Pioneer VSX-922-S - Manual (Page 3)

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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.
Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box ................................................................................................................................................7
Installing the receiver .........................................................................................................................................................7
Loading the batteries ..........................................................................................................................................................7
Operating range of remote control unit............................................................................................................................7
Canceling the demo display ..............................................................................................................................................7
About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM)................................................................................................................8
02 Controls and displays
Remote control .................................................................................................................................................................10
Display ...............................................................................................................................................................................12
Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................13
03 Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment ............................................................................................................................................15
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................15
Determining the speakers’ application ..........................................................................................................................16
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................17
Connecting the speakers .................................................................................................................................................18
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................18
Selecting the Speaker system .........................................................................................................................................20
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................20
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................21
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................21
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................22
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................24
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................25
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................26
Connecting AM/FM antennas .........................................................................................................................................26
MULTI-ZONE setup ...........................................................................................................................................................27
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................28
Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER .....................................................................................................................29
Connecting an iPod ..........................................................................................................................................................29
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................29
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................29
Connecting to a wireless LAN .........................................................................................................................................30
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................30
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................30
04 Basic Setup
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................32
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................32
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................34
Operation Mode Setup .....................................................................................................................................................35
About the Home Menu.....................................................................................................................................................35
05 Basic playback
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................37
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................38
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................39
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................40
Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music ................................................................................................42
06 Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes ....................................................................................45
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................46
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................46
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................47
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................49
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................50
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................51
About playable file formats ..............................................................................................................................................52
08 Control with HDMI function
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................54
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................54
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................54
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................54
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................55
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................55
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link ..............................................................................................55
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................55
09 Using other functions
Setting the Audio options ................................................................................................................................................57
Setting the Video options .................................................................................................................................................59
Switching the speaker terminals ....................................................................................................................................61
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls .....................................................................................................................................61
Using the sleep timer .......................................................................................................................................................62
Dimming the display ........................................................................................................................................................62
Checking your system settings .......................................................................................................................................62
Resetting the system ........................................................................................................................................................62
10 Controlling the rest of your system
About the Remote Setup menu.......................................................................................................................................65
Operating multiple receivers ...........................................................................................................................................65
Setting the remote to control other components ..........................................................................................................65
Selecting preset codes directly .......................................................................................................................................65
Programming signals from other remote controls .......................................................................................................66
Erasing one of the remote control button settings ........................................................................................................66
Erasing all learnt settings that are in one input function .............................................................................................66
Direct function ..................................................................................................................................................................67
About the ALL ZONE STBY (All Zone Standby) and DISCRETE ON (Discrete On) functions ....................................67
Resetting the remote control settings ............................................................................................................................67
Controlling components ..................................................................................................................................................68