Pioneer SC-99 Owner s Manual - Page 64

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 SOURCE CONTROL BD DVD SAT HDMI USB iPod ADPT BT ROKU MHL NET TUNER TV CD ALL VOLUME LISTENING MODE AUTO SURR ADV 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 or the front panel INPUT SELECTOR dial. ! As necessary, select the type of audio input signal (page 75 ). 3 Press AUTO (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. To play a stereo sound source in multichannel, press SURR or ADV to select your favorite listening mode. (Example: Press SURR several times to select EXT.STEREO.) ! 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 72 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 139 . 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, 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. 4 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. With factory default settings, the on-screen display will be output from all HDMI output terminals and displayed on any TV connected via HDMI cable. You can change where the screen is output in the MAIN/HDZONE (page 117 ) and HDMI output (page 94 ) 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 ALL 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 89 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. Selecting the multichannel analog inputs SC-99 only If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs for surround sound playback. ! When the center or surround speakers are bi-amped, no sound is produced even when MULTI CH IN is selected. (Check Determining the speakers' application on page 20 and Bi-amping your speakers on page 26 .) ! When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set. ! With MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 118 . 1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting. For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio. 2 Use ALL to select MULTI CH IN. You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel. ! Depending on the DVD player you're using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in Other Setup. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 118 . 64