Displays & Controls; Front Panel - Pioneer Elite VSX-29TX 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.
2 3 4
1
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
THX CINEMA
1
STANDBY/ON button
Press to switch the receiver ON or into STANDBY
mode.
2 STANDBY indicator
Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode.
(Please note that this receiver consumes a small
amount of power (1.0 W) during the standby mode.)
3 DSP MODE button
Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode (HALL
1, HALL 2, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1, or THEATER 2).
Use these modes to produce surround sound from
standard (two channel) stereo sources and create
different listening environments.
4 STEREO button
(See p.35-36)
Press to select the STEREO sound mode. In this
mode, sound comes from the front (left and right)
speakers only.
5
/DTS buttons
(See p. 34,36 & 70-71)
THX CINEMA : Press to select the HOME THX
CINEMA mode when listening to Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic or DTS a variety of other sources.
ADVANCED THEATER : Press to select one of the four
Advanced Theater modes.
STANDARD : Press for pure decoding of multi
channel sources.
6 Display
(See page 18)
7 Remote sensor
Point the remote control toward the remote sensor to
operate the receiver.
8 Source indicators
Shows the source currently selected.
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DSP
STEREO
MODE
/DTS
ADVANCED STANDARD
VIDEO VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD/LD
REFERENCE AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI–CHANNEL RECEIVER
(See p.35-36)
6 7 8
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
CONTROL
TV/SAT CD MD/TAPE1 TUNER PHONO
9 MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE button
Press to enable multi room operation (requires an
optional PIONEER Multi-Room Remote Sensor Unit
MR-100 or other IR receiver).
0 CONTROL button
Use to select the function or volume of the MULTI
ROOM system.
- INPUT SELECTOR dial
Turn to select a source component. The source
indicators show the current component:
DVD/LD : DVD player or Laser Disc player.
TV/SAT : TV tuner or satellite tuner.
CD : Compact Disc player.
MD/TAPE 1 : Tape deck or Mini Disc recorder
connected to MD/TAPE 1 inputs/outputs.
TUNER : The built-in tuner.
PHONO : Turntable.
VIDEO : Video camera (etc.) connected to the VIDEO
INPUT on the front panel.
VCR 1 : Video cassette recorder connected to VCR 1
inputs.
VCR 2 : Video cassette recorder or other component
connected to VCR 2 inputs.
= MASTER VOLUME
Adjusts the overall receiver volume.
~ EXTERNAL DECODER IN
Use to hook up an external component that can
decode other types of signals and input them into the
VSX-29TX.
! DIRECT button
Switches DIRECT playback on or off. Use to bypass
the tone controls and channel level for the most
accurate reproduction of a program source. It will
automatically put the receiver in STEREO mode for
the function being used for DIRECT playback.
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INPUT
SELECTOR
MASTER
VOLUME
MIN MAX
(See p.65-69)
(See p.65-69)
(See p.40)
(See p.42)
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