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...CHANNEL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR AUDIOVISUEL A VOIES MULTI-CANAUX VSX-517 Register your product at: www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your new investment The details of your purchase will be on file for reference in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. • Receive... free tips, updates and service bulletins on your new product • Improve product development Your input helps us continue to design products that meet your needs. • Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Registered customers can opt in to receive a ...
...CHANNEL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR AUDIOVISUEL A VOIES MULTI-CANAUX VSX-517 Register your product at: www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your new investment The details of your purchase will be on file for reference in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. • Receive... free tips, updates and service bulletins on your new product • Improve product development Your input helps us continue to design products that meet your needs. • Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Registered customers can opt in to receive a ...
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...-10-2_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are designed to other equipment. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-517-K, VSX-517-S Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE INC. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, USA Phone: 1-800-421-1404 This equipment generates, uses, and can cause severe electrical...
...-10-2_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are designed to other equipment. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-517-K, VSX-517-S Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE INC. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, USA Phone: 1-800-421-1404 This equipment generates, uses, and can cause severe electrical...
Owner's Manual
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...Handling the cord on this Pioneer product. Wash hands after handling D36-P4_A_En "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. After you start Checking what's in the box 5 Loading the batteries 5 Operating range of remote control unit. . . . . . 5 Installing the receiver 5 02 5 minute ... . 27 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 28 Manual speaker setup 28 Speaker setting 28 Crossover network 29 Channel level 29 Speaker Distance 30 The Input Assign menu 30 The Other setup menu 31 Dynamic Range Control Setup 31 Dual Mono Setup 31...
...Handling the cord on this Pioneer product. Wash hands after handling D36-P4_A_En "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. After you start Checking what's in the box 5 Loading the batteries 5 Operating range of remote control unit. . . . . . 5 Installing the receiver 5 02 5 minute ... . 27 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 28 Manual speaker setup 28 Speaker setting 28 Crossover network 29 Channel level 29 Speaker Distance 30 The Input Assign menu 30 The Other setup menu 31 Dynamic Range Control Setup 31 Dual Mono Setup 31...
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... sure that DVD is selected. In this case, the listening mode must be set-see Hints on speaker placement on the front panel to this receiver. Center (C) Front Right (R) Front Left (L) Subwoofer (SW) Surround Right (RS) Listening position Surround Left (LS) 3 Plug in the middle ... See Using the Quick Setup below for more on page 14. In most cases, you get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. See Listening to complete all . This receiver will have your system hooked up using a digital connection from a home theater system depends not only on the...
... sure that DVD is selected. In this case, the listening mode must be set-see Hints on speaker placement on the front panel to this receiver. Center (C) Front Right (R) Front Left (L) Subwoofer (SW) Surround Right (RS) Listening position Surround Left (LS) 3 Plug in the middle ... See Using the Quick Setup below for more on page 14. In most cases, you get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. See Listening to complete all . This receiver will have your system hooked up using a digital connection from a home theater system depends not only on the...
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... input you connected the TV to (see page 27). 2 If you've already connected your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this receiver. However, you'll need to tell the receiver which input you can only be used when DVD 5.1 ch is selected (see The Input Assign menu on this case..., you connected the set-top box to. 3 See Using the component video jacks on page 12 if your set -top boxes'. 2 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL 1 R AUDIO L AV OUT VIDEO...
... input you connected the TV to (see page 27). 2 If you've already connected your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this receiver. However, you'll need to tell the receiver which input you can only be used when DVD 5.1 ch is selected (see The Input Assign menu on this case..., you connected the set-top box to. 3 See Using the component video jacks on page 12 if your set -top boxes'. 2 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL 1 R AUDIO L AV OUT VIDEO...
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...weaken the surround sound effect. • To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers (following illustrations show 5.1 channel speaker setups. 3-D view of 5.1 channel speaker setup Overhead view of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord. If any of... than the front and center speakers. Some are hazardous when live. others should be placed on , the power may cause the receiver to sound their best. Speaker placement diagrams The following ), but you switch the unit on stands to turn off as shown below...
...weaken the surround sound effect. • To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers (following illustrations show 5.1 channel speaker setups. 3-D view of 5.1 channel speaker setup Overhead view of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord. If any of... than the front and center speakers. Some are hazardous when live. others should be placed on , the power may cause the receiver to sound their best. Speaker placement diagrams The following ), but you switch the unit on stands to turn off as shown below...
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...SUBTITLE CH GUIDE REC AUDIO TIMERREC INFO RECSTOP JUKEBOX DISPLAY CLASS DVD/DVR SHIFT MPX TUNING STATION 6 TUNER RECEIVER 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 RECEIVER Switches the receiver between standby and on. 2 Listening mode buttons AUTO SURR Switches between Auto surround mode (Auto playback on... the remote. ADV.SURR Switches between 2 Pro Logic II options (page 22). Use to adjust the effect and channel levels. MUTE ...
