Pioneer SC-35 Flow of settings on the receiver, The colors of the steps indicate the following

Flow of settings on the receiver

The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals. It can be used easily after following the procedure below to make the connections and settings.

The colors of the steps indicate the following:

Required setting item

Setting to be made as necessary

1Before you start

•Checking what’s in the box (page 10)

•Loading the batteries (page 10)

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2Determining the speakers’ application (page 22)

•9.1 channel surround system (Front height)

•9.1 channel surround system (Front wide)

•7.1 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

•5.1 channel surround system & Front Bi-amping connection (High quality surround)

•5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2 connection (Multi Zone)

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3Connecting the speakers

•Placing the speakers (page 23)

•Connecting the speakers (page 24)

•Installing your speaker system (page 25)

•Bi-amping your speakers (page 26)

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4Connecting the components

•About the audio connection (page 27)

•About the video converter (page 27)

•Connecting your TV and playback components (page 29)

•Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 36)

•Plugging in the receiver (page 42)

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5 Power On

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6Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 43)

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7MCACC speaker settings

•Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) (page 43)

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8The Input Setup menu (page 45)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

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9Basic playback (page 47)

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10Switching the HDMI output (page 81)

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11Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

•Using the various listening modes

•Better sound using Phase Control (page 62)

•Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control (SC-37 only) (page 63)

•Measuring the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/FRONT ALIGN) (page 104)

•Changing the channel level while listening (Tip on page 116)

•Switching on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 76)

•Setting the PQLS function (page 75)

•Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 76)

•Setting the Video options (page 78)

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12Other optional adjustments and settings

•Control with HDMI function (page 72)

•The Advanced MCACC menu (page 104)

•The System Setup and Other Setup menus (page 114)

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13 Making maximum use of the remote control

SC-37:

•Operating multiple receivers (page 84)

•Setting the remote to control other components (page 84)

•Using the RF communications function (page 91) SC-35:

•Operating multiple receivers (page 96)

•Setting the remote to control other components (page 97)

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