Pioneer VSX-820-K Owner's Manual - Page 4

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. Contents 01 Before you start Checking what's in the box 7 Loading the batteries 7 Installing the receiver 7 Ventilation 8 04 Basic Setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 29 Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 31 02 Controls and displays Front panel 9 Operating range of remote control 10 Display 11 Remote control 13 03 Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers 16 Hints on the speaker placement 17 Connecting the speakers 18 Connect the surround back or front height speakers 19 Switching the speaker system 20 Making cable connections 20 HDMI cables 20 About HDMI 21 Analog audio cables 21 Digital audio cables 21 Video cables 21 About video outputs connection 22 Connecting a TV and playback components . . . 23 Connecting using HDMI 23 Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal 24 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 25 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources 25 Using the component video jacks 26 Connecting other audio components 26 Connecting antennas 27 Using external antennas 27 Connecting to the front panel video terminal 28 Plugging in the receiver 28 05 Listening to your system Basic playback 32 Auto playback 33 Listening in surround sound 33 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . 34 Listening in stereo 35 Using Front Stage Surround Advance 35 Using Stream Direct 36 Using the Sound Retriever 36 Better sound using Phase Control 36 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 37 Using surround back channel processing . . . 37 Setting the Up Mix function 38 Setting the Audio options 38 Choosing the input signal 41 Using the headphone 41 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 42 Manual speaker setup 43 Speaker Setting 43 Crossover Network 45 Channel Level 45 Speaker Distance 46 The Input Assign menu 46 The Pre Out Setting 47 07 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 48 Improving FM stereo sound 48 Saving station presets 48 Listening to station presets 49 Naming preset stations 49 4 En