01 before you start, Features, Before you start – Pioneer Elite VSX-90TXV User Manual
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Chapter 1:
Before you start
Features
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Advanced Direct Energy design
This receiver offers a new advancement in discrete 
design unique to Pioneer for high-power drivability, low 
distortion and stable imaging. Through symmetrical 
placement of power amplification units, this receiver 
generates equal amplifier power to all channels, 
eliminating the possibility of one channel dominating a 
particular sound field.
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Easy setup using Multichannel Acoustic
Calibration (Auto MCACC)
Setting up for home theater sound is as easy as 
connecting speakers, components like a DVD player, and 
a TV. The Auto MCACC Setup, which includes the 
advanced features of Professional Acoustic Calibration 
EQ, provides a quick yet accurate surround sound setup. 
This innovative technology measures the reverb 
characteristics of your listening area, allowing you to 
customize your system calibration. Moreover, you have 
access to the full range of surround sound settings.
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THX Select2 certified design
This receiver bears the THX Select2 logo, which means it 
has passed a rigorous series of quality and performance 
tests covering every aspect of the product. This includes 
testing of pre-amplifier and power amplifier performance 
and operation, and hundreds of other parameters in both 
the digital and analog domain, making your home 
theater experience as faithful as possible to what the 
director intended. 
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Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, including Dolby
Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound 
right into your home with up to six channels of surround 
sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects) 
channel for deep, realistic sound effects.
The built-in Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS Neo:6 decoders 
not only provide full surround sound decoding for Dolby 
Surround sources, but will also generate convincing 
surround sound for any stereo source.
Also, with the addition of a surround back speaker, you 
can take advantage of the built-in Dolby Digital EX and 
DTS-ES decoders for six-channel surround sound.
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Phase correction
Based on Pioneer’s unique Phase Control Technology, 
the Phase Control feature incorporated into this 
receiver’s design provides coherent sound reproduction 
through the use of phase matching for an optimal sound 
image at your listening position.
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Sound Retriever
The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP 
technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to 
WMA, MP3 and MPEG-4 AAC audio files by restoring 
sound pressure and smoothing jagged artifacts left over 
after compression.
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Front Stage Surround Advance
With the Front Stage Surround Advance feature, you can 
enjoy seamless, natural surround sound effects using 
only the front speakers, without deteriorating the quality 
of the original sound.
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HDMI compatibility
This receiver is compatible with the HDMI digital video 
format, providing you high-definition digital video and 
digital audio via a single cable.
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Built-in video converter
The built-in video converter provides output of all analog 
video signals to your TV or monitor (regardless of the type 
of connection), allowing you to connect components 
using component, S-video, and composite video 
connections as you like.
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iPod Ready
With the new iPod terminal, you’ll be up and running in 
no time, now that this receiver’s enhanced compatibility 
makes on-screen control of your iPod an added 
possibility.
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XM and SIRIUS Ready
With the new XM and SIRIUS Radio terminals, you’ll be 
up and running in no time. This receiver’s enhanced 
compatibility makes XM HD Surround playback as well 
as on-screen control of XM and SIRIUS Radio an added 
possibility.
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Easy-to-use LCD remote control
The remote control gives you not only complete 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 range of other equipment.
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