Pioneer VSX-9130TXH-K - Manual

5 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Loading the batteries...

6 En 08 Other connections Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52iPod playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Before you start 01 7 En Chapter 1: Before you start Features • Advanced Direct Energy design This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low distortion and stable imaging. Through a circuit design that minimizes the energy loss of the ampl...

Before you start 01 8 En • iPod and USB Ready This receiver has the terminals for connecting an iPod unit and a USB mass storage device. The iPod terminal is ready for handling digital audio, and this receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes on-screen control of your iPod an added possibility. The US...

5 minute guide 02 9 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends n...

5 minute guide 02 10 En Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up ...

5 minute guide 02 11 En • With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check Microphone. ) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO N...

5 minute guide 02 12 En • See also Listening to your system on page 30 for information on different ways of listening to sources. It is possible to check on the display whether or not multi-channel playback is being performed properly. When using a surround back speaker, 2 D+PL IIx MOVIE is displaye...

Connecting your equipment 03 13 En Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel Caution • Before maki...

Connecting your equipment 03 15 En When making cable connections • To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the top of the receiver. • When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket. • When storing optical cable, coil ...

Connecting your equipment 03 16 En Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component, you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable. 1 The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio...

Connecting your equipment 03 18 En Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. 1 Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the TV SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. Con...

Connecting your equipment 03 19 En 3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an optical-type 1 digital audio output from the recorder to the OPTICAL IN 2 (DVR1) input. Use an optical cable for the connection. 2 • For a second recorder, use the OPTICAL IN 3 ( DVR2 ) inputs. Using the componen...

Connecting your equipment 03 20 En 1 Connect a coaxial-type 1 digital audio output on your digital component to the COAXIAL IN 2 (CD) input. Use a coaxial cable for the connection. 2 For recording equipment, connect the optical-type DIGITAL output to a digital input on the recorder. Use an optical c...

Connecting your equipment 03 21 En Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. 1 Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer o...

Connecting your equipment 03 22 En Bare wire connections Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm ( 3 / 8 in.) of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal...

Connecting your equipment 03 23 En The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram ( fig. A ) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second ( fig. B ) shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected. •...

Connecting your equipment 03 24 En Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception connect an external FM antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω terminal. To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m (16 ft. to 20 ft.) length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without disconnecting the suppli...

Controls and displays 04 25 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel 1 INPUT SELECTOR dial Use to select an input source. 2  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on. 3 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control (...

Controls and displays 04 26 En 10 MCACC SETUP MIC jack Use to connect the supplied microphone. 11 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. 12 Listening mode buttons AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between Auto surround m...

Controls and displays 04 27 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 33). 2 Program format indicators These change according to which channels are active in digital source...

Controls and displays 04 28 En Remote control The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system (press the corresponding input source button to access): • White – Receiver controls (see below) • Blue – Other controls (page 80) 1 RECEIVER  This sw...

Controls and displays 04 29 En RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV). 6 /// (TUNE/ST) /ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 38) and the Audio o...

Listening to your system 05 30 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system 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. See Listening modes with different input signal formats on page...

Listening to your system 05 31 En • Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources 1 • XM HD Surround – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources 2 With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON , you ca...

Listening to your system 05 32 En • 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 • UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources • EXT.STEREO ...

Listening to your system 05 33 En 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, and you’re left with the pure analog or digital sound source (see Stream direct with different input si...

Listening to your system 05 34 En • HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal. 1 • PCM – Only PCM signals are output. 2 When set to DIGITAL or AUTO , 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus decoding, 2 HD lights with Dolby TrueHD decoding, DTS lights with DTS or DTS-HD decoding, and WMA9 Pro l...

Listening to your system 05 35 En Using the genre synchronizing function This feature automatically selects the most appropriate Advanced Surround mode for the source currently being played back on a Pioneer DVD recorder supporting HDMI Control connected to this receiver via HDMI. 1 For details on H...

Using the tuner 06 36 En Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a st...

Using the tuner 06 37 En 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER , the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. Naming station presets For easier identification, you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the station preset you want to name. See Listening to station pr...

