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Pioneer Elite VSX-45TX User's Manual

1. System Setup 1 Surround Setup ge THK CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 PHONO LINE Setup 6 Multi Room 7 12V Trigger Exit 2 THX CINEMA Setup BUPROLOGIC MOVIE PRO LOGIC Neo 6 CINEMA Exit 2 THX CINEMA Setup PRO LOGIC i MOVIE PRO LOGIC Neo 6 CINEMA gt Exit If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the first two steps 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV press RECEIVER on the remote control 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the av buttons to select THX CINEMA SETUP Press the ENTER button 4 Use the av buttons to choose either PRO LOGIC II MOVIE PRO LOGIC or NEO 6 CINEMA as the decoding method Press the ENTER button The default is PRO LOGIC II MOVIE 5 EXIT should be selected if not use the av buttons to select it Press ENTER 6 Use the av buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER again This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and retums to normal operation Fine Tuning Your System Assigning the Digital Inputs If you did not hook up your digital equipment in accordance with the default settings for the digital inputs see pages 17 19 amp 22 23 you need to complete the procedure below You have to do this in order to tell the receiver what digital equipment is hooked up to which
2. To check which impedance setting to hold down the SPEAKERS button for 2 3 seconds You ll get a display like these telling you the Speaker impedance setting This display indicates an 8Q 16Q impedance setting This display indicates a 6Q less than 8Q impedance setting Bi wiring your speakers This high quality but difficult method of wiring speakers will be unnecessary for most users In order to do this your speakers must be bi wireable that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies To bi wire a speaker connect two sets of speaker cords to each Speaker terminal on the receiver The easiest way to do this is to connect one wire in the normal way and use a banana plug for the other one Make sure you use a parallel not series connection when doing so Don t connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way Connecting Your Equipment Placing Your Speakers Proper speaker placement is essential to realize the best sound from your system The diagram and tips given here are just a rough guide for more information see pages 109 amp 110 Also it is very important for Speaker placement to read the instructions that come with your speakers so please be sure to do so Speaker placement If you have a multiple speaker arrangement the placement of the speakers is extremely important To achieve the best possi
3. 7 12V Trigger Exit 5 PHONO LINE Setup gt GRIN memo The default is PHONO LINE Exit 5 PHONO LINE Setup LINE gt Exit Fine Tuning Your System 12V TRIGGER This feature allows you to hook up equipment for example a relay device to this receiver that will send a power signal automatically when you select the function tumed on here for example DVD LD To use this feature follow the steps below If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the _ first two steps R OE RE 1 Connect the equipment you want to eS S333 use with this feature to the 12V Es g Le SS TRIGGER terminal on the back panel NIEA 3 7 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV as ey press RECEIVER on the remote G3 3 A control 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the av buttons to select 12V TRIGGER Press the ENTER button 4 Use the av buttons to select the component you want to use the 12V trigger with for example DVD LD Press ENTER System Setup 1 Surround Setup 1 5 Use the av buttons to select the ON 3 input Assign or OFF Press ENTER 5 PHONO LINE Setup ON 12V trigger function is activated ERKAT OFF 12V trigger function is not activated Exit 6 Repeat steps 4 amp 5 to set 12V DVDILD OFF TRIGGER for as many terminals as VCR1 DVR yo
4. If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the first two steps 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV If you want to use the remote control for this setup press the RECEIVER button 2 Press the SET UP button on nau n un un nE u SPPA un mn n u m uE u This display appears on the receiver 3 Looking at the display on your receiver use the MULTI J OG to select FUNCTION RENAME Press the ENTER button 4 Use the MULTI J OG to select the name of the function for example DVD LD you want to change Press ENTER SPPA Either the cursor underline bar or a character depending on which is selected will blink The functions are divided into three different on screen displays so you may have to move through them to find the function you want to rename 5 Use the MULTI J OG to cycle the cursor through the letters numbers and symbols Use the ENTER button to enter one of the possibilities or move forward a space The possible selections are shown below ABCDEFGHIJ KLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopaqrstuvw xyz 0123456789 l HEME lt gt L T_ lspace 6 Repeat step 5 until you get the name as you want it SPPA You can input up to ten characters 7 Press ENTER repeatedly to exit the name The new function name is set 8 Repeat steps 4 7 to change other function names Use the MULTI J OG to select EXIT
5. MOD STEREO IRECT 5 Enter the station name you want Names can be up to four characters long e Use the MULTI J OG dial front panel or the STATION buttons remote to select characters e Press ENTER to confirm a character If no character IS input a Space Is input To erase a Station name simply repeat steps 1 4 and input four spaces instead of a name The possible selections are shown below ABCDEFGHI KLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkl mnoparstuvw xyz 0123456789 1 S amp PF 3 lt gt J space 6 Press ENTER when you have got the characters you want to enter memo Repeat steps 2 to 5 to memorize up to 30 preset wo broadcast station names To change a station name enter anew name over the top of the existing one Using the Tuner Recalling Memonized Stations 1 Press the TUNER button This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and sets the remote to the TUNER operation mode SYSTEM RECEIVER 0660 MULTI CONTROL d DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS TREBLE p DO DODO Iiau VDL VIDEO SEL HIBIT 1 2 Press the DTV MENU CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number Each press switches the display CLASS A gt CLASS B CLASS C MPX DTV ON OFF DISP MODE ed Se 3 Use the NUMBER buttons
6. oopa 3 Use the buttons to add or D DT subtract the amount of effect eo O el memo e The amount of effect can be adjusted ranging ie from 10 to 90 the default setting value is 50 b lt gt pressing Adding Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic Il Music Mode The Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode has three settings you can choose from which adjust the spatial feeling of the surround sound These settings are best matched to each individual source instead of on setting being left on for all sources The three settings and how to apply them are explained here To start this setup select Dolby Pro Logic Il if necessary with the MUSIC button 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the EFFECT CH SEL button repeatedly and select the setting 0O you want They appear in the receivers display ayy 1 CENTER WIDTH With Pro Logic decoding center OHNE LOUDNESS THE TOIR channel signals can come only from the center 2 speaker If no center speaker is present this channel is JE split between the two front speakers creating a 52S phantom channel The CENTER WIDTH feature lets OO lt gt you adjust the center channel so it can heard only from the center speaker only as a phantom channel or in varying degrees of both bv ne OFF DISP MODE 5 eS os 1 5 Eee DIMENSION This allows you to adjust the soundfield cI Ge GD towards the front or towards the rear of your room ma P
7. STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION a Ca on To exit from the remote setup mode at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the av buttons to select KEY LABEL and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the display 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component whose button you want to rename For example DVD LD SELECT KEY flashes in the display 4 Press the buttons whose name you want to change For example The name changing screen appears in the display 5 Use the av buttons to select the letters and or numbers you want to enter and use the lt gt buttons to move the cursor to the next position Here are the possible letters numbers ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnoparstuvw xyz 0123456789 H amp FA lt gt ANN H lt me iit gt lt Space You can input up to eight letter numbers 6 When you re finished press ENTER END will blink press ENTER again COMPLETE appears in the display 7 Go back to step 2 to input as many button names as you want 8 Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Using Other Fu
8. TAPE2 FM Wim mioo MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE m R our OUT o0 WOO 00 00 2 0000 00 00 0000 5 6 7 PRE OUT MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE MONITOR OUT SUB SENTER WOOFER FRONT SUR g FRONT on an O EO VIDEO SVIDEO MULTI CH IN 13 14 15 16 1 DIGITAL IN terminals see page 22 Use these terminals to input the signal from a DVD CD player or any other kind of digital player To be able to play Dolby Digital and other surround soundtracks you need to make digital connections To do this use the digital terminals here If you don t connect as per the default settings see page 23 you need to complete Assigning the Digital Inputs see page 91 2 DIGITAL OUT terminals see page 22 Use these terminals to output a digital signal to a DVD R CD R MD recorder or any other kind of digital recorder 3 CONTROL IN OUT terminal see page 79 You can use this jack to hook up other PIONEER equipment that has a CONTROL terminal so that you can control them all by pointing the remote control s at one remote sensor 4 Radio antenna terminals see page 24 Hook up antennas for the radio tuner built into the receiver here MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE OUT terminals see pages 74 79 These terminals output the audio amp video signal to a sub system in a secondary room Note that the MONITOR OUT here is diffe
9. Surround EX and double D Lucasfilm and THX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd amp TM Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Laboratories and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratones All rights reserved Used under DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are authorization trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Universal Player Compatibility DVD Audio Super Audio CD SACD This receiver incorporates the latest technology and is able to handle cutting edge audio formats like DVD Audio and Super Audio CD SACD which are just hitting the market Its high compatibility offers a variety of inputs to decode all types of sources at the highest possible quality The receiver s multichannel input connections lets you hook up eight discrete channels of audio 12V Trigger and USB Audio Hooks ups For extra convenience the 12V Trigger is a connection method that enables external components to turn on automatically when the VSX 45TX is switched on The USB Audio port is a future oriented connector that allows you to hook a USB compatible PC to the receiver Audio Scaler HI BIT HI SAMPLING This new technology enables the user to hear CD and DVD as well as other soundtracks at a wider dynamic range allowing for finer audio reproduction This Audio Scaler approximates the audio of high end formats just becoming available now
10. pi _ I CENTER p SURROUND Gib F F FT amp ea BAEN A ea yy lh a ye e C ie Je bax pl gt eN v ENSZ v A 4 N x tI 9 tar wr ont oe wr ont S oats Surround back O Surround back speaker Left speaker Right We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Q 16 but you can change the speaker impedance setting of the receiver see page 26 If you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer if your subwoofer has one or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer When you attached your speaker wire to the speaker terminal make sure that not even one strand of wire touches the back of the receiver If this happens it could short out the receiver B m Speaker terminals The speaker terminals also Twist exposed wire Loosen speaker terminal Tighten accept single banana plugs strands together and insert exposed wire terminal Refer to speaker manual for tightly details 3 8 in 10mm l A E 12 Easy Setup Guide Parti 3 Setting up the Main Unit 1 Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet 2 Press the STANDBY ON button to switch the receiver ON 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs This is only necessary if you did not hook up your DVD player to DIGITAL IN 3 using a coaxial cable but rather connected it to on
11. VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 _pIsC DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE SYSTEM SETUP _ GUIDE 1290 gt y f DISP MODE l 5 SUB TITLE TUNING l at STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION CHANNE System Setup 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 PHONO LINE Setup Multi Room 7 12V Trigger Exit 6 Multi Room gt Volume Level VARIABLE 9 IR Receiver PIONEER J Exit CAUTION If the FIXED position is chosen the volume will be loud 6 Multi Room Volume Level VARIABLE gt IR Receiver EE Exit CAUTION If the FIXED position is chosen the volume will be loud 6 6 Multi Room Volume Level VARIABLE IR Receiver OTHERS gt 20 CAUTION If the FIXED position is chosen the volume will be loud There may be some IR receivers that can t be used with this receiver Check with a PIONEER representative to be sure If you selected M R amp S in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting on page 37 you won t be able to set the VOLUME LEVEL 1 Tum on the receiver your TV and press RECEIVER on the remote control M ake sure your TV is set to the receiver 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button The SYSTEM SETUP menu appears on the OSD 3 Use the av buttons to select MULTI ROOM Press ENTER 4 VOLUME LEVEL should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select it Press ENTER Use the av butt
12. e The recorder s video input is hooked up using a different type of cord to the source video output e The display DIMMER button is pushed e Either the digital connections or the DIGITAL IN SELECT is incorrect MULTI CH IN mode is on e The player is paused or stopped e There is a mistake in the player settings for audio output e Although it s anon PCM digital source there is a possibility the present track is not the proper format 5 1 6 1 or 7 1 channel e The digital signal is not being sent with the source e The audio is in two channel format e It has already been Dolby surround encoded e The source may be 6 1 playback compatible but there is no signal from the source to indicate this e The multichannel connections are analog so there is no digital transfer Remedy e Make sure the component is connected correctly see pages 16 17 19 e Press the correct function button e Please read the TV monitor manual and change the settings accordingly e Use the same cable to connect to your TV and all your video equipment See pages 16 17 19 e Select the correct COMPONENT IN SELECT setting See page 92 e Turn MULTI ROOM on e Change the settings to match the cord connected see page 16 e You can t record sources that have been copy protected e Connect the component with S video or composite video cords See pages 16 17 19 e Hook up the source and the recorder using the same t
13. Dolby Pro Logic Il Dolby Pro Logic II is an improved version of Dolby Pro Logic technology with extended matrix decoding technology that can create 5 1 channel sound from two channel sources Dolby Pro Logic II creates basic 5 channel sound by using the innovative steering logic circuit Therefore when listening to typical two channel sources like CD the listener can enjoy a richer spatial effect When using software encoded with Dolby Surround this decoding system affords the listener an improved surround experience with greater sound detail Chart Comparing Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic Il Effective sound source Dolby Surround encoded sources All two channel stereo sources Frequency Range Surround within 7kKHz All Channels Full Range This unit has a three Dolby Pro Logic II functions The first is M OVIE Mode Suitable for film Soundtracks MUSIC Mode Suitable for music Pro Logic Mode this mode is less sensitive to the quality of the source material so may be useful when Movie Mode or Music Mode do not give good results One can select one of them depending on your soundtrack of choice memo e For receivers and components other than the VSX 45TX Dolby Pro Logic II may not have the e above mentioned functions 105 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Dolby Digital Surround EX This new recording technology is able to play 6 1 channel sound and was developed in a collaboration between Dolby Laboratorie
14. Easy Setup Guide Part 1 ssssssssse022 9 Home Theater The Basics cccccesssseeeesseeeseserersneees 9 1 Your HOME SYStEM secectighscaoliteinancleth sana 9 2 The Source Material ccccssseceessseeeeesseeeessees 9 3 The Listening Modes eeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeteeetsaees 9 COR GIUSION anaa am eee ee eee aes 9 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player amp TV seese 10 Digital Connections 5 20e trata anise ianaaiuerah 10 2 Speaker Connections wiisiosswalsindonsaieiiateros evn 11 3 Setting up the Main Unit eeeseeeseteereees 12 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs sssr 12 Easy Setup Guide Part 2 sssssss0 13 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup eeeceeeeeeeees 13 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 000 15 N Connecting Your Equipment 16 Connecting your TV sive cs coins cect es Giae ena eadeaieeds 16 Component Video Input Default Settings 16 Connecting Video Components cccceeeeeeeeeeees 17 Connecting a DVD player eesesessseeeseseeeeees 17 Connecting VCRs Or DVRS ceeseeeeesteeteteeeeteee 18 Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel sic 6 chess set toa located lew vatbdes 18 Connecting Satellite TV SAT Components 19 Connecting Analog Audio Components s s s 20 Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player iiien OEE AEREN 21 Connectin
15. In TUNER mode they can select a Station and or a frequency 7 AUDIO button Use to switch the audio tracks of aDVD when in DVD mode Command button for other components see pages 66 67 Use these buttons to control other components you selected with the MULTI CONTROL buttons You must input the preset code in order use this function See page 62 63 TV CONTROL buttons The following buttons are used to control the TV only and can be used once they are preset to control your TV TV INPUT Press to select the input source for the TV TV CH Use these buttons to change the channel of the TV TV VOL Press to control the volume of the TV Listening mode buttons see page 46 a 2 a3 48 SURROUND buttons MOVIE MUSIC amp ENTER MOVIE Press to put the receiver into MOVIE listening mode See page 47 MUSIC Press to put the receiver into MUSIC listening mode See page 48 Use to select the MOVIE or MUSIC listening mode ENTER Use this button to enter information conceming the listening modes STEREO DIRECT Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it was in a different sound mode or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO mode DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls and channel level for the most accurate reproduction of a program source SB CH MODE button see page 54 Use this button to turn the surround back channels ON OFF AUTO or switch the VIRTU AL SURROUND BACK
16. The setup possibilities appear on your TV SF MPX Tu AN ner DISP MODE TUNING BAND TUNING a hr a Hr 2 Use the av buttons to navigate through the QUICK setup menus When you get a menu you want to adjust press ENTER 3 Ina menu use the av buttons to select the different settings When you have the setting you want in a particular menu press ENTER Make the adjustments that match your home setup using the buttons described above SUBWOOFER setting If you connected a subwoofer select YES if you didn t select NO CENTER SP setting If you connected a CENTER speaker select YES if you SurrBack System didn t select NO Auto Settin j SURRBACK SP setting If you connected a SURROUND speaker s select YES if you didn t select NO ROOM SIZE setting Tell the receiver your room size so it can equalize the Speakers properly Use the chart below for an approximate definition of the settings gt ee YES SMALL 12 feet by 15 feet SP ves MEDIUM 18 feet by 20 feet jhe a a ean LARGE 25 feet by 30 feet Listening Position E A LISTENING POSITION setting This setting establishes where your ideal listening position is Choose from the three possibilities following the guide 1 Surround Setup below 4 QUICK FRONT your listening position is closer to the front Subwoofer YES speakers
17. VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD CD R TAPE 1 MD TAPE 2 c ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes 83 dB x Measured pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission s Trade Regulation rule on Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Measured by Audio Spectrum Analyzer VIDEO Section S jack Input Sensitivity Impedance VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 VIDEO DVD LD TV SAT Luminance Signal Y esseere 1 Vp p 75 Q Chrominance signal C 0000000 0 286 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 MONITOR OUT Luminance Signal Y ssssssssssseseseseeeees 1 Vp p 75 Q Chrominance signal C 0 286 Vp p 75 Q Frequency Response VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 VIDEO DVD LD TV SAT Luminance signal Y eessen 5 Hz to 10 MHz dB Signal to Noise Ratio Luminance signal Y ssesssseeeeeeeeeesesessseeess 65 dB VIDEO Section Composite Input Sensitivity Impedance VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 VIDEO DVD LD AA a aE A R 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT Z eet r 1 Vp p 75 Q Frequency Response VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 TV SAT DVD LD VIDEO gt MONITOR OUT 5 Hz to 10 MHz _3dB Signal to Noise Ratio s es 65 dB FM Tuner Section Frequency Range ceecee 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 13 2 dBf IHF 1 3 uV 75 Q 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity ccceeeee Mono 20 2 dBf Stereo 38 6 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio 00008 Mono 73 dB at 85 dBf Stereo
18. 1 Use the av buttons to select DATA CHECK Press ENTER 2 Select either ALL CH ADJ UST or FRONT ALIGN as the data you want to check Press ENTER 3 Use the av buttons to select the channel that you want to check Press ENTER That channel appears so you can check the setting 4 When that channel has been checked use the av buttons to select the EXIT and press ENTER 5 Repeat step 3 amp 4 to check all the channels 6 When all channels have been checked select EXIT if it s not already selected and press ENTER Leave the setup by using the aw buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER You can now go to another ACOUSTIC CAL EQ setting by using the aw buttons and pressing ENTER Fine Tuning Your System BASS PEAK LEVEL The LFE Low Frequency Effect channel in Dolby Digital and DTS program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system The following steps show you how to limit the peak level for the LFE channel If continuing from the preceding page the BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected SESS ne nr e ACCESS bore 1 BASS PEAK LEVEL should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select and press ENTER SYSTEM SETUP ES Gy lt A 2 Use the av buttons to select SETTING START or SETTING CANCEL Press ENTER SETTING START The MASTER VOLUME is set to MIN dB a test tone plays back and you make the setting g
19. see page 45 Use this button to tum on off other compo Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one nents You must input the preset code in order of the following Uae en a ede ee or AUTO If there are analog and digital signals TV button input the receiver automatically selects the This is a dedicated TV button Use it to tum on digital signal off your TV DIGITAL To select an optical or coaxial digital signal ANALOG To select an analog signal Displays amp Controls DIGITAL NR DNR button see page 50 Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off VIDEO SELECT button see page 56 Use to toggle between the different video input possibilities HI BIT button see page 53 Use this button to switch the HI BIT HI SAM PLING on or off Use to hear CD and DVD as well as other digital soundtracks at a wider dynamic range allowing for finer audio reproduction SYSTEM SET UP button Use for all system setups including the Speaker and sound systems For more informa tion see Setting up for Surround Sound Starting on page 36 For a DVD player use this button to bring up the DVD menu and for a tuner use this button in the same way as the TUNER EDIT button A W lt gt ENTER buttons These buttons can be used for a variety of operations in the SYSTEM SETUP menu These buttons are used to control the menus for other components when in those modes DVD digital TV tuner satellite tuner cable tuner etc
20. surround right surround left and subwoofer channels This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before When released to the home consumer market movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology may have a note to that effect on the packaging A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at http www dolby com Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo when in the THX Surround EX mode faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5 1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener 107 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Schemata of Setup Screens 108 System Setup igi Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 PHONO LINE Setup 6 Multi Room 7 12V Trigger Exit e i 1 Surround Setup AlS urrBack System Auto Setting Quick Normal Expert Exit 2 THX CINEMA Setup gt GEA PRO LOGIC Neo 6
21. 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the Shi starting point mentioned here Ee a NN 1 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL should be m r 1 5 selected if it isn t use the av S buttons to select and press ENTER TUNING cE os 2 Use the av buttons to select the channel you want to adjust Press ENTER Test tones will be output WARNING Be prepared The test tones are output at a high volume level MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position 0 dB and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE After a few seconds the test tone is output 3 Adjust the level of the channel using the av buttons Try to get the volume level of the target speaker to match that of the front left speaker which is the reference in this setup The levels can be set within a range of 10 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps Expert When you press ENTER you will automatically go to the next channel Crossover Network aiFine Channel Level eu e 4 Press ENTER to select a new D Range Control 1 channel Repeat step 3 for every channel If you want to change a setting before proceeding Use the av buttons to go back to the channel you ee Laval want to adjust and press ENTER Then follow step 3 STD Front L 1 508 Center 5 When done select EXIT if it s not Surround 1 Sd already selected and press ENTER SurrBack 3 0db SurrBack 2 008 Next if you want proce
22. CINEMA Exit 3 Input Assign Digital In Select Digital 1 TV SAT gt EE gt patas eee x igital Component In Select Digital 4 CD Exit Exit Component In Select gt Component 1 PAA JL1 Component 2 TV SAT Exit 4 Function Rename DVD LD DVD LD TV SAT TV SAT PVCRI DVR VCR1 DVR VCR2 VCR2 F VIDEO F VIDEO PHONO LINE PHONO cD cD CD R TAPE1 CDR TAPE1 MD TAPE2 MD TAPE2 USB USB Exit 5 PHONO LINE Setup gt N LINE Exit 6 Multi Room gt Volume Level VARIABLE Ji IR Receiver PIONEER J Exit CAUTION If the FIXED position is chosen the volume will be loud 7 12V Trigger gt DVD LD HOFFI TV SAT OFF VCR1 DVR OFF VCR2 OFF VIDEO OFF PHONO LINE OFF cD OFF CD R TAPE1 OFF MD TAPE2 OFF USB OFF TUNER OFF Exit SurrBack System gt KEES Secound Zone MR amp S Exit Auto Surround Setup Set microphone Turn on subwoofer gt EET Cancel QUICK gt Subwoofer YES Center SP YES SurrBack SP YES Room size Medium Listening Position Center Exit Normal gt R ELCT Channel Level Channel Delay Exit Expert gt ESN Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay Acoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level D Range Control Exit Speaker Setting gt ir THX Front SMALL Center SMALL S
23. FM reception E To improve AM reception Connect an external FM antenna Connect a 15 to 18 feet 5 6 meter length of vinyl coated wire to the AM LOOP ANTENNA terminal in addition to the Supplied AM loop antenna For best possible reception suspend horizontally outdoors Outdoor antenna AM loop antenna 1 752 coaxial 15 18 ft 5 6 m Indoor antenna a e vinyl coated wire E1 E FM UNBAL 759 AM LOOP FM UNBAL 759 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Speakers Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet We recommend a full complement of seven speakers and a subwoofer as shown here but naturally everyone s home setup will vary Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below One of the latest features of home theater is the use of surround back speakers These speakers add even greater realism in movie sound effects and some new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS Incorporate these channels See page 27 for speaker placement In general make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers e We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 0 16 but you can change the memo speaker impedance setting of the receiver see page 26 e If you only have
24. LCD Illuminated Remote Control and Urushi Lacquer Aluminum Panel This self illuminating remote control simplifies operation even in a darkened home theater room Preset codes for other equipment and a learning function make it possible to use the remote control to operate products from other manufacturers The full range of receiver functions can be controlled using the remote The smooth finish and left right symmetry of the urushi lacquer aluminum panel is emblematic of the high quality of the equipment The Energy saving Design This unit is designed to use 0 8 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode Before You Start Checking the Supplied Accessones Please check that you have received all of the following supplied accessories l j j ELITE AM Loop Antenna FM Wire Antenna AA IEC LR6 Operating batteries x 4 oo Instructions Microphone for Auto Microphone Stand for Auto Remote Control Unit Surround Sound Setup Surround Sound Setup Preparing the Remote Control Loading the batteries Load the batteries into the remote control as shown below Please use alkaline batteries When you notice a decrease in the operating range replace all batteries with new ones AA IEC LR6 batteries x 4 CAUTION Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting Observe the following precautions e Never use new and old batteries together e Insert the plus and minus sides of t
