04Controls and displays

Remote control

1 SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

12

2

SOURCE

TV

SYSTEM RECEIVER

13

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

VCR1 /

TVCONT

 

 

DVR

 

3

MULTI CONTROL

 

14

VCR2

VIDEO

CD

MULTI

 

OPERATION

15

 

CD-R/

MD/

TUNER

RECEIVER

 

TAPE1

TAPE2

 

 

DIMMER

LOUDNESS

TONE

EFFECT/CHSEL

 

1

2

3

4

4

SIGNAL SEL

DNR

BASS/TREBLE

+

5

6

7

8

 

VIDEO SEL

HI-BIT

+10

DISC

 

9

0

 

ENTER

5

SYSTEM SETUP

DIRECTACCESS SEARCHMODE

 

 

GUIDE

16

MENU

 

TOPMENU

6

TUNER EDIT

 

TRACK

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

EXIT

17

7

AUDIO

 

RETURN

 

MPX

TEXTON RFATT

DISPMODE

 

SUBTITLE

TUNING

BAND

TUNING +

8

 

STATION +

STATION

TEXTOFF CLASS

 

CHANNEL

 

 

CHANNEL+

18

 

+

TV INPUT

INPUT

+

9

TVCONTROL

 

19

TV VOL

+

MIDNIGHT

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

TV CH

 

 

20

 

 

 

MULTI CH

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

21

10

MOVIE

MUSIC

ACOUSTIC

MUTE

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

22

 

 

 

SURROUND

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

STEREO/

ENTER

SB CH

 

 

DIRECT

MODE

 

 

4 Number buttons

The operation of these buttons depends on whether the remote control has been set to the RECEIVER or MULTI CONTROL setting (see Controlling other equipment on page 58 for more on this). When RECEIVER is selected, you’ll be able to select the following:

DIMMER (page 67)

Use to adjust the brightness of the front panel display.

LOUDNESS (page 46)

Press to switch Loudness on/off.

TONE (page 46)

Press to switch the tone controls on or off (bypass).

BASS/TREBLE (page 46)

Use to select whether the bass or treble will be adjusted.

+/–

Use to adjust the sound delay, the tone, effect and channel levels, as well as to change Dolby Pro Logic II / Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music parameter settings.

EFFECT/CH SEL

Press repeatedly to select a channel, then use –/+to adjust the level (see Tip on page 57). Also selects the EFFECT mode, Dolby Pro Logic II / Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music parameters (see page 40) and the sound delay setting (see page 66). You can then use the + and buttons to make these adjustments.

SIGNAL SEL (page 43)

Press repeatedly to select one of the following:

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24

AUTO

If there are analog and digital signals input, the receiver automatically selects the digital signal.

1Remote Control Display Screen

2SOURCE

Use this button to turn on/off other components. You must input the component preset code in order to do this (see Using the remote control with other components on page 58).

TV

This is a dedicated TV button. Use it to turn on/ off your TV.

3MULTI CONTROL buttons

These buttons are the basic controls that switch the mode of the receiver and the remote control, which allows you to control your other components.

TV CONT

Press so that the remote control can operate the TV control commands.

DIGITAL

Selects an optical or coaxial digital signal.

ANALOG

Selects an analog signal.

DNR

Press to switch digital noise reduction on/off (see Reducing noise during playback on page 47).

VIDEO SEL (page 67)

Press repeatedly to select the video source.

HI-BIT(page 45)

Use this to switch the audio scaler on or off.

5 SYSTEM SETUP

Use to display the System Setup menu (page 80). Also used to display a menu when controlling other components (such as a DVD player or TV), or as the TUNER EDIT button when using the tuner.

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