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This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use
Contents Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 THX A
Our philosophy Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as possible to the vision of the
Before you start 01 Chapter 1 Before you start Checking the supplied accessories Please check that you've received the followin
01 Before you start • Do not use the AC adapter or AC adapter cord for any other purpose than those specified below. 1 Connect
Before you start 01 2 Press the center of each cross point to align the touch screen with the LCD panel underneath. This adjust
01 Before you start 2 Use the + and – buttons to set the LCD TIMEOUT and BACKLIGHT TIMEOUT settings. You can adjust these from
Before you start 01 2 Remove the battery cover. 1 Use a small phillips screwdriver to remove the screw fixing the battery cover
02 Connecting your equipment Chapter 2 Connecting your equipment This amplifier provides you with almost limitless possibilitie
Connecting your equipment 02 7 Turntable ground A grounding (earth) terminal for use with turntables that require it. See Conne
02 Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV This page shows you how to connect your TV to the amplifier. To be able to play
Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting a DVD player CONTROL DIGITAL USB AUDIO IN PHONO OUT 2 OUT 1 6 IN 5 IN 4 IN 3 IN (CD) (T
02 Connecting your equipment Connecting the multichannel analog outputs CONTROL DIGITAL USB AUDIO IN PHONO OUT 2 OUT 1 6 IN 5 I
Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting a satellite/cable amplifier or other set-top box Satellite and cable amplifiers, and te
02 Connecting your equipment Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder This amplifier has three sets of audio/video inputs and outputs s
Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting other video sources You can basically use any of the audio/video inputs on this amplifi
02 Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacks Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compa
Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting digital audio sources This amplifier has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you
02 Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources This amplifier features five stereo analog inputs for audio sourse
Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting a component to the front panel inputs The front panel inputs include a composite video
02 Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the amplifier’s surround sound capabiliti
Connecting your equipment 02 Caution • These speaker terminals can be under hazardous voltage. When you connect or disconnect t
02 Connecting your equipment Plugging in the amplifier Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this amplif
Controls and displays 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Display 1 SIGNAL AUTO 2 L LS C S R RS 3 4 5 6 RF DIGITAL ANALOG RDS DI
03 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL AMPLIFIER VSA-AX10Ai LISTENING MODE SELECTO
Controls and displays 03 11 Front panel controls To access the front panel controls, push gently on the lower third portion of
03 Controls and displays Remote control 6 1 07/24 PM 3: 55 9 Contrast control Use to adjust the contrast of the LCD touch scree
Controls and displays 03 2 INPUT 1 / 2 / 3 Press 1, 2 or 3 to find the screen with the input source you want. After pressing th
03 Controls and displays 14 LOUDNESS (page 48) Press to switch Loudness on/off. TV control menu screens TV CONTROL AMPLIFIER AM
Controls and displays 03 TV CONTROL TV 2/3 15 SLEEP Press to set the TV sleep timer. 16 FREEZE Press to freeze the picture when
03 Controls and displays 3 AUDIO Press to select the audio channel or language. SUBTITLE Press to select a subtitle display. DI
Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started Introduction to home theater You are probably used to using stereo equipment to li
04 Getting started 4 ‘Auto Surround Setup’ should be highlighted. Press ENTER. System Setup [ Auto Surround Setup ] [1. [2. [3.
Getting started 04 10 The Auto Surround Setup has finished! Press SYSTEM SETUP to exit the System Setup menu. Auto Surround Set
04 Getting started 3 Change the amplifier input to the source you want to play. You can use the front panel INPUT SELECTOR knob
Listening to your system 05 Chapter 5 Listening to your system About the listening modes Using this amplifier you can enjoy lis
05 Listening to your system With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SB CH M
Listening to your system 05 Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of addi
05 Listening to your system With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINE
Listening to your system 05 Using the multichannel analog inputs If you’ve connected to the multichannel inputs on the rear pan
05 Listening to your system Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration Equ
Listening to your system 05 • If you want to play DTS-encoded sources, you need to have digital connections. If ANALOG is selec
05 Listening to your system Using the surround back channel • Default setting: SB CH ON You can have the amplifier automaticall
Listening to your system 05 Listening with virtual surround back speakers • Default setting: VIRTUAL SB OFF If you don’t have r
05 Listening to your system Using Hi-bit and Hi-sampling You can use both Hi-bit and Hi-sampling to create a wider dynamic rang
Listening to your system 05 • Press TONE to switch the tone control on or off. When the tone control is switched off, BYPASS sh
05 Listening to your system Listening to dual mono soundtracks You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks
The Surround Setup menu 06 Chapter 6 The Surround Setup menu Making amplifier settings from the Surround Setup menu This amplif
06 The Surround Setup menu • Speaker Systems – Specify the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (page 52). • Channel Le
The Surround Setup menu 06 5 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size. 2.1. Speaker Systems M
