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Remote Control of Other Component

OPERA

TION

TV operations

• The following operations are available from the receiver’s remote control after you recall your TV’s

preset code, but some operations may need to be learned by receiver (see “Setting Up the Remote
Control to Control Other Components “ on p.54-57).

• To perform these operations, press the TV/SAT or TV CONT button to set the remote control to the

TV operation mode.

• For more information on individual commands, consult the manual that came with the your TV.

SOURCE

Press to switch the TV on or off.

Number buttons

Use to select a specific TV channel.

+10

Use to select a specific TV channel.

5¥

∞

¥2¥3¥

ENTER

5¥

∞

¥2¥3

Press to select or adjust items on the

menu screen.

ENTER :

Press to activate the selected function.

CHANNEL –/+

Use to select a TV channel.

DISC (CH ENTER)

Use to select the channel specified with the
number buttons (not all models require this step).

MENU

Press to select the TV menu.

S0URCE

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1

VCR2

TV VOL

TV FUNC

MENU

ENTER

STEREO

DIGITAL NR

MIDNIGHT

ADVANCED

STANDARD

DSP

THX

MUTE

VOLUME

MD/

TAPE1

TUNER

TV CONT

RECEIVER

MULTI

OPERATION

CLASS

MPX

MULTI CONTROL

DIRECT ACCESS

STATION

CHANNEL

TUNING

DISPLAY

RF ATT

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

SIGNAL
SELECT

EFFECT

/CH SEL

/dts

AV PREPROGRAMMED AND LEARNING

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

REMOTE

SETUP

SYSTEM

SETUP

BAND

SYSTEM

OFF

+10

DISC

MPEG

Summary of Contents for VSX-908RDS

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions AUDIO VIDEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX 908RDS VSX 908RDS G ...

Page 2: ...e cut off and a suitable plug fitted Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model prop erly After you have finished reading the instruc tions put them away in a safe place for future ref erence In some countries or regions the shape of the power plug and power outlet may sometimes dif fer from that shown in th...

Page 3: ...layback DIGITAL NR function 42 Listening in MIDNIGHT Listening mode 43 External decoder playback front panel only 43 96kHz 24bit performance 44 Listening in LOUDNESS mode front panel only 44 Adjusting bass and treble tone control front panel only 45 Adjusting the brightness of the display front panel only 45 Using the Tuner 46 Automatic and Manual Tuning 46 Direct Access Tuning 47 Memorizing Frequ...

Page 4: ...of programs they broadcast such as news sports or music This unit receives three types of RDS signals RT PS and PTY True Home Cinema with THX Certification The HOME THX CINEMA surround mode employs special processing to allow you to enjoy movie soundtracks with the same level of power and realism you experience in well designed movie theaters You can enjoy this effect with both Dolby Digital Dolby...

Page 5: ...ific button control or indicator see Display and Controls on p 18 SETUP Performing the tasks in Surround Sound Setup p 24 is essential to obtain proper surround sound OPERATION To play some music or soundtracks refer to Basic Playback p 35 Using the Tuner p 46 explains how to use the radio of this unit Doing the operations in Remote Control of Other Components p 54 is highly recommended so you can...

Page 6: ...ONEER components Connecting an optional control cord allows you to operate other PIONEER components simply by pointing the receiver s remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel of the receiver The receiver then sends the remote control signals to the other components via the CONTROL OUT terminal AA dry cell batteries AA IEC LR 6 2 OUT IN CONTROL OUT IN CONTROL PIONEER component bearing...

Page 7: ... thick pile Do not cover with fabric or other covering Anything that blocks ventilation will cause the internal temperature to rise which may lead to breakdown or fire hazard Operating range of the remote control unit The area in which you can use the remote control to operate the receiver is fairly large To use point the remote control toward the remote sensor on the front panel of this receiver ...

Page 8: ...e all analog connections and your analog audio components turntable cassette deck use these jacks Remember that for components you want to record with you need to hook up four plugs a set of stereo ins and a set of stereo outs but for components that only play like a turntable you only need to hook up one set of stereo plugs two plugs To use DTS surround sound features you must hook up your digita...

Page 9: ...Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below Regarding digital video components like a DVD you must use the analog connections pictured on this page for the video signal but in order to use Dolby Digital you should hook up their audio to a digital input see the next page It is also a good idea to hook up your digital components with analog audio connections as well see the previous pa...

