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Pioneer VSX-LX50 User's Manual

1. USB playback 06 33 En 1 Press RETURN to display the folder file list for the USB device connected 2 Press to select the file you want to play back and then press ENTER to confirm your selection Press RETURN to switch to the upper hierarchy of the current folder or file To switch to the previous next folder or file within the current hierarchy press Important If a USB ERR message lights in the display try following the points below Switch the receiver off then on again Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched off Select another input source like DVD CD then switch back to USB Use a dedicated AC adapter supplied with the device for USB power If this doesn t remedy the problem it is likely your USB device is incompatible Compressed audio compatibility Note that although most standard bit sampling rate combinations for compressed audio are compatible some irregularly encoded files may not play back The list below shows compatible formats for compressed audio files MP3 MPEG 1 2 2 5 Audio Layer 3 Sampling rates 8 kHz to 48 kHz Bit rates 8 kbps to 320 kbps 128 kbps or higher recommended File extension mp3 WMA Windows Media Audio Sampling rates 8 kHz 48 kHz Bit rates 5 kbps to 384 kbps 128 kbps or higher recommended File extensi
2. 73 Surround sound formats 74 Dolby 74 DTS 75 Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional 75 About THX 75 Listening modes with different input signal formats 77 Stream direct with different input signal formats 80 Specifications 81 Cleaning the unit 81 VSX LX50_HY book Page 5 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start Features Advanced Direct Energy design This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high power drivability low distortion and stable imaging Through symmetrical placement of power amplification units this receiver generates equal amplifier power to all channels eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a particular sound field Easy setup using Advanced MCACC The Auto MCACC Setup provides a quick but accurate surround sound setup which includes the advanced features of Professiona
3. 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Warranty card 1 These operating instructions Note Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice due to improvements Cleaning the unit Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt When the surface is dirty wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water and wrung out well and then wipe again with a dry cloth Do not use furniture wax or cleansers Never use thinners benzine insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit since these will corrode the surface VSX LX50_HY book Page 81 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM lt 07D00001 gt lt ARB7371 B gt Printed in Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2007 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC P O BOX 1540 Long Beach California 90801 1540 U S A TEL 800 421 1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA INC 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R 0P2 Canada TEL 1 877 283 5901 905 479 4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087 Keetberglaan 1 B 9120 Mel
4. 8 Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC 8 Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup 10 Playing a source 10 Better sound using Phase Control 10 03 Connecting your equipment Rear panel 11 When making cable connections 12 About the video converter 12 Connecting your TV and DVD player 13 Connecting a satellite cable receiver or other set top box 13 Connecting a DVD HDD recorder VCR and other video sources 14 Using the component video jacks 14 Connecting digital audio sources 15 About the WMA9 Pro decoder 16 Connecting analog audio sources 16 Connecting a component to the front panel inputs 16 Installing your speaker system 17 Connecting the speakers 17
5. 57 OSD Adjustment 57 11 Using other functions Setting the AV options 58 Making an audio or a video recording 59 Reducing the level of an analog signal 60 Using the sleep timer 60 Dimming the display 60 Switching the speaker impedance 60 Checking your system settings 60 Resetting the system 61 Default system settings 61 12 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components 62 Selecting preset codes directly 62 Programming signals from other remote controls 62 Erasing one of the remote control button settings 63 Resetting the remote control presets 63 Confirming preset codes 63 Renaming input source names 64 Direct function
6. 4 dB 2 dB 100 Hz 10 kHz at volume position 40 dB Signal to Noise Ratio IHF short circuited A network LINE 103 dB Signal to Noise Ratio DIN continuous rated power output 50 mW LINE 92 dB 65 dB Composite Video S Video Section Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Signal to Noise Ratio 65 dB Frequency Response 5 Hz to 10 MHz Component Video Section Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Signal to Noise Ratio 65 dB Frequency Response 5 Hz to 100 MHz FM Tuner Section Frequency Range 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 15 2 dBf IHF 1 6 V 75 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Mono 20 2 dBf Stereo 41 2 dBf Sensitivity DIN Mono 1 1 V S N 26 dB Stereo 50 V S N 46 dB Signal to Noise Ratio Mono 76 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 72 dB
7. Surround Select LARGE if your surround speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you didn t connect surround speakers choose NO the sound of the surround channels is sent to the other speakers Surr Back Select the number of surround back speakers you have one two or none 2 Select LARGE if your surround back speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you didn t connect surround back speakers choose NO Subwoofer LFE signals and bass frequencies of channels set to SMALL are output from the subwoofer when YES is selected Choose the PLUS setting if you want the subwoofer to output bass sound continuously or you want deeper bass the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are also routed to the subwoofer 3 If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO the bass frequencies are output from other speakers 3 Select X OVER and set the crossover frequency 4 Frequencies below this point will be sent to the subwoofer or LARGE speakers 4 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu Channel Level Using the channel level settings you can adjust the overall balance of your speaker system an important factor when setting up a home theater system 1 Select
8. Additional information 13 81 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous Power Output Stereo Front 150 W 150 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 6 120 W 120 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Continuous Power Output Multichannel Front 150 W 150 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 6 120 W 120 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Center 150 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 6 120 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Surround 150 W 150 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 6 120 W 120 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Surround back 150 W 150 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 6 120 W 120 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8 Rated Power Output 130 W 130 W 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 09 6 Rated Power Output 110 W 110 W 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 09 8 The above specifications are applicable when the power supply is 230 V Audio Section Input Sensitivity Impedance LINE 335 mV 47 k Frequency Response LINE 5 Hz to 100 000 Hz dB Output Level Impedance REC 335 mV 2 2 k Tone Control BASS 6 dB 100 Hz TREBLE 6 dB 10 kHz LOUDNESS
9. 2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the distance as necessary Use to adjust the delay of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker The delay is measured in terms of speaker distance from 0 1 to 9 0 meters Listen to the reference speaker and use it to measure the target channel From the listening position face the two speakers with your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker Try to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position slightly in front of you and between your arm span 1 When it sounds like the delay settings are matched up press to confirm and continue to the next channel For comparison purposes the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select If you want to go back and adjust a channel simply use to select it 4 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu 3 Manual MCACC Return a Fine Ch Level b Fine SP Distance c Standing Wave d EQ Adjust e EQ Professional 3a Fine Channel Level Please Wait 20 Caution Loud test tones will be output Cancel 3a Fine Channel Level MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 L Reference 0 5dB Enter Next Cancel 3a Fine Channel Level L 0 5dB Reference R 0 0dB C 1 0dB SL 3 0dB SR 10 0dB SBL 10 0dB SBR 9 5
10. You can t assign the RECEIVER TUNER USB or iPod buttons TV CONTROL buttons TV TV VOL TV CH and INPUT SELECT can only be learned after selecting TV CTRL 12_controlling_system fm 62 Controlling the rest of your system 12 63 En The remote controls should be 3 cm to 5 cm apart 5 Press the corresponding button on the other remote control that is sending teaching the signal to this receiver s remote control For example if you want to learn the playback control signal press and hold briefly The LCD display will show OK if the operation has been learned 1 If for some reasons the operation hasn t been learned the LCD will display ERROR briefly and then display PRES KEY again If this happens keep pressing the teaching button as you vary the distance between the two remotes until the LCD display shows OK 2 Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls 3 The buttons available are shown below with the exception of the TV controls a combination of SHIFT and these buttons can also be learned 6 To program additional signals for the current component repeat steps 4 and 5 To program signals for another component exit and repeat steps 1 through 5 7 Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of seconds to exit and store the operation s Erasing one of the re
11. Country music NATION M Popular music in a language other than English OLDIES Popular music from the 50s and 60s FOLK M Folk music DOCUMENT Documentary Note 1 In addition there are three other program types ALARM NO DATA and NO TYPE ALARM is used for emergency announcements You can t search for these but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal NO DATA and NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found 2 RDS is only possible in the FM band ENTER TV CONTROL TUNE TUNE TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP ST ST STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MPX B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 35 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Using the tuner 07 36 En 4 Press ENTER to search for the program type The system starts searching through the station presets for a match When it finds one the search stops and the station plays for five seconds 5 If you want to keep listening to the station press ENTER within the five seconds If you don t press ENTER searching resumes If NO PTY is displayed it means the tuner couldn t find that program type at the time of the search 1 Displaying RDS information Use the DISP button to display the different types of RDS
12. If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support If video images do not appear on your TV or plasma display check the I P CONV setting or try adjusting the resolution DeepColor or other setting for your component If NOT SUPPORT appears in the receiver s display check the I P CONV setting or try adjusting the resolution DeepColor or other setting for your component While analog video signals are being output over HDMI use a separate connection for audio output No sound or sound suddenly ceases Check that the HDMI AV setting is set to AMP THROUGH If the component is a DVI device use a separate connection for the audio Check the audio output settings of the source component HDCP ERROR shows in the display Check whether or not the connected component is compatible with HDCP If it is not compatible with HDCP reconnect the source device using a different type of connection component S video or composite Some components that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction 13_additional_info fm 72 Additional information 13 73 En iPod messages Note If the unit does not o
13. Red DVD controls page 66 Blue Tuner controls page 34 Yellow iPod controls page 49 White Other controls page 66 1 RECEIVER This switches between standby and on for this receiver 2 INPUT SELECT Use to select the input source use SHIFT for INPUT SELECT 3 Input source buttons Press to select control of other components see Controlling the rest of your system on page 62 4 Number buttons and other receiver component controls Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency page 34 or the tracks on a CD DVD etc DISC ENTER can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV and also to select a disc in a multi CD player Press RECEIVER first to access SLEEP Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep page 60 S RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources page 31 ANALOG ATT Attenuates lowers the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion page 60 SR Switches the SR mode on off page 55 DIMMER Dims or brightens the display page 60 MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume page 31 DIALOG E Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie page 31 Press TUNER first to access D ACCESS After pressing you can access a radio
14. Channel Level from the Manual SP Setup menu 2 Select a setup option Manual Move the test tone manually from speaker to speaker and adjust individual channel levels Auto Adjust channel levels as the test tone moves from speaker to speaker automatically 3 Confirm your selected setup option The test tones will start after you press ENTER 4 Adjust the level of each channel using the buttons If you selected Manual use to switch speakers The Auto setup will output test tones in the order shown on screen Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted 5 Note 1 If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be fixed to YES Also the center and surround speakers can t be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL In this case all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer 2 If you selected Speaker B or Front Bi Amp in Surround back speaker setting on page 39 you can t adjust the surround back settings If the surround speakers are set to NO the surround back speakers will automatically be set to NO If you select one surround back speaker only make sure that speaker is hooked up to the left surround back terminal 3 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and PLUS for the subwoofer This may not however yield the best bass results Depending on the speaker
15. DTS Neo 6 DTS 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a DTS 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC DTS Neo 6 THX DTS 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE THX a THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a DTS Neo 6 Dolby Digital WMA9 Pro 44 1 kHz 48 kHz PCM 5 1 channel encoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC THX SURROUND EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE THX a THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a SACD 5 1 channel encoding Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC THX MUSICMODE Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIEa 13_additional_info fm 78 Additional information 13 79 En SBch Processing AUTO Automatically selects 6 1 7 1 channel decoding Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS HD DTS HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro PCM 6 1 7 1 channel Straight decoding THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby TrueHD 176 4 kHz 192 kHz 5 1 channel Straight decoding Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 6 1 channel flagged Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a THX SURROUND EX Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a DTS ES b 6 1 channel sources 6 1
16. Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you ll find on DVDs satellite cable and terrestrial broadcasts and video cassettes Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below See www dolby com for more detailed information Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio coding system widely used in cinemas and in the home for DVD and digital broadcast soundtracks It can deliver up to six discrete audio channels comprising five full range channels and a special LFE low frequency effects channel used mainly for deep rumbling sound effects hence the term 5 1 channel Dolby Digital In addition to the format features above Dolby Digital decoders offer downmixing for compatibility with mono stereo and Dolby Pro Logic audio from a number of bit rates and channels Another feature called Dialog Normalization attenuates programs based on the average level of dialog in a program relative to its peak level also known as Dialnorm in order to achieve uniform playback level Dolby Digital Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX the EX stands for EXtended is an extension of Dolby Digital encoding whereby a surround back channel is matrixed into the surround left right channels for 6 1 channel playback This allows for compatibility with Dolby Digital 5 1 channel decoding as well as for decoding using Dolby Digital EX Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Surround Dolby Pro
17. 10 button Use to add a decimal point when selecting a TV channel Satellite TV TV ENTER DISC Use to enter a channel Cable TV Satellite TV TV MENU Select the menu screen Cable TV Satellite TV TV amp ENTER Select adjust and navigate items on the menu screen Cable TV Satellite TV TV TOP MENU Switches TEXT ON OFF for TVs TV Button s Function Components SOURCE Press to switch the component between standby and on CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVR player Cassette deck Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks or chapters CD MD CD R DVD LD player Press to advance to the start of the next track or chapter Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks or chapters CD MD CD R DVD LD player Pause playback or recording CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVR player Cassette deck Start playback CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVR player Cassette deck Hold down for fast forward playback CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVR player Cassette deck Hold down for fast reverse playback CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVR player Cassette deck Stops playback CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVR player Cassette deck REC SHIFT Starts recording MD CD R VCR DVR player Cassette deck REC STOP SHIFT Stops recording DVR player JUKEBOX SHIFT Switches
18. 64 Multi Operation and System Off 64 Programming a multi operation or a shutdown sequence 64 Using multi operations 65 Using System off 65 Controls for TVs 66 Controls for other components 66 Operating other Pioneer components with this unit s sensor 67 13 Additional information Troubleshooting 68 Power 68 No sound 68 Other audio problems 69 Video 70 Settings 70 Display 71 Remote control 72 USB interface 72 HDMI 72 iPod messages
19. D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE TV VOL ENTER REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP RECEIVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB STEREO F S SURR PHOTO 4 3 5 7 8 11 9 10 6 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 1 VSX LX50_HY book Page 24 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controls and displays 04 25 En 7 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL button Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CTRL input source button If you have two TVs assign the main TV to the TV CTRL button see page 62 for more on this TV Use to turn on off the power of the TV TV VOL Use to adjust the volume on your TV INPUT SELECT Use to select the TV input signal TV CH Use to select channels 8 Component control buttons The main buttons etc are used to control a component after you have selected it using the input source buttons The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button for example DVD DVR1 or TV The following controls can be accessed when listening to the built in tun
20. IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R R L L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER MULTI C FRONT FRONT SUB WOOFER DIGITAL OUT AV OUT VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO L R STB VSX LX50 VSX LX50_HY book Page 13 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 14 En 1 Connect the audio video outputs on the set top box to the TV SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs Connect using a stereo RCA phono jack cable and a video or S video cable 2 Connect an optical type1 digital audio output from your set top box to the OPTICAL 2 TV SAT input 2 Use an optical cable for the connection Connecting a DVD HDD recorder VCR and other video sources This receiver has two sets of audio video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices including DVD HDD recorders and VCRs 1 Connect the audio video outputs of the video player recorder to the DVR VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO inputs Use a stereo RCA phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S video cable for the video connection For a second recorder use the DVR VCR2 IN inputs 2 If the device can record connect the DVR VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder s audio video inputs Use a stereo RCA phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S video cable for the video
21. OUT IN IN IN IN MONITOR OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL PRE OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R R R R R L L L L L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER CENTER MULTI CH IN FRONT FRONT SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO VSX LX50 Front left Front right Center Surround left Surround right Surround back right Surround back left LINE LEVEL INPUT Subwoofer CAUTION These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts VSX LX50_HY book Page 17 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 18 En Bare wire connections Make sure that the speaker cable you re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire and the exposed wire strands twisted together fig A To connect a terminal unscrew the termin
22. SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO GAME INPUT S VIDEO USB VSX LX50_HY book Page 38 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 39 En Do not adjust the volume during the test tones This may result in incorrect speaker settings With error messages such as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check select RETRY after checking for ambient noise see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 and verifying the mic connection If there doesn t seem to be a problem you can simply select GO NEXT and continue 6 If necessary confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD 1 The configuration shown on screen should reflect the actual speakers you have If you see an error message ERR in the right side column or the speaker configuration displayed isn t correct there may be a problem with the speaker connection If selecting RETRY doesn t work turn off the power and check the speaker connections If there doesn t seem to be a problem you can simply use to select the speaker and to change the setting and number for surround back and continue 7 Make sure OK is selected then press ENTER A progress report is displayed on screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level speaker distance and Acoustic Calibration EQ
23. TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SR 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E CLASS DISC ENTER TV CONTROL VOL TUNE TUNE ST ST INPUT SELECT TV CH TV VOL ENTER TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 3 These are stored in memory and referred to as MEMORY1 6 or M1 6 until you rename them in Data Management on page 45 4 You may also want to have separate calibration settings for the same listening position depending on how you re using your system 5 Except in cases where you are only adjusting one parameter i e channel level from the Option setup screen step 2 VSX LX50_HY book Page 37 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 38 En 1 Select Auto MCACC from the System Setup menu then press ENTER If the System Setup screen is not displayed refer to Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above 2 Make sure Normal SB is selected 1 select an MCACC preset2 then select OK For a fully customized Auto MCACC setup select Option and set the following parameters Auto Mode The default is ALL recommended but you can limit the system calibration to only one setting
24. on the body of the fuse If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safely There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse VSX LX50_HY book Page 2 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM CAUTION The STANDBY ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet Since the power cord
25. 1 3 Make sure Normal SB is selected 2 select an MCACC preset3 then select OK 4 Follow the instructions on screen Make sure the microphone is connected and if you re using a subwoofer make sure it is switched on and set to a comfortable volume level 5 Wait for the test tones to finish then confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD A progress report is displayed on screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup Try to be as quiet as possible while it s doing this 4 If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the speaker configuration check screen is being displayed the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically In this case you don t need to select OK and press ENTER in step 6 With error messages such as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check select RETRY after checking for ambient noise see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup below and verifying the mic connection If there doesn t seem to be a problem you can simply select GO NEXT and continue The configuration shown on screen should reflect the actual speakers you have 5 If you see an error message ERR in the right side column or the speaker configuration displayed isn t correct there may be a problem with the speaker connection If selecting RETRY doesn t work turn off the power and check the speaker connections If there doesn t seem to be a problem you can simply
26. 5 1 channel sources and provides pure decoding for 6 1 channel sources like Dolby Digital Surround EX DTS ES Allows you to hear 6 1 channel playback with DTS ES encoded sources DTS Neo 6 Allows you to hear 6 1 channel playback with DTS encoded sources Using the Home THX modes THX and Home THX are technical standards created by THX Ltd for cinema and home theater sound Home THX is designed to make home theater audio sound more like what you hear in a cinema Different THX options will be available depending on the source and the setting for surround back channel processing see Using surround back channel processing on page 29 for more on this Press THX HOME THX to select a listening mode 1 With two channel sources press THX repeatedly to select a matrix decoding process for the THX CINEMA mode see Listening in surround sound above for an explanation of each process 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE THX 2 PRO LOGIC THX Neo 6 CINEMA THX THX GAMES MODE With multichannel sources press THX HOME THX repeatedly to select from 2 THX CINEMA Gives you cinema quality sound from your home theatre system using all the speakers in your setup 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE THX Especially suited to movie sources this allows you to hear 7 1 channel playback with 5 1 channel sources THX Surround EX Allows you to hear 6 1 or 7 1 channel playback with 5 1 channel sources
27. Again try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening It may take 2 to 6 minutes If you selected a Multi Point setup in step 2 you will be asked to place the mic at the 2nd and 3rd reference points before finally placing it at your main listening position 8 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished Press RETURN to go back to the System Setup menu The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the System Setup menu starting on page 37 2 You can also choose to view the settings by selecting individual parameters from the MCACC Data Check screen Speaker Setting The size and number of speakers you ve connected see page 46 for more on this Channel Level The overall balance of your speaker system see page 47 for more on this Speaker Distance The distance of your speakers from the listening position see page 48 for more on this 3 Standing Wave Filter settings to control lower boomy frequencies see page 42 for more on this Acoustic Cal EQ Adjustments to the frequency balance of your speaker system based on the acoustic characteristics of your room see page 43 for more on this Press ENTER after you have finished checking each screen When you re finished select RETURN to go back to the System Setup menu Surround back speaker setting De
28. ENTER To reset the button to its original default name select NAME RST above 5 Edit the name of the input source in the remote control LCD pressing ENTER when you re finished Use to change the character and to move forward back a position The name can be up to eight characters the possible characters are listed below ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 space Direct function Default setting ON You can use the direct function feature to control one component using the remote control while at the same time using your receiver to playback a different component This could let you for example use the remote control to set up and listen to a CD on the receiver and then use the remote control to rewind a tape in your VCR while you continue to listen to your CD player When direct function is on any component you select using the input source buttons will be selected by both the receiver and the remote control When you turn direct function off you can operate the remote control without affecting the receiver 1 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select DIRECT F then press ENTER The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the input source you want to control 3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press ENTER 4 Use to switch direct function ON or OFF t
