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VSX-AX4AVi-S AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
VSX-AX2AV-S
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IMPORTANT
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and
"dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
enclosure that may be of sufficient INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED literature accompanying the appliance.
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric SERVICE PERSONNEL.
shock to persons.
D3-4-2-1-1_En-A
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel.
The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a
IMPORTANT not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can
result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the
three pin plug.
distribution panel should be provided with 10 A NOTE

FOR USE IN THE UNITED fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in
KINGDOM of this appliance may not correspond with coloured the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in markings identifying the terminals in your plug, corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base
accordance with the following code: proceed as follows ; of the plug or the word that is embossed on the
Blue : Neutral The wire which is coloured blue must be connected base of the plug, and the appliance must not be
Brown : Live to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse
If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket coloured black. covers can be obtained from your dealer.
outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug The wire which is coloured brown must be Only 10 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to
fitted. connected to the terminal which is marked with the B.S.1362 should be used.
letter L or coloured red. D3-4-2-1-2-2_En
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. WARNING

Please read through these operating This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire
or shock hazard, do not place any container filled
instructions so you will know how to operate
with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or
your model properly. After you have finished flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain
reading the instructions, put them away in a or moisture. D3-4-2-1-3_A_En
safe place for future reference.
VENTILATION CAUTION
WARNING When installing this unit, make sure to leave space
Before plugging in for the first time, read the following around the unit for ventilation to improve heat
section carefully. radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and
The voltage of the available power supply differs 30 cm at each side).
according to country or region. Be sure that the WARNING
power supply voltage of the area where this unit Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the
or 120V) written on the rear panel. D3-4-2-1-4_A_En
product, and to protect it from overheating. To
prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be
WARNING blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the
flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment on thick carpet or a bed. D3-4-2-1-7b_A_En
equipment. D3-4-2-1-7a_A_En
This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive

(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives
(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and
93/68/EEC). D3-4-2-1-9a_En

If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC CAUTION
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect
this unit should be performed only by qualified device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make make sure the unit has been installed so that the
sure it is properly disposed of after removal. power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC
The equipment should be disconnected by removing outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,
the mains plug from the wall socket when left the power cord should also be unplugged from the
unused for a long period of time (for example, when AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time
on vacation). D3-4-2-2-1a_A_En (for example, when on vacation).
D3-4-2-2-2a_A_En
When disposing of used batteries, please comply

with governmental regulations or This product is for general household purposes. Any
environmental public instruction’s rules that failure due to use for other than household purposes
apply in your country/area. D3-4-2-3-1_En
(such as long-term use for business purposes in a
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which
requires repair will be charged for even during the
Operating Environment warranty period. K041_En
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5 ºC – +35 ºC (+41 ºF – +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH
(cooling vents not blocked) CAUTION
Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE
locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when
strong artificial light) D3-4-2-1-7c_A_En connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables,
disconnect the power cord before touching any
uninsulated parts. D3-4-2-2-3_A_En
Important information about this unit‘s AC outlets

Switched total 100 W MAX
Power supplied through these outlets is turned on and off by this unit’s STANDBY/ON switch. Total electrical
power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W.
CAUTION
• Do not connect a TV set, monitor, heater or similar appliance to this unit’s AC outlet.
• Do not connect appliances with high power consumption to the AC outlet in order to avoid overheating and fire
risk. This can cause this unit to malfunction. D3-4-2-2-1b_A_En

Contents
01 Before you start 05 Listening to your system
Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
02 5 minute guide Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatically setting up for surround sound Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . . 9 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 29
Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
06 Using the tuner
03 Connecting your equipment Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 07 The System Setup menu
About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Making receiver settings from the System
Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting a component to the front panel Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Acoustic Calibration EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
AM loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . 38
FM wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
AC outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
04 Controls and displays Bass Peak Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 22 THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 08 Other connections
Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Playing music from your iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connecting using HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Using the i.LINK interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 11 Controlling the rest of your system
Checking the i.LINK inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setting the remote to control other components . . . 67
About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
About PQLS rate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Programming signals from other remote
Creating an i.LINK network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 51 Erasing one of the remote control button
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 51 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Second Zone speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown
Multi-room listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Making multi-room connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using the multi-room controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching components on and off using the Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Operating other Pioneer components with this
Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma 12 Additional information
display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 59
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Advanced MCACC output using your PC . . . . . . . . . 59
No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
09 Other Settings Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
The Input Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 61 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Multi-Room and IR receiver setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 i.LINK interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 62 i.LINK messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
OSD Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
10 Using other functions iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting the AV options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Playing a different source when recording. . . . . . . . 64 DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . 80
Watching video and audio sources independently . . 65 About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Listening modes with different input signal
Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Stream direct with different input signal formats . . . 84
Checking your system settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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01 Before you start
Chapter 1:
Before you start
Checking what’s in the box Loading the batteries
Please check that you've received the following supplied
accessories:
• Setup microphone (cable: 5m.)
• Remote control unit
• AA/LR6 dry cell batteries x2
• AM loop antenna
• FM wire antenna
• Power cord Caution
• Caution sheet Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as
leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions:
• Warranty card
• Never use new and old batteries together.
• These operating instructions
• Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries
properly according to the marks in the battery case.
Installing the receiver • Batteries with the same shape may have different
voltages. Do not use different batteries together.
• When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a
level and stable surface. • When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
Don’t install it on the following places:
public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or
– on a color TV (the screen may distort)
area.
– 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)
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5 minute guide 02
Chapter 2:
5 minute guide
3 Plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by
Introduction to home theater your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV.
Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to this
Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to
receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you
create a surround sound effect, making you feel like
don’t know how to do this.
you're in the middle of the action or concert. The
surround sound you get from a home theater system • Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.
depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on the 4 Use the on-screen automatic MCACC setup to set up
source and the sound settings of the receiver. your system.
This receiver will automatically decode multichannel See Automatically setting up for surround sound
Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround sources according (MCACC) below for more on this.
to your speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to
5 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking.
make changes for realistic surround sound, but other
Make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the receiver’s
possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel
display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it
surround sound) are explained in Listening to your
isn’t, press DVD/LD on the remote control to set the
system on page 26.
receiver to the DVD input.
In addition to the basic playback explained in Playing a
source on page 9, there are several other sound options
Listening to Surround Sound you can select. See Listening to your system on page 26
This receiver was designed with the easiest possible for more on this.
setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide,
See also Making receiver settings from the System Setup
you should have your system hooked up for surround
menu on page 33 for more setup options.
sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply
leave the receiver in the default settings.
• Be sure to complete all connections before
connecting this unit to an AC power source. Automatically setting up for surround
1 Connect your TV and DVD player.
sound (MCACC)
See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 12 to do The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic
this. For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a characteristics of your listening area, taking into account
digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver. ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for
both channel delay and channel level. After you have set
2 Connect your speakers and place them for optimal up the microphone provided with your system, the
surround sound. receiver uses the information from a series of test tones
Connect your speakers as shown in Installing your to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your
speaker system on page 17. particular room.
Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a
sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best source on page 9.
surround sound effect. Also see Placing the speakers on
page 18 for more on this.
Important
Center (C)
Front • Make sure the microphone and speakers are not
Right (R)
moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.
Front
Left (L)
• Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any
Subwoofer (SW) Surround existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.
Right (SR)
• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup the
headphones should be disconnected.
Surround
Back
Listening Right (SBR)
position
Caution
Surround
Left (SL) • The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are
Surround
Back Left (SBL)
output at high volume.
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7 Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the

SYSTEM OFF
RECEIVER INPUT
SELECT
SOURCE D.ACCESS
+10
CLASS
DISC
speaker configuration in the OSD.
ENTER
AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL
A progress report is displayed on-screen while the
TOP MENU MENU
receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers
SETUP
ENTER
T.EDIT
RETURN
present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while

GUIDE
PTY SEARCH BAND it’s doing this.5
CD TV VIDEO 2 TV CONTROL
DVD SAT VIDEO 1 TV CONT
TV VOL INPUT TV CH VOL
• With error messages (such as Ambient Noise or
SELECT
DVR2
DVR1
CD-R
i Pod
MULTI IN
TUNER
ROOM2/3
RECEIVER Microphone Check) select RETRY after checking for
ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic
connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem,
2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC you can simply select GO NEXT and continue.
jack on the front panel.
Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your 1.Auto MCACC 1.Auto MCACC
normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make Now Analyzing … (2/9) Check!
Front [ YES ]
sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and Environment Check
Ambient Noise [ OK ]
Center
Surround
[
[
YES
YES
]
]
the microphone. Microphone
Speaker YES/NO
[
[
]
]
SB
SUB W.
[
[
Yx2
YES
]
]
[ OK ]
SPEAKERS (TUNE +) BAND
MULTI – ROOM &
SOURCE/REC SEL
CONTROL ON/OFF
VIDEO
SELECT
SIGNAL
SELECT
SBch
PROCESSING STEREO
:Cancel :Cancel
AV TUNER
PARAMETER EDIT
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
PHONES (ST –) (ST +) MCACC
ENTER
SETUP MIC
SETUP RETURN
(TUNE –) DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the
actual speakers you have.6
If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side
3 Press RECEIVER on the remote, then press SETUP.1 column (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the correct), there may be a problem with the speaker
/// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit power and check the speaker connections. If there
the current menu. Press SETUP at any time to cancel.2 doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use /
to select the speaker and / to change the setting
4 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu (and number for surround back) and continue.
then press ENTER.
8 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER.
System Setup 1.Auto MCACC A progress report is displayed on-screen while the
1.Auto MCACC
2.Surr Back System
Surr Back System
[ Normal (SB) ] receiver outputs more test tones to determine the
3.Manual MCACC Data Save to
4.Data Management
5.Manual SP Setup
[M1. MEMORY 1 ] optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker
6.Input Setup
7.Other Setup
Setting Start? [OK]
distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.
[Option]
: Exit ENTER:Next :Cancel Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is

happening. It may take 2–6 minutes.
5 Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected,3 select an 9 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press RETURN
MCACC preset4 then select OK. to go back to the System Setup menu.7
6 Follow the instructions on-screen. The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give
Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is
using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to also possible to adjust these settings manually using the
a comfortable volume level. System Setup menu (starting on page 33).8
Note
1 You can’t use the System Setup menu when the iPod input source is selected (in either the main or sub room).
2 If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.
3 • If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker
setting on page 35 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 6.
• If you have THX-certified speakers, select Option and choose YES for the THX Speaker setting.
4 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now
(you can rename it later in Data Management on page 41).
5 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.
6 If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in Listening to Surround Sound above indicates (in bold) how each speaker is displayed.
7 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 33 for more on this.
8 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12cm will end up with different size settings.
You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 42.
• 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.
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Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 4 Use the volume control to adjust the volume level.
If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is
MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.
walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the
microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check
for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, Better sound using Phase Control
etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase
them off if necessary. If there are any instructions correction measures to make sure your sound source
showing in the front panel display, please follow them. arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing
• Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound (see
the microphone. If this seems to be happening, illustration below).
switch off the TV when doing the Auto MCACC Setup.
P Front speaker Listening
H
A position
S
Playing a source E
?
C
Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such O
N
as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. T
O
GUIDE
TV CONTROL
F Sound
F source Subwoofer
SELECT
SYSTEM OFF
RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE
SELECT
A
REC MUTE Front speaker Listening
P
MPX EON REC STOP H position
B C D E A
S
AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DVD E
DISP CH CH
C
STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO O
N
CD TV VIDEO 2
MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR T
O Sound
SHIFT
DVR2
DVR1
CD-R
i Pod
MULTI IN
TUNER
ROOM2/3
RECEIVER
PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT N source Subwoofer
1 Switch on your system components and receiver. Phase Control technology provides coherent sound
Start by switching on the playback component (for reproduction through the use of phase matching4 for an
example a DVD player), your TV1 and subwoofer (if you optimal sound image at your listening position. The
have one), then the receiver (press RECEIVER). default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase
• Make sure the setup mic is disconnected. Control switched on for all sound sources.
2 Select the input source you want to play. STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
You can use the input source buttons on the remote MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
SELECTOR dial.2
3 Press S. DIRECT (STREAM DIRECT) to select ‘AUTO • Press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to switch on phase
SURROUND’ and start playback of the source.3 correction.
If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights.
DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are
playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the
front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.
• See also Listening to your system on page 26 for
information on different ways of listening to sources.
Note
1 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver. (For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 1 jacks on your TV, make sure that
the VIDEO 1 input is now selected.)
2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 28).
3 • 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 88.2/96kHz 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 (see Listening in surround sound on page 26 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.
4 Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are 'in phase', they crest and trough together, re-
sulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave meets a trough (as shown in the upper section of the diagram
above) then the sound will be 'out of phase' and an unreliable sound image will be produced.
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03 Connecting your equipment
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
This illustration shows the VSX-AX4AVi, however connections for the VSX-AX2AV are the same except where noted.
20 AC IN
N
FRONT
CENTER
R
SUR-
ROUNDD
SUR-
S
ROUND
BACK
D
21 AC OUTLET
T
TV
IN2 IN
SAT
IN
VIDEO1/
GAME1
IN CENTER
L R SURROUND L R
OUT
DVR/
VCR 1
IN
OUT
DVR/
VCR 2
IN
VIDEO
DIG IDEO
5 HDMI connectors (x3)

Caution Two inputs and one output for high-quality audio/video
• Before making or changing the connections, switch connection to compatible HDMI devices.
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the Connecting using HDMI on page 47.
power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step.
6 Remote input (multi-room and source)
1 Optical digital audio output(s) Use for connection to an external remote control sensor
Use the OUT1 and (VSX-AX4AVi only) OUT2 jack for for use in a multi-room setup, for example.
recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder. Connecting an IR receiver on page 56.
Connecting digital audio sources on page 15.
7 12V trigger jacks (total 50 mA max.) (x2)
The OUT1 jack is also used for multi-room connections. Use to switch components in your system on and off
Multi-room listening on page 54. according to the input function of the receiver.
2 USB audio input (VSX-AX4AVi only) Switching components on and off using the 12 volt
Use to connect your PC as an audio source. trigger on page 57.
Using the USB interface on page 51. 8 Multi-room and source outputs
3 Optical and coaxial digital audio inputs (x6) Use to connect a second amplifier in a separate room.
Use for digital audio sources, including DVD players/ Multi-room listening on page 54.
recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc. 9 Component video connections (x4)
See also The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign Use the inputs to connect any video source that has
the inputs. component video output, such as a DVD recorder. Use
the output for connection to a monitor or TV.
4 S-400 i.LINK connectors (x2) (VSX-AX4AVi only) Using the component video jacks on page 14.
Use to connect other i.LINK audio devices for high-
resolution, multichannel digital audio input/output. 10 AM and FM antenna terminals
Using the i.LINK interface on page 48. Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio
broadcasts.
Connecting antennas on page 19.
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11 Composite and S-video monitor outputs

Use to connect monitors and TVs. When making cable connections
Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 12.
• To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the
12 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6) top of the receiver.
Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD
players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks
for composite video, S-video1 and stereo analog audio.
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video
sources on page 13.
13 Stereo analog audio source inputs/(outputs) (x3)
Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players, • When connecting optical cables, be careful when
tape decks, turntables, etc. inserting the plug not to damage the shutter
Connecting analog audio sources on page 16. protecting the optical socket.
14 Multichannel analog audio inputs
7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with
multichannel analog outputs.
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on
page 51.
15 Control input/output
Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you • When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable
can control all your equipment from a single IR remote may be damaged if bent around sharp corners.
sensor.
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s
sensor on page 72. About the video converter
16 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs The video converter ensures that all video sources are
Use to connect separate amplifiers for center, surround, output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks.
surround back and subwoofer channels. The only exception is HDMI and high-definition
Connecting additional amplifiers on page 54 (see also component video: since these resolutions cannot be
Installing your speaker system on page 17 for powered downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the
subwoofer connection). receiver’s HDMI/component video outputs when
connecting these video sources.2
17 iPod input terminal
Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio source. If several video components are assigned to the same
Connecting an iPod on page 46. input function (see The Input Setup menu on page 60),
the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, S-video,
18 RS-232C connector then composite (in that order).
Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when
• For optimal video performance, THX recommends
using Advanced MCACC.
switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the AV
Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on
options on page 63) OFF.
page 59.
19 Speaker terminals
Use for connection to the main front, center, surround
and surround back speakers. This product incorporates copyright protection technology
Installing your speaker system on page 17. that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual
property rights. Use of this copyright protection
20 AC IN inlet technology must be authorized by Macrovision
Connect the supplied power cord here. Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited
consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by
21 Switched AC power outlet (100W/0.4A max.) Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is
Use to power another component in the system. Power to prohibited.
the outlet switches on and off with the receiver.
AC outlet on page 20.
Note
1 You must assign the input source to the S-video input to which you’ve connected your video component (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
2 If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display, 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 converted. In this case, use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.
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component video jacks on page 14 if your TV and/or DVD

Connecting your TV and DVD player player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD
player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 51.
1 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video
input on your TV.
Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to
the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use
TV an S-video cable to connect to the S-video jack.
2 Connect a composite or S-video output on your DVD
player to the DVD/LD VIDEO or DVD/LD S-VIDEO input.
VIDEO S-VIDEO
IN IN Connect using a standard video cable or an S-video
cable.
1
3 Connect a coaxial-type1 digital audio output on
your DVD player to the DIGITAL 1 (DVD/LD) input.
Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.
4 Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE ANTENNA AUDIO
player to the DVD/LD AUDIO inputs.
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable.
/REC SEL PHONO
OUT1 FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IN
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
USB
S400 IR OUT
CD
IN
• If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs,
AUDIO
IN
(AUDIO) 1
12 V TRIGGER
2
DVD/
LD
you can connect these instead. See also Connecting
IN1 IN
IN1
(SAT)
S400
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE TV
OUT the multichannel analog inputs on page 51.
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/ CD-R/
HDMI IN1 OUT TAPE
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3 1–2 R
(DVR/
VCR 2) ASSIGNABLE FR FL
VIDEO1/
IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4 IN2 SUB W.
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R
PB PB OUT
DVR/ R SURROU
VCR 2 B
PR PR IN M
IN
OUT
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L
CONTROL
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
VSX-AX4AVi
OPTICAL COAXIAL S-VIDEO R AUDIO L

DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT ANALOG OUT
3 2 4
DVD player
The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together

with a TV and DVD player, with S-video or composite
video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may
offer alternative connections. See also Using the
Note
1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set
up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
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Connecting a satellite/cable receiver Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR

or other set-top box and other video sources
Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and
tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video
devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.
VSX-AX4AVi
VSX-AX4AVi
MULTI-ROOM
/REC SEL PHONO
ROOM3(ZONE3) MULTI-ROOM
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IN &SOURCE ANTENNA AUDIO
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE /REC SEL PHONO
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L OUT1 FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
CD ROOM3(ZONE3)
S400 IR OUT IN MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
USB OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER CD
IN
(AUDIO) 1 2
DVD/ S400 IR OUT IN
LD USB
IN1 IN AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN1 (DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT) IN
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM OUT (AUDIO) DVD/
S400 & SOURCE 1 2 LD
TV IN1
MONITOR IN IN1 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT (SAT)
(DVR/ CD-R/ ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM OUT
VCR 1) HDMI IN1 OUT TAPE S400 & SOURCE TV
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
IN1 Y Y MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2(TV) IN IN IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
IN3 1–2 R (DVR/ CD-R/
(DVR/ HDMI IN1 OUT TAPE
ASSIGNABLE VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
VCR 2) FR FL IN1 SAT
VIDEO1/ Y Y IN2(TV) IN
IN4 PB PB IN
GAME1 IN3 1–2 R L
(CD-R) IN (DVR/
1–4 IN2 SUB W. CE VCR 2) ASSIGNABLE FR FL
VIDEO1/
ASSIGNA- IN4 PB PB GAME1
BLE PR PR OUT (CD-R) IN
IN1 1–2 SUR- 1–4 IN2 SUB W. CENTER
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1 ASSIGNA-
LD) BLE PR PR OUT
Y Y IN IN1 1–2
OUT DVR/ SUR-
IN2 (DVD/ ROUND
(CD) R IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
PB PB OUT IN2 OUT
DVR/ (CD) R L
VCR 2 R SURROUND
BACK PB PB OUT
PR PR IN MULT DVR/ R L
IN VCR 2 SURROUND
OUT BACK
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L PR PR IN MULTI CH
CONTROL
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN
OUT
CONTROL
DIGITAL OUT
R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL

R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO
AV OUT DIGITAL OUT
AV OUT AV IN
3 1 2
STB
DVR, VCR, etc.
1 Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box
to the SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. 1 Connect the audio/video outputs of the video
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO
video or S-video1 cable. inputs.
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio
2 Connect an optical-type2 digital audio output from
connection and a video or S-video4 cable for the video
your set-top box to the DIGITAL 1 (SAT) input.3 connection.
Use an optical cable for the connection.
• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 IN inputs.
2 If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1
AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder’s audio/
video inputs.
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio
connection and a video or S-video cable for the video
connection.
Note
1 See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the SAT input function if you make this connection.
2 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable.
When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
3 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.
4 See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the DVR/VCR1 input function if you make this connection.
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• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs. 1 Connect the component video outputs of your
source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO
3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an
inputs.
optical-type1 digital audio output from the recorder to Connect using a three-way component video cable.
the DIGITAL 2 (DVR/VCR1) input.
• Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which
Use an optical cable for the connection.2 component video inputs you use for which source.
• For a second recorder, use the DIGITAL 3 (DVR/ After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the
VCR2) inputs. component video inputs—see The Input Setup menu
on page 60.
2 Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to the
Using the component video jacks component video inputs on your TV or monitor.
Component video should give superior picture quality Use a three-way component video cable.
when compared to composite or S-video. You can also
take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source
and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable,
flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your
TV and source component to check whether they are
compatible with progressive-scan video.
VSX-AX4AVi
MULTI-ROOM
/REC SEL PHONO
ROOM3(ZONE3)
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
(AUDIO) DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1 IN
(SAT) ROOM2 OUT
MULTI-ROOM
S400 & SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/ CD-R/
HDMI IN1 OUT TAPE
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3 1–2 R L
(DVR/
VIDEO1/
IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4 IN2 SUB W. CENTER
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R L
PB PB OUT
DVR/ R SURROUND L
VCR 2 BACK
PR PR IN MULTI CH
IN
OUT
CONTROL
PB
PR
2 COMPONENT
VIDEO
TV
PB
PR
COMPONENT
1 VIDEO DVD player
Note
1 • In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback only).
• If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.
2 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When
you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 60).
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1 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on

Connecting digital audio sources your digital component to the DIGITAL 4 (CD-R) input.
This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs, Use an optical cable for the connection.
allowing you to connect digital audio components for 2 For recording equipment, connect one of the
playback and for making digital recordings. optical-type DIGITAL outputs to a digital input on the
Most digital components also have analog connections. recorder.
See Connecting analog audio sources on the following Use an optical cable to connect to the DIGITAL OUT1 or
page if you want to connect these too. (VSX-AX4AVi only) OUT2 (OUT1 is shown in the
illustration).2
VSX-AX4AVi
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
This unit has an on-board Windows Media® Audio 9
MULTI-ROOM
/REC SEL PHONO
ROOM3(ZONE3)
Professional3 (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to

CD
S400 OUT IN
USB
AUDIO
IN
IR
12 V TRIGGER playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or
(AUDIO) DVD/
1 2
IN1
(SAT)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
IN1
LD
IN
OUT
optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9
S400
IN2
(DVR/
(ZONE2)
& SOURCE
MONITOR
OUT
IN2
TV
IN
CD-R/
Pro-compatible player. However, the connected PC, DVD
OUT TAPE
VCR 1)
IN3
HDMI IN1
IN1 Y Y
IN1(DVD/LD)
IN2(TV)
1–2
SAT
IN IN
R
player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro
(DVR/
VCR 2)
IN4
(CD-R)
PB PB
ASSIGNABLE
VIDEO1/
GAME1
FR FL
format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital
IN
1–4
ASSIGNA-
BLE
IN2
PR PR OUT
SUB W.
output.
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R
PB PB OUT
DVR/ R SURROU
VCR 2 B
PR PR IN M
IN
OUT
CONTROL
1 OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL 2

DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN
CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.
Note
1 • If your digital component only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial cable. When
you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 60).
• The digital outputs from other components can be connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this receiver. You can assign them when setting up
the receiver (see also The Input Setup menu on page 60).
2 • You must switch ROOM 3 ON in Using the multi-room controls on page 56 to hear audio from the DIGITAL OUT1.
• In order to record some digital sources, you must make analog connections as explained in Connecting analog audio sources below.
3 • Microsoft, Windows Media®, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
• With WMA9 Pro, sound problems may occur depending on your computer system. Note that WMA9 Pro 96kHz sources will be downsampled to 48kHz.
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2 Turntables only: Connect the stereo audio outputs to

Connecting analog audio sources the PHONO inputs.
• If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to the
This receiver features three stereo audio-only inputs. Two
ground terminal on this receiver.
of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with
audio recorders. • If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e., it has a
built-in phono pre-amp), connect it to the CD inputs
One of the audio inputs (PHONO) is a dedicated
instead.
turntable input which should not be used for any other
type of component. This input also has a grounding
terminal that most turntables require.
Connecting a component to the front
2
panel inputs
The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack
(VIDEO), an S-Video jack (S-VIDEO), stereo analog audio
inputs (AUDIO L/R) and an optical digital audio input
Turntable (DIGITAL). You can use these connections for any kind of
audio/video component, but they are especially
convenient for portable equipment such as camcorders,
video games and portable audio/video equipment.
VSX-AX4AVi SPEAKERS (TUNE +) BAND
MULTI – ROOM &
SOURCE/REC SEL VIDEO SIGNAL SBch
CONTROL ON/OFF SELECT SELECT PROCESSING STEREO
AV TUNER
PARAMETER EDIT
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
ANTENNA AUDIO PRE OUT PHONES MCACC
R L FRONT (ST –) ENTER (ST +)
PHONO SETUP MIC
FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
SETUP RETURN
M & SOURCE IN
ONE2) OUT OUT ROOM2(ZONE2)
R L SUB W. CENTER
CD (TUNE –) DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
OUT IN
GGER SUR-
ROUND
DVD/
2 LD
IN1 IN SUR-
AL 50mA MAX)
ROUND
ULTI-ROOM OUT BACK
& SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
OUT CD-R/ (Single)
OUT TAPE R L
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
Y IN2(TV) IN
IN
1–2 R L
ASSIGNABLE FR FL iPod
VIDEO1/ SPEAKERS
PB GAME1 IN
IN A R FRONT L CENTER
SUB W. CENTER
PR OUT
DVR/ SUR-
VCR 1 ROUND
IN3
Y IN
R L
DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUTPUT
PB OUT
DVR/
TV game, video camera, etc.
VCR 2 R SURROUND L RS-232C
BACK
PR IN MULTI CH
E 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L

