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Pioneer VSX-39TX User's Manual

1. 7 H Dolby Digital encoding Dolby Digital for movie films N 7 The number of movies made using Dolby Digital since 1992 has exceeded 300 and continues to increase For compact disc players and laser disc digital sounds 16 bits are used to sample the original analog audio waveform and sampling is carried out 44 100 times every second However because an enormous amount of recording signal data is required for the multi channel system with this method Dolby Digital is used to compress the data In reproducing audio signals the smaller the bit number used the lower the sound quality With Dolby Digital drop in auditory sound quality is prevented by using masking technology and digital filtering technology based on the human auditory characteristics Laser disc format Laser discs are now available on the market in large numbers This means that the recording of different format audio signals on the laser disc raises the important question of compatibility with existing laser discs Dolby Digital tracks on laser discs record signals using the space of one analog audio channel so it will maintain compatibility with existing discs and players As shown in the following figure the digital audio sounds of Dolby Digital discs can be played back as currently done Analog sounds are played back by using the other channel without the Dolby Dig
2. 80Hz f 100 Hz MENU 3 The display on the receiver reads RECEIVED If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup operations from the first step again This information will be displayed on your TV Crossover Network Frequency 80Hz THX Speaker 80Hz Next proceed to BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER below If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step one 39 Initial Set Up BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER The LFE Low Frequency Effect channel in Dolby Digital DTS program sources can produce heavily concentrated ultra low bass tones that may exceed the capabilities of your speaker system The following steps show you how to set the peak level for the ultra low bass LFE channel If continuing from CROSSOVER NETWORK go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in Setting Up for Surround Sound p 32 first System Setup 1 Press the BASS PEAK LEVEL DIGITAL INPUT MULTI ROON MANAGER button SETTING CNORTORK 1 2 Press the TEST TONE button CHANNEL DELAY BASS PEAKLEVEL The MASTER VOLUME rotates to MIN dB CHANNEL LEVEL DYNAMIC RANGE Bass Peak Level Manager PLUS 2 4 ee A test tone will sound or not depending on which CANCEL speakers you have selected If subwoofer is YES or SETUP on PLUS the test tone wil
3. DUAL ch1 ch2 setting voume Do DIGITAL SIGNAL SELECT SP mA DicrraL ACS a When DUAL MONO is playing with ch 1 selected the L will light When playing with ch 2 selected the R will light When playing with ch 1 2 selected the L and R will light Basic Playback Sound Modes The five sound modes on the receiver are explained here These can be turned on from the front panel or from the RECEIVER MAIN SCREEN on the remote control There are three cinema modes STANDARD HOME THX CINEMA and ADVANCED THEATER These are designed to be used with multi channel surround sound audio visual sources like DVDs and LDs Intrinsic to home theater these modes can deliver realistic and powerful surround sound that recreates the movie theater experience You may need to experiment with them to see which settings suit your home system and personal tastes The DSP and STEREO modes are designed to be used with music sources but some DSP modes are also suited for film soundtracks Again try different settings with various soundtracks to see which you like You must choose one of the three cinema modes or the DSP mode in order to get surround sound In STEREO mode only the front two speakers and sometimes the subwoofer if you have one are used STANDARD modes This mode is for pure decoding of Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic and DTS sources No special effects are added It is good f
4. SELECT FUNCTION m gt Z Performing multi operations Do the following to use the MULTI OPERATIONS 1 1 Press the MULTI OPERATION button 2 Press the function button that has been set up with multi operations The power of the main unit goes on and the pro grammed multi operations are performed automatically mau oneer SELECT FUNCTION 75 76 Using Other Functions System OFF The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and turn off with the push of only one button on the LCD commander this feature will only work with components that have a standby mode For example you can program the unit to stop your DVD turn off your TV turn off your DVD player and turn off the receiver itself You don t need to program in other the power for PIONEER components they will go off automatically in this mode The receiver itself will go off automatically as well The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different SYSTEM OFF operations based on eight possible components memo Be sure to recall or learn the remote commands for each component before programming the SYSTEM e OFF function see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 1 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button 2 Press the MULTI OPERATION sets button To cancel MULTI OPERATION Press REMOTE SETUP butt
5. STEREO Lom J sere J or the MULTI CH INPUT button on the THX ADJANCED fsranoaro front panel Tye Each press switches the input between the previous mode PNA MULTICHIN and MULTI CH IN SIGNAL DIGITAL ounness ge MULTI CH INPUT SIGNAL SELECT A SP mA memo When MULTI CH IN is selected only the volume level e can be set All of this unit s other features DIGITAL NR etc cannot be used Also In BYPASS mode all speaker settings and other setup settings have no effect MULTI CHANNEL IN Setting There are two types of MULTI CH IN settings ADJUST and BYPASS In the former you can change the sound level and in the latter it s fixed To move between the two settings follow the procedure below STANDBY ON 1 Put receiver in STANDBY ee 1 o o o O 0 00 ccc 0000 2 2 While holding down the MULTI CH INPUT button press the STANDBY ON button The setting will change depending on what state the receiver was previously in For a few seconds the display will show you which MULTI CH INPUT MULTI CH setting you are now in ADJUST Use the ADJUST setting when you want to be able to control each channel level individually BYPASS This setting is good for getting the cleanest possible signal In this setting you won t be able to change each channel individually We recommend using BYPASS and the default setting is BY
6. source component Each press switches the signal in the order below IN AUTO gt ANALOG gt DIGITAL gt AC 3RF OIG Loupness pont 2 3 While SIGNAL SELECT is set to DIGITAL AC 3 lights when a Dolby Digital signal is input DTS lights when a DTS signal is input DVANCED THX ABVANGED rannan MIDNIGHT SIGNAL SELECT DIGITAL pe N m AC3 z When a Dolby Digital signal is input area a neee See ooo00 e o0000 econo cD 00000 0 O o0090 SIGNAL SELECT DIGITAL pen A DTS oa When a DTS signal is input e Inthe AUTO setting SIGNAL SELECT chooses the signal based on availability in the following order AC 3 RF DIGITAL ANALOG e If all the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT see p 33 choices are set to OFF the SIGNAL SELECT will default to ANALOG e Because the audio from a karaoke microphone and LDs recorded with analog audio only is not output from he digital output set SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG to listen to these formats e This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital PCM 32kHz 44kHz 48kHz and 96kHz and DTS digital signal formats It cannot play back digital signals other than these so for those kinds of formats you ll have o play them back in an analog manner making sure you
7. 81 82 Using Other Functions Using the remote control with the MULTI ROOM system Number 1 From the sub room point the STATION button FUNCTION remote control at the MULTI ROOM sensor and press a STANDBY ON button to turn the power on ee zE BSS The MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE button will light on the gem 00 front panel in the main room Henr z700 me O 2 Next press the FUNCTION button to select the sub room function CLASS STANDBY ON MASTER You can also use a specific FUNCTION button i e the DVD LD button for this purpose 3 Press MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume The following remote control buttons can be used to operate the receiver from the sub room e STANDBY ON button e FUNCTION button will not select PHONO VCR 2 or VIDEO e MASTER VOLUME buttons for adjusting the sub room s volume level but can t be used when set to FIXED e CLASS button for selecting the desired class e STATION button for recalling memorized radio stations the tuner is selected automatically e Number button 0 9 VOLUME ES SUB room MAIN room MULT ROO7A Fol A Using Other Functions e Remote operation may not be possible if direct light from a strong fluorescent lamp is shining on the memo IR receiver remote
8. Operate within 7 m 30 of the remote sensor on the front panel see p 11 Remove the obstacle or operate from another position Avoid exposing the remote sensor on the front panel to direct light Connect cord to the correct jack Disconnect the IR Receiver from the rear panel and set to the other IR Receiver type using the remote control Turn the SETTING LOCK to OFF see p 61 Set the lock switch to USE see p 11 The display is dark The FL DIMMER button is pushed Press FL DIMMER on the front panel repeatedly to return to the default setting see p 53 The OVER indicator is constantly lit If you are using an analog source the signal is too strong Press the INPUT ATT button see p 28 When playing a Dolby Digital DTS format LD there is noise audible on the soundtrack If you are using a digital source there is too much information for the receiver to handle The SIGNAL SELECT is on ANALOG For D0 DTS sources put the receiver in STANDARD mode see p 43 47 Set the SIGNAL SELECT to DIGITAL 87 88 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Symptom You can t get DIGITAL to come up when using the SIGNAL SELECT button Cause Either the digital connections or the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT is incorrect The TAPE2 MONITOR mode is ON Remedy Make sure the digital connections and the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT is done correctly Press the TAPE2 MON
9. e REE fom N IMIDNIGHT E DVD LD TV SAT CD MD TAPE 1 VCR 2 VCR 1 lt VIDEO PHONO TUNER 4 Press the RECEIVER The RECEIVER MAIN SCREEN appears on the remote 5 Choose a 00 DTS mode by pressing THX ADVANCED THEATER 2 5 3 or STANDARD You need to choose on of the modes to get surround sound For more see Sound Modes on p 43 45 Saal L l 6 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to a a Q the source component setting the O e29 o a afe o o o o PN switch to AUTO assures the proper signal will be selected See Switching ANALOG DIGITAL signal input on p 49 6 8 7 Start playback of the component SIGNAL SELECT you selected in step 1 voum fyoneer fe M fe memo 8 Adjust the volume by using the e We recommend using different modes for differ MASTER VOLUME buttons on the ent types of DTS material For watching movies remote control or the MASTER the STANDARD THX or ADVANCED THEATER VOLUME on the front panel setting should provide the best results For listen ing to music the STANDARD DIRECT STEREO Return to the RECEIVER screens by pressing to or DSP modes should serve the listener best RECEIVER button and SUB if needed to make other e Make sure you connect your DVD LD or LD play sound adjustments like bass
10. gt DANCE 5 7CH STEREO THEATER 2 THEATER J For STEREO Press STEREO STEREO DIRECT Each press changes the STEREO mode as follows STEREO gt DIRECT If you have SURROUND BACK speakers switched on see p 34 35 then 7 D THEATER and 7CH STEREO will appear as such in the display on the receiver If these speakers are not switched on the above two modes will appear as 5 D THEATER and 5CH STEREO The effects of ADVANCED THEATER mode can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 by pressing EFFECT The default setting is 70 Also the effect level can be set in each ADVANCED THE ATER mode by pressing the EFFECT button The amount of effect of each DSP mode can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 the default setting value is 70 by pressing EFFECT 5 7CH STEREO modes cannot be changed Playing Sources with Dolby Digital or DTS Sound The following instructions show you how to play Dolby Digital or DTS sound sources with the VSX 39TX 1 Tum on the power of the playback component 2 Press the 2 STANDBY STANDBY ON button to tum on the _ indicator receiver Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on the front panel 3 Press the FUNCTION on the remote control to select the source you want to playback Alternatively Use the INPUT SELECTOR on the front panel The FUNCTION button cycles through the sources in the following order DO dts EFFECT
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12. Cot Surround back not hooked up Oa If you don t have a center speaker press the CENTER button until the box appears empty Then press the SETUP OK button to EXIT and go back to the System Setup screen Vil Multi Channel Stereophonic Concept The VSX 39TX receiver is constructed with Pioneer s industry leading multi channel stereophonic concept This well developed approach to receiver circuitry takes the high level base technology that up until now has been only used for stereo equipment and applies it to multi channel audio visual receivers The result is that the product in addition to being expertly built and gives you optimal sound reproduction of DVDs other multi channel sources and stereo sources as well This receiver is designed capture to a true reproduction of the intentions of a filmmaker or music producer at the time they were mastering the soundtrack in the studio It incorporates 5 independent 120 watt built in power amplifiers with high performance Hex power Direct Power MOS FET output transistors This construction provides improved linearity and accurate representation of each channel for true high fidelity reproduction from even the most demanding Dolby Digital and DTS program sources In addition the amplifier uses Direct Construction and a Direct Current Bus Bar to give the purest sound available All these elements consolidated in one receiver affo
13. Te THX E oes m A a io U S lel Rae If you have a subwoofer and like lots of bass it may seem logical to select LARGE for your FRONT speakers and leave the subwoofer selected This may not however yield the best bass results Depending on the size and shape of your room you may actually experience a decrease in the amount of bass due to what is called low frequency cancellations If you have a subwoofer listen to the bass response with the FRONT speakers set to LARGE and SMALL alternatively and let your ears judge which sounds best If you have a subwoofer the safest option is to route all the bass sounds to it by selecting SMALL for the FRONT speakers SURROUND default setting is LARGE e Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer e If you did not connect surround speakers deselect them In this case the sound of the surround channels is output from the front and center speakers e Remember If you select small for the front speakers the SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers can only be set to SMALL SURROUND BACK default setting is LARGE X2 NOTE In order to use SURROUND BACK speakers you need to hook them up through an external amplifier see p 21 for more on this e Select the number of SURROUND BACK speakers you have You can choose one speaker two or
14. The CHANNEL DELAY speaker settings will appear on your remote control screen Select each speaker by pressing its button and use the or A V buttons to add or subtract the distance in feet that the speaker is from your normal listening position Adjust the speaker distance in half foot increments from 0 5 to 45 feet 1 foot equals approximately 0 3 meters The default setting is 10 ft Press the SETUP OK button to return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU Hold the remote control pointed towards the receiver until you see the RECEIVED display on the receiver If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup operations from the first step again These settings will be displayed on your TV Channel Delay Front 10 0ft Center 10 0ft Front E 10 0ft Surround E 10 0ft SurrBack HI 10 0ft SurrBack 10 0ft Surround 10 0ft Subwoofer 10 0ft Next proceed to CHANNEL LEVEL below If you want to change a setting before proceeding Start over from step one memo You can use the amp W buttons at the bottom of gt the remote control instead of the buttons Initial Set Up CHANNEL LEVEL The following steps show you how to balance the sound output level of your speakers Proper speaker balance is essential for obtaining high quality surround sound If continuing from CHANNEL DELAY go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in Setting Up for Surround Sound p 32
15. using SPEAKERS A will give the best results If you use SPEAKERS B the sound will be down mixed to the two front B speakers and the surround sound effect will be lost Using surround sound 1 __ af THX 1 Press RECEIVER DSP STEREO EFFECT prone psp STEREO 3 pe Mists EFFECT fvsar ra ABE Grong Z oxy DIGITAL SIGNAL fleontRo EI NR puoness Sayer X ADVANCED STANDARD THEATER DSP MODE STEREO DIRECT eooo000000000 6 erp sex 6 6 0 0 620 STANDARD ADVANCED THX CINEMA This sets the remote to select the sound mode You can skip this step when using the controls on the receiver Select the sound mode For STANDARD Press STANDARD Each press changes the STANDARD mode as follows STANDARD gt STANDARD 7 1 STANDARD auto For HOME THX CINEMA Press THX or THX CINEMA on the front panel Each press changes the THX mode as follows THX CINEMA gt THX SURR EX THX AUTO For ADVANCED THEATER Press ADVANCED THEATER or ADVANCED on the front panel Each press changes the ADVANCED THEATER mode as follows MUSICAL gt DRAMA ACTION 5 7 D THEATER o For DSP modes Press DSP DSP MODE repeatedly Each press changes the DSP mode as follows 7 HALL 1 gt HALL 2 gt JAZZ
16. CRecce mmen CE or DIGITAL TE sP stereo J Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the remote control i A DU dts EFFECT or use the button on the front panel and choose ANA 1 haa i _ THX Roane STANDARD LOG ocr muy cH a aol 2 Start recording with a recorder eT fone r J 3 Playback the source to be recorded 1 if necessary Record monitor TAPE 2 MONITOR If you connect a cassette deck with a record monitor function to the TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks you can listen to the sound of an analog recording as it is being recorded Press TAPE 2 MONITOR to switch between the sound of the recording TAPE 2 indicator on and the sound of the source component TAPE 2 indicator off Recording from Video Components The following operations show you how to record audio and video to the video tape recorder connected to the VCR 1 DVR or VCR 2 jacks Note that all signals coming out of these jacks will be analog and it is not possible to record Dolby Digital DTS soundtracks memo The receiver s volume channel level balance TONE DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS and sur e round effects have no effect on the recorded signal Functions that hie be recorded 1 First decide the component you d like to record and put the receiver in that Pae DR Receiver sus Receiver Def function Set the SIGNAL SELECT to Sh ae analog i STEREO moa Los sree ma Press the SIGNAL SELECT button on the
17. D TES COMPONENT VIDEO s2vive0 ovon VIDEO GN N COMPO VIDEO NENT OUT ES a a Ghee re seees Pa S VIDEO res us DVD LD player Srcisgsssssssssssssssrsssrscssss azt not a PCM only output s If you hook up your DVD LD O Fal player using component video SEE EE a aa EA o A EA E E r a connections be sure to select component video output on your DVD player as well See you DVD manual for details tit Connecting VCRs or DVRs VCR 1 DVR E Front memo If your video components have S video jacks k you could use S video cords not supplied to connect them on the back of the receiver These jacks are labeled by the Japanese designation S2 on the VIDEO INPUT VSX 39TX but they are simply S video jacks However if you use S video cords for your video hook ups you must also hook up your TV with S video connections Conversely if you use regular composite video cords for video hook ups you should use them for your TV as well Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as VIDEO 15 16 Connecting Your Equipment Satellite TV Components Connect your satellite TV components to the jacks as shown below Hook up the video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords the quality descends in this order but re
18. OUT jacks e It is not possible to input digital signals into the SUB room you must use analog signals e You can t use tone controls etc and any surround modes in the SUB room Sub room Main room 000 OO IR receiver fe a m S a MR 100 eo gt Set up example Sub room MR 100 amplifier Main room Receiver source components speakers and TV monitor front center and surround speakers TV monitor etc 79 Using Other Functions MULTI ROOM set up gt Receiver D is fa BASS TREBLE INPUT SPEAKER ATT AB cH TONE SELECT SYSTEM kona LEVEL SETUP gt aa System Setup BACK hover SETUP DIGITAL INPUT MULTI ROOM ae HK I SPEAKER CROSSOVER SETTING NETWORK CHANNEL DELAY BASS ARAK LEVEL CHANNEL LEVEL a UNGE Multi Room LEVEL VARIABLE IR RECEIVER EOE os If the FIXED potision is chosen Ea eau SETUP the volume will be extremely loud i memo There may be some IR RECEIVERS gpm that can t be used with this receiver Check with a PIONEER representa tive to
19. REC is explained on p 66 under the MD explanations REC STOP is a special DVD video recorder control that stops the recording 191000 par1000 AH000 Owen Jo 10 71 e D m gt e Z 72 Using Other Functions Recording from Audio Components The following explanations show you how to record an analog or digital audio signal Note that your analog components cannot record a player that is only connected digitally and vice versa If you want to record from a digital component to an analog one for example a tape deck or vice versa the digital component it must be connected via analog jacks and you need to set the SIGNAL SELECT switch to ANALOG To make exact digital copies of digital sources like CDs both the source component and the recorder must be connected with digital connections See p 12 for more on analog audio connections and p 13 for digital audio connections The receiver s volume channel level balance TONE DNR MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS and surround ef memo fects have no effect on the recorded signal and the MULTI CH IN cannot be recorded In some cases digital recordings have copy guard protections and making a digital copy is not possible In this case you can only copy them in an analog manner EA mE Functions that a be recorded 1 Select the source component Set SIGNAL SELECT according to the Mie Te source component s signal ANALOG ea
20. SET UP Use to set the DVD player mode available on some DVD players TOP MENU Press to call up the menu programed on the DVD a3 MENU Use to display or close the title menu screen A V lt gt ENTER A V lt Use to navigate through options on menu screens and to change settings ENTER Use to implement settings selected with the cursor buttons or to set items highlighted in a menu ots RR O Ow Press to switch the LD player on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode lt gt Press to return to the beginning of the current chapter track Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous chapters tracks gt gt Press to advance to the beginning of the next chapter track Press repeatedly to advance to the beginning of following chapters tracks lt gt lt 4 Hold down for fast reverse playback gt Hold down for fast forward playback AUDIO The audio type can be changed between stereo and mono setting and between digital and analog setting Press to stop playback gt Press to start playback Oun Press to pause playback Number buttons Use to select chapters tracks c Use to clear chapters tracks or programmed selections 10 Use when selecting chapter track numbers higher than 10 SIDE A B Use to change the LD between sides A and B DISP Use to view disc time elapsed time other info
