Pioneer VSX-2021 User Manual

VSX-LX55VSX-2021-K

5 Remote sensorReceives the signals from the remote control (page 6).6 MASTER VOLUME dial7 Front panel controlsTo access the front panel controls,

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En1103Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipmentConnecting your equipmentThis receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it

This plan replaces the left and right front height speakers shown in [A] with the left and right front wide speakers (FWL/FWR).It is not possible to p

En1303Connecting your equipmentOther speaker connections! Your favorite speaker connections can be selected even if you have fewer than 5.2 speakers

Installing your speaker systemAt the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always

En1503Connecting your equipmentBi-amping your speakersBi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speaker

VIDEO INVIDEOMONITOR OUTCOMPONENT VIDEO INYPBPRY PBPRCOMPONENT VIDEOMONITOR OUTHDMI IN HDMI OUTHigh picture qualityVideo signals can be outputTerminal

En1703Connecting your equipment! If you connect a component that is not compatible with HDCP, an HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel d

Connecting your TV with no HDMI inputThis diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component) to the r

En1903Connecting your equipmentConnecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sourcesThis receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and

En2The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicin

Connecting additional amplifiersThis receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every cha

En2103Connecting your equipmentConnecting AM/FM antennasConnect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and s

LAN terminal specifications! LAN terminal : Ethernet jack (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) Note! Refer to the operation manual of the equipment you have as the

En2303Connecting your equipment% Switch the receiver into standby then use the supplied iPod cable to connect your iPod to the iPod iPhone iPad USB t

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt triggerYou can connect components in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this receiver so

En2503Connecting your equipment2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.! After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second

En2604 Basic Setup! Before using the Full Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected. CAUTION! The test tones used in the Full Auto MCA

En2704Basic Setupsure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.! EQ Type – This determines how the frequency balance is adju

En2804 Basic SetupInput function default and possible settingsThe terminals on the receiver generally cor-respond to the name of one of the input func

En2904Basic SetupOperable functions/items Descriptions PageSoftware UpdateUpdates to the latest ver-sion of the software.72Network InformationChecks t

En3Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. Af

Playing an iPodThis receiver has the iPod iPhone iPad USB terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the c

En3105Basic playback2 Use i/j to select a category, then press ENTER to browse that category.! To return to the previous level any time, press RETUR

About playable file formatsThe USB function of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for pl

En3305Basic playbackListening to the radioThe following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the auto-matic (search) and

Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of MusicThis receiverRemote control operationMusic dataBluetooth®ADAPTERBluetoothwireless technology enabled

En3505Basic playbackIf pairing is successful, there is no need to performing the pairing operation below.! When using the AS-BT200 only: This unit co

Standard surround soundThe following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.1 Press to the receiver operation mode.

En3706Listening to your system! Neural Surround can be selected for 2-channel signals for which the input signal is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digit

Better sound using Phase ControlThis receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the lis

En3906Listening to your systemcharacteristics are not effectively flattened. This phase distortion of the speakers subsequently causes group delay (th

7 Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 26) j8 MCACC speaker settings! Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto

En4007 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputsDMC to play files are called DMRs (Digital Media Renderers). This receiver supports this DMR function. W

En4107Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputsPlayback with Home Media Gallery Important! When you play back audio files, ‘Connecting...’ is displayed

En4207 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputsRetrieving saved Internet radio stationsYou need to save Internet radio stations first before retrieving

En4307Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputsDLNATM, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIEDTM are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of the D

Category Extension StreamFLAC .flac FLACSampling frequency 8 kHz to 192 kHzQuantization bitrate 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bitChannel 2 chBitrate —VBR/CBR —a

En4508Control with HDMI functionControl with HDMI functionAbout the Control with HDMI functionSynchronized operations below with a Control with HDMI-c

The operations below can also be used on Pioneer Control with HDMI-compatible TVs.! When the receiver’s volume is adjusted or the sound is muted, the

En4708Control with HDMI function% Press on the remote control, then press PQLS to select the PQLS setting.The setting is displayed on the front pa

En4809 Using other functionsSetting What it does Option(s)BASS<a>Adjusts the amount of bass.c –6 to +6 (dB) dDefault: 0 (dB)TREBLE<a>Adjus

En4909Using other functionsSetting What it does Option(s)LFE(LFE Attenuate)Some audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as

En501Before you startBefore you startOur philosophyPioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as pos-sible to the

En5009 Using other functionsSetting What it does Option(s)STREAM(Stream Smoother)<e>This improves elements that reduce picture quality mainly no

En5109Using other functionsc ! This setting is valid for component outputs and HDMI output. ! P.MOTION is disabled when PCINEMA is set to ON. ! Thi

En5209 Using other functionschanges the station in the other zone. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast.4 When S

En5309Using other functionsChecking your system settingsUse the status display screen to check your current settings for features such as surround bac

En5410 Controlling the rest of your system Note! You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing RCU SETUP.! After one minute of inactivity, the

En5510Controlling the rest of your systemThe LED blinks once and flashes continuously.3 Use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit preset code.See P

En5610 Controlling the rest of your system3. Transmit a sequence of up to five pro-grammed commands.Similar to Multi operations, System off allows you

En5710Controlling the rest of your system5 Repeat steps 3 to 4 to program a sequence of up to five commands.If you press RCU SETUP before programming

En5810 Controlling the rest of your systemAudio/Video componentsButton(s) LDCD/CD-R/SACDMD/DAT TAPEu SOURCEPOWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWE

En5910Controlling the rest of your systemTV (Projector)Button(s) TV (Projector)u SOURCEPOWER ON1MOVIE2STANDARD3DYNAMIC4USER15USER26USER37COLOR+8SHARP+