29. FM or AM if necessary Each press switches the band between FM and AM 3 Press D ACCESS Direct Access 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station For example to tune to 106 00 FM press 1 0 6 0 0 If you make a mistake halfway through press D ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station it s convenient to have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever you want to listen to that station This saves the effort of manually tuning in each time This receiver can memorize up to 30 stations stored in three banks or classes A B and C of 10 stations each When saving an FM frequency the MPX setting see page 34 is also stored 1 Tune to a station you want to memorize See Listening to the radio on page 34 for more on this 2 Press T EDIT TUNER EDIT The display shows STATION MEMORY then a blinking memory class 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press ST to select the station preset you want You can also use the number buttons to select a station preset 4 Press ENTER After pressing ENTER the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E CLASS DISC
30. IN VIDEO S VIDEO HDMI OUT HDMI IN HDMI DVI equipped component HDMI DVI compatible monitor or plasma display VSX LX50 09_Other_connections fm 51 Other connections 09 52 En HDMI the logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC 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 1 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 input 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 input 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 Single jack on this receiver 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 2 1 Make sure you have set the playback so
31. IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN MONITOR OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL PRE OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R R L L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER CENTER MULTI CH IN FRONT FRONT SUR ROUND SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER S VIDEO OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DVD player AUDIO L R ANALOG OUT VSX LX50 3 1 2 4 Note 1 If your DVD player only has an optical digital output you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable When you set up the receiver you ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to see The Input Setup menu on page 56 iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN MONITOR OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL P COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1
32. Logic IIx is an improved version of the Dolby Pro Logic II and Dolby Pro Logic decoding system Using the innovative steering logic circuit this system extracts surround sound from sources as follows Dolby Pro Logic 4 1 channel sound mono surround from any stereo source Dolby Pro Logic II 5 1 channel sound stereo surround from any stereo source Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6 1 or 7 1 channel sound stereo surround and surround back from two channel or 5 1 and 6 1 channel sources With two channel sources the 1 subwoofer channel is generated by bass management in the receiver Dolby Surround is an encoding system which embeds surround sound information within a stereo soundtrack which a Dolby Pro Logic decoder can then use for enhanced surround listening with greater sound detail Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital Plus is the next generation audio technology for all high definition programming and media It combines the efficiency to meet future broadcast demands with the power and flexibility to realize the full audio potential expected in the upcoming high definition era Built on Dolby Digital the multi channel audio standard for DVD and HD broadcasts worldwide Dolby Digital Plus was designed for the next generation A V receivers but remains fully compatible with all current A V receivers Dolby Digital Plus delivers multi channel audio programs of up to 7 1 channels and supports multipl
33. SP off No sound is output from the speakers The same sound is output from the pre out terminals including from your subwoofer if connected as when selecting speaker system A above Bi amping your front speakers Bi amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different amplifiers in this case to both front and surround back terminals for better crossover performance Your speakers must be bi ampable to do this having separate terminals for high and low and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you re using 1 Connect your speakers as shown below This illustration below shows the connections for bi amping your front left speaker Hook up your front right speaker in the same way Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio it doesn t matter which set front or surround back is powering which part High or Low of the speaker Make sure that the connections are properly inserted 2 Select the Front Bi Amp setting from the Surr Back System menu See Surround back speaker setting on page 39 to specify how you re using the surround back speaker terminals Caution Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High to the Low terminals These must be removed when you are bi amping the speakers or you could severely damage the amplifier Se
34. Select2 Cinema mode if the appropriate flag has been encoded Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital flag that allows automatic switching If you know that the movie that you are watching is encoded in Surround EX you can manually select the THX Surround EX playback mode otherwise THX Select2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay THX MusicMode For the replay of multi channel music the THX MusicMode should be selected In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5 1 encoded music sources such as DTS Dolby Digital and DVD Audio to provide a wide stable rear soundstage THX Games Mode For the replay of stereo and multi channel game audio the THX Games Mode should be selected In this mode THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5 1 and 2 0 encoded game sources such as analog PCM DTS and Dolby Digital This accurately places all game audio surround information providing a full 360 degree playback environment THX Games Mode is unique as it gives you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field THX and the THX logo are trademarks of THX Ltd which may be registered in some jurisdictions All rights reserved 13_additional_info fm 76 Additional information 13 77 En Listening modes with different input signal forma
35. Use to adjust the setting The X Curve is expressed as a downwards slope in decibels per octave starting at 2 kHz The sound becomes less bright as the slope increases to a maximum of 3 0dB oct Use the following guidelines to set the X Curve according to your room size If you select OFF the frequency curve will be flat and the X Curve has no effect 3 Select Return then press ENTER to finish THX Audio Setting For the most effective results when using the THX Select2 Cinema and THX MusicMode listening modes see Using the Home THX modes on page 27 with the Advanced Speaker Array ASA system see About THX on page 75 it is required that you make the setting See THX speaker system setup on page 19 for more on THX speaker placement 2 1 Select THX Audio Setting from the Manual SP Setup menu 2 Specify the distance of your surround back speakers from each other 0 0 0 3m Surround speakers within 30 cm apart best for THX surround sound gt 0 3 1 2m Surround speakers between 30 cm and 1 2 m apart 1 2m lt Surround speakers more than 1 2 m apart 3 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu Note 1 Since the principal is the same X Curve isn t applied when you re using any of the Home THX modes see Using the Home THX modes on page 27 5 Manual SP Setup Return a Speaker Setting b Channel Level c Speake
36. Use this procedure to reset all the receiver s settings to the factory default Use the front panel controls to do this 1 Switch the receiver into standby 2 While holding down the front panel TONE button press and hold STANDBY ON for about three seconds The display shows RESET 3 Press the front panel ENTER button The display shows RESET OK 4 Press SYSTEM SETUP to confirm OK appears in the display to indicate that the receiver has been reset to the factory default settings Note that all settings will be saved even if the receiver is unplugged Default system settings Setting Default HDMI Audio Amp Digital Video Conversion On Speakers A Surround Back System Normal SBch Speaker System Front SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALLx2 SW YES Crossover 80 Hz X Curve OFF THX Audio Setting 0 0 0 3m Inputs See Input function default and possible settings on page 56 SR SR Control On Off OFF SR Volume Control On Off OFF Monitor Out OFF DSP MCACC Position Memory M1 MEMORY 1 Surround back channel Processing ON Phase Control On Sound Retriever Off Sound Delay 0 frame Dual Mono CH1 DRC OFF SACD Gain 0 dB LFE Attenuate 0 dB I P Convert Auto Auto delay OFF Digital Safety OFF Effect Level Extended Stereo 90 Other modes 50 2 PL II Music Options Center Width 3 Dimension 0 Panorama OFF Ne
37. accurate reproduction of a source page 28 VSX LX50_HY book Page 25 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Listening to your system 05 26 En Chapter 5 Listening to your system Important The listening modes and many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source settings and status of the receiver See Listening modes with different input signal formats on page 77 for more on this Tip The listening modes described below can also be selected using the front panel controls Simply press LISTENING MODE repeatedly to access the modes you want then use the MULTI JOG to select a particular listening mode after five seconds the mode is automatically set Auto playback There are many ways to listen back to sources using this receiver but for the simplest most direct listening option is the Auto Surround feature The receiver automatically detects what kind of source you re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary 1 While listening to a source press S DIRECT2 for auto playback of a source AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before showing the decoding or playback format Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed Listening in surround sound Using this receiver you can listen to any source in surround sound However the options available will depend on your speaker setup and
38. book Page 40 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 41 En 1 Select Fine Ch Level from the Manual MCACC setup menu The volume increases to the 0 dB reference level 2 Adjust the level of the left channel This will be the reference speaker level so you may want to keep the level around 0 dB so that you ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels After pressing ENTER test tones will be output 3 Select each channel in turn and adjust the levels 10dB as necessary Use to adjust the volume of the speaker you selected to match the reference speaker When it sounds like both tones are the same volume press to confirm and continue to the next channel For comparison purposes the reference speaker will change depending on which speaker you select If you want to go back and adjust a channel simply use to select it 4 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu Fine Speaker Distance Default setting 3 0 m all speakers For proper sound depth and separation with your system it is necessary to add a slight bit of delay to some speakers so that all sounds will arrive at the listening position at the same time The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup below 1 Select Fine SP Distance from the Manual MCACC setup menu
39. channel signal formats Multichannel signal formats Surround Back speaker s Input signal format DIRECT PURE DIRECT Connected Maximum 7 1 channel playback Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE DTS Surround Neo 6 CINEMA Neo 6 CINEMA Other stereo sources Stereo playback Stereo playback Analog sources As above ANALOG DIRECT stereo Not connected Maximum 5 1 channel playback Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE DTS Surround Neo 6 CINEMA Neo 6 CINEMA Other stereo sources Stereo playback Stereo playback Analog sources As above ANALOG DIRECT stereo Surround Back speaker s Input signal format DIRECT PURE DIRECT Connected Maximum 7 1 channel playback Dolby Digital EX 6 1 channel flagged Dolby Digital EX 2 PRO LOGIC llx MOVIE a Dolby Digital EX 2 PRO LOGIC llx MOVIE a DTS ES 6 1 channel sources 6 1 channel flagged DTS ES Matrix Discrete DTS ES Matrix Discrete Other 5 1 6 1 7 1 channel sources Straight decoding Straight decoding Not connected Maximum 5 1 channel playback 5 1 6 1 7 1 channel sources Straight decoding Straight decoding a Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected 13_additional_info fm 80
40. channel flagged DTS ES Matrix Discrete DTS ES THX Matrix Discrete DTS ES Matrix Discrete Other 5 1 channel sources 5 1 channel encoding Straight decoding Maximum 5 1 channel playback THX Select2 CINEMA Maximum 5 1 channel THX CINEMA playback with only one surround back speaker Straight decoding Maximum 5 1 channel playback SACD 5 1 channel encoding Straight decoding Maximum 5 1 channel playback THX MUSICMODE a Straight decoding Maximum 5 1 channel playback SBch Processing OFF c Maximum 5 1 channel playback Dolby TrueHD 176 4 kHz 192 kHz SACD 5 1 channel Straight decoding Straight decoding Other 5 1 6 1 7 1 channel sources As above THX CINEMA As above a Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected b ES processing is not carried out for certain DTS ES signals input from HDMI c Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround 13_additional_info fm 79 Additional information 13 80 En Stream direct with different input signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats depending on the Stream Direct mode see Using Stream Direct on page 28 you have selected Stereo 2
41. connection For a second recorder use the DVR VCR2 outputs 3 If the device can output digital audio connect an optical type3 digital audio output from the recorder to the OPTICAL 1 DVR VCR1 input Use an optical cable for the connection 4 For a second recorder use the COAXIAL 2 DVR VCR2 inputs Using the component video jacks Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S video You can also take advantage of progressive scan video if your source and TV are both compatible which delivers a very stable flicker free picture See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive scan video Note 1 If your set top box only has a coaxial digital output you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable When you set up the receiver you ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set top box to see The Input Setup menu on page 56 2 If your satellite cable receiver doesn t have a digital audio output you can skip this step CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN MONITOR OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL PRE OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE
42. far exceeds that of a standard DVD These high data transfer rates enable lossless transmission of 96 kHz 24 bit 7 1 channel audio sources without deteriorating the quality of the original sound DTS HD Master Audio is an irreplaceable technology that can reproduce sound faithfully as intended by the creator of music or movies DTS is a registered trademark of DTS Inc and DTS HD Master Audio is a trademark of DTS Inc Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional WMA9 Pro is a discrete surround format developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA9 Pro can support up to 5 1 7 1 channel playback with sampling rates up to 24 bit 96 kHz Using the unique WMA compression techniques WMA9 Pro can deliver multichannel music and soundtracks over high speed internet networks at low bit rates with minimal audio degradation Playback may be enjoyed with the Windows MediaTM Player 9 Series or above and other third party media players on a personal computer or with an AV amplifier with on board WMA9 Pro decoding Windows MediaTM and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries About THX The THX technologies are explained below See www thx com for more detailed information THX Cinema processing THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by THX Ltd THX grew from George Lucas personal desire
43. from front to back making the sound more distant minus settings or more forward positive settings 3 to 3 Default 0 PANORA MAa Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a wraparound effect OFF ON C IMAGEb Center Image Applicable only when using a center speaker Adjusts the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals Adjust the effect from 0 all center channel sent to front right and left speakers to 10 center channel sent to the center speaker only 0 to 10 Default 3 EFFECT Sets the effect level for the currently selected Advanced Surround mode each mode can be set separately 10 to 90 HI BIT HI SAMP High Bit High Sampling Creates a wider dynamic range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs OFF ON DNR Digital Noise Reduction May improve the quality of sound in a noisy source for example cassette or video tape with lots of background noise when switched on OFF ON DUAL Dual Mono Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital soundtracks should be played Dual mono is not widely used but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels CH1 Chan nel 1 is heard only CH2 Chan nel 2 is heard only CH1 CH2 Both channels heard from front speakers DRC Dynamic Range Control Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimize
44. information available 2 Press DISP for RDS information Each press changes the display as follows Radio Text RT Messages sent by the radio station For example a talk radio station may provide a phone number as RT Program Service Name PS The name of the radio station Program Type PTY This indicates the kind of program currently being broadcast Current tuner frequency FREQ Using EON When EON Enhanced Other Network information is turned on the receiver jumps to an EON linked broadcast when it begins even if a receiver function other than the tuner is being used It can t be used in areas that EON information isn t transmitted and when FM broadcast stations don t transmit PTY data When the broadcast ends the tuner returns to the original frequency or function 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band 3 2 Press EON to select one of the possible modes Press repeatedly to switch between EON TA Traffic Announcement Sets the tuner to pick up traffic information when it is broadcast EON NEWS Sets the tuner to pick up news when it is broadcast OFF Switches off the EON feature When set to TA or NEWS the EON indicator in the display lights it flashes when receiving an EON broadcast 4 The indicator in the display lights when the current station carries the EON service 5 Note 1 RDS searches station presets only If no stations hav
45. placement of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due low frequency cancellations In this case try changing the position or direction of speakers If you can t get good results listen to the bass response with it set to PLUS and YES or the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best If you re having problems the easiest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers 4 This setting decides the cutoff between bass sounds playing back from the speakers selected as LARGE or the subwoofer and bass sounds playing back from those selected as SMALL It also decides where the cutoff will be for bass sounds in the LFE channel If you re using a THX speaker setup confirm that the crossover frequency is set to 80Hz 5 If you are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL C weighting slow reading The subwoofer test tone is output at low volumes You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack 5 Manual SP Setup Return a Speaker Setting b Channel Level c Speaker Distance d X Curve e THX Audio Setting 5b Channel Level Test Tone Manual ENTER Next Cancel 5b Channel Level Test Tone Manual Setting Start Please Wait 20 Caution Loud test tones wil
46. reverb measurements made for specified frequency ranges in each channel Advanced EQ Setup Use this to select the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment and calibration based on the reverb measurement of your listening area Note that customizing system calibration using this setup will alter the settings you made in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 or Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 and is not necessary if you re satisfied with these settings 3 If you selected Reverb Measurement select EQ ON or OFF and then OK The following options determine how the reverb characteristics of your listening area are displayed in Reverb View EQ OFF You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area without the equalization performed by this receiver before calibration EQ ON You will see the reverb characteristics of your listening area with the equalization performed by this receiver after calibration 1 Note that the EQ response may not appear entirely flat due to adjustments necessary for your listening area When the reverb measurement is finished you can select Reverb View to see the results on screen 4 If you selected Reverb View you can check the reverb characteristics for each channel Press RETURN when you re done This appears according to the setting you chose in Reverb Measurement step 3 above Use the butt
47. source using all of your speakers Note 1 You can t use the THX modes when headphones are connected 2 If you only have one surround back speaker connected 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE THX THX Select2 CINEMA THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE are not available SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO 3 Depending on the source and the sound mode you have selected you may not get sound from the surround back speakers in your setup For more on this refer to Using surround back channel processing on page 29 If you press ADV SURR when the headphones are connected the PhonesSurround mode will automatically be selected 4 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 27 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Listening to your system 05 28 En PhonesSurround When listening through headphones you can still get the effect of overall surround Tip When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the AV options on page 58 Listening in stereo When you select STEREO you will hear the source through just
48. station directly using the number buttons page 34 CLASS Switches between the three banks classes of radio station presets page 34 5 Tuner component control buttons SETUP These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button DVD DVR1 TV etc The BAND T EDIT and PTY SEARCH tuner controls are explained from page 34 Press RECEIVER first to access the following controls AV PARAMETER Use to access the AV options page 58 SETUP Use to access the System Setup menu page 37 CH LEVEL Press repeatedly to select a channel then use to adjust the level page 48 RETURN Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV 6 TUNE ST ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system page 37 and the AV options page 58 Also used to control DVD menus options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player Use the TUNE buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST to find preset stations page 34 ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E S RETRIEVER CLASS DISC RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT ENTER TV CONTROL SHIFT VOL TUNE TUNE ST ST STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch INPUT SELECT TV CH MPX A B C
49. the receiver press RECEIVER Make sure the setup mic is disconnected 2 Select the input source you want to play You can use the input source buttons on the remote control INPUT SELECT or the front panel controls 2 3 Press S DIRECT STREAM DIRECT to select AUTO SURROUND and start playback of the source 3 If you re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound DVD disc you should hear surround sound If you are playing a stereo source you will only hear sound from the front left right speakers in the default listening mode See also Listening to your system on page 26 for information on different ways of listening to sources 4 Use the volume control 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 Better sound using Phase Control This receiver s Phase Control feature uses phase correction measures to make sure your sound source arrives at the listening position in phase preventing unwanted distortion and or coloring of the sound see illustration below Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching4 for an optimal sound image at your listening position The default setting is on and we recommend leaving Phase Control switched on for all sound sources Press PHASE PHASE CONTROL to switch on phase correction The PHASE CONTROL indicator on the front panel lig
50. they crest and trough together resulting in increased amplitude clarity and presence of the sound signal If a crest of a wave meets a trough as shown in the upper section of the diagram above then the sound will be out of phase and an unreliable sound image will be produced Sound source Sound source Listening position Listening position Front speaker Subwoofer Front speaker Subwoofer PHASE CONTROL ON PHASE CONTROL OFF SHIFT THX ADV SURR MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER VSX LX50_HY book Page 10 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 11 En Chapter 3 Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities but it doesn t have to be difficult This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system Rear panel 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 1 HDMI connectors x3 Two inputs and one output for high quality audio video connection to compatible HDMI devices Connecting using HDMI on page 51 2 Coaxial digital audio inputs x2 Use for digital audio sources including DVD players recorders digital satellite receivers CD players etc See also The Input Setup menu on page 56 to assign the inputs 3 Optical digi
51. to make your experience of the film soundtrack in both movie theatres and in your home theatre as faithful as possible to what the director intended Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theatres called dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theatres with similar equipment and conditions This same soundtrack is then transferred directly onto Laserdisc VHS tape DVD etc and is not changed for playback in a small home theatre environment THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theatre environment into the home correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur On this product when the THX indicator is on THX features are automatically added in Cinema modes e g THX Cinema THX Surround EX VSX LX50_HY book Page 75 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 76 En Re Equalization The tonal balance of a film soundtrack will be excessively bright and harsh when played back over audio equipment in the home because film soundtracks were designed to be played back in large movie theaters using very different professional equipment Re Equalization restores the correct tonal balance for watching a movie soundtrack in a small home environment Timbre Matching The human ear changes our perception of a sound depending on the direction from which the sound is coming In a movie theatre there is an array of surround speakers so tha
52. to save time if you want 3 The available options are ALL ALL Keep SPsetting 4 Speaker Setting Channel Level Speaker Distance Acoustic Cal EQ and Aco Cal EQ Pro THX Speaker only available when the Auto Mode above is ALL or Speaker Setting Select YES if you are using THX speakers set all speakers to SMALL otherwise leave it set to NO EQ Type only available when the Auto Mode above is Acoustic Cal EQ or Aco Cal EQ Pro This determines how the frequency balance is adjusted ALL CH ADJUST default is a flat setting where all the speakers are set individually so no special weighting is given to any one channel Optionally 5 FRONT ALIGN sets all speakers in accordance with the front speaker settings no equalization is applied to the front left and right channels and OFF only available when ALL is selected allows you to save calibration settings such as speaker distance and channel level with no EQ or standing wave adjustment to your selected preset Multi Point only available when the Auto Mode above is Acoustic Cal EQ or Aco Cal EQ Pro In addition to measurements at the listening position you can use two more reference points for which test tones will be analyzed for standing waves This is useful if you want to get a balanced flat calibration for several seating positions in your listening area 6 Place the microphone at the reference point indicated on screen and note the last micr
53. use to select the speaker and to change the setting and number for surround back and continue 6 Make sure OK is selected then press ENTER A progress report is displayed on screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level speaker distance and Acoustic Calibration EQ Again try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening It may take 2 to 6 minutes 7 The Auto MCACC Setup has finished Press RETURN to go back to the System Setup menu 6 Be sure to disconnect the microphone from this receiver upon completion of the Auto MCACC setup The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give you excellent surround sound from your system but it is also possible to adjust these settings manually using the System Setup menu starting on page 37 7 Note 1 If you cancel the Auto MCACC Setup or leave an error message for over three minutes the screen saver will appear 2 If you are planning on bi amping your front speakers or setting up a separate speaker system in another room read through Surround back speaker setting on page 39 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4 If you have THX certified speakers select Option and choose YES for the THX Speaker setting 3 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings for different listening positions Simply choose an unused preset for now you can r
