Pioneer SC-LX90 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

AUDIO/VIDEO MUL

TI-CHANNE

IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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.

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.

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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.

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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

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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will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

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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European model only

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

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When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 30 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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I NP U T S E L E CT

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STANDBY/ON

L 1

L 3

L 4

S C

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A CTI L 5

VE M

ON I TOR R5

MAS VO

TER L UME

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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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); 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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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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European model only

If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.

Private households in the member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one).

For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal.

By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.

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Changing the TV format setting

If the System Setup menu is not displayed correctly, it may be that the TV system is set incorrectly for your country or region.

With the amplifier in standby, press

1  STANDBY/ON button.

Select

PAL/NTSC

NTSC

using

The display shows the new setting (PAL or NTSC).

while holding down the

using

/

, then select

/

SETUP

PAL

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.

Contents

01 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing the amplifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

02 Simple Home Theater Guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern . . . . . . . . . 9

Normal surround connections (default setting) . . . . . 9

5.2-channel Bi-amp connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

7.2-channel front Bi-amp connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

7.2-channel + Zone 2 connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

7.2-channel + speaker B connections . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Positioning and connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . 10

Normal surround connections (default setting). . . . 11

5.2-channel Bi-amp connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

7.2-channel front Bi-amp connections . . . . . . . . . . . 11

7.2-channel + Zone 2 connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

7.2-channel + speaker B connections . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 13

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Better sound using Phase Control and

Full Band Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using Full Band Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting your Blu-ray disc player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or

other set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and

other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting digital audio sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting a component to

the front panel inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Plugging in the amplifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

04 Controls and displays

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 31

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Front Stage Surround Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the genre synchronizing function . . . . . . . . . . . 39

06 The System Setup menu

Making amplifier settings from

the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Speaker output setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Fine-adjusting the positions of the speakers

(Precision Distance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional. . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Full Band Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Speaker Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

X-Curve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

07 Other connections

Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting your iPod to the amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . 56

iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Watching photos and video content . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Switching the iPod operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Checking the i.LINK inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

About PQLS rate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Creating an i.LINK network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 60

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 60

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Switching the speaker system according to

the playback environment (Application Manual) . . . . 62

Setting the speaker system for high sound quality

multi-channel music sources

(DVD Audio discs and SACDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Setting the speaker system for movie sources. . . . . 62

Bi-amping your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

MULTI-ZONE listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Connecting an IR receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Switching components on and off using

the 12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using this amplifier with a Pioneer plasma television Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma television

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 69

Advanced MCACC output using your PC . . . . . . . . . 70

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08 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs

Enjoying the Home Media Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Usable free media servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

PlaysForSure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

DLNA CERTIFIED™ Audio/Video/Image Player . . . . 71

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting to the network through LAN interface. . . 72

Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Confirming the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Readable USB devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Readable data files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Removing a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Starting the Home Media Gallery function . . . . . . . . . 74

Navigating the files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Selectable screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the Tool Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Media Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Screen Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

My Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Enjoying movie files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Screen Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Movie Player key guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Time Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Slow Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Add to My Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Forward/Reverse (15 sec.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

A-B Repeat Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Repeat Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Random Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Enjoying music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Screen Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Music Player key guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

A-B Repeat Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Repeat Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Random Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Enjoying photo files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Screen Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Photo Player key guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Setting up the slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting up BGM for the slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Starting the slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Rotating the image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Repeating the slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Playing the slideshow at random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Other useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Adding files to My Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Switching the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Resetting to default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Other convenient features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Confirming the existing Home Media Gallery

version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) . . . . . . . . . . 88

DNS (Domain Name Service) Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

IP (Internet Protocol) Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

LAN Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

MAC (Media Access Control) Address . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Mass Storage Class devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

PlaysForSure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Subnet mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

USB (Universal Serial Bus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Windows Media Connect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Windows Media DRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Details of compatible formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

09 HDMI Control

Making the HDMI Control connections . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Setting the HDMI options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Setting the HDMI Control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Synchronized amp mode operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

About HDMI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

10 Other Settings

The Input Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 95

Changing the OSD display language

(OSD Language). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Multi Channel Input Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

ZONE Video Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

ZONE Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma televisions . . . . . . . . 97

Select the OSD display’s background pattern

(Display Image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

11 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Adjusting the surround B speaker delay

(Surr B DELAY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Playing a different source when recording . . . . . . . 102

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Switching the contents displayed on the LCD . . . . . 103

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Switching the HDMI output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Checking the settings of the sound

currently playing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

12 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components . . . 106

Selecting preset codes directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Programming signals from other remote controls Erasing one of the remote control button settings

Resetting the remote control presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Programming a multi-operation or

a shutdown sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Controls for other components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Operating other Pioneer components with

this unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

. . . 106

. . . . 107

13 Additional information

Speaker Setting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Positional relationship between speakers and

monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output . . . . 118

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Important information regarding

the HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

HOME MEDIA GALLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

i.LINK messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Meaning of messages displayed when

the HDMI control function is set to ON . . . . . . . . . 123

HOME MEDIA GALLERY messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

DTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . . 126

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

About Neural - THX Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

About open source related licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Listening modes with different input signal formats Stream direct with different input signal formats

Cautions on Handing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Liquid crystal screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Liquid crystal backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Cleaning the shiny surfaces of the panel and

the liquid crystal display window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

. . . 141

. . . 145

Before you start

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

An accessory box is supplied with this amplifier. It can be used to store the supplied accessories other than the Warranty card.

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

• Setup microphone (cable: 5 m)

• Remote control unit

• AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2

• iPod control cable

•Power cord

• Wiping cloth

• Warranty card

• These operating instructions

Installing the amplifier

• 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 amplifier’s bottom panel while the power is turned on. The bottom panel gets hot when the power is on, and touching it could cause burns.

Loading the batteries

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.

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Chapter 2:

Simple Home Theater Guide

5 Use the on-screen Auto MCACC Setup to set up your

Introduction to home theater

Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on the source and the sound settings of the amplifier.

This amplifier will automatically decode multichannel Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround sources according to your speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make changes for realistic surround sound, but other possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Listening to your system on page 34.

system.

See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 for more on this.

6 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your liking.

Make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the amplifier’s display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it isn’t, press DVD on the remote control to set the amplifier to the DVD input.

In addition to the basic playback explained in Playing a source on page 13, there are several other sound options you can select. See Listening to your system on page 34 for more on this.

See also Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40 for more setup options.

Listening to Surround Sound

This amplifier has been designed with the easiest possible setup in mind. However, before proceeding to the quick setup guide given below, you have to decide the purpose of your speaker system and hook up your system for surround sound. After the following quick setup, you can simply leave the amplifier in the default settings in most cases.

• Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to an AC power source.

1 Select the speaker usage method.

See Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern on page 9.

2 Connect your speakers and place them for optimum surround sound.

Connect your speakers as shown in Positioning and connecting the speakers on page 10.

3 Connect your TV and DVD player.

See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 20 to do this. For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to the amplifier.

4 Plug in the amplifier and switch it on, followed by your DVD player, your subwoofer and the TV.

Plug the power cable into the AC outlet and switch on the amplifier.

TV to this amplifier. Check the manual that came with the TV if you don’t know how to do this.

Make sure you’ve set the video input on your

• Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.

Note

1 After this amplifier is connected to an AC outlet, a 15-second HDMI initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during this process. The HDMI indicator in the front LCD display blinks during this process, and you can turn on this amplifier once it has stopped blinking. When you set the HDMI Control mode to OFF, you can skip this process. For details about the HDMI Control feature, see HDMI Control on page 91.

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Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern

This amplifier is equipped with speaker terminals for 10 channels, and the speaker layout/usage pattern can be selected to suit the user’s tastes. There are five speaker layout/usage patterns, as described below. When using this amplifier, be sure to select one of the five patterns below before proceeding with the connections, settings

and playback operations.

Once you have decided on the speaker layout/usage pattern, connect the speakers. Proceed to Positioning and connecting the speakers on page 10.

Normal surround connections (default setting)

Front

left (L)

Surround

left A (SL A)

Subwoofer

Center (C)

right A (SR A)

Surround

Front

right (R)

5.2-channel Bi-amp connections

Subwoofer

Front

left (L)*

Surround

left (SL)*

Center (C)*

*: bi-amp compatible speakers

Features: The front, center and surround channels are all reproduced with high quality (bi-amp). Fewer speakers are used than with other patterns and the maximum number of channels is 5.2, but this pattern provides the highest sound quality.

Speakers used: Total 5 bi-amp compatible speakers (2 front, 1 center, 2 surround)

Applicable listening rooms: Suited to all listening rooms

Output Setup: All Ch Bi-Amp

Front

right (R)*

Surround

right (SR)*

Surround

left B (SL B)

Surround back

left (SBL)

Features: Connections can be made in the ways from 2 channels for stereo playback to 5.1 (the basic

Surround

right B (SR B)

Surround back

right (SBR)

7.2-channel front Bi-amp connections

Subwoofer

Front

left (L)*

Center (C)*

Front

right (R)*

requirement for a home theater) or 7.1 channels, and on this amplifier it is even possible to connect 9.2 channels. With 9.1-channel (or 9.2-channel) connections, two surround speakers are used on each of the left and right sides, a speaker layout similar to that used in movie theaters. Furthermore, the set can be used for both

Surround

left (SL)

Surround back

left (SBL)

Surround right (SR)

Surround back

right (SBR)

movies and for high sound quality multi-channel music sources such as SACD and DVD Audio discs.

Speakers used: Total maximum 9 (2 front, 1 center, 4 surround, 2 surround back)

Applicable listening rooms: The conditions in any listening room can be accommodated, but when using

9.2 channels of speakers, ideally the space should be large enough for the speakers.

Output Setup: Normal

Features: Provides up to 7.2-channel surround playback

with high quality sound (bi-amp) from the front and center speakers.

Speakers used: Total 7 (2 front (bi-amp compatible), 1 center (bi-amp compatible), 2 surround, 2 surround back)

Applicable listening rooms: Rooms with space to place

*: bi-amp compatible speakers

the surround back speakers behind or above the listening position

Output Setup: Front Bi-Amp

Note

1 If you want to expand the system into a surround playback environment though there are currently only two speakers, or if you want to make bi-amp connections though you do not have enough speaker cables, select the pattern you are thinking of trying. For either pattern, the optimum playback environment can be achieved using Auto MCACC Setup, regardless of the number of speakers.

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7.2-channel + Zone 2 connections

Main Zone

Subwoofer

Front

left (L)

Surround

left (SL)

Surround back

left (SBL)

Center (C)

Surround back

right (SBR)

Front

right (R)

Surround right (SR)

Features: Up to 7.2-channel playback in the main zone with playback of a different device in Zone 2.

Speakers used: Total 9 (4 front, 1 center, 2 surround, 2 surround back)

Applicable listening rooms: When there are two listening rooms

Output Setup: 7.2ch + ZONE 2

7.2-channel + speaker B connections

Front

left (L)

Zone 2

Front

right (R)

Positioning and connecting the speakers

For the speaker layout, refer to Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern on page 9. We recommend

positioning the speakers before connecting them. Use one of the five connection examples below according to

the speaker layout/usage pattern selected. commercially available speaker cords to make the connections.

Bare wire connections

Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A).

To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).

(fig. A) (fig. B) (fig. C)

10 mm

Use

Front

left (L)

Subwoofer

Center (C)

Front

right (R)

Speaker B

Important

• Before connecting the equipment, make sure that the power is turned off and the power cords are unplugged from the power outlets.

Surround

left (SL)

Surround back

left (SBL)

Surround right (SR)

Surround back

right (SBR)

Features: Up to 7.2-channel playback in the normal listening room plus stereo playback of the same sound in another room (for example a kitchen). Furthermore, different front speakers can be used for movies (multichannel playback) and music (stereo playback).

Speakers used: Total 9 (4 front, 1 center, 2 surround, 2 surround back)

Applicable listening rooms: When there is a main listening room + a kitchen, etc.

Output Setup: 7.2ch + Speaker B

Note

1 • You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω (or between 4 Ω and 16 Ω for the R1/L1 terminals).

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

speakers themselves.

• 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.

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Normal surround connections (default setting)

When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the L4 (Single) terminals.

When only two surround speakers are connected, connect them to the L2 (SL A) and R2 (SR A) terminals.

Front right (R)

R1 R2

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

LOW HIGH

FRONT

All ch Bi-Amp.

Surround

right A (SR A)

right B (SR B)

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

Surround

Surround back

right (SBR)

Center (C)

SURROUND

BACK

SURROUND BACK (Single)

LOW HIGH

CENTER

Surround back left (SBL)

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND-B

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

Surround

left B (SL B)

SURROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

Surround left A (SL A)

Front

left (L)

If the center speaker is bi-amp compatible, make bi-amp connections to achieve high quality sound.

5.2-channel Bi-amp connections

Make bi-amp connections using speakers that are all biamp compatible.

Front right (R)

R1 R2

Normal

SUR-

FRONT FRONTCENTER

ROUND-A

LOW HIGH

FRONT

All ch Bi-Amp.

Surround right (SR)

Center (C)

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND-B

BACK

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

LOW HIGH

CENTER

Front

left (L)

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND

SUR-

BACK

ROUND-B

(Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

Surround left (SL)

SURROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

7.2-channel + Zone 2 connections

When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the L4 (Single) terminals.

Front

right (R)

Front

right (R)

Normal

Center (C)

R1 R2

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

FRONT FRONTCENTER

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

FRONT

All ch Bi-Amp.

Surround right (SR)

back right

SURROUND

BACK

Surround

(SBR)

LOW HIGH

CENTER

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND BACK (Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

Surround

back left

(SBL)

SURROUND-B

left (L)

SURROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

Surround

left (SL)

Front

left (L)

If the center speaker is bi-amp compatible, make bi-amp connections to achieve high quality sound.

7.2-channel + speaker B connections

When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the L4 (Single) terminals.

Front

right (R)

Front

right (R)

R1 R2

LOW HIGH

FRONT

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

LOW HIGH

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

All ch Bi-Amp.

SURROUND

Front

Center (C)

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND

LOW HIGH

CENTER

BACK (Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

BACK

left (L)

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

HIGH LOW

FRONT

Front

left (L)

7.2-channel front Bi-amp connections

For details about the bi-amp connections, see Bi-amping your speakers on page 62.

When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the L4 (Single) terminals.

Make bi-amp connections using speakers that are biamp compatible for the front and center.

Front right (R)

R1 R2

Normal

SUR-

FRONT FRONTCENTER

ROUND-A

LOW HIGH

FRONT

All ch Bi-Amp.

Surround

right (SR)

Center (C)

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND-B

BACK

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

Surround

back right

(SBR)

LOW HIGH

CENTER

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND BACK (Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

Surround

back left

(SBL)

Front

left (L)

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

Surround left (SL)

HIGH LOW

FRONT

Surround right (SR)

Surround

back right

(SBR)

Surround

back left

(SBL)

Surround

left (SL)

If the center speaker is bi-amp compatible, make bi-amp connections to achieve high quality sound.

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level. After you have set up the microphone provided with your system, the amplifier uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room, and also to calibrate the frequencyphase characteristics of the speakers connected.

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Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 13.

Important

• Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.

• Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.

• Before using the Auto MCACC Setup, the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY function should not be selected as an input source.

Caution

• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

SOURCE

AMP

TV AMP

AV AMPLIFIER

DVD

DVR1

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

TUNER

MAIN

ZONE2 3

MULTI OPERATION

BD TV SAT

VIDEO1

DVR2

SACD

iPod HDMI

PHONO

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

VIDEO2

CD-R

VOL

TV CONTROL

INPUT MUTE MUTE

AUDIO

PARAMETER

TOP MENU

ENTER

SETUP

VOL

VIDEO

PARAMETER

RETURN

1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV.

2 Connect the microphone to the

MCACC SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

• Push down on the lower portion of the front panel door to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack:

LCD

ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

/STREAM DIRECT

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

MCACC

PHONES

SETUP MIC

SETUP

RETURN

USB

VIEW

STATUS

DIMMER

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

AUDIO

The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.

3 Make sure ‘ preset

Normal

, then select

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC Output Setup [ Normal ]

Save SYMMETRY to [ M1. MEMORY 1 ]

START ENTER:Start :Cancel

55.0

’ is selected,2 select an MCACC

START

4 Follow the instructions on-screen.

Make sure the microphone is connected, and if you’re using a subwoofer, make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level.

5 Wait for the test tones to finish, then confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the amplifier outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while

it’s doing this.

If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 6.

• With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check Microphone) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 13) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue.

DVD/LD 0.0

1. Auto MCACC Now Analyzing… ( 2/10)

Environment Check Ambient Noise [ OK ] Microphone [ ] Speaker YES/NO [ ]

:Cancel

DVD/LD 0.0

1. Auto MCACC CHECK Front [ YES ] Center [ YES ] Surr A [ YES ] Surr B [ YES ] SB [ YESx2 ] SW [ YESx2 ]

10:Next

:Cancel

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have.

Note

1 • You can’t use the System Setup menu in either the main or sub zone when the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLAERY input source is selected. When you set ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or ZONE 2&3 to ON (page 66), you can’t use the System Setup menu.

• If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup, or leave an error message for over three minutes, the screen saver will appear.

2 • The setting you should select differs according to the selected speaker layout/usage method (for example if you are planning to make bi-amp connections, to set up another speaker system, etc.). For details see Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern on page 9 and Speaker output setting on page 43.

• If you have THX-certified speakers, select CUSTOM and choose YES for the THX Speaker setting.

3 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 50). 4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select CUSTOM to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN). See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40 for more on this. 5 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

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If you see an error message (ERR) in the right side column (or the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct), there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting RETRY doesn’t work, turn off the power and check the speaker connections. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply use / to select the speaker and / to change the setting (and number for surround back) and continue.

6 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the amplifier outputs more test tones to determine the optimum amplifier settings for Channel Level, Speaker Distance, Standing Wave, Acoustic Cal EQ and Full Band Phase Control.

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 10 minutes.

7 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press to go back to the System Setup menu.

Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this amplifier upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.

The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the

System Setup menu (starting on page 40).

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the final settings may be incorrect. Check for household appliances (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary. If there are any instructions showing in the front LCD display, please follow them.

• Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the microphone. If this seems to be happening, switch off the TV when doing the Auto MCACC Setup.

ENTER

RETURN

Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

MAIN

AV AMPLIFIER

DVD

DVR1

DVR1 DVR2

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

TUNER

ZONE2 3

MULTI OPERATION

BD TV SAT

VIDEO1

DVR2

SACD

iPod HDMI

PHONO

iPod HDMI

PHONO

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

VIDEO2

CD-R

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOL

TV CONTROL

INPUT MUTE MUTE

AUDIO

PARAMETER

1 Switch on your system components and amplifier.

Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV

have one), then the amplifier (press AV AMPLIFIER).

• Make sure the setup mic is disconnected.

2 Select the input source you want to play.

You can use the input source buttons on the remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT

SELECTOR dial.

3Press DIRECT

playback of the source.

AUTO/DIRECT (AUTO SURROUND/STREAM

) to select ‘

AUTO SURROUND

If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.

•See also Listening to your system on page 34 for

information on different ways of listening to sources.

It is possible to check on the LCD whether or not multichannel playback is being performed properly.

When using a surround back speaker, Dolby Digital EX is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.

When not using a surround back speaker, Dolby Digital is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals.

SETUP

STATUS

CH LEVEL

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

VOL

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

SR+ SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

VIDEO

PARAMETER

and subwoofer (if you

’ and start

RETURN

STANDARD ADV SURR

DISP

Note

1 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40 for more on this. 2 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 52.

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and

room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

• If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting

the settings manually. 3 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this amplifier (for example, if you connected this amplifier to the VIDEO 1 jacks on your TV, make sure that the VIDEO 1 input is now selected). 4 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 37). 5 • You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and

88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.

• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the amplifier must be set to

a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 34 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

Simple Home Theater Guide

For other details, see Listening modes with different input signal formats on page 141. If the display does not correspond to the input signal and listening mode, check the connections and settings.

Phase Control ON

Front speaker

Listening

position

4 Use the volume control to adjust the volume level.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is coming from the speakers connected to this amplifier.

Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control

This amplifier is equipped with the two types of functions that correct phase distortion and group delay: Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control. Activating Full Band Phase Control is strongly recommended because it also involves the effects of Phase Control. For details on each of these two features, refer to the following explanations.

Using Phase Control

During multichannel playback, LFE (Low-Frequency

Sound source

Subwoofer

• Rhythms with crystal-like clarity

• Bass sound with no loss of depth

• Sound of musical instruments with superb reality

Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching

optimal sound image at your listening position. The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources.

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

VOL

SR+

SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

A.ATT GENRE

Original sound preserved with no loss of clarity

PHASE

DISP

HDMI OUT

for an

Effects) signals as well as low-frequency signals in each channel are assigned to the subwoofer or other the subwoofer and the most appropriate speaker. At least in theory, however, this type of processing involves a group delay that varies with frequency, resulting in phase

• Set the operation selector switch to AMP, then press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to select PHASE CONTROL.

The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lights. distortion where the low-frequency sound is delayed or muffled by the conflict with other channels. With the Phase Control mode switched on, this amplifier can reproduce powerful bass sound without deteriorating the quality of the original sound (see illustration below).

Phase Control OFF

Front speaker

Listening

position

Using Full Band Phase Control

The Full Band Phase Control feature calibrates the

frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers

connected.

Standard speakers designed exclusively for audio use

generally reproduce sound with the divided frequency

bands output from a speaker system consisting of

multiple speakers (in case of typical 3-way speakers, for

instance, the tweeter, the squawker (midrange), and the

woofer output sound in the high-, middle-, and low-

frequency ranges, respectively). Though these speakers

Sound source

Subwoofer

Sound muffled due to a delay in time

are designed to flatten the frequency-amplitude

characteristics across wide ranges, there are cases

where the group delay characteristics are not effectively

• Rhythms blurred and difficult to hear

• Bass sound with loss of depth

• Sound of musical instruments with no reality

Note

1 • Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction. If two waveforms are ‘in phase’, they crest and trough together, resulting in increased amplitude, clarity and presence of the sound signal. If a crest of a wave meets a trough (as shown in the upper section of the diagram above), then the sound will be ‘out of phase’ and an unreliable sound image will be produced.

• The PHASE CONTROL feature is available even when the headphones are plugged in.

• If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the plus (+) sign (or 0°). However, the effect you can actually feel when PHASE CONTROL is set

to ON on this amplifier depends on the type of your subwoofer. Set your subwoofer to maximize the effect. It is also recommended you try changing the orientation or the place of your subwoofer.

• Set the built-in lowpass filter switch of your subwoofer to OFF. If this cannot be done on your subwoofer, set the cutoff frequency to a higher value.

• If the speaker distance is not properly set, you may not have a maximized PHASE CONTROL effect.

• The PHASE CONTROL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases: – When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 99.

flattened. This phase distortion of the speakers

subsequently causes group delay (the delay of low-

frequency sound against high-frequency sound) during

audio signal playback.

Simple Home Theater Guide

This amplifier analyzes the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers by calibrating test signals output from the speakers with the supplied microphone, therefore flattening the analyzed frequency-phase

characteristics during audio signal playback

– the same correction is made for a pair of left and right speakers. This correction minimizes group delay between the ranges of a speaker and improves the frequency-phase characteristics across all ranges.

Furthermore, the enhanced frequency-phase characteristics between channels ensure better

surround sound integration for multichannel setting.

Full Band Phase Control OFF

Tweeter

Midrange

Woofer

Group Delay Characteristics

Sound in the middle- and low-frequency ranges is delayed against the high-frequency sound due to group delay.

Full Band Phase Control ON

Tweeter

Midrange

Woofer

Group Delay Characteristics

With the phase distortion corrected, the frequency-phase characteristics are improved across all ranges.

• Sound with live dynamics

• Sound of musical instruments with superb reality

• Sound so accurately reproduced that you can even hear the lip movement of the singer

• Speech heard with no loss of clarity

• Surround sound with excellent integration

VOL

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

SR+

SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

PHASE

HDMI OUT

A.ATT GENRE

DISP

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

• Set the operation selector switch to AMP, then press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to select

FULLBAND PHASE.

Both the Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control functions are switched on. The PHASE CONTROL indicator lights on the front LCD display.

Note

1 To calibrate and analyze the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers, follow the procedures in Auto MCACC Setup (see Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11) or FULL BAND PHASE CTRL in the System Setup (see Full Band Phase Control on

page 49). Select ALL when you perform the Auto MCACC Setup with CUSTOM. Upon calibration of the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers, the FULL BAND PHASE CTRL feature is automatically switched on. Note that FULLBAND PHASE cannot be selected unless the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers are calibrated. 2 The original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics after correction can be displayed graphically in the OSD (see Full Band Phase Control on pa ge 49). A lso, w hen yo ur PC i s conn ected to this amplifier, the original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the corrected characteristics of group delay can be displayed in 3-dimension on your PC (see Advanced MCACC output using your PC on page 70). 3The FULL BAND PHASE CTRL mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases:

– When headphones are plugged in. – When the PURE DIRECT mode is switched on. – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 99.

Connecting your equipment

Chapter 3:

Connecting your equipment

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

Rear panel

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

COMPONENT VIDEO

CONTROL

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

)

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

LAN (10/100)

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL)

ZONE2

AUDIO

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

MULTI CH

108

OUT

ZONE3 OUT

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

iPod

SURROUND BACK

EXTRA

(

)

Single

SUB W.

PRE OUT

OUT2

REC SEL OUT

CD-R/ TAPE / MD

SACD

TUNER

PHONO

AUDIO

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(SACD)

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

HDMI

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

(SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 1)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

(CD-R/ TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

1 6

ASSIGNABLE

REC SEL

DVR/ VCR 1

REC SEL

DVD/LD

SAT

VIDEO/ GAME 1

OUT

BD IN

TV IN

DVR/ VCR 2

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

ASSIGNABLE

13 14

VIDEOAUDIO

OUT

(DVD/LD)

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

ZONE3

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOT AL 250 mA MAX

SPEAKERS

SELECTABLE

R1 R5 L1

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI

4Ω16ΩR26Ω16Ω

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

LOW HIGH

FRONT

All ch Bi-Amp.

SURROUND-A

SURROUND-B

6Ω16ΩR46Ω16Ω

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

BACK

6Ω16ΩL56Ω16Ω

LOW HIGH

CENTER

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.

1 S-400 i.LINK connectors (x2)

Use to connect other i.LINK audio devices for highresolution, multichannel digital audio input/output.  See Using the i.LINK interface on page 58.

2 Optical and coaxial digital audio inputs (x10)

Use for digital audio sources, including DVD players/ recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc. There’s also an RF IN jack for connection to an LD player with a 2 RF output.  See also The Input Setup menu on page 94 to assign the inputs.

3 Optical and coaxial digital audio outputs (x3)

Use for recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder.  See Connecting digital audio sources on page 25.

These jacks are also used for MULTI-ZONE connections.  See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 64.

