Pioneer SC-LX73, SC-LX83 Operating Instruction

Operating Instructions

audio/video multi-channel receiver

SC-LX

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

IMPORTANT

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Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.

IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 10 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 10 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover, you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer.

If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet, then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safely. There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket.

If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe the wiring code as shown below. If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician.

IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows;

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.

WARNING

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filled with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture.

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WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

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WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment.

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Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries

These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.

For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points in accordance with your national legislation.

By disposing of these products and batteries correctly, you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling.

For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries, please contact your local municipality, your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items.

These symbols are only valid in the European Union. For countries outside the European Union:

If you wish to discard these items, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 20 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 20 cm at each side).

WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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CAUTION

The

STANDBY/ON

switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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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 for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period.

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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.

01 Before you start

Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Flow for operating the receiver with RF two-way

communications (SC-LX83 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

02 Controls and displays

Remote control (In case of SC-LX83). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Remote control display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

RF adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Remote control (In case of SC-LX73). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting the RF adapter (SC-LX83 only) . . . . . . . . . 20

Determining the speakers’ application . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Other speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Placing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Some tips for improving sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Standard surround connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Bi-amping your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Selecting the Speaker system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Front height setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Front wide setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Bi-Amping setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ZONE 2 setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

About the audio connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

About the video converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting your TV and playback components . . . . . 28

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder

and other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 33

Connecting other audio components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Connecting AM/FM antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

MULTI-ZONE setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Connecting to the network through LAN interface . . . 37

Connecting optional Bluetooth® ADAPTER . . . . . . . . 38

Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the

front panel input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connecting a USB device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Connecting a USB device for Advanced MCACC

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

04 Basic Setup

Changing the OSD display language

(OSD Language). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning

(Full Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 44

The Input Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 45

05 Basic playback

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Playing a source with HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . 46

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 46

Playing an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Playing back audio files stored on an iPod. . . . . . . . 47

Playing a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory

device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory

device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

About playable file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Improving FM sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using the noise cut mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using Neural Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tuning directly to a station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Listening to Internet radio stations (SC-LX73 only) . . . 53

Programming the Internet radio stations . . . . . . . . . 53

Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Wireless music play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Pairing the Bluetooth ADAPTER and Bluetooth

wireless technology device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Listening to music contents of a Bluetooth wireless

technology device with your system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

06 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band

Phase Control (SC-LX83 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

07 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs (SC-LX83 only)

Enjoying the Home Media Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Features of Home Media Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Authorizing this receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Playback with Home Media Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Playing back audio files stored on components

on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Listening to Internet radio stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Listening to Neural Music Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Playing back your favorite songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Advanced operations for Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Saving Internet radio stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Retrieving saved Internet radio stations. . . . . . . . . . 64

About network playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Windows Media DRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

DLNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Content playable over a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

About playback behavior over a network . . . . . . . . . 65

Software update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

About playable file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

08 Control with HDMI function

Making Control with HDMI connections . . . . . . . . . . 68

HDMI Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

About synchronized operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

About connections with a product of a different brand

that supports the Control with HDMI function. . . . . 70

Setting the PQLS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Cautions on the Control with HDMI function . . . . . . . 71

09 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Setting the Video options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Switching the speaker terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Switching the HDMI output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using the Web Control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Checking your system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

10 Controlling the rest of your system (In case of SC-LX83)

About the Remote Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Operating multiple receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 80

Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Programming signals from other remote controls . . . 81 Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . . 81 Resetting the input assignment of one of the input

function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Resetting the remote control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Renaming input function names manually . . . . . . . . 82

Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using System off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Controlling components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using the RF communications function . . . . . . . . . . 87

Pairing the RF adapter and remote control . . . . . . . 88

Operating this receiver by RF communications . . . . . 88

Operating other components by RF

communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Renaming input function names in synchrony with

the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Setting the remote control operation mode . . . . . . . . 90

Precautions when using the Omni-Directional

RF Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Precautions regarding wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Usable range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Signal reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

For safe use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

10 Controlling the rest of your system (In case of SC-LX73)

About the Remote Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Operating multiple receivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 93

Selecting preset codes directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Programming signals from other remote controls . . . 93 Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . . 94 Erasing all learnt settings that are in one input

function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Setting the backlight mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Multi operation and System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Programming a Multi operation or a shutdown

sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using multi operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Erasing the settings for the multi-operation . . . . . . . 96

Resetting the remote control settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Default preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Controlling components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Speaker system setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Speaker Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Network Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

IP address/Proxy setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Checking the MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Network Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Volume Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Remote Control Mode Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Flicker Reduction Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

RF Remote Setup (SC-LX83 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

EXTENSION Setup (SC-LX73 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Multi Channel Input Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

11 The Advanced MCACC menu

Making receiver settings from the Advanced

MCACC menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Standing Wave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional. . . . . . . . . . . 104

Precision Distance (SC-LX83 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Checking MCACC Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Channel Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Standing Wave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Acoustic Cal EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Group Delay (SC-LX83 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Output MCACC data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Renaming MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Copying MCACC preset data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Clearing MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

13 Additional information

Speaker Setting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Positional relationship between speakers and

monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

ADAPTER PORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output . . . . 123

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Web Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Important information regarding the HDMI

connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Internet radio (SC-LX73 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

HOME MEDIA GALLERY (SC-LX83 only) . . . . . . . . . 128

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . . 130

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

About iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

About FLAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

FLAC Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with

different input signal formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Preset code list (SC-LX73 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Radio wave caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Scope of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Radio wave reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Precautions regarding connections to products

supported by AS-BT100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary

1 Before you start

• Checking what’s in the box (page 9)

• Loading the batteries (page 9)



Determining the speakers’ application (page

21)

• 9.1 channel surround system (Front height)

• 9.1 channel surround system (Front wide)

• 7.1 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

• 5.1 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

• 5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone)



3 Connecting the speakers

• Placing the speakers (page 22)

• Connecting the speakers (page 23)

