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SCLX81_71.book Page 2 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 3 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 4 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. Contents 01 Before you start 05 Listening to your system Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCLX81_71.book Page 5 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 09 Other connections Connecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . . 61 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . . 61 Speaker B setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Bi-amping your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCLX81_71.book Page 6 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Speaker Setting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Positional relationship between speakers and monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCLX81_71.book Page 7 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Loading the batteries Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: • Setup microphone (cable: 5 m) • Remote control unit • AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Power cord • Warranty card • These operating instructions Caution Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 8 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 02 Simple Home Theater Guide Chapter 2: Simple Home Theater Guide Center (C) Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 9 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 1 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area, taking into account ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and channel level.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 10 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 02 Simple Home Theater Guide If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in step 6.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 11 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Simple Home Theater Guide 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 surround sound DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 12 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 02 Simple Home Theater Guide Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching1 for an optimal sound image at your listening position. The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources. PTY SEARCH TV SOURCE STATUS RCV THX CH VOL RETURN HOME MENU iPod CTRL VOL AUTO/ DIRECT TUNE PHASE CTRL MPX STEREO/ A.L.C.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 13 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 Full Band Phase Control ON Tweeter Midrange Woofer Group Delay Characteristics ms Hz With the phase distortion corrected, the frequency-phase characteristics are improved across all ranges.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 14 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. Important • Illustration shows the SC-LX81, however connections for the SC-LX71 are the same except where noted.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 15 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 8 RS-232C connector Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control.  See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on page 70. 03 When making cable connections • To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the top of the receiver. 9 Component video inputs (x3) Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD player.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 16 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 03 About the video converter The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this video source.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 20 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting a satellite/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’.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 21 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 22 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 03 Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacks Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-Video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable, flickerfree picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 23 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting digital audio sources This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to connect digital audio components for playback and for making digital recordings. Most digital components also have analog connections. See Connecting analog audio sources on page 24 if you want to connect these too.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 24 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 03 Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features five stereo audio-only inputs. One of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders. One of the audio inputs (PHONO) is a dedicated turntable input which should not be used for any other type of component. This input also has a grounding terminal that most turntables require.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 25 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer.1 Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 26 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 03 Connecting your equipment • Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. 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 speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 27 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Connecting your equipment 03 The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram (fig. A) shows orientation with one surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second (fig. B) shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected. 90° to 120° LS RS LS RS Connecting antennas The supplied antennas provide a simple way to listen to AM and FM radio.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 28 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 03 Connecting your equipment FM wire antenna • Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω in the same way as the AM antenna. For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave coiled up. Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this receiver, including the speakers. Caution Connecting external antennas • Handle the power cord by the plug part.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 29 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controls and displays 04 Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel Illustration shows the SC-LX81 front panel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SC-LX81 INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME PHASE CONTROL ADVANCED MCACC DIGITAL VIDEO SCALER HDMI  STANDBY/ON 8 9 10 AUDIO PARAMETER (TUNE) VIDEO ENTER (ST) 11 12 TUNER EDIT 13 AUTO SURR/ HOME BAND STREAM DIRECT THX 14 STANDARD ADVANCED STEREO/ SURROUND SURROUND A.L.C.