Controls and displays

Remote control

Function names printed in green on the remote control are receiver-related functions. Function names printed in blue are for the built-in tuner (see Using the tuner on page 25). Other functions relate to other equipment that you can control using this remote. See also Controlling other equipment on page 34.

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

RECEIVER

 

 

 

SOURCE

3

 

RECEIVER

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

5

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

STB

DVR/TV

7

AVDIRECT

 

 

 

6

INPUT

VIDEO

FRONT

FM/AM

 

8

CHSELECT

LEVEL

TEST TONE

 

 

 

 

 

9

AUTO

STEREO

SURROUND

ADVANCED

SURROUND

 

 

SOUND

DIALOG

SIGNAL

10

 

MODE

SELECT

MUTE

 

 

 

11

12

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

13

 

ROOM

SYSTEM

14

 

SETUP

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

DTVMENU

 

 

 

T.EDIT

 

TOPMENU

ST

 

ST

MENU

15

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

GUIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEARCH

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

SUBTITLE

16

 

TUNE

 

17

 

VIRTUALSB

DIMMER

 

EONRETURN

BAND

A

RF ATT

18

B DISPLAY

C CLASS

D MPX

E

D.ACCESS

 

 

 

 

DISC

 

19

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

TV CONTROL

 

 

20

CHANNEL

INPUT

CHANNEL

VOLUME

21

RECEIVER

1 RECEIVER

Press to put the remote in ‘receiver’ mode (i.e., the remote controls the receiver functions).

2 LED

Indicates a remote control operation.

3 RECEIVER

Press to switch the receiver on or into standby.

4SOURCE (page 34)

Press to switch the current source component on or into standby.

5AV DIRECT (page 9 and page 33)

Press to switch the AV Direct function on / off.

SLEEP (RECEIVER + AV DIRECT) (page 29)

Use to set the sleep timer.

6Input/remote control mode select buttons (page 22)

When the Remote Direct function is set to on, these buttons (except FM/AM) change the remote mode and the receiver input simultaneously. When set to off, they only switch the remote mode (see also Remote Direct function on page 35).

DVD

Press to select DVD as the current input.

STB

Press to select STB (set-top box) as the current input.

DVR/TV

Press to select DVR/TV as the current input.

VIDEO

Press to select VIDEO as the current input.

FRONT

Press to select FRONT (the front panel audio/video inputs) as the current input.

FM/AM

Press to select FM/AM (the built-in tuner) as the current input.

7INPUT

Press to cycle through the various inputs. The current input is shown in the front panel display.

8Channel setup buttons (page 33)

CH SELECT

Use to select the speaker channel to adjust.

LEVEL +/–

Use to adjust the output level of the current speaker channel.

TEST TONE

Press to start/stop the test tone.

9Sound buttons (page 23)

AUTO

Press to select the AUTO (default) sound for the current source (stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) and switch off all other sound processing.

STEREO

Press to hear the current source in stereo.

SURROUND

Use to select a SURROUND mode for the current source.

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Pioneer VSX-C301 manual Controls and displays Remote control

VSX-C301 specifications

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