Pioneer VSX-36TX Owner's Manual - Page 27

PREPARATION Displays & Controls 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 Components" starting on p.58, "Multi Operation" starting on p.71) MENU button Use to get the various menus for your TV or DTV. MUTING button Press to mute or restore the volume. EFFECT/CH SEL (when USE mode is selected) button (see memo on p.44) 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.29. FUNCTION button Press to select a source. The button will cycle through all the possible sources. 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.28-40. 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 page 48) SIGNAL SELECT button Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following: ANALOG - Analog signal. DIGITAL - Digital signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD, MD/TAPE 1/CD-R, VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2). AC-3 RF (VSX-37TX only) - 2 RF signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2). AUTO - This is the default. If there are both analog, digital, 2 RF input signals, the receiver automatically selects the best possible signal. 9 MIDNIGHT button (See p.49) Switches the MIDNIGHT mode on or off. MULTI CH INPUT button (See p.40, 51) Press to switch to MULTI CH IN mode. DSP button (See p.41-45, 47) Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode. STEREO/DIRECT button (See p.43 & 52) 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.52. DIRECT playback bypasses the tone controls and channel level for the most accurate reproduction of a program source. LIGHT button Press to light the remote control buttons. /DTS buttons (See p.41-45) Press these buttons to put the receiver in the selected sound mode. For more information on the sound modes see p.83 & 84. 27