Names Of Parts And Basic Operations; Display - Pioneer Elite VSX-21 Operating Instructions Manual

Names of Parts and Basic Operations

Display

1
SIGNAL
SELECT
ANALOG
DIGITAL
AC-3
L
DTS
LS
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1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators
Light to indicate the type of input signal selected for
the current component (refer to "Front Panel", @,
SIGNAL SELECT on pages 26, 27).
ANALOG : Lights when the analog audio signals are
selected.
DIGITAL : Lights when the digital audio signals are
selected.
AC-3 : Lights when a source with Dolby Digital signals
is played.
DTS : Lights when a source with DTS audio signals is
played.
2 Digital indicators
dts : Lights when DTS signals are input. (Dolby/DTS
mode is ON)
PRO LOGIC : When the Dolby mode on the receiver
is on, this indicator lights during 2 channel playback
of Dolby Digital sources.
DIGITAL : When the Dolby mode on the receiver is
on, this indicator lights to indicate playback of a Dolby
Digital signal. However,
channel playback of Dolby Digital.
3 SFC (DSP) mode indicator
Lights when the DSP mode or ADVANCED THEATER
mode (except for 5-D THEATER) is selected.
(Refer to "Surround modes" on page 28)
4 ATT indicator
Lights when ATT (refer to "Remote Control", 7,
Number buttons on page 25) is used to reduce the
level of the input signal (available in ANALOG mode
only).
5 Overload indicator
When "ANALOG" is selected in SIGNAL SELECT, this
indicator lights to show that an excessively strong
signal is being processed. When this occurs, press
ATT on the remote control to attenuate the signal.
Also, when "DIGITAL" is selected in SIGNAL
SELECTOR, this indicator lights to show that a source
containing an excessive amount of information is
being processed.
When this occurs, refer to pages 31 and 32.
6 5-D THEATER indicator
Lights when 5-D THEATER is selected.
7 MIDNIGHT indicator
Lights when the MIDNIGHT mode is on.
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SFC 5-D THEATER
ATT MIDNIGHT
PRO LOGIC
DIGITAL
C R
S RS
LFE
@
PRO LOGIC lights during 2
7 8 9 0 -
DIRECT
DNR LOUDNESS STEREO
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8 DNR indicator
Lights when the DIGITAL NR is on.
9 LOUDNESS indicator
Lights when loudness is on (refer to "Front Panel", 8,
LOUDNESS on pages 26, 27).
0 DIRECT indicator
Lights when direct playback is on (refer to "Front
Panel", =, DIRECT on pages 26, 27).
- Tuner indicators
STEREO : Lights when an FM stereo broadcast is
received in the auto stereo mode.
TUNED : Lights when a broadcast is received.
MONO : Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM
broadcasts in monaural.
= H.P indicator
Lights when headphones are plugged in.
~ Speaker indicators
Light to indicate the current speaker system (refer to
"Front Panel", 7, SPEAKERS (A/B) on pages 26, 27).
SP 3 A : Lights when speaker system A is selected.
SP 3 B : Lights when speaker system B is selected.
! Program format indicators
The following indicators light to show the channels
being played back.
L : Left front* 1 * 2 , C : Center*
LS : Left surround*
RS : Right surround*
*1: Indicates 5.1ch Dolby Digital/DTS playback.
*2: Indicates Dolby surround playback.
@ LFE indicator
LFE (Low Frequency Effects) indicator lights to
indicate that the program source contains an LFE
channel. The indicator to the left of LFE lights during
actual playback of the LFE signals (LFE signals are not
present in all parts of the sound track).
# Character display
$ Volume level display
Displays the volume level. Volume level is maintained
even when the power is off. ---dB indicates the
minimum level, and 0dB indicates the maximum
level.
• Depending on the level settings for individual
channels, the MAX level can range between –10dB
and 0dB.
= ~
AB
SP
H.P
MONO
TUNED
dB
$
1 , R : Right front* 1 *
1 ,S : Surround (mono)* 2 ,
1
2 ,