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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate you
07 KURO LINK Making the KURO LINK connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cautions on the KURO LINK function . . . . . . . . . . .
Flow of settings on the receiver The unit is a full-fledged AV receiver equipped with an abundance of functions and terminals.
Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Features • Advanced Direct Energy design This receiver offers a new advancement
01 Before you start • iPod and USB Ready This receiver has the terminals for connecting an iPod unit and a USB mass storage dev
Controls and displays 02 Chapter 2: Controls and displays Remote control 12 RECEIVER SOURCE 1 RECEIVER This switches between
02 Controls and displays 5 Tuner/component control buttons/HOME MENU These button controls can be accessed after you have selec
Controls and displays 02 Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VSX-LX52 8 STANDBY/ON ENTER BAND TUNE TUNE PHASE CONTROL ADVANCED MCACC PQLS
02 Controls and displays Display 1 AUTO 2 L SL XL C XC LFE 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PCM HDMI DIGITAL ANALOG R 2DIGITAL
Controls and displays 02 14 Master volume level Shows the overall volume level. “---” indicates the minimum level, and “+12dB”
03 Connecting your equipment Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities
Connecting your equipment 03 7 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x5) Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD
03 Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ application Surround sound with a strong sense of presence can be enjoye
Connecting your equipment 03 THX speaker system setup Placing the speakers To achieve the best possible surround sound, install
03 Connecting your equipment Some tips for improving sound quality Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on
Connecting your equipment 03 Installing your speaker system At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary
03 Connecting your equipment Bi-amping your speakers Bi-amp compatible speaker Center Subwoofer High High Bi-amp compatible spe
Connecting your equipment 03 Selecting the Surr Back system The surround back terminals can be used for bi-amping, Speaker B an
03 Connecting your equipment About the video converter The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through al
Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting your TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI (with
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output This diagram shows connections of a TV (with HDMI i
Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting your TV with no HDMI input This diagram shows connections of a TV (with no HDMI input)
03 Connecting your equipment • The input functions below are assigned by default to the receiver’s different input terminals. R
Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources This receiver has two sets of audio/vi
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terr
Connecting your equipment 03 When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the compon
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting external antennas Connecting AM/FM antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire
Connecting your equipment 03 MULTI-ZONE setup This receiver can power up to three independent systems in separate rooms after y
03 Connecting your equipment Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2) • Connect a separate amplifier to the AUDIO ZONE 2 OUT jacks and a
Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting an IR receiver If you keep your stereo components in a closed cabinet or shelving unit,
03 Connecting your equipment Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger You can connect components in your syste
Connecting your equipment 03 • Connect your computer to the RS-232C jack on the rear panel of the receiver. Make sure that the
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting an iPod This receiver has a dedicated iPod terminal that will allow you to control play
Connecting your equipment 03 Plugging in the receiver Only plug in after you have connected all your components to this receive
04 Basic Setup Chapter 4: Basic Setup Switching the speaker impedance We recommend using speakers of 8 Ω with this system, but
Basic Setup 04 Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC) The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characterist
04 Basic Setup 5 Wait for the test tones to finish, then confirm the speaker configuration in the GUI screen. A progress report
Basic Setup 04 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use RECEIVER to switch on. 2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then
05 Basic playback Chapter 5: Basic playback Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DV
Basic playback 05 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must s
05 Basic playback 3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press to start playback.1 • Main Zone:
Basic playback 05 Playing a USB device It is possible to playback files1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver.
05 Basic playback • Sub Zone: Track title or File name Play Track Title Random On 3:02 Artist Name Album Title -2:02 xxxx/xxxx
Basic playback 05 About playable file formats The USB function of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that
05 Basic playback 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM a
Basic playback 05 Tip • To erase a station name, simply repeat steps 1 to 3 and input eight spaces instead of a name. • Once yo
06 Listening to your system Chapter 6: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and many features described in
Listening to your system 06 • Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources1 • Neural THX – Up to 7.1 cha
06 Listening to your system • DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of dialog • SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots
Listening to your system 06 Using Stream Direct Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the truest possible reproduct
06 Listening to your system 1 Switch the receiver into standby. Setting the Up Mix function In a 7.1-channel surround system wi
Listening to your system 06 Choosing the input signal On this receiver, it is possible to switch the input signals for the diff
06 Listening to your system Phase Control technology provides coherent sound reproduction through the use of phase matching1 fo
KURO LINK 07 Chapter 7: KURO LINK Synchronized operation with a KURO LINK-compatible Pioneer flat screen TV or Blu-ray disc pla
07 KURO LINK About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the KURO LINK function The synchronized operat
KURO LINK 07 Setting the PQLS function PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) is a digital audio signal transfer control technolog
08 Using other functions Chapter 8: Using other functions Setting What it does Applies the treble and bass tone controls to a s
Using other functions 08 Setting SACD GAINf HDMIg (HDMI Audio) What it does Brings out detail in SACDs by maximizing the dynami
08 Using other functions Setting ASPb (Aspect) What it does Specifies the aspect ratio when analog video input signals are outp
Using other functions 08 Switching the speaker system If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 85, th
08 Using other functions 4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume for the zone you have selected. This is only possibl
Using other functions 08 Using the sleep timer The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of t
08 Using other functions Setting Default ON ON iPod/USB function Other functions Resetting the system Use this procedure to res
Controlling the rest of your system 09 Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Operating multiple receivers The remote c
09 Controlling the rest of your system Resetting the remote control presets This will erase all preset remote control preset co
Controlling the rest of your system 09 Button(s) SOURCE Number buttons • (dot) ENTER (CLASS) TV numerics • (dot) ENTER EXIT/I
