Document Outline

• Contents
• Before you start
  • Our philosophy
  • Features
  • Checking what’s in the box
  • Installing the receiver
  • Loading the batteries
  • Operating range of remote control unit
• Controls and displays
  • Remote control
  • Display
  • Front panel
• Connecting your equipment
  • Rear panel
  • Determining the speakers’ application
    • Other speaker connections
  • Placing the speakers
    • THX speaker system setup
    • Some tips for improving sound quality
  • Connecting the speakers
  • Installing your speaker system
    • Standard surround connection
    • Bi-amping your speakers
    • Bi-wiring your speakers
  • Selecting the Speaker system
    • Front height setup
    • Front wide setup
    • Speaker B setup
    • Bi-Amping setup
    • ZONE 2 setup
  • About the audio connection
  • About the video converter
  • About HDMI
  • Connecting your TV and playback components
    • Connecting using HDMI
    • Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output
    • Connecting your TV with no HDMI input
  • Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources
  • Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box
  • Connecting the multichannel analog inputs
  • Connecting other audio components
    • About the WMA9 Pro decoder
  • Connecting additional amplifiers
  • Connecting AM/FM antennas
    • Connecting external antennas
  • MULTI-ZONE setup
    • Making MULTI-ZONE connections
  • Connecting to the network through LAN interface
  • Connecting Optional Bluetooth® ADAPTER
  • Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input
  • Connecting an XM Radio tuner
  • Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner
  • Connecting an iPod
  • Connecting a USB device
  • Connecting a USB device for Advanced MCACC output
  • Connecting an IR receiver
  • Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor
  • Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger
  • Plugging in the receiver
• Basic Setup
  • Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)
  • Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC)
    • Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup
  • The Input Setup menu
    • Input function default and possible settings
• Basic playback
  • Playing a source
    • Playing a source with HDMI connection
    • Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
  • Playing an iPod
    • Playing back audio files stored on an iPod
  • Playing a USB device
    • Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device
    • Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device
    • About playable file formats
  • Listening to the radio
    • Improving FM sound
    • Using the noise cut mode
    • Using Neural Surround
    • Tuning directly to a station
    • Saving station presets
    • Listening to station presets
    • Naming station presets
  • Listening to Satellite Radio
  • Listening to XM Radio
    • Using XM HD Surround
    • Saving channel presets
    • Using the XM Menu
  • Listening to SIRIUS Radio
    • Saving channel presets
    • Using the SIRIUS Menu
  • Listening to Internet radio stations
    • Programming the Internet radio stations
  • Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music
    • Wireless music play
    • Pairing the Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth wireless technology device
    • Listening to music contents of a Bluetooth wireless technology device with your system
• Listening to your system
  • Auto playback
  • Listening in surround sound
    • Standard surround sound
    • Using the Home THX modes
    • Using the Advanced surround effects
  • Listening in stereo
  • Using Front Stage Surround Advance
  • Using Stream Direct
  • Selecting MCACC presets
  • Choosing the input signal
  • Better sound using Phase Control
• Control with HDMI function
  • Making Control with HDMI connections
  • HDMI Setup
  • Before using synchronization
  • About synchronized operations
    • About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the Control with HDMI function
  • Setting the PQLS function
  • Cautions on the Control with HDMI function
• Using other functions
  • Setting the Audio options
  • Setting the Video options
  • Switching the speaker terminals
  • Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
  • Making an audio or a video recording
  • Reducing the level of an analog signal
  • Using the sleep timer
  • Dimming the display
  • Switching the HDMI output
  • Using the Web Control function
  • Checking your system settings
  • Resetting the system
    • Default system settings
• Controlling the rest of your system
  • About the Remote Setup menu
  • Operating multiple receivers
  • Setting the remote to control other components
  • Selecting preset codes directly
  • Programming signals from other remote controls
  • Erasing one of the remote control button settings
  • Erasing all learnt settings that are in one input function
  • Direct function
  • Setting the backlight mode
  • Multi operation and System off
    • Programming a Multi operation or a shutdown sequence
    • Using multi operations
    • Using System off
    • Erasing the settings for the multi-operation
  • Resetting the remote control settings
    • Default preset codes
  • Controlling components
• The Advanced MCACC menu
  • Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu
  • Automatic MCACC (Expert)
  • Manual MCACC setup
    • Fine Channel Level
    • Fine Speaker Distance
    • Standing Wave
    • Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
    • Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
  • Checking MCACC Data
    • Speaker Setting
    • Channel Level
    • Speaker Distance
    • Standing Wave
    • Acoustic Cal EQ
    • Output MCACC data
  • Data Management
    • Renaming MCACC presets
    • Copying MCACC preset data
    • Clearing MCACC presets
• The System Setup and Other Setup menus
  • Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
  • Manual speaker setup
    • Speaker system setting
    • Speaker Setting
    • Channel Level
    • Speaker Distance
    • X-Curve
    • THX Audio Setting
  • Network Setup menu
    • IP address/Proxy setting
    • Checking the MAC address
    • Network Standby
  • The Other Setup menu
    • Volume Setup
    • Remote Control Mode Setup
    • Flicker Reduction Setup
    • EXTENSION Setup
    • Multi Channel Input Setup
  • TV
  • TV
  • DVD
  • BD
  • DVR (BDR, HDR)
  • VCR
  • Satellite Set Top Box
  • Satellite Set Top Box (SAT/PVR Combination)
  • Cable Set Top Box
  • Cable Set Top Box (Cable/PVR Combination)
  • CD
  • CD-R
  • Laser Disc Player
  • Cassete Deck
  • Digital Tape
  • MD
• Additional information
  • Speaker Setting Guide
    • Positional relationship between speakers and monitor
  • Troubleshooting
    • Power
    • No sound
    • Other audio problems
    • ADAPTER PORT
    • Video
    • Settings
    • Professional Calibration EQ graphical output
    • Display
    • Remote control
    • Web Control
    • HDMI
    • Important information regarding the HDMI connection
    • USB interface
    • Internet radio
    • XM radio messages
    • SIRIUS radio messages
  • Surround sound formats
    • Dolby
    • DTS
    • Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
  • About THX
  • About iPod
  • About SIRIUS and XM
  • Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats
  • Preset code list
  • Specifications
  • Cleaning the unit