Pioneer VSX-03TXH manual Contents

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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

01 Before you start

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Automatically setting up for surround sound

(Auto MCACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . 11 Playing a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using Front Stage Surround Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 35 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using the genre synchronizing function. . . . . . . . . . . 36

03 Connecting your equipment

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 When making cable connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 About the video converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 About HDMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting your TV and DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting your Blu-ray disc player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver

or other set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR

and other video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the component video jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Connecting digital audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 About the WMA9 Pro decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Connecting analog audio sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Connecting a component to the front panel inputs . . . 20 Installing your speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connecting antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Plugging in the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

04 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . 26 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sub remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

06 Using the tuner

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Improving FM stereo sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using Neural THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Saving station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Naming station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

07 The System Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the System

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Automatic MCACC (Expert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Surround back speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Manual MCACC setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Fine Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fine Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Standing Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Acoustic Calibration EQ Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Acoustic Calibration EQ Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Manual speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 THX Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Contents Operating Instructions Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity Operating EnvironmentKeep in a Secure AREA. this is for Your Security Information to UserRisk of Electric Shock Do not Open Wash hands after handling Contents Using other functions Other SettingsOther connections Hdmi ControlBefore you start Chapter FeaturesBefore you start Before you start Installing the receiverLoading the batteries Checking what’s in the boxMinute guide Chapter Minute guideIntroduction to home theater Listening to Surround SoundCheck Follow the instructions on-screenMinute guide Problems when using the Auto Mcacc SetupPlaying a source Select the input source you want to playPhase Control on 02 5 minute guide Better sound using Phase ControlPhase Control OFF Rear panel Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipment About the video converter Connecting your equipmentAbout Hdmi Connecting your equipment Connecting using HdmiConnecting your Blu-ray disc player Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerFor a second recorder, use the DVR2 in inputs Connecting digital audio sources Using the component video jacksAbout the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting analog audio sourcesConnecting a component to the front panel inputs Connecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemBanana plug connections Bare wire connectionsPlacing the speakers THX speaker system setup Connecting antennasPlugging in the receiver Connecting external antennasPlug the power cord into a power outlet Controls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel 13 14Speakers Operating range of remote control unitControls and displays Controls and displays Display RECEIVER Controls and displays Remote controlSOURCE TV CtrlMute ReceiverControls 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 modesListening to your system THX SELECT2 GamesTip Using Front Stage Surround AdvanceListening in stereo Selecting Mcacc presets Listening to your system Using Stream DirectChoosing the input signal Hdmi Digital AnalogAuto Using surround back channel processingUsing the Virtual Surround Back mode Sources Using the tuner Chapter Using the tunerSaving station presets Listening to the radioNaming station presets Using the tunerListening to station presets AbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzSystem Setup menu Chapter System Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Select the setting you want to adjustCustom Menu The default is ALL recommended System Setup menuSetting , Channel Level , Speaker Distance and EQ Options are ALL , Keep SP System , 6 SpeakerIf necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.1 Manual Mcacc setup Surround back speaker settingSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Adjust the level of the left channelFine Channel Level Fine Speaker DistanceSelect ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Acoustic Calibration EQ AdjustAdjust the parameters for the Standing Wave Control Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuHow to interpret the graphical output How to use Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect the channels you want and adjust to your liking Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect an option and press Enter Using Acoustic Calibration EQ ProfessionalSelect ‘EQ Professional’, then press Enter Data Management Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menuCopying Mcacc preset data Checking Mcacc preset dataRenaming Mcacc presets Clearing Mcacc presetsSpeaker Setting System Setup menu Manual speaker setupSelect ‘Manual SP Setup’, then press Enter Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menuConfirm your selected setup option Select a setup optionAdjust the level of each channel using / Channel LevelCurve THX Audio SettingSpeaker Distance 5e.THX Audio Setting Loudness Plus SB SP Position Finish Connecting your iPod to the receiver Connecting an iPodOther connections Other connections ChapterPress iPod Ctrl to switch the iPod controls.3 Switching the iPod controls2Other connections Basic playback controlsConnecting your USB device to the receiver Other connections Connecting a USB deviceBasic playback controls Connect your USB device.3Compressed audio compatibility Using XM RadioConnecting your XM Radio receiver Using XM HD Surround Saving channel presetsListening to channel presets Listening to XM RadioUsing the XM Menu Using Sirius RadioConnecting your SiriusConnect Tuner Press Sirius to switch to the Sirius inputListening to Sirius Radio Using the Sirius MenuPress / to select the channel preset you want Speaker B setup Other connections Connecting the multichannel analog inputsSwitching the speaker system Selecting the multichannel analog inputsConnect your speakers as shown below Bi-wiring your speakersBi-amping your front speakers MULTI-ZONE listening Other connections Connecting additional amplifiersMaking MULTI-ZONE connections LargeBasic MULTI-ZONE setup Zone Using the MULTI-ZONE controlsSurround Back System MULTI-ZONE setup Zone MULTI-ZONE listening optionsMULTI-ZONE remote controls Connecting an IR receiverPioneer flat panel TV Using this receiver with a Pioneer flat panel TVUsing the SR+ mode with a Pioneer flat panel TV Select ‘Output PC’ and press Enter Other connections Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc outputAdvanced Mcacc output using your PC Setting the Hdmi Control mode Setting the Hdmi optionsHdmi Control Hdmi Control ChapterSynchronized amp mode Before using synchronizationHdmi Control About Hdmi ControlOther Settings Chapter Other SettingsInput Setup menu SetupOther Setup menu Other SettingsInput function default and possible settings Press Receiver on the remote control, then press SetupZone Audio Setup Multi Channel Input SetupOSD Adjustment SR+ Setup for Pioneer flat panel TVsSelect ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting you wantUsing other functions Chapter Using other functionsSetting the Audio options Press Return to confirm and exit the menuSetting the Video options Using other functionsUse / to select the setting you want to adjust Press RECEIVER, then press Video ParameterSelect the source you want to record Making an audio or a video recordingPrepare the source you want to record Prepare the recorderSwitching the speaker impedance Using the sleep timerChecking your system settings Dimming the displayDefault system settings Using other functions Resetting the systemPress the front panel Auto SURR/STREAM Direct button Press Home THX to confirmSelecting preset codes directly Setting the remote to control other componentsPreset code list Controlling the rest of your systemControls for TVs Controlling the rest of your systemTV On or offControls for other components Menu Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor & Enter DisplayPower TroubleshootingAdditional information Additional information ChapterAdditional information Other audio problems Video SettingsDisplay Signal SEL buttonProfessional Calibration EQ graphical output USB interface Remote controlOther setting for your component Or other setting for your componentReceiver to a component or TV with the DeepColor feature Hdcp Error showsConfiguration B Configuration aImportant information regarding the Hdmi connection XM radio messagesSirius radio messages Dolby Additional information Surround sound formatsDTS Digital Surround Windows Media Audio 9 ProfessionalDTS Neo6 DTS 96/24Additional information About THX About Neural THX Surround XM Ready Subscription Additional information About XMAbout XM Radio XM Ready Legal PRO Logic Stereo 2 channel signal formatsON/AUTO PRO Logic +THX Multichannel signal formats Pro Logic llx Music +THX a EX +THX Games b DTS +Neo6 DTS +Neo6 +THX CinemaNot connected ConnectedCleaning the unit Additional information SpecificationsDecibel Level Example To establish a safe levelOnce you have established a comfortable sound level Pioneer Corporation

