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the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. caution: to prevent the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). no user-serviceable parts inside. refer servicing to qualified service personnel. caution risk of electric shock do not open important d3-4-2-1-1_en-a w arning this equipment is not waterproof. to prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture. d3-4-2-1-3_a_en caution the standby/on switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the ac outlet. since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the ac outlet to shut down all power. therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the ac outlet in case of an accident. to avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the ac outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation). d3-4-2-2-2a_a_en note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to p art 15 of the fcc rules. these limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. this equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. however, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ? reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ? increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ? connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ? consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. d8-10-1-2_en information to user alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user?s right to operate the equipment. d8-10-2_en caution: this product satisfies fcc regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. to prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. d8-10-3a_en d3-4-2-1-5_en v oltage selector y ou 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 127v and 220v mains voltage. please set to the correct voltage before using. for taiwan, please set to 110 v before using. before changing the voltage, disconnect the ac power cord. use a medium size screwdriver to change the voltage selector switch. 220v 240v 110v 120? 127v two voltage selectors 110v 120-127v 220v 240v medium-size screwdriver vsx_815-915.book.fm 2 ?` ????r
english italiano fran?ais nederlands espa?ol deutsch contents 01 before you start introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 checking what?s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 02 5 minute guide listening to surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 using the quick setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 03 quick surround sound setup automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 other problems when using the auto mcacc setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 04 connecting up making cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 analog audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 digital audio cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 video cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 connecting a dvd player and tv . . . . . . . . . . 16 connecting the multichannel analog outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 connecting other audio components . . . . . . 18 about the wma9 pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . 18 connecting other video components . . . . . . . 19 using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . 20 connecting to the front panel video terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 fm wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 am loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 using external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 a and b speaker systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 hints on speaker placement . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 operating other pioneer components . . . . . . 25 05 controls and displays front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 remote control (vsx-815/915) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 remote control (VSX-515) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 operating range of remote control unit . . . . . 35 06 listening to your system auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 using the advanced surround effects . . . . . 37 dolby pro logic iix music settings . . . . . . . . 38 neo:6 music settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 listening with acoustic calibration eq . . . . . 39 choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 using the surround back channel (extended mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 using the virtual surround back mode (virtualsb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 using loudness and midnight listening . . . . . 43 enhancing dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 using the tone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 playing other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . 44 using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 07 the system setup menu making receiver settings from the system setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . 46 manual mcacc speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . 47 fine channel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 fine channel distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 acoustic calibration eq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 crossover network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 channel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 speaker distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 08 using the tuner listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 improving fm stereo sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 changing the frequency step . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 09 making recordings making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . 57 vsx_815-915.book.fm 3 ?` ????r
10 controlling the rest of your system (VSX-515) setting the remote to control other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . 58 direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 clearing all the remote control settings . . . . 59 controls for tvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . 61 preset code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 11 controlling the rest of your system (vsx-815/915) setting the remote to control other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . 64 programming signals from other remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 erasing one of the remote control button settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 erasing all of the remote control presets . . . . 66 direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 controls for tvs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . 69 12 other connections second zone speaker b setup . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . 71 bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . 72 bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . 73 using this receiver with a pioneer plasma display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 using the sr+ mode with a pioneer plasma display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 13 other settings the input assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 the other setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 dynamic range control setup . . . . . . . . . . 76 dual mono setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 lfe attenuator setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 sr+ setup for pioneer plasma displays . . . 77 14 additional information troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 resetting the main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . 81 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 power cord caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 manufactured under license from dolby laboratories. "dolby", "pro logic", "surround ex", and the double-d symbol are trademarks of dolby laboratories. "dts" ,"dts-es extended surround" and "neo:6" are trademarks of digital theater systems, inc. vsx_815-915toc.fm 4 ?` ?????r
before you start 01 5 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol chapter 1: before you start introduction to home theater you are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. 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 the speakers you have set up in your room, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver. dvd-video has become the basic source material for home theater due to its size, quality, and ease of use. depending on the dvd, you can have up to seven different audio tracks coming from one disc, all of them being sent to different speakers in your system. this is what creates a surround sound effect and gives you the feeling of ?being there?. this receiver will automatically decode dolby digital, dts, or dolby surround dvd-video discs, according to your speaker setup. in most cases, you won?t have to make changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities (like listening to a cd with multichannel surround sound) are explained in listening to your system on page 36. checking what? in the box please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: setup microphone am loop antenna fm wire antenna dry cell batteries (aa size iec r6) x2 remote control power cords (make sure you use the correct cord for your country/region): VSX-515/815/915-k (black models) round 2-pin type and australian type VSX-515-s (silver models) round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type and uk 3-pin type (except australian model) vsx-815/915-s (silver model) round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type, uk 3-pin type and australian type power plug adaptor ( VSX-515/815/ 915-k only) x1 j-shaped plug x1 these operating instructions loading the batteries illustration shows the VSX-515 model vsx_815-915.book.fm 5 ?` ????r
before you start 01 6 en illustration shows the vsx-815/915 model caution incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting. observe the following precautions: never use new and old batteries together. insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case. batteries with the same shape may have different voltages. do not use different batteries together. when disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction?s rules that apply in your country or area. installing the receiver when installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface. don?t install it on the following places: ? on a color tv (the screen may distort) ? near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field). this may interfere with the sound. ? in direct sunlight ? in damp or wet areas ? in extremely hot or cold areas ? in places where there is vibration or other movement ? in places that are very dusty ? in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen) ventilation when installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat dispersal (at least 20 cm at the top). if not enough space is provided between the unit and walls or other equipment, heat will build up inside, interfering with performance and/or causing malfunctions. slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to protect the equipment from overheating. to prevent fire hazard, do not place anything directly on top of the unit, make sure the openings are never blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths and curtains), and do not operate the equipment on thick carpet or a bed. 20 cm r eceiver vsx_815-915.book.fm 6 ?` ????r
5 minute guide 02 7 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol chapter 2: 5 minute guide listening to surround sound this receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. in most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings. be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to an ac power source. 1 hook up your dvd player. for surround sound, you?ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the dvd player to the receiver. you can do this with either a coaxial (recommended), or an optical connection (you don?t need to connect both). if you hook up using an optical cable, you should refer to the input assign menu on page 75 to assign the optical input to dvd . use a video cord to connect the video output on your dvd player to the receiver using the jacks shown below. 2 hook up your tv. use a video cord to connect your receiver to the tv using the jacks as shown below. * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. assignable two volta g 110 v 120 - 127 v 22 0 24 0 monitor out yp b p r yp b p r control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in component video monitor out sub woofer surround cen- ter out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd l r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 ? antenna ( tv / sat ) in in dvd 5.1ch input ( dvd/ ld ) ( dvr/ vcr ) in front rl r l cen ter surround rl surround back s p e a k e r s d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out a b preout rrr lll front center surround back surround digital out opt monitor out ? 8 7 ? 41 standby/on 0 3 d vd player s in out monitor out sub woofer preout video coax coax opt (tv/sat) (dvd /ld) (cd) assignable digital in 1 1 2 optical cable dvd player tv digital out video out video in coaxial cable v ideo cord this receiver* vi deo cord in front dvd / ld cd-r rec / tape / md d v d 5.1ch input in vsx_815-915.book.fm 7 ?` ????r
5 minute guide 02 8 en 3 connect your speakers. a complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone? home setup will vary. simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. 1 the receiver 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. make sure the positive and negative ( + / ) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. you can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6?6 ? (please see switching the speaker impedance on page 81 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 ? ). * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. caution make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver. note 1 if you?e not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see speaker setting on page 51) to large . VSX-515/815 only ? if you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel ( + ) termi- nal, and the negative wire to the left channel ( ) terminal. ?vsx-915 only ? if you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left ( l ) terminal. assignable monitor out yp b p r yp b p r control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in component video monitor out sub woofer surround cen- ter out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd l r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 ? antenna ( tv / sat ) in in dvd 5.1ch input ( dvd/ ld ) ( dvr/ vcr ) in front rl r l cen te rs urround rl surround back s p e a k e r s d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out a b ac in two voltage selectors 110 v 110 v 120 - 127 v 120 - 127 v 220 v 240 v 240 v 220 v pre out rrr lll front center surround back surround digital out opt monitor out input front speakers lr c lsrs powered subwoofer this receiver* sw surround speakers sbl sbr surround back speakers center speaker 02_5_min_guide.fm 8 ?` ?????r
5 minute guide 02 9 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 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. b ). once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped ( fig. c ). where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. place your speakers as shown below for the best surround sound effect. see hints on speaker placement on page 23 for more on this. 4 plug in the receiver and switch it on, followed by your dvd player, your subwoofer and the tv. make sure you?ve set the video input on your tv to this receiver. check the manual that came with the tv if you don?t know how to do this. 5 press quick setup on the front panel to specify your speaker setup, room size and listening position. use the multi jog dial to select and enter to confirm your selection. see using the quick setup below if you?re unsure about the settings. 1 6 play a dvd, and adjust the volume to your liking. make sure that dvd/ld is showing in the receiver?s display, indicating that the dvd input is selected. if it isn?t, press dvd/ld on the remote control to set the receiver to the dvd input. 2 there are several other sound options you can select. see listening to your system on page 36 for more on this. 3 10mm fig. a fig. b fig. c f ront speaker (l) surround speaker (ls) surround speaker (rs) surround back speaker (sbl) surround back speaker (sbr) center speaker (c) subwoofer (sw) listening position f ront speaker (r) note 1 see also making receiver settings from the system setup menu on page 46 for more setup options. 2 you may need to set your dvd player to output dolby digital, dts and 88.2/96khz pcm (2 channel) audio (see your dvd player?s manual for more on this). 3 depending on your dvd player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. in this case, the listening mode must be set to standard (see listening in surround sound on page 36 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound. vsx_815-915.book.fm 9 ?` ????r
5 minute guide 02 10 en 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. use the front panel controls for the steps below. if you want a more complete setup option, refer to automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11. if you choose to do so, you can skip the quick setup. 1 if the receiver is off, press standby/on to turn the power on. 2 press quick setup . sw det flashes in the display while the receiver checks your setup for a subwoofer. sw yes or sw no confirms the subwoofer check, then the display prompts you to select your speaker setup. 3 use the multi jog dial to choose your speaker setup. when a subwoofer was detected in step 2, you can cycle between the following choices: if a subwoofer wasn?t detected in step 2, you can cycle between the following choices: check the table below to find the speaker setup that corresponds with your system. 4 press enter . 5 use the multi jog dial to choose your room size. depending on the distance of your speakers from the listening position, choose between small, medium, or large ( s , m or l ), m being an average-sized room. 6 press enter. 7 use the multi jog dial to choose your listening position. you can cycle between the following choices: fwd ? if you are nearer to the front speakers than the surround speakers mid ? if you are equal distance from the front and surround speakers back ? if you are nearer to the surround speakers than the front speakers 8 press enter to confirm your setup. the display shows the speaker setup, room size and listening position that you have selected. 7.1ch 4.1ch 6.1ch 5.1ch 2.1ch 3.1ch 7.0ch 4.0ch 6.0ch 5.0ch 2.0ch 3.0ch vsx_815-915.book.fm 10 ?` ????r
quick surround sound setup 03 11 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 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. after you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings 1 and equalization for your particular room. important the auto mcacc setup will overwrite any existing speaker settings you?ve made. make sure the headphones are unplugged. vsx-815/915 only ? for proper calibration, make sure you have selected sp a using the speakers button on the front panel before starting the auto mcacc setup. caution the test tones used in the auto mcacc setup are output at high volume. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 connect the microphone to the mcacc setup mic jack on the front panel. make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. illustration shows the vsx-915 model if you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it?s about ear level at your normal listening position. otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair. note 1 vsx-915 only ? if you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through surround back speaker setting on page 46 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing. source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control b and dtv on/off return dtv info display class mpx d access mute t op menu menu dtv menu a udio input att t .edit guide subtitle return sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq st tune master v olume st tune dvd/ld enter t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver system setup + 10 fl dimmer sr disc receiver multi control source input select enter tv co ntrol dv d/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd st st cd-r/tape tuner receiver enter d.ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup tune tune t digital in r setup mic mcacc up down master v olume tuner aux vsx_815-915.book.fm 11 ?` ????r
