Pioneer VSX-21TXH User Guide

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Here are the basic instructions for playing a source (such 
as a DVD disc) with your home theater system.

 

Start by switching on the playback component (for 
example a DVD player), your TV

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 and subwoofer (if you 

have one), then the receiver (press 

 RECEIVER).

• Make  sure the setup microphone is disconnected.

You can use the input function buttons on the remote 
control, INPUT SELECT, or the front panel INPUT 
SELECTOR dial.

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If you’re playing a Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound 
DVD disc, you should hear surround sound. If you are 
playing a stereo source, you will only hear sound from the 
front left/right speakers in the default listening mode.

• See  also  Listening to your system on page 56 for 

information on different ways of listening to sources.

It is possible to check on the front panel display whether 
or not multi-channel playback is being performed 
properly.

When using a surround back speaker, 

2D+PLIIx 

MOVIE is displayed when playing Dolby Digital 5.1-
channel signals, and DTS+Neo:6 is displayed when 
playing DTS 5.1-channel signals.

When not using a surround back speaker, DOLBY 
DIGITAL is displayed when playing Dolby Digital 5.1-
channel signals.

If the display does not correspond to the input signal and 
listening mode, check the connections and settings.

Turn down the volume of your TV so that all sound is 
coming from the speakers connected to this receiver.

connected to (for example, HDMI 1).
You can also perform the same operation by using the 
INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel or by pressing 
HDMI on the remote control repeatedly.

• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the Audio options 

on page 66 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI 
audio output from your TV or flat panel TV (no sound 
will be heard from this receiver).

• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or flat 

panel TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your 
component or display. Note that some components 
(such as video game units) have resolutions that may 
not be converted. In this case, use an analog video 
connection.

• You can’t hear HDMI audio through this receiver’s 

digital out jack.

1 Make  sure that the TV’s video input is set to this receiver (for example, if you connected this receiver to the VIDEO jacks on your TV, make sure 

that the VIDEO input is now selected).

2 If you need to manually switch the input signal type press SIGNAL SEL (page 61).
3 • You may need to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. It should be set to output Dolby 

Digital, DTS and 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz PCM (2 channel) audio, and if there is an MPEG audio option, set this to convert the MPEG audio to PCM.
• Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the receiver must be 
set to a multichannel listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 56 if you need to do this) if you want multichannel surround 
sound.

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