• Installing your speaker system (page 24)

• Bi-amping your speakers (page 25)



4 Connecting the components

• About the audio connection (page 26)

• About the video converter (page 26)

• Connecting your TV and playback components (page 28)

• Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 35)

• Plugging in the receiver (page 41)



5Power On



6 Changing the OSD display language (OSD

Language) (page 42)



7 MCACC speaker settings

• Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) (page 42)



8 The Input Setup menu (page 44)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)



9 Basic playback (page 46)



10 Switching the HDMI output (page 77)



11 Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

• Using the various listening modes (page 56)

• Better sound using Phase Control (page 59)

• Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control (SC-LX83 only) (page 60)

• Measuring the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 100)

• Changing the channel level while listening (Tip on page 112)

• Switching on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 72)

• Setting the PQLS function (page 71)

• Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 72)

• Setting the Video options (page 74)



12 Other optional adjustments and settings

• Control with HDMI function (page 68)

• The Advanced MCACC menu (page 100)

• The System Setup and Other Setup menus (page

110)



13 Making maximum use of the remote control

SC-LX83:

• Operating multiple receivers (page 80)

• Setting the remote to control other components (page 80)

• Using the RF communications function (page 87)

SC-LX73:

• Operating multiple receivers (page 92)

• Setting the remote to control other components (page 93)

Note

Before you start

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Our philosophy

Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as possible to the vision of the moviemakers and mastering engineer when they created the original soundtrack. We do this by focusing on three important steps:

1 Achieving the highest possible sound quality

2 Allowing for customized acoustic calibration according to any listening area

3 Fine-tuning the receiver with the help of worldclass studio engineers

* With the cooperation of AIR Studios, this receiver has

been designated AIR Studios Monitor:

Features

• Direct Energy HD Amplifier

Through a collaboration, Pioneer and ICEpower have jointly development a unique class D amplifier called a “Direct Energy HD (High Fidelity Class D) amplifier”. This new generation reference amplifier offers outstanding performance with high sound quality and reproduces the latest in multi-channel digital contents.

• HDMI (Ver.1.4 with 3D, Audio Return Channel)

A compatible component is required to use the above function.

• Remote operation on an iPhone/iPod touch

Operation via LAN is possible from an iPhone or iPod touch by downloading a Pioneer original application (iControlAV) from the iTunes Store.

• iPhone/iPod playback

Your iPhone or iPod can be connected to the receiver’s USB terminal to play the music/video files on the iPhone/ iPod.

•PQLS

Jitterless high quality playback is possible by connecting a PQLS-compatible player with HDMI connections.

• Dolby Pro Logic llz compatible

Adding a pair of speakers above the front left and right speakers adds expressiveness in the vertical direction to the previous horizontally-oriented sound field. The height channel strengthens the sound field’s sense of threedimensionality and air, producing presence and expansion.

• Internet Radio

By connecting this receiver to the network via the LAN terminal, you can listen to Internet radio stations.

• HOME MEDIA GALLERY

This receiver can play back contents stored on your computer when your computer is connected to the LAN terminal of this receiver.

•

Using the Bluetooth ADAPTER (AS-BT100) lets you enjoy music files on an iPhone or other Bluetooth wireless technology device wirelessly.

• Sound Retriever and Sound Retriever Air

The Sound Retriever feature employs DSP technology to restore sound pressure and smooth jagged artifacts left over after compression. Sound Retriever Air compensates for reduced sound quality due to compression when sending Bluetooth signals.

• Easy setup using Advanced MCACC

The Auto MCACC Setup provides a quick but accurate surround sound setup, which includes the advanced features of Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ.

• Web control

The receiver can be operated using a browser from a computer connected on the same LAN as the receiver.

• RF two-way communications function

Using the CU-RF1003, the information shown of the receiver’s display can be displayed on the remote control in your hands and you can operate the remote control without worrying about obstacles or the direction in which the remote control is pointing.

Bluetooth

compatible

1 The PQLS functions supported for the different models are as shown below.

SC-LX83: PQLS Bit-stream/PQLS Multi Surround/PQLS 2ch Audio. SC-LX73: PQLS Multi Surround/PQLS 2ch Audio.

2 Home Media Gallery is only supported on the SC-LX83. 3 The CU-RF100 is included with the SC-LX83, sold separately with the SC-LX73.

Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories:

In case of SC-LX83

• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m)

• Omni-directional remote control (CU-RF100)

• RF adapter

• IR blaster cable x2

• AA/LR6 dry cell batteries x4

•AM loop antenna

•FM wire antenna

•iPod cable

• Bluetooth ADAPTER (AS-BT100)

•Power cord

• Warranty card

•Quick start guide

• These operating instructions (CD-ROM)

In case of SC-LX73

• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m)

• Remote control unit

• AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries (to confirm system operation) x2

•AM loop antenna

•FM wire antenna

•iPod cable

• Bluetooth ADAPTER (AS-BT100)

•Power cord

• Warranty card

•Quick start guide

• These operating instructions (CD-ROM)

Installing the receiver

• When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a level and stable surface.

Don’t install it on the following places: – on a color TV (the screen may distort) – near a cassette deck (or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field). This may interfere with the sound. – in direct sunlight – in damp or wet areas – in extremely hot or cold areas – in places where there is vibration or other movement – in places that are very dusty – in places that have hot fumes or oils (such as a kitchen)

• Do not touch this receiver’s bottom panel while the power is on or just after it is turned off. The bottom panel becomes hot when the power is on (or right after it is turned off) and could cause burns.

Loading the batteries

In case of SC-LX83

In case of SC-LX73

The batteries included with the unit are to check initial operations; they may not last over a long period. We recommend using alkaline batteries that have a longer life.

CAUTION

Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions:

• Never use new and old batteries together.

• Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case.

• Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages. Do not use different batteries together.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or area.

• WARNING Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries.

Note

7 m

30°

Before you start

Operating range of remote control unit

The remote control may not work properly if:

• There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver’s remote sensor.

• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor.

• The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays.

• The receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit.

Tip

• By connecting an RF adapter to the RS-232C and CURF100 terminals (SC-LX83) / EXTENSION terminals (SC-LX73), the CU-RF100 omni-directional remote control can be used for RF two-way communications

with the receiver. the information of the receiver’s display can be displayed on the remote control in your hands and the remote control can be operated without worrying about obstacles or the direction in which the remote

control is pointing.

the receiver with RF two-way communications (SCLX83 only) below.

With RF two-way communications,

For details, see Flow for operating

Flow for operating the receiver with RF two-way communications

(SC-LX83 only)

This remote control unit is set for operations using infrared signals upon shipment from the factory. To set it for RF operations, take the steps below.

Connecting the RF adapter to the RS-232C and CU-

RF100 terminals.

• Connecting the RF adapter (SC-LX83 only) on page 20



Setting the ‘

• RF Remote Setup (SC-LX83 only) on page 116

Pairing the RF adapter and remote control.

• Pairing the RF adapter and remote control on page 88

Setting ‘RECEIVER MAIN’ to ‘ remote control unit’s ‘

• Operating this receiver by RF communications on

page 88

RF Remote Setup



IR/RF SELECT

’ to ‘ON’.

RF MODE

’ setting.

’ for the

1 The RF adapter and CU-RF100 omni-directional remote control are included with the SC-LX83, sold separately with the SC-LX73. 2 The maximum line-of-sight distance for RF two-way communications is about 10 m eters. This line-of-sight communications distance is a rough

indication, and may differ according to the surrounding environment.

Controls and displays

Chapter 2:

Controls and displays

The remote has been conveniently color-coded according

Remote control (In case of SC-LX83)

This section explains how to operate the remote control for the receiver.

MAIN

RECEIVER SOURCE

ZONE2

2 3

USB iPod

PHONO

AUX

TV CONTROL

INPUT MUTE

AUDIO

PARAMETER

TOP MENU

BAND

PRESET PRESET

Remote control display

Remote control display for infrared signal transmission (default)

1 2 3 4

MAIN SOURCEIR

iPod/USB

Remote control display for RF two-way communications

1 2 3 4

MAIN

RCV CTRLRF

AV RECEIVER

VIDEO

+12.

0dB

1. Adv MCACC

1 Remote control operating zone indicator

This indicates which zone the remote control is currently set to operate. The display indicates the setting of the MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch.

Only when RF two-way communications:

The box display here indicates the communication status between this remote control unit and the receiver.

MAIN

(White box with black letters): Two-way communications are established and the receiver’s power is on.

10 11 12

1 Press and hold in the LIGHT button for 5 seconds to change the illumination mode 1 or 2. When set to LIGHT MODE 2 (default), the

illumination only lights when the remote control LIGHT bu tton is pressed. W hen s witc hed t o LIGHT MODE 1, the illumination lights whenever buttons are operated. Setting LIGHT MODE 1 will shorten the service life of the batteries.

2 The display lights when a remote control operation is performed, then turns off after 20 seconds if no other operation is performed. When in

the Remote Setup mode, the setup is canceled and the display turns off if no operation is performed for 1 minute (page 79).

3 • This is displayed when an RF adapter is connected to the receiver and paired with the remote control. For details, see Using the RF

communications function on page 87.

• Depending on the communications environment, two-way communications may not work well and the remote control display may not reflect the receiver’s status.

Controls and displays

MAIN

(Gray box with black letters): Two-way communications are established and the receiver’s power is off.

(White letters only): Two-way communications are

MAIN

not working well. In this case, the area indicating the receiver’s status (12) is not displayed.

2 Remote control code sending indicator

This appears when signals are sent from the remote control.

3 Remote control code sending mode indicator

This indicates whether remote control codes are being sent by infrared (IR) signal or RF communications.

4 Remote control operation indicator

This indicates which operation mode the remote control is currently set to. The display indicates the setting of the remote control operation selector switch.

5 Input function and sending code indicator

This indicates what input function can currently be operated with the remote control. Also, when a button is pressed and its operation code is sent, the name of that code is displayed.

6 Area indicating the remote control's status

7 Nothing displayed

Nothing is displayed here when the remote control code sending mode is set to IR.

8 Scroll indicators

Light when there are more selectable items when making the various settings.

9 Receiver input indicator

This indicates the input function currently selected for the receiver’s zone.

10 Receiver display

The same information as on the receiver’s display is displayed here.

11 Master volume display

This indicates the volume of the receiver’s main zone using, as an icon and in decibels (dB). When the sound

is muted, the icon is displayed.

12 Area indicating the receiver’s status

RF adapter

Front

Rear

1LED

2 SETTING

Use to pairing the RF adapter and remote control (page 87).

3 IR blaster terminals

Connect the IR blaster cable (page 88).

RECEIVER

ZONE 2 ZONE 3 LIGHT

AUTO

ALC /

DIRECT

D.ACCESS

CH LEVEL A.A TT DIMMER

SIGNAL SEL

MCACC SLEEP

HDMI OUT

DTV MPX PQLS

PHASE

CTRL STATUSTHX

PGM

STEREO

iPod CTRL

HOME MENU

TUNE

TOOLS

LIST

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT TV CTRL

iPod

USB TUNER VIDEO CD-R

ADAPTERNET RADIO

CDTV

BD DVD

R.SETUP

SOURCERECEIVER

MULTI OPERATION

DVR/BDR HDMI

RECEIVER

MUTE

MASTER VOLUME

VOL

PRESET

TOP MENU

BAND GUIDE

T.EDIT

VIDEO

PARAMETER

AUDIO

PARAMETER

ENTER

PRESET

RETURN

PTY

MEMORY

STANDARD

ADV SURR

AUDIO

INFO

CLASS

ENTER

DISP

HDD DVD

546

213

/ CLR

1 2

Controls and displays

Remote control (In case of SC-LX73)

This section explains how to operate the remote control for the receiver.

