Pioneer VSX-21TXH - Elite AV Receiver User manual

Operating Instructions
audio/video multi-channel receiver
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
Model Number: VSX-23TXH, VSX-21TXH
Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS SERVICE, INC.
Address: 1925 E. DOMINGUEZ ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90801-1760, U.S.A.
Phone: [phone]
IMPORTANT NOTICE
THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR.
PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA.
THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY.
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NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
— Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
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Information to User
Alterations or modifications carried out without
appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s
right to operate the equipment.
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CAUTION
This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded
cables and connectors are used to connect the unit
to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic
interference with electric appliances such as radios
and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors
for connections.
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WARNING
This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire
or shock hazard, do not place any container filled
with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or
flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain
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WARNING
The voltage of the available power supply differs
according to country or region. Be sure that the
power supply voltage of the area where this unit
will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V
or 120 V) written on the rear panel. D3-4-2-1-4_A_En
Before plugging in for the first time, read the following
section carefully.
This product is for general household purposes. Any
failure due to use for other than household purposes
(such as long-term use for business purposes in a
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires
repair will be charged for even during the warranty
period. K041_En
CAUTION
To prevent fire hazard, the Class 2 Wiring Cable
should be used for connection with speaker, and
should be routed away from hazards to avoid
damage to the insulation of the cable.
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The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
IMPORTANT
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Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding
type plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug does
not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
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Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or
table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid
injury from tip-over.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
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WARNING
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked
flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the
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VENTILATION CAUTION
When installing this unit, make sure to leave space
around the unit for ventilation to improve heat
radiation (at least 60 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and
30 cm at each side).
WARNING
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the
product, and to protect it from overheating. To
prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be
blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,
table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the
equipment on thick carpet or a bed.
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Operating Environment
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F); less than 85 %RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in
locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or
strong artificial light)
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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of
this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make
sure it is properly disposed of after removal.
The equipment should be disconnected by removing
the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused
for a long period of time (for example, when on
vacation).
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CAUTION
The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not
completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.
Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect
device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from
the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,
make sure the unit has been installed so that the
power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC
outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,
the power cord should also be unplugged from the
AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time
(for example, when on vacation).
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WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or
cords associated with accessories sold with the
product will expose you to chemicals listed on
proposition 65 known to the State of California and
other governmental entities to cause cancer and
birth defect or other reproductive harm.
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Contents
Flow of settings on the receiver . . . . . . . . . 7
01 Before you start
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Checking what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Loading the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operating range of remote control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
02 Controls and displays
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
03 Connecting your equipment
Rearpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Determining the speakers’ application . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Otherspeakerconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Placing the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
THX speakersystem setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Some tips forimproving sound quality . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting the speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing yourspeakersystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Standard 5.1/6.1/7.1-channel surround
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Bi-amping yourspeakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bi-wiring yourspeakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting the Surr Back system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ZONE 2 setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SpeakerB setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bi-Amping setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
About the audio connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
About the video converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting yourTV and playback components . . . . . 24
Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting yourDVD playerwith no HDMI output . . . 25
Connecting yourTV with no HDMI input . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and
othervideo sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting a satellite/cable receiveror
otherset-topbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting the multichannel analog inputs . . . . . . . 29
Connecting otheraudio components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
About the WMA9 Pro decoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting additional amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting AM/FM antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting external antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting an XM Radio tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting a SiriusConnect™ tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
MULTI-ZONE setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making MULTI-ZONE connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting an IR receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Operating otherPioneercomponents with
this unit’s sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching components on and off using
the 12 volt trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting a PC forAdvanced MCACC output . . . . . 36
Connecting an HDMI-equipped component to
the front panel input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting a component to the front panel inputs . . . 38
Connecting an iPod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Plugging in the receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
04 Basic Setup
Switching the speakerimpedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the OSD display language
(OSD Language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automatically setting upforsurround sound
(Auto MCACC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Problems when using the Auto MCACC Setup. . . . 43
The Input Setupmenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Input function default and possible settings . . . . . . 44
05 Basic playback
Playing a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Playing a source with HDMI connection . . . . . . . . . 45
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs. . . . . . . . 46
Playing an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Playing back audio files stored on an iPod . . . . . . . 46
Playing a USB device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Playing back audio files stored
on a USB memory device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Playing back photo files stored
on a USB memory device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
About playable file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Improving FM sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using Neural THX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tuning directly to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Saving station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Naming station presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Listening to station presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Listening to Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Listening to XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using XM HD Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Saving channel presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the XM Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Listening to SIRIUS Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Saving channel presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using the SIRIUS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
06 Listening to your system
Auto playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Listening in surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Standard surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the Home THX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the Advanced surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Thank you forbuying this Pioneerproduct. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate
yourmodel properly. Afteryou have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place forfuture reference.
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