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 30 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controls and displays 04 6 MASTER VOLUME dial 7 Front panel controls To access the front panel controls, push gently on the lower third portion of the panel with your finger. 18 iPod DIRECT USB terminal Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio source (page 72), or connect a USB audio device for playback (page 73). 19 VIDEO 3 INPUT See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page 24.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 31 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controls and displays 04 Display 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 L C R 2DIGITAL 2HD FULL BAND PHASE CONTROL DNR TUNED RDS DTS WMA9 Pro MULTI-ZONE DIALOG E ATT OVER STEREO EON SL S SR AAC DSD PCM S.RTRV SOUND Hi-Bit/Sampling V.SB MONO HDMI SBL SB SBR DIGITAL VIDEO HMG CD DVD TV TUNER LFE ANALOG [2] 13 14 AUTO PCM CD-R PHONO BDP DVR HDMI [1] dB SR+ [3] STREAM DIRECT Neo : 6 2PRO LOGIC THX ADV.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 32 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 04 Controls and displays 19 Matrix decoding format indicators 2PRO LOGIC IIx – This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II / 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding (page 35). Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (page 35). 20 Character display Displays various system information. Remote control Illustration shows the SC-LX81 remote control.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 33 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controls and displays 4 Input source buttons Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 100). 5 INPUT SELECT Use to select the input source. 6 Character display (LCD) This display shows information when transmitting control signals.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 34 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 04 Controls and displays 12 Number buttons and other receiver/component controls Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 41) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc. ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV. After set the remote control operation switch to RCV: SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 38). SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 97).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 35 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Listening to your system 05 Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. See Listening modes with different input signal formats on page 125 for more on this. Listening in surround sound Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 36 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Listening to your system 05 • Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources1 • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC+THX MUSIC • Neural THX – Up to 7.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 37 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Listening to your system 05 • ENT.SHOW – Suitable for musical sources • EXPANDED – Creates an extra wide stereo field 1 2 While listening to a source, press STEREO/A.L.C. for stereo playback.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 38 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Listening to your system 05 Using Stream Direct Selecting MCACC presets Use the Stream Direct modes when 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 sound source (see Stream direct with different input signal formats on page 130). STATUS PHASE CTRL THX MPX AUTO/ DIRECT STEREO/ A.L.C.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 39 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Listening to your system 05 1 • HDMI – Selects an HDMI signal.1 2 • PCM – Only PCM signals are output. 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 with Dolby TrueHD decoding, DTS lights with DTS or DTS-HD decoding, and WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 40 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 05 Listening to your system SBch Standard / THX Processing / Stereo sources Virtual SB Multichannel sources 2 Pro Logic IIx 2 Pro Logic mode Type of source Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM/SACD/ WMA9 Pro and DVD-Audio stereo sources ON  AUTO b Analog 2-channel (stereo) sources ON  AUTO DTS-HD Master Audio/DTS-HD/ Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/ WMA9 Pro encoded and PCM 6.1 ch/ 7.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 41 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using the tuner 06 Chapter 6: Using the tuner Using Neural THX Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 42 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 06 Using the tuner 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize. See Listening to the radio on page 41 for more on this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows STATION MEMORY, then a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes, then press ST +/– (/) to select the station preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset. 4 Press ENTER.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 43 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using the tuner 06 Searching for RDS programs One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio program. You can search for any of the program types listed above. VIDEO1 VIDEO2 HOME MEDIA GALLERY CD VIDEO3 TV AUDIO PARAMETER EXIT TUNE + VIDEO PARAMETER TOOLS TUNER CD-R PHONO TOP MENU BAND HOME MENU iPod CTRL STATUS DIMMER AUDIO MENU T.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 44 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 07 The Advanced MCACC menu Chapter 7: The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu The Advanced MCACC (Multi Channel ACoustic Calibration) system was developed in Pioneer’s laboratories with the aim of making it possible for home users to perform adjustments of the same level as in a studio easily and with high precision.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 45 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 07 2 Select the parameters you want to set. Use / to select the item, then use / to set. Automatic MCACC (Expert) If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 9, you can customize your setup options below.