quick surround sound setup 03 12 en 2 if the receiver is off, press receiver to turn the power on. 3 if you have a subwoofer, turn it on. 4 press receiver on the remote control, then press the system setup button. press system setup again at any time to exit the system setup menu. 1 5 select ?. mcacc?from the system setup menu then press enter . vsx-915 only ? make sure sb norm. is selected then press enter again. 2 try to be as quiet as possible after pressing enter . the system outputs a series of test tones to establish the ambient noise level. if the noise level is too high, noisy! blinks in the display for five seconds. to exit and check the noise levels again, press system setup (see the notes about ambient noise below) or press enter when you?re prompted to retry? do not adjust the volume during the test tones. this may result in incorrect speaker settings. the system now checks the microphone and your speaker setup. if you see an err message in the display, there may be a problem with your mic or the speaker connections. turn off the power, and check the problem indicated by the err message (see below), then try the auto surround setup again. err mic ? check the microphone connec- tion. err fch ? check the front speaker connec- tions. err sch ? check the surround speaker connections. err sbch ? check the surround back speaker connections. err sw ? make sure the subwoofer has been switched on and volume on the subwoofer is turned up. 6 when you see check ok in the display, confirm your speaker configuration. use / (cursor up/down) to check each speaker in turn. yes or no should reflect the actual speakers connected. if the speaker configuration displayed isn?t correct, use / (cursor left/right) to change the setting. when you?re finished, go to the next step. 7 select check ok in the display then press enter . the auto mcacc finishes by checking the subwoofer level. if the subwoofer output level is too high/ low, sw.vol.dwn / sw.vol.up blinks in the display for five seconds. to exit and check your subwoofer output level, press system setup or simply press enter when you?re prompted to retry? 8 the auto mcacc setup has finished! the mcacc indicator on the front panel will light to show the surround settings are complete. the settings made in the auto mcacc setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the system setup menu (starting on page 46). 3 optionally, when you see skip? you can press / (cursor left/right) to select one of the following options then / (cursor up/down) to check the settings: note 1 the receiver will automatically exit the current menu after three minutes of inactivity. if you cancel the auto mcacc setup at any time, the receiver automatically exits and no settings will be made. 2 if you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through surround back speaker setting and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing. 3 depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12cm will end up with different size settings. you can correct the setting manually using the speaker setting on page 51. the subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. this setting should be accurate (taking delay and room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed. vsx_815-915.book.fm 12 ?` ????r
quick surround sound setup 03 13 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol chk sp ? check the size and number of speakers you?ve connected (see page 51 for more on this) chk dist. ? check the distance of your speakers from the listening position (see page 53 for more on this) chk level ? check the overall balance of your speaker system (see page 52 for more on this) chk eq ? select either all ch or f align to check the adjustments to the frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 49 for more on this) 9 when you?e finished, select ?kip?? to go back to the system setup menu. remember to disconnect the microphone after completing the auto mcacc setup. other problems when using the auto mcacc setup if the room environment is not optimal for the auto mcacc setup (too much background noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary. if there are any instructions showing in the front panel display, please follow them. some older tvs may interfere with the operation of the microphone. if this seems to be happening, switch off the tv when doing the auto mcacc setup. vsx_815-915.book.fm 13 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 14 en chapter 4: connecting up making cable connections make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as shown in the illustration). if this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers. important before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the ac outlet. analog audio cables use stereo rca phono cables to connect analog audio components. these cables are typically red and white, and you should connect the red plugs to r (right) terminals and white plugs to l (left) terminals. digital audio cables commercially available coaxial digital audio cables or optical cables should be used to connect digital components to this receiver. when connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket. when storing optical cable, coil loosely. the cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners. you can also use a standard rca video cable for coaxial digital connections. video cables standard rca video cables these cables are the most common type of video connection and should be used to connect to the composite video terminals. they have yellow plugs to distinguish them from cables for audio. right (red) analog audio cables l eft (white) coaxial digital audio cable optical cable s tandard rca video cable vsx_815-915.book.fm 14 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 15 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol s-video cables vsx-815/915 model only s-video cables give you clearer picture reproduction than standard rca video cables by sending separate signals for the luminance and color. component video cables vsx-815/915 model only use component video cables to get the best possible color reproduction of your video source. the color signal of the tv is divided into the luminance ( y ) signal and the color ( p b and p r ) signals and then output. in this way, interference between the signals is avoided. s video green (y) blue (p b ) r ed (p r ) component video cables vsx_815-915.book.fm 15 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 16 en connecting a dvd player and tv this page shows you how to connect your dvd player and tv to the receiver. 1 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. 1 2 connect the composite video output and the stereo analog audio outputs 2 on your dvd player to the dvd/ld inputs on this receiver. use a standard rca video cable 3 and a stereo rca phono cable for the connection. if your dvd player has multichannel analog outputs, see connecting the multichannel analog outputs below for how to connect it. 3 connect the analog audio outputs from your tv to the tv/sat inputs on this receiver. this will allow you to play the sound from the tv's built-in tuner. use a stereo rca phono cable to do this. if your tv has a built-in digital decoder, you can also connect an optical digital audio output from your tv to the digital opt 1 (tv/sat) input on this receiver. use an optical cable for the connection. 4 connect the monitor out video jack on this receiver to a video input on your tv. use a standard rca video cable to connect to the composite video jack. 4 * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. note 1 if your dvd player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to the optical input on this receiver using an optic al cable. when you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see the input assign menu on page 75). 2 this connection will allow you to make analog recordings from your dvd player. 3 vsx-815/915 only ? for better quality, you can also connect with s-video using the s-video dvd/ld jack. if your player also has a component video output, you can connect this too. see using the component video jacks on page 20 for more on this. 4 vsx-815/915 only ? for better quality, you can also connect with s-video using the s-video monitor out jack. see using the component video jacks on page 20 if you want to use the component video outputs to connect this receiver to your tv. control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in monitor out out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out this receiver* digital out opt monitor out tv analog audio out l r digital a udio out optical video in dvd player a udio rl digital out analog out co a xial video out 1 2 3 4 vsx_815-915.book.fm 16 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 17 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 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. 1 * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital tv tuners are all examples of so-called `set-top boxes'. 1 connect a set of audio/video outputs on the set-top box component to the tv/sat audio and video inputs on this receiver. 2 use a stereo rca phono cable for the audio connection and a standard rca video cable for the video connection. 3 2 connect an optical digital audio output from your set-top box component to the digital opt 1 (tv/sat) input on this receiver. use an optical cable for the connection. 4 * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. note 1 the multichannel input can only be used when dvd 5.1 ch is selected (see page 44). as monitor out yp b p r control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in component video monitor out sub woofer surround cen- ter out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd l r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna in dvd 5.1ch input ( dvr/ vcr ) front rl cent e s p e a k e r s d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out a opt monitor out digital out center output sub w oofer output video output surround output front output rl r l t his receiver* dvd/multi-channel decoder with multi-channel analog output jacks 2 if you've already connected your tv to the tv/sat inputs, simply choose another input. however, to receive a signal, you'll need to press the input select button for the input you connected the set-top box to. 3 vsx-815/915 only ? for better quality, you can also connect with s-video using the s-video tv/sat jack. if your set-top box also has a component video output, you can connect this too. see using the component video jacks on page 20 for more on this. 4 if your satellite/cable receiver doesn?t have a digital audio output, omit this step. if it only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. when you set up the receiver you' ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see the input assign menu on page 75). control out in am loop fm u nbal 75 ? in in in monitor out out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna d v d 5.1ch input in in in s- v ou t this receiver* digital out opt monitor out digital out av out video audio r l 2 1 optical coaxial stb vsx_815-915.book.fm 17 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 18 en connecting other audio components the number and kind of connections depends on the kind of component you?re connecting. 1 follow the steps below to connect a cd-r, md, dat, tape recorder or other audio component. 1 if your component has a digital output, connect this to a digital input on the receiver as shown. the example shows a coaxial connection to the cd digital input jack using a coaxial digital audio cable. 2 if necessary, connect the analog audio outputs of the component to a set of spare audio inputs on this receiver. you?ll need to make this connection for components without a digital output, or if you want to record from a digital component. use a stereo rca phono cable as shown. 3 if you're connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs (rec) to the analog audio inputs on the recorder. the example shows an analog connection to the cd-r/tape/md analog output jack using a stereo rca phono cable. 4 vsx-815/915 only: if your recorder has a digital input, connect it to the digital output on the receiver as shown. use an optical cable to make this connection. * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. about the wma9 pro decoder this unit has an on-board windows media ? audio 9 professional (wma9 pro) decoder, so it is possible to playback wma9 pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a wma9 pro- note 1 note that you must connect digital components to analog audio jacks if you want to record to/from digital components (like an md) to/from analog components. control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in monitor out out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna d v d 5.1ch input in in in s-v ou t digital out opt monitor ou t this receiver* cd-r, md, dat, t ape recorder, etc. digital out optical coaxial digital in optical audio out r l play out audio in r l in rec 1 4 2 3 vsx_815-915.book.fm 18 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 19 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol compatible player. however, the connected pc, 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. connecting other video components this receiver has audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video recorders, including vcrs, dvd- recorders and hdd recorders. 1 connect a set of audio/video outputs on the recorder to the dvr/vcr audio and video inputs on this receiver. use a stereo rca phono cable for the audio connection and a standard rca video cable for the video connection. 1 2 connect a set of audio/video inputs on the recorder to the dvr/vcr audio and video outputs on this receiver. use a stereo rca phono cable for the audio connection and a standard rca video cable for the video connection. 2 3 if your video component has a digital audio output, connect it to a digital input on this receiver. the example shows a recorder connected to the digital coax 1 (dvd/ld) input. 3 * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. note 1 vsx-815/915 only ? for better quality, you can also connect with s-video using the s-video dvr/vcr in jack. if your set-top box has a component video output, you can connect this too. see using the component video jacks on page 20 for more on this. 2 vsx-815/915 only ? for better quality, you can also connect with s-video using the s-video dvr/vcr out jack. 3 if your video component doesn?t have a digital audio output, omit this step. if it only has an optical digital output, you can con- nect it to the optical input on this receiver using an optical cable. when you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the rece iver which input you connected the component to (see the input assign menu on page 75). control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in monitor out out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna d v d 5.1ch input in in in s- v ou t digital out opt monitor ou t digital in optical 4 this receiver* vcr, dvr, ld player, etc. digital out optical coaxial audio out video out r l play out video in r l audio in in rec 3 1 2 vsx_815-915.book.fm 19 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 20 en using the component video jacks vsx-815/915 model only 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. important if you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you must also have your tv connected to this receiver's component video monitor out jacks. 1 connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of component video inputs on this receiver. use a three-way component video cable for the connection. 2 if necessary, assign the component video inputs to the input source you've connected. this only needs to be done if you didn?t connect according to the following defaults: comp 1 ? dvd comp 2 ? tv comp 3 ? dvr see assigning the component video inputs on page 75 for more on this. 3 connect the component video monitor out jacks on this receiver to the component video inputs on your tv or monitor. use a three-way component video cable. connecting to the front panel video terminal vsx-815/915 model only front video connections are accessed via the front panel using the video button. there are standard audio/video jacks as well as an s- video jack and an optical input. hook them up the same way you made the rear panel connections. s-video video input digital in video la udio r setup mic mcacc cd cd-r/tape/md tuner aux this receiver l v r video output digital out video camera (etc.) vsx_815-915.book.fm 20 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 21 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 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). always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet before making or changing any connections. fm wire antenna connect the fm wire antenna and fully extend vertically along a window frame or another suitable place that gives good reception. am loop antenna assemble the antenna and connect to the receiver. attach (if necessary) and face in the direction that gives the best reception. antenna snap connectors twist the exposed wire strands together and insert into the hole, then snap the connector shut. using external antennas to improve fm reception connect an external fm antenna as shown below. to improve am reception connect a 5?6 meter length of vinyl-coated wire to the am antenna terminal without disconnecting the supplied am loop antenna. for the best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors. control out in am loop fm un bal 75 ? in in in monitor out out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out digital out opt monitor out am loop antenna fm wire antenna 10mm am loop fm unbal 75 ? antenna j-shaped plug 75 ? coaxial cable am loop fm unbal 75 ? antenna outdoor antenna indoor antenna (vinyl-coated wire) 5?6 meters vsx_815-915.book.fm 21 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 22 en connecting the speakers a complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone? home setup will vary. simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. 1 the receiver 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. make sure the positive and negative ( + / ) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers. 2 you can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6?6 ? (please see switching the speaker impedance on page 81 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 ? ). * the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same. caution make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver. note 1 if you?e not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see speaker setting on page 51) to large . 2 VSX-515/815 only ? if you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel ( + ) termi- nal, and the negative wire to the left channel ( ) terminal. ?vsx-915 only ? if you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left ( l ) terminal. assignable monitor out yp b p r yp b p r control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in component video monitor out sub woofer surround cen- ter out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd l r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 ? antenna ( tv / sat ) in in dvd 5.1ch input ( dvd/ ld ) ( dvr/ vcr ) in front rl r l cen te rs urround rl surround back s p e a k e r s d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out a b ac in two voltage selectors 110 v 110 v 120 - 127 v 120 - 127 v 220 v 240 v 240 v 220 v preout rrr lll front center surround back surround digital out opt monitor out input front speakers lr c lsrs powered subwoofer this receiver* sw surround speakers sbl sbr surround back speakers center speaker 04_connecting_up.fm 22 ?` ?????r
