Pioneer Vsx-406 User manual

AUDIO/VIDEO

STEREO RECEIVER

Operating

Instructions

VSX-406

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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. .

In somecountries

or.

regions, the shape

of

thepower plug

and

power

outlet

may

sometimes

differ

from

that

shown

in the

explanatory

drawings.

However,

the

method

of

connecting

and

operating

the

unit

is

.the same.

IMPORTANT

NOTICE

[For U.S. and Canadian models)

The

serial

number

for

this

equipment

is

located

on

the

rear

panel.

Please

write

this

serial

number

on

your

enclosed

warranty

card

and

keep

it

in a

secure

area

. This

is

for

your

security

.

WARNING:To

P~E.\iENT

FIRE

OR SHOCK

HAZARD,

DO NOT EXPOSE THl$''APPUANCE TO

RAIN

OR MOIS-

TURE.

I~

.

[for

Canadian model]

CAUTION

:

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

USE THIS (POLARIZED)

PLUG

WITH AN EXTENSION

CORD,

RECEPTACLE

OR

OTHER

OUTLET UNLESS

THE

BLADES

CAN

BE

FULLY

INSERTED

TO

PREVENT

BLADE

EXPOSURE

.

RETURN

function

This function returns the un

it

to

a set·

of

initial settings

an

d

ready

to

broadcast

tu

ner.

This

is

helpful

during

tr

o

ubleshooti

ng

or

when

no

sound

is

output.

For details,

refer

to

pag~

19

.

aJ}PIONEER.

0

The

Art

of

Entertainment

IMPORTANT

A

The

b9htn1ng

flash

witharrowhead. With

in

an

equ118tera1

tflangle. isintended

to

alert the user to thepresence

ol

un1nsulatetl ·dangerous voltage· w1

th1n

the product's

enclosure that may be

of

sufficient

magn

rtude

to

const11u1e

arisk

of

eiectnc shock

to

persons.

CAUTION:

TO

PREVENT

THE

RISK

Of

ELECTRIC

SHOCK. DO NOT

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK). NO

USER·SERVICE

ABLE

PARTS INSIDE.

RE

FER

SERVICING TO

OUAUF

I

EO

SERV

I

CE

PERSONN

EL.

The

e><olamation

po

i

nt

w1

thm

an

equilateraJ triangle

''

intended

to

a•ert the user

to

the presence

of

unportant

operating

and

maintenance (servicingl 1nstruc1ions

in

lhe

literature accompanying the

app

li

ance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

R

EAD

lllSTRUCTIONS-All

the

salel'(andeperat•ng

IOS

lfUCttOns

ShO<J

ld

be

read

befO<e

the product IS

ope1ated

RETAIN INSTRUC110NS-The safetyand operaung

instructions should

be

retained for future reference

HEED

WARNINGS -

All

warnings on the

p<odUC1

and

1n

the

operat1og

insrructiotisshould

be

adhered to

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - AHoperating and use

instr

uctK><lS

should

be

followetl.

CLEANING- Theprocluct shoold

be

cleaned only

w11h

a

po

lishing cloth

or

a soft drycloth.Nev

er

clean with

tum1ture

wa'l<.

benzine.

insect1c

1des

°'other

volet

1I&

llqurcls

since they mayoorrode the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS

-Do

no

t use

auachments

not

reoommended

by

the proclvctmanufacturer

as

they

may cause hazards

WATtR

ANO

MOISTUflE -Do not

use

this ptoduct

near water -

101

example. near a bathtub. wash

boWt.

ki

tchen

Sink.

oi

laundry

tub

;

in

a

wet

besement

°'

neat a swimmoog

pool:

and

the

Ike

.

ACCESSORIES -Oo not place

tho

s product

°"

an

uostable cart. stand. tripod, bracket.

°'

table The

p<oduct

mayt

an.

cauSlf\9

seroous

u'turv

to

a

child°'

adu

lt. antiserious damage to rile proclucl Use only

w11h

a

c

~rt

.

stand.

tnpotl.

brac

ke

t,

or

tab

le

recommended by the manufacturer. or sold with

the product Any mounting

of

the product should

follow themanufacturer's insrrucuons. and shoultl

use a mounting accessory r

ecomme11dad

t>y

tho

manufac1urer

CART - A product and

call

combination should

be

movecl withcare. Quick stops, excessive

f0<ce

. and

uneven surfaces meycause the prOduct

anc2

car1

combmatton

to

l)VeftUfn

VENTILATION-

SIOts

andopenings

in

the cabinet are

provided f

of

ventilation and to ensure reliable

o

pe

ral

1M ol the product and to

protoct

11

fr

om

oveihea

11ng

, and these openings mus1 not be

blocked orcovered

The

openings should never

be

blocked

by

placing theproducton abed. sofa.

rug,

orothersimilar surface. This product should not

be

placed

rn

a

bu

r

lt~n

installation suchasaboekcase

0<

rack un

le

ss proper venti

lat11)n

os

piov

oded

or

the

manufacturer's instructionshavebeen adhered10.

POWER SOURCES -

Thts

productshould be

ope<ated

onlyfrom

the

type

of

powe<

source

tncl

tcatedonthe

markrng label.

If

you are

nol

sure

of

the type

of

p0wer sopply

10

your home.

conwtt

yoo<

produ<:t

deale<

or l

oca

l power

comi>any

.

LOCATION -The appliance should

Ile

1n$

1alled

in •

stablel

oe

a11on

.

NONU

SE

PERIODS

- Tnepowercord

of

the appliance

should

be

unpluggecl from the outlet when left un·

used for a long period of time.

Information

to

User

GROUNDING OR POlARIZATION

•

If

this

IJ(oduct

rs equippedwithapolarized

altemanng

curre<lt

ilneplug

<a

plughaving

one

blade

Wldef than

theolhetl.

11

-~ht

on

to

theoultet onlyoneway.

Thos

isasafetyfeature.If youare

unabl

e

10

insertthepkJ9

fullyintotheoutlet.

try

reve

1si

ng the plug

If

the

plug

shou

ltl

su

ll

fail to

f11.

co

ntact your

e1ec1ncian

lo

replace vour obsolete outlet. Oo

nor

defeat the

satervpurp0se

of

1h

e polarized plug.

•

If

thos

produ

ct

os equipped

with

a three-

wire

grounding

type

plug,aplughavingat

hird

(ground

i

ng)

pin. il will only fit intoagrounding

type

poweroutlel.

