Pioneer VSX-21 manual Front Panel, Names of Parts and Basic Operations

Names of Parts and Basic Operations

Front Panel

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AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
				MASTER
				VOLUME
STANDBY
	MPX	/ DTS	DSP	Cinema
	CLASS MEMORY MODE		MODE	Re - EQ
STANDBY/ON
	TUNING	SIGNAL		DIGITAL
	STATION SELECT	SELECT MIDNIGHT		NR
	FREQUENCY

							DOWN			UP
		BASS			TREBLE
SPEAKERS	LOUDNESS	–	+	–	+	DIRECT	TAPE 2	VIDEO INPUT
							MONITOR	VIDEO	L	AUDIO R
PHONES							S-VIDEO

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VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD/LD TV/SAT CD FM/AM MD/TAPE 1 VIDEO

DVD 5.1CH

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1 STANDBY/ON button	9 BASS (+/–) button
	Press to adjust low frequencies in the range of ±6.
Press to switch the receiver on or put in standby.

2STANDBY indicator

Lights when the receiver is in standby mode. (Please note that this receiver consumes a small amount of power (2.5 W) during the standby mode.)

0Display (Refer to page 24)

-TREBLE (+/–) button

Used to adjust high frequencies in the range of ±6.

3CLASS button

Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes. (Refer to “Memorizing Frequency Tuned Stations” on page 38 and “Recalling the Memorizing Stations” on page 39)

4MEMORY button

Press to memorize a preset station.

(Refer to “Memorizing Frequency Tuned Stations” on page 38)

5MPX MODE button

Press to switch between auto stereo and monaural (“MONO”) reception of FM broadcasts. When the broadcast signal is weak, selecting “MONO” will improve the sound quality.

6TUNING SELECT button

Press to switch between STATION and FREQUENCY.

7SPEAKERS button

Press repeatedly to switch between A and B speaker systems as follows.

3A 3 B 3A+B 3 OFF

8LOUDNESS button

Switches the loudness on or off. Use to raise the level of the bass and treble so they can be more easily heard when listening at low volumes.

=DIRECT button

Switches direct playback on or off. Use to bypass the receiver’s tone control circuitry or level control for higher fidelity to the program source. When DIRECT is ON, Dolby, DSP, LOUDNESS, DIGITAL NR and MIDNIGHT mode are automatically turned OFF.

~Remote sensor

Point the remote control toward the remote sensor to operate the receiver.

! /DTS button

Press repeatedly to select the standard Dolby/DTS mode and the ADVANCED THEATER modes. (Refer to page 30, 32)

@SIGNAL SELECT button

Use to select input signals for the digital components. First press DVD/LD, TV/SAT, MD/TAPE 1, CD or VCR 1 ((, Function buttons) to select the component, then press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following:

ANALOG : Selects the analog (R and L) audio signals.

DIGITAL : Selects the digital audio signals. This receiver automatically detects and displays the format of the signal being input. AC-3 lights when Dolby Digital signals are input, and DTS lights when DTS signals are input. (AC-3 and DTS decoding is switched automatically.)

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