Displays & Controls; Front Panel - Pioneer Elite VSX-35TX Operating Instructions Manual

Displays & Controls

Front Panel

All the controls on the front panel are explained and/or referenced here. To open the front panel push
gently on the lower third of the panel.
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1 STANDBY/ON button
Press to switch the receiver ON or into
STANDBY mode.
STANDBY indicator
Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode.
(Please note that this receiver consumes a
small amount of power [1.0 W] in the standby
mode.)
2 MIDNIGHT button (See p. 49)
Switches the MIDNIGHT mode on or off
(cannot be used in THX mode).
3 DIGITAL NR button (See p.48)
Switches the DIGITAL Noise Reduction on or
off (cannot be used in THX mode).
4 MULTI CH INPUT (See p.51)
Use to hook up an external component that can
decode other types of signals and input them
into the VSX-35TX.
5 DSP MODE button (See p.43 – 44)
Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode.
(HALL 1, HALL 2, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1,
or THEATER 2, 5/7 CH STEREO). Use these
modes to produce surround sound from
standard (two channel) stereo sources and
create different listening environments.
STEREO/DIRECT button (See p.43 & 52)
Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it
was in a different sound mode (like ADVANCED
THEATER) or toggles between DIRECT and
STEREO mode. For more on STEREO mode
see p. 46.
DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls
and channel level for the most accurate
reproduction of a program source.
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/ DTS buttons (See p. 41, 42, 86, 87)
THX CINEMA – Cycles through the THX
CINEMA, THX SURROUND EX or THX AUTO
sound modes. Use when listening THX-
certified sources if you have THX-certified
speaker setup or want to re-create a THX-style
sound environment. It is also appropriate for
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic or DTS
sources.Those with surround back speakers
can use all three THX modes, those without
should use the THX CINEMA mode.
ADVANCED THEATER – Use to select one of
the four Advanced Theater modes. Use to
create certain types of sound environments
when listening to Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic
or DTS sources.
STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi
channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic or DTS software.
6 SPEAKERS (A/B) button
Use to select the speaker system. A is the
primary setting. It plays all speakers hooked up
to the A system. A & B setting only plays the
front speakers of both the A & B systems and
the sub-woofer. Multi channel sources will be
down-mixed to these speakers so no sound will
be lost. B setting only plays the front speakers
connected to the B system and multi channel
sources will be down-mixed to these two
speakers. The button cycles through the
speaker systems as follows: A]B]A&B]off
7 FL DIMMER button
Use to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent
display (FL = fluorescent display).
Four levels of the brightness ranging from very
dim to very bright can be selected. Each press
changes the brightness of the display.
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