This isasafetyfeature

If

you

areunable

10

insertthe

pl

ug

into

the

ou

tlet, contact your el

ectr

icien

to

replace your obsolete outlet. Do

not

defeat the

safetypurp0se

of

thegrounding l'fpe plug

POWER-CORD PROTtCTION -Power-supplycords

should

be

routed so that t

hey

are not likely

10

be

wa

lked on or pinched

by

i

tems

placetl upon

or

agaonst

them.paying

par!JCUla

r

a11entoon

to cords at

plugs.

convenoe

nce

1ecep

1

ad

es,

aod

thepointwhere

theyexit from lhe product

OUTOOOR ANTENNAGROUNDING -

If

anoutside

antenna

orcablesystemosconnected to

the

IJ'Oclucl

.

be

sure the

an

t

enna

or

Cl!ble

sys1em

os

g1ovndedso

as

toprovcesomeprotectionagainstvoltage

surges

and

boilt-upstaticcharges.Article BtOofthe National

Electrical

Code

. AN

SVNFPA

70.

p<ovides

onformat

ion

wi

th regard

to

proper grounding of the mast and

supporting structu

re.

grounding ot the lead·in wire

lo

an

antenna discharge unit. size

ol

grounding

conductors. location

of

antenna·discharge un•t.

connection

to g,o

und1ng el

ectrodes.

and

requirements

f0<

t

hegrnund111Q

electrode

.

See

Figure

A.

LIGHTNING - For added

p<otectoon

for

th

is product

duringa

ti

ghtn,ngstorm.or

when

11

15

l

efl

unatlended

a

nti

un<Jsed

f0<

tong

petrods

of ome.

unplug

11

from

the

wa

noutlet anddisconnect theantenna or cable

system This wdl prevent damage

to

the prod\lct

due

to

l<ghtning

and

power~

ne surges.

POWER LINES-An outsideantenna system should

not

be

locatedm the

vicinity

of

ovomeadpowe<lines

orother electrichgf\t

or

oowercircuits. or where ii

can fall

into

such power lines

or

circui

ts

. When

inst

all

ing

an

outside

an

t

enna

system. extremecare

sl>o

uld betaken ti)keep

fro10

touching such power

lines orcircuits as

coniaGt

with them might

be

fa

tal.

OVERLOADING -Do

no1

overload

wa

ll

outle

ts.

extensi

on

cords,or

in

t

egt

alconvenience receptaeles

as thiscan resu

lt

1n

a

flSk

of

fire

or

electric

shoe~

.

OBJECT

AND LIQUID

ENTRY

-Never

push

objects

of

any

kond

in

to

1

h1s

productt

hr'ougfl

operungs as they

may touch dangerous voltage points or

shO•t-OUl

pans

that could result

in

a fire

or

electric shock

Never

spiU

kQuocl

of

any

kond

on

the

p<0duct.

SERVIClllG -

Oo

notattempt

to

service thisproduct

yourself

as

openong

orremoving

cove<s

mayexpose

you to

~rous

voltage

or

other

hazards

Refer

an

servicing

lo

qual!roed

service personnel.

DAMAGEREQUIRING

SERVICE

-Unplug

trus

product

from the wall outl

et

anti refer servicing

lo

qualo

f1

ed

58fvice

pors.or1nel

under the fol

lowing

condi

t

ions

·

• When the pOwer·supply cord orplug isoamaged

• II liqurd hasbeen sp.lled. or

ob1ec1s

have

fallen onto

tl\e

ptodUCl

.

•

If

t

l\e

product

has

been e<posed

to

rain

Of

water.

•

If

the

p<oduct

doesnotoperate

norma'.ly

by

tollo1Mng

the

operaMg

Wlstructions

Adjust

only

thoseoonttols

that are

co.e

red

by

theoperating instructions

as

an

imp<QIM!(•diustment

ol

othercontrols mayresult m

damageand

wi

ll

ohenrequire extensive

W<trk

by

a

quatofied technician ti) res10te the product

10

•ts

noimal

OJ:)ef8t

10ll

• If the product has been dropped or

clamaged

in

any

way

• When the product

e•n1b11s

a

d1s11nct

change in

perf0<mance - this indicates a need for

setv1ce.

REPLAC

E

MENT

PARTS -When replacement parts

are

required,

be

sure the

$e1V1Ce

1echn

1c.an

ha

sused

replacement parts

specrf1

ed

by

themanufacturer

or

have the same cMrac1eris1ics

as

theoriginal part.

Unavthonzed substitutionsmayresult

in

fire. elect

ric

shoe~

.

orOther

hazards

.

SAFETY

CHECK

-Upon oornpl

et1on

of any service or

repai

rs

10

thos

product. ask the

serv.ee

technici

an

to

perlorrn safetY

Che<:ks

to

cletermmethat

the

p<oduct

oS

in

IJ'OPfll

Ope<81

•ng

COndtllOf\

.

WALLOR CEILING MOUNTING-The

p<oduct

should

not

be

mounted

to

a

waU

or

ced

mg.

HEA

T-

The

p<odlJct

should

be

s~uated

8V4'f fforn heat

sour~s

such

as

radiatots. heat registeis. stoves.

0t

01he1

prodVc:ts (including amplifrersl that prOduce

heat

ANTENNA

LEAO

IN

WIRE

ANT

ENNA

DISCHARGE

UNIT

(NEC

SECTION

810.20I

·- POWER

SERVICE

GROUNDING

ELECTRO

DE

SYSTE

M

!N

EC

ART

250.

PART

H)

N

EC

-NATIONAL EL

ECTR

ICAL

COOE

Alteration

or

mod

ific

ations

carried

out

without

a

ppropr

iate

aut

horization

may

invalidate

th

e user's ri

gh

t

to

operate the

eq

uipment

.

2

I

CONTENTS

ACCESSORY ITE

MS

.......................................................................................................................................................... 3

SURROUND

EFFE

CT

AND

DOLBY 3CH LOGIC ..................................................................

..

.......................................... 4

DOLBY

PRO LOGIC

SURROUN

D, CENTER

MODE

......................................................................................................... 4

SPEAKER I

NSTA

LLA

TI

ON

................................................................................................................................................ 5

REAR

PANEL

FACILITIES.................................................................................................................................................

..

6

CONNECTI

ONS

................................................................................................................................................................. 8

FRO

NT

PANEL

FACILITIES .............................................................................................................................................. 12

OPERATING THE T

UN

ER

................................................................................................................................................ 14

TUNING

INTO

STATIONS

............................................................................................................................................... 14

PRESET

TUNING

.............................................................................................................................................................. 15

RECEIVING

FM

S

IMUL

CAST

TV

PRO

GRA

MS

............................................................................................................... 15

OPERATING THE

AUDION

IDEO CO

MPO

N

ENTS

.......................................................................................................... 15

PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16

RECORDING

WITH

A

CASSETIE

DECK

..

....................................................................................................................... 16

VIDEO RECORDI

NG

.......................................................................................................................................................... 16

SURROUND EFFECT

AND

DO

LBY 3CH LOGIC

....

......................................................................................................... 17

REMOTECONTROL OPERATION ................................................................................................................................... 18

TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................................................................... 22

SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................................................................................

...

.

..

