Elite Video SC-63 manual

Operating Instructions AV Receiv er SC - 61 SC - 63[...]

2 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “[...]

3 IMPORT ANT NOTICE THE MODEL NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER OF THIS EQUIPMENT ARE ON THE REAR OR BOT TOM. RECORD THESE NUMBERS ON YO UR ENC LO SED WA RRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SAFE PL ACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. D36-AP9-1_A1_En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipmen[...]

4 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box ................................................................................................................................................ [...]

5 10 Controlling the rest of your system About the Remote Setup menu ....................................................................................................................................... 71 Operating multiple receivers .................................................................................................................[...]

6 Flow of settings on the receiver Flow for connecting and setting the receiver The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used eas - ily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings. Required setting item : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 9 Setting to be made as neces[...]

7 　 　 　 　 Checking what’s in the box ............................................................................................................ 8 Our philosophy ................................................................................................................................ 8 Features .....................................[...]

8 　 　 　 　 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: ! Setup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.)) ! Remote control unit ! AAA size IEC R03 dry cell batteries (to confirm system operation) x2 ! AM loop antenna ! FM wire antenna ! iPod cable ! Power cord ! CD-ROM (AVN[...]

9 　 　 　 　 01 Before you start 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. —[...]

10 　 　 　 　 01 Before you start Precautions For Use ! This CD-ROM is for use with a personal computer. It cannot be used with a DVD player or music CD player. Attempting to play this CD-ROM with a DVD player or music CD player can damage speakers or cause impaired hearing due to the large volume. License ! Please agree to the “Terms of Use[...]

11 　 　 　 　 Remote control .............................................................................................................................. 12 Display ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Front panel ......................[...]

12 　 　 　 　 02 Controls and displays Remote control This section explains how to operate the remote control for the receiver. RECEIVE R D. AC CESS CH LEVE L DIMMER HDMI OUT SLEEP SIGNAL SEL MCACC AU T O/ALC/ DIRECT AU TO S.RTR V ST AN DA RD ADV SUR R SPEAKER S D.FILT MP X PRESET TUN E PQLS B AND PHAS E Hi-Bit PT Y iP od CTRL HOME MENU FEA TU[...]

13 　 　 　 　 02 Controls and displays 11 Remote control LED Lights when a command is sent from the remote control. 12 OPTION The preset codes of desired devices can be registered in the remote control and button operations can be regis - tered using the learning mode. 13 Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the white co[...]

14 　 　 　 　 02 Controls and displays Display HDMI DIGIT AL ANALOG L C R SL SR XL XR XC LFE AU TO DIGIT AL PLUS AU TO SURROUND STREAM DIRECT PROLOGIC x Neo: 6 AD V .SURROUND ST ANDARD SP AB SLEEP DSD PC M DTS HD ES 96/24 MSTR S.RTRV SOUND UP MI X OV ER MONO dB 2 MUL T I-ZON E STEREO Tr ueHD TUNED PQLS AL C AT T 2 2 US B VIDEO TV DV D HDMI DV [...]

15 　 　 　 　 02 Controls and displays Front panel MASTER VOLUME STANDBY /O N INPUT SELECTOR i Pod iPhone iPad HDMI ADVANCE D MCAC C FL OF F PHONES SPEAKERS MULTI-ZONE CONTROL ON/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC ENTER TUNE TUNE PRESET PRESET VIDEO PARAMETER AUDIO PARAMETER TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 5 INPUT iPod iPhone iPad AUTO SURR/ALC / STREAM DIRECT STEREO ST[...]

16 　 　 　 　 02 Controls and displays 20 iPod iPhone iPad USB terminals Use to connect your Apple iPod/iPhone/iPad as an audio and video source ( page 33 ), or connect a USB device for audio and photo playback ( page 33 ). 21 HDMI input connector Use for connection to a compatible HDMI device (Video camera, etc.) ( page 34 ).[...]

17 　 　 　 　 Connecting your equipment ......................................................................................................... 18 Rear panel ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Determining the speakers’ application .......[...]

18 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This chapter explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. CAUTION ! Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power a[...]

19 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ application This unit permits you to build various surround systems, in accordance with the number of speakers you have. ! Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels ( L and R ). ! It is also possible to only connect one of the surround back speakers ([...]

