Controls and displays

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10 Receiver Control buttons

Set the remote control operation selector switch to RECEIVER first to access:

STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings (page 81).

PHASE CTRL – Press to switch on/off Phase Control or Full Band Phase Control (page 63).

CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use / to adjust the level (page 116).

THX – Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 60).

PQLS – Press to select the PQLS setting (page 75).

AUTO/ALC/DIRECT – Switches between Auto Surround (page 59), Auto Level Control, Optimum Surround mode and Stream Direct mode (page 62).

STEREO – Switches between stereo playback and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 61).

STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to switch various modes (2 Pro Logic, Neo:6, etc.) (page 59).

ADV SURR – Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 61).

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 62).

13 VOL +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

14 MUTE

Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).

Remote control display2

Remote control display for infrared signal transmission (default)

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Remote control display for RF two-way communications3

SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 81).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 81).

A.ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 80).

SBch – With this receiver, SBch cannot be used.

MCACC – Press to switch between MCACC presets (page 62).

HDMI OUT – Switch the HDMI output terminal (page 81).

 

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11 LIGHT

Press to turn on/off the illumination for the buttons.1

12 Remote control operation selector switch

Set to RECEIVER to operate the receiver, TV or SOURCE to operate the TV or the source device.

When this switch is set to RECEIVER, the receiver can be controlled (used to select the white commands). Also use this switch to set up surround sound.

1 Remote control operating zone indicator

This indicates which zone the remote control is currently set to operate. The display indicates the setting of the MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch.

Only when RF two-way communications:

The box display here indicates the communication status between this remote control unit and the receiver.

MAIN (White box with black letters): Two-way communications are established and the receiver’s power is on.

Note

1 Press and hold in the LIGHT button for 5 seconds to change the illumination mode 1 or 2. When set to LIGHT MODE 2 (default), the illumination only lights when the remote control LIGHT button is pressed. When switched to LIGHT MODE 1, the illumination lights whenever buttons are operated. Setting LIGHT MODE 1 will shorten the service life of the batteries.

2The display lights when a remote control operation is performed, then turns off after 20 seconds if no other operation is performed. When in the Remote Setup mode, the setup is canceled and the display turns off if no operation is performed for 1 minute (page 83).

3• This is displayed when an RF adapter is connected to the receiver and paired with the remote control. For details, see Using the RF communications function on page 91.

• Depending on the communications environment, two-way communications may not work well and the remote control display may not reflect the receiver’s status.

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Pioneer SC-35 Controls and displays, Remote control display2, Remote control display for RF two-way communications3, Mute

SC-35 specifications

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