Owner's Manual
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...receiver 6 Ventilation 6 04 Controls and displays Front panel 23 Display 24 Remote control 26 Operating range of remote control 29 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 7 Listening to Surround Sound 7 Automatically setting up for surround sound... sound 30 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . 31 Listening in a safe place for buying this Pioneer ... Sound Retriever 32 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 33 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 33 Setting the AV ... the tuner Listening to the radio 46 Improving FM stereo sound 46 Tuning directly to a station...
...receiver 6 Ventilation 6 04 Controls and displays Front panel 23 Display 24 Remote control 26 Operating range of remote control 29 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 7 Listening to Surround Sound 7 Automatically setting up for surround sound... sound 30 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . 31 Listening in a safe place for buying this Pioneer ... Sound Retriever 32 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . 33 Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB 33 Setting the AV ... the tuner Listening to the radio 46 Improving FM stereo sound 46 Tuning directly to a station...
Owner's Manual
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...R ] [Rs] 0 [L s ] 6 4 0 125 25 0 4 K1 3 K 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 SIGNAL indicators Lights to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers (except speaker system B connections)). 12 ST +/- 04 Controls and displays 10 MCACC PORTABLE jack Use to connect a microphone when performing Auto...page 18). 11 PHONES jack Use to indicate the type of a source (page 32). Used to find radio frequencies (page 46). 14 SOUND RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 32). 15 VSB MODE Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 10...
...R ] [Rs] 0 [L s ] 6 4 0 125 25 0 4 K1 3 K 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 SIGNAL indicators Lights to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers (except speaker system B connections)). 12 ST +/- 04 Controls and displays 10 MCACC PORTABLE jack Use to connect a microphone when performing Auto...page 18). 11 PHONES jack Use to indicate the type of a source (page 32). Used to find radio frequencies (page 46). 14 SOUND RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 32). 15 VSB MODE Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 10...
Owner's Manual
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...controls for DVD/DVR units. AV PARAMETER Use to select channels for DVD/DVR units. 6 (TUNE / , ST / ), ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 37). GUIDE ... the number buttons to control DVD menus/options. There are used to directly select a radio frequency (page 46) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc. ONE TOUCH COPY* Copies... Memorizes/names stations for example DVD, DVR or TV (when connected to control a component after the RECEIVER button is pressed. (For example MIDNIGHT, etc.) 27 En SUBTITLE* Displays/changes the subtitles included in...
...controls for DVD/DVR units. AV PARAMETER Use to select channels for DVD/DVR units. 6 (TUNE / , ST / ), ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 37). GUIDE ... the number buttons to control DVD menus/options. There are used to directly select a radio frequency (page 46) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc. ONE TOUCH COPY* Copies... Memorizes/names stations for example DVD, DVR or TV (when connected to control a component after the RECEIVER button is pressed. (For example MIDNIGHT, etc.) 27 En SUBTITLE* Displays/changes the subtitles included in...
Owner's Manual
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...select an input signal (page 36). SR + (VSX-918V model only) Switches the SR+ mode on your TV. 28 En iPod CTRL Switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 47). TV CH +/- Use to this ). You can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 46). ...pressing, you have one TV to hook up surround sound (page 37). 14 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are marked with an asterisk (* ) in a multi-CD player. 9 INFO Use to bring up information screens on a digital TV. 10 SHIFT Press to the receiver (see page 51 for more on the remote....
...select an input signal (page 36). SR + (VSX-918V model only) Switches the SR+ mode on your TV. 28 En iPod CTRL Switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 47). TV CH +/- Use to this ). You can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 46). ...pressing, you have one TV to hook up surround sound (page 37). 14 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are marked with an asterisk (* ) in a multi-CD player. 9 INFO Use to bring up information screens on a digital TV. 10 SHIFT Press to the receiver (see page 51 for more on the remote....
Owner's Manual
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..., the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. If the source is being processed. • When listening to XM Radio, AUTO/DIRECT selects the XM HD Surround feature (page 58). Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to a source, press STANDARD. Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited...
..., the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. If the source is being processed. • When listening to XM Radio, AUTO/DIRECT selects the XM HD Surround feature (page 58). Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited to a source, press STANDARD. Up to 5.1 channel sound, especially suited...
Owner's Manual
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...customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 66). Manual MCACC speaker setup You ...XM SIRIUS CD FM AM PORTABLE iPod RECEIVER RECEIVER CONTROL ONE TOUCH COPY CH+ AV PARAMETER TOP MENU ST TUNE ENTER ...headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them. 2 • You can use the System Setup menu when the iPod, XM Radio, SIRIUS Radio or PORTABLE input is ...2.Manual MCACC 3.Manual SP Setup 4.Input Assign : Exit : Exit Above: VSX-918V (left) and VSX-818V (right) • Auto MCACC - This is selected. • Press ...
...customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 66). Manual MCACC speaker setup You ...XM SIRIUS CD FM AM PORTABLE iPod RECEIVER RECEIVER CONTROL ONE TOUCH COPY CH+ AV PARAMETER TOP MENU ST TUNE ENTER ...headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them. 2 • You can use the System Setup menu when the iPod, XM Radio, SIRIUS Radio or PORTABLE input is ...2.Manual MCACC 3.Manual SP Setup 4.Input Assign : Exit : Exit Above: VSX-918V (left) and VSX-818V (right) • Auto MCACC - This is selected. • Press ...
Owner's Manual
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... one . For example, to tune to search for other stations. 07 Using the tuner Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE / for the next station, stopping...), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0. Release the button at a time, press TUNE / . STANDARD ADV SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER CH SEL MUTE LEVEL MASTER VOLUME RECEIVER CONTROL ONE TOUCH COPY CH+ AV PARAMETER TOP MENU ST TUNE ENTER T.EDIT MENU ST GUIDE CATEGORY TUNE CH- Tuning directly to a station Sometimes...
... one . For example, to tune to search for other stations. 07 Using the tuner Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE / for the next station, stopping...), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0. Release the button at a time, press TUNE / . STANDARD ADV SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER CH SEL MUTE LEVEL MASTER VOLUME RECEIVER CONTROL ONE TOUCH COPY CH+ AV PARAMETER TOP MENU ST TUNE ENTER T.EDIT MENU ST GUIDE CATEGORY TUNE CH- Tuning directly to a station Sometimes...
Owner's Manual
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...This unit can press TUNER DISP (SHIFT+1) when listening to a station to switch the display between name and frequency. See Listening to the radio on page 46 for more on page 46) is pressed after choosing the fourth character. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number .... When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see Improving FM stereo sound on this . STANDARD ADV SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER CH SEL MUTE LEVEL MASTER VOLUME RECEIVER CONTROL ONE TOUCH COPY CH+ AV PARAMETER TOP MENU ST TUNE ENTER T.EDIT MENU ST GUIDE CATEGORY TUNE CH-...
...This unit can press TUNER DISP (SHIFT+1) when listening to a station to switch the display between name and frequency. See Listening to the radio on page 46 for more on page 46) is pressed after choosing the fourth character. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number .... When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see Improving FM stereo sound on this . STANDARD ADV SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER CH SEL MUTE LEVEL MASTER VOLUME RECEIVER CONTROL ONE TOUCH COPY CH+ AV PARAMETER TOP MENU ST TUNE ENTER T.EDIT MENU ST GUIDE CATEGORY TUNE CH-...
Owner's Manual
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... the XM Menu below to achieve optimal surround sound from the on -screen display.1 The information displayed is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 10 seconds. Note 1 It's easiest if you have your channel search by genre.2 XM Satellite Radio A Hits A1 The Blend XM025 Elton John Candle... by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT. 10 Other connections Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on -screen display to check the Radio ID of the XM Mini-Tuner. 58 En Saving channel presets This...
... the XM Menu below to achieve optimal surround sound from the on -screen display.1 The information displayed is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 10 seconds. Note 1 It's easiest if you have your channel search by genre.2 XM Satellite Radio A Hits A1 The Blend XM025 Elton John Candle... by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT. 10 Other connections Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on -screen display to check the Radio ID of the XM Mini-Tuner. 58 En Saving channel presets This...
Owner's Manual
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... advancement in which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage with superior localization of their respective owners. customers, information about XM Canada is scalable from classical to hip hop, XM has something for XM radio receivers by Neural Audio Corporation. XM Mini-Tuner and Home... manipulate, or otherwise make available any technology or software incorporated in premier sports, news, talk radio, stand-up to state-of commercial-free music, plus the best in receivers compatible with an XL. It is available for every music fan. Check the strength of satellite...
... advancement in which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage with superior localization of their respective owners. customers, information about XM Canada is scalable from classical to hip hop, XM has something for XM radio receivers by Neural Audio Corporation. XM Mini-Tuner and Home... manipulate, or otherwise make available any technology or software incorporated in premier sports, news, talk radio, stand-up to state-of commercial-free music, plus the best in receivers compatible with an XL. It is available for every music fan. Check the strength of satellite...
Owner's Manual
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... to the type of the subwoofer. subwoofer output). VSX-918V model only: The SR cable is not a malfunction, but the playback with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat panel TV on page 36). selected automatically. ...receiver (or move it 's connected to your monitor, please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support. 68 En Remedy • If the problem still persists when connecting your speakers. Sound is incorrect. 12 Additional information Problem Remedy Considerable noise in radio...
... to the type of the subwoofer. subwoofer output). VSX-918V model only: The SR cable is not a malfunction, but the playback with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat panel TV on page 36). selected automatically. ...receiver (or move it 's connected to your monitor, please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support. 68 En Remedy • If the problem still persists when connecting your speakers. Sound is incorrect. 12 Additional information Problem Remedy Considerable noise in radio...