Pioneer Elite SC-07 manual

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5 En Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 02 Simple Home Theater Guide Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . .[...]

6 En 09 Other connections Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Connecting your XM Radio rec eiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Listening to XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Saving channel presets . .[...]

7 En 14 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 102 Selecting preset codes directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Programming signals from other remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Erasing one of the remote contro l button settings . . . . . [...]

Before you start 01 8 En Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you’ve rece ived th e following supplied accessories: • S etup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.)) • R emote control unit • A A/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 • AM loop an tenna •F M w i r e a n t e n n a • W arranty card • T hese opera[...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 9 En Chapter 2: Simple Home Theater Guide Introductio n to home theater Home theater refers to the use of mu ltiple audio tracks to create a surroun d sound effe ct, making you feel like you’re in the middle of th e action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on your spea [...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 10 En Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) The Auto MCACC Setup me asures the acoustic characteristics of your listen ing area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and chan nel level. After you have set up the microph[...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 11 En If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check sc reen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume au tomatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘ OK ’ and press ENTER in step 6. • With error messages (such as Too much Ambient Noise! or Check micropho [...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 12 En 3 Set the operation selector switch to RCV , then press AUTO/DIRECT ( AUTO SURR / STREAM DIRECT ) to select ‘ AUTO SURROUND ’ and start playback of the source. 1 If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surro und sound DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you a re playing a stereo source, you w ill o[...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 13 En Phase Control tec hnology provides co herent sound reproduction through th e use of phase matching 1 for an optimal sound image at your listening po sition. The default sett ing is on and we recommen d leaving Ph ase Control switched on for all sound sources. • Set the operat ion selector switch to R CV, then pr[...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 14 En Full Band Phase Control ON With the phase distortion co rrected, the frequency-phase characteristics are im proved acr oss all ranges. • S ound with live dynamics • S ound of musical in strume nts with superb reality • S ound so accurately reproduced th at you can even hear the lip movement of the singer •[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 15 En Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with m any conn ection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be diff icult. This page explains the kinds of components y ou can connect to make up your home theater system. Important • Illustratio n shows the SC -07, however connec tions for the S[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 16 En 10 RS -232C connector Use for connection to a PC for grap hical output when using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Contro l.  See Connecti ng a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 72. 11 Component video inputs (x3) Use the inputs to connect any video sou rce that has component video output, su ch as a DVD pla[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 17 En About the video converter The video converter ensures that all video sou rces are output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resol ution cannot be downsam pled, you m ust connec t your moni tor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when co nnecting this video sour[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 18 En 1 Use an HDMI cable to conn ect one of the HDMI IN interconnects on this r eceiver to an HD MI output on your HDMI component. The HDMI i ndicator lights on the front panel when an HDMI-equipped compo nent is connected. 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiv er to an HDMI interconne[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 19 En Connecting your Blu-ray disc player The diagram shows a basic setup of this re ceiver together with a Blu-ray disc player, wi th HDMI connectio ns. If your Blu-ray disc pla yer offers multi- channel anal og audio outputs, see Connecting the multichanne l analog inputs on page 63. • Connect an HDMI output on your[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 20 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of t his receiver together with a TV and D VD player, with S-Vi deo or composite video connections. Different TVs a nd DVD players may offer alternative connectio ns. See also Using the component video jack s on page 23 if your TV and/or D VD player[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 21 En Connecting a satellit e/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tun ers are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. 1 Connect the audio/video outputs o n the set- top box to th e TV/SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. Connect usin g a stereo RCA/phono jack ca bl[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 22 En Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources This receiver has two sets of audio/vi deo inp uts and outputs suitable for co nne cting anal og or digital video devi ces, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs. 1 Connect the audio/video ou tputs of the vi deo player/recorder to th e DVR 1 AUDIO and VIDEO[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 23 En Using the component v ideo jacks Component video should give su perior picture quality when compared to com posite or S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if y our source and TV a re both compatib le), which delivers a very stable, flicker - free picture. See the manuals that came with y[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 24 En Connecting digital audio sources This recei ver has both d igital in puts and o utputs , allowing you to connec t digita l audio components for playback and for makin g digital r ecordin gs. Most di gital c ompone nts als o have analo g connections. See Connecting analog audio sources on page 25 if you want to con[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 25 En Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features five stereo audio-only inputs. One of th ese inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders. One of the audio inputs ( PHONO ) is a dedicated turntable input which shou ld not be used for any other type of component. This input also has a groun[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 26 En Installing your speaker syste m To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound ca pabilities connect front, cent er, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. 1 Although this is ideal, othe r configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround s[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 27 En • Make sur e that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker te rminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure. Bare wire connections Make sure that th e speaker cable you’re going to u se is properly p[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 28 En Caution • Make sure that all speakers are sec urely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resu lting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes. The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround ba[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 29 En AM loop antenna 1 Assemble the stand as shown in t he illustrati on. 1 • Bend the stand in the direction indicated ( fig. A ). • Cl ip the loop in to the sta nd ( fig . B ). • It’s possible to fix the AM antenna to a wall ( fi g. C ). Before fixing, make sure that the reception is satisfactory. 2 Pull off [...]

