PIONEER VSX-C502 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL

RECEIVER

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VSX-C502

Operating Instructions

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions so

you will know how to operate your model properly.

After you have finished reading the instructions, put

them away in a safe place for future reference.

In some countries or regions, the shape of the power

plug may sometimes differ from that shown in the

explanatory drawings. However, the method of con-

necting and operating the unit is the same.

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.

IMPORTANT

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

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This product is for general household purposes.

Any failure due to use for other than household

purposes (such as long-term use for business

purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship)

and which requires repair will be charged for even

during the warranty period.

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This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive

(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives

(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and

93/68/EEC).

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WARNING

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.

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WARNING

The voltage of the available power supply differs

according to country or region. Be sure that the

power supply voltage of the area where this unit

will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V

or 120V) written on the rear panel.

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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked

flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the

equipment.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space

around the unit for ventilation to improve heat

radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 50 cm at rear, and

10 cm at each side).

WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the

product, and to protect it from overheating. To

prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be

blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,

table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the

equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity:

+5 ºC +35 ºC (+41 ºF +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH

(cooling vents not blocked)

Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in

locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or

strong artificial light)

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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC

outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed

and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and

mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of

this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the

cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make

sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

The equipment should be disconnected by removing

the mains plug from the wall socket when left

unused for a long period of time (for example, when

on vacation).

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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).

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Before you start

English

Before you start

Checking the supplied accessories

Please check that you've received the following supplied

accessories:

· Microphone

· Mic stand

· SR+miniplug cable

· AM loop antenna

· FM wire antenna

· Power cable

· Dry cell batteries (AA Size / IEC R6P) x2

· Remote control unit

· Operating instructions

· Speaker cable labels

· Warranty card

Loading the batteries

The remote control operates on two AA batteries

(supplied).

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 of 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 institution's rules that apply in your country or

area.

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, 50 cm at the rear,

and 10 cm at each side). 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. See

below for exceptions to this.

· Don't place anything on top of the receiver except for

a Pioneer DV-464, 360, 454, 350, 444, 470, 545, 565A

or 575A DVD player. If you do place one of these

pieces of equipment on top of the receiver be sure to

leave the ventilation space over it as prescribed

above.

· If using a rack to hold the receiver make sure the

back of the rack and the left side are open.

· Also, if you're using a case with doors, leave the

doors open when using the receiver.

· Do not place on a thick carpet, bed, sofa or fabric

having a thick pile. Do not cover the receiver with

fabric or other covering. Anything that blocks

ventilation will cause the internal temperature to rise,

which may lead to breakdown or fire hazard.

· The receiver may become hot while in use, please

take care around it.

Maintenance of external surfaces

· Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and

dirt.

· When the surfaces are 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 surfaces.

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Contents

Before you start

Checking the supplied accessories

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

Loading the batteries

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

Ventilation

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

Maintenance of external surfaces

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

01 Quick start guide

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Easy Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting speakers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting your TV and DVD player

. . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Switching on and playing a DVD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

02 Introductory information

Introduction to home theater

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

Features

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

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The AV Direct mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installing the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

When making cable connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting a DVD player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting your TV

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top

box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting other video components

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

Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs

. . . 15

Installing your speaker system

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

Connecting the speakers

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

Placing the speakers

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

Connecting antennas

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

AM loop antenna

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

FM wire antenna

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

Connecting external antennas

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

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

. . 18

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit's sensor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Plugging in the receiver

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

04 Controls and displays

Front panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Operating range of the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . 23

05 Getting started

Automatically calibrating your listening area

(MCACC)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MCACC error messages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Other problems when using MCACC

. . . . . . . . . . . 25

Checking the settings on your DVD (or other)

player

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playing a source

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

06 Home theater sound

Playing multichannel sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing stereo sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Listening with headphones

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Advanced Surround effects

. . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Sound Modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Enhancing dialog

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the surround back channel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Listening with virtual surround back speakers

. . . . 29

07 Using the tuner

Finding a station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RF attenuator mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

MPX mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tuning directly to a station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Memorizing station presets

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Naming station presets

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Listening to memorized station presets

. . . . . . . . . 31

Radio Data System (RDS)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Displaying RDS information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Searching for RDS programs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Enhanced Other Network (EON)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Program identification function

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

08 Using other functions

Selecting the input signal type

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the sleep timer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Resetting the system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Default receiver settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

09 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setup menu options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SR+ control for Pioneer plasma displays

. . . . . . . . 39

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting individual channel levels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10 Controlling other equipment

Using the remote control with other components

. . . 41

Recalling preset codes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Resetting all remote control settings

. . . . . . . . . . . 42

VCR / DVD / LD player and DVD recorder

controls

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Cable TV / satellite TV / digital TV / TV controls

. . . . 44

Preset code list

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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11 Additional information

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Surround sound formats

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Dolby Digital

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Dolby Digital Surround EX

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Surround

. . . . . . . . 49

DTS Digital Surround

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

DTS-ES

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

DTS Neo:6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

DTS 96/24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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