Operation Manual

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instruc-
tions so you will know how to operate your model properly.
Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box ................................................................................................................................................7
Our philosophy ....................................................................................................................................................................7
Features ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installing the receiver ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Loading the batteries ..........................................................................................................................................................8
Operating range of remote control unit............................................................................................................................9
About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM)................................................................................................................9
02 Controls and displays
Remote control .................................................................................................................................................................12
Display ...............................................................................................................................................................................14
Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................15
03 Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment ............................................................................................................................................18
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................18
Determining the speakers’ application ..........................................................................................................................19
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Connecting the speakers ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Selecting the Speaker system .........................................................................................................................................23
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................ 23
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................ 24
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................24
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................ 25
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................27
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................28
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................29
Connecting additional amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................30
Connecting AM/FM antennas ......................................................................................................................................... 30
MULTI-ZONE setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 31
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................33
Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER .....................................................................................................................34
Connecting an iPod .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................ 35
Connecting an MHL-compatible device ......................................................................................................................... 35
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................35
Connecting to a wireless LAN .........................................................................................................................................35
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................36
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger .........................................................................................36
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................36
04 Basic Setup
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................38
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................39
Operation Mode Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 40
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................ 41
About the Home Menu.....................................................................................................................................................41
05 Basic playback
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................43
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................44
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................45
Playing an MHL-compatible device ................................................................................................................................46
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................47
Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music ................................................................................................48
06 Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes .................................................................................... 52
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................54
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................54
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................54
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................56
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................57
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................59
About playable file formats .............................................................................................................................................. 60
08 Control with HDMI function
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................62
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................62
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................62
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................63
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................63
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................63
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link .............................................................................................. 63
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................64
09 Using other functions
Setting the Audio options ................................................................................................................................................66
Setting the Video options ................................................................................................................................................. 68
Switching the speaker terminals ....................................................................................................................................70
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls ..................................................................................................................................... 70
Making an audio or a video recording ............................................................................................................................71
Network settings from a web browser ............................................................................................................................ 71
Using the sleep timer .......................................................................................................................................................72
Dimming the display ........................................................................................................................................................72
Switching the HDMI output .............................................................................................................................................72
Checking your system settings .......................................................................................................................................72
Resetting the system ........................................................................................................................................................ 73