54. using a digital connection Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL see Choosing the input signal on page 29 Check that the player isn t set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to PCM Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc the Dolby Digital or DTS is selected When playing certain discs none of the receiver s format indicators light The disc may not contain 5 1 6 1 channel material Check the disc packaging for more on what audio tracks are recorded on the disc When playing a disc the 2 PL II or Neo 6 indicator lights on the receiver Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL see Choosing the input signal on page 29 If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing including Dolby Surround encoded then this is not a malfunction Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available During playback of a Surround EX or DTS ES source on the SBch AUTO setting the EX and ES indicators don t light or the signal is not properly processed The source may be Dolby Surround EX DTS ES software but it has no flag to indicate it is 6 1 compatible Set to SBch ON see Using surround back channel processing on page 29 then switch to the THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode see Listening in surround sound on page 26 During playback of DVD Audio the display shows PCM This will occur when playing DVD Aud
55. 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 1 Keep in mind you can t make a digital recording 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 11 for more on connections 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 S video if your source has also been connected using S video For more information about video connections see Connecting a DVD HDD recorder VCR and other video sources on page 14 1 Select the source you want to record Use the input source buttons or INPUT SELECT If necessary press SIGNAL SEL SIGNAL SELECT to select the input signal corresponding to the source component see Choosing the input signal on page 29 for more on this 2 Prepare the source you want to record Tune to the radio station load the CD video DVD etc 3 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 recorder if you are unsure how to do this Most video recorders set
56. while adjusting this setting Symptom Remedy Symptom Remedy The display is dark or off Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness After making an adjustment the display goes off Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness You can t get DIGITAL to display when using the SIGNAL SELECT button Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly see The Input Setup menu on page 56 If the multichannel analog inputs are selected select a different input source The Dolby DTS indicator doesn t light when playing Dolby DTS software These indicators do dot light if playback is paused Check the playback especially the digital output settings of the source component When playing a DVD Audio disc the DVD player display shows 96 kHz However the receiver s display does not This is not a malfunction 96 kHz audio from DVD Audio discs is only output from the analog outputs of the DVD player This receiver cannot show the playback sample rate when using the analog inputs During playback of a DTS 96 24 source the display doesn t show 96 kHz Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL see Choosing the input signal on page 29 When playing Dolby Digital or DTS sources the receiver s format indicators do not light Check that the player is connected
57. 1 18 PM Controls and displays 04 21 En Chapter 4 Controls and displays Front panel 1 MULTI JOG dial Use the MULTI JOG dial to select various settings and menu options 2 STANDBY ON Switches the receiver between on and standby Power indicator lights when the receiver is on 3 EON MODE Use to search for programs that are broadcasting traffic or news information page 36 PTY SEARCH Use this button to search for RDS program types page 35 4 LISTENING MODE Use with the MULTI JOG dial to select the various listening modes page 26 5 PHASE CONTROL indicator Lights when the Phase Control is switched on page 10 6 MCACC indicator Lights when one of the MCACC presets page 29 is selected 7 DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING indicator Lights to indicate digital processing 8 Character display See Display on page 23 9 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control see Operating range of remote control unit on page 22 10 HDMI indicator Blinks when connecting an HDMI equipped component lights when the component is connected page 51 11 SIGNAL SELECT Use to select an input signal page 29 SB ch PROCESSING Selects the surround back channel mode page 29 or virtual surround back mode page 30 MULTI CH IN Press to select the multichannel analog inputs page 52 12 MASTER VOLUME dial 13 ENTER MULTI JOG MASTER VOLUME ENTER VSX LX50 STANDBY ON PH
58. 176 4 kHz 192 kHz WMA9 Pro 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE 2 Pro Logic ll MUSIC 2 Pro Logic ll GAME 2 PRO LOGIC 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE THX 2 PRO LOGIC THX Stereo playback DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD DTS EXPRESS WMA9 Pro 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Stereo playback THX CINEMA As above Dolby TrueHD 176 4 kHz 192 kHz As above As above Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE 2 Pro Logic ll MUSIC 2 Pro Logic ll GAME 2 PRO LOGIC Neo 6 CINEMA Neo 6 MUSIC 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE THX 2 PRO LOGIC THX Neo 6 CINEMA THX 2 Pro Logic ll MOVIE DTS Surround As above As above Neo 6 CINEMA Other stereo sources As above As above Stereo playback SACD As above As above a 2 Pro Logic has a maximum of 5 1 channel playback b Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected c Automatically selected if no surround back speakers are connected 13_additional_info fm 77 Additional information 13 78 En Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON 7 1 channel decoding used for all sources Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS HD DTS HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro 44 1 kHz 48 kHz PCM 6 1 7 1 chan
59. 18 PM Other connections 09 51 En Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI with HDCP equipped component you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable 1 The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with including DVD Video DVD Audio SACD Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS HD Master Audio see below for limitations Video CD Super VCD CD and MP3 See About the video converter on page 12 for more on HDMI compatibility 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN 1 2 interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI output on your HDMI component HDMI appears on the front panel when an HDMI equipped component is connected 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect on an HDMI compatible monitor The arrow on the cable connector body should be facing right for correct alignment with the connector on the player 3 Press HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 depending on which input you ve connected to You can also use the front panel controls Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the AV options on page 58 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV or plasma display no sound will be heard from this receiver If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display try adjusting the resolution settings on you
60. 6 m length of vinyl coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without disconnecting the supplied AM loop antenna For the best possible reception suspend horizontally outdoors Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this receiver including the speakers Caution Handle the power cord by the plug part Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture or other object on the power cord or pinch the cord in any other way Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cables The power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electric shock Check the power cord once in a while If you find it damaged ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company for a replacement The receiver should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use e g when on vacation Make sure the blue STANDBY ON light has gone out before unplugging Plug the power cord into a power outlet AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 ANTENNA 75 coaxial cable AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 ANTENNA Outdoor antenna 5 m to 6 m Indoor antenna vinyl coated wire VSX LX50_HY book Page 20 Thursday March 8 2007
61. D ACCESS DIALOG E S RETRIEVER CLASS DISC RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT ENTER TUNE TUNE ST ST ENTER TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB RECEIVER TV CONTROL SHIFT VOL STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch INPUT SELECT TV CH MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE TV VOL REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 63 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controlling the rest of your system 12 64 En 3 Press the button of the component for which you want to check the preset code then press ENTER The brand name and preset code appears in the display for three seconds Renaming input source names You can customize the names that appear on the remote LCD when you select an input source for example you could change the name of DVR 1 to HDD DVR 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select RENAME then press ENTER The LCD on the remote prompts you for the button of the input source you want to rename 3 Press the input source button you want to rename then press ENTER 4 Use to select NAME EDT then press
62. D signals Select MAX or MID for signals other than Dolby TrueHD d You shouldn t have any problems using this with most SACD discs but if the sound distorts it is best to switch the gain setting back to 0 dB e This feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio video synchronizing capability lip sync for HDMI If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable set A DELAY to OFF and adjust the delay time manually For more details about the lip sync feature of your display contact the manufacturer directly Setting What it does Option s Note 1 The receiver s volume AV parameters 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 RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB VSX LX50_HY book Page 59 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Using other functions 11 60 En Reducing the level of an analog signal The input attenuator lowers the input level of an analog signal when it s too strong You can use this if you find the that the OVER indicator is lights often or you can hear distortion in the sound 1 Press RECEIVER then press ANALOG ATT to switch the input attenuator on or off Using the sleep timer The
63. ELECT remote to select VIDEO GAME Note 1 Windows MediaTM and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries With WMA9 Pro sound problems may occur depending on your computer system Note that WMA9 Pro 96 kHz sources will be downsampled to 48 kHz iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN MONITOR OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL PRE OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R R L L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER CENTER MULTI CH IN FRONT FRONT SUR ROUND SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER VSX LX50 PLAY OUT IN REC R L AUDIO IN OUT Tape deck etc TV game video camera etc PHONES SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO GAME INPUT S VIDEO USB VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL OUT PUSH OPEN MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO USB VSX LX50_HY book Page 16 T
64. ENTER TV CONTROL VOL ST ST INPUT SELECT TV CH TV VOL ENTER TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP TUNE TUNE SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD STEREO F S SURR PHOTO RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E CLASS DISC ENTER TV CONTROL VOL TUNE TUNE INPUT SELECT TV CH TV VOL ENTER TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP ST ST SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 34 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Using the tuner 07 35 En Naming station presets For easier identification you can name your station presets 1 Choose the station preset you want to name See Listening to station presets below for how to do this 2 Press T EDIT TUNER EDIT The display shows STATION NAME then a blinking cursor at the first characte
65. ONES DVD LD PHASE CONTROL TV SAT DVR VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 VIDEO GAME DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING CD CD R TAPE MD FM AM LISTENING MODE PTY SEARCH EON MODE SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG MULTI CH IN SB ch PROCESSING SIGNAL SELECT USB HDMI iPod MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO GAME INPUT S VIDEO USB SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG 1 7 2 6 5 8 12 16 15 14 17 13 9 10 11 18 21 22 20 19 23 4 3 24 VSX LX50_HY book Page 21 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controls and displays 04 22 En 14 PHONES jack Use to connect headphones When the headphones are connected there is no sound output from the speakers 15 Input source buttons Press to select an input source 16 VIDEO GAME INPUT See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page 16 17 USB interface Connect a USB audio device for playback see Using the USB interface on page 32 18 MCACC SETUP MIC jack Use to connect the supplied microphone 19 SYSTEM SETUP Press to access the System Setup menu see page 37 20 RETURN Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen 21 TONE Press this button to access the bass and treble controls which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial page 31 22 TUNING STATION Use to find radio frequencies and to select preset statio
66. OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R R L L L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER CENTER MULTI CH IN FRONT FRONT SUR ROUND SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER VSX LX50 iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO AV IN VIDEO AUDIO L R AV OUT S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT DVR VCR etc L R 1 2 3 3 In order to record you must connect the analog audio cables the digital connection is for playback only If your video component doesn t have a digital audio output you can skip this step 4 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable When you set up the receiver you ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to see also The Input Setup menu on page 56 VSX LX50_HY book Page 14 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 15 En 1 Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO inputs Connect using a three way component video cable Since they are assignable it doesn t matter which component video inputs you use for which source After connecting everything you ll need to assign the component video input
67. Placing the speakers 18 THX speaker system setup 19 Connecting antennas 19 Connecting external antennas 20 Plugging in the receiver 20 04 Controls and displays Front panel 21 Operating range of remote control unit 22 Display 23 Remote control 24 05 Listening to your system Auto playback 26 Listening in surround sound 26 Standard surround sound 26 Using the Home THX modes 27 Using the Advanced surround effects 27 Listening in stereo 28 Using Front Stage Surround Advance 28 Using Stream Direct 28 Selecting MCACC presets 29 Choosing the input signal 29 Using surround back channel proc
68. SB ch INPUT SELECT TV CH MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE TV VOL REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD STEREO F S SURR PHOTO Note 1 In order to avoid accidently switching off a DVD recorder that is currently recording no DVD recorder power off codes are sent SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC HDD CH CH DVD RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT TV DVR 1 TV CTRL DVD DVR 2 USB SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC HDD CH CH DVD RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 65 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controlling the rest of your system 12 66 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands see Setting the remote to control other components on page 62 for more on this Use the input source buttons to select the component The TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CTRL button If you have two TVs assign the main TV to the TV CTRL button Controls for other components This remote control can contro
69. SE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 29 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Listening to your system 05 30 En Using the Virtual Surround Back mode When you re not using surround back speakers selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information or if the material sounds better in the format for example 5 1 for which it was originally encoded you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6 1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES 1 The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel Virtual surround back channel is active Press SB ch SB ch PROCESSING repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround back channel options Each press cycles through the options as follows VirtualSB ON Virtual Surround Back is always used for example on 5 1 encoded material VirtualSB AUTO Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6 1 encoded sources for example Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES VirtualSB OFF Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off Note 1 You can t use the Virtual Surround Back mode when the headphones are connected to this receiver
70. SIGNABLE 3 1 C FRONT iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO OUT CONTROL Pioneer plasma display VSX LX50 VSX LX50_HY book Page 54 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Other connections 09 55 En Use a 3 ringed miniplug SR cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your plasma display To make the most of the SR features you should connect your source components DVD player etc in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter For each component connect the video output directly to the plasma display and just connect the audio analog and or digital to this receiver Using the SR mode with a Pioneer plasma display When connected using an SR cable a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma display even easier These features include On screen displays when making receiver settings such as speaker setup MCACC setup and so on On screen volume display On screen display of listening mode Automatic video input switching on the plasma display Automatic volume muting on the plasma display See also SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 57 for more on setting up the receiver Important The additional SR features do not work when the iPod function is selected 1 Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected
71. Specify what you ve connected to the digital and component video inputs see The Input Setup menu on page 56 Other Setup Make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver see The Other Setup menu on page 57 Automatic MCACC Expert If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 you can customize your setup options below You can calibrate your system differently for up to six different MCACC presets3 which are useful if you have different listening positions depending on the type of source for example watching movies from a sofa or playing a video game close to the TV 4 Important Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select 5 The screen saver will automatically appear after three minutes of inactivity Caution The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume Note 1 Make sure not to switch off the power when using the System Setup menu 2 Note that when editing items in the Manual MCACC menu you will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing SETUP You can t use the System Setup menu when the iPod or USB input source is selected RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT
72. THX Select2 CINEMA Allows you to hear 7 1 channel playback with 5 1 channel sources THX MUSICMODE Allows you to hear 7 1 channel playback with 5 1 channel sources THX GAMES MODE Allows you to hear 7 1 channel playback from the output of a video game console Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks but some modes are also suited for music sources Try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like Press ADV SURR repeatedly to select a listening mode 3 ACTION Designed for action movies with dynamic soundtracks SCI FI Designed for science fiction with lots of special effects DRAMA Designed for movies with lots of dialog MONOFILM Creates surround sound from mono soundtracks ENT SHOW Suitable for musical sources EXPANDED Creates an extra wide stereo field4 TV SURROUND Provides surround sound for both mono and stereo TV sources ADVANCED GAME Suitable for video games SPORTS Suitable for sports programs CLASSICAL Gives a large concert hall type sound ROCK POP Creates a live concert sound for rock and or pop music UNPLUGGED Suitable for acoustic music sources ExtendedSTEREO Gives multichannel sound to a stereo
73. TI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 28 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Listening to your system 05 29 En Selecting MCACC presets Default setting MEMORY 1 If you have calibrated your system for different listening positions1 you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source you re listening to and where you re sitting for example watching movies from a sofa or playing a video game close to the TV While listening to a source press MCACC Press repeatedly to select one of the six MCACC presets2 or to switch calibration off See Data Management on page 45 to check and manage your current settings Choosing the input signal You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the receiver to select between input signals 3 Press SIGNAL SEL SIGNAL SELECT to select the input signal corresponding to the source component Each press cycles through the options as follows AUTO This is the default setting The receiver selects the first available signal in the following order DIGITAL ANALOG ANALOG Selects an analog signal DIGITAL Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal HDMI Selects an HDMI signal 4 PCM Only PCM signals are output 5 When set to DIGITAL or AUTO 2 DIGITAL lights with Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus decoding 2 HD lights with Dolby TrueHD deco
74. TY 1 or SAFETY 2 on some features may be unavailable The unit does not respond when the buttons are pressed Try switching the receiver off then back on again Try disconnecting the power cable then connect again AMP ERR blinks in the display then the power automatically switches off The MCACC blinks and the power does not turn on The receiver may have a serious problem Do not try switching the receiver on Contact a Pioneer authorized independent service company for help FAN STOP blinks in the display then the power automatically switches off Something is obstructing the fan Remove the obstruction and try switching the receiver back on If the fan is still not working or you can t remove the object unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer authorized independent service company The fan is malfunctioning Unplug the receiver from the wall and call a Pioneer authorized independent service company OVERHEAT blinks in the display then the power automatically switches off Allow the unit to cool down in a well ventilated place before switching back on Check the safety precautions on pages 2 and 3 for information on improving heat dispersal Symptom Remedy No sound is output when an input source is selected No sound output from the front speakers Check the volume mute setting press MUTE and speaker setting press SPEAKERS Make sure the correct input source is sele
75. VSX LX50 AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER Operating Instructions Discover the benefits of registering your product online at http www pioneer co uk or http www pioneer eu VSX LX50_HY book Page 1 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM D3 4 2 1 1_En A The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN IMPORTANT WARNING To prevent a fire hazard do not place any naked flame sources such as a lighted candle on the equipment D3 4 2 1 7a_A_En This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC EMC Directives 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC D3 4 2 1 9a_En WARNING This equipment is not waterproof To prevent a fire or shock hazard do not place any container filled with liquid near this equipment such as a vase or flower pot or expo
76. Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO 2 1 TV DVD player Note 1 If your digital component only has a coaxial digital output you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial cable When you set up the receiver you ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to see also The Input Setup menu on page 56 The digital outputs from other components can be connected to any spare digital audio inputs on this receiver You can assign them when setting up the receiver see also The Input Setup menu on page 56 2 In order to record some digital sources you must make analog connections as explained in Connecting analog audio sources below iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO CD IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL IN CD R MD DAT etc 1 2 VSX LX50 VSX LX50_HY book Page 15 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your e
77. a component that is not compatible with HDCP a HDCP ERROR message is displayed on the front panel display Some components that are compatible with HDCP still cause this message to be displayed but so long as there is no problem with displaying video this is not a malfunction This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Version 1 3a Depending on the component you have connected using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers Also when using a component with HDMI version 1 0 it is not possible to output copy controlled DVD Audio CPPM sources from the HDMI connection This receiver does not support the DeepColor feature of HDMI This receiver supports SACD Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio To take advantage of these formats however make sure that the component connected to this receiver also supports the corresponding format CD IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM L Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 iPod
78. aTM Player may not play Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries About DRM DRM digital rights management copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback etc of compressed audio files on devices other than the PC or other recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC and or software Error What it means USB ERR1 The power requirements of the USB device are too high for this receiver USB ERR2 The USB device is incompatible USB ERR3 See USB interface on page 72 for more on this error message USB Play Re lax Yo u r Bo dy Kevin Jackso n We ar e all o n e 128Kbps MP3 VBR 0 15 List USB We are all one R e l a x Yo u r B o d y T h e C o l o r o f L i f e A i n t T h a n g W r o n g O h M y G o d W a t c h a N e e d Return Enter Note 1 Note that in some cases playback time will not be displayed correctly VSX LX50_HY book Page 33 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Using the tuner 07 34 En Chapter 7 Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic search and manual step tuning functions If you already know the frequency of the st
79. acteristics The graph below shows the difference between standard acoustic calibration and professional calibration the gray circles represent the point at which the microphone captures the sound for frequency analysis As soon as audio is output from your speaker system it is influenced by room characteristics such as walls furniture and the dimensions of the room The sooner the frequency analysis the less it is influenced by the room We recommend an earlier time setting of 30 ms to 50 ms to compensate for two major factors that will influence the sound of most rooms Reverberance of high vs low frequencies Depending on your room you may find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant compared to higher frequencies i e your room sounds boomy This may result in a skewed frequency analysis if the measurement is done too late Reverb characteristics for different channels Reverb characteristics can be somewhat different for each channel Since this difference increases as the sound is influenced by the various room characteristics it is often better to capture a frequency analysis early on for smoother mixing of channel frequencies sounds If your room isn t affected by the factors above it is often not necessary to make a 30 ms to 50 ms setting Later time settings may provide a more detailed sound experience with your speaker system It is best to try and see what works best for your particul
80. al a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire fig B Once the wire is in position tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped fig C Important Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers Other connections on page 49 provides greater detail on alternate speaker setups such as using speaker system B page 52 bi amping page 53 and bi wiring page 53 If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer if your subwoofer has one or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer Placing the speakers Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system The subwoofer can be placed on the floor Ideally the other speakers should be at about ear level when you re listening to them Putting the speakers on the floor except the subwoofer or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended For the best stereo effect place the front speakers 2 m to 3 m apart at equal distance from the TV When placing speakers near the TV we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on If you do not have magnetically shielded speake
