Pioneer VSX-45TX Owner's Manual - Page 4

Table of Contents Features 6 Before You Start 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories 7 Preparing the Remote Control 7 Loading the batteries 7 Remote Control Battery Indicator 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 Auto Surround Sound Setup 13 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 15 Connecting Your Equipment 16 Connecting your TV 16 Component Video Input Default Settings 16 Connecting Video Components 17 Connecting a DVD player 17 Connecting VCRs or DVRs 18 Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel 18 Connecting Satellite TV(SAT) Components ........ 19 Connecting Analog Audio Components 20 Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs (DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD (SACD) compatible player 21 Connecting Digital Audio Components 22 Digital Input Default Settings 23 Connecting the Radio Antennas 24 Using outdoor antennas 24 Connecting Speakers 25 Speaker impedance 26 Bi-wiring your speakers 26 Placing Your Speakers 27 Speaker placement 27 AC Power Cord 27 AC Outlet [switched 100W max 27 Displays & Controls 28 Front Panel 28 Remote Control 30 Display 33 Back Panel 34 Setting Up for Surround Sound ........ 36 SURRBACK SYSTEM (Surround Back System) ...... 37 QUICK setup 38 NORMAL setup 39 SPEAKER SETTING 40 CHANNEL LEVEL (channel balance 42 CHANNEL DELAY 43 Basic Operation 44 Stereo and Multichannel Playback 44 Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input ......... 45 Listening Modes 46 STEREO modes 46 MOVIE modes (SURROUND mode 47 MUSIC modes (SURROUND mode 48 Adjusting the Effect of a Listening Modes ......... 49 Adding/Adjusting the Effect in Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode 49 Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ 50 Reducing Noise During Playback (DIGITAL NR Function 50 Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode 51 Listening in LOUDNESS Mode 51 Adjusting Bass and Treble (TONE CONTROL) ........ 52 Listening in HI-BIT/SAMPLING mode 53 DVD-Audio/MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback 53 SB CH MODE button 54 SB CH MODE 54 VIRTUAL SURROUND BACK Mode 54 DUAL MONO setting and Playback 55 Using Headphones 55 Video Select 56 Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (DIMMER 56 Using the Tuner 57 Automatic and Manual Tuning 57 MPX Mode 57 Direct Access Tuning 58 Memorizing Frequently Used Stations 59 Naming Memorized Stations 60 Recalling Memorized Stations 61 4 Table of Contents Remote Control of Other Components 62 Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components 62 Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control 62 Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls (LEARNING Mode 64 Using Remote Control with Other Components ..... 66 CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD Recorder/ Cassette Deck operations 66 Cable TV/Satellite TV/ Digital TV/ TV operations 67 Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION 68 Using Other Functions 69 Recording from Audio/Video Components 69 SECOND ZONE (Speaker System B) Setup 70 Stereo playback in another room 70 A/B Speaker Button 70 Setting up and Using the USB Audio Connection .... 71 Connecting Additional Amplifiers 73 MULTI ROOM 74 MULTI ROOM connections with an IR receiver ... 74 MULTI ROOM setup 76 Controlling the MULTI ROOM system from the main room 77 Controlling the MULTI ROOM system from the sub room 78 The PIONEER SR System: Operating other PIONEER components 79 Multi Operations 80 Performing multi operations 81 SYSTEM OFF 82 Using SYSTEM OFF 83 Editing Remote Control Display Names 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 88 Fine Tuning Your System 89 Other System Settings 89 THX CINEMA Setup 90 Assigning the Digital Inputs 91 Assigning the Component Video Inputs 92 FUNCTION RENAME 93 PHONO/LINE Setup 94 12V TRIGGER 95 Expert Setup 96 CROSSOVER NETWORK 97 FINE CHANNEL LEVEL 98 FINE CHANNEL DELAY 99 ACOUSTIC CAL EQ 100 BASS PEAK LEVEL 103 DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL 104 Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving ... 105 Dolby 105 Dolby Digital 105 Dolby Pro Logic II 105 Dolby Digital Surround EX 106 DTS 106 DTS 106 DTS-ES 106 DTS Neo:6 106 DTS 96/24 106 THX 107 Schemata of Setup Screens 108 Speaker Placement Information 109 Troubleshooting 111 Preset Code Brands 116 Specifications 119 5 EXPERT BASIC SURROUND SETUP EASY SPERTEUPPAGRAUTIDIOEN PREPARATION