Pioneer VSX-516 User Manual

Contents

01 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

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Loading the batteries

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Operating range of remote control unit

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Installing the receiver

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02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater

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Listening to Surround Sound

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Using the Quick Setup

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03 Connecting up

Making cable connections

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Analog audio cables

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Digital audio cables

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Video cables

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Connecting a TV and DVD player

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Connecting the multichannel analog
outputs

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Connecting a satellite receiver or other
digital set-top box

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Connecting other audio components

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About the WMA9 Pro decoder

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Connecting other video components

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Using the component video jacks

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Connecting antennas

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Using external antennas

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Connecting the speakers

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Speaker terminals

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Hints on speaker placement

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Speaker placement diagrams

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AC outlet

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04 Controls and displays

Front panel

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Display

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Remote control

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05 Listening to your system

Auto playback

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Listening in surround sound

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Using the Advanced surround effects

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Setting the effect options

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Listening in stereo

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Choosing the input signal

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Using surround back channel processing

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Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)

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Using Midnight and Loudness

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Enhancing dialog

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Using the tone controls

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Using the Sound Retriever

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Playing other sources

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Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

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06 The System Setup menu

Using the System Setup menu

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Surround back speaker setting

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Manual speaker setup

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Speaker setting

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Crossover network

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Channel level

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Speaker Distance

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The Input Assign menu

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The Other setup menu

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Dynamic Range Control Setup

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Dual Mono Setup

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LFE Attenuator Setup

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07 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

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Saving station presets

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Naming station presets

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Listening to station presets

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08 Making recordings

Making an audio or a video recording

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09 Other connections

Second Zone speaker B setup

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Switching the speaker system

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Bi-amping your front speakers

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Bi-wiring your speakers

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10 Additional information

Troubleshooting

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Resetting the main unit

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Switching the speaker impedance

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Power cord caution

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Specifications

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Cleaning the unit

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