Pioneer VSX-519V-K – page 2

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Controls and displays 04

English

Display

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910

Français

11 1312 14 15 15 1716

1PHASE

9 Tuner preset indicators

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on

PRESET

(page 29).

Shows when a preset radio station is

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2AUTO

registered or called.

Lights when the Auto Surround feature is

MEM

switched on (See Auto playback on page 26).

Blinks when a radio station is registered.

3RDS

10 PRESET information or input signal

Lights when an RDS broadcast is received

Nederlands

indicator

(page 40).

Shows the preset number of the tuner or the

4ST

input signal type, etc.

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being

11 DTS indicators

received in auto stereo mode.

DTS

5TUNE

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Lights when a source with DTS encoded

Lights when a broadcast is being received.

audio signals is detected.

6ZONE

96/24

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active

Lights when a source with DTS 96/24

(page 36).

encoded audio signals is detected.

Deutsch

7 Speaker indicator

12 Character display

Shows if the speaker system is on or not

Displays various system information.

(page 32).

SP

A means the speakers are switched on.

13 Dolby Digital indicators

SP

 means the speakers are switched off and

2

sound is output from the headphone jack.

Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal

is detected.

8 Sleep timer indicator

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode

2PLll

(page 25).

Lights to indicate Pro Logic II decoding

(see Listening in surround sound on

page 26 for more on this).

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Controls and displays04

14 ADV.S.

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround

modes has been selected (See Using the

Advanced surround effects on page 27 for more

on this).

15 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

DIGITAL

Lights when a digital audio signal is

selected.

Blinks when a digital audio signal is not

selected.

HDMI

Lights when an HDMI signal is selected.

Blinks when an HDMI signal is not

selected.

16 DIMMER indicator

Shows when the display is set to turn off as the

DIMMER setting.

17 DIR.

Lights when the DIRECT or PURE DIRECT

mode is switched on (page 28).

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Controls and displays 04

1 INPUT SELECT

English

Use to select the input source.

Remote control

As for operating other devices, the remote

2

 RECEIVER

control codes for the Pioneer products are

Switches the receiver between standby and

preset. The settings cannot be changed.

on.

Français

3RECEIVER

1

Switches the remote to control the receiver

RECEIVER

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

212

(used to select the white commands above

ZONE 2

RECEIVER

ON/OFF

TV CONTROL

the number buttons (TEST TONE, etc)). Also

3

INPUT

use this button to set up surround sound

4

BD TV

DVR

13

(page 33) or Audio parameters (page 30).

CD CD-R

TUNER

CH

4 ZONE 2 ON/OFF

5

Switches zone 2 of the multi-zone function

PORTABLE MULTI IN SIGNAL SEL

between on and off.

MIDNIGHT

PHASE

S.RETRIEVER

VOL

5 MULTI CONTROL buttons

6

Press to select control of other components.

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BD MENU

AUTO/

STEREO/

6

Receiver control

buttons

DIRECT

A.L.C.

STANDARD

ADV SURR

7

SIGNAL SEL

AUDIO

TUNER EDIT

MASTER

PARAMETER

TOOLS

VOLUME

Use to select an input signal (page 32).

TOP

T

U

N

E

MENU

8

MENU

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MIDNIGHT

T

P

E

R

S

E

E

ENTER

S

R

E

Switches to Midnight or Loudness

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P

T

9

listening (p age 30).

HOME

MENU

BAND

T

U

N

E

SETUP

RETURN

PHASE

PTY SEARCH

DTV/TV

Press to switch on/off Phase Control

MUTE

15

(page 29).

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10

BASS

TRE

S.RETRIEVER

Press to restore CD quality sound to

HDD

DVD

VCR

DISPLAY

compressed audio sources (page 28).

1

2

3

16

TEST TONE

CH SELECT

SLEEP

Press BD first to access:

4

5

6

CH

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11

SPEAKERS

DIMMER

BD MENU

7

8

9

CH

SHIFT

Displays the disc menu of Blu-ray Discs.

