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Question posted by billannact on April 22nd, 2014

Pioneer Amplifier Vsx 821k Setup Does Not Recognise Surround Speakers

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

...CHANNEL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR AUDIOVISUEL A VOIES MULTI-CANAUX RECEPTOR AUDIO-VIDEO MULTICANAL VSX-821-K Register your product on http://www.pioneerelectronics.com ...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. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://...
Owner's Manual - Page 4

... other audio components 17 Connecting optional Bluetooth® ADAPTER 17 Connecting your SiriusConnect™ Tuner 17 Connecting antennas 18 Using external antennas 18 Connecting to your system Choosing the listening mode 29 Auto playback 29 Listening in the receiver 19 03 Basic Setup Canceling the demo display 20 Automatically setting up for surround sound...
Owner's Manual - Page 5

... (page 30) • Using surround back channel processing (page 31) • Setting the Up Mix function (page 31) • Setting the Audio options (page 32) • Manual speaker setup (page 34)  8 Making maximum use of functions and terminals. Don't install it on the receiver The unit is vibration or other components (page 40) 5 En...
Owner's Manual - Page 6

.... Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; Use to find radio frequencies (page...VSX-821 HDMI iPod iPhone iPad INPUT SELECTOR STANDBY /ON SPEAKERS DIMMER DISPLAY BAND TUNER EDIT TUNE PRESET AUTO SURROUND/ ALC/ STREAM DIRECT STANDARD SURR ADVANCED SURROUND SOUND iPod iPhone iPad RETRIEVER AIR DIRECT CONTROL ENTER PHONES MCACC SETUP MIC VIDEO 2 INPUT 5V 2.1 A L AUDIO...
Owner's Manual - Page 9

... Pioneer TVs. 10 Number buttons and other components connected to the - INPUT - Use to select ON, AUTO or OFF the surround...a heater. to compressed audio sources (page 30). Dims or brightens the display. Press to select the audio input signal of the ...When the front speaker is set at SMALL in the Speaker Setting (or automatically via the Auto MCACC setup) and the Crossover...
Owner's Manual - Page 10

... angle. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect. • Place the left and right front speakers. Important • To connect the surround back or front height speakers, an additional amplifier is not recommended. • For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to place the surround speakers farther away from speakers being knocked over or falling in...
Owner's Manual - Page 11

... together and inserted fully into the left Surround back or front height speakers Right Left R ANALOG L AUDIO IN R SPEAKER Surround back or front height channel amplifier L SPEAKER Right Left Speaker B 11 En Make sure you select SPAB in .) Front right Subwoofer LINE LEVEL INPUT Center Front left (L) terminal. In this setup. Connecting your equipment 02 English Fran...
Owner's Manual - Page 17

...ñol Note • In order to listen to the audio from the CD player that you must connect digital components to analog audio jacks if you want to record to/from analog components. Connecting optional Bluetooth® ADAPTER When the Bluetooth ADAPTER (Pioneer Model No. Doing so could cause damage or faulty contact. HDMI...
Owner's Manual - Page 20

...is on the power to the amplifier to which the surround back or front height speakers are output at ear level ... corresponding composite or component cable. 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on ...SETUP button. After you 've made . • The screensaver automatically starts after pressing ENTER. CONTROL ON / OFF PHONES MCACC SETUP MIC VIDEO 2 INPUT 5V 2.1 A L AUDIO...
Owner's Manual - Page 21

... the operation of around 12 cm (5 inches) will start automatically as shown. 1.Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Surround Analyzing Speaker System Speaker Distance Channel Level Acoustic Cal EQ Return A progress report is not optimal for the Auto MCACC setup (too much ambient noise) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see an error message (ERR...
Owner's Manual - Page 24

...AUDIO PARAMETER TOP MENU TUNE TUNER EDIT MASTER TOOLS VOLUME MENU BASS TRE MEMORY PRESET ENTER PRESET HDD DVD VCR 1 2 3 DISP S.RETRIEVER SB CH CH SELECT EQ 4 5 6 CH HOME MENU SETUP TUNE BAND MIDNIGHT SPEAKERS...the TV through the corresponding composite or component cable. 3 Press iPod USB on ...of your TV connected to this receiver (Pioneer shows in the song category, you can ...
Owner's Manual - Page 31

.... • Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of phase matching for example, with surround speakers placed directly at the sides of the listening position, the surround sound of the sound. Matrix decoding processing for generating the surround back component from the surround component is turned off . UP MIX OFF UP MIX ON L SW C R L SW C R SL SR...
Owner's Manual - Page 33

... surround speakers for HDMI. Only available with the recorder if you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set the recording levels. Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio ...to switch the gain setting back to 0 dB. Select MAX or MID for signals other audio components on page 17 for more on the remote control, or by using MIDNIGHT button. Insert...
Owner's Manual - Page 34

... up for surround sound (MCACC) on page 37). • HDMI Setup - It is selected. Use component or composite connections for these settings once (unless you change the placement of speakers). The System Setup menu appears on the receiver and your speaker configuration (size, number of your current speaker system or add new speakers). Speaker Setting - Speaker Distance - Important...
Owner's Manual - Page 35

... didn't connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of speakers. Adjust channel levels as SMALL. Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you 're having problems, the easiest option is sent to NO, the surround back speakers will be sent to the other speakers). • Surr. The System Setup menu 06...
Owner's Manual - Page 36

...' 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 number of your speakers from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance Return 2d.Speaker Distance Front L Center Front R Surround R Surr. You return to the Manual SP...
Owner's Manual - Page 37

... OUT SURR BACK/ FRONT HEIGHT outputs. Pre Out Setting 5 . Auto MCACC 2 . Manual SP Setup 3 . Connect the front height speaker. 3 When you 're finished, press RETURN. Auto MCACC 2 . Manual SP Setup 3 . Auto Power Down 7 . System Setup 1 . Manual SP Setup 3 . Auto Power Down 7 . An additional amplifier is required for the demo display. 3 When you're finished, press RETURN...
Owner's Manual - Page 38

... this function, we recommend that supports the Control with components of other components. • Be sure to connect the TV's audio cable to the audio input of the TV is turned off and you have...up to ON (see HDMI Setup below with a Control with HDMIcompatible Pioneer TV or Blu-ray Disc player or with HDMI function. The System Setup menu appears on your HDMI component not to a TV but ...
Owner's Manual - Page 44

... on page 10).  Check the audio output settings of the source component.  Refer to the instruction manual...surround sound (MCACC) on page 32 to set the Control with the source component. No sound is output or a noise is on your nearest Pioneer...cassette deck away from your system again using the Auto MCACC setup, the speaker size setting (LARGE or SMALL) is a PHASE setting ...
Owner's Manual - Page 47

... you can actually be deceiving. Copyright © 2010 Pioneer Corporation. Patent #'s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; ...speaker impedance FRONT:A, B 6 Ω to 16 Ω FRONT:A+B 12 Ω to 16 Ω SURROUND, CENTER 6 Ω to 16 Ω * Measured pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission's Trade Regulation rule on Power Output Claims for Amplifiers ** Measured by Audio Spectrum Analyzer Audio...

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