Controlling the rest of your system | Pioneer VSX-916-S, VSX-916-K

11Controlling the rest of your system

•The remote controls should be 2 cm to 5 cm apart.

2 cm to 5 cm RECEIVER

5Press the corresponding button on the other remote control that is sending (teaching) the signal to this receiver’s remote control.

For example, if you want to learn the playback

control signal, press and hold for a couple of seconds. The LCD display will show OK if the operation has been learned.

If for some reasons the operation hasn’t been learned the LCD will display ERROR briefly and then display PRES KEY again. If this happens, keep pressing the (teaching) button as you vary the distance between the two remotes, until

the LCD display shows OK.1

Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls. The buttons available are shown below:

RECEIVER	SELECT		SYSTEM OFF
RECEIVER	SELECT		SOURCE
	INPUT
AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
						TV CONTROL
				TV VOL		INPUT	TV CH	VOL
				TV VOL		SELECT	TV CH	VOL
						SELECT
DVD	TV	DVR	TV CTRL
	CD-R/TAPE	USB		A		REC
CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER	A				MUTE
CD	FM	AM	RECEIVER					MUTE
				MPX		EON	REC STOP	JUKEBOX
	SLEEP	SB ch	ANALOG	B		C	D	E
			ATT
	SR+	DIMMER	MIDNIGHT/	AUDIO	SUBTITLE		HDD	DVD
	SR+	DIMMER	MIDNIGHT/	DISP			CH	CH
			LOUDNESS	DISP			CH	CH
	DIALOG E			STANDARD		ADV.SURR	STEREO	AUTO SURR
D.ACCESS +10			CLASS DISC	MULTI OPE	S.RETRIEVER ACOUSTIC EQ SIGNAL SEL
			ENTER
				SHIFT	EFFECT/CHSEL
TOP MENU			MENU
	TUNE
	ST	ST	T.EDIT
SETUP	ENTER		RETURN
SETUP			RETURN

6To program additional signals for the current component repeat steps 4 and 5. To program signals for another component, exit and repeat steps 1 through 5.

7Press and hold the RECEIVER button for two seconds to exit and store the operation(s).

Erasing one of the remote control button settings

This erases a control assigned to one of the buttons and restores it to the factory default.

1While pressing the RECEIVER button, press the SETUP button.

The remote LCD display shows SETUP.

2 Use to select ERASE then press

ENTER.

The LCD on the remote displays the component.

3Press the MULTI CONTROL button corresponding to the button setting to be erased then press ENTER.

The remote LCD display flashes PRES KEY.

4Press and hold the button to be erased for two seconds.

The LCD display shows OK or NO CODE to confirm the button has been erased.

5Repeat step 4 to erase other buttons.

6Press and hold the RECEIVER button for two seconds when you’re done.

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RECEIVER

TUNE

Note

1• Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart.

•If the remote LCD shows ERROR, it may also mean the memory is full. See Programming signals from other remote controls below to erase a programmed button you’re not using to free up more memory.

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

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Pioneer VSX-916-S, VSX-916-K Controlling the rest of your system, Use to select Erase then press

Models: VSX-916-K VSX-916-S