Displays & Controls; Front Panel - Pioneer VSX-D909S 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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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
SIGNAL SELECT ADVANCED
S-VIDEO VIDEO
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.43 & 44)
Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode.
(HALL 1, HALL 2, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1,
or THEATER 2, 5/7CH 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 DSP mode)
or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO
mode. For more on STEREO mode see p.52
DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls,
DIGITAL NR, LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT and
channel level for the most accurate
reproduction of a program source.
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VSX-D909S
DSP
STEREO/
MODE
DIRECT
/DTS
STANDARD
CHANNEL
MULTI CH
TONE SELECT
INPUT
VIDEO INPUT
L AUDIO R
SPEAKERS - BASS
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5 6
Digital Signal Processor
DIGITAL FL
LOUDNESS NR DIMMER CLASS
VIDEO TAPE 2
+ - TREBLE + SELECT MONITOR MPX
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SIGNAL SELECT button (See p.47)
Use to select the type of signal being input into
the receiver. Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly
to select one of the following:
ANALOG – To select an analog signal.
DIGITAL – To select a optical or coaxial digital
signal.
AUTO – This is the default. If there are analog
and digital signals input, the receiver
automatically selects the digital signal.
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 or DTS sources.
STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi
channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic or DTS sources. Each press toggles
between STANDARD and STANDARD 7.1
mode (for use with SURROUND BACK
speakers). Those with surround back speakers
can use two STANDARD modes, those without
can only use the STANDARD mode.
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MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
CONTROL
BAND - TUNING +
TUNER CONTROL
MEMORY - STATION +
DOWN
15
/ DTS buttons (See p.41-45, 83, 84)
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INPUT
SELECTOR
MASTER
VOLUME
UP
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