Pioneer VSX-1015TX operating instructions Controls and displays, 6TUNE/ST +/– /ENTER

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6(TUNE/ST +/–) /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 40). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the TUNE +/– buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST +/– to find preset stations (page 50).

7 TV CONTROL buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CONT MULTI CONTROL button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CONT button (see page 52 for more on this).

TV

Use to turn on/off the power of the TV.

TV VOL +/–

Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

INPUT SELECT

Use to select the TV input signal.

TV CH +/–

Use to select channels.

8 Component control buttons

The main buttons ( , , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the MULTI CONTROL buttons.

The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (for example DVD/LD, DVR/VCR or TV/SAT (when connected to a DTV)).

DTV ON/OFF

Switches a digital TV on/off.

DTV INFO

Use to bring up information screens on a digital TV.

TUNER DISPLAY

Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 50).

MPX

Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 49).

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel on DVD discs.

CH RETURN

Returns to the last channel selected with DTV, SAT and some TVs.

SUBTITLE

Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

CH +/–

Use to select channels when using a TV, VCR, DVR, etc.

The following DVR controls can be accessed by pressing

SHIFT:

REC

Starts recording.

REC STOP

Stops recording.

HDD/DVD

These buttons switch between the hard disk and DVD controls for DVD/HDD recorders.

9RECEIVER CONTROL buttons

THX

Press to select a Home THX listening mode (page 32).

STANDARD

Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 31).

ADV. SURR

Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 33).

STEREO

Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 34).

AUTO SURR

Press to have the receiver automatically detect what kind of source you’re playing and select multichannel or stereo playback as necessary (page 31).

ACOUSTIC EQ

Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 34).

SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 35).

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 38).

EFFECT/CH SEL

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use –/+ to adjust the level (page 47). Also adjusts the level of the Advanced Surround effects (page 33) as well as Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music (page 33) and Neo:6 Music parameters (page 34). You can then use the + and – buttons to make these adjustments.

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