The System Setup menu 07 38 En Chapter 7: 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 (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and a...

The System Setup menu 07 42 En • Standing Wave – Control overly resonant low frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 43). The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 43: • EQ Adjust – Manually adjust ...

The System Setup menu 07 43 En Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position sligh...

The System Setup menu 07 44 En 3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking. Use / to select the channel. Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use / to select the next channel. • The OVER! indicat...

The System Setup menu 07 45 En • Reverberance of high vs. low frequencies – Depending on your room, you may find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to higher frequencies (i.e. your room sounds ‘boomy’). This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the measurement is done to...

The System Setup menu 07 47 En Checking MCACC preset data After you have completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) on page 10 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 38, you can check your calibrated settings using the on-screen display. 1 Select ‘MCACC Data Check’ from the Data...

The System Setup menu 07 49 En • SW – LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected. Choose the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally co...

The System Setup menu 07 50 En Speaker Distance For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound. Important • When Speaker Distance is se...

The System Setup menu 07 51 En 3 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other. • 0 – 1 ft – Surround speakers within 1 foot apart (best for THX surround sound). • > 1 – 4 ft – Surround speakers between 1 and 4 feet apart. • 4 ft < – Surround speakers more than 4 feet apa...

Other connections 08 52 En Chapter 8: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections , switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system. • Do not allow any contact between s...

Other connections 08 53 En 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback. 1 Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this: Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs SongsPodcastsGenres  Artists  Albums  Songs Composers ...

Other connections 08 54 En Connecting a USB device It is possible to listen to two-channel audio 1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device 2 as shown below. Connecting your USB device to the receiver 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. 2 Press iPod ...

Other connections 08 55 En 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 Aud...

Other connections 08 56 En • If after pressing XM the display shows Check XM Tuner or Check Antenna , try disconnecting the receiver and tuner connections, and then plugging them back in. 1 Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate ...

Other connections 08 57 En Using the XM Menu The XM Menu provides additional XM Radio features. 1 Press TOP MENU. 2 Use / to select a menu item, then press ENTER. Choose between the following menu items: • Channel Skip/Add – Use / and ENTER to select channels you would like to remove/restore fro...

Other connections 08 58 En Listening to SIRIUS Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on- screen display. 1 The information displayed is as follows: Selecting channels and browsing by genre From the SIRIUS Channel Guide, you...

Other connections 08 59 En Connecting the multichannel analog inputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back channels). 1 Make sure that the player is set to output multichannel analog a...

Other connections 08 60 En • Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting. As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal , the button will simply switch your main speaker system (A) on or off. Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option: • SP  A – Sound is ...

Other connections 08 61 En Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. • Befor...

Other connections 08 62 En MULTI-ZONE listening options The following table shows what you can listen to in the sub zone: Basic MULTI-ZONE setup ( ZONE 2 ) • Connect a separate amplifier to the ZONE 2 AUDIO OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the ZONE 2 VIDEO OUT jacks, both on the rear of this receiver. ...

Other connections 08 63 En 2 Press CONTROL. • When the receiver is on, 1 make sure that any operations for the sub zone are done while ZONE 2 shows in the display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only. 3 Use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source for the z...

Other connections 08 64 En Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger You can connect components in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input function. However, you must specify which inpu...

Other connections 08 65 En • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your flat panel TV. To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that descr...

Other connections 08 66 En Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output When using the Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional (see page 43) to calibrate the reverb characteristics of your listening room, you can graphically check the results on your computer connected to this receiver. Use a commercially...

HDMI Control 09 67 En Chapter 9: HDMI Control Important • The KURO LINK function name used on the web and in catalogues is referred to as HDMI Control in the operating instructions and on the product. By connecting this receiver to an HDMI Control-compatible Pioneer flat panel TV or the HDD/DVD reco...

HDMI Control 09 68 En 1 Press RECEIVER, then press the SETUP button. 2 Select ‘Other Setup’, then press ENTER. 3 Select ‘HDMI Control Setup’ from the Other Setup menu. 4 Select the ‘HDMI Control’ setting you want. • ON – Enables the HDMI Control function. When this receiver’s power is turned off and...

