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Controls and displays

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Chapter 4:

Controls and displays

Front panel

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			STANDBY/ON		PHASE
					CONTROL
							DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING

EON

PTY

LISTENING

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR 1

DVR/VCR 2

VIDEO/GAME

CD

CD-R/TAPE/MD

FM/AM

USB

iPod

HDMI

SIGNAL

SB ch

MULTI CH

MODE

SEARCH

MODE

SELECT PROCESSING

IN

MULTI JOG

ENTER

PHONES

SYSTEMTUNING/ TUNER

SETUP RETURN TONE STATION EDIT SPEAKERS

MASTER

VOLUME

S-VIDEO

VIDEO/GAME INPUT

USB

MCACC

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

DIGITAL IN

SETUP MIC

MULTI JOG

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SYSTEM						TUNING/		TUNER
		RETURN		TONE						SPEAKERS
SETUP						STATION		EDIT

MULTI JOG

1 MULTI JOG dial

Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various settings and menu options.

2  STANDBY/ON

Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on.

3EON MODE

Use to search for programs that are broadcasting traffic or news information (page 36).

PTY SEARCH

Use this button to search for RDS program types (page 35).

4LISTENING MODE

Use with the MULTI JOG dial to select the various listening modes (page 26).

5 PHASE CONTROL indicator

Lights when the Phase Control is switched on (page 10).

6 MCACC indicator

Lights when one of the MCACC presets (page 29) is selected.

7DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING indicator Lights to indicate digital processing.

8Character display

See Display on page 23.

9 Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control unit on page 22).

10 HDMI indicator

Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 51).

11SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 29).

SB ch PROCESSING – Selects the surround back channel mode (page 29) or virtual surround back mode (page 30).

MULTI CH IN – Press to select the multichannel analog inputs (page 52).

12MASTER VOLUME dial

13ENTER

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En

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Pioneer VSX-LX50 manual Controls and displays Chapter, Front panel

Contents

VSX-LX50 Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Important the Moulded Plug Operating Environment Contents Other Settings System Setup menu Controlling the rest of your systemUsing other functions Other connections Features Before you startBefore you start Chapter Easy-to-use LCD remote control Installing the receiverBefore you start Checking what’s in the box Minute guide Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto Mcacc02 5 minute guide Chapter Introduction to home theater Minute guide Problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Better sound using Phase Control02 5 minute guide Playing a source Connecting your equipment Connecting your equipment ChapterRear panel Connecting your equipment When making cable connectionsAbout the video converter Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerConnect using a standard video cable or an S-video cable 342 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources Using the component video jacksDVR, VCR, etc Use a three-way component video cable Connecting digital audio sources Connecting a component to the front panel inputs Connecting analog audio sourcesConnect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable About the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system Placing the speakers Bare wire connections THX speaker system setup Connecting antennas Connecting external antennas Plug the power cord into a power outletPlugging in the receiver Controls and displays Controls and displays ChapterFront panel Controls and displays Operating range of remote control unit Rtrv Phase ControlSound Stream Direct RECEIVER Controls and displays Remote controlInput Select Select Multi OPE StatusShift SOURCE Listening to your system Chapter Listening to your systemAuto playback Listening in surround sound Standard surround sound Using the Advanced surround effects Using the Home THX modesTHX Games Mode Listening to your system Using Stream Direct Using Front Stage Surround AdvanceListening in stereo Stereo See Listening in stereo above for more on this Choosing the input signal Listening to your system Selecting Mcacc presetsUsing surround back channel processing While listening to a source, press Mcacc Using the Virtual Surround Back mode Using the Sound Retriever Listening to your system Using Midnight and LoudnessUsing the tone controls Press Tone to select the frequency you want to adjust USB playback Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Chapter Basic playback controls Compressed audio compatibility USB playback Using the tuner Chapter Using the tunerSaving station presets Listening to the radio Naming station presets Using the tunerListening to station presets An introduction to RDS Using EON Displaying RDS informationPress Disp for RDS information System Setup menu Chapter System Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Select the setting you want to adjust Point System Setup menu Default setting Normal SB Surround back speaker setting Fine Channel Level Manual Mcacc setup Adjust the level of the left channel Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu When youre finished, press Return Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect the channels you want and adjust to your liking Standing Wave How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ How to interpret the graphical outputProfessional Acoustic Calibration EQ Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press EnterSelect an option and press Enter Copying Mcacc preset data System Setup menu Data ManagementChecking Mcacc preset data Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu Speaker Setting Manual speaker setupRenaming Mcacc presets Clearing Mcacc presets Select a setup option Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menuConfirm your selected setup option Adjust the level of each channel using the / Buttons THX Audio Setting Speaker DistanceCurve Connecting your iPod to the receiver Connecting an iPodOther connections Other connections Chapter Other connections Watching photos and video contentBasic playback controls Use / to move to previous/next levels Other connections Connecting using Hdmi About HdmiYou can also use the front panel controls Speaker B setup Connecting the multichannel analog inputsSwitching the speaker system Selecting the multichannel analog inputs Bi-wiring your speakers Bi-amping your front speakersConnect your speakers as shown below Other connections Connecting additional amplifiers Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma displayLarge Pioneer plasma Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayDisplay DVD player Satellite receiver, etc Other Settings Chapter Other SettingsInput Setup menu Input function default and possible settings Other Setup menu Other SettingsSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays OSD Adjustment Using other functions Chapter Using other functionsSetting the AV options Setting What it does Options Making an audio or a video recording Using other functionsSelect the source you want to record Prepare the recorder Switching the speaker impedance Using the sleep timerChecking your system settings Press Status to check the system settings Default system settings Using other functions Resetting the systemPress System Setup to confirm Setting Default Selecting preset codes directly Setting the remote to control other componentsProgramming signals from other remote controls Controlling the rest of your system Resetting the remote control presets Erasing one of the remote control button settingsConfirming preset codes Controlling the rest of your system Multi Operation and System Off Renaming input source namesDirect function Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence Using System off Using multi operationsSelect the button for the command you want to input Press Multi OPE Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVs Controls for other componentsButtons Function Components Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Power TroubleshootingAdditional information Additional information Chapter Other audio problems SymptomRemedyAdditional information Video Settings 96 kHz Display Remote control SymptomUSB interface There is a problem with the signal path from Symptom Cause ActionIPod messages Noisy or distorted picture Dolby Additional information Surround sound formats Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional About THX THX Games Mode THX Select2 Cinema modeRe-Equalization Timbre Matching Stereo 2 channel signal formats Input signal format StandardAuto Surround Channel decoding used for all sources Multichannel signal formats Dolby Digital Plus Straight decoding ChannelDecoding Surround Back speakers Input signal format Cleaning the unit Additional information Specifications Pioneer Corporation