Controlling the Rest of Your System

DVD/DVR Player Controls

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This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes (see p.20-21).

Use MULTI CONTROL buttons to put the remote control in the stated mode.

ë￿

MULTI CONTROL

DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR/DVR CD

CD-R/

RECEIVER TUNER TAPE/MD TVCONT

2DSPMODE MIDNIGHT 5.1CH

1 2 3 4

CHANNEL

TEST

ATT

SIGNAL

SELECT

TONE

SELECT

5

6

7

8

1 SOURCE

Press to switch the DVD/DVR player between STANDBY and ON.

24

Press to return to the start of the current chapter (track). Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks. When controlling a DVR, use this button to go back channels (channel –).

53 ¢

CHANNEL

EFFECT

 

LEVEL

9

0

à

ENTER

 

 

10

DISC

 

FUNC

 

CH

 

 

 

VOL

TV CONTROL

VOL

 

 

FQ

=

Press to advance to the start of the next chapter (track). Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks. When controlling a DVR, use this button to go forward channels (channel +).

-

ST

ENTER

ST

6

4 8

 

 

 

TOP

 

 

Press to pause playback (on some models this will freeze-frame the

 

MENU

 

MENU

 

0

 

FQ

 

 

4

picture).

SOURCE CLASS

MPX BAND

 

1

1￿

7￿

8￿

3

9

5 Number buttons

8

Á￿ 4￿

¢￿

3

 

D.ACCESS

 

CHANNEL

 

 

 

7

LOUDNESS FUNCTION

MUTING

 

2

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display.

 

FL REMOTE MASTER

 

The ENTER button is used as a SETUP button for the DVD players

 

RECEIVER

 

 

 

DIMMER

SETUP VOLUME

 

 

 

AUDIO/VIDEOPRE-PROGRAMMED

 

 

internal menus. The ¦ button is used to selet tracks higher than 10

 

 

 

(+10 button).

 

REMOTECONTROLUNIT

 

 

6TOP MENU

Use to display the lead trailer on a DVD.

7Á

Hold down for fast forward playback.

81

Hold down for fast reverse playback.

93

Press to start playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc tray is empty will cause the disc tray to open).

07

Press to stop playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

-MENU

Displays menus concerning the current DVD or DVR you are using.

=USE THESE BUTTONS TO NAVIGATE DVD MENUS

5 : up

° : down

ENTER: enter the command selected

2: left

3: right

38

: pressed together starts recording

 

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Pioneer VSX-D309 manual DVD/DVR Player Controls, Number buttons

VSX-D309 specifications

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