0

ENTERCLR

17

7

Listening mode buttons

AUTO/DIRECT

Switches between Auto surround mode

RECEIVER

(Auto playback on page 26) and Stream

Direct playback. Stream Direct playback

bypasses the tone controls for the most

accurate reproduction of a source

(page 28).

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STEREO/A.L.C.

BAND

Switches between stereo playback, Auto

Switches between AM, FM ST (stereo) and

level control stereo mode (page 27) and

FM MONO radio bands (page 38).

Front Stage Surround Advance modes

PTY SEARCH

(page 28).

Use to search for RDS program types

STANDARD

(page 40).

Press for Standard decoding and to switch

9



(

TUNE /

,

PRESET /

),

between 2 Pro Logic II options (page 26).

ENTER

ADV SURR

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your

Switches between the various surround

surround sound system (page 33). Also used to

modes (page 27).

control BD/DVD menus/options.

Use the TUNE / buttons can be used to

8 System Setup and Component control

find radio frequencies (page 38) and the

buttons

PRESET / buttons can be used to select

The following button controls can be accessed

preset radio stations (page 39).

after you have selected the corresponding

10 Component control buttons

MULTI CONTROL button (BD, TV, etc.).

The main buttons (

, , etc.) are used to

Press RECEIVER first to access:

control a component after you have selected it

using the input source buttons.

AUDIO PARAMETER

Use to access the Audio options (page 30).

The controls above these buttons can be

accessed after you have have selected the

SETUP

corresponding input source button (for

Press to access the System Setup menu

example BD, DVR or TV). These buttons also

(page 33).

function as described below.

Press RECEIVER first to access:

RETURN

BASS –/+

Confirm and exit the current menu screen.

1

Use to adjust Bass

Press BD or DVR first to access:

TRE –/+

1

Use to adjust Treble

TOP MENU

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a BD/DVD.

Press TV first to access:

DTV/TV

HOME MENU

Switches between the DTV and analog TV

Displays the HOME MENU screen.

input modes for Pioneer flat screen TVs.

RETURN

11 Number buttons and other component

Confirm and exit the current menu screen.

controls

Use the number buttons to directly select the

MENU

tracks on a CD, DVD, etc. There are other

Displays the TOOLS menu of Blu-ray Disc

buttons that can be accessed after the

player.

RECEIVER button is pressed. (For example

Press TUNER first to access:

TEST TONE, etc.)

TUNER EDIT

Memorizes/names stations for recall

(page 38, 39).

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1 The tone controls are disabled when the listening mode is set to DIRECT or PURE DIRECT.

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Controls and displays 04

HDD*, DVD*, VCR*

VOL +/–

English

These buttons switch between the har d

Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

disk, DVD and VCR controls for HDD/DVD/

14 MASTER VOLUME +/–

VCR recorders.

Use to set the listening volume.

TEST TONE

15 MUTE

Outputs the test tones on each channel.

Français

Mutes/unmutes the sound.

Use the / buttons to select the channel

and use the / buttons to adjust the

16 DISPLAY

level on each channel. Pressing TEST

Switches the display of this unit. The input

TONE again exits the test tone mode.

name, listening mode or sound volume can be

CH SELECT

checked by selecting an input source.

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then

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SHIFT

use +/– to adjust the level (page 34).

Press to access the ‘boxed’ commands (above

CH SELECT +/–

the buttons) on the remote. These buttons are

Use to adjust the channel levels.

marked with an asterisk (* ) in this section.

This button is also used for operating ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

Italiano

(page 37).

Use to change the speaker system on or off

(page 32).

SLEEP

Press to change the amount of time

beforethe receiver switches into standby

Nederlands

(30 min – 60 min – 90 min – Off). You can

check the remaining sleep time at any time

by pressing SLEEP once.

DIMMER

Dims or brightens the display. The

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brightness can be controlled in four steps.

12  SOUR

CE

Turns on

or off the power of the Pioneer DVD/

DVR units when BD or DVR is selected using

the MULTI CONTROL buttons.

