Pioneer PDK-1014, VSX-2014i

Listening to your system 05

Note

• You can only use the tone controls when

STEREO/

DIRECT

is selected.

DIRECT

will switch to

STEREO

when the tone controls are used.

Playing other sources

1 Turn on the power of the playback component.

2 Turn on the power of the receiver.

3 Select the source you want to playback.

Use the

MULTI CONTROL

buttons (or

INPUT SELECT

4Start playback of the component you selected in

step 1.

Selecting the multichannel analog

inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player with

multichannel analog outputs to this receiver (page 17),

you must select the analog multichannel inputs for

surround sound playback.

The illustration above shows the VSX-2014i model.

1 Make sure you have set the playback source to

the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD player to

output multichannel analog audio.

2 Press MULTI CH IN on the front panel.

To cancel playback from the multichannel inputs, press

MULTI CH IN

once again.

Note

• When playback from the multichannel inputs is

selected, you can’t use the

ACOUSTIC CAL EQ

DIALOG E

SIGNAL SELECT

INPUT ATT

TONE

, and

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

buttons, as well as any of

the listening modes (including

STEREO/DIRECT

and

the Extended mode).

• When playback from the multichannel inputs is

selected, only the volume and channel levels can be

set.

• You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone)

system during playback from the multichannel

inputs.

Using the sleep timer

The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a

specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without

worrying about the receiver being left on all night. Use

the remote control to set the sleep timer.

• Press SHIFT+SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep

time.

Note

• You can check the remaining sleep time at any time

by pressing

SHIFT+SLEEP

once. Pressing repeatedly

will cycle through the sleep options again.

•The sleep timer affects the sub room when the multi-

room feature is on.

• You can also switch off the sleep timer simply by

switching off the receiver.

RECEIVER

MULTI CONTROL

SOURCE

INPUT

SELECT

DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR TV CONT

CD-R/TAPE

TUNER RECEIVER

PHONES

TUNER

CONTROL

TUNER

EDIT

SYSTEM

SETUP RETURN CONTROL ON /OFF MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO

VIDEO2 INPUT

AUDIOLR

MULTI ROOM

MULTI JOG MULTI JOG

TUNING/

STATION BAND TONE

ACOUSTIC

MULTI CH

SIGNAL

SELECT

EXTENDED

MODE SPEAKERS

MULTI

JOG

MULTI

JOG

PTY

SEARCH EON

i.LINK

SELECT

MULTI

JOG

MULTI

JOG

RECEIVER CONTROL

SHIFT

THX

SLEEP DIALOG E

AUTO SURR

STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO

MPX

AUDIO CH RETURN

SUBTITLE

MIDNIGHT/

LOUDNESS

SIGNAL

SELECT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

ACOUSTIC

HDD

CH CH

DVD

RECEIVER

Off

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