Pioneer SC-99 Owner s Manual - Page 93

09 Using other functions Setting ASP (Aspect) What it does Specifies the aspect ratio when input signals are output at the HDMI output. Make your desired settings while checking each setting on your display (if the image doesn't match your monitor type, cropping or black bands appear). Option(s) THROUGH NORMAL a ! The default value changes depending on the type of input (page 97 ). ! If the video picture deteriorates when this settings is switched ON, switch it OFF. ! When connected with a video device using the component video input terminals, set this setting to ON and view the HDMI OUT 1 or HDMI OUT 2 terminal's video. ! When upscaling to 4K or 1080p, video may not be output correctly depending on the HDMI cable. In this case, set this setting to OFF. b ! When set to a resolution with which the TV (monitor) is not compatible, no picture is output. Also, in some cases no picture will be output due to copyright protection signals. In this case, change the setting. ! When AUTO is selected, the resolution is selected automatically according to the capacity of the TV (monitor) connected by HDMI. When PURE is selected, the signals are output with the same resolution as when input (see About the video converter on page 37 ). ! When 1080/24p or 4K/24p is selected, the movement may be unnatural or the picture unclear, depending on the video signal being input. In this case, set the resolution to something other than 1080/24p or 4K/24p. ! When PURE is selected and the input signal is 480i, the on-screen display cannot be displayed. c This can only be set when AUTO, 4K, or 4K/24p is selected in SCAL. This is effective when upscaling to 4K from an input signal other than 4K. d ! P.MOTION is disabled when PCINEMA is set to ON. ! This setting have the effect only for pictures recorded in the interlaced scan format (480i/576i or 1080i signals). e ! This setting is only displayed when the video signals below are being input: - 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i analog video signals - 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p24 HDMI video signals f Adjustment is not possible unless V.ADJ (Advanced Video Adjust) is set to MEMORY. g This adjustment is only possible when 480i signals are being input from the composite video jacks. h ! If the image doesn't match your monitor type, adjust the aspect ratio on the source component or on the monitor. ! This setting is only displayed when 480i/p or 576i/p video signals are being input. Switching the output (OUTPUT PARAMETER) You can press OUT P. to switch the output of speaker terminals or HDMI terminals to be played. Switching the speaker terminals If you selected 9.2.2ch TMd/FH, 7.2.2/7.2ch + SP-B or 5.2ch + SP-B Bi-Amp at Speaker system setting on page 113 , you can switch between speakers using the OUT P. button. If you selected 7.2.2/5.2.2/7.2ch, 7.2.4ch SB Pre out, 7.2.4ch Front Pre out, 7.2.2ch Front Bi-Amp, 7.2ch + HDZONE, 5.2 Bi-Amp+HDZONE, 5.2ch F+Surr Bi-Amp, 5.2ch F+C Bi-Amp, 5.2ch C+Surr Bi-Amp, Multi-ZONE Music, 5.2 +ZONE 2+HDZONE or 5.2 +ZONE 2+ZONE 3, the button will simply switch your main speaker terminals on or off. 1 Press OUT P.. ! You can perform the same operation by pressing SPEAKERS on the front panel. 2 Use i/j to select 'SP'. 3 Use k/l to switch the speaker terminals to be played. As mentioned above, if you have selected 7.2.2/5.2.2/7.2ch, 7.2.4ch SB Pre out, 7.2.4ch Front Pre out, 7.2.2ch Front Bi-Amp, 7.2ch + HDZONE, 5.2 Bi-Amp+HDZONE, 5.2ch F+Surr Bi-Amp, 5.2ch F+C Bi-Amp, 5.2ch C+Surr Bi-Amp, Multi-ZONE Music, 5.2 +ZONE 2+HDZONE or 5.2 +ZONE 2+ZONE 3, the button will simply switch your main speaker terminal (A) on or off (Pre-AMP mode). The pre-amp mode is a mode for reducing power consumption when power amplifiers are connected to the receiver's PRE OUT terminals by individually turning off the power of the amplifiers for those channels. Press repeatedly to choose a speaker terminal option: When you select 9.2.2ch TMd/FH, you can select from: ! SP: TMd/FH ON - Top middle or front height channels are added to the front, center, surround and surround back channels (maximum 7 channels) and a maximum of 9 channels are output. The top middle and front height channels are switched automatically according to the audio input signal. ! SP: TMd ON - Top middle channels are added to the front, center, surround and surround back channels (maximum 7 channels) and a maximum of 9 channels are output. ! SP: FH ON - Front height channels are added to the front, center, surround and surround back channels (maximum 7 channels) and a maximum of 9 channels are output. ! SP: OFF - No sound is output from the speakers. When you select 7.2.2/7.2ch + SP-B, you can select from: ! SP: A ON - Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 9 channels (front, center, surround, surround back and top middle), depending on the source). ! SP: B ON - Sound is output from the two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals (EXTRA 1). Multichannel sources will not be heard. ! SP: A+B ON - Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 7 channels (front, center, surround and surround back), depending on the source), the two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals (EXTRA 1), 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. When you select 5.2ch + SP-B Bi-Amp, you can select from: ! SP: A ON - Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 5 channels (front, center and surround), depending on the source). ! SP: B ON - Sound is output from the two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals (EXTRA 1 and SURROUND BACK). Multichannel sources will not be heard. ! SP: A+B ON - Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 5 channels (front, center and surround), depending on the source), the two speakers connected to the B-speaker terminals (EXTRA 1 and SURROUND BACK), 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. Notes ! When 7.2.2/7.2ch + SP-B or 5.2ch + SP-B Bi-Amp is selected for the Speaker System setting (page 113 ) and Speaker B Link (HDMI Setup on page 85 ) is set to "ON", the setting of the speaker terminals that are played changes automatically when HDMI OUT 1 and HDMI OUT 2 are switched. For details, see Switching the HDMI output on page 94 . ! The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 113 . 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 7.2.2/7.2ch + SP-B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected. 93