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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL
RECEIVER
RECEPTOR AUDIO/VÍDEO
MULTICANAL
VSX-D712-S/-K
VSX-D812-S/-K
VSX-D912-S/-K
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones
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TWO VOLTAGE SELECTOR
SWITCHES
Only multi-voltage model is provided with
these switches. Mains voltages in Saudi
Arabia are 127 V and 220 V only. Never use
this model with the 110 V setting in Saudi
Arabia.
The line voltage selector switches are on the
rear panel. Check that they are set properly
before plugging the power cord into the
household wall socket. If the voltage is not
properly set or if you move to an area where the
voltage requirements differ, adjust the selector
switches as follows.
1. Use a medium-size screwdriver.
2. First, insert the screwdriver in the groove
of the voltage selector at the right, and
adjust so that the tip of the groove points
to the voltage value of your area.
3. Next, insert the screwdriver in the groove
of the voltage selector at the left and adjust
until the voltage is the same as at the right.
220V
240V
110V
120­
127V
TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS
110V
120-127V
220V
240V
Medium-size screwdriver
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your
model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for
future reference.
01 Before you start
Checking what's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the receiver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Making cable connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating range of remote control unit
. . . 6
02 5 minute guide
Introduction to home theater
. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listening to Surround Sound
. . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the Quick Setup
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
03 Quick surround sound setup
(VSX-D912 only)
Automatically calibrating your listening
area (MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
04 Connecting up
Audio/Video cords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
S-video cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Component video cords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Digital audio coaxial cords/
Optical cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting digital components
. . . . . . . . 17
Connecting audio components
. . . . . . . . 18
Connecting DVD multi-channel
components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting video components
. . . . . . . . . 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 (VSX-D712)
. . . . 22
Connecting the speakers
(VSX-D812/D912)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Speaker terminals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
A and B speaker systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hints on speaker placement
. . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting additional amplifiers
. . . . . . . 26
Power cord caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operating other Pioneer components
. . . . 27
05 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
06 Playing sources
Introduction to Sound Modes
. . . . . . . . . . 35
Stereo/Direct
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Standard mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Advanced Surround modes
. . . . . . . . . . . 36
Choosing the input signal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Listening to multi-channel playback
. . . . . 37
Using Stereo/Direct
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using Advanced Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Surround Back Channel
(SB CH)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
(VSB)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Midnight and Loudness listening
. . 41
Using the tone controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Playing other sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting the multi-channel analog
inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the sleep timer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
07 Setting up
Choosing your receiver setup
. . . . . . . . . . 43
Speaker setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Surround back speaker setting
. . . . . . . . 45
Subwoofer setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Crossover frequency setting
. . . . . . . . . . 45
LFE attenuator setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front left speaker distance setting
. . . . . 46
Center speaker distance setting
. . . . . . . 46
Front right speaker distance setting
. . . . 47
Surround right speaker distance
setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Surround back speaker distance
setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Surround left speaker distance
setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Subwoofer distance setting
. . . . . . . . . . 47
Dynamic range control setting
. . . . . . . . 48
Dual mono setting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Component video input settings
. . . . . . 48
Surround back channel input setting
(VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Digital input settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manually calibrating your listening area
(MCACC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting separate channel levels for
listening modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
08 Using the tuner
Listening to the radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Improving FM stereo sound
. . . . . . . . . . 53
Tuning directly to a station
. . . . . . . . . . . 53
Saving station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Naming station presets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Listening to station presets
. . . . . . . . . . 56
Changing the frequency step
. . . . . . . . . 56
09 Making recordings
Making an audio or a video recording
. . . 57
10 Controlling the rest of your
system
Setting the remote to control other
components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting preset codes directly
. . . . . . . . . 58
Programming signals from other remote
controls (VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . . . . . . . 59
Erasing all of your programmed settings
(VSX-D812/D912 only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Clearing all the remote control settings
. . . 60
Direct function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Controls for TVs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Controls for other components
. . . . . . . . . 62
Preset Code List (VSX-D712 only)
. . . . . . . . 64
Preset Code List (VSX-D812/D912)
. . . . . . . 65
11 Additional information
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Resetting the main unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
"DTS" ,"DTS-ES Extended Surround" and
"Neo:6" are trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic",
"Surround EX", and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
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Before you start
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Chapter 1:
Before you start
Checking what's in the box
Please check that you've received the
following supplied accessories:
· AM loop antenna
· FM wire antenna
· Power cord (not applicable to the
Singapore and Malaysia models) x2
VSX-D712/D812/D912-K
ROUND 2P type and Australian type
VSX-D712/D812/D912-S
ROUND 2P type and Straight type
·J shape plug
(VSX-D712/D812/D912-K only) x 1
· Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x2
· Remote control
· Microphone (VSX-D912 only)
· Microphone stand (VSX-D912 only)
· These operating instructions
Installing the receiver
Please note the following points:
· Do not place objects directly on top of this
unit. This prevents proper heat dispersal.
· When installing on a rack, shelf, etc., be
sure to leave more than 20 cm. of space
above the receiver.
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.
Loading the batteries
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