OUT
IN
IN • Select these inputs using INPUT SELECT (remote) or
CONTROL
T VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
the INPUT SELECTOR dial (front panel) to select
VIDEO/GAME 2.
1
OUT
PLAY
IN
REC
R L
AUDIO IN/OUT
Tape deck, etc.
1 Connect the analog audio outputs of the source

component to one of the AUDIO inputs.
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable.
• If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc.,
connect the analog audio outputs (OUT) to the
analog audio inputs on the recorder.
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Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound main surround speakers should always be connected as
capabilities connect front, center, surround and a pair, but you can connect just one surround back
surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left
Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer surround back terminal). You can use speakers with a
speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please see
no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front Switching the speaker impedance on page 65 if you plan
left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
Subwoofer Front Front

left right
Center
LINE LEVEL CAUTION

INPUT
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.
AC IN
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE ANTENNA AUDIO PRE OUT
/REC SEL PHONO R L FRONT
ROOM3(ZONE3)
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W. CENTER
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER SUR-
IN ROUND
(AUDIO) DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1
IN1 IN SUR-
AC OUTLET
(SAT) ROUND
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM OUT BACK
S400 & SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT (Single)
(DVR/ CD-R/
VCR 1) HDMI IN1 OUT TAPE R L
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
IN1 Y Y IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3 1–2 R L
(DVR/
VCR 2)
VIDEO1/ SPEAKERS
IN4 PB PB GAME1 IN
(CD-R) IN A SURROUND BACK / B
1–4 IN2 SUB W. CENTER R FRONT L CENTER
R SURROUND L R L(Single)
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R L
PB PB OUT
DVR/ R SURROUND L RS-232C
VCR 2 BACK
PR PR IN MULTI CH
IN SELECTABLE
OUT IN
CONTROL
VSX-AX4AVi
Surround Surround
left right
Surround Surround
back left back right
Connecting the speakers

Caution
Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a
positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted
match these up with the terminals on the speakers together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.
themselves. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel
it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.
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Bare wire connections • Place the center speaker above or below the TV so
Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is that the sound of the center channel is localized at
properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker
from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of
together (fig. A). the front left and right speakers.
To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns • It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening
until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire position. The angle depends on the size of the room.
(fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal Use less of an angle for bigger rooms.
until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C). • Surround and surround back speakers should be
positioned 60 cm–90 cm higher than your ears and
fig. A fig. B fig. C titled slight downward. Make sure the speakers don't
10mm face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should
be more directly behind the listener than for home
theater playback.
• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away
from the listening position than the front and center
speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound
Important
effect.
• Please refer to the manual that came with your
• To achieve the best possible surround sound, install
speakers for details on how to connect the other end
your speakers as shown below. Be sure all speakers
of the speaker cables to your speakers.
are installed securely to prevent accidents and
• Other connections on page 46 provides greater detail improve sound quality.
on alternate speaker setups, such as using speaker
system B (page 52), bi-amping (page 53) and bi- Front Front
wiring (page 53). left Center right
• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the
THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer Subwoofer
has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your
subwoofer.
Surround Surround
left right
Placing the speakers
Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect
on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines Listening position
should help you to get the best sound from your system.
• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the
other speakers should be at about ear-level when Surround back left Surround back right
you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the Single surround back speaker
floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very
high on a wall is not recommended.
Caution
• For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers
2–3m apart, at equal distance from the TV. • Make sure that all speakers are securely installed.
This not only improves sound quality, but also
• When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend
reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from
using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent
speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of
possible interference, such as discoloration of the
external shocks such as earthquakes.
picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have
magnetically shielded speakers and notice
discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers
farther away from the TV.
• If you're using a center speaker, place the front
speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a
narrower angle.
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The diagrams below show suggested surround and

surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram (fig. Connecting antennas
A) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or
The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to
none) connected. The second (fig. B) shows orientation
AM and FM radio. If you find that reception quality is
with two surround back speakers connected.
poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound
quality—see Connecting external antennas below.
90~120
SL SR SL SR
0~60
SL SR MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
ANTENNA
PHONO
AUDIO
R
PRE OUT
L FRONT
OUT1
SB SBL SBL SBR SBR ROOM3(ZONE3)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
FM UNBAL 75Ω
MONITOR
AM LOOP
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
fig. A fig. B AUDIO
IN
(AUDIO) 1
12 V TRIGGER
2
DVD/
SUR-
ROUND
LD
IN1 IN SUR-
(SAT) ROUND
S400 & SOURCE TV
• If you have two surround back speakers THX IN2

(DVR/
VCR 1)
(ZONE2)
HDMI IN1
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
IN1(DVD/LD)
IN2 IN
CD-R/
TAPE R L
(Single)
IN1 Y Y SAT
recommends placing them together and the same IN3

(DVR/
VCR 2)
IN2(TV)
1–2
ASSIGNABLE
IN
VIDEO1/
IN
R
FR FL
L
iPod SPEAKERS
IN4 PB PB
distance from your listening position (see below). (CD-R)

1–4
ASSIGNA-
IN2
GAME1
IN
SUB W. CENTER
IN
A R FRONT L C
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
THX speaker system setup IN2

(CD)
OUT
PB PB OUT
R L
If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the PR PR

DVR/
VCR 2
IN
R SURROUND
BACK
MULTI CH
L RS-232C
IN
diagram below to place your speakers. Note that the DIGITAL
ASSIGNABLE 1–3
COMPONENT VIDEO
S - VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO R
AUDIO
L
CONTROL
OUT IN
surround speakers ( indicates bi-polar radiating VSX-AX4AVi

speakers) should output at an angle parallel to the
listener.
AM loop antenna
L C R
1 Assemble the stand as shown in the illustration.
fig. A fig. B fig. C
SL SR
Surround Surround
• Bend the stand in the direction indicated (fig. A).

SBL SBR
• Clip the loop into the stand (fig. B).
Surround back
• It’s possible to fix the AM antenna to a wall (fig. C).
• If you have two surround back speakers THX Before fixing, make sure that the reception is
recommends placing them together and the same satisfactory.
distance from your listening position for the following 2 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna
THX modes: THX Select2 CINEMA, THX wires.
MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE.
See also THX Audio Setting on page 45 to make the 3 Press the AM LOOP antenna terminal tabs to open
settings that will give you the best sound experience and insert one wire into each terminal.
when using the Home THX modes (on page 27). 4 Release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires.
5 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and point in
the direction giving the best reception.
Avoid placing near computers, television sets or other
electrical appliances and do not let it come into contact
with metal objects.
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Important
Plugging in the receiver
• The signal ground () is designed to reduce noise
Only plug in after you have connected all your
that occurs when an antenna is connected. It is not
components to this receiver, including the speakers.
an electrical safety ground.
FM wire antenna Caution

• Handle the power cord by the plug part. Do not pull
• Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL
out the plug by tugging the cord, and never touch the
75Ω in the same way as the AM antenna.
power cord when your hands are wet, as this could
For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a
cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place
wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled up.
the unit, a piece of furniture, or other object on the
power cord or pinch the cord in any other way. Never
Connecting external antennas make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cables. The
To improve FM reception connect an external FM power cords should be routed so that they are not
antenna to the FM UNBAL 75Ω. likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can
cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the
power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged,
ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent
service company for a replacement.
• Do not use any power cord other than the one
supplied with this unit.
75Ω coaxial cable
• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose
other than that described below.
ANTENNA
• The receiver should be disconnected by removing the
mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular
use, e.g., when on vacation.
• Make sure the blue STANDBY/ON light has gone
out before unplugging.
To improve AM reception, connect a 5–6m length of vinyl-
coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without 1 Plug the supplied power cord into the AC IN
disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna. socket on the back of the receiver.
For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally 2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.
outdoors.
Outdoor antenna AC outlet

Power supplied through this outlet is turned on and off by
Indoor antenna the receiver's power switch. Total electrical power
(vinyl-coated wire) consumption of connected equipment should not exceed
100 W (0.4 A).
5–6 meters
Caution
• Do not connect a TV set, monitor, heater, or similar
appliance to this unit's AC outlet.
• Do not connect appliances with high power
consumption to the AC outlet in order to avoid
overheating and fire risk. This can also cause the
receiver to malfunction.
• Since a subwoofer or power amplifier can exceed the
100W maximum when playing sources at a high
volume, this type of equipment should not be
connected to the AC outlet.
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Controls and displays 04
Chapter 4:
Controls and displays
Front panel
Illustration shows the VSX-AX4AVi front panel
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-AX4AVi
STANDBY/ON
PHASE
CONTROL
DIGITAL PRECISION
PROCESSING
PHASE MCACC AUTO SURR/ HOME STANDARD ADVANCED

CONTROL POSITION STREAM DIRECT THX SURROUND SURROUND
INPUT MASTER
SELECTOR VOLUME
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
MULTI – ROOM &
SPEAKERS (TUNE +) BAND SOURCE/REC SEL VIDEO SIGNAL SBch
AV TUNER
PARAMETER EDIT
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
ENTER
SETUP MIC
SETUP RETURN
(TUNE –) DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
23 24 25 26 27 28
1 INPUT SELECTOR dial 5 Remote sensor
Use to select an input source. Receives the signals from the remote control (see
Operating range of remote control unit on page 22).
2 STANDBY/ON
Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power 6 MCACC indicator
indicator lights when the receiver is on. Lights when one of the MCACC presets (page 28) is
selected.
3 PHASE CONTROL – Press to switch on/off phase
correction (page 9). 7 Digital Precision Processing indicator
MCACC POSITION – Press to switch between Lights to indicate digital processing (for example, it
MCACC presets (page 28). disappears when Pure Direct (page 28) is on, or when
AUTO SURR / STREAM DIRECT – Press to select listening through the multichannel analog inputs).
Auto Surround (page 26) or Stream Direct (page 28) 8 Character display
listening. See Display on page 23.
4 PHASE CONTROL indicator
Lights when Phase Control is switched on (page 9).
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04 Controls and displays
9 HDMI indicator 20 SIGNAL SELECT

Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; Use to select an input signal (page 28).
lights when the component is connected (page 47).
21 SBch PROCESSING
10 i.LINK indicator (VSX-AX4AVi only) Selects the surround back channel mode (page 29) or
Lights when an i.LINK-Audio-equipped component is virtual surround back mode (page 29).
selected (page 48).
22 STEREO
DIGITAL VIDEO CONVERSION indicator (VSX-AX2AV Switches to stereo playback (page 28).
only)
23 PHONES jack
Lights when digital video conversion is enabled
Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are
(page 63).
connected, there is no sound output from the speakers.
11 Listening mode buttons
24 SETUP
HOME THX – Press to select a Home THX listening
Press to access the System Setup menu (see page 33).
mode (page 27).
STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard 25 (TUNE/ST +/–) /ENTER
decoding and to switch between the various 2Pro Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround
Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 26). sound system (see page 33). Use the TUNE +/– buttons
to find radio frequencies and use ST +/– to find preset
ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch between stations (page 30).
the various surround modes (page 27).
26 RETURN
12 MASTER VOLUME dial Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.
13 Front panel controls 27 MCACC SETUP MIC jack
To access the front panel controls, push gently on the Use to connect the supplied microphone.
lower third portion of the panel with your finger.
28 VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on
STA
NDB
Y/O
N
page 16.
Operating range of remote control unit

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
14 SPEAKERS remote sensor.
Use to change the speaker system (page 52).
• The receiver is located near a device that is emitting
15 AV PARAMETER infrared rays.
Use to access the AV options (page 63). • The receiver is operated simultaneously with another
16 TUNER EDIT infrared remote control unit.
Use with / to memorize and name stations for recall
(page 30).
17 BAND STA
NDB
Y/ON
Switches between AM and FM radio bands (page 30).

30 AUD
IO/V
18 MULTI ROOM & SOURCE / REC SEL controls

IDEO
MUL
TI-C
HAN
NEL
REC
EIVE
R
30
If you’ve made multi-room connections (see Multi-room
listening on page 54) use these controls to control the
sub room from the main room (see Using the multi-room 7m
controls on page 56).
You will also need to use the REC SEL controls when
recording a source (see Making an audio or a video
recording on page 64).
19 VIDEO SELECT
Press repeatedly to select the video source (page 65).
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Display
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
SIGNAL L C R 2DIGITAL DTS VIDEO CONV. V.SB DNR MIDNIGHT TUNED RDS
AUTO WMA9 Pro 96/24 MULTI-ROOM DIALOGUE LOUDNESS STEREO EON
SL S SR DSD PCM OVER ATT Hi-bit/sampling TONE MONO
HDMI dB
SBL SB SBR
DIGITAL CD TUNER MULTI IN DVD SAT VIDEO HDMI USB
ANALOG LFE
CD-R PHONO iPod TV DVR [1] [2] SR+
STREAM DIRECT
2PRO LOGIC Neo : 6
THX ADV.SURROUND
STEREO STANDARD
SP AB SLEEP
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
1 SIGNAL indicators 10 EON / RDS indicators

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. EON – Lights when the EON mode is set (flashes
AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input during EON reception). The indicator lights when
signal automatically (page 28). the current station carries the EON service (page 32).
2 Program format indicators RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received
These change according to which channels are active in (page 31).
digital sources. 11 Master volume level
L – Left front channel Shows the overall volume level. –80dB indicates the
C – Center channel
minimum level, and +12dB indicates the maximum level.
R – Right front channel
SL – Left surround channel 12 Input source indicators
S – Surround channel (mono) Light to indicate the input source you have selected.
SR – Right surround channel
SBL – Left surround back channel 13 STREAM DIRECT
SB – Surround back channel (mono) Lights when Direct / Pure Direct is selected (page 28).
SBR – Right surround back channel
LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the ((( ))) indicators light when 14 Speaker indicators
an LFE signal is being input) Indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 52).
3 Digital format indicators 15 Listening mode indicators
Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format THX – Lights when a Home THX mode is selected.
is detected (DSDPCM lights during DSD (Digital
Stream Direct) to PCM conversion with SACDs). ADV. SURROUND – Lights when an Advanced
Surround mode has been selected.
4 OVER / ATT
STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is switched
OVER lights to indicate that the level of an analog source
on (see Listening in stereo on page 28).
is too high. ATT lights when you use the attenuator
(ANALOG ATT) to reduce it. STANDARD – Lights when a Standard Surround
mode is switched on (see Listening in surround
5 MULTI-ROOM sound on page 26).
Lights when the multi-room feature is active (page 54).
16 SLEEP
6 VIDEO CONV. Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 65).
Lights when digital video conversion is enabled (page 63).
17 Matrix decoding format indicators
7 V.SB
2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2Pro
Lights during Virtual surround back processing (page 29).
Logic II / 2Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 26).
8 Sound processing indicators Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver
Light according to the active AV parameter(s) (page 63). is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing
9 TUNER indicators (page 26).
TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received. 18 Character display
STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is Displays various system information.
being received in auto stereo mode.
19 SR+
MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set using
Lights when the SR+ mode is switched on (page 58).
the MPX button.
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04 Controls and displays
3 Input source buttons

Remote control Press to select control of other components (see
Controlling the rest of your system on page 67).
SYSTEM OFF
4 Number buttons and other receiver/component
INPUT
RECEIVER
SELECT
SOURCE
controls
1 12 Use the number buttons to directly select a radio
2 frequency (page 30) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.
DISC (ENTER) can be used to enter commands for TV or
13 DTV, and also to select a disc in a multi-CD player.
CD TV VIDEO 2 Press RECEIVER first to access:
SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and
3 DVR2 CD-R MULTI IN ROOM2/3
DVR1 i Pod TUNER RECEIVER
14 select the amount of time before sleep (page 65).
SLEEP VIDEO
SEL
ANALOG
ATT VIDEO SEL – Press repeatedly to select the video
SR+ DIMMER
source (page 65).
ANALOG ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an
4 analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 65).
D.ACCESS CLASS
+10 DISC
ENTER SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 58).
TOP MENU MENU DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 65).
5 TUNE
ST ST T.EDIT Press TUNER first to access:

6 SETUP
ENTER
RETURN
TUNE

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio
PTY SEARCH BAND
GUIDE
TV CONTROL
station directly using the number buttons (page 30).
CLASS – Switches between the three banks (classes)
7 TV VOL INPUT
SELECT TV CH VOL 15
of radio station presets (page 30).
A
REC MUTE 5 Tuner/component control buttons/SETUP
16 These button controls can be accessed after you have
MPX EON REC STOP
8 B C D E
selected the corresponding input source button (DVD,
AUDIO SUBTITLE
DISP
HDD
CH
DVD
CH
DVR1, TV, SAT etc.). The BAND, T.EDIT and PTY
STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
SEARCH tuner controls are explained from page 30.
9 Press RECEIVER first to access the following controls:
MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
17
10 AV PARAMETER – Use to access the AV options
SHIFT
11
PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
18 (page 63).
SETUP – Use to access the System Setup menu
(page 33).
RECEIVER
CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel,
then use / to adjust the level (page 44).
The remote has been conveniently color-coded according
to component control using the following system (press RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current
the corresponding input source button to access): menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu
with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).
• Green – Receiver controls (see below)
• Red – DVD controls (page 71) 6 (TUNE/ST) /ENTER
Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround
• Blue – Tuner controls (page 30) sound system (see page 33) and the AV options
• Yellow – iPod controls (page 46) (page 63). Also used to control DVD menus/options and
• White – Other controls (page 71) for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the TUNE
/ buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST /
1 RECEIVER to find preset stations (page 30).
This switches between standby and on for this receiver.
7 TV CONTROL buttons
2 INPUT SELECT These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to
Use to select the input source (use SHIFT for INPUT the TV CONT button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook
SELECT ). up to this system assign it to the TV CONT input source
button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV
CONT button (see page 67 for more on this).
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TV – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. ERASE – See Erasing one of the remote control button
TV VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your TV. settings on page 68.
INPUT SELECT – Use to select the TV input signal. RESET – See Resetting the remote control presets on
page 68.
TV CH +/– – Use to select channels.
READ ID – See Confirming preset codes on page 68.
8 Component control buttons
The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control a 14 RECEIVER
component after you have selected it using the input Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to
source buttons. select the green commands above the number buttons
(ANALOG ATT, etc). Also use this button to set up
The controls above these buttons can be accessed after
surround sound (page 7, page 33). With SHIFT, this
you have selected the corresponding input source button
selects the multi-room control (page 54), shown in the
(for example DVD, DVR1, TV or SAT). The following
display as RCV/RM2, RCV/RM3.
controls can be accessed when listening to the built-in
tuner: 15 VOL +/–
MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception Use to set the listening volume.
of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching 16 MUTE
to mono will improve the sound quality (page 30). Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been
DISP – Switches between named station presets and muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).
radio frequencies (page 31). 17 Receiver controls
EON – Use to search for programs that are SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 28).
broadcasting traffic or news information (page 32). SBch – Use to select the surround/virtual back
9 STATUS channel mode (page 29).
Press to check selected receiver settings (page 65). STEREO – Switches between direct and stereo
10 MULTIOPE playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls
Use this button to perform multi operations (page 69). and any other signal processing for the most
accurate reproduction of a source (page 28).
11 SHIFT
THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode
Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes (for
(page 27).
example, INPUT SELECT ), or to display the currently
selected input source in the remote control LCD. STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to
switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6
12 SOURCE options (page 26).
Press to turn on/off other components connected to the
ADV.SURR – Use to switch between the various
receiver (see page 67 for more on this).
surround modes (page 27).
13 Character display (LCD)
18 PHASE – Press to switch on/off phase correction
This display shows information when transmitting
(page 9).
control signals.
MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets
The following commands are shown when you’re setting (page 28).
the remote to control other components (see Controlling
S.DIRECT – Press to select Auto Surround (page 26)
the rest of your system on page 67):
or Stream Direct (page 28) listening.
SETUP – Indicates the setup mode, from which you
choose the options below.
PRESET – See Selecting preset codes directly on
page 67.
LEARNING – See Programming signals from other
remote controls on page 67.
MULTI OP – See Multi Operation and System Off on
page 69.
SYS OFF – See Multi Operation and System Off on
page 69.
DIRECT F – See Direct function on page 69.
RENAME – See Renaming input source names on
page 69.
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Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
• While listening to a source, press STANDARD
Important (STANDARD SURROUND).
• The listening modes and many features described in If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.
this section may not be available depending on the • If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
current source, settings and status of the receiver. encoded, the proper decoding format will
See Listening modes with different input signal
automatically be selected and shows in the display.4
formats on page 82 for more on this.
With two channel sources, you can select from:
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
Auto playback especially suited to movie sources
There are many ways to listen back to sources using this • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound,
receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option especially suited to music sources5
is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically
detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects • 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME– Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to video games
multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1
• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound (sound
from the surround speakers is mono)
SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT

• Neo:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially
suited to movie sources
• Neo:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited
• While listening to a source, press S.DIRECT (AUTO
to music sources6
SURR/STREAM DIRECT)2 for auto playback of a source.
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before
surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON, you
showing the decoding or playback format. Check the
can select (according to format):
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see
how the source is being processed. • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available
when you’re using two surround back speakers)
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above
Listening in surround sound • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure
surround sound. However, the options available will decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital
depend on your speaker setup and the type of source Surround EX)
you’re listening to.
• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback
If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using with DTS-ES encoded sources
surround back channel processing on page 29.
• DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback
Standard surround sound with DTS encoded sources
The following modes provide basic surround sound for
stereo and multichannel sources.3
Note
1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above
for more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs.
2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 28.
3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.
4 If surround back channel processing (page 29) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround
back speaker setting on page 35 is set to anything but Normal (SB)), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).
5 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension,
and Panorama. See Setting the AV options on page 63 to adjust them.
6 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see Setting the AV options on page 63).
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Using the Home THX modes Using the Advanced surround effects
THX and Home THX are technical standards created by The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety
Lucasfilm Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced
Home THX is designed to make home theater audio Surround modes are designed to be used with film
sound more like what you hear in a cinema. soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music
Different THX options will be available depending on the sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks
source and the setting for surround back channel to see which you like.
processing (see Using surround back channel processing STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
on page 29 for more on this). MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT

• Press ADV.SURR (ADVANCED SURROUND)
repeatedly to select a listening mode.2
• Press THX (HOME THX) to select a listening mode.1 • ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic
With two channel sources, press THX (HOME THX) soundtracks
repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the • SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of
THX CINEMA mode (see Listening in surround sound special effects
above for an explanation of each process): • DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX • MUSICAL – Creates a concert hall-type sound for
• 2 PRO LOGIC+THX musicals
• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX • MONOFILM – Creates surround sound from mono
• THX GAMES MODE soundtracks
With multichannel sources, press THX (HOME THX) • 7-D THEATER – Creates an extra wide stereo field
repeatedly to select from: • CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound
• THX CINEMA – Gives you cinema-quality sound from • CHAMBER – Creates a space with alot of reverb
your home theatre system using all the speakers in • JAZZ – Creates the sound of a small jazz club
your setup
• ROCK – Creates a live concert sound for rock music
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX – Especially suited to
• DANCE – Designed for music with lots of bass
movie sources, this allows you to hear 7.1 channel
playback with 5.1 channel sources • 7ch STEREO – Allows you to hear stereo sources
from all the speakers in your setup
• THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources • PhonesSurround – When listening through
headphones, you can still get the effect of overall
• THX Select2 CINEMA – Allows you to hear 7.1
surround.
channel playback with 5.1 channel sources
• THX MUSICMODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel
playback with 5.1 channel sources Tip
• THX GAMES MODE – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is
playback from the output of a video game console selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the
EFFECT parameter in Setting the AV options on
page 63.
Note
1 • If you only have one surround back speaker connected, 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX, THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES
MODE are not available.
• You can’t use the THX modes when headphones are connected.
2 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on
this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 29.
• If you press ADV. SURR when the headphones are connected, the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected.
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Listening in stereo Selecting MCACC presets

When you select STEREO, you will hear the source • Default setting: MEMORY 1
through just the front left and right speakers (and If you have calibrated your system for different listening
possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker
positions2, you can switch between settings to suit the
settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources
kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting
are downmixed to stereo.
(for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a
video game close to the TV).

• While listening to a source, press STEREO for stereo

playback. • While listening to a source, press MCACC (MCACC
POSITION).
Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets3
Using Stream Direct or to switch calibration off. See Data Management on
Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the page 41 to check and manage your current settings.
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 signal formats on page 84). Choosing the input signal
You need to hook up a component to both analog and
digital inputs on the receiver to select between input

signals.4
1 While listening to a source, press S.DIRECT MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
(AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT) to select the mode SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
you want.
Check the digital format indicators in the front panel • Press SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT) to select the
display to see how the source is being processed. input signal corresponding to the source component.
• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on page 26. Each press cycles through the options as follows:
• DIRECT – Sources are heard according to the • AUTO – This is the default setting. The receiver
settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker selects the first available signal in the following
setting, channel level, speaker distance, acoustic
order: ; HDMI; DIGITAL; ANALOG.
calibration EQ, and X-curve), as well as with dual
mono, the input attenuator, and any sound delay and • ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.
hi-bit/hi-sampling settings. You will hear sources • DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.
according to the number of channels in the signal. • HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.5
• PURE DIRECT – Analog and PCM sources are heard
• – Selects an i.LINK signal (VSX-AX4AVi only).
without any digital processing.1 No sound is output
from the Second Zone in this mode.
Note
1 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or DIRECT if this is a problem.
2 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system. These pre-
sets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 33, either of which you should
have already completed.
3 You can’t use these settings when MULTI CH IN is switched on, and they has no effect when headphones are connected.
4 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32kHz–96 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96kHz/24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other
digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN, TUNER, PHONO and iPod input functions are all fixed to ANALOG).
• 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 connec-
tions (page 15) and set the signal input to DIGITAL.
• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.
• Even when i.LINK is selected and the i.LINK indicator lights, you won’t hear any sound if the output settings of your i.LINK device are off.
• The input signal for unassigned i.LINK-equipped components is fixed to . See Checking the i.LINK inputs on page 49.
5 When the HDMI option in Setting the AV options on page 63 is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through your TV, not from this receiver.
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• PCM – Only PCM signals are output.1 The receiver • SBch ON – 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for
selects the first available signal in the following example, a surround back channel will be generated
for 5.1 encoded material)
order: ; HDMI; DIGITAL.
• SBch AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1
When set to DIGITAL or AUTO, 2 DIGITAL lights with
decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example,
Dolby Digital decoding, DTS lights with DTS decoding,
Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)
and WMA9 Pro lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9
Pro signal. • SBch OFF – Maximum 5.1 playback
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

Using surround back channel processing When you’re not using surround back speakers,
selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround
• Default setting: SBch ON
back channel through your surround speakers. You can
You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 choose to listen to sources with no surround back
decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby channel information, or if the material sounds better in
Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally
6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect
material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back
to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.2
channel will be generated, but the material may sound
better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally The table indicates when you will hear the virtual
encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround surround back channel. (=Virtual surround back
back channel processing off). channel is active)
The table below indicates when you will hear the • Press SBch (SBch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle
surround back channel when playing various kinds of the virtual surround back channel options.
sources. (=Sound plays through surround back Each press cycles through the options as follows:
speaker(s)) • VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used
STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)
MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR • VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is
SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for
example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)
• VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
• Press SBch (SBch PROCESSING) repeatedly to cycle
switched off
the surround back channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as follows:
SBch Standard / THX

Processing / Advanced
Type of source Multichannel Stereo sources
Virtual SB surround
mode sources 2 Pro Logic II x 2 Pro Logic Neo:6
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES encoded ON

multichannel sources with 6.1ch surround
AUTO
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded, DVD- ON

Audio and SACD multichannel sources
AUTO
Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM/WMA9 Pro encoded, ON a

DVD-Audio and SACD stereo sources
AUTO b b
Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources ON a
AUTO b
a. Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.

b. Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.
Note
1 • This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.
• When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem.
2 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones, or with the THX, STEREO or Stream Direct modes.
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on
page 42.
• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.
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06 Using the tuner
Chapter 6:
Using the tuner
Tuning directly to a station
Listening to the radio Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the
The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply
AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on
manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the the remote control.
frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a 1 Press the TUNER button to select the tuner.
station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can
memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving 2 Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or
station presets on page 30 for more on how to do this. AM), if necessary.
SELECT
Each press switches the band between FM and AM.
RECEIVER INPUT
SELECT
SYSTEM OFF
SOURCE
D.ACCESS CLASS REC MUTE
3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access).
+10 DISC A
ENTER
AV PARAMETER
TOP MENU
CH LEVEL
MENU
MPX
B
EON
C
REC STOP
D E 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of
TUNE
ST ST T.EDIT
AUDIO SUBTITLE
DISP
HDD
CH
DVD
CH
the radio station.
ENTER
SETUP
TUNE
RETURN
STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.
PTY SEARCH BAND
GUIDE
CD
DVD
TV
SAT
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1 TV CONT
TV CONTROL MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS
DVR2
DVR1
CD-R
i Pod
MULTI IN
TUNER
ROOM2/3
RECEIVER
TV VOL INPUT
SELECT TV CH VOL SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
twice to cancel the frequency and start over.
1 Press the TUNER button to select the tuner.