21. STEREO and mx ADYANCED GraNoaRo DIRECT mode a Tsien oes canal gl sures bak PRAL Louoness Eita won t let you add any effects to the sound sena SECT i STEREO DIRECT memo e None of the tone controls or other sound modes can be used with DIRECT playback e If the receiver is in a different mode than STEREO to start with the first push of the STEREO button will put it in STEREO mode After that the button will toggle the receiver be tween STEREO and DIRECT mode e Relatedly see the explanation of the TONE but ton on p 22 and the STEREO mode on p 45 eo0020000000 2 9 o aa mooo ooo Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Use the FL DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display FL fluorescent display FLDIMMER SUB Use the FL DIMMER button on the a remote control or the front panel to m Receiver S13 alternate between the different gt i he cs ES levels of brightness BASS TREBLE Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to gt INPUT SPEAKER __ very bright can be selected Each press changes the Cr Pie L Lz brightness of the display When cycling through the options the default brightness can also be selected H SYSTEM LEVEL SETUP Please note It is a feature of this unit that the _ fluorescent display will be brighter for a few sec onds after you choose a function like DVD LD
22. To learn about a specific button control or indicator see Displays amp Controls starting on p 22 SET UP Performing the tasks in Initial Set Up from p 29 is essential to get proper surround sound OPERATION To play some music or soundtrack refer to Basic Playback on p 43 Using the Tuner p 54 explains how to use the radio of this unit Doing the operations in Remote Control of Other Components p 58 is highly recommended so you can use this unit s remote control for all your components Using Other Functions p 72 explain the other possibilities of the receiver Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving p 84 provide detailed technical information and a troubleshooting guide The following marks and symbols are used throughout the manual Provides additional information precautions and advice Indicates a blinking button indicator or display 17 i ae bes E _ Indicates a steadily lit button indicator or 7 display Preparing the Remote Control Loading the batteries Load the batteries into the remote control as shown below The remote control uses a lot of power due to the LCD display so please use alkaline batteries Depending on individual use you may have to change the batteries fairly often but most users should be able to get an average of 1 3 months of battery life When you notice a decrease in the operating range or if the alarm sounds see next page replace
23. all batteries with new ones NOTE After replacing the batteries the touch panel will need re adjusting see p 30 31 AA IEC LR6 CAUTION e Never use new and old batteries together rules that apply in your country area Incorrect use of batteries may result in such hazards as leakage and bursting Observe the following precautions e Insert the plus and minus sides of the batteries properly according to the marks in the battery case e Batteries with the same shape may have different voltages Do not use different batteries together e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institution s Before You Start Remote Control Battery Alarm Change Battery 7 When the batteries get too weak to operate the remote control properly an alarm Change Battery co will sound and a warning screen will appear on the remote Change the batteries as T shown on the previous page i The Touch Pen amp Lock The touch pen is located in the back right hand corner of the lock switch remote control Take it out by sliding your finger along the bottom right edge of the remote control and then grasping the pen with thumb and forefinger The lock switch is located in the top right hand corner on the back of the remote control When this switch is set to LOCK you can t use the buttons on the remote control This is helpful to prevent you from
24. analog connections in addition to digital and DO RF connections see p 14 When playing a Dolby Digital DTS source the 5 1 Channel indicator doesn t light e The Dolby Digital DTS source is not 5 channels e There is no problem with the receiver but if you want 5 channel sound you must play a 5 channel source Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Symptom No sound from surround or center speakers Cause Speaker settings are incorrect The rear and or center levels are turned down The surround and or center speakers are disconnected Remedy See SPEAKER SETTING on p 34 35 to check the speaker settings See CHANNEL LEVEL p 37 to check the speaker levels Connect the speakers see p 19 Sound is produced from some components but not from digital components SIGNAL SELECT is set incorrectly The digital inputs are assigned incorrectly or not at all Set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO or according to the type of connections made see p 49 Set the digital input settings correctly see p 33 No sound is output or a noise is output when software with DTS is played back SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG A DVD player not compatible with DTS is used or the setting of the DVD player is incorrect The digital output level has been turned down on a CD player or other component equipped with digital output level adjustment capability The DTS signal has
25. be copy protected Connect your digital components as shown below There are two optical digital out jacks the MD recorder is connected to one in the diagram below If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder currently these include MD DAT and CD R you can make direct digital recordings with this unit Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal 4 not a PCM only output gt fo _ DVD player aE CD player s TV tuner es ERT HS E __ MD recorder T Coaxial cords Optical cables Coaxialicord Optical cable Commercially available digital audio coaxial cords standard video cords can also be used or optical cables not supplied are used to connect digital components to this receiver A When you use optical digital input or output terminals pull off the caps and insert the plugs Be sure to insert completely Ko or standard video cord 13 14 Connecting Your Equipment Example Connection for a DVD LD or LD player Make sure you connect your DVD LD or LD players using both the OO RF jack and either a coaxial or optical you don t need to do both of these digital connections If your player has an OO RF output this
26. be sure 80 Turn on the receiver your TV and press RECEIVER on the remote control Make sure your TV is set to the receiver 2 Press the SUB button on the remote control Press the SYSTEM SETUP button The SYSTEM SETUP MENU appears on your remote control screen You can escape from this screen at any time by pressing BACK 4 Press the MULTI ROOM button The MULTI ROOM menu appears on the remote control screen 5 Select the VOLUME LEVEL by pressing VARIABLE or FIXED If you hook up a just a power amplifier in the sub room the VSX 39TX will act as a pre amp In this case choose VARIABLE for the VOLUME LEVEL setting If you hook up a full integrated amplifier in the sub room such as another Pioneer VSX receiver choose FIXED for the VOLUME LEVEL setting 6 Select the IR RECEIVER type If you have the Pioneer made MR 100 select PIO NEER If you have an IR RECEIVER from a different company select OTHERS 7 Press the SETUP OK button This message will appear in the receiver s display If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup operations from the first step again These settings will be displayed on your TV screen Multi Room Volume Level VARIABLE IR Receiver PIONEER CAUTION If the FIXED position is chosen the volume will be loud CAUTION If the MULTI ROOM is set to FIXED the volume on the main unit will be set to maximum Thus when output it wil
27. been dropped or damaged in any way When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service REPLACEMENT PARTS When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING The product should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling HEAT The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat ANTENNA I lt LEAD IN WIRE CLAM ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT Fig A GROUND ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS IV Quick Start Guide This is a quick guide to setting up your new receiver so you can get home theater surround sound For more details on any of the information presented here check the main section of the manual Before making
28. can use the amp W buttons at the bottom of ems ae the remote control instead of the buttons 4 When all the speaker levels have been set press SETUP OK to return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU The display on the receiver will say RESUME and the MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position SIGNAL STEREO SP eA AUTO Next proceed to CROSSOVER NETWORK below Note that it is also possible to set channel levels temporarily Then follow the same procedure as explained on this page This function is designed to be used when you want to change the levels temporarily to raise the level of one channel Using this method you can set speaker levels in different modes such as STEREO and each DSP mode independently You should return the settings to their original state when done Doing the set up procedures on this page will erase any temporary independent level settings that have been made Initial Set Up CROSSOVER NETWORK The following steps show you how to adjust the crossover network The crossover network is the frequency at which the system divides the signal and sends the different parts high mid low to different speakers Speaking precisely this setting sets the cutoff point for the bass frequencies rerouted from your SMALL speakers to your subwoofer or speaker set to LARGE If continuing from CHANNEL LEVEL go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in Setting Up for Surround Soun
29. currently selected 17 MASTER VOLUME Adjusts the overall receiver volume 23 24 Displays amp Controls Display All the display information is explained and or referenced here SIGNAL LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT ZLIN ae OVER a HPT E Fae SP m F a eA L D0 DIGIT AL C 3RF MONO STEREO Ato TUNED AMFM Ce ee aae aa en a e EARE 15 14 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators OVER When the source signal is analog this Light to indicate the input signal you selected lights if the signal is in danger of distorting ANALOG Lights when analog signals are Press INPUT ATT on the front panel to lower assigned the signal level DIGITAL Lights when digital audio signals are ATT Lights when INPUT ATT is used to selected reduce the level of the analog source signal AC 3 RF Lights when AC 3 RF signals are ae assigned 4 Speaker indicators AUTO Lights when the receiver is set to select Light to indicate the current speaker system A the input signal automatically and or B 2 Program Format indicators 5 LOUDNESS indicator See p 51 AC 3 Lights when a source with Dolby Digital Lights when the LOUDNESS mode is on signals is played DTS Lights when a source with DTS audio 6 H P headphones Lights when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack speakers systems A and B both turn off automatically signals is played For Dolby Digital or DTS sources These indicators c
30. e Atest tone will be output from the SURROUND BACK speakers but your external amplifier must be turned up at least a little in order to hear it Be careful that it is not turned up too much because the test tone vol ume is quite loud 37 38 initial Set Up Channel Level ic eO 4 Y buttons Channel Level j O 3 Using the remote control display follow the instructions below to adjust the speaker levels so that you hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in your normal listening position NOTE The volume of the subwoofer tends to sound lower than it actually is You may need to adjust the level after testing with an actual soundtrack In AUTO mode Use the or A V buttons to adjust the level of the speaker outputting the test tone The tone will automatically switch between speakers after sounding for 2 3 seconds Adjust the level of all speakers In MANUAL mode Use the or A V buttons to adjust the level of the first the front left speaker Press the button on the touch panel for the next speaker Repeat and for each speaker If you are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter Take the readings from your main listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB SPL C weighted slow mode memo You
31. first 1 Press the CHANNEL LEVEL button System Setup The CHANNEL LEVEL settings will appear on your remote control screen DIC TAERPUT MULTI ROOM NOTE Be prepared The test tone is output at a high volume level 1 Ban CROSSOVER MASTER VOLUME rotates to the reference position 0 dB and the display on the receiver flashes TEST TONE After a few seconds the test tone is output DYNAMIC RANGE CHANNEL LEVEL CONTROL These settings will be displayed on your TV 2 Select a test tone mode by pressing one of the TEST TONE buttons Output the Channel Level TEST TONE A Boge SIGNAL SELECT SPA AUTO AUT T TONE MANUALI T TONI inal AUTO automatic TEST TONE This mode switches the test tone between each speaker automatically The automatic test tone is output in the following order a ee se a sw SL lt SBL SBR MANUAL manual TEST TONE This mode lets you switch the test tone between each speaker manually qd FL cT FR 0 0 dB 0 0 dB SL sw SR 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 0 0 dB SBL 0 0 dB SBR 0 0 dB Any time you want to exit the process Press SETUP OK memo e Be careful if you touch one of the speaker buttons ao by accident the TEST TONE will automatically sound from each speaker e f your subwoofer has a volume control set it to the middle position before doing these operations
32. higher volumes of sound So 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant what sounds normal can actually be loud and harmful 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock to your hearing Guard against this by setting your at two feet equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE To establish a safe level DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE e Start your volume control at a low setting e Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it 90 Subway motorcycle truck traffic lawn mower comfortably and clearly and without distortion 100 Garbage truck chain saw pneumatic drill 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers thunderclap Once you have established a comfortable sound level 140 Gunshot blast jet plane e Set the dial and leave it there 180 Rocket launching pad Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime 89 90 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Specifications Amplifier Section Continuous average power output of 120 watts per channel min at 6 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz with no more than 0 09 total harmonic distortion front Continuous Power Output Front 120 W 120 W 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 09 6 Q Center oeeie 120 W 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 09 6 Q Rear 120 W 120 W
33. i PAGE om kani ka MENU GUIDE G 2 3 Use to displays other pages of on screen information if there is too fit one screen PAGE PEE G 5 6 MENU a Use to display the main menu L3 L4 OOO GUIDE em Use to display the Program Guide screen ne ee a CH i i Number buttons Tar OOO uute ENTER t1 aA L2 Use to select a specific TV channel L1 4 Freely assignable keys where you can enter any command you like refer to p 60 61 for more on this CH ENTER Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons not all models require this step at STB DTV operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program memo your digital tuner into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the re ceiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the TV SAT button to set the remote to the DIGITAL TUNER operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component e When presetting a PIONEER digital tuner this screen will appear Digital Tuner screen Oo Press to switch the digital tuner on or off not possible with all models especially those without STB LL a standby mode MENU Use to turn the main menu on or off CLEAR Use to clears on screen display BLUE GREEN RED Y
34. mistakenly pushing a button For normal use keep the switch set in USE Touch pen Remote Control Cushions Apply the cushions to the feet of the remote control as shown in the QQ diagram right ZEN Operating range of remote control unit The area in which you can use the remote control to operate the VSX 39TX is fairly large To use point the remote control toward the remote sensor on the front panel of this unit while within the range shown right Remote control may not function properly if e There are obstacles between the remote control and the remote sensor e Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor e The receiver located near a device emitting infrared rays e Operated simultaneously with another remote control which uses infrared rays Installing the Receiver Please note e Do not place objects directly on top of this unit This would prevent 8 inches 20 cm proper heat dispersal e When installing in a rack shelf etc be sure to leave more than 8 inches of space above the receiver Receiver Opening the Front Panel To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel with your finger 11 12 Connecting Your Equipment Audio Components To begin set up connect your audio components to the jacks as shown below These are all analog connections and your analog audio components turntable cassette deck use the
35. mode on or off 2 MUTE Press to mute or restore the volume DTV MENU Press to select the DTV menu ANT Use to select the type of antenna you have hooked up to your TV MENU Use to select different menus on a DTV screen BLUE GREEN RED YELLOW Use to make selections from the DTV menu Number buttons Use to select a specific TV channel 8 ENTER Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons not all models require this step CHANNEL RETURN Use to return to the previous channel L1 Freely assignable key where you can enter any command you like refer to p 60 61 for more on this D a W lt ENTER A V lt 4 Use to select or adjust items on the menu screen ENTER Use to activate the selected function TV CONTROL q buttons 67 e D m gt e Z Remote Control of Other Components CATV operations memo e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program your CATV into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the TV CONTROL button to set the remote to the CATV operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the your CATV MUTE STB CATV Press to mute or restore the volume Tan sa F
36. need to use a different button like VCR 2 for your tape deck 2 SELECT FUNCTION 4 Choose the component you want to set up In the example in the diagram on the left DVD was selected in step 3 Thus DVD LD appears in the top bar after Preset Recall Remote Control of Other Components 5 Select the name of the company that makes your component If there are two pages of company names use the page buttons to go back and forth between the two sets of makers names For explanation purposes we ll use PIONEER as an example 6 Press the NUMBER 1 button If the component you are trying to control turns on off the set up for this component is complete but components that don t have a standby mode can t respond in this way To test if you ve set it up properly work through step 8 Then try using selecting the function you just set up for example a CD player and using the controls on this remote control If the component does not respond try working through the procedure again and pressing number 2 instead this time Continue this procedure until one of the com mands works 6 If none of the commands seem to work try the learning mode to program the component into the remote control This is explained on the following page To go back a screen press the BACK button To exit the process without in
37. none e Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer e f you did not connect surround back speakers deselect them In this case the boxes in the diagram will appear empty as shown on the left e If the FRONT speakers or the SURROUND speakers are set to SMALL the SURROUND BACK speakers will automatically be set to SMALL e f you choose THX in step 2 then the SURROUND BACK speakers can only be set to small or off SUBWOOFER default setting is YES e Leave it selected if you connected a subwoofer e f you did not connect a subwoofer deselect it In this case the bass frequencies are output from the front or surround speakers e Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduc tion of deep bass sounds e If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out the front and center speakers are all routed to the subwoofer e If you selected SMALL for the FRONT speakers the subwoofer will automatically be set to on you won t be able to choose off or PLUS Press the SETUP OK button to return to the SYSTEM SETUP MENU Hold the remote control pointed towards the receiver until you see the RECEIVED display on the receiver If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup operations from the first step again SIGNAL SELECT Pi The settings you chose will be displayed on
38. omer 10sec CE Camere em A BEEP Y ez When you are finished with the adjustments you can press the 5 BACK button repeatedly to go back to the RECEIVER screen You can also simply push the RECEIVER button to go back to the RECEIVER MAIN screen fnemo You can press BACK anytime to go back a screen gm or repeatedly to escape this set up mode 31 32 Initial Set Up Setting Up for Surround Sound To ensure the best possible surround sound complete the following set up operations You only need to make these settings once unless you change the placement of your current speaker system or add new speakers etc These set up operations use your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure your TV and receiver are properly hooked up 1 2 f E NG ae ed C SPEAKER CROSSOVER rer SETTING NETWORK jem CHANNEL DELAY PASRANAGER CHANNEL LEVEL PYNONTROW Lone When you press SETUP OK to complete one of the settings explained on the right a mark consisting of four curved lines appears on the top right of the remote control This means the remote control is sending the commands to the receiver If the receiver has gotten the commands the word received appears in the display on the rece
39. player has a coaxial terminal not a PCM only output for the audio out hook it up using this terminal Follow the diagram below This is the best scenario as you will be able to follow the default settings of this receiver and won t need to assign the digital inputs voeo F Ea Co Kra R ac L DVD player oe oon wit AC 3 a coaxial cord co RCA video cord Optical Digital Connection If your DVD player has an optical terminal not a PCM only output for the audio out you can hook it up using this following the below diagram You will need to assign the digital input tell the receiver which input you put your DVD digital audio into See page VI for this vipeo savipEo a q CPO oogew wed in eg NM wel DTN N RCA video cord Ta ax 9 DVD player DIGITAL OUTPUT not a PCM only output optical cord RCA video cord Quick Start Guide 2 Speaker Connections Home theater is designed to be setup with five or seven speakers front left amp right center surround left amp right and optimally surround back left amp right and a subwoofer but you can use this receiver with fewer speakers Hook up the speakers you have to the A speaker terminals on the back of the receiver If you only have two speakers hook them up as FRONT If you have