81. ant sounds in your listening area During playback of a source you can customize the filters used for Standing Wave Control for each of your MCACC presets 1 1 Select Standing Wave from the Manual MCACC setup menu 2 Select ON if it is not already selected then adjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control Filter Ch Select the channel to which you will apply the filter s Main all except center channel and subwoofer Center or SUB W subwoofer TRIM only available when the filter channel above is SUB W Adjust the subwoofer channel level to compensate for the difference in output post filter f Q ATT These are the filter parameters where f represents the frequency you will be targeting and Q is the bandwidth the higher the Q the narrower the bandwidth or range of the attenuation ATT the amount of reduction to the targeted frequency 3 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu Acoustic Calibration EQ Acoustic Calibration Equalization is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers excluding the subwoofer It works by measuring the acoustic characteristics of your room and neutralizing the ambient characteristics that can color the original source material providing a flat equalization setting If you re not satisfied with the adjustment provided in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 or A
82. ar room Note 1 This system allows you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on screen 2 Note that due to an effect known as group delay lower frequencies will take longer to be generated than higher frequencies this is most obvious when comparing the frequencies at 0 ms This initial slope is not a problem i e excessive reverb with your listening room 0 160 80 Test tone Time in msec Level Acoustic Cal EQ Pro calibration range Standard Acoustic Cal EQ calibration range 0 160 80 Low frequencies High frequencies Time in msec Level Acoustic Cal EQ Pro calibration range Standard Acoustic Cal EQ calibration range 0 160 80 Left surround Right Surround Time in msec Level Acoustic Cal EQ Pro calibration range Standard Acoustic Cal EQ calibration range 08_System_setup fm 43 The System Setup menu 08 44 En Note that changing the room for example moving furniture or paintings will affect the calibration results In such cases you should recalibrate your system Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ 1 Select EQ Professional then press ENTER 2 Select an option and press ENTER Reverb Measurement Use this to measure the reverb characteristics of your room Reverb View You can check the
83. are given the option to check the settings on screen Note 1 The calibration corresponding to the currently selected MCACC preset will be used when EQ ON is selected To use another MCACC preset exit the System Setup menu and press MCACC to select it before pressing SETUP 3 Manual MCACC a Fine Ch Level b Fine SP Distance c Standing Wave d EQ Adjust e EQ Professional Return 3e EQ Professional 1 Reverb Measurement 2 Reverb View 3 Advanced EQ Setup ENTER Next Return 3e1 Reverb Measurement MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 Measure with EQ OFF Setting Start OK Cancel 3e1 Reverb Measurement Now Analyzing 1 5 M1 MEMORY 1 EQ ON Ambient Noise OK Microphone Speaker Level Delay Check Reverb Cancel 3e2 Reverb View M1 EQ OFF Ch L Fq 63Hz Return 0 80 160ms dB 3e4 Adv EQ Setup 1 2 Next Ch L Fq 63Hz Tm 60 80ms 0 80 160ms dB Cancel 3e4 Adv EQ Setup 2 2 Back EQ Type ALL CH ADJUST Multi Point NO Setting Start OK Cancel VSX LX50_HY book Page 44 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 45 En Data Management This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets allowing you to calibrate your system for different listening positions or frequency adjustments for the same listening position 1 This is useful for alternate settings to match the kind of source you re listeni
84. ase read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference VSX LX50_HY book Page 4 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM 5 En 08 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu 37 Automatic MCACC Expert 37 Surround back speaker setting 39 Manual MCACC setup 40 Fine Channel Level 40 Fine Speaker Distance 41 Standing Wave 42 Acoustic Calibration EQ 42 Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ 43 Data Management 45 Manual speaker setup 46 Speaker Setting 46 Channel Level 47 Speaker Distance 48 X Curve 48 THX Aud
85. at 85 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio DIN Mono 62 dB Stereo 58 dB Distortion Stereo 0 6 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 70 dB 400 kHz Stereo Separation 40 dB 1 kHz Frequency Response 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1 dB Antenna Input 75 unbalanced AM Tuner Section Frequency Range 531 kHz to 1602 kHz 9 kHz step Sensitivity IHF Loop antenna 350 V m Selectivity 30 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 50 dB Antenna Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements AC 220 V to 230 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Power Consumption 450 W In standby 0 6 W Dimensions 420 W mm x 173 H mm x 465 D mm Weight without package 15 3 kg Furnished Parts Setup microphone for Auto MCACC setup 1 AA IEC R6P dry cell batteries 2 Remote control unit
86. at the speaker hasn t been set to NO see Speaker Setting on page 46 The channel may not be recorded in the source By using one of the advanced effect listening mode you may be able to create the missing channel see Listening in surround sound on page 26 Sound is produced from analog components but not from digital ones DVD LD CD ROM etc Check that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL see Choosing the input signal on page 29 Make sure that the digital input is assigned correctly for the input jack the component is connected to see The Input Setup menu on page 56 Check the digital output settings on the source component If the source component has a digital volume control make sure this is not turned down Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are not selected Select any other input source No sound is output or a noise is output when Dolby Digital DTS software is played back Check that your DVD player is compatible with Dolby Digital DTS discs Check the digital output settings of your DVD player Make sure that the DTS signal output is set to On If the source component has a digital volume control make sure this is not turned down Symptom Remedy Symptom Remedy Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically or there is considerable noise in radio broadcasts For FM broadcasts Fully extend the FM wire antenna adjust the position for best reception a
87. ation you want see Tuning directly to a station below Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later see Saving station presets on page 34 for more on how to do this 1 Press the TUNER button to select the tuner 2 Use the BAND button to change the band FM or AM if necessary Each press switches the band between FM and AM 3 Tune to a station There are three ways to do this Automatic tuning To search for stations in the currently selected band press and hold TUNE for about a second The receiver will start searching for the next station stopping when it has found one Repeat to search for other stations Manual tuning To change the frequency one step at a time press TUNE High speed tuning Press and hold TUNE for high speed tuning Release the button at the frequency you want Improving FM stereo sound If the TUNED or STEREO indicators don t light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak press the MPX button to switch the receiver into mono reception mode This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast Tuning directly to a station Sometimes you ll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to In this case you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control 1 Press the TUNER button to select the tuner 2 Use the BAND button to change the band
88. be controlled using this receiver and we recommend switching the equalizer off before connecting 4 Note that non roman characters in the playlist are displayed as This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod iPod Top Playlists Artists Albums Songs Podcasts Genres Composers Audiobooks Shuffle Songs Enter VSX LX50_HY book Page 49 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Other connections 09 50 En 2 Use the buttons to browse the selected category e g albums Use to move to previous next levels 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play then press to start playback 1 Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this Playlists Songs Artists Albums Songs Albums Songs Songs Podcasts Genres Artists Albums Songs Composers Albums Songs Audiobooks Shuffle Songs Tip You can play all of the songs in a particular category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list For example you can play all the songs by a particular artist Basic playback controls The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod Watching photos and video content To view photos or video on your iPod since video control is not possible using this receiver you must use the main control of your iPod instead 2 1 Press PHOTO to switch the
89. bum name nor the artist name is present the row is displayed as a blank space Note that non roman characters in the playlist are displayed as PHONES SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO GAME INPUT S VIDEO USB USB mass storage device This receiver USB Play Re l a x You r Bo dy Kevin Jackson We ar e a l l o n e 128Kbps MP3 FLD004TRK0001 0 01 List File format Elapsed time Song name Album name Repeat or Shuffle Artist name Bit rate Folder File number Button What it does Starts normal playback Pauses unpauses playback Press and hold during playback to start scanning Press to skip to previous next track Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat Folder Repeat One and Repeat All Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle On and Shuffle Off DISP Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed in the front panel display During playback press to skip to previous next track when browsing press to move to previous next levels TOP MENU Press to select the ROOT folder list when browsing a ROOT folder list press to switch the ROOT folder list to the playback screen RETURN Press to switch the playback screen to the folder le list when browsing a folder le list press to return to the previous level 06_usb_playback fm 32
90. ceiver does not support software versions prior to iPod update 2004 10 20 For supported versions consult your local Pioneer dealer VSX LX50 CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN MONITOR OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL iPod IN AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL VIDEO S VIDEO PRE OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R R L L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER CENTER MULTI CH IN FRONT FRONT SUR ROUND SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER iPod cable MENU iPod Music gt Extras gt Settings gt Shuffle Songs Backlight Control Dock for iPod 2 This product is the Pioneer Control Dock for iPod IDK 90C for use with an iPod third generation and above iPod mini iPod nano or iPod Photo For detailed instructions on using the iPod please refer to the manual supplied with the iPod The connected iPod should be updated with iPod updater software higher than version 2004 10 20 3 The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when connected to this receiver Pioneer shows in the iPod display Features such as the equalizer cannot
91. ck b MCACC Data Copy c Memory Rename d Memory Clear 4d Memory Clear Cancel Clear M1 MEMORY 1 Start Clear Cancel Note 1 If you re using a THX speaker setup set all speakers to SMALL System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 5 Manual SP Setup Return a Speaker Setting b Channel Level c Speaker Distance d X Curve e THX Audio Setting 5 Manual SP Setup Return a Speaker Setting b Channel Level c Speaker Distance d X Curve e THX Audio Setting 5a Speaker Setting Front SMALL Center SMALL Surr SMALL SB SMALL x2 SUB W YES X OVER 80Hz THX ALL SMALL Finish VSX LX50_HY book Page 46 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 47 En 2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size Use to select the size and number of each of the following speakers 1 Front Select LARGE if your front speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively or if you didn t connect a subwoofer Select SMALL to send the bass frequencies to the subwoofer Center Select LARGE if your center speaker reproduces bass frequencies effectively or select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you didn t connect a center speaker choose NO the center channel is sent to the other speakers
92. cted Check that the MCACC setup microphone is disconnected Make sure the correct input signal is selected press SIGNAL SELECT Note that when PCM is selected you won t be able to hear any other signal format Check that the source component is connected properly see Connecting your equipment on page 11 Check that the speakers are connected properly see Connecting the speakers on page 17 No sound from the surround or center speakers Check that the stereo mode or the Front Stage Surround Advance mode isn t selected select one of the surround listening modes see Listening in surround sound on page 26 Check that the surround center speakers are not set to NO see Speaker Setting on page 46 Check the channel level settings see Channel Level on page 47 Check the speaker connections see Connecting the speakers on page 17 VSX LX50_HY book Page 68 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 69 En Other audio problems No sound from surround back speakers Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL see Speaker Setting on page 46 Make sure surround back processing is set to SBch ON see Using surround back channel processing on page 29 If the source is Dolby Surround EX or DTS ES with no flag to indicate 6 1 compatibility then with surround back processing set to SBch Auto there will be no sound from the surround back speakers In this cas
93. d for Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS HD and DTS HD Master Audio you may need to use this feature when listening to surround sound at low volumes AUTOc OFF MAX MID SACD GAINd Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynamic range during digital processing 0 to 6 dB Default 0 dB DELAY Sound Delay Some monitors have a slight delay when showing video so the soundtrack will be slightly out of sync with the picture By adding a bit of delay you can adjust the sound to match the presentation of the video 0 0 to 6 0 frames 1 second 25 frames PAL LFE LFE Attenuate Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra low bass tones Set the LFE attenuator as necessary to prevent the ultra low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers The LFE is not limited when set to 0 dB which is the recommended value When set to 5 dB 10 dB 15 dB or 20 dB the LFE is limited by the respective degree When OFF is selected no sound is output from the LFE channel 0dB 5dB 10dB 15dB 20dB OFF HDMI Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver amp or through to a TV or plasma display AMP THROUGH Setting What it does Option s VSX LX50_HY book Page 58 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Using other functions 11 59 En Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a
94. dB SW 1 5dB Finish Note 1 If you can t seem to achieve this by adjusting the distance setting you may need to change the angle of your speakers very slightly For better audibility the subwoofer emits a continuous test tone oscillating pulses are heard from your other speakers Note that it may be difficult to compare this tone with the other speakers in your setup depending on the low frequency response of the reference speaker 3 Manual MCACC a Fine Ch Level b Fine SP Distance c Standing Wave d EQ Adjust e EQ Professional Return 3b Fine SP Distance MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 L Reference 3 0 m Enter Next Cancel 3b Fine SP Distance L 3 0 m Reference R 3 0 m C 2 5 m SL 3 0 m SR 3 0 m SBL 3 0 m SBR 3 0 m SW 3 0 m Finish VSX LX50_HY book Page 41 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 42 En Standing Wave Default setting ON Acoustic standing waves occur when under certain conditions sound waves from your speaker system resonate mutually with sound waves reflected off the walls in your listening area This can have a negative effect on the overall sound especially at certain lower frequencies Depending on speaker placement your listening position and ultimately the shape of your room it results in an overly resonant boomy sound The Standing Wave Control uses filters to reduce the effect of overly reson
95. ding DTS lights with DTS or DTS HD decoding and WMA9 Pro lights to indicate that a WMA9 Pro signal is being decoded Using surround back channel processing Default setting SBch ON You can have the receiver automatically use 6 1 or 7 1 decoding for 6 1 encoded sources for example Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES or you can choose to always use 6 1 or 7 1 decoding for example with 5 1 encoded material With 5 1 encoded sources a surround back channel will be generated but the material may sound better in the 5 1 format for which it was originally encoded in which case you can simply switch surround back channel processing off The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel when playing various kinds of sources Sound plays through surround back speaker s Press SB ch SB ch PROCESSING repeatedly to cycle the surround back channel options Each press cycles through the options as follows SBch ON 6 1 or 7 1 decoding is always used for example a surround back channel will be generated for 5 1 encoded material SBch AUTO Automatically switches to 6 1 or 7 1 decoding for 6 1 encoded sources for example Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES SBch OFF Maximum 5 1 playback Note 1 Different presets might also have separate calibration settings for the same listening position depending on how you re using your system These presets can be set in Automatically setting up f
96. e set to SBch ON see Using surround back channel processing on page 29 If the source does not have 6 1 playback channels make sure that surround back processing is set to SBch ON and a surround mode is selected see Listening in surround sound on page 26 Check the speaker connections see Connecting the speakers on page 17 If only one surround back speaker is connected make sure it s connected to the left channel speaker terminal No sound from subwoofer Check that the subwoofer is connected properly switched on and the volume turned up If your subwoofer has a sleep function make sure it is switched off Make sure that the Subwoofer setting is YES or PLUS see Speaker Setting on page 46 The crossover frequency may be set too low try setting it higher to match the characteristics of your other speakers see Speaker Setting on page 46 If there is very little low frequency information in the source material change your speaker settings to Front SMALL Subwoofer YES or Front LARGE Subwoofer PLUS see Speaker Setting on page 46 Check that the LFE Attenuate setting is not set to OFF or a very quiet setting see Setting the AV options on page 58 Check the speaker level settings see Channel Level on page 47 No sound from one speaker Check the speaker connection see Connecting the speakers on page 17 Check the speaker level settings see Channel Level on page 47 Check th
97. e been preset or if the program type could not be found among the station presets NO PTY is displayed FINISH means the search is complete 2 If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll some characters may be displayed incorrectly If you see NO RADIO TEXT DATA in the RT display it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station The display will automatically switch to the PS data display if no PS data the frequency is displayed In the PTY display NO DATA or NONE may be shown In this case the PS display is shown after a few seconds 3 EON is only possible in the FM band 4 You can t search for traffic announcements and news at the same time 5 You cannot operate the TUNER EDIT and PTY SEARCH buttons while the EON indicator in the display is lit If you want to change to a function other than the tuner when the EON indicator is flashing press EON MODE to turn EON off ENTER TUNE TUNE ST ST TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE REC MUTE REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 36 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 37 En Chapter 8 The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you re using the receiv
98. e programs in a single encoded bitstream with the maximum bit rate potential of up to 6 Mbps and the maximum bit rate performance of up to 3 Mbps on HD DVD and 1 7 Mbps on Blu ray Disc and it outputs Dolby Digital bitstreams for playback on existing Dolby Digital systems Dolby Digital Plus can accurately reproduce the sound originally intended by directors and producers It also features multi channel sound with discrete channel output interactive mixing and streaming capability in advanced systems Supported by High Definition Media Interface HDMI a single cable digital connection is possible for high definition audio and video Dolby TrueHD Dolby TrueHD is the next generation lossless encoding technology developed for high definition optical discs in the upcoming era Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit for bit identical to the studio master unlocking the true high definition entertainment experience on high definition optical discs in the next generation When coupled with high definition video Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience with stunning sound and high definition picture It supports bit rates of up to 18 Mbps and records up to 8 full range channels individually with 24 bit 96 kHz audio It also features extensive metadata including dialogue normalization and dynamic range control Supported by High Definition Media Interface HDMI a single cable digital connection is possible
99. e your speaker manual for more information If your speakers have a removable crossover network make sure you do not remove it for bi amping Doing so may damage your speakers Bi wiring your speakers The reasons for bi wiring are basically the same as bi amping but additionally interference effects within the wire could be reduced producing better sound Again to do this your speakers must be bi wireable that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies When bi wiring make sure you ve selected Normal SB or Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 39 To bi wire a speaker connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver Caution Make sure you use a parallel not series which are fairly uncommon connection when bi wiring your speakers Don t connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way SPEAKERS A B R L R L R L Single FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL High Low Front left speaker VSX LX50_HY book Page 53 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Other connections 09 54 En Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use but it s possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system using the pre outs Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers Before making or chan
100. eature only works with Pioneer equipment Symptom Remedy USB mass storage device is not recognized by the receiver Try switching the receiver off then on again Make sure you have completely inserted the USB connector to this receiver Check that the memory format is FAT16 or FAT32 FAT12 NTFS and HFS are not supported USB devices with an internal USB hub are not supported USB ERR3 shows in the display when connecting a USB device If this message continues to appear after going through all the checks in Important on page 33 of USB playback take the unit to your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer for servicing Can t play audio files The WMA or MPEG 4 AAC files were recorded using DRM digital rights management or the bit rate sampling rate is not compatible see Compressed audio compatibility on page 33 This is not a malfunction Symptom Remedy The HDMI indicator blinks continuously Check all the points below No picture or sound This receiver is HDCP compatible Check that the components you are connecting are also HDCP compatible If they are not please connect them using the component S video or composite video jacks Depending on the connected source component it s possible that it will not work with this receiver even if it is HDCP compatible In this case connect using the component S video or composite video jacks between source and receiver
101. elay and channel level After you have set up the microphone provided with your system the receiver uses the information from a series of test tones to optimize the speaker settings and equalization for your particular room Make sure you do this before moving on to Playing a source on page 10 Important Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the Auto MCACC Setup Using the Auto MCACC Setup will overwrite any existing settings for the MCACC preset you select Before using the Auto MCACC Setup the headphones should be disconnected and the iPod or USB function should not be selected as an input source Caution The test tones used in the Auto MCACC Setup are output at high volume Front Left L Surround Left SL Surround Right SR Surround Back Left SBL Surround Back Right SBR Center C Subwoofer SW Listening position Front Right R VSX LX50_HY book Page 8 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM 5 minute guide 02 9 En 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel Place the microphone so that it s about ear level at your normal listening position use a tripod if possible Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack The Auto MCACC display appears once the microphone is connected
102. ement of your current speaker system or add new speakers Caution The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume Important You will need to first specify the MCACC preset you want to adjust by pressing MCACC before pressing SETUP step 2 in Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 37 For some of the settings below you ll have to connect the setup microphone to the front panel and place it about ear level at your normal listening position Press SETUP to display the System Setup menu before you connect the microphone to this receiver If the microphone is connected while the System Setup menu is not being displayed the display will change to the Auto MCACC setup menu See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference If you re using a subwoofer switch it on and turn up the volume to the middle position 1 Select Manual MCACC from the System Setup menu See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 37 if you re not already at this screen 2 Select the setting you want to adjust If you re doing this for the first time you might want to make these settings in order Fine Ch Level Make fine adjustments to the overall balance of your speaker system see Fine Channel Level below Fine SP Distance Make precise delay settings for y
103. ename it later in Data Management on page 45 4 Do not adjust the volume during the test tones This may result in incorrect speaker settings RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SR 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E CLASS DISC ENTER TV CONTROL VOL TUNE TUNE ST ST INPUT SELECT TV CH TV VOL ENTER TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP PHONES SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO GAME INPUT S VIDEO USB 1 Auto MCACC Surr Back System Normal SB Data Save to M1 MEMORY 1 Setting Start OK Option ENTER Next Cancel 5 If you re using the front panel display the diagram in Listening to Surround Sound above indicates in bold how each speaker is displayed 6 You can also choose to view the settings from the MCACC Data Check screen See Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 for more on this 7 Depending on the characteristics of your room sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 46 The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the l
104. eo 6 DTS Neo 6 can generate 6 1 channel surround sound from any matrixed stereo source such as video or TV and from 5 1 channel sources It uses both the channel information already encoded into the source as well as its own processing to determine channel localization with two channel sources the 1 subwoofer channel is generated by bass management in the receiver Two modes Cinema and Music are available using DTS Neo 6 with two channel sources DTS 96 24 DTS 96 24 is an extension of the original DTS Digital Surround which offers high quality 96 kHz 24 bit audio using a DTS 96 24 decoder This format is also fully backward compatible with all existing decoders This means that DVD players can play this software using a conventional DTS 5 1 channel decoder DTS EXPRESS DTS EXPRESS is a low bitrate encoding technology supporting up to 5 1 channels with fixed data transfer rates This format is incorporated with sub audio on HD DVD and secondary audio on Blu ray Disc while boasting the potential applicability to upcoming broadcasts and memory audio contents DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD Master Audio is a technology that delivers master audio sources recorded in a professional studio to listeners without any loss of data preserving audio quality DTS HD Master Audio adopts variable data transfer rates facilitating data transfer to the maximum rate of 24 5 Mbps in the Blu ray disc format 18 0 Mbps in the HD DVD format which by
105. eption and sound quality connect external antennas see Connecting external antennas below 1 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires 2 Push open the tabs then insert one wire fully into each terminal then release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires 3 Fix the AM loop antenna to the attached stand To fix the stand to the antenna bend in the direction indicated by the arrow fig a then clip the loop onto the stand fig b If you plan to mount the AM antenna to a wall or other surface secure the stand with screws fig c before clipping the loop to the stand Make sure the reception is clear 4 Place the AM antenna on a flat surface and in a direction giving the best reception 5 Connect the FM wire antenna in the same way as the AM loop antenna For best results extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame Don t drape loosely or leave coiled up fig A fig B LS LS RS RS SB LS RS SBL SBL SBR SBR 90 to 120 0 to 60 L SL Surround Surround back Surround SBL SBR SR C R AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 ANTENNA 3 1 2 4 5 fig a fig b fig c VSX LX50_HY book Page 19 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 20 En Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception connect an external FM antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 terminal To improve AM reception connect a 5 m to