Page 10: ...tical connections you do not need to do both The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal it is a matter of matching The receiver has two coaxial and two optical inputs for a total of four digital inputs A DVD LD player or LD player should be connected to a digital jack and the special AC 3 RF jack if the LD play...

Page 11: ...0W MAX CENTER SPEAKER MD TAPE1 CD R FM UNBAL 75Ω TAPE2 MONITOR CD AM LOOP ANTENNA 1 PREOUT 2 3 4 PCM DTS MPEG IN RF IN PCM DTS MPEG OUT R L VIDEO FR FL C SR SL R L IN S IN S R L IN S OUT S OUT S OUT S IN S S R S L S L S R F R F L F L F R C C S W S W I N P L A Y P L A Y P L A Y R E C R E C OUT EXTERNAL DECODER IN A B AC OUTLETS RF OUT AC 3 LD DIGITAL OUT 1 2 3 PCM OPT DVD LD player or LD player The...

Page 12: ...ER AU MODE D EMPLOI SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS SWITCHED TOTAL 100W MAX CENTER SPEAKER MD TAPE1 CD R FM UNBAL 75Ω TAPE2 MONITOR CD AM LOOP ANTENNA 1 PREOUT 2 3 4 PCM DTS MPEG IN RF IN PCM DTS MPEG OUT R L VIDEO FR FL C SR SL R L IN S IN S R L IN S OUT S OUT S OUT S IN S S R S L S L S R F R F L F L F R C C S W S W I N P L A Y P L A Y P L A Y R E C R E C OUT EXTERNAL DECODER IN A B AC OUTLETS L...

Page 13: ...UNSWITCHED 100W MAX DIGITAL FM ANTENNA IN OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 CONTROL VCR1 PHONO TV SAT IN TO MONITOR TV DVD LD IN VIDEO OUT FRONT SPEAKERS SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SE REPORTER AU MODE D EMPLOI SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS SWITCHED TOTAL 100W MAX CENTER SPEAKER MD TAPE1 CD R FM UNBAL 75Ω TAPE2 MONITOR CD AM LOOP ANTENNA 1 PREOUT 2 3 4 PCM DTS MPEG IN RF IN PCM DTS MPEG OUT R L VIDEO FR FL C SR...

Page 14: ...r from the front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down mixed to these two speakers Please use speakers rated between 6 Ω 16 Ω UNSWITCHED 100W MAX DIGITAL FM ANTENNA IN OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 CONTROL VCR1 PHONO TV SAT IN TO MONITOR TV DVD LD IN VIDEO OUT FRONT SPEAKERS SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SE REPORTER AU MODE D EMPLOI SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS SWITCHED TO...

Page 15: ...edance to suit the kind of speakers you have in your home system We recommend however using speakers with an impedance of 8 Ω 16 Ω the default setting If you are using 6 Ω less than 8 Ω impedance speakers you need to change the impedance setting This display indicates an 6 Ω less than 8 Ω impedance setting This display indicates an 8 Ω 16 Ω impedance setting or This display indicates an 6 Ω less t...

Page 16: ...near the TV we recommend using magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference such as distortion in the color of the TV screen If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV screen place the speakers farther away from the TV Install the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen C...

Page 17: ...ETS in order to avoid overheating or fire risk This can cause the amplifier to malfunction The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when not in regular use e g when on vacation UNSWITCHED 100W MAX DIGITAL FM ANTENNA IN OUT OUT IN IN IN VCR2 CONTROL VCR1 PHONO TV SAT IN TO MONITOR TV DVD LD IN VIDEO OUT FRONT SPEAKERS SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SE REPORTER AU...

Page 18: ...STEREO button See p 37 38 Press to select the STEREO sound mode In this mode sound comes from the front left and right speakers only 6 2 DTS buttons See p 36 38 THX CINEMA Press to select the HOME THX CINEMA mode when listening to Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic DTS or a variety of other sources ADVANCED Press to select one of the four Advanced Theater modes STANDARD MPEG Press repeatedly to select ...

Page 19: ...the RF attenuator on when receiving strong FM signals nearby stations to reduce sound distortion Normally set the RF attenuator to off This button does not affect AM reception Tuner control buttons See p 46 52 CLASS Press repeatedly to switch the preset station classes FM AM Press to select the AM or FM band TUNING Use to manually tune into radio stations STATION buttons See p 48 50 Use to choose ...

