Pioneer VSX-D510 manual

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    Operating Instructions AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D510[...]

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    2 En WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPOR T ANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to[...]

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    3 En 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 — All o[...]

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    4 En 01 Introductory Information Checking the Supplied Accessories Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6P) × 2 • Remote contr ol • Operating instructions Using this Manual This manual is for the VSX-D510 audio/video multi- channe[...]

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    5 En 02 01 Introductory Information 4 Checking the Supplied Accessories 4 Using this Manual 4 Installing the Receiver 4 When Making Cable Connections 4 Loading the Batteries 4 Operating Range of Remote Contr ol Unit 4 02 Contents 5 03 Connecting Y our Equipment 6 Connecting Digital Components 6 Connecting Audio Components 7 Connecting DVD 5.1 Chann[...]

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    6 En 03 Digital Audio Cor ds/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 . When you use optical digital input or output terminals, pull of f the caps and insert the plugs. Be sure to insert complet[...]

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    7 En L R L R R L CEN T SPEA K FRONT SPEAKERS TO MONTOR TV VCR / DVR CONTROL CD IN IN IN OUT OUT FRONT CD - R / TAPE / MD SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER PREOUT IN IN IN IN IN TV / SAT DVD / LD COAX OPT (DVD) (CD) P L A Y OUT FM UNBAL 75 Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA FM ANTENNA DVD 5.1 CH INPUT PCM / 2 / DTS DIGITAL IN ASSIGNABLE REC PLAY L R L R OUTPUT[...]

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    8 En L R R L TO MONTOR TV VCR / DVR CONTROL CD IN IN IN OUT OUT FRONT CD - R / TAPE / MD SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER PREOUT IN IN IN IN IN TV / SAT DVD / LD COAX (DVD) P L A Y OUT FM UNBAL 75 Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA FM ANTENNA DVD 5.1 CH INPUT OUTPUT VIDEO L R OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO L R VIDEO L R OUTPUT VIDEO L R INPUT VIDEO DVD player (or LD pla[...]

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    9 En L R L R R L CEN T SPEA FRONT SPEAKERS TO MONTOR TV VCR / DVR CONTROL CD IN IN IN OUT OUT FRONT CD - R / TAPE / MD SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER PREOUT IN IN IN IN IN TV / SAT DVD / LD COAX OPT (DVD) (CD) P L A Y OUT FM UNBAL 75 Ω AM LOOP ANTENNA FM ANTENNA DVD 5.1 CH INPUT PCM / 2 / DTS DIGITAL IN ASSIGNABLE FM wir e antenna Connect [...]

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    10 En Connecting Speakers A full complement of six speakers is shown here but, naturally , everyone’ s home setup will vary . Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below . The receiver will work with just two ster eo speakers (called “front” speakers in the diagram) but using at least thr ee speakers is recommended, and[...]

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    11 En Surround Left Surround Right Listening Position Front Left Front Right Center Subwoofer Hints on speaker placement Speakers are usually designed with a particular placement in mind. Some ar e designed to be floorstanding, while others should be placed on stands to sound their best. Some should be placed near a wall; others should be placed aw[...]

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    12 En AC Outlet [switched 100 W (0.8 A) max] Power supplied through this outlet is turned on and of f by the receiver's POWER switch. T otal electrical power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W (0.8 A). CAUTION Do not connect a heater , TV , etc. Also, make sure no exposed speaker wire is touching the rear panel, this ma[...]

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    13 En 04 Pr epar ations 1 Press RECEIVER to turn the power on. The ST ANDBY indicator goes out. 2 Press RECEIVER . This switches the remote to the receiver mode. 3 Press @ or # to select the mode you want to set. For best results, start with “SPEAKERS setting mode” and make your initial adjustments in the order described below . The current set[...]

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    14 En SPEAKERS (Fr ont, Center , Surround) setting mode This setting establishes the configuration of the speaker system and size of each set of speakers you have connected. So, for example, here you set whether you have connected surr ound speakers or not, and how big they are. Selecting “Lar ge” or “Small” will determine how much bass is [...]

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    15 En MEMO: • The initial setting is “ 100 Hz ”. • If all speakers (front, center , and surround) are set to “Large” in SPEAKERS setting mode, the cr ossover frequency cannot be set because there ar e no “Small” speakers ( *** appears in the display). LFE attenuator setting mode Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low [...]

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    16 En SURROUND speakers distance setting mode Use to set the SURROUND speakers distance. Like the CENTER speaker position, the SURROUND speakers may be set in a location closer or farther than the FRONT speakers. Set the distance of the SURROUND speakers accurately to hear sounds coming fr om both FRONT and SURROUND speakers at the same time. Press[...]

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    17 En Coaxial digital input setting Here you tell the r eceiver what component you have hooked up to the coaxial digital input jack. Press % or fi to select the coaxial digital input (DVD, TV , CD, CD-R, VCR or OFF). After you assign a component to the digital jack, whenever you select that component, for example a DVD player , the receiver will a[...]

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    18 En 05 Displays & Contr ols Front P anel 1 ST A TION (+/–) buttons (see page 27) Selects station memories when using the tuner . 2 TUNING buttons (see page 26) Selects the frequency when using the tuner . 3 DIRECT button Use to switch DIRECT playback on or of f. This mode bypasses the tone contr ols and channel levels for the most accurate [...]

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    19 En Display 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component : 2 DIGIT AL : Lights when a DOLBY DIGIT AL signal is played. DTS : Lights when a source with DTS audio signals is played. ANAL OG : Lights when an analog signal is selected. DIGITAL : Lights when a digital audio signal is selecte[...]

