Controls and displays

Remote control

 

RECEIVER

 

INPUT

 

SOURCE

 

1

 

 

SELECT

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

3

DVD/LD

 

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR

TV CONT

 

 

 

MULTI CONTROL

 

13

 

CD

 

CD-R/TAPE

TUNER

RECEIVER

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT ATT

FL DIMMER

SR

 

 

 

+10

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

D.ACCESS

 

SETUP

CLASS

 

5

TOP MENU

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

6

DTV MENU

ST

ST

MCACC

 

 

 

ENTER

SETUP

 

T.EDIT

 

 

 

BAND

 

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

TV CONTROL

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

SELECT

 

 

14

 

TVVOL

 

INPUT

TV CH

VOL

 

 

DTVON/OFF

REC

DTVINFO

MUTE

 

TUNER

 

RECSTOP

 

8

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPX

CHRETURN

HDD

DVD

 

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

 

 

 

CH

CH

 

RECEIVER CONTROL

 

 

STANDRAD

ADV.SURR

STEREO

SLEEP

9

MIDNIGHT/

 

 

 

LOUDNESS TEST TONE

 

10

SHIFT

CHSELECT

LEVEL

EFFECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

 

1 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source.

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3 MULTI CONTROL buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 57).

4Number buttons and other receiver/ component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 53) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

DISC (ENTER) can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV, and can also be used to select a disc in a multi-CD player.

The following are accessed by pressing the RECEIVER button first:

INPUT ATT

Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion.

FL DIMMER

Dims or brightens the display.

SR+

Switches the SR+ mode on/off.

5Tuner/component control buttons/

MCACC

The following button controls (except MCACC SETUP) can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding MULTI CONTROL button (TUNER, DVD, TV/SAT, etc.)

D. ACCESS

After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 53).

TOP MENU

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD.

DTV MENU

Displays menus on a digital TV.

T. EDIT

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

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

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