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Operating Instructions A UDIO/VIDEO MUL TI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX_LX60LX70.book Page 1 Wed nesday, June 6, 2007 3:13 PM ...
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D3-4-2-1-1_En-A The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of ...
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CAUTION The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord ser ves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power . Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from ...
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4 En Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in th e box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 02 5 minute guide Introduction to h ome theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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5 En 09 Other connections Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Watching photos and video con tent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . ...
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Before you start 01 6 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 ) • R emote control unit • A A/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 • A M loop antenna •F M w i r e a n t e n n a •P o w e r c o r d • W arranty card • T ...
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5 minute guide 02 7 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction 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 ker setup, but also on ...
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5 minute guide 02 8 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 a ccount ambient noise, speaker size and distance, and tests for both channel delay and chan nel level. After you have set up the microphone prov ...
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5 minute guide 02 9 En • With error messages (such as Too much ambient noise! or Check Microphone ) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem to be a problem, you can simply select GO NEXT and continue. The configuration shown o n-sc ...
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5 minute guide 02 10 En 3 Press S.DIRECT ( STREAM DIRECT ) to select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and start pl ayback 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 only hear sound f rom the front left/right speakers in the default listeni ng ...
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5 minute guide 02 11 En Using Full Band Phase Control The Full Band Phase Control featur e calibrates the frequency-phase characteri stics of the speakers connected. Standard speakers designed ex clusively for audio use generally reproduce so und wi th the divided frequency bands output from a sp eake r system consisting of multiple speakers (in ca ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 12 En Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver pro vides you with man y connection poss ibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Th is page explai ns the kinds of components you can c onnect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel This illustration shows the VS X-LX70, however connec tions for ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 13 En 11 Audio/video source inpu ts/(outputs) (x6) Use for connection to audio/vi sual sources, such as DVD players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has j acks for composite video, S-video 1 and stereo analog audi o. See Connecting a DVD/HDD reco rder, VCR and other video sources on page 16. 12 Stereo analog ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 14 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of t his receiver together with a TV and D VD player, with S-video or co mposite video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may offer alternative connectio ns. See also Using the component video jack s on page 16 if your TV and/or DVD player h ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 15 En The diagram shows a basic setup of this re ceiver together with a Blu-ray disc player, with S-video or composite video connections. See also Using the component video jacks on page 16 if your Blu-ray disc player has component video inputs/outputs. If your Blu-ray disc player offers multi-chan nel analog audio outp ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 16 En Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suit able for connec ting analog or digital vide o devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs. 1 Connect the audio/video ou tputs of the video player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO i ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 17 En • Since they are assignable , it doesn’t matter which component video inputs yo u use for which source. After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the component video inputs— see The Input Setup menu on page 66. 2 Connect the COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT jacks to the component video input s on your TV or m ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 18 En Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features three stereo au dio-only inputs. T wo of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders. One of the audio inputs ( PHONO ) is a dedicated turntable in put which shou ld not be us ed for any other type of component. This i nput also has a ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 19 En Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capa bilities co nnect front, center, surround and surro und back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this is ideal, other co nfigurations with fe wer speake rs—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround s ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 20 En Bare wire connection s Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared wi th about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert th e exp ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 21 En 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 orientatio n with two surround back speakers connected. • If you h ave two surround back speakers THX re ...
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Connecting your equipment 03 22 En FM wire antenna • Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω in the same way as the AM antenn a. For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame . Don’t drap e loosely or leave coiled up. Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception connect an external FM antenna t ...
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Controls and displays 04 23 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel Illustration sho ws the VSX-LX70 front panel 1 INPUT SELE CTOR dial Use to selec t an input source. 2 STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and stan dby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is o n. 3 PHASE CONTROL – Press to switch on/off Phase Control or F ...
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Controls and displays 04 24 En DIGITAL VIDEO SCALER indicator – Lights when Resolution is set to a set ting other than PURE (for example, when the video input signal is upscaled) (page 70). HDMI indi cator – Blinks w hen connecting an H DMI- equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 54). 7 Listening mode buttons HOME THX ...
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Controls and displays 04 25 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to ind icate the cu rrently selected i nput sign al. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 31). 2 Program format indicators These change according to which ch annels are active in digital so urces. L – Left front channel C – Center cha ...
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Controls and displays 04 26 En Neo:6 – When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to in dicate Neo :6 processing (page 28) . 20 Character display Displays various system information. 21 Input source indi cators Light to indicate the input source you ha ve selected. Remote control Illustration shows the VS X-LX70 remote control ...