The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system:

• White – Receiver control, TV control

• Blue – Other controls (See page 47, 48, 51, 53, 54 and

97.)

1  RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

MULTI OPERATION – Use to perform multi

operations (page 95). R.SETUP – Use to input the preset code when making

remote control settings and to set the remote control mode (page 79).

3 Input function buttons

Press to select control of other components (page 79). Use INPUT SELECT to select the input function (page 46).

TV CTRL

Set the preset code of your TV’s manufacturer when controlling the TV (page 93).

TV CONTROL

buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL button.

6 Receiver setting buttons

Press first to access:

RECEIVER

AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio options (page 72).

VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video options (page 74).

HOME MENU – Use to access the Home Menu (pages 42, 44, 69, 100, 110 and 113).

RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.

////ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 100) and the Audio or Video options (page 72 or 74).

8 Receiver Control buttons

Press first to access:

RECEIVER

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT – Surround

(page 56)

Stream Direct mode

Switches between Auto

, Auto Level Control mode and

(page 59).

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 58).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch various modes (2 Pro Logic, Neo:6, etc.) (page 56).

ADV SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 58).

THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 57).

PHASE CTRL – Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 59).

STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings (page 77).

PQLS – Press to select the PQLS setting (page 71).

Controls and displays

RECEIVER

PCM

HDMI DIGITAL ANALOG

L C R

SL SR

XL XR

LFE

AUTO

DIGITAL PLUS

AUTO SURROUND STREAM DIRECT

PROLOGIC x

Neo:6 THX ADV.SURROUND STEREO STANDARD SP AB

SLEEP

DSD PCM

DTS HD ES 96/24

MSTR

S.RTRV SOUND UP MIX

OVER

MONO

MULTI-ZONE

STEREO

TrueHD WMA9Pro

FULL BAND

PQLS

ALC

ATT

USB

VIDEO

DVD

HDMI

DVR

TUNER

CD-R

iPod

[ 2 ]

[ 3 ]

[ 4 ]

PHONO

HMG

TUNED RDS

21 3 854 1097 11 12 13

1918 2015 16 17

HDMI OUT – Switch the HDMI output terminal (page 77).

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 59). MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets

(page 59). SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and

select the amount of time before sleep (page 77). CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel,

then use / to adjust the level (page 112). A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog

input signal to prevent distortion (page 76).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 77).

MULTI-ZONE

select buttons

Switch to perform operations in ZONE 2 and ZONE 3 (page 76).

10 Remote control LED

Lights when a command is sent from the remote control.

Display

Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the white commands).

Switch to perform operations in the main zone.

Also use this button to set up surround sound.

MASTER VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

MUTE

Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).

Press to turn on/off the illumination for the buttons. The way the buttons light can be selected from four modes (page 95).

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 59).

2 Program format indicators

Light to indicate the channels to which digital signals are being input.

3 Digital format indicators

Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format is detected.

SIGNAL

indicators

DTS – Lights with DTS decoding. DTS HD – Lights with DTS-HD decoding. 96/24 – Lights with DTS 96/24 decoding. WMA9 Pro – Lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro

signal is being decoded. DSD PCM – Light during DSD (Direct Stream Digital) to PCM conversion with SACDs.

L/R – Left front/Right front channel C – Center channel SL/SR – Left surround/Right surround channel LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the (( )) indicators light

when an LFE signal is being input)

XL/XR – Two channels other than the ones above XC – Either one channel other than the ones above, the mono

surround channel or matrix encode flag

PCM – Lights during playback of PCM signals. MSTR – Lights during playback of DTS-HD Master

Audio signals.

MULTI-ZONE

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active (page 75).

FULL BAND

SC-LX83 only: Lights when the Full Band Phase Control is switched on (page

2 DIGITAL – Lights with Dolby Digital decoding. 2 DIGITAL PLUS – Lights with Dolby Digital Plus

decoding.

2 TrueHD – Lights with Dolby TrueHD decoding.

6 Listening mode indicators

AUTO SURROUND – Lights when the Auto Surround

feature is switched on (page 56). ALC – Lights when the ALC (Auto level control) mode

is selected (page 59).

Note

Controls and displays

STREAM DIRECT – Lights when Direct/Pure Direct is selected (page 59).

ADV.SURROUND – Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected (page 58).

STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is switched on (page 58).

STANDARD – Lights when one of the Standard Surround modes is switched on (page 56).

THX – Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected (page 57).

7 (

Lights when the Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control

8 Analog signal indicators

Light to indicate reducing the level of an analog signal (page 76).

Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or tone controls features is selected (page 72).

Lights when Dialog Enhancement is switched on.

10 Tuner indicators

Lights when the sound is muted (page 15).

12 Master volume level

Shows the overall volume level. “---” indicates the minimum level, and “+12dB” indicates the maximum level.

13 Input function indicators

Light to indicate the input function you have selected. (HMG only lights for the SC-LX83.)

14 Scroll indicators

Light when there are more selectable items when making the various settings.

15 Speaker indicators

Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 75).

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 77).

PHASE CONTROL

is switched on (page 59 and 60).

SOUND

TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received. STEREO –

received in auto stereo mode.

MONO – Lights when the mono mode is set using MPX.

RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received.

SLEEP

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being

)

17 Matrix decoding format indicators

2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 56).

Neo:6 – is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing

S.RTRV

Lights when the Sound Retriever function is (page 72)

19 Character display

Displays various system information.

