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- Page 1 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-816 -S/-K Operating Instructions...
- Page 2 IMPORTANT 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.
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Page 3: Operating Environment
Voltage selector You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of multi-voltage models. The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 V. Please set it to the correct voltage for your country or region. • Saudi Arabia operates on 127 V and 220 V mains voltage. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box ....6 Loading the batteries ....6 Installing the receiver . - Page 5 10 Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording ..47 11 Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components ..48 Setting the remote to control other components ......48 Selecting preset codes directly .
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Page 6: Before You Start
Before you start Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone • Remote control unit • Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x2 • AM loop antenna •... -
Page 7: 02 5 Minute Guide
5 minute guide Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver. -
Page 8: Using The Quick Setup
5 minute guide Using the Quick Setup You can use the Quick Setup to get your system up and running with just a few button presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected your speaker setup, room size and listening position. -
Page 9: Quick Surround Sound Setup
Quick surround sound setup Chapter 3: Quick surround sound setup Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC) The Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC) setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. - Page 10 Quick surround sound setup Make sure ‘Normal (SB)’ is selected then press ENTER. Try to be as quiet as possible after pressing ENTER. The system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level. Follow the instructions on-screen. •...
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Page 11: Other Problems When Using The Auto Mcacc Setup
Quick surround sound setup • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 42 for more on this) • Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers from the listening position (see page 44 for more on this) •... -
Page 12: Connecting Up
Connecting up Chapter 4: Connecting up Making cable connections Important • Before making or changing connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. • Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit. If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers. -
Page 13: Connecting A Dvd Player And Tv
Connecting up Connecting a DVD player and TV This page shows you how to connect your DVD player and TV to the receiver. Connect a coaxial digital audio output on your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input on this receiver. Use a coaxial digital audio cable for the connection. -
Page 14: Connecting The Multichannel Analog
Connecting up Connecting the multichannel analog outputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver as shown below. This receiver DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT... -
Page 15: Connecting Other Audio Components
Connecting up Connecting other audio components The number and kind of connections depends on the kind of component you’re connecting. Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component. If your component has a digital output, connect this to a digital input on the receiver as shown. -
Page 16: Connecting Other Video Components
Connecting up 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. ® Microsoft, Windows Media , and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. -
Page 17: Using The Component Video Jacks
Connecting up Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, 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. -
Page 18: Connecting Antennas
Connecting up Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below). fig. a fig. b FM UNBAL Ω Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires. -
Page 19: Connecting The Speakers
Connecting up Connecting the speakers A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best. -
Page 20: Hints On Speaker Placement
Connecting up Make sure that the speaker cable you’re using is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, with the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A). Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (fig. - Page 21 Connecting up Overhead view of speaker setup You can also refer to the 3-D speaker setup illustration on page 7. Front Center left Subwoofer Surround left Listening position Surround back left Surround back Single surround back speaker The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation.
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Page 22: Controls And Displays
Controls and displays Chapter 5: Controls and displays Front panel ADVANCED ST/DIRECT/ STANDARD SURR AUTO SURR LISTENING MODE DIMMER STANDBY / ON PHONES TUNING / STATION ADVANCED ST/DIRECT/ STANDARD SURR AUTO SURR LISTENING MODE Input select buttons Press to select an input source. Digital Precision Processing indicator Lights to indicate digital processing. -
Page 23: Display
Controls and displays PHONES jack Use to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers). STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 10 VIDEO INPUT See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 17. 11 USB interface Connect a USB audio device for playback (see Using the USB interface on page 34). - Page 24 Controls and displays DIGITAL – Lights when a digital audio signal is detected. 2 DIGITAL – Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected. ANALOG – Lights when an analog signal is detected. DTS – Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio signals is detected.
