Selecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Speaker B Setup; Switching The Speaker System - Pioneer VSX-LX70 Operating Instructions Manual

Other connections
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1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding
MULTI CH input jack on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround
back channels, connect these to the corresponding
MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to
the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this
receiver.

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs
for surround sound playback.
1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the
proper output setting.
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to
output multichannel analog audio.
2 Use the INPUT SELECT button to select MULTI CH
IN .
You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front
panel.
• Depending on the DVD player you're using, the
analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer
can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in
Other Setup. For details, see Multi Channel Input
Setup on page 66.
Note
1 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can't use Midnight/Loudness, Dialog Enhancement or the SIGNAL SELECT and
ANALOG ATT buttons, as well as any of the listening modes (including STEREO and the surround back channel processing).
• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
• You can't listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
2 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 48. However, if SP B is selected above, no sound is heard
from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).
• Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 40 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.
• All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.
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Speaker B setup

Caution
• Before making or changing the connections, switch off
the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in components should be the
last connection you make with your system.
• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker
wires from different terminals.
• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance
between 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the
speaker impedance on page 71 if you plan to use
speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω).
After selecting Speaker B in Surround back speaker
setting on page 40, you can use the speakers connected
to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear
panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See
Switching the speaker system below for the listening
options with this setup.
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back
speaker terminals on the rear panel.
Connect them the same way you connected your
speakers in Installing your speaker system on page 19.
Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 20
when placing the speakers in another room.
2 Select ' Speaker B ' from the 'Surr Back System'
menu.
See Surround back speaker setting on page 40 to do this.

Switching the speaker system

If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker
setting on page 40, three speaker system settings are
possible using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected
Normal (default) 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.
• Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to
select a speaker system setting.
As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal
(default), the button will simply switch your main
speaker system (A) on or off.
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