...SUBTITLE CH GUIDE REC AUDIO TIMERREC INFO RECSTOP JUKEBOX DISPLAY CLASS DVD/DVR SHIFT MPX TUNING STATION 6 TUNER RECEIVER 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 RECEIVER Switches the receiver between standby and on. 2 Listening mode buttons AUTO SURR Switches between Auto surround mode (Auto playback on... the remote. ADV.SURR Switches between 2 Pro Logic II options (page 22). Use to adjust the effect and channel levels. MUTE ...
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... Copies the currently playing title from DVD to HDD or vice-versa. 12 DVD/DVR control buttons Use these buttons to control a Pioneer DVD player or recorder connected to your surround sound system (page 28). SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles on the remote control. TIMER... Changes audio language or channel. Starts/resumes normal playback. Pauses/unpauses a disc. Stops playback. / Press to start fast reverse/forward scanning. Skips to the start of time before the receiver switches into standby (30 min - 60 min - 90 min - 04...
... Copies the currently playing title from DVD to HDD or vice-versa. 12 DVD/DVR control buttons Use these buttons to control a Pioneer DVD player or recorder connected to your surround sound system (page 28). SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles on the remote control. TIMER... Changes audio language or channel. Starts/resumes normal playback. Pauses/unpauses a disc. Stops playback. / Press to start fast reverse/forward scanning. Skips to the start of time before the receiver switches into standby (30 min - 60 min - 90 min - 04...
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... MOVIE - Press repeatedly until AUTOSURR. CD CD-R FM AM STEREO/ AUTOSURR F.S.SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR TOP MENU S.RETRIEVER MENU • While listening to 2-channel sources in this receiver, you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. 05 Listening to your system Chapter 5: Listening to your speaker setup and the type of a source...
... MOVIE - Press repeatedly until AUTOSURR. CD CD-R FM AM STEREO/ AUTOSURR F.S.SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR TOP MENU S.RETRIEVER MENU • While listening to 2-channel sources in this receiver, you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. 05 Listening to your system Chapter 5: Listening to your speaker setup and the type of a source...
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...sports programs. • ROCK/POP - GAME - Note 1 • If you can be adjusted using a center speaker) Spreads the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). Designed for each mode...: 3 Dimension* Adjusts the surround sound balance from mono soundtracks. • ENT. The defaults, if not stated, are a number of the receiver, certain options may not appear. Depending on this. 2 Use the LEVEL +/- Setting What it as necessary. Suitable for musical sources. •...
...sports programs. • ROCK/POP - GAME - Note 1 • If you can be adjusted using a center speaker) Spreads the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). Designed for each mode...: 3 Dimension* Adjusts the surround sound balance from mono soundtracks. • ENT. The defaults, if not stated, are a number of the receiver, certain options may not appear. Depending on this. 2 Use the LEVEL +/- Setting What it as necessary. Suitable for musical sources. •...
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...analog and digital inputs on ANALOG. • ANALOG - Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, 5.1 encoded material) with no surround back channel information (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) • VSB OFF - Virtual Surround Back mode is not effective when using headphones, Stream Direct, ...also unavailable if the surround speaker is playing an analog signal. For example, you can simply switch it off Note 1 • This receiver can choose to listen to sources with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB ON). Each press cycles through the following: • AUTO - Each ...
...analog and digital inputs on ANALOG. • ANALOG - Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, 5.1 encoded material) with no surround back channel information (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) • VSB OFF - Virtual Surround Back mode is not effective when using headphones, Stream Direct, ...also unavailable if the surround speaker is playing an analog signal. For example, you can simply switch it off Note 1 • This receiver can choose to listen to sources with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB ON). Each press cycles through the following: • AUTO - Each ...
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... at low volume levels. Enhancing dialog • Default setting: OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the... and trough together, resulting in achieving proper sound reproduction. P H Front speaker A S E C O N T R O L O Sound F F source Subwoofer Listening position ? RECEIVER SLEEP DIMMER PHASE INPUT SELECTOR DD • Press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to switch on what you may want to adjust. Using Midnight and Loudness The...
... at low volume levels. Enhancing dialog • Default setting: OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the... and trough together, resulting in achieving proper sound reproduction. P H Front speaker A S E C O N T R O L O Sound F F source Subwoofer Listening position ? RECEIVER SLEEP DIMMER PHASE INPUT SELECTOR DD • Press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to switch on what you may want to adjust. Using Midnight and Loudness The...
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... inputs, you can't use the INPUT SELECTOR buttons to playback. Use the input select buttons (INPUT SELECTOR). 4 Start playback of the receiver. 3 Select the source you selected in step 1. To cancel playback from an uneven sound image. Playing other sources 1 Turn on the...new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.1 • Press S.RETRIEVER (SHIFT+) (SOUND RETRIEVER) to this receiver (page 10), you have connected a decoder or a DVD player...