25. PARTS When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is IN proper operating condition WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING The product should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling HEAT The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat _ _ LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 GROUNDING CONDUCTORS NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE Table of Contents Before You Start sssssssnsssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories cccsceeeeeesneees 7 Preparing the Remote Control ccccseeeeesessteeeeeeees 7 Loading the batteries 00 0 eecseessseceeeesseeesseeees 7 Remote Control Battery Indicator s es 7 Operating range of remote control unit 8 Installing the Receiver cssesssseceesseceeeesseeesteeeteaes 8 Opening the Front Panel cc ccccscssseeessssssteeeesesneaes 8
26. Setting s Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components pages 62 65 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the av buttons to select SYS OFF and press ENTER SYSTEM OFF appears in the remote display 3 Use the av buttons to select first command 1st Cmmnd appears in 6 the display Press ENTER SOURCE TV OWE VCRI This tells the receiver this will be the first command 3 9 wes Buttons that To erase a command wa et can be F Select CLEAR and press ENTER Then go to step 7 STATION DTVMENUCLASS STATION programme To go back one step Go CC E with do Select EXIT and press ENTER SYSTEM orr Oper 4 To setup a command select CHANGE and press ENTER FUNCTION flashes in the display INPUT 5 Select the component whose command you want to input for example a DVD player and press the MULTI CONTROL button for it KEY will flash in the display 6 Select a button for the command you want to input for example m stop Pioneer memo COMPLETE appears in the display To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at 7 Repeat steps 3 6 to program a anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button sequence of up to five commands e The display will disappear after one minute or You can assign SYSTEM OFF information for up to 5 SO if no new commands are entered Press any commands button to wake up the
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28. T1U DI Ge DIV ON OFF DISP MODE MPX BAND TUNING Gr se DTV MENU CLASS STATION Re I IDNIGHTJ VOLUME ISTEREO DIRECT INPUT SURROUND REMOTE SETUP SB CI z AIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE a GUIDE 1 Press the TUNER button This selects the tuner function on the receiver and sets the remote to the tuner operation mode Press the BAND button to select the band FM or AM Each press switches the band FM gt AM Press the DIRECT ACCESS button to activate the direct access tuning mode The cursor blinks in the display on the front panel Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the station you want Example To tune station 106 00 FM press gt gt gt 0 gt To cancel before inputting the frequency Press DIRECT ACCESS and enter the frequency again Using the Tuner Memonizing Frequently Used Stations The following steps show you how to memorize up to 30 radio stations in 3 classes each holding 10 stations When memorizing FM frequencies the receiver also memorizes the MPX mode STEREO or MONO 1 Tune in the station you want See Automatic and M anual Tuning or Direct Access Tuning on page 57 and 58 2 Press the TUNER EDIT button to activate the memory function J DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL ren SEL BASS TREBLE 2o T oe SEL T eS OP ACCESS MO
29. TUNING BAND TUNING U N STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION So amp 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the TONE button on the remote control or the front panel to put the receiver in tone adjust mode There are two tone modes TONE ON and TONE BYPASS The first means the tone functions are active and also lets you adjust these functions The second means the tone controls are being bypassed and thus have no effect on the sound Press the BASS TREBLE button repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE If TONE BYPASS appears press the TONE button to get TONE ON Use the buttons to adjust the low or high frequency levels A few seconds after you finish adjusting the tone the receiver will revert to the sound mode it was in at the beginning of the process LESS The tone control can be adjusted in a range of 6 cB The tone control cannot be set on in THX CINEMA MULTI CH IN modes If you set TONE CONTROL on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode Listening in HI BIT SAMPLING mode Use to hear CD and DVD as well as other digital soundtracks at a wider dynamic range allowing for finer audio reproduction 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the HI BIT button on the remote control or HI BIT HI SAMPLING button on the front panel rE 1 Each press switches HI BIT SAM PLING mode on or off SDD HI BIT SAM PLING lights in the display TUNER EDIT TRACK EXI
30. TV your subwoofer and your DVD player are switched ON 2 Press the DVD LD button on the remote control You should see DVD LD in the display on the receiver 3 Play a DVD then adjust the MASTER VOLUME To get a more refined sound make the sound settings in Expert setup See page 96 If you re having trouble getting surround sound playback look at this Frequently Asked Questions FAQ guide Q1 Even though I m playing a DVD I m not getting 5 1 channel playback Al Either the DVD is not set for digital output or the Dolby Digital DTS output settings are not correct Set the DVD player to output a digital signal and set the Dolby Digital and DTS output properly If you are unsure how to do this check the DVD initial setup in the manual that came with your DVD player Q2 There is no sound from the subwoofer or it is very low A2 There is a good possibility you haven t reached a part of the DVD that has an LFE channel which feeds the subwoofer yet The LFE channel only appears in selected parts of the soundtrack Continue playing and listen for the subwoofer If you want to hear more sound from the subwoofer set it to PLUS See page 40 for more information and consult the memo on page 41 15 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting your TV Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below Hook up with either
31. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions use shielded cables and connectors for connections H012 En IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed CLEANING Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth Never clean with furniture wax benzine insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet ATTACHMENTS Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards WATER AND MOISTURE Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub ina wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like ACCESSORIES
32. and 67 to operate your other components e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display O oo 2 PRESET should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select it and a Ge press ENTER te ets SELECT FUNCTION blinks in the display seer ee 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button 2 for example DVD LD you want to 4 5 5 4 Use the av buttons to select the eA component you want to set up Lorn Press ENTER aH MAKER appears in the remote control display a 5 Use the av buttons to select the I0 S name of the company that makes your component see pages 116 117 The company names appear in the remote control display If there is more than one component type for that company that makes your component then 1 2 etc will appear in the display Choose one of the memo types and see if that works The TUNER button cannot be assigned Remote Control of Other Components 6 Point the remote control at the component you want set and press ENTER OK will appear in the remote control display URCE TV SYSTEM RECEN RECEIVER MULTI CONTROL you have set it correctly Use the aw buttons to select YES and go on to step 7 2 If the component you
33. and press ENTER 9 Use the MULTI J OG to select EXIT and press ENTER This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal operation memo Use the RETURN button to move the 7 gt cursor back one character when entering a name 93 Fine Tuning Your System PHONO LINE Setup The PHONO LINE setup allows you to decide whether you ll hook up a turntable or a line level component most components like CD players and DVD players are line level If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the first two steps SEDE 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV SSBS press RECEIVER on the remote OOO control End a gt 629 3 6 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button GJ C 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the av buttons to select PHONO LINE SETUP Press the ENTER button 4 Use the av buttons to select the PHONO or LINE Press ENTER PHONO Use this setting for turntables without a built in equalizer or pre amplifier LINE Use this setting for all audio components other than a tumtable and for tumtables with a built in phono equalizer 5 EXIT should be selected if not use the av buttons to select it Press System Setup ENTER 1 Surround Setup 2 THX CINEMA Setup bo ipput Asean E 6 Use the av buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER again igi 5 PHONO LINE Setup l 6 Multi Room This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to normal operation
34. ass i l amp gt Se 3 SURROUND SETUP should be selected If wes it isn t use the av buttons to select it _ Ged 3 4 Press the ENTER button 4 Use the av buttons to navigate through the menus When you have the setting you want in a particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed We suggest you do a basic system setup for surround sound when you first hook up the receiver That gets it out of the way and you won t need to do it again unless you change your home set up by adding new speakers etc To do a basic setup use the SURRBACK menu if necessary and then choose either the AUTO SETTING QUICK or NORMAL setup procedure and complete that You don t need to do all three as they accom plish the same ends and we recommend the AUTO SETTING method To do a more advanced setup for surround sound see EXPERT setup starting on page 96 SURRBACK Surround Back SYSTEM See page 37 Use to choose options for your surround back speakers System Setup AUTO SETTING See page 13 15 Sry See the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 for an explanation of this 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign setup 4 Function Rename 5 PHONO LINE Setup QUICK setup See page 38 T Use to setup your surround sound system in the minimum amount of time Exit NORMAL setup See page 39 ma Use this method to manu
35. bypasses the tone controls functions in TUNER mode reproduction of a program source STANDBY ON button 4 ENTER button Press to switch the receiver ON or into Use this button to enter information conceming STANDBY mode the SYSTEM SETUP LISTENING MODE or the Listening mode buttons see page 46 tuner 48 5 STANDBY indicator There are two types of SURROUND modes Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode MOVIE Press to put the receiver into MOVIE Please note that this receiver consumes a LISTENING MODE see page 47 small amount of power 0 8 W in the standby MUSIC Press to put the receiver into MUSIC mode LISTENING MODE see page 48 6 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control 7 Display See page 33 Displays amp Controls 8 MCACC indicator See pages 13 15 50 Lights when the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on After the Auto Surround Sound Setup has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is set on and this display will light 9 MULTI CH IN button Use this button to select the component you have hooked up to the MULTI CH IN terminals for example a DVD Audio player 10 ACOUSTIC EQ button see page 50 100 102 Press to switch on off and select the type of acoustic calibration EQ 11 MASTER VOLUME dial Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver 12 MULTI J OG CONTROL buttons SET UP Press to switch the SYSTEM SETUP mode RETURN Press to move back one step in the SYSTEM SETUP process 13 SIGN
36. component video S video or compos ite video cords the quality descends in this order but you must use the same type of video cords to hook up your DVD player and all other video components as you use to hook up your TV If you plan to hook up your DVD player with component video cords hook up your TV with them as well but in this case you must also hook up your TV with composite video or S video cords because you won t be able to see the receiver s on screen displays with a component video hook up Composite video cords which look just like regular RCA audio cords See page 20 but have only one cable are the most common CAUTION Don t confuse the MONITOR OUT for your TV with the wowron MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE MONI D GD TOR OUT for the MULT ROOM feature only 5 j MONITOR OUT Vl G TV monitor VIDEO IN COMPO VIDEO NENT D a E Component video S video cables produce The video signal is clearer picture divided into the reproduction by sending N luminance Y signal and separate signals for the l the color PB and PR luminance and the color signals In this way interference between the signals is avoided Composite Video Composite video cords are the most common or standard video cord but also S the lowest quality The color on the connector is yellow to distinguish it from N regular RCA audio cords which have white and red connectors see page 20 It is important to use a true compos
37. connections e Choose a compatible source or check the player s manual for the correct settings e Choose one of the listening modes See pages 46 48 The MULTI CH IN switches off automatically e Set the digital volume level of the player to full or to the neutral position e To get more signal to the subwoofer set it to PLUS or choose SMALL for the front Speakers see pages 40 41 e Set the speaker to YES e Check the MULTI CH IN connection see page 21 and select the type of playback with the MULTI CH IN button See page 53 e Tune in the correct frequency e Connect the antenna See page 24 e Route digital cables away from the antenna terminals and wires e Adjust the direction and position for best reception e Turn off the equipment causing the noise or move it away from the receiver e Place the antenna farther away from the equipment causing the noise e Connect an outdoor AM or FM antenna See page 24 e Check that personal computers or other digital components connected to the same power source are not causing interference e This is not a malfunction but be sure to turn the volume down to prevent the output of loud noise from your speakers e Set the SIGNAL SELECT to DIGITAL see page 45 e You can only record analog to analog or digital to digital Make sure the playback and recording components are hooked up with the same kind of connections e You can t record digital sources that ha
38. diagram below to place your speakers Notice the surround speakers should output at an angle parallel to the listener Also notice the angle of the front speakers Di polar Radiating Speaker pS Speaker Placement for DVD Audio etc Sources The best speaker placement for DVD Audio and other multichannel music sources may be different than for regular DVD discs For these formats follow the diagram at right as opposed to the home theater setups of the preceding pages 110 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions If you think that there is something wrong with this component check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work Symptom Power The power does not tum on During loud playback the power suddenly switches off The unit does not respond when the buttons are pressed During operation the unit suddenly switches off AMP ERR blinks in the display and the unit tums off The STANDBY indicator will blink and the unit cannot be tumed on FAN STOP blinks in the display and the unit tums off OVERHEAT blinks in the display and no sound is output T
39. disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process SOURCE TV STFI 1 CON MULTI TROL cy C9 Co Gs CD R MD TAPEL TAPE2 SIGNAL SEL DNR _BASS TREBLE p VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 DISC DO D D TUNING STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION CHANNEL HANNEL TV VOL VOLUME MULTI CI INPUT SURROUND REMOTE SETUP z ENTER Ee J Buttons that are able to learn new commands 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the av buttons to select LEARNING and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION blinks on the remote control Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control For example DVD LD SELECT KEY flashes in the display Choose the command you want to teach the remote control and press the corresponding button The word LEARN will blink in the remote control display For example choose the gt play button to program this remote control to play your DVD player e The TV POWER TV FUNC TV CH and VOL buttons are only available for learning when programming TV CONT button Remote Control of Other Components 5 While LEARN continues to flash point the two remote controls toward each other Press the button on the other remote control corresponding to the
40. from the DTS S627 see eines aea ener 106 MAIN LOOM cececcccccccccccccccccccececececececccccccececececeseceeceess 77 TDM enema eaan een a aani a n a nia 107 Controlling the MULTI ROOM system from the Schemata of Setup Screens eecccesseeessseeeeees 108 SUb MOGI renean E A a EE EEEN 78 Speaker Placement INFOrmation ssssseseeseesees 109 The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER TWOUDLESNOOUNG enrica 111 COMPONENTS neni drenan Pek che Ae a iD 79 Preset Code Brands ccscsesesesesneneseen 116 Multi Operations sic seccecsstacis2 acacterasesastetacuseseenesastees 80 Specifications sscarccpinsuasataatesrziateeoapacaantiensiaeatates 119 Performing multi Operations sses 81 SYSTEM OFF o pnn aa 82 Using SYSTEM OFF ieinu 83 Editing Remote Control Display Names 4 84 Editing Buttons Names KEY LABEL 85 Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control 86 Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input 87 Resetting the Main Unit ec cesecesscteeeesseeeees 88 v z je Cc J J High Quality Balanced Multichannel Design The VSX 45TX receiver is constructed with Pioneer s industry leading advanced and well balanced multichannel concept This means it is designed to reproduce music and movie soundtracks as close as possible to the intentions of the producer during mastering The receiver uses a revolutionary 3 D Frame Construction technique and a Symmetrical Power Train Design wi
41. mode between ON OFF AUTO SYSTEM OFF button see pages 82 83 This button tums off components in two ways First when pressed it will turn off all PIONEER components Secondly any component that has programmed into the SYSTEM OFF settings will be turned off For example If you programmed power off in the SYSTEM OFF settings for your TV and VCR pressing the SYSTEM OFF button will tum off these components even if they are not PIONEER products RECEIVER STANDBY ON button Press to tum power of the receiver on or to standby off MULTI OPERATION button Use this button to start the MULT OPERATION mode See page 80 81 for how to program and use the MULT OPERATION mode RECEIVER button Use this button to switch the remote control into receiver mode in order to get certain receiver functions or do receiver setups TOP MENU GUIDE button Use to find stations or menus on a digital TV tuner For a DVD player use this button to bring up the DVD menu 31 32 Displays amp Controls 7 RETURN button When you are in a receiver setup operation this button will go back one step in the SYSTEM SETUP procedure When you are using your DVD menu screen this button acts the same as the DVD player s Return button When you are using cable tuners satellite tuners or digital TV tuners this button will either exit you from the menu screen or act like a Retum button above depending on the maker of the unit INPUT butt
42. next channel 5 Press ENTER to select a new If you want to change a setting before proceeding Use the av buttons to go back to the channel you SurrBack already selected and press ENTER gt E Next if you want proceed to ACOUSTIC CAL EQ SurrBack Surround SurrBack 8 5ft 7 0ft 6 5ft 8 0ft 1 5ft 99 Fine Tuning Your System ACOUSTIC CAL EQ This setting is a kind of room equalizer for your speakers and is set automatically if you did the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP see pages 13 15 which we strongly recommend It balances the frequency response between your speakers In order to follow the instructions in this section you should have done AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP on pages 13 15 This receiver lets you choose between two types of ACOUSTIC CAL EQ equalizer curves ALL CH ADJ UST and FRONT ALIGN with the former equalizing the speakers individually and the latter equalizing the speakers in accordance with the front speakers Features here allow you to put in your own equalizer preferences To do this use the DATA COPY feature to copy the settings in ALL CH ADJ UST and FRONT ALIGN modes and paste them into CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 You then choose between the ALL CH ADJ UST and FRONT ALIGN types of curves and increase the amount of a certain frequency in each speaker in accordance with your preferences When you playback a source you can choose CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 to apply your preferences to playback Whe
43. one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal e If you use a THX certified subwoofer use the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer if your subwoofer has one or switch the filter position to THX on your subwoofer Front speaker Right SURROUND BACK R L CENTER p SURROUND K D Aata r Saver Gili pati GC al AA a AA WA A va y YA h yr a i gt a a 2 R DY D3 KS i 5 AEAN Ae SZA IRs RSL IRE IRS we ass we ss we ans Surround back speaker Right Surround back O speaker Left m Speaker terminals The speaker terminals also Twist exposed wire 2 Loosen speaker terminal 3 Tighten accept single banana plugs strands tightly and insert exposed wire terminal Refer to speaker manual together for details 3 8 in lOmm 25 26 Connecting Your Equipment Speaker impedance You can change the speaker impedance for VSX 45TX but we recommend using speakers with an imped ance of 8 Q 16 Q the default setting If you are using 6 Q less than 8 Q impedance speakers you need to change the impedance setting Use any speaker rated between 6 0 16 Q STANDBY ON SPEAKERS First put the receiver in STANDBY mode then press the power button while holding down the SPEAKERS button The receiver will reset to the new impedance setting With this method you can choose the 8 Q 16 Q setting or the 6 Q 8 Q setting
44. only one video deck It would make sense to assign the CD R TAPE 1 MULTI CONTROL button to the CD R and the VCR 2 MULTI CONTROL button to your tape deck To do this choose VCR 2 in step 3 when you want to set up the tape deck Then choose TAPE in step 4 and proceed as above The only practical difference in this method is that you have to remember the VCR 2 MULTI CON TROL button is actually your tape deck In this case you would need to hook up your tape deck to the input jacks marked VCR 2 on the back of the receiver This method should help you customize the remote control for your system and let you control all of your components with the remote control for the VSX 45TX 8 Repeat the process from step 2 for all of your components 9 Select EXIT and press ENTER 63 Remote Control of Other Components Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls LEARNING Mode If preset codes are not available for your component s or the available preset codes do not operate correctly you can use this procedure to program in signals from the remote control s of your other component s These steps can also be used to add further operations to the remote control that were successfully set with the stored settings See pages 62 63 To exit from the remote control setup mode at any time press REMOTE SETUP You can also program the 4 W lt s and ENTER buttons with the LEARNING mode The TUNER button cannot be assigned The display will
45. open with the level CONTROL showing 103 Fine Tuning Your System DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL This feature makes it possible to enjoy full surround sound effects on Dolby Digital and DTS sources even at low volumes It does this by compressing the dynamic range Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and the softest sounds in any given signal Compressing the range plays sounds so the quieter ones are audible and the louder ones don t get distorted or become overpowering This feature only applies to Dolby Digital and DTS sources but the MIDNIGHT mode explained on page 51 accomplishes the same end for a variety of sources If continuing from BASS PEAK LEVEL DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL should be selected DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL D Q SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS TREBLE VIDEO SEL HIBIT 0 DISC CESS GUIDE DIRECT AC SYSTEM SETUP e iso 1 6 Cc ON 5 Expert Crossover Network Fine Channel Level Fine Channel Delay Acoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level gt PEN Exit Dynamic Range Control Select Mode Adi MID MAX Exit Dynamic Range Control Select Mode OFF MID MAX gt EE 104 Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here 1 D RANGE CONTROL should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select and press ENTER 2 Use the a
46. speakers 3 EXIT should be selected if it s not use the av buttons to select it Press ENTER Next proceed to FINE CHANNEL LEVEL If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1 1 Expert gt CI Fine Channel Level The default is 80kHz Fine Channel Delay AES Acoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level D Range Control Exit Crossover Network Frequency EEA 80Hz 100Hz 150Hz 200Hz Exit THX Speaker 80Hz Crossover Network Frequency rl 80Hz 100Hz 150Hz 200Hz gt Exit THX Speaker 80Hz 97 Fine Tuning Your System FINE CHANNEL LEVEL The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup See page 42 Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound and the better the speaker balance the better surround sound you can get Do this procedure if you want to try and get even finer surround sound The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL LEVEL setup method in NORMAL setup is that here the test tone alternates between the front left speaker which is used as the reference channel and the target speaker that is the speaker whose level you want to adjust Listen to the two tones and try to make them the same volume Eas Follow steps 1
47. tell the receiver how you hooked them up so the names on the remote control and front panel match your home setup Do this with the DIGITAL IN SELECT setup Also if you hooked up video devices with component video cable you need to tell the receiver which devices are hook up in this way Do this with the COM PONENT IN SELECT setup FUNCTION RENAME page 93 This feature allows you to change the names that appear in the receiver display to reflect what you have connected System Setup PHONO LINE Setup page 94 Nii Surround Setup This feature allows you to hook up either a turntable or meen a line level component like a CD player to the same is Function Heneme 1 terminal Use this setup to tell the receiver which you E Multi Room e hooked up 16 eae MULTI ROOM pages 74 79 You can set up this unit to power systems in different rooms 12V Trigger page 95 This feature allows you hook up equipment to this receiver that will go on automatically when you output a 12 volt power signal from this receiver Fine Tuning Your System THX CINEMA Setup This setup lets you choose which decoding method for 2 channel sources the receiver will use for THX CINEMA For more information on the decoding playback formats see Techno Tidbits starting on page 105 J 6 a D CO lt gt D CH m a SEL T TREBLE er 2 oe SEL C gt gt MoE
48. terminals for your surround back speakers in your main Speaker system referred to as the A speaker system SECOND ZONE if you want to use the these speaker terminals for an independent speaker system referred to as speaker system B MR amp S if you want to use these speaker terminals for a different independent room You can hear a completely independent source through these speakers but you will need a separate IR receiver see pages 74 79 to set up the MULTI ROOM feature 3 EXIT should be selected Press the ENTER button You will return to the SURROUND SETUP menu display Next proceed to either AUTO SETTING page 13 QUICK on the next page or NORMAL page 39 If you want to change a setting before proceeding start over from step 1 Pa i e Cc z U Cc D 37 Setting Up for Surround Sound QUICK setup This simple and quick setup method allows you to make all the necessary settings manually with the minimum of hassle If you did the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP method on pages 13 15 you don t need to do this setup You must have front and surround speakers hooked up to use this setup You only need to do these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers etc If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in page 36 VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 _pIsC DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE K e 1 Use the av buttons to select QUICK 1 4 Press the ENTER button
49. that you hook up your TV or monitor in order to see a video image as well as the on screen displays OSDs shown by this receiver for more on this see page16 Digital Connections Some DVD players have both coaxial and optical terminals but there is no need to connect both If your DVD player has a coaxial terminal not a PCM only output for the audio out hook it up using this terminal Follow the diagram below This is the best scenario as you will be able to follow the default settings of this receiver and won t need to assign the digital inputs you should use DIGITAL IN 3 If your DVD player only has an optical terminal for the audio output you can hook it up using one of the DIGITAL IN terminals between 1 2 for example DIGITAL IN 2 In this case you will need to assign the digital input which means tell the receiver which input you used for your DVD digital audio See page 12 for this RCA video cord RCA stereo cord VIDEO our DOF o _ _ w WH Q _ _ R VID DVD player Em output IN am RCA video cord z O You only need to make one DIGITAL connection not a PCM only output mE CD R TAPE1 coaxial cord optical cord VIDEO INPUT Easy Setup Guide Parti 2 Speaker Connections Home theater is designed to be setup with five or seven speakers front left amp right center surround left amp right and optimall
