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Buen manual de instrucciones

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¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Pioneer VSX-C100 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Pioneer VSX-C100, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Pioneer VSX-C100 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Pioneer VSX-C100
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Pioneer VSX-C100
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Pioneer VSX-C100
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Pioneer VSX-C100 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Pioneer VSX-C100 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Pioneer en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Pioneer VSX-C100, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Pioneer VSX-C100, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Pioneer VSX-C100. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-C100 VSX-C100-S Operating Instructions[...]

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    2 En CAUTION: THE ST ANDBY/ON BUTTON IS SECONDAR Y CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEP ARA TE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWER IN ST ANDBY POSITION. THEREFORE INST ALL THE UNIT SUIT ABLE PLACES EASY TO DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG IN CASE OF THE ACCIDENT . THE MAINS PLUG OF UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED FROM THE W ALL SOCKET WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF[...]

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    3 En English READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ?[...]

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    4 En Operating Environment H045 En Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ° C – +35 ° C (+41 ° F – +95 ° F); less than 85%RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install in the following locations • Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light • Location exposed to high humidity , or poorly ventilated locatio[...]

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    5 En English Manufactured under license from Dolby Labo- ratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double- D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laborato- ries. “ DTS ” and “ DTS Digital Surround ” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Compatibility with the Home Theater Formats Dolby Digital, DTS Sound Decoders These[...]

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    6 En Contents Congratulations on buying this fine Pioneer pr oduct. Please read thr ough these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model pr operly . After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for futur e reference. Contents 6 Quick Start Guide 7 01 Introductory Information 11 Checking the[...]

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    English 7 En Home Theater: The Basics Most consumers are used to using stereo equipment to listen to music but many people ar e not used to home theater systems that give you many more options when listening to soundtracks. In fact, home theater is not r eally compli- cated and this little guide should give you an understanding of basics. The main [...]

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    8 En AC I N CONTROL CENTER L R L R SUB WOOFER OUT OUT FM UN B A L 7 5 Ω AM LOOP MONITOR OUT DVD DVD COAX R R AU D IO DIGIT AL I N AU D I O VID E O L L 1 2 IN OUT SPEAKERS FRONT SUR R OUND DVR / VCR DVR / VCR IN TV/ SA T IN IN (TV/ SA T) AN TENNA (DVD) DVR / VCR TV/ SA T OPT1 OPT2 LINE LEVEL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL STANDBY/ON Î 3 OPEN/ CLOSE 0 [...]

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    9 En English Quick Start Guide Lastly , hook up your DVD player to the DVD IN VIDEO and your TV to the MONITOR OUT VIDEO terminals as shown above and plug in the receiver ’ s power cord to a power outlet. Automatic speaker setup (receiver automatically configures Front, Center, Surround speakers and Subwoofer) Once you have completed the above ta[...]

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    10 En Advanced/Customized Settings If you want to customize your home theater to your envir onment, equipment or personal tastes, many settings are available. One of the most important advanced settings, called Room Setup, establishes the distances between your speakers and your normal listening position (as well as volume levels, etc.). Making thi[...]

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    11 En English 01 Intr oductory Information When Making Cable Connections Be careful not to arrange cables in a manner that bends the cables over the top of this unit. If the cables are laid on top of the unit, the magnetic field pr oduced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise to come from the speakers. Cassette deck placement D[...]

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    12 En CAUTION: Incorrect use of batteries may r esult in such hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions: • Never use new and old batteries together . • Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly accor ding to the marks in the batter y case. • Batteries of the same shape may have dif ferent voltages. Do [...]

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    English 13 En 02 Connecting Y our Equipment Coaxial Cords/Optical Cables Commercially available digital audio coaxial cor ds (standard video cor ds can also be used) or optical cables (not supplied) are used to connect digital components to this receiver . Be sure to insert completely and in the case of the optical cable, right-side up. If it is in[...]

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    14 En Connecting Y our Equipment Before making or changing the connections, switch of f the power and disconnect the power cor d from the AC wall outlet. Connecting a DVD Player & TV In order to play PCM/ 2 2 2 2 2 Digital/DTS multichannel soundtracks, you need to make digital audio connections. Connect your DVD player to this unit using either[...]

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    English 15 En Connecting Y our Equipment Optical cable (sold separately , don ’ t pinch or bend cable sharply) Audio cord (sold separately) Video cor d (sold separately) Before making or changing the connections, switch of f the power and disconnect the power cor d from the AC wall outlet. Connecting a Digital T uner/Set T op Box If you have an e[...]

