Pioneer vsa-e08 - Manuals

V En Quick Start Guide 4 System Setup SPEAKER SETTING CROSSOVER NETWORK BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL DIGITAL INPUT SELECT CHANNEL DELAY CHANNEL LEVEL BACK 4 4 4 4 4 Digital Input Assignment This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD to DIGITAL IN 1, as in the first diagr...

VI En Quick Start Guide 5 5 5 5 5 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 1 Turn on the Amplifier, your TV, and the DVD player. 2 Press the STANDARD button on the front panel for the basic surround sound setting. You can also press the remote control AMP button and then press the STANDARD button on thatAm...

7 PREP ARA TION En OPERA TION SET UP PREP ARA TION Table of Contents Features .............................................. 8 Before You Start ................................. 9 Checking the Supplied Accessories .......................... 9How to Use This Manual ......................................

8 En Multi Channel Stereophonic Concept The VSA-E08 amplifier is constructed with Pioneer’s industry-leading multi channel stereophonic concept. Thiswell-developed approach to amplifier circuitry takes the high level base technology that, up until now, has beenonly used for stereo equipment and appl...

9 PREP ARA TION En This manual is for the VSA-E08 Audio/Video Multi-Channel Amplifier.This manual is divided into three main sections whichwill tell you how to setup and use the unit : PREPARATION First carry out the tasks below in this “Before YouStart“ section to prepare the remote control, thenco...

10 En Touch pen Change Battery !! OK ? SIZE AA, LR6 SIZE AA, LR6 lock switch Remote Control Battery Alarm When the batteries get too weak to operate the remote control properly an alarmwill sound and a warning screen will appear on the remote. Change the batteries asshown on the previous page. The T...

11 PREP ARA TION En Installing the Amplifier Ventilation • When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 60 cm at the top, 10 cm at the rear, and 30 cm at each side). If not enough space is provided betweenthe unit and walls o...

12 En Connecting Your Equipment Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power anddisconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. Audio Components To begin set up connect your audio components to the jacks as shown below. These are all analogconnections and your analog audio component...

13 PREP ARA TION En Connecting Your Equipment Digital Connections In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need tomake digital audio connections. You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection (youdon’t need to do both). The quality of th...

14 En Connecting Your Equipment Example Connection for a DVD/LD or LD player Make sure you connect your DVD/LD or LD players using both the 2 RF jack and either a coaxial or optical (you don't need to do both of these) digital connections. If your player has an 2 RF output this will ensure you can u...

15 PREP ARA TION En Connecting Your Equipment Video Components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. Regarding a DVD there are two typesof connections to make. Hook up your video signal with either component video, S-video, orcomposite video cords (the quality descends in this o...

16 En Connecting Your Equipment CD IN R L R L MD / TAPE1/ CD-R PLAY REC TAPE2MONITOR PLAY REC IN PHONO MONITOR OUT 2 MONITOR OUT 1 SURR- OUND SUB WOOFER CENTER FRONT MULTI CH IN SURR-OUND FRONT SUB. W PRE OUT CENTER R L L R R L R L R R L L (Songle) COMPONENT VIDEO DVD/LD IN TV/SAT IN Y P B P R MONIT...

17 PREP ARA TION En Connecting Your Equipment TV Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below. Hook up the signal with either component video, S-video, or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the videocomponent you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with sa...

18 En MONITOR OUT 2 MONITOR OUT 1 CD IN SURR- OUND SUB WOOFER CENTER FRONT MULTI CH IN SURR-OUND FRONT SUB WOOFER PRE OUT CENTER R L L R R L R R L L R L R R L L (Songle) COMPONENT VIDEO DVD/LD IN TV/SAT IN Y P B P R MONITOR OUT P B P R Y MULTI CH IN SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK PRE OUT DVD / LD IN S ...

19 PREP ARA TION En Connecting Your Equipment Placing Your Speakers Proper speaker placement is essential to realize the best sound from your system. The diagram andtips given here are just a rough guide; be sure to read the instructions that come with yourspeakers. Speaker placement If you have a m...

