Using Other Functions

MULTI-ROOM set up

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1 Turn on the receiver, your TV and press RECEIVER on the remote control.

Make sure your TV is set to the receiver.

RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

Receiver

MAIN SUB

 

DSP

STEREO

 

/ dts

EFFECT

THX

ADVANCED

STANDARD

THEATER

 

 

MIDNIGHT DIRECT

 

SIGNAL

DIGITAL

SELECT

LOUDNESS

NR

 

REMOTE

SETUP

MD/TAPE1

CD

TUNER

TV

CONTROL

2 Press SUB on the receiver screen.

3 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.

The SYSTEM SETUP MENU appears on your remote control screen.

You can escape from this screen at any time by pressing EXIT.

RECEIVER

Receiver

MAIN

SUB

 

TAPE 2

EXTERNAL

 

 

DVD/LD

MONITOR

5.1CH

 

 

 

 

 

BASS

TREBLE

TV/SAT

INPUT

 

 

 

 

ATT.

 

 

 

VCR1

 

 

 

 

VCR2

 

 

CH

SYSTEM

 

 

 

LEVEL

SETUP

REMOTE

SETUP

MD/TAPE1

CD

TUNER

TV

CONTROL

4 Press the MULTI ROOM button.

The MULTI ROOM menu appears on the remote control screen.

5 Select the VOLUME LEVEL by pressing VARIABLE or FIXED.

If you hook up a just a power amplifier in the sub room the VSX-29TX will act as a pre-amp. In this case choose VARIABLE for the VOLUME LEVEL setting. If you hook up a

full integrated amplifier in the sub room (such as another

3 Pioneer VSX receiver) choose FIXED for the VOLUME LEVEL setting.

RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

System Setup

EXIT

SPEAKER

BASS PEAK LEVEL

SETTING

MANAGER

CHANNEL DELAY

DYNAMIC RANGE

CONTROL

 

CHANNEL LEVEL

DIGITAL INPUT

SELECT

 

CROSSOVER

MULTI ROOM

NETWORK

 

REMOTE

SETUP

MD/TAPE1

CD

TUNER

TV

CONTROL

6 Select the IR RECEIVER type.

If you have the Pioneer-made MR-100 select PIONEER. If you have an IR RECEIVER from a different company, select

OTHERS.

7 Press SETUP OK.

This message will appear in the receiver's display. If "ERROR" flashes in the display, perform the setup operations from the first step again.

4

SIGNAL

 

 

dB

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

SELECT

A

 

ANALOG SP

65

RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

Multi Room

 

LEVEL

 

 

MD

FIXED

VARIABLE

IR RECEIVER

 

PIONEER

OTHERS

 

If the "FIXED" potision is chosen,

SETUP

 

the volume will be loud.

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

SETUP

MD/TAPE1

CD

TUNER

TV

CONTROL

7

These settings will be displayed on your TV screen.

Multi-Room

Volume Level

[VARIABLE]

IR Receiver

[PIONEER]

CAUTION : If the "FIXED" position is chosen, the volume will be loud.

CAUTION!

If the MULTI ROOM is set to FIXED the volume on the main

memo There may be some IR RECEIVERS that can't be used with this receiver. Check with

a PIONEER representative to be sure.

unit will be set to maximum. Thus, when output, it will be extremely loud. Please set the master volume controls of the integrated amplifier in the sub room very low at first and experiment to find the correct volume.

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Pioneer VSX-29TX MULTI-ROOM set up, Press the Multi Room button, Select the Volume Level by pressing Variable or Fixed

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