50. to put two different mono soundtracks that you can listen to together or separately on one DVD With this setting you can choose which dual mono setting you want to listen to Remember this setting is only applicable if you are using Dolby Digital software with dual mono and want to isolate one of the channels therein 1 Press the RETURN button for more than three seconds to put the receiver in DUAL MONO mode Hold down the RETURN button to cycle through the different DUAL MONO settings When you find the one you want release the button The L ch1 and R ch2 indicators in the display light to indicate the 1 playback channel DUAL ch1 DUAL ch2 DUAL ch1 ch2 The different settings are DUAL ch1 where you only hear channel 1 DUAL ch2 where you only hear channel 2 and DUAL ch1 ch2 where you hear both channels but independently from different speakers memo e The default setting is DUAL ch1 s You can only use this function with Dolby Digital sources that have this function Using Headphones 1 Plug headphones into the headphone jack on the front of the receiver No sound will be audible from the speakers when headphones are plugged in except in MULTI CH IN mode or when using the pre outs In MULTI CH IN mode the subwoofer will be audible even if the headphones are plugged in IT PHONES jack memo e All SURROUND modes will be downmixed to 2 LS channels e If you re listening to a 2 channel sou
51. to select EXIT this one follow the procedure on page You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu 87 10 Select EXIT and press ENTER If there isn t enough capacity an in correct signal has been sent or in some cases the command from an other remote control simply cannot be leamed NG no good will appear in the display in step 5 In some NG cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart Remote Control of Other Components Using Remote Control with Other Components CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVD recorder Cassette Deck operations memo The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program it _ _ see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components pages 62 65 e To perform these operations press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component Button s Function Components CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVD recorder Cassette deck Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter Repeated presses CD MD CD R DVD LD Skips to the start of previous tracks or chapter SOURCE Press to switch the components between STANDBY and ON EE Go back channels channel VCR DVD recorder Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible deck Cassette deck Press to advance to the start of the next track or chapter Rep
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53. 101 steps 4 amp 5 to adjust all the frequencies Fine Tuning Your System 102 7 Center EQ 63Hz 2 OdB 125Hz 250Hz 4 kHz 41 3kHz 0 508 gt TRIM ESAE Exit Center EQ 63Hz 125Hz 250Hz 4 kHz Acoustic Cal EQ CUSTOM1 ADJUST CUSTOM2 ADJUST DATA COPY gt PESAN Exit Acoustic Cal EQ gt Lin ADJUST FRONT ALIGN Exit ALL CH ADJUST Front EQ gt Cota e Front EQ Surround EQ SurrBack EQ SurrBack EQ Surround EQ Exit Center EQ 63Hz 1 548 125Hz 2 5 B 250Hz 4 0B 5 5c 0 548 0 Odb gt Exit 7 TRIM should be selected if it isn t use the AVY buttons to select it and press ENTER 8 Use the av buttons to adjust the TRIM and press ENTER TRIM will balance the volume level of each frequency in the overall volume of that speaker 9 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it and press ENTER 10 The cursor automatically goes to the next channel Press ENTER and repeat steps 3 8 to adjust all the channels 11 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the AVY buttons to select it and press ENTER Leave the setup by using the aw buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER You can now go to DATA CHECK or leave the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ setting by using the aw buttons to select EXIT and pressing ENTER To use the DATA CHECK feature follow the steps here
54. 22 amp 23 It is also a good idea to hook up your components with analog audio connections as well If you want to record from your DVD player composite or S video cord connections and analog audio connections are necessary Connecting a DVD player Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Hook up your audio signal with either a coaxial or optical digital cords you don t need to do both If you hook up your DVD LD player using component video cable connections you might need to setup your DVD player for component video output as well See your DVD manual for details If you have a DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player see Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs on page 21 You need to hook up your audio with analog connections as well The arrows indicate the direction of the signal not a PCM only output 66 N VIDEO SVIDEO ANALOG AUDIO 2 R memo e Be sure to make either a digital coaxial or digital optical connection pictured as DIGITAL lt gt jack 3 or DIGITAL Jack 2 in this diagram but you don t need to make both e If your digital connections are different than the default settings you will need to assign the digital jacks to the proper component s with the Assigning the Digital Inputs procedure See page 91 to do this e If your component video connections are different from the default sett
55. 70 dB at 85 dBf DISCOIMION ade ts adit ees Stereo 0 5 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 006 60 dB 400 kHz Stereo Separation c csseccceeeeeeeessssseseees 40 dB 1 kHz Frequency Response n se 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1 dB Antenna Input ities siti caicmmdiniel dasa 75 Q unbalanced AM Tuner Section Frequency Range n se 530 kHz to 1 700 kHz Sensitivity IHF Loop antenna 350 uV m Sele V sies wel enadetso rience ieloasaseaearee esses 25 dB Signal to Noise Ratio ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeres 50 dB AMENNA onanan te wececnatnatante Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements n AC 120 V 60 Hz Power Consumption sssssssssrrrrrrrrrrrrnrnrrrrrrrrrrrene 600 W Power Consumption in Standby mode n s 0 8 W AC Outlet SWITCHED ossee 100 W 0 8 A MAX DIMENSIONS ssa 420 W x 188 H x 464 D mm 16 9 16 W x 7 7 16 H x 18 5 16 D in Weight without package cccceee 18 8 kg 41 Ib 8 oz Fumished Parts FM wire Antenna ccccccccssssssssssseeeeeeeeeseseaneeeseeseeeeeneeeees 1 AM loop Antenna xine tcetiniets can et eerste dmantassdetie dns dotedastdncwe 1 AA IEC LR6 batteres essneonsnnnnnensnsosesrnnrrrrrerrreererrnn 4 Remote Control Unt srera RS 1 Microphone for Auto Surround Sound Setup e 1 Microphone Stand for Auto Surround Sound Setup 1 Operating INStrUCKIONS aisre aa aE aa 1 NOTE Specifications and the design are subject to possib
56. AL SELECT button see page 45 Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following AUTO If there are analog and digital signals input the receiver automatically selects the digital signal DIGITAL To select an optical or coaxial digital signal ANALOG To select an analog signal 14 Hi BIT Hi SAMPLING button see page 53 Use this button to switch the HI BIT HI SAM PLING mode on or off Use to hear CD and DVD as well as other digital soundtracks at a wider dynamic range allowing for finer audio reproduction 15 SB CH MODE button see page 54 Use this button to turn the surround back channels ON OFF AUTO or switch the VIRTU AL SURROUND BACK mode between ON OFF AUTO 16 TUNER CONTROL buttons See pages 57 61 BAND Press to select the AM or FM band CLASS Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes SELECT Switches the buttons between station memory and frequency select modes Selects station memories or frequencies when using the tuner TUNER EDIT Press to memorize and name a station for recall using the MULTI J OG and ENTER buttons 17 MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE buttons See pages 74 79 Press to use the multi room feature requires an optional PIONEER Multi Room Remote Sensor Unit MR 100 or another IR receiver CONTROL button see pages 74 79 Used together with the INPUT SELECTOR to select the function or use with the MASTER VOLUME to select the volume of the MULTI ROO
57. ANORAMA This gives the music a wraparound surround feel 3 Use the Y buttons to add or oo a subtract the amount of effect or tum ee tna on off a CENTER WIDTH Strengthen or weaken the effect Pioneer between 0 7 The default is 3 DIMENSION M ove soundfield backward or forward with 3 being the furthest back and 3 being the furthest forward The default is 0 PANORAMA Turn on or off The default is off 49 Listening with ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ You can listen to the soundtrack with the ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ you set automatically when you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP page 13 or you set manually on page 100 102 To do so follow the instructions below 1 Press the ACOUSTIC EQ button Each press switches ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ between ALL CH ADJ UST FRONT ALIGN CUSTOM 1 CUSTOM 2 and OFF When ACOUSTIC EQ is being L applied the M CACC indicator lights M Gr T ALL CH ADJ UST gt Dna OFF CUSTOM 2 lt CUSTOM 1 MCACC indicator aL memo e After completing the AUTO SURROUND SETUP LS page 13 ACOUSTIC EQ ON ALL CH ADJ UST is set automatically e You can t tum on ACOUSTIC EQ on in MULTI CH IN mode e If you tum ACOUSTIC EQ on in DIRECT mode the receiver automatically switches to STEREO mode Reducing Noise Durning Playback DIGITAL NR Function To
58. Centers VES CENTER your listening position is equidistant to the Room size Small front and surround speakers cee ca ee REAR your listening position is closer to the surround Exit J Speakers 4 Use the av buttons to select the EXIT Press the ENTER button memo If you do the QUICK setup after You will return to the SURROUND SETUP menu display the AUTO SURROUND SOUND If you want to change a setting before proceeding SETUP the former will replace the start over from step 1 latter 38 Setting Up for Surround Sound NORMAL setup This is the manual method to setup your sound parameters for surround sound It is more exact than the QUICK setup and should give you finer surround sound You don t need to do this however if you did the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP method on pages 13 15 If you feel the settings in the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP do not suit your personal tastes the settings you input here will override them and allow you to adjust the parameters manually AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP with the microphone may not properly assess the size of your Speakers if there is background noise from an air conditioner or refrigerator for example If necessary try different possible settings here You only need to do these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers etc If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in page 36 VIDEO SEL HIB 0 pisc OOS 1 Use the av but
59. Check the subwoofer hasn t automatically switched to standby mode check the subwoofer manual e Check all connections see page 25 e Set the SB CH MODE to ON or AUTO See page 54 e Set the SB CH MODE to ON or AUTO and choose one of the SURROUND listening modes See pages 54 47 48 e Check all connections see pages 25 e Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel output see page 25 e Change the speaker setting to YES see pages 40 41 e Check all connections see page 25 e If you choose one of the SURROUND listening modes a channel may be created for the speaker see page 44 e Increase the speaker output level Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Symptom Sound is produced from some components but not from digital components Other audio problems Subwoofer output is very low During multichannel playback there is no sound output from one speaker A multi channel DVD source appears to be downmixed from 2 channels during playback Considerable noise in radio broadcasts Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically Noise or hum can be heard even when there is no sound being input When a search is performed by a DTS compatible CD player during playback noise is output When playing a DTS format LD there is noise audible on the soundtrack Audio doesn t record in some cases even if video does Cause e SIGNAL SELECT is set incorrectly e The digita
60. Component Video Inputs See page 92 18 RS 232C Connection This is a future oriented port that has the possibil ity on inputting and or outputting information to 35 from the receiver 36 Setting Up for Surround Sound To ensure the best possible surround sound complete the following setup operations Some of these are the Same and take precedence over the settings you made in the Easy Setup Guide so consider if the ones you made at that time were adequate If you feel they were move on to the next setting in this section These setup operations use on screen displays OSDs on your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up and that your TV is set to this receiver You need to connect the setup mic to the front panel of the receiver so that it can measure the sound and ensure the proper settings For more information on the mic hookup see page 13 Use the arrow buttons aw and the ENTER button on the remote control to navigate the OSDs on your TV Conversely you can use the MULTI J OG dial and ENTER button and look at the display on the Front Panel 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV Press the RECEIVER button on the remote oo control SOURCE TV SYSTEM RECEIVER Make sure your TV is connected and set to the video input the receiver is using 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button TAPEL TAPE2 ee NE DER LOM IOE eFEgLEN SH The menu possibilities appear on your TV
61. DE SYSTEM SETUP AAEE GUIDE LE e m nua MPX DTV ON OFF DISP MODE m A UI A C ED MULTI CI INPUT 3 Press the DTV MENU CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number Each press switches the display CLASS A gt CLASS B gt CLASS C 4 Press the STATION buttons or the number buttons repeatedly to select a channel O 9 within the respective class 5 Press the ENTER button to input your choice 3 4 5 59 Using the Tuner Naming Memorized Stations You can input a name of up to four characters for each preset station in the receiver s memory See the previous page This name can be anything you choose For example you could input J AZZ for that station and when you listen to it the name rather than the frequency number will appear on your display 1 Press the TUNER button on the remote control 2 Press DTV MENU CLASS repeatedly to select the class Repeatedly pressing this button cycles through the 1 three available classes A B and C D ERED 3 Press STATION or STATION to 4 BS 4 5 6 select the preset channel eys 9 4 Press TUNER EDIT to select the station name mode STATION DTV 1ENU CLASS STATION I Gd C Ca CHAN EL CHANN L GS CD rD a as Ley TV CONTROL TV VOL ULTI CH INPUT
62. DNESS is on For Dolby Digital or DTS sources These Indicators change according to which channels are active in the source When all three LS left Surround S Surround and RS right surround light at the same time it means a source with a 6 1 channel playback flag is being used L Left front channel C Center channel R Right front channel LS Left surround channel S Surround channel or Surround back channel T sta pile macat RS Right surround channel POA DER MIDNR 15 Oh LFE Low Frequency Effects channel 5 TONE indicator O Lights when LFE signal is input Lights when the TONE control is on ee aes 13 SB CH indicators 6 DNR indicator l Light to indicate the status of the surround 7 TUNER indicators AUTO Lights when the SB CH MODE or 60 STEREO Lights when an FM stereo broadcast is received in the auto stereo mode MONO Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM broadcasts and when MPX mode is selected TUNED Lights when a broadcast is received Volume level indicator MULTI ROOM indicator Lights when the MULTI ROOM system is on VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode is set to AUTO ON Lights when the SB CH MODE or VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode is set to ON OFF Lights when the SB CH MODE or VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode is set to OFF Displays amp Controls Back Panel All the terminals on the back panel are explained and or referenced here 12 3 4 CONTROL PLAY
63. Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer CART A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn Lars e VENTILATION Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company LOCATION The appliance should be installed in a stable location NONUSE PERIODS The power cord of th
64. EN HENEN HEHEHE HEHEHEHE HEHEHEHE oO EEHEHE HEHEHE oO ee 6 NENEN EE EEEE PENEN NENEN HENEN HENEN NENNE NNNHN HENNE NENEN NNNNE ENNNN ENNNN EE Kel GS J O nan nansa nanam nanam nanna nnnm SANEM ee ee NNNM MENNE FENAN NENAN 1 EENEN HENEN eo oe EEHEEHE oO oO oO oe oe ILs S ES i ENNE HENNE HENEN st BERS HEHEHE HEHEHEHE HEHEHE HEHEHE HEHHEE HEHHEE HEHEHE oO ee a oO oe 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Light to indicate the input signal you selected AUTO Lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically DIGITAL Lights when digital audio signals are 10 Hi BIT SAMPLING indicator Lights when a HI BIT SAM PLING mode Is on 11 DSP indicators MOVIE Lights when a MOVIE mode is selected When a DSP MOVIE mode is select selected rate ANALOG Lights when analog signals are ed DSP will light with a box around it selected MUSIC Lights when a MUSIC mode is 2 Digital format indicators selected When a DSP MUSIC mode is select PRO LOGIC II Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II ed DSP will light with a box around it processing 12 Program Format indicators NEO 6 Lights during NEO 6 processing O0 DIGITAL Lights when a Dolby Digital signal is detected DTS Lights when a DTS signal is detected ES Lights when playing back a DTS ES signal EX Lights when playing back a Dolby Digital EX Signal STEREO Lights during two channel playback LOUDNESS indicator Lights when LOU
65. EVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AND DO NOT PUT ANY WATER SOURCE NEAR THIS APPARATUS SUCH AS VASE FLOWER POT COSMETICS CONTAINER AND MEDICINE BOTTLE ETC HOO1AEn For U S model ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR certification mark are registered US marks KOO1A_En This product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and which re quires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_En If the socket outlets on the associated equipment are not suitable for the plug supplied with the product the plug must be removed and an appropriate one fitted Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be perfomed only by qualified service personnel The cut off plug must be disposed of as an electrical shock hazard could exist if connected to a socket outlet H022AEn NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commun
66. Exit expel bass tones Set the bass peak level as needed to gt RESINS prevent the ultra low bass tones from distorting the eine Chena e sound from the speakers Acoustic Cal EQ DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL page 104 hata Ppa Leve This feature makes possible excellent surround sound effects when listening to Dolby Digital and DTS sources at low volumes Fine Tuning Your System CROSSOVER NETWORK Crossover frequency is the point where the receiver divides the high and low sounds the frequencies between the speakers Certain bass sounds will play back from the subwoofer if you selected it as YES or PLUS or from the front speakers if you selected them as LARGE This setting decides where the cutoff will be between those bass sounds playing back from the speaker selected as above and the bass sounds for the entire soundtrack which play back from all speakers used If all speakers are set to LARGE See pages 40 41 this setup is unnecessary oS bu oe TE on page ti if necessary to get to the starting point mentioned here VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 _DISC 1 CROSSOVER NETWORK should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select and press ENTER J Tn cS e 2 Use the av buttons to select frequency cut off point Press ENTER Frequencies below the cut off point will be sent to the subwoofer or large speakers For example choosing 50 Hz sends bass frequencies below 50 Hz to the Subwoofer or large
67. FF button at any time to turn off the MULTI ROOM system 78 Using Other Functions Controlling the MULTI ROOM system from the sub room MULTI CONTROL Number button CLASS STATION VOLUME y INPUT LESS e Make sure the system is in STANDBY mode or ON e When someone is controlling the system from the main room you won t be able to operate the remote room controls When you are doing the REMOTE SETUP process the MULTI ROOM cannot be used If you use a PIONEER amplifier in the sub room when you want to control the VSX 45TX only you will also change the settings in the sub room To avoid this cover up the remote sensor on the sub room amplifier Sub room 1 From the sub room point the remote control at the IR Receiver and press a STANDBY ON button to tum on the MULTI ROOM system The MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE indicator lights on the front panel in the main room Press the INPUT button to select the sub room source You can also use a specific MULTI CONTROL button for example the DVD LD button for this purpose Press VOLUME to adjust the volume The following remote control buttons can be used to operate the receiver from the sub room e RECEIVER button e MULTI CONTROL button will not select PHONO VCR 2 or VIDEO e VOLUME buttons for adjusting the sub room s volume level but can t be used when set to FIXED e CLASS button f
68. For this reason the format is being introduced in more and more movie theaters and is being adopted for home use as DTS Digital Surround When used with movies it s called DTS LD DVD and for music software 5 1 channel CD as DTS CD DTS ES DTS launched a new surround format in November 2000 This has come to be known as DTS Extended Surround or simply DTS ES The technology has been advanced to include two new home formats DTS ES Discrete 6 1 format and DTS ES Matnx 6 1 ch format both are able to playback discrete 6 1 channel content from DVDs and CDs Both of these formats are compatible with a conventional DTS 5 1 ch decoder In this system each channel is encoded and decoded individually adding to the separation of the channels Since DTS adds a third surround channel the surround back channel the realism and all encompassing nature of the sound reaches levels not seen before in home theater This unit is equipped with a DTS ES decoder DTS Neo 6 This is a matrix decoding technology that transforms two channel sources into 6 0 channel surround sound There are two modes CINEMA MODE and MUSIC MODE DTS 96 24 This high quality format will be used for software which will be available from November 2001 For compatibility with equipment that was produced before this format was made DVD players can play this software using a conventional DTS 5 1ch decoder This unit is equipped with a DTS 96 kHz 24 bit decoder to take advantage of t
69. HDCT NG blinks in the display and the unit tums off Setup The setup screen doesn t appear Every time AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP is attempted there is some kind of error or the settings seem incorrect The LARGE and SMALL settings for speakers after the Auto Surround Sound Setup are incorrect After the proper settings have been made there still seems to be something wrong with the sound Cause e The power plug is disconnected e The protection circuit may have been activated e The protection circuit has been activated because the lowest actual impedance of the speakers as opposed to the speakers rated impedance is dangerously low e Static electricity caused by dry air e The speaker wires are frayed or sticking out of the jack and are touching the back of the receiver or another set of wires e The receiver probably has a serious problem e Something is stuck in the fan and or the fan is broken e The receiver has gotten too hot e The thermistor temperature sensor is broken e The output jacks haven t been connected properly e The TV hasn t been connected to the MONITOR OUT jack e You connected your TV to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE MONITOR OUT jack instead of the main MONITOR OUT jack e The room environment is not optimal for auto setup too much ambient noise obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone the monitor noise is interfering with the setup etc e T
70. K Simulates the acoustic effects of a mid sized concert hall The listener can experience a live band effect with good separation of the instruments a strong bass and the vivid feeling of a live performance DANCE Simulates the acoustic effects of a dance club Features a strong bass sound Reflected sound delay time is virtually below 50 msec for the listener to experience the visceral power of dance music 5 7 CH STEREO Simulates the acoustic environment of a regular stereo while using all the speakers in the system to induce a rich all around sound The display will change to 5 CH STEREO or 7 CH STEREO according to the SB CH MODE and speaker configuration When you input a multichannel signal the decoding is done automatically so you cannot choose these modes Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode The DSP Digital Signal Processing listening modes have sound processing added to accentuate a certain kind of atmosphere or effect see the preceding pages for explanation You can choose if you want to strengthen or weaken this effect in the given mode The DSP MOVIE modes are ACTION SCI Fl DRAMA MUSICAL MONOFILM 5 7 D THEATER The DSP MUSIC modes are CLASSICAL CHAMBER J AZZ ROCK DANCE The following instructions show you how to adjust the amount of effect 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the EFFECT CH SEL button sumer Msn RN repeatedly until you see EFFECT in the receiver s display MULTI CONTROL Cc e Co Ge 1
71. KYO TECHNICS YAM AHA TUNER Brand PIONEER AUDIO DYNAMIC BELL amp HOW ELL BLAUPUNKT BROCSONIC CITIZEN CLATRONIC CRAIG CURTIS MATHIS DAEWOO DBX DIMENSIA EMERSON FERGUSON FISHER FUNAI GE GOLDSTAR GOODMANS GRUNDIG HITACHI INSTANT REPLAY ITT NOKIA J C PENNY JVC KENDO KENWOOD LOEWE LUXOR LXI MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MARTA MATSUI M EM OREX MINOLTA MITSUBISHI M ULTITECH NEC NOKIA OCEANIC NOKIA NORDM ENDE OKANO OLYM PIC ORION PANASONIC PENTAX PHILCO PHILIPS PHON OLA QUASAR RCA PROSCAN REALISTIC SCHNEIDER SCOTT SEG SELECO SHARP SIEMENS SIGNATURE SONY SYLVANIA SYM PHONIC TANDBERG TASHIRO TATUNG TEAC TECHNICS TELEFUNKEN THORN TOSHIBA UNIVERSUM W W HOUSE WARDS YAM AHA ZENITH Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving BESTAR BLAUPUNKT BLUE SKY BRANDT BROCSONIC BUSH CLATRONIC CRAIG CROSLEX CURTIS MATHIS FERGUSON FIRST FISHER FUJ ITSU FUNAI GE GOLDSTAR GOODMANS GRANDIENTE GRUNDIG HITACHI ICE IRRADIO ITT NOKIA J C PENNY MAGNAVOX MARK MATSUI MATSUSHITA MEDION MITSUBISHI MIVAR NEC NOKIA OCEANIC NORDM ENDE OKANO ONWA PANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PHONOLA PORTLAND PROSCAN QUASAR RADIO RADIO SHACK RADIOLA RCA PROSCAN SABA SAMSUNG SANYO SCHNEIDER SCOTT SHARP SIEMENS SIGNATURE SONY SYLVANIA SYM PHONIC TATUNG TELEFUN KEN THOM SON THORN TOSHIBA UNIVERSUM VIDECH W W HOUSE WARDS WATSON ZENITH 117 Techno Tidbits amp Probl
72. LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD CD R This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to MD normal operation e If you assign a digital input to a certain function for example DVD LD then any digital inputs pre viously assigned to that function will automati cally be set to OFF This is because one func tion cannot be assigned to two different places 91 92 Fine Tuning Your System Assigning the Component Video Inputs This receiver has two component video inputs Their default settings are video inputs for the DVD LD COM PONENT VIDEO IN 1 and TV SAT COM PONENT VIDEO IN 2 functions but you can reassign them if you want to use them as video inputs for other receiver functions for example a VCR See pages 16 19 for more on connecting equipment using component video cords aS ca Ss If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the S MULTI CONTRO first two steps Ca M awe S a SOS 1 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV Bb Bio press RECEIVER on the remote as Os S control nET SYSTEM SETUP 829 r 3 8 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Cy E TUNING BAND TUNING 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the av buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the ENTER button 4 Use the av buttons to select COMPONENT IN SELECT then press ENTER 5 Use the av buttons to select the component video input you w
73. Level Channel Delay Exit Setting Up for Surround Sound SPEAKER SETTING The information below shows you how to select the correct settings for the type and number of speakers you connected Most importantly you need to decide how to route the sound for all the speakers you connected To do this select the size of the front center surround and surround back speakers if you hooked them up It is important to make these settings as accurately as possible or in some cases you may not get the full soundtrack from a disc Use the information below to complete the steps that follow and set up the receiver to match the speakers you have hooked up Complete steps 1 2 on page 39 to start FRONT default setting is SMALL Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the subwoofer Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively or if you did not connect a subwoofer If you select SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be switched YES Also the center and surround speakers cannot be set to LARGE if the front speakers are set to SMALL In this case all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer CENTER default setting is SMALL e Select LARGE if your speaker will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer e If you did not connect a center speaker choose NO In this case the center channel is output from the
74. M system ON OFF button see pages 74 79 Use to switch MULTI ROOM function on or off 18 PHONES jack Connect headphones for private listening no sound will be heard through the speakers 19 SPEAKERS A B button The use of this button depends on how the SURRBACK SYSTEM see page 37 is set If NORMAL SYSTEM or MR amp S is chosen this button toggles between A and OFF If SECOND ZONE Is chosen this button toggles between A B A B and OFF 20 TONE control buttons see page 52 TONE button This button switches between TONE ON and TONE BYPASS which bypasses the tone circuitry BASS TREBLE button Use to select whether the bass or treble will be adjusted buttons Use to adjust the frequency levels 21 SET UP MIC jack see page 13 Plug in the set up mic here This is very Important in order to set up your system and get proper surround sound 22 VIDEO INPUT jacks see page 18 DIGITAL IN Digital input for connecting a game console DVD player video camera etc that has an optical digital connection S VIDEO Video input for connecting a portable DVD player video camera etc that has an S video out RCA VIDEO AUDIO L R Video input for connecting a portable DVD player video camera etc That has standard RCA video audio outputs Displays amp Controls Remote Control This page describes the buttons on the remote control used to operate the receiver 3 MULTI CONTROL buttons These buttons a
