Other Operations

Adjusting bass and treble (tone control)

Use BASS (+/–) or TREBLE (+/–) to adjust the low and high frequencies.

TREBLE +/–

BASS +/–

Press BASS (+/–) to adjust the low frequencies.

SIGNAL

SP A

SELECT

 

ANALOG

 

dB

Press TREBLE (+/–) to adjust the high frequencies.

SIGNAL

SP A

SELECT

 

ANALOG

 

SET UP

dB

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The tone control can be adjusted in a range of ±6.

Pressing + and – simultaneously restores the setting to 0.

In cases described below, the tone control cannot be adjusted. 1 Dolby/DTS mode is ON.

2 DSP mode is ON.

3 DVD 5.1ch input is selected.

Adjusting the brightness of the display

Use FL DIMMER to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display.

OPERATION

RECEIVERTV

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

FL DIMMER

Press FL DIMMER.

Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can be selected. Each press changes the brightness of the display. When rotating through the options, the default brightness can also be selected.

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In standby, pressing STANDBY/ON while holding down the /DTS button returns the display to the default brightness.

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Pioneer VSX-21 manual Adjusting bass and treble tone control, Adjusting the brightness of the display, Press FL Dimmer

VSX-21 specifications

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