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Page 25: Remote Control
Controls and displays Remote control RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE SELECT TV CTRL CD-R/TAPE RECEIVER SLEEP SB ch DIMMER D.ACCESS CLASS ENTER TOP MENU MENU TUNE T.EDIT DTV MENU ENTER SETUP RETURN TUNE GUIDE TV CONTROL INPUT TV VOL TV CH SELECT DTV ON/OFF DTV INFO MUTE... - Page 26 Controls and displays Tuner/component control buttons/ SETUP The following button controls (except SETUP) can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (DVD, AM, FM, TV, etc.) TOP MENU – Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD. DTV MENU –...
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Page 27: Operating Range Of Remote Control
Controls and displays AUTO SURR – Selects Auto Surround (Auto playback on page 28). DIALOG E – Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 32). S. RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 32). ACOUSTIC EQ –... -
Page 28: Listening To Your System
Listening to your system Chapter 6: Listening to your system Important • Certain features explained in this section will not be possible depending on the source (for example, PCM 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz, DTS 96 kHz (24 bit) or WMA 9 Pro sources). -
Page 29: Using The Advanced Surround Effects
Listening to your system • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above • 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) •... -
Page 30: Listening In Stereo
Listening to your system Setting What it does Effect Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround mode (each mode can be set separately). a Only available with 2ch sources in Dolby Pro Logic II(x) Mu- sic mode. b Only available with 2ch sources in Neo:6 Music mode. -
Page 31: Using Surround Back Channel Processing
Listening to your system Using surround back channel processing • Default setting: SB ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). -
Page 32: Using Midnight And Loudness
Listening to your system Processing / Type of source Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro encoded stereo source; other digital stereo source Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources a Excluding WMA9 Pro format b Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. c Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. Using Midnight and Loudness The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low... -
Page 33: Playing Other Sources
Listening to your system Playing other sources Turn on the power of the playback component. Turn on the power of the receiver. Select the source you want to playback. Use the input select buttons. Start playback of the component you selected in step 1. -
Page 34: Usb Playback
USB playback Chapter 7: USB playback Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two-channel audio using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device as shown below. Press USB ( SHIFT +AM). Connect your USB device. -
Page 35: Compressed Audio Compatibility
USB playback • Select another input source (like DVD/CD), then switch back to USB. • 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. Compressed audio compatibility Note that although most standard bit/ sampling rate combinations for compressed... -
Page 36: The System Setup Menu
The System Setup menu Chapter 8: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking. -
Page 37: Manual Mcacc Speaker Setup
The System Setup menu System Setup 1.Surround Back System 1.Surr Back System Surr Back System 2.Auto MCACC 3.Manual MCACC 4.Manual SP Setup 5.Input Assign 6.Other Setup : Exit Select the surround back speaker setting. • Normal (SB) – Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup. -
Page 38: Fine Channel Level
The System Setup menu Fine Channel Level • Default setting: 0dB (all channels) You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 41. -
Page 39: Acoustic Calibration Eq
The System Setup menu 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. - Page 40 The System Setup menu • FRONT ALIGN – All speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). You return to the Acoustic Cal EQ setup menu after the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set.