AC IN

SURROUND BACK (Single)

6Ω16ΩL36Ω16Ω

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

SURROUND-B

SURROUND-A

6Ω16Ω

HIGH LOW

FRONT

4Ω16Ω

4 HDMI connectors (x8)

Multiple inputs and two outputs for high-quality audio/ video connection to compatible HDMI devices.  See Connecting using HDMI on page 18.  See Switching the HDMI output on page 103.

5 LAN (10/100) terminal

 See Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs on page 71.

6 iPod input terminal

Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio or video source.  See Connecting an iPod on page 56.

7 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs

Use to connect separate amplifiers for front, center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels.  See Connecting additional amplifiers on page 63 (see also Installing your speaker system on page 27 for powered subwoofer connection).

8 MULTI-ZONE audio outputs

Use to connect a second or third amplifier in a separate room.  See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 64.

Connecting your equipment

9 Multichannel analog audio inputs

7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs.  See Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 60.

10 Stereo analog audio source inputs/(outputs) (x5)

Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players, tape decks, turntables, etc.  See Connecting analog audio sources on page 26.

11 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x7)

Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks

for composite video, S-Video  See Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other

video sources on page 23.

12 Composite, S-Video and Component monitor outputs

Use to connect monitors and TVs.  See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 20.  See Using the component video jacks on page 24.

13 MULTI-ZONE video outputs

Use to connect monitors or TVs in a separate room.  See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 64.

14 12 V trigger jacks

Use to switch components in your system on and off according to the input function of the amplifier.  See Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 67.

15 Component video inputs (x5)

Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD recorder.  See Using the component video jacks on page 24.

16 MULTI-ZONE component video output

Use to connect monitors or TVs in a separate room.  See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 64.

17 Control input/output

Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you can control all your equipment from a single IR remote sensor.

 See Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor on page 111.

18 RS-232C connector

Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control.  See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 69.

19 Remote inputs/outputs (MULTI-ZONE and source)

Use for connection to an external remote control sensor for use in a MULTI-ZONE setup, for example.  See Connecting an IR receiver on page 67.

Note

1 You must assign the input source to the S-Video input to which you’ve connected your video component (see The Input Setup menu on page 94).

and stereo analog audio.

(total 50 mA max.)

(x4)

20 Speaker terminals

Use for connection to the main front, center, surround and surround back speakers.  See Installing your speaker system on page 27.

21 AC power inlet

Connect the supplied power cord here.

When making cable connections

• To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the top of the amplifier.

• When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket.

• When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners.

Connecting your equipment

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 amplifier’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this

video source.

If several video components are assigned to the same input function (see The Input Setup menu on page 94), the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, SVideo, then composite (in that order).

High picture quality

Terminal for connection

with source device

HDMI IN

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

Video signals can be output

Terminal for connection

with TV monitor

HDMI OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

• For optimal video performance, THX recommends

switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the

Video options on page 101) OFF.

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

Connecting using HDMI

If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component, you can connect it to this amplifier using a

commercially available HDMI cable.

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/Super VCD, CD and MP3. See About the video converter above for more on HDMI compatibility.

When connecting to an HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or a plasma television using the HDMI OUT 2 terminal, switch the HDMI output setting to HDMI OUT2. See Switching the HDMI output on page 103.

Note

1 • If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma television, 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 101) OFF.

• The ZONE 2 video input can also be converted. For details, see ZONE Video Setup on page 96.

2 • 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, a HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front LCD 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.

• This amplifier has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Version 1.3a. Depending on the component you

have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers.

• This amplifier 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 amplifier also supports the corresponding format.

Connecting your equipment

SC-LX90

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

(TV)

IN (SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN GAME

IN (CD-R/

TAPE/

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

MD)

LAN (10/100)

1 6

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

BACK

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

HDMI OUT

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

1 Use an HDMI cable to connect one of the HDMI IN interconnects on this amplifier to an HDMI output on your HDMI component.

The HDMI indicator lights on the front panel when an HDMI-equipped component is connected.

2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this amplifier to an HDMI interconnect on an HDMI-compatible monitor.

• The arrow on the cable connector body should be facing down for correct alignment with the connector on the player.

3Use the

INPUT SELECT

button to select the HDMI

input you’ve connected to (for example, HDMI 2).

You can also perform the same operation by using the

INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly.

• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 99 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or plasma television (no sound will be heard from this amplifier).

• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma television, 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, use an analog video connection.

• You can’t hear HDMI audio through this amplifier’s digital out jacks.

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

OUT1

OUT2

(HDMI CTRL)

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

AUDIO

SUB W.

MULTI CH

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SUR- ROUND BACK

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

HDMI IN

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or plasma television

About HDMI

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays.

HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your TV and DVD player

SC-LX90

HDMI

(AUDIO)

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE OUT

COAXIAL AUDIORL

DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

(SAT)

TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

LAN (10/100)

1 6

S-VIDEOOPTICAL

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

BACK

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

3 2 4

DVD player

The diagram shows a basic setup of this amplifier together with a TV and DVD player, with S-Video or composite video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may offer alternative connections. See also Using the component video jacks on page 24 if your TV and/or DVD player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 60.

1 Connect the

MONITOR OUT

video jack to a video

input on your TV.

Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use an S-Video cable to connect to the S-Video jack.

2 Connect a composite or S-Video output on your DVD player to the

DVD/LD VIDEO

DVD/LD S-VIDEO

input.

Connect using a standard video cable or an S-Video cable.

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

SUB W.

AUDIO

ANALOG OUT

OUT1 (HDMI CTRL)

MULTI CH

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT2

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SACD

TUNER

PHONO

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGN-

ASSIGNABLE

ABLE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

VIDEOINS-VIDEO

4 Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD player to the

DVD/LD AUDIO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable.

• If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs,

you can connect these instead. See also Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 60.

5 If the source component is an LD player with a RF

digital audio output, connect this to the

on this amplifier.

To ensure compatibility with all laserdiscs, connect both the PCM and 2 RF outputs from your LD player.

• Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio for the

2 RF connection.

• You may need to assign the RF IN digital input when

setting up the amplifier (see also The Input Setup menu on page 94).

RF IN

input

3 Connect a coaxial-type1 digital audio output on your DVD player to the

COAXIAL IN 1 (DVD/LD

) input.

Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.

Note

1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this amplifier using an optical cable. When you set up the amplifier you’ll need to tell the amplifier which input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 94).

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your Blu-ray disc player

SC-LX90

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

(SAT)

(CD-R/

TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

1 6

ASSIGNABLE

COAXIAL AUDIORL

DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT

LAN (10/100)

iPod

S-VIDEOOPTICAL

SUB WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

BACK

EXTRA

PRE OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

(BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

3 2 4

Blu-ray disc player

The diagram shows a basic setup of this amplifier together with a Blu-ray disc player, with S-Video or composite video connections. See also Using the component video jacks on page 24 if your Blu-ray disc player has component video inputs/outputs. If your Bluray disc player offers multi-channel analog audio outputs, see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 60.

1 Connect a composite video output on your Blu-ray disc player to the

BD VIDEO

input.

Connect using a standard video cable or an S-Video1 cable.

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL)

OUT2

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

AUDIO

SUB W.

MULTI CH

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGN-

ASSIGNABLE

ABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

ANALOG OUT

2 Connect an coaxial-type2 digital audio output on your Blu-ray disc player to the

COAXIAL IN 2 (BD)

input.

Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.

3 Connect the stereo audio outputs on your Blu-ray disc player to the

BD AUDIO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable.

• If your Blu-ray disc player has multi-channel analog outputs, you can connect these instead. See also Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 60.

Note

1See The Input Setup menu on page 94 to assign the S-VIDEO input to the BD input function if you make this connection. 2 If your Blu-ray disc player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this amplifier using an optical cable. When you set up the amplifier, you’ll need to tell the amplifier which input you connected the player to (see The System Setup menu on page 40).

Connecting your equipment

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.

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COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

HDMI

(AUDIO)

(

)

(

)

DVD/LD

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE OUT

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

(SAT)

TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

LAN (10/100)

1 6

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL)

OUT2

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

iPod

EXTRA

AUDIO

(

)

Single

SUB W.

PRE OUT

MULTI CH

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

SACD

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

TUNER

PHONO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

DVD/LD

SAT

VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

REC SEL

OUT

(DVD/LD)

ASSIGN-

ASSIGNABLE

ABLE

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2 OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

DIGITAL OUT

VIDEOS-VIDEO AUDIORL

AV OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

STB

1 Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the

SAT AUDIO

and

VIDEO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a

video or S-Video

cable.

2 Connect an optical-type2 digital audio output from your set-top box to the

OPTICAL IN 2 (SAT)

input.

Use an optical cable for the connection.

Note

1 See The Input Setup menu on page 94 to assign the S-VIDEO input to the SAT input function if you make this connection. 2 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this amplifier using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the amplifier you’ll need to tell the amplifier which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 94). 3 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources

This amplifier has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

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HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

(SAT)

IN (CD-R/ TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

LAN (10/100)

1 6

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND BACK

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

DIGITAL OUT

1 Connect the audio/video outputs of the video player/recorder to the

DVR/VCR 1 AUDIO

and

VIDEO

inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-Video cable for the video connection.

• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR 2 IN inputs.

2 If the device can record, connect the AUDIO

and

VIDEO

outputs to the recorder’s audio/

DVR/VCR 1

video inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-Video cable for the video connection.

• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR 2 OUT

outputs.

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

VIDEOS-VIDEO

AV IN

S-VIDEO

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL) OUT2

AUDIO

SUB W.

MULTI CH

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

OPTICALCOAXIAL

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

VIDEOAUDIO

VIDEOAUDIORL

S-VIDEO AUDIORL

AV OUT

1 23

DVR, VCR, etc.

3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an optical-type

the

OPTICAL IN 3 (DVR/VCR 1

Use an optical cable for the connection.

digital audio output from the recorder to

) input.

• For a second recorder, use the OPTICAL IN 4 (DVR/ VCR 2) input.

Note

1 • In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback only).

• If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

2 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this amplifier using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the amplifier you’ll need to tell the amplifier which input you connected the recorder to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 94).

Connecting your equipment

Using the component video jacks

Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable, flickerfree picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video.

YPBP

COMPONENT

VIDEO

BPR

YPBP

(DVD/LD)

(BD)

(VIDEO/

GAME

(DVR/VCR 1)

(DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

ASSIGN-

1 5

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

)

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL) OUT2

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

AUDIO

MULTI CH

CD IN

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

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COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

DVD player

HDMI

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(SACD)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

(TV)

IN (SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 1)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN GAME

IN (CD-R/

TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

LAN (10/100)

1 6

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

SUB W.

BACK

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

1 Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

inputs.

Connect using a three-way component video cable.

• Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which component video inputs you use for which source. After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the component video inputs—see The Input Setup menu on page 94.

2 Connect the

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

jacks to the

component video inputs on your TV or monitor.

Use a three-way component video cable.

YPBP

COMPONENT

VIDEO

Connecting your equipment

Connecting digital audio sources

This amplifier has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to connect digital audio components for playback and for making digital recordings.

Most digital components also have analog connections. See Connecting analog audio sources on page 26 if you want to connect these too.

SC-LX90

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

HDMI

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

IN (BD)

(CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

(TV)

IN (SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN GAME

(CD-R/

TAPE/

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

MD)

LAN (10/100)

1 6

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL) OUT2

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

iPod

EXTRA

AUDIO

(

)

Single

SUB W.

PRE OUT

MULTI CH

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

DVD/LD

TV IN

SAT

VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

REC SEL

OUT

(DVD/LD)

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2 OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.

1 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on your digital component to the TAPE/MD)

input.

OPTICAL IN 6 (CD-R/

Use an optical cable for the connection.

2 For recording equipment, connect one of the optical-type

DIGITAL

outputs to a digital input on the recorder. Use an optical cable to connect to the SOURCE OUT or

ZONE3/SOURCE OUT.

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

This unit has an on-board Windows Media™ Audio 9 Professional

playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro-compatible player. However, the connected PC, DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output.

(WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to

Note

1 • If your digital component only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this amplifier using a coaxial cable. When you set up the amplifier you’ll need to tell the amplifier which input you connected the component to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 94).

• The digital outputs from other components can be connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this amplifier. You can assign them when setting up

the amplifier (see also The Input Setup menu on page 94). 2 • You must switch ZONE 3 ON in Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 66 to hear audio from the DIGITAL OUT1.

• In order to record some digital sources, you must make analog connections as explained in Connecting analog audio sources on page 26.

3• Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• With WMA9 Pro, sound problems may occur depending on your computer system. Note that WMA9 Pro 96 kHz sources will be downsampled to 48 kHz.

Connecting your equipment

Connecting analog audio sources

This amplifier features five stereo audio-only inputs. One of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders.

One of the audio inputs (PHONO) is a dedicated turntable input which should not be used for any other type of component. This input also has a grounding terminal that most turntables require.

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HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

IN (SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

GAME

(CD-R/

TAPE/

OPTICAL

MD)

ASSIGNABLE

LAN (10/100)

1 6

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

(

SURROUND BACK

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

Turntable

Tape deck, etc.

1 Connect the analog audio outputs of the source component to one of the

AUDIO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable.

• If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc.,

connect the analog audio outputs (RECSEL OUT) to the analog audio inputs on the recorder.

ZONE3 OUT

R L

AUDIO IN/OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL)

OUT2

REC

AUDIO

)

Single

SUB W.

MULTI CH

REC

SEL

OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/

TAPE/

ZONE3

OUT

CD IN

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

Turntables only:

the

PHONO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

OUT

PLAY

REC

Connect the stereo audio outputs to

inputs.

• If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to the ground terminal on this amplifier.

• If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e., it has a built-in phono pre-amp), connect it to the CD inputs instead.

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack (VIDEO), an S-Video jack (S-VIDEO), stereo analog audio inputs (AUDIO L/R) and an optical digital audio input (DIGITAL IN). You can use these connections for any kind of audio/video component, but they are especially convenient for portable equipment such as camcorders, video games and portable audio/video equipment.

• Push down on the lower portion of the front panel door to access the front video connections.

ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

/STREAM DIRECT

TV game, video camera, etc.

• Select these inputs using INPUT SELECT (remote) or the INPUT SELECTOR dial (front panel) to select VIDEO/GAME 2.

PHONES

MCACC

SETUP MIC

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

STATUS

DIGITAL OUT

LCD VIEW DIMMER

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

VIDEO OUTPUT

USB

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

AUDIO

Connecting your equipment

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the amplifier’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround A, surround

B and surround back speakers, as well as subwoofers. Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back

Front right

Subwoofer 2

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

(SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 1)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN GAME

(CD-R/ TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

4Ω16ΩR26Ω16Ω

FRONT

LAN (10/100)

1 6

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

ROUND-B

ROUND-A

LOW HIGH

6Ω16ΩR46Ω16Ω

SURROUND

iPod

BACK

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

SPEAKERS

SELECTABLE

R1 R5

R1 R5 L1

SEE

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

VOIR LE MODE

D'EMPLOI

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(SACD)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

LOW HIGH

All ch Bi-Amp.

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

EXTRA

PRE OUT

6Ω16ΩL56Ω16Ω

LOW HIGH

(

Single

CENTER

Center

)

speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). The following connections example is for 9.2-channel surround connections. Note that many other speaker layouts and usage patterns are also possible. For details see Selecting the speaker layout/ usage pattern on page 9.

You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω and 16 Ω (or between 4 Ω and 16 Ω for the R1/L1 terminals).

Front

left

Subwoofer 1

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

BPR

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL) OUT2

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

AUDIO

FRONT

SUB W.

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

MULTI CH

L4 L3 L2 L1

6Ω16ΩL36Ω16Ω

SURROUND

BACK

(Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 1

REC SEL OUT

REC SEL

OUT CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SACD

TUNER

PHONO

AUDIO

SUR-

ROUND-B

SUR-

ROUND-A

DVD/LD

6Ω16Ω

HIGH LOW

DVR/ VCR 2

TV IN

SAT

VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

FRONT

REC SEL

OUT

(DVD/LD)

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2 OUT

4Ω16Ω

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

AC IN

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Surround

right A

Surround

right B

Surround

back right

Surround

back left

Surround

left B

Note

1 • When using one subwoofer, connect it to the SUBWOOFER 1 terminal.

• When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the L4 (Single) terminals.

• When only two surround speakers are connected, connect them to the L2 (SL A) and R2 (SR A) terminals.

Surround

left A

Connecting your equipment

Connecting the speakers

Each speaker connection on the amplifier 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

Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A).

fig. A fig. B fig. C

10 mm

• When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers farther away from the TV.

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

• 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 titled slight 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.

• To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below. Be sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality.

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.

• 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.

Placing the speakers

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.

Front

left

Subwoofer

Surround

left A

Surround

left B

Surround back left

Listening position

Single surround back speaker

Center

Subwoofer

Surround back right

Front

right

Surround

right A

Surround

right B

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.

Connecting your equipment

The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram (fig. A) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second (fig. B) shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected.

90° to 120°

Plugging in the amplifier

Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this amplifier, including the speakers.

1 Plug the supplied power cord into the on the back of the amplifier.

2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.

AC IN

socket

0° to 60°

fig. A

fig. B

SBL

SBR

• If you have two surround back speakers THX recommends placing them together and the same distance from your listening position (see below).

THX speaker system setup

If you have a complete THX speaker system, follow the diagram below to place your speakers. Note that the

surround speakers ( indicates bi-polar radiating speakers) should output at an angle parallel to the listener.

Surround

Caution

• Handle the power cord by the plug part. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord, and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet, as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, or other object on the power cord or pinch the cord in any other way. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cables. The power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock. Check the power cord once in a while. If you find it damaged, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company for a replacement.

• The amplifier should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use, e.g., when on vacation.

•Make sure the blue  STANDBY/ON light has gone out before unplugging.

SBL

Surround back

SBR

• If you have two surround back speakers THX recommends placing them together and the same distance from your listening position for the following THX modes: THX Ultra2 CINEMA, THX Ultra2 MUSIC and THX Ultra2 GAMES.

See also THX Audio Setting on page 54 to make the settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes (page 35).

Controls and displays

Chapter 4:

Controls and displays

Front panel

1 2

INPUT SELECTOR

STANDBY/ON



ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

/STREAM DIRECT

3 75 89106

ACTIVE MONITOR

13 14 15 16 18 1917

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

MCACC

PHONES

SETUP MIC

SETUP

SC-LX90

MASTER VOLUME

STATUS

R1R2R3R4R5

LCD

VIEW

DIMMER

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

AUDIO

USB

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

L5L4L3L2L1

RETURN

201121 22 23 24 25 26

 STANDBY/ON

Switches the amplifier between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the amplifier is on.

INPUT SELECTOR

Use to select an input source.

PHASE CONTROL

Lights to indicate Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control is selected (page 14).

4 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 31).

Note

1 The MCACC indicator does not light when the MCACC preset memory currently being selected has not been corrected with Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional or when EQ is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu (see Setting the Audio options on page 99).

dial

indicator

ADVANCED MCACC

indicator

Lights when one of the MCACC presets (page 37) is selected.

6 LCD display

i.LINK

indicator

Lights when an i.LINK-Audio-equipped component is selected (page 58).

HDMI

indicator

Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 18).

Controls and displays

MASTER VOLUME

ACTIVE MONITOR

The indicators of the speaker terminals compatible with sound output are lit.

11 Front panel controls

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

INPUT SELECTOR



STANDBY/ON

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTIZONE listening on page 64) use these controls to control the sub zone from the main zone (see Using the MULTIZONE controls on page 66).

AUDIO PARAMETER

Use to access the Audio options (page 99).

VIDEO PARAMETER

Use to access the Video options (page 101).

/// /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 40).

STATUS

Information on the currently selected and set functions, the input signal, etc., is displayed on the LCD (page 104).

LCD VIEW

The information shown on the LCD can be switched in three steps (page 103).

DIMMER

Dims or brightens the LCD display (page 103).

USB

interface

Connect a USB audio device for playback (page 73).

SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 61).

AUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECT

Press to select Auto Surround (page 34) or Stream Direct (page 36) listening.

PHONES

jack

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

MCACC SETUP MIC

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

SETUP

Press to access the System Setup menu (page 40).

ACTIVE MO

ITOR

dial

indicator

-L X 9 0

M A

STE

V O

M E

jack

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page 26.

Operating range of remote control unit

The remote control may not work properly if:

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

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

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

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

INP

U T

L E C

30°

7 m



T A N D

B Y /O

L 2

SC-LX90

ACTI

V E M

ONITOR L 5

R 3

MASTER VOLUME

Controls and displays

Remote control

MAIN

AV AMPLIFIER

DVD

DVR1

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

TUNER

ZONE2

DVR2

PHONO

2 3

TV CONTROL

INPUT MUTE MUTE

AUDIO

PARAMETER

TOP MENU

SETUP

STATUS

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

SR+

A.ATT GENRE

CLR

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

• White – amplifier control, TV Control

• Blue – Other controls

1 MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch

Switch to perform operations in the main zone, zone 2 and zone 3 (page 64).

AV AMPLIFIER

This switches between standby and on for this amplifier.

MULTI OPERATION

Use this button to perform multi operations (page 108).

4 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 106).

SOURCE

MULTI OPERATION

BD TV SAT

VIDEO1

VIDEO2

TV AMP

MCACC

CD-R

SACD

iPo d HDMI

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

VOL

PARAMETER

ENTER

CH LEVEL

STANDARD AD V SURR

SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

DISP

HDMI OUT

ENTER

VOL

VIDEO

RETURN

5 Character display (LCD)

This display shows information when transmitting control signals.

The following commands are shown when you’re setting the remote to control other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 106):

SETUP – Indicates the setup mode, from which you choose the options below.

PRESET – See Selecting preset codes directly on page 106.

LEARNING – See Programming signals from other remote controls on page 106.

MULTI OP – See Multi Operation and System Off on page 108.

SYS OFF – See Multi Operation and System Off on page 108.

DIRECT F – See Direct function on page 108. RENAME – See Renaming input source names on

page 108.

ERASE – See Erasing one of the remote control button settings on page 107.

RESET – See Resetting the remote control presets on page 107.

READ ID – See Confirming preset codes on page 108.

TV CONTROL

buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV input source button (see page 106 for more on this).

TV – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. TV VOL +/– – Use to adjust the volume on your TV. INPUT – Use to select the TV input signal. TV CH +/– – Use to select channels. MUTE – Use to mute the sound or cancel the mute

mode.

7 Tuner/component control buttons/

SETUP

These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button (DVD,

DVR 1, TV, etc.). Set the operation selector switch to AMP to access the following controls:

AUDIO PARAMETER – Use to access the Audio

options (page 99). VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video

options (page 101). SETUP – Use to access the System Setup menu

(page 40). RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current

menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).

Controls and displays

THX

AUTO/

DIRECT

STANDARD

VIDEO

PARAMETER

OP MENU

RETURN

STATUS

CH LEVEL

ADV SURR

STEREO/

F.S.SURR

MUTE

SETUP

MUTE

ENTER

/// /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 40) and the Audio or Video options (page 99 or 101). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player.

9 Component control buttons

The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the input source buttons.

The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button (for example DVD, DVR 1 or TV). The following controls can be accessed when set the operation selector switch to AMP.

STATUS – Press to check selected amplifier settings (page 104).

CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use / to adjust the level (page 53).

10 amplifier controls

STEREO/F.S.SURR – Switches between the stereo

playback mode (page 36) and the Front Stage Surround Advance mode (page 36).

AUTO/DIRECT – Press to select Auto Surround (page 34) or Stream Direct (page 36) listening.

THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 35).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 34).

ADV SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 35).

11 Number buttons and other amplifier/component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV. After set the remote control operation switch to AMP:

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 37). SLEEP – Use to put the amplifier in sleep mode and

select the amount of time before sleep (page 103).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 103). SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 69). SBch – Use to select the surround/virtual back

channel mode (page 37). PHASE – Press to switch on/off Phase Control or Full

Band Phase Control (page 14). A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog

input signal to prevent distortion (page 103).

GENRE – Automatically selects the most appropriate Advanced Surround mode for the genre of the source currently being played back (this feature is available only when a Pioneer DVD recorder supporting HDMI Control is connected to this amplifier via HDMI) (page 39).

HDMI OUT – Switch the HDMI output terminal (page 103).

MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 37).

SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the amplifier (see page 106 for more on this).

INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source.

14 Remote control operation selector switch

Set to AMP to operate the amplifier, TV or SOURCE to

operate the TV or the source device. When this switch is set to AMP, the amplifier can be

controlled (used to select the green commands above the number buttons (A.ATT, etc.). Also use this switch to

set up surround sound (page 11, page 40).

VOL +/–

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).

Remote control illumination button

On this amplifier’s remote control, the illumination of some of the buttons and the LCD light when buttons are operated or the remote control operation selector switch is switched. They also light when the remote control illumination button is pressed, and turn off when the button is pressed again. This function is convenient when operating in dark rooms. If you do not want the illumination to light when buttons are operated, press and hold in the remote control illumination button for 5 seconds to display LIGHT_M2 on the LCD. To return to the original setting, press the remote control illumination button again for 5 seconds to display LIGHT_M1 on the LCD.

Listening to your system

Chapter 5:

Listening to your system

Important

• The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the amplifier. See Listening modes with different input signal formats on page 141 for more on this.

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources using this amplifier, but for the simplest, most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature. The amplifier automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as

necessary.

• While listening to a source, press AUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECT

( playback of a source. AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before

showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front LCD display to see how the source is being processed.

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

STANDARD ADV SUR R

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

AUTO/DIRECT

)2 for auto

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources.

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

• While listening to a source, press

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.

• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will

automatically be selected and shows in the display.

With two channel sources, you can select from:

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME– Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to video games

• 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound (sound from the surround speakers is mono)

• Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

• Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources

STANDARD ADV SUR RSTANDARD

STANDARD

• Neural THX – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially

Listening in surround sound

Using this amplifier, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using surround back channel processing on page 37.

suited to music sources

With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker(s) and have selected SBch ON, you

can select (according to format):

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available when you’re using two surround back speakers)

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

• Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

Note

1 • Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones.

2 For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 36. 3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers. 4 If surround back channel processing (page 37) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the Speaker output setting on page 43 is set to All Ch Bi-Amp), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.2 channel sound). 5 When listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. See Setting the Audio options on page 99 to adjust them. 6 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can also adjust the center image effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 99). 7 Neural THX can be selected when the input signal is an analog or PCM signal.

Listening to your system

• DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS-ES encoded sources

• DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS encoded sources

Using the Home THX modes

THX and Home THX are technical standards created by THX Ltd. for cinema and home theater sound. Home THX is designed to make home theater audio sound more like what you hear in a cinema.

Different THX options will be available depending on the source and the setting for surround back channel processing (see Using surround back channel processing on page 37 for more on this).

STATUS

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

VOL

1 Set the operation selector switch to

THX

2Press

to select a listening mode.

With two channel sources, press THX repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 34 for an explanation of each process):

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

• 2 PRO LOGIC+THX CINEMA

• Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX

• Neo:6 MUSIC+THX

• 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME+THX

• THX Ultra2 GAMES

With multichannel sources, press THX repeatedly to select from:

• THX Surround EX – Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

• THX Ultra2 CINEMA – Allows you to hear 7.1

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

• 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX

• THX Ultra2 MUSIC – This mode is suited not only for

sources recorded in Dolby Digital and DTS, but also to all multi-channel music sources (DVD-Audio, etc.).

