Basic Playback

Direct Playback

STEREO MAIN

Receiver

MAIN SUB

 

DSP

STEREO

 

/ dts

EFFECT

THX

ADVANCED

STANDARD

THEATER

 

 

MIDNIGHT

 

MULTI CH

 

IN

 

 

DIGITAL

LOUDNESS

SIGNAL

NR

SELECT

Use the STEREO button on the remote control or the STEREO/ DIRECT button on the front panel to alternate between STEREO and DIRECT mode.

The DIRECT mode will give you the most accurate reproduction of two channel (stereo) sources but won't let you add any effects to the sound.

STEREO/DIRECT

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• None of the tone controls or other sound modes

 

can be used with DIRECT playback.

 

• If the receiver is in a different mode than

 

STEREO to start with the first push of the

 

STEREO button will put it in STEREO mode.

 

After that the button will toggle the receiver be-

 

tween STEREO and DIRECT mode.

 

• Relatedly, see the explanation of the TONE but-

 

ton on p.22 and the STEREO mode on p.45.

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display

Use the FL DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display (FL=fluorescent display).

FL DIMMER

SUB

Receiver

MAIN

SUB

TAPE 2

FL

 

 

MONITOR

DIMMER

 

 

 

 

BASS

TREBLE

INPUT

SPEAKER

 

 

ATT.

A/B

 

 

 

 

TONE

CH

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

CH

SYSTEM

 

 

LEVEL

SETUP

FL DIMMER

Use the FL DIMMER button on the remote control or the front panel to alternate between the different levels of brightness.

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

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Please note: It is a feature of this unit that the

 

fluorescent display will be brighter for a few sec-

 

onds after you choose a function (like DVD/LD,

 

CD, etc.) and then get softer. This will still happen

 

when you adjust the brightness but the new set-

 

ting will be the one the display softens to.

OPERATION

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Pioneer VSX-39TX manual Direct Playback, Adjusting the Brightness of the Display

VSX-39TX specifications

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