Pioneer VSX-515-K Owner's Manual - Page 4

Contents 01 Before you start Checking what's in the box 5 Loading the batteries 5 Operating range of remote control unit 5 Installing the receiver 5 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 6 Listening to Surround Sound 7 Using the Quick Setup 10 03 Connecting up Making cable connections 12 Analog audio cables 12 Digital audio cables 12 Video cables 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 16 Connecting antennas 18 FM wire antenna 18 AM loop antenna 18 Using external antennas 18 Connecting the speakers (VSX-415 19 Connecting the speakers (VSX-515 20 Speaker terminals 21 Hints on speaker placement 21 Speaker placement diagrams 21 AC outlet 22 04 Controls and displays Front panel 23 Display 25 VSX-515 model 25 VSX-415 model 25 Remote control 27 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 29 Listening in surround sound 29 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . 30 Listening in stereo 32 Choosing the input signal 32 Using the surround back channel (Extended mode 33 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB 34 Using Midnight and Loudness listening . . . . 35 Enhancing dialog 35 Using the tone controls 35 Playing other sources 36 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 36 Using the sleep timer 36 06 Setting up the receiver Choosing your receiver setup 37 Surround and sound setup options 38 Speaker setting 38 Subwoofer setting 38 Crossover frequency setting 38 LFE attenuator setting 38 Front speaker distance setting 39 Center speaker distance setting 39 Surround speaker distance setting 39 Subwoofer distance setting 39 Dynamic range control setting 39 Dual mono setting 39 Digital input settings 40 Setting separate channel levels for listening modes 40 07 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 41 Manual speaker setup 41 Speaker setting 42 Crossover network 43 Channel level 43 Speaker Distance 43 The Input Assign menu 44 The Other setup menu 45 Dynamic Range Control Setup 45 Dual Mono Setup 45 LFE Attenuator Setup 45 08 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 46 Improving FM stereo sound 46 Saving station presets 46 Naming station presets 47 Listening to station presets 47 09 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording 48 10 Additional information Troubleshooting 49 Resetting the main unit 51 Switching the speaker impedance 51 Specifications 52 Power cord caution 53 Cleaning the unit 53