Document Outline

• Contents
• Before you start
  • Our philosophy
  • Features
  • Checking what’s in the box
  • Installing the receiver
  • Loading the batteries
  • Operating range of remote control unit
• Controls and displays
  • Remote control (In case of SC-LX82)
  • Remote control (In case of SC-LX72)
  • Front panel
  • Display
• Connecting your equipment
  • Rear panel
  • Determining the speakers’ application
    • Other speaker connection
  • Placing the speakers
    • THX speaker system setup
    • Some tips for improving sound quality
  • Connecting the speakers
  • Installing your speaker system
    • Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections
    • Bi-amping your speakers
    • Bi-wiring your speakers
  • Selecting the Surr Back system
    • ZONE 2 setup
    • Speaker B setup
    • Bi-Amping setup
  • About the audio connection
  • About the video converter
  • Connecting your TV and playback components
    • Connecting using HDMI
    • Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output
    • Connecting your TV with no HDMI input
  • Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources
  • Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box
  • Connecting the multichannel analog inputs
  • Connecting other audio components
    • About the WMA9 Pro decoder
  • Connecting additional amplifiers
  • Connecting AM/FM antennas
    • Connecting external antennas
  • MULTI-ZONE setup
    • Making MULTI-ZONE connections
  • Connecting an IR receiver
  • Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor
  • Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger
  • Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output
  • Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input
  • Connecting an iPod
  • Connecting a USB device
  • Plugging in the receiver
• Basic Setup
  • Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)
  • Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC & Full Band Phase Control)
    • Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup
  • The Input Setup menu
    • Input function default and possible settings
• Basic playback
  • Playing a source
    • Playing a source with HDMI connection
    • Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
  • Playing an iPod
    • Playing back audio files stored on an iPod
  • Playing a USB device
    • Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device
    • Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device
    • About playable file formats
  • Listening to the radio
    • Improving FM sound
    • Using the noise cut mode
    • Using Neural THX
    • Tuning directly to a station
    • Saving station presets
    • Naming station presets
    • Listening to station presets
    • An introduction to RDS
• Listening to your system
  • Auto playback
  • Listening in surround sound
    • Standard surround sound
    • Using the Home THX modes
    • Using the Advanced surround effects
  • Listening in stereo
  • Using Front Stage Surround Advance
  • Using Stream Direct
  • Using surround back channel processing
    • Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
  • Setting the Up Mix function
  • Selecting MCACC presets
  • Choosing the input signal
  • Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control
    • Using Phase Control
    • Using Full Band Phase Control
• Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
  • Enjoying the Home Media Gallery
  • Features of Home Media Gallery
  • Steps to enjoy the Home Media Gallery
    • Playing back audio files on the network and listening to Internet radio stations
  • Connecting to the network through LAN interface
  • Introduction
  • About network playback
    • Windows Media Player
    • Windows Media DRM
    • DLNA
    • Content playable over a network
    • About playback behavior over a network
    • Authorizing this receiver
  • Playback with Home Media Gallery
    • Playing back audio files stored on components on the network
    • Listening to Internet radio stations
    • Listening to Neural Music Direct
    • Playing back your favorite songs
    • About playable file formats
  • Advanced operations for Internet radio
    • Saving Internet radio stations
    • Retrieving saved Internet radio stations
  • Setting up the network
    • Checking the network settings
    • Software update
  • Glossary
• KURO LINK
  • Making the KURO LINK connections
    • Cautions on the KURO LINK function
    • About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the KURO LINK function
  • KURO LINK Setup
  • Setting the PQLS function
  • Before using synchronization
  • Synchronized amp mode
    • Synchronized amp mode operations
    • Canceling synchronized amp mode
• Using other functions
  • Setting the Audio options
    • About the SRC (Sampling Rate Converter) (SC-LX82 only)
  • Setting the Video options
  • Switching the speaker system
  • Using the MULTI-ZONE controls
  • Making an audio or a video recording
  • Reducing the level of an analog signal
  • Using the sleep timer
  • Dimming the display
  • Switching the HDMI output
  • Checking your system settings
  • Resetting the system
    • Default system settings
• Controlling the rest of your system (In case of SC-LX82)
  • Operating multiple receivers
  • Setting the remote to control other components
  • Selecting preset codes directly
  • Programming signals from other remote controls
  • Erasing one of the remote control button settings
  • Resetting the remote control presets
  • Confirming preset codes
  • Renaming input function names
  • Direct function
  • Multi Operation and System Off
    • Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence
    • Using multi operations
    • Using System off
  • Controls for the components
• Controlling the rest of your system (In case of SC-LX72)
  • Operating multiple receivers
  • Setting the remote to control other components
  • Selecting preset codes directly
  • Programming signals from other remote controls
  • Erasing the remote control button settings
  • Multi Operation and System Off
    • Programming a multi-operation
    • Using multi operations
    • Using System off
  • Resetting the remote control presets
    • Default preset codes
  • Controls the components
• The Advanced MCACC menu
  • Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu
  • Automatic MCACC (Expert)
  • Manual MCACC setup
    • Fine Channel Level
    • Fine Speaker Distance
    • Standing Wave
    • Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust
    • Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional
    • Precision Distance (SC-LX82 only)
  • Checking MCACC Data
    • Speaker Setting
    • Channel Level
    • Speaker Distance
    • Standing Wave
    • Acoustic Cal EQ
    • Group Delay
    • Output PC
  • Data Management
    • Renaming MCACC presets
    • Copying MCACC preset data
    • Clearing MCACC presets
• The system and the other setup
  • Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
  • Manual speaker setup
    • Surround back speaker setting
    • Speaker Setting
    • Channel Level
    • Speaker Distance
    • X-Curve
    • THX Audio Setting
  • The Other Setup menu
    • Multi Channel Input Setup
    • ZONE Audio Setup
    • Power ON Level Setup
    • Volume Limit Setup
    • Remote Control Mode Setup
    • Flicker Reduction Setup
• Additional information
  • Speaker Setting Guide
    • Positional relationship between speakers and monitor
  • Troubleshooting
    • Power
    • No sound
    • Other audio problems
    • Video
    • Settings
    • Professional Calibration EQ graphical output
    • Display
    • Remote control
    • HDMI
    • Important information regarding the HDMI connection
    • HOME MEDIA GALLERY
    • About status messages
    • USB interface
  • Surround sound formats
    • Dolby
    • DTS
    • Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
  • About iPod
  • About THX
  • About Neural - THX Surround
  • About FLAC
    • FLAC Decoder
  • Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats
  • Specifications
  • Cleaning the unit
  • Index