Displays & Controls

 

 

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PREPARATION

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER NºmÀ</õm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY/ON

DSP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM

INPUT

 

STANDBAY

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

 

5-CHANNEL EQUAL POWER OUTPUT

EXTERNAL

 

 

 

DIGITAL

SIGNAL

FL

 

TUNER CONTROL

 

 

 

VIDEO INPUT

 

DECODER IN DIRECT LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT NR

SELECT

DIMMER

CLASS

FM/AM

- TUNING +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

VIDEO L

AUDIO R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- BASS

+

- TREBLE +

 

TAPE 2

 

 

- STATION +

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

INPUT ATT MONITOR

MPX

MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MAX

 

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@ LOUDNESS button (See p.41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

_ TAPE 2 MONITOR button (See p.59)

 

Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off.

#MIDNIGHT button (See p.40)

Switches the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode on or off.

$DIGITAL NR button (See p.39)

Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off (STEREO mode only).

%SIGNAL SELECT button (See p.38)

Use to select the signal from the digital components. SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following:

ANALOG : To select an analog signal.

DIGITAL : To select a optical or coaxial digital signal.

AC-3 RF : To select an AC-3 RF signal.

AUTO : This is the default. If there are both analog and digital input signals, the receiver automatically selects the digital signal.

^FL DIMMER button (See p.42)

Use to adjust the brightness of the main display.

&TUNER CONTROL buttons (See p.43-46)

CLASS : Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes.

FM/AM : Press to select the AM or FM band.

TUNING –/+ :Use to manually tune to radio stations.

*STATION –/+ buttons (See p.45-46)

Use to choose programmed radio stations.

(MEMORY button (See p.45)

Press to start the memorization of a preset station.

)MPX button (See p.43)

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

Selects the tape deck (MD recorder, etc.) connected to the TAPE 2 MONITOR inputs/outputs. Allows monitoring of a recording as it's being made.

+INPUT ATT button

Use to lower the input level of an analog signal that is too powerful, thus causing the receiver to distort (the overload indicator will light furiously).

ÁTREBLE (–/+) button (See p.41)

Use to adjust the high frequencies.

ªBASS (–/+) button (See p.41)

Use to adjust low frequencies.

£SPEAKERS (A/B) buttons

A is the primary setting. It plays all speakers hooked up to the A system. A & B setting only plays the front speakers of both the A & B systems and the sub- woofer. Multi channel sources will be down-mixed to these speakers so no sound will be lost. B setting only plays the front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down- mixed to these two speakers.

3A 3B 3A+B 3OFF

¢VIDEO INPUT jacks (See p.9)

S-VIDEO :Video input for connecting a video camera (etc.), that has an S-Video out.

VIDEO / AUDIO (L/R) : Video input for connecting a video camera, etc. that has standard video/audio outputs.

°PHONES jack

Connect headphones for private listening (no sound will be heard through the speakers)

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Pioneer VSX-29TX @ Loudness button See p.41 Tape 2 Monitor button See p.59, # Midnight button See p.40, + Input ATT button

VSX-29TX specifications

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