20 Remote control mode indicator

Lights to indicate the receiver’s remote control mode setting. (Not displayed when set to 1.) (SC-LX83: page 80, SC-LX73: page 92)

When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver

(page 56)

active

1 Full Band Phase Control is only apply to the SC-LX83.

Controls and displays



STANDBY/ON

INPUT SELECTOR

ADVANCED

MCACC

iPod

iPhonePQLS HDMI

MASTER VOLUME

PHONES

SPEAKERS

CONTROL

MULTI-ZONE

ON/OFF

MCACC

SETUP MIC

PARAMETER

ENTER

(TUNE)

(PRESET)(PRESET)

AUDIO VIDEO

TUNER EDIT

USBHDMI 5

VIDEO CAMERA

iPod

iPhone

AUTO SURR/ALC/

STREAM DIRECT

HOME

THX

STANDARD SURROUND

ADVANCED SURROUND

STEREOBAND

HOME MENU RETURN

1723

16 17

9 11 12 151410

4 5 6

20 2118 19

Front panel

 STANDBY/ON

Switches the receiver between on and standby.

INPUT SELECTOR

dial

Use to select an input function.

3Indicators

ADVANCED MCACC

the

AUDIO PARAMETER

PQLS – Lights when the PQLS feature is active

–

Lights when EQ is set to ON in

(page 71).

HDMI

– Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 28)

iPod/iPhone – Lights to indicate iPod/iPhone is connected (page 38).

4 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 10).

5 Character display

See Display on page 15.

MASTER VOLUME

dial

(page 72)

7 Front panel controls

To access the front panel controls, push gently on the lower third portion of the panel with your finger.

AUDIO PARAMETER

Use to access the Audio options (page 72).

VIDEO PARAMETER

Use to access the Video options (page 74).

/// (TUNE/PRESET

) /

ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your Home Menu. Use TUNE / to find radio frequencies and use PRESET / to find preset stations (page 51).

Note

Controls and displays

TUNER EDIT

Use with ////ENTER to memorize and name stations for recall (page 51).

BAND

Switches between AM and FM radio bands (page 51).

13 Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT –

between Auto Surround Optimum Surround1 mode and Stream Direct mode

(page 59) HOME THX – Press to select a Home THX listening

mode (page 57). STANDARD SURROUND – Press for Standard

decoding and to switch various modes (2 Pro Logic, Neo:6, etc.) (page 56).

ADVANCED SURROUND – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 58).

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 58).

MULTI-ZONE

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTIZONE setup on page 36) use these controls to control the sub zone from the main zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 75).

SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker terminal (page 75).

HOME MENU

Press to access the Home Menu (pages 42, 44, 69, 100, 110 and 113).

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.

18 HDMI input connector

Use for connection to a compatible HDMI device (Video camera, etc.) (page 38).

iPod/iPhone/USB

Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio and video source, or connect a USB device for audio and photo playback (page 38).

MCACC SETUP MIC

Use to connect the supplied microphone (page 42).

PHONES

Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers.

controls

jack

(page 56)

terminals

jack

Switches

, Auto Level Control,

1 Optimum Surround mode is only apply to the SC-LX83.

Connecting your equipment

Chapter 3:

Connecting your equipment

This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This chapter explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system.

Important

• Illustration shows the SC-LX83, however connections for the SC-LX73 are the same except where noted.

Rear panel

SC-LX83

SC-LX73

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

RS-232C

(

OUTPUT 5 V

)

150 mA MAX

CU-RF100

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

RS-232C

(

OUTPUT 5 V

)

150 mA MAX

EXTENSION

MONITOR OUT

ZONE 2 OUT

ANTENNA

CONTROL

OUT

MONITOR OUT

ANTENNA

CONTROL

OUT

INBD

1IN2IN3

(

)

DVD

(

)

DVR/BDR

ZONE2

OUT

(

)

VIDEO

PRP

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

INBD

1IN2IN3

(

)

DVD

(

)

DVR/BDR

ZONE2

OUT

(

)

VIDEO

PRP

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

ZONE3

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

OUT

SPEAKERS

OUT

ZONE3

OUT

IR 12 V

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TRIGGER

VOIR LE MODE

(OUTPUT

D'EMPLOI

12 V TOTAL

150 mA MAX)

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

SPEAKERS

OUT

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL

150 mA MAX)

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

SELECTABLE

OUT IN

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

MONITOR

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

MONITOR

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

OUT 2

)

OUT

VIDEO

SIGNAL

GND

OUT 2

)

OUT

VIDEO

SIGNAL

GND

(

)

LAN

10/100

COAXIAL

(

)

(CD)

DVD

CD-R/TAPE

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

OUT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND BACK

LR L R L R L

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

(

)

LAN

10/100

COAXIAL

CD-R/TAPE

OUT

LR L R L R L

OPTICAL

(

)

(CD)

DVD

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND BACK

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ADAPTER PORT

(

OUTPUT 5 V

)

100 mA MAX

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

(

)

TV/SAT

CD-R

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

(

)

(

TV/SAT

DVR/BDR

)

(

)

(

)

DVR/BDR

VIDEO

FRONT CENTER

FH/FW

(Single)

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND FRONT CENTER

(Single)

ADAPTER PORT

(

OUTPUT 5 V

)

100 mA MAX

OUT

)

(

)

VIDEO

FRONT CENTER

FH/FW

(Single)

PRE OUT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND FRONT CENTER

(Single)

OUT

SURROUND SURR BACK

AC IN

MULTI CH IN

AC IN

MULTI CH IN

MONITOR OUT

RF adapter

Connecting your equipment

Note

• The input functions below are assigned by default to

the receiver’s different input terminals. Refer to The Input Setup menu on page 44 to change the assignments if other connections are used.

Input function

Digital HDMI

DVD COAX-1 IN 1

BD (BD)

TV/SAT OPT-1

DVR/BDR OPT-2 IN 2

VIDEO OPT-3 IN 3

HDMI 1

HDMI 2 (HDMI-2)

HDMI 3

HDMI 4 (HDMI-4)

HDMI 5

Input Terminals

(HDMI-1)

(HDMI-3)

(

HDMI-5)

Component

(front panel)

CD COAX-2

CD-R/TAPE

COAX-3

a.SC-LX83 only.

• SC-LX73 only: The CU-RF100 omni-directional remote

control (separately sold) can be connected to the RS232C and EXTENSION terminals. Using the CURF100 lets you display the receiver’s display information on the remote control display in your hands and operate it without worrying about obstacles or the direction in which the remote control is pointing.

