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8 PHONES jack

Use to connect headphones (when connected, there is no sound output from the speakers).

9 STANDBY/ON

Switches the receiver between on and standby.

10 VIDEO INPUT

See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 17.

11 USB interface

Connect a USB audio device for playback (see Using the USB interface on page 34).

12 MCACC SETUP MIC jack

Use to connect the supplied microphone.

13MASTER VOLUME dial

14EON MODE

Use to search for programs that are broadcasting traffic or news information (page 48).

15 PTY SEARCH

Use this button to search for RDS program types (page 47).

16 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

Switches between Midnight and Loudness listening (page 32).

17 SPEAKERS

Use to change the speaker system (page 59) and the impedance setting (page 68).

18 TUNING / STATION

Selects the frequency (page 45) and station presets (page 46) when using the tuner.

19 TUNER EDIT

Press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 46).

20 TONE

Press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial (page 32).

21 QUICK SETUP

See Using the Quick Setup on page 8.

22System Setup menu controls

SETUP – Use with the MULTI JOG dial to access the System Setup menu (page 9, page 36, page 63).

RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu.

23SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 33).

24 SBch PROCESSING

Selects surround back channel processing or the virtual surround back mode (page 31).

25 ACOUSTIC EQ

Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 30).

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Pioneer VSX-916-K, VSX-916-S operating instructions Controls and displays, Display

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