Pioneer Front Panel VSX-27TX/26TX, Displays & Controls, STANDBY/ON button, 2STANDBY indicator

Displays & Controls

Front Panel (VSX-27TX/26TX)

All the controls on the front panel are explained and/or referenced here. To open the front panel push gently on the lower third of the panel.

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										VSX-27TX
	AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER NºmÀ<³õm
	STANDBY/ON	DSP								MULTI-ROOM	INPUT
	STANDBY		STEREO								SELECTOR
		MODE								& SOURCE
		/DTS
	THX CINEMA	ADVANCED	STANDARD							CONTROL
			VIDEO	VCR 1	VCR 2	DVD/LD	TV/SAT	CD	MD/TAPE1 TUNER	PHONO	MASTER
											VOLUME
					REFERENCE AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI–CHANNEL RECEIVER
										MIN	MAX

1 STANDBY/ON button

Press to switch the receiver ON or into STANDBY mode.

2STANDBY indicator

Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode. (Please note that this receiver consumes a small amount of power (1.0 W) during the standby mode.)

3DSP MODE button (See p.37-38)

Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode. (HALL 1, HALL 2, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1, or THEATER 2). Use these modes to produce surround sound from standard (two channel) stereo sources and create different listening environments.

4STEREO button (See p.37-38)

Press to select the STEREO sound mode. In this mode, sound comes from the front (left and right) speakers only.

5 /DTS buttons (See p. 36,38 & 72-74)

THX CINEMA : Press to select the HOME THX CINEMA sound mode when listening to Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic or DTS a variety of other sources. ADVANCED THEATER : Press to select one of the four Advanced Theater modes.

STANDARD : Press for pure decoding of multi channel sources.

6Display (See page 17)

7Remote sensor

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

9MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE button (See p.67-71)

Press to enable multi room operation (requires an optional PIONEER Multi-Room Remote Sensor Unit MR-100 or other IR receiver).

0CONTROL button (See p.67-71)

Use to select the function or volume of the MULTI ROOM system.

-INPUT SELECTOR dial

Turn to select a source component. The source indicators show the current component: DVD/LD : DVD player or Laser Disc player. TV/SAT : TV tuner or satellite tuner.

CD : Compact Disc player.

MD/TAPE 1 : Tape deck or Mini Disc recorder connected to MD/TAPE 1 inputs/outputs. TUNER : The built-in tuner.

PHONO : Turntable.

VIDEO : Video camera (etc.) connected to the VIDEO INPUT on the front panel.

VCR 1 : Video cassette recorder connected to VCR 1 inputs.

VCR 2 : Video cassette recorder or other component connected to VCR 2 inputs.

=MASTER VOLUME

Adjusts the overall receiver volume.

~EXTERNAL DECODER IN (See p.42)

Use to hook up an external component that can decode other types of signals and input them into the VSX-27TX/26TX.

8Source indicators (VSX-27TX only)

Shows the source currently selected.

!DIRECT button

Switches DIRECT playback on or off. Use to bypass the tone controls and channel level for the most accurate reproduction of a program source. It will automatically put the receiver in STEREO mode for the function being used for DIRECT playback.

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