bypassed.

Multichannel sources

STEREO ALC See above.

Straight Decode No additional effects

STEREOcSee above.

ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamic

soundtracks.

DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog.

ADVANCED

GAME

Suitable for video games.

SPORTS Suitable for sports programs.

CLASSICAL Gives a large concert hall-type sound.

ROCK/POP Creates a live concert sound for rock and/

or pop music.

EXT.STEREO Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

source, using all of your speakers.

F.S.S.ADVANCE

(Front Stage

Surround

ADVANCE)

Allows you to create natural surround

sound effects using just the front speakers

and the subwoofer.

Use to provide a rich surround sound effect

directed to the center of where the front left

and right speakers sound projection area

converges.

PHONES SURR When listening through headphones, you

can still get the effect of overall surround.

ECO 1 Cut back on power consumption. Suitable

for contents that are mainly high level

(mainly music).

ECO 2 Cut back on even more power

consumption than ECO 1. Suitable for

contents with wider dynamic range (mainly

movies).

ADV SURR

ADVANCED

SURROUND

Front left

speaker

Front right

speaker

AUTO

SURROUND

See Auto playback on page 25.

DIRECT Sources are heard according to the

settings made in the Manual SP Setup

(speaker setting, X.Over, channel level,

speaker distance), as well as with dual

mono settings. You will hear sources

according to the number of channels in the

signal.

Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,

Sound Delay, Fixed PCM, SACD Gain,

HDMI Audio, Auto Delay and LFE

Attenuate functions are available.

PURE DIRECT Analog and PCM sources are heard

without any digital processing.

AUTO/

DIRECT

AUTO SURROUND

STREAM DIRECT

Listening to your system

Using the Advanced Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the compression

process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound

image. The Advanced Sound Retriever feature employs new

DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to

compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure

and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

…

Press

S.RETRIEVER

to switch the S.RTV (Advanced

Sound Retriever) ON or OFF.

Note

•The Advanced Sound Retriever mode cannot be set to

when the

DIRECT

mode or the

PURE DIRECT

mode is

switched on.

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.

Phase Control technology provides coherent sound

reproduction through the use of phase matching for an

optimal sound image at your listening position. The default

setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control

switched on for all sound sources.

…

Press

PHASE

to switch the P.CTL (Phase Control) ON

or OFF.

Note

•Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper

sound reproduction. If two waveforms are ‘in phase’, they

crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude,

clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave

meets a trough, then the sound will be ‘out of phase’ and an

unreliable sound image will be produced.

•

If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the

plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually

feel when Phase Control is set to ON on this receiver

depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your

subwoofer to maximize the effect. It is also recommended

you try changing the orientation or the place of your

subwoofer.

•

Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to

OFF. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the

cutoff frequency to a higher value.

•

If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not

have a maximized Phase Control effect.

•

The Phase Control mode cannot be set to in the ON

following cases:

When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on.

When the headphones are connected.

Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can

make using the menu. The defaults, if not AV ADJUST

stated, are listed in bold.

Important

•

Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AV ADJUST

menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings

and status of the receiver.

Press

AV ADJUST

button.

Use





to select the setting you want to adjust.

Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver,

certain options may not be able to be selected. Check

the table below for notes on this.

Use





to set it as necessary.

See the table below for the options available for each

setting.

Press

RETURN

to confirm and exit the menu.

PHASE

PHASEPHASE

PHASE

PHASEPHASEPHASE

S.RETRIEVER

S.RETRIEVERS.RETRIEVER

BT AUDIO

BT AUDIOBT AUDIO

BASS

BASSBASS

USB

USBUSBT UN

TUN

TUNT UN

AUX

AUXAUX

BTBT

AVAV

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

AVAV

ADJUST

ADJUSTADJUST

ADJUST

MUTE

MUTEMUTE

HOME

HOMEHOME

MENUMENU

RETURN

RETURNRETURN

RETURN

RETURNRETURN

RETURN

VOLUME

VOLUMEVOLUME

Setting/What it does Option(s)

EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ)

Switches on/off the effect of Acoustic

Calibration EQ.

OFF

S.DLY (Sound Delay)

Some monitors have a slight delay when

showing video, so the soundtrack will be

slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding

a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to

match the presentation of the video.

0 ms to 500 ms

(1 step : 5 ms)

Default: 0

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

The MIDNIGHT allows you to hear effective

surround sound of movies at low volumes.

The

LOUDNESS

is used to get good bass and

treble from music sources at low volumes.

M/L OFF

MIDNIGHT

LOUDNESS

S.RTV (Advanced Sound Retriever)

Switches on/off the effect of Advanced Sound

Retriever. (see Using the Advanced Sound

Retriever above)

OFFb

DUAL MONOc

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby

Digital soundtracks should be played.