20 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment [D] 5.2 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround) ! Speaker System setting: Front Bi-Amp Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for high sound quality with 5.2-channel surround sound. L R SL SR Front Bi-Amp SW 1 SW 2 C [E] 5.2 channel surround system & ZO[...]

21 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting the speakers Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves. This unit supports speakers with a nominal impedance of 4 W to 16 W . CAUTION ! These speaker terminals carry[...]

22 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Bi-amping your speakers Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate termi - nals for high and low) and the sound improvement will[...]

23 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Selecting the Speaker system The front height terminals can be used for front wide and Speaker B connections, in addition to for the front height speakers. Also, the surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping and ZONE 2 connections, in addi - tion to for the surround back speakers. Make this se[...]

24 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment About the video converter The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through the HDMI OUT terminal. If the TV is only connected to the receiver’s composite VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks, all the other video devices must be connected through composite connections. If several video compon[...]

25 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component (Blu-ray Disc player (BD), etc.), you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable. If the TV and playback components support the Control with HDMI fe[...]

26 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI input) and DVD player (or other playback component with no HDMI output) to the receiver. HDMI BD IN OUT ( OUTPUT 5 V 0.6 A MA X ) A SSIGNABL E IN 1 ( DV D ) IN 2 ( SAT/CBL ) IN 3 ( DVR/BDR ) IN 4 ( VIDEO )[...]

27 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment ! In order to listening to HD audio with this receiver, connect an HDMI cable, and use analog video cable for video signal input. Depending on the player, it may not be possible to output video signals to both HDMI and other video output (composite, etc.) simultaneously, and it may be necessary to mak[...]

28 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment ! If your HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder, etc., is equipped with an HDMI output terminal, we recommend con - necting it to the receiver’s HDMI DVR/BDR IN terminal. When doing so, also connect the receiver and TV by HDMI (see Connecting using HDMI on page 25 ). HDMI BD IN OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 1 ( DV D ) [...]

29 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment ! Even if your set-top box is equipped with an HDMI output terminal, in some cases the sound is output from the digital audio output (optical or coaxial) and only the video is output from the HDMI output terminal. In this case, make the HDMI and digital audio connections as shown below. HDMI BD IN OUT[...]

30 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment 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. PRE OU T SUBW OOFER 12 SURROUND SU[...]

31 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception, connect an external FM antenna to FM UNBAL 75 W . ANTENNA AM LOOP FM UN BA L 75 ANTENNA AM LOO P FM UNBAL 75 75 Ω coaxial cable To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m (16 ft. to 20 ft.) length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP termi - nal[...]

32 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals (ZONE 2) You must select ZONE 2 in Speaker system setting ( page 85 ) to use this setup. 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals. You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below. 2 Co[...]

33 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER When the Bluetooth ® ADAPTER (AS-BT100 or AS-BT200) is connected to this receiver, a product equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology (portable cell phone, digital music player, etc.) can be used to listen to music wirelessly. ! The Bluetooth wireless technolo[...]

34 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input Vi deo camera (etc.) USB HDMI 5 INPUT iP od iPhone iP ad AU TO SURR/ALC/ STREAM DIRECT STEREO STANDAR D SURROUND AD VA NCED SURROUND iPod iPhone iPad DIRECT CO NTRO L 5V 2.1 A Connecting to a wireless LAN Wireless connection to the network[...]

35 　 　 　 　 03 Connecting your equipment 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 func - tions switch on the [...]

36 　 　 　 　 Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ............................................................... 37 Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .................................... 37 The Input Setup menu ..........................................................................................[...]

37 　 　 　 　 04 Basic Setup Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) The language used on the Graphical User Interface screen can be changed. ! The explanations in these operating instructions are for when English is selected for the GUI screen. ! The OSD display is only displayed when the receiver’s HDMI OUT terminal and the TV’s[...]

38 　 　 　 　 04 Basic Setup The Full Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected. Speaker System : Normal ( SB/FH ) 1a.Full Auto MCACC A/V RECEIVER Exit Return ST ART EQ Ty pe : SYMMETRY MCACC : M1.MEMOR Y 1 THX Speaker : NO ! If you leave the GUI screen for over five minutes, the screen saver will appear. 3 Select the paramet[...]

