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hey guys,

Seeing as ive just picked up an LX60 i thought i might as well create a thread on this range of AVR's for owners to give feedback, configuration tips or tell of any problems or bugs.

Only tip i have so far is that if you press the 'Signal Sel' button accidentally it cuts off the audio even if you switch the AVR on and off. I did it last night without realising and couldnt get audio no matter what i pressed - the display didnt indicate it was in Signal Select mode or whatever, even going through the surround modes didnt fix it. Only when i got close to the AVR front LCD i noticed the mode it was in.

Silly rookie mistake mwahahaha, and im sure theres plenty more to be made !!

Theres still a bit of stock of this great AVR around the place going for cheap since theres a new model on the way, heres a receipt for $1277 (rrp $2499) if anyone wants ;

http://members.iinet.net.au/~armstronghome/lx60.jpg

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very generous of you to offer it. Even with it, I can imagine some retailers will die when they see the price - and not offer anywhere near it. hope it's all sounding great in your HT.

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very generous of you to offer it. Even with it, I can imagine some retailers will die when they see the price - and not offer anywhere near it. hope it's all sounding great in your HT.

Juicester

yeh im sure some will balk at the price.. although the sticker in JB's is around the $1600's IIRC...

my price was through a mate and [edit] I think $1305 is the lowest they can go nowadays

I'd say $1350-1450 shoudl be achievable at most shops, which is still a great price for this AVR

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One bug is the LX60 learning remote will learn the codes from the Foxtel IQ2 remote but will not work.

That is really my only issue with this unit and I wish Pioneer would fix it (I know, just go and buy a Logitech remote)

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hmm havent tried the remote with Foxtel but it controls my 8yr old pioneer dvd player perfecttly.

for some reason on friday when trying audio CD's i could not get the AVR to send anything to the sub now matter what format (stereo/pure/prologic II music etc) i chose.

I went into the settings to the speaker setup and set subwoofer to ON but it made no difference, only when i set the sub to PLUS did it start using the sub at all.. is that right?? i woulda thought ON would have worked too.. maybe some more fiddling around is needed

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hmm havent tried the remote with Foxtel but it controls my 8yr old pioneer dvd player perfecttly.

for some reason on friday when trying audio CD's i could not get the AVR to send anything to the sub now matter what format (stereo/pure/prologic II music etc) i chose.

I went into the settings to the speaker setup and set subwoofer to ON but it made no difference, only when i set the sub to PLUS did it start using the sub at all.. is that right?? i woulda thought ON would have worked too.. maybe some more fiddling around is needed

Nope, this is normal for all Pioneer AVR's and as far as I know the norm for others as well if your just using the pre-out from the AVR to feed the sub.

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for some reason on friday when trying audio CD's i could not get the AVR to send anything to the sub now matter what format (stereo/pure/prologic II music etc) i chose.

I went into the settings to the speaker setup and set subwoofer to ON but it made no difference, only when i set the sub to PLUS did it start using the sub at all.. is that right?? i woulda thought ON would have worked too.. maybe some more fiddling around is needed

I believe it also depends on what size you have the speakers set to.

If speakers are set to SMALL and LFE is set to YES, then bass goes to LFE, but if speakers are set to LARGE, then you need to set LFE to PLUS to get bass to the LFE constantly otherwise it's just sent to the large speakers.

Not sure if there is any difference between Cd's and DVD's (movies) with respect to LFE usage etc. Movies probably have more sound effects that use the LFE.

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I believe it also depends on what size you have the speakers set to.

If speakers are set to SMALL and LFE is set to YES, then bass goes to LFE, but if speakers are set to LARGE, then you need to set LFE to PLUS to get bass to the LFE constantly otherwise it's just sent to the large speakers.

Not sure if there is any difference between Cd's and DVD's (movies) with respect to LFE usage etc. Movies probably have more sound effects that use the LFE.

ahh that would explain it and make sense... my speakers are all set to Large (should be effen large with the dalis haha) so i'll change to small and see if it makes a difference.

the more i use this amp the more im definitely loving it - i had to reconnect my HK so my mate who bought it could hear it before actually giving me the coin - to her it sounded fantastic but i was thinking "f*ck me why's it sounding so bass heavy and un-musical" !! the Pio definitely has a lot more .. i cant think of the word really.. finesse/accuracy/clarity maybe??

and all ive really used so far is just the 1st MCACC auto calibration that i ran when i first plugged it in.