2 Use the BAND button to change the band (FM or
Saving station presets
AM), if necessary. If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's
Each press switches the band between FM and AM. convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for
easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station.
3 Tune to a station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This
There are three ways to do this: receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three
Automatic tuning banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When
To search for stations in the currently selected band, saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see page 30) is
press and hold TUNE / for about a second. The also stored.
receiver will start searching for the next station,
REC MUTE
stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for RECEIVER INPUT
SELECT
SYSTEM OFF
SOURCE D.ACCESS
+10
CLASS
DISC
MPX
A
EON REC STOP
other stations. AV PARAMETER

TOP MENU
CH LEVEL
MENU
B C D E
AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DVD

TUNE
DISP CH CH
Manual tuning SETUP

ST
ENTER
ST T.EDIT
RETURN

To change the frequency one step at a time, press GUIDE
PTY SEARCH
TUNE
BAND MULTI OPE THX STANDARD ADV. SURR
TUNE /. CD
DVD
TV
SAT
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1 TV CONT
TV CONTROL

DVR2 CD-R MULTI IN ROOM2/3 SELECT
High speed tuning DVR1 i Pod TUNER RECEIVER
Press and hold TUNE / for high speed tuning.

SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG REC
Release the button at the frequency you want. 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.
See Listening to the radio on page 30 for more on this.
Improving FM stereo sound 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).
If the TUNED or STEREO indicators don't light when The display shows STATION MEMORY, then a blinking
tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press memory class.
the MPX button to switch the receiver into mono
reception mode. This should improve the sound quality 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then
and allow you to enjoy the broadcast. press ST / to select the station preset you want.
You can also use the number buttons to select a station
preset.
4 Press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop
blinking and the receiver stores the station.
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Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your station An introduction to RDS
presets. Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM
1 Choose the station preset you want to name. radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of
See Listening to station presets below for how to do this. information—the name of the station and the kind of
show they’re broadcasting, for example.
2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).
The display shows STATION NAME, then a blinking One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of
cursor at the first character position. program. For example, you can search for a station that’s
broadcasting a show with the program type, JAZZ.
3 Input the name you want.
Choose from the following characters for a name up to You can search the following program types:1
four characters long. NEWS – News FINANCE – Stock market
AFFAIRS – Current Affairs reports, commerce,
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ INFO – General Information trading, etc.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz SPORT – Sport CHILDREN – Programs for
EDUCATE – Educational children
0123456789 DRAMA – Radio plays, etc. SOCIAL – Social affairs
CULTURE – National or RELIGION – Programs
!”#$%&’()∗+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜ [space]
regional culture, theater, concerning religion
• Use the ST / buttons (remote) to select etc. PHONE IN – Public
SCIENCE – Science and expressing their views by
characters. technology phone
• Press ENTER to confirm a character. If no character VARIED – Usually talk- TRAVEL – Holiday-type
is input, a space is input. based material, such as travel rather than traffic
quiz shows or interviews. announcements
• The name is stored when ENTER is pressed after POP M – Pop music LEISURE – Leisure
choosing the fourth character. ROCK M – Rock music interests and hobbies
EASY M – Easy listening JAZZ – Jazz
LIGHT M – ‘Light’ classical COUNTRY – Country music
Tip music NATION M – Popular
CLASSICS – ‘Serious’ music in a language other
• To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1-3 and classical music than English
input four spaces instead of a name. OTHER M – Music not OLDIES – Popular music
• Once you have named a station preset, you can press fitting above categories from the ’50s and ’60s
WEATHER – Weather FOLK M – Folk music
DISP when listening to a station to switch the display
reports DOCUMENT – Documentary
between name and frequency.
Listening to station presets Searching for RDS programs

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to
Saving station presets above if you haven’t done this search for a particular kind of radio program. You can
already. search for any of the program types listed on the previous
page.
1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. REC
AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL MUTE
A
TOP MENU MENU
2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station ST

TUNE
ST T.EDIT
MPX
B
EON
C
REC STOP
D E
is stored. SETUP
ENTER
RETURN
Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C. GUIDE

PTY SEARCH
TUNE
BAND
DISP CH CH
TV CONTROL STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
3 Press ST / to select the station preset you want. INPUT
• You can also use the number buttons on the remote

1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band.2
control to recall the station preset.
2 Press the PTY SEARCH button.
SEARCH shows in the display.
3 Press ST / to select the program type you
want to hear.
Note
1 In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM, NO DATA and NO TYPE. ALARM is used for emergency announcements. You can’t search
for these, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal. NO DATA and NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found.
2 RDS is only possible in the FM band.
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4 Press ENTER to search for the program type.

The system starts searching through the station presets Using EON
for a match. When it finds one, the search stops and the
When EON (Enhanced Other Network information) is
station plays for five seconds.
turned on, the receiver jumps to an EON-linked
5 If you want to keep listening to the station, press broadcast when it begins, even if a receiver function
ENTER within the 5 seconds. other than the tuner is being used. It can’t be used in
If you don’t press ENTER, searching resumes. areas that EON information isn’t transmitted and when
If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn’t find FM broadcast stations don’t transmit PTY data. When the
broadcast ends, the tuner returns to the original
that program type at the time of the search.1
frequency or function.
Displaying RDS information AV PARAMETER
TOP MENU
CH LEVEL
MENU A
REC MUTE
TUNE
Use the DISPLAY button to display the different types of ST ST T.EDIT MPX
B
EON
C
REC STOP
D E
ENTER
RDS information available.2
SETUP RETURN

TUNE
PTY SEARCH BAND DISP CH CH
GUIDE
TV CONTROL
• Press DISP for RDS information.
Each press changes the display as follows: 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band.3
• Radio Text (RT) – Messages sent by the radio station. 2 Press EON to select one of the possible modes.
For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone Press repeatedly to switch between:
number as RT.
• EON TA (Traffic Announcement) – Sets the tuner to
• Program Service Name (PS) – The name of the radio pick up traffic information when it is broadcast.
station.
• EON NEWS – Sets the tuner to pick up news when it
• Program Type (PTY) – This indicates the kind of is broadcast.
program currently being broadcast.
• OFF – Switches off the EON feature.
• Current tuner frequency
When set to TA or NEWS, the EON indicator in the
display lights (it flashes when receiving an EON
broadcast).4 The indicator in the display lights when
the current station carries the EON service.5
Note
1 RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is dis-
played. FINISH means the search is complete.
2 • If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.
• If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA 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, the frequency is displayed).
• In the PTY display, NO DATA or NONE may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.
3 EON is only possible in the FM band.
4 You can’t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time.
5 • You cannot operate the TUNER EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit.
• If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing, press EON MODE to turn EON off.
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The System Setup menu 07
Chapter 7:
The System Setup menu
• Surr Back System – Specify how you are using your
Making receiver settings from the surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker
setting on page 35).
System Setup menu • Manual MCACC – Fine tune your speaker settings
The following section shows you how to make detailed and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see
settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for Manual MCACC setup on page 36).
example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in
separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune • Data Management – Check your MCACC presets
individual speaker system settings to your liking. and manage them through copying, renaming or
deleting (see Data Management on page 41).
INPUT
SYSTEM OFF • Manual SP Setup – Specify the size, number,
RECEIVER SOURCE D.ACCESS CLASS
SELECT +10
ENTER
DISC
distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve
AV PARAMETER
TOP MENU
CH LEVEL
MENU connected (see Manual speaker setup on page 42).
ENTER
T.EDIT • Input Setup – Specify what you’ve connected to the
SETUP RETURN

digital and component video inputs (see The Input
PTY SEARCH BAND
CD TV VIDEO 2
GUIDE
TV CONTROL Setup menu on page 60).
DVR2 CD-R MULTI IN ROOM2/3

TV VOL INPUT
SELECT TV CH VOL • Other Setup – Make customized settings to reflect
how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup
menu on page 61).
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.
Use the RECEIVER button to switch on.1
• If headphones are connected to the receiver, Automatic MCACC (Expert)
disconnect them. If your setup requires more detailed settings than those
2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound
(MCACC) on page 7, you can customize your setup
the SETUP button.2
options below. You can calibrate your system differently
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the
/// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the for up to six different MCACC presets3, which are useful
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to if you have different listening positions depending on the
confirm and exit the current menu. type of source (for example, watching movies from a sofa,
• Press SETUP at any time to exit the System Setup or playing a video game close to the TV).4
menu.
Important
3 Select the setting you want to adjust.
• Make sure the microphone and speakers are not
System Setup
moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.
1.Auto MCACC
2.Surr Back System
3.Manual MCACC • Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any
4.Data Management
5.Manual SP Setup
6.Input Setup existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.5
7.Other Setup
• The screen saver will automatically appear after three

: Exit
minutes of inactivity.
• Auto MCACC – See Automatically setting up for
surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 for a quick and Caution
effective automatic surround setup. See Automatic
• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are
MCACC (Expert) below for a more detailed setup.
output at high volume.
Note
1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu.
2 • Note that when editing items in the Manual MCACC menu, you will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing
MCACC before pressing SETUP.
• You can’t use the System Setup menu when the iPod input source is selected (in either the main or sub room).
3 These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY1–6 (or M1–6) until you rename them in Data Management on page 41.
4 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system.
5 Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the Option setup screen (step 3).
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07 The System Setup menu
1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC weighting is given to any one channel. Optionally,5
jack on the front panel. FRONT ALIGN sets all speakers in accordance with
Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied
and the microphone. to the front left and right channels), and OFF (only
MULTI – ROOM &
STEREO
available when ALL is selected) allows you to save
CONTROL ON/OFF SELECT SELECT PROCESSING
PHONES
AV
PARAMETER
(ST –) ENTER
TUNER
EDIT
(ST +)

MCACC
SETUP MIC
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
calibration settings (such as speaker distance and
channel level) with no EQ or standing wave
SETUP RETURN
adjustment to your selected preset.

• Multi-Point (only available when the Auto Mode
If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that above is Acoustic Cal EQ or Aco Cal EQ Pro.) – In
it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. addition to measurements at the listening position,
Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a you can use two more reference points for which test
table or a chair. tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is
useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration
2 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu
then press ENTER. for several seating positions in your listening area.6
Place the microphone at the reference point
System Setup 1.Auto MCACC indicated on-screen and note the last microphone
1.Auto MCACC
2.Surr Back System
Surr Back System
[ Normal (SB) ] placement will be at your main listening position:
3.Manual MCACC Data Save to
4.Data Management [M1. MEMORY 1 ]
5.Manual SP Setup
6.Input Setup Setting Start? [OK]
7.Other Setup 2nd reference 3rd reference
[Option]
point point
: Exit ENTER:Next :Cancel
1 2
1
3 Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected, select an
MCACC preset2 then select OK. 3
For a fully customized Auto MCACC setup, select Option Main listening
and set the following parameters: position
1.Auto MCACC Option 1. Auto MCACC Option 1.Auto MCACC Option When you’re finished settings the options, press
Auto Mode
[ ALL ]
( Back ) Auto Mode
[ Aco Cal EQ Pro. ] RETURN to go back to the Auto MCACC main setup.
Speaker settings EQ Type : FRONT ALIGN EQ Type
will be updated. Data Save to [ALL CH ADJUST]
THX Speaker NO
M2. MEMORY 2
EQ Type : OFF
Multi-Point NO
4 Follow the instructions on-screen.
If you are using THX Data Save to
speakers, select YES.
( Next )
[ – – . – – – ] • Make sure the microphone is connected.
: Return to Auto MCACC : Return to Auto MCACC : Return to Auto MCACC
• If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically
• Auto Mode – The default is ALL (recommended), but detected every time you switch on the system. Make
you can limit the system calibration to only one sure it is on and the volume is turned up.
setting (to save time) if you want.3 The available • See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on
options are ALL, ALL (Keep SPsetting),4 Speaker page 9 for notes regarding high background noise
Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance, levels and other possible interference.
Acoustic Cal EQ, and Aco Cal EQ Pro. 5 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting
• THX Speaker (only available when the Auto Mode test tones.
above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES if you A progress report is displayed on-screen while the
are using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL), receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers
otherwise leave it set to NO. present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while
• EQ Type (only available when the Auto Mode above is it’s doing this.
Acoustic Cal EQ or Aco Cal EQ Pro.) – This • Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This
determines how the frequency balance is adjusted. may result in incorrect speaker settings.
ALL CH ADJUST (default) is a ‘flat’ setting where all
the speakers are set individually so no special
Note
1 If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker set-
ting on page 35 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.
2 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can
rename it later in Data Management on page 41).
3 The Aco Cal EQ Pro. measurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 38 for more on this.
4 The ALL (Keep SPsetting) option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 42) unchanged.
5 If you selected ALL as your Auto Mode setting, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the FRONT ALIGN and/or OFF settings.
6 Switch the Multi-Point setting OFF if you only use one listening position.
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• With error messages (such as Ambient Noise or 8 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press RETURN
Microphone Check) select RETRY after checking for to go back to the System Setup menu.
ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto
4a.MCACC Data Check
MCACC Setup on page 9) and verifying the mic
1.Speaker Setting
connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, 2.Channel Level
3.Speaker Distance
you can simply select GO NEXT and continue. 4.Standing Wave
5.Acoustic Cal EQ
6 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in

the OSD.1
ENTER:Next :Return
The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give
actual speakers you have. you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is
also possible to adjust these settings manually using the
1.Auto MCACC 1.Auto MCACC
Now Analyzing … (2/9) Check! System Setup menu (starting on page 33).2
Front [ YES ]
Environment Check
Ambient Noise [ OK ]
Center
Surround
[
[
YES
YES
]
]
You can also choose to view the settings by selecting
Microphone
Speaker YES/NO
[
[
]
]
SB
SUB W.
[
[
Yx2
YES
]
]
individual parameters from the MCACC Data Check
[ OK ] screen:
:Cancel :Cancel
• Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers

If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side you’ve connected (see page 42 for more on this)
column (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t • Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker
correct), there may be a problem with the speaker system (see page 43 for more on this)
connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the
power and check the speaker connections. If there • Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers
doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use / from the listening position (see page 44 for more on
to select the speaker and / to change the setting this)3
(and number for surround back) and continue. • Standing Wave – Filter settings to control lower
7 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. ‘boomy’ frequencies (see page 37 for more on this)
A progress report is displayed on-screen while the • Acoustic Cal EQ – Adjustments to the frequency
receiver outputs more test tones to determine the balance of your speaker system based on the
optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 38
distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. for more on this)
Press ENTER after you have finished checking each
1.Auto MCACC 1.Auto MCACC
Now Analyzing … Now Analyzing … (6/9)

screen. When you’re finished, select RETURN to go back
Subwoofer Check to the System Setup menu.
Surround Analyzing
Speaker System [ OK ]
Channel Level [ OK ]
Speaker Distance [ ]
:Cancel :Cancel
Surround back speaker setting
Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is • Default setting: Normal (SB)
happening. It may take 2–6 minutes. There are several ways you can use the surround back
• If you selected a Multi-Point setup (in step 3), you speaker channels with this system. In addition to a
will be asked to place the mic at the 2nd and 3rd normal home theater setup where they are used for the
reference points before finally placing it at your main surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping
listening position. the front speakers or as an independent speaker system
in another room.
Note
1 This screen is only shown if you selected ALL or Speaker Setting in Auto Mode from the Auto MCACC Option menu.
2 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12cm will end up with different size settings.
You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 42.
• 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.
3 Since the distance measurements have been set according to the sound characteristics of your speakers, there are cases where (for optimal surround
sound) the actual distance may differ from the speaker distance setting.
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1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup on page 7 if you’re unsure how to do this. Also see
menu. Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu page 9 for notes regarding high background noise
above if you’re not already at this screen. levels and other possible interference.
System Setup 2.Surround Back System
• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up
1.Auto MCACC the volume to the middle position.
2.Surr Back System Surround Back System
3.Manual MCACC Normal (SB)
4.Data Management
5.Manual SP Setup
1 Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup
6.Input Setup
7.Other Setup menu.
:Return
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
: Exit
on page 33 if you’re not already at this screen.
2 Select the surround back speaker setting. System Setup 3.Manual MCACC
• Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use 1.Auto MCACC a.Fine Ch Level
2.Surr Back System b.Fine SP Distance
with surround back speakers in your main (speaker 3.Manual MCACC
4.Data Management
c.Standing Wave
d.EQ Adjust
system A) setup. 5.Manual SP Setup
6.Input Setup
e.EQ Professional
7.Other Setup
• 2nd Zone – Select to use the (surround back) B
: Exit :Return
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in
another room (see Second Zone speaker B setup on
page 52).
If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to
• Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you’re bi- make these settings in order.
amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your front
• Fine Ch Level – Make fine adjustments to the overall
speakers on page 53).
balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel
• Multi Room & Source – Select to use the (surround Level below).
back) B speaker terminals for an independent system
• Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay settings for
in another room (see Multi-room listening on
your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on
page 54).
page 37).
3 When you’re finished, press RETURN. • Standing Wave – Control overly resonant low
You will return to the System Setup menu. frequencies in your listening room (see Standing
Wave on page 37).
The last two settings are specifically for customizing the
Manual MCACC setup parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ on
You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup page 38:
menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more • EQ Adjust – Manually adjust the frequency balance
familiar with the system. Before making these settings, of your speaker system while listening to test tones
you should have already completed Automatically setting (see Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 38).
up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7.
• EQ Professional – Calibrate your system based on
You only need to make these settings once (unless you the direct sound coming from the speakers and make
change the placement of your current speaker system or detailed settings according to your room’s reverb
add new speakers). characteristics (see Professional Acoustic Calibration
EQ on page 38).
Caution
• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at Fine Channel Level
high volume. • Default setting: 0dB (all channels)
You can achieve better surround sound by properly
Important adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The
following setting can help you make detailed
• You will need to first specify the MCACC preset you adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual
want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing speaker setup on page 42.
SETUP (step 2 in Making receiver settings from the
System Setup menu on page 33). 1 Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup
menu.
• For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect
the setup microphone to the front panel and place it
about ear level at your normal listening position. See
Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)
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The volume increases to the 0dB reference level. 1 Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC
setup menu.
3.Manual MCACC 3a.Fine Channel Level
a.Fine Ch Level
3.Manual MCACC 3b.Fine SP Distance
b.Fine SP Distance
c.Standing Wave Please Wait... 20 a.Fine Ch Level MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1
d.EQ Adjust b.Fine SP Distance
e.EQ Professional Caution! c.Standing Wave
Loud test tones d.EQ Adjust L(Reference)
will be output. e.EQ Professional 3.0 m
:Return :Cancel
:Return Enter:Next :Cancel
2 Adjust the level of the left channel.

This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want 2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the
to keep the level around 0dB so that you’ll have plenty of listening position.
room to adjust the other speaker levels.
3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance
3a.Fine Channel Level as necessary.
MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1 Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected
L(Reference)
to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in
+0.5dB
terms of speaker distance from 0.1 to 9.0 meters.
Enter:Next :Cancel 3b.Fine SP Distance
L 3.0 m (Reference)
R [ 3.0 m ]
• After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output. C
SL
2.5
[ 3.0
m
m ]
SR [ 3.0 m ]
SBL [ 3.0 m ]
3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/ SBR
SW
[ 3.0
[ 3.0
m
m
]
]
– 10dB ) as necessary. :Finish
Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you
selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the
like both tones are the same volume, press to confirm target channel. From the listening position, face the two
and continue to the next channel. speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each
speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are
3a.Fine Channel Level
arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of
L +0.5dB (Reference)
R
C
[ 0.0dB ]
+1.0dB you and between your arm span.1
SL [ -3.0dB ]
SR [ +10.0dB ]
SBL [ -10.0dB ]
SBR [ +9.5dB ]
SW [ -1.5dB ]
:Finish
• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will

change depending on which speaker you select.
• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up,
use / to select it. press to confirm and continue to the next channel.
4 When you're finished, press RETURN. • For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will
You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. change depending on which speaker you select.
• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply
Fine Speaker Distance use / to select it.
• Default setting: 3.0 m (all speakers)
4 When you're finished, press RETURN.
For proper sound depth and separation with your system, You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.
it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some
speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening
Standing Wave
position at the same time. The following setting can help
• Default setting: ON
you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve
using the Manual speaker setup below. Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain
conditions, sound waves from your speaker system
resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the
walls in your listening area. This can have a negative
effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower
Note
1 • If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.
• For better audibility, the subwoofer emits a continuous test tone (oscillating pulses are heard from your other speakers). Note that it may be difficult
to compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup (depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker).
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frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your 1 Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup
listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, menu.
it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The
Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of 3.Manual MCACC 3d.EQ Adjust
a.Fine Ch Level
overly resonant sounds in your listening area. During b.Fine SP Distance
c.Standing Wave
MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1
playback of a source, you can customize the filters used d.EQ Adjust
e.EQ Professional
Setting Start? [ OK ]
for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC
presets.1 :Return Enter:Next :Cancel
1 Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC 2 Confirm that the MCACC preset shown in the
setup menu. display is the one you want to adjust, then select OK.
3.Manual MCACC 3c.Standing Wave 3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your
a.Fine Ch Level MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1
b.Fine SP Distance Standing Wave Control liking.
c.Standing Wave [ ON ]
d.EQ Adjust Filter Ch MAIN
e.EQ Professional
No. 1 2 3 3d.EQ Adjust unit:dB
f [ 68 Hz ] [ 120 Hz ] [ 201 Hz ] 63Hz [ 0.0]
Q [ 5.0 ] [ 5.0 ] [ 5.0 ] MCACC : M1 125Hz [ 0.0]
A
T
T [ 0.0 dB ] [ 0.0 dB ] [ 0.0 dB ] Ch [SBL] 250Hz [ 0.0]
:Return :Finish 500Hz [ 0.0]
1kHz 0.0
2kHz [ -1.0]
4kHz [ -2.0]
2 Select ‘ON’ (if it is not already selected) then adjust 8kHz [ -4.5]
16kHz [ -7.0]
63
125
250
500
1k
2k
4k
8k
16k
TRM
TRIM [ 0.0]
the parameters for the Standing Wave Control. :Finish
• Filter Ch – Select the channel to which you will apply

the filter(s): Main (all except center channel and Use the / buttons to select the channel.
subwoofer), Center or SUB W. (subwoofer). Use the / buttons to select the frequency and /
• TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to
SUB W.) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to the top of the screen and use the / buttons to select
compensate for the difference in output post-filter). the next channel.
• f / Q / ATT – These are the filter parameters where f • The OVER! indicator shows in the display if the
represents the frequency you will be targeting and Q frequency adjustment is too drastic and might
is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the narrower the distort. If this happens, bring the level down until
bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation (ATT, the OVER! disappears from the display.
amount of reduction to the targeted frequency).
3 When you're finished, press RETURN. Tip
You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. • Changing the frequency curve of one channel too
drastically will affect the overall balance. If the
Acoustic Calibration EQ speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or
Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room lower channel levels using test tones with the TRIM
equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It feature. Use / to select TRIM then use / to
works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your raise or lower the channel level for the current
room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that speaker.
can color the original source material (providing a ‘flat’
equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the
You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.
adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for
surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic
MCACC (Expert) on page 33, you can also adjust these
Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ
settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room
your tastes. reverberation by allowing you to calibrate your system
based on the direct sound coming from the speakers. It
can also provide you with a graphical output of the
frequency response of your room.2
Note
1 • Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset.
• Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection.
2 This system allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer
(with software available from Pioneer—see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 59 for more on this).
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How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it
If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant is influenced by room characteristics, such as walls,
in your listening room (i.e. it sounds `boomy'), or that furniture, and the dimensions of the room. The sooner
different channels seem to exhibit different reverb the frequency analysis, the less it is influenced by the
characteristics, select Aco Cal EQ Pro. (or ALL) for the room. We recommend an earlier time setting of 20–40ms
Auto Mode setting in Automatic MCACC (Expert) on to compensate for two major factors that will influence
page 33 to calibrate the room automatically. This should the sound of most rooms:
provide a balanced calibration that suits the • Reverberance of high vs. low frequencies –
characteristics of your listening room. Depending on your room, you may find that lower
If you still aren't satisfied with the results, the manual frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to
Advanced EQ setup (below) provides a more customized higher frequencies (i.e. your room sounds ‘boomy’).
calibration of your system using the direct sound of the This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the
speakers. This is done with the help of a graphical output measurement is done too late.
that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer
Low
(with software available from Pioneer — see Connecting Level frequencies
a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 59).
High
frequencies
How to interpret the graphical output
The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro Standard Acoustic Cal.
(in milliseconds) on the horizontal axis. A straight line calibration range EQ calibration range
Time
indicates a flat-response room (no reverb), whereas a (in msec.)
0 80 160
sloping line indicates the presence of reverberation when
outputting test tones. The sloping line will eventually • Reverb characteristics for different channels –
flatten out when the reverberant sound stabilizes (this Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for
usually takes about 100ms or so). each channel. Since this difference increases as the
By analyzing the graph, you should be able to see how sound is influenced by the various room
your room is responding to certain frequencies. characteristics, it is often better to capture a
Differences in channel level and speaker distance are frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of
taken into account automatically (compensation is channel frequencies/sounds.
provided for comparison purposes), and the frequency
Left
measurements can be examined both with and without Level surround
the equalization performed by this receiver.1 Right
Surround
Setting Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ

according to your room characteristics Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro Standard Acoustic Cal.
calibration range EQ calibration range
Using the manual setup, you can set the time period at Time
which the frequency response is analyzed, pinpointing 0 80 160 (in msec.)
the time that is best for system calibration with your

particular room characteristics. If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often
not necessary to make a 20–40ms setting. Later time
The graph below shows the difference between standard settings may provide a more detailed sound experience
acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the with your speaker system. It is best to try and see what
gray circles represent the point at which the microphone works best for your particular room.
captures the sound for frequency analysis).
Note that changing the room (for example, moving
furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results.
Level
In such cases, you should recalibrate your system.
Test tone
Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro Standard Acoustic Cal.

