Pioneer VSX-39TX User Manual
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OPERA
TION
Basic Playback
Adjusting Bass and Treble (Tone Control)
You can use BASS +/– or TREBLE +/– buttons to adjust the low and high frequencies for each individual set of
speakers. If the receiver is in STEREO mode you can only adjust the FRONT speakers. In a surround mode
(STANDARD, ADVANCED THEATER, etc.) you can adjust the FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND
BACK speakers. The TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuitry (See p.22).
speakers. If the receiver is in STEREO mode you can only adjust the FRONT speakers. In a surround mode
(STANDARD, ADVANCED THEATER, etc.) you can adjust the FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND
BACK speakers. The TONE button can also be used to bypass the tone circuitry (See p.22).
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Listening in LOUDNESS Mode
The LOUDNESS mode allows you to boost the bass in a signal. It is useful for listening to music at low volumes.
Press the LOUDNESS button on the
remote control’s Receiver MAIN
screen or on the front panel.
remote control’s Receiver MAIN
screen or on the front panel.
Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off.
dB
STEREO
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL
SELECT
ANALOG SP
A
AUTO
VOLUME
• You can’t use the LOUDNESS mode with the
MULTI CH IN or THX modes.
• If you press LOUDNESS in DIRECT mode the
receiver will switch to STEREO mode.
Receiver
MAIN
SUB
DSP
STEREO
THX
ADVANCED
THEATER
EFFECT
STANDARD
MIDNIGHT
LOUDNESS
MULTI CH
IN
SIGNAL
SELECT
DIGITAL
NR
/ dts
LOUDNESS
• The tone control can be adjusted in a range of
±6 dB.
• The tone control cannot be adjusted in THX,
MULTI CH IN.
• If the receiver is in DIRECT mode and you press
the TONE button, TONE BYPASS will appear in
the display, letting you know that you can't
change the tone in DIRECT mode. Another
press cancels DIRECT mode.
the display, letting you know that you can't
change the tone in DIRECT mode. Another
press cancels DIRECT mode.
LOUDNESS
CH
SELECT
TONE
SPEAKER
A/B
Receiver
MAIN
SUB
TREBLE
SYSTEM
SETUP
CH
LEVEL
INPUT
ATT.
BASS
FL
DIMMER
TAPE 2
MONITOR
3
3
1
2
TREBLE
BASS
CHANNEL SELECT
TONE
1
Press the TONE button on the
remote control's Receiver SUB
screen or front panel to put the
receiver in tone adjust mode.
remote control's Receiver SUB
screen or front panel to put the
receiver in tone adjust mode.
TONE: ON should appear in the display. If TONE:
BYPASS appears, press the button again to get
TONE:ON the tone adjust mode.
BYPASS appears, press the button again to get
TONE:ON the tone adjust mode.
2
Press the CH SELECT button on the
remote control or CHANNEL
SELECT button on the front panel to
cycle through the different tone
adjust channels.
remote control or CHANNEL
SELECT button on the front panel to
cycle through the different tone
adjust channels.
The button cycles though the possibilities in the
following order:
following order:
TONE Front
TONE Center
TONE SurBack
TONE Surr.
3
Use the BASS or TREBLE (+/–)
buttons to adjust the low or high
frequencies of each channel.
buttons to adjust the low or high
frequencies of each channel.
Display when using the TONE +/- buttons.
dB
STEREO
SIGNAL
SELECT
ANALOG SP
A
VOLUME
A few seconds after you finish adjusting the tone the
receiver will revert to the sound mode it was in at the
beginning of the process.
receiver will revert to the sound mode it was in at the
beginning of the process.
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MAIN
SUB