Page 20: ...n speaker systems A and B are both selected 3 Analog level indicators OVER If ANALOG is selected in SIGNAL SELECT this indicator lights to show that an excessively strong signal is being processed When this occurs press INPUT ATT on the front panel to attenuate lower the signal Also when DIGITAL is selected in SIGNAL SELECT this indicator lights to show that a source containing an excessive amount...

Page 21: ... light to show the channels being played back L Left front 1 2 C Center 1 R Right front 1 2 LS Left surround 1 S Surround mono 2 RS Right surround 1 1 Indicates 5 1ch Dolby Digital playback 2 Indicates Dolby Pro Logic playback LFE indicator LFE Low Frequency Effects indicator lights to indicate that the program source contains an LFE channel The indicator under the LFE lights during actual playbac...

Page 22: ...ol operation TV VOL Press to control the volume of the TV 6 MENU button Use to display various menus on the TV screen 7 EFFECT CH SEL buttons See p 38 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 noticeabl...

Page 23: ...eceiver on or to STANDBY off Number buttons These buttons can perform a variety of different functions depending on the remote operation mode They are most useful for CD player and tuner operations DISC DISPLAY button Press to switch the RDS data while listening to an FM station Each press changes the display mode in the order of RT PS PTY and frequency This button can perform a variety of differe...

Page 24: ...UDIO R VIDEO INPUT THX CINEMA ADVANCED STANDARD DTS MPEG RF ATT SIGNAL SELECT LOUDNESS STANDBY ON On Screen Display There are a number of possible ways to hook up the receiver to your video components like a DVD player and hook up to your receiver to your TV but some of them will not allow you to use the on screen display of this unit To avoid this you simply need to keep the following rules 1 Alw...

Page 25: ...evel Manager See p 32 Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra low bass tones Set the bass peak level as needed to prevent the ultra low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers D Range Control See p 33 This feature makes possible excellent surround sound effects when listening to Dolby Digital sources at low volumes Digital In Select See p 34 In order to use your digital co...

Page 26: ...nter speakers SUB WOOFER default setting is YES Leave it selected YES if you connected a sub woofer If you did not connect a sub woofer deselect it In this case the bass frequencies are output from the front or surround speakers Choose the PLUS setting if you want stronger reproduction of deep bass sounds If you select PLUS the bass frequencies that would normally come out from the front and cente...

Page 27: ...Center Surround Subwoofer EXIT 3 Specify the type of speakers you connected See the explanations on the previous page for the meaning of each size 1 Press 2 or 3 to move the hand to LARGE SMALL or NO you cannot select NO for the FRONT speakers 2 Press 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for each speaker 4 Select EXIT with the 5 buttons and press the ENTER button to return to the System Setup menu Next proceed to Cha...

Page 28: ...L 3 0m 3 0m 3 0m 3 0m 3 0m 3 0m The default setting is 3 0 m 2 Select a speaker with the 5 buttons 3 Specify the distance from your listening position with the 2 3 buttons Pressing the 2 3 buttons will adjust the speaker distance in 0 3 m increments from 0 3 to 0 9 m 4 Repeat the above steps 2 and 3 for each speaker Sound takes about 1 ms millisecond to travel 0 3 m 5 Select EXIT with the 5 button...

Page 29: ...the test tone between each speaker automatically Use this mode when balancing the speaker levels by ear The automatic test tone is output in the following order FL CT FR SR SL SW MANUAL manual Test Tone This mode switchs the test tone between each speaker manually You can use this mode when you want to balance the speaker levels by ear at your pace If your subwoofer has a volume control set it to ...

Page 30: ...1 and 2 for each speaker If you are using a Sound Pressure Level SPL meter Take the readings from your listening position and adjust the level of each speaker to 75 dB C weighted slow model 5 When you have adjusted each speaker level select Setting OK and press the ENTER button to return to the previous screen The VOLUME will return to its original position 6 Select EXIT with the 5 buttons and pre...

Page 31: ...ting speakers to SMALL in Speaker Setting sends the respective channel s bass frequencies to the sub woofer or LARGE speakers 80 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 80 Hz to the sub woofer or LARGE speakers 100 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 100 Hz to the sub woofer or LARGE speakers 150 Hz Sends bass frequencies below 150 Hz to the sub woofer or LARGE speakers As noted on your TV screen the THX sett...

