Pioneer VSX-LX70 User Manual

Operating Instructions

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

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.

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

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

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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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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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VENTILATION CAUTION

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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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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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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Voltage selector

edium size

screwd

You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of multi-voltage models.

The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 V. Please set it to the correct voltage for your country or region.

Before changing the voltage, disconnect the AC power cord. Use a medium size screwdriver to change the voltage selector switch.

220 V 230 – 240 V

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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.

1 With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ ON while holding down the SETUP button.

2 Select PAL/NTSC using /, then select PAL or NTSC using /.

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

Changing the frequency step

If you find that you cannot tune into stations successfully, the frequency step may not be suitable for your country/region. Heres how to switch the setting:

1 With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ ON while holding down the SETUP button.

2 Select FREQ.STEP using /, then select 9k or 10k using /.

The display shows the new setting:

10k

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Automatically setting up for surround sound

(MCACC & Full Band Phase Control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . . 9

Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band

Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using Full Band Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting your Blu-ray disc player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other

set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other

video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About the WMA9 Pro decoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs . . 18

Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

AM loop antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

FM wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting external antenna to improve FM

reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using an external antenna to improve AM

reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Home THX modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the genre synchronizing function. . . . . . . . . . . 34

06 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using Neural THX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

07 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Full Band Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 25

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

08 Other connections

Connecting an iPod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Watching photos and video content . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 53

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 54

Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Connecting additional amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

MULTI-ZONE listening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt

trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display. . . 59 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 61

Advanced MCACC output using your PC . . . . . . . . . 61

09 HDMI Control

Making the HDMI Control connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Setting the HDMI options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting the HDMI Control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Before using synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Synchronized amp mode operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

About HDMI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

10 Other Settings

The Input Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 65

The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Multi Channel Input Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

ZONE Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 66

OSD Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

11 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Playing a different source when recording . . . . . . . 70

Reducing the level of an analog signal. . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Checking your system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

12 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components . . . 74

Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Programming signals from other remote controls . . 74 Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . 75

Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown

sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Controls for TVs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

13 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output. . . . . 83

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 87

About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

About Neural Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Listening modes with different input signal formats. 89 Stream direct with different input signal formats . . . 92

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Pioneer Authorized Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Before you start

Chapter 1:

Before you start

Checking what’s in the box

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

• AM loop antenna

• FM wire antenna

• Power cord

• Antenna adapter

• Flat-bladed converter plug

• These operating instructions

• Operating instructions for HOME MEDIA GALLERY (

VSX-LX70 only

)

Installing the receiver

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

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

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.

• 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.

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

5 minute guide

Chapter 2:

5 minute guide

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 receiver.

This receiver 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

system

on page 29.

Listening to Surround Sound

This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings.

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

1 Connect your TV and DVD player.

See

Connecting your TV and DVD player

this. For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver.

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

Connect your speakers as shown in

speaker system

on page 19.

Listening to your

on page 14 to do

Installing your

Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best surround sound effect. Also see

Placing the speakers

page 20 for more on this.

Front

Left (L)

Center (C)

Listening position

Surround Left (SL)

Front Right (R)

Subwoofer (SW)

Surround Back Left (SBL)

Surround Right (SR)

Surround Back Right (SBR)

3 Plug in the receiver 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

receiver.

Make sure you’ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver. Check the manual that came with the TV if you don’t know how to do this.

• Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level.

4 Use the on-screen automatic MCACC setup to set up your system.

See

Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC

& Full Band Phase Control)

below for more on this.

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

Make sure that

DVD/LD

is showing in the receiver’s display, indicating that the DVD input is selected. If it isn’t, press

DVD

on the remote control to set the receiver

to the DVD input. In addition to the basic playback explained in

source

on page 9, there are several other sound options

you can select. See

Listening to your system

Playing a

on page 29

for more on this. See also

Making receiver settings from the System Setup

on page 37 for more setup options.

Note

1 After this receiver 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 panel display blinks during this process, and you can turn on this receiver 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 62.

5 minute guide

2 Connect the microphone to the

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

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 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 receiver 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.

Make sure you do this before moving on to

source

on page 9.

Playing a

The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected.

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 (

VSX-LX70 only

) function

should not be selected as an input source.

3 Make sure ‘ MCACC preset

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

Caution

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

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

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

HDMI

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

BD TV CTRL

TUNER

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

D.ACCESS

A PARAMETER TOP MENU 

BAND

SETUPSETUP

PROGRAM

TV VOL

CLEAR +

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

SELECT

CH LEVEL

CLASS

ENTER

V PARAMETER

MENU T.EDIT

RETURNRETURN

VOL

DISC



receiver 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 ‘ step 6.

door to access the

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

(TUNE)

PHONES

(ST) (ST)

ENTER

(TUNE)

SETUP

RETURN

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Surr Back System [Normal (default)]

Save SYMMETRY to [M1. MEMORY 1 ]

START

ENTER:Start :Cancel

Normal (default)

then select

MCACC SETUP MIC

MULTI – ZONE &

SIGNAL

STEREO/

SB ch

SOURCE/REC SEL

TUNER EDITSPEAKERS BAND

USB

MCACC SETUP MIC

SELECT

CONTROL ON/OFF

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

PROCESSING

F.S.SURR

55.0

’ is selected,2 select an

START

’ and press

jack:

ENTER

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Note

1• You can’t use the System Setup menu in either the main or sub zone when the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLAERY ( selected. When you set ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to ON (page 58), 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• If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through

setting

on page 40 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4.

