Pioneer VSX-95 Operating Instructions Manual page 20

FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
@ RETURN button
Pressing this button returns the receiver to the following settings, the
sound level being controlled by MASTER VOLUME control knob.
© TAPE 2 MONITOR OFF
¢ SURROUND MODE OFF
© SPEAKERS A ON
*¢ MUTING OFF
e¢ BALANCE CENTER
© INPUT SELECTOR TUNER
* STATION CALL 1 CH*
* When a station is not memorized in 1 CH, station search will
automatically proceed from the frequency displayed.
@2 DIRECT button
Press this to listen to source sound without passing the audio signal
through sound quality and balance adjusting circuitry.
The surround mode, and rear and center speakers are automatically
_ switched off.
@ MASTER VOLUME control
Use to adjust the sound volume from the front, center and rear speakers.
When you adjust volume by remote control, the indicator on the knob
flashes.
When the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE switch is ON, volume level in sub
room cannot be adjusted with this knob. To adjust sub room volume,
point the remote control at the MR-100 in the sub room and operate.
DSSS (Digital Simulated Stereo System) button
Operate this when inputting a monaural signal to enjoy a simulated
stereo sound. You can use it when a monaural signal is input into both
the left and right channeis or when a monaural signal is input into only
one of the channels.
@ JOG dial
This lets you control the following five functions.
(1) Tuner frequency (manual tuning).
(2) Selection of letters for station naming.
(3) Video enhancer effect level adjustment.
(4) Surround's delay time selection.
(5) Surround's total effect level adjustment.
You can select which function you want to control with the JOG MODE
button @, but the mode automatically switches when a function
changes. For example, if you press the STATION NAME button, the
JOG MODE automatically switches to the CHARACTER mode.
MUTING button
Press to temporarily cut off the sound volume. When pressed again,
the sound will return to its previous level.
@) SPLIT SCREEN OFF/ON button
if you turn the ENHANCER OFF/ON button ON to add the video
enhancer effect, and then turn this button on, the right side of the picture
will have the enhancer effect added, and the left side will be without
the enhancer effect. The signal that has passed through the enhancer
is output through the TO MONITOR TV jacks and VCR OUT jacks.
A split screen picture is output from the TO MONITOR TV jacks.
However, S jack output is not affected by enhancer or split screen.
SPEAKERS A, B buttons
These are ON/OFF buttons for the speaker systems. When switched
ON, SPEAKERS indicators (A, B) in the display section tight.
PHONES jack
Connect the plug on your headphones to this jack. To hear only through
the headphones, set all SPEAKERS A and B buttons to the OFF position.
NOTE:
There are no ON/OFF switches for the rear and center speakers, so when
you want to listen only on headphones, switch surround OFF. If you
want to listen with surround ON, reduce rear and center volume levels
using the remote control.
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@) BAND button (FM/AM)
Use this to switch between FM and AM frequency band reception.
@) AUTO TUNING buttons (Down (-), Up (+))
+: Performs tuning in ascending frequency order.
~: Performs tuning in descending frequency order.
@) CUSTOM MEMORY SELECT button (See page 27)
Recall a genre name with this button.
@ SCAN button (See page 27)
Operates when the INPUT SELECTOR is set to TUNER. Station
frequencies assigned to the STATION CALL buttons are tuned in, one
after another, beginning with the current station no., for approximately
5 seconds each. Press the button again and reception of the station
presently being received will continue. Station frequencies not assigned
station numbers in the memory are skipped.
When you have selected a CUSTOM MEMORY genre, memory scan
is performed on the stations in that genre.
MEMORY button
Pressing this button will result in the memorization of the current
broadcast band, reception frequency, and FM AUTO/MONO mode (see
page 27). ' \
This button is also used to input station names (see page 28), and
custom memory operation (see page 27).
@® STATION NAME button
This button is used when inputting station names. (See page 28.)
AUTO/MONO button
Use to select the auto stereo mode or monaural mode when listening
to FM broadcasts. The monaural mode has been selected when the FM
MONDO indicator in the display section is lit.
Auto stereo mode:
Normally, leave in this mode for reception. When a stereo broadcast
is received, it will be automatically reproduced in stereo.
During stereo broadcast reception, the STEREO indicator in the display
section lights.
Monaural mode:
When receiving distant stations or stations with weak broadcast signals,
the input signal may be weak, thus resulting in increased noise during
FM stereo broadcasts. In this event, setting the receiver to the monaural
mode will reduce the noise; however, FM stereo broadcasts will be
reproduced in monaural sound.
NOTE:
This button has no effect on reception of AM broadcasts.
@?) DIRECT ACCESS button (See page 26)
When this button is pressed, the STATION CALL buttons function as
10-key number buttons for direct input of the desired reception
frequency.
When frequencies that cannot be received are entered, the entered
frequency value flashes, before reception of the previous frequency
resumes.
HITS (Hyper Intelligent Tuning System) button
(See page 29)
¢ if the HITS button is pressed at the currently displayed station
frequency, the receiver searches up and down the frequency for the
next station and stops at the first one it finds.
If the HITS button is pressed during STATION NAME input (see
page 28), the receiver performs a memory search in order of
ascending station number for memorized stations whose names begin
with the same letter as the station just input.
* If the HITS button is pressed during input of numbers for DIRECT
ACCESS tuning, the receiver sets the remaining digits, which have
not yet been input, to '0', searches for the corresponding
frequencies, and stops on the first station it finds.