Pioneer SC-LX57-S: Multichannel playback Listening to the radio
Multichannel playback Listening to the radio: Pioneer SC-LX57-S
Table of contents
- Quick Start Guide What’s in the box
- English Connection and initial setup
- Connecting up Connecting the speakers
- Connecting a TV and playback Connecting antennas components Connecting to the network through LAN interface
- Before you start Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)
- Multichannel playback Listening to the radio
- Playing an iPod Listening to Internet radio stations

Basic playback
1
Switch on the playback component.
Multichannel playback
E.g.) Turn the Blu-ray Disc player connected to the
HDMI
STANDBY/ON
DISCRETE ON
ALL ZONE STBY
SOURCE
BD IN
terminal on.
RCU SETUP
2
Switch the input of the receiver.
BDR
BD DVDDVR
HDMI
E.g.) Press
BD
to select the
BD
input.
CDTV
NET
ADPT
2
USBCBL
3
Press
RECEIVER
to the receiver operation mode.
iPod
SAT TUNER
MHL
INPUT
SELECT
STATUS
RECEIVER
4
Press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT to select ’AUTO
3
SURROUND’.
INPUT
VOLUME
6
For multi-channel playback with a 2-channel audio input
TV CONTROL
(TV, music, etc.), press the
STANDARD
,
ADV SURR
or
CH
VOL
MUTE
THX
button to select your preferred listening mode.
AUDIO
VIDEO
5
Start the playback component’s playback.
PARAMETER
PARAMETER
E.g.) Start playback of the Blu-ray Disc player.
TOP MENU
TOOLS
MENU
6
Use VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume level.
ENTER
Sound can be switched off by pressing
MUTE
button.
MENU
HOME
RETURN
Note
iPod CTRL
FEATURES
• Switch to one of the underlined devices to use the remote
PHASE
P.CTRL
+
A.SCAL
ECO
control to operate that device. To operate the receiver,
MPX
BAND PTY
first press
PRESETTUNE
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
STANDARDADV SURR
+Favorite
THX
4
213
AUDIO
SIGNAL SEL
MCACC
CH LEVEL
AUTO
S.RTRV
546
DISP
SPEAKERS
DIMMER SLEEP
79
8
CH
D.ACCESS
HDMI OUT
CLASS
/
CLR
0
ENTER
CH
ZONE 2 ZONE 3
HD ZONE
LIGHT
Z2 Z3 HDZ
RECEIVER
6
RECEIVER
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
, then press the appropriate button to
the station.
operate.
• The receiver’s remote control can be used to operate
Listening to station presets
not only the receiver but also a variety of other devices,
You will need to have some presets stored to do this.
including an iPod/USB device, a Blu-ray Disc player, a TV,
etc.
Press PRESET +/– to select the station preset
E.g.) Playing a Blu-ray Disc player
you want.
BD

