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OO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
lFor
U.S. and Canadian modelsl
The
serial number for this
equipment
is located
on
the rear
panel.
Please write
this serial
number
on
your
enclosed war-
ranty
card and
keep it
in a secure
area. This is for
your
securi-
ty.
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Canadian
modell
CAUTION:
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sHocK
Do Nor
USE THIS
(POLARIZEDI
PLUG
WITH AN
EXTENSION
CORD,
RECEPTACLE
OR OTHER
OUTLET
UNLESS THE
BLADES
CAN
BE
FULTY
INSERTED
TO PREVENT
BLADE
EXPOSURE.
ATTENTION:
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pREVENTR
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TRIOUES
NE PAS
UTILISER
CETTE FICHE POLARISEE
AVEC
UN
PROLONGATEUR
UNE PRISE
DE COURANT
OU UNE
AUTRE
SORTIE
DE
COURANT,
SAUF SI LES LAMES
PEUVENT
ETRE
INSEREES
A FOND
SANS
EN LAISSER
AUCUNE
PARTIE
A
DECOUVERT.
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.
ln
some countries or regions, the shape
of the
power
plug
and
power
outlet may sometimes
differ from
that shown
in the ex-
planatory
drawings. However, the method
of connecting
and
operating the unit is the same.
is unit is
provided
with a
demonstration
mode func-
tion; for details,
see
oaqe
2.
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Before
operating,
adlust the
position
of these switchesBefore
operating,
adlust the
position
of these switches
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3
Features ...........3
Checking
accessory
items
......... 3
Surround system ..........
..........4
Three-way
surround
processor
{VSX-5000
only}
..................... 4
Three-way
sound effectsfunction .......................................
5
lns€rting
the batteries into the
remote
control
unit .................. 5
Rear
panel
facilities ................. 6
Audio
system connections
........ 8
Audio
adaptor
connections
(surround)
............. 8
Audio
adaptor connections
(front) (VSX-5000
only) ................
9
Videosystemconnections .......10
Video adaptor
connections
(VSX-5000
only)
........................ 1 0
One
VCR
connection
-............
. 1 1
Front
panel
facilities ...............12
Remote
control
unit
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 17
Preparationsfor
broadcast reception .............. 19
Preset
tuning ........................21
Displaying
station call-letter .................. .......22
To
listen
to other music sources .......... ...... ....23
Receiving
FM
simulcast TV
programs
....... .. .... 23
Using
a TV
set
to watch
programs
from
connected video
components
............... ......,..,,.......
24
To
perform
recording with
a
tape
deck
............25
Hi-Fi
video
recording ..............26
Videotapecopying
................26
Using
the video signal
selector
...................... 27
Blockdiagram
......................n
Hintsfor
better reception ........28
Troubleshooting
.............. ... ...................... 29
Specifications
................ ...... 30
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