Page 32: ... determine the peak LFE level and press the ENTER button Use the 2 3 buttons to gradually increase the level of the LFE channel until the test tone begins to distort Then go back and leave the level setting at a point just before that Then press the ENTER button and the receiver will remember this bass output level To exit before outputting the Test Tone Press the ENTER button To exit while output...

Page 33: ...f you are unsure how to do this Dynamic Range Control Select Mode OFF For Dolby Digital EXIT The default setting is OFF If listening at high volumes we recommend turning the Dynamic Range Control OFF 2 Select OFF MID or MAX with the 2 3 buttons 3 Select EXIT with the 5 buttons and press the ENTER button to return to the System Setup menu If you want to change a setting before proceeding Simply use...

Page 34: ...ches the component hooked up to that digital terminal with the 2 3 buttons The possible choices include DVD LD TV SAT CD MD TAPE 1 VCR 1 VCR 2 You cannot assign digital inputs to the TUNER VIDEO PHONO and TAPE 2 MONITOR functions 4 Select EXIT and press the ENTER button to return to the System Setup menu If you want to change a setting before proceeding Simply use the 5 buttons before pressing the...

Page 35: ...front panel If you are not able to get sound from the receiver make sure the input is set to the appropriate ANALOG or DIGITAL setting with the SIGNAL SELECT button Refer to page 41 for more on this S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STEREO DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT ADVANCED STANDARD DSP THX MUTE TV VOLUME MD TAPE1 TUNER TV CONT RECEIVER MULTI OPERATION CLASS MPX MULTI CONTROL D...

Page 36: ... functions switch on automatically when the source you are playing is encoded with DTS Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital bearing the 1 logo There are four Advanced Theater settings that use DSP Digital Signal Processing to create different types of sound environments MUSICAL This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound A long delay time of reflected sounds provides reso...

Page 37: ... acoustic effects of a dance club Features a strong bass sound Reflected sound delay time is virtually below 50 msec for the listener to enjoy the the visceral power of dance music THEATER 1 Reproduces theater sound field effects without losing the localization of each channel Theater effects can be enjoyed without losing Dolby Digital Pro Logic effects when used in combination those formats with ...

Page 38: ...pressing EFFECT The default setting is 70 Also the effect level can be set in each ADVANCED THEATER mode by pressing the EFFECT button 5 D THEATER modes cannot be changed The amount of effect of each DSP mode can be adjusted in the range of 10 to 90 the default setting value is 70 by pressing EFFECT When a digital input is selected using some discs with a huge amount of information may cause the o...

Page 39: ...nal input on p 41 5 Play a source for example a DVD player 6 Adjust the volume by using the volume buttons on the remote control or the MASTER VOLUME on the front panel We recommend using different modes for different types of DTS material For watching movies the THX or ADVANCECD THEATER setting should provide the best results For listening to music the STANDARD DIRECT STEREO or DSP modes should s...

Page 40: ...s between regular STANDARD mode and MPEG mode MPEG will light up in the main display to confirm you are in MPEG mode After that a small MPEG will appear in the bottom left of the display window where AC 3 or DTS would appear if you were in one of those modes If this MPEG display is flashing it means the MPEG signal is not being received SIGNAL SELECT MPEG DIGITAL SIGNAL SELECT MPEG SP A DIGITAL MP...

Page 41: ...ALOG This receiver can only play back Dolby Digital PCM 32kHz 44kHz 48kHz and 96kHz DTS or MPEG digital signal formats It cannot play back digital signals other than these so for those formats you will have to play them back in an analog manner making sure your equipment is hooked up with analog connections and the SIGNAL SELECT is set to ANALOG When an LD or CD with DTS is played back with the SI...

Page 42: ...gh frequencies For each source DIGITAL NR is effective at and above levels shown below Cassette tape 20 dB Video tape 15 dB AM tuner 10 to 15 dB FM tuner 15 to 16 dB Depending on the condition of the source there may not be a noticeable improvement in the quality of the sound S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STEREO DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT ADVANCED STANDARD DSP THX MUTE TV VO...

