Pioneer VSX-39TX manual Speaker Setting

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 DIGITAL INPUT SELECT go to step 1. If starting fresh, complete steps 1-3 on p.32 first.

	System Setup	BACK
	DIGITAL INPUT	MULTI ROOM
	SELECT
1
	SPEAKER	CROSSOVER
	SETTING	NETWORK

CHANNEL DELAY	BASS PEAK LEVEL
	MANAGER
CHANNEL LEVEL	DYNAMIC RANGE
	CONTROL

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3-2 3-3 3-1

1Press the SPEAKER SETTING button.

2Select the THX or FREE setting.

If you connected a complete set of THX speakers

Press THX. After that you only need to select the number of SURROUND BACK speakers you have (Step 3-5below). Press the diagram of the SUR- ROUND BACK speakers to cycle through the three choices: one, two or none and choose number you have. Then go to step four.

If you do not have a THX speaker set up

Press FREE and follow the instructions below.

3-1	Speaker Setting
	+	+
3-4	+
	+	+

+

+

THX 2

FREE

3-4

SETUP

OK

3Specify the number and type of speakers you connected by pressing on the speakers in the diagram.

1 Select Large (three dots) or small (two dots) for the front speakers depending on whether your front

speakers can handle low bass sounds and whether or not you hooked up a subwoofer.

3-5

memo

To confirm what drawings represent which speakers in the LCD display on your remote control see the diagrams below, which continue on to the next page. You can choose two, one or no SURROUND BACK speakers (and their size) by repeatedly pressing on their image in the diagram.

TWO (DOUBLE) SURROUND BACK

SPEAKERS

2Select or deselect center speaker depending on whether or not you hooked one up. Also choose the size, large or small.

3Select or deselect subwoofer depending on

whether or not you hooked one up. Also select PLUS if you have a subwoofer and want extra bass sound.

4Select or deselect surround speakers depending on whether or not you hooked them up. Also choose large or small.

5Select or deselect surround back speakers depend- ing on whether or not you hooked them up. Also choose large or small and one or two.

Depending on your choices the sound will be routed differently. For more information see below.

FRONT (default setting is LARGE)

•	Select small to send bass frequencies to the
	subwoofer.
•	Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass
	frequencies effectively or if you did not connect a

Front L

Surround L

Sub

Center woofer

Speaker Setting

+	+	+
+		+
	+	+

Front R

THX

FREE

Surround R

SETUP

OK

subwoofer.

(If you select small for the front speakers the

subwoofer will automatically be switched YES.

Also, the center and surround speakers cannot be

set to large if the front speakers are set to small. In

this case, all bass frequencies are sent to the

subwoofer.)

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 subwoofer.

Surround		Surround
back		back
	L		R

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• If you did not connect a center speaker, deselect it.

In this case, the center channel is output from the

front speakers.