• If you have THX-certified speakers, select 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 4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to

FRONT ALIGN

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

Data Management

). See

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

CUSTOM

on page 46).

and choose

SYMMETRY

on page 37 for more on this.

YES

. Select

for the

THX Speaker

CUSTOM

setting.

to save other correction curves (such as

VSX-LX70 only

) input source is

Surround back speaker

ALL CH ADJUST

and

5 minute guide

PROGRAM

• With error messages (such as

noise!

Check Microphone

checking for ambient noise (see

using the Auto MCACC Setup

Too much ambient

) select

RETRY

after

Problems when

below) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select

GO NEXT

and

continue.

0.0

:Cancel

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

CHECK Front [ YES ] Center [ YES ] Surr [ YES ] SB [ YESx2 ] SW [ YES ]

10:Next

0.0

:Cancel

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing… ( 2/11)

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

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

ENTER

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver 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 7 minutes.

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

RETURN

Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver 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 37).

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 panel 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.

Playing a source

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

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

HDMI

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

BD TV CTRL

TUNER

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

TV/DTV

MPX

AUDIO SUBTITLE

PHOTO

STATUSSTATUS

SIGNAL SEL

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

1 Switch on your system components and receiver.

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

have one), then the receiver (press

• Make sure the setup mic is disconnected.

and subwoofer (if you



2 Select the input source you want to play.

You can use the input source buttons on the remote control,

SELECTOR

INPUT SELECT

dial.

, or the front panel

SELECT

INFO

REC

REC STOP

HDD

DISP

T.DISP

SBch

STANDARD

THX

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

INPUT

VOL

MUTE

JUKEBOX

DVD

STEREO/

F.S.SURR

ADV.SURR

Note

1 If you’re using the front panel display, the diagram in 2 You can also choose to view the settings from the 3• 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

• 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. 4 Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the the

VIDEO 1

5 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press

input is now selected).

Listening to Surround Sound

MCACC Data Check

Manual speaker setup

SIGNAL SEL

screen. See

on page 48.

(page 32).

above indicates (in bold) how each speaker is displayed.

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

on page 37 for more on this.

VIDEO 1

jacks on your TV, make sure that

5 minute guide

3 Press SURROUND’ and start playback of the source.

S.DIRECT (STREAM DIRECT

) to select ‘AUTO

Phase Cotrol OFF

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 information on different ways of listening to sources.

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 receiver.

Listening to your system

on page 29 for

Sound source

• Rhythms blurred and difficult to hear

• Bass sound with loss of depth

• Sound of musical instruments with no reality

Phase Control ON

Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control

This receiver 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 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 distortion where the low-frequency sound is delayed or muffled by the conflict with other channels. With the Phase Control mode switched on, this receiver can reproduce powerful bass sound without deteriorating the quality of the original sound (see illustration below).

Sound source

• 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.

• Press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to select PHASE CONTROL.

The

Front speaker

Subwoofer

Front speaker

Subwoofer

PHASE CONTROL

Listening

position

Sound muffled due to a delay in time

Listening

position

Original sound preserved with no loss of clarity

for an

PHOTO

T.DISP

SIGNAL SEL

THX

PHASE

SBch

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

STATUSSTATUS

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

indicator on the front panel lights.

Note

1• 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 receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode (see 2• 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

• If your subwoofer has a phase control switch, set it to the plus (+) sign (or 0˚). However, the effect you can actually feel when to ON on this receiver 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

• The

– When the – When – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to

PURE DIRECT

MULTI CH IN

Listening in surround sound

feature is available even when the headphones are plugged in.

mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases:

mode is switched on.

is selected.

on page 29 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround sound.

PHASE CONTROL

THROUGH

in Setting the Audio options.

effect.

PHASE CONTROL

is set

5 minute guide

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 lowfrequency ranges, respectively). Though these speakers are designed to flatten the frequency-amplitude characteristics across wide ranges, there are cases where the group delay characteristics are not effectively flattened. This phase distortion of the speakers subsequently causes group delay (the delay of lowfrequency sound against high-frequency sound) during audio signal playback. This receiver 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 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

Tw eeter

Midrange

Woofer

Group Delay Characteristics

– the same

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

PHOTO

T.DISP

SIGNAL SEL

THX

PHASE

STEREO/

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

STATUSSTATUS

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

• Press PHASE (PHASE CONTROL) to select FULLBAND PHASE.

Both the Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control functions are switched on. The

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

indicator lights on the front panel display.

Note

1 To calibrate and analyze the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers, follow the procedures in Auto MCACC (see

surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

Select

ALL

BAND PHASE CTRL

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 speakers calibrated and the corrected characteristics of group delay can be displayed in 3-dimension on your PC (see

3• The

when you perform the Auto MCACC setup with

feature is automatically switched on. Note that

Full Band Phase Control

on page 61).

