Controls And Displays; Front Panel - Pioneer VSX-521 -K Operating Instructions Manual

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Controls and displays

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Chapter 1:
Controls and displays

Front panel

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MCACC
SPEAKERS DIMMER
INPUT
SELECTOR
STANDBY/ON
PHONES
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1
INPUT SELECTOR dial
Selects an input source (page 21).
2
MCACC indicator
Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 26) is on (Acoustic
Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after the Auto MCACC
setup (page 19)).
3
Receiver control buttons
SPEAKERS – Use to change the speaker system on or off.
When the SP OFF is selected, no sound is output from the
speakers connected to this receiver.
DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display. The brightness can
be controlled in four steps.
DISPLAY – Switches the display of this unit. The listening
mode, sound volume, Pre Out setting or input name can be
checked by selecting an input source.
• The Pre Out setting may or may not be displayed,
depending on the input source you have selected.
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En
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HDMI
DISPLAY BAND TUNER EDIT TUNE PRESET
AUTO SURROUND/ ALC/ ADVANCED SOUND
STREAM DIRECT STANDARD SURR SURROUND STEREO RETRIEVER
PORTABLE /
MCACC SETUP MIC
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4
Character display
See Display on page 7.
5
Tuner control buttons
BAND – Switches between AM, FM ST (stereo) and FM MONO
radio bands (page 24).
TUNER EDIT – Use with TUNE /, PRESET / and
ENTER to memorize and name stations for recall (page 24).
TUNE / – Used to find radio frequencies (page 24).
PRESET / – Use to select preset radio stations (page 24).
6
Remote sensor
Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range
of remote control on page 9).
7
HDMI indicator
Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; lights
when the component is connected (page 14).
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MASTER VOLUME dial
9  STANDBY/ON
8
VSX-521
AUDIO/ VIDEO MULTI- CHANNEL RECEIVER
ENTER
MASTER
VOLUME
20
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PHONES jack
Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are
connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. The
listening mode when the sound is heard from the headphone can
be selected only from PHONES SURR, STEREO or STEREO ALC
mode (S.R AIR mode can be also selected with ADAPTER input).
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Listening mode buttons
AUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between
Auto surround mode (page 25) and Stream Direct playback
(page 26).
ALC/STANDARD SURR – Press for standard decoding and to
switch between the modes of 2 Pro Logic II, 2 Pro Logic IIx,
2 Pro Logic IIz and NEO:6, and the Auto level control stereo
mode (page 25).
ADVANCED SURROUND – Switches between the various
surround modes (page 26).
STEREO – Press to select stereo playback (page 26).
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