20 En Connecting Your Equipment Connecting additional amplifiers To hook up surround back speakers you need to use an additional amplifier. Other than for that purpose this amplifier has more than sufficient power for any home use, but it is possible to addadditional amplifiers to every channel of y...

21 PREP ARA TION En Display All the display information is explained and/or referenced here. Displays & Controls DIGITAL dB PRO LOGIC STEREO DSP MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS ATT SIGNAL SELECT OVER H.P AC-3DTS MPEG ANALOG SP AB L C R LFE LS S RS DIGITAL AC-3RF AUTO MPEG TAPE 2 VOLUME 2 1 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11...

22 En Displays & Controls Front Panel All the controls on the front panel are explained and/or referenced here. To open the front panel pushgently on the lower third of the panel. STANDBY/ON DSP MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD STANDBY AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHAN...

25 PREP ARA TION En Displays & Controls Basic Amplifier LCD Screens Amplifier MAIN Screen 1 3 4 4 6 7 2 8 9 5 0 - MAIN SUB DSP STEREO THX ADVANCED THEATER EFFECT STANDARD MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS SIGNAL SELECT DIGITAL NR / dts / MPEG MULTI CH IN Amplifier 1 Amplifier MAIN button Press this button to se...

26 En Displays & Controls Amplifier SUB Screen SPEAKER A/B TONE CH SELECT MAIN SUB TREBLE SYSTEM SETUP CH LEVEL INPUT ATT. BASS FL DIMMER TAPE 2 MONITOR Amplifier 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Amplifier SUB button Press this button to select the sub amplifier screen(above) when the remote control is on the ...

SET UP 27 En Initial Set Up On Screen Display There are a number of possible ways to hook up the amplifier to your video components, like a DVD player, andhook up to your amplifier to your TV, but some of them won't allow you to use the on-screen display of this unit.To avoid this one simply needs t...

28 En Setting Up the Remote Control Since this remote is based on LCD screens, you should try and get used to the touch-sensitive nature of thebuttons as well as the way in which different screens control different operations. You can move between thedifferent screens with the function buttons on th...

SET UP 29 En 5 Decide which other adjustments you‘d like to make and press thosebuttons. The different possibilitiesare: BACKLIGHT : The backlight button let’s you choose weather or not you want to have the backlight for thisLCD screen on or off. If you leave it on the screen iseasier to see but the...

30 En Setting Up for Surround Sound To ensure the best possible surround sound, complete the following set up operations. You only need to makethese settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers,etc.). These set up operations use your TV to display...

32 En SPEAKER SETTING The following steps show you how to select the correct set up for the type and number of speakers youconnected. If continuing from DIGITAL INPUT SELECT go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 on p.30first. 1 Press the SPEAKER SETTING button. 2 Select the THX or FREE...

SET UP 33 En « memo If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it mayseem logical to select LARGE for your FRONTspeakers and leave the subwoofer selected. Thismay not, however, yield the best bass results.Depending on the size and shape of your room youmay actually experience a decrease in the a...

34 En System Setup SPEAKER SETTING CROSSOVER NETWORK BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL DIGITAL INPUT SELECT CHANNEL DELAY CHANNEL LEVEL BACK 1 Press the CHANNEL DELAY button. The CHANNEL DELAY speaker settings will appear onyour remote control screen. 2 Select each speaker by pressing it...

SET UP 35 En 1 Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button. The CHANNEL LEVEL settings will appear on yourremote control screen. NOTE : Be prepared! The test tone is output at ahigh volume level. MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position(0 dB) and the display on the amplifier flashes TESTTONE. After a few ...

36 En 3 Using the remote control display, follow the instructions below toadjust the speaker levels so that youhear the test tone at the samevolume from each speaker whenseated in your normal listeningposition. NOTE : The volume of the subwoofer tends to sound lower than it actually is. You may need...

38 En 1 Press the BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER button. 2 Press the TEST TONE button. The MASTER VOLUME rotates to MIN (----dB). dB STEREO SIGNAL SELECTANALOG SP A AUTO VOLUME dB STEREO SIGNAL SELECTANALOG SP A AUTO VOLUME A test tone will sound or not depending on whichspeakers you have selected. If subw...

