Pioneer VSX23TXH Owner's Manual - Page 5

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. Contents Flow of settings on the receiver 7 01 Before you start Features 8 Checking what's in the box 9 Installing the receiver 9 Loading the batteries 9 Operating range of remote control unit 9 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 02 Controls and displays Remote control 10 Front panel 12 Display 13 04 Basic Setup Switching the speaker impedance 40 Changing the OSD display language (OSD Language 40 03 Connecting your equipment Rear panel 15 Determining the speakers' application 17 Other speaker connection 17 Placing the speakers 18 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 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 05 Basic playback 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 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 06 Listening to your system Auto playback 56 Listening in surround sound 56 Standard surround sound 56 Using the Home THX modes 57 Using the Advanced surround effects 58 5 En