Pioneer SC-55 Owner's Manual - Page 60

09 Using other functions ! 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 terminals 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 ! When 7.1ch + Speaker B or 5.1ch + SP-B Bi-Amp is selected for the Speaker System setting (page 76) and the Speaker B Link setting (HDMI Setup on page 53 ) is turned on, the setting of the played speaker terminals switches automatically when HDMI OUT is switched. For details, see Switching the HDMI output on page 61 . ! The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 76 . 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 7.1ch + 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 60 . 1 Press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel. Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option: 60 En ! ZONE 2 ON - Selects your primary (ZONE 2) sub zone ! ZONE 2&3 ON - Select both sub zones ! ZONE 3 ON - Selects your secondary (ZONE 3) sub zone ! 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 to select the sub zone(s) you want. If you selected ZONE 2&3 ON above, you can toggle between ZONE 2 and ZONE 3. ! When the receiver is on, make sure that any operations for the sub zone are done while ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) show in the display. If this is not showing, the front panel controls affect the main zone only. If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE and your selected sub zone(s) continue to show in the display. 3 Use the INPUT SELECTOR dial to select the source for the zone you have selected. For example, ZONE 2 DVD sends the source connected to the DVD inputs to the primary (ZONE 2) sub room. ! If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner controls to select a preset station (see Saving station presets on page 39 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 7.1ch + ZONE 2, use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume for the sub zone. 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(s). ! 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. MULTI-ZONE remote controls Press the remote control's ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 to operate the corresponding zone. The following table shows the possible MULTIZONE remote controls: Button(s) What it does u Switches on/off power in the sub zone. INPUT SELECT Use to select the input function in the sub zone. Input function buttons Use to select the input function directly (this may not work for some functions) in the sub zone. MASTER VOLUME +/- Use to set the listening volume in the sub zone. MUTE Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound). a You can only use this button when Speaker System is set to 7.1ch + ZONE 2. Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a 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). 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 12 for more on connections). ! The receiver's volume, Audio parameters (the tone controls, for example), 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. 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 Component video if your source has also been connected using Component video. 1 Select the source you want to record. Use the input function buttons (or INPUT SELECT). 2 Prepare the source you want to record. Tune to the radio station, load the CD, video, DVD etc. 3 Select the input signal according to the signal to be recorded. Use the remote control's SIGNAL SEL button. 4 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