Pioneer VSX-36TX Owner's Manual - Page 52

Basic Playback Direct Playback This mode is for playing back a sound source in its purest form, no tone adjustments or other sound modes can be used. Î S0URCE MULTI OPERATION USE SETUP SYSTEM OFF RECEIVER DVD/LD TV/SAT VCR1 VCR2 MULTI CONTROL CD MD/ TAPE1 TUNER TVCONT CLASS MPX BAND DIRECT ACCESS ¶ 7 38 - + TUNING - + STATION 1¡ DTV ON/OFF DTV MENU 4¢ - + CHANNEL 123 SYSTEM SETUP EFFECT/ CH SEL + FUNCTION DIGITAL NR ENTER - SIGNAL SELECT MIDNIGHT LIGHT MULTI CH INPUT THX DSP /DTS ADVANCED STEREO/ DIRECT STANDARD 1 2 1 Put the remote control slide switch in USE. 2 Use the STEREO/DIRECT button to alternate between STEREO or DIRECT mode (you can also use the STEREO/DIRECT button on the front panel). The DIRECT mode will give you the most accurate reproduction of two channel (stereo) sources but won't let you add any effects to the sound. SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A STEREO VOLUME dB AV PRE-PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 2 AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER N∫m¿≤≥ım STANDBY/ON STANDBY DSP MODE STEREO/ DIRECT /DTS THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD MULTI-ROOM &SOURCE CONTROL VIDEO VCR 1/DVR VCR 2 DVD/LD TV/SAT MD/TAPE1/ CD CD-R TUNER PHONO PHONES S-VIDEO VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L AUDIO R MULTI CH INPUT CHANNEL TONE SELECT DIGITAL SIGNAL FL LOUDNESS NR SELECT DIMMER CLASS BAND - TUNING + SPEAKERS - BASS + - TREBLE + VIDEO TAPE 2 SELCT MONITOR MPX TUNER CONTROL MEMORY - STATION + MIN INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME MAX memo • None of the tone controls or other sound modes can be used with DIRECT playback. • If the receiver is in a different mode than STEREO to start with the first push of the STEREO button will put it in STEREO mode. After that the button will toggle the receiver between STEREO and DIRECT mode. • For more on this button see the explanation of STEREO mode on p.43, 44, 46. Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Use the FL DIMMER button to adjust the brightness of the fluorescent display (FL=fluorescent display). FL DIMMER AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER N∫m¿≤≥ım STANDBY/ON STANDBY DSP MODE STEREO/ DIRECT /DTS THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD MULTI-ROOM &SOURCE CONTROL VIDEO VCR 1/DVR VCR 2 DVD/LD TV/SAT MD/TAPE1/ CD CD-R TUNER PHONO PHONES VIDEO INPUT S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R MULTI CH INPUT CHANNEL TONE SELECT DIGITAL SIGNAL FL LOUDNESS NR SELECT DIMMER CLASS BAND - TUNING + SPEAKERS - BASS + - TREBLE + VIDEO TAPE 2 SELCT MONITOR MPX TUNER CONTROL MEMORY - STATION + MIN INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME MAX Press the FL DIMMER button. Four levels of brightness ranging from very dim to very bright can be selected. Each press changes the brightness of the display. When rotating through the options, the default brightness can also be selected. memo Please note: it is a feature of this unit that the fluorescent display will be brighter for a few seconds after you choose a function (like DVD/LD, CD, etc.) and then get softer. This will still happen when you adjust the brightness but the new setting will be the one the display softens to. 52