• THX Ultra2 GAMES – This mode is suited to playing

the sound of games.

THX

AUTO/ DIRECT

STEREO/

F.S.SURR

CH LEVEL

STANDARD ADV SURR

AMP

Using the Advanced surround effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like.

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

STANDARD ADV SUR RADV SURR

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

•Press mode.

ADV SURR

repeatedly to select a listening

• ACTION – Designed for action movies with dynamic

soundtracks

• DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog

• SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots of

special effects

• MONOFILM – Creates surround sound from mono

soundtracks

• ENTERTAINMENT SHOW – Suitable for musical

sources

• EXPANDED THEATER – Creates an extra wide stereo

field

• TV SURROUND – Provides surround sound for both

mono and stereo TV sources

• ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video games

• SPORTS – Suitable for sports programs

• CLASSICAL – Gives a large concert hall-type sound

• ROCK/POP – Creates a live concert sound for rock

and/or pop music

• UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources

• EXTENDED STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a

stereo source, using all of your speakers

• PHONES SURROUND – When listening through

headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround.

Tip

• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 99.

Note

1 • If you only have one surround back speaker connected, THX Ultra2 GAMES is not available.

• You can’t use the THX modes when headphones are connected.

2 • Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 37.

• If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected, the PHONES SURROUND mode will automatically be selected.

3 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).

Listening to your system

Listening in stereo

When you select STEREO, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital, DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

STANDARD ADV SUR R

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

• While listening to a source, press

STEREO/F.S.SURR

for stereo playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

• STEREO – The audio is heard with your surround

settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – See Using Front Stage Surround

Advance below for more on this.

• F.S.SURR WIDE – See Using Front Stage Surround

Advance below for more on this.

Using Front Stage Surround Advance

The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to create natural surround sound effects using just the front speakers and the subwoofer.

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

STANDARD ADV SUR R

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

• While listening to a source, press to select Front Stage Surround Advance modes.

• STEREO – See Listening in stereo above for more on

this.

• F.S.SURR FOCUS – Use to provide a rich surround

sound effect directed to the center of where the front left and right speakers sound projection area converges.

• F.S.SURR WIDE – Use to provide a surround sound effect to a wider area than FOCUS mode.

STEREO/F.S.SURR

FOCUS position

(Recommended)

Front left

speaker

Front right

speaker

WIDE position

Front left

speaker

Front right

Using Stream Direct

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed, and you’re left with the pure analog or digital sound source (see Stream direct with different input signal formats on page 145).

THX

STEREO/

AUTO/

STANDARD ADV SURR

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

1 While listening to a source, press (

AUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECT

mode you want.

Check the digital format indicators in the front LCD display to see how the source is being processed.

• AUTO SURROUND – See Auto playback on page 34.

• DIRECT – Sources are heard according to the

settings made in the Surround Setup (speaker setting, channel level, speaker distance, acoustic calibration EQ, and X-curve), as well as with dual mono, the input attenuator, and any sound delay and hi-bit/hi-sampling settings. You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal.

• PURE DIRECT – Analog and PCM sources are heard

without any digital processing. output setting is set to 7.2ch + Speaker B, no sound is output from the Speaker B in this mode.

AUTO/DIRECT

) to select the

When the speaker

speaker

Note

1 When using F.S.SURR WIDE, a better effect can be obtained if Auto MCACC Setup is performed. For more on this, refer to Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11.

2 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select AUTO SURROUND or DIRECT if this is a problem.

Listening to your system

F.S.SURR

DIRECT

STANDARD ADV SURR

Selecting MCACC presets

• Default setting: MEMORY 1

If you have calibrated your system for different listening

positions

, you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

A.ATT GENRE

HDMI OUT

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

VOL

1 Set the operation selector switch to

2 While listening to a source, press

MCACCCHMCACC

CLR

ENTER

AMP

MCACC

Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets2 or to switch calibration off. See Data Management on page 50 to check and manage your current settings.

Choosing the input signal

On this amplifier, it is possible to switch the input signals for the different inputs as described below.

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

VOL

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

SIGNAL SEL

SR+ SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

1 Set the operation selector switch to

2Press

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

input signal corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

• AUTO – This is the default setting. The amplifier

selects the first available signal in the following order:

; HDMI; 2 RF; DIGITAL; ANALOG.

• ANALOG – Selects an analog signal.

• DIGITAL – Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

DISP

AMP

) to select the

• 2 RF – Selects a 2 RF signal.

• HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.

• – Selects an i.LINK signal.

• PCM – Only PCM signals are output.

The amplifier

selects the first available signal in the following order:

; HDMI; DIGITAL.

Using surround back channel processing

• Default setting: SBch ON

You can have the amplifier automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use

6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded (in which case, you can simply switch surround back channel processing off).

The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources ( speaker(s)).

=Sound plays through surround back

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

SR+

SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

SBch

DISP

HDMI OUT

A.ATT GENRE

VOL

Note

1 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system. These presets can be set in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40, either of which you should have already completed. 2 • These settings have no effect when headphones are connected.

• You can also press / to select the MCACC preset.

3 • This amplifier can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz / 24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. The compatible signals via the HDMI and i.LINK terminals are: Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA 9 Pro, PCM (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies), Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-HD Master Audio, SACD and DVD Audio (including 192 kHz). With other digital signal formats, set to ANALOG (the MULTI CH IN, TUNER and PHONO).

• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connections

(page 25) and set the signal input to DIGITAL.

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player.

• Even when i.LINK is selected and the i.LINK indicator lights, you won’t hear any sound if the ouput settings of your i.LINK device are off.

• The input signal for unassigned i.LINK-equipped components is fixed to . See Checking the i.LINK inputs on page 59.

4 Make sure you connect your DVD/LD or LD players using the RF IN jack. If your player has a 2 RF output this will ensure you can use all LDs. Refer to Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 20. 5 When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on page 99 is set to THROUGH, the sound will be heard through your TV, not from this amplifier. 6 • This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.

• When PCM is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem.

Listening to your system

1 Set the operation selector switch to

2 Press channel options.

SBch

repeatedly to cycle the surround back

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

• SBch ON – 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for

example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material)

• SBch AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1

decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

• SBch OFF – No sound is output from the surround

back speakers

AMP

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the amplifier only apply this effect

to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.

The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel ( channel is active).

• Press back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

• VirtualSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used

(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

• VirtualSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is

automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

• VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is

switched off

SBch

Type of source

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES 5.1 ch sources with 6.1 ch flagged

Dolby Digital/DTS and DVD-Audio 5.1 ch sources

Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM and DVD-Audio stereo sources

Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources ON 

DTS-HD Master Audio/DTS-HD/Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/WMA9 Pro encoded and PCM 6.1 ch/7.1 ch sources

Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/WMA9 Pro (44.1 kHz/48 kHz) encoded and PCM

5.1 ch sources

DTS-HD Master Audio/DTS-HD/ DTS-EXPRESS/WMA9 Pro (88.2 kHz/96 kHz) encoded 5.1 ch sources

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

ON 

AUTO 

ON 

AUTO

ON 

AUTO

ON 

AUTO 

ON 

AUTO

Multichannel

sources



Pro Logic IIx

SBch

repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround

Standard / THX

Stereo sources

2 Pro Logic Neo:6



=Virtual surround back





Advanced

surround



Note

1 By using a combination of surround back channel processing selection with speaker system selection it is possible to switch between a speaker configuration for high sound quality multi-channel music sources (DVD Audio discs, SACDs, etc.) and the speaker configuration recommended by THX for viewing movies. For details, see Switching the speaker system according to the playback environment (Application Manual) on page 62. 2 • You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this amplifier or when any of the THX, stereo, Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.

• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the SB setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 52 or

All Ch Bi-Amp is selected in the Speaker output setting on page 43.

• The Virtual Surround Back mode cannot be applied to sources that do not have surround channel information.

Listening to your system

SBch

Type of source

Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/WMA9 Pro (44.1 kHz/48 kHz) encoded stereo sources

DTS-HD Master Audio/DTS-HD/ DTS-EXPRESS/WMA9 Pro (88.2 kHz/96 kHz) encoded stereo sources

a. Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. b. Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode. c. Sound is output from the surround back speakers only when THX Ultra2 CINEMA, THX MUSIC or THX GAMES is selected. d. Advanced surround mode may not be available depending on the input signal.

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

Multichannel

sources

ON 

AUTO

Pro Logic IIx



Standard / THX

Stereo sources

2 Pro Logic Neo:6



Using the genre synchronizing function

This feature automatically selects the most appropriate Advanced Surround mode for the source currently being played back on a Pioneer DVD recorder supporting HDMI

Control connected to this amplifier via HDMI. on HDMI Control, see About HDMI on page 19.

SR+

SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

VOL

GENRE

A.ATT GENRE

MCACC

CLR

1 Set the operation selector switch to

2Press

GENRE

while the source assigned to a genre

is being played back.

The most appropriate Advanced Surround mode for the source being played back is automatically selected.

HDMI OUT

ENTER

For details

DISP

AMP

Advanced

surround



Note

1 • This feature is available only when the source being played back is assigned to a genre. When the source has no genre assigned to, NO GENRE appears showing that this feature is not available.

• Make sure that HDMI Control is set to ON. When OFF is selected, CANNOT SELECT appears showing that this feature is not available (see About HDMI

on page 19).

The System Setup menu

Chapter 6:

The System Setup menu

• Auto MCACC – See Automatically setting up for

Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu

The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using the amplifier (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speaker system settings to your liking.

SOURCE

AMP

TV AMP

MAIN

AV AMPLIFIER

DVD

DVR1

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

TUNER

ZONE2 3

MULTI OPERATION

BD TV SAT

VIDEO1

DVR2

SACD

iPod HDMI

PHONO

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

VIDEO2

CD-R

1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV.

Use the AV AMPLIFIER button to switch on.

• If headphones are connected to the amplifier, disconnect them.

2 Set the operation selector switch to press the

SETUP

button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the /// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

• Press SETUP at any time to exit the System Setup menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

VOL

TV CONTROL

INPUT MUTE MUTE

AUDIO

PARAMETER

TOP MENU

ENTER

SETUP

STATUS CH LEVEL

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VOL

VIDEO

PARAMETER

RETURN

AMP

, then

surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 for a quick and effective automatic surround setup. See Automatic MCACC (Expert) below for a more detailed setup.

• Output Setup – Specifies how you are using your

speaker terminals (see Speaker output setting on page 43).

• Manual MCACC – Fine-tunes your speaker settings

and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 44).

• FULL BAND PHASE CTRL – Calibrates and

automatically corrects the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected (see Full Band Phase Control on page 49).

• Data Management – Checks your MCACC presets

and manages them through copying, renaming or deleting (see Data Management on page 50).

• Manual SP Setup – Specifies the size, number,

distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected (see Manual speaker setup on page 52).

• Input Setup – Specifies what you’ve connected to

the digital, HDMI, component video and S-Video inputs (see The Input Setup menu on page 94).

• OSD Language – The OSD’s display language can

be changed (see Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) on page 95).

• Other Setup – Makes customized settings to reflect

how you are using the amplifier (see The Other Setup menu on page 96).

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11, you can customize your setup options below. You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC

presets positions depending on the type of source (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game

close to the TV).

, which are useful if you have different listening

Note

1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu. 2 • Note that when editing items in the Manual MCACC menu, you will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing SETUP

• When the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY input source is selected (in either the main or sub zone), or when using headphones, you can’t use the

System Setup menu. When you set ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or ZONE 2&3 to ON (page 66), you can’t use the System Setup menu. 3 These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY1 to MEMORY6 until you rename them in Data Management on page 50. 4 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system.

The System Setup menu

Important

• Make sure the microphone/speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup.

• Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select.

• The screen saver will automatically appear after three minutes of inactivity.

Caution

• The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume.

1 Select ‘ then press

Auto MCACC

ENTER

’ from the System Setup menu,

If the System Setup screen is not displayed, refer to Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

2 Make sure ‘

, then select

preset

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Save SYMMETRY to [ M1. MEMORY 1 ]

START

:Exit

ENTER:Start :Cancel

Normal

’ is selected,2 select an MCACC

START

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1. Auto MCACC Output Setup [ Normal ]

Save SYMMETRY to [ M1. MEMORY 1 ]

CUSTOM

ENTER:Next

: Cancel

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC Custom Menu ALL

Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance EQ Pro. & S-Wave FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

ENTER:Next

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1. Auto MCACC SYMMETRY

M1.MEMORY 1

ALL CH ADJ [ M2.MEMORY 2 ] FRONT ALIGN [ M3.MEMORY 3 ] THX Speaker [ NO ]

[ START ]

: Return

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• Custom Menu – The default is ALL (recommended),

but you can limit the system calibration to only one setting (to save time) if you want. options are ALL, Keep SP System,

The available

Speaker

Setting, Channel Level, Speaker Distance and EQ Pro. & S-Wave.

• EQ Type (only available when the Custom Menu above is EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – This determines how

the frequency balance is adjusted.

After a single calibration is performed, each of the following three correction curves can be stored separately in the MCACC memory. SYMMETRY (default) implements symmetric correction for each pair of left and right speakers to flatten the frequency-amplitude characteristics. ALL CH ADJUST is a ‘flat’ setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special

weighting is given to any one channel. FRONT ALIGN sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).

• THX Speaker (only available when the Custom Menu above is ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select YES if you are using THX speakers (set all speakers to SMALL), otherwise leave it set to NO.

• Stand.Wave Multi-Point (only available when the Custom Menu above is EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – In addition to measurements at the listening position, you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration

for several seating positions in your listening area. Place the microphone at the reference point indicated on-screen and note the last microphone

placement will be at your main listening position:

2nd reference

point

Main listening

position

3rd reference

point

When you’re finished settings the options, press RETURN to go back to the Auto MCACC main setup.

Note

1 Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the CUSTOM setup screen (step 2). 2 If you are planning to select any options other than Normal, read through Speaker output setting on page 43 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 3. 3 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in Data Management on page 50). 4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to SYMMETRY. Select CUSTOM to save other correction curves (such as ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN). 5 Select DEMO, and then press ENTER to activate the demo mode of Auto MCACC. In the demo mode, no settings are saved and no errors occur. When the speakers are connected to this amplifier, the test tone is output repeatedly. Press RETURN to cancel the test tone. 6• The EQ Pro. & S-Wave measurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 47 for more on this.

• Either effect of Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional and Standing Wave can be switched on and off in the respective MCACC preset. For details, see

Setting the Audio options on page 99.

• The FULL BAND PHASE CTRL measurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Full Band Phase Control on page 49. 7The Keep SP System option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 52) unchanged. 8 If you selected ALL as your Custom Menu, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN settings. 9 Switch the Multi-Point setting NO if you only use one listening position.

The System Setup menu

3 Connect the microphone to the

MCACC SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone.

ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

/STREAM DIRECT

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

MCACC

PHONES

SETUP MIC

SETUP

RETURN

USB

VIEW

STATUS

DIMMER

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

AUDIO

LCD

If you have a tripod, use it to place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your normal listening position. Otherwise, place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair.

4 Follow the instructions on-screen.

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

• If you’re using a subwoofer, it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system. Make sure it is on and the volume is turned up.

• See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 13 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

5 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the amplifier outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.

• Do not adjust the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

6 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.

The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have.

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1. Auto MCACC Now Analyzing… ( 2/10)

Environment Check Ambient Noise [ OK ] Microphone [ ] Speaker YES/NO [ ]

:Cancel

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1. Auto MCACC CHECK Front [ YES ] Center [ YES ] Surr A [ YES ] Surr B [ YES ] SB [ YESx2 ] SW [ YESx2 ]

10:Next

:Cancel

7 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press

ENTER

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the amplifier outputs more test tones to determine the optimum amplifier settings for channel level, speaker distance, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC Now Analyzing

Subwoofer Check

…

0.0

:Cancel

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1. Auto MCACC Now Analyzing… ( 6/10)

Surround Analysis Speaker System [ OK ] Channel Level [ OK ] Speaker Distance [ ]

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:Cancel

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take 3 to 7 minutes.

• If you selected a Stand.Wave Multi-Point setup (in

step 2), you will be asked to place the mic at the 2nd and 3rd reference points before finally placing it at your main listening position.

8 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! Press to go back to the System Setup menu.

DVD/LD 5a. MCACC Data Check

1. Speaker Setting

2. Channel Level

3. Speaker Distance

4. Standing Wave

5. Acoustic Cal EQ

6. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

ENTER:Next

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:Return

RETURN

Note

1 This screen is only shown if you selected ALL or Speaker System in Custom Menu from the Auto MCACC CUSTOM menu.

The System Setup menu

The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the

System Setup menu (starting on page 40).

You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the MCACC Data Check screen:

• Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers

you’ve connected (see page 52 for more on this)

• Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker

system (see page 44 or 53 for more on this)

• Speaker Distance – The distance of your speakers

from the listening position (see page 45 or 54 for more on this)

• Standing Wave – Filter settings to control lower

‘boomy’ frequencies (see page 46 for more on this)

• Acoustic Cal EQ – Adjustments to the frequency

balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 47 for more on this)

• FULL BAND PHASE CTRL – The original

characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics can be displayed graphically (see Full Band Phase Control on page 49 for more on this).

Press ENTER after you have finished checking each screen. When you’re finished, select RETURN to go back to the System Setup menu.

Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this amplifier upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.

Speaker output setting

• Default setting: Normal

You can set the usage purpose for the ten channels worth of speaker terminals. One of five patterns can be selected according to the speaker layout and usage purpose (see

Selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern on page 9).

1Select ‘

Output Setup

’ from the System Setup

menu.

See Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40 if you’re not already at this screen.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

:Exit

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2. Output Setup

Normal

Front :Normal Center :Normal Surr :Array SB :Normal

[ Confirm ]

---

:Cancel

The amplifier’s volume is set to the minimum in order to protect the speakers.

2 Select the speaker setting.

• Normal – Select for “Normal surround connections”.

• All Ch Bi-Amp – Select for “5.2-channel Bi-amp

connections”.

• Front Bi-Amp – Select for “7.2-channel front Bi-amp

connections”.

• 7.2ch+ZONE 2 – Select for “7.2-channel + Zone 2

connections”.

• 7.2ch+Speaker B – Select for “7.2-channel + speaker

B connections”.

3Select ‘

Confirm

’.

The layout of the speaker terminals for the selected item is displayed.

4 Check the layout of the output terminals, then select ‘

YES

’.

The setting is made according to the selected item.

5 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Note

1 • Depending on the characteristics of your room, sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings. You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 52.

• The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position. This setting should be accurate (taking delay and

room characteristics into account) and generally does not need to be changed.

• If Auto MCACC Setup measurement results are incorrect due to the interaction of the speakers and viewing environment, we recommend adjusting the settings manually. 2 Since the distance measurements have been set according to the sound characteristics of your speakers, there are cases where (for optimal surround sound) the actual distance may differ from the speaker distance setting. 3 • When changing the speaker output settings, we recommend selecting the speaker layout/usage pattern first.

• All the MCACC memory settings are cleared when the speaker output settings are changed. Perform the Auto MCACC Setup procedure again after changing the speaker connections and speaker output settings (see page 11).

The System Setup menu

Manual MCACC setup

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11.

You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

Caution

• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume.

Important

• You will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing

SETUP (step 2 in Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40). When Manual

MCACC is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

DVD/LD

3. Manual MCACC Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1. MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next

• For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. Press SETUP to display the System Setup menu before you connect the microphone to this amplifier. If the microphone is connected while the System Setup menu is not being displayed, the display will change to the Auto MCACC setup menu. See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 13 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

• If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position.

1 Select ‘

Manual MCACC

menu.

See Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40 if you’re not already at this screen.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

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:Cancel

’ from the System Setup

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3. Manual MCACC

a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance c . Precision Distance d . Standing Wave e . EQ Adjust f . EQ Professional

:Return

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to make these settings in order.

• Fine Channel Level – Make fine adjustments to the

overall balance of your speaker system (see Fine Channel Level below).

• Fine SP Distance – Make precise delay settings for

your speaker system (see Fine Speaker Distance on page 45).

• Precision Distance – Fine-adjusting the positions of

the speakers (see Fine-adjusting the positions of the speakers (Precision Distance) on page 45).

• Standing Wave – Control overly resonant low

frequencies in your listening room (see Standing Wave on page 46).

The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 47:

• EQ Adjust – Manually adjust the frequency balance

of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 47).

• EQ Professional – Calibrate your system based on

the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 47).

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting: 0.0dB (all channels)

You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 52.

1 Select ‘ setup menu.

The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level.

Fine Ch Level

DVD/LD

3. Manual MCACC

a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance c . Precision Distance d . Standing Wave e . EQ Adjust f . EQ Professional

’ from the Manual MCACC

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:Return

DVD/LD 3a. Fine Channel Level

Please wait... 20 CAUTION Loud test tones will

be output.

:Cancel

20.0

The System Setup menu

2 Adjust the level of the left channel.

This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around 0.0dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels.

DVD/LD 3a. Fine Channel Level

MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1

Ref.Ch : L +0.5dB

ENTER:Next :Cancel

0.0

• After pressing ENTER, test tones will be output.

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (

+/–10dB

) as necessary.

Use / to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. When it sounds like both tones are the same volume, press  to confirm and continue to the next channel.

DVD/LD 3a. Fine Channel Level SL A L

L +0.5dB R [ -1.5dB] C [ +1.0dB] SL A +10.0dB SR

A [ +10.0dB] SL B [ -10.0dB] SR

B [ +10.0dB]

0.0

SBL [ -9.5dB]

SBR [ +10.0dB] SW1 [ -1.5dB] SW2 [ -1.5dB]

: Finish

• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting: 3.00 m (all speakers)

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 1 cm increments. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 52.

1 Select ‘ setup menu.

Fine SP Distance

DVD/LD

3. Manual MCACC a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance

c . Precision Distance d . Standing Wave e . EQ Adjust f . EQ Professional

:Return

’ from the Manual MCACC

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DVD/LD 3b. Fine SP Distance

MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1

Ref.Ch : L

3.03 m

ENTER:Next :Cancel

0.0

2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position.

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary.

Use / to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0.01 m to 9.00 m.

DVD/LD 3b. Fine SP Distance

C L L [ 3.05 m] R [ 2.81 m] C 1.92 m] SL A [ 2.23 m] SR

A [ 2.34 m] SL B [ 3.24 m] SR

B [ 3.36 m] :Finish

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DVD/LD 3b. Fine SP Distance

SBL SL A SBL 2.52 m

SBR [ SW1 [ SW2 [

:Finish

2.32 m]

4.02 m]

4.13 m]

0.0

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of

you and between your arm span.

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press  to confirm and continue to the next channel.

• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use / to select it.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Fine-adjusting the positions of the speakers (Precision Distance)

Before using this function, perform the Auto MCACC Setup procedure (see page 11). The auto MCACC speaker distance correction function corrects the distance to the speakers with a precision of 1 cm. Here, rather than correct the numerical value of the distance, actually move the physical positions of the speakers to fine-adjust (the subwoofer cannot be adjusted). The input from the microphone is indicated on the screen. Fine-adjust the positions of the speakers so that the gauge reading is maximum. The detailed distance adjustments that were previously performed by skilled installers by ear can easily be performed watching the gauge on the monitor.

Note

1 • If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.

• For better audibility, the subwoofer emits a continuous test tone (oscillating pulses are heard from your other speakers). Note that it may be difficult to

compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup (depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker).

The System Setup menu

1 Select ‘

Precision Distance

’ from the Manual

MCACC setup menu.

Determine this after connecting the setup microphone.

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DVD/LD 3c. Precision Distance

Please wait... 20 CAUTION Loud test tones will

be output.

20.0

:Cancel

DVD/LD

3. Manual MCACC a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance

c . Precision Distance

d . Standing Wave e . EQ Adjust f . EQ Professional

2 Fine-adjust the positions of the speakers in sequence, starting from the front right channel.

Test tones are output from the speaker for the selected channel and from one other speaker. Move the position of the selected speaker to fine-adjust. Watch the screen when doing so, and fine-adjust the positions of the speakers so that the gauge reading is maximum. Also, the channel serving as the standard differs according to the channel being adjusted. Do not move the speaker serving as the standard channel.

The maximum gauge reading is 10.0. (If the reading stays under 10.0, adjust the speaker for the maximum value.)

DVD/LD 3c. Precision Distance

Ref . Ch : L Ch R

9.2 Adjust speaker

position : Finish

3 When you’re finished, press

0.0

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Standing Wave

• Default setting: ON

Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain conditions, sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the walls in your listening area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly resonant sounds in your listening area. During playback of a source, you can customize the filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC

presets.

1 Select ‘

Standing Wave

setup menu.

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3. Manual MCACC a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance c . Precision Distance

d . Standing Wave

e . EQ Adjust f . EQ Professional

2 Adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control.

• Filter Ch – Select the channel to which you will apply the filter(s): MAIN (all except center channel and subwoofer), Center or SW (subwoofer).

• TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is SW) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to compensate for the difference in output post-filter).

• f / Q / ATT – These are the filter parameters where f represents the frequency you will be targeting and Q is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the narrower the bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation (ATT, the amount of reduction to the targeted frequency).

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

’ from the Manual MCACC

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3d. Standing Wave

MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1 Filter Ch SW

TRIM [ +12.0 No. 1 2 3

f [ 63

] [ 110

] [ 250

] [ 8.0 ] [ 5.0 ]

] [ 6.0

:Return

Q [ 3.0

ATT

[ 2.5

RETURN

:Finish

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]

Note

1 • If the microphone is placed in a different position from when the Auto MCACC procedure was performed, it may not be possible to adjust properly. In this case, we recommend performing the procedure at Fine Speaker Distance on page 45 in the Auto MCACC custom measurements, then performing the adjustment described here without moving the microphone.

• The adjustment here is for adjusting for an error of 1 cm or less (not adjustable with the Auto MCACC Setup). 0.0 may be displayed after distance correction with the Auto MCACC Setup, but even in this case this adjustment allows you to optimize the correction. Note that if the Auto MCACC Setup is performed after completing the fine-adjustment here, the correction precision will drop to about 1 cm.

• Like with the Auto MCACC Setup, perform this adjustment in as quiet an environment as possible. 0.0 will be displayed if abrupt noise is input during the adjustment.

• The distance for all the channels can only be made uniform even if the R (front right) channel is adjusted in the proper order.

• Be very careful not to tip the speakers over when moving them.

• The result of the adjustment performed here can be checked by listening to the test pulses output at the Fine-adjusting the positions of the speakers (Precision Distance) on page 45 (the test pulses will be more centrally positioned between the speakers than before the adjustment was performed). Be careful not to change the distance values at this time. 2 You can switch on or off the Standing Wave feature in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. See Setting the Audio options on page 99 for more on this. 3 • Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset.

• Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection.

• When Standing Wave is selected for a MCACC preset memory where STAND.WAVE is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETER, STAND.WAVE ON is automatically selected.

The System Setup menu

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material (providing a ‘flat’ equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40, you can also adjust these settings manually to get a

frequency balance that suits your tastes.

