Basic Playback Playing A Source; Basic Playback; Playing A Source - Pioneer sc-lx87 Operating Manual

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Playing a source

Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.
STANDBY/ON
BDR
BD DVD DVR HDMI
TV CD NET ADPT
USB CBL
iPod SAT MHL TUNER
RECEIVER
INPUT SELECT
VOLUME
1 Switch on your system components and receiver.
Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have
one), then the receiver (press u STANDBY/ON).
Make sure that the TV's video input is set to this receiver.
2 Select the input function you want to play.
You can use the input function buttons on the remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel
INPUT SELECTOR dial.
! If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL
3 Press to the receiver operation mode.
4 Press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to select 'AUTO SURROUND'
and start playback of the source.
For such sound sources as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, the surround sound is played. With stereo sound, the
sound is played from the left and right front speakers with the default listening mode.
! You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It
should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an
MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.
! See also
Listening to your system on page 58
It is possible to check on the front panel display whether or not multi-channel playback is being performed prop-
erly. For details, see Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats
When multi-channel speakers (more than the two front left and right channels) are connected, straight decoding
is performed, so the input signal's format name (for example, 2 TrueHD, DTS-HD MSTR or DTS-HD HI RES) is
displayed.
If the display does not correspond to the input signal and listening mode, check the connections and settings.
5 Use the VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume level.
Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.
Note
Depending on the input to be played, the playback operation can in some cases be performed using the on-
screen display.
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT STANDARD ADV SURR
RECEIVER
(page 61).
for information on different ways of listening to sources.
on page
The on-screen display is only displayed when this receiver's HDMI OUT 1 or HDMI OUT 2 terminal is connected
to the TV's HDMI input terminal by HDMI cable. When connected to the TV with anything other than an HDMI
cable, watch the front panel display when performing operations and making settings.
Turning off the sound
Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).
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Press MUTE.
Playing a source with HDMI connection
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Use INPUT SELECT to select the input function connected to the receiver's HDMI input
terminals.
You can also perform the same operation by using the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing
HDMI on the remote control repeatedly.
! Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options
output from your TV (no sound will be heard from this receiver).
! If the video signal does not appear on your TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or dis-
play. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In
this case, use an analog video connection.
Input Volume Absorber
This can be used to correct for the difference in volume between input sources.
1 Switch to the input whose volume you want to adjust.
2 Press to the receiver operation mode.
3 Press CH LEVEL.
4 Use i/j to select 'ALL'.
5 Adjust the volume using k/l.
The volume can be adjusted in the range of -12.0dB to +12.0dB, 0.5 dB steps.
6 When you're finished, press RETURN.
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
SC-LX87 only
If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs for
surround sound playback.
! When the center or surround speakers are bi-amped, no sound is produced even when MULTI CH IN is
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selected. (Check Determining the speakers' application
! When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
! With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see
Setup on page 106.
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 INPUT SELECT c/d 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
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Basic playback

on page 75 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio
on page 18 and Bi-amping your speakers on page
Multi Channel Input
on page 106.
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