Pioneer SC-LX78, Operating Instructions Manual

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The System Setup and Other Setup menus
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Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
The following section describes how to change the speaker-related settings manually and make various other
settings (input selection, OSD language selection, etc.).
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With factory default settings, the on-screen display will be output from all HDMI output terminals and
displayed on any TV connected via HDMI cable. You can change where the screen is output in the
MAIN/HDZONE ( page 109 ) and HDMI output ( page 84 ) settings.
1 Press
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STANDBY/ON to switch on the receiver and your TV.
Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver.
2 Press MAIN RECEIVER to switch the remote control to the receiver operation mode, and
then press HOME MENU.
A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i / j / k / l and ENTER to navigate through the
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.
! Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the HOME MENU .
3 Select ‘System Setup’ from the HOME MENU, then press ENTER.
4 Select the setting you want to adjust.
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Manual SP Setup – Sets the type of connection used for surround back terminals and the size, number dis-
tance and overall balance of the connected speakers (see Manual speaker setup on page 103 ).
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Input Setup
– Specifies what you’ve connected to the digital, HDMI and component video inputs (see The
Input Setup menu on page 52 ).
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OSD Language
– The GUI screen’s display language can be changed (see Changing the OSD display lan-
guage (OSD Language) on page 54 ).
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Network Setup
– Conducts the setup necessary to connect this unit to the network (see Network Setup
menu on page 106 ).
! HDMI Setup – Synchronizes this receiver with your Pioneer component supporting Control with HDMI ( page
74 ).
! MHL Setup – Changes the settings related to MHL (see MHL Setup on page 107 ).
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Other Setup – Makes customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver (see The Other Setup
menu on page 107 ).
Manual speaker setup
This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need
to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new
speakers).
These settings are designed to customize your system, but if you’re satisfied with the settings made in
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) on page 50 , it isn’t necessary to make all
of these settings.
CAUTION
! The test tones used in the
Manual SP Setup
are output at high volume.
1 Select ‘Manual SP Setup’, then press ENTER.
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 103 if you’re not already at this screen.
2 Select the setting you want to adjust.
If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:
! Speaker System – Specifies how you are using your surround back speaker terminals and B speaker termi-
nals ( page 103 ).
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Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of speakers you’ve connected ( page 104 ).
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Channel Level
– Adjusts the overall balance of your speaker system ( page 105 ).
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Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance of your speakers from the listening position ( page 105 ).
! X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of your speaker system for movie soundtracks ( page 105 ).
3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each
screen.
Speaker system setting
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Default setting: 7.2.2ch TMd/FW
There are several ways you can use the speaker terminals with this receiver. In addition to a normal home theater
setup where they are used for the top middle speakers or front wide speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the
front speakers or as an independent speaker system in another room.
1 Select ‘Speaker System’ from the Manual SP Setup menu.
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 103 if you’re not already at this screen.
2 Select the speaker system setting.
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7.2.2ch TMd/FW – Select for normal home theater use with top middle and front wide speakers in your main
(speaker system A) setup.
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7.2.2ch TMd/FH – Select for normal home theater use with top middle and front height speakers in your
main (speaker system A) setup.
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5.2.4ch – Select for normal home theater use with top forward and top backward speakers in your main
(speaker system A) setup.
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7.2ch + Speaker B – Select to use the B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see
Switching the speaker terminals on page 83 ).
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7.2ch + Front Bi-Amp
– Select this setting if you’re bi-amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping your speak-
ers on page 25 ).
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7.2ch + HDZONE
– Select to use the front wide speaker terminals for an independent system in another zone
(see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on page 85 ).
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5.2 Bi-Amp+HDZONE
– Select this to use the surround back speaker terminals for an independent system in
another zone with the front speakers bi-amped (see Bi-amping your speakers on page 25 ).
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5.2ch + SP-B Bi-Amp
– Select this setting if you’re bi-amping your B speakers (see Bi-amping your speakers
on page 25 ).