Pioneer VSX-LX70 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER

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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

riv

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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

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

Page 9

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

Page 10

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

Page 11

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

Page 12

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

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.

Page 22

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.

Page 23

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

Page 24

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).

Page 25

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

Page 26

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)

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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).

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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

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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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•

Dolby Digital EX

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

•

DTS-ES

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS-ES encoded sources

•

DTS Neo:6

– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback

with DTS encoded sources

Using the Home THX modes

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

Different THX options will be available depending on the source and the setting for surround back channel processing (see on page 32 for more on this).

• Press

With two channel sources

repeatedly to select a matrix-decoding process for the

THX CINEMA

above for an explanation of each process):

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

•2

PRO LOGIC+THX

•

Neo:6 CINEMA+THX

•

THX GAMES MODE

With multichannel sources

repeatedly to select from:

•

THX CINEMA

your home theatre system using all the speakers in your setup

•

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX

movie sources, this allows you to hear 7.1 channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX Surround EX

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX Select2 CINEMA

channel playback with 5.1 channel sources

Using surround back channel processing

STEREO/

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

THX (HOME THX

mode (see

) to select a listening mode.

, press

THX (HOME THX)

Listening in surround sound

, press

THX (HOME THX)

– Gives you cinema-quality sound from

– Especially suited to

– Allows you to hear 6.1 or 7.1

– Allows you to hear 7.1

•

THX MUSICMODE

– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel

playback with 5.1 channel sources

•

THX GAMES MODE

– Allows you to hear 7.1 channel

playback from the output of a video game console

Using the Advanced surround effects

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

STEREO/

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

• Press

ADV.SURR (ADVANCED SURROUND

repeatedly to select a listening mode.

•

ACTION

– Designed for action movies with dynamic

soundtracks

•

DRAMA

•

SCI-FI

special effects

•

MONOFILM

– Designed for movies with lots of dialog

– Designed for science fiction with lots of

– Creates surround sound from mono

soundtracks

•

ENT.SHOW

•

EXPANDED

•

TV SURROUND

– Suitable for musical sources – Creates an extra wide stereo field

mono and stereo TV sources

•

ADVANCED GAME

•

SPORTS CLASSICAL

•

ROCK/POP

– Suitable for sports programs

– Gives a large concert hall-type sound

– Creates a live concert sound for rock

and/or pop music

•

UNPLUGGED

•

EXT.STEREO

– Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

source, using all of your speakers

•

PHONES SURR.

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

RECEIVER

– Provides surround sound for both

– Suitable for video games

– Suitable for acoustic music sources

– When listening through

)

Note

1• If you only have one surround back speaker connected, 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX, THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE are not available. With 2-channel input signals, however, 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE+THX can be selected.

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

2• Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected, you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup. For more on this, refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 32.

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

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

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Tip

• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the

EFFECT

parameter in

Setting the Audio options

page 68.

Listening in stereo

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

• While listening to a source, press for stereo playback.

Press repeatedly to switch between:

STEREO

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

•

F.S.SURR FOCUS

Advance

F.S.SURR WIDE

•

Advance

STEREO

, you will hear the source

STEREO/

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

STEREO/F.S.SURR

– The audio is heard with your surround

– See

Using Front Stage Surround

below for more on this.

– See

Using Front Stage Surround

below for more on this.

Using Front Stage Surround Advance

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

STEREO/

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

•

F.S.SURR WIDE

effect to a wider area than

FOCUS position (Recommend)

Front left

speaker

– Use to provide a surround sound

mode.

Front right

speaker

Front right

speaker

FOCUS

WIDE position

Front left

speaker

Using Stream Direct

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

with different input signal formats

STEREO/

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

1 While listening to a source, press S.DIRECT

(

AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT) to select the mode

you want.

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

•

AUTO SURROUND

•

DIRECT

– Sources are heard according to the

– See

Auto playback

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

•

PURE DIRECT

– Analog and PCM sources are heard

without any digital processing. from the Speaker B in this mode.

Stream direct

on page 92).

on page 29.

No sound is output

• While listening to a source, press

STEREO/F.S.SURR

to select Front Stage Surround Advance modes.

•

STEREO

– See

Listening in stereo

above for more on

this.

•

F.S.SURR FOCUS

– Use to provide a rich surround sound effect directed to the center of where the front left and right speakers sound projection area converges.

Note

1 When using

surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

2 There are cases where a brief noise is heard before playback of sources other than PCM. Please select

F.S.SURR WIDE

, a better effect can be obtained if Auto MCACC Setup is performed. For more on this, refer to

on page 8.

AUTO SURROUND

Automatically setting up for

DIRECT

if this is a problem.

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Selecting MCACC presets

• Default setting: If you have calibrated your system for different listening positions

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

• While listening to a source, press

POSITION

Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets2 or to switch calibration off. See page 46 to check and manage your current settings.

MEMORY 1

SIGNAL SEL

STATUSSTATUS

SBch

STANDARD

THX

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

MCACC S.DIRECT

PHASE

RECEIVER

STEREO/

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

MCACC (MCACC

Data Management

Choosing the input signal

You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the receiver to select between input

signals.

T.DISP

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STATUSSTATUS

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

• Press

SIGNAL SEL (SIGNAL SELECT

input signal corresponding to the source component.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

AUTO

•

– This is the default setting. The receiver

selects the first available signal in the following order:

HDMI; DIGITAL; ANALOG

•

ANALOG

•

DIGITAL

HDMI

•

– Selects an analog signal.

– Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

– Selects an HDMI signal.

SIGNAL SEL

THX

PHASE

RECEIVER

STEREO/

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

) to select the

•

PCM

– Only PCM signals are output.5 The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order:

HDMI; DIGITAL

When set to

DIGITAL

Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus decoding, lights with Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD decoding, and

AUTO, 2

decoding,

WMA9 Pro

DIGITAL

lights with

DTS

lights with DTS

lights to indicate

that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded.

Using surround back channel processing

• Default setting:

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

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

The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of



sources (

=Sound plays through surround back

speaker(s)).

• Press

SBch (SBch PROCESSING

the surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

SBch ON

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

•

SBch AUTO

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

•

SBch OFF

SBch ON

T.DISP

STATUSSTATUS

MULTI OPE

SHIFT

PHOTO

SIGNAL SEL

THX

PHASE

RECEIVER

STEREO/

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV. SURR

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

) repeatedly to cycle

– 6.1 or 7.1 decoding is always used (for

– Automatically switches to 6.1 or 7.1

– Maximum 5.1 playback

Note

1 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system. These presets can be set in either of which you should have already completed. 2• You can’t use these settings when

• You can also press 3• This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital, PCM (32 kHz to 192 kHz), DTS (including DTS 96 kHz / 24 bit) and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats. With other digital signal formats, set to

• You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal. To prevent noise, make the proper digital connections (page 17) and set the signal input to

• Some DVD players don’t output DTS signals. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player. 4 When the 5• This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.

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

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

HDMI

/

to select the MCACC preset.

option in

Setting the Audio options

MULTI CH IN

ANALOG

is switched on, and they has no effect when headphones are connected.

(the

MULTI CH IN, TUNER, PHONO

DIGITAL

on page 68 is set to

THROUGH

on page 8 or

and

iPod

input functions are all fixed to

, the sound will be heard through your TV, not from this receiver.

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

ANALOG

on page 37,

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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode

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

to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES. The table indicates when you will hear the virtual

surround back channel ( channel is active).

Type of source

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES 5.1 ch sources with

6.1 ch flagged

Dolby Digital/DTS and DVD-Audio 5.1 ch sources

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

Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources

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

Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/WMA9 Pro (44.1 kHz/48 kHz) encoded and PCM 5.1 ch sources

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

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

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

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



=Virtual surround back

SBch

Processing /

Virtual SB

mode

AUTO

Multichannel

sources

 



THX Select2 CINEMA, THX MUSICMODE

• Press

SBch (SBch PROCESSING

) repeatedly to cycle

the virtual surround back channel options.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

VirtualSB ON

•

– Virtual Surround Back is always used

(for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•

VirtualSB AUTO

– Virtual Surround Back is

automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for

example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•

VirtualSB OFF

– Virtual Surround Back mode is

switched off

Standard / THX

Stereo sources

2 Pro Logic II x2



Pro Logic Neo:6



THX GAMES MODE



is selected.

Advanced

surround



Note

1• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver or when any of the Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected.

• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the

page 48.

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

Surr Back

setting is set to NO in the

THX

, stereo, Front Stage

Speaker Setting

Page 34

Listening to your system

Using the genre synchronizing function

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

Control connected to this receiver via HDMI. on HDMI Control, see

About HDMI

CD-R

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

SLEEP

BD TV CTRL

TUNER

DIMMER

GENRE

on page 53.

HDMI

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

ANALOG ATT

For details

• Press

RECEIVER

, and then press

GENRE

while the

source assigned to a genre is being played back.

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

Note

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

• Make sure that HDMI Control is set to on page 53).

. When

OFF

is selected,

CANNOT SELECT

appears showing that this feature is not available (see

NO GENRE

About HDMI

appears

Page 35

Using the tuner

Chapter 6:

Using the tuner

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see

station

below. Once you are tuned to a station you can

memorize the frequency for recall later—see

station presets

RECEIVER SOURCE

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

SLEEP

1 Press the

2 Use the

on page 36 for more on how to do this.

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

SELECT

CD-R

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

BD TV CTRL

TUNER

DIMMER

BAND

HDMI

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

TUNER

D.ACCESS

CLEAR +

A PARAMETER TOP MENU 

TUNE

ST ST

BAND

ENTER

SETUPSETUP

TUNE

PROGRAM

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

SELECT

ANALOG ATT

INFO

REC

TV/DTV

button to select the tuner.

button to change the band (FM or

AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning

To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold

TUNE

/

receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations.

Manual tuning

To change the frequency one step at a time, press

TUNE

/

High speed tuning

Press and hold

TUNE

/

Release the button at the frequency you want.

Tuning directly to a

Saving

INFO

REC

CH LEVEL

CLASS

ENTER

V PARAMETER

MENU T.EDIT

RETURNRETURN

VOL

TV/DTV

MPX

DISC

AUDIO SUBTITLE

STATUSSTATUS



MULTI OPE

SHIFT

PHOTO

DISP

SIGNAL SEL

THX

PHASE

RECEIVER

REC STOP

T.DISP

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

MUTE

JUKEBOX

HDD

DVD

STEREO/

SBch

F.S.SURR

ADV.SURR

for about a second. The

for high speed tuning.

Using Neural THX

VSX-LX70 only

This feature uses Neural Surround™ technology to achieve optimal surround sound from FM radio.

• While listening to FM radio, press

S.DIRECT

for

Neural THX listening.

See

About Neural Surround

The

Neural THX

STANDARD

button.

mode can be selected also with the

on page 88 for more on this.

Tuning directly to a station

Sometimes, you’ll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control.

1 Press the

2 Use the AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Press

4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station.

For example, to tune to If you make a mistake halfway through, press

twice to cancel the frequency and start over.

TUNER

BAND

D.ACCESS

button to select the tuner.

button to change the band (FM or

(Direct Access).

106.00

(FM), press 1, 0, 6, 0, 0.

D.ACCESS

Improving FM stereo sound

If the

TUNED

tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press

STEREO

the

MPX

button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast.

indicators don’t light when

Page 36

INFO

REC

Using the tuner

Saving station presets

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it’s convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations, stored in three banks, or classes (A, B and C) of 10 stations each. When saving an FM frequency, the also stored.

