User manual PIONEER VSX-S300

[. . . ] VSX-S300-K AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http://www. pioneer. co. uk (or http://www. pioneer. eu). Operating Instructions IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment. D3-4-2-1-7a_A1_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 5 cm at rear, and 5 cm at each side). WARNING D3-4-2-1-1_A1_En Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. [. . . ] · RDS searches station presets only. If no stations have been preset, or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is displayed. FINISH means the search is complete. Note · In addition, there are three other program types, ALARM, ALARMTST, and NO TYPE. ALARM and ALARMTST are used for emergency announcements. NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found. 21 En 05 Listening to your system Chapter 5: Choosing the listening mode This receiver offers a variety of listening modes to accommodate playback of various audio formats. Choose one according to your speaker environment or the source. While listening to a source, press the listening mode button repeatedly to select a listening mode you want. iPod USB NETWORK ADAPTER AUTO / DIRECT ALC / STANDARD ADV SURR The simplest, most direct listening option is the AUTO SURR feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you're playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary. · Press AUTO/DIRECT repeatedly until AUTO SURR shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed. Note · Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using NEO:6 CINEMA or 2PLIIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound below for more on these decoding formats). · When listening to the ADAPTER input, the S. R AIR feature is selected automatically (see Using the Advanced surround on page 23 for more on this). Type of surround modes Suitable sources Two channel sources STEREO ALC 2PRO LOGIC 2PLIIx MOVIE 2PLII MOVIE 2PLIIx MUSICb 2PLII MUSICb 2PLIIx GAME 2PLII GAME 2PLIIz HEIGHTc Movie/Music No additional effects Movie Music See above. Old movies Movie ­ ­ Yesa No Yesa No Yesa No No No ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ No ­ No ­ No ­ Yes ­ ­ ­ ­ TUNER BD DVD CD STB GAME RECEIVER TV PORTABLE SOUND WING · The listening mode is shown on the display on the front panel. Important · The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. Listening in surround sound ALC / STANDARD Straight Decoded NEO:6 NEO:6 CINEMAe MUSICe Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you're listening to. · If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. When you select STEREO ALC (Auto Level Control stereo mode), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if each sound level varies with the music source recorded in a portable audio player. When you select STEREO, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources. Explanatory notes No: No connected / Yes: Connected / Two: Two speakers are connected / ­: Whether connected or no STEREOf Multichannel sources STEREO ALC 2PLIIx MOVIE 2PLII MOVIE 2PLIIx MUSICb 2PLII MUSICb 2DIGITAL EX 2PLIIz HEIGHT Straight Decoded DTS-ES DTS NEO:6 STEREOf Movie/Music Movie/Music No additional effects Movie/Music Movie/Music See above. Movie ­ Twoa No Twoa No Yes No ­ Yes Yes ­ ­ No ­ No ­ No Yes ­ No No ­ 22 En Front height speakers Listening to your system Auto playback AUTO / DIRECT Surround back speaker(s) Listening to your system a. [. . . ] . 1 Power cord Quick start guide Safety Brochure These operating instructions Note · The specifications are applicable when the power supply is 230 V/50 Hz. · Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice, due to improvements. Video section Tuner section Signal level (Composite) . . 87. 5 MHz to 108 MHz Antenna Input (FM) . Loop antenna Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. 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