Pioneer VSX-LX52 manual Flow of settings on the receiver

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 8)

•Loading the batteries (page 8)

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2Determining the speakers’ application (page 16)

•7.1ch surround connection

•5.1ch surround & Front Bi-amping connection

•5.1ch surround & ZONE 2 connection

•5.1ch surround & Speaker B connection

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3Connecting the speakers

•Placing the speakers (page 17)

•Connecting the speakers (page 18)

•Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections (page 19)

•Bi-amping your speakers (page 20)

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4Connecting the components

•About the audio connection (page 21)

•About the video converter (page 22)

•Connecting your TV and playback components (page 23)

•Connecting AM/FM antennas (page 30)

•Plugging in the receiver (page 37)

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5Switching the speaker impedance (page 38)

(Only if the impedance of the connected speakers is 6 Ω to 8 Ω)

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6 Power On

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7Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) (page 38)

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8 Surround back speaker setting (page 85)

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9MCACC speaker settings

•Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) (page 39)

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10The Input Setup menu (page 40)

(When using connections other than the recommended connections)

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11Switching the HDMI output (page 65)

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12Basic playback (page 42)

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13Adjusting the sound and picture quality as desired

•Using the various listening modes

•Using surround back channel processing (page 53)

•Better sound using Phase Control (page 55)

•Measure the all EQ type (SYMMETRY/ALL CH ADJ/ FRONT ALIGN) (page 72)

•Change the channel level while listening (Tip on page 86)

•Switches on/off the Acoustic Calibration EQ, Sound retriever or Dialog Enhancement (page 60)

•Setting the PQLS function (page 59)

•Setting the Audio options (Tone, Loudness or Sound delay, etc.) (page 60)

•Setting the Video options (page 61)

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14Other optional adjustments and settings

•KURO LINK Setup (page 58)

•The Advanced MCACC menu (page 71)

•The system and the other setup (page 84)

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15Making maximum use of the remote control

•Operating multiple receivers (page 67)

•Setting the remote to control other components (page 67)

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