Pioneer SC-68 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating
instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly.
Contents
01 Before you start
Checking what’s in the box ................................................................................................................................................8
Our philosophy ....................................................................................................................................................................8
Features ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Installing the receiver ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Loading the batteries ..........................................................................................................................................................9
Operating range of remote control unit..........................................................................................................................10
About using AVNavigator (included CD-ROM)..............................................................................................................10
02 Controls and displays
Remote control .................................................................................................................................................................12
Display ...............................................................................................................................................................................14
Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................15
03 Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment ............................................................................................................................................18
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................................................................18
Determining the speakers’ application ..........................................................................................................................19
Placing the speakers ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Connecting the speakers ................................................................................................................................................. 22
Installing your speaker system ........................................................................................................................................ 24
About the audio connection ............................................................................................................................................ 29
About the video converter ................................................................................................................................................ 29
About HDMI ......................................................................................................................................................................30
Connecting your TV and playback components ............................................................................................................ 30
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video sources ...............................................................33
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box ...........................................................................................34
Connecting other audio components .............................................................................................................................35
Connecting additional amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................35
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs ................................................................................................................. 36
Connecting AM/FM antennas ......................................................................................................................................... 36
MULTI-ZONE setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 37
Connecting to the network through LAN interface .......................................................................................................40
Connecting optional Bluetooth ADAPTER .....................................................................................................................40
Connecting an iPod .......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................................................ 41
Connecting an MHL-compatible device ......................................................................................................................... 41
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input .........................................................................41
Using a USB cable to connect to a PC ...........................................................................................................................42
Connecting to a wireless LAN .........................................................................................................................................42
Connecting an IR receiver ...............................................................................................................................................42
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger .........................................................................................43
Plugging in the receiver ...................................................................................................................................................43
04 Basic Setup
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language) ................................................................................................ 45
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto MCACC) .....................................................................45
The Input Setup menu ......................................................................................................................................................47
Operation Mode Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
About the Home Menu.....................................................................................................................................................48
05 Basic playback
Playing a source ...............................................................................................................................................................50
Playing an iPod .................................................................................................................................................................51
Playing a USB device .......................................................................................................................................................52
Playing an MHL-compatible device ................................................................................................................................53
Playing music from a PC .................................................................................................................................................54
Listening to the radio ........................................................................................................................................................54
Bluetooth ADAPTER for Wireless Enjoyment of Music ................................................................................................55
06 Listening to your system
Enjoying various types of playback using the listening modes .................................................................................... 58
Selecting MCACC presets ...............................................................................................................................................60
Choosing the input signal ................................................................................................................................................60
Better sound using Phase Control ..................................................................................................................................61
Better sound using Phase Control and Full Band Phase Control ...............................................................................61
07 Playback with NETWORK features
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................64
Playback with Network functions....................................................................................................................................65
About network playback...................................................................................................................................................66
About playable file formats .............................................................................................................................................. 68
08 Control with HDMI function
About the Control with HDMI function ...........................................................................................................................70
Making Control with HDMI connections ........................................................................................................................70
HDMI Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................70
Before using synchronization ..........................................................................................................................................71
About synchronized operations ......................................................................................................................................71
Setting the PQLS function ...............................................................................................................................................71
About Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link .............................................................................................. 71
Cautions on the Control with HDMI function ................................................................................................................72
09 Using other functions
Setting the Audio options ................................................................................................................................................74
Setting the Video options ................................................................................................................................................. 76
Switching the speaker terminals ....................................................................................................................................78
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls ..................................................................................................................................... 79
Making an audio or a video recording ............................................................................................................................79
Network settings from a web browser ............................................................................................................................ 80
Using the sleep timer .......................................................................................................................................................80
Dimming the display ........................................................................................................................................................80
Switching the HDMI output .............................................................................................................................................80
Checking your system settings .......................................................................................................................................80
Resetting the system ........................................................................................................................................................ 81