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

– When headphones are plugged in. – When the – When – When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to

PURE DIRECT

MULTI CH IN

is selected.

on page 45). Also, when your PC is connected to this receiver, the original characteristics of group delay of the

mode cannot be set to ON in the following cases:

mode is switched on.

on page 8) or

CUSTOM

THROUGH

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

. Upon calibration of the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers, the

FULLBAND PHASE

in Setting the Audio options.

in the System Setup (see

cannot be selected unless the frequency-phase characteristics of

Automatically setting up for

Full Band Phase Control

Advanced MCACC output using your

on page 45).

FULL

Connecting your equipment

Chapter 3:

Connecting your equipment

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

Rear panel

This illustration shows the VSX-LX70, however connections for the LX60 are the same except where noted.

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

OPTICAL

(TV/

SAT

(BD)

(

DVR/

VCR 1

(

CD-R

ASSIGN- ABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

)

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

MAIN

ZONE2

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

( LD

(BD)

OUT

DVD/

)

ASSIGNABLE

COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

(

VIDEO/GAME

DVD/LD

OUT

)

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MONI- TOR

OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

OUT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

OUT

BD IN

DVR/

VCR 1

DVR/

VCR 2

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

ZONE2ZONE2

R L

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

AUDIO

SURROUND BACK

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 Optical digital audio output(s)

Use the

OUT1

and

(VSX-LX70 only) OUT2

jack for

recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder.



See

The



Connecting digital audio sources

OUT1

jack is also used for MULTI-ZONE connections.

See

MULTI-ZONE listening

on page 56.

on page 17.

2 Optical and coaxial digital audio inputs (x6)

Use for digital audio sources, including DVD players/ recorders, digital satellite receivers, CD players, etc.



See also

The Input Setup menu

on page 64 to assign

the inputs.

3 LAN (10/100) terminal



For details, refer to the supplied operating

(VSX-LX70 only)

instructions for HOME MEDIA GALLERY.

4 HDMI connectors (x4)

(VSX-LX60)

(x5)

(VSX-LX70)

Multiple inputs and one output for high-quality audio/ video connection to compatible HDMI devices.



See

Connecting using HDMI

on page 52.

12 V TRIGGER

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

220 V 230 - 240 V

SELECTABLE

SPEAKERS

CENTER

)

PRE OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

SPEAKERS

FRONT

iPod

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

FRONT

RL RLR L

CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

5 Remote inputs (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 58.

6 Control input/output

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



See

unit’s sensor

Operating other Pioneer components with this

on page 79.

7 Component video connections (x4)

Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD recorder. Use the output for connection to a monitor or TV.



See

Using the component video jacks

on page 16.

8 AM and FM antenna terminals

Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio broadcasts.



See

Connecting antennas

on page 21.

9 MULTI-ZONE and source outputs

Use to connect a second amplifier in a separate room.



See

MULTI-ZONE listening

on page 56.

10 Composite and S-video monitor outputs

Use to connect monitors and TVs.



See

Connecting your TV and DVD player

on page 14.

AC IN

(

)

Single

Connecting your equipment

11 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6)

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

video sources

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other

on page 16.

12 Stereo analog audio source inputs/(outputs) (x3)

Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players, tape decks, turntables, etc.



See

Connecting analog audio sources

13 Multichannel analog audio inputs

7.1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs.



See

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

page 53.

14 12 V trigger jacks

Use to switch components in your system on and off according to the input function of the receiver.



See

volt trigger

Switching components on and off using the 12

on page 59.

15 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs

Use to connect separate amplifiers for center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels.



See

also

Connecting additional amplifiers

Installing your speaker system

powered subwoofer connection).

iPod

input terminal

Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio or video source.



See

Connecting an iPod

17 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

page 61.

18 Speaker terminals

Use for connection to the main front, center, surround and surround back speakers.



See

Installing your speaker system

AC IN

inlet

Connect the supplied power cord here.



See

Plugging in the receiver

20 Voltage selector switch

Use these to match the voltage coming into the receiver with the voltage in your country or region.

 Voltage selector

on page 3.

and stereo analog audio.

(total 50 mA max.)

on page 19 for

on page 51.

on page 19.

on page 23.

on page 18.

(x2)

on page 56 (see

When making cable connections

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

• 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.

About the video converter

The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through all of the The only exception is HDMI and high-definition component video: since these resolutions cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI/component video outputs when

connecting these video sources. If several video components are assigned to the same

input function (see the converter gives priority to HDMI, component, S-video, then composite (in that order).

• For optimal video performance, THX recommends switching Digital Video Conversion (in

Video options

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.

MONITOR VIDEO OUT

The Input Setup menu

on page 69)

OFF

jacks.

on page 64),

Setting the

Note

1 You must assign the input source to the S-video input to which you’ve connected your video component (see 2 If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display, 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

Video options

on page 69)

OFF

The Input Setup menu

on page 64).

Setting the

Connecting your equipment

Connecting your TV and DVD player

VIDEOINS-VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

HDMI

OPTICAL

IN (TV/

)

SAT

(BD)

IN (

DVR/

)

VCR 1

IN (

)

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVD/

)

(CD)

COAXIAL

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

VSX-LX70

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MAIN

ZONE2

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

FM UNBAL 75 W

OUT

MONI- TOR OUT

(

)

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

)

(

VIDEO/GAME

S-VIDEO

S-VIDEOOPTICAL

2 4

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

OUT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

AUDIORL

ANALOG OUT

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

ZONE2ZONE2

R L

AUDIO

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROU

12 V T

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA

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.

