04Getting started

4‘Auto Surround Setup’ should be highlighted. Press ENTER.

System Setup

[ Auto Surround Setup ]

[1. Input Assign]

[2. Surround Setup]

[3. Expert Setup]

[4. THX Audio Setup]

[Exit]

5Specify how you are using your speaker system. Highlight ‘Go Next’ then press ENTER.

If you are using a normal surround setup, or if you’re not sure, leave the settings at their default:

Speaker System Select Normal Surround

SP-B(speaker system B) – Second Zone

X-Curve ON

For settings other than the default, see Speaker Systems on page 58.

Auto Surround Setup

Speaker System Select

[ Normal Surround ]

SP–B

[Second Zone]

X–Curve

[ ON ]

[Go Next]

 

[Return]

 

6 Follow the instructions on-screen.

Auto Surround Setup

Connect microphone

Please be quiet

Move obstacles away

If you have a subwoofer turn power on and

turn volume up

[Start] [Cancel]

Make sure the microphone is connected.

If you’re using a subwoofer, switch it on and turn up the volume.

See below for notes regarding high background noise levels and other possible interference.

7Make sure ‘Start’ is selected, then press ENTER. A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs test tones to determine the speakers present in your setup. Try to be as quiet as possible while it’s doing this.

Auto Surround

Setup

Auto Surround Setup

 

 

 

 

Now Analyzing•••

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environment Check

 

 

Please Wait

Ambient Noise

[OK]

 

 

Microphone

[OK]

Caution!!

 

Speaker Level

[OK]

Test tone is

[

 

 

]

 

 

 

 

output

loudly.

Cancel

 

 

 

 

[Cancel]

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Do not to turn down the volume during the test tones. This may result in incorrect speaker settings.

8Confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD. The configuration shown on-screen should reflect the actual speakers you have.

 

Check!!

 

 

FRONT

 

 

[ YES

]

 

CENTER

 

 

[ YES

]

 

SURROUND

[ YES

]

 

SURR BACK

[ YESX2]

 

SUB WOOFER [ YES

]

[

 

]

 

 

OK,Go Next

 

 

 

[Retry]

 

 

 

 

[ERR Fix

SP.]

 

 

[Return to

Menu]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the speaker configuration displayed isn’t correct, use

the (cursor up/down) buttons to select Retry, then press ENTER. Follow the instructions from step 6.

If the configuration is incorrect and you want to input the settings manually, select ERR Fix SP then press

ENTER. Use

(cursor up/down) to select the speaker

then

(cursor left/right) to specify the size (and

number for surround back). When you’re finished, go to the next step.

If you see an ERR message in the right side column, there may be a problem with the speaker connection. If selecting Retry (above) doesn’t fix the problem, turn off the power and check the speaker connections.

9Make sure ‘OK, Go Next’ is selected, then press

ENTER.

A progress report is displayed on-screen while the receiver outputs more test tones to determine the optimum receiver settings for channel level, speaker distance, and acoustic calibration EQ.

Auto Surround

Setup

 

Auto Surround Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now Analyzing•••

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please Wait

 

 

Analysis

 

 

 

 

Speaker

Systems

[OK]

Caution!!

 

 

Speaker Distance

[OK]

 

 

Channel

Level

[OK]

 

Test tone is

 

Acoustic Cal EQ

[OK]

 

output

loudly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

Cancel

]

 

 

[

Cancel

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, try to be as quiet as possible while this is happening. It may take up to 6 minutes.

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Pioneer VSX-59TXi operating instructions Getting started, Enter

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