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 46 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 07 for several seating positions in your listening area.1 Place the microphone at the reference point indicated on-screen and note the last microphone placement will be at your main listening position: 2nd reference point 3rd reference point 1 2 7 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.2 The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 47 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 9 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished! The MCACC Data Check screen appears. Manual MCACC setup You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you’re more familiar with the system. Before making these settings, you should have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Control) on page 9. 2.MCACC Data Check A/V RECEIVER a. Speaker Setting b.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 48 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 07 The Advanced MCACC menu 1 Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu. See Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu on page 44 if you’re not already at this screen. 1.Advanced MCACC 1c.Manual MCACC 1c1.Fine Channel Level A/V RECEIVER A/V RECEIVER a. Full Auto MCACC b. Auto MCACC c. Manual MCACC d. Demo Exit 2 Adjust the level of the left channel.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 49 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 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 0.01m to 9.00m. 1c2.Fine SP Distance A/V RECEIVER L R <=> L : 3.61m R C SL SR SBL SBR SW : : : : : : : 07 overly resonant sounds in your listening area.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 50 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 07 The Advanced MCACC menu 1 Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 1c.Manual MCACC A/V RECEIVER 1. Fine Channel Level 2. Fine SP Distance 3. Standing Wave 4. EQ Adjust 5. EQ Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 51 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 07 The graph below shows the difference between conventional acoustic calibration and professional calibration (the gray circle indicates the point where the microphone captures sound during frequency analysis). If your room isn’t affected by the factors above, it is often not necessary to make a 30~50ms setting. Later time settings may provide a more detailed sound experience with your speaker system.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 52 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 07 The Advanced MCACC menu The following options determine 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 70): • EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this receiver (before calibration).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 53 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 07 • Acoustic Cal EQ – Used to check the calibration values of the listening environment’s frequency response. See Acoustic Cal EQ on page 54 for more on this. Speaker Distance • Group Delay – Used to check the speakers’ group delay (both before and after calibration). See Group Delay on page 54 for more on this. 1 Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the MCACC Data Check menu.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 54 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 07 The Advanced MCACC menu Acoustic Cal EQ Use this to display the calibration values for the frequency response of the various channels set in the different MCACC presets. See Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust on page 49 for more on this. 1 Select ‘Acoustic Cal EQ’ from the MCACC Data Check menu. 2e.Acoustic Cal EQ A/V RECEIVER dB Ch : L 0.0 -8.0 -6.0 0.0 +3.0 +8.5 +8.5 +3.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 55 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The Advanced MCACC menu 07 Renaming MCACC presets If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for easier identification. 1 Select ‘Memory Rename’ from the Data Management setup menu. 3.Data Management A/V RECEIVER Exit If you are no longer using one of the MCACC presets stored in memory, you can choose to clear the calibration settings of that preset.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 56 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The System Setup menu 08 Chapter 8: The System Setup menu 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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SCLX81_71.book Page 57 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The System Setup menu 08 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: • 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 the overall balance of your speaker system (page 58).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 58 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 08 The System Setup menu • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none).1 Select LARGE if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively. Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer. If you didn’t connect surround back speakers choose NO. • SW – LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 59 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM The System Setup menu 08 X-Curve 5 When you’re finished, press RETURN. You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu. Tip • The channel level can be changed at any time. Set the operation selector switch to RCV, then press CH LEVEL on the remote control, and then use / to adjust the level. Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 60 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 08 The System Setup menu 1 Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP setup menu. 5 Select either ON or OFF for Boundary Gain Compensation setting. 4a.Manual SP Setup 4a6.THX Audio Setting A/V RECEIVER A/V RECEIVER Loudness Plus SB SP Position THX Ultra2 SW BGC 1. Surr Back System 2. Speaker Setting 3. Channel Level 4. Speaker Distance 5. X-Curve 6. THX Audio Setting Exit Return 2 Select either ON or OFF for THX Loudness Plus setting. 4a6.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 61 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other connections 09 Chapter 9: Other connections Caution • Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step. Connecting the multichannel analog inputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back channels).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 62 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 09 Other connections Switching the speaker system If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 57, three speaker system settings are possible using SPEAKERS. If you selected Normal or Front Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch your main speaker system on or off. The options below are for the Speaker B setting only.1 • Use SPEAKERS on the front panel to select a speaker system setting.