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Pioneer VSX-LX50 manual Pioneer Corporation

Contents

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

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