PIONEER VSX-859RDS/HVXJI
Service Manual

VSX-35TX, VSX-33TX

14 MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE button (VSX-33TX Only)
Press to use the multi room feature (it's best to have an optional PIONEER Multi-Room Remote Sensor Unit MR-100 or another IR receiver for this feature). CONTROL button Used together with the INPUT SELECTOR to select the function to select the volume of the MULTI ROOM system.

19 TONE button
This button has two functions. Firstly, it switches between TONE on and TONE BYPASS, which bypasses the tone circuitry. Secondly, you need to press the button before using the CHANNEL SELECT buttons to adjust the BASS & TREBLE (cannot be used in THX mode).

CHANNEL SELECT button
Switches the tone adjust controls between the FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND BACK speakers. You can then use the BASS and TREBLE controls to adjust the sound.

15 MULTI JOG dial
You can use this dial for three purposes. In normal mode turn it to select a source component or press it to switch the display between function mode and sound mode. When you press the SETUP button (13), you can use it to perform SETUP operations (turn to select, push to enter). The source indicators show the current component: DVD/LD � DVD player or LaserDisc player. TV/SAT� TV or satellite tuner. CD � Compact Disc player. CD-R/TAPE1/MD � CD recorder, tape deck or Mini Disc recorder connected to CD-R/TAPE 1/ MD inputs/outputs. TUNER � The built-in tuner. PHONO � Turntable. VIDEO � Video camera (etc.) connected to the VIDEO INPUT on the front panel. VCR1/DVR � Video cassette recorder connected to VCR1/DVR inputs. VCR 2 � Video cassette recorder or other component connected to VCR 2 inputs.

BASS (�/+) button
Use to adjust low frequencies.

TREBLE (�/+) button
Use to adjust the high frequencies.

20 PHONES jack
Connect headphones for private listening (no sound will be heard through the speakers).

21 SIGNAL SELECT button (VSX-33TX Only)
Press SIGNAL SELECT repeatedly to select one of the following: ANALOG � Analog signal. DIGITAL � Digital signal (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, CD, CD-R/TAPE 1/MD, VCR 1/DVR, VCR 2). AUTO � This is the default. If there are both analog, digital, the receiver automatically selects the best possible signal.

22 INPUT ATT button (VSX-33TX Only)
Use to lower the input level of an analog signal that is too powerful, thus causing the sound to distort (the OVER indicator will light when this is the case).

16 MASTER VOLUME
Adjusts the overall receiver volume.

17 VIDEO INPUT jacks DIGITAL IN: (VSX-35TX Only)
Optical video input for connecting a video camera (or video game, portable DVD, etc.), that has an optical out. S-VIDEO : Video input for connecting a video camera (etc.), that has an S-Video out. VIDEO / AUDIO (L/R) : Video input for connecting a video camera, etc. that has standard video/audio outputs.

18 LOUDNESS button
Switches the LOUDNESS mode on or off (cannot be used in THX mode).

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