09Using other functions

Switching the speaker impedance

Checking your system settings

• Default setting: Speaker 6Ω

We recommend using speakers of 6Ω to 16Ω with this system, but it is possible to switch the impedance setting if you plan to use speakers with a lower impedance rating (for example, less than 6Ω).

• With the receiver in standby, press

STANDBY/

ON while holding down the OPTION – button.

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

VIDEO

AUDIO

OFF ON

 

CD-R/

DVD/LD TV/DVD SAT VIDEO DVR/VCR1 VCR2 VCR3

CD TAPE1/MD TUNER P

INPUT SELECTOR

Use the status display screen to check the various settings you’ve made for features such as sound delay, digital noise reduction, and high-sampling.

1From the remote control receiver menu, press STATUS to check the system settings.

You may need to press RECEIVER on the Home menu ( ) first before reaching the receiver menu screen shown

below (use the (cursor left/right) soft keys to go to the previous/next menu screen).

RECEIVER

3/4

TV

RECEIVER CONT

SB CH

INPUT MODE

SPEAKER

INPUT

A/B

ATT

VIDEO DISPLAY

SELECT DIMMER

TAPE2 STATUS

MONITOR

ACOUSTIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNER

SBCH

MULTI ROOM & SOURCE

CAL.

MIDNIGHT

TONE

OPTION

 

 

DIGITALNR

CLASS

STATION

MODE

CONTROL

ON/OFF

PHONES

SPSYSTEM

SIGNAL

VIDEO

TAPE2

STREAM

SETUP

 

VIDEOINPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/B

SELECT

SELECT

MONITOR

DIRECT

MIC

DIGITALIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO

R

Each time you do this, you switch between the impedance settings:

•Speaker 4Ω – Use this setting if your speakers are rated lower than 6Ω.

•Speaker 6Ω – Use this setting if your speakers are rated 6Ω or more.

Note

•If you select Speaker 4Ω above, the Stream Direct setting is fixed at SD:1 NORMAL (see Using the Stream Direct mode on page 47).

These appear on both the OSD and the front panel display.

SB CH MODE : OFF

ACOUS. CAL EQ : ALL ADJ

DIGITAL NR : OFF

MIDNIGHT : ON

LOUDNESS : OFF

TONE CONTROL : OFF

VIDEO SELECT : DVD/LD

DUAL MONO : CH1

SOUND DELAY : 0.0frame

HI-BIT : OFF

HI-SAMPLING : OFF

REAL PHANTOM : OFF

The front panel display shows each of the following settings for two seconds each:

Surround back speaker/

Video select

Virtual back speaker

 

 

 

Acoustic calibration EQ

Dual mono

 

 

Digital noise reduction

Sound delay

 

 

Midnight

Hi-bit

 

 

Loudness

High-sampling

 

 

Tone

Real phantom

 

 

Note

• If the Stream Direct mode is switched on, some settings above will show OFF, even though they are switched on.

2 When you’re finished, press STATUS again to switch off the display.

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VSX-59TXi specifications

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