Controlling other equipment

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Controls for other components

This remote control can control these components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Using the remote control with other components on page 58 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to select the component.

Button(s)

Function

Components

SOURCE

Press to switch the component between standby and on.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

recorder/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press to return to the start of the current track or chapter.

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

 

Repeated presses skips to the start of previous tracks or chapters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use to move back channels (channel –).

VCR/DVD recorder

 

 

 

 

Play the reverse side of the tape on a reversible deck.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

Skips to the start of the next track or chapter.

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD

 

Repeated presses skips to the start of following tracks or chapters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use to go forward channels (channel +).

VCR/DVD recorder

 

 

 

 

Pauses playback or recording.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

 

recorder/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hold down for fast forward playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

 

recorder/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hold down for fast reverse playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

 

recorder/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start playback.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

 

recorder/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/DVD

 

stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

recorder/Cassette deck

 

 

 

 

Starts recording.

MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD recorder/Cas-

 

sette deck

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTITLE/

Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.

DVD/DVD recorder

DISP

 

 

Change the display mode.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

MODE

 

 

 

 

Use to directly access tracks on a program source.

CD/MD/CD-R/LD

Number

 

 

Use to directly access chapters on a program source.

DVD/DVD recorder

buttons

 

 

 

Use to directly select a channel.

VCR/DVD recorder

 

 

 

 

Use to select tracks or chapters higher than 10.

 

+10 button

Press this button and the remaining number to get the track or chapter

CD/MD/CD-R/DVD/LD/ DVD

(+10 button + 3 = track or chapter 13).

recorder

 

• Some components may operate differently.

 

 

 

 

 

Press to start the search mode.

DVD

 

 

 

 

Takes you to the disc navigator.

DVD recorder

ENTER/

 

 

Changes between sides A & B of the disc.

LD

DISC

 

 

 

Press to enter the selected channel.

VCR

 

 

 

 

Selects a disc in a multi-disc CD player.

CD

 

 

 

MENU

Displays menus for the current DVD, DVR or VCR you are using.

DVD/DVD recorder/VCR

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-AX5Ai-S manual Controlling other equipment Controls for other components, Subtitle, Disp, Mode, +10 button

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