Pioneer VSX-909RDS - Manual (Page 26)

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Front Panel
All the controls on the front panel are explained and/or referenced here. To open the front panel push
gently on the lower third of the panel.
1 STANDBY/ON button
Press to switch the receiver ON or into
STANDBY mode.
STANDBY indicator
Lights when the receiver is in STANDBY mode.
(Please note that this receiver consumes a
small amount of power [1.0 W] in the standby
mode.)
_ ON/ — OFF button
If the button is OFF (
—), the power of the
receiver is shut off and the STANDBY/ON
button on the receiver or the remote control do
not function. Pressing the button again will
turn the receiver ON (
_) and the receiver
enters the standby mode. In the standby mode,
you can turn on the receiver using the STAND-
BY/ON button on the receiver or the remote
control.
2 DSP MODE button (See p.44 & 45)
Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode.
(HALL 1, HALL 2, JAZZ, DANCE, THEATER 1,
or THEATER 2, 5/7 CH STEREO). Use these
modes to produce surround sound from
standard (two channel) stereo sources and
create different listening environments.
STEREO/DIRECT button (See p.44 & 53)
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.44.
DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls,
DIGITAL NR, LOUDNESS, MIDNIGHT and
channel level for the most accurate reproduc-
tion of a program source.
2/ DTS/ MPEG buttons (See p.42-46,
85, 86)
THX CINEMA – Cycles through the THX
CINEMA, THX SURROUND EX or THX AUTO
sound modes. If you have THX-certified
speaker setup or want to re-create a THX-style
sound environment. It is also appropriate for
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG
sources. Those with surround back speakers
can use all three THX modes, those without
can only use the THX CINEMA mode.
ADVANCED – Use to select one of the four
Advanced Theater modes. Use to create certain
types of sound environments when listening to
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG
sources.
STANDARD – Use for pure decoding of multi
channel sources, especially Dolby Digital, Dolby
Pro Logic, DTS or MPEG sources. Each press
toggles between STANDARD and STANDARD
7.1 mode (for use with SURROUND BACK
speakers) and STANDARD auto (the receiver
chooses the appropriate STANDARD mode).
Those with surround back speakers can use all
three STANDARD modes, those without can
only use the STANDARD mode.
STANDBY/ON
— OFF _ ON
DSP
MODE
INPUT
SELECTOR
MASTER
VOLUME
THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD
STANDBY
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
STEREO/
DIRECT
/DTS/MPEG
DOWN UP
PHONES
S-VIDEO VIDEO
MULTI CH
INPUT
SIGNAL
SELECT
RF ATT CLASS
TUNER CONTROL
BAND TUNING
STATION
FL
DIMMER
EON
MODE
TAPE 2
MONITOR
VIDEO
SELECT
TONE
CHANNEL
SELECT LOUDNESS
DIGITAL
NR - +
- + SPEAKERS - TREBLE + - BASS +
L AUDIO R
VIDEO INPUT
CHARACTER/
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