05Controls and displays

9 STATION +/– buttons

Selects station presets when using the tuner (page 54).

10 TUNING +/– buttons

Selects the frequency when using the tuner (page 53).

11LISTENING MODE buttons

STANDARD

Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 35).

ADVANCED SURROUND

Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 35).

STEREO/DIRECT

Switches between direct and stereo play- back. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 36).

12SIGNAL SELECT

Use to select an input signal (page 37).

13 MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS

Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 40).

14 SPEAKERS

Use to cycle through the speaker system:

AB A+B (page 22). Also used to change the speaker impedence (Switching the speaker impedance on page 67).

15 SB CH MODE

Selects the Surround back channel mode (page 38).

16 TONE

Press this button to access the bass and treble controls, which you can then adjust with the MULTI JOG dial.

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17 QUICK SETUP

See Using the Quick Setup on page 12.

18 VIDEO INPUT

See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 19.

19 DIGITAL IN

See Connecting to the front panel video terminal on page 19.

20MCACC SETUP MIC (VSX-D914 model only)

Connect the microphone supplied with your system to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack when using the auto surround setup (MCACC)

(page 14).

21 FL DIMMER

Use this button to make the fluorescent display (FL) dimmer or brighter.

22 INPUT ATT

Use to attenuate (lower) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion.

23 MPX

Press to receive a radio broadcast in mono (page 53).

24 BAND

Switches between AM and FM radio bands (page 53).

25 CLASS

Switches between the three banks (classes) of station presets (page 54).

26 TUNER EDIT

Press to memorize and name a station for recall (page 54).

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Pioneer VSX-D814, VSX-D914 manual Controls and displays

VSX-D914, VSX-D814 specifications

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