Page 2 - CAUTION; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK; IMPORTANT; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; Note to CATV system installer
< ARB7050 > 2 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ...
Page 3 - Operating Instructions
< ARB7050 > 3 INSPECTION CHECKLIST The Pioneer Receiver is packaged with the followingitems: If any of these items were not included in the package, contactthe dealer where you purchased the product from to obtain themissing items or a complete replacement. CONTENTS B E F O R E O P E R A T I N...
Page 4 - INSTALLATION; SETTING THE SWITCHES FOR THE MULTI-VOLTAGE MODEL ONLY; Next, insert the screwdriver in the groove of the voltage
< ARB7050 > 4 INSTALLATION SETTING THE SWITCHES FOR THE MULTI-VOLTAGE MODEL ONLY TWO VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCHES(Not available on U.S. and Canadian models) Only multi-voltage models are provided with theseswitches. U.S. and Canadian models are not providedwith these switches. Mains voltages in S...
Page 5 - INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS; INSTALLING THE RECEIVER; If the cassette deck is installed in the; SURROUND SPEAKER INSTALLATION EXAMPLE; An example for center speaker location; To improve heat dispersion, set the unit so that it is at least; CENTER SPEAKER
< ARB7050 > 5 INSTALLATION INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS INSTALLING THE RECEIVER ÷ Place the unit on a stable platform next to the television andstereo system to be used with the unit. ÷ When using the unit with a stereo system, your speakersshould be placed away from your television (or TV monitor...
Page 6 - CONNECTIONS; ANTENNA CONNECTIONS; Setting Up the AM Antenna; Accessory FM T-type antenna; OUTDOOR FM ANTENNA
< ARB7050 > 6 CONNECTIONS ANTENNA CONNECTIONS NOTE FOR FM ANTENNA:Stretch the antenna out to its full length and affix it to a wall, etc.NOTE FOR AM LOOP ANTENNA:The antenna should be placed at a distance from the receiver,and should not be allowed to touch metallic objects. Avoidplacing it ne...
Page 7 - AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTIONS; When using a graphic equalizer
< ARB7050 > 7 L R PHONO TAPE2MONI-TOR CD LD TAPE1 IN OUT TO MONITOR TV VIDEO OUT CONTROL IN OUT IN PREOUT FRONT SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER AC OUTLETS CENTERSPEAKERS CENTER SWITCHEDTOTAL 100W MAX GND L R REC PLAY PREOUT PLAY REC IN IN OUT IN VCR2 VCR1 TV/SAT SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MANUFACTURED UNDER L...
Page 8 - VIDEO SYSTEM CONNECTIONS; THE S-VIDEO CONNECTORS; FRONT PANEL; TV Monitor
< ARB7050 > 8 L R PHONO TAPE2MONI-TOR CD LD TAPE1 IN OUT TO MONITOR TV VIDEO OUT CONTROL IN OUT IN PREOUT FRONT SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER AC OUTLETS CENTERSPEAKERS CENTER SWITCHEDTOTAL 100W MAX GND L R REC PLAY PREOUT PLAY REC IN IN OUT IN VCR2 VCR1 TV/SAT SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MINI-REPEATER MAIN-R...
Page 9 - FRONT; SPEAKER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS; Be sure to connect single rear speaker to the L channel.; Connecting Two Center Speakers for Dual Center; When the SPEAKER SELECTOR switch is in the “; Speaker cord connection
< ARB7050 > 9 L R PREOUT FRONT SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER AC OUTLETS CENTERSPEAKERS CENTER SWITCHEDTOTAL 100W MAX PREOUT UNSWITCHED100W MAX SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 Ω〜 16 Ω/ SPEAKER CAUTION: THE POWER SUPPLY CORD SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE CHANGING THE VOLTAGESELECTOR. TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS 110V120 〜 1...
Page 10 - IR REPEATER CONNECTION; Stick onto the remote control
< ARB7050 > 10 CONNECTIONS IR REPEATER CONNECTION Connecting a supplied IR Repeater lets you also control other components with this unit’s remote control.NOTE:To operate components not made by Pioneer, perform REMOTE SET UP (page 31) after connecting an IR Repeater. Remote control signals dir...
