CD control buttons

RANDOM: This instructs the CD player to play tracks (and discs for multi-disc changer) in whatever random order the CD player chooses.

DISC: This advances the CD player to the next available disc. (functional only with multi-play CD players)

SKIP : These advance the CD player to the next track, backward or forward , on the disc being played.

STOP: This stops the CD player. Press the CD button to resume playing.

Tape/Satellite TV control buttons

STOP: This button stops tape. Press the TAPE/SAT button to re- sume playing.

(Rewind): This rewinds the tape. Press the TAPE input se- lect pushbutton to put the deck back into PLAY mode again. For Satellite TV, this changes to the next lower channel.

(Fast forward): Same as above but in the opposite direction. For Satellite TV, this changes to the next higher channel.

Video/LD control buttons

STOP: Stops the video tape or disc. Press the VIDEO/LD button to resume playing.

PAUSE: This button momentarily stops disc play until it is pushed again.

CHNL : If a DVD disc is playing, this button backs up to the be- ginning of that track and continues playing. Two quick pushes backs the player to the beginning of the PREVIOUS track or chapter. If a VCR is selected, this changes its tuner to the next lower channel. If CD2 is playing, this button selects “Random Play”

CHNL + : If a DVD is playing, this button goes forward to the be- ginning of the next track. If a VCR is selected, this changes its tuner to the next higher channel. If CD2 is playing, this button se- lects the next disc.

(Reverse Scan): This begins a high speed reverse scan use- ful for returning to a desired point in a movie, etc. Press the VIDEO/LD input selector button to go back to Play mode when you’ve reached the desired point on the disc. If CD2 is playing, this button skips to the beginning of the current track.

(Forward Scan): The same as above but in the opposite (i.e., forward) direction.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Mute

This temporarily reduces zone volume to very quiet levels for telephone conversations, etc. Press Mute again to restore origi- nal volume settings. You can also press Volume Up, Volume Down or any Input button to restore original levels.

VOLUME UP/VOLUME DOWN

Nothing surprising here – simply press the appropriate button to increase or decrease playback levels as desired.

STBY

This button has two functions:

a)A brief push will put the Zone from which the command originated into Standby status. All other zones will remain unaffected. Source components will remain on.

b)A continuous push (more than 4 seconds) performs a total sys- tem-wide “power down”.

This system “power down” includes deactivating all zones, shut- ting off AC power to all components connected to the RMZ-955’s switched AC outlets, and putting all RMZ-955’s in standby mode.

“X”

Reserved for future use and inoperative at the present time.

Note: Should you need more advanced IR controls for a particu- lar source, you may be able to use the source’s own dedicated IR remote control. In most cases, the RSM-901 and the IR repeater system will be able to pass IR codes directly to the source from any remote control.

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Rotel RMZ-955 Operating Instructions, CD control buttons, Tape/Satellite TV control buttons, Video/LD control buttons

RMZ-955 specifications

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