Controls and displays

AUTO SURR – Selects Auto Surround (Auto playback on page 28).

S. RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 32).

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

SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 33).

9 MULTI OPE

Press to perform multi operations (page 53).

10 SHIFT

Press to access the DVR controls (above the component control buttons) as well as some receiver controls.

11 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use SHIFT for

INPUT SELECT ).

12 SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver (see page 50 for more on this). Press after MULTI OPE to trigger System Off (page 53).

13 Character display (LCD)

This display shows information when transmitting control signals.

The following commands are shown when you’re setting the remote to control other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 50):

SETUP – Indicates the setup mode, from which you choose the options below.

PRESET – See Selecting preset codes directly on page 51.

LEARNING See Programming signals from other remote controls on page 51.

MULTI OP – See Multi Operation and System Off on page 53.

SYS OFF – See Multi Operation and System Off on page 53.

DIRECT F – See Direct function on page 53.

ERASE – See Programming signals from other remote controls on page 51.

05

RESET – See Erasing all of the remote

 

control presets on page 53.

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READ ID – See Confirming preset codes on

 

page 53.

 

14 RECEIVER

 

Switches the remote to control the receiver

 

(used to select the green commands above the

 

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number buttons (DIMMER, etc). Also use this

 

 

 

 

button to set up surround sound (page 9,

 

 

page 36).

 

 

15 VOL +/–

 

 

 

 

Use to set the listening volume.

 

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been muted (adjusting the volume also

 

16 MUTE

 

 

Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has

 

 

restores the sound).

 

 

 

 

17 EFFECT/CH SEL

 

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adjusts the level of the Advanced Surround

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use

 

+/– to adjust the level (see Tip on page 44). Also

 

effects, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music, and Neo:6

 

Music parameters (page 29). You can then use

 

 

 

 

the +/– buttons to make these adjustments.

 

 

 

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Operating range of remote control

 

 

The remote control may not work properly if:

 

 

• There are obstacles between the remote

 

 

 

 

control and the receiver's remote sensor.

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• Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is

 

shining onto the remote sensor.

• The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays.

• The receiver is operated simultaneously with another infrared remote control unit.

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30

7 m

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Pioneer VSX-916-K, VSX-916-S operating instructions Operating range of remote control

VSX-916-K, VSX-916-S specifications

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