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Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Connecting your XM Radio receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Listening to XM Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Saving channel presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Using the XM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 About HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Using the i.LINK interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Checking the i.LINK inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 About PQLS rate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Creating an i.LINK network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 54 Selecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . . 54 Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Second Zone speaker B setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Bi-wiring your speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Connecting additional amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Multi-room listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Making multi-room connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Using the multi-room controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Connecting an IR receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display. . . 60 Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma

display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . . 62 Advanced MCACC output using your PC . . . . . . . . . 62

09 Other Settings

The Input Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 64 The Other Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Multi-Room Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays. . . . . . . . . . 65 OSD Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

10 Using other functions

Setting the AV options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Playing a different source when recording. . . . . . . . 67 Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Watching video and audio sources independently . . 68 Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Switching the speaker impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Checking your system settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

11 Controlling the rest of your system

Setting the remote to control other components . . . . 71 Selecting preset codes directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Programming signals from other remote controls . . 71 Erasing one of the remote control button settings . . 72 Resetting the remote control presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Confirming preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Renaming input source names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Multi Operation and System Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Using multi operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Using System off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Controls for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Controls for other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

12 Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 No sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 i.LINK interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 i.LINK messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 iPod messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 XM radio messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . . . 84 About THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Listening modes with different input signal

formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Stream direct with different input signal formats . . . 88 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Cleaning the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Our philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Contents VSX-82TXS VSX-82TXS-S Address Federal Communications Declaration of ConformityPhone Keep in a Secure AREA. this is for Your SecurityImportant Safety Instructions Contents Using other functions Other SettingsControlling the rest of your system Additional informationBefore you start Minute guide Automatically setting up for surround sound McaccMinute guide Chapter Introduction to home theaterMcacc 02 5 minute guideYES Problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Better sound using Phase ControlMinute guide Playing a sourceRear panel Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Chapter About the video converter Connecting your equipmentWhen making cable connections DVD player Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player324 Use an optical cable for the connection Or other set-top box Other video sourcesUse a three-way component video cable Using the component video jacksFor a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs About the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sourcesConnecting a component to the front panel inputs Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sourcesTape deck, etc SpeakersConnecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemSubwoofer Front Left Right Surround Left Right Back left Back rightBanana plug connections Bare wire connectionsPlacing the speakers THX speaker system setup Connecting antennasAM loop antenna Assemble the stand as shown in the illustrationConnecting external antennas FM wire antennaPlug the AC power cord into a convenient AC power outlet Plugging in the receiverControls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel STANDBY/ONControls and displays Operating range of remote control unitControls and displays Display Receiver Controls and displays Remote controlInput Select 6TUNE/ST /ENTERMultiope StatusShift SourceControls and displays Sub remote control unit Listening to your system Chapter Listening to your systemListening in surround sound Auto playbackUsing the Advanced surround effects Using the Home THX modesTHX Games Mode Listening to your systemSelecting Mcacc presets Using Stream DirectListening in stereo TipUsing the Virtual Surround Back mode Listening to your system Choosing the input signalVirtualSB OFF Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off Using the Sound RetrieverUsing the tuner Chapter Using the tunerTuning directly to a station Listening to the radioNaming station presets Using the tuner Saving station presetsListening to station presets AbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzSystem Setup menu Chapter System Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Select the setting you want to adjustMemory System Setup menuMake sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press Enter Surround back speaker settingFine Channel Level Manual Mcacc setupFine Speaker Distance When youre finished, press ReturnStanding Wave 10dB as necessarySelect ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect the channels you want and adjust to your liking Acoustic Calibration EQHow to interpret the graphical output How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘EQ Professional’ then press Enter Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect an option and press Enter EQ OFFChecking Mcacc preset data System Setup menu Data ManagementCopying Mcacc preset data Speaker Setting Manual speaker setupRenaming Mcacc presets Clearing Mcacc presetsSelect a setup option Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menuConfirm your selected setup option Adjust the level of each channel using the buttonsEnter Speaker DistanceBass Peak Level Curve THX Audio SettingConnecting your iPod to the receiver Connecting an iPodOther connections Other connections ChapterWatching photos and video content Using XM RadioConnecting your XM Radio receiver Other connectionsSaving channel presets Using XM HD SurroundListening to XM Radio Selecting channels and browsing by genreListening to channel presets Connecting using HdmiUsing the XM Menu About Hdmi Using the i.LINK interfaceChecking the i.LINK inputs About i.LINKCreating an i.LINK network About Pqls rate controlUsing the USB interface Other connections Connecting the multichannel analog inputsSelecting the multichannel analog inputs Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the connectionsSwitching the speaker system Second Zone speaker B setupUse the Input Select button to select USB Start playback of a source on your computerConnect your speakers as shown below Bi-wiring your speakersBi-amping your front speakers Making multi-room connections Multi-room listeningSurround Back System multi-room setup Room Basic multi-room setup RoomSecondary multi-room setup Room Multi-room listening optionsUsing the multi-room controls Connecting an IR receiverMulti-room remote controls InputUsing this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display Switching components on and off using the 12 volt triggerSAT Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayDVD player Personal computer Other connections Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc outputAdvanced Mcacc output using your PC Input Setup menu Other SettingsOther Settings Chapter Other Setup menu Other SettingsInput function default and possible settings Select ‘Other Setup’ then press EnterOSD Adjustment Multi-Room SetupSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Using other functions Chapter Using other functionsSetting the AV options Setting What it does OptionsMaking an audio or a video recording Using other functionsPlaying a different source when recording Using the sleep timer Reducing the level of an analog signalSwitching the speaker impedance Dimming the displayResetting the system Using other functions Checking your system settingsDefault system settings Setting DefaultNeo6 Options Center Image All Inputs Listening Mode 2 ch 2PL II Music Options Center Width Dimension PanoramaListening Mode x ch Listening Mode HPSelecting preset codes directly Setting the remote to control other componentsRemote controls Controlling the rest of your systemResetting the remote control presets Erasing one of the remote control button settingsConfirming preset codes Controlling the rest of your systemDirect function Renaming input source namesMulti Operation and System Off Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequenceUsing System off Using multi operationsControls for other components Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVsButtons Function Components Function ComponentsDecide which component you want to use the remote sensor Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensorButton s Function Components Power TroubleshootingAdditional information Additional information ChapterAdditional information Other audio problemsVideo Professional Calibration EQ graphical output SettingsDisplay Link interface Remote controlMessage Explanation Link messagesUSB interface XM radio messages Symptom Cause ActionIPod messages Windows Media Audio 9 Professional Additional information Surround sound formatsDolby About THX Stereo 2 channel signal formats Listening modes with different input signal formatsTHX Games Mode THX MusicModeInput signal format Standard Multichannel signal formatsAuto Surround Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connectedSurround Back speakers Input signal formatCleaning the unit Additional information SpecificationsAdditional information Our philosophy FeaturesTo establish a safe level We Want You Listening For a LifetimeXRB3066-A Pioneer Corporation

