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Pioneer VSX-LX50 Listening to your system Using Midnight and Loudness, Using the Sound Retriever

Models: VSX-LX50

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Listening to your system

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Using Midnight and Loudness

The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you’re listening. The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels.

•Press RECEIVER then press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.

Using the Sound Retriever

When audio data is removed during the WMA/MP3/ MPEG-4 AAC compression process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2- channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

•Press RECEIVER then press S.RETRIEVER (SOUND RETRIEVER) to switch the sound retriever on or off.

Enhancing dialog

• Default setting: OFF

The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

•Press RECEIVER then press DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off.

Using the tone controls

Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone

control.1

1Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust.

Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE.

2Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from –6to +6 (dB).

•Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically.

Note

1The tone controls are only available when the stereo mode or the Front Stage Surround Advance mode is selected (except when STEREO is selected using

AUTO SURROUND).

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Pioneer VSX-LX50 manual Listening to your system Using Midnight and Loudness, Using the Sound Retriever, Enhancing dialog

Contents

VSX-LX50 Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Important the Moulded Plug Operating Environment Contents Other connections System Setup menu Controlling the rest of your systemOther Settings Using other functions Before you start FeaturesBefore you start Chapter Checking what’s in the box Installing the receiverEasy-to-use LCD remote control Before you start Introduction to home theater Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto McaccMinute guide 02 5 minute guide Chapter Minute guide Playing a source Better sound using Phase ControlProblems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup 02 5 minute guide Connecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipmentRear panel When making cable connections Connecting your equipmentAbout the video converter 342 Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerConnecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Connect using a standard video cable or an S-video cable Using the component video jacks Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sourcesDVR, VCR, etc Use a three-way component video cable Connecting digital audio sources About the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting analog audio sourcesConnecting a component to the front panel inputs Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable Connecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system Placing the speakers Bare wire connections THX speaker system setup Connecting antennas Plug the power cord into a power outlet Connecting external antennasPlugging in the receiver Controls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel Controls and displays Operating range of remote control unit Stream Direct Phase ControlRtrv Sound Select Controls and displays Remote controlRECEIVER Input Select SOURCE StatusMulti OPE Shift Standard surround sound Listening to your systemListening to your system Chapter Auto playback Listening in surround sound Listening to your system Using the Home THX modesUsing the Advanced surround effects THX Games Mode Stereo See Listening in stereo above for more on this Using Front Stage Surround AdvanceUsing Stream Direct Listening in stereo While listening to a source, press Mcacc Listening to your system Selecting Mcacc presetsChoosing the input signal Using surround back channel processing Using the Virtual Surround Back mode Press Tone to select the frequency you want to adjust Listening to your system Using Midnight and LoudnessUsing the Sound Retriever Using the tone controls Basic playback controls Using the USB interfaceUSB playback USB playback Chapter Compressed audio compatibility USB playback Listening to the radio Using the tunerUsing the tuner Chapter Saving station presets An introduction to RDS Using the tunerNaming station presets Listening to station presets Displaying RDS information Using EONPress Disp for RDS information Select the setting you want to adjust System Setup menuSystem Setup menu Chapter Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu Point System Setup menu Default setting Normal SB Surround back speaker setting Fine Channel Level Manual Mcacc setup When youre finished, press Return Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuAdjust the level of the left channel Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Standing Wave Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select the channels you want and adjust to your liking How to interpret the graphical output How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQProfessional Acoustic Calibration EQ Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press Enter Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect an option and press Enter Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu System Setup menu Data ManagementCopying Mcacc preset data Checking Mcacc preset data Clearing Mcacc presets Manual speaker setupSpeaker Setting Renaming Mcacc presets Adjust the level of each channel using the / Buttons Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menuSelect a setup option Confirm your selected setup option Speaker Distance THX Audio SettingCurve Other connections Chapter Connecting an iPodConnecting your iPod to the receiver Other connections Use / to move to previous/next levels Watching photos and video contentOther connections Basic playback controls About Hdmi Other connections Connecting using HdmiYou can also use the front panel controls Selecting the multichannel analog inputs Connecting the multichannel analog inputsSpeaker B setup Switching the speaker system Bi-amping your front speakers Bi-wiring your speakersConnect your speakers as shown below Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display Other connections Connecting additional amplifiersLarge DVD player Satellite receiver, etc Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayPioneer plasma Display Input function default and possible settings Other SettingsOther Settings Chapter Input Setup menu OSD Adjustment Other SettingsOther Setup menu SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Setting What it does Options Using other functionsUsing other functions Chapter Setting the AV options Prepare the recorder Using other functionsMaking an audio or a video recording Select the source you want to record Press Status to check the system settings Using the sleep timerSwitching the speaker impedance Checking your system settings Setting Default Using other functions Resetting the systemDefault system settings Press System Setup to confirm Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other componentsSelecting preset codes directly Programming signals from other remote controls Controlling the rest of your system Erasing one of the remote control button settingsResetting the remote control presets Confirming preset codes Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence Renaming input source namesMulti Operation and System Off Direct function Press Multi OPE Using multi operationsUsing System off Select the button for the command you want to input Controls for other components Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVsButtons Function Components Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Additional information Chapter TroubleshootingPower Additional information SymptomRemedy Other audio problemsAdditional information Video Settings 96 kHz Display Symptom Remote controlUSB interface Noisy or distorted picture Symptom Cause ActionThere is a problem with the signal path from IPod messages Dolby Additional information Surround sound formats Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional About THX Timbre Matching THX Select2 Cinema modeTHX Games Mode Re-Equalization Input signal format Standard Stereo 2 channel signal formatsAuto Surround Channel decoding used for all sources Multichannel signal formats Channel Dolby Digital Plus Straight decodingDecoding Surround Back speakers Input signal format Cleaning the unit Additional information Specifications Pioneer Corporation