Pioneer VSX-84TXSI manual Contents, Before you start, 02 5 minute guide, Listening to your system

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

Contents

01 Before you start

Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Loading the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

02 5 minute guide

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Listening to Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup . . . . . 9 Playing a source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Better sound using Phase Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

05 Listening to your system

Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Listening in stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Stream Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Selecting MCACC presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Choosing the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using surround back channel processing . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Virtual Surround Back mode . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Sound Retriever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

		06 Using the tuner
03 Connecting your equipment		Listening to the radio	32
Rear panel	10	Improving FM stereo sound	32
		Tuning directly to a station	32
When making cable connections	11
		Saving station presets	33
About the video converter	11
		Naming station presets	33
Connecting your TV and DVD player	12
		Listening to station presets	33
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other
set-top box	13	07 The System Setup menu
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other
video sources	13	Making receiver settings from the System Setup
Using the component video jacks	14	menu	34
Connecting digital audio sources	15	Automatic MCACC (Expert)	34
About the WMA9 Pro decoder	15	Surround back speaker setting	36
Connecting analog audio sources	16	Manual MCACC setup	37
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs . .	16	Fine Channel Level	37
Installing your speaker system	17	Fine Speaker Distance	38
Connecting the speakers	17	Standing Wave	38
Placing the speakers	18	Acoustic Calibration EQ	39
THX speaker system setup	19	Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ	39
Connecting antennas	19	Data Management	42
AM loop antenna	19	Manual speaker setup	43
FM wire antenna	20	Speaker Setting	43
Connecting external antennas	20	Channel Level	44
Plugging in the receiver	20	Speaker Distance	45
AC outlet	20	Bass Peak Level	45
		X-Curve	46
04 Controls and displays		THX Audio Setting	46
Front panel	21	08 Other connections
Operating range of remote control unit	22
Display	23	Connecting an iPod	47
Remote control	24	Connecting your iPod to the receiver	47
Sub remote control unit	26	iPod playback	47
		Watching photos and video content	48

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