Connecting the RF adapter

(SC-LX83 only)

Two-way communications between the receiver and remote control are possible by connecting the included RF adapter to the RS-232C and CU-RF100 terminals on the receiver. For the features of two-way communications and detailed usage instructions, see Using the RF communications function on page 87.

ZONE 2 OUT

PRP

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

RS-232C

(

OUTPUT 5 V 150 mA MAX

CU-RF100

CONTROL

)

OUT

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 150 mA MAX)

RS-232C

(

OUTPUT 5 V

)

150 mA MAX

EXTENSION

CAUTION

• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step.

Connecting your equipment

FHL

FHR

SBL

SBR

FWR

FWL

SBL

SBR

Speaker B

Front Bi-Amp

Determining the speakers’ application

This unit permits you to build various surround systems, in accordance with the number of speakers you have.

• Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right

channels (L and R).

• It is also possible to only connect one of the surround

back speakers (SB) or neither.

Choose one from Plans [A] to [E] below.

[A] 9.1 channel surround system (Front height)

*Default setting

• Speaker System setting: Normal(SB/FH)

A 9.1 ch surround system connects the left and right front speakers (L/R), the center speaker (C), the left and right front height speakers (FHL/FHR), the left and right surround speakers (SL/SR), the left and right surround back speakers (SBL/SBR), and the subwoofer (SW).

This surround system produces a more true-to-life sound from above.

[B] 9.1 channel surround system (Front wide)

• Speaker System

setting: Normal(SB/FW)

[C] 7.1 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

• Speaker System setting: Speaker B

SBL

SBR

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy

5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback of the same sound on the B speakers. The same connections also allow for 7.1-channel surround sound in the main zone when not using the B speakers.

[D] 5.1 channel surround system & Front Biamping connection (High quality surround)

• Speaker System setting: Front Bi-Amp

Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This plan replaces the left and right front height speakers shown in [A] with the left and right front wide speakers (FWL/FWR).

This surround system produces a true-to-life sound over a wider area.

Main zone

Sub zone

ZONE 2

Connecting your equipment

[E] 5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone)

• Speaker System setting: ZONE 2

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy

5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2. (The selection of input devices is limited.)

Placing the speakers

Refer to the chart below for placement of the speakers you intend to connect.

FHL

FHR R

FWL

30 30

SBR

120 120

SBL

FWR

• Place the surround speakers at 120º from the center. If you, (1) use the surround back speaker, and, (2) don’t use the front height speakers / front wide speakers, we recommend placing the surround speaker right beside you.

• If you intend to connect only one surround back speaker, place it directly behind you.

• Place the left and right front height speakers at least

Important

•The Speaker System setting must be made if you

use any of the connections shown above other than [A] (see Speaker system setting on page 111).

• Sound does not come through simultaneously from the front height, front wide, speaker B and surround back speakers. Output speakers are different depending on the input signal or listening mode.

Other speaker connections

• Your favorite speaker connections can be selected even if you have fewer than 5.1 speakers (except front left/right speakers).

• When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers with low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front channel. (The subwoofer’s low frequency component is played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be damaged.)

•

After connecting, be sure to conduct the Full Auto MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure.

See Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 42.

one meter directly above the left and right front speakers.

THX speaker system setup

If you are using a THX certified subwoofer, use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer has one)

or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer. See also THX Audio Setting on page 113 to make the

settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes (page 57).

Some tips for improving sound quality

Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system.

• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended.

• For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m apart, at equal distance from the TV.

• If you’re going to place speakers around your CRT TV, use shielded speakers or place the speakers at a sufficient distance from your CRT TV.

• If you’re using a center speaker, place the front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place them at a narrower angle.

Connecting your equipment

fig. A fig. B fig. C

10 mm

• Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers.

• It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position. The angle depends on the size of the room. Use less of an angle for bigger rooms.

• Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and tilted slightly downward. Make sure the speakers don’t face each other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback.

• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect.

Connecting the speakers

Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves.

CAUTION

• These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when

connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

Bare wire connections

1 Twist exposed wire strands together.

2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.

3 Tighten terminal.

(fig. C)

(fig. A)

(fig. B)

Important

• Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers.

• Use an RCA cable to connect the subwoofer. It is not possible to connect using speaker cables.

CAUTION

• Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes.

RS-232C

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

ZONE 2 OUT

CD-R/TAPE

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

AC IN

CD IN

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3

OUT

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

OUT IN

PRP

INBD

1IN2IN3

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

)

OUT 2

1 4

(

DVD

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

(

VIDEO

)

(

DVD

)

(

TV/SAT

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

OUT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

(Single)

FH/FW

(

VIDEO

)

(CD)

(

CD-R

)

CONTROL

CU-RF100

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

OUT

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 150 mA MAX)

SUBWOOFER

LAN

(

10/100

)

(

OUTPUT 5 V 100 mA MAX

)

ADAPTER PORT

PRE OUT

(

OUTPUT 5 V 150 mA MAX

)

SPEAKERS

MULTI CH IN

SIGNAL

GND

FRONT CENTER

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND SURR BACK

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

SURROUND BACK

(Single)

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

LR L R L R L

SURROUND FRONT CENTER

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

SELECTABLE

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

Front left

Subwoofer

Center

Surround right

Not connected

Front right

Surround left

The surround back terminals can also be used for ZONE 2.

5.1 ch surround setting

Surround backNot connected

Surround back left

ZONE 2 setting

ZONE 2 - Right

ZONE 2 - Left

6.1 ch surround setting

Surround back right

7.1 ch surround setting

Speaker B - leftSpeaker B - right

Speaker B setting

Front wide left

Front wide right

Front height left

Front height setting

Front height right

The front height terminals can also be used for the front wide and Speaker B speakers.

Front wide setting

Connecting your equipment

Installing your speaker system

At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessa ry. N ote tha t yo ur m ain s urround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal).

