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Displays & Controls
Basic Amplifier LCD Screens
Amplifier MAIN Screen
1
3
4
4
6
7
2
8
9
5
0
-
MAIN
SUB
DSP
STEREO
THX
ADVANCED
THEATER
EFFECT
STANDARD
MIDNIGHT
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL
SELECT
DIGITAL
NR
/ dts
/ MPEG
MULTI CH
IN
Amplifier
1
Amplifier MAIN button
Press this button to select the main amplifier
screen (above) when the remote control is on the
sub amplifier screen.
2
STEREO button (See p.43,46,51)
Switches the amplifier into STEREO mode if it
was in a different sound mode (like ADVANCED
THEATER or THX CINEMA) or toggles between
DIRECT and STEREO mode.
3
DSP button (See p.43)
Press repeatedly to select a DSP sound mode.
4
DIRECT FUNCTION on/off indicator
(See p.72)
These dots indicate weather the DIRECT
FUNCTION is on or off for the function (DVD/LD,
CD, etc.) they point to.
5
MIDNIGHT button (See p.48)
Switches the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode on or
off (for all modes except THX and MULTI CH IN).
6
DIGITAL NR button (See p.48)
Switches the DIGITAL NR on or off (for all modes
except THX and MULTI CH IN).
7
LOUDNESS button (See p.49)
Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off (for all
modes except THX and MULTI CH IN).
8
2
/dts/MPEG buttons (See p.41-45,73-
74)
Press these buttons to put the amplifier in the
selected surround sound mode. For more
information on the modes see p.41-45.
9
SIGNAL SELECT button (See p.47)
Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of
the following:
ANALOG :
To select an analog signal.
DIGITAL :
To select a digital signal (DVD/LD, TV/
SAT, CD, MD/TAPE 1, VCR 1, VCR 2).
AC-3 RF :
To select an
2
RF signal (DVD/LD, TV/
SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2).
AUTO :
This is the default. If there are analog,
digital and
2
RF signals input, the amplifier
automatically selects the
2
RF signal. If there are
analog and digital signals input the digital will be
selected.
0
MULTI CH IN button (See p.50)
Use to hook up an external component that can
decode other types of signals and input them into
the VSA-E08.
-
/– button
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 mode you want (by pressing the
DSP/Advanced Theater button until you get the
mode) and then increase or decrease the amount
of effect.
