Pioneer VSX-54TX Owner's Manual - Page 85

Additional information 12 No sound Symptom No sound is output when an input source is selected. No sound output from the front speakers. No sound from the surround or center speakers. No sound from surround back speakers. No sound from subwoofer. Cause Remedy • Improper connections. • Make sure you have properly connected the component to the corresponding input on the back of the receiver (see Connecting your equipment on page 15). • Sound is muted or the volume is turned down. • Press MUTE or adjust the volume accordingly. • Speakers are turned off or selected improperly with the SPEAKERS switch. • Press SPEAKERS to select the proper speaker set (see Switching the speaker system on page 65). • The input signal type is incorrect. • Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the proper input signal (see Selecting the input signal type on page 41). • The multichannel analog inputs are selected. • Press MULTI CH INPUT again (see Using the multichannel analog inputs on page 40). • The front speakers aren't connected properly. • Speaker settings are incorrect. (for example, they have been set to NO). • See Installing your speaker system on page 28 to connect them properly. • Check you speaker settings in Speaker Setting on page 50. • The surround and/or center levels are turned down. • Check the levels in Channel Level on page 51. • The surround and/or center speakers aren't • Check Installing your speaker system on page 28 to connected properly. make sure the speakers are connected correctly. • The STEREO listening mode has been selected. • Choose a surround listening mode (see Listening in stereo on page 40). • Surround back speakers are set to NO. • Set the surround back speakers to LARGE or SMALL (see Speaker Setting on page 50). • The SB CH mode is switched off. • Set the surround back channel to SB CH ON (see page 42). • The source is not a 6.1 channel playback source. • The surround back speakers aren't connected properly. • Choose an advanced effect listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 37). • Check Installing your speaker system on page 28 to make sure the speakers are connected correctly. • The surround back channel is on the 1 speaker setting, and your speaker is connected to the right channel output. • Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel output (Installing your speaker system on page 28). • The SB CH MODE is switched to AUTO and • You can still listen with surround back sound by setting the Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software the surround back channel to SB CH ON (page 42). you're playing has no flag to indicate it is 6.1 compatible. • The bass attenuator is set too low (for example, the -80 setting). • The subwoofer isn't connected properly, or it is switched off. • See Bass Peak Level on page 82 to adjust the setting. • Connect or switch on the subwoofer (see Installing your speaker system on page 28). • Make sure the sleep function on your subwoofer isn't activated. • The subwoofer's settings are incorrect. • The crossover frequency is set too low. • Set the subwoofer (see Speaker Setting on page 50) to YES or PLUS. • Set the crossover frequency to a (higher) frequency that matches your speaker characteristics (see Crossover Network on page 76) • There is very little low frequency information • Change your subwoofer setting to one of the following in in your source. the Speaker Setting on page 50: Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES Front: LARGE / Subwoofer: PLUS • The subwoofer's levels are too low. • See Channel Level on page 51 to check the speaker levels. • Check the volume control on the subwoofer to make sure it is turned up. 85 En