Pioneer SC-79 Owner's Manual - Page 52

05 Basic playback Playing a source Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home theater system. STANDBY/ON AUTO/ALC/ DIRECT STANDARD ADV SURR BDR BD DVD DVR HDMI TV CD USB CBL iPod SAT INPUT SELECT NET ADPT MHL TUNER RECEIVER VOLUME RECEIVER 1 Switch on your system components and receiver. Start by switching on the playback component (for example a DVD player), your TV and subwoofer (if you have one), then the receiver (press u STANDBY/ON). Make sure that the TV's video input is set to this receiver. 2 Select the input function you want to play. You can use the input function buttons on the remote control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial. ! If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 63). 3 Press to the receiver operation mode. 4 Press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) to select 'AUTO SURROUND' and start playback of the source. For such sound sources as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, the surround sound is played. With stereo sound, the sound is played from the left and right front speakers with the default listening mode. ! You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM. ! See also Listening to your system on page 60 for information on different ways of listening to sources. It is possible to check on the front panel display whether or not multi-channel playback is being performed properly. For details, see Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input signal formats on page 124. When multi-channel speakers (more than the two front left and right channels) are connected, straight decoding is performed, so the input signal's format name (for example, 2 TrueHD, DTS-HD MSTR or DTS-HD HI RES) is displayed. If the display does not correspond to the input signal and listening mode, check the connections and settings. 5 Use the VOLUME +/- to adjust the volume level. Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is coming from the speakers connected to this receiver. Note Depending on the input to be played, the playback operation can in some cases be performed using the onscreen display. The on-screen display is only displayed when this receiver's HDMI OUT 1 or HDMI OUT 2 terminal is connected to the TV's HDMI input terminal by HDMI cable. When connected to the TV with anything other than an HDMI cable, watch the front panel display when performing operations and making settings. Turning off the sound Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound). % Press MUTE. Playing a source with HDMI connection % Use INPUT SELECT to select the input function connected to the receiver's HDMI input terminals. You can also perform the same operation by using the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly. ! Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options on page 77 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI audio output from your TV (no sound will be heard from this receiver). ! If the video signal does not appear on your TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or dis- play. Note that some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be converted. In this case, use an analog video connection. Input Volume Absorber This can be used to correct for the difference in volume between input sources. 1 Switch to the input whose volume you want to adjust. 2 Press to the receiver operation mode. 3 Press CH LEVEL. 4 Use i/j to select 'ALL'. 5 Adjust the volume using k/l. The volume can be adjusted in the range of -12.0dB to +12.0dB, 0.5 dB steps. 6 When you're finished, press RETURN. 52