calibration range EQ calibration range
Time
0 80 160 (in msec.)
Note
1 Note that due to an effect known as ‘group delay’, lower frequencies will take longer to be generated than higher frequencies (this is most obvious when
comparing the frequencies at 0ms). This initial slope is not a problem (i.e. excessive reverb) with your listening room.
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Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ When the reverb measurement is finished, you can
select Reverb View to see the results on-screen. See
1 Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press ENTER. Professional Calibration EQ graphical output on page 76
3.Manual MCACC 3e.EQ Professional
for troubleshooting information.
a.Fine Ch Level 1.Reverb Measurement
b.Fine SP Distance 2.Reverb View 4 If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you can check the
c.Standing Wave 3.Reverb Output PC
d.EQ Adjust
e.EQ Professional
4.Advanced EQ Setup reverb characteristics for each channel. Press
RETURN when you’re done.
:Return ENTER:Next :Return
3e2.Reverb View
M1 : EQ OFF Ch [ L ]
dB Fq [ 63Hz ]
2 Select an option and press ENTER.
• Reverb Measurement – Use this to measure the
reverb characteristics of your room (for graphical 0 80 160ms
output using a PC, see Connecting a PC for Advanced :Return
MCACC output on page 59 to connect an RS-232C

cable before selecting this option). This appears according to the setting you chose in
• Reverb View – You can check the reverb Reverb Measurement (step 3 above). Use the /
measurements made for specified frequency ranges buttons to select the channel and the frequency you want
in each channel. to check. Use the / buttons to go back and forth
between the two. Note that the markers on the vertical
• Reverb Output PC – See Connecting a PC for axis indicate decibels in 2dB steps.
Advanced MCACC output on page 59 for more on this.
• Advanced EQ Setup – Use this to select the time 5 If you selected ‘Advanced EQ Setup’, input the
period that will be used for frequency adjustment and time setting you want to use for calibration, then
calibration, based on the reverb measurement of select ‘Go’. Select ‘Start’ from the next screen.
your listening area. Note that customizing system Based on the reverb measurement above, you can
calibration using this setup will alter the settings you choose the time period that will be used for the final
made in Automatically setting up for surround sound frequency adjustment and calibration. Even though you
(MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on can make this setting without reverb measurement, it is
page 33 and is not necessary if you’re satisfied with best to use the measurement results as a reference for
these settings. your time setting. For an optimal system calibration
based on the direct sound coming from the speakers, we
3 If you selected ‘Reverb Measurement’, select EQ recommend using the 20–40ms setting.
ON or OFF and then OK.
3e4. Adv. EQ Setup (1/2) 3e4. Adv. EQ Setup (2/2)
Ch [ L ] ( Back )
3e1.Reverb Measurement 3e1.Reverb Measurement Fq [ 63Hz ]
dB EQ Type
Tm [60 ~ 80ms] [ALL CH ADJUST]
MCACC: M1.MEMORY 1 Now Analyzing … (1/5)
Multi-Point NO
Measure with EQ OFF
M1. MEMORY 1 EQ:ON Setting Start? [OK]
Setting Start? [OK] Ambient Noise [ OK ]
Microphone [ ] 0 80 160ms
Speaker Level [ ]
( Next) :Cancel : Cancel
Delay Check [ ]
Reverb [ ]
:Cancel :Cancel
Use the / buttons to select the channel, frequency,

The following options determine how the reverb and time setting. Use the / buttons to switch
characteristics of your listening area are displayed in between them.
Reverb View and Reverb Output PC: You can switch between your connected speakers
• EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of (excluding the subwoofer), and display the
your listening area without the equalization measurements for the following frequencies: 63Hz, 125
performed by this receiver (before calibration). Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz and 16kHz.
• EQ ON – You will see the reverb characteristics of Select the setting from the following time periods (in
your listening area with the equalization performed milliseconds): 0–20ms, 10–30ms, 20–40ms, 30–50ms,
by this receiver (after calibration).1 Note that the EQ 40–60ms, 50–70ms and 60–80ms. This setting will be
response may not appear entirely flat due to applied to all channels during calibration.
adjustments necessary for your listening area. When you’re finished, select OK. It will take about 1–4
minutes for the calibration to finish.
Note
1 The calibration corresponding to the currently selected MCACC preset will be used when EQ ON is selected. To use another MCACC preset, exit the
System Setup menu and press MCACC to select it before pressing SETUP.
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After the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set, you are 1 Select ‘MCACC Data Check’ from the Data
given the option to check the settings on-screen. Management setup menu.
4.Data Management 4a.MCACC Data Check
a.MCACC Data Check 1.Speaker Setting
Data Management b.MCACC

c.Memory
d.Memory
Data Copy
Rename
Clear
2.Channel Level
3.Speaker Distance
4.Standing Wave
5.Acoustic Cal EQ
This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets,
allowing you to calibrate your system for different
:Return :Return
listening positions (or frequency adjustments for the ENTER:Next
same listening position).1 This is useful for alternate 2 Select the setting you want to check.
settings to match the kind of source you’re listening to • It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you
and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies can compare the different settings.
from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).
3 Select the MCACC preset that you want to check.
From this menu you can check your current settings,
Use the / buttons if necessary to switch speakers/
copy from one preset to another, name presets for easier
settings.
identification and clear any ones you don’t need.
1 Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup 4a4.EQ Data Check
63Hz : 0.0
MCACC M1 125Hz : 0.0
menu. Ch [SBL] 250Hz : 0.0
500Hz : 0.0
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 1kHz : 0.0
2kHz : -1.0
4kHz : -2.0
above if you’re not already at this screen. 8kHz : -4.5
16kHz : -7.0
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125
250
500
1k
2k
4k
8k
16k
TRM
TRIM : 0.0
:Return
System Setup 4.Data Management
1.Auto MCACC a.MCACC Data Check

2.Surr Back System
3.Manual MCACC
b.MCACC
c.Memory
Data Copy
Rename
4 Press RETURN to go back to the Data Check menu,
4.Data Management d.Memory Clear
5.Manual SP Setup repeating steps 2 and 3 to check other settings.
6.Input Setup
7.Other Setup
4a2.Speaker Distance 4a3.Standing Wave

: Exit :Return
MCACC M1. MEMORY 1 MCACC M1. MEMORY 1
L : 2.0m Sranding Wave Control
C : 2.0m : ON
2 Select the setting you want to adjust. R
SR
: 2.0m
: 2.5m
Filter Ch
TRIM
[ SUB W. ]
: +12.0dB
SBR : 3.0m No. 1 2 3
• MCACC Data Check – Check the settings for any of SBL
SL
: 3.0m
: 2.5m
f
Q
: 110 Hz : 110 Hz : 110 Hz
: 3.0 : 3.0 : 3.0
your MCACC presets using the on-screen display SW : 2.3m
:Return
A
T
T : 12.0 dB : 10.0 dB : 12.0 dB
:Return
(see Checking MCACC preset data below).
• MCACC Data Copy – Copy settings from one 5 When you're finished, press RETURN.
MCACC preset to another (see Copying MCACC You will return to the Data Management setup menu.
preset data below).
• Memory Rename – Name your MCACC presets for
Copying MCACC preset data
easy identification (see Renaming MCACC presets If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration
below). EQ (see Manual MCACC setup above), we recommend
copying your current settings2 to an unused MCACC
• Memory Clear – Clear any MCACC presets that you
preset. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a
don’t want (see Clearing MCACC presets below).
reference point from which to start.
Checking MCACC preset data 1 Select ‘MCACC Data Copy’ from the Data
After you have completed Automatically setting up for Management setup menu.
surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic
4.Data Management 4b.MCACC Data Copy
MCACC (Expert) on page 33, you can check your a.MCACC Data Check
calibrated settings using the on-screen display. b.MCACC
c.Memory
Data Copy
Rename
From
[ M1. MEMORY 1 ]
d.Memory Clear To
[ M2. MEMORY 2 ]
Start Copy [Cancel ]
:Return :Cancel
Note
1 This can be done in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 33, either of which you should
have already completed.
2 The settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 33.
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2 Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the

settings ‘From’ then specify where you want to copy Manual speaker setup
them (‘To’).
This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to
Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC preset you’re
optimize the surround sound performance. You only
currently using (this can’t be undone).
need to make these settings once (unless you change the
3 Select ‘Copy’ to confirm and copy the settings. placement of your current speaker system or add new
Copy Complete! shows in the OSD to confirm the speakers.).
MCACC preset has been copied, then you automatically These settings are designed to customize your system,
return to the Data Management setup menu. but if you’re satisfied with the settings made in
Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on
Renaming MCACC presets page 7, it isn’t necessary to make all of these settings.
If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re
using, you may want to rename them for easier
identification. Caution
• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at
1 Select ‘Memory Rename’ from the Data
high volume.
Management setup menu.
1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER.
4.Data Management 4c.Memory Rename
a.MCACC Data Check MCACC Position Rename

System Setup 5.Manual SP Setup
b.MCACC Data Copy
c.Memory Rename M1 [ MEMORY 1 ] 1.Auto MCACC a.Speaker Setting
d.Memory Clear M2 [ MEMORY 2 ] 2.Surr Back System b.Channel Level
M3 [ MEMORY 3 ] 3.Manual MCACC c.Speaker Distance
M4 [ MEMORY 4 ] 4.Data Management d.Bass Peak Level
M5 [ MEMORY 5 ] 5.Manual SP Setup e.X-Curve
M6 [ MEMORY 6 ] 6.Input Setup f.THX Audio Setting
7.Other Setup
:Return :Finish
: Exit :Return
2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename, then

select an appropriate preset name. 2 Select the setting you want to adjust.
Use / to select the preset, then / to select a If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to
preset name. adjust these settings in order:
3 Repeat for as many MCACC presets as necessary, • Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of
then press RETURN when you're finished. speakers you’ve connected (see below).
You will return to the Data Management setup menu. • Channel Level – Adjust the overall balance of your
speaker system (page 43).
Clearing MCACC presets • Speaker Distance – Specify the distance of your
If you are no longer using one of the MCACC presets speakers from the listening position (page 44).
stored in memory, you can choose to clear the calibration
• Bass Peak Level – Prevent bass tones from distorting
settings of that preset.
the sound from your speakers (page 44).
1 Select ‘Memory Clear’ from the Data Management • X-Curve – Adjust the tonal balance of your speaker
setup menu. system for movie soundtracks (page 45).
4.Data Management 4d.Memory Clear • THX Audio Setting – Specify whether you are using
a.MCACC
b.MCACC
Data Check
Data Copy
a THX speaker setup (page 45).
c.Memory Rename Clear
d.Memory Clear M1. MEMORY 1
3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting,
Start Clear [Cancel] pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.
:Return :Cancel
Speaker Setting
2 Select the MCACC preset you want to clear. Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration
Make sure you don’t clear an MCACC preset you’re (size, number of speakers and crossover frequency). It is
currently using (this can’t be undone). a good idea to make sure that the settings made in
3 Select ‘Clear’ to confirm and clear the preset. Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on
Clear Complete! shows in the OSD to confirm the page 7 are correct.1 Note that this setting applies to all
MCACC preset has been cleared, then you automatically MCACC presets, and cannot be set independently.
return to the Data Management setup menu.
Note
1 If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL.
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1 Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup front and center speakers are also routed to the
menu. subwoofer).3 If you did not connect a subwoofer
choose NO (the bass frequencies are output from
5.Manual SP Setup 5a.Speaker Setting
a.Speaker Setting Front SMALL

other speakers).
b.Channel Level Center [ SMALL ]
c.Speaker Distance Surr [ SMALL ]
d.Bass Peak Level
e.X-Curve
SB
SUB W.
[ SMALL x2
[ YES
]
] 3 Select ‘X. OVER’ and set the crossover frequency.4
f.THX Audio Setting
X. OVER [ 80Hz ] Frequencies below this point will be sent to the
:Return
(THX:ALL SMALL )
:Finish
subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).
4 When you’re finished, press RETURN.
2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
then select a speaker size.
Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the
Channel Level
following speakers:1 Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the
• Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers overall balance of your speaker system, an important
reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you factor when setting up a home theater system.
didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send
the bass frequencies to the subwoofer. 1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup
menu.
• Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker
reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select 5.Manual SP Setup 5b.Channel Level
SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other a.Speaker Setting

b.Channel Level
Test Tone Manual
c.Speaker Distance
speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center d.Bass Peak Level
e.X-Curve
speaker, choose NO (the center channel is sent to f.THX Audio Setting
the front speakers).

:Return ENTER:Next :Cancel
• Surround – Select LARGE if your surround speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select 2 Select a setup option.
SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other • Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker
speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.
surround speakers choose NO (the sound of the • Auto – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves
surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a from speaker to speaker automatically.
subwoofer).
• Surr Back – Select the number of surround back 3 Confirm your selected setup option.
The test tones will start after you press ENTER.
speakers you have (one, two or none).2 Select LARGE
if your surround back speakers reproduce bass 5b.Channel Level
frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass Test Tone [ Manual ]
Setting Start
frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If Please Wait . . . 20
you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose Caution!

Loud test tones
NO. will be output.
:Cancel
• Subwoofer – 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 come out the
Note
1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center and surround speakers can’t be set to LARGE
if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.
2 • If you selected 2nd Zone or Front Bi-Amp (in Surround back speaker setting on page 35) you can’t adjust the surround back settings.
• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.
• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal.
3 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not,
however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass
due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response
with it set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having prob-
lems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers.
4 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing
back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.
• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz.
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4 Adjust the level of each channel using the / Bass Peak Level
buttons. Some audio sources (for example, Dolby Digital and DTS)
If you selected Manual, use / to switch speakers. The include ultra-low bass tones. Set the bass limiter as
Auto setup will output test tones in the order shown on- needed to prevent the bass from distorting the sound.
screen:
1 Select ‘Bass Peak Level’ from the Manual SP Setup
5b.Channel Level menu.
L
C [
0.0dB
0.0dB ] The current setting is displayed. When OFF is displayed
R [ 0.0dB ]
SR [ 0.0dB ] the attenuator is off (bass output is not affected).
SBR [ 0.0dB ]
SBL [ 0.0dB ]
SL [ 0.0dB ]
SW [ 0.0dB ] 5.Manual SP Setup 5d.Bass Peak Level
:Finish a.Speaker Setting Bass Peak Level :OFF

b.Channel Level [Setting Start ]
c.Speaker Distance [Setting Clear ]
d.Bass Peak Level
Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is e.X-Curve
f.THX Audio Setting
emitted.1
:Return :Return
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Select a setup option.
5d.Bass Peak Level

Tip Bass Peak Level :OFF
[Setting Start ]
[Setting Clear ]
• You can change the channel levels at any time by
pressing CH LEVEL then using / on the remote Enter:Setting Start
control.
:Return
Speaker Distance • Setting Start – The volume is set to –60dB, a test

For good sound depth and separation from your system, tone plays back and you make the setting.
you need to specify the distance of your speakers from • Setting Clear – Clears any previous setting and
the listening position. The receiver can then add the switches limiting off.
proper delay needed for effective surround sound.
3 If you selected ‘Setting Start’, use / to adjust
1 Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup the test tones and specify the bass peak level then press
menu. ENTER.
5.Manual SP Setup 5c.Speaker Distance
5d.Bass Peak Level
a.Speaker Setting L 3.0 m
b.Channel Level C [ 3.0 m ] Bass Peak Level
c.Speaker Distance R [ 3.0 m ] -60dB
d.Bass Peak Level SR [ 3.0 m ]
e.X-Curve SBR [ 3.0 m ]
f.THX Audio Setting SBL [ 3.0 m ] Increase the Bass
SL [ 3.0 m ] Peak Level to
SW [ 3.0 m ] a comfortable volume
(-80dB = no sound)
:Return :Finish
ENTER:Finish :Cancel
2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using the /

buttons.
You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.1 meter
increments.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Tip
• For best surround sound, make sure the surround
back speakers are the same distance from the
listening position.
Note
1 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB
SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).
• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.
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Set the bass peak level gradually, then press ENTER at THX Audio Setting
the point just before the tone starts to distort.1 The For the most effective results when using the THX Select2
display on the receiver shows RESUME while the volume Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes (see Using
returns to its original position, then you automatically the Home THX modes on page 27) with the Advanced
return to the main Bass Peak Level menu. Speaker Array (ASA) system (see About THX on page 81),
it is required that you make the setting. See Placing the
speakers on page 18 for more on THX speaker
placement.3
X-Curve 1 Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP
Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright Setup menu.
when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting
acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater 5.Manual SP Setup
a.Speaker Setting
listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie b.Channel Level
c.Speaker Distance
soundtracks.2
d.Bass Peak Level
e.X-Curve
f.THX Audio Setting
1 Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

:Return
5.Manual SP Setup 5e.X-Curve
a.Speaker Setting X-Curve -2.0dB/oct

2 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers
b.Channel Level
c.Speaker Distance from each other.
d.Bass Peak Level
e.X-Curve
f.THX Audio Setting
5f.THX Audio Setting
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125
250
500
1k
2k
4k
8k
16k
SB SP Position
:Return :Finish
0.0-0.3m
2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want. SBL-SBR
Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed :Finish

as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at
2kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope • 0.0 – 0.3m – Surround speakers within 30cm apart
increases (to a maximum of -3.0dB/oct). Use the (best for THX surround sound).
following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your
• > 0.3 – 1.2m – Surround speakers between 30cm and
room size:
1.2m apart.
Room size (m2) ≤36 ≤48 ≤60 ≤72 ≤300 ≤1000 • 1.2m < – Surround speakers more than 1.2m apart.
X-Curve (dB/oct) –0.5 –1 –1.5 –2 –2.5 –3 3 When you're finished, press RETURN.
• If you select OFF, the frequency curve will be flat and
the X-Curve has no effect.
3 Select ‘Return’ then press ENTER to finish.
Note
1 If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is selected (in Speaker Setting on page 42), the test tone will only play back from the subwoofer. If not, the
test tone will play back from the front and surround speakers set to LARGE.
2 Since the principal is the same, X-Curve isn’t applied when you’re using any of the Home THX modes (see Using the Home THX modes on page 27).
3 If you don't have surround back speakers, or just have one, you won't be able to select this setting (Cannot select shows in the display).
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08 Other connections
Chapter 8:
Other connections
2 Use the iPod input source button to switch the
Caution receiver to the iPod.
• Make sure the power is switched off before making or The front panel display shows Loading while the receiver
changing the connections. verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod.
3 Use the TOP MENU button to display iPod Top
menu.
Connecting an iPod When the display shows Top Menu you’re ready to play
This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow music from the iPod.2
you to control playback of your iPod using the controls of • If after pressing iPod the display shows No
this receiver.1 Connection, try switching off the receiver and
reconnecting the iPod to the receiver.
Connecting your iPod to the receiver Playing music from your iPod
To navigate the music on your iPod it’s easiest if you have
ROOM
CE
L
ANTENNA
PHONO
AUDIO
R
PRE OUT
L FRONT your TV switched on to take advantage of the OSDs.3 You
3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT
MONITOR
OUT
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
IN
SUB W. CENTER
can, however, use just the receiver’s front panel display
CD
S400 IR
12 V TRIGGER
OUT IN
SUR-
to do everything if you prefer.
ROUND
(AUDIO) DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1
S400
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
IN
TV
OUT
SUR-
ROUND
BACK Finding what you want to play
MONITOR IN2 IN
(ZONE2)
HDMI IN1
OUT
OUT
IN1(DVD/LD)
CD-R/
TAPE R L
(Single)
When connected to this receiver, you can browse the
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV)
1–2
ASSIGNABLE
IN IN
R
FR FL
L
iPod
music stored on your iPod by playlist, artist, album name,
VIDEO1/ SPEAKERS
1–4 IN2
PB PB GAME1
IN
SUB W. CENTER
IN
A R FRO
song name, genres or composers, similar to using the
GNA-
1–2
PR PR OUT
DVR/ SUR-
iPod directly.
VCR 1 ROUND
IN2 IN3
Y Y IN
OUT
R L
iPod Top
PB PB OUT [ Playlists ]
[ Artists ]
VCR 2 BACK [ Albums ]
PR PR IN MULTI CH [ Songs ]
IN [ ]
OUT IN Genres
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L [ Composers ]
CONTROL
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO [ Shuffle Songs ]
VSX-AX4AVi
iPod
1 Use the / buttons to select a category then press
Music
Extras
Settings
>
>
>
ENTER to browse that category.
Shuffle Songs
Backlight • To return to the previous level any time, press
MENU
RETURN.
2 Use the / buttons to browse the selected

category (e.g., albums).
• Use / to move to previous/next levels.
iPod
3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you
1 Use an iPod audio control cable (not supplied) to want to play, then press to start playback.4
connect your iPod to the iPod jack on the rear of the Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like
receiver. this:
Make sure to switch off the receiver before making this Playlist Song
connection. Artist Album Song
Album Song
Song
Note
1 This system is compatible with an iPod, iPod mini and iPod Photo portable device (third generation and above), however, compatibility may vary depend-
ing on the software version of your iPod. This receiver does not support software versions prior to iPod update 2004-10-20. For supported versions, consult
your local Pioneer dealer.
2 • The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver (Pioneer shows in the iPod display). Features such as the equalizer cannot
be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting.
3 Note that non-roman characters in playlists will be displayed as #.
4 If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.
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Other connections 08
Genre Artist Album Song

Composer Album Song
Shuffle Songs Connecting using HDMI
If you have a HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped compo-
nent, you can connect it to this receiver using a commer-
Tip cially available HDMI cable.1
• You can play all of the songs in a particular category The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital
by selecting the All item at the top of each category video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the
list. For example, you can play all the songs by a connected component is compatible with, including
particular artist. DVD-Video, DVD-Audio (see below for limitations), Video
CD/Super VCD, CD and MP3. See About the video
Basic playback controls converter on page 11 for more on HDMI compatibility.
The following table shows the basic playback controls for
your iPod: HDMI/DVI-equipped component
Button What it does

HDMI OUT
Press to start playback.
If you start playback when something other
than a song is selected, all the songs that fall
into that category will play. MULTI-ROOM
/REC SEL PHONO

OUT1
Press to stop playback. ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
FM UNBAL 75Ω
MONITOR
AM LOOP
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN
CD
Pauses playback, or restarts playback when USB

AUDIO
S400 IR
12 V TRIGGER
OUT IN
IN
paused. IN1
(AUDIO) 1 2
IN1
DVD/
LD
IN
(SAT) ROOM2 OUT
MULTI-ROOM
S400
/
& SOURCE TV
Press and hold during playback to start scan- IN2
(DVR/
(ZONE2)
HDMI IN1
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
IN2 IN
CD-R/
TAPE
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
ning. IN3
(DVR/
IN1 Y Y IN2(TV)
1–2
SAT
IN IN
R
VIDEO1/
/ Press to skip to previous/next song.

IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4 IN2 SUB W.
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2
Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat (DVD/
LD) IN2 IN3
DVR/
VCR 1
SUR-
ROUND
Y Y IN
One, Repeat All and Repeat Off. IN2

(CD)
OUT
R
PB PB OUT
Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle PR PR

DVR/
VCR 2
IN
R SURROU
B
M
Songs, Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off. ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L
OUT
IN
CONTROL
DISP Press repeatedly to change the song playback

VSX-AX4AVi
information displayed.
/ During playback, press to skip to previous/next
playlist; when browsing, press to move to
previous/next levels.
TOP Press to return to the iPod Top menu screen.
MENU HDMI IN
iPod® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in

the U.S. and other countries. HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor
or plasma display
1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN 1/2

interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on your
HDMI component.
HDMI appears on the front panel when an HDMI-
equipped component is connected.
Note
1 • An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
(HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVIHDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support
audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.
• This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Version 1.1. Depending on the component you have
connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers. Also, when using a component with HDMI version 1.0, it is not possible to
output copy-controlled DVD-Audio CPPM sources from the HDMI connection.
• SACD playback is not possible when using the HDMI connection.
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2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT

interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect Using the i.LINK interface
on a HDMI-compatible monitor.1 VSX-AX4AVi only
• The arrow on the cable connector body should be
facing right for correct alignment with the connector If you have a component with an i.LINK connector, you
on the player. can connect it to this receiver using an i.LINK cable.
Since the i.LINK interface does not transmit video
signals, the video signal of i.LINK-connected compo-
nents must be connected with other cables (see
Connecting your equipment on page 10 for more on
making video connections). If you’ve already hooked up
3 Use the INPUT SELECT button to select HDMI 1 or 2 the video signal from the component, assign the i.LINK
(depending on which input you’ve connected to). input to the input function to which you’ve connected the
You can also use the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial. video signals (see The Input Setup menu on page 60). See
Checking the i.LINK inputs below to confirm your i.LINK
• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the AV options on
settings.
page 63 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI
audio output from your TV or plasma display (no The two i.LINK connectors on the rear of your receiver are
sound will be heard from this receiver). 4-pin connectors. Use a 4-pin, S400 i.LINK cable to
connect i.LINK-equipped components.
• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or
plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings
on your component or display. Note that some Caution
components (such as video game units) have
• If your i.LINK connector comes into contact with
resolutions that may not be converted. In this case,
metallic parts of the receiver other than the i.LINK
use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.
terminal, an electrical short may occur. Some cables
• You can’t hear HDMI audio through this receiver’s have metal parts that may touch the unit when
digital out jacks. connected. Please take care to use a suitable i.LINK
cable only.
About HDMI Important

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports
both video and audio on a single digital connection for • Please use 4-pin, S400 cables less than 3.5 meters
use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV long. Although longer ones are available, they may
devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technolo- not work reliably.
gies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection • There may be cases where the PQLS/rate control
(HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one function and/or the i.LINK audio does not work prop-
specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content erly even when connected to i.LINK Audio-compat-
transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays. ible equipment.
HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, • Do not connect/disconnect i.LINK cables or switch
or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel on/off any components connected using i.LINK when
surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncom- the receiver is on.
pressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2 gigabytes
per second (with HDTV signals), one connector (instead
of several cables and connectors), and communication
between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.
HDMI, the logo and High-Definition Multi-
media Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of
HDMI licensing LLC.
Note
1 To see this receiver’s on-screen display, monitors (or projectors) must be compatible with 480i/576i resolution digital video.
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1 Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK Checking the i.LINK inputs
connectors on this receiver to an i.LINK connector on If you have several i.LINK-equipped components and
your i.LINK component. have assigned them to input functions in The Input Setup
menu on page 60, you can confirm the settings you made
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
ANTENNA
PHONO
AUDIO
R
PRE OUT
L F
below.
ROOM3(ZONE3)
1 Select ‘i.LINK Check’ from the Other Setup menu

OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W. C
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO
IN
(AUDIO) 1
12 V TRIGGER
2
DVD/
LD
and press ENTER.
IN1
(SAT)
S400
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
IN1 IN
TV
OUT See The Other Setup menu on page 61 for more on
navigating this menu screen.
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/ CD-R/
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
IN3 1–2 R L
(DVR/
VCR 2)
IN4 PB PB
ASSIGNABLE
VIDEO1/
GAME1
FR FL iPod
IN
• If no i.LINK-equipped components are connected
(CD-R) IN
1–4
ASSIGNA-
BLE
IN2
PR PR OUT
SUB W. CENTER
i.LINK Check cannot be selected.
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
OUT
IN2
R L
7.Other Setup 7d.i.LINK Check (1/2)
(CD)
PB PB OUT a.Multi Room Setup ( End )

DVR/
VCR 2 R SURROUND L RS-232C b.SR+ Setup * DVD-Audio5 : TV
BACK
PR PR IN
c.OSD Adjustment 1 DVD-Audio1 : DVD
MULTI CH
IN d.i.LINK Check 2 DVD-Audio2 : DVR
OUT IN
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L 3 DVD-Audio3 : i.LINK
CONTROL
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO 4 DVD-Audio4 : i.LINK
5 DVD-Video1 : ----
( Next )
VSX-AX4AVi
:Return :Return
S400
2 Scroll through the list to confirm your settings.
(AUDIO) When a number of i.LINK-equipped components are
connected to your receiver, the i.LINK-equipped
component you are looking for might be listed on
additional display screens.
• i.LINK is displayed after unassigned device names
i.LINK-equipped component
(e.g. DV-989AVi [i.LINK]).
• The arrow on the cable connector body should be • If a connected devices cannot output (playback) a
lined up with the arrow (to the left of the connector) source using the i.LINK connection, [- - - -] is
on the receiver for correct alignment. The i.LINK displayed after the input device name (e.g. DV-
cable should be inserted straight into the connector 989AVi [- - - -]). Non-compatible devices cannot be
so that it snaps easily into place. If not connected assigned to inputs.
properly the receiver will not be able to recognize any • When the cables for an assigned input device
connected components. Note that the i.LINK cable is become loose or the power is cut to the device, an
fragile and can be broken easily if too much force is asterisk (*) appears before the device name (e.g.
used when connecting. *DV-989AVi [CD]).
You will return to the Other Setup menu.
About i.LINK
2 Assign the i.LINK component to the input you want, i.LINK is a trademark name for IEEE1394, a high-speed
then make any necessary output settings on the interface for digital audio, video and other data found on
component. personal computers, digital camcorders, and other kinds
See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the of audio and audio/visual equipment. A single i.LINK
component to an input function on this receiver. Follow connector can both send and receive data at the same
the operating instructions that came with the component time, so only one cable is required to connect compo-
to make any necessary output settings. nents for two-way communication.
• You can connect several components together using “i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks of Sony
i.LINK. See Creating an i.LINK network below. Corporation.
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About PQLS rate control The system will not work if the connected components
Pioneer's PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) form a loop. If a loop is detected, the message LOOP
technology provides high-precision digital audio from CONNECT shows in the display. Figs. 3 and 4 show
DVD-A, SACD and audio CD sources when you use the connections that form a loop.
i.LINK interface. A precision quartz controller in this
fig. 3 i.LINK cable
receiver eliminates distortion caused by timing errors
(jitter), giving you the best possible digital-to-analog
conversion from the digital source.
To take advantage of PQLS, you must have a player
compatible with rate-control, and it must be switched on
i.LINK cable
and connected to this receiver through the i.LINK fig. 4
network.
Creating an i.LINK network

Using i.LINK it is possible to chain up to 17 components Another consideration when connecting i.LINK devices
together so that the digital audio and control signals is the speed of the interface. At present there are three
from each component is available to other components speeds; S100 (slowest), S200 and S400 (fastest). This
in the network. With the addition of an i.LINK repeater, receiver uses the S400 type. Although you can use
it’s possible to connect up to 63 components. components with different speeds together, we
i.LINK connectors come in 4-pin and 6-pin configura- recommend connecting slower-speed components at
tions. This player uses the 4-pin connection, but the two the edge of the network if possible (shown by the shaded
types can be mixed on a network. boxes in figs. 1 and 2). This will keep the network free of
This receiver is compatible with i.LINK Audio (A&M bottlenecks.
protocol) components, such as DVD players. Note that When used within an i.LINK network, this receiver must
when connected to i.LINK MPEG-II TS equipment (such be on for the i.LINK connection to be maintained. Other
as a digital satellite tuner), i.LINK DV equipment (such as components in the network may or may not maintain the
a DVD recorder or DV camcorder), or an i.LINK-equipped connection in standby (none will when the power is
personal computer, audio and video signals are not completely off)—check the operating instructions
transmitted, and connecting to these devices sometimes supplied with individual components. Note that the audio
causes network interruptions. Check the operating may be momentarily interrupted if a component in the
instructions supplied with your other i.LINK components i.LINK network is switched on/off, or its i.LINK
for compatibility information. connection is switched on/off.
This receiver is DTCP (Digital Transmission Content This product complies with the following i.LINK interface
Protection) compliant, so you can play DVD-A, DVD- specifications:
Video, and SACD i.LINK audio.
1) IEEE Std. 1394a-2000, Standard for a High Performance
When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s important that Serial Bus
the components form an open ended chain (fig. 1), or a
2) Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol 2.0
tree (fig. 2).
Following the standard for AM824 sequence adaptation
i.LINK cable
layers, the product is compatible with IEC60958 bitstream,
fig. 1 DVD-A and SACD.
i.LINK cable
fig. 2
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• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby,
For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may
then press STANDBY/ON while holding down
have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending
VIDEO SELECT on the front panel. This switches
on whether your player supports surround back
between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and
channels).1 Make sure that the player is set to output SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.
multichannel analog audio.
1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding Using the USB interface
MULTI CH input jack on this receiver. VSX-AX4AVi only
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your
connections.
computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear
2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround of this receiver. Depending on your model of computer
back channels, connect these to the corresponding and the software installed, you can listen to the stereo
MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver. audio source through the speaker setup you’ve
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the connected to this receiver.3
connections.
• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to MULTI-ROOM
/REC SEL PHONO R L F
the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
FM UNBAL 75Ω
MONITOR
AM LOOP
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W. C
receiver. USB
S400 IR OUT
CD
IN
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
(AUDIO) DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1 IN
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs (SAT)
IN2
S400
ROOM2
(ZONE2)
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
MONITOR
OUT
IN2
TV
IN
OUT
CD-R/
(DVR/ R L
If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as VCR 1)
IN3
HDMI IN1
IN1 Y
OUT
Y
IN1(DVD/LD)
IN2(TV)
1–2
SAT
IN
TAPE
IN
R L
(DVR/
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs VCR 2)

IN4
(CD-R)
PB PB
ASSIGNABLE
VIDEO1/
GAME1
IN
FR FL iPod
IN
1–4 SUB W. CENTER
for surround sound playback.2

IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R L
SYSTEM OFF PB PB OUT

RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE DVR/ R SURROUND L RS-232C
SELECT VCR 2 BACK
PR PR IN MULTI CH
IN
OUT IN
CONTROL
VSX-AX4AVi
B-type USB A-type USB
connector connector
CD TV VIDEO 2
1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the

proper output setting.
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to
output multichannel analog audio.
Personal computer
2 Use the INPUT SELECT button to select MULTI CH IN.
You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front 1 Connect your computer’s USB terminal to the USB
panel. terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.
2 Switch on your computer and this receiver.
Note
1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to switch the input signal selector to MULTI CH INPUT (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
above for more on this).
2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can’t use Midnight/Loudness, Dialog Enhancement or the SIGNAL SELECT and ANA-
LOG ATT buttons, as well as any of the listening modes (including STEREO and the surround back channel processing).
• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
3 • Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® Millennium Edition and Windows® 98 Second Edition operating systems have been tested for compatibility
with this interface, but depending on your computer setup, you may find that your system is not compatible.
• Make sure you use a USB cable that connects from an A-type connector (from your PC) to a 4-pin B-type connector (to the receiver).
• The USB specification is version 1.1 compatible, and the USB Audio Class specification is 1.0 compatible.
• Any computer alert sounds will also be heard through the speakers unless you switch them off from the computer’s control panel.
• You won’t be able to hear the audio from the USB connection through the digital outputs of this receiver.
• Note that using hubs or extensions may cause connection problems.
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3 If you’re connecting for the first time, wait for the

USB driver installation to finish. Second Zone speaker B setup
The installation may take a minute or two to complete.
Make sure you leave the USB cable connected until the
dialog box indicates that the USB setup is finished. Note Caution
that some older operating systems may require a disc for • Before making or changing the connections, switch off
installation.1 the power and disconnect the power cord from the
4 Use the INPUT SELECT button to select USB. power outlet. Plugging in components should be the
You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front last connection you make with your system.
panel. • Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker
wires from different terminals.
5 Make any necessary settings required to select the
USB interface as your computer audio output. • You can use speakers with a nominal impedance
You will need to make sure the correct speaker setting is between 6–16Ω (please see Switching the speaker
selected with the audio software you’re using. Please impedance on page 65 if you plan to use speakers
refer to the manual that came with the software to make with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
these settings. After selecting 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker
setting on page 35, you can use the speakers connected
6 Turn up the volume control on your computer and
to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear
this receiver.
panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See
You may want to start with a fairly low volume on this
Switching the speaker system below for the listening
receiver and turn it up as necessary after you’ve checked
options with this setup.
your levels.
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back
7 Start playback of a source on your computer.
speaker terminals on the rear panel.
Connect them the same way you connected your
Caution speakers in Installing your speaker system on page 17.
Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 18
• Make sure you don’t switch off the computer or when placing the speakers in another room.
unplug the USB cable during playback.
• To prevent noise being output, don’t use other 2 Select ‘2nd Zone’ from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu.
software on your computer during playback. See Surround back speaker setting on page 35 to do this.
• Pioneer is not responsible for computer system
Switching the speaker system
damage, software crashes or failures, or any other
If you selected 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker setting
possible computer problems due to this
on page 35, three speaker system settings are possible
configuration.
using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected Normal (SB)
Microsoft®, Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® or Front Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch your main
Millennium Edition, Windows® 98, and Windows NT® are speaker system on or off. The options below are for the
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft 2nd Zone setting only.2
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to
select a speaker system setting.
As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal (SB),
the button will simply switch your main speaker system
(A) on or off.
MULTI – ROOM &
SPEAKERS (TUNE +) BAND SOURCE/REC SEL VIDEO SIGNAL SBch
AV TUNER
PARAMETER EDIT
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
ENTER
SETUP MIC
SETUP RETURN
Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:
Note
1 If your PC doesn’t recognize the receiver, try disconnecting the USB cable and connecting it again. If it is still unrecognized, restart the computer.
2 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 42. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard
from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).
• Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 35 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.
• All speaker systems (except 2nd Zone connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.
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• SPA – Sound is output from speaker system A and

the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals. Caution
• SPB – Sound is output from the two speakers • Most speakers with both High and Low terminals
connected to speaker system B. Multichannel have two metal plates that connect the High to the
sources will not be heard. The same signal is output Low terminals. These must be removed when you are
from the surround back channel pre-out terminals. bi-amping the speakers or you could severely
damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for
• SPAB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up
more information.
to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two
speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. • If your speakers have a removable crossover network,
The sound from speaker system B will be the same as make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing
the sound from speaker system A (multichannel so may damage your speakers.
sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).
• SP (off) – No sound is output from the speakers. The
same sound is output from the pre-out terminals Bi-wiring your speakers
(including from your subwoofer, if connected) as The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-
when selecting speaker system A (above). amping, but additionally, interference effects within the
wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to
do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they
Bi-amping your front speakers must have separate terminals for the high and low
frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you’ve selected
Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver
Normal (SB) or 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker
and low frequency driver of your speakers to different
setting on page 35.
amplifiers (in this case, to both front and surround back
terminals) for better crossover performance. Your • To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to
speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate the speaker terminal on the receiver.
terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement
will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using.
1 Connect your speakers as shown below.
This illustration below shows the connections for bi-
amping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right
speaker in the same way.
SPEAKERS
A SURROUND BACK / B
R FRONT L CENTER
Front left Caution

speaker
• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are
SELECTABLE
fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your

High speakers.
• Don't connect different speakers from the same
Low
terminal in this way.
Since both front and surround back speaker terminals

output the same audio, it doesn’t matter which set (front
or surround back) is powering which part (High or Low)
of the speaker.
• Make sure that the + / – connections are properly
inserted.
2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back
System’ menu.
See Surround back speaker setting on page 35 to specify
how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.
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Connecting additional amplifiers Multi-room listening

This receiver has more than enough power for any home This receiver can power up to three independent systems
use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every in separate rooms after you have made the proper multi-
channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the room connections. An example multi-room setup is
connections shown below to add amplifiers to power shown below, but the number of multi-room connections
your speakers. (and the way you choose to connect them) depends on
• Before making or changing the connections, switch how you want to set up your system.
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
AC outlet. MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ANALOG OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
INPUT
S400
L R USB IR OUT
AUDIO
IN 12 V TRIGGER
R
PRE OUT
L FRONT
Front channel (AUDIO)
1 2
DVD/
IN1 LD
amplifier (SAT)
S400
IN1 IN
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
IN2 & SOURCE TV
SUB W. CENTER ANALOG (DVR/ MONITOR IN2 IN
VCR 1) (ZONE2) OUT
INPUT
DMI IN1 OUT
SUR- IN1(DVD/LD)
ROUND
Center channel
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
amplifier (mono) Sub room (ROOM 3) Sub room (ROOM 2) Main room
(Single) ANALOG
R L INPUT
Powered MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
ANTENNA
PHO
IN
L
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
subwoofer
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
iPod SPEAKERS
AUDIO
IN
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
IN1
DVD/
LD
IN
(SAT) ROOM2 OU
MULTI-ROOM
S400
IN IN2 (ZONE2)
& SOURCE
MONITOR
OUT
IN2
TV
IN
A (DVR/ CD-R
R FRONT
HDMI IN1 OUT TAP
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV) IN IN
R IN3
(DVR/
VCR 2)
1–2
ASSIGNABLE
VIDEO1/
R
FR
IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
ANALOG
1–4 IN2 SUB
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR
(DVD/ DVR/ RO
INPUT
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R
L R PB PB OUT
DVR/ R
DIGITAL IN
VCR 2
PR PR IN
Surround channel ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L

CON
RECEIVER
INPUT
amplifier
SELECT
SYSTEM
SOURCE
OFF
CD
DVD TV
SAT VIDEO
DVR2 2
VIDEO
DVR1 CD-R 1
TV CONT
i Pod MULTI
IN
TUNER ROOM2/3
SLEEP
RECEIVER
VIDEO
SR+ SEL
ANALOG
DIMMER ATT
D.ACCESS
+10
AV PARAMETER
TOP CLASS
MENU
ENTER DISC
TUNE
CH
SETUP ST LEVEL
MENU
ENTER ST
GUIDE PTY T.EDIT
SEARCH
TUNE
RETURN
RS-232C
TV CONTROL
BAND
TV VOL
INPUT
SELECT
ANALOG
TV CH
VOL
A REC
IR OUT
MPX
EON MUTE
B
REC
AUDIO C STOP
SUBTITLE D
DISP
HDD E
STATUS
SIGNAL CH DVD
SEL CH
MULTI SBch
INPUT
OPE STEREO
THX
SHIFT STANDARD
ISOPHASE ADV.
SURR
MCACC
S.DIRECT
H RECEIVE
R
L R
IN
IR receiver
RECEIVER
INPUT
SELECT
CD
DVD
DVR2
DVR1
Surround back
TV
SAT
CD-R
SYSTEM
SLEEP
i Pod
AV PARAMETER
SOURCE
D.ACCESS
TOP
SR+
VIDEO
VIDEO
SETUP
MENU
OFF
MULTI
+10
TUNER
GUIDE
2
1

IN
VIDEO
PTY SEARCH
SEL
DIMMER
ST
TV CONT
TV VOL
ROOM2/3
TUNE
RECEIVER
ENTER
TUNE
TV CONTROL
MPX
INPUT
SELECT
ANALOG
AUDIO
ATT
A
CLASS DISC
DISP
STATUS
ENTER
B
CH
MULTI
REC
ST
EON
SUBTITLE
TV
MENU
LEVEL
SHIFT
OPE
T.EDIT
CH
SIGNAL
BAND
RETURN
C
REC
THX
SEL
ISOPHASE
STOP D

VOL
HDD
CH
MUTE
SBch
STANDARD
channel amplifier
RECEIVE
MCACC
DVD
CH
STEREO
E
ADV.
S.DIRECT
SURR
R
VSX-AX4AVi
Different sources can be playing in three rooms at the
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround same time or, depending on your needs, the same source
back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In can also be used. The main and sub rooms have
this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) independent power (the main room power can be off
terminal only. while one (or both) of the sub rooms is on) and the sub
• The sound from the surround back terminals will rooms can be controlled by the remote or front panel
depend on how you have configured the Surround controls. However, you may need to specify the volume
back speaker setting on page 35. settings in Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on page 62.
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the
speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any Making multi-room connections
speakers that are connected directly to the receiver. It is possible to make these connections if you have a
• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front separate TV and speakers for your primary (ROOM 2) sub
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 42) to room, and a separate amplifier1 (and speakers) for your
large. secondary (ROOM 3) sub room. You will also need a
separate amplifier if you are not using the Surround Back
System setup (see below) for your primary sub room.
There are two primary sub room setups possible with this
system. Choose whichever works best for you.
Note
1 You can't use sound controls (such as the tone controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub room. You
can, however, use the features available with your sub room amplifier.
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Multi-room listening options • Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM &

The following table shows what you can listen to in each SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this
sub room: receiver.
You should have a pair of speakers attached to the
Sub room Input sources available surround back speaker terminals as shown below.
ROOM2 (ZONE2) iPod, the built-in tuner and other analog audio
sources (except MULTI CH IN). With video 1 2
sources, only composite video is possible. (DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
ROOM3 (ZONE3) Only digital audio sources (the input source & SOURCE
must already be assigned using the The Input MONITOR
(ZONE2) OUT
Setup menu on page 60) are available. HDMI IN1 OUT
Sub room Main room Y Y
Basic multi-room setup (ROOM 2) MULTI-ROOM

AC IN
/REC SEL PHONO R L FRONT
ROOM3(ZONE3)
1 Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ROOM &

CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER SUR-
IN ROUND
DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1 IN SUR-
AC OUTLET
(SAT) ROUND
S400 & SOURCE TV SWITCHED 100W(0.8A)MAX
SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI-

MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT (Single)
(DVR/ CD-R/
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
IN3 1–2 R L
(DVR/
VCR 2)
VIDEO1/ SPEAKERS
IN4 PB PB GAME1 IN
(CD-R) IN A SURROUND BACK / B
1–4 IN2 SUB W. CENTER R FRONT L CENTER
ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear

ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R L
PB PB OUT
of this receiver.
VCR 2 BACK
PR PR IN MULTI CH
IN SELECTABLE
OUT IN
CONTROL
You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub

room amplifier as shown in the following illustration. SURROUND BACK /
R L(Single)
B

IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
C
IR OUT IN
12 V TRIGGER
DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1 IN
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM O
& SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
(ZONE2) OUT CD
DMI IN1 OUT TA
IN1(DVD/LD)
Secondary multi-room setup (ROOM 3)
Sub room Main room • Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT1 ROOM3
(ZONE3) digital output on the rear of this receiver.
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
ANTENNA
PHO
The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make
ROOM3(ZONE3)
this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital

CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
DVD/
1 2 LD
output of a component in a second sub room.1

IN1 IN
(SAT) ROOM2 OU
MULTI-ROOM
S400 & SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/ CD-R
HDMI IN1 OUT TAP
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3 1–2 R
(DVR/
VCR 2) ASSIGNABLE FR
VIDEO1/
IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4 IN2 SUB
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR
(DVD/ DVR/ RO
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R
PB PB OUT
DVR/
VCR 2 R MULTI-ROOM
PR PR IN
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
DIGITAL
ASSIGNABLE 1–3
COMPONENT VIDEO
S - VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO R
AUDIO
L
CON OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2)
S400 IR
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
1
(SAT) ROOM2
S400HDMI IN1
IN1 Y
2
Surround Back System multi-room setup (ROOM
2) Sub room (ROOM 3) Main room
You must select MR&S in Surround back speaker setting
on page 35 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the
sub room will be temporarily interrupted when MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
FM UNBAL 75Ω
MONITOR
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

PHO
IN
IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT ROOM2(ZONE2)
controlling the main room (for example, changing the

OUT2 R L
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1 IN
input source or starting playback).

(SAT) ROOM2 OU
MULTI-ROOM
S400 & SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/ CD-R
HDMI IN1 OUT TAP
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3 1–2 R
(DVR/
VCR 2) ASSIGNABLE FR
VIDEO1/
IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4 IN2 SUB
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR
(DVD/ DVR/ RO
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R
PB PB OUT
DVR/ R
DIGITAL IN
VCR 2
PR PR IN

CON
Note
1 Only one sub room is possible if you connect the OUT1 ROOM3 (ZONE3) digital output to your second sub room.
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Using the multi-room controls • If you select TUNER, you can use the front panel
The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust TUNER controls to select a preset station (see Saving
the sub room volume and select sources. See Multi-room station presets on page 30 if you’re unsure how to do
remote controls below this).3

MULTI – ROOM &
4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the
SELECT SELECT PROCESSING STEREO
volume.
CONTROL ON/OFF
AV TUNER
PARAMETER EDIT
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
PHONES (ST –) ENTER (ST +)

MCACC
SETUP MIC This is only possible if you selected the VARIABLE
SETUP RETURN
volume control in Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on

page 62.4
5 When you’re finished, press CONTROL again to
STANDBY/ON
return to the main room controls.
PHASE
CONTROL
You can also press the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/
OFF button on the front panel to switch off all output to
DIGITAL PRECISION
PROCESSING
the sub room(s).5

INPUT MASTER
SELECTOR VOLUME
Multi-room remote controls

The following table shows the possible multi-room
remote controls:
1 Press the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/OFF button Button What it does
on the front panel.
SHIFT+ Selects the sub room you want to control,
Each press selects a multi-room option:
RECEIVER shown in the display as RCV/RM2 (ZONE/
• ROOM 2 ON – Selects your primary (ROOM 2) sub ROOM2) or RCV/RM3 (ZONE/ROOM3).
room.
Switches on/off power in the currently selected
• ROOM 2&3 ON – Select both sub rooms. sub room.
• ROOM 3 ON – Selects your secondary (ROOM 3)
INPUT Use to select the input source in the currently
sub room. selected sub room.
SELECT
• Off – Switches the multi-room feature off
Input Use to select the input source directly (this may
The MULTI ROOM indicator lights when the multi-room not work for some functions) in the currently
source
control has been switched on. selected sub room.
buttons
2 Press CONTROL to select the sub room(s) you want.1 VOL +/– Use to set the listening volume in the currently
If you selected ROOM 2&3 ON above, you can toggle selected sub room (ZONE/ROOM2 only).
between ROOM 2 and ROOM 3.
• When the receiver is on,2 make sure that any
operations for the sub room are done while ZONE Connecting an IR receiver
and your selected sub room(s) show in the display. If
If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or
this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the
shelving unit, you can use an optional IR receiver (such
main room only.
as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead
3 Use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver.6
for the room you have selected. You may need to specify your IR receiver type in Multi-
For example, ROOM 2 CD-R sends the source connected Room and IR receiver setup on page 62.
to the CD-R inputs to the primary (ROOM 2) sub room.
Note
1 Note that when recording, this also selects the RECOUT input source. See Making an audio or a video recording on page 64 for more on this.
2 If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE and your selected sub room(s) continue to show in the display.
3 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one room also changes the station in the other room.
Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast.
4 The volume levels of the main and sub rooms are independent.
5 • You won’t be able to switch the main room off completely unless you’ve switched off the multi-room control first.
• If you don’t plan to use the multi-room feature for awhile, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this receiver is in standby.
6 • Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver remote sensor window.
• Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your component to check for IR compatibility.
• If using two remote controls (at the same time), the IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the remote sensor on the front panel.
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1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-ROOM • Connect the 12V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to
& SOURCE IR IN jack on the rear of this receiver. the 12V trigger of another component.
Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the
Closet or shelving unit connection.
• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12V/50mA
IR
Non-Pioneer total.
component
IN
After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch
on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on
CONTROL
Pioneer or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on
component page 60.
IN OUT
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MULTI-ROOM

&SOURCE ANTENNA AUDIO PRE O
R
Using this receiver with a Pioneer

/REC SEL PHONO
IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT
ROOM3(ZONE3)
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W.
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
DVD/
1 2
IR LD
plasma display
IN1 IN
(SAT) ROOM2 OUT
MULTI-ROOM
S400 & SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
12 V TRIGGER IN2
(DVR/
VCR 1)
(ZONE2)
HDMI IN1
IN1 Y
OUT
OUT
Y
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
CD-R/
TAPE R
IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3 1–2 R L
(DVR/
VCR 2) ASSIGNABLE FR FL iPod
If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an

VIDEO1/
IN4 PB PB GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4 IN2 SUB W. CENTER
ASSIGNA-
BLE PR PR OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR-
(DVD/ DVR/ ROUND
VCR 1
SR+ cable1 to connect it to this unit and take advantage

LD) IN2 IN3
Y Y IN
IN2 OUT
(CD) R L
PB PB OUT
DVR/ R SURROUND L RS-
VCR 2 BACK
of various convenient features, such as automatic video

PR PR IN MULTI CH
IN
OUT IN
CONTROL
R SURROUND
BACK
L
input switching of the plasma display when the input is
MULTI CH
IR receiver OUT
IN
changed.2
CONTROL
2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to the

CONTROL
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IR OUT jack on the rear of this
receiver to link it to the IR receiver. OUT
Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for
the type of cable necessary for the connection.
• If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR Pioneer plasma
receiver, see Operating other Pioneer components display
with this unit’s sensor on page 72 to connect to the
CONTROL jacks instead of the IR OUT jack. OOM
CE ANTENNA AUDIO PRE OUT
L PHONO R L
(ZONE3)
IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W.
CD
S400 IR OUT IN
12 V TRIGGER
Switching components on and off using (AUDIO)
S400
1 2
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
IN1
DVD/
LD
IN
TV
OUT
the 12 volt trigger

MONITOR IN2 IN
(ZONE2) OUT CD-R/
HDMI IN1 OUT TAPE R L
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
1–2 R L
ASSIGNABLE
You can connect components in your system (such as a 1–4 IN2
PB PB
VIDEO1/
GAME1
IN
FR
SUB W.
FL
CENTER
iPod
IN
screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on NA-

1–2
PR PR OUT
DVR/ SUR-
ROUND
IN2 IN3 VCR 1
or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input OUT

Y Y IN
R L
function. However, you must specify which input PB PB OUT

DVR/
VCR 2 R SURROUND L RS-232C
BACK
functions switch on the trigger using the The Input Setup PR PR IN
R L
OUT
MULTI CH
IN
IN
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO
menu on page 60. Note that this will only work with DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
CONTROL
components that have a standby mode.

