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Page 2 - IMPORTANT; WARNING; WARNING

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to a...

Page 3 - Voltage selector; For Taiwan exclusively; Taiwanese two pin flat-bladed plug; IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

POWER-CORD 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. Ne...

Page 4 - Contents

Contents 01 4 En Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Qu...

Page 5 - English; Before you start; Checking what’s in the box; Important; Using the remote control

Before you start 01 5 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • AA size IEC R6 dry cell batteries (to confirm system operat...

Page 6 - The System Setup menu

Before you start 01 6 En 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 in...

Page 7 - Connecting up; Making cable connections

Connecting up 02 7 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 02: Connecting up Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the s...

Page 8 - Note; • If your DVD player only has an optical; CD OPT; optical; CD; input function when; Connecting a tape deck or VCR; TV; Tape deck or VCR

Connecting up 02 8 En Connecting to a TV and DVD recorder or player The diagram below shows the connections for a basic home theater setup of a TV, DVD recorder (or player) and this receiver. Audio is output from the DVD recorder’s coaxial digital audio jack, while the video output goes to the TV. A...

Page 9 - Connecting antennas; Using external antennas; FM wire antenna

Connecting up 02 9 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Note • You can only record from analog audio sources ( TV/SAT , CD-R/TAPE/MD , FRONT AUDIO or FM/AM inputs). Audio from the digital inputs is not recordable from the analog outputs. Connecting other digital components The dia...

Page 10 - AM loop antenna; Antenna snap connectors; To improve FM reception; Connect an external FM antenna.; To improve AM reception; coaxial

Connecting up 02 10 En AM loop antenna Assemble the antenna and connect to the receiver. Attach (if necessary) and face in the direction that gives the best reception. If you want to attach the loop antenna to a wall, assemble as shown below. Antenna snap connectors Twist the exposed wire strands to...

Page 11 - Connecting the speakers; Center speaker; Twist exposed wire strands

Connecting up 02 11 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Connecting the speakers The diagram below shows a complete surround sound setup of six speakers set up in a typical configuration. For the best sound, try to follow this setup in your room as closely as possible. Make sure t...

Page 12 - Speaker terminals; Hints on speaker placement; Caution; Extra Power mode speaker setup; Using the Advanced surround effects; EX; Plugging in

Connecting up 02 12 En Speaker terminals 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 is touching the back panel when you switch the unit on, the power may cut off as a safety measure. Use good quality spea...

Page 13 - Controls and displays; Front panel; Input select buttons; Press to select an input source.; Character display; Use to set the listening volume.; buttons

Controls and displays 03 13 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 3: Controls and displays Front panel 1 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 2 Character display 3 ENTER 4 MULTI JOG dial 5 MPX Use to switch between auto stereo and mono reception of FM broad...

Page 14 - Auto; jack; Using the Quick Setup; 1 System Setup menu controls; Display; indicators

Controls and displays 03 14 En ADVANCED SURR Switches between the various surround modes(page 20). ST/DIRECT/AUTO SURR Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 21). Also selects the Auto Surround mode...

Page 15 - Listening in surround sound; Lights when Dialog Enhancement (; 8 Master volume level

Controls and displays 03 15 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español 2 DIGITAL Lights when a Dolby Digital 1 encoded signal is detected. ANALOG Lights when an analog signal is detected. DTS Lights when a DTS 2 encoded audio signal is detected. 2 Lights to indicate decoding of a DTS mu...

Page 17 - Button; HDD

Controls and displays 03 17 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español MUTE Mutes/unmutes the sound. 6 SHIFT Press to access commands in a rectangle (above the buttons) on the remote. These buttons are marked with an asterisk(* ) in this section. 7 SLEEP Press to change the amount of ti...

Page 18 - 3 TUNER controls; STATION; buttons can be used to select preset radio; DISPLAY; About the WMA9 Pro decoder; This unit has an on-board Windows Media

Controls and displays 03 18 En 13 TUNER controls The TUNING +/– buttons can be used to find radio frequencies (page 25) and the STATION +/– buttons can be used to select preset radio stations (page 25). DISPLAY Switch the display between station preset name, frequency (see tip on page 25). CLASS Swi...

Page 19 - Listening to your system; Auto playback; While listening to a source, press; With two channel sources

Listening to your system 04 19 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 4: 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...

Page 20 - SPORTS; Setting the effect options; Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust; Setting

Listening to your system 04 20 En Using the Advanced surround effects Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like. • Press ADV.SURR. (ADVANCED SURR) repeatedly to select a listening mode. • ADV. MOVIE – Suitable for movie sources. • ADV. MUSIC – Suitable for music sources. ...

Page 21 - Press; Listening in stereo

Listening to your system 04 21 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB) Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. For example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround b...

Page 22 - Press repeatedly to switch between:; RTRV ON; — This option is engineered; RTRV OFF; — Switches the Sound Retriever

Listening to your system 04 22 En Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio b...

Page 23 - Channel level

The System Setup menu 05 23 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 5: 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’re using the receiver and also explains how to fin...

Page 24 - Tip; Speaker Distance; RS

The System Setup menu 05 24 En 4 Adjust the level of each channel using the / (cursor left/right) buttons. If you selected T. TONE M. , use / (cursor up/down) to switch speakers. The T. TONE A. setup will output test tones in the following order: Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is ...

Page 25 - Using the tuner; Listening to the radio; Naming station presets; Listening to station presets; Saving station presets

Using the tuner 06 25 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts and memorize the frequency for recall later. 1 Press AM or FM to select the tuner band. 2 Tune to ...

Page 26 - Switch the receiver into standby.; while you press and hold the TUNER EDIT; The channel tuning step alternates between; K STEP; each time you do this.

Using the tuner 06 26 En Changing the frequency step If you find that you can’t tune into stations successfully, the frequency step may not be suitable for your country/region. Here’s how to switch the setting: 1 Switch the receiver into standby. 2 On the front panel, press STANDBY/ ON while you pre...

Page 27 - Additional information; Troubleshooting; Problem; The power does not turn on.; MUTE; on the remote control to turn muting off.; MASTER VOLUME

Additional information 07 27 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Chapter 7: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Take a ...

Page 28 - Cleaning the unit; DIMMER

Additional information 07 28 En 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. 2 While holding down the TONE button, press and hold the STANDBY/ON button for about th...

Page 29 - Specifications; Amplifier section

Additional information 07 29 En English Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Español Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output (stereo)Front . . . . . . 100 W (DIN 1 kHz, THD, 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) Power Output (surround)Front . . . . . 100 W per channel (1 kHz, 1.0 % THD, 8 Ω ) Center . . . ....

Page 30 - PIONEER CORPORATION; PIONEER EUROPE NV; Printed in

PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901 PIONEER...