Pioneer Elite SC-97 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Control with HDMI function

About the Control with HDMI function

Synchronized operations below with a

Control

with HDMI-compatible Pioneer TV or Blu-ray Disc player are pos-

sible when the component is connected to the receiver using an HDMI cable.

The receiver’s volume can be set and the sound can be muted using the TV’s remote control.

The receiver’s input switches over automatically when the TV’s input is changed or a

Control

with HDMI-

compatible component is played.

The receiver’s power is also set to standby, when the TV’s power is set to standby.

Important

With Pioneer devices, the

Control

with HDMI functions are referred to as “KURO LINK”.

You cannot use this function with components that do not support

Control

with HDMI.

We only guarantee this receiver will work with Pioneer

Control

with HDMI-compatible components. However,

we do not guarantee that all synchronized operations will work with components that support the

Control

with

HDMI function.

Use a High Speed HDMI

cable when you want to use the

Control

with HDMI function. The

Control

with

HDMI function may not work properly if a different type of HDMI cable is used.

For details about concrete operations, settings, etc., refer to also the operating instructions for each

component.

Making Control with HDMI connections

You can use synchronized operation for a connected TV and other components.

Be sure to connect the TV’s audio cable to the audio input of this unit. When the TV and receiver are connected

by HDMI connections, if the TV supports the HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) function, the sound of the
TV is input to the receiver via the

HDMI OUT 1

terminal, so there is no need to connect an audio cable. In this

case, set

ARC

HDMI Setup

(see

HDMI Setup

page 85

For details, see

Connecting your TV and playback components

page 38

Important

When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch the power off and disconnect the

power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cords to the wall socket.

After this receiver is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second HDMI initialization process begins.

You cannot carry out any operations during this process. The

HDMI

indicator in the front panel display blinks

during this process, and you can turn on this receiver once it has stopped blinking. When you set the

Control

with HDMI to

OFF

, you can skip this process. For details about the

Control

with HDMI feature, see

Control with

HDMI function

page 84

To get the most out of this function, we recommend that you connect your HDMI component not to a TV but

rather directly to the HDMI terminal on this receiver.

The

Control

with HDMI function works on the TV connected to the

HDMI OUT 1

terminal. It does not work on

TVs connected to the

HDMI OUT 2

HDMI OUT 3

terminals.

HDMI Setup

You must adjust the settings of this receiver as well as the connected

Control

with HDMI-compatible compo-

nents in order to make use of the

Control

with HDMI function. For more information see the operating instruc-

tions for each component.

1  Press MAIN RECEIVER to switch the remote control to the receiver operation mode, and
then press HOME MENU.
2  Select ‘System Setup’, then press ENTER.
3  Select ‘HDMI Setup’, then press ENTER.
4  Select the ‘Control’ setting you want.

Choose whether to set this unit’s

Control

with HDMI function

OFF

. You will need to set it to

to use the

Control

with HDMI function.

When using a component that does not support the

Control

with HDMI function, set this to

OFF

– Enables the

Control

with HDMI function. Set

Control Mode

ARC

and

PQLS

in the subsequent setting

items to the desired values.

Also, by setting this to

, the Sound Retriever Link and Stream Smoother Link functions can be operated

automatically by connecting a player supporting the respective functions. See

Setting the Audio options

page 89

for details on Sound Retriever Link,

Setting the Video options

page 91

for details on Stream

Smoother Link.

OFF

– The

Control

with HDMI is disabled. The

Control Mode

ARC

and

PQLS

functions in the subsequent

setting items cannot be used.

5 Select the ‘Control Mode’ setting you want.

Choose whether you want to enable synchronized operations.

– Enabled for the synchronized operations.

OFF

– The synchronized operations disabled.

6 Select the ‘ARC’ setting you want.

When a TV supporting the HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) function is connected to the receiver, the sound of
the TV can be input via the

HDMI OUT 1

terminal.

After setting the

ARC

, some time may be required for the connected device to be recognized and the sound to be

produced.

– The TV’s sound is input via the HDMI terminal.

OFF

– The TV’s sound is input from the Audio input terminals other than HDMI inputs.

7 Select the ‘PQLS’ setting you want.

Choose whether to set this unit’s

PQLS

function

AUTO

OFF

For details about PQLS function, see

Setting the PQLS function

page 87

AUTO

– PQLS is enabled. A precision quartz controller in this receiver eliminates distortion caused by timing

errors (jitter), giving you the best possible digital-to-analog conversion when you use the HDMI interface. This
is valid as an HDMI function for PQLS-compatible players.

OFF

– PQLS is disabled.