13. >> / AUTO +:

Disc Play - Selects NEXT track or Chapter.

Tuner - Seeks the next higher station.

14. PAUSE / AM/FM:

Disc Play - Pauses playback

Tuner - Selects AM or FM band

15.PRESET +: Use to select a specific preset location to save a radio station.

Slide Show Mode - select transition mode between slides. Refer to Viewing JPEG’s on pg. 25.

16.PRESET –: Use to select a specific preset location to save a radio station.

17. << / TUNE –:

Disc Play - Selects fast reverse playback. Each press increases speed of playback 2x > 4x > 6x > 8x > Normal.

Tuner - Manual tune one step lower in frequency.

18. >> / TUNE +:

Disc Play - Selects fast playback. Each press increas- es speed of playback 2x > 4x > 6x > 8x > Normal.

Tuner - Manual tune one step higher in frequency.

19.SETUP: Use to enter the AVS550 main setup menus. Disc play will stop when selected. Press the button again to exit the menu when you are done.

20.CURSOR CONTROL: Press these buttons to navi- gate through menus. Use the ENTER key to make your selection.

21.VOL.SETUP: Press to adjust the volume of individ- ual channels. (Adjustment may be made in DVD or tuner source mode only.)

22.AV3: Selects AV3 source input.

23.TITLE: The unit will return to the disc title page. You may navigate and make your selection using the CURSOR, ENTER and PLAY keys.

24.MENU: Press to select the disc menu for the cur- rent title. This may vary depending on how the par-

ticular disc is mastered. If there is no menu level, this button will select the current title.

25.ZOOM: Each successive press zooms the image 1.5x, 2x, and 3x. Press again to revert to normal size.

26.AUDIO/ST:

DVD playback - Selects the available audio tracks on a DVD. This feature is not available on all DVD’s.

Tuner - Toggles FM reception between Stereo and Mono.

27.ANGLE: Selects different view angles if supported by the DVD.

28.SUBTITLE: Selects different subtitles available on the DVD. Not all DVDs support subtitle selection from this key.

29.REPEAT: Repeats a chapter or title on DVD, and disc, folder or track on CD and MP3 playback.

30.A-B / MUSIC: Repeats a user-defined section of a DVD, CD or MP3 file.

Press the button once at the start of the section you wish to repeat, press it again at the end of the selection. Press the button again to cancel A-B repeat.

In Slide Show mode, this key is used to select the background music file if desired.

31.CLEAR / EQ: Clears last entry when programming.

32.AUDIO IN: Press to toggle between analog and

digital inputs when using AV1 or AV2 source

33.PROLOGIC: Press to select the desired Dolby Pro Logic 2 mode for Dolby Surround or stereo sources. Each press selects the next mode.

34.SHUFFLE: Plays CD, WAV, and MP3 music tracks, or JPEG files in random order.

35.SLIDE: Selects Slide Show mode for JPEG Photo viewing.

36.PROGRAM: Use to program a playing sequence for individual CD tracks.

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AVS550 specifications

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