Deutsch

13 TV CONTROL buttons

These buttons can control only be used with

Pioneer flat screen TVs.



Use to turn on/off the power of the TV.

INPUT

Use to select the TV input signal.

CH +/–

Use to select channels.

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Listening to your system05

When set to DIGITAL or HDMI, 2 lights when

a Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights

Playing other sources

when a DTS signal is input.

1 Turn on the power of the playback

When the HDMI is selected, the A and

component.

DIGITAL indicators are off (see page 21).

2 Turn on the power of the receiver.

3 Select the source you want to playback.

Selecting the multichannel

Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (INPUT

analog inputs

SELECTOR).

If you have connected a decoder or a BD/DVD

4 Start playback of the component you

player with multichannel analog outputs to this

selected in step 1.

receiver (page 10), you must select the analog

3

multichannel inputs for surround sound.

• Press MULTI IN on the remote control.

Choosing the input signal

To cancel playback from the multichannel

On this receiver, it is possible to switch the

inputs, switches to the other input signal.

input signals for the different inputs as

1

described below.

1 Press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal

Using the headphone

corresponding to the source component.

When DIGITAL (C1/O1/O2) or HDMI (H) is

1 Insert the headphone into the PHONE

selected and the selected audio input is not

jack.

provided, A (analog) is automatically selected.

2 Press

RECEIVER

then press the SPEAKERS

Each press cycles through the following:

button to select SP OFF.

• A – Selects the analog inputs.

The sound is heard from the headphone and no

• DIGITAL – Selects the digital inp ut. The

sound is heard from the speakers connected to

coaxial 1 input is selected for C1, and the

this receiver.

optical 1 or 2 audio input is selected for

The listening mode when the sound is heard

O1 or O2.

from the headphone can be selected only from

• HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal. H can be

STEREO or A.L.C..

selected for BD/DVD or TV/SAT input. For

2

other inputs, HDMI cannot be selected.

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1 • This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 96 kHz) and DTS (including DTS 96 kHz / 24 bit) digital signal

formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, SACD (DSD 2 ch), DVD Audio (including 192

kHz), PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz sampling frequencies). With other digital signal formats, set to A (analog) (the MULTI IN or

TUNER).

• 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 9) and set the signal input to C1/O1/O2 (DIGITAL).

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.

2 • When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on page 30 is set to THRU, t

he sound will be heard t

hrough your TV, not

from this receiver.

3• During playback from the multichannel inputs, you can’t use any of the sound features/modes and only the volume and

channel levels can be set.

• Change the output settings of the systems with multichannel analog outputs according to the number of the speakers

connected to the receiver.

The System Setup menu 06

Chapter 6:

English

The System Setup menu

1 Select SP SETUP from the System Setup

menu.

Français

Using the System Setup menu

The following section shows you how to make

2Use

/

to select the setting you want

detailed settings to specify how you’re using

to adjust then press

ENTER

.

the receiver. It also explains how to fine-tune

•

SP SET

– Specify size / number of speakers

individual speaker system settings.

connected (see

Speaker setting

below).

• X.OVER – Specify which frequencies will

be sent to the subwoofer (see Crossover

network on page 34).

• CH LEVEL – Adjust overall balance of your

speaker system (see Channel level on

page 34).

Italiano

• SP DISTN – Specify the distance of your

1 Press

RECEIVER

on the remote control,

speakers from the listening position (see

then press the

SETUP

button.

Speaker Distance on page 35).

2Use

/

to select the setting you want to

3Press

RETURN

after making the

adjust then press

ENTER

.

adjustments necessary for each setting.

Nederlands

• SP SETUP – Specify the size, number,

distance and overall balance of the

Speaker setting

speakers you’ve connected (see Manual

Use this setting to specify your speaker

speaker setup below).

configuration (size, number of speakers).

• IN ASSIG – Specify what you’ve connected

to the component video inputs (see The

1 Select

SP SET

from the SP SETUP menu.

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Input Assign menu on page 35).

2Use

/

to choose the speaker(s) that

you want to set then select a speaker size.

