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 ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Loading the batteries ..........................................................................................................................................................9
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 ............................................................................................................................................17
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................17
Determining the speakers’ application ..........................................................................................................................18
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting the speakers ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................ 23
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................ 28
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................ 28
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................29
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................ 29
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................32
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................33
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................34
Connecting additional amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................34
Connecting AM/FM antennas ......................................................................................................................................... 35
MULTI-ZONE setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 36
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................38
Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER .....................................................................................................................39
Connecting an iPod .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................ 40
Connecting an MHL-compatible device ......................................................................................................................... 40
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................40
Connecting to a wireless LAN .........................................................................................................................................40
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................41
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger .........................................................................................41
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................42
04 Basic Setup
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................44
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................45
Operation Mode Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 46
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................ 47
About the Home Menu.....................................................................................................................................................47
05 Basic playback
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................49
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................50
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................51
Playing an MHL-compatible device ................................................................................................................................52
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................53
Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music ................................................................................................55
06 Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes .................................................................................... 58
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................60
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................60
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................61
Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control ...............................................................................61
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................63
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................64
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................66
About playable file formats .............................................................................................................................................. 67
08 Control with HDMI function
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................69
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................69
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................69
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................70
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................70
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................70
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link .............................................................................................. 70
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................71
09 Using other functions
Setting the Audio options ................................................................................................................................................73
Setting the Video options ................................................................................................................................................. 75
Switching the speaker terminals ....................................................................................................................................77
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls ..................................................................................................................................... 77
Making an audio or a video recording ............................................................................................................................78
Network settings from a web browser ............................................................................................................................ 78
Using the sleep timer .......................................................................................................................................................79
Dimming the display ........................................................................................................................................................79
Switching the HDMI output .............................................................................................................................................79
Checking your system settings .......................................................................................................................................79
Resetting the system ........................................................................................................................................................ 80