Switching The Speaker Terminals; Using The Multi-Zone Controls - Pioneer SC-LX73 Operating Instructions Manual

09 Using other functions
Setting What it does
Adjusts the overall brightness.
d
BRIGHT
(Brightness)
d Adjusts the contrast between light
CONTRAST
and dark.
d Adjusts the red/green balance.
HUE
Adjusts saturation from dull to
d
CHROMA
bright.
(Chroma
Level)
Corrects the black depth in the
f
BLK SETUP
brightness signal.
Normally select 0. If the black level
is too bright due to the
combination with the connected
monitor, select 7.5.
a.If the video picture deteriorates when this settings is switched ON,
switch it OFF.
b.• When set to a resolution with which the TV (monitor) is not
compatible, no picture is output. Also, in some cases no picture will
be output due to copyright protection signals. In this case, change
the setting.
• When AUTO is selected, the resolution is selected automatically
according to the capacity of the TV (monitor) connected by HDMI.
When PURE is selected, the signals are output with the same
resolution as when input (see About the video converter on page 26).
• If this is set to something other than AUTO, PURE and 480i/576i
analog signals are input, 480p/576p signals are output from the
component output terminals.
• When 1080/24p is selected, depending on the source material the
movement may be unnatural or the picture may not be clear. In this
case, set the resolution to something other than 1080/24p.
• 1080/24p is mainly effective for movie source materials.
c.• If the image doesn't match your monitor type, adjust the aspect
ratio on the source component or on the monitor.
• This setting is only displayed when 480i/p or 576i/p video signals
are being input.
d.This setting is only displayed when the video signals below are
being input:
• 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i analog video signals
• 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p24 HDMI video
signals
e.• This setting is valid for component outputs and HDMI output.
• This setting have the effect only for pictures recorded in the
interlaced scan format (480i/576i or 1080i signals).
• P.MOTION is disabled when PCINEMA is set to ON.
f. You can't use this setting when the HDMI or component video
signals are being input.
Note
1 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 109. However, if SPB is selected above, no sound
is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).
• All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.
74
En
Option(s)

Switching the speaker terminals

–6 to +6
Default: 0 If you selected Speaker B at Speaker system setting on
page 110, you can switch between speakers using the
–6 to +6
SPEAKERS button. If you selected Normal(SB/FH),
Default: 0
Normal(SB/FW), Front Bi-Amp or ZONE 2, the button
–6 to +6
will simply switch your main speaker terminals on or off.
Default: 0
The options below are for the Speaker B setting only.
–6 to +6
• Use SPEAKERS on the front panel to select a
Default: 0
speaker system setting.
As mentioned above, if you have selected Normal(SB/
0
FH) or Normal(SB/FW), the button will simply switch
7.5
your main speaker terminal (A) on or off.
Press repeatedly to choose a speaker terminal option:
• SPA – Sound is output from the A-speaker
terminals (up to 7 channels (including surround back
channels), depending on the source).
• SPB – Sound is output from the two speakers
connected to the B-speaker terminals. Multichannel
sources will not be heard.
• SPAB – 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.

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust
the sub zone volume and select sources. See MULTI-
ZONE remote controls on page 75.
1 Press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel.
Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:
• 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.
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