Advanced Remote Control Functions

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

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Volume Status Messages: When the AVR is turned on, the volume is adjusted or the source is changed, or if a change in the input signal is detected, a status message will be displayed on screen. Select how long the message remains visible, from 2 to 10 seconds, with a default of 3 seconds.

Menus: The settings in the Surround Modes, Video Modes and Audio Effects menus only remain in effect during the current listening session. This setting governs how long these menus remain visible after the last adjustment, varying from 2 to 10 seconds, with a default of 3 seconds.

Setup and Slide-In Menus: This setting determines how long the setup menus (Main Menu, Speaker Setup Menu, Zone 2 Menu, all slide-in menus) remain visible after the last adjustment. Select a timeout period of 5, 10 or 15 (the default) minutes, or no timeout, which leaves the menus on screen until manually cleared. A timeout period avoids the possibility of burn-in damage to plasma or CRT displays.

Screen Saver: Program a timeout period for no activity (with no menus displayed) before the AVR’s built-in screen saver begins. Select a period of 5 (the default), 10 or 20 minutes, or turn off the screen saver. A timeout period avoids the possibility of burn-in damage to plasma or CRT displays.

The AVR 3550HD remote control also serves as a universal remote that may be programmed to operate other components. Refer to the Function List (Table A13 in the appendix) for assistance in operating your other components. The function of each button will not necessarily correspond to the label printed on the button.

Punch-Through Programming

The punch-through feature allows you to operate one component, while setting certain groups of controls to operate another component. For example, while using the AVR controls for surround modes and other audio functions, you may operate the transport controls of your DVD player. Or while using the remote to control video functions on your TV, you may use your cable box to change channels.

To program punch-through control while operating any device:

1.Press and hold the Source Selector (or AVR Settings Button) for the main device the remote will be operating. The Source Selector will light, go dark and then light up again, indicating the remote is in Program mode and that you may release the button.

2.Select the type of punch-through programming.

a)For channel control punch-through, press the Channel Up Button.

b)To program transport control punch-through, press the Play Button.

3.Press the Source Selector for the device whose channel or transport controls will be used while operating the device selected in the first step. The Source Selector will flash to confirm.

For example, to watch the TV while changing channels using the cable box, press and hold the TV Button until it lights. Then press the Channel Up Button, followed by the CBL/SAT Button.

To undo punch-through programming, follow the same steps as above, but press the same Source Selector in Steps 1 and 3.

NOTE: The Volume and Mute controls are always dedicated to the AVR.

Activities (Macros)

Activities are used to program sequences of up to 19 commands that are executed with a single button press. Activities are well suited for power on and off commands, to send out a multidigit channel number with one button press, or to control another device with more flexibility than the built-in punch-through controls. Up to eleven activities may be programmed.

NOTE: Use caution when programming complicated activities. It isn’t possible to program a pause or delay before sending com- mands after Power On, and the component may not be ready to respond to commands immediately after powering on.

To program, or “record” an activity, follow these steps:

1.To enter Program mode, simultaneously press and hold the Activity Button and the Alphanumeric Key or AVR Power On Button to which the activity will be assigned.

2.Press the Source Selector (or AVR Settings Button) for each device before you enter individual commands. This step counts as one of the 19 commands allowed for each activity.

3.For Power On, press the AVR or Device Power On Button.

4.Press the AVR or Device Power Off Button for Power Off.

5.Press the Activity Button to end the programming process, and the last Source Selector (or the AVR Settings Button) will flash three times.

It isn’t possible to “edit” a command within an activity. To erase the activity:

1.Press and hold the Activity Button and the Alphanumeric Key or AVR Power On Button until the Source Selector or AVR Settings Button lights.

2.Press the Activity Button to erase the activity.

To execute an activity, press the Activity Button, then press the Alphanumeric Key (or the AVR Power On Button) for the Activity.

Learning

If you have programmed a product’s codes into the remote and find that some functions are missing, the AVR 3550HD remote may “learn” individual codes from the product’s original remote. See page 28.

Resetting the Remote

To reset the remote to its factory defaults, simultaneously press and hold the TV Source Selector and the “0” Alphanumeric Key. When the