User manual PIONEER VSX-D814-K

[. . . ] AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D814 VSX-D914 Operating Instructions 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. If the socket outlets on the associated equipment are not suitable for the plug supplied with the product, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be perfomed only by qualified service personnel. [. . . ] MOVIE ­ Simulates the relaxed environment of a movie theater, and is suitable for watching movies. 35 En 06 Listening to your system · ADV. MUSIC ­ Simulates the acoustic environment of a large concert hall and is suitable for music or musical sources. ­ This mode produces surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources. It is useful for older movies recorded with mono soundtracks. · SPORTS ­ This is designed for sports programs with alot of action, adding to the excitement by bringing background action to the forefront. · GAME ­ Useful when playing video games. 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 Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect. You can also use with Dolby Digital sources for a wider stereo field than the Standard modes. · 6-STEREO ­ This can be selected to give multi-channel sound to a stereo source, using all of the speakers in your setup. · PHONES SURROUND ­ When listening through headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround. · You can't use the Advanced Surround listening modes with 96kHz PCM or DTS 96kHz/24 bit sources. · 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. 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. MPX AUDIO CH RETURN SUBTITLE HDD CH DVD CH SLEEP STANDRAD MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS RECEIVER CONTROL ADV. SURR STEREO TEST TONE LEVEL EFFECT SHIFT CHSELECT RECEIVER · While listening to a source, press STEREO 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. · DIRECT ­ Bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible. · 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 38. when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected. 36 En Listening to your system 06 · If you switch on Midnight listening, Loudness, or the Tone controls when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO. · You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connections (page 17) and set the signal input to DIGITAL. · Some DVD players don't output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player. Choosing the input signal · Default setting: AUTO You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the receiver to select between input signals. ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO/ DIRECT SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS SB CH MODE STATION TUNING STANDARD SPEAKERS TONE MULTI JOG QUICK SETUP LISTENING MODE MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN VIDEO INPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R TUNER EDIT CLASS BAND MPX INPUT ATT FL DIMMER MULTI JOG · Press SIGNAL SELECT on the front panel to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. [. . . ] 1 Vp-p/75 68 En Additional information 11 Frequency response DVD/LD, TV/SAT MONITOR . 5 Hz to 40 MHz dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio. 55 dB Furnished Parts AM loop antenna . 87. 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity . [. . . ]