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.

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

the multichannel analog inputs

on page 53.

Connecting

Connecting your Blu-ray disc player

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

OPTICAL

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

(CD)

COAXIAL

VSX-LX70

)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MAIN

ZONE2

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

(BD)

OUT

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

FM UNBAL 75 W

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

(

)

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

)

(

VIDEO/GAME

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

GAME 1

OUT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

ZONE2ZONE2

R L

AUDIO

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROU

12 V T

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA

DVD player

The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver 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

component video jacks

on page 16 if your TV and/or DVD

Using the

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT

3 2 4

S-VIDEOOPTICAL

AUDIORL

ANALOG OUT

player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

Note

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

on page 53.

Blu-ray disc player

The Input Setup menu

on page 64).

Connecting your equipment

The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a Blu-ray disc player, with S-video or composite video connections. See also

jacks

on page 16 if your Blu-ray disc player has component video inputs/outputs. If your Blu-ray disc player offers multi-channel analog audio outputs, see

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

1 Connect a composite or S-video output on your Bluray disc player to the

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

2 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on your Blu-ray disc player to the

Connect using an optical cable.

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

BD AUDIO

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

page 53.

Using the component video

BD VIDEO

BD S-VIDEO

OPTICAL IN 2 (BD)

inputs.

on page 53.

input.

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’.

VSX-LX70

OPTICAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

(CD)

)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MAIN

ZONE2

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

(BD)

OUT

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

FM UNBAL 75 W

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

(

)

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

)

(

VIDEO/GAME

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

ZONE2ZONE2

R L

AUDIO

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROU

12 V T

(

DC OUT 12V/

TOTAL 50 mA

DIGITAL OUT

VIDEO S-VIDEOAUDIORL

AV OUT

STB

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

TV/SAT AUDIO

and

VIDEO

inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a video or S-video

cable.

2 Connect an optical-type3 digital audio output from your set-top box to the

OPTICAL IN 1 (TV/SAT

) input.

Use an optical cable for the connection.

Note

1 If your Blu-ray disc player only has an coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using an coaxial cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see

The Input Setup menu

2 See 3 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see 4 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

on page 64 to assign the

S-VIDEO 2

input to the

TV/SAT

input function if you make this connection.

The System Setup menu

The Input Setup menu

on page 37.).

on page 64).

F R

Connecting your equipment

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

This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video

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

the

Use an optical cable for the connection.

devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

VSX-LX70

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

)

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

HDMI

OUT

MAIN

ZONE2

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

VIDEO AUDIO

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

ZONE2ZONE2

R L

AV IN

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SUR- ROUND

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/

TOTAL 50 mA MAX

VIDEO S-VIDEO

CENTE

)

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

FM UNBAL 75 W

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

MONITOR

MONI-

OUT

TOR

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

(

VIDEO/GAME

S-VIDEO

VIDEOAUDIORL

S-VIDEO AUDIORL

AV OUT

)

1 23

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, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video.

• For a second recorder, use the

digital audio output from the recorder to

OPTICAL IN 3 (DVR/VCR1

VSX-LX70

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

MAIN

LAN (10/100)

ZONE2

HDMI

OPTICAL

CONTROL

(TV/

)

SAT

OUT

(BD)

( VCR 1

(

IN ( LD

DVR/

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

DVD/

COAXIAL

)

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

OUT

(

DVD/

)

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

VIDEO/GAME

(

DVD/LD (BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

)

OUT

) input.

FM UNBAL 75 W

MONITOR

MONI-

OUT

TOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

DVR/VCR2

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

R L

VIDEO AUDIO

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

AUDIO

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

outputs.

CENTE

)

DVR, VCR, etc.

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

DVR/VCR1 AUDIO

and

VIDEO

COMPONENT

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

2 If the device can record, connect the

AUDIO

and

VIDEO

outputs to the recorder’s audio/

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.

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 receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also

DVR/VCR2 IN

inputs.

DVR/VCR1

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

Connect using a three-way component video cable.

COMPONENT

VIDEO

DVD player

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

The Input Setup menu

on page 64).

inputs.

Connecting your equipment

• 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

2 Connect the

The Input Setup menu

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

on page 64.

jacks to the

component video inputs on your TV or monitor.

Use a three-way component video cable.

Connecting digital audio sources

This receiver 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

page if you want to connect these too.

VSX-LX70

MULTI-ZONE

OPTICAL

& SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

)

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

HDMI

OUT

MAIN

ZONE2

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

)

(

VIDEO/GAME

FM UNBAL 75 W

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

MONITOR

MONI-

OUT

TOR

)

OUT

S-VIDEO

on the following

AUDIO

ANTENNA

PHONO

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

DVD/LD

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

VIDEO AUDIO

SUB W.

OUT

SUR-

DVR/

ROUND

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

R L

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/

TOTAL 50 mA MAX

CENT

)

1 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output on your digital component to the

OPTICAL IN 4 (CD-R

)

input.

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 (

VSX-LX70 only) OUT2 (OUT1

illustration).

is shown in the

DIGITAL OUT1

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 Procompatible 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

1 2

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

CD-R, MD, DAT, etc.

