Pioneer vsa-e08 Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
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PREPARATION
En
OPERATION
SET
UP
PREPARATION
Table of Contents
Features .............................................. 8
Before You Start ................................. 9
Checking the Supplied Accessories .......................... 9
How to Use This Manual............................................ 9
Preparing the Remote Control................................... 9
Loading the batteries..............................................9
Remote Control Battery Alarm ............................ 10
The Touch Pen & Lock ..........................................10
Remote Control Cushions ....................................10
Operating range of remote control unit..............10
The PIONEER SR system:
Operating other PIONEER components.............. 11
Installing the Amplifier............................................. 11
Ventilation .............................................................11
Opening the Front Panel .......................................... 11
Connecting Your Equipment ............. 12
Audio Components...................................................12
Cassette deck placement......................................12
Digital Connections .................................................. 13
Example Connection for a DVD/LD or LD player....14
Digital Input Assignment ..................................... 14
Video Components ...................................................15
Satellite TV Components ......................................... 16
TV ...............................................................................17
Multi Channel Input (External Decoder) ................. 17
Speakers ....................................................................18
Placing Your Speakers.............................................. 19
Speaker placement ...............................................19
Connecting additional amplifiers ............................ 20
Plugging In (Except for the UK model) ................... 20
Displays & Controls ........................... 21
Display .......................................................................21
Front Panel ................................................................ 22
Remote Control......................................................... 24
Basic Amplifier LCD Screens ................................... 25
Amplifier MAIN screen......................................... 25
Amplifier SUB screen ...........................................26
Initial Set Up ....................................... 27
On Screen Display .................................................... 27
Switching video system between
PAL and NTSC..................................................27
Setting Up the Remote Control ............................... 28
Setting Up for Surround Sound .............................. 30
DIGITAL INPUT SELECT ....................................... 31
SPEAKER SETTING...............................................32
CHANNEL DELAY ................................................. 34
CHANNEL LEVEL .................................................. 35
CROSSOVER NETWORK ......................................37
BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER............................ 38
DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL .............................. 39
DUAL MONO SETTING ............................................ 40
Basic Playback .................................... 41
Sound Modes............................................................ 41
STANDARD modes ...............................................41
HOME THX CINEMA modes ................................ 41
ADVANCED THEATER modes ..............................42
DSP modes............................................................ 43
STEREO mode.......................................................43
Selecting a Sound Mode.......................................... 44
Using surround sound ......................................... 44
Playing Sources with Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS
Sound ........................................................................ 45
Playing Sources with Stereo Sound ....................... 46
Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input ......... 47
Reducing Noise During Playback ........................ 48
Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode..............................48
Listening in LOUDNESS Mode ............................49
Adjusting Bass and Treble (Tone Control) .......... 49
MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback ............................. 50
MULTI CHANNEL IN Setting ................................50
96kHz 24bit Performance ..................................... 50
Direct Playback......................................................51
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display ............. 51
Remote Control
of Other Components ........................ 52
Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other
Components.............................................................. 52
Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control .... 52
Learning Mode: Programming Signals
from Other Remote Controls ........................... 54
Locking the Settings .................................................55
Item Memo ................................................................56
Key Rename .............................................................. 57
Using Remote Control with Other Components ....58
DVD or LD player operations ...............................58
CD player operations............................................ 59
MD operations ...................................................... 60
TV operations........................................................ 61
STB (satellite tuner) operations........................... 62
STB (CATV) operations......................................... 62
Tuner operations................................................... 63
Cassette deck operations ..................................... 64
VCR operations ..................................................... 65
Other screen for preset operations ..................... 65
Using Other Functions....................... 66
Recording from Audio Components .......................66
Recording from Video Components ....................... 66
Video Select .............................................................. 67
Multi Operations .......................................................68
Performing multi operations ............................... 69
System OFF ...............................................................70
Using SYSTEM OFF.............................................. 71
Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION ..........................72
Resetting the Remote Control ................................. 72
Techno T
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dbits & Problem-solving ... 73
Dolby Digital.............................................................. 73
MPEG Audio.............................................................. 73
DTS ............................................................................ 74
THX ............................................................................ 74
Troubleshooting........................................................ 75
Specifications............................................................ 77