SET UP 39 En DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL This feature makes it possible to enjoy full surround sound effects on Dolby Digital sources even at lowvolumes. It does this by compressing the dynamic range. Dynamic range is the difference between the loudestand the softest sounds in any given signal. Compressin...

40 En DUAL MONO SETTING The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Digital discs that have dual mono softwareencoded in them. Dual mono software usually is used to put two different soundtracks on one DVD. With thissetting you can choose which channel in the dual mono setting you...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 41 En Basic Playback Sound Modes The five sound modes on the receiver are explained here. These can be turned on from the front panel or fromthe AMPLIFIER MAIN SCREEN on the remote control.There are three cinema modes: STANDARD, HOME THX CINEMA, and ADVANCED THEATER. These ared...

42 En Basic Playback ACTION This mode is designed for action movies, which generally use lots of sound effects. The mode enriches thesound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects. 5/7-D THEATER This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 43 En Basic Playback STEREO mode Use the STEREO mode to enjoy standard (two-channel) stereo sound from the front left and right speakers.This mode is most like the sound reproduction you would get from a regular stereo receiver or amplifier that isnot equipped to handled A/V fo...

44 En Basic Playback 1 Press the AMP. This sets the remote to select the sound mode. (You can skip this step when using the controls onthe amplifier.) 2 Select the sound mode. • For STANDARD \ Press STANDARD Each press changes the STANDARD mode as follows: STANDARD STANDARD 7.1 STANDARD auto • For H...

46 En Playing Sources with Stereo Sound The following instructions show you how to play audio or audio-visual sources with the VSA-E08. If the TAPE 2 indicator is visible in the display, it means the TAPE 2 MONITOR is on. Press TAPE 2MONITOR on the front panel to turn it off unless you want to liste...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 47 En Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input This button selects the type of input, ANALOG, DIGITAL or 2 RF, sent to the amplifier. You need to take special care to switch to the appropriate input when necessary. For example, the switch would have to be onDIGITAL to hear DOLBY D...

48 En Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode This feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes. Itcan be used with a variety of surround sound sources and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds areaudible while the noisier sounds don’t become overly l...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 49 En Basic Playback Adjusting Bass and Treble (Tone Control) You can use BASS +/– or TREBLE +/– buttons to adjust the low and high frequencies for each individual set ofspeakers. If the amplifier is in STEREO mode you can only adjust the FRONT speakers. In a surround mode(STAN...

50 En Basic Playback MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback MULTI CH IN allows you to connect an external decoder to enjoy certain types of specialized discs. To useMULTI CH playback follow the instructions below. memo MULTI CH IN Amplifier MAIN SUB DSP STEREO THX ADVANCED THEATER EFFECT STANDARD MIDNIGHT LOUDNE...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 51 En Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Use the FL DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display (FL=fluorescent display). Use the FL DIMMER button on theremote control's Amplifier SUBscreen or the front panel toalternate between the differentlevels of...

52 En 4 AMP DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2 REMOTE SETUP MD/TAPE1 CD LINE/ TUNER TV CONTROL Preset Recall DVD LD VCR TV TAPE CD-R DVR TUNER STB CD MD SELECT ITEM BACK DVD/LD] [ 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP. The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remotecontrol's screen. 2 Press the PRESET RECALL button on the remo...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 53 En 5 Select the name of the company that makes your component. If there are two pages of company names, use thepage +/– buttons to go back and forth between thetwo sets of makers' names. For explanation purposes,we'll use PIONEER as an example. 6 Press the NUMBER 1 button. I...

54 En Learning Mode: Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls If preset codes are not available for your component(s), or the available preset codes do not operate correctly,you can use this procedure to program in signals from the remote control(s) of your other component(s). Thesesteps can a...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 55 En memo Locking the Settings This feature allows you to lock the SYSTEM SETUP and REMOTE SETUP settings so that they cannot bechanged without unlocking them first. When they are locked you cannot enter the setting screen in thesemodes. The locking and unlocking procedures ar...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 57 En Remote Control of Other Components memo Key Rename Use the KEY RENAME capability to rename the buttons (keys) on the remote control screens for differentfunctions (DVD, etc.). You would want to do this if you taught a specific button a new operation on the previoustwo pag...