VSX-03TXH specifications

The Pioneer VSX-03TXH is a versatile and powerful AV receiver designed to elevate your home entertainment experience. Known for its robust build quality and advanced features, the VSX-03TXH caters to audiophiles and casual viewers alike, providing rich audio and immersive surround sound capabilities.

One of the standout features of the VSX-03TXH is its 9.2-channel high current amplification, which delivers 130 watts per channel. This allows for a dynamic soundstage and excellent power handling, ensuring that every detail in your favorite movies and music is accurately reproduced. The receiver supports various audio formats, including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and IMAX Enhanced, enabling an immersive audio experience that makes you feel like you are part of the action.

Additionally, the VSX-03TXH comes equipped with Pioneer's proprietary MCACC (Multichannel Acoustic Calibration System). This technology analyzes the acoustic characteristics of your room and automatically adjusts speaker settings to optimize sound quality. This means you can enjoy the best possible audio performance, regardless of your room's layout.

The connectivity options on the VSX-03TXH are extensive, featuring multiple HDMI inputs and outputs, including support for 4K video pass-through, HDR, and HDCP 2.2. This ensures that your receiver is future-proof and can handle the latest video technology, making it a perfect match for modern 4K TVs and gaming consoles. Furthermore, the receiver supports HDBaseT, which allows for long-distance audio and video transmission, making installation more flexible.

In terms of streaming capabilities, the VSX-03TXH is equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Chromecast built-in, providing seamless access to your favorite music streaming services. Users can enjoy wireless listening and even multi-room audio with the help of compatible devices. The receiver also includes various digital and analog inputs, making it easy to connect a range of media devices.

The elegant design of the VSX-03TXH features an intuitive user interface and a clear, informative display that simplifies navigation. This allows you to quickly adjust settings or switch inputs without hassle. Overall, the Pioneer VSX-03TXH represents a powerful combination of high-end audio technology, robust functionality, and user-friendly features, making it an excellent choice for any home theater system.
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