Page 43: ...e with the D Range Control only for Dolby Digital sources on p 33 Press the MIDNIGHT button Each press switches MIDNIGHT Listening mode on or off dB STEREO MIDNIGHT SIGNAL SELECT SP A DIGITAL AUTO VOLUME The effect adjusts itself automatically in accordance with the volume level You cannot use the MIDNIGHT Listening mode with the THX DIRECT or EXTERNAL DECODER mode DSP MODE EON MODE FL DIMMER DEO ...

Page 44: ...the manual of your DVD player to make sure During this playback you cannot use the tone controls the DIRECT function the LOUDNESS function any of the sound modes or any of the effect modes With 96kHz 24 bit discs you are able to use 5 1 ch EXTERNAL DECODER playback and the TAPE 2 MONITOR Listening in LOUDNESS mode front panel only The LOUDNESS mode allows you to boost the bass in a signal It is us...

Page 45: ...BLE buttons to adjust the high frequencies dB STEREO SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A VOLUME The tone control can be adjusted in a range of 6 dB The tone control cannot be adjusted in the STANDARD ADVANCED THEATER modes as well as DSP THX EXTERNAL DECODER DIRECT and 96kHz settings DSP MODE EON MODE FL DIMMER DEO MULTI CHANNEL RECEIVER STEREO L POWER OUTPUT IDEO EXTERNAL DECODER IN TAPE 2 MONITOR DIRECT L...

Page 46: ... to locate other stations For Manual Tuning To change frequencies one step at a time press the TUNING button repeatedly To change frequencies quickly hold down the TUNING button and release when you reach the frequency you desire 4 Adjust the volume MPX mode If the TUNED or STEREO indicators do not light when tuning an FM station because the station is too far away or the broadcast signal is weak ...

Page 47: ...CT ANALOG SP A STEREO TUNED VOLUME 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the station you desire Example To tune into station 106 00 FM press 1 6 dB STEREO SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A STEREO TUNED VOLUME To cancel before inputting the frequency Press DIRECT ACCESS and enter the frequency again 5 Adjust the volume S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STEREO DIGITAL ...

Page 48: ...s Tuning on pages 46 and 47 2 Press the MEMORY button to activate the memory function dB STEREO SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A STEREO TUNED VOLUME 3 Press the CLASS button to select a class number Each press switches the display CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C 4 Press the STATION buttons repeatedly to select a channel 1 9 0 within the respective class The station is memorized automatically after 5 seconds dB S...

Page 49: ...IGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A STEREO TUNED VOLUME To skip through each channel in order Press STATION repeatedly Using the front panel 1 Select TUNER by turning the INPUT SELECTOR dial 2 Press the CLASS button repeatedly to select a class number 3 Press the STATION button repeatedly to select the channel you desire S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STEREO DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT A...

Page 50: ...buttons to enter the broadcast station name dB STEREO SIGNAL SELECT ANALOG SP A STEREO TUNED VOLUME Refer to Character display used for station name input on p 77 6 Press MEMORY to input the first of four characters After four characters have been entered the character input mode is exited Repeat steps 2 to 4 to memorize up to 30 broadcast station names 2 3 4 1 When it is set to OFF frequnency bei...

Page 51: ...s follows Frequency PS RT PTY In the RT mode should any noise be picked up while displaying the RT scroll some characters may temporarily be incorrectly displayed In the RT mode when no RT data is transmitted from a broadcast station NO RADIO TEXT DATA is displayed once and after that the PS data is displayed In the PTY mode there are cases where NO TYPE is displayed In this case it will automatic...

Page 52: ...NALOG SP A VOLUME 4 Press the MEMORY button to search for the selected program type This will search the preset stations for a station broadcasting the selected program type Press the MEMORY button within 5 seconds after a program has been found If the MEMORY button is not pressed the function will begin to search for another station automatically This function searches RDS station preset in the 3...

Page 53: ...eception while setting EON Start once again after you return to FM reception Simultaneous requests for Traffic Information TA and News programs is not possible You cannot operate the MEMORY and CHARACTER SEARCH buttons while the EON MODE indicator on the button lights Functions other than TUNER cannot be changed while the EON MODE indicator on the button blinks while receiving EON broadcast If you...

