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Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. Before you start 3 Checking what's in the box 3 Installing the receiver 3 Flow of settings on the receiver 3 1 Controls and displays Front panel 4 Display 5 Remote control 6 Loading the batteries 7 Operating range of remote control 7 2 Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers 8 Hints on the speaker placement 8 Connecting the speakers 9 Making cable connections 10 HDMI cables 10 About HDMI 10 Analog audio cables 11 Digital audio cables 11 Standard RCA video cables 11 About video outputs connection 11 Connecting a TV and playback components 12 Connecting using HDMI 12 Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal 13 Connecting antennas 14 Using external antennas 14 Connecting a USB device 15 Plugging in the receiver 15 3 Basic playback Playing a source 16 Selecting the audio input signal 16 Playing a USB device 18 Basic playback controls 18 Compressed audio compatibility 18 Music playback using BLUETOOTH® wireless technology 19 Pairing with the unit (Initial registration 19 Listen to music on the unit from a BLUETOOTH capable device 19 Radio wave caution 19 Listening to the radio 20 Improving FM sound 20 Saving station presets 20 Listening to station presets 21 Naming preset stations 21 4 Listening to your system Choosing the listening mode 22 Auto playback 22 Listening in surround sound 22 Using the Advanced surround 23 Using Stream Direct 23 Using the Sound Retriever 24 Better sound using Phase Control 24 Setting the Audio options 24 Displaying the Fixed PCM Setting menu 26 5 Home Menu Using the Home Menu 27 Manual speaker setup 27 Speaker Setting 27 X.Over 28 Channel Level 28 Speaker Distance 29 The Input Assign menu 29 The Auto Power Down menu 29 The HDMI Setup menu 30 6 Additional information Troubleshooting 31 General 31 HDMI 32 Important information regarding the HDMI connection 32 USB messages 32 Resetting the main unit 33 Cleaning the unit 33 Specifications 33 Software license notice 35 2

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read
through these operating instructions so you will know how to
operate your model properly.
Before you start
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Checking what’s in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Flow of settings on the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating range of remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Connecting your equipment
Placing the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hints on the speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
HDMI cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
About HDMI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Analog audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standard RCA video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About video outputs connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting a TV and playback components
. . . . . . . . 12
Connecting using HDMI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting your component with no HDMI
terminal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a USB device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Plugging in the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Basic playback
Playing a source
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting the audio input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Playing a USB device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basic playback controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Compressed audio compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Music playback using BLUETOOTH
®
wireless
technology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pairing with the unit (Initial registration)
. . . . . . . . . . 19
Listen to music on the unit from a BLUETOOTH
capable device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Radio wave caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Listening to the radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Improving FM sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Saving station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Listening to station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Naming preset stations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4 Listening to your system
Choosing the listening mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Auto playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Listening in surround sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Advanced surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using Stream Direct
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Sound Retriever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Better sound using Phase Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting the Audio options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Displaying the Fixed PCM Setting menu
. . . . . . . . . . 26
5 Home Menu
Using the Home Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Manual speaker setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speaker Setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
X.Over
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Channel Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speaker Distance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Input Assign menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Auto Power Down menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The HDMI Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
General
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
HDMI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Important information regarding the HDMI
connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
USB messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Resetting the main unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cleaning the unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Software license notice
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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