Pioneer VSX-LX60 Other connections, Hdmi Control, Other Settings, Additional information

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09 Other connections

Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Watching photos and video content . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 55 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 56 Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 MULTI-ZONE listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Making MULTI-ZONE connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Using the MULTI-ZONE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Connecting an IR receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Switching components on and off using

the 12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display . . . 61 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer

plasma display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 63 Advanced MCACC output using your PC . . . . . . . . . 63

10 HDMI Control

Making the HDMI Control connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Setting the HDMI options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Setting the HDMI Control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Before using synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Synchronized amp mode operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Canceling synchronized amp mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 About HDMI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

11 Other Settings

The Input Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 67 The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Multi Channel Input Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 ZONE Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 68 OSD Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

13 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components. . . . 76 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Programming signals from other remote controls . . . 76 Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . . 77 Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Direct function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Programming a multi-operation or

a shutdown sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using System off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Operating other Pioneer components

with this unit’s sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

14 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Professional Calibration EQ graphical output . . . . . 86 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 USB interface (VSX-LX60 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Windows Media Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 90 About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 About Neural Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Listening modes with different input signal formats. . . 92 Stream direct with different input signal formats . . . 95 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

12 Using other functions

Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Playing a different source when recording. . . . . . . . 72

Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Checking your system settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Contents Operating Instructions Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Important the Moulded PlugOperating Environment Contents Using other functions Other SettingsOther connections Hdmi ControlBefore you start Installing the receiverBefore you start Chapter Checking what’s in the boxMinute guide Chapter Minute guideIntroduction to home theater Listening to Surround SoundSwitch on the receiver and your TV Speaker configuration in the OSDProgress report is displayed on-screen while Receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakersPlaying a source Problems when using the Auto Mcacc SetupMinute guide Press Phase Phase Control to select Phase Control Using Phase ControlPhase Control indicator on the front panel lights 02 5 minute guidePress Phase Phase Control to select Using Full Band Phase ControlFullband PHASE.3 Tweeter Midrange WooferRear panel Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Chapter When making cable connections Connecting your equipmentAudio/video source inputs/outputs Multichannel analog audio inputsConnect using a standard video cable or an S-video cable Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerVSX-LX70 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top boxFor a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 in inputs Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCRUse an optical cable for the connection Connecting digital audio sourcesUse a three-way component video cable TV game, video camera, etc Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sourcesCenter Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemConnecting the speakers Placing the speakers Bare wire connectionsTHX speaker system setup Connecting antennasAM loop antenna Assemble the stand as shown in the illustration.1Connecting external antennas FM wire antennaPlugging in the receiver AC outletControls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel Input Selector dial Use to select an input sourceControls and displays Operating range of remote control unitControls and displays Display RECEIVER Remote controlInput Select SelectMulti OPE StatusShift SOURCEListening to your system Chapter Listening to your systemAuto playback Listening in surround soundUsing the Advanced surround effects Using the Home THX modesTHX Games Mode Listening to your systemUsing Stream Direct Using Front Stage Surround AdvanceListening in stereo TipChoosing the input signal Listening