Pioneer VSX-91TXH manual

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-91TXH Operating Instructions • Protect y our new in vestment The details of your purchase will be on file f or reference in the e vent of an insurance claim such as loss or theft. • Impro ve product de velopment Y our input helps us continue to design products that meet your needs . • Receive a free Pion[...]

WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D1-4-2-1_En IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS L OCA TED IN THE REAR. PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCL OSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY . D1-4-2-6-1_En This Class B digital appar[...]

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 product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operat[...]

4 En Contents 01 Before you start Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checking what’s in th e box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 En 08 Other connections Connecting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Connecting your iPod to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 iPod playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Connecting your XM Radi[...]

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1: Before you start Features • Advanced Direct Energy design This receiver offers a new advancemen t in discrete design unique to Pioneer for high-power d rivability, lo w distortion a nd stable imag ing. Through s ymmetrical placement of p ower amplific ation units, this receive r generates equal amplifier power [...]

Before you start 01 7 En • Easy-to-use LCD remote control The remote contro l gives you not only c omplete control over every function of this receiver, but also over the main functions for other components in your home theater system. Using a system of preset codes, you can program the remote to operate a wide ran ge of other equipment. Checking[...]

5 minute guide 02 8 En Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to ho me theater Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround so und effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on yo ur spea ker setup, b ut also on [...]

5 minute guide 02 9 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 microphone so that it’s about ea r level at your normal listening position (use a tripod if possible). Make sure there are no obstacles between the speakers and the microphone. •P u s h d o w n o n t h [...]

5 minute guide 02 10 En Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup If the room environmen t is not optimal for the Auto MCACC Setup (to o much background noise, echo off the walls, obst acles blocking the speakers from the microphone) the fin al settings may be incorrect . Check for household appliance s (air conditioner, fridge, fan, etc.), that may[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 11 En Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with m any conn ection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be diff icult. This page explains the kinds of components y ou can connect to make up your home theater system. Rear panel Caution • Before making or chan ging the connections, switch of[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 12 En 11 Audio/video source inputs/(outputs) (x6) Use for connection to a udio/visual sources, such as DVD players/recorders, VCRs, etc. Each set of inputs has jacks for composite video, S-vide o an d stereo analog audio.  Connecting a DVD/HDD recorde r, VCR and other video sources on page 14. 12 AM and FM antenna te[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 13 En Connecting your TV and DVD player The diagram shows a basic setup of this re ceiver together with a TV and D VD player, with S-video or composite video connections. Different TVs an d DVD players may offer alternative connection s. See also Using the component video jacks on pa ge 1 4 if yo ur TV a nd/o r DVD play[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 14 En 1 Connect t he audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the TV/SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack ca ble and a video or S-video c able. 2 Connect an optical-type 1 digital au dio output from your set-top box to the OPTICAL 2 (TV/SAT) input. 2 Use an optical cable for the connection.[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 15 En 1 Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO inputs. Connect using a three-way componen t video cable. • Since they are assignable , it doesn’t matter which component video inputs yo u use for which source. After connecting everything, you’ll need to assign the [...]

Connecting your equipment 03 16 En About the WMA9 Pro decoder This unit has an on-board W indows Media TM Audio 9 Professional 1 (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxi al or optical dig i tal connect ion when connected to a WMA9 Pro-compatible player. However, the conne cted PC, DVD player, set-to p b[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 17 En Installing your speaker system To take full advantage of the receiver’s surroun d sound capabilitie s connect front, cent er, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this i s ideal, other co nfigurations w ith fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround s[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 18 En Bare wire connection s Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm ( 3 / 8 in.) of insulat or stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together ( fig. A ). To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to in[...]

Connecting your equipment 03 19 En The diagrams below show suggested surround and surround back speaker orienta tion. The first diagram ( fig. A ) shows orientat ion with on e surround back speaker (or none) connected. The second ( fig. B ) shows orientation with two surroun d back speakers connected. • If you have two surround back speakers THX [...]

