Preparations

Optical digital input 3 setting

Sets the input component to be assigned to the optical input 3 jack.

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• Initial setting is “TV”.

 

• You cannot assign the same component to more than one digital input jack. The jack most

 

 

 

 

recently selected is established for the component and the jack formerly selected is turned off.

 

 

• DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD, MD/TAPE, VCR 1 digital input connection is possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP A

 

 

SIGNAL

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

Press % or to set the optical digital input 3 (DVD, TV, CD,

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dB

 

MD, VCR 1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the volume level of each channel (Adjusting the speaker volume balance)

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• Sound from the SUB WOOFER seems quiet.

• The speaker volume can be adjusted without outputting the test tone by pressing CHANNEL LEVEL or

 

 

CHANNEL SELECT .

 

 

• Initial setting is 0 dB.

 

 

RECEIVER

TV

1 Press .

 

 

 

SET UP

1

4

MUTING

 

 

TV

 

FQ

FUNC

 

 

+

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

FQ

 

VOL

 

 

VOL

CHANNEL

 

MULTI CONTROL

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

CD

VCR 1

TV CONTROL

TUNER

VCR 2

RECEIVER

MD/TAPE

DSP MODE

 

MIDNIGHT

1

2

3

4

CH.SELECT TEST TONE

ATT

SIG.SELECT

5

6

7

8

CN.LEVEL

EFFECT

9

0

+10

MEMU

 

 

CLASS

TV/VCR

FUNCTION

DIRECT FL DIMMER

MODE CHECK

 

COMMANDER

 

 

SET UP

Î

AUDIO/VIDEO PRE-PROGRAMMED

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

2

3,5

2 Press VOL + or – to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

3 Press TEST TONE to output the test tone.

The test tone is output in the following order.

FL CT FR

SW SL SR

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• Test tone is only output in Dolby/DTS mode.

 

4 Adjust speaker levels so that you hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position.

The channel level ranges ± 10 dB.

memo • Levels can be set for each surround mode.

5 Press TEST TONE to turn off the test tone.

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Pioneer VSX-21 manual Optical digital input 3 setting, Press % or fi to set the optical digital input 3 DVD, TV, CD, Md, Vcr

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