Standard surround connection

Connecting your equipment

RS-232C

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

ZONE 2 OUT

CD-R/TAPE

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

AC IN

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3

OUT

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

OUT IN

PRP

INBD

1IN2IN3

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

)

OUT 2

1 4

(

DVD

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

(

VIDEO

)

(

DVD

)

(

TV/SAT

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

OUT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

(Single)

FH/FW

(

VIDEO

)

(CD)

(

CD-R

)

CONTROL

CU-RF100

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

OUT

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 150 mA MAX)

SUBWOOFER

LAN

(

10/100

)

(

OUTPUT 5 V

100 mA MAX

)

ADAPTER PORT

PRE OUT

(

OUTPUT 5 V 150 mA MAX

)

SPEAKERS

MULTI CH IN

SIGNAL

GND

FRONT CENTER

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND SURR BACK

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

SURROUND BACK

(Single)

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

L RLRLRL

SURROUND FRONT CENTER

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

SELECTABLE

High

Low

High

Low

Front left

Subwoofer

Center

Surround right

Front right

Surround left

Bi-amp compatible

speaker

Bi-amp compatible

speaker

Bi-amping your speakers

Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using.

CAUTION

• Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.

• If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing so may damage your speakers.

Bi-wiring your speakers

Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support biamping.

• With these connections, the Speaker System setting

makes no difference.

• To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

• Don’t connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way.

• When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for biamping shown at the left.

CAUTION

Note

Connecting your equipment

Selecting the Speaker system

The front height terminals can be used for front wide and Speaker B connections, in addition to for the front height speakers. Also, the surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping and ZONE 2 connections, in addition to for the surround back speakers. Make this setting according to the application.

Front height setup

*Default setting

1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.

See Standard surround connection on page 24.

2 If necessary, select ‘ Speaker System

See Speaker system setting on page 111 to do this.

Front wide setup

1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.

See Standard surround connection on page 24.

2 Select ‘ menu.

See Speaker system setting on page 111 to do this.

Normal(SB/FW)

Speaker B setup

You can listen to stereo playback in another room.

1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.

See Standard surround connection on page 24.

2 Select ‘

See Speaker system setting on page 111 to do this.

Speaker B

Bi-Amping setup

Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.1-channel surround sound.

1 Connect bi-amp compatible speakers to the front and surround back speaker terminals.

See Bi-amping your speakers on page 25.

2 Select ‘ menu.

See Speaker system setting on page 111 to do this.

Front Bi-Amp

Normal(SB/FH)

menu.

’ from the

Speaker System

’ from the

Speaker System

menu.

Speaker System

ZONE 2 setup

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy

5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback on another component in ZONE 2.

1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals.

See Standard surround connection on page 24.

2 Select ‘

See Speaker system setting on page 111 to do this.

About the

Sound signal priority 

• With an HDMI cable, video and audio signals can be

ZONE 2

’ from the

Speaker System

audio connection

Types of cables and

terminals

HDMI HD audio

Digital (Coaxial) Conventional digital audio

Digital (Optical)

RCA (Analog)

(White/Red)

transferred in high quality over a single cable.

Transferable audio

signals

Conventional analog audio

About the video converter

The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this video source.

menu.

1 • If the video signal does not appear on your TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that some

components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, try switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 74) OFF.

• The signal input resolutions that can be converted from the component video input for the HDMI output are 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p and 1080i. 1080p signals cannot be converted.

• Only signals with an input resolution of 480i/576i can be converted from the component video input for the composite MONITOR OUT terminals.

Connecting your equipment

VIDEO IN

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

YPBP

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

HDMI IN HDMI OUT

High picture quality

Terminal for connection with source device

Terminal for connection with TV monitor

Video signals can be output

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Rovi Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Note

If several video components are assigned to the same input function (see The Input Setup menu on page 44), the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, then composite (in that order).

• For optimal video performance, THX recommends

switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the Video options on page 74) OFF.

About HDMI

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio.

This receiver incorporates High-Definition Multimedia

Interface (HDMI

This receiver supports the functions described below through HDMI connections.

) technology.

• Digital transfer of uncompressed video (contents protected by HDCP (1080p/24, 1080p/60, etc.))

• 3D signal transfer

• Deep Color signal transfer

• x.v.Color signal transfer

• Audio Return Channel

• Input of multi-channel linear PCM digital audio signals (192 kHz or less) for up to 8 channels

• Input of the following digital audio formats:

– Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, High bitrate audio (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTSHD High Resolution Audio), DVD-Audio, CD, SACD (DSD signal), Video CD, Super VCD

• Synchronized operation with components using the

Control with HDMI function (see Control with HDMI function on page 68)

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and other countries.

“x.v.Color” and x.v.Color logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

1 • An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content

Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVIHDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.

• If you connect a component that is not compatible with HDCP, an HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel display. Some components that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed, but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction.

• Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers.

• This receiver supports SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. To take advantage of these formats, however, make sure that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format.

2 • Use a High Speed HDMI

• When an HDMI cable with a built-in equalizer is connected, it may not operate properly. 3 Signal transfer is only possible when connected to a compatible component. 4 • HDMI format digital audio transmissions require a longer time to be recognized. Due to this, interruption in the audio may occur when

switching between audio formats or beginning playback.

• Turning on/off the device connected to this unit's HDMI OUT terminal during playback, or disconnecting/connecting the HDMI cable during

playback, may cause noise or interrupted audio.

cable. If an HDMI cable other than a High Speed HDMI® cable is used, it may not work properly.