Also, even with a supported browser, depending on the browser’s settings, some functions may be limited and the display may not appear properly.Prec

En6011 The Advanced MCACC menu CAUTION! The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.1 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the Advance

En6111The Advanced MCACC menu1 232nd reference point3rd reference pointMain listening position3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC S

En6211 The Advanced MCACC menu! After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (+/–12.0 dB) as

En6311The Advanced MCACC menuwaves reflected off the walls in your listen-ing area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially a

En6411 The Advanced MCACC menuChecking MCACC DataAt the procedure of Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 26 , the

En6511The Advanced MCACC menuStanding WaveUse this to display the standing wave related adjustment values for the various MCACC memories. See Standing

3 Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the settings ‘From’, then specify where you want to copy them (‘To’).Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCA

En6712The System Setup and Other Setup menusThe System Setup and Other Setup menusMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menuThe following sec

speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changin

En6912The System Setup and Other Setup menus2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using k/l.You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.01 m Inc

En701Before you startDeleting the AVNavigatorYou can use the following method to uninstall (delete) the AVNavigator from your PC.% Delete from the Co

reflected. Set the input to something other than HOME MEDIA GALLERY before making this setting.1 Select ‘Parental Lock’ from the Network Setup menu.2

En7112The System Setup and Other Setup menus! WPS (PIN) – Display a list of the SSIDs of connectable access points and select the access point to whi

EXTENSION Setup! Default setting: OFFA separately sold the CU-RF100 can be used to operate the receiver by RF communications. To do so, set the EXTEN

En7312The System Setup and Other Setup menusSoftware Update messagesStatus messagesDescriptionsNO UPDATE FILENo update file was found on the USB memor

Symptom RemedyAMP ERR blinks in the dis-play, then the power auto-matically switches off. The ADVANCED MCACC blinks and the power does not turn on.The

En7513Additional informationSymptom RemedyNo sound from surround back speakers.Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL, and th

En7613 Additional informationSymptom RemedyEverything seems to be set up correctly, but the playback sound is odd.The speakers may be out of phase. Ch

En7713Additional informationSymptom RemedyNoisy, intermittent, or dis-torted picture.Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal (during sc

En7813 Additional informationSymptom RemedyLower frequency response curves do not seem to have been calibrated for SMALL speakers.Low frequencies used

En7913Additional informationSymptom RemedyNo picture or sound. This receiver is HDCP-compatible. Check that the components you are con-necting are als

En802 Controls and displays8 i/j/k/l/ENTERUse the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 60) and the Audio or Video optio

En8013 Additional informationTroubleshooting 2AVNavigatorSymptom Causes RemedyAVNavigator does not interact well with the receiver.The receiver’s powe

En8113Additional informationSymptoms Causes RemediesA USB memory device is not recognized.The USB memory device does not support the mass storage clas

En8213 Additional informationSymptoms Causes RemediesAudio playback is undesirably stopped or disturbed.The audio file currently being played back was

En8313Additional informationTroubleshooting of wireless LANNetwork cannot be accessed via wireless LAN.Wireless LAN converter’s power is not on. (Wire

En8413 Additional informationAbout status messagesRefer to the following information when you come up with a status message while operating the Home M

En8513Additional informationtoo inward. We suggest you use this example of installation as reference when trying out differ-ent installation methods.S

En8613 Additional informationDeclaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/ECVSX-LX55 onlyManufacturer: PIONEER CORPORATION1

En8713Additional informationSurround sound formatsBelow is a brief description of the main sur-round sound formats you’ll find on BDs, DVDs, satellite

En8813 Additional informationreleased into the home consumer market may exhibit wording to that effect on the packaging. A list of movies created usin

En8913Additional informationAuto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formatsThe following charts show what you will hear with

En902Controls and displaysDisplayTUNED RDSHDMIDIGITALANALOGL C RSL SRXL XRXCLFEAUTODIGITAL PLUSAUTO SURROUNDSTREAM DIRECT PROLOGIC x Neo:6

En9013 Additional informationGlossaryAudio formats/DecodingDolbyThe Dolby technologies are explained below. See http://www.dolby.com for more detailed

En9113Additional informationSound Retriever AirSound Retriever Air compensates for reduced sound quality due to compression when send-ing Bluetooth si

En9213 Additional informationgroup for a function allowing settings related to interconnection of WPS-compatible wireless LAN devices and encryption t

En9313Additional informationFeatures indexOperation ModeSee Operation Mode Setup on page 28 .AVNavigatorSee About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM)

9413 Additional informationSpecificationsAudio SectionRated power output (1 kHz, 6 W, 1 %)Front ... 150 W + 150 WCen

9513Additional informationPreset code listYou should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please not

9613 Additional informationJVC 0019, 0020, 0032, 0034, 0077, 5064 Kaisui 0026, 0027, 0028, 0036, 0039, 0040, 0113, 0114 Kamosonic 0026 Kamp 0026, 0113

9713Additional informationPioneer 2246, 2215 AEG 2093 Aiwa 2054 Akai 2001 Akura 2091 Alba 2027, 2038, 2048 Amitech 2093 AMW 2094 Awa 2094 Bang & O

9813 Additional informationGEC 1006 Geloso 1007 General 1004 General Technic 1002 GoldHand 1007, 1017 Goldstar 1000, 1015 Goodmans 1000, 1003, 1004, 1

9913Additional informationFreecom 6112 FTEmaximal 6056, 6065 Fuba 6053, 6105, 6137, 6083, 6102, 6072 Fujitsu 6164, 6165, 6166 Galaxis 6096, 6143 Gardi