Pioneer VSX-21TXH Owner's Manual - Page 39

Connecting your equipment

03

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Connecting a USB device

It is

p

ossible to

p

layback files using the USB inte

r

face on

the f

r

ont of this

r

eceive

r

.

•

Switch the receiver into standby then connect your

USB device to the

USB

terminal on the front panel of

this receiver.

•

Push down on the

PUSH OPEN

tab to access the

USB

te

r

minal.

• Fo

r

inst

r

uctions on

p

laying the USB device, see

Playing a USB device

on

p

age 48.

VSX-23TXH:

VSX-21TXH:

Plugging in the receiver

Only

p

lug in afte

r

you have connected all you

r

com

p

onents to this

r

eceive

r

, including the s

p

eake

r

s.

1

Plug the supplied power cord into the

AC IN

socket

on the back of the receiver.

2

Plug the other end into a power outlet.

1

CAUTION

•

Handle the

p

owe

r

co

r

d by the

p

lug

p

a

r

t. Do not

p

ull

out the

p

lug by tugging the co

r

d, and neve

r

touch the

p

owe

r

co

r

d when you

r

hands a

r

e wet, as this could

cause a sho

r

t ci

r

cuit o

r

elect

r

ic shock. Do not

p

lace

the unit, a

p

iece of fu

r

nitu

r

e, o

r

othe

r

object on the

p

owe

r

co

r

d o

r

p

inch the co

r

d in any othe

r

way. Neve

r

make a knot in the co

r

d o

r

tie it with othe

r

cables. The

p

owe

r

co

r

ds should be

r

outed so that they a

r

e not

likely to be ste

pp

ed on. A damaged

p

owe

r

co

r

d can

cause a fi

r

e o

r

give you an elect

r

ic shock. Check the

p

owe

r

co

r

d once in a while. If you find it damaged,

ask you

r

nea

r

est Pionee

r

autho

r

ized inde

p

endent

se

r

vice com

p

any fo

r

a

r

e

p

lacement.

•

Do not use any

p

owe

r

co

r

d othe

r

than the one

su

pp

lied with this unit.

•

Do not use the su

pp

lied

p

owe

r

co

r

d fo

r

any

p

u

rp

ose

othe

r

than that desc

r

ibed below.

• The

r

eceive

r

should be disconnected by

r

emoving the

mains

p

lug f

r

om the wall socket when not in

r

egula

r

use, e.g., when on vacation.

•

Make su

r

e the blue



STANDBY/ON

light has gone

out befo

r

e un

p

lugging.

•

If you have connected s

p

eake

r

s with a 6

Ω

im

p

edance, change the im

p

edance setting befo

r

e

tu

r

ning on the

p

owe

r

.

MASTER

VOLUME

MCACC SETUP MIC

USB

iPod

iPhone

VIDEO

CAMERA

HDMI 4

CONTROL

ON

/

OFF

USB mass

sto

r

age device

MASTER

VOLUME

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

USB

VIDEO

L

R

AUDIO

iPod

iPhone

VIDEO 2

INPUT

CONTROL

ON

/

OFF

MCACC

SETUP

MIC

USB

VIDEO

L

R

AUDIO

iPod

iPhone

VIDEO 2

INPUT

USB mass

sto

r

age device

Note

1 Afte

r

this

r

eceive

r

is connected to an AC outlet, a 2 second to 10 second HDMI initialization

pr

ocess begins. You cannot ca

rr

y out any

o

p

e

r

ations du

r

ing this

pr

ocess. The

HDMI

indicato

r

in the f

r

ont

p

anel dis

p

lay blinks du

r

ing this

pr

ocess, and you can tu

r

n on this

r

eceive

r

once it has sto

pp

ed blinking. When you set the

KURO LINK

mode to

OFF

, you can ski

p

this

pr

ocess. Fo

r

details about the

KURO LINK

featu

r

e,

see

KURO LINK

on

p

age 63.