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    16 En Connecting Y our Equipment Connecting Video Components Connect your video components to the terminals as shown next page. If you have a Digital V ideo Recorder (a DVR) you need to connect it digitally to either the optical digital terminals or the coaxial digital terminal in or der to play and/or record multichannel sound. The quality of thes[...]

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    English 17 En Connecting Y our Equipment ST ANDBY/ON PHONES VIDEO AUDIO DIGITAL IN L R FRONT INPUT 2 DIGITAL 2 DTS INPUT SIGNAL AUTO ADVANCED SOUND MODE PHONES /VIRTUAL SURROUND MODE PRO LOGIC II DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) PHONES HOLD ON/OFF COLOR BRIGHT MONITOR VIDEO IN/OUT AUDIO IN/OUT Front Select the component hooked up to the Front video connection[...]

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    18 En Connecting Y our Equipment AC I N CONTROL CENTER L R L R SUB WOOFER OUT OUT FM UN B AL7 5 Ω AM LOOP MONITOR OUT DVD DV D COAX R R AU D I O DIGIT AL I N AU D I O VIDE O L L 1 2 IN OUT SPEAKERS FRONT SU RR OUND DVR / VCR DVR / VCR IN TV/ SA T IN IN (TV/ SAT) AN TENNA (DVD) DVR / VCR TV/ SA T OPT1 OPT2 LINE LEVEL Caution: Make sure that all th[...]

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    English 19 En Connecting Y our Equipment Hints on Speaker Placement Speakers are usually designed with a particular place- ment in mind. Some are designed to be floor standing, while others should be placed on stands to sound their best. Some should be placed near a wall; others should be placed away from walls. Follow the guidelines on placement t[...]

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    20 En Connecting Y our Equipment AM Antenna connectors T wist the exposed wire strands together push the tab back, insert into the hole and release connector . FM wir e antenna Connect the FM wire antenna and fully extend vertically along a window frame or other suitable area. AM loop antenna Assemble the antenna and connect to the receiver . Attac[...]

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    English 21 En Connecting Y our Equipment Oper ating other Pioneer Components with this Unit ’ s Sensor By connecting a control cor d to the CONTROL terminals of the respective equipment, you can contr ol several Pioneer components using one remote sensor . Following the diagram below you will see that one component feeds the CONTROL OUT terminal [...]

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    22 En 03 Front P anel 1 ST ANDBY/ON (Main power) button Pressing this button switches the r eceiver ON from ST ANDBY mode. RECEIVER button on the remote contr ol also toggles between ON and ST ANDBY mode. The receiver uses a small amount of electricity (less than 1W) in ST ANDBY mode. 2 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones (this switches the speak[...]

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    English 23 En Displays & Controls Rear P anel 1 TV/SA T IN terminals (connect a TV/SA T set top box here, see page 15) Use these terminals to input a TV/SA T signal (or from another kind of source, if you choose). Make sure to connect to the video terminals and both the analog and optical digital terminals for audio. T o be able to play digital[...]

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    Displays & Controls 24 En Remote Contr ol All the buttons on the remote contr ol are explained here. See pages 47 & 48 for details r elating to using the remote control with other components (like your DVD player or TV/SA T tuner). 1 RECEIVER (Power) button: This switches between ST ANDBY mode and power ON for this receiver . 2 SIGNAL SELEC[...]

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    Displays & Controls English 25 En ENTER button: Use this button to enter Room Setup commands. Y ou can also use this button to exit a SETUP mode. 6 V olume buttons: MASTER VOLUME +/ – buttons: Use to set the overall listening volume. MUTE button (see page 41): Use to mute the sound or restore the sound if it has been muted. 7 TOP MENU button:[...]

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    26 En 04 Checking the Settings on Y our DVD (or other) Player If you don’ t set the following two features corr ectly you may experience pr oblems with your surround sound (for example: no sound whatsoever; the sound is unidimensional or lacks punch; or other pr oblems). 1 Digital output fr om your DVD player or other component outputting a digit[...]

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    English 27 En Basic Playback Playing a Sour ce Here are the basic instr uctions for playing a disc or videotape (or any other sour ce) with your home theater system. The following pages will tell you about refinements you can make to the sound but the below pr ocedure (with the settings you have already made) should allow you to get enjoyable home [...]

