Pioneer VSX-39TX 4Press the SETUP OK button to return to, the SYSTEM SETUP MENU, Initial Set Up

Models: VSX-39TX

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ONE (SINGLE) SURROUND BACK SPEAKER

Initial Set Up

ONE (SINGLE) SURROUND BACK SPEAKER

Center

Sub

woofer Front

R

 

SURROUND (default setting is LARGE)

Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass

 

frequencies effectively.

Select small to send bass frequencies to the other

Front L

Surround L

Speaker Setting

+

+

+Center

+

+

+

BACK

THX

FREE

Surround R

SETUP

OK

speakers or subwoofer.

• 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.

• Remember, If you select small for the front speakers,

the SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers can

only be set to SMALL.

SURROUND BACK (default setting is LARGE X2)
Surround back

NO SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS

Sub

Center woofer Front R

NOTE: In order to use SURROUND BACK speakers you need to hook them up through an external amplifier (see p.21 for more on this).

Select the number of SURROUND BACK speakers you

 

have. You can choose one speaker, two or none.

Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass

 

frequencies effectively.

Front L

Surround L

Speaker Setting

+

+

+

+

+

BACK

THX

FREE

Surround R

SETUP

OK

• Select small to send bass frequencies to the other

speakers or subwoofer.

• If you did not connect surround back speakers deselect

them. In this case the boxes in the diagram will appear

empty, as shown on the left.

• If the FRONT speakers or the SURROUND speakers are

set to SMALL, the SURROUND BACK speakers will

automatically be set to SMALL.

• If you choose THX in step 2 then the SURROUND

SET UP

Surround back (not hooked up)

BACK speakers can only be set to small (or off).

Speaker Setting

+

+

+SURROUND (default setting is LARGE)

++

BACK

+

THX

FREE

+

SETUP

OK

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SUBWOOFER (default setting is YES)

• Leave it selected if you connected a subwoofer.

• If you did not connect a subwoofer deselect it. In this

case, the bass frequencies are output from the front or

surround speakers.

• Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduc-

tion 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 subwoofer.

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• If you selected SMALL for the FRONT speakers the

subwoofer will automatically be set to on (you won’t be

Speaker Setting

+

+

+SURROUND BACK (default setting is LARGE X2)

++

BACK

+

THX

FREE

+

SETUP

OK

able to choose off or PLUS).

4Press the SETUP OK button to return to

the SYSTEM SETUP MENU.

Hold the remote control pointed towards the receiver until you see the “RECEIVED” display on the receiver.

If "ERROR" flashes in the display, perform the setup operations from the first step again.

memo

If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass, it may seem logical to select LARGE for your FRONT speakers and leave the subwoofer selected. This may not, however, yield the best bass results. Depending on the size and shape

SIGNAL

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

SELECT

 

A

ANALOG SP

dB

The settings you chose will be displayed on your TV.

of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to what is called "low frequency cancellations." If you have a subwoofer, listen to the bass response with the FRONT speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best.

If you have a subwoofer, the safest option is to route all the bass sounds to it by selecting SMALL for the FRONT speakers.

Speaker Setting

[

FREE

]

[THX]

Front L

[LARGE]

Center

[LARGE]

Surround

[LARGE]

SurrBack

[LARGEx2]

Subwoofer

[ YES ]

Next, proceed to CHANNEL DELAY below.

If you want to change a setting before proceeding

simply press the button of the speaker you want to change.

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Pioneer VSX-39TX manual 4Press the SETUP OK button to return to, the SYSTEM SETUP MENU, Initial Set Up, Center, Front L