Displays & Controls; Front Panel - Pioneer VSX-C550 Operating Instructions Manual

Displays & Controls
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Front Panel

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STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON
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STANDBY/ON (Main power) button
Pressing this button switches the receiver ON from
STANDBY mode.
RECEIVER
toggles between ON and STANDBY mode.
The receiver uses a small amount of electricity (less
than 1W) in STANDBY mode.
2 PHONES jack
Use to connect headphones (this switches the
speakers off).
3 FRONT INPUT
You can connect a portable DVD player, video
camera, video game system, or whatever equipment
you would like to have handy, to the FRONT INPUT
(refer to page 15).
4 INPUT SIGNAL indicators
Indicates the kind of input signal.
2 DIGITAL:
When a 2 DIGITAL source is input this indicator
will light.
DTS:
When a DTS source is input this indicator will light.
5 SURROUND MODE indicators
Indicates the SURROUND mode of input signal.
AUTO:
Lights when the AUTO mode is selected. This mode
automatically selects which kind of signal is being
input and plays back in the appropriate mode.
PHONES/VIRTUAL:
Lights when the VIRTUAL or PHONES SURROUND
mode is selected. The VIRTUAL mode simulates
surround sound for two speakers (when headphones
are not plugged in, see p.33). The PHONES SUR-
ROUND mode simulates surround sound for
headphones, when they are plugged in.
2 PRO LOGIC II:
Lights when the 2 PRO LOGIC II mode is selected.
This mode automatically plays back in 2 PRO
LOGIC II (see p.33).
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PHONES PHONES FRONT INPUT FRONT INPUT
VIDEO VIDEO L L AUDIO AUDIO R R DIGITAL DIGITAL IN IN
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INPUT SIGNAL INPUT SIGNAL SURROUND MODE SURROUND MODE
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DTS DTS AUTO AUTO PHONES/ PHONES/ ADVANCED ADVANCED SOUND SOUND
DIGITAL DIGITAL VIRTUAL VIRTUAL PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC MODE MODE
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ADVANCED:
Lights when an ADVANCED mode is selected. These
modes playback emphasizing certain characteristics
of the sound (see p.33–34).
6 SOUND MODE
Lights when you have chosen one of the sound
modes to be applied to playback (see p.35).
7 Input buttons
Use to select the playback source: the possibilities are
DVD, TV/SAT, DVR/VCR, FM/AM and FRONT.
8 MASTER VOLUME
Use to set the overall listening volume.
9 TUNER indicators
STEREO: Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being
received in auto stereo mode.
TUNED: Lights when a broadcast is being received.
MONO: Lights when the mono mode is set using
MPX (on the remote control).
RDS: Lights when an RDS broadcast is received.
RF ATT: Lights when the RF ATT is on (see p.36).
0 Digital (DIG) & Analog (ANA) indicators
Light according to the kind of signal, digital or
analog, received (see p.44).
- 96kHz playback indicator
Lights when a 96 kHz source is being played.
= Format indicator
Shows which speakers are currently in use based on
the listening mode chosen, the source material and
the type of decoding being used (see p.24).
~ SLEEP indicator
Lights when the SLEEP function is set or active (see
p.44).
! OVER indicator
Lights when the analog signal is too powerful,
causing possible distortion (see p.31).
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MASTER VOLUME MASTER VOLUME
DVD DVD TV/SAT TV/SAT DVR/VCR DVR/VCR FM/AM FM/AM FRONT FRONT
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DISPLAY
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