75. OERS 28 Remote Control earum a ai 30 DISPLAY wie Aerea aih Sloe a 33 Back Panel sitstssisnencesdcntnteneeideatertensatiwcsbeebiasmandeutaioelae 34 Setting Up for Surround Sound 36 SURRBACK SYSTEM Surround Back System 37 QUICK SOUP ierra reine A Aaii 38 NORMAL SetUp caus cs tetenett atacand yeectotenutguncteceaieatete 39 SPEAKER SETTING wwsaesaden eeGuteian 40 CHANNEL LEVEL channel balance 05 42 CHANNEL DELAY ice isicccatischicnnnnncnaaiet 43 Basic Operation nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 44 Stereo and Multichannel Playback 44 Switching ANALOG DIGITAL Signal Input 45 Listening Modes co hin cass meaty cee eaeieeives ensue 46 STEREO MOU ES anri akaari anii 46 MOVIE modes SURROUND mode e 47 MUSIC modes SURROUND mode 48 Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Modes 49 Adding Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic Il MUSIC MOE ccccceeeeeeeteees 49 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ seses 50 Reducing Noise During Playback DIGITAL NR Function visieiiinnievnnnects ccc 50 Listening in MIDNIGHT MOde cccceeteeeeeeeeees 51 Listening in LOUDNESS Mode ecccectceteeeeeeees 51 Adjusting Bass and Treble TONE CONTROL 52 Listening in HI BIT SAMPLING mode osses 53 DVD Audio MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback 53 SB CH MODE Button visiciccsciietttinace a 54 SB CH MODE cheer re ert eter eres reer ter err pera ner ee tere 54 VI
76. OOM indicator will light MR amp S ON 2 Press the CONTROL button to enter the control mode All operations regarding the sub room MUST be made while MULTI ROOM appears in the receiver s display Once it reverts to its previous display any adjustments will affect the main room not the sub room 3 Select the source with the MULTI J OG and adjust the VOLUME The volume can be adjusted in a range of 60dB to OdB in the IR receiver setup and ina range of 80dB to 12dB when using the surround back terminals If you have selected FIXED for the volume level in the MULTI ROOM Setup previous page you can t adjust the volume For this example we ll use the DVD LD function The display shown below will illuminate MULTI ROOM The volume doesn t appear if you DVD LD C60 selected FIXED The INPUT SELECTOR steps through the functions in the following order E DVD LD gt TV SAT VCR1 DVR E TUNER lt CD R TAPE1 CD lt If you don t tum the MULTI gt memo ROOM fine eh off the 4 When in TUNER function press the receiver will not tum off CLASS button and use STATION to CONDERE select the station The display will appear as shown below MULTI ROOM FM 87 50MHZ MULTI ROOM A2 8 7 50MHz Press CONTROL at any time to exit the control mode of the MULTI ROOM system Press MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE ON O
77. Pioneer sound vision soul AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX 45TX ELITE Operating Instructions Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will Know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a Safe place for future reference IMPORTANT NOTICE HOOGAEn The serial number for this equipment is located in the rear panel Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area This is for your security Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment H011 En 002 En POWER CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot inthe cord or tie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement WARNING THE APPARATUS IS NOT WATERPROOFS TO PR
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79. Shining onto the unit s remote control signal light receiving window e A cord is connected to the CONTROL IN terminal on this unit e The IR Receiver type is mismatched with the setting e The preset code settings are wrong e The batteries wore out and the system settings were cleared e The SR cable hasn t been connected properly e The rest of the component connection have not been made e The component you have hooked up is not SR compatible e The subwoofer channel can be delayed Slightly if run through a low pass filter Remedy e SET the SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO see page 45 e Replace the batteries see page 7 e Operate within 25 feet and a 30 angle of the remote sensor on the front panel see page 8 e Remove the obstacle or operate from another position see page 8 e Avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light e Connect cord to the correct jack e Disconnect the IR Receiver from the rear panel and set to the other IR Receiver type using the remote control e Input the correct preset code e Reset the proper system settings e Reinsert the SR cable making sure it is the right jack see page 79 e Make sure an analog connection has been made between the units e This is not a malfunction e The MCACC system will automatically compensate for a delay in the subwoofer output during the Auto Surround Sound Setup If the unit does not operate normally due to extema
80. Starting on page 36 This is particularly important to achieve a Surround sound effect with Dolby Digital or DTS sources 1 Tum on the power of the playback component 2 Press the STANDBY ON SOURCE SYSTEM RECEIVER OC oe button to tum on the STANDBY receiver indicator 3 Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on the front panel D D CH SEL Ss HIBIT ob Bie DISC 5 oy ED gt 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL or INPUT on the remote control to 5 eS ae e select the source you want to SE playback Gs SSE 3 Choose the type of signal input with the SIGNAL Sg c SELECT button See the next page for more details if necessary 4 Choose a LISTENING MODE one of two ways For SURROUND modes press MOVIE or MUSIC use the buttons to select the mode you want and press ENTER For STEREO DIRECT for press the button for that mode On the front panel use the MOVIE or MUSIC buttons and the MULTI J OG dial Press the button of the mode type you want and then use the dial to cycle through the possibilities Press ENTER See SURROUND Modes on pages 47 48 for details on which modes are available and in which situations they are designed to be used 5 Start playback of the component you selected in step 3 6 Adjust the vo
81. T GP SDS e HI BIT mode cannot be set on MULTI CH IN mode e If the receiver is in DIRECT mode and you press the HI BIT button the receiver will switch to STEREO mode e This feature can t be used with 96 kHz and 88 2 kHz sources 2 DVD Audio MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback MULTI CH IN allows you to connect a DVD Audio player or an external decoder to enjoy certain multichannel discs To use MULTI CH IN playback follow the instructions below 1 Press the MULTI CH INPUT button on the remote control or the MULTI CH IN button on the front panel Each press switches the input between the previous mode and MULTI CH IN 5 ON This is a true playback of the signal from the aa MULTI CH INPUT terminals output without digital processing You can only control each channel level OFF Cancels the MULTI CH IN modes memo e You can t use any kind of sound processing with MULTI CH IN Selecting a listening mode or Switching these modes cancels the MULTI CH IN e If any Speakers are set to NO the signal for that those channel s won t get output at all e You cannot set sound features page 50 52 on in MULTI CH IN mode e You cannot listen to the SECOND ZONE in MULTI CH IN mode e If you re listening to DVD Audio but can only get stereo sound set your DVD player s 5 1 channel analog playback to on Za 53 SB CH MODE button SB CH MODE The SB CH MODE
82. These settings are more advanced Some could add depth or listenability to your sound like the THX CINEMA setup and others are for your convenience like the FUNCTION RENAME You can decide if you want to make these settings or not They are not crucial to good surround sound You only need to make these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system add new speakers or components to your system etc These setup operations use your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up Use the arrow buttons aw and the ENTER button on the remote control to navigate the OSDs on your TV Conversely you can use the MULTI J OG dial and ENTER button and look at the display on the Front Panel 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV press RECEIVER on the remote control Sa Make sure your TV is set to the receiver 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button c 1 The menu possibilities appear on your TV 35 DBD 3 Follow the order below to make OBOE advance settings Use the av 21 SK buttons to choose a menu When 3 you have the setup you want press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed automatically THX CINEMA Setup page 90 This setup lets you choose which decoding method the receiver will use for THX CINEMA INPUT ASSIGN pages 91 92 If you hook up your digital components in a different way than the default settings you need to
83. USB driver For Windows XP the USB driver will install automati cally and no dialog box will appear a b For all operating systems do step 4 to make sure AAE SoS installation was done properly A Device B na Fie fiction ve Han i F Cranpuier i E 4 Check to see if the drivers are aa Data correctly installed i T narr ukaa If the installation was successful USB Audio Device Hunan Interface Cavea will appear in three computer menus 1 in Sound ad HC cormphart couar conirol darice Video amp Game Controllers 2 in Universal Serial Bus ar Ee coe trates Den Controllers and 3 in USB Compatible Device To find By DE ATALATAPT contraters the these menus follow the path below assuming 4 a alai ditia none of these standard OS menus have been moved T an or deleted H F Parke COM LPT For Windows XP check by opening P MEF Procemrere Start Settings gt Control Panel Performance amp a Maintenances System gt Hardware Device tegecy lurioCeivers Manager Sound Video amp Game Controllers USB a Leger Ade Capture rain Audio Device a Fecha Contin Devic For other OS the path will be slightly different but nearly the same E Veir Codecs TEHET are Lie ria Be orders Dri ST LAR EE PZE bs LS Une Fie Comtrodier LS Corgi Caio 71 Using Other Functions 5 Change the PC audio setting if necessary You may need to chan
84. USIC modes DOPRO LOGIC II MUSIC NEO 6 MUSIC incorporate pure decoding of the signal That is they present it as it was recorded in the sound studio The other modes are DSP modes They add some type of effect to the signal You may need to experiment with these modes to see which suit your home system and personal tastes The MUSIC and STEREO modes are designed to be used with music sources but some MUSIC modes are also Suitable for film soundtracks Again try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like but you must choose one of the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes in order to get surround sound Depending on your setup in STEREO mode only the front two speakers and sometimes the subwoofer if you have one are used STEREO modes When a source is played in this mode it plays through just the front left and right speakers and possibly your Subwoofer depending on your speaker settings Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo STEREO In STEREO mode the audio plays according to the surround setup settings and you can still use ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS HI BIT HI SAM PLING mode and TONE Control functions DIRECT In DIRECT mode the audio bypasses all types of signal processing to remain as close to the source audio quality as possible memo If you switch on ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS HI BIT HI lt SAMPLING mode and TONE Con
85. V TV lI EE C GREEN Satellite TV Digital TV TV Use to move back a page in the menu Cable TV D RED Satellite TV Digital TV TV gt ppe E YELLOW Satellite TV Digital TV TV Use to move forward a page in the menu Cable TV Use to move back channels Digital TV TV Cable TV Use to move back a page in the menu Satellite TV Use to move forward channels Digital TV TV Cable TV MENU Takes you to the TV menu of that system GUIDE Takes you to the guide menu of that system RETURN Exits the menu you are viewing Use to move forward a page in the menu Satellite TV E Use to show the DTV manu Digital TV TV Number 7 Cable TV Satellite TV TV Buttons Use to select a specific TV channel Digital TV ENTER DISC button lt gt av amp Cable TV Satellite TV TV ENTER Press to select or adjust and navigate items on the menu screen Digital TV Use this button to immediately enter a new channel Cable TV TV Digital TV memo e The first four buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button Thus if you POEN only have one TV hooked up to this system assign it to the TV CONT button If you have two TVs assign the main TV to the TV CONT button If you hook up your system this way the first four TV controls will always be accessible For example if you connect your TV to TV monitor then use TV CONT for your TV If you connect your TV to input source then use TV e Depending on the maker and individu
86. al model there are some buttons that may not be able operate some equipment or may operate it in a different way 67 Remote Control of Other Components Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION The direct function will not be necessary for most users It is designed in case you have an external video source connected to your TV a video source that is not going through the VSX 45TX For this explanation we ll call this the external video deck You d like to control external video deck with this unit s remote control so you ve assigned it a function button for example purposes the VCR 2 button Yet if you put the receiver in VCR 2 mode you ll get no picture on your TV because the external video deck signal is not going through the VSX 45TX To get around this problem you set the DIRECT FUNCTION for VCR 2 to OFF Now when you press VCR 2 function button you can control the external video deck with the remote but the receiver does not go into VCR 2 mode 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the av buttons to select DIRCTFNC and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the remote control display 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button of the component whose direct function you want to tum on or off DIRECTFUNC appears on the remote control display 4 Use the av buttons to select ON OFF or EXIT and press ENTER ON The direct function is on OFF The direct fun
87. ally adjust all the surround sound Surround Setup i functions l SurrBack System eae l EXPERT setup See pages 96 104 i l Normal Use these settings to fine tune your surround sound and E oa make it more personalized Setting Up for Surround Sound SURRBACK SYSTEM Surround Back System This setup selects how your surround back system will be used If you want to use it for Surround back speakers in your main speaker system choose NORMAL SYSTEM In this case you won t have any B or secondary Speaker system as these speakers fill that role also for the VSX 45TX If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in page 36 OO G CI SIGNALSEL DNR BASS TREBLE VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 _pIsC DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE K wera z TUNING BAND TUNING fo e a oon 1 Surround Setup gt REECE I Auto Setting Quick Normal Expert Exit SurrBack System gt Normal System Secound Zone MR amp S Exit SurrBack System Normal System J Secound Zone MR amp S gt Exit 1 SURRBACK SYSTEM should be selected If it isn t use the av buttons to select it Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV 2 Use the av buttons to select the surround back system setting Press the ENTER button Choose from NORMAL SYSTEM if you want to use these speaker
88. ames 4 84 Editing Buttons Names KEY LABEL 85 Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control 86 Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input 87 Resetting the Main Unit ec cesecesscteeeesseeeees 88 v z je Cc J J Table of Contents Before You Start sssssssnsssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories cccsceeeeeesneees 7 Preparing the Remote Control ccccseeeeesessteeeeeeees 7 Loading the batteries 00 0 eecseessseceeeesseeesseeees 7 Remote Control Battery Indicator s es 7 Operating range of remote control unit 8 Installing the Receiver cssesssseceesseceeeesseeesteeeteaes 8 Opening the Front Panel cc ccccscssseeessssssteeeesesneaes 8 Easy Setup Guide Part 1 ssssssssse022 9 Home Theater The Basics cccccesssseeeesseeeseserersneees 9 1 Your HOME SYStEM secectighscaoliteinancleth sana 9 2 The Source Material ccccssseceessseeeeesseeeessees 9 3 The Listening Modes eeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeteeetsaees 9 COR GIUSION anaa am eee ee eee aes 9 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player amp TV seese 10 Digital Connections 5 20e trata anise ianaaiuerah 10 2 Speaker Connections wiisiosswalsindonsaieiiateros evn 11 3 Setting up the Main Unit eeeseeeseteereees 12 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs sssr 12 Easy Setup Guide Part 2 sssssss0 13 1 Auto Surround
89. ange audio functions the receiver will reset itself to make the video and audio inputs correspond Also if you switch the power of the receiver off when you tum it back on the video and audio in puts will reset so that they correspond Adjusting the Brightness of the Display DIMMER Use the display DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Use the display DIMMER button on the remote control to alternate between the different levels of brightness for the display Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very MULT VIDEO CD MULT 1 CONTROL Gy Ee 2 bright can be selected Each press changes the 215 D brightness of the display When cycling through the options the default brightness can also be selected DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE ay GUIDE a memo It is a feature of this unit that the fluorescent dis e play will be brighter for a few seconds after you choose a function like DVD LD CD etc and then get softer This will still happen when you adjust the brightness but the new setting will be the one the display softens to Using the Tuner Automatic and Manual Tuning The following steps show you how to tune in FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic Search and manual Step tuning functions If you already know the exact frequency of the station you want see Direct Access Tuning on the following page 1 Press
90. ant to reassign Press the ENTER button System Setup 6 Use the av buttons to assign a 1 Surround Setup receiver function 2 THX CINEMA S as ee Choose between DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 and VCR2 4 Function Rename 5 PHONO LINE Setup ana 7 When you re finished use the av Exit buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER 3 Input Assign You will leave the COM PONENT IN SELECT mode Gi componente seiecth 8 Use the av buttons to select EXIT fez and press ENTER Then use the av buttons to select EXIT and press Component In Select ENTER again gt Component 1 A This exits the SYSTEM SET UP mode and returns to oa ENSA normal operation Component In Select gt Component 1 M41 Component 2 TV SAT Exit If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input you Should also have your TV connected to this receiver s component video output E Fine Tuning Your System FUNCTION RENAME Use the FUNCTION RENAME capability to rename the display on the receiver and your OSD for different functions DVD etc For example you could rename VCR1 DVR as DVR 7000 For this particular setup using the controls on the front panel is more convenient than using the remote control Use the MULTI J OG dial instead of the aw buttons and use the ENTER button on the front panel You can also use the display on the front panel as opposed to the OSD 3 9 2 RETURN button
91. appliance H003 En OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product SERVICING Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions e When the power supply cord or plug is damaged e If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product e f the product has been exposed to rain or water e fthe product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation e If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way e When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service REPLACEMENT
92. are trying to control turns on off T DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL If the component you are trying to control does not BOBS turn on off the correct preset code has not been a D Ri ed selected In this case use the aw buttons to select iY E NO press ENTER and go back to step 5 Try another preset code for that maker If the component you are trying to setup doesn t have a standby on mode it won t turn on even if the correct preset code is entered In this case select YES and go on to step 7 STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION a c If you can t seem to get the component you are trying Bee 4 to set to turn on or off you can still set up your remote 5 O w control by using the LEARNING mode on the next page Sen Ge meo 7 Press ENTER The preset code has been entered E COMPLETE will appear in the display Naturally it s easiest and most logical to assign the button that has the same name as the component you are setting up for example choose the DVD LD button for your DVD player You may find you have components which do not correspond to the name on any MULTI CONTROL button for example a cable TV tuner or you have two components where only one button is provided for example CD R TAPE 1 In this case use step 3 to assign any available M ULTI CONTROL button to the component you want to remote control For example you may have both a CD R and a tape deck in your system but
93. arget reference which you use to measure the other channels 3 Use the av buttons to select the channel you want to adjust Press ENTER Test tones will be output for the channel you want to adjust and a reference channel Listen to the reference channel and use to measure the target channel Crossover Network 4 Adjust the distance of each channel Fine Channel Level gt RULGA EULGEPGEM Acoustic Cal EQ Bass Peak Level D Range Control using the av buttons Listen to the reference Exit Fine Channel Delay Front W10 5ft Fine Channel Delay STD Front L 10 5ft gt Front Center Surround Surround SurrBack SurrBack f Subwoofer Exit 0 0ft 8 5ft 7 0ft 6 5ft 8 0ft 11 5ft Fine Channel Delay STD Front L 10 5ft Front 11 5ft Center 10 0ft Surround the target channel Stand facing the two speakers with to make the two tones sound as if they are arriving simultaneously at a position in 0 5 foot steps When you press ENTER you will automatically go to channel Repeat step 4 for every channel want to adjust and press ENTER Then follow step 3 6 When done select EXIT if it s not channel and use it to measure 3 D your arms outstretched pointing at each speaker Try slightly in front of you and between your arm span The distance can be set within a range of 0 5 to 45 feet the
94. ature allows you to clear a particular setting or all of the settings from a function in the REMOTE SETUP menu SYSTEM RECEIVER 0000 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the av buttons to select CLEAR and press ENTER 5 5 aes CLEAR appears in the display res BASS TREBLE aS s ss 3 Use the av buttons to select one DIREC CT ACCESS SEE MoE DISP MODE E SUB TITLE TUNING i TUNING 6 7 STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION CHANNEL CHANNEL D H E NIGHT o setting or all of the settings and press ENTER The choices in this feature include LEARNING CLEAR allows you to clear one command you have set in the LEARNING function After pressing ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display Go to step 4 KEYLABEL CLEAR allows you to clear one button name you have set in the KEYLABEL function After pressing ENTER SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display Go to step 4 ALL CLEAR Allows you to clear all the REM OTE SETUP settings After pressing ENTER CLEAR appears in the display Go to step 6 EXIT Returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu 4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component whose command memo or key label you want to clear eo SELECT KEY flashes in the display To exit from the remote setup mode at any ti
95. automatically if a com d Go amp mand for that unit is entered in the MULTI OPERA TIONS settings Also your TV will go on automati i ae cally if a TV related command is entered in the nA ca MULTI OPERATIONS TV VOL VOLUME ULTI C B l 9 10 Performing Multi Operations Do the following to use the M ULTI OPERATIONS 1 Press the MULTI OPERATION button SELECT FUNCTION flashes in the display 2 Press the MULTI CONTROL button SOURCE Tv SYSTEM RECEIVER o D w for the component that has been set 2 at I up with multi operations a 5 The power of the receiver and any Pioneer compo DOL nents use in the program goes on and the pro DOO grammed multi operations are performed automati cally EFFECT CH SEL 81l 32 Using Other Functions SYSTEM OFF The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and or turn off with the push of only one button on the remote control For example you can program the unit to stop your DVD tum off your TV and tum off your DVD player You don t need to program power off for PIONEER components they will go off automatically in this mode The receiver itself will go off automatically as well The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different SYSTEM OFF operations memo Be sure to set up each component before programming the SYSTEM OFF function see
96. ble surround sound install your speakers as shown below Make sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality Some speakers are designed to be floor standing but others benefit greatly from speaker stands which raise them off the floor Be sure to read your speaker manuals for the best placement of the speakers Center Speaker memo e When installing speakers near the Front Speaker TV we recommend using R magnetically shielded speakers to prevent distortion in the color of Subwoofer the TV screen If you do not have P magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV screen place the speakers farther away from the TV Front Speaker L y UN _ NI Seater i e Install the center speaker above or j j below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen e THX recommends that if you have Surround Back Surround Back two surround back speakers place Speaker L Speaker R them close together CAUTION When installing the center speaker on top of the TV be sure to secure it with suitable means AC Power Cord Plug in the power cord to a wall outlet after you have finished hooking up the rest of your equipment CAUTION e The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use e g when on vacation AC Outlet switched 100 W max Power supplied th
97. ction is off EXIT Leaves the DIRECT FUNCTION settings and returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu L 6 After you press ENTER if you chose one of the first r two settings COM PLETE will appear in the display MULTI CONTROL a DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL ODO SIGNAL SEL DNR _BASS TREBLE p DO DOOD VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 pisc SOOP SEARCH MODE GUIDE eee Pioneer 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to set the direct function for as many components as you want 6 Press the REMOTE SETUP button to memo To exit from the remote control retum to the previous mode setup mode at any time press REMOTE SETUP e The default setting for all DIRECT FUNCTIONS is ON Using Other Functions Recording from Audio Video Components The following explanations show you how make a recording from one component to another connected to this receiver Note that an analog recorder such as a VCR cannot record from a source that is connected using only a digital connection Likewise a digital recorder Such as a CD R cannot record digitally from a component that is connected using only analog connections In both of these cases make sure that the digital component also has analog connections to the receiver and that the SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG When recording from one digital component to another bear in mind that the digital signal output from this receiver mirrors the i
98. d in Subsequent chapters but most likely the PRO LOGIC II MOVIE for moves and the PRO LOGIC II MUSIC for music will be fine Let s start with the home theater setup you have in your home 1 Your Home System The heart of your system is the VSX 45TX receiver and it is very flexible in getting you theater like surround sound You can use this receiver with anywhere from two to seven speakers front left front right center surround left and right and surround back left and right and a subwoofer to get home theater surround sound We recommend you use seven Speakers and a subwoofer If this is not possible follow the instructions in Auto Surround Setup in the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 and you will still be able to get good surround sound Also a DVD player is essential for home theater and you can also hook up satellite or cable TV tuner to this receiver and get a more home theater like sound from these sources 2 The Source Matenal DVDs have become the basic source material for home theater because they are convenient to use and offer excellent sound and picture quality as well as allow users to enjoy home theater soundtracks with more than two channels of audio For example Dolby Pro Logic plays back four channels front left front right center and a single channel for both Surround speakers Dolby Digital and DTS sources usually have six discrete channels front left front right center Surround left and right and a channel that powe
99. d speaker stands to support your speakers Avoid placing the speakers on soft like cushions or sofas as these will also lead to sound loss and unstable Surfaces like flimsy shelving as they may cause speaker accidents In order to achieve a surround sound effect make sure the speakers are a reasonable distance from your main listening position Follow the diagrams and instructions below for optimum placement of each set of speakers It te TO m aa Make sure the CENTER speaker It is best to angle the speakers a t x es ne 0 a WICer does not cross the forward plane towards the listening position Ae eto ene ee Sethe FRONT Speakers The angle depends on the size angle of the room Use less angle for bigger rooms Surround speakers should be Surround back speakers should also be positioned a foot and a half to positioned a foot and a half to three three feet higher than your ears and titled slight downward Make sure feet higher than your ears and titled the speakers don t face each other For DVD Audio the speakers should Slight downward Make sure the be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback Speakers don t face each other For DVD Audio the speakers should be more directly behind the listener than for home theater playback 109 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Speaker Placement for a Complete THX Speaker System If you have a complete THX Speaker System set LucasFilm authorized follow the
