Pioneer SC-9540 Operating Instructions Manual

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: SC-9540 Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC. Address: 1925 E. DOMINGUEZ ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A. Phone: 1-800-421-1404 VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 20 cm at each side). WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed. D3-4-2-1-7b_A_En IMPORTANT NOTICE THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR. PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. D1-4-2-6-1*_A1_En NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. — Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. D8-10-1-2_A1_En This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. D8-10-1-3_A1_En Information to User Alterations or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate the equipment. D8-10-2_A1_En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. D8-10-3a_A1_En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light) D3-4-2-1-7c*_A1_En CAUTION The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation). D3-4-2-2-2a_A_En

Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. P1-4-2-2_En 11) 12) 13) 14) 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 period. K041_En WARNING The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel. D3-4-2-1-4_A_En Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully. WARNING This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filled with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture. D3-4-2-1-3_B_En CAUTION To prevent fire hazard, the Class 2 Wiring Cable should be used for connection with speaker, and should be routed away from hazards to avoid damage to the insulation of the cable. 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_A_En 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. 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). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN IMPORTANT D3-4-2-1-1_A1_En

cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm. D36-P4_A_En Wash hands after handling If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, 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 performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation). D3-4-2-2-1a_A_En

01 Before you start Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . 11 02 Controls and displays Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 03 Connecting your equipment Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Determining the speakers’ application . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Other speaker connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Placing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Some tips for improving sound quality . . . . . . . . . . 20 Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Installing your speaker system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Bi-amping your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Selecting the Surr Back system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ZONE 2 setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Bi-Amping setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 About the audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Connecting your TV and playback components . . . . . 26 Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Connecting your TV with no HDMI input . . . . . . . . . 28 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 31 Connecting other audio components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 About the WMA9 Pro decoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Connecting additional amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Connecting AM/FM antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Connecting an XM Radio tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 MULTI-ZONE setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Making MULTI-ZONE connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 38 Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Connecting an iPod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Plugging in the receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 04 Basic Setup Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control). . . . . . . . . 42 Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 44 The Input Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 45 05 Basic playback Playing a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Playing a source with HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . 46 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 47 Playing an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Playing back audio files stored on an iPod . . . . . . . 47 Playing a USB device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 About playable file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Improving FM sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using the noise cut mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using Neural THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Saving station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Listening to Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Listening to XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Saving channel presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using the XM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Listening to SIRIUS Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Saving channel presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Using the SIRIUS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 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.

Auto playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Listening in surround sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Using Stream Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 61 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 61 Setting the Up Mix function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Choosing the input signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using Full Band Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 07 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Enjoying the Home Media Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Features of Home Media Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Steps to enjoy the Home Media Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Playing back audio files on the network and listening to Internet radio stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Connecting to the network through LAN interface . . . 67 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 About network playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Windows Media DRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 DLNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Content playable over a network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 About playback behavior over a network . . . . . . . . . 68 Authorizing this receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Playback with Home Media Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Playing back audio files stored on components on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Listening to Internet radio stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Listening to Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Listening to Sirius Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Listening to Neural Music Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Playing back your favorite songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 About playable file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Advanced operations for Internet radio. . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Saving Internet radio stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Retrieving saved Internet radio stations . . . . . . . . . . 74 Setting up the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Checking the network settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Checking about the Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Software update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 08 KURO LINK Making the KURO LINK connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Cautions on the KURO LINK function . . . . . . . . . . . 79 About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the KURO LINK function . . . . . 80 KURO LINK Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Setting the PQLS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Before using synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Synchronized amp mode operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 09 Using other functions Setting the Audio options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Using the MULTI-ZONE controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Switching the HDMI output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Checking your system settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 10 Controlling the rest of your system Operating multiple receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 89 Selecting preset codes directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Programming signals from other remote controls . . . 90 Erasing the remote control button settings . . . . . . . . 90 Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Programming a multi-operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Using multi operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Default preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Controls the components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Fine Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional . . . . . . . . . . 101 Checking MCACC Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Speaker Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Acoustic Cal EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Group Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Output PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Renaming MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Copying MCACC preset data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Clearing MCACC presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 12 The system and the other setup Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Speaker Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 THX Audio Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 The Other Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Multi Channel Input Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 ZONE Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Power ON Level Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Volume Limit Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Remote Control Mode Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Flicker Reduction Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 13 Additional information Speaker Setting Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Positional relationship between speakers and monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Professional Calibration EQ graphical output . . . . 120 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Important information regarding the HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 HOME MEDIA GALLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 About status messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 XM radio messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 SIRIUS radio messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Dolby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . . 129 About iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 About Neural – THX Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 About SIRIUS and XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 About FLAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 FLAC Decoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Index 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The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings. The colors of the steps indicate the following: Required setting item Setting to be made as necessary 1 Before you start • Checking what’s in the box (page 10) • Loading the batteries (page 11)  2 Determining the speakers’ application (page 19) • 7.1ch surround connection • 5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection • 5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection • 5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection  3 Connecting the speakers • Placing the speakers (page 20) • Connecting the speakers (page 21) • Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections (page 22) • Bi-amping your speakers (page 23)  4 Connecting the components • About the audio connection (page 24) • About the video converter (page 25) • Connecting your TV and playback components (page 26) • Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 33) • Plugging in the receiver (page 41)  5 Power On  6 Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 42)  7 Surround back speaker setting (page 109)  8 MCACC speaker settings • Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) (page 42)  9 The Input Setup menu (page 44) (When using connections other than the recommended connections)  10 Basic playback (page 46)  11 Switching the HDMI output (page 87)  12 Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired • Using the various listening modes • Using surround back channel processing (page 61) • Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control (page 63) • Measure the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/ FRONT ALIGN) (page 96) • Change the channel level while listening (Tip on page 110) • Switches on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 82) • Setting the PQLS function (page 81) • Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 82) • Setting the Video options (page 83)  13 Other optional adjustments and settings • KURO LINK Setup (page 80) • The Advanced MCACC menu (page 95) • The system and the other setup (page 108)  14 Making maximum use of the remote control • Operating multiple receivers (page 89) • Setting the remote to control other components (page 89)

01 9 en Chapter 1: Before you start Our philosophy Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as possible to the vision of the moviemakers and mastering engineer when they created the original soundtrack. We do this by focusing on three important steps: 1 Achieving the highest possible sound quality 2 Allowing for customized acoustic calibration according to any listening area 3 Fine-tuning the receiver with the help of world- class studio engineers1 1 With the cooperation of AIR Studios, this receiver has been designated AIR Studios Monitor: Features • Direct Energy HD Amplifier Through a collaboration, Pioneer and ICEpower have jointly development a unique class D amplifier called a “Direct Energy High Fidelity Class D (HD) amplifier”. This new generation reference amplifier offers outstanding performance (high output of 700 W simultaneous) with high sound quality and reproduces the latest in multi- channel digital contents. • Easy setup using Advanced MCACC The Auto MCACC Setup provides a quick but accurate surround sound setup, which includes the advanced features of Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ. This innovative technology measures the reverb characteristics of your listening area, allowing you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen or using computer. With the additional benefits of numerous MCACC preset memories, standing wave control and microphone measurements from a series of reference points, your home theater experience can be truly customized for optimal surround sound. • THX certified design This receiver bears the THX Select2 Plus logo, which means it has passed a rigorous series of quality and performance tests covering every aspect of the product. This includes testing of pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domain, making your home theater experience as faithful as possible to what the director intended. • Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-EXPRESS and DTS-HD Master Audio Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to six channels of surround sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for deep, realistic sound effects. The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround sources, but will also generate convincing surround sound for any stereo source. Also, with the addition of a surround back speaker, you can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound. Furthermore, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD, which are designed for the next-generation high- definition media such as Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, support up to 7.1 channels and 8 channels respectively. DTS-EXPRESS is a low-bitrate encoding technology supporting up to 5.1 channels, with fixed data transfer rates ranging from 24 kbps to 256 kbps (this encoding is available only when signals are delivered to this receiver as primary audio). DTS-HD Master Audio delivers audio signals to listeners without any loss of data with its high transfer rates. • Phase Control The Phase Control technology incorporated into this receiver’s design provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound image at your listening position. • Full Band Phase Control The Full Band Phase Control feature analyzes the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected and corrects the phase distortion to the flattened frequency-phase characteristics. This correction minimizes the group delay of the middle- and low-frequency ranges against the high-frequency range and improves the frequency-phase characteristics across all ranges. Furthermore, the enhanced frequency- phase characteristics between channels ensure better surround sound integration.

01 10 en • Sound Retriever The Sound Retriever feature employs DSP technology to restore sound pressure and smooth jagged artifacts left over after compression. This helps bring CD quality sound back to WMA and MP3 audio files and achieves a richer sense of presence when playing Dolby Digital, DTS or WMA 9 Pro audio formats recorded in multiple channels on DVDs and other discs. • HOME MEDIA GALLERY This receiver can play back contents stored on your computer when your computer is connected to the LAN terminal of this receiver. Also, you can listen to the Internet radio stations. • Front Stage Surround Advance With the Front Stage Surround Advance feature, you can enjoy seamless, natural surround sound effects using only the front speakers, without deteriorating the quality of the original sound. • Auto Level Control When the source is played in Auto level control mode (ALC), this receiver automatically equalizes the playback sound level according to the variation in recording levels. • Optimum Surround All movie creators do their best to express movie’s story and use sounds 50 % to achieve it. They assume that the finally mixed sounds should be best sound balance at movie theaters that can perform a big sound. However, in many cases, such a big sound is actually too much for customer’s Home Theater environment, smaller volume is normally used. In such case, there is possibility that the sound balance is changed/depressed compared to movie theaters. The volume is smaller, the possibility is higher. In short, smaller volume can NOT tell us stories properly as the same as creator’s intention. “Optimum Surround” is a new Pioneer’s surround sound technology that has been newly developed to solve this problem. Throughout this development, Pioneer has been struggling to consider how we should provide creator’s intention properly with home theater’s sound. And Pioneer has found an answer =“Optimum Surround” led by two activities as follows. One of them is to know creator’s thought and feelings to communicate with actual creators, and another is to invent some new sound tuning technologies based on Pioneer’s historical technologies. • HDMI and digital video conversion This receiver is compatible with the HDMI digital video format, providing you with high-definition digital video/ audio via a single cable. High-quality sound formats such as DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are supported while this receiver is also compatible with the Deep Color and x.v.Color feature. You can operate this receiver in synchronization with your Pioneer component that supports the KURO LINK function by connecting your component to this receiver via HDMI. Also, the built-in digital video converter of this receiver makes both de-interlacing and up-scaling possible, and analog video signals being input are converted and output as digital video signals at the HDMI terminal. • XM and SIRIUS Ready With the XM and SIRIUS Radio terminals, you’ll be up and running in no time. This receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes XM HD Surround playback as well as on-screen control of your XM and SIRIUS Radio an added possibility. • iPod/iPhone and USB Ready This receiver has the terminals for connecting an iPod/ iPhone unit and a USB mass storage device. The iPod terminal is ready for handling digital audio and video, and this receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes on-screen control of your iPod an added possibility. The USB terminal allows you to listen to two-channel audio from a USB mass storage device connected to this receiver. Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.)) • Remote control unit • Dry cell batteries x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • iPod cable • Power cord • Warranty card • These operating instructions Installing the receiver • When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface. Don’t install it on the following places: – on a color TV (the screen may distort) – near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field). This may interfere with the sound. – in direct sunlight – in damp or wet areas – in extremely hot or cold areas – in places where there is vibration or other movement – in places that are very dusty – in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen) • Do not touch this receiver’s bottom panel while the power is turned on. The bottom panel gets hot when the power is on, and touching it could cause burns.

01 11 en Loading the batteries CAUTION Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions: • Never use new and old batteries together. • Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case. • Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages. Do not use different batteries together. • When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution’s rules that apply in your country or area. • WARNING Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries. Operating range of remote control unit The remote control may not work properly if: • There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver’s remote sensor. • Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor. • The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays. • The receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit. 7 m (23 ft.) 30° 30°

02 12 en Chapter 2: Controls and displays Remote control The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system: • White – Receiver control, TV Control • Blue – Other controls 1  RECEIVER This switches between standby and on for this receiver. 2 Input function buttons Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 89). 3 Number buttons and other receiver/component controls Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 52) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc. ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV. Press first to access: INPUT SELECT – Use to select the input function (page 46). HDMI OUT – Switch the HDMI output terminal (page 87). SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 63). MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 62). SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 86). SBch – Use to select the surround back/virtual surround back channel mode (page 61). A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 86). DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 87). CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use / to adjust the level (page 110). Press TUNER first to access: D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 52). CLASS – Switches between the seven banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 52). 4 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV operation selector switch. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV operation selector switch (see page 92 for more on this).  – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. INPUT – Use to select the TV input signal. CH +/– – Use to select channels. VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your TV. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND MUTE RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER VOL AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR CH TV CONTROL 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER RECEIVER SOURCE ENTER ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER RECEIVER TV CTRL 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 13 12 14 15 16 17 RECEIVER

02 13 en 5 Tuner/component control buttons/HOME MENU These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button (DVD, DVR, TV, etc.). The BAND and T.EDIT tuner controls are explained on page 52 and page 52. Press first to access: AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio options (page 82). VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video options (page 83). HOME MENU – Use to access the Home Menu (pages 42, 44, 80, 95, 104, 106, 108 and 112). RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV). 6 /// (TUNE/PRESET) /ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 95) and the Audio or Video options (page 82 or 83). Also used to control DVD menus/ options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use TUNE/ to find radio frequencies and use PRESET / to find preset stations (page 52). 7 Component/Receiver control buttons The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the input function buttons. The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input function button (for example DVD, DVR or TV). These buttons also function as described below. Press TUNER first to access: MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak, then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 52). NOISE CUT MODE 1 or 2 can be selected when this unit is receiving AM broadcasts. Press first to access: AUTO/ALC/DIRECT – Switches between Auto Surround (page 57), Auto level control, Optimum Surround mode and Stream Direct mode (page 60). STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 60). STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 57). ADV SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 59). THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 58). PHASE CTRL – Press to switch on/off Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control (page 63). STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings (page 87). PQLS – Press to select PQLS setting (page 81). 8 AUDIO – Changes the audio or channel on DVD or BD discs. DISP – Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies. CH +/– – Use to select channels for DVD/DVR units. 9 REMOTE SETUP Use to input the preset code when making remote control settings and to set the remote control mode (page 89). 10 TV CTRL Use this button to set preset code of your TV’s manufacturer when controlling TV (see Selecting preset codes directly on page 89 for more on this). 11 MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch Switch to perform operations in the main zone, ZONE 2 and ZONE 3 (page 85). 12 Remote control LED Lights when a command is sent from the remote control (page 89). 13  SOURCE Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 89 for more on this). 14 MASTER VOLUME +/– Use to set the listening volume. 15 MUTE Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound). 16 Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the white commands above the number buttons (A.ATT, etc.)). Also use this button to set up surround sound. 17 Press to turn on/off the illumination of some of the buttons. RECEIVER RECEIVER RECEIVER

02 14 en Front panel 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on. When the KURO LINK function is set to ON, the power indicator lights when the power is in standby. 2 INPUT SELECTOR dial Use to select an input function (page 46). 3 PHASE CONTROL indicator – Lights to indicate Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control is selected (page 63). ADVANCED MCACC indicator – Lights when EQ is set to ON in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu (page 82). PQLS indicator – Lights when the PQLS feature is active (page 81). HDMI indicator – Blinks when connecting an HDMI- equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 26). 4 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 11). 5 Character display See Display on page 15. 6 MASTER VOLUME dial 7 Front panel controls To access the front panel controls, push gently on the lower third portion of the panel with your finger. 8 AUDIO PARAMETER Use to access the Audio options (page 82). 9 VIDEO PARAMETER Use to access the Video options (page 83). STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR PHASE CONTROL ADVANCED MCACC PQLS HDMI MASTER VOLUME AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER SC-9540 PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC PARAMETER ENTER (TUNE) (TUNE) (PRESET) (PRESET) AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND HOME MENU RETURN 1 7 2 3 8 16 17 9 11 12 15 14 10 4 5 6 13 20 21 18 19

02 15 en 10 /// (TUNE/PRESET) /ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your HOME MENU. Use TUNE / to find radio frequencies and use PRESET / to find preset stations (page 52). 11 TUNER EDIT Use with ////ENTER to memorize and name stations for recall (page 52). 12 BAND Switches between AM and FM radio bands (page 52). 13 Listening mode buttons AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between Auto Surround (page 57), Auto level control, Optimum Surround mode and Stream Direct mode (page 60). HOME THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 58). STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 57). ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 59). STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 60). 14 MULTI-ZONE controls If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTI- ZONE setup on page 35) use these controls to control the sub zone from the main zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 85). 15 SPEAKERS Use to change the speaker system (page 84). 16 HOME MENU Press to access the Home Menu (pages 42, 44, 80, 95, 104, 106, 108 and 112). 17 RETURN Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen. 18 HDMI input connector Use for connection to compatible HDMI device (Video camera, etc.). See Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input on page 39. 19 iPod/iPhone/USB terminals Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio and video source, or connect a USB device for audio and photo playback (page 40). 20 MCACC SETUP MIC jack Use to connect the supplied microphone (page 42). 21 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 63). 2 Program format indicators Light to indicate the channels being input when PCM signals are being input. They do not indicate the audio signals being output from the receiver. L/R – Left front/Right front channel C – Center channel SL/SR – Left surround/Right surround channel LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the (( )) indicators light when an LFE signal is being input) XL/XR – Two channels other than the ones above XC – Either one channel other than the ones above, the mono surround channel or matrix encode flag 3 Digital format indicators Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format is detected. 4 S.RTRV Lights when the Sound Retriever function is active (page 82). PCM HDMI DIGITAL ANALOG L C R SL SR XL XR XC LFE AUTO DIGITAL PLUS AUTO SURROUND STREAM DIRECT PROLOGIC x Neo:6 THX ADV.SURROUND STEREO STANDARD SP AB SLEEP DSD PCM DTS HD ES 96/24 MSTR S.RTRV SOUND UP MIX OVER MONO dB 2 MULTI-ZONE STEREO TrueHD WMA9Pro FULL BAND TUNED PQLS ALC ATT 2 2 USB HMG VIDEO TV DVD HDMI DVR BD CD TUNER CD-R PHONO iPod SIRIUS [ 2 ] XM [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 2 1 3 11 7 8 9 6 5 12 10 13 14 15 16 22 23 18 19 20 21 17 8 4

02 16 en 5 MULTI-ZONE Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active (page 85). 6 DSD PCM – Light during DSD (Direct Stream Digital) to PCM conversion with SACDs. PCM – Lights during playback of PCM signals. 7 FULL BAND Lights when the Full Band Phase Control is switched on (page 64). 8 Listening mode indicators AUTO SURROUND – Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on (page 57). ALC – Lights when the ALC (Auto level control) mode is selected (page 60). STREAM DIRECT – Lights when Direct/Pure Direct is selected (page 60). ADV.SURROUND – Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected (page 59). STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is switched on (page 59). STANDARD – Lights when one of the Standard Surround modes is switched on (page 57). THX – Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected (page 58). 9 (PHASE CONTROL) Lights when the Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control is switched on (page 63). 10 Analog signal indicators Light to indicate reducing the level of an analog signal (page 86). 11 UP MIX Lights when the Up Mix is switched on (page 62). 12 Tuner indicators TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received. STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode. MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set using MPX. 13 SOUND Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or tone controls feature is selected (page 82). Lights when Dialog Enhancement is switched on. 14 Lights when the sound is muted (page 13). 15 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level. “---” indicates the minimum level, and “+12dB” indicates the maximum level. 16 Input function indicators Light to indicate the input function you have selected. 17 Scroll indicators Light when there are more selectable items when making the various settings. 18 Speaker indicators Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 84). 19 SLEEP Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 86). 20 Matrix decoding format indicators 2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 57). Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (page 57). 21 MSTR Lights during playback of DTS-HD Master Audio signal. 22 Character display Displays various system information. 23 Remote control mode indicator Lights to indicate the receiver’s remote control mode setting. (Not displayed when set to 1.)