40. product from the wall outlet before cleaning The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth Never clean with furniture wax benzine insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet ATTACHMENTS Donotuse attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards WATER AND MOISTURE Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like ACCESSORIES Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer CART A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn LA rcs lt VENTILATION Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the
41. product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company LOCATION The appliance should be in stalled in a stable location NONUSE PERIODS The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un used for a long period of time GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other it will fit into the outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug If this product is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If youare unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpo
42. remote control DQ dts EFFECT B or use the button on the front panel and choose analog THX TRR STANDARD Recording DIGITAL or OO RF signals is not possible muy oH 2a am 2 Start recording with VCR 1 or VCR 2 PRE Louons gt J etc 1 it necessary 3 Playback the source to be recorded Using Other Functions Video Select This function allows you to listen to one sound source while you watch a different video source on your TV The sound source is set in the normal fashion as is explained on p 47 You then alter the video input with the VIDEO SELECT button Press the VIDEO SELECT button on the front panel to cycle through the Panar _ different possible video inputs The first press shows the video input you are currently using After that pressing VIDEO SELECT cycles though the possibilities in the following order 7 DVD LD gt VCR1 gt VCR2 Z OFF lt TV VIDEO VIDEO SELECT button The OFF setting means the AUDIO and VIDEO source are the same Also if one of the MD TAPE 1 CD TUNER or PHONO functions are selected the VIDEO SELECT will be set to OFF o0o000000000 6999 s o a qoo ooo After choosing a video input the display on the receiver will show that input for about 5 seconds and then revert to showing the sou
43. sensor window e The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time Therefore changing the station in one room also changes the station in the other room Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast e The volume levels of the main and sub rooms are independent When more than one remote control signal is transmitted at the same time the receiver does not operate e When operating MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE with the MULTI ROOM PRE OUT jacks connected to a SUB room amplifier which bears the PIONEER Rf mark and has a remote sensor both the IR receiver and the amplifier may receive remote control commands making correct operation impossible In this case place the IR receiver and amplifier apart from each other and point the remote control directly at the IR receiver during operation If you plan to leave the MULTI ROOM feature off for a lengthy period please turn off the power in both the SUB and MAIN rooms Make sure the STANDBY indicator turns red and the MR amp S indicator goes off If you send the SYSTEM OFF command from the SUB room by remote control the power of both rooms will go off Please be careful when making a recording in the MAIN room The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components Connecting an optional control cord allows you to operate other PLONEER components simply by pointing the receiver s remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel of the receiver Th
44. settings here People with multi system TVs don t need to worry about changing the setting If necessary follow the instructions below to switch the type of video system 1 Put the receiver in the STANDBY mode 2 While holding down the LOUDNESS button press the STANDBY ON button The video system type will change depending on the state the receiver was previously in The new type either PAL or NTSC will appear in the display It will be shown for about seven seconds and then the receiver returns to normal operating mode To change the video system type again repeat steps 1 and 2 STANDBY ON Make sure you press the LOUDNESS button using others buttons may change this receiver s settings N am Sei o peraj a l oo0oo0o0000 ooo l When a PAL system is selected LOUDNESS a Shaun When an NTSC system is selected memo When using the PAL setting the OSD does not get k displayed in color 29 30 Initial Set Up Setting Up the Remote Control Since this remote is based on LCD screens you should try and get used to the touch sensitive nature of the buttons as well as the way in which different screens control different operations You can move between the different screens with the function buttons on the left and right and or certain buttons within each screen The BACK button will always return
45. surround speakers slightly above ear level e t may be difficult to obtain a cohesive surround effect if the surround speakers are installed farther away from the listening position than the front and center speakers Connecting Your Equipment Connecting Additional Amplifiers To hook up surround back speakers you need to use an additional amplifier Other than for that purpose this receiver has more than sufficient power for any home use but it is possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet INPUT Surround channel amplifier INPUT x lt Front channel amplifier 4 O Powered subwoofer Center channel amplifier mono Surround back channel amplifier fmemo You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channels for a single speaker as well k In this case plug the amplifier into the L SINGLE terminal only Plugging In Up to three components can be powered from this receiver Two of the outlets are switched which means that power is switched on and off with the receiver The third is unswitched which means that power is delivered so long as the receiver is plugged in Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the powe
46. switch on both A amp B speaker systems only front speakers and the subwoofer will be audible No sound will come from the center or surround speakers but multi channel sources will be down mixed to the active speakers so no sound will be lost Similarly if you choose just the B system you ll only hear the front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down mixed to these two speakers Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 6Q 16Q Powered b f A Front seweerer A iewiattes Front speaker A speaker A Left O Right Center speaker Surround speaker Left Surround speaker Right Surround back Surround back speaker Left speaker Right 19 20 Connecting Your Equipment m Speaker terminals The speaker terminals Twist exposed wire Loosen speaker terminal Tighten accept single banana strands together and insert exposed wire terminal plugs Refer to speaker manual for details 3 8 pial SL Q z Placing Your Speakers Proper speaker placement is essential to realize the best sound from your system The diagram and tips given here are just a rough guide Be sure to read the instructions that come with your speakers Speaker placement If you have a multiple speaker arrang
47. tastes New LCD Touch Panel Remote Control This touch sensitive screen remote control is the latest in convenient technology It s easily viewed screen can access a huge amount of different buttons Instead of the old method where one button had to perform many tasks this remote can instantly change screens allowing one button to have just one clearly marked purpose This remote can be used to operate a variety of other components simply by recalling the appropriate setup codes or by using the learning function to teach the remote control new commands In addition you can personalize your remote control with the key rename and item memo functions so that it reflects your personal home set up The remote also has a lock feature to make sure none of the settings are changed accidentally The Energy saving Design This unit is designed to use less than 1 W of energy when the receiver is in standby mode Table of Contents Before You Start ceeseeeeeeeeees 10 Checking the Supplied Accessories c0 ee 10 How to Use This Manual sses 10 Preparing the Remote Control 10 Loading the batteries 10 Remote Control Battery Alarm 11 The Touch Pen amp Lock 0 11 Remote Control Cushions cceseeee we TI Operating range of remote control unit 11 Installing the Receiver ccceeeeseeeeeeseeeeees wi I Opening the Front Panel esceseeeeeseeeeereeereereees 11 Connec
48. the receiver is in STANDBY mode Please note that this receiver consumes a small amount of power 1 0 W in the standby between STANDARD and STANDARD 7 1 mode mode for use with SURROUND BACK speak 2 DSP MODE button See p 45 ers and STANDARD auto the receiver chooses Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode the appropriate STANDARD mode Those with HALL 1 HALL 2 JAZZ DANCE THEATER 1 surround back speakers can use all three or THEATER 2 5 7 CH STEREO Use these STANDARD modes those without can only use modes to produce surround sound from the STANDARD mode standard two channel stereo sources and 3 MULTI CH INPUT See p 52 create different listening environments Use to hook up an external component that can STEREO DIRECT button See p 45 amp 53 decode other types of signals and input them Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it into the VSX 39TX was in a different sound mode like DSP mode 4 TONE control buttons or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO TONE button mode For more on STEREO mode see p 45 u i This button has two functions Firstly it DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls switches between TONE ON and TONE DIGITAL NR LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT and BYPASS which bypasses the tone circuitry channel level for the most accurate reproduc Secondly you need to press the button before gon Eapen Soules using the CHANNEL SELECT buttons to adjust OO DTS buttons See p 43 47 amp 84 85 the BA
49. the remote control to the previous screen In the explanations below you must complete the TOUCH PANEL ADJUSTMENT setup to use the remote control properly After that you can adjust various basic settings to suit your personal preferences 1 1 Press REMOTE SETUP on the D remote control Access to the different setup modes appear on your remote control screen 2 Press the LCD COMMANDER button The different types of possible adjustments will appear on the screen PRESET RECALL ITEM MEMO se LEARNING KEY RENAME MULTI OPERATION 3 Since you must first align the touch panel to make sure the remote 3 control responds properly when you touch it press the TOUCH PANEL ADJUSTMENT button 4 Press each cross point in the middle to align the remote control touch panel with the LCD panel underneath This adjustment will make sure your remote control is calibrated correctly When you ve touched all four cross points the screen will show the word COMPLETE and automatically return to the LCD COMMANDER screen tcp timer 10 sec L se OFC 1 JC2 JC3_ pat p Ea E E E E EEEN t Touch Panel Adjust _Back fao COMPLETE C A Z 7 Q Q Initial Set Up 5 Decide which other adjustments you d like to make and press those buttons The different possi
50. to connect Depending on where the cassette deck is placed the audio components noise may occur during playback of your cassette deck which is caused by leakage flux from the Connect red plugs a transformer in the receiver If you experience KS l R ight and white noise move the cassette deck farther away from plugs to L left the receiver D Be sure to insert s R completely Connecting Your Equipment Digital Connections In order to use Dolby Digital DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to make digital audio connections You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection you don t need to do both The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal it is a matter of matching like with like for example the coaxial out from the component to coaxial in on the receiver The VSX 39TX has two coaxial and three optical inputs for a total of five digital inputs A DVD LD player or LD player should be connected to a digital jack and the special OO RF jack if the LD has one as well as a pair of analog jacks see the next page If possible hook up your digital equipment in accordance with this receiver s default settings see Digital Input Assign ment below left in order to do this We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks in order to make recording from some digital sources which may
51. treble loudness etc ers using the 2 RF jack If your player has an 2 RF output this will ensure you can use all LDs Refer to p 14 47 Playing Sources with Stereo Sound The following instructions show you how to play audio or audio visual sources with the VSX 39TX memo If the TAPE 2 indicator is visible in the display it means the TAPE 2 MONITOR is on Press TAPE 2 p MONITOR on the front panel to turn it off unless you want to listen to TAPE 2 1 Tum on the power of the playback component 2 Press the STANDBY STANDBY ON button to tum on the indicator receiver Be sure that the standby indicator turns off on the front panel 3 Press the FUNCTION on the remote control to select the source you want to playback Alternatively Use the INPUT SELECTOR on the front 2a panel Receiver mA The FUNCTION button cycles through the sources in amr AIM 5 the following order ae f P F DVD LD TV SAT CD MD TAPE 1 7 fuone a wor cool VCR 2 VCR 1 VIDEO PHONO TUNER A AJT 8 4 Press the RECEIVER Fat Pioneer The RECEIVER MAIN SCREEN appears on the remote 5 Press the STEREO button to select the stereo mode 2 5 3 The STEREO indicator lights on the display fi 6 Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the a a input signal corresponding to the eee q source component setting the ssp 2222er
52. when in DIRECT mode the receiver switches to STEREO mode Basic Playback Listening in LOUDNESS Mode The LOUDNESS mode allows you to boost the bass in a signal It is useful for listening to music at low volumes MAIN Receiver tee Press the LOUDNESS button on the ose srereo remote control s Receiver MAIN DO dts EFFECT screen or on the front panel ES GEDE Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off komes SR L Loupness LOUDNESS memo e You can t use the LOUDNESS mode with the PEGEN MULTI CH IN or THX modes e f you press LOUDNESS in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode Adjusting Bass and Treble Tone Control You can use BASS or TREBLE buttons to adjust the low and high frequencies for each individual set of speakers If the receiver is in STEREO mode you can only adjust the FRONT speakers In a surround mode STANDARD ADVANCED THEATER etc you can adjust the FRONT CENTER SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers The TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuitry See p 22 3 3 1 Press the TONE button on the SUB remote control s Receiver SUB Receiver oT screen or front panel to put the TE onl op 1 _ receiver in tone adjust mode ud Lae Ez TONE ON should appear in the display If TONE BYPASS appears press the button again to get me a Jee Ooa
53. your TV Speaker Setting maaa THX Front LARGE Center LARGE Surround LARGE SurrBack LARGEx2 Subwoofer Next proceed to CHANNEL DELAY below If you want to change a setting before proceeding simply press the button of the speaker you want to change YES 35 Initial Set Up CHANNEL DELAY Adding a slight delay to some speakers is necessary to achieve a surround sound effect You need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay The following steps show you how to set the delay time for each channel by specifying the distances from your listening position to each speaker Once you specify the speaker distances the receiver calculates the correct delay times automatically If continuing from SPEAKER SETTING go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in Setting Up for Surround Sound p 32 first System Setup DIGITAL INPUT SELECT MULTI ROOM 1 SPEAKER CROSSOVER SETTING NETWORK E ama DELAY BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER Channel Delay ft O Channel Delay ft 10 0 10 0 10 0 O o 4 Y buttons 36 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 CHANNEL LEVEL DYNAMIC RANGE BACK 1 Press the CHANNEL DELAY button
54. your TV and VCR pressing the SYSTEM OFF button will turn off these components even if they are not PIONEER products MULTI OPERATION button Use this button to start the MULTI OPERATION mode See p 74 75 for how to program and use the MULTI OPERATION mode 4 Y BACK LIGHT on off lt gt ENTER buttons These buttons can be used for a variety of operations In the SYSTEM SETUP menu the 4 Y buttons can be used to adjust CHANNEL DELAY or CHANNEL LEVEL The amp 4 buttons pressed simultaneously can be use to lock or unlock a setting see p 61 These buttons are also used to control the DVD menu for the DVD remote control screen If the remote control is in the REMOTE SETUP mode you can use the W button to adjust the BACKLIGHT See p 31 Basic Receiver LCD Screens Displays amp Controls Receiver MAIN Screen Receiver o m DSP STERE THX AP VANGED STANDARD DIGITAL LOUDNESS I 8 Receiver MAIN button Press this button to select the main receiver screen above when the remote control is on the sub receiver screen ay monar NR STEREO button See p 44 46 48 amp 53 Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it was in a different sound mode like ADVANCED THEATER or THX CINEMA or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO mode DSP button See p 45 46 Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode DIRECT FUNCTION on off indicator See p 78 These
55. 0 vl a m DIRECT be ACCESS 2 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number Each press switches the display C CLASS A gt CLASS B gt CLASS C 3 Use the NUMBER buttons to select the channel you desire To select channel 7 press To select channel 0 press For example If 99 50 MHz FM was memorized in class A at channel 7 SIGNAL SELECT SP eA STEREO TUNED To step through each channel in order Press the STATION buttons repeatedly Using the front panel 2 1 1 Select the TUNER function 2 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number o0o00000hLo000 HOED o ap m o o o ony 3 Press the STATION buttons repeatedly to select the channel you want 57 2 D m gt e Z 58 Remote Control of Other Components Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components In addition to controlling the receiver the supplied remote control can operate your other components VCR TV LD CD etc after you program it to do so In this way instead of fumbling with many different controls and buttons you only need to use one remote control If your component s are listed in the remote control s memory simply follow the steps below If your component s are not listed or if you want the remote to learn additional
56. 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 09 6 Q Audio Section Input Sensitivity Impedance PHONO MM ce ccceccceeceeeteeeeeeeteeeteeeee 4 7 mV 47 KQ VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD MD TAPE 1 CD R TAPE 2 00 00 335 mV 47 kQ Phono Overload level T H D 0 1 1kHz PHONO MM raren o een E EE aE SAE SEEHEA 120 mV Frequency Response PHONO MM ossiani 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz 0 3 dB VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD MD TAPE 1 CD R TAPE 2 5 Hz to 100 000 Hz 3 dB Output Level Impedance VCR 1 DVR REC VCR 2 REC MD TAPE 1 CD R REC TAPEZ REG w222 8 224i Sake eica ei 335 mV 2 2 kQ Tone Control BAS Sis ees okies aren cave e 6 dB 100 Hz TREBLE tern cases sete n aaa 6 dB 10 kHz LOUBDNES Sixx 222te is tine 10 dB 100 Hz 10 kHz Signal to Noise Ratio IHF short circuited A network PHONO MM cceviccess cus he inae aradeg 80 dB VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD MD TAPE 1 TAPE 2 m a 103 dB MULTI CHANNEL IN 103 dB Channel Level Bypass Signal to Noise Ratio EIA at 1 W 1 kHz PRONO MM is ct eek indi Sethi alas 80 dB VCR 1 DVR VCR 2 DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD MD TAPRE T CD R TAPE 2r ona a 83 dB Measured pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission s Trade Regulation rule on Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Measured by Audio Spectrum Analyzer Maintenance of External Surfaces e Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt e When the surfaces ar
57. CD etc and then get softer This will still happen when you adjust the brightness but the new set ting will be the one the display softens to FL DIMMER oot 53 54 Using the Tuner Automatic and Manual Tuning The following steps show you how to tune in FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic search and manual step tuning functions If you already know the exact frequency of the station you want see Direct Access Tuning on the following page Tuner B ae erie ZF s Proneer an ee os eee aseo ocoooo0oo0oo 0 0 06809 o ao ooon eoe EC 1 Press the TUNER On the remote this selects the TUNER function on he receiver and sets the remote to the TUNER operation mode SIGNAL SELECT OG SP A _ mM Press the BAND button to select the band FM or AM Each press switches the band FM gt AM SIGNAL STEREO Tune in the station For Automatic Tuning Press and hold TUNING for about one second then release The tuner starts searching the selected band and stop automatically at the first station it locates Repeat to locate other stations For Manual Tuning e To change frequencies one step at a time press TUNING repeatedly e To change frequencies quickly hold down TUNIN
58. DVR and VCR 2 functions Remember if you have a DVD LD player or LD player you should hook it up to the analog and digital jacks in addition to the DO RF connection described here e To go back without entering any of the information selected use the BACK button Press the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT button Press the DIGITAL IN button you want to assign At the bottom of the LCD screen the functions available will appear Press the button of the function you want to assign to the selected DIGITAL INPUT button This procedure assigns a digital function to the DIGITAL IN If you assign a function for example DVD LD that has already been assigned to another button the new button will get the function and the old one will automatically turn to OFF This is because one function cannot be assigned twice If a digital jack has nothing connected to it set the corresponding button to OFF Repeat step 2 amp 3 until all the DIGITAL IN buttons correspond to the components you connected If you hooked up a component to the AC 3 RF channel use steps 2 amp 3 to assign a function to it Press the SETUP OK button to return the SYSTEM SETUP mode Hold the remote control pointed towards the receiver until you see the RECEIVED display on the receiver If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup operations from the first step again SIGNAL SELECT Pi w These settings will be displayed on your T
