AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVERVSX-84TXSi VSX-84TXSi-S VSX-82TXSVSX-82TXS-SOperating InstructionsRegister your product atwww.pioneerelectronics.com
Connecting your equipment03 10 En Chapter 3 Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t h
Connecting your equipment03 11 En This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual
Connecting your equipment03 12 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a TV and DVD playe
Connecting your equipment03 13 En Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital
Connecting your equipment03 14 En • For a second recorder, use the DVR/ VCR2 outputs. 3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an optical-
Connecting your equipment03 15 En Connecting digital audio sources This receiver has both digital inputs and outputs, allowing you to connect digita
Connecting your equipment03 16 En Connecting analog audio sources This receiver features three stereo audio-only inputs. Two of these inputs have cor
Connecting your equipment03 17 En Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front,
Connecting your equipment03 18 En Bare wire connections Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 3 / 8
Connecting your equipment03 19 En The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orientation. The first diagram ( fig. A ) show
WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D1-4-2-1_EnIMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR
Connecting your equipment03 20 En FM wire antenna • Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω in the same way as the AM antenna. For best re
Controls and displays04 21 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel Illustration shows the VSX-84TXSi front panel 1 INPUT SELECTOR dial Use t
Controls and displays04 22 En 9 MCACC indicator Lights when one of the MCACC presets (page 29) is selected. 10 i.LINK indicator (VSX-84TXSi only) Li
Controls and displays04 23 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to indicate the currently selected input signal. AUTO lights when the receiver is
Controls and displays04 24 En Remote control The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system (
Controls and displays04 25 En 7 TV CONTROL buttons These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only h
Controls and displays04 26 En Sub remote control unit VSX-84TXSi only The second remote control supplied with this receiver is for use with the multi
Listening to your system05 27 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes and many features described in this section may
Listening to your system05 28 En • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available when you’re using two surround back speakers)• 2 Pro Logic
Listening to your system05 29 En Tip • When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected (except ADV. VIR. SURR. ), the effect level can be adju
READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and opera
Listening to your system05 30 En Choosing the input signal You need to hook up a component to both analog and digital inputs on the receiver to selec
Listening to your system05 31 En • VirtualSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed d
Using the tuner06 32 En Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts u
Using the tuner06 33 En Saving station presets If you often listen to a particular radio station, it's convenient to have the receiver store the
The System Setup menu07 34 En Chapter 7: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you ho
The System Setup menu07 35 En 1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Make sure there are no obstacles between th
The System Setup menu07 36 En • With error messages (such as Ambient Noise or Microphone Check ) select RETRY after checking for ambient noise (
The System Setup menu07 37 En 1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above
The System Setup menu07 38 En The volume increases to the 0dB reference level. 2 Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference s
The System Setup menu07 39 En frequencies. Depending on speaker placement, your listening position, and ultimately the shape of your room, it results
4 En Contents 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The System Setup menu07 40 En How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your list
The System Setup menu07 41 En Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ 1 Select ‘EQ Professional’ then press ENTER. 2 Select an option and press EN
The System Setup menu07 42 En Data Management This system allows you to store up to six MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your system for diff
The System Setup menu07 43 En Renaming MCACC presets If you have several different MCACC presets that you’re using, you may want to rename them for e
The System Setup menu07 44 En 2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size. Use / to select the size (and number)
The System Setup menu07 45 En Tip • You can change the channel levels at any time by pressing CH LEVEL then using / on the remote control. Spe
The System Setup menu07 46 En Set the bass peak level gradually, then press ENTER at the point just before the tone starts to distort. 1 The displ
Other connections08 47 En Chapter 8: Other connections Caution • Make sure the power is switched off before making or changing the connections. Conn
Other connections08 48 En 2 Use the / buttons to browse the selected category (e.g., albums). • Use / to move to previous/next levels. 3 Cont
Other connections08 49 En 1 Connect an XM Radio Connect-and-Play™ antenna to the XM Radio jack on the rear of this receiver. You will also need to ac
5 En Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Connecting your XM Radio receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Lis
Other connections08 50 En Listening to channel presets You will need to have some presets stored to do this. 1 Press CLASS to select the class in whi
