Setting Up For Surround Sound - Pioneer VSX-45TX Elite Operating Instructions Manual

Setting Up for Surround Sound

To ensure the best possible surround sound, complete the following setup operations. Some of these are the
same (and take precedence over) the settings you made in the Easy Setup Guide, so consider if the ones you
made at that time were adequate. If you feel they were, move on to the next setting in this section.
These setup operations use on-screen displays (OSDs) on your TV to display the settings and choices so be sure
your TV and receiver are properly hooked up and that your TV is set to this receiver. You need to connect the
setup mic to the front panel of the receiver so that it can measure the sound and ensure the proper settings. For
more information on the mic hookup see page 13.
remote control to navigate the OSDs on your TV. Conversely, you can use the MULTI JOG dial and ENTER
button, and look at the display, on the Front Panel.
S0URCE
DVD/LD
MULTI CONTROL
VCR2
CD-R/
TAPE1
DIMMER LOUDNESS
1
SIGNAL SEL
5
VIDEO SEL
9
2
SYSTEM SETUP
MENU
TUNER EDIT
AUDIO
MPX
¶
–
TUNING
1
–
STATION
4
–
CHANNEL
3-4 2
STANDBY/ON
MOVIE MUSIC ENTER
MULTI JOG
3
System Setup
[1. Surround Setup
[2. THX CINEMA Setup
[3. Input Assign
[4. Function Rename
[5. PHONO/LINE Setup
[6. Multi Room
[7. 12V Trigger
[Exit
4
1.Surround Setup
[ SurrBack System
[ Auto Setting
[ Quick
[ Normal
[ Expert
[ Exit
36
SETUP
TV SYSTEM RECEIVER
OFF
VCR1/
TV/SAT TV CONT
DVR
MULTI
VIDEO CD
OPERATION
1
MD/
TUNER RECEIVER
TAPE2
TONE EFFECT/CH SEL
2 3 4
+
DNR BASS/TREBLE
6 7 8
–
+
HI-BIT 10
DISC
0
ENTER
DIRECT ACCESS SEARCH MODE
GUIDE
TOP MENU
3-4
TRACK
ENTER
EXIT
RETURN
DTV ON/OFF DISP MODE
8
SUB TITLE
+
BAND TUNING
3 ¡
+
DTV MENU CLASS STATION
7 ¢
+
CHANNEL
STANDBY
MULTI JOG CONTROL
SIGNAL HI-BIT SB CH
BAND
SET UP RETURN SELECT HI-SAMPLING MODE
TONE CONTROL
PHONES
SPEAKERS TONE BASS/TREBLE
]
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Use the arrow buttons (5∞) and the ENTER button on the
1 Turn on the receiver and your TV. Press
the RECEIVER button on the remote
control.
Make sure your TV is connected and set to the video input
the receiver is using.
2 Press the SYSTEM SETUP button.
The menu possibilities appear on your TV.
3 SURROUND SETUP should be selected. If
it isn't use the 5∞ buttons to select it.
Press the ENTER button.
4 Use the 5∞ buttons to navigate through
the menus. When you have the setting
you want in a particular menu, press
ENTER.
In each mode, the current settings are displayed. We suggest
you do a basic system setup for surround sound when you
first hook up the receiver. That gets it out of the way and you
won't need to do it again unless you change your home set
up (by adding new speakers,
the SURRBACK menu if necessary and then choose either
the AUTO SETTING, QUICK or NORMAL setup procedure and
complete that. You don't need to do all three as they accom-
plish the same ends and we recommend the AUTO SETTING
method.
To do a more advanced setup for surround sound see
EXPERT setup starting on page 96.
SURRBACK (Surround Back) SYSTEM (See page 37)
Use to choose options for your surround back speakers.
AUTO SETTING (See page 13–15)
See the Easy Setup Guide Part 2 for an explanation of this
setup.
QUICK setup (See page 38)
Use to setup your surround sound system in the minimum
amount of time.
NORMAL setup (See page 39)
Use this method to manually adjust all the surround sound
functions.
EXPERT setup (See pages 96–104)
Use these settings to fine tune your surround sound and
make it more personalized.
etc.). To do a basic setup use