User manual PIONEER VSA-E06

[. . . ] Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, sofa, or fabric having a thick pile. H040 En Operating Environment H045 En 2 En This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty K041_En period. Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5°C ­ +35°C (+41°F ­ +95°F); less than 85%RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install in the following locations · Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light · Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly ventilated location This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/ EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC). H015AEn Features Advanced Multichannel Stereophonic Concept The VSA-AX10i-S amplifier is constructed with Pioneer's industry-leading advanced multichannel stereophonic concept. [. . . ] The sound you hear from the surround back speaker(s) is the same as the surround speakers. This recreates a 5. 1 channel surround sound mixing studio or theater, which would usually have more than 6 speakers. The display shows the format of the source played. EX (Extension decode) You can only use this mode if you have setup this amplifier for use with surround back speaker(s) (see pages 12, 26 & 41-43), and select 7. 1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p. 51) and listen to 5. 1 channel sources. This mode generates surround back channel(s) for conventional 5. 1 channel sources to give 7. 1 channel surround sound. For 6. 1 channel playback compatible sources (such as Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS-ES), this mode provides pure decoding. The amplifier selects suitable decode format to reproduce 7. 1 channel sound and shows it. When LISTENING CH SELECT is set to AUTO, the EX mode is automatically selected with 6. 1 channel playback compatible sources. 54 En Basic Operation HOME THX modes THX and Home THX are technical standards created by Lucasfilm, Ltd. The aim of Home THX is to improve the sound of straight decoding to make home theater audio more like the sound you hear in a cinema. See also pages 100-101 for more information. For all speaker playback of any source: THX CINEMA This mode will play any source through all the speakers in your system. For 2 channel sources only: After selecting one of the following modes the display shows the mode you selected, then, after a few seconds, shows THX CINEMA. 2PRO LOGIC II MOVIE See page 54 for more on this mode. 2PRO LOGIC See page 54 for more on this mode. NEO:6 CINEMA See page 54 for more on this mode. For 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel playback of 5. 1 channel sources: THX SURROUND EX You can only choose this mode if you have set up this amplifier for use with surround back speaker(s) (see pages 12, 26 & 41-43) and select 7. 1 in LISTENING CH SELECT (see p. 51). For true 6. 1 channel cinema sound, Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded discs should be played with THX Surround EX processing. However, it will also generate surround back channel(s) from any Dolby Digital 5. 1 or DTS 5. 1 channel disc (when playing a DTS disc, the display shows DTS-ES +THX). The following instructions show you how to adjust the amount of effect. 22 Amplifier TONE BASS/ TREBLE VIDEO SELECT SPEAKER A/B EFFECT/ CH SEL. SIGNAL SELECT MAIN SUB 1 Press the EFFECT/CH SEL. button repeatedly until you see "EFFECT" in the amplifier's display. 2 Use the +/­ buttons to add or subtract the amount of effect. BASIC DISPLAY DIMMER STATUS SYSTEM SETUP memo 1 · The amount of effect can be adjusted ranging from 10 to 90 by pressing +/­. · The default setting value for 5/7CH STEREO modes is 90, and for others are 50. 57 En Basic Operation Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ You can listen to the soundtrack with the Acoustic Calibration EQ you set in AUTO SURROUND SETUP or on page 46. For information about each Acoustic Calibration EQ mode, see page 46. MAIN Amplifier LISTENING MODE SURROUND STEREO /DIRECT THX ADVANCED CINEMA MIDNIGHT DIGITAL NR STANDARD ADVANCED CONCERT MAIN SUB (DVD-A /SACD) 1 Press the ACOUSTIC CAL. button on the remote control's AMP MAIN screen or on the front panel. Each press switches acoustic calibration EQ between ALL CH ADJ, F ALIGN, CUSTOM1, CUSTOM2 and OFF. The MCACC indicator lights when ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on. MULTI CH IN LISTENING CH SEL. ACOUSTIC CAL. 1 memo · After completing the AUTO SURROUND SETUP (p. 14), or setup using AUTO (p. 45) ACOUSTIC CAL EQ ON (ALL CH ADJ) is set automatically. on in MULTI CH IN DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to MULTI CH IN ADJUST mode. on in DIRECT mode, the amplifier automatically switches to STEREO mode. 1 Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function) To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR. 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