Controls and displays 04 30 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel Illustration show s the SC-07 fron t panel. 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is on. 2 INPUT SELECTOR dial Use to select an input source. 3 PHASE CONTROL indicator – Lights to indicate Phase Control or [...]

Controls and displays 04 31 En 6 MASTER VOLUME dial 7 Front panel controls To access the front panel controls, push gently o n the lower third portion of the panel with your finger. 8 AUDIO PARAMETER Use to access the Audio options (page 96). 9 VIDEO PARAMETER Use to access the Vide o options (p age 98). 10 /// ( TUNE / ST ) / ENTER Use[...]

Controls and displays 04 32 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to ind icate the curre ntly selected input signal. AUTO lights when the r eceiver is set to select the input signal automatica lly (page 38). 2 Program format i ndicators These change according to which channels are active in digital sources. L – Left front channel C – Center chan[...]

Controls and displays 04 33 En Remote control Illustration shows the SC-07 remote control . The remote has be en conveniently color-c oded according to component control using the following system: • White – Receiver cont rol, TV Contr ol • Blue – Othe r controls 1 MULTI-ZONE ope ration selector switch Switch to perform operations in the ma[...]

Controls and displays 04 34 En VIDEO PARAMETER – Use to access the Video options (pag e 98). HOME MENU – Use to access the HOME MENU (pages 43, 51, 53 and 55). RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previo us menu with DVDs or to select cl osed captioning with DTV). 9 ///  ( TUNE / ST[...]

Listening to your system 05 35 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and ma ny feature s described in this section may not be av ailable depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. See Listening m odes with d ifferent input si gnal formats on page 128 for more on this. Auto playback There[...]

Listening t o your system 05 36 En • Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sou nd, especially suited to music sources 1 • Neural T HX – Up to 7.1 channel soun d, especially suited to music sources 2 • XM HD Surround – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources 3 With multichannel sources, if you have connected surround back speaker[...]

Listening to your system 05 37 En • MONO FILM – Creates surround sound from mono soundtracks • ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources • EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field 1 • TV SURROUND – Provides surround sou nd for both mono and stereo TV sources • ADVANCED GAME – Suitable for video games • SPORTS – Suitable f[...]

Listening t o your system 05 38 En Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes whe n you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed, and you’re left with the pure analog or digital so und source (see Strea m direct with different input signal formats on page 133). 1 Set the operati[...]

Listening to your system 05 39 En • HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal. 1 • PCM – Only PCM signals are o utput. 2 The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order: HDMI ; DIGITAL . When set to DIGITAL or AUTO , 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus decoding, 2 HD lights wi th Dolb y TrueH D decoding, DTS[...]

Listening t o your system 05 40 En Using the genre synchronizing fu nction This feature automatica lly selects the most appropriate Advanced Surround mode for the sour ce currently being played back on a Pionee r DVD record er support ing HDMI Control connected to this receiver via HDMI. 1 Fo r details on HDMI Control, see HDMI Control on page 89. [...]

Using the tuner 06 41 En Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the r adio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tunin g functions. If you alrea dy know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station yo[...]

