Displays & Controls

Remote Control

These pages describe the buttons on the remote control used to operate the receiver. Since the screen on this LCD remote control changes when you select a different function, explanations of buttons for controlling other components/ functions can be found in the sections for those components/functions.

memo To turn on the remote control touch it anywhere on the screen.

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2

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4

5

RECEIVER

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

REMOTE

SETUP

MD/TAPE1

CD

TUNER

TV

CONTROL

on off

BACK LIGHT

TV

CONTROL

FUNCTION

CH +

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CH

VOL +

VOL

FUNCTION

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PREPARATION

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

MULTI

SYSTEM

 

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STANDBY/ON

OPERATION

OFF

MUTING

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 STANDBY/ON button

Press to turn power of the receiver on or to STANDBY (off).

2RECEIVER button

Press to switch the remote control into receiver mode or to get receiver screens.

3Function buttons

These buttons are the basic controls that switch the mode of the receiver and allow you to control your other components.

DVD/LD : Press to switch the remote control into DVD/LD mode.

TV/SAT : Press to switch the remote control into TV/ SAT (satellite tuner) mode.

VCR 1 : Press to switch the remote control into VCR 1 mode.

VCR 2 : Press to switch the remote control into VCR 2 mode.

MD/TAPE 1 : Press to switch the remote control into MD/TAPE 1 mode.

CD : Press to switch the remote control into CD mode.

TUNER : Press to switch the remote control into TUNER mode.

TV CONTROL : Press so that the remote control can operate the TV CONTROL commands.

4REMOTE CONTROL screen (See p.20)

5 REMOTE SETUP button.

Use to customize the remote control functions and the remote control itself. (See “Remote Control of Other Components“ starting on p.47)

6BACK LIGHT switch

Switch the BACK LIGHT on or off (see p.7)

7TV CONTROL buttons

The following buttons are used to control the TV only and can be used once they are preset to control your TV.

POWER : Press to turn the power of the TV on/off.

FUNCTION : Press TV FUNC to select the TV for remote control operation.

CH +/– :Use these buttons to change the channel of the TV.

VOL +/– :Press to control the volume of the TV.

8FUNCTION button

Press to select a source. The button will cycle through all the possible sources.

9MASTER VOLUME button

Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver.

0MUTE button

Press to mute or restore the volume.

-SYSTEM OFF button (see p.62-63)

This button turns off components in two ways. First, when pressed it will turn off all PIONEER components. Secondly, any component that has programmed into the SYSTEM OFF settings will be turned off.

For example : If you programmed power off in the SYSTEM OFF settings for your TV and VCR, pressing the SYSTEM OFF button will turn off these components even if they are not PIONEER products.

=MULTI OPERATION button

Use this button to start the MULTI OPERATION mode. See p. 60 for how to program and use the MULTI OPERATION mode.

~%÷Þ÷@÷#÷ENTER buttons

These buttons can be used for a variety of operations. In the SYSTEM SETUP menu, the %÷Þ buttons can be used to adjust CHANNEL DELAY or CHANNEL LEVEL.

The %÷Þ buttons, pressed simultaneously, can be use to lock or unlock a setting (see p.50).

These buttons are also used to control the DVD menu for the DVD remote control screen.

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Pioneer VSX-29TX manual Remote Control

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