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 63 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other connections 09 Bi-wiring your speakers Connecting additional amplifiers The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as biamping, but additionally, interference effects within the wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 64 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 09 Other connections MULTI-ZONE listening This receiver can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after you have made the proper MULTIZONE connections. An example MULTI-ZONE setup is shown below, but the number of MULTI-ZONE connections (and the way you choose to connect them) depends on how you want to set up your system.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 65 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other connections 09 Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (Zone 2) • Connect a separate amplifier to the AUDIO ZONE2 OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the VIDEO ZONE2 OUT1 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 following illustration.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 66 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 09 Other connections Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup (Zone 3) • Connect a separate amplifier to the ZONE3/ SOURCE OUT digital output on the rear of this receiver. The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital output of a component in a second sub zone.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 67 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other connections 3 Use the 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. • If you select TUNER, you can use the TUNER controls to select a preset station (see Saving station presets on page 41 if you’re unsure how to do this).1 4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 68 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 09 Other connections Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat screen TV You can connect components in your system (such 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 must specify which input functions switch on the trigger using the The Input Setup menu on page 90.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 69 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other connections 09 • Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your flat screen TV. Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer flat screen TV When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your Pioneer flat screen TV even easier.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 70 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 09 Other connections Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output When using the Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional (see page 50) to calibrate the reverb characteristics of your listening room, you can graphically check the results on your computer connected to this receiver.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 71 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 Chapter 10: Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs • Playing audio or photo files stored on a USB memory device or audio files stored on an iPod Enjoying the Home Media Gallery This receiver’s Home Media Gallery function allows you to listen to audio files, play photo files or listen to Internet radio stations on a computer or other component connected to the receiver’s LAN terminal.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 72 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Playing back audio files stored on an iPod 1 Connect iPod to the iPod DIRECT USB terminal. See Connecting an iPod on page 72 for more on this. 2 Playback with Home Media Gallery. See Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 74 for more on this.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 73 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Connecting a USB device About network playback 1 It is possible to playback files using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. AUDIO PARAMETER (TUNE) VIDEO TUNER EDIT AUTO SURR/ HOME BAND STREAM DIRECT THX STANDARD ADVANCED STEREO/ SURROUND SURROUND A.L.C.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 74 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs When a PC running DLNA server software or other DLNA compatible device is connected to this player, some setting changes of software or other devices may be required. Please refer to the operating instructions for the software or device for more information. DLNA and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks and/or service marks of Digital Living Network Alliance.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 75 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 3 Use / to select the category you want to play back, and then press ENTER.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 76 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 • Internet radio stations – See Listening to Internet radio stations on page 78. • Server – See Playing back audio files stored on components on the network on page 76 and Playing back photo files stored in components on the network or USB memory device on page 78.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 77 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this: Playlists  Songs Artists  Albums  Songs Albums  Songs Songs Podcasts Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs Composers  Albums  Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs Tip • You can play all of the songs in a particular category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 78 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 2 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 79 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs is a connection to the Internet, as services are not transmitted through the air but are delivered over the World Wide Web. On this receiver you can select Internet radio stations by genre as well as by region. 2 10 Use / to select ‘Help’, then press ENTER. Top Menu A/V RECEIVER About the playback screen The following screen appears when audio streams from an Internet radio station are received.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 80 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 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 multichannel surround sound. The Neural-THX Surround mode is automatically selected and lets you enjoy a rich multichannel surround sound experience. For details about Neural THX, see the operation manual supplied separately.