12V
TRIGGER
Important
• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an
SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
at the plasma display remote sensor to control the
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
FM UNBAL 75Ω A receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the
MONITOR MULT
OUT2
S400
IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT
OUT
receiver using the remote control if you switch the
IR
USB
AUDIO
IN
(AUDIO)
12 V TRIGGER
DVD/
plasma display off.
1 2 LD
IN1 IN
(SAT) ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
S400 & SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/ OUT
Note
1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for
more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).
2 This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.
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• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need
to make a few settings in the receiver. See The Input Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer
Setup menu on page 60 and SR+ Setup for Pioneer
plasma displays on page 62 for detailed instructions. plasma display
When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of
• Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the
features become available to make using this receiver
CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL
with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. These
OUT jack of your plasma display.
features include:
• On-screen displays when making receiver settings,
such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on.
• On-screen volume display.
• On-screen display of listening mode.
• Automatic video input switching on the plasma
VIDEO VIDEO
INPUT 1 Pioneer plasma INPUT 2 display.
display • Automatic volume muting on the plasma display.
See also SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on
page 62 for more on setting up the receiver.
DVD player Satellite receiver, etc Important

• The additional SR+ features do not work when the
iPod function is selected.
DVD/LD SAT
AUDIO IN AUDIO IN
SYSTEM OFF SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG
INPUT SEL ATT
RECEIVER SOURCE
SELECT
STANDBY/ON SR+ DIMMER
PHASE
CONTROL
DIGITAL PRECISION
PROCESSING

D.ACCESS CLASS
INPUT
SELECTOR
MASTER
VOLUME +10 DISC
ENTER
TOP MENU MENU
CD TV VIDEO 2 TUNE
DVD SAT VIDEO 1 TV CONT ST ST T.EDIT

ENTER
This receiver DVR2
DVR1
CD-R
i Pod
MULTI IN
TUNER
ROOM2/3
RECEIVER
SETUP RETURN

TUNE
PTY SEARCH BAND
GUIDE
SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG TV CONTROL
To make the most of the SR+ features, you should
connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a 1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver
slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For are switched on and that they are connected with the
each component, connect the video output directly to the SR+ cable.
plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/ See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display
or digital) to this receiver. above for more on connecting these components.
• Make sure you have also selected the display input to
which you’ve connected the receiver in The Input
Setup menu on page 60.
2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press RECEIVER, then
the SR+ button.
The front panel display shows SR+ ON or SR+ OFF.
• The automatic volume muting feature is enabled
separately; see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays
on page 62.
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Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS-

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC 232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on
this receiver. See the documentation provided with the
output Advanced MCACC application for more information.
If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ (see
page 38) to measure the reverb characteristics of your
listening room, you can check the results graphically RS-232C
using a computer connected to this receiver. Use a
commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS-
232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on
the back panel of this receiver (the cable must be cross
type, female–female).
The software to output the results is available from the
support area of the Pioneer website (www.pioneer-
eur.com/files/support/MCACC/software.html).
Instructions for using the software are also available PC
here. If you have any questions about the software,
please contact the Pioneer Service Center specified on
your warranty card. Advanced MCACC output using your PC
Please make sure your system meets the following Before continuing, make sure you have completed steps
requirements: 1–3 in Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 38.
Note that transmission data is erased when the receiver
• Operating system must be Windows® XP, Windows® is turned off.
2000, Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows® 98
1 Select ‘Reverb Output PC’ and press ENTER.
Second Edition, or Windows® NT 4.0 (Service pack 6). When the receiver is ready for transmission, Start the
• CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300MHz or AMD K6 MCACC application on your PC shows on the OSD.
/ 300MHz (or equivalent) with at least 128MB of
memory, and your monitor must be able to display a 3e.EQ Professional 3e3.Reverb Output PC
1.Reverb Measurement
minimum resolution of 800x600. 2.Reverb View
3.Reverb Output PC
MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1
4.Advanced EQ Setup Start the MCACC

• An RS-232C port connector is necessary for application on your PC
graphical output. Refer to the operating instructions

and/or the PC manufacturer for more information on ENTER:Next :Return :Cancel
making the proper port settings.

• System must have internet access. 2 Start the MCACC application on your computer.
Follow the instructions provided with the application. It
• Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on will take about ten seconds for the transmission to
the rear panel of the receiver. complete, then you will be able to analyze the output on
Make sure that the receiver and all connected your computer. Since the data will be cleared from the
components are switched off and disconnected from the receiver when you restart reverb measurement or turn off
power outlet when you do this.1 the receiver, you might want to save the information on
your PC after measurement.
You’ll be taken to the Advanced EQ Setup. Depending on
the results, you may want to continue with the Advanced
EQ setup (see Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ
on page 40 for more on this). You can also simply press
RETURN again to exit the Professional Acoustic
Calibration EQ setup.
Note
1 Make sure that you do this before continuing to the Reverb Measurement option in Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 40 (measure-
ment data is cleared if you switch off the power).
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09 Other Settings
Chapter 9:
Other Settings
4 Select the input function that you want to set up.
The Input Setup menu The default names correspond with the names next to the
terminals on the rear panel (such as DVD/LD or VIDEO
You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu
1/GAME 1) which, in turn, correspond with the names
if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to
on the remote control.
the default settings (see Input function default and
possible settings below). In this case, you need to tell the 6.Input Setup (1/2) 6.Input Setup (2/2)
receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal Input DVD ( Back)

TV Game
so the buttons on the remote correspond to the Digital In
HDMI Input
[ COAX-1
[ Input-2
]
]
Input Name
12V Trigger1
Default
[ M.ROOM ]
Component In [ Comp-2 ] 12V Trigger2 [ ROOM 2 ]
components you’ve connected. S-Video In [ Input-1 ] PDP In (SR+) [ Input-1 ]
i.LINK In
[ DV-S969A ]
( Next )
:Finish ENTER : Next :Finish
SYSTEM OFF
RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE D.ACCESS CLASS
SELECT +10 DISC
ENTER
5 Select the input(s) to which you’ve connected your
TOP MENU MENU
component.
T.EDIT
SETUP
ENTER
RETURN For example, if your DVD player only has an optical

GUIDE
PTY SEARCH BAND
output, you will need to change the DVD/LD input
CD
DVD
TV
SAT
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1 TV CONT
TV CONTROL
function’s Digital In setting from COAX 1 (default) to the
TV VOL INPUT
SELECT TV CH VOL
optical input you’ve connected it to.The numbering
(OPT1–4) corresponds with the numbers beside the
inputs on the back of the receiver.
Use the RECEIVER button to switch on. • If you change the setting to an input that has been
previously assigned to another function (for example,
2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press SAT) then the setting for that function will
the SETUP button. automatically be switched off.
An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the • If you used component video cords to connect your
/// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the component you must tell the receiver which input
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to you connected it to, or else you may see the S-video
confirm and exit the current menu. or composite video input instead of the component
3 Select ‘Input Setup’ from the System Setup menu. video signal.1
System Setup 6.Input Setup (1/2)
• If you have more than one iLINK component
1.Auto MCACC Input DVD connected, you can assign each one to a different
2.Surr Back System
3.Manual MCACC
4.Data Management
Digital In
HDMI Input
[ COAX-1
[ Input-2
]
]
input function in the same way (to check your
5.Manual SP Setup
6.Input Setup
Component In [ Comp-2
S-Video In [ Input-1
]
] settings after doing so, see Checking the i.LINK
7.Other Setup i.LINK In
[ DV-S969A
( Next )
]
inputs on page 49).2
: Exit :Finish
6 When you’re finished, select ‘Next’ to continue to

the next screen.
The second screen of the Input setup has three optional
settings:
• Input name – You can choose to rename the input
function for easier identification. Select Rename to
do so, or Default to return to the system default.
Note
1 For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in Setting the AV options on page 63),
you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component.
2 • If you assign i.LINK-equipped components to an input (for example DVD/LD), you will be able to select both audio and video signals from i.LINK-
equipped components using the corresponding input source button (or the INPUT SELECT button / INPUT SELECTOR dial). Assigning i.LINK sources also
allows you to keeps the sound settings you’ve made for other input functions.
• An i.LINK-equipped video component should be assigned to the input function to which you have connected the video signal from the component.
• If you assign an i.LINK input to a certain function (for example DVD/LD) then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically
be set to i.LINK (not assigned).
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Other Settings 09
• 12V Trigger 1 / 2 – After connecting a component to

one of the 12 volt triggers (see Switching components The Other Setup menu
on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 57), select
The Other Setup menu is where you can make
M. ROOM, ROOM2, ROOM3 or OFF for the
customized settings to reflect how you are using the
corresponding trigger setting to switch it on
receiver.
automatically along with the (main or sub) room
specified.
SYSTEM OFF
• PDP In (SR+) – To control certain functions on this RECEIVER INPUT

SELECT
SOURCE D.ACCESS
+10
CLASS
ENTER
DISC
receiver from a plasma display, select the display AV PARAMETER

TOP MENU
CH LEVEL
MENU
input to which you’ve connected the receiver.1 T.EDIT

ENTER
SETUP RETURN

7 When you're finished, press RETURN. GUIDE
PTY SEARCH BAND
You will return to the System Setup menu. CD

DVD
TV
SAT
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1 TV CONT
TV CONTROL

DVR2 CD-R MULTI IN ROOM2/3 SELECT
Input function default and possible settings DVR1 i Pod TUNER RECEIVER
The terminals on the rear of the receiver generally

correspond to the name of one of the input source
Use the RECEIVER button to switch on.
functions. If you have connected components to this
receiver differently from (or in addition to) the defaults 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press
below, see The Input Setup menu above to tell the the SETUP button.
receiver how you’ve connected up. The dots () indicate An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the
possible assignments. /// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to
Input Input Terminals confirm and exit the current menu.
source Digital i.LINK HDMI Component S-Video 3 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press ENTER.
DVD/LD COAX 1 IN 1
System Setup 7.Other Setup
TV IN 2 1.Auto MCACC
2.Surr Back System
a.Multi Room Setup
b.SR+ Setup
3.Manual MCACC c.OSD Adjustment

4.Data Management d.i.LINK Check
SAT OPT 1 5.Manual SP Setup
6.Input Setup
7.Other Setup
DVR/VCR1 OPT 2 (Fixed)
: Exit :Return
DVR/VCR2 OPT 3 (Fixed)

VIDEO/GAME1
If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to
VIDEO/GAME2 (Fixed) (Fixed) adjust these settings in order:
HDMI 1 (HDMI-1) • Multi Room Setup – Specify your volume setting for
a multi-room setup and your IR receiver type (see
HDMI 2 (HDMI-2) Multi-Room and IR receiver setup below).
USB • SR+ Setup – Specify how you want to control your
Pioneer plasma display (see SR+ Setup for Pioneer
CD COAX 2
plasma displays below).
CD-R/TAPE/MD OPT 4 • OSD Adjustment – Adjust the position of the on-
TUNER screen display on your TV (see OSD Adjustment
below).
PHONO
• iLINK Check (VSX-AX4AVi only) – Check which i.LINK-
MULTI CH IN equipped components you have connected, and
which input function they are assigned to (Checking
iPod
the i.LINK inputs on page 49).
iLINK
5 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting,
pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.
Note
1 You will have to make an SR+ cable connection from a CONTROL OUT jack on the display to the CONTROL IN jack on this receiver (opposite
from the setup in Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 57). Note that to control this receiver using the remote, you will
have to point it at the plasma display’s remote sensor after making this connection.
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Multi-Room and IR receiver setup 1 Select ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.
• Default setting: Variable / Setting 1
7.Other Setup 7b.SR+ Setup
If you’ve made multi-room connections (see Multi-room a.Multi Room Setup

b.SR+ Setup
PDP Volume Control
OFF
listening on page 54) you may need to specify your c.OSD Adjustment
d.i.LINK Check Monitor Out Connect
[ OFF ]
volume setting. Also use this menu to specify your IR
receiver type (if necessary).
:Return :Finish
1 Select ‘Multi-Room’ from the System Setup

menu. 2 Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you want.
• OFF – The receiver does not control the volume of the
7.Other Setup 7a.Multi Room Setup plasma display.
a.Multi Room Setup Volume Level
b.SR+ Setup
c.OSD Adjustment IR Setting
Variable • ON – When the receiver is switched to one of the
d.i.LINK Check [ Setting 1 ]
inputs that use the plasma display (DVD/LD, for
Be careful of loud
volume when "FIXED"
is selected.
example), the volume on the plasma display is muted
:Return :Finish so only sound from the receiver is heard.
3 Assign any input source connected to the plasma
2 Select the volume level setting.1 display to the corresponding input number.
• Variable – Use this setting if you’ve connected a This matches the receiver’s input source with a
power amplifier in the sub room (this receiver is numbered video input on the plasma display. For
simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be example, assign DVD/LD to input-2 if you have
using this receiver’s controls to adjust the volume. connected the your DVD video output to video input 2 on
• Fixed – Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully the plasma display.
integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX • The Monitor Out Connect should be set to the input
receiver) in the sub room and want to use that that you’ve used to connect this receiver to your
receiver’s volume controls. (This setting is not plasma display.
available if the surround back system setting is set to
7b.SR+ Setup
Multi Room & Source.) PDP Volume Control
[ OFF ]
With the Fixed setting, the source is sent from this Monitor Out Connect
receiver at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is OFF
quite low in the sub room at first and then experiment to

find the correct level. :Finish
3 Select the type of IR receiver you’re using. 4 When you're finished, press RETURN.
• Setting 1 – Default setting. You will return to the Other Setup menu.
• Setting 2 – Use this setting if the IR receiver you’re
using doesn’t seem to work after selecting Setting OSD Adjustment
1.2 Use this feature to adjust your TV display if it seems
4 When you're finished, press RETURN. difficult to see all the instructions on the screen.
You will return to the Other Setup menu. 1 Select ‘OSD Adjustment’ from the Other Setup
menu.
SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays 7.Other Setup
Make the following settings if you have connected a a.Multi Room Setup
b.SR+ Setup
Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR+ c.OSD Adjustment
d.i.LINK Check
X=0 , Y=0
cable. Note that the number of function settings available [ Finish ]
will depend on the plasma display you’ve connected. :Cancel
:Return
See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display
on page 57 and Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer 2 Use /// to move the display field around
plasma display on page 58. until you get one that you feel best suits your TV.
3 When you're finished, press ENTER.
You will return to the Other Setup menu.
Note
1 If you selected MR&S in the Surround back speaker setting on page 35, you won’t be able to change the volume level.
2 • Some IR receivers may not work with this receiver. Check with your audio dealer for more information.
• If the IR receiver setting is incorrect, SR control won’t be possible with this receiver.
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Using other functions 10
Chapter 10
Using other functions
Setting What it does Option(s)
Setting the AV options Center Adjusts the center image to create a 0 to 10
There are a number of additional sound and picture Imageb wider stereo effect with vocals. Default: 3
settings you can make using the AV Parameter menu. (Applicable Adjust the effect from 0 (all center
The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. only when channel sent to front right and left
using a center speakers) to 10 (center channel sent
speaker) to the center speaker only).
Important
Effect Sets the effect level for the currently 10 to 90
• Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AV selected Advanced Surround mode
Parameter menu, it is unavailable due to the current (each mode can be set separately).
source, settings and status of the receiver. High Bit / Creates a wider dynamic range with OFF
1 Press AV PARAMETER. High digital sources like CDs or DVDs.
Sampling ON
2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust.
Digital May improve the quality of sound in a OFF
Depending on the current status / mode of the receiver, Noise noisy source (for example, cassette
certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the Reduction or video tape with lots of background ON
table below for notes on this. (DNR) noise) when switched on.
3 Use / to set it as necessary. Dual Mono Specifies how dual mono encoded CH1 – Channel
See the table below for the options available for each Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks 1 is heard only
setting. should be played. Dual mono is not
widely used, but is sometimes CH2 – Channel
necessary when two languages need 2 is heard only
4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. to be sent to separate channels.
CH1 CH2 –
Setting What it does Option(s) Both channels
heard from
Midnight Allows you to hear effective surround MID/LDN OFF front speakers
sound of movies at low volumes.
MIDNIGHT ON Dynamic Specifies the amount of dynamic OFF
Loudness Used to get good bass and treble Range range adjustment to Dolby Digital
from music sources at low volumes. LOUDNESS ON Control and DTS movie soundtracks (you MAX
(DRC) may want to use this when listening
Tone Applies the treble and bass tone BYPASS MID
to surround sound at low volumes).
control controls to a source, or bypasses
them completely. ON
Dialog Localizes dialog in the center OFF
Enhance- channel to make it stand out from
Bass Adjusts the amount of bass. –6 to +6 (dB) ON
default: 0 (dB) menta other background sounds in a TV or
movie soundtrack.
Treble Adjusts the amount of treble. –6 to +6 (dB)
default: 0 (dB) SACD Gainc Brings out detail in SACDs by 0 to 6 (dB)
maximizing the dynamic range default: 0 (dB)
Center Provides a better blend of the front 0 to 7 (during digital processing).
Widtha speakers by spreading the center Default: 3
Sound Some monitors have a slight delay 0.0 to 6.0
(Applicable channel between the front right and
Delay when showing video, so the (frames)
only when left speakers, making it sound wider
soundtrack will be slightly out of sync 1 second = 25
using a center (higher settings) or narrower (lower
with the picture. By adding a bit of frames (PAL)
speaker) settings).
delay, you can adjust the sound to
match the presentation of the video.
Dimensionb Adjusts the depth of the surround –3 to +3
sound balance from front to back, Default: 0
HDMI Specifies the routing of the HDMI AMP
making the sound more distant
audio signal out of this receiver (amp)
(minus settings), or more forward THROUGH
or through to a TV or plasma display.
(positive settings).
Digital Converts analog video signals for ON
Panoramab Extends the front stereo image to OFF
Video output from the MONITOR OUT
include the surround speakers for a OFF
ON Conversion jacks for all video types.
‘wraparound’ effect.
Brightness Adjusts the overall brightness. –10 to +10
default: 0
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Setting What it does Option(s) 2 Prepare the source you want to record.
Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc.
Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light –10 to +10
and dark. Default: 0 3 Prepare the recorder.
Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording
Hue Adjusts the red/green balance. –10 to +10
Default: 0 device and set the recording levels.
Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if
a.Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music you are unsure how to do this. Most video recorders set
mode (also available with 2 Pro Logic II 5.1 channel sound).
b.Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode. the audio recording level automatically—check the
c.You shouldn't have any problems using this with most SACD discs, but component's instruction manual if you're unsure.
if the sound distorts, it is best to switch the gain setting back to 0dB.
4 Start recording, then start playback of the source
component.
Making an audio or a video recording
Playing a different source when recording
You can make an audio or a video recording from the
built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source Using this receiver, it’s possible to listen to a different
source than the one you’re recording.
connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV). 1
Keep in mind you can't make a digital recording from an SPEAKERS (TUNE +) BAND
MULTI – ROOM &
SOURCE/REC SEL
CONTROL ON/OFF
VIDEO
SELECT
SIGNAL
SELECT
SBch
PROCESSING STEREO
AV TUNER
analog source or vice-versa, so make sure the PHONES

PARAMETER EDIT
MCACC
VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT
(ST –) ENTER (ST +)
components you are recording to/from are hooked up in SETUP RETURN

SETUP MIC
the same way (see Connecting your equipment on (TUNE –) DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
page 10 for more on connections).

Since the video converter is not available when making 1 During recording, press the REC SELECT CONTROL
recordings (from the video OUT jacks) make sure to use button on the front panel until RECOUT shows in the
the same type of video cable for connecting your recorder display.2
as you used to connect your video source (the one you
want to record) to this receiver. For example, you must 2 While RECOUT shows in the display, use the
connect your recorder using S-video if your source has INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source you want
also been connected using S-video. to record.
The default, RECOUT SOURCE, records the source you’re
For more information about video connections, see currently listening to (as in Making an audio or a video
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video recording above).
sources on page 13.
• Note that the setting you make here is stored in
memory, even if you switch off the receiver, so if you
SYSTEM OFF
RECEIVER INPUT
SELECT
SOURCE want to record a different input source later, you
must do so with REC SELECT, or by selecting
RECOUT SOURCE.
3 After RECOUT disappears from the display, select
CD TV VIDEO 2
the input source you want to listen to.
This will be heard from the main system without affecting
your recording.3
1 Select the source you want to record.

Tip
Use the input source buttons (or INPUT SELECT).
• If necessary, press SIGNAL SELECT to select the • If you have a digital recorder connected to the
input signal corresponding to the source component DIGITAL OUT1 (ROOM3) digital output and ROOM
(see Choosing the input signal on page 28 for more 3 is switched on (see Using the multi-room controls
on this). on page 56), you can also select a different input
source for this output while ROOM 3 shows in the
display.
Note
1. • The receiver's volume, AV parameters (the tone controls, for example), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal.
• Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog.
• Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded.
2. If RECOUT does not appear in the display, you may have to switch ROOM 2 off by pressing MULTI ROOM & SOURCE ON/OFF and selecting either
ROOM 3 or off (the MULTI-ROOM indicator disappears). See Using the multi-room controls on page 56 for more on this.
3. • Note that switching the ROOM 2 input source (as explained in Multi-room listening on page 54) also changes the RECOUT input source.
• If RECOUT SOURCE is selected, changing the input source likewise changes the input source used for your recording.
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Reducing the level of an analog signal Dimming the display

The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog You can choose between four brightness levels for the
signal when it’s too strong. You can use this if you find front panel display. Note that when selecting sources,
the that the OVER indicator is lights often, or you can the display automatically brightens for a few seconds.
hear distortion in the sound.1 SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG
SEL ATT
SR+ DIMMER
SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG
SEL ATT
SR+ DIMMER
D.ACCESS CLASS
D.ACCESS CLASS
• Press DIMMER repeatedly to change the brightness
• Press ANALOG ATT to switch the input attenuator of the front panel display.
on or off.
Switching the speaker impedance

Watching video and audio sources We recommend using speakers of 8Ω with this system,
but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you
independently plan to use speakers with a 6Ω impedance rating. Use
You can listen to a sound source and select a different the front panel controls to do this.
video source on your TV.
• With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/
SLEEP VIDEO
SEL
ANALOG
ATT ON while holding down the SPEAKERS button.
SR+ DIMMER Each time you do this, you switch between the
impedance settings:
D.ACCESS CLASS
• SP 6 OHM – Use this setting if your speakers are
• While listening to a source, press VIDEO SEL (VIDEO rated at 6Ω.
SELECT) to select the video source you want to watch. • SP 8 OHM – Use this setting if your speakers are
Press repeatedly to cycle through the possible video rated at 8Ω or more.
sources. You can select DVD, TV, SAT, DVR1, DVR2,
VIDEO1, VIDEO2 or OFF (no video signal).2
Checking your system settings
Use the status display screen to check your current
Using the sleep timer settings for features such as surround back channel
The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a processing and your current MCACC preset.
specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DVD
worrying about the receiver being left on all night. Use DISP CH CH

the remote control to set the sleep timer.
SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG

SEL ATT SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
SR+ DIMMER
D.ACCESS CLASS
1 Press STATUS to check the system settings.
These appear on both the OSD and the front panel
• Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep time.
display.4
30 min 60 min STATUS
96kHz STEREO
Off 90 min Signal Select :
SBch Processin :
AUTO
OFF
Video Select : OFF
MCACC Position : M1
• You can check the remaining sleep time at any time Room2/REC SEL :
Room3 :
SOURCE
SOURCE
by pressing SLEEP once. Pressing repeatedly will
cycle through the sleep options again.3
Note
1. The attenuator isn’t available with digital sources, or when using the Stream Direct modes.
2. Note that this feature will not work with video sources assigned to either of the HDMI video inputs.
3. You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver.
4. If the Pure Direct mode is switched on, some settings above will show OFF, even though they are on.
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The front panel display shows each of the following Setting Default
settings for two seconds each:
Multi Room
Input source Listening mode
Room 2 Volume Type Variable
Signal select Surround Back Processing
Room 2 IR Receiver Type SETTING 1
Video Select MCACC Position
Room 2 Volume -60
Room 2 / REC SEL Room 3
SR+
2 When you’re finished, press STATUS again to SR+ Control On/Off OFF
switch off the display.
SR+ Volume Control On/Off OFF
Monitor Out OFF

Resetting the system DSP
Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to
MCACC Position Memory M1: MEMORY 1
the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this.
Surround back channel ON
1 Switch the receiver into standby. Processing
2 While holding down the front panel AV Phase Control On
PARAMETER button, press and hold STANDBY/ON
for about three seconds. Sound Delay 0 frame
The display shows RESET?. Dual Mono CH1
3 Press the front panel ENTER button. DRC OFF
The display shows RESET OK?.
SACD Gain 0 dB
4 Press SETUP to confirm.
OK appears in the display to indicate that the receiver Digital Safety OFF
has been reset to the factory default settings. Effect Level 7 ch Stereo 90
• Note that all settings will be saved, even if the
Other modes 50
receiver is unplugged.
2PL II Music Options Center Width 3
Default system settings Dimension 0
Setting Default Panorama OFF
HDMI Audio Amp Neo:6 Options Center Image 3
Digital Video Conversion On All Inputs Listening Mode (2 ch) AUTO SURROUND
Speakers A Listening Mode (x ch) AUTO SURROUND
Surround Back System Normal (SBch) Listening Mode (HP) STEREO
Speaker System Front SMALL See also Setting the AV options on page 63 for other default DSP
Center SMALL settings.
Surr. SMALL MCACC
SB SMALLx2 Channel level (M1–M6) 0 dB
SW YES Speaker Distance (M1–M6) 3.0 m
Crossover 80 Hz Standing Wave Standing Wave On/ ON

(M1–M6) Off
Bass Peak Level OFF
ATT 0 dB
X-Curve OFF
SWch Wide Trim 0.0
THX Audio Setting 0.0–0.3m
EQ Data (M1–M6) All channels/bands 0 dB
Inputs
EQ Wide Trim (M1–M6) 0.0 dB
See Input function default and possible settings on page 61.
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Controlling the rest of your system 11
Chapter 11:
Controlling the rest of your system
4 Use / to select the first letter of the brand name
Setting the remote to control other of your component then press ENTER.
This should be the manufacturer’s name (for example, P
components for Pioneer).
Most components can be assigned to one of the input
5 Use / to select the manufacturer’s name from
source buttons (such as DVD/LD or CD) using the
the list then press ENTER.
component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the
remote. 6 Use / to select the proper code from the list,
However, there are cases where only certain functions then try using this remote with your component.
may be controllable after assigning the proper preset The code should start with the component type (for
code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote example, DVD 020). If there is more than one, start with
control will not work for the model that you are using. the first one.2
If you can’t find a preset code that matches the To try out the remote control, switch the component on or
component you want to control, you can still teach the off (into standby) by pressing SOURCE . If it doesn’t
remote individual commands from another remote seem to work, select the next code from the list (if there
control (see Programming signals from other remote is one).
controls below). • If you can’t find or properly enter a preset code, you
can still teach the remote individual commands from
Note another remote control (see Programming signals
from other remote controls below).
• You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing
RECEIVER. To go back a step, press RETURN. 7 If your component is controlled successfully, press
• After one minute of inactivity, the remote ENTER to confirm.
automatically exits the operation. The remote LCD display shows OK.
Selecting preset codes directly Programming signals from other

remote controls
RECEIVER INPUT
SYSTEM OFF
SOURCE D.ACCESS
+10
CLASS
If the preset code for your component is not available, or
SELECT DISC
ENTER
the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you
TOP MENU
TUNE
MENU
can program signals from the remote control of another
ST
ENTER
ST T.EDIT component. This can also be used to program additional
SETUP RETURN
PTY SEARCH
TUNE

operations (buttons not covered in the presets) after
BAND
assigning a preset code.3

