Using other functions

Resetting the system

Use this feature to reset the system to its factory default settings (see Default receiver settings below).

1Switch the receiver into standby.

2While holding down the front panel DIGITAL NR

button, press and hold STANDBY/ON for about three seconds.

The display shows RESET?.

3Press the front panel OPTION + button. The display shows OK?.

4Within 5 seconds, press OPTION –.

The receiver should now be reset.

Note

This doesn’t affect the presets that you have programmed into the remote control (see Using the remote control with other components on page 67). See Resetting the remote control below to do this.

Default receiver settings

The table below shows the factory default settings. When you reset the system, the receiver reverts to these defaults:

Setting type

Default setting

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Input

DVD/LD

 

 

 

 

Master volume

– – – dB (no sound)

 

 

 

 

Listening mode

STANDARD (video inputs,

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multichannel inputs, USB)

 

 

STEREO (audio inputs)

 

 

 

 

Advanced surround

90 (5/7CH STEREO)

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effect level

50 (all other modes)

 

 

 

 

Listening mode (w/

STEREO

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headphones)

 

 

 

 

 

USB / multichannel

8 channels

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input channel setting

 

 

 

 

 

Stream Direct mode

SD:1 NORMAL (ON)

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Acoustic Calibration

OFF (switches to ALL CH ADJ

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EQ

after the Auto Surround Setup)

 

 

 

 

Input signal select

AUTO except multichannel

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inputs (ANALOG) and USB

 

 

(DIGITAL)

 

 

 

 

Surround Back

ON (with surround back

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Channel mode

speaker(s) connected)

 

 

 

 

Virtual Surround Back

OFF

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mode

 

 

 

 

 

Hi-bit/Hi-sampling

OFF

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Midnight/Loudness

OFF

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Setting type

Default setting

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Tone

BYPASS

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Digital NR

OFF

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Dual mono

CH1

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Speakers Systems

Normal Surround

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Speaker B setting

Second Zone

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Speakers (front,

All SMALL

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center, surround,

 

 

surround back) setting

 

 

 

 

 

Subwoofer setting

YES

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Crossover frequency

80Hz

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Channel levels

All 0 dB (no adjustment)

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Speaker distance

All 10 ft.

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settings

 

 

 

 

 

Acoustic Calibration

0dB (no calibration)

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X-Curve

OFF (switches to ON after the

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Auto Surround Setup)

 

 

 

 

Tape 2 monitor

OFF

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Input attenuator

OFF (all inputs)

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Sound delay

0.0 frames

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SACD gain

0dB

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Speaker A/B setting

A

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Digital jack

Digital-1 (coaxial) – DVD/LD

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assignment

Digital-2 (coaxial) – TV/DVD

 

 

Digital-3 (coaxial) – CD

 

 

Digital-4 (optical) – SAT

 

 

Digital-5 (optical) – DVR/VCR1

 

 

Digital-6(optical) –

 

 

CD-R/TAPE1/MD

 

 

2 RF (coaxial) – DVD/LD

 

 

 

 

Component video jack

Component1 DVD/LD

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assignment

Component2 OFF

 

 

Component3 OFF

 

 

 

 

Video input

MULTI IN OFF

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assignment

USB OFF

 

 

 

 

Bass Peak Level

OFF (No limit)

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Dynamic range

OFF

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control

 

 

 

 

 

OSD overlay

ON

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12 volt trigger

OFF · OFF

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THX Ultra2 subwoofer

NO

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Surround back

0–1ft

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speaker position

 

 

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-59TXi operating instructions Using other functions Resetting the system, Default receiver settings

VSX-59TXi specifications

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