05Controls and displays

10Tuner indicators

/ MONO

Lights when the mono mode is set using the MPX button.

/ STEREO

Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode.

/ TUNED

Lights when a broadcast is being received.

11EON/RDS indicators

EON – Lights when the EON mode is set, and flashes during an EON broadcast. The

indicator lights when the current station carries the EON service (page 40).

RDS – Lights when an RDS broadcast is received (page 39).

12Speaker indicator

Shows if the speaker system is on or not. SP A means the speakers are switched on. SP means the headphones are connected.

13Sound Retriever indicators (VSX-516 model only)

Light when the Sound Retriever is switched on (page 30).

14Character display

15Neo:6 (VSX-516 model only)

When the (STANDARD) Neo:6 mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing.

20 LOUDNESS

Lights during Loudness listening (page 29).

21EX (VSX-516 model only)

Lights when a Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded signal is detected.

22Master volume level

23MCACC channel EQ indicators (VSX-516 model only)

These indicators show the EQ balance for each channel in Checking your Acoustic Calibration EQ settings on page 34.

Remote control

Illustration shows the VSX-516 model

1

RECEIVER SLEEP

DIMMER ANALOG ATT

7

 

INPUT SELECTOR

 

 

DVD 5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

TV

DVR

RECEIVER

8

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

CD-R

FM

AM

 

 

STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO

MIDNIGHT/

 

2

LOUDNESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

TOP MENU

 

 

MENU

9

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

DIALOG E

10

 

 

ENTER

ONE

 

 

 

 

TOUCH

 

 

TUNER EDIT

 

 

COPY

 

4

 

 

 

 

11

 

S.RETRIEVER

VOLUME

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

5

EFFECT/CH SEL

LEVEL

ACOUSTIC EQ

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

 

DVD/DVR

HDD

DVD

SUBTITLE

 

16ADV.SURR (Advanced Surround) Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected.

17WMA9 Pro

Lights to indicate decoding of a WMA9 Pro signal.

GUIDE

TIMERREC

DISPLAY

SHIFT

6

CH

REC

INFO

CLASS

MPX

CH

AUDIO

RECSTOP JUKEBOX

DVD/DVR

TUNING STATION

TUNER

12

13

18 MIDNIGHT

Lights during Midnight listening (page 29).

19 D.E.

Lights when Dialog Enhancement (DIALOG E) is switched on (page 29).

22

RECEIVER

En

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Pioneer VSX-516-S, VSX-516-K, VSX-416-K manual Remote control, Stereo, Loudness, Midnight

VSX-416-K, VSX-516-S, VSX-516-K specifications

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