Pioneer VSX-520 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  4
• Before you start

  7
  • Checking what’s in the box

    7
  • Loading the batteries

    7
  • Installing the receiver

    7
    • Ventilation

      8
• Controls and displays

  9
  • Front panel

    9
    • Operating range of remote control

      10
  • Display

    11
  • Remote control

    13
• Connecting your equipment

  16
  • Placing the speakers

    16
    • Hints on the speaker placement

      17
  • Connecting the speakers

    18
    • Connect the surround back or front height speakers

      19
  • Making cable connections

    19
    • HDMI cables

      20
    • About HDMI

      20
    • Analog audio cables

      20
    • Digital audio cables

      21
    • Video cables

      21
  • About video outputs connection

    21
  • Connecting a TV and playback components

    22
    • Connecting using HDMI

      22
    • Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal

      22
  • Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box

    23
  • Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources

    23
  • Using the component video jacks

    24
  • Connecting other audio components

    24
  • Connecting antennas

    25
    • Using external antennas

      25
  • Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack

    26
  • Plugging in the receiver

    26
• Listening to your system

  27
  • Basic playback

    27
  • Auto playback

    28
  • Listening in surround sound

    28
    • Using the Advanced surround effects

      29
  • Listening in stereo

    30
  • Using Front Stage Surround Advance

    30
  • Using Stream Direct

    31
  • Using the Sound Retriever

    31
  • Better sound using Phase Control

    31
  • Using surround back channel processing

    32
  • Setting the Up Mix function

    33
  • Setting the Audio options

    33
  • Choosing the input signal

    36
  • Using the headphone

    36
• The System Setup menu

  37
  • Using the System Setup menu

    37
  • Manual speaker setup

    37
    • Speaker setting

      38
    • Crossover network

      39
    • Channel level

      39
    • Speaker distance

      39
  • The Input Assign menu

    40
  • The Pre Out Setting

    40
• Using the tuner

  41
  • Listening to the radio

    41
    • Improving FM stereo sound

      41
  • Saving station presets

    41
    • Listening to station presets

      42
    • Naming preset stations

      42
• Making recordings

  43
  • Making an audio or a video recording

    43
• Other connections

  44
  • Bluetooth® ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music

    44
    • Wireless music play

      44
    • Connecting Optional Bluetooth ADAPTER

      45
    • Pairing Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth wireless technology device

      45
    • Listening to Music Contents of Bluetooth wireless technology device with Your System

      46
• Additional information

  47
  • Troubleshooting

    47
    • HDMI

      50
    • Important information regarding the HDMI connection

      51
  • Resetting the main unit

    51
  • Specifications

    52
  • Cleaning the unit

    53