Operating Instructions
VSX-84TXSi VSX-84TXSi-S VSX-82TXS VSX-82TXS-S
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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03 Connecting your equipment
Contents
06 Using the tuner
07 The System Setup menu
11 Controlling the rest of your system
09 Other Settings
10 Using other functions
12 Additional information
Before you start
Installing the receiver
Main remote control unit Sub room remote control unit VSX-84TXSi Only
01 Before you start Chapter
5 minute guide
Automatically setting up for surround sound MCACC
4 Use the on-screen automatic MCACC setup to set up your system
5 minute guide Chapter
02 5 minute guide
1 Switch on the receiver and your TV
4 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER
6 Follow the instructions on-screen
Press PHASE PHASE CONTROL to switch on phase correction
Better sound using Phase Control
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup
5 minute guide
Connecting digital audio sources on page
Connecting your equipment
03 Connecting your equipment Chapter
Using the i.LINK interface on page
Connecting your TV and DVD player on page
Connecting your equipment
When making cable connections
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player
the multichannel analog inputs on page
and other video sources
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver
or other set-top box
2 Connect an optical-type2 digital audio output from
3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an
03 Connecting your equipment
Using the component video jacks
Connecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sources
About the WMA9 Pro decoder
03 Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs
Connecting your equipment
Installing your speaker system
Connecting the speakers
Center
Banana plug connections
Bare wire connections
Placing the speakers
fig. A
2 Pull off the protective shields of both AM antenna wires
Connecting antennas
THX speaker system setup
4 Release the tabs to secure the AM antenna wires
Plug the AC power cord into a convenient AC power outlet
FM wire antenna
Connecting external antennas
Plugging in the receiver
7 Digital Precision Processing indicator
4 PHASE CONTROL indicator
6 HDMI indicator
Controls and displays
10 i.LINK indicator VSX-84TXSi only
Operating range of remote control unit
9 MCACC indicator
12 MASTER VOLUME dial 13 Front panel controls
3 Digital format indicators
1 SIGNAL indicators
2 Program format indicators
8 Sound processing indicators
1 RECEIVER
04 Controls and displays Remote control
5 Tuner/component control buttons/SETUP
2 INPUT SELECT
ERASE - See Erasing one of the remote control button settings on page
PRESET - See Selecting preset codes directly on page
LEARNING - See Programming signals from other remote controls on page
RESET - See Resetting the remote control presets on page
VSX-84TXSi only
04 Controls and displays Sub remote control unit
13 VOLUME +
2 Input source buttons
Listening in surround sound
Listening to your system
Listening to your system
Auto playback
05 Listening to your system
Using the Home THX modes
Using the Advanced surround effects
2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC - See above
Listening in stereo
Using Stream Direct
Selecting MCACC presets
While listening to a source, press STEREO for stereo playback
Using the Virtual Surround Back mode
05 Listening to your system Choosing the input signal
Using surround back channel processing
Listening to your system
Using the Sound Retriever
VirtualSB OFF - Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off
Tuning directly to a station
Using the tuner
06 Using the tuner Chapter
Automatic tuning
Listening to station presets
Using the tuner Saving station presets
Naming station presets
1 Choose the station preset you want to name
Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu
The System Setup menu
07 The System Setup menu Chapter
2 Press RECEIVER on the remote control, then press the SETUP button.2
5 Wait for the Auto MCACC Setup to finish outputting test tones
The System Setup menu
2 Select ‘Auto MCACC’ from the System Setup menu then press ENTER
4 Follow the instructions on-screen
6 If necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.1
07 The System Setup menu
Surround back speaker setting
7 Make sure ‘OK’ is selected, then press ENTER
2 Select the surround back speaker setting
Manual MCACC setup
1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu
3 When you’re finished, press RETURN
4 When youre finished, press RETURN
2 Adjust the level of the left channel
1 Select ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu
2 Adjust the distance of the left channel from the listening position
1 Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu
1 Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual MCACC setup menu
3 When youre finished, press RETURN
3 Select the channels you want and adjust to your liking
07 The System Setup menu
How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ
How to interpret the graphical output
buttons to switch
Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ
and time setting. Use the
1 Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press ENTER
Checking MCACC preset data
07 The System Setup menu Data Management
Copying MCACC preset data
1 Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu
Renaming MCACC presets
Manual speaker setup
Speaker Setting
Clearing MCACC presets
3 Confirm your selected setup option
1 Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