Use / to select the size (and number) of

Manual speaker setup

each of the following speakers:

These setting optimize surround sound

• Front (F) – Select LARGE if your front

Deutsch

performance. You only need to make these

speakers reproduce bass frequencies

settings once (unless you change the

effectively, or if you didn’t connect a

placement of your current speaker system or

subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the

add new speakers).

1

bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

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1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer is fixed to YES. Also, the center and surround 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.

The System Setup menu06

• Center (C) – Select LARGE if your center

1 Select ‘X.OVER’ from the SP SETUP menu.

speaker reproduces bass frequencies

2Use / to choose the frequency

effectively, or select SMALL to send bass

cutoff point.

frequencies to the other speakers or

Frequencies below the cutoff point will be sent

subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center

to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

speaker, choose NO (the center channel is

sent to the other speakers).

Channel level

• Surround (S) – Select LARGE if your

Using these settings, you can adjust the overall

surround speakers reproduce bass

balance of your speaker system.

frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to

send bass frequencies to the other

1 Select CH LEVEL from the SP SETUP menu.

speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t

2Use

/

to select a setup option.

connect surround spea

kers choose NO

• T. TONE M – Move the test tone manually

(the sound

of the surround channels is

from speaker to speaker and adjust

sent to the other speakers).

individual channel levels.

• Subwoofer (SW) – LFE signals and bass

• T. TONE A – Adjust channel levels as the

frequencies of channels set to SMALL are

test tone moves from speaker to speaker

output from the subwoofer when YES is

automatically.

1

selected.

Choose the PLUS setting if you

want the subwoofer to output bass sound

3 Confirm your selected setup option.

3

continuously or you want deeper bass (the

The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

bass frequencies that would normally

4 Adjust the level of each channel using

come out the front and center speakers are

/.

also routed to the subwoofer). If you did not

If you selected T. TONE M, use / to switch

connect a subwoofer choose NO (the bass

speakers.

is output from other speakers).

The T. TONE A setup outputs test tones in the

following order (depends on speaker settings):

Crossover network

L  C  R  SR  SL  SW

• Default setting: 100Hz

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone

This setting decides the cutoff between bass

4

is emitted.

sounds playing back from the speakers

selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass

sounds playing back from those selected as

2

SMALL.

It also decides where the cutoff will

be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

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1 If you can’t get good bass results, listen to the bass response with the subwoofer 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.

2For more on selecting the speaker sizes, see Speaker setting on page 33.

3After the volume increases to the reference level, test tones will be output.

4• If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level

of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• T

he subwo

ofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

• You can change the channel levels at any time by pressing RECEIVER first and then starting the following operations:

CH SELECT and CH SELECT +/– on the remote control. You can also change the channel levels by pressing RECEIVER first and

then TEST TONE. In this case, use the / buttons to select the channel and use the / buttons to adjust the level.

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The System Setup menu 06

Speaker Distance

4 Select the component that corresponds

English

with the one you connected to that input.

For good sound depth and separation from

•Use the / buttons and ENTER to

your system, you need to specify the distance

select BD, TV, DVR, MCI (MULTI CH IN) or

of your speakers from the listening position.

OFF.

The receiver can then add the proper delay

needed for effective surround sound.

• If you assign a component input to a

Français

certain function, any component inputs

1 Select ‘SP DISTN.’ from the SP SETUP menu.

previously assigned to that function will

2Use

/

to choose the speaker that you

automatically be switched off.

want then set the distance.

•Make sure you have connected the audio

Use / to adjust the distance of each

from the component to the corresponding

speaker (in 0.1 m increments).

inputs on the rear of the receiver.

• If you connect any source component to

the receiver using a component video

The Input Assign menu

input, you should also have your TV

You only need to make settings in the Input

connected to this receiver’s

Assign menu if you didn’t hook up your

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

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equipment according to the default settings for

the component video inputs.

• Default settings:

COMP 1 – BD

COMP 2 – TV

Nederlands

If you didn’t make component video

connections according to the defaults above,

you must assign the numbered input to the

component you’ve connected (or else you may

see the video signal of a different component).