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Controls and displays 04 27 En 6 /// (TUNE/ST) / ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 39) and the Audio or Video options (page 70 or 71). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the TUNE / buttons to find rad io frequencies and use ST /? ...
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Listening to y our system 05 28 En 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 wi th different i nput signal formats on page 92 for more on this. Auto playback There are ...
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Listening to your system 05 29 En • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel sour ces (like Dolby Digital Surround EX) • DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 cha nnel playback with DTS-ES encoded sources • DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback with ...
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Listening to y our system 05 30 En Tip • W hen an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT paramet er in Setting the Audio opti ons on page 70. Listening in stereo When you select STEREO , you will hear the sou rce through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer de ...
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Listening to your system 05 31 En Selecting MCACC presets • Default setting: MEMORY 1 If you have calibrated your sy stem for di fferent listening position s 1 , you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source you’re listenin g to and where you’re sitting (for example, watch ing movies from a sofa, or pl aying a video game close to ...
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Listening to y our system 05 32 En Using the Virtual Surround Back mode When you’re not using surround back spea kers, selecting this mode al lows you to hear a virtual surround back channel th rough your surround spea kers. You can choose to listen to sour ces with no surround back channel information, or if the materi al sounds better in the fo ...
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Listening to your system 05 33 En Using the genre synchr onizing function This feat ure automati cally selec ts the most appro priate Advanced Surround mode for the source currently being played back on a Pioneer DVD recorder supporting HDMI Control connec ted to this rec eiver via HDM I. 1 For details on HDMI Control, see About HDMI on p age 55. ? ...
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USB playback 06 34 En Chapter 6: USB playback VSX-LX60 only ( VSX-LX70 – See the separate manual for HOME MEDIA GALLERY) Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two-channel audio 1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a USB mass storage device 2 as s hown belo w. 1 Swit ch on the receiver and your TV. 2 Press ...
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USB playback 06 35 En 1P r e s s RETURN to display the folder/file list for the USB device connected. 2P r e s s / to select the f ile you want to play back, and then press ENTER to confirm your selection. • Press RETURN to switch to the upper hierarchy of the current folder or fi le. • To switch to the previous/next folder or file wi thi ...
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Using the tuner 07 36 En Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the radi o The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (s earch) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you ...
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Using the tuner 07 37 En 2P r e s s T.EDIT ( TUNER EDIT ). The display shows STATION MEMORY , then a blinking memory class. 3P r e s s CLASS to select one of th e three classes then press ST / to select the station preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset. 4P r e s s ENTER . After pressing ENTER , the pr ...
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Using the tuner 07 38 En Searching for RDS programs One of the most useful featur es of RDS is the ability to search for a partic ular kind of radio program. You can search for any of the program types listed on the previous page. 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM ban d. 1 2 Press the PTY SEARCH bu tton. SEARCH shows in the display. 3 Press ...
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The System Setup menu 08 39 En Chapter 8: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from th e System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re u sing the receiver (for example, if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speak ...
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The System Setup menu 08 40 En Important • M ake sure the microphone/speakers are not mo ved during the Auto MCACC Setup. • Using th e Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select. 1 • T he screen saver will automatically appear after three minutes of i nactivity. Caution • T he test tones u sed in t ...
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The System Setup menu 08 41 En 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no o bstacles between the speakers and the microphone. If you have a tripod, use it to place the m icrophone so that it’s about ear level at your norm al listening position. Otherwise, place the microp hone at ear level u si ...
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The System Setup menu 08 42 En You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the MCACC Data Check screen: • Speaker Setting – The size and number of speakers you’ve connected (see page 50 for more on this) • Channel Level – The overall balance of your speaker system (see page 43 or 51 for more on this) ? ...
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The System Setup menu 08 43 En • For some of the settings be low, you’ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position. Press SETUP to display the System Setup menu before you connect th e microphone to this receiver. If the microphone is connected while the System Setup m ...
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The System Setup menu 08 44 En Fine Speaker D istance •D e f a u l t s e t t i n g : 3.00 m (all speakers) For proper sound depth and se paration with your system, it is necess ary to add a sli ght bit of de lay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time. The following setting can help you make deta ...
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The System Setup menu 08 45 En Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust Acoustic Ca libration Equ alization is a kin d of room equalizer for your speakers (e xcluding the subwoofer). It works by measuring the acoust ic chara cteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the or iginal source material (provid ing a ‘flat ...
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The System Setup menu 08 46 En By analyzing the graph, yo u should be able to see how your room is responding to certain f requencies. Differences in channel level and spea ker distance are taken into ac count automat ically (compens ation is provided for comparison purposes), and th e frequency measurements can be exa mined both with and without t ...