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    28 En LS RS LC RS W 05 Fine T uning Y our Surround Sound Room Setup This setup establishes the distances from your speakers to your nor mal listening position. It is important for the receiver to know these distances so it can output pr oper surround sound. Alternatively , you can make more precise speaker distance settings on page 29-31. Y ou don?[...]

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    English 29 En Personalizing Y our Surround Sound This receiver will make the necessary speakers settings automatically so you can use it to get enjoyable sur - round sound without doing anything, but making mor e exact settings here will give you finer surr ound sound. For better surround sound complete the instructions that follow the speaker sett[...]

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    30 En Fine T uning Y our Surround Sound Front speakers setting This settings establishes the size and configuration of the front speakers you have connected more exactly than the automatic setup. Select either Lar ge ( L ) or Small ( S ). This will determine if bass sounds are sent by the r eceiver to the speakers being set. Lar ge: If the cone siz[...]

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    English 31 En Fine T uning Y our Surround Sound LFE attenuator setting Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass tones fr om distorting the sound from all the active speakers. Follow steps 1&2 on page 29 (if necessary). Use the +/ – buttons to choose the at[...]

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    32 En Fine T uning Y our Surround Sound Dual mono setting Dual mono has two dif ferent audio channels in it. Y ou can use it to listen to soundtracks that have one language on one channel and a differ ent language on the other . The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to discs that have dual mono software encoded in them, for example [...]

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    English 33 En Input attenuator setting Y ou can set the input signal to be lowered if it is distorting. This is only possible for analog signals, digital signals can ’ t be attenuated. Follow steps 1&2 on page 29 (if necessary). Use the +/ – buttons to set th e input attenua- tor ON or OFF . Press SETUP to advance to the next receiver setti[...]

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    34 En Setting the Volume Level of Each Channel (adjusting the speaker volume balance) Use to set the relative volume of each channel as you find necessary . 1 Press RECEIVER to turn the power on. 2 Press MASTER V OL UME + or – – – – – to adjust the volume to an appr opriate level. 3 Press TEST TONE to output the test tone. The test tone i[...]

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    English 35 En Listening Modes Intrinsic to home theater , surround sound delivers a realistic and powerful soundtrack that recr eates the movie theater experience. Y ou may need to experiment with these differ ent modes to see which suit your home system and personal tastes, but in general you should listen to movie sour ces (like DVDs) in one of t[...]

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    36 En Playback Modes Selecting a Listening Mode Choose a listening mode that suits the soundtrack you are listening to or achieves the ef fect you want, as explained on the previous page. It will pr obably be necessary for you to experiment with differ ent modes until you find ones which suit your tastes. 1 Press A UTO , SURROUND or AD V ANCED . 2 [...]

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    English 37 En Playback Modes 1 Press SOUND MODE . 2 Cycle through the different possibilities using the SOUND MODE button and select the one you want. Refer to above for more details about each sound mode. • The default setting is NA TURAL. • Each playback component can be set independently and retains its sound mode when another component is b[...]

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    38 En 07 Using the T uner Finding a Station The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (sear ch) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you alr eady know the exact frequency of the station you want to listen to, see “T uning Directly to a Station” on page 39. Once you ar e tuned to a station yo[...]

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    English 39 En T uning Dir ectly to a Station Sometimes, you'll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote contr ol. 1 Press the FM/AM button on the remote control to put it in tuner mode. 2 Press the FM/AM button again to chan[...]

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    40 En Using the T uner Recalling Memorized Stations Having memorized up to 30 stations (see the previous explanation for how to do this), preset stations can be easily recalled. 1 Press the FM/AM button on the remote control. 2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored. Repeatedly pressing this button cycles thr ough the three [...]

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    41 En English 08 Using Other Functions Muting the Sound Use this feature to mute the volume. Changing the Display Brightness (DIMMER button) The display on the receiver has four brightness settings. Use the instructions below to adjust the brightness of the display . 1 Press the MUTE button on the remote control. No sound will be audible until the [...]

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    42 En Using Other Functions Input Signal Select This button selects the type of input signal, ANALOG, DIGIT AL or AUTO, sent to the receiver . Y ou need to take special care to switch to the appr opriate input when necessary . For example, the switch would have to be on DIGIT AL to hear Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound material but it would have[...]

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    43 En English Speakers (Front, Center , Surround) setting Page Subwoofer setting LFE attenuator Fr ont speakers distance Center speakers distance Surround speakers distance Dynamic range control Dual mono Input attenuator Sound mode Listening mode Setting the volume level of each channel Input MASTER VOLUME automatically sensed 200 kHz 0 dB 6 ft (1[...]