Note

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

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

the receiver (see also 2• You must switch

• In order to record some digital sources, you must make analog connections as explained in

• 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.

The Input Setup menu

ZONE 3 ON

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

on page 64).

on page 58 to hear audio from the

Connecting analog audio sources

The Input Setup menu

DIGITAL OUT1

on page 64).

below.

Connecting your equipment

1 Connect the analog audio outputs of the source

Connecting analog audio sources

This receiver features three stereo audio-only inputs. Two of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders.

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

PHONO

) is a dedicated

component to one of the

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable.

• If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc., connect the analog audio outputs ( analog audio inputs on the recorder.

Turntables only:

the

PHONO

inputs.

• If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to the

AUDIO

inputs.

OUT

) to the

Connect the stereo audio outputs to

ground terminal on this receiver.

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

inputs

instead.

urntable

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

VSX-LX70

PRE OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA

PHONO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

GAME 1

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

BD IN

CD-R/

TAPE/

SUB W.

OUT

SUR-

DVR/

ROUND

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/

TOTAL 50 mA MAX

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

CENTER

)

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

iPod

RS-232C

FRONT

The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack (

VIDEO

), an S-video jack (

inputs (

AUDIO L/R

(

DIGITAL

). You can use these connections for any kind of

S-VIDEO

), stereo analog audio

) and an optical digital audio input

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.

PARAMETER

PHONES

AUDIO VIDEO

(TUNE)

(ST) (ST)

ENTER

(TUNE)

SETUP

RETURN

TUNER EDITSPEAKERS BAND

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

MULTI – ZONE & SOURCE/REC SEL

CONTROL ON/OFF

SIGNAL

SB ch

SELECT

PROCESSING

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

Tape deck, etc.

OUT

PLAY

REC

R L

AUDIO IN/OUT

VIDEO OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

TV game, video camera, etc.

• Select these inputs using the

INPUT SELECTOR

VIDEO/GAME 2

INPUT SELECT

(remote) or

dial (front panel) to select

Connecting your equipment

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. 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 speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 use speakers with an impedance of less than 8

Subwoofer

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

Front left

Ω

to 16 Ω (please see

Ω

Center

Switching the speaker impedance

Front

right

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.

on page 71 if you plan to

OPTICAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

(CD)

)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

)

(

VIDEO/GAME

COMPONENT VIDEO

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

)

OUT

MONITOR OUT

S-VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

OUT

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VIDEO / GAME 1

OUT

VCR 1

OUT

VCR 2

MAIN

ZONE2

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

(BD)

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

AUDIO

ANTENNA

PHONO

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE MD

SUB W.

SUR-

DVR/

ROUND

DVR/

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

R L

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

VSX-LX70

Surround left

Surround back left

Connecting the speakers

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

SPEAKERS

SELECTABLE

AC IN

(

)

Single

PRE OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

FRONT

CENTER

MULTI CH IN

)

FRONT

CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

RL RLR L

RS-232C

iPod

Surround

right

Surround back right

Caution

• 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.

Connecting your equipment

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

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.

•

Other connections

on page 51 provides greater detail on alternate speaker setups, such as using speaker system B (page 54), bi-amping (page 55) and biwiring (page 55).

• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the

THX INPUT

has one) or switch the filter position to

jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer

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.

• 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.

Front

left

Surround

left

Surround back Surround back

Single surround back speaker

Center

Listening position

left right

Subwoofer

Front right

Surround

right

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 (

) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second ( with two surround back speakers connected.

90º to 120

fig. A fig. B

• 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.

fig. B

) shows orientation

SBL

0º to 60

SBL

SBR

fig.

Connecting antennas

The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to AM and FM radio. If you find that reception quality is poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound quality—see

reception

VSX-LX70

OPTICAL

Connecting external antenna to improve FM

below.

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/ VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

)

(CD)

)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

MAIN

ZONE2

HDMI

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

)

(BD)

OUT

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

(

VIDEO/GAME

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

MONITOR

MONI-

OUT

DVD/LD

TOR

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

(BD)

OUT

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

GAME 1

S-VIDEO

VIDEO AUDIO

AUDIO

ANTENNA

PHONO

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

12 V TRIGGER

CENTER

)

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

R L

AM loop antenna

1 Assemble the stand as shown in the illustration.

PRE OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

FRONT

MULTI CH IN

iPod

RS-232C

FRONT

Surround

SBL SBR

Surround back

Surround

• 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:

MUSICMODE

See also

THX Select2 CINEMA, THX

and

THX GAMES MODE

THX Audio Setting

on page 50 to make the

settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes (page 30).

Note

1 Do not use any antennas other than the supplied AM loop antenna.

fig. A fig. B fig. C

• Bend the stand in the direction indicated (fig. A).

• Clip the loop into the stand (fig. B).

• It’s possible to fix the AM antenna to a wall (fig. C). Before fixing, make sure that the reception is satisfactory.

2 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires.

3 Press the

AM LOOP

antenna terminal tabs to open

and insert one wire into each terminal.

4 Release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires.

5 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and point in the direction giving the best reception.

Avoid placing near computers, television sets or other electrical appliances and do not let it come into contact with metal objects.

Connecting your equipment

FM wire antenna

• Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75

Ω

in the same way as the AM antenna.