Other connections08 51 En 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT interconnect on this receiver to an HDMI interconnect on a HDMI-compatible moni
Other connections08 52 En 1 Use an i.LINK cable to connect one of the i.LINK connectors on this receiver to an i.LINK connector on your i.LINK compon
Other connections08 53 En About PQLS rate control Pioneer's PQLS (Precision Quartz Lock System) technology provides high-precision digital audio
Other connections08 54 En Connecting the multichannel analog inputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel
Other connections08 55 En 1 Connect your computer’s USB terminal to the USB terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.2 Switch on your computer and
Other connections08 56 En • SP A – Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre-out terminals. • SP B – Sou
Other connections08 57 En Connecting additional amplifiers This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additi
Other connections08 58 En Multi-room listening options The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub room : Basic multi-room setup (RO
Other connections08 59 En Using the multi-room controls The following steps use the front panel controls to adjust the sub room volume and select sou
Before you start01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessor
Other connections08 60 En 1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE IR IN (MAIN ROOM) jack on the rear of this receiver. If you
Other connections08 61 En Important • If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control at th
Other connections08 62 En Connecting a PC for Advanced MCACC output If you use the Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ (see page 39) to measure the
Other Settings09 63 En Chapter 9: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Input Setup menu if you didn’t hook up yo
Other Settings09 64 En • 12V Trigger 1 / 2 – After connecting a component to one of the 12 volt triggers (see Switching components on and off using
Other Settings09 65 En Multi-Room Setup • Default setting: Variable If you’ve made multi-room connections (see Multi-room listening on page 57) yo
Using other functions10 66 En Chapter 10 Using other functions Setting the AV options There are a number of additional sound and picture settings you
Using other functions10 67 En Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an aud
Using other functions10 68 En • Note that the setting you make here is stored in memory, even if you switch off the receiver, so if you want to recor
Using other functions10 69 En Checking your system settings Use the status display screen to check your current settings for features such as surroun
5 minute guide02 7 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surr
Using other functions10 70 En 2 PL II Music Options Center Width 3Dimension 0Panorama OFFNeo:6 Options Center Image 3All Inputs Listening Mode (2 ch)
Controlling the rest of your system11 71 En Chapter 11: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components Most compo
Controlling the rest of your system11 72 En 4 Point the two remote controls towards each other then press the button that will be doing the learning
Controlling the rest of your system11 73 En 3 Press the button of the component for which you want to check the preset code, then press ENTER. The br
Controlling the rest of your system11 74 En 5 Use / to select a command in the sequence then press ENTER . If this is the first command in the s
Controlling the rest of your system11 75 En Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching t
Controlling the rest of your system11 76 En Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jack
Additional information12 77 En Chapter 12: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunction
Additional information12 78 En Other audio problems No sound from the surround or center speakers.• Check that the Stereo listening mode isn’t select
Additional information12 79 En Video When playing a DTS format LD there is audible noise on the soundtrack.• Make sure that the input signal type is
5 minute guide02 8 En 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Place the micr
Additional information12 80 En Settings Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Symptom Remedy The Auto MCACC Setup continually shows an
Additional information12 81 En Remote controli.LINK interface During playback of a DTS 96/24 source, the display doesn't show 96 kHz .• Make su
Additional information12 82 En i.LINK messages You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i.LINK interfac
Additional information12 83 En iPod messagesXM radio messages Note • If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static ele
Additional information12 84 En Surround sound formats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite,
Additional information12 85 En WMA9 Pro can support up to 5.1/7.1 channel playback with sampling rates up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Using the unique WMA comp
Additional information12 86 Enthe THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Select2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum repla
Additional information12 87 En Multichannel signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard THX Auto Surround SBchProcessingON (7.1 chan
Additional information12 88 En Stream direct with different input signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different input si
Additional information12 89 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power output of 140 (or 130) watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms,
5 minute guide02 9 En Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (too much background
Additional information12 90 En Our philosophy Pioneer is dedicated to making your home theater listening experience as close as possible to the visio
Additional information12 91 EnS001_EnSelecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoymen
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