Pioneer vsx 94 txh HELP !!

[Eaglerider00]

I have this stereo my neighbor is letting try to see if I like it, it has plenty of power and good enough sound for my old ears. I can't seem to figure out how to get to the sub wooder controls, watched youtube vids. and read some things online, the sub worked with the rc cord and my old little Panasonic surround system that had a total 360 watts fine. when I get into the audio controls and scroll through I don't a sub title for adjusting the LPF level or anything else, Anyone have a idea of what i'm missing please ?

 

[TLS Guy]

I have this stereo my neighbor is letting try to see if I like it, it has plenty of power and good enough sound for my old ears. I can't seem to figure out how to get to the sub wooder controls, watched youtube vids. and read some things online, the sub worked with the rc cord and my old little Panasonic surround system that had a total 360 watts fine. when I get into the audio controls and scroll through I don't a sub title for adjusting the LPF level or anything else, Anyone have a idea of what i'm missing please ?

What was that Panasonic surround system. I suspect it was some type of HTIB, in which case the sub may not be compatible with that receiver?

 

[Trebdp83]

There are many reasons for sound not being output from the subwoofer. It would help to have more information concerning all of the configured speakers, the selected source device and the selected sound mode in the receiver. The Pioneer will have two places to adjust the subwoofer signal. One will be the LFE ATT (Low Frequency Effects Attenuator) settings found in the Audio Parameter menu. The other will be in the Channel Level settings found in the Manual Speaker Setup menu.

 

[everettT]

I have this stereo my neighbor is letting try to see if I like it, it has plenty of power and good enough sound for my old ears. I can't seem to figure out how to get to the sub wooder controls, watched youtube vids. and read some things online, the sub worked with the rc cord and my old little Panasonic surround system that had a total 360 watts fine. when I get into the audio controls and scroll through I don't a sub title for adjusting the LPF level or anything else, Anyone have a idea of what i'm missing please ?

Main LCR speakers need to be set to small, another potential issue.

 

[lovinthehd]

Need more info on the gear you're hooking up to the Pioneer avr. Total wattage is a meaningless spec, fwiw. What particular speakers/sub are we talking about (make/model)?

 

[Eaglerider00]

What was that Panasonic surround system. I suspect it was some type of HTIB, in which case the sub may not be compatible with that receiver?

The sub is Cerwin Vega 12s , last night I cranked the volume up and the sub kicked in. still can't figure how to get to the area in the stereo menu to control any of it. Do I need a preamp for the sub ? thanks for you inquiry and reply.

 

[Eaglerider00]

its actually a c.vega clsc 12s powered sub,

 

[TLS Guy]

its actually a c.vega clsc 12s powered sub,

Your problem is that sub does not have an input sensitivity control, it is just on or off. Not good.

So you will have to see if your Pioneer receiver has enough output to keep the sub on at reasonable volumes.

So, this is what to do.

Go to multichannel in your set up menu of the Pioneer. Make sure you click sub yes, and set all your speakers to small and set the crossover to sub at 80 Hz.

the "SW Input Gain" setting within the "Multi Ch In Setup" menu. Here you can crank the sub output until there is enough output to keep the sub on.

Basically that is a lousy sub and not very useful and actually needs deep sixing to the recycling center. This is because when you set the sub output of your receiver to a reasonable volume it may not keep the sub on, unless you listen way too loud.

A preamp is potentially a solution, but I would can the sub and get a better one. That is the best solution if you can't find a volume that keeps the sub properly balanced with the rest of your system.