... 24

I

ACCESSORY

ITEMS

FM

Antenna 0

AM Loop Antenna

Remote control unit

r

~

r

' I

I ;

'-_.,/

"-"

Dry cell

battery

(si

ie

"AA"/IEC

R6)

x 2

3

I

SURROUND

EFFECT

AND

DOLBY 3CH LOGIC

Th

is

unit

has a

bui

lt-in

surround

processo

r

for

adding

presence and an expansive

effect

to

the

sound.

STUDIO:

Select

this

position

to

enjoy

the

effect

of

l

isten

ing

to

music

in

a recording

studio.

The

source

sound

is

output

as

it

is

through

the

front

speakers,

with

reve

rber

a

ti

on

output

through

the

rear

speakers.

This is

particularly

suitab

le

for

a source

that

has a

lot

of

reverberation.

SIMULATED SURROUND:

The ''SIMULATED SURROUND" creates effects

of

rever-

berated

and

ref

lected

sound

fr

om

the

walls

and

ceiling

simi

lar

to

a

co

n

cert

hall. These

sound-effects

added

to

the actual sound

from

the source make

you

feel

as

if

you

we

re

in

a

more

expanded space. The

different

ranges

of

the

expanded

space

c

an

be

set

by

the

DE

LAY

TIME

button.

Set

the

Delay

Time

to

15

ms

or

20

ms

for

a

li

ve-house

concert. For

chamber

music, set

to

20

ms

.

For

orchestral

music, set

to

30 ms. The "SIMULATED SURROUND" also

gives

effects

on

monaural

sources

by

outputting

the

re

verberated

sou

nd

from

rear speakers

while

keeping

the

output

sound

from

front

speakers as it is.Turn

on

the

"SIMULATED

SURROU

ND"

for

a

monaural

source

to

gain

effective

surround

playback.

DOLBY 3CH LOGIC:

Comb

in

ing

the

rear speaker

signa

l

with

that

of

the

front

speakers results in

your

being able

to

enjoy

a regenera

t-

ed

sound

field

which

has

comparative

ly

more

presence

and a

more

expansive fee

ling

from

the

front

3 channels

(fro

nt

L,

front

R,

and center speakers)

than

that

of

ordi-

nary

stereo regeneration.

DOLBY*

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND:

Choose

this

sett

ing

for

movies

and

music

(especia

lly

Video Discs and video tapes bearing the

00

1

001.av

su1RouNDI

mark) playback.DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND con

tin

-

uously

detects

the

si

ze

and

direct

i

on

of

the

dominant

signal andcancels undesirable crosstal

k,

there

by

provid

-

ing

signal emphasis.

It makes

you

clearly perceive

the

directions

whe

re

music

comes

from

. Real

flow

of

sound

also can be re-created

naturally using

th

isfeature. You can feel

as

if

being in the

outstanding

and

expansive

sound

field.When

using

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND, a

de

lay

time

setting

of

20

ms

is

commonly

used. Use a

diffe

r

ent

setting

if

you

prefer.Even if

they

do

not

bear

the

QOfooi.av

suRRouND

I mark,

some

video

recordings

may

be

Dolby

Sur

ro

und

encoded.Choose

the

S

IM

ULATED SURROUND

mode

if

the

source sound

signa

l is

mono.

Little

or

no

sound

will

be heard

from

the

surround

speakers

if

the STADIUM

or

DO

LBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND

mode

is selected.

With

DOLBY

PRO

LOG

IC

SURROUND,

monaural

source

sound

will

be

heard

only

from

the

center

channel

at

settings

other

than

the

PHANTOM

position

.

*

Note

:

Dolby

Surround

will

not

operate correctly

if

thesignalpasses

through

a

graphic

equalizer. When

using

Dolby

Surround,

tum

off

the

TAPE

2 MONITOR

or

set

the

graphic

equalizer

for

flat

response

or

to

its

"through"

(or

off)

setting,

if

you have

one

in

use.

Manufactured

under

license

from

Dolby

Laborator

ies Licensing

Corporation. "

Dolby",

the double-D

symbol

and

"Pro

Logic"

are

trademarks

of

Dolby

Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND, CENTER

MODE

(for

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND)

You can choose

from

the

following

settings:

Center

Mode

Choices:

When

using

a center speaker:

•

NORMAL-

Low

range frequencies,

which

have

li

ttle

effect

on

directionality

and

positioning,

are

routed

to

the

left

and

right

fr

ont

speakers. So

you

can use a

relatively

sma

ll

size speaker as the center speaker.

• WIDE-If

you

use a large size center speaker, choose

this

setting.

The

full

frequency

range

of

the

Do

lby

Surround

ce

nter

channel,

fro

m l

ow

to

hi

gh

, is

routed

to

the

center speaker. .

•

PHANTOM

-The

signa

l

which

wou

ld

have

been

sent

to

the center speaker is divided equally between

the

left

and

right

front

speakers.

Wi

th DOLBY

PR

OLOGICSURROUND,monaural source

sound

wi~I

be heard

only

from

the center ch

annel

at

settings

other

than

the

PHANTOM

positio

n.

•.

•

ISPEAKER INSTALLATION

To get the m

ost

o

ut

of

the

sur

r

ound

system, place

the

speakers as sh

own

below

.

An

example

of speaker

lo

c

ation

F

ro

nt

left

speake

r

Re

ar

left

speake

r

Cente

r

spea

ker

Fr

on

t

ri

g

ht

spea

ke

r

F

RO

NT

RE

AR

R

ear

rig

ht

spe

ak

er

If

t

he

re

ar

speak

ers

are

positi

on

ed

at

an

extre

me di

s-

tance, the su

rr

ound l

ev

el

will

be

unable to adjust a

nd

the

surround

effect

wi

ll

not

be

fut

ly

achieved.

NOTE:

• To

avoid

in

terference

with

the

pictu

re ona nearby TVset, use

magnetically

shielded

speakersystems. This

is

particularly

impor

t

ant

for

the

center speakersince

it

is

usually

located

closest

to

the

TV.

• Position the

left

and

right

channelspeakers at equaldistanc-

es from the TV

set

and

approximately

1.8

m (6feet} from each

other.

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below

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or

behind

the TV

set. S

ound

may

not

appearto coincidewith the picture

if

you

position

it

the

TV

set.

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ear

speakers are

best

positioned

slightly

above

ear

level.

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to

the first cassette deck

or

a VCR. With a

VC

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connect the

video

jacks.

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input jacks

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OUT

(TO MONITOR

TV

) jack

® FRONT SPEAKERS terminals

A: Connectto

the

first

set

of

speakers.

B:

Connect

to

the second set

of

speakers.

NOTE:

Do

not

allow

any

of

the

cord's

conduc

tors

to

protrude

from

the

terminal

s

or

touch

any

other

conductors.

Malfun

c

tions

or

break-

downs

may

occur

when

conductorscome intocontact

with

each

other

. Use

front

speakers

with

an

impedance

of

8 n

to

16

n.