CH1 – Channel 1

is heard only

CH2 – Channel 2

is heard only

CH1 CH2 – Both

channels heard

from front

speakers

Listening to your system

a. You can change the Advanced Sound Retriever feature at any

time by using

S.RETRIEVER

button.

b. The default setting when the USB and BT AUDIO inputs are

selected is ON.

c. This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital

and DTS soundtracks.

d. This is not displayed by default. You need to change some

settings on this unit to display the menu. (see Displaying the

Fixed PCM Setting menu on page 29).

The initial set

AUTO

is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals.

Select

MAX

MID

for signals other than Dolby TrueHD.

f. You shouldn’t have any problems using this with most SACD

discs, but if the sound distorts, it is best to switch the gain

setting back to 0 dB.

g. This feature is only available when the connected display

supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability

(‘lip-sync’) for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay

time unsuitable, set A.DLY to OFF and adjust the delay time

manually. For more details about the lip-sync feature of your

display, contact the manufacturer directly.

Only available with 2-channel sources in

DOLBY PLII MUSIC

mode.

i. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in NEO:6 CINEMA

and NEO:6 MUSIC mode.

F.PCM (Fixed PCM)d

This is useful if you find there is a slight delay

before OFF recognizes the PCM signal on a

CD, for instance.

When

is selected, noise may be output during

playback of non-PCM sources. Please select

another input signal if this is a problem.

OFF

DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie

soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS,

Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD

and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to

use this feature when listening to surround

sound at low volumes).

AUTOe

MAX

MID

OFF

LFE ATT (LFE Attenuate)

Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources

include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE

attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-

low bass tones from distorting the sound from

the speakers.

The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB,

which is the recommended value. When set

to –15 dB, the LFE is limited by the

respective degree. When OFF is selected, no

sound is output from the LFE channel.

0 (0 dB)

5 (–5 dB)

10 (–10 dB)

15 (–15 dB)

20 (–20 dB)

** (OFF)

SACD G. (SACD Gain)f

Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the

dynamic range (during digital processing).

0 (0 dB)

+6 (+6 dB)

HDMI (HDMI Audio)

Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio

signal out of this receiver (AMP) or through to

a TV (THRU). When THRU is selected, no

sound is output from this receiver.

AMP

THRU

A.DLY (Auto Delay)g

This feature automatically corrects the audio-to-

video delay between components connected

with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set

depending on the operational status of the

display connected with an HDMI cable. The

video delay time is automatically adjusted

according to the audio delay time.

OFF

Setting/What it does Option(s)

C.WIDTH (Center Width)h

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

Spreads the center channel between the front right

and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher

settings) or narrower (lower settings).

Making the

C.WIDTH

setting “7” may cause no

sound to be output from the center channel.

0 to 7

Default: 3

DIMEN. (Dimension)h

Adjusts the surround sound balance from

front to back, making the sound more distant

(minus settings), or more forward (positive

settings).

–3 to +3

Default: 0

PNRM. (Panorama)h

Extends the front stereo image to include

surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

OFF

C.IMG (Center Image)i

(Applicable only when using a center speaker)

Adjust the center image to create a wider

stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect

from 0 (all center channel sent to front right

and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent

to the center speaker only).

0 to 10

Default: 3

(NEO:6 MUSIC),

10 (NEO:6

CINEMA)

Setting/What it does Option(s)

Produkt Specifikationer

Mærke:	Pioneer
Kategori:	Modtager
Model:	VSX-531D-B
Bredde:	435 mm
Dybde:	320.5 mm
Højde:	168 mm
Vægt:	8000 g
Produktfarve:	Sort
Bluetooth:	Ja
3D:	Ja
Lyddekodere:	DTS 96/24,DTS Neo:6,DTS-HD Master Audio
Skærmvisning (OSD):	Ja
Slumretimer:	Ja
Understøttede lydformater:	AAC,MP3,WMA
Bluetooth-version:	3.0+HS
Bluetooth-profiler:	A2DP
Sammensat videoindgang:	2
Audio Return Channel (ARC):	Ja
Fjernbetjening inkluderet:	Ja
Lyd-output kanaler:	5.1 kanaler
Video opskalering:	Ja
Antal USB-porte:	1
Understøttede radiobånd:	AM,DAB,DAB+,FM
Lyd (L, R) indgang:	1
Sammensat videoudgang:	1
Modtagertype:	Surround
Antal forudindstillede stationer:	30
HSMI-indgang:	4
Antal HDMI-udgange:	1
Digital lyd koaksial indgang:	1
Digital akustisk og optisk indgang:	1
Udgangseffekt pr. kanal (20-20KHz @8 Ohm):	- W
Audio D/A-konverter (DAC):	24-bit/192kHz
Udgangseffekt pr. kanal (1KHz @6 Ohm):	130 W
Understøttelse af x.v. farve:	Ja
Understøttelse af dybe farver:	Ja