Section	Page
Contents	5
Before you start	8
Features	8
Checking what’s in the box	9
Installing the receiver	9
Loading the batteries	9
Operating range of remote control unit	9
Controls and displays	10
Remote control	10
Front panel	12
Display	13
Connecting your equipment	15
Rear panel	15
Determining the speakers’ application	17
Other speaker connection	17
Placing the speakers	18
THX speaker system setup	18
Some tips for improving sound quality	18
Connecting the speakers	19
Installing your speaker system	20
Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround connections	20
Bi-amping your speakers	21
Bi-wiring your speakers	21
Selecting the Surr Back system	22
ZONE 2 setup	22
Speaker B setup	22
Bi-Amping setup	22
About the audio connection	22
About the video converter	23
Connecting your TV and playback components	24
Connecting using HDMI	24
Connecting your DVD player with no HDMI output	25
Connecting your TV with no HDMI input	26
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources	28
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box	29
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs	29
Connecting other audio components	29
About the WMA9 Pro decoder	30
Connecting additional amplifiers	30
Connecting AM/FM antennas	31
Connecting external antennas	31
Connecting an XM Radio tuner	32
Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner	32
MULTI-ZONE setup	33
Making MULTI-ZONE connections	33
Connecting an IR receiver	35
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor	35
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger	36
Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output	36
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to the front panel input	37
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs	38
Connecting an iPod	38
Connecting a USB device	39
Plugging in the receiver	39
Basic Setup	40
Switching the speaker impedance	40
Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language)	40
Automatically setting up for surround sound (Auto MCACC)	41
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup	43
The Input Setup menu	43
Input function default and possible settings	44
Basic playback	45
Playing a source	45
Playing a source with HDMI connection	45
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs	46
Playing an iPod	46
Playing back audio files stored on an iPod	46
Playing a USB device	48
Playing back audio files stored on a USB memory device	48
Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device	49
About playable file formats	50
Listening to the radio	51
Improving FM sound	51
Using Neural THX	51
Tuning directly to a station	51
Saving station presets	51
Naming station presets	51
Listening to station presets	52
Listening to Satellite Radio	52
Listening to XM Radio	52
Using XM HD Surround	53
Saving channel presets	53
Using the XM Menu	54
Listening to SIRIUS Radio	54
Saving channel presets	55
Using the SIRIUS Menu	55
Listening to your system	56
Auto playback	56
Listening in surround sound	56
Standard surround sound	56
Using the Home THX modes	57
Using the Advanced surround effects	58
Listening in stereo	58
Using Front Stage Surround Advance	58
Using Stream Direct	59
Using surround back channel processing	59
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode	60
Setting the Up Mix function	60
Selecting MCACC presets	61
Choosing the input signal	61
Better sound using Phase Control	61
KURO LINK	63
Making the KURO LINK connections	63
Cautions on the KURO LINK function	63
About connections with a product of a different brand that supports the KURO LINK function	64
KURO LINK Setup	64
Setting the PQLS function	65
Before using synchronization	65
Synchronized amp mode	65
Synchronized amp mode operations	65
Canceling synchronized amp mode	65
Using other functions	66
Setting the Audio options	66
Setting the Video options	68
Switching the speaker system	69
Using the MULTI-ZONE controls	69
Making an audio or a video recording	70
Reducing the level of an analog signal	70
Using the sleep timer	71
Dimming the display	71
Switching the HDMI output	71
Checking your system settings	71
Resetting the system	72
Default system settings	72
Controlling the rest of your system	73
Operating multiple receivers	73
Setting the remote to control other components	73
Selecting preset codes directly	73
Resetting the remote control presets	74
Default preset codes	74
Controls the components	74
The Advanced MCACC menu	77
Making receiver settings from the Advanced MCACC menu	77
Automatic MCACC (Expert)	78
Manual MCACC setup	80
Fine Channel Level	81
Fine Speaker Distance	82
Standing Wave	82
Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust	83
Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional	83
Checking MCACC Data	86
Speaker Setting	87
Channel Level	87
Speaker Distance	87
Standing Wave	87
Acoustic Cal EQ	87
Output PC	88
Data Management	88
Renaming MCACC presets	89
Copying MCACC preset data	89
Clearing MCACC presets	89
The system and the other setup	90
Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu	90
Manual speaker setup	90
Surround back speaker setting	91
Speaker Setting	91
Channel Level	92
Speaker Distance	93
X-Curve	93
THX Audio Setting	93
The Other Setup menu	94
Multi Channel Input Setup	94
ZONE Audio Setup	95
Power ON Level Setup	95
Volume Limit Setup	95
Remote Control Mode Setup	96
Flicker Reduction Setup	96
TV	113
TV	113
DVR/VCR	115
DVD	116
CD	117
Satellite Set Top Box	117
Cable Set Top Box	118
Laser Disc Player	118
Cassette Deck	118
Digital Tape	118
Video Accessory	118
Specifications	119
Cleaning the unit	119
Our philosophy	119

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