Pioneer VSX-1125-K User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  5
• Before you start

  9
  • Features

    9
  • Checking what’s in the box

    9
  • Installing the receiver

    10
  • Loading the batteries

    10
  • Operating range of remote control unit

    10
• Controls and displays

  11
  • Remote control

    11
  • Front panel

    12
  • Display

    13
• Connecting your equipment

  15
  • Rear panel

    15
  • Determining the speakers’ application

    17
    • Other speaker connections

      18
  • Placing the speakers

    18
    • THX speaker system setup

      18
    • Some tips for improving sound quality

      18
  • Connecting the speakers

    19
  • Installing your speaker system

    20
    • Standard surround connection

      20
    • Bi-amping your speakers

      21
    • Bi-wiring your speakers

      21
  • Selecting the Speaker system

    22
    • Front height setup

      22
    • Front wide setup

      22
    • Speaker B setup

      22
    • Bi-Amping setup

      22
    • ZONE 2 setup

      22
  • About the audio connection

    22
  • About the video converter

    22
  • About HDMI

    23
  • Connecting your TV and playback components

    24
    • Connecting using HDMI

      24
    • Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output

      25
    • Connecting your TV with no HDMI input

      26
  • Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources

    27
  • Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box

    28
  • Connecting other audio components

    28
    • About the WMA9 Pro decoder

      29
  • Connecting additional amplifiers

    29
  • Connecting AM/FM antennas

    30
    • Connecting external antennas

      30
  • MULTI-ZONE setup

    30
    • Making MULTI-ZONE connections

      31
  • Connecting to the network through LAN interface

    32
  • Connecting Optional Bluetooth® ADAPTER

    32
  • Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input

    32
  • Connecting an XM Radio tuner (VSX-1325 only)

    33
  • Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner

    33
  • Connecting an iPod

    33
  • Connecting a USB device

    34
  • Connecting a USB device for Advanced MCACC output

    34
  • Connecting an IR receiver

    35
  • Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor

    35
  • Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger (VSX-1325 only)

    36
  • Plugging in the receiver

    36
• Basic Setup

  37
  • Switching the speaker impedance

    37
  • Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)

    37
  • Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Auto MCACC)

    37
    • Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

      39
  • The Input Setup menu

    39
    • Input function default and possible settings

      40
• Basic playback

  41
  • Playing a source

    41
    • Playing a source with HDMI connection

      41
  • Playing an iPod

    41
    • Playing back audio files stored on an iPod

      42
  • Playing a USB device

    42
    • Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device

      43
    • Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device

      43
    • About playable file formats

      44
  • Listening to the radio

    45
    • Improving FM sound

      45
    • Using Neural Surround

      45
    • Tuning directly to a station

      45
    • Saving station presets

      45
    • Naming station presets

      45
    • Listening to station presets

      45
  • Listening to Internet radio stations

    46
    • Programming the Internet radio stations

      46
  • Listening to Satellite Radio

    47
  • Listening to XM Radio (VSX-1325 only)

    47
    • Using XM HD Surround

      48
    • Saving channel presets

      48
    • Using the XM Menu

      48
  • Listening to SIRIUS Radio

    48
    • Saving channel presets

      49
    • Using the SIRIUS Menu

      49
  • Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music

    50
    • Wireless music play

      50
    • Pairing the Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth wireless technology device

      50
    • Listening to music contents of a Bluetooth wireless technology device with your system

      51
• Listening to your system

  52
  • Auto playback

    52
  • Listening in surround sound

    52
    • Standard surround sound

      52
    • Using the Home THX modes

      53
    • Using the Advanced surround effects

      53
  • Listening in stereo

    54
  • Using Front Stage Surround Advance

    54
  • Using Stream Direct

    54
  • Selecting MCACC presets

    55
  • Choosing the input signal

    55
  • Better sound using Phase Control

    55
• Control with HDMI function

  56
  • Making Control with HDMI connections

    56
  • HDMI Setup

    56
  • Before using synchronization

    57
  • About synchronized operations

    57
    • About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the Control with HDMI function

