Front Panel - Pioneer Elite VSX-21 Operating Instructions Manual

Names of Parts and Basic Operations

Front Panel

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AUDIO/VIDEO MUL TI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
ST ANDBY
CLASS
ST ANDBY/ON
PHONES
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1
STANDBY/ON button
Press to switch the receiver on or put in standby.
2 STANDBY indicator
Lights when the receiver is in standby mode. (Please
note that this receiver consumes a small amount of
power (2.5 W) during the standby mode.)
3 CLASS button
Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes.
(Refer to "Memorizing Frequency Tuned Stations" on
page 38 and "Recalling the Memorizing Stations" on
page 39)
4 MEMORY button
Press to memorize a preset station.
(Refer to "Memorizing Frequency Tuned Stations" on
page 38)
5 MPX MODE button
Press to switch between auto stereo and monaural
("MONO") reception of FM broadcasts. When the
broadcast signal is weak, selecting "MONO" will
improve the sound quality.
6 TUNING SELECT button
Press to switch between STATION and FREQUENCY.
7 SPEAKERS button
Press repeatedly to switch between A and B speaker
systems as follows.
3 A 3 B 3
8 LOUDNESS button
Switches the loudness on or off. Use to raise the level
of the bass and treble so they can be more easily
heard when listening at low volumes.
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MPX
MEMORY MODE
TUNING
ST A TION
SELECT
FREQUENCY
B ASS
–
SPEAKERS LOUDNESS
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VCR 1 VCR 2 D VD/LD
D VD 5.1CH
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A+B 3
OFF
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/ DTS
SIGNAL
SELECT
TREBLE
+ – + T APE 2
DIRECT
MONIT OR
TV/SA T CD FM/AM MD/T APE 1 VIDEO
)
9 BASS (+/–) button
Press to adjust low frequencies in the range of ±6.
0 Display (Refer to page 24)
- TREBLE (+/–) button
Used to adjust high frequencies in the range of ±6.
= DIRECT button
Switches direct playback on or off. Use to bypass the
receiver's tone control circuitry or level control for
higher fidelity to the program source. When DIRECT
is ON, Dolby, DSP, LOUDNESS, DIGITAL NR and
MIDNIGHT mode are automatically turned OFF.
~ Remote sensor
Point the remote control toward the remote sensor to
operate the receiver.
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/DTS button
Press repeatedly to select the standard Dolby/DTS
mode and the ADVANCED THEATER modes. (Refer to
page 30, 32)
@ SIGNAL SELECT button
Use to select input signals for the digital components.
First press DVD/LD, TV/SAT, MD/TAPE 1, CD or VCR 1
((, Function buttons) to select the component, then
press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the
following:
ANALOG : Selects the analog (R and L) audio signals.
DIGITAL : Selects the digital audio signals. This
receiver automatically detects and displays the
format of the signal being input. AC-3 lights when
Dolby Digital signals are input, and DTS lights when
DTS signals are input. (AC-3 and DTS decoding is
switched automatically.)
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MASTER
V OLUME
DSP Cinema
MODE Re - EQ
DIGIT AL
MIDNIGHT
NR
DO WN UP
VIDEO INPUT
L A UDIO R
S-VIDEO VIDEO
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