Pioneer VSX 818V 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 Loading the batteries 6 Installing the receiver 6 Ventilation 6 04 Controls and displays Front panel 23 Display 24 Remote control 26 Operating range of remote control 29 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 7 Listening to Surround Sound 7 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 8 Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 10 Better sound using Phase Control 10 03 Connecting up Making cable connections 11 Analog audio cables 11 Digital audio cables 11 Video cables 11 Connecting a DVD player and TV 12 Connecting the multichannel analog outputs 13 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 13 Connecting other audio components 14 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 14 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources 15 Using the component video jacks 16 Connecting using HDMI 16 About HDMI 17 Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack 18 Connecting to the front panel video terminal 18 AC outlet 18 Connecting antennas 19 Using external antennas 19 Connecting the speakers 20 Hints on speaker placement 21 Speaker placement diagrams 22 Switching the speaker system 22 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 30 Listening in surround sound 30 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . 31 Listening in stereo 31 Using Front Stage Surround Advance 32 Using Stream Direct 32 Using the Sound Retriever 32 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 33 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 33 Setting the AV options 34 Playing other sources 36 Choosing the input signal 36 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 36 Selecting the front audio inputs 36 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 37 Manual MCACC speaker setup 37 Fine Channel Level 38 Fine Speaker Distance 39 Acoustic Calibration EQ 40 Manual speaker setup 42 Speaker Setting 42 Crossover Network 43 Channel Level 44 Speaker Distance 45 07 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 46 Improving FM stereo sound 46 Tuning directly to a station 46 Saving station presets 47 Naming station presets 47 Listening to station presets 47 08 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording 48