Using the tuner 06 42 En Saving station presets If you often listen to a pa rt icular rad io station , it’s convenient to have the receiver store the freque ncy for easy recall whenever you wan t to listen to that station. This saves the effort of manu al ly tuning in each time. This receiver can memorize up to 30 statio ns, stored in three banks[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 43 En Chapter 7: The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from th e Advanced MCACC menu The Advanced MCACC (Mul ti Channel ACous tic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making i t possible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily a nd w[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 44 En Automatic MCACC (Exper t) If your setup re quires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full B and Phase Control) on page 10, you can customize yo ur setup option s below. You can calib rate your system differently for up to six different MC ACC preset[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 45 En for several seating positions in your listenin g area. 1 Place the microphone a t the reference point indicated on-screen and note the l ast microphone placement will b e at your main listening position: 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no o bstacles betwee[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 46 En 9 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! The MCACC Data Check screen appears. The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from you r system, but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the Manual MCACC setup menu (starting below) or Manual SP Setup menu (startin[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 47 En 1 Select ‘ Manual MCACC ’ from t he Advanced MCACC menu. See Making receiver settings fro m the Advanced MCACC menu on page 43 if you’re not alr eady at this screen. 2 Select the setting yo u wa nt to adjust. If you’re doing t his for th e first time, you might wa nt to make these settings in order. • Fine[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 48 En 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary. Use / to adjust the delay o f the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker. The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0’01’’ to 45’00’’ . Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target cha[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 49 En 1 Select ‘ EQ Adjust ’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 2 Select the channel(s) you want and adjust to your liking. Use / to select the ch annel. Use / to select the frequency and / to boost or cut the EQ. When you’re finished, go ba ck to the top of the screen and press  to return to Ch [...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 50 En The graph below shows the difference between convent ional acoustic calibration an d professional calibration (the gray circle indicates the point where the micropho ne captures sound du ring frequenc y analysis). As soon as audio is output from your speaker system, it is influenced by room cha rac teristics, such a[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 51 En The following optio ns determine how th e reverb characteristics of your l istening area are displayed in Reverb View and Output PC (see Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 72): • EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this rece[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 52 En • Acoustic Ca l EQ – Used to check the calibration values of the listening environment’s fr equency response. See Acoust ic Cal EQ on page 53 for mor e on this. • Group Dela y – Used to check the speake rs’ group delay (both before and after calibration). See Group Delay on page 53 for more on this. • [...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 53 En Acoustic Cal EQ Use this to displa y the ca libra tion values for th e frequency response of the variou s channels set in the different MCACC presets. See Acous tic Cali bration EQ Adjust on pa ge 48 for more on this. 1 Select ‘ Acoustic Cal EQ ’ from th e MCACC Data Check menu. 2 Whe n ‘ Ch ’ is highlighted[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 54 En Renaming MCACC presets If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for easier identific ation. 1 Select ‘ Memory Rename ’ from th e Data Management setup menu. 2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename, then select an appropriate preset na me. Use / to se[...]

The System Setup menu 08 55 En Chapter 8: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from th e System Setup menu The following section describes how to chang e the speaker-related settings ma nually and ma ke various other settings (input selection, OSD language selection, etc.). 1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV , then press HOME MENU[...]

The System Setup menu 08 56 En • Surr Back System – Specifies how you are using your surround back speakers (see Surround back speaker setting below). • Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see below). • Channel Level – Adjusts th e overall balance of your speaker system (page 57). • Speaker [...]

The System Setup menu 08 57 En • SB – Select the nu mber of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none). 1 Select LARGE if your surround back speakers re produce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or su bwoof er. If you didn’t connect surround back spea kers choose NO . • SW – [...]

The System Setup menu 08 58 En 5 When you’re finished, press RETURN . You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu. Tip • T he channel level can be cha nged at any time. Set the operatio n select or switch to RCV , then press CH LEVEL on the remote control, and then use / to adjust the level. Speaker Dista nce For good sound depth and sepa[...]

The System Setup menu 08 59 En 1 Select ‘ THX Audio Setti ng ’ from t he Manual SP setup menu. 2 Select either ON or OFF for THX Loudness Plus setting. 3 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other. • 0–1 ft – Surround speakers within 1 foot apart. • >1– 4 ft – Surround speakers between 1 an d 4 feet apart[...]

