Pioneer VSX-59TXi operating instructions No sound, See Connecting your equipment on

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No sound

Symptom	Cause	Remedy
No sound is output when an	• Improper connections.	• Make sure you have properly connected the component
input source is selected.		to the corresponding input on the back of the receiver
		(see Connecting your equipment on page 14).

•Sound is muted or the volume is turned down.

• Press MUTE or adjust the volume accordingly.

• The TAPE 2 monitoring feature is on.

•Press TAPE 2 MONITOR to switch it off (see Monitoring your recording on page 75).

	• Speakers are turned off or selected	• Press SP SYSTEM A/B to select the proper speaker set
	improperly with the SP SYSTEM A/B switch.	(see Switching the speaker system on page 80).
	• The input signal type is incorrect.	• Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the proper input signal
		(see Selecting the input signal type on page 48).
	• The i.LINK source selected for the main	• Choose a different source or choose a different input
	room has also been selected as a source in	signal for the main room, such as DIGITAL or ANALOG
	the sub room.	(see Selecting the input signal type on page 48).
No sound output from the front	• The U-shaped connectors that connect the	• Reconnect the POWER AMP IN terminals to the front
speakers.	POWER AMP IN terminals to the front	channel pre-outs using the supplied U-shaped connectors
	channel pre outs are not connected.	(see item 8 in Rear panel on page 14).
	• The front speakers are connected to the B	• Connect the front speakers to the A speaker system
	speaker system jack.	jacks (see Installing your speaker system on page 26).
No sound from the surround or	• Speaker settings are incorrect. (for	• Check you speaker settings in Speaker Systems on
center speakers.	example, they have been set to NO).	page 58.
	• The surround and/or center levels are	• Check the levels in Channel Level on page 60.
	turned down.
	• The surround and/or center speakers are	• Check Installing your speaker system on page 26 to
	disconnected.	make sure the speakers are connected correctly.
	• The STEREO listening mode has been	• Choose a surround listening mode (see Listening in
	selected.	surround sound on page 43).
	• Speaker system B is selected.	• Select speaker system A (see Switching the speaker
		system on page 80).

•The 2 channel input setting is selected when using the multichannel analog inputs or the USB interface.

•Change the setting accordingly (see Selecting USB and multichannel analog input channels on page 49).

No sound from surround back speakers.

• Surround back speakers are set to NO.	• Set the surround back speakers to LARGE or SMALL
	(see Speaker Systems on page 58).

•The SB CH mode is switched off.• Set the surround back channel to SB CH ON (see page 50).

• The source is not a 6.1 channel playback	• Choose an Advanced surround listening mode (see
source.	Listening in surround sound on page 43).
• The surround back speakers are	• Check Installing your speaker system on page 26 to
disconnected.	make sure the speakers are connected correctly.
• The surround back channel is on the 1	• Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel
speaker setting, and your speaker is	output (Installing your speaker system on page 26).
connected to the right channel output.

•The wrong input setting is selected when using the multichannel analog inputs or the USB interface.

•Change the setting accordingly (see Selecting USB and multichannel analog input channels on page 49).

•The SB CH MODE is switched to AUTO and the Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software you’re playing has no flag to indicate it is 6.1 compatible.

•You can still listen with surround back sound by setting the surround back channel to SB CH ON (page 50).

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