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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816-S/-K Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816-S/-K Operating Instructions
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...(OR BACK). The exclamation point within the product's enclosure that may be connected to the terminal which the receiver is connected. - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Connect the equipment into any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician. D8-10-3a_En Replacement and... of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in your plug, proceed as follows ; Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - D8-10-2_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used until a replacement cover is...
...(OR BACK). The exclamation point within the product's enclosure that may be connected to the terminal which the receiver is connected. - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Connect the equipment into any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician. D8-10-3a_En Replacement and... of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in your plug, proceed as follows ; Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - D8-10-2_En CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used until a replacement cover is...
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...12 Digital audio cables 12 Video cables 12 Connecting a DVD player and TV 13 Connecting the multichannel analog outputs 14 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 14 Connecting other audio components 15 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 15 Connecting other video components 16 ... 33 07 USB playback Using the USB interface 34 Basic playback controls 34 Compressed audio compatibility 35 08 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 36 Surround back speaker setting 36 Manual MCACC speaker setup 37 Fine Channel Level 38 Fine Speaker Distance...
...12 Digital audio cables 12 Video cables 12 Connecting a DVD player and TV 13 Connecting the multichannel analog outputs 14 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 14 Connecting other audio components 15 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 15 Connecting other video components 16 ... 33 07 USB playback Using the USB interface 34 Basic playback controls 34 Compressed audio compatibility 35 08 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 36 Surround back speaker setting 36 Manual MCACC speaker setup 37 Fine Channel Level 38 Fine Speaker Distance...
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...system 54 Bi-amping your front speakers 55 Bi-wiring your speakers 55 Connecting additional amplifiers 56 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 56 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display 57 13 Other Settings The Input Assign menu 58 The Other Setup menu 59 Dynamic Range ...Control Setup 59 Dual Mono Setup 60 LFE Attenuator Setup 60 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays . . 60 14 Additional information Troubleshooting 61 Resetting the main unit 63 Switching the speaker impedance 63 Changing the TV format ...
...system 54 Bi-amping your front speakers 55 Bi-wiring your speakers 55 Connecting additional amplifiers 56 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 56 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display 57 13 Other Settings The Input Assign menu 58 The Other Setup menu 59 Dynamic Range ...Control Setup 59 Dual Mono Setup 60 LFE Attenuator Setup 60 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays . . 60 14 Additional information Troubleshooting 61 Resetting the main unit 63 Switching the speaker impedance 63 Changing the TV format ...
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...AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Power cords (make sure you use the correct cord for your country/area. Installing the receiver When installing this unit, make sure the openings are never blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths and curtains), and do ...top of batteries. on thick carpet or a bed. 6 En near a heater. in places that apply in your country/region): VSX-816-K (black model) Round 2-pin type and Australian type VSX-816-S (silver model) Round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type, UK 3-pin type and Australian type • Power plug adaptor...
...AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Power cords (make sure you use the correct cord for your country/area. Installing the receiver When installing this unit, make sure the openings are never blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths and curtains), and do ...top of batteries. on thick carpet or a bed. 6 En near a heater. in places that apply in your country/region): VSX-816-K (black model) Round 2-pin type and Australian type VSX-816-S (silver model) Round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type, UK 3-pin type and Australian type • Power plug adaptor...
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...that came with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Listening to your system on page 28. The surround sound you 've set the receiver to the DVD input.1 There are several other possibilities (like you 'll want multichannel surround sound. 7 En Place your speakers as shown... below for optimal surround sound. Make sure you get 2 channel sound. This receiver will have your system hooked up using a digital connection from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup, but other sound...
...that came with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Listening to your system on page 28. The surround sound you 've set the receiver to the DVD input.1 There are several other possibilities (like you 'll want multichannel surround sound. 7 En Place your speakers as shown... below for optimal surround sound. Make sure you get 2 channel sound. This receiver will have your system hooked up using a digital connection from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup, but other sound...
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...PHONES DIMMER ANALOG MIDNIGHT/ ATT LOUDNESS SPEAKERS TUNING / STATION TUNER EDIT TONE QUICK SETUP SETUP MULTI JOG AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING AUX SIGNAL SB ch ACOUSTIC SELECT PROCESSING EQ MCACC SETUP MIC MASTER VOLUME DOWN UP 1 If the...speakers 8 Press ENTER to choose your speaker setup, room size and listening position. When a subwoofer was detected in the display while the receiver checks your setup for surround sound (MCACC) on page 9. If you are nearer to choose your room size. If you are equal ...