58 En Using Remote Control with Other Components DVD or LD player operations • The following operations are available from the Amplifier’s remote control after you programyour DVD or LD player into it, but some operations may need to be learned separately by theamplifier (see “Setting Up the Remote ...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 59 En Remote Control of Other Components CD player operations • The following operations are available from the Amplifier’s remote control after you programyour CD player into it, but some operations may need to be learned separately by the amplifier(see “Setting Up the Remote ...

60 En MD operations • The following operations are available from the Amplifier’s remote control after you programyour MD recorder into it, but some operations may need to be learned separately by the ampli-fier (see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ p.52-55). • To perform...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 61 En TV operations • The following operations are available from the Amplifier’s remote control after you programyour TV into it, but some operations may need to be learned separately by the amplifier (see“Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ p.52-55). •...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 63 En Remote Control of Other Components Tuner 1 2 4 7 8 9 5 6 3 DIRECT ACCESS DISP MODE RF ATT + + – – CLASS BAND MPX STATION TUNING 0 L1 1 2 4 5 6 3 7 - 8 9 0 memo 1 Press to switch the TUNER on or off (not possiblewith all models, especially those without astandby mode). 2 B...

64 En Cassette deck operations You can use this remote control to control a single or a double cassette deck after you program the deck playerinto it. If you have a regular cassette deck with only one set of tape heads use the buttons on the right marked“SINGLE/DECK II“. If you have a double cassett...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 65 En Remote Control of Other Components VCR operations • The following operations are available from the Amplifier’s remote control after you programyour VCR deck into it, but some operations may need to be learned separately by the amplifier(see “Setting Up the Remote Control...

66 En Recording from Audio Components The following explanations show you how to record an analog or digital audio signal. Note that your analogcomponents cannot record a player that is only connected digitally (and vice-versa). If you want to record from adigital component to an analog one (for exa...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 67 En Video Select Press the VIDEO SELECT button onthe front panel to cycle through thedifferent possible video inputs. The first press shows the video input you arecurrently using. After that pressing VIDEO SELECTcycles though the possibilities in the following order: DVD/LD V...

68 En Multi Operations Multi operations allow you to tell the amplifier and your other components to do a number of things with thepush of only two buttons on the LCD commander. For example, you can program the unit to turn on your TV,turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD. This al...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 69 En AMP DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2 REMOTE SETUP MD/TAPE1 CD LINE/ TUNER TV CONTROL Multi Operation 3 2 4 5 3 DVD BACK SELECT NUMBER DVD/LD [ ] CLEAR CLEAR SETUP OK 6 Select a command from the screen of the component (for example 3 [play]). The command and component chosen will a...

70 En System OFF The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and turn off withthe push of only one button on the LCD commander (this feature will only work with components that have astandby mode). For example, you can program the unit to stop your DVD, t...

OPERA TION OPERA TION 71 En 6 Select a stop or a power ( ) command. The command and component chosen will appear inthe window of command 1. To erase a command Press the command button you want to erase andpress the CLEAR button. To go back one step Press the BACK button. To go back to the REMOTE SET...

72 En Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION The direct function will not be necessary for most users. It is designed in case you have an external videosource connected to your TV (a video source that is not going through the VSA-E08). For this explanation we'llcall this the "external video deck." Y...

73 En Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving Dolby Digital Digitalsound 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 MHz Frequency Analogsound(Monaural) Video Dolby Digitalsound Dolby Digital is a compression format which recordsthe sound of 6 or 8 channels of the theater surroundsystem (Dolby Digital) on the movie film digital ...

74 En Techno Ti dbits & Problem-solving DTS D TS has been adopted as a sound recording format in the latest movie theaters since the release of “JURASSIC PARK” in 1993, and has a good reputation for high quality sound and dynamic surround effects.In this system, 6 channels of digital sound are r...

75 En Techno Ti dbits & Problem-solving Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong withthis component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the othercomponents...

77 En Techno Ti dbits & Problem-solving Specifications Miscellaneous Power Requirements UK model ...................................... AC 230 V, 50/60 HzEuropean model ................... AC 220 - 230 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption ............................................. 500 WPower Consump...

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