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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D814 VSX-D914 Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D814 VSX-D914 Operating Instructions
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...EXTENSION CORD. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - To prevent electromagnetic interference with Canadian ICES-003. C67-7-3_En THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. and Australia Model ... and "Neo:6" are used in a particular installation. ATTENTION - Wash hands after handling D36-P4_En IMPORTANT NOTICE - If this Pioneer product. For U.S. D8-10-2_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are trademarks of California and...
...EXTENSION CORD. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - To prevent electromagnetic interference with Canadian ICES-003. C67-7-3_En THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. and Australia Model ... and "Neo:6" are used in a particular installation. ATTENTION - Wash hands after handling D36-P4_En IMPORTANT NOTICE - If this Pioneer product. For U.S. D8-10-2_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are trademarks of California and...
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...A and B speaker systems 22 Hints on speaker placement 22 Connecting additional amplifiers 24 AC outlet 25 Operating other Pioneer components . . . . 25 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 26 05 Controls and displays Front panel 27 Display 29 Remote control 31 06 Listening to your system... Playing other sources 40 Selecting the multi-channel analog inputs 41 Using the sleep timer 41 07 Setting up the receiver Choosing your receiver setup 42 Speaker setting 43 Surround back speaker setting 44 Subwoofer setting 44 Crossover frequency setting 44 LFE attenuator setting...
...A and B speaker systems 22 Hints on speaker placement 22 Connecting additional amplifiers 24 AC outlet 25 Operating other Pioneer components . . . . 25 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 26 05 Controls and displays Front panel 27 Display 29 Remote control 31 06 Listening to your system... Playing other sources 40 Selecting the multi-channel analog inputs 41 Using the sleep timer 41 07 Setting up the receiver Choosing your receiver setup 42 Speaker setting 43 Surround back speaker setting 44 Subwoofer setting 44 Crossover frequency setting 44 LFE attenuator setting...
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... the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • AA/LR6 dry cell batteries x2 • Remote control • These operating instructions • Warranty Card VSX-D914 model only: • Microphone ...8226; Microphone stand Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. Installing the receiver Please note the following precautions: • Never use different...
... the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • AA/LR6 dry cell batteries x2 • Remote control • These operating instructions • Warranty Card VSX-D914 model only: • Microphone ...8226; Microphone stand Making cable connections Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. Installing the receiver Please note the following precautions: • Never use different...
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... • When disposing of remote control unit The remote control may not work properly if: • There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver's remote sensor. • Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor. • The...
... • When disposing of remote control unit The remote control may not work properly if: • There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver's remote sensor. • Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor. • The...
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... not be used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver. Home theater refers to the use . This receiver will automatically decode Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video discs, according to soundtracks. The surround sound you get from...
... not be used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver. Home theater refers to the use . This receiver will automatically decode Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video discs, according to soundtracks. The surround sound you get from...
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... S OUT R AUDIO L DVD IN / LD FRONT D V D 5.1CH REC INPUT CD-R IN /TAPE / MD SUB WOOFER PREOUT Video cord 9 En Use a video cord to connect your receiver to the TV using the jacks shown below . Use a video cord to connect the video output on page 47 to assign the optical input to... DVD. 5 minute guide 02 Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with either a coaxial, or an optical connection (you don't need to connect both). In most...
... S OUT R AUDIO L DVD IN / LD FRONT D V D 5.1CH REC INPUT CD-R IN /TAPE / MD SUB WOOFER PREOUT Video cord 9 En Use a video cord to connect your receiver to the TV using the jacks shown below . Use a video cord to connect the video output on page 47 to assign the optical input to... DVD. 5 minute guide 02 Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with either a coaxial, or an optical connection (you don't need to connect both). In most...
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... speaker (C), connect the CENTER PREOUT jack on this case the center speaker shown is best. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver match those on your TV. Simply connect the speakers you have in the diagram) but everyone's home setup will work with an impedance of eight... (the front speakers in the manner shown below ). 10 En You can use the speaker on your speakers. A complete setup of less than 8Ω). The receiver will vary. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on page 67 if you 're not...
