Pioneer VSX-859RDS-G - Manual (Page 25)

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5(+)/∞(–)/2/3/ENTER buttons
Use to operate the on-screen menu on your TV
screen and enter commands when setting up
surround sound, speakers levels & settings,
and other set up features see p. 30 – 43).
They also can be used to operate DVD players
and other components after you have input the
components preset codes.
Specific use of these buttons is described in
conjunction with the operations they perform.
For more information see each individual
section.
DIGITAL NR button
Press to switch Digital NR on or off. (See p. 52)
SIGNAL SELECT button (See p. 51)
Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one
of the following:
ANALOG – Analog signal.
DIGITAL – Digital signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD,
CD-R/TAPE 1/MD, VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2).
2 RF – 2 RF signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR
1, VCR 2).
AUTO – This is the default. If there are analog,
RF or digital signals input the receiver automati-
cally selects the best possible signal.
9 MIDNIGHT button (See p. 53)
Switches the MIDNIGHT mode on or off.
MULTI CH INPUT button (See p. 34, 55)
Press to switch to multi channel input mode.
DSP button (See p. 46 – 48)
Press to select a DSP sound mode. Repeated
presses cycle through the different possible
DSP modes.
STEREO/DIRECT button (See p. 46 &
56)
Switches the receiver into STEREO mode if it
was in a different sound mode (like ADVANCED
THEATER) or toggles between DIRECT and
STEREO mode. For more on STEREO mode
see p. 46. DIRECT playback bypasses the tone
controls and channel level for the most accu-
rate reproduction of a program source.
LIGHT button
Press to light the remote control buttons.
/DTS/MPEG buttons (See p. 44 – 50)
Press these buttons to put the receiver in the
selected sound mode. For more information on
these specific sound modes see p. 97 – 99.
TV button – Press to turn the power of the
TV on/off.
TV FUNC button – Press TV FUNC to select
the TV for remote control operation.
TV VOL +/– button – Use to adjust the TV
volume.
7 MASTER VOLUME buttons
Use to raise or lower the volume of the
receiver.
8 INPUT ATT button (when USE mode is
selected)
Use to lower the input level of an analog signal
that is too powerful, thus causing the sound to
distort (the OVERLOAD indicator will light).
REMOTE SETUP button (when SETUP
mode is selected)
Use to customize the remote control functions
and the remote control itself. (See “Setting Up
the Remote Control to Control Other Compo-
nents“ starting on p. 68, “Multi Operations“
starting on p. 89.)
MENU button
Use to get the various menus for your DVD or
TV.
MUTE button
Press to mute or restore the volume.
EFFECT/CH SEL (when USE mode is
selected) button (see memo on p. 48).
EFFECT – Use these buttons to increase or
decrease the amount of effect applied in a DSP
or Advanced Theater mode. When the amount
of effect is increased in a DSP/Advanced
Theater mode the characteristics of that mode
become stronger and more noticeable. The
scale ranges from 10-90 with 70 as the default
setting. First turn on the DSP/Advanced
Theater you want (by pressing the DSP/
Advanced Theater button until you get the
mode) and then increase or decrease the
amount of effect.
CH SEL – You may want to adjust the channels
when listening to some sound sources. Use
this button to select the channel you want to
adjust.
SYSTEM SET UP button (when SETUP
mode is selected)
Use to set up the speaker and sound systems.
For more information see “Setting up for
Surround Sound“
starting on p. 30.
FUNCTION button
Press to select a source. The button will cycle
through all the possible sources.
Displays & Controls