Second Zone (Speaker System B) Setup; Stereo Playback In Another Room; A/B Speaker Button - Pioneer VSX-45TX Elite Operating Instructions Manual

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SECOND ZONE (Speaker System B) Setup

Stereo playback in another room

This setup enables you to listen to a pair of stereo speakers independently of the main speaker system (A
speakers) hooked up to the receiver. The VSX-45TX has two possibilities for playback in another room. You
can choose SECOND ZONE, and use the speakers hooked up to the surround back terminals as a B
speaker system, that is, playing the same source as the main speaker system but from independent
stereo speakers. Or, you can choose MR&S and use the speakers hooked up to the surround back
terminals for MULTI-ROOM playback (see pages 74–79 for more on MULTI-ROOM).
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals.
2 Select SECOND ZONE or MR&S (MULTI-ROOM) in the SURRBACK
SYSTEM setup (see page 37).
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Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 -16 .

A/B Speaker Button

If you selected NORMAL SYSTEM in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see page 37) your surround back
speakers will be used as part of your A speakers (main speaker system) and this button will simply switch it
off or on. If you selected MR&S in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see page 37) the surround back speakers
will be used for the MULTI-ROOM and this button will simply switch A speakers (main speaker system) on or
off. If you selected SECOND ZONE in the SURRBACK SYSTEM setup (see page 37) this button will cycle
through the A (main) speaker system, the B speaker system (the surround back speakers acting as a separate
second zone), both speaker systems, and off.
MULTI JOG CONTROL
SIGNAL
SET UP RETURN
SELECT HI-SAMPLING
PHONES
SPEAKERS TONE BASS/TREBLE
1
A(SP3A): Sound is output from speaker system A and the same signal is output from the pre out
terminals.
B(SP3B): Sound is output from the two speakers in speaker system B (the surround back speakers).
Multichannel sources won't be heard from these speakers.
A&B(SP3AB): Sound is output from speaker system A and the B speakers. Multichannel sources will be
downmixed to two channels.
OFF(SP3 ): No sound is output from the speakers. Depending on the input signal and settings in
SPEAKER SYSTEMS sound may be output from the subwoofer. The same sound is output
from the pre out terminals as when selecting speaker system A (above).
• What is output from the subwoofer depends on the SPEAKER SETTING settings and the type of
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source.
• Depending on the settings in SPEAKER SETTING and the MULTI CH IN SELECT, output from the
SURROUND BACK pre out terminals may change.
• When using headphones the speakers are switched off.
• Please use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 -16 .
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STATION TUNING MULTI ROOM
HI-BIT SB CH TUNER & SOURCE
BAND CLASS EDIT
MODE SELECT CONTROL ON/OFF
MULTI JOG/ENTER
TONE CONTROL
SETUP
MIC
DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO
L AUDIO R
VIDEO INPUT
1 Press the Speakers button (on the
front panel) to switch speakers on/
off or cycle through the different
speaker systems if SECOND ZONE
has been selected in the SURRBACK
SYSTEM setup (see page 37) .