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01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box
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Loading the batteries
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Installing the receiver
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Ventilation
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02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
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Listening to Surround Sound
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Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC)
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Other problems when using
the Auto MCACC Setup
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Better sound using Phase Control
. . . . . . . . 10
03 Connecting up
Making cable connections
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Analog audio cables
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Digital audio cables
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Video cables
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Connecting a DVD player and TV
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Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs
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Connecting a satellite receiver or
other digital set-top box
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Connecting other audio components
. . . . . . 14
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
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Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder,
VCR and other video sources
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Using the component video jacks
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Connecting using HDMI
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About HDMI
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Connecting to the front panel audio
mini jack
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Connecting to the front panel video
terminal
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AC outlet
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Connecting antennas
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Using external antennas
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Connecting the speakers
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Hints on speaker placement
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Speaker placement diagrams
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Switching the speaker system
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04 Controls and displays
Front panel
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Display
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Remote control
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Operating range of remote control
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05 Listening to your system
Auto playback
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Listening in surround sound
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Using the Advanced surround effects
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Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
. . . . . . 32
Using Stream Direct
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Using the Sound Retriever
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Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . . 33
Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)
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Setting the AV options
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Playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 36
Selecting the front audio inputs . . . . . . . . . . 36
06 The System Setup menu
Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual MCACC speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Manual speaker setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Crossover Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
07 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Improving FM stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Listening to station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
08 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . 48
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate
your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
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