Pioneer VSX-C550 User Manual

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Pressing this button switches the receiver ON from
STANDBY mode.
RECEIVER   button on the remote control also
toggles between ON and STANDBY mode.
The receiver uses a small amount of electricity (less
than 1W) in STANDBY mode.

2 PHONES jack

Use to connect headphones (this switches the
speakers off).

3 FRONT INPUT

You can connect a portable DVD player, video
camera, video game system, or whatever equipment
you would like to have handy, to the FRONT INPUT
(refer to page 15).

4 INPUT SIGNAL indicators

Indicates the kind of input signal.
2 DIGITAL:
When a 2 DIGITAL source is input this indicator
will light.
DTS:
When a DTS source is input this indicator will light.

5 SURROUND MODE indicators

Indicates the SURROUND mode of input signal.
AUTO:
Lights when the AUTO mode is selected. This mode
automatically selects which kind of signal is being
input and plays back in the appropriate mode.
PHONES/VIRTUAL:
Lights when the VIRTUAL or PHONES SURROUND
mode is selected. The VIRTUAL mode simulates
surround sound for two speakers (when headphones
are not plugged in, see p.33). The PHONES SUR-
ROUND mode simulates surround sound for
headphones, when they are plugged in.
2 PRO LOGIC II:
Lights when the 2 PRO LOGIC II mode is selected.
This mode automatically plays back in 2 PRO
LOGIC II (see p.33).

ADVANCED:
Lights when an ADVANCED mode is selected. These
modes playback emphasizing certain characteristics
of the sound (see p.33–34).

6 SOUND MODE

Lights when you have chosen one of the sound
modes to be applied to playback (see p.35).

7 Input buttons

Use to select the playback source: the possibilities are
DVD, TV/SAT, DVR/VCR, FM/AM and FRONT.

8 MASTER VOLUME

Use to set the overall listening volume.

9 TUNER indicators

STEREO: Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being
received in auto stereo mode.
TUNED: Lights when a broadcast is being received.
MONO: Lights when the mono mode is set using
MPX (on the remote control).
RDS: Lights when an RDS broadcast is received.
RF ATT: Lights when the RF ATT is on (see p.36).

0 Digital (DIG) & Analog (ANA) indicators

Light according to the kind of signal, digital or
analog, received (see p.44).

- 96kHz playback indicator

Lights when a 96 kHz source is being played.

= Format indicator

Shows which speakers are currently in use based on
the listening mode chosen, the source material and
the type of decoding being used (see p.24).

~ SLEEP indicator

Lights when the SLEEP function is set or active (see
p.44).

! OVER indicator

Lights when the analog signal is too powerful,
causing possible distortion (see p.31).

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