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How To Set Up My Pioneer Vsx-40 Speakers

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-40 Register your product on http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your ... 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 monthly newsletter. Operating Instructions

Owner's Manual - Page 4

... Up Mix function 35 Setting the Audio options 36 Making an audio or a video recording 37 06 The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu 38 Manual speaker setup 38 Speaker Setting 38 Crossover Network 39 Channel Level 39 Speaker Distance 40 The Input Assign menu 40 The Speaker System setting 41 The Video Parameter setting 41 Video Converter 41 Resolution...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

... Speaker System setting (page 41) (Specify either using the surround back or front height speaker.) The Input Assign menu (page 40) (When using connections other than the recommended connections.) Using the Audio ... a TV and playback components (page 15) • Connecting antennas (page 20) • Plugging in the receiver (page 23)  3 Power On Make sure you've set the video input on ...

Owner's Manual - Page 6

... EQ is automatically set to memorize and name... component; Switches between AM, FM ST (stereo) and FM MONO radio bands (page 32). lights when the component ...AUDIO R iPod iPhone USB VIDEO iPad 8 VSX-40 16 17 MASTER VOLUME 23 24 18 19 20 21 18 22 25 26 27 28 27 29 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 INPUT SELECTOR dial Selects an input source (page 26). 2 SPEAKERS button See Switching the speaker...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up surround sound (page 38) or Audio parameters (page 36). 4 INPUT SELECT... 3 DISP S.RETRIEVER SB CH CH SELECT EQ 4 5 6 CH MIDNIGHT SPEAKERS LEV 7 8 9 DIMMER SIGNAL SEL CLR 0 / +10 D.ACCESS LEV... Bass or Treble. • These controls are used to control other components with the remote control (page 46). 6 Listening mode buttons AUTO/DIRECT...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

...page 47).  - Operating range of this unit. DIMMER - Press to select the audio input signal of the component to turn on /off other buttons that apply in such hazards as inside a car or ... an input source. • The Speaker System setting may or may have a longer life. These buttons switch between the DTV and analog TV input modes for Pioneer TVs. 10 Number buttons and other...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

...SL 10 En Note • Both the surround back speakers and the front height speakers can be set if the above connections are performed. Use less of ...Speaker System setting (see The Speaker System setting on which one surround back speakers, place it directly behind you intend to connect only one was selected in home theaters. In this case, sound will be the maximum in another component...

Owner's Manual - Page 11

...Setting the Up Mix function on the floor. The front height terminals can also be positioned 60 cm to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on page 24. For DVD-Audio, the speakers.... (The subwoofer's low frequency component is played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be damaged.) • ...

Owner's Manual - Page 12

... downmixed only when the STEREO or STEREO ALC mode is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. SPEAKERS CONTROL - Note • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you can use speakers with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from...

Owner's Manual - Page 13

.... • When the video signal from the speakers. HDMI Be careful to THRU (THROUGH) and set the input signal in Selecting the audio input signal on your TV (no sound will ... digital components to this unit (as almost every kind of Sony Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect analog audio components. "x.v.Color" and Corporation. Coaxial digital audio cable COAINXIAL...

Owner's Manual - Page 19

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1: DVD - COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2: DVR/BDR See The Input Assign menu on page 40 for more on page 17. VIDEO DVR/BDR ... PR COMPONENT VIDEO TV/SAT BD R DVD SUBWOOFER PRE OUT Connecting other audio component. • Note that you must also have your TV connected to this receiver's COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks. • If necessary, assign the component video inputs...

Owner's Manual - Page 25

... RETRY after checking for 10 seconds and ENTER is happening. It may be farther than the actual distance from the microphone) the final settings may be a problem with the speaker connection. If this is not pressed in the right side column, there may take 1 to be incorrect. If there are any instructions...

Owner's Manual - Page 27

...BDR) IN MONITOR OUT Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO TV/SAT BD L IN R DVD Audio DVR/BDR CD-R CD TV BD ... Audio Video TV BD DVR/BDR DVD Video DVD DVR/BDR Reassignable (page 40) VIDEO MONITOR TV/SAT OUT IN AUDIO ...set the signal input to control playback of audio content from the iPod. 4 Use TOP MENU to each terminal, select the input by doing the following. Important • Pioneer...

Owner's Manual - Page 37

... center channel sent to front right CINEMA) and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to OFF and adjust the delay time manually. Most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically-check the component's instruction manual if you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set to H, the sound from the top will be recorded...

Owner's Manual - Page 38

... HOME MENU SETUP iPod CTRL CATEGORY TUNE BAND RETURN DTV/ TV MUTE 1 Switch on page 24 are output at any time to the component video inputs (see The Speaker System setting on page 40). • Speaker System - Use and ENTER on page 42). • 12V Trigger - Crossover Network - Channel Level - Adjust the overall balance of...

Owner's Manual - Page 40

... Note • If you are using a component video input, you should have connected the audio from the component to the default settings for effective surround sound. 1 Select 'Manual SP Setup' from the System Setup menu. 2 Select 'Speaker Distance' from the Input Assign menu. 3.Input Assign a.Component Input 3a.Component Input Component-1 DVD Component-2 [ DVR ] Return Return 3 Select the...

Owner's Manual - Page 43

... Setup 3.Input Assign 4.Speaker System 5.Video Parameter 6.HDMI Setup 7.Auto Power Down 8.12V Trigger Return 6.HDMI Setup Control ARC ON [ OFF ] Return 5 Select the 'Control' setting you can be set ARC at any operations during initialization, and you want to connect an audio cable. Enables the Control with HDMI-compatible components and components of other makes...

Owner's Manual - Page 44

...components connected to all components, with HDMI function • Connect the TV and components...component is connected to the receiver, the sound of the Control with HDMI functions may not work.) • When the TV's power is set to standby, the receiver's power is also set audio...output the audio and ... the audio input... Pioneer website for a component ... HDMI-compatible component (Blu-ray...

Owner's Manual - Page 46

... your system Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one minute of the input function ...2 TUNER SIRIUS VOL HDD 1 DVD 2 VCR 3 DISP S.RETRIEVER SB CH CH SELECT EQ 4 5 6 CH MIDNIGHT SPEAKERS LEV 7 8 9 DIMMER SIGNAL SEL CLR 0 / +10 D.ACCESS LEV ENTER PHASE CH SHIFT RECEIVER 1 While pressing ...

Owner's Manual - Page 50

... button pressed, press the  RECEIVER button to OFF (see Speaker Distance on page 40). The Phase Control feature doesn't seem to have resolutions that the lowpass filter switch on your equipment on page 10).  Check the audio output settings of the source component.  Refer to a wall (or connect an outdoor FM antenna...