Getting to Know the AV Controller

Front Panel

 

 

 

 

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MASTER VOLUME

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

 

 

 

 

ZONE 3

 

 

 

PURE AUDIO

AUDIO SEL

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

GAME/TV

AUX 1

AUX 2

TAPE

TUNER

CD

PHONO

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUSH TO OPEN

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Front flap

 

 

 

Push here to open

the flap

The actual front panel has various logos printed on it. They are not shown here for clarity.

For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses.

ASTANDBY/ON button (43)

Sets the AV controller to On or Standby.

BSTANDBY indicator (43)

Lights up when the AV controller is on Standby and flashes while a signal is being received from the remote controller.

CZONE 2 indicator (111)

Flashes when Zone 2 is being set. Lights up when Zone 2 is on.

DZONE 3 indicator (111)

Flashes when Zone 3 is being set. Lights up when Zone 3 is on.

ERemote-control sensor (13)

Receives control signals from the remote controller.

FDisplay

See “Display” on page 10.

GDISPLAY button (77)

IPURE AUDIO button and indicator (79)

Selects the Pure Audio listening mode. The indica- tor lights up when this mode is selected. Pressing this button again selects the previous listening mode.

JAUDIO SEL button (78)

Selects the audio input: analog, digital, HDMI, or multichannel.

KInput selector buttons (57)

Select the following input sources: DVD, VCR/DVR, CBL/SAT, GAME/TV, AUX 1, AUX 2, TAPE, TUNER, CD, PHONO.

Displays various information about the currently selected input source.

HMASTER VOLUME control (57)

Sets the volume of the AV controller to dB, –81.5 dB, –81.0 dB through +18.0 dB (relative dis- play).

The volume level can also be displayed as an abso- lute value. See “Volume Setup” on page 104.

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Onkyo PR-SC885 instruction manual Getting to Know the AV Controller, Front Panel

PR-SC885 specifications

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