Table Of Contents - Pioneer sc-lx87 Operating Manual

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instruc-
tions so you will know how to operate your model properly.
Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what's in the box ................................................................................................................................................7
Notice in regards to the separately sold Bluetooth ADAPTER and wireless LAN converter .......................................7
Our philosophy ....................................................................................................................................................................7
Features ...............................................................................................................................................................................7
Installing the receiver .........................................................................................................................................................9
Loading the batteries ..........................................................................................................................................................9
Operating range of remote control unit............................................................................................................................9
About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM)................................................................................................................9
02 Controls and displays
Remote control .................................................................................................................................................................12
Display ...............................................................................................................................................................................14
Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................15
03 Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment ............................................................................................................................................17
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................17
Determining the speakers' application ..........................................................................................................................18
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................21
Connecting the speakers .................................................................................................................................................21
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................23
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................28
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................29
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................29
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................30
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................32
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................33
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................34
Connecting additional amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................35
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs .................................................................................................................35
Connecting AM/FM antennas .........................................................................................................................................36
MULTI-ZONE setup ...........................................................................................................................................................37
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................39
Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER .....................................................................................................................40
Connecting an iPod ..........................................................................................................................................................40
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................41
Connecting an MHL-compatible device .........................................................................................................................41
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................41
Using a USB cable to connect to a computer ...............................................................................................................41
Connecting to a wireless LAN .........................................................................................................................................42
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................42
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger .........................................................................................43
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................43
04 Basic Setup
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................45
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................46
Operation Mode Setup .....................................................................................................................................................47
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................48
Changing the TV format setting ......................................................................................................................................48
Changing the frequency step ..........................................................................................................................................48
About the Home Menu.....................................................................................................................................................48
05 Basic playback
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................50
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................51
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................52
Playing an MHL-compatible device ................................................................................................................................53
Playing music from a computer ......................................................................................................................................54
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................54
Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music ................................................................................................55
06 Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes ....................................................................................59
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................61
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................61
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................62
Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control ...............................................................................62
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................65
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................66
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................68
About playable file formats ..............................................................................................................................................69
08 Control with HDMI function
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................71
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................71
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................71
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................72
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................72
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................72
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link ..............................................................................................72
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................73
09 Using other functions
Setting the Audio options ................................................................................................................................................75
Setting the Video options .................................................................................................................................................77
Switching the speaker terminals ....................................................................................................................................79
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls .....................................................................................................................................79
Making an audio or a video recording ............................................................................................................................80
Network settings from a web browser ............................................................................................................................80
Using the sleep timer .......................................................................................................................................................81
Dimming the display ........................................................................................................................................................81
Switching the HDMI output .............................................................................................................................................81
Checking your system settings .......................................................................................................................................81
Resetting the system ........................................................................................................................................................82
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