to your system Selecting Mcacc presetsUsing surround back channel processing Hdmi Digital AnalogUsing the Virtual Surround Back mode BD Tvctrl USB playback Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Chapter Basic playback controlsCompressed audio compatibility USB playbackUsing the tuner Chapter Using the tunerSaving station presets Listening to the radioNaming station presets Using the tunerListening to station presets An introduction to RDSSearching for RDS programs Using EONDisplaying RDS information Search shows in the displaySystem Setup menu Chapter System Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Select the setting you want to adjustFront Align System Setup menuPoint If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.1 Manual Mcacc setup Surround back speaker settingSelect ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu Select the surround back speaker settingSelect ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the System Setup menuAdjust the level of the left channel When you’re finished, press ReturnSelect ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuFine Speaker Distance Standing WaveHow to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ AdjustHow to interpret the graphical output Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect an option and press Enter Using Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect ‘EQ Professional’ then press Enter Full Band Phase Control Select ‘FULL Band Phase CTRL’ from the System Setup menu Checking Mcacc preset dataSelect ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu Data ManagementClearing Mcacc presets Copying Mcacc preset dataRenaming Mcacc presets Speaker Setting System Setup menu Manual speaker setupSelect ‘Manual SP Setup’ then press Enter Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menuSpeaker Distance Channel LevelCurve THX Audio SettingConnecting your iPod to the receiver Connecting an iPodOther connections Other connections ChapterWatching photos and video content Connecting using HdmiOther connections Basic playback controlsAbout Hdmi Selecting the multichannel analog inputs Switching the speaker systemUse the Input Select button to select Multi CH Select ‘Speaker B’ from the ‘Surr Back System’ menuConnect your speakers as shown below Bi-wiring your speakersBi-amping your front speakers Large Making MULTI-ZONE connectionsSecondary MULTI-ZONE setup Zone Basic MULTI-ZONE setup ZoneMULTI-ZONE listening options Sub Zone Input sources availableUsing the MULTI-ZONE controls Connecting an IR receiverMULTI-ZONE remote controls RCV/Z3 ZONE3Closet or shelving unit Non-Pioneer IRcomponent Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma displaySwitching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger Pioneer plasma Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayDisplay Satellite receiver, etcAdvanced Mcacc output using your PC Other connections Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc outputSelect ‘Output PC’ and press Enter Personal computerMaking the Hdmi Control connections Hdmi ControlHdmi Control Chapter Synchronized amp mode Hdmi Control Setting the Hdmi optionsBefore using synchronization About Hdmi ControlInput Setup menu Other SettingsOther Settings Chapter Video Other Setup menuInput Input Terminals Source Digital Multi Channel Input Setup Other SettingsZone Audio Setup SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displaysSelect the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you want OSD AdjustmentSelect ‘OSD Adjustment’ from the Other Setup menu You will return to the Other Setup menuUsing other functions Chapter Using other functionsSetting the Audio options Setting What it does OptionsSetting the Video options Using other functionsMaking an audio or a video recording Playing a different source when recordingSelect the source you want to record Prepare the source you want to recordSwitching the speaker impedance Reducing the level of an analog signalUsing the sleep timer Dimming the displayResetting the system Checking your system settingsDefault system settings Setting DefaultListening Mode x ch Neo6 Options Center Image All Inputs Listening Mode 2 chListening Mode HP Channel level M1-M6 Speaker Distance M1-M6Selecting preset codes directly Setting the remote to control other componentsRemote controls Controlling the rest of your systemResetting the remote control presets Erasing one of the remote control button settingsConfirming preset codes Controlling the rest of your systemMulti Operation and System Off Renaming input source namesDirect function Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequenceControls for TVs Using multi operationsUsing System off Function Components Controls for other componentsButtons Function Components Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensorButton s Function Components Power TroubleshootingSymptom Remedy Additional informationNo sound Additional informationPhase Control feature Other audio problemsVideo SettingsDisplay Professional Calibration EQ graphical outputGraphical output following Calibration does not appearHdcp Error shows in the display Remote controlSymptom Cause Action SymptomRemedyUSB interface VSX-LX60 only IPod messagesDolby Additional information Surround sound formatsWindows Media Audio 9 Professional About THXAbout Neural Surround Auto Surround Stereo 2 channel signal formatsInput signal format Standard Multichannel signal formats Movie a MOVIE+THX a DTS-ES b DTS-ES Matrix/Discrete DTS-ES+THX Matrix/DiscreteWMA9 Pro Channel DecodingSacd Direct VSX-LX70 or Straight decoding VSX-LX60 Surround Back speakers Input signal formatAdditional information Specifications Our philosophy Additional information Cleaning the unitFeatures IPod Ready DCDiPioneer Corporation
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