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

HDMI

BD TV CTRL

DVD TV

HOME MEDIA

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

ZONE2/3

GALLERY

TUNER

RECEIVER

SLEEP

ANALOG

DIMMER

ATT

1 Tune to a station you want to memorize.

See

Listening to the radio

2 Press

The display shows

T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT

STATION MEMORY

memory class.

3 Press press

CLASS

ST /

to select one of the three classes then

to select the station preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset.

4 Press

After pressing

ENTER

blinking and the receiver stores the station.

MPX

setting (see page 35) is

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

TV/DTV

MPX

DISC

AUDIO SUBTITLE

STATUSSTATUS



MULTI OPE

SHIFT

PHOTO

DISP

SIGNAL SEL

THX

PHASE

RECEIVER

REC STOP

HDD

T.DISP

SBch

STANDARD

MCACC S.DIRECT

JUKEBOX

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

ADV.SURR

MUTE

DVD

on page 35 for more on this.

, then a blinking

, the preset class and number stop

Tip

• To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input four spaces instead of a name.

• Once you have named a station preset, you can press

DISP

when listening to a station to switch the display

between name and frequency.

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. See

Saving station presets

already.

1 Press

2 Press

TUNER

CLASS

is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

3 Press ST

/

want.

• You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset.

above if you haven’t done this

to select the tuner.

to select the class in which the station

to select the station preset you

Naming station presets

For easier identification, you can name your station presets.

1 Choose the station preset you want to name.

See

Listening to station presets

2 Press

The display shows

T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT

STATION NAME

cursor at the first character position.

3 Input the name you want.

Choose from the following characters for a name up to four characters long.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

!”#$%&’()

Use

/

and

ENTER

∗

+,–./:;<=>?@[ \ ]^_{|} ˜

to select a character,

to confirm your selection.

below for how to do this.

, then a blinking

[space]

/

to set the position,

Page 37

The System Setup menu

Chapter 7:

The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

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

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

SLEEP

HOME MEDIA

HDMI

BD TV CTRL

ZONE2/3

GALLERY

TUNER

RECEIVER

DIMMER

ANALOG

D.ACCESS

A PARAMETER TOP MENU 

BAND

SETUPSETUP

PROGRAM

TV VOL

TV/DTV

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER

button to switch on.

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

2 Press the

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

on the remote control, then press

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the

///

buttons and

ENTER

to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press confirm and exit the current menu.

• Press

SETUP

at any time to exit the System Setup

menu.

3 Select the setting you want to adjust.

DVD/LD

System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

55.0

:Exit

CLEAR +

TUNE

ST ST

ENTER

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

TV CH

SELECT

INFO

REC

RETURN

CH LEVEL

CLASS

ENTER

V PARAMETER

MENU T.EDIT

RETURNRETURN

VOL

DISC



Surr Back System

• surround back speakers (see

setting

on page 40).

Manual MCACC

•

– Specifies how you are using your

Surround back speaker

– Fine-tunes your speaker settings

and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see

Manual MCACC setup

•

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

on page 40).

– Calibrates and automatically corrects the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected (see

Band Phase Control

Data Management

•

on page 45).

– Checks your MCACC presets

Full

and manages them through copying, renaming or deleting (see

•

Manual SP Setup

Data Management

on page 46).

– Specifies the size, number, distance and overall balance of the speakers you’ve connected (see

•

Input Setup

Manual speaker setup

on page 48).

– Specifies what you’ve connected to the digital, HDMI, component video and S-video inputs (see

•

Other Setup

how you are using the receiver (see

The Input Setup menu

on page 64).

– Makes customized settings to reflect

on page 65).

The Other Setup

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in

(MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

customize your setup options below. You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC

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

close to the TV).

Automatically setting up for surround sound

on page 8, you can

, which are useful if you have different listening

•

Auto MCACC

surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

– See

Automatically setting up for

on page 8 for a quick and effective automatic surround setup. See

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

below for a more detailed setup.

Note

1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu. 2• Note that when editing items in the before pressing

• You can’t use the System Setup menu when the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY ( zone). When you set ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to ON (page 58), you can’t use the System Setup menu. 3 These are stored in memory and referred to as 4 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position, depending on how you’re using your system.

SETUP

Manual MCACC

MEMORY1–6

menu, you will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing

VSX-LX70 only

(or M1–6) until you rename them in

) input source is selected (in either the main or sub

Data Management

on page 46.

MCACC

Page 38

The System Setup menu

Important

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

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

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

Caution

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

1 Select ‘ then press

If the System Setup screen is not displayed, refer to

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above.

2 Make sure ‘ MCACC preset

For a fully customized Auto MCACC setup, select

CUSTOM

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Output Setup [Normal (default)]

Save SYMMETRY to [ M1. MEMORY 1 ]

CUSTOM

ENTER:Next

•

Auto MCACC

ENTER

DVD/LD

System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

Normal (default)

then select

and set the following parameters using

55.0

: Cancel

Custom Menu

’ from the System Setup menu

DVD/LD

55.0

1. Auto MCACC

Surr Back System [Normal (default)]

Save SYMMETRY to [M1. MEMORY 1 ]

START

:Exit

ENTER:Start :Cancel

’ is selected,2 select an

START

55.0

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Custom Menu ALL

Speaker Setting

Channel Level

Speaker Distance

EQ Pro. & S-Wave

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

ENTER:Next

– The default is

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

SYMMETRY

M1.MEMORY 1

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

[ START ]

: Return

ENTER:Start

ALL

(recommended),

55.0

/

: Return

but you can limit the system calibration to only one

setting (to save time) if you want. options are

Setting Pro. & S-Wave

ALL, Keep SP SYSTEM

Channel Level, Speaker Distance

The available

Speaker

and

55.0

•

EQ Type (only available when the Custom Menu

above is

EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – This determines how

the frequency balance is adjusted.

After a single calibration is performed, each of the following three correction curves can be stored

separately in the MCACC memory.

SYMMETRY

implements symmetric correction for each pair of left and right speakers to flatten the frequency amplitude characteristics.

ALL CH ADJUST

is a ‘flat’ setting where

all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel.

sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker settings (no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels).

•

THX Speaker (only available when the Custom Menu

above is

are using THX speakers (set all speakers to otherwise leave it set to

•

Stand.Wave Multi-Point (only available when the

Custom Menu above is

ALL or Speaker Setting) – Select

EQ Pro. & S-Wave) – In

addition to measurements at the listening position, you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves. This is useful if you want to get a balanced ‘flat’ calibration

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

the last microphone

placement will be at your main listening position:

2nd reference

point

Main listening

position

3rd reference

point

When you’re finished settings the options, press

RETURN

to go back to the Auto MCACC main setup.

(default)

FRONT ALIGN8

YES

if you

SMALL

Note

1 Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter (i.e. channel level) from the 2 If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers, or setting up a separate speaker system in another room, read through

on page 40 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 3.

setting

3 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions. Simply choose an unused preset for now (you can rename it later in 4 Note that correction curves are saved only when set to

FRONT ALIGN

5 Select the speakers are connected to this receiver, the test tone is output repeatedly. Press 6• The EQ Pro. & S-Wave measurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional on page 43 for more on this.

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

Setting the Audio options on page 68.

• The FULL BAND PHASE CTRL measurement is also taken when ALL is selected. See Full Band Phase Control on page 45.

7 The Keep SP SYSTEM option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting (page 48) unchanged. 8 If you selected ALL as your Custom Menu, you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the ALL CH ADJUST and FRONT ALIGN settings. 9 Switch the Multi-Point setting OFF if you only use one listening position.

DEMO

Data Management

, and then press

on page 46).

ENTER

to activate the demo mode of Auto MCACC. In the demo mode, no settings are saved and no errors occur. When

SYMMETRY

. Select

CUSTOM

setup screen (step 2).

to save other correction curves (such as

RETURN

to cancel the test tone.

Surround back speaker

ALL CH ADJUST

and

Page 39

The System Setup menu

3 Connect the microphone to the

MCACC SETUP MIC

jack on the front panel.

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

PARAMETER

PHONES

AUDIO VIDEO

(TUNE)

(ST) (ST)

ENTER

(TUNE)

SETUP

RETURN

TUNER EDITSPEAKERS BAND

USB

MCACC

SETUP MIC

MULTI – ZONE &

SIGNAL

SOURCE/REC SEL

SELECT

CONTROL ON/OFF

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

PROCESSING

STEREO/

SB ch

F.S.SURR

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

4 Follow the instructions on-screen.

• Make sure the microphone is connected.

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

• See

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup

on page 9 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

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

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

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

• 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

on page 9) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select

GO NEXT

and

continue.

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

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

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 ‘

’ and press

step 7.

0.0

:Cancel

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

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

10:Next

ERR

) in the right side

0.0

:Cancel

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing… ( 2/11)

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

If you see an error message ( 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.

7 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, and Acoustic Calibration EQ.

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing

Subwoofer Check

…

0.0

:Cancel

DVD/LD

1. Auto MCACC

Now Analyzing… ( 6/11)

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

55.0

:Cancel

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

• If you selected a

Stand.Wave Multi-Point

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

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

55.0

DVD/LD

5a. MCACC Data Check

1. Speaker Setting

2. Channel Level

3. Speaker Distance

4. Standing Wave

5. Acoustic Cal EQ

6. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

ENTER:Next

:Return

ENTER

/

setup (in

RETURN

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).

Note

1 This screen is only shown if you selected 2• 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.

ALL

Speaker Setting

Manual speaker setup

Custom Menu

on page 48.

from the Auto MCACC

CUSTOM

menu.

Page 40

The System Setup menu

You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the

MCACC Data Check

screen:

•

Speaker Setting

– The size and number of speakers

you’ve connected (see page 48 for more on this)

•

Channel Level

– The overall balance of your speaker

system (see page 41 or 49 for more on this)

•

Speaker Distance

– The distance of your speakers

from the listening position (see page 42 or 49 for more on this)

•

Standing Wave

– Filter settings to control lower

‘boomy’ frequencies (see page 42 for more on this)

•

Acoustic Cal EQ

– Adjustments to the frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room (see page 43 for more on this)

•

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

– The original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics can be displayed graphically (see

Full Band Phase Control

page 45 for more on this).

Press

ENTER

screen. When you’re finished, select

after you have finished checking each

RETURN

to go back

to the System Setup menu. Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver

upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup.

•

Speaker B

– Select to use the (surround back) B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see

Front Bi-Amp

• amping your front speakers (see

speakers

•

ZONE 2

on page 55).

– Select to use the (surround back) B

Speaker B setup

on page 54).

– Select this setting if you’re bi-

Bi-amping your front

speaker terminals for an independent system in another zone (see

3 When you’re finished, press

MULTI-ZONE listening

RETURN

on page 56).

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Manual MCACC setup

You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed

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

on page 8. You only need to make these settings once (unless you

change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

Caution

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

Automatically setting

Surround back speaker setting

• Default setting:

There are several ways you can use the surround back speaker channels with this system. In addition to a normal home theater setup where they are used for the surround back speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the front speakers or as an independent speaker system in another room.

1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

DVD/LD

System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

Normal (default)

55.0

DVD/LD

2. Surr Back System Normal (default)

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

:Exit

--.-

:Finish

Important

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

SETUP

(step 2 in

Making receiver settings from the

System Setup menu

MCACC is selected while

MCACC

before pressing

on page 37). When Manual

MCACC

is set to

OFF

, the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

DVD/LD

3. Manual MCACC

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1. MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next

55.0

:Cancel

2 Select the surround back speaker setting.

•

Normal (default)

– Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system A) setup.

