Pioneer VSX-522-K User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Checking what’s in the box

  5
• Installing the receiver

  5
• Controls and displays

  6
  • Front panel

    6
    • Display

      7
  • Remote control

    8
    • Loading the batteries

      9
    • Operating range of remote control

      9
• Connecting your equipment

  10
  • Placing the speakers

    10
    • Hints on the speaker placement

      10
  • Connecting the speakers

    11
    • Connect the surround back or front height speakers

      11
  • Making cable connections

    12
    • HDMI cables

      12
    • About HDMI

      12
    • Analog audio cables

      13
    • Digital audio cables

      13
    • Standard RCA video cables

      13
  • About video outputs connection

    13
  • Connecting a TV and playback components

    14
    • Connecting using HDMI

      14
    • Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal

      15
  • Connecting antennas

    16
    • Using external antennas

      16
  • Connecting an iPod

    17
  • Connecting a USB device

    17
  • Plugging in the receiver

    17
• Basic Setup

  18
  • Canceling the demo display

    18
  • Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)

    18
    • Other problems when using the Auto MCACC setup

      19
• Basic playback

  20
  • Playing a source

    20
    • Selecting the audio input signal

      20
  • Playing an iPod

    22
    • Playing back files stored on an iPod

      22
    • Basic playback controls

      22
    • Switches between the iPod controls and the receiver controls

      22
  • Playing a USB device

    23
    • Basic playback controls

      23
    • Compressed audio compatibility

      23
  • Listening to the radio

    24
    • Improving FM sound

      24
    • Saving station presets

      24
    • Listening to station presets

      24
    • Naming preset stations

      24
• Listening to your system

  25
  • Choosing the listening mode

    25
    • Auto playback

      25
    • Listening in surround sound

      25
    • Using the Advanced surround

      26
    • Using Stream Direct

      26
  • Using the Sound Retriever

    26
  • Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

    26
  • Better sound using Phase Control

    27
  • Using surround back channel processing

    27
  • Setting the Up Mix function

    27
  • Setting the Audio options

    28
• Home Menu

  30
  • Using the Home Menu

    30
  • Manual speaker setup

    30
    • Speaker Setting

      30
    • X.Over

      31
    • Channel Level

      31
    • Speaker Distance

      32
  • The Input Assign menu

    32
  • The Pre Out Setting

    33
  • The Auto Power Down menu

    33
  • The FL Demo Mode menu

    33
  • The HDMI Setup menu

    33
• Additional information

  35
  • Troubleshooting

    35
    • General

      35
    • HDMI

      36
    • Important information regarding the HDMI connection

      36
    • iPod messages

      36
    • USB messages

      36
  • About iPod/iPhone

    37
  • Resetting the main unit

    37
  • Cleaning the unit

    37
  • Specifications

    37