Initial Set Up

SPEAKER SETTING

The following steps show you how to select the correct set up for the type and number of speakers you connected. If continuing from the previous page go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 on p.23 first.

11 Press SPEAKER SETTING.

Select a speaker setting mode (THX or FREE).

System Setup

EXIT

If you connected a complete set of THX speakers

Select THX and skip to step 3.

SPEAKER

BASS PEAK LEVEL

SETTING

MANAGER

CHANNEL DELAY

CONTROL

2 Specify the number and type of speakers you connected by

 

DYNAMIC RANGE

 

CHANNEL LEVEL

DIGITAL INPUT

pressing on the speakers in the diagram.

 

SELECT

1Select Large (three dots) or small (two dots) for the front speakers

 

 

 

CROSSOVER

MULTI ROOM

depending on whether your front speakers can handle low bass sounds

NETWORK

and whether or not you hooked up a sub woofer.

 

 

 

Ç2Select or deselect center speaker depending on whether or not you hooked one up. Also choose the size, large or small.

2-1

2-2 2-3

3Select or deselect sub woofer depending on whether or not you hooked

 

one up. Also select PLUS if you have a sub woofer and want extra bass

 

sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Select or deselect surround (rear) speakers depending on whether or not

 

 

 

Speaker

Setting

 

 

you hooked them up. Also choose large or small.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THX

Depending on your choices the sound will be routed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FREE

differently. For more information see below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT (default setting is LARGE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select small to send bass frequencies to the sub woofer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you did not connect a sub woofer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(If you select small for the front speakers the sub woofer will automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be switched YES. Also, the center and surround speakers cannot be set to

 

 

 

 

2-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

large if the front speakers are set to small. In this case, all bass frequencies

are sent to the sub woofer.)

CENTER (default setting is LARGE)

Select large if your speaker will reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

Select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or sub woofer.

If you did not connect a center speaker, deselect it. In this case, the center channel is output from the front speakers.

SURROUND (default setting is LARGE)

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To confirm which speakers

 

represent, for example,

 

FRONT or CENTER speakers

 

in the LCD display see the

 

diagram below.

Front L

Sub

Center woofer Front R

 

Speaker Setting

 

THX

 

FREE

Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively.

Select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or sub woofer.

If you did not connect surround speakers deselect them. In this case, the sound of the surround channels is output from the front and center speakers.

SUB WOOFER (default setting is YES)

Leave it selected if you connected a sub woofer.

If you did not connect a sub woofer deselect it. In this case, the bass frequencies are output from the front or surround speakers.

Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduction of deep bass sounds.

If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are all routed to the sub woofer.

SETUP

OK

Surround L

Surround R

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Pioneer VSX-29TX manual Speaker Setting

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