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VSX_94TXH.book Page 1 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM
Operating Instructions
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 2 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM CAUTION – TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD. RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT 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 INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVE
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 3 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead, within CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and "dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO USER-SERV
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 4 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. Contents 01 Before you start 05 Listening to your system Checking what’s in the box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 5 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Connecting your XM Radio receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Default system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Listening to XM Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 12 Contr
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 6 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Before you start 01 Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Installing the receiver Please check that you’ve received the following supplied When installing this unit, make sure to put it on a accessories: level and stable surface. Setup microphone (cable: 5 m (16.4 ft.)) Don’t install it on the following places: – on a color TV (the screen may distort) Remote control unit – near a cassette deck (or close to a device
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 7 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM 5 minute guide 02 Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Where you place the speakers will have a big effect on the sound. Place your speakers as shown below for the best Introduction to home theater surround sound effect. Also see Placing the speakers on Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to page 20 for more on this. create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you're in the middle of the action or concert. The Center
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 8 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM 5 minute guide 02 2 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the front panel. Automatically setting up for surround Place the microphone so that it’s about ear level at your sound (MCACC & Full Band Phase normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and Control) the microphone. The Auto MCACC Setup measures the acoustic characteristics of your listening area
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 9 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM 5 minute guide 02 With error messages (such as Too much ambient Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup noise! or Check Microphone) select RETRY after If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto checking for ambient noise (see Problems when MCACC Setup (too much background noise, echo off the using the Auto MCACC Setup below) and verifying the walls, obstacles blocking the speakers from the mic connection. If there doesn’
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 10 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM 5 minute guide 02 3 Press S.DIRECT (STREAM DIRECT) to select ‘AUTO Phase Cotrol OFF 1 SURROUND’ and start playback of the source. Front speaker Listening If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound position DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the front left/right speakers in the default listening mode. See also Listening to your system on page 28 for
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 11 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM 5 minute guide 02 Sound in the middle- and low-frequency ranges is Using Full Band Phase Control delayed against the high-frequency sound due to group The Full Band Phase Control feature calibrates the delay. frequency-phase characteristics of the speakers connected. Full Band Phase Control ON Standard speakers designed exclusively for audio use generally reproduce sound with the divided frequency bands output from a speaker system c
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 12 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This page explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel This illustration shows the VSX-94TXH, however connections for the 92TXH are the same except where noted. 6 9 1 MULTI-ZONE PRE OUT AUDIO & SOURCE ANTENNA MULTI-ZONE 13
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 13 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 12 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6) Use for connection to audio/visual sources, such as DVD When making cable connections players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks To avoid hum, do not lay connected cables over the 1 for composite video, S-video and stereo analog audio. top of the receiver. See Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources on page 16. 13 Stereo an
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 14 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 1 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video input on your TV. Connecting your TV and DVD player Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use an S-video cable to connect to the S-video jack. 2 Connect a composite or S-video output on your DVD player to the DVD/LD VIDEO or DVD/LD S-VIDEO input. Connect using a standard video cable or a
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 15 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a Blu-ray disc player, with S-video or composite Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or video connections. See also Using the component video other set-top box jacks on page 16 if your Blu-ray disc player has Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV component video inputs/outputs. If your Blu-ray disc tuners are all example
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 16 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs. Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR 3 If the device can output digital audio, connect an 1 optical-type digital audio output from the recorder to and other video sources the OPTICAL IN 3 (DVR/VCR1) input. This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and 2 outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video Use an optical cable for the connection. d
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 17 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 1 Since they are assignable, it doesn’t matter which 1 Connect an optical-type digital audio output on component video inputs you use for which source. After your digital component to the OPTICAL IN 4 (CD-R) connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the component input. video inputs—see The Input Setup menu on page 67. Use an optical cable for the connection. 2 Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 18 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 1 Connect the analog audio outputs of the source About the WMA9 Pro decoder component to one of the AUDIO inputs. This unit has an on-board Windows Media™ Audio 9 Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable. 1 Professional (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc., playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or connect the analog audio outputs
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 19 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound main surround speakers should always be connected as capabilities connect front, center, surround and a pair, but you can connect just one surround back surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer surround back
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VSX_94TXH.book Page 20 Friday, April 27, 2007 8:21 PM Connecting your equipment 03 Bare wire connections When placing speakers near the TV, we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is 3 possible interference, such as discoloration of the properly prepared with about 10 mm ( /8 in.) of insulator picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands magnetical
