Controls and displays

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The following DVR controls can be accessed by pressing SHIFT:

REC

Starts recording.

REC STOP

Stops recording.

HDD/DVD

These buttons switch between the hard disk and DVD controls for DVD/HDD recorders.

9RECEIVER CONTROL buttons

STANDARD

Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic IIx and Neo:6 options (page 35).

ADV. SURR.

Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 35).

STEREO

Switches between direct and stereo play- back. Direct playback bypasses the tone controls and channel levels for the most accurate reproduction of a source (page 36).

SLEEP

Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before the receiver turns off (page 41).

MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS Switches to Midnight or Loudness listening (page 40).

TEST TONE

Sounds the test tone when setting up the surround sound of the receiver (page 50).

CH SELECT

Selects a speaker when setting up the surround sound of the receiver (page 50).

LEVEL +/–

Adjusts the levels of the surround sound of the receiver (page 50).

EFFECT +/–

Adds or subtracts the amount of effect with different advanced surround modes (page 35).

10 SHIFT

Press to access the DVR controls above the component control butttons.

11 SOURCE

Press to turn on/off other components connected to the receiver.

12 Character display (LCD)

This display shows preset codes and other information when transmitting control signals.

The following commands are shown when you’re setting the remote to control other components (see Controlling the rest of your system on page 57):

SETUP

Indicates the setup mode, from which you choose the options below.

PRESET

See Selecting preset codes directly on page 57.

LEARN (VSX-D914 model only)

See Programming signals from other remote controls on page 58.

DIRECT F

See Direct function on page 60.

ERASE (VSX-D914 model only)

See Erasing one of the remote control button settings on page 59.

RESET

See Erasing all of the remote control presets on page 60.

READ ID

See Confirming preset codes on page 60.

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VSX-D914, VSX-D814 specifications

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