VSX-84TXSi-S, VSX-82TXS, VSX-82TXS-S, VSX-84TXSI specifications

The Pioneer VSX-84TXSi, VSX-82TXS, VSX-84TXSi-S, and VSX-82TXS are part of Pioneer's renowned lineup of home theater receivers, notable for their impressive audio capabilities and advanced features. Designed for enthusiasts who appreciate high-quality sound, these receivers stand out in the crowded market of A/V receivers.

The VSX-84TXSi and VSX-84TXSi-S come equipped with a robust 7.1-channel amplifier configuration, delivering a powerful output that ensures dynamic and immersive audio experience. Both models boast Pioneer's sophisticated Class D3 amplification technology, which efficiently provides high power output while minimizing distortion and heat. This feature allows listeners to enjoy their favorite music and movies with clarity and depth.

One standout feature of these receivers is the Advanced MCACC (Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System) technology. This automatically adjusts the speaker settings to fit the unique acoustics of the room, ensuring balanced sound across all channels. The calibration process is user-friendly, allowing even novice users to achieve optimal sound performance.

In terms of connectivity, the VSX-84TXSi and VSX-82TXS are equipped with multiple HDMI inputs, supporting the latest audio and video formats, including 4K Ultra HD. They also support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, which deliver lossless audio quality for a truly cinematic experience at home.

The VSX-84TXSi and VSX-82TXS models feature a user-friendly interface that includes on-screen displays and intuitive controls. They also offer extensive compatibility with various formats, including MP3, WMA, and AAC. For those who want to stream their music, both models have built-in support for networking capabilities, allowing users to connect to their home network and stream content from devices seamlessly.

The VSX-82TXS, while slightly less powerful than the VSX-84TXSi, offers many features that appeal to casual users and audiophiles alike. It retains the same high-quality audio processing and supports a variety of surround sound formats, making it a versatile choice for different media types.

Overall, the Pioneer VSX-84TXSi, VSX-82TXS, VSX-84TXSi-S, and VSX-82TXS are excellent choices for anyone looking to enhance their home entertainment experience. With a blend of advanced technology, impressive audio performance, and user-friendly features, these receivers continue to be favored options for home theater setups.