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 81 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 About playable file formats The Home Media Gallery feature of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Also, the compatibility of file formats varies depending on the type of server. Check with your server to ensure the compatibility of file formats supported by your server.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 82 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 Photo files 1 Files of up to 12 M pixels can be played. Progressive JPEG images are not supported. 2 Select the class that you want to retrieve an Internet radio station from. Each time you press CLASS, the class switches to A, B, and C in turn. Category Extension JPEG .jpg .jpeg Advanced operations for Internet radio TV CH SOURCE RCV VOL AUTO/ DIRECT STEREO/ A.L.C.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 83 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs Proxy Hostname/Proxy Port This setting is required when you connect this receiver to the Internet via a proxy server. Enter the IP address of your proxy server in the ‘Proxy Hostname’ field. Also, enter the port number of your proxy server in the ‘Proxy Port’ field.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 84 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 11 Select ‘Change’ and press ENTER to confirm your selection. The Edit Gateway IP screen appears. Gateway IP Top Menu Top Menu Edit Gateway IP A/V RECEIVER A/V RECEIVER 17 Select ‘No’ or ‘Yes’ for the proxy server setting to deactivate or activate the proxy server. In case you select ‘No’, proceed with Step 22. In case you select ‘Yes’, on the other hand, proceed with Step 18.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 85 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs 10 Checking the network settings You can check the following network settings of this receiver: the MAC address, the IP address, the gateway IP address, the proxy server, the Subnet mask, and the firmware version (for the Home Media Gallery of this receiver). Before proceeding with the following steps, check whether you have followed Steps from 1 to 3 on page 83.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 86 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 10 Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs IP (Internet Protocol) address A unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard, such as ‘192.168.0.1’. No duplicate numbers are allowed in the network. “This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of NEMS and BridgeCo.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 87 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM HDMI Control 11 Chapter 11 HDMI Control Important Important • When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch the power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket. • The KURO LINK function name used on the web and in catalogues is referred to as HDMI Control in the operating instructions and on the product.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 88 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM HDMI Control 11 Setting the HDMI options You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as HDMI Control-compatible connected components in order to make use of the HDMI Control function. For more information see the operating instructions for each component. Setting the HDMI Control mode 6 Only when ON was selected at step 5: Select AUTO or OFF for the PQLS setting. • AUTO – PQLS is enabled.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 89 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM HDMI Control 11 Synchronized amp mode About PQLS Synchronized amp mode begins once you carry out an operation for the flat screen TV. For more information, see the operating manual of your flat screen TV. PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) is a digital audio signal transfer control technology using the KURO LINK (HDMI Control) function.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 90 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other Settings 12 Chapter 12: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings (see Input function default and possible settings on page 91). In this case, you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote control correspond to the components you’ve connected.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 91 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other Settings 12 Input function default and possible settings The terminals on the rear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the input source functions. If you have connected components to this receiver differently from (or in addition to) the defaults below, see The Input Setup menu on page 90 to tell the receiver how you’ve connected up. The dots () indicate possible assignments.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 92 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other Settings 12 Multi Channel Input Setup The Other Setup menu The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect 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 your TV. Use / // and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 93 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Other Settings 12 ZONE Audio Setup 2 If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTIZONE listening on page 64), you may need to specify your volume setting. • ON – When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the flat screen TV (DVD, for example), the volume on the flat screen TV is muted so only sound from the receiver is heard. 1 Select ‘ZONE Audio Setup’ from the Other Setup menu. 4d.Other Setup 4d2.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 94 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using other functions 13 Chapter 13: Using other functions Setting the Audio 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. Setting What it does DELAY (Sound Delay) Some monitors have a slight 0.0 to 6.0 delay when showing video, so the (frames) soundtrack will be slightly out of 1 second = 25 sync with the picture.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 95 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using other functions Setting What it does DUAL (Dual Mono) Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 96 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using other functions 13 Setting Setting the Video options There are a number of additional picture settings you can make using the VIDEO PARAMETER menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if an option cannot be selected on the VIDEO PARAMETER menu, it is unavailable due to the current source, setting and status of the receiver.