Pioneer VSX-819H-K 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 26 Operating range of remote control 27 Display 28 Remote control 30 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 8 Listening to Surround Sound 8 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 9 Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 11 Better sound using Phase Control 11 03 Connecting up Making cable connections 12 HDMI cables 12 About HDMI 12 Analog audio cables 13 Digital audio cables 13 Video cables 13 About video outputs connection 13 Connecting a TV and Blu-ray Disc player or DVD player 14 Connecting the multichannel analog outputs 15 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 16 Connecting other audio components 17 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources 18 Using the component video jacks 19 Connecting to the front panel video terminal 20 Connecting antennas 20 Using external antennas 21 Connecting the speakers 22 Use the PRE OUT outputs to connect the surround back speakers 23 Placing the speakers 24 Switching the speaker system 25 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 33 Listening in surround sound 33 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . 34 Listening in stereo 35 Using Front Stage Surround Advance 35 Using Stream Direct 36 Using the Sound Retriever 36 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 36 Using surround back channel processing . . . 37 Setting the Up Mix function 37 Setting the Audio options 38 Playing other sources 40 Choosing the input signal 40 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . 40 Using the headphone 40 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 41 Manual speaker setup 41 Speaker Setting 42 Crossover Network 43 Channel Level 43 Speaker Distance 44 The Input Assign menu 44 07 Using the MULTI-ZONE feature MULTI-ZONE listening 46 Making MULTI-ZONE connections 46 Using the MULTI-ZONE controls 47 08 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 48 Improving FM stereo sound 48 Saving station presets 48 Listening to station presets 49 Naming preset stations 49 4 En