Other connections 09 60 En Chapter 9: Other connections Caution • B efore making or cha nging the connec tions, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step. Using XM Radio XM is North America ’s number one satellite radio company, offering an extraordinary variety of commercial-[...]

Other connections 09 61 En Tip • You can select cha nnels directly b y pressing D.ACCESS , the n the three-digit channel number. • You can press DISP to change XM Radio information in the front panel display. • The c urrently selecte d channel is a utomatically chosen (without pressing ENTER ) after five seconds. Using XM HD Surround XM HD Su[...]

Other connections 09 62 En Connecting your SiriusConnect™ Tuner To receive SIRIUS Satellite Radio broadcast s, you will need to activate you r SiriusCo nnect™ tuner. 1 1 Connect a SiriusConnect™ t uner to the SIRIUS I N jack on t he rear of th is receiver. You will also need to co nnect the antenna a nd AC adapter to the SiriusConnect™ tune[...]

Other connections 09 63 En 2 Set the operation selector switch to SOURCE , then press T.EDIT . The display shows a blinking memory class. 3P r e s s CLASS to select one of the three classes, then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset. 4P r e s s ENTER . After pressing ENTER , the[...]

Other connections 09 64 En • Depending on th e DVD player you’re usin g, the analog output lev el of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup . For details, see Multi Channe l Input Setup on page 94. Speaker B setup Caution • Be care[...]

Other connections 09 65 En 1 Connect your speakers as shown next page. This illu stration bel ow show s the connec tions for bi- amping your front left spea ker. Hook up your bi-amp compatible speakers for other channels in the same way. • Ma ke sure that the + / – connections ar e properly inserted. 2 Select the ‘ Front Bi-Amp ’ setting fr[...]

Other connections 09 66 En MULTI-ZONE listening This receiver can power up to three indepen dent systems in separate ro oms after you have made th e proper MULTI- ZONE connections. An example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below, but the number of MULTI-Z ONE connections (an d the way you choose to con nect them) depends on how you want to set up your s[...]

Other connections 09 67 En Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (Zone 2) • Connect a separate amplifier to the AUDIO ZONE2 OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the VIDEO ZONE2 OUT 1 jacks, both on the rear of this recei ver. You should have a pair of speaker s attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown in the followin g illustrat ion. MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker [...]

Other connections 09 68 En Secondar y MULTI-ZONE setup (Zone 3) • Connect a separate amplifier to the ZONE3/ SOURCE OUT digital output on the rear of this receiver. The amplif ier must have an optical di gital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital output of a compon ent in a second sub zone. Using the MULTI-ZONE c[...]

Other connections 09 69 En 3U s e t h e INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source for the zone you have selected. For example, ZONE 2 CD-R sends the source connected to the CD-R inputs to the primary ( ZONE 2 ) sub room. •I f y o u s e l e c t TUNER , you can use the TUNER controls to select a preset station (see S aving sta tion presets on page 4[...]

Other connections 09 70 En Switching compo nents on an d off using the 12 volt trigge r You can connect com ponents in your system (su ch as a screen or projector) to this receiver so that they switch on or off using 12 volt triggers when you select an input function. However, you mu st specify which inpu t functions switch on the trigger using the[...]

Other connections 09 71 En • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect t he CONTROL IN jack o f this re ceiver wi th the CONTROL OUT jack of your flat panel TV. To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD pla yer, etc.) in a s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t w a y t o t h a t d e s c r i b e d i n t h i[...]

