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8LISTENING MODE buttons

STANDARD

Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 36).

ADVANCED SURROUND

Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 37).

STEREO/DIRECT (AUTO SURR) Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and any other signal processing for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 39). Also selects the Auto Surround mode (Auto playback on page 36).

9SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 40).

10 VIDEO INPUT

See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 20.

11 MCACC SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

12MASTER VOLUME dial

13FL DIMMER

Dims or brightens the display.

14 INPUT ATT

Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion.

15SPEAKERS VSX-815/915 model

Use to change the speaker system (VSX-815

– page 23, VSX-915– page 71) and to change the impedance setting (page 81).

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

VSX-515 model

Use to change the impedance setting (page 81).

16 EXTENDED MODE

Selects the surround back channel mode (page 41) or virtual surround back mode

(page 42).

17 ACOUSTIC EQ

Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 39).

18BAND VSX-815/915 model

Switches between the tuner AM and FM bands (page 54).

CLASS VSX-515 model

Switches between the three banks (classes) of station presets (page 55).

19TUNING / STATION buttons

Selects the frequency (page 54) and station presets (page 55) when using the tuner.

20 TUNER EDIT

Press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 55).

21 TONE

Press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial (page 43).

22 QUICK SETUP

See Using the Quick Setup on page 10.

23System Setup menu controls

SYSTEM SETUP

Use with the MULTI JOG dial to access the System Setup menu (page 10, page 46, page 75).

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu.

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Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K, VSX-915-S/-K manual Controls and displays

VSX-815-S/-K, VSX-915-S/-K specifications

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