Basic Playback

Playing Source with Stereo Sound

The following instructions show you how to play audio or audio-visual sources with the VSX-29TX.

memo If the TAPE 2 indicator is visible in the display, it means the TAPE 2 MONITOR is on. Press TAPE 2 MONITOR on the front panel to turn it off unless you want to listen to TAPE 2.

4

RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

 

 

1 Turn on the power of the playback component.

on

off

 

 

 

 

BACK LIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

2

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

Press the

STANDBY/ON button to

STANDBY

MD/TAPE1

CH +

 

FUNCTION

 

 

 

 

CD

CH

 

turn on the receiver.

indicator

 

VOL +

 

 

 

 

Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on

 

TUNER

VOL

3

 

 

the front panel.

 

CONTROL

FUNCTION

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI

SYSTEM

 

+

STANDBY/ON

OPERATION

OFF

MUTING

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

3 Press the FUNCTION button to select the source

you want to playback.

The FUNCTION button cycles through the sources in the following order:

 

 

 

 

 

on

off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACK LIGHT

 

 

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

CD

MD/TAPE 1

TUNER

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

Receiver

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

MAIN SUB

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

 

VCR 1

VCR 2

 

VIDEO

PHONO

 

DVD/LD

 

DSP

STEREO

 

MD/TAPE1

FUNCTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

/ dts

 

EFFECT

 

CH +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT

THX

ADVANCED

STANDARD

 

CD

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THEATER

 

 

VOL +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

TV

 

Press the RECEIVER.

 

 

 

 

VCR1

MIDNIGHT

DIRECT

 

 

TUNER

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR2

DIGITAL

LOUDNESS

 

 

CONTROL

FUNCTION

5

 

The RECEIVER MAIN SCREEN appears on the

 

 

NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

 

remote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI SYSTEM

 

+

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY/ON

OPERATION OFF

MUTING

 

5 Press SIGNAL SELECT on the remote control or

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNAL SELECT on the front panel to select the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input signal corresponding to the source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

component (setting the switch to AUTO assures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the proper signal will be selected).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See “Switching ANALOG/DIGITAL signal input” on p.38.)

6 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1.

2

3

7

7 Adjust the volume by using the volume buttons

on the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME

on the front panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return to the RECEIVER screens (by pressing to RECEIVER

 

 

 

button and SUB, if needed) to make other sound

 

 

 

adjustments like bass/treble, loudness etc.

 

 

 

memo

If you are not able to get sound from the receiver the

 

 

 

problem may well lie with the SIGNAL SELECT switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You need to make sure the input is set to the

 

 

 

 

appropriate ANALOG or DIGITAL setting. Refer to page

 

 

 

 

38 for more on this.

 

5

 

 

 

 

(SIGNAL SELECT)

 

 

 

OPERATION

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Pioneer VSX-29TX manual Basic Playback, Playing Source with Stereo Sound

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