Pioneer 917V-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 6 Loading the batteries 6 Installing the receiver 6 Ventilation 6 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 7 Listening to Surround Sound 7 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 8 Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 10 Better sound using Phase Control 10 03 Connecting up Making cable connections 11 Analog audio cables 11 Digital audio cables 11 Video cables 11 About the video converter 12 Connecting a DVD player and TV 13 Connecting the multichannel analog outputs 14 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 14 Connecting other audio components 15 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 15 Connecting other video components 16 Using the component video jacks 17 Connecting to the front panel video terminal 17 Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack 17 Connecting antennas 18 Using external antennas 18 Connecting the speakers 19 Hints on speaker placement 20 AC outlet 21 04 Controls and displays Front panel 22 Display 23 Remote control 25 Operating range of remote control 27 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 28 Listening in surround sound 28 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . 29 Setting the effect options 29 Listening in stereo 30 Using Front Stage Surround Advance 30 Using Stream Direct 30 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 31 Using surround back channel processing . . . 31 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 32 Using Midnight and Loudness 32 Using the Sound Retriever 33 Enhancing dialog 33 Using the tone controls 33 Playing other sources 33 Choosing the input signal 33 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 34 Selecting the front audio inputs 34 06 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 35 Surround back speaker setting 35 Manual MCACC speaker setup 36 Fine Channel Level 37 Fine Speaker Distance 37 Acoustic Calibration EQ 38 Manual speaker setup 40 Speaker Setting 41 Crossover Network 42 Channel Level 42 Speaker Distance 43 07 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 44 Improving FM stereo sound 44 Tuning directly to a station 44 Saving station presets 44 Naming station presets 45 Listening to station presets 45 08 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording 46