Note

1 Since the distance measurements have been set according to the sound characteristics of your speakers, there are cases where (for optimal surround sound) the actual distance may differ from the speaker distance setting.

Page 41

The System Setup menu

• For some of the settings below, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. Press

SETUP

to display the System Setup menu before you connect the microphone to this receiver. If the microphone is connected while the System Setup menu is not being displayed, the display will change to the Auto MCACC setup menu. See

using the Auto MCACC Setup

Problems when

on page 9 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

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

1 Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

on page 37 if you’re not already at this screen.

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1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

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2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

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

•

Fine Ch Level

balance of your speaker system (see

Level

below).

•

Fine SP Distance

your speaker system (see

– Make fine adjustments to the overall

Fine Channel

– Make precise delay settings for

Fine Speaker Distance

page 42).

•

Standing Wave

frequencies in your listening room (see

Wave

on page 42).

– Control overly resonant low

Standing

The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

on page 43:

•

EQ Adjust

– Manually adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones (see

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

•

EQ Professional

– Calibrate your system based on

on page 43).

the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room’s reverb characteristics (see

Professional

on page 43).

Acoustic Calibration EQ

Fine Channel Level

• Default setting:

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

speaker setup

1 Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

The volume increases to the 0.0 dB reference level.

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2 Adjust the level of the left channel.

This will be the reference speaker level, so you may want to keep the level around of room to adjust the other speaker levels.

• After pressing

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels (

+/–10dB

Use

) as necessary.

/

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

• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use

/

4 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

0.0dB

on page 48.

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MCACC : M1. MEMORY 1

Ref.Ch : L +0.5dB

ENTER:Next :Cancel

ENTER

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R L

L +0.5dB R -1.5dB C [ +1.0dB ] SL [ -9.5dB ] SR [ +10.0dB ]

to select it.

(all channels)

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0.0dB

so that you’ll have plenty

0.0

:Cancel

, test tones will be output.



0.0

SBL[ -9.5dB ]

SBR[+10.0dB ] SW [ -1.5dB ]

:Finish

RETURN

Manual

20.0

to confirm

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Fine Speaker Distance

• Default setting:

For proper sound depth and separation with your system, it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the

Manual speaker setup

1 Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

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b. Fine SP Distance

c. Standing Wave d. EQ Adjust e. EQ Professional

2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position.

3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary.

Use

/

to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from

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SL L L R [2.81 m] C 1.92 m] SL [2.23 m] SR

:Finish

Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel. From the listening position, face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker. Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of

you and between your arm span.

When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up, press



to confirm and continue to the next channel.

• For comparison purposes, the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select.

3.05 m

[2.34 m]

3.00 m

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0.0

(all speakers)

below.

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Ref.Ch : L

3.00 m

ENTER:Next :Cancel

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SBL SL

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:Finish

9.00

0.0

meters.

0.0

• If you want to go back and adjust a channel, simply use

/

to select it.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Standing Wave

• Default setting:

Acoustic standing waves occur when, under certain conditions, sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the walls in your listening area. This can have a negative effect on the overall sound, especially at certain lower frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results in an overly resonant (‘boomy’) sound. The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly resonant sounds in your listening area. During playback of a source, you can customize the filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC

presets.

1 Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

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c. Standing Wave

d. EQ Adjust e. EQ Professional

2 Select ‘ON’ (if it is not already selected) then adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control.

•

Filter Ch

– Select the channel to which you will apply the filter(s): subwoofer),

TRIM (only available when the filter channel above is

•

SW) – Adjust the subwoofer channel level (to

compensate for the difference in output post-filter).

•

/ Q /

ATT

– These are the filter parameters where f represents the frequency you will be targeting and is the bandwidth (the higher the Q, the narrower the bandwidth, or range) of the attenuation ( amount of reduction to the targeted frequency).

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

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Filter Ch SW TRIM [ +12.0

No. 1 2 3 f [ 63

] [ 110

Q [ 3.0

] [ 8.0 ] [ 5.0 ]

ATT

[ 2.5

:Return

Main

(all except center channel and

Center

] [ 6.0

(subwoofer).

RETURN

] [ 250

] [ 6.0

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]

, the

Note

1• If you can’t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting, you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly.

• For better audibility, the subwoofer emits a continuous test tone (oscillating pulses are heard from your other speakers). Note that it may be difficult to compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup (depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker). 2 You can switch on or off the Standing Wave feature in the Audio Parameter menu. See 3• Since they will be overwritten, you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset.

• Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connection.

• When selected.

Standing Wave

is selected for a MCACC preset memory where

S-WAVE

Setting the Audio options

is set to

OFF

in the Audio parameter,

on page 68 for more on this.

S-WAVE ON

is automatically

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The System Setup menu

Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust

Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers (excluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material (providing a ‘flat’ equalization setting). If you’re not satisfied with the adjustment provided in

surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

page 8 or

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes.

1 Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu.

2 Confirm that the MCACC preset shown in the display is the one you want to adjust, then select START.

3 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking.

Use the Use the

/

buttons to select the channel.

/

buttons to select the frequency and to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go back to the top of the screen and use the the next channel.

• The

OVER!

indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort. If this happens, bring the level down until

OVER!

disappears from the display.

Automatically setting up for

on page 37, you can

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d. EQ Adjust

e. EQ Professional

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MCACC:M1. MEMORY 1

[ START ]

ENTER:Next :Cancel

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63Hz [ 0.0]

MCACC : M1

125Hz [ 0.0]

Ch [SBL]

250Hz [ 0.0]

500Hz [ 0.0] 1kHz 0.0 2kHz [ -1.0] 4kHz [

1k2k4k

125

250

500

8kHz [ -4.5] 16kHz [ -7.0] :Finish

16k

TRM

TRIM [

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0.0]

/

buttons to select

/

Tip

• Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance. If the speaker balance seems uneven, you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the feature. Use

/

to select

TRIM

then use

TRIM

/

to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu.

Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers. It can also provide you with a graphical output of the

frequency response of your room.

How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your listening room (i.e. it sounds ‘boomy’), or that different channels seem to exhibit different reverb characteristics, select

Custom Menu

EQ Pro. & S-Wave

setting in page 37 to calibrate the room automatically. This should provide a balanced calibration that suits the characteristics of your listening room.

If you still aren't satisfied with the results, the manual Advanced EQ setup (below) provides a more customized calibration of your system using the direct sound of the speakers. This is done with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer — see

a PC for Advanced MCACC output

How to interpret the graphical output

The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time (in milliseconds) on the horizontal axis. A straight line indicates a flat-response room (no reverb), whereas a sloping line indicates the presence of reverberation when outputting test tones. The sloping line will eventually flatten out when the reverberant sound stabilizes (this usually takes about 100 ms or so).

(or

ALL

) for the

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

Connecting

on page 61).

Note

1 When

EQ Adjust

2 This system allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on-screen, or using a computer (with software available from Pioneer—see

is selected for a MCACC preset memory where EQ is set to

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output

OFF

in the Audio parameter, EQ ON is automatically selected.

on page 61 for more on this).

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The System Setup menu

By analyzing the graph, you should be able to see how your room is responding to certain frequencies. Differences in channel level and speaker distance are taken into account automatically (compensation is provided for comparison purposes), and the frequency measurements can be examined both with and without

the equalization performed by this receiver.

Setting Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional according to your room characteristics

Using the manual setup, you can set the time period at which the frequency response is analyzed, pinpointing the time that is best for system calibration with your particular room characteristics.

The graph below shows the difference between conventional acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the gray circle indicates the point where the microphone captures sound during frequency analysis).

Level

Test tone

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro. calibration range

0 16080

Conventional Acoustic Cal. EQ calibration range

Time (in msec.)

As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it is influenced by room characteristics, such as walls, furniture, and the dimensions of the room. The sooner the frequency analysis, the less it is influenced by the room. We recommend an earlier time setting of

30~50ms

to compensate for two major factors that will

influence the sound of most rooms:

•

Reverberance of high vs. low frequencies

– Depending on your room, you may find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to higher frequencies (i.e. your room sounds ‘boomy’). This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the measurement is done too late.

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro. calibration range

0 16080

Conventional Acoustic Cal. EQ calibration range

Low frequencies

High frequencies

Time (in msec.)

•

Reverb characteristics for different channels

– Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for each channel. Since this difference increases as the sound is influenced by the various room characteristics, it is often better to capture a frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of channel frequencies/sounds.

Level

Acoustic Cal. EQ Pro. calibration range

0 16080

Conventional Acoustic Cal. EQ calibration range

Left surround

Right Surround

Time (in msec.)

If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often not necessary to make a

30~50ms

setting. Later time settings may provide a more detailed sound experience with your speaker system. It is best to try and see what works best for your particular room.

Note that changing the room (for example, moving furniture or paintings) will affect the calibration results. In such cases, you should recalibrate your system.

Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

1 Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press ENTER.

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1. Reverb Measurement

2. Reverb View

3. Advanced EQ Setup

e.EQ Professional

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a. Fine Channel Level b. Fine SP Distance c. Standing Wave d. EQ Adjust

e. EQ Professional

2 Select an option and press ENTER.

•

Reverb Measurement

– Use this to measure the reverb characteristics of your room (for graphical output using a PC, see

MCACC output

Connecting a PC for Advanced

on page 61 to connect an RS-232C

cable before selecting this option).

•

Reverb View

– You can check the reverb measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel.

•

Advanced EQ Setup

– Use this to select the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment and calibration, based on the reverb measurement of your listening area. Note that customizing system calibration using this setup will alter the settings you made in

(MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) Automatic MCACC (Expert)

Automatically setting up for surround sound

on page 8 or

on page 37 and is not

necessary if you’re satisfied with these settings.

Note

1 Note that due to an effect known as ‘group delay’, lower frequencies will take longer to be generated than higher frequencies (this is most obvious when comparing the frequencies at 0 ms). This initial slope is not a problem (i.e. excessive reverb) with your listening room.

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3 If you selected ‘Reverb Measurement’, select EQ ON or OFF and then START.

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Environment Check Ambient Noise [ OK] Microphone [ ] Speaker Level [ ]

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The following options determine how the reverb characteristics of your listening area are displayed in

Reverb View

EQ OFF

• your listening area

and

Output PC (Data Management

– You will see the reverb characteristics of

without

the equalization

performed by this receiver (before calibration).

•

EQ ON

– You will see the reverb characteristics of

your listening area by this receiver (after calibration).

with

the equalization performed

Note that the EQ response may not appear entirely flat due to adjustments necessary for your listening area.

When the reverb measurement is finished, you can select

Reverb View

Professional Calibration EQ graphical output

to see the results on-screen. See

on page 83

for troubleshooting information.

4 If you selected ‘Reverb View’, you can check the reverb characteristics for each channel. Press RETURN when you’re done.

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This appears according to the setting you chose in

Reverb Measurement

(step 3 above). Use the

/

buttons to select the channel and the frequency you want to check. Use the

/

buttons to go back and forth between the two. Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate decibels in 2 dB steps.

5 If ‘Advanced EQ Setup’ is selected, enter the desired time setting for calibration. Press



proceed to the next screen, and then select START.

Based on the reverb measurement above, you can choose the time period that will be used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration. Even though you can make this setting without reverb measurement, it is

best to use the measurement results as a reference for your time setting. For an optimal system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers, we recommend using the

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Ch L Fq [ 125H z] Tm [30

080160ms

/

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buttons to select the channel, frequency,

and time setting. Use the

30~50ms

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setting.