2 Select a setup option
4 Adjust the level of each channel using the buttons
1 Select ‘Bass Peak Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
1 Select ‘Speaker Distance’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
2 Adjust the distance of each speaker using the buttons
Speaker Distance
2 Choose the X-Curve setting you want
THX Audio Setting
1 Select ‘X-Curve’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
1 Select ‘THX Audio Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu
1 Switch the receiver into standby then use the
Connecting an iPod
Connecting your iPod to the receiver
Other connections
Connecting your XM Radio receiver
Using XM Radio
Watching photos and video content
08 Other connections
Other connections
Using XM HD Surround
Saving channel presets
Listening to XM Radio
Listening to channel presets
Connecting using HDMI
Using the XM Menu
1 Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel is stored
Other connections
Using the i.LINK interface
About HDMI
You can’t hear HDMI audio through this receiver’s digital out jacks
08 Other connections
About i.LINK
Checking the i.LINK inputs
1 IEEE Std. 1394a-2000, Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus
About PQLS rate control
Creating an i.LINK network
Other connections
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
08 Other connections Connecting the multichannel analog inputs
Using the USB interface
VSX-84TXSi only
2 Switch on your computer and this receiver
Second Zone speaker B setup
Switching the speaker system
6 Turn up the volume control on your computer and this receiver
Bi-amping your front speakers
Bi-wiring your speakers
2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu
1 Connect your speakers as shown below
DIGITAL IN
Multi-room listening
Making multi-room connections
ANALOG
Secondary multi-room setup ROOM
Basic multi-room setup ROOM
Surround Back System multi-room setup ROOM
Multi-room listening options
Multi-room remote controls
Connecting an IR receiver
Using the multi-room controls
4 Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume
08 Other connections
Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger
Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display
Pioneer plasma
DVD player
Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display
2 To switch SR+ mode on/off, press RECEIVER, then the SR+ button
Pioneer plasma
3 When you’re finished, press RETURN
Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output
Advanced MCACC output using your PC
08 Other connections
The Input Setup menu
Other Settings
Other Settings
4 Select the input function that you want to set up
Input function default and possible settings
09 Other Settings
The Other Setup menu
3 Select ‘Other Setup’ then press ENTER
OSD Adjustment
Multi-Room Setup
SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays
1 Select ‘Multi-Room Setup’ from the System Setup menu
Setting the AV options
Using other functions
10 Using other functions Chapter
Setting
Making an audio or a video recording
Using other functions
Playing a different source when recording
1 Select the source you want to record
Using the sleep timer
10 Using other functions
Reducing the level of an analog signal
Switching the speaker impedance
Default system settings
Checking your system settings
Resetting the system
Default
Default
10 Using other functions
Setting
MCACC
remote controls
Setting the remote to control other components
Selecting preset codes directly
Programming signals from other
Confirming preset codes
Erasing one of the remote control button settings
Resetting the remote control presets
2 Use to select RESET then press ENTER
Direct function
4 Use to switch direct function ON or OFF then press ENTER
Renaming input source names
Multi Operation and System Off
7 Select the button for the command you want to input
Using multi operations
Using System off
8 Repeat steps 5-7 to program a sequence of up to five commands
Buttons
Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVs
Controls for other components
Function
1 Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor of
Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor
Button s
11 Controlling the rest of your system
Symptom
Troubleshooting
Power
Additional information
Symptom
Other audio problems
12 Additional information
Symptom
Symptom
Video
Symptom
Additional information
Professional Calibration EQ graphical output
Settings
Display
Symptom
Symptom
Remote control
i.LINK interface
Symptom
HDMI
i.LINK messages
USB interface
Message
Cause
iPod messages
XM radio messages
Action
Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
12 Additional information Surround sound formats
Dolby
Dolby Digital
Re-Equalization
About THX
THX Cinema processing
Timbre Matching
THX MusicMode
Listening modes with different input signal formats
Stereo 2 channel signal formats
THX Games Mode
Auto Surround
Multichannel signal formats
Input signal format
Additional information
Stereo 2 channel signal formats
Stream direct with different input signal formats
Surround Back speakers
Multichannel signal formats
Amplifier section
Additional information Specifications
Cleaning the unit
Audio Section
Phase correction
Features
Easy setup using Advanced MCACC
12 Additional information Our philosophy
To establish a safe level
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
Additional information
Once you have established a comfortable sound level
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