For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled up.

4 Use pliers to secure the cable by pinching the clamps together, as shown.

Connecting external antenna to improve FM reception

Use an F connector to connect an external FM antenna using a coaxial 75

Ω

cable.

5 Push the body cover back on.

Antenna adapter

Using the antenna adapter

Use the antenna adaptor to terminate the coaxial cable used with an external FM antenna.

1 Cut and strip the coaxial cable to the specification shown in the diagram.

LOOP

Wire mesh Pull backWire

10 mm to 20 mm5 mm 9 mm

2 Open the adaptor body by pulling apart the tabs on either side.

Tabs

3 Insert the cable as shown, then use a pair of pliers to wrap the end of the wire around the binding post. Snip off the excess wire.

Connecting your equipment

Using an external antenna to improve AM reception

To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m length of vinyl-coated wire to the

AM LOOP

terminals without

disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna. For the best possible reception, suspend horizontally

outdoors.

Outdoor antenna

Indoor antenna

(vinyl-coated wire)

5 m to 6 m

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

AM LOOP

Plugging in the receiver

After you’ve finished making all connections, plug the receiver into an AC outlet.

The type of cord and the plug converter which can be used depends on the power voltage in each region or country. Please make sure you use the correct cord and plug converter due to the possibility of fire or other hazard

if used incorrectly (see below).

AC power cord and converter plug use

Region Plug type

For European type region

Caution

Do not use this power cord set in Singapore and Malaysia.

For regions with two pin flatbladed plug

European two-pin plug

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.

• Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this unit.

• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than that described below.

• The receiver 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.

1 Plug the supplied power cord into the

AC IN

socket

on the back of the receiver.

2 Plug the other end into a power outlet.

European two-pin plug with two-pin

flat-bladed converter plug

Controls and displays

Chapter 4:

Controls and displays

Front panel

Illustration shows the VSX-LX70 front panel

1 624 7583

STANDBY/ON



VSX-LX70

ADVANCED

PHASE

MCACC

PHASE

AUTO SURR/

MCACC

STREAM DIRECT

POSITION

SELECTOR

CONTROL

INPUT

CONTROL

910 11 12 13

PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

(TUNE)

PHONES

(ST) (ST)

ENTER

(TUNE)

SETUP

RETURN

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

TUNER EDITSPEAKERS BAND

MCACC

USB

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL VIDEO

SCALER HDMI

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

THX

SURROUND

15 16 17 18

MULTI – ZONE & SOURCE/REC SEL

CONTROL ON/OFF

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

SIGNAL SELECT

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

SB ch

PROCESSING

STEREO/

F.S.SURR

MASTER VOLUME

23 2521 22 2419 20

INPUT SELECTOR

Use to select an input source.



STANDBY/ON

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

PHASE CONTROL

Control or Full Band Phase Control (page 10).

MCACC POSITION

MCACC presets (page 32).

AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT

Surround ( listening.

dial

– Press to switch on/off Phase

– Press to switch between

–

page 29

) or Stream Direct

Press to select Auto

(page 31)

4 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see

Operating range of remote control unit

on page 25).

5 Character display

See

Display

on page 26.

PHASE CONTROL

indicator

– Lights to indicate Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control is selected (page 10).

ADVANCED MCACC indicator

the MCACC presets (page 32) is selected.

Digital Precision Processing indicator

– Lights when one of

– Lights to indicate digital processing (for example, it disappears when Pure Direct (page 31) is on, or when listening through the multichannel analog inputs).

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

is set to

OFF

in the Audio parameter menu (see

Setting the Audio options

on page 68).

Controls and displays

DIGITAL VIDEO SCALER

Resolution is set to a setting other than example, when the video input signal is upscaled) (page 68).

HDMI indicator

equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 52).

7 Listening mode buttons

HOME THX

mode (page 30).

STANDARD SURROUND

decoding and to switch between the various

Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 29).

ADVANCED SURROUND

the various surround modes (page 30).

MASTER VOLUME

9 Front panel controls

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

SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 54).

AUDIO PARAMETER

Use to access the Audio options (page 68).

VIDEO PARAMETER

Use to access the Video options (page 69).

TUNER EDIT

Use with (page 36).

14 BAND

Switches between AM and FM radio bands (page 35).

15 MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE/REC SEL controls

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see

ZONE listening

the sub zone from the main zone (see

ZONE controls

You will also need to use the recording a source (see

recording

16 SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 32).

/

on page 70).

– Blinks when connecting an HDMI-

– Press to select a Home THX listening

to memorize and name stations for recall

on page 56) use these controls to control

on page 58).

indicator

– Press for Standard

– Use to switch between

dial

REC SEL

Making an audio or a video

– Lights when

PURE

MULTI-

Using the MULTI-

controls when

(for

SBch PROCESSING

Selects the surround back channel mode (page 32) or virtual surround back mode (page 33).

STEREO/F.S.SURR

Switches between the stereo playback mode (page 31) and the Front Stage Surround Advance mode (page 31).

PHONES

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

SETUP

Press to access the System Setup menu (see page 37).

/// (TUNE/ST

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 37). Use the to find radio frequencies and use stations (page 36).

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen.

USB

Connect a USB audio device for playback. See the separate manual for HOME MEDIA GALLERY.