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 97 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using other functions MULTI OPERATION DVD BD DVR1 TV PARAMETER EXIT 13 TUNE + PARAMETER TOOLS DVR1 DVR2 TOP MENU BAND VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 DVR2 TV CD-R PHONO HOME MEDIA GALLERY CD MENU T.EDIT ST ENTER PTY SEARCH ST + RETURN INPUT SELECT HDMI HOME MENU iPod CTRL TUNER STATUS THX AUTO/ DIRECT TUNE PHASE CTRL MPX STEREO/ A.L.C.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 98 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 13 Using other functions 2 When you’re finished, press STATUS again to switch off the display. Switching the HDMI output SC-LX81 only Set which terminal to use when outputting video and audio signals from the HDMI output terminals (HDMI OUT1, HDMI OUT2 or HDMI OUT ALL). The HDMI OUT1 terminal is compatible with the HDMI control function. SIGNAL SEL SLEEP SR+ SBch DIMMER AUDIO MCACC DISP TV SOURCE CH A.ATT RCV GENRE HDMI OUT D.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 99 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Using other functions 13 Default system settings Setting Setting Default Digital Video Conversion ON SPEAKERS A Surround Back System Normal Speaker System Front SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES Crossover 80 Hz X-Curve OFF THX Audio Setting 1.2 m< DIMMER brightest Inputs See Input function default and possible settings on page 91.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 100 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controlling the rest of your system 14 Chapter 14: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the input source buttons (such as DVD or CD) using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 101 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controlling the rest of your system 14 Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls. The buttons available are shown below: Programming signals from other remote controls If the preset code for your component is not available, or the available preset codes do not operate correctly, you can program signals from the remote control of another component.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 102 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controlling the rest of your system 14 5 Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons. 6 Press and hold MULTI OPERATION for a couple of seconds when you’re done. Resetting the remote control presets This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and programmed buttons.1 1 While pressing MULTI OPERATION, press HOME MENU. The remote LCD display shows SETUP. 2 Use / to select RESET, then press ENTER. RESET flashes in the LCD display.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 103 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controlling the rest of your system Multi Operation and System Off The Multi Operation feature allows you 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 using only two buttons on the remote control.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 104 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 14 Controlling the rest of your system Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on, or in standby. RECEIVER MAIN ZONE2 SOURCE 3 MULTI OPERATION DVD BD DVR1 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 TV CD-R PHONO HOME MEDIA GALLERY CD DVR2 INPUT SELECT 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.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 105 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Controlling the rest of your system Controls for other components This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 100 for more on this). Set the operation selector switch to SOURCE, then press the other device operation button of the device you want to operate.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 106 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 14 Controlling the rest of your system Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 107 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 Chapter 15: Additional information Step 1: Speaker layout and distance adjustment Speaker Setting Guide In order to achieve an even better surround effect, it is important to accurately position the speakers and make their volume and tone characteristics uniform so as to finely focus the multi-channel sound.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 108 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Step 4: Positioning and adjusting the subwoofer Tip • When 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. Fig.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 109 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 Positional relationship between speakers and monitor Position of front speakers and monitor The front speakers should be as equidistant as possible to the monitor. L TV R 45° to 60° Position of center speaker and monitor Since mostly dialogs are output from the center speaker, keeping the center speaker as close as possible to the screen makes the overall sound more natural.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 110 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 111 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 No sound Symptom Remedy No sound is output when an • Check the volume, mute setting (press MUTE) and speaker setting (press SPEAKERS). input source is selected. • Make sure the correct input source is selected. No sound output from the front • Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected. speakers. • Make sure the correct input signal is selected (press SIGNAL SEL).
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SCLX81_71.book Page 112 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Symptom Remedy 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 muted in the sub zone (ZONE 2), it will be restored after exiting the HOME MENU. Other audio problems Symptom Remedy Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically, or there is considerable noise in radio broadcasts.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 113 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 Video Symptom Remedy No image is output when an input is selected. • Check the video connections of the source component (see page 21). • For HDMI, or when digital video conversion is set to OFF and a TV and another component are connected with different cords (in Setting the Video options on page 96), you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 114 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Symptom Remedy The EQ response displayed in the graphical output following calibration does not appear entirely flat. • There are cases where the graph does not appear flat (even when selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the Auto MCACC Setup) due to adjustments made to compensate for room characteristics to achieve optimal sound.