User manual PIONEER VSA-740

[. . . ] The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 amp fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows : The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red. Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three - pin plug. NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. [. . . ] If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in "Setting Up for Surround Sound" (p. 30) first. 1 Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button. System Setup DIGITAL INPUT SELECT SPEAKER SETTING CHANNEL DELAY CHANNEL LEVEL CROSSOVER NETWORK BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL BACK The CHANNEL LEVEL settings will appear on your remote control screen. The test tone is output at a high volume level. MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position (0 dB) and the display on the amplifier flashes TEST TONE. After a few seconds the test tone is output. These settings will be displayed on your TV. 1 2 Select a test tone mode by pressing one of the TEST TONE buttons. Output the TEST TONE. SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A STEREO VOLUME SET UP dB 2 AUTO AUTO (automatic TEST TONE) This mode switches the test tone between each speaker automatically. The automatic test tone is output in the following order : FL SW CT SL FR SBL SR SBR MANUAL (manual TEST TONE) This mode lets you switch the test tone between each speaker manually. FL 0. 0 dB SL 0. 0 dB SBL CT 0. 0 dB SW 0. 0 dB FR 0. 0 dB SR 0. 0 dB 0. 0 dB SBR 0. 0 dB Any time you want to exit the process Press SETUP OK. · Be careful, if you touch one of the speaker buttons by accident the TEST TONE will automatically sound from each speaker. · If your subwoofer has a volume control, set it to the middle position before doing these operations. · A test tone will be output from the SURROUND BACK speakers but your external amplifier must be turned up at least a little in order to hear it. Be careful that it is not turned up too much because the test tone volume is quite loud. memo 35 En Initial Set Up 3 AUTO T. TONE MANUAL T. TONE 3 Using the remote control display, follow the instructions below to adjust the speaker levels so that you hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in your normal listening position. NOTE : The volume of the subwoofer tends to sound lower than it actually is. Select this setting if you have THX approved SMALL speakers. Experiment with the different settings to see which sounds best to you. SET UP 2 3 3 Press the SETUP OK button to return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU. The display on the amplifier reads RECEIVED. If "ERROR" flashes in the display, perform the setup operations from the first step again. SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A VOLUME dB This information will be displayed on your TV. Crossover Network Frequency [ 80Hz] (THX Speaker = 80Hz) Next, proceed to BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER below. If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step one. 37 En Initial Set Up BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER The LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra-low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system. The following steps show you how to set the peak level for the ultra-low bass (LFE) channel. If continuing from CROSSOVER NETWORK go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 in "Setting Up for Surround Sound" (p. 30) first. System Setup DIGITAL INPUT SELECT SPEAKER SETTING CHANNEL DELAY CHANNEL LEVEL BACK 1 Press the BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER button. CROSSOVER NETWORK BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL 1 2 Press the TEST TONE button. The MASTER VOLUME rotates to MIN (----dB). SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP AUTO A STEREO VOLUME dB « SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP AUTO A STEREO VOLUME dB 2 3 CD LINE/ TUNER VOL TV CONTROL CANCEL 4 CH VOL 5 ­ A test tone will sound or not depending on which speakers you have selected. If subwoofer is YES (or on PLUS) the test tone will only sound from the subwoofer. If the subwoofer is off and the front and surround speakers are set to large, front and surround speakers will sound the test tone. ­ + FUNCTION 3 Use the +/­ buttons (or the MASTER VOLUME +/­ on the bottom right of the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME on the front panel) to specify the bass peak level. 1 Raise the level gradually. 2 Set the bass peak level at the point just before the tone starts to distort. MASTER VOLUME M MUTING + ­ MASTER VOLUME +/­ 4 Press the SET button to input the level. The display on the amplifier will say RESUME and the MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position. SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP AUTO A STEREO VOLUME dB « SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP AUTO A STEREO VOLUME dB memo If you press CANCEL no settings are input to the amplifier but the screen remains on the remote control. To escape the screen you must press SETUP OK. 5 Press the SETUP OK button. You may need to experiment with different Dolby Digital sources before you can get the BASS PEAK LEVEL set correctly. [. . . ] 80 dB VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD, LINE/TUNER, MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, TAPE 2 . . . . . . . . . 101 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio [DIN (continuous rated power output/50 mW)] PHONO MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68/61 dB VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2, DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VIDEO, CD, LINE/TUNER, MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, TAPE 2 . . . . . . 92/65 dB Miscellaneous Power Requirements UK model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]