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buttons to switch

between them. You can switch between your connected speakers

(excluding the subwoofer), and display the measurements for the following frequencies:

125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz 16kHz

63Hz

and

Select the setting from the following time periods (in milliseconds):

40~60ms, 50~70ms

0~20ms, 10~30ms, 20~40ms, 30~50ms

and

60~80ms

. This setting will be

applied to all channels during calibration. When you’re finished, select

START

. It will take about 2

to 4 minutes for the calibration to finish. After the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set, you are

given the option to check the settings on-screen.

Full Band Phase Control

The Full Band Phase Control feature calibrates the frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected and corrects the phase distortion. This 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. This correction minimizes group delay between the middle- and low-frequency ranges and improves the frequency-phase characteristics across all ranges. Furthermore, the enhanced frequency-phase characteristics between channels ensure better surround sound integration for multichannel sources. For details, see

Phase Control

on page 11.

This section describes how to calibrate the frequencyphase characteristics of the speakers only. Once you have performed calibration with Auto MCACC set as a default setting or with

CUSTOM

Phase Control calibration is already done (In this case, the previous settings are overwritten if you perform calibration again as described here).

set to

ALL

Using Full Band

, the Full Band

Note

1 The calibration corresponding to the currently selected MCACC preset will be used when System Setup menu and

press

MCACC

to select it before pressing

SETUP

EQ ON

is selected. To use another MCACC preset, exit the

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1 Select ‘

FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

’ from the System

Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

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2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

2 Select an option and press

•

Measurement

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b. Group Delay View

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– Calibrates and corrects the

frequency-phase characteristics of each speaker.

•

Group Delay View

– The original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the targeted characteristics can be displayed graphically.

3 If you selected ‘

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FULL BAND PHASE CTRL Delay Check [ OK] Group Delay [ ]

ENTER:Start

:Cancel

’, press

ENTER

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:Cancel

When the Full Band Phase Control measurement is finished, you can select

Group Delay View

to see the

results on-screen.

4 If you selected ‘

Group Delay View

’, you can check

the graph showing the group delay characteristics.

Tgt

Targeted characteristics

after correction

^ ^

Org

Original characteristics

of the speakers calibrated

Press

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This appears according to the setting you chose in

Measurement

channel you want to check.

(Step 2 above). Use

/

to select the

Data Management

This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your system for different listening positions (or frequency adjustments for the

same listening position).

This is useful for alternate settings to match the kind of source you’re listening to and where you’re sitting (for example, watching movies from a sofa, or playing a video game close to the TV).

From this menu you can check your current settings, copy from one preset to another, name presets for easier identification and clear any ones you don’t need.

1 Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu.

See

Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

above if you’re not already at this screen.

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1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

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a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy d. MCACC Memory Clear e. Output PC

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2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

•

MCACC Data Check

– Check the settings for any of your MCACC presets using the on-screen display (see

Checking MCACC preset data

Memory Rename

• easy identification (see

– Name your MCACC presets for

Renaming MCACC presets

below).

•

MCACC Memory Copy

MCACC preset to another (see

preset data

MCACC Memory Clear

•

below).

that you don’t want (see

– Copy settings from one

Copying MCACC

– Clear any MCACC presets

Clearing MCACC presets

below).

•

Output PC

MCACC output

– See

Connecting a PC for Advanced

on page 61 for more on this.

Checking MCACC preset data

After you have completed

Automatically setting up for

surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)

page 8 or

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

on page 37, you can check your calibrated settings using the on-screen display.

Note

1 When your PC is connected to this receiver, the original characteristics of group delay of the speakers calibrated and the corrected characteristics of group delay can be displayed in 3-dimension on your PC. 2 The subwoofer is excluded from correction.The super tweeter in the super high-frequency range is excluded from correction. Also, speakers theoretically unaffected by group delay (full-range speakers, for instance) are excluded from correction. Because calibration involves the spatial characteristics, you may not get the same results after you perform calibration again depending on your audiovisual environment and your speaker system. 3 This can be done in either of which you should have already completed.

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

on page 8 or

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

on page 37,

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1 Select ‘MCACC Data Check’ from the Data Management setup menu.

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1. Speaker Setting

2. Channel Level

3. Speaker Distance

4. Standing Wave

5. Acoustic Cal EQ

6. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

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• It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings.

3 Select the MCACC preset that you want to check.

Use the

/

buttons if necessary to switch speakers/

settings.

4 Press

RETURN

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1k2k4k

125

250

500

8kHz : 0.0 16kHz : +7.0 :Return TRIM : -2.5

to go back to the Data Check menu,

250Hz : +3.0

16k

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5 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Data Management setup menu.

Renaming MCACC presets

If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for easier identification.

1 Select ‘Memory Rename’ from the Data Management setup menu.

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a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename

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MCACC Position Rename

M1 MEMORY 1 M2 [ MEMORY 2 ] M3 [ MEMORY 3 ] M4 [ MEMORY 4 ] M5 [ MEMORY 5 ] M6 [ MEMORY 6 ]

:Finish

2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename, then select an appropriate preset name.

Use

/

to select the preset, then

/

to select a

preset name.

3 Repeat for as many MCACC presets as necessary, then press

RETURN

when you’re finished.

You will return to the Data Management setup menu.

Copying MCACC preset data

If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ (see

copying your current settings

Manual MCACC setup

above), we recommend

to an unused MCACC preset. Instead of just a flat EQ curve, this will give you a reference point from which to start.

1 Select ‘

MCACC Memory Copy

’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

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c. MCACC Memory Copy

d. MCACC Memory Clear e. Output PC

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Copy

All Data

From

[ M1. MEMORY 1 ]

[ M2. MEMORY 2 ]

Start Copy [Cancel ]

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•

All Data

– Copies all the settings of the selected

MCACC preset memory.

•

LEVEL & DISTANCE

– Copies only the channel level and speaker distance settings of the selected MCACC preset memory.

3 Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the settings ‘From’ then specify where you want to copy them (‘To’).

Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC preset you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

4 Select ‘Copy’ to confirm and copy the settings.

Completed

shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC preset has been copied, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu.

Clearing MCACC presets

If you are no longer using one of the MCACC presets stored in memory, you can choose to clear the calibration settings of that preset.

1 Select ‘

MCACC Memory Clear

’ from the Data

Management setup menu.

DVD/LD

5. Data Management

a. MCACC Data Check

b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy

d. MCACC Memory Clear

e. Output PC

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5d. MCACC Memory Clear

Clear M1. MEMORY 1

Start clear [Cancel]

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:Cancel

2 Select the MCACC preset you want to clear.

Make sure you don’t clear an MCACC preset you’re currently using (this can’t be undone).

3 Select ‘Clear’ to confirm and clear the preset.

Completed

shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC preset has been cleared, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu.

Note

1 The settings made in

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

on page 8 or

Automatic MCACC (Expert)

on page 37.

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The System Setup menu

Manual speaker setup

This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers).

These settings are designed to customize your system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings made in

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

make all of these settings.

Caution

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

1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press

DVD/LD

System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

2 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

•

Speaker Setting

speakers you’ve connected (see below).

•

Channel Level

speaker system (page 49).

•

Speaker Distance

speakers from the listening position (page 49).

•

X-Curve

– Adjust the tonal balance of your speaker

system for movie soundtracks (page 50).

•

THX Audio Setting

a THX speaker setup (page 50).

3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing

RETURN

on page 8, it isn’t necessary to

ENTER

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DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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– Specify the size and number of

– Adjust the overall balance of your

– Specify the distance of your

– Specify whether you are using

to confirm after each screen.

Speaker Setting

Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration (size, number of speakers and crossover frequency). It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in

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

this setting applies to all MCACC presets, and cannot be set independently.

1 Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size.

Use

/

to select the size (and number) of each of the

following speakers:

•

Front

– Select reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if you didn’t connect a subwoofer. Select the bass frequencies to the subwoofer.

•

Center

– Select

reproduces bass frequencies effectively, or select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect a center speaker, choose the front speakers).

•

Surround

– Select

reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select

SMALL

to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround speakers choose surround channels is sent to the front speakers or a subwoofer).

•

Surr Back

– Select the number of surround back

speakers you have (one, two or none). if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose

on page 8 are correct.1 Note that

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6a. Speaker Setting

Front SMALL Center [ SMALL ] Surr [ SMALL ] SB [ SW [ YES ]

X. OVER [ 80Hz ]

:Return

LARGE

(THX:ALL SMALL )

if your front speakers

SMALL x2

]

:Return

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SMALL

LARGE

if your center speaker

(the center channel is sent to

LARGE

if your surround speakers

(the sound of the

Select

SMALL

to send bass

to send

LARGE

Note

1 If you’re using a THX speaker setup, set all speakers to 2 If you select if the front speakers are set to 3• If you selected

• If the surround speakers are set to

• If you select one surround back speaker only, make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal.

SMALL

for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to

SMALL

Speaker B

. In this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer.

Front Bi-Amp

, the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO.

SMALL

(in

Surround back speaker setting

YES

. Also, the center and surround speakers can’t be set to

on page 40) you can’t adjust the surround back settings.

LARGE

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The System Setup menu

•

Subwoofer

channels set to subwoofer when

– LFE signals and bass frequencies of

SMALL

are output from the

YES

is selected. Choose the

PLUS

setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the

subwoofer). choose

If you did not connect a subwoofer

(the bass frequencies are output from

other speakers).

3 Select ‘X. OVER’ and set the crossover frequency.

Frequencies below this point will be sent to the subwoofer (or

4 When you’re finished, press

LARGE

speakers).

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Channel Level

Using the channel level settings, you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system, an important factor when setting up a home theater system.

Important

• When Channel Level is selected while to

OFF

, the selection screen for the MCACC memory

appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

DVD/LD

6b. Channel Level

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next :Cancel

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DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting

b. Channel Level

c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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:Return

DVD/LD

6b. Channel Level

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1 Test Tone AUTO

CAUTION

ENTER:Next :Return

MCACC

is set

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•

AUTO

– Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves

from speaker to speaker automatically.

3 Confirm your selected setup option.

The test tones will start after you press

DVD/LD

6b. Channel Level

Please Wait . . . 20

Loud test tones will be output.

4 Adjust the level of each channel using the

20.0

:Return

ENTER

/

buttons.

If you selected The

AUTO

MANUAL

, use

/

to switch speakers.

setup will output test tones in the order shown

on-screen:

DVD/LD

6b. Channel Level

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L 0.0dB SR [ 0.0dB] C [ 0.0dB] SBR [ 0.0dB] R [ 0.0dB] SBL [ 0.0dB] SL [ 0.0dB] SW [ 0.0dB]

0.0

:Finish

Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted.

5 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• The channel level can be changed at any time. Press

RECEIVER

control, and then use

then press

CH LEVEL

/

on the remote

to adjust the level.

Speaker Distance

For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position. The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound.

2 Select a setup option.

•

MANUAL

– Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels.

Note

1 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the speaker placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations. In this case, try changing the position or direction of speakers. If you can’t get good results, listen to the bass response with it set to

PLUS

and

YES

the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting 2• This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as back from those selected as

• If you’re using a THX speaker setup, confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 3• If you are using a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter, take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL (C-weighting/slow reading).

• The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes. You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack.

or the front speakers set to

SMALL

. It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel.

LARGE

and

SMALL

LARGE

for your front speakers and

alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best. If you’re having problems,

SMALL

for the front speakers.

80Hz

LARGE

PLUS

for the subwoofer. This may not,

, or the subwoofer, and bass sounds playing

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The System Setup menu

Important

• When Speaker Distance is selected while set to

OFF

, the selection screen for the MCACC

MCACC

memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manually.

DVD/LD

6c. Speaker Distance

Select MCACC memory.

