Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual page 31

Controls and displays
8 Component control buttons
The main buttons ( ,
control a component after you have selected it
using the MULTI CONTROL buttons.
The controls above these buttons can be
accessed after you have selected the
corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (for
example DVD/LD, DVR/VCR or TV/SAT (when
connected to a DTV)).
DTV ON/OFF
Switches a digital TV on/off.
DTV INFO
Use to bring up information screens on a
digital TV.
TUNER DISPLAY
Switches between named station presets
and radio frequencies (page 56).
MPX
Switches between stereo and mono
reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is
weak then switching to mono will improve
the sound quality (page 54).
AUDIO
Changes the audio language or channel on
DVD discs.
CH RETURN
Returns to the last channel selected with
DTV, SAT and some TVs.
SUBTITLE
Displays/changes the subtitles included in
multilingual DVD-Video discs.
CH +/–
Use to select channels when using a TV,
VCR, DVR, etc.
The following DVR controls can be accessed by
pressing SHIFT:
REC
Starts recording.
REC STOP
Stops recording.
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HDD/DVD
These buttons switch between the hard
disk and DVD controls for DVD/HDD
recorders.
9 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons
STANDARD
Press for Standard decoding and to switch
between the various Pro Logic IIx and
Neo:6 options (page 36).
ADV. SURR
Use to switch between the various
surround modes (page 37).
STEREO
Switches between direct and stereo
playback. Direct playback bypasses the
tone controls and any other signal
processing for the most accurate
reproduction of a source (page 39). Also
selects the Auto Surround mode (Auto
playback on page 36).
SLEEP
Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and
select the amount of time before the
receiver turns off (page 45).
MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS
Use Midnight when listening to movie
soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness
to boost the bass and treble at low volume
(page 43).
DIALOG E
Use to make dialog stand out when
watching TV or a movie (page 43).
ACOUSTIC EQ
Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ
setting (page 39).
INPUT ATT
Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog
input signal to prevent distortion.
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