Pioneer VSX-47TX 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 Remote Control Battery Indicator 7 Operating range of remote control unit 8 Installing the Receiver 8 Opening the Front Panel 8 Quick Start Guide Part 1 9 Home Theater: The Basics 9 Your Home System 9 The Source Material 9 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 Quick Start Guide Part 2 13 1 Auto Surround Sound Setup 13 2 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 15 3 Personalizing Your Sound 15 Connecting Your Equipment 16 Connecting your TV 16 Component Video Input Default Settings 16 Connecting Video Components 17 Connecting a DVD, DVD/LD or LD player 17 Connecting VCRs or DVDs 18 Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel 18 Connecting Satellite TV Components 19 Connecting Analog Audio Components 20 Cassette deck placement 21 Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs (DVD-A or Super Audio CD 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 Placing Your Speakers 26 Speaker placement 26 AC Power Cord 26 AC Outlet [switched 100w max 26 Displays & Controls 27 Remote Control 27 Back Panel 30 Front Panel 32 Display 34 Setting Up for Surround Sound ........ 35 SPEAKER SYSTEMS 36 CHANNEL DELAY 38 CHANNEL LEVEL 39 Acoustic Calibration EQ 41 Check the Auto Settings 42 Basic Operation 43 Stereo and Multichannel Playback 43 Switching the channels used for playback (LISTENING CH SELECT 44 Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input ......... 45 Playback of 96kHz 24 bit sound formats 45 Listening Modes 46 STEREO modes 46 STANDARD modes 46 HOME THX modes 47 ADVANCED CINEMA modes 48 ADVANCED CONCERT modes 49 Adjusting the Effect of Advanced Listening Modes ... 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 DVD Audio/MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback 53 DUAL MONO setting and Playback 54 Input Attenuator 54 Tape 2 Monitor 54 Using the Headphones 55 Video Select 55 Adjusting the Brightness of the Display 56 Status Display 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/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD Recorder and Cassette Deck operations 66 Cable TV/Satellite TV/ Digital TV/ TV operations 67 Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION 68 Advanced Setup 88 Assigning the Digital Inputs 88 Assigning the Component Video Inputs 89 Expert Setup 90 OSD (On-screen Display) ADJUSTMENT 91 BASS PEAK LEVEL 92 DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL 93 MULTI CH IN SELECT 94 FUNCTION RENAME 95 THX Audio Setup 96 THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup 96 Surround Back Speaker Position 97 Re-Equalization 98 Using Other Functions 69 Recording from Audio or Video Components ......... 69 Speaker System B Setup 70 Stereo playback in another room 70 Bi-amping the front speakers 70 Bi-wiring your speakers 70 Switching A/B Speaker System 71 Connecting Additional Amplifiers 72 Pre Out Power Setup 73 Using an separate stereo pre-amplifier 73 Using a separate power amplifier for main room stereo sound 73 Multi-Room 74 MULTI-ROOM connections 74 MULTI-ROOM setup 75 Controlling the MULTI-ROOM system from the main room 76 Controlling the MULTI-ROOM system from the sub room 77 The PIONEER SR System: Operating other PIONEER components 78 Multi Operations 79 Performing multi operations 80 System off 81 Using System off 82 Editing Remote Control Display Names 83 Editing Buttons Names (KEY LABEL 84 Adjusting the Light on the Remote control 85 Clearing Remote Control Settings You Have Input . 86 Resetting the Main Unit 87 Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving .... 99 Dolby 99 Dolby Digital 99 Dolby Pro Logic II 99 Dolby Digital Surround EX 100 DTS 100 DTS 100 DTS-ES 100 DTS Neo:6 100 DTS 96/24 100 THX 100 Speaker Placement Information 102 Audio Block Diagram 104 Troubleshooting 105 Specifications 111 5 EXPERT BASIC SURROUND SETUP QUICK SPTRAERPTAGRAUTIDIOEN PREPARATION