Other connections 09 72 En Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output When using the Acoustic Calibratio n EQ Professional (see page 49) to calibrate the reverb characteristic s of your listening room , you can graphically check the results on your computer connected to this receiver. Also, when the Full Band Phase Contro l function is activated, yo[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 73 En Chapter 10: Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Enjoying the Home Media Gallery This receiver’s Home Media Ga llery functio n allows you to listen to audio files, play photo files or listen to Internet radio st ations on a comput er or other compo nent connected to the rec eiver’s LAN termina[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 74 En Playing back audio files stored on an iPod 1 Connect iPod to the iPod DIRECT USB terminal. See Connecting an iPod on page 74 for more on this. 2 Playback with Home Media Gallery. See Playback wi th Home Media Gallery on page 76 for more on this. Connecting to the network through LAN interface Caution[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 75 En Connecting a USB device It is possible to pl ayback files 1 using th e USB inter face on the front of this receiver. Introductio n The Home Media Gallery allo ws you to play music o r photo on media servers connected on an identical Local Area Network (LAN) as the receiver . This unit allows for the [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 76 En When a PC running DLNA server so ftware or other DLNA compatible device is conn ected to t his player, som e setting changes of software or other devices may be required. Please refer to the operating instruc tions for the software or device for mo re information. DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trad ema[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 77 En 3U s e / to select the category you want to play back, and then press ENTER . Select a ca tegory from the followin g list: • iPod – iPod 1 • USB – USB memory device 1 • Internet Radio – Internet radio • Neural Music Direct – Internet radio that supports Neural Surround • Serve[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 78 En • I nternet radio stations – See Listeni ng to Internet radio stations on page 80. • S erver – See Playing back audio fil es stored on components on the network on page 78 an d Playing back photo file s stored in comp onents on the network or USB memory de vice on page 80. Playing back audio [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 79 En Navigation through categorie s on your iPod look s like this: Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs Compos ers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs Tip • Y ou ca n pla y all of the so ngs in a par ticu lar c[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 80 En 2 Continue browsi ng until yo u arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback. 1 Basic playback controls The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for USB playback. Set the operation select or switch to SOURCE , then press HOME MEDIA GALLERY to switch the remote c[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 81 En is a connecti on to the Int ernet, as se rvices are not transmitted through the air but are deliv ered over th e World Wide Web. On this receive r you can select Internet radio stations by genre as well as b y region. About the playbac k screen The following s creen appear s when audio streams from a[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 82 En Listening to Neural Music Direct About Neural Music Direct Neural Music Direct is an Internet radio station managed and operated by Neural THX. Neural radio stations deliver multicha nnel surround so und. The Neural- THX Surround mode is automatically selected and lets you enjoy a rich multichannel s[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 83 En About playable file format s The Home Media Gallery feature of this re ceiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are no t available for playback although they are listed as playable file fo rmats. Also, the compatibili ty of file formats varies depend ing on the type of [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 84 En Photo files Files of up to 12 M pixels can be played. Advanced operations for Internet radio Saving Internet radio stat ions This receiver can remember the Internet ra dio stations that you often listen to in 3 c l asses (A, B, and C) with up to 10 stations in each class to make the total o f 30 stat[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 85 En Proxy Hostname/Proxy Port This settin g is required w hen you connect t his receiver to the Internet via a proxy serve r. Enter the IP address of your proxy server in th e ‘Proxy H ostname’ field. Also, enter the port number of your proxy serv er in the ‘P roxy Port’ field. Tip • Press /[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 86 En 11 Select ‘ Change ’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Edit Gateway IP screen appears. 12 Enter the default gateway IP address. After entry, press  or ENTER . The DNS Server Preferred screen appears. 13 Select ‘ Change ’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Edit DNS [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 87 En 1 Select ‘ Information ’ and press ENTER to c onfirm your selection. The Firmware Version (for th e Home Media Gallery of this receiver) screen appear s. (The version of the illustration is not the latest.) 2 Check the network settings. Press / to switch the display. Ea ch t i m e y ou p r [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 88 En IP (Internet Protocol) address A unique number that devices us e in order to identi fy and communicate with each othe r on a networ k utilizing th e Internet Protocol standard, such as ‘192.16 8.0.1’. No duplicate numbers are allowed in the network. LAN LAN is an abbreviation for the Local A rea [...]

HDMI Control 11 89 En Chapter 11 HDMI Control Important • The KURO LINK function name used o n the web and in catalogu es is referred to as HDMI C ontrol in the operating instructions and on the product. By connecting thi s receiver to an HD MI Control- compatible Pioneer flat p anel TV or the HDD/DVD recorder with an HDMI cable , you can control[...]

HDMI Co ntro l 11 90 En Setting the H DMI options You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as HDMI Contro l-compatibl e connected com ponents in order to make use o f the HDMI Control function. For more informat ion see the ope rating instructio ns for each component. Setting the HDMI Control mode Choose whether to set this un it’s H[...]