Connecting your equipment 03 20 En Connecting external antennas To improve FM reception connect an external FM antenna to the FM UNBAL 75 Ω terminal. To improve AM reception, connect a 5 m to 6 m (15 ft. to 18 ft.) length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP terminals without disconnect ing the supplied AM loop antenna. For the best possible recep[...]

Controls and displays 04 21 En Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel 1 MULTI JOG dial Use the MULTI JOG dial to sel e ct various settings and menu options. 2  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and stan dby. Power indicator lights when the receiver is o n. 3 MULTI ZONE controls If you’ve made MULTI-ZONE connections (see MULTI- [...]

Controls and displays 04 22 En 15 VIDEO/GAME INPU T See Connecting a component to the front panel inputs on page 16. 16 MCACC SETUP MIC jack Use to connect the supplied microphone. 17 SYSTEM SETUP Press to access the System Setup menu (see page 34). 18 RETURN Press to confirm and exit the curr ent menu screen. 19 TONE Press this button to access th[...]

Controls and displays 04 23 En Display 1 SIGNAL indicators Light to ind icate the cu rrently selec ted input sig nal. AUTO lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically (page 29). 2 Progr am format indicators These change according to which ch annels are active in digital so urces. L – Left front channel C – Center ch[...]

Controls and displays 04 24 En Remote control The remote has been co nveniently color-coded accor ding to component control using th e following system (press the corresponding i nput source button to access): • Green – Receiver controls (see below) • Red – DVD controls (page 71) • Blue – Tuner, XM and SIRIUS Radio co ntrols (page 32, p[...]

Controls and displays 04 25 En 7 TV CONTROL butto ns These buttons are dedica ted to control the TV assigned to the TV CTR L button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CTRL input source button. If you have two TVs, assign the m ain TV to the TV CTRL bu tton (see page 67 for mor e on this). TV  – Use to t[...]

Listening to y o ur system 05 26 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Important • The listening modes a nd many features described in this section may not be available depending on the current source, settings and status of the receiver. See Listening modes wi th different input signal formats on page 82 for more on this. Tip • The listening [...]

Listening to your system 05 27 En • 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above (only available when you’re using two surround back spe akers) • 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above • Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pu re decoding for 6.1 channel sour ces (like Dolby Digital Surround EX) [...]

Listening to y o ur system 05 28 En • PhonesSurround – When listening through headphones, you can still get the effect of overall surround. Tip • When an A dvanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the EFFECT paramet er in Setting the AV options on page 63. Listening in stereo When you select STEREO ,[...]

Listening to your system 05 29 En Selecting MCACC presets • Default setting: MEMOR Y 1 If you have calibrated your sy stem for di fferent listening position s 1 , you can switch between settings to suit the kind of source you’re listenin g to and where you’re sitting (for example, watch ing movies from a sofa, o r playing a video game close t[...]

Listening to y o ur system 05 30 En Using the Virtual Surround Back mode When you’re not using surround back spea kers, selecting this mode al lows you to hear a virtual surround back channel th rough your surround spea kers. You can choose to listen to sour ces with no surround back channel information, or if the materi al sounds better in the f[...]

Listening to your system 05 31 En Using Midnight and L oudness The Midnight li stening feature allows you to hea r effective surround sound of movies at low volum e levels. The effect automatically adjusts acco rding to the volume at which you’re listening. The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources [...]

Using the tuner 06 32 En Chapter 6: Using the tuner Listening to the radi o The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (s earch) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you[...]

Using the tuner 06 33 En Naming station presets For easier identification, you can name your station presets. 1 Choose the station preset you want to name. See Listening to station pre sets below for how to do this. 2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT). The display shows STATION NAME , then a blinking cursor at the first character position. 3 Input the name[...]

The System Setup menu 07 34 En Chapter 7: The System Setup menu Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu The following section shows you how to make detailed settings to specify how you’re using th e receiver (for example, if you want to set u p two speaker systems in separate rooms), and also explains how to fine-tune individual speak[...]

The System Setup menu 07 35 En 1 Select ‘ Auto MCACC’ from the Syst em Setup menu then press ENTER . If the System Setup screen is not displayed, refer to Making receiver settin gs from the System Se tup menu above. 2 Make sure ‘ Normal (SB)’ is selected, 1 select an MCACC preset 2 then select OK. For a fully customized Auto MCACC setup, se[...]

The System Setup menu 07 36 En • Do not adjust the vo lume during the test ton es. This may result in incorrect speaker set tings. • With error me ssages (such as Ambient Noise or Microp hone Chec k ) select RETR Y after checking for ambient noise (see Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup on page 10) and verifying the mic connection. If the[...]

The System Setup menu 07 37 En 1 Select ‘Surr Back System’ from the System Setup menu. See Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu above if you’re not already at this screen. 2 Select the surround back speaker setting . • Normal (SB) – Select fo r normal home theater use with surround back speakers in your main (speaker system[...]

The System Setup menu 07 38 En The volume increases to the 0 dB reference level. 2 Adjust the level of the left channel. This will be the reference speaker level, so you may wa nt to keep the level around 0 dB so that you’ll have plenty of room to adjust the other speaker levels. • After pressing ENTER , test tones will be output. 3 Select each[...]

The System Setup menu 07 39 En Standing Wave • Default setting: ON Acoustic standi ng waves occur when, under certain conditions , sound waves from your spea ker system resonate mutu ally with sound waves refle cted off the walls in your listening area. This can have a nega tive effect on the overall sou nd, especially at certain lo wer frequenci[...]

The System Setup menu 07 40 En How to use Professional Acous tic Calibration EQ If you find that lower frequencies seem overly reverberant in your listening room (i.e. it so unds ‘boomy’), or that different channels seem to exhibit differ ent reverb characteristics, select Aco Cal EQ Pro. (or ALL ) for the Auto Mode setting in Automatic MCACC ([...]

The System Setup menu 07 41 En Using Professional Acoustic C alibration EQ 1 Select ‘EQ Profession al’ then press ENTER. 2 Select an option and press ENTER. • Reverb Measurement – Use thi s to m easure the reverb characteristics of yo ur room (for graphical output using a PC , see Connecting a PC for Ad vanced MCACC output on page 58 to con[...]

The System Setup menu 07 42 En After the Acoustic Ca libra tion Equali zation is set, yo u are given the option to check the settings on-screen. Data Management This system allows you to store up t o six MCACC presets, allowing you to calibrate your system for differen t listening positions (or frequency adjustments for the same listening position)[...]

The System Setup menu 07 43 En 2 Select the MCACC preset you’ll be copying the settings ‘From’ t hen specify where you want to copy them (‘To’). Make sure you don’t overwrite an MCACC pr eset you’re currently using (this can’t be undon e ). 3 Select ‘Copy’ to co nfirm and copy the settings. Copy Complete ! shows in the OSD to co[...]

The System Setup menu 07 44 En 1 Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menu. 2 Choose the set of speakers that you want to set then select a speaker size. Use / to select the size (and number) of each of the following speakers: 1 • Front – Select LARGE if your front speakers reproduce bass frequencies effectively, or if yo[...]

The System Setup menu 07 45 En 4 Adjust the level of each channel using the / buttons. If you selected Manual , use / to switch speakers. The Auto setup will output test tones in the order shown on- screen: Adjust the level of each speaker as the test tone is emitted. 1 5 When you’re fi nished, press RETU RN. You will return to the Ma[...]

The System Setup menu 07 46 En 2 Specify the di stance of your surround back speakers from each other. • 0–1 ft – Surround speakers within 1 foot apart (best for THX surround sound). • 1– 4 ft – Surround speakers between 1 and 4 feet apart. • 4 ft < – Surround speakers more than 4 feet apart. 3 When you're fin ished, press R[...]