03 17 en Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel CAUTION • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step. • To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the top of the receiver. 1 HDMI connectors (x6) Multiple inputs and two outputs for high-quality audio/ video connection to compatible HDMI devices.  See Connecting your TV and playback components on page 26.  See Switching the HDMI output on page 87. 2 LAN (10/100) terminal  See Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs on page 66. 3 XM Radio input  See Connecting an XM Radio tuner on page 34. 4 Coaxial digital audio inputs (x2) Use for digital audio sources, including DVD players/ recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc.  See also The Input Setup menu on page 44 to assign the inputs. 5 Optical digital audio inputs (x4)/outputs (x2) Use the OUT jack for recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder.  See Connecting other audio components on page 32. Use the IN jacks for digital audio sources, including DVD players/recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc.  See also The Input Setup menu on page 44 to assign the inputs. 6 12 V trigger jacks (total 50 mA max.) (x2) Use to switch components in your system on and off according to the input function of the receiver.  See Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 38. 7 SIRIUS Radio input  See Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner on page 34. 8 Remote inputs/output Use for connection to an external remote control sensor for use in a MULTI-ZONE setup, for example.  See Connecting an IR receiver on page 37. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA PRE OUT AC IN MULTI CH IN XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN VIDEO1 IN VIDEO2 IN DVD IN OUT DVR IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK FRONT CENTER B A R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK (Single) L (Single) R SURROUND L R FRONT CENTER L L R L R L R FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 17 18 19

03 18 en 9 Control input/output Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you can control all your equipment from a single IR remote sensor.  See Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor on page 37. 10 RS-232C connector Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control.  See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 38. 11 Component video inputs (x3) Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD player.  See Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output on page 27. 12 MULTI-ZONE audio/video outputs Use to connect a second or third amplifier and monitors or TVs in a separate room.  See MULTI-ZONE setup on page 35. 13 Composite, S-Video and Component video monitor outputs Use to connect monitors and TVs.  See Connecting your TV with no HDMI input on page 28. 14 Stereo analog audio source inputs (x3)/output (x1) Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players, tape decks, turntables, etc.  See Connecting other audio components on page 32. 15 Audio/video source inputs (x5)/output (x1) Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks for composite video, S-Video and stereo analog audio.  See Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page 30. 16 AM and FM antenna terminals Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio broadcasts.  See Connecting AM/FM antennas on page 33. 17 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs Use to connect separate amplifiers for front, center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels.  See Connecting additional amplifiers on page 33 (see also Installing your speaker system on page 22 for powered subwoofer connection). 18 Multichannel analog audio inputs 7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs.  See Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 31. 19 Speaker terminals Use for connection to the main front, center, surround and surround back speakers.  See Connecting the speakers on page 21. 20 AC power inlet Connect the supplied power cord here.  See Plugging in the receiver on page 41.

03 19 en Determining the speakers’ application Surround sound with a strong sense of presence can be enjoyed by connecting 7 speakers and 1 subwoofer. It is also possible to achieve high sound quality using bi-amp connections and to enjoy music in other rooms using the MULTI-ZONE feature. High sound quality can be achieved with a minimum of two speakers. • Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels ( and ). • The Surr Back System setting must be made if you use any of the connections shown below other than [1] (see Selecting the Surr Back system on page 24). [1] 7.1ch surround connection (Simple connection & Best surround) *Default setting These connections prioritize surround sound with a speaker layout like that in a movie theater. • Surr Back System setting: Normal (default) • If you have six speakers, either only connect one surround back speaker (6.1 ch surround), or connect for the 7.1-channel setting as shown on the diagram below but without the center speaker. [2] 5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound. • Surr Back System setting: Front Bi-Amp *Bi-amp compatible speaker [3] 5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone) With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2. (The selection of input devices is limited.) • Surr Back System setting: ZONE 2 [4] 5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback of the same sound on the B speakers. • Surr Back System setting: Speaker B Other speaker connection • Your favorite speaker connections can be selected even if you have fewer than 5.1 speakers. • When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers with low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front channel. (The subwoofer’s low frequency component is played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be damaged.) • After connecting, be sure to conduct the Auto MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure. See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42. L R SW C L R SL SBL SBR SR Subwoofer Center Front right Front left Surround left Surround right Surround back left Surround back right SW C L R SL SR Subwoofer Center Front right* Front left* Surround left Surround right SW C L R SL SR L ZONE 2 R Subwoofer Center Front right Front left Right Left Surround left Surround right SW C L R SL SR Subwoofer Center Front right Front left Speaker B Surround left Surround right

03 20 en Placing the speakers To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. 5.1 channel surround system: 6.1 channel surround system: 7.1 channel surround system: THX speaker system setup If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer. See also THX Audio Setting on page 111 to make the settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes (page 58). Some tips for improving sound quality Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system. • The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended. • For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at equal distance from the TV. • If you’re using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle. • Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers. • It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position. The angle depends on the size of the room. Use less of an angle for bigger rooms. • Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and tilted slight downward. Make sure the speakers don’t face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback. • If the surround speakers cannot be set directly to the side of the listening position with a 7.1-channel system, the surround effect can be enhanced by turning off the Up Mix function (see Setting the Up Mix function on page 62). • Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect. Center Front left Front right Surround left Surround right Subwoofer 120° 120° Center Front left Front right Surround left Surround right Subwoofer 120° 120° Surround Back Center Front left Front right Surround left Surround right Subwoofer 90° 90° Surround back left Surround back right 60°

03 21 en Connecting the speakers Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves. CAUTION • These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts. • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure. Bare wire connections 1 Twist exposed wire strands together. (fig. A) 2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire. (fig. B) 3 Tighten terminal. (fig. C) Banana plug connections If you want to use speaker cables terminated with banana plugs, screw the speaker terminal fully shut, then plug the banana plug into the end of the speaker terminal. Important • Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers. • Use an RCA cable to connect the subwoofer. It is not possible to connect using speaker cables. CAUTION • Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes. fig. A fig. B fig. C 10 mm (3/8 in.)

03 22 en Installing your speaker system At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA PRE OUT AC IN MULTI CH IN XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN VIDEO1 IN VIDEO2 IN DVD IN OUT DVR IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK FRONT CENTER B A R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK (Single) L (Single) R SURROUND L R FRONT CENTER L L R L R L R FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE B A R SURROUND BACK/ L (Single) R SURROUND L R FRONT CENTER L SPEAKERS PRE OUT SUBWOOFER LINE LEVEL INPUT Front left Subwoofer Center Surround right Surround back right Surround back left Front right Surround left The surround back terminals can also be used for the Speaker B and ZONE 2. 7.1 ch surround setting No connect Surround back Speaker B setting Speaker B - Left Speaker B - Right ZONE 2 setting ZONE 2 - Left ZONE 2 - Right 6.1 ch surround setting

03 23 en Bi-amping your speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using. CAUTION • Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information. • If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may damage your speakers. Bi-wiring your speakers Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support bi- amping. • With these connections, the Surr Back System setting makes no difference. • To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver. Using a banana plug for the second connection is recommended. CAUTION • Don’t connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way. • When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for bi- amping shown at the left. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA PRE OUT AC IN MULTI CH IN XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN VIDEO1 IN VIDEO2 IN DVD IN OUT DVR IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK FRONT CENTER B A R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK (Single) L (Single) R SURROUND L R FRONT CENTER L L R L R L R FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE B A R SURROUND BACK/ L (Single) R SURROUND L R FRONT CENTER L SPEAKERS PRE OUT SUBWOOFER High Low High Low Front left Subwoofer Center Surround right Front right Surround left Bi-amp compatible speaker Bi-amp compatible speaker

03 24 en Selecting the Surr Back system The surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping, Speaker B and ZONE 2 connections, in addition to for the surround back speakers. Make this setting according to the application. ZONE 2 setup With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2. 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals. See Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections on page 22. 2 Select ‘ZONE 2’ from the Surr Back System menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 109 to do this. Speaker B setup You can listen to stereo playback in another room. 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals. See Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections on page 22. 2 Select ‘Speaker B’ from the Surr Back System menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 109 to do this. Bi-Amping setup Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound. 1 Connect Bi-amp compatible speakers to the front and surround back speaker terminals. See Bi-amping your speakers on page 23. 2 Select ‘Front Bi-Amp’ from the Surr Back System menu. See Surround back speaker setting on page 109 to do this. About the audio connection There are several types of audio input and output terminals on this receiver. The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order when you choose AUTO as the input signal: • With an HDMI cable, video and audio signals can be transferred in high quality over a single cable. CAUTION • When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket. • When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners. Types of cables and terminals Transferable audio signals Sound signal priority  HDMI HD audio Digital (Coaxial) Conventional digital audio Digital (Optical) RCA (Analog) (White/Red) Conventional analog audio

03 25 en About the video converter The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through all of the MONITOR OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this video source.1 If several video components are assigned to the same input function (see The Input Setup menu on page 44), the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, S-Video, then composite (in that order). • For optimal video performance, THX recommends switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 83) OFF. Note 1 • If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat panel TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, try switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 83) OFF. • The signal input resolutions that can be converted from the component video input for the HDMI output are 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p and 1080i. 1080p signal cannot be converted. • Only signals with an input resolution of 480i/576i can be converted from the component video input for the composite and S-Video MONITOR OUT. HDMI IN VIDEO IN VIDEO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT HDMI OUT Y PB PR Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR PHASE CONTROL ADVANCED MCACC PQLS HDMI MASTER VOLUME High picture quality Terminal for connection with source device Terminal for connection with TV monitor Video signals can be output This receiver Source device TV monitor Types of cables This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

03 26 en Connecting your TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray disc player, etc.), you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable. If the TV and playback components support the Pioneer KURO LINK feature, the convenient KURO LINK functions can be used (see KURO LINK on page 79). • When connecting a Blu-ray disc player, connect the player to the receiver’s BD IN terminal. • When connecting to an HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or a flat panel TV using the HDMI OUT 2 terminal, switch the HDMI output setting to HDMI OUT 2 or HDMI OUT ALL. See Switching the HDMI output on page 87. • The HDMI indicator lights on the front panel when an HDMI-equipped component is connected. • For input components, connections other than HDMI connections are also possible (see Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output on page 27). • If your Blu-ray disc player offers multi-channel analog audio outputs, see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 31. • The sound of the TV cannot be heard over the receiver if the TV is connected using an HDMI cable. If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio cables. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTEN XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN V DVD IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO B R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) R L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE HDMI ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - BD IN IN 1 OUT 1 (KURO LINK ) OPTICAL (TV/SAT) IN 1 TV/SAT IN DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL ANALOG R L AUDIO OUT HDMI IN HDMI OUT HDMI OUT HDMI/DVI-compatible Blu-ray disc player Other HDMI/DVI- equipped component HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat panel TV Select one This connection is required in order to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver.

03 27 en Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component with no HDMI output) to the receiver. • If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio cables. • Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video. • If your DVD player offers multi-channel analog audio outputs, see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 31. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE T DVD IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO B R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE HDMI OUT 1 (KURO LINK ) COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE IN 1 (DVD) OPTICAL (DVR) IN 2 DVD IN COMPONENT VIDEO 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - IN 1 (DVD) VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO ANALOG R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL L HDMI IN Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DVD player, etc. HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat panel TV Select one Select one

03 28 en Connecting your TV with no HDMI input This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component) to the receiver. • With these connections, the picture is not output to the TV even if the DVD player is connected with an HDMI cable. Connect the DVD player’s video signals using a composite, S-VIDEO or component cord. • Connect using an HDMI cable to listen to HD audio on the receiver. Do not use an HDMI cable to input video signals. Depending on the video component, it may not be possible to output signals connected by HDMI and other methods simultaneously, and it may be necessary to make output settings. Please refer to the operating instructions supplied with your component for more information. • Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video. • If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs, you can connect these instead. See also see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 31. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE T DVD IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO B R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE HDMI COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE IN 1 (DVD) OPTICAL (DVR) IN 2 DVD IN COMPONENT VIDEO 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - IN 1 (DVD) IN 2 MONITOR OUT PR PB Y VIDEO IN VIDEO S-VIDEO Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO ANALOG R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL HDMI OUT L Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DVD player, etc. TV Select one Select one Select one

03 29 en • The input functions below are assigned by default to the receiver’s different input terminals. Refer to The Input Setup menu on page 44 to change the assignments if other connections are used. For example, the BD terminal is fixed to BD input; no other audio and video signals can be input to this terminal. About HDMI1 The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD and CD. See About the video converter on page 25 for more on HDMI compatibility. This receiver incorporates High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology. This receiver supports the functions described below through HDMI connections. • Digital transfer of uncompressed video (contents protected by HDCP (1080p/24, 1080p/60, etc.)) • Deep Color signal transfer2 • x.v.Color signal transfer2 • Input of multi-channel linear PCM digital audio signals (192 kHz or less) for up to 8 channels • Input of the following digital audio formats: – Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, High bitrate audio (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio), DVD- Audio, CD, SACD (DSD signal), Video CD, Super VCD • Synchronized operation with components using the KURO LINK function (see KURO LINK on page 79) HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC. “x.v.Color” and x.v.Color logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Input function Input Terminals Digital HDMI Component DVD COAX-1 IN 1 BD (BD) TV/SAT OPT-1 DVR OPT-2 IN 2 VIDEO 1 OPT-3 IN 3 VIDEO 2 HDMI 1 (HDMI-1) HDMI 2 (HDMI-2) HDMI 3 (HDMI-3) HDMI 4 (front panel) (HDMI-4) CD COAX-2 CD-R/TAPE OPT-4 Note 1 • An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVIHDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information. • If you connect a component that is not compatible with HDCP, an HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel display. Some components that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed, but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction. • Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers. • This receiver supports SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. To take advantage of these formats, however, make sure that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format. 2 Signal transfer is only possible when connected to a compatible component.

03 30 en Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including HDD/DVD recorders and VCRs. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 44). LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN VIDEO1 IN VIDEO2 IN DVD IN OUT DVR IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO FRON FRON B A R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) R SURROUND L R L R FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE IN 1 (DVD) OPTICAL OUT DVR IN OUT 1 (DVR) IN 2 ASSIGNABLE DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL ANALOG R L ANALOG R L AUDIO OUT DIGITAL IN OPTICAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO HDD/DVD recorder, VCR, etc. Select one Select one Select one Select one

03 31 en Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 44). Connecting the multichannel analog inputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back channels). Make sure that the player is set to output multichannel analog audio. • If there is a single surround back output, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L jack on this receiver. • To use a 5.1-channel speaker set, use the surround speakers for the surround channel, not the surround back channel. SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS IN IN 12 V TRIGGER OUT 1 OUT 2 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN VIDE IN DVD IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO B R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) R L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE IN 1 (DVD) OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE (TV/SAT) IN 1 TV/SAT IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO ANALOG R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL L STB Select one Select one VIDEO ANTENNA PRE OUT MULTI CH IN 3 1 LE - Y TV/SAT IN VIDEO1 IN VIDEO2 IN DVD IN OUT DVR IN FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK FRONT CENTER A SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK (Single) gle) R SURROUND L R FRONT CENTER L L R L R FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP MULTI CH IN FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK L R R L FRONT OUTPUT R L SURROUND OUTPUT CENTER OUTPUT SUBWOOFER OUTPUT R L SURROUND BACK OUTPUT DVD player, etc.

03 32 en Connecting other audio components This receiver has both digital and analog inputs, allowing you to connect audio components for playback. This receiver features five stereo audio-only inputs. One of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders. One of the audio inputs (PHONO) is a dedicated turntable input which should not be used for any other type of component. This input also has a grounding terminal that most turntables require. Most digital components also have analog connections. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 44). • If you’re connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs to the analog audio inputs on the recorder. Turntables only: • If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to the ground terminal on this receiver. • If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e., it has a built-in phono pre-amp), connect it to the CD inputs instead. About the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has an on-board Windows Media™ Audio 9 Professional1 (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using HDMI, coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro-compatible player. However, the connected DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - 3 1 ASSIGNABLE - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 IN 2 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE TV/SAT IN VIDEO1 IN DVD IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO B R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) R SUR L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE OUT IN CD-R/TAPE COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE IN 2 (CD) ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL OUT 1 (CD-R) IN 4 PHONO IN SIGNAL GND DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL ANALOG R L AUDIO OUT ANALOG R L AUDIO IN DIGITAL IN OPTICAL CD-R, MD, DAT, etc. Select one Select one Turntable Note 1 • Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • With WMA9 Pro, sound problems may occur depending on your computer system. Note that WMA9 Pro 96 kHz sources will be downsampled to 48 kHz.

03 33 en Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. • You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only. • The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have configured the Surround back speaker setting on page 109. • To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver. If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 109) to LARGE. Connecting AM/FM antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Connecting external antennas below). 1 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires. 2 Push open the tabs, then insert one wire fully into each terminal, then release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires. 3 Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand. To fix the stand to the antenna, bend in the direction indicated by the arrow (fig. a) then clip the loop onto the stand (fig. b). • If you plan to mount the AM antenna to a wall or other surface, secure the stand with screws (fig. c) before clipping the loop to the stand. Make sure the reception is clear. 4 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and in a direction giving the best reception. 5 Connect the FM wire antenna in the same way as the AM loop antenna. For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled up. PRE OUT MULTI CH IN OUT DVR IN FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK FRONT CENTER A SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURROUND BACK (Single) R FRONT CENTER L L R L R AM LOOP FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK L R SUBWOOFER PRE OUT (Single) R L ANALOG INPUT R L ANALOG INPUT R L ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUT Powered subwoofer Front channel amplifier Center channel amplifier (mono) Surround channel amplifier Surround back channel amplifier ANTENNA FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP 3 1 2 4 5 fig. b fig. a fig. c

03 34 en Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception connect an external FM antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω. To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m (16 ft. to 20 ft.) length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna. For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors. Connecting an XM Radio tuner After purchasing an XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock (both sold separately), you will also need to activate the XM Radio service to begin receiving broadcasts. • For instructions on playing the XM Radio, see Listening to XM Radio on page 53. Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner To receive SIRIUS Satellite Radio broadcasts, you will need to activate your SiriusConnect™ tuner. You will also need to connect the antenna and AC adapter to the SiriusConnect™ tuner. • For instructions on playing the SIRIUS Radio, see Listening to SIRIUS Radio on page 55. ANTENNA FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP 75 Ω coaxial cable ANTENNA FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP Outdoor antenna 5 m to 6 m (16 ft. to 20 ft.) Indoor antenna (vinyl-coated wire) LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTIO SPEAKER I ATTEN ENCEINTE OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE M D'EMPLO SELECTA PR PB Y XM IN SATELLiTE RADiO SATELLiTE RADiO XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock with antenna LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTIO SPEAKER I ATTEN ENCEINTE OPTICAL RS-232C COAXIAL IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE M D'EMPLO SELECTA SIRIUS IN SIRIUS H SIRIUS H PR PB Y Antenna SiriusConnect™ HOME tuner AC adapter

03 35 en MULTI-ZONE setup This receiver can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper MULTI- ZONE connections. An example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below, but the number of MULTI-ZONE connections (and the way you choose to connect them) depends on how you want to set up your system. Different sources can be playing in three zones at the same time or, depending on your needs, the same source can also be used. The main and sub zones have independent power (the main zone power can be off while one (or both) of the sub zones is on) and the sub zones can be controlled by the remote or front panel controls. However, you may need to specify the volume settings in ZONE Audio Setup on page 113. Making MULTI-ZONE connections It is possible to make these connections if you have a separate TV and speakers for your primary (ZONE 2) sub zone, and a separate TV and a separate amplifier1 (and speakers) for your secondary (ZONE 3) sub zone. You will also need a separate amplifier if you are not using the MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (ZONE 2) on page 36 for your primary sub zone. There are two primary sub zone setups possible with this system. Choose whichever works best for you. MULTI-ZONE listening options The following table shows the signals that can be output to ZONE 2 and ZONE 3: PR PB Y LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDA ATTENTIO ENCEINTE D'IMPE OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) PR (DV ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO ZONE 3 OUT PH SI G L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT L R R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN Main zone Sub zone (ZONE 2) Sub zone (ZONE 3) Note 1 You can’t use sound controls (such as the tone controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub zone. You can, however, use the features available with your sub zone amplifier. Sub Zone Input functions available ZONE 2 Analog audio signals (AUDIO ZONE 2 OUT).a With video signals,b the composite video (VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT) signals can be output. a.Any analog signal. (This does not apply for the MULTI CH IN and PHONO inputs.) b.JPEG files cannot be played with the input set to USB input. ZONE 3 Analog audio signals (AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT).a With video signals,b the composite video (VIDEO ZONE 3 OUT) signals can be output.

