09 Controlling the rest of your system

Button (s)

Function

Components

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Hold down for fast forward playback.

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

 

 

DVR player/Cassette deck

 

 

 

1

Hold down for fast reverse playback.

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

 

 

DVR player/Cassette deck

 

 

 

7

Stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the

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

 

disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open).

DVR player/Cassette deck

 

 

 

Number

Directly access tracks on a program source.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD player

buttons

 

 

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen

DVD/DVR player

 

 

display.

 

 

 

 

+10 button

Selects tracks higher than 10. (For example, press +10

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD player

 

then 3 to select track 13.)

 

 

 

 

ENTER

Changes the search mode.

DVD

/DISC

 

 

Chooses the disc.

Multiple CD player

 

 

 

 

Use as the ENTER button.

VCR

 

 

 

 

Displays the setup screen for DVR players.

DVR player

 

 

 

 

Changes sides of the LD.

LD player

 

 

 

MENU

Displays menus concerning the current DVD or DVR you

DVD/DVR player

 

are using.

 

 

 

 

Pauses the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Stops the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

ENTER

Starts playback.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

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Fast rewinds/fast forwards the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

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Navigates DVD menu/options.

DVD/DVR Player

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

Selects channels.

VCR/DVR Player

+/–

 

 

 

 

TOP MENU Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

GUIDE

Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

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