106. er MPX Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality page 34 DISP Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies page 35 Also used to display RDS information page 35 EON Use to search for programs that are broadcasting traffic or news information page 36 9 STATUS Press to check selected receiver settings page 60 10 MULTI OPE Use this button to perform multi operations page 64 11 SHIFT Press to access the controls outlined in white boxes for example INPUT SELECT or to display the currently selected input source in the remote control LCD 12 SOURCE Press to turn on off other components connected to the receiver see page 62 for more on this 13 Character display LCD This display shows information when transmitting control signals The following commands are shown when you re setting the remote to control other components see Controlling the rest of your system on page 62 SETUP Indicates the setup mode from which you choose the options below PRESET See Selecting preset codes directly on page 62 LEARNING See Programming signals from other remote controls on page 62 MULTI OP See Multi Operation and System Off on page 64 SYS OFF See Multi Operation and System Off on page 64 DIRECT F See Direct function on page 64 RENAME See Rena
107. er for example if you want to set up two speaker systems in separate rooms and also explains how to fine tune individual speaker system settings to your liking 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV Use the RECEIVER button to switch on 1 If headphones are connected to the receiver disconnect them 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control then press the SETUP button 2 An on screen display OSD appears on your TV Use and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu Press SETUP at any time to exit the System Setup menu 3 Select the setting you want to adjust Auto MCACC See Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 for a quick and effective automatic surround setup See Automatic MCACC Expert below for a more detailed setup Surr Back System Specify how you are using your surround back speakers see Surround back speaker setting on page 39 Manual MCACC Fine tune your speaker settings and customize the Acoustic Calibration EQ see Manual MCACC setup on page 40 Data Management Check your MCACC presets and manage them through copying renaming or deleting see Data Management on page 45 Manual SP Setup Specify the size number distance and overall balance of the speakers you ve connected see Manual speaker setup on page 46 Input Setup
108. essing 29 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode 30 Using Midnight and Loudness 31 Using the Sound Retriever 31 Enhancing dialog 31 Using the tone controls 31 06 USB playback Using the USB interface 32 Basic playback controls 32 Selecting a file from the folder file list for playback 32 Compressed audio compatibility 33 07 Using the tuner Listening to the radio 34 Improving FM stereo sound 34 Tuning directly to a station 34 Saving station presets 34 Naming station presets 35 Listening to station presets 35 An introduction to RDS 35 Searching for RDS programs 35 Using EON 36 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Ple
109. etailed instructions VSX LX50 Single IN OUT IN MONITOR OUT OUT DVR VCR2 AM LOOP PRE OUT OUT IN 3 R R R R R R L L L L L L CENTER CENTER MULTI CH IN FRONT FRONT SUR ROUND SUR ROUND SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER INPUT L R ANALOG Front channel amplifier INPUT L R ANALOG Surround channel amplifier INPUT L R ANALOG Surround back channel amplifier INPUT ANALOG Powered subwoofer INPUT ANALOG Center channel amplifier mono Note 1 The 3 ringed SR cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095 Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR cable you can also use a commercially available 3 ringed mini phone plug for the connection 2 This receiver is compatible with all SR equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R L OUT IN 2 1 AS
110. etected DSD PCM lights during the DSD Direct Stream Digital to PCM conversion with SACDs 4 S RTRV Lights when the Sound Retriever is switched on page 31 5 SOUND Lights when any of the Midnight Loudness or tone controls feature is selected page 31 6 PHASE CONTROL Lights when the Phase Control is switched on page 10 7 Sound processing indicators Light according to the active AV parameter s page 58 OVER lights to indicate that the level of an analog source is too high ATT lights when you use the attenuator ANALOG ATT to reduce it 8 V SB Lights during Virtual surround back processing page 30 9 TUNER indicators TUNED Lights when a broadcast is being received STEREO Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode MONO Lights when the mono mode is set using the MPX button 10 EON RDS indicators EON Lights when the EON mode is set flashes during EON reception The indicator lights when the current station carries the EON service page 36 RDS Lights when an RDS broadcast is received page 35 11 Master volume level 12 SR Lights when the SR mode is switched on page 55 13 STREAM DIRECT Lights when Direct Pure Direct is selected page 28 14 Speaker indicators Indicate the current speaker system A and or B page 52 15 Listening mode indicators THX Lights when a Home THX mode is selected ADV SURROUND Lights when a
111. f you connect headphones or select the multichannel analog inputs 2 For more options using this button see Using Stream Direct on page 28 SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR 3 In modes that give 6 1 channel sound the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers 4 If surround back channel processing page 29 is switched OFF or the surround back speakers are set to NO this happens automatically if the Surround back speaker setting on page 39 is set to anything but Normal SB 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II 5 1 channel sound 5 When listening to 2 channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode there are three further parameters you can adjust Center Width Dimension and Panorama See Setting the AV options on page 58 to adjust them 6 When listening to 2 channel sources in Neo 6 Music mode you can also adjust the center image effect see Setting the AV options on page 58 SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 26 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Listening to your system 05 27 En 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE See above only available when you re using two surround back speakers 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC See above Dolby Digital EX Creates surround back channel sound for
112. fault setting Normal SB There are several ways you can use the surround back speaker channels with this system In addition to a normal home theater setup where they are used for the surround back speakers they can be used for bi amping the front speakers or as an independent speaker system in another room Note 1 This screen is only shown if you selected ALL or Speaker Setting in Auto Mode from the Auto MCACC Option menu 1 Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 2 9 Environment Check Ambient Noise OK Microphone Speaker YES NO Cancel 1 Auto MCACC Check Front YES Center YES Surround YES SB Yx2 SUB W YES Cancel 10 Next OK 1 Auto MCACC Now Analyzing Subwoofer Check Cancel 1 Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 6 9 Surround Analyzing Speaker System OK Channel Level OK Speaker Distance Cancel 2 Depending on the characteristics of your room sometimes identical speakers with cone sizes of around 12 cm will end up with different size settings You can correct the setting manually using the Manual speaker setup on page 46 The subwoofer distance setting may be farther than the actual distance from the listening position This setting should be accurate taking delay and room characteristics into account and generally does not need to be changed 3 Since the distance measurements have been set according to the sound characteristics of you
113. for any stereo source Also with the addition of a surround back speaker you can take advantage of the built in Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES decoders for six channel surround sound Furthermore Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD which are designed for the next generation high definition media such as Blu ray Disc and HD DVD support up to 7 1 channels and 8 channels respectively DTS EXPRESS is a low bitrate encoding technology supporting up to 5 1 channels with fixed data transfer rates ranging from 24 kbps to 256 kbps this encoding is available only when signals are delivered to this receiver as primary audio DTS HD Master Audio delivers audio signals to listeners without any loss of data with its high transfer rates Phase correction The Phase Control technology incorporated into this receiver s design provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound image at your listening position Sound Retriever The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to WMA MP3 and MPEG 4 AAC audio files by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression Front Stage Surround Advance With the Front Stage Surround Advance feature you can enjoy seamless natural surround sound effects using only the front speakers without deteriorating the quality of the original sound HDMI compatibility Thi
114. for high definition audio and video HD DVD and Blu ray Disc standards currently limit their maximum number of audio channels to eight whereas Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD support more than eight audio channels Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories VSX LX50_HY book Page 74 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 75 En DTS The DTS technologies are explained below See www dtstech com for more detailed information DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround is a 5 1 channel audio coding system from DTS Inc now widely used for DVD Video DVD Audio 5 1 music discs digital broadcasts and video games It can deliver up to six discrete audio channels comprising five full range channels including an LFE channel Higher sound quality is achieved through the use of a low compression rate and high rates of transmittance during playback DTS ES DTS ES the ES stands for Extended Surround is a decoder that is capable of decoding both DTS ES Discrete 6 1 and DTS ES Matrix 6 1 encoded sources DTS ES Discrete 6 1 gives true 6 1 channel sound with a completely separate discrete surround back channel DTS ES Matrix 6 1 has a surround back channel matrixed into the surround left right channels Both sources are also compatible with a conventional DTS 5 1 channel decoder DTS N
115. front panel display is lower than the 12dB maximum This is not a malfunction If the levels in Channel Level on page 47 have been adjusted the maximum volume will change accordingly Symptom Remedy Symptom Remedy No image is output when an input is selected Check the video connections of the source component see page 14 For high definition video using component video connections or when digital video conversion is switched off in Setting the AV options on page 58 you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component Make sure the input assignment is correct for components connected using component or HDMI cables see The Input Setup menu on page 56 Check the video output settings of the source component Check that the video input you selected on your TV is correct Can t record video Check that the source is not copy protected The video converter is not available when making recordings Check that the same type of video cable is used for connecting both the recorder and the video source the one you want to record to this receiver Noisy intermittent or distorted picture Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal during scanning for example or the video quality may just be poor with some video game units for example The picture quality may also depend on the settings etc of your display de
116. gement Return a MCACC Data Check b MCACC Data Copy c Memory Rename d Memory Clear 4a MCACC Data Check Return 1 Speaker Setting 2 Channel Level 3 Speaker Distance 4 Standing Wave 5 Acoustic Cal EQ ENTER Next 2 The settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 or Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 4a4 EQ Data Check 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k TRM 63Hz 0 0 MCACC M1 125Hz 0 0 Ch SBL 250Hz 0 0 500Hz 0 0 1kHz 0 0 2kHz 1 0 4kHz 2 0 8kHz 4 5 16kHz 7 0 TRIM 0 0 Return 4a2 Speaker Distance MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 L 2 0m C 2 0m R 2 0m SR 2 5m SBR 3 0m SBL 3 0m SL 2 5m SW 2 3m Return 4a3 Standing Wave MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 Sranding Wave Control ON Filter Ch SUB W TRIM 12 0dB No 1 2 3 f 110Hz 110Hz 110Hz Q 3 0 3 0 3 0 12 0dB 10 0dB 12 0dB Return A T T 4 Data Management Return a MCACC Data Check b MCACC Data Copy c Memory Rename d Memory Clear 4b MCACC Data Copy Cancel From M1 MEMORY 1 To M2 MEMORY 2 Start Copy Cancel VSX LX50_HY book Page 45 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 46 En Renaming MCACC presets If you have several different MCACC presets that you re using you may want to rename them for easier identification 1 Select Memory Rename from the Data Manageme
117. gether with a TV and DVD player with S video or composite video connections Different TVs and DVD players may offer alternative connections See also Using the component video jacks on page 14 if your TV and or DVD player has component video inputs outputs If your DVD player offers multichannel analog audio outputs see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 52 1 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video input on your TV Use a standard RCA phono jack video cable to connect to the composite video jack or for higher quality video use an S video cable to connect to the S video jack 2 Connect a composite or S video output on your DVD player to the DVD LD VIDEO or DVD LD S VIDEO input Connect using a standard video cable or an S video cable 3 Connect a coaxial type1 digital audio output on your DVD player to the COAXIAL 1 DVD LD input Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio 4 Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD player to the DVD LD AUDIO inputs Connect using a stereo RCA phono jack cable If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs you can connect these instead See also Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 52 Connecting a satellite cable receiver or other set top box Satellite and cable receivers and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so called set top boxes TV VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO CD IN IN
118. ging the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre outs for a single speaker as well In this case plug the amplifier into the left L Single terminal only The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have configured the Surround back speaker setting on page 39 To hear sound only from the pre outs switch the speaker system to OFF or simply disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver If you re not using a subwoofer change the front speaker setting see Speaker Setting on page 46 to LARGE Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display If you have a Pioneer plasma display you can use an SR cable1 to connect it to this unit and take advantage of various convenient features such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is changed 2 Important If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR cable you will need to point the remote control at the plasma display remote sensor to control the receiver In this case you won t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display off Before you can use the extra SR features you need to make a few settings in the receiver See The Input Setup menu on page 56 and SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 57 for d
119. he Virtual Surround Back mode c Sound is output from the surround back speakers only when THX Select2 CINEMA THX MUSICMODE or THX GAMES MODE is selected d Advanced surround mode may not be available depending on the input signal 05_playing_sources fm 30 Listening to your system 05 31 En Using Midnight and Loudness The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you re listening The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels Press RECEIVER then press MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS and OFF Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the WMA MP3 MPEG 4 AAC compression process sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2 channel audio by restoring sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression Press RECEIVER then press S RETRIEVER SOUND RETRIEVER to switch the sound retriever on or off Enhancing dialog Default setting OFF The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or
120. hen press ENTER The LCD shows OK to confirm the setting Multi Operation and System Off The Multi Operation feature allows you to program a series of up to five commands for the components in your system For example you could turn on your TV turn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD using only two buttons on the remote control Similar to multi operations System Off allows you to use one button to stop and switch off a series of components in your system at the same time 2 Programming a multi operation or a shutdown sequence 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select MULTI OP or SYS OFF from the menu and press ENTER If you selected Multi Operation MULTI OP the LCD on the remote prompts you for an input source button If you selected System Off SYSOFF go to step 4 3 Press the input source button for the component that will start the multi operation then press ENTER For example if you want to start the sequence by switching on your DVD player press DVD 4 Use to select CODE EDT then press ENTER To erase any previously stored multi operations or shutdown sequences select CODE ERS above 5 Use to select a command in the sequence then press ENTER If this is the first command in the sequence select 1ST CODE Otherwise simply choose the next command in the sequence PRES KEY flashes after you press ENTER N
121. hink that there is something wrong with this component check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized independent service company to carry out repair work Power No sound Symptom Remedy The power does not turn on Make sure that the power cable is plugged in to an active power outlet Try disconnecting from the power outlet then plugging back in The receiver suddenly switches off or the Phase Control indicator blinks Check that there are no loose strands of speaker wire touching the rear panel or another set of wires If so re attach the speaker wires making sure there are no stray strands The receiver may have a serious problem Disconnect from the power and call a Pioneer authorized independent service company During loud playback the power suddenly switches off Turn down the volume Lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels in the Manual MCACC setup on page 40 Try switching on the digital safety feature put the receiver into standby hold down the SYSTEM SETUP button on the front panel and press STANDBY ON to switch between SAFETY 1 medium effect SAFETY 2 more effect and SAFETY OFF If the power switches off even with SAFETY 2 switched on turn down the volume With SAFE
122. hts Note 1 Make sure that the TV s video input is set to this receiver For example if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO 1 jacks on your TV make sure that the VIDEO 1 input is now selected 2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL page 29 3 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 Depending on your DVD player or source discs you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound In this case the receiver must be set to a multichannel listening mode see Listening in surround sound on page 26 if you need to do this if you want multichannel surround sound ANALOG ATT SLEEP S RETRIEVER RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB TV CONTROL SHIFT VOL STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch INPUT SELECT TV CH MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE TV VOL REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD GUIDE STEREO F S SURR PHOTO 4 Phase matching is a very important factor in achieving proper sound reproduction If two waveforms are in phase
123. hursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM 5 minute guide 02 8 En Chapter 2 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect making you feel like you re in the middle of the action or concert The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on your speaker setup but also on the source and the sound settings of the receiver This receiver will automatically decode multichannel Dolby Digital DTS or Dolby Surround sources according to your speaker setup In most cases you won t have to make changes for realistic surround sound but other possibilities like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound are explained in Listening to your system on page 26 Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind so with the following quick setup guide you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all In most cases you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to an AC power source 1 Connect your TV and DVD player See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 13 to do this For surround sound you ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to the receiver 2 Connect your speakers and place them for optimal surround sound Connect your speakers a
124. hursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 17 En Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver s surround sound capabilities connect front center surround and surround back speakers as well as a subwoofer Although this is ideal other configurations with fewer speakers no subwoofer or no center speaker or even no surround speakers will work At the very least front left and right speakers only are necessary Note that your main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like it must be connected to the left surround back terminal You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 to 16 please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 60 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Connecting the speakers Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive and negative terminal Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves Caution Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure SPEAKERS A B R L R L R L Single Single FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT
125. iPod controls for photo and video playback The receiver controls will be unavailable while you are watching iPod videos or browsing photos 2 Press PHOTO again to switch back to the receiver controls when you re done iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Note 1 If you re in the song category you can also press ENTER to start playback Button What it does Press to start playback If you start playback when something other than a song is selected all the songs that fall into that category will play Press to stop playback Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press and hold during playback to start scanning Press to skip to previous next track Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat One Repeat All and Repeat Off Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle Songs Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off DISP Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed During playback press to skip to previous next playlist when browsing press to move to previous next levels During Audiobook playback press to switch the playback speed Faster Normal Slower TOP MENU Press to return to the iPod Top menu screen RETURN Press to return to the previous level 2 Your iPod nano currently restricts viewing of photo images stored VSX LX50_HY book Page 50 Thursday March 8 2007 1
126. inal on the rear panel of this receiver Push the connector in until you hear it click home To disconnect squeeze the connector as shown to release the catch then pull out 2 Switch the receiver on and press the iPod input source button to switch the receiver to the iPod The front panel display shows Loading while the receiver verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod 3 Use the TOP MENU button to display iPod Top menu When the display shows Top Menu you re ready to play music from the iPod 3 If after pressing iPod the display shows No Connection try switching off the receiver and reconnecting the iPod to the receiver iPod playback To navigate songs on your iPod you can take advantage of the OSD of your TV connected to this receiver 4 You can also control all operations for music in the front panel display of this receiver Finding what you want to play When your iPod is connected to this receiver you can browse songs stored on your iPod by playlist artist album name song name genre or composer similar to using your iPod directly 1 Use the buttons to select a category then press ENTER to browse that category To return to the previous level any time press RETURN Note 1 This system is compatible with an iPod iPod mini iPod nano and iPod Photo portable device third generation and above however compatibility may vary depending on the software version of your iPod This re
127. io Setting 48 09 Other connections Connecting an iPod 49 Connecting your iPod to the receiver 49 iPod playback 49 Connecting using HDMI 51 About HDMI 51 Connecting the multichannel analog inputs 52 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs 52 Speaker B setup 52 Switching the speaker system 52 Bi amping your front speakers 53 Bi wiring your speakers 53 Connecting additional amplifiers 54 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display 54 Using the SR mode with a Pioneer plasma display 55 10 Other Settings The Input Setup menu 56 Input function default and possible settings 56 The Other Setup menu 57 SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays
128. io material over the HDMI connection This is not a malfunction VSX LX50_HY book Page 71 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 72 En Remote control USB interface HDMI Symptom Remedy Cannot be remote controlled Try replacing the batteries in the remote control see Loading the batteries on page 7 Be sure to operate within 7 meters and a 30 angle of the remote sensor on the front panel see Operating range of remote control unit on page 22 Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack see Operating other Pioneer components with this unit s sensor on page 67 Other components can t be operated with the system remote If the battery ran down the preset codes may have been cleared Re enter the preset codes The preset code may be incorrect Redo the procedure for entering preset codes The SR cable is connected but the connected components can t be operated with the remote Reinsert the SR cable making sure it s connected to the right jack see Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 54 Make sure that there is an analog or HDMI connection between the units This is necessary for the SR feature to work Check that the other component is made by Pioneer The SR f
129. ion 3 Manual MCACC a Fine Ch Level b Fine SP Distance c Standing Wave d EQ Adjust e EQ Professional Return 3c Standing Wave MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 Standing Wave Control ON Filter Ch MAIN No 1 2 3 f 68Hz 120Hz 201Hz Q 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0dB 0 0dB 0 0dB Finish A T T 3 Manual MCACC a Fine Ch Level b Fine SP Distance c Standing Wave d EQ Adjust e EQ Professional Return 3d EQ Adjust MCACC M1 MEMORY 1 Setting Start OK Enter Next Cancel 3d EQ Adjust unit dB 63Hz 0 0 MCACC M1 125Hz 0 0 Ch SBL 250Hz 0 0 500Hz 0 0 1kHz 0 0 2kHz 1 0 4kHz 2 0 8kHz 4 5 16kHz 7 0 TRIM 0 0 Finish 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k TRM VSX LX50_HY book Page 42 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 43 En Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ This setup minimizes the unwanted effects of room reverberation by allowing you to calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers It can also provide you with a graphical output of the frequency response of your room 1 How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your listening room i e it sounds boomy or that different channels seem to exhibit different reverb characteristics select Aco Cal EQ Pro or ALL for the Auto Mode setting in Aut
130. istening position This setting should be accurate taking delay and room characteristics into account and generally does not need to be changed 1 Auto MCACC Now Analyzing 2 9 Environment Check Ambient Noise OK Microphone Speaker YES NO Cancel 1 Auto MCACC Check Front YES Center YES Surround YES SB Yx2 SUB W YES Cancel 10 Next OK 02_5_min_guide fm 9 5 minute guide 02 10 En Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup too much background noise echo off the walls obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone the final settings may be incorrect Check for household appliances air conditioner fridge fan etc that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary If there are any instructions showing in the front panel display please follow them Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the microphone If this seems to be happening switch off the TV when doing the Auto MCACC Setup Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source such as a DVD disc with your home theater system 1 Switch on your system components and receiver Start by switching on the playback component for example a DVD player your TV1 and subwoofer if you have one then
