Harman-Kardon AVR 254 owner manual Remote Control Functions

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Volume Control: Press this button to raise or lower the volume.

Navigation (⁄/¤/‹ / › ) and OK Buttons: These buttons are used to make selections within the menu system. These buttons are also used to operate the tuner.

Alphanumeric Keys: Use these buttons to enter numbers for

radio station frequencies or to select station presets. Use the alphabetic keys with other products as required. When prompted for a text entry, the first press of the key displays the first letter printed above the key. Each additional press displays the other letters. When the desired letter appears, wait a moment for it to be entered before moving to the next character.

Last Channel: When controlling a cable, satellite or HDTV set-top box or a TV, press this button to return to the previous television channel.

Activity: This button may be programmed to transmit a series of commands with a single press, which is useful for powering on all devices and selecting the correct settings on each device, or for selecting multi-digit channels with a single press. See the Advanced Functions section for more information on Activities.

Back/Exit: Press this button to return to the previous menu or to exit the menu system. This button may have the same effect with some source devices.

Menu Button: This button is used to display the main menu on some source devices. To display the AVR 254’s main menu, press the AVR Settings Button.

Disc Menu: While a DVD is playing, press the DVD Source Selector, then this button, to display the disc’s menu.

Teletext Buttons: Use these buttons with a Teletext-capable televi- sion if your broadcast, cable or satellite provider offers Teletext service. They are normally not used in North America. These buttons are also used to operate some source devices. See Table A13 in the appendix for details.

Channel/Page Control: When the tuner has been selected, this control selects a preset radio station. Press these buttons while operat- ing a cable, satellite or HDTV set-top box or a television to change channels. The Page control may be available with some DVD players when playing a DVD Audio disc containing pages of images associated with a track.

Record Button: Use this button to make recordings when an audio or video recorder is in use.

AVR Settings Button: Press this button to display the AVR’s Main Menu. It is also used to switch the remote’s device mode from a source device to the AVR.

Info Settings Button: Press this button to display the AVR’s Info Menu, which contains the settings for the current source.

Source Settings Button: Press a Source Selector and then this button to display a source device’s settings menu.

Zone Selector: Use this switch to select whether AVR commands will affect the main listening area (Zone 1) or the remote zone of a multizone system (Zone 2). For normal operation, leave the switch in the Zone 1 position.

Track Skip: These buttons have no effect on the receiver, but are used with source components to change tracks or chapters.

Transport Controls: These buttons have no effect on the receiver, but are used to control many source components.

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