Displays & Controls; Front Panel - Pioneer Elite VSX-39TX 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.
1
STANDBY/ON
PHONES
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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 DSP MODE button (See p.45)
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.45&53)
Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it
was in a different sound mode (like DSP mode)
or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO
mode. For more on STEREO mode see p.45.
DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls,
DIGITAL NR, LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT and
channel level for the most accurate reproduc-
tion of a program source.
2
/ DTS buttons (See p.43-47& 84-85
THX CINEMA – Cycles through the THX
CINEMA, THX SURROUND EX or THX AUTO
sound modes. 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, DTS sources.
Those with surround back speakers can use all
three THX modes, those without can only use
22 the THX CINEMA mode.
2 3 4
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
DSP
STEREO/
STANDBY MODE
DIRECT
/ DTS
THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD
VIDEO VCR 1/DVR
CHANNEL
MULTI CH
TONE SELECT
INPUT
VIDEO INPUT
S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R
SPEAKERS - BASS +
11 12
5 6 7
MD//TAPE 1/
VCR 2 DVD /LD TV/SAT CD CD-R TUNER PHONO
DIGITAL SIGNAL FL
LOUDNESS NR SELECT DIMMER CLASS BAND - TUNING +
TUNER CONTROL
VIDEO TAPE 2
- TREBLE + SELECT MONITOR MPX MEMORY - STATION +
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ADVANCED – 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 sources.
STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi
channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic, DTS sources. Each press toggles
between STANDARD and STANDARD 7.1
mode (for use with SURROUND BACK speak-
ers) and STANDARD auto (the receiver chooses
the appropriate STANDARD mode). Those with
surround back speakers can use all three
STANDARD modes, those without can only use
the STANDARD mode.
3 MULTI CH INPUT (See p.52)
Use to hook up an external component that can
decode other types of signals and input them
into the VSX-39TX.
4 TONE control buttons
TONE button
This button has two functions. Firstly, it
switches between TONE ON and TONE
BYPASS, which bypasses the tone circuitry.
Secondly, you need to press the button before
using the CHANNEL SELECT buttons to adjust
the BASS & TREBLE (cannot be used in THX or
MULTI CH IN modes).
CHANNEL SELECT button
Switches the tone adjust controls between the
FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SUR-
ROUND BACK speakers. You can then use the
BASS and TREBLE controls to adjust the
sound.
8 9
INPUT
MULTI-ROOM SELECTOR
& SOURCE
CONTROL
MASTER
VOLUME
MIN MAX
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