39 　 　 　 　 04 Basic Setup The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 39 ). In this case, you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so th[...]

40 　 　 　 　 04 Basic Setup Operation Mode Setup This receiver is equipped with a great number of functions and settings. The Operation Mode feature is provided for users who find it difficult to master all these functions and settings. One of two settings can be selected for the Operation Mode : Expert and Basic . ! The OSD display is only d[...]

41 　 　 　 　 Playing a source ............................................................................................................................. 42 Playing an iPod .............................................................................................................................. 43 Playing a USB device ..................[...]

42 　 　 　 　 05 Basic playback Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. INPUT SELECT iPod USB CBL SA TT UNER ADPT CD TV RECEIVER BDR BD DV DD VR NET HDMI VO LUME RECEIVE R AU TO /ALC / DIRECT RECEIVER 1 1 Switch on your system components and receiver. Start by sw[...]

43 　 　 　 　 05 Basic playback Playing an iPod This receiver has the iPod iPhone iPad USB terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver. Here we describe the procedure for playback on an iPod. For playback on a USB device, see Playing a USB device on page 44 . Important ! [...]

44 　 　 　 　 05 Basic playback Playing a USB device It is possible to play files using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. ! Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory drives (particularly key drives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. ! Pioneer cannot guarantee co[...]

45 　 　 　 　 05 Basic playback About playable file formats The USB function of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Music files Category Extension Stream MP3 <a> .mp3 MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 Sampling frequency 32 kHz,[...]

46 　 　 　 　 05 Basic playback 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER , the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. Listening to station presets 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. 2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored. Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G. 3 Press PRESET +[...]

47 　 　 　 　 05 Basic playback ! If the Bluetooth wireless technology device’s security code is “0000”, there is no need to make the security code setting on the receiver. Press ADPT to set the ADAPTER PORT input, then conduct the pairing operation on the Bluetooth wireless technology device. If pairing is successful, there is no need t[...]

48 　 　 　 　 Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes ................................................ 49 Selecting MCACC presets .............................................................................................................. 50 Choosing the input signal ......................................................[...]

49 　 　 　 　 06 Listening to your system Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes 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. To play with surround sound, check “ Standard surround sound[...]

50 　 　 　 　 06 Listening to your system ! UNPLUGGED – Suitable for acoustic music sources ! EXT.STEREO – Gives multichannel sound to a stereo source, using all of your speakers ! 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[...]

51 　 　 　 　 06 Listening to your system Better sound using Phase Control This receiver’s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/or coloring of the sound. Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction t[...]

52 　 　 　 　 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 53 Playback with Network functions ................................................................................................ 54 About network playback ............................[...]

53 　 　 　 　 07 Playback with NETWORK features Introduction This receiver is equipped with the LAN terminal and you can enjoy the following features by connecting your components to these terminals. Listening to Internet radio stations You can select and listen to your favorite Internet radio station from the list of Internet radio stations c[...]

54 　 　 　 　 07 Playback with NETWORK features Playback with Network functions Important ! About one minute is required between turning the power on and completion of startup. ! When you play back audio files, ‘ Connecting... ’ is displayed before playback starts. The display may continue for several seconds depending on the type of file.[...]

55 　 　 　 　 07 Playback with NETWORK features 4 Access the special Pioneer Internet radio site from your computer and perform the registration process. http://www.radio-pioneer.com Access the above site and use the access code in step 3 to perform user registration, following the instructions on the screen. 5 Register the desired broadcast s[...]

56 　 　 　 　 07 Playback with NETWORK features The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines. This unit complies with DLNA Interoperability Guidelines v1.5. When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA compatible device is connected to this player, some setting changes[...]

57 　 　 　 　 07 Playback with NETWORK features About playable file formats The NETWORK feature of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Also, the compatibility of file formats var - ies depending on the type of server. Ch[...]

58 　 　 　 　 About the Control with HDMI function ....................................................................................... 59 Making Control with HDMI connections ..................................................................................... 59 HDMI Setup ..................................................................[...]