connecting up 04 23 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol make sure that the speaker cable you?re using is properly prepared with about 10mm 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. b ). once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped ( fig. c ). caution these speaker terminals are hazardous when live. to prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord. a and b speaker systems vsx-815 model only the receiver has two speaker systems: a and b. a is the main system supporting the full speaker setup. if you switch on both a and b speaker systems, only the front speakers and the (active) subwoofer will be audible. no sound will come from the center, surround, or surround back speakers, but multichannel sources will be down-mixed to the active speakers so no sound will be lost. similarly, if you choose just the b system you?ll only hear the front speakers connected to the b system and multi channel sources will be down-mixed to these two speakers. press the speakers button on the front panel to switch between speaker systems (a, b or both). hints on speaker placement speakers are usually designed with a particular placement in mind. some are designed to be floorstanding, while others should be placed on stands to sound their best. some should be placed near a wall; others should be placed away from walls. we have provided a few tips on getting the best sound from your speakers (following), but you should also follow the guidelines on placement that the speaker manufacturer provided with your particular speakers to get the most out of them. place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the tv. when placing speakers near the tv, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when the tv is switched on. if you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the tv picture, move the speakers farther away from the tv. if you're using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. if not, place them at a narrower angle. place the center speaker above or below the tv so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the tv screen. also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers. it is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position. the angle depends on the size of the room. use less of an angle for bigger rooms. surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm?90 cm higher than your ears and titled slightly downward. make sure the speakers don't face each other. 10mm fig. a fig. b fig. c vsx_815-915.book.fm 23 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 24 en to achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. be sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality. caution if you choose to install the center speaker on top of the tv, be sure to secure it with putty, or by other suitable means, to reduce the risk of damage or injury resulting from the speaker falling from the tv in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes. make sure no exposed speaker wire is touching the rear panel, this may cause the receiver to turn off automatically. overhead view of speaker setup you can also refer to the 3-d speaker setup illustration on page 9. . the diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. the first diagram ( fig. a ) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. the second ( fig. b ) shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected. 3-d view of 7.1 channel speaker setup surround left surround right listening position front left front right center subwoofer surround back surround back single surround back speaker left right 90~120 fig. a fig. b ls ls rs rs sb ls rs 0~60 sbl sbl sbr sbr vsx_815-915.book.fm 24 ?` ????r
connecting up 04 25 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol operating other pioneer components vsx-815/915 model only many pioneer components have sr control jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. when you use a remote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component. 1 note that if you use this feature, make sure that you also have at least one set of analog audio or video jacks connected to another component for grounding purposes. note 1 if you want to control all your components using this receiver? remote control, refer to controlling the rest of your system on page 58 (VSX-515) /page 64 (vsx-815/915). ?if you have connected a remote control to the control in jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won't be able to control this unit using the remote sensor. control out in control out in receiver remote control unit other pioneer products with control terminals connect to control terminal of other pioneer products 04_connecting_up.fm 25 ?` ?????r
controls and displays 05 26 en chapter 5: controls and displays front panel illustration below shows the vsx-815/915 model 1 input select buttons press to select an input source. 2 character display see display on page 28. 3 mcacc indicator lights when acoustic calibration eq (page 39) is on (acoustic calibration eq is automatically set to all ch adjust after the auto mcacc setup (page 11) or eq auto setup (page 49) is complete). 4 enter 5 multi jog dial use the multi jog dial to select various settings and menu options. 6 standby/on switches the receiver between on and standby. 7 phones jack use to connect headphones. when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. s-video video input digital in video lau dio r setup mic mcacc up down multi jog master vol ume enter a udio/video multi-channel rec eiver standby / on phones dv d/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr video cd cd-r/tape/md tuner aux standard acoustic eq advanced surr st/ direct /auto surr signal select listening mode quick setup system setup return speakers band tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog qu ick setup system setup return b and tone input att extended mode acou stic eq tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer speakers multi jog standard advanced surr st/ direct /auto surr signal select listening mode 1 7 6 4 5 2 3 12 11 10 16 17 13 14 15 21 22 18 19 20 23 8 9 vsx_815-915.book.fm 26 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 27 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 8 listening mode buttons standard press for standard decoding and to switch between the various pro logic iix and neo:6 options (page 36). advanced surround use to switch between the various surround modes (page 37). stereo/direct (auto surr) switches between direct and stereo playback. direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 39). also selects the auto surround mode ( auto playback on page 36). 9 signal select use to select an input signal (page 40). 10 video input see connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 20. 11 mcacc setup mic jack use to connect the supplied microphone. 12 master volume dial 13 fl dimmer dims or brightens the display. 14 input att attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion. 15 speakers vsx-815/915 model use to change the speaker system ( vsx-815 ? page 23, vsx-915 ? page 71) and to change the impedance setting (page 81). speaker impedance VSX-515 model use to change the impedance setting (page 81). 16 extended mode selects the surround back channel mode (page 41) or virtual surround back mode (page 42). 17 acoustic eq press to select an acoustic calibration eq setting (page 39). 18 band vsx-815/915 model switches between the tuner am and fm bands (page 54). class VSX-515 model switches between the three banks (classes) of station presets (page 55). 19 tuning / station buttons selects the frequency (page 54) and station presets (page 55) when using the tuner. 20 tuner edit press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 55). 21 tone press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the multi jog dial (page 43). 22 quick setup see using the quick setup on page 10. 23 system setup menu controls system setup use with the multi jog dial to access the system setup menu (page 10, page 46, page 75). return press to confirm and exit the current menu. vsx_815-915.book.fm 27 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 28 en display 1 signal select indicators lights to indicate the type of input signal: auto lights when auto signal select is on. sb depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is detected. 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. 2 when the standard mode is on, this lights to indicate decoding of a dts multichannel signal. 3 2 digital when the standard mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate decoding of a dolby digital multichannel signal. 4 2 pro logic ii x when the ( standard ) pro logic ii mode of the receiver is on, 2 pro logic ii lights to indicate pro logic ii decoding. 2 pro logic ii x lights to indicate pro logic iix decoding (see listening in surround sound on page 36). 5 vir.sb lights during virtual surround back processing (page 42). 6 direct lights when source direct playback is in use. direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source. 7 auto surr. lights when the auto surround feature is switched on (see auto playback on page 36). 8 att lights when input att is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal. 9 sleep lights when the sleep mode is active (page 45). 10 tuner indicators lights when the mono mode is set using the mpx button. lights when a stereo fm broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode. 6 6 0 l c r ls rs [] [] [] [] [] sb sb [] r 40 125 250 4k 13k l [ ] sp ab 1234567 11 8910 12 16 15 17 18 13 14 19 20 21 vsx_815-915.book.fm 28 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 29 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol lights when a broadcast is being received. 11 speaker indicators lights to indicate the current speaker system, a and/or b (vsx-815 ?page 23, vsx-915? page 71). 12 character display 13 neo:6 when the ( standard ) neo:6 mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate neo:6 processing. 14 adv.surr. (advanced surround) lights when one of the advanced surround modes has been selected. 15 wma9 pro lights to indicate decoding of a wma9 pro signal. 16 midnight lights during midnight listening (page 43). 17 d.e. lights when dialog enhancement ( dialog e ) is switched on (page 43). 18 loudness lights during loudness listening (page 43). 19 ex lights when a dolby digital surround ex encoded signal is detected. 20 master volume level shows the overall volume level. ---db indicates the minimum level, and - 0 db indicates the maximum level. depending on your level settings for each channel, the maximum volume can range between ?0 db and ? db. 21 mcacc channel eq indicators these indicators show the eq balance for each channel when checking your acoustic calibration eq settings. see checking your acoustic calibration eq settings on page 50 for more on this. remote control (vsx-815/915) 1 receiver this switches between standby and on for this receiver. 2 input select use to select the input source. + 10 fl dimmer sr disc receiver multi control source input select enter tv control receiver control shift vol d vd/ld tv/sat d vr/vcr tv cont cd tune tune st st level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo input select tv ch dtv on/off tuner display mpx a udio ch return subtitle midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq dtv info rec mute tv vol cd-r/tape tuner receiver enter rec stop hdd ch ch dvd d.ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup receiver 4 3 5 7 8 10 9 6 11 12 13 14 15 2 1 04_controls_displays.fm 29 ?` ?????r
controls and displays 05 30 en 3 multi control buttons press to select control of other components (see controlling the rest of your system on page 64). 4 number buttons and other receiver/ component controls use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 54) or the tracks on a cd, dvd, etc. disc (enter) can be used to enter commands for tv or dtv, and can also be used to select a disc in a multi-cd player. the following are accessed by pressing the receiver button first: fl dimmer dims or brightens the display. sr+ switches the sr+ mode on/off (page 74). 5 tuner/component control buttons/ system setup the following button controls (except system setup ) can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding multi control button ( tuner , dvd/ld , tv/sat , etc.) d. access after pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 54). top menu displays the disc ?top? menu of a dvd. dtv menu displays menus on a digital tv. t. edit press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 55). guide displays the guides on a digital tv. system setup (press receiver first to access) use to access the system setup menu (see page 46). class switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 55). menu displays the disc menu of dvd-video discs. it also displays tv and dtv menus. band switches between the tuner am and fm bands (page 54). return press to confirm and exit the current menu (also use to return to the previous menu with dvds or to select closed captioning with dtv). 6 (tune/st +/? /enter use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 46). also used to control dvd menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. use the tune +/ buttons to find radio frequencies and use st +/ to find preset stations (page 55). 7 tv control buttons these buttons are dedicated to control the tv assigned to the tv cont button. thus if you only have one tv to hook up to this system assign it to the tv cont multi control button. if you have two tvs, assign the main tv to the tv cont button (see page 64 for more on this). tv use to turn on/off the power of the tv. tv vol +/? use to adjust the volume on your tv. input select use to select the tv input signal. tv ch +/ use to select channels. vsx_815-915.book.fm 30 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 31 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 8 component control buttons the main buttons ( , , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the multi control buttons. the controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding multi control button (for example dvd/ld , dvr/vcr or tv/sat (when connected to a dtv)). dtv on/off switches a digital tv on/off. dtv info use to bring up information screens on a digital tv. tuner display switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 56). mpx switches between stereo and mono reception of fm broadcasts. if the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 54). audio changes the audio language or channel on dvd discs. ch return returns to the last channel selected with dtv, sat and some tvs. subtitle displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual dvd-video discs. ch +/ use to select channels when using a tv, vcr, dvr, etc. the following dvr controls can be accessed by pressing shift : rec starts recording. rec stop stops recording. hdd/dvd these buttons switch between the hard disk and dvd controls for dvd/hdd recorders. 9 receiver control buttons standard press for standard decoding and to switch between the various pro logic iix and neo:6 options (page 36). adv. surr use to switch between the various surround modes (page 37). stereo switches between direct and stereo playback. direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 39). also selects the auto surround mode ( auto playback on page 36). sleep use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before the receiver turns off (page 45). midnight/loudness use midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. use loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 43). dialog e use to make dialog stand out when watching tv or a movie (page 43). acoustic eq press to select an acoustic calibration eq setting (page 39). input att attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion. vsx_815-915.book.fm 31 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 32 en effect/ch sel press repeatedly to select a channel, then use level +/ to adjust the level (see tip on page 53). also adjusts the level of the advanced surround effects (page 37) as well as dolby pro logic iix music (page 38) and neo:6 music parameters (page 38). you can then use the level +/ buttons to make these adjustments. level +/ use to adjust the effect and channel levels, as well as to change dolby pro logic iix and neo:6 music parameter settings. 10 shift press to access the dvr controls (above the component control buttons) as well as some receiver controls. 11 source press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 64 for more on this). 12 character display (lcd) this display shows information when transmitting control signals. the following commands are shown when you?re setting the remote to control other components (see controlling the rest of your system on page 64): setup indicates the setup mode, from which you choose the options below. preset see selecting preset codes directly on page 64. learn see programming signals from other remote controls on page 65. direct f see direct function on page 66. erase see erasing one of the remote control button settings on page 66. reset see erasing all of the remote control presets on page 66. read id see confirming preset codes on page 67. 13 receiver switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the number buttons ( fl dimmer , etc). also use this button to set up surround sound (page 10, page 46). 14 vol +/ use to set the listening volume. 15 mute mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound). vsx_815-915.book.fm 32 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 33 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol remote control (VSX-515) 1 input select use to select the input source. 2 receiver this switches between standby and on for this receiver. 3 multi control buttons press to select control of other components (see controlling the rest of your system on page 58). 4 receiver control buttons standard press for standard decoding and to switch between the various pro logic iix and neo:6 options (page 36). advanced surround use to switch between the various surround modes (page 37). stereo/direct switches between direct and stereo playback. direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 39). also selects the auto surround mode ( auto playback on page 36). midnight/loudness use midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. use loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 43). effect/ch sel press repeatedly to select a channel, then use level +/? to adjust the level (see tip on page 53). also adjusts the level of the advanced surround effects (page 37) as well as dolby pro logic iix music (page 38) and neo:6 music parameters (page 38). you can then use the level +/? buttons to make these adjustments. level +/? use to adjust the effect and channel levels, as well as to change dolby pro logic iix and neo:6 music parameter settings. sleep use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before the receiver turns off (page 45). source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control b and dtv on/off return dtv info disc display class mpx d.access tv control mute top me nu menu dtv menu a udio input att t.ed it guide subtitle return channel volume in put se lec t + 10 sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq receiver st tune master v olume st tune channel d vd/ld enter enter tv/ sat cd dv r/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver system setup 4 7 5 3 8 9 6 11 10 12 13 1 2 04_controls_displays.fm 33 ?` ?????r
controls and displays 05 34 en mute mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound). dialog e use to make dialog stand out when watching tv or a movie (page 43). acoustic eq press to select an acoustic calibration eq setting (page 39). fl dimmer dims or brightens the display. master volume +/ use to set the listening volume. 5 system setup and component control buttons the following button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding multi control button ( dvd/ld , tv/sat , receiver , etc.) top menu displays the disc ?top? menu of a dvd. dtv menu displays menus on a digital tv. audio changes the audio language or channel on dvd discs. system setup (press receiver first to access) use to access the system setup menu (see page 46). menu displays the disc menu of dvd-video discs. it also displays tv and dtv menus. input att attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion. t. edit press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 55). guide displays the guides on a digital tv. subtitle displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual dvd-video discs. return press to confirm and exit the current menu (also use to return to the previous menu with dvds or to select closed captioning with dtv). 6 (tune/st +/? /enter use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 46). also used to control dvd menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. use the tune +/ buttons to find radio frequencies and use st +/ to find preset stations (page 55). 7 component control buttons the main buttons ( , , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the multi control buttons. the controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding multi control button (for example dvd/ld , dvr/vcr or tv/sat (when connected to a dtv)). return returns to the last channel selected with dtv, sat and some tvs. band switches between the tuner am and fm bands (page 54). dtv on/off switches a digital tv on/off. dtv info use to bring up information screens on a digital tv. vsx_815-915.book.fm 34 ?` ????r
