Pioneer VSX-816-S Operating Instructions - 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 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 USB playback Using the USB interface 34 Basic playback controls 34 Compressed audio compatibility 35 08 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 36 Surround back speaker setting 36 Manual MCACC speaker setup 37 Fine Channel Level 38 Fine Speaker Distance 38 Acoustic Calibration EQ 39 Manual speaker setup 41 Speaker Setting 42 Crossover Network 43 Channel Level 43 Speaker Distance 44 09 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 45 Improving FM stereo sound 45 Tuning directly to a station 45 Saving station presets 46 Naming station presets 46 Listening to station presets 46 Changing the frequency step 46