Page 11 - REAR PANEL FACILITIES; Connect to the output cables from a turntable.; IN; using those components to control this unit.; OUT : Connect this jack to other Pioneer components when; Receiver
< ARB7050 > 11 L R PHONO TAPE2MONI-TOR CD LD TAPE1 IN OUT TO MONITOR TV VIDEO OUT CONTROL IN OUT IN PREOUT FRONT SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER AC OUTLETS CENTERSPEAKERS CENTER SWITCHEDTOTAL 100W MAX GND L R REC PLAY PREOUT PLAY REC IN IN OUT IN VCR2 VCR1 TV/SAT SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MANUFACTURED UNDER ...
Page 12 - ΙΙ
< ARB7050 > 12 REAR PANEL FACILITIES ~ TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS switches(Multi-voltage model only) See page 4. ! TAPE 1 jacks Connect to the first cassette deck. @ CD input jacks Connect to the output jacks of a compact disc player. # VCR 1 jacks [VIDEO OUT]Connect to the VCR 1 VIDEO INPUT jack.[...
Page 13 - FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
< ARB7050 > 13 FRONT PANEL FACILITIES 5 RESET button Use this when normal operation is not possible because ofexternal influences such as static electricity, lightning or whenoperations are not functioning even when operation buttons arep r e s s e d . P r e s s t h i s b u t t o n t o r e t u...
Page 15 - DISPLAY SECTION; This lights when the INPUT ATT button is on.
< ARB7050 > 15 FRONT PANEL FACILITIES DISPLAY SECTION A LFE indicator During Dolby AC-3 mode operation, if the LFE (Low FrequencyEffect) channel is set in the program source, “LFE” lights, and ifthere is an LFE signal, a frame “ ” lights. B Dolby AC-3 channel indicator During Dolby AC-3 mode o...
Page 16 - OPERATING THE TUNER; FM auto stereo reception and monaural reception; TUNING INTO STATIONS; Repeat steps 1 to 4 to preset additional stations.; Auto tuning; Switch off when the GUI MODE button is on.; GUI MODE
< ARB7050 > 16 OPERATING THE TUNER Press the POWER switch to the ON position.Select TUNER with the input selector button.Be sure to turn the TAPE 2 MONITOR button off when listening toAM or FM broadcasts.Switch on the SPEAKERS button corresponding to the speakersyou wish to use. FM auto stereo...
Page 17 - RECEIVING FM SIMULCAST TV PROGRAMS; OPERATING THE AUDIO/VIDEO COMPONENTS; PLAYBACK; Use the input selector buttons to select the desired program; TAPE 2 MONITOR
< ARB7050 > 17 OPERATING THE TUNER NOTE:Even if the receiver’s power cord is unplugged, data remains inmemory for several days. If the contents of the memory areerased, preset once more. Last station memory When the POWER switch is pressed to turn the power on, thelast station received before ...
Page 18 - RECORDING WITH A CASSETTE DECK; RECORDING WITH TAPE 1; If the TAPE 2 MONITOR button is on, press to turn off.; USING VCR 1, VCR 2 FOR AUDIO RECORDING; Tape monitoring; RECORDING WITH TAPE 2; Select the source you want to record from with the input
< ARB7050 > 18 RECORDING WITH A CASSETTE DECK RECORDING WITH TAPE 1 If the TAPE 2 MONITOR button is on, press to turn off. USING VCR 1, VCR 2 FOR AUDIO RECORDING The audio signal output from the VCR 1 and VCR 2 AUDIO OUTjacks is the same as that output from the TAPE 1 REC jacks, soyou can reco...
Page 19 - VIDEO RECORDING; SURROUND EFFECT; A d j u s t l e v e l s t o a c h i e v e a c o r r e c t s u r r o u n d s o u n d; JAZZ
< ARB7050 > 19 VIDEO RECORDING Refer to the connection procedures on pages 8 to 10 and referto the VCR’s Operating Instructions regarding proper operationprocedures. Recording can be performed on both VCR 1 andVCR 2. 1. Select the source you want to record from with the input selector buttons....
Page 20 - REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION; REMOTE CONTROL RANGE; Open the battery compartment cover on the rear of the; and negative; Battery Replacement
< ARB7050 > 20 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION PUTTING BATTERIES INTO THE REMOTECONTROL UNIT REMOTE CONTROL RANGE 1. Open the battery compartment cover on the rear of the remote control unit. The cover should open easily if you slideit in the direction of the arrow while pressing on it with yourthumb...
