Basic Playback

Listening in LOUDNESS Mode (front panel only)

The LOUDNESS mode allows you to boost the bass in a signal. It is useful for listening to music at low volumes.

LOUDNESS

DEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER NºmÀ /?ùºDigital￿ Signal Processor

Press LOUDNESS.

Each press switches LOUDNESS mode on or off.

DSP

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

& SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

/DTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNAL

LOUDNESS

STEREO

 

ADVANCED

 

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG SP

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

L POWER OUTPUT

EXTERNAL

 

 

DIGITAL

FL

 

TUNER CONTROL

 

 

 

 

VIDEO INPUT

 

DECODER IN DIRECT LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT

NR

DIMMER

CLASS

FM/AM

– TUNING +

 

 

 

 

IDEO

L

AUDIO R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

– BASS +

– TREBLE +

INPUT ATT MONITOR

MPX

MEMORY

– STATION +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIN

 

 

 

You can’t use the LOUDNESS mode with the DIRECT or

EXTERNAL DECODER modes.

Direct playback (front panel only)

 

 

DIRECT

 

 

 

Press DIRECT to put the receiver in DIRECT mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This mode will give you the most accurate reproduction of two channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources.

DEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER NºmÀ /?ùºDigital￿ Signal Processor

 

 

 

DSP

STEREO

 

 

MULTI-ROOM

 

MODE

 

 

& SOURCE

 

/DTS

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED

STANDARD

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None of the tone controls, channel level or other sound modes

IDEO L

AUDIO R

 

FLTUNER CONTROL

can be used.

L POWER OUTPUT

EXTERNAL

DIGITAL

 

VIDEO INPUT

 

DECODER IN DIRECT LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT NR

DIMMER CLASS FM/AM

– TUNING +

 

 

 

SPEAKERS – BASS +

– TREBLE +

TAPE 2

– STATION +

 

 

 

INPUT ATT MONITOR MPX MEMORY

 

MIN

Adjusting bass and treble (tone control) (front panel only)

Use BASS (–/+) or TREBLE (–/+) to adjust the low and high frequencies (the receiver must be in STEREO mode).

 

BASS –/+

 

 

Press BASS (–/+) to adjust the low frequencies.

 

 

 

 

 

DEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER NºmÀ

/?ùºDigital￿ Signal Processor

 

 

SIGNAL

STEREO

VOLUME

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG SP A

 

dB

DSP

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

MODE

STEREO

 

 

& SOURCE

 

 

 

/DTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED

STANDARD

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

L POWER OUTPUTEXTERNAL

DIGITAL

FLTUNER CONTROL

 

 

 

VIDEO INPUT

DECODER IN DIRECT LOUDNESS MIDNIGHT NR

DIMMER CLASS FM/AM

– TUNING +

Press TREBLE (–/+) to adjust the high frequencies.

IDEO L

AUDIO R

 

 

 

 

 

– BASS + – TREBLE +

TAPE 2

– STATION +

 

SPEAKERS

INPUT ATT MONITOR MPX MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNAL

STEREO

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG SP A

 

 

dB

TREBLE –/+

• The tone control can be adjusted in a range of ±6 dB.

The tone control cannot be adjusted in STANDARD, ADVANCED THEATER modes as well as DSP, EXTERNAL DECODER,DIRECT, and 96kHz settings.

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Pioneer VSX-D908S operating instructions Listening in Loudness Mode front panel only, Direct playback front panel only

VSX-D908S specifications

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