Pioneer VSX-824-K Owner's Manual

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Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as 

a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

Switch on your system components and receiver.
Start by switching on the playback component (for 

example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you 

have one), then the receiver (press 



).

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Make sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

Switch the TV input to the input that connects this 
receiver.
For example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 

jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO input is now 

selected.

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The input of the receiver will switch over, and you will 

be able to operate other components using the remote 

control. To operate the receiver, first press 

 

on the remote control, then press the appropriate 

button to operate.

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The input source can also be selected by using the 

front panel 

 dial. In this case, the 

remote control won’t switch operational modes.

If you selected the proper input source and there is still 

no sound, select the audio input signal for playback (see 

Selecting the audio input signal below

).

playback of the source.
If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound 

DVD disc, with a digital audio connection, you should 

hear surround sound. If you’re playing a stereo source or 

if the connection is an analog audio connection, you will 

only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the 

default listening mode.
It is possible to check on the front panel display whether 

or not surround sound playback is being performed 

properly.
When using a surround back speaker, 

 (VSX-

1029 only) and 

 are displayed when playing 

Dolby Digital 5.1-channel signals, and DTS+NEO:6 is 

displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.
When not using a surround back speaker, 

 is 

displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals.
If the display does not correspond to the input signal and 

listening mode, check the connections and settings.

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You may need to check the digital audio output settings on 

your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set 

to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz/96 kHz PCM (2 

channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set 

this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.

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Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may 

only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this 

case, the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening 

mode if you want multichannel surround sound.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is 

coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

The audio input signal can be selected for each input source. 

Once it is set, the audio input that was selected will be applied 

whenever you select the input source using the input function 

buttons.

 

corresponding to the source component. 
Each press cycles through the following:

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 – Selects an HDMI signal. H can be selected for BD, 

, SAT/CBL, MHL or GAME input. For other inputs, 

 cannot be selected.

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When the HDMI option in 

Setting the Audio options 

on page 39

 is set to THRU, the sound will be heard 

through your TV, not from this receiver.

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 – Selects the analog inputs. 

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/O1 – Selects the digital input. The coaxial 1 input is 

selected for C1, and the optical 1 audio input is 

selected for O1.

When H (HDMI) or C1/O1 (digital) is selected and the 

selected audio input is not provided, A (analog) is 

automatically selected.

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, MHL and GAME inputs are fixed to H (HDMI). It cannot 

be changed.

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For the TV input, only A (analog) or C1/O1 (digital) can be 

selected. However, if the ARC at HDMI Setup is set to ON, 

the input is fixed to H (HDMI) and cannot be changed.

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When set to H (HDMI) or C1/O1 (digital), 

 lights when 

a Dolby Digital signal is input, and DTS lights when a DTS 

signal is input. 

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When the H (HDMI) is selected, the A and DIGITAL 

indicators are off (see 

page 10

).