Using Other Functions

System OFF

The SYSTEM OFF feature allows you to tell the receiver and your other components to stop and turn off with the push of only one button on the remote control. For example, you can program the unit to stop your DVD, turn off your TV, turn off your DVD player and turn off the receiver itself. You don't need to program in other the power for PIONEER components, they will go off automatically in this mode. The receiver itself will go off automatically as well.

The steps below show you how to program a string of up to 5 different SYSTEM OFF operations based on eight possible components.

Be sure to recall or teach the remote control commands for each component before attempting MULTI OPERATIONS (see “Setting Up the Remote Control to Control Other Components,“ p. 65).

 

 

 

 

ë￿

2

 

S0URCE

 

 

RECEIVER

5-2

 

MULTI

SYSTEM

 

 

OPERATION

OFF

 

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

3

 

MULTI CONTROL

 

 

CD

MD/

TUNER

TV CONT

 

TAPE1

 

CLASS

MPX

BAND

DIRECT ACCESS

 

 

¦￿

7

3

8

5-1

 

- TUNING +

- STATION +

 

1 Á￿ 4 ¢

 

DTV ON/OFF

DTV MENU

- CHANNEL +

 

1

2

 

3

1

 

4

5

 

6

7

8

9

4

GUIDE

 

EXIT

 

0

ENTER

+10

 

DISC

TV

TV VOL

TV CONTROL

VOLUME

 

TV FUNC

 

EFFECT

MENU

MUTE

/CH SEL

 

 

FUNCTION

 

ENTER

 

 

 

SIGNAL

 

 

SELECT

 

2/dts

SYSTEM

ADVANCED

STANDARD

SETUP

1

REMOTE

MIDNIGHT

DSP

STEREO

SETUP

 

 

 

DIGITAL NR

 

DIGITAL MULTI PROCESSING AMPLIFIER

 

 

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

 

1 Press REMOTE SETUP and 3 at the same time to select the MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode.

The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on your TV screen. The MULTI CONTROL and the SYSTEM OFF buttons start to blink.

To cancel MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode

Press REMOTE SETUP.

2 Press the SYSTEM OFF button

The SYSTEM OFF button will blink.

3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component whose operation you want to start SYSTEM OFF with (for example, TV CONT button).

The selected button will light steadily.

4 Press the operation, for example TV (POWER), you want to input.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input SYSTEM OFF for the components and commands you want to input.

You can repeat this process for up to five commands.

For example : you could enter the following two operations using the proceeding steps 3 and 4.

1Press TV CONT button & TV (POWER) to turn off your TV (as explained above).

2Press DVD/LD then SOURCE (POWER) to turn off your DVD player (if it is not a PIONEER product).

When you employ SYSTEM OFF (see below), these two tasks will be performed in the same order.

To exit SYSTEM OFF SETUP mode

Press REMOTE SETUP

OPERATION

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Pioneer VSX-D908S operating instructions System OFF, You can repeat this process for up to five commands

VSX-D908S specifications

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