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    44 En 09 Controlling the Rest of Y our System Changing the Remote Contr ol Mode The remote contr ol that comes with this receiver is very flexible and can be switched from contr olling this receiver to controlling other components, even components not made by Pioneer . Y ou can set up the remote to contr ol so it will be able to control everything [...]

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    45 En English 2 LED 1 While pressing the ENTER button press the Input/Contr ol Mode Select button you want to preset. For the TV CONTROL buttons press the TV CONTROL (Power) button while pressing the ENTER button. The LED lights. T o cancel the preset mode at any time Press ENTER . The remote contr ol will also return to the previous mode after thi[...]

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    46 En Contr olling the Rest of Y our System 1 Clearing the P r eset Codes Clears all presets, all learned functions and restores the factory presets. 1 While pressing the ENTER button press and hold the 0 button for three seconds. The LED on the remote contr ol blinks three times indicating all the preset codes have been clear ed. The remote contr [...]

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    47 En English CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD r ecorder/Cassette Deck Contr ols This remote contr ol can control these components after entering the pr oper codes or teaching the r eceiver the commands (see page 45). Use Input/Control Mode Select buttons to put the r emote contr ol in the stated mode. • Depending on the maker and individual model, ther[...]

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    48 En Contr olling the Rest of Y our System Cable TV/Satellite TV/Digital TV/TV Controls This remote contr ol can control these components after entering the pr oper codes or teaching the r eceiver the commands (see page 45). Use Input/Control Mode Select buttons to put the remote contr ol in the stated mode. • Depending on the maker and individu[...]

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    49 En English Contr olling the Rest of Y our System Pr eset Code List DVD Manufacturer Code TOSHIBA 001 SONY 002 P ANASONIC 003 JVC 004 SAMSUNG 005 SHARP 006 AKAI 007 RCA 009, 011 DENON 003, 010 HIT ACHI 012 PHILIPS 013 ZENITH 014 SONY (video game) 016 LOEWE 013 GOLDST AR 014 MICROSOFT 017 (Video game) PIONEER 000, 003, 008, 111 LD Manufacturer Cod[...]

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    50 En 10 Additional Information T roubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for tr ouble and malfunctions. If you think that ther e is something wrong with this component, check the points below . Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the tr ouble c[...]

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    51 En English Symptom No sound from surr ound or center speakers. No sound from subwoofer Sound is produced fr om analog components, but not from digital ones (DVD, LD, CD-ROM etc.). No sound is output or a noise is output when Dolby Digital/DTS software is played back. When a search is per - formed by a DTS compat- ible CD player during playback, [...]

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    52 En Additional Information Symptom The sound distorts. Y ou can only hear treble from speakers. No image is output when an input is selected. The settings have all been cleared. OVERLOAD blinks in the display and the power turns off automatically . Y ou can't set the subwoofer frequency r oute. The display is dark or off. After making an adj[...]

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    53 En English 11 T echno Know How Dolby Digital and Dolby Surr ound Dolby Digital is the most widely used system to recor d soundtracks on DVDs and other media. It's a sound compression format which r ecords the sound of 6 channels of the theater surr ound system (Dolby Digital) on a movie film digital track. Of the 6 channels, the subwoofer c[...]

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    54 En T echno Know How Recording Formats These are the recor ding formats. Determining what kind of playback format is being employed with any particular recor ding format depends on three things: 1) how the signal is encoded and transmitted; 2) how the signal is decoded; and 3) how the sound is actually hear d through the speakers (where your spea[...]

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    55 En English T echno Know How[...]

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    56 En Amplifier Section Continuous average power output of 21 watts* per channel, min., at 6 ohms, fr om 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz with no more than 0.9 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Continuous Power Output (SURROUND MODE) FRONT ................... 33 W / ch (1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω ) CENTER ........................ 3 3 W ( 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω ) [...]

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    57 En English T echno Know How Amplifier Section Maximum Output Power .......................... 41 W / ch (1 kHz, THD 10 %, 6 Ω ) Continuous Power Output (STEREO MODE) FRONT ......... 25 W+25W (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω ) Continuous Power Output (SURROUND MODE) FRONT ............ 30 W / ch (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω ) CENTER ............... 30 W[...]

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    <TNGZC/02D00001> Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2002 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. <ARB7259-A> PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS [USA] INC. P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Park[...]