59 　 　 　 　 08 Control with HDMI function About the Control with HDMI function Synchronized operations below with a Control with HDMI-compatible Pioneer TV or Blu-ray Disc player are pos - sible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cable. ! The receiver’s volume can be set and the sound can be muted using the TV’[...]

60 　 　 　 　 08 Control with HDMI function 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 TV being turned on last. 3 Choose the HDMI input to which the TV is connected to this receiver, and see if[...]

61 　 　 　 　 08 Control with HDMI function Stream Smoother Link Using the Control with HDMI function, the receiver automatically detects whether a compressed video file is being played on the player, and if so automatically activates the Stream Smoother function. To activate the Stream Smoother Link function, make the setting below. 1 Set the[...]

62 　 　 　 　 Setting the Audio options ............................................................................................................ 63 Setting the Video options ............................................................................................................. 65 Switching the speaker terminals ......................[...]

63 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions Setting the Audio options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important ! Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and[...]

64 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions Setting What it does Option(s) A.ATT (Analog input attenuate) The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog signal when it’s too strong. You can use this if you find that the OVER indicator lights often or you can hear distortion in the sound. The attenuator isn’t available with digital sou[...]

65 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions Setting the Video options There are a number of additional picture settings you can make using the VIDEO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important ! Note that if an option cannot be selected on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, setting [...]

66 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions Setting What it does Option(s) BRIGHT (Brightness) <d, e> Adjusts the overall brightness. c 0 d (The image is only an example for checking the effect.) c –6 to +6 d Default: 0 CONTRAST <d, e> Adjusts the contrast between light and dark. c 0 d (The image is only an example for checking the ef[...]

67 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions Switching the speaker terminals If you selected Normal(SB/FH) , Normal(SB/FW) or Speaker B at Speaker system setting on page 85 , you can switch between speakers using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected Front Bi-Amp or ZONE 2 , the button will simply switch your main speaker terminals on or off. 1 Press[...]

68 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions MULTI-ZONE remote controls Press the remote control’s ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to operate the corresponding zone. The following table shows the possible MULTI-ZONE remote controls: Button(s) What it does u Switches on/off power in the sub zone. INPUT SELECT Use to select the input function in the sub zone. Inpu[...]

69 　 　 　 　 09 Using other functions Resetting the system Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do this. Set MULTI-ZONE to MULTI ZONE OFF . ! Disconnect the iPod and USB memory device from the receiver beforehand. ! Set the Control with HDMI to OFF (see HDMI Setup on[...]

70 　 　 　 　 About the Remote Setup menu .................................................................................................... 71 Operating multiple receivers ........................................................................................................ 71 Setting the remote to control other components ...............[...]

71 　 　 　 　 10 Controlling the rest of your system About the Remote Setup menu The Remote Setup mode is set by pressing the number button while pressing RCU SETUP . The different items on the Remote Setup menu are described below. For their setting procedures, refer to the explanations for the respective items. Setting What it does Preset re[...]

72 　 　 　 　 10 Controlling the rest of your system 4 Repeat steps 2 through 3 for the other components you want to control. To try out the remote control, switch the component on or off (into standby) by pressing u SOURCE . If it doesn’t seem to work, select the next code from the list (if there is one). 5 Press RCU SETUP to exit the prese[...]

73 　 　 　 　 10 Controlling the rest of your system Direct function ! Default setting: On You can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time, using your receiver to playback a different component. This could let you, for example, use the remote control to set up and listen to a CD [...]

74 　 　 　 　 10 Controlling the rest of your system Controlling components This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 71 for more on this). Use the input function buttons to select the component. RECEIVER D. A CCESS CH LEVEL DIMMER SLEEP SIGNAL SEL SPE[...]

75 　 　 　 　 10 Controlling the rest of your system Audio/Video components Button(s) LD CD/CD-R/SACD MD/DAT TAPE u SOURCE POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF Number buttons numerics numerics numerics — ! /CLR +10 >10/CLEAR CLEAR <a> CLEAR ENTER (CLASS) ENTER DISC/ENTER OPEN/CLOSE <a> ENTER TOP MENU —— MS c[...]

76 　 　 　 　 Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu .................................................... 77 Automatic MCACC (Expert) ........................................................................................................... 77 Manual MCACC setup ..................................................................[...]

