Pioneer VSX-816-K Owner's Manual - Page 4

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 Using the Quick Setup 8 03 Quick surround sound setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 9 Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 11 04 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 17 Connecting to the front panel video terminal 17 Connecting antennas 18 Using external antennas 18 Connecting the speakers 19 Hints on speaker placement 20 AC outlet 21 05 Controls and displays Front panel 22 Display 23 Remote control 25 Operating range of remote control 27 06 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 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 30 Using surround back channel processing . . . 31 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 31 Using Midnight and Loudness 32 Using the Sound Retriever 32 Enhancing dialog 32 Using the tone controls 32 Playing other sources 33 Choosing the input signal 33 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 33 07 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 34 Surround back speaker setting 34 Manual MCACC speaker setup 35 Fine Channel Level 36 Fine Speaker Distance 36 Acoustic Calibration EQ 37 Manual speaker setup 39 Speaker Setting 40 Crossover Network 41 Channel Level 41 Speaker Distance 42 08 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 43 Improving FM stereo sound 43 Tuning directly to a station 43 Saving station presets 43 Naming station presets 44 Listening to station presets 44 09 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording 45 10 Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components 46 Setting the remote to control other components 46 Selecting preset codes directly 47 Erasing one of the remote control button settings 47 Erasing all of the remote control presets . . . . 47 Direct function 48