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The System Setup menu 08 47 En 3 If you selected ‘Reverb Me asurement’, select EQ ON or OFF and then START. The following optio ns determine how the reverb characteristics of your listeni ng area are displayed in Reverb View and Output PC ( Data Managem ent ): • EQ OFF – You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without ...
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The System Setup menu 08 48 En 1 Select ‘ FULL BAND PHASE CTRL ’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings fr om the System Setu p menu above if you’re not alre ady at this screen. 2 Select an option and press ENTER . • Measurement – Calibrates and corrects the frequency-phase characteristics of each speaker. • Group Dela ...
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The System Setup menu 08 49 En 1 Select ‘MCACC Data Check’ from the Data Management setup menu. 2 Select the setting you want to check. • It is u se fu l t o d o th is wh il e a sou rc e i s p la yin g s o y ou can compare the different settings. 3 Select the MCACC preset that you want to check. Use the / buttons if necessary to switch ...
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The System Setup menu 08 50 En Manual speaker setup This receiver a llows you to make detailed se ttings to optimize the surround sound performanc e. You only need to make these settings once (unless you chan ge the placement of your current speaker system or add n ew speakers). These settings are designed to customize your system, but if you’re ...
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The System Setup menu 08 51 En • Subwoofer – LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected. Choose the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or yo u want deeper bass (the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers a ...
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The System Setup menu 08 52 En Important • W hen Speaker Distanc e is selected whil e MCACC is set to OFF , the selection screen for the MCACC memory appears. Select a memory to adjust manual ly. 1 Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Adjust the distan ce of each speaker using the / buttons. You can adjust the dist ...
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Other connections 09 53 En Chapter 9: Other connections Caution • Make sure the power is switc hed off before making or changing the connectio ns. Connecting an iPod This receive r has a dedic ated iPod te rminal that wil l allow you to control playback of audio co ntent from your iPod using the controls o f this receiver. 1 Connecting your iPod ...
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Other connections 09 54 En 1U s e t h e / buttons to select a catego ry then press ENTER to browse that categor y. • T o return to the previous level, press RETURN . 2U s e t h e / buttons to browse the selected category (e.g., albums). •U s e / to move to previous/next levels. 3 Continue browsing until you arr ive at what you ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 55
Other connections 09 55 En 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect o ne of the HDMI IN interconnects on this receiver t o an HDMI output on your HDMI component. HDMI indicator lights on the front panel when an HDM I- equipped component is connected. 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect t he HDMI OUT interconnect on this r eceiver to an HDMI interconn ect on an HD ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 56
Other connections 09 56 En 1 Connect the front, surr ound, center and subwoofer outputs on your DVD pl ayer to the corresponding MULTI CH input jack on this receiver. • U se standard RCA/phono jack cables fo r the connections. 2 If your DVD player also has output s for surround back channels, connect th ese to the corresponding MULTI CH input jac ...
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Other connections 09 57 En Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option: • SP A – Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals. • SP B – Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B. M ultichannel sources will not be heard. The same signal is output from ...
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Other connections 09 58 En Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough powe r for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. • Be fore making or changing the connections, switch ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 59
Other connections 09 59 En MULTI-ZONE listening options The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub zone: Basic MULTI-ZONE setup ( ZONE 2 ) 1 Connect a separate amplifier to t he MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV moni tor to the MULTI- ZONE & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear of this receiver. You should have ...
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Other connections 09 60 En Using the MULTI-ZONE controls The following steps use the front panel con trols to adjust the sub zone volume an d select sources. 1 See MULTI- ZONE remote controls below. 1 Press the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE ON/ OFF button on the front panel. Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option: • ZONE 2 ON – Selects your pr imary ...
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Other connections 09 61 En 1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE IR IN ( MAIN ZONE ) jack on the rear of this receiver. If you also plan to use a sepa rate IR receiver in the sub room, connect this to the ZONE2 jack. 2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE IR OUT j a c k o n t h e r e a ...
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Other connections 09 62 En Important • Yo u can’t use the SR+ features when HDMI C ontrol is set to ON . Make sure to s et HDMI Contro l to OFF when you use the SR+ features (page 65). • I f you connect to a Pioneer plasm a display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote contro l at the plasma d isplay remo te sensor to control ...
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Other connections 09 63 En Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output When using th e Acoustic Calibra tion EQ Profession al (see page 45) to calibrate the reverb characteristics of your listening room, you can gra phically check the results on your compute r connected to this receiver. Also, when the Full Band Pha se Control function is activated, ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 64
HDMI Control 10 64 En Chapter 10: HDMI Control By connecting this receiver to an HD MI Control- compatible Pioneer plasma display or the HDD /DVD recorder with an HDMI cable, you ca n control this receiver from the remo te co ntrol of a co nnected plasma display, as well as have th e connected plasma display automatically c hange inputs in response ...