Other Settings 10 69 En Chapter 10: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 70). In this case, you need to tell ...

Other Settings 10 70 En Input function default and possible settings The terminals on the rear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the input source functions. If you have connected components to this receiver differently from (or in addition to) the defaults below, see The Inp...

Other Settings 10 71 En Multi Channel Input Setup You can adjust the level of the subwoofer for a multi-channel input. 1 Select ‘Multi Ch In Setup’ from the Other Setup menu. 2 Select the ‘SW Input Gain’ setting you want. • 0dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer at the level originally recorded on the...

Other Settings 10 72 En SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat panel TVs Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer flat panel TV to this receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the number of function settings available will depend on the flat panel TV you’ve connected. See also Using this recei...

Using other functions 11 73 En Chapter 11: Using other functions Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the Audio Parameter menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the Audio Para...

Using other functions 11 74 En Setting the Video options There are a number of additional picture settings you can make using the Video Parameter menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the Video Parameter menu, it is unavailable du...

Using other functions 11 75 En Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV). 1 Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recording from an analog source or v...

Using other functions 11 77 En Resetting the system 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 front panel STEREO/A.L.C button, press and hold  STANDBY/ON for a...

Controlling the rest of your system 12 78 En Chapter 12: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the input source buttons (such as DVD or CD ) using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. How...

Controlling the rest of your system 12 79 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components above for more on this). Use the input source buttons to select the compo...

Controlling the rest of your system 12 81 En Operating other Pioneer components with this receiver’s sensor Many Pioneer components have CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control...

Additional information 13 82 En Chapter 13: 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. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investi...

Additional information 13 84 En Other audio problems Symptom Remedy Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically, or there is considerable noise in radio broadcasts. For FM broadcasts • Fully extend the FM wire antenna, adjust the position for best reception and secure to a wall, etc. • Use a...

Additional information 13 85 En Video Settings Symptom Remedy No image is output when an input is selected. • Check the video connections of the source component (see page 18). • For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in Setti...

Additional information 13 86 En Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Symptom Remedy The EQ response displayed in the graphical output following calibration does not appear entirely flat. • There are cases where the graph does not appear flat (even when selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the ...

Additional information 13 87 En Remote control USB interface When playing certain discs, none of the receiver’s format indicators light. • The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what audio tracks are recorded on the disc. When playing a disc with the ...

Additional information 13 89 En Important information regarding the HDMI connection There are cases where you may not be able to route HDMI signals through this receiver (this depends on the HDMI-equipped component you are connecting–check with the manufacturer for HDMI compatibility information). I...

Additional information 13 90 En SIRIUS radio messages Note • If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. CH Unavailable The selected channel is not availa...

Additional information 13 91 En Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed informat...

Additional information 13 92 En Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “ Dolby ”, “ Pro Logic ”, “ Surround EX ” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS The DTS technologies are explained below. See www.dtstech.com for more detailed information. DTS Digital Sur...

Additional information 13 94 En • THX Loudness Plus Description THX Loudness Plus is a new volume control technology featured in THX Ultra2 Plus™ and THX Select2 Plus™ Certified amplifiers. With THX Loudness Plus, home theater audiences can now experience the rich details in a surround mix at any vo...

Additional information 13 95 En About XM About XM Radio XM is North America’s number one satellite radio company, offering an extraordinary variety of commercial-free music, plus the best in premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children’s and entertainment programming, broadcast in superior dig...

Additional information 13 96 En Listening modes with different input signal formats The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected. Stereo (2 channel) signal forma...

Additional information 13 98 En Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding THX CI...

Additional information 13 101 En Stream direct with different input signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 33) you have selected. Stereo (2 channel) signal formats Multichan...

Additional information 13 102 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power output of 110 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz with no more than 0.09 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Continuous Power Output (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω , 0.09 %) Front. . . . . ....

Additional information 13 103 En Cleaning the unit • Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt. • When the surface is dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. Do no...

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