Controls and displays

Remote control

 

 

INPUT

 

SYSTEM OFF

 

 

RECEIVER

 

SOURCE

 

1

 

SELECT

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

CD

 

TV

VIDEO 2

 

 

3

DVD

 

SAT

VIDEO1

TVCONT

 

DVR2

 

CD-R

MULTI IN

ROOM2/3

14

 

DVR1

 

iPod

TUNER

RECEIVER

 

 

SLEEP

VIDEO

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

 

SEL

ATT

 

 

 

SR+

DIMMER

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.ACCESS

 

 

CLASS

 

 

 

+10

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

AVPARAMETER

 

 

CH LEVEL

 

5

TOP MENU

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

TUNE

 

 

 

6

 

ST

 

ST

T.EDIT

 

SETUP

 

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTY SEARCH

TUNE

BAND

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDE

 

TV CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

SELECT

 

 

15

 

TV VOL

 

INPUT

TV CH

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

REC

 

MUTE

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPX

 

EON

REC STOP

 

 

 

 

 

8B C D E

 

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 71)

Blue – Tuner controls (page 31)

Yellow – iPod controls (page 46)

White – Other controls (page 71)

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 ).

04

3 Input source buttons

Press to select control of other components (see

Controlling the rest of your system on page 67).

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 65).

VIDEO SEL – Press repeatedly to select the video source (page 65).

ANALOG ATT – Attenuates (lowers) the level of an analog input signal to prevent distortion (page 65).

SR+ – Switches the SR+ mode on/off (page 58).

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display (page 65).

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, SAT 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 63).

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).

6(TUNE/ST) /ENTER

Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 33) and the AV options (page 63). Also used to control DVD menus/options and for deck 1 of a double cassette deck player. Use the TUNE

buttons to find radio frequencies and use ST to find preset stations (page 31).

7 TV CONTROL buttons

These buttons are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CONT input source button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CONT button (see page 67 for more on this).

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