Controls and displays

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8 Component control buttons

The main buttons ( , , etc.) are used to control a component after you have selected it using the MULTI CONTROL buttons.

The controls above these buttons can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (for example DVD/LD, DVR/VCR or TV/SAT (when connected to a DTV)).

DTV ON/OFF

Switches a digital TV on/off.

DTV INFO

Use to bring up information screens on a digital TV.

TUNER DISPLAY

Switches between named station presets and radio frequencies (page 56).

MPX

Switches between stereo and mono reception of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching to mono will improve the sound quality (page 54).

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel on DVD discs.

CH RETURN

Returns to the last channel selected with DTV, SAT and some TVs.

SUBTITLE

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

CH +/–

Use to select channels when using a TV, VCR, DVR, etc.

The following DVR controls can be accessed by pressing SHIFT:

REC

Starts recording.

REC STOP

Stops recording.

HDD/DVD

English

These buttons switch between the hard

 

disk and DVD controls for DVD/HDD

 

recorders.

 

9 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons

 

 

STANDARD

 

Deutsch

Neo:6 options (page 36).

 

Press for Standard decoding and to switch

 

 

between the various Pro Logic IIx and

 

 

ADV. SURR

 

 

Use to switch between the various

 

Français

surround modes (page 37).

 

 

 

STEREO

 

 

Switches between direct and stereo

 

 

playback. Direct playback bypasses the

 

 

tone controls and any other signal

 

Italiano

selects the Auto Surround mode (Auto

 

processing for the most accurate

 

 

reproduction of a source (page 39). Also

 

 

playback on page 36).

 

 

SLEEP

 

Nederlands

Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and

 

 

 

select the amount of time before the

 

 

receiver turns off (page 45).

 

 

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

 

 

Use Midnight when listening to movie

 

Español

soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness

 

 

 

to boost the bass and treble at low volume

 

 

(page 43).

 

 

DIALOG E

 

 

Use to make dialog stand out when

 

 

 

 

watching TV or a movie (page 43).

 

ACOUSTIC EQ

 

Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ

 

setting (page 39).

 

INPUT ATT

 

Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog

 

input signal to prevent distortion.

 

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Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Dtv On/Off, DTV Info, Tuner Display, Mpx, Audio, CH Return, Subtitle, Rec, REC Stop, Hdd/Dvd, Stereo

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