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VSX-815
VSX-915
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 2 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. CAUTION – PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO Please read through these operating instructions NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG so you will know how to operate your model WITH AN EXTENSION CORD. properly. After you have finished reading the RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET instructions, put them away in a safe place for future UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE reference. FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. If the AC plu
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 3 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead, within CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the 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 main
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 4 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Contents 01 Before you start 06 Listening to your system Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 5 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Using this receiver with a Pioneer 10 Controlling the rest of your plasma display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 system Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer Setting the remote to control other plasma display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE SELECT DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR TV CONT MUL TI CONTROL CD CD-R/TAPE TUNER RECEIVER FL DIMMER SR +10 DISC ENTER D.ACCESS CLASS TOP MENU MENU TUNE DTV MENU ST ST ENTER T.EDIT BAND SYSTEM TUNE SETUP GUIDE RETURN TV CONTROL TV V OL INPUT TV CH VOL SELECT DTV ON/OFF REC DTV INFO MUTE TUNER DISPLAY REC STOP MPX CH RETURN AUDIO SUBTITLE HDD DVD CH CH RECEIVER CONTROL ST ANDARD ADV .SURR STEREO SLEEP MIDNIGHT/ AC OUSTIC LOUDNESS DIALOG E EQ INPUT A TT EFFECT SHIFT /CH SEL LEVEL RECE
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 7 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Before you start 01 Loading the batteries Installing the receiver When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface. Don’t install it on the following places: – on a color TV (the screen may distort) – near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field). This may interfere with the sound. – in direct sunlight – in damp or wet are
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 8 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 02 5 minute guide Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround 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. 1 Hook up your
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 9 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 5 minute guide 02 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home 1 setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a com
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 10 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 02 5 minute guide Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using 5 Press QUICK SETUP on the front panel to 3 specify your speaker setup, room size and is properly prepared with about /8 in. (10 mm) listening position. of insulator stripped from each wire, with the Use the MULTI JOG dial to select and ENTER exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A). to confirm your selection. See Using the Quick
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 11 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 5 minute guide 02 Check the table below to find the speaker setup that corresponds with your system. Using the Quick Setup You can use the Quick Setup to get your system up and running with just a few button presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected your speaker setup, room size and listening
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 12 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 03 Quick surround sound setup Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup 1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Automatically setting up for Make sure there are no obstacles between the surround sound (MCACC) speakers and the microphone. The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration TUNER AUX MASTER VOLUME (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic T MCACC R DIGITAL IN SETUP MI
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 13 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Quick surround sound setup 03 If the noise level is too high, NOISY! blinks in If the subwoofer output level is too high/ the display for five seconds. To exit and check low, SW.VOL.DWN/SW.VOL.UP blinks in the noise levels again, press SYSTEM SETUP the display for five seconds. To exit and (see the notes about ambi
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 14 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 03 Quick surround sound setup Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary. If there are any
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 15 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Connecting up 04 Chapter 4: Connecting up Digital audio cables Commercially available coaxial digital audio Making cable connections cables or optical cables should be used to Make sure not to bend the cables over the top connect digital components to this receiver. of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 16 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 04 Connecting up S-video cables The following chart shows when the video signal will be converted from the various video S-video cables give you clearer picture inputs (left column) for output to the reproduction than standard RCA video cables MONITOR OUT jacks (top row): by sending separate signals for the luminance and color. MONITOR OUT Video VIDEO COMPONENT terminal S-VIDEO (Composite) VIDEO VID
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 17 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Connecting up 04 Connecting a DVD player and TV This page shows you how to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. 1 Connect a coaxial digital audio output on 4 TV your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAX 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (DVD/LD) input on this receiver. ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL VIDEO IN R L Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the 1 connection. 2
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 18 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 04 Connecting up 1 Connect a set of audio/video outputs on Connecting the multichannel analog the set-top box component to the TV/SAT outputs 2 AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver. For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In connection and a standard RCA video cable for this case, you can connect the multichannel 3 anal
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English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español VSX_815-915.book.fm 19 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 Connecting up 04 This receiver* Connecting other audio components AUX IN FM UNBAL AM The number and kind of connections depends 75 Ω LOOP ANTENNA CD IN 1 on the kind of component you’re connecting. OUT OPT CONTROL OUT DVR/ Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, VCR 2 IN OUT DAT, tape recorder or other audio component. (DVR/VCR) IN OPT VIDEO 1 IN V TV / OUT SAT IN
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VSX_815-915.book.fm 20 ページ ２００４年１２月８日 水曜日 午後４時３分 04 Connecting up compatible player. However, the connected 3 If your video component has a digital PC, DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able audio output, connect it to a digital input on to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals this receiver. through a coaxial or optical digital output. The example shows a recorder connected to 3 the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input. This receiver* AUX IN ® Microsoft, Window
