Pioneer VSX-50 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 Installing the receiver 6 Loading the batteries 6 Operating range of remote control unit........ 6 About operation of the receiver with a mobile terminal (iPod, iPhone, etc 6 About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM 6 02 Controls and displays Remote control 8 Display 9 Front panel 10 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your equipment 11 Rear panel 11 Determining the speakers' application....... 12 Placing the speakers 13 Connecting the speakers 13 Installing your speaker system 14 Selecting the Speaker system 15 About the audio connection 15 About the video converter 15 About HDMI 16 Connecting your TV and playback components 17 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources 18 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box 19 Connecting other audio components......... 19 Connecting AM/FM antennas 20 MULTI-ZONE setup 20 Connecting a SiriusConnect Tuner 21 Connecting to the network through LAN interface 21 Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER 21 Connecting an iPod 22 Connecting a USB device 22 Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input 22 Connecting to the front panel video terminal 22 Connecting to a wireless LAN 22 Connecting an IR receiver 23 Operating other Pioneer components with this unit's sensor 23 Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger 23 Plugging in the receiver 24 04 Basic Setup Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language 25 Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC 25 The Input Setup menu 26 Operation Mode Setup 27 05 Basic playback Playing a source 29 Playing an iPod 29 Playing a USB device 30 Listening to the radio 32 Listening to Satellite Radio 32 Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music 34 06 Listening to your system Auto playback 36 Listening in surround sound 36 Using Stream Direct 37 Selecting MCACC presets 37 Choosing the input signal 37 Better sound using Phase Control 38 07 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Enjoying the Home Media Gallery 39 Features of Home Media Gallery 39 Introduction 39 Playback with Home Media Gallery 40 Advanced operations for Internet radio...... 41 About network playback 41 About playable file formats 43 08 Control with HDMI function About the Control with HDMI function....... 44 Making Control with HDMI connections.... 44 HDMI Setup 44 Before using synchronization 45 About synchronized operations 45 Setting the PQLS function 45 Cautions on the Control with HDMI function 46 09 Using other functions Setting the Audio options 47 Setting the Video options 49 Switching the speaker terminals 50 Using the MULTI-ZONE controls 50 Making an audio or a video recording......... 51 Reducing the level of an analog signal....... 51 Using the sleep timer 51 Dimming the display 51 Checking your system settings 51 Resetting the system 51 10 Controlling the rest of your system About the Remote Setup menu 53 Operating multiple receivers 53 Setting the remote to control other components 53 Selecting preset codes directly 53 Programming signals from other remote controls 54 Erasing one of the remote control button settings 54 Erasing all learnt settings that are in one input function 54 Direct function 54 Multi Operation and System Off 55 Resetting the remote control settings......... 56 Controlling components 56 11 The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu 59 Automatic MCACC (Expert 59 Manual MCACC setup 61 Checking MCACC Data 63 Data Management 64 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 65 Manual speaker setup 65 Network Setup menu 67 Checking the Network Information 69 The Other Setup menu 69 13 Additional information Troubleshooting 1 71 Troubleshooting 2 77 Troubleshooting of wireless LAN 79 About status messages 80 Important information regarding the HDMI connection 81 Cleaning the unit 81 Surround sound formats 81 About iPod 81 About SIRIUS 82 About FLAC 82 Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats 82 Glossary 83 Features index 86 Specifications 87 Preset code list 88 4 En