... speaker (C), connect the CENTER PREOUT jack on this case the center speaker shown is best. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver match those on your TV. Simply connect the speakers you have in the diagram) but everyone's home setup will work with an impedance of eight... (the front speakers in the manner shown below ). 10 En You can use the speaker on your speakers. A complete setup of less than 8Ω). The receiver will vary. Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on page 67 if you 're not...
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... 35 if you need to specify your selection. There are several other sound options you 've set the receiver to the DVD input. 5 Press QUICK SETUP on the front panel to do this . VSX-D914 model only - See Listening to the surround back speaker terminals. 5 minute guide 02 • If you ...select subwoofer (SB SW) in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV...
... 35 if you need to specify your selection. There are several other sound options you 've set the receiver to the DVD input. 5 Press QUICK SETUP on the front panel to do this . VSX-D914 model only - See Listening to the surround back speaker terminals. 5 minute guide 02 • If you ...select subwoofer (SB SW) in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV...
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... VOLUME DOWN UP 3 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your speaker setup, room size and listening position. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have to make more specific settings, refer to Choosing your setup for the steps...with your system up and running with just a few button presses. SW DET flashes in the display while the receiver checks your receiver setup on page 42. If you want to make these settings if you use the Quick Setup to get ...instead (in this case, go straight to the Quick surround sound setup on page 14). VSX-D914 model only -
... VOLUME DOWN UP 3 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your speaker setup, room size and listening position. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have to make more specific settings, refer to Choosing your setup for the steps...with your system up and running with just a few button presses. SW DET flashes in the display while the receiver checks your receiver setup on page 42. If you want to make these settings if you use the Quick Setup to get ...instead (in this case, go straight to the Quick surround sound setup on page 14). VSX-D914 model only -
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...series of test tones to be as quiet as possible after pressing MCACC SETUP. 03 Quick surround sound setup Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup VSX-D914 model only Automatically calibrating your listening area (MCACC) The Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) system measures the acoustic characteristics of your particular ... is no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR TVCONT MULTI CONTROL CD CD-R/TAPE TUNER RECEIVER 3 If the receiver is too high, NOISY! Place the mic about ear level at your speaker setup. 14 En The system now checks the ...
...series of test tones to be as quiet as possible after pressing MCACC SETUP. 03 Quick surround sound setup Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup VSX-D914 model only Automatically calibrating your listening area (MCACC) The Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) system measures the acoustic characteristics of your particular ... is no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR TVCONT MULTI CONTROL CD CD-R/TAPE TUNER RECEIVER 3 If the receiver is too high, NOISY! Place the mic about ear level at your speaker setup. 14 En The system now checks the ...
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... the microphone) the final settings may be affecting the environment and switch them off the power, and check the problem indicated by using the receiver setup on page 12 if you're unsure which speaker system to select. 8 If you selected a speaker system that corresponds to check other... settings. • Depending on the subwoofer is too high/low, SW.VOL.DWN/SW.VOL.UP blinks in Choosing your receiver setup on page 42 to your room, sometimes identical speakers with different size settings. The system checks for five seconds. Check the microphone connection...
... the microphone) the final settings may be affecting the environment and switch them off the power, and check the problem indicated by using the receiver setup on page 12 if you're unsure which speaker system to select. 8 If you selected a speaker system that corresponds to check other... settings. • Depending on the subwoofer is too high/low, SW.VOL.DWN/SW.VOL.UP blinks in Choosing your receiver setup on page 42 to your room, sometimes identical speakers with different size settings. The system checks for five seconds. Check the microphone connection...
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...Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to connect the audio/video components and a video cord to insert completely. The color signal of the receiver to the component video jacks on the rear of the TV is avoided. Digital audio coaxial cord (or standard video cord) Optical cable 16 En... Be sure to connect the monitor TV. In this receiver. Connect from the component video jacks on the video component you are hooking up. Connect red plugs to R (right), white plugs to L (left),...
...Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to connect the audio/video components and a video cord to insert completely. The color signal of the receiver to the component video jacks on the rear of the TV is avoided. Digital audio coaxial cord (or standard video cord) Optical cable 16 En... Be sure to connect the monitor TV. In this receiver. Connect from the component video jacks on the video component you are hooking up. Connect red plugs to R (right), white plugs to L (left),...
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... one type of matching like with this to the optical input on the receiver). Connecting up 04 Connecting digital components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound is to an RF demodulator using both ). This receiver has four digital inputs (two coaxial inputs and two optical inputs) on your...
