Pioneer VSX-LX60 operating instructions Contents

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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 antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 AC outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 24 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using Front Stage Surround Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 31 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the genre synchronizing function. . . . . . . . . . . 33

06 USB playback

Using the USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Selecting a file from the folder/file list for playback. . . 34 Compressed audio compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

07 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Using Neural THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Saving station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 An introduction to RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Searching for RDS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

08 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from

the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional. . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Full Band Phase Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Speaker Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 X-Curve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Contents Operating Instructions Important the Moulded Plug Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenOperating Environment Contents Other Settings Using other functionsOther connections Hdmi ControlInstalling the receiver Before you startBefore you start Chapter Checking what’s in the boxMinute guide Minute guide ChapterIntroduction to home theater Listening to Surround SoundSpeaker configuration in the OSD Switch on the receiver and your TVProgress report is displayed on-screen while Receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakersMinute guide Problems when using the Auto Mcacc SetupPlaying a source Using Phase Control Press Phase Phase Control to select Phase ControlPhase Control indicator on the front panel lights 02 5 minute guideUsing Full Band Phase Control Press Phase Phase Control to selectFullband PHASE.3 Tweeter Midrange WooferConnecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipmentRear panel Connecting your equipment When making cable connectionsAudio/video source inputs/outputs Multichannel analog audio inputsConnecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player Connect using a standard video cable or an S-video cableConnecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box VSX-LX70Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 in inputsUse a three-way component video cable Connecting digital audio sourcesUse an optical cable for the connection Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources TV game, video camera, etcConnecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemCenter Bare wire connections Placing the speakersConnecting antennas THX speaker system setupAM loop antenna Assemble the stand as shown in the illustration.1FM wire antenna Connecting external antennasPlugging in the receiver AC outletControls and displays Controls and displays ChapterFront panel Input Selector dial Use to select an input sourceOperating range of remote control unit Controls and displaysControls and displays Display Remote control RECEIVERInput Select SelectStatus Multi OPEShift SOURCEListening to your system Listening to your system ChapterAuto playback Listening in surround soundUsing the Home THX modes Using the Advanced surround effectsTHX Games Mode Listening to your systemUsing Front Stage Surround Advance Using Stream DirectListening in stereo TipListening to your system Selecting Mcacc presets Choosing the input signalUsing surround back channel processing Hdmi Digital AnalogUsing the Virtual Surround Back mode BD Tvctrl Using the USB interface USB playbackUSB playback Chapter Basic playback controlsUSB playback Compressed audio compatibilityUsing the tuner Using the tuner ChapterSaving station presets Listening to the radioUsing the tuner Naming station presetsListening to station presets An introduction to RDSUsing EON Searching for RDS programsDisplaying RDS information Search shows in the displaySystem Setup menu System Setup menu ChapterMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Select the setting you want to adjustPoint System Setup menuFront Align If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.1 Surround back speaker setting Manual Mcacc setupSelect ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu Select the surround back speaker settingSelect ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menu Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuAdjust the level of the left channel When you’re finished, press ReturnSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuFine Speaker Distance Standing WaveAcoustic Calibration EQ Adjust How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalHow to interpret the graphical output Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect ‘EQ Professional’ then press Enter Using Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect an option and press Enter Full Band Phase Control Checking Mcacc preset data Select ‘FULL Band Phase CTRL’ from the System Setup menuSelect ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu Data ManagementRenaming Mcacc presets Copying Mcacc preset dataClearing Mcacc presets System Setup menu Manual speaker setup Speaker SettingSelect ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press Enter Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menuChannel Level Speaker DistanceTHX Audio Setting CurveConnecting an iPod Connecting your iPod to the receiverOther connections Other connections ChapterConnecting using Hdmi Watching photos and video contentOther connections Basic playback controlsAbout Hdmi Switching the speaker system Selecting the multichannel analog inputsUse the Input Select button to select Multi CH Select ‘Speaker B’ from the ‘Surr Back System’ menuBi-amping your front speakers Bi-wiring your speakersConnect your speakers as shown below Making MULTI-ZONE connections LargeBasic MULTI-ZONE setup Zone Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup ZoneMULTI-ZONE listening options Sub Zone Input sources availableConnecting an IR receiver Using the MULTI-ZONE controlsMULTI-ZONE remote controls RCV/Z3 ZONE3Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma displayCloset or shelving unit Non-Pioneer IRcomponent Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display Pioneer plasmaDisplay Satellite receiver, etcOther connections Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc output Advanced Mcacc output using your PCSelect ‘Output PC’ and press Enter Personal computerHdmi Control Chapter Hdmi ControlMaking the Hdmi Control connections Hdmi Control Setting the Hdmi options Synchronized amp modeBefore using synchronization About Hdmi ControlOther Settings Chapter Other SettingsInput Setup menu Input Input Terminals Source Digital Other Setup menuVideo Other Settings Multi Channel Input SetupZone Audio Setup SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displaysOSD Adjustment Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you wantSelect ‘OSD Adjustment’ from the Other Setup menu You will return to the Other Setup menuUsing other functions Using other functions ChapterSetting the Audio options Setting What it does OptionsUsing other functions Setting the Video optionsPlaying a different source when recording Making an audio or a video recordingSelect the source you want to record Prepare the source you want to recordReducing the level of an analog signal Switching the speaker impedanceUsing the sleep timer Dimming the displayChecking your system settings Resetting the systemDefault system settings Setting DefaultNeo6 Options Center Image All Inputs Listening Mode 2 ch Listening Mode x chListening Mode HP Channel level M1-M6 Speaker Distance M1-M6Setting the remote to control other components Selecting preset codes directlyRemote controls Controlling the rest of your systemErasing one of the remote control button settings Resetting the remote control presetsConfirming preset codes Controlling the rest of your systemRenaming input source names Multi Operation and System OffDirect function Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequenceUsing System off Using multi operationsControls for TVs Buttons Function Components Controls for other componentsFunction Components Button s Function Components Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensorDecide which component you want to use the remote sensor Troubleshooting PowerSymptom Remedy Additional informationAdditional information No soundOther audio problems Phase Control featureSettings VideoProfessional Calibration EQ graphical output DisplayGraphical output following Calibration does not appearRemote control Hdcp Error shows in the displaySymptomRemedy Symptom Cause ActionUSB interface VSX-LX60 only IPod messagesAdditional information Surround sound formats DolbyAbout THX Windows Media Audio 9 ProfessionalAbout Neural Surround Input signal format Standard Stereo 2 channel signal formatsAuto Surround Multichannel signal formats DTS-ES b DTS-ES Matrix/Discrete DTS-ES+THX Matrix/Discrete Movie a MOVIE+THX aWMA9 Pro Channel DecodingSurround Back speakers Input signal format Sacd Direct VSX-LX70 or Straight decoding VSX-LX60Additional information Specifications Features Additional information Cleaning the unitOur philosophy DCDi IPod ReadyPioneer Corporation
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