Part Names

04

Remote control unit

1

TV

INPUT

HD WIDE

2

AV SELECTION SOUND EFFECT SCREEN SIZE

3

 

 

 

4

1

2

3

 

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

6

 

0

CH

 

ENTER

7

C.C.

SLEEP

 

 

FAVORITE

 

 

 

CH

 

DISPLAY

8

 

 

 

9

 

OK

 

 

CH

 

MENU

 

RETURN

 

10

EXIT

BACK

 

11

12 CH MUTING VOL

13

SPLIT

SPLIT

P IN P SWAP

 

INPUT

SHIFT

 

 

SPLIT

SPLIT

 

 

CH+

CH–

CH

DTV

 

 

 

 

DELETE

SIGNAL

MTS

LIST

 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

1HD WIDE: Adjusts the picture to fit the 16:9 wide aspect ratio. Available in DTV mode.

2INPUT: Displays all available input sources. Press the c or d button to select the required input source.

3AV SELECTION: Selects the picture mode (Standard, Dynamic, Movie, Game or User).

4SOUND EFFECT: Selects the sound effect (Flat, Speech, Movie, Music or User).

50-9: Select the channel.

6÷ (dot): Selects the sub-channel of DTV.

7C.C.: Display captions while in the closed- caption source.

8FAVORITE CH: Selects the favorite channel.

9c/d/[/\: Controls the cursor in the on- screen menu.

10CH RETURN: Returns the selected channels.

11EXIT: Exits from any display.

12CH +/–: Changes the channel.

13 MUTING: Mutes the sound. To turn the sound back on, press the MUTING, VOL + or VOL – buttons.

14TV : Switches between operation and standby mode.

15SCREEN SIZE: Changes the aspect ratio of the screen (Zoom/Cinema/Full/4:3/Wide).

16CH ENTER: Enters channels.

17SLEEP: Sets the sleep timer.

18DISPLAY: Shows the display.

19OK: Executes a command.

20MENU: Displays the on-screen menu.

21BACK: Returns to the previous menu screen.

22VOL +/–: Sets the volume.

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Pioneer PDP-42A3HD manual Remote control unit

PDP-42A3HD specifications

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