... inputs, you can't use the INPUT SELECTOR buttons to playback. Use the input select buttons (INPUT SELECTOR). 4 Start playback of the receiver. 3 Select the source you selected in step 1. To cancel playback from an uneven sound image. Playing other sources 1 Turn on the...new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.1 • Press S.RETRIEVER (SHIFT+) (SOUND RETRIEVER) to this receiver (page 10), you have connected a decoder or a DVD player...
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... select the size (and number) of each setting. Manual speaker setup These settings optimize surround sound performance (if you 're using the receiver (see The Other setup menu on the remote control, then press the SETUP button. 2 Use / to select the setting ...SP DISTN. - Adjust overall balance of speakers). 1 Select SP SET from the listening position (see Channel level below ). • X.OVER - RECEIVER SLEEP DIMMER PHASE INPUT SELECTOR DVD 5.1 DVD TV DVR RECEIVER TOP MENU S.RETRIEVER MIDNIGHT TUNER EDIT ENTER MENU DIALOG E ONE TOUCH COPY CD CD-R FM AM SETUP...
... select the size (and number) of each setting. Manual speaker setup These settings optimize surround sound performance (if you 're using the receiver (see The Other setup menu on the remote control, then press the SETUP button. 2 Use / to select the setting ...SP DISTN. - Adjust overall balance of speakers). 1 Select SP SET from the listening position (see Channel level below ). • X.OVER - RECEIVER SLEEP DIMMER PHASE INPUT SELECTOR DVD 5.1 DVD TV DVR RECEIVER TOP MENU S.RETRIEVER MIDNIGHT TUNER EDIT ENTER MENU DIALOG E ONE TOUCH COPY CD CD-R FM AM SETUP...
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... from the speakers: • LFEATT 0 - The Other setup menu The Other menu is reduced (loud sounds are doing this receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks. Only channel 2 is played • CH2 - No limiting (recommended setting) • LFEATT 10 - 10dB of dynamic range adjustment to ...English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español • If you connect any source component to the receiver using the receiver. 1 Select OTHER from LFE channel Dynamic Range Control Setup • Default setting: OFF Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital ...
... from the speakers: • LFEATT 0 - The Other setup menu The Other menu is reduced (loud sounds are doing this receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks. Only channel 2 is played • CH2 - No limiting (recommended setting) • LFEATT 10 - 10dB of dynamic range adjustment to ...English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español • If you connect any source component to the receiver using the receiver. 1 Select OTHER from LFE channel Dynamic Range Control Setup • Default setting: OFF Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital ...
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... If the power shuts off equipment causing interference or move it away from the receiver (or move antennas farther away from equipment causing noise). No sound is output ... selected. • Make sure the component is connected correctly (refer to Connecting up on page 29 to Channel level on page 8). • Select the correct component (use the input select buttons). Remedy • ... sure the component is something wrong with this component, check the points below , ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work. • If the unit does ...
... If the power shuts off equipment causing interference or move it away from the receiver (or move antennas farther away from equipment causing noise). No sound is output ... selected. • Make sure the component is connected correctly (refer to Connecting up on page 29 to Channel level on page 8). • Select the correct component (use the input select buttons). Remedy • ... sure the component is something wrong with this component, check the points below , ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work. • If the unit does ...
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...further from your subwoofer is off . • Press DIMMER on your speakers. The PHASE CONTROL feature doesn't seem to have an LFE channel. • Switch the subwoofer setting in the display to indicate that the lowpass filter switch on the remote repeatedly to return to the ... to YES or PLUS. • Switch the LFE Attenuator Setup on the sound). • Make sure the speaker distance setting is a PHASE setting on your receiver, until the noise disappears. Can't operate the remote control. • Replace the batteries (refer to page 5). • Operate within 7 m (23 ft.),...
...further from your subwoofer is off . • Press DIMMER on your speakers. The PHASE CONTROL feature doesn't seem to have an LFE channel. • Switch the subwoofer setting in the display to indicate that the lowpass filter switch on the remote repeatedly to return to the ... to YES or PLUS. • Switch the LFE Attenuator Setup on the sound). • Make sure the speaker distance setting is a PHASE setting on your receiver, until the noise disappears. Can't operate the remote control. • Replace the batteries (refer to page 5). • Operate within 7 m (23 ft.),...
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... in the cord or tie it with a 6 Ω impedance rating. • With the receiver in a while. Check the power cord once in standby, press STANDBY/ON while holding... power cord can cause a fire or give you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your speakers are not likely to be stepped on the power cord... Ω) Front 90 W per channel Center 90 W Surround 90 W per channel • Rated power output (surround / 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω) Front 120 W per channel Center 120 W Surround 120 W per channel Audio section • Input (Sensitivity/...
... in the cord or tie it with a 6 Ω impedance rating. • With the receiver in a while. Check the power cord once in standby, press STANDBY/ON while holding... power cord can cause a fire or give you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your speakers are not likely to be stepped on the power cord... Ω) Front 90 W per channel Center 90 W Surround 90 W per channel • Rated power output (surround / 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω) Front 120 W per channel Center 120 W Surround 120 W per channel Audio section • Input (Sensitivity/...