59. E For Canadian model This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Pour le mod le Canadien Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada LE BOUTON STANDBY ON EST RACCORDE SECONDAIREMENT ET PAR CONSEQUENT NE SEPARE PAS L APPAREIL DE L ALIMENTATION SECTEUR SUR LA POSITION D ATTENTE For Canadian model CAUTION To PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTEN SION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UN LESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PRE VENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION pour PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSERESS A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT For U S model lott As an ENERGY STAR Partner Pioneer Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency K001 En READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the productandin the operating instructions should be adhered to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed CLEANING Unplug this
60. ELLOW Use to make selections from the DTV Digital TV menu Aor mao 0 fora CH T a Use to change channels on the satellite tuner CH RETURN Use to return to the previous channel Number buttons Use to select satellite channels ENTER Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons not all models require this step L1 2 Freely assignable keys where you can enter any 68 command you like refer to p 60 61 for more on this Remote Control of Other Components STB satellite tuner operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program i your satellite tuner into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 Satellite Tuner screen 1 STB SAT wou w JGGG dc 000 olor oer 7 9 O I gt ee OOOF Oo Press to switch the satellite tuner on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode EXIT Press to exit the current setting of the SAT OFF ON Press to switch the satellite tuner off CH Use to change channels on the satellite tuner GUIDE Use to turn the program information screen on or off MENU Use to turn the main menu on or off Number buttons Use to select satellite channels L1 3 Freely assignable keys
61. G and release when you reach the frequency you desire Adjust the MASTER VOLUME buttons on the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME on the front panel MPX Mode If the TUNED or STEREO indicators do not light when tuning an FM station because the station is too far away or the broadcast signal is weak press MPX on the remote control or front panel to switch to MONO reception This should improve reception enough for you to enjoy the broadcast Using the Tuner Direct Access Tuning The following steps show you how to tune directly to a specific frequency using the remote control 1 Press the TUNER This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and sets the remote to the TUNER operation mode 2 Press the BAND button to select the band FM or AM Each press switches the band FM gt AM See Renee 3 Press the DIRECT ACCESS button to 5 activate the direct access tuning mode The cursor blinks in the display on the front panel 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the station you want Example To tune station 106 00 FM press 0 gt gt gt 0 gt SIGNAL E ANALOG SP A STEREO L___ rune To cancel before inputting the frequency Press DIRECT ACCESS and enter the frequency again 5 Adjust the MASTER VOLUME buttons on the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME on
62. ITOR button so it goes into the OFF setting When using THX AUTO mode the receiver is not playing in the EX mode You are not using a source with Surround EX flag There is no problem with your receiver but if you want to hear 7 channel sound use an EX source The Dolby Digital DTS indicator doesn t light up even when playing a Dolby Digital DTS source The player is paused or stopped There is a mistake in the player settings for audio output Although it s a Dolby Digital DTS source there is a possibility the present track is not Dolby Digital DTS Play the source Fix the audio settings check the manual that came with your DVD player There is no problem The indicator won t light when the track is not a Dolby Digital DTS track If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Power cord CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A da
63. PASS 96 kHz 24 bit Performance This receiver is capable of playing back advanced DVD discs which are recorded in 96 kHz 24 bit format these are all stereo discs and any source recorded in 96 kHz and up to 24 bit The receiver will automatically read the format of the disc and play accordingly of course the SIGNAL SELECT will have to set to AUTO or DIGITAL to read the DVD soundtrack When the receiver plays a 96 kH2z 24 bit disc 96 kHz and whatever mode you re using for example STEREO DIRECT or DNR will appear in the display e When a 96 kHz 24 bit disc is played back the volume may be louder than that of a normal disc e Some DVD players cannot play 96 kHz 24 bit discs Check the manual of your DVD player to make sure e During this playback the player enters the STEREO mode and you can use the controls available in STEREO mode LOUD NESS MIDNIGHT TONE controls etc see p 50 51 e With 96 kHz 24 bit discs you are able to use MULTI CH IN playback and the TAPE 2 MONITOR e In 96 kHz 24 mode you can t use the STANDARD ADVANCED THEATER THX or DSP modes SIGNAL STEREO SELECT une sp piera Basic Playback Direct Playback STEREO MAIN Use the STEREO button on the Receiver COW sus remote control or the STEREO ose stereo DIRECT button on the front panel to Dd dts EFFECT alternate between
64. Pioneer ELITE AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX 39TX Operating Instructions 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 For U S model IMPORTANT NOTICE The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear panel Please write this serial number on your enclosed warranty card and keep it in a secure area This is for your security WARNING To prevent FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE THE STANDBY ON BUTTON IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWER IN STANDBY POSITION IMPORTANT A The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servi
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66. S i irde iiet 58 Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control 58 Learning Mode Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls cssccssseees 60 Locking the Settings c secseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeees 61 tem Memo innn e E a eee 62 Key Rename wiechera les ncaa pd ge iiia ed iridata arin 63 Using Remote Control with Other Components 64 DVD or LD player operations cc sscceeeeeeeees 64 CD player operations r MD operations c cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaee TV OP ratiOns iasi agind re ipina iais CATV operations STB DTV operations es STB satellite tuner operations 69 Cassette deck operations a 70 VGR operations iis dence iain nes 71 Other screen for preset operations 00008 71 Using Other Functions 72 Recording from Audio Components wand Recording from Video Components eves Video Select iecciccceedisnteeedessi ereiies 73 Multi Operations eeeeeee 74 Performing multi operations add System OFF cesceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees ws 76 Using SYSTEM OFF Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION Resetting the Remote Control 78 MultitRoomigisen fio E see eens 79 MULTI ROOM connections cecceeeeeeeeeeeees 79 MULTI ROOM set up e eeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 80 Using the front panel with the MULTI ROOM system ccsceeeeeee
67. SS amp TREBLE cannot be used in THX or THX CINEMA Cycles through the THX MULTI CH IN modes CINEMA THX SURROUND EX or THX AUTO CHANNEL SELECT button sound modes Ii you naveTihAcertitiec Switches the tone adjust controls between the speaker setup or want to re create a THX style FRONT CENTER SURROUND and SUR s environment ns also appropriate for ROUND BACK speakers You can then use the olby Digital Dolby Fro Logic DTS sources BASS and TREBLE controls to adjust the Those with surround back speakers can use all three THX modes those without can only use the THX CINEMA mode sound Displays amp Controls BASS button See p 51 Use to adjust low frequencies TREBLE button See p 51 Use to adjust the high frequencies LOUDNESS button See p 51 Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off cannot be used in THX or MULTI CH IN modes DIGITAL NR button See p 50 Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off cannot be used in THX or MULTI CH IN modes SIGNAL SELECT button See p 49 Use to select the type of signal being input into the receiver Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following ANALOG To select an analog signal DIGITAL To select a optical or coaxial digital signal AC 3 RF To select an D0 RF signal AUTO This is the default If there are analog digital and OO RF signals input the receiver automatically selects the Dd RF signal If there are analog and digital signals inpu
68. T AI Ae P E dace rset E Loop antenna Miscellaneous Power Requirements cc0 cccccccceeeeeeee AC 120 V 60 Hz Power Consumption ccccccccesseeeeeteeees 460 W 630 VA Power Consumption in Standby mode 006 1 0 W AC Outlet SWITCHED x2 ooo ececeeceseeeee Total 100 W 0 8 A MAX UNSWITCHED cccccccceccceseeeeneeeee 100 W 0 8 A MAX Dimensions 0000008 457 W x 174 H x 470 D mm 17 15 16 W x 6 13 16 H x 18 1 2 D in Weight without package 17 2 kg 37 Ib 15 oz Furnished Parts FM wire Antenna fice een epadan cease eriein AM Loop Antenna eaae araa Eea arai AA IEC LR6 batteries Remote Control Unit Touch Pen Cushion for Remote Operating Instructions A A NOTE Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice due to improvements 91 Department at the above listed number for assistance Pioneer Garantie Limit e gui accompagne le produit Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2000 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved a ee ee es oe Se ee 4 Should this product require service in the U S A and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service Company or if you wish to purchase replacement parts operating instructions service manuals or accessories please call the number shown below 800 421 1404 Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without fir
69. TONE ON the tone adjust mode m p ONE setter 2 gt 2 Press the CH SELECT button on the a remote control or CHANNEL 2 1 SELECT button on the front panel to cycle through the different tone adjust channels The button cycles though the possibilities in the following order TONE Frot TONE Center TONE SurBack lt TONE Surr lt 3 Use the BASS or TREBLE memo buttons to adjust the low or high ies frequencies of each channel TONE CHANNEL SELECT eoo00a00 eoo0o00 BASS i i TREBLE e The tone control can be adjusted in a range of 6 dB Display when using the TONE buttons e The tone control cannot be adjusted in THX A ae MULTI CH IN Fay son e f the receiver is in DIRECT mode and you press the TONE button TONE BYPASS will appear in the display letting you know that you can t change the tone in DIRECT mode Another press cancels DIRECT mode A few seconds after you finish adjusting the tone the receiver will revert to the sound mode it was in at the 51 beginning of the process Basic Playback MULTI CHANNEL IN Playback MULTI CH IN allows you to connect an external decoder to enjoy certain types of specialized discs To use MULTI CH playback follow the instructions below MAIN RNE aan SE Press the MULTI CH IN button on the remote control s Receiver MAIN screen
70. To match the average dialog level subtract or add the OFFSET level For example if the OFFSET level is 4 dB the amplifier s output is 4 dB over the average recorded level DSP modes The DSP Digital Signal Processing modes allow you to transform your living room into a variety of different sonic environments when playing either two channel or multi channel sources If you have SURROUND BACK speakers s switched on see p 34 35 then 7 1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on the receiver HALL 1 Simulates the acoustic effects of a large concert hall Suitable for classical music A long delay time of reflected sounds coupled with reverb effects let the listener enjoy the dynamic and rich sounds characteristic of concert halls and powerful orchestral performances HALL 2 Simulates the acoustic environment of a very resonant concert hall Rich reverberation and a full sound create the impression of a lively performance space JAZZ Simulates the acoustic effects of a jazz club Reflected sound is virtually below 100 msec so that the listener can enjoy a live band effect DANCE Simulates the acoustic effects of a dance club Features a strong bass sound Reflected sound delay time is virtually below 50 msec for the listener to enjoy the visceral power of dance music THEATER 1 Reproduces theater sound field effects without losing the localization of each channel Theater effects can be enjoyed w
71. UNCTION Choose the component you want to start the MULTI OPERATION with and press it s FUNCTION button For example purposes we ll use a DVD player as the first component to be set in this multi operation process To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button SELECT FUNCTION 4 Next you should select the command number you want the process to start with Of course it s logical to start with 1 so press command 1 the box the 1 with inside it ae Multi Operation DvoLD Back ig This tells the receiver this will be the first command 2 To erase a command SELECT NUMBER Press the command button you want to erase and press the CLEAR button To go back one step Press the BACK button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button repeatedly 5 Select the component whose command you want to input for example a DVD player and press that button on the remote control The LCD screen for that component will appear on the remote control The screen for that component will appear in the LCD display To go back one step Press the BACK button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button repeatedly Using Other Functions DVD Multi Operation 6 Select acommand from
72. V The settings pictured here are the default settings Digital In Select Digital 1 DVD LD Digital 2 cD Digital 3 MD TV SAT VCR1 DVD LD Digital 4 Digital 5 AC 3 RF 33 34 Initial Set Up SPEAKER SETTING The following steps show you how to select the correct set up for the type and number of speakers you connected If continuing from DIGITAL INPUT SELECT go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 on p 32 first System Setup DIGITAL INPUT SELECT MULTI ROOM 1 SPEAKER CROSSOVER SETTING NETWORK CHANNEL DELAY PASS PEAK LEVEL 4 CHANNEL LEVEL DYNAMIC RANGE 3 2 3 0 3a l 3 0 Seer tls A OEE 2 Som 4 3 1 THX veel 2 3 To confirm what drawings represent which speakers in the LCD display on your remote control see the diagrams below which continue on to the next page You can choose two one or no SURROUND BACK speakers and repeatedly pressing on their image in the diagram their size by TWO DOUBLE SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS Sub Center woofer Front E Spealjer Setting Front Spee a H ae Surround wi T Be D pit Surround Surround back back G Surround Gl 1 Press the SPEAKER SETTING button Select the THX or FREE setting If you
73. a etc that has an S Video out VIDEO AUDIO L R Video input for con necting a video camera etc that has standard video audio outputs SPEAKERS A B button Use to select the speaker system A is the primary setting It plays all speakers hooked up to the A system A amp B setting only plays the front speakers of both the A amp B systems and the subwoofer Multi channel sources will be down mixed to these Speakers so no sound will be lost B setting only plays the front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down mixed to these two speakers The button cycles through the speaker systems as follows AMBS gt A amp Bovoff VIDEO SELECT button Switches the receiver between the various types of video input 14 TAPE 2 MONITOR button Selects the tape deck MD recorder etc connected to the TAPE 2 MONITOR inputs outputs Allows monitoring of a recording as it s being made 15 TUNER CONTROL buttons See p 54 57 CLASS Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes BAND Press to select the AM or FM band TUNING Use to manually tune to radio stations MPX Press to switch between auto stereo and MONO reception of FM broadcasts When the broadcast signal is weak selecting MONO will improve the sound quality MEMORY Press to start the memorization of a preset station STATION Use to choose programmed radio stations 16 Source indicators Shows the source
74. an enter any coe you like refer to p 60 61 for more on this TV VCR Use this button to switch the VCR between it s TV tuner and the video function In addition to the operations mentioned in this section up to this point the VSX 39TX is equipped with remote control screens to deal with a variety of cutting edge technologies and components that may or may not have appeared on the market yet These include CD R CD write once discs deck CD RW CD rewritable discs deck and the latest innovation DVD video recorder If you have one of these components you can access the preset screen by going to the preset recall section of this manual p 58 61 and following the instructions therein Select the appropriate screen from the list presented and assign it to a function button in the manner described Then you can access the screen by simply pressing that function button Below are a list of the screens of cutting edge components you can access CD R operations Essentially all the controls are the same as those explaining the screen for a regular CD player with the added feature of being able to record The REC and the REC MUTE buttons are explained on p 66 under the MD explanations TEA W000 2000 J prc row 10 10 c DVR DVD Recorder operations Essentially all the controls are the same as those explaining the screen for a regular DVD player with the added feature of being able to record The record button
75. ary if you did not hook up your DVD to DIGITAL IN 1 as in the first diagram on p IV 1 2 a BASS TREBLE IUT ypy SPEAKER TONE sete F TI Receiver z REMOTE MONITOR HA CH SYSTEM LEVEL SETUP K 4 System Setup BACK DIGITAL INPUT LF TALINE MULTI ROOM SPEAKER CROSSOVER SETTING NETWORK CHANNEL DELAY PASS FEAK LEVEL CHANNEL LEVEL DYNAMIC RANGE Digital Input Select BACK D A D D YD LD cD DIGITAL IN 3 T SAT VCR1 DYD LD DIGITAL IN 4 TV SAT CR1 YCR 2 MD LINE OFF Digital Input Select BACK D A D A D A OFF cD DVD LD D A E f A A R TYZSAT VCR1 DYD LD SETUP OK Vi Turn on the receiver and your TV press the RECEIVER on the remote control Press the SUB button on the remote control Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Press the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT button Press the DIGITAL IN 3 button which should correspond to the digital in jack you hooked your DVD up to as in the optical digital connection diagram on p IV At the bottom of the remote control the functions available will appear Press the DVD LD button Press the SETUP OK button Hold the remote control pointed towards the receiver until you see the RECEIVED display on the receiver If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup operati
76. at came with the your TV e The Standard screen will appear when presetting the TV SAT or any other function button When presetting the TV CONTROL function button the Digital TV screen will appear Standard TV screen MEnESOOO ES W OKO Press to switch the TV on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode MENU Use to select different menus on a DTV screen ANT Use to select the type of antenna you have hooked up to your TV MUTE Press to mute or restore the volume VOL Press to control the volume of the TV CH Use these buttons to change the channel of the Number buttons Use to select a specific TV channel ENTER Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons not all models require this step L1 A freely assignable key where you can enter any command you like refer to p 60 61 This receiver is capable of playing back advanced DVD discs which are recorded in 96 kHz 24 bit format these are all stereo discs and any source recorded in 96 kHz and up to 24 bit for more on this TV FUNCTION Press TV FUNCTION to select the TV for remote control operation You can operate your TV by using the TV control buttons as well Digital TV screen Q D a W lt gt ENTER A V lt 4 e Use to select or adjust items on the menu screen ENTER Use to activate the selected function DTV ON OFF Press to switch the DTV
77. available for learning when programming TV CONTROL operations e Pressing BACK cancels the process memo You can also program the amp A W lt 4 e and ENTER gt cursor buttons with the LEARNING mode A W lt 4 and ENTER cursor buttons Remote Control of Other Components 5 6 5 Point the two remote controls toward each other Press the button on the z K a other remote control corresponding to Anaao p the operation you want to program Eia LEARNING flashes in the display on the VSX 39TX remote momoo e control After the process is complete and the command me has been learned OK will appear at the top of the remote mica O O O control LCD display If NG no good appears it means that for some reason the command was not learned Repeat steps 4 and 5 to teach the remote control of the VSX 39TX all the commands from the other remote control 12 30 cm 5 12 inches gt 0000000 6 Press the BACK button to return to the LEARNING SELECT FUNCTION screen Start again from step 3 to program all your components in this manner Some commands from other remote controls cannot be 7 When you re done press the BACK learned but in most cases the button repeatedly to return to the reriotes ust neend 10 Be moved REMOTE SETUP or RECEIVER menu closer together or farther apart Locking the Settings This feature allows you to
78. been altered by the player and cannot be read The speakers are tunred OFF Make digital connections see p 13 14 and set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO see p 49 Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the DVD player Set the digital volume level of the player to full or to the neutral position Turn the speakers ON The sound is output intermittently when software with DTS is played back Disc being played back has a huge amount of information on it Use the STANDARD mode to get the best results see memo p 43 47 When a search is performed by a Dolby Digital DTS compatible CD player during playback noise is output The search function performed by the player interferes with the reading of digital information This is not a malfunction but be sure to turn the volume down to prevent the output of loud noise from your speakers Cannot be remote controlled The remote control batteries have worn out Too far away or bad angle of operation There is an obstacle between the receiver and the remote control Strong light such as fluorescent light is shining onto the unit s remote control signal light receiving window A cord is connected to the CONTROL IN terminal on this unit The IR Receiver type is mismatched with the setting The SETTING LOCK on the remote control is turned ON The lock switch on the remote control is set to LOCK Replace the batteries see p 10
79. bilities are BACKLIGHT The backlight button let s you choose whether or not you want to have the backlight for this LCD screen on or off If you leave it on the screen is easier to see but the remote consumes more power In a dark room you can simply push the REMOTE SETUP button and then use the W button to turn on the BACKLIGHT LCD CONTRAST You can lighten or darken the contrast on the remote control screen Use the buttons to change the contrast LCD TIMER In order to save the battery a timer will automatically turn the remote control off after a set amount of time if no commands are entered You can 5 BACK LIGHT choose how long the idle remote control will stay on before the timer turns it off You can set this function in a range of 5 60 seconds The default setting is 10 seconds Use the buttons to adjust the number of seconds for the timer setting SYSTEM SETUP screens and REMOTE SETUP c screens as well as the screens within those opera Se tions are all fixed to stay on 60 seconds If no command is entered they will turn off after 60 seconds BEEP When you have sent a command pushed a button the remote control will beep once You can choose the sound of the beep from three different possibilities here by pushing the appropriate button 1 2 3 You can also turn the beep sound off 5 LCD Commander Back Pa TRUCE RAT BACK LIGHT on fama 5 lvsar LCD CONTRAST feos C