03 36 en Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2) • Connect a separate amplifier to the AUDIO ZONE 2 OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT jack, both on this receiver. You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown below. MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (ZONE 2) You must select ZONE 2 in Surround back speaker setting on page 109 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the sub zone will be temporarily interrupted when controlling the main zone (for example, changing the input function or starting playback). • Connect a TV monitor to the VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT jacks on this receiver. You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below. Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 3) • Connect a separate amplifier to the AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the VIDEO ZONE 3 OUT jack, both on this receiver. You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown below. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS C SP A EN OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO Z L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VO D' S ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN PR PB Main zone Sub zone (ZONE 2) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . ATTENTION: ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω . COMPONENT VIDE 1 ASSIGNABLE IN 1 IN 2 (DVD) PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB Y (DVR) IN 3 (VIDEO 1) MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO ZONE 3 OUT PHONO IN CD IN OUT IN CD-R/TAPE DVD IN SIGNAL GND S-VIDEO VIDEO B R SURROUND BACK/ Class 2 Wiring L (Single) L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO B R SURROUND BACK/ L (Single) R L VIDEO IN Main zone Sub zone (ZONE 2) LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPE ATTENTIO ENCEINTE D'IM OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) P (D ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO ZONE 3 OUT S L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MOD D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE PR PB Y VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT L R VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN Main zone Sub zone (ZONE 3)

03 37 en Connecting an IR receiver If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or shelving unit, or you wish to use the sub zone remote control in another zone, you can use an optional IR receiver (such as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead of the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver.1 1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the IR IN jack on the rear of this receiver. 2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to the IR OUT jack on the rear of this receiver to link it to the IR receiver. Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for the type of cable necessary for the connection. • If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR receiver, see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor below to connect to the CONTROL jacks instead of the IR OUT jack. Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component.2 Important • Note that if you use this feature, make sure that you also have at least one set of analog audio, video or HDMI jacks connected to another component for grounding purposes. 1 Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor of. When you want to control any component in the chain, this is the remote sensor at which you’ll point the corresponding remote control. 2 Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that component to the CONTROL IN jack of another Pioneer component. Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the connection. Continue the chain in the same way for as many components as you have. Note 1 • Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver remote sensor window. • Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your component to check for IR compatibility. • If using two remote controls (at the same time), the IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the remote sensor on the front panel. LAN (10/100) S OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (D IR CONTROL IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT IN OUT CONTROL IN IR IR receiver Closet or shelving unit Non-Pioneer component Pioneer component 2 • If you want to control all your components using this receiver’s remote control, see Setting the remote to control other components on page 89. • If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won’t be able to control this unit using the remote sensor. LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANC ATTENTION ENCEINTE D'IMPEDA OPTICAL RS-232C IR CONTROL BD IN IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT PHO IN L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI SELECTABLE CONTROL IN OUT CONTROL IN OUT IN OUT CONTROL

03 38 en Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger You can connect components in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input function. However, you must specify which input functions switch on the trigger using the The Input Setup menu on page 44. Note that this will only work with components that have a standby mode.1 • Connect the 12 V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to the 12 V trigger of another component. Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the connection. • The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12 V/50 mA. After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on page 44. Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output When using the Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional (see page 101) to calibrate the reverb characteristics of your listening room, the 3D graphs of the reverb characteristics and group delay characteristics in your listening room (before and after calibration) can be checked on a computer screen by connecting the receiver to the computer and using a special application to transfer the data. The various MCACC parameters can also be checked on the computer. Use a commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS-232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on the back panel of this receiver (the cable must be cross type, female–female). The software to output the results is available from the support area of the Pioneer website (http:// www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ Home+Entertainment+Custom+Install). Instructions for using the software are also available here. If you have any questions regarding, please contact the Customer Support Division of Pioneer. Please make sure your system meets the following requirements: • The computer must be a PC functioning with one of the following operating systems: Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/ Ultimate SP1, Windows® XP Professional/Home Edition SP3 or Windows® 2000 Professional SP4. • The monitor must have a display resolution of 800 x 600 dots (SVGA) or greater. • The computer must be equipped with at least one RS- 232C port.2 • System must have internet access. Microsoft®, Windows®Vista, Windows®XP and Windows®2000 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Note 1 Triggered connections with up to two devices compatible with 12 volt triggers can be made with this receiver. LAN (10/100) S OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (D 12 V TRIGGER (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 12 V TRIGGER 2 Laptops and other computers not equipped with an RS-232C port can be connected via USB port using a commercially available USB to RS-232C converter cable (USB to serial converter cable). For instructions on COM port connections and settings, contact the manufacturer of your computer.

03 39 en • Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on the rear panel of the receiver. Make sure that the receiver and all connected components are switched off and disconnected from the power outlet when you do this.1 Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS- 232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on this receiver. See the documentation provided with the Advanced MCACC application for more information. Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input There is an HDMI input terminal on the front panel. High quality pictures can be viewed via the receiver simply by connecting an HDMI-equipped video camera with a single HDMI cable. HDMI-equipped components other than video cameras can also be connected to this terminal. • Push down on the lower portion of the front panel door to access the front panel input. • Select this input using HDMI, INPUT SELECT (remote) or the INPUT SELECTOR dial (front panel) to select HDMI 4. Note 1 The various parameters, the reverb characteristics data and group delay characteristics data used for display on the computer are not cleared when the power is turned off (see Output PC on page 106). LAN (10/100) SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPE ATTENTI ENCEINTE D'IM OPTICAL RS-232C HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CONTROL SIRIUS BD IN IN IN 12 V TRIGGER IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) IN 1 (OUTPUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX) 1 2 IN 1 IN IN 2 OUT OUT (DVD) P (D ZONE 2 OUT VIDEO AUDIO ZONE 3 OUT L R SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SELECTABLE VOIR LE MOD D'EMPLOI SELECTABL PR PB Y RS-232C RS-232C Personal computer PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND This receiver Video camera, etc.

03 40 en Connecting an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio or video content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver. • Switch the receiver into standby then use the supplied iPod cable to connect your iPod to the iPod/ iPhone/USB terminal on the front panel of this receiver. • Push down on the lower portion of the front panel door to access the iPod/iPhone/USB terminal. • It is also possible to connect using the cable included with the iPod, but in this case it is not possible to view pictures via the receiver. • For the cable connection, refer to also the operating instructions for iPod. • For instructions on playing the iPod, see Playing an iPod on page 47. Connecting a USB device It is possible to playback files using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. • Switch the receiver into standby then connect your USB device to the USB terminal on the front panel of this receiver. • Push down on the lower portion of the front panel door to access the USB terminal. • For instructions on playing the USB device, see Playing a USB device on page 49. PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND MENU    iPod iPod cable (supplied) This receiver PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND USB mass storage device This receiver

03 41 en Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this receiver, including the speakers. 1 Plug the supplied power cord into the AC IN socket on the back of the receiver. 2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.1 CAUTION • Handle the power cord by the plug part. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord, and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet, as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, or other object on the power cord or pinch the cord in any other way. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cables. The power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company for a replacement. • Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this unit. • Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than that described below. • The receiver should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use, e.g., when on vacation. • Make sure the blue  STANDBY/ON light has gone out before unplugging. Note 1 After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during this process. The HDMI indicator in the front panel display blinks during this process, and you can turn on this receiver once it has stopped blinking. When you set the KURO LINK mode to OFF, you can skip this process. For details about the KURO LINK feature, see KURO LINK on page 79.

(OSD Language) The language used on the Graphical User Interface screen can be changed. • The explanations in these operating instructions are for when English is selected for the GUI screen. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use  RECEIVER to switch on. 2 Press on the remote control, then press HOME MENU. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu. 3 Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME MENU. 4 Select ‘OSD Language’ from the System Setup menu. 5 Select the desired language. • English • French • German • Italian • Spanish • Dutch • Russian 6 Select ‘OK’ to change the language. The setting is completed and the System Setup menu reappears automatically. Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker connection and speaker size, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room, and also to calibrate the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected. Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 46. Important • Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup. • Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select. • Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod/ USB, HOME MEDIA GALLERY, XM or SIRIUS Radio function should not be selected as an input function. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT RECEIVER SOURCE RECEIVER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER HOME MENU RETURN ENTER REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER A/V RECEIVER Exit Return a.Manual SP Setup b. Input Setup c. OSD Language d. Other Setup 4.SystemSetup 4c.OSD Language A/V RECEIVER Exit Return Language : English OK 4c.OSD Language A/V RECEIVER Exit Return Language : English OK

output at high volume. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use  RECEIVER to switch on. 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. • Push down on the lower portion of the front panel door to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack. Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. If you do not have a tripod, use some other object to install the microphone.1 The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.2 3 Press to the receiver operation mode. 4 Select Surr Back System setting,3 select an MCACC preset4, then select START.5 Select Normal (Surround back), Speaker B, Front Bi- Amp or ZONE 2 for the Surr Back System setting according to connections to the surround back speaker terminals. 5 Follow the instructions on-screen. Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level. 6 Wait for the test tones to finish, then confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.6 If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 7. • With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check microphone.) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue. The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have. • If you see an ERR message (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct), there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the power Note 1 It may not be possible to measure correctly if the microphone is placed on a table, sofa, etc. 2 • You can’t use the HOME MENU when the iPod/USB, HOME MEDIA GALLERY, XM or SIRIUS Radio input function is selected (in either the main or sub zone). When you set ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or ZONE 2&3 to ON (page 85), you can’t use the HOME MENU. • If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT RECEIVER SOURCE RECEIVER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER HOME MENU RETURN ENTER REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC PARAMETER ENTER (TUNE) (TUNE) (PRESET) (PRESET) AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND HOME MENU RETURN Surr Back System : Normal 1a.Full Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Return START Save SYMMETRY to : M1.MEMORY 1 RECEIVER 3 • For details on the speaker layout and the Surr Back System setting, see Determining the speakers’ application on page 19. • If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through Surround back speaker setting on page 109 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 5. • If you have THX-certified speakers, select Return, then select Auto MCACC for the THX Speaker setting. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 96 for more on this. 4 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 106). 5 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select Return, then select Auto MCACC to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJ and FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 96 for more on this. 6 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings. Now Analyzing... 2/10 Environment Check 1a.Full Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel Ambient Noise : OK Microphone : Speaker YES/NO : L : YES R : YES C : YES 1a.Full Auto MCACC SR : YES SBR : YES SBL : YES SL : YES SW : YES 10 OK RETRY A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel

seem to be a problem, you can simply use / to select the speaker and / to change the setting and continue. • If Reverse Phase is displayed, the speaker’s wiring (+ and –) may be inverted. Check the speaker connections.1 – If the connections were wrong, turn off the power, disconnect the power cord, then reconnect properly. After this, perform the Full Auto MCACC procedure again. – If the connections were right, select GO NEXT and continue. 7 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for Channel Level, Speaker Distance, Standing Wave, Acoustic Cal EQ and Full Band Phase Control. Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 10 minutes. 8 The Auto MCACC Setup procedure is completed and the Home Menu menu reappears automatically.2 Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver upon completion of the Auto MCACC Setup. The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using The Advanced MCACC menu on page 95 or The system and the other setup on page 108.3 Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary. If there are any instructions showing in the front panel display, please follow them. • Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the microphone. If this seems to be happening, switch off the TV when doing the Auto MCACC Setup. The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 45). In this case, you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote control correspond to the components you’ve connected. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use  RECEIVER to switch on. 2 Press on the remote control, then press HOME MENU. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu. 3 Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME MENU. 4 Select ‘Input Setup’ from the System Setup menu. 5 Select the input function that you want to set up. The default names correspond with the names next to the terminals on the rear panel (such as DVD or VIDEO1) which, in turn, correspond with the names on the remote control. Note 1 If the speaker is not pointed to the microphone (listening position) or when using speakers that affect the phase (dipole speakers, reflective speakers, etc.), Reverse Phase may be displayed even if the speakers are properly connected. 2 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Checking MCACC Data on page 104 for more on this. 3 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm (5 inches) will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 108. • The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed. • If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT RECEIVER SOURCE RECEIVER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER HOME MENU RETURN ENTER REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER A/V RECEIVER Exit Return a.Manual SP Setup b. Input Setup c. OSD Language d. Other Setup 4.SystemSetup 4b.Input Setup A/V RECEIVER Exit Finish Input : DVD Input Name : Rename Digital In : COAX-1 HDMI Input : --- Input Skip : OFF Component In : Comp-1 12V Trigger1 : OFF 12V Trigger2 : OFF

component. For example, if your DVD player only has an optical output, you will need to change the DVD input function’s Digital In setting from COAX-1 (default) to the optical input you’ve connected it to. The numbering (OPT-1 to 4) corresponds with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. • If your component is connected via a component video cable to an input terminal other than the default, you must tell the receiver which input terminal your component is connected to, or else you may see the S-Video or composite video signals instead of the component video signals.1 7 When you’re finished, proceed to the settings for other inputs. There are three optional settings in addition to the assignment of the input jacks: • Input Name – You can choose to rename the input function for easier identification. Select Rename to do so, or Default to return to the system default. • Input Skip – When set to ON, that input is skipped when selecting the input using INPUT SELECT or the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial. (DVD and other inputs can be still be selected directly with the input function buttons.) • 12V Trigger1/2 – After connecting a component to one of the 12 volt triggers (see Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 38), select MAIN, ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or OFF for the corresponding trigger setting to switch it on automatically along with the (main or sub) zone specified. 8 When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the System Setup menu. Input function default and possible settings The terminals on the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the input functions. If you have connected components to this receiver differently from (or in addition to) the defaults below, see The Input Setup menu on page 44 to tell the receiver how you’ve connected up. The dots () indicate possible assignments. Note 1 For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in Setting the Video options on page 83), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component. 4b.Input Setup A/V RECEIVER Exit Finish Input : DVD Input Name : Rename Digital In : COAX-1 HDMI Input : --- Input Skip : OFF Component In : Comp-1 12V Trigger1 : OFF 12V Trigger2 : OFF Input function Input Terminals Digital HDMI Component DVD COAX-1 a a.With KURO LINK set to ON, assignments cannot be made (see KURO LINK on page 79). IN 1 BD (BD)b b.This assignment is fixed and cannot be changed. TV/SAT OPT-1 a  DVR OPT-2 a IN 2 VIDEO1 OPT-3 a IN 3 VIDEO2  a  HDMI 1 (HDMI-1) HDMI 2 (HDMI-2) HDMI 3 (HDMI-3) HDMI 4 (HDMI-4)b HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod/USB XM CD COAX-2 CD-R/TAPE OPT-4 TUNER PHONO MULTI CH IN a SIRIUS 

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. 1 Switch on your system components and receiver. Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV1 and subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver (press  RECEIVER). • Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected. 2 Select the input function you want to play. You can use the input function buttons on the remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial.2 3 Press , then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and start playback of the source.3 If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode. • See also Listening to your system on page 57 for information on different ways of listening to sources. It is possible to check on the front panel display whether or not multi-channel playback is being performed properly. When using a surround back speaker, 2D+PLIIx MOVIE is displayed when playing Dolby Digital 5.1 channel signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals. When not using a surround back speaker, DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed when playing Dolby Digital 5.1 channel signals. If the display does not correspond to the input signal and listening mode, check the connections and settings. 4 Use the volume control to adjust the volume level. Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver. Playing a source with HDMI connection • Use INPUT SELECT to select the HDMI input you’ve connected to (for example, HDMI 1). You can also perform the same operation by using the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly. • Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 82 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or flat panel TV (no sound will be heard from this receiver). • If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat panel TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, use an analog video connection. • You can’t hear HDMI audio through this receiver’s digital out jack. Note 1 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO1 jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO1 input is now selected). 2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 63). 3 • You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM. • Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 57 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 RECEIVER SOURCE RECEIVER DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 INPUT SELECT AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT HDD RECEIVER RECEIVER

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs for surround sound playback.1 1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting. For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio. 2 Press , then use INPUT SELECT to select MULTI CH IN. You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel. • Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 112. Playing an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver.2 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. See Connecting an iPod on page 40. • It is also possible to operate the iPod on the iPod itself, without using the TV screen. For details, see Switching the iPod controls on page 48. 2 Press iPod USB on the remote control to switch the receiver to the iPod/USB. Loading appears in the GUI screen while the receiver verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod. When the display shows iPod top menu you’re ready to play music from the iPod.3 Main Zone: Sub Zone: Playing back audio files stored on an iPod To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take advantage of the GUI screen of your TV connected to this receiver.4 You can also control all operations for music in the front panel display of this receiver. Finding what you want to play When your iPod is connected to this receiver, you can browse songs stored on your iPod by playlist, artist name, album name, song name, genre or composer, similar to using your iPod directly. 1 Use / to select a category, then press ENTER to browse that category. • To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN. 2 Use / to browse the selected category (e.g., albums). • Use / to move to previous/next levels. Note 1 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set. • You can’t listen to your speaker B system during playback from the multichannel inputs. • With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 112. 2 • This system is compatible with the audio and video of the iPod nano, iPod fifth generation (audio only), iPod classic, iPod touch and iPhone. However, some of the functions may be restricted for some models. The system is not compatible with the iPod shuffle. • Compatibility may vary depending on the software version of your iPod and iPhone. Please be sure to use the latest available software version. • iPod and iPhone are licensed for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials or materials the user is legally permitted to reproduce. • Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting. • Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from the iPod failure. • When listening to a track on the iPod in the main zone, it is possible to control the sub zone, but not to listen to a different track in the sub zone from the one playing in the main zone. 3 The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver. RECEIVER 4 • Note that characters that cannot be displayed on this receiver are displayed as #. • This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod. To display video clips, switch iPod operation to the iPod (see Switching the iPod controls on page 48). • If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear. iPod iPod CTRL Playlists Artists Albums Songs Podcasts Genres Composers Audiobooks 1 / 9 A/V RECEIVER iPod [ Playlists ] [ Artists ] [ Albums ] [ Songs ] [ Podcasts ] [ Genres ] [ Composers ] [ Audiobooks ] 1/9

want to play, then press  to start playback.1 Main Zone: Sub Zone: Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this: Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs Composers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs Tip • You can play all of the songs in a particular category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist. Basic playback controls The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod. Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/USB operation mode. Switching the iPod controls2 You can switch over the iPod controls between the iPod and the receiver. 1 Press iPod CTRL to switch the iPod controls.3 This enables operation and display on your iPod, and this receiver’s remote control and GUI screen become inactive. 2 Press iPod CTRL again to switch back to the receiver controls. Note 1 If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback. Play mode Track title Album title Artist name Track Title Artist Name Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx Chapter Number : xxx/xxx xxxx/xxxx Now Playing Album Title iPod iPod CTRL Top Menu List Shuffle Songs PLAY 3:02 -2:02 Playing time File information Track number Track Title Shuffle Songs 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Album Title Play xxxx/xxxx Chap xxx/xxx Play mode Track title Album title Artist name Playing time File information Track number Button What it does  Press to start playback. If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play.  Pauses/unpauses playback. / Press and hold during playback to start scanning. / Press to skip to previous/next track. Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat One, Repeat All and Repeat Off. Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off. DISP Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed in the front panel display. ENTER When browsing, press to move to next levels. During playback, press to set the play and pause modes. RETURN When browsing, press to move to previous levels. / When browsing, press to move to previous/next levels. / During Audiobook playback, press to switch the playback speed: Faster  Normal  Slower TOP MENU Press to return to the iPod top menu screen. 2 You cannot use this function, when an iPod of fifth generation or iPod nano of first generation is connected. 3 When this function is set, iPod images cannot be played on this receiver. However, when video clips recorded on the iPod are played, the playback picture is displayed.