1 Select ‘

EQ Adjust

’ from the Manual MCACC setup

menu.

DVD/LD

3. Manual MCACC a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance c . Precision Distance d . Standing Wave

e . EQ Adjust

f . EQ Professional

:Return

2 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking.

DVD/LD 3e. EQ Adjust

63Hz [ 0.0]

MCACC : M1

125Hz [ 0.0]

Ch [SBL]

250Hz [ 0.0]

500Hz [ 0.0] 1kHz 0.0 2kHz [ 0.0] 4kHz [

1k2k4k

16k

125

250

500

8kHz [ 0.0]

TRM

16kHz [ 0.0]

TRIM [

:Finish

Use the / buttons to select the channel. Use the / buttons to select the frequency and /

to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use the / buttons to select the next channel.

•The OVER! indicator shows in the display if the

frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until OVER! disappears from the display.

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Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers. It can also provide you with a graphical output of the

frequency response of your room.

How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your listening room (i.e. it sounds ‘boomy’), or that different channels seem to exhibit different reverb characteristics, select EQ Pro. & S-Wave (or ALL) for the Custom Menu setting in Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40 to calibrate the room automatically. This should provide a balanced calibration that suits the characteristics of your listening room.

If you still aren’t satisfied with the results, the manual Advanced EQ setup (below) provides a more customized calibration of your system using the direct sound of the speakers. This is done with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer — see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 69).

How to interpret the graphical output

The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time (in milliseconds) on the horizontal axis. A straight line indicates a flat-response room (no reverb), whereas a sloping line indicates the presence of reverberation when outputting test tones. The sloping line will eventually flatten out when the reverberant sound stabilizes (this usually takes about 100 ms or so).

By analyzing the graph, you should be able to see how your room is responding to certain frequencies. Differences in channel level and speaker distance are taken into account automatically (compensation is provided for comparison purposes), and the frequency measurements can be examined both with and without

the equalization performed by this amplifier.

Tip

• Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. If the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the TRIM feature. Use / to select TRIM, then use / to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Note

1 When EQ Adjust is selected for a MCACC preset memory where EQ is set to OFF in the AUDIO PARAMETER, EQ ON is automatically selected. 2 This system allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer—see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 69 for more on this). 3 Note that due to an effect known as ‘group delay’, lower frequencies will take longer to be generated than higher frequencies (this is most obvious when comparing the frequencies at 0 ms). This initial slope is not a problem (i.e. excessive reverb) with your listening room.

The System Setup menu

Setting Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional according to your room characteristics

Using the manual setup, you can set the time period at which the frequency response is analyzed, pinpointing the time that is best for system calibration with your particular room characteristics.

The graph below shows the difference between conventional acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the gray circle indicates the point where the microphone captures sound during frequency analysis).

Level

Test tone

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro. calibration range

080160

Conventional MCACC EQ calibration range

Time (in msec)

As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it is influenced by room characteristics, such as walls, furniture, and the dimensions of the room. The sooner the frequency analysis, the less it is influenced by the room. We recommend an earlier time setting of 30~50ms to compensate for two major factors that will influence the sound of most rooms:

• Reverberance of high vs. low frequencies –

Depending on your room, you may find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to higher frequencies (i.e. your room sounds ‘boomy’). This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the measurement is done too late.

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro. calibration range

080160

Conventional MCACC EQ calibration range

Low frequencies

High frequencies

Time (in msec)

• Reverb characteristics for different channels –

Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for each channel. Since this difference increases as the sound is influenced by the various room characteristics, it is often better to capture a frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of channel frequencies/sounds.

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro. calibration range

080160

Conventional MCACC EQ calibration range

Left surround

Right surround

Time (in msec)

If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often not necessary to make a 30~50ms setting. Later time settings may provide a more detailed sound experience with your speaker system. It is best to try and see what works best for your particular room.

Note that changing the room (for example, moving furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results. In such cases, you should recalibrate your system.

Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

1 Select ‘

2 Select an option and press

EQ Professional

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3. Manual MCACC a . Fine Channel Level

b . Fine SP Distance c . Precision Distance d . Standing Wave e . EQ Adjust

f . EQ Professional

:Return

’, then press

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DVD/LD 3f. EQ Professional

1. Reverb Measurement

2. Reverb View

3. Advanced EQ Setup

e.EQ Professional

ENTER:Next

ENTER

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• Reverb Measurement – Use this to measure the

reverb characteristics of your room (for graphical output using a PC, see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 69 to connect an RS-232C cable before selecting this option).

• Reverb View – You can check the reverb

measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel.

Note

1 If the Reverb View procedure is performed after the Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 or Reverb Measurement operation, depending on the standing wave control setting, differences may appear on the reverb graph. With the Auto MCACC function, the reverberations are measured with the standing waves controlled, so the reverb characteristics graph shows the characteristics with the effect of the standing waves eliminated. By contrast, the Reverb Measurement function measures the reverberations without controlling the standing waves, so the graph indicates the reverb characteristics including the effect of the standing waves. If you wish to check the reverb characteristics of the room itself (with the standing waves as such), we recommend using the Reverb Measurement function.

The System Setup menu

• Advanced EQ Setup – Use this to select the time pe ri od th at wil l b e u se d for frequency adjustment and calibration, based on the reverb measurement of your listening area. Note that customizing system calibration using this setup will alter the settings you made in Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40 and is not

necessary if you’re satisfied with these settings.

3 If you selected ‘ ON

OFF

, and then

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MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1 Reverb Measure with

EQ OFF

[ START ]

Reverb Measurement

START

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3f1. Reverb Measurement

Now Analyzing… ( 2/ 5)

Environment Check Ambient Noise [ OK] Microphone [ ] Speaker Level [ ]

:Cancel

’, select EQ

0.0

:Cancel

The following options determine how the reverb characteristics of your listening area are displayed in Reverb View and Output PC (Data Management):

• EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this amplifier (before calibration).

• EQ ON – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed

by this amplifier (after calibration).

Note that the EQ response may not appear entirely flat due to adjustments necessary for your listening area.

When the reverb measurement is finished, you can select Reverb View to see the results on-screen. See Professional Calibration EQ graphical output on page 118 for troubleshooting information.

4 If you selected ‘ reverb characteristics for each channel. Press

Reverb View

’, you can check the

RETURN

when you’re done.

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Reverb View

3f2.

M1 : EQ OFF Ch L Fq [ 125Hz ]

0 80 160ms

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This appears according to the setting you chose in Reverb Measurement (step 3 above). Use the / buttons to select the channel and the frequency you want to check. Use the / buttons to go back and forth between the two. Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate decibels in 2 dB steps.

5If ‘

Advanced EQ Setup desired time setting for calibration. Press to the next screen, and then select

’ is selected, enter the



START

Based on the reverb measurement above, you can choose the time period that will be used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration. Even though you can make this setting without reverb measurement, it is best to use the measurement results as a reference for your time setting. For an optimal system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers, we recommend using the 30~50ms setting.

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Ch L Fq [ 125Hz] Tm [30

0 80 160ms

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:Cancel

DVD/LD 3f3. Adv. EQ Setup (2/2)

MCACC :M1.MEMORY 1 EQ Type [ SYMMETRY ] Stand.Wave Multi-Point [ NO ]

START

: Cancel ENTER:Start

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Use the / buttons to select the channel, frequency, and time setting. Use the / buttons to switch between them.

You can switch between your connected speakers (excluding the subwoofer), and display the measurements for the following frequencies: 63Hz,

125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz and 16kHz.

Select the setting from the following time periods (in milliseconds): 0~20ms, 10~30ms, 20~40ms, 30~50ms, 40~60ms, 50~70ms and 60~80ms. This setting will be

applied to all channels during calibration. When you’re finished, select START. It will take about 2

to 4 minutes for the calibration to finish.

After the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set, you are given the option to check the settings on-screen.

Full Band Phase Control

The Full Band Phase Control feature calibrates the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected and corrects the phase distortion. This amplifier analyzes the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers by calibrating test signals output from the speakers with the supplied microphone, therefore flattening the analyzed frequency-phase characteristics during audio signal playback. This correction minimizes group delay between the middle- and low-frequency ranges and improves the frequency-phase characteristics across all ranges. Furthermore, the enhanced frequency-phase characteristics between channels ensure better surround sound integration for multichannel sources. For details, see Using Full Band Phase Control on page 14.

to proceed

Note

1 The calibration corresponding to the currently selected MCACC preset will be used when EQ ON is selected. To use another MCACC preset, exit the System Setup menu and press MCACC to select it before pressing SETUP.

The System Setup menu

This section describes how to calibrate the frequencyphase characteristics of the speakers only. Once you have performed calibration with Auto MCACC set as a default setting or with CUSTOM set to ALL, the Full Band Phase Control calibration is already done (In this case, the previous settings are overwritten if you perform calibration again as described here).

1 Select ‘

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

’ from the System

Setup menu.

See Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40 if you’re not already at this screen.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

2 Select an option and press

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4. FULL BAND PASE CTRL

a. Measurement

b. Group Delay View

:Return

ENTER

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• Measurement – Calibrates and corrects the

frequency-phase characteristics of each speaker.

• Group Delay View – The original characteristics of

group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics can be displayed graphically.

3 If you selected ‘

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FULL BAND PHASE CTRL Measurement

[ START ]

ENTER:Start

Measurement

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4a. Measurement

Now Analyzing… ( 5/ 5)

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL Delay Check [ OK] Group Delay [ ]

:Cancel

’, press

ENTER

0.0

:Cancel

When the Full Band Phase Control measurement is finished, you can select Group Delay View to see the results on-screen.

4If you selected ‘

Group Delay View

’, you can check

the graph showing the group delay characteristics. Press

RETURN

DVD/LD 4b. Group Delay View

Original & Target Channel Front

, then you’re done.

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Tgt

^ ^ ^

Org Hz

:Return

Tergeted characteristics after correction

Original characteristics of the speakers calibrated

This appears according to the setting you chose in Measurement (step 2 above). Use / to select the

channel you want to check.

Data Management

This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your system for different listening positions (or frequency adjustments for the

same listening position). settings to match the kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

From this menu you can check your current settings, copy from one preset to another, name presets for easier identification and clear any ones you don’t need.

1 Select ‘

Data Management

menu.

See Making amplifier settings from the System Setup menu on page 40 if you’re not already at this screen.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

• MCACC Data Check – Check the settings for any of

your MCACC presets using the on-screen display (see Checking MCACC preset data on page 51).

• Memory Rename – Name your MCACC presets for

easy identification (see Renaming MCACC presets on page 51).

• MCACC Memory Copy – Copy settings from one

MCACC preset to another (see Copying MCACC preset data on page 51).

• MCACC Memory Clear – Clear any MCACC presets

that you don’t want (see Clearing MCACC presets on page 51).

• Output PC – See Connecting a PC for Advanced

MCACC output on page 69 for more on this.

This is useful for alternate

’ from the System Setup

:Exit

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5. Data Management

a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy d. MCACC Memory Clear e. Output PC

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Note

1 When Measurement is selected and set and speaker phase disturbance is corrected, the Full Band Phase Control function automatically turns on. 2 When your PC is connected to this amplifier, the original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the corrected characteristics of group delay can be displayed in 3-dimension on your PC. 3 The subwoofer is excluded from correction.The super tweeter in the super high-frequency range is excluded from correction. Also, speakers theoretically unaffected by group delay (full-range speakers, for instance) are excluded from correction. Because calibration involves the spatial characteristics, you may not get the same results after you perform calibration again depending on your audiovisual environment and your speaker system. 4 This can be done in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40, either of which you should have already completed.

The System Setup menu

Checking MCACC preset data

After you have completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on

page 11 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40, you can check your calibrated settings using the on-screen display.

1 Select ‘

MCACC Data Check

’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

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5. Data Management

a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy d. MCACC Memory Clear e. Output PC

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DVD/LD 5a. MCACC Data Check

1. Speaker Setting

2. Channel Level

3. Speaker Distance

4. Standing Wave

5. Acoustic Cal EQ

6. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

ENTER:Next

:Return

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2 Select the setting you want to check.

• It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings.

3 Select the MCACC preset that you want to check.

Use the / buttons if necessary to switch speakers/ settings.

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TRIM

4Press

RETURN

DVD/LD 5a5. EQ Data Check MCACC M1 63Hz : 0.0 Ch [SBL] 125Hz : 0.0 dB

250Hz : 0.0 500Hz : 0.0 1kHz : 0.0 2kHz : 0.0 4kHz : 0.0

1k2k4k

16k

125

250

500

8kHz : 0.0 16kHz : 0.0 :Return TRIM : 0.0

to go back to the Data Check menu,

repeating steps 2 and 3 to check other settings.

5 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Data Management setup menu.

Renaming MCACC presets

If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for easier identification.

1 Select ‘

Memory Rename

’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

DVD/LD

5. Data Management a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename

c. MCACC Memory Copy d. MCACC Memory Clear e. Output PC

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:Return

DVD/LD 5b. Memory Rename

MCACC Position Rename M1 MEMORY 1

M2 [ MEMORY 2 ] M3 [ MEMORY 3 ] M4 [ MEMORY 4 ] M5 [ MEMORY 5 ] M6 [ MEMORY 6 ]

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2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename, then select an appropriate preset name.

Use / to select the preset, then / to select a preset name.

3 Repeat for as many MCACC presets as necessary, then press

RETURN

when you’re finished.

You will return to the Data Management setup menu.

Copying MCACC preset data

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see Manual MCACC setup on page 44), we

recommend copying your current settings

to an unused MCACC preset. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start.

1Select ‘

MCACC Memory Copy

’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

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5. Data Management a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename

c. MCACC Memory Copy

d. MCACC Memory Clear e. Output PC

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:Return

DVD/LD 5c. MCACC Memory Copy

Copy All Data From [ M1. MEMORY 1 ] To [ M2. MEMORY 2 ]

Start Copy [Cancel ]

:Cancel

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2 Select the setting you want to copy.

• All Data – Copies all the settings of the selected

MCACC preset memory.

• LEVEL & DISTANCE – Copies only the channel level

and speaker distance settings of the selected MCACC preset memory.

3 Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the settings ‘ them (‘

From

’, then specify where you want to copy

’).

Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC preset you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

4Select ‘OK’ to confirm and copy the settings. Completed shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC

preset has been copied, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu.

Clearing MCACC presets

If you are no longer using one of the MCACC presets stored in memory, you can choose to clear the calibration settings of that preset.

1Select ‘

MCACC Memory Clear

’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

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5. Data Management

a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy

d. MCACC Memory Clear

e. Output PC

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DVD/LD 5d. MCACC Memory Clear

Clear M1. MEMORY 1

Start Clear [Cancel]

:Cancel

2 Select the MCACC preset you want to clear.

Make sure you don’t clear an MCACC preset you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

3Select ‘OK’ to confirm and clear the preset. Completed shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC

preset has been cleared, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu.

Note

1 The settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 or Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 40.

The System Setup menu

Manual speaker setup

This amplifier allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

These settings are designed to customize your system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings made in

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11, it isn’t necessary to

make all of these settings.

Caution

• The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume.

1 Select ‘

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

• Speaker Setting – Specify the size and number of

• Channel Level – Adjust the overall balance of your

• Speaker Distance – Specify the distance of your

• X-Curve – Adjust the tonal balance of your speaker

• THX Audio Setting – Specify whether you are using

3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing

Manual SP Setup

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

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:Exit

’, then press

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6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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speakers you’ve connected (see below).

speaker system (page 53).

speakers from the listening position (page 54).

system for movie soundtracks (page 54).

a THX speaker setup (page 54).

RETURN

to confirm after each screen.

Speaker Setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers and crossover frequency). It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 11 are correct.

that this setting applies to all MCACC presets, and cannot be set independently.

1 Select ‘

Speaker Setting

’ from the Manual SP Setup

menu.

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6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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DVD/LD 6a. Speaker Setting

Front SMALL Center [ SMALL ] Surr A [ SMALL ] Surr B [ SMALL ] SB [ SMALL SW [ YES

X. OVER [ 80Hz ] (THX:ALL SMALL )

]

2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set, then select a speaker size.

Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the following speakers:

• Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

• Center – Select LARGE if your center speaker

reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center speaker, choose NO (the center channel is sent to the front speakers).

• Surr

– Select LARGE if your surround speakers

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround speakers choose NO (the sound of the surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a subwoofer).

• SB – Select the number of surround back speakers

you have (one, two or none).

Select LARGE if your

surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose NO.

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Note

1 If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to SMALL. 2 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES. Also, the center and surround speakers can’t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer. 3 Surr A and Surr B can be set when Output Setup is set to Normal. 4 • If you selected All Ch Bi-Amp (in Speaker output setting on page 43) you can’t adjust the surround back settings.

• If the surround speakers are set to NO, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal.

The System Setup menu

• SW – Select the number of subwoofer you have (one

or two). LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected. Choose the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the

subwoofer).

If you did not connect a subwoofer

choose NO (the bass frequencies are output from other speakers).

3 Select ‘

X. OVER

’ and set the crossover frequency.

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the subwoofer (or LARGE speakers).

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system.

• AUTO – Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

from speaker to speaker automatically.

3 Confirm your selected setup option. The test tones will start after you press ENTER.

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Please Wait . . . 20 CAUTION Loud test tones will

be output.

4 Adjust the level of each channel using the

buttons.

:Cancel

If you selected MANUAL, use / to switch speakers. The AUTO setup will output test tones in the order shown on-screen:

DVD/LD 6b. Channel Level MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L +0.5 dB SBR [ +10.0 dB ] C [ -1.5 dB ] SBL [ -9.5 dB ] R [ +1.0 dB ] SL B [ -10.0 dB ] SR A [ +10.0 dB ] SL A [ -9.5 dB ] SR B [ +10.0 dB ] SW1 [ -1.5 dB ] SW2 [ -1.5 dB ]

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/

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is

Important

• When Channel Level is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

DVD/LD 6b. Channel Level

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

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emitted.

5 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

RETURN

Tip

• The channel level can be changed at any time. Set the

operation selector switch to AMP, then press CH

LEVEL on the remote control, and then use / to

1 Select ‘

ENTER:Next :Cancel

Channel Level

’ from the Manual SP Setup

adjust the level.

menu.

DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level

c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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DVD/LD 6b. Channel Level

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 Test Tone

AUTO

ENTER:Next :Return

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2 Select a setup option.

• MANUAL – Move the test tone manually from

speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

Note

1 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer. This may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems, the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers. 2 • This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz.

3 • If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

The System Setup menu

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The amplifier can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

Important

• When Speaker Distance is selected while MCACC is set to OFF, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

DVD/LD 6c. Speaker Distance

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next :Cancel

1 Select ‘

Speaker Distance

Setup menu.

DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level

c. Speaker Distance

d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using the buttons.

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.01 m increments.

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.

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DVD/LD

6c. Speaker Distance

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L 0.51 m C [ 1.50 m] R [ 1.00 m] SR A [ 6.25 m] SR B [ 4.86 m]

RETURN

:Finish

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/

X-Curve

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie

soundtracks.

1 Select ‘

X-Curve

DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance

d. X-Curve

e. THX Audio Setting

’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

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DVD/LD 6d. X-Curve

X-Curve -2.0dB/oct

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1k2k4k

250

16k

500

:Finish

2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use / to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases (to a maximum of -3.0dB/oct). Use the following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your room size:

Room size (m2)

X-Curve (dB/oct) –0.5 –1 –1.5 –2 –2.5 –3

≤36 ≤48 ≤60 ≤72 ≤300 ≤1000

•If you select OFF, the frequency curve will be flat and

the X-Curve has no effect.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

THX Audio Setting

When the THX Loudness Plus function is used, sound can be played with the full surround effect even when the volume is low.

With some speaker setups, depending on the position of the subwoofer and the walls in your listening area, you may experience overly resonant frequencies in the bass. If you have this problem use the THX Ultra2 subwoofer setup to switch on boundary gain compensation (see About THX on page 127 for more on this).

For the most effective results when using the THX Ultra2 Cinema, THX Ultra2 Music Mode and THX Ultra2 Games Mode listening modes (see Using the Home THX modes on page 35) with the Advanced Speaker Array (ASA) system (see About THX on page 127), it is required that you make the setting. See Placing the speakers on

page 28 for more on THX speaker placement.

Note

1 Since the principal is the same, X-Curve isn’t applied when you’re using any of the Home THX modes (see Using the Home THX modes on page 35). 2 If you don’t have surround back speakers, or just have one, or you select All Ch Bi-Amp in Output Setup, you won’t be able to select this setting.

The System Setup menu

1 Select ‘

THX Audio Setting

’ from the Manual SP

Setup menu.

2 Select either

DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve

e. THX Audio Setting

OFF

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for

THX Loudness Plus

setting.

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DVD/LD 6e. THX Audio Setting

Loudness Plus ON THX Ultra2 SW [ YES ] Boundary Gain Compensation [ OFF ]

SB SP Position

[ 0-0.3 m ]

SBL–SBR

:Finish

3 Specify whether your subwoofer is THX Ultra2 certified or not.

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Loudness Plus [ ON ] THX Ultra2 SW YES Boundary Gain Compensation [ OFF ]

SB SP Position

[ 0-0.3 m ]

SBL–SBR

:Finish

If your subwoofer isn’t THX Ultra2 certified, but you still want to switch boudary gain compensation on, select

YES here, but the effect might not work properly.

4 Select either ON or

OFF

for Boundary Gain

Compensation setting.

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Loudness Plus [ ON ] THX Ultra2 SW [ YES ] Boundary Gain Compensation OFF

SB SP Position

[ 0-0.3 m ]

SBL–SBR

:Finish

5 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other.

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Loudness Plus [ ON ] THX Ultra2 SW [ YES ] Boundary Gain Compensation [ OFF ]

SB SP Position

0-0.3 m

SBL–SBR

:Finish

• 0-0.3 m – Surround speakers within 30 cm apart

(best for THX surround sound).

• > 0.3-1.2 m – Surround speakers between 30 cm and

1.2 m apart.

• 1.2 m < – Surround speakers more than 1.2 m apart.

6 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Other connections

Chapter 7:

Other connections

Caution

• Make sure the power is switched off before making or changing the connections.

Connecting an iPod

This amplifier has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this amplifier.

is set to the iPod, this amplifier’s iPod operation mode must be switched. To do so, follow the procedure at Switching the iPod operation mode on page 58 and switch to Type 2. The iPod can now be operated from this amplifier.

Connecting your iPod to the amplifier

(AUDIO)

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

If Error I3 is displayed when this amplifier is connected to an iPod and the input

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

IN (SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN GAME

IN (CD-R/

TAPE/

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

MD)

LAN (10/100)

1 6

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL) OUT2

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

iPodINiPod

AUDIO

(

)

Single

SUB W.

EXTRA

PRE OUT

MULTI CH

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

SACD

FRONT

AUX

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGN- ABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

iPod

iPod control

1 Set this amplifier to the standby mode, and then

use the supplied iPod control cable

to connect your iPod to the iPod terminal on the rear panel of this amplifier.

cable

2 Switch the amplifier on and press the source

button to switch the amplifier to the iPod.

The front LCD display shows Loading while the amplifier verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod.

Music > Extras > Settings >

Shuffle Songs

Backlight







Control Dock

for iPod

iPod input

Push the connector in until you hear it click home. To disconnect, squeeze the connector (as shown) to release the catch, then pull out.

Note

1•

This system is compatible with an iPod, iPod mini, iPod nano and iPod Photo portable device (fourth generation and above). However, compatibility may

vary depending on the software version of your iPod. Note, however, that some of the functions may be restricted for some models.

• iPod nanos of the second generation and before do not output video signals externally, so iPod nano images cannot be played on this amplifier.

• When an iPod or iPod nano of fifth generation or above is connected, the audio signals are transferred from the iPod in digital format (LPCM), allowing

playback with higher sound quality.

• Video contents can be played on this amplifier by connecting an iPod compatible with the Video Browse function.

2 • This cable is for use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment.

• This product is the Pioneer Control Dock for iPod (IDK-80) for use with an iPod equipped with a dock connector port (fourth generation and above),

iPod mini, iPod nano or iPod Photo.

• For detailed instructions on using the iPod, please refer to the manual supplied with the iPod.

Other connections

3 Set the operation selector switch to then press

TOP MENU

button to display iPod Top

SOURCE

, and

menu.

When the display shows Top Menu you’re ready to play music from the iPod.

• If the display shows No Connection after pressing iPod, try switching off the amplifier and reconnecting the iPod to the amplifier.

• If the display shows Error I3 after pressing iPod, set the iPod operation mode to Type 2. See Switching the iPod operation mode on page 58.

iPod playback

To navigate songs or videos on your iPod, you can take advantage of the OSD of your TV connected to this

amplifier. or videos in the front LCD display of this amplifier.

Finding what you want to play

When your iPod is connected to this amplifier, you can browse songs or videos stored on your iPod by playlist, artist, album name, song name, video name, genre or composer, similar to using your iPod directly.

1 (When Video Browse compatible) Use the buttons to select and set either press

2Use the press

3Use the category (e.g., albums).

You can also control all operations for music

• Example of top menu for iPods compatible with the Video Browse function

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iPod

Top [ Music [ Videos

ENTER

dB ]

]

• Example of top menu for iPods not compatible with the Video Browse function

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Music [ Playlists [ Artists [ Albums [ Songs [ Podcasts [

Genres [ Composers [ Audiobooks [ Shuffle Songs

ENTER

/

buttons to select a category, then

ENTER

to browse that category.

dB ]

] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]

Music

/

Videos

, then

• To return to the previous level, press RETURN.

/

buttons to browse the selected

•Use / to move to previous/next levels.

4 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press



to start playback.

Navigation through audio categories on your iPod looks like this:

Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs Composers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs

Tip

• You can play all of the songs or videos in a particular

category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod:

Button What it does

 Press to start playback.

 Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

/ Press and hold during playback to start scanning.

/ Press to skip to previous/next song.

/ When browsing, press to move to previous/next levels.

/ During Audiobook playback, press to switch the

TOP MENU Press to return to the iPod Top menu screen.

iPod CTRL Press to switch to the iPod controls. Press again to

RETURN Press to return to the previous level.

If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play.

Press repeatedly to switch among Repeat One, Repeat All and Repeat Off.

Press repeatedly to switch among Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off.

playback speed: Faster  Normal  Slower

return to the amplifier controls.

Note

1 The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this amplifier (Pioneer shows in the iPod display). Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using this amplifier, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting. 2 Note that with ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as #. 3 If you’re in the song category or video category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.

Other connections

Watching photos and video content

To view photos or video on your iPod, since video control is not possible using this amplifier, you must use the

main controls of your iPod instead.

1 Set the operation selector switch to press

iPod CTRL

to switch to the iPod controls for photo

SOURCE

, then

and video playback.

The amplifier controls will be unavailable while you are watching iPod videos or browsing photos.

2 Press

iPod CTRL

again to switch back to the

amplifier controls when you’re done.

Switching the iPod operation mode

On this amplifier, there are two iPod operation modes. Normally Type 1, the factory default, can be used, but with some models of iPods the iPod cannot be controlled from this amplifier unless you switch to Type 2. If Error I3 is displayed when you connect the iPod, use the

procedure described below to switch to Type 2.