80. cedure see p 34 35 If the source has a Surround EX marker then the receiver will automatically go into STANDARD 7 1 mode This mode is best if you are unsure which of the above STANDARD modes to use The display will change according to the source played HOME THX CINEMA modes THX is a set of technical standards created by Lucasfilm Ltd These standards were designed to emulate a film sound stage and thus reproduce with the greatest possible accuracy the soundtrack intended by the filmmakers To get THX sound use one the three modes explained below You will only be able to access the second two modes if you have hooked up SURROUND BACK speakers For more detailed information see p 19 21 34 35 This mode is best if you are unsure which of the above THX modes to use The display will show you what kind of source Dolby Digital DTS etc is being played THX CINEMA Use this mode to get THX sound with sources that do not have SURROUND BACK channels If you don t have SURROUND BACK speaker s switched on see p 34 35 this is the only THX mode you will be able to select on the receiver THX SURROUND EX This mode is specifically for using your SURROUND BACK channels with either SURROUND EX sources or 5 1 channel sources You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speakers in the SPEAKER SETTING procedure see p 34 35 If the source you are using is a 5 1 source then this mode will route some of the sound t
81. ceiver Ca s When you use optical digital input or output terminals pull off the caps and insert the Ko C plugs Be sure to insert completely E Connecting Your Equipment TV Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below Hook up the signal with either component video S video or composite video cords the quality descends in this order but remember the video component you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won t be able to see the picture Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet VIDEO IN m TV monitor Z smo oS If r MONITOR fg AA daimi mti animam mm mm mnm mmmn mnam anen mm mmm mm mm mm aan m_m mn am Pppocscccocscononscnessssnesne The jack and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack can be used to get a TV picture but it doesn t show this receiver s on screen display OSD If you use S video cords to hook up a component the OSDs from the receiver will only be able to be seen on the S video out terminals Multi Channel Input External Decoder In some cases you may want to have your source material DVD etc decoded externally If you find you need a multi channel external deco
82. cing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment ATTENTION arin DE PREVENIR TOUS RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE OU DE DEBUT D ENCENDIE NE PAS EXPOSER CET APPAREIL A L HUMIDITE OU A LA PLUI
83. command Press the command button you want to erase and ccs 000 Slaomoaoo 2 000 _ Eerie Press the BACK button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button repeatedly 7 Repeat steps 4 6 to program a System OFF sequence of up to five stop or SELECT FUNCTION ae power off commands you want to ol 2 Jo 3 gt Z input D D a To erase a command Press the command button you want to erase and press the CLEAR button SO era To go back one step Press the BACK button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button repeatedly 8 When done press SETUP OK to input the information 9 Press the BACK button repeatedly to leave the multi operation set up SELECT FUNCTION 2 mode ie m gt Z Using SYSTEM OFF Do the following to use the SYSTEM OFF function 1 Press the SYSTEM OFF button E The remote control must be on to be able to use this command but it can be in any mode All the components programmed into the SYSTEM OFF mode will stop and or go off The receiver will go off as well 77 78 Using Other Functions Setting up the DIRECT FUNCTION The direct function will not be necessary for most users It is designed in case you have an external video source connected to your TV a video source that is not going through the VSX 39TX For this explanat
84. connected a complete set of THX speakers Press THX After that you only need to select the number of SURROUND BACK speakers you have Step 3 6 below Press the diagram of the SUR ROUND BACK speakers to cycle through the three choices one two or none and choose number you have Then go to step four If you do not have a THX speaker set up Press FREE and follow the instructions below Specify the number and type of speakers you connected by pressing on the speakers in the diagram Select Large three dots or small two dots for the front speakers depending on whether your front speakers can handle low bass sounds and whether or not you hooked up a subwoofer Select or deselect center speaker depending on whether or not you hooked one up Also choose the size large or small Select or deselect subwoofer depending on whether or not you hooked one up Also select PLUS if you have a subwoofer and want extra bass sound Select or deselect surround speakers depending on whether or not you hooked them up Also choose large or small Select or deselect surround back speakers depend ing on whether or not you hooked them up Also choose large or small and one or two Depending on your choices the sound will be routed differently For more information see below FRONT default setting is LARGE e Select small to send bass frequencies to the subwoofer e Select large if your speakers will reproduce bass frequencies effe
85. cted to the B system and multi channel sources will be down mixed to these two speakers The button cycles through the speaker systems as follows A gt B gt A amp B gt off 1 1 1 1 I 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 gi zE CH LEVEL button See memo p 38 Use this feature to adjust the level of individual speakers during playback of a source SYSTEM SET UP button Use to set up the speaker and sound systems For more information see Setting for Surround Sound starting on p 32 TONE control buttons TONE button This button has two functions Firstly it switches between TONE on and TONE BY PASS which bypasses the tone circuitry Secondly you need to press the button before using the CHANNEL SELECT buttons to adjust the BASS amp TREBLE CH SELECT button Switches the tone adjust controls between the FRONT CENTER SURROUND and SUR ROUND BACK speakers You can then use the BASS and TREBLE controls to adjust the sound BASS amp TREBLE buttons See p 51 Use to adjust the high and low frequencies Initial Set Up On Screen Display There are a number of possible ways to hook up the receiver to your video components like a DVD player and hook up to your receiver to your TV but some of them won t allow you to use the on screen display of this unit To avoid this one simply needs to follow two rules Always use the same type of video cords to hook up your video components
86. ctively or if you did not connect a subwoofer If you select small for the front speakers the subwoofer will automatically be switched YES Also the center and surround speakers cannot be set to large if the front speakers are set to small In this case all bass frequencies are sent to the subwoofer CENTER default setting is LARGE e Select large if your speaker will reproduce bass frequencies effectively e Select small to send bass frequencies to the other speakers or subwoofer e If you did not connect a center speaker deselect it In this case the center channel is output from the front speakers Initial Set Up ONE SINGLE SURROUND BACK SPEAKER Sub woofer Front fi Center Speaker Setting BACK Front N 78 a fr g or THX Ood Surround d a Surround E i__Irg _ Surround back NO SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS Sub Center woofer Front F Speaker Settin BACK Front E rg 8 Merx is us toy Ea Surround d Surround E SETUP OK Surround back not hooked up Speaker Setting BACK J aaee FREE 2 B H Z O 4 Speaker Setting aS BACK
87. d p 32 first 1 Press the CROSSOVER NETWORK System Setup button DIGITAL INPUT ea MULTI ROOM 1 gt Choose a crossover frequency SENG RE Setting speakers to SMALL in SPEAKER SETTING CHANNEL DELAY ASR RAK EFVEL sends the respective channel s bass frequencies to the subwoofer or the speakers you have selected as CHANNEL LEVEL LARGE This function lets you determine which frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer or LARGE speakers Press 80 Hz 100 Hz or 150 Hz The default Crossover Network setting is 80Hz Level THX SPEAKER 80 Hz 80 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 80 Hz to the subwoofer or LARGE speakers 100 Hz SELECT FREQUENCY Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the BOHs I 100 He lt sone SETUP subwoofer or LARGE speakers ok 150 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the 2 subwoofer or LARGE speakers As noted on the LCD screen the THX setting is 80 Select this setting if you have THX approved SMALL Crossover Network BACK speakers Level THX SPEAKER 80 Hz Experiment with the different settings to see which sounds best to you 3 Press the SETUP OK button to SELECT FREQUENCY 150 Hz SETUP return to the SYSTEM SETUP
88. der hook one up as shown below but for most people this component is unnecessary For more on this see p 52 Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet Components equipped with 7 1 5 1 channel analog output jack 17 Connecting Your Equipment Connecting the Radio Antennas Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the antenna terminals as shown below These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases but connecting outdoor antennas should noticeably improve sound quality Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet FM wire antenna AM loop antenna a N m AM loop antenna Assemble the antenna Twist exposed wire strands Attach to a wall etc if together and insert desired and face toward the direction providing m Il the best reception o A J Using outdoor antennas m To improve FM reception m To improve AM reception Connect an external FM antenna Connect a 15 to 18 feet 5 6 meter length of vinyl coated wire to the AM antenna terminal in addition to the supplied AM loop antenna For best possible reception suspend horizontally outdoors 74 AM loop antenna 1 I Outdoor antenna 15 18 ft 5 6 m 75Q coaxial cable Indoor antanna v
89. des resonant tones which emulate a concert hall DRAMA This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog The elements of dialog are enhanced making the characters seem more real The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not overpower softer ones compare this with the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode explained on p 50 ACTION This mode is designed for action movies which generally use lots of sound effects The mode enriches the sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects 5 7 D THEATER This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space allowing two channel stereo signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker sound The mode should be used in conjunction with Dolby Pro Logic for sources bearing the DO porey surrouno mark memo When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver acti vates automatically Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog level for the program source being played If the receiver s level does not match the average dialog level first you see DIAL NORM flash in the receiver s display and next OFFSET 4 dB as an example will appear In this example the number 4 dB is the difference between the receiver s gain structure and the Dolby Digital average dialog level
90. dots indicate weather the DIRECT FUNCTION is on or off for the function DVD LD CD etc they point to MIDNIGHT button See p 50 Switches the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode on or off for all modes except THX and MULTI CH IN DIGITAL NR button See p 50 Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off for all modes except THX and MULTI CH IN LOUDNESS button See p 51 Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off for all modes except THX and MULTI CH IN D TD sus B EFFECT Ha MUNI D SIGNAL SELECT DdO dts buttons See p 43 47 Press these buttons to put the receiver in the selected surround sound mode For more information on the modes see p 43 45 SIGNAL SELECT button See p 49 Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following ANALOG To select an analog signal DIGITAL To select a digital signal DVD LD TV SAT CD MD TAPE 1 VCR 1 VCR 2 AC 3 RF To select an OO RF signal DVD LD TV SAT VCR 1 VCR 2 AUTO This is the default If there are analog digital and OO RF signals input the receiver automatically selects the DO RF signal If there are analog and digital signals input the digital will be selected MULTI CH IN button See p 52 Use to hook up an external component that can decode other types of signals and input them into the VSX 39TX EFFECT button Use these buttons to increase or decrease the amount of effect applied in a DSP or Advanced Theater mode When the amount of eff
91. e dirty wipe with a soft cloth dipped in some neutral cleanser diluted five or six times with water and wrung out well and then wipe again with a dry cloth Do not use furniture wax or cleaners e Never use thinners benzine insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near this unit since these will corrode the surfaces Video Section Input Sensitivity oo ccc cee rearen 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance wT Vp p 75 Q Signal to Noise Ratio ccccceeesceeseesseeeeeeeeeeeeteees 65 dB Frequency Response s s 5 Hz to 10 MHz dB Component Video Section Input Sensitivity oo cece eceeteeeeeees 1 Vp p 75 Q Output Level Impedance 1 Vp p 75 Q Signal to Noise Ratio cccceeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeteeeneees 65 dB FM Tuner Section Frequency Range ssis 87 5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity Mono 13 2 dBf IHF 1 3 uV 75 Q 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 0 ee Mono 20 2 dBf Stereo 38 6 dBf Signal to Noise Ratio 00 Mono 73 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 70 dB at 85 dBf acta EEE EAE Stereo 0 5 1 kHz Late states 60 dB 400 kHz Distortion Alternate Channel Selectivity Stereo Separation Frequency Response Antenna Input oe cet AE eet aN 40 dB 1 kHz 30 Hz to 15 kHz 1 dB PE 75 Q unbalanced AM Tuner Section Frequency Range seisseen Sensitivity IHF Loop antenna Selectivity a a a RES Signal to Noise Ratio YNA
92. e front Om Press to stop playback or recording gt gt Press to fast forward the tape REC MUTE Press and hold to make a blank space during recording The recording will be muted for as long as the button is held down REC e Press to start recording may put some decks in REC PAUSE mode u Press to pause playback or recording a Press to rewind the tape Remote Control of Other Components VCR operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program your VCR deck into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the VCR 1 or VCR 2 button to set the remote to the VCR operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component Ce 22e Other screen for preset operations Oo Press to switch the VCR on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode 2 CH Use to change channels on the VCR s tuner G a gt lt 4 Press to rewind the tape gt Press to fast forward the tape REC e Press to start recording Press to stop playback gt Press to start playback Qu Press to pause playback Number buttons Use to change channels on the VCR L1 4 Freely assignable keys where you c
93. e receiver then sends the remote control signals to the other devices via the CONTROL OUT terminal IN JO CONTRI L Recei e eceiver 5 m J PIONEER bar component bearing 5 the amp mark gt To CONTROL IN Remote Control terminal of another PIONEER component bearing the f mark e You can also control PIONEER components and those made by other manufacturers by pointing the memo receiver s remote control directly at the respective component This type of operation does not re quire control cords All you have to do is recall the appropriate the stored settings see p 47 e f you use a remote control hooked up via the CONTROL IN jack with a control cord you won t be able to use this unit s remote control 83 84 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving DO jaar DIGITAL Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a compression format which records the sound of 6 or 8 channels of the theater surround system Dolby Digital on the movie film digital track Of the 6 8 channels the sub woofer channel is intended for bass only and because the frequency range is smaller than a main channel the overall soundtrack is expressed as 5 1 or 7 1 channels Dolby Digital is the name of the Dolby surround multi channel digital system that was developed after the Dolby Surround System and Dolby Pro Logic Surround System C N 5 1 channel digital 4 channel analog sound surround track track Matrix
94. ect is increased in a DSP Advanced Theater mode the characteristics of that mode become stronger and more noticeable The scale ranges from 10 90 with 70 as the default setting First turn on the DSP Advanced Theater mode you want by pressing the DSP Advanced Theater button until you get the mode and then increase or decrease the amount of effect 27 28 Displays amp Controls Receiver SUB Screen Receiver oa fONITOR FL monitor DIMMER CINPUT PEAKE it a Receiver SUB button Press this button to select the sub receiver screen above when the remote control is on the main receiver screen TAPE 2 MONITOR button Selects the tape deck or MD recorder etc connected to the TAPE 2 MONITOR inputs outputs Allows monitoring of a recording as it s being made FL DIMMER button See p 53 Use to adjust the brightness of the main display INPUT ATT button Use to lower the input level of an analog signal that is too powerful thus causing the receiver to distort in tis case the overload indicator will be flashing furiously SPEAKER A B button Use to select the speaker system A is the primary setting It plays all soeakers hooked up to the A system A amp B setting only plays the front speakers of both the A amp B systems and the subwoofer Multi channel sources will be down mixed to these speakers so no sound will be lost B setting only plays the front speakers conne
95. eee switch to AUTO assures the proper OSes eso ce efecees Q signal will be selected See Switching ANALOG DIGITAL Signal Input on the next page 7 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1 SIGNAL SELECT 8 Adjust the volume by using the memo If you are not able to get sound from the MASTER VOLUME buttons on the receiver the problem may well lie with the SIGNAL SELECT switch You need to remote control or the MASTER make sure the input is set to the appropri VOLUME on the front panel ate ANALOG or DIGITAL setting Refer to Return to the RECEIVER screens by pressing to page 49 for more on this RECEIVER button and SUB if needed to make other sound adjustments like bass treble loudness etc Basic Playback Switching ANALOG DIGITAL Signal Input This button selects the type of input ANALOG DIGITAL or DO RF sent to the receiver You need to take special care to switch to the appropriate input when necessary For example the switch would have to be on DIGITAL to hear DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS surround sound material but it would have to be on analog to record from the ANALOG out jacks on the receiver The default setting is AUTO which chooses digital when all three are available but goes with whatever is available if it is the only choice 1 1 Press the RECEIVER 2 Press the SIGNAL SELECT button to cy rs select the input signal ais corresponding to the format of the
96. ees 10 18 dB digital input sr raean 10 15 dB AM FM tuner ee 10 15 dB e DSP ADVANCED STANDARD 96 kHz stereo E pains duelel apuhass catlaatexvest ees 6 10 dB Depending on the condition of the source there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound You can t use the DIGITAL NR mode with the MULTI CH IN or THX modes If you press DIGITAL NR in DIRECT mode the receiver will switch to STEREO mode This feature makes it possible to get excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes It can be used with a variety of surround sound sources and play soundtracks so that the quieter sounds are audible while the noisier sounds don t become overly loud or distorted It does this by bringing all the sounds in a given soundtrack closer together in volume Compare this feature with the DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL for Dolby Digital sources only on p 41 l 4 SIGNAL MIDNIGHT STEREO MAIN Receiver D sus DO dts EFFECT x ARENE fsranparo ULTI CI monch DIQITAL Loupness signal MIDNIGHT Press the MIDNIGHT button on the remote control s Receiver MAIN screen Each press switches MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode on or off memo e The effect adjusts itself automatically in accor dance with the volume level e You can t use the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode with the THX or MULTI CH IN modes e f you press MIDNIGHT
97. ement the placement of the speakers is extremely important To achieve the best possible surround sound install your speakers as shown below Make sure all speakers are installed securely to prevent accidents and improve sound quality Be sure to consult your speaker manuals for the best placement of the speakers Some speakers are designed to be floor standing but others benefit greatly from speakers stands which raise them off the floor Front Front Center Right Left _ E a E a je n Oi Woofer U E Surround Listeni Surround Left stening Right Surround Back Surround Back 7 Left Right i i Position memo e Install the left and right front speakers at equal distances from the TV e When installing speakers near the TV we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference such as distortion in the color of the TV screen If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV screen place the speakers farther away from the TV e Install the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen CAUTION When installing the center speaker on top of the TV be sure to secure it with tape or some other suitable means Otherwise the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes and it may lead to endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker e f possible install the
98. emote control into TUNER mode TV CONTROL Press so that the remote control can operate the TV CONTROL commands REMOTE CONTROL screen See p 27 28 REMOTE SETUP button Use to customize the remote control functions and the remote control itself See Setting Up Remote Control of Other Components starting on p 58 LOCK switch Use to lock the remote control so it doesn t turn on by accident For normal use keep it set in USE TV CONTROL buttons The following buttons are used to control the TV only and can be used once they are preset to control your TV oO 3 To turn on the remote control touch it anywhere on the screen STANDBY ON Press to turn the power of the TV on off FUNCTION Press TV FUNC to select the TV for remote control operation CH Use these buttons to change the channel of the TV VOL Press to control the volume of the TV FUNCTION button Press to select a source The button will cycle through all the possible sources MASTER VOLUME button Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver MUTING button Press to mute or restore the volume SYSTEM OFF button see p 76 This button turns off components in two ways First when pressed it will turn off all PIONEER components Secondly any component that has programmed into the SYSTEM OFF settings will be turned off For example If you programmed power off in the SYSTEM OFF settings for