RS-232C

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

ZONE 2 OUT

CD-R/TAPE

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3

OUT

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

OUT IN

PRP

INBD

1IN2IN3

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

)

OUT 2

1 4

(

DVD

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

(

VIDEO

)

(

DVD

)

(

TV/SAT

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

(Single)

FH/FW

(

VIDEO

)

(CD)

(

CD-R

)

CONTROL

CU-RF100

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

OUT

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 150 mA MAX)

SUBWOOFER

LAN

(

10/100

)

(

OUTPUT 5 V 100 mA MAX

)

ADAPTER PORT

PRE OUT

(

OUTPUT 5 V

150 mA MAX

)

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

GND

FRONT CEN

SUBW

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

SURROUND BACK

(Single)

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

LR L R L

SURROUND

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

SELECTABLE

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL OPTICAL

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

HDMI INHDMI OUTHDMI OUT

Other HDMI/DVIequipped component

HDMI/DVI-compatible Blu-ray disc player

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor

Select one

This connection is required in order to listen to the sound of the TV over the

receiver.

Note

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your TV and playback components

Connecting using HDMI

If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray disc player (BD), etc.), you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable.

If the TV and playback components support the Control with HDMI feature, the convenient Control with HDMI functions can be used (see Control with HDMI function on page 68).

• When connecting to an HDMI/DVI-compatible

monitor using the HDMI OUT 2 terminal, switch the HDMI output setting to HDMI OUT 2 or HDMI OUT ALL. See Switching the HDMI output on page 77.

• For input components, connections other than HDMI

connections are also possible (see Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output on page 29).

• If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio

cables.

1 When the TV and receiver are connected by HDMI connections, if the TV supports the HDMI Audio Return Channel function, the sound of the

TV is input to the receiver via the HDMI terminal, so there is no need to connect an audio cable. In this case, set TV Audio at HDMI Setup to via HDMI (see HDMI Setup on page 69).

Connecting your equipment

RS-232C

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

ZONE 2 OUT

CD-R/TAPE

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

CD IN

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3

OUT

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

OUT IN

PRP

INBD

1IN2IN3

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

)

OUT 2

1 4

(

DVD

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

(

VIDEO

)

(

DVD

)

(

TV/SAT

)

(

DVR/BDR

)

OUT

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

(Single)

FH/FW

(

VIDEO

)

(CD)

(

CD-R

)

CONTROL

CU-RF100

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

OUT

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL 150 mA MAX)

SUBWOOFER

LAN

(

10/100

)

(

OUTPUT 5 V

100 mA MAX

)

ADAPTER PORT

PRE OUT

(

OUTPUT 5 V 150 mA MAX

)

SPEAKERS

SIGNAL

GND

FRONT CENTER

SUBWOOFER

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

SURROUND BACK

(Single)

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

LR L R L

SURROUND

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

SELECTABLE

HDMI IN

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL OPTICAL

DVD player, etc.

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor

Select one

Note

Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output

This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component with no HDMI output) to the receiver.

• If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio

cables (page 28).

• If you use an optical digital audio cable, you’ll need to tell the receiver which digital input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 44).

1 When the TV and receiver are connected by HDMI connections, if the TV supports the HDMI Audio Return Channel function, the sound of the

TV is input to the receiver via the HDMI terminal, so there is no need to connect an audio cable. In this case, set TV Audio at HDMI Setup to via HDMI (see HDMI Setup on page 69).

DVD player, etc.

Select one

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input

This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component) to the receiver.

• With these connections, the picture is not output to the TV even if the DVD player is connected with an HDMI cable. Connect the DVD player’s video signals using a composite or component cord.

VIDEO IN

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

COMPONENT VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

RS-232C

(

OUTPUT 5 V

)

150 mA MAX

CU-RF100

ANTENNA

(

DVD

(

DVR/BDR

(

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

ZONE 2 OUT

PRP

CONTROL

OUT

INBD

1IN2IN3

)

ZONE2

ZONE3

OUT

)

FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP

DVDINTV/SATINVIDEOINDVR/BDR PHONO

OUT

IR 12 V

TRIGGER

(OUTPUT 12 V TOTAL

150 mA MAX)

OUT

• Connect using an HDMI cable to listen to HD audio on the receiver. Do not use an HDMI cable to input video signals. Depending on the video component, it may not be possible to output signals connected by HDMI and other methods simultaneously, and it may be necessary to make output settings.

operating instructions

supplied with your component

Please refer to the

for more information.

• If you want to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver, connect the receiver and TV with audio cables (page 28).

• If you use an optical digital audio cable, you’ll need to tell the receiver which digital input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 44).

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

OUT IN

SPEAKERS

SELECTABLE

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SELECTABLE

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

OUT 1 (

CONTROL

MONITOR

FRONT HEIGHT/WIDE/

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT 2

(

)

LAN

)

OUT

SIGNAL

GND

10/100

COAXIAL

IN (

DVD

VIDEO

CD-R/TAPE

CD IN

OUT

LR L R L

OPTICAL

)

(

(CD)

(

)

TV/SAT

CD-R

FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND BACK

CAUTION:

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

ATTENTION:

ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .

)

(Single)

HDMI OUT

ADAPTER PORT

(

OUTPUT 5 V

100 mA MAX

ASSIGNABLEASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVR/BDR

(Single)

PRE OUT

)

(

VIDEO

FH/FW

SURROUND

)

FRONT CENTER

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL OPTICAL

OUT

SUBWOOFE

AUDIO OUT

ANALOG

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Pioneer SC-LX73, SC-LX83 Operating Instruction

Contents

Before you start

Our philosophy

Features

Checking what’s in the box

Installing the receiver

Loading the batteries

Operating range of remote control unit

Controls and displays

Remote control (In case of SC-LX83)

Remote control display

RF adapter

Remote control (In case of SC-LX73)

Display

Front panel

Connecting your equipment

Rear panel

Determining the speakers’ application

Placing the speakers

Other speaker connections

THX speaker system setup

Some tips for improving sound quality

Connecting the speakers

Installing your speaker system

Standard surround connection

Bi-amping your speakers

Bi-wiring your speakers

Selecting the Speaker system

Front height setup

Front wide setup

Speaker B setup

Bi-Amping setup

ZONE 2 setup

About the video converter

About HDMI

Connecting your TV and playback components

Connecting using HDMI

Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output

Connecting your TV with no HDMI input