Page 21 - Press the ONE TOUCH OPERATION button for the component
< ARB7050 > 21 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RECEIVER CONTROL BUTTONS 4 ONE TOUCH OPERATION buttons VCR 1/2, CD, LD, TAPE:Pressing these buttons automatically calls up “ONE TOUCHOPERATION SET UP” settings, made using GUI (page 33).TUNER:This switches power to the TUNER ON and starts reception of th...
Page 22 - VCR 1/VCR 2 operation
< ARB7050 > 22 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION VCR 1/VCR 2 operation 1 POWER button:Switches VCR power ON/OFF. 2 1 (REW) button: Rewinds the tape and allows picture search. 3 7 (STOP) button: Stops the tape transport. 4 8 (PAUSE/STILL) button: Sets pause and still picture. 5 ¡ (FF) button: Rapidly ad...
Page 23 - TAPE operation; Rapidly advances the tape in the direction of the arrow.; Tuner operation
< ARB7050 > 23 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION TAPE operation 1 POWER button:Switches cassette deck power ON/OFF. 2 1 (FF) button: Rapidly advances the tape in the direction of the arrow. 3 7 (STOP) button: Stops the tape transport. 4 8 (PAUSE) button: Temporarily stops tape transport. Press again to...
Page 24 - A B; OPERATING USING GUI; buttons on the remote control; Display change button:; RECEIVER CONTROL BUTTONS
< ARB7050 > 24 SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BASS DSP MODE DOLBY PROLOGIC DIRECT DOLBY PROLOGIC SUPER BASS L D THEATER DOLBY PROLOGIC SUPER BASS L D A B DISPLAY D/A/CX AUDIO 90 min + 1 2 3 4 5 1 0 6 7 8 9 0 VCR 1 THEATER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SYSTEM OFF SLEEP V. SEL COPY AC-3 ...
Page 25 - T U N E R; T U N E R; Calling up the tuner display.; PRESET TUNING; FREQUENCY PRESETTING; to switch to the Sub Menu display.
< ARB7050 > 25 MEMORY T U N E R 1 c h 8 7 . 5 0 FMMHz SUPER BASS DOLBYPROLOGIC + – BAND SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BASS DSP MODE DOLBY PROLOGIC DIRECT AC-3 2 1 4 3 BAND T U N E R 1 c h 8 7 . 5 0 FMMHz DOLBYPROLOGIC SYSTEM OFF SLEEP 90 min 12345 6789 10 8 7 . 5 0 8 7 . 5 0 9 8 . 0 0 1 0 6 . 7 0 5 ...
Page 26 - OPERATING OTHER COMPONENTS; TAPE 2 MONITOR indicator; B when you wish to watch TV.
< ARB7050 > 26 DOLBYPROLOGIC T V CH − CH + M T S A N T SYSTEM OFF SLEEP 90 min V. SEL VCR 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Ch SUPER BASS SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BASS DSP MODE DOLBY PROLOGIC DIRECT AC-3 DOLBYPROLOGIC SUPER BASS T V CH − CH + M T S A N T SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BASS...
Page 27 - OPERATING OTHER COMPONENTS (GUI OPERATION); L D
< ARB7050 > 27 C D TRACK DISC + SYSTEM OFF SLEEP DISC − MODE + DISC 90 min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 0 V. SEL VCR 1 C D DOLBY PROLOGIC SUPER BASS THEATER DOLBY PROLOGIC SUPER BASS THEATER SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BASS DSP MODE DOLBY PROLOGIC DIRECT AC-3 SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BAS...
Page 28 - VCR 2 or VCR 2; COPY OPERATION; LD; USING THE VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR; GUI indications for the selected function are displayed.
< ARB7050 > 28 DOLBYPROLOGIC SUPER BASS V C R 1 CH + MTS SYSTEM OFF SLEEP 90 min CH − TV/ VCR FUNC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 V. SEL VCR 1 SETUP SOUNDED I T SUPER BASS DSP MODE DOLBY PROLOGIC DIRECT AC-3 COPY DOLBY PROLOGIC SUPER BASS L D A B DISPLAY D/A/CX AUDIO 90 min + 1 2 ...
Page 29 - SOUND EDIT OPERATION; SETTING THE SPEAKER MODE; LARGE x 2; LARGE
< ARB7050 > 29 ÷ If you press the SOUND EDIT button on a function operationdisplay, display switches to “SOUND EDIT” indications for thecurrently selected surround mode. (Press the EXIT button toreturn to the original function operation display.) ÷ On the SOUND EDIT display, you can adjust lev...
