Pioneer VSX-820-S Silver: Flow of settings on the receiver

Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

with an abundance of functions and terminals.

It can be used easily after following the

Required setting item

procedure below to make the connections and

settings.

Setting to be made as necessary

1

Before you start

• Checking what’s in the box (page 7)

• Loading the batteries (page 7)

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2

Connecting the speakers

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.

• Placing the speakers (page 16)

• Connecting the speakers (page 18)

• Connect the surround back or front height

speakers (page 19)

You can connect only one of either the surround back

speaker or the front height speaker.

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3

Connecting the components

For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up

using a digital connection from the BD/DVD

player to the receiver.

• About video outputs connection (page 22)

• Connecting a TV and playback components

(page 23)

• Connecting antennas (page 27)

• Plugging in the receiver (page 28)

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4

Power On

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.

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5

The Pre Out Setting (page 47)

(When connecting the front height speakers.)

The Input Assign menu (page 46)

(When using connections other than the

recommended connections.)

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6

Use the on-screen automatic MCACC

setup to set up your system

• Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC) (page 29)

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7

Basic playback (page 32)

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8

Adjusting the sound as desired

•Using the various listening modes

• Using the Sound Retriever (page 36)

• Better sound using Phase Control (page 36)

• Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

(page 37)

• Using surround back channel processing

(page 37)

• Setting the Up Mix function (page 38)

• Setting the Audio options (page 38)

• Choosing the input signal (page 41)

• Manual speaker setup (page 43)

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9

Making maximum use of the remote

control

• Setting the remote to control other

components (page 53)