It is possible to playback files1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. See Connecting a USB device on page 40.2 2 Press iPod USB on the remote control to switch the receiver to the iPod/USB. Loading appears in the GUI screen as this receiver starts recognizing the USB device connected.3 When the display shows USB Top menu you’re ready to playback from the USB device. Main Zone: Sub Zone: Important If an Over Current message lights in the display, the power requirements of the USB device are too high for this receiver. Try following the points below: • Switch the receiver off, then on again. • Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched off. • Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the device) for USB power. If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible. Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device The maximum number of levels that you can select in Step 2 (below) is 8. Also, you can display and play back up to 30 000 folders and files within a USB memory device.4 1 Use / to select ‘Music’ from the USB Top menu. 2 Use / to select a folder, then press ENTER to browse that folder. • To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN. 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback.5 Main Zone: Note 1 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT12/16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback. • Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this receiver. 2 Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device. 3 • When a USB memory device with a large capacity is connected, it may take some time to read all the contents. • This receiver does not support a USB hub. USB Top Music Photos Slideshow Setup 1 / 3 A/V RECEIVER USB Top [ Music ] [ Photos ] [ Slideshow Setup ] 1/3 4 Note that characters that cannot be displayed on this receiver are displayed as #. 5 • If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable. • When the file currently being played back has no title assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the GUI screen instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space. • Playback stops when the last song in a USB memory device is played back to the end. • Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this receiver. • DRM-protected audio files cannot be played back on this receiver. • If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear. USB Top Music Photos Slideshow Setup 1 / 3 A/V RECEIVER Music Return Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Music1 Music2 Music3 Music4 Music5 1 / 9 A/V RECEIVER Top Menu Track Title USB Top Menu Return Random On PLAY 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Now Playing Album Title Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx Format : xxxxxxxxxxx Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx xxxx/xxxx Play mode Track title or File name Album title Artist name Playing time File information Track number

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your USB memory device. Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/USB operation mode. Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device1 1 Use / to select ‘Photos’ from the USB Top menu. 2 Use / to select a folder, then press ENTER to browse that folder. • To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN. 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback.2 The selected content is displayed in full screen and starts a slideshow. After a slideshow launches, pressing ENTER toggles between play and pause (only when Theme on the Slideshow Setup is set to Normal (OFF)). Basic playback controls Slideshow Setup Make the various settings for playing slideshows of photo files here. 1 Use / to select ‘Slideshow Setup’ from the USB Top menu. 2 Select the setting you want. • Theme – Add various effects to the slideshow. • Interval – Set the interval for switching the photos. This may not be available depending on the Theme setting. • BGM – Play music files stored on the USB device while displaying photos. • Music Select – Select the folder containing the music files to be played when BGM is set to ON. 3 When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the USB Top menu. Button What it does  Press to start playback.  Pauses/unpauses playback. / Press and hold during playback to start scanning. / Press to skip to previous/next track. Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat One, Repeat Folder, Repeat All and Repeat Off. Press repeatedly to switch between Random On and Random Off. DISP Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed in the front panel display. ENTER When browsing, press to move to next levels. During playback, press to set the play and pause modes. RETURN When browsing, press to move to previous levels. / When browsing, press to move to previous/next levels. TOP MENU Press to return to the USB Top menu. Note 1 Photo files cannot be played in the sub zone. Track Title Random On 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Album Title Play xxxx/xxxx Play mode Track title or File name Album title Artist name Playing time Track number USB Top Music Photos Slideshow Setup 2 / 3 A/V RECEIVER 2 If the slideshow is left in the pause mode for five minutes, the list screen reappears. Button What it does ENTER,  Starts displaying a photo and playing a slideshow. RETURN, Stops the Player and returns to the previous menu. a a.You can only use this button when Theme on the Slideshow Setup is set to Normal (OFF). Displays the previous photo content. a Displays the next photo content. a Pauses/unpauses the slideshow. DISPa Displays the photo information. USB Top Music Photos Slideshow Setup 3 / 3 A/V RECEIVER Slideshow Setup Return A/V RECEIVER Top Menu Theme : Normal(OFF) Interval : 5 sec BGM : ON Music Select : Select Folder1

The USB function of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Music files Photo files Category Extension Stream MP3a a.“MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.” .mp3 MPEG-1, 2, 2.5 Audio Layer-3 Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate 8 kbps to 320 kbps VBR/CBR Supported/Supported WAV .wav LPCM Sampling frequency 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 8 bit, 16 bit Channel 2 ch, Monaural WMA .wma WMA8/9b b.Files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice. Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate 8 kbps to 320 kbps VBR/CBR Supported/Supported Category Extension JPEG .jpg .jpeg .jpe .jif .jfif Format Meeting the following conditions: • Baseline JPEG format (including files recorded in Exif/DCF format) • Y:Cb:Cr - 4:4:4a, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 a.The maximum playable resolution for 4:4:4 is 5120 x 8192 pixels. Resolution 30 to 8192 pixels vertical, 40 to 8192 pixels horizontal

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving station presets below for more on how to do this. 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. 2 Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary. Each press switches the band between FM and AM. 3 Tune to a station. There are three ways to do this: Automatic tuning – To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE / for about a second. The receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations. Manual tuning – To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNE /. High speed tuning – Press and hold TUNE / for high speed tuning. Release the button at the frequency you want. Improving FM sound If the TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn’t light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press MPX to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast. Using the noise cut mode The two noise cut modes can be used when receiving AM broadcasts. Press MPX to select the noise cut mode (1 to 2). Using Neural THX This feature uses Neural Surround™, THX® technologies to achieve optimal surround sound from FM radio. • While listening to FM radio, press AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT for Neural THX listening. See About Neural – THX Surround on page 131 for more on this. The Neural THX mode can be selected also with STANDARD (page 57). Tuning directly to a station Sometimes, you’ll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control. 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. 2 Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary. Each press switches the band between FM and AM. 3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access). 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station. For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0. If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over. Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it’s convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 63 stations, stored in seven banks, or classes (A to G) of 9 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the MPX setting (see page 52) is also stored. 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio above for more on this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows PRESET MEMORY, then a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the seven classes, then press PRESET / to select the station preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. Naming station presets For easier identification, you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the station preset you want to name. See Listening to station presets below for how to do this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows PRESET NAME, then a blinking cursor at the first character position. TUNER XM SIRIUS iPod USB INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER TUNER D.ACCESS /CLR CLASS ENTER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER T.EDIT BAND TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE ENTER DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL DISP MPX

Choose from the following characters for a name up to eight characters long. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 !”#$%&’()∗+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜ [space] Use / to select a character, / to set the position, and ENTER to confirm your selection. Tip • To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input eight spaces instead of a name. • Once you have named a station preset, you can press DISP when listening to a station to switch the display between name and frequency. Listening to station presets You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See Saving station presets on page 52 if you haven’t done this already. 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. 2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G. 3 Press PRESET / to select the station preset you want. • You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset. Listening to Satellite Radio To listen to Satellite Radio, you’ll need to connect either a SIRIUS or XM Satellite Radio tuner (sold separately) to your satellite-ready receiver. Satellite Radio is available to residents of the US (except Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada. Satellite Radio delivers a variety of commercial-free music from categories ranging from Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, Dance, Jazz, Classical and many more plus coverage of all the top professional and college sports including play by play games from select leagues and teams. Additional programming includes expert sports talk, uncensored entertainment, comedy, family programming, local traffic and weather and news from your most trusted sources. Whether you purchase a SIRIUS or XM tuner, you’ll need to activate and subscribe to begin enjoying the service. Easy to follow installation and setup instructions are provided with the satellite tuners. Whichever service you choose, there are a variety of programming packages available, including the option of adding “The Best of SIRIUS” programming to your XM tuner or “The Best of XM” programming to your SIRIUS tuner, enabling you to enjoy the most popular programming among both services. The “Best of” packages are not available to SIRIUS or XM Canada subscribers at this time. Family friendly packages are also available to restrict channels featuring content that may be inappropriate for children. To subscribe to XM, U.S. customers should visit xmradio.com or call 1-800-XMRADIO (1-800-967-2346); Canadian customers should visit xmradio.ca or call XM Listener Care at 1-877-GETXMSR (1-877-438-9677). To subscribe to SIRIUS, U.S. and Canadian customers can call 1-888-539-SIRI (1-888-539-7474) or visit sirius.com (US) or siriuscanada.ca (Canada). Listening to XM Radio For details on XM Radio, see About SIRIUS and XM on page 131. • Press XM to switch to the XM RADIO input. For best reception, you may need to move the XM Mini- Tuner antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results). • If after pressing XM the display shows Check XM Tuner or Check Antenna, try disconnecting the receiver and tuner connections, and then plugging them back in.1 After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the GUI screen.2 The information displayed is as follows: Main Zone: Note 1 You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu (page 54). 2 It’s easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the GUI screens. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do everything if you prefer. Life is Like a Wind Rie fue The Blend Preset Number Channel Number Category : Hits Top Menu Preset Preset Class : A Category A 1 2 5 Signal strength Preset class Category Artist name Song name Channel name Channel number Preset number

From the XM Channel Guide, you can browse XM Radio channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow your channel search by genre.1 • Press / to enter the XM Channel Guide, navigate through the channels one at time with /, then press ENTER to listen to the XM radio broadcast. • To browse by genre, first press CATEGORY, use / to select a genre, then press ENTER. • To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN. Tip • You can select channels directly by pressing D.ACCESS, then the three-digit channel number. • You can press DISP to change XM Radio information in the front panel display. • The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after five seconds. Using XM HD Surround XM HD Surround uses Neural Surround™, THX® technologies to achieve optimal surround sound from XM radio. XM HD Surround Sound is available on select XM channels only. • While listening to XM Radio, press AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT for XM HD Surround listening. See About Neural – THX Surround on page 131 for more on this. XM HD Surround can be selected also with STANDARD. Saving channel presets This receiver can memorize up to 63 channels, stored in seven banks, or classes (A to G) of nine channels each.2 1 Select the channel you want to memorize. See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT. The display shows a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the seven classes, then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset. • The default for all presets is XM1. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the XM channel. Tip • You can also press MEMORY during reception display to save the information of up to five songs. See Using the XM Menu below to recall this information. Listening to channel presets 1 Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G. 2 Press / to select the channel preset you want. • You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the channel preset. Using the XM Menu The XM Menu provides additional XM Radio features.3 1 Press TOP MENU. 2 Use / to select a menu item, then press ENTER. Choose from the following menu items: • Channel Skip/Add – Use / and ENTER to select channels you would like to remove/restore from/to the channel guide. • Antenna Aiming – Check the strength of satellite and terrestrial reception. • Memory Recall – Use / to browse your saved song information (see Tip on page 54). 3 When you’re finished press TOP MENU to return to the reception display. Note 1 Select 0 (RADIO ID) from the GUI to check the Radio ID of the XM Mini-Tuner. Life is Like a Wind Rie fue The Blend A1 XM25 Hits A Signal strength Category Artist name Song name Channel name Preset class Preset number Channel number The Blend Preset Number Channel Number Category : Hits Top Menu Preset Preset Class : A Category Life is Like a Wind Rie fue 2 5 A 1 Channel Guide Exit A/V RECEIVER 0 RADIO ID 1 Preview 2 Highway 4 America 5 Hank’s Place 6 Fifties (50’s) 7 Sixties (60’s) 8 Seventies (70’s) 2 You can reset the Channel presets and memory in Resetting the system on page 88. 3 You can reset the Channel Skip/Add settings in Resetting the system on page 88.

For details on SIRIUS Radio, see About SIRIUS and XM on page 131. • Press SIRIUS to switch to the SIRIUS input. For best reception, you may need to move the SiriusConnect™ tuner antenna near a window (refer to the manual for the SiriusConnect™ Home tuner for antenna placement recommendations).1 • If after pressing SIRIUS the display shows Antenna Error, try disconnecting the antenna and reconnecting.2 If the display shows Check Sirius Tuner, check the connection of the AC adapter and this receiver to the SiriusConnect™ tuner. After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the GUI screen display.3 The information displayed is as follows: Main Zone: Sub Zone: Selecting channels and browsing by genre From the SIRIUS Channel Guide, you can browse SIRIUS Radio channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow your channel search by genre. • Press / to enter the SIRIUS Channel Guide, navigate through the channels one at time with /, then press ENTER to listen to the SIRIUS radio broadcast. • To browse by genre, first press CATEGORY, use / to select a genre, then press ENTER. • To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN. Tip • You can select channels directly by pressing D.ACCESS, then the three-digit channel number. • You can press DISP to change SIRIUS Radio information in the front panel display. • The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after five seconds. Note 1 • In order to activate your radio subscription, you will need the SIRIUS ID (SID) which uniquely identifies your tuner. The SID may be found on a sticker located on the packaging, or on the bottom of the tuner itself. The label will have a printed 12-digit SID number. When you have located the SID, write it down in the space provided near the end of this manual. Contact SIRIUS on the internet at: https:// activate.siriusradio.com Follow the prompts to activate your subscription, or you can also call SIRIUS toll-free at 1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-539-7474). • Select 0 (SIRIUS ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the SiriusConnect™ tuner (see Selecting channels and browsing by genre on page 55). 2 You can check the strength of reception in Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 56. 3 It’s easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the GUI screens. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do everything if you prefer. Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry Fifties (50’s) Preset Number Channel Number Category : Decades Composer : Chuck Berry Top Menu Preset Preset Class : A Category A 1 1 2 3 Signal strength Preset class Category Song name Channel name Artist name Composer name Channel number Preset number Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry Fifties (50’s) A1 SR123 Decades Chuck Berry A Channel name Song name Signal strength Preset number Channel number Composer Artist name Preset class Category Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry Fifties (50’s) Preset Number Channel Number Category : Decades Composer : Chuck Berry Top Menu Preset Category A 1 1 2 3 Channel Guide Exit A/V RECEIVER 184 Weather 185 TWN 186 Hardcore Sports 187 InfoPlus 188 RCI Plus 192 Rock Velours 193 energie2 198 Playboy

This receiver can memorize up to 63 channels, stored in seven banks, or classes (A to G) of nine channels each.1 1 Select the channel you want to memorize. See Selecting channels and browsing by genre on page 55. 2 Press T.EDIT. The display shows a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the seven classes, then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the SIRIUS channel.1 Tip • You can also press MEMORY during reception display to save the information of up to five songs. See Using the SIRIUS Menu below to recall this information. Listening to channel presets 1 Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G. 2 Press / to select the channel preset you want. • You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the channel preset. Using the SIRIUS Menu The SIRIUS Menu provides additional SIRIUS Radio features.2 1 Press TOP MENU. 2 Use / to select a menu item, then press ENTER. Choose from the following menu items: • Channel Skip/Add – Use / and ENTER to select channels you would like to remove/restore from/to the channel guide. • Parental Lock – Use / and ENTER to select channels you would like to place under parental lock. Channels put under parental lock are not displayed in the Channel Guide, but may be accessed by directly inputting their channel number and providing the parental lock password. • Antenna Aiming – Check the strength of satellite and terrestrial reception. • Memory Recall – Use / to browse your saved song information (see Tip above). • Password Set – Set the parental lock password. 3 When you’re finished press TOP MENU to return to the reception display. Note 1 You can reset the Channel presets and memory in Resetting the system on page 88. 2 You can reset the Channel Skip/Add, Parental Lock and Password settings in Resetting the system on page 88.

06 57 en Chapter 6: Listening to your system Auto playback There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.1 • While listening to a source, Press , then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT)2 for auto playback of a source. AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed.3 • 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 listening to XM Radio, the XM HD Surround feature is selected automatically (see Using XM HD Surround on page 54 for more on this), and also when listening to the FM Radio, the Neural THX feature is selected automatically (see Using Neural THX on page 52 for more on this). ALC – In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this receiver equalizes playback sound levels. OPTIMUM SURR – In the Optimum Surround mode, this receiver automatically optimizes sound balance in each scene based on actually set volume. The sound balancer controls three major theater sound elements dialogue, bass and surround with original algorithm. Tip • When an ALC is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 82. Listening in surround sound 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 you connected surround back speakers, see also Using surround back channel processing on page 61. Standard surround sound The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.4 • While listening to a source, Press , then press STANDARD (STANDARD SURROUND).5 If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode. Note 1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats). • The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones. 2 • For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 60. • The AUTO SURROUND mode cannot be selected in the following cases: – When headphones are plugged in (except ALC). – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. 3 Neural THX is selected when Neural Radio is accessed with the HOME MEDIA GALLERY input. However, Stereo is selected when a category other than Neural Radio is accessed. AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT HDD RECEIVER RECEIVER 4 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers. 5 The STANDARD listening mode cannot be selected in the following cases: – When headphones are plugged in. – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL STANDARD RECEIVER RECEIVER

06 58 en With two channel sources, you can select from1: • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources2 • 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to video games • 2 Pro Logic – 4.1 channel surround sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono) • Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources • Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources3 • Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources4 • XM HD Surround – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources5 With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON, you can select (according to format): • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available when you’re using two surround back speakers) • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX) • DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS-ES encoded sources • DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with DTS encoded sources Using the Home THX modes THX and Home THX are technical standards created by THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX is designed to make home theater audio sound more like what you hear in a cinema. Different THX options will be available depending on the source and the setting for surround back channel processing (see Using surround back channel processing on page 61 for more on this). • Press , then press THX (HOME THX) to select a listening mode.6 With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode (see Using surround back channel processing on page 61 for an explanation of each process): • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA • 2 Pro Logic+THX CINEMA • Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC • Neo:6 MUSIC+THX MUSIC • 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX GAMES • THX Select2 GAMES7 With multichannel sources, press THX (HOME THX) repeatedly to select from:8 • THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources9 Note 1 If surround back channel processing (page 61) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 109 is set to anything but Normal), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound). 2 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: C.WIDTH, DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See Setting the Audio options on page 82 to adjust them. 3 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 82). 4 Neural THX can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital, DTS or analog 2-channel sources. 5 XM HD Surround can be selected only with the XM input. 6 • When the function is set to TUNER, iPod/USB, PHONO, HOME MEDIA GALLERY, XM or SIRIUS, it is not possible to select 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX GAMES or THX Select2 GAME. • The THX mode cannot be selected in the following cases: – When headphones are plugged in. – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. • When playing an SACD, 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC, Neo:6 MUSIC+THX MUSIC and THX Select2 MUSIC can be selected. • If the settings other than Front and SW (Subwoofer) are set to NO at Speaker Setting, only THX CINEMA, THX MUSIC and THX GAMES can be selected. 7 Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected. 8 THX CINEMA, THX MUSIC and THX GAMES can be selected when surround back processing is set to SBch OFF, when there is no surround back speaker, or when playing 6.1- and 7.1-channel sources. 9 When playing DTS-encoded sources, Neo:6 CINEMA+THX CINEMA can be selected, not THX Surround EX. PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER THX RECEIVER

06 59 en • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX CINEMA • THX Select2 CINEMA1 – Allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC • THX Select2 MUSIC1 – This mode is suited not only for sources recorded in Dolby Digital and DTS, but also to all multi-channel music sources (DVD-Audio, etc.). • THX Select2 GAMES1 – This mode is suited to playing the sound of games. Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like. • Press , then press ADV SURR (ADVANCED SURROUND) repeatedly to select a listening mode.2 • ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic soundtracks • DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog • SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of special effects • MONO FILM – Creates surround sound from mono soundtracks • ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources • EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field3 • TV SURROUND – Provides surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources • ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video games • SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs • CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound • ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or pop music • UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources • EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers • PHONES SURR – When listening through headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround. Tip • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 82. Listening in stereo 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, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. • While listening to a source,Press , then press STEREO for stereo playback.4 Press repeatedly to switch between: • STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions. • F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage Surround Advance on page 60 for more on this. • F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage Surround Advance on page 60 for more on this. Note 1 Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected. 2 • 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 surround back channel processing on page 61. • If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURR mode will automatically be selected. 3 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources). AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER ADV SURR RECEIVER 4 The STEREO mode cannot be selected in the following cases: – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER DVD STEREO RECEIVER

06 60 en Using Front Stage Surround Advance The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to create natural surround sound effects using just the front speakers and the subwoofer. • While listening to a source, Press , then press STEREO to select Front Stage Surround Advance modes.1 • STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for more on this. • F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich surround sound effect directed to the center of where the front left and right speakers sound projection area converges. • F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a surround sound effect to a wider area than FOCUS mode.2 Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed, and you’re left with the pure analog or digital sound source. • While listening to a source, Press , then press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to select the mode you want.3 Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed. • AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on page 57. • ALC – Listening in Auto level control mode (page 57). • DIRECT – Sources are heard according to the settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, acoustic calibration EQ, and X-curve), as well as with dual mono, the input attenuator, and any sound delay and hi-bit/hi-sampling settings. You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal. • PURE DIRECT – Analog sources are heard without any digital processing.4 No sound is output from the Speaker B in this mode. • OPTIMUM SURR – Listening in Optimum Surround mode (page 57). Note 1 The Front Stage Surround Advance mode cannot be selected in the following cases: – When headphones are plugged in. – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. 2 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if the Full Auto MCACC procedure under Advanced MCACC is performed. For more on this, refer to Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42. AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER DVD STEREO RECEIVER FOCUS position (Recommended) WIDE position Front left speaker Front right speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker 3 The Stream Direct mode cannot be selected in the following cases: – When headphones are plugged in (except PURE DIRECT). – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. 4 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or DIRECT if this is a problem. AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT HDD RECEIVER RECEIVER

06 61 en Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SBch ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround back channel processing off). • With a 7.1-channel surround system, audio signals that have undergone matrix decoding processing through surround back channel processing to which the Up Mix function is added are output from the surround back speakers. • Press , then press SBch repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows: • SBch ON – Matrix decoding processing for generating the surround back component from the surround component is turned on. • SBch AUTO – Matrix decoding processing for generating the surround back component from the surround component is switched automatically. Matrix decoding processing is only performed when surround back channel signals are detected in the input signals. • SBch OFF – Matrix decoding processing for generating the surround back component from the surround component is turned off. Using the Virtual Surround Back mode • Default setting: OFF When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.1 • Press , then press SBch repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options. Each press cycles through the options as follows: • VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) • VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES) • VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER SBch 7 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER Note 1 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the THX, stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected. • You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the SB setting is set to NO or if Front Bi-Amp, Speaker B or ZONE 2 is selected at Surr Back System. • The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information. RECEIVER

