audio/video multi-channel receiver
Operating Instructions
VENTILATION CAUTION
Operating Environment
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1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions
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Wash hands after handling
03 Connecting your equipment
Contents
06 Using the tuner
08 The System Setup menu
13 Using other functions
12 Other Settings
09 Other connections
10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
15 Additional information
14 Controlling the rest of your system
Before you start
Installing the receiver
01 Before you start Chapter
Checking what’s in the box
Simple Home Theater Guide
Simple Home Theater Guide
Chapter
Introduction to home theater
4 Follow the instructions on-screen
02 Simple Home Theater Guide
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV
Playing a source
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup
Simple Home Theater Guide
2 Select the input source you want to play
Using Phase Control
Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control
Phase Control OFF
Phase Control ON
Simple Home Theater Guide
Using Full Band Phase Control
Full Band Phase Control OFF
02 Simple Home Theater Guide
Full Band Phase Control ON
FULLBAND PHASE.1
Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment
Rear panel
See Connecting using HDMI on page
When making cable connections
03 Connecting your equipment
10 RS-232C connector
See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page
Connecting using HDMI
Connecting your equipment About the video converter
03 Connecting your equipment
About HDMI
Connecting your equipment
Connecting your Blu-ray disc player
HDMI OUT
SELECTABLE
1 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video input on your TV
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player
2 Connect an optical-type1 digital audio output from
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box
Connecting your equipment
3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources
03 Connecting your equipment
Use a three-way component video cable
Using the component video jacks
Connecting your equipment
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sources
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs
Connecting analog audio sources
Connecting your equipment
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable
Connecting the speakers
03 Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system
Placing the speakers
Bare wire connections
Banana plug connections
Connecting your equipment
THX speaker system setup
Connecting antennas
03 Connecting your equipment
SC-07 - THX Ultra2 CINEMA, THX Ultra2 MUSIC and THX Ultra2 GAMES
Connecting external antennas
FM wire antenna
Plugging in the receiver
AM loop antenna
04 Controls and displays Chapter
Controls and displays
Front panel
Illustration shows the SC-07 front panel
Controls and displays
Operating range of remote control unit
6 MASTER VOLUME dial 7 Front panel controls
See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page
1 SIGNAL indicators
04 Controls and displays Display
2 Program format indicators
3 Digital format indicators
Illustration shows the SC-07 remote control
Controls and displays Remote control
1 MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch
PRESET - See Selecting preset codes directly on page
HOME MENU - Use to access the HOME MENU pages 43, 51, 53 and
04 Controls and displays
14 Remote control illumination button
15 Remote control operation selector switch
Listening to your system
Listening to your system
Listening in surround sound
Auto playback
Using the Advanced surround effects
Using the Home THX modes
05 Listening to your system
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV
Listening in stereo
Using Front Stage Surround Advance
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV
Selecting MCACC presets
05 Listening to your system Using Stream Direct
Choosing the input signal
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
Using surround back channel processing
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV
Listening to your system
05 Listening to your system
Using the genre synchronizing function
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV
Using the tuner Chapter
Using the tuner
Using the noise cut mode
Using Neural THX
Naming station presets
06 Using the tuner Saving station presets
Listening to station presets
1 Choose the station preset you want to name
The Advanced MCACC menu
Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu
The Advanced MCACC menu
4 Select the setting you want to adjust
2 Select the parameters you want to set
07 The Advanced MCACC menu Automatic MCACC Expert
1 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu, then press ENTER
6 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones
7 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.2
The Advanced MCACC menu
5 Follow the instructions on-screen
07 The Advanced MCACC menu
Manual MCACC setup
2.MCACC Data Check
1c.Manual MCACC
Fine Speaker Distance
Fine Channel Level
2 Select the setting you want to adjust
1 Select ‘Fine Channel Level’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu
Standing Wave
Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