controls and displays 05 35 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol display switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 56). class switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 55). mpx switches between stereo and mono reception of fm broadcasts. if the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 54). d. access after pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 54). 8 number buttons and other component controls use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 54) or the tracks on a cd, dvd, etc. disc (enter) can be used to enter commands for tv or dtv, and can also be used to select a disc in a multi-cd player. 9 channel +/ use to select channels when using a tv, vcr, dvr, etc. 10 remote control led lights when a command is sent from the remote control. 11 source press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 64 for more on this). 12 receiver switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the number buttons ( system setup , etc). also use this button to set up surround sound (page 10, page 46). 13 tv control buttons these buttons are dedicated to control the tv assigned to the tv cont button. thus if you only have one tv to hook up to this system assign it to the tv cont multi control button. if you have two tvs, assign the main tv to the tv cont button (see page 64 for more on this). use to turn on/off the power of the tv. input select use to select the tv input signal. channel +/ use to select channels. volume +/? use to adjust the volume on your tv. operating range of remote control unit the remote control may not work properly if: there are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver's remote sensor. direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor. the receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays. the receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit. s - v i d e o v i d e o u p d o w n m u l t i jo g m a s te r v o l u m e e nt e r a ud io / vi d e o m u l t i- c h a n n e l a m p l i f ier v s x- 9 1 5 st an d b y / on ph o n e s d v d / l d t v/ sat d v r /v c r v i d e o cd c d- r/ t a p e/ m d tu ne r au x sta n d a r d a c o u s t ic e q a d v a n c e d s u r r s t / d i r e c t /au to s u r r s ig n a l s e l e c t li s te n i n g m o d e q u i c k s e t u p s y s t e m s e t u p r e t ur n s pea k e r s b a n d t on e i n p u t a t t e x te n d e d m o d e t u n i n g / s t a t i o n t u n e r e d i t f l d i m m e r 30 30 7m vsx_815-915.book.fm 35 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 36 en 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 / 96khz, dts 96khz (24 bit) or wma 9 pro sources). auto playback there are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the auto surround feature. with this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you?re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary. 1 above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) while listening to a source, press stereo 2 for auto playback of a source. press repeatedly until auto surr. shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed. listening in surround sound using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. however, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you?re listening to. if you connected surround back speakers, see also using the surround back channel (extended mode) on page 41. 3 the following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) while listening to a source, press standard. if necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode. if the source is dolby digital, dts, or dolby surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display. 4 with two channel sources , you can select from: 2 pro logic iix movie ? up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources note 1 stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using neo:6 cinema or 2 pro logic iix movie (see listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats). the auto surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 this button is called st/direct/auto surr on the front panel and ( VSX-515 only) stereo/direct on the remote control. stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute top men umenu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq 3 if the extended mode (page 41) is switched to off , or the surround back speakers are set to no ( vsx-915 only ? this happens automatically if the surround back speaker setting on page 46 is set to anything but sb norm. ), 2 pro logic iix becomes 2 pro logic ii (5.1 channel sound). 4 if the extended mode (page 41) is switched to off , or the surround back speakers are set to no (page 46), 2 pro logic iix becomes 2 pro logic ii (5.1 channel sound). stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute top men umenu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master volume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq vsx_815-915.book.fm 36 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 37 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 2 pro logic iix music ? up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources 2 pro logic iix game ? up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited for video games 2 pro logic ? 4.1 channel surround sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono) neo:6 cinema ? 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources neo:6 music ? 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources with multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected extended on 1 , you can select (according to format): 2 pro logic iix movie ? see above (only available when you?re using two surround back speakers) 2 pro logic iix music ? see above dolby digital ex ? creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like dolby digital surround ex) dts-es ? allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with dts encoded sources using the advanced surround effects the advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. most advanced surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like. 2 above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) press advanced surround 3 repeatedly to select a listening mode. adv. movie ? simulates the relaxed envi- ronment of a movie theater, and is suitable for watching movies. adv. music ? simulates the acoustic environment of a large concert hall and is suitable for music or musical sources. tv surr. ? this mode produces surround sound for both mono and stereo tv sources. it is useful for older movies recorded with mono soundtracks. sports ? this is designed for sports programs with a lot of action, adding to the excitement by bringing background action to the forefront. adv. game ? useful when playing video games. it works especially well with sound moving from left to right in game software. note 1 during playback of a dolby digital multichannel source with the extended mode switched on , you will only be able to select dolby digital ex , 2 pro logic iix movie or 2 pro logic iix music . see using the surround back channel (extended mode) on page 41 for more on this. 2 if you press advanced surround when the headphones are connected, the phones surround mode will automat- ically be selected. ? depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. for more on this, refer to using the surround back channel (extended mode) on page 41. 3 vsx-815/915 only ? this button is called adv.surr on the remote control. stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer acoustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq vsx_815-915.book.fm 37 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 38 en expanded ? this mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources, and lets you hear two-channel (stereo) signals as simulated multichannel surround sound. use with dolby pro logic for a stereo surround effect. you can also use with dolby digital sources for a wider stereo field than the standard modes. 7-stereo ? this can be selected to give multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of the speakers in your setup. vir. surr ? creates a virtual surround effect using just the subwoofer and front speakers. phones surround ? when listening through headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround. tip when an advanced surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing effect/ch sel (until effect shows in the display). the effect level can be set for each advanced surround mode by pressing + / . dolby pro logic iix music settings when listening to 2-channel sources in dolby pro logic iix music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: center width, dimension, and panorama. 1 above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 with 2 pro logic iix music mode active, press effect/ch sel repeatedly to select c width , dimen. or pnrm . c width ? center width provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). (this is applicable only when using a center speaker.) dimen. ? dimension adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). pnrm. ? panorama extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ?wraparound? effect. 2 use the +/?buttons to adjust the setting. center width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3 ); dimension between ? and +3 (default : 0 ); panorama is on or off (default : off ). 3 press effect/ch sel again to adjust other settings. neo:6 music settings default setting: 3 when listening to 2-channel sources in neo:6 music mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. note that this is only available when using a center speaker. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) note 1 if the extended mode is switched off, 2 pro logic iix becomes 2 pro logic ii (5.1 channel sound), however these settings will still be effective. stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer acoustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq vsx_815-915.book.fm 38 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 39 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 1 with neo:6 music mode active, press effect/ch sel repeatedly to select c. image. 2 use the +/?buttons to adjust the setting. adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only). listening in stereo when you select stereo or direct , you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). dolby digital and dts multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) while listening to a source, press stereo 1 for stereo playback. press repeatedly to switch between: stereo ? the audio is heard with your surround settings (such as channel level) and you can still use digital processing (such as the midnight, loudness, and tone control functions). direct ? bypass all effects and surround settings so that the audio remains as close to the source audio signal as possible. 2 auto surr. ? see auto playback on page 36 for more on this. listening with acoustic calibration eq default setting: off / all ch (after the auto mcacc setup or eq auto setting) you can listen to sources using the acoustic calibration equalization set in automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11 or acoustic calibration eq on page 49. refer to these pages for more on acoustic calibration equalization. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) illustration shows the vsx-815/915 front panel while listening to a source, press acoustic eq. press repeatedly to select between: all ch ? no special weighting is given to any one channel. f. align ? all speakers are heard in accordance with the front speaker settings. custom 1/2 ? custom settings eq off ? switches acoustic calibration eq off. the mcacc indicator on the front panel lights when acoustic calibration eq is active. 3 note 1 this button is called st/direct/auto surr on the front panel and ( VSX-515 only) stereo/direct on the remote control. 2 if you switch on midnight listening, loudness, dialog enhancement, or the tone controls when direct is selected, the receiv- er automatically switches to stereo . stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute top men umenu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq 3 you can?t use acoustic calibration eq when dvd 5.1ch is on, and it has no effect when headphones are connected. if you switch on acoustic calibration eq when direct is selected, the receiver automatically switches to stereo . stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer acoustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq ac oustic eq quick setup system setup return speakers b and tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog vsx_815-915.book.fm 39 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 40 en choosing the input signal you need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the rear of the receiver to select between input signals. 1 1 press signal select on the front panel to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. press repeatedly to select between: auto ? this automatically switches to digital if a digital source is detected, otherwise it remains on analog . analog ? selects the analog inputs. digital ? selects the digital input. when set to digital or auto , 2 digital lights when a dolby digital signal is input, and dts lights when a dts signal is input. note 1 this receiver can only play back dolby digital, pcm (32khz?96 khz), wma9 pro and dts digital signal formats. with other digital signal formats, set to analog . you may get digital noise when a ld or cd player compatible with dts is playing an analog signal. to prevent noise, make the proper digital connections (page 14) and set the signal input to digital . some dvd players don?t output dts signals. for more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your dvd player. standard advanced surr st / direct /auto surr signal select listening mode vsx_815-915.book.fm 40 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 41 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol using the surround back channel (extended mode) default setting: ext. on you can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, dolby digital ex or dts-es), or you can choose to always use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). with 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch the extended mode off). 1 illustration shows the vsx-815/915 front panel press extended mode (front panel) to select a surround back channel option. press repeatedly to select between: ext. on ? 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material) ext. auto ? automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, dolby digital ex or dts-es) ext. off ? maximum 5.1 playback note 1 you must have surround back speakers connected (and set to large or small in the speaker setting on page 51) and (vsx- 915 only) the surround back speaker setting on page 46 must be set to sb norm. to hear the surround back channel. you can?t use the surround back channel with headphones, or the stereo / direct or auto surr. modes. you can?t hear the surround back channel with dts 96khz/24 bit sources or pcm 96/88.2khz sources. ac oustic eq quick setup system setup return speakers b and tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog t ype of source extended mode standard advanced surround multichannel sources stereo sources 2 pro logic ii x 2 pro logic neo:6 dolby digital ex/ dts-es/wma9 pro encoded multi- channel source with 6.1/7.1ch surround on * auto * dolby digital/dts/ wma9 pro encoded multichannel source on * auto * dolby digital/wma9 pro/dts encoded stereo source; other digital stereo source on * auto * analog 2-channel (stereo) source on auto * excluding wma9 pro format vsx_815-915.book.fm 41 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 42 en using the virtual surround back mode (virtualsb) selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual back channel through your surround speakers. for example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information (for example, 5.1 encoded material) with emulated 6.1 encoding ( vsb on ). sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded. in this case you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like dolby digital ex or dts- es ( vsb auto ), or you can simply switch it off ( vsb off ). 1 the table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel. press extended mode (front panel) repeatedly to select a virtual surround back channel option. press repeatedly to select between: vsb on ? virtual surround back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material) vsb auto ? virtual surround back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, dolby digital ex or dts-es) vsb off ? virtual surround back mode is switched off note 1 you can?t use the virtual surround back mode with headphones or the stereo / direct mode. you can only use the virtual surround back mode if the surround speakers are on and the surr back setting is set to no in the speaker setting on page 51. the virtual surround back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information. you can?t adjust the surround back channel level when you?re listening to the virtual surround back channel. t ype of source vsb mode standard advanced surround multichannel sources stereo sources 2 pro logic ii 2 pro logic neo:6 dolby digital ex/ dts-es encoded multichannel source with 6.1ch surround on auto dolby digital/dts encoded multichannel source on auto dolby digital/dts encoded stereo source; other digital stereo source on auto analog 2-channel (stereo) source on auto vsx_815-915.book.fm 42 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 43 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol using loudness and midnight listening the loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels. the midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. the effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you?re listening. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 press midnight/loudness to switch between midnight, loudness, and off. 1 enhancing dialog default setting: off the dialog enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a tv or movie soundtrack. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) press dialog e to switch dialog enhancement on or off. using the tone controls depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control. 2 illustrations show the vsx-815/915 front panel 1 press tone to select the frequency you want to adjust. press to switch between bass and treble . 2 use the multi jog dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary. the bass and treble can be adjusted from ? to +6 (db). wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically. note 1 you can?t use midnight/loudness when dvd 5.1ch has been selected. if you switch on loudness or midnight listening when direct is selected, the receiver automatically switches to stereo . stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq 2 you can only use the tone controls when stereo/direct is selected. direct will switch to stereo when the tone controls are used. s-video video input digital in video laud io r setup mic mcacc up down multi jog master vo lume enter a udio/video multi-channel rec eiver c d cd-r/tape/md tuner aux ac oustic eq quick setup system setup return speakers b and tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog vsx_815-915.book.fm 43 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 44 en playing other sources above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 turn on the power of the playback component. 2 turn on the power of the receiver. 3 select the source you want to playback. use the multi control buttons (or input select ). 1 4 start playback of the component you selected in step 1. selecting the multichannel analog inputs if you have connected a decoder or a dvd player with multichannel analog outputs to this receiver (page 17), you can select them for surround sound playback. 2 make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting. for example, you might need to set your dvd player to output multichannel analog audio. VSX-515 model: press dvd 5.1 on the front panel. dvd 5.1ch will show in the display and the analog signal select indicator will light. vsx-815/915 model: 1 press dvd/ld. 2 press signal select to select the multichannel analog inputs. dvd 5.1ch will show in the display and the analog signal select indicator will light. note 1 if your source is the tv?s built-in tuner, switch to the channel you want to watch, otherwise make sure that the tv?s video in put is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the video 1 jacks on your tv, make sure that the video 1 input is selected). turn down the volume of your tv so that all the sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receive r. 2 when playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can?t use acoustic cal eq , dialog e , input att , tone , vsb and midnight/loudness , as well as any of the listening modes (including stereo/direct and the extended mode). when playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set. you can?t listen to your speaker b (second zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs. source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard mute sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq d vd/ld t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver receiver multi control source input select d vd/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd cd-r/tape tuner receiver dvd /ld tv/sat a coustic eq fl dimmer input att extended mode speaker impedance dvd 5.1 standard advanced surr st / direct /auto surr signal select listening mode vsx_815-915.book.fm 44 ?` ????r