@ PHONO input jacks

C

onnect

to the

ou

t

put

cables

from

a turntable.

X;

SIGNAL GND terminal

Connect the

turntable

ground

lead

to

this

terminal.

6

Connect

to

aud

io

components

such

as

asecond cassette

deck or a

graphic

equalizer.

(t

CD input jacks

® CONTROL

OUT

jacks

OUT:

Connect

this jack

to

other

P

ione

er

components

when

using

the

re

mote

control

of

this

unit

to

control

the

other

componen

ts.

r

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Receiver

Remote control unit

Pioneer component

bearing the9 mark.

To

the

CONTRO

L IN

jack

of

the Pioneer

component bearing

the

ml

mark.

f..t

SUB WOOFER PRE-OUT jack

If

you

want

to

boost

the

l

ow

frequencies,

connect

to

a

subwoofer

power

amplifier.

@ CENTER SPEAKER terminals

Connect

the

center

speaker

to

these

terminals.

NOTE

:

Do

not

allow

any

of

the

cord

's

conductors

to

protrude

from

the

terminals

or

touch

any

other

conductors.

Malfunctioning

or

breakdowns

may

occur

when

conductors

come

into

contact

with

each

other

. Use

center

speakers

with

impedance

of

8 n

to

16Q.

@

REAR

SPEAKERS terminals

Connect

the

rear

speakers

to

these

termina

ls.

NOTES:

•

Do

not

allow

any

of

the

cord's

conductors

to

protrude

from

the terminals

or

touch

any

other

conductors.

Malfunctioning

or

breakdowns

may

occur

when

conductors

come

into

con

-

tact

with

each

other

. Use

rear

speakers

with

impedance

of

8

n

to

1611.

• Be

sure

to connect

two

speakers

(L,

R

J.

There

will

be

no

sound

if

only

one

speaker

is

connected

.

REAR

PANEL FACILITIES

®Power cord

@AC OUTLET

[SWITCHED 100 W (0.8 A)

MAX]

Power

s

upp

lied

t

hrough

!his

outlet

is

turned

on

and

off

by

the

receiver's

POWER

switch.

Electr

ica

l

power

con-

sumption

of

connected

equ

i

pment

should

not

exceed

100 W (0.8 A).

NOTES

:

• This

unit

should

be

disconnected

by

removing

the

power

plug

from

the

wall

socket

when

not

in-regularuse, e.g. when

on

vacation.

•

Do

not

connect

appliances

with

high

power

consumption

such

as

heaters, irons,

or

television

sets

to

this

AC

OUTLET

in

order

to

avoid

overheating

and

fire risk.

This can cause the receiver

to

malfunction

.

CAUTION

:

DO

NOT

CONNECT

MONITOR

OR

TV

SET.

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle

the

power

cord

by

the

plug.

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

cir

cuit

or

elect

r

ic

shock. Do

not

place

the

unit.

a piece

of

furniture,

etc.,

on

the

power

co

rd,

or

pinch

the

cord.

Never

make

a

knot

in

the

cord

or

tie

it

with

other

cords

.

The

power

cords

shou

ld be

routed

such

that

they

are

not

likely

to

be

stepped

on. A

damaged

power

cord

can cause

fire

or

give

you

an electrical shock. Check

the

power

cord

once

in

a

wh

ile.

When

you

find

it

damaged,

ask

your

nearest

PIONEER

authorized

ser

vice

center

or

your

deal-

er

for

a

rep

l

acement.

7

ICONNECTIONS

[ Setting

Up

the

AM

Antenna

• Insert

the

claw

on

the

bottom

of

the

antenna

into

the

hole

in

the

leg.

• Place

the

antenna

on

a level surface

and

rotate

it

to

locate the

or

ientation

that

yields

the

best reception.

• Use

the

attachment

hole

in

the

leg

to

screw

it

to

the

wall

or

other

location,

then

insert

the

claw

on

the

bottom

of

the antenna

into

the

hole in

the

leg (affixing

the antenna in

the

direction

that

gives

the

best recep-

tion). Lead

wire

~

D

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Leg

~

0

HINTS

FOR

BETTER

RECEPTION

I

EXTERNAL

FM

ANTENNA

The

main

advantage

of

FM

over

AM

is

the

quali

ty

of

the

broadcast signal. In

order

to

benefit

fully

from

the

high

signal

quality

of

FM

broadcasts,

it

is recommended

that

a special-purpose

FM

antenna be installed. In weak

sig

-

nal areas, a

multi-element

(3-element, 5-element, 7-ele-

mentl

antenna

should

be used.

I

GROUNDING

Grounding is recommended

if

reception

of

FM

programs

is impaired

by

noise.

To

ground,

connect a thick

polyvi-

nyl

-i

nsulated

wire

to

the

GND

terminal

and attach

the

otherend

to

a metal

water

pipe

or

grounding

bar

or

wind

it

around

a

copper

plate and

bury

it.

NOTE:

Never

connect

a

wire

to

a

gas

pipe

for

grounding

sincesparks

may

ignite the gas.

I

EXTERNAL

AM

ANTENNA

If

it

is

not

possible

to

obtain adequate

AM

reception even

by

changing

the

orientation

of

the

AM

loop

antenna, a

separate

indoor

antenna

or

an

outdoor

antenna

should

be installed.

INDOOR

AM

ANTENNA

Use a vi

nyl-insu

lated

wire

5

to

6 meters

long

(15

to

18

feet) and

connect

one end

to

the

AM

antenna

terminal

and

affix

the

other

end

to

the

wall

or

ceiling, as

high

as

possible.

NOTE; .

Do

not

detach the

AM

loop

antenna when usingan

indoor

or an

outdoor

AM

antenna.

OUTDOOR

AM

ANTENNA

If

reception

quality

is

not

improved

sufficiently

even

when

an

indoor

antenna

is

used, a

viny

l-insulated

wire

should be installed outside and fixed in place.

8

Precaution regarding installation position of

cassette deck.

If

the cassette tape deck is installed in the ®

posit

ions

as

shown

in

the

drawing

below,

it

may

be adversely affect-

ed

during

playback. If possible,

it

is

better

to

install

it

in

the

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NOTEFOR

FM

ANTENNA

:

Stretch theantenna o

ut

to

its

full

length,

and

affix

it

to

a wall, etc.

NOTEFOR

AM

LOOP

ANTE

N

NA

:

The

ant

e

nna

should

be

placed

at

a distance

from

the receiver,

and

should

not

be

allowed

to

t

ouch

metallic

objects.

Avoid

placing

it

near

CD

players,

personal

computers

, televi-

sion

sets,

and

other

devices

generating

radio frequencies.

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Turn

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Cassette deck 2

CONNECTIONS

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want

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r am

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fier

to boost

center channel

power

ou

tput

.

