Preparations

Optical digital input setting

Sets the input component to be assigned to the optical input jack.

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• Initial setting is “CD”.

 

 

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Press % or Þ to select the optical digital input 1 (DVD, TV, CD, CD-R, VCR, or OFF).

After you assign the component to a digital jack, like optical one, whenever you select that component, for example CD, the receiver will automatically change to the digital input setting. You can see this in the DIGITAL/ANALOG indicator on the front of the receiver.

Set up

Setting the volume level of each channel (Adjusting the speaker volume balance)

• Since the SUB WOOFER transmits an ultra-low frequency its sound may seem quieter

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than it actually is.

The speaker volume can be adjusted without outputting the test tone by pressing CHANNEL LEVEL or CHANNEL SELECT .

Initial setting is 0 dB.

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MULTI CONTROL

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR CD

CD-R/

RECEIVER TUNER TAPE/MD TVCONT

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2

3

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CHANNEL

TEST

SIGNAL

SELECT

TONE

ATT SELECT

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CHANNEL

EFFECT

 

 

LEVEL

 

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DISC

 

 

FUNC

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VOL

TV CONTROL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

FQ

 

 

 

 

ST

ST

 

 

 

ENTER

TOP

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

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SOURCE CLASS

MPX

BAND

 

 

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D.ACCESS

CHANNEL

 

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1Press RECEIVER.

2Press 2.

3Press VOL + or – to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

4Press TEST TONE to output the test tone.

The test tone is output in the following order.

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SW SL SR

memo • Test tone is only output in Dolby/DTS modes.

5Adjust speaker levels so that you hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening

position.

The channel level ranges ± 10 dB.

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• Levels can be set for each surround mode.

The CH. LEVEL and CH. SELECT buttons can be used to set levels even when the TEST TONE is not employed.

The initial setting is 0dB.

The subwoofer test tone may seem softer than the actual sound.

6 Press TEST TONE to turn off the test tone.

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Pioneer VSX-D309 manual Optical digital input setting, 4 ¢

VSX-D309 specifications

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