... one type of matching like with this to the optical input on the receiver). Connecting up 04 Connecting digital components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound is to an RF demodulator using both ). This receiver has four digital inputs (two coaxial inputs and two optical inputs) on your...
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... 5.1 channel components If you prefer to use a seperate component for decoding DVDs, you need to hook up one set up four plugs to the receiver (a set of stereo inputs and a set of stereo outputs), but for more on digital connections. When connecting your digital components to analog audio jacks...multi-channel inputs of the audio signal. For components you only need to /from the AC outlet. • The arrows indicate the direction of this receiver. Note that only play, you want to record to/from digital components (like an MD) to hook up , connect your equipment, always make ...
... 5.1 channel components If you prefer to use a seperate component for decoding DVDs, you need to hook up one set up four plugs to the receiver (a set of stereo inputs and a set of stereo outputs), but for more on digital connections. When connecting your digital components to analog audio jacks...multi-channel inputs of the audio signal. For components you only need to /from the AC outlet. • The arrows indicate the direction of this receiver. Note that only play, you want to record to/from digital components (like an MD) to hook up , connect your equipment, always make ...
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Hook them up the same way you must use the connections shown on this order) on the rear of the receiver instead of the signal Video deck TV tuner (or Satellite tuner) OUTPUT VIDEO L R DVD or LD player OUTPUT VIDEO L R INPUT OUTPUT VIDEO VIDEO IN DIGITAL .../ DIRECT SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/ SELECT LOUDNESS SPEAKERS SB CH MODE MULTI JOG TONE QUICK SETUP ODE MCACC VIDEO INPUT SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R VSX-D914 DIGITAL OUT V L R VIDEO OUTPUT Video camera (etc.) 19 En It is disconnected from the AC outlet. • The arrows indicate the direction of the...
Hook them up the same way you must use the connections shown on this order) on the rear of the receiver instead of the signal Video deck TV tuner (or Satellite tuner) OUTPUT VIDEO L R DVD or LD player OUTPUT VIDEO L R INPUT OUTPUT VIDEO VIDEO IN DIGITAL .../ DIRECT SIGNAL MIDNIGHT/ SELECT LOUDNESS SPEAKERS SB CH MODE MULTI JOG TONE QUICK SETUP ODE MCACC VIDEO INPUT SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R VSX-D914 DIGITAL OUT V L R VIDEO OUTPUT Video camera (etc.) 19 En It is disconnected from the AC outlet. • The arrows indicate the direction of the...
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... into the hole, then snap the connector shut. 3/8 in the direction that gives good reception. AM loop antenna Assemble the antenna and connect to the receiver. Always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet before making or changing any connections.
... into the hole, then snap the connector shut. 3/8 in the direction that gives good reception. AM loop antenna Assemble the antenna and connect to the receiver. Always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet before making or changing any connections.
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... speaker TV AUDIO IN 21 En You can use speakers with an impedance of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is best for surround sound. The receiver will vary. Make sure you plan to the AC power source. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the... receiver match those on page 43) to the left to large. Connecting up 04 Connecting the speakers A complete setup of less than 8Ω). Simply connect the ...
... speaker TV AUDIO IN 21 En You can use speakers with an impedance of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is best for surround sound. The receiver will vary. Make sure you plan to the AC power source. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the... receiver match those on page 43) to the left to large. Connecting up 04 Connecting the speakers A complete setup of less than 8Ω). Simply connect the ...
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... sound from the center, surround, or surround back speakers, but you switch the unit on stands to speaker manual for details.) A and B speaker systems The receiver has two speaker systems: A and B. A is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to...
... sound from the center, surround, or surround back speakers, but you switch the unit on stands to speaker manual for details.) A and B speaker systems The receiver has two speaker systems: A and B. A is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to...
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... Be sure all speakers are installed securely to turn off automatically. 3-D view of the center channel is touching the rear panel, this may cause the receiver to prevent accidents and improve sound quality. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect. • To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your...
... Be sure all speakers are installed securely to turn off automatically. 3-D view of the center channel is touching the rear panel, this may cause the receiver to prevent accidents and improve sound quality. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect. • To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your...