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    Solved! Pioneer VSX-325 TV Input Suddenly C1 Rather than H

    My Pioneer receiver has been working for the last year. Suddenly the TV input is displaying C1 or 01 instead of H. I reset the receiver and the Samsung smart TV. I made sure that the optic audio cable was properly installed on TV and receiver, and that it wasn't bumped out. There is no "signal...
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    Built-in ceiling speakers

    Hi, I bought a house with buit in speakers in ceiling and walls. Altogether there are 9 rooms which has two speakers each. Wires from each room comes out in entertainment room. I have 9.1 channel Pioneer receiver (and a 7.1). I tested all speakers individually by connecting them to receiver and...
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    Solved! my pioneer cld-1070 will not play disc

    my laser disc turns on, put upon pressing play nothing happened. the pay number goes to 000
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    Pioneer Elite VSX-LX103 & Samsung CEC/ARC Issue

    Help please, I am struggling with the HDMI Passthru and ARC... My setup is a Spectrum cable box running into Pioneer Elite VSX-LX103, and out of the Pioneer to Samsung F8500 Plasma Smart TV. I want to setup two actions/activities: First being "Watch TV" which turns on only the cable box and...
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    Help with Speaker/amp setup

    Hi, I have Bose Freespace 3 speaker setup currently running off a mono amp through the 100v line but I recently acquired an older 5.1 A/V receiver ( Pioneer VSX-517-K). I want to set up the speakers so they are stereo. I can set up the Bose Freespace in order to work stereo as shown in the...
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    Solved! Help sounds bad

    I have two Audiobahn 12 dual voice coil and a Pioneer 900 watt GM a 5602 amplifier I ran both speakers parallel 4 to 2 ohm the amp Cuts in and out going to protection mode I do it to one speaker and it works fine hook both of them up and it cuts out does anybody have any suggestions also I run...
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    help me plz

    i have 2 12s hooked to a 800 watt pioneer amp all went well for 6 mnts now all of sudden bass power in minimal at best and when i turn the bass boost knob the sub move in and out as i turn the knob im stuck all parts were new 6mnts ago was working fine then all of sudden low power
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    Solved! How to connect old Pioneer surround sound system to LG TV + Nintendo Switch?

    I have inherited a surround system from a sibling who moved away. It's a Pioneer XV-DV252 with a DVD/CD Receiver and no HDMI input/output. I've attached a photo of the ports on the back of the receiver: https://imgur.com/a/eHqWWKY The receiver can connect to my LG 32LH35FD TV through component...
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    Solved! I want to connect my pioneer cld1200 laser disc player to a new 65" hisense 4k UHF TV how can I do it

    I want to connect my pioneer cld 1200 laser disc player to a new hisense 65" 4k UHF TV how do I do it
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    Solved! HDMI to old monitor help

    I have an old Pioneer plasma display, a 50-inch industrial one that doesn't have HDMI inputs, but has vga, component and DVI inputs. I am able to run a Wii U through it by using an HDMI to DVI cord, and the sound through an old stereo. I just got a new receiver (Pioneer VSX 1131) and was hoping...
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    Pioneer HTZ-424DVD won't turn on. Tech say it needs a new motherboard. Is that right?

    A few weeks ago, the control unit lost power while playing music and wouldn't turn on. No lights, no sounds. It's only been used as speakers to the TV or phones in the 5 years I've had it. Brought it to a service center and they said the issue is with the motherboard with a bill that's hard to...
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    i have a vsx515 pioneer reciever and i cant get any sound from the rear speakers

    No sound from rear speakers
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    Solved! How I fix my psw10 subwoofer that won’t be on pioneer av receiver

    I having pioneer av receiver issues with a my psw10 subwoofer not working on Cable Satellite setting
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    Pioneer speaker cable or connectors

    Good afternoon all. Could anyone help me with a problem i just cannot find an answer for I have a mcs 737 blue ray player and some nice cambridge audio speakers i want to connect but i cant. The plugs on the back of the pioneer i just cannot find looking here in the uk...i can find plenty of...
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    Solved! How do I fix a 'sub fail' error on my amp?

    How do I fix a sub fail error on my pioneer vsx-824 av receiver? It was working fine before this and today when I on the amp the error 'sub fail' came on. Ive remove all the speaker and sub wires and even tried to reset the amp but nothing worked. Any idea on how to fix it?
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    Solved! No audio. Dish box, Pioneer receiver (VSX-321) and an Epson projector connected by HDMI cables

    Have a set up consisting of a Dish box connected to Pioneer receiver VSK-321) connected to Epson projector by HDMI cables that was working. Suddenly, the audio has stopped. It will come on sometimes and go off all by itself. Any ideas on what could be the problem? This is driving me crazy...
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    Solved! so i have skar 1500 wat 1ohm stable amp and i have 1 pioneer 12" svc sub 400 wat i wana add 1 more sub but i wana be able to

    Help please so i have skar 1500 wat 1ohm stable amp and i have 1 pioneer 12" svc sub 400 wat i wana add 1 more sub but i wana be able to
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    Solved! Sound Bar vs AV Receiver

    So... my wife has decided she doesnt like our current home theater setup and would rather have a sound bar. Our current setup is a Pioneer VSX-532 paired up with 2 Dayton Audio B652 bookshelf speakers and a Pioneer SW8-MK2 subwoofer. Our great room is just not able to use surround sound at all...
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    Can I use a Kicker amp on a Pioneer sub?

    So I have a Kicker 43CXA6001 Mono Amplifier and I got a Pioneer TS-W253R sub for free from a friend and I am wondering If i can plug in the pioneer sub to the kicker amp
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    How to Connecting 5.1 speakers to lepy 2 channel audio amplifier?

    Hi, I have a pioneer home theatre system who's av receiver is totally dead and now i am figuring out how do i reuse the speakers which the system consist. So i saw the lepy mini amplifier which has 2 channel output and i want to connect my speakers to it is that possible how can i achieve this...