Operating instructions

! Speaker System – Specifies how you are
using your surround back speaker terminals
and B speaker terminals (page 62).
! Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and
number of speakers you’ve connected (page
62).
! Channel Level – Adjusts the overall balance
of your speaker system (page 63).
! Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance
of your speakers from the listening position
(page 63).
! X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of your
speaker system for movie soundtracks (page
64).
3 Make the adjustments necessary for
each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm
after each screen.
Speaker system setting
! Default setting: Normal(SB/FH)
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 front height 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 62 if you’re not already at
this screen.
2 Select the speaker system setting.
! Normal(SB/FH) – Select for normal home
theater use with front height speakers in your
main (speaker system A) setup.
! Normal(SB/FW) – Select for normal home
theater use with front wide speakers in your
main (speaker system A) setup.
! Speaker B – Select to use the B speaker
terminals to listen to stereo playback in
another room (see Switching the speaker
terminals on page 47 ).
! Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you’re
bi-amping your front speakers (see Bi-amping
your speakers on page 13 ).
! ZONE 2 – Select to use the surround back
speaker terminals for an independent system
in another zone (see Using the MULTI-ZONE
controls on page 47 ).
3 If you selected Normal(SB/FH),
Normal(SB/FW), or Speaker B in Step 2,
select the placement of the surround
speakers.
In a 7.1-channel surround system with sur-
round speakers placed directly at the sides of
the listening position, the surround sound of
5.1-channel sources is heard from the side.
This function mixes the sound of the surround
speakers with the surround back speakers so
that the surround sound is heard from diago-
nally to the rear as it should be.
Depending on the positions of the speakers and
the sound source, in some cases it may not be
possible to achieve good results. In this case,
set the setting to ON SIDE or IN REAR.
! ON SIDE – Select when the surround
speakers is positioned right beside you.
! IN REAR – Select when the surround speaker
is positioned obliquely behind you.
4 When ‘Setting Change?’ is displayed,
select Yes.
If No is selected, the setting is not changed.
You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu.
Speaker Setting
Use this setting to specify your speaker configu-
ration (size, number of speakers and crossover
frequency). It is a good idea to make sure that
the settings made in Automatically conduct-
ing optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC)
on page 23 are correct. Note that this setting
En
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12 The System Setup and Other Setup menus
The System Setup and Other Setup
menus
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.).
1 Press u RECEIVER to switch on the
receiver and your TV.
Make sure that the TV’s video input is set to this
receiver.
2 Press on the remote control,
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.
! Manual SP Setup – Sets the type of
connection used for surround back terminals
and the size, number distance and overall
balance of the connected speakers (see
Manual speaker setup on page 62 ).
! Input Setup – Specifies what you’ve
connected to the digital, HDMI and
component video inputs (see The Input Setup
menu on page 24 ).
! OSD Language – The GUI screen’s display
language can be changed (see Changing the
OSD display language (OSD Language) on
page 23 ).
! Network Setup – Conducts the setup
necessary to connect this unit to the network
(see Network Setup menu on page 64 ).
! HDMI Setup – Synchronizes this receiver
with your Pioneer component supporting
Control with HDMI (page 41).
! Other Setup – Makes customized settings
to reflect how you are using the receiver (see
The Other Setup menu on page 66 ).
Manual speaker setup
This receiver allows you to make detailed set-
tings to optimize the surround sound perfor-
mance. 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 23 , 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 62 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: