Pioneer VSX-922-S - Manual (Page 61)

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Using other functions
Switching the speaker terminals
If you selected Normal(SB/FH), Normal(SB/FW) or Speaker B at Speaker system setting on page 79 , you can
switch between speakers using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected Front Bi-Amp or ZONE 2, the button will
simply switch your main speaker terminals on or off.
1 Press to the receiver operation mode.
2 Use SPEAKERS to select a speaker system setting.
As mentioned above, if you have selected Front Bi-Amp or ZONE 2, the button will simply switch your main
speaker terminal (A) on or off.
Press repeatedly to choose a speaker terminal option:
When you select Normal(SB/FH), you can select from:
! SP: SB/FH ON – Surround back or front height channels are added to the front, center and surround chan-
nels (maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. The surround back and front height
channels are switched automatically according to the audio input signal.
! SP: SB ON – Surround back channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5
channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: FH ON – Front height channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 chan-
nels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the speakers.
When you select Normal(SB/FW), you can select from:
! SP: SB/FW ON – Surround back or front wide channels are added to the front, center and surround channels
(maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. The surround back and front wide channels
are switched automatically according to the audio input signal.
! SP: SB ON – Surround back channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5
channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: FW ON – Front wide channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 chan-
nels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output.
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the speakers.
When you select Speaker B, you can select from:
! SP: A ON – Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 7 channels (including surround back chan-
nels), depending on the source).
! SP: B ON – Sound is output from the two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals. Multichannel
sources will not be heard.
! SP: A+B ON – Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the
two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals, and the subwoofer. The sound from the B-speaker termi-
nals will be the same as the sound from the A-speaker terminals (multichannel sources will be downmixed to
2 channels).
! SP: OFF – No sound is output from the speakers.
Note
! The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 79 . However, if SP:
B ON is selected above, no sound is heard from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).
! All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub zone volume and select sources. See MULTI-
ZONE remote controls on page 62 .
1 Press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel.
Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:
! ZONE 2 ON – Switches the MULTI-ZONE feature on
! MULTI ZONE OFF – Switches the MULTI-ZONE feature off
The MULTI-ZONE indicator lights when the MULTI-ZONE control has been switched ON.
2 Press MULTI-ZONE CONTROL on the front panel.
! When the receiver is on, make sure that any operations for the sub zone are done while ZONE 2 shows in the
display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only.
3 Use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source for the sub zone.
For example, ZONE 2 DVD sends the source connected to the DVD inputs to the sub room (ZONE 2).
! If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner controls to select a preset station (see Saving station presets
on page 40 if you’re unsure how to do this). The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time.
Therefore, changing the station in one zone also changes the station in the other zone. Please be careful not
to change stations when recording a radio broadcast.
4 When Speaker System is set to ZONE 2, use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume
for the sub zone.
In case of VSX-1122
! Even if Speaker System is not set to ZONE 2, the volume of the sound being output from the AUDIO ZONE 2
OUT terminals can be adjusted. Adjust the volume as desired using the MASTER VOLUME dial.
! When Speaker System is set to anything other than ZONE 2, the volume output from the receiver’s AUDIO
ZONE 2 OUT terminals can be fixed to –40 dB or 0 dB and the volume can be adjusted from the connected
amplifier. If you want to adjust the volume from the connected amplifier, see
ZONE Setup on page 84 .
5 When you’re finished, press MULTI-ZONE CONTROL again to return to the main zone
controls.
You can also press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel to switch off all output to the sub zone.
! You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control
first.
! If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for a while, turn off the power in both the sub and main
rooms so that this receiver is in standby.