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HDMI Control 10 65 En Setting the HDMI options You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as HDMI Control-c ompatible connec ted components in order to make use of the HDMI Control function. For more information see the operating instructions fo r each component. Setting the HDMI Control mode Choose whether to set this unit’s HDM I Con ...
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Other Settings 11 66 En Chapter 11: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Inp ut Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equip ment according to the default settings (see Input function def ault and possible settings below). In this case, you nee d to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which ...
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Other Settings 11 67 En 7 When yo u’re finis hed, press RETURN . You will return to the System Setup menu. Input function default and possible settings The terminals on the r ear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one o f the input sour ce functions. If you have connected compone nts to this receiver differently from (or in addit ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 68
Other Settings 11 68 En Multi Channel Input Setup You can adjust the level of th e subwoofer for a multi- channel input . Also, when the mu lti-channel inpu t is selected as an input source, you can display the video images of other input source s. In the Multi Channel Inp ut Setup, you can assign a video input to the mul ti-channel input. 1 Select ...
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Other Settings 11 69 En 2 Select the ‘ PDP Volume Control ’ setting you wan t. • OFF – The receiver does not control the volume of the plasma display. • ON – When th e receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display ( DVD/LD , for example), the volume on the plasma display is mu ted so only sound from the receiver ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 70
Using other functions 12 70 En Chapter 12: 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 do esn’t appear in the Audio Parameter menu, it is unav ailable due to the cu ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 71
Using other functions 12 71 En Setting the Vi deo options There are a number of a dditional picture settings you ca n make using the Video Parameter menu. The defaults, if not stated, are listed in bold. Important • Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the Video Parameter menu, it is unavailable du e to the current source, setting and statu ...
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Using other functions 12 72 En Making an audio or a video recordi ng You can make an au dio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV ). 1 To use thi s featur e, you mus t set ZONE2/RECSEL to RECSEL in the ZONE Audio Se tup . For details, see ZONE Audio Setup ...
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Using other functions 12 73 En 1 During recording, press the REC SELECT CONTROL button on the front panel until RECOUT shows in the display. 1 2 While RE COUT shows in the d isplay, use th e INPUT SELECTOR di al to select th e source you wan t to record. The default, RECOUT SOUR CE , records the source you ’re currently listening to (as in Press ...
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Using other functions 12 74 En Checking your system settings Use the status display screen to check your current settings for features such as surround back channe l processing and your current MCACC preset. 1 Press STATUS to check the system settings. These appear on the front panel display. 1 The front panel display sho ws each of the following s ...
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Using other functions 12 75 En Effect Level ExtendedStereo 90 Other modes 50 2 PL II Musi c Options Cen ter Width 3 Dimension 0 Panorama OFF Neo:6 Options Center Image 3 All Inputs Listening Mode (2 ch) A UTO SURROUND Listening Mode (x ch) A UTO SURROUND Listening Mode (HP) STEREO See also Setting the Audio optio ns on page 70 for other default DSP ...
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Controlling the rest of your system 13 76 En Chapter 13: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remo te to control ot her components Most components can be assigned to one of the input source b uttons ( such as DVD/LD or CD ) using the component’s manufacturer preset code sto red in the remote. However, there are cases where only certain ...
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Controlling the rest of your system 13 77 En 4 Point the two remote controls towards each other then press the button that will be doing the learning on this r eceive r’s re mote co ntrol . PRES KEY starts flashing to indic ate the remote is ready to accept a signa l. • The rem ote controls should be 3 cm to 5 cm apart. 5 Press the correspondin ...
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Controlling the rest of your system 13 78 En 3 Press the button of the component for which you want to check the pres et code, then press ENTER . The brand name and preset code appea rs in the display for three seconds. Renaming input source names You can cu stomize the n ames that appear o n the remote LCD when you select an input source (fo r exa ...
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Controlling the rest of your system 13 79 En 5U s e / to select a command in the sequence then press ENTER . If this is the first command in the sequence, sele ct 1ST CODE . Otherwise, simply cho ose the next command in the sequence. PRES KEY flashes after you press ENTER . 6 If necessary, press the input source button for the component whose ...