77 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu The Advanced MCACC (Multi Channel ACoustic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making it possible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily and with high precision. The aco[...]

78 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu PHONES SPEAKERS MU LT I-ZON E CO NTRO LO N/OFF MCACC SETUP MIC TUNER EDIT USB HDMI 5 INPUT iP od iPhone iP ad AU TO SURR/A LC / STREAM DIRECT STEREO ST ANDARD SURROUND AD V ANCE D SURROUND iP od iPhone iP ad DIRECT CO NTRO L BAND 5V 2.1 A Microphone T ripod If you have a tripod, use it to place the micr[...]

79 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu Manual MCACC setup You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically con - ducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 37 . You only ne[...]

80 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu Standing Wave ! Default setting: ON / ATT 0.0dB (all filters) 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, especi[...]

81 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu 3 If you selected ‘Reverb Measurement’, select EQ ON or EQ OFF, and then START. The following options determine how the reverb characteristics of your listening area are displayed in Reverb View : ! EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization pe[...]

82 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu Standing Wave Use this to display the standing wave related adjustment values for the various MCACC memories. See Standing Wave on page 80 for more on this. 1 Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the MCACC Data Check menu. 2 When ‘Filter Channel’ is highlighted, use i / j to select the channel for which [...]

83 　 　 　 　 11 The Advanced MCACC menu 4 Select ‘OK’ to confirm and copy the settings. When MCACC Memory Copy? is displayed, select YES . If NO is selected, the memory is not copied. Completed! shows in the GUI screen to confirm the MCACC preset has been copied, then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu. Clearing MC[...]

84 　 　 　 　 Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu ............................................................ 85 Manual speaker setup ................................................................................................................... 85 Network Setup menu ........................................................[...]

85 　 　 　 　 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section describes how to change the speaker-related settings manually and make various other settings (input selection, OSD language selection, etc.). 1 Press u RECEIVER to switch on the receiver and your TV. Make sure that[...]

86 　 　 　 　 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus ! FH – Select LARGE if your front height speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect front height speakers, choose NO (the front height channel is sent to the front speakers). — Y[...]

87 　 　 　 　 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus Network Setup menu Make the settings for connecting the receiver to the Internet and using the network functions. 1 Press on the remote control, then press HOME MENU. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i / j / k / l and ENTER to navigate through the screens an[...]

88 　 　 　 　 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus Parental Lock Set restrictions for using Internet services. Also set the password accompanying the usage restrictions. ! Upon shipment from the factory, the password is set to “0000”. Important When the INTERNET RADIO , SiriusXM , PANDORA or FAVORITES input is selected, the setting ma[...]

89 　 　 　 　 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus Volume Setup You can set the maximum volume of this receiver or specify what the volume level will be when the power is turned on. 1 Select ‘Volume Setup’ from the Other Setup menu. 2 Select the Power ON Level setting you want. The volume can be set so that it is always set to the sam[...]

90 　 　 　 　 12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus ZONE Setup The volume setting and tone for the sub zones that can be used with this receiver can be changed and adjusted here. CAUTION ! Note that when Volume Level is set to 0 dB Fixed , the audio output from the AUDIO ZONE 2 OUT terminals is set to the maximum. Also, depending on the vo[...]

91 　 　 　 　 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 92 Power .............................................................................................................................................. 92 No sound ..........................[...]

92 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be re[...]

93 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ Symptom Remedy No sound from front height or front wide speakers. Check that the front height or front wide speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL , and the surround speakers are not set to NO (see Speaker Setting on page 85 ). When Speaker System is set to Normal(SB/FH) or Normal(SB/F W) and SP: SB ON is selected with the SPE[...]

94 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ ADAPTER PORT terminal Symptom Remedy The Bluetooth wireless technology device cannot be connected or oper - ated. Sound from the Bluetooth wire - less technology device is not emitted or the sound is interrupted. Check that no object that emits electromagnetic waves in the 2.4 GHz band (microwave oven, wireless LAN device [...]

95 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ Symptom Remedy The various system settings are not stored. Do not pull out the power cord while conducting the settings. (The settings will be stored when both the main zone and sub zone turn off. Turn off all zones before pulling out the power cord.) Certain listening modes or HOME MENU items cannot be selected. When Oper[...]

