Pioneer A-70-K: Controls and displays
Controls and displays: Pioneer A-70-K
Table of contents
- IMPORTANT
- Contents
- Before you start
- Connecting up
- Controls and displays
- Operation
- Additional information

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03 Controls and displays
Chapter 3:
6 Remote sensor
14
CARTRIDGE
select switch (A-70 only)
Receives the signals from the remote control (page 4).
Select the type of cartridge used with your turntable.
Controls and displays
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PHONES
jack
15
POWER AMP DIRECT
button/indicator
Use to connect headphones. No sound is produced
Press this button when the unit is to be used as a power
when the POWER AMP DIRECT button is ON.
amplifier (page 11).
Front panel
8 DIRECT button/indicator
16
INPUT SELECTOR
knob/indicators
On : The indicator lights: When this button is set to ON,
Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise so that the
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sound signals are output directly, without being passed
indicator lights for your desired input source. Turning
A-70
through the various adjustment circuits (BASS, TREBLE,
the knob clockwise causes the lit indicator to right.
BALANCE, LOUDNESS). This allows reproduction of the
Turning counterclockwise causes it to left. When the
signals with greater fidelity, but it disables any settings
remote control’s MUTE button is pressed to mute the
made with the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE or LOUDNESS
sound, the indicator for the input source selected with
controls.
the INPUT SELECTOR knob flashes.
Off : The indicator goes off: The signal passes through
the various frequency adjusting circuits. When the
indicator is OFF, adjustments can be made with the
BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, and LOUDNESS controls.
9
BASS
tone control
Use to adjust the low-frequency tone. The center position
is the flat (normal) position. When turned to the right,
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low-frequency tones are emphasized; when turned to the
left, low-frequency tones are de-emphasized.
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STANDBY/ON
4
SPEAKERS B
button/indicator
• This button does not operate when the DIRECT
Switches the amplifier between off and on.
Use this button to listen to the speaker system
button is in the on position.
When power is turned on, the power indicator in the
connected to SPEAKERS B terminals.
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TREBLE
tone control
center of the button will light.
On : The indicator lights. Sound is heard from the
Use to adjust the high-frequency tone. The center
speaker system. (Sound will also be produced from the
position is the flat (normal) position. When turned to the
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STANDBY/APD
indicator
PHONES jack.)
right, high-frequency tones are emphasized; when
When power is set to standby, the indicator lights red.
Off : The indicator goes off. No sound is heard from the
turned to the left, high-frequency tones are de-
When the Auto Power Down (APD) function is on, the
speaker system. Set to this position when listening with
emphasized.
indicator lights green (page 13).
headphones.
• This button does not operate when the DIRECT
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SPEAKERS A
button/indicator
button is in the on position.
5
LOUDNESS
button/indicator
Use this button to listen to the speaker system
Use when listening at low volume levels.
connected to SPEAKERS A terminals.
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BALANCE
control
On : The indicator lights: Boosts low and high
Should normally be left in the center position. Adjust
On : The indicator lights. Sound is heard from the
frequencies to give added punch to playback even at a
balance if the sound is louder from one of the speakers.
speaker system. (Sound will also be produced from the
low volume level.
If the right side is louder, turn toward the L (left) position
PHONES jack.)
Off : The indicator goes off: Should normally be left in
and if the left side is louder, turn toward the R (right)
Off : The indicator goes off. No sound is heard from the
this position.
position.
speaker system. Set to this position when listening with
• This button does not operate when the DIRECT
• This button does not operate when the DIRECT
headphones.
button is in the on position.
button is in the on position.
• When sound volume is raised, the amount of
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ATTENUATOR
button (A-70 only)
change produced by the LOUDNESS circuit is
Press when you wish to make fine adjustments to the
reduced.
sound volume when playing at very low sound volume
levels.
13 VOLUME control
Use to adjust the volume level. (Also allows adjustment
of the headphone sound volume.)
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English
Rear panel
See pages 5-7 for details regarding connections.
DeutschFrançais
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PHONO IN (MM/MC)
terminals (A-70)
9 GND (Turntable ground) terminal
PHONO IN (MM) terminals (A-50)
This ground terminal is designed to help reduce noise
when a turntable is connected. It is not a safety ground.
Italiano Español Русский
2
AUX
IN
terminals (A-50 only)
10
SACD/CD
IN
terminals
3
RECORDER IN/OUT
terminals
11
NETWORK
IN
terminals
4
DIGITAL IN USB
terminal (A-70 only)
12
TUNER
IN
terminals
5
SPEAKERS A
terminals (Right channel)
13
POWER AMP DIRECT
IN
terminals
6
SPEAKERS B
terminals (Right channel)
When using the unit as a power amplifier, connect the
Nederlands
pre-amplifier here (page 11).
7
SPEAKERS B
terminals (Left channel)
14
DIGITAL IN COAXIAL
terminal (A-70
8
SPEAKERS A
terminals (Left channel)
only)
15
CONTROL IN/OUT
jack
16
AC IN
jack
Connect power cord to here and an AC wall socket.
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AUX IN
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03 Controls and displays
1
STANDBY/ON
Remote control
Switches the amplifier between standby and on.
2 Input selector buttons
A-70
A-50
Press to select an input source. These select the
component connected to the corresponding input on the
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY/ON
rear panel.
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• When the A-50 is connected, the USB, COAXIAL,
and OPTION buttons are disabled.
3 SACD PLAYER control buttons
2
2
Use to control Pioneer SACD player.
4 NETWORK AUDIO PLAYER control
buttons
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3
Use to control Pioneer network audio player.
5
LOUDNESS
Use to set the loudness circuit ON/OFF (page 8).
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MUTE
9
Mutes/unmutes the sound.
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A
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A
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7
DIRECT
6
B
11
6
B
Press to access Direct listening (page 8).
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7
APD
DIMMER
12
9
This button allows the illumination of the unit's front
panel indicators to be set in three levels (does not affect
the STANDBY indicator).
4
4
9
VOLUME +/–
Use to set the listening volume.
10
SPEAKERS A
button/indicator
Use this button to listen to the speaker system
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APD
12
connected to SPEAKERS A terminals.
11
SPEAKERS B
button/indicator
Use this button to listen to the speaker system
connected to SPEAKERS B terminals.
12
APD
Use to set the Auto Power Down function to ON/OFF
(page 13).
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