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 115 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information Symptom Remedy When playing a disc with the listening mode set to Auto Surround, 2 PL II or Neo:6 appear on the receiver. • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 38). • If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 116 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Symptom Remedy No picture. • Try changing the Resolution setting (in Setting the Video options on page 96). • Set the HDMI output setting to the connected HDMI OUT terminal (in Switching the HDMI output on page 98). No sound, or sound suddenly ceases. • Check that the HDMI AV setting is set to AMP/THROUGH. • If the component is a DVI device, use a separate connection for the audio.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 117 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 HOME MEDIA GALLERY Symptoms Causes Remedies Cannot access the network. The LAN cable is not firmly connected. Firmly connect the LAN cable. The router is not switched on. Switch on the router. — Internet security software is currently installed in the connected component. There are cases where a component with Internet security software installed cannot be accessed.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 118 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Symptoms Causes Remedies Audio playback is undesirably stopped or disturbed. The audio file currently being played back Check whether the audio file was recorded in was not recorded in a format playable on this a format supported by this receiver. receiver. Check whether the folder has been damaged or corrupted.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 119 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information Symptoms Causes 15 Remedies Refer to The Home Media Gallery The remote control is not currently set to the Press HOME MEDIA GALLERY to set the cannot be operated with Home Media Gallery mode. remote control to the Home Media Gallery the buttons on the remote mode. control. 74 About status messages Refer to the following information when you come up with a status message while operating the Home Media Gallery.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 120 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 121 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, Surround EX and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS The DTS technologies are explained below. See www.dtstech.com for more detailed information. 15 DTS-EXPRESS DTS-EXPRESS is a low-bitrate encoding technology supporting up to 5.1 channels with fixed data transfer rates.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 122 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 • About THX The THX technologies are explained below. See http:// www.thx.com for more detailed information. In case of SC-LX81 • In case of SC-LX71 • THX Cinema processing THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by THX Ltd.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 123 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information • THX Games For the replay of stereo and multi-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 analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360 degree playback environment.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 124 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information About FLAC FLAC Decoder Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Josh Coalson Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: • Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 125 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 Listening modes with different input 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 channel) signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON/AUTO (Automatically selects 6.1/7.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 126 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD (except for 176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz) 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE 2 Pro Logic ll MUSIC 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+THX Stereo playback Dolby TrueHD (176.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 127 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding THX CINEMA THX MUSIC THX GAMES Straight decoding Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD (except for 176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz) (5.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 128 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information SBch Processing Input signal format Standard SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/ 6.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 129 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing AUTO (Automatically selects 6.1/7.1 channel decoding) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby TrueHD (176.4 kHz/192 kHz) (5.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 130 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM 15 Additional information Stream direct with different input signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 38) you have selected.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 131 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 Specifications Amplifier Section HDMI Section Multi channel simultaneous power output (1 kHz, 1 %, 8 Ω) 7ch total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 W (LX81), 630 W(LX71) Continuous Power Output (Multichannel) (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω) Front . . . . . . . 190 W + 190 W (LX81), 180 W + 180 W (LX71) Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 W (LX81), 180 W (LX71) Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCLX81_71.book Page 132 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 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 cleanser diluted five or six times with water, and wrung out well, and then wipe again with a dry cloth. Do not use furniture wax or cleansers. • Never use thinners, benzine, insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit, since these will corrode the surface.
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SCLX81_71.book Page 133 Monday, June 2, 2008 6:16 PM Additional information 15 • THX certified design In case of SC-LX81 This receiver is THX Ultra2™ certified, allowing you to take advantage of new THX technologies such as ASA (Advanced Speaker Array), which can process any 5.1 channel source for 6.1 channel (THX Surround EX) or 7.1 channel (THX Ultra2 CINEMA, THX Ultra2 MUSIC and THX Ultra2 GAMES) playback.
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