Pioneer SC-05 инструкция обслуживания

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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 Ra dio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 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 control 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 the follo wing supplied accessories: • S etup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.)) • R emote control unit • A A/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 • A M loop anten na •F M w i r e a n t e n n a • W arranty card • These 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 surround 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 ho me theater system depends not only on your spea [...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 10 En Automatically sett ing up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) The Auto MCACC Setup me asur es the acoustic characteristics of your listen ing area, taking into acc ount ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel le vel. After you have set up the micr[...]

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 autom atically. 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 microphon[...]

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 are playing a stereo source, you w ill on[...]

Simple Home Theater Guide 02 13 En Phase Control techno logy provides coheren t 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 w e recommend leavi ng Phase Control switched on for all sound sources. • Set the operat ion selector swi tch to RCV, 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 across all ra nges. • S ound with live dynamics • S ound of musical instru me nts with superb reality • S ound so accurately reproduced that 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 th eater system. Important • Illustration sho ws the SC-07, however connection s 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 Control.  See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 72. 11 Component video inputs (x3) Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD player.[...]

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 H DMI: since this resolution cannot be downsam pled, you m ust connect y our monitor/T V to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this video sourc[...]

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 HDMI o utput on your HDMI component. The HDMI indic ator 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-cha nnel analog au dio 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 this receiver toget her with a TV and D VD player, with S-Video or co mposite video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may offer alternative connections. See a lso Using the component video jack s on page 23 if your TV and/or DVD player h[...]

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 tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. 1 Connect the audio /video outputs on th e set-top box to th e TV/SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. Connect usin g a stereo RCA/phono jack cabl e[...]

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 conne cting analog or di gital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs. 1 Connect the audio/video ou tputs of the video player/recorder to the DVR 1 AUDIO and VIDEO inp[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 23 En Using the component v ideo jacks Component video should give superior picture qua lity when compared to composite o r S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your so urce and TV are bot h compatible), whic h delivers a very stable, flicker- free picture. See the manuals that cam e with y[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 24 En Connecting digital audio sources This recei ver has both dig ital inpu ts and output s, allow ing you to connect d igital au dio components for playback and for making digital r ecordings. Most di gital co mponents also ha ve analog connections. See Connecting analog audio sources on page 25 if you want to connect[...]

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 pa bilities connect front, cent er, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. 1 Although this is ideal, other conf igurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround [...]

Connecting your equipment 03 27 En • Make sure th at 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 the spea ker cable you’re going to us e is properly p[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 28 En Caution • M ake sure that all sp eakers are securely insta lled. 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 [...]

Connecting your equipment 03 29 En AM loop antenna 1 Assemble the stand as shown in t he illustration. 1 • Bend the stand in the direction indicated ( fig. A ). • Clip the loop into the stand ( 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 the p[...]

Controls and displays 04 30 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel Illustration show s the SC-07 front p anel. 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 on the lower third portion of the p anel with your finger. 8 AUDIO PARAMETER Use to access the Audio options (page 96). 9 VIDEO PARAMETER Use to access the Vide o options (page 98). 10 /// ( TUNE / ST ) / ENTER Use [...]

Controls and displays 04 32 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indic ate the current ly 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 sho ws the SC-07 remote control. The remote has be en conveniently color-c oded according to component control using the following system: • White – Receiver control , TV Control • Blue – Other co ntrols 1 MULTI-ZONE ope ration selector switch Switch to perform operations in the mai[...]

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 c aptioning with DTV). 9 ///  ( TUNE / S[...]

Listening to your system 05 35 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and ma ny features described in this section may not be av ailable depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. See Listening mo des with differen t input signal formats on page 128 for more on this. Auto playback There a[...]

Listening to y our 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 sound, 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 to y our system 05 38 En Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes when yo u 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 Stream direct with different input signal formats on page 133). 1 Set the operatio[...]

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

Listening to y our system 05 40 En Using the genre synchronizing fu nction This feature automaticall y 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 For deta ils 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) tuning f unctions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning direct ly 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 radi o 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 manual 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 the Advanced MCACC menu The Advanced MCACC (Mul ti Channel ACoustic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making it poss ible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily and with[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 44 En Automatic MCACC (Exper t) If your setup requ ires 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 MCACC presets[...]

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 po sition: 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no o bstacles betwe[...]

