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7.1-Channel A/V Receiver Featuring ICEpower® Class-D Amplification,
AIR Studios Monitor Certification, Network Media Entertainment and
3-Zone A/V Distribution with GUI
As the specialist in A/V receiver technology, innovation and design, the
2009 Pioneer Elite line brings high-definition cinema performance into the
home theater.
The definitive brand for the most discerning entertainment enthusiast, the
Elite line of A/V receivers offer flawless sound and video reproduction,
comprehensive digital connectivity and the highest build quality in the industry.
AMPLIFICATION AND BUILD
140 Watts x 7 Direct Energy HD Amplication Developed with ››
ICEpower® (20Hz›–›20kHz,›8›ohms,›0.09%›THD›–›FTC)
Rigid Trans Stabilizer and 3D Space Frame Construction››
Stream›Direct›Mode››
High›Gloss›Black›Finish››
AUDIO FEATURES
Dual Digital Core Engine››
AIR Studios Monitor Certied››
®
THX››
›Select2›Plus›Processing›&›Certication
Wolfson›DACs›(WM8740)››
Advanced›MCACC›(Auto›Room›Calibration)››
Symmetric›9-Band›EQ›–
Standing›Wave›Control›–
Polarity›Check›–
Full Band Phase Control››
®
Dolby››
›TrueHD,›Dolby›Digital›Plus,›DTS-HD®›Master›Audio›/››
High›Resolution›Audio
››
PQLS›Multi-Channel›Surround›(Precision›Quartz›Lock›System)
WMA9›Pro››
XM-HD›Surround››
SIRIUS›Satellite›Ready›with›On-Screen›Display››
®
Neural››
›THX®›Surround
Optimum Surround››
Advanced›Surround›Sound›(13+1›Modes)››
Front›Stage›Surround›Advance›(Focus,›Wide)››
Headphone›Surround››
Virtual›Surround›Back››
High Bit / High Sampling››
DSD›to›PCM›Converter››
Multi-Channel›Auto›Level›Control››
Dialogue›Enhancement››
Multi-Channel›Advanced›Sound›Retriever››
Digital›Noise›Reduction››
Midnight›Listening›Mode››
Sound›Delay›(Lip-Sync)››
Bold denotes›step-up›features›from›the›VSX-23TXH
*Subscription›Required
VIDEO FEATURES
®
HDMI››
›48-bit›Deep›Color
››
HDMI›x.v.›Color
1080p›Video›Scaler›for›Analog›Standard›Denition››
Pure›Cinema›I/P›Conversion››
3D›Noise›Reduction›(Analog›SD)››
3D›Y/C›Separation››
CONNECTIVITY
Works›with›iPhone›Certied›with›Front›USB›Featuring›iPhone,›››
iPod›Touch,›and›iPod®››Player›Album›Art›and›Full›Color›GUI››
(USB›+›Composite›Cable›Included)
››
Networking Entertainment:
Streaming Internet Radio›–
Neural Music Direct›–
Rhapsody*›–
SIRIUS*›–
Firmware updates available through network›–
Front››Panel›USB›Memory›Audio›and›Photo›Playback›(MP3,›WMA,›››
JPEG)
››
HDMI›(5›Inputs›/›2›Outputs›Including›Front›HDMI›Input)›
Digital›Coaxial›(2›Inputs)››
Digital Optical (4 Inputs / 2 Output)››
Audio In / Out (3 Inputs / 1 Output)››
A/V Composite (5 Inputs / 1 Output)››
S-Video (5 Inputs / 1 Output)››
Component Video (3 Inputs – Assignable / 1 Output)››
Phono Input››
CUSTOM FEATURES
Full Color On-Screen Display (Independent On-Screen Display for ››
Zone 2 and 3)
››
3-Zone Multi-Zone and Source (A/V)
New Media Zone out for iPod & Network Entertainment (Zone 2/3)››
2››nd & 3rd Zone Stereo Out with Volume Control
››
Composite Video Zone Out for Zones 2 & 3
RS-232C›Interface››
12›Volt›Trigger›(x2›–›Assignable)››
I/R (2 In / 1 Out)››
Assignable›Surround›Back›Speaker›–›Bi-Amp,›Speaker›B›or›Zone›2››
Main›Room›/›Multi-Zone›Remote›Control››
Illuminated Learning Remote››
Detachable›Power›Cord››
CONNECTIONS
Rear›Panel
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7.1-Channel A/V Receiver Featuring ICEpower® Class-D Amplification,
AIR Studios Monitor Certification, Network Media Entertainment and
3-Zone A/V Distribution with GUI
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS
W›x›H›x›D:›16.56”›x›7.92”›x›18.12”››
Weight:›40›lbs.›11›oz.›(18.5›kg)››
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES
*XM Connect-and-Play antenna and subscription service (each sold separately) required to receive
XM and XM-HD Surround Radio. Sirius antenna and subscription service (each sold separately)
required to receive Sirius radio.
PIONEER, ELITE and the Pioneer and Elite logos are registered trademarks of Pioneer Corporation.
Specifications and design subject to modification without notice.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, “Dolby”, “Pro-logic”, “Surround EX”, and the
Double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
“DTS” is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc. and “DTS-HD Master Audio.
HDMI and the HDMI logo are registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
THX, the THX logo, and Select2 Plus are trademarks of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some
jurisdictions.
Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
CARTON DIMENSIONS
W›x›H›x›D:›21.72”›x›12.96”›x›20.4”››
Weight›:›51›lbs.›11›oz.››
XM and XM Connect-&-Play are registered trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.
SIRIUS and related marks are trademarks of Sirus Satellite Radio Inc.
iPhone, iPod, and iPod Touch are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.
and other countries.
The AIR STUDIOS logo is a trademark of Air Sudios, Inc.
Neural Surround™ is a trademark of Neural Audio Corporation.
ICEpower and the ICEpower logo are registered trademarks of Bang & Olufsen ICEpower a/s.
HDMI connection may not allow transmission of copyright-protected material, depending on the
capability of the signal source.
©›2009›Pioneer›Electronics›(USA)›Inc.