PIONEER VSX-AX5Ai-G Owner's Manual

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
VSX-AX5Ai-S
VSX-AX5Ai-G
Operating Instructions
VSX-AX5Ai.book 1
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
VSX-AX5Ai-S
VSX-AX5Ai-G
Operating Instructions
VSX-AX5Ai.book 1
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The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
IMPORTANT
Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a
three pin plug.
NOTE
After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in
the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which
corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base
of the plug or the word that is embossed on the
base of the plug, and the appliance must not be
used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse
covers can be obtained from your dealer.
Only 10 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to
B.S.1362 should be used.
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The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
Blue
: Neutral
Brown : Live
If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket
outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug
fitted.
IMPORTANT
FOR USE IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must
not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can
result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the
distribution panel should be provided with 10 A
fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead
of this appliance may not correspond with coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
proceed as follows ;
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with the
letter L or coloured red.
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel.
WARNING
The voltage of the available power supply differs
according to country or region. Be sure that the
power supply voltage of the area where this unit
will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V
or 120V) written on the rear panel.
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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following
section carefully.
WARNING
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked
flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the
equipment.
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This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive
(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives
(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and
93/68/EEC).
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WARNING
This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire
or shock hazard, do not place any container filed
with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or
flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain
or moisture.
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VENTILATION CAUTION
When installing this unit, make sure to leave space
around the unit for ventilation to improve heat
radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and
30 cm at each side).
WARNING
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the
product, and to protect it from overheating. To
prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be
blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,
table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the
equipment on thick carpet or a bed.
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Operating Environment
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5 ºC ­ +35 ºC (+41 ºF ­ +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in
locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or
strong artificial light)
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When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or
environmental public instruction's rules that
apply in your country/area.
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NOTE: THE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS COMPARTMENT WARNING IS LOCATED ON THE APPLIANCE BONNET
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.
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CAUTION
The
OFF
ON and
STANDBY/ON buttons on
this unit will not completely shut off all power from
the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the
main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to
unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power.
Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so
that the power cord can be easily unplugged from
the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire
hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged
from the AC outlet when left unused for a long
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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of
this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make
sure it is properly disposed of after removal.
The equipment should be disconnected by removing
the mains plug from the wall socket when left
unused for a long period of time (for example, when
on vacation).
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
­ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
­ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Information to User
Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user's right to operate
the equipment.
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CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the
unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and
televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.
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TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS
230-
240 V
120-127 V
110V
220 V
220V
230-240V
110V
120- 127V
Voltage selector
You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear
panel of multi-voltage models.
The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220V.
Please set it to the correct voltage for your country
or region.
· Saudi Arabia operates on 127V and 220V mains
voltage. Please set to the correct voltage before using.
· For Taiwan, please set to 110V before using.
· For Mexico, please set to 120-127V before using.
Before changing the voltage, disconnect the AC power
cord. Use a medium size screwdriver to change the
voltage selector switch.
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This product is for general household purposes. Any
failure due to use for other than household purposes
(such as long-term use for business purposes in a
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which
requires repair will be charged for even during the
warranty period.
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Important information about this unit`s
AC outlet (switched total 100W MAX)
Power supplied through these outlets is turned on
and off by this unit's
OFF
ON and
STANDBY/ON buttons. Total electrical power
consumption of connected equipment should not
exceed 100W.
CAUTION
· Do not connect a TV set, monitor, heater or similar
appliance to this unit's AC outlet.
· Do not connect appliances with high power
consumption to the AC outlet in order to avoid
overheating and fire risk. This can cause this unit
to malfunction.
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Contents
01 Before you start
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Checking the supplied accessories
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Opening the front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating range of the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . 8
02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting up for Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Automatically setting up for surround sound
. . . . . . 12
Other problems when using the Auto Surround
Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)
player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Playing a source
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
03 Connecting your equipment
Rear panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
About the video converter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About cable types
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Analog audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Digital audio cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
When making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting your TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting a DVD player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting the multichannel analog outputs
. . . . 20
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other
set-top box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting other video sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the component video jacks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting digital audio sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting analog audio sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs
. . 27
Installing your speaker system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Placing the speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AM loop antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FM wire antenna
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting external antennas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Plugging in the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
About the AC outlet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
04 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
05 Listening to your system
Auto playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Listening in surround sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The MOVIE listening modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The MUSIC listening modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adjusting the advanced effect level
. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Listening in stereo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Listening with headphones
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the multichannel analog inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . 42
Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting the input signal type
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the surround back channel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Listening with virtual surround back speakers
. . . . . 45
Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and Hi-sampling
. . 45
Using Midnight and Loudness listening
. . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the tone control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching the tone control on or off
. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting the bass and treble
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reducing noise during playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Listening to dual mono soundtracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
06 Using the tuner
Finding a station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tuning directly to a station
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MPX mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memorizing station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Listening to memorized station presets
. . . . . . . . . 50
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
An introduction to RDS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Displaying RDS information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Searching for RDS programs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
An introduction to EON
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using EON
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Clearing all stations from the RDS and EON
searches
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
07 The Surround Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the Surround
Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Surround back speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Normal surround setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Speaker Setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Channel Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Speaker Distance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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08 Controlling other equipment
Using the remote control with other
components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recalling preset codes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Programming signals from other remote
controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Controls for TVs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Controls for other components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Direct function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Multi Operation and System Off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown
sequence
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using multi operations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using System off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Switching components on and off using the
12 volt trigger
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Operating other Pioneer components with this
unit's sensor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
09 Using other functions
Making an audio or a video recording
. . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Watching video and audio sources independently
. . 67
Enhancing SACD playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dimming the display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Switching the speaker impedance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Advanced remote control features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Editing remote control display names
. . . . . . . . . . 68
Adjusting the remote control backlight
. . . . . . . . . 69
Clearing remote control settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Resetting the system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10 Other connections
Second Zone speaker B setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching the speaker system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Bi-amping your front speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Bi-wiring your speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Multi-room listening
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Making multi-room connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Using the multi-room controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Connecting an IR receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connecting additional amplifiers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the i.LINK interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
About i.LINK
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
About PQLS rate control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating an i.LINK network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using the USB interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output
. . . . 79
Advanced MCACC output using your PC
. . . . . . . . 79
11 Advanced setup
The System Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
THX CINEMA Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
The Input Assign menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Function Rename
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
SACD Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
PHONO/LINE Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Multi-Room and IR receiver setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
12 Volt Trigger
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
The Expert setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Crossover Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fine Channel Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fine Channel Delay
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Acoustic Calibration EQ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Professional Acoustic Calibration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using Professional Acoustic Calibration
. . . . . . . . 92
Bass Peak Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Dynamic Range Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
12 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
No sound
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Other audio problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Video
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
i.LINK interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
i.LINK messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
USB interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Changing the frequency step
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Maintenance of external surfaces
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Surround sound formats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Dolby
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
DTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
About THX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Preset code brands
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Specifications (European model)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Specifications (Multi-voltage model)
. . . . . . . . . . . 107
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