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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instruc-
tions so you will know how to operate your model properly.
Contents
Our philosophy ....................................................................................................................................................................8
Features ...............................................................................................................................................................................8
Checking what’s in the box ..............................................................................................................................................10
Installing the receiver .......................................................................................................................................................11
Loading the batteries ........................................................................................................................................................11
Operating range of remote control unit..........................................................................................................................11
Remote control .................................................................................................................................................................13
Display ...............................................................................................................................................................................15
Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................16
Connecting your equipment ............................................................................................................................................19
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................19
Determining the speakers’ application ..........................................................................................................................20
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................24
Connecting the speakers .................................................................................................................................................26
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................27
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................36
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................37
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................37
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................38
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................40
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................41
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................42
Connecting additional amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................42
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs .................................................................................................................43
Connecting AM/FM antennas .........................................................................................................................................43
Making MULTI-ZONE connections .................................................................................................................................44
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................47
Connecting an iPod ..........................................................................................................................................................47
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................48
Connecting an MHL-compatible device .........................................................................................................................48
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................48
Using a USB cable to connect to a computer ...............................................................................................................48
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................49
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger .........................................................................................49
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................49
04 Basic Setup
Initial settings of this receiver ..........................................................................................................................................51
Setting with a special application (Start-up Navi) .........................................................................................................51
Perform settings using the AVNavigator built into this receiver ..................................................................................51
Setting by referring to the operating instructions .........................................................................................................53
Setting network connection ............................................................................................................................................53
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................59
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................61
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................62
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................64
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................65
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................66
Playing an MHL-compatible device ................................................................................................................................67
Playing music from a computer ......................................................................................................................................68
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................68
Music playback using
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes ....................................................................................73
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................75
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................75
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................75
Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control ...............................................................................76
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................78
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................79
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................81
About playable file formats ..............................................................................................................................................83
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................85
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................85
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................85
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................86
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................86
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................87
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link ..............................................................................................87
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................87