Other Connections; Connecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Selecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Speaker B Setup - Pioneer SC-LX81 Operating Instructions Manual

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Other connections

Chapter 9:
Other connections
Caution
• Before making or changing the connections, switch
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step.
Connecting the multichannel analog
inputs
For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may
have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending
on whether your player supports surround back
channels). Make sure that the player is set to output
multichannel analog audio.
1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding
MULTI CH IN 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 IN 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 jack on this receiver.
• To use a 5.1-channel speaker set, use the surround
speakers for the surround channel, not the surround
back channel.

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.
Note
1 • 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 system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
• With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 91.
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GALLERY CD CD R PHONO
INPUT SELECT
HDMI TUNER
SOURCE SOURCE
TV TV RCV RCV
2 Use INPUT SELECT 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 91.

Speaker B setup

Caution
• 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.
After selecting Speaker B in Surround back speaker
setting on page 56, 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 25.
Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 26
when placing the speakers in another room.
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
B B
R SURROUND BACK/ R SURROUND BACK/
L L (Single) (Single) R
SELECTABLE SELECTABLE
SEE INSTRUCTION SEE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL MANUAL
SELECTABLE SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE VOIR LE MODE
D'EMPLOI D'EMPLOI
2 Select 'Speaker B' from the Surr Back System
menu.
See Surround back speaker setting on page 56 to do this.
A A
SURROUND FRONT FRONT CENTER
L R R L L
L R