1 When this amplifier is in the standby mode, press the

 STANDBY/ON

button while pressing the

SETUP

button.

2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘

iPod mode  Type 1 

Type 1

’ or ‘

Type 2

’ (

/

’ on the LCD.

then

ENTER

iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Using the i.LINK interface

If you have a component with an i.LINK connector, you can connect it to this amplifier using an i.LINK cable.

Since the i.LINK interface does not transmit video signals, the video signal of i.LINK-connected components must be connected with other cables (see Connecting your equipment on page 16 for more on making video connections). If you’ve already hooked up the video signal from the component, assign the i.LINK input to the input function to which you’ve connected the video signals (see The Input Setup menu on page 94). See Checking the i.LINK inputs on page 59 to confirm your i.LINK settings.

The two i.LINK connectors on the rear of your amplifier are 4-pin connectors. Use a 4-pin, S400 i.LINK cable to connect i.LINK-equipped components.

Caution

• If your i.LINK connector comes into contact with metallic parts of the amplifier other than the i.LINK terminal, an electrical short may occur. Some cables have metal parts that may touch the unit when connected. Please take care to use a suitable i.LINK cable only.

Important

• Please use 4-pin, S400 cables less than 3.5 meters long. Although longer ones are available, they may not work reliably.

• There may be cases where the PQLS/rate control function and/or the i.LINK audio does not work properly even when connected to i.LINK Audiocompatible equipment.

• Do not connect/disconnect i.LINK cables or switch on/off any components connected using i.LINK when the amplifier is on.

1 Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK connectors on this amplifier to an i.LINK connector on your i.LINK component.

SC-LX90

(AUDIO)

S400S400

S400

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

RF IN

(

)

DVD/LD

(

)

For LD

(TV)

(BD)

(SAT)

(CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3

/SOURCE OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

MD)

OPTICAL

1 6

ASSIGNABLE

S400

(AUDIO)

i.LINK-equipped component

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

LAN (10/100)

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

(

)

Single

Note

1 Your iPod nano currently restricts viewing of photo images stored. 2 The Video Browse function cannot be used when Type 2 is set.

Other connections

• The arrow on the cable connector body should be lined up with the arrow (to the left of the connector) on the amplifier for correct alignment. The i.LINK cable should be inserted straight into the connector so that it snaps easily into place. If not connected properly the amplifier will not be able to recognize any connected components. Note that the i.LINK cable is fragile and can be broken easily if too much force is used when connecting.

2 Assign the i.LINK component to the input you want, then make any necessary output settings on the component.

See The Input Setup menu on page 94 to assign the component to an input function on this amplifier. Follow the operating instructions that came with the component to make any necessary output settings.

• You can connect several components together using i.LINK. See Creating an i.LINK network below.

Checking the i.LINK inputs

If you have several i.LINK-equipped components and have assigned them to input functions in The Input Setup menu on page 94, you can confirm the settings you made below.

1 Select ‘ and press

See The Other Setup menu on page 96 for more on navigating this menu screen.

• If no i.LINK-equipped components are connected

2 Scroll through the list to confirm your settings.

When a number of i.LINK-equipped components are connected to your amplifier, the i.LINK-equipped component you are looking for might be listed on additional display screens.

• i.LINK is displayed after unassigned device names

• If a connected devices cannot output (playback) a

i.LINK Check

ENTER

’ from the Other Setup menu

i.LINK Check cannot be selected.

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup c. ZONE Audio Setup d. SR+ Setup e. HDMI Control Setup

f. i.LINK Check

g. Display Image

DVD/LD

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* DV-868AVi 1 : TV 1 DV-868AVi 2 : DVD 2 DV-S858Ai 1 : DVR 1 3 DV-S858Ai 2 : i.LINK 4 DV-757Ai : i.LINK 5 RECEIVER-1 : ––––

:Return

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(e.g. DV-79AVi [i.LINK]).

source using the i.LINK connection, [- - - -] is displayed after the input device name (e.g. DV-79AVi [- - - -]). Non-compatible devices cannot be assigned to inputs.

• When the cables for an assigned input device become loose or the power is cut to the device, an asterisk (*) appears before the device name (e.g.

*DV-79AVi [CD]).

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

About i.LINK

i.LINK is a trademark name for IEEE1394, a high-speed interface for digital audio, video and other data found on personal computers, digital camcorders, and other kinds of audio and audio/visual equipment. A single i.LINK connector can both send and receive data at the same time, so only one cable is required to connect components for two-way communication.

“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

About PQLS rate control

Pioneer’s PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) technology provides high-precision digital audio from DVD-A, SACD and audio CD sources when you use the i.LINK interface. A precision quartz controller in this amplifier eliminates distortion caused by timing errors (jitter), giving you the best possible digital-to-analog conversion from the digital source.

To take advantage of PQLS, you must have a player compatible with rate-control, and it must be switched on and connected to this amplifier through the i.LINK network.

Creating an i.LINK network

Using i.LINK it is possible to chain up to 17 components together so that the digital audio and control signals from each component is available to other components in the network. With the addition of an i.LINK repeater, it’s possible to connect up to 63 components.

i.LINK connectors come in 4-pin and 6-pin configurations. This amplifier uses the 4-pin connection, but the two types can be mixed on a network.

This amplifier is compatible with i.LINK Audio (A&M protocol) components, such as DVD players. Note that when connected to i.LINK MPEG-II TS equipment (such as a digital satellite tuner), i.LINK DV equipment (such as a DVD recorder or DV camcorder), or an i.LINK-equipped personal computer, audio and video signals are not transmitted, and connecting to these devices sometimes causes network interruptions. Check the operating instructions supplied with your other i.LINK components for compatibility information.

This amplifier is DTCP (Digital Transmission Content Protection) compliant, so you can play DVD-A, DVDVideo, and SACD i.LINK audio.

Other connections

When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s important that the components form an open ended chain (fig. 1), or a tree (fig. 2).

fig. 1

fig. 2

i.LINK cable

The system will not work if the connected components form a loop. If a loop is detected, the message LOOP CONNECT shows in the display. Figs. 3 and 4 show connections that form a loop.

fig. 3

fig. 4

i.LINK cable

Another consideration when connecting i.LINK devices is the speed of the interface. At present there are three speeds; S100 (slowest), S200 and S400 (fastest). This amplifier uses the S400 type. Although you can use components with different speeds together, we recommend connecting slower-speed components at the edge of the network if possible (shown by the shaded boxes in figs. 1 and 2). This will keep the network free of bottlenecks.

When used within an i.LINK network, this amplifier must be on for the i.LINK connection to be maintained. Other components in the network may or may not maintain the connection in standby (none will when the power is completely off)—check the operating instructions supplied with individual components. Note that the audio may be momentarily interrupted if a component in the i.LINK network is switched on/off, or its i.LINK connection is switched on/off.

This product complies with the following i.LINK interface specifications:

1) IEEE Std. 1394a-2000, Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus

2) Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol 2.0 Following the standard for AM824 sequence adaptation layers, the product is compatible with IEC60958 bitstream, DVD-A and SACD.

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back

channels). multichannel analog audio.

1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding MULTI CH IN

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround back channels, connect these to the corresponding MULTI CH IN

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

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

for surround sound playback.

With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to switch the number of channels of the input signal according to the connected components. For example, when only two channels of audio signals are being input to the MULTI CH IN terminals, switch the number of playback channels to 2 ch using the SIGNAL SEL button.

Make sure that the player is set to output

jack on this amplifier.

connections.

jacks on this amplifier.

connections.

the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this amplifier.

TUNER

PHONO

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

iPod HDMI

THX

AUTO/

STEREO/

STANDARD ADV.SURR

DIRECT

F.S.SURR

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIO

DIMMER

SR+

SBch PHASE

iPod CTRL

A.ATT GENRE

HDMI OUT

DISP

Note

1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to switch the input signal selector to MULTI CH IN (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this). 2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

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

• With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 96.

Other connections

1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting.

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

2Use the IN

INPUT SELECT

button to select

MULTI CH

You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel.

3 Set the operation selector switch to

4 Press the

SIGNAL SEL

button repeatedly to select

AMP

the number of channels of the input signal you want to play.

The mode switches as shown below each time the button is pressed.

2 ch 6 ch

8 ch 7 ch

• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 96.

Switching the speaker system

When the A/B speaker system is switched, the speakers being played switches. Select the speaker system to be used as necessary.

•Use the select a speaker system setting.

The modes that can be selected differ according to the speaker output setting (see page 43).

The mode switches as shown below each time the button is pressed.

When set to Normal

When set to All CH Bi-Amp

When set to Front Bi-Amp

SPEAKERS

OFF A ON

A+B

ON OFF

button on the front panel to

B ON

When set to 7.2ch + ZONE 2

ON OFF

When set to 7.2ch + Speaker B

ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

SPEAKERS

/STREAM DIRECT

PHONES

A+B

MCACC

SETUP MIC

OFF

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

A ON

B ON

STATUS

LCD

VIEW

DIMMER

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

USB

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

AUDIO

When set to Normal

• SP: A+B ON: The surround sound is output from the

speakers connected to both A and B.

• SP: A ON: The surround sound is only output from

the speaker connected to A. It is not output from the speaker connected to B.

• SP: B ON: The surround sound is only output from the

speaker connected to B. It is not output from the speaker connected to A.

When set to 7.2ch + Speaker B

• SP: A ON: The sound is output from all the speakers

other than those connected to the L2 and R2 speaker terminals (surround playback is possible).

• SP: B ON: Only output from speakers connected to

the L2 and R2 speaker terminals. (Only 2-channel stereo playback possible.)

• SP: A+B ON: The sound of A and B above is output

simultaneously.

When set to All CH Bi-Amp or Front Bi-Amp

• SP: ON: Output from all speakers.

When set to 7.2ch + ZONE 2

• SP: ON: The sound selected for the main zone is

output from the speakers connected to speaker terminals other than L5 and R5. The sound selected for ZONE 2 is output from the speakers connected to the L5 and R5 speaker terminals.

Common to all the above settings

• SP: OFF: No sound is output from the speakers.

Sound is only output from Zone 2 when the speaker output terminal setting (see page 43) is set to 7.2ch + ZONE 2. (Sound is always output from the pre-out terminals, so sound may be output from the subwoofer.)

Note

1 When A ON is selected, the sound of B is not output from the PREOUT terminal. In the same way, when B ON is selected, the sound of A is not output from the PREOUT terminal. The sound of both A and B is output from the PREOUT terminal when either A+B ON or OFF is selected.

Other connections

Switching the speaker system according to the playback environment (Application Manual)

With the amplifier, the combination of the speaker system A/B selection with the surround back channel processing selection (page 37) can be used to switch between the speaker configuration for high sound quality multi-channel music sources (DVD Audio discs, SACDs, etc.) recommended by the ITU-R and a speaker system for viewing movies as recommended by THX.

Note that to do so you must make 9.1-channel (or 9.2channel) speaker connections and set the speaker output terminal setting to Normal.

Setting the speaker system for high sound quality multi-channel music sources (DVD Audio discs and SACDs)

60°

100°

120°

Listening

position

(SL A)

SL B

(SBL)

(SBR)

1 Switch the speaker system.

Select B ON. A is turned off and sound is only produced from the surround B channel (speaker for listening to music).

2 Switch the surround back channel.

Select SBch OFF. The above settings allow you to enjoy high sound quality multi-channel music sources with the speaker layout recommended by the ITU-R (5.1 or 5.2 channels).

About ITU-R BS.775-1

This configuration is recommended by the ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union – Radiocommunication Sector). It is the basic configuration used in DVD Audio and SACD mixing studios, though in some cases the sound is recorded with the assumption that the surround speakers are at the 135° position.

(SR A)

SR B

Setting the speaker system for movie sources

Surround

SBL

SBR

Surround Back

Surround

SL A

(SL B)

SB R

SB L

SR A

(SR B)

Speaker configuration recommended by THX

Set the speakers with the surround back speakers adjacent to each other and equidistant from the listening position.

1 Switch the speaker system.

Select A ON. B is turned off and sound is only produced from the surround A channel (dipole speaker).

2 Switch the surround back channel.

Select SBch ON. The above settings allow you to enjoy movies with the speaker layout recommended by THX (7.1 or 7.2 channels).

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.

• Connect your speakers as shown below.

This illustration below shows the connections for biamping your front left speaker. Hook up your bi-amp compatible speakers for other channels in the same way.

3 L2 L1

Bi-amp

compatible

speaker

High

Low

LOW D

SURROUND-B

SUR- ROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

• Make sure that the + / – connections are properly

inserted.

Other connections

D K

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

The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as biamping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies).

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

Caution

• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers.

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

• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

ANALOG

SURROUN

INPUT

OUT2

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

ANALOG

INPUT

AUDI

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Powered subwoofer 2

Powered subwoofer 1

Front channel amplifier

Center channel amplifier (mono)

Surround channel amplifier

Surround back channel amplifier

SC-LX90

4IN5IN6

SUB

WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

(

)

(

)

Single

SURROUND

BACK

EXTRA

PRE OUT

R5 L5

CENTER

LOW HIGH

CENTER

OUT1 (HDMI CTRL)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

AUDIO

FRONT

SUB W.

CENTER

SUR- ROUND

SUR- ROUND BACK

MULTI CH

L4 L

SURROUND BACK (Single)

HIGH

• Th e so und from the PRE OUT SURR OUN D BAC K an d PREOUT EXTRA terminals will depend on how you configured the Speaker output setting on page 43. Pay attention to this when connecting another power amplifier, etc.

Speaker output setting

Normal Surround back channel

All CH Bi-Amp None None

Front Bi-Amp Surround back channel

7.2ch + ZONE 2 Surround back channel

7.2ch + Speaker B

Sound output from the PREOUT SURROUND BACK terminals

sound

Surround back channel sound

Sound output from the PREOUT EXTRA terminals

Surround B channel sound

None

Down-mixed 2-channel sound

Connecting additional amplifiers

This amplifier has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.

• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only.

• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the amplifier.

• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 52) to large.

VCR 1)

Other connections

MULTI-ZONE listening

This amplifier can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper MULTIZONE connections. An example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below, but the number of MULTI-ZONE connections (and the way you choose to connect them) depends on how you want to set up your system.

Sub zone (ZONE 3)

Sub zone (ZONE 2)

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO IN

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO IN

Different sources can be playing in three zones at the same time or, depending on your needs, the same source

can also be used.

The main and sub zones have independent power (the main zone power can be off while one (or both) of the sub zones is on) and the sub zones can be controlled by the remote or front panel controls. However, you may need to specify the volume settings in ZONE Audio Setup on page 97.

Making MULTI-ZONE connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a separate TV and speakers for your primary (ZONE 2) sub

zone, and a separate amplifier secondary (ZONE 3) sub zone. You will also need a separate amplifier if you selected an option other than

7.2ch+ZONE 2 in the speaker output in Speaker output setting on page 43 for your primary sub zone. There are

two primary sub zone setups possible with this system. Choose whichever works best for you.

(and speakers) for your

Main zone

(AUDIO)

RF IN

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

(

For LD

(TV)

(BD)

(SAT)

(CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2

OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3

/SOURCE

OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

4Ω16ΩR26Ω16Ω

SPEAKERS

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

SELECTABLE

R1 R5 L1

SEE INSTRUCTION

LOW HIGH

MANUAL VOIR LE MODE

FRONT

All ch Bi-Amp.

D'EMPLOI

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

)

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3

/SOURCE

OUT

SOURCE OUT

1 6

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

IN (CD-R/

TAPE/

MD)

LAN (10/100)

6Ω16ΩR46Ω16ΩR56Ω16ΩL56Ω16Ω

SURROUND

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

OUT1

OUT2

(HDMI CTRL)

ZONE2

OUT

SUB WOOFER

ZONE3

FRONT

OUT

AUDIO

CENTER

SUR-

FRONT

ROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

SUB W.

BACK

CENTER

SUR-

EXTRA

PRE OUT

LOW HIGH

CENTER

ROUND

SUR- ROUND BACK

MULTI CH

6Ω16ΩL36Ω16ΩL26Ω16Ω

SURROUND BACK (Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

iPod

BACK

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/ VCR 1

REC SEL OUT

REC SEL

OUT

CD-R/

DVR/

TAPE/

VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

SACD

MONITOR

AUX

OUT

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

PHONO

OUT

ZONE2

VIDEO/

OUT

GAME 1

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

VIDEOAUDIOLRAUDIO

ZONE3

OUT

4Ω16Ω

LLR

AUDIO

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

HIGH LOW

FRONT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

ASSIGNABLE

COMPONENT VIDEO

CONTROL

OUT

)

(DVR/VCR 2)

AC IN

MONITOR

ZONE2

OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2

ZONE3

ZONE2

OUT

BPR

MULTI-ZONE listening options

The following table shows the signals that can be output to ZONE 2 and ZONE 3:

Sub Zone Input sources available

ZONE2

ZONE3

a.Any analog signal including the iPod signal. (With the MULTI CH IN input, sound is output only from the front L/R channels.)

Analog audio signals (AUDIO ZONE2 OUT) and digital audio signal (COAXIAL ZONE2 OUT). With video signals, the composite video (VIDEO ZONE2 OUT) and component video (COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE2 OUT) signals can be output but the S-Video signal cannot be output.

Analog audio signals (AUDIO ZONE3 OUT) and digital audio signal (OPTICAL ZONE3/ SOURCE OUT). With video signals the composite video (VIDEO ZONE3 OUT) signal can be output but the component video and S-Video signals cannot be output.

RS232C

OUT

Note

1 Selecting the HOME MEDIA GALLERY input for Zone 2 or Zone 3 may decrease the quality of the HOME MEDIA GALLERY picture in the main zone. 2 You can’t use sound controls (such as the tone controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub zone. You can, however, use the features available with your sub zone amplifier.

Other connections

VCR 1)

CENTER

R5 L5

SUR BAC (Sin

LOW HIGH

CENTER

Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (

1 Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT

jacks and a TV monitor to the

ZONE 2

)

VIDEO ZONE2 OUT

AUDIO ZONE2

jacks, both on the rear of this amplifier.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown in the following illustration.

Sub zone

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO IN

MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (

Main zone

(AUDIO)

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(SACD)

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

SPEAKERS

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

SELECTABLE

R1 R5 L1

SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL VOIR LE MODE

All ch Bi-Amp.

D'EMPLOI

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

IN (TV)

IN (SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 1)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (CD-R/

TAPE/

MD)

OPTICAL

1 6

ASSIGNABLE

SURROUND-A

LOW HIGH

FRONT

ZONE 2

You must select 7.2ch+ZONE 2 in Speaker output setting on page 43 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the sub zone will be temporarily interrupted when controlling the main zone (for example, changing the input source or starting playback).

Sub zone

Main zone

(AUDIO)

RF IN

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

(

For LD

(TV)

(BD)

(SAT)

(CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

IN (DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

IN (CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

SPEAKERS

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

SELECTABLE

R1 R5 L1

SEE INSTRUCTION

LOW HIGH

MANUAL VOIR LE MODE

All ch Bi-Amp.

D'EMPLOI

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

)

MD)

1 6

SURROUND-A

FRONT

2 Connect a separate amplifier to the ZONE2 OUT

digital output on the rear of this amplifier.

COAXIAL

The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital output of a component in a second sub zone.

(DVR/

ZONE2

OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3

/SOURCE OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

MD)

LAN (10/100)

iPod

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND-B

BACK

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL)

OUT2

ZONE2

OUT

ZONE3 OUT

AUDIO

FRONT

CENTER

SUR- ROUND

SUR- ROUND BACK

MULTI CH

AUDIO

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND BACK (Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

REC SEL OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

CD IN

SACD

AUX

PHONO

AUDIO

SURROUND-B

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SUR- ROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

SUB W.

BACK

EXTRA

PRE OUT

LOW HIGH

CENTER

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

ZONE2

VIDEO/

OUT

GAME 1

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

VIDEOAU DIO

ZONE3 OUT

LLR

SURROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

ASSIGN-

ABLE

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

)

(DVR/VCR 2)

AC IN

MONITOR

ZONE2

OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2

ZONE3

ZONE2

OUT

BPR

)

• Connect a TV monitor to the

VIDEO ZONE2 OUT

jacks on the rear of this amplifier.

Yo u s ho ul d hav e a pa ir of s pe ak er s att ac he d to th e R 5 a nd L5 terminals as shown below.

BPR

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SUR- ROUND

SURROUND BACK

LAN (10/100)

iPod

R3 R4 R5 L5

SUR-

SURROUND

LOW HIGH SURROUND

CENTER

BACK

ROUND-B

EXTRA

PRE OUT

R5 L5

LOW HIGH

CENTER

AUDIO

(

)

Single

SUB W.

OUT1 (HDMI CTRL) OUT2

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

CD IN

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SURROUND BACK

MULTI CH

AUDIO

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND

SUR-

BACK

ROUND-B

(Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

VIDEOAUD IO

SURROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

ASSIGN-

ABLE

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

)

(DVR/VCR 2)

AC IN

MONITOR

ZONE2

OUT

VIDEO

ZONE3

ZONE2

OUT

VCR 1)

Other connections

Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup (

1 Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT

jacks and a TV monitor to the

ZONE 3

)

AUDIO ZONE3

VIDEO ZONE3 OUT

jacks, both on the rear of this amplifier.

Sub zone (ZONE 3)

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO IN

Main zone

(AUDIO)

RF IN

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

(

For LD

(TV)

(BD)

(SAT)

(CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3

/SOURCE

OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

MD)

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

4Ω16ΩR26Ω16Ω

SPEAKERS

Normal

FRONT FRONTCENTER

SELECTABLE

R1 R5 L1

SEE INSTRUCTION

LOW HIGH

MANUAL

VOIR LE MODE

All ch Bi-Amp.

D'EMPLOI

HDMI

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

)

1 6

SURROUND-A

FRONT

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub zone volume and select sources.

ZONE remote controls on page 67.

PARAMETER

MCACC

SETUP MIC

ZONE3

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

ACTIVE MONITOR

L5L4L3L2L1

to select the desired zone

ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

INPUT

SELECTOR

STANDBY/ON



1 Press

/STREAM DIRECT

PHONES

ZONE2

(room).

The zone turns on and off each time the corresponding button is pressed. It is possible to turn both on.

STATUS

LCD

VIEW

R1R2R3R4R5

See MULTI-

DIMMER

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

AUDIO

USB

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

SC-LX90

MASTER

VOLUME

2 Connect a separate amplifier to the SOURCE OUT

digital output on the rear of this

ZONE3/

amplifier.

The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital output of a component in a second sub zone.

ASSIGNABLE

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3

/SOURCE OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

MD)

LAN (10/100)

iPod

6Ω16ΩR46Ω16ΩR56Ω16ΩL56Ω16Ω

SUR-

SURROUND

ROUND-B

BACK

LOW HIGH

SURROUND

2 Press

OUT1

(HDMI CTRL)

OUT2

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SUR- ROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

SUB W.

BACK

EXTRA

PRE OUT

LOW HIGH

CENTER

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

AUDIO

SACD

FRONT

AUX

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SUR- ROUND BACK

MULTI CH

AUDIO

6Ω16ΩL36Ω16ΩL26Ω16Ω

AUDIO

SURROUND

SUR-

BACK

ROUND-B

(Single)

HIGH LOW

SURROUND

CTRL

to select the sub zone(s) you want.

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

BD IN

TV IN

SAT

ZONE2

VIDEO/

OUT

GAME 1

VIDEOAU DIO

ZONE3 OUT

4Ω16Ω

LLR

SURROUND-A

HIGH LOW

FRONT

OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2 OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3

OUT

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

)

(DVR/VCR 2)

AC IN

MONITOR

ZONE2

OUT

VIDEO

ZONE2

ZONE3

OUT

If you selected ZONE 2 ON and ZONE 3 ON above, you can toggle among ZONE 2, ZONE 3 and ZONE 2&3.

• When the amplifier is on,

make sure that any

operations for the sub zone are done while ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) show in the display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only.

3Use the

INPUT SELECTOR

dial to select the source

for the zone you have selected.

For example, ZONE 2 CD-R sends the source connected to the CD-R inputs to the primary (ZONE 2) sub room.

4Use the

MASTER VOLUME

dial to adjust the

volume.

This is only possible if you selected the VARIABLE volume control in ZONE Audio Setup on page 97.

5 When you’re finished, press

CTRL

again to return to

the main zone controls.

You can also press the ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 button on the front panel to switch off all output to the sub zone(s).

Note

1 When you use ZONE 3, you must set ZONE 3 / RECSEL Setting in the ZONE Audio Setup menu to ZONE 3 (page 97). 2 Note that when recording, this also selects the RECOUT input source. See Making an audio or a video recording on page 102 for more on this. 3 If the amplifier is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) continue to show in the display. 4 The volume levels of the main and sub zones are independent. 5 • You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first.

• If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for awhile, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this amplifier is in standby.

Other connections

OUT

CONTROL

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

MULTI-ZONE remote controls

Set the MULTI-ZONE operation switch to ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to operate the corresponding zone.

The following table shows the possible MULTI-ZONE remote controls:

Button What it does

 Switches on/off power in the currently selected sub

zone.

INPUT SELECT

Input source buttons

Use to select the input source in the currently selected sub zone.

Use to select the input source directly (this may not work for some functions) in the currently selected sub zone.

VOL +/– Use to set the listening volume in the currently

selected sub zone.

Connecting an IR receiver

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or shelving unit, or you wish to use the sub zone remote control in another zone, you can use an optional IR receiver (such as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead of the remote sensor on the front panel of

this amplifier.

1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the the rear of this amplifier.

Closete or shelving unit

OUT2

SURROUND

REC SEL OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SACD

TUNER

PHONO

SUR-

ROUND-A

ROUND-B

Non-Pioneer component

Pioneer component

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/ VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

1 2 34

( DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

VIDEOAUDIOLRAUDIO

FRONT

HIGH LOW

FRONT

ZONE3 OUT

CONTROL

IN OUT

OUT1 (HDMI CTRL)

ZONE2 OUT

ZONE3 OUT

DIO

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

MULTI CH

L4 L3 L2 L1

SURROUND BACK (Single)

HIGH LOW

IR IN

jack on

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

IN (DVD/LD)

RS-

232C

(BD)

IN (VIDEO/

GAME

(DVR/VCR 1)

(DVR/VCR 2)

OUT

ZONE2

OUT

OUT COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

)

AC IN

OUT

2 Connect the IR OUT

jack on the rear of this amplifier to link it to the

IR IN

jack of another component to the

IR receiver.

Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for the type of cable necessary for the connection.

• If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR

receiver, see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor on page 111 to connect to the CONTROL jacks instead of the IR OUT jack.

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger

You can connect components in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this amplifier so that they switch on or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input function. However, you must specify which input functions switch on the trigger using the The Input Setup menu on page 94. Note that this will only work with

components that have a standby mode.

12V

TRIGGER

ABLE

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

ZONE3

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER

1 2 34

1234

(

DC OUT 12V TOT AL 250 mA MAX

(DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

VIDEO/ GAME 1

• Connect the

BD IN

TV IN

SAT

VIDEO

12 V TRIGGER

the 12 V trigger of another component.

Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the connection.

• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12 V/50 mA.

After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on page 94.

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

CONTROL

)

OUT

jack of this amplifier to

IR receiver

Note

1 • Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver remote sensor window.

• Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your component to check for IR compatibility.

• If using two remote controls (at the same time), the IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the remote sensor on the front panel.

• Connections using up to four devices and IR receivers can be made with this amplifier.

2 Triggered connections with up to 4 devices compatible with 12-volt triggers can be made with this amplifier.

Other connections

Using this amplifier with a Pioneer plasma television

If you have a Pioneer plasma television, you can use an SR+ cable

of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma television when the input

is changed.

to connect it to this unit and take advantage

CONTROL

OUT

• Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN OUT

jack of your plasma television.

jack of this amplifier with the

VIDEO

INPUT 1

Pioneer plasma

television

CONTROL

VIDEO

INPUT 2

Pioneer plasma

television

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

Important

• You can’t use the SR+ features when HDMI Control is set to ON. Make sure to set HDMI Control to OFF when you use the SR+ features (page 92).

• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma television using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma television remote sensor to control the amplifier. In this case, you won’t be able to control the amplifier using the remote control if you switch the plasma television off.

• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the amplifier. See The Input

Setup menu on page 94 and SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma televisions on page 97 for detailed

instructions.

DVD player

DVD/LD

AUDIO IN

INPUT SELECTOR

STANDBY/ON



ACTIVE MONITOR

R1R2R3R4R5

L5L4L3L2L1

Satellite receiver, etc.

SAT

AUDIO IN

SC-LX90

MASTER VOLUME

This amplifier

To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For each component, connect the video output directly to the plasma television, and just connect the audio (analog and/or digital) to this amplifier.

Note

1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection). 2 This amplifier is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma televisions from 2003 onward.

Other connections

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma television

When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this amplifier with your Pioneer plasma television even easier. These features include:

• On-screen displays when making amplifier settings, such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on.

• On-screen volume display.

• On-screen display of listening mode.

• Automatic video input switching on the plasma television.

• Automatic volume muting on the plasma television.

See also SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma televisions on page 97 for more on setting up the amplifier.

Important

• The SR+ features do not work when any of the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY function is selected.

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOLCH

1 Make sure that the plasma television and this amplifier are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable.

See Using this amplifier with a Pioneer plasma television on page 68 for more on connecting these components.

• Make sure you have also selected the display input to which you’ve connected the amplifier in The Input Setup menu on page 94.

2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, set the operation selector switch to

AMP

The front LCD display shows SR+ ON or SR+ OFF.

• The automatic video input switching and the automatic volume muting features are enabled separately; see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma televisions on page 97.

SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIODIMMER

SR+

SBch PHASE iPod CTRL

SR+

A.ATT GENRE

VOL

CLR

MCACC

HDMI OUT

DISP

, then press the SR+ button.

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output

When using the Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional (see page 47) to calibrate the reverb characteristics of your listening room, you can graphically check the results on your computer connected to this amplifier. Also, when the Full Band Phase Control function is activated, you can visually check the calibrated characteristics of group delay of the speakers and the corrected characteristics of group delay processed by the exclusive correction filter by installing the corresponding PC application on your computer. Use a commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS-232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on the back panel of this amplifier (the cable must be cross type, female–female).

The software to output the results is available from the support area of the Pioneer website (http://www.pioneer.eu). Instructions for using the software are also available here. If you have any questions about the sofrware, please contact the Pioneer Service Center specified on your warranty card.

Please make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Operating system must be Microsoft Windows

(Service Pack 2) or Windows

2000.

• CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300 MHz or AMD K6 / 300 MHz (or equivalent) with at least 128 MB of memory, and your monitor must be able to display a minimum resolution of 800x600.

• An RS-232C port connector is necessary for graphical output. Refer to the operating instructions and/or the PC manufacturer for more information on making the proper port settings.

• System must have internet access.

• Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on the rear panel of the amplifier.

Make sure that the amplifier and all connected components are switched off and disconnected from the

power outlet when you do this.

Note

1 Make sure that you do this before continuing to the Reverb Measurement option in Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 48 (measurement data is cleared if you switch off the power).

Other connections

Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS-232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on this amplifier. See the documentation provided with the Advanced MCACC application for more information.

RS-232C

Personal computer

Advanced MCACC output using your PC

Before continuing, make sure you have completed step 1 in Data Management on page 50. Note that transmission data is erased when the amplifier is turned off.

1 Select ‘ When the amplifier is ready for transmission, Start the MCACC application on your PC shows on the OSD.

2 Start the MCACC application on your computer.

Follow the instructions provided with the application. It will take about ten seconds for the transmission to complete, then you will be able to analyze the output on your computer. Since the data will be cleared from the amplifier when you restart reverb measurement or turn off the amplifier, you might want to save the information on your PC after measurement.

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Data Management menu. Continue with other settings in the Data Management menu if necessary. Press RETURN again to exit the Data Management menu.

Output PC

DVD/LD

5. Data Management a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy d. MCACC Memory Clear

e. Output PC

’ and press

55.0

DVD/LD 5e. Output PC

Start the MCACC application on your PC.

:Return

ENTER

RETURN

:Cancel

55.0

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Chapter 8:

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs

PlaysForSure

PlaysForSure is a marketing certification given by Microsoft. The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find digital media stores and devices that work together.

Enjoying the Home Media Gallery

With Home Media Gallery, you can enjoy digital content such as movies, music and photo files. Playable content is files stored on one or more media servers connected by a home network (LAN) or those stored on a USB flash drive. After connecting via a broadband router or an Ethernet hub to a media server with network software*, you can navigate through the digital content on the Home Media Gallery. For USB interface, this amplifier supports Mass Storage Class devices.

* Referred to as a “media server” that contains digital

content such as movies, music and photo files. PCs that have pre-installed media server software and recorders with a media server function are considered the media server. There are some media servers that you can choose from; for example, Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player that has a media sharing function, and DLNA compliant servers.

Usable free media servers

Free media servers available from Microsoft include:

1. Windows Media Connect 2.0

Windows Media Connect runs on a 32-bit PC with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. When it is already installed, you can enjoy Home Media Gallery using your PC.

2. Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP

Windows Media Player 11 features Media Sharing that runs on a 32-bit PC with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. If Windows Media Connect 2.0 is not installed in your PC, you can download Windows Media Player 11 from Microsoft’s website.

3. Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista

Windows Media Player 11 will be featured in 32-bit Windows Vista PCs.

When selecting the most suitable media server, please visit Microsoft’s website for system requirements, known issues, installation procedures and other updated information.

Digital media purchased from online stores carrying the PlaysForSure logo is available for use on this unit.

This unit complies with PlaysForSure Requirements Specification for Network Devices Version 1.21.

The PlaysForSure logo, Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

DLNA CERTIFIED™ Audio/Video/Image Player

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a crossindustry organization of consumer electronics, computing industry and mobile device companies. Digital Living provides consumers with easy sharing of digital media through a wired or wireless network in the home.

The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines. This unit complies with the DLNA Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.0.

When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA-compatible device is connected to this amplifier, some setting changes of software or other devices may be required. Please refer to the operating instructions for the software or device for more information.

DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks and/or service marks of Digital Living Network Alliance.

Supported file formats

The table below shows supported file formats that can be played back or displayed on this amplifier. These formats are applicable to network sources. Most of them are also applicable to USB sources. However, media server content protected by digital rights management, such as WMDRM10 (Windows Media Digital Rights Management 10), may not play on this amplifier. For detailed information about file formats, see Details of compatible formats on page 89.

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Type of files Format

Movie MPEG PS (mpg, mpeg, mpe, m2p), MPEG-2 TS,

WMV (asf, wmv), MPEG4 (mp4)

Music MP3 (mp3), LPCM, WAV (wav), WMA (wma),

MPEG-4 AAC (m4a)

Photo JPEG (jpg, jpeg), BMP (bmp), PNG (png), TIFF (tif,

tiff), GIF (gif)

• Some formats may not be supported nor displayed on Home Media Gallery as formats that individual media servers support vary. Refer to the manufacturer’s or other relevant website for supported formats on your media server.

•Even with the format included in the above table, some functions may not operate properly depending on the content.

•Even with the format included in the above table, some files may not be played properly through a USB device.

Note

• Content may not play or display properly depending on the conditions of use.

• Sources for this amplifier include media servers running on the LAN network, or SD Card, MS, MMC, xD Picture and CF that comply with the Mass Storage File System through a USB interface.

• Home Media Gallery complies with DLNA version 1.0 and PlaysForSure version 1.21. If your media server supports different DLNA and/or PlaysForSure version(s), some Home Media Gallery function(s) and content format(s) may not be supported.

• Supported formats and contents are subject to change. Visit the Pioneer website for updated information: http://www.pioneer.eu

• The Home Media Gallery functions as a WMDRM10-ND (Microsoft Windows Media DRM for networked devices). Content can only be navigated from the media servers that support WMDRM10-ND.

• The system may not be able to display content from incompatible memory cards.

• You cannot use the Home Media Gallery until dimmed elements on the menu screen turn white.

• Some Home Media Gallery functions, such as trick play during Fast Forward and Rewind, Time Search and Search, may not work depending on the media server’s capability and functionality.

Connecting to the network through LAN interface

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.

SC-LX90

(AUDIO)

S400S400

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

RF IN

(

)

DVD/LD

(

)

For LD

(TV)

(BD)

(SAT)

(CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

(DVR/

ZONE2 OUT

VCR 2)

(VIDEO/

GAME

ZONE3

/SOURCE OUT

(CD-R/

SOURCE

TAPE/

OUT

MD)

OPTICAL

1 6

ASSIGNABLE

LAN cable

(Sold separately)

Router

LAN

321

PC1

By connecting this amplifier to the network via the LAN terminal, you can play back files stored on components

on the network, including your PC.

Connect the LAN terminal on this amplifier to the LAN terminal on your router (with or without the built-in DHCP server function) with a straight LAN cable (CAT 5 or higher).

Turn on the DHCP server function of your router. In case your router does not have the built-in DHCP server function, it is necessary set up the network manually. For details, see Network Setup on page 85.

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

LAN (10/100)

iPod

EXTRA

WAN

LAN cable (sold separately)

to LAN port

PC2

(

)

Single

PRE OUT

The specifications of a LAN terminal

LAN terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet jack

Note

1 With Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player 11, you can even play back copyrighted audio files on this amplifier.

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

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Using the USB interface

It is possible to play back files1 using the USB interface on the front of this amplifier.

ZONE2 ZONE3

CTRL

MULTI-ZONE CONTROL

SPEAKERS AUTO SURROUND

/STREAM DIRECT

This amplifier

PHONES

MCACC

SETUP MIC

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

LCD

STATUS

DIMMER

VIEW

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

USB mass

storage device

USB

AUDIO

DIGITAL INS-VIDEO VIDEO L R

Confirming the IP Address

After making the network connection, follow the instructions below to confirm the panel’s IP Address before accessing the network. (The setup is effective for Auto only. To perform the procedure, DHCP on your server or router must be valid.)

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘

4 Select ‘

The screen turns from Select mode to Input mode.

5 Select ‘

The IP Address is automatically assigned.

The Home Media Gallery supports Auto IP and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If the system failed to acquire the IP Address or if you want to obtain different addresses, select No then enter IP Address and Subnet mask. Use the 0 to 9 and /// buttons to enter an address, then press ENTER. You do not need to enter Default Gateway and DNS Server.

6 Select ‘OK’ ( then

The Reset dialog appears on screen.

7 Select ‘OK’ and press

The home network module restarts. A message Setting up Home Media Gallery. Please

wait until initialized. appears on screen.

When the initialization is finished, setting values become effective and the top menu of the Home Media Gallery returns.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Setup

’ (

/

then

ENTER

Network Setup

’ (

/

Automatically acquire IP

Yes

’ (

/

then

ENTER

then

’ ( then

ENTER

Note

• For information on DHCP, refer to network device’s operating instructions.

• You may need to contact your service provider or network administrator when manually entering an IP Address.

• Some media servers block or are programmed to block access to client servers. When connecting this amplifier, check the media server for client server access rights.

Connecting a USB device

You can also enjoy content stored on memory cards by connecting a USB device to this amplifier. When you insert a USB flash drive or multi-card reader into the USB port, the root directory or the Device List screen appears. In addition, you can connect your digital camera directly to this amplifier using a USB connector cable.

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2Select ‘

The Device List is displayed on screen with the selected device highlighted if you have not checked in the Single

Server/USB box after selecting Setup and then Auto Connection Setup. If you have checked in the box, the

list is skipped.

3 Select the desired device (

You can select a device only when the Device List is displayed.

4Press content. To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

USB

’ (

/

then

ENTER

to navigate to a folder or play a file/

ENTER

/

then

ENTER

Note

• If the Home Media Gallery is launched and the Single Server/USB box is checked after selecting Setup

and then Auto Connection Setup, the system displays the root directory immediately after inserting a USB device. In this case, you can start from step 4. When a multi-card reader is inserted, the Device List appears with the selected device highlighted. In this case, you can start from step 3.

Note

1 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback.

• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of

data that may occur when connected to this amplifier.

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Readable USB devices

This system reads FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS.

Readable data files

Movie, music and photo files can also be played with the exception of Digital Rights Management (WMDRM10) protected files.

Note

• A single USB device can be connected at a time and no USB hub connected.

• This system may not be able to display modified or edited content from a PC or other equipment.

• This system supports the USB Mass Storage Class.

• Some digital cameras may require a setup procedure for Mass Storage Class data transfer. The setup is done on the camera. See the operating instructions supplied with the digital camera.

• This system may not be able to display images, depending on the type of your memory card, or camera.

Removing a USB device

To remove a USB device, exit the Home Media Gallery first and then disconnect the device.

Note

• Be sure to exit the Home Media Gallery screen before removing the USB device. If you remove the USB device while the Home Media Gallery screen is displayed, data inside the memory may be damaged.

• Do not insert or remove the USB device immediately after this amplifier is switched on or off. This action may cause data inside the memory to be damaged.

• Pioneer is not liable for any loss or damage to the data inside the USB flash drive.

• To exit Home Media Gallery, select other input source.

Home Media Gallery

Server XXXXXX

Media Navigator

USB My Playlist Setup

Navigating the files and folders

By selecting Media Navigator, the previously selected server menu is automatically displayed on the screen by default (page 85). When only one server is found, the system automatically connects the server. You can also use the Tool Menu to switch to another server or manually select a server from the Server List. The display is automatically changed to a server list if there are no previously navigated servers.

1 Press HOME MEDIA GALLERY.

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

A server menu appears. The file/folder configuration may vary depending on the server selected.

After selecting a category, folder or container and navigating on subsequent screens, you can find a file and start the appropriate Player depending on the selected file.

3 Select the desired folder to navigate or file/content to play (

4 Press

Subsequent screen appears. To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

To exit Home Media Gallery, select other input source.

Media Navigator

/

/

ENTER

to display a subsequent screen.

then

’ (

/

ENTER

then

ENTER

Starting the Home Media Gallery function

1 Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘ ‘

Setup

• To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Media Navigator

’ (

/

then

ENTER

’, ‘

USB

’, ‘

My Playlist

’ or

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Selectable screen display

Menu display options are: List, Thumbnail or Thumbnail List. Press ADV SURR (Yellow) then

select Change view from the Tool Menu to choose from the screen display options.

List screen

All Photos

XXXX

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Tool

Thumbnail screen

All Photos

Tool

Thumbnail List screen

All Photos

XXXX

Tool

1/27

Add to My Playlist

Til

Change view

Sort

All

Slide Show Settings

Da 2

Detailed Display

Select Searver

Stop Music

All Photos

XXXX

List

Thumbnail

Thunbnail List

XXXX

Title XXXX

Album XXXX Date 2006/11/19 Server XXXXXX

Title XXXX

Album XXXX Date 2006/11/19 Server XXXXXX

Tool

1/27

Title XXXX

Album XXXX Date 2006/11/19 Server XXXXXX

Using the Tool Menu

Press ADV SURR (Yellow) on the remote control to access the pop-up Tool Menu. Various play and display modes can be selected from the Tool Menu. The selectable menu items differ depending on the submenu (see the table below).

Menu items Function Screen on which Tool

Update to Latest

Updates the server connection status

Information

Delete Server Deletes the server

that are dimmed on the list

USB Devices List

Consecutive Playback

Moves to the USB Devices List screen

Continuously plays

video content starting from the selected item

Detailed Display

Displays the detailed

information on the selected content

Sort Sorts items in Folder

or Contents List

Search Searches the desired

items in Folder or Contents List by word

Menu is available

Server List (connected/not connected)

Server List (server not connected)

Folder Contents List (USB)/ Contents List (USB)

Folder Contents List/ Contents List

Media Navigator/Folder Contents List/Contents List

Menu items Function Screen on which Tool

Menu is available

Slide Show Setup

Used to set up a slideshow on the Photo Player

Server List/Media Navigator/USB/My Playlist/ Playlist List (Movie/Music/ Photo)/Folder Contents List/Contents List/Photo Player

Adds the selected files to My Playlist

Add to My Playlist

Select Server Moves to the Server

List screen

Stop Music

Stops playback of a music file

Folder Contents List/ Contents List/Movie Player/ Music Player/Photo Player

Media Navigator/Folder Contents List/Contents List

Server List/Media Navigator/ Playlist List (Movie/ Music/Photo)/ Folder Contents List/ Contents List/Music Player/Photo Player

Change Name Used to change

content names in My

Playlist List (Movie/Music/ Photo)

Playlist

Change view Switches the screen

display to List,

Folder Contents List/

Contents List Thumbnail, or Thumbnail List

Time Search Starts playback at the

Movie Player/Music Player preset time on the Movie or Music Player screen

Slow Playback Plays back in the slow

Movie Player mode on the Movie or Music screen

BGM Setup Used to set up the

Photo Player slideshow BGM on the Photo Player

Move Moves the order of

Contents List (Playlist) content in My Playlist

Delete from My Playlist

a.When a file is selected b.While music is played

Deletes the selected

content from My Playlist

Contents List (Playlist)

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Media Navigator

While navigating through the folders a media server provides, you can select the desired file to start the corresponding player by pressing ENTER.

Screen Components

Title Movie

Server

XXXXXX

1 Thumbnail of the file selected (if obtained) 2 Name of the server currently selected 3 Current menu level 4 Item being selected (highlighted in yellow) 5 File number/total number of files 6 Number of servers connected 7 Key guide

Note

• The Media Navigator is not launched depending on

the option selected in Auto Connection Setup on page 85. The screen displays after selecting a server in the server list.

Media Navigator

Movie

Music Photos User Files

Tool

1/4

USB

Like navigating through the media servers, you can select the desired file contained in the device selected on the USB Devices List screen to start the corresponding player by pressing ENTER. You can also select the menu displayed on either List, Thumbnail or Thumbnail List screen. Press ADV SURR (Yellow) and select Change view from the Tool Menu.

My Playlist

Each category (Movie, Music and Photo) has five different Playlists in which you can register up to 100 files each. The My Playlist option can contain sound and image files selected in the Media Navigator. To edit a Playlist, use the Tool Menu (page 75).

1 Press

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Select a Playlist list from ‘ Playlist

4 Select the desired content ( ENTER

My Playlist

’ or ‘

Photo Playlist

’ (

/

’ (

then

ENTER

Movie Playlist

/

then

ENTER

/

/

’, ‘

Music

then

The menu can be displayed as a List, Thumbnail or Thumbnail List screen. Press ADV SURR (Yellow) then select Change view from the Tool Menu (/ then ENTER).

5 Press

ENTER

to play or display.

To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

To exit Home Media Gallery, select other input source.

Enjoying movie files

You can display the menu as a List, Thumbnail or Thumbnail List screen. Press ADV SURR (Yellow) then

select an option under Change view on the Tool Menu. You can also navigate through the subsequent or preceding menu levels in the server or USB device by pressing /// or ENTER. When you select movie content from the server menu on the Media Navigator screen, the Movie Player automatically launches. Select a category, folder, or device to access the submenu containing the required file or content.

The Movie Player screen appears when you select a movie file from My Playlist, just like selecting a file in the server.

Note

• The USB Devices List screen may not be displayed

depending on the option selected in Auto Connection Setup. Single Server/USB is selected for Auto Connection Setup by default. You don’t need to select a device in the USB Devices List when you use a single directory device (USB flash drive).

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Screen Components

XXXX

Playback

00 : 00 : 45

ToolRandomRepeatA-B

1 Movie icon 2 Title (File name, etc.) 3 Date 4 Album name 5 Play time 6 Play status 7 Key guide 8 Progress bar 9 Audio mode icon 10 A-B repeat mode icon 11 Repeat mode icon 12 Random mode icon (appears when the mode is valid)

XXXX

2006/11/30 00:00:59

L R A-B

9 117 6

RDM

Movie Player key guide

Button(s) Function

ENTER Pauses while playback or plays back while in

 Fast reverse during playback or when in PAUSE.

 Fast forward while playback or PAUSE. Each press

 Skips 15 seconds backward and plays back or

 Skips 15 seconds forward and plays back or pauses

 Plays back the content

 Pauses the playback

 Stops the Player and returns to the pr evious screen

 Same as  (only fast forward function while in the

PAUSE

Each press toggles the reverse speed among x 2, x 4, x 8, x 20, x 50, and x 100 or the slow mode speed among x 1/2, x 1/4, x 1/8, and x 1/16. When the beginning of the content is reached, it pauses.

toggles the forward speed among x 2, x 4, x 8, x 20, x 50, and x 100 or the slow mode speed among x 1/16, x 1/8, x 1/4, and x 1/2. When the end of the content is reached, it pauses.

pauses while in PAUSE

while in PAUSE

(List/Thumbnail/Thumbnail List)

slow mode)

Button(s) Function

 Same as  (only fast reverse function while in the

AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

STEREO/ F.S.SURR (Red)

STANDARD

(Green)

ADV SURR (Yellow)

DISP Displays the Player status at the bottom of the

AUDIO Every press of the key toggles the audio mode

RETURN Same function as 

VOL+, VOL– Adjusts the sound volume

MUTE Mutes the sound

Play modes

Time Search (Tool Menu) Plays back the selected content from

Slow Playback

Add to My Playlist

Stop Movie Player

Fast Forward/ Fast Reverse

Forward/ Reverse (15 sec.)

Play ENTER, See the key guide table

A-B Repeat Mode

Repeat Mode

Random Mode

(Tool Menu) ADV SURR

slow mode)

Sets A-B repeat mode. Sets the desired point A to start and B to end during playback. To cancel the mode, press AUTO/DIRECT (Blue) on the remote control.

Every press toggles the repeat mode among No

Repeat and Repeat Once or among No Repeat, Repeat Once and Repeat All while in Playlist

Available only in Playlist or Consecutive Playback mode. Every press toggles the random mode between Random Off and Random On.

Switches the Tool Menu display on and off. Even if the Tool Menu is displayed while content is played back, a movie is kept playing but the time counter and progress bar do not function.

screen while a movie is played back. Another press of the key displays a key guide, as well. Pressing the key once more cancels all the information display.

among L + R, L and R

the time preset on the Movie Player

(Tool Menu) Plays back the content in slow mode on

(Tool Menu) Adds the selected content to My Playlist

, RETURN Stops the Movie Player

/,

/

/ See the key guide table

AUTO/ DIRECT

(Blue)

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

(Red)

STANDARD (Green)

(Yellow)

the Movie Player

List

See the key guide table

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Note

• Some functions may not be supported depending on the server type or version used.

• During playback, an error may arise in time-related information depending on the content or server software.

• Some functions may not be supported depending on the content.

Time Search

1 In playback mode or PAUSE, press (Yellow), (

/

then select ‘

then

ENTER

Time Search

A Time Search dialog screen appears.

2 Select ‘

/

then

Hour

ENTER

’ and/or ‘

Minute

Enter the desired time using buttons 0 to 9.

Time Search

Input Time

OK Cancel

3 Press

4 Select ‘

ENTER

after the entry is complete.

’ ( then

ENTER

The movie begins playing from the time you set. To cancel the Time Search, select ‘Cancel’ and press

ENTER.

Note

• This function may not be supported depending on the content or server software.

• An error may arise in time-related information depending on the content or server software.

•Only Cancel can be selected when you have entered a time exceeding the content’s time range.

ADV SURR

’ from the Tool Menu

’ for ‘

Input Time

Min

’ (

Slow Playback

1 In playback mode or PAUSE, press (Yellow) Menu (

2 Press

then select ‘

/

then

ENTER

Slow Playback

ENTER

Slow playback begins. You can change the playback speed by pressing / while in the slow mode.

To discontinue slow playback, press ENTER or . The system returns to the normal playback mode.

ADV SURR

’ from the Tool

Note

• This function may not be supported depending on the content.

Add to My Playlist

1 While navigating or playing, select the file to be added to My Playlist (

2 Press Playlist

ADV SURR (Yellow)

’ from the Tool Menu (

///

then select ‘

/

then

A Playlist Selection dialog screen appears.

3 Select a Playlist (

/

then

ENTER

A check mark is provided beside the selected Playlist. When you select a different Playlist and press ENTER, the

mark jumps to the new Playlist from the previously

/

selected one.

Playlist Selection

Select a Playlist to register

Playlist1 20 Playlist2 0 Playlist3 0 Playlist4 0 Playlist5 0

OK Cancel

4 Select ‘OK’ ( then

ENTER

The file is added to the selected Playlist. To cancel the operation, select ‘Cancel’ then press

ENTER.

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse

• While playing content, press and hold  for Fast Reverse or press and hold



for Fast Forward.

Forward/Reverse (15 sec.)

• While playing content, press and hold  or  to jump backward or forward in 15-second increments.

A-B Repeat Mode

1 While playing content, press where you want repeat to start.

2 Press

AUTO/DIRECT

(Blue) again where you want

repeat to end.

The Player status appears on the screen and the A-B mode icon changes.

The selected movie scenes are repeatedly played back. To return to normal mode, press AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

again while in the A-B repeat mode.

AUTO/DIRECT

ENTER

Add to My

ENTER

(Blue)

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Note

• The A-B repeat function is only available during playback in normal mode.

• If the screen display doesn’t match the player status, a malfunction may have occurred. Stop playback, then try the operation again.

Repeat Mode

1 While playing content in the Media Navigator or USB device, press ‘

Repeat Once

STEREO/F.S.SURR (Red)

’.

to select

The title being played is repeated.

2Press repeat mode (‘

STEREO/F.S.SURR (Red)

Repeat Off

’ is selected).

again to cancel the

After playing the currently selected title, the Player stops.

Note

• When playing content in the Playlist, you can select from Repeat Off, Repeat All (plays all items in the Playlist repeatedly) or Repeat Once (plays the content being watched repeatedly).

Random Mode

1 While playing content in the Playlist, press STANDARD (Green)

to select ‘

Random On

’.

Random Repeat playback starts.

2Press random mode (‘

STANDARD (Green)

Random Off

again to cancel the

’ is selected).

Note

• The Random Repeat mode is only available for content in the Playlist, or in Consecutive Playback mode.

