Pioneer VSX-D714 User Manual

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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

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Making cable connections

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Loading the batteries

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Operating range of remote control unit

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

Audio/Video cords

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Component video cords

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Digital audio coaxial cords/Optical
cables

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Connecting digital components

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Connecting audio components

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Connecting DVD 5.1 channel
components

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Connecting video components

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Connecting to the front panel video
terminal

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Connecting antennas

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FM wire antenna

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AM loop antenna

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Using external antennas

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Connecting the speakers
(VSX-D514/D714)

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Connecting the speakers (VSX-D814)

Speaker terminals

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A and B speaker systems

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Hints on speaker placement

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Speaker placement diagrams

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Connecting additional amplifiers

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Power cord caution

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Operating other Pioneer components

Using this receiver with a Pioneer
plasma display

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04 Controls and displays

Front panel (VSX-D514)

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Front panel (VSX-D714/D814)

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05 Listening to your system

Listening in surround sound

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Using the Advanced surround effects

Listening in stereo

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Choosing the input signal

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Using the Surround Back Channel
(SB CH)

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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
(VSB)

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Using Midnight and Loudness listening

Using the tone controls

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Playing other sources

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Selecting the multichannel analog
inputs

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VSX-D514 model:

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VSX-D714/D814 model:

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Using the sleep timer

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06 Setting up the receiver

Choosing your receiver setup

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Speaker setting

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Surround back speaker setting

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Subwoofer setting

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Crossover frequency setting

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LFE attenuator setting

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Front speaker distance setting

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Front left speaker distance setting

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Center speaker distance setting

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Front right speaker distance setting

Surround speaker distance setting

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Surround right speaker distance
setting

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Surround back speaker distance
setting

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Surround left speaker distance setting

Subwoofer distance setting

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