Controls and Displays

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DTV MENU

Displays menus on a digital TV.

9DVD controls (Press DVD first to access) These controls will also function as DTV controls, depending on the component you’ve selected.

TOP MENU

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD.

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel.

SUBTITLE

Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

ANGLE

Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

10REMOTE SETUP (pages 47–51)

Press this button to set up the remote control to control other components.

11RECEIVER CONTROL buttons

STANDARD (pages 30, 32–33)

Press to switch between the various Dolby/ DTS modes

ADV. SURR. (pages 31, 33)

Use to switch between the various surround modes.

STEREO (pages 30, 33)

Switches direct playback on or off. This bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source.

INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source.

SIGNAL SELECT (pages 32, 35, 46) Use to select an input signal.

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS (page 33) Switches to Midnight or Loudness listening.

MUTE

Mutes the sound (or restores the sound if it has been muted).

12 TV control buttons

These buttons can only be used to control your TV.

TV VOLUME +/–

Use to adjust the volume on your TV.

TV INPUT

Use select the TV function.

TV

Use to turn on/off the power of the TV.

13 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

14 }]‘’ (TUNE/ST +/–) /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see pages 36–41). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the TUNE +/– buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST +/– to find and name preset stations (page 43–45).

15 CHANNEL +/–

Select radio station presets. Also skip tracks backward or forward on CDs, DVDs, etc.

16MASTER VOLUME +/– Use to set the listening volume.

17MENU button

Displays the disc menu of DVD-Video discs. It also displays TV and DTV menus.

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Pioneer VSX-41 manual DTV Menu, TOP Menu, Audio, Subtitle, Angle, Input Select, Mute, TV Volume +, TV Input, Receiver

VSX-41 specifications

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