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VSX_LX60LX70.book 1 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分
Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 2 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９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 USER-SERVI
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 3 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Voltage selector Changing the TV format setting You can find the voltage selector switch on the rear If the System Setup menu is not displayed correctly, it panel of multi-voltage models. may be that the TV system is set incorrectly for your The factory setting for the voltage selector is 220 V. country or region. Please set it to the correct voltage for your country 1 With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ or region. ON while holding
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 4 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９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 Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 5 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 08 Other connections 11 Using other functions Connecting an iPod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Setting the Audio options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Setting the Video options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Making an audio or a vid
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 6 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 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) Remote control unit AA/IEC R6P dry cell batteries x2 AM loop antenna FM wire antenna Caution Power cord Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as Antenna adapter leakage and bursting. Observe the following pre
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 7 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９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 20 for more on this. create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle o
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 8 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 5 minute guide 02 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Automatically setting up for surround Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and Control) the microphone. The Auto MCACC Setup measur
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 9 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９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 b
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 10 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 5 minute guide 02 3 Press S.DIRECT (STREAM DIRECT) to select ‘AUTO Phase Cotrol OFF 1 SURROUND’ and start playback of the source. Front speaker Listening If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound position DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode. See also Listen
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 11 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 5 minute guide 02 Sound in the middle- and low-frequency ranges is Using Full Band Phase Control delayed against the high-frequency sound due to group The Full Band Phase Control feature calibrates the delay. frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected. Full Band Phase Control ON Standard speakers designed exclusively for audio use generally reproduce sound with the divided frequency ba
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 12 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９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 This illustration shows the VSX-LX70, however connections for the LX60 are the same except wh
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 13 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 11 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6) Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD When making cable connections players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the 1 for composite video, S-video and stereo analog audio. top of the receiver. Se
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 14 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 1 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video input on your TV. Connecting your TV and DVD player Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use an S-video cable to connect to the S-video jack. 2 Connect a composite or S-video output on your DVD player to the DVD/LD VIDEO or DVD/LD S-VIDEO input. TV Con
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 15 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a Blu-ray disc player, with S-video or composite Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or video connections. See also Using the component video other set-top box jacks on page 16 if your Blu-ray disc player has Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV component video inputs/out
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 16 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs. Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR 3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an 1 optical-type digital audio output from the recorder to and other video sources the OPTICAL IN 3 (DVR/VCR1) input. This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and 2 outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video Use an
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 17 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 1 Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which 1 Connect an optical-type digital audio output on component video inputs you use for which source. After your digital component to the OPTICAL IN 4 (CD-R) connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the component input. video inputs—see The Input Setup menu on page 64. Use an optical cable for the connection.
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 18 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 1 Connect the analog audio outputs of the source component to one of the AUDIO inputs. Connecting analog audio sources Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable. This receiver features three stereo audio-only inputs. Two If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc., of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with connect the analog audio outputs (OUT) to
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 19 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９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 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
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VSX_LX60LX70.book 20 ページ ２００７年７月１８日 水曜日 午前１０時１９分 Connecting your equipment 03 Bare wire connections Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is the TV screen. Also, make sure the center speaker properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped does not cross the line formed by the leading edge of from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twis
