PIONEER VSX29TX
Service Manual

VSX-29TX, VSX-27TX, VSX-26TX, VSX-24TX, VSX-D908S
Display (VSX-29TX)
All the display information is explained and /or referenced here.

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VOLUME

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SIGNAL ATT LOUDNESS SELECT OVER H.P
ANALOG SP AB DIGITAL AC-3RF MONO STEREO AUTO TUNED AMFM

MIDNIGHT

DSP STEREO

PRO LOGIC

DIGITAL

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TAPE 2

AC-3DTS
L LS C R LFE LS RS

# @! 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators
Light to indicate the type of input signal selected for the current component (see �Front Panel�, %, SIGNAL SELECT). ANALOG : Lights when analog signals are assigned. DIGITAL : Lights when digital audio signals are selected. (DVD/LD, CD, MD/TAPE 1, TV/SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2) AC-3 RF : Lights when AC-3 RF signals are assigned. (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2) AUTO : Lights when the receiver is set to select the input signal automatically. (DVD/LD, CD, MD/TAPE 1, TV/SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2) AC-3 : Lights when a source with Dolby Digital signals is played. DTS : Lights when a source with DTS audio signals is played. Light to indicate the current speaker system (see �Front Panel�, £, SPEAKERS (A/B)). SP # A : Lights when speaker system A is selected. SP # B : Lights when speaker system B is selected. SP # AB : Lights when speaker systems A & B are selected.

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Displays the function or the frequency of the current radio station.

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Surround/dts mode indicators
DIGITAL : When the Surround/dts mode on the receiver is on, this indicator lights to indicate playback of a Dolby Digital signal. However, PRO LOGIC lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby Digital. PRO LOGIC : When the Surround/dts mode on the receiver is on, this indicator lights during 2 channel playback. ( Both B or A+B speaker systems turn off automatically when headphones are plugged.) DTS : Lights when DTS signals are input. HOME THX CINEMA : Lights when the HOME THX CINEMA mode is selected.

- MASTER VOLUME indication
Displays current level of master volume.

2 Speaker indicators

= TAPE 2 indicator
Lights when the TAPE 2 monitor is on.

~ Character display ! Tuner indicators

Displays sound modes, general information, etc. MONO : Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM broadcasts and when selected MPX mode. STEREO : Lights when a FM stereo broadcast is received in the auto stereo mode. TUNED : Lights when a broadcast is received. AM/FM : Light to indicate the current band (FM or AM).

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 of information is being processed. ATT : Lights when INPUT ATT is used to reduce the level of the input signal (available in ANALOG mode only).

@ 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 playback of the LFE signals (LFE signals are not present in all parts of the soundtrack).

4 LOUDNESS indicator 5 H.P (headphones)
Lights when the LOUDNESS mode is on. Lights when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack (speakers A and B turn off automatically).

# Program Format indicator

6 MIDNIGHT indicator
Lights when the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode is on.

7 DSP indicator 8 STEREO indicator
Light when a DSP or Advanced Theater mode is selected. Lights when a STEREO mode is selected.

When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is input, he following indicators 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 or DTS playback. *2: Indicates Dolby Pro Logic playback.

9 Radio Frequency/Function indicator

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