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VSX-LX51_HY.book 1 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分
Operating Instructions
audio/video multi-channel receiver
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STANDBY/ON VSX-LX51_HY.book 2 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and "dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 3 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC CAUTION outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect this unit should be performed only by qualified device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 4 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. Contents 01 Before you start 05 Listening to your system Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 5 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 08 Other connections 11 Using other functions Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Setting the Audio options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Making an audio or a video recording
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 6 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Furthermore, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD, which are designed for the next-generation high- Features definition media such as Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, • Advanced Direct Energy design support up to 7.1 channels and 8 channels respectively. This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete DTS-EXPRESS is a low-bitrate encoding technology design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, l
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 7 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Before you start 01 � iPod and USB Ready This receiver has the terminals for connecting an iPod Loading the batteries unit and a USB mass storage device. The iPod terminal is ready for handling digital audio, and this receiver’s enhanced compatibility makes on-screen control of your iPod an added possibility. The USB terminal allows you to listen to two-channel audio from a USB mass storage device connected to this receiver. Caution Incorrect
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 8 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 5 minute guide 02 Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best Introduction to home theater surround sound effect. Also see Placing the speakers on Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to page 21 for more on this. create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The Center (C) Fro
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 9 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 5 minute guide 02 � Push down on the PUSH OPEN tab to access the MCACC SETUP MIC jack: Automatically setting up for surround AUTO SURR/ HOME STANDARD ADVANCED STEREO/ STREAM DIRECT THX SURROUND SURROUND A.L.C. VIDEO INPUT iPod DIRECT MCA MCACC CC VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL IN USB SETUP MIC SETUP MIC sound (Auto MCACC) PHONES MULTI-ZONE CONTROL ON/OFF SPEAKERS ST – ST + The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening ar
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 10 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 5 minute guide 02 � With error messages (such as Too much ambient Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup noise! or Check Microphone.) select RETRY after If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto checking for ambient noise (see Problems when MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the mic connection. If there doesn’t seem
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 11 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 5 minute guide 02 �See also Listening to your system on page 29 for Phase Control ON information on different ways of listening to sources. Front speaker Listening It is possible to check on the display whether or not multi- position channel playback is being performed properly. When using a surround back speaker, 2D+PL IIx MOVIE is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals, Sound Original sound and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when playing DTS
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 12 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel MONITOR COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR HDMI S- ANTENNA IN IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT OUT OUT 1 2 4 VIDEO 8 11 12 13 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 16 COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE 1 - 2 Y VIDEO OUT 1 IN (DVD) PB FM U
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 13 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 10 Speaker terminals Use for connection to the main front, center, surround and surround back speakers. See Installing your speaker system on page 20. 11 Composite and S-Video monitor outputs Use to connect monitors and TVs. See Connecting your TV and DVD player on page 16. 12 ZONE 2 audio/video outputs Use to connect a second receiver in a separate room. See MULTI-ZONE listening on page 57. 13 Component v
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 14 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 When making cable connections About the video converter � To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the The video converter ensures that all video sources are top of the receiver. output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot be downsampled, you must connect your monitor/TV to the receiver’s HDMI video outputs when connecting this 1 video source. I
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 15 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect Connecting using HDMI on an HDMI-compatible monitor. If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped � The arrow on the cable connector body should be component, you can connect it to this receiver using a facing left for correct alignment with the connector 1 commercially available HDMI cable. on the player. The HDM
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 16 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 1 3 Connect a coaxial-type digital audio output on your DVD player to the COAXIAL IN 1 (DVD) input. Connecting your TV and DVD player Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio. 4 Connect the stereo audio outputs on your DVD player to the DVD AUDIO inputs. VIDEO S-VIDEO IN IN Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable. � If your DVD player has multichannel analog outputs, TV 1 you can connect these instead. See
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 17 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR other set-top box and other video sources Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’. outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs. VSX-LX51 VSX-LX51 HDMI S- S- MON
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 18 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an 1 Connect the component video outputs of your 1 source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO optical-type digital audio output from the recorder to inputs. the OPTICAL IN 2 (DVR1) input. Connect using a three-way component video cable. 2 Use an optical cable for the connection. � Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which � For a second recorder, use the
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 19 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 1 � Connect the analog audio outputs of the source 1 Connect a coaxial-type digital audio output on component to one of the AUDIO inputs. your digital component to the COAXIAL IN 2 (CD) Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable. input. Use a coaxial cable for the connection. � If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc., connect the analog audio outputs (OUT) to the 2 For recording equipment, conne
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VSX-LX51_HY.book 20 ページ ２００８年４月１６日 水曜日 午後４時３９分 Connecting your equipment 03 Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back 1 speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surr