96 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ Symptom Remedy No picture or sound. This receiver is HDCP-compatible. Check that the components you are connecting are also HDCP-compatible. If they are not, please connect them using the component or composite video jacks. Depending on the connected source component, it’s possible that it will not work with this receive[...]

97 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ USB interface Symptoms Causes Remedies The folders/files stored on a USB memory device are not displayed. The folders/files are currently stored in a region other than the FAT (File Allocation Table) region. Store the folders/files in the FAT region. The number of levels in a folder is more than 9. Limit the maximum number[...]

98 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ Symptoms Causes Remedies Audio playback is undesir - ably stopped or disturbed. The audio file currently being played back was not recorded in a format playable on this receiver. Check whether the audio file was recorded in a format sup - ported by this receiver. Check whether the folder has been damaged or corrupted. Note[...]

99 　 　 　 　 13 FAQ Wireless LAN Network cannot be accessed via wireless LAN. Wireless LAN converter’s power is not on. (Wireless LAN converter’s “Power”, “WPS” and “Wireless” indica - tors are not all lit.) ! Check that the USB cable connecting the wireless LAN converter to the receiver’s DC OUTPUT for WIRELESS LAN terminal[...]

100 　 　 　 　 Surround sound formats ............................................................................................................. 101 About iPod ................................................................................................................................... 101 About SiriusXM ...............................[...]

101 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on BDs, DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See http://www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Manufactured unde[...]

102 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Windows 7 Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Dire[...]

103 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Speaker Setting Guide In order to achieve an even better surround effect, it is important to accurately position the speakers and make their volume and tone characteristics uniform so as to finely focus the multi-channel sound. The three major elements in positioning the speakers are distance , angle an[...]

104 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information About messages displayed when using network functions Refer to the following information when you come up with a status message while operating the Network functions. Status messages Descriptions Connection Down The selected category or Internet radio station cannot be accessed. File Format Error Cannot[...]

105 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Glossary Audio formats/Decoding Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See http://www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio coding system widely used in cinemas, and in the home for DVD and digital broadcast soundtracks. Dolby Tru[...]

106 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information HDMI Control with HDMI function Synchronized operations below with a Control with HDMI-compatible Pioneer TV or Blu-ray Disc player are pos - sible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cable. ! The receiver’s volume can be set and the sound can be muted using the TV’s remote[...]

107 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Bluetooth function Bluetooth wireless technology A short-range wireless communications standard for digital devices. Information is exchanged between devices several meters to several tens of meters apart using radio waves. It uses radio waves on the 2.4 GHz band which does not require applications for [...]

108 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Features index Operation Mode See Operation Mode Setup on page 40 . AVNavigator See About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM) on page 9 . Full Auto MCACC See Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 37 . Automatic MCACC (Expert) See Automatic MCACC (Expert) on page 77 . Ma[...]

109 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power output of 125 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, 1 kHz with no more than 0.08 %** total harmonic distortion. Multi channel simultaneous power output (1 kHz, 1 %, 8 W ) 7 ch total .................................................................[...]

110 　 　 　 　 14 Additional information Preset code list You should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. There are also cases where only certain functions may be contro[...]

111 14 Additional information BD If operations are not possible using the preset codes below, you may be able to conduct operations with the preset codes for the DVD , DVR (BDR, HDR) . Pioneer 2034, 2192, 2255, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2281 Denon 2310, 2311, 2312 Hitachi 2307, 2308, 2309 JVC 2290, 2291, 2293, 2294, 2295, 2296 LG 2286, 2287 Marantz 2302, 2[...]

112 14 Additional information Satellite Set Top Box Pioneer 6097, 6098, 6325, 6328, 6329 ADB 6035, 6001 Akai 6102 Alba 6005, 6011, 6013 Allsat 6102 Alltech 6011 Amstrad 6033, 6030, 6044 Anttron 6013 Asat 6102 Austar 6000, 6045 Bell ExpressVu 6002, 6003 British Sky Broadcasting 6030 Canal 6105 Chaparral 6034 CNS 6001 Coolsat 6021 Crossdigital 6043 D[...]

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