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 from 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 the fi rst time, you mig ht want 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 of 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 chan[...]

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 yo ur 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 conventi onal acoustic ca libration and p rofessional calibration (the gray circle indicates the point where the microphon e 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 [...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 51 En The following options deter mine how the reverb characteristics of your listening 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 receiv[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 52 En • Acoustic Cal E Q – 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 Delay – Used to check the speakers’ group delay (both before and after calibration). See Group Delay on page 53 for more on this. • Ou[...]

The Advanced MCACC menu 07 53 En Acoustic Cal EQ Use this to display the c a libration values for the frequency response of the various cha nnels set in the different MCACC presets. See Acous tic Calibrati on EQ Adjust on page 48 for more on this. 1 Select ‘ Acoustic Cal EQ ’ from the MCACC Data Check menu. 2 Whe n ‘ Ch ’ is highlighted, us[...]

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 th em for easier identifica tion. 1 Select ‘ Memory Rename ’ from the Data Management setup menu. 2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename, then select an appropriate preset name. Use / to sel[...]

The System Setup menu 08 55 En Chapter 8: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the 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 speak ers (see Surround back speaker setting below). • Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see below). • Channel Level – Adjusts the overall balance of your speaker system (page 57). • Speaker [...]

The System Setup menu 08 57 En • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or n one). 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 bwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back spea kers choose NO . • SW – L[...]

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 changed at any time. S et 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 Setting ’ from t he Manual SP setup menu. 2 Select either ON or OFF for THX Loudness Pl us setting. 3 Specify the distance of your sur round 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 apar[...]

Other connections 09 60 En Chapter 9: Other connections Caution • Be fore making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the fin al step. Using XM Radio XM is North America ’s number one satellite radio company, offering an extraordinary variety of commercial-f[...]

Other connections 09 61 En Tip • You can select channe ls directly by pres sing D.ACCESS , then the three-digit ch annel number. • You can press DISP to change XM Radio information in the front panel display. • The c urrently selected c hannel is automa tically 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 broadcasts, you wil l need to activate your SiriusCo nnect™ tuner. 1 1 Connect a SiriusConnect™ t uner to the SIRIUS I N jack on t he rear of thi s receiver. You will also need to connect th e antenna and AC adapter to the SiriusConnect™ tuner.[...]

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 • D epending on the DVD player you’re using, th e analog output lev el of the subwoofer channel ma y be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Mu lti Ch In Setup in Other Setup . For details, see Multi Channel In put Setup on page 94. Speaker B setup Caution • Be ca[...]

Other connections 09 65 En 1 Connect your speakers as shown next page. This illust ration below shows th e connections for bi- amping your front left speaker. Ho ok up your bi-amp compatible speakers fo r other channels in the same way. • Mak e sure that th e + / – connections are proper ly 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 rooms after yo u have made the proper MULTI- ZONE connections. An example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below, but the num ber of MULTI-ZONE connectio ns (and the way you choose to con nect them) depends on how you want to set up your sy[...]

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 receiver. You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown in the fo llowing ill ustration. MULTI-ZONE setup using speaker te[...]

Other connections 09 68 En Secondar y MULTI-ZONE se tup (Zone 3) • Connect a separate amplifier to the ZONE3/ SOURCE OUT digital output on the rear of this receiver. The amplifier m ust have an o ptical digital i nput 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[...]

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 statio n presets on page 4[...]

Other connections 09 70 En Switching compo nents on and o ff using the 12 volt trigge r You can connect com ponents in your system (such a s 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+ cabl e to connect the 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 characteristics of your listening room , you can graphically check the results on your computer connected to this receiver. Also, when the Full Band Phase Control f unction is activated, you[...]

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 Galle ry function allo ws you to listen to audio files, play ph oto files or listen to Internet radio stat ions on a comput er or other compo nent connected to the rec eiver’s LAN termin[...]

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 interface o n the front of this receiver. Introductio n The Home Media Gallery allo ws you to play music or photo on media servers connected on an identical Local Area Network (LAN) as the receiver. Th is unit allows for the p[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 76 En When a PC running DLNA server software o r other DLNA compatible dev ice is conn ected to this p layer, some setting changes of software or other devices may be required. Please refer to the operating instructions for the software or device for mo re information. DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trad emar[...]