06 The Surround Setup menu a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the pos
The Surround Setup menu 06 Speaker Distance For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the dista
06 The Surround Setup menu 2 Select ‘Manual’ then press ENTER. 2. 4. Acoustic Cal EQ [Data Copy] [Manual] CUSTOM1 , CUSTOM2 [Au
The Surround Setup menu 06 Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation
06 The Surround Setup menu Note that changing the room (for example, moving furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration
The Surround Setup menu 06 7 If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you can use the cursor buttons (hard keys) to check the reverb char
06 The Surround Setup menu Use the / (cursor left/right) hard keys to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwar
Controlling other equipment 07 Chapter 7 Controlling other equipment Using the remote control with other components The supplie
07 Controlling other equipment 4 From the ‘Replacing Device’ screen choose the type of component that you’ve connected. In this
Controlling other equipment 07 To exit without saving the preset you have assigned, press CANCEL instead of INSTALL above. Tip
07 Controlling other equipment Note • If you see Failed (or OK! doesn’t appear) on the touch panel, or OK! is displayed, but yo
Controlling other equipment 07 3 Select the button you want to rename. For example, choose the SEARCH MODE button if it was pro
07 Controlling other equipment Multi Operation and System Off The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a series of com
Controlling other equipment 07 • You don't need to program the amplifier to switch to the input function selected in step 2, or
07 Controlling other equipment Using System off • From the remote control Home menu press SYSTEM OFF. The command sequence you
Using other functions 08 Chapter 8 Using other functions Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video
08 Using other functions Reducing the level of an analog signal The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog signal
Using other functions 08 AMPLIFIER AMPLIFIER 3/3 TV CONT SB CH MODE INPUT ATT DISPLAY DIMMER INPUT SPEAKER A/B VIDEO SELECT TAP
08 Using other functions Dimming the display You can choose between four brightness for the front panel display. Note that when
Using other functions 08 Checking your system settings Use the status display screen to check the various settings you’ve made
08 Using other functions Setting type Midnight/Loudness Tone Digital NR Dual mono Speakers Systems Speaker B setting Default se
Other connections 09 Chapter 9 Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and
09 Other connections Alternating surround speaker setups using speaker system B (ITU-R) After you connect an alternate set of s
Other connections 09 2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the Speaker Systems menu. See Speaker Systems on page 52 to speci
09 Other connections Note • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
Other connections 09 1 Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK connectors on this amplifier to an i.LINK connector on
09 Other connections When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s important that the components form an open ended chain (fig. 1), o
Other connections 09 • Windows® 98SE – Select Multimedia, and then select Audio. Choose PIONEER AV Receiver/ Amplifier from the
09 Other connections Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack o
Advanced setup 10 Chapter 10 Advanced setup The Input Assign menu You only need to make settings in the Input Assign menu if yo
10 Advanced setup 4 When you're finished, select RETURN and press ENTER. You will return to the Input Assign menu. Assigning th
Advanced setup 10 Assigning the video inputs • Default settings: MULTI IN – OFF USB – OFF You can choose to watch a video sourc
10 Advanced setup 4 Select the setting you want to adjust. 3.Expert Setup [1. [2. [3. [4. [5. [6. OSD Adjustment ] Bass Peak Le
Advanced setup 10 Dynamic Range Control • Default setting: OFF This setting specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to
10 Advanced setup 3 When you're finished, select RETURN and press ENTER. You will return to the Expert Setup menu. THX Audio Se
Advanced setup 10 THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup With a THX Ultra2 subwoofer (or one that has a response to 20Hz), depending on the
11 Additional information Chapter 11 Additional information Optimizing your speaker setup In addition to the speaker placement
Additional information 11 THX speaker system setup If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the diagram below to place
11 Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think th
Additional information 11 Symptom No sound output from the front speakers. Cause • The U-shaped connectors that connect the POW
11 Additional information Symptom Cause Remedy • Assign the digital inputs correctly (see Assigning the digital inputs on page
Additional information 11 Symptom Can't record audio. Cause Remedy • You are trying to make an analog recording •You can only r
11 Additional information Settings Symptom The Auto Surround Setup continually shows an error. Cause • The ambient noise level
Additional information 11 Symptom Can’t switch screens using the cursor (up/down) soft keys. The display changes after selectin
11 Additional information Symptom When playing a disc, the 2 Pro Logic II or Neo:6 indicator lights on the amplifier. Cause • Th
Additional information 11 Message NO SIGNAL Explanation A component is outputting an i.LINK signal that the amplifier cannot rep
11 Additional information Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on
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IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightn
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This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due
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Contents Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor . .
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Our philosophy Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater
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Before you start 01 Chapter 1 Before you start Checking the sup
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01 Before you start • Do not use the AC adapter or AC adapter c
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Before you start 01 2 Press the center of each cross point to a
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01 Before you start 2 Use the + and – buttons to set the LCD TI
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Before you start 01 2 Remove the battery cover. 1 Use a small p
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02 Connecting your equipment Chapter 2 Connecting your equipmen
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Connecting your equipment 02 7 Turntable ground A grounding (ea
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02 Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV This page shows
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Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting a DVD player CONTROL DI
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02 Connecting your equipment Connecting the multichannel analog
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Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting a satellite/cable ampli
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02 Connecting your equipment Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder T
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Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting other video sources You
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02 Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacks Co
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Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting digital audio sources T
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02 Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources Th
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Connecting your equipment 02 Connecting a component to the fron
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02 Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system To
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Connecting your equipment 02 Caution • These speaker terminals
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02 Connecting your equipment Plugging in the amplifier Only plu
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Controls and displays 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Displa
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03 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AUDIO
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Controls and displays 03 11 Front panel controls To access the
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03 Controls and displays Remote control 6 1 07/24 PM 3: 55 9 Co
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Controls and displays 03 2 INPUT 1 / 2 / 3 Press 1, 2 or 3 to f
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03 Controls and displays 14 LOUDNESS (page 48) Press to switch
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Controls and displays 03 TV CONTROL TV 2/3 15 SLEEP Press to se
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03 Controls and displays 3 AUDIO Press to select the audio chan
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Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started Introduction to ho
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04 Getting started 4 ‘Auto Surround Setup’ should be highlighte
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Getting started 04 10 The Auto Surround Setup has finished! Pre
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04 Getting started 3 Change the amplifier input to the source y
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Listening to your system 05 Chapter 5 Listening to your system
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05 Listening to your system With multichannel sources, if you h
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Listening to your system 05 Using the Advanced surround effects
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05 Listening to your system With two channel sources, press THX
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Listening to your system 05 Using the multichannel analog input
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05 Listening to your system Listening with Acoustic Calibration
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Listening to your system 05 • If you want to play DTS-encoded s
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05 Listening to your system Using the surround back channel • D
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Listening to your system 05 Listening with virtual surround bac
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05 Listening to your system Using Hi-bit and Hi-sampling You ca
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Listening to your system 05 • Press TONE to switch the tone con
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05 Listening to your system Listening to dual mono soundtracks
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The Surround Setup menu 06 Chapter 6 The Surround Setup menu Ma
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06 The Surround Setup menu • Speaker Systems – Specify the size
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The Surround Setup menu 06 5 Choose the set of speakers that yo
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06 The Surround Setup menu a decrease in the amount of bass due
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The Surround Setup menu 06 Speaker Distance For good sound dept
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06 The Surround Setup menu 2 Select ‘Manual’ then press ENTER.
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The Surround Setup menu 06 Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ
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06 The Surround Setup menu Note that changing the room (for exa
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The Surround Setup menu 06 7 If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you
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06 The Surround Setup menu Use the / (cursor left/right) hard k
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07 Controlling other equipment 4 From the ‘Replacing Device’ sc
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Controlling other equipment 07 To exit without saving the prese
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07 Controlling other equipment Note • If you see Failed (or OK!
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Controlling other equipment 07 3 Select the button you want to
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07 Controlling other equipment Multi Operation and System Off T
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Controlling other equipment 07 • You don't need to program the
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07 Controlling other equipment Using System off • From the remo
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Using other functions 08 Chapter 8 Using other functions Making
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08 Using other functions Reducing the level of an analog signal
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Using other functions 08 AMPLIFIER AMPLIFIER 3/3 TV CONT SB CH
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08 Using other functions Dimming the display You can choose bet
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Using other functions 08 Checking your system settings Use the
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08 Using other functions Setting type Midnight/Loudness Tone Di
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09 Other connections Alternating surround speaker setups using
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Other connections 09 2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from t
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09 Other connections Note • Before making or changing the conne
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09 Other connections When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s im
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09 Other connections Use a commercially-available cable to conn
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10 Advanced setup 4 When you're finished, select RETURN and pre
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Advanced setup 10 Assigning the video inputs • Default settings
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10 Advanced setup 4 Select the setting you want to adjust. 3.Ex
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Advanced setup 10 Dynamic Range Control • Default setting: OFF
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10 Advanced setup 3 When you're finished, select RETURN and pre
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Advanced setup 10 THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup With a THX Ultra2
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Additional information 11 Symptom No sound output from the fron
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11 Additional information Symptom Cause Remedy • Assign the dig
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