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VSX_712_812_912.book 1 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
SINTOAMPLIFICATORE
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTICANALE
VSX-D712
VSX-D812
VSX-D912
Operating Instructions
Istruzioni per l’uso
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VSX_712_812_912.book 2 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 Installing the Receiver VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 30 cm at each side). WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked and covered with items,
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 1 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference. Operating other Pioneer components . . . .27 01 Before you start
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VSX_712_812_912.book 2 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 Surround left speaker distance Programming signals from other setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 remote controls (VSX-D812/D912 only) . . .61 Subwoofer distance setting . . . . . . . . . . 47 Erasing all of your programmed Dynamic range control setting. . . . . . . . 48 settings (VSX-D812/D912 only) . . . . . . . . .62 Dual mono set
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 5 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Making cable connections Please check that you've received the Make sure not to bend the cables over the top following supplied accessories: of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the • AM loop antenna transformers in this unit may cause a • FM wire
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VSX_712_812_912.book 6 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 01 Before you start Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions: • Never use new and old batteries together. • Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case. • Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages. Do not use different batteries together. • When disposing of used batteries, please comply wit
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 7 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 5 minute guide 02 Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel li
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VSX_712_812_912.book 8 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 02 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 the AC power source. 1 Hook up your DVD player. For surround
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 9 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 5 minute guide 02 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of speakers is shown here (six speakers for the VSX-D712, and eight for the VSX-D812/D912), but everyone’s home 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
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VSX_712_812_912.book 10 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 02 5 minute guide Front speakers Center speaker Surround speakers Surround back speakers LR C LS RS SBL SBR CEN- SUB WOOFER TER AUX IN PREOUT L L SURROUND DIGITAL SURROUND BACK OUT CD OPT IN ANTENNA R L MONITOR OUT SURROUND BACK OPT R L OUT VCR / OUT IN DVR 2 RR CONTROL DVD 7.1CH INPUT (CD-R/TAPE/MD) OUT FRONT SURROUND CENTER IN OPT VIDEO VCR / FRONT CENTER SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT IN DVR RL RL R LR L 1 TV / S OUT SAT (TV / IN SA
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 11 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 5 minute guide 02 • If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel (+) terminal, and the negative wire to the left channel (–) terminal (shown below). • If you select subwoofer (SB SW) in the Surround back speaker setting on page 45 you can hook up a subwoofer instead of speakers to the surround b
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VSX_712_812_912.book 12 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 02 5 minute guide 3 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your Using the Quick Setup speaker setup. You can use the Quick Setup to get your When a subwoofer was detected in step 2, you system up and running with just a few button can cycle between the following choices: presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected 2.1ch 3.1ch your speaker setup, room size and listening
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 13 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 5 minute guide 02 4 Press ENTER. 5 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your room size. Depending on the distance of your speakers from the listening position, choose between small, medium, or large (S, M or L), M being an average-sized room. 6 Press ENTER. 7 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your listening position. You can cycle between the following choices: FWD MI
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VSX_712_812_912.book 14 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 03 Quick surround sound setup Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup VSX-D912 only 1 Connect the microphone to the SETUP Automatically calibrating MIC jack on the front panel. your listening area (MCACC) 2 Place the microphone at your normal The Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration listening position. (MCACC) system measures the acoustic Place the mic about ear level at your normal characteristics of your l
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 15 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 Quick surround sound setup 03 • ERR Fch – Check the front speaker connections. • ERR Sch – Check the surround or • If the room environment is not optimal for surround back speaker connections. the auto surround setup (too much ambient noise, echo off the walls, obsta- • ERR SW – Make sure the subwoofer has cles blocking the speakers from
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L VIDEO R S VIDEO VSX_712_812_912.book 16 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 04 Connecting up Chapter 4: Connecting up Digital audio coaxial cords/ Optical cables • Before making or changing any Commercially available digital audio coaxial connections, switch off the power and cords (standard video cords can also be used) disconnect the power cord from the AC or optical cables (not supplied) are used to outlet. connect digital components to this receiver. Be sure to insert completely
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español VSX_712_812_912.book 17 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 Connecting up 04 Connecting digital components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound is to use a digital input. You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of matching l
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VSX_712_812_912.book 18 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 04 Connecting up • If you have an LD player, you need to make special connections to ensure you can play 2 RF format LDs on your system. If this is the case, hook up your DVD or LD player directly to an RF demodulator using both the 2 RF output and either a coaxial or optical digital connection. We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks as well. Make sure the RF demodulator digital in switch is se
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English Italiano Français Deutsch Nederlands Español 04_connecting_up.fm 19 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午後１１時４６分 Connecting up 04 Connecting DVD multi-channel components If you prefer to use a seperate component for decoding DVDs, you can connect a decoder or a DVD player with multi-channel analog outputs to the multi-channel inputs of this receiver. When connecting your equipment, always make sure the power is turned off and the power cord is disconnected from the AC outlet. • The arrows indicate the
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VSX_712_812_912.book 20 ページ ２００３年２月６日 木曜日 午前１０時５１分 04 Connecting up Connecting video components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. With digital video components (like a DVD player), you must use the connections shown on this page for the video signal, but in order to hear a digital source (like a DVD) you should hook up the audio to a digital input (see page 17). It is also a good idea to hook up your digital components with analog audio connections (see pa
