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Contents
01 Before you start
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Checking what’s in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ventilation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
02 5 minute guide
Listening to Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using the Quick Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
03 Quick surround sound setup
Automatically setting up for surround sound
(MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Other problems when using the Auto
MCACC Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
04 Connecting up
Making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Analog audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Digital audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a DVD player and TV
. . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting a satellite receiver or other
digital set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting other audio components
. . . . . . 18
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting other video components
. . . . . . . 19
Using the component video jacks
. . . . . . . . 20
Connecting to the front panel video
terminal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
FM wire antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AM loop antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
A and B speaker systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hints on speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operating other Pioneer components
. . . . . . 25
05 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control (VSX-815/915)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control (VSX-515)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating range of remote control unit
. . . . . 35
06 Listening to your system
Auto playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Listening in surround sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Using the Advanced surround effects
. . . . .37
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings
. . . . . . . .38
Neo:6 Music settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . .39
Choosing the input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using the surround back channel
(Extended mode)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
(VirtualSB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using Loudness and Midnight listening. . . . .43
Enhancing dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using the tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . .44
Using the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
07 The System Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the System
Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . .46
Manual MCACC speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . .47
Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Fine Channel Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Crossover network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Channel level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
08 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Changing the frequency step. . . . . . . . . . . . .56
09 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . .57
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