Pioneer SC-LX90 - Manual (Page 60)

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When setting up an i.LINK network, it’s important that
the components form an open ended chain (
fig. 1), or a
tree ( fig. 2).
The system will not work if the connected components
form a loop. If a loop is detected, the message
LOOP
CONNECT shows in the display. Figs. 3 and 4 show
connections that form a loop.
Another consideration when connecting i.LINK devices
is the speed of the interface. At present there are three
speeds; S100 (slowest), S200 and S400 (fastest). This
amplifier uses the S400 type. Although you can use
components with different speeds together, we
recommend connecting slower-speed components at
the edge of the network if possible (shown by the shaded
boxes in figs. 1 and 2). This will keep the network free of
bottlenecks.
When used within an i.LINK network, this amplifier must
be on for the i.LINK connection to be maintained. Other
components in the network may or may not maintain the
connection in standby (none will when the power is
completely off)—check the operating instructions
supplied with individual components. Note that the audio
may be momentarily interrupted if a component in the
i.LINK network is switched on/off, or its i.LINK
connection is switched on/off.
This product complies with the following i.LINK interface
specifications:
1) IEEE Std. 1394a-2000, Standard for a High Performance
Serial Bus
2) Audio and Music Data Transmission Protocol 2.0
Following the standard for AM824 sequence adaptation
layers, the product is compatible with IEC60958 bitstream,
DVD-A and SACD.
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 IN jack on this amplifier.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround
back channels, connect these to the corresponding
MULTI CH IN jacks on this amplifier.
• 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
amplifier.
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
With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to switch the
number of channels of the input signal according to the
connected components. For example, when only two
channels of audio signals are being input to the MULTI
CH IN terminals, switch the number of playback
channels to
2 ch using the SIGNAL SEL button.
fig. 1
i.LINK cable
i.LINK cable
fig. 2
fig. 3
i.LINK cable
i.LINK cable
fig. 4
Note
1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to switch the input signal selector to MULTI CH IN (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above
for more on this).
2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
• You can’t listen to your speaker B system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
• With
MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 96.
SOURCE TV AMP
INPUT SELECT
TUNER
VOL
VOL CH
iPod HDMI PHONO
INPUT SELECT
SOURCE TV AMP
THX
STEREO/ F.S.SURR
SIGNAL SEL SLEEP AUDIO
iPod CTRL
DIMMER
SR+
CLR
SBch PHASE
A.ATT GENRE HDMI OUT
MCACC
DISP
CH
AUTO/
DIRECT STANDARD ADV.SURR
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