131. it using the remote sensor See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 54 if you are connecting a Pioneer plasma display SLEEP 10 SR ANALOG ATT DISC VIDEO SEL DIMMER CLASS D ACCESS RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT ENTER TV CONTROL SHIFT VOL DVD SAT VIDEO 1 TV CONT DVR1 TUNE TUNE ST ST STATUS MCACC S DIRECT MULTI OPE SIGNAL SEL SBch STEREO TV CH INPUT SELECT MPX EON A B C D E AUDIO SUBTITLE ADV SURR STANDARD ISOPHASE THX MUTE REC TV VOL i Pod TUNER RECEIVER ENTER REC STOP HDD CH CH DVD AV PARAMETER TOP MENU CH LEVEL MENU T EDIT BAND GUIDE RETURN SETUP PTY SEARCH CD DVR2 CD R TV VIDEO 2 MULTI IN ROOM2 3 DISP RECEIVER CD IN IN OUT CD R TAPE MD CONTROL iPod IN AUDIO Y PB Y PB DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL S VIDEO COMPONENT VID HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L OUT IN 2 1 IN OUT CONTROL IN OUT CONTROL VSX LX50_HY book Page 67 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 68 En Chapter 13 Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions If you t
132. l Acoustic Calibration EQ This innovative technology measures the reverb characteristics of your listening area allowing you to customize your system calibration with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on screen With the additional benefits of numerous MCACC preset memories standing wave control and microphone measurements from a series of reference points your home theater experience can be truly customized for optimal surround sound THX Select2 certified design This receiver bears the THX Select2 logo which means it has passed a rigorous series of quality and performance tests covering every aspect of the product This includes testing of pre amplifier and power amplifier performance and operation and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domain making your home theater experience as faithful as possible to what the director intended Dolby Digital and DTS decoding including Dolby Digital EX Dolby Pro Logic IIx DTS 96 24 DTS ES Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS EXPRESS and DTS HD Master Audio Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to six channels of surround sound including a special LFE Low Frequency Effects channel for deep realistic sound effects The built in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo 6 decoders not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround sources but will also generate convincing surround sound
133. l be output Cancel 5b Channel Level L 0 0dB C 0 0dB R 0 0dB SR 0 0dB SBR 0 0dB SBL 0 0dB SL 0 0dB SW 0 0dB Finish VSX LX50_HY book Page 47 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM The System Setup menu 08 48 En 5 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu Tip You can change the channel levels at any time by pressing CH LEVEL then using on the remote control Speaker Distance For good sound depth and separation from your system you need to specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position The receiver can then add the proper delay needed for effective surround sound 1 Select Speaker Distance from the Manual SP Setup menu 2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using the buttons You can adjust the distance of each speaker in 0 1 meter increments 3 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual SP Setup menu Tip For best surround sound make sure the surround back speakers are the same distance from the listening position X Curve Most soundtracks mixed for cinema sound too bright when played back in large rooms The X Curve setting acts as a kind of re equalization for home theater listening and restores proper tonal balance of movie soundtracks 1 1 Select X Curve from the Manual SP Setup menu 2 Choose the X Curve setting you want
134. l these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands see Setting the remote to control other components on page 62 for more on this Use the input source buttons to select the component Button s Function Components TV Press to switch the component assigned to the TV CTRL button on or off Cable TV Satellite TV TV INPUT SELECT Switches the TV input Not possible with all models TV TV CH Selects channels Cable TV Satellite TV TV TV VOL Adjust the TV volume Cable TV Satellite TV TV SOURCE Switches the TV or CATV between standby and on Cable TV Satellite TV TV Use to choose the A commands on a Satellite TV menu Satellite TV Use to choose the RED B commands on a Satellite TV TV menu Satellite TV TV Use to choose the CYAN E commands on a Satellite TV TV menu Satellite TV TV Use to choose the GREEN C commands on a Satellite TV TV menu Satellite TV TV Use to choose the YELLOW D commands on a Satellite TV TV menu Satellite TV TV AUDIO DISP Use to switch audio tracks Satellite TV TV SUBTITLE Use to return to the previously selected channel Cable TV Satellite TV TV GUIDE Use as the GUIDE button for navigating Cable TV Satellite TV TV RETURN Use to select RETURN or EXIT Satellite TV TV Number buttons Use to select a specific TV channel Cable TV Satellite TV TV
135. lume Control OFF Monitor Out Connect OFF 7 Other Setup Return a SR Setup b OSD Adjustment Cancel X 0 Y 0 Finish 10_other_settings fm 57 Using other functions 11 58 En Chapter 11 Using other functions Setting the AV options There are a number of additional sound and picture settings you can make using the AV Parameter menu The defaults if not stated are listed in bold Important Note that if a setting doesn t appear in the AV Parameter menu it is unavailable due to the current source settings and status of the receiver 1 Press RECEIVER then press AV PARAMETER 2 Use to select the setting you want to adjust Depending on the current status mode of the receiver certain options may not be able to be selected Check the table below for notes on this 3 Use to set it as necessary See the table below for the options available for each setting 4 Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu Setting What it does Option s C WIDTHa Center Width Applicable only when using a center speaker Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers making it sound wider higher settings or narrower lower settings 0 to 7 Default 3 DIMEN SIONa Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance
136. make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn t hook up your digital equipment according to the default settings see Input function default and possible settings below In this case you need to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which terminal so the buttons on the remote correspond to the components you ve connected 1 Press RECEIVER on the remote control then press the SETUP button An on screen display OSD appears on your TV Use the buttons and ENTER to navigate through the screens and select menu items Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu 2 Select Input Setup from the System Setup menu 3 Select the input function that you want to set up The default names correspond with the names next to the terminals on the rear panel such as DVD LD or VIDEO GAME which in turn correspond with the names on the remote control 4 Select the input s to which you ve connected your component For example if your DVD player only has an optical output you will need to change the DVD LD input function s Digital In setting from COAX 1 default to the optical input you ve connected it to The numbering OPT1 to 3 corresponds with the numbers beside the inputs on the back of the receiver If you change the setting to an input that has been previously assigned to another function for example TV SAT then the setting for that function will automatically be switched off If y
137. matically exits the operation Selecting preset codes directly 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select PRESET then press ENTER 3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press ENTER The LCD on the remote displays the component you want to control for example DVD or TV 1 4 Use to select the first letter of the brand name of your component then press ENTER This should be the manufacturer s name for example P for Pioneer 5 Use to select the manufacturer s name from the list then press ENTER 6 Use to select the proper code from the list then try using this remote with your component The code should start with the component type for example DVD 020 If there is more than one start with the first one 2 To try out the remote control switch the component on or off into standby by pressing SOURCE If it doesn t seem to work select the next code from the list if there is one If you can t find or properly enter a preset code you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control see Programming signals from other remote controls below 7 If your component is controlled successfully press ENTER to confirm The remote LCD display shows OK Programming signals from other remote controls If the preset code for your component is not available or the available prese
138. ming input source names on page 64 ERASE See Erasing one of the remote control button settings on page 63 RESET See Resetting the remote control presets on page 63 READ ID See Confirming preset codes on page 63 14 RECEIVER Switches the remote to control the receiver used to select the green commands above the number buttons ANALOG ATT etc Also use this button to set up surround sound page 8 page 37 15 VOL Use to set the listening volume 16 MUTE Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted adjusting the volume also restores the sound 17 Receiver controls SIGNAL SEL Use to select an input signal page 29 SB ch Use to select the surround virtual back channel mode page 29 STEREO F S SURR Switches between the stereo playback mode page 28 and the Front Stage Surround Advance mode page 28 THX Press to select a Home THX listening mode page 27 STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various 2 Pro Logic IIx and Neo 6 options page 26 ADV SURR Use to switch between the various surround modes page 27 18 PHASE Press to switch on off Phase Control page 10 MCACC Press to switch between MCACC presets page 29 S DIRECT Press to select the Auto Surround mode page 26 or the Stream Direct mode page 28 Stream Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most
139. mote control button settings This erases one of the buttons you have programmed and restores the button to the factory default 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select ERASE then press ENTER The LCD on the remote prompts you for the component corresponding to the button setting to be erased 3 Press the input source button corresponding to the command to be erased then press ENTER The LCD display flashes PRES KEY 4 Press and hold the button to be erased for two seconds The LCD display shows OK or NO CODE to confirm the button has been erased 5 Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons 6 Press and hold the RECEIVER button for a couple of seconds when you re done Resetting the remote control presets This will erase all preset remote control preset codes and programmed buttons 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select RESET then press ENTER RESET flashes in the LCD display 3 Press and hold ENTER for about two seconds The LCD shows OK to confirm the remote presets have been erased Confirming preset codes Use this feature to check which preset code is assigned to an input source button 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select READ ID then press ENTER The LCD on the remote prompts you for the i
140. movie soundtrack Press RECEIVER then press DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off Using the tone controls Depending on what you are listening to you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control 1 1 Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust Press to switch between BASS and TREBLE 2 Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary The bass and treble can be adjusted from 6 to 6 dB Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically Note 1 The tone controls are only available when the stereo mode or the Front Stage Surround Advance mode is selected except when STEREO is selected using AUTO SURROUND VSX LX50_HY book Page 31 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM USB playback 06 32 En Chapter 6 USB playback Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two channel audio1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver Connect a USB mass storage device2 as shown below 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV 2 Press USB SHIFT DVD to switch to the USB input No USB appears in the OSD 3 Connect your USB device 3 The USB terminal is located on the front panel Loading appears in the OSD as this receiver starts recognizing the USB device connected After the recognition a playback screen appears in the OSD and playback starts automatically 4 You can also select and play back your fav
141. mponent In Comp 2 Next Finish 6 Input Setup 2 2 Back TV Game Input Name Default PDP In SR Input 1 Finish ENTER Next Note 1 For high definition video using component video connections or when digital video conversion is switched off in Setting the AV options on page 58 you must connect your TV to this receiver using the same type of video cable as you used to connect your video component 2 You will have to make an SR cable connection from a CONTROL OUT jack on the display to the CONTROL IN jack on this receiver opposite from the setup in Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 54 Note that to control this receiver using the remote you will have to point it at the plasma display s remote sensor after making this connection Input source Input Terminals Digital Component DVD LD COAX 1 TV SAT OPT 2 DVR VCR1 OPT 1 DVR VCR2 COAX 2 VIDEO GAME Fixed Fixed HDMI 1 HDMI 2 USB 10_other_settings fm 56 Other Settings 10 57 En The Other Setup menu The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how you are using the receiver 1 Press RECEIVER on the remote control then press the SETUP button An on screen display OSD appears on your TV Use the buttons and ENTER to navigate through
142. n Advanced Surround mode has been selected page 27 STEREO Lights when the stereo mode is selected page 28 STANDARD Lights when a Standard Surround mode is switched on see Listening in surround sound on page 26 16 SLEEP Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode page 60 17 Matrix decoding format indicators 2PRO LOGIC IIx This lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II 2 Pro Logic IIx decoding page 26 Neo 6 When one of the Neo 6 modes of the receiver is on this lights to indicate Neo 6 processing page 26 18 Character display Displays various system information 19 HDMI connection indicators Light to indicate the HDMI input currently selected STREAM DIRECT HDMI PCM L C R SL S SR SBL SB LFE SBR AUTO ADV SURROUND STANDARD SLEEP THX STEREO SP AB DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DIGITAL WMA9 Pro SR DTS OVER ATT S RTRV MONO dB DIALOG E PHASE CONTROL STEREO V SB TUNED EON RDS Neo 6 2 2 ANALOG 2HD DSD PCM DNR SOUND Hi Bit Sampling HDMI 1 2 2 1 3 7 6 5 9 10 11 12 18 14 13 16 19 17 4 8 15 VSX LX50_HY book Page 23 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controls and displays 04 24 En Remote control The remote has been conveniently color coded according to component control using the following system press the corresponding input source button to access Green Receiver controls see below
143. nd secure to a wall etc Use an outdoor antenna for better reception see page 20 For AM broadcasts Adjust the position and direction of the AM antenna Use an outdoor antenna for better reception see page 20 Noise may be caused by interference from other equipment such as a fluorescent light motor etc Switch off or move the other equipment or move the AM antenna A multichannel DVD source appears to be downmixed to 2 channels during playback Make sure that the multichannel analog inputs are selected see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 52 Noise is output when scanning a DTS CD This is not a malfunction of the receiver The scan function of your player alters the digital information making it unreadable resulting in noise being output Lower the volume when scanning When playing a DTS format LD there is audible noise on the soundtrack Make sure that the input signal type is set to DIGITAL see Choosing the input signal on page 29 VSX LX50_HY book Page 69 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 70 En Video Settings Can t record audio You can only make a digital recording from a digital source and an analog recording from an analog source For digital sources make sure that what you re recording isn t copy protected Check that the OUT jacks are properly connected to the recorders input jacks see Connecting analog audio
144. nel Straight decoding THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD except for 176 4 kHz 192 kHz 5 1 channel Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC THX SURROUND EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE THX a THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a Dolby TrueHD 176 4 kHz 192 kHz 5 1 channel Straight decoding Straight decoding DTS EXPRESS DTS HD DTS HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 5 1 channel Straight decoding THX CINEMA THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX 6 1 channel flagged Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE a 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC THX SURROUND EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE THX a THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a Dolby Digital EX 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE a DTS ES b 6 1 channel sources 6 1 channel flagged DTS ES Matrix Discrete DTS 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE a DTS 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC DTS ES THX Matrix Discrete DTS 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE THX a THX Select2 CINEMA a THX MUSICMODE a THX GAMES MODE a DTS ES Matrix Discrete DTS and DTS 96 24 5 1 channel encoding
145. ng to and where you re sitting for example watching movies from a sofa or playing a video game close to the TV From this menu you can check your current settings copy from one preset to another name presets for easier identification and clear any ones you don t need 1 Select Data Management from the System Setup menu See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you re not already at this screen 2 Select the setting you want to adjust MCACC Data Check Check the settings for any of your MCACC presets using the on screen display see Checking MCACC preset data below MCACC Data Copy Copy settings from one MCACC preset to another see Copying MCACC preset data below Memory Rename Name your MCACC presets for easy identification see Renaming MCACC presets below Memory Clear Clear any MCACC presets that you don t want see Clearing MCACC presets below Checking MCACC preset data After you have completed Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 or Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 you can check your calibrated settings using the on screen display 1 Select MCACC Data Check from the Data Management setup menu 2 Select the setting you want to check It is useful to do this while a source is playing so you can compare the different settings 3 Select the MCACC preset that you want to check Use the b
146. nput source button you want to check Note 1 Note that interference from TVs or other devices will sometimes result in the remote control learning the wrong signal 2 Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart If the remote LCD shows FULL it means the memory is full See Erasing one of the remote control button settings below to erase a programmed button you re not using to free up more memory note that some signals may take more memory than others 3 Note that the number key decimal button 10 D ACCESS may not be learned with some components 3 cm to 5 cm ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E S RETRIEVER CLASS DISC RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT ENTER TV CONTROL SHIFT VOL TUNE TUNE ST ST STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch INPUT SELECT TV CH MPX A B C D E EON AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC REC MUTE TV VOL ENTER REC STOP JUKEBOX HDD CH CH DVD TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP RECEIVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB STEREO F S SURR PHOTO ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR 10
147. ns page 34 23 TUNER EDIT Use with the MULTI JOG dial to memorize and name stations for recall page 34 24 SPEAKERS Use to change the speaker system page 52 Operating range of remote control unit The remote control may not work properly if There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver s remote sensor Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays The receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit DOWN 30 30 7 m DOWN VSX LX50_HY book Page 22 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controls and displays 04 23 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the currently selected input signal AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically page 29 2 Program format indicators These change according to which channels are active in digital sources L Left front channel C Center channel R Right front channel SL Left surround channel S Surround channel mono SR Right surround channel SBL Left surround back channel SB Surround back channel mono SBR Right surround back channel LFE Low frequency effects channel the indicators light when an LFE signal is being input 3 Digital format indicators Light when a signal encoded in the corresponding format is d
148. nt setup menu 2 Select the MCACC preset you want to rename then select an appropriate preset name Use to select the preset then to select a preset name 3 Repeat for as many MCACC presets as necessary then press RETURN when you re finished You will return to the Data Management setup menu Clearing MCACC presets If you are no longer using one of the MCACC presets stored in memory you can choose to clear the calibration settings of that preset 1 Select Memory Clear from the Data Management setup menu 2 Select the MCACC preset you want to clear Make sure you don t clear an MCACC preset you re currently using this can t be undone 3 Select Clear to confirm and clear the preset Clear Complete shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC preset has been cleared then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu Manual speaker setup This receiver allows you to make detailed settings to optimize the surround sound performance You only need to make these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers These settings are designed to customize your system but if you re satisfied with the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 it isn t necessary to make all of these settings Caution The test tones used in the System Setup are output at high volume 1 Select Ma
149. ntenna Warranty card These operating instructions Installing the receiver When installing this unit make sure to put it on a level and stable surface Don t install it on the following places on a color TV the screen may distort near a cassette deck or close to a device that gives off a magnetic field This may interfere with the sound in direct sunlight in damp or wet areas in extremely hot or cold areas in places where there is vibration or other movement in places that are very dusty in places that have hot fumes or oils such as a kitchen Loading the batteries Caution Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting Observe the following precautions Never use new and old batteries together Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place such as inside a car or near a heater This can cause batteries to leak overheat explode or catch fire It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries VSX LX50_HY book Page 7 T
150. nual SP Setup then press ENTER 2 Select the setting you want to adjust If you are doing this for the first time you may want to adjust these settings in order Speaker Setting Specify the size and number of speakers you ve connected see below Channel Level Adjust the overall balance of your speaker system page 47 Speaker Distance Specify the distance of your speakers from the listening position page 48 X Curve Adjust the tonal balance of your speaker system for movie soundtracks page 48 THX Audio Setting Specify whether you are using a THX speaker setup page 48 3 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen Speaker Setting Use this setting to specify your speaker configuration size number of speakers and crossover frequency It is a good idea to make sure that the settings made in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 are correct 1 Note that this setting applies to all MCACC presets and cannot be set independently 1 Select Speaker Setting from the Manual SP Setup menu 4 Data Management Return a MCACC Data Check b MCACC Data Copy c Memory Rename d Memory Clear 4c Memory Rename Finish MCACC Position Rename M1 MEMORY 1 M2 MEMORY 2 M3 MEMORY 3 M4 MEMORY 4 M5 MEMORY 5 M6 MEMORY 6 4 Data Management Return a MCACC Data Che
151. o 6 Options Center Image 3 All Inputs Listening Mode 2 ch AUTO SURROUND Listening Mode x ch AUTO SURROUND Listening Mode HP STEREO See also Setting the AV options on page 58 for other default DSP settings MCACC Channel level M1 M6 0 dB Speaker Distance M1 M6 3 0 m Standing Wave M1 M6 Standing Wave On Off ON ATT 0 dB SWch Wide Trim 0 0 EQ Data M1 M6 All channels bands 0 dB EQ Wide Trim M1 M6 0 0 dB Setting Default VSX LX50_HY book Page 61 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controlling the rest of your system 12 62 En Chapter 12 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most components can be assigned to one of the input source buttons such as DVD LD or CD using the component s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote However there are cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code or the codes for the manufacturer in the remote control will not work for the model that you are using If you can t find a preset code that matches the component you want to control you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control see Programming signals from other remote controls below Note You can cancel or exit any of the steps by pressing RECEIVER To go back a step press RETURN After one minute of inactivity the remote auto
152. omatic MCACC Expert on page 37 to calibrate the room automatically This should provide a balanced calibration that suits the characteristics of your listening room If you still aren t satisfied with the results the manual Advanced EQ setup below provides a more customized calibration of your system using the direct sound of the speakers This is done with the help of a graphical output that can be displayed on screen How to interpret the graphical output The graph shows decibels on the vertical axis and time in milliseconds on the horizontal axis A straight line indicates a flat response room no reverb whereas a sloping line indicates the presence of reverberation when outputting test tones The sloping line will eventually flatten out when the reverberant sound stabilizes this usually takes about 100 ms or so By analyzing the graph you should be able to see how your room is responding to certain frequencies Differences in channel level and speaker distance are taken into account automatically compensation is provided for comparison purposes and the frequency measurements can be examined both with and without the equalization performed by this receiver 2 Setting Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ according to your room characteristics Using the manual setup you can set the time period at which the frequency response is analyzed pinpointing the time that is best for system calibration with your particular room char
153. on wma WMA9 Pro and WMA lossless encoding No AAC MPEG 4 Advanced Audio Coding Sampling rates 8 kHz to 48 kHz Bit rates 16 kbps to 384 kbps 128 kbps or higher recommended File extension m4a Apple lossless encoding No Other compatibility information VBR variable bit rate MP3 WMA MPEG 4 AAC playback Yes1 DRM Digital Rights Management protection compatible Yes DRM protected audio files will not play in this receiver About MPEG 4 AAC Advanced Audio Coding AAC is at the core of the MPEG 4 AAC standard which incorporates MPEG 2 AAC forming the basis of the MPEG 4 audio compression technology The file format and extension used depend on the application used to encode the AAC file This unit plays back AAC files encoded by iTunes bearing the extension m4a DRM protected files will not play and files encoded with some versions of iTunes may not play Apple and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries About WMA The Windows MediaTM logo printed on the box indicates that this receiver can playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation This unit plays back WMA files encoded using Windows MediaTM Player bearing the extension wma Note that DRM protected files will not play and files encoded with some versions of Windows Medi
154. on delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener Advanced Speaker Array ASA ASA is a proprietary THX technology which processes the sound fed to 2 side and 2 back surround speakers to provide the optimal surround sound experience When you set up your home theater system using all eight speaker outputs Left Center Right Surround Right Surround Back Right Surround Back Left Surround Left and Subwoofer placing the two Surround Back speakers close together facing the front of the room as shown in the diagram will provide the largest sweet spot If for practical reasons you have to place the Surround Back speakers apart you will need to go to the THX Audio Set up screen and choose the setting that most closely corresponds to the speaker spacing which will re optimize the surround sound field ASA is used in three new modes THX Select2 Cinema THX MusicMode and THX Games Mode THX Select2 Cinema mode THX Select2 Cinema mode plays 5 1 movies using all eight speakers giving you the best possible movie watching experience In this mode ASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and directional surround sounds DTS ES Matrix and 6 1 Discrete and Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected in
