Pioneer VSX-1016TXV 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 Features 6 Checking what's in the box 6 Ventilation 7 Installing the receiver 7 Loading the batteries 7 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 8 Listening to Surround Sound 8 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 8 Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 10 Playing a source 10 Better sound using Basic Phase Control 10 03 Connecting your equipment Rear panel 11 When making cable connections 12 About the video converter 12 Connecting your TV and DVD player 13 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box 13 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources 14 Using the component video jacks 14 Connecting digital audio sources 15 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 16 Connecting analog audio sources 16 Connecting a component to the front panel inputs 16 Installing your speaker system 17 Connecting the speakers 17 Placing the speakers 18 THX speaker system setup 19 Connecting antennas 19 Connecting external antennas 20 Plugging in the receiver 20 AC outlet 20 04 Controls and displays Front panel 21 Operating range of remote control unit 22 Display 23 Remote control 24 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 26 Listening in surround sound 26 Standard surround sound 26 Using the Home THX modes 27 Using the Advanced surround effects 27 Setting the effect options 27 Listening in stereo 28 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ 28 Choosing the input signal 29 Using surround back channel processing 29 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode 29 Using Midnight and Loudness 30 Using the Sound Retriever 30 Enhancing dialog 30 Using the tone controls 30 06 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 31 Improving FM stereo sound 31 Tuning directly to a station 31 Saving station presets 31 Naming station presets 32 Listening to station presets 32 07 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 33 Surround back speaker setting 33 Manual MCACC setup 34 Fine Channel Level 34 Fine Speaker Distance 35 Acoustic Calibration EQ 35 Manual speaker setup 37 Speaker Setting 37 Crossover Network 38 Channel Level 38 Speaker Distance 39 THX Audio Setting 39 THX Speaker Setup 39 4 En