Page 54: ...ppropriate video input e g VIDEO 1 2 Press the REMOTE SETUP button The Remote Setup menu appears on your TV screen Select Remote Setup Mode Remote SETUP 1 Preset Recall Remote SETUP 2 Learning Remote SETUP 3 Multi Operation Remote SETUP 4 Direct Function You have four set up options 1 Preset Recall 2 Learning 3 Multi Operation See p 67 System OFF See p 69 4 Direct Function See p 70 Preset Recall a...

Page 55: ...mponent does not turn ON or OFF and there is more than one setup code try inputting another code starting again from step 4 Some manufacturers use several sets of remote control signals and the first code may not correspond to your component Repeat steps 4 through 6 to assign preset codes for as many components as necessary If you can not get your component to respond to any of the codes you can s...

Page 56: ...ncel Learning Setup mode Press the REMOTE SETUP button Learning Setup 1Place both commanders pointing at each other 2Select the item from the Multi control buttons that should be duplicated ex DVD Multi control button starts blinking EXIT Remote setup 4 Press the MULTI CONTROL button for the component you want to control Each button can be set to control one of the following components The selecte...

Page 57: ...e MULTI CONTROL button blinks to indicate that the operation has been learned To program additional operations for the current component Repeat steps 5 and 6 To program operations for another component Repeat steps 4 through 6 7 Press REMOTE SETUP to exit the Learning setup mode The remote control and TV return to their previous operation modes S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU...

Page 58: ...rack numbers higher than 10 7 5 2 3 ENTER 5 2 3 Use to navigate through options on menu screens and to change settings ENTER Use to implement settings selected with the cursor buttons or to set items highlighted in a menu for DVD only 8 3 Press to start playback 9 8 Press to pause playback 0 4 4 Press to return to the beginning of the current chapter track Press repeatedly to return to the beginni...

Page 59: ...bers higher than 10 for DVD recorder only 7 5 2 3 ENTER 5 2 3 Use to navigate through options on menu screen and to change settings ENTER Use to implement settings selected with the cursor buttons or to set items highlighted in a menu for DVD video recorder only 8 3 Press to start playback 9 8 Press to pause playback or recording 0 CHANNEL Use to change channels on the VCR s tuner DISC TV VCR Use ...

Page 60: ...se to select tracks 6 10 You can also use this button when selecting track numbers higher than 10 7 3 Press to start playback 8 8 Press to pause playback 9 4 4 Press to return to the beginning of the current track Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous tracks Press to advance to the beginning of the next track Press repeatedly to advance to the beginning of following tracks 0 DISC...

Page 61: ...ck 5 Number buttons Use to select tracks 6 10 You can also use this button when selecting track numbers higher than 10 7 3 Press to start playback 8 8 Press to pause playback 9 4 4 Press to return to the beginning of the current track Press repeatedly to return to the beginning of previous tracks Press to advance to the beginning of the next track Press repeatedly to advance to the beginning of fo...

Page 62: ... from Satellite functions 3 Number buttons Use to select satellite channels 4 GUIDE Use to turn the program information screen on or off 5 5 2 3 ENTER 5 2 3 Press the button to select items on the SAT GUIDE screen or SAT MENU screen ENTER Press to activate the selected function 6 EXIT Press to exit the current setting of the SAT 7 MENU Use to turn the main menu on or off S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 ...

Page 63: ...nel 3 10 Use to select a specific TV channel 4 5 2 3 ENTER 5 2 3 Press to select or adjust items on the menu screen ENTER Press to activate the selected function 5 CHANNEL Use to select a TV channel 6 DISC CH ENTER Use to select the channel specified with the number buttons not all models require this step 7 MENU Press to select the TV menu S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENT...

Page 64: ... rewind the tape Press to fast forward the tape 5 Number buttons 1 6 1 7 Press to stop playback or recording 2 3 Press to start playback of the side of the cassette which has been loaded as the front 3 8 Press to pause playback or recording 4 1 Press to rewind the tape 5 2 Press to start reverse playback 6 Press to fast forward the tape 6 3 Press to start playback of the side of the cassette which...

Page 65: ...a TAPE or MD etc 3 Play back the source to be recorded S0URCE DVD LD TV SAT VCR1 VCR2 CD TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STEREO DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT ADVANCED STANDARD DSP THX MUTE TV VOLUME MD TAPE1 TUNER TV CONT RECEIVER MULTI OPERATION CLASS MPX MULTI CONTROL DIRECT ACCESS STATION CHANNEL TUNING DISPLAY RF ATT TV CONTROL FUNCTION SIGNAL SELECT EFFECT CH SEL 2 dts AV PREPROGRAMMED AND LEARNING REMOTE CO...