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 categ ory from the fo llowing lis t: • iPod – iPod 1 • USB – USB memory device 1 • Internet Radio – Internet radio • Neural Music Direct – Internet radio that supports Neural Surround • Serv[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 78 En • I nternet radio stations – See L istening to In ternet radio stations on page 80. • S erver – See Playing back audio f iles stored on components on the network on page 78 and Playing back photo file s stored in compone nts on the network or USB memory devi ce on page 80. Playing back audio [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 79 En Navigation through categorie s on your iPod looks like this: Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Al bums  Songs Compos ers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs Tip • Y ou can play al l of the songs in a par ticul ar cat[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 80 En 2 Continue browsi ng until you arr ive 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 Interne t, as services are not transmitted through the air but are deliv ered over the World Wide Web. On this receiver you can select Internet radio stations by genre as well as by region. About the playback s creen The following s creen appear s when audio streams from an In[...]

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 statio ns deliver multicha nnel surround sou nd. The Neural- THX Surround mode is automatically selected and lets you enjoy a rich multichannel [...]

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 formats. Also, the compatibility of file formats v aries depend ing on the type of s[...]

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 radio statio ns that you often listen to in 3 cl asses (A, B, and C) with up to 10 stations in each class to make the total of 30 statio[...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 85 En Proxy Hostname/Proxy Port This settin g is required when yo u connect this rece iver to the Internet via a proxy serve r. Enter the IP address of your proxy server in th e ‘Proxy Hostn ame’ field. Also, enter the port number of your proxy server in the ‘Pro xy 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 con firm 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 c h t i m e y o u p [...]

Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 88 En IP (Internet Protocol) address A unique number that devices us e in order to identify and communicate with each othe r on a network util izing the 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 Ne[...]

HDMI Control 11 89 En Chapter 11 HDMI Control Important • The KURO LINK f unction name used on the web and in catalogu es is referred t o as HDMI Contro l in the operating instructions and on the product. By connecting thi s receiver to an HDMI C ontrol- compatible Pioneer flat panel T V or the HDD/DVD recorder with an HDMI cable , you can contro[...]

HDMI Co ntrol 11 90 En Setting the H DMI options You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as HDMI Contro l-compatible co nnected compon ents in order to make use o f the HDMI Control function. For more informatio n see the operating instructions fo r each component. Setting the HDMI Control mode Choose whether to set this un it’s HDM[...]

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 manual of your flat panel TV. Synchronized amp mode operations By connecting a component to this receiver with an HDMI cable you can use synchr onized amp mode, which allows you to [...]

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

Other Settings 12 93 En Input function default and possible settings The terminals on the r ear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the inp ut source functions. If you have connected compone nts to this receiver differently from (or in addition to) t he 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 refle ct how you are using the receiver. 1 Set the operation selector switch to RCV , then press HOME MENU . An on-screen display (OSD) appears on you r TV. Use / // and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu it[...]

Other Settings 12 95 En ZONE Audio Setup 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 setting doesn’t appear i n the AUDIO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the cu[...]

Using other functions 13 97 En DUAL (Dual Mono) Specifies ho w dual mono encoded Dol by Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used , but is sometimes nece ssary when two language s need to be se nt 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 menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • N ote that if an option canno t be selected on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unavaila ble due to the current source, setting and sta[...]

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 re cord. Use the in put source bu ttons (or INPUT SEL ECT ). • If necessary, set the oper ation selector switch to RCV , then press SIGNAL SEL to select the inpu[...]

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 output termin als ( HDMI OUT1 , HDMI OUT2 or HDMI 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 . P[...]

Using other functions 13 101 En Default system se ttings Setting Default Digital Video C onversion ON SPEAKERS A Surround Back System Normal Speaker S ystem Fr ont SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES Crossover 80 Hz X-Curve OFF THX Audio Setti ng 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 on e 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 f[...]

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

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 control pr esets This will er ase all preset re mote co ntrol 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 could 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 mu[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 106 En Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on, or in standby. 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 mu[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 107 En Controls for other components This remote co ntrol can control these componen ts after entering the proper codes or teaching the rece iver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 102 for more on this). Set the operation selector switch to SOURCE , then press the other de[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 14 108 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components 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 remote co ntrol, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appro[...]