06 62 en Setting the Up Mix function In a 7.1-channel surround system with surround speakers placed directly at the sides of the listening position, the surround sound of 5.1-channel sources is heard from the side. The Up Mix function mixes the sound of the surround speakers with the surround back speakers so that the surround sound is heard from diagonally to the rear as it should be.1 • Using the Up Mix function is effective when the speakers in the 7.1-channel surround system are set up as recommended in the example on page 20. • Depending on the positions of the speakers and the sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to achieve good results. In this case, set the setting to OFF. 1 Switch the receiver into standby. 2 While holding down ENTER on the front panel, press  STANDBY/ON. The display shows RESET  NO . Use / to select UP MIX  ON , and then use / to select ON or OFF. 3 Press ENTER to confirm. • When set to ON, the UP MIX indicator on the front panel lights. Selecting MCACC presets • Default setting: MEMORY 1 If you have calibrated your system for different listening positions2, you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV). • While listening to a source, Press , then press MCACC. Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets3. See Data Management on page 106 to check and manage your current settings. Note 1 • Set to ON regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD signals. • May automatically be set to OFF even when set to ON, depending on the input signal and listening mode. ? C SW FL FR SL SR SBL SBR SBL SBR C SW FL FR SL SR Up Mix OFF Up Mix ON STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR PHASE CONTROL ADVANCED MCACC PQLS HDMI MASTER VOLUME PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC PARAMETER ENTER (TUNE) (TUNE) (PRESET) (PRESET) AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND HOME MENU RETURN 2 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system. These presets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 96, either of which you should have already completed. 3 • These settings have no effect when headphones are connected. • You can also press / to select the MCACC preset. 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER MCACC 5 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER

06 63 en Choosing the input signal On this receiver, it is possible to switch the input signals for the different inputs as described below.1 • Press , then press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. Each press cycles through the options as follows: • AUTO – The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order: HDMI; DIGITAL; ANALOG. • ANALOG – Selects an analog signal. • DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal. • HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.2 • PCM – For PCM input signals.3 The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order: HDMI; DIGITAL. When set to DIGITAL, HDMI or AUTO (only selected DIGITAL or HDMI), the indicators light according to the signal being decoded, as follows: – 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital decoding. – 2 DIGITAL PLUS lights with Dolby Digital Plus decoding. – 2 TrueHD lights with Dolby TrueHD decoding. – DTS lights with DTS decoding. – DTS HD lights with DTS-HD decoding. – MSTR lights with DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. – 96/24 lights with DTS 96/24 decoding. – WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded. • HDMI is not assigned by default. To select an HDMI signal, conduct the input setup procedure (see The Input Setup menu on page 44). Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control This receiver is equipped with the two types of functions that correct phase distortion and group delay: Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control. Activating Full Band Phase Control is strongly recommended because it also involves the effects of Phase Control. For details on each of these two features, refer to the following explanations. Using Phase Control During multichannel playback, LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) signals as well as low-frequency signals in each channel are assigned to the subwoofer or the other most appropriate speaker. At least in theory, however, this type of processing involves a group delay that varies with frequency, resulting in phase distortion where the low- frequency sound is delayed or muffled by the conflict with other channels. With the Phase Control mode switched on, this receiver can reproduce powerful bass sound without deteriorating the quality of the original sound (see illustration below). Phase Control OFF • Rhythms blurred and difficult to hear • Bass sound with loss of depth • Sound of musical instruments with no reality Note 1 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96/24) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA9 Pro, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-HD Master Audio, SACD and DVD Audio (including 192 kHz). With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN, TUNER and PHONO). • 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 32) 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. 2 When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through your TV, not from this receiver. 3 • This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance. • When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem. 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER SIGNAL SEL 4 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER Front speaker Subwoofer Sound source Sound muffled due to a delay in time Listening position

06 64 en Phase Control ON • Rhythms with crystal-like clarity • Bass sound with no loss of depth • Sound of musical instruments with superb reality Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching1 for an optimal sound image at your listening position. The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources. • Press , then press PHASE CTRL (PHASE CONTROL) to select PHASE CONTROL. The indicator on the front panel lights. Using Full Band Phase Control The Full Band Phase Control feature calibrates the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected. Standard speakers designed exclusively for audio use generally reproduce sound with the divided frequency bands output from a speaker system consisting of multiple speakers (in case of typical 3-way speakers, for instance, the tweeter, the squawker (midrange), and the woofer output sound in the high-, middle-, and low- frequency ranges, respectively). Though these speakers are designed to flatten the frequency-amplitude characteristics across wide ranges, there are cases where the group delay characteristics are not effectively flattened. This phase distortion of the speakers subsequently causes group delay (the delay of low- frequency sound against high-frequency sound) during audio signal playback. This receiver analyzes the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers by calibrating test signals output from the speakers with the supplied microphone, therefore flattening the analyzed frequency-phase characteristics during audio signal playback2 – the same correction is made for a pair of left and right speakers. This correction minimizes group delay between the ranges of a speaker and improves the frequency-phase characteristics across all ranges. Furthermore, the enhanced frequency-phase characteristics between channels ensure better surround sound integration for multichannel setting.3 Note 1 • Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are ‘in phase’, they crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave meets a trough (as shown in the upper section of the diagram above), then the sound will be ‘out of phase’ and an unreliable sound image will be produced. • The PHASE CONTROL feature is available even when the headphones are plugged in. • If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually feel when PHASE CONTROL is set to ON on this receiver depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer to maximize the effect. It is also recommended you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer. • Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to off. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the cutoff frequency to a higher value. • If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have a maximized PHASE CONTROL effect. • The PHASE CONTROL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases: – When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. – When the MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. Front speaker Subwoofer Sound source Original sound preserved with no loss of clarity Listening position PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER PHASE CTRL RECEIVER 2 To calibrate and analyze the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers, either follow the Full Auto MCACC procedure under Advanced MCACC (see Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42), or set Auto MCACC menu under Auto MCACC under Advanced MCACC to Full Band Phase Ctrl. Select ALL when you perform the Auto MCACC with Auto MCACC menu. Upon calibration of the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers, the Full Band Phase Ctrl feature is automatically switched on. Note that FULLBAND PHASE cannot be selected unless the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers are calibrated. 3 The original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics after correction can be displayed graphically in the GUI screen (see Using Full Band Phase Control on page 64). Also, when your PC is connected to this receiver, the original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the corrected characteristics of group delay can be displayed in 3-dimension on your PC (see Output PC on page 106).

06 65 en Full Band Phase Control OFF Sound in the middle- and low-frequency ranges is delayed against the high-frequency sound due to group delay. Full Band Phase Control ON With the phase distortion corrected, the frequency-phase characteristics are improved across all ranges. • Sound with live dynamics • Sound of musical instruments with superb reality • Sound so accurately reproduced that you can even hear the lip movement of the singer • Speech heard with no loss of clarity • Surround sound with excellent integration • Press , then press PHASE CTRL (PHASE CONTROL) to select FULLBAND PHASE.1 Both the Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control functions are switched on. The FULL BAND and indicator, on the front panel lights. Tweeter Midrange Woofer Group Delay Characteristics ms Hz Tweeter Midrange Woofer Group Delay Characteristics ms Hz Note 1 The Full Band Phase Ctrl mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases: – When headphones are plugged in. – When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. – When MULTI CH IN input is selected. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 82. PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER PHASE CTRL RECEIVER

07 66 en Chapter 7: Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Enjoying the Home Media Gallery This receiver’s Home Media Gallery function allows you to listen to audio files or listen to Internet radio stations on a computer or other component connected to the receiver’s LAN terminal. This chapter describes the connection, setup, and playback procedures required to enjoy these features. It is advisory that you also refer to the operation manual supplied with your network component. Features of Home Media Gallery This receiver is equipped with the LAN terminal and you can enjoy the following features by connecting your components to these terminals. • Playback the music files stored in PCs1 You can playback a lot of music stored in your PCs using this unit. See Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 69 and Playing back audio files stored on components on the network on page 70. • Listening to Internet radio stations You can select and listen to your favorite Internet radio station from the list of Internet radio stations created, edited, and managed by the vTuner database service exclusively for use with the Pioneer products. See Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 69 and Listening to Internet radio stations on page 70. • Listening to Rhapsody, Sirius, Neural THX internet radio or Neural Music Direct See Listening to Rhapsody on page 72. See Listening to Sirius Internet Radio on page 72. See Listening to Neural Music Direct on page 72. Steps to enjoy the Home Media Gallery Playing back audio files on the network and listening to Internet radio stations 1 Connect to the network through LAN interface. See Connecting to the network through LAN interface on page 67 for more on this. 2 Configure the network settings. The setup is necessary only when the router to be connected does not have the built-in DHCP server function. See Setting up the network on page 74 for more on this. 3 Playback with Home Media Gallery. See Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 69 for more on this. Note 1 Besides a PC, you can also play back audio files stored on your other components with the built-in media server function based on DLNA 1.0 framework and protocols (i.e. network-capable hard disks and audio systems).

07 67 en Connecting to the network through LAN interface Caution • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step. By connecting this receiver to the network via the LAN terminal, you can play back audio files stored on components on the network, including your PC, and listen to Internet radio stations.1 Connect the LAN terminal on this receiver to the LAN terminal on your router (with or without the built-in DHCP server function) with a straight LAN cable (CAT 5 or higher). Turn on the DHCP server function of your router. In case your router does not have the built-in DHCP server function, it is necessary set up the network manually. For details, see Setting up the network on page 74. The specifications of a LAN terminal LAN terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet jack 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Introduction The Home Media Gallery allows you to play music on media servers connected on an identical Local Area Network (LAN) as the receiver. This unit allows for the playing of files stored on the following: • PCs running Microsoft Windows XP with Windows Media Connect installed • PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Windows Media Player 11 installed • DLNA-compatible digital media servers (on PCs or other components) To play back audio files stored on components on the network or listen to Internet radio stations, you must turn on the DHCP server function of your router. In case your router does not have the built-in DHCP server function, it is necessary to set up the network manually. Otherwise, you cannot play back audio files stored on components on the network or listen to Internet radio stations. See Setting up the network on page 74 for more on this. Note 1 • To listen to Internet radio stations, you must sign a contract with an ISP (Internet Service Provider) beforehand. • Photo or video files cannot be played back. • With Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player 11, you can even play back copyrighted audio files on this receiver. LAN (10/100) OPTICAL RS- HDMI COAXIAL XM IR CON S BD IN IN 12 V TRIG IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 - (KURO LINK ) ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE (CD-R) IN 4 (VIDEO1) IN 3 (DVR) IN 2 (TV/SAT) IN 1 IN 2 (CD) IN 1 (DVD) (OU 12V TOT 50 MA LAN (10/100) WAN 3 2 1 LAN LAN cable (sold separately) to LAN port Router Modem Internet to LAN port PC1 PC2

07 68 en About network playback The network playback function of this unit uses the following technologies: Windows Media Player See Windows Media Player 11/ Windows Media Connect on page 78 for more on this. Windows Media DRM Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) is a platform to protect and securely deliver content for playback on computers, portable devices and network devices. Home Media Gallery functions as a WMDRM 10 for networked devices. WMDRM protected content can only be played on media servers supporting WMDRM. Content owners use WMDRM technology to protect their intellectual property, including copyrights. This device uses WMDRM software to access WMDRM protected content. If the WMDRM software fails to protect the content, content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the software’s ability to use WMDRM to play or copy protected content. Revocation does not affect unprotected content. When you download licenses for protected content, you agree that Microsoft may include a revocation list with the licenses. Content owners may require you to upgrade WMDRM to access their content. If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft. DLNA DLNA CERTIFIED™ Audio Player The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a cross- industry organization of consumer electronics, computing industry and mobile device companies. Digital Living provides consumers with easy sharing of digital media through a wired or wireless network in the home. The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines. This unit complies with DLNA Interoperability Guidelines v1.0. When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA compatible device is connected to this player, some setting changes of software or other devices may be required. Please refer to the operating instructions for the software or device for more information. DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks and/or service marks of Digital Living Network Alliance. Content playable over a network • Even when encoded in a compatible format, some files may not play correctly. • Movie or Photo files cannot be played back. • There are cases where you cannot listen to an Internet radio station even if the station can be selected from a list of radio stations. • Some functions may not be supported depending on the server type or version used. • Supported file formats vary by server. As such, files not supported by your server are not displayed on this unit. For more information check with the manufacturer of your server. About playback behavior over a network • Playback may stall when the PC is switched off or any media files stored on it are deleted while playing content. • If there are problems within the network environment (heavy network traffic, etc.) content may not be displayed or played properly (playback may be interrupted or stalled). For best performance, a 100BASE-TX connection between player and PC is recommended. • If several clients are playing simultaneously, as the case may be, playback is interrupted or stalled. • Depending on the security software installed on a connected PC and the setting of such software, network connection may be blocked. Pioneer is not responsible for any malfunction of the player and/or the Home Media Gallery features due to communication error/malfunctions associated with your network connection and/or your PC, or other connected equipment. Please contact your PC manufacturer or Internet service provider. “Windows Media™” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing, Inc. Microsoft®, Windows®Vista, Windows®XP, Windows®2000, Windows®Millennium Edition, Windows®98, and WindowsNT® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Authorizing this receiver In order to be able to play with Home Media Gallery, this receiver must be authorized. This happens automatically when the receiver makes a connection over the network to the PC. If not, please authorize this receiver manually on the PC. The authorization (or permission) method for access varies depending on the type of server currently being connected. For more information on authorizing this receiver, refer to the instruction manual of your server.

07 69 en Playback with Home Media Gallery Important • When you play back audio files, ‘Connecting...’ is displayed before playback starts. The display may continue for several seconds depending on the type of file. • In case a domain is configured in a Windows network environment, you cannot access a PC on the network while you are logged onto the domain. Instead of logging onto the domain, log onto the local machine. • There are cases where the time elapsed may not be correctly displayed. 1 Press HOME MEDIA GALLERY to select Home Media Gallery as the input function. It may take several seconds for this receiver to access the network. The following screen appears when the Home Media Gallery is selected as the input function. The number next to indicates the number of connected servers. Main Zone: Sub Zone: The server without the mark cannot be accessed. 2 Use / to select the category you want to play back, and then press ENTER. Select a category from the following list: • Internet Radio – Internet radio • Rhapsody – Rhapsody music broadcast service • Sirius – Internet radio that supports Sirius • Neural Music Direct – Internet radio that supports Neural Surround • Server Name – Server components on the network • Favorites – Favorite songs currently being registered • Recently played – Internet Radio listening history (most recent 20 incidents) Depending on the selected category, the names of folders, files, and Internet radio stations are displayed. 3 Use / to select the folder, music files or Internet radio station to play back, and then press ENTER. Press / to scroll up and down the list and select the desired item. When you press ENTER, playback starts with the playback screen being displayed for the selected item. To return to the list screen, press RETURN.1 • In case of a server  • In case of Internet radio  DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT INPUT SELECT C SOU C HOME MEDIA GALLERY T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER ENTER 1/8 Top Menu Internet Radio Rhapsody 1 Sirius Neural Music Direct ****** Favorites Recently Played Setup A/V RECEIVER [ Internet Radio ] [ Rhapsody ] [ Sirius ] [ Neural Music Direct ] [ ****** ] [ Favorites ] [ Recently Played ] [ Setup ] 1/8 TOP MENU Note 1 When the list screen is displayed from the playback screen, the playback screen reappears automatically if no operation is performed for 10 seconds while the list screen is displayed. ****** Top Menu Return Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Music1 Music2 Music3 Music4 Music5 A/V RECEIVER 4 / 8 Track Title Server Top Menu Return Random On PLAY 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Now Playing Album Title Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx Format : xxxxxxxxxxx Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx Buffer : xxxxxxxxxxx Internet Radio Top Menu Return Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Folder4 A/V RECEIVER 5 / 32 Music1 Music2 Music3 Music4 Track Title Now Playing Channel Name Internet Radio Top Menu Return Random On PLAY 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx Format : xxxxxxxxxxx Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx Buffer : xxxxxxxxxxx

07 70 en Only audio files with the mark can be played. In case of the folders with the mark, use / and ENTER to select the desired folder and audio files. 4 Repeat step 3 to play back the desired song. For detailed operating instructions, refer to the section shown below. • Internet radio stations – See Listening to Internet radio stations below. • Rhapsody – See Listening to Rhapsody on page 72. • Sirius – See Listening to Sirius Internet Radio on page 72. • Neural Music Direct – See Listening to Neural Music Direct on page 72. • Server – See Playing back audio files stored on components on the network below. Playing back audio files stored on components on the network About the playback screen The following screen appears when you play back audio files. Note that some items may not be displayed depending on the type of file. Main Zone: Sub Zone: You can perform the following operations with the remote control of this receiver. Note that some buttons are not available for operation depending on the category currently being played back. Listening to Internet radio stations About Internet radio Internet radio is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. There are a large number of Internet radio stations broadcasting a variety of services from every corner of the world. Some are hosted, managed, and broadcast by private individuals while others are by the corresponding traditional terrestrial radio stations or radio networks. Whereas terrestrial, or OTA (over-the-air), radio stations are geographically restricted on the range of radio waves broadcast from a transmitter through the air, Internet radio stations are accessible from anywhere in the world, as long as there is a connection to the Internet, as services are not transmitted through the air but are delivered over the World Wide Web. On this receiver you can select Internet radio stations by genre as well as by region. About the playback screen The following screen appears when audio streams from an Internet radio station are received. Main Zone: Button Function  Press to start playback. If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play.  Pauses playback.  Stops playback. Play mode Track title Album title Artist name or File name Track Title Server Top Menu Return Random On PLAY 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Now Playing Album Title Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx Format : xxxxxxxxxxx Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx Buffer : xxxxxxxxxxx Playing time File information Track Title Random On 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Album Title Play Track title Play mode Playing time Artist name or File name Album title / Press to skip to previous/next song. Press repeatedly to switch among Repeat One, Repeat All and Repeat Off (available only during playback). Press repeatedly to switch between Random On and Random Off (available only during playback). / When browsing, press to move to previous/next levels. DISP Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed in the front panel display. (If the list screen is displayed, switch to the playback screen.) ENTER When browsing, press to move to next levels. During playback, press to set the play and pause modes. TOP MENU Press to return to the Top Menu screen. RETURN Press to return to the previous level. Button Function Play mode Track title Channel name Artist name Track Title Now Playing Channel Name Internet Radio Top Menu Return Random On PLAY 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Genre : xxxxxxxxxxx Format : xxxxxxxxxxx Bit Rate : xxxxxxxxxxx Buffer : xxxxxxxxxxx Playing time File information

07 71 en Sub Zone: About list of Internet radio The list of Internet radio stations on this receiver is created, edited, and managed by the vTuner database service exclusively for use with this receiver. For details about vTuner, see vTuner on page 77. Saving and retrieving Internet radio stations You can easily save and retrieve saved Internet radio stations. See Advanced operations for Internet radio on page 74 for more on this.1 Registering broadcast stations not on the vTuner list from the special Pioneer site With the receiver, broadcast stations not included on the list of station distributed by vTuner can be registered and played. Check the access code required for registration on the receiver, use this access code to access the special Pioneer Internet radio site and register the desired broadcast stations in your favorites. The address of the special Pioneer Internet radio site is: http://www.radio-pioneer.com 1 Display the Internet Radio list screen. To display the Internet Radio list screen, perform steps 1 to 2 at Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 69. 2 Use / to select ‘Help’, then press ENTER. 3 Use / to select ‘Get access code’, then press ENTER. The access code required for registration on the special Pioneer Internet radio site is displayed. Make a memo of this address. The following can be checked on the Help screen: • Get access code – The access code required for registration on the special Pioneer Internet radio site is displayed. • Show Your WebID/PW – After registering on the special Pioneer Internet radio site, the registered ID and password are displayed. • Reset Your WebID/PW – Resets all the information registered on the special Pioneer Internet radio site. When reset, all the registered broadcast stations are also cleared. If you want to listen to the same stations, re-register after resetting. 4 Access the special Pioneer Internet radio site from your computer and perform the registration process. http://www.radio-pioneer.com Access the above site and use the access code in step 3 to perform user registration, following the instructions on the screen. 5 Register the desired broadcast stations as your favorites, following the instructions on the computer’s screen. Both broadcast stations not on the vTuner list and stations on the vTuner list can be registered. In this case they are registered on the receiver as favorite broadcast stations and can be played. Note 1 • To listen to Internet radio stations, you must have high-speed broadband Internet access. With a 56 K or ISDN modem, you may not enjoy the full benefits of Internet radio. • The port number varies depending on the Internet radio station. Check the firewall settings. • A list of Internet radio stations provided by the vTuner database service is subject to change or deletion without notice due to various reasons. • Broadcasts may be stopped or interrupted depending on the Internet radio station. In this case, you cannot listen to a radio station selected from the list of Internet radio stations. Track Title Random On 3:02 -2:02 Artist Name Channel Name Play Track title Play mode Playing time Artist name Channel name Internet Radio Top Menu Return Folder25 Folder26 Folder27 Folder28 Folder29 Folder30 Folder31 Help A/V RECEIVER 32 / 32 Help Top Menu Return Registration help Get access code Show Your WebID/PW Reset Your WebID/PW FAQ A/V RECEIVER 2 / 5 Get access code Top Menu Return ABC1234 A/V RECEIVER 1 / 2 access code

07 72 en Listening to Rhapsody About Rhapsody Rhapsody is a paid digital music broadcast service provided by RealNetworks. Rhapsody offers 30-day free trial. Access the website in order to set up a trial account: http://www.rhapsody.com/pioneer • You must have a registered account in order to listen to songs using Rhapsody. For details, see Checking about the Accounts on page 76. • As of April 2009, the Rhapsody service is only offered in the United States. • Some functions may be changed at Rhapsody’s discretion. Listening to Sirius Internet Radio Check the website below to listen to Sirius Internet Radio: http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio • You must have a registered account in order to listen to songs using Sirius Internet Radio. For details, see Checking about the Accounts on page 76. • Some functions may be changed at Sirius’s discretion. Listening to Neural Music Direct About Neural Music Direct Neural Music Direct is an Internet radio station managed and operated by Neural THX. Neural radio stations deliver multichannel surround sound. The Neural-THX Surround mode is automatically selected and lets you enjoy a rich multichannel surround sound experience. For details about Neural THX, see the operation manual supplied separately. Neural Surround is a trademark owned by Neural Audio Corporation, THX is a trademark of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. Playing back your favorite songs About the Favorites folder You can register up to 20 of your favorite songs or Internet radio stations in the Favorites folder. Note that only the audio files stored on components on the network can be registered. Registering and deleting audio files and Internet radio stations in and from the Favorites folder Press PGM while a song is being played back or stopped. The selected song is then registered in the Favorites folder. Up to 20 songs or Internet radio stations can be registered. To delete a registered song, select the Favorites folder, select the song you want to delete from the folder, and press CLR. The selected song is then deleted from the Favorites folder.

