Operating Instructions
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Contents
Playback with Home Media Gallery inputs
Other Settings
Using other functions
Other connections
Additional information
Controlling the rest of your system
Checking what’s in the box
Installing the receiver
Before you start
Before you start Chapter
Listening to Surround Sound
Simple Home Theater Guide
Simple Home Theater Guide Chapter
Introduction to home theater
1a.Full Auto Mcacc
Follow the instructions on-screen
Select the input source you want to play
Problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup
Simple Home Theater Guide
Playing a source
Source.1
Using Phase Control
Phase Control OFF
Phase Control on
Phase Control indicator on the front panel lights
Using Full Band Phase Control
Full Band Phase Control OFF
Fullband PHASE.1
Full Band Phase Control on
Rear panel
Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment Chapter
When making cable connections
Connecting your equipment
If you have an Hdmi or DVI with Hdcp equipped
Connecting your equipment About the video converter
Connecting using Hdmi
Be careful to connect the terminal in the proper direction
About Hdmi
SC-07
Connect using an Hdmi cable
Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player
STB
For a second recorder, use the DVR 2 in inputs
Use a three-way component video cable
Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacks
Use an optical cable for the connection
Connecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sources
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs
Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources
Connecting the speakers
Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system
Banana plug connections
Bare wire connections
Placing the speakers
THX speaker system setup
Connecting antennas
AM loop antenna
FM wire antenna
Connecting external antennas
Plugging in the receiver
STANDBY/ON
Controls and displays
Controls and displays Chapter
Front panel
Controls and displays
Operating range of remote control unit
Controls and displays Display
Input Select
Controls and displays Remote control
RECEIVER
Multi Operation
Mute
SOURCE
Auto playback
Listening to your system
Listening to your system Chapter
Listening in surround sound
PRO LOGIC+THX Cinema
Using the Home THX modes
Using the Advanced surround effects
Listening to your system
Tip
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
Listening in stereo
Hdmi Digital Analog
Listening to your system Using Stream Direct
Selecting Mcacc presets
Choosing the input signal
Auto
Using surround back channel processing
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
Hdmi Digital
Mode
Pro Logic
Listening to the radio
Using the tuner
Using the tuner Chapter
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Using the tuner Saving station presets
Naming station presets
Listening to station presets
Advanced Mcacc menu Chapter
Making receiver settings from the Advanced Mcacc menu
Select the setting you want to adjust
Advanced Mcacc menu
Advanced Mcacc 1b.Auto Mcacc
Advanced Mcacc menu Automatic Mcacc Expert
Select the parameters you want to set
Use / to select the item, then use / to set
Advanced Mcacc menu
If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.2
1c.Manual Mcacc
Manual Mcacc setup
Mcacc Data Check
Fine Speaker Distance
Fine Channel Level
Standing Wave
Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu
Adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control
Select the channels you want and adjust to your liking
How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
How to interpret the graphical output
Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu
1c.Manual Mcacc 1c5.EQ Professional
Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
Select ‘EQ Professional’, then press Enter
Select an option and press Enter
Select ‘MCACC Data Check’ from the Home Menu
Set the operation selector switch to RCV, then press
Select the setting you want to check
Checking Mcacc Data
Standing Wave
Speaker Setting
Channel Level
Speaker Distance
Acoustic Cal EQ
Group Delay
Data Management
Copying Mcacc preset data
Renaming Mcacc presets
Clearing Mcacc presets
Manual speaker setup
System Setup menu
System Setup menu Chapter
Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
Speaker Setting
System Setup menu
Surround back speaker setting
Adjust the level of each channel using /
Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
Select a setup option
Confirm your selected setup option
Curve
THX Audio Setting
Speaker Distance
4a.Manual SP Setup 4a6.THX Audio Setting
Other connections Chapter
Using XM Radio
Connecting your XM Radio receiver
Other connections
Using the XM Menu
Using Sirius Radio
Using XM HD Surround
Saving channel presets
Chuck Berry
Connecting your SiriusConnect Tuner
Press Sirius to switch to the Sirius input
Listening to Sirius Radio
Use Input Select to select Multi CH
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs
Using the Sirius Menu
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
Bi-amping your speakers
Speaker B setup
Switching the speaker system
Speaker B setting only.1
Large
Connecting additional amplifiers
Bi-wiring your speakers
Make sure that the + / connections are properly inserted
ZONE2
Other connections MULTI-ZONE listening
Making MULTI-ZONE connections
MULTI-ZONE listening options
Audio
Basic MULTI-ZONE setup Zone
MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals Zone
Panel
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup Zone
Digital Audio
Select selected sub zone
Connecting an IR receiver
Button What it does
Input Use to select the input source in the currently
Or off just by pressing the input functions you’ve set on
Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat panel TV
DVD
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer flat panel TV
Mcacc Data Check 2g.Output PC