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Controlling the rest of your system 13 80 En •T h e TV CONTROL buttons on the remote con trol are dedicated to control the TV assigned to t he TV CTRL button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CTRL button. Controls for oth er components This remote control can control these c omponents after entering the proper codes or teaching t ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 81
Controlling the rest of your system 13 81 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link c omponents together so that you can use just the remote sensor of on e component. When you use a remote control, the control sign al is passed along the chain to the appro ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 82
Additional information 14 82 En Chapter 14: Additional information 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 ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 83
Additional in formation 14 83 En No sound Symptom Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected. No sound output from the front speakers. • Check the volume, mute setting (press MUTE ) and speaker setting (press SPEAKERS ). • Make sure the correct in put source is selected. • Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disco nnected ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 84
Additional information 14 84 En Other audio problems Symptom Remedy Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically, or there is considerable noise in radio broadc asts. For FM broadcasts • Fully e xtend the FM wire antenna, adjust th e posi tion for best reception a nd secure to a wall, etc. • Use an outdoor antenna for better reception (s ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 85
Additional in formation 14 85 En Video Settings Symptom Remedy No image is output when an input is selected. • Check the video connections of the source component (see page 16). • For high-definition video (using component video co nnections), or when digi tal video conversion is switched off (in Setting the Video options on page 71), you must ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 86
Additional information 14 86 En Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Symptom Remedy The EQ response displayed in th e graphical output following calibration does not appear entirely flat. • There are cases wher e the graph does not appear flat (even when selecting ALL CH ADJUST in the Auto MCACC Setup) due to adjustments made to c ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 87
Additional in formation 14 87 En Remote control HDMI Symptom Remedy Cannot be remote controlled. • Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loadi ng the batteries on page 6). • Be sure to operate within 7 m and a 30º angl e of the remote sensor on the front panel (see Operating range of remote co ntrol unit on page 24). • Check ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 88
Additional information 14 88 En USB interface (VSX-LX60 only) iPod messages Note • I f the unit does not operate no rmally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet a nd insert again to re turn to normal operat ing condition s. Symptom Remedy USB mass storage device is not recognized by the recei ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 89
Additional in formation 14 89 En Surround sound fo rmats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cabl e and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a multich ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 90
Additional information 14 90 En DTS The DTS technologies are explained below. See www.dtstech.com for more detailed information. DTS Digital S urround DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1- channel audio coding system from DTS Inc. now widely used for DVD- Video, DVD-Audio, 5.1 music discs, digital broadcasts, and video games. It can deliver up to six disc ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 91
Additional in formation 14 91 En • Re-Equalization The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and harsh when played back over audi o equipment in the home because film soundtracks were designed to be played back in large movie theaters using very different profes sional equipment. Re-Equa lization restores the correct tonal ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 92
Additional information 14 92 En 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 cha nnel) signal form ats SBch Processing Input signal for mat Standard ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 93
Additional in formation 14 93 En Multichannel signal form ats SBch Processing OFF d (Maximum 5.1 channel playback) Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE 2 Pro Logic ll MUSIC 2 Pro Logic ll GAME 2 PRO LOGIC Neo:6 CINEMA Neo:6 MUSIC 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE+THX 2 PRO LOGIC+THX Neo:6 CINEMA+THX 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE DTS Surround As above As above Neo ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 94
Additional information 14 94 En SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) DTS-ES b (6.1 channel sources/ 6.1 channel flagged) DTS-ES (Matrix/Discret e) DTS+ 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a DTS+ 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC DTS-ES+THX (Matrix/Disc rete) DTS + 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE + THX a THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a D ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 95
Additional in formation 14 95 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 30) yo u have selected. Stereo (2 channel ) signal formats Multichannel signa l formats Surround Back speaker(s) I ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 96
Additional information 14 96 En Specifications Amplifier Section Continuous Power Outpu t (Stereo) Front. . . . . . . 180 W + 180 W (LX70), 170 W + 170 W (LX60) (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω ) Front. . . . . . . 150 W + 150 W (LX70), 140 W + 140 W (LX60) (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 8 Ω ) Continuous Power Outpu t (Multichannel) (DIN 1 kHz, THD 1 %, 6 Ω ) ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 97
Additional in formation 14 97 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. • Neve ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 98
Additional information 14 98 En •D C D i Faroudja’s DCDi Processing is selectable a nd ensures that images are smooth and natural, without sta ircasing or jaggies . • i Pod Ready With the new iPod termina l, you’ll be up and running in no time, now that this recei ver’s enhanced compat ibility makes on-screen contro l of your iPod an adde ...
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Pioneer VSX-LX60 - page 99
Printed in <ARB7381-A> Published b y Pioneer Cor poration. Copyright © 2007 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reser ved. PIONEER CORPORA TION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, T okyo 153-8654, J apan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P .O . BO X 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANAD A, INC. ...
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