MCACC OFF

M1.MEMORY 1

ENTER:Next :Cancel

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DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting b. Channel Level

c. Speaker Distance

d. X-Curve e. THX Audio Setting

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DVD/LD

6c. Speaker Distance

MCACC : M1.MEMORY 1

L 0.50 m C [1.50 m ] R [1.00 m ]

2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using the

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/

buttons.

You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0.01 meters.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Tip

• For best surround sound, make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position.

X-Curve

Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms. The X-Curve setting acts as a kind of re-equalization for home theater listening, and restores proper tonal balance of movie

soundtracks.

1 Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance

d. X-Curve

e. THX Audio Setting

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6d. X-Curve

X-Curve -2.0dB/oct

125

250

500

1k2k4k

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16k

:Finish

2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want.

Use

/

to adjust the setting. The X-Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave, starting at 2 kHz. The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases (to a maximum of

-3.0dB/oct

). Use the following guidelines to set the X-Curve according to your room size:

Room size (m2)

X-Curve (dB/oct)

• If you select

≤36≤48≤60≤72≤

–0.5 –1 –1.5 –2 –2.5 –3

OFF

, the frequency curve will be flat and

300≤1000

the X-Curve has no effect.

3 Select ‘Return’ then press ENTER to finish.

THX Audio Setting

For the most effective results when using the THX Select2 Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes (see

the Home THX modes

Speaker Array (ASA) system (see

on page 30) with the Advanced

About THX

it is required that you make the setting. See

speakers

placement.

on page 20 for more on THX speaker

1 Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.

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DVD/LD

6. Manual SP Setup

a. Speaker Setting b. Channel Level c. Speaker Distance d. X-Curve

e. THX Audio Setting

:Return

2 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other.

•

0 – 0.3m

DVD/LD

6e. THX Audio Setting

SB SP Position

– Surround speakers within 30 cm apart

0-0.3m

SBL-SBR

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(best for THX surround sound).

•

> 0.3 – 1.2m

– Surround speakers between 30 cm

and 1.2 m apart.

•

1.2m <

– Surround speakers more than 1.2 m apart.

3 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.

Using

on page 87),

Placing the

Note

1 Since the principal is the same, X-Curve isn’t applied when you’re using any of the Home THX modes (see 2 If you don’t have surround back speakers, or just have one, you won’t be able to select this setting (

Cannot select

Using the Home THX modes

shows in the display).

on page 30).

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Other connections

Chapter 8:

Other connections

Caution

• Make sure the power is switched off before making or changing the connections.

Connecting an iPod

This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod

using the controls of this receiver.

Connecting your iPod to the receiver

PRE OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA

M LOOP

ZONE2

/ 1

R/ R 1

R/ R 2

R L

AUDIO

iPod Music > Extras > Settings >

Shuffle Songs

Backlight

ontrol Doc

for iP

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SUR- ROUND

SUR- ROUND BACK

(

Single

FRONT

CENTER

iPod

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

)

FRONT

CENTER SURROUND S

RL RLR

iPod control

cable

1 Set this receiver to the standby mode, and then use the Control Dock for iPod supplied with an iPod control

to connect your iPod to the iPod terminal on the

cable rear panel of this receiver.

Push the connector in until you hear it click home. To disconnect, squeeze the connector (as shown) to release the catch, then pull out.

2 Switch the receiver on and press the

source

button to switch the receiver to the iPod.

The front panel display shows

iPod input

while the receiver

verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod.

3 Use the

TOP MENU

button to display iPod Top

menu.

When the display shows music from the iPod.

• If after pressing

Connection

, try switching off the receiver and

Top Menu

iPod

the display shows

you’re ready to play

reconnecting the iPod to the receiver.

iPod playback

To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take advantage of the OSD of your TV connected to this receiver.

also control all operations for music in the front panel display of this receiver.

Finding what you want to play

When your iPod is connected to this receiver, you can browse songs stored on your iPod by playlist, artist, album name, song name, genre or composer, similar to using your iPod directly.

iPod Top

[ Playlists [ Artists [ Albums [ Songs [ Podcasts [

Genres [ Composers [ Audiobooks [ Shuffle Songs

ENTER

–55dB

] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]

You can

Note

1 This system is compatible with an iPod equipped with a dock connector port, iPod mini, iPod nano and iPod Photo portable device (third generation and above). However, compatibility may vary depending on the software version of your iPod. This receiver does not support software versions prior to iPod updater 2004-10-20 (plesae use the latest iPod software versions later than the iPod updater 2004-10-20).

2• This product is the Pioneer Control Dock for iPod (IDK-90C) for use with an iPod equipped with a dock connector port (third generation and above), iPod mini, iPod nano or iPod Photo.

• For detailed instructions on using the iPod, please refer to the manual supplied with the iPod.

• The connected iPod should be updated with the latest iPod software versions later than the iPod updater 2004-10-20. 3• The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver ( be controlled using this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting.

• You can’t use the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY ( 4• Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as

• This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod.

VSX-LX70 only

Pioneer

shows in the iPod display). Features such as the equalizer cannot

) function simultaneously with the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 56).

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Other connections

1 Use the press

• To return to the previous level, press

2 Use the

/

buttons to select a category then

ENTER

to browse that category.

/

buttons to browse the selected

RETURN

category (e.g., albums).

• Use

/

to move to previous/next levels.

3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press



to start playback.

Navigation through audio categories on your iPod looks like this:

Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs Composers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs

Tip

• You can play all of the songs in a particular category by selecting the

All

item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod:

Button What it does







/

/

Press to start playback. If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play.

Press to stop playback.

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

Press and hold during playback to start scanning.

Press to skip to previous/next song.

Press repeatedly to switch between

Repeat All

and

Repeat Off

Repeat One

Button

DISP

/

/

TOP MENU

RETURN

What it does

Press repeatedly to switch between

Shuffle Albums

Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed.

During playback, press to skip to previous/next playlist; when browsing, press to move to previous/ next levels.

During Audiobook playback, press to switch the playback speed: Faster

Press to return to the

Press to return to the previous level.

and

Shuffle Off



iPod Top

Shuffle Songs

Normal  Slower

menu screen.

Watching photos and video content

To view photos or video on your iPod, since video control is not possible using this receiver, you must use the main

controls of your iPod instead.

1 Press

PHOTO

to switch to the iPod controls for

photo and video playback.

The receiver controls will be unavailable while you are watching iPod videos or browsing photos.

2 Press

PHOTO

again to switch back to the receiver

controls when you’re done.

iPod® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Connecting using HDMI

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

commercially available HDMI cable. The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital

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

About the video converter

on page 13 for more on HDMI

compatibility.

Note

1 If you’re in the song category, you can also press 2 Your iPod nano currently restricts viewing of photo images stored. 3• An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a separate adaptor (DVI audio signals. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.

• If you connect a component that is not compatible with HDCP, a HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel display. Some components

that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed, but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction.

• This receiver has been designed to be compliant with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Version 1.3a. Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers. Also, when using a component with HDMI version 1.0, it is not possible to output copy-controlled DVD-Audio CPPM sources from the HDMI connection.

• This receiver supports the DeepColor feature of HDMI. However, when analog signals are input, this receiver cannot output signals in DeepColor.

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

ENTER

to start playback.



HDMI) to do so. A DVI connection, however, does not support

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Other connections

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI OUT

OPTICAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

IN (TV/

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

(

DVD/

COAXIAL

SAT

)

(CD)

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

HDMI

OUT

MAIN

ZONE2

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

)

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

VIDEO/GAME

(

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

FM UNBAL 75 W

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

)

OUT

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

PHONO

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

AUDIO

SURROUND B

12 V TRIGG

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

)

VSX-LX70

HDMI IN

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or plasma display

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

HDMI

indicator lights on the front panel when an HDMI-

equipped component is connected.

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

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

• Set the HDMI parameter in on page 68 to

THROUGH

Setting the Audio options

if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or plasma display (no sound will be heard from this receiver).

• 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, use an analog video connection.

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

About HDMI

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

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

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

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back

channels). multichannel analog audio.

Make sure that the player is set to output

3 Use the

INPUT SELECT

button to select the HDMI

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

You can also perform the same operation by using the

INPUT SELECTOR HDMI (SHIFT+TV CTRL

dial on the front panel or by pressing

) on the remote control

repeatedly.

Note

1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to switch the input signal selector to for more on this).

MULTI CH IN

(see

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

below

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Other connections

1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding

MULTI CH

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround back channels, connect these to the corresponding

MULTI CH

• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the

• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs

for surround sound playback.

1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio.

2 Use the

You can also use the panel.

• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the

input jack on this receiver.

connections.

input jacks on this receiver.

connections.

the

SURROUND BACK L (Single)

jack on this

receiver.

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

DVD TV

INPUT SELECT

INPUT SELECTOR

CD-R

HDMI

BD TV CTRL

button to select

dial on the front

MULTI CH

analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup. For details, see

Setup

on page 66.

Multi Channel Input

Speaker B setup

Caution

•

Before making or changing the connections

the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system.

• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals.

• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6

speaker impedance

Ω

to 16 Ω (please see

on page 71 if you plan to use

Switching the

speakers with an impedance of less than 8

After selecting

setting

Speaker B

on page 40, you can use the speakers connected

Surround back speaker

to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See

Switching the speaker system

below for the listening

options with this setup.

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

Connect them the same way you connected your speakers in Make sure to review

Installing your speaker system

Placing the speakers

when placing the speakers in another room.

2 Select ‘

Speaker B

’ from the ‘Surr Back System’

menu.

See

Surround back speaker setting

on page 40 to do this.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected

setting

possible using the

Normal (default)

simply switch your main speaker system on or off. The options below are for the

• Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting.

As mentioned above, if you have selected

(default)

speaker system (A) on or off.

Speaker B

Surround back speaker

on page 40, three speaker system settings are

SPEAKERS

Front Bi-Amp

button. If you selected

, the button will

Speaker B

setting only.

, the button will simply switch your main

, switch off

Ω

on page 19.

on page 20

Normal

Note

1• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can’t use Midnight/Loudness, Dialog Enhancement or the

ANALOG ATT

• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs. 2• The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).

• Depending on the settings in

• All speaker systems (except

buttons, as well as any of the listening modes (including

Manual speaker setup

Surround back speaker setting

Speaker B

connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.

on page 40 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.

STEREO

and the surround back channel processing).

on page 48. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound is heard

SIGNAL SELECT

and

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PARAMETER

AUDIO VIDEO

PHONES

(TUNE)

(ST) (ST)

ENTER

(TUNE)

SETUP

RETURN

TUNER EDITSPEAKERS BAND

MCACC

USB

SETUP MIC

MULTI – ZONE &

SIGNAL

SOURCE/REC SEL

CONTROL ON/OFF

SELECT

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

SB ch

PROCESSING

STEREO/

F.S.SURR

2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu.

See

Surround back speaker setting

on page 40 to specify

how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.

Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option:

SPA

•

– Sound is output from speaker system A and

the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals.

•

SPB

– Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B. Multichannel sources will not be heard. The same signal is output from the surround back channel pre-out terminals.

•

SPAB

– Sound is output from speaker system A (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in speaker system B, and the subwoofer. The sound from speaker system B will be the same as the sound from speaker system A (multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).

•

SP (off) – No sound is output from the speakers. The

same sound is output from the pre-out terminals (including from your subwoofer, if connected) as when selecting speaker system A (above).

Bi-amping your front speakers

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

1 Connect your speakers as shown below.

This illustration below shows the connections for biamping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right speaker in the same way.