Other connections Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc output
Advanced Mcacc output using your PC
System must have internet access
Steps to enjoy the Home Media Gallery
Playback with Home Media Gallery inputs
Playback with Home Media Gallery inputs Chapter
Playback with Home Media Gallery inputs
Connecting to the network through LAN interface
Connecting an iPod
Specifications of a LAN terminal
Windows Media DRM
Introduction
About network playback
Windows Media Connect
Authorizing this receiver
Content playable over a network
Server without the mark cannot be accessed
Playback with Home Media Gallery
Repeat to play back the desired song or photo
Enter
Item. To return to the list screen, press Return
Case of a USB memory device or a server
Use / to browse the selected category e.g., albums
About the playback screen
Finding what you want to play
To return to the previous level any time, press
Basic playback controls
Switching the iPod controls1
Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device
Finding what you want to play
Off
Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched
Listening to Internet radio stations
About Internet radio
Use / to select ‘Help’, then press Enter
Use / to select ‘Get access code’, then press
About list of Internet radio
Saving and retrieving Internet radio stations
About the Favorites folder
Listening to Neural Music Direct
Playing back your favorite songs
About Neural Music Direct
Music files
About playable file formats
Retrieving saved Internet radio stations
Setting up the network
Advanced operations for Internet radio
Saving Internet radio stations
Enter the IP address
Select ‘Setup’ and press Enter to confirm your selection
Proxy Hostname/Proxy Port
Select ‘Change’ and press Enter to confirm your selection
Enter the address of your proxy server or Domain name
Checking the network settings
Press Enter to complete the network setup procedure
Enter the alternate DNS server address
Glossary
Software update
Default Gateway
Dhcp Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
Neural Surround
MAC Media Access Control address
IP Internet Protocol address
Mass Storage Class devices
Making the Hdmi Control connections
Hdmi Control
Hdmi Control Chapter
Setup
Hdmi Control Setting the Hdmi options
Before using synchronization
Setting the Hdmi Control mode
About Hdmi Control
Hdmi Control Synchronized amp mode
Synchronized amp mode operations
Canceling synchronized amp mode
Component
Other Settings
Other Settings Chapter
Input Setup menu
Language used on the on-screen display can be changed
Other Settings
Input function default and possible settings
Changing the OSD display language OSD Language
Select the ‘SW Input Gain’ setting you want
Other Settings Other Setup menu
Multi Channel Input Setup
Select ‘Multi Ch In Setup’ from the Other Setup menu
Flicker Reduction Setup
Zone Audio Setup
SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat panel TVs
Press Return to confirm and exit the menu
Using other functions
Using other functions Chapter
Setting the Audio options
Using other functions
Video Parameter menu, it is unavailable due to
Using other functions Setting the Video options
Current source, setting and status of the receiver
Making an audio or a video recording
Dimming the display
Using the sleep timer
Reducing the level of an analog signal
Hdmi OUT
Using other functions Switching the Hdmi output
Checking your system settings
Resetting the system
SR+
Default system settings
Setting Default
MULTI-ZONE
Controlling the rest of your system Chapter
Setting the remote to control other components
Selecting preset codes directly
Controlling the rest of your system
Press and hold the button to be erased for two seconds
Erasing one of the remote control button settings
Use / to select ERASE, then press Enter
Renaming input source names
Resetting the remote control presets
Confirming preset codes
Controlling the rest of your system
Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence
Select the button for the command you want to input
Following remote control commands can be selected
Press Multi Operation
Using multi operations
Using System off
Controls for TVs
CLR
SOURCE
& Enter
Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor
Additional information Chapter
Speaker Setting Guide
Additional information
Additional information
Positioning and adjusting the subwoofer
Position of center speaker and monitor
Positional relationship between speakers and monitor
Position of front speakers and monitor
Digital Video Scaler
Additional information Troubleshooting
Power
Symptom Remedy
No sound
Symptom
Other audio problems
Video
Settings
SEL
Professional Calibration EQ graphical output
Display
Remote control
Important information regarding the Hdmi connection
Configuration a
Configuration B
Hdcp Error shows
Causes Remedies Refer to
Symptoms
Symptoms Causes Remedies Refer to
Status messages Descriptions
Symptom Cause
About status messages
XM radio messages
Hdmi C ERR 1C0
Sirius radio messages
Hdmi C ERR 1A0
Hdmi C ERR 1B0
Dolby
Additional information Surround sound formats
DTS 96/24
Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
DTS Digital Surround
DTS Neo6
Additional information About THX
THX Ultra2/Select2 Cinema
About Neural THX Surround
THX Games
THX Loudness Plus Description
Flac Decoder
Additional information About XM
About Sirius
About Flac
ON/AUTO
Stereo 2 channel signal formats
Input signal format Standard
Auto Surround
PRO LOGIC+THX
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Input signal format
Multichannel signal formats
Additional information Specifications
Home Media Gallery
Additional information Cleaning the unit
Features
Our philosophy
DCDi
THX certified design In case of SC-07
THX certified design In case of SC-05
Hdmi and digital video conversion
Decibel Level Example
To establish a safe level
Once you have established a comfortable sound level
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