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SC07-05.book Page 1 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM
Operating Instructions
audio/video multi-channel receiver
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SC-07 STANDBY/ON INPUT MASTER SELECTOR VOLUME C PO HN AT SR EOL ADM VA CN AC CE CD DIGIS TA CL A V LE ID R EO HDMI SC07-05.book Page 2 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired o
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SC07-05.book Page 3 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC within an equilateral triangle, is intended to 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 US
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SC07-05.book Page 4 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling D36-P4_A_En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one
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SC07-05.book Page 5 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM 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 Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SC07-05.book Page 6 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Playing back audio files stored 09 Other connections on a USB memory device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Finding what you want to play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Connecting your XM Radio receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Basic playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Listening to XM Radio. . . .
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SC07-05.book Page 7 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM 14 Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 102 Selecting preset codes directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Programming signals from other remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Resetting the remote control presets . .
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SC07-05.book Page 8 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Loading the batteries Please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories: Setup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.)) Remote control unit AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 AM loop antenna Caution FM wire antenna Warranty card Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting. Observe the following precautions:
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SC07-05.book Page 9 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 Chapter 2: Simple Home Theater Guide Center (C) Front Introduction to home theater Right (R) Subwoofer (SW) Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like Front you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The Left (L) Surround surround sound you get from a home theater system Right (SR) depends not only on your speaker setup, but also on th
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SC07-05.book Page 10 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. Automatically setting up for surround 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your Control) normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and chara
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SC07-05.book Page 11 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 If no operations are performed for 10 seconds while the The settings made in the Auto MCACC Setup should give speaker configuration check screen is being displayed, you excellent surround sound from your system, but it is the Auto MCACC Setup will resume automatically. In this also possible to adjust these settings manually using The case, you don’t need to select ‘OK’ and press ENTER in Advanced MCACC menu o
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SC07-05.book Page 12 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 3 Set the operation selector switch to RCV, then press Using Phase Control AUTO/DIRECT (AUTO SURR/STREAM DIRECT) to During multichannel playback, LFE (Low-Frequency select ‘AUTO SURROUND’ and start playback of the Effects) signals as well as low-frequency signals in each 1 source. channel are assigned to the subwoofer or other the If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound subwoofer and the mo
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SC07-05.book Page 13 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 Phase Control technology provides coherent sound This receiver analyzes the frequency-phase 1 characteristics of the speakers by calibrating test signals reproduction through the use of phase matching for an output from the speakers with the supplied microphone, optimal sound image at your listening position. The therefore flattening the analyzed frequency-phase default setting is on and we recommend leavi
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SC07-05.book Page 14 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Simple Home Theater Guide 02 Full Band Phase Control ON Tweeter Midrange Woofer Group Delay Characteristics ms Hz With the phase distortion corrected, the frequency-phase characteristics are improved across all ranges. Sound with live dynamics Sound of musical instruments with superb reality Sound so accurately reproduced that you can even hear the lip movement of the singer Speech heard with no loss of clarity Surround sound wi
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SC07-05.book Page 15 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM 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. Important Illustration shows the SC-07, however connections for the SC-05 are the same except where noted. Rear panel 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 LAN (10/100) 12 V TRIGGER 1 3 6 11 17 XM IN
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SC07-05.book Page 16 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Connecting your equipment 03 10 RS-232C connector Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when When making cable connections using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control. To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the See Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output on top of the receiver. page 72. 11 Component video inputs (x3) Use the inputs to connect any video source that has component video output, such as a DVD p
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SC07-05.book Page 17 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Connecting your equipment 03 For optimal video performance, THX recommends switching Digital Video Conversion (in Setting the About the video converter Video options on page 98) OFF. The video converter ensures that all video sources are output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is The only exception is HDMI: since this resolution cannot protected by method clai
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SC07-05.book Page 18 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Connecting your equipment 03 SC-07 (10/100) 12 V 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 LAN TRIGGER XM IN (OUTPUT (DVD) (VIDEO1) PR PB Y ANTENNA 12V COAXIAL (VIDEO2) TOTAL ASSIGNABLE 50mA ASSIGNABLE 1 - 3 IN 1 (DVD) PR PB YPR PB Y FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP MAX) 2 COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT MONITOR HDMI HDMI OUT R L VIDEO S-VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SIRIUS (Single) BD IN 2 (CD) ZONE 2 IN L IN OUT PRE OUT IR IN 3 (DVR2) ZONE 3 VIDEO R OUT IN IN SUB
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SC07-05.book Page 19 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting your Blu-ray disc player SC-07 (10/100) 12 V 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 LAN TRIGGER XM IN (OUTPUT (DVD) (VIDEO1) PR PB Y ANTENNA 12V COAXIAL (VIDEO2) TOTAL ASSIGNABLE 50mA ASSIGNABLE 1 - 3 IN 1 (DVD) PR PB YPR PB Y FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP MAX) 2 COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT MONITOR HDMI HDMI OUT R L VIDEO S-VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SIRIUS (Single) BD BD IN 2 (CD) ZONE 2 IN IN L IN OUT PRE OUT I
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SC07-05.book Page 20 Friday, April 25, 2008 11:59 AM Connecting your equipment 03 Connecting your TV and DVD player SC-07 (10/100) 12 V 1 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 LAN TRIGGER XM IN (OUTPUT (DVD) (VIDEO1) PR PB Y ANTENNA 12V COAXIAL (VIDEO2) TOTAL ASSIGNABLE - 50mA ASSIGNABLE 1 3 IN IN 1 1 (D (DVD) VD) PR PB YPR PB Y FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP 2 MAX) MONIT MONITOR OR COMPONENT VIDEO ZONE 2 OUT HDMI OUT OUT R L VIDEO S-VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SIRIUS BD (Single) IN 2 (CD) ZONE 2 IN IN L