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Page 41: Manual Speaker Setup
The System Setup menu Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking. 3e.EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust 3e. EQ CUSTOM1 Adjust Test Tone Type: Test Tone Type: "ALL CH ADJUST" Left [ Left 40Hz : 1.0dB ] 40Hz : 125Hz : 0.0dB ] 125Hz : 250Hz :... -
Page 42: Speaker Setting
The System Setup menu Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press ENTER. System Setup 1.Surr Back System 2.Auto MCACC 3.Manual MCACC 4.Manual SP Setup 5.Input Assign 6.Other Setup : Exit Select the setting you want to adjust. If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: •... -
Page 43: Crossover Network
The System Setup menu • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). Select LARGE if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. -
Page 44: Speaker Distance
The System Setup menu Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 4.Manual SP Setup a.Speaker Setting b.Crossover Network c.Channel Level d.Speaker Distance :Return Select a setup option. • Manual – Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. -
Page 45: Using The Tuner
Using the tuner Chapter 9: Using the tuner Listening to the radio 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. -
Page 46: Saving Station Presets
Using the tuner 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. -
Page 47: Making Recordings
Making recordings Chapter 10: Making recordings 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). Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recording from an analog source or vice-versa, so make sure the components you are... -
Page 48: Controlling The Rest Of Your System
Controlling the rest of your system Chapter 11: Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components 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. -
Page 49: Selecting Preset Codes Directly
Controlling the rest of your system Selecting preset codes directly RECEIVER INPUT SOURCE SELECT D.ACCESS TOP MENU DTV MENU TV CTRL SETUP CD-R/TAPE RECEIVER GUIDE SLEEP SB ch ANALOG TV VOL While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP. -
Page 50: Confirming Preset Codes
Controlling the rest of your system While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button. The remote LCD display shows SETUP. to select DIRECT F then press ENTER . Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control then press ENTER . - Page 51 Controlling the rest of your system Button(s) Function Use to choose the YELLOW commands on a DTV menu. Use to choose the GREEN commands on a DTV menu. Use to choose the RED commands on a DTV menu. AUDIO Use to switch DTV audio tracks. GUIDE Use as the GUIDE button for navigating.
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Page 52: Controls For Other Components
Controlling the rest of your system Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Operating other Pioneer components on page 48 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component. - Page 53 Controlling the rest of your system Button (s) Function ENTER Chooses the disc. DISC Ejects the disc. ENTER Use as the Use as the CLEAR button. Displays the setup screen for DVR players. Changes sides of the LD. TOP MENU Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD player. MENU Displays menus for the current DVD or DVR you are using.
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Page 54: Other Connections
Other connections Chapter 12: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system. •... -
Page 55: Bi-Amping Your Front Speakers
Other connections • 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. Multichannel sources (heard through speaker system A) are downmixed for stereo output from speaker system B. -
Page 56: Connecting Additional Amplifiers
Other connections Caution • Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers. • Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way. 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. -
Page 57: Using The Sr+ Mode With A Pioneer Plasma Display
Other connections • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT of your plasma display. Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver. See SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 60 for detailed instructions. -
Page 58: Other Settings
Other Settings Chapter 13: Other Settings The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables. -
Page 59: The Other Setup Menu
Other Settings Select the number of the component video input to which you’ve connected your video component. The numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. Select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input. Select between DVD, TV, DVR or OFF. -
Page 60: Dual Mono Setup
Other Settings Dual Mono Setup • Default setting: CH1 You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels. Select ‘Dual Mono Setup’... -
Page 61: Additional Information
Additional information Chapter 14: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Take a look at the other components and electrical appliances being used, because sometimes the problem may lie there. If the trouble isn’t sorted out even after going through the checks below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work. - Page 62 Additional information Problem No sound from surround back speakers. Considerable noise in radio broadcasts. Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically. Noise during playback of a cassette deck. Sound is produced from other components, but not from LD or DVD player. No sound is output or a noise is output when software with DTS is played back.
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Page 63: Resetting The Main Unit
Additional information Problem Remedy The SR cable is connected, but • Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the right jack (see Using this the connected components receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 56). can’t be operated with the •... -
Page 64: Specifications
Additional information Specifications Amplifier section • Continuous power output (stereo) Front..100 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1.0 %, 8 • Maximum Power output (surround) Front ..130 W per channel (1 kHz, THD 10 %, 8 Center . -
Page 65: Power Cord Caution
Additional information Miscellaneous Power requirements: ....AC 110 V/AC 120 V to 127 V/ AC 220 V/AC 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption ....360 W In standby. - Page 66 178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: (03) 9586-6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico,D.F. 11000 TEL: 55-9178-4270 <06C00001> Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2006 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in K002_A_En <XRB3059-A>...