Front panel facilities
TUNING / buttons [46]
Use these buttons to change the tuner frequency. The tuner frequency is displayed in the front display and it can be changed in 50 kHz increments for FM and 10 kHz increments for AM.
When FM is selected, you can hold down one of the tuning buttons and then release it to activate the
ENTER button [27]
Press to display the screen for the selected item in the OSD Menu.
PRESET / buttons [47]
When AM or FM is selected as the input source, press one of these buttons to jump to a radio station that you preset using the MEMORY button. When navigating through the menu settings, these buttons select the value or item that you selected with the TUNING / buttons.
RETURN button [27]
Press to exit the Main menu level or go back one level up.
VIDEO 5/VIDEO CAM INPUT terminals [18]
For connecting a video camera or game device.
Remote controller
SEND/LEARN indicator
This indicator acts as a guide when commands are programmed into or sent by the remote controller. It also warns the user when an error is made or battery power is low.
ON/STDBY button
ON: Turns on the
STDBY: Places the
Be aware that pressing the STDBY button only places the TX-
DS898 in standby and does not turn the power completely off.
SLEEP button [50]
Sets the sleep function.
The SLEEP button enables you to set the
DIRECT MACRO button [67]
For executing and programming the Direct Macro function.
MODE buttons and indicators [48, 55-58]
For selecting the component to be operated by the remote controller. When a MODE button is pressed, it will light green for 8 seconds. The selected MODE button will also light whenever any other operation button is pressed to tell you which mode the remote controller is in.
RETURN button [27]
For entering the selected setting and returning to the previous menu.
CH , DISC button [47, 56, 57]
When in the RCVR mode, for selecting a tuner preset channel.
For selecting the disc to be played back for components with disc changers when in the DVD or CD modes.
CH SEL/TOP MENU button
CH SEL: For selecting the speaker for level adjustment when in the
RCVR mode. Used together with the LEVEL / buttons. [11]
TOP MENU: When in the DVD mode, for displaying the menu screen(s) recorded on DVD media. [57]
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