Pioneer VSX-59TXi Surround Setup menu, Controlling other equipment, Using other functions

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07 The Surround Setup menu

Making receiver settings from the Surround

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Speaker Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Channel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Speaker Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ . . . . . . . . . . 63 X-Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Checking your surround settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

08 Controlling other equipment

Using the remote control with other components . . 67 Recalling preset codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Programming signals from other remote controls . . 69 Remote Direct function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Editing remote control button names . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Multi Operation and System Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Programming a multi operation or a

shutdown sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Switching components on and off using the

12 volt trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Operating other Pioneer components with this

unit’s sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

09 Using other functions

Making an audio or a video recording . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Monitoring your recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Reducing the level of an analog signal . . . . . . . . . . 76 Adjusting the delay of a soundtrack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Watching video and audio sources independently . . 76 Enhancing SACD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using the A/D converters to give greater definition

to 2-channel sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Dimming the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Switching the speaker impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Checking your system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Default receiver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

10 Other connections

Using speaker system B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Switching the speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Using speaker system B in another room . . . . . . . 80 Alternating surround speaker setups using speaker system B (ITU-R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Bi-amping your front speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bi-wiring your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Adding a second set of surround speakers for Bi-Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Using the pre-outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Connecting additional amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Connecting an external stereo pre-amplifier . . . . . 83

Multi-room setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Making multi-room connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Using the sub room controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Using the i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 About i.LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 About PQLS rate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Creating an i.LINK network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Using the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output . . . . 88

11 Advanced setup

The Input Assign menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Assigning the digital inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Assigning the component video inputs . . . . . . . . . 91 Assigning the i.LINK inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Assigning the video inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

The Expert Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 OSD Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Bass Peak Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Function Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 OSD Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 12 Volt Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Multi-Room Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

THX Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 THX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Surround Back Speaker Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

12 Additional information

Optimizing your speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Basic surround setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 THX speaker system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Speaker system setup for DVD-Audio/ multichannel music sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 No sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Other audio problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 i.LINK interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 i.LINK messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Surround sound formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Dolby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional . . . . . . . 109 PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

About THX® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Maintenance of external surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Contents VSX-59TXi Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Information to UserImportant Safety Instructions Once you have established a comfortable sound level To establish a safe levelDecibel Level Example Our philosophy FeaturesContents Controlling other equipment Surround Setup menuUsing other functions Advanced setupBefore you start Chapter Checking the supplied accessoriesInstalling the receiver Before you startSetting up the remote control Using the remote controlOperating range of the remote control Recharging the remote controlPress Calibrate Setting the clockCalibrating the remote control screen Press Clock Setting to set the dateSetting the time-out setting Setting the button alert volumeResetting the remote control Restarting the remote control Locking the remote control2 Remove the battery coverReplacing the lithium-ion batteries Before you start Connecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipmentRear panel When making cable connections Connecting your equipmentAudio Connecting your equipment Connecting your TVDVD player Connecting your equipment Connecting a DVD playerConnecting the multichannel analog outputs STB VSX-59TXi Connecting your equipment Connecting a VCR or DVD recorderConnecting your equipment Connecting other video sources About the video converter Connecting your equipment Using the component video jacksConnecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sources Turntable Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sourcesPortable DVD player, etc Connecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemPlacing the speakers Bare wire connectionsBanana plug connections AM loop antenna Connecting your equipment Connecting antennasFM wire antenna Connecting external antennasAbout the AC outlet Plugging in the receiverControls and displays Chapter Controls and displaysFront panel Tone Controls and displaysTuned Controls and displays DisplayMute Basic remote control displaysMenu / System Setup Home menu screensReceiver menu screens SetupDigital NR Remote control displays for the tuner TV control menu screens Remote control displays for other componentsOperating menus for additional components TOP Menu Search Mode10 CLR Getting started Chapter Automatically setting up for surround soundSwitch on the receiver and your TV Getting startedEnter Getting startedOther problems when using the Auto Surround Setup Checking the settings on your DVD or other playerPlaying a source Change the receiver input to the source you want to play Listening in surround sound Listening to your systemListening to your system Chapter About the listening modesNeo6 Music settings Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settingsListening to your system Use the Option +/- buttons to adjust the effect level Using the Advanced surround effectsUsing the Home THX modes Adjusting the Advanced Surround effect levelPRO Logic NEO6 Cinema Listening with headphonesListening in stereo Pro Logic IIx MoviePress ‘Multi-ch in’ on the remote control Home menu screen Using the Stream Direct modeAnalog Selecting the input signal typeSelecting USB and multichannel analog input channels Listening to high-sampling formatsChannel Press SB CH Mode repeatedly to cycle through Listening to your system Using the surround back channelSurround back channel options Creating a center speaker effect Use the Option +/- buttons to change the settingVSB Auto VSB on VSB OFF Switching the tone control on or off Listening to your system Using Hi-bit and Hi-samplingUsing Midnight and Loudness listening Using the tone controlTreble Adjusting the bass and trebleReducing noise during playback Listening to dual mono soundtracksUsing the tuner Chapter Using the tunerFinding a station Memorizing station presets Using the tuner Tuning directly to a stationMPX mode Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Using the tunerListening to memorized station presets Naming station presetsSelect ‘Surround Setup’ then press Enter Surround Setup menuSurround Setup menu Chapter Making receiver settings from the Surround Setup menuSpeaker Systems Surround Setup menuLarge Select ‘Channel Level’ then press Enter Channel LevelSpeaker Distance Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ automaticallyAcoustic Calibration EQ Select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 then press Enter Setting the Acoustic Calibration EQ manuallyCopying your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings Select ‘Manual’ then press EnterHow to interpret the graphical output How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQProfessional Acoustic Calibration EQ If you selected ‘Auto Pro.’, select ‘Start’ and press Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect a manual setup option and press Enter Select ‘Professional’ then press EnterSelect ‘X-Curve’ then press Enter Switch the X-Curve on or OFFCurve Use Cursor left/right buttons to selectSelect ‘Check’ from the Surround Setup menu and press Enter Checking your surround settingsCycle through the settings screen by screen Controlling other equipment Chapter Using the remote control with other componentsRecalling preset codes Controlling other equipmentControlling other equipment Select a setting typePress Learning on the remote setup menu Programming signals from other remote controlsPioneer-1 DVR-7000 Press KEY Label on the remote setup menu Editing remote control button namesPress Direct Function on the remote setup menu Press OK to confirm the settingsSelect the button you want to rename Press OK when you’ve finishedChoose how you want to change the look of the button Programming a multi operation or a shutdown sequence Controlling other equipment Multi Operation and System OffMulti Operation Using multi operationsPress OK when you’re finished From the remote control Home menu pressSystem OFF Switching components on and offUsing the 12 volt trigger Using System offMonitoring your recording Using other functionsUsing other functions Chapter Making an audio or a video recordingUse the Option +/- buttons to adjust the amount of delay Adjusting the delay of a soundtrackWatching video and audio sources independently Dimming the display Using other functionsSwitch the SD1 Normal Stream Direct mode Enhancing Sacd playbackChecking your system settings Using other functions Switching the speaker impedanceDefault receiver settings Using other functions Resetting the systemOther connections Using speaker system BSwitching the speaker system Using speaker system B in another roomSP B ITU-R is selected Select the ‘ITU-R’ setting from the Speaker Systems menuOther connections Bi-amping your front speakersUsing the pre-outs Bi-wiring your speakersConnecting additional amplifiers Connecting an external stereo pre-amplifier Multi-room setupMaking multi-room connections Use the Home menu screen buttons to control the sub room Using the sub room controlsUsing the remote control in the sub room Using the remote control in the main roomPress Control Using the i.LINK interfaceUsing the front panel multi-room controls Use the Master Volume dial to adjust the volumeAbout Pqls rate control About i.LINKCreating an i.LINK network Press ‘USB’ on the remote control Home menu Screen Using the USB interfaceConnecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc output Select ‘PC Output’ and press Enter Input Assign menu Advanced setupAdvanced setup Chapter Make sure your receiver and TV are both switched onAssigning the component video inputs Advanced setupAssigning the i.LINK inputs Multi in OFF USB OFF Expert Setup menuSelect ‘Expert Setup’ then press Enter Assigning the video inputsBass Peak Level OSD AdjustmentFunction Rename Dynamic Range ControlOSD Overlay Select the type of IR receiver you’re using Multi-Room SettingSelect ‘Multi-Room Setting’ then press Enter Select the volume level settingSurround Back Speaker Position Advanced setup THX Audio SetupTHX Ultra2 Subwoofer Setup Select ‘THX Audio Setup’ then press EnterAdditional information Chapter Optimizing your speaker setupBasic surround setup Additional informationAdditional information THX speaker system setupPower Additional information TroubleshootingNo sound See Connecting your equipment on101 Symptom Cause Other audio problemsVideo SettingsJack Remote controlSelect button DisplayLink messages Link interfaceMiscellaneous USB interfaceDolby Additional information Surround sound formatsWindows Media Audio 9 Professional About THXPCM Pulse Code Modulation THX MusicMode Maintenance of external surfacesTHX Ultra2 Cinema mode Advanced Speaker Array ASAAdditional information Specifications 03J00001 ARB7290-A

