User manual PIONEER A-X500

[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ­ ­ ­ ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ] It works especially well with sound moving from left to right in game software with alot of movement. · EXPANDED ­ This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources, and lets you hear two-channel (stereo) signals as simulated multichannel surround sound. Use with Dolby · Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using the Surround Back Channel (SB CH) on page 39. · If you press ADVANCED SURROUND when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected. · You can't use the Advanced Surround listening modes with 96kHz PCM or (VSXD714/D814 only) DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources. Deutsch Nederlands Español 37 En · The Advanced Surround effects can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT +/­ . The effect level can be set for each Advanced Surround mode. The Standard mode cannot be changed. 05 Listening to your system Listening in stereo When you select STEREO or DIRECT, 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. STANDARD ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO/ DIRECT SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SPEAKERS SB CH MODE TONE MULTI JOG QUICK SETUP LISTENING MODE DIGITAL IN INPUT ATT FL DIMMER VIDEO INPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R * Illustration shows the VSX-D814 model · Press SIGNAL SELECT on the front panel to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. Each press cycles through the options as follows: · AUTO ­ This automatically switches to DIGITAL if a digital source is detected, otherwise it remains on ANALOG. STEREO/ DIRECT · While listening to a source, press STEREO/DIRECT for stereo playback. Press repeatedly to switch between: · STEREO ­ The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone control functions. Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE. 2 Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary. Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically. · Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF. Deutsch · You can't use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS when DVD 5. 1 ch has been selected, or when listening to a DTS 96kHz/24 bit source and 96 kHz PCM. Nederlands Español 41 En · You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used. · VSX-D714/D814 only ­ The tone controls affect SPEAKER A only. They can't be used when SPEAKER A is switched off. 05 Listening to your system Playing other sources RECEIVER INPUT SELECT · Press DVD 5. 1 on the front panel to select the multichannel inputs. VSX-D714/D814 model: VCR/DVR TV CONT ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO/ DIRECT SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SB CH MODE MULTI CONTROL DVD/LD CD TV / SAT CD-R/TAPE TUNER STANDARD SPEAKERS TONE MULTI JOG QUICK SETUP LISTENING MODE DIGITAL IN INPUT ATT FL DIMMER VIDEO INPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 1 Turn on the power of the playback component. * Illustration shows the VSX-D814 model 1 Press DVD/LD on the remote control or the front panel. 2 Press SIGNAL SELECT (front panel) repeatedly to select DVD 5. 1ch. To cancel playback from the multichannel inputs, use the SIGNAL SELECT button to select a different input signal. 3 Select the source you want to playback. Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or INPUT SELECT). 4 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1. Selecting the multichannel analog inputs If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to this receiver (page 17), you must select the analog multichannel inputs for surround sound playback. [. . . ] 55 dB Español Signal-to-Noise Ratio DIN (Continuous rated power output / 50mW) CD, DVR/VCR, CD-R/TAPE/MD, DVD/LD, TV/SAT. 88/64 dB 73 En 10 Additional information FM Tuner Section Frequency Range . . 87. 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity . Mono:13. 2 dBf, IHF (1. 3 µV/ 75 ) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity . [. . . ]