Front left

speaker

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER SURROUND

RL R LRL(Single)

High

SURROUND BACK /

SELECTABLE

Caution

• Most speakers with both have two metal plates that connect the

Low

terminals. These must be removed when you are

High

and

Low

terminals

High

to the

bi-amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.

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

Bi-wiring your speakers

The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as biamping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you’ve selected

Normal (default)

setting

on page 40.

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

Caution

• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers.

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

Speaker B

Surround back speaker

Low

Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn’t matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part (

High

Low

of the speaker.

• Make sure that the

/ – connections are properly

inserted.

)

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OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

FM UNBAL 75 W

AM LOOP

MONITOR OUT

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

CONTROL

OUT

PHONO

Y Y

OUT

ANTENNA

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

ZONE2ZONE2

ZONE2

MAIN

(TV/

SAT

)

(BD)

( DVD/

)

( DVR/

VCR 1

)

OUT

R L

HDMI

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

(

DVD/LD

)

(BD)

AUDIO

OPTICAL

LAN (10/100)

Other connections

Connecting additional amplifiers

This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.

• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

ANALOG

INPUT

PRE OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

CENTER

FRONT

iPod

BACK

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

GER

)

VSX-LX70

• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only.

• The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have configured the Surround back speaker setting on page 40.

• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.

• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 48) to large.

L R

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Front channel amplifier

Center channel amplifier (mono)

Powered subwoofer

Surround channel amplifier

Surround back channel amplifier

MULTI-ZONE listening

This receiver can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper MULTIZONE connections. An example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below, but the number of MULTI-ZONE connections (and the way you choose to connect them) depends on how you want to set up your system.

ASSIGNABLE

Sub zone (ZONE 2)Sub zone (ZONE 3) Main zone

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

MAIN

LAN (10/100)

ZONE2

HDMI

OPTICAL

CONTROL

(TV/

)

SAT

OUT

(BD)

IN ( DVR/

( DVD/

)

VCR 1

)

IN (

)

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN ( DVD/

)

(CD)

(BD)

COAXIAL

OUT

DIGITAL IN

E C E I V E R

I N P U T S E L E C T

S Y S T E

M O

F F

U R

C E

C D

D V

I D

I D E O

V C O

D I O

M 2

/3 S L E E P

R E C E

V I D E O S E

L S R +

A N

A L O G

T I M M E R

D . A C C E S

S + 1 0

A V P A

R A

T O

M E

R N U



T E R

D T V

T U

N E

N U

C H L

S T

E T

E N U

E N T

E R

E G

R Y

T U N E

R E T

U R N

T V



C O

T V

V O

L I N

P U

T E L

C H

O L

R E C

M U T

E R E

C S T

T I S

T P

L E H D

D S T A T U

DV S

C H

D I G NA L SE

S B

h L T I O P E

S T E R E

O H X S TAN

S H

R D A D

R A S E M CA CC

S . D I R

R EC E I V

R E C

E I V E R

I S N E P L U E T

V R

R 1

R V M



I O

I V

PUT

D D

L S T

E OPE

T I

INFO



S B

c h

M E

CEIV

SU S . DI

RR R E C T

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

IR receiver

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

Different sources can be playing in three zones at the same time or, depending on your needs, the same source can also be used (however, if iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY (VSX-LX70 only) is selected in the main zone, it cannot also be selected in the sub zone). The main and sub zones have independent power (the main zone power can be off while one (or both) of the sub zones is on) and the sub zones can be controlled by the remote or front panel controls. However, you may need to specify the volume settings in ZONE Audio Setup on page 66.

Making MULTI-ZONE connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a separate TV and speakers for your primary (ZONE 2) sub

zone, and a separate amplifier secondary (ZONE 3) sub zone. You will also need a separate amplifier if you are not using the Surround Back System setup (see below) for your primary sub zone. There are two primary sub zone setups possible with this system. Choose whichever works best for you.

(and speakers) for your

AUDIO

ANTENNA

MULTI-ZONE

PHONO

& SOURCE

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75 W

ZONE2ZONE2

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

R L

OUT

MONITOR

MONI-

DVD/LD

OUT

TOR

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

(BD)

ASSIGN-

OUT

ABLE

CD-R/ TAPE/

OUT

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

GAME 1

SUB W.

OUT

SUR-

DVR/

ROUND

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

SURROUND BACK

VCR 2

(

12 V TRIGGER

VIDEO/GAME

R L

( DC OUT 12V/

TOTAL 50 mA MAX

S-VIDEO

VIDEO AUDIO

LLRR

CENTE

)

Note

1 You can’t use sound controls (such as the tone controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub zone. You

can, however, use the features available with your sub zone amplifier.

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FM UNBAL 75 W

AM LOOP

MONITOR OUT

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/

DVD/LD

CONTROL

OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

ZONE2ZONE2

ZONE2

MAIN

R L

& SOURCE

(

DVD/LD

)

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

SELECTABLE

L RL

( Single

)

UND SURROUND BACK /

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

MONITOR OUT

DVD/LD

CONTROL

OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

ZONE2

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

DVD/LD

)

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

C TA M

S R

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

ZONE2

MAIN

HDMI

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

LAN (10/100)

MULTI-ZONE listening options

The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub zone:

Sub Zone Input sources available

ZONE2

ZONE3

a.With the channels.

Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (

1 Connect a separate amplifier to the

SOURCE OUT ZONE & SOURCE MONITOR OUT

iPod, the built-in tuner and other analog audio sources.a With video sources, only composite

video is possible. Only digital audio sources (the input source

must already be assigned using the

Setup menu

MULTI CH IN

on page 64) are available.

input, sound is output only from the front L/R

ZONE 2

)

jacks and a TV monitor to the

jacks, both on the

The Input

MULTI-ZONE &

MULTI-

rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown in the following illustration.

Sub zone Main zone

• Connect a TV monitor to the

SOURCE MONITOR OUT

MULTI-ZONE &

jacks on the rear of this

receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below.

Sub zone Main zone

CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /

AC IN

SPEAKERS

(

)

Single

SELECTABLE

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MULTI-ZONE

/REC SEL

& SOURCE

OUT1

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

ZONE3

OUT2

MAIN

OUT

LAN (10/100)

ZONE2

HDMI

MONITOR

OPTICAL

OUT

(

)

DVD/LD

CONTROL

(BD)

ASSIGN-

(TV/

)

SAT

ABLE

OUT

(BD)

OUT

IN (

DVR/

( DVD/

)

VCR 1

)

IN (

)

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

(CD)

(BD)

COAXIAL

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

(

VIDEO/GAME

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup (

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

MONI-

DVD/LD TOR OUT

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

GAME 1

OUT

DVR/ VCR 1

OUT

DVR/ VCR 2

R L

VIDEO AUDIO

ZONE 3

PRE OUT

AUDIO

PHONO

SUB W. CD

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

LLRR

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/

)

TOTAL 50 mA MAX

• Connect a separate amplifier to the

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

FRONT

RL RLRL

iPod

)

OUT1 ZONE3

digital output on the rear of this receiver.

The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital

output of a component in a second sub zone.

Surround Back System MULTI-ZONE setup (

You must select on page 40 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the sub zone will be temporarily interrupted when controlling the main zone (for example, changing the input source or starting playback).

Note

1 Only one sub zone is possible if you connect the

ZONE 2

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

MAIN

LAN (10/100)

ZONE2

HDMI

OPTICAL

CONTROL

(TV/

)

SAT

OUT

(BD)

IN (

DVR/

( DVD/

)

VCR 1

)

IN (

)

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

(CD)

(BD)

COAXIAL

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

ANTENNA

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75 W

ZONE2ZONE2

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

R L

OUT

MONITOR

MONI-

OUT

DVD/LD

TOR

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

(

VIDEO/GAME

R L

S-VIDEO

VIDEO AUDI O

ZONE 2

Surround back speaker setting

OUT1 ZONE3

PHON

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUN

(

DC O

TOTAL

Sub zone (ZONE 3)

)

digital output to your second sub zone.

DIGITAL IN

Main zone

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE /REC SEL

OUT1 ZONE3

OUT2

MAIN

LAN (10/100)

ZONE2

HDMI

OPTICAL

CONTROL

(TV/

)

SAT

OUT

(BD)

IN (

DVR/

( DVD/

)

VCR 1

)

IN (

)

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

(CD)

(BD)

COAXIAL

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

ANTENNA

MULTI-ZONE

& SOURCE

AM LOOP

FM UNBAL 75 W

ZONE2ZONE2

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

MONITOR

MONI-

OUT

DVD/LD

TOR

(

)

DVD/LD

OUT

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

OUT

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

(

VIDEO/GAME

R L

S-VIDEO

VIDEO AUDIO

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TUNER

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub zone volume and select sources.

ZONE remote controls

AUDIO VIDEO

PARAMETER

(TUNE)

PHONES

(ST) (ST)

ENTER

(TUNE)

SETUP

STANDBY/ON



INPUT

SELECTOR

below.

MULTI – ZONE &

MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL PRECISION

PROCESSING

SOURCE/REC SEL

CONTROL ON/OFF

TUNER EDITSPEAKERS BAND

USB

RETURN

PHASE

ADVANCED

CONTROL

MCACC

PHASE

AUTO SURR/

MCACC

CONTROL

STREAM DIRECT

POSITION

See

SIGNAL

SB ch

SELECT

PROCESSING

VIDEO/GAME 2 INPUT

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L RAUDIO

DIGITAL VIDEO

SCALER HDMI

HOME

STANDARD

ADVANCED

THX

SURROUND

MULTI-

STEREO/ F.S.SURR

VSX-LX70

MASTER VOLUME

• If you select to select a preset station (see

on page 36 if you’re unsure how to do this).

• You can’t use the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY (

VSX-LX70 only

MULTI-ZONE feature.

4 Use the

MASTER VOLUME

volume.

This is only possible if you selected the volume control in

5 When you’re finished, press return to the main zone controls.

You can also press the

OFF

button on the front panel to switch off all output to

the sub zone(s).

, you can use the

) functions simultaneously using the

dial to adjust the

ZONE Audio Setup

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE ON/

MULTI-ZONE remote controls

The following table shows the possible MULTI-ZONE

1 Press the

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE ON/OFF

button

on the front panel.

Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:

ZONE 2 ON

•

– Selects your primary (

ZONE 2

) sub

zone

•

ZONE 2&3 ON ZONE 3 ON

•

– Select both sub zones

– Selects your secondary (

ZONE 3

) sub

zone

•

MULTI ZONE OFF

– Switches the MULTI-ZONE

feature off

The

MULTI-ZONE

indicator lights when the MULTI-ZONE

control has been switched ON.

2 Press CONTROL to select the sub zone(s) you want.

If you selected between

• When the receiver is on, operations for the sub zone are done while

ZONE 2&3 ON

ZONE 2

and

above, you can toggle

ZONE 3

make sure that any

ZONE

and your selected sub zone(s) show in the display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only.

3 Use the

INPUT SELECTOR

dial to select the source

for the zone you have selected.

For example, to the

Note

1 When you use 2 Note that when recording, this also selects the 3 If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and 4 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one zone also changes the station in the other zone. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast. 5 The volume levels of the main and sub zones are independent. 6• You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first.

• If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for awhile, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this receiver is in standby.

7• Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver remote sensor window.

• Note that other manufacturers may not use the IR terminology. Refer to the manual that came with your component to check for IR compatibility.

• If using two remote controls (at the same time), the IR receiver’s remote sensor takes priority over the remote sensor on the front panel.

ZONE 2 CD-R

CD-R

inputs to the primary (

ZONE 2

, you must set

sends the source connected

ZONE 2

) sub room.