VSX-59TXi specifications

The Pioneer VSX-59TXi is a powerhouse in the world of home theater receivers, offering a robust combination of features and advanced technologies that cater to both audiophiles and casual listeners alike. Released as part of Pioneer's Elite line, this receiver has been highly regarded for its outstanding performance and versatility.

One of the standout characteristics of the VSX-59TXi is its ability to handle a wide array of audio formats. Supporting Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS, DTS-ES, and more, this receiver ensures that users experience movies and music in high-quality sound. The 7.1-channel surround sound capability allows for an immersive audio experience, making it ideal for movie enthusiasts and gamers.

At the core of the VSX-59TXi is Pioneer's proprietary technology known as "MCACC" – Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration System. This sophisticated system automatically calibrates the receiver to the unique acoustics of your room, optimizing speaker placement and sound delivery for the ultimate listening experience. This technology saves users the hassle of manual adjustments, making it accessible for everyone.

The VSX-59TXi is also equipped with advanced video processing capabilities. It features Faroudja DCDi circuitry, which improves video quality for sources such as DVDs and standard-definition video, ensuring that your picture quality rivals that of high-definition formats. With multiple HDMI inputs, component video, and composite video connections, this receiver is versatile enough to accommodate a variety of source devices, including Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and streaming devices.

Another important aspect of the VSX-59TXi is its robust build quality. Pioneer's Elite line is known for its high-end construction, and this receiver is no exception. The heavy chassis minimizes vibrations, ensuring that sound quality remains pristine, while high-quality components enhance overall performance.

For connectivity, the VSX-59TXi boasts an array of options including multiple optical and coaxial digital inputs, as well as legacy connections for older devices. Its user-friendly interface and remote control allow users to navigate through settings easily, making adjustments simple even for novice users.

Overall, the Pioneer VSX-59TXi remains a compelling choice for anyone looking to invest in a high-performance home theater receiver. With its combination of advanced audio technologies, superior video processing, and a focus on user experience, it continues to impress both in sound quality and functionality. In an era where home entertainment is prioritized, the VSX-59TXi stands out as a capable and reliable choice for elevating audio-visual experiences.
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