Pioneer SC-1223-S: Multichannel playback

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 Basic playback

Multichannel playback 

RECEIVER

D.ACCESS

CH LEVEL

DIMMER

SLEEP

SIGNAL SEL

SPEAKERS

MPX

PRESET

TUNE

BAND

PTY

iPod CTRL

HOME

MENU

CH

TV  CONTROL

INPUT

INPUT  SELECT

iPod

USB

CBL

STATUS

SAT

TUNER

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

HD ZONE

ADPT

CD

TV

RCU SETUP

SOURCE

STANDBY/ON

BDR

BD

DVD

DVR

NET

HDMI

RECEIVER

MUTE

VOLUME

VOL

TOP MENU

VIDEO

PARAMETER

AUDIO

PARAMETER

ENTER

RETURN

CLASS

ENTER

 / CLR

CH

CH

5

4

6

8

0

7

9

FEATURES

TOOLS

MENU

ALL ZONE STBY

DISCRETE ON

+Favorite

Z2

Z3

HDZ

P.CTRL+

PHASE

HDMI OUT

MCACC

AUTO/ALC/

    DIRECT

AUTO

S.RTRV

STANDARD ADV SURR

ECO

PQLS

OPTION

AUDIO

DISP

MHL

2

1

3

2

4

6

3

1 

Switch on the playback component.

E.g.) Turn the Blu-ray Disc player connected to the 

HDMI 

BD IN

 terminal on.

2 

Switch the input of the receiver.

E.g.) Press 

BD

 to select the 

BD

 input.

3 

Press 

RECEIVER

 to the receiver operation mode.

4 

Press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT to select ’AUTO 

SURROUND’.

For multi-channel playback with a 2-channel audio input 

(TV, music, etc.), press the 

STANDARD

 or 

ADV SURR

button to select your preferred listening mode.

5 

Start the playback component’s playback.

E.g.) Start playback of the Blu-ray Disc player.

6 

Use VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume level.

Sound can be switched off by pressing 

MUTE

 button.

 Note

• Switch to one of the underlined devices to use the remote 

control to operate that device. To operate the receiver, 

first press 

RECEIVER

, then press the appropriate button to 

operate.

• The receiver’s remote control can be used to operate 

not only the receiver but also a variety of other devices, 

including an iPod/USB device, a Blu-ray Disc player, a TV, 

etc. 

E.g.) Playing a Blu-ray Disc player

BD

   

Listening to the radio

1 

Press TUNER to select the tuner.

If necessary, press 

BAND

 to change the band (FM or AM).

2 

Press TUNE +/– to tune to a station.

• Press and hold 

TUNE +/–

 for about a second. The receiver 

will start searching for the next station.

• If you’re listening to an FM station but the reception is 

weak, press 

MPX

 to select FM MONO and set the receiver 

to the mono reception mode.

Saving station presets

If you often listen to a particular radio station, it’s convenient to 

have the receiver store the frequency for easy recall whenever 

you want to listen to that station.

1 

Press TOOLS while receiving a signal from the 

station you want to store.

The preset number is blinking.

2 

Press PRESET +/– to select the station preset 

you want, then press ENTER.

The preset number stop blinking and the receiver stores 

the station.

Listening to station presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this. 

Press PRESET +/– to select the station preset 

you want.