Pioneer SC-LX85 Operating Instructions - Page 61

Using other functions 09 Switching the speaker terminals If you selected 9.1ch FH/FW, 7.1ch + Speaker B, 7.1ch FH/FW + ZONE 2 or 5.1ch + SP-B Bi-Amp at Speaker system setting on page 87, you can switch between speakers using the SPEAKERS button. If you selected 7.1ch Front Bi-Amp, 7.1ch + ZONE 2, 5.1ch Bi-Amp + ZONE 2, 5.1ch + ZONE 2+3, 5.1ch F+Surr Bi-Amp or 5.1ch F+C Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch your main speaker terminals on or off. % Use SPEAKERS on the front panel to select a speaker system setting. As mentioned above, if you have selected 7.1ch Front Bi-Amp, 7.1ch + ZONE 2, 5.1ch Bi-Amp + ZONE 2, 5.1ch + ZONE 2+3, 5.1ch F+Surr Bi-Amp or 5.1ch F+C Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch your main speaker terminal (A) on or off. Press repeatedly to choose a speaker terminal option: When you select 9.1ch FH/FW, you can select from: ! SP: FH/FW ON - Front height or front wide channels are added to the front, center, surround and surround back channels (maximum 7 channels) and a maximum of 9 channels are output. The front height and front wide channels are switched automatically according to the audio input signal. ! 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: FW ON - Front wide 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 7.1ch + Speaker B, you can select from: ! SP: A ON - Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (up to 9 channels (including front height channels), depending on the source). ! 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 7 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. When you select 7.1ch FH/FW + ZONE 2, you can select from: ! SP: FH/FW ON - Front height or front wide channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. The front height and front wide channels are switched automatically according to the audio input signal. ! SP: FH ON - Front height channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. ! SP: FW ON - Front wide channels are added to the front, center and surround channels (maximum 5 channels) and a maximum of 7 channels are output. ! SP: OFF - No sound is output from the speakers. When you select 5.1ch + SP-B Bi-Amp, you can select from: ! SP: A ON - Sound is output from the A-speaker terminals (maximum 5 channels). ! 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 87) and the Speaker B Link setting (HDMI Setup on page 54) 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 62. ! The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 87. 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 62. 1 Press MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel. Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option: ! 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 41 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. En 61