Español

For more on this, see Using the component

video jacks on page 14.

1 Select ‘IN ASSIG’ from the System Setup

menu.

2 Select ‘COMP. IN’ from the ‘IN ASSIG’

Deutsch

menu.

3Use

/

to select the number of the

component video input to which you’ve

connected your video component.

The numbers match the numbers beside the

inputs on the rear of the receiver.

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Using the MULTI-ZONE feature07

Chapter 7:

Using the MULTI-ZONE feature

MULTI-ZONE listening options

The following table shows what you can listen

MULTI-ZONE listening

to in the sub zone:

This receiver can power up to two independent

systems in separate rooms after you have

made the proper MULTI-ZONE connections. An

example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below.

Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (

ZONE 2

)

• Connect a separate amplifier to the

ZONE

2 AUDIO OUT

jacks on the rear of this

receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to

the sub zone amplifier as shown in the

following illustration.

Different sources can be playing in two zones

at the same time or, depending on your needs,

the same source can also be used. The main

and sub zones have independent power (the

main zone power can be off while the sub zone

is on) and the sub zone can be controlled by

the remote or front panel controls.

Making MULTI-ZONE connections

It is possible to make these connections if you

have a separate speakers for your sub zone

1

(ZONE 2).

You will also need a separate

amplifier for your sub zone.

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AUDIO

COMPONENT VIDEO

1 You can’t use sound controls (such as the bass/treble controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate

amplifier in the sub zone. You can, however, use the features available with your sub zone amplifier.

Sub Zone Input sources available

ZONE 2 The built-in tuner and other analog

audio sources.

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE2 OUT

SUBWOOFER

R

L R

L R

PRE OUT

OUT

DVR/VCR VIDEO

IN

MONITOR OUT BD/DVD IN TV/SAT IN

P

R

B

YP

OUT

IN 2

(TV/SAT)

IN 1

(BD/DVD)

AUDIO IN

ASSIGNABLE

1

-

2

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Using the MULTI-ZONE feature 07

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

•If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner

English

controls to select a preset station (see

The following steps use the front panel controls

Saving station presets on page 38 if you’re

to select sources. See MULTI-ZONE remote

2

controls below.

unsure how to do this).

4 When you’re finished, press

CONTROL

again to return to the main zone controls.

Français

You can also press the MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF

button on the front panel to switch off all

3

output to the sub zone.

MULTI-ZONE remote controls

Press the RECEIVER button on the remote

control, then with the SHIFT button pressed,

press the buttons below to operate the

1 Press the

MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF

button

corresponding zone.

on the front panel.

Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:

The following table shows the possible MULTI-

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ZONE remote controls:

• ZONE 2 ON – Switches the MULTI-ZONE

feature on

• ZONE 2 OFF – Switches the MULTI-ZONE

feature off

The ZONE indicator lights when the MULTI-

Nederlands

ZONE control has been switched ON.

2 Press

CONTROL

.

1

• When the receiver is on,

make sure that

any operations for the sub zone are done

while ZONE 2 shows in the display. If this is

a. Without pressing the SHIFT button, you can

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not showing, the front panel controls affect

switch power on/off in the sub zone.

the main zone only.

b. In ZONE 2, you cannot select MULTI IN inputs.

3Use the

INPUT SELECTOR

dial to select

the source for the zone you have selected.

For example, Z2: CDR sends the source

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connected to the CDR inputs to the sub room

(ZONE 2).

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1If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE2 ON continues to show in the display.

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Button What it does

ZONE 2

Switches on/off power in the sub zone.

a

ON/OFF

INPUT

Use to select the input source in the

SELECT

sub zone.

MULTI

Use to select the input source directly

b

CONTROL

in the sub zone.

buttons

2 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one zone also changes the

station in the other zone. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast.

3 • You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first.

• If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for a while, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this

receiver is in standby.

• Volume level cannot be adjusted with this receiver. Use the separate amplifier connected to the ZONE2 OUT to adjust the

volume.