12Controlling the rest of your system

Button(s)

Function

Components

TV

Press to switch the component

Cable TV/

 

assigned to the TV CTRL button

Satellite TV/TV/

 

on or off.

DTV

 

 

 

INPUT

Switches the TV input. (Not

Cable TV/

 

possible with all models.)

Satellite TV/TV/

 

 

DTV

 

 

 

CH +/–

Selects channels.

Cable TV/

 

 

Satellite TV/TV/

 

 

DTV

 

 

 

VOL +/–

Adjust the TV volume.

Cable TV/

 

 

Satellite TV/TV/

 

 

DTV

 

 

 

SOURCE

Switches the DTV on or off.

DTV

 

 

 

 

Switches the TV or CATV between

Cable TV/

 

standby and on.

Satellite TV/TV

 

 

 

Switches the DTV on or off.

DTV

 

 

 

Press to get information on DTV

DTV

 

programs.

 

 

 

 

AUTO/

Use to choose the BLUE

DTV

DIRECT

commands on a DTV menu.

 

 

 

 

ADV SURR

Use to choose the YELLOW

DTV

 

commands on a DTV menu.

 

 

 

 

STEREO/

Use to choose the RED

DTV

A.L.C.

commands on a DTV menu.

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

Use to choose the GREEN

DTV

 

commands on a DTV menu.

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

Use to switch DTV audio tracks.

DTV

 

 

 

ANT

Use to select the VHF/UHF

Cable TV/TV

 

antennas or Cable TV.

 

 

 

 

TOOLS

Use to display the TOOLS menu

TV

 

on the flat panel TV.

 

 

 

 

EXIT

Use to return to the normal

TV

 

screen in one step.

 

 

 

 

RETURN

Use to select RETURN or EXIT.

DTV

 

 

 

Number

Use to select a specific TV

Cable TV/

buttons

channel.

Satellite TV/TV/

 

 

DTV

 

 

 

D.ACCESS

Use to add a decimal point when

DTV

 

selecting a TV channel.

 

 

 

 

ENTER/

Use to enter a channel.

Cable TV/

CLASS

 

Satellite TV/TV/

 

 

DTV

 

 

 

MENU

Select different menus from the

DTV

 

DTV functions.

 

 

 

 

 

Select the menu screen.

Cable TV/

 

 

Satellite TV/TV

 

 

 

///

Select, adjust and navigate items

Cable TV/

 & ENTER

on the menu screen.

Satellite TV/TV/

DTV

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Controls for other components

This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 76 for more on this). Use the input source buttons to select the component.

Button(s)

Function

Components

SOURCE

Press to switch the component

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

between standby and on.

VCR/DVD/LD/

 

 

BD/DVR

 

 

player/

 

 

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Press to return to the start of the

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

current track or chapter.

DVD/LD/BD

 

Repeated presses skips to the

player

 

start of previous tracks or

 

 

chapters.

 

 

 

 

Press to advance to the start of

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

the next track or chapter.

DVD/LD/BD

 

Repeated presses skips to the

player

 

start of following tracks or

 

 

chapters.

 

 

 

 

Pause playback or recording.

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

 

VCR/DVD/LD/

 

 

BD/DVR

 

 

player/

 

 

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Start playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

 

VCR/DVD/LD/

 

 

BD/DVR

 

 

player/

 

 

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Hold down for fast forward

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

playback.

VCR/DVD/LD/

 

 

BD/DVR

 

 

player/

 

 

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Hold down for fast reverse

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

playback.

VCR/DVD/LD/

 

 

BD/DVR

 

 

player/

 

 

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Stops playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

 

VCR/DVD/LD/

 

 

BD/DVR

 

 

player/

 

 

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Number

Directly access tracks on a

CD/MD/CD-R/

buttons

program source.

VCR/LD/BD

 

 

player

 

 

 

 

Use the number buttons to

DVD/DVR

 

navigate the on-screen display.

player

 

 

 

D.ACCESS

Selects tracks higher than 10. (For

CD/MD/CD-R/

 

example, press +10, then 3 to

VCR/LD player

 

select track 13.)

 

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K manual Controls for other components, Tv , Ch +, Vol +,  & Enter

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