HDMI Control 11 91 En Synchronized amp mode Synchronized amp mode begins on ce you carry out an operation for the flat panel TV. For more information, see the operating manu al of your flat panel TV. Synchronized amp mode operations By connecting a component to t his receiver with an HDMI cable you can use syn chronized amp mode, which allows you t[...]

Other Settings 12 92 En Chapter 12: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make sett ings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equip ment according to the default settings (see Input function def ault and possible sett ings on page 93). In th is case, you need to tell the receiver what equipm ent is hooked up t[...]

Other Settings 12 93 En Input function default and possible settings The terminals o n the rear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the i nput source functions. If you have connected compone nts to this receiver differently from (or in addition t o) the defaults below, see The Input Setup menu on page 92 to tell the receiver [...]

Other Settings 12 94 En The Other Setup me nu The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to r eflect how you are using the receiver. 1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV , then press HOME MENU . An on-screen display (OSD) appears o n your TV. Use / // and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu it[...]

Other Settings 12 95 En ZONE Audio Setu p If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTI- ZONE liste ning on page 66), you may need to specify your volume setting. 1 Select ‘ ZONE Audi o Setu p ’ from t he Other Se tup menu. 2 Select the volume level setting of ZONE 2 and ZONE 3 . 1 • Variable – Use this setting if you’ve con nected a[...]

Using other functions 13 96 En Chapter 13: Using other functions Setting the Audi o options There are a number of additional sound settings you can make using the AUDIO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated , are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setti ng doesn’t appear i n the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavaila ble due to the [...]

Using other functions 13 97 En DUAL (Dual Mono) Specifies ho w dual mono encoded Do lby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used , but is sometimes nece ssary when two language s need to be sent to separate channels. CH1 – Channel 1 is heard only CH2 – Channel 2 is heard only CH1 CH2 – Both channels heard from front [...]

Using other functions 13 98 En Setting the Video options There are a number of additi onal picture settings you can make using the VIDEO PARAMETER me nu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • N ote that if an option cannot be selected on th e VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unava ilable due to the current source, setting and st[...]

Using other functions 13 99 En For more information about video connection s, see Connecting a DVD/HDD record er, VCR and other video sources on page 22. 1 Select the so urce you want to record. Use the in put source buttons ( or INPU T SELECT ). • If necessary, set the oper ation selector switch to RCV , then press SIGNAL SEL to select the input[...]

Using other functions 13 100 En Switching the HDMI output SC-07 only Set which terminal to use when outputting video and audio signals from the HDMI outp ut terminals ( HDMI OUT1 , HDMI OUT2 or HD MI OUT ALL ). The HDMI OUT1 terminal is compa tible with the HDMI control function. • Set the operation selector switch to RCV , then press HDMI OUT . [...]

Using other functions 13 101 En Default system se ttings Setting Default Digital Vide o Conversi on ON SPEAKERS A Surround Back System Normal Speaker S ystem Front SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES Crossover 80 Hz X-Curve OFF THX Audio Se tting 4 ft< DIMMER brightest Inputs See Input function default and possible settings on page 9[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 102 En Chapter 14: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remo te to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the input source b uttons (suc h as DVD or CD ) using the component’s manufacturer preset code sto red in the remote. However, there are cases where only certain fu[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 103 En Programming signals from other remote cont rols If the pr eset code fo r your compone nt is not avail able, or the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you can program signals from the remote con trol of anothe r component. Th is can also be used to program additional operations (buttons not[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 104 En 5 Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons. 6 Press and hold MULTI OPERATIO N for a couple of seconds when you’re done. Resetting the remote contro l presets This will e rase all preset r e mote control preset codes and programmed butt ons. 1 1 While pressing MULTI OPERATION , press HOME MENU . The remote[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 105 En Multi Operation and System Off The Multi Operation feature allows yo u to program a series of up to 5 commands for the components in your system. For example, you cou ld turn on your TV, turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD u sing only two buttons on the rem ote control. Similar to m[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 106 En Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on, or in stan dby. 1 Press MULTI OPERATION . MULTI OP flashes in the display. 2 Press an input source button that has been set up with a multi operation. The receiver switches on (if it was in standby) and the programmed m[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 107 En Controls for other components This remote co ntrol can co ntrol these compo nents after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 102 for mo re on this). Set the operation selector switch to SOURCE , then press the other d[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 108 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer compon ents have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link compo nents together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a rem ote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appr[...]

