Using The Multi-Zone Controls; Making An Audio Or A Video Recording - Pioneer Elite SC-57 Operating Instructions Manual

09 Using other functions
! SP: B ON – Sound is output from the two
speakers connected to the B-speaker
terminals. Multichannel sources will not be
heard.
! SP: A+B ON – Sound is output from the
A-speaker terminals (up to 5 channels,
depending on the source), the two speakers
connected to the B-speaker terminals, and
the subwoofer. The sound from the B-speaker
terminals will be the same as the sound
from the A-speaker terminals (multichannel
sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the
speakers.
Note
! When 7.1ch + Speaker B or
5.1ch + SP-B Bi-Amp is selected for the
Speaker System setting (page 76) and the
Speaker B Link setting (HDMI Setup on page
53 ) is turned on, the setting of the played
speaker terminals switches automatically
when HDMI OUT is switched. For details, see
Switching the HDMI output on page 61 .
! The subwoofer output depends on the settings
you made in Manual speaker setup on page 76
. However, if SP: B ON is selected above, no
sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE
channel is not downmixed).
! All speaker systems (except
7.1ch + Speaker B connections) are switched
off when headphones are connected.

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

The following steps use the front panel con-
trols to adjust the sub zone volume and select
sources. See MULTI-ZONE remote controls on
page 60 .
1 Press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the
front panel.
Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:
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! ZONE 2 ON – Selects your primary (ZONE 2)
sub zone
! ZONE 2&3 ON – Select both sub zones
! ZONE 3 ON – Selects your secondary
(ZONE 3) sub zone
! MULTI ZONE OFF – Switches the MULTI-
ZONE feature off
The MULTI-ZONE indicator lights when the
MULTI-ZONE control has been switched ON.
2 Press MULTI-ZONE CONTROL on the
front panel to select the sub zone(s) you
want.
If you selected ZONE 2&3 ON above, you can
toggle between ZONE 2 and ZONE 3.
! When the receiver is on, make sure that any
operations for the sub zone are done while
ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) show in
the display. If this is not showing, the front
panel controls affect the main zone only.
If the receiver is in standby, the display is
dimmed, and ZONE and your selected sub
zone(s) continue to show in the display.
3 Use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select
the source for the zone you have selected.
For example, ZONE 2 DVD sends the source
connected to the DVD inputs to the primary
(ZONE 2) sub room.
! If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner
controls to select a preset station (see Saving
station presets on page 39 if you're unsure
how to do this). The tuner cannot be tuned to
more than one station at a time. Therefore,
changing the station in one zone also
changes the station in the other zone. Please
be careful not to change stations when
recording a radio broadcast.
4 When Speaker System is set to
7.1ch + ZONE 2, use the MASTER VOLUME
dial to adjust the volume for the sub zone.
5 When you're finished, press
MULTI-ZONE CONTROL again to return to
the main zone controls.
You can also press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on
the front panel to switch off all output to the sub
zone(s).
! You won't be able to switch the main zone
off completely unless you've switched off the
MULTI-ZONE control first.
! If you don't plan to use the MULTI-ZONE
feature for a while, turn off the power in both
the sub and main rooms so that this receiver
is in standby.
MULTI-ZONE remote controls
Press the remote control's ZONE 2 or ZONE 3
to operate the corresponding zone.
The following table shows the possible MULTI-
ZONE remote controls:
Button(s) What it does
Switches on/off power in the sub
u
zone.
INPUT Use to select the input function in the
SELECT sub zone.
Use to select the input function
Input func-
directly (this may not work for some
tion buttons
functions) in the sub zone.
MASTER
VOLUME Use to set the listening volume in the
sub zone.
+/–
<a>
Mutes the sound or restores the
MUTE
sound if it has been muted (adjusting
<a>
the volume also restores the sound).
a You can only use this button when Speaker System
is set to 7.1ch + ZONE 2.
Making an audio or a video
recording
You can make an audio 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).
Keep in mind you can't make a digital record-
ing from an analog source or vice-versa, so
make sure the components you are recording
to/from are hooked up in the same way (see
Connecting your equipment on page 12 for more
on connections).
! The receiver's volume, Audio parameters (the
tone controls, for example), and surround
effects have no effect on the recorded signal.
! Some digital sources are copy-protected, and
can only be recorded in analog.
! Some video sources are copy-protected. These
cannot be recorded.
Since the video converter is not available when
making recordings (from the video OUT jacks)
make sure to use the same type of video cable
for connecting your recorder as you used to
connect your video source (the one you want to
record) to this receiver. For example, you must
connect your recorder using Component video
if your source has also been connected using
Component video.
1 Select the source you want to record.
Use the input function buttons (or
INPUT SELECT).
2 Prepare the source you want to record.
Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video,
DVD etc.
3 Select the input signal according to the
signal to be recorded.
Use the remote control's SIGNAL SEL button.
4 Prepare the recorder.
Insert a blank tape, MD, video etc. into the
recording device and set the recording levels.
Refer to the instructions that came with the