Controls and displays

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1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

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2 DIGITAL

 

 

Lights to indicate the type of input signal

When the STANDARD mode of the receiver is

assigned for the current component:

on, this lights to indicate decoding of a Dolby

AUTO

Digital signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lights when AUTO signal select is on.

SB

Depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is detected.

DIGITAL

Lights when a digital audio signal is detected.

2DIGITAL

Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is detected.

ANALOG

Lights when an analog signal is detected.

DTS

Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio signals is detected.

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When the STANDARD mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate decoding of a DTS signal.

4 2 PRO LOGIC II (x)

When the (STANDARD) Pro Logic II mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate Pro Logic II decoding. The x lights to indicate Pro Logic IIx decoding (see Listening in surround sound on page 35 for more on this).

5 VIR.SB

Lights during Virtual surround back processing.

6 DIRECT

Lights when source direct playback is selected. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accu- rate reproduction of a source.

7 MIDNIGHT

Lights during Midnight listening.

8 SLEEP

Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode.

9 ATT

Lights when INPUT ATT is used to attenuate (reduce) the level of the analog input signal.

10 Speaker indicator

Shows the speaker system currently in use.

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

VSX-D914, VSX-D814 specifications

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