MCACC SETUP MIC

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

See

Connecting a component to the front panel inputs

page 18.

jack

interface

) /

ENTER

(

VSX-LX70 only

jack

)

TUNE

/

/

to find preset

Operating range of remote control unit

The remote control may not work properly if:

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

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

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

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

7 m

buttons

Controls and displays

Display

Illustration shows the VSX-LX70 display

SIGNAL

AUTO

PCM

HDMI

DIGITAL

ANALOG

STREAM DIRECT

PRO LOGIC

ADV.SURROUND

THX STEREO

indicators

21 3 8765 10 11 12 13

L C R

SL S SR

SBL SB

LFE

STANDARD

SLEEP

DIGITAL

WMA9 Pro

DTS

AAC

CD-R

DSD

SBR

: 6

4 9

FULL BAND

MULTI-ZONE

PCM

S.RTRV

TUNER PHONO iPod

Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 32).

2 Program format indicators

These change according to which channels are active in digital sources.

L – Left front channel C – Center channel R – Right front channel SL – Left surround channel S – Surround channel (mono) SR – Right surround channel SBL – Left surround back channel SB – Surround back channel (mono) SBR – Right surround back channel LFE – Low frequency effects channel (the ((( ))) indicators light when

an LFE signal is being input)

3 Digital format indicators

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

DSDPCM

lights during DSD (Digital Stream

Direct) to PCM conversion with SACDs).

S.RTRV

Lights when the Sound Retriever is switched on

MULTI-ZONE

(page 68)

Lights when the MULTI-ZONE feature is active (page 56).

FULL BAND

Lights when the Full Band Phase Control is switched on (page 10).

PHASE CONTROL

Lights when the Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control is switched on (page 10).

8 Sound processing indicators

Light according to the active Audio parameter(s)

and/or ANALOG ATT (page 71)

V.SB

Lights during Virtual surround back processing

TUNER

indicators

(page 68)

(page 33)

TUNED – Lights when a broadcast is being received.

DNR

PHASE CONTROL

DIALOG E

SOUND

Hi-Bit/Sampling

DVD

BDP

191514 17 2018

ATT

DVR

OVER

V.S B

VIDEO

HDMI

TUNED

STEREO

MONO

HMG

[ 1 ]

[ 2 ]

[ 3 ]

SR+ [ 4 ]

STEREO – Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode.

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

SOUND

Lights when any of the Midnight, Loudness or tone controls feature is selected (page 68).

12 Master volume level

Shows the overall volume level. –80dB indicates the minimum level, and +12dB indicates the maximum level.

SR+

Lights when the SR+ mode is switched on (page 60).

STREAM DIRECT

Lights when Direct/Pure Direct is selected (page 31).

15 Speaker indicators

Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B (page 54).

16 Listening mode indicators

THX – Lights when one of the Home THX modes is

selected. ADV.SURROUND – Lights when one of the

Advanced Surround modes has been selected. STEREO – Lights when stereo listening is switched

on (see Listening in stereo on page 31). STANDARD – Lights when one of the Standard

Surround modes is switched on (see Listening in surround sound on page 29).

SLEEP

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 71).

18 Matrix decoding format indicators

2 PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 29).

Neo:6 –

When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver

is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing

19 Character display

Displays various system information.

20 Input source indicators

Light to indicate the input source you have selected.

(page 29)

Controls and displays

Remote control

Illustration shows the VSX-LX70 remote control

TUNER

TUNE

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

TV CH

REC

REC STOP

DISP

T.DISP

STANDARD

THX

MCACC S.DIRECT

SYSTEM OFF

BD TV CTRL

DIMMER

GENRE

CLASS

ENTER

LEVEL

V PARAMETER

MENU T.EDIT

INFO

JUKEBOX

HDD

STEREO/

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV.SURR

HDMI

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

ANALOG ATT

DISC

RETURN

VOL

MUTE

DVD

SHIFT



for

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

DVD TV

HOME MEDIA

DVR2

DVR1

GALLERY

i Pod

SLEEP

D.ACCESS

CLEAR +

A PARAMETER

TOP MENU 

5 6

BAND

SETUP

PROGRAM

TV VOL

TV/DTV

MPX

AUDIO SUBTITLE

PHOTO

STATUS

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

ST ST

INPUT

SELECT

SIGNAL SEL

PHASE

RECEIVER

The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system (press the corresponding input source button to access):

•

Green

– Receiver controls (see below)

•

Red

– DVD controls (page 78)

Blue

– Tuner controls (page 35)

•

Yellow

– iPod controls (page 51)

•

White

– Other controls (page 78)

RECEIVER



This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use

SELECT

3 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see

Controlling the rest of your system

on page 74).

4 Number buttons and other receiver/component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 35) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

DISC (ENTER)

can be used to enter commands for TV or

DTV, and also to select a disc in a multi-CD player. Press

RECEIVER

SLEEP

first to access:

– Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and

select the amount of time before sleep (page 71).

DIMMER ANALOG ATT

– Dims or brightens the display (page 71).

– Attenuates (lowers) the level of an

analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 71).

SR+

– Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 60).

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 receiver via HDMI) (page 34).

CH LEVEL

then use

Press

D.ACCESS

– Press repeatedly to select a channel,

/

to adjust the level (page 49).