...PHONES DIMMER ANALOG MIDNIGHT/ ATT LOUDNESS SPEAKERS TUNING / STATION TUNER EDIT TONE QUICK SETUP SETUP MULTI JOG AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING AUX SIGNAL SB ch ACOUSTIC SELECT PROCESSING EQ MCACC SETUP MIC MASTER VOLUME DOWN UP 1 If the...speakers 8 Press ENTER to choose your speaker setup, room size and listening position. When a subwoofer was detected in the display while the receiver checks your setup for surround sound (MCACC) on page 9. If you are nearer to choose your room size. If you are equal ...
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... Français Italiano Nederlands Español Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup Automatically setting up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from the System Setup menu then press ENTER. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on the remote control, then press... MENU ST SETUP ENTER MENU ST T.EDIT RETURN GUIDE TUNE TV CONTROL TV VOL INPUT SELECT TV CH VOL REC 1 Switch on the receiver and your particular room. After you have set up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures ...
... Français Italiano Nederlands Español Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup Automatically setting up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from the System Setup menu then press ENTER. An on-screen display (OSD) appears on the remote control, then press... MENU ST SETUP ENTER MENU ST T.EDIT RETURN GUIDE TUNE TV CONTROL TV VOL INPUT SELECT TV CH VOL REC 1 Switch on the receiver and your particular room. After you have set up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures ...
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...the Auto MCACC Setup should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to determine the optimum receiver settings for speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Environment... the power and check the speaker connections. 9 Make sure 'OK' is displayed on the system. This setting should give you switch on -screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to be changed. 10 En Front Center Surround SB SUB W. [ YES ] [ YES ] [ YES ] [ Yx2 ] [ YES ]...
...the Auto MCACC Setup should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to determine the optimum receiver settings for speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Environment... the power and check the speaker connections. 9 Make sure 'OK' is displayed on the system. This setting should give you switch on -screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to be changed. 10 En Front Center Surround SB SUB W. [ YES ] [ YES ] [ YES ] [ Yx2 ] [ YES ]...
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... power into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. These cables are used to connect digital components to this receiver.1 Video cables Standard RCA video cables These cables are the most common type of your video source. Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables...
... power into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. These cables are used to connect digital components to this receiver.1 Video cables Standard RCA video cables These cables are the most common type of your video source. Analog audio cables Use stereo RCA phono cables...
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... has a component video output, you can connect it . 3 Connect the analog audio outputs from your TV to the DIGITAL OPT 2 (TV/SAT) input on this receiver. Use a stereo RCA phono cable to do this. • If your TV has a built-in tuner. Use a standard RCA video cable3 and a stereo RCA... / TAPE / MD VIDEO OUT CONTROL IN OUT OUT MONITOR OUT DVR / VCR IN TV / SAT IN SUB WOOFER DVD / LD PREOUT IN S-VIDEO REC L This receiver 2 1 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO L ANALOG OUT VIDEO OUT DVD player Note 1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect this...
... has a component video output, you can connect it . 3 Connect the analog audio outputs from your TV to the DIGITAL OPT 2 (TV/SAT) input on this receiver. Use a stereo RCA phono cable to do this. • If your TV has a built-in tuner. Use a standard RCA video cable3 and a stereo RCA... / TAPE / MD VIDEO OUT CONTROL IN OUT OUT MONITOR OUT DVR / VCR IN TV / SAT IN SUB WOOFER DVD / LD PREOUT IN S-VIDEO REC L This receiver 2 1 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO L ANALOG OUT VIDEO OUT DVD player Note 1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect this...
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... audio output, omit this step. When you set up Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your satellite/cable receiver doesn't have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the TV/SAT inputs, simply choose another... select button for the video connection.3 2 Connect an optical digital audio output from your set-top box component to one of this receiver as shown below.1 This receiver DIGITAL OUT IN OPT IN OPT 2 (TV/ SAT) IN OPT 1 (CD) OUT ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN IN ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN IN...
... audio output, omit this step. When you set up Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your satellite/cable receiver doesn't have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the TV/SAT inputs, simply choose another... select button for the video connection.3 2 Connect an optical digital audio output from your set-top box component to one of this receiver as shown below.1 This receiver DIGITAL OUT IN OPT IN OPT 2 (TV/ SAT) IN OPT 1 (CD) OUT ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN IN ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL IN IN...
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The example shows an analog connection to the CD-R/TAPE/MD analog output jack using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to make this receiver. About the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has an on-board Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it to /from ...a digital component. Use an optical cable to make this to a digital input on the receiver as shown. 3 If you're connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs (REC) to record from analog components. 15 En Note 1 Note that you...
The example shows an analog connection to the CD-R/TAPE/MD analog output jack using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to make this receiver. About the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has an on-board Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it to /from ...a digital component. Use an optical cable to make this to a digital input on the receiver as shown. 3 If you're connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs (REC) to record from analog components. 15 En Note 1 Note that you...
