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Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 • Receive free tips, updates and service bulletins on your new product • Improve product development Your input helps us continue to design products that meet your needs. • Receive a free Pioneer newsletter Registered customers can opt in to receive a monthly newsletter. Operating Instructions...
  • Page 2 Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-1018AH-K Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC. Address: 1925 E. DOMINGUEZ ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A. Phone: 1-800-421-1404 IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and...
  • Page 4 This product contains mercury. Disposal of this WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or material may be regulated due to environmental cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on considerations. For disposal or recycling proposition 65 known to the State of California and information, please contact your local authorities or other governmental entities to cause cancer and...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
  • Page 6 ZONE Audio Setup ......69 SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat panel TVs ... . 70...

  • Page 7: Before You Start

    This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low • Sound Retriever distortion and stable imaging. Through a circuit design...

  • Page 8: Checking What's In The Box

    Before you start • XM and SIRIUS Ready With the new XM and SIRIUS Radio terminals, you’ll be Loading the batteries up and running in no time. This receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes XM HD Surround playback as well as on-screen control of XM and SIRIUS Radio an added possibility.

  • Page 9: 02 5 Minute Guide

    5 minute guide Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best Introduction to home theater surround sound effect. Also see Placing the speakers on Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to page 22 for more on this.

  • Page 10: Automatically Setting Up For Surround Sound (Auto Mcacc)

    5 minute guide Switch on the receiver and your TV. Automatically setting up for surround Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC sound (Auto MCACC) jack on the front panel. Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic normal listening position (use a tripod if possible).

  • Page 11: Problems When Using The Auto Mcacc Setup

    5 minute guide • With error messages (such as Too much ambient Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup noise! or Check Microphone.) select RETRY after If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto checking for ambient noise (see Problems when MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the...

  • Page 12: Better Sound Using Phase Control

    5 minute guide It is possible to check on the display whether or not multi- Phase Control ON channel playback is being performed properly. Front speaker Listening When using a surround back speaker, Dolby Digital EX position is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.

  • Page 13: Connecting Your Equipment

    SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI Control input/output Caution Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you can control all your equipment from a single IR remote • Before making or changing the connections, switch sensor. off the power and disconnect the power cord from the ...
  • Page 14 Connecting your equipment 11 SIRIUS Radio input  See Using SIRIUS Radio on page 56. 12 ZONE 2 audio/video outputs Use to connect a second receiver in a separate room.  See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 60. 13 Component video connections (x4) Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD recorder.

  • Page 15: When Making Cable Connections

    Connecting your equipment When making cable connections About the video converter • To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the The video converter ensures that all video sources are top of the receiver. output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this...

  • Page 16: Connecting Using Hdmi

    Connecting your equipment Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect Connecting using HDMI on an HDMI-compatible monitor. If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped • The arrow on the cable connector body should be component, you can connect it to this receiver using a facing left for correct alignment with the connector commercially available HDMI cable.

  • Page 17: Connecting Your Tv And Dvd Player

    Connecting your equipment Connect a coaxial-type digital audio output on Connecting your TV and DVD player your DVD player to the COAXIAL IN 1 (DVD) input. Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio. Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD player to the DVD AUDIO inputs.

  • Page 18: Connecting A Satellite/Cable Receiver Or Other Set-Top Box

    Connecting your equipment Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR other set-top box and other video sources Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

  • Page 19: Using The Component Video Jacks

    Connecting your equipment If the device can output digital audio, connect an Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO optical-type digital audio output from the recorder to inputs. the OPTICAL IN 2 (DVR1) input. Connect using a three-way component video cable.

  • Page 20: About The Wma9 Pro Decoder

    Connecting your equipment • Connect the analog audio outputs of the source Connect a coaxial-type digital audio output on component to one of the AUDIO inputs. your digital component to the COAXIAL IN 2 (CD) Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable. input.

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