4 When you’re finished, press RETURN
1 Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu
How to interpret the graphical output
How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
1 Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu
07 The Advanced MCACC menu
Using Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
1 Select ‘EQ Professional’, then press ENTER
2 Select an option and press ENTER
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV, then press HOME MENU
Checking MCACC Data
3 Select the setting you want to check
The Advanced MCACC menu
Channel Level
Speaker Setting
Speaker Distance
Standing Wave
Data Management
Group Delay
Acoustic Cal EQ
2 When ‘Ch’ is highlighted, use / to select the channel
Clearing MCACC presets
Renaming MCACC presets
Copying MCACC preset data
1 Select ‘Memory Rename’ from the Data Management setup menu
The System Setup menu
The System Setup menu
Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
Manual speaker setup
Surround back speaker setting
08 The System Setup menu
Speaker Setting
1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
The System Setup menu
Channel Level
1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
4 When you’re finished, press RETURN
Speaker Distance
THX Audio Setting
X-Curve
08 The System Setup menu
1 Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP setup menu
The System Setup menu
5 Select either ON or OFF for Boundary Gain Compensation setting
2 Select either ON or OFF for THX Loudness Plus setting
Connecting your XM Radio receiver
Using XM Radio
Other connections
09 Other connections Chapter
Using XM HD Surround
Using SIRIUS Radio
Saving channel presets
Using the XM Menu
09 Other connections
Connecting your SiriusConnect Tuner
Listening to SIRIUS Radio
Saving channel presets
Using the SIRIUS Menu
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
Listening to channel presets
Switching the speaker system
Speaker B setup
Bi-amping your speakers
Use SPEAKERS on the front panel to select a speaker system setting
Bi-wiring your speakers
Connecting additional amplifiers
2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu
Other connections
MULTI-ZONE listening options
09 Other connections MULTI-ZONE listening
Making MULTI-ZONE connections
MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker terminals Zone
Basic MULTI-ZONE setup Zone
Other connections
Connect a separate amplifier to the AUDIO ZONE2
Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup Zone
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
09 Other connections
DIGITAL IN
Connecting an IR receiver
Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat panel TV
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger
The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12 V/50 mA
After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch
Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your flat panel TV
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer flat panel TV
Other connections
Advanced MCACC output using your PC
Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output
3 When you’re finished, press RETURN
09 Other connections
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Features of Home Media Gallery
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Enjoying the Home Media Gallery
Connecting an iPod
Connecting to the network through LAN interface
The specifications of a LAN terminal
10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Introduction
Connecting a USB device
About network playback
Windows Media Connect
Playback with Home Media Gallery
Content playable over a network
Authorizing this receiver
About playback behavior over a network
4 Use / to select the folder, music/photo files or
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Internet radio station to play back, and then press ENTER
item. To return to the list screen, press RETURN
About the playback screen
Playing back audio files stored on components on the network
Finding what you want to play
10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device
Switching the iPod controls1
Finding what you want to play
Basic playback controls
Listening to Internet radio stations
Basic playback controls
About Internet radio
10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Saving and retrieving Internet radio stations
About list of Internet radio
3 Use / to select ‘Get access code’, then press ENTER
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Playing back your favorite songs
Listening to Neural Music Direct
About Neural Music Direct
About the Favorites folder
Music files
About playable file formats
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
Category
Advanced operations for Internet radio
Setting up the network
Saving Internet radio stations
Retrieving saved Internet radio stations
3 Select ‘Setup’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection
1 Set the operation selector switch to SOURCE
4 Select ‘Network Setup’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection
The Network IP Settings screen appears
22 Press ENTER to complete the network setup procedure
Checking the network settings
10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
11 Select ‘Change’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection
Default Gateway
Software update
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
Glossary
IP Internet Protocol address
MAC Media Access Control address
Mass Storage Class devices
Neural Surround
HDMI Control
HDMI Control
Making the HDMI Control connections
Chapter
Before using synchronization
11 HDMI Control Setting the HDMI options
Setting the HDMI Control mode
SETUP 2 Select ‘System Setup’, then press ENTER
HDMI Control Synchronized amp mode
Canceling synchronized amp mode
About HDMI Control
About PQLS
12 Other Settings Chapter
Other Settings
The Input Setup menu
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use RECEIVER to switch on
Input function default and possible settings
Other Settings
Changing the OSD display language OSD Language
1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV, then press HOME MENU
The Other Setup menu
12 Other Settings
Multi Channel Input Setup
2 Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME MENU
SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat panel TVs
ZONE Audio Setup
Flicker Reduction Setup
Other Settings
13 Using other functions Chapter
Using other functions
Setting the Audio options
AUDIO PARAMETER
Setting
Using other functions
Setting
What it does
Setting the Video options
13 Using other functions
Making an audio or a video recording
VIDEO PARAMETER
Reducing the level of an analog signal
Using the sleep timer
Dimming the display
Using other functions
Checking your system settings
13 Using other functions Switching the HDMI output
Resetting the system
2 When you’re finished, press STATUS again to switch off the display
Using other functions
Default system settings
Setting
Default
Selecting preset codes directly
Setting the remote to control other components
Controlling the rest of your system
14 Controlling the rest of your system Chapter
Erasing one of the remote control button settings
Programming signals from other remote controls
Controlling the rest of your system
1 While pressing MULTI OPERATION, press HOME MENU
Confirming preset codes
Resetting the remote control presets
14 Controlling the rest of your system
Renaming input source names
Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence
Controlling the rest of your system Multi Operation and System Off
5 Use / to select a command in the sequence, then press ENTER
7 Select the button for the command you want to input
Using System off
Using multi operations
Controls for TVs
14 Controlling the rest of your system
Controlling the rest of your system
Controls for other components
Buttons
Function
1 Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor of
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor
14 Controlling the rest of your system
Step 1 Speaker layout and distance adjustment
Speaker Setting Guide
Step 2 Adjusting the speaker height
Step 3 Adjusting the speaker orientation
15 Additional information
Step 4 Positioning and adjusting the subwoofer
Position of front speakers and monitor
Positional relationship between speakers and monitor
Position of center speaker and monitor
Additional information
Power
15 Additional information Troubleshooting
Symptom
No sound
to see The Input Setup menu on page
Additional information
Symptom
Other audio problems
Symptom
Speaker Setting on page
Video
Settings
Symptom
Symptom
Display
Professional Calibration EQ graphical output
Symptom
the Manual MCACC setup on
HDMI
Remote control
Symptom
Symptom
Configuration B
Configuration A
Important information regarding the HDMI connection
15 Additional information
Symptoms
HOME MEDIA GALLERY
Additional information
Causes
15 Additional information
Symptoms
Causes
Remedies
XM radio messages
About status messages
Symptoms
Symptom
Symptom
SIRIUS radio messages
Symptom
Message error number Problem
Dolby
Additional information Surround sound formats
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS-EXPRESS
Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
DTS Digital Surround
DTS-ES
In case of SC-07 In case of SC-05
Additional information About THX
THX Cinema processing
Re-Equalization
15 Additional information
About Neural - THX Surround
THX Games
THX Loudness Plus Description
About SIRIUS
Additional information About XM
About FLAC
FLAC Decoder
Stereo 2 channel signal formats
Listening modes with different input signal formats
Input signal format
15 Additional information
Additional information
Input signal format
Standard
Auto Surround
Standard
Input signal format
Auto Surround
SBch Processing
Additional information
Input signal format
Standard
Auto Surround
15 Additional information
Input signal format
Standard
Auto Surround
Multichannel signal formats
Stream direct with different input signal formats
Stereo 2 channel signal formats
Input signal format
Amplifier section
15 Additional information Specifications
Network Section
USB Section
Features
Additional information Cleaning the unit
Our philosophy
Easy setup using Advanced MCACC
THX certified design In case of SC-07
15 Additional information
THX certified design In case of SC-05
HDMI and digital video conversion
To establish a safe level
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
Once you have established a comfortable sound level
Decibel Level Example
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