GUIDE
SELECT
DVR2
DVR1
CD-R
i Pod
MULTI IN
TUNER
ROOM2/3
RECEIVER
1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP.
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.
1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP. 2 Use / to select LEARNING then press ENTER.
The remote LCD display shows SETUP. The LCD on the remote prompts you for the component
2 Use / to select PRESET then press ENTER. you want to control (for example DVD or VIDEO 1).
3 Press the input source button for the component 3 Press the input source button for the component
you want to control then press ENTER. you want to control then press ENTER.
The LCD on the remote displays the component you want PRES KEY shows in the LCD display.4
to control (for example DVD or VIDEO 1).1
Note
1 You can’t assign the RECEIVER, TUNER or iPod buttons.
2 • When using a Pioneer HDD recorder, please select PIONEER DVR 487, 488, 489 or 493.
• When using a Pioneer plasma display released prior to summer 2005, please select preset codes 600 or 231.
3 The remote can store about 200 preset codes (this has been tested with codes of Pioneer format only).
4 • You can’t assign the RECEIVER, TUNER or iPod buttons.
• TV CONTROL buttons (TV,TV VOL +/–, TV CH +/– and INPUT SELECT) can only be learned after selecting TV CONT.
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4 Point the two remote controls towards each other 7 Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of
then press the button that will be doing the learning on seconds to exit and store the operation(s).
this receiver’s remote control.
PRES KEY starts flashing to indicate the remote is ready
to accept a signal. Erasing one of the remote control
• The remote controls should be 3–5 cm apart.
button settings
3 – 5 cm This erases one of the buttons you have programmed and
ANALOG
SYSTEM OFF
SOURCE

RETURN
DISC
ATT
CH LEVEL
MENU
T.EDIT
TV CONT
RECEIVER
ROOM2/3
STANDARD ADV. SURR

REC STOP MEMORY
S.DIRECT
STEREO
MUTE
VOL
DVD
CLASS
ENTER
BAND
CH
ST
DIMMER
VIDEO 2
XM RADIO
VIDEO 1
DTV INFO
TUNER
VIDEO
TV CH
MCACC
SEL
RECEIVER
SBch
HDD
restores the button to the factory default.
TV CONTROL
CH
ENTER
AUDIO SUBTITLE
ISOPHASE
STATUS SIGNAL SEL
SELECT
SELECT
TUNE
INPUT
TUNE
REC
INPUT
THX
CD-R
i Pod
SAT
TV
SLEEP
SR+
+10
CATEGORY
AV PARAMETER
ST
TOP MENU
MULTI OPE
D.ACCESS
RECEIVER
SHIFT
TV VOL
MPX
DISP
DVR1
DVR2
DVD
DTV MENU
CD
SETUP
GUIDE
5 Press the corresponding button on the other remote 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP.
control that is sending (teaching) the signal to this The remote LCD display shows SETUP.
receiver’s remote control. 2 Use / to select ERASE then press ENTER.
For example, if you want to learn the playback control The LCD on the remote prompts you for the component
signal, press and hold briefly. The LCD display will corresponding to the button setting to be erased.
show OK if the operation has been learned.1 3 Press the input source button corresponding to the
If for some reasons the operation hasn’t been learned the command to be erased then press ENTER.
LCD will display ERROR briefly and then display PRES The LCD display flashes PRES KEY.
KEY again. If this happens, keep pressing the (teaching)
button as you vary the distance between the two remotes, 4 Press and hold the button to be erased for two
seconds.
until the LCD display shows OK.2 The LCD display shows OK or NO CODE to confirm the
Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be button has been erased.
learned from other remote controls.3 The buttons 5 Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons.
available are shown below (with the exception of the TV
controls, a combination of SHIFT and these buttons can 6 Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of
also be learned): seconds when you’re done.
SYSTEM OFF
RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE
SELECT
Resetting the remote control presets
This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and
programmed buttons.
CD TV VIDEO 2
DVD SAT VIDEO 1 TV CONT The remote LCD display shows SETUP.
2 Use / to select RESET then press ENTER.
SLEEP VIDEO
SEL
ANALOG
ATT RESET flashes in the LCD display.
SR+ DIMMER
TV CONTROL
3 Press and hold ENTER for about two seconds.
TV VOL INPUT
SELECT TV CH VOL
The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have
D.ACCESS CLASS
+10
ENTER
DISC
been erased.
REC MUTE
AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL A
TOP MENU MENU
TUNE MPX EON REC STOP
B C D E
ST ST T.EDIT
ENTER
SETUP
PTY SEARCH
TUNE
BAND
RETURN

AUDIO SUBTITLE
DISP
HDD
CH
DVD
CH Confirming preset codes
GUIDE STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
TV CONTROL Use this feature to check which preset code is assigned
to an input source button.
6 To program additional signals for the current
component repeat steps 4 and 5. 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP.
To program signals for another component, exit and The remote LCD display shows SETUP.
repeat steps 1 through 5. 2 Use / to select READ ID then press ENTER.
The LCD on the remote prompts you for the input source
button you want to check.
Note
1 Note that interference from TVs or other devices will sometimes result in the remote control learning the wrong signal.
2 • Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart.
• If the remote LCD shows FULL, it means the memory is full. See Erasing one of the remote control button settings below to erase a programmed button
you’re not using to free up more memory (note that some signals may take more memory than others).
3 Note that the number key decimal button (+10/D.ACCESS) may not be learned with some components.
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3 Press the button of the component for which you 2 Use / to select DIRECT F then press ENTER.
want to check the preset code, then press ENTER. The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the
The brand name and preset code appears in the display input source you want to control.
for three seconds.
3 Press the input source button for the component
you want to control then press ENTER.
Renaming input source names 4 Use / to switch direct function ON or OFF then
press ENTER.
You can customize the names that appear on the remote
The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting.
LCD when you select an input source (for example, you
could change the name of DVR 1 to HDD/DVR).
1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP. Multi Operation and System Off
The remote LCD display shows SETUP.
The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a
2 Use / to select RENAME then press ENTER. series of up to 5 commands for the components in your
The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the system. For example, you could turn on your TV, turn on
input source you want to rename. your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD using
only two buttons on the remote control.
3 Press the input source button you want to rename
then press ENTER. Similar to multi operations, System Off allows you to use
one button to stop and switch off a series of components
4 Use / to select NAME EDT then press ENTER.
in your system at the same time.2
To reset the button to its original (default) name, select
NAME RST above.
Programming a multi-operation or a
5 Edit the name of the input source in the remote shutdown sequence
control LCD, pressing ENTER when you’re finished.
Use / to change the character and / to move
SYSTEM OFF
forward/back a position. The name can be up to eight RECEIVER INPUT
SELECT
SOURCE D.ACCESS
+10
CLASS
DISC
ENTER
characters (the possible characters are listed below). AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL
TOP MENU MENU
TUNE
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ST ST T.EDIT
ENTER
SETUP RETURN
0123456789 \ / * + – (space) TUNE

PTY SEARCH BAND
GUIDE
SELECT
Direct function DVR1 i Pod TUNER RECEIVER
• Default setting: ON
You can use the direct function feature to control one The remote LCD display shows SETUP.
component using the remote control while at the same
time, using your receiver to playback a different 2 Use / to select MULTI OP or SYS OFF from the
component. This could let you, for example, use the menu and press ENTER.
remote control to set up and listen to a CD on the receiver If you selected Multi Operation (MULTI OP), the LCD on
and then use the remote control to rewind a tape in your the remote prompts you for an input source button.
VCR while you continue to listen to your CD player. If you selected System Off (SYSOFF), go to step 4.
When direct function is on, any component you select 3 Press the input source button for the component
(using the input source buttons) will be selected by both that will start the multi-operation then press ENTER.
the receiver and the remote control. When you turn direct For example, if you want to start the sequence by
function off, you can operate the remote control without switching on your DVD player, press DVD.
affecting the receiver.1
4 Use / to select CODE EDT then press ENTER.
1 While pressing the RECEIVER button, press SETUP. To erase any previously stored multi-operations (or
The remote LCD display shows SETUP. shutdown sequences) select CODE ERS above.
Note
1 You can’t use direct function with the TV CONT function.
2 • Before Multi Operation and System Off will work correctly, you must setup the remote to work with your TV and other components (see Setting the
remote to control other components on page 67 for more on this).
• Some units may take some time to power up, in which case multiple operations may not be possible.
• Power on and off commands only work with components that have a standby mode.
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5 Use / to select a command in the sequence then Using multi operations
press ENTER. You can start multi operations with the receiver switched
If this is the first command in the sequence, select 1ST on, or in standby.
CODE. Otherwise, simply choose the next command in
the sequence. PRES KEY flashes after you press ENTER. STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
6 If necessary, press the input source button for the SHIFT PHASE MCACC S.DIRECT
component whose command you want to input.
This is only necessary if the command is for a new
component (input source). RECEIVER
7 Select the button for the command you want to

input. 1 Press MULTI OPE.
The following remote control commands can be MULTI OP flashes in the display.
selected: 2 Press an input source button that has been set up
with a multi operation.
RECEIVER INPUT
SYSTEM OFF
SOURCE
The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the
SELECT
programmed multi operation is performed automatically.
Using System off
CD TV VIDEO 2 SYSTEM OFF

DVD SAT VIDEO 1 TV CONT RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
SELECT

SLEEP VIDEO ANALOG
SEL ATT
SR+ DIMMER
TV CONTROL
INPUT
TV VOL SELECT TV CH VOL CD TV VIDEO 2 RECEIVER
D.ACCESS CLASS
+10 DISC
ENTER
REC MUTE
AV PARAMETER
TOP MENU
CH LEVEL
MENU
A
1 Press MULTI OPE.
TUNE MPX EON REC STOP
ST ST T.EDIT
B C D E MULTI OP flashes in the display.
ENTER
SETUP RETURN AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DVD
PTY SEARCH
TUNE
BAND

DISP CH CH
2 Press SOURCE.
GUIDE STATUS SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO
TV CONTROL The command sequence you programmed will run, then
all Pioneer components will switch off1, followed by this
• You don't need to program the receiver to switch on receiver.
or off. This is done automatically.
With Pioneer components, you don’t need to:
• program the power to switch off in a shutdown
sequence (except DVD recorders);
• program the power to switch on if it’s the source
component selected in step 3;
• program a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the
input function (selected in step 2) has video input
terminals;
These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown).
8 Repeat steps 5–7 to program a sequence of up to
five commands.
9 When you’re finished, use / to select EDITEXIT
from the menu and press ENTER.
You will return to the remote control SETUP menu. Select
* EXIT * again to exit.
Note
1 In order to avoid accidently switching off a DVD recorder that is currently recording, no DVD recorder power off codes are sent.
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Controls for TVs Controls for other components

This remote control can control components after This remote control can control these components after
entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the
commands (see Setting the remote to control other commands (see Setting the remote to control other
components on page 67 for more on this). Use the input components on page 67 for more on this). Use the input
source buttons to select the component. source buttons to select the component.
• The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are Button (s) Function Components
dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT
SOURCE Press to switch the component CD/MD/CD-R/
button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the between standby and on. VCR/DVD/LD/
TV CONT button. DVR player/
Cassette deck
Button(s) Function Components Press to return to the start of the CD/MD/CD-R/
TV Press to switch the component Cable TV/Satellite current track or chapter. DVD/LD player
assigned to the TV CONT TV/TV Repeated presses skips to the
button on or off. start of previous tracks or
chapters.
INPUT Switches the TV input. (Not TV
SELECT possible with all models.) Press to advance to the start of the CD/MD/CD-R/
next track or chapter. DVD/LD player
TV CH +/– Selects channels. Cable TV/Satellite Repeated presses skips to the
TV/TV start of following tracks or
chapters.
TV VOL +/– Adjust the TV volume. Cable TV/Satellite
TV/TV Pause playback or recording. CD/MD/CD-R/
VCR/DVD/LD/
SOURCE Switches the TV or CATV between Cable TV/Satellite DVR player/
standby and on. TV/TV Cassette deck
Use to choose the ‘A’ commands Satellite TV Start playback. CD/MD/CD-R/
on a Satellite TV menu. VCR/DVD/LD/
DVR player/
Use to choose the RED/B Satellite TV/TV
Cassette deck
commands on a Satellite TV/TV
menu. Hold down for fast forward CD/MD/CD-R/
playback. VCR/DVD/LD/
Use to choose the CYAN/E Satellite TV/TV DVR player/
commands on a Satellite TV/TV Cassette deck
menu.
Hold down for fast reverse CD/MD/CD-R/
Use to choose the GREEN/C Satellite TV/TV playback. VCR/DVD/LD/
commands on a Satellite TV/TV DVR player/
menu. Cassette deck
Use to choose the YELLOW/D Satellite TV/TV Stops playback. CD/MD/CD-R/
commands on a Satellite TV/TV VCR/DVD/LD/
menu. DVR player/
Cassette deck
AUDIO / DISP Use to switch audio tracks. Satellite TV/TV
REC Starts recording. MD/CD-R/VCR/
SUBTITLE Use to return to the previously Cable TV/Satellite (SHIFT+) DVR player/
selected channel. TV/TV Cassette deck
GUIDE Use as the GUIDE button for Cable TV/Satellite REC STOP Stops recording. DVR player
navigating. TV/TV (SHIFT+)
Switches TEXT OFF for TVs. TV Number Directly access tracks on a CD/MD/CD-R/
RETURN Use to select RETURN or EXIT. Satellite TV/TV buttons program source. VCR/LD player
Number Use to select a specific TV Cable TV/Satellite Use the number buttons to DVD/DVR player
buttons channel. TV/TV navigate the on-screen
display.
+10 button Use to add a decimal point when Satellite TV/TV
selecting a specific TV channel. +10 button Selects tracks higher than 10. (For CD/MD/CD-R/
example, press +10 then 3 to VCR/LD player
ENTER/ Use to enter a channel. Cable TV/Satellite select track 13.)
DISC TV/TV
ENTER/ Chooses the disc. Multiple CD
MENU Select the menu screen. Cable TV/Satellite DISC player
TV/TV Use as the ENTER button. VCR/DVD
/// Press to select or adjust and Cable TV/Satellite Displays the setup screen for DVR DVR player
& ENTER navigate items on the menu TV/TV players.
screen.
Changes sides of the LD. LD player
TOP MENU Switches TEXT ON for TVs. TV
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Button (s) Function Components

TOP MENU Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD/DVR player Operating other Pioneer components
DVD player.
with this unit’s sensor
MENU Displays menus concerning the DVD/DVR player
current DVD or DVR you are using.
Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks
which can be used to link components together so that
Pauses the tape. Cassette deck
you can use just the remote sensor of one component.
Stops the tape. Cassette deck When you use a remote control, the control signal is
ENTER Starts playback. Cassette deck passed along the chain to the appropriate component. 1
/ Fast rewinds/fast forwards the Cassette deck
tape.
/// Navigates DVD menu/options. DVD/DVR Player Important
& ENTER
• Note that if you use this feature, make sure that you
GUIDE Press to access the DVD player DVD/DVR Player also have at least one set of analog audio or video jacks
setup screen.
connected to another component for grounding
CH +/– Selects channels. VCR/DVD/DVR purposes.
Player
AUDIO Changes the audio language or DVD/DVR Player 1 Decide which component you want to use the
channel. remote sensor of.
SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles on DVD/DVR Player When you want to control any component in the chain,
multilingual DVDs. this is the remote sensor at which you’ll point the
SHIFT Switches to the VCR controls when VCR/DVD/DVR corresponding remote control.
+SUBTITLE using a VCR/DVD/HDD recorder. Player
2 Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that component
HDD Switches to the hard disk controls DVR Player to the CONTROL IN jack of another Pioneer component.
(SHIFT + when using a DVD/HDD recorder.
CH–) Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the
connection.
DVD (SHIFT Switches to the DVD controls DVR Player
+ CH+) when using a DVD/HDD recorder.
ANTENNA AUDIO PRE
PHONO R
IN
OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W.
CD CONTROL CONTROL
OUT IN
OFF
CE
SYSTEM
SOUR
INPUT
SELECT
VER
RECEI
DVD/
LD 2 TV
CONT
IN1
VIDEO 1
IN
IN OUT IN OUT
VIDEO ROOM2/3
TV
IN RECEIVER
SAT MULTI
CD ANALOG
TUNER ATT
DVD CD-R
i Pod VIDEO
DVR2 SEL
DVR1
OUT
SLEEP DIMMER
SR+
DISC
CLASS
TV
ENTER
LEVEL
CH MENU
S +10
D.ACCES
IN
T.EDIT
IN2 PARAM
AV MENU
TOP
ETER

ST
TUNE
ENTER
ST
RETURN
BAND
CD-R/ SETUP
SEARCH
TUNE
CONTR
OL
VOL
R
PTY TV
TAPE GUIDE
INPUT
SELECT
TV
CH
MUTE
IN1(DVD/LD) SAT
TV VOL
A
REC
REC
STOP D
E
DVD
IN2(TV) IN
EON C
CH
IN B HDD
MPX
LE CH STEREO
SUBTIT
1–2 R L
SBch
AUDIO SURR
SEL ADV.
DISP D
SIGNAL
STANDAR
STATUS S.DIRECT
THX
OPE MCACC
ASSIGNABLE
MULTI SE
FR FL iPod SHIFT
ISOPHA
VIDEO1/ RECE
IVER
GAME1
IN
SUB W. CENTER
OUT
DVR/ SUR-
VCR 1 ROUND
IN
R L
OUT
DVR/ R SURROUND L RS-
VCR 2 BACK
IN MULTI CH
IN
OUT IN
S - VIDEO VIDEO R L
CONTROL
VIDEO AUDIO
3 Continue the chain in the same way for as many

components as you have.
Note
1 • If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, refer to Setting the remote to control other components on page 67.
If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won't be able to control this unit using the remote sensor.
• See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 57 if you are connecting a Pioneer plasma display.
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Additional information 12
Chapter 12:
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. Investigate the other
components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks
listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work.
Power
Symptom Remedy
The power does not turn on. • Make sure that the power cable is plugged in to an active power outlet.
• Try disconnecting from the power outlet, then plugging back in.
The receiver suddenly switches • Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel or another set of wires. If
off or the Phase Control indicator so, re-attach the speaker wires, making sure there are no stray strands.
blinks. • The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized
independent service company.
During loud playback the power • Turn down the volume.

suddenly switches off. • Lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the Manual MCACC setup on page 36.
• Try switching on the digital safety feature (put the receiver into standby, hold down the SETUP button on
the front panel and press STANDBY/ON to switch between SAFETY 1 (medium effect), SAFETY 2 (more
effect) and SAFETY OFF. If the power switches off even with SAFETY 2 switched on, turn down the volume.
The unit does not respond when • Try switching the receiver off then back on again.
the buttons are pressed. • Try disconnecting the power cable, then connect again.
AMP ERR blinks in the display, • The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try switching the receiver on. Contact a Pioneer
then the power automatically authorized independent service company for help.
switches off. The MCACC blinks
and the power does not turn on.
FAN STOP blinks in the display, • Something is obstructing the fan. Remove the obstruction and try switching the receiver back on. If the
then the power automatically fan is still not working, or you can't remove the object, unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer
switches off. authorized independent service company.
• The fan is malfunctioning. Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer authorized independent
service company.
OVERHEAT blinks in the display • Allow the unit to cool down in a well-ventilated place before switching back on. Check the safety
then the power automatically precautions on pages 2–3 for information on improving heat dispersal.
switches off.
The receiver suddenly switches • The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized
off or DIGITAL PRECISION independent service company.
PROCESSING blinks in the
display.
No sound
Symptom Remedy
No sound is output when an • Check the volume, mute setting (press MUTE) and speaker setting (press SPEAKERS).
input source is selected. • Make sure the correct input source is selected.
No sound output from the front • Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected.
speakers. • Make sure the correct input signal is selected (press SIGNAL SELECT). Note that when PCM is selected,
you won’t be able to hear any other signal format.
• Check that the source component is connected properly (see Connecting your equipment on page 10).
• Check that the speakers are connected properly (see Connecting the speakers on page 17).
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Symptom Remedy
No sound from the surround or • Check that the Stereo listening mode isn’t selected; select one of the surround listening modes (see
center speakers. Listening in surround sound on page 26).
• Check that the surround/center speakers are not set to NO (see Speaker Setting on page 42).
• Check the channel level settings (see Channel Level on page 43).
• Check the speaker connections (see Connecting the speakers on page 17).
No sound from surround back • Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL (see Speaker Setting on page 42).
speakers. • Make sure surround back processing is set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on
page 29).
• If the source is Dolby Surround EX or DTS ES with no flag to indicate 6.1 compatibility, then with surround
back processing set to SBch Auto, there will be no sound from the surround back speakers. In this case,
set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 29).
• If the source does not have 6.1 playback channels, make sure that surround back processing is set to
SBch ON and a surround mode is selected (see Listening in surround sound on page 26).
• Check the speaker connections (see Connecting the speakers on page 17). If only one surround back
speaker is connected, make sure it’s connected to the left channel speaker terminal.
No sound from subwoofer. • Check that the subwoofer is connected properly, switched on and the volume turned up.
• If your subwoofer has a sleep function, make sure it is switched off.
• Make sure that the Subwoofer setting is YES or PLUS (see Speaker Setting on page 42).
• The crossover frequency may be set too low; try setting it higher to match the characteristics of your other
speakers (see Speaker Setting on page 42)
• If there is very little low frequency information in the source material, change your speaker settings to
Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES, or Front: LARGE / Subwoofer: PLUS (see Speaker Setting on page 42).
• Check that the LFE channel is not set to –80dB, or a very quiet setting (see Bass Peak Level on page 44).
• Check the speaker level settings (see Channel Level on page 43).
No sound from one speaker. • Check the speaker connection (see Connecting the speakers on page 17).
• Check the speaker level settings (see Channel Level on page 43).
• Check that the speaker hasn’t been set to NO (see Speaker Setting on page 42).
• The channel may not be recorded in the source. By using one of the advanced effect listening mode, you
may be able to create the missing channel (see Listening in surround sound on page 26).
Sound is produced from analog • Check that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 28).
components, but not from digital • Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the component is connected to
ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.). (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
• Check the digital output settings on the source component.
• If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.
• Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are not selected. Select any other input source.
No sound is output or a noise is • Check that your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital/DTS discs.
output when Dolby Digital/DTS • Check the digital output settings of your DVD player. Make sure that the DTS signal output is set to On.
software is played back. • If the source component has a digital volume control, make sure this is not turned down.
No sound when using the System • If the HDMI input source is selected, sound is muted until exiting either menu.
Setup or Status menu. • If sound is muted in the sub room (ROOM 2), it will be restored after exiting the System Setup menu.
Other audio problems

Symptom Remedy
Broadcast stations cannot be For FM broadcasts
selected automatically, or there is • Fully extend the FM wire antenna, adjust the position for best reception and secure to a wall, etc.
considerable noise in radio • Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (see page 20).
broadcasts. For AM broadcasts
• Adjust the position and direction of the AM antenna.
• Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (see page 20).
• Noise may be caused by interference from other equipment, such as a fluorescent light, motor, etc.
Switch off or move the other equipment, or move the AM antenna.
A multichannel DVD source • Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are selected (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
appears to be downmixed to 2 on page 51).
channels during playback.
Noise is output when scanning a • This is not a malfunction of the receiver. The scan function of your player alters the digital information,
DTS CD. making it unreadable, resulting in noise being output. Lower the volume when scanning.
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Symptom Remedy
When playing a DTS format LD • Make sure that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 28).
there is audible noise on the
soundtrack.
Can't record audio. • You can only make a digital recording from a digital source, and an analog recording from an analog
source.
• For digital sources, make sure that what you’re recording isn’t copy protected.
• Check that the OUT jacks are properly connected to the recorders input jacks (see Connecting analog
audio sources on page 16).
Recorded audio is different from • The RECOUT source is set to an input source other than the source you’re listening to. Select RECOUT
the current source, or inaudible. SOURCE to record the current input source (see Playing a different source when recording on page 64).
Subwoofer output is very low. • To route more signal to the subwoofer, set it to PLUS or set the front speakers to SMALL (see Speaker
Setting on page 42).
Everything seems to be set up • The speakers may be out of phase. Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are
correctly, but the playback sound matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see Connecting the speakers on page 17).
is odd.
The PHASE CONTROL feature • If applicable, check that the lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off, or the lowpass cutoff is set to
doesn’t seem to have an audible the highest frequency setting. If there is a PHASE setting on your subwoofer, set it to 0º (or depending on
effect. the subwoofer, the setting where you think it has the best overall effect on the sound).
• Make sure the speaker distance setting is correct for all speakers (see Speaker Distance on page 44).
Noise or hum can be heard even • Check that personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not
when there is no sound being causing interference.
input.
There seems to be a time lag • See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 7 to set up your system again using
between the speakers and the MCACC (this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output).
output of the subwoofer.
The maximum volume available • This is not a malfunction. If the levels in Channel Level on page 43 have been adjusted, the maximum
(shown in the front panel display) volume will change accordingly.
is lower than the +12dB
maximum.
Video
Symptom Remedy
No image is output when an • Check the video connections of the source component (see page 13).
input is selected. • For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is
switched off (in Setting the AV options on page 63), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same
type of video cable as you used to connect your video component.
• Make sure the input assignment is correct for components connected using component or S-video cables
(see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
• A separate video source has been selected using VIDEO SELECT (see Watching video and audio sources
independently on page 65).
• Check the video output settings of the source component.
• Check that the video input you selected on your TV is correct.
Can’t record video. • Check that the source is not copy-protected.

