Controlling the rest of your system

10

Button (s)

Function

Components

 

 

 

 

Stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/

 

disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

DVR player/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

Starts recording. To prevent accidental recording, this

MD/CD-R/VCR/ DVR player/

 

button must be pressed twice to take effect (the second

Cassette deck

 

press must be within 10 seconds of the first).

 

 

 

 

Number

Directly access tracks on a program source.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

buttons

 

player

 

 

 

 

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen

DVD/DVR player

 

display.

 

 

 

 

+10 button

Selects tracks higher than 10. (For example, press +10

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

 

then 3 to select track 13.)

player

 

 

 

ENTER/

Chooses the disc.

Multiple CD player

DISC

 

 

Ejects the disc.

MD player

 

 

 

 

 

Use as the ENTER button.

VCR

 

 

 

 

Use as the CLEAR button.

DVD

 

 

 

 

Displays the setup screen for DVR players.

DVR player

 

 

 

 

Changes sides of the LD.

LD player

 

 

TOP MENU Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD player.

DVD/DVR player

 

 

 

MENU

Displays menus concerning the current DVD or DVR you

DVD/DVR player

 

are using.

 

 

 

 

 

Pauses the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

Stops the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

ENTER

Starts playback.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

Fast rewinds/fast forwards the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

&

Navigates DVD menu/options.

DVD/DVR Player

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDE

Press to access the DVD player setup screen.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

CH +/–

Selects channels.

VCR/DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

 

Selects tracks.

CD/MD/CD-R/Cassette

 

 

deck

 

 

 

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-D914, VSX-D814 manual Cd/Md/Cd-R/Vcr/Ld, Enter Guide

VSX-D914, VSX-D814 specifications

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