100. dedicated to one type of component they can be used freely Thus you must tell the receiver what digital component is connected to which jack so your components will be in sync with the names on the remote control buttons and the like To avoid having to assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the receiver s default settings The default settings are DIGITAL IN 1 optical TV SAT DIGITAL IN 2 optical CD R TAPE1 DIGITAL IN 3 coaxial DVD LD DIGITAL IN 4 coaxial CD See Assigning the Digital Inputs on page 91 if the way you hook up your equipment is different from the default settings listed here 23 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting the Radio Antennas Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA terminals as shown below These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases but connecting outdoor antennas should noticeably improve sound quality FM wire AM loop antenna 3 antenna L FM wil 7 nnn m AM loop antenna Assemble the antenna 2 Twist exposed wire strands 3 Attach to a wall etc if together and insert desired and face toward the direction providing A the best reception or Jo mm P 3 8 In RL eo Using outdoor antennas E To improve
101. done this process once you can also copy data in CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 Expert Exit neauetie Cale 5 When done select EXIT if it s not a i apres se alo gt OU can NOW adgjus e settings In or ooo J CUSTOM 2 EQ DATA COPY EQ DATA COPY gt CUSTOM1 WNOT DATA COPY gt CUSTOM1 FRONT ALIGN CUSTOM 100 Exit CUSTOM2 ALL CH ADJUST 2 ALL CH ADJUST Fine Tuning Your System This explanation is for CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 For explanation purposes theilustationsuseAlL 7 The four possibilities should be on the OSD Use the av buttons to select 1 Acoustic Cal EQ CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 Press ENTER DATA COPY 2 Use the av buttons to select ALL CH Exit ADJ UST or FRONT ALIGN and press ENTER The test tones will sound WARNING the test tones are very loud M ake sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared upset or damaged by loud noise gt EE is present You yourself may want to wear earplugs KE Here the terms ALL CH ADJ UST and FRONT ALIGN represent two types of equalizer methods that emphasize different characteristics of the sound ALL CH ADJ UST In this method all the speakers except for the subwoofer are independent The settings that were input when you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP see pages 13 15 will be present but you can adjust kroni EQ each speaker individually to suit your taste The test gt EG e Fro
102. e Speaker system setting Choose from FREE to sets all the speakers THX All speakers are set to SMALL and the SUBWOOFER to YES You can select the number of Surround back speakers For FREE select it and press ENTER Then go to step 3 For THX select it and press ENTER Then go to step 4 but you only need to set the number of surround back Speakers 3 With the av buttons choose the speakers that you want to set Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV 4 Use the av buttons to choose the number YES or NO X1 or X2 and the size LARGE or SMALL for each set of speakers Press ENTER PLUS is also a possibility for the SUBWOOFER If you selected THX in step 2 you only need to set the number of surround back speakers X1 X2 or NO 5 Repeat steps 3 amp 4 for all speakers channels 6 Use the av buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER Next proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL below If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1 If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass it may seem logical to select LARGE for your front speakers and leave the subwoofer selected This may not however yield the best bass results Depending on the size and shape of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to what is called low frequency cancellations If you have a Subwoofer listen to the bass response with the front speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alt
103. e appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un used for a long period of time CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION e fthis productis equipped witha polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other it will fit into the outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug e lf this product is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles andthe point where they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable sys
104. e digital outputs Set SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG to listen to these formats When an LD with DTS is played back with the SIGNAL SELECT set in ANALOG digital noise caused by playing back the DTS signal directly with no decoding is output To prevent noise you need to make digital connections See pages 22 amp 23 and set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO or DIGITAL e Some DVD players don t output DTS signals For more details refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player e This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital PCM 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kKHZ and 96kHZ sampling frequency and DTS digital signal formats If your source is not one of these select ANALOG for playback Listening Modes The three listening mode types on the receiver are explained here to select listening modes see pages 43 44 The kind of playback you can get in the three modes depends on what kind of a source DVD etc you are using The basic distinction is between 2 channel sources and multichannel sources The MOVIE and MUSIC modes that are available to you will also differ according to your source and which SB CH MODE you choose This is explained below as well For home theater the MOVIE and MUSIC listening modes are designed to deliver realistic and powerful multichannel surround sound that recreates the movie theater or concert experience The first four MOVIE modes THX CINEMA DOPRO LOGIC II MOVIE DOPRO LOGIC NEO 6 CINEMA and first two M
105. e of the surround sound setups to get optimal sound from your receiver For more details on any of the information presented here check the main section of the manual 10 Easy Setup Guide Parti Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player amp TV In order to use Dolby Digital DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to hook up your DVD player with digital audio connections You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection you don t need to do both The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some DVD players only have one type of digital terminal you need to figure out which yours has and hook it up to the appropriate terminal on the receiver In order to do this you will need the proper cable For coaxial connections you can use a regular RCA video cord or the specially made coaxial cords they have the same type of plugs For optical connections you will need a special optical cable which you can buy at your local stereo store For more information on cords and cables see page 23 You should also hook up your DVD player with analog audio connections Use regular RCA stereo cords for these connections Also hook up the video connection on your DVD player and your TV to this receiver For your TV it s easiest to use a regular composite RCA video cord as shown below It is important
106. e of the optical digital inputs The following example shows how to assign the DIGITAL IN 2 jack to DVD Use the arrow buttons aw and the ENTER button on the remote control to navigate the on screen display OSD on your TV Conversely you can use the MULTI J OG dial and ENTER button and look at the display on the Front Panel 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV press the RECEIVER button on the a remote control SOURCE TV SYSTEM Ga 1 CONTROL D MULTI RO 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button The SYSTEM SETUP menu appears on your TV if it doesn t refer to page 10 to make sure you have properly connected the receiver to your TV 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the av buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the 3 ayatem setup ENTER button 1 Surround Setup Sire ass or al 4 DIGITAL IN SELECT should be 5 PHONOILINE Setup selected if not use the av buttons 7 12V Trigger to select it Press the ENTER a button 3 Input Assign 4 5 Use the av buttons to select SY DIGITAL 2 and press ENTER Exit The default setting for the DIGITAL 2 jack is CD R 6 Use the av buttons to select DVD LD and press ENTER 5 Digital In Select gt Digi MeN 7 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Rigas 1 GP The receiver exits the setup process Exit 6 Digital In Select Digital 1 TV SAT gt Digital 2 PPD Digital 3 OFF Digital 4 CD Exit Easy Setup Guide Pa
107. e room environment is in line with the guidelines for auto setup in this manual See pages 13 14 memos on page 15 e Check for household appliances air conditioner fan etc that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if necessary e Check all connections Be sure match the right channel on the speaker with the right channel on the speaker terminals see page 25 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Symptom No audio No sound is output when a function is selected No sound output from the front speakers No sound output from surround or center speakers No sound output from the subwoofer No sound output from the surround back speakers No sound output from one set of speaker s Cause e Improper connections e Sound is muted e The volume is turned down e Speakers are turned off DIGITAL ANALOG setting is incorrect MULTI CH IN mode is on e The front speakers aren t connected properly e Speaker settings are incorrect e The surround or center speakers aren t connected properly e The listening mode is STEREO e The subwoofer setting is NO e The subwoofer output setting is too low e The bass peak level setting is too low e There is very little low frequency information in your source e The crossover frequency is set too low e There is a problem with the subwoofer e The subwoofer isn t connected properly e The SB CH MODE is set to OFF e Th
108. e source is not a 6 1 channel playback source e The surround back speakers aren t connected properly e The surround back channel is set to 1 Speaker setting only and the speaker is connected to the right channel output e The speaker system setting is NO e The speaker isn t connected properly e The source has no sound output for that channel e The speaker output level is set too small Remedy e Make sure the component speakers are connected correctly see pages 16 26 e Press MUTING on the remote control e Adjust MASTER VOLUME e Press SPEAKERS A B to select the Speakers you connected see page 70 e Select the proper signal with the SIGNAL SELECT button see page 45 e Tum MULTI CH IN mode off see page 53 e Check all connections see page 25 e See SPEAKER SYSTEM on pages 40 41 to check the speaker settings e Check all connections See page 25 e Choose a Surround listening mode see page 44 e Change the setting to YES or PLUS see pages 40 41 e Adjust the output setting to the level you want see pages 42 98 e Adjust the peak level setting to the level you want see page 103 e Change your subwoofer setting to one of the following see pages 40 41 Front SMALL Subwoofer YES Front LARGE Subwoofer PLUS e Raise the frequency level to match your speakers characteristics see page 97 e Check the three following points e Check the power e Check the subwoofer volume control e
109. e surround sounds move smoothly and seamlessly around the theater It is very distracting when sounds seem to jump from speaker to Speaker Timbre Matching helps to smooth the movement of the surround sounds even though you are using only two speakers Bass Peak Level Manager Some Dolby Digital sound tracks can produce bass peaks that are undesirable in a home theater environment The Bass Peak Level Manager allows you to set the maximum peak levels appropriate to your system Set this function according to the Bass Peak Level instructions on page 103 Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization This feature allows you to adjust for the difference in the distance from each individual loudspeaker to the listening position Doing this ensures that all the speakers operate in precise synchronization improving the seamless nature of the soundfield Set this function according to the Channel Delay or Fine Channel Delay instructions on pages 43 and 99 respectively THX Surround EX THX Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd In a movie theater film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program This channel called Surround Back places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left front center front right
110. eaker level with the below instructions for the method you Channel Level Test Tone gt CENTET chose co Adjust the channel level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB increments The default setting is O dB Channel Level Channel Level Froni EID ironi EIEI In MANUAL manual test tone mode a ee te To switch the test tone between each speaker use the SurrBack SurrBack 1 56 AY buttons and push ENTER Adjust the level of each ee r speaker using the Aw buttons and ENTER When done go eee to step 4 In AUTO automatic test tone mode This mode switches the test tone between each speaker automatically The test tone output cycles through the 4 Channel Level i A speakers in the following order Front Front FRONT _ CENTER FRONT SURROUND Surround L R R Urrak 13 SUB SURROUND _SURRBACK _ SURRBACK SurrBack Surround WOOFER _ f R Subwoofer 10 0d8 gt E in MANUAL setting Adjust the level of each speaker using the a v buttons as the test tone is emitted and wait for it to move to the next memo speaker When done go to step 5 If you want to change a setting before proceeding you need to complete the procedure and start over from If your Subwoofer has a volume control set step 1 it to the middle position before doing these operations If you are using a Sound Pressure Level When you have the levels you want SPL meter take the readings from your press ENTER EXIT should be se
111. eated presses CD MD CD R DVD LD Skips to the start of following tracks or chapter Go forward channels channel VCR DVD recorder CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD H Pause playback or recording DVD recorder assette deck CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD gt gt Hold down for fast forward playback DVD recorder Cassette deck CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD ag Hold down for fast reverse playback DVD recorder Cassettedeck CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD peat play Race DVD recorder Cassette deck Stop playback on some models pressing this when the disc is already CD M D CD R VCR DVD LD stopped will cause the disc tray to open DVD recorder Cassette deck MD CD R VCR DVD recorder Starts recording Casseitedek SU BTITLE DISP MODE Displays changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs DVD DVD recorder Button Change the display mode CD MD CD R VCR LD N umber Directly access tracks on a program source CD MD CD R LD Buttons Directly access chapter on a program source DVD DVD recorder Directly select a channel VCR DVD recorder Select tracks or chapter higher than 10 Press this button and the remaining 10 Button number to get the track or chapter 10 Button 3 track or chapter 13 Some components may operate differently CD MD CD R DVD LD DVD recorder FATE REE Press to start Search mode DVD Button Takes you to the disc navigator DVD recorder Changes between sides A amp B of the disc LD Press to enter the selected channel VCR Selects a disc in a mul
112. ecessary Screens will tum off after three minutes and the receiver will automatically exit from the setup process If you leave CHECK or other error message on the screen for three minutes or you choose CANCEL at anytime during the setup the settings made up to that point will be cleared After completing the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP ACOUSTIC CAL EQ ON ALL CH AD UST is set automatically Some older TVs may interfere with the operation of the mic If this is the case tum the TV off when doing AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP 12 Use the va buttons to select a speaker press ENTER Then use the v A buttons to select the size of each speaker individually Press ENTER Use the va buttons to select OK and press ENTER The system will output another senes of test tones to establish the proper channel level channel delay and acoustic calibration EQ Again be prepared for loud test tones After it has finished you see the SPEAKER SYSTEMS CHECK screen If you want to view the settings select NEXT and press ENTER repeatedly If not simply go to the next step 13 Select RETURN and press ENTER to go back to the SYSTEM SETUP menu Then choose EXIT to complete the auto surround sound setup and retum to normal use You should now have settings that will give you good surround sound The MCACC indicator will light and the surround sound settings are complete 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 1 Make sure the receiver your
113. ed to FINE CHANNEL DELAY Subwoofer 10 OB Exit Fine Channel Level STD Front L 1 5dB Fine Channel Level STD Front L 1 5dB gt Front R Front 2 548 Center 1 5d8 Center 1 5B Surround 2 Odb Surround 2 Odb Surround 1 548 SurrBack 3 OB SurrBack 2 0db Subwoofer 10 OB Exit Surround 1 5cB SurrBack 3 Odb SurrBack 2 Odb Subwoofer 10 OB gt E Fine Tuning Your System FINE CHANNEL DELAY The following steps show you how to adjust the delay level of your speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup See page 43 Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth Separation as well as an effective surround sound effect Do this procedure if you want to try and get even finer Surround sound The main difference with this setup method and the CHANNEL DELAY setup method in NORMAL setup is that here the test tone sounds from a reference channel and you use that to measure the target speaker that is the Speaker whose level you want to adjust Eas Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the Sb b Sep starting point mentioned here PEEN eS 1 FINE CHANNEL DELAY should be zE s 7 P 1 6 selected if it isn t use the av om buttons to select and press ENTER E5 2 Use the av buttons to adjust the distance of the FRONT L channel Press ENTER Test tones will be output This channel will be the t
114. eet that the speaker is from your normal listening position Press the ENTER button Adjust the speaker distance in half foot increments from 0 5 to 45 feet The default setting is 10 feet 4 Repeat steps 2 amp 3 for all speaker Normal channels Speaker Setting Channel Level gt EE 3 5 Use the av buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1 Shannek Deisy 6 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button to A leave the SYSTEM SETUP mode Center Front gt Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Exit v fe z U D h h mmm mm mmm ADNNAOOS aonounoo ul h h h h h h h h k e e e e e oe M e e e fed fed a ae h Channel Delay Front 10 5ft Center 9 0ft Front 10 0ft gt Surround A SurrBack 7 0ft SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Exit Channel Delay Front Center Front Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer gt Sail AOONNOOO aounouo oou0 h h h h h h h h e m e e eee aM ked d d d d d feel lel Stereo and Multichanne Playback The following instructions show you how to play sound sources with the VSX 45TX Before doing so be sure to complete the setup procedures described in the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 starting on page 13 or Setting Up for Surround Sound
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116. em solving We Want You Listening For A Lifetime 118 d Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment Now it s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion and most importantly without affecting your sensitive hearing Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing comfort level adapts to higher volumes of sound So what sounds normal can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts To establish a safe level e Start your volume control at a low setting e Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly and without distortion Once you have established a comfortable sound level e Set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime Maintenance of Extemal Surfaces e Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt e When the surfaces are dirty wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral clean
117. entered Press any button to wake up the remote and con tinue the process 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the av buttons to select FUNCNAME and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION will flash in the display 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to rename For example TV Use the av buttons to select the letters and or numbers you want to enter and use the lt gt buttons to move the cursor to the next position Here are the possible letters numbers ABCDEFGHI KLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnoparstuvw xyz 0123456789 H amp PF lt gt AN HH lt mediit gt lt Sspace You can input up to eight letter numbers 5 When you re finished press ENTER END will blink press ENTER again The COMPLETE appears in the display 6 Go back to step 2 to input as many function names as you want 7 Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Using Other Functions Editing Button Names KEY LABEL Use the KEY LABEL capability to rename the display on the remote control for different buttons keys You would want to do this if you taught a specific button a new operation 5 O OE LIE 22 SS HS res SEL BASS TREBLE BOS Se SEL 10 DISC BESS ED 2 9 83 MPX SS DISP MODE TUNING BAND TUNING
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119. ernately and let your ears judge which sounds best The safest option is to route all the bass sounds to the subwoofer by selecting SMALL for the front speakers Pa z e z Ww D 41 Setting Up for Surround Sound CHANNEL LEVEL channel balance The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound If continuing from SPEAKER SETTING go to step 1 If Starting fresh complete steps 1 2 on page 39 VIDEO SEL HIIT 0 pisc OOPS 1 CHANNEL LEVEL should be selected If RCH MOD SYSTEM SETUP GUIDE gt 1 5 it isn t use the av buttons to select 5 7 and press ENTER TUNING B DISP MODE TUNING AND Faad fer a fn 2 There are two ways to set the CHANNEL LEVEL MANUAL or AUTO Select a setting mode with the av buttons and press ENTER Test tones will be output WARNING Be prepared The test tones are output at a high volume level MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position 0 dB and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE After a few seconds the test tone is output MANUAL move the test tone manually and adjust the channel level Normal PT AUTO the test tone moves by itself and you adjust the eaker oettin Michannet Level levels Channel Delay Exit 3 Adjust the sp
120. front speakers SURROUND default setting is SMALL e Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer e If you did not connect surround speakers choose NO In this case the sound of the surround channels is output from the front and center speakers e If the front speakers are set to SMALL the surround speakers will automatically be set to SMALL SURROUND BACK default setting is SMALL X2 If you chose SECOND ZONE or MR amp S in SURRBACK SYSTEM on page 37 or if you chose NO for SURROUND SPEAKERS you won t be able to choose this setting Select the number of surround back speakers you have You can choose one speaker two or none If you select one speaker make sure to hook it up to the left surround back terminal Select LARGE if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively Select SMALL to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer If you did not connect surround back speakers choose NO If the front speakers or the surround speakers are set to SMALL the surround back speakers will automati cally be set to SMALL e If you choose THX in step 2 then the surround back speakers can only be set to SMALL X1 or X2 or NO sea alee dae default setting is YES Leave it selected if you connected a subwoofer e If you selected SMALL for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be set to on you w
121. g Digital Audio Components 0006 22 Digital Input Default Settings s es 23 Connecting the Radio Antennas s 24 Using outdoor antennas ccceeeeeseeeeeteeeeteee 24 Connecting Speakers ce scecesseceesseeeceesseeeesseeeersnenes 25 Speaker impedance cescceeseseceesseceeeesseeessseneees 26 Bi wiring your speakers eeeeceeeeeeeteeeeeeneeeeees 26 Placing Your Speakers cessceessseceesseeeeesneeesseeeeess 27 Speaker placement esccecsscceesseseeeesseeeeseseeeees 27 AG Power COR sac tecotcemacaenieageienthcmaessecd Giana 27 AC Outlet switched 100W max 27 Displays amp Controls 100s 28 Front Panek eiere anna a AA OERS 28 Remote Control earum a ai 30 DISPLAY wie Aerea aih Sloe a 33 Back Panel sitstssisnencesdcntnteneeideatertensatiwcsbeebiasmandeutaioelae 34 Setting Up for Surround Sound 36 SURRBACK SYSTEM Surround Back System 37 QUICK SOUP ierra reine A Aaii 38 NORMAL SetUp caus cs tetenett atacand yeectotenutguncteceaieatete 39 SPEAKER SETTING wwsaesaden eeGuteian 40 CHANNEL LEVEL channel balance 05 42 CHANNEL DELAY ice isicccatischicnnnnncnaaiet 43 Basic Operation nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 44 Stereo and Multichannel Playback 44 Switching ANALOG DIGITAL Signal Input 45 Listening Modes co hin cass meaty cee eaeieeives ensue 46 STEREO MOU ES anri akaari anii 46 MOVIE modes SURROUND mode e 47 MUSIC
122. ge the audio setting on your computer to hear a soundtrack through the USB port If so follow the path below For Windows XP Start Settings gt Control Panel Click on Multimedia Properties select USB Audio Device Ti ee 1 for Playback of Audio Close window as eg ane rs For other OS the path will be slightly different but nearly the same VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 DISC DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE SYSTEM SETUP GUIDE lt gt 6 Switch on the receiver S65 amp 7 Use the INPUT button on the TUNING BAND TUNING Go C remote control or the MULTI 7 J OG dial on the front panel to select the USB input 8 Play back a music file on your PC Make sure the volume on both the computer and the receiver is turned up LS The maximum power for the USB connection is 100 mA Do not disconnect the USB cable while installing the drivers Also do not disconnect the USB cable while the your PC is recognizing the receiver which takes a few seconds every time you turn on your PC and it is hooked up the receiver If your PC does not recognize the receiver try disconnecting the USB cable and connecting it again If it still does not recognize it restart the computer Do not disconnect the USB cable while playing a soundtrack from the computer Don t use USB hub connectors This USB connection only supports 2 channel sound When you re using the USB connection no signal will be
123. h your speaker configuration make sure OK is selected and press ENTER The test tones will be output loudly again The test tones may take up to 5 minutes this time After it has finished you see the SPEAKER SYSTEMS CHECK screen If you want to view the settings select NEXT and press ENTER repeatedly If not simply go to step 13 If they do not match the speaker configuration you hooked up and you want to try again select RETRY with av buttons and press ENTER Follow the instructions above from step 10 If you get an error message instructing you to do something follow the instructions and RETRY with a v buttons and press ENTER If the speaker settings do not match the speaker configura tion you connected and you want to input the settings manually select ERR FIX SP with the av buttons press ENTER Go to step 12 If you see an ERR message in the right side column there may be a problem with the speaker connection If selecting RETRY doesn t fix the problem turn off the power and check the speaker connections Easy Setup Guide Part2 Make sure the room environment follows the guidelines displayed on the OSD during auto setup If the room environment is not optimal for auto setup too much ambient noise obstacles blocking the speakers from the microphone etc the final settings may be incorrect Check for household appliances air conditioner fridge fan etc that may be affecting the environment and switch them off if n
124. he batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case e Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution s rules that apply in your country or area Remote Control Battery Indicator When the batteries get too weak to operate the remote control properly an indicator waming screen will appear on the remote Change the batteries as Shows when the Shown above This must be done within five minutes or all your remote control batteries are getting weak settings will be cleared Before You Start Operating range of remote control unit The area in which you can use the remote control to operate the VSX 45TX is fairly large To use point the remote control toward the remote sensor on the front panel of this unit while within the range shown below Remote control may not function properly if e There are obstacles between the remote control and the remote sensor e Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor e The receiver located near a device emitting infrared rays e Operated simultaneously with another remote control which uses infrared rays 23 feet 7m Installing the Receiver CAUTION e Do not cover this unit in any way for exam ple with a sheet or piece of cloth This would
125. he connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Hook up the video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords depending on how you connected the receiver to your TV See page 16 For the audio signal in order to use digital soundtracks broadcast you must hook up a digital input Use either a coaxial or optical cable it doesn t matter which See pages 22 23 We recommend hooking up your audio with analog cables as well see below The arrows indicate the direction of the TV signal COMPO VIDEO NENT OUT AUDIO DIGITAL m m mLa F TV SAT IN 2 memo e If your component video connections are different from the default settings you will e need to assign them with Assigning the Component Video Inputs See page 92 to do this e If your digital connections are different than the default settings you will need to assign the digital jacks to the proper component s with the Assigning the Digital Inputs procedure See page 91 to do this 19 20 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Analog Audio Components Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your audio components to the jacks as shown below These are all analog connections and your analog audio components turntable cassette deck use these jacks Remember that for components you want to record with you need