Enjoying music files

You can display the menu as a List, Thumbnail or Thumbnail List screen. Press ADV SURR (Yellow)

then select an option under Change view on the Tool Menu. You can also navigate through the subsequent or preceding menu levels in the server or USB device by pressing /// or ENTER.

When you select music content from the server menu on the Media Navigator screen, the Music Player automatically launches. Select a category, folder, or device to access the submenu containing the required file or content. The Music Player screen appears when you select a music file from My Playlist, just like selecting a file in the server.

Note

• The Music Player only displays a List screen.

Screen Components

All Music

XXXX XXXX

XXXX

00:01:00 Other

Playback

00 : 00 : 14

XXXX

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

8 11 129 7

1 Category or Folder name 2 Jacket image (Music icon) 3 Playing Music icon 4 Contents list 5 Number of items 6 Detailed display 7 Play status 8 Time counter 9 Key guide 10 Progress bar 11 A-B repeat mode icon 12 Repeat mode icon 13 Random mode icon

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ToolRandomRepeatA-B

A-B

Music Player key guide

Button(s) Function

 Moves up a cursor to a title above

 Moves down a cursor to a title below

ENTER Plays back the selected music content. Pauses the

 Fast reverse during playback or when in PAUSE.

 Fast forward during playback or when in PAUSE.

RETURN Returns to the previous screen (List/Thumbnail/

music content being played if it is highlighted in the Playlist screen or plays the selected music content if different content is highlighted by pressing /.

Each press toggles the reverse speed among x 2, x 4, x 8, x 20, x 50, and x 100. When the beginning of the content is reached, it pauses.

Each press toggles the forward speed among x 2, x 4, x 8, x 20, x 50, and x 100. When the end of the content is reached, it pauses.

Thumbnail List). Content being played does not stop.

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Button(s) Function

 Plays back the selected content. Pauses while in

 Pauses the playback

 Stops the Player and does not return to the

 Same as .

 Same as .

AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

STEREO/ F.S.SURR (Red)

STANDARD

(Green)

ADV SURR (Yellow)

VOL+, VOL– Adjusts the sound volume

MUTE Mutes the sound

playback and plays while in PAUSE.

previous screen (Selecting the Stop Music from the Tool Menu also stops the Player.)

Sets A-B repeat mode. Sets the desired point A to start and B to end during playback. To cancel the mode, press AUTO/DIRECT (Blue) on the remote control.

Every press toggles the repeat mode among No Repeat, Repeat Once and Repeat All

Every press toggles the random mode among Random Off and Random On

Displays the Tool Menu. Even if the Tool Menu is displayed while content is played back, music is kept playing but the time counter and progress bar do not function.

Note

• Files may not be played back properly depending on the content.

Play modes

Add to My Playlist

Time Search (Tool Menu) Plays back the selected content from

Stop Music (Tool Menu), Stops the Music Player

Fast Forward/ Fast Reverse

Moves Up/ Down a cursor

Play ENTER,  See the key guide table

A-B Repeat Mode

Repeat Mode

Random Mode

(Tool Menu) ADV SURR

(Tool Menu) Adds the selected content to My Playlist

/,

/

/ See the key guide table

AUTO/ DIRECT

(Blue)

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

(Red)

STANDARD (Green)

(Yellow)

List

the time preset on the Music Player

See the key guide table

• Refer to page 75 for the color button ADV SURR

(Yellow) (Tool Menu).

Note

• Some functions may not be supported depending on the server type or version used.

• Playback continues even when you move from the Player screen to the previously selected screen by pressing RETURN.

A-B Repeat Mode

1 While playing content, press where you want repeat to start.

2 Press

AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

repeat to end.

The Player status appears on the screen and the A-B repeat mode icon changes.

The selected part of the title is repeatedly played back. To return to normal mode, press AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

again while in the A-B repeat mode.

Note

• The A-B repeat function is only available during playback in normal mode.

AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

again where you want

Repeat Mode

1 While playing content in the Media Navigator, USB device or Playlist, press select ‘

Repeat All

STEREO/F.S.SURR

’.

(Red) to

All titles in the folder or Playlist are played repeatedly.

2 Press repeat mode (‘

STEREO/F.S.SURR

Repeat Once

(Red) again to cancel the

’ is selected).

The title being played is repeated.

3 Press the repeat mode (‘

STEREO/F.S.SURR

Repeat Off

(Red) once more to cancel

’ is selected).

After playing the currently selected title, the Player stops.

Random Mode

1 While playing content in the Playlist, press STANDARD (Green)

Random Repeat playback starts.

2 Press

STANDARD (Green)

random mode (‘

to select ‘

Random Off

Random On

’.

again to cancel the

’ is selected).

• Setup procedures for the above play modes are the same as for the Movie Player.

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Photo Player key guide

Enjoying photo files

You can display the menu as a List, Thumbnail or Thumbnail List screen. Press ADV SURR (Yellow) then

select an option under Change view on the Tool Menu. You can also navigate through the subsequent or preceding menu levels in the server or USB device by pressing /// or ENTER.

When you select photo content from the server menu on the Media Navigator screen, the Photo Player automatically launches. The selected content is displayed in full screen by pressing ENTER. Select a category, folder or device to access the submenu containing the required file or content.

Pressing ENTER again allows a slideshow to begin. After a slideshow launches, pressing ENTER toggles between PLAY and PAUSE. Instead of pressing ENTER twice, you can press  to start the slideshow immediately.

The Photo Player screen appears when you select a photo file from My Playlist, just like selecting a file in the server.

Screen Components

XXXX

Playback

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ToolRandomRepeat

1 Photo icon 2 File name 3 Folder name, etc. 4 Date 5 Number of items* 6 Play status* 7 Key guide 8 Progress bar* 9 Repeat mode icon 10 Random mode icon

* Displays only when playing the slideshow.

XXXX

2006/11/30

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Button(s) Function

ENTER Starts displaying a photo or playing a slideshow.

RETURN Stops the Player and returns to the previous screen

,  Displays the previous image content

,  Display the next image content

 Plays a slideshow

 Pauses the slideshow

 Stops the Player and returns to the previous screen

 Rotates the image 90º clockwise. Each press

 Rotates the image 90º counter-clockwise. Each

AUTO/DIRECT (Blue)

STEREO/ F.S.SURR (Red)

STANDARD

(Green)

ADV SURR (Yellow)

DISP Displays the Player status at the bottom of the

VOL+, VOL– Adjusts the sound volume

MUTE Mutes the sound

Play modes

BGM Setup (Tool Menu) Sets up BGM

Slide Show Setup

Add to My Playlist

Stop Photo Player

Move File Forward/ Backward

Slideshow ENTER,  See the key guide table

Pauses while playback or plays back while in PAUSE.

(List/Thumbnail/Thumbnail List)

toggles the rotation angle by 90º among 90º, 180º, 270º and 0º.

press toggles the rotation angle by 90º among 270º, 180º, 90º, and 0º.

Rotates the image 90º clockwise. Each press toggles the rotation angle by 90º among 90º, 180º, 270º and 0º.

Available only when playing the slideshow. Every press toggles the repeat mode between No Repeat and Repeat All

Available only when playing the slideshow. Every press toggles the random mode between Random Off and Random On

Displays the Tool Menu. If the Tool Menu is displayed while a slideshow is played, the slideshow and BGM are paused.

screen while image content is played. Another press of the key displays a key guide, as well. No Player information is displayed when an image is shown in full screen (no slideshow has been started). Other information may display. Pressing the key once more cancels all the information display.

(Tool Menu) Allows various slideshow setups on the

Photo player

(Tool Menu) Adds the selected content to My Playlist

List

, RETURN Stops the Photo Player

(///)See the key guide table

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Play modes

Rotate AUTO/

Repeat Mode

Random Mode

(Tool Menu) ADV SURR

DIRECT (Blue), /

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

(Red)

STANDARD (Green)

(Yellow)

See the key guide table

• Setup procedures for the above play modes are the same as for the Movie Player.

• Refer to page 75 for the color button ADV SURR (Yellow) (Tool Menu).

Note

• Some functions may not be supported depending on the server type or version used.

• In rare cases, the image on the screen may appear jagged when photo content is selected directly from a USB device. If this is the case, the problem may be solved by viewing the photo content through the network after having transferred it to the server PC.

• Even with the supported format, files may not be played properly depending on the content.

7 Select ‘OK’ ( then

ENTER

The slideshow setup finishes.

Note

• After setting the Interval time, it may take longer than the preset time as the Interval time means the time up until the Home Media Gallery starts obtaining the next image. Key operations may not work while obtaining the next image.

Setting up BGM for the slideshow

1 Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select photo content in the Media Navigator, USB device or My Playlist (

The Photo Player launches and photo content is displayed in full screen.

3 Press from the Tool Menu (

A BGM Setup dialog screen appears.

4 Select a Playlist from the list as BGM ( ENTER

A check mark is provided beside the selected Playlist. When you select a different Playlist and press ENTER, the

mark jumps to the new Playlist from the previously selected one.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

///

ADV SURR

(Yellow) then select ‘

/

then

ENTER

BGM Setup

/

then

’

Setting up the slideshow

You can enjoy a slideshow with music in the background. To activate this feature, you must register music content in My Playlist Lis t bef oreh and ( see My Playlist on page 76 and Setting up BGM for the slideshow below).

1 Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Press

A pop-up screen of the Tool Menu appears.

4 Select ‘

5 Select the desired setup item (

6 Enter the setting in the ‘



Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter another setup.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Media Navigator

ADV SURR (Yellow)

Slide Show Setup

then

ENTER

Effect

Interval 3 seconds

’ (

/

then

’ (

/

then

/

Effect

’ or ‘

Slide Show Setup

Auto

OK Cancel

ENTER

then

Interval

ENTER

’ box (

/

BGM Setup

Playlist1 20 Playlist2 0 Playlist3 0 Playlist4 0 Playlist5 0

BGM ON

OK Cancel

5 Select ‘ OFF

6 Select ‘

BGM ON

’, ‘

BGM ON (Random)

’ from the BGM status box (

’ ( then

ENTER

/

then

’ or ‘

ENTER

Note

• When a slideshow is started while a music file is playing, playback of the music file continues.

BGM

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Starting the slideshow

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select a folder containing photo content ( ENTER

The Thumbnail screen is displayed (Thumbnail List or List screen is displayed depending on the setting).

3 Select the desired photo file from the Thumbnail screen (

The photo content is displayed in full screen. You can start a slideshow by pressing  on the

Thumbnail screen.

4Press

The slideshow starts and photo images in the folder automatically display one by one. See Setting up the slideshow on page 82 for setting up the interval time.

To display a key guide, press DISP. To display the next image content manually, press  or

. To display the previous image content manually, press 

or .

5Press The Photo Player goes into PAUSE.

6Press

To cancel the slideshow and stop the Photo Player, press RETURN or  during the playback. The previous screen returns.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

/

then

///

Title XXXX

Album XXXX Date 2006/11/19 Server XXXXXX

ENTER

then

ENTER

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or  to start a slideshow.

or  to stop the slideshow.

again to resume the slideshow.

Note

• When you press ///, / while photo

content is displayed, the Photo Player goes into PAUSE.

Rotating the image

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select photo content in the Media Navigator, USB device or My Playlist (

The photo content is displayed in full screen. To stop the slideshow, press ENTER again.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

///

then

ENTER

3Press

ENTER

or  to start a slideshow.

The slideshow starts and photo images in the folder automatically display one by one.

To display a key guide, press DISP.

4 While using Photo Player, press (Blue)

to rotate a photo.

AUTO/DIRECT

The displayed image rotates by one quarter clockwise. Each time AUTO/DIRECT (Blue) is pressed, the image rotates; 90º, 180º, 270º and Rotate Off.

The Photo Player goes into PAUSE (the slideshow is in Stop mode).

5Press

ENTER

again to resume the slideshow.

The selected rotation mode is only effective for the image being displayed. The default setting (Rotate Off) returns when you move and display content on a different screen.

Repeating the slideshow

1 While playing a slideshow, press (Red)

to select ‘

Repeat All

’.

The slideshow being played is repeated.

2Press repeat mode (‘

STEREO/F.S.SURR (Red)

Repeat Off

’ is selected).

After playing the currently selected slideshow, the Player stops.

STEREO/F.S.SURR

again to cancel the

Playing the slideshow at random

1 While playing a slideshow, press (Green)

to select ‘

Random On

Random playback starts.

2Press random mode (‘

STANDARD (Green)

Random Off

’ is selected).

STANDARD

’.

again to cancel the

Other useful functions

You can search the desired items contained in the Folder or Contents List by word. Searched results are displayed on the screen.

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select the desired folder and/or content in the Media Navigator (

3Press the Tool Menu (

A Search dialog screen appears.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

///

ADV SURR (Yellow)

/

then

then select ‘

ENTER

’ from

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4 Select the ‘ search condition:

Contains the following

’ ( then

ENTER

’ box in ‘

Set the

The software keyboard appears on the screen.

XXXX

Title XXXX

Album XXXX Date 2006/11/30 Play Time 00:00:59 Server XXXXXX

Set the search condition.

Title

Contains the following:

OK Cancel

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5 Enter the word for search on the software keyboard (

6 Select ‘ ENTER

///

’ on the software keyboard (

then

ENTER

/

then

The software keyboard disappears. To cancel the search, select ‘Cancel’ then press ENTER.

7 Select ‘OK’ on the ‘ ENTER

’ dialog screen ( then

The searching starts based on the word entered and search results are displayed.

Even while searching, you can select content to play. To return to the search screen, press RETURN during playback.

8 Press

RETURN

to cancel the search mode.

Note

• Search may not be available depending on the server used.

Sort

You can sort the items contained in the Folder or Contents List.

1 Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select the desired folder and/or content in the Media Navigator (

3 Press the Tool Menu (

A Sort dialog screen appears.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

///

ADV SURR (Yellow)

/

then

then select ‘

ENTER

Sort

’ from

4 Select ‘ Order

5 Select ‘ ENTER

Bottom-Up

’ box ( then

Title XXXX

Album XXXX Date 2006/11/30 Play Time 00:00:59 Server XXXXXX

’ on the ‘

’ or ‘

ENTER

XXXX

Select a sorting order.

Sort Order

Bottom-Up

OK Cancel

Sort

Top-Down

’ in the ‘

Sort

Title

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’ dialog screen ( then

The sorting starts based on your selection and sort results are displayed.

Even while sorting, you can select content to play. To return to the sort screen, press RETURN during playback.

6 Press

RETURN

to cancel the sort mode.

Note

•The Select a sorting order. screen can be displayed

while navigating through the music categories.

Adding files to My Playlist

The Home Media Gallery function provides My Playlist a self-contained play list that allows you to bookmark your favorite movie, music and photo files from the network. You can register, edit, and sort up to 100 files in each Playlist List.

1 Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Select the desired music content to add to ‘ Playlist

4 Press Playlist

A dialog screen appears.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Media Navigator

’ (

/

then

ENTER

ADV SURR

(Yellow), then select ‘

’ from the Tool Menu (

Playlist Selection

Select a Playlist to register

Playlist1 20 Playlist2 0 Playlist3 0 Playlist4 0 Playlist5 0

OK Cancel

’ (

/

then

ENTER

Add to My

ENTER

5 Select the Playlist to which you want to add the contents (

/

then

ENTER

A check mark is provided in the box at the selected Playlist List.

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6 Select ‘OK’ on the ‘

Playlist Selection

’ dialog screen.

The selected content is added to the Playlist.

Note

• When giving a slideshow of photo content, you can use Music Playlist as for background music.

Setup

The Setup is used for Network Setup, Auto Connection Setup, Default Settings, Software Update and Home Media Gallery Version.

Setup

Network Setup

Auto Connection Setup Default Settings Software Update Home Media Gallery Version

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1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘ ‘

Default Settings

Media Gallery Version

Network Setup

When you select Network Setup from the Setup menu, a submenu is displayed to select Auto or Manual for network connections.

To automatically set:

The following setup is effective for Auto only. To perform the procedure, DHCP on your server or router must be valid.

1 Select ‘ (



2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘

A restart dialog screen appears.

4Press

The setup finishes.

The system restarts then the Home Media Gallery screen returns.

To manually set:

Before setting up, check your media server for IP Address and Subnet mask.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Setup

’ (

/

Network Setup

’, ‘

Automatically acquire IP

then

ENTER

Yes

’ (

/

’ ( then

ENTER

again on the dialog screen.

then

ENTER

’, ‘

Auto Connection Setup

Software Update

’ (

/

then

ENTER

’ and ‘

Home

ENTER

’ then press

ENTER

1Select ‘ (



then

2Select ‘

3 Select the setup item’s box ( ENTER

Automatically acquire IP

ENTER

’ (

/

then

ENTER

’ then press

///

The screen turns to entry mode for IP Address and Subnet mask.

No need to enter Default Gateway and DNS Server.

4 Enter the figures using buttons 0 to 9. Subnet mask (such as 255.255.255.0)

Enter the same figures as you checked. IP Address (such as 192.168.201.***)

Enter the same figures as used in the media server (PC, etc.) you use. For ***, enter 3-digit figures (0 – 254) that have not been used for network connections yet.

5Press

ENTER

on the setup item’s box after the entry

is complete.

The screen turns to setup selection mode.

Repeat steps 2 to 4 to complete the necessary setup.

6Select ‘OK’ ( then

ENTER

A restart dialog screen appears.

7Press

ENTER

again on the dialog screen.

The setup finishes.

The system restarts then the Home Media Gallery screen

’,

returns.

Auto Connection Setup

When you enjoy content on the network, you can select from the following options: Last Connected Server and

Single Server/USB. See Auto Connection Setup on page 88.

For USB content, the Device List is displayed on the screen if you have not checked in the Single Server/USB box after selecting Setup and then Auto Connection

Setup. You can select the desired device and then content in it. If you have checked in the box, the list is skipped (default setting) and you can see the folder(s) or file(s) in the USB device that has a single directory.

Default Settings

Setups you have entered within the Home Media Gallery function return to default. When you select ‘Reset’, a confirmation screen To activate the default settings, restart Home Media Gallery. will appear. Press ENTER to reset to default. When you select ‘Cancel’, the previous screen displays ( then ENTER).

Note

• Be sure to stop playback when resetting to default.

then

ENTER

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Software Update

Information on software updates may be posted on the Pioneer website. http://www.pioneer.eu

Home Media Gallery Version

You can confirm the version and copyright information on the Home Media Gallery software. Select ‘OK’ to return to the previous screen (ENTER).

Editing files in My Playlist

1 Press

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘ Playlist

My Playlist

Movie Playlist

’ (

/

’, ‘

Music Playlist

then

’ from the Playlist category (

ENTER

/

’ or ‘

then

Photo ENTER

Five playlists are displayed. Playlist names can be changed with the Change Name

command. The order of files in a playlist can be changed using the Move command. Files can be deleted from playlists using the Delete from My Playlist command. For details, refer to the descriptions of the individual commands.

Change Name

1 Choose the playlist whose name you want to change, then press

2 Select ‘ then

Change Name

ENTER

ADV SURR

(Yellow) (

’ from the Tool Menu (

/

A dialog screen appears.

3 Select ‘

Playlist Name

’ ( then

ENTER

The software keyboard appears.

4 Select ‘OK’ on the software keyboard ( then

ENTER

///

The software keyboard disappears and Playlist Name in the Change Name dialog screen returns.

5 Select ‘OK’ when the new name is entered ( then ENTER

The editing finishes and Change Name dialog screen disappears.

The new Playlist displays.

Movie Playlist

Soft Keyboard

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OK Cancel

Tool

Delete

Clear

Space

0 0 0 0

1/5

Title Playlist1

Playlist Name

Playlist1

1,2,3... a,b,c... A,B,C... @,$,=...

The on-screen keyboard (Software Keyboard) is displayed only when you select ‘Search’ or ‘Change

Name’.

Move

You can change the listing order of the content registered in My Playlist.

1 Choose the playlist for which you want to change the order of the contents (

2 Press

3 Select ‘ ENTER

ADV SURR

Move

’ from the Tool Menu (

/

(Yellow).

then

ENTER

/

The content selected is placed in a yellow box (Source Selection mode).

4 Select the desired content (

The selected content is highlighted in the yellow box. A

/

then

ENTER

specific icon appears on the left (Destination Selection mode).

5 Press ENTER

/

to move the content up or down, then

The highlight in the yellow box disappears and the specific icon returns to the original one.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move another content.

6 Press

RETURN

A Playlist dialog screen appears.

7 Select ‘OK’ ( then

The dialog screen disappears and moving content finishes.

ENTER

To cancel, select ‘Cancel’ then ENTER.

Delete from My Playlist

1 Choose the playlist from which you want to delete contents (

/

then

ENTER

2 Choose the contents you want to delete, then press ADV SURR

3 Select ‘ Menu (

(Yellow) (

/

Delete from My Playlist

/

then

ENTER

’ from the Tool

A dialog screen appears.

4 Select ‘OK’ ( then

ENTER

The dialog screen disappears and the selected content is deleted from My Playlist.

To cancel, select ‘Cancel’ then ENTER.

then

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs

Playing/displaying files from My Playlist

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

3 Select the desired Playlist from ‘ ‘

Music Playlist

4 Select the desired Playlist List (

5 Select the desired content ( ENTER

The selected content is played or displayed. To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

My Playlist

’ (

’ or ‘

Photo Playlist

/

then

ENTER

Movie Playlist

’.

/

///

then

ENTER

’,

Switching the server

When one or more servers are connected within the network, you can switch between servers.

1 Press HOME MEDIA GALLERY.

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2 Select ‘

The previous server is selected.

3Press

4 Choose ‘

The Server List is displayed. Pressing RETURN changes the screen to the Home

Media Gallery.

5 Select the desired server (

The screen changes to Media Navigator on the selected server.

• The Home Media Gallery can memorize previously

• If a previously connected server can not be found or

• You cannot select a server unless that media server

Media Navigator

ADV SURR (Yellow)

Select Server

Note

connected servers. When the Media Navigator is launched, available servers are automatically searched and connected. To switch between connected servers, choose server to another one, select ‘Select Server’ from the Tool Menu.

if the server is in the sleep mode, the server name is dimmed (grayed out).

has been set up.

’ (

/

then

ENTER

to open the Tool Menu.

’ (

/

then

ENTER

/

then

ENTER

2Select ‘

3Select ‘

4Select ‘

A restart dialog screen appears.

5Press

The setup finishes.

The system restarts then the Home Media Gallery screen returns.

Setup

’ (

/

Default Settings

Reset

’ ( then

ENTER

on the dialog screen.

then

ENTER

’ (

/

then

ENTER

Other convenient features

Screen saver

During navigation, the screen saver launches automatically if no activity is sensed within five minutes.

• No screen saver is available while a movie or slideshow is played.

• Pressing any key cancels screen saver. When canceled with a USB device being connected, connecting operation resumes.

Software Update

Information on software updates may be posted on the Pioneer website. http://www.pioneer.eu

Confirming the existing Home Media Gallery version

Be sure to check the version of the software you are using before updating the software. You can check it with the following procedure.

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

2Select ‘

3Select ‘ ENTER

Jot down the Home Media Gallery Version displayed in the screen. Ex.) software Version: 1.0.xxxAVR

4Select ‘OK’ to return to the previous screen (ENTER).

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Setup

’ (

/

then

ENTER

Home Media Gallery Version

’ (

/

then

Resetting to default

You can reset the setups you have entered within the Home Media Gallery function to default (see Default Settings on page 85).

1Press

The Home Media Gallery screen is displayed.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs

Auto Connection Setup

For extra convenience, you can toggle between the following features:

Last Connected Server

Single Server/ USB

This function stores the server last accessed in the memory, allowing direct server access the next time without displaying the Server List screen.

This function is used only when a USB flash drive or a single server is connected. You do not need this function when a multi-card reader, or two or more servers are connected.

USB:

When USB flash drive is connected, the Devices List is skipped as long as you have checked in the Single Server/USB box. If not, the list may be displayed at any time.

Media Navigator (Server):

When a single server is connected, the Server List is skipped as long as you have checked in the Single Server/USB box. If not, the list may be displayed at any time. When the Last Connected Server box is checked, the other server setup option – Single Server/USB – becomes invalid.

Setup

Auto Connection Setup

Last Connected Server

Single Server/USB

OK Cancel

Glossary

Default Gateway

Default gateway is a node on a computer network that serves as an access point to another network. A default gateway (such as a computer and router) is used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local subnet.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server

Provides a mechanism to allocate IP addresses to client hosts. In most cases, a broadband router serves as a DHCP server in a home network.

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)

The DLNA authorized logo makes it easy for consumers to recognize products that meet the new standard for home network PCs and other digital devices, as set down in the DLNA Guidelines for interoperability. This allows music, video, etc. to be enjoyed from various devices over a home network. This unit is compatible with music, photo and video content, and is based on the DLNA Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.0. This unit can be used to playback music, photos and video stored on a DLNA-compatible server connected through a LAN cable.

Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is dedicated to the simplified sharing of digital content, such as digital music, photos and video among networked consumer electronics (CE) and PCs. By establishing a platform of interoperability based on open industry standards, DLNA delivers technical design guidelines that companies can use to develop digital home products that share content through wired or wireless networks in the home.

DNS (Domain Name Service) Server

DNS Server is a server that determines the name of network-computer within the Internet. The server functions to exchange IP address to the hostname, hostname to the IP address.

Ethernet

A frame-based computer networking technology for local area networks (LANs). This amplifier supports 100BASETX.

IP (Internet Protocol) Address

A unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard, such as “192.168.1.xxx”. No duplicate numbers are allowed within the network.

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs

LAN Cable

A cable that has an eight-pin modular plug on each end and is different from a telephone plug which has four pins. A straight cable is used when connecting this amplifier to a home network via a hub. A cross-over cable is used when connecting directly to a PC. Use category 5 (CAT-5) LAN cables.

MAC (Media Access Control) Address

An address attached to the port of any network device with an IP address. The MAC address is expressed as “00:e0:36:xx:xx:xx” and cannot be changed.

Mass Storage Class devices

The standard provides an interface to a variety of storage devices, such as USB flash drive and digital cameras.

PlaysForSure

This unit incorporates PlaysForSure. “PlaysForSure” is a new logo program from Microsoft Corporation. You can check for the PlaysForSure logo at various online stores. Where you see the PlaysForSure logo, you can be sure that the digital media you are purchasing (music, video, pictures) will play on this unit.

Subnet mask

Used when IP addresses are broken into several parts. It is expressed as “255.255.255.0”. In most cases, the Subnet mask is automatically assigned by the DHCP server.

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

Architecture for pervasive peer-to-peer network connectivity of devices of all form factors. It is designed to bring easy-to-use, flexible, standardsbased connectivity to ad-hoc or unmanaged networks whether in the home, in a small business, public spaces, or attached to the Internet.

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

USB provides a serial bus standard for connecting devices, usually to computers such as PCs. This amplifier supports the Mass Storage Class.

Windows Media Connect

Microsoft Windows Media Connect is a new technology to distribute music, photos and video stored on a PC with Windows XP installed to a stereo system of TV. Using this technology you can playback files stored on the PC from various devices wherever you like in your home.

Windows Media DRM

Windows Media DRM is copyright protection technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. It enables content providers to distribute over the Internet music, video and other digital media content in a protected, encrypted file format.

