Pioneer VSX-1121-K Owner's Manual - Page 85

Additional information, Troubleshooting, Positional relationship between speakers, and monitor, Power - service manual

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Additional information 12 Positional relationship between speakers and monitor Position of front speakers and monitor The front speakers should be as equidistant as possible to the monitor. TV L R 45° to 60° Position of center speaker and monitor Since mostly dialogs are output from the center speaker, keeping the center speaker as close as possible to the screen makes the overall sound more natural. For TVs using Braun tubes, however, when installing the center speaker on the floor, adjust its angle of elevation to point it towards the listening position. Installation on floor (Diagram as seen from the side) Monitor • If the center speaker is not of the shielded type, install it away from the TV. • When installing the center speaker on top of the monitor, place it facing slightly downwards towards the listening position. Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work. Note • If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. Power Symptom Remedy The power does not turn on. • Make sure that the power cord is plugged in to an active power outlet. • Try disconnecting from the power outlet, then plugging back in. Power cannot be turned off. (ZONE 2 ON is displayed.) • Press the remote control's ZONE 2 button, then press  RECEIVER to switch the sub zone off. The receiver suddenly switches • Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel or another set of off or the iPod iPhone wires. If so, re-attach the speaker wires, making sure there are no stray strands. indicator blinks. • The receiver may have a serious problem. Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized independent service company. During loud playback the power suddenly switches off. • Turn down the volume. • Lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the Manual MCACC setup on page 71. • Switch on the digital safety feature. While holding down ENTER on the front panel, press  STANDBY/ON to set this receiver to the standby mode. Use TUNE / to select D.SAFETY OFF, and then use PRESET / to select 1 or 2 (select D.SAFETY OFF to deactivate this feature). If the power switches off even with 2 switched on, turn down the volume. With 1 or 2 on, some features may be unavailable. The unit does not respond • Try switching the receiver off, then back on again. when the buttons are pressed. • Try disconnecting the power cord, then connect again. 85 En

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Additional information
12
85
En
Positional relationship between speakers
and monitor
Position of front speakers and monitor
The f
r
ont s
p
eake
r
s should be as equidistant as
p
ossible
to the monito
r
.
Position of center speaker and monitor
Since mostly dialogs a
r
e out
p
ut f
r
om the cente
r
s
p
eake
r
,
kee
p
ing the cente
r
s
p
eake
r
as close as
p
ossible to the
sc
r
een makes the ove
r
all sound mo
r
e natu
r
al. Fo
r
TVs
using B
r
aun tubes, howeve
r
, when installing the cente
r
s
p
eake
r
on the floo
r
, adjust its angle of elevation to
p
oint
it towa
r
ds the listening
p
osition.
If the cente
r
s
p
eake
r
is not of the shielded ty
p
e, install
it away f
r
om the TV.
When installing the cente
r
s
p
eake
r
on to
p
of the
monito
r
,
p
lace it facing slightly downwa
r
ds towa
r
ds
the listening
p
osition.
Troubleshooting
Inco
rr
ect o
p
e
r
ations a
r
e often mistaken fo
r
t
r
ouble and malfunctions. If you think that the
r
e is something w
r
ong with
this com
p
onent, check the
p
oints below. Sometimes the t
r
ouble may lie in anothe
r
com
p
onent. Investigate the othe
r
com
p
onents and elect
r
ical a
pp
liances being used. If the t
r
ouble cannot be
r
ectified even afte
r
exe
r
cising the checks
listed below, ask you
r
nea
r
est Pionee
r
autho
r
ized inde
p
endent se
r
vice com
p
any to ca
rr
y out
r
e
p
ai
r
wo
r
k.
Note
If the unit does not o
p
e
r
ate no
r
mally due to exte
r
nal effects such as static elect
r
icity disconnect the
p
owe
r
p
lug
f
r
om the outlet and inse
r
t again to
r
etu
r
n to no
r
mal o
p
e
r
ating conditions.
Power
TV
L
R
45° to 60°
Installation on floo
r
(Diag
r
am as seen
f
r
om the side)
Monito
r
Symptom
Remedy
The
p
owe
r
does not tu
r
n on.
• Make su
r
e that the
p
owe
r
co
r
d is
p
lugged in to an active
p
owe
r
outlet.
• T
r
y disconnecting f
r
om the
p
owe
r
outlet, then
p
lugging back in.
Powe
r
cannot be tu
r
ned off.
(
ZONE 2
ON
is dis
p
layed.)
• P
r
ess the
r
emote cont
r
ol’s
ZONE 2
button, then
pr
ess
RECEIVER
to switch the sub zone off.
The
r
eceive
r
suddenly switches
off o
r
the
iPod iPhone
indicato
r
blinks.
• Check that the
r
e a
r
e no loose st
r
ands of s
p
eake
r
wi
r
e touching the
r
ea
r
p
anel o
r
anothe
r
set of
wi
r
es. If so,
r
e-attach the s
p
eake
r
wi
r
es, making su
r
e the
r
e a
r
e no st
r
ay st
r
ands.
• The
r
eceive
r
may have a se
r
ious
pr
oblem. Disconnect f
r
om the
p
owe
r
and call a Pionee
r
autho
r
ized
inde
p
endent se
r
vice com
p
any.
Du
r
ing loud
p
layback the
p
owe
r
suddenly switches off.
• Tu
r
n down the volume.
• Lowe
r
the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalize
r
levels in the
Manual MCACC setup
on
p
age 71.
• Switch on the digital safety featu
r
e. While holding down
ENTER
on the f
r
ont
p
anel,
pr
ess
STANDBY/ON
to set this
r
eceive
r
to the standby mode. Use
TUNE
/
to select
D.SAFETY
OFF
, and then use
PRESET
/
to select
1
o
r
2
(select
D.SAFETY
OFF
to deactivate this
featu
r
e). If the
p
owe
r
switches off even with
2
switched on, tu
r
n down the volume. With
1
o
r
2
on,
some featu
r
es may be unavailable.
The unit does not
r
es
p
ond
when the buttons a
r
e
pr
essed.
• T
r
y switching the
r
eceive
r
off, then back on again.
• T
r
y disconnecting the
p
owe
r
co
r
d, then connect again.