126. he higher sound quality available 106 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving LUCASFILM Ee abe Re sh THX is a Lucasfilm Ltd program dedicated to maximum accuracy in movie presentation Movie sound tracks are recorded in large movie dubbing stages using movie theater equipment For a sound track to be presented accurately in your home special technologies are required In your home the room is much smaller and has a bright sound the speakers are very different and there are only six eight of them plus you sit much closer to each one of those speakers Because of these differences we often miss the power and emotion that thrills us in a good movie Now Pioneer and THX have teamed up to bring the full glory of accurate cinema sound to the comfort and convenience of your home Re Equalization In a theater the room is very large and dead sounding you sit a long way back from the Speakers and the speakers themselves are very specialized Because a sound track recorded in this dead sounding space when it is played at home it sounds overbright THX Re Equalization adjusts for this difference in a very precise way Adaptive Decorrelation When a sound track sends mono sound to the surround speakers it often seems to be coming come from one side instead of from all around you as it would in a theater Adaptive Decorrelation helps to correct this inaccuracy Timbre Matching When recording a sound track it is very important that th
127. here are other frequencies in the room that are affecting the auto setup e The speakers have been incorrectly connected left and right connections are reversed Remedy e Connect the power plug to the wall outlet e Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again e Tum down the volume e When it s convenient go to ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION EQ pages 100 102 and lower the 63 Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels using MANUAL setting e Switch the unit off then on again e Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again e Reinsert the speaker wires making sure there are no stray strands of wire and that they are inserted fully See page 25 e Don t try to tum on the receiver Call a Pioneer accredited repair center to look at the problem e Remove the foreign object from the fan If you can t do this and or the fan is broken call a Pioneer accredited repair center to look at the problem e Tum the receiver off and allow it to cool down with good ventilation It is very likely that you have a heat dispersal and ventilation problem so please follow the instructions in Installing the Receiver page 8 carefully e Turn the receiver off unplug from wall and call a Pioneer accredited repair center to look at the problem e Check all connections see pages 16 23 e Connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT Jacks See page 16 e Connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT jacks See page 16 e Make sure th
128. ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help H010 En For Canadian model CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT H007A2L For Canadian modell This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Pour le modele Canadien Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada H009 2L CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment
129. ings you will need to assign them with Assigning the Component Video Inputs See page 92 to do this 17 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting VCRs or DVRs Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect the video out of your VCR DVR using either S video or composite video cords depending on how you connected the receiver to your TV See page 16 Use analog audio cords for the audio signal To record you also need to connect a set of audio video outputs from the receiver to the audio video inputs on your VCR DVR Note that to record video from a source component the video connection from the source to the receiver and from the receiver to the recorder must be the same type VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel Connect a portable DVD player video game console or any video component to the front panel as show here Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as VIDEO Be careful For portable DVD players you will need a Specialized optical cord for the audio that has a mini optical plug on one end and a regular optical plug on the other memo You cannot assign the digital input on the front panel If you want to learn more about this process see Assigning the Digital Inputs on page 91 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Satellite TV SAT Components Before making or changing t
130. is designed for older movies which are recorded with mono soundtracks The special sound processing of this mode will allow you to experience these movies in surround sound even though they were not recorded that way originally 5 7 D THEATER This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space allowing two channel stereo signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker sound The mode should be used in conjunction with Dolby Pro Logic for sources bearing the DO potsy surround mark The display will show either 5 D THEATER or 7 D THEATER according to the source SB CH MODE and speaker configuration X When you input a multichannel signal the decoding is done automatically so you cannot choose these modes 47 MUSIC modes SURROUND mode The MUSIC modes allow you to transform your living room into a variety of different sonic environments when playing either two channel or multichannel sources It optimizes its effects in accordance with your source SB CH MODE and speaker configuration The first four modes are for pure decoding of multichannel sound sources With these modes the receiver will automatically employ the format of the sound source for example Dolby Digital or DTS With two channel sources these first four modes will create surround channels Then there are five PIONEER onginal sound modes that use DSP Digital Signal Processing to create different ty
131. isten to a pair of stereo speakers independently of the main speaker system A Speakers hooked up to the receiver The VSX 45TX has two possibilities for playback in another room You can choose SECOND ZONE and use the speakers hooked up to the surround back terminals as a B Speaker system that is playing the same source as the main speaker system but from independent stereo speakers Or you can choose M R amp S and use the speakers hooked up to the surround back terminals for MULTI ROOM playback See pages 74 79 for more on MULTI ROOM 1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals 2 Select SECOND ZONE or MR amp S MULTI ROOM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup see page 37 memo Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 0 16 Q A B Speaker Button If you selected NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup See page 37 your surround back Speakers will be used as part of your A speakers main speaker system and this button will simply switch it off or on If you selected MR amp S in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup See page 37 the surround back speakers will be used for the MULTI ROOM and this button will simply switch A speakers main speaker system on or off If you selected SECOND ZONE in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup See page 37 this button will cycle through the A main speaker system the B speaker system the surround back speakers acting as a separate second zone both speaker systems and off 1 Press the S
132. itch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet If you have a DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player or are using an extemal Dolby Digital DTS decoder connect it to the multichannel analog inputs as shown below Components equipped with 5 1 7 1 channel analog output jack SURR OUND BACK 2 ER MULTI H IN qm memo If you use only one surround back input be sure to hook up to the SURROUND BACK e jack 21 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Digital Audio Components Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your digital components as shown below The VSX 45TX has two coaxial and two optical inputs for a total of four digital inputs on the rear panel plus one digital input on the front panel In order to use digital soundtracks like Dolby Digital or DTS among others you need to make digital audio connections You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection you don t need to do both The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal it is a matter of matching like with like for example the coaxial out from the component to coaxial in on the receiver Hook up your digital equipment in accordance with this receiver s default settings see next page unless you want to or need to change them To do
133. ite video cord and not an audio cord though they look exactly the same because the impedance is different and this will affect the picture quality Component Video Input Default Settings If you use component video cords to hook up your video equipment it is easiest to do so following the default settings which are listed below Remember you must use component video cords from your video source for example a DVD player to the receiver and from the receiver to your TV or monitor If you don t follow the default settings below you must assign the inputs you used with the Assigning the Component Video Inputs procedure See page 92 to do this The default settings are COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 DVD LD 16 COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 TV SAT Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Video Components Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Connect your video components as shown on this and the following page For video components for example a DVD player there are two types of connections to make video and audio Hook up your video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords the quality descends in this order but you must use the same type of cord as you used to hook up your TV For the audio signal in order to use digital soundtracks like Dolby Digital or DTS you must hook up a digital Input with either a coaxial or optical cord See pages
134. l effects such as static electricity Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to retum to normal operating conditions 115 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Preset Code Brands You should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list but you can only set these code brands for the button that is assigned to that component So for example the TV codes can only be set to the TV or TVCONT button Please note that there are cases where only certain functions may be controllable after assigning the proper preset code or the code brands for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using If you can t find a preset code brands that matches the component you want to control you can still teach the remote individual commands from another remote control See pages 64 65 DVD Brand PIONEER DENON JVC PHILIPS PANASONIC YAM AHA LD Brand PIONEER DENON KENWOOD PANASONIC PHILIPS DVR Brand PIONEER YAM AHA 116 CD Brand PIONEER DENON FISHER J VC KENWOOD M AGNAVOX MARANTZ ONKYO PANASONIC PHILIPS TECHNICS YAM AHA STB SATELLITE CATV Brand PIONEER BLAUPUNKT GENERAL INSTRUM ENT GOLDSTAR GRUNDIG HAM LIN HNS HUGHES HITACHI ITT NOKIA J ERROLD NEC OAK PANASONIC PHILIPS RADIO SHACK RCA SAMSUNG SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SIEMENS TAPE Brand PIONEER DENON FISHER JVC KENWOOD NAKAMICHI ON
135. l inputs are assigned incorrectly or not at all e The digital components aren t connected properly e The player is not compatible with the source you re using or the player settings are incorrect e The MULTI CH IN mode has been selected e The digital output level has been tumed down on a CD player or other component equipped with digital output level adjustment capability e Settings route signal away from subwoofer e That speaker is set to NO e The source is coming from something other than the MULTI CH IN jacks for example digital PCM output etc e Incorrect frequency e The antenna is not connected e Digital cables are near the antenna terminals and wires e The antenna is poorly positioned e Interference caused by other equipment fluorescent lamp motor etc e Weak radio signals There is electrical interference from another component or appliance e The search function performed by the player interferes with the reading of digital information e The SIGNAL SELECT is on ANALOG e You are trying to make an analog recording from a digital signal or a digital recording of an analog source e The digital source is copy protected e The jacks for recording have not been connected properly Remedy e Set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO or according to the type of connections made see page 45 e Set the digital input settings correctly see pages 12 23 and especially 91 e Check all
136. le modifications without notice due to improvements cass eee e batts yh ee eee Aas Ge Cac ie is he oa Bice bach ee ae ee Should this product require service in the U S A and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service Company or if you wish to purchase replacement parts operating instructions service manuals or accessories please call the number shown below 800 421 1404 Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Support Division at the above listed number for assistance Pioneer Electronics USA Inc Customer Support Division P O BOX 1760 Long Beach CA 90801 1760 U S A For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Should this product require service in Canada please contact a Pioneer Canadian Authorized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada Alternatively please contact the Customer Satisfaction Department at the following address 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 905 479 4411 1 877 283 5901 For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Si ce produit doit tre r par au Canada veuillez vous adresser a un distributeur autoris Pioneer du Canada pour obtenir le nom du Centre de Service Autoris Pioneer le plus pr s de chez vous Vous pouvez aussi contacter le Service a la client le de Pioneer Pioneer Elect
137. lected main listening position and adjust the leve PT ae p of each speaker to 75dB SPL C weighting if it isn t select it with the av slow reading buttons The volume of the subwoofer test tone tends to sound lower than it actually is You may need to adjust the level after testing S Press ENTER your system with an actual soundtrack Next proceed to CHANNEL DELAY next page Setting Up for Surround Sound CHANNEL DELAY Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve proper sound depth separation as well as an effective surround sound effect You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your Speakers to add the proper delay The following steps show you how to set the delay time for each channel by Specifying the distances from your listening position to each speaker Once you specify the speaker distances or it is done automatically in the Easy Setup Guide the receiver calculates the correct delay times automatically If continuing from CHANNEL LEVEL go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 2 on page 39 Bees 1 The CHANNEL DELAY should be a om 1 5 selected If it isn t use the av buttons to select it Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV ae ma DISP MODE TUNING B TUNING faal fe gt A f gt 2 Select each speaker channel with the 1 5 6 AV buttons and press ENTER 3 Use the av buttons to add or subtract the distance in f
138. loss of sound quality In the present age of digital sound Dolby Digital is a standard audio format for DVD and has been adopted by HDTV broadcasts throughout the USA Other features include 1 Downmixing on playback for compatibility with mono stereo Dolby Pro Logic and 5 1 channel audio 2 A wide range of bitrates and channels 3 Decoding dynamic range information and adjusting the Dolby Digital for movie dialog level in the soundtrack called Dialog Normalization see below for more information The advantages of the Dolby Digital system of encoding allow it to maintain its high quality sound while at the same time being very flexible with the ability to handle many different types of soundtracks Dialog Normalization When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver activates auto matically Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog level for the program source being played If the receiver s level does not match the average dialog level first you see DIAL NORM and OFFSET 4 dB as an example appear in the receiver s display In this example the number 4 dB is the differ ence between the receiver s gain structure and the Dolby Digital average dialog level To match the average dialog level subtract or add the OFFSET level For example if the OFFSET level is 4 dB the amplifiers output is 4 dB over the average recorded level
139. lume is under 20 dB aa amp a amp sua 1 Press the MIDNIGHT button on the meer e remote control 1 Each press switches MIDNIGHT mode on or off B A Ses s l When on MIDNIGHT lights in the display o a MODE STEREO E memo e The surround effect adjusts itself automatically in accordance with the volume level e You can t use the MIDNIGHT mode with the THX CINEMA MULTI CH IN or LOUDNESS modes e If you set MIDNIGHT on when in DIRECT mode the receiver switches to STEREO mode Listening in LOUDNESS Mode The LOUDNESS mode boosts the bass and treble in a signal It is useful for listening to music at low volumes This feature is applicable only when the master volume is under 20 dB 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the LOUDNESS button on the remote control Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off When on LOUDNESS lights in the display memo e You can t use the LOUDNESS mode with the THX CINEMA MULTI CH IN or MIDNIGHT modes e If you set LOUDNESS on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode 51 52 Adjusting Bass and Treble TONE CONTROL You can adjust the low bass and high treble frequencies The TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuitry U SYSTEM RECEIVE 6 o e Ec ELR LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL S350 asia i ACCESS Genp SS MPX DTV ON OFF DISP MODE SUB TITLE
140. lume by using the 3 6 VOLUME buttons on the remote control On the front panel use the MASTER VOLUME dial Switching ANALOG DIGITAL Signal Input This button selects the type of input signal ANALOG or DIGITAL sent to the receiver You need to take special care to switch to the appropriate input when necessary For example the switch would have to be on DIGITAL to hear digital sources like Dolby Digital or DTS but it would have to be on analog to record from the ANALOG out jacks on the receiver The default setting is AUTO which chooses digital over analog when both are available but goes with whatever is available for DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD CDR TAPE1 The default setting is ANALOG for VCR1 DVR VCR2 MD TAPE2 TUNER PHONO The default setting is DIGITAL for USB 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to select the input signal corresponding to the format of the source component a 1 Each press switches the signal in the order below DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL SIGNAL SEL 2 gt oD AUTO ANALOG DIGITAL l SBaSSs Sols e When DIGITAL signal is selected D0 DIGITAL lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input DTS lights when a DTS signal is input If no digital inputs are assigned See page 91 you can only choose ANALOG in the SIGNAL SELECT Because the audio signal from a karaoke microphone and LDs are recorded with analog audio only they are not output from th
141. main system the SECOND ZONE or the M ULTI ROOM See page 37 to set the SURROUND BACK Speakers 12 AC OUTLET switched 100 W max Hook up an external component to the power supply of this receiver Only do this with audio or video components being used in this system and never hook up heavy equipment like TVs heaters air conditioners refrigerators etc to this receiver 13 USB AUDIO IN terminal Use this terminal to connect a PC to this receiver See pages 71 72 Displays amp Controls AC OUTLET 14 Audio input output terminals connect analog components here see page 20 Use these terminals to input output the audio Signal from analog components like a cassette deck or turntable These are analog jacks 15 Video components input output terminals Input output signals from your video compo nents DVD VCR TV tuners SAT tuners etc here See pages 17 19 16 MULTI CH IN terminals see page 21 Use these terminals to input a multichannel Surround signal for example a DVD Audio Signal in an analog fashion These are analog jacks 17 COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals see pages 16 17 Use these terminals to hook up the video connections of your video components with this high quality method Your components will have to have the terminals as well to take advantage of this kind of connection If you don t connect as per the default settings see page 16 you need to complete Assigning the
142. makes available surround back channels through your surround back speakers You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting See page 37 and have SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers set to something other than NO see pages 40 41 to use this feature To accomplish the same settings you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND and the SURROUND BACK speakers on See pages 13 15 Se A 1 1 Press the SB CH MODE button on the ne remote control Ge Each press switches between ON OFF and AUTO Pioneer ON gt AUTO OFF For each choice you can create SURROUND BACK channels under the conditions listed below ON surround back channels are available with all SURROUND modes AUTO same as above except whether SURROUND BACK channels are available with any of the PRO LOGIC II or PRO LOGIC modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not With the NEO 6 modes surround back channels will always be available 1 OFF SURROUND BACK channels will not be heard memo You can t use the SB CH MODE with MULTI CH IN Z J or STEREO DIRECT modes VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode The VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK mode emulates surround back channels through your surround speakers You must have chosen NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setting See page 37 have SURROUND Speakers set to something other than NO and have chosen NO for the SURROUND BACK s
143. mand mem L Select CLEAR and press ENTER Then go to step 8 To go back one step Select EXIT and press ENTER 5 To setup a command select CHANGE and press ENTER FUNCTION flashes in the display Pioneer 6 Select the component whose command you want to input for example a DVD player and press memo the MULTI CONTROL button for it LSS KEY will flash in the display To exit from the REMOTE SETUP mode at anytime press the REMOTE SETUP button 7 Select a button for the command you e The display will disappear after one minute or want inp t r m gt i so if no new commands are entered Press any ant to sie ata ple play button to wake up the remote and continue the COMPLETE appears in the display process 3 Repeat steps 4 7 to program a sequence of up to five commands You can assign MULTI OPERATIONS for up to 5 commands for each MULTI CONTROL button Using Other Functions 9 When done select EXIT and press ENTER You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu Start again from step 2 if you want to set do another MULTI SOURCE TV SYSTEM RECEIVER CONTROL button al 10 Select EXIT and press ENTER again You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and retum to DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL normal operation amp D VIDEO SEL HIBIT 40 lt 2 Sr amp You don t need to program power on for PIONEER components except for the first generation of Pio gt neer DVRs they will go on
144. me press the REMOTE SETUP button 5 Press the button you want to clear e The display will disappear after one minute or The button chosen will appear in the display CLEAR SO if no new commands are entered Press any will appear in the display button to wake up the remote and continue ME POCSSS 6 Use the av buttons to select YES NO or EXIT and press ENTER YES clears the setting NO and EXIT leaves the setting as is and returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu If you select YES and press ENTER then COMPLETE appears in the display and you are returned to the REMOTE SETUP menu 7 Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Using Other Functions Resetting the Main Unit The following operations allow you to reset the unit to the default settings 1 While holding down the TONE button press the STANDBY ON button for about three seconds 6 l 6 6 O GO O 0 0 6 6 2 When you see RESET appear in the display press the TONE button OK appears in the display 1 1 press TONE When OK appears in the display all the settings including the speaker surround sound settings and tuner settings will be reset in the unit to the default settings When resetting the receiver make sure the MULTI ROOM feature is off Fine Tuning Your System Other System Settings
145. modes SURROUND mode 48 Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Modes 49 Adding Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic Il MUSIC MOE ccccceeeeeeeteees 49 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ seses 50 Reducing Noise During Playback DIGITAL NR Function visieiiinnievnnnects ccc 50 Listening in MIDNIGHT MOde cccceeteeeeeeeeees 51 Listening in LOUDNESS Mode ecccectceteeeeeeees 51 Adjusting Bass and Treble TONE CONTROL 52 Listening in HI BIT SAMPLING mode osses 53 DVD Audio MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback 53 SB CH MODE Button visiciccsciietttinace a 54 SB CH MODE cheer re ert eter eres reer ter err pera ner ee tere 54 VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode 54 DUAL MONO setting and Playback 55 Using Headphones sisi snisie ae oretnournnlaas 55 Video Select ise sckiv tect naain 56 Adjusting the Brightness of the Display DMM ERY 5 secs oo crac agee A 56 Using the Tuner sssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn D7 Automatic and Manual Tuning sssr 57 MPX Mode ai rianaire aae aE 57 Direct Access Tuning scsi eseisecitsulniadsntitoateed las ieans 58 Memorizing Frequently Used Stations cccceee 59 Naming MemorizZed Stations ccccseeeeeeeeees 60 Recalling Memorized Stations s es 61 Table of Contents Remote Control of Other Fine Tuning Your System 89 Components sueuanasausnaeecsonesoranacecsneseranes O2 Other System Settings les terveelcczacaedactethacertecss
146. n setting up using the ALL CH AD UST mode you can adjust each speaker individually With the FRONT ALIGN mode the front speakers will serve as the reference so you cannot adjust them The DATA CHECK feature allows you to see how the settings in ALL CH ADJ UST and FRONT ALIGN currently stand When you use ACOUSTIC CAL EQ function See page 50 you can toggle between the two basic settings ALL CH ADJ UST and FRONT ALIGN and the variations you set yourself CUSTOM 1 and CUSTOM 2 EEP TEE eee To start the process use DATA COPY to paste the ALL R CH ADJ UST or FRONT ALIGN settings into CUSTOM 1 OKLO or CUSTOM 2 1 5 Follow steps 1 5 on page 96 if necessary to get to the N OFF LL DISP M omarr TUNING BAND TUNING Maad fr a fn ED starting point mentioned here 1 ACOUSTIC CAL EQ should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select and press ENTER 2 Use the av buttons to select DATA COPY Press ENTER 3 Use the av buttons to select CUSTOM 1 or CUSTOM 2 as the destination you want to copy the data to Press ENTER 4 Use the av buttons to select ALL CH ADJ UST or FRONT ALIGN as the Crossover Network type of curve you want to copy Fine Channel Level Press ENTER Fine Channel Delay giAcoustic Cal EQ When you press ENTER the data is copied to the destination you chose Bass Peak Level D Range Control After you have
147. nctions Adjusting the Light on the Remote Control This feature allows you to adjust the brightness of the light on the remote control 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for gt i _ __ __ STEM RECEIV LTI CONTROL MU E DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL D o VIDEO SEL HIBIT 10 DISC _ ACCESS S ie EARCH MODE MPX aman oo DISP MODE TUNING BAND TUNING Gc STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION GJ O Gs CHANNEL CHANNEL oo fH three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display Use the av buttons to select LIGHT and press ENTER Use the av buttons to select HIGH LOW or EXIT and press ENTER HIGH The brightest setting LOW A dimmer setting OFF Turns the remote control light off EXIT Leaves the LIGHT setting and returns you to the REMOTE SETUP menu After pressing ENTER in the first three cases COM PLETE will appear in the display and you will be returned to the REMOTE SETUP menu ca 4 Select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation To exit from the remote setup mode at any time press the REMOTE SETUP button e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are entered Press any button to wake up the remote and continue the process Using Other Functions Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input This fe
148. nput from the source So if the input is say Dolby Digital the output will also be Dolby Digital Before recording make sure that the recorder is compatible with the source digital audio format See page 20 for more on analog audio connections and pages 22 23 for digital audio connections e The receiver s volume channel level balance TONE DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS memo ACOUSTIC EQ and surround effects have no effect on the recorded signal except in PHONO Thus when recording in PHONO function DIRECT is best used In some cases digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not pos Sible In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner Some video recordings are copy protected these sources cannot be recorded When recording video the source must be connected to the receiver using the same type of video cord composite or S video as you used to connect the recorder to the receiver Functions that can be recorded 7 Select the source component Set SIGNAL SELECT according to the source component s signal ANALOG or DIGITAL 2 Start recording tape deck CD recorder VCR etc 0 ERATION ECENEP D C Oe 1 3 Playback the source to be recorded D oo VIDEO SEL HIBIT DISC DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE a GUIDE 69 70 Using Other Functions SECOND ZONE Speaker System B Setup Stereo playback in another room This setup enables you to l
149. nt EQ tones for each channel will sound individually Surround EQ E FRONT ALIGN In this method all speakers except for e i the subwoofer are set in accordance with the settings of the FRONT speakers The settings that were input when you did the AUTO SURROUND SETUP see pages 13 15 will be present but you can adjust each Center EQ speaker individually to suit your taste This setting 63Hz 1 54 allows the listener to enjoy a sound balance defined by ane the front speakers The front left speaker will serve as the reference tone The front left tone and the target Speaker the one you are trying to adjust will sound in tums SO you can judge which needs to be louder Acoustic Cal EQ ALL CH ADJUST 3 Use the av buttons to select the channel that you want to adjust Press ENTER ban eon For FRONT ALIGN you won t be able to adjust the FRONT 125Hz 2 5 B Speakers akie oe TRM 4 Use the av buttons to select the xit m ae frequency you want to adjust Press ENTER For the speakers you set to SMALL see page 40 you won t be able to adjust the 63 Hz setting 5 Use the av buttons to adjust the frequency When you have it at the level you want press ENTER Set the frequencies within the 6 dB to 6 GB range in steps of 0 5 dB If OVER appears in the display you have set the levels too high Reduce them until OVER disappears 6 The cursor automatically goes to the next frequency Press ENTER and repeat
