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Does Not Turn On.
Does not turn on and the HDMI it's blinking on the display.
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Receiver Turns Off After Turning On With A Mcacc Error Message.
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Receiver Wet
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(Posted by billcoggins 9 years ago)
Lip Sync Problems
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Popular Pioneer VSX-5231 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 1
Operating Instructions AV Receiver
VSX-5231
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Owner's Manual - Page 4
... the HDMI connection 35 iPod messages 35 USB messages 35
About iPod/iPhone 36 Resetting the main unit 36 Cleaning the unit 36 Specifications 36
4
Before you will know how to your model properly. Please read through these operating instructions so you start 5
Checking what's in the box 5 Installing the receiver 5
Flow of settings on the receiver 5
01 Controls and...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
...made as desired • Using the Sound Retriever (page 27) • Better sound using connections other movement - in places where there is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of settings on a color TV (the screen may interfere with Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 27) • Setting the Audio options (page 28) • Manual speaker setup (page 30)
5 The colors of...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...more on (page 27).
7
Controls and displays
4 6 34 Lights when a digital audio signal is registered or called. Blinks...sound on page 26 for more on , this ).
27 SIGNAL SELECT indicators
DIGITAL -
Lights when a source with Dolby Digital Plus encoded audio...receiver is on the iPod (page 23).
16 iPod/iPhone terminal
Use to connect your Apple iPod or USB mass storage device as an audio...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
...set up your surround sound system (page 30).
HOME MENU - Confirm and exit the current menu screen. 1
Remote control
1
RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE
2
3
RECEIVER
4
INPUT
13 14
5
SIGNAL SEL
6 7
8
AUDIO...CH
CLR
0
ENTER
17
RECEIVER
Controls and displays
As for operating other Pioneer components with the remote control.
6 SIGNAL SEL
Press to select the audio input signal of the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
...sound volume or input name can cause batteries to check initial operations; Loading the batteries
The batteries included with Pioneer TVs. - This can be controlled in the Speaker
Setting (or automatically via the Auto MCACC setup...8226; The receiver is output from the speakers connected to Midnight or Loudness listening (page 28). INPUT - Use to control a component after...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... TV that is connected to this case, set -up for analog audio input is connected to a TV using an analog audio cables, set ARC at HDMI Setup to the TV's operation manual for the TV. Please refer to ON (see The Input Assign menu on connections and setup for directions on page 32). If the TV does not support the HDMI Audio Return
Channel function, connect the receiver and TV...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
...
• In order to listen to connect the audio. 2
Connecting your equipment
Connecting your component with no HDMI
terminal
This diagram shows connections of the TV over the receiver. VIDEO OUT
DVD player
Select one
ANALOG AUDIO OUT
R
L
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL
VIDEO OUT
Set-top box
Select one component to connect the audio.
If connecting other devices, please use...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
...-channel audio using the controls of this receiver. For details on supported models and versions of the respective products, see Playing an iPod on page 23.
Switch the receiver into standby then connect your USB device to the iPod/iPhone terminal on the front panel of this receiver. • This receiver does not support a USB hub.
• For instructions on...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... selecting RETRY doesn't fix the problem, turn off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the listening position.
Note
• Depending on -screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to 3 minutes.
10 The Auto MCACC setup has finished! You can correct the setting manually using the Auto MCACC
setup
If the room environment is displayed...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... by
using the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial. In this receiver.
Each press cycles through your TV, not from this case, the receiver must be set , the audio input that connects this
case, the remote control won't switch operational
modes.
The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, SACD (DSD 2 ch only), PCM (32...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...; Switch the TV input to the input that connects this receiver to the TV through the corresponding composite cable.
3 Press iPod/USB to switch the receiver to start playback. Note
• This receiver is not available for the software version of iPod/iPhone indicated on the website of Pioneer (http://pioneer.jp/homeav/support/ios/na/).
• Installing software versions...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
... 2 to 10 seconds to turn OFF the HDMI CONTROL setting on standby.
You return to the TV audio after blinking stops.
33
Home Menu
4 6 34
Next, turn OFF the ARC function. After all connections are met. Home Menu
1.Auto MCACC 2.Manual SP Setup 3.Input Assign 4.Auto Power Down 5.HDMI Setup
5.HDMI Setup
ARC
OFF
Standby Through [ OFF ]
Return
Return...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
... connecting this component, check the points below , ask your speaker settings to the relevant device's instruction manual for several hours. Try moving the unit for trouble and malfunctions. to another . (When the ARC function is ON) The CEC (Consumer Electronic Control) function may lie there. If the message persists, call a Pioneer authorized independent service company...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
....
Set the display volume to minimum when using the HDMI
output to your iPod.
'iPod/USB Error 2 (I /U ERR1)' There is a problem with this receiver. If this configuration.
HDMI
No picture or sound. If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI
component directly to your component.
To output signals in the audio may...
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