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Question posted by JanS56 on November 28th, 2015

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VSX-817-K PioneerAfter switch on, the receiver plays 5-10 or some times 15 minutes and then go's in standby. When you try to switch it on again immediately then this is not possible.After a few minutes you can normally switch it on again.Then the proces repeates,Can this be Q51 and/or IC51 on the standby print?Best regards,Jan.

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on November 28th, 2015 8:40 AM

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Hi. The Service Manual here http://www.manualslib.com/manual/700471/Pioneer-Vsx-917v-K.html should offer the the best pointer/troubleshooting and ultimately help in isolating the root cause.

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

Operating Instructions AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-817 Register your product at www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your new investment The details of your purchase will be on file for reference in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. • Receive free tips, updates and...

Owner's Manual - Page 2

... USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-817-K, VSX-817-S Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE INC. RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. D8-10-1-3_EF Information to operate the equipment. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. D8...

Owner's Manual - Page 4

...receiver 6 Ventilation 6 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 7 Listening to Surround Sound 7 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC 8 Other problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 10 Better sound using Phase Control 10...System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System...place for buying this Pioneer product. Please read ...Playing other video components 15...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

...system Setting the remote to control other components 46 Selecting preset codes directly 46 Direct function 47 Clearing all the remote control settings. . . . . 47 Controls for TVs 48 Controls for other components 49 Preset Code List 51 10 Other connections Using XM Radio 52 Connecting your XM Radio receiver... Resetting the main unit 65 Switching the speaker impedance 65 Specifications 66...

Owner's Manual - Page 7

...possibilities (like you're in the receiver's display. This receiver will have to an AC power source. 1 Connect your system on this . 5 minute guide 02 English Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Español Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater... 27 if you may need to do this . 5 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume. See Automatically setting up...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

...Switch on the receiver and your TV. 2 Connect the microphone to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for both channel delay and channel level. Auto MCACC Surr Back System Normal (SB) ] : Exit ENTER : Start : Cancel 5 Make sure 'Normal (SB)' is selected then press ENTER. 2 Try to connect your speakers as possible after three minutes...any time to exit the System Setup menu.1 4...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

...time you switch on the front panel will end up . • See below for notes regarding background noise and other possible interference. 7 Wait for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. 2.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Surround Analyzing Speaker System [ ] Speaker Distance [ ] Channel Level [ ] Acoustic Cal EQ [ ] :Cancel Again, try...setup. 5 minute guide 02 ...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

... at your listening position. Adjustments to be affecting the environment and switch them . • Some older TVs may be produced. 10 En P Front speaker H A S E C O N T...RECEIVER AUTO SURR STEREO/ F.S.SURR STANDARD ADV.SURR ACOUSTIC SOUND PHASE EQ DIALOG RETRIEVER MUTE EFFECT /CH SEL LEVEL • Press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to the System Setup menu. 02 5 minute...

Owner's Manual - Page 18

...using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Switching the speaker impedance on page 65 if you plan to...2 If you have in the diagram) but everyone's home setup will work with an impedance of eight speakers (including... PLAY CD-R D V D 5.1CH INPUT IN / TAPE / MD AM LOOP ANTENNA VIDEO REC L CEN- Also make sure the positive and negative (+/-) terminals on the receiver ...

Owner's Manual - Page 21

... various settings and menu options. 7 PHASE CONTROL Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 10). 8 ACOUSTIC EQ Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 30). 9 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers). 10  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 21 En

Owner's Manual - Page 23

... is on page 39. Lights when Dialog Enhancement is switched on (page 32). 18 LOUDNESS Lights during Loudness listening ...has been selected. 15 WMA9 Pro Lights to indicate Pro Logic IIx decoding (see Remote control below). 10 Tuner indicators - ...and R light when the Sound Retriever is being received. 11 Speaker indicators Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 57). 12 ...

Owner's Manual - Page 24

... Logic IIx Music and Neo:6 Music parameters (page 28). PHASE - Also adjusts the level of your system on page 46). 4 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons AUTO SURR Selects Auto Surround (Auto playback on /off Phase Control (page 10). REC RETURN AUDIO 11 12 13 HDD DVD REC STOP TUNER DISP CLASS MPX D.ACCESS MIDNIGHT ANALOG...

Owner's Manual - Page 25

...Copies the currently playing title from DVD... recall (page 43). HDD/DVD* These buttons switch between the three banks (classes) of a DVD. CLASS* Switches between the hard disk and DVD controls for example... 5 SYSTEM SETUP and Component control buttons The following button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, RECEIVER, etc...

Owner's Manual - Page 26

...turn on your TV. ANALOG ATT Attenuates (lowers) the level of time before the receiver switches into standby (30 min - 60 min - 90 min - You can ...RECEIVER Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the buttons) on this system assign it to select channels. MIDNIGHT Switches...10 SHIFT Press to access the 'boxed' commands (above the number buttons...

Owner's Manual - Page 27

... also Using surround back channel processing on your system Important • Certain features explained in surround sound..., the options available will automatically be possible depending on the source (for more on... back processing (page 30) is switched to OFF, or the surround back... you 're listening to. With this receiver, you 're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as...

Owner's Manual - Page 30

...channel will hear the surround back channel (=Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)). • Press SB ch... or you can have the receiver automatically use the surround back ... or SMALL in the signal. Switches Acoustic Calibration EQ off ).2 The...EQ OFF - 05 Listening to your system Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct...possible reproduction of channels in speaker settings. 2 ...

Owner's Manual - Page 34

...DIALOG RETRIEVER HDD DVD REC STOP EFFECT LEVEL 1 Switch on page 8). • Manual MCACC - Specify how you are using the receiver (see Manual speaker setup on page 60). Make...receiver and your TV. In addition to a normal home theater setup where they are several ways you want to adjust. 06 The System Setup menu Chapter 6: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System...

Owner's Manual - Page 35

... using a subwoofer, switch it about ear level at this . Measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system (see Biamping your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings below , you 're finished, press RETURN. Also see Second Zone speaker B setup on page 10 for normal home theater use the settings...

Owner's Manual - Page 41

...LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. In this case, try changing the position or direction of surround back speakers you didn't connect surround back speakers choose... those selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from the subwoofer when YES is hooked up a home theater system. If you 're finished, press RETURN. Select SMALL to ...

Owner's Manual - Page 69

... WARRANTY PERIOD Home Audio and Video...informing you what time period, to...receiving your complaint, Pioneer will investigate the dispute and will either: (1) respond to your complaint in Canada, call or write: CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION PIONEER...15 U.S.C. 2301 etseq. P.O. LIMITED WARRANTY WARRANTY VALID ONLY IN COUNTRY OF PRODUCT PURCHASE WARRANTY Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. (PUSA), and Pioneer...