155. ons to select the channel and the frequency you want to check Use the buttons to go back and forth between the two Note that the markers on the vertical axis indicate decibels in 2 dB steps 5 If you selected Advanced EQ Setup input the time setting you want to use for calibration then select Go Select Start from the next screen Based on the reverb measurement above you can choose the time period that will be used for the final frequency adjustment and calibration Even though you can make this setting without reverb measurement it is best to use the measurement results as a reference for your time setting For an optimal system calibration based on the direct sound coming from the speakers we recommend using the 30 50ms setting Use the buttons to select the channel frequency and time setting Use the buttons to switch between them You can switch between your connected speakers excluding the subwoofer and display the measurements for the following frequencies 63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz 4 kHz 8 kHz and 16 kHz Select the setting from the following time periods in milliseconds 0 20ms 10 30ms 20 40ms 30 50ms 40 60ms 50 70ms and 60 80ms This setting will be applied to all channels during calibration When you re finished select OK It will take about 1 to 4 minutes for the calibration to finish After the Acoustic Calibration Equalization is set you
156. ophone placement will be at your main listening position When you re finished settings the options press RETURN to go back to the Auto MCACC main setup 3 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone If you have a tripod use it to place the microphone so that it s about ear level at your normal listening position Otherwise place the microphone at ear level using a table or a chair 4 Follow the instructions on screen Make sure the microphone is connected If you re using a subwoofer it is automatically detected every time you switch on the system Make sure it is on and the volume is at the middle position See Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference 5 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones A progress report is displayed on screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup Try to be as quiet as possible while it s doing this Note 1 If you are planning on bi amping your front speakers or setting up a separate speaker system in another room read through Surround back speaker setting on page 39 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary before continuing to step 4 2 The six MCACC presets are used for storing surround sound settings f
157. or different listening positions Simply choose an unused preset for now you can rename it later in Data Management on page 45 3 The Aco Cal EQ Pro measurement is also taken when ALL is selected See Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 43 for more on this 4 The ALL Keep SPsetting option allows you to calibrate your system while leaving your current speaker setting page 46 unchanged 5 If you selected ALL as your Auto Mode setting you can specify the MCACC preset where you want to save the FRONT ALIGN and or OFF settings System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 1 Auto MCACC Surr Back System Normal SB Data Save to M1 MEMORY 1 Setting Start OK Option ENTER Next Cancel 1 Auto MCACC Option Auto Mode ALL Speaker settings will be updated THX Speaker NO If you are using THX speakers select YES Next Return to Auto MCACC 1 Auto MCACC Option Back EQ Type FRONT ALIGN Data Save to M2 MEMORY 2 EQ Type OFF Data Save to Return to Auto MCACC 1 Auto MCACC Option Auto Mode Aco Cal EQ Pro EQ Type ALL CH ADJUST Multi Point NO Return to Auto MCACC 6 Switch the Multi Point setting OFF if you only use one listening position Main listening position 2nd reference point 3rd reference point 1 2 3 PHONES
158. or surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 or Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 either of which you should have already completed 2 You can t use these settings when MULTI CH IN is selected and they have no effect when headphones are connected 3 This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital PCM 32 kHz to 96 kHz DTS including DTS 96 kHz 24 bit and WMA9 Pro digital signal formats With other digital signal formats set to ANALOG the MULTI CH IN TUNER and USB input functions are all fixed to ANALOG You may get digital noise when a LD or CD player compatible with DTS is playing an analog signal To prevent noise make the proper digital connections page 15 and set the signal input to DIGITAL Some DVD players don t output DTS signals For more details refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player 4 When the HDMI option in Setting the AV options on page 58 is set to THROUGH the sound will be heard through your TV not from this receiver 5 This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before AUTO recognizes the PCM signal on a CD for instance When PCM is selected noise may be output during playback of non PCM sources Please select another input signal if this is a problem SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHA
159. or when any of the THX stereo Front Stage Surround Advance or Stream Direct mode is selected You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the Surr Back setting is set to NO in the Speaker Setting on page 46 Depending on the input signal and the listening mode the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective Type of source SBch Processing Virtual SB mode Standard THX Advanced surround Multichannel sources Stereo sources 2 Pro Logic IIx 2 Pro Logic Neo 6 Dolby Digital EX DTS ES 5 1 ch sources with 6 1 ch flagged ON AUTO Dolby Digital DTS and DVD Audio 5 1 ch sources ON AUTO c Dolby Digital DTS PCM and DVD Audio stereo sources ON a AUTO b Analog 2 channel stereo sources ON a AUTO b DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD WMA9 Pro encoded and PCM 6 1 ch 7 1 ch sources ON d AUTO d Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD WMA9 Pro 44 1 kHz 48 kHz encoded and PCM 5 1 ch sources ON d AUTO c d DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD DTS EXPRESS WMA9 Pro 88 2 kHz 96 kHz encoded 5 1 ch sources ON c d AUTO c d Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD WMA9 Pro 44 1 kHz 48 kHz encoded stereo sources ON a d AUTO b d DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD DTS EXPRESS WMA9 Pro 88 2 kHz 96 kHz encoded stereo sources ON AUTO a Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode b Not applicable when using t
160. orite file from the folder file list displayed in the OSD For details see Selecting a file from the folder file list for playback below Basic playback controls The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for USB playback Selecting a file from the folder file list for playback The folder file list displays folders and files stored on your USB device hierarchically You can select and play back a file of your choice by using and ENTER Note 1 This includes playback of WMA MP3 MPEG 4 AAC files except files with copy protection or restricted playback 2 Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives portable flash memory particularly keydrives and digital audio players MP3 players of format FAT16 32 It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility operation and or bus power with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this receiver With large amounts of data it may take longer for the receiver to read the contents of a USB device 3 Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device 4 If the file selected cannot be played back this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable When the file currently being played back has no title assigned to it the file name is displayed in the OSD instead when neither the al
161. ote 1 You can t use direct function with the TV CTRL function 2 Before Multi Operation and System Off will work correctly you must setup the remote to work with your TV and other components see Setting the remote to control other components on page 62 for more on this Some units may take some time to power up in which case multiple operations may not be possible Power on and off commands only work with components that have a standby mode ANALOG ATT SLEEP S RETRIEVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB ENTER TV CONTROL ST ST TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP TUNE TUNE VSX LX50_HY book Page 64 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controlling the rest of your system 12 65 En 6 If necessary press the input source button for the component whose command you want to input This is only necessary if the command is for a new component input source 7 Select the button for the command you want to input The following remote control commands can be selected You don t need to program the receiver to switch on or off This is done automatically With Pioneer components you don t need to program the power to switch off in a shutdown sequence except DVD recorders program the power to switch on if it s the source component selected in step 3 p
162. ou used component video cords to connect your component you must tell the receiver which input you connected it to or else you may see the S video or composite video input instead of the component video signal 1 5 When you re finished select Next to continue to the next screen The second screen of the Input setup has two optional settings Input Name You can choose to rename the input function for easier identification Select Rename to do so or Default to return to the system default PDP In SR To control certain functions on this receiver from a plasma display select the display input to which you ve connected the receiver 2 6 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the System Setup menu Input function default and possible settings The terminals on the rear of the receiver generally correspond to the name of one of the input source functions If you have connected components to this receiver differently from or in addition to the defaults below see The Input Setup menu above to tell the receiver how you ve connected up The dots indicate possible assignments System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 6 Input Setup 1 2 Input DVD Digital In COAX 1 Component In Comp 2 Next Finish 6 Input Setup 1 2 Input DVD Digital In COAX 1 Co
163. our speaker system see Fine Speaker Distance on page 41 Standing Wave Control overly resonant low frequencies in your listening room see Standing Wave on page 42 The last two settings are specifically for customizing the parameters explained in Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 42 EQ Adjust Manually adjust the frequency balance of your speaker system while listening to test tones see Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 42 EQ Professional Calibrate your system based on the direct sound coming from the speakers and make detailed settings according to your room s reverb characteristics see Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ on page 43 Fine Channel Level Default setting 0 0dB all channels You can achieve better surround sound by properly adjusting the overall balance of your speaker system The following setting can help you make detailed adjustments that you may not achieve using the Manual speaker setup on page 46 System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 2 Surround Back System Return Surround Back System Normal SB System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 3 Manual MCACC Return a Fine Ch Level b Fine SP Distance c Standing Wave d EQ Adjust e EQ Professional VSX LX50_HY
164. perate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions Noisy or distorted picture Sometimes a video deck may output a noisy video signal during scanning for example or the video quality may just be poor with some video game units for example The picture quality may also depend on the settings etc of your display device Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display device using the same type of connection component S video or composite then start playback again If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor please consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support Symptom Remedy Symptom Cause Action Error I1 There is a problem with the signal path from the iPod to the receiver Switch off the receiver and reconnect the iPod to the receiver If this doesn t seem to work try resetting your iPod Error I2 The software version being used with the iPod needs to be updated Update the software being used with the iPod software versions prior to iPod update 2004 10 20 are not supported No Music Track There are no playable songs currently stored in the iPod Input some music files compatible with iPod playback VSX LX50_HY book Page 73 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 74 En
165. quipment 03 16 En About the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has an on board Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional1 WMA9 Pro decoder so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro compatible player However the connected PC DVD player set top box etc must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features two stereo audio only inputs One of these inputs CD R TAPE MD has corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders Connect the analog audio outputs of the source component to one of the AUDIO inputs Connect using a stereo RCA phono jack audio cable If you re connecting a tape deck MD recorder etc connect the analog audio outputs OUT to the analog audio inputs on the recorder Connecting a component to the front panel inputs The front panel inputs comprise a composite video jack VIDEO an S video jack S VIDEO stereo analog audio inputs AUDIO L R and an optical digital audio input DIGITAL You can use these connections for any kind of audio video component but they are especially convenient for portable equipment such as camcorders video games and portable audio video equipment Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the front video connections Select these inputs by pressing VIDEO GAME or using INPUT S
166. r Distance d X Curve e THX Audio Setting 5c Speaker Distance L 3 0 m C 3 0 m R 3 0 m SR 3 0 m SBR 3 0 m SBL 3 0 m SL 3 0 m SW 3 0 m Finish 5 Manual SP Setup Return a Speaker Setting b Channel Level c Speaker Distance d X Curve e THX Audio Setting 5d X Curve 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k X Curve 2 0dB oct Finish Room size m2 36 48 60 72 300 1000 X Curve dB oct 0 5 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 2 If you don t have surround back speakers or just have one you won t be able to select this setting Cannot select shows in the display 5 Manual SP Setup Return a Speaker Setting b Channel Level c Speaker Distance d X Curve e THX Audio Setting 5e THX Audio Setting SB SP Position 0 0 0 3m SBL SBR Finish VSX LX50_HY book Page 48 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Other connections 09 49 En Chapter 9 Other connections Caution Make sure the power is switched off before making or changing the connections Connecting an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod using the controls of this receiver 1 Connecting your iPod to the receiver 1 Set this receiver to the standby mode and then use the Control Dock for iPod supplied with an iPod control cable2 to connect your iPod to the iPod term
167. r component or display Note that some components such as video game units have resolutions that may not be displayed In this case use an analog S video or composite connection You can t hear HDMI audio through this receiver s digital out jacks About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players DTV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP as well as Digital Visual Interface DVI in one specification HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI compliant displays HDMI has the capability to support standard enhanced or high definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features include uncompressed digital video a bandwidth of up to 2 2 gigabytes per second with HDTV signals one connector instead of several cables and connectors and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs Note 1 An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI equipped components compatible with both DVI and High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP If you choose to connect to a DVI connector you will need a separate adaptor DVIHDMI to do so A DVI connection however does not support audio signals Consult your local audio dealer for more information If you connect
168. r position 3 Input the name you want Choose from the following characters for a name up to four characters long ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 amp lt gt _ space Use the ST buttons remote to select characters Press ENTER to confirm a character If no character is input a space is input The name is stored when ENTER is pressed after choosing the fourth character Tip To erase a station name simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input four spaces instead of a name Once you have named a station preset you can press DISP when listening to a station to switch the display between name and frequency Listening to station presets You will need to have some presets stored to do this See Saving station presets above if you haven t done this already 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner 2 Press CLASS to select the class in which the station is stored Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A B and C 3 Press ST to select the station preset you want You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the station preset An introduction to RDS Radio Data System RDS is a system used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information the name of the station and the kind of show they re broadcasting for example One feature of RDS is that yo
169. r speakers there are cases where for optimal surround sound the actual distance may differ from the speaker distance setting 4a MCACC Data Check Return 1 Speaker Setting 2 Channel Level 3 Speaker Distance 4 Standing Wave 5 Acoustic Cal EQ ENTER Next 08_System_setup fm 39 The System Setup menu 08 40 En 1 Select Surr Back System from the System Setup menu See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you re not already at this screen 2 Select the surround back speaker setting Normal SB Select for normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main speaker system A setup Speaker B Select to use the surround back B speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback in another room see Speaker B setup on page 52 Front Bi Amp Select this setting if you re bi amping your front speakers see Bi amping your front speakers on page 53 3 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the System Setup menu Manual MCACC setup You can use the settings in the Manual MCACC setup menu to make detailed adjustments when you re more familiar with the system Before making these settings you should have already completed Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 You only need to make these settings once unless you change the plac
170. rent input signal formats on page 80 1 While listening to a source press S DIRECT AUTO SURR STREAM DIRECT to select the mode you want Check the digital format indicators in the front panel display to see how the source is being processed AUTO SURROUND See Auto playback on page 26 DIRECT Sources are heard according to the settings made in the Surround Setup speaker setting channel level speaker distance acoustic calibration EQ and X curve as well as with dual mono the input attenuator and any sound delay and hi bit hi sampling settings You will hear sources according to the number of channels in the signal PURE DIRECT Analog sources are heard without any digital processing No sound is output from the Second Zone in this mode SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC RECEIVER STEREO F S SURR PHOTO Note 1 When using F S SURR WIDE a better effect can be obtained if Auto MCACC Setup is performed For more on this refer to Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 Front left speaker Front right speaker FOCUS position Recommend Front left speaker Front right speaker WIDE position SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch MUL
171. roadcasts Connecting antennas on page 19 A Single IN IN IN OUT OUT DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 PRE OUT HDMI R L L CENTER RROUND CK CENTE D CK 9 13 1 VSX LX50_HY book Page 11 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 12 En 10 Multichannel pre amplifier outputs Use to connect separate amplifiers for front center surround surround back and subwoofer channels Connecting additional amplifiers on page 54 see also Installing your speaker system on page 17 for powered subwoofer connection 11 Composite and S video monitor outputs Use to connect monitors and TVs Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 13 12 Multichannel analog audio inputs 7 1 channel inputs for connection to a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 52 13 Speaker terminals Use for connection to the main front center surround and surround back speakers Installing your speaker system on page 17 When making cable connections To avoid hum do not lay connected cables over the top of the receiver When connecting optical cables be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket When storing optical cable coil loosely The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners About the video converter The video converter ensures that all video sources are output th
172. rogram a Pioneer TV or monitor to switch on if the input function selected in step 2 has video input terminals These take priority in multi operations not shutdown 8 Repeat steps 5 7 to program a sequence of up to five commands 9 When you re finished use to select EDITEXIT from the menu and press ENTER You will return to the remote control SETUP menu Select EXIT again to exit Using multi operations You can start multi operations with the receiver switched on or in standby 1 Press MULTI OPE MULTI OP flashes in the display 2 Press an input source button that has been set up with a multi operation The receiver switches on if it was in standby and the programmed multi operation is performed automatically Using System off 1 Press MULTI OPE MULTI OP flashes in the display 2 Press SOURCE The command sequence you programmed will run then all Pioneer components will switch off1 followed by this receiver ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR 10 D ACCESS DIALOG E S RETRIEVER CLASS DISC RECEIVER SOURCE SYSTEM OFF INPUT SELECT ENTER TUNE TUNE ST ST ENTER TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB RECEIVER TV CONTROL SHIFT VOL STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR
173. rough all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks The only exception is HDMI and high definition component video since these resolutions cannot be downsampled you must connect your monitor TV to the receiver s HDMI component video outputs when connecting these video sources 1 If several video components are assigned to the same input function see The Input Setup menu on page 56 the converter gives priority to component S video then composite in that order For optimal video performance THX recommends switching Digital Video Conversion in Setting the AV options on page 58 OFF Note 1 If the video signal does not appear on your TV or plasma display try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display Note that some components such as video game units have resolutions that may not be converted In this case use an analog S video or composite connection This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited VSX LX50_HY book Page 12 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 13 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver to
174. rs and notice discoloration of the TV picture move the speakers farther away from the TV If you re using a center speaker place the front speakers at a wider angle If not place them at a narrower angle Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen Also make sure the center speaker does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of the front left and right speakers It is best to angle the speakers towards the listening position The angle depends on the size of the room Use less of an angle for bigger rooms Surround and surround back speakers should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled slight downward Make sure the speakers don t face each other For DVD Audio the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect To achieve the best possible surround sound install your speakers as shown below Be sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality Caution Make sure that all speakers are securely installed This not only improves sound quality but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of ex
175. s see The Input Setup menu on page 56 2 Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to the component video inputs on your TV or monitor Use a three way component video cable Connecting digital audio sources This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs allowing you to connect digital audio components for playback and for making digital recordings Most digital components also have analog connections See Connecting analog audio sources on the following page if you want to connect these too 1 Connect an optical type1 digital audio output on your digital component to the DIGITAL 3 CD input Use an optical cable for the connection 2 For recording equipment connect the optical type DIGITAL output to a digital input on the recorder Use an optical cable to connect to the DIGITAL OUT 2 iPod IN VIDEO S VIDEO VSX LX50 CD IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN IN MONITO OUT OUT OUT CD R TAPE MD DVD LD DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 TV SAT CONTROL AUDIO ANTENNA AM LOOP Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR Y PB PR DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI ASSIG NABLE OUT TV SAT CD DVR VCR1 IN IN 1 IN 2 OUT 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DVD LD IN 1 DVR VCR2 IN 2 IN 2 IN 3 3 1 R L R R L L OUT IN 2 1 ASSIGNABLE 3 1 CENTER MULTI C FRONT FRONT SUB WOOFER
176. s receiver is compatible with the HDMI digital video format providing you high definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable High quality sound formats such as DTS HD and Dolby TrueHD are also supported Built in video converter The built in video converter provides output of all analog video signals to your TV or monitor regardless of the type of connection allowing you to connect components using component S video and composite video connections as you like iPod Ready With the new iPod terminal you ll be up and running in no time now that this receiver s enhanced compatibility makes on screen control of your iPod an added possibility USB interface The USB allows you to listen to two channel audio from a USB mass storage device connected to this receiver VSX LX50_HY book Page 6 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Before you start 01 7 En Easy to use LCD remote control The remote control gives you not only complete control over every function of this receiver but also over the main functions for other components in your home theater system Using a system of preset codes you can program the remote to operate a wide range of other equipment Checking what s in the box Please check that you ve received the following supplied accessories Setup microphone cable 5 m Remote control unit AA IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 AM loop antenna FM wire a
177. s shown in Installing your speaker system on page 17 Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound Place your speakers as shown below for the best surround sound effect Also see Placing the speakers on page 18 for more on this 3 Plug in the receiver and switch it on followed by your DVD player your subwoofer and the TV Make sure you ve set the video input on your TV to this receiver Check the manual that came with the TV if you don t know how to do this Set the subwoofer volume to a comfortable level 4 Use the on screen automatic MCACC setup to set up your system See Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC below for more on this 5 Play a DVD and adjust the volume to your liking Make sure that DVD LD is showing in the receiver s display indicating that the DVD input is selected If it isn t press DVD on the remote control to set the receiver to the DVD input In addition to the basic playback explained in Playing a source on page 10 there are several other sound options you can select See Listening to your system on page 26 for more on this See also Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 37 for more setup options Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area taking into account ambient noise speaker size and distance and tests for both channel d
178. s 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 17 Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 18 when placing the speakers in another room 2 Select Speaker B from the Surr Back System menu See Surround back speaker setting on page 39 to do this Switching the speaker system If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 39 three speaker system settings are possible using the SPEAKERS button If you selected Normal SB or Front Bi Amp the button will simply switch your main speaker system on or off The options below are for the Speaker B setting only 3 Use the SPEAKERS button on the front panel to select a speaker system setting As mentioned above if you have selected Normal SB the button will simply switch your main speaker system A on or off Press repeatedly to choose a speaker system option SP A Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre out terminals Note 1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you ll need to select MULTI CH IN see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this 2 When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected you can t use the so
179. se as the ENTER button VCR DVD player Displays the setup screen for DVR players DVR player Changes sides of the LD LD player TOP MENU Displays the disc top menu of a DVD player DVD DVR player MENU Displays menus concerning the current DVD or DVR you are using DVD DVR player Pauses the tape Cassette deck Stops the tape Cassette deck ENTER Starts playback Cassette deck Fast rewinds fast forwards the tape Cassette deck amp ENTER Navigates DVD menu options DVD DVR player GUIDE Press to access the DVD player setup screen DVD DVR player CH Selects channels VCR DVD DVR player AUDIO Changes the audio language or channel DVD DVR player SUBTITLE Displays changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs DVD DVR player SHIFT SUBTITLE Switches to the VCR controls when using a VCR DVD HDD recorder VCR DVD DVR player HDD SHIFT CH Switches to the hard disk controls when using a DVD HDD recorder DVR player DVD SHIFT CH Switches to the DVD controls when using a DVD HDD recorder DVR player Button s Function Components Note 1 If you want to control all your components using this receiver s remote control refer to Setting the remote to control other components on page 62 If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack using a mini plug cable you won t be able to control this un