AM

loop antenna and FM antenna connection

(

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the

wi

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into

the

hole.

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the

lever

back.

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120V60

Hz

AC

wa

ll socket

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th•

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sub-

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out

p

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to

the

sub

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the

lever

down

(or

up

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cord i

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the

hole

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the

lever

back.

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STANDBY

indicator

This is the

switch

for

electric

power.

ON

:

When

set

to

the

ON

position

,

power

is

supplied and the unit becomesoperational.

STANDBY :

When

set to STANDBY

pos

i

tio

n, the main

power

flow

is cut and the

unit

is

no

longer

fully

operational. A

minute

flow

of

power

feeds the

unit

to

maintain

operation readi-

ness.

The STANDBY

indicator

li

ght

s

when

the

power

is set to

STANDBY,

and

goes

out

when

set

to

ON.

{Timer ON/OFF possible)

When the unit isswitched ON, ON/

OFF

control can

be

performed

by means

of

the optional timer.

NOTE

:

When the

power

is

initialfy

turned

ON,

muting

will

be

applied

to

prevent

sound

from

being

output

for

about

5 seconds.

®

SFC

MODE

button

c STUDIO

--.SIMULATED

SURROUND

---i

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off

~~

~~~~~~

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@ DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC

button

Switches DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND on and off.

@)

SUPER BASS

button

Press

this

button

when

you

want

to

boost

the bass.

(

~

Input

selector

buttons

PHONO Press when

play

ing records

on

a turntable.

TUNER Press

when

listening

to

radio broadcasts.

LO/DVD Press

when

performing

playback on

an

LD

player

or

DVD player.

CD

Press when playing compact discs

on

a CD

player.

VCR/TAPE 1 Press

when

performing playback

on

a

VCR

u

nit

or

cassette deck.

TAPE 2 MONITOR

12

Presswhenperforming playbackon a second

cassettedeckandwhenmonitoringrecording.

®

..

a~

5656

00

® MASTER VOLUME

control

Use

it

to

simultaneo

usly adjust the sound

volu

me

from

the front, ce

nte

r,

and

rear speakers.

Cf;,

PHONES

jack

Connect

the

pl

ug

on

you

r headphones

to

this

jack. Set

SPEAKERS

A and B

swi

tchesto

OF

Fif you want to cut the

sound

from

the speakers and listen to it

only

through the

headphones.

@ SPEAKERS

buttons

(A,Bl

ON

/

OFF

sw

itches for the A and B speaker systems.

@ MEMORY

button

Press this button

to

switch

to

thefrequency preset mode.

1

1~

MPX

MODE

buttons

Use

to

select the

auto

stereo

mode

or

monaural

mode

when

lis

tening

to

FM broadcasts. The monaural

mode

has

been

selected

when

the

MONO

i

ndicator

in

the

dis

p

lay

section is lit.

Auto

stereo

mode

:

Normally,

leave

H1

this

mode

for

reception

.

When

a

stereo FM b

ro

adcast is received, it

will

be automa

ti

cally

reproduced in ste

re

o.

Monaural

mode

:

When

recei

ving

distan

t sta

ti

ons or stations

with

weak

broadcast signal

s,

the

input

signal

may

be weak,

thus

res

ulti

ng

in

increased

noise

duri

ng

FM

stereo

broad

-

casts. In

this

event, setting the receiver to the monaural

mode

will

reduce the

no

ise. In

this

case, however, FM

stereo broadcasts will

be

reproduced in monaural sound.

NOTE:

This

butt

on.has

no

effect

on

reception

of

AM

broadcasts.

j.J

Remote sensor

@ Display section

1]: CLASS

button

Use

to

switch between preset

memory

classes 1 to 3. In

each class, one station can be memorized

in

each

of

t

he

1 to

10

stations,

enabling

a

total

of

30

stations

to

be

memorized.

@

FM/

AM

button

Use

this

to

switch

between FM and

AM

frequency

band

reception.

@

TUNING

buttons

+:

Performs

tuning

fr

om

the

currently

displayed station

frequency

in

ascending

frequency

order.

-:

Performs

tuning

in

order

of

descending frequencies.

Auto

tuning

(FM only):

Press

TUNING+

(up)

or

-(down) button

until

the frequen-

cy starts

to

change,

the

n release

it.

The

tuner

will

auto-

matically

search

for

a

broadcasting

stat

io

n and

stops

when one isfound, and the TUNED

ind

icatorlights up.

To

search

for

another

station, press again.

Man

ua

l

tuning:

Press

TUNING

+

(up)

or

-

(down)

button

and

release

quickly.

The

tuning

frequency

will

change

by

one step

each

time

the

button

is pressed. Press as

many

times

as

necessary

to

tune

in

the

desired

station.

The

TU

NED

indicator

lights

up

when

the

statin is

tuned

in

best.

•

If

you

keep

the

TUNING

(+/-)

button

depressed

after

the

frequency

has

began

to

change,

the

reception

frequency

changes

continuously,

and stops

when

the

button

is

released.

NOTE

:

When

AUTO

TUNING is

in

use, reception

may

not

be

possible

over

long

distances

or

when

signals are weak.

At

these

times

MANUAL

TUNING is

recommended

.

IDISPLAy SECTION

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S.BASS

SFC

PRO

LOGIC

FRONT PANEL FACILITIES

®

STATION(+,-)

button

+:

Use

to

call presetstation numbers

in

ascending order.

- : Use

to

call preset station numbersin descending orde

r.

@ BASS

control

Use

to

adjust

the

low-

frequency level. T

urn

clockwise

to

boost

bass and counterclockwise

to

attenuate bass.

@ TREBLE

control

Use

to

adjustthe h

ig

h-frequency level.

Turn

clockwise

to

boost

treb

le and counterclockwise

to

attenuate treble.

~

BALANCE

control

Use

to

adjustthesound

volume

balance between leftand

right

speakers.

L :Decrease

the

sound on the right side.

R :Decrease

the

sound on

the