07 73 en About playable file formats The Home Media Gallery feature of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Also, the compatibility of file formats varies depending on the type of server. Check with your server to ensure the compatibility of file formats supported by your server. Music files Category Extension Stream MP3a .mp3 MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate 8 kbps to 320 kbps VBR/CBR Supported/Supported LPCM —b LPCM Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 44.1 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit, 20 bit, 24 bit Channel 2 ch WAV .wav LPCM Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 44.1 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit, 20 bit, 24 bit Channel 2 ch WMA .wma WMA2/7/8 Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate 5 kbps to 320 kbps VBR/CBR Supported/Supported WMA9 Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate 5 kbps to 320 kbps VBR/CBR Supported/Supported AAC .m4a .aac .3gp .3g2 MPEG-4 AAC LC MPEG-4 HE AAC (aacPlus v1/2) Sampling frequency 32 kHz to 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 16 bit Channel 2 ch Bitrate 16 kbps to 320 kbps VBR/CBR Supported/Supported FLAC .flac FLAC Sampling frequency 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 22 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Quantization bitrate 8 bit, 16 bit Channel 2 ch (8-bit monaural audio is not supported) Bitrate — VBR/CBR Not supported/Supported a.“MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.” b.Only streaming data from servers is concerned, so there is no extension.

07 74 en Advanced operations for Internet radio Saving Internet radio stations This receiver can remember the Internet radio stations that you often listen to in seven classes (A to G) with up to nine stations in each class to make the total of 63 stations at its maximum capacity. Before proceeding with the following steps, check whether you have followed Steps 1 to 3 on page 69. 1 Tune into the Internet radio station that you want to save. Tune into the desired Internet radio station by following Steps 1 to 3 on page 69. 2 Press T.EDIT to switch to the station-saving mode. 3 Press CLASS to select the class that you want to save the station in. Select the desired class from A to G. 4 Use / to select the number that you want to save the station as, and then press ENTER. You can also select the station number by using the number buttons. Select the desired number from 1 to 9. Retrieving saved Internet radio stations You need to save Internet radio stations first before retrieving them. If there are no Internet radio stations currently being saved, see Saving Internet radio stations above and save at least one Internet radio station before proceeding with the following steps. 1 Select the class that you want to retrieve an Internet radio station from. Each time you press CLASS, the class switches to A to G in turn. 2 Use / to select the station number that you want to retrieve. You can also select the station number by using the number buttons. ‘Preset Not Stored’ appears when you select an Internet radio station currently not being saved. Setting up the network In case the router connected to the LAN terminal on this receiver is a broadband router (with the built-in DHCP server function), simply turn on the DHCP server function, and you will not need to set up the network manually. You must set up the network as described below only when you have connected this receiver to a server without the DHCP server function. Before you set up the network, consult with your ISP or the network manager for the required settings. It is advisory that you also refer to the operation manual supplied with your network component.1 IP Address The IP address to be entered must be defined within the following ranges. If the IP address defined is beyond the following ranges, you cannot play back audio files stored on components on the network or listen to Internet radio stations. Class A: 10.0.0.1 to 10.255.255.254 Class B: 172.16.0.1 to 172.31.255.254 Class C: 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.254 Subnet Mask In case an xDSL modem or a terminal adapter is directly connected to this receiver, enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP on paper. In most of the cases, enter 255.255.255.0. Gateway IP In case a gateway (router) is connected to this receiver, enter the corresponding IP address. DNS Server Preferred/DNS Server Alternate In case there is only one DNS server address provided by your ISP on paper, enter ‘DNS Server Preferred’. In case there are more than two DNS server addresses, enter ‘DNS Server Alternate’ in the other DNS server address field. Proxy Hostname/Proxy Port This setting is required when you connect this receiver to the Internet via a proxy server. Enter the IP address of your proxy server in the ‘Proxy Hostname’ field. Also, enter the port number of your proxy server in the ‘Proxy Port’ field. INPUT MUTE VOL CH TV CONTROL SLEEP MCACC SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER CLASS ENTER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER ENTER T.EDIT Note 1 In case you make changes to the network configuration without the DHCP server function, make the corresponding changes to the network settings of this receiver.

07 75 en Tip • Press / or the numeric buttons to enter alphanumeric characters. To delete alphanumeric characters entered one at a time, press  or CLEAR. ‘Cancel Key Editing Lose Changes?’ appears when you press RETURN or  while the cursor is placed in the leftmost position on the alphanumeric character entry screen. In this case, press ENTER to cancel the editing screen, RETURN to return to the editing screen. 1 Press HOME MEDIA GALLERY to select ‘Home Media Gallery’ as the input function. It may take several seconds for this receiver to access the network. The following screen appears when the Home Media Gallery is selected as the input function. 2 Select ‘SETUP’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The SETUP screen appears. 3 Select ‘Network Setup’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Network Setup screen appears. 4 Either ‘Network Found’ or ‘No Network Found’ appears. Check the network connection status and press ENTER. • Network Found – Connected to a component on the network. • No Network Found – Not connected to a component on the network. The Network IP Settings screen appears. 5 Select ‘Static IP Address’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The IP address screen appears. When you select ‘Automatic (DHCP)’, the network is automatically set up, and you do not need to follow Steps 6 to 7. Proceed with Step 8. 6 Select ‘Change’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Edit IP address screen appears. 7 Enter the IP address. Press / to select a number and / to move the cursor. After you select the last number, press  or ENTER. You can also use the numeric buttons to enter a number. The Enable Proxy Server screen appears. 8 Select ‘No’ or ‘Yes’ for the proxy server setting to deactivate or activate the proxy server. In case you select ‘No’, proceed with Step 13. In case you select ‘Yes’, on the other hand, proceed with Step 9. The Proxy Hostname screen appears. 9 Select ‘Change’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Edit Proxy Hostname screen appears. TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER HOME MEDIA GALLERY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND MUTE RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER VOL AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR CH ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER ENTER RETURN 1/8 Top Menu Internet Radio Rhapsody 1 Sirius Neural Music Direct ****** Favorites Recently Played Setup A/V RECEIVER 8/8 Top Menu Setup Rhapsody 1 Sirius Neural Music Direct ****** Favorites Recently Played Internet Radio A/V RECEIVER Information Network Setup Accounts Setup A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu 1 / 3 Network IP Settings A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu Automatic (DHCP) Static IP Address 2 / 2 IP address A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu 192.168.000.002 Change 2 / 2 Edit IP address A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 2 Enable Proxy Server A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu No Yes 1 / 2 Proxy Hostname A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv Change 2 / 2 Edit Proxy Hostname A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v

07 76 en 10 Enter the address of your proxy server or the domain name. After entry, press  or ENTER. The Proxy Port screen appears. 11 Select ‘Change’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Edit Proxy Port screen appears. 12 Enter the port number of your proxy server. Use the numeric buttons to enter the port number. After entry, press  or ENTER. The Settings OK? screen appears. 13 Press ENTER to complete the network setup procedure. The Top Menu screen appears. 14 Switch off the receiver. Use  RECEIVER to switch off. Checking the network settings You can check the following network settings of this receiver: the MAC address, the IP address, the gateway IP address, the proxy server, the Subnet mask, and the firmware version (for the Home Media Gallery of this receiver). Before proceeding with the following steps, check whether you have followed Steps from 1 to 2 on page 75. 1 Select ‘Information’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Firmware Version (for the Home Media Gallery of this receiver) screen appears. (The version of the illustration is not the latest.) 2 Check the network settings. Press / to switch the display. Each time you press / , the display switches as follows. Firmware Version  MAC Address  IP address  Subnet Mask  Gateway IP  Proxy Server 3 Press RETURN. The Setup screen appears. To return to the Top Menu screen, press RETURN again. Checking about the Accounts Screen concerning Rhapsody or Sirius Internet Radio account registration. Before proceeding with the following steps, check whether you have followed Steps from 1 to 2 on page 75. 1 Select Accounts and press ENTER to confirm your selection. 2 Select Rhapsody or Sirius and press ENTER.1 The contents below can be checked when Rhapsody is selected. • Sign in to Rhapsody (Set Account) • Account Info The contents below can be checked when Sirius is selected. • Set Account When disposing of the product, we recommend you reset it to delete the data. See Resetting the system on page 88. Software update Information on software updates may be posted on the Pioneer website. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com Proxy Port A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu 11111 Change 2 / 2 Edit Proxy Port A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu 11111 Firmware Version A/V RECEIVER Return Top Menu X.X.XX.XXX 1 / 6 Note 1 Some operating procedures, etc., may be changed at the discretion of Rhapsody and Sirius.

07 77 en Glossary aacPlus AAC decoder uses aacPlus developed by Coding Technologies. (www.codingtechnologies.com) Default Gateway Default Gateway is a node on a computer network that serves as an access point to another network. A default gateway (such as a computer and router) is used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local subnet. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server A DHCP server is a server that allocates IP addresses to hosts (network devices). In most cases, a broadband router serves as a DHCP server in a home network. DLNA The DLNA authorized logo makes it easy for consumers to recognize products that meet the new standard for home network PCs and other digital devices, as set down in the DLNA Guidelines for interoperability. This allows music, video, etc. to be enjoyed from various devices over a home network. This unit is compatible with music, photo and video content, and is based on the DLNA Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.0. This unit can be used to playback music, photos and video stored on a DLNA-compatible server connected through a LAN cable. Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is dedicated to the simplified sharing of digital content, such as digital music, photos and video among networked consumer electronics (CE) and PCs. By establishing a platform of interoperability based on open industry standards, DLNA delivers technical design guidelines that companies can use to develop digital home products that share content through wired or wireless networks in the home. DNS DNS is an abbreviation for the Domain Name System, which stores and associates many types of information with domain names. Most importantly, DNS translates domain names (computer hostnames or sitenames, such as www.pioneerelectronics.com) to IP addresses (such as 202.221.192.106). Ethernet A frame-based computer networking technology for local area networks (LANs). This player supports 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T. FLAC FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio format allows lossless codec. Audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. For more details about FLAC, visit the following website: http://flac.sourceforge.net/ IP (Internet Protocol) address A unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard, such as ‘192.168.0.1’. No duplicate numbers are allowed in the network. LAN LAN is an abbreviation for the Local Area Network, which is a computer network covering a small geographical area, like a home, office, or group of buildings. Current LANs are most likely to be based on switched IEEE 802.3 Ethernet technology, running at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/s, or on IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi technology. MAC (Media Access Control) address An address attached to the port of any network device with an IP address. The MAC address is expressed as “00:e0:36:xx:xx:xx” and cannot be changed. Neural Surround Neural Surround represents the latest advancement in surround technology and has been adopted by XM Satellite Radio, FM Radio and Neural Music Direct for broadcasts of surround recordings and live events. Neural Surround employs psychoacoustic frequency domain processing which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage with superior localization of surround elements. System playback is scalable from stereo up to state-of-the-art multichannel surround. Subnet mask The IP address is divided into the network address part and the host address part. The subnet mask is expressed as ‘255.255.255.0’. In most cases, the subnet mask is automatically assigned by the DHCP server. vTuner vTuner is a paid online database service that allows you to listen to radio and TV broadcasts on the Internet. vTuner lists thousands of stations from over 100 different countries around the globe. For more detail about vTuner, visit the following website: http://www.radio-pioneer.com

07 78 en “This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of NEMS and BridgeCo. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from NEMS and BridgeCo or an authorized subsidiary.” Windows Media Windows Media is a multimedia framework for media creation and distribution for Microsoft Windows. Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Use an application licensed by Microsoft Corporation to author, distribute, or play Windows Media formatted content. Using an application unauthorized by Microsoft Corporation is subject to malfunction. Windows Media DRM Windows Media DRM is a DRM (Digital Rights Management) service for the Windows Media platform. It is designed to provide secure delivery of audio and/or video content over an IP network to a PC or other playback device in such a way that the distributor can control how that content is used. The WMDRM-protected content can only be played back on a component supporting the WMDRM service. Windows Media Player 11/ Windows Media Connect Windows Media Connect is software to deliver music, photos and movies from a Microsoft Windows XP computer to home stereo systems and TVs. With this software, you can play back files stored on the PC through various devices wherever you like in your home. At this time you cannot download the Windows Media Connect software from Microsoft’s website. If your server currently does not have Windows Media Connect installed, install Windows Media Player 11 (for Windows XP) instead. This software can be downloaded from Microsoft’s website. For more information check the official Microsoft website.

Pioneer flat panel TV or Blu-ray disc player or with a component of another make that supports the KURO LINK function is possible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cable. For details about concrete operations, settings, etc., refer to the operating instructions for each component. • You cannot use this function with components that do not support KURO LINK. • We do not guarantee this receiver will work with Pioneer KURO LINK-compatible components or components of other makes that support the KURO LINK function. We do not guarantee that all synchronized operations will work with components of other makes that support the KURO LINK function. • Use a High Speed HDMI™ cable when you want to use the KURO LINK function. The KURO LINK function may not work properly if a different type of HDMI cable is used. Making the KURO LINK connections You can use synchronized operation for a connected flat panel TV and up to four other components. Be sure to connect the flat panel TV’s audio cable to the audio input of this unit. For details, see Connecting your TV and playback components on page 26. Important • When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch the power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket. • After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during initialization. The HDMI indicator on the display unit blinks during initialization, and you can turn this receiver on once it has stopped blinking. • To get the most out of this function, we recommend that you connect your HDMI component not to a flat panel TV but rather directly to the HDMI terminal on this receiver. • To use the KURO LINK function, connect this receiver and flat panel TV using the HDMI OUT 1 terminal. Connecting the KURO LINK compatible component using the HDMI OUT 2 terminal may result in malfunction. If this happens, turn off the KURO LINK compatible component’s KURO LINK setting. • While the receiver is equipped with four HDMI inputs, the KURO LINK function can only be used with up to three DVD or Blu-ray disc players or up to three DVD or Blu-ray disc recorders. Cautions on the KURO LINK function • Connect the TV directly to this receiver. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV converter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors. • Only connect components (Blu-ray disc player, etc.) you intend to use as a source to the HDMI input of this receiver. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV converter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors. • When KURO LINK is set to ON, HDMI Input is automatically set to OFF. • If a listening mode other than AUTO SURROUND, ALC, DIRECT, PURE DIRECT, OPTIMUM SURROUND or STEREO is selected while the PQLS effect is enabled, the PQLS effect is disabled. • When this receiver is connected by HDMI cable to a Pioneer player that is compatible with the PQLS function via HDMI connection and HDMI reauthentication is performed (the HDMI indicator blinks), the PQLS effect is enabled and the listening mode is set to AUTO SURROUND if a listening mode other than AUTO SURROUND, ALC, DIRECT, PURE DIRECT, OPTIMUM SURROUND or STEREO is selected. • When the receiver’s KURO LINK is turned ON, even if the receiver’s power is in the standby mode, it is possible to output the audio and video signals from a player via HDMI to the TV without producing sound from the receiver, but only when a KURO LINK- compatible component (Blu-ray disc player, etc.) and compatible TV are connected. In this case, the receiver’s power turns on and the power and HDMI indicators light.

different brand that supports the KURO LINK function The synchronized operations below can be used when the receiver’s KURO LINK function is connected to a TV of a brand other than Pioneer that supports the KURO LINK function. (Depending on the TV, however, some of the KURO LINK functions may not work.) • You can set whether to output the sound over the speakers connected to the receiver or over the TV’s speakers using the TV’s menu screen. • You can adjust the receiver’s volume or mute the sound using the TV’s remote control. • When the TV’s power is set to standby, the receiver’s power is also set to standby. (Only when the input for a component connected to the receiver by HDMI connection is selected or when watching the TV) • The sound of TV programs or an external input connected to the TV can also be output from the speakers connected to the receiver. (This requires connection of an optical digital cable, etc., in addition to the HDMI cable.) The synchronized operations below can be used when the receiver’s KURO LINK function is connected to a player or recorder of a brand other than Pioneer that supports the KURO LINK function. • When playback starts on the player or recorder, the receiver’s input switches to the HDMI input to which that component is connected. See the Pioneer website for the latest information on the models of non-Pioneer brands and products that support the KURO LINK function. KURO LINK Setup You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as KURO LINK-compatible connected components in order to make use of the KURO LINK function. For more information see the operating instructions for each component. 1 Press , then press HOME MENU. 2 Select ‘System Setup’, then press ENTER. 3 Select ‘Other Setup’, then press ENTER. 4 Select the ‘KURO LINK’ setting you want. Choose whether to set this unit’s KURO LINK function ON or OFF. You will need to set it to ON to use the KURO LINK function. When using a component that does not support the KURO LINK function, set this to OFF. • ON – Enables the KURO LINK function. • OFF – The KURO LINK is disabled. Synchronized operations cannot be used. 5 Select the ‘Display Power Off’ setting you want. If the TV’s power is turned off while using the KURO LINK function, the receiver’s power is also turned off (all power off function). This function can be disabled. • YES – The all power off function is enabled. The receiver’s power turns off together with the TV’s power. This function only works when the input for a component connected to the receiver by HDMI connection is selected or when watching the TV. • NO – The all power off function is disabled. The receiver’s power is not affected when the TV’s power is turned off. 6 When you’re finished, press HOME MENU. You will finish to HOME MENU. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT INPUT SELECT RECEIVER SOURCE RECEIVER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER HOME MENU RETURN ENTER REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER 2. Multi Ch In Setup 3. ZONE Audio Setup 4. Power ON Level Setup 5. Volume Limit Setup 6. Remote Control Mode Setup 7. Flicker Reduction Setup 1. KURO LINK Setup 4d.Other Setup A/V RECEIVER Exit Return 4d1.KURO LINK Setup A/V RECEIVER Exit Finish KURO LINK : ON Display Power Off : YES

PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) is a digital audio signal transfer control technology using the KURO LINK function. It offers higher-quality audio playback by controlling audio signals from the receiver to a PQLS compatible player, etc. This enables removing jitter that has a negative effect on the quality of the sound and is generated upon transmission. • On players compatible with PQLS Multi Surround, PQLS works for all sources. Set the player’s audio output to Linear PCM. • On players compatible with PQLS 2 ch Audio, PQLS only works when playing CDs. Please refer to the operating instructions supplied with your player for more information. This function is activated when KURO LINK is set to ON. 1 Set the remote control to the receiver operation mode, then press PQLS to select PQLS setting. The setting is displayed on the front panel display. • PQLS AUTO – PQLS is enabled. A precision quartz controller in this receiver eliminates distortion caused by timing errors (jitter), giving you the best possible digital-to-analog conversion when you use the HDMI interface. This is valid as an HDMI function for PQLS-compatible players. • PQLS OFF – PQLS is disabled. Before using synchronization Once you have finished all connections and settings, you must: 1 Put all components into standby mode. 2 Turn the power on for all components, with the power for the flat panel TV being turned on last. 3 Choose the HDMI input to which the TV is connected to this receiver, and see if video output from connected components displays properly on the screen or not. 4 Check whether the components connected to all HDMI inputs are properly displayed. Synchronized amp mode The synchronized amp mode can be set from the KURO LINK-compatible TV’s remote control. See the explanation below for operations in the synchronized amp mode. These functions are set from the TV’s menu screen. For more information, refer to the operating instructions of the KURO LINK-compatible TV. Synchronized amp mode operations When using the synchronized amp mode, the KURO LINK-compatible component connected to the receiver operates in sync as described below. • The receiver’s volume can be set and the sound can be muted using the TV’s remote control. • When the TV’s power is set to standby, the receiver’s power is also set to standby. (Only when the input for a component connected to the receiver by HDMI connection is selected or when watching the TV) • The receiver’s input switches automatically when the KURO LINK-compatible component is played. • The receiver’s input switches automatically when the TV’s channel is switched. • The synchronized amp mode remains in effect even if the receiver’s input is switched to a component other than one connected by HDMI. The operations below can also be used on Pioneer KURO LINK-compatible flat panel TVs. • When the receiver’s volume is adjusted or the sound is muted, the volume status is displayed on the flat panel TV’s screen. • When the OSD language is switched on the flat panel TV, the receiver’s language setting also switches accordingly. Canceling synchronized amp mode • When the synchronized amp mode is canceled, the receiver’s power turns off if you were viewing an HDMI input or a TV program on the TV. • When in the synchronized amp mode, the synchronized amp mode is canceled when the receiver’s power is turned off. To turn the synchronized amp mode back on, select the synchronized amp mode using the TV’s remote control. • When in the synchronized amp mode, the synchronized amp mode is canceled if an operation that produces sound from the TV is performed from the TV’s menu screen, if the receiver’s HDMI output setting is changed, etc. PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER PQLS

