Front Panel - Pioneer VSA-E08 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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STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
THX CINEMA
— OFF _ ON
S-VIDEO
PHONES
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1 STANDBY/ON button
Press to switch the amplifier ON or into
STANDBY mode.
STANDBY indicator
Lights when the amplifier is in STANDBY
mode. (Please note that this amplifier con-
sumes a small amount of power [1.0 W] in the
standby mode.)
_ ON/ — OFF button
If the button is OFF (—), the power of the
amplifier is shut off and the STANDBY/ON
button on the amplifier or the remote control do
not function. Pressing the button again will
turn the amplifier ON (_) and the amplifier
enters the standby mode. In the standby mode,
you can turn on the amplifier using the STAND-
BY/ON button on the amplifier or the remote
control.
2 DSP MODE button (See p.43)
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.43,46,51)
Switches the amplifier 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.43.
DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls,
DIGITAL NR, LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT and
channel level for the most accurate reproduc-
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tion of a program source.
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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL AMPLIFIER
DSP
STEREO/
MODE DIRECT
/DTS/MPEG
ADVANCED STANDARD
VIDEO VCR 1/DVR
CHANNEL
MULTI CH
SELECT
INPUT TONE
VIDEO INPUT
VIDEO L AUDIO R
SPEAKERS - BASS +
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5 6
LINE/
MD/TAPE1/
CD TUNER
VCR 2 DVD/LD TV/SAT CD-R
DIGITAL SIGNAL EFFECT/
LOUDNESS NR SELECT CH SELECT - +
VIDEO TAPE 2
- TREBLE + SELECT MONITOR
5-CHANNEL EQUAL POWER OUTPUT
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2
/ DTS/ MPEG buttons (See p.41-45, 73-
74)
THX CINEMA – Cycles through the THX
CINEMA, THX SURRROUND 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 or MPEG
sources. Those with surround back speakers
can use all three THX modes, those without
can only use the THX CINEMA mode.
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 or MPEG
sources.
STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi
channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG sources. Each press
toggles between STANDARD and STANDARD
7.1 mode (for use with SURROUND BACK
speakers) and STANDARD auto (the amplifier
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.50)
Use to hook up an external component that can
decode other types of signals and input them
into the VSA-E08.
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FL
DIMMER
PHONO
MIN
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INPUT
SELECTOR
MASTER
VOLUME
MAX