left

side.

Usually

,

left

and

right

volume

levels should be the same.

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indicator

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indicator

This

lights

when

an

SFC

mode

(STUDIO

or

SIMULATED

SURROUND) is selected.

indicator

@ TAPE 2

indicator

Lights

up

when

the

input

selector

is

set

to

TAPE 2

MONITOR ON.

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CLASS

indicator

Indicates

the

class selected

by

the CLASS

button.

The

current

CLASS is displayed.

®

MEMORY

in~icator

@ STEREO/MONO

indicator

STEREO : Lights

up

when a stereo

FM

broadcast is

being received.

MONO

: Lights

up

whenthe FM MONO

mode

is select-

ed

with

the MPX MODE button.

® TUNED

indcator

Lights

up

when

a staton

.i

s tuned.

CD

Character

display

13

IOPERATING THE TUNER

Press the POWER

switch

to

the

ON

position.

Select TUNER

with

the

input

selector.

Be

sure

to

turn

the TAPE 2 MONITOR

button

OFF

when

listening

to

AM

or

FM

broadcasts.

Switch

ON

the

SPEAKERS

button

corresponding

to

the

speakers

you

wish

to

use.

FM

auto

stereo

reception

and

monaural

reception

Each t

ime

you

press

the

MPX

MODE

button,

the MONO

indicator

in

the

display

section

lights

or

goes

out.

I

TUNING

INTO STATIONS

Press

the

TUNING

buttons,

and

the

tuning

frequency

changes.

+:

Performs

tuning

from

the

currently

displayed station

frequency

in

ascending

frequency

order.

-:

Performs

tuning

in

order

of

descending

fr

equencies.

14

1 2 3

• Ifan FM stereo broadcast is received

when

the MONO

indicator is out, the

STEREO

indicatorlightsand sound

is in stereo.

• Ifan FM stereo broadcastis received

when

the MONO

indicator is lit,

the

sound

will

be monaural.

If

there

is

interfe

rence

during

STEREO

mode

recep·

tion, switch

to

MONO. Thesound

will

become monau-

ral

but

interference

will

be reduced.

1. Use

the

FM/

AM

button

to

select

either

FM

or

AM.

2. Press

the

TUNING

(+,-)

buttons

until

you

reach

the

frequency

of

a desired

station.

When

a station is received, the TUNED

indicator

will

light

up.

NOTE:

The TUNED indicator

may

not

light

with

broadcastsreceived over

long distances,

or

when thebroadcastsignals are extremelyweak.

3.

Adjust

the

volume

and

tone

controls

as desired.

AUTO TUNING (FM

only)

Auto tuning is convenient when you

do

not

remember the

frequency

of

a desired station,

or

when you wish

to

find

stations

that

you

do

not

normally

listen

to

. (Refer

to

page

13.)

IPRESET TUNING

IFREQUENCY PRESETTING

10

stations

ca

n be

preset

in

each

of

the

3 classes,

for

a

total

of

30

stations

presets.

CLASS 1 =1

to

10 ch

CLASS 2 = 1

to

10

ch

CLASS 3 = 1

to

10

ch

2 3 4

LISTENING

TO

BROADCASTS USING

PRESET

TUNING

1 2 3

:<I

1.

Tune

into

the

desired

station

.

See

the

section

"TUN

ING INTO STATIONS". In addi-

tion

to

station

frequencies

,

the

MPX

MODE

(auto

s

tereo

mode

or

monaural

mode}

can also be preset

(FM

only).

2. Press

the

MEMORY

button

.

The MEMORY

indicator

lights

and stat

ion

number"--

• ch, and

the

CLASS

indicator

flash.

(Memory

mode).

3.

Select

the

desired

class (1-3)

with

the

CLASS

button

.

4. Press

the

STATION (+,-)

buttons

to

select

the

station

you

want

to

memorize.

• The

station

number

lights

in

the

display,

indi

cating

that

it

has been

memorized.

5. Repeat

steps

1

to

4

to

preset

additional

stations.

A total

of

30

AM

and FM stations

may

bepreset.When

you

store

a

new

prese

t,

it

takes

the

place

of

th

e

previously

stored

station

(if

any).

1.

Select

the

class

number

with

the

class

button.

2. Press

the

STATION(+,-)

buttons

to

select a

station

.

3.

Adjust

the

volume

and

tone

controls

as

desired

.

NOTE:

Even

if

the

receiver

power

cord

is

unplugged,

data

remains

in

memory

for

several

days.

If

the

contents

of

the

memory

are

erased,

preset

once

more.

Last

station

memory

When the

POWER

switch

ispressed

to

turn

the

power

on,

the

last

station received before

the

power

was

previously

turned

off

will

be

tu

ned in again.

When

th

e

power

is ON,

if

the

FM

/A

M

button

is pressed,

the

last

station

received

before

th

e FM

/A

M

button

was

previously

pressed

will

be

tuned in again.

IRECEIVING FM SIMULCAST

TV

PROGRAMS

By

combining

a TV set and a

VCR

(or

TV

tuner),

you

can

receive

FM

simulcast

TV

programs

(stereo

TV

sound

transmitted

from

an FM radio

station)

w

hile

viewing

the

video

portion

on

your

TV.

1.

Select

the

desired

TV

program

with

the

TV

set.

2.

Tune

in

the

desired

FM

simulcast

TV

program

on

the

receiver

.

3.

Adjust

the

volume

and

tone

controls

as desired.

OPERATING THE

AUDIO/VIDEO

COMPONENTS

Press

the

power

swi

tch

to

the

ON

position,

and

turn

on

the

power

to

the

other

components

you

wish

to

use (for

examp

le, TV, VCR, cassette deck, etc.).

15

!

PLAYBACK

1. Use

the

input

se

lector

buttons

to

select

the

desired

program

source.

Program

Source

Input

Selector

To playback

on

a

VCR

connected

to

the

VCR(TAPE 1 jack

s,

or

to

VCR(TAPE

1

play back

on

a cassette deck.

To listen

to

atape

on

thecassette

deck

connected

to

TAPE

2 TAPE 2

MON

IT

OR

MONITOR jacks.

To

listen

to

records.

PH

ONO

To

watch

a

La

se

rDisc/

DVO.

LO

/DVD

To listen

to

com

pact discs.

CD

I

RECORDING

WITH A

CASSETTE

DECK

IRECORDING WITH VCR/TAPE 1

If

the

TAPE 2 MONITOR

button

is ON, press

totu

rn

OFF

.

1.

Select

the

source

you

want

to

record

from

with

the

input

se

lector

button

s.

When

recording

to

AM

or

FM

br

oa

dca

sts,

select a

preset

station

using

the

STATION{+,

- )

button.

tf

the

des

iredstation has

not

been preset, tune

in

the station.

2.

Start

re

cord

in

g

on

the

cassette

deck

.

3. Pl

ay

the

desired

program

source

(record

,

compact

disc

,

etc

.).

The

volu

me

, balance and

tone

controls have

no

effect