180. se it to dripping splashing rain or moisture D3 4 2 1 3_A_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 60 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 30 cm at each side WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating To prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked or covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed D3 4 2 1 7b_A_En WARNING The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage e g 230 V or 120 V written on the rear panel D3 4 2 1 4_A_En Before plugging in for the first time read the following section carefully Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel D3 4 2 1 2 2_B_En IMPORTANT THE MOULDED PLUG This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark
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182. serves as the main disconnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 2a_A_En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel If connected to an AC outlet the cut off plug can cause severe electrical shock Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 1a_A_En This product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install this
183. sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without worrying about the receiver being left on all night Use the remote control to set the sleep timer Press RECEIVER then press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep time You can check the remaining sleep time at any time by pressing SLEEP once Pressing repeatedly will cycle through the sleep options again 2 Dimming the display You can choose between four brightness levels for the front panel display Note that when selecting sources the display automatically brightens for a few seconds Press RECEIVER then press DIMMER repeatedly to change the brightness of the front panel display Switching the speaker impedance We recommend using speakers of 8 with this system but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you plan to use speakers with a 6 impedance rating Use the front panel controls to do this With the receiver in standby press STANDBY ON while holding down the SPEAKERS button Each time you do this you switch between the impedance settings SP 6 OHM Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 6 SP 8 OHM Use this setting if your speakers are rated at 8 or more Checking your system settings Use the status display to check your current settings for features such as surround back channel processing and your current MCACC preset 1 Press STATUS
184. sources on page 16 Subwoofer output is very low To route more signal to the subwoofer set it to PLUS or set the front speakers to SMALL see Speaker Setting on page 46 Everything seems to be set up correctly but the playback sound is odd The speakers may be out of phase Check that the positive negative speaker terminals on the receiver are matched with the corresponding terminals on the speakers see Connecting the speakers on page 17 The PHASE CONTROL feature doesn t seem to have an audible effect If applicable check that the lowpass filter switch on your subwoofer is off or the lowpass cutoff is set to the highest frequency setting If there is a PHASE setting on your subwoofer set it to 0 or depending on the subwoofer the setting where you think it has the best overall effect on the sound Make sure the speaker distance setting is correct for all speakers see Speaker Distance on page 48 Noise or hum can be heard even when there is no sound being input Check that personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not causing interference There seems to be a time lag between the speakers and the output of the subwoofer See Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 to set up your system again using MCACC this will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output The maximum volume available shown in the
185. spect of the product including pre amplifier and power amplifier performance and operation and hundreds of other parameters in both the digital and analog domain THX Surround EX THX Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX Ltd In a movie theater film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program This channel called Surround Back places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left front center front right surround right surround left and subwoofer channels This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology when released into the home consumer market may exhibit wording to that effect on the packaging A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at www dolby com Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo when in the THX Surround EX mode faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5 1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded In such case the informati
186. t codes do not operate correctly you can program signals from the remote control of another component This can also be used to program additional operations buttons not covered in the presets after assigning a preset code 3 1 While pressing the RECEIVER button press SETUP The remote LCD display shows SETUP 2 Use to select LEARNING then press ENTER The LCD on the remote prompts you for the component you want to control for example DVD or TV 3 Press the input source button for the component you want to control then press ENTER PRES KEY shows in the LCD display 4 4 Point the two remote controls towards each other then press the button that will be doing the learning on this receiver s remote control PRES KEY starts flashing to indicate the remote is ready to accept a signal Note 1 You can t assign the RECEIVER TUNER USB or iPod buttons ANALOG ATT SLEEP S RETRIEVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB ENTER TV CONTROL ST ST TOP MENU AV PARAMETER CH LEVEL PTY SEARCH T EDIT MENU RETURN GUIDE BAND SETUP TUNE TUNE 2 When using a Pioneer HDD recorder please select PIONEER DVR 487 488 489 or 493 When using a Pioneer plasma display released prior to summer 2005 please select preset codes 600 or 231 3 The remote can store about 200 preset codes this has been tested with codes of Pioneer format only 4
187. t the surround information is all around you In a home theatre you use only two speakers located to the side of your head The Timbre Matching feature filters the information going to the surround speakers so that they more closely match the tonal characteristics of the sound coming from the front speakers This ensures seamless panning between the front and surround speakers Adaptive Decorrelation In a movie theatre a large number of surround speakers help create an enveloping surround sound experience but in a home theatre there are usually only two speakers This can make the surround speakers sound like headphones that lack spaciousness and envelopment The surround sounds will also collapse into the closest speaker as you move away from the middle seating position Adaptive Decorrelation slightly changes one surround channel s time and phase relationship with respect to the other surround channel This expands the listening position and creates with only two speakers the same spacious surround experience as in a movie theatre THX Select2 Before any home theatre component can be THX Select2 certified it must incorporate all the features above and also pass a rigorous series of quality and performance tests Only then can a product feature the THX Select2 logo which is your guarantee that the Home Theatre products you purchase will give you superb performance for many years to come THX Select2 requirements cover every a
188. tal audio output input s x4 Use the OUT jack for recording to a CD or MiniDisc recorder Connecting digital audio sources on page 15 Use the IN jacks for digital audio sources including DVD players recorders digital satellite receivers CD players etc See also The Input Setup menu on page 56 to assign the inputs 4 Control input output Use to connect other Pioneer components so that you can control all your equipment from a single IR remote sensor Operating other Pioneer components with this unit s sensor on page 67 5 Stereo analog audio source inputs outputs x3 Use for connection to audio sources such as CD players tape decks turntables etc Connecting analog audio sources on page 16 6 Component video connections x4 Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output such as a DVD recorder Use the output for connection to a monitor or TV Using the component video jacks on page 14 7 Audio video source inputs outputs x6 Use for connection to audio visual sources such as DVD players recorders VCRs etc Each set of inputs has jacks for composite video S video and stereo analog audio Connecting a DVD HDD recorder VCR and other video sources on page 14 8 iPod input terminal Use to connect your Apple iPod as an audio source Connecting an iPod on page 49 9 AM and FM antenna terminals Use to connect indoor or outdoor antennas for radio b
189. ternal shocks such as earthquakes 10 mm fig A fig B fig C Surround left Surround right Listening position Front left Front right Center Surround back left Surround back right Single surround back speaker Subwoofer VSX LX50_HY book Page 18 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Connecting your equipment 03 19 En The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation The first diagram fig A shows orientation with one surround back speaker or none connected The second fig B shows orientation with two surround back speakers connected If you have two surround back speakers THX recommends placing them together and the same distance from your listening position see below THX speaker system setup If you have a complete THX speaker system follow the diagram below to place your speakers Note that the surround speakers indicates bi polar radiating speakers should output at an angle parallel to the listener If you have two surround back speakers THX recommends placing them together and the same distance from your listening position for the following THX modes THX Select2 CINEMA THX MUSICMODE and THX GAMES MODE See also THX Audio Setting on page 48 to make the settings that will give you the best sound experience when using the Home THX modes page 27 Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below To improve rec
190. the screens and select menu items Press RETURN to confirm and exit the current menu 2 Select Other Setup then press ENTER 3 Select the setting you want to adjust If you are doing this for the first time you may want to adjust these settings in order SR Setup Specify how you want to control your Pioneer plasma display see SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays below OSD Adjustment Adjust the position of the on screen display on your TV see OSD Adjustment below 4 Make the adjustments necessary for each setting pressing RETURN to confirm after each screen SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Make the following settings if you have connected a Pioneer plasma display to this receiver using an SR cable Note that the number of function settings available will depend on the plasma display you ve connected See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 54 and Using the SR mode with a Pioneer plasma display on page 55 1 Select SR Setup from the Other Setup menu 2 Select the PDP Volume Control setting you want OFF The receiver does not control the volume of the plasma display ON When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display DVD LD for example the volume on the plasma display is muted so only sound from
191. the audio recording level automatically check the component s instruction manual if you re unsure 4 Start recording then start playback of the source component V CONV Digital Video Conversion Converts analog video signals for output from the MONITOR OUT jacks for all video types ON OFF BRIGHT Brightness Adjusts the overall brightness 10 to 10 Default 0 CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast between light and dark 10 to 10 Default 0 HUE Adjusts the red green balance 10 to 10 Default 0 I P CONV I P Convert When Auto is selected 480i 576i or 480p 576p is automatically selected depending on the capability of the display connected to this receiver When ON is selected 480i 576i video signals are upconverted into 480p 576p This feature is only available when analog signals are converted into HDMI signals Auto ON OFF A DELAY Auto delay This feature automatically corrects the audio to video delay between components connected with an HDMI cable The audio delay time is set depending on the operational status of the display connected with an HDMI cable The video delay time is automatically adjusted according to the audio delay time e OFF ON a Only when listening to 2 channel sources in Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode b Only when listening to 2 channel sources in Neo 6 Music mode c The initially set AUTO is only available for Dolby TrueH
192. the front left and right speakers and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings Dolby Digital DTS and WMA9 Pro multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo While listening to a source press STEREO F S SURR for stereo playback Press repeatedly to switch between STEREO The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight Loudness and Tone functions F S SURR FOCUS See Using Front Stage Surround Advance below for more on this F S SURR WIDE See Using Front Stage Surround Advance below for more on this Using Front Stage Surround Advance The Front Stage Surround Advance function allows you to create natural surround sound effects using just the front speakers and the subwoofer While listening to a source press STEREO F S SURR to select Front Stage Surround Advance modes STEREO See Listening in stereo above for more on this F S SURR FOCUS Use to provide a rich surround sound effect directed to the center of where the front left and right speakers sound projection area converges F S SURR WIDE Use to provide a surround sound effect to a wider area than FOCUS mode 1 Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduction of a source All unnecessary signal processing is bypassed and you re left with the pure analog or digital sound source see Stream direct with diffe
193. the receiver is heard 3 Assign any input source connected to the plasma display to the corresponding input number This matches the receiver s input source with a numbered video input on the plasma display For example assign DVD LD to input 2 if you have connected the your DVD video output to video input 2 on the plasma display The Monitor Out Connect should be set to the input that you ve used to connect this receiver to your plasma display 4 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Other Setup menu OSD Adjustment Use this feature to adjust your TV display if it seems difficult to see all the instructions on the screen 1 Select OSD Adjustment from the Other Setup menu 2 Use to move the display field around until you get one that you feel best suits your TV 3 When you re finished press ENTER You will return to the Other Setup menu CD OPT 3 CD R TAPE MD TUNER iPod Input source Input Terminals Digital Component System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 7 Other Setup Return a SR Setup b OSD Adjustment 7 Other Setup Return a SR Setup b OSD Adjustment 7a SR Setup Finish PDP Volume Control OFF Monitor Out Connect OFF 7a SR Setup Finish PDP Vo
194. the type of source you re listening to If you connected surround back speakers see also Using surround back channel processing on page 29 Standard surround sound The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources 3 While listening to a source press STANDARD If necessary press repeatedly to select a listening mode If the source is Dolby Digital DTS or Dolby Surround encoded the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display 4 With two channel sources you can select from 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE Up to 7 1 channel sound especially suited to movie sources 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC Up to 7 1 channel sound especially suited to music sources5 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME Up to 7 1 channel sound especially suited to video games 2 PRO LOGIC 4 1 channel surround sound sound from the surround speakers is mono Neo 6 CINEMA 6 1 channel sound especially suited to movie sources Neo 6 MUSIC 6 1 channel sound especially suited to music sources6 With multichannel sources if you have connected surround back speaker s and have selected SBch ON you can select according to format Note 1 Stereo surround matrix formats are decoded accordingly using Neo 6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE see Listening in surround sound above for more on these decoding formats The Auto Surround feature is canceled i
195. to check the system settings These appear on the front panel display 3 The front panel display shows each of the following settings for three seconds each 2 When you re finished press STATUS again to switch off the display Note 1 The attenuator isn t available with digital sources or when using the Stream Direct modes 2 You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by switching off the receiver ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR S RETRIEVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR S RETRIEVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB Off 30 min 60 min 90 min ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR DACCESS DIALOG E S RETRIEVER C SS iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE 3 If the Pure Direct mode is switched on some settings above will show OFF even though they are on Input source Tone controls Surround Back Processing MCACC Position Midnight Loudness SHIFT STATUS SIGNAL SEL THX ADV SURR SB ch AUDIO DISP SUBTITLE MULTI OPE STANDARD PHASE S DIRECT MCACC HDD CH CH DVD STEREO F S SURR PHOTO VSX LX50_HY book Page 60 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Using other functions 11 61 En Resetting the system
196. to the Jukebox feature DVR player Number buttons Directly access tracks on a program source CD MD CD R VCR LD player Use the number buttons to navigate the on screen display DVD DVR player 10 button Selects tracks higher than 10 For example press 10 then 3 to select track 13 CD MD CD R VCR LD player VSX LX50_HY book Page 66 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Controlling the rest of your system 12 67 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks which can be used to link components together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component When you use a remote control the control signal is passed along the chain to the appropriate component 1 Important Note that if you use this feature make sure that you also have at least one set of analog audio video or HDMI jacks connected to another component for grounding purposes 1 Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor of When you want to control any component in the chain this is the remote sensor at which you ll point the corresponding remote control 2 Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that component to the CONTROL IN jack of another Pioneer component Use a cable with a mono mini plug on each end for the connection 3 Continue the chain in the same way for as many components as you have ENTER DISC Chooses the disc Multiple CD player U
197. ts The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected Stereo 2 channel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBch Processing ON AUTO Automatically selects 6 1 7 1 channel decoding Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD except for 176 4 kHz 192 kHz WMA9 Pro 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC 2 Pro Logic llx GAME 2 PRO LOGIC a 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE THX 2 PRO LOGIC THX a THX GAMES MODE b Stereo playback DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD DTS EXPRESS WMA9 Pro 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Stereo playback THX CINEMA As above Dolby TrueHD 176 4 kHz 192 kHz As above As above Dolby Digital Surround 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE 2 Pro Logic llx MUSIC 2 Pro Logic llx GAME 2 PRO LOGIC a Neo 6 CINEMA Neo 6 MUSIC 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE THX 2 PRO LOGIC THX a Neo 6 CINEMA THX THX GAMES MODE b 2 Pro Logic llx MOVIE b DTS Surround As above As above Neo 6 CINEMA Other stereo sources As above As above Stereo playback SACD As above As above SBch Processing OFF c Maximum 5 1 channel playback Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD except for
198. u can search by type of program For example you can search for a station that s broadcasting a show with the program type JAZZ You can search the following program types 1 Searching for RDS programs One of the most useful features of RDS is the ability to search for a particular kind of radio program You can search for any of the program types listed on the previous page 1 Press the BAND button to select the FM band 2 2 Press the PTY SEARCH button SEARCH shows in the display 3 Press ST to select the program type you want to hear NEWS News AFFAIRS Current Affairs INFO General Information SPORT Sport EDUCATE Educational DRAMA Radio plays etc CULTURE National or regional culture theater etc SCIENCE Science and technology VARIED Usually talk based material such as quiz shows or interviews POP M Pop music ROCK M Rock music EASY M Easy listening LIGHT M Light classical music CLASSICS Serious classical music OTHER M Music not fitting above categories WEATHER Weather reports FINANCE Stock market reports commerce trading etc CHILDREN Programs for children SOCIAL Social affairs RELIGION Programs concerning religion PHONE IN Public expressing their views by phone TRAVEL Holiday type travel rather than traffic announcements LEISURE Leisure interests and hobbies JAZZ Jazz COUNTRY
199. und processing features SIGNAL SELECT or any of the listening modes including STEREO and the surround back channel processing 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 3 The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 46 However if SP B is selected above no sound is heard from the subwoofer the LFE channel is not downmixed Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 39 output from the surround back pre out terminals may change All speaker systems except Speaker B connections are switched off when headphones are connected 09_Other_connections fm 52 Other connections 09 53 En SP B Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B Multichannel sources will not be heard The same signal is output from the surround back channel pre out terminals SP AB Sound is output from speaker system A up to 5 channels depending on the source the two speakers in speaker system B and the subwoofer The sound from speaker system B will be the same as the sound from speaker system A multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels
200. unit in a poorly ventilated area or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight or strong artificial light D3 4 2 1 7c_A_En If you want to dispose this product do not mix it with general household waste There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment recovery and recycling Private households in the member states of the EU in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer if you purchase a similar new one For countries not mentioned above please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health K058_A_En VSX LX50_HY book Page 3 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM 4 En Contents 01 Before you start Features 6 Checking what s in the box 7 Installing the receiver 7 Loading the batteries 7 02 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater 8 Listening to Surround Sound
201. urce to the proper output setting For example you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio 2 Press MULTI CH IN 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 switch the receiver into standby then press STANDBY ON while holding down SBch PROCESSING on the front panel This switches between SW IN 10dB increase of 10 decibels and SW IN 0dB default in the subwoofer channel Speaker B setup Caution Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet Plugging in components should be the last connection you make with your system Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker wires from different terminals You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 to 16 please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 60 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 After selecting Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 39 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 speaker
202. utomatic MCACC Expert on page 37 you can also adjust these settings manually to get a frequency balance that suits your tastes 1 Select EQ Adjust from the Manual MCACC setup menu 2 Confirm that the MCACC preset shown in the display is the one you want to adjust then select OK 3 Select the channel s you want and adjust to your liking Use the buttons to select the channel Use the buttons to select the frequency and to boost or cut the EQ When you re finished go back to the top of the screen and use the buttons to select the next channel The OVER indicator shows in the display if the frequency adjustment is too drastic and might distort If this happens bring the level down until OVER disappears from the display Tip Changing the frequency curve of one channel too drastically will affect the overall balance If the speaker balance seems uneven you can raise or lower channel levels using test tones with the TRIM feature Use to select TRIM then use to raise or lower the channel level for the current speaker 4 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Manual MCACC setup menu Note 1 Since they will be overwritten you may want to save the standing wave settings made with the Auto MCACC Setup to another MCACC preset Standing Wave control filter settings cannot be changed during playback of sources using the HDMI connect
203. uttons if necessary to switch speakers settings 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Data Check menu repeating steps 2 and 3 to check other settings 5 When you re finished press RETURN You will return to the Data Management setup menu Copying MCACC preset data If you want to manually adjust the Acoustic Calibration EQ see Manual MCACC setup above we recommend copying your current settings2 to an unused MCACC preset Instead of just a flat EQ curve this will give you a reference point from which to start 1 Select MCACC Data Copy from the Data Management setup menu 2 Select the MCACC preset you ll be copying the settings From then specify where you want to copy them To Make sure you don t overwrite an MCACC preset you re currently using this can t be undone 3 Select Copy to confirm and copy the settings Copy Complete shows in the OSD to confirm the MCACC preset has been copied then you automatically return to the Data Management setup menu Note 1 This can be done in Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto MCACC on page 8 or Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 either of which you should have already completed System Setup 1 Auto MCACC 2 Surr Back System 3 Manual MCACC 4 Data Management 5 Manual SP Setup 6 Input Setup 7 Other Setup Exit 4 Data Management Return a MCACC Data Check b MCACC Data Copy c Memory Rename d Memory Clear 4 Data Mana
204. vice Switch off the video converter and reconnect the source and display device using the same type of connection component S video or composite then start playback again Symptom Remedy The Auto MCACC Setup continually shows an error The ambient noise level may be too high Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible see also Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10 If the noise level cannot be kept low enough you will have to set up the surround sound manually page 40 After using the Auto MCACC Setup the speaker size setting is incorrect There may have been some low frequency noise in the room from an air conditioner motor etc Switch off all other appliances in the room and use Auto MCACC Setup again Depending on a number of factors room size speaker placement etc this may occur in some cases You can change the speaker setting manually in Speaker Setting on page 46 and use the ALL Keep SPsetting option for the Auto Mode in Automatic MCACC Expert on page 37 if this is a recurring problem VSX LX50_HY book Page 70 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Additional information 13 71 En Display Can t adjust the Fine Speaker Distance setting page 41 properly Check that the speakers are all in phase make sure the positive and negative terminals are matched up properly Most recent settings have been erased The power cord was disconnected from the wall
205. with the SR cable See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display above for more on connecting these components Make sure you have also selected the display input to which you ve connected the receiver in The Input Setup menu on page 56 2 To switch SR mode on off press RECEIVER then the SR button The front panel display shows SR ON or SR OFF The automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately see SR Setup for Pioneer plasma displays on page 57 DVD player Pioneer plasma display This receiver Satellite receiver etc VIDEO INPUT 1 VIDEO INPUT 2 TV SAT AUDIO IN DVD LD AUDIO IN MULTI JOG MASTER VOLUME ENTER VSX LX50 STANDBY ON PHONES DVD LD PHASE CONTROL TV SAT DVR VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 VIDEO GAME DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING CD CD R TAPE MD FM AM LISTENING MODE PTY SEARCH EON MODE SYSTEM SETUP TUNING STATION TUNER EDIT SPEAKERS RETURN TONE MULTI JOG MULTI CH IN SB ch PROCESSING SIGNAL SELECT USB HDMI iPod MCACC SETUP MIC DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO GAME INPUT S VIDEO USB ANALOG ATT MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS DIMMER SLEEP SR DIALOG E S RETRIEVER TV DVR 1 TV CTRL iPod RECEIVER TUNER HDMI 1 DVD CD HDMI 2 CD R TAPE DVR 2 USB VSX LX50_HY book Page 55 Thursday March 8 2007 1 18 PM Other Settings 10 56 En Chapter 10 Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to

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