The System Setup And Other Setup Menus Making Receiver Settings From The System Setup Menu; Manual Speaker Setup; Making Receiver Settings From The System Setup Menu - Pioneer Elite SC-89 Operating Instructions Manual

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Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu

The following section describes how to change the speaker-related settings manually and make various other
settings (input selection, OSD language selection, etc.).
! With factory default settings, the on-screen display will be output from all HDMI output terminals and
displayed on any TV connected via HDMI cable. You can change where the screen is output in the
MAIN/HDZONE (page 112 ) and HDMI output
1 Press u STANDBY/ON to switch on the receiver and your TV.
Make sure that the TV's video input is set to this receiver.
2 Press MAIN RECEIVER to switch the remote control to the receiver operation mode, and
then press HOME MENU.
A Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen appears on your TV. Use i/j/k/l and ENTER to navigate through the
screens and select menu items. Press RETURN to exit the current menu.
! Press HOME MENU at any time to exit the HOME MENU.
3 Select 'System Setup' from the HOME MENU, then press ENTER.
4 Select the setting you want to adjust.
! Manual SP Setup – Sets the type of connection used for surround back terminals and the size, number dis-
tance and overall balance of the connected speakers (see
! Input Setup – Specifies what you've connected to the digital, HDMI and component video inputs (see
Input Setup menu on page 52 ).
! OSD Language – The GUI screen's display language can be changed (see
guage (OSD Language) on page 54 ).
! Network Setup – Conducts the setup necessary to connect this unit to the network (see
menu on page 108 ).
! HDMI Setup – Synchronizes this receiver with your Pioneer component supporting Control with HDMI
76 ).
! MHL Setup – Changes the settings related to MHL (see
! Other Setup – Makes customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver (see
menu on page 110 ).

Manual speaker setup

This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance. You only need
to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new
speakers).
These settings are designed to customize your system, but if you're satisfied with the settings made in
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC)
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
2 Select the setting you want to adjust.
If you are doing this for the first time, you may want to adjust these settings in order:
! Speaker System – Specifies how you are using your surround back speaker terminals and B speaker termi-
nals (page 106 ).
! Speaker Setting – Specifies the size and number of speakers you've connected
(page 86 ) settings.

Manual speaker setup

on page 106 ).
Changing the OSD display lan-
Network Setup
MHL Setup on page 110 ).
The Other Setup
on page 51 , it isn't necessary to make all
on page 106 if you're not already at this screen.
(page 107 ).
! Channel Level – Adjusts the overall balance of your speaker system
! Speaker Distance – Specifies the distance of your speakers from the listening position
! X-Curve – Adjusts the tonal balance of your speaker system for movie soundtracks
3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting, pressing RETURN to confirm after each
screen.
Speaker system setting
! Default setting: 7.2.2ch TMd/FW
There are several ways you can use the speaker terminals with this receiver. In addition to a normal home theater
setup where they are used for the top middle speakers or front wide speakers, they can be used for bi-amping the
front speakers or as an independent speaker system in another room.
1 Select 'Speaker System' from the Manual SP Setup menu.
See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
2 Select the speaker system setting.
! 7.2.2ch TMd/FW – Select for normal home theater use with top middle and front wide speakers in your main
(speaker system A) setup.
! 7.2.2ch TMd/FH – Select for normal home theater use with top middle and front height speakers in your
main (speaker system A) setup.
The ! 5.2.4ch – Select for normal home theater use with top forward and top backward speakers in your main
(speaker system A) setup.
! 7.2ch + Speaker B – Select to use the B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room (see
Switching the speaker terminals on
! 7.2ch + Front Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-amping your front speakers (see
ers on page 26 ).
(page
! 7.2ch + HDZONE – Select to use the front wide speaker terminals for an independent system in another zone
(see Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
! 5.2 Bi-Amp+HDZONE – Select this to use the surround back speaker terminals for an independent system in
another zone with the front speakers bi-amped (see
! 5.2 +ZONE 2+ZONE 3 – Select to use the surround back (ZONE 2) and front wide (ZONE 3) speaker terminals
for an independent systems in another zone (see
! 5.2 +ZONE 2+HDZONE – Select to use the surround back (ZONE 2) and front wide (HDZONE) speaker termi-
nals for an independent systems in another zone (see
! 5.2ch + SP-B Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-amping your B speakers (see
on page 26 ).
! 5.2ch F+Surr Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-amping your front and surround speakers (see
Bi-amping your speakers on page 26
! 5.2ch F+C Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-amping your front and center speakers (see
your speakers on page 26 ).
! 5.2ch C+Surr Bi-Amp – Select this setting if you're bi-amping your center and surround speakers (see
Bi-amping your speakers on page 26
! Multi-ZONE Music – See Using Multi-ZONE Music
3 If you selected 7.2.2ch TMd/FW, 7.2.2ch TMd/FH, 7.2ch + Speaker B, 7.2ch + Front Bi-Amp,
or 7.2ch + HDZONE in Step 2, select the placement of the surround speakers.
In a 7.2-channel surround system with surround 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 diagonally to the rear as it
should be.
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The System Setup and Other Setup menus
(page 108 ).
(page 108
on page 106 if you're not already at this screen.
page 85 ).
on page 87 ).
Bi-amping your speakers on page 26
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls on
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
Bi-amping your speakers
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on page 107 .
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Bi-amping your speak-
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page 87 ).
on page 87 ).
Bi-amping