User manual PIONEER VSX 711D

[. . . ] 18, 3:05 PM Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. Installing the Receiver VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 30 cm at each side). [. . . ] € If you’re not using a subwoofer, we recommend setting the front speakers to L. € Cycle through the available choices using ’ or ‘ and choose a configuration that matches your speaker setup. The size you choose (large or small) determines how much bass is sent from the receiver to the speakers. If you have connected a surround back subwoofer, you should select the surround back subwoofer setting (SB SUBWF) from the options. 1 FIX You can have the receiver automatically switch to Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS-ES decoding for 6. 1 AUTO), or you can choose to listen to other kinds of sources (for example, 5. 1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5. € If you chose SB in Surround back speaker setting (above), you can’t set the 6. 1 channel setting and shows in the display. € Refer to the table on page 56 to see how the 6. 1 channel setting affects sound output from the surround back speakers. 18, 3:15 PM 06 Setting up your receiver Konfiguration des Receivers Subwoofer setting • Default setting: ON You can choose whether the subwoofer is used or not. Use the plus (PLS) setting for extra bass. Hinweis • If you chose the small front speaker setting, SUBWF ON is automatically set and locked. € When you select the plus setting, you will get the bass sounds from the subwoofer even if the front speakers are set to L. Crossover frequency setting • Default setting: 100 Hz Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides the high and low sounds (the frequencies) between the speakers. Since most smaller speakers can’t handle deep bass tones, you can send these sounds to the subwoofer (or if you don’t have a subwoofer, the large (L) speakers in your system) instead of the speakers set to small (S) in your setup. Choose the point at which you want the frequency routed to the subwoofer (or L speakers). We recommend setting this to 200 Hz if your S speakers are smaller bookshelf-type speakers. € Use ’ or ‘ to specify the crossover frequency for your small speakers (100 Hz, 150 Hz or 200 Hz). 100Hz 150Hz 100Hz 200Hz 100 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). 18, 3:15 PM Setting up your receiver Konfiguration des Receivers 06 150 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the subwoofer (or L speakers). [. . . ] € Refer to Setting the relative volume level of each channel on page 77 to check the speaker levels. • Connect the speakers properly (refer to pages 31–35). € Refer to Surround back speaker setting on page 68 to check the surround back speaker settings. € Refer to the table on page 56 to make sure the 6. [. . . ]