99. hange according to which channels are active in the source When all three LS left 7 MIDNIGHT indicator See p 50 surround S Surround and RS right surround Lights when the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode light at the same time it means a source with is on Surround EX or DTS ES flag is being used 8 DSP indicator See p 43 47 49 L Left front channel Light when a DSP or Advanced Theater modes C Center channel are selected R Right front channel LS Left surround channel 9 STEREO indicator S Surround channel mono Lights when a STEREO modes are selected RS Right surround channel LFE Low Frequency Effects channel 10 Radio Frequency Function indicator Displays the function or the frequency of the 3 Analog level indicators current radio station Displays amp Controls 11 D0 dts mode indicators OO DIGITAL When the OM dts mode on the receiver is on this indicator lights to indicate playback of a Dolby Digital signal However DO PRO LOGIC lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby Digital DOO PRO LOGIC When the D0 dts mode on the receiver is on this indicator lights during 2 channel playback DTS When the DO dts mode on the receiver is on this indicator lights to indicate playback of a DTS signal THX Lights when the HOME THX CINEMA mode is selected 12 MASTER VOLUME indication Displays current volume level 13 TAPE 2 indicator Lights when the TAPE 2 monitor is on 14 Character di
100. he beginning of previous tracks gt gt Press to advance to the beginning of the next track Press repeatedly to advance to the beginning of following tracks lt gt lt 4 Hold down for fast reverse playback gt Hold down for fast forward playback REC Press to start recording may put some decks in REC PAUSE mode OF Press gt Press Oun Press to pause playback or recording Number buttons Use to select tracks gt 10 You can also use this button when selecting track numbers higher than 10 0 10 Use to select tracks with high numbers The button will increase the track number in increments of ten NAME Use to name tracks or programmed selections EDIT MODE Allows you to edit names and numbers of tracks 3 DISP Allows you to change the display mode of the MD ENTER Enters the changes you have made in the EDIT MODE o stop playback or recording o start playback Remote Control of Other Components TV operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program your TV into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the TV SAT or TV CONTROL button to set the remote to the TV operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual th
101. heater Systems Inc Manufactured under licence from Digital 5 043 970 5 189 703 and or 5 222 059 Theater Systems Inc European patent number 0323830 Other U S and foreign patents pending Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Lucasfilm and THX are registered Dolby AC 3 Pro Logic and double D symbol trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd Surround EX are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential is a trademark of Dolby Labs Used under unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories authorization All rights reserved Advanced Theater Modes amp DSP Surround Modes Advanced Theater modes enhance the sound of either film or music so a more dramatic effect can be achieved The four modes are each designed to accentuate specific sound qualities giving the listener a wide range of possibilities DSP Digital Signal Processing surround modes give you the capability of transforming your living room into seven different sonic environments when listening to music Midnight Mode Digital Noise Reduction amp 7 Channel Tone Control The Midnight mode allows you to obtain excellent surround sound effects even when listening at low volumes something that was previously impossible Digital noise reduction filters out unwanted noise from recordings to give you a clearer sound and the 7 channel tone control allows you to adjust the treble and bass of each channel individually to suit your listening
102. his channel called Surround Back places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left front center front right Surround right surround left and subwoofer channels This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology when released into the home consumer market may exhibit a Dolby Digital Surround EX logo on the packaging A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at http Awww dolby com Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo when in the THX Surround EX mode faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5 1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener 85 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions If you think that there is something wrong with this component check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investiga
103. ically for a DVD LD or LD player with an OO RF output If you connected one of these components match this button to the component If continuing from the previous page go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in Setting Up for Surround Sound p 32 first 1 1 System Setup DIGITAL INPUT LE ITAL INE MULTI ROOM SPEAKER CROSSOVER SETTING NETWORK CHANNEL DELAY BASS PEAK LEVEL CHANNEL LEVEL DYNAMIC RANGE 3 2 Digital Input Select BACK DIGITA DIGITA D 2 DYD LD cD MD DIGITAL IN 4 _ DIGITA AC 3 R TV SAT VCR1 f D D LD SETUP 6 ii _ K Digital Input Select BACK DIGITA DIGITA DIGITA 4 DYD LD cD MD D A D A A TYZSAT VCR1 DYD LD DYD LD TV SAT _ CR1 _ cR2 5 cD mD _ _LNE_ _oFF 3 Digital Input Select BACK 6 D A D A D A OFF T SAT DYD LD a r cD MD DYD LD DYD LD TV SAT _ CR1 YCR 2 OFF e For the DIGITAL IN 1 5 buttons you can choose between DVD LD CD TV SAT MD TAPE 1 CD R VCR 1 DVR and VCR 2 functions e For the AC 3 RF button you can choose between DVD LD TV SAT VCR 1
104. ing adopted in home movie software DVD LD and music software 5 1 channel CD DTS has recently added a third surround channel to its system This has come to be known as DTS Extended Surround or simply DTS ES SURROUND LUCASFILM LUCASFILM THX FURROUND EF uTTR A THX is a Lucasfilm Ltd program dedicated to maximum accuracy in movie presentation Movie sound tracks are recorded in large movie dubbing stages using movie theater equipment For a sound track to be presented accurately in your home special technologies are required In your home the room is much smaller and has a bright sound the speakers are very different and there are only six eight of them plus you sit much closer to each one of those speakers Because of these differences we often miss the power and emotion that thrills us in a good movie Now Pioneer and THX have teamed up to bring the full glory of accurate cinema sound to the comfort and convenience of your home Re Equalization In a theater the room is very large and dead sounding you sit a long way back from the speakers and the speakers themselves are very specialized Because a sound track recorded in this dead sounding space when it is played at home it sounds overbright THX Re Equalization adjusts for this difference in a very precise way Adaptive Decorrelation When a sound track sends mono sound to the surround speakers it often seems to be coming come from one side instead of f
105. inyl coated wire Ground Connecting Your Equipment Speakers A full complement of eight speakers is shown here but naturally everyone s home set up will vary Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below The VSX 39TX will work with just two stereo speakers called front speakers in the diagram but the receiver is designed to be used with at least three speakers One of the latest features of home theater is the use of SURROUND BACK speakers These speakers add even great realism in movie sound effects and new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporates these channels In order to be able to use these channels you must hook your SURROUND BACK speakers up to an external amplifier and then connect that to the VSX 39TX as shown in the iagram below If you only have one SURROUND BACK speaker hook it up to the SURROUND BACK L SINGLE terminal on the back of the receiver Tp 2 n general make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the eft to the left terminal Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet memo The VSX 39TX has two speaker systems A amp B A is the main system supporting the full complement of surround sound speakers If you
106. ion we ll call this the external video deck You d like to control external video deck with this unit s remote control so you ve assigned it a function button for example purposes the VCR 2 button Yet if you put the receiver in VCR 2 mode you ll get no picture on your TV because the external video deck signal is not going through the VSX 39TX To get around this problem you set the DIRECT FUNCTION for VCR 2 to OFF Now when you press VCR 2 function button you can control the external video deck with the remote but the receiver does not go into VCR 2 mode 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP 2 Press the DIRECT FUNCTION button LcomitNper _ DIRECT FUNCTION bre 3 Choose to set the DIRECT PRESET RECALL _ ITEM MEMO FUNCTION of each source to ON or OFF by pressing on the ON OFF ce button A triangular arrow points from the ON OFF button towards a small nub next to the function names DVD LD CD etc that can be turned ON OFF This nub will 3 4 disappear if that DIRECT FUNCTION is turned OFF F a Subsequently the nub will not appear on any remote Direct Function control screen if the DIRECT FUNCTION is OFF ON 4 To leave the Direct Function mode oN press the BACK button ON ELl memo The default setting for all DIRECT FUNCTIONS is eM oN Resetting the Remote Control The following operations allow you to erase the settings stored in the remote control E Hold down both
107. ital signals for monaural audio signals S Analog Dolby Digital sound sound Monaural Video Digital sound Ah C 2 4 6 8 10 12 14MHz Frequency Comparison with Dolby Pro Logic Surround Dolby Digital is also known as the 5 1 channel system It is equipped with 5 channels front left front right center surround left surround right in the frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and an independent Low Frequency Effect LFE channel The subwoofer channel is also called Low Frequency Effect LFE The subwoofer channel can be used as desired to enjoy strong bass sounds Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving DTS ania DTS has been adopted as a sound recording format in the latest movie theaters since the release of JURASSIC PARK in 1993 and has a good reputation for high quality sound and dynamic surround effects In this system 6 channels of digital sound are recorded on CD ROM rather than on the film DTS adopts a simultaneous playback format With a low rate of compression of sound signals and a high rate of transmittance a higher sound quality format is produced Also unlike the process of recording digital sounds on film directly the only components required are a CD ROM player as might be used with a personal computer and a DTS processor and therefore less investment is required than with other formats For this reason the format is being introduced in more and more movie theaters and is be
108. ithout losing Dolby Digital Pro Logic effects when used in combination those formats with movies bearing the DO Pors surrouno trademark THEATER 2 Simulates the acoustic environment of a theater while maintaining proper localization of each channel 5 7CH STEREO Simulates the acoustic environment of a regular stereo while using all the speakers in the system to induce a rich all around sound If you have SURROUND BACK speakers switched on see p 34 35 then the name of this mode will be 7CH STEREO in the display on the receiver If the SURROUND BACK speakers are switched off then the mode will appear as 5CH STEREO STEREO mode Use the STEREO mode to enjoy standard two channel stereo sound from the front left and right speakers This mode is most like the sound reproduction you would get from a regular stereo receiver or amplifier that is not equipped to handled A V formats as this one is You might want to use this mode for listening to regular music sources like CDs but remember you will only get sound from your front two speakers and possibly your subwoofer je i fe Z Basic Playback Selecting a Sound Mode To ensure the best possible surround sound be sure to complete the set up procedures described in Setting Up for Surround Sound starting on page 32 before using the sound modes This is particularly important when using the BO Dolby Digital or DTS sources When using the sound modes
109. ive component would read something like DVD PIONEER N 2 Remote Setup Back O A TCD PRESET RECALL ITEMMEMO Join LEARNING KEY RENAME MULTI OPERATION SELECT FUNCTION Item Memo D D LD BACK PIONEER ith APBEC HDPE FG 12 3 DELETE Hy LJP KEL MEN 44516 SHIFT Of PPQ PRES TUL 778 9 4 SETUP 5 VEWEXI YPZ ESPACE f0 Dooe ee OOO EEIT C Jfer feru 10 C0 c 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP 2 Press the ITEM MEMO button 3 Press the FUNCTION button of the function component you want to additional information to for example DVD 4 Use the LETTER and the NUMBER buttons to spell out the name you want to add The keyboard works the same as a conventional keyboard if you press the SHIFT key the letters will be lower case Another press returns them to capitals You can include spaces and hyphens in the name You can input up to ten letter numbers The DELETE key clears the letters numbers from the right backwards The ALL CLEAR key erases everything that has been typed Press the SETUP OK button when the name appears in the bar as you want it on the function screen The COMPLETE screen will show for half a second to let you know the name was successfully input The screen will then return to step two to allow you to input names for other functions components Use the BACK bu
110. iver During this process you must keep the remote control pointed at the receiver so the command can be communicated from the remote control to the receiver To cancel press the BACK button you will return to the SYSTEM SETUP menu 1 Turn on the receiver and your TV press the RECEIVER on the remote control Make sure your TV is set to the receiver Press the SUB button on the receiver screen Press the SYSTEM SETUP button Access to the different set up modes appear on your remote control screen These set up possibilities will also appear on your TV Follow the order below to set up your speakers for surround sound In each mode the current settings are displayed automatically We suggest you adjust all these settings when you first hook up the receiver That gets them out of the way and you won t need to return to this setting mode unless you change your home set up by adding new speakers etc DIGITAL INPUT SELECT See p 33 In order to use your digital components you must match the numbered digital input buttons with the numbered digital jacks used by your digital components SPEAKER SETTING See p 34 35 Use to specify the type and number of speakers you connected CHANNEL DELAY See p 36 You must add distance settings to all your speakers for the most realistic surround sound Adding a slight delay to some speakers enhances sound separation and is particularly important for achieving a surround sound effect Y
111. l be extremely loud Please set the master volume controls of the integrated amplifier in the sub room very low at first and ex periment to find the correct volume Using Other Functions Using the front panel with the MULTI ROOM system 1 Press the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE 1 2 4 5 3 4 5 button The display shown below will illuminate when the receiver is in STANDBY mode Also the MR amp S button will light 2 Press the CONTROL button The light on the button will start to blink 3 Within ten seconds of step 2 select the FUNCTION with the INPUT SELECTOR For this example we ll use the TUNER function The display shown below will illuminate The INPUT SELECTOR steps through the functions in Yl the following order A i DVD LD gt TV SAT gt CD J Oo VCR 1 4 TUNER MD TAPE 1 4 Press the CONTROL button again and use the INPUT SELECTOR to adjust the VOLUME The volume can be adjusted in a range of 82dB m memo If you don t turn the multi room to OdB gt k function off you won t be able to turn The display will appear as shown below the entire main room system off 5 When in TUNER function press the CONTROL button and use the INPUT SELECTOR to tune in the station The display will appear as shown below 4 Turn the input selector until you get
112. l only sound from the i subwoofer If the subwoofer is off and the front and surround speakers are set to large front and surround 3 4 5 speakers will sound the test tone 3 Use the buttons or the MASTER VOLUME on the bottom right of the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME on the front panel to specify the bass peak level Raise the level gradually Set the bass peak level at the point just before the tone starts to distort 4 Press the SET button to input the MASTER VOLUME level The display on the receiver will say RESUME and the MASTER VOLUME will return to its original position SIGNAL STEREO vowme If you press CANCEL no settings are input to the receiver but the screen remains on the 5 Press the SETUP OK button remote control To escape the screen you You may need to experiment with different Dolby must press SETUP OK Digital sources before you can get the BASS PEAK LEVEL set correctly If you want to change a setting before proceeding 40 Start over from step one Initial Set Up DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL This feature makes it possible to enjoy full surround sound effects on Dolby Digital sources even at low volumes It does this by compressing the dynamic range Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and the softest sounds in any given signal Compressing the range plays sounds so the quieter ones are audible and the l
113. layer operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program your DVD or LD player into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the DVD LD button to set the remote to the DVD or LD operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component mw m n 006 aout 2005o om cies p gt 90 OFT DLO feg b Press to switch the DVD player on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode aa lt q Press to return to the beginning of the current chapter track Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous chapters tracks mr Press to advance to the beginning of the next chapter track Press repeatedly to advance to the beginning of following chapters tracks lt lt gt r lt a Hold down for fast reverse playback gt Hold down for fast forward playback SEARCH MODE Press to perform a title chapter track or elapsed time search OF Press to stop playback gt Press to start playback Oun Press to pause playback Number buttons Use to select chapters tracks c Use to clear chapters tracks or programmed selections 10 Use when selecting chapter track numbers higher than 10
114. lock the SYSTEM SETUP and REMOTE SETUP settings so that they cannot be changed without unlocking them first When they are locked you cannot enter the setting screen in these modes The locking and unlocking procedures are done by the same process Unlocked symbol 1 Inthe SYSTEM SETUP or REMOTE SET m UP screens hold down the 4 Boral couliiccn J orecrroeren fond e buttons at the same time While you re af reser cca rewweno holding down the buttons a lock Mame eer newt symbol will appear in the top bar of J the remote control MULTI OPERATION E Eire 2 Press the lock symbol while holding ie Proneer A down the above two keys The setting will either lock or unlock depending on the state it was previously in 2 Locked symbol From that time if the screen is locked the lock symbol will appear when that screen is accessed use took The only exception to LOCKING THE SETTINGS is the A LCD COMMANDER settings in the REMOTE SETUP screen They can still be accessed even when the REMOTE SETUP screen is locked 61 e D m gt e Z 62 Remote Control of Other Components Item Memo Use the ITEM MEMO capability to add more information to the remote control display screens for different functions like your DVD or CD player For example you could add the name of the company that makes your component then the top line of the screen for the respect
115. maged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Used wisely your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment Since hearing damage from Dear Customer loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late this Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you ve manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid Now it s time to consider how you can maximize the fun prolonged exposure to excessive noise This list of sound and excitement your equipment offers This manufacturer levels is included for your protection and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your Decibel equipment by playing it at a safe level One that lets the Level Example sound come through loud and clear without annoying 30 Quiet library soft whispers blaring or distortion and most importantly without 40 Living room refrigerator bedroom away from affecting your sensitive hearing traffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine comfort level adapts to
116. member the video component you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won t be able to see the picture For the audio signal order to use digital soundtracks sometimes broadcast over digital satellite TV you must hook up a digital input Use either a coaxial or optical cables it doesn t matter which you don t need to use both It s also a good idea to hook up your audio with analog cables see below This connection is called STEREO AUDIO OUT in the diagram Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet The arrows indicate the direction of the TV signal VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO TVisaT m Ng N ng 6B os a a a a a DIGITAL r TV Satellite tuner STEREO DIGITAL a Analog audio video cords N Use audio video cords not supplied to connect the video components and a video cord to connect the monitor TV R L Connect red plugs to R right white plugs to Ving L left and the yellow plugs to VIDEO Q SS cs Be sure to insert completely a a a m Digital audio coaxial cords Optical Digital audio Optical cable cables coaxial cord Commercially available digital audio coaxial or standard cords standard video cords can also be video cord used or optical cables not supplied are used to connect digital components to this fr re
117. nd mode the receiver is in The VIDEO SELECT remains set to the input you chose until you change the audio input If you change audio functions the receiver will reset itself to make the video and audio inputs correspond Also if you switch the power of the receiver OFF when you turn it back on the video and audio inputs will reset so that they correspond 2 D m gt e Z 73 Using Other Functions Multi Operations ulti operations allow you to tell the receiver and your other components to do a number of things with the push of only two buttons on the LCD commander For example you can program the unit to turn on your TV urn on your DVD player and start playing the loaded DVD This allows you to freely decide which operations you want performed as well as the order in which you want them performed The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different operations based on eight possible components You don t need to program he power of this unit to go on it will do so automatically when multi operations are recalled Be sure to recall or learn the remote commands for each component before attempting multi oe operations see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP button 2 Press the MULTI OPERATION button To cancel MULTI OPERATION Press REMOTE SETUP button again 3 The next screen will instruct you to SELECT F