ZONE 2 / RECSEL Setting

RECOUT

in the

input source. See

ZONE

and your selected sub zone(s) continue to show in the display.

remote controls:

Button

SHIFT RECEIVER



What it does

Selects the sub zone you want to control,

shown in the display as

RCV/Z3 (ZONE3

Switches on/off power in the currently selected sub zone.

Use to select the input source in the currently selected sub zone.

Use to select the input source directly (this may not work for some functions) in the currently selected sub zone.

Use to set the listening volume in the currently

INPUT SELECT

Input source buttons

VOL +/–

selected sub zone (ZONE2 only).

Connecting an IR receiver

If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or shelving unit, or you wish to use the sub zone remote control in another zone, you can use an optional IR receiver (such as a Niles or Xantech unit) to control your system instead of the remote sensor on the front panel of

this receiver.

ZONE Audio Setup

Making an audio or a video recording

menu to

ZONE 2

(page 66).

on page 70 for more on this.

TUNER

controls

Saving station presets

VARIABLE

on page 66.

CONTROL

RCV/Z2 (ZONE2

again to

) or

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Other connections

FM UNBAL

MONI- TOR OUT

MON TOR OUT

CONTROL

Y Y

OUT

ZONE2

MAIN

(

DVD/ LD

)

OUT

HDMI

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

DVD/LD

)

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the

& SOURCE IR IN

(

MAIN ZONE

) jack on the rear of this

receiver.

If you also plan to use a separate IR receiver in the sub room, connect this to the

ZONE2

jack.

Closet or shelving unit

CONTROL

IN OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MULTI-ZONE

/REC SEL

& SOURCE

OUT1

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

ZONE3

OUT2

LAN (10/100)

OPTICAL

IN (TV/

SAT

IN (BD)

IN (

DVR/

VCR 1

IN (

CD-R

ASSIGNABLE

IN (

DVD/

)

COAXIAL

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

MAIN

OUT

ZONE2

HDMI

MONI- TOR

MONI-

OUT

TOR

(

)

DVD/LD

CONTROL

OUT

(BD)

ASSIGN-

)

ABLE

OUT

( DVD/

)

(CD)

(BD)

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

(

VIDEO/GAME

ASSIGNABLE

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

Non-Pioneer component

Pioneer component

AUDIO

ANTENNA

PHONO

AM LOOP

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

DVD/LD

OUT BD IN

CD-R/

TAPE/

TV/SAT

IN IN

VIDEO / GAME 1

SUB W.

OUT

SUR-

DVR/

ROUND

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

SURROUND BACK

VCR 2

12 V TRIGGER

R L

( DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

VIDEO AUDIO

MULTI-ZONE

PRE OUT

FRONT

CENTER

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

(

)

Single

LLRR

SPEAKERS

FRONT

CENTER

iPod

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

)

• Connect the 12 V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to the 12 V trigger of another component.

Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the connection.

• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12 V/50 mA.

After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on page 64.

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an SR+ cable

of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is

changed.

IR receiver

2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to the

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE IR OUT

jack on the rear of this

receiver to link it to the IR receiver.

Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver for the type of cable necessary for the connection.

• If you want to link a Pioneer component to the IR receiver, see

with this unit’s sensor

CONTROL

Operating other Pioneer components

on page 79 to connect to the

jacks instead of the

IR OUT

jack.

Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger

You can connect components in your system (such as a screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input function. However, you must specify which input functions switch on the trigger using the

on page 64. Note that this will only work with

components that have a standby mode.

The Input Setup

12V

TRIGGER

to connect it to this unit and take advantage

CONTROL

OUT

Pioneer plasma

display

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

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

ZONE2

MAIN

OUT

ZONE2

HDMI

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

(

DVD/

)

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

(

(BD)

(

VIDEO/GAME

DVD/LD

ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT

)

OUT

S-VIDEO

FM UNBAL 75 W

MONITOR OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

VIDEO A

AM LOO

OUT

DVD/LD

BD IN

TV/SAT

VIDEO /

GAME 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

R L

VIDEO AUDIO

SURROUND BACK

12 V TRIGGER

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

RS-232C

MULTI CH IN

)

Note

1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection). 2 This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.

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Other connections

Important

• You can’t use the SR+ features when HDMI Control is set to ON. Make sure to set HDMI Control to OFF when you use the SR+ features (page 63).

• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at the plasma display remote sensor to control the receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off.

• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need to make a few settings in the receiver. See

Setup menu plasma displays

on page 64 and

SR+ Setup for Pioneer

on page 66 for detailed instructions.

The Input

• Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the

CONTROL IN OUT

jack of your plasma display.

DVD player

jack of this receiver with the

VIDEO

INPUT 1

Pioneer plasma

display

Satellite receiver, etc

DVD/LD

AUDIO IN

STANDBY/ON



INPUT

SELECTOR

ADVANCED

PHASE

DIGITAL PRECISION

MCACC

CONTROL

PROCESSING

AUTO SURR/

MCACC

PHASE

STREAM DIRECT

POSITION

CONTROL

DIGITAL VIDEO

SCALER HDMI

HOME

THX

CONTROL

VIDEO

INPUT 2

SAT

AUDIO IN

VSX-LX70

STANDARD

ADVANCED

SURROUND

MASTER VOLUME

This receiver

To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For each component, connect the video output directly to the plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/ or digital) to this receiver.

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display

When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. These features include:

• On-screen displays when making receiver settings, such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on.

• On-screen volume display.

• On-screen display of listening mode.

• Automatic video input switching on the plasma display.

• Automatic volume muting on the plasma display.

See also page 66 for more on setting up the receiver.

1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable.

See above for more on connecting these components.

2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press the SR+ button.

The front panel display shows

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

Important

• The SR+ features do not work when any of the iPod or HOME MEDIA GALLERY (

VSX-LX70 only

) function is

selected.

D.ACCESS

A PARAMETER

TOP MENU 

BAND

SETUPSETUP

PROGRAM

SLEEP

CLEAR +

TUNE

ST ST

TUNE

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

HOME MEDIA

GALLERY

BD TV CTRL

TUNER

HDMI

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

ENTER

DIMMER

GENRE

CH LEVEL

CLASS

ENTER

V PARAMETER

MENU T.EDIT

RETURNRETURN

ANALOG ATT

DISC



• Make sure you have also selected the display input to which you’ve connected the receiver in

Setup menu

on page 64.

SR+ ON

The Input

RECEIVER

SR+ OFF

, then

• The automatic video input switching and the automatic volume muting features are enabled separately; see

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

on page 66.

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Other connections

Use a commercially-available cable to connect the RS-

Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output

When using the Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional (see page 43) to calibrate the reverb characteristics of your listening room, you can graphically check the results on your computer connected to this receiver. Also, when the Full Band Phase Control function is activated, you can visually check the calibrated characteristics of group delay of the speakers and the corrected characteristics of group delay processed by the exclusive correction filter by installing the corresponding PC application on your computer. Use a commercially-available RS-232C cable to connect the RS-232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on the back panel of this receiver (the cable must be cross type, female-female).

The software to output the results is available by contacting the Pioneer Authorized Distributor for your area (as listed on page 95 of this manual) as well as the instructions necessary for using it.

Please make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Operating system must be Microsoft

or Windows

2000.

• CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300 MHz or AMD K6 / 300 MHz (or equivalent) with at least 128 MB of memory, and your monitor must be able to display a minimum resolution of 800x600.

• An RS-232C port connector is necessary for graphical output. Refer to the operating instructions and/or the PC manufacturer for more information on making the proper port settings.

• System must have internet access.

• Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on the rear panel of the receiver.

Make sure that the receiver and all connected components are switched off and disconnected from the

power outlet when you do this.

Windows® XP

232C jack on your computer to the 9-pin RS-232C jack on this receiver. See the documentation provided with the Advanced MCACC application for more information.

Advanced MCACC output using your PC

Before continuing, make sure you have completed step 1 in

Data Management

data is erased when the receiver is turned off.

1 Select ‘Output PC’ and press

When the receiver is ready for transmission,

MCACC application on your PC

2 Start the MCACC application on your computer.

Follow the instructions provided with the application. It will take about ten seconds for the transmission to complete, then you will be able to analyze the output on your computer. Since the data will be cleared from the receiver when you restart reverb measurement or turn off the receiver, you might want to save the information on your PC after measurement.

3 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the Data Management menu. Continue with other settings in the Data Management menu if necessary. Press Management menu.

DVD/LD

5. Data Management

a. MCACC Data Check b. Memory Rename c. MCACC Memory Copy d. MCACC Memory Clear

e. Output PC

RETURN

RS-232C

Personal computer

on page 46. Note that transmission

ENTER

Start the

shows on the OSD.

55.0

:Return

DVD/LD

5e. Output PC

Start the MCACC application on your PC.

RETURN

55.0

:Cancel

again to exit the Data

Note

1 Make sure that you do this before continuing to the (measurement data is cleared if you switch off the power).

Reverb Measurement

option in

Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional

on page 44

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HDMI Control

Chapter 9

HDMI Control

By connecting this receiver to an HDMI Controlcompatible Pioneer plasma display or the HDD/DVD recorder with an HDMI cable, you can control this receiver from the remote control of a connected plasma display, as well as have the connected plasma display automatically change inputs in response to operations carried out on this unit.

Refer to the operating manual for your plasma display for more information about which operations can be carried out by connecting via HDMI cable.

• You cannot use this function with components that do not support HDMI Control.

• We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI Control-compatible components other than those made by Pioneer.

Making the HDMI Control connections

You can use synchronized operation for a connected plasma display and up to four other components (including a maximum of two recorders or players).

Be sure to connect the plasma display’s audio cable to the audio input of this unit.

Important

• When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch the power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket.

• After connecting this receiver to an AC outlet, a 15 second initialization process begins. You cannot carry out any operations during initialization. The HDMI indicator on the display unit blinks during initialization, and you can turn this receiver on once it has stopped blinking.

• To get the most out of this function, we recommend that you connect your HDMI component not to a plasma display but rather directly to the HDMI terminal on this receiver.

HDMI Control-compatible

HDD/DVD Recorder

HDMI OUT

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

IN IN

OUT

(

DVD/

)

(BD)

(

ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

(

DVD/LD

(BD)

ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO/GAME

OUT

MONITOR OUT

)

OUT

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL OUT

HDMI IN

HDMI Control-compatible Pioneer plasma display

FM UNBAL 75 W

MONI- TOR OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

DVD/LD

VIDEO / GAME 1

VIDEO AUDIO

AM LOOP

OUT

TV/SAT

OUT

DVR/

VCR 1

OUT

DVR/

VCR 2

VSX-LX70

AUDIO

ANTENNA

PHONO

ZONE2ZONE2

OUT

CD-R/ TAPE/ MD

SUB W.

SURROUND

SURROUND B

R L

(

DC OUT 12V/ TOTAL 50 mA MAX

AUDIORL

AV OUT

12 V TRIGG

)

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HDMI Control

Setting the HDMI options

You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as HDMI Control-compatible connected components in order to make use of the HDMI Control function. For more information see the operating instructions for each component.

3 Choose the HDMI input to which the TV is connected to this receiver, and see if video output from connected components displays properly on the screen on not.

4 Check whether the components connected to all HDMI inputs are properly displayed.

Setting the HDMI Control mode

Choose whether to set this unit’s HDMI Control function

OFF

. You will need to set it to ON to use the HDMI

Control function.

• When using a TV not manufactured by Pioneer, put this setting to

OFF

1 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.

2 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press ENTER. 3 Select ‘HDMI Control Setup’ from the Other Setup

menu.