Additional in formation 15 109 En Chapter 15: Additional information Speaker Setting Guide In order to achieve an even be tter surround effect, it is important to accura tely posi tion the speakers and make their volume an d tone charac teristics uniform so as to finely focus t he multi-cha nnel sound . The three major elements in positioning the s[...]

Additional information 15 110 En Tip • W hen adjusting the orientation of the speakers, turn the speakers with the center of the speakers’ ba ffle surfaces as the axis so that the speakers’ center positions do not change. Examples of recommended speaker layouts based on the ITU-R (Fig.1) for systems with more than 5.1 channels • F or 7.1-ch[...]

Additional in formation 15 111 En Positional relationship between speakers and monitor Position of front spea kers and monito r The front speakers should be as equidistant as possible to the monit or. Position of cente r speaker and monitor Since mostly dialogs are output from the cen ter speaker, keeping the center speaker as close as possible to [...]

Additional information 15 112 En Troubleshootin g Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malf unctions. If you think that th ere is something wrong with this component, check the points belo w. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investiga te the other components and electrical appl iances being used. If th e troubl[...]

Additional in formation 15 113 En No sound Symptom Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected. No sound ou tput from the fr ont speakers. • Check the volume, mu te setting (press MUTE ) and speaker settin g (press SP EAKERS ). • Make sure the correct input source is selecte d. • Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconn[...]

Additional information 15 114 En Other audio problems No sound when using the HOME MENU or STATUS menu. • If the HDMI input source is selected, sound is muted until exiting either menu. • If sound is mu ted in the sub zone ( ZONE 2 ), it wi ll be restored after exi ting the HOME MENU . Sympt om Remedy Sympt om Remedy Broadcas t stations cannot [...]

Additional in formation 15 115 En Video Settings Symptom Remedy No image is output when an input is selected. • Check the video con nections of the source compone nt (see page 22). • For HDMI, or whe n digital video conv ersion is set t o OFF and a TV an d another componen t are connected with different cord s (in Setting the Video options on p[...]

Additional information 15 116 En Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Sympt om Remedy The EQ respon se displayed in the graphical ou tput following calibrat ion does not ap pear entirely flat . • There are c ases where t he graph does not appear f lat (even wh en selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the Auto MCACC Setup) d ue to adjustment [...]

Additional in formation 15 117 En Remote control HDMI When playing a d isc with the listening mode set to Auto Surround, 2 PL II or Neo:6 appear on the receiver. • Make sure that the receive r is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 38). • If a two chan nel soundt rack is curren tly playin g (including D olby Surround e[...]

Additional information 15 118 En Important information regarding the HDMI connection There are cases where you may not be able to route HDMI signals through this receiver (this depends on the HDMI- equipped component you are connecting –check with the manufacturer fo r HDMI comp atibility in formation). If you aren’t rece iving HDM I signals pr[...]

Additional in formation 15 119 En HOME MEDIA GA LLERY Symptoms Causes Remedies Re fer to Cannot access the network. The LAN cable is not firmly connected. Firmly conn ect the LAN cable. 74 The router is not switche d on. Switch on the router. — Internet security soft ware is currently installed in the co nnected component. There are cases where a[...]

Additional information 15 120 En Audio playback is undesirably stopped or disturbe d. The audio file currently being pl ayed back was not recorded in a fo rmat playable on this receiver . Check whethe r the audio file was recorded in a format su pported by this receiver. Check whether the folder has been damaged or corrupted. Note that there are c [...]

Additional in formation 15 121 En About status messages Refer to the follo wing information when you come up with a status message while operating the Home Media Gallery. XM radio messages The Home Media Gallery cannot be op erated with the button s on the remot e control. The remote control is no t currently set to the Home Media Gallery mod e. Pr[...]

