Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K - Manual (Page 29)

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RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current
menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu
with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).
6 /// (TUNE/ST) /ENTER
Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround
sound system (page 38) and the Audio or Video options
(page 71 or 72). Also used to control DVD menus/options
and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the
TUNE
/ buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST
/ to find preset stations (page 36).
7 Receiver controls
Press RECEIVER first to access:
AUTO/DIRECT – Press to select Auto Surround
(page 30) or Stream Direct (page 32) listening.
STEREO/A.L.C. – Switches between the stereo
playback mode (page 31) and the Front Stage
Surround Advance mode (page 32).
STANDARD – Press for Standard decoding and to
switch between the various
2 Pro Logic IIx and
Neo:6 options (page 30).
ADV SURR – Use to switch among the various
surround modes
(page 31).
8 Component control buttons
The main buttons ( , , etc.) are used to control a
component after you have selected it using the input
source buttons.
The controls above these buttons can be accessed after
you have selected the corresponding input source button
(for example
DVD, DVR1 or TV). These buttons also
function as described below.
Press RECEIVER first to access:
STATUS – Press to check selected receiver settings
(page 74).
PHASE – Press to switch on/off Phase Control
(page 12).
SIGNAL SEL – Use to select an input signal (page 33).
Press TV first to access:
ANT – Use to select the VHF/UHF antennas or Cable
TV.
Press FM/AM first to access:
MPX – Switches between stereo and mono reception
of FM broadcasts. If the signal is weak then switching
to mono will improve the sound quality (page 36).
9 AUDIO – Changes the audio or channel on DVD
discs.
DISPLAY – Switches between named station presets
and radio frequencies (page 37).
CH +/– – Use to select channels for DVD/DVR units.
10 TV CTRL
Use this button to set preset code of your TV’s
manufacturer when controlling TV (see
Selecting preset
codes directly on page 76 for more on this).
11 MULTI-ZONE operation selector switch
Switch to perform operations in the main zone and zone
2 (page 60).
12 Remote control LED
Lights when a command is sent from the remote control.
13 SOURCE 
Press to turn on/off other components connected to the
receiver (see page 76 for more on this).
14 MASTER VOLUME +/–
Use to set the listening volume.
15 MUTE
Mutes the sound or restores the sound if it has been
muted (adjusting the volume also restores the sound).
16 RECEIVER
Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to
select the white commands above the number buttons
(
A.ATT, etc.)). Also use this button to set up surround
sound (page 10, page 38).
Note
• The THX button is not available for this receiver.
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