Additional in formation 15 109 En Chapter 15: Additional information Speaker Setting Guide In order to achieve an even be tter surro und 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-channe l 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’ baffle surfaces as the axis so that the speakers’ center positions do not change. Examples of recommended spea ker 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 speaker s and monitor 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 center speaker, keeping the center speaker as close as possible to th[...]

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 the tr oubl[...]

Additional in formation 15 113 En No sound Symptom Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected. No sound out put from the fr ont speakers. • Check the volume, mu te setting (press MUTE ) and speaker settin g (press SPEAK ERS ). • Make sure the correct input source is selected. • Check that the MCACC se tup microphone is disconn[...]

Additional information 15 114 En Other audio problems No sound when u sing the HOME MENU or STATUS menu. • If the HDMI input source is selec ted, sound is muted un til exiting either menu. • If sound is mu ted in the sub zone ( ZONE 2 ), it wil l be restored after exit ing the HOME MENU . Sympt om Remedy Sympt om Remedy Broadcast stations canno[...]

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 when digital video conver sion is set to OFF and a TV and anoth er compon ent are connected with di fferent cords ( in Setting the Video options on pa[...]

Additional information 15 116 En Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Sympt om Remedy The EQ response displaye d in the graphical outpu t following calibrati on does not appe ar entirely flat . • There are cas es where the gra ph does not a ppear flat (ev en when selectin g ALL CH ADJUST in the Auto MCACC Setup) d ue to adjustment[...]

Additional in formation 15 117 En Remote control HDMI When playing a dis c with the listening mo de set to Auto Surround, 2 PL II or Neo:6 appear on the receiver. • Make sure th at the receiver i s set to AUTO or DIGITA L (see Choosing the input signal on page 38). • If a two chann el soundtra ck is currentl y playing (including Dolby S urround[...]

Additional information 15 118 En Important information regarding the HDMI connection There are cases where you may not be able to route HD MI signals through this receiver (this depends on the HDMI- equipped component you are connecting– check with the manufacturer fo r HDMI compat ibility informat ion). If you aren’t rece iving HDMI sign als p[...]

Additional in formation 15 119 En HOME MEDIA GA LLERY Symptoms Causes Remedies Re fer to Cannot access the network. The LAN cable is no t firmly connected. Firmly connect the LAN cable. 74 The router is not switched 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 disturbed. The audio file currently being played back was not recorded in a fo rmat playable on this receiver. Check whether th e audio file was recorded in a format su pported by this receiver. Check whether the folder has been damaged or corrupted. Note that th ere are cas [...]

Additional in formation 15 121 En About status messages Refer to the follow ing information when you come up with a status message while operating the Home Media Gallery. XM radio messages The Home Media Gallery cannot be ope rated with the buttons o n the remote control. The remote control is no t currently set to the Home Media Gallery mod e. Pre[...]

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 cha nnel 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 formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, sat ellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies ar e explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digita l is a multi[...]

Additional information 15 124 En Manufactured under 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 Su rround DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1-chan[...]

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 SC -07 In case of SC -05 • THX Cinema processing THX is an exclusive set of st andard s and technologies established by THX Ltd. TH X grew from G eorge Luca s’ personal d esire to mak e your 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 channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game sources such as an alog, PCM, DTS and Dolb y Digital . This acc urately places all game audio surround [...]

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 In put signal format Standa[...]

Additional in formation 15 129 En SBch Processi ng 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 MUSIC + 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 In put 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 Audio WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decodi ng THX CINEMA THX MUSIC THX GAMES Straight decoding D[...]

Additional in formation 15 131 En SBch Processi ng ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/ 6.1 channel fla gged) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete) DTS+ 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a DTS+ 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC DTS-ES Matrix + T HX CINEMA DTS-ES D iscrete + THX CINE MA DTS + 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE + THX a THX Ultra2/S elect2 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 Audio WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decodi ng THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby TrueHD (176.4 kHz/19 2 kHz) (5.1 channe l) Straight decodi ng Straig ht decoding St raight decoding D[...]

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 Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 38) you have selected. Stereo (2 channel ) signal formats Multichannel signa l formats Surround Back sp eaker(s) [...]

Additional information 15 134 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous ave rage power output of 140 watts* p er channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20 000 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 eanser dilute d 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. • Nev[...]

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

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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