04Controls and displays

Remote control

Illustration shows the VSX-918V model

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RECEIVER

 

SOURCE

2

INPUT SELECT

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MULTI CONTROL

TV CTRL

PORTABLE

 

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DVD

TV

DVR

iPod USB

 

CD-R

 

 

 

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CD

FM

AM

RECEIVER

 

AUTO/DIRECT

STEREO/

STANDARD

ADVSURR

 

 

A.L.C.

 

 

ACOUSTIC

DIALOG

SOUND

 

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PHASE

EQ

RETRIEVER

 

 

CH SEL

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER CONTROL

CH+

 

 

ONE TOUCH

 

 

5

 

 

 

COPY

 

 

 

 

AV

TUNE

T.EDIT

 

PARAMETER

 

 

 

TOPMENU

 

 

MENU

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ST

ST

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

 

CH-

 

 

PTYSEARCH

TUNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

RETURN

 

 

SUBTITLE

REC

TV/DTV

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

7

HDD

DVD

REC STOP

JUKEBOX

E

 

B

C

 

D

 

TUNERDISP

CLASS

MPX

D.ACCESS

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

DISC

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MIDNIGHT

ANALOGATT

DIMMER

SLEEP

 

 

SR+

EON

+10

 

SIGNAL SEL

iPod CTRL

 

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INFO

TV CONTROL

 

SHIFT

INPUT

TV CH

TV VOL

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SELECT

 

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RECEIVER

1 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use SHIFT for

INPUT SELECT ).

2 RECEIVER

Switches the receiver between standby and on.

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3 MULTI CONTROL buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 51).

TV CTRL, PORTABLE and CD-R buttons can be used with SHIFT button.

4RECEIVER CONTROL buttons

AUTO/DIRECT

Switches between Auto surround mode (Auto playback on page 30) and Stream Direct playback. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 32).

STEREO/A.L.C.

Switches between stereo playback, Auto level control stereo mode (page 31) and Front Stage Surround Advance modes (page 32).

STANDARD

Press for Standard decoding and to switch between 2 Pro Logic II options (page 30).

ADV SURR

Switches between the various surround modes (page 31).

PHASE

Press to switch on/off Phase Control (page 10).

ACOUSTIC EQ

Press to select an Acoustic Calibration EQ setting (page 33).

DIALOG

Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 35).

SOUND RETRIEVER

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

MUTE

Mutes/unmutes the sound.

CH SEL

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use LEVEL +/– to adjust the level (page 44).

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Pioneer VSX-918V-K, VSX-818V-K manual Controls and displays Remote control

VSX-818V-K, VSX-918V-K specifications

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