Controls and displays

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6 / / / /ENTER buttons

Use to navigate menus and select options/execute commands.

7 AUDIO

Use to switch the audio tracks of a DVD when a DVD player is selected as the input source.

8 Command buttons for other components

Use these buttons to control the component you selected with the MULTI CONTROL buttons. They are available once you’ve programmed the remote to control the appropriate component (for example, your TV or DVD player). See Controlling other equipment on page 58 for more on this.

9 TV CONTROL buttons

These are dedicated buttons used to control your TV once you’ve programmed your TV preset code (see Controlling other equipment on page 58 for more on this).

TV INPUT

Press to select the input source for the TV.

TV CH +/-

Use these buttons to change the channel of the TV.

TV VOL +/-

Press to control the volume of the TV.

10Listening mode buttons (page 38)

MOVIE / MUSIC

Press to select the surround listening mode you want (see Listening in surround sound on page 38).

After selecting a MOVIE or MUSIC listening mode above, use these to select the options available.

ENTER

Use to confirm your selection.

STEREO/DIRECT (page 41)

Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it was in a different listening mode or toggles between DIRECT and STEREO.

11SB CH MODE (page 44)

Use to select the surround/virtual back channel mode.

12 SYSTEM OFF (page 63)

Press to switch off all Pioneer components in your system, or any other component you have also programmed to switch off using the System Off function.

13 RECEIVER (STANDBY/ON)

Press to switch the receiver on or into standby.

14 MULTI OPERATION (page 63)

Use this button to perform multi operations.

15 RECEIVER

Press this button to access receiver functions or when setting up the receiver.

16 TOP MENU/GUIDE

Use to display the disc ‘top menu’ when a DVD player is selected as the input source. Also use to find stations or menus on a digital TV tuner.

17 RETURN

When you are setting up the receiver, this button will take you back one step. When another component is selected (such as a DVD player, cable tuner, satellite tuner or digital TV tuner), use it the same way as the components ‘Return’ button (it may also exit from the menu screen, depending on the maker of the unit).

18 INPUT

Press to select an input source. The button will cycle through all the possible input sources (such as USB, PHONO and any i.LINK components).

19 VOLUME (+/-)

Use to increase or decrease the volume of the receiver.

20 MIDNIGHT (page 46)

Press to switch on/off Midnight listening.

21 MUTE

Press to mute or restore the volume.

22 MULTI CH INPUT (page 42)

Press to select the component connected to the MULTI CH IN terminals (for example, a DVD-Audio player).

23 ACOUSTIC EQ (page 42)

Press to select an acoustic calibration EQ setting.

24 REMOTE SETUP

Use to customize remote control functions and the remote control display (see Controlling other equipment on page 58 for more on this).

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