Page 66: ...e the previous page If you look on the back of the receiver you will find a digital out jack which is marked PCM 2 DTS MPEG OUT it is to the right of the digital in jacks in the upper left hand corner If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder currently these include MD DAT and CD R you can make direct digital recordings with this unit Of course the digital components you want ...

Page 67: ...MULTI CONTROL and the SYSTEM OFF buttons start to blink To cancel Multi operation setup mode Press REMOTE SETUP Multi operation 1Select an item from the Multi Contorol buttons ex DVD 2Select the operation button ex DVD MENU 3First command has been learned 4You can repeat this proccess for 5 commands EXIT Remote setup 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button where you want to assign MULTI OPERATION You can...

Page 68: ...tion setup mode The remote control and TV return to their previous operation modes Performing multi operations Follow the procedures below to perform multi operations which you programmed in the section before this 1 Press the MULTI OPERATION button on the remote control The MULTI CONTROL buttons start to blink 2 Press the MULTI CONTROL button that has been set up with multi operations The power o...

Page 69: ...Press the REMOTE SETUP button and the 3 button at the same time to select the MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode The REMOTE SETUP menu appears on your TV screen The MULTI CONTROL and the SYSTEM OFF buttons start to blink To cancel MULTI OPERATION SETUP mode Press REMOTE SETUP 2 Press the SYSTEM OFF button The SYSTEM OFF button will blink 3 Press the MULTI CONTROL button where you want to assign SYSTEM OFF...

Page 70: ...put YES or NO TRANSMIT YES 1 NO 2 EXIT Remote setup 2 Select a component by pressing its MULTI CONTROL button 3 Set the Direct Function of each external source to NO by pressing 2 4 Press REMOTE SETUP to exit the Direct Function mode The default setting is all YES If you have turned a DIRECT FUNCTION to NO and want to turn it back to YES follow the directions above and press 1 in step 3 S0URCE DVD...

Page 71: ...SETUP and 8 for more than 3 seconds The MULTI CONTROL buttons will blink 3 times and all personal multi operation settings will be erased TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STEREO DIGITAL NR MIDNIGHT ADVANCED STANDARD DSP THX MUTE TV VOLUME DISPLAY RF ATT TV CONTROL FUNCTION SIGNAL SELECT EFFECT CH SEL 2 dts REMOTE SETUP SYSTEM SETUP 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 0 DISC MPEG 8 REMOTE SETUP TV VOL TV FUNC MENU ENTER STERE...

Page 72: ...sc format Laser discs are now available on the market in large numbers This means that the recording of different format audio signals on the laser disc raises the important question of compatibility with existing laser discs Dolby Digital tracks on Laser discs record signals using the space of one analog audio channel so it will maintain compatibility with existing discs and players As shown in t...

Page 73: ...ut one tenth DTS 6 channels Max 6 channels Max Front Left Front Right Center Surround Left Surround Right Sub Woofer Digital discrete processing 20 000 Hz 6 completely independent channels High dynamic range Stable position high phase characteristics and advanced surround effects reproduction Low compression ratio about one fourth high quality sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround 2 channels 4 channels F...

Page 74: ... have teamed up to bring the full glory of accurate cinema sound to the comfort and convenience of your home Re Equalization In a theater the room is very large and dead sounding you sit a long way back from the speakers and the speakers themselves are very specialized Because a sound track recorded in this dead sounding space when it is played at home it sounds overbright THX Re Equalization adju...

Page 75: ...G will automatically be turned off and the display mode will be set to PTY EON control When EON is turned on and a function other than the tuner is set the function will switch to the FM station automatically when Traffic Information or News begins When the program ends the original function will be restored Even if EON is turned on this function will not operate when you switch to an AM broadcast...

Page 76: ...alist music of which Rhythm Blues and Reggae are examples Weather WEATHER Weather reports forecasts and Meteorological information Finance FINANCE Stock Market reports commerce trading etc Children s programs CHILDREN Programs targeted at a young audience primarily for entertainment and interest rather than education Social Affairs SOC AFFAIRS Programs about people and things that influence indivi...