DVD/LD

8. Other Setup

a. Multi Ch In Setup b. ZONE Audio Setup c. SR+ Setup

d. HDMI Control Setup

e. OSD Adjustment

4 Select the ‘

55.0

:Return

HDMI Control

DVD/LD

8d. HDMI Control Setup

HDMI Control OFF

’ setting you want.

55.0

:Finish

•ON – Enables the HDMI Control function. When this unit’s power is turned off and you have a supported source begin playback while using the HDMI Control function, the audio and video output from the HDMI

connection are output from the plasma display.

•

OFF

– The HDMI Control is disabled. Synchronized

operations cannot be used. When this unit’s power is turned off, audio and video of sources connected via HDMI are not output.

5 When you’re finished, press SETUP.

You will finish to System Setup menu.

Before using synchronization

Once you have finished all connections and settings, you must:

1 Put all components into standby mode. 2 Turn the power ON for all components, with the

power for the plasma display being turned on last.

Synchronized amp mode

Synchronized amp mode begins once you carry out an operation for the plasma display. For more information, see the operating manual of your plasma display.

Synchronized amp mode operations

By connecting a component to this receiver with an HDMI cable you can use synchronized amp mode, which allows you to synchronize the following operations:

• Displays on the plasma display when you mute or adjust the volume of this receiver.

• The input of this receiver is automatically changed when playback occurs on a connected component.

• Even if you change this receiver’s input to a device that is not connected by HDMI, the synchronized amp mode remains in effect.

• By pressing

GENRE

when listening to a source from a HDD/DVD recorder, the most appropriate listening mode is automatically selected (see

synchronizing function

on page 34 for more on this).

Using the genre

Canceling synchronized amp mode

If you cancel synchronized amp mode while connected via HDMI to a plasma display or while you are watching a TV programme, the power for this unit is turned off.

About HDMI Control

• Connect the plasma display directly to this receiver. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV converter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors.

• Only connect components you intend to use as a source to the HDMI input of this receiver. Interrupting a direct connection with other amps or an AV converter (such as an HDMI switch) can cause operational errors.

Note

1• When

HDMI Control

is switched off.

• With

HDMI Control

is set to ON, the audio/video signals input at the

set to ON, Input Setup and HDMI Input are automatically set to OFF.

HDMI IN

terminals are output at the

HDMI OUT

terminal even when this receiver

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Other Settings

Chapter 10:

Other Settings

5 Select the input(s) to which you’ve connected your

The Input Setup menu

You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see

possible settings

receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote control correspond to the components you’ve connected.

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

DVD TV

HOME MEDIA

DVR2

GALLERY

DVR1 i Pod

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER

2 Press the

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the

///

buttons and screens and select menu items. Press confirm and exit the current menu.

3 Select ‘Input Setup’ from the System Setup menu.

DVD/LD

System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

4 Select the input function that you want to set up.

The default names correspond with the names next to the terminals on the rear panel (such as

GAME 1

) which, in turn, correspond with the names on

the remote control.

DVD/LD

7. Input Setup (1/2)

Input DV D Digital In [ COAX-1 ] HDMI Input [ Input-1 ] Component In [ Comp-3 ] S-Video In [ Input-1 ]

( Next )

Note

1 For high-definition video (using component video connections), or when digital video conversion is switched off (in you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component. 2 You will have to make an SR+ cable connection from a setup in

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

plasma display’s remote sensor after making this connection.

Input function default and

below). In this case, you need to tell the

BD TV CTRL

TUNER

SYSTEM OFF

HDMI

ZONE2/3

RECEIVER

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



button to switch on.

on the remote control, then press

ENTER

to navigate through the

55.0

:Exit

55.0

:Finish

RETURN

DVD/LD

7. Input Setup (1/2)

Input DV D Digital In [ COAX-1 ] HDMI Input [ Input-1 ] Component In [ Comp-3 ] S-Video In [ Input-1 ]

( Next )

DVD/LD

7. Input Setup (2/2)

( Back)

DVD/LD Input Name Rename 12V Trigger1 [ OFF ] 12V Trigger2 [ OFF ] PDP In (SR+) [ OFF ]

ENTER : Next

55.0

:Finish

VIDEO/

55.0

:Finish

CONTROL OUT

on page 59). Note that to control this receiver using the remote, you will have to point it at the

component.

For example, if your DVD player only has an optical output, you will need to change the function’s

Digital In

setting from optical input you’ve connected it to. The numbering (

OPT1

to 4) corresponds with the numbers beside the

inputs on the back of the receiver.

• If you change the setting to an input that has been previously assigned to another function (for example,

) then the setting for that function will

automatically be switched off.

• If your component is connected via a component video cable to an input terminal other than the default, you must tell the receiver which input terminal your component is connected to, or else you may see the S-video or composite video signals

instead of the component video signals.

6 When you’re finished, select ‘Next’ to continue to the next screen.

The second screen of the Input setup has three optional settings:

•

Input Name

– You can choose to rename the input function for easier identification. Select do so, or

12V Trigger 1 / 2

•

Default

to return to the system default.

– After connecting a component to

one of the 12 volt triggers (see

on and off using the 12 volt trigger

MAIN, ZONE 2, ZONE 3

OFF

corresponding trigger setting to switch it on automatically along with the (main or sub) zone specified.

PDP In (SR+)

•

– To control certain functions on this

receiver from a plasma display, select the display input to which you’ve connected the receiver.

7 When you’re finished, press

You will return to the System Setup menu.

Setting the Video options

jack on the display to the

CONTROL IN

jack on this receiver (opposite from the

DVD/LD

COAX 1

input

(default) to the

Rename

Switching components

on page 59), select

for the

RETURN

on page 69),

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Other Settings

Input function default and possible settings

The terminals on the rear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the input source functions. If you have connected components to this receiver differently from (or in addition to) the defaults below, see receiver how you’ve connected up. The dots ( possible assignments.

Input source

DVD/LD

BD OPT 2

TV/SAT OPT 1

DVR/VCR 1 OPT 3

DVR/VCR 2

VIDEO/ GAME 1

VIDEO/ GAME 2

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

HDMI 3

HDMI 4

(VSX-LX70)

HOME MEDIA GALLERY

(VSX-LX70)

CD-R/TAPE/ MD

TUNER

PHONO

MULTI CH IN

iPod

a.With HDMI Control set to ON, assignments cannot be made (see

Control

The Input Setup menu

Digital

COAX 1



(Fixed)

COAX 2

OPT 4

on page 62).

above to tell the

Input Terminals

HDMI

(

HDMI-1

(

HDMI-2

(

HDMI-3

(

HDMI-4



Component

)



) indicate

S-Video

IN 1 IN 1

IN 2 IN 2





IN 3

(Fixed)



(Fixed)

HDMI

The Other Setup menu

The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver.

SYSTEM OFF

INPUT

RECEIVER SOURCE

SELECT

CD-R

DVD TV

DVR2

DVR1 i Pod

HOME MEDIA

HDMI

BD TV CTRL

ZONE2/3

GALLERY

TUNER

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

A PARAMETER TOP MENU 

BAND

SETUPSETUP

PROGRAM

TV VOL

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

Use the  RECEIVER

2 Press the

SETUP

RECEIVER

button.

button to switch on.

on the remote control, then press

An on-screen display (OSD) appears on your TV. Use the

///

buttons and

ENTER

to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press confirm and exit the current menu.

3 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press

DVD/LD

System Setup MENU

1. Auto MCACC

2. Surr Back System

3. Manual MCACC

4. FULL BAND PHASE CTRL

5. Data Management

6. Manual SP Setup

7. Input Setup

8. Other Setup

55.0

:Exit

DVD/LD

8. Other Setup

a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Audio Setup c. SR+ Setup d. HDMI Control Setup e. OSD Adjustment

4 Select the setting you want to adjust.

If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:

•

Multi Ch In Setup

– Specifies the optional settings

for a multi-channel input.

•

ZONE Audio Setup

a MULTI-ZONE setup (see

•

SR+ Setup

– Specify how you want to control your

Pioneer plasma display (see

plasma displays

HDMI Control Setup

•

– Specify your volume setting for

ZONE Audio Setup

SR+ Setup for Pioneer

below).

– Synchronizes this receiver with your Pioneer component supporting HDMI Control (see

Setting the HDMI Control mode

page 63).

•

OSD Adjustment

– Adjust the position of the onscreen display on your TV (see below).

5 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen.

CLASS

CH LEVEL

V PARAMETER

MENU T.EDIT

ENTER

TV CH

RETURN

:Return

ENTER

DISC



RETURNRETURN

VOL

55.0

CLEAR +

TUNE

ST ST

TUNE

TV CONTROL

INPUT

SELECT

ENTER

below).

OSD Adjustment

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Other Settings

Multi Channel Input Setup

You can adjust the level of the subwoofer for a multichannel input. Also, when the multi-channel input is selected as an input source, you can display the video images of other input sources. In the Multi Channel Input Setup, you can assign a video input to the multi-channel input.

1 Select ‘

Multi Ch In Setup

’ from the Other Setup

menu.

55.0

DVD/LD

8. Other Setup

a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Audio Setup c. SR+ Setup d. HDMI Control Setup e. OSD Adjustment

2 Select the ‘

•

0dB

SW Input Gain

– Outputs sound of the subwoofer at the level

:Return

’ setting you want.

originally recorded on the source.

•

+10dB

– Outputs sound of the subwoofer at the level

increased by 10 dB.

3 Select the ‘

DVD/LD

8a. Multi Ch In Setup

SW Input Gain 0dB

Video Input [ DVD ]

Video Input

55.0

:Finish

’ setting you want.

When the multi-channel input is selected as an input source, you can display the video images of other input sources. The video input can be selected from the following:

VCR2

4 When you’re finished, press

DVD/LD, BD, TV/SAT, DVR/VCR1, DVR/

VIDEO/GAME1, VIDEO/GAME2

DVD/LD

8a. Multi Ch In Setup

SW Input Gain [ 0dB ]

Video Inpu BD

55.0

:Finish

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

ZONE Audio Setup

If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see

ZONE listening

on page 56) you may need to specify your

volume setting.

MULTI-

1 Select ‘ZONE Audio Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

DVD/LD

8. Other Setup

a. Multi Ch In Setup

b. ZONE Audio Setup

c. SR+ Setup d. HDMI Control Setup e. OSD Adjustment

55.0

:Return

DVD/LD

8b. ZONE Audio Setup

ZONE 2 / RECSEL Setting RECSEL ZONE 2 Volume Level [ – – – ]

55.0

:Finish

2 Select the ‘ZONE 2 / RECSEL Setting’ you want.

You can select the

•

ZONE 2

RECSEL

setting.

– Sound is output from MULTI ZONE &

SOURCE ZONE2 OUT jack.

•

RECSEL

– Sound is output from the CD-R/TAPE OUT, DVR/VCR1 OUT or DVR/VCR2 OUT jack. For details, see

Playing a different source when recording

page 70.

3 Select the volume level setting.

•

Variable

– Use this setting if you’ve connected a

power amplifier in the sub room (this receiver is simply being used as a pre-amp) and you will be using this receiver’s controls to adjust the volume.

•

Fixed

– Use this setting if you’ve connected a fully integrated amplifier (such as another Pioneer VSX receiver) in the sub room and want to use that receiver’s volume controls. (This setting is not available if the surround back system setting is set to

ZONE 2

Fixed

With the

setting, the source is sent from this receiver at maximum volume, so make sure the volume is quite low in the sub zone at first and then experiment to find the correct level.

4 When you’re finished, press

RETURN

You will return to the Other Setup menu.

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the number of function settings available will depend on the plasma display you’ve connected.

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