04Controls and displays

Display

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3

 

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6

7

 

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SIGNAL

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

L C

R LFE

PL Neo 6 THX

 

DVD TV

DVR

VIDEO1

AUTO ANALOG

DTS

LS S

RS

ADV.SURR VIR.SB

 

CD CD-R TUNER

VIDEO2

SP A B SLEEP SR

WMA9 Pro AUTO SURR MONO STEREO TUNED DE

 

MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS

ATT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVER dB

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6

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1 Speaker indicators (page 58)

Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B.

2 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component:

AUTO

Lights when AUTO signal select is on.

DIGITAL

Lights when a digital audio signal is detected.

ANALOG

Lights when an analog signal is detected.

3Digital format indicators

2 DIGITAL

Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected.

DTS

Lights when a DTS encoded signal is detected.

WMA9 Pro

Lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9 Pro signal.

4Program format indicators

These change according to which channels are active in Dolby and DTS encoded sources.

LS, S and RS will light at the same time to indicate 6.1channel sources.

L – Left front channel

C – Center channel

R – Right front channel

LS – Left surround channel

S – Surround channel (mono) or surround back channel

RS – Right surround channel

LFE – Low frequency effects channel

5Matrix decoding format indicators

2PLII

This lights to indicate Pro Logic II / Pro Logic IIx decoding (see Listening in surround sound on page 31 for more on this).

Neo:6

When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (see Listening in surround sound on page 31 for more on this).

6Listening mode indicators

THX

Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected.

VIR.SB

Lights during Virtual surround back processing.

ADV.SURR

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected.

AUTO SURR

Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on (see Auto playback on page 31).

7MIDNIGHT / LOUDNESS

When Midnight or Loudness listening is switched on, the corresponding indicator shows in the display.

8 Input source indicators

Light to indicate the input source you have selected.

9 ATT

Lights when INPUT ATT is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal.

10 OVER

Lights to indicate that the level of an analog source is too high. Use the attenuator (INPUT ATT) to reduce it.

11 Master volume level

Shows the overall volume level. –80dBindicates the minimum level, and +12dB indicates the maximum level.

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Pioneer VSX-1015TX operating instructions Controls and displays Display

VSX-1015TX specifications

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