118. ng the Dynamic Range Control OFF 41 42 Initial Set Up DUAL MONO SETTING The dual mono setting can only be used when listening to Dolby Digital discs that have dual mono software encoded in them Dual mono software usually is used to put two different soundtracks on one DVD With this setting you can choose which channel in the dual mono setting you want to listen to Thus it is useful for soundtracks that have one language on one channel and a different language on the other Remember this setting is only applicable if you are using Dolby Digital software with dual mono and want to isolate one of the channels therein Otherwise just ignore this function 1 3 2 1 Put the receiver in STANDBY mode 2 While holding down the VIDEO SELECT button press the STANDBY ON button on the front panel EERE C bo e oe000 oeoa00 O oo00 gcocolbooooe 3 You will see DUAL in the display for about five seconds During this time use the STEREO DIRECT button to cycle through the different DUAL MONO settings to find the one you want DUAL ch1 setting The different settings are DUAL ch1 where you only hear channel 1 DUAL ch2 where you only hear channel 2 and DUAL ch1 ch2 where you hear both channels but independently from different speakers The default setting is DUAL ch1 DUAL ch2 setting
119. o clear tracks or programmed selections 0 10 Use to select tracks with high numbers The button will increase the track number in increments of ten gt 10 You can also use this button when selecting track numbers higher than 10 2 RDM Use to select the random playback function The CD player will play all the tracks on the disc in a random order 4 TRACK Use to select the track not possible with all models PRGM This button allows you to program a series of tracks into the tracks into the CD player may not be possible with some CD players 65 e D m gt e Z 66 Remote Control of Other Components MD operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program your MD recorder into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the re ceiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the MD TAPE1 button to set the remote to the MD operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component eee McCoy Monog Q as HOLE NAME I 110 gt 10 Oo Press to switch the MD recorder on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode lt gt la Press to return to the beginning of the current track Press repeatedly to return to t
120. o the SURROUND BACK channel s If the source you are using does not have a SURROUND EX marker or is not a 5 1 source then the display will automatically change to THX CINEMA THX AUTO In this mode the receiver will automatically select the appropriate THX mode and use it to play the soundtrack You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speakers s in the SPEAKER SETUP procedure see p 34 35 If the source has a Surround EX marker then the receiver will automatically go into THX SURROUND EX mode This mode is best if you are unsure which of the above THX modes to use ADVANCED THEATER modes The Advanced Theater mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audio visual sources It incorporates the use of DTS as well as Dolby Digital into its sound processing These functions switch on automatically when the source you are playing is encoded with DTS or Dolby Digital There are four Advanced Theater settings that use DSP Digital Signal Processing to create different types of sound environments If you have SURROUND BACK speakers or even just one speaker switched on see p 34 35 then 7 1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on the receiver The display will show you what kind of source Dolby Digital DTS etc is being played MUSICAL This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound A long delay time of reflected sounds provi
121. ode Programming Signals from Other Remote Controls If preset codes are not available for your component s or the available preset codes do not operate correctly you can use this procedure to program in signals from the remote control s of your other component s These steps can also be used to add further operations to the remote control screens that were successfully set with the stored settings see p 58 59 vao oneer E evett Remote Setup eai COMM DER DIRECT FUNCTION korar PRESET RECALL ITEM MEMO a LEARNING KEY RENAME SELECT FUNCTION o Dee aano Ofender G00 c 60 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP 2 Press the LEARNING button If you want to cancel the REMOTE SETUP mode Press BACK You will return to the receiver menu SELECT FUNCTION blinks on the remote control Press the function button for the component you want to control the TUNER button cannot be used For example purposes we will use the DVD LD function Choose the command you want to teach the remote control and press the corresponding button on the LCD screen The word Learning will blink in the top bar of the remote control screen For example choose the gt play button to program this remote control to play your DVD player e The TV POWER TV FUNC TV CH and VOL buttons are only
122. on again Remote Setup COMMANDER DIRECT Function DTaP PRESET RECALL ITEM MEMO LEARNING KEY RENAME ed OPERATION 3 The next screen will instruct you to SELECT FUNCTION Press the 7 RECEIVER button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button 4 Next you should select the command number you want the process to start with Of course it s SELECT FUNCTION logical to start with 1 so press command 1 button the box the 1 with inside it This tells the receiver this will be the first command The number will become shaded To go back one step Press the BACK button R 4 System OFF E To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen SELECT NUMBER Press the BACK button repeatedly Eee 5 Select the FUNCTION button of the component which you want to stop or turn off for example stop your DVD player and press that D FUNCTION button on the remote control The screen for that component will appear in the LCD display To go back one step Press the BACK button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button repeatedly Using Other Functions ae DVD System Off 6 Select a stop or a power command m n GG Se The command and component chosen will appear in the window of command 1 To erase a
123. ons from the first step again Quick Start Guide 5 Playing a DVD with Surround Sound 1 Turn on the receiver your TV and the DVD player 2 Press the STANDARD button on the front panel for the basic surround sound setting You can also press the remote control RECEIVER button and then press the STANDARD button on that screen 3 Press the DVD LD button on the remote control You should see DVD LD in the display on the receiver 4 Play a DVD 6 For Better Surround Sound 1 Go through the entire system setup procedures as outlined on pages 32 41 of this instruction manual If you don t hook up any other components with digital audio or do so following the default settings of the receiver see p 14 you won t have to assign any more digital inputs but many other adjustments will improve the sound tremendously 2 Experiment with the different sound settings offered with the D0 DTS and DSP buttons For more information see p 43 47 3 As mentioned above you should go through the speaker setup instructions on pages 32 41 to set up your speakers properly If you don t do this you at least need to make sure the CENTER channel is turned off if you don t have a center speaker Use the instructions on pages 32 35 to get the display below on your remote control Center Sub not hooked up woofer Front i Speaker Setting BACK Erone f 8 THX FREE Surround Ws Surround LA _ 8 LJ ee
124. operations you can use the learning mode to input the information from the remote controls supplied with your other components Recalling Settings Stored in the Remote Control The following steps show you how to recall the setting stored in the remote control Once a setting is recalled and the component assigned you can use this remote to easily operate the component memo e You can press the BACK button at any time to go back a screen e See Using Remote Control with Other Components on pages 64 through 71 to operate your other components 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on the remote control s screen Remote Setup BACK f vor Eii 2P he PRESET RECALL n _couitatioen_ Pimec FuncTiOn far ple pace cal a S C ITEM MEMO r EE p PRESET RECALL gt The step by step process will appear on the remote LEARNING I KEY RENAME control ied 3 SELECT FUNCTION will appear on the remote control Choose the button for example DVD LD you want to assign to control the component you want to operate the TUNER button cannot be assigned Naturally it s easiest and most logical to assign the button that has the same name as the component you are setting up for example choose the CD button for your CD player In some cases however you may need to assign a button to a component with a different name For example on button is marked MD TAPE 1 If you assign this button to your MD player you ll
125. or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet 1 Hooking Up Your DVD Player amp TV In order to use Dolby Digital DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to hook up your DVD player with digital audio connections You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection you don t need to do both The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal you need to figure out which yours has and hook it up to the appropriate terminal on the receiver In order to do this you will need the proper cable For coaxial connections you can use a regular RCA stereo cord or the specially made coaxial cords they have the same type of plugs For optical connections you will need a special optical cord which you can buy at your local stereo store Also hook up the video connection of your DVD player the analog audio for recording the audio on DVDs use regular RCA stereo cords and your TV it s easiest to use a regular composite RCA video cords as shown below It is important that you hook up your TV or monitor in order to see a video image as well as the on screen displays OSDs shown by this receiver for more on p 16 17 We also recommend hooking up your all your digital components to analog audio jacks For this you can use regular RCA stereo cords Coaxial Digital Connection If your DVD
126. or enjoying regular movies videos that have been recorded in Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic DTS STANDARD 7 1 is also the basic mode for enjoying sources with SURROUND BACK channels For more detailed information see p 85 You will only be able to access the second two modes if you have hooked up SURROUND BACK speakers s For more detailed information see p 19 21 34 35 The display will show you what kind of source Dolby Digital DTS etc is being played STANDARD Use this mode with sources that do not have SURROUND BACK channels If you don t have SURROUND BACK speaker s switched on see p 34 35 this is the only STANDARD mode you will be able to select on the receiver STANDARD 7 1 This mode is best for sources with SURROUND BACK channels You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speakers in the SPEAKER SETTING procedure see p 34 35 Also this mode will play 5 1 channels sources and other sources through all the speakers you have hooked up routing some of the sound into your SURROUND BACK channel or channels STANDARD 7 1 will appear in the display even if you only have one SURROUND BACK speaker hooked up The display will change according to the source played STANDARD AUTO In this mode the receiver will automatically select the appropriate STANDARD mode and use it to play the soundtrack You will only be able to access this mode if you have set the SURROUND BACK speakers s in the SPEAKER SETTING pro
127. otice that Digital IN 1 for example is a coaxial jack If your DVD LD player only has an optical out jack on it then you won t be able to hook up your components in accordance with the VSX 39TX s default setting In this case you will need to assign the digital inputs See DIGITAL INPUT SELECT on p 33 in order to do this Connecting Your Equipment Video Components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below Regarding a DVD there are two types of connections to make Hook up your video signal with either component video S video or composite video cords the quality descends in this order but remember the video component you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won t be able to see the picture For the audio signal order to use Dolby Digital DTS you must hook up a digital input It is also a good idea to hook up your DVD components with analog audio connections as well since some DVDs may not have a digital audio track To cover all possible laser discs a DVD LD player or LD player requires an analog connection and two digital connections a coaxial or optical and a specialized DO RF connection shown at the very top of the first diagram below Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet The arrows indicate the direction of the video signal Connecting DVD LD players LD player only fon RF OUT
128. ou need to figure out the distance from your listening position to your speakers to add the proper delay CHANNEL LEVEL See p 37 38 Use to balance the volumes of your different speakers CROSSOVER NETWORK See p 39 This feature lets you select which bass frequencies will be sent to the subwoofer or front speakers when set to large BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER See p 40 Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra low bass tones Set the bass peak level as needed to prevent the ultra low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL See p 41 This feature makes possible excellent surround sound effects when listening to Dolby Digital sources at low volumes MULTI ROOM See p 79 83 You can set up this unit to power systems in different rooms Initial Set Up DIGITAL INPUT SELECT In order to be able to use your digital equipment properly you need to assign digital inputs for each of the digital components you connected Match the DIGITAL IN buttons 1 5 with the digital jacks 1 5 in accordance with what component is hooked up to each digital jack Check the digital terminal numbers on the back of the receiver to make certain what component is in which jack if necessary see p 10 for more on digital connections Note that you can only assign a function like DVD LD once after that it will disappear from the choices from which you can assign buttons The last button the AC 3 RF button is specif
129. ouder ones don t get distorted or become overpowering This feature only applies to Dolby Digital sources but the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode explained on p 40 accomplishes the same end for a variety of sources If continuing from BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER go to step 1 If starting fresh complete steps 1 3 in Setting Up for Surround Sound p 32 first System Setup 1 Press the DYNAMIC RANGE DIGITAL INPUT mICTIRODE CONTROL button SPEAKER CROSSOVER 2 Choose the amount of DYNAMIC TE Ea 1 RANGE CONTROL OFF MID or you want eee PONTROL The default setting is OFF 3 Press the SETUP OK button Hold the remote control pointed towards the receiver until you see the RECEIVED display on the receiver 9e If ERROR flashes in the display perform the setup y m Dynamic Range Control BACK operations from the first step again SELECT MODE 2 ee II oFF wo max FOR DOLBY DIGITAL This information will be displayed on your TV 3 Dynamic Range Control Select Mode MID For Dolby Digital 4 l Dynamic Range Control gt ZEN If you want to change a setting before proceeding SELECT MODE Start over from step one dy vo MAX You may need to experiment with different Dolby FOR DOLBY DIGITAL Digital sources before you can use the DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL setting to suit your low volume listening needs memo If you are listening at loud volumes we recom k mend turni
130. putting the com mands press the BACK button repeatedly 7 Press the SETUP OK button and the screen returns to SELECT FUNCTION so you can program another component into the remote control Repeat the process for all of your components You may find you have components which do not correspond to the name on any function button for example a cable TV tuner or you have two compo nents where only one button is provided MD TAPE 1 In this case use step 3 to assign any available function button to the component you want to remote control For example you may have a cable TV tuner and one video deck in your system It would make sense to assign the VCR 2 function button to your cable TV tuner in step 3 The rest of the procedure is the same as before Choose CATV in step 4 The only practical difference in this method is that you have to remem ber the VCR 2 function button is actually your cable TV tuner In this case you would need to hook up your cable TV tuner to the input jacks marked VCR 2 EE au Preset Rejzall pvo aa DVD CJ 1J EER PIONI 2 D m gt e Z SELECT FUNCTION This method should help you customize the remote control for your system 8 Press the BACK button repeatedly to leave the PRESET RECALL set up mode 59 Remote Control of Other Components Learning M
131. r buttons to spell out the name you want to add The screen will tell you the maximum number of letters numbers you can input You can include spaces and hyphens in the name The DELETE key clears the letters numbers from the DVD Key Rename right backwards The ALL CLEAR key erases everything that has been m n 0G G typed If you want to return to the previous name after ear eA 4 you ve input a new one press either the ALL CLEAR DELETE buttons 2000 aii o Ofender Goo Ce 6 Press the SETUP OK button when zz the name appears in the bar as you a gt want it on the function screen 4 Key Rename DvD LD The COMPLETE screen will show for half a second AUD MAX3 oiin to let you know the name was successfully input Z The screen will then return to step four to allow you AJ BCID Ef F G 1 2 3 peers to input names for other functions components Hiuk MN 45l 5 olelolrisitlul Iaa 7 Use the BACK button to return to viwbxdy zleracd saaa the basic RECEIVER screen DvD ets Cisds memo e f you try to input more letters numbers than gemm possible the remote control will beep twice to ooogecs ns let you know this can t be done e You can include spaces and hyphens if you gt gt fo YI want ics O O eee arin area ai Jena eru 440 0 C the BACK key 63 64 Remote Control of Other Components Using Remote Control with Other Components DVD or LD p
132. r cord from the AC outlet After connecting all your components plug the receiver s power cord into a standard wall power outlet Caution Power consumption of any equipment con nected to the switched power outlets should not exceed 100 W 0 8 A Power consumption of any equipment con nected to the unswitched power outlet should not exceed 100 W 0 8 A To avoid overheating fire risk and possible malfunction do not connect high wattage appliances such as heaters irons monitors or TV sets to this units AC outlets Disconnect the receiver from the power outlet Caution when it s not in regular use for example Do not connect a monitor or TV to this unit s AC when on vacation OUTLETS 22 Displays amp Controls Front Panel All the controls on the front panel are explained and or referenced here To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PISA SEF 1 00 w0e0 manceannes recever 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 STANDBY ON button ADVANCED Use to select one of the four Press to switch the receiver ON or into Advanced Theater modes Use to create certain STANDBY mode types of sound environments when listening to Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic DTS sources STANDARD Use for pure decoding of multi channel sources especially Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic DTS sources Each press toggles STANDBY indicator Lights when
133. r equipment is hooked up with analog connections and setting the SIGNAL SELECT to ANALOG e When an LD or CD with DTS is played back with the SIGNAL SELECT set in ANALOG digital noise caused by playing back the DTS directly with no decoding is output To prevent noise you need to make digital connections See p 13 and set SIGNAL SELECT to AUTO e Some DVD players don t output DTS signals For more details refer to the instruction manual supplied with your DVD player 49 e D m gt e Z Basic Playback Reducing Noise During Playback DIGITAL NR Function To reduce extraneous noise switch on DIGITAL NR This noise reduction can be used with every mode except THX and MULTI CH IN MAIN Receiver Ar DSP STEREO D0 dts EFFECT THX ARANEO Sranane MULTI CH MIDNIGHT DIGITAL LOUDNESS genah 1 Listening in MIDNIGHT Mode 1 Press the DIGITAL NR button on the remote control s Receiver MAIN screen or on the front panel Each press switches DIGITAL NR on or off In cases described below noises may not be reduced even if DIGITAL NR is on Sudden noise Extremely loud noise Signals that do not contain many high frequencies DIGITAL NR is effective at and above levels shown below for each source e STEREO excluding 96 kHz analog INPUt ceeeeeeee
134. rd the listener a new surround sound experience in his or her home Universal Player Compatibility This receiver incorporates the latest technology and is able to handle cutting edge audio formats like DVD Audio which are just hitting the market Its high compatibility offers a variety of inputs to decode all types of sources at the highest possible quality The receiver s multi channel in connections lets you hook up eight discrete channels of audio It also has multi channel direct inputs and the ability to decode the cutting edge formats Decoding of Next Generation Digital Source Film Formats Built into this receiver is the latest in film sound format technology This technology includes the recent THX SURROUND EX and HOME THX CINEMA surround modes which employ special processing to allow you to enjoy movie soundtracks with the same level of power and realism you experience in well designed movie theaters The THX SURROUND EX mode has been especially designed to incorporate surround back channels that some new source material uses This receiver has the ability to decode Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic and DTS Digital Theater Systems sources which are the standards of home theater today It also offers component video terminals for the sharpest video transmission available to the consumer Manufactured under license from DTS ES and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Lucasfilm Ltd U S patent numbers T
135. rmation programmed into certain discs PRGM Use to chapter tracks to program playback Remote Control of Other Components CD player operations e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program memo your CD player into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the CD button to set the remote to the CD operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component Oo Press to switch the CD player on or off not CD possible with all models especially those without m ae a standby mode a gt KOE a aar One f Haa Press to return to the beginning of the 44 gt gt DISC 4 5 6 current track Press repeatedly to return to the p_a beginning of previous tracks Ter laa gt gt bP Press to advance to the beginning of the SoA next track Press repeatedly to advance to the OJP Pran m0 e co beginning of following tracks G a gt dd lt 4 Hold down for fast reverse playback gt Hold down for fast forward playback DISC Use to switch between discs with file type disc players Press to stop playback gt Press to start playback Ou Press to pause playback Number buttons Use to select tracks c Use t