Other connections 08 47 En Chapter 8: Other connections Caution • Make sure the power is switc hed off before making or changing the connectio ns. Connecting an iPod This receive r has a dedic ated iPod t erminal that w ill allow you to control playback of audio co ntent from your iPod using the controls o f this receiver. 1 Connecting your iPod [...]

Other connections 08 48 En 1U s e t h e / buttons to select a catego ry then press ENTER to browse that categor y. • To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN . 2U s e t h e / buttons to browse the selected category (e.g., albums). •U s e / to m ove to previous/next levels. 3 Conti nue browsing unti l you arrive a[...]

Other connections 08 49 En 1 Connect an XM Mini-Tuner to the XM Radio jack on the rear of this receiver. You will also need to activate th e XM Radio service. 2P r e s s XM RADIO (SHIFT+DVD) to switch to the XM RADIO input. 1 For best reception, you may need to move the XM M ini- Tuner antenna near a windo w (the southernmost window should produce [...]

Other connections 08 50 En 1 Select the channel you want to memorize. See Selecting channe ls and browsing by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT . The display shows a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press / to select the channel preset you w a nt. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset. ?[...]

Other connections 08 51 En 2P r e s s SIRIUS (SHIFT+TV) to switch to the SIRIUS input. For best reception, you may need to move the SIRIUS Connect tuner antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results). • If after pressing SIRIUS the display shows Antenna Error , try disconnecting the a ntenna and reconnecting. 1 If[...]

Other connections 08 52 En • Password Set – Set the parental lock password. 3 When you’re fi nished press TOP MENU to return to the reception display. Connecting using HDMI If you have a HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component, you can connect it t o this receiver using a commercially avail able HDMI cable. 1 The HDMI connection tran sfers[...]

Other connections 08 53 En HDMI, the logo and High-Defini tion Multimedia Interf ace are trademarks or registered trademarks of HD MI licensing LLC. Connecting the multichannel analog inputs For DVD Audio and SACD playback, you r DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 ch annel analog outp uts (depending on whether your player supports surr ound back c[...]

Other connections 08 54 En • SP  B – Sound is output from the two speakers connected to speaker system B. Multichannel sources will not be heard. The same signal is output from the surround back c hannel pre-out terminals. • SP  AB – Sound is output from speaker syst em A (up to 5 channels, depending on the so urce), the two speakers [...]

Other connections 08 55 En • Before making or chan ging the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. • You can use the additional ampli f ier on the surround back channel pre -outs for a single speaker as well. In this case plug t he amplifier int o the left ( L (Single) ) terminal only. • The sound [...]

Other connections 08 56 En Using the MULTI-ZONE controls The following steps use the front panel con trols to adjust the sub zone volume an d select sources. See MULTI- ZONE remote controls below when using the remote control. 1 Press the MULTI ZONE ON/OFF button on the front panel. The MULTI-ZONE indicator lights a nd ZONE2 ON appears in the front[...]

Other connections 08 57 En 1 Connect the IR receiver sensor to the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE IR IN jack on th e rear of this rec eiver. 2 Connect the IR IN jack of another component to the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE IR OUT j a c k o n t h e r e a r o f t h i s receiver to link it to the IR receiver. Please see the manual supplied with your IR receiver f[...]

Other connections 08 58 En Important • If you co nnect to a Pioneer plasma display us ing an SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote contro l at the plasma display remo te sensor to control the receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the receiver using the remote control if you switch the plasma display of f. • Before you ca[...]

Other connections 08 59 En Please make sure your system meets the following requirements: • Operating system must be Windows ® XP, Windows ® 2000, Windows ® Millennium Edition, Windows ® 98 Second Editio n, or Windows ® NT 4.0 (Se rvice pack 6). • CPU must be at least Pentium 3 / 300 MHz or AMD K6 / 300 MHz (or equivalent) with at least 12[...]

