Pioneer VSX-91THX Owner's Manual - Page 77

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Additional information 12 Symptom Remedy When playing a disc, the • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 29). 2 PL II or Neo:6 indicator lights • If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a on the receiver. malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available. During playback of a Surround • The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS-ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1 EX or DTS-ES source on the SBch compatible. Set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 29) then switch to the AUTO setting, the EX and ES THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 26). indicators don't light, or the signal is not properly processed. During playback of DVD-Audio, • This will occur when playing DVD-Audio material over the HDMI connection. This is not a malfunction. the display shows PCM. Remote control Symptom Remedy Cannot be remote controlled. • Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loading the batteries on page 7). • Be sure to operate within 7 m (23 feet) and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 22). • Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control. • Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor. • Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack (see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit's sensor on page 72). Other components can't be • If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes. operated with the system remote. • The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes. The SR cable is connected, but • Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it's connected to the right jack (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer the connected components can't plasma display on page 57). be operated with the remote. • Make sure that there is an analog or HDMI connection between the units. This is necessary for the SR feature to work. • Check that the other component is made by Pioneer. The SR feature only works with Pioneer equipment. HDMI Symptom The HDMI indicator blinks continuously. No picture or sound. No sound, or sound suddenly ceases. Noisy or distorted picture. Remedy • Check all the points below. • This receiver is HDCP-compatible. Check that the components you are connecting are also HDCPcompatible. If they are not, please connect them using the component, S-video or composite video jacks. • Depending on the connected source component, it's possible that it will not work with this receiver (even if it is HDCP-compatible). In this case, connect using the component, S-video or composite video jacks between source and receiver. • If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support. • If video images do not appear on your TV or plasma display, check the I/P. CONV setting or try adjusting the resolution, DeepColor or other setting for your component. • If 'NOT SUPPORT' appears in the receiver's display, check the I/P. CONV setting or try adjusting the resolution, DeepColor or other setting for your component. • While analog video signals are being output over HDMI, there will be no HDMI audio output. Use a separate connection for audio output. • Check that the HDMI AV setting is set to AMP/THROUGH. • If the component is a DVI device, use a separate connection for the audio. • Check the audio output settings of the source component. • Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during scanning, for example), or the video quality may just be poor (with some video game units, for example). The picture quality may also depend on the settings, etc. of your display device. Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display device using the same type of connection (component, S-video or composite), then start playback again. • If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support. 77 En

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Additional information
12
77
En
Remote control
HDMI
When playing a disc, the
2
PL II
or
Neo:6
indicator lights
on the receiver.
• Make sure that the receiver is set to
AUTO
or
DIGITAL
(see
Choosing the input signal
on page 29).
• If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a
malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.
During playback of a Surround
EX or DTS-ES source on the
SBch
AUTO
setting, the
EX
and
ES
indicators don’t light, or the
signal is not properly processed.
• The source may be Dolby Surround EX / DTS-ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1
compatible. Set to
SBch ON
(see
Using surround back channel processing
on page 29) then switch to the
THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see
Listening in surround sound
on page 26).
During playback of DVD-Audio,
the display shows
PCM
.
• This will occur when playing DVD-Audio material over the HDMI connection. This is not a malfunction.
Symptom
Remedy
Symptom
Remedy
Cannot be remote controlled.
• Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see
Loading the batteries
on page 7).
• Be sure to operate within 7 m (23 feet) and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see
Operating range of remote control unit
on page 22).
• Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control.
• Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor.
• Check the connections of the
CONTROL IN
jack (see
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s
sensor
on page 72).
Other components can’t be
operated with the system remote.
• If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes.
• The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.
The SR cable is connected, but
the connected components can’t
be operated with the remote.
• Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see
Using this receiver with a Pioneer
plasma display
on page 57).
• Make sure that there is an analog or HDMI connection between the units. This is necessary for the SR
feature to work.
• Check that the other component is made by Pioneer. The SR feature only works with Pioneer equipment.
Symptom
Remedy
The HDMI indicator blinks
continuously.
• Check all the points below.
No picture or sound.
• This receiver is HDCP-compatible. Check that the components you are connecting are also HDCP-
compatible. If they are not, please connect them using the component, S-video or composite video jacks.
• Depending on the connected source component, it’s possible that it will not work with this receiver (even
if it is HDCP-compatible). In this case, connect using the component, S-video or composite video jacks
between source and receiver.
• If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please
consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.
• If video images do not appear on your TV or plasma display, check the
I/P. CONV
setting or try adjusting
the resolution, DeepColor or other setting for your component.
• If ‘
NOT SUPPORT
’ appears in the receiver’s display, check the
I/P. CONV
setting or try adjusting the
resolution, DeepColor or other setting for your component.
• While analog video signals are being output over HDMI, there will be no HDMI audio output. Use a
separate connection for audio output.
No sound, or sound suddenly
ceases.
• Check that the HDMI AV setting is set to
AMP/THROUGH
.
• If the component is a DVI device, use a separate connection for the audio.
• Check the audio output settings of the source component.
Noisy or distorted picture.
• Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during scanning, for example), or the video
quality may just be poor (with some video game units, for example). The picture quality may also depend on
the settings, etc. of your display device. Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display
device using the same type of connection (component, S-video or composite), then start playback again.
• If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please
consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.