listening to your system 06 45 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol using the sleep timer the sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without worrying about the receiver being left on all night. use the remote control to set the sleep timer. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) press sleep repeatedly to set the sleep time. you can check the remaining sleep time at any time by pressing sleep once. pressing repeatedly will cycle through the sleep options again. 1 note 1 you can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver. stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control mute to p menu menu sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq master v olume receiver control shift ch ch level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ lo udness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq off 30 min 60 min 90 min vsx_815-915.book.fm 45 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 46 en chapter 7: 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. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 if the receiver is off, press receiver to turn the power on. if headphones are connected to the receiver, disconnect them. 2 press receiver on the remote control, then press the system setup button. press system setup again at any time to exit the system setup menu. 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select the setting you want to adjust then press enter . press return to confirm and exit the current menu. sb. system ( vsx-915 only) ? specify how you are using your surround back speakers (see surround back speaker setting below). a. mcacc ? this is a quick and effective automatic surround setup (see automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11). m. mcacc ? fine tune your speaker settings and customize the acoustic calibration eq (see manual mcacc speaker setup below). sp setup ? specify the size, number, distance and overall balance of the speakers you?ve connected (see manual speaker setup on page 51). in assig. ? specify what you?ve connected to the digital and component video inputs (see the input assign menu on page 75). other ? make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver (see the other setup menu on page 76). surround back speaker setting vsx-915 model only default setting: sb norm. there are several ways you can use the surround back speaker channels with this system. in addition to a normal home theater setup where they are used for the surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the front speakers or as a separate speaker system in another room. source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control b and dtv on/off return dtv info display class mpx d access mute t op menu menu dtv menu a udio input att t.edit guide subtitle return sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq st tune master v olume st tune dvd/ld enter t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver system setup + 10 fl dimmer sr disc receiver multi control source input select enter tv c ontrol dv d/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd st st cd-r/tape tuner receiver enter d.ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup tune tune vsx_815-915.book.fm 46 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 47 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 1 select sb. system from the system setup menu. see making receiver settings from the system setup menu above. 2 select the surround back speaker setting. sb norm. ? select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system a) setup. sb 2nd z ? select to use the (surround back) b speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see second zone speaker b setup on page 71). sb biamp ? select this setting if you?re bi- amping your front speakers (see bi-amping your front speakers on page 72). 3 when you?e finished, press return . you will return to the system setup menu. manual mcacc speaker setup you can use the settings in the manual mcacc setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you?re more familiar with the system. before making these settings, you should have already completed automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11. you only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers). important for some of the settings below, you?ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. see automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11 if you?re unsure how to do this. also see other problems when using the auto mcacc setup on page 13 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. if you?re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position. 1 select ? mcacc?from the system setup menu. see making receiver settings from the system setup menu above if you?re not already at this menu. 2 select the setting you want to adjust. if you?re doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order. ch level ? make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system (see fine channel level below). ch distn. ? make precise delay settings for your speaker system (see fine channel distance below). the last five settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in acoustic calibration eq on page 49: eq a. set ? measure the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system (see setting the acoustic calibration eq automatically on page 49). eq copy ? copy acoustic calibration eq settings for manual adjustment (see copying your acoustic calibration eq settings on page 49). c1 adj/c2 adj ? make detailed manual adjustments to your custom acoustic calibration eq settings (see setting the acoustic calibration eq manually on page 50). eq check ? check the all ch , f. align and custom settings (see checking your acoustic calibration eq settings on page 50). vsx_815-915.book.fm 47 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 48 en 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 quick surround sound setup on page 11. 1 select ch level from the manual mcacc setup menu. you?ll hear test tones from each speaker in turn. since the left speaker is the main reference speaker, the level is fixed and cannot be changed. caution the test tones used in the system setup are output at high volume (the volume increases to -18db automatically). 2 use / (cursor left/right) to select each channel in turn and adjust the levels ( +/? 10db ) as necessary. use / (cursor up/down) to adjust the volume of the selected speaker to match the reference speaker. when it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press (cursor left) to continue to the next channel. for comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. if you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / (cursor left/ right) to select it. 3 when you're finished, press return. you will return to the manual mcacc setup menu. fine channel distance default setting: 3.0 m (all channels) for proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. the following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the quick surround sound setup on page 11. 1 select ?h distn.?from the manual mcacc setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) to adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position then press enter . 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. use / (cursor up/down) to adjust the delay of the selected speaker to match the reference speaker. the delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.1 to 9.0 meters. 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. when it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press (cursor right) to confirm and continue to the next channel. for comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select. vsx_815-915.book.fm 48 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 49 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol if you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / (cursor left/ right) to select it. 4 when you're finished, press return. you will return to the manual mcacc setup menu. acoustic calibration eq acoustic calibration equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). it works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material. this provides a ?flat? equalization setting. if you?re not satisfied with the automatic adjustment, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes. setting the acoustic calibration eq automatically if you have already completed automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11, a. ch adj and f.alg adj (below) should already be set. therefore, if you want to adjust your settings manually, you can skip to setting the acoustic calibration eq manually below. 1 select eq a. set ?from the manual mcacc setup menu. make sure the microphone is connected. if you?re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. make sure it is on and the volume is at the middle position. see other problems when using the auto mcacc setup on page 13 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference. 2 wait for the auto mcacc setup to finish. as the receiver outputs test tones, the frequency balance is adjusted automatically for the following settings: a. ch ? all channel adjust is a ?flat? setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel. f.alg ? front align adjust balances the overall sound so that all speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels). you will return to the acoustic cal eq setup menu after the acoustic calibration equalization is set. copying your acoustic calibration eq settings if you want to manually adjust the acoustic calibration eq (see setting the acoustic calibration eq manually below), we recommend copying the a. ch or the f.alg settings from the eq a. set setup above (or from automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11) to one of the custom ( c1 or c2 ) settings. instead of just a flat eq curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start. 1 select ?q copy?from the manual mcacc setup menu. 2 use / (cursor left/right) to select c1 or c2 then use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select the setting you want to copy. you can also copy from one custom setting to another. for more on the a. ch and f.alg settings, see setting the acoustic calibration eq automatically above. 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select ?opy? yes?to copy and confirm. you can also use / (cursor up/down) to select copy? no to cancel. vsx_815-915.book.fm 49 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 50 en setting the acoustic calibration eq manually before manually adjusting the acoustic calibration eq, we recommend copying the a. ch or the f.alg settings from the auto setup above (or from automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11) to one of the custom settings. instead of just a flat eq curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start (see copying your acoustic calibration eq settings above for how to do this). 1 select c1 adj ?or c2 adj ?from the manual mcacc setup menu. 2 use / (cursor left/right) and enter to select which method you want to use to adjust the overall frequency balance. it is best to choose whichever one you copied to the custom setting in copying your acoustic calibration eq settings above. a. ch adj ? all the speakers can be set independently so no special weighting is given to any one channel. when adjusting, test tones will sound for each individual channel. f.alg adj ? speakers are set in accordance with the front speaker settings. the sound of the test tone will alternate between the left front (reference) speaker and the target speaker. 3 use / (cursor up/down) to select the channel you want and adjust to your liking. use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select the frequency and / (cursor up/ down) to boost or cut the eq. when you?re finished, use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select the channel display (for example r eq for the right channel or sbr eq for the surround back right channel) then / (cursor up/down) to proceed to the next channel. the front speakers can?t be adjusted if you selected f.alg adj . the over!! indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. if this happens, bring the level down until over!! disappears from the display. tip changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. if the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the ?trim? band ( trm shows in the display). use / (cursor left/right) to select trm then use / (cursor up/down) to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker. 4 when you're finished, press return . press return once more to go back to the manual mcacc setup menu. checking your acoustic calibration eq settings after you have completed an automatic or manual acoustic calibration eq adjustment, you can check the all ch , f.align and custom1 / 2 settings in the display. 1 select ?q check?from the manual mcacc setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) and enter to select the setting you want to check. it is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings. 3 use / (cursor up/down) to select the channel you want, using / (cursor left/ right) to check the settings. the mcacc channel eq indicators in the front panel display will light accordingly. 4 when you're finished, press return. you will return to the manual mcacc setup menu. vsx_815-915.book.fm 50 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 51 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol manual speaker setup this receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. you only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers.). these settings are designed to fine-tune your system, but if you?re satisfied with the settings made in automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11, it isn?t necessary to make all of these settings. 1 select ?p setup?from the system setup menu then press enter . see making receiver settings from the system setup menu above. 2 use / (cursor left/right) to select the setting you want to adjust then press enter . if you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: sp set ? specify the size and number of speakers you?ve connected (see speaker setting below). x.over ? specify which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer (see crossover network on page 52). ch level ? adjust the overall balance of your speaker system (see channel level on page 52). sp distn. ? specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position (see speaker distance on page 53). speaker setting use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers). it is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11 are correct. 1 select sp set from the sp setup menu. 2 use / (cursor left/right) to choose the speaker(s) that you want to set then select a speaker size. use / (cursor up/down) to select the size (and number) of each of the following speakers: front ( f ) ? select large if your front speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn?t connect a subwoofer. select small to send the bass frequencies to the subwoofer. 1 center ( c ) ? select large if your center speaker reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. if you didn?t connect a center speaker, choose no (the center channel is sent to the front speakers). surround ( s ) ? select large if your surround speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. if you didn?t connect surround speakers choose no (the sound of the surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a subwoofer). surround back ( sb ) ? select the number and size of surround back speakers you have. select large if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies note 1 if you select small for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to yes . also, the center, surround, and surround back speakers can?t be set to large if the front speakers are set to small . in this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer. vsx_815-915.book.fm 51 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 52 en effectively. select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. if you didn?t connect surround back speakers choose no . 1 subwoofer ( sw ) ? lfe signals and bass frequencies of channels set to small are output from the subwoofer when yes is selected (see notes below). choose the plus setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer). if you did not connect a subwoofer choose no (the bass frequencies are output from other speakers). 3 when you?e finished, press return. tip if you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select large for your front speakers and plus for the subwoofer. this may not, however, yield the best bass results. depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. in this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. if you can?t get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to plus and yes or the front speakers set to large and small alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. if you?re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting small for the front speakers. crossover network default setting: 100hz this setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as large , or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as small . 2 it also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the lfe channel. 1 select x.over from the sp setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) to choose the frequency cutoff point. frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent to the subwoofer (or large speakers). 3 when you?e finished, press return. channel level using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system. 1 select ch level from the sp setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) to select a setup option. t. tone m. ? move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels. t. tone a. ? adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically. note 1 if the surround speakers are set to no , the surround back speakers will automatically be set to no . VSX-515/815 only ? if you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel ( + ) termi- nal, and the negative wire to the left channel ( ) terminal. vsx-915 only ? if you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal. vsx-915 only ? if you selected sb 2nd z or sb biamp (in surround back speaker setting on page 46) you can?t adjust the sur- round back settings. 2 for more on selecting the speaker sizes, see speaker setting above. vsx_815-915.book.fm 52 ?` ????r
the system setup menu 07 53 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 3 confirm your selected setup option. the test tones will start after you press enter . 4 adjust the level of each channel using the / (cursor up/down) buttons. if you selected t. tone m. , use / (cursor left/right) to switch speakers. the t. tone a. setup will output test tones in the following order (depending on the speaker setting): adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted. 1 5 when you?e finished, press return. tip you can change the channel levels at any time by using effect/ch sel and +/ on the remote control. you can set two channel levels: one for dvd 5.1 ch and one for the listening modes. speaker distance for good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. the receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound. 1 select ?p distn.?from the sp setup menu. 2 use / (cursor left/right) to choose the speaker that you want then set the distance. use / (cursor up/down) to adjust the distance of each speaker (in 0.1 meter increments). 3 when you?e finished, press return. note 1 if you are using a sound pressure level (spl) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the leve l of each speaker to 75 db spl (c-weighting/slow reading). the subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. you may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack. lc sbr rs r ls sw sbl vsx_815-915.book.fm 53 ?` ????r