on

the

r

ecor

ding

.

I

VIDEO

RECORDING

1. Select

the

so

urce

to

record

from

with

the

input

sele<:-

tor

but::ons.

When

recor

di

ng

from

a LaserDisc

to

VC

R -

LO

/DVD

2. Begin

recording

on

the

VCR.

For VCR, select a line

input

(external

input)

.

16

*

If

you select a

music

source otherthan TAPE

2,

switch

OFF

the

TA

PE

2 MONITOR.

2. Operate

the

appropriate

audio/video

component

to

playback

the

program

source.

For a

video

source,

switch

the TV connected to

thi

s

unit

to

the

video

input

mode

. .

3.

Adjust

the

volume

and

tone

controls

as desired.

Refer to pages 5

an

d 18 for details concerning surround

operat

io

n.

IRECORDING WITH TAPE 2

1.

Select

the

source

you

want

to

record

from

with

the

input

selector

buttons

.

2.

Start

recording

on

the

TAPE 2 cassette

deck

.

3.

Play

the

desired

program

source

(record,

compact

disc

, etc.).

The

volum

e, balance, and tone controls have

no

effect

on

the

recordi

ng.

When

co

py

in

g a

tape,

p

layback

on

t

he

VCAfTAPE 1

cassette deck

and

r

ecor

d

on

the TAPE 2 cassette deck.

Tape

monitoring

When recordi

ng

is performed on acassette deckequipped

with

monitor

i

ng

function

,

the

recorded

sound

can be

mon

ito

red

through

the speaker system

by

pressing the

TAPE 2 MONITOR

butt

on

to ON.

3. Begin playback

on

the

compo

nent

selected

with

the

input

selector.

The

volume,

b

al

an

ce

and tone controls have no effect

on

the recording.

..

ISURROUND EFFECT AND DOLBY

3CH

LOGIC

ISURROUND LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

1

1. Select

the

desired

mode

with

the

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC

button,

SFC

MODE

button.

The

SFC

MODE

changes

in sequence each

time

the

SFC MODE

button

is

pressed.

(The

SFC

ind

ica

to

r

lights.)

r STUDIO

-SIMULATED

SURROUND J

-

off

44

------~

2.

When

you

select

DOLBY PRO LOGIC, press

the

CEN-

TER

MODE

button

of

the

remote

control

unit

.

The CENTER MODE changes in sequence each

time

this

button

is pressed.

Use

the

CENTER M

ODE

button

to

switch

to

DOLBY

3CH

LOGIC.

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND:

r NORMA

L_.

WIDE

_..PHANTOM"]

'------------

3CH

LOGIC 44

-----'

3. Use SPEAKERS

button

to

turn

on

front

speakers.

4.

Adjust

MASTERVOLUME

to

a

suitable

listening

level.

5.

Adjust

the

BALANCE

control

to

the

center

position.

6. Press

the

remote

control's

TEST TONE

button

to

switch

the

test

tone

ON.

Thetesttone is

output

from

each

of

the

speakers inthe

following

order:

~

Front

Left

-Center .,

L_

Surround

(R

ear) -

Front

Righ

t~

7.

Adjust

so

that

the

volume

levelIs

the

same

from

each

of

the

speakers.

• Use the CENTER LEVEL+, -

buttons

of

the

remote

control unit

to

adjustthe

ce

nterspeaker volume level. ·2

•

Use

the

REAR LEVEL +,-

buttons

of

the

remote

control

unit

to adjust the rear speaker volume level. •3

8. Press

the

remote

control's

TEST TONE

button

to

switch

the

test

tone

OFF.

NOTE:

*1 When

the

CENTERMODE

button

is in PHANTOMposition,

no

test

tone is

output

from

the

center

speaker.

*2

Only

when

using DOLBY

PRO

LOGICSURROUND

and

DOL-

BY

3CH LOGIC, can

you

adjust

the

CENTER

LEVEL.

*3

When using DOLBY3CH LOGIC,

the

REAR speakers are

not

used

.

ISETTING THE DELAy TIME

When

using

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SURROUND

or

SIMU-

LATED SURROUND,

you

can set thedelay

time

between

15

ms

and 30 ms (5

ms

step). The standard setting is 20

ms,

but

you can select any setting

of

your

choice.

When

you

press the DELAY TIME

button

on the

remote

control,

the

current

delay

time

is displayed. Pressing it

again changes

the

delay

t

ime.

..

17

[;EMOTE

CONTROL

OPERATION

PUTTING BATTERIES

INTO

THE REMOTE

CONTROL

UNIT

..

1. Open

the

battery

compartment

c

over

on

the

rear

of

the

remote

control

unit

. Thecover

should

open easily

if

you

slide

it

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow

while

pressing

on

It

with

your

thumb.

2.

Take

out

the

two

supplied

batteries

size ("

AA

"

(IEC

R6)]

and

insert

them

into

the

battery

compartment

in

accordance

with

the

indi

ca

tions

in

the

compartment.

3. Close

the

cover

of

the

ba

ttery

compartment

.

Incorrect

use

of

batteries

may

lead

to

leakage

or

rupture

.

Always

be

sure

to

follow

these

guidelines

:

A.

Always

insert

batteries

into

the

battery

compartment

correctly

ma

tch

in

g

the

pos

iti

ve(+)

and negativeH polar-

ities, as indicated i

ns

i

de

the

compartment.

B.

Neve

r

mix

new

and

used b

atter

ies.

c.

Batt

eries

of

the

same si

ze

may

have

d

ifferen

t

voltages

,

depend

i

ng

on

the

ir

type.

Do

not

mix

di

fferent

types

of

batteries.

REMOTE CONTROL RANGE

7m(23

fee

t)

When

operat

in

g the

remote

control

unit.

point

the

front

of

the

unit

at

the

front

pane

l

of

the receive

r.

The

remote

con

trol

unit

may

be

used wi

thin

a rangeof

abo

ut

7

meters

(23 feet)

fro

m

the

remote

sensor,

within

angles

of

up

to

about

30

degrees.

Performance

of

the

r

emote

co

nt

ro

l

uni

t is

adverse

ly

affected

in

the

presen

ce

of

a

strong

fl

uorescent

l

ight.

Keep such li

ghts

away. especi

ally

from

the

sensor

win

-

dow

.

Battery

Replacement

As

battery

power

r

un

s

down,

the range

over

which

the

remo

te

contro

l

unit

can.

operate

decreases.

When

the

range becomes

too

short, c

hange

the batteries.

18

•

The

accessory

remote

contro

l

unit

can

be

used

to

control

some

fun

ctions

of

otherPioneer cassette decks,

CD players,

tune

rs, VCRs, LD players

and

TVs (

on

ly

those

bear

in

g

the

P

ionee

r

mfl

ma

rk

).

•

When

the

accessory

r

emote

contro

l

unit

is used

to

operate

other

PIONEER

components

with

the~

mark

,

it

cannot

be used

to

operate

functions

wh

ich

do

not

correspond

to

the

funct

ions listed

on

