05Controls and displays

MUTE

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

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).

FL DIMMER

Dims or brightens the display.

MASTER VOLUME +/–

Use to set the listening volume.

5SYSTEM SETUP and Component control buttons

The following button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, RECEIVER, etc.)

TOP MENU

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD.

DTV MENU

Displays menus on a digital TV.

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel on DVD discs.

SYSTEM SETUP

(Press RECEIVER first to access)

Use to access the System Setup menu (see page 46).

MENU

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

INPUT ATT

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

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T. EDIT

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

GUIDE

Displays the guides on a digital TV.

SUBTITLE

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

RETURN

Press to confirm and exit the current menu (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).

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(TUNE/ST +/–) /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 46). 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 preset stations (page 55).

7 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)).

RETURN

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

BAND

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

DTV ON/OFF

Switches a digital TV on/off.

DTV INFO

Use to bring up information screens on a digital TV.

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Pioneer VSX-915-S/-K, VSX-815-S/-K manual Master Volume +, System Setup and Component control buttons

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