PIONEER VSX-908RDS/HV
Service Manual

VSX-908RDS, VSX-908RDS-G
Display
All the display information is explained here.

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MIDNIGHT

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PRO LOGIC

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VOLUME

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

DSP STEREO

DIGITAL
MPEG

dB
TAPE 2

AC-3DTS MPEG
L LS C S R RS LFE

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1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators

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9 2 Surround/dts ( MPEG ) mode indcators 2 DIGITAL : When the 2 Surround/dts mode on the
receiver is on, this indicator lights to indicate playback of a Dolby Digital signal. However, 2 PRO LOGIC lights during 2 channel playback of Dolby Digital. 2 PRO LOGIC : When the 2 Surround/dts mode on the receiver is on, this indicator lights during 2 channel playback. The indicator does not light when both the A + B speaker systems, just the B speaker system, or the headphones are selected for playback. dts : Lights when DTS signals are input. THX: Lights when the HOME THX CINEMA mode is selected. MPEG: Lights when the MPEG mode is selected. (2 Surround/dts ( MPEG ) mode is ON)

Light to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component (see �Front Panel�, %, SIGNAL SELECT). ANALOG : Lights when an analog signal is selected. DIGITAL : Lights when a digital audio signal is selected (DVD/LD, CD, MD/TAPE1, TV/SAT, VCR 1, VCR 2). AC-3RF: Lights when an AC-3 RF signal is selected (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. MPEG: Blinks when the MPEG mode is selected, and lights when a source with MPEG audio signals is played.

0 MASTER VOLUME indicator
Displays current level of master volume.

2 Speaker indicators
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 and B are both selected.

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

= Program format indicator
When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is input, the 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 playback. *2: Indicates Dolby Pro Logic playback.

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
Lights when the LOUDNESS mode is on.

! Tuner/ FM/AM indicators
MONO : Lights when the tuner is set to receive FM broadcasts with the MONO mode selected. 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). EON: Lights when an RDS stations transmitting the EON data service is being received. RF ATT: Lights when the RF attenuator is on. RDS: Lights when RDS broadcast is being received.

5 MIDNIGHT indicator
Lights when the MIDNIGHT listening mode is on.

6 Radio Frequency/Source indicator
Displays the source or the frequency of the current radio station.

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

@ H.P (headphones)
Lights when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack (speakers A and B turn off automatically).

8 STEREO indicator
Lights when a Stereo mode is selected.

# Character display
Displays sound modes, general information, etc.

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