Additional information 15 122 En SIRIUS radio messages Meaning of messages displayed when the HDMI control function is set to ON CH Unauthorized You selected an XM channel that is blocked or cannot be receiv ed with your XM subscription package. Consult the lat est channel guide at www.xmradio.com for the cu rrent list of channels. For information [...]

Additional in formation 15 123 En Surround sound fo rmats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DV Ds, satellite, cab le and terrestrial broadcasts, and vid eo cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies ar e explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digita l is a mu[...]

Additional information 15 124 En Manufactured un der license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Su rround EX” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS The DTS technologies are expla ined below. See www.dtstech.com for more detailed information. DTS Digital S urround DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-cha[...]

Additional in formation 15 125 En About THX The THX technolo gies are explained below. See http:// www.thx.com for more detailed information. In case of S C-07 In case of S C-05 • THX Cinema processing THX is an exclusive set of st andard s and technologies established by THX Ltd. TH X grew from George Lu cas’ per sonal des ire to make yo ur ex[...]

Additional information 15 126 En •T H X G a m e s For the replay of stereo and mu lti-channel game audio the THX Games Mode should be selected . In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround c hannels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game sourc es such as an alog, PCM, DTS and Do lby Digita l. This acc urately places all game audio surroun[...]

Additional in formation 15 127 En About XM About XM Radio XM is North America’s number one satellite radio company, offering an extraordinary variety of commerci al-free music, plus the best in premier sports, news, talk ra dio, comedy, children’s and entertainment programming, broadc ast in superior digital audio quality coast to coast. For mo[...]

Additional information 15 128 En Listening modes with different in put signal formats The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected. Stereo (2 cha nnel) signal formats SBch Pro cessing Input signal format Standar[...]

Additional in formation 15 129 En SBch Proces sing OFF e Dolby Digital Plus Dolby True HD (except for 176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz) 2 Pro Logic ll MOVI E 2 Pro Logic ll MUSI C 2 Pro Logic ll GAME 2 PRO LOGIC 2 PRO LOGIC+THX 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE + THX CINEMA 2 Pro Logic ll MUSI C + THX MUSIC 2 Pro Logic ll GAME + THX GAMES Neo:6 MUSIC + THX MUSIC Neo:6 CINEMA[...]

Additional information 15 130 En Multichannel signal formats SBch Pro cessing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) Dolby Digit al Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Ma ster Aud io WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channe l) Straight de coding THX CINEMA THX MUSIC THX GAMES Straight decoding [...]

Additional in formation 15 131 En SBch Proces sing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sour ces) DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/ 6.1 channel fl agged) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS+ 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a DTS+ 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC DTS-ES Matri x + THX CINEMA DTS-ES Discrete + THX CI NEMA DTS + 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE + THX a THX Ultra2 /Select2 CINEM[...]

Additional information 15 132 En SBch Processing AUTO (Automatically selects 6.1/7. 1 channel decoding ) Dolby Digit al Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Ma ster Aud io WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channe l) Straight de coding THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby TrueHD (176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz) (5.1 channe l) Straight de coding S traight deco ding Straight d ecod[...]

Additional in formation 15 133 En Stream direct with different inp ut signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different inpu t signal formats, depending on the Str eam Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 38) you have selected. Stereo (2 cha nnel) signal for mats Multichannel signa l formats Surround Bac k speaker(s[...]

Additional information 15 134 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous ave rage power output of 140 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20 00 0 Hz with no more than 0. 09 %** total harmonic distortion (front). Multi channel simultan eous power output (1 kHz, 1 %, 8 Ω ) 7ch total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 W (SC-07)/6[...]

Additional in formation 15 135 En Cleaning the unit • Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt. • When the surface is dirty, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cl eans er diluted five or six times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. Do not use furn iture wax or cleansers. • Neve[...]

Additional information 15 136 En • THX certified design In case of SC-07 This receiver i s THX Ultr a2™ certifi ed, allowing you to take advantage of new THX te chnologies such as ASA (Advanced Speaker Array), which ca n process any 5.1 channel source for 6.1 channel (THX Su rround EX) or 7.1 channel (THX Ultra2 CINE MA, THX Ult ra2 MUSIC and T[...]

Additional in formation 15 137 En S001_En Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want [...]

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