136. rom all around you as it would in a theater Adaptive Decorrelation helps to correct this inaccuracy Timbre Matching When recording a sound track it is very important that the surround sounds move smoothly and seamlessly around the theater It is very distracting when sounds seem to jump from speaker to speaker Timbre Matching helps to smooth the movement of the surround sounds even though you are using only two speakers Bass Peak Level Manager Some Dolby Digital sound tracks can produce bass peaks that are undesirable in a home theater environment The Bass Peak Level Manager allows you to set the maximum peak levels appropriate to your system Set this function according to the BASS PEAK LEVEL MANAGER instructions on page 40 Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization This feature allows you to adjust for the difference in the distance from each individual loudspeaker to the listening position Doing this ensures that all the speakers operate in precise synchronization improving the seamless nature of the soundfield Set this function according to the CHANNEL DELAY instructions on p 36 THX Surround EX THX Surround EX Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd In a movie theater film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program T
137. s not connected e OO RF and or digital cables are near the antenna terminals and wires FM broadcasts e Tune in the correct frequency e Connect the antenna see p 18 e Route OO RF and digital cables away from the antenna terminals and wires e The FM antenna is not fully extended or is poorly positioned e Weak radio signals AM broadcasts e Fully extend the FM wire antenna position for best reception and secure to a wall e Connect an outdoor F p 18 antenna see e The AM antenna is poorly positioned e Weak radio signals e Interference caused by other equipment fluorescent lamp motor etc e Adjust the direction and position for best reception e Connect an additional internal or external AM antenna see p 18 e Turn off the equipment causing the noise or move it away from the receiver e Place the antenna farther away from the equipment causing the noise Broadcast stations cannot be selected automatically e Weak radio signals e Connect an outdoor antenna see p 18 Subwoofer output is very low e Settings route signal away from subwoofer e To get more signal to the subwoofer set it to PLUS or choose SMALL for the FRONT speakers see p 34 35 When playing an LD the SIGNAL SELECT is on D0 RF but there is still no sound e The LD is not a Dolby Digital compatible disc e Set the SIGNAL SELECT to analog make sure your LD player is hooked up with
138. se of the grounding type plug POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNING Foradded protection for this product duringalightning storm or when itis left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where itcan fallinto such powerlines or circuits When installing an outside antenna sy
139. se jacks Remember that for components you want to record with you need to hook up four plugs a set of stereo ins and a set of stereo outs but for components that only play like a turntable you only need to hook up one set of stereo plugs two plugs To use DTS or Dolby Digital surround sound features you must hook up your digital components to the digital inputs see p 13 We also recommend hooking up your digital compo nents to analog audio jacks If you want to record to from digital components like an MD to from analog components you must hook up your digital equipment with these analog connections See p 13 amp 14 for more on digital connections Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal ourpur INPUT PLAY REC Recorder 1 MD Tape ANALOG OurPUT y UT PLAY eec Recorder 2 MD Tape If your turntable has a ground J wire connect it to the SIGNAL GND terminal Turntable 3 9 CD player Please don t hook up any other component to the phono jacks other than a turntable It could damage the equipment If your turntable has a built in amplifier please hook it up to an input other than PHONO Audie corde gt Cassette deck placement Use audio cords not supplied
140. splay Shows current mode status etc 15 TUNER indicators MONO Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM broadcasts and when selected MPX mode STEREO Lights when a FM stereo broadcast is received in the auto stereo mode TUNED Lights when a broadcast is received AM FM Light to indicate the current band FM or AM 25 26 Displays amp Controls Remote Control These pages describe the buttons on the remote control used to operate the receiver Since the screen on this LCD remote control changes when you select a different function explanations of buttons for controlling other components functions can be found in the sections for those components functions STANDBY ON button Press to turn power of the receiver on or to STANDBY off RECEIVER button Press to switch the remote control into receiver mode or to get receiver screens Function buttons These buttons are the basic controls that switch the mode of the receiver and allow you to control your other components DVD LD Press to switch the remote control into DVD LD mode TV SAT Press to switch the remote control into TV SAT satellite tuner mode VCR 1 Press to switch the remote control into VCR 1 mode VCR 2 Press to switch the remote control into VCR 2 mode MD TAPE 1 Press to switch the remote control into MD TAPE 1 mode CD Press to switch the remote control into CD mode TUNER Press to switch the r
141. st calling the Customer Service PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE INC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT P O BOX 1760 LONG BEACH CA 90801 1760 U S A For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Should this product require service in Canada please contact a Pioneer Canadian Authorized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada Alternatively please contact the Customer Service Department at the following address Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc Customer Service Department 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 905 479 4411 1 877 283 5901 For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Si ce produit doit tre r par au Canada veuillez vous adresser a un distributeur autoris e Pioneer au Canada pour obtenir le nom de la Soci t de Service Autoris e Pioneer le plus pres de chez vous Ou encore veuillez vous communiquer avec le Service de Client le de TEGN Pioneer lectroniques du Canada Inc D partement de service au consommateurs 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 905 479 4411 l 1 877 283 5901 Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la garantie veuillez vous reporter au feuillet sur la i E i i a gs a i en a a ee a PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC PIONEE
142. stem extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fata OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product SERVICING Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power supply cord or plug is damaged If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation If the product has
143. t the digital will be selected FL DIMMER button See p 53 Use to adjust the brightness of the main display Display See p 24 Remote sensor Point the remote control toward the remote sensor to operate the receiver MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE button See p 79 83 Press to use the multi room feature requires an optional PIONEER Multi Room Remote Sensor Unit MR 100 or another IR receiver CONTROL button See p 79 83 Used together with the INPUT SELECTOR to select the function or use with the MASTER VOLUME to select the volume of the MULTI ROOM system INPUT SELECTOR dial Turn to select a source component You can also use to select a function in the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE mode The source indica tors show the current component DVD LD DVD player or Laser Disc player TV SAT TV or satellite tuner CD Compact Disc player MD TAPE1 CD R Tape deck Mini Disc recorder or CD recorder connected to MD TAPE 1 CD R inputs outputs TUNER The receiver s built in tuner PHONO Turntable VIDEO Video camera etc connected to the VIDEO INPUT on the front panel VCR1 DVR Video cassette recorder connect ed to VCR1 DVR inputs VCR 2 Video cassette recorder or other component connected to VCR 2 inputs 10 PHONES jack 11 12 13 Connect headphones for private listening no sound will be heard through the speakers VIDEO INPUT jacks See p 15 S VIDEO Video input for connecting a video camer
144. te the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks listed below ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work Symptom The power does not turn ON Cause e The power plug is disconnected e The protection circuit may have been activated Remedy e Connect the power plug to the wall outlet e Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again The unit does not respond when the buttons are pressed e Static electricity caused by dry air e Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again No sound is output when a function is selected e Improper connections Sound is muted The volume is turned down The TAPE 2 MONITOR is ON Speakers are turned OFF e DIGITAL ANALOG switch is set incorrectly e Make sure the component is connected correctly see p 12 21 Press MUTE on the remote control Adjust MASTER VOLUME Press the TAPE 2 MONITOR button Press SPEAKERS A B to select the speakers you connected e Set SIGNAL SELECT see p 49 No image is output when a function is selected e Improper connections e The input source is not properly selected e Make sure the component is connected correctly see p 12 21 e Press the correct function button Considerable noise in radio broadcasts e Incorrect frequency e The antenna i
145. teeereeeteees 81 Using the remote control with the MULTI ROOM system c ccesceseceeeeeeeereeeteees 82 The PIONEER SR System Operating other PIONEER components 2 cce ccseeeeeeeeeeteeeteees 83 Techno Tidbits amp Problem solving 84 Dolby Digitaliin ii DIS aiaia pirical hii Beeline eee TAX PEE eat EEROR AA AET Troubleshooting bys SPOCHICALIONS weiscvsecaseceesschzereevecssete tet eeeceeedeeesnnetvanestess m gt a Z 10 Before You Start Checking the Supplied Accessories Please check that you have received all of the following supplied accessories FM wire Antenna CLIT 0000000 AA IEC LR6 batteries x 4 AM Loop Antenna How to Use This Manual Cushion for Remote x 4 Touch Pen attached to the back of the remote control Remote Control Unit Operating Instructions This manual is for the VSX 39TX Audio Video Multi Channel Receiver This manual is divided into three main sections which will tell you how to setup and use the unit PREPARATION First carry out the tasks below in this Before You Start section to prepare the remote control then connect the receiver to your other components as described in Connecting Your Equipment p 12 21 Take special care to connect your digital equipment like DVDs and LDs properly to be able to take advantage of the receiver s surround sound systems
146. the STANDBY ON button and MUTE button and then push the RESET tab under the battery cover on the back of the remote control STANDBY ON MUTING Using Other Functions Multi Room When used together with an optional IR receiver this receiver is capable of outputting two different sources at the same time One to the main MONITOR OUT jack and SPEAKERS terminals and another to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE AUDIO and MONITOR OUT jacks Thus the VSX 39TX can power two independent systems in separate rooms listening to or watching different sources With this system the two rooms can have completely independent power the main room power can be off while the sub room is on and the sub room can be controlled by this unit s remote control If you go into the main room to change the source but forget the remote control it s not a problem While in MULTI ROOM mode the input selector on the front panel of the VSX 39TX is able to change the input even though the receiver is off MULTI ROOM connections On the VSX 39TX connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE REMOTE IN jack then connect a separate amplifier and speakers and TV monitor to the MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE AUDIO and MONITOR OUT jacks All of this equipment should be placed in your sub room as shown below e When connecting the IR receiver be sure to connect it to the green MULTI ROOM amp SOURCE REMOTE IN jack not the black CONTROL IN or
147. the front panel e D m gt e Z 55 56 Using the Tuner Memorizing Frequently Used Stations The following steps show you how to memorize up to 30 radio stations in 3 classes each holding 10 stations When memorizing FM frequencies the receiver also memorizes the MPX mode STEREO or MONO Using the front panel 3 L o ocoocooo0o0o00000 G 909 o ao amooo 10 0 24 1 Tune in the station you want See Automatic and Manual Tuning or Direct Access Tuning on page 54 and 55 Press the MEMORY button to activate the memory function STEREO SP mA THCY Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number Each press switches the display gt CLASS A gt CLASS B gt CLASS C Press the STATION buttons repeatedly to select a channel 0 9 within the respective class E STEREO i The station is memorized automatically after 5 seconds If you want to escape from the MEMORY mode press the MEMORY button again Repeat steps 1 through 4 to memorize up to 30 stations Using the Tuner Recalling Memorized Stations Using the remote control 1 Press the TUNER This selects the TUNER function on the receiver and fic sets the remote to the TUNER operation mode a 0399 Junne es d Ean 27790
148. the screen of the component for example gt z 0080000 l j g play ese onago 2a The command and component chosen will appear in the apg Ta window of command 1 To erase a command Press the command button you want to erase and press the CLEAR button To go back one step Press the BACK button To go back to the REMOTE SETUP screen Press the BACK button repeatedly SELECT NUMBER EE gt lb 2 J3 j gt MT ovo 7 Repeat steps 4 6 to program a sequence of up to five commands You can assign MULTI OPERATIONS for up to 5 function buttons To erase a command Press the command button you want to erase and press Multi Operation DVD LD BACK the CLEAR button SELECT NUMBER n 8 When done press SETUP OK to input the information After you press SETUP OK the LCD screen on the remote will flash COMPLETE to let you know the process has been stored The remote then returns to the mode allowing you to input more multi operations 9 9 Press the BACK button repeatedly to leave the multi operation set up mode You don t need to program power on for PIONEER components except for the first generation of Pio neer DVRs they will go on automatically if a com mand for that unit is entered in the MULTI OPERA TIONS settings Also your TV will go on automati cally if a TV related command is entered in the MULTI OPERATIONS
149. three hook up the single speaker as CENTER Follow the diagram on p 19 in order to hook up all your speakers A center speaker is very important for watching films because the dialog comes from the center speaker in digital soundtracks If you do not have a CENTER speaker you must tell the receiver the CENTER channel is OFF or when you listen to digital soundtracks you won t hear any dialog Use the instructions on page 34 35 in order to do this Follow the diagram below to hook up an additional amplifier in order to use surround back speakers These speakers are important to hear all the sound channels on new eight channel home theater DVDs The diagram below also explains how to hook up a subwoofer which provides realistic bass sounds Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left terminal Also make sure the positive and negative terminals on the amplifier match those on the speakers RCA audio cord O Powered subwoofer On WOOFER R surrounp L Single BACK PRE OUT Surround back i Surround back speaker Left speaker Right 3 Setting up the Remote Control amp Unit 1 Put the batteries in the REMOTE CONTROL 2 Plug the main unit into a wall outlet 3 Press the W STANDBY ON button to put the receiver in ON mode Quick Start Guide 4 Digital Input Assignment This is only necess
150. ting Your Equipment 12 Audio Components 2 ccecceeeeeeeteeeeeees Cassette deck placement oh Digital CONNECTIONS ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteee Example Connection for a DVD LD or LD player 14 Digital Input Assignment Video Components Satellite TV Components Multi Channel Input External Decoder 06 17 Connecting the Radio Antennas i Using outdoor antennas cece cesses eeeeeee Speak rsit ecg nusvksier ee ans sieeve Ses Placing Your Speakers s Speaker placement cc cceccceseeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeees Connecting additional amplifiers ceeee 21 Pl gging LA sisien sccsasnzcaceoatecneatesaccsenieuscetasteesscaisedenases 21 Displays amp Controls Front Panel sessen DiSplay s tesnestiessee etn ie ee ee Remote Control ccccccccssssecessseeeessseeeesseeeessseeeessaees Basic Receiver LCD Screens z Receiver MAIN screen sssccccceesessneeeeeseessees Receiver SUB SCID cccssscccessseeeesseeesssseeeesees 28 Initial Set Up c cc ccceceeeeeeeseeeeeeeees On Screen Display Switching video system between PAL and AN E C nde ea ee 29 Setting Up the Remote Control Setting Up for Surround Sound S DIGITAL INPUT SELECT 33 SPEAKER SETTING 1 34 CHANNEL DELAY 36 CHANNEL LEVEL 37 CROSSOVER NETWORK cece ene eee eeeeeeee 39
151. to the receiver as you use to hook up the receiver and your TV For example if you use composite video cords to hook up your DVD and the receiver use composite video cords to hook up the receiver to your TV If you use S video cords to hook up your DVD and the receiver use S video cords to hook up the receiver to your TV Always make sure your TV is set to the appropriate input channel for example video 1 Your TV may have a number of input channels and if you don t select the proper one you won t be able to use this receiver s on screen display or in fact see any picture from this receiver at all If you are unsure how to choose an input channel for your TV refer to the manual which came with your TV You might for example use both composite and S video cords to hook up your video components with this receiver and then use composite video cords to hook up this receiver to your TV This arrangement would still NOT let you see the on screen displays from this receiver on your TV The best idea is just to use one type of video cord for all your video component and TV hook ups Switching video system between PAL and NTSC This receiver is able to use two types of video systems for its OSD on screen display either PAL or NTSC If you don t match the system on the receiver with your home system no OSD will appear on your TV The default setting is NTSC which is the standard in North America If you use this system you don t need to make any
152. tton to return to the basic RECEIVER screen memo e You input up to ten letters or numbers If you try to input more than ten the remote control will beep twice to let you know this can t be done e You can include spaces and hyphens if you want e You can input this kind of information for up to eight functions components e If you start this process but want to stop it without inputting the information entered press the BACK key This will return you to the previous screen without entering any of the information You can use this button to return to screen where you started Remote Control of Other Components Key Rename Use the KEY RENAME capability to rename the buttons keys on the remote control screens for different functions DVD etc You would want to do this if you taught a specific button a new operation on the previous two pages For example you could teach the SEARCH MODE button to be an audio key and the rename it AUD Remote Setup Back m 1 1 Press the REMOTE SETUP pons comMaNpeR _ DIRECT FUNCTION frome PRESET RECALL ITEM MEMO LEARNING KEY RENAME Waal 2 4 E S MULTI OPERATION J 2 Press the KEY RENAME button 3 Press the FUNCTION button that has the button you want to rename for example DVD 4 Press the LCD button gt E etc that you want to rename SELECT FUNCTION 5 Use the letter and numbe
153. uttons on the right for deck II e The following operations are available from the receiver s remote control after you program your Cassette deck into it but some operations may need to be learned separately by the receiver see Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components p 58 61 e To perform these operations press the MD TAPE1 button to set the remote to the TAPE operation mode e For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component DECK Tape DECKI _ _SINGLE DECKII_ pac Cc gocan O00 Oo Press to switch the cassette deck on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode a Press to rewind the tape OF Press to stop playback or recording Press to start reverse playback for auto reverse decks gt Press to start playback of the side of the cassette which has been loaded as the front gt gt Press to fast forward the tape Oun Press to pause playback or recording SINGLE DECK II Tape DECK CSINGLE DECKII_ 2 AAKA ts fea gt gt lt lt fut gt gt 5 item O10 8 Oo Press to switch the cassette deck on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode lt Press to start reverse playback for auto reverse decks r Press to start playback of the side of the cassette which has been loaded as th
154. where you can enter any command you like refer to p 60 61 for more on this To perform these operations press the TV SAT button to set the remote to the SAT operation mode For more information on individual commands consult the manual that came with the component When presetting a satellite tuner other than one made by PIONEER screen1 will appear When presetting a PIONEER satellite tuner screen 2 will appear Satellite Tuner screen 2 STB SAT J OG oC N i e E 2 Oo Press to switch the satellite tuner on or off not possible with all models especially those without a standby mode A B C D E Use to make selections from the SAT menu MENU Use to turn the main menu on or off GUIDE Use to turn the program information screen on or off Number buttons Use to select satellite channels L1 2 Freely assignable keys where you can enter any command you like refer to p 60 61 for more on this EXIT Press to exit the current setting of the SAT 69 e D m gt e Z 70 Remote Control of Other Components Cassette deck operations You can use this remote control to control a single or a double cassette deck after you program the deck player into it If you have a regular cassette deck with only one set of tape heads use the buttons on the right marked SINGLE DECK II If you have a double cassette deck with use the buttons on the left for deck and the b
155. will ensure you can use all LDs see p 15 We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks Before making or changing the connections switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet The arrows indicate the direction of the video signal not a PCM only output a a _ s DVD LD player or LD player DIGITAL OUT VIDEO VIDEO OUT no e ng on Fe acs a S VIDEO ree us memo Be sure to make either a digital coaxial or digital optical connection pictured as DIGITAL jack 1 k or DIGITAL jack 3 in this diagram as well but you DON T need to make both Also be sure to assign the jacks to the proper component s with the DIGITAL INPUT SELECT procedure see p 33 if necessary See the explanation on the left for details Digital Input Assignment Unlike analog connections the jacks for digital connections are not dedicated to one type of component they can be used freely Thus you must tell the receiver what digital component in which jack so your components will be in sync with the names on the remote control buttons and the like To avoid having to assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the receiver s default settings The default are DIGITAL IN 1 DVD LD DIGITAL IN 2 CD DIGITAL IN 3 MD DIGITAL IN 4 TV SAT DIGITAL IN 5 VCR 1 AC 3 RF DVD LD You will n

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