Pioneer VSX-43TX Owner's Manual - Page 5

Table of Contents Features 6 Before You Start 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories 7 Preparing the Remote Control 7 Loading the batteries 7 Operating range of remote control unit 8 Installing the Receiver 8 Opening the Front Panel 8 Easy Setup Guide Part 1 9 Home Theater: The Basics 9 1) Your Home System 9 2) The Source Material 9 3) The Listening Modes 9 Conclusion 9 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player & TV 10 Digital Connections 10 2 Speaker Connections 11 3 Setting up the Main Unit 12 4 Assigning the Digital Inputs 12 Easy Setup Guide Part 2 13 1 QUICK Setup 13 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 14 Connecting Your Equipment 15 Connecting your TV 15 Component Video Input Default Settings 15 Connecting Video Components 16 Connecting a DVD player 16 Connecting VCRs or DVRs 17 Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel 17 Connecting Satellite TV (SAT) Components ...... 18 Connecting Analog Audio Components 19 Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs (DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD (SACD) compatible player 20 Connecting Digital Audio Components 21 Digital Input Default Settings 22 Connecting the Radio Antennas 23 Using outdoor antennas 23 Connecting Speakers 24 Speaker impedance 25 Bi-wiring your speakers 25 Placing Your Speakers 26 Speaker placement 26 AC Power Cord 26 AC Outlet [switched 100W max 26 Displays & Controls 27 Display 27 Front Panel 28 Remote Control 30 Back Panel 32 Setting Up for Surround Sound ........ 34 SURRBACK SYSTEM (Surround Back System) ...... 35 NORMAL setup 36 SPEAKER SETTING 37 CHANNEL LEVEL (channel balance 39 CHANNEL DELAY 40 Basic Operation 41 Stereo and Multichannel Playback 41 Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input ......... 42 Listening Modes 43 STEREO modes 43 MOVIE modes (SURROUND mode 44 MUSIC modes (SURROUND mode 45 Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Mode 46 Adding/Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode 46 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ 47 Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function 47 Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode 48 Listening in LOUDNESS Mode 48 Adjusting Bass and Treble (TONE CONTROL) ........ 49 Listening in HI-BIT/SAMPLING Mode 50 DVD-Audio/MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback 50 SB CH MODE button 51 SB CH MODE 51 VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode 51 DUAL MONO setting and Playback 52 Using Headphones 52 Video Select 53 Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (DIMMER 53 Using the Tuner 54 Automatic and Manual Tuning 54 MPX Mode 54 Direct Access Tuning 55 Memorizing Frequently Used Stations 56 Naming Memorized Stations 57 Recalling Memorized Stations 58 4 Table of Contents Remote Control of Other Components 59 Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components 59 Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control 59 Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls (LEARNING Mode 60 Using Remote Control with Other Components ..... 61 CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD Recorder/ Cassette Deck operations 61 Cable TV/ Satellite TV/ Digital TV/ TV operations 62 Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION 63 Using Other Functions 64 Recording from Audio/Video Components 64 SECOND ZONE (Speaker System B)/FRONT BI-AMP Setup 65 Stereo playback in another room (SECOND ZONE 65 Bi-amping the front speakers (FRONT BI-AMP 65 A/B Speaker Button 66 Connecting Additional Amplifiers 67 Multi Operations 68 Performing Multi Operations 69 SYSTEM OFF 70 Using SYSTEM OFF 71 The PIONEER SR System: Operating other PIONEER components 71 Resetting the Remote Control 72 Erasing Multi Operations 72 Erasing Learned Remote Control Commands ... 72 Erasing All Remote Control settings 72 Resetting the Main Unit 73 Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving ..... 88 Dolby 88 Dolby Digital 88 Dolby Pro Logic II 88 Dolby Digital Surround EX 89 DTS 89 DTS 89 DTS-ES 89 DTS Neo:6 89 DTS 96/24 89 THX 90 Speaker Placement Information 91 Preset Code List 93 Troubleshooting 95 Schemata of Setup 100 Specifications 102 Fine Tuning Your System 74 Other System Settings 74 THX CINEMA Setup 75 Assigning the Digital Inputs 76 Assigning the Component Video Inputs 77 FUNCTION RENAME 78 Expert Setup 79 CROSSOVER NETWORK 80 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL 81 FINE CHANNEL DELAY 82 ACOUSTIC CAL EQ 84 BASS PEAK LEVEL 86 DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL 87 5 EXPERT BASIC SURROUND SETUP EASY SPERTEUPPAGRAUTIDIOEN PREPARATION