TUNER

first to access:

– After pressing, you can access a radio

station directly using the number buttons (page 35).

CLASS

– Switches between the three banks (classes)

of radio station presets (page 36).

5 Tuner/component control buttons/

SETUP

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

DVR1, TV

explained from page 35. Press

, etc.). The

BAND

and

T.EDIT

tuner controls are

RECEIVER

DVD

first to access

the following controls:

A PARAMETER

– Use to access the Audio options

(page 68).

V PARAMETER

– Use to access the Video options

(page 69).

SETUP

– Use to access the System Setup menu

(page 37).

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).

///

(TUNE/ST) /

ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 37) and the Audio or Video options (page 68 or 69). Also used to control DVD menus/ options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the

TUNE

/

use

/

buttons to find radio frequencies and

to find preset stations (page 36).

Controls and displays

TV CONTROL

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the

TV CTRL

up to this system assign it to the button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the

CTRL

button (see page 74 for more on this).

TV – Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. TV VOL +/– INPUT SELECT TV CH +/–

8 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 can be accessed when listening to the built-in tuner:

MPX

– Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 35).

DISP

– Switches between named station presets and

radio frequencies (page 36).

STATUS

Press to check selected receiver settings (page 72).

MULTI OPE

Use this button to perform multi operations (page 76).

SHIFT

Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes (for example, selected input source in the remote control LCD.

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 74 for more on this).

13 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

the rest of your system

INPUT SELECT

SOURCE

SETUP

choose the options below.

PRESET

page 74.

LEARNING

remote controls

MULTI OP

page 76.

SYS OFF

page 76.

buttons

button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook

TV CTRL

– Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

– Use to select the TV input signal.

– Use to select channels.

DVD, DVR1



– Indicates the setup mode, from which you

– See

–

– See

or TV). The following controls

), or to display the currently

on page 74):

Selecting preset codes directly

See

Programming signals from other

on page 74.

Multi Operation and System Off

input source

Controlling

DIRECT F RENAME

page 76.

ERASE

settings

RESET

page 75.

READ ID

RECEIVER

Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the green commands above the number buttons (

ANALOG ATT

surround sound (page 8, page 37). With selects the MULTI-ZONE control (page 56), shown in the display as

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).

17 Receiver controls

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 32). SBch – Use to select the surround/virtual back

channel mode (page 32). STEREO/F.S.SURR – Switches between the stereo

playback mode (page 31) and the Front Stage Surround Advance mode (page 31).

THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 30).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 29).

ADV.SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 30).

PHASE – Press to switch on/off Phase Control or Full

Band Phase Control (page 10). MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 32).

S.DIRECT – Press to select Auto Surround (page 29) or Stream Direct (page 31) listening.

– See

Direct function

– See

Renaming input source names

– See

Erasing one of the remote control button

on page 75.

– See

Resetting the remote control presets

– See

Confirming preset codes

, etc.)). Also use this button to set up

RCV/Z2, RCV/Z3

on page 76.

SHIFT

on page 75.

, this

Listening to your system

T.DISP

PHOTO

T.DISP

STEREO/

PHOTO

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 receiver. See

Listening modes with different input signal

formats

on page 89 for more on this.

Auto playback

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

multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.

STEREO/

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

• While listening to a source, press /

STREAM DIRECT

SURR AUTO SURROUND

)2 for auto playback of a source.

shows briefly in the display before

S.DIRECT (AUTO

showing the decoding or playback format. Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see

how the source is being processed.

•

VSX-LX70 only

– When listening to the FM Radio, the

Neural THX feature is selected automatically (see

Using Neural THX

on page 35 for more on this).

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, 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

surround back channel processing

on page 32.

Using

Standard surround sound

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

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

PHASE

RECEIVER

• While listening to a source, press (

STANDARD SURROUND

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

•

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

, you can select from:

especially suited to movie sources

•

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

especially suited to music sources

•2 Pro Logic IIx GAME especially suited to video games

•

PRO LOGIC

– 4.1 channel surround sound (sound

from the surround speakers is mono)

•

Neo:6 CINEMA

– 6.1 channel sound, especially

suited to movie sources

Neo:6 MUSIC

• to music sources

•

Neural THX

– 6.1 channel sound, especially suited

– Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially

suited to music sources

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

can select (according to format):

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

when you’re using two surround back speakers)

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

STANDARD

– Up to 7.1 channel sound,

SBch ON

– See above (only available

– See above

, you

Note

1• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using for more on these decoding formats).

• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs. 2 For more options using this button, see 3

VSX-LX70 only

category other than Neural Radio is accessed. 4 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers. 5 If surround back channel processing (page 32) is switched

back speaker setting

6 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 68 to adjust them. 7 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 68). 8 VSX-LX70 only – Neural THX can be selected with the FM input. Also, Neural THX can be selected with the HOME MEDIA GALLERY input.

– Neural THX is selected when Neural Radio is accessed with the HOME MEDIA GALLERY input. However, Stereo is selected when a

on page 40 is set to anything but

Using Stream Direct

Normal (default)

Neo:6 CINEMA

on page 31.

OFF

, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if the

), 2

or 2

Pro Logic IIx

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

(see

Listening in surround sound

below

Surround

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