Windows Media Player

A free digital media player application provided by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and images on PCs.

Windows Media Player 11

The functionality of Windows Media Connect has been integrated into this version of Windows Media Player. After installing Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Connect will not function. See Microsoft’s website for details.

Details of compatible formats

See Supported file formats on page 71 for a list of the file extensions with which this amplifier is compatible.

Compatible movie file formats

• MPEG-1/2 PS Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

• MPEG-2 TS/TTS Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

• WMV (not copyright protected) Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

• WMV (copyright protected) Up to 720 x 480 (480p)

• MPEG-4 Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

Compatible audio file formats

• MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) Sampling frequency: Up to 48 kHz Bit rate: Up to 320 kbps No. channels: Up to 2

• MPEG-4 AAC (AAC LC) Sampling frequency: Up to 48 kHz Bit rate: Up to 320 kbps No. channels: Up to 2

• Linear PCM (LPCM) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 64 kHz Quantization bits: 16 No. channels: Up to 2

Note

1 • Files stored on USB memory devices and protected by digital copyright management (DRM/WMDRM) cannot be played.

• Files protected by digital copyright management (DRM/WMDRM) can only be played when connected to a DRM/WMDRM-compatible media server.

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs

• WAV

Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 64 kHz Quantization bits: 16 No. channels: Up to 2

• Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA9)

Sampling frequency: Up to 48 kHz Bit rate: Up to 768 kbps No. channels: Up to 2

• Windows Media Audio 9 Professional (WMA9

Pro)

Sampling frequency: Up to 48 kHz Bit rate: Up to 768 kbps No. channels: Up to 6*

* Multi-channel audio signals are down-mixed to 2

channels.

Compatible image file formats

• JPEG

Resolution: – Up to 8192 x 8192 pixels (YUV444, YUV422, YUV420) – 1280 x 768 pixels (RGB and grayscale) (This amplifier is not compatible with progressive JPEG images.)

• BMP

Resolution: No restrictions

• PNG

Resolution: Up to 2048 x 1024 pixels

• TIFF

Resolution: Up to 2048 x 1024 pixels Compression format: Uncompressed, ZIP, LZW, Packbits, Huffman RLE, CCITT Fax 3/4

• GIF

Resolution: Up to 2048 x 1024 pixels (This amplifier is not compatible with animated GIF images.)

HDMI Control

Chapter 9

HDMI Control

By connecting this amplifier to an HDMI Controlcompatible Pioneer plasma television or the HDD/DVD recorder with an HDMI cable, you can control this amplifier from the remote control of a connected plasma television, as well as have the connected plasma television automatically change inputs in response to operations carried out on this unit.

Refer to the operating manual for your plasma television for more information about which operations can be carried out by connecting via HDMI cable.

• You cannot use this function with components that do not support HDMI Control.

• We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI Control-compatible components other than those made by Pioneer.

Making the HDMI Control connections

You can use synchronized operation for a connected plasma television and up to six other components.

Be sure to connect the plasma television’s audio cable to the audio input of this unit.

SC-LX90

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN1IN2IN3IN4IN5IN

S400S400

RF IN

(

)

For LD

(TV)

(SAT)

IN (DVR/ VCR 2)

IN GAME

IN (CD-R/

TAPE/

OPTICAL

ASSIGNABLE

MD)

LAN (10/100)

1 6

SUB WOOFER

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

(

)

Single

SURROUND

BACK

iPod

EXTRA

PRE OUT

COAXIAL

ASSIGNABLE

(AUDIO)

(

)

DVD/LD

1 4

IN (BD)

IN (CD)

(DVR/

(SACD)

VCR 1)

ZONE2 OUT

(VIDEO/

ZONE3 /SOURCE OUT

SOURCE OUT

Important

• When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch the power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket.

• After connecting this amplifier to an AC outlet, a 15 second initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during initialization. The HDMI indicator on the display unit blinks during initialization, and you can turn this amplifier on once it has stopped blinking.

• To get the most out of this function, we recommend that you connect your HDMI component not to a plasma television but rather directly to the HDMI terminal on this amplifier.

• To use the HDMI control function, connect this amplifier and plasma television using the HDMI OUT 1 terminal. Connecting the HDMI control compatible component using the HDMI OUT 2 terminal may result in malfunction. If this happens, turn off the HDMI control compatible component’s HDMI control setting.

• HDMI Control is compatible with up to six units, 3 DVD or Blu-ray disc players and 3 DVD or Blu-ray disc recorders. (The maximum number of units may differ depending on the connected plasma television.)

ZONE3 OUT

IN (DVD/LD)

IN (BD)

IN (VIDEO/ GAME

IN (DVR/VCR 1)

IN (DVR/VCR 2)

ZONE2 OUT

BPR

ASSIGN-

ABLE

RS232C

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

CONTROL

)

OUT

OUT1

OUT2

(HDMI CTRL)

REC SEL OUT

ZONE2 OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

ZONE3

OUT

AUDIO

SUB W.

MULTI CH

SACD

FRONT

TUNER

CENTER

SUR-

ROUND

PHONO

SUR- ROUND BACK

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

REC SEL

OUT

OUT DVR/

VCR 1

REC SEL

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

(DVD/LD)

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

TV IN

VIDEO

SAT

ZONE2

OUT

12 V TRIGGER VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEOAUDIO

1 2 34

(

DC OUT 12V TOTAL 250 mA MAX

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI OUT

DIGITAL OUT

HDMI IN

AUDIORL

AV OUT

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor

or plasma television

HDMI Control

Setting the HDMI options

You must adjust the settings of this amplifier as well as HDMI Control-compatible connected components in order to make use of the HDMI Control function. For more information see the operating instructions for each component.

3 Choose the HDMI input to which the TV is connected to this amplifier, and see if video output from connected components displays properly on the screen or not.

4 Check whether the components connected to all HDMI inputs are properly displayed.

Setting the HDMI Control mode

Choose whether to set this unit’s HDMI Control function ON or OFF. You will need to set it to ON to use the HDMI Control function.

• When using a TV not manufactured by Pioneer, put

this setting to OFF.

1 Set the operation selector switch to press the

2 Select ‘

3 Select ‘

SETUP

button.

Other Setup

’, then press

HDMI Control Setup

’ from the Other Setup

AMP

ENTER

, then

menu.

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup c. ZONE Audio Setup d. SR+ Setup

e. HDMI Control Setup

f. i.LINK Check g. Display Image

4 Select the ‘

55.0

:Return

HDMI Control

DVD/LD 9e. HDMI Control Setup

HDMI Control OFF

’ setting you want.

55.0

:Finish

• ON – Enables the HDMI Control function. When this

unit’s power is turned off and you have a supported source begin playback while using the HDMI Control function, the audio and video output from the HDMI

connection are output from the plasma television.

• OFF – The HDMI Control is disabled. Synchronized

operations cannot be used. When this unit’s power is turned off, audio and video of sources connected via HDMI are not output.

5 When you’re finished, press

SETUP

You will finish to System Setup menu.

Before using synchronization

Once you have finished all connections and settings, you must:

1 Put all components into standby mode.

2 Turn the power on for all components, with the power for the plasma television being turned on last.

Synchronized amp mode

Synchronized amp mode begins once you carry out an operation for the plasma television. For more information, see the operating manual of your plasma television.

Synchronized amp mode operations

By connecting a component to this amplifier with an HDMI cable you can use synchronized amp mode, which

allows you to synchronize the following operations

• Displays on the plasma television when you mute or adjust the volume of this amplifier.

• The input of this amplifier is automatically changed when playback occurs on a connected component.

• Even if you change this amplifier’s input to a device that is not connected by HDMI, the synchronized amp mode remains in effect.

• This amplifier’s input switches automatically when the channel is switched on an HDMI controlcompatible plasma television.

• This amplifier’s OSD language switches automatically when the menu language is switched on an HDMI control-compatible plasma television.

• By pressing GENRE when listening to a source from a HDD/DVD recorder, the most appropriate listening mode is automatically selected (see Using the genre synchronizing function on page 39 for more on this).

Canceling synchronized amp mode

Operate the plasma television to cancel the synchronized amp mode.

If you cancel synchronized amp mode while connected via HDMI to a plasma television or while you are watching a TV programme, the power for this unit is turned off.

Note

1• When HDMI Control is set to ON, the audio/video signals input at the HDMI IN terminals are output at the HDMI OUT terminal even when this amplifier is switched off.

• With HDMI Control set to ON, Input Setup and HDMI Input are automatically set to OFF.

2 The linked mode remains in effect even when this amplifier’s input is switched to something other than HDMI.

HDMI Control

About HDMI Control

• Connect the plasma television directly to this amplifier. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV converter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors.

• Only connect components you intend to use as a source to the HDMI input of this amplifier. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV converter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors.

Other Settings

Chapter 10:

Other Settings

5 Select the input(s) to which you’ve connected your

The Input Setup menu

You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 95). In this case, you need to tell the amplifier what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote control correspond to the components you’ve connected.

MAIN

AV AMPLIFIER

DVD

DVR1

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

TUNER

ZONE2 3

MULTI OPERATION

BD TV SAT

VIDEO1

DVR2

SACD

iPod HDMI

PHONO

SOURCE

VIDEO2

CD-R

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOL

1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV. Use the AV AMPLIFIER button to switch on.

2 Set the operation selector switch to press the

SETUP

button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the /// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

3 Select ‘

Input Setup

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

’ from the System Setup menu.

DVD/LD

55.0

7. Input Setup (1/2) Input DVD Digital In [ COAX-1 ] HDMI Input [ Input-1 ] Component In [ Comp-3 ] S-Video In [ Input-1 ] i.LINK In

[ DV-S969AVi ]

RF Input [ OFF ]

:Exit

4 Select the input function that you want to set up.

The default names correspond with the names next to the terminals on the rear panel (such as DVD/LD or VIDEO/ GAME 1) which, in turn, correspond with the names on the remote control.

DVD/LD

7. Input Setup (1/2) Input DVD Digital In [ COAX-1 ] HDMI Input [ Input-1 ] Component In [ Comp-3 ] S-Video In [ Input-1 ] i.LINK In

[ DV-S969AVi ]

RF Input [ OFF ]

( Next )

Note

1 For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in Setting the Video options on page 101), you must connect your TV to this amplifier using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component. 2 • If you assign i.LINK-equipped components to an input (for example DVD/LD), you will be able to select both audio and video signals from i.LINKequipped components using the corresponding input source button (or the INPUT SELECT button / INPUT SELECTOR dial). Assigning i.LINK sources also allows you to keeps the sound settings you’ve made for other input functions.

• An i.LINK-equipped video component should be assigned to the input function to which you have connected the video signal from the component.

• If you assign an i.LINK input to a certain function (for example DVD/LD), then any digital inputs previously assigned to that function will automatically

be set to i.LINK (not assigned).

55.0

:Finish

DVD/LD

7. Input Setup (2/2) ( Back ) DVD/LD Input Name Rename 12V Trigger1 [ OFF ] 12V Trigger2 [ OFF ] 12V Trigger3 [ OFF ] 12V Trigger4 [ OFF ] PDP In (SR+) [ Input-1 ]

ENTER : Next

PARAMETER

TOP MENU

VOL

( Next )

INPUT MUTE MUTE

AUDIO

SETUP

STATUS CH LEVEL

AMP

:Finish

55.0

ENTER

, then

PARAMETER

RETURN

component.

For example, if your DVD player only has an optical output, you will need to change the DVD/LD input function’s Digital In setting from COAX 1 (default) to the optical input you’ve connected it to.The numbering (OPT1 to 6) corresponds with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the amplifier.

• If you change the setting to an input that has been previously assigned to another function (for example,

VIDEO

TV), then the setting for that function will automatically be switched off.

• If your component is connected via a component video cable to an input terminal other than the default, you must tell the amplifier which input terminal your component is connected to, or else you may see the S-Video or composite video signals

instead of the component video signals.

• If you have more than one i.LINK component connected, you can assign each one to a different input function in the same way (to check your settings after doing so, see Checking the i.LINK inputs

on page 59).

6 When you’re finished, select ‘

the next screen.

The second screen of the Input setup has three optional settings:

• Input Name – You can choose to rename the input function for easier identification. Select Rename to do so, or Default to return to the system default.

• 12V Trigger 1 to 4 – After connecting a component to one of the 12 volt triggers (see Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 67), select MAIN, ZONE 2, ZONE 3 or OFF for the corresponding trigger setting to switch it on automatically along with the (main or sub) zone specified.

’ to continue to

Other Settings

• PDP In (SR+) – To control certain functions on this

amplifier from a plasma television, select the display input to which you’ve connected the amplifier.

7 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Input function default and possible settings

The terminals on the rear of the amplifier generally correspond to the name of one of the input source functions. If you have connected components to this amplifier differently from (or in addition to) the defaults below, see The Input Setup menu on page 94 to tell the amplifier how you’ve connected up. The dots () indicate possible assignments.

Input source

Digital i.LINK HDMI

DVD/LD COAX 1 

BD COAX 2 

TV OPT 1 

SAT OPT 2 

DVR/VCR 1 OPT 3 

DVR/VCR 2 OPT 4 

VIDEO/

OPT 5 

GAME 1

VIDEO/

(Fixed)

GAME 2

HDMI 1

HDMI 2 (HDMI-2)

HDMI 3

HDMI 4 (HDMI-4)

HDMI 5 (HDMI-5)

HDMI 6 (HDMI-6)

MULTI CH IN

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

CD COAX 3 

CD-R/

OPT 6 

TAPE/MD

SACD COAX 4 

TUNER

PHONO

iPod

a.With HDMI Control set to ON, assignments cannot be made (see HDMI Control on page 91).

Input Terminals



(HDMI-1)

(HDMI-3)



Component

IN 1 IN 1

IN 2 

IN 4 (Fixed)

IN 5 (Fixed)

IN 3 

S-Video



(Fixed)

Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)

The language used on the on-screen display can be changed.

1 Set the operation selector switch to press the

SETUP

button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the /// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the

screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

2Select ‘

OSD Language

’ from the System Setup

menu.

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

3 Select the desired language.

:Exit

55.0

DVD/LD

8. OSD Language Language English

Setting Change? [ OK ]

• English (default)

•French

•German

•Spanish

• Russian

• Chinese

4Select ‘OK’ to change the language.

DVD/LD

8. OSD Language Language [ English ]

Setting Change? [ OK ] ENTER:Enter

:Return

5 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the System Setup menu.

55.0

RETURN

AMP

55.0

:Return

, then

Note

1 You will have to make an SR+ cable connection from a CONTROL OUT jack on the display to the CONTROL IN jack on this amplifier (opposite from the setup in Using this amplifier with a Pioneer plasma television on page 68). Note that to control this amplifier using the remote, you will have to point it at the plasma television’s remote sensor after making this connection. 2 When German, Russian or Chinese is selected, the HOME MEDIA GALLERY input OSD screen is in English.

Other Settings

The Other Setup menu

The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the amplifier.

MAIN

AV AMPLIFIER

DVD

DVR1

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

TUNER

ZONE2 3

MULTI OPERATION

BD TV SAT

VIDEO1

DVR2

SACD

iPod HDMI

PHONO

SOURCE

VIDEO2

CD-R

TV CONTROL

SOURCE

TV AMP

VOL

1 Switch on the amplifier and your TV. Use the AV AMPLIFIER button to switch on.

2 Set the operation selector switch to press the

SETUP

button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the /// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.

3 Select ‘

Other Setup

DVD/LD System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Output Setup

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. OSD Language

9. Other Setup

’, then press

DVD/LD

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9. Other Setup

a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup c. ZONE Audio Setup d. SR+ Setup e. HDMI Control Setup f. i.LINK Check g. Display Image

:Exit

4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

• Multi Ch In Setup – Specifies the optional settings

for a multi-channel input.

• ZONE Video Setup – Set the MULTI-ZONE video

conversion function (see ZONE Video Setup below).

• ZONE Audio Setup – Specify your volume setting for

a MULTI-ZONE setup (see ZONE Audio Setup on page 97).

• SR+ Setup – Specify how you want to control your

Pioneer plasma television (see SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma televisions on page 97).

• HDMI Control Setup – Synchronizes this amplifier

with your Pioneer component supporting HDMI Control (see Setting the HDMI Control mode on page 92).

• i.LINK Check – Check which i.LINK-equipped

components you have connected, and which input function they are assigned to (see Checking the i.LINK inputs on page 59).

• Display Image – Select the OSD display’s

background pattern (see Select the OSD display’s background pattern (Display Image) on page 98).

PARAMETER

TOP MENU

VOL

ENTER

INPUT MUTE MUTE

AUDIO

SETUP

STATUS CH LEVEL

AMP

ENTER

, then

PARAMETER

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VIDEO

RETURN

5 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing

RETURN

to confirm after each screen.

Multi Channel Input Setup

You can adjust the level of the subwoofer for a multichannel input. Also, when the multi-channel input is selected as an input source, you can display the video images of other input sources. In the Multi Channel Input Setup, you can assign a video input to the multi-channel input.

1 Select ‘

Multi Ch In Setup

’ from the Other Setup

menu.

2 Select the ‘

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup

a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup c. ZONE Audio Setup d. SR+ Setup e. HDMI Control Setup f. i.LINK Check g. Display Image

SW Input Gain

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’ setting you want.

• 0dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer at the level

originally recorded on the source.

• +10dB – Outputs sound of the subwoofer at the level

increased by 10 dB.

3 Select the ‘

DVD/LD 9a. Multi Ch In Setup

SW Input Gain 0dB Video Input [ DVD ]

Video Input

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’ setting you want.

When the multi-channel input is selected as an input source, you can display the video images of other input sources. The video input can be selected from the following: DVD/LD, BD, TV, SAT, DVR/VCR 1, DVR/VCR 2, VIDEO/GAME 1, VIDEO/GAME 2, OFF.

DVD/LD 9a. Multi Ch In Setup

SW Input Gain [ +10dB ] Video Input BD

4 When you’re finished, press

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RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

ZONE Video Setup

1 Select ‘ menu.

ZONE Video Setup

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup

c. ZONE Audio Setup d. SR+ Setup e. HDMI Control Setup f. i.LINK Check g. Display Image

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:Return

’ from the Other Setup

DVD/LD

9b. ZONE Video Setup

ZONE 2 VIDEO CONV

:Return

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Other Settings

2 Select whether to set ‘ or

OFF

ZONE 2 VIDEO CONV.

’ to ON

• ON – The composite video or S-Video input signals

are converted with respect to COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE2 OUT or VIDEO ZONE2 OUT.

This way, video signals can be output even if the input device and the ZONE2 TV monitor are connected with different types of cables.

• OFF – The ZONE2 video output is not converted. In

this case, connect the input device and ZONE2 TV monitor with the same type of cable (composite or component).

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

ZONE Audio Setup

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTIZONE listening on page 64), you may need to specify your

volume setting.

1 Select ‘ menu.

2 Select the ‘

You can select the ZONE 3 or RECSEL setting.

• ZONE 3 – Sound is output from AUDIO ZONE3 OUT

• RECSEL – Sound is output from the CD-R/TAPE/MD

3 Select the volume level setting of ZONE 3

• Variable – Use this setting if you’ve connected a

• Fixed – Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully

With the Fixed setting, the source is sent from this amplifier at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is quite low in the sub zone at first, and then experiment to find the correct level.

ZONE Audio Setup

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup

c. ZONE Audio Setup

d. SR+ Setup e. HDMI Control Setup f. i.LINK Check g. Display Image

:Return

ZONE 3 / RECSEL Setting

’ from the Other Setup

DVD/LD

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9c. ZONE Audio Setup

ZONE 3 / RECSEL Setting

ZONE 3

ZONE 2 Volume Level [ Variable ] ZONE 3 Volume Level [ Variable ]

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’ you want.

jack.

OUT, DVR/VCR 1 OUT or DVR/VCR 2 OUT jack. For details, see Playing a different source when recording on page 102.

ZONE 2

and

power amplifier in the sub room (this amplifier is simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be using this amplifier’s controls to adjust the volume.

integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX amplifier) in the sub room and want to use that amplifier’s volume controls.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma televisions

Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma television to this amplifier using an SR+ cable. Note that the number of function settings available will depend on the plasma television you’ve connected.

See also Using this amplifier with a Pioneer plasma

television on page 68 and Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma television on page 69.

1Select ‘

2 Select the ‘

• OFF – The amplifier does not control the volume of

• ON – When the amplifier is switched to one of the

3 Assign any input source connected to the plasma television to the corresponding input number.

This matches the amplifier’s input source with a numbered video input on the plasma television. For example, assign DVD/LD to input-2 if you have connected the your DVD video output to video input 2 on the plasma television.

•The Monitor Out Connect should be set to the input

4 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

SR+ Setup

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup c. ZONE Audio Setup

d. SR+ Setup

e. HDMI Control Setup f. i.LINK Check g. Display Image

’ from the Other Setup menu.

DVD/LD

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PDP Volume Control OFF

Monitor Out Connect [ OFF ]

:Return

PDP Volume Control

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’ setting you want.

the plasma television.

inputs that use the plasma television (DVD/LD, for example), the volume on the plasma television is muted so only sound from the amplifier is heard.

that you’ve used to connect this amplifier to your plasma television.

DVD/LD 9d. SR+ Setup

PDP Volume Control [ OFF ]

Monitor Out Connect OFF

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RETURN

Note

1 The component video input signal is only output from COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE2 OUT. 2 If you selected 7.2ch+ZONE 2 in the Speaker output setting on page 43, you won’t be able to change the volume level.

Other Settings

Select the OSD display’s background pattern (Display Image)

The OSD display’s background color can be selected. One of the two patterns below can be selected.

1 Select ‘

The OSD background color selection mode is set.

2Use type.

The type switches between Type 1 and Type 2.

• Type 1: Blue background color.

• Type 2: Black background color.

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

Display Image

DVD/LD

9. Other Setup a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Video Setup c. ZONE Audio Setup

d. SR+ Setup

e. HDMI Control Setup f. i.LINK Check

g. Display Image

/

to select the background color pattern

’ from the Other Setup menu.

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Display Image Type 1

:Return

RETURN

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Using other functions

Chapter 11:

Using other functions

Setting What it does Option(s)

Setting the Audio options

There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold.

Important

• Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the

current source, settings and status of the amplifier.

1Press

2Use

Depending on the current status/mode of the amplifier, certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the table below for notes on this.

3Use

See the table below for the options available for each setting.

4Press

Setting What it does Option(s)

MCACC

(MCACC preset)

EQ (Acoustic Calibration EQ)

STAND.WAVE

(Standing Wave)

SOUND DELAY

MIDNIGHT Allows you to hear effective

LOUDNESS Used to get good bass and treble

AUDIO PARAMETER

/

to select the setting you want to adjust.

/

to set it as necessary.

RETURN

to confirm and exit the menu.

Selects your favorite MCACC preset memory when multiple preset memories are saved. When a MCACC preset memory has been renamed, the name given is displayed.

Switches on/off the effects of EQ Pro. only for the MCACC preset memory selected. This setting is available for each MCACC preset memory.

Switches on/off the effects of Standing Wave Control only for the MCACC preset memory selected. This setting is available for each MCACC preset memory.

Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video, so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture. By adding a bit of delay, you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of the video.

surround sound of movies at low volumes.

from music sources at low volumes.

M1. MEMORY 1

M6. MEMORY 6

Default:

M1. MEMORY 1

MCACC OFF

OFF

0.0 to 6.0 (frames)

1 second = 25

frames (PAL)

Default: 0.0

MID/LOUD

OFF

MIDNIGHT ON

LOUDNESS ON

TONE

(Tone Control)

BASS

TREBLE

S.RETRIEVER

(Sound Retriever)

DNR

(Digital Noise Reduction)

DIALOG E (Dialog Enhancement)

SRC

(Sampling Rate Conversion)

DUAL MONO

DRC

(Dynamic Range Control)

Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a source, or bypasses them completely.

Adjusts the amount of bass. –6 to +6 (dB)

Adjusts the amount of treble. –6 to +6 (dB)

When audio data is removed during the WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

May improve the quality of sound in a noisy source (for example, cassette or video tape with lots of background noise) when switched on.

Localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

Creates a wider dynamic range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs.

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.

Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes).

BYPASS

Default: 0 (dB)

OFF

CH1 –

Channel 1 is

heard only

CH2 –

Channel 2 is

heard only

–

CH1 CH2

Both channels

heard from front

speakers

AUTO

MAX

MID

OFF

Using other functions

Setting What it does Option(s)

LFE

(LFE Attenuate)

Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the

0dB

–5dB/ –10dB/

–15dB/ –20dB/

OFF

sound from the speakers. The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB, which is the recommended value. When set to –5 dB, –10 dB, –15 dB or –20 dB, the LFE is limited by the respective degree. When OFF is selected, no sound is output from the LFE channel.

Surr B DELAY

(Adjusting the surround B speaker delay)

SACD GAIN

HDMI AUDIO

(HDMI Audio)

When the surround speaker is set to

the array mode, delay processing is applied to the surround B channel. This delay can be adjusted to achieve a sound field with a more natural surround sound. For details, see Adjusting the surround B speaker delay (Surr B DELAY) on page 101.

Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic range (during digital processing).

Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this amplifier (amp) or through to a TV or plasma television. When THROUGH is

0 msec to

20 msec

Default: 0 msec

0dB

+6 dB

AMP

THROUGH

selected, no sound is output from this amplifier.

AUTO DELAY

(Auto delay)

This feature automatically corrects the audio-to-video delay between components connected with an

OFF

HDMI cable. The audio delay time is set depending on the operational status of the display connected with an HDMI cable. The video delay time

CENTER

WIDTH

(Center Width) (Applicable only when

is automatically adjusted according to the audio delay time.

Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

0 to 7

Default: 3

using a center speaker)

DIMENSION

Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back,

–3 to +3

Default: 0

making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

PANORAMA

Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

OFF

Setting What it does Option(s)

CENTER IMAGE

(Center Image) (Applicable only when

Adjusts the center image to create a

wider stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only).

0 to 10

Defaults:

Neo:6 MUSIC:

Neo:6 CINEMA:

using a center speaker)

EFFECT Sets the effect level for the currently

10 to 90 selected Advanced Surround mode (each mode can be set separately).

a.When MCACC OFF is selected, all MCACC preset memories become deactivated. b.When EQ OFF is selected, the MCACC indicator does not light even when a MCACC preset memory is selected. c.The adjustment can be made only when TONE is set to ON. d.The initially set AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals. Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby TrueHD. e. In the cases described below, Surr B DELAY cannot be selected (and the effect is turned off even if a value is set). – When the Output Setup is set to anything other than Normal – When surround B (Surr. B) is set to NO at the speaker settings – When the speaker system A/B is set to anything other than A+B ON – When using headphones – When in the pure direct mode – When the audio adjustment function’s HDMI audio output is set to

THROUGH

f. You shouldn’t have any problems using this with most SACD discs, but if the sound distorts, it is best to switch the gain setting back to 0 dB. g.This feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability (‘lip-sync’) for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set AUTO DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay time manually. For more details about the lip-sync feature of your display, contact the manufacturer directly. h.Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music/ Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode. i. Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 MUSIC/CINEMA mode.

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