150. o to step 3 SETTING CANCEL This setting won t limit the peak level of the LFE channel If you selected SETTING CANCEL go to step 4 3 Use the av buttons to adjust the test tone and specify the bass peak Expert level Crossover Network 4 1 Raise the level gradually E Fine Channel Level 2 Set the bass peak level at the point just before the Fine Channel Delay i Acoustic Cal EQ tone starts to distort MiBass Peak Level a Be careful Test tones play back at loud volumes coe Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room You can leave this setup any time by pressing Bass Peak Level ENTER Setting Start pening Cancel If the YES or PLUS setting on the subwoofer is Exit selected the test tone will only play back from the subwoofer If not the test tone will play back from all speakers set to LARGE except for the subwoofer 4 Press ENTER The display on the receiver will show FADE and then Te E E RESUME while the MASTER VOLUME returns to its original position gt I Bass Peak sci 5 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select it press ENTER If you set this level before the receiver If you want to change a setting before proceeding will have that level input but it will not Start over from step 1 appear on this setup screen The Next if you want proceed to DYNAMIC RANGE screen will always
151. om the AC outlet O Powered subwoofer PRE OUT ANALOG INPUT Front channel amplifier INPUT Surround channel amplifier INPUT Surround back channel amplifier pal Center channel amplifier mono memo e You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channels for a single speaker as well In this BSS case plug the amplifier into the L SINGLE terminal only e The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have set up the SURRBACK SYSTEM see page 37 73 14 Using Other Functions MULTI ROOM To use this receiver with a MULTI ROOM setup you need an external IR receiver When used together with an IR receiver not included this receiver is capable of outputting two different sources at the same time One to the VIDEO OUT jack and SPEAKERS terminals and another to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks Thus the VSX 45TX can power two independent systems in separate rooms listening to or watching different sources With this system the two rooms can have completely independent power the main room power can be off while the sub room is on and the sub room can be controlled by this unit s remote control If you go into the main room to change the source but forget the remote control it s not a problem While in MULTI ROOM mode the input selector on the front panel of the VSX 45TX is able to change the input even though the recei
152. on Press to select an input source The button will cycle through all the possible sources VOLUME buttons Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver 2 MIDNIGHT button see page 51 Switches the MIDNIGHT listening mode on or off for all modes except THX CINEMA and MULTI CH IN MUTE button Press to mute or restore the volume 2 MULTI CH INPUT button see page 53 Use this button to select the component you have hooked up to the MULT CH IN terminals for example a DVD Audio player 23 ACOUSTIC EQ button see pages 100 102 Press to switch on off and select the type of acoustic calibration EQ 24 REMOTE SETUP button Use to customize the remote control functions and the remote control itself See Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Compo nents starting on page 62 Displays amp Controls Display All the display information is explained and or referenced here Sune PRO LOGIC II Neo 6 LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT TONE DNR STEREO MONO dB Wace 00 DIGITAL suman SASEN NESES HENEN BE HENNE HENEN HEHEH HENNE TUNED BERGER HEHHE DTS ES EX FET ADAAN BARAR PAPEA ERANA FNAFN AIRAN NENDA FPFPA T DIGITA HEEE HEEEE HEHEHEH oe HEHHEE oe soe oe soe HiBII BEES See HEHEHE ANALOG STEREO __ Anni GEER AERAN ANECA GREER AONNE COREE AEREA KEREL OIP EING ce GEnee ERE SBE CH DSP EENEN HEEHENE NEHEN so oe oe oe eee MULTI ROOM HENEN NENEE ema S ema S MUSIC EEN
153. on t be able to choose NO or PLUS e If you did not connect a subwoofer choose NO In this case the bass frequencies are output from the front or Surround speakers e Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduction of deep bass sounds e If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are all routed to the subwoofer VIDEO SEL _HIBIT 0 pisc DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE MPX awowo A DISP MODE TUNING BAND TUNING aal fe gt o C gt gt 1 6 Normal gt R ELCIEA Channel Level Channel Delay Exit Speaker Setting gt Gers THX Front SMALL Center SMALL Surround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES Exit Speaker Setting Free THX gt Front I MALLI Center SMALL Surround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES Exit Speaker Setting Free THX gt Front tel Center SMALL Surround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES Exit Speaker Setting Free THX Front LARGE Center SMALL Surround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES gt a Setting Up for Surround Sound 1 SPEAKER SETTING should be selected If it isn t use the av buttons to select it Press the ENTER button The setup possibilities appear on your TV 2 Use the av buttons to select th
154. ons to select the VOLUME LEVEL VARIABLE or FIXED Press ENTER If you hook up a just a power amplifier in the sub room the VSX 45TX will act as a pre amp In this case choose VARIABLE If you hook up a full integrated amplifier in the sub room such as another Pioneer VSX receiver choose FIXED CAUTION If the MULTI ROOM is set to FIXED the volume on the main unit will be set to maximum Thus when output it will be extremely loud Please set the master volume controls of the integrated amplifier in the sub room very low at first and experiment to find the correct volume 5 IR RECEIVER should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select it Press ENTER Use the av buttons to select the IR RECEIVER type PIONEER or OTHERS Press ENTER If you have an IR receiver from a different company than PIONEER select OTHERS If you have the Pioneer made MR 100 or the IR receiver you re using doesn t seem to work after selecting OTHERS select PIONEER 6 Use the av buttons to select EXIT then press ENTER to go back to the SYSTEM SETUP menu 7 Use the va buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER You will exit the SYSTEM SETUP menu and retum to normal operation Using Other Functions Controlling the MULTI ROOM system from the main room 1 Press the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE ON OFF button to tum on the MULTI ROOM system The display shown below will illuminate when the receiver is in STANDBY mode Also the MULTI R
155. ontrol See Performing Multi Operations on the next page For example you can program the unit to turn on your TV tum on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD This allows you to freely decide which operations you want performed as well as the order in which you want them performed The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different operations for each MULTI CONTROL button You don t need to program the power of this receiver or any Pioneer component used to go on it or they will do so automatically when multi operations are performed Be sure to set up each component before programming multi operations see Setting Up the memo Remote Control to Control Other Components pages 62 65 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button for more than three seconds The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote display 2 Use the av buttons to select MULTI OPE and press ENTER SELECT FUNCTION blinks on the remote display 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to start o a D MULTI CONTROL MULTI OPERATION 2 4 5 7 the MULTI OPERATIONS with sxx Buttons that MULTI OPE appears in the display mez can be For example DVD LD gt gt 3 programmed with M ulti i 4 Use the av buttons to select first mA Operations command 1st Cmmnd appears in z the display Press ENTER This tells the receiver this will be the first command To erase a com
156. operation you DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL no cio Be Is E lt lt j gt O a a He 2 8 inches E DNR BASS TREBLE E gooo 0 bon 000 000 on000 B 0 B 000 want to program lt p Dg amp gt After the process is complete and the command has been learned OK will appear in the remote control display If NG no good appears it means that for some reason the command was not learned In this 6 7 eis ne case repeat steps 4 and 5 9 10 c5 CONTINUE appears in the remote s display smmm OUNENUGUSS STATON E If SELECT KEY is flashing go back to step 4 Jek ef a 6 If you want to program in more TV VOL VOLUME commands use the 4 V buttons to Seams select YES Press ENTER Go Repeat steps 4 and 5 to teach the remote control of the VSX 45TX all the commands from the other remote control Pioneer 7 If you want to program in commands for another MULTI Buttons that are able CONTROL button use the av to learn new buttons to select NO Press ENTER commands 8 Repeat the process from step 2 for all of your components Start again to program other components in this manner memo If FULL appears in step 5 it means that there isn t enough capacity to 9 When you re done use the AV learn this command If you want to clear other buttons to make room for buttons
157. or selecting the memory class you want e STATION button for recalling memorized radio stations the tuner is selected automati cally e Number button 0 9 Main room Using Other Functions Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the IR receiver remote sensor window The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time Therefore changing the station in one room also changes the station in the other room Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast The volume levels of the main and sub rooms are independent When more than one remote control signal is transmitted at the same time the receiver does not operate When operating MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE with the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE OUT jacks connected to a sub room amplifier which bears the PIONEER component with an CONTROL terminals and has a remote sensor both the IR receiver and the amplifier may receive remote control commands making correct operation impossible In this case place the IR receiver and amplifier apart from each other and point the remote control directly at the IR receiver during operation If you plan to leave the MULTI ROOM feature off for a lengthy period please turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms Make sure the STANDBY indicator tums red and the MULTI ROOM indicator goe
158. output from the DIGITAL OUT 1 amp 2 This configuration cannot be upgraded Windows 95 and other older operating systems will not work Some software may be incompatible with this configuration The sound may be interrupted degraded or played back incorrectly due to your PC settings and PC specifications Consult your PC manual conceming USB devices When listening to your PC through this USB connection you will also hear computer alert sounds through the receiver If you don t want to hear these alert sounds tum them in the computer s control panels Microsoft Windows 98 Windows You cannot control your PC with any controls on the 2000 Windows Me and Windows XP receiver The connection is only from the PC to the are registered trademarks of the receiver Microsoft Corporation Don t use other applications on your computer when playing back through this USB connection Pioneer cannot be held responsible for damage to your computer system software crashes or failures or any other possible computer problems due to this configuration Using Other Functions Connecting Additional Amplifiers This receiver has more than sufficient power for any home use but it is possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord fr
159. peakers button on the front panel to switch speakers on off or cycle through the different speaker systems if SECOND ZONE has been selected in the SURRBACK 1 SYSTEM setup see page 37 A SPe A Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre out terminals B SP gt B Sound is output from the two speakers in speaker system B the surround back speakers M ultichannel sources won t be heard from these speakers A amp B SP gt AB Sound is output from speaker system A and the B speakers Multichannel sources will be downmixed to two channels OFF SP No sound is output from the speakers Depending on the input signal and settings in SPEAKER SYSTEMS sound may be output from the subwoofer The same sound is output from the pre out terminals as when selecting speaker system A above What is output from the subwoofer depends on the SPEAKER SETTING settings and the type of source e Depending on the settings in SPEAKER SETTING and the MULTI CH IN SELECT output from the SURROUND BACK pre out terminals may change e When using headphones the speakers are switched off e Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Q 16 Q E j Using Other Functions Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection The USB Audio Connection feature allows you hook up a PC to this receiver In this way you can hear soundtracks from your computer To use this feature follow the steps below A few points
160. peakers in SPEAKER SETTING see page 40 41 to use this mode To accomplish the same settings you could have had the AUTO SURROUND SETUP automatically set the SURROUND speakers on and the SURROUND BACK Speakers off see pages 13 15 to use this mode aoao 1 1 Press the SB CH MODE button on the o SURROUNS aa remote control Ti Each press switches between VIRTL SB ON VIRTL SB ira OFF and VIRTL SB AUTO VIRTLSB ON gt VIRTL SB AUTO VIRTL SB OFF For each choice you can create VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK channels under the conditions listed below VIRTL SB ON virtual surround back sound is available with all SURROUND modes except THX CINEMA for a stereo signal you must choose the NEO 6 MOVIE MUSIC SURROUND mode or a Pioneer original sound mode see pages 47 48 VIRTL SB AUTO same as above except whether virtual 1 surround back sound is available with any of the PRO LOGIC II or PRO LOGIC modes depends on whether the source has an EX or ES flag or not memo e You can t use the VIRTUAL SUR With the NEO 6 modes virtual surround back sound will BSS ROUND BACK mode with the THX always be available CINEMA MULTI CH IN VIRTL SB OFF virtual surround back sound will not be STEREO DIRECT modes heard DUAL MONO setting and playback The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Digital or homemade discs that have dual mono software encoded in them Dual mono software usually is used
161. pes of sound environments as described below Lastly the 5 7 CH STEREO mode simply outputs a stereo signal through all of your speakers DOPL Ii MUSIC OO PRO LOGIC II MUSIC This mode gives 5 1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music Compared to the Movie Mode PRO LOGIC the surround effect is more enveloping With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc NEO 6 MUSIC This mode gives 6 1 channel surround sound and is suitable for music The NEO 6 Music mode plays the stereo source as is through the front left right speakers and generates a natural ambient surround and center sound With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc CLASSICAL Simulates the acoustic effects of a large concert hall Suitable for classical music A long delay time of reflected sounds coupled with reverb effects let the listener experience the dynamic and rich sounds characteristic of concert halls and powerful orchestral performances CHAMBER Simulates the acoustic environment of a very resonant concert hall Rich reverberation and a full Sound create the impression of a lively performance space J AZZ Simulates the acoustic effects of a jazz club Reflected sound is virtually below 100 msec so that the listener can experience a live band effect ROC
162. prevent proper heat dispersal Do not any place object directly on top of this unit This also would prevent proper heat dispersal Be sure to leave adequate ventilation space around the amp When installing in a rack Shelf etc be sure to leave more than 8 inches of space above the receiver Opening the Front Panel To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel with your finger Easy Setup Guide Parti Home Theater The Basics Most consumers are used to using stereo equipment to listen to music but many people are not used to home theater systems that give you many more options when listening to soundtracks In fact home theater is not really complicated and this little guide should give you an understanding of the basics Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks combined with multiple speakers to create a surround sound effect There are three different factors involved in getting surround sound Each contribute to what kind of sound you get These factors are 1 The equipment you are using for your home theater setup Particularly important is the number of speakers you are using We call this your speaker configuration 2 The source material you are using This is the actual product like a DVD or broadcast like cable TV you are listening to watching We call this the source 3 The last factor is the listening mode you choose on the VSX 45TX receiver These are explained below an
163. rce there will be no matrix decoding i e you will not be able to get surround sound decoding e For MULTI CH IN mode only the signal input from the MULTI CH IN FRONT L and R channels can be heard 35 Video Select This function allows you to listen to one sound source while you watch a different video source on your TV The sound source is set in the normal fashion as explained on page 44 You then change the video input with the VIDEO SEL button J ey e a Co E DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL EZ 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the VIDEO SEL button on the remote control to cycle through the different possible video inputs The first press shows the video input you are currently using After that pressing VIDEO SELECT cycles though the possibilities in the following order BE SSP T DVD LD TV SAT gt VIDEO gt Sen Se OFF lt VCR2 VCRI DVR lt Q The OFF setting means you are listening without a Ss 5 amp video signal Also when you select CD CD R TAPE1 mo a MD TAPE2 TUNER PHONO USB or functions the VIDEO SELECT will be set to off CHANNEL CHANNEL After choosing a video input the display on the receiver will show that input for about 5 seconds and then revert to showing the listening mode the receiver is in memo e The VIDEO SELECT remains set to the input you chose until you change the audio input e If you ch
164. re the basic controls that switch the mode of the receiver and the remote control which allows you to control your other components TV CONT Press so that the remote control can operate the TV control commands 4 Number buttons These can be used for many purposes depend ing on the mode of the remote control When in receiver mode the buttons operate as 3 below e oe Display DIMMER see page 56 SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS TREBLE p isp y ae Sr Use to adjust the brightness of the receiver s lt 2 CD display LOUDNESS button see page 51 Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off for all modes except THX CINEMA and MULTI CH IN Dulas TONE button see page 52 This button switches between TONE ON and Ca TONE BYPASS which bypasses the tone circuitry CONTROL BASS TREBLE buttons see page 52 Use to select whether the bass or treble will be adjusted buttons see page 52 Use to adjust the TONE level effect level and channel level as well as make Dolby Pro Logic Il MUSIC parameter settings ta Pioner al a EFFECT CH SEL button ES Switches between the different channels so you can add volume individually to each channel with the and buttons Also selects EFFECT mode of Pioneer original sound modes and Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC parameter settings You can then use the and buttons 1 Remote Control Display Screen to make these adjustments 2 SOURCE button SIGNAL SELECT button
165. reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR This feature is effective with sources containing a lot of background noise like cassette and video tape 1 Press RECEIVER 2 Press the DNR button on the remote control Soot Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off When on DNR lights in the display SHE Go DD 1833 DSB gt e In cases described below noise may not be reduced even Sudden noise Extremely loud noise Signals that contain too many high frequencies Signals which are very clean to begin with DIGITAL NR is effective at levels shown below for each if DIGITAL NR is on source STEREO ANAO IMU a ninan aa 10 18 dB Digital HOUR ece 10 15 dB AM FM tUnEr ssccccccsnccctncuacenates sintaesevaincastednetnstet 10 15 dB MOVIE MUSIC areenan 6 10 dB Depending on the condition of the source there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound You can t use the DIGITAL NR mode with the THX CINEMA or MULTI CH IN modes or a 96 kHz signal If you set the DIGITAL NR on in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode This useful feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes It can be used with any surround sound source and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are audible even while playing a soundtrack at low volumes This feature is applicable only when the master vo
166. remote and continue the l rocess j 8 When done select EXIT and press ENTER You will return to the REMOTE SETUP menu 9 Select EXIT and press ENTER again You will exit the REMOTE SETUP menu and return to normal operation Using Other Functions Using SYSTEM OFF Do the following to use the SYSTEM OFF function 1 Press the SYSTEM OFF button The remote control must be on to be able to use this command but it can be in any mode All the components programmed into the SYSTEM QAN 1 OFF mode will stop and or go off The receiver and Wa Pioneer components will go off as well LTI CONTROL MU OPERATION c Using Other Functions Editing Remote Control Display Names Use this capability to rename the display on the remote control for different M ULTI CONTROL buttons DVD LD etc For example you could change TV to DVDZ2 In this way you can personalize your system This is similar to the feature on page 93 but that feature changes the display on the receiver y OG SIGNAL SEL DNR BASS TREBLE p Bio C SEL D S ED D Q ACCESS oly pe SYSTEM SETUP ext 11 Ow OFF MODE oe TUNING BAND TUNING ey amp 3 C3 STATION DTV MENU CLASS STATION CHANNEL c o VOLUME ULTI CI To exit from the remote setup mode at any time press the REMOTE SETUP button e The display will disappear after one minute or so if no new commands are
167. rent than the MONITOR OUT for the main system These are analog jacks MONITOR OUT terminals connect a TV or monitor here see page 16 Use this terminal to output the video signal to your TV video projector or monitor in your main room Be careful not to confuse this jack with the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE MONITOR OUT PRE OUT analog terminals connect an amplifier here see page 73 Use these terminals to output the audio signal from this amplifier to a different amplifier if that s how you choose to set up your system COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT terminals Use these terminals to output the video signal from the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals to your TV See 17 for more information 12V TRIGGER terminal See pages 95 Use this terminal to output a signal that can automatically turn on another component DC OUT12V 100mA is the maximum power v a v E TV SAT IN 7OMPONENT VIDEO 17 10 MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE REMOTE IN terminals see pages 74 79 Use these terminals to hook up a sub system in a secondary room This hook up requires a separately sold IR receiver and allows you to use the receiver to hear different audio sources in different rooms 11 SPEAKERS terminals see page 25 Use these terminals to connect speakers to the receiver The FRONT CENTER and SUR ROUND terminals are for the main speaker system and the SURROUND BACK speakers can be set to either the
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169. rough this outlet is turned on and off by this unit s STANDBY ON button Total electrical power consumption of connected equipment should not exceed 100 W CAUTION e Do not connect appliances with high power consumption such as heaters irons or television sets to the AC OUTLET in order to avoid overheating or fire risk This can cause the amplifier to malfunction e DO NOT CONNECT A MONITOR OR TV SET TO THIS UNIT S AC OUTLET 28 Displays amp Controls Front Panel All the controls on the front panel are explained and or referenced here To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel STANDBY ON 12 B 14 15 G MULTI JOG CONTROL SIGNAL HIBIT B SET UP RETURN SELECT HI SAMPLING MODE TONE CONTROL TONE BASS TREBLE PHONES SPEAKERS 10 11 AUDIO VI EO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX 45TX EASE STATION TUNING NER j MULTI ROOM LASS SELECT im aH EDIT Ci OG MULTI SVIDEO VIDEO J OG ENTER DIGITAL IN VIDEO L AUDO R INPUT LJ O O 18 19 20 21 22 1 MULTI OG dial STEREO DIRECT see page 46 Switches the You can use this dial for many purposes When receiver into STEREO mode if it was ina you press the SET UP button 12 you can use different sound mode or toggles between it to perform SYSTEM SETUP operations DIRECT and STEREO mode select a function like a DVD or a listening DIRECT playback
170. rs the subwoofer of sound Since the subwoofer channel is only for bass sounds it is expressed as 1 of a channel and this multichannel setup has been named 5 1 channel sound It is important you consult the manual that came with your DVD player as well to make sure the player is outputting a Surround soundtrack and all the other settings are appropriate for your home theater 3 The Listening Modes This receiver has many different listening modes and they are designed to cover all the speaker configurations and types of sources you might be using In general the PRO LOGIC II MOVIE listening mode is the easiest way to get realistic surround sound for movies For music the basic listening mode for music is PRO LOGIC II MUSIC To listen to music in stereo simply choose the STEREO listening mode Other possibilities like listening to a stereo CD with all seven speakers or taking a stereo source and getting multichannel home theater like sound are explained in listening modes pages 46 48 Conclusion These are the three basic factors that contribute to your home theater sound The easiest thing is to hook up seven Speakers and a subwoofer and simply play your DVDs with PRO LOGIC II MOVIE listening mode This will give you realistic and enjoyable home theater sound First hook up your equipment like your DVD player TV and speakers Then follow the Easy Setup Guide instructions to set up your system for surround sound It is very important you do on
171. rt2 1 AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP If setting up your Surround sound speakers seems like it s going to be an involved task you only need to use this quick automatic method known as the M CACC system to achieve good surround sound You ll need to hook up the microphone so that the receiver can hear and judge the distance size sound character and sound pressure level of the speakers and thus know what settings to make First turn the volume down then plug the microphone into the SETUP MIC jack on the front panel of the receiver and put the microphone into its stand If you have a tripod you can affix the mic stand to it Follow the step by step guide to setting up your surround sound below This will customize the surround sound for your listening environment If you want to personalize your surround sound setups by making the settings manually go to Setting up for Surround Sound starting on page 36 and Expert setup starting on page 96 Make sure all the components you need especially speakers have been properly connected before you do the steps described here Use the arrow buttons aw and the ENTER button on the remote control to navigate the on screen display OSD on your TV Conversely you can use the MULTI J OG dial and ENTER button and look at the display on the Front Panel 1 Hook up the microphone to the SETUP MIC jack on the Front Panel 2 Place the microphone at your normal listening position Use a table chair or
172. s and Lucasfilm Ltd for the film Stars Wars The First Episode the first movie ever to be made with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology In a movie theater this format affords the listener vivid Surround sound experience replete with the effect of sounds flying overhead even for those seated towards the Sides of the theater Dolby Digital Surround EX contains surround back channels which are dubbed into the soundtrack in studio The channels are encoded into the left and right channels of the soundtrack so this format can be compatible with Dolby Digital 5 1 channel decoding For a list of movies that contain Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks see Dolby website at http Awww dolby com THX Surround EX technology was developed for movie theater use originally but has been extended for home theater use and consumers can no benefit from this excellent realistic sound format For more details see THX Surround EX on the next page This unit is equipped with a THX Surround EX decoder E X T EN DED DTS dts E DTS DTS has been adopted as a sound recording format in the movie theaters since the release of J URASSIC PARK in 1993 and has a good reputation for high quality sound and dynamic surround effects In this system 6 channels of digital sound are recorded on CD ROM DTS adopts a simultaneous playback format With a low rate of compression of sound signals and a high rate of transmittance a higher sound quality format is produced
173. s off If you send the SYSTEM OFF command from the sub room by remote control the power of both rooms will go off Please be careful when making a recording in the main room E The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components Connecting an optional control cord allows you to operate other PIONEER components simply by pointing the receiver s remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel of the receiver The receiver then sends the remote control signals to the other devices via the CONTROL OUT terminal Receiver PIONEER component with an CONTROL terminals To CONTROL IN terminal of another PIONEER component with an CONTROL terminals Remote Control e You can also control PIONEER components and those made by other manufacturers by pointing the memo receiver s remote control directly at the respective component This type of operation does not re quire control cords All you have to do is recall the appropriate stored settings See pages 62 63 e If you use a remote control hooked up via the CONTROL IN jack with a control cord you won t be able to use this unit s remote control e If you use this feature make sure an analog audio and or video connection has been made between the units 79 Using Other Functions Multi Operations M ulti operations allow you to tell the receiver and your other components to do a number of things with the push of only two buttons on the remote c