Page 30 - LEVEL AND BALANCE ADJUSTMENT; Adjustment using the TEST TONE; L R; SPEAKER
< ARB7050 > 30 SOUND EDIT OPERATION (GUI OPERATION) LEVEL AND BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ÷ First, perform settings in the “SETTING THE SPEAKER MODE”.(Refer to page 29.) ÷ If you press the SOUND EDIT button on a function operationdisplay, display switches to “SOUND EDIT” indications for thecurrently se...
Page 31 - REMOTE SET UP; Calling up and setting up presets; Press the SET UP button that is indicated on all the function; T O S H I B A; Select the manufacturer of your component.; S E T U P M E N U; Select one of the six REMOTE SET UP functions.
< ARB7050 > 31 R E M O T E S E T U PV C R 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 POWER CH + CH − TV/ VCR FUNC MTS CLEAR R C AS H A R PZ E N I T HS O N Y T O S H I B AH I T A C H IJ V CP A N A S O N I C NEXT E X I T REMOTE SET UP (GUI OPERATION) Even if your audio/video components are not made b...
Page 32 - Point your component’s remote control at this unit’s remote; If “NG” is displayed, repeat steps 2 and 3.; S T A N D B Y; Learning; Perform the first three steps of “Calling up and setting up; O K
< ARB7050 > 32 REMOTE SET UP (GUI OPERATION) ÷ If “OK” is displayed, learning has been completed. If you wantto use another button for learning, repeat steps 2 and 3. NOTE: ÷ To return the buttons you used for learning to their originalsettings, press the CLEAR button. This returns them to the...
Page 33 - ONE TOUCH OPERATION SET UP; Example : W h e n y o u w a n t t o c h a n g e L D O N E T O U C H; Press the SET UP button for display of the operation buttons; The SET UP MENU is displayed.; Select LD from the five ONE TOUCH OPERATION SET UP; TV; : You can select which operation buttons will transmit operation
< ARB7050 > 33 ONE TOUCH OPERATION SET UP (GUI OPERATION) ÷ Sets the operation signal that is transmitted when a remotecontrol ONE TOUCH OPERATION button is pressed. ÷ Initially, Pioneer remote control signals are transmitted.(Figure 1) (Figure 1: Initial settings for LD) To operate other manu...
Page 34 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Symptom
< ARB7050 > 34 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. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electricalapplian...
Page 36 - APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS; Amplifier Section
< ARB7050 > 36 APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS Amplifier Section <2-channel mode>Continuous average power output of 130 watts* perchannel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz withno more than 0.05 %** total harmonic distortion.<5-channel mode>Continuous average power output of 100 ...
Page 37 - APPENDIX B: SURROUND EFFECT
< ARB7050 > 37 APPENDIX B: SURROUND EFFECT This unit has a built-in surround processor for adding presenceand an expansive effect to the sound. 5 Mode Selection with DSP (Digital Signal Processor): JAZZ:This gives you the sound field of a jazz club.DANCE:A “hot” high-energy sound, with extra r...
Page 38 - ENCODING; A C - 3 I N T H E C I N E M A
< ARB7050 > 38 APPENDIX C: DOLBY AC-3 SURROUND Dolby Laboratories spearheaded home theater with the introduction of Dolby Surround, and then defined it with the follow-up formatDolby Pro-Logic Surround. They have continued the evolution of home theater with the introduction of Dolby AC-3 Pro-L...
Page 39 - THE LASER DISC FORMAT; Dolby Surround; Digital Audio
< ARB7050 > 39 APPENDIX C: DOLBY AC-3 SURROUND THE LASER DISC FORMAT The one major concern when the idea of incluiding another form of audio on a laser disc was .... Backwards Compatibility. It would notdo the laser disc format any justice, especially in a time of growing acceptability, to cha...
Page 40 - MAINTENANCE OF EXTERNAL SURFACES; Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt.; To establish a safe level:; Example; Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.; EIA; PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
<95E00FF0H01> Printed in Japan <ARB7050-C> P u b l i s h e d b y P i o n e e r E l e c t r o n i c C o r p o r a t i o n .C o p y r i g h t 1 9 9 5 P i o n e e r E l e c t r o n i c C o r p o r a t i o n . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . MAINTENANCE OF EXTERNAL SURFACES ÷ Use a pol...