Pioneer VSX-AX3-S Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
Techno Tidbits and Problem-solving
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The setup screen doesn’t
appear.
The output jacks haven’t been con-
nected properly.
The TV hasn’t been connected to the
MONITOR OUT jack.
The PAL/NTSC setting is incorrect.
Some TVs connected to the receiver with
component video cords do not display
the Setup Screen when color burst is on.
(In the NTSC format only)
Check all connections (see pages 16,
17, 20 and 22).
Connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT
jacks (see page 16).
Select the correct PAL/NTSC setting
(see page 8).
Turn the color burst to off. (From the
Standby mode, and while holding
down the MULTI JOG CONTROL
RETURN button press the STANDBY/
ON button. Each action switches the
color burst on or off.)
Every time AUTO SURROUND
SETUP is attempted, there is
some kind of error, or the
settings seem incorrect.
The room environment is not optimal for
auto setup (too much ambient noise;
obstacles blocking the speakers from
the microphone; the monitor noise is
interfering with the setup; etc.).
Make sure the room environment is in
line with the guidelines for auto setup
in this manual (see page 13 and Memo
on page 15).
The LARGE and SMALL
settings for speakers after the
Auto Surround Sound Setup
are incorrect.
There are other frequencies in the room
that are affecting the auto setup.
Check for household appliances (air
conditioner, fan, etc.) that may be
affecting the environment and switch
them off if necessary.
After the proper settings have
been made, there still seems
to be something wrong with
the sound.
The speakers have been incorrectly con-
nected (left and right connections are
reversed).
Check all connections. Be sure match
the right channel on the speaker with
the right channel on the speaker termi-
nals (see page 25).
No sound is output when a
function is selected.
Improper connections.
•Sound is muted.
The volume is turned down.
Speakers are turned off.
DIGITAL/ANALOG setting is incorrect.
MULTI CH IN mode is on.
Make sure the component/speakers
are connected correctly (see pages 16,
17, 20, 22, 24 and 25).
Press MUTING on the remote control.
Adjust MASTER VOLUME.
Press SPEAKERS (A/B) to select the
speakers you connected (see page 72).
Select the proper signal with the SIG-
NAL SELECT button (see page 44).
Turn MULTI CH IN mode off (see
page 52).
No sound output from the
front speakers.
The front speakers aren’t connected
properly.
Check all connections (see page 25).
No sound output from
surround or center speakers.
Speaker settings are incorrect.
The surround or center speakers aren’t
connected properly.
The listening mode is STEREO.
See SPEAKER SETTING on page 39 to
check the speaker settings.
Check all connections (see page 25).
Choose a surround listening mode
(see page 43).
Cause
Remedy
No audio
Setup
Symptom
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