using the tuner 08 54 en chapter 8: 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. once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later?see saving station presets on the next page for more on how to do this. above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 press tuner to select the tuner. 2 use the band button to change the band (fm or am), if necessary. each press switches the band between fm and am. 3 tune to a station. there are three ways to do this: automatic tuning to search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold tune +/ for about a second. the receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. repeat to search for other stations. manual tuning to change the frequency one step at a time, press tune +/ . high speed tuning press and hold tune +/ for high speed tuning. release the button at the frequency you want. improving fm stereo sound if the tuned or stereo indicators don't light when tuning to an fm station because the signal is weak, press the mpx button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. this should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast. tuning directly to a station sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. in this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control. source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control b and dtv on/off return dtv info disc display class mpx d.access tv co ntrol mute t op menu menu dtv menu a udio input att t.edit guide subtitle return channel volume input selec t + 10 sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq receiver st tune master v olume st tune channel dvd/ld enter enter t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver system setup + 10 fl dimmer sr disc level sleep standard adv.surr dialog e input att stereo midnight/ l oudness effect /ch sel ac oustic eq multi control enter tv co ntrol receiver control shift vol d vd/ld tv/sat d vr/vcr tv cont cd tune st st input select tv ch dtv on/off tuner display mpx a udio ch return subtitle dtv info rec mute tv vol cd-r/tape tuner receiver enter rec stop hdd ch ch dvd d. ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup tune receiver vsx_815-915.book.fm 54 ?` ????r
using the tuner 08 55 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 1 press the tuner button to select the tuner. 2 use the band button to change the band (fm or am), if necessary. each press switches the band between fm and am. 3 press d.access (direct access). 4 use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station. for example, to tune to 106.00 (fm), press 1 , 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 . if you make a mistake halfway through, press d.access twice to cancel the frequency and start over. saving station presets if you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. this saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. this unit can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes, (a, b and c) of 10 stations each. when saving an fm frequency, the mpx setting (see previous page) is also stored. 1 illustrations show the vsx-815/915 front panel above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 tune to a station you want to memorize. see listening to the radio on the previous page for more on this. 2 press t.edit (tuner edit). the display shows st. memory , then a blinking memory class. 3 press class to select one of the three classes then press st +/?to select the station preset you want. you can also use the number buttons or the multi jog dial (front panel) to select a station preset. 4 press enter. after pressing enter , the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. note 1 if the receiver is left disconnected from the ac power outlet for over a month, the station memories will be lost and will hav e to be reprogrammed. s-video video input digital in video lau dio r setup mic mcacc up down multi jog master vo lume enter a udio/video multi-channel rec eiver d cd-r/tape/md tuner aux ac oustic eq quick setup system setup return speakers b and tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard receiver control b and dtv on/off return dtv info disc display class mpx d.access mute t op menu menu dtv menu a udio input att t.edit guide subtitle return 10 sleep fl dimmer acoustic eq st tune master v olume st tune dvd/ld enter enter t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver system setup + 10 input att fl di mmer sr disc multi control enter tv c ontrol ccoo vol d vd/ld tv/sat d vr/vcr tv cont cd tune tune input select tv ch dtv on/off tuner display mpx a udio ch return subtitle dtv info rec mute tv vol cd-r/tape tuner receiver enter rec stop hdd ch ch dvd d. ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup st st vsx_815-915.book.fm 55 ?` ????r
using the tuner 08 56 en naming station presets for easier identification, you can name your station presets. 1 choose the station preset you want to name. see listening to station presets below for how to do this. 2 press t.edit (tuner edit). the display shows st. name , then a blinking cursor at the first character position. 3 input the name you want. choose a name up to four characters long. use the multi jog dial (front panel) or the st +/ buttons (remote) to select characters. press enter to confirm a character. if no character is input, a space is input. the name is stored when enter is pressed after choosing the fourth character. tip to erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1-3 and input four spaces instead of a name. once you have named a station preset, you can press ( tuner ) display when listening to a station to switch the display between name and frequency. listening to station presets you will need to have some presets stored to do this. see saving station presets above if you haven?t done this already. 1 press tuner to select the tuner. 2 press class to select the class in which the station is stored. press repeatedly to cycle through classes a, b and c. 3 press st +/?to select the station preset you want. you can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset. changing the frequency step if you find that you can?t tune into stations successfully, the frequency step may not be suitable for your country/region. here?s how to switch the setting: VSX-515 model: 1 switch the receiver into standby. 2 on the front panel, press standby/ on while you press and hold the class button. the channel tuning step alternates between 10k step and 9k step each time you do this. vsx-815/915 model: 1 switch the receiver into standby. 2 on the front panel, press standby/ on while you press and hold the band button. the channel tuning step alternates between 10k step and 9k step each time you do this. vsx_815-915.book.fm 56 ?` ????r
making recordings 09 57 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol chapter 9: 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 recording to/from are hooked up in the same way (see connecting up on page 14 for more on connections). if you want to record a video source, you also need to use the same type of connection for the source as for the recorder. 1 above: VSX-515 (left) and vsx-815/915 (right) 1 select the source you want to record. use the multi control buttons (or input select ). 2 select the input signal (if necessary). press signal select to select the input signal corresponding to the source component (see page 40 for more on this). 3 prepare the source you want to record. tune to the radio station, load the cd, video, dvd etc. 4 prepare the recorder. insert a blank tape, md, video etc. into the recording device and set the recording levels. refer to the instructions that came with the recorder if you are unsure how to do this. most video recorders set the audio recording level automatically?check the component?s instruction manual if you?re unsure. 5 start recording, then start playback of the source component. 2 note 1 vsx-815/915 only ? for example, you can?t record a component hooked up to s-video jacks with a recorder hooked up to the composite video outputs (see page 19 for more on video connections). source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround level dialog e effect /ch sel standard mute sleep fl dimmer a coustic eq dvd/ld t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver receiver multi control source input select d vd/ld tv/sat d vr/vcr tv cont cd cd-r/tape tuner receiver standard advanced surr st / direct /auto surr signal select listening mode 2 the receiver's volume, balance, tone (bass, treble, loudness), and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal. some digital sources are copy-protected, and can only be recorded in analog. some video sources are copy-protected. these cannot be recorded. vsx_815-915.book.fm 57 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 10 58 en chapter 10: controlling the rest of your system VSX-515 model only setting the remote to control other components most components can be assigned to one of the multi control buttons using the component?s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. however, please note that there are cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote control will not work for the model that you are using. note after one minute of inactivity, the remote automatically exits the operation. selecting preset codes directly 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the led blinks. 2 press the multi control button for the component you want to control. the led lights. 3 use the number buttons to enter the preset code. you can find the preset codes on page 63. the led blinks again after you enter the code. if the correct code has been input the power of the component being input will turn on or off. the power of the component being input will only turn on or off if that component is able to be turned on directly by remote control. you can only input a code for the compo- nent type written on each multi control button. 1 even if you don?t input a preset code for the tv ( tv/sat multi control button) you will be able to control your tv using the dedicated tv control on the remote if you have assigned it to the tv cont button. 4 repeat steps 2 through 3 to try a different code, or to enter a code for another component you want to control. 5 when you?e done, press receiver. source multi control receiver input select stereo/ direct midnight/ loudness advanced surround standard d vd/ld t v/sat cd d vr/vcr tv cont tuner cd-r/tape receiver disc display class mpx d.access tv control input + 10 enter note 1 tv codes (for example, codes for tv, catv, satellite tv or dtv) can only be assigned to the tv/sat or tv cont button. you can?t assign the tuner or receiver buttons. vsx_815-915.book.fm 58 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 10 59 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol direct function default setting: on you can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time, using your receiver to playback a different component. this could let you, for example, use the remote control to set up and listen to a cd on the receiver and then use the remote control to rewind a tape in your vcr while you continue to listen to your cd player. when direct function is on, any component you select (using the multi control buttons) will be selected by both the receiver and the remote control. when you turn direct function off, you can operate the remote control without affecting the receiver. 1 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 4 button. the led blinks. 2 press the multi control button for the component you want to control. the led lights. 3 use the number buttons to enter either 1 (direct on) or 2 (direct off). the led blinks again. 4 repeat steps 2 through 3 for the other components you want to control. 5 when you?e done, press receiver. clearing all the remote control settings you can clear all presets and restore the factory default settings. while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 0 button for three seconds. the led blinks three times indicating the settings have been restored to the factory presets. note 1 you can?t use direct function with the tuner function. vsx_815-915.book.fm 59 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 10 60 en controls for tvs this remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see setting the remote to control other components on page 58 for more on this). use the multi control buttons to select the component. the tv control buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the tv assigned to the tv cont button. if you have two tvs, assign the main tv to the tv cont button. button(s) function components tv switches the dtv on or off. dtv switches the tv or catv between standby and on. cable tv/satellite tv/tv input select switches the tv input. (not possible with all models.) tv channel +/ selects channels. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv volume +/ adjust the tv volume. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv top menu use as the text on button. tv select different menus from the dtv functions. dtv menu select the menu screen. cable tv/satellite tv/tv audio use as the audio button. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv guide use as the guide button for navigating. cable tv/satellite tv/dtv use as the text off button. tv use to choose the blue commands on a dtv menu. dtv use to choose the green commands on a dtv menu. dtv use to choose the red commands on a dtv menu. dtv use to choose the yellow commands on a dtv menu. dtv p ress to get information on dtv programs. dtv switches dtv on or off. dtv use to select closed captioning with dtv. dtv number buttons use to select a speci?c tv channel. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv +10 button use to add a decimal point when selecting a speci?c tv channel. dtv vsx_815-915.book.fm 60 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 10 61 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol controls for other components this remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see setting the remote to control other components on page 58 for more on this). use the multi control buttons to select the component. enter/ disc use to enter a channel. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv & enter select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen. enter brings up the dtv menus. dtv p ress to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv button (s) function components source p ress to switch the component between standby and on. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck p ress to return to the start of the current track. r epeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks. cd/md/cd-r/dvd/ld player play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible deck. cassette deck p ress to advance to the start of the next track. r epeated presses skips to the start of following tracks. cd/md/cd-r/dvd/ld player play the forward side of the tape on a reversible deck. cassette deck p ause playback or recording. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck start playback. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck hold down for fast forward playback. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck hold down for fast reverse playback. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open). cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck number buttons directly access tracks on a program source. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/ld player use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display. dvd/dvr player button(s) function components vsx_815-915.book.fm 61 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 10 62 en +10 button selects tracks higher than 10. (for example, press +10 then 3 to select track 13.) cd/md/cd-r/vcr/ld player enter/ disc changes the search mode. dvd chooses the disc. multiple cd player use as the enter button. vcr displays the setup screen for dvr players. dvr player changes sides of the ld. ld player top menu displays the disc ?top? menu of a dvd. dvd/dvr player menu displays menus concerning the current dvd or dvr you are using. dvd/dvr player p auses the tape. cassette deck stops the tape. cassette deck enter starts playback. cassette deck / f ast rewinds/fast forwards the tape. cassette deck & enter navigates dvd menu/options. dvd/dvr player guide displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual dvds. dvd/dvr player channel +/ selects channels. vcr/dvr player audio changes the audio language or channel. dvd/dvr player button (s) function components vsx_815-915.book.fm 62 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 10 63 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol preset code list you should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. there are also cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code. dvd manufacturer code toshiba 001 sony 002 panasonic 003 jvc 004 samsung 005 sharp 006 akai 007 rca 009, 011 denon 010 hitachi 012 philips 013 zenith 014 thomson 015 sony 016 (video game) microsoft 017(videogame) pioneer 000, 008, 020 ld manufacturer code sony 101 panasonic 105, 106 philips 104 kenwood 103 rca 107 pioneer 100, 111 tv manufacturer code rca 601, 615, 616, 617, 618 zenith 603, 620 magnavox 612, 629 ge 611, 628 general 666 philips 607 sony 604 panasonic 608, 622 toshiba 605, 626, 663 sharp 602, 619, 627 hitachi 606, 624, 625, 664 sanyo 621, 614 mitsubishi 609 goldstar 610, 623 jvc 613, 665 funai 658 aiwa 660 nec 659 grandiente 630 pioneer 600, 667 stb (satellite/ catv) manufacturer code aichi densi 734 dx anntena 732, 733 fujitsu 722, 723, 724 hitachi 721 maspro 729 nec 720 panasonic 725, 726, 728 sumitomo 730 toshiba 719 jerrold 701, 702, 703, 704, 711, 712, 713 , 714, 715, 716 sa 705, 706, 708, 709, 731 zenith 707, 717, 710 pioneer 700, 718 on digital stb manufacturer code rca 201, 203, 209 sony 202, 557 echostar 205 primestar 206 bell 208 toshiba 555 sharp 554 aiwa 562, 563, 564 hitachi 556 jvc 551, 552, 553 maspro 559, 560, 561 panasonic 558 pioneer 200 dtv manufacturer code pioneer 229, 207, 231, 232 panasonic 226, 230 jvc 227 toshiba 228 vcr manufacturer code rca 401, 413, 415 zenith 403 magnavox 414 fisher 426, 412, 427 panasonic 408, 432, 433, 462, 463, 473 toshiba 405, 464, 474 jvc 428, 430, 429, 431, 407 hitachi 406, 436, 434, 465, 472 sony 416, 417, 404, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 475, 476, 477, 478 mitsubishi 409, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 466, 467, 470 sanyo 410, 425, 435, 468 sharp 402, 418, 419, 469, 471 goldstar 411 gradiente 441 pioneer 400 dvd recorder manufacturer code pioneer 456, 487, 488, 489 toshiba 485 panasonic 486 tape manufacturer code denon 810 fisher 813 jvc 802 panasonic 803 kenwood 804, 807 onkyo 808, 809 sony 801, 806 teac 805 yamaha 811, 812 pioneer 800 cd manufacturer code denon 309 jvc 303 panasonic 304, 326 kenwood 310, 311, 321 marantz 323 onkyo 320, 308, 307 philips 312, 322, 313 rca 302, 319 sony 301, 316, 317, 318 teac 305, 306, 327, 324, 325 yamaha 315, 314, 328 pioneer 300 cd-r manufacturer code philips 346 pioneer 345 yamaha 347 md manufacturer code sony 901 kenwood 903 sharp 902 teac 904 onkyo 905 denon 906 pioneer 900 dat manufacturer code pioneer 907 tv/sat tv cont tv/sat tv cont t v/sat tv cont tv/sat tv cont vsx_815-915.book.fm 63 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 64 en chapter 11: controlling the rest of your system vsx-815/915 model only setting the remote to control other components most components can be assigned to one of the multi control buttons using the component?s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. however, please note that there are cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code, or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote control will not work for the model that you are using. 1 vsx-915 only ? if you can?t find a preset code that matches the component you want to control, you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control (page 65). note you can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing receiver . to go back a step, press return . after one minute of inactivity, the remote automatically exits the operation. selecting preset codes directly 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the remote lcd display shows setup . 2 press the multi control button for the component you want to control. the lcd on the remote displays the component you want to control. 2 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select preset then press enter. 4 use / (cursor up/down) to select the first letter of the brand name of your component then press enter. this should be the manufacturer?s name (for example, p for pioneer). note 1 tv codes (for example, codes for tv, catv, satellite tv or dtv) can only be assigned to the tv/sat or tv cont button. if you assign the tuner function to another component, you will have to reassign it to the pioneer preset code to use this receiver?s built-in tuner. 2 you can?t assign the receiver button. receiver multi control source input select d vd/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd cd-r/tape tun er receiver + 10 fl dimmer sr disc enter tv c ontrol vol tune tune st st input select tv ch tvvol enter d. ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup vsx_815-915.book.fm 64 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 65 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 5 use / (cursor up/down) to select the manufacturer? name from the list then press enter. 6 use / (cursor up/down) to select the proper code from the list, then try using this remote control with your component. the code should start with the component type (for example, dvd 009 ). if there is more than one, start with the first one. to try out the remote control, switch the component on or off (into standby) by pressing source . if it doesn?t seem to work, select the next code from the list (if there is one). vsx-915 only ? if you can?t find or properly enter a preset code, you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control (see programming signals from other remote controls below). 7 if your component is controlled successfully, press enter to confirm. the remote lcd display shows ok . programming signals from other remote controls vsx-915 model only if the preset code for your component is not available, or the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you can program signals from the remote control of another component. this can also be used to program additional operations (buttons not covered in the presets) after assigning a preset code. 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the remote lcd display shows setup . 2 press the multi control button for the component you want to control. the lcd on the remote displays the component you want to control. 1 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select learn then press enter . pres key shows in the lcd display. to exit or cancel press receiver . 4 point the two remote controls towards each other then press the button that will be doing the learning on this receiver? remote control. pres key starts flashing to indicate the remote is ready to accept a signal. the remote controls should be 3?5 cm apart. 5 press the corresponding button on the other remote control that is sending (teaching) the signal to this receiver? remote control. for example, if you want to learn the playback control signal, press and hold for a couple of seconds. the lcd display will show ok if the operation has been learned. if for some reasons the operation hasn?t been learned the lcd will display error briefly and then display pres key again. if this happens, keep pressing the (teaching) button as you vary the distance between the two remotes, until the lcd display shows ok . 2 note 1 you can?t assign the receiver button. tv control buttons ( tv , tv vol +/ , tv ch +/ and input select ) can only be learned after selecting tv cont . 2 some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart. if the remote lcd shows error , it may also mean the memory is full. see erasing one of the remote control button settings below to erase a programmed button you?re not using to free up more memory. 3 ? 5 cm + 10 in p ut at tf l dimmer sr disc receiver multi control source input select setup enter tv control receiver control shift vol dvd/ld t v/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd tune tune st st standrad level effect test tone ch select adv. surr stereo sleep input select tv ch dtv on/off tuner display mpx audio ch return subtitle midnight/ loudness dtv info rec mute tv vol cd-r/tape tuner receiver enter rec stop hdd ch ch dvd d.access top menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit mcacc setup receiver vsx_815-915.book.fm 65 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 66 en certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls. the buttons available are shown below: 6 to program additional signals for the current component repeat steps 4 and 5. to program signals for another component, exit and repeat steps 1 through 5. 7 press the receiver button to exit and store the operation(s). erasing one of the remote control button settings vsx-915 model only this erases one of the buttons you have programmed and restores the button to the factory default. 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the remote lcd display shows setup . 2 press the multi control button corresponding to the button setting to be erased. the lcd on the remote displays the component. 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select erase then press enter . the lcd display flashes pres key . 4 press and hold the button to be erased for two seconds. the lcd display shows ok or no code to confirm the button has been erased. 5 repeat step 4 to erase other buttons. 6 press the receiver button when you?e done. erasing all of the remote control presets this will erase all preset remote control preset codes and (vsx-915 model only) programmed buttons. 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the remote lcd display shows setup . 2 press the dvd/ld multi control button. 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select reset then press and hold enter for about two seconds . the lcd shows ok to confirm the remote presets have been erased. direct function default setting: on you can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time, using your receiver to playback a different component. this could let you, for example, use the remote control to set up and listen to a cd on the receiver and then use the remote control to rewind a tape in your vcr while you continue to listen to your cd player. + 10 fl dimmer sr disc receiver multi control source input select enter d vd/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd st st cd-r/tape tun er receiver enter d. ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu band return guide t .edit system setup tune tune tv c ontrol receiver control shift vol thx sleep dialog e auto surr standard adv.surr stereo input select tv ch dtv on/off tuner display mpx a udio ch return subtitle midnight/ lo udness signal select effect /ch sel ac oustic eq dtv info rec mute tv vol rec stop hdd ch ch dvd return guide receiver vsx_815-915.book.fm 66 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 67 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol when direct function is on, any component you select (using the multi control buttons) will be selected by both the receiver and the remote control. when you turn direct function off, you can operate the remote control without affecting the receiver. 1 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the remote lcd display shows setup . 2 press the multi control button for the component you want to control. the lcd on the remote displays the component you want to control. 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select direct f then press enter . the lcd on the remote displays the component you want to control. 4 use / (cursor up/down) to switch direct function on or off then press enter. the lcd shows ok to confirm the setting. confirming preset codes use this feature to check which preset code is assigned to a multi control button. 1 while pressing the receiver button, press and hold the 1 button. the remote lcd display shows setup . 2 press the multi control button of the component for which you want to check the preset code. 3 use / (cursor left/right) to select read id then press enter. the brand name and preset code appears in the display for three seconds. note 1 you can?t use direct function with the tv cont function. vsx_815-915.book.fm 67 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 68 en controls for tvs this remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see setting the remote to control other components on page 64 for more on this). use the multi control buttons to select the component the tv control buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the tv assigned to the tv cont button. if you have two tvs, assign the main tv to the tv cont button. button(s) function components tv switches the dtv on or off. dtv switches the tv or catv between standby and on. cable tv/satellite tv/tv input select switches the tv input. (not possible with all models.) tv tv ch +/ selects channels. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv tv vol +/ adjust the tv volume. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv source p ress to switch the component assigned to the tv cont button on or off. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv switches the dtv on or off. dtv p ress to get information on dtv programs. dtv use to choose the blue commands on a dtv menu. dtv use to choose the yellow commands on a dtv menu. dtv use to choose the green commands on a dtv menu. dtv use to choose the red commands on a dtv menu. dtv audio use to switch dtv audio tracks. dtv ch return use to return to the previously selected channel. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv dtv menu p ress to display the dtv menu. dtv guide use as the guide button for navigating. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv return use to select closed captioning with dtv. dtv number buttons use to select a speci?c tv channel. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv vsx_815-915.book.fm 68 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 69 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol controls for other components this remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see setting the remote to control other components on page 64 for more on this). use the multi control buttons to select the component. +10 button use to add a decimal points when selecting tv channels. dtv enter/ disc use to enter a channel. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv menu select different menus from the dtv functions. dtv select the menu screen. cable tv/satellite tv/tv & enter p ress to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen. cable tv/satellite tv/tv/ dtv button (s) function components source p ress to switch the component between standby and on. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck p ress to return to the start of the current track. r epeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks. cd/md/cd-r/dvd/ld player go back channels (channel ?). dvr/vcr p ress to advance to the start of the next track. r epeated presses skips to the start of following tracks. cd/md/cd-r/dvd/ld player go forward channels (channel +). vcr p ause playback or recording. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck start playback. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck hold down for fast forward playback. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck hold down for fast reverse playback. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open). cd/md/cd-r/vcr/dvd/ld/ dvr player/cassette deck rec ( shift+ ) starts recording. to prevent accidental recording, this button must be pressed twice to take effect. md/cd-r/vcr/ dvr player/ cassette deck button(s) function components vsx_815-915.book.fm 69 ?` ????r
controlling the rest of your system 11 70 en rec stop ( shift+ ) stops recording. dvr player number buttons directly access tracks on a program source. cd/md/cd-r/vcr/ld player use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display. dvd/dvr player +10 button selects tracks higher than 10. (for example, press +10 then 3 to select track 13.) cd/md/cd-r/vcr/ld player enter/ disc chooses the disc. multiple cd player ejects the disc. md player use as the enter button. vcr use as the clear button. dvd displays the setup screen for dvr players. dvr player changes sides of the ld. ld player top menu displays the disc ?top? menu of a dvd player. dvd/dvr player menu displays menus for the current dvd or dvr you are using. dvd/dvr player p auses the tape. cassette deck stops the tape. cassette deck enter starts playback. cassette deck / f ast rewinds/fast forwards the tape. cassette deck & enter navigates dvd menu/options. dvd/dvr player guide p ress to access the dvd player setup screen. dvd/dvr player ch +/ selects channels. vcr/dvd/dvr player selects tracks. cd/md/cd-r/ cassette deck audio changes the audio language or channel. dvd/dvr player subtitle displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual dvds. dvd/dvr player hdd (shift + ch? switches to the hard disk controls when using a dvd/ hdd recorder. dvr player dvd (shift + ch+) switches to the dvd controls when using a dvd/hdd recorder. dvr player button (s) function components vsx_815-915.book.fm 70 ?` ????r
other connections 12 71 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 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. be careful not to allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals. you can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6?16 ? (please see switching the speaker impedance on page 81 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 ? ). second zone speaker b setup vsx-915 model only after selecting sb 2nd z in surround back speaker setting on page 46, you can use the speakers connected to the (surround back) b speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. see switching the speaker system below for the listening options with this setup. 1 connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals on the rear panel. connect them the same way you connected your speakers in connecting the speakers on page 22. make sure to review hints on speaker placement on page 23 when placing the speakers in another room. 2 select sb 2nd z from the sb. system menu. see surround back speaker setting on page 46 to do this. switching the speaker system if you selected sb 2nd z in surround back speaker setting on page 46, three speaker system settings are possible using the speakers button. if you selected sb norm. or sb biamp , the speaker system is fixed as sp a or sp ab (respectively). the options below are for the sb 2nd z setting only. 1 use the speakers button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting. press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option: sp a ? sound is output from the speakers connected to the a speaker terminals (multichannel playback is possible). sp b ? sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system b (only stereo playback is possible). note 1 the subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in speaker setting on page 51. however, if sp b is selected above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the lfe channel is not downmixed). depending on the surround back speaker setting on page 46 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change. all speaker systems (except sb 2nd z connections) are switched off when headphones are connected. ac oustic eq quick setup system setup return speakers b and tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog vsx_815-915.book.fm 71 ?` ????r
other connections 12 72 en sp ab ? sound is output from speaker system a (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system b, and the subwoofer. multichannel sources (heard through speaker system a) are downmixed for stereo output from speaker system b. bi-amping your front speakers vsx-915 model only bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers (in this case, to both front and surround back terminals) for better crossover performance. your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you?re using. 1 connect your speakers as shown below. this illustration below shows the connections for bi-amping your front left speaker. hook up your front right speaker in the same way. since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn?t matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part ( hi or low ) of the speaker. make sure that the + / connections are properly inserted. 2 select the sb biamp setting from the sb. system menu. see surround back speaker setting on page 46 to specify how you?re using the surround back speaker terminals. caution most speakers with both hi and low terminals have two metal plates that connect the hi to the low terminals. these must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. see your speaker manual for more information. if your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. doing so may damage your speakers. bi-wiring your speakers vsx-915 model only the reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-amping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies). when bi-wiring, make sure you?ve selected sb norm. or sb 2nd z in surround back speaker setting on page 46. to bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver. 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. front r l rl center surround r l surround back s p e a k e r s a b hi lo f ront left speaker vsx_815-915.book.fm 72 ?` ????r
other connections 12 73 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol connecting additional amplifiers vsx-815/915 model only this receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it?s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. 1 before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the ac outlet. the illustration shows the vsx-915, but connections for the vsx-815 are the same. using this receiver with a pioneer plasma display vsx-815/915 model only if you have a pioneer plasma display 2 , you can use an sr+ cable to connect it to this unit and take advantage of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is changed. note 1 to hear sound only from the pre-outs, simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver. if you?re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see speaker setting on page 51) to large . vsx-815 only ? note that there is only one surround back channel pre-out terminal. vsx-915 only ? you can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. in this case plug the amplifier into the left ( l (single) ) terminal only. vsx-915 only ? the sound you hear from the surround back terminals depends on the surround back speaker setting on page 46. r s-video p r ? n n rl surround l d back b preout rrr lll front center surround back sur r ound input l r analog input l r analog input l r analog input analog input analog fr ont channel amplifier surround channel amplifier surround back channel amplifier center channel amplifier (mono) pow ered subwoofer to sub woofer preout jack 2 this receiver is compatible with all pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward. control out in am loop fm unbal 75 ? in in in monitor out out video sub woofer r audio l in in in in in out out in opt coax coax opt aux cd r dvr/ vcr tv / sa t (tv/sat) (dvr/vcr) (dvd /ld) (cd) dvd /ld play cd-r / tape / md front preout assignable digital in rec 1 2 1 2 antenna d v d 5.1ch input dvr/ vcr tv/ sat dvd /ld in in in s-video out digital out opt monitor out out control p ioneer plasma display vsx_815-915.book.fm 73 ?` ????r
other connections 12 74 en use a 3-ringed miniplug sr+ cable 1 to 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 the input assign menu on page 75 for detailed instructions. to make the most of the sr+ features, you should connect your source components (dvd player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter. for each component, connect the video output directly to the plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/or digital) to this receiver. using the sr+ mode with a pioneer plasma display vsx-815/915 model only when connected using an sr+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your pioneer plasma display even easier. these features include: on-screen volume display. on-screen display of listening mode. automatic video input switching on the plasma display. automatic volume muting on the plasma display. 2 see also the input assign menu on page 75 for more on setting up the receiver. 1 make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the sr+ cable. see using this receiver with a pioneer plasma display above for more on this. 2 to switch sr+ mode on/off, press receiver , then the sr+ button. the front panel display shows sr+ on or off . note 1 the 3-ringed sr+ cable from pioneer is commercially available under the part number ade7095. contact the pioneer cus- tomer support division for more information on obtaining an sr+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection). if you connect to a pioneer plasma display using an sr+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma dis- play remote sensor to control the receiver. in this case, you won?t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off. dvd player this receiver p ioneer plasma display satellite receiver, etc video input 1 video input 2 tv /sat a udio in dvd a udio in s-video video input digital in video laudio r setup mic mcacc up down multi jog master vo lume enter audio/ video multi-channel receiver standby / on phones dv d/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr video cd cd-r/tape/md tuner aux standard a coustic eq advanced surr st /d irect /auto surr signal select listening mode q uick setup system setup return speakers b and tone input att extended mode tuning /station tuner edit fl dimmer multi jog 2 the automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately; see the input assign menu on page 75. receiver multi control source input select d vd/ld tv/sat dvr/vcr tv cont cd cd-r/tape tuner receiver + 10 fl dimmer sr disc tune st st enter d. ac cess t op menu dtv menu class menu vsx_815-915.book.fm 74 ?` ????r