Other Settings 09 60 En Chapter 9: Other Settings The Input Setup menu You only need to make settings in the Inp ut Setup menu if you didn’t hook up your digital equip ment according to the default settings (see Input function def ault a nd possible settings below). In this case, you nee d to tell the receiver what equipment is hooked up to which[...]

Other Settings 09 61 En The Other Setup menu The Other Setup menu is where you can make customized settings to reflect how yo u are using the receiver. 1P r e s s RECEIVER on the remote control, t hen press the SETUP button. An on-screen display (OSD) appe ars on your TV. Use the /// buttons and ENTER to navigate through the screens and[...]

Other Settings 09 62 En • ON – When the receiver is switched to one of the inputs that use the plasma display ( DVD/LD , for example), the volume on th e plasma display is muted so only sound from the receiver is h eard. 3 Assig n any input source connected to the plasma display to the correspon ding input number. This matches the rec eiver’s[...]

Using other functions 10 63 En Chapter 10: Using other functions Setting the AV op tions There are a number of additional sound and pictu re settings you can make using the AV Parameter menu. The defaults , if not stated, are listed in bo ld. Important • Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the AV Parameter menu, it is unavailable due to th[...]

Using other functions 10 64 En Making an audio o r a video recording You can make an audi o or a video recording fro m the built-in tuner, or f rom an audio or vide o source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV). 1 Keep in mind you can’t make a digital recording from an analog source or vice-versa, so make su re the components you[...]

Using other functions 10 65 En Reducing the level of an analog signa l The input attenuator lo wers the input level of an analog signal when it’s too strong. You can use this if you find the that the OVER indicator is lights often, or you ca n hear distortion in the sound. 1 •P r e s s RECEIVER then press ANALOG ATT to switch the input attenuat[...]

Using other functions 10 66 En Resetting the system Use this procedure to reset al l the receiver’s s ettings to the factory default. Use the fron t pan el controls to do this . 1 Swit ch the receiver into stan dby. 2 While hold ing down the front panel TONE button, press and hold  STANDBY/ON for about t hree seconds. The display shows RESET? [...]

Controlling the rest of your system 11 67 En Chapter 11: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to contr ol other components Most components can be assi gned to one of the input source buttons (such as DVD/LD or CD ) using the component’s manufacturer preset code stored in the remote. However, there are cases where o nly certain f[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 11 68 En • The remote contro ls should be 3 cm to 5 cm (1 to 2 inches) apart. 5 Press t he corresponding button on the other remote control that is sending (teaching) the si gnal to this receiver’s remote control. For example, if you want to lear n the playback control signal, press and hold  briefly. The [...]

Controlling the rest of your system 11 69 En 3 Press the b utton of the component for which you want to check the preset code, then press ENTER. The brand name and preset co de appears in the display for three seconds. Renaming input source names You can customize the names th at appear on the remote LCD when you select an input sou rce (for exampl[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 11 70 En 6 If necessary, press the input source button for the component whose command you want to input. This is only ne cessary if the command is for a n ew component (input source). 7 Select the button for the command you want to input. The following remote control co mmands can be selected: • You don’ t n[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 11 71 En Controls for TVs This remote co ntrol can cont rol components af ter entering the proper codes or teaching the rece iver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 67 for more on this). Use the input source buttons to select the component. •T h e TV CONTROL button s on the[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 11 72 En Operating other Pioneer components with this un it’s sensor Many Pioneer components have SR CONT ROL jacks which can be used to link co mponents together so that you can use just the remote sensor of one component. When you use a remote control, the control signal is passed along the chain to the appro[...]

Additional in formation 12 73 En Chapter 12: Additional information Troubles hooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malf unctions. If you think that th ere is something wrong with this component, check the points belo w. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate th e other components and electrica l ap[...]