09 82 en Chapter 9: Using other functions Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and status of the receiver. 1 Press , then press AUDIO PARAMETER. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this. 3 Use / to set it as necessary. See the table below for the options available for each setting. 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. Setting What it does Option(s) MCACC (MCACC preset) Selects your favorite MCACC preset memory when multiple preset memories are saved. When an MCACC preset memory has been renamed, the given name is displayed. M1. MEMORY 1 to M6. MEMORY 6 Default: M1. MEMORY 1 EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ) Switches on/off the effects of EQ Pro. ON OFFa S-WAVE (Standing Wave) Switches on/off the effects of Standing Wave Control. ON OFF DELAY (Sound Delay) Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of the video. 0.0 to 10.0 (frames) 1 second = 30 frames (NTSC) Default: 0.0 MIDNIGHT Allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volumes. MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS OFF MIDNIGHT ON LOUDNESS Used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volumes. LOUDNESS ON RECEIVER TONEb (Tone Control) Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source, or bypasses them completely. BYPASS ON BASSc Adjusts the amount of bass. –6 to +6 (dB) Default: 0 (dB) TREBLEc Adjusts the amount of treble. –6 to +6 (dB) Default: 0 (dB) S.RTRV (Sound Retriever) With the Sound Retriever function, DSP processing is used to compensate for the loss of audio data upon compression, improving the sound’s sense of density and modulation. OFFd ON DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) May improve the quality of sound in a noisy source (for example, video tape with lots of background noise) when switched on. OFF ON DIALOG E. (Dialog Enhancem ent) Localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack. OFF ON HIBITSMP (High Bit/ High Sampling) Creates a wider dynamic range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs (Smoother, more delicate musical expression can be achieved by requantizing 16 bit PCM or 20 bit compressed audio signals to 24 bits) OFF ON DUAL (Dual Mono) Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels. CH1 – Channel 1 is heard only CH2 – Channel 2 is heard only CH1 CH2 – Both channels heard from front speakers DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes). AUTOe MAX MID OFF Setting What it does Option(s)

09 83 en Setting the Video options There are a number of additional picture settings you can make using the VIDEO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if an option cannot be selected on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, setting and status of the receiver. • These functions do not affect inputs other than DVD, TV/SAT, DVR, VIDEO1, and VIDEO2. 1 Press , then press VIDEO PARAMETER. 2 Use / to select the setting you want to adjust. Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table (page 84) for notes on this. 3 Use / to set it as necessary. See the table (page 84) for the options available for each setting.1 LFE (LFE Attenuate) Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra- low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the recommended value. When set to –5 dB, –10 dB, –15 dB or –20 dB, the LFE is limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no sound is output from the LFE channel. 0dB/ –5dB/ –10dB/ –15dB/ –20dB OFF SACD GAINf Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic range (during digital processing). 0dB +6 dB HDMIg (HDMI Audio) Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver (amp) or through to a TV or flat panel TV. When THROUGH is selected, no sound is output from this receiver. AMPLIFIER THROUGH A.DELAY (Auto delay) This feature automatically corrects the audio-to-video delay between components connected with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set depending on the operational status of the display connected with an HDMI cable. The video delay time is automatically adjusted according to the audio delay time.h OFF ON C.WIDTHi (Center Width) (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). 0 to 7 Default: 3 DIMENSIONi Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). –3 to +3 Default: 0 PANORAMAi Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect. OFF ON C.IMAGEj (Center Image) (Applicable only when using a center speaker) Adjusts the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only). 0 to 10 Defaults: Neo:6 MUSIC: 3 Neo:6 CINEMA: 10 Setting What it does Option(s) EFFECT Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround or ALC mode (each mode can be set separately). 10 to 90 Defaults: 50 (90 for EXT.STEREO only) a.When EQ OFF is selected, the MCACC indicator does not light. b.• Tone controls are disabled in THX listening modes. • When you set the Tone Control function to ON, MIDNIGHT/ LOUDNESS is set to OFF. In the same way, when you set MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to ON, the Tone Control function is set to BYPASS. c.The adjustment can be made only when TONE is set to ON. d.With the iPod/USB and HOME MEDIA GALLERY input function, by default S.RTRV is set to ON. e.The initially set AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals. Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby TrueHD. f. You shouldn’t have any problems using this with most SACD discs, but if the sound distorts, it is best to switch the gain setting back to 0 dB. g.• HDMI Audio setting cannot be switched while performing synchronized amp mode operations. • The synchronized amp mode must be turned on in order to play the receiver’s HDMI audio and video input signals from the TV with the receiver’s power in the standby mode. See Synchronized amp mode on page 81. h.This feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability (‘lipsync’) for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set A.DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay time manually. For more details about the lipsync feature of your display, contact the manufacturer directly. i. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode. j. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 MUSIC/CINEMA mode. Note 1 • All of the setting items can be set for each input function. • Setting items other than V.CONV can only be selected when V.CONV is set to ON. Setting What it does Option(s) RECEIVER

09 84 en 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu. Switching the speaker system If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 109, three speaker system settings are possible using SPEAKERS. If you selected Normal, Front Bi-Amp or ZONE 2, the button will simply switch your main speaker system on or off. The options below are for the Speaker B setting only.1 • Use SPEAKERS on the front panel to select a speaker system setting. As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal, the button will simply switch your main speaker system (A) on or off. Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option: • SPA – Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals. • SPB – Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B. Multichannel sources will not be heard. The same signal is output from the surround back channel pre-out terminals. Setting What it does Option(s) V.CONV (Digital Video Conversion) Converts video signals for output from the MONITOR OUT jacks (including HDMI OUT connector) for all video types (see page 25). ON OFF RESa (Resolution) Specifies the output resolution of the video signal (when analog video input signals are output at the HDMI OUT connector, select this according to the resolution of your monitor and the images you wish to watch). AUTO PURE 480p/576p 720p 1080i 1080p ASPb (Aspect) Specifies the aspect ratio when analog video input signals are output at the HDMI output. Make your desired settings while checking each setting on your display (if the image doesn’t match your monitor type, cropping or black bands appear). THROUGH NORMAL PCINEMAc,d (PureCinema) This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive. Usually set to AUTO; but try switching to OFF if the picture appears unnatural. Additionally, certain PAL movie video (576i, 25 frames/second STB video output or DVD disc playback, etc.) that contain film progressive material cannot be recognized as such by this receiver. AUTO PAL OFF P.MOTIONc,d (Progressive Motion) Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive. –4 to +4 Default: 0 YNRc Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the Y (brightness) component. 0 to +8 Default: 0 DETAILc Adjusts how sharp edges appear. –4 to +4 Default: 0 SHARPc,e (Sharpness) Adjusts the sharpness of the high- frequency (detailed) elements in the picture. –4 to +4 Default: 0 BRIGHTc (Brightness) Adjusts the overall brightness. –6 to +6 Default: 0 CONTRASTc Adjusts the contrast between light and dark. –6 to +6 Default: 0 HUEc,f Adjusts the red/green balance. –6 to +6 Default: 0 CHROMAc (Chroma Level) Adjusts saturation from dull to bright. –6 to +6 Default: 0 a.• When set to a resolution with which the TV (monitor) is not compatible, no picture is output. Also, in some cases no picture will be output due to copyright protection signals. In this case, change the setting. • When AUTO is selected, the resolution is selected automatically according to the capacity of the TV (monitor) connected by HDMI. When PURE is selected, the signals are output with the same resolution as when input (At this time, video signals are only output from the same type of terminals to which they were input). • When a display is connected by HDMI, if this is set to something other than PURE and 480i/576i analog signals are input, 480p/576p signals are output from the component output terminals. • Conversion to 1080p is only performed for 480i, 576i, 480p and 576p input signals. b.• If the image doesn’t match your monitor type, adjust the aspect ratio on the source component or on the monitor. • This cannot be set when the resolution is set to PURE. • NORMAL setting is only displayed when 480i/p or 576i/p video signals are being input. c.This setting is only displayed when 480i or 576i video signals are being input. d.This setting is only valid for component outputs. e.This setting is not valid for HDMI outputs. f. This setting is not displayed for component inputs. Note 1 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 108. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed). • Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 109 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change. • All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected. Setting What it does Option(s) PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC PARAMETER ENTER (TUNE) (TUNE) (PRESET) (PRESET) AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND HOME MENU RETURN

09 85 en • SPAB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. The sound from speaker system B will be the same as the sound from speaker system A (multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels). • SP (off) – No sound is output from the speakers. The same sound is output from the pre-out terminals (including from your subwoofer, if connected) as when selecting speaker system A (above). Using the MULTI-ZONE controls The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub zone volume and select sources. See MULTI- ZONE remote controls on page 85. 1 Press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel. Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option: • ZONE 2 ON – Selects your primary (ZONE 2) sub zone • ZONE 2&3 ON – Select both sub zones • ZONE 3 ON – Selects your secondary (ZONE 3) sub zone • MULTI ZONE OFF – Switches the MULTI-ZONE feature off The MULTI-ZONE indicator lights when the MULTI-ZONE control has been switched ON. 2 Press MULTI-ZONE CONTROL on the front panel to select the sub zone(s) you want. If you selected ZONE 2&3 ON above, you can toggle between ZONE 2 and ZONE 3. • When the receiver is on,1 make sure that any operations for the sub zone are done while ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) show in the display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only. 3 Use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source for the zone you have selected. For example, ZONE 2 CD-R sends the source connected to the CD-R inputs to the primary (ZONE 2) sub room. • If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner controls to select a preset station (see Saving station presets on page 52 if you’re unsure how to do this).2 • When using ZONE 2 and ZONE 3, it is not possible to use the multi-zone function to play different inputs from among Home Media Gallery, iPod/USB, XM and SIRIUS Radio. (It is possible to play when using the main zone and ZONE 2 or the main zone and ZONE 3.) 4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume for the zone you have selected. This is only possible if you selected the Variable volume control in ZONE Audio Setup on page 113.3 5 When you’re finished, press MULTI-ZONE CONTROL again to return to the main zone controls. You can also press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel to switch off all output to the sub zone(s).4 MULTI-ZONE remote controls Set the MULTI-ZONE operation switch to ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to operate the corresponding zone. The following table shows the possible MULTI-ZONE remote controls: STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR PHASE CONTROL ADVANCED MCACC PQLS HDMI MASTER VOLUME PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC PARAMETER ENTER (TUNE) (TUNE) (PRESET) (PRESET) AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND HOME MENU RETURN Note 1 If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) continue to show in the display. 2 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one zone also changes the station in the other zone. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast. 3 The volume levels of the main and sub zones are independent. 4 • You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first. • If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for a while, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this receiver is in standby. Button What it does  Switches on/off power in the sub zone. INPUT SELECT Use to select the input function in the sub zone. Input function buttons Use to select the input function directly (this may not work for some functions) in the sub zone. MASTER VOLUME +/– Use to set the listening volume in the sub zone. MUTE Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).

09 86 en Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV).1 Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recording from an analog source or vice-versa, so make sure the components you are recording to/from are hooked up in the same way (see Connecting your equipment on page 17 for more on connections). Since the video converter is not available when making recordings (from the video OUT jacks) make sure to use the same type of video cable for connecting your recorder as you used to connect your video source (the one you want to record) to this receiver. For example, you must connect your recorder using Component video if your source has also been connected using Component video. For more information about video connections, see Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page 30. 1 Select the source you want to record. Use the input function buttons (or INPUT SELECT). • If necessary, set the remote control to the receiver operation mode, then press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal corresponding to the source component (see Choosing the input signal on page 63 for more on this). 2 Prepare the source you want to record. Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc. 3 Prepare the recorder. Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the recording device and set the recording levels. Refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if you are unsure how to do this. Most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically—check the component’s instruction manual if you’re unsure. 4 Start recording, then start playback of the source component. Reducing the level of an analog signal The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog signal when it’s too strong. You can use this if you find that the OVER indicator lights often or you can hear distortion in the sound.2 • Press , then press A.ATT to switch the input attenuator on or off. Using the sleep timer The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without worrying about the receiver being left on all night. Use the remote control to set the sleep timer. • Press , then press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep time. • You can check the remaining sleep time at any time by pressing SLEEP once. Pressing repeatedly will cycle through the sleep options again.3 Note 1 • The receiver’s volume, Audio parameters (the tone controls, for example), Video parameters and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal. • Some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog. • Some video sources are copy-protected. These cannot be recorded. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A ATT SBch DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER 2 The attenuator isn’t available with digital sources, or when using the Stream Direct (ANALOG DIRECT) modes. 3 • You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver. • The sleep timer is valid for all zones. If any zone is on, the sleep timer continues functioning. INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER A.ATT 8 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER SLEEP 6 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER 30 min 60 min 90 min Off

09 87 en Dimming the display You can choose between four brightness levels for the front panel display. Note that when selecting sources, the display automatically brightens for a few seconds. • Press , then press DIMMER repeatedly to change the brightness of the front panel display. Switching the HDMI output Set which terminal to use when outputting video and audio signals from the HDMI output terminals (HDMI OUT ALL, HDMI OUT 1 or HDMI OUT 2). The HDMI OUT1 terminal is compatible with the KURO LINK function. • Press , then press HDMI OUT. Please wait a while when Please wait ... is displayed. The output switches among HDMI OUT ALL, HDMI OUT 1 and HDMI OUT 2 each time the button is pressed.1 Checking your system settings Use the status display screen to check your current settings for features such as surround back channel processing and your current MCACC preset. 1 Press , then press STATUS to check the system settings. These appear on the front panel display.2 The front panel display shows each of the following settings for three seconds each: 2 When you’re finished, press STATUS again to switch off the display. Note 1 • Synchronized amp mode on page 81 is canceled when the HDMI output is switched. If you wish to use the synchronized amp mode, switch to HDMI OUT 1, then select the synchronized amp mode on the flat panel TV using the flat panel TV’s remote control. • When the power is turned off then back on after switching the HDMI output, the input is set to a setting between HDMI1 and HDMI4, or BD. INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER DIMMER 9 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER TUNER XM SIRIUS iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 3 HDMI OUT REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER 2 If the Pure Direct mode is switched on, some settings above will show OFF, even though they are on. Input Source ↓ Sampling Frequency ↓ Surround Back channel Processing ↓ MCACC preset ↓ ZONE 2 input ↓ ZONE 3 input ↓ KURO LINK ↓ HDMI OUT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP HDD PGM DVD ANT THX AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER STATUS RECEIVER

09 88 en Resetting the system Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. Set MULTI-ZONE to OFF. • Disconnect the iPod and USB memory device from the receiver beforehand. 1 Switch the receiver into standby. 2 While holding down ENTER on the front panel, press  STANDBY/ON. The display shows RESET  NO . 3 Select ‘RESET’ using /, then press ENTER on the front panel. The display shows RESET? OK. 4 Press ENTER to confirm. OK appears in the display to indicate that the receiver has been reset to the factory default settings. • Note that all settings will be saved, even if the receiver is unplugged. Default system settings Setting Default Digital Video Conversion ON SPEAKERS A Surround Back System Normal Speaker System Front SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES Crossover 80 Hz X-Curve OFF THX Audio Setting 4 ft< DIMMER Brightest Inputs See Input function default and possible settings on page 45. MULTI-ZONE ZONE 2/3 Volume Level Variable ZONE 2/3 Volume –60 dB HDMI HDMI Audio Amp HDMI output HDMI OUT ALL KURO LINK ON DSP Surround back channel Processing ON Phase Control ON Full Band Phase Control OFF Sound Retriever iPod/USB or HOME MEDIA GALLERY function ON Other functions OFF Sound Delay 0.0 frame Dual Mono CH1 DRC AUTO SACD Gain 0 dB LFE Attenuate 0 dB Auto delay OFF Up Mix ON Digital Safety OFF Effect Level EXT.STEREO 90 Other modes 50 2 PL II Music Options Center Width 3 Dimension 0 Panorama OFF Neo:6 Options Center Image Neo:6 MUSIC: 3 Neo:6 CINEMA: 10 All Inputs Listening Mode (2 ch) AUTO SURROUND Listening Mode (x ch) AUTO SURROUND Listening Mode (HP) STEREO See also Setting the Audio options on page 82 for other default DSP settings. MCACC MCACC Position Memory M1: MEMORY 1 Channel Level (M1 to M6) 0.0 dB Speaker Distance (M1 to M6) 10.00 ft Standing Wave (M1 to M6) Standing Wave On/Off ON ATT of all channels/ filters 0.0 dB SWch Trim 0.0 dB EQ Data (M1 to M6) All channels/bands 0.0 dB EQ Trim 0.0 dB Setting Default

10 89 en Chapter 10: Controlling the rest of your system Operating multiple receivers The remote control included with this receiver can be used to operate up to three other receivers (of the same model as this receiver) in addition to this receiver. The receiver to be operated is switched by inputting the preset code to set the remote control setting. • Set the remote modes on the receivers before using this function (see Remote Control Mode Setup on page 114). 1 Check the operation selector switch to MAIN. 2 Press . 3 Press and hold REMOTE SETUP, then release it after the LED flashes twice. 4 Use the number buttons to enter the 5-digit preset code (see below). • Receiver 1: 6 1 9 3 5 (Default) • Receiver 2: 6 2 6 3 0 • Receiver 3: 6 2 6 3 1 • Receiver 4: 6 2 6 3 2 The LED flashes twice when the preset code has been properly registered. When the preset code is fully input, the LED flashes once to indicate that the setting has failed. To operate another receiver, start over from step 1 to input its preset code. Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the input function buttons (such as DVD or CD) using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. However, there are cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote control will not work for the model that you are using. If you can’t find a preset code that matches the component you want to control, you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control (see Programming signals from other remote controls on page 90). Note • You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing . To go back a step, press RETURN. • After ten seconds of inactivity, the remote automatically exits the operation. Selecting preset codes directly 1 Press the input function button for the component you want to control.1 When assigning preset codes to TV CONTROL, press TV CTRL here. 2 Press and hold REMOTE SETUP, then release it after the LED flashes twice. 3 Use the number buttons to enter the 5-digit preset code. See Preset code list on the separate booklet. The LED flashes twice when the preset code has been properly registered. When the preset code is fully input, the LED flashes once to indicate that the setting has failed. 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the other components you want to control. To try out the remote control, switch the component on or off (into standby) by pressing  SOURCE. If it doesn’t seem to work, select the next code from the list (if there is one). INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP MAIN RECEIVER Note 1 You can’t assign , TUNER, HOME MEDIA GALLERY, iPod USB, XM or SIRIUS. RECEIVER RECEIVER