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ahh that would explain it and make sense... my speakers are all set to Large (should be effen large with the dalis haha) so i'll change to small and see if it makes a difference.

the more i use this amp the more im definitely loving it - i had to reconnect my HK so my mate who bought it could hear it before actually giving me the coin - to her it sounded fantastic but i was thinking "f*ck me why's it sounding so bass heavy and un-musical" !! the Pio definitely has a lot more .. i cant think of the word really.. finesse/accuracy/clarity maybe??

and all ive really used so far is just the 1st MCACC auto calibration that i ran when i first plugged it in.

Some people prefer to set all thier speakers to small even if they are in-fact large (by large they mean woofers of 8"s or larger) but you should try both settings and see which way you prefer the sound. Also make certain you set the cross-over for the sub while your in there though depending on how musical your sub is you might prefer the bass from your speakers. Try both settings with the same music, should be able to have it playing back while switching netween large/small speakers and the same with the yes/plus in the subwoofer setting. Your ears will let you know what works best for you.

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hi, just a question. i have the LX50, is there a way that you can output the input component video to HDMI? thanks

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^^ as far as i know the AVR can upconvert all incoming video signals to be output via HDMI ??? i havent actually tried it but i think others on here would have?

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it's all ok now, i was just impatient :P . there is just a 1.5sec delay before the picture appears after i switch to one of my panel's HDMI input. before i wasn't waiting, if i see no picture, i switch it back to component. thanks

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Help please

I have a Pioneer LX70 receiver connected to a Kuro LX608A and a pioneer BDP LX70 player. All are about 10 months old.

The receiver has started to play up.

When the receiver is switched on, using the remote, the remote works fine but after about 10 minutes the remote will not allow any input change from the program selected nor will it allow me to switch off the power. The controls on the receiver including volume are also frozen at the setting at the time. The receiver and the remote are in effect frozen on the current input.

If I switch off the power to the receiver, and that means to all the other appliances and then switch on again after a minute or so, the receiver and the remote works fine again until about another 10 minutes when it freezes as before.

I rang Pioneer and the person was unable to help except to say bring it in, perish the thought.

Does anyone know what I can do or has any one hasd this problem and got it solved?

I dont want to send the receiver to Pioneer now ,I expect i will lose it for the holidays

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Help please

I have a Pioneer LX70 receiver connected to a Kuro LX608A and a pioneer BDP LX70 player. All are about 10 months old.

The receiver has started to play up.

When the receiver is switched on, using the remote, the remote works fine but after about 10 minutes the remote will not allow any input change from the program selected nor will it allow me to switch off the power. The controls on the receiver including volume are also frozen at the setting at the time. The receiver and the remote are in effect frozen on the current input.

If I switch off the power to the receiver, and that means to all the other appliances and then switch on again after a minute or so, the receiver and the remote works fine again until about another 10 minutes when it freezes as before.

I rang Pioneer and the person was unable to help except to say bring it in, perish the thought.

Does anyone know what I can do or has any one hasd this problem and got it solved?

I dont want to send the receiver to Pioneer now ,I expect i will lose it for the holidays

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I had the same or similar problem with my LX60 (thread here), although mine happened virtually straight out of the box. Took it back and swapped for a new one straight away. There was also another post re LX70 doing a similar thing here

I also have a similar combo as you (LX508, LX70a, LX60) but doubt it's that.

When I was googling around I found some other people overseas complaining of similar things and talk about crystals being replaced.

Mine hasnt missed a beat since it was replaced.

Also check for any stray speaker wires that may be shorting out. Apparently that can cause a similar symptom.

cheers

TB

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Just got the LX60. Now im attempting to connect my 5.1 to it. Just wondering, do I connect the rears to "Surround L/R" or "Surround Back L/R"?

Surround L/R

the other conenctions are for 7.1 / Zone 2

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I had the same or similar problem with my LX60 (thread here), although mine happened virtually straight out of the box. Took it back and swapped for a new one straight away. There was also another post re LX70 doing a similar thing here

I also have a similar combo as you (LX508, LX70a, LX60) but doubt it's that.

When I was googling around I found some other people overseas complaining of similar things and talk about crystals being replaced.

Mine hasnt missed a beat since it was replaced.

Also check for any stray speaker wires that may be shorting out. Apparently that can cause a similar symptom.

cheers

TB

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