174. ser diluted five or six times with water and wrung out well and then wipe again with a dry cloth Do not use fumiture wax or cleaners Never use thinners benzine insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit since these will corrode the surfaces Used wisely your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise This list of sound levels is included for your protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers Living room refrigerator bedroom away from traffic Light traffic normal conversation quiet office Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway motorcycle truck traffic lawn mower 100 Garbage truck chain saw pneumatic drill 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers thunderclap 140 Gunshot blast jet plane 180 Rocket launching pad Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Specifications Amplifier Section Component Video Section Continuous average power output of Input Sensitivity 100 watts p
175. something else to put the microphone at the same height as you usually Surround Speaker R listen to your system from Cantar Speaker Front Speaker R p ns 3 Switch on the receiver and your TV oO Sabwoeier T Make sure your TV is set to this receiver as you will use the on screen displays OSDs on your TV to follow these instructions ey nie 5 Press the RECEIVER button on the remote control Front Speaker L D 5 i 4 if you have a subwoofer tum it on Listening Position Surround Speaker L Surround Back Speaker L 6 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button and use the on screen display OSD that appears on your TV 7 The arrow should be pointing at SURROUND SETUP press ENTER UDIO System Setup igi Surround Setup e 2 THX CINEMA Setup 3 Input Assign 4 Function Rename 5 PHONO LINE Setup 6 Multi Room 7 12V Trigger Exit Easy Setup Guide Part2 8 1 Surround Setup SurrBack System gt EI Quick Normal Expert Exit Auto Surround Setup Set microphone Turn on subwoofer Start Cancel Auto Surround Setup Please Wait Caution Test tone is output loudly ICancell Auto Surround Setup Now Analyzing Environment Check Ambient Noise OK Microphone OK gt Speaker YES NO ICancell Check Front YES Center YES Surround YES SurrBack YESx2 Subwoofer YES gt ela Retr
176. source material so may be useful when D0 PRO LOGIC II MOVIE or Oo PRO LOGIC II MUSIC modes do not give good results With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc NEO 6 CINEMA This mode gives 6 1 channel surround sound and is suitable for movies The NEO 6 Cinema mode delivers good channel separation for movie soundtracks With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc ACTION This mode is designed for action movies which generally use lots of sound effects The mode enriches the sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects SCI FI This mode is designed for science fiction movies It creates a broad sound space separating dialog from sound effects to heighten the overall impact of the soundtrack DRAMA This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog The elements of dialog are enhanced making the characters seem more real The mode alSo compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not overpower softer ones compare this with the MIDNIGHT listening mode explained on page 51 MUSICAL This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound A long delay time of reflected sounds provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall MONOFILM This mode
177. tem is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNING For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when itis left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT Fig A tee ANTENNA The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the
178. terminal so the buttons on the remote corre spond to what you have hooked up a If you are continuing from page 89 you can skip the E en L first two steps as SS 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV eoek amp press RECEIVER on the remote 2K A2 3 8 control Beg 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button 3 8 2 3 Looking at the on screen display on your TV use the av buttons to select INPUT ASSIGN Press the ENTER button 4 DIGITAL IN SELECT should be selected if not use the av buttons to select it Press the ENTER button 5 Use the av buttons to move 3 Cone through the different digital inputs ee and press the ENTER button 2 THX CINEMA Setup I Ea 6 Use the av buttons select the ee component that you hooked up to Exit that digital in Press the ENTER 4 button 3 Input Assign If you re not sure which component is connected to which digital in look on the back of the receiver and gt EERSTE a check the cables you connected omponent in selec i 7 When you re finished use the av 5 e buttons to select EXIT and press igital In Selec Digital 1 TV SAT ENTER gt Digital 2 FERR This exits the DIGITAL IN SELECT mode Digitak4 CD Exit 8 Use the av buttons to select EXIT and press ENTER Then use the av memo buttons to select EXIT and press a ENTER again e The possible digital inputs that can be assigned l are DVD
179. th high performance Advanced Direct Energy MOS FET output devices generating 100 watts of power for 7 independent channels Multichannel Acoustic Calibration EQ System MCACC In order to make setting up as easy as possible for users we have created the MCACC system This unique and convenient way of getting good surround sound from the receiver makes trouble free set up a snap With the microphone equipped remote control plugged into the front panel with the remote control cable the MCACC system creates a monitoring environment to establish the parameters of the sound for the specific room you are using The MCACC system adjusts the parameters to establish excellent surround sound effects and offer you the best in home theater for the minimum of effort Dolby Digital EX DTS ES DTS 96 24 and the Latest Audio and Video Formats The VSX 45TX is equipped with Dolby Digital EX decoding the very latest Dolby Digital contribution to home theater with surround back speakers in addition to surround speakers These additional speakers make home theater even more realistic and powerful Naturally you can also play all existing audio formats including the recently developed Dolby Pro Logic Il and DTS ES Extended Surround formats on the VSX 45TX as well On the video side the component video output is fully compatible with high definition progressive scan digital video 720p Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic
180. the TUNER button On the remote this selects the tuner function on the receiver and sets the remote to the tuner operation mode ey Gy GD ey MULTI CONTROL OoOo 2 Press the BAND button to select the DP band FM or AM Each press switches the band FM gt AM CHANNEL M PX PIE DTV ON OFF as 3 3 Tune in the station For Automatic Tuning Press and hold TUNING for about one second then release The tuner starts searching the selected band and stop automatically at the first station it locates Repeat to locate other stations TV CONTROL VOLUME al Pioneer For Manual Tuning e To change frequencies one step at a time press TUNING repeatedly e To change frequencies quickly hold down TUNING and release when you reach the frequency you desire MPX Mode If the TUNED or STEREO indicators do not light when tuning an FM station because the station is too far away or the broadcast signal is weak press MPX on the remote control to switch to MONO reception This should improve reception enough for you to enjoy the broadcast 57 Using the Tuner Direct Access Tuning The following steps show you how to tune directly to a specific frequency using the remote control so URCE SYSTEM RECEIVER SIGNAL SEL TUNING DNR _BASS TREBLE p DO DO
181. the remote s Ss TONE as control O a gt GD Make sure your TV is set to the receiver ee em INI 2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button ES 3 5 The menu possibilities appear on your TV 3 SURROUND SETUP should be selected if it s not use the 4 v buttons to select it Press the ENTER button 4 Select EXPERT with the av buttons Press the ENTER button 5 Follow the order below to make expert settings Use the av buttons to navigate through the menus When you have the setting you want in particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed on E l the screen etup 3 Input Assign E PHONO LINE Setup 1 CROSSOVER NETWORK page 97 6 Multi Room This feature determines which frequencies will be sent ee aa to the subwoofer or large speakers FINE CHANNEL LEVEL page 98 This feature balances the sound output level of your Speakers more finely than in the NORMAL setup FINE CHANNEL DELAY page 99 een This feature adjusts the delay level of your speakers Quick more finely than in the NORMAL setup x ST ACOUSTIC CAL EQ pages 100 102 Exit This feature allows you to adjust the amount of a certain frequency in a soundtrack acting as a kind of room equalizer for your speakers BASS PEAK LEVEL page 103 Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra low System Setup 1 Surround Setup D Range Control
182. this see Assigning the Digital Inputs on page 91 There are two optical digital out jacks the CD recorder is connected to one in the diagram below If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder currently these include MD DAT and CD R you can make direct digital recordings with this unit We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks See page 20 in order to make recordings some digital sources may be protected against making digital copies The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal PCM DODIGITAL DTS MPEG gt OUT1 S Satellite tuner PLAY REC B type oJ EHG 8 DIGITAL not a PCM only output DVD player Gumi OUTPUT USB cable Gam Connecting Your Equipment m Coaxial cords Optical cables Coaxial cord Optical cable Commercially available digital audio coaxial or standard composite cords standard video cords can also be used or optical cables not supplied are used to connect digital components to this receiver Co Be sure to insert completely and in the case of video cord the optical cable right side up If it is inserted improperly it can break the shutter on the optical terminal this won t however affect the connection or insertion of an optical cable Digital Input Default Settings Unlike analog connections the jacks for digital connections are not
183. ti disc CD player CD MENU Displays menus concerning the current DVD DVR or VCR you are using DVD DVD recorder VCR AUDIO Changes the audio track of discs with more than one audio track DVD LD DVD recorder Changes between the tuner in the TV and the tuner in the VCR VCR Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible cassette deck Double cassette 2nd deck TOP MENU GUIDE Displays the top menu of the current DVD LD or DVR you are using DVD LD DVD recorder button Takes you to the guide menu of that system VCR Press to select a track CD RETURN l EXIT button Takes you to the previous menu DVD LD VCR DVD recorder 66 aR amp Navigate menus options DVD LD DVD recorder VCR Basic playback options Double cassette 2nd deck Remote Control of Other Components Cable TV Satellite TV Digital TV TV operations The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program it memo see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components pages 62 65 e To perform these operations press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component need s Adjust the TV volume TV BS Cable TV Satellite TV TV Digital TV Cable TV Satellite TV TV Digital TV Cable TV Satellite TV Digital TV A BLU E Satellite TV Digital TV TV B Press to switch the DTV ON Satellite TV Digital T
184. to hook up four plugs a set of stereo ins and a set of stereo outs but for components that only play like a turntable you only need to hook up one set of stereo plugs two plugs If you want to record to from digital components like a CD R to from analog components you must hook up your digital equipment with these analog connections The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal CD player Recorder 1 CD R TAPE 0 oa Recorder 2 MD TAPE i m Audio cords Use RCA audio cords not supplied to con Tumtable nect the audio components If your turntable has a ground wire connect it to the signal Connect red plugs to ground terminal rh R right and white plugs to L left Be sure to insert completely e If you want to hook up any equipment other than a turntable to the PHONO LINE jack please go to the PHONO LINE Setup see page 94 and choose the LINE setting If your turntable has a phono pre amplifier most do not please choose the LINE setting as well e Depending on where the cassette deck is placed noise may occur during playback of your cassette deck which is caused by leakage flux from the transformer in the receiver If you experience noise move the cassette deck farther away from the receiver E Connecting Your Equipment Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs DVD Audio or Super Audio CD SACD compatible player Before making or changing the connections sw
185. to remember when hooking up this receiver to a computer the USB drive is bus powered which means a power current is Inherent in the connection Thus you don t need to have the receiver on when doing the setup below you can if you want The USB port can only receive 2 channel soundtracks USB device controls on the com puter such as volume may or may not work In either case we recommend leaving all volume controls on max and controlling the volume from the receiver For explanation purposes we will use Windows XP operating system OS but the USB drive can also be use with Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 SE and Windows 98 The specific setups of those operating systems will be slightly different than that of XP 1 Connect your PC to the USB terminal You need to use a full speed USB cable not sup plied for this connection 2 Tum on your PC and start up your OS Some operating systems may or may not work with this USB port If the computer was previously running quit all applications 3 Install the USB drivers by following the instructions on your PC monitor USB cable Your PC should automatically recognize the new USB connection and a dialog box conceming USB devices Should open on your computer For some operating systems you may need to load the system CD ROM 4 This illustration is for Windows XP OS and install the USB driver Follow the directions in the dialog box to install the
186. to select 2 the channel you desire To select channel 7 press To select channel 0 press For example If 99 50 MHz FM was memorized in class B at channel 7 i STATION DTV MENU CLASS ST E3 Cs CHANNEL To step through each channel in order Press the STATION buttons repeatedly 61 Remote Control of Other Components Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components In addition to controlling the receiver the supplied remote control can operate your other components VCR TV DVD CD etc after you program it to do so In this way instead of fumbling with many different controls and buttons you only need to use one remote control If your component s are listed in the remote control s memory simply follow the steps below If your component s are not listed or if you want the remote to leam additional operations you can use the leaming mode to input the information from the remote controls supplied with your other components Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control The following steps show you how to recall the setting stored in the remote control Once a setting is recalled and the component assigned you can use this remote to easily operate the component memo To exit from the remote control setup mode at any time press REMOTE SETUP ems See Using Remote Control with Other Components on pages 66
187. tons to select YK NORMAL Press the ENTER button L 1 2 The setup possibilities appear on your TV E aman orr 2 Use the av buttons to navigate through the NORMAL setup menus When you have the setting you want in a particular menu press ENTER In each mode the current settings are displayed We Suggest you adjust all these settings when you first hook up the receiver That gets them out of the way and you won t need to retum to this setting mode unless you change your home set up by adding new speakers etc SPEAKER SETTING See pages 40 41 Use to specify the type and number of speakers you connected CHANNEL LEVEL See page 42 Use to balance the volumes of your different speakers This is also necessary for the most realistic Surround sound CHANNEL DELAY See page 43 1 Surround Setup Use to select the distance settings for each set of speak SurrBack System ers You must add distance settings to all your speakers aa i for the most realistic surround sound Adding a slight delay gt Ran to some speakers enhances sound separation and is Exit particularly important for achieving a surround sound effect You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay v i e Cc z Ww Cc D See the next four pages for more information on these Normal settings gt R ELCA Channel
188. trol when DIRECT is selected the receiver automatically switches to STEREO MOVIE modes SURROUND mode The MOVIE mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audio visual sources that optimizes its effects in accordance with your source SB CH MODE and speaker configuration The first four modes are for pure decoding of multichannel sound sources With these modes the receiver will automatically employ the format of the sound source for example Dolby Digital or DTS With two channel sources these first four modes will create surround channels Next there are six PIONEER original sound modes that use DSP Digital Signal Processing to create different types of sound environments as described below THX CINEMA THX is a Set of technical standards created by Lucasfilm Ltd These standards were designed to emulate a film sound stage and thus reproduce with the greatest possible accuracy the soundtrack intended by the filmmakers DOPL Il MOVIE OO PRO LOGIC II MOVIE This mode gives 5 1 channel surround sound It is suitable for movies especially those recorded in Dolby Surround The channel separation and movement of surround effects is comparable to Dolby Digital 5 1 With sources other than stereo 5 1 etc the display will automatically show the type of decoding being employed Dolby Digital DTS ES etc DOPRO LOGIC This mode gives 4 1 channel surround sound It is less sensitive to the quality of the
189. tuateeresseey 89 Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other THX CINEMA Setup A T T 90 COMPONENTS nsss veers cesta ee heeled 62 Assigning the Digital INDUtS s cesses 91 Recalling Settings Stored in the Assigning the Component Video Inputs 08 92 Remote COMMU Ol iscsi is cea O 62 FUNCTION RENAME ou cesecsesstesessecsisseesessneeneesias 93 Programming Signals from Other Remote PHONO LINE Setup FSR EES ITER TERRE TR CCE TA TTC ery ee 94 Controls LEARNING Mode ecc 64 T2V TRIGGERS eeaeee e a attends 95 Using Remote Control with Other Components are 66 Expert Setup a deoiaeraNn Gutabare dtaiela ate Gielitern orale iota cyaleturalapeaa ei nin Goatateislacnlalel ote walitarelernis 96 CD MD CD R VCR DVD LD DVD Recorder CROSSOVER NETWORK cccccceeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 97 Cassette Deck Operations cccccessessesseseeseesesneeses 66 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL on sssesssesesstesssesnesneeeneesneens 98 Cable TV Satellite TV Digital TV TV operations FINE CHANNEL DELAY A A E OA TETT ae Ga eine T 99 O A E af hcanainanate ok ezt ACOUSTIC CAL EOK oseon n 100 Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION seie 68 BASS PEAK LEVEL svisicscossisiianiatoriatiecsonninasenans 103 DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL cccccsceeeeeeeeeeeees 104 Using Other FUNCtiOns 0 sscsssssensss02 69 ig eee Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving 105 Recording from Audio Video Components 69 SECOND ZONE Speaker System B Setup 0 70 DODY t E ran Eate 1
190. u want VIDEO PHONO LINE anes 7 Use the av buttons to select EXIT USB and press ENTER EXIT should be TUNER Exit selected if not use the av buttons to select it Press ENTER Bt oN This exits the SYSTEM SETUP mode and returns to VCR1 DVR normal operation VCR2 VIDEO aoe Goce memo e Use a mono mini cord to hook up the 12V T lt gt TRIGGER equipment Exi e DC OUT12V 100mA is the maximum power 95 Fine Tuning Your System Expert Setup The settings here can only be done if you ve performed the more basic preliminary setups Thus before doing these settings do either AUTO setup page 13 15 QUICK setup page 38 or NORMAL setup page 39 43 These settings are to further heighten your surround sound They are not absolutely necessary but may give more defined and enjoyable surround sound You can decide if you want to make these settings or not You only need to make these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system add new Speakers or components to your system etc These setup operations use your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up Use the arrow buttons aw and the ENTER button on the remote control to navigate the OSDs on your TV Conversely you can use the MULTI J OG dial and ENTER button and look at the display on the Front Panel ao 1 Tum on the receiver and your TV al 1 press RECEIVER on
191. urround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES Exit Channel Level Test Tone MENMEN Auto Exit Channel Delay Front Center Front gt Surround SurrBack SurrBack Surround Subwoofer Exit ues lane Lee Lee tae ae ae ADNWAGDOO Crossover Network Frequency MA 80Hz 100Hz 150Hz 200Hz Exit THX Speaker 80Hz Fine Channel Level STD Front L 1 5dB gt Front Q l Center 1 548 Surround 2 003 Surround 1 548 SurrBack 3 048 SurrBack 2 0 B Subwoofer 10 048 Exit Fine Channel STD Front L gt Front Center Surround Surround SurrBack SurrBack Subwoofer Exit EQ DATA COPY gt CUSTOM FRONT ALIGN CUSTOM2 ALL CH ADJUST Exit Bass Peak Level gt RATEL Setting Cancel Exit Dynamic Range Control Select Mode Cla MID MAX Exit Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Speaker Placement Information Placement of your speakers is a crucial aspect of attaining accurate and realistic surround sound Certain pointers concerning speakers stands direction angle and distance of speakers will be useful in this regard Firstly it is best not to put your speakers directly on the floor If you do this some of the sound vibra tion especially bass will go directly into the flooring and be lost Instead we recommend using ex tremely hard objects like cinder blocks or designate
192. v buttons to choose either OFF MID or MAX Press ENTER Dynamic Range Control is set OFF No Dynamic Range Control MID A moderate amount of Dynamic Range Control is applied MAX The most Dynamic Range Control available is applied 3 EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select it press ENTER If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step 1 4 You are now finished with EXPERT SETUP EXIT should be selected if it isn t use the av buttons to select it press ENTER 5 EXIT in SURROUND SETUP menu Should be selected if it isn t use the AV buttons to select it press ENTER 6 Use the av buttons to select EXIT in the SYSTEM SETUP menu press ENTER The receiver returns to normal operation memo The default is OFF Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Dolby DO por DIGITAL EX Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a discrete digital surround format used for multichannel surround sound It was developed after the Dolby Surround System and Dolby Pro Logic Surround System Dolby Digital is a high quality digital sound format that is used by many theatrical film releases Soundtracks using linear PCM audio generate too much 5 1 channel 4 channel analog data for multichannel use Dolby Digital technology was developed in response to the need for efficient multichannel digital sound It uses masking technology and Adaptive Transform Coding resulting in no audible
193. ve been copy protected e Check connections See pages 20 amp 22 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Symptom Video No image is output when a function is selected There is no image coming from the selected component video jacks Can t record video Input display The display is dark You can t get DIGITAL to come up when using the SIGNAL SELECT button The digital format indicator doesn t light up even when playing a non PCM digital source A compressed digital source is being played but the digital format indicators don t light up During playback of a compressed digital source the PRO LOGIC II or NEO 6 indicators show in the display During playback of a Surround EX or DTS ES source on the AUTO setting the EX and ES indicators won t light During playback of a DVD audio source the player shows a transfer rate of 96kHz but the receiver does not Cause e Improper connections e The input source is not properly selected e The video input selected on the TV monitor is incorrect e The TV or monitor is hooked up with cord that is different than that used for the video player e The component video setting is incorrect e The MULTI ROOM is off even though MULTI ROOM monitor is connected e The type of cord connected to the TV doesn t match your video input settings e The source is copy protected e You are trying to record a source connected to the component video jacks
194. ver is off MULTI ROOM connections On the VSX 45TX connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE REMOTE IN Jack then connect a separate amplifier and speakers and TV monitor to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks All of this equipment should be placed in your sub room as shown below memo e When connecting the IR receiver be sure to connect it to the green MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE RE SS MOTE IN jack not the black CONTROL IN or OUT jacks e It is not possible to input digital signals into the sub room You must use an analog signal e You can t use tone controls etc or any surround modes in the sub room Setup example Sub room Main room U a a gt a IR receiver MR 100 Sub room MR 100 amplifier speakers Main room Receiver source components front center and surround speakers TV monitor etc Using Other Functions Setup example when MR amp S is selected in the SURRBACK SYSTEM see page 37 Sub room Main room IR receiver MR 100 memo If you use the above setup controlling the main room source will affect the sound in the sub room When e afunction like DVD is chosen or an operation like pushing gt is done the sound in the sub room will be temporarily interrupted 75 Using Other Functions 76 MULTI ROOM setup ooo _ GD we DIMMER LOUDNESS TONE EFFECT CH SEL SIGNAL SEL DNR _BASS TREBLE
195. y ERR Fix SP Return to Menu Auto Surround Setup Now Analyzing Surround Analysis Speaker Systems OK gt Channel Delay Channel Level Acoustic Cal EQ ICancell Speaker Systems Check Front SMALL Center SMALL Surround SMALL SurrBack SMALLx2 Subwoofer YES gt NE Exit 8 Select AUTO SETTING with the av buttons and press ENTER 9 Some auto setup instructions will be listed make sure to follow them M ake sure you have hooked up the microphone and moved obstacles to the speakers out of the way If you have a subwoofer make sure it is tumed on and has the volume tumed up WARNING The test tones are very loud Make sure there are no infants or small children in the room and that no one who will be scared upset or injured by loud noise is present You yourself may want to wear earplugs It is possible to lower the volume of test tones but this could result in Incorrect speaker settings 10 lf you have followed all setup instructions and wamings above make sure that the alrow is pointed to START and press ENTER Be prepared for loud test tones Try to be as quiet as possible after hitting ENTER The test tones may take up to 30 seconds The volume automatically increases to 0 dB then the system will output some test tones and establish ambient noise levels the microphone status and what speakers you hooked up 11 Check the speaker settings on the OSD If they matc
196. y surround back left amp right and a subwoofer but you can use this receiver with fewer Speakers Hook up the speakers you have to the A speaker terminals on the back of the receiver If you only have two speakers hook them up as FRONT If you have three hook up the single speaker as CENTER Follow the diagram below in order to hook up all your speakers A center speaker is very important for watching films because in digital soundtracks the dialog comes from the center speaker If you do not have a center speaker you must tell the receiver the center channel is off or when you listen to digital soundtracks you won t hear any dialog This can be done automatically by following the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP instructions from page 13 in this Easy Setup Guide If possible use surround back speakers These speakers are important to take full advantage of all the sound channels on new eight channel home theater DVDs The diagram below also explains how to hook up a Subwoofer which provides realistic bass sounds For the subwoofer use a mono single plug RCA cord and for the other speakers use regular speaker cords See pages 109 110 for advice on speaker placement Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers W subwoofer Front speaker Right
197. ype of video cord see pages 17 19 e Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to retum to the default setting See page 56 e Make sure the digital connections see pages 17 19 amp 22 23 and the DIGITAL IN SELECT see page 91 are done correctly e Tum MULTI CH IN mode off see page 53 e Play the source e Fix the audio settings check the manual that came with your DVD player e There is no problem The indicator won t light when the track is not a compressed digital source e Choose DIGITAL or AUTO with the signal select button see page 45 e This is not a malfunction Check the manufacturer information for the source e Switch the SB CH MODE to ON see page 54 e This is not a malfunction See the player s manual for more details Symptom During playback of a 96kHz source the display doesn t show 96kHz Remote control Cannot be remote controlled Other components can t be operated with the system remote The SR cable is connected but the connected components can t be operated with the remote Miscellaneous There seems to be a time lag between the speakers and the output of the subwoofer Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Cause e SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG e The remote control batteries have worn out e Too far away or improper angle of operation e There is an obstacle between the receiver and the remote control e Strong light such as fluorescent light is

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