09 Controlling the rest of your system Button(s) SOURCE Number buttons • (dot) ENTER (CLASS) LD numerics +10 ENTER TOP MENU -
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 Chapter 10: The Advanced MCACC menu Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu The Advanc
10 The Advanced MCACC menu Automatic MCACC (Expert) If your setup requires more detailed settings than those provided in Automa
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 2nd reference point 1 3rd reference point 2 3 6 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting t
10 The Advanced MCACC menu 8 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the r
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 1 Select ‘Manual MCACC’ from the Advanced MCACC menu. See Making receiver settings from the Advanced
10 The Advanced MCACC menu 1 Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu. 1c.Manual MCACC A/V RECEIVER 1. Fine C
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust • Default setting: ON1/0.0dB (all channels/bands) Acoustic Calibratio
10 The Advanced MCACC menu Setting Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional according to your room characteristics Using the manual
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 • Advanced EQ Setup – Use this to select the time period that will be used for frequency adjustment
10 The Advanced MCACC menu Speaker Setting Checking MCACC Data At the procedure of Automatically setting up for surround sound
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 Standing Wave Use this to display the standing wave related adjustment values for the various MCACC
10 The Advanced MCACC menu Renaming MCACC presets Data Management This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets, allo
The Advanced MCACC menu 10 4 Select ‘OK’ to confirm and copy the settings. When MCACC Memory Copy? is displayed, select YES. If
11 The system and the other setup Chapter 11: The system and the other setup Making receiver settings from the System Setup men
The system and the other setup 11 • Surr Back System – Specifies how you are using your surround back speakers (see below). • S
11 The system and the other setup • SB – Select the number of surround back speakers you have (one, two or none).1 Select LARGE
The system and the other setup 11 Speaker Distance For good sound depth and separation from your system, you need to specify th
11 The system and the other setup 2 Select either ON or OFF for THX Loudness Plus setting. 4a6.THX Audio Setting A/V RECEIVER L
The system and the other setup 11 Multi Channel Input Setup You can adjust the level of the subwoofer for a multichannel input.
11 The system and the other setup Power ON Level Setup The volume can be set so that it is always set to the same level when th
Additional information 12 Chapter 12: Additional information Step 3: Adjusting the speaker orientation Speaker Setting Guide In
12 Additional information Positional relationship between speakers and monitor Position of front speakers and monitor The front
Additional information 12 Symptom Remedy AMP ERR blinks in the display, • The receiver may have a serious problem. Do not try s
12 Additional information Symptom No sound from one speaker. Remedy • Check the speaker connection (see Connecting the speakers
Additional information 12 Symptom Remedy There seems to be a time lag • See Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto M
12 Additional information Symptom Remedy After using the Auto MCACC • There may have been some low frequency noise in the room
Additional information 12 Symptom Remedy During playback of a Surround • The source may be Dolby Surround EX/DTS-ES software, b
12 Additional information Symptom No sound, or sound suddenly ceases. Remedy • Check that the HDMI AV setting is set to AMP/THR
Additional information 12 USB interface Symptoms The folders/files stored on a USB memory device are not displayed. Causes Reme
12 Additional information Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through
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Flow of settings on the receiver The unit is a full-fledged AV
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01 Before you start • iPod and USB Ready This receiver has the
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Controls and displays 02 Chapter 2: Controls and displays Remot
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02 Controls and displays Display 1 AUTO 2 L SL XL C XC LFE 3 45
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03 Connecting your equipment Determining the speakers’ applicat
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Connecting your equipment 03 THX speaker system setup Placing t
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03 Connecting your equipment Some tips for improving sound qual
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03 Connecting your equipment About the video converter The vide
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Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting your TV and playback co
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03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your DVD player with no
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03 Connecting your equipment • The input functions below are as
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03 Connecting your equipment Connecting a satellite/cable recei
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Connecting your equipment 03 When you set up the receiver you’l
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03 Connecting your equipment Connecting external antennas Conne
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Connecting your equipment 03 MULTI-ZONE setup This receiver can
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03 Connecting your equipment Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2) •
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Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting an IR receiver If you k
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03 Connecting your equipment Switching components on and off us
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Connecting your equipment 03 • Connect your computer to the RS-
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03 Connecting your equipment Connecting an iPod This receiver h
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Connecting your equipment 03 Plugging in the receiver Only plug
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Basic Setup 04 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Use RECE
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05 Basic playback Chapter 5: Basic playback Playing a source He
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05 Basic playback 1 Press TUNER to select the tuner. Listening
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06 Listening to your system Chapter 6: Listening to your system
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Listening to your system 06 • Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound,
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06 Listening to your system • DRAMA – Designed for movies with
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Listening to your system 06 Using Stream Direct Use the Stream
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06 Listening to your system 1 Switch the receiver into standby.
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Listening to your system 06 Choosing the input signal On this r
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Using other functions 08 Setting SACD GAINf HDMIg (HDMI Audio)
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09 Controlling the rest of your system Resetting the remote con
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09 Controlling the rest of your system Button(s) SOURCE Numbe
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10 The Advanced MCACC menu 8 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then p
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