Page 77: ... Frequency Station No Station Name Frequency STATION CALL button memo It is recommended that you make a note of the preset stations Character display used for station name input 1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 2 7 3 8 3 8 3 8 4 9 4 9 4 9 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Character Character Character Character Display indications Display indications Display indications Display in...

Page 78: ... 418 423 424 423 419 425 411 414 410 417 419 421 418 423 425 420 422 417 413 415 418 424 425 423 419 425 423 423 418 423 425 Device VCR Manufacturer DAEWOO DANSAI DE GRAAF DECCA DUAL DUMONT ELCATECH FIDELITY FINLANDIA FINLUX FIRSTLINE FISHER FRONTECH FUNAI GBC GENERAL GOLDSTAR GOODMANS GRAETZ GRANADA GRANDIENTE GRANDIN HCM HINARI HYPSON IMPERIAL INTERFUNK ITT ITV KAISUI KENDO KORPEL LEYCO LOEWE LU...

Page 79: ...31 DVD video Recorder 823 810 810 821 813 815 802 804 807 816 805 815 819 823 806 808 812 815 818 809 801 817 814 803 820 822 811 816 800 819 Device CD TV Manufacturer AKAI ARCAM ASUKA AUDIO TON BUSH CALIFORNIA AUDIO LAB CYRUS DENON DUAL FISHER GOLDSTAR GRUNDIG HITACHI INTERSOUND JVC KENWOOD KODAK LINN LUXMAN M ELECTRONIC MARANTZ MATSUI MCS MEMOREX MERIDIAN MITSUBISHI NAD NAIM ONKYO PANASONIC PHIL...

Page 80: ...3 632 607 619 623 620 607 611 621 635 603 607 624 627 632 633 635 Device TV Manufacturer FIRSTLINE FISHER FORMENTI FRONTECH FRONTECH PROTECH FUJITSU FUNAI GBC GEC GELOSO GENEXXA GOODMANS GORENJE GPM GRAETZ GRANADA GRANDIENTE GRANDIN HANSEATIC HCM HINARI HISAWA HUANYU HYPSON ICE IMPERIAL INDIANA INGELEN INTERFUNK INTERVISION ISUKAI ITC ITT JEC KAISUI KAPSCH KENDO KENNEDY KORPEL KOYODA LEYCO LIESENK...

Page 81: ...32 603 620 601 625 619 623 625 616 623 625 601 603 620 621 628 607 610 620 620 625 603 617 628 601 620 603 628 603 616 617 628 621 601 Device TV MD Manufacturer SONOKO SONOLOR SONTEC SOUNDWAVE STANDARD STERN SUSUMU SYSLINE TANDY TASHIKO TATUNG TEC TELEAVIA TELETECH TENSAI THORN TOMASHI TOWADA ULTRAVOX UNIVERSUM VESTEL VOXSON WALTHAM WATSON WATT RADIO WHITE WESTINGHOUSE YOKO PIONEER SONY KENWOOD SH...

Page 82: ...is not fully extended or is poorly positioned Weak radio signals Strong interfering radio waves causes distortion in sound AM broadcasts The AM antenna is poorly positioned Weak radio signals Interference caused by other equipment fluorescent lamp motor etc Weak radio signals The current setting routes signals away from the sub woofer Remedy Connect the power plug to the wall outlet Disconnect the...

Page 83: ... is an obstacle between the receiver and the remote control Strong light such as fluorescent light is shining onto the unit s remote control signal sensor window A cord is connected to the CONTROL IN terminal on this unit The FL DIMMER button is pushed Remedy See Speaker Setting on p 26 27 to check the speaker settings See Channel Level p 29 to check the speaker levels Connect the speakers see p 1...

Page 84: ... 8Ω CENTER 110 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8Ω SURROUND 110 W 110 W DIN 1 kHz THD 1 8Ω Rated Power Output 100 W 100 W 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 09 8Ω Above specifications are applicable when the power supply is 230V Input Sensitivity Impedance PHONO MM 4 7 mV 47 kΩ VCR 1 VCR 2 DVD LD TV SAT VIDEO CD MD TAPE 1 CD R TAPE 2 335 mV 47 kΩ Phono Overload Level T H D 0 1 1 kHz PHONO MM 120 mV Frequency Response PHONO MM 2...

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