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Selecting the multichannel analog inputs, Speaker b setup, Switching the speaker system – Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K User Manual

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Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs

for surround sound playback.

1

1

Make sure you have set the playback source to the

proper output setting.
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to
output multichannel analog audio.

2

Press MULTI CH IN on the front panel to turn the

multi-channel input on.

• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the

analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer
can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in
Other Setup. For details, see

Multi Channel Input

Setup on page 69.

Speaker B setup

Caution

Before making or changing the connections, switch off
the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in components should be the
last connection you make with your system.

• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker

wires from different terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance

between 6

Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the

speaker impedance on page 74 if you plan to use
speakers with an impedance of less than 8

Ω).

After selecting

Speaker B in Surround back speaker

setting on page 41, you can use the speakers connected
to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear
panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See
Switching the speaker system below for the listening
options with this setup.

1

Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back

speaker terminals on the rear panel.
Connect them the same way you connected your
speakers in

Installing your speaker system on page 21.

Make sure to review

Placing the speakers on page 22

when placing the speakers in another room.

2

Select ‘Speaker B’ from the Surround Back System

menu.
See

Surround back speaker setting on page 41 to do this.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected

Speaker B in Surround back speaker

setting on page 41, three speaker system settings are
possible using the

SPEAKERS button. If you selected

Normal or Front Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch
your main speaker system on or off. The options below

are for the

Speaker B setting only.

2

Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to

select a speaker system setting.
As mentioned above, if you have selected

Normal, the

button will simply switch your main speaker system (A)
on or off.

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

SP

A – Sound is output from speaker system A and

the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals.

SP

B – Sound is output from the two speakers

connected to speaker system B. Multichannel
sources will not be heard. The same signal is output
from the surround back channel pre-out terminals.

SP

AB – Sound is output from speaker system A (up

to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two
speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer.
The sound from speaker system B will be the same as
the sound from speaker system A (multichannel
sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).

Note

1 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
• With

MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 69.

MASTER
VOLUME

VSX-1018AH

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

STANDARD
SURROUND

ADVANCED
SURROUND

STEREO/

A.L.C.

ST

+

SPEAKERS

MCACC

SETUP MIC

iPod DIRECT

USB

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

ST

SAT

DVR 1/DVR 2

VIDEO

HDMI 1/HDMI 2

CD/CD-R

FM/AM

iPod USB

MULTI CH IN

HDMI

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

DIGITAL VIDEO

SCALER

ADVANCED

MCACC

XM/SIRIUS

MULTI CH IN

MCACC

SETUP MIC

iPod DIRECT

USB

GITAL IN

iPod USB

MULTI CH IN

SIRIUS

2 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in

Manual speaker setup on page 48. However, if

SP

B is selected above, no sound is heard

from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• Depending on the settings in

Surround back speaker setting on page 41 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.

• All speaker systems (except

Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

PHONES

AUTO SURR/

STREAM DIRECT

SOUND

RETRIEVER

STANDARD

SURROUND

ADVANCED
SURROUND

STEREO/

A.L.C.

ST +

SPEAKERS

ON/OFF

CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

MCACC

SETUP MIC

iPod DIRECT

USB

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

VIDEO INPUT

ST –

SPEAKERS

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