Pioneer VSX-39TX manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Before You Start	10
Checking the Supplied Accessories	10
How to Use This Manual	10
Preparing the Remote Control	10
Loading the batteries	10
Remote Control Battery Alarm	11
The Touch Pen & Lock	11
Remote Control Cushions	11
Operating range of remote control unit	11
Installing the Receiver	11
Opening the Front Panel	11
Connecting Your Equipment	12
Audio Components	12
Cassette deck placement	12
Digital Connections	13
Example Connection for a DVD/LD or LD player ....	14
Digital Input Assignment	14
Video Components	15
Satellite TV Components	16
TV	17
Multi Channel Input (External Decoder)	17
Connecting the Radio Antennas	18
Using outdoor antennas	18
Speakers	19
Placing Your Speakers	20
Speaker placement	20
Connecting additional amplifiers	21
Plugging In	21
Displays & Controls	22
Front Panel	22
Display	24
Remote Control	26
Basic Receiver LCD Screens	27
Receiver MAIN screen	27
Receiver SUB screen	28
Initial Set Up	29
On Screen Display	29
Switching video system between
PAL and NTSC	29
Setting Up the Remote Control	30
Setting Up for Surround Sound	32
DIGITAL INPUT SELECT	33
SPEAKER SETTING	34
CHANNEL DELAY	36
CHANNEL LEVEL	37
CROSSOVER NETWORK	39
BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER	40
DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL	41
DUAL MONO SETTING	42
Basic Playback	43
Sound Modes	43
STANDARD modes	43
HOME THX CINEMA modes	43
ADVANCED THEATER modes	44
DSP mode	45
STEREO modes	45
Selecting a Sound Mode	46
Using surround sound	46
Playing Sources with
Dolby Digital or DTS Sound	47
Playing Sources with Stereo Sound	48
Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL Signal Input	49

Reducing Noise During Playback
(DIGITAL NR Function)	50
Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode	50
Listening in LOUDNESS Mode	51
Adjusting Bass and Treble (Tone Control)	51
MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback	52
MULTI CHANNEL IN Setting	52
96kHz 24bit Performance	52
Direct Playback	53
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display	53
Using the Tuner	54
Automatic and Manual Tuning	54
MPX Mode	54
Direct Access Tuning	55
Memorizing Frequently Used Stations	56
Recalling Memorized Stations	57
Remote Control
of Other Components	58
Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other
Components	58
Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control ....	58
Learning Mode: Programming Signals
from Other Remote Controls	60
Locking the Settings	61
Item Memo	62
Key Rename	63
Using Remote Control with Other Components ....	64
DVD or LD player operations	64
CD player operations	65
MD operations	66
TV operations	67
CATV operations	68
STB (DTV) operations	68
STB (satellite tuner) operations	69
Cassette deck operations	70
VCR operations	71
Other screen for preset operations	71
Using Other Functions	72
Recording from Audio Components	72
Recording from Video Components	72
Video Select	73
Multi Operations	74
Performing multi operations	75
System OFF	76
Using SYSTEM OFF	77
Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION	78
Resetting the Remote Control	78
Multi-Room	79
MULTI-ROOM connections	79
MULTI-ROOM set up	80
Using the front panel with the
MULTI-ROOM system	81
Using the remote control with the
MULTI-ROOM system	82
The PIONEER SR System Operating other
PIONEER components	83
Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving ...	84
Dolby Digital	84
DTS	85
THX	85
Troubleshooting	84
Specifications	87

PREPARATION

SET UP

OPERATION

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