03Displays & Controls

Front Panel

1 STANDBY/ON (Main power) button

Pressing this button switches the receiver ON from STANDBY mode.

RECEIVER button on the remote control also toggles between ON and STANDBY mode.

The receiver uses a small amount of electricity (less than 1W) in STANDBY mode.

2PHONES jack

Use to connect headphones (this switches the speakers off).

3FRONT INPUT

You can connect a portable DVD player, video camera, video game system, or whatever equipment you would like to have handy, to the FRONT INPUT

(refer to page 17).

4INPUT SIGNAL indicators Indicates the kind of input signal.

2 DIGITAL:

When a 2 DIGITAL source is input this indicator

will light. DTS:

When a DTS source is input this indicator will light.

5SURROUND MODE indicators

Indicates the SURROUND mode of input signal. AUTO:

Lights when the AUTO mode is selected. This mode automatically selects which kind of signal is being input and plays back in the appropriate mode.

PHONES/VIRTUAL:

Lights when the VIRTUAL or PHONES SURROUND mode is selected. The VIRTUAL mode simulates surround sound for two speakers (when headphones are not plugged in, see p.35). The PHONES SUR- ROUND mode simulates surround sound for headphones, when they are plugged in.

2 PRO LOGIC II:

Lights when the 2 PRO LOGIC II mode is selected. This mode automatically plays back in 2 PRO LOGIC II (see p.35).

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ADVANCED:

Lights when an ADVANCED mode is selected. These modes playback emphasizing certain characteristics of the sound (see p.35–36).

6SOUND MODE

Lights when you have chosen one of the sound modes to be applied to playback (see p.37).

7Input buttons

Use to select the playback source: the possibilities are

DVD, TV/SAT, DVR/VCR, FM/AM and FRONT.

8MASTER VOLUME

Use to set the overall listening volume.

DISPLAY

9TUNER indicators

STEREO: Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode.

TUNED: Lights when a broadcast is being received.

MONO: Lights when the mono mode is set using MPX (on the remote control).

0Digital (DIG) & Analog (ANA) indicators Light according to the kind of signal, digital or analog, received (see p.42).

-96kHz playback indicator

Lights when a 96 kHz source is being played.

=Format indicator

Shows which speakers are currently in use based on the listening mode chosen, the source material and the type of decoding being used (see p.26).

~SLEEP indicator

Lights when the SLEEP function is set or active (see p.42).

!OVER indicator

Lights when the analog signal is too powerful,

causing possible distortion (see p.33).

@Volume level indicator

# Character display

Shows the current input (DVD, TV/SAT, etc.), listening mode, radio frequency, etc.

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Pioneer VSX-C100-S operating instructions Displays & Controls, Front Panel