Additional information 12 74 En Other audio problems No sound from surround back speakers. • Check that the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL (see Speaker Setting on page 43). • Make sure surround back processing is set to SBch ON (see Usin g surround back channel pro cessing on page 29). • I f t he s o ur c e i s Do lb y Su r [...]

Additional in formation 12 75 En Video Settings Can’t record audio. • You can only make a digital recording from a digital source, and an analog recording from an analog source. • For digital sources, make sure that wh at you’re recording isn’t copy protected. • Check that the OUT jacks are properly connected to the recorders input jack[...]

Additional information 12 76 En Professional Calibration EQ graphical output Display Can’t adjust the Fine Speaker Distance setting (page 38) properly. • Check t hat the speakers are all in phas e (make sure the positive ( + ) and negative ( – ) terminals are matched up properly). The display shows KEY LOCK ON when you tr y to make settings. [...]

Additional in formation 12 77 En Remote control HDMI When playing a disc, the 2 PL II or Neo:6 indicator lights on the receiver. • Make sure that the receiver is set to AUT O or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 29). • If a two channel soundtrack is curr ently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is not a malfuncti[...]

Additional information 12 78 En iPod messages XM radio messages SIRIUS radio messages Note • If the unit does no t operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity discon nect the power plug from the outlet a nd insert again to re turn to normal op erating cond itions. Symptom Ca use Action Error I1 There is a problem with the [...]

Additional in formation 12 79 En Surround sound fo rmats Below is a brief description of the main surround sound formats you’ll find on DVDs, satellite, cabl e and terrestrial broadcasts, and video cassettes. Dolby The Dolby technologies are explained below. See www.dolby.com for more detailed information. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a multich[...]

Additional information 12 80 En DTS The DTS technologies are explained below. See www.dtstech.com for more detailed information. DTS Digital S urround DTS Digital Surround is a 5.1- channel audio coding system from DTS Inc. now widely used for DVD- Video, DVD-Audio, 5.1 music discs, digital broadcasts, and video games. It can deliver up to six disc[...]

Additional in formation 12 81 En • THX Ci nema processing THX is an exclusive set of st a ndard s and technologies established by THX Ltd. TH X grew from G eorge Luca s’ personal d esire to mak e your experience of the film soundtrack, in both movie theatres and in your home theatre, as faithful as possi ble to what the director i ntended. Movi[...]

Additional information 12 82 En Listening modes with different input signal formats The following charts outline the listening modes available with different input signal formats, depending on the surround back channel processing and decoding method you have selected. Stereo (2 cha nnel) signal formats SBch Processing Input signal format Standard T[...]

Additional in formation 12 83 En Multichannel signal form ats SBch Processing Input signal f ormat Standard THX A uto Surround SBch Processing ON (7.1 channel decoding used for all sources) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro (44.1 k Hz/48 kHz) PCM (6.1/7.1 channel) Straight decoding THX CINEMA Straight d ecoding Dol[...]

Additional information 12 84 En SBch Processing AUTO (Automatically selects 6.1/7.1 channel decoding) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS-HD DTS-HD Master Audio WMA9 Pro PCM (6.1/7.1 ch annel) Straight decoding THX CINEMA Straight decoding Dolby TrueHD (176.4 kHz/1 92 kHz) (5.1 channel) Straight decoding – Straight decoding Dolby Digital EX (6.1 [...]

Additional in formation 12 85 En Stream direct with different inp ut signal formats The following charts show what you will hear with different inpu t signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 28 ) you have selected. Stereo (2 channel ) signal formats Multichannel signa l formats Surround Back speaker(s) I[...]

Additional information 12 86 En Specifications Amplifier section Continuous average power ou tput of 110 watts* per channel, min., at 8 ohms, from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz with no more than 0.09 %** total ha rmonic disto rtion (front). Continuous Power Outpu t (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 8 Ω , 0.09 %) Front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Additional in formation 12 87 En S001_En Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want y[...]

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