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...component to the DIGITAL COAX 2 (DVR/VCR) input on this . 2 For better quality, you can connect it to the digital output on the receiver as shown. Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for the video connection.2 3 Connect a coaxial... digital audio output on your video component has a digital input, connect it to the optical input on this receiver. See Using the component video jacks on page 17 for connecting analog or digital video recorders, including VCRs, DVDrecorders and HDD recorders. 1 Connect ...
...component to the DIGITAL COAX 2 (DVR/VCR) input on this . 2 For better quality, you can connect it to the digital output on the receiver as shown. Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for the video connection.2 3 Connect a coaxial... digital audio output on your video component has a digital input, connect it to the optical input on this receiver. See Using the component video jacks on page 17 for connecting analog or digital video recorders, including VCRs, DVDrecorders and HDD recorders. 1 Connect ...
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... FM AM USB AUX S -VIDEO VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL IN USB MCACC SETUP MIC V L R VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL OUT This receiver Video camera (etc.) 17 En Connecting to check whether they are standard audio/video jacks as well as an Svideo jack and an optical input... - 2 - English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Connecting up the same way you connect any source component to the receiver using the VIDEO button. Hook them up 04 Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to access the...
... FM AM USB AUX S -VIDEO VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL IN USB MCACC SETUP MIC V L R VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL OUT This receiver Video camera (etc.) 17 En Connecting to check whether they are standard audio/video jacks as well as an Svideo jack and an optical input... - 2 - English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Connecting up the same way you connect any source component to the receiver using the VIDEO button. Hook them up 04 Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to access the...
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... 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Speaker Setting on page 42) to LARGE. 2 If you have in the manner shown below.1 The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but everyone's home setup will vary. Also make sure the positive and...220V 110V 240V 120 -127V MONITOR OUT LR SURROUND (TV/SAT)IN 2 R R L CENTER R SURROUND BACK L R CENTER B AC IN 110V 120 - 127V 220V 240V This receiver Powered subwoofer SW INPUT Caution • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is best. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers...
... 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Speaker Setting on page 42) to LARGE. 2 If you have in the manner shown below.1 The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but everyone's home setup will vary. Also make sure the positive and...220V 110V 240V 120 -127V MONITOR OUT LR SURROUND (TV/SAT)IN 2 R R L CENTER R SURROUND BACK L R CENTER B AC IN 110V 120 - 127V 220V 240V This receiver Powered subwoofer SW INPUT Caution • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is best. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers...
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... disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts. Once the wire is touching the rear panel, this may cause the receiver to insert the exposed wire (fig. 04 Connecting up Make sure that the speaker cable you're using is switched on. We have magnetically shielded...
... disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts. Once the wire is touching the rear panel, this may cause the receiver to insert the exposed wire (fig. 04 Connecting up Make sure that the speaker cable you're using is switched on. We have magnetically shielded...
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... displays Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel ADVANCED ST/DIRECT/ STANDARD SURR AUTO SURR LISTENING MODE STANDBY/ON PHONES 1 2 34 56 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DVD / LD TV / SAT DVR / VCR VIDEO DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING CD CD-R / TAPE / MD FM AM USB AUX SIGNAL SB ch ACOUSTIC...
... displays Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel ADVANCED ST/DIRECT/ STANDARD SURR AUTO SURR LISTENING MODE STANDBY/ON PHONES 1 2 34 56 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 ENTER MULTI JOG DVD / LD TV / SAT DVR / VCR VIDEO DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING CD CD-R / TAPE / MD FM AM USB AUX SIGNAL SB ch ACOUSTIC...
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Depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is no sound output from the speakers). 9 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 10 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 17. 11 USB interface Connect a USB audio device ...
Depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is no sound output from the speakers). 9 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 10 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 17. 11 USB interface Connect a USB audio device ...
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... reproduction of a WMA9 Pro signal. 16 MIDNIGHT Lights during Loudness listening (page 32). 19 EX Lights when a Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded signal is being received. 11 Speaker indicators Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 54). 12 Character display 13 Neo:6 Lights to indicate Neo:6 processing. 14... is set using the MPX button. - Lights when the mono mode is active (page 32). 24 En ANALOG - Lights when a digital audio signal is being received in use. 05 Controls and displays DIGITAL -
... reproduction of a WMA9 Pro signal. 16 MIDNIGHT Lights during Loudness listening (page 32). 19 EX Lights when a Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded signal is being received. 11 Speaker indicators Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 54). 12 Character display 13 Neo:6 Lights to indicate Neo:6 processing. 14... is set using the MPX button. - Lights when the mono mode is active (page 32). 24 En ANALOG - Lights when a digital audio signal is being received in use. 05 Controls and displays DIGITAL -