      58
  • Setting the PQLS function

    58
  • Cautions on the Control with HDMI function

    58
• Using other functions

  59
  • Setting the Audio options

    59
  • Setting the Video options

    61
  • Switching the speaker terminals

    62
  • Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

    62
  • Making an audio or a video recording

    63
  • Reducing the level of an analog signal

    63
  • Using the sleep timer

    63
  • Dimming the display

    63
  • Switching the HDMI output (VSX-1325 only)

    64
  • Using the Web Control function

    64
  • Checking your system settings

    64
  • Resetting the system

    64
    • Default system settings

      65
• Controlling the rest of your system

  66
  • Operating multiple receivers

    66
  • Setting the remote to control other components

    66
  • Selecting preset codes directly

    66
  • Programming signals from other remote controls

    67
  • Erasing one of the remote control button settings

    67
  • Erasing all learnt settings that are in one input function

    68
  • Direct function

    68
  • Setting the backlight mode

    68
  • Multi operation and System off

    68
    • Programming a Multi operation or a shutdown sequence

      69
    • Using multi operations

      69
    • Using System off

      69
    • Erasing the settings for the multi-operation

      69
  • Resetting the remote control settings

    70
    • Default preset codes

      70
  • Controlling components

    70
• The Advanced MCACC menu

  73
  • Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu

    73
  • Automatic MCACC (Expert)

    73
  • Manual MCACC setup

    75
    • Fine Channel Level

      76
    • Fine Speaker Distance

      76
    • Standing Wave

      76
    • Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

      77
    • Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

      77
  • Checking MCACC Data

    79
    • Speaker Setting

      79
    • Channel Level

      79
    • Speaker Distance

      79
    • Standing Wave

      79
    • Acoustic Cal EQ

      79
    • Output MCACC data

      80
  • Data Management

    80
    • Renaming MCACC presets

      80
    • Copying MCACC preset data

      81
    • Clearing MCACC presets

      81
• The System Setup and Other Setup menus

  82
  • Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

    82
  • Manual speaker setup

    82
    • Speaker system setting

      83
    • Speaker Setting

      83
    • Channel Level

      84
    • Speaker Distance

      84
    • X-Curve

      85
    • THX Audio Setting

      85
  • Network Setup menu

    85
    • IP address/Proxy setting

      85
    • Checking the MAC address

      86
    • Network Standby

      86
  • The Other Setup menu

    86
    • Volume Setup

      87
    • Remote Control Mode Setup

      87
    • Flicker Reduction Setup

      87
    • EXTENSION Setup

      87
  • TV

    104
  • TV

    104
  • DVD

    105
  • BD

    105
  • DVR (BDR, HDR)

    105
  • VCR

    105
  • Satellite Set Top Box

    106
  • Satellite Set Top Box (SAT/PVR Combination)

    106
  • Cable Set Top Box

    107
  • Cable Set Top Box (Cable/PVR Combination)

    107
  • CD

    107
  • CD-R

    107
  • Laser Disc Player

    107
  • Cassete Deck

    107
  • Digital Tape

    107
  • MD

    107
• Additional information

  88
  • Speaker Setting Guide

    88
    • Positional relationship between speakers and monitor

      89
  • Troubleshooting

    89
    • Power

      89
    • No sound

      90
    • Other audio problems

      91
    • ADAPTER PORT

      92
    • Video

      92
    • Settings

      93
    • Professional Calibration EQ graphical output

      93
    • Display

      94
    • Remote control

      94
    • Web Control

      95
    • HDMI

      95
    • Important information regarding the HDMI connection

      96
    • USB interface

      96
    • Internet radio

      97
    • XM radio messages

      98
    • SIRIUS radio messages

      99
  • Surround sound formats

    100
    • Dolby

      100
    • DTS

      100
    • Windows Media Audio 9 Professional

      100
  • About THX

    100
  • About iPod

    101
  • About SIRIUS and XM

    102
  • Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats

    103
  • Preset code list

    104
  • Specifications

    108
  • Cleaning the unit

    109
  • Our philosophy

    109