• The video converter is not available when making recordings. Check that the same type of video cable is
used for connecting both the recorder and the video source (the one you want to record) to this receiver.
Settings
Symptom Remedy
The Auto MCACC Setup • The ambient noise level may be too high. Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible (see also
continually shows an error. Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 9). If the noise level cannot be kept low enough, you
will have to set up the surround sound manually (page 42).
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Symptom Remedy
After using the Auto MCACC • There may have been some low frequency noise in the room from an air-conditioner, motor, etc. Switch
Setup, the speaker size setting is off all other appliances in the room and use Auto MCACC Setup again.
incorrect. • Depending on a number of factors (room size, speaker placement, etc.) this may occur in some cases.
Change the speaker setting manually in Speaker Setting on page 42, and use the ALL (Keep SPsetting)
option for the Auto Mode in Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 33 if this is a recurring problem.
Can’t adjust the Fine Speaker • Check that the speakers are all in phase (make sure the positive (+) and negative (–) terminals are
Distance setting (page 37) matched up properly).
properly.
The display shows KEY LOCK • With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ON while holding down the MULTI-ROOM&SOURCE
ON when you try to make CONTROL button to disable the key lock.
settings.
Most recent settings have been • The power cord was disconnected from the wall while adjusting this setting.
erased.
Professional Calibration EQ graphical output

Symptom Remedy
The EQ response displayed in the • There are cases where the graph does not appear flat (even when selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the Auto
graphical output following MCACC Setup) due to adjustments made to compensate for room characteristics to achieve optimal sound.
calibration does not appear • Areas of the graph may appear identical (before and after) when there is little or no adjustment needed.
entirely flat. • The graph may appear to have shifted vertically when comparing before and after measurements.
EQ adjustments made using the • Despite level adjustments being made, the filters used for analysis may not display these adjustments in
Manual MCACC setup on the graphical output. However, these adjustments are taken this into account by the filters dedicated to
page 36 do not appear to change overall system calibration.
the graphical output.
Lower frequency response • Low frequencies used in bass management (the subwoofer channel) will not change for speakers that
curves do not seem to have been have been specified as SMALL in the configuration, or do not output these frequencies.
calibrated for SMALL speakers. • Calibration is performed, but due to your speakers’ low frequency limitations, no measurable sound is
output for display.
Graphical output data seems to • If the power is switched off, the measurement data for graphical output to a PC is cleared.
have disappeared.
Display
Symptom Remedy
The display is dark or off. • Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.
After making an adjustment the • Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.
display goes off.
You can't get DIGITAL to display • Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly (see The Input
when using the SIGNAL SELECT Setup menu on page 60).
button. • If the multichannel analog inputs are selected, select a different input source.
The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn't • These indicators do dot light if playback is paused.
light when playing Dolby/DTS • Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.
software.
When playing a DVD-Audio disc, • This is not a malfunction. 96 kHz audio from DVD-Audio discs is only output from the analog outputs of
the DVD player display shows the DVD player. This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the analog inputs.
96 kHz. However, the receiver’s
display does not.
During playback of a DTS 96/24 • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 28).
source, the display doesn't show
96kHz.
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Symptom Remedy
When playing Dolby Digital or • Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.
DTS sources, the receiver’s • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 28).
format indicators do not light. • Check that the player isn’t set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to PCM.
• Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc, the Dolby Digital or DTS is selected.
When playing certain discs, none • The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what audio
of the receiver’s format tracks are recorded on the disc.
indicators light.
When playing a disc, the • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 28).
2 PL II or Neo:6 indicator lights • If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a
on the receiver. malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.
During playback of a Surround •The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1
EX or DTS ES source on the SBch compatible. Set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 29) then switch to the
AUTO setting, the EX and ES THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 26).
indicators don’t light, or the
signal is not properly processed.
During playback of DVD-Audio, •This will occur when playing DVD-Audio material over the HDMI connection. This is not a malfunction.
the display shows PCM.
Remote control
Symptom Remedy
Cannot be remote controlled. • Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loading the batteries on page 6).
• Be sure to operate within 7 meters and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see Operating
range of remote control unit on page 22).
• Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control.
• Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor.
• Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack (see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s
sensor on page 72).
Other components can't be • If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes.
operated with the system remote. • The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.
The SR cable is connected, but • Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer
the connected components can’t plasma display on page 57).
be operated with the remote. • Make sure that there is an analog connection between the units. This is necessary for the SR feature to
work.
• Check that the other component is made by Pioneer. The SR feature only works with Pioneer equipment.
• Check that the IR receiver setting in Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on page 62 is correct.
i.LINK interface
Symptom Remedy
No sound is output. • Check that the source player is compatible with i.LINK audio.
• Check the output settings of the source player.
• Make sure that i.LINK or AUTO is selected using the SIGNAL SELECT button (see Choosing the input
signal on page 28).
The i.LINK indicator does not • Make sure that i.LINK or AUTO is selected using the SIGNAL SELECT button (see Choosing the input
light up even when an i.LINK- signal on page 28).
equipped component is selected. • Check the i.LINK connections; use an i.LINK cable of less than 3.5 m.
• Check that the source components conforms to the i.LINK Audio format.
• Make sure that all components connected between the receiver and the source are switched on.
PQLS OFF or PQLS ON is • During playback through an i.LINK connection, if you change the settings for other i.LINK components,
displayed temporarily on your the sound will be discontinued momentarily. This is not a malfunction.
player and the sound output is
discontinued.
The program format indicators • The program format indicators remain lit until another format source is input. This is not a malfunction.
don’t disappear when SACD
playback stops.
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Symptom Remedy
You can’t get i.LINK to display • Make sure your i.LINK source components are switched on.
when using the SIGNAL SELECT • Check that i.LINK is assigned correctly (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).
button.
After upgrading a component, it • You may need to reset the i.LINK database memory in the receiver (use the front panel):
is not recognized and cannot be With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ON while holding down RETURN. When you see DB
selected using the i.LINK CLEAR? appear in the display, press ENTER, then SETUP again to confirm. When you’ve reset the i.LINK
connection. database memory, DB CLEAR SET shows in the display. If DB ERROR is displayed, step through the
procedure again.
i.LINK messages
You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i.LINK interface.
Message Explanation
BUS FULL The i.LINK bus has reached its capacity and cannot transmit any more data.
CANNOT LINK 1 The connection between the receiver and the selected i.LINK-equipped component is unstable. If the
i.LINK cables appear to be connected properly and both the receiver and i.LINK-equipped component are
on, switch both units off, then on again to re-establish the connection between them.
CANNOT LINK 2 The receiver can’t identify the selected i.LINK-equipped component. For example, the receiver may not be
able to identify an i.LINK-equipped personal computer.
LINK CHECK The receiver is checking the i.LINK network. It does this when components are added to, or removed from
the network. The sound may be interrupted if this happens during playback.
LOOP CONNECT The i.LINK network cannot function because the connected components form a loop. See Creating an
i.LINK network on page 50 for more on this.
NO NAME When an i.LINK-equipped component has no name, this message is displayed instead of the proper
component name.
NO SIGNAL A component is outputting an i.LINK signal that the receiver cannot reproduce. This receiver can only
reproduce signals from i.LINK-Audio-equipped components. See About i.LINK on page 49 for more on this.
PQLS OFF This is displayed on a playback component when PQLS turns off during playback. The sound may be
interrupted momentarily when this happens.
PQLS ON This is displayed on a playback component when PQLS turns on during playback. The sound may be
interrupted momentarily when this happens.
UNKNOWN When an i.LINK-equipped component name cannot be recognized, this message is displayed instead of
the proper component name.
USB interface
Symptom Remedy
No sound. • Make sure you have set up your computer system to output through the USB interface (see Using the USB
interface on page 51).
• Make sure your computers output level is turned up.
• Update to a more recent version of your software, try a different audio program, or try a different source.
HDMI
Symptom Remedy
The HDMI indicator blinks • Check all the points below.
continuously.
No picture or sound. • This receiver is HDCP-compatible. Check that the components you are connecting are also HDCP-
compatible. If they are not, please connect them using the component, S-video or composite video jacks.
• Depending on the connected source component, it’s possible that it will not work with this receiver (even
if it is HDCP-compatible). In this case, connect using the component, S-video or composit video jacks
between source and receiver.
• If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please
consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.
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Symptom Remedy
No picture. • If your display device is not SD (480i/576i) compatible then neither the setup screens or the 480i/576i to
HDMI converted video will be displayed. In this case, connect using the component, S-video or composite
video jacks.
• Depending in the output settings of the source component, it may be outputting a video format that can’t
be displayed. Change the output settings of the source, or connect using the component, S-video or
composite jacks.
No sound, or sound suddenly • Check that the HDMI AV setting is set to AMP/THROUGH.
ceases. • If the component is a DVI device, use a separate connection for the audio.
• If analog video is being output over HDMI then there will be no HDMI audio output. Please use a separate
connection for the audio.
• Check the audio output settings of the source component.
Noisy or distorted picture. • Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during scanning, for example), or the video
quality may just be poor (with some video game units, for example). The picture quality may also depend on
the settings, etc. of your display device. Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display
device using the same type of connection (component, S-video or composite), then start playback again.
• If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please
consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.
iPod messages
Symptom Cause Action
Error I1 There is a problem with the signal path from the Switch off the receiver and reconnect the iPod to the receiver.
iPod to the receiver. If this doesn’t seem to work, try resetting your iPod.
Error I2 The software version being used with the iPod Update the software being used with the iPod (software
needs to be updated. versions prior to iPod update 2004-10-20 are not supported).
No Track There are no playable songs currently stored in Input some music files compatible with iPod playback.
the iPod.
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.
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”,

“Pro Logic”, “Surround EX”, and the double-D symbol are
Surround sound formats trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Below is a brief description of the main surround sound
formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial
broadcasts, and video cassettes.
DTS
The DTS technologies are explained below. See
www.dtstech.com for more detailed information.
Dolby
The Dolby technologies are explained below. See
www.dolby.com for more detailed information.
DTS Digital Surround
DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-channel audio coding system
from Digital Theater Systems Inc. now widely used for DVD-
Video, DVD-Audio, 5.1 music discs, digital broadcasts, and
Dolby Digital video games. It can deliver up to six discrete audio channels,
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio coding system comprising five full range channels, including an LFE
widely used in cinemas, and in the home for DVD and digital channel. Higher sound quality is achieved through the use of
broadcast soundtracks. It can deliver up to six discrete audio a low compression rate, and high rates of transmittance
channels, comprising five full range channels and a special during playback.
LFE (low frequency effects) channel used mainly for deep,
rumbling sound effects; hence the term “5.1-channel” Dolby DTS-ES
Digital. DTS-ES (the ES stands for Extended Surround) is a decoder
that is capable of decoding both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and
In addition to the format features above, Dolby Digital DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 encoded sources. DTS-ES Discrete 6.1
decoders offer downmixing for compatibility with mono, gives ‘true’ 6.1 channel sound, with a completely separate
stereo and Dolby Pro Logic audio from a number of bit rates (discrete) surround back channel. DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 has a
and channels. Another feature, called Dialog Normalization, surround back channel matrixed into the surround left/right
attenuates programs based on the average level of dialog in channels. Both sources are also compatible with a
a program relative to its peak level (also known as Dialnorm) conventional DTS 5.1 channel decoder.
in order to achieve uniform playback level.
DTS Neo:6
Dolby Digital Surround EX DTS Neo:6 can generate 6.1 channel surround sound from
any matrixed stereo source (such as video or TV) and from
Dolby Digital Surround EX (the EX stands for EXtended) is an
5.1 channel sources. It uses both the channel information
extension of Dolby Digital encoding whereby a surround already encoded into the source, as well as its own
back channel is matrixed into the surround left/right processing to determine channel localization (with two
channels for 6.1 channel playback. This allows for channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is generated by
compatibility with Dolby Digital 5.1 channel decoding, as bass management in the receiver). Two modes (Cinema and
well as for decoding using Dolby Digital EX. Music) are available using DTS Neo:6 with two channel
sources.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Surround
Dolby Pro Logic IIx is an improved version of the Dolby Pro DTS 96/24
Logic II (and Dolby Pro Logic) decoding system. Using the DTS 96/24 is an extension of the original DTS Digital
innovative “steering logic” circuit, this system extracts Surround which offers high quality 96 kHz/24-bit audio using
a DTS 96/24 decoder. This format is also fully backward
surround sound from sources as follows:
compatible with all existing decoders. This means that DVD
• Dolby Pro Logic – 4.1 channel sound (mono surround) players can play this software using a conventional DTS 5.1
from any stereo source channel decoder.
• Dolby Pro Logic II – 5.1 channel sound (stereo “DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “Neo:6” and “DTS 96/24” are trademarks of
surround) from any stereo source Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
• Dolby Pro Logic IIx – 6.1 or 7.1 channel sound (stereo
surround and surround back) from two channel or Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional
5.1(and 6.1) channel sources Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) is a
With two channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer channel is discrete surround format developed by Microsoft
generated by bass management in the receiver. Corporation.
Dolby Surround is an encoding system which embeds
surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack,
which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced
surround listening with greater sound detail.
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WMA9 Pro can support up to 5.1/7.1 channel playback with Decorrelation slightly changes one surround channel's time and
sampling rates up to 24-bit/96kHz. Using the unique WMA phase relationship with respect to the other surround channel. This
compression techniques, WMA9 Pro can deliver expands the listening position and creates—with only two speakers—
multichannel music and soundtracks over high-speed the same spacious surround experience as in a movie theatre.
internet networks at low bit rates with minimal audio • THX Select2
degradation. Playback may be enjoyed with the Windows Before any home theatre component can be THX Select2 certified, it
Media® Player 9 Series (or above) and other third-party must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous
media players on a personal computer, or with an AV series of quality and performance tests. Only then can a product
amplifier with on-board WMA9 Pro decoding. feature the THX Select2 logo, which is your guarantee that the Home
Theatre products you purchase will give you superb performance for
Windows Media® and the Windows logo are trademarks or many years to come. THX Select2 requirements cover every aspect of
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United the product including pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance
States and/or other countries. and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital
and analog domain.
• THX Surround EX
About THX THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development
of Dolby Laboratories and the THX Ltd. In a movie theater, film
The THX technologies are explained below. See soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX
www.thx.com for more detailed information. technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been
added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called
Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the
currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right,
surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel
provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the
• THX Cinema processing listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound
THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by localization than ever before. Movies that were created using the
the world-renowned film production company, Lucasfilm Ltd. THX Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, when released into the home
grew from George Lucas' personal desire to make your experience of consumer market may exhibit wording to that effect on the
the film soundtrack, in both movie theatres and in your home theatre, packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can be
as faithful as possible to what the director intended. Movie found on the Dolby web site at www.dolby.com.
soundtracks are mixed in special movie theatres called dubbing Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX
stages and are designed to be played back in movie theatres with logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this
similar equipment and conditions. This same soundtrack is then new technology in the home.
transferred directly onto Laserdisc, VHS tape, DVD, etc., and is not This product may also engage the “THX Surround EX” mode during
changed for playback in a small home theatre environment. THX the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital
engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the
the sound from the movie theatre environment into the home, Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may
correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. On this product, not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the
when the THX indicator is on, THX features are automatically added tastes of the individual listener.
in Cinema modes (e.g. THX Cinema, THX Surround EX).
• Advanced Speaker Array (ASA)
• Re-Equalization ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed
The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal
harsh when played back over audio equipment in the home because surround sound experience. When you set up your home theater
film soundtracks were designed to be played back in large movie system using all eight speaker outputs (Left, Center, Right, Surround
theaters using very different professional equipment. Re-Equalization Right, Surround Back Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Left and
restores the correct tonal balance for watching a movie soundtrack in Subwoofer) placing the two Surround Back speakers close together
a small home environment. facing the front of the room as shown in the diagram will provide the
largest sweet spot. If for practical reasons you have to place the
• Timbre Matching Surround Back speakers apart, you will need to go THX Audio Set-up
The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the screen and choose the setting that most closely corresponds to the
direction from which the sound is coming. In a movie theatre, there is speaker spacing, which will re-optimize the surround sound-field.
an array of surround speakers so that the surround information is all ASA is used in three new modes; THX Select2 Cinema, THX
around you. In a home theatre, you use only two speakers located to MusicMode and THX Games Mode.
the side of your head. The Timbre Matching feature filters the
information going to the surround speakers so that they more closely • THX Select2 Cinema mode
match the tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the front THX Select2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all 8 speakers
speakers. This ensures seamless panning between the front and giving you the best possible movie watching experience. In this mode,
surround speakers. ASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back
surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and
• Adaptive Decorrelation directional surround sounds.
In a movie theatre, a large number of surround speakers help create DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX
an enveloping surround sound experience, but in a home theatre encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected in Select2
there are usually only two speakers. This can make the surround Cinema mode if the appropriate flag has been encoded.
speakers sound like headphones that lack spaciousness and Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital
envelopment. The surround sounds will also collapse into the closest flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that
speaker as you move away from the middle seating position. Adaptive you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select
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the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Select2 Cinema • THX Games Mode
mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay. For the replay of stereo and multi-channel game audio the THX
Games Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA processing
• THX MusicMode is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game
For the replay of multi-channel music the THX MusicMode should be sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately
selected. In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360
channels of all 5.1 encoded music sources such as DTS, Dolby Digital degree playback environment. THX Games Mode is unique as it gives
and DVD-Audio to provide a wide stable rear soundstage. you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field.
The THX logo is a trademark of THX Ltd. which may be
registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.
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 formats
SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround
SBch Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
Processing 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC 2 PRO LOGIC+THXa
ON/AUTO 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME Neo:6 CINEMA+THX
(Automatically 2 PRO LOGICa
selects 6.1/7.1 THX GAMES MODEb
Neo:6 CINEMA
channel decoding) Neo:6 MUSIC
DTS Surround As above As above Neo:6 CINEMA
Other stereo sources As above As above Stereo playback
DVD-A and SACD As above – Stereo playback
SBch Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE+THX 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE
Processing 2 Pro Logic II MUSIC 2 PRO LOGIC+THXa
OFF 2 Pro Logic II GAME Neo:6 CINEMA+THX
(Maximum 5.1 2 PRO LOGICa
channel playback) Neo:6 CINEMA
Neo:6 MUSIC
DTS Surround As above As above Neo:6 CINEMA
Other stereo sources As above As above Stereo playback
DVD-A and SACD As above – Stereo playback
a.2 PRO LOGIC has a maximum of 5.1 channel playback.

b.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.
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Multichannel signal formats

SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround
SBch WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding WMA+THX CINEMA Straight decoding
Processing
ON Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel Dolby Digital EX THX SURROUND EX Dolby Digital EX
(7.1 channel flagged) 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THXa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa
decoding used for 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC THX Select2 CINEMAa
all sources)
THX MUSICMODEa
THX GAMES MODEa
DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Discrete) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)
channel flagged) DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX a
DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC THX Select2 CINEMAa
THX MUSICMODEa
THX GAMES MODEa
DTS and DTS 96/24 DTS+Neo:6 DTS-ES+Neo:6+THX DTS+Neo:6
(5.1 channel encoding) DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX a
DTS+2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC THX Select2 CINEMAa
THX MUSICMODEa
THX GAMES MODEa
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital EX THX SURROUND EX Dolby Digital EX
WMA9 Pro 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THXa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa
(5.1 channel encoding) 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC THX Select2 CINEMAa
THX MUSICMODEa
THX GAMES MODEa
DVD-A and SACD Dolby Digital EX THX MUSICMODEa Dolby Digital EX
(5.1 channel encoding) 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC
SBch WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding WMA+THX CINEMA Straight decoding
Processing
AUTO Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX THX SURROUND EX Dolby Digital EX
(Automatically (6.1 channel flagged) 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa
selects 6.1/7.1
channel decoding) DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Discrete) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)
channel flagged)
Dolby Digital Straight decoding THX Select2 CINEMA Straight decoding
DTS and DTS 96/24 (Maximum 5.1 channel playback) (Maximum 5.1 channel THX CINEMA (Maximum 5.1 channel
WMA9 Pro playback with only one surround back playback)
speaker)
(5.1 channel encoding)
DVD-A and SACD Straight decoding THX MUSICMODEa Straight decoding
(5.1 channel encoding) (Maximum 5.1 channel playback) (Maximum 5.1 channel
playback)
SBch WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding THX CINEMA Straight decoding
Processing
OFFb Dolby Digital EX
(Maximum 5.1 (6.1 channel flagged)
channel playback) DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1
channel flagged)
Dolby Digital
DTS and DTS 96/24
WMA9 Pro
DVD-A and SACD Straight decoding – Straight decoding
a.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.

b.Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected.
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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 28) you have selected.
Stereo (2 channel) signal formats
Surround Back speaker(s) Input signal format DIRECT PURE DIRECT
Connected Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
(Maximum 7.1 channel playback)
DTS Surround Neo:6 CINEMA Neo:6 CINEMA
Other stereo sources Stereo playback Stereo playback
Analog sources As above ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)
PCM sources As above PCM DIRECT (stereo)
DVD-A sources As above PCM DIRECT (stereo)
SACD sources As above SACD DIRECT (stereo)
Not connected Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE 2 Pro Logic II MOVIE
DTS Surround Neo:6 CINEMA Neo:6 CINEMA
Other stereo sources Stereo playback Stereo playback
Analog sources As above ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)
PCM sources As above PCM DIRECT (stereo)
DVD-A sources As above PCM DIRECT (stereo)
SACD sources As above SACD DIRECT (stereo)
Multichannel signal formats

Surround Back speaker(s) Input signal format DIRECT PURE DIRECT
Connected WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding Straight decoding
Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel flagged) Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX
2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa
DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)
Dolby Digital Straight decoding Straight decoding

DTS and DTS 96/24
WMA9 Pro
DVD-A and SACD Straight decoding PCM DIRECT /

(5.1 channel encoding) SACD DIRECT
Not connected WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding Straight decoding
Dolby Digital EX As above As above
(6.1 channel flagged)
DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged) As above As above
Dolby Digital As above As above
DTS and DTS 96/24
WMA9 Pro
DVD-A sources As above PCM DIRECT
SACD sources As above SACD DIRECT
a.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.
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FM Tuner Section
Specifications Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87.5 MHz to 108 MHz
Usable Sensitivity . . . . . . Mono: 15.2 dBf, IHF (1.6 µV/75 Ω)
Continuous Power Output – Stereo
50 dB Quieting Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 20.2 dBf
Front. . . 180 W + 180 W (AX4AVi), 170 W + 170 W (AX2AV) Stereo: 41.2 dBf
(DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω) Sensitivity (DIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 1.1 µV (S/N 26 dB)
Front. . . 150 W + 150 W (AX4AVi), 140 W + 140 W (AX2AV) Stereo: 50 µV (S/N 46 dB)
(DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω) Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 76 dB (at 85 dBf)
Continuous Power Output – Multichannel Stereo: 72 dB (at 85 dBf)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (DIN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mono: 62 dB
(DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω)
Stereo: 58 dB
Front. . . 180 W + 180 W (AX4AVi), 170 W + 170 W (AX2AV) Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stereo: 0.6% (1 kHz)
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 W (AX4AVi), 170 W (AX2AV) Alternate Channel Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . 70 dB (400 kHz)
Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 W + 180 W (AX4AVi) Stereo Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 dB (1 kHz)
170 W + 170 W (AX2AV) Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hz to 15 kHz ± 1dB
Surround back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 W + 180 W (AX4AVi) Antenna Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Ω unbalanced
170 W + 170 W (AX2AV)
(DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω) AM Tuner Section
Front. . . 150 W + 150 W (AX4AVi), 140 W + 140 W (AX2AV) Frequency Range . . . . . . 531 kHz to 1,602 kHz (9 kHz step)
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 W (AX4AVi), 140 W (AX2AV) Sensitivity (IHF, Loop antenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 µV/m
Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (AX4AVi) Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 dB
140 W + 140 W (AX2AV) Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB
Surround back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (AX4AVi) Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loop antenna
140 W + 140 W (AX2AV)
Miscellaneous
Rated Power Output – Stereo (20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.09 %, 8 Ω) Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . AC 220–230 V, 50/60 Hz
. . . . . . . . . 140 W+140 W (AX4AVi), 130 W+130 W (AX2AV) Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 W
In standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than 0.6 W
• The above specifications are applicable when the AC Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (switched) 100 W MAX.
power supply is 230 V. Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 (W) x 187 (H) x 462 (D) mm
Weight (without package). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1 kg (AX4AVi)
Audio Section 16.0 kg (AX2AV)
Input (Sensitivity/Impedance)
LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 mV/47 kΩ Furnished Parts
Frequency Response (LINE). . . . . . 5 Hz to 100,000 Hz dB Setup microphone (for Auto MCACC setup) . . . . . . . . . 1
Output (Level/Impedance) AA/LR6 dry cell batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 mV/2.2 kΩ Remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Tone Control AM loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
BASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .± 6 dB (100 Hz) FM wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
TREBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .± 6 dB (10 kHz) Power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
LOUDNESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +4/+2 dB (100Hz/10 kHz) Caution sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
(at volume position –40 dB) Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF, short circuited, A network) These operating instructions
LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio Note
[DIN (continuous rated power output/50mW)]
LINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92/65 dB • Specifications and the design are subject to possible
modifications without notice, due to improvements.
Composite Video / S-Video Section
Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p/75 Ω
Output (Level/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p/75 Ω Cleaning the unit
Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 dB • Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and
Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hz to 10 MHz dirt.
• When the surface is dirty, wipe with a soft cloth
Component Video Section dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six
Input (Sensitivity/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p/75 Ω
times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe
Output (Level/Impedance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p/75 Ω
again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or
Signal-to-Noise Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 dB
cleansers.
Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hz to 100 MHz
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• Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or • Phase correction

other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will The Phase Control technology incorporated into this
corrode the surface. receiver’s design provides coherent sound reproduction
through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound
image at your listening position.
Our philosophy • i.LINK digital interface (VSX-AX4AVi only)
Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater The i.LINK interface makes it possible to connect this
listening experience as close as possible to the vision of receiver to i.LINK-equipped components, allowing you to
the moviemakers and mastering engineer when they enjoy high sampling rate (up to 192kHz) PCM
created the original soundtrack. We do this by focusing multichannel digital audio from DVD-Audio and SACD
on three important steps: discs, as well as digital audio from DVD-Video, CD and
1 Achieving the highest possible sound quality Video CD discs, all with a single cable.
2 Allowing for customized acoustic calibration • HDMI and digital video conversion
according to any listening area This receiver is compatible with the HDMI digital video
format, providing you high-definition digital video and
3 Fine-tuning the receiver with the help of world- digital audio via a single cable. Also, using this receiver’s
class studio engineers1 built-in digital video converter, analog video signals can
be output through the HDMI terminal as digital video.
Features • iPod Ready
• Easy setup using Advanced MCACC With the new iPod terminal, you’ll be up and running in
The Auto MCACC Setup provides a quick but accurate no time, now that this receiver’s enhanced compatibility
surround sound setup, which includes the advanced makes on-screen control of your iPod an added
features of Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ. This possibility.
innovative technology measures the reverb 1
With the cooperation of AIR Studios, this receiver has been designated
characteristics of your listening area, allowing you to AIR Studios Monitor Reference:
customize your system calibration with the help of a
graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or
using a computer. With the additional benefits of
numerous MCACC preset memories, standing wave
control and microphone measurements from a series of
reference points, your home theater experience can be
truly customized for optimal surround sound.
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All rights reserved.
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distribution panel should be provided with 10 A NOTE

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. WARNING

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive

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When disposing of used batteries, please comply

Important information about this unit‘s AC outlets

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7 Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the

: Exit ENTER:Next :Cancel Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is

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5 HDMI connectors (x3)

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11 Composite and S-video monitor outputs

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component video jacks on page 14 if your TV and/or DVD

OPTICAL COAXIAL S-VIDEO R AUDIO L

The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together

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Connecting a satellite/cable receiver Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR

R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL

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1 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on

Professional3 (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to

1 OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL 2

CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.

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2 Turntables only: Connect the stereo audio outputs to

E 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO R L

Tape deck, etc.

1 Connect the analog audio outputs of the source

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Installing your speaker system

Subwoofer Front Front

LINE LEVEL CAUTION

Connecting the speakers

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The diagrams below show suggested surround and

SB SBL SBL SBR SBR ROOM3(ZONE3)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

• If you have two surround back speakers THX IN2

recommends placing them together and the same IN3

distance from your listening position (see below). (CD-R)

THX speaker system setup IN2

If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the PR PR

surround speakers ( indicates bi-polar radiating VSX-AX4AVi

fig. A fig. B fig. C

• Bend the stand in the direction indicated (fig. A).

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FM wire antenna Caution