Displays & Controls; Front Panel - Pioneer VSX-839RDS 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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VSX-859RDS
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.)
— OFF _ ON button
Press to feed power to the unit from the mains.
Press again to cut power. When this is on you
can use the remote control to turn on the unit.
When this is off you can't use the remote control
to turn the unit on.
2 MIDNIGHT button (See p. 53)
Switches the MIDNIGHT mode on or off (cannot
be used in THX mode).
3 DIGITAL NR button (See p. 52)
Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off (cannot be
used in THX mode).
4 MULTI CH INPUT (See p. 55)
Use to hook up an external component that can
decode other types of signals and input them
into the receiver.
5 DSP MODE button (See p. 46 – 48)
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.
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STEREO/DIRECT button (See p. 46 & 56)
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, DNR, LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT and
channel level for the most accurate reproduction
of a program source.
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/ DTS/ MPEG buttons (See p. 44 – 48,
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THX CINEMA – Cycles through the THX
CINEMA, THX SURROUND EX (for VSX-859RDS
only) or THX AUTO (for VSX-859RDS only)
sound modes, Use when listening THX-certified
sources, if you have THX-certified speaker setup
or want to re-create a THX-style sound environ-
ment. It is also appropriate for Dolby Digital,
Dolby Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG sources. Those
with surround back speakers can use all three
THX modes, those without can only 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, DTS
or MPEG sources.
STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi
channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG software.
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