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    20 En Displays & Contr ols Remote Contr ol MUL TI CONTR OL DVD/LD TV/SA T VCR/DVR CD SOURCE CLASS MPX BAND LOUDNESS FUNCTION MUTING RECEIVER D.A CCESS CHANNEL AT T VOL MENU TOP MENU VOL CH 2 DSP MODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH CD-R/ T APE/MD CHANNEL SELECT CHANNEL LEVEL EFFECT ENTER ENTER FQ FQ ST ST FL DIMMER REMOTE SETUP MASTER VOLUME AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PR [...]

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    21 En Displays & Contr ols 7 THE FOLLOWING BUTTONS ARE BOTH CONTROLS FOR OTHER COMPONENTS (LIKE A DVD PLAYER) AND DEDICATED TUNER CONTROLS. THE TUNER CONTROLS ARE EXPLAINED HERE. YOU CAN USE THEM AFTER YOU HA VE PUSHED THE TUNER MUL TI CONTROL BUTTON. CLASS button (see page 27) Use to switch between the three banks (classes) of station memories[...]

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    22 En 06 Sound Modes Learning about the Sound Modes The sound modes are explained her e. There are two cinema modes: ST ANDARD, and ADV ANCED THEA TER. These are designed to be used with multi channel surround sound audio/visual sour ces (like DVDs and LDs). Intrinsic to home theater , these modes can deliver realistic and powerful surr ound sound [...]

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    23 En Switching ANALOG/DIGIT AL Signal Input When you select a function (for example CD) that is only hooked up by a digital connection, then the ANALOG/DIGIT AL signal input switch will automatically choose digital. If you have that function hooked up by both digital and analog connections this switch lets you choose which to listen to. 1 P ress R[...]

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    24 En 1 Press RECEIVER . This sets the remote to select the sound mode. (Y ou can skip this step when using the controls on the receiver .) 2 Press DSP MODE to select the sound mode. Each press changes the DSP mode as follows: MEMO: • The amount of ef fect of each DSP mode can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 (the default setting value is 70)[...]

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    25 En Sound Modes ADV ANCED THEA TER Mode (Dolby/DTS mode) Switch on the Dolby/DTS mode by pressing the 2 button. When Dolby/DTS mode is ON, Dolby Pr o Logic, Dolby Digital and DTS, and signal pr ocessing is performed automatically corresponding to the input signal. Use this button to cycle thr ough the various modes. When the standard mode is sele[...]

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    26 En 07 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 below . Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency[...]

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    27 En Memorizing Stations If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver stor e the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. The VSX-D510 can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) o[...]

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    28 En 08 Making a Recording Making an Audio or a Video Recording The following steps show you how to make an audio or a video recor ding from the built in tuner , or fr om an audio or video source connected to the r eceiver (such as a CD player or TV). Recordings can be made to a CD- Recorder , cassette deck, MD, VCR, or DVR deck connected to the C[...]

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    29 En 09 Contr olling the Rest of Y our System dB dB 1 Press REMO TE SET UP and 1 at the same time to select the preset mode. The LED on the remote contr ol starts to blink. T o cancel the preset mode at any time Press REMO TE SET UP . 2 Press the MUL TI CONTROL button for the component you want to control. Each button can be set to control one of [...]

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    30 En Dir ect Function (MUL TI CONTROL) The direct function is a useful featur e which allows you keep the receiver in one function (for example, contr olling your CD player) while putting the remote contr ol in a different function. This could let you, for example, use the remote contr ol to set up and listen to a CD on the receiver and then use t[...]

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    31 En CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVR Player/Cassette Deck Contr ols This remote contr ol can contr ol these components after entering the proper codes (see p.29-30). Use the MUL TI CONTROL buttons to put the remote contr ol in the stated mode. Contr olling the Rest of Y our System ) s ( n o t t u Bn o i t c n u Fs t n e n o p m o C E C R U O S. N O d n [...]

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    32 En Cable TV/Satellite TV/TV/DTV Controls This remote contr ol can control these components after entering the pr oper codes (see p.29-30). Use the MUL TI CONTROL buttons to put the remote contr ol in the stated mode. Contr olling the Rest of Y our System MEMO: • The first four buttons for the VSX-D510 are dedicated to contr ol the TV assigned [...]

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    33 En Pr eset Code List Contr olling the Rest of Y our System e c i v e Dr e r u t c a f u n a Me d o C r e r u t c a f u n a M D V DA B I H S O T1 0 0 Y N O S2 0 0 C I N O S A N A P3 0 0 C V J4 0 0 G N U S M A S5 0 0 P R A H S6 0 0 I A K A7 0 0 A C R9 0 0 R E E N O I P1 1 1 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 D LY N O S1 0 1 C I N O S A N A P6 0 1 , 5 0 1 D O O W N E[...]

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    34 En 10 Additional Information The power does not turn ON. • Connect the power plug to the wall outlet. • Disconnect the power plug fr om the outlet, and insert again. • Make sure ther e are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel. This could cause the receiver to shut off automatically . The unit does not respond when the b[...]

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    35 En Amplifier Section Continuous average power output of 100 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, fr om 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz with no more than 0.2 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Continuous Power Output Front ............... 100 W per channel (1kHz, 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) Center ................................ 100 W (1kHz, 1.0 %, 8 Ω ) Surr ound [...]

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    Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2000 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. <XRB3002-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 Parkway, Markham, Ontario L[...]