Pioneer VSX-S500-S - Manual (Page 8)

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Front panel
1  STANDBY/ON
2 PHONES jack
Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are
connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. The
listening mode when the sound is heard from the headphone
can be selected only from
PHONES SURR, STEREO or
STEREO ALC mode (S.R AIR mode can be also selected with
ADAPTER input).
3 PORTABLE/MCACC SETUP MIC jack
Use to connect an auxiliary component using a stereo mini-
jack cable (page 18) or connect a microphone when
performing Auto MCACC setup (page 19).
4 Remote sensor
Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating
range of remote control on page 7).
5 Character display
See Display below.
6 MCACC indicator
Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 34) is on
(Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after the
Auto MCACC setup (page 19)).
7 HDMI indicator
Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component;
lights when the component is connected (page 14).
8 INPUT SELECTOR
Selects an input source (page 21).
9 iPod iPhone DIRECT CONTROL
Change the receiver’s input to the iPod and enable iPod
operations on the iPod (page 22).
10 iPod iPhone USB terminal
Use to connect your Apple iPod or USB mass storage device
as an audio source (page 17).
11 MASTER VOLUME dial
Display
12 Dolby Digital indicators
2 D – Lights when a Dolby Digital encoded signal is
detected.
2TrueHD – Lights when a source with Dolby TrueHD
encoded audio signals is detected.
2 D+ – Lights when a source with Dolby Digital Plus
encoded audio signals is detected.
EX – Lights to indicate Dolby Digital EX decoding.
PLII(x/z) – Lights to indicate 2 Pro Logic II/2 Pro Logic
IIx or
2 Pro Logic IIz decoding (see Listening in surround
sound on page 31 for more on this).
13 DTS indicators
DTS – Lights when a source with DTS encoded audio
signals is detected.
HD – Lights when a source with DTS-EXPRESS or DTS-
HD encoded audio signals is detected.
ES – Lights to indicate DTS-ES decoding.
96/24 – Lights when a source with DTS 96/24 encoded
audio signals is detected.
14 Listening mode indicators
AT – Lights when the Auto Surround feature is switched
on (page 31).
DIR – Lights when the DIRECT or PURE DIRECT mode is
switched on (page 32).
15 Audio signal indicators
D – Lights when a digital audio input is selected. Blinks
when a digital audio input is selected and selected audio
input is not provided.
HDMI – Lights when an HDMI input is selected. Blinks
when an HDMI input is selected and selected HDMI
signal is not provided.
16 iPod indicators
– Lights during repeat play.
– Lights during shuffle play.
17 Sleep timer ( ) indicator
Lights when the receiver is in sleep mode (page 6).
18 Character display
Displays various system information, the preset number of
the tuner or the input signal type, etc.
MASTER
VOLUME
AUDIO/ VIDEO MULTI- CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-S500
PORTABLE /
MCACC SETUP MIC PHONES
STANDBY / ON
MCACC
HDMI
iPod iPhone DIRECT CONTROL
iPod iPhone
USB 5 V 1 A
INPUT SELECTOR
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