Controls and displays

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2

3

 

4

5

6

7

 

8

9

10

SIGNAL

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

L C

R LFE

PL Neo 6 THX

 

DVD

TV

DVR

VIDEO1

AUTO ANALOG

DTS

LS S

RS

ADV.SURR. VIR.SB

 

CD

CD-R

TUNER

VIDEO2

SP A B

SLEEP

SR

AUTO SURR. MONO STEREO TUNED DE

 

MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS MULTI- ROOM ATT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OVER dB

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16

6

15

14

13

12

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1 Speaker indicators (page 56)

Lights to indicate the current speaker system, A and/or B.

2 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component:

AUTO

Lights when AUTO signal select is on.

DIGITAL

Lights when a digital audio signal is detected.

ANALOG

Lights when an analog signal is detected.

3Digital format indicators

2 DIGITAL

Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected.

DTS

Lights when a DTS encoded signal is detected.

4Program format indicators

These change according to which channels are active in Dolby, DTS, DVD-A and SACD sources.

5Matrix decoding format indicators

2PLII

This lights to indicate Pro Logic II / Pro Logic IIx decoding (see Listening in surround sound on page 30 for more on this).

Neo:6

When one of the Neo:6 modes of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Neo:6 processing (see Listening in surround sound on page 30 for more on this).

6Listening mode indicators

THX

Lights when one of the Home THX modes is selected.

VIR.SB

Lights during Virtual surround back processing.

ADV.SURR.

Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been selected.

AUTO SURR.

Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched on (see Auto playback on page 30).

LS, S and RS will light at the same time to indicate 6.1channel sources.

L – Left front channel

C – Center channel

R – Right front channel

LS – Left surround channel

S – Surround channel (mono) or surround back channel

RS – Right surround channel

LFE – Low frequency effects channel

7 MIDNIGHT / LOUDNESS

When Midnight or Loudness listening is switched on, the corresponding indicator shows in the display.

8 Input source indicators

Light to indicate the input source you have selected.

9 MULTI-ROOM

Lights when the multi-room feature is active (page 58).

10 ATT

Lights when INPUT ATT is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal.

11 OVER

Lights to indicate that the level of an analog source is too high. Use the attenuator (INPUT ATT) to reduce it.

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Pioneer VSX-52TX manual Controls and displays Display

VSX-52TX specifications

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