Displays & Controls

4ENTER button

Use this button to enter information concerning the SYSTEM SETUP, listening mode or the tuner.

5STANDBY indicator

Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode. (Please note that this receiver consumes a small amount of power [0.7 W for the European model and 0.9 W for the multi-voltage model] in the standby mode.)

6Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control.

15 SB CH MODE button (see pages 54)

Use this button to turn the surround back channels ON/OFF/AUTO or switch the VIRTU- AL SURROUND BACK mode between ON/ OFF/AUTO.

16 TUNER CONTROL buttons (See pages

57-65)

BAND

Press to select the AM or FM band.

CLASS

Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes.

7Display (See page 33)

8MCACC indicator (see pages 13-15, 50)

Lights when the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is on. (After the AUTO SURROUND SOUND SETUP has been completed the ACOUSTIC CAL EQ is set on and this display will light.)

9MULTI CH IN button

Use this button to select the component you have hooked up to the MULTI CH IN terminals (for example, a DVD-Audio player).

10ACOUSTIC EQ button (see page 50, 99- 101)

Press to switch on/off and select the type of acoustic calibration EQ.

11MASTER VOLUME dial

Use to raise or lower the volume of the receiver.

12MULTI JOG CONTROL buttons

SET UP

Press to switch the SYSTEM SETUP mode.

SELECT

Switches the –/+ buttons between station memory and frequency select modes.

–/+

Selects station memories or frequencies when using the tuner.

TUNER EDIT

Press to memorize and name a station for recall using the MULTI JOG and ENTER buttons.

17 CHARACTER/SEARCH button (See pages 62-65)

Use to search for different program types in RDS mode.

18 EON MODE button (see pages 64-65)

Use to search for different programs that are transmitting traffic or news information (this search method is called EON).

19 PHONES jack

Connect headphones for private listening (no sound will be heard through the speakers).

PREPARATION

RETURN

Press to move back one step in the SYSTEM SETUP process.

13 SIGNAL SELECT button (see page 45)

Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following:

AUTO – If there are analog and digital signals input, the receiver automatically selects the digital signal.

DIGITAL – To select an optical or coaxial digital signal.

ANALOG – To select an analog signal.

14 HI-BIT HI-SAMPLING button (see page 53)

Use this button to switch the HI-BIT HI-SAMPLING mode on or off. Use to hear CD and DVD, as well as other digital soundtracks at a wider dynamic range, allowing for finer audio reproduction.

20 SPEAKERS (A/B) button

The use of this button depends on how the SURRBACK SYSTEM (see page 37) is set. If NORMAL SYSTEM is chosen this button toggles between A and OFF. If FRON Bi-AMP is chosen this button toggles between A+B and OFF. If SECOND ZONE is chosen this button toggles between A, B, A+B and OFF.

21 TONE control buttons (see page 52) TONE button

This button switches between TONE ON and TONE BYPASS, which bypasses the tone circuitry.

BASS/TREBLE button

Use to select whether the bass or treble will be adjusted.

–/+ buttons

Use to adjust the frequency levels.

22 SET UP MIC jack (see page 13)

Plug in the set up mic here. This is very important in order to set up your system and get proper surround sound.

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Pioneer VSX-D2011-S manual Enter button, Standby indicator, Remote sensor, SB CH Mode button see pages, Multi CH in button

VSX-D2011-S, VSX-D2011-G specifications

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