the remote con-

trol

unit.

Transmit

mode

selector

switch

AUDIO

:

Select this

position

for

remote control operation

of

audio

equipment

such as a

CD

player

or

cassette deck.

VIDEO:

Select this

position

for

remote

control

operation

of

v

id

eo

equipment

such

as

an

LO

player, DVD

or

VCR

or

TV.

Transmit

mode

selector

switch

ca

'----==-

CJ CJ

CJ

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

IRECEIVER TUNER AND AMPLIFIER SECTION OPERATION

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..___,,,.

c;.,.,.

~

n

coo

~

M

0

t:

fi

:j

[TUNER SECTION OPERATION]

Setthe AUDIONIDEO

switch

to

AUDIO.

(f) STATION "+" IUp), "- " (Oownl buttons

Used

for

recalling memorized stations.

(!) CLASS

button

Use

to

switch

between preset

memory

classes 1

to

3.

®

MPX

button

Use

to

switch between MONO and

AU

TO

STEREO

when

recei

ving

FM broadcasts.

[AMPLIFIER SECTI

ON

OPRATIONJ

<t

REAR LEVEL (+, - ) buttons

AUDIONIDEO

sw

i

tch:

V

ID

EO

position and AUDIO oosjti

on

Function as

REAR

LEVEL

adjustment

button.

@ CENTER LEVEL f+, -) bu

tt

o

ns

AUDIONIDEO

switch

: AUDIOpositi

on

and

VIDEO

oosjtion

Function as

CENTER

LEVEL

adjustment

button

AUDIONIDEO switch : VIDEO position

Functions as aTESTT

ONE

button

for

switching

the

test

tone

ON

/

OFF

.

Used

to

adjust

the test

tone

vo

l

ume

level

from

each

speaker. When the test tone is switched

ON

, the test tone

is

output

th

r

ough

each speaker

in

turn

for

about

two

seconds. (The channel

outputt

ing the test tone is indicat-

ed

in

the display.)

Adj

ust

volume

level so

that

it

is the

same

from

each speaker.

AUD

IONIDEO

sw

itch : AUQIO positi

on

Functions as a RETURN

button

.

Press this

button

to

return the receiver

to

its initial state.

TUNER is selected at this

initia

l state.

Adjust

the sound

level

by

using the MASTER VOLUME contro

l.

TAPE 2 M

ON

ITOR.......

OFF

MUTING .................

..

OFF

SFC

MODE .

..

......

........

OFF

FUNCTION .....

....

TUN

ER

SUPER

BASS

...

............

OFF

(FM)

And SPEAKERS buttons

sw

itch as

follows.

N

OTE

:

Press the RETURN bu

tto

n,

and the l

ast

FM

stat

i

on

selected is

recei

ved

.

If

rec

ept

i

on

of

the

freq

uenc

y l

ast

se

l

ected

is

no

t

possi

ble

, the

mode

automati

c

ally

switches

to

AUTO TUNING.

@CENTER MODE

AUDIONID

EO

sw

itch: YIDEO position

Functions

as

a

CE

N

TER

M

OOE

button, enabling selection

of

the DOLBY

PRO

L

OG

IC SURROUND.

This also enables the selection

of

CEN

T

ER

MODE (NOR-

MAL, WI

DE

, PHANTOM)

or

DO

LBY

3CH

LOGIC.

rNORMAL

---+

WIDE

---+

PHANT

OMJ

-

3CH

LOG

IC

.,..,..

____

__

__,

(

~

RE

CEIVER POWER button

Sw

itches the receiver

power

ON/STANDBY.

@ TAPE2 MONITOR button

Switches TAPE 2 MONITOR ON

/OFF

.

@;

FUNCTION button

Press to select the receiver input.

~VCR/TAP

E

1

----..

PHONO---+

TUNER J

I_

LO/DVD •

CO

441

~---

-

--

-l

([D

SURR. (Surround) MODE button

The surround

mode

is

swit

ched in the

following

manner

each

time

the

button

is pressed:

rDOLBY

PR

O LOGIC

SU

RROUND

--.

STU

DI

O I

'-

- -

--

OFF ..___ SIMULATED SURROUND

.J

@

MUTING

button

Press

to

temporari

ly reduce sound. When set

to

the on

positi

on

,

MUT

ING is displayed. Press again

to

return

to

the original

volume

level.

@ MASTER VOLUME (+,

-l

buttons

Use

to

adjust the overall

volume

level.

OS

DELAY TIME/SUPER BASS button

AUDI

ONI

D

EO

swi

tch : VIDEO oositjon

Functions

as

a

DE

LAY T

IM

Ebutton. You can change rear

speaker

delay

time

dur

ing DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC SUR-

ROUND

or

SIMULATED SURROUND opetration.

AUD

IO

NID

EO

switch : AUDIO pos

it

ion

Functions as a SU

PER

BASS

button.

Sw

itch ON when

you

want

to

boost

bass.

The

SUPER BASS indi

cator

.

lights. 19

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

ICD PLAYER, CASSETTE DECK,

TV

, DVD,

and

LO PLAYER OPERATION

00

...._.....!!~

--

---1-+H

CJ

0 0

·~ob

=

d

C::>

-

c::J

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[CD PLAYER OPERATION]

Set

the

AUD

IONIDEO switch to AUDIO.

G)

Operation

buttons

i...

(TRACK SEARCH)

button

:

Returns

to

the beginning ofthe trackcurrently playing.

9Jl+l (TRACK SEARCH)

button

:

Advances

to

the

• (STOP)

button

:

Stops playback.

11

(PAUSE)

button

:

Pause.

..,.

(PLAYI b

utton:

Selects playback.

RANDOM

button

:

The tracks on

the

disc are selected and played back

one

time

each

in

computer-selected RANDOM order.

BEST

button

:

This

can be used

with

file

type

CD players

featurin

g a

BEST

funct

io

n.

Simp

ly press

to

store

your

favorite tracks

in

memory

for

future

playback.

Some

file-type

CD

playe

rs c

ann

ot

be

controlled

using

this

button.

A

simp

le

way

to

store

your

favorite tracks in

memory

for

future

playback is to press

the

BEST

button

during

play

-

back

of

the

tracks.

Up

to

25 tracks can be

sto

red

in

the

"best

memory.•

20

<ARB

71

13>

DISC SELECT

(-,

+I

buttons

:

Use to select a disc

with

a

file

-type CD player.

Only

the

+

button

may

be used

to

select the

DISC

No.(1

to

6)

for

a

mu

lti

CD

player, or used

to

select DISC

I/II

for

a

twin-tray

CD

player.

NOTE:

Some

multi

CD

players

cannot

be

controlled

using

this

button.

@

CD

POWER

button

Switches

CD

player

power

ON/

OFF.

[CASSETIE DECK OPERATION]

Set

the

AUDIONI

DE

O switch

to

AUDIO.

® Operation

buttons

DECK

I,II

button

:

Switches

DECK

I and

DE

CK

II.

When

using

a single cassette deck, select

DE

CK

II

.

..,.

!PLAY)

button

:

Selects reverse

play

back.

..,.

(PLAYI

button

:

Selects

forwar

d playback.

....

~

•

..,.....

(FFI

button

:

Rap

idlyadvances thetape in the direction

of

the arrows.

• (STOP)

button

:

Stops

th

e tape tran

spo

rt.

11

{PAUSE)

button

:

Pau

se

©TAPE POWER

button

Switches cassette deck

power

ON/

OFF.

Pioneer VSX-406 User manual

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