other settings 13 75 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol chapter 13: other settings the input assign menu you only need to make settings in the input assign menu if you didn? hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs, or if you have connected equipment using component video cables. 1 select ?in assig.? from the system setup menu. see making receiver settings from the system setup menu on page 46 for more on this. 2 use / (cursor left/right) to select the setting you want to adjust then press enter . dig. in ?see assigning the digital inputs below. comp. in ( vsx-815/915 model only) ?see assigning the component video inputs below. assigning the digital inputs default settings: coax 1 (coaxial) ? dvd coax 2 (coaxial) ? cd opt 1 (optical) ? tv vsx-815/915 model only opt 2 (optical) ? dvr you only need to do this if you didn? hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings for the digital inputs (see above). this setting tells the receiver what digital equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to what you have hooked up. 1 select ?dig. in? from the ?in assig.? menu. 2 select the number of the digital input to which you?ve connected your digital component. use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to do this. the numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. 3 select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input. use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select dvd , tv , cd , cdr , dvr or off . if you assign a digital input to a certain function (for example, dvd ) then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically be switched off. 4 when you're finished, press return. assigning the component video inputs vsx-815/915 model only default settings: comp 1 ? dvd comp 2 ? tv comp 3 ? dvr when you select an input source ( dvd/ld , tv/sat , etc.), the receiver outputs the component video signal assigned to that source. if you didn? make component video connections according to the defaults above, you must assign the numbered input to the component you?e connected (or else you may see the video signal of a different component). for more on this, see using the component video jacks on page 20. 1 select comp. in from the in assig. menu. 11_other_settings.fm 75 ?` ?????r
other settings 13 76 en 2 select the number of the component video input to which you?e connected your video component. use / (cursor left/right) to do this. the numbers correspond with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver. 3 select the component that corresponds with the one you connected to that input. use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select between dvd , tv , dvr or off . make sure you have connected the audio from the component to the corresponding inputs on the rear of the receiver. if you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you should also have your tv connected to this receiver's component video monitor out jacks. 4 when you're finished, press return. the other setup menu the other menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver. 1 select other from the system setup menu. see making receiver settings from the system setup menu on page 46 for more on this. 2 use / (cursor left/right) to select the setting you want to adjust then press enter . if you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order: drc ? specify the amount of dynamic range adjustment to dolby digital soundtracks (see dynamic range control setup below). dualmono ? isolate one channel when listening to discs with dual mono encoding (see dual mono setup below). lfe att ? set the attenuator level for the lfe channel (see lfe attenuator setup below). sr+ ( vsx-815/915 model only) ? specify how you want to control your pioneer plasma display (see sr+ setup for pioneer plasma displays below) 3 make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing return to confirm after each menu. dynamic range control setup default setting: off this setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to dolby digital and dts movie soundtracks. you may want to use this when listening to surround sound at low volumes. 1 select drc from the other setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) to choose the setting that you want. off ? no dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume). mid ? mid setting. max ? dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased). 3 when you're finished, press return . dual mono setup default setting: ch1 you can specify how dual mono encoded dolby digital soundtracks should be played. dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels. 1 note 1 this setting works only with dual mono encoded dolby digital and dts soundtracks. vsx_815-915.book.fm 76 ?` ????r
other settings 13 77 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol 1 select dual mono from the other setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) to choose the setting that you want. ch1 ? only channel 1 is played ch2 ? only channel 2 is played ch1 ch2 ? both channels are played through the front speakers 3 when you're finished, press return . lfe attenuator setup default setting: att 0 db some dolby digital and dts audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. set the lfe attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra- low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers. 1 select lfe att from the other setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) to choose the setting that you want. lfeat 0 ? no limiting (recommended setting) lfeat 10 ? 10db of limiting lfeat ** ? no sound from lfe channel 3 when you're finished, press return . sr+ setup for pioneer plasma displays vsx-815/915 model only make the following settings if you have connected a pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an sr+ cable. note that the number of function settings available will depend on the plasma display you?ve connected. see also using this receiver with a pioneer plasma display on page 73 and using the sr+ mode with a pioneer plasma display on page 74. 1 select ?r+?from the other setup menu. 2 use / (cursor up/down) and enter to select the ?ol c.?setting you want. vol c. off ? the receiver does not control the volume of the plasma display vol c. on ? when the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display ( dvd/ld , or another one of functions below), the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from the receiver is heard. 3 assign any input source connected to the plasma display to the corresponding input number. use / (cursor left/right) to select the source ( dvd , tv , dvr or vdeo ), then / (cursor up/down) to select the input number. this matches the receiver?s input source with a numbered video input on the plasma display. for example, assign dvd:3 if you have connected the your dvd video output to video input 3 on the plasma display. 4 when you're finished, press return . vsx_815-915.book.fm 77 ?` ????r
additional information 14 78 en 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. sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. if the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below, ask your nearest pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work. if the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. problem remedy the power does not turn on. connect the power plug to the wall outlet. disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and insert again. make sure there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel. this could cause the receiver to shut off automatically. if the power shuts off automatically, take the unit to your nearest pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for servicing. the unit may have been switched on using the wrong voltage setting. make sure you switch the voltage selector on the rear panel to the right voltage for your country or region, then reset the unit (page 81) before switching on again. no sound is output when a function is selected. make sure the component is connected correctly (refer to connecting up on page 14). press mute on the remote control to turn muting off. vsx-815/915 only ? press speakers to select the proper speaker set (vsx-815 ? see a and b speaker systems on page 23, vsx-915 ? see switching the speaker system on page 71). press signal select to select the proper input signal (see choosing the input signal on page 40). no image is output when a function is selected. make sure the component is connected correctly (refer to connecting up on page 14). select the correct component (use the input select buttons). vsx-815/915 only ? check assigning the component video inputs on page 75 to make sure you?re assigned the correct input. the video input selected on the tv monitor is incorrect. refer to the instruction manual supplied with the tv. vsx_815-915.book.fm 78 ?` ????r
additional information 14 79 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol considerable noise in radio broadcasts. tune in the correct frequency. connect the antenna (refer to page 21). route any loose cables away from the antenna terminals and wires. fully extend the fm wire antenna, position for best reception, and secure to a wall. connect an outdoor fm antenna (refer to page 21). adjust the direction and position for best reception. connect an additional internal or external am antenna (refer to page 21). turn off the equipment causing the noise or move it away from the receiver. move antennas farther away from equipment causing the noise. broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically. connect an outdoor antenna (refer to page 21). no sound from surround or center speakers. connect the speakers properly (refer to page 22). refer to speaker setting on page 51 to check the speaker settings. refer to channel level on page 52 to check the speaker levels. no sound from surround back speakers. refer to speaker setting on page 51 to check the surround back speaker settings. refer to channel level on page 52 to check the speaker levels. refer to using the surround back channel (extended mode) on page 41 to make sure the extended mode and the sound mode are set for surround back sound. no sound from subwoofer. make sure the subwoofer is switched on. if the subwoofer has a volume knob, make sure it?s turned up. the dolby digital or dts source you are listening to may not have an lfe channel. switch the subwoofer setting in speaker setting on page 51 to yes or plus . switch the lfe attenuator setup on page 77 to lfeat 0 or lfeat 10 . noise during playback of a cassette deck. move the cassette deck further from your receiver, until the noise disappears. sound is produced from other components, but not from ld or dvd player. set the signal select to auto , digital or analog according to the type of connections made. (refer to page 40). set the digital input settings correctly (refer to page 75). make digital connections (refer to page 16) and set the signal select to digital (refer to page 40). refer to the instruction manual supplied with the dvd player. problem remedy vsx_815-915.book.fm 79 ?` ????r
additional information 14 80 en no sound is output or a noise is output when software with dts is played back. set the digital volume level of the player to full, or to the neutral position. make sure the player's settings are correct and/or the dts signal out is on. refer to the instruction manual supplied with the dvd player. set the input signal type to digital (see choosing the input signal on page 40) when a search is performed by a dts compatible cd player during playback, noise is output. this is not a malfunction, but be sure to turn the volume down to prevent the output of loud noise from your speakers. everything seems to be set up correctly, but the playback sound is odd. check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on the receiver are matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers (see connecting the speakers on page 22). there seems to be a time lag between the speakers and the output of the subwoofer. see automatically setting up for surround sound (mcacc) on page 11 to set up your system again using mcacc (this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output). after using the auto mcacc setup, the speaker size setting ( large or small ) is incorrect. low-frequency noise could have been caused by an air conditioner or motor. switch off all appliances in the room and rerun the auto mcacc setup. can?t operate the remote control. replace the batteries (refer to page 5). operate within 7 m, 30 of the remote sensor on the front panel (refer to page 35). remove the obstacle or operate from another position. avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light. vsx-815/915 only ? unplug anything connected to the control in jack and use remote normally (see operating other pioneer components on page 25). the display is dark or off. press fl dimmer on the remote control repeatedly to return to the default. vsx-815/915 only ? the sr cable is connected, but the connected components can?t be operated with the remote. reinsert the sr cable, making sure it?s connected to the right jack (see operating other pioneer components on page 25). make sure an analog connection has been made between the units. this feature only works with pioneer products. problem remedy vsx_815-915.book.fm 80 ?` ????r
additional information 14 81 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol resetting the main unit use this procedure to reset all the receiver?s settings to the factory default. use the front panel controls to do this. 1 switch the receiver into standby. 2 while holding down the tone button, press and hold the standby/on button for about three seconds. 3 when you see reset? appear in the display, press enter . ok? shows in the display. 4 press system setup to confirm. ok appears in the display to indicate that the receiver has been reset to the factory default settings. switching the speaker impedance we recommend using speakers of 8 ? with this system, but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you plan to use speakers with a 6 ? impedance rating. with the receiver in standby, press standby/on while holding down the front panel speaker impedence / speakers 1 button. each time you do this, you switch between the impedance settings: sp 6 ohm ? use this setting if your speakers are rated at 6 ? . sp 8 ohm ? use this setting if your speakers are rated at 8 ? or more. note 1 the button name is different for the VSX-515 ( speaker impedence ) and the vsx-815/915 ( speakers ) models. vsx_815-915.book.fm 81 ?` ????r
additional information 14 82 en specifications amplifier section continuous power output (stereo) front. . . . . . . . . . . . .100 w (din 1khz, thd 1.0%) continuous power output (surround) front. . . . . . 100 w per channel (1khz, 1.0%, 8 ? ) center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 w (1khz, 1.0%, 8 ? ) surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 w per channel (1khz, 1.0%, 8 ? ) surround back: VSX-515/815. . . . . . . . .100 w (1khz, 1.0%, 8 ? ) vsx-915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 w per channel (1khz, 1.0%, 8 ? ) audio section input (sensitivity/impedance) cd, dvr/vcr, cd-r/tape/md, dvd/ld, tv/sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mv/47 k ? frequency response cd, dvr/vcr, cd-r/tape/md, dvd/ld, tv/sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 hz to 100,000 hz db output (level/impedance) dvr/vcr rec, cd-r/tape/ md rec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 mv/2.2 k ? tone control bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 db (100 hz) treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 db (10 khz) loudness . . . . . . +10 db/+5 db (100 hz/10 khz) (at volume level ?50 db) signal-to-noise ratio: din (continuous rated power output / 50mw) cd, dvr/vcr, cd-r/tape/md, dvd/ld, tv/sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88/64 db signal-to-noise ratio (ihf, short circuited, a network) cd, dvr/vcr, cd-r/tape/md, dvd/ld, tv/sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 db signal-to noise ratio [eia, at 1 w (1 khz)] cd, dvr/vcr, cd-r/tape/md, dvd/ld, tv/sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 db video section input (sensitivity/impedance) dvr/vcr, dvd/ld, tv/sat. . . . . . . . .1 vp-p/75 ? output (level/impedance) dvr/vcr, monitor out. . . . . . . . . .1 vp-p/75 ? frequency response dvr/vcr, dvd/ld, tv/sat monitor. . . . . . .5 hz to 7 mhz db signal-to-noise ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 db crosstalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 db component video section vsx-815/915 model only input (sensitivity) dvd/ld, tv/sat, dvr/vcr. . . . . . . . .1 vp-p/75 ? output (level/impedance) monitor out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vp-p/75 ? frequency response dvd/ld, tv/sat, dvr/vcr monitor. . . .5 hz to 40 mhz db signal-to-noise ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 db fm tuner section frequency range. . . . . . . . 87.5 mhz to 108 mhz usable sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . mono:13.2 dbf, ihf (1.3 v/ 75 ? ) 50 db quieting sensitivity . . . . . . . mono: 20.2 db stereo: 38.6 dbf signal-to-noise ratio. . . mono: 73 db (at 85 dbf) stereo: 70 db (at 85 dbf) distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stereo: 0.5 % (1 khz) alternate channel selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . .60 db (400 khz) stereo separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 db (1 khz) frequency response . . . . . . . . . . 30 hz to 15 khz (1 db) antenna input (din) . . . . . . . . . 75 ? unbalanced vsx_815-915.book.fm 82 ?` ????r
additional information 14 83 en english fran?ais deutsch nederlands italiano espa?ol am tuner section frequency range 9khz step . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 khz to 1,602 khz 10khz step . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 khz to 1,700 khz sensitivity (ihf, loop antenna). . . . . . . .350 ?/m signal-to-noise ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 db antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . loop antenna miscellaneous power requirements: australia model . . . . . . . . . . . . . ac 240v, 50hz all other models . . . . . . . . . ac 110 / 120?27/ 220 / 240v, 50 / 60hz power consumption VSX-515/815 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 w vsx-915. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 w in standby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 w dimensions . . .420 (w) x 158 (h) x 402.5 (d) mm weight (without package) VSX-515. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.5 kg vsx-815/915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.7 kg furnished parts setup microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 dry cell batteries (aa size iec r6) . . . . . . . . . .2 remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 am loop antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 fm wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 power cords: VSX-515/815/915-k (black models) . . . . . . . . .2 (round 2-pin type and australian type) VSX-515-s (silver models ?except australian model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type and uk 3-pin type) vsx-815/915-s (silver model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (round 2-pin type, flat blade 2-pin type, uk 3-pin type and australian type) power plug adaptor ( VSX-515/815/915-k only) . .1 j-shaped plug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 these operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 note specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice, due to improvements. 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 circuit or an electric shock. do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. the power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. a damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. check the power cord once in a while. when you find it damaged, ask your nearest pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement. cleaning the unit use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt. when the surface is dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. do not use furniture wax or cleansers. never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will corrode the surface. 12_additional_info.fm 83 ?` ????r
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