10 90 en Programming signals from other remote controls If the preset code for your component is not available, or the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you can program signals from the remote control of another component. This can also be used to program additional operations (buttons not covered in the presets) after assigning a preset code.1 1 Press and hold REMOTE SETUP, then release it after the LED flashes twice. 2 Use the number buttons to enter 9, 7, 5. The LED flashes twice. 3 Press the input function button for the component you want to control.2 4 Point the two remote controls towards each other, then press the button that will be doing the learning on this receiver’s remote control. The LED flashes continuously for about 5 seconds.3 • The remote controls should be 3 cm (1 inch) apart. 5 Press the corresponding button on the other remote control that is sending (teaching) the signal to this receiver’s remote control. For example, if you want to learn the playback control signal, press and hold  briefly. If the LED flashes twice then turns off, this indicates that learning has been successful. If the LED only flashes once, learning has failed.4 Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls. The buttons available are shown below: 6 To program additional signals for the current component repeat steps 4 and 5. To program signals for another component, exit and repeat steps 1 through 5. Erasing the remote control button settings This erases the buttons you have programmed and restores the button to the factory default. 1 Press and hold REMOTE SETUP, then release it after the LED flashes twice. 2 Use the number buttons to enter 9, 7, 6. The LED flashes twice. 3 Press the input function button corresponding to the command to be erased, then press the button to be erased twice. To erase all the settings stored at the input function buttons, press the input function button twice here. The LED flashes twice to confirm the button has been erased. 4 Repeat step 3 to erase other buttons. Note 1 The remote can store about 200 preset codes (this has been tested with codes of Pioneer format only). 2 • You can’t assign TUNER, HOME MEDIA GALLERY, iPod USB, XM or SIRIUS. • The TV CONTROL buttons (TV, TV VOL +/–, TV CH +/– and INPUT) can only be learned after the TV CTRL is pressed. 3 The learning mode is cancelled if no remote control signal is received within 5 seconds. 4 • Note that interference from TVs or other devices will sometimes result in the remote control learning the wrong signal. • Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart. • If the LED flashes once, it means the memory is full. See Erasing the remote control button settings above to erase a programmed button you’re not using to free up more memory (note that some signals may take more memory than others). DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER RECEIVER SOURCE 3 cm (1 inch) DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB MUTE AUDIO 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER RECEIVER SOURCE VIDEO SOURCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 /CLR 0 ENTER INPUT VOL CH TV CONTROL T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ENTER ANT THX MULTI OPE MPX PQLS MEMORY TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER RECEIVER TV CTRL GUIDE TOP MENU LIST TOOLS ENTER RETURN HOME MENU HDD DVD STATUS AUDIO INFO DISP CH MENU

10 91 en Multi Operation and System Off The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a series of up to 32 commands for the components in your system. For example, you could turn on your TV, turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD using only two buttons on the remote control. Similar to multi operations, System Off allows you to use one button to stop and switch off a series of components in your system at the same time. The System Off feature allows you to program a series of 5 commands for the components in your system.1 Programming a multi-operation 1 Press and hold REMOTE SETUP, then release it after the LED flashes twice. 2 Use the number buttons to enter 9, 9, 5. The LED flashes twice. If you selected System Off, go to step 3. If you selected Multi Operation, go to step 4. 3 Press the  SOURCE button. 4 Press the input function button for the component whose command you want to input, then press the button for the command you want to input. For example, if you want to start the sequence by switching on your DVD player, press DVD, then press  SOURCE. The following remote control commands can be selected: • You don’t need to program the receiver to switch on or off. This is done automatically. With Pioneer components, you don’t need to: • program the power to switch off in a shutdown sequence (except DVD recorders); These take priority in multi operations (not shutdown). 5 Repeat step 4 to program a sequence. • A space of 250 ms can be input between commands by pressing REMOTE SETUP between commands. • If the LED does not light when the input function button is pressed, this indicates that there is no command for that input function. Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on, or in standby. 1 Press MULTI OPE. 2 Press an input function button that has been set up with a multi operation. The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the programmed multi operation is performed automatically. Note 1 • Before Multi Operation and System Off will work correctly, you must setup the remote to work with your TV and other components (see Operating multiple receivers on page 89 for more on this). • Some units may take some time to power up, in which case multiple operations may not be possible. • Power on and off commands only work with components that have a standby mode. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT RECEIVER SOURCE INPUT 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP MAIN DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB MUTE AUDIO 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER RECEIVER SOURCE VIDEO SOURCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 /CLR 0 ENTER INPUT VOL CH TV CONTROL T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR ENTER ANT THX MULTI OPE MPX PQLS MEMORY TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER RECEIVER TV CTRL GUIDE TOP MENU LIST TOOLS ENTER RETURN HOME MENU HDD DVD STATUS AUDIO INFO DISP CH MENU DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB 1 2 3 HDMI OUT INPUT SELECT 1 3 2 REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP MAIN

10 92 en Using System off 1 Press MULTI OPE. 2 Press  SOURCE. The command sequence you programmed will run, then all Pioneer components will switch off1, followed by this receiver. Resetting the remote control presets This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and programmed buttons.2 1 Check the operation selector switch to MAIN. 2 Press . 3 Press and hold REMOTE SETUP, then release it after the LED flashes twice. 4 Use the number buttons to enter 9, 8, 1. The LED flashes four times to indicate that the resetting is completed. Default preset codes Controls the components This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 89 for more on this). Use the input function buttons to select the component. • The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CTRL button. Note 1 In order to avoid accidently switching off a DVD recorder that is currently recording, no DVD recorder power off codes are sent. 2 When Selecting preset codes directly on page 89 are set, all the signals learned in the input function buttons are cleared. This function is convenient when you want to reset some but not all of input function buttons. Input function button Preset code DVD 3 1 5 7 1 BD 3 2 4 4 2 DVR 2 2 3 0 6 HDMI 3 2 4 4 2 TV 1 4 0 0 1 CD 7 0 4 6 8 CD-R 7 1 0 8 7 TV CTRL 1 4 0 0 1 6 1 9 3 5 DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB RECEIVER SOURCE REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER REMOTE SETUP MAIN RECEIVER RECEIVER DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND MUTE RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT PHASE CTRL STATUS REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 HDD PGM DVD STANDARD STEREO MENU ADV SURR 1 2 3 HDMI OUT SLEEP MCACC INPUT SELECT SIGNAL SEL 4 5 6 DIMMER A.ATT SBch 7 8 9 CLASS MASTER VOLUME CH LEVEL D.ACCESS /CLR 0 ENTER RECEIVER SOURCE ENTER ANT THX MULTI OPE MPX PQLS MEMORY RECEIVER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER RECEIVER TV CTRL SOURCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 /CLR 0 ENTER INPUT VOL CH TV CONTROL GUIDE TOP MENU LIST TOOLS ENTER RETURN HOME MENU HDD DVD STATUS AUDIO INFO DISP CH MENU

10 93 en Button(s) TV TV (Monitor) BD/DVD HDD/DVR VCR SAT/CATV  SOURCE POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF Number buttons numerics numerics numerics numerics numerics numerics • (dot) • (dot) KURO LINK CLEAR + CLEAR  ENTER (CLASS) CH ENTER CH ENTER ENTER CLEAR – ENTER EXIT/INFO EXIT TOP MENU TOP MENU/ DISC NAVI – LIST TOOLS/GUIDE USER MENU TOOLSa GUIDE – GUIDE /// /// /// /// /// – /// ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER – ENTER HOME MENU HOME MENU HOME MENU HOME MENU – HOME RETURN RETURN RETURN RETURN – RETURN HDD (Red) Red Red – HDD – A/Red DVD (Green) Green Green – DVD – B/Green (Yellow) Yellow Yellow – VCR – C/Yellow (Blue) Blue Blue MENU MENU – MENU/Blue  – –    E/  – AUTO SETUP      – FREEZE      – –    D/  – –      ANT AV SELECTION      – SCREEN SIZE     AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO DISP DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY DISPLAY – DISPLAY/INFO CH +/– CH+/– CH+/– OUTPUT RESOLUTION +/–a CH+/– CH+/– CH+/–  +  – – – – – RECORD a.Controls for BD.

10 94 en a. Controls for SACD. b. Controls for MD. Button(s) LD CD/CD-R/SACD MD/DAT TAPE  SOURCE POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF Number buttons numerics numerics numerics – • (dot) +10 >10/CLEAR CLEARb CLEAR ENTER (CLASS) ENTER DISC/ENTER OPEN/CLOSEb ENTER TOP MENU – – MS – LEGATO LINKa – MS /// /// – – /// ENTER ENTER – –  – SACD SETUPa – – RETURN – – – HDD (Red) – PROGRAM – – (Yellow) – REPEAT – – (Blue) – SHUFFLE – –                                    AUDIO AUDIO PURE AUDIOa – – DISP DISPLAY/INFO TIMEa – – Button(s) TV (Projector)  SOURCE POWER ON 1 MOVIE 2 STANDARD 3 DYNAMIC 4 USER1 5 USER2 6 USER3 7 COLOR+ 8 SHARP+ 9 GAMMA 0 COLOR- • (dot) SHARP- ENTER (CLASS) COLOR TEMP EXIT INFO /// /// ENTER ENTER TEST HIDE MENU  HDMI1  HDMI2  COMP.  VIDEO  S-VIDEO  BRIGHT-  BRIGHT+ AUDIO POWER OFF DISP ASPECT CH +/– CONTRAST+/-

11 95 en Chapter 11: The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu The Advanced MCACC (Multi Channel ACoustic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making it possible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily and with high precision. The acoustic characteristics of the listening environment are measured and the frequency response is calibrated accordingly to allow high precision, automatic analysis and optimal calibration of the sound field to bring it closer to a studio environment than ever before. Furthermore, while it was previously difficult to eliminate standing waves, this receiver is equipped with a standing wave control function using a unique process to perform acoustic analysis and reduce their influence. This section describes how to calibrate the sound field automatically and fine-adjust the sound field data manually. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use  RECEIVER to switch on.1 • If headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them. 2 Press , then press HOME MENU.2 A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use /// and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu. • Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the HOME MENU. • The screen saver will automatically appear after five minutes of inactivity. 3 Select ‘Advanced MCACC’ from the HOME MENU, then press ENTER. 4 Select the setting you want to adjust. • Full Auto MCACC – See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42 for a quick and effective automatic surround setup. • Auto MCACC – See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 96 for a more detailed MCACC setup. In addition, the Full Band Phase Control function calibrates the frequency-phase characteristics of the connected speakers. • Manual MCACC – Fine-tunes your speaker settings and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 98). • Demo – No settings are saved and no errors occur. When the speakers are connected to this receiver, the test tone is output repeatedly. Press RETURN to cancel the test tone. Note 1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the HOME MENU. 2 You can’t use the HOME MENU when the HOME MEDIA GALLERY, XM, SIRIUS or iPod/USB input function is selected (in either the main or sub zone). When you set ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or ZONE 2&3 to ON (page 85), you can’t use the HOME MENU. DVD BD DVR HDMI TV CD CD-R TUNER XM SIRIUS HOME MEDIA GALLERY iPod USB INPUT RECEIVER SOURCE RECEIVER T.EDIT GUIDE TOP MENU BAND RETURN iPod CTRL HOME MENU LIST TOOLS CATEGORY AUDIO PARAMETER ENTER TUNE PRESET PRESET TUNE VIDEO PARAMETER HOME MENU RETURN ENTER REMOTE SETUP ZONE 2 MAIN ZONE 3 ANT AUDIO MULTI OPE INFO DISP MPX PQLS MEMORY CH RECEIVER TV CTRL RECEIVER RECEIVER 1. Advanced MCACC 2. MCACC Data Check 3. Data Management 4. System Setup Exit Return HOME MENU A/V RECEIVER a. Full Auto MCACC b. Auto MCACC c. Manual MCACC d. Demo 1.Advanced MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Return

11 96 en Automatic MCACC (Expert) If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42, you can customize your setup options below. You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC presets1, which are useful if you have different listening positions depending on the type of source (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).2 Important • Make sure the microphone/speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup. • Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.3 CAUTION • The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume. THX® THX is a trademark of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. 1 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu, then press ENTER. If the Advanced MCACC screen is not displayed, refer to Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 95. 2 Select the parameters you want to set. Use / to select the item, then use / to set. • Auto MCACC – The default is ALL (recommended), but you can limit the system calibration to only one setting (to save time) if you want.4 The available options are ALL, Keep SP System,5 Speaker Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance, EQ Pro & S-Wave and Full Band Phase Ctrl. • EQ Type (only available when the Auto MCACC Menu above is EQ Pro & S-Wave) – This determines how the frequency balance is adjusted. After a single calibration is performed, each of the following three correction curves can be stored separately in the MCACC memory. SYMMETRY (default) implements symmetric correction for each pair of left and right speakers to flatten the frequency-amplitude characteristics. ALL CH ADJ is a ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel. FRONT ALIGN6 sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). • THX Speaker (only available when the Auto MCACC Menu above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES if you are using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL), otherwise leave it set to NO. • STAND.WAVE Multi-Point (only available when the Auto MCACC Menu above is EQ Pro & S-Wave) – In addition to measurements at the listening position, you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration for several seating positions in your listening area.7 Place the microphone at the reference point indicated on-screen and note the last microphone placement will be at your main listening position: Note 1 These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY1 to MEMORY6 until you rename them in Data Management on page 106. 2 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system. 3 Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the Auto MCACC menu (step 2). a. Full Auto MCACC b. Auto MCACC c. Manual MCACC d. Demo 1.Advanced MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Return ALL 1b.Auto MCACC START Exit A/V RECEIVER Return Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro & S-Wave Full Band Phase Ctrl SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 THX Speaker : NO 4 • The EQ Pro & S-Wave measurement is also taken when Keep SP System or EQ Pro & S-Wave is selected. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 101 for more on this. • Either effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional and Standing Wave can be switched on and off in the respective MCACC preset. For details, see Setting the Audio options on page 82. 5 The Keep SP System option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 109) unchanged. 6 If you selected ALL as your Auto MCACC menu, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the ALL CH ADJ and FRONT ALIGN settings. 7 Switch the Multi-Point setting NO if you only use one listening position. ALL 1b.Auto MCACC START Exit A/V RECEIVER Return Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro & S-Wave Full Band Phase Ctrl SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 THX Speaker : NO ALL SYMMETRY : M1.MEMORY 1 1b.Auto MCACC ALL CH ADJ : M2.MEMORY 2 FRONT ALIGH : M3.MEMORY 3 START A/V RECEIVER Exit Return Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro & S-Wave THX Speaker : NO Full Band Phase Ctrl

11 97 en 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. If you do not have a tripod, use some other object to install the microphone.1 4 When you’re finished settings the options, select START then press ENTER. 5 Follow the instructions on-screen. • Make sure the microphone is connected. • If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up. • See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 44 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. 6 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this. • Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings. • With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check microphone) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 44) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue. 7 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen.2 The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have. If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 8. • If you see an ERR message (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct), there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the power and check the speaker connections. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use / to select the speaker and / to change the setting and continue. • If Reverse Phase is displayed, the speaker’s wiring (+ and –) may be inverted. Check the speaker connections.3 – If the connections were wrong, turn off the power, disconnect the power cord, then reconnect properly. After this, perform the Full Auto MCACC procedure again. – If the connections were right, select GO NEXT and continue. Note 1 It may not be possible to measure correctly if the microphone is placed on a table, sofa, etc. 1 2 3 2nd reference point 3rd reference point Main listening position PHONES SPEAKERS CONTROL MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC PARAMETER ENTER (TUNE) (TUNE) (PRESET) (PRESET) AUDIO VIDEO TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 4 VIDEO CAMERA iPod iPhone AUTO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT HOME THX STANDARD SURROUND ADVANCED SURROUND STEREO BAND HOME MENU RETURN 2 This screen is only shown if you selected ALL or Speaker Setting from the Auto MCACC menu. 3 If the speaker is not pointed to the microphone (listening position) or when using speakers that affect the phase (dipole speakers, reflective speakers, etc.), Reverse Phase may be displayed even if the speakers are properly connected. Now Analyzing... 2/10 Environment Check 1b.Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel Ambient Noise : OK Microphone : Speaker YES/NO : L : YES R : YES C : YES 1b.Auto MCACC SR : YES SBR : YES SBL : YES SL : YES SW : YES 10 OK RETRY A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel

11 98 en 8 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ. Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 7 minutes. • If you selected a STAND.WAVE Multi-Point setup (in step 2), you will be asked to place the mic at the 2nd and 3rd reference points before finally placing it at your main listening position. 9 The Auto MCACC Setup procedure is completed and the Advanced MCACC menu reappears automatically. The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the Manual MCACC setup menu (starting below) or Manual SP Setup menu (starting on page 108).1 You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the MCACC Data Check screen: • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 109 for more on this) • Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 99 or 110 for more on this) • Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers from the listening position (see page 100 or 111 for more on this)2 • Standing Wave – Filter settings to control lower ‘boomy’ frequencies (see page 100 for more on this) • Acoustic Cal EQ – Adjustments to the frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 101 for more on this) • Group Delay – The original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics can be displayed graphically (see Group Delay on page 105 for more on this). • Output PC – The data transfer mode with the connected computer is set. The graphs of the reverb characteristics and group delay characteristics before and after calibration and the various MCACC parameters can be checked (see Output PC on page 106 for more on this). Press RETURN after you have finished checking each screen. When you’re finished, select RETURN to go back to the HOME MENU. Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver upon completion of the Auto MCACC Setup. Manual MCACC setup You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 42. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers). CAUTION • The test tones used in the Manual MCACC setup are output at high volume. Important • You will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing HOME MENU (step 2 in Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 95). • For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. Press HOME MENU to display the HOME MENU before you connect the microphone to this receiver. If the microphone is connected while the HOME MENU is not being displayed, the display will change to the Full Auto MCACC under Advanced MCACC. • See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 44 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. • If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position. Note 1 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm (5 inches) will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 108. • The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed. • If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually. 2 Since the distance measurements have been set according to the sound characteristics of your speakers, there are cases where (for optimal surround sound) the actual distance may differ from the speaker distance setting. Now Analyzing... 1b.Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel Subwoofer Check : Now Analyzing... 5/10 Surround Analysis 1b.Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel Speaker System : OK Channel Level : Speaker Distance : Standing Wave : Reverb : Aco Cal EQ Pro :

11 99 en 1 Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu. See Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 95 if you’re not already at this screen. 2 Select the setting you want to adjust. If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order. • Fine Channel Level – Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below). • Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 100). • Standing Wave – Control overly resonant low frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 100). The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 101: • EQ Adjust – Manually adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 101). • EQ Professional – Calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 101). Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0.0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. You can adjust the Channel Level of each speaker in 0.5 dB increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 108. 1 Select ‘Fine Channel Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level. 2 Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0.0dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels. • After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output. 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/ –10.0 dB) as necessary. Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press  to confirm and continue to the next channel. • For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. • If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. 4 When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. a. Full Auto MCACC b. Auto MCACC c. Manual MCACC d. Demo 1.Advanced MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Return 1. Fine Channel Level 2. Fine SP Distance 3. Standing Wave 1c.Manual MCACC 4. EQ Adjust 5. EQ Professional A/V RECEIVER Exit Return 1. Fine Channel Level 2. Fine SP Distance 3. Standing Wave 1c.Manual MCACC 4. EQ Adjust 5. EQ Professional A/V RECEIVER Exit Return CAUTION Loud test tones will be output. Please wait...** 1c1.Fine Channel Level A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 Reference Ch : L 1c1.Fine Channel Level Ref.Ch Level : 0.0 dB A/V RECEIVER Exit Finish R <=> L L : 0.0 dB 1c1.Fine Channel Level R : 0.0 dB C : 0.0 dB SR : 0.0 dB SL : 0.0 dB SBL : 0.0 dB SBR : 0.0 dB SW : 0.0 dB

11 100 en Fine Speaker Distance • Default setting: 10’00” (all speakers) For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1/2 inch increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 108. 1 Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position. 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0’00-1/2” to 45’00”. Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span.1 When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press  to confirm and continue to the next channel. • For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. • If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it. 4 When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu. Standing Wave • Default setting: ON2/ATT 0.0dB (all filters) Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain conditions, sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the walls in your listening area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly resonant sounds in your listening area. During playback of a source, you can customize the filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC presets.3 1 Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control. • Filter Channel – Select the channel to which you will apply the filter(s): MAIN (all except center channel and subwoofer), Center or SW (subwoofer). • TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is SW) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to compensate for the difference in output post-filter). Note 1 • If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly. • For better audibility, the subwoofer emits a continuous test tone (oscillating pulses are heard from your other speakers). Note that it may be difficult to compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup (depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker). 1. Fine Channel Level 2. Fine SP Distance 3. Standing Wave 1c.Manual MCACC 4. EQ Adjust 5. EQ Professional A/V RECEIVER Exit Return A/V RECEIVER Exit Cancel MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 Reference Ch : L 1c2.Fine SP Distance Ref.Ch Distance : 10’00” A/V RECEIVER Exit Finish R <=> L L : 10’10” 1c2.Fine SP Distance R : 9’10” C : 10’10” SR : 9’00” SL : 9’00” SBL : 6’00” SBR : 6’00” SW : 12’10” 2 You can switch on or off the Standing Wave in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. See Setting the Audio options on page 82 for more on this. 3 • Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset. • Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection. • When Standing Wave is selected for an MCACC preset memory where STAND.WAVE is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETER, STAND.WAVE ON is automatically selected. 1. Fine Channel Level 2. Fine SP Distance 3. Standing Wave 1c.Manual MCACC 4. EQ Adjust 5. EQ Professional A/V RECEIVER Exit Return 1c3.Standing Wave A/V RECEIVER Exit Finish Filter 1 Freq [Hz] Q ATT [dB] Filter 2 Freq [Hz] Q ATT [dB] Filter 3 Freq [Hz] Q ATT [dB] 63 SW Filter Channel 0 dB 5 10 16 32 63 125 250 500 1k Hz 10 5.0 120 10 5.0 201 10 +10.0 5.0 TRIM [dB] MCACC M1.MEMORY1