04Controls and displays

Remote control

 

RECEIVER

 

INPUT

 

SYSTEM OFF

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

1

 

 

SELECT

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

CD

 

 

DVR 2

 

 

3

DVD

 

TV

DVR1

TVCTRL

 

CD-R/TAPE

 

HDMI2

XM RADIO

ROOM 2

14

 

iPod

 

HDMI1

TUNER

RECEIVER

 

 

SLEEP

VIDEO

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

 

SEL

ATT

 

 

 

SR+

DIMMER

MIDNIGHT/

 

4

 

 

 

 

LOUDNESS

 

 

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

 

 

 

D.ACCESS +10

 

CLASS DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

AVPARAMETER

 

CHLEVEL

 

5

TOPMENU

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

6

DTVMENU

ST

ST

T.EDIT

 

SETUP

 

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNE

BAND

 

 

GUIDE CATEGORY

 

 

 

 

TV CONTROL

 

 

7

 

 

SELECT

 

 

15

 

TVVOL

 

INPUT

TVCH

VOL

 

 

DTVON/OFF

REC

DTVINFO

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE

8

MPX

 

 

REC STOP

JUKEBOX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

SUBTITLE

HDD

DVD

 

 

DISP

 

 

CH

CH

 

9

STATUS

 

SIGNAL SEL

SBch

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

10

MULTI OPE

 

THX

STANDARD

ADV.SURR

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

SHIFT

 

PHASE

MCACC

S.DIRECT

18

 

 

 

 

 

RECEIVER

The remote has been conveniently color-coded according to component control using the following system (press the corresponding input source button to access):

Green – Receiver controls (see below)

Red – DVD controls (page 69)

Blue – Tuner/XM Radio controls (page 31)

Yellow – iPod controls (page 46)

White – Other controls (page 69)

1 RECEIVER

This switches between standby and on for this receiver.

2 INPUT SELECT

Use to select the input source (use SHIFT for INPUT

SELECT ).

3 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 65).

4Number buttons and other receiver/component controls

Use the number buttons to directly select a radio frequency (page 31) or the tracks on a CD, DVD, etc.

DISC (ENTER) can be used to enter commands for TV or DTV, and also to select a disc in a multi-CD player.

Press RECEIVER first to access:

SLEEP – Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before sleep (page 62).

VIDEO SEL – Press repeatedly to select the video source (page 62).

ANALOG ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 62).

SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 56).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 63).

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS – Use Midnight when listening to movie soundtracks at low volume. Use Loudness to boost the bass and treble at low volume (page 30).

DIALOG E – Use to make dialog stand out when watching TV or a movie (page 30).

S. RETRIEVER – Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 30).

Press TUNER first to access:

D.ACCESS – After pressing, you can access a radio station directly using the number buttons (page 31).

CLASS – Switches between the three banks (classes) of radio station presets (page 31).

5 Tuner/component control buttons/SETUP

These button controls can be accessed after you have selected the corresponding input source button (DVD, DVR1, TV, etc.). The BAND and T.EDIT tuner controls are explained from page 31. Press RECEIVER first to access the following controls:

AV PARAMETER – Use to access the AV options (page 61).

SETUP – Use to access the System Setup menu (page 33).

CH LEVEL – Press repeatedly to select a channel,

then use

to adjust the level (page 44